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Comment Re:A clear example of how lobbying hurts everyone (Score 0) 375
While I appreciate where you are coming from, I think your argument is invalid as it uses an invalid example.
Removing lead from fuel was wise as the lead-laced exhaust caused known neurological side-effects. We removed lead from just about everything we could at around the same time in our history (Paint, plastics, etc.)
However, in this case we are ADDING something to our fuel that has questionable (at best) benefits and real known problems. Unlike removing lead, which could be remedied for certain engines with a simple lead additive, I challenge you to regularly and simply remove the Ethanol from your gasoline. (HINT: You can't. It requires a separation apparatus to remove the ethanol before you put it onto your car.) On top of that , purchasing regular unleaded non-ethanol gasoline has become remarkably difficult in many areas.
In NY State, for example, one cannot legally dispense non-ethanol gasoline directly into an automobile fuel tank. it must first be dispensed into a legal fuel canister or into a boat. Thus people with classic cars must go to boat refueling stations with multiple gas cans and fill those up and then take them home before refueling their classic cars. Or plan on lots of repairs.
Once E15 rolls around (and make no mistake, there were and are plans to FORCE rolling out E15 well before your magical percentages are met) Current car owners will also be forced to do the same thing. The "2001" restriction is idiotic. Many BRAND NEW cars (Like my wife's 2012 Toyota Sienna) have a label right on the fuel filler tank "E10 fuel only, not for higher Ethanol content fuels" My 2008 Jeep Liberty has a similar warning in the manual.
On top of all of that, Ethanol fuel is a complete waste of time. It does NOTHING to make the car more efficient or cleaner. Indeed, it actually causes the opposite effect, causing loss of efficiency, thus requiring more fuel to be burnt for any given task, thus INCREASING pollution. It also causes damage to the engine over time, resulting in further loss of efficiency, more expenditures on repairs, and shortened vehicle service life.
There is absolutely nothing good about using Ethanol in our gasoline engines, and it boggles my mind that this kind of stupidity has been allowed to go on for so long. But then I guess when you are dealing with the "religion" of Leftism that is controlling much of the government, irrational things are to be expected.

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ICANN plans to open up generic top level domains next year. Currently, there are only 22 top level domains such as: .com, .net, .org, .gov, .edu, .info, etc. Of course, this list does not include the individual domains for each country such as .uk, .ru, .ch, .mx, and .be to name just a few.
With the new generic top level domain, companies should be able to register their own brand TLDs, promote their products, and foster innovation. We will probably see some pretty awkward looking TLDs sometime next year that resembles more of the following: .apple, .intel, .dell, .ibm, etc.
Somehow, this doesn't just seem like a valid URL. http://imac.apple
I think it will take some getting used to, seeing all the different odd-looking TLDs in the near future. I just wonder if they will open up TLDs to individuals as well. How much do you think it will cost to get your own TLD?
As a programmer, I already know, there will be thousands of PHP scripts that are going to be broken. They need to be updated if they filter input only with the current TLDs.
It should be interesting year.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant shrugged off a scoreless first half to finish with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers overcome a 20-point second-half deficit to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 100-93 Friday night.
The Lakers avoided a costly defeat to the NBA's worst team and pulled within three games of .500.
Bryant attempted only two shots in the first half and didn't bother coming out for warmups to start the second half.
But he provided the jolt the Lakers needed in the third quarter and scored 14 points in the final period, including a driving layup with 40 seconds left to push the lead to five.
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In the waiting area, Daniel tells Nicole and Brady that Eric doesn't remember eating or drinking anything at the hotel. Nicole wonders if he'll get his memory back. Daniel muses that seeing someone that was there could trigger it. Daniel gets some test results and excuses himself. Nicole puts Hanley on speaker phone and threatens to expose his power play against Eric. Hanley insists the school will be approved today.
Daniel joins Eric and Kristen in the hospital room. Eric says whatever his illness was, it made him very irritable. He apologizes to Kristen. She goes. Outside, she makes a face. Daniel quizzes Eric, who says the night is a blur. Daniel wants consent to run some tricky tests to identify the poison. Eric is only concerned with doing something about the school. Brady and Nicole appear with the approval on the school. Eric hugs Nicole who says it's wonderful. Roman appears and Eric leaves jubilantly, brushing off Daniel's desire for tests. Daniel talks to Brady about his concern - this is a powerful toxin, not an insect bite. Brady is peeved to hear Kristen was there.
JJ and his friends run into the square laughing. They check out their stash of things they stole. When his wasted buddy, Cole, starts whaling on a tree nearby, JJ angrily tells him to stop. He antagonizes JJ until they wind up in a fight. The police grab them and the shoplifted goods are revealed. The storekeeper appears and wishes to press charges.
At the pub, Marlena chats with Caroline. Marlena takes a call from Roman that Eric is being released. Caroline muses about the quick recovery. Marlena says they'll meet him and Roman at the rectory later. Caroline mentions John. Marlena says he's out of town for a couple days, and that's fine. They leave for the rectory. Kristen appears. She muses about Eric's recovery and brings up Sami being on trial for murder. She says they'll be connected until the day they die because of Sami and EJ.
Cameron meets Jennifer at her house where she returns the prescription pad JJ stole from his desk. She's embarrassed that he's not there to explain himself. Abby comes in. Cameron thanks Jenn and leaves. Abby decides to go after him. Jenn leaves JJ a terse message. She reads a note from Daniel and flashes to kissing and arguing. The phone rings - she says she'll be right there.
In the park, Abby comes upon Cameron as he's thinking about seeing her with Chad. He asks when she was going to tell him that Chad wants her. They bicker about whether she's giving Chad signals. Cam believes she cares about him, but says it's not enough - they have to be honest. He insists she has to stop playing games and decide what she wants or they're done. Abby admits she has been lying to herself. Cam urges her to be sure before she commits, and goes.
Jennifer arrives at the police station and freaks out on JJ for fighting. JJ complains that Cole was trying to pull down her grandfather's tree. Jenn hugs him. He looks at the cops going through the stolen items. Jenn complains he should be released, but then learns he was arrested for shoplifting several hundred dollars worth of merchandise.
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At the DiMera mansion, Kristen goes over the details of the tranquilizer with the doctor and admits she has a plan. She edits a video of her and Eric on the laptop while musing about the poor guy and his principles. She doesn't think everyone will be understanding...
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1. What was your reaction when you realized that Alice had sketched Bella's house in Phoenix?
worried james was in phonix at bella house he obviosly up to no good
2. Why do you think Bella chooses not to tell Alice and Jasper what is going on.
she didnt want anyone to stop her or get her because of her
3. Bella is able to resist Jasper's calming power. Do you think she actually successfully resisted, or that he gave up when she broke contact?
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On the way home last night I thought I may have smelled gear lube.
Pulled the car in the garage last night, am starting the trans swap.
There's oil under the car.
I'm goin' in.
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don't know, i thought it had filter media in it...like material?
External one is just wire mesh, isn't it?


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Yay! A thread for the shrimp. While I haven't started watching this series yet, I have been a fan of his character when the old FMA was airing. He can be overbearing at times, as is with most male characters voiced by Paku Romi, but Ed's a character works because of that particular trait. Ed is cool. He also has shiny limbs.
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|2009-05-25, 12:00
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I certainly didn't after watching the original FMA anime, since in my view they completely butchered his character in the second half of the series, but yes after reading the manga I too couldn't help but fall in love with the midget. Looking forward to seeing a lot of his great moments in that one animated in Brotherhood.
|2009-05-26, 09:35
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Well, I already loved him after the 1st series. But indeed after reading the manga I found him just...even more amazing!
"they completely butchered his character" - as for me I don't really think so, his character is darker due to different circumstances they put him in, but it fit him anyway.
But yeah, manga Ed is 10 times cooler, b/c manga story is 10 times cooler than 1st anime! that's what I thought
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Ed is one of my few liked male-character voiced by Paku Romi. Usually I find the male characters voiced by her pretty annoying, so Ed's character has to be amazing since that's not the case here. My logic is impeccable.
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Okay I am ashamed I have not written anything in this thread yet because Ed is probably my favorite character. I say probably because although Ed was the first character I really fell in love with in the series I've come to really adore every character in the manga in some ways.
So anyways the following is for manga!Ed. I did like anime!Ed for the most part too (except maybe they made him a bit too angsty) but manga!Ed is who I really love. So this is what this post refers to
Anyways when it comes to teenage protagonists I do feel Ed is one of the best. Oddly enough I've seen some people complain that for a main character Ed doesn't do enough. But that is one thing I love about Arakawa's writing. That while Ed is central to the story, everything doesn't revolve around him necessarily. Ed as the main protagonist does tend to be in the right more often than not but he definitely isn't the character that swoops in and saves the day or solves everything. I guess part of the reason why I love Ed is because he is an awesome character but Arakawa makes sure that he doesn't outshine the other characters.
I also like that he is mature for his age (because of what he has been through) but still a child in many respects. He can be naive/idealistic and he can be immature when it comes to certain things (his height, girls: one in particular).
Another thing that is of course interesting is the dynamic between Ed & Al. Ed is the older brother but Al has to often look after Ed because Ed can be reckless at times. Ed is very smart but he can rush into things. Although in other more subtle ways you can still see that Ed is the older brother because he does emotionally support Al in a way (although Al is an emotionally strong character in his own right and part of Ed's growth is realizing this). I guess the thing I love most about Ed & Al's relationship (and a big difference from the anime) is how these two characters equally support each other.
So yeah I could probably say a lot more but I wanted to make this as general as possible without going into spoilers.
edit: Although I will say my favorite joke concerning Ed is not his height issue but his art skills, especially the way he makes things out of alchemy. Ed thinks his style is very cool but it's not necessarily the case for other people.
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I just remembered...
One of the main reasons I love Ed so much after watching the 1st anime was that he's very close to our real life. "Maybe, he could be someone among us", like that!
One great thing about the original anime is they made a link between "alchemy world' and 'our world'. Once passing through the gate alchemists can't do alchemy anymore, they live a normal life just like everyone. So after the end of 1st anime and the movie (well I myself loved the movie ), I kept dreaming of Ed being somewhere in our world, living as happily as he should. In fact, there's an OVA realizing my dream in which Ed had become a grandfather with cute grandchildren.
Not sure if anyone would understand that but my point is not many main characters can give me such a feeling. I may love them but never imagine them being in our life (Naruto for example - oh but he's not my favorite).
(I wanted to express my feelings more clearly but my lack of vocabulary didn't allow me to!)
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Of course, my favourite running gag of him is getting pulverized by Winry everytime they meet.... The chainsaw scene was epic!
By the way... I liked both versions of Ed, manga and first anime. The anime had him as the woobie -- I always wanted to pick him up and hug him because he was just so sad all of the time! Even in the movie, where's he's supposed to be 19. But manga Ed had him snarky, sarcastic and slightly rebellious. Both versions are good, but I'll have to say I prefer manga Ed just by a little bit. Because he makes 'BADASS' creations through alchemy ;P
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Although I wouldn't consider 5'7" to be that short; there was a guy who was 5'5'', but the little bugger always added in his spiked hair so he always claimed he was taller. =/
Oh yeah, I'm going off-topic. What can I say? Everything that needs to be said has been said by everyone above.
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I just found this forum doing a search for my humorous Christmas piece on wrapping presents. I live in Missouri with our 5 dogs. 14 yr old Belgian, Sabra, is a half sister to the puppy in my humor piece. 9 yr old Dixie is my son's GSD that came to stay temporarily 7 years ago. Pip is my almost 6 yr old Crested that is my current obedience/rally/freestyle partner. Oliver is my daughter's 5 yr old Crested seizure alert dog that we rescued on freecycle. Her seizures have resolved so he now lives with us & is in training as Pip's understudy. Lil Soupy is my grandson's 2 yr old Chihuahua that stays with us. My first love is obedience but freestyle is a close second. Pip recently got his RE & hopefully will finish his BN this weekend. I teach rally, obedience handling, freestyle, tricks and CGC classes for my kennel club.
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July 26 local digest
Kueber to join VCSU mens basketball team
Valley City State University mens basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky announced last week that regional standout Gus Kueber has signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and join the Viking basketball program for the upcoming season.
Kueber is transferring in after playing last season at Mayville State University, where he averaged 17.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named to the All-Dakota Athletic Conference and All-Association of Independent Institutions First Teams.
Prior to last season at Mayville State, Kueber was a standout player at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake. In his sophomore season he averaged 12.2 points and 6.3 rebounds and was named 2ndteam All-Conference in the Mon-Dak.
Kueber's high school career was also filled with accolades. As a senior he led the Dakota Prairie Knights to a runner-up finish at the 2009 North Dakota State Class B Tournament and was named to the All-State Team. Highlights included a triple-double performance against Berthold in the quarterfinal game at the state tournament, when he put up a 27 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks.
Kueber will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Vikings.
The Vikings return 11 players who participated on the from last season's team, which won 20 games and was ranked in the top 25 for seven consecutive weeks.
Glover named assistant for VCSU women
The Valley City State University women's basketball team will have a new assistant coach next season, and one with plenty of credentials.
Lavesa Glover, a former professional player throughout the world, has been hired as the team's assistant coach, replacing Ryan Bomstad, VCSU coach Jill DeVries announced Wednesday.
Glover spent last season as the Director of Basketball Operations for the University of Wisconson —Milwaukee women's basketball program.
"Lavesa comes from a DI program that has a storied tradition of excellence, and she understand what it takes to win championships and that's what we aspire to do here," DeVries said. "She brings an understanding of pressure defense and post player development, which is a good fit for our program. We are thrilled to have her join us at VCSU."
Prior to UW-Milwaukee, she played professionally, spending time with teams in Finland, Poland and, most recently, Australia. In her final professional season, Glover played for the Southwest Slammers, averaging 19.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 66.7 percent from the field.
Glover was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at UW-Green Bay from 2005-09. She was an all-league second-team performer as a junior and was selected to the first team as a senior.
With the Phoenix, she played in the NCAA Tournament all four years. She scored 1,054 points and pulled down 447 rebounds while shooting 51 percent in 122 career games for Green Bay, leading the team in scoring as a senior.
A native of Miami, Fla., Glover majored in electronic media/communications at Green Bay and graduated in 2009.
Ladies Golf
July 25, Ladies Golf at the Country Club
Mary Tangen had low score of the day with a 49. Connie Maresh had low net of 31.5.
The game of the day was " Poker hand " and the winners were Bernie Botner with the longest straight and Jan Olafson with the most of a kind. Chip ins were recorded by Vi Egan and Mary Tangen.
The Margaret Halvorson Handicap Tournament has been cancelled for this year.
RedHawks win 10th straight home game
FARGO – The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks won their 10th straight home game, fending off two late inning rallies by the Sioux Falls Pheasants for a 4-3 victory on Wednesday at Newman Outdoor Field.
Jared Bolden hit a one-out double down the left field line in the eighth to put a runner in scoring position for Sioux Falls, which was down 4-3. Kyle Dahman came in to pitch for the RedHawks and stranded Bolden on third after a fly-out to right field and a line drive that was caught by third baseman Eric Campbell.
RedHawks starter Tyler Herron (6-3) picked up his fourth consecutive win after giving up eight hits on three runs (two earned) with eight strikeouts in 6+ innings pitched. Relievers Joe Harris, Dahman, and Tom Boleska combined to give up three hits in three scoreless innings.
The RedHawks and Pheasants conclude their three-game series Thursday. The RedHawks have won 31 of their last 37 games and are now three-games ahead of the Winnipeg Goldeyes for first place in the North Division.


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chapcrap wrote:natty dread wrote:What good does it do exactly to remove maps from play?
To have less choice of maps? I just don't get it... what would you get out of it?
Better maps. People would be forced to make maps that will be played on. If a map is in the bottom 2 percentile, how great can it be?
Or, people won't bother to even try to make good maps, since they know the maps can be removed from play anyway.
What's with this "people would be forced to make better maps" thing anyway? Do you think people make purposefully bad maps right now?
People make as good maps as they are capable of. It's up to the CA:s to monitor and guide the mapmaking process and make sure inferior maps won't get through until they're developed into good maps.
Sadly, the site admin does not really give a shit about the foundry, or the quality of maps, as long as some maps are produced. People who really care about the foundry and are invested in it are driven away because of the admins' moronic policies. So mapmakers do what they can, but until you can get lackattack to really pay attention to the problems of the foundry I don't think you're going to see any real progress.


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Guide to the Carey McWilliams Papers, 1921-1980
Guide to the Carey McWilliams Papers, 1921-1980
Collection number: BANC MSS C-H 46The Bancroft Library
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Introduction and Chapters I-X 1951
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Introduction and Chapters 1-16 n.d.
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Additional Note
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Additional Note
Book II n.d.
Additional Note
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Additional Note
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Additional Note
Chapters VI-XII and XIV 1937-38
Additional Note
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Chapters III-VIII, X-XII, and XIV 1937-38
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MASK FOR PRIVILEGE: ANIT-SEMITISM IN AMERICA, n.d.
Pages 2-355 n.d.
Additional Note
Pages 1-463 1948
Additional Note
Original typescript and carbon copy 1942
Chapters 1-XV n.d.
Additional Note
Correspondence 1946, 1978
Affidavits 1946
Print materials 1921, 1946
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The American Burden
Typescript 1961 March
American Policy Vis A Vis Vietnam
Typescript and print copy n.d.
The American Political Scene
Notes 1975, n.d.
And The People Came
Notes, print copy, and clippings 1976-79, n.d.
Battle for the Clergy
Notes and typescript n.d.
Cotton, Cotton and More Cotton
Notes and typescript n.d.
The Cult of Dianetics
Typescript n.d.
Dianetics: Operation Penetration
Typescript n.d.
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1950-51
End of an Epoch?
Notes n.d.
The Enemy in Pasadena
Typescript 1951
Ethics in an Affluent Society
Print copy 1966 June 22
Equality or Fraternity
Related correspondence, print materials, and clippings 1948-50
The Folklore of Earthquakes
Photocopy of reprint 1933
The Fraternity System
Typescript with corrections [1948]
The Fruits of Smith-ism
Typescript n.d.
Government by Whitaker and Baker
Typescript carbon and print copy 1951
The Grape Jungle
Typescript n.d.
Notes, correspondence, print materials and clippings 1948-52
The House on 92nd Street
Outlines and typescript with corrections 1946
How to Make Strikes Inevitable and Interminable
Typescript with corrections n.d.
How We Felt About Racial Minorities
Typescript n.d.
The Idealogy of the Bomb
Correspondence 1958
Importation of Negro Labor to California
Print copy 1942
The Intellectual As A Political Force
Photocopy of print article 1968
The Intellectual as a Political Force: A Bibliography
Typescript with corrections and correspondence 1968
The Intellectual in Politics
Typescript, notes and revision n.d.
Correspondence and print materials 1949, 1976
It Happened in Portland
Typescript n.d.
Jack Tenney Rides Again
Typescript n.d.
Japanese Evacuation: Policy and Perspectives
Typescript 1942
John Dos Passos: An Essay
Typescript 1931
Los Angeles: An Emerging Pattern
Print copy 1949
Los Angeles: A Very Special City
Original manuscript, correspondence, and print materials 1980
Los Angeles is an Event, Not a Mere City
Print copy 1976
Massachusetts Pays Its Debt
Print copy, print materials, and clippings 1977
The Mexican Problem
Print copy [in Spanish] 1968 June 21
Migrants: Inquiry or Inquest?
Typed manuscript with corrections n.d.
Negro Migrants in the Northwest
Typescript n.d.
Negro Migrants in the Northwest, II
Typescript n.d.
North to Mexico: An Analysis
Typescript 1973
Northwest's Officials Fail to Act on the Cause of Racial Trouble
Typescript 1945
Organized Racism
Typescript n.d.
Perspective on Politics
Outline and notes 1965-79
Prejudice; Japanese Americans
Notes n.d.
Put This On The Air
Typescript and carbon with corrections n.d.
Race Discrimination and the Law
Print copy n.d.
Racial Relationships in California and the West Coast
Outlines and notes n.d.
Correspondence 1941-50
Print materials 1942-46
Print materials 1947-50
Clippings 1943-45
Remember Edward Grady Partin?
Typescript, notes and clippings 1973, n.d.
Resourceful California
Print copy 1980
Scientology: Total Freedom and Beyond
Correspondence 1969-70
Print materials and clippings 1972-75
Special Western Edition of The Nation
Print copy 1946 Sept. 21
Sterilization: Millionaire's Version
Typescript n.d.
Correspondence, notes, print materials, and clippings 1935-36
Suicide Bridge
Typescript and clippings 1936
A Talk with Adlai Stevenson
Print copy 1952
They Still Keep Coming
Print copy 1942
Tides West Guest Columnist
Typed manuscripts and correspondence 1938-39, n.d.
Utopia, Inc.
Typescript n.d.
Vietnam: The News Problem
Typescript n.d.
Correspondence and clippings 1967-71
West Adams Heights: As Long As The Stars Remain
Typescript with corrections n.d.
Notes, correspondence and clippings 1948
The West Coast: Our Racial Frontier
Typescript 1945 Sept.
What About the KKK?
Typescript with corrections and notes n.d.
Will the West Coast Join the United Nations?
Typescript n.d.
Witch Hunt: The Revival of Heresy
Notes n.d.
Witch Hunt: New Phase or Coordinating the Foundations
Typescript with corrections n.d.
With Fair Employment Practices Committee Dead, Now What?
Typescript with corrections n.d.
Writers of the Western Shore
Print copy 1978
Can America Solve It's Race Problems?
Print copy 1945 Jan. 30
Carter at the Half-way Mark
Notes and clippings 1978, n.d.
Is California Still Exceptional?
Typed draft and correspondence 1975-76
Los Angeles: A New Kind of City
Typed drafts 1976, 1979
Minorities in California
Print copy 1944 Oct. 20
Mobilization for Democracy
Typescript 1945 Oct. 9
The Need for Dissent
Notes n.d.
Speech written for Will Rogers, Jr.
Typescript n.d.
Introduction to America Is In The Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Typescripts with corrections 1973, n.d.
Notes 1973
Correspondence 1972-75
Print materials 1972
Chapter in Censorship For & Against by Harold H. Hart, editor
Print copy 1971
Chapter in The Strike: For and Against by Harold H. Hart, editor
Print copy 1971
Scope and Content Note
Academic Freedom
Notes and correspondence 1953-64
Print materials and clippings 1953-75
Pamphlets 1950-62
Correspondence 1944-71
Print materials and clippings 1943-71
Pamphlets 1952-74
Print materials and clippings 1956-76
Caesar Chavez
Print materials and clippings 1970-73
Corporate Farming
Correspondence and notes 1972
Print materials and clippings 1969-73
Farm Labor
Pamphlets 1947-74
Migratory Labor
Print materials and clippings 1967-74
Pamphlets 1945-65
United Farm Workers
Notes, print materials and clippings 1975
Air Force
Correspondence and print materials 1958-60
American Committee on Cultural Freedom
Correspondence 1954-67
Print materials and clippings 1952-69
Notes and print materials 1936-74
Notes and correspondence 1932-48
Print materials and clippings 1922-50
Pamphlets 1945-46
Atomic Energy
Print materials and clippings 1951-58
Pamphlets 1945-60
Big Bus Bill
Correspondence and clippings 1971
Black Labor
Notes 1941-42
Black Panther Party
Print materials and clippings 1969-71
Clippings 1969
The Bomb
Correspondence and notes 1940-60
Print materials and clippings 1949-61
Book Burning
Print materials and clippings 1954-55
Bowen, Robert O.
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1959
Brain Drain
Correspondence 1964-68
Print materials and clippings 1961-68
Pamphlets 1951-67
Correspondence 1957-66, 1979
Notes 1943
Print materials and clippings 1979, n.d.
Farm Labor
Correspondence and notes 1944-51
Print materials and clippings 1950-51
Capital Punishment
Correspondence 1959-72
Print materials and clippings 1959-60
Correspondence and notes 1964-70
Print materials and clippings 1967-71
China and Taiwan
Pamphlets 1949-74
Chinese, Filipinos and Hindus
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1940-46
Clippings 1972
Civil Liberties
Correspondence and notes 1950-62
Print materials and clippings 1951-69
Pamphlets 1937-60
Pamphlets 1960-72
Correspondence 1957-58
Print materials and clippings 1940-57
Pamphlets 1946-68
Pamphlet 1951
Notes n.d.
Print materials and clippings 1954-66
Pamphlets 1961-64
Congressional Investigations
Pamphlets 1951-60
Conservative Politics
Print materials 1964-69
Clippings 1971
Corporate America
Print materials and clippings 1973
Clippings 1949-51
Counter Culture
Clippings 1973-75
Crane, Clarkson
Correspondence 1928-61
Pamphlets 1960-72
Print materials 1968
Douglas, William O.
Correspondence 1951-52, 1970
Print materials and clippings 1950-52, 1970
Pamphlets 1948-71
Ellsberg, Daniel and the Pentagon Papers
Print materials and clippings 1971-73
Employee Federal Security Program
Correspondence 1953
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Print materials and clippings 1942-50
Farm Labor
Correspondence and notes 1943-73
Print materials 1943-75
Clippings 1941-50
Clippings 1951-75
Correspondence 1971
Print materials and clippings 1970-75
Pamphlets 1970
Filipino Culture in America
Correspondence 1972-73
Print materials 1942-73
Clippings 1972-73
Flight of Capital
Print materials and clippings 1955-58, 1969
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1951-55
Franklin, Mrs. Virginia
Correspondence and clippings 1962
Free Speech and Religious Freedom
Pamphlets 1942-62
Galindez, Jesus
Print materials and clippings 1957-58
Getting Busted Abroad
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1972, n.d.
Goldwater, Barry
Correspondence and notes 1963, n.d.
Print materials and clippings 1963-64
Pamphlets 1963-64
Gun Control
Correspondence, notes, print materials and clippings 1974-75, n.d.
Correspondence and notes 1937-52
Print materials and clippings 1940-54
Human Rights
Pamphlets 1950-72
Pamphlets 1973-75
Individual Freedom and National Security
Pamphlets 1951-70
Correspondence and notes 1957-72
Print materials and clippings 1953-75
Pamphlets 1957-73
International Politics
Correspondence and print materials 1961
Pamphlets 1952-73
Ku Klux Klan
Print materials and clippings 1946
Labor Unions and Commerce
Pamphlets 1940-68
Pamphlets 1927-65
Pamphlets 1953-72
Los Angeles
Print materials and clippings 1943-51
Loyalty Oath
Correspondence 1949-54
Print materials and clippings 1949-69
Pamphlets 1950-67
Mailer, Norman
Notes and clippings 1969, n.d.
McCarthy, Eugene
Correspondence, notes, print materials and clippings 1968
McCarthy, Joseph R.
Correspondence, notes, and print materials 1952-54
Clippings 1952-61
Pamphlets 1947-64
McGovern, George
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1969-74
Media Violence
Print materials and clippings 1975, n.d.
Mid-Century Conference for Peace
Print materials 1950
Moral Re-Armament Movement
Print materials and clippings 1947-50
Notes n.d.
National Broadcasting Company
Print materials 1960
National Rifle Association
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1963-64
National Security
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1956-66
Natural Resources
Pamphlets 1964
New Left
Correspondence and notes 1960, n.d.
Print materials and clippings 1959-67
Nuclear Weapons
Clippings 1958
Peace Candidates
Correspondence and notes 1965-66
Print materials and clippings 1960-66
Peace Movement in America
Pamphlets 1951-63
Pamphlets 1953-60
Political Apathy
Correspondence, notes, print materials, and clippings 1955-63
Political Dissent
Correspondence 1966-68
Print materials and clippings 1964-70
Pamphlets 1964-74
Correspondence and notes 1967
Print materials and clippings 1951-71
Pamphlets 1952-70
Politics in the West
Correspondence, print materials, and clippings 1948-50
Pamphlets 1944-66
Public Schools and Education
Print materials 1964, n.d.
Pamphlets 1947-76
Race Relations
Notes and correspondence 1942-53
Print materials and clippings 1935-53, n.d.
Pamphlets 1945-49
Pamphlets 1959-64, n.d.
African Americans
Notes 1963
Print materials and clippings 1941-50, n.d.
Pamphlets 1946
Scrapbook 1944-45
Ctn. 20, folder 5-11
Loose scrapbook pages 1945 July
Inter-Racial Committees
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1942-47
Japanese Americans
Correspondence 1945-46
Print materials 1941-46
Pamphlets 1927-47
La Raza
Notes n.d.
Print materials 1945-71
Clippings 1948, 1970-71
Pamphlets 1926-71
Pamphlet 1969
Native Americans
Correspondence 1944, 1957
Print materials and pamphlets 1935-46
Pamphlets 1944-46
Race Restrictive Covenants
Print materials and pamphlets 1943-48
Race Riots
Notes and correspondence 1943-45
Print materials and clippings 1943-49
Radical Bombings
Print materials and clippings 1969-71
Reagan, Ronald
Print materials n.d.
Red Baiting
Correspondence 1949-63
Print materials and clippings 1943-57, n.d.
Regional Culture
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1947-59
Religious Freedom
Notes, correspondence, print materials 1950, n.d.
Notes, print materials and clippings 1968-71
Correspondence 1954, 1959
Print materials and clippings 1953-57
Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Print materials n.d.
Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-
Notes and correspondence 1945-46, n.d.
Print materials 1938-46
Print materials and clippings 1970, n.d.
Pamphlets 1950-69, n.d.
Labor Issues
Notes and print materials 1956, 1963
Pamphlets 1962-63
Mental Health
Print materials and clippings 1957, 1971-72
Pamphlets 1952-65
Subversive Organizations and Conspiracy Cases
Pamphlets 1950-70, n.d.
Southern California
Notes 1972-79, n.d.
Print materials and clippings 1973-79
Spiritual Mobilization
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1944-50
Steinhem, Gloria
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1969-75
Struik, Dirk Jan
Clippings 1951-52
Teller, Dr. Edward
Correspondence and clippings 1955-58, n.d.
Tenney, Jack B.
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1943-62
Third Parties
Notes and correspondence 1968-69
Print materials and clippings 1968-70
Print materials n.d.
Un-American Activities in California
Print materials 1966
United States
Aid to Foreign Countries
Print materials n.d.
Pamphlets 1945-75
Central Intelligence Agency
Print materials and clippings 1965-72
Pamphlets 1968-70
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Print materials 1959, 1961
Dept. of the Interior, War Relocation Authority
Pamphlets 1945-46
Labor Unions
Correspondence, print materials, clippings and pamphlets 1954-68
Utopian Society
Notes, correspondence, print materials and clippings 1934, n.d.
Viet Nam War
Notes and correspondence 1965-71
Print materials and clippings 1965-73
Pamphlets 1963-64
Pamphlets 1965-74
American Issues
Clippings 1969
Pamphlets 1964-74
Indochinese Issues
Pamphlets 1965-74, n.d.
Wallace, George
Correspondence and print materials 1968-69
Clippings 1968-69
Correspondence and clippings 1964
Correspondence, print materials and clippings 1973-74
Clippings 1972-73
Witch Hunts
Correspondence 1953-55
Print materials 1952-55, n.d.
Clippings 1951-59
Scope and Content Note
Miscellaneous, A-Z 1969-70, n.d.
Correspondence with Donald S. Fryer 1971
In Honor of The Nation and The Progressive, New York, New York 1975 Dec. 16
Clippings 1975 Nov.-Dec.
Henry R. Wagner Memorial Award, Los Angeles, California 1976 May 6
Inside the Senate Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities: An Interview with Carey McWilliams, by Jack B. Tenney 1962 March
An Interview with Carey McWilliams, by Thomas J. Conway 1970 Jan. 9
The Contributions of Carey McWilliams to American Ethnic History, by Joseph P. Navarro 1971 Fall
Open Letter on the Trial of the Leaders of the Communist Party [signed by Carey McWilliams] 1950 April 3
Lecture schedule 1960-71


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From Newsmax, a bit of catty gossip, from Klein's "The Amateur". I thought this would fit in the estrogen zone. :biggrin-new:
Obama and Mooshele had best be careful. Oprah Winfrey's popularity might be down, but she still has a lot of influence. I'm sure the Clintons welcome her friendship. I suspect Oprah isn't the best person to diss.
I guess she's just another person that O threw under the bus
Breaking from Newsmax.com Obamas Betrayal of Oprah Winfrey
Ed Kleins blockbuster new best-seller about President Barack Obama chronicles Obamas shocking betrayal of Oprah Winfrey, disclosing how Oprah helped him win the presidency and then was frozen out of the White House after the election.
Kleins just-released book skyrocketed to the No. 1 spot on The New York Times best-seller list in its first week in publication and has remained there. In Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House, Klein offers surprising, behind-the-scene details about the relationship between Obama, first lady Michelle, and the TV talk superstar.
When then-Sen. Obama released his book The Audacity of Hope it was Oprah Winfrey who endorsed the book, airing a full hour of her show with the rising star. The book became an instant best-seller and Obama not only became a millionaire overnight, he also was on his way to national stardom and political success.
And during the heated Democratic primary in 2008 pitting Obama against Hillary Clinton, Oprah took on great risk by endorsing Obama over Hillary.
As Klein notes in "Amateur" Oprahs endorsement "represented a calculated risk for the queen of daytime television.
He added, It was one thing for her to recommend a book but it was quite another to back a political candidate. She worried that her audience would resent her becoming a partisan for a political candidate.
In fact, Oprahs endorsement played a big role in winning over parts of Middle America for Obama, according to The New York Times. Two university economists estimated that her support was worth more than 1 million votes and decided the primary election.
As it turned out, a sizeable portion of Oprahs audience took offense at her backing of Obama and stopped watching her show. After she hit the campaign trail during the primary campaign, Oprahs favorability ratings slid from 74 to 66 percent, while her unfavorable ratings jumped from 17 to 26 percent.
Despite using her goodwill and capital, Klein details Obamas shocking betrayal of Oprah.
Quoting sources close to Oprah, Klein offers a blow-by-blow account of how Obamas wife and top staff turned on the TV star.
After Obama won the White House, Oprah was largely frozen out of the White House by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Obamas wife Michelle, because they viewed Oprah as a potential threat to their power.
Jarrett advised Michelle to distance herself from Oprah and cut her out of the White House inner circle, suggesting Oprah didnt know her place or was a bad influence. Oprah was trying to become the de facto first lady!
As far as Michelle was concerned, Oprahs billions and her elite lifestyle disqualified her as an adviser to Obama, who had no use for wealthy people except as a source of campaign contributions.
Plus, Michelle is very jealous, a source told Klein, and doesnt seem to trust Barack at all. She insists on knowing his every movement and drops in on him at all kinds of odd times.
When Oprah and Gayle King her magazines editor-at-large and longtime companion arrived at the White House for an interview with Michelle, they were made to wait at the security gate like ordinary visitors, Klein recounts.
Oprah stunned Michelle by asking whether she and the president were still fighting a lot. Michelle collected herself and said the arguing had been a growth point in their relationship.
When Michelle announced she was going to devote herself to fighting childhood obesity, Oprah offered to help and suggested Michelle appear on Oprahs TV show to discuss her campaign. Oprah was told that wouldnt fit into the first ladys plans.
After the rebuff, sources told Klein that Oprah raged: Michelle hates fat people and doesnt want me waddling around the White House.
Michelle was quoted as telling her staff: Oprah with her yo-yo dieting and huge girth is a terrible role model. Kids will look at Oprah, whos rich and famous and huge, and figure its okay to be fat.
Michelle believes Oprah has been getting too close to Hillary Clinton, whom Michelle calls a snake.
"Amateur," based on more than 200 interviews of some of Obamas closest friends and advisors, offers the most revealing account of the man and his presidency.
Klein, himself a former New York Times editor, has become the target of media attacks.


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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is happy with the team and not interested in replacing the outgoing Mark Webber at Red Bull, according to the driver's manager Flavio Briatore.
Talented Spaniard Alonso, who has been with Ferrari since his move from Renault in 2010, has become the subject of reports inking him with Red Bull ever since team principal Christian Horner refused to deny the rumours in the aftermath of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
With Webber due to leave the sport at the end of the current season, Horner is allegedly plotting an audacious attempt to pair Alonso with three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel in what would surely be one of the most talented driving teams in the sport's history.
Briatore, however, insists that his client is not tempted by such a move has also attempted to defuse the intense speculation that appears to be causing serious friction between Alonso and Ferrari bosses.
"Fernando has a contract and contracts must be respected," he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"It's normal for a racing driver to desire a competitive car and the team must work hard to supply it.. End of story. Alonso has never said he wants to leave.
"Ferrari-Alonso remains a winning pairing."
Following Lewis Hamilton's victory at Hungaroring, Alonso occupies third place in the 2013 Drivers' Championship, a solitary point behind Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen and 39 behind leader Vettel. Ferrari are currently third in the Constructors' Championship, trailing Red Bull by 83 points.
The sport will now take a short summer break before resuming at Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix in late August.
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text: Make progress toward your degree this summer Big plans for the summer? Hamline and non-Hamline college students can get ahead on their degree programs by taking a class or two at Hamline. Hamline's College of Liberal Arts will offer a wide spectrum of courses, many of which are new or unique such as: "Introduction to Field Methods in Archaeology," "Special Topics: World Art," "Statistics for the Behavioral Science," "Argumentation and Advocacy," "Business Law," "Civic Litigation and Trial Practice," "Social Entrepreneurship," and "Words and Money: The Ethics of Professional Communication." For some students, it's a time to dig in and really focus on a single class-similar to January term. Others want to make sure they stay on track to graduate on time or early, and some are Hamline students interested in finishing out elements of required courses. The cost per credit hour in the summer for undergraduate classes is about half the regular cost. On average, 600-700 undergraduate and graduate students each year-from Hamline as well as other institutions-take at least one summer class at Hamline. Those who regularly take summer courses, in addition to a normal course load during the school year, often have the ability to graduate a semester early, which amounts to significant savings on tuition costs. Some online and hybrid classes (partially on campus and partially online) can also offer additional savings. Graduate programs at Hamline also provide a variety of summer options. This year, subjects include creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry writing workshops offered by The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline, "Social Responsibility and Sustainability" and "Strategic Financial Analysis" (among others) offered by the School of Business, and several certificate and master's level courses in education, such as "The Summer Literacy Institute" and classes such as "Smart Moves: Using Brain Gym in Your Classroom" and "Transforming School Culture through Character Education" will be offered by the School of Education. For more information about Hamline's class offerings for undergraduate and graduate students, visit the Summer Term website or see the list of courses by degree in Piperline.


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February 7, 2012 > Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery Offers Fewer Complications
Seminar Focuses on Leading-Edge Procedures and Heart Healthy Diet
About 27 million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requiring many to undergo open heart surgery to repair the damage caused by the disease. But new minimally invasive techniques have made it possible for some patients to avoid open heart surgery and the long recovery times that go with it. "Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death for both men and women, but many people with heart disease are experiencing better outcomes due to advances in surgery," said Dr. Jon-Cecil Walkes, chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington Hospital, who pioneered a minimally invasive surgical technique for repairing or replacing the heart valve. February is American Heart Month, a good time to think about your heart health. You can join Walkes for an upcoming seminar titled "Heart of the Matter: Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery and Nutrition." He will talk about some of the newer surgical procedures while Lorie Roffelsen, a registered dietitian at Washington Hospital, will offer guidelines for a heart healthy diet after surgery. The free seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont. Register online at www.whhs.com or call (800) 963-7070 for more information. Heart disease is a general term for a variety of heart ailments, including coronary artery disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, and heart valve disease. A major cause of heart disease is the buildup of plaque on the artery walls, which blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart, Walkes said. Plaque is made from substances in the blood, including cholesterol, fat, and calcium. Shorter Recovery Walkes will talk about the minimally invasive heart valve procedure he helped to pioneer. The procedure can be used to either repair or replace the mitral valve, which controls the flow of blood. Instead of one large incision down the middle of the chest for open heart surgery, the minimally invasive procedure is performed through two-inch incisions on the right side of the chest. The surgeon reaches between the ribs with small instruments rather than cracking open the breastbone to access the heart. "Minimally invasive surgery offers a number of benefits, including shorter recovery times, less scaring, and less blood loss," he said. "Patients are able to get back on their feet much quicker." Walkes will also discuss "off pump" coronary bypass surgery, sometimes needed to bypass blocked arteries. While coronary bypass surgery used to be performed "on pump" with the heart stopped and a machine pumping the blood, more often surgeons are performing the surgery with the heart still beating on its own, called "off pump." "It's much better to have the heart beat naturally during surgery," he said. "We are seeing less memory loss and shorter hospital stays with the off-pump procedure."Eat with TLC While it's important for everyone to eat a heart healthy diet to avoid heart disease, it is critical for heart disease patients, according to Roffelsen. She will discuss dietary guidelines established by the American Heart Association as well as the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet created by the National Institutes of Health's National Cholesterol Education Program. Both the Heart Association and TLC guidelines call for more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fish, lean meats, and low-fat dairy products, and less processed and prepared foods. But the TLC guidelines are more restrictive to help people with heart disease lower their cholesterol and blood pressure, Roffelsen explained. "People who have had a cardiac procedure need to be more diligent about their diets," she said. "Reducing the amount of salt and unhealthy fat you consume is critical." The TLC guidelines cut the amount of saturated fat to just 7 percent of daily calories, she said. The target for total fat is no more than 35 percent of daily calories. Cholesterol intake should be kept below 200 milligrams a day. "Exercise is also part of a heart healthy lifestyle," Roffelsen added. "The TLC guidelines call for 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the week." Washington Hospital offers a number of resources for people with heart disease. To learn more about the hospital's Heart Program, visit www.whhs.com/heart.


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AWW! Stars like Jake T. Austin and Bridgit Mendler celebrated Father's Day by spending some quality time with their dads last weekend. Some celebs snapped selfies with their pops and others shared throwback pics. In honor of Father's Day, M is celebrating Throwback Thursday with TBT photos of all your fave stars hanging with their dads!
Click through the gallery to see all the cute throwback pics! Tell us in the comments: How did you spend Father's Day?


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DURHAM, N.H. — Chandler Giese not only started every game in her rookie year for the University of New Hampshire, she helped the Wildcats finish the season with a No. 20 national ranking and an America East Conference title.
The Perkiomen Valley grad was a unanimous selection to the conference's All-Rookie Team, serving as the team's starting right back.
Mansfield sophomore Joe Bell (Pottsgrove) was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week after tallying a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds in a 78-75 win over California (Pa.). Bell scored 12 of Mansfield's first 17 points in the game and also handed out four assists.
Bell also had 16 points in a loss to No. 16 Indiana (Pa.), which marked Bell's 24th straight double-figure game. He ranks fifth in the PSAC in rebounding (9.9 rpg), seventh in scoring (17.4 ppg) and 11th in field goal percentage (49.5 percent).
Lackawanna College sophomore midfielder Kaylin Umstead (Upper Perkiomen) and freshman goalkeeper Megan Janderchick (Boyertown) were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2012 All-North Regional Team. Umstead led Lackawanna and all of Region XIX with 13 assists while scoring five goals. The captain is a two-time NJCAA Region XIX first team selection at midfield. Recently, Umstead was named the co-MVP of the team and finished her career with 14 goals and 18 assists. Janderchick led the nation with 255 saves.
Misericordia sophomore Sam Baro (Daniel Boone) capped a strong season, ranking fourth in kills per game (1.17) and serving percentage (.890). She had a hitting percentage of .107 and had 1.27 digs per game.
Pittsburgh sophomore Matt Dallago (Perkiomen Valley) won the mile run at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala with a time of 4:16.88.


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Materialism is the philosophical position that the material world — that is, the "natural world" of matter and energy — is the only thing that truly exists. It rejects supernatural explanations of observable phenomena, as well as philsophical idealism and spiritualism.
Materialism is the basis of all scientific inquiry, although many scientists do hold supernatural or spiritual beliefs that may even play a role in their scientific endeavors. Materialists would see other forms of energy such as light photons as the same substance as matter.
In common parlance, materialism also means the attitude of valuing material possessions over intangible things like love and honor. For this reason, the word can have a pejorative connotation. Materialism should not be seen as bad. Love and honour have a physical basis in the human brain. Neural pychologists are discovering how loving brains and brains that respect honour differ from other brains. Scientists do not know the details yet. That should not stop us valuing love or honour or thinking of them as tangible and real.


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The mayor of Publix steers her overloaded cart down the soda aisle, searching for Diet Dr Pepper. She's shopping for the imminent arrival of country star Kellie Pickler, she of American Idol and Dancing With the Stars fame.
"Hey, Harry!" Sally Milano barks at a startled guy stocking bottled waters. "How are you? You look tired!" Over in dairy, Milano, the woman in charge of feeding the famous at Ruth Eckerd Hall, scribbles a note to a deaf grocery clerk about why she's here, one of myriad pre-Pickler runs she'll make.
"I was here the other night, 9:57 p.m., the place was about to close," says Milano. "I was pounding on the door, begging the manager: Please, I have to get something for Jeff Beck!"
What did the guitar god need?
Pickler, who is arriving the next day, has a hankering for hops, too: Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light. The singer's most highfalutin' demand is Tito's vodka, the hip, Hollywood booze of choice. Mainly, though, it's all easy: Red Bull Sugarfree, Kettle Jalapeno Chips, Power Bars.
Oh, and Fruity Pebbles.
Do not forget Pickler's Pebbles.
Milano has a story for every aisle; this is her domain, her brief chance to be a star herself. "See those Cracker Jacks over there? That's a Meat Loaf thing. He always asks for Cracker Jacks, but never opens them!"
As each Pickler item lands in her cart, Milano crosses it off the singer's backstage rider, a.k.a. the litany of rock-star demands.
It's Milano's job to fulfill every one, with a smile.
"Kellie's easy," says Milano, bringing her cart to an abrupt stop, dropping her voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "I once had to get underpants for Kid Rock. No, really. Gray boxers. Medium."
To say Milano will go-go-go the extra mile for a rock star is an understatement. She once used a pedometer to measure how far she walks on show days at Ruth Eckerd — shopping for stars, prepping for stars, cooking for stars, fetching for stars.
Total distance? Nine miles.
Now multiply that by more than 700 shows over the past 10 years.
All that laborious mileage to please people who won't even learn the name of the St. Petersburg native tending to them.
Such as Diana Ross, who once asked if Milano could paint her dressing room white. Forget Fruity Pebbles; the Supreme wanted remodeling! "We hung sheets and brought in extra lighting," she says with a polite smile.
Besides decking out dressing rooms and decorating the rather utilitarian dining room and the small buffet area, Milano plans the menu for just about every pop and rock star who plays at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She does research. She'll talk to a production manager about likes, dislikes. "Carrot Top's rider said 'No carrot cake — it's not funny!' "
She gave up cooking every single thing awhile ago, but she still insists on making dessert. Her rep is always on the line. "Amy Grant played here because of the food. (Her husband) Vince Gill went home and raved about it ... . Engelbert Humperdinck loves my lamb chops."
Milano refuses to serve "Sharpie chicken" — meat with grill marks painted on. She avoids generic. Instead, there was a White Wedding cake for Billy Idol; a Union Jack cake for Ringo Starr. Pickler, a vegetarian, is getting tofu kabobs, a Dancing With the Stars sheet cake and Milano's specialty: Mountain Dew Apple Cobbler.
"A country girl who likes country stuff," Milano says with a nod.
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With a slightly tamer version of Phyllis Diller's hairdo and a compact stature that befits her momentum, Milano is vague on her title and her age ("starts with a 6"), but this much is clear: She's a big reason why Ruth Eckerd is considered a hot national spot for rock and pop stars to play.
The touring life is city after city, cold-cut platter after cold-cut platter. Milano also deals with repetition, "always on to the next meal." But a great performer makes each show a unique experience for the fan; Milano, in her own way, strives for same.
Eli Grady, the executive chef at Ruth Eckerd, calls Milano "the Peyton Manning of backstage catering." Chief programming officer Bobby Rossi, the guy who lures the big names, dubs Milano the venue's "den mother," albeit one unafraid to speak her mind.
The talent loves her, too. "This food is the top end," says Jay Gorman, Pickler's bassist, adding that the backstage spread at most touring venues "sucks."
Milano, as Milano is wont to do, waves off the compliments: "A home-cooked meal. That's basically what I'm trying for."
But it's more than that. Not every backstage manager would special order a balsamic vinaigrette for picky crooner Harry Connick Jr. Or holiday-theme her food, such as the Children of the Corn Bread for Halloween.
"I make them feel at home, comfortable," she smiles.
"I'm a diplomat."
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Before Ruth Eckerd, Milano was a party planner, organizing local NBA star Matt Geiger's millennium shindig, entertaining at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. In between serving VIPs, she tucked in five marriages, four kids.
Messy life, clean kitchen.
Her relationship with her kitchen staff is a love-hate thing. "She always expects more, a perfectionist," says sous chef Rich Widmer. "She can be intense."
"Intense is a good word," Milano agrees.
If you want to tick her off, I mean really get her going, then just take her cart, her wheels, her main transportation in the venue. "If you don't have a good cart here, your life is miserable," she says. "I clean it, take care of it, put WD-40 on the wheels."
Milano understands the rather cold law of backstage. "You have to know your place, stay out of their way," she says matter-of-factly. But she appreciates when the rock stars reciprocate with care. In the end, amid all the trappings, it's still human nature. "The best thing I hear is when I call the tour manager after the show and he says, 'Sally, I've been in this business a long time, and you do a great job.' "
There was also that time when Ringo Starr asked for a picture with her. "He never does stuff like that," Milano says, still in awe.
As for Kellie Pickler, well, she never leaves her tour bus.
At least not to eat.
The famously ditzy blond from North Carolina signs autographs, plays her show. What she doesn't do is come into Sally's kitchen, see the cobbler, the kabobs.
"It doesn't bother me," Milano says rather quietly.
Pickler's band, however, devours Milano's food as if they haven't eaten in weeks.
"The collard greens are on the money, I'll tell you that," Gorman, the bassist, says. "I've never had butternut squash soup that I liked, but that is incredible. Let's pack it up and take it all with us."
Comedian Larry the Cable Guy is coming to Ruth Eckerd the next night. In a rare occurrence, Hooters will be providing the food, mostly wings. So Milano gets the night off — or not. "I'll still do a few little things," says the Peyton Manning of backstage catering. No doubt about that.
Sean Daly can be reached at [email protected] Follow @seandalypoplife on Twitter.


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Last year I was honored to be named the first spokesman of national Preservation Week® to help raise awareness of the vital role our libraries play in saving our historic treasures. As a student of history, which lies at the heart of all of my novels, I know how easily priceless artifacts can be lost forever. But where great treasures like the Library of Alexandria were lost due to simple neglect, today we are facing super storms that have the power to turn infrastructure into rubble.
The heartbreaking images of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on the coastlines of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were made more poignant by shots of grandparents' wedding photos, baby pictures, class yearbooks and diplomas floating in tatters atop muddy water. The truth is that natural disasters can happen at any time. In 2011 my wife Elizabeth and I arrived at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, New York at about the same time as a freak October snowstorm. I still remember how fragile the boyhood home of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, looked under that early snow. It was reassuring to know that curators had taken precautions to ensure that the precious papers and other artifacts wouldn't be affected by the damage and blackout caused by the storm.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of us are not as prepared.
This year's second annual observance of National Preservation Week, April 21–27, is focusing on protecting our personal historic treasures against life's unexpected storms. A terrific event is planned in Washington D.C. to help drive this point home. The Smithsonian Libraries is partnering with the American Library Association, the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, the Library of Congress, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to present a Preservation Share Fair at the Dillon Ripley Center on the National Mall. This will happen April 24 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Curators and preservationists will be on hand to offer instruction on how to best protect your own personal history. You can even bring some of it along for them to see and offer specific advice. I'll be there, too. I'm honored to take part in this event, returning for a second year as National Preservation Week spokesperson, helping people to preserve and pass along their most cherished possessions to the next generation.
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Courtesy of Phil of Phil's Stock World
As I noted on Friday, we were due for at least a bounce:
It doesn't really matter why but, as of this morning, the Global consensus is that our fiscal cliff issue may not come to pass, and that's cheering up the Global Markets and weakening the dollar (now 81) to give us a little follow-through on Friday's bouncy action.
So much so that we should open on the way to our weak bounce lines and, hopefully, get past those and test our strong bounce lines this week. I sent a detailed study to Members earlier but the quick summary of our bounce zones is:
- Dow 12,720 weak, 12,950 strong.
- S&P 1,375 weak, 1,400 strong.
- Nasdaq 2,900 weak, 3,000 strong.
- NYSE 8,000 weak, 8,100 strong.
- Russell 790 weak, 805 strong.
Certainly there is nothing at all to be impressed about with anything less than capturing and holding our weak bounce levels today and moving on to our strong bounce levels by Wednesday.
ANY failure of our lows (Dow 12,500, S&P 1,350, Nas 2,825, NYSE 7,900 and Russell 770) is a sign to flip even more bearish, but we'll want to see all 5 weak bounces hold and then 3 of 5 strong bounces in order to not go into the holiday weekend with strong hedges (see last Wednesday's post for our Disaster Hedge updates).
Along with discussing our 5% Rule levels, we also had new trade ideas for AAPL and ABX. We've been doing plenty of bottom-fishing lately and now we're testing that bottom to make sure our fishing hole isn't deeper than we think. That's why our most likely move into the bounce is not to add more long positions, which we'd have to chase off the bottom but to make sure we are properly hedged - in case those bounces disappoint us.
We're bouncing because we over-reacted to the fiscal cliff but before there was a fiscal cliff, there were terrible 3rd quarter earnings reports and, with 460 of the S&P now reporting, it is safe to say this was the worst quarter in 3 years with total earnings down 2.2% and total revenues down 3.6%.
Only 38% of the companies reporting had upside guidance surprises despite 62.6% of the companies beating very low expectations.
Excluding the Financials and even including AAPL - the S&P actually contracted 4% overall. Tech earnings were down 4.3% and Energy earnings were off by 19.8% despite persistently high gasoline prices.
Other than Utilities, which plunged 5.58% so far this quarter as the $50Bn hurricane wrecked havoc with the Northeast, most sectors are still green for the year - even Energy.
The whole S&P is still up 10.29% for the year. Financials, where we've concentrated our bullishness this year, are up 19%, followed by our second-favorite sector, Consumer Discretionary, which is up 17%.
It's amazing what spoiled little investors we have become to complain about a little give-back on these gains in the past 6 weeks but that's the new Fed-supported market - it's just never supposed to go down…
We have a holiday-shortened trading week with U.S. markets closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and half-closed Friday (but don't expect me to work - this isn't Wal-Mart). We can't expect much but at least the unrelenting negativity that has marked the month is fading. Now we can count on the market being driven by some actual news, starting with Existing Home Sales and the NAHB Housing Index at 10 am.
Tomorrow morning we get Housing Starts and Building Permits - both of which may have been effected by the storm. Wednesday we get the MBA Mortgage Index, Jobless Claims and the November look at Michigan Consumer Sentiment, along with Leading Economic Indicators, which could go either way and, surprisingly, Crude Inventories - as they usually move them on any sort of holiday.
Oil is back at $89 this morning on the Israel/Gaza war action and the weaker dollar. That's up from $85 on Thursday, when the same thing was going on but it wasn't contract rollover day. We'll be loving the /CL (oil Futures) short off the $89 line with tight stops and then at $89.50 or $90 - until we get it right. We won't risk the short over the weekend but the conflict between Israel and the 11 kilometer-wide Gaza Strip (only 6km wide in the middle) doesn't merit this kind of bump.
Not much else to do but sit back and enjoy the mini-rally and then we'll see what sticks.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
Business relationship disclosure: Phil of Phil's Stock World wrote this article


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my '84 hatch...
Posted 29 October 2011 - 10:51 AM
The plume out the exhuast was like a james bond getaway...
I burned a quart in about 7miles..!
Did a compression chk. #4 cyl was 30psi...The tired old ej22 with about 180k on it ..
So for $200 and 2yrs and 10k of hard driving on a used motor I can't complain..
So the today the motor came out...time for a rebuild...
Posted 30 October 2011 - 12:38 AM
Posted 01 November 2011 - 01:55 PM
The tear down begins on my ej22..
Posted 02 November 2011 - 10:39 AM
Posted 02 November 2011 - 10:26 PM
Tommorow I will split the case.....
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:50 PM
Posted 04 November 2011 - 10:27 PM
what I found in the oil pan. Ring bits and a piston piece that was on the bottom.
#4 piston
note: the piece under the piston missing
wrist pin removal tool I fabbed( I used a socket like a slide hammer)
lots of good cross hatch in the bore....
Edited by scoobyclimbs, 04 November 2011 - 10:33 PM.
Posted 05 November 2011 - 03:15 PM
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Posted 08 November 2011 - 03:07 PM
Just a rering and #4 piston, valve stem seals, gaskets, water pump.
Posted 08 November 2011 - 05:22 PM
Well there's your problem! Nothing like little metal bits in the oil pan. Hope you get it all back together soon!
Reminds me of my old engine. Had a knock since I had bought it.
Turns out there were two main bearings that were living in the bottom of the pan as chunks. The crank was just riding in bare block.
I put about 50,000 miles on it in that condition. And always wondered why it kept blowin main seals........ (obliterated a clutch too at WCSS10 right before I put a new engine in)
EA81 is a tough little engine. Bearings?! We don't need no stinking bearings!
Posted 09 November 2011 - 12:19 AM
I have blue ign wires now...so contrast would be kewl..
The engine bay is yellow so I'm leaning towards red..
Posted 09 November 2011 - 03:20 AM
Posted 09 November 2011 - 10:48 AM
Could I Kindly ask you about this:
...When I took the oil pan off I discovered pieces of ring land and broken rings from #4 cyl. ...
What can Cause a Piston Ring to Break like That?
Posted 09 November 2011 - 02:48 PM
Beautiful Hatch, I Like it!
Could I Kindly ask you about this:
What can Cause a Piston Ring to Break like That?
It's cast part not forged ...so abit weaker.
I seen alot of engines do it now and then...but not common..
Posted 13 November 2011 - 09:23 AM
Posted 13 November 2011 - 10:00 PM
Nice work Gregg!
Posted 29 November 2011 - 12:34 PM
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Posted 02 December 2011 - 03:04 PM
purdy but isn't the engine going to get dirty?
It does but that's what a pressure washer is for..
Besides when you open the hood it looks better than the usual...
Given the manifold was off and I had the time..why not..
Posted 02 December 2011 - 10:32 PM
Posted 03 December 2011 - 12:05 AM
Looks awesome Greg, I love your hatch it's such a beast and that Perrin exaust sounds so tough
Actually it's a mini cooper muffler Alta R56 . I Got it from Perrin.
My hatch maybe a beast . However, your coupe is the beauty especially those silverlites....
Posted 11 February 2012 - 01:43 AM
Where to put firewood, a place to sit, table, beer holder...etc...?
I welded on a 2" receiver to the rear bumper . Keeping it low profile for maximum departure clearance.
Drop and go wheelin'
Now how to camo the zinc coating...damn...
Edited by scoobyclimbs, 11 February 2012 - 01:45 AM.
Posted 11 February 2012 - 11:08 PM
Now how to camo the zinc coating...damn...
So I take it you are getting the little gear platform.
And just use paint.
AANNND..... I'm enjoying a growler of KGB right now. (Baileys Taproom in Portland has just under half a keg left.)
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Air Force Sets Two More School Records Friday at MW Championships
Davis sets school record in the 400 IM and Holcombe in the 100 fly.
Air Force Sets Three More School Records Thursday at MW Championships
School records fall in 400 medley relay, 200 IM and 500 free.
Air Force Leads After Day One At Incarnate Word Invitational
Falcons led by win in 500 free by freshman Sara Menke.
Air Force Women's Swimming & Diving Open Competition at Phill Hansel Invite
Davis nearly breaks school record in 200 IM.
Air Force Swimming & Diving Sweeps AF Duals
Falcons combine to win 25 of 26 events.
50 free 52.16
^ Academy Top 10
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Second on team in both 200 and 400 IM, cracking school top 10 list in both events...200 IM time of 2:04.93 is the third-fastest and 400 IM time of 4:27.81 is the fourth-fastest time in school history...swam fourth-fastest 100 free time (52.16) on the team...all three top times were set at MW Championships...also swam the 100 and 200 back early in the season.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...school record holder in the 100 back and 4x100 relay...female athlete of the year...scholar athlete...helped lead Esperanza to California Interscholastic Federation Championship...high school swimming coach was Matt Slevcove...swam club for Novaquatics, coached by Ken Lamont.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 36...has two older brothers...nickname is Madds...intends on majoring in biology...favorite food is Chinese...favorite movie is The Help...favorite book is The Girl Who Played With Fire...something most people don't know about her is that she has a fear of lizards...credits her first swim coach, Nancy Thomas, as having the biggest influence on her sports career...most notable thing about her hometown is that Richard Nixon was born there...favorite athlete is Ryan Lochte...favorite quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" ...daughter of William and Elaine Huttner.


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Harry Redknapp criticises defence after QPR lose at Swansea
QPR manager Harry Redknapp was left to bemoan poor defending after his struggling side were beaten 4-1 at Swansea.
Last Updated: 11/02/13 9:47am
The Rs' back-line had been a major positive of late, conceding just two goals in five matches to aid their battle against relegation from the Premier League.
But they were easily picked apart by a rampant Swansea side, for whom Michu scored twice either side of goals from Angel Rangel and Pablo Hernandez.
"We made mistakes today. They were blatant, almost schoolboy errors to give the goals away," said Redknapp, whose side remain bottom of the table and six points from safety.
"Swansea are a good side and I love the way they play but I felt they didn't have to work hard for their goals. For the first goal we let Michu run inside and have a shot and when it comes back he has all the time in the world to scoop it back in.
"We get back to 2-1 and I'm thinking we'll get something out of this game and then suddenly we go and give another couple of poor goals away that should never have been conceded.
"Defensively we've been strong lately but today we weren't and it made it difficult."
Redknapp was pleased by the contribution of striker Bobby Zamora, who scored QPR's goal, but he admitted he was worried about relying on the former Fulham man, who has only just returned after three months out with a hip injury.
"He is what a Premier League player should be," added Redknapp. "He holds the ball, doesn't give it away and brings players into play. When he doesn't play we haven't got a focal point to our play.
"Jay Bothroyd has come back from loan and he is the only other one who could do that so maybe he needs to be given a chance."


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I have two more fantastic guest bloggers for you this week, and I'll be back for real on the 9th. Today I'm hosting Patrick Thunstrom, a geek (in the best possible way), writer, and computer guru. Gaming is not something I can talk about intelligently, so I'm thrilled to have Patrick here to talk RPGs…
I'm sure we've all heard of Dungeons and Dragons. Between a strange firestorm of controversy in its early years, through two movies, and pop-culture references that half the audience doesn't even get, the other half are split between knowing of, and understanding the jokes.
It's a good game with a lot of constructive things it can teach you. But it's not my favorite RPG.
Yes. There are more than one.
In this case, I'm going to talk about the FATE system, a 'rules light' game that really encourages players and game masters to tell a story together!


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Michael Morse doubled three times and drove in four runs, Madison Bumgarner stayed unbeaten in May and the San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Gregor Blanco had three hits while filling in for leadoff man Angel Pagan and Hunter Pence homered for the Giants, who improved to 6-0 in interleague games this year and improved their majors-leading record to 32-18.
Bumgarner (6-3) earned his fourth straight win while relying mainly on his fastball and slider to baffle the slumping Twins. He struck out 10 with no walks and allowed only two runners past second base.
It was a far different result than Bumgarner got in his only other appearance against Minnesota in 2011 when the left-hander was knocked out of the game after retiring one batter.


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Meknes (مكناس) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco.
Fez driving you nuts? Nearby Meknes is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive royal palace. Since it's relatively ignored by most tourists, it's also free of the usual hassles (touts, faux guides, etc) that plague the other tourist centers.
While Meknes is an imperial city with a lot of historical monuments and natural sites; It is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis (Oualili). The prices in Meknes are among the most reasonable in Morocco and the people are much more polite and nicer than in the other cities.
Get in
The main bus station is west of the medina, while CTM has its own, brand new station, near Meknes train station (east of the new town). The smaller train station called El-Amir Abdelkader is more centrally located in the new town.
Grand taxis arrive and leave from several places, the most popular being El-Amir Abdelkader train station and to the left of the main bus station.
Get around
Petit taxis (small blue cars of Fiat Uno or Peugeot 205 brands) abound, as well as an efficient and comprehensive, if cramped local bus service. The minimum cost for a petit taxi is 5 dirhams(the price is calculated based on 1.40dhs + 0.20dhs/100m but you should predict a an exceed of 50% after 20:00), while the bus is slightly cheaper. Buses are, however, quite difficult to navigate because they are, in the majority of cases, very crowded and operates to transport people between agglomerations and the ville nouvelle and Medina.
The ville nouvelle (new town), which is known as Hamrya in Arabic, is easily navigated on foot, as is the medina. The two sides of town are connected by a bridge over the dry Oued Boufekrane (river), with a McDonald's placed conveniently in between for weary (or wary!) travelers.
Hamrya is a new town with all entertainment facilities, You can find all what you need there, but there is no monuments or things to see except if you like to chat with people. Medina is the other side is the ancient Meknes and it contains all the monuments of this wonderful city.
Around Meknes
Meknes isn't a shopper's paradise, but it's certainly cheaper than nearby Fez! The medina is chock full of traditional Moroccan clothing and rugs, as well as the popular Moroccan shoe, bilgha. The best way to enter the medina is at the back of Place Hedim, next to Dar Jamai. Herein you can find many shops catering to tourists. If you sojourn a bit deeper into the medina, you'll find plenty of unique shops selling jewelry, household goods, and other treasures.
Be sure to bargain! Don't accept the shopkeeper's first offer - not only does it ruin it for tourists who come after you, but it also goes against Moroccan custom. The easiest way to bargain, particularly without knowledge of French or Arabic, is to offer exactly half of the given price (or 75% for expensive or large-scale items). From there, the shopkeeper will go down a bit; you are expected to raise your price slowly until you come to an agreement.
If you can't agree on a price, try walking out of the store - this will generally lower the price significantly. And try not to be too stingy - the value of an item is your appreciation of it, not its ticket price.
Ville Nouvelle
There are dozens of restaurants and snack bars lining the main road, Rue Antsirape offering the staples of harira, tagine, cous cous and of course rotisserie chicken. A few restaurants on Rue Ghana, just off Rue Antsirabi, are popular with travellers and offer Dh 40 set menus.
Those looking to find a watering hole in Meknes have come to the right place - in Morocco, anyway. For some strange reason, Meknes seems to have more bars than people. Only a few are suitable for the average traveler, however.
For those on a budget, the HI-affiliated and very friendly youth hostel (dorms from Dh 40, 120dh for a double room w/ shared bathroom, midnight curfew) is wedged between the medina and ville nouvelle, just two doors down from the much swankier and well known Hotel Transatlantique. If you enjoy feeling the day-to-day life in the medina, this place is not for you: it's like 1.5 km from the closer gate. You can take a taxi (8dh) but it's not the same. For the same price, Hostel Maroc is better.
This is the choice if you're feeling insane. The campsite itself is quite nice. It even has grass! The problem is it is located several miles away from the city centre, on the other side of the palace. For two people, with one tent, it cost 44 dh a night (Summer 2004 price)
The sensible thing to do is to stay in the town centre, at the hostel, so you can avoid the long walk to and from the campsite. On the other hand it is sometimes a relief to escape to the quiet campsite after the busy town.
Budget Hotels
Most budget hotels are located along Rue Rouamzine, just before the medina. Hotel Maroc and Hotel Regina are two such choices.
Mid-Range Hotels
Top Hotels
Get out
Meknes is connected by train to Marrakech, Tangier, and Fes and points east. Specific times and prices can be found on the website of the Moroccan National Office for Railways (ONCF).


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Tribal officials honor educators
Shoshone-Bannock tribal officials recognized 10 individuals at a reservation-wide graduation ceremony for their contributions to Indian education recently. The Shoshone-Bannock Hotel & Event Center was the gathering place for nearly 400 people.
Tribal youth education coordinator Claudia Washakie said the ceremony is something new that tribal leaders are planning to do yearly in an effort to honor and recognize those who have given so much to education, while they are still here.
"So often, the good that people do doesn't come to light until they have passed on. We want to honor them and let them know they are appreciated before it's too late," Washakie said.
Those educators recognized from Blackfoot School District were Donna McArthur, Eloise Little, Norma Osborne, Sandy Rainy and Pete Lipovac. Merceline Boyer and Maxine Edmo from Sho-Ban Tribes, Pam Davis from Shoshone-Bannock School District, Barbara Hendricks from Pocatello School District and Marvel Eagle from Headstart Program were honored as well.
The tribe presented the 10 educators with St. Joseph Pendleton blankets as a token of their appreciation.
Also in the spotlight at the ceremony were recent graduates from the tribe whether it was high school, college or general education diplomas.
"This is a way to bring the community and the younger generation of students together so they can personally thank those who have given so much to education," Washakie said.
Washakie said tribal officials are looking forward to holding the ceremony at the new event center next year and that they already have some individuals in mind that they would like to honor.
"We want to hold the ceremony at the new event center as a way to give back to the tribe and reinvest in the tribe," she added.


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You write: "I'm fully aware that it's the approach I'm taking with them, and not a problem of theirs"
Don't be too hard on yourself. The reason I am giving you no advice is that one of the reasons I stopped teaching in 11-16 schools in the UK to return to TEFL was that, after 32 years in the classroom, I still had problems with some children in that age range. I regret to inform you that even if you receive some helpful advice from other teachers, it may not work for you.
13/14 year-olds can be ... (I shall not complete that, because some moderator would only have to delete the expressions I would use.)
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November 16, 2012
The Government Accountability Office denied a protest by General Dynamics' C4 Systems of the Navy's decision to award a $68.8 million contract to manage ship-to-shore communications to Serco Inc. of Reston, Va.
The Automated Digital Network Systems III contract will provide the Navy with a package of commercial hardware and software to manage the transmission of data, voice, and video over multiple satellite and radio paths from shipboard local area networks.
In its protest, General Dynamics said the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command did not consider the potential conflict of interest inherent in Serco's employment of an engineer who previously worked for General Dynamics on an earlier ADNS contract. The company also charged SPAWAR did not conduct "meaningful discussions" with it on weaknesses in its proposal.
In a decision posted to its bid protest website yesterday, GAO found that SPAWAR did consider the Serco engineer's previous employment with General Dynamics and determined it did not provide Serco with a competitive advantage.
SPAWAR did identify what it said were three "minor weaknesses" in the General Dynamics proposal and GAO said agencies are not required to engage in "all-encompassing discussions" on their proposals and are not required to advise bidders of minor weaknesses.
GAO's decision disclosed that SPAWAR rated Serco's technical approach for ADNS II "outstanding" and gave General Dynamics a rating of "satisfactory."
The Navy plans to use ADNS III to manage shipboard traffic over multiple satellite and radio links, including high-frequency radio and even short-range Wi-Fi to provide an aggregate throughput of between 25 and 30 megabits per second, a vast improvement over single satellite links that have a data rate of 1 megabit per second or less.
General Dynamics won a $5.5 million contract to develop ADNS II in 2006. In October 2010 the Navy put the project out for competitive bids and awarded the contract to Serco on July 6.
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IT ALL started with a simple book that changed the life of one Dubbo man and gave him energy, strength and happiness.
Kevin Sinclair said his daughter gave him a copy of A Shed Load of Stories and after finishing the book he decided to join the Dubbo Community Men's Shed.
"I plucked up the courage and went to the shed and saw the people whose story was in the book," he said.
"When you get to know them personally and then read the book again you appreciate their stories more."
Mr Sinclair has been a member for almost a year and the shed was a great inspiration to him.
The organisation was a place for him to meet friends, express ideas and discuss problems with other members. It also gave him a purpose in life - to be part of something which enriched the life of others.
"I never imagined I would be part of the men's shed," he said.
In hindsight Mr Sinclair wished he joined years earlier as he enjoyed the company of the other members.
Before he read the book he had no idea what the organisation did.
At times he would see a few men on TV who said they were part of a men's shed fixing toys and giving them to children.
"You could easily think, even though I didn't, that it was just a place where men sit and complain and don't do anything else," he said.
"But when you go and see what they actually do it is completely different."
Mr Sinclair has been involved with soccer clubs in Dubbo and Bathurst for 25 years and the shed provided him with an opportunity to continue working with young people.
As the Dubbo Skate Park was next door, he introduced a sit down with the children and members under "the tree of knowledge" every Saturday.
The tree, midway between the shed and the skate park, was a great place "to have a yarn with the kids about everything", he said.
"Some of those children may not have a father or a male figure in their life as a good role model," he said.
"I believe to build the trust between the shed and the kids at the skate park is important as these youth will be the men of the future."
Mr Sinclair said it was "absolutely incredible" to have the chance to leave a lasting mark in the lives of young people.
The children appreciated the help the men's shed gave from fixing a skateboard to listening to their problems and giving them advice.
"It is a tremendous boost to me personally," he said.
The 77-year-old said he had no plans of retiring anytime soon.
"I can't stop working, I need to remain active," he said.
Mr Sinclair encouraged Dubbo men to join the shed.
"If you're looking for mateship, somewhere to go and be active in any craft or just sit and have a yarn - the Dubbo Men's Shed is the place to be," he said.
"It's not all old people, there are several young people too."


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