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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has revealed his desire to move into management once his playing days are over.
The 38-year-old was speaking ahead of captaining Team GB's football squad at London 2012 when he told reporters that he had attained his UEFA 'A' coaching license last season.
"Coaching is something I'm looking at more and more," he said.
"In the middle of last season, I completed my Uefa A licence, which was good. It's a different side of things, completely different to being a player.
"I want to gather as much knowledge as I can and prepare myself as best as I can, if I do want to go into management or coaching."
The Welshman would be joining quite a large group of ex-players who had played under Sir Alex Ferguson and decided to move into management once their playing days were done.
Also interesting is how little success these men have experienced in their careers and you wonder if Giggs has what it takes to buck the trend in that regard.
Playing under Ferguson at Old Trafford would usually mean doing so at the highest level and experiencing a great deal of success, though his early days in Manchester were not incredibly fruitful.
Steve Bruce was Manchester United captain for two Premier League winning sides and the first Englishman to lead a side to the League and cup double in the 20th century.
However, he has failed to shine as a manager in the top flight and has held the post at a number of smaller teams in the country, without setting the world alight.
Bruce's greatest success was taking Birmingham City from mid-table in the Championship to promotion and three consecutive seasons in the top flight before relegation and another promotion.
Bruce then went to Wigan for a second spell and achieved relative success by finishing 11th in the Premier League, but his tendency to move quickly between jobs surfaced once again and moved to Sunderland.
After again impressing early on to secure a reputable 13th place finish for the Black Cats, but this second season started poorly and he was sacked.
There are obviously still people willing to give Bruce a chance as he recently took over at Championship side Hull City and will be hoping to take them back to the Premier League after their two-season experience a couple of years ago.
Mark Hughes was thought to have been the most promising of Ferguson's protégés when he impressed many with the work he did the Welsh national team, taking them to the Euro 2004 playoffs but losing to Russia.
Hughes' time at Blackburn Rovers saw three consecutive top half finishes, including one year in the top six, and a UEFA Cup campaign.
His reputation burgeoning, Hughes was offered a lucrative deal by Thaksin Shinawatra to take over Manchester City, he was also the man in charge when the famous takeover by Abu Dhabi United occurred.
He was given an opportunity to spend some of the millions on offer, but was unable to inspire the team to the level of success expected by the new owners and was replaced by Roberto Mancini.
A successful year in charge of Fulham (eighth in the Premier League and qualifying for Europe) was ended with a bizarre resignation that may have had something to do with a vacancy at Aston Villa.
Hughes is currently in charge of newly wealthy Queens Park Rangers after being appointed mid-way through last season by the club's new owner Tony Fernandes.
QPR managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season and Hughes will undoubtedly be hoping the spending money on offer from Fernandes will lead to him building something successful.
Bryan Robson's career has plummeted since a couple of good early seasons with Middlesborough, and he was last working the Thailand national team.
Paul Ince is another who has been unable to translate promising work in the lower leagues into top-flight success.
Giggs is the most decorated British player ever and his quality on the field is undoubted, but the fortunes of other great players – many of them his team-mates at some point – show this is irrelevant when it comes to taking the big job.
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This is a platform to comment on local, state and national politics and political news. A special area of interest is the role of corporate media in politics as we move closer and closer to one huge corporation owning all of the media outlets in the country and stifling all independent and critical voices. It will also focus on the absurd 30-plus year Nixonesque political strategy of the "liberal media" lie. This blog is on temporary hiatus because of my job and thin-skinned Republicans.
Oct 2, 2008
Cleary University continues to bring in rightwing tools in the name of diversity
Cleary University continues to ignore the stated mission of the Economic Club Speakers Luncheon Series with the appearance of one more rightwing tool: this time Clinton hater Dick Morris.
The stated mission of the series is to "enrich the Livingston County community by hosting speakers who can share a broad spectrum of social, political, intellectual and cultural experiences." But the last two years the choices have narrowed to the hard right. That came to a head with the appearance last year by the queen of hate, Ann Coulter.
Despite pleas by community groups to cancel her appearance and even a resignation from a member of the board of directors, Cleary refused to cancel her appearance. For good measure, they also had an appearance from anti-Muslim hatemonger Steve Emerson.
This is the fifth year for the series, and in the past they invited people who actually had something to do with business, like Florine Mark, Wally Amos and other entrepreneurs and business people. Coulter is the first strictly political person ever invited, and it's not by chance.
Cleary's Director of Development and Alumni Relations that booked the speakers for the last two years is the wife of the chairman of the Livingston County Republican Party.
A cynical person could easily reach the conclusion that the timing of this year's guests coincide with the Democratic primary. In the spring when Sens. Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton were locked in a tight battle, African-American Republican Larry Elder was the speaker. Now, Monday's appearance of Morris is just a month away from the General Election when many people, especially Morris, thought Clinton would be the Democratic Presidential nominee.
Morris - or as my favorite radio host Stephanie Miller calls him, "Prostitute Toe Sucker" Dick Morris - was fired from the Clinton camping after his relationship with posture Sherry Rowlands was revealed. He landed at Faux News where he can be seen every night on Faux as a pundit.
Of course, he is awful as a pundit, and he has never been right about anything. But, he has the best qualification for Faux: he has an intense hatred for the Clintons. In fact, he has made a career of that.
Even a broken watch is right twice a day, but Morris has a worse record. Among his famous predictions is that Hillary Clinton would be the Presidential nominee. He also said Rick Lazio would defeat Hillary Clinton for New York Senate the day before the election, and before that he said Hilary would not run for the Senate at all. In 1998, he predicted the Democrats "will absolutely be obliterated" in the midterm elections,: but they gained seats.
But Morris has that qualification he needs to be a pundit on Faux and to speak at Cleary: He hates the Clintons.
23 comments:
- liberalshateusa said...
If you remember Morris worked for Clinton. Maybe he say what it was really like to be a Liberal and did not like what he saw. Sometimes the truth hurts
- liberalshateusa said...
Correction Maybe he saw.
- Communications guru said...
Try disgruntled employee cashing in on his association by telling right-wingers what they want to hear.
You know, the series once hosted Kwame Kilpatrick, not exactly a right-wing Clinton hater. An economic speaker series invites a number of varied people. In Washtenaw, for instance, the speakers have included humor writer Dave Barry and baseball star Cal Ripkin and Duke basketball Coach K. Not exactly business or political giants. But their series tries to be interesting and sell tickets. So does Livingston's.
The Coulter appearance was easily the top ticket seller in the history of the series. You said people pleaded with Cleary to cancel. Had they cancelled, they would have faced a much greater wrath from Cleary supporters, I imagine.
Morris, I understand, is the biggest ticket-seller for this year's series, which included Elder and an author who wrote about the Enron scandal...she was a great speaker that you chose not to mention. Hopefully that was an oversight.
I don't think there is any doubt that Morris was booked close to the election. It makes sense. It would have been even better for the series had Hillary been nominated...it would have spiced up his appearance.
Maybe I'm wrong, but you sound as though you feel there is a plot to bring in speakers to influence the Livingston County vote. If that's your theory, it seems lame. County voters don't need a speakers series in order to vote Republican. They do that pretty well by themselves. And those who would come to see conservative speakers are already going to vote Republican...so I don't get your point.
I am no fan or Morris but I like to hear what pundits say. Most can provide some insider stories and some even provide perspective. Morris was a toe-sucker, as you say, but he seemed to be okay for Bill Clinton. And I don't think Morris was ever accused of using cigars in interesting ways like your favorite Oval Office inhabitant.
- Communications guru said...
I'm well aware the series once hosted Kwame Kilpatrick. But he was the mayor of the largest city in Michigan where many Livingston County residents once lived and many work there and pay city taxes. That's a lot more relevance there than for out of state right-wing tools like Dick Morris, Steve Emerson and Ann Coulter.
Dave Barry and baseball star Cal Ripkin and Duke basketball Coach K would have been much better choices than a hatemonger like Coulter. In a past post I listed all of the people they could have had for the same price as Coulter and less from the same speaker's bureau that booked the queen of hate.
Funny, no where in the mission statement for the series does it say "sell as many tickets as possible." Some things are more important than ticket sales, and they would have sold just as many tickets by booking a decent person instead of a hate-filled racist.
I disagree. Few people would have complained if they canceled the queen of hate.
I have no idea if Morris is the biggest ticket-seller for this year's series or not. You seem to have inside information. Are you connected to Cleary? I did not write about the person from Enron for two reasons, and it was not an oversight. First, this is a political blog. Second, that speaker meets the mission of the series, Morris does not. I would have no problem with Morris if there was some balance. Hell, they could have brought in a well known right-wing pundit that was right once in a while. Morris has never been right.
Yes, it would have been better for Morris if Hilary was nominated: better but unfair. The fact is that was the plan, like I said in the original post. If she had won the idiot would have been right on a prediction for the first time in his life.
Great observation. There is a conspiracy to bring right-wing tools in. The person who books them is the wife of the chair of the county Republican Party. You missed that? Again, the point is the stated mission of the series is to bring in diverse speakers. That's not happening.
I also like to hear what pundits have to say, but once again, Morris sucks, and he has never been right. He was a toe sucker, and that's why he was let go by the Clinton people. I think the last straw was when he was giving inside info to prostitutes to impress them. Maybe that's why he's such a disgruntled ex-employee. Now, you may think a whoremonger is suitable for Cleary University, but I don't. I also fail to see what the crack "using cigars in interesting ways" has to do with anything.
Besides, do you really think you're going to hear something new from him that has not already appeared in his false, disgusting books? Get real.
Maybe I won't hear anything new. I was disappointed in Coulter's talk for that very reason. I expected her one-liners and insults...but I hoped for a message with a theme, and it didn't happen.
I mentioned Kwame because he did provide a diverse opinion...as did the Enron speaker (who criticized the ethics of big business and the government oversight, or lack of same. You implied there wasn't diversity with regard to the mission statement and I think there has been. Although it's true that both political speakers this year have been conservative.
Their mission may not be to sell tickets but it doesn't make sense to have a speakers series in front of an empty room. Maybe you don't understand that since you are a Livingston County democrat and they seem fine with the fact that they can't get many votes here.
I am not an employee of Cleary nor am I an "insider," but I do attend many speaker series events. I know their attendance dropped a couple three years ago with non-exciting speakers. I know Coulter was by far the top ticket-seller in the series history. And I was told at the last session that ticket sales for Morris were tops for the year. May or may not be true. Sorry to spoil your conspiracy theories, but I'm just an observer.
You seemed fixated on the wife of the county Republican party. Is it all spouses of political people who can't have jobs? Just Republicans/ Or just wives? I'm curious. Again, from what I'm told, she's the person who executes the plan. There is a committee that decides who the speakers will be. But if her marriage sullies the decision in your mind, does that mean that Hillary was nothing more than an extension for Bill? Or are only Democratic women allowed to have careers?
The Clinton cigar remarks was because of your toe-sucking reference. Clinton was surely shamelful in his Oval Office escapades, yet that doesn't seem to bother you. and Morris passed on secrets to his hooker? Give me a break. What about the times monica was doing the naty with Bill while Bubba was on the phone with foreign leaders. Monica had her ears open as well as her mouth at those times.
Here's the deal. You discredit Morris now because he backs Republicans. But if he had stayed in good graces with the Clintons, you would be defending him and ignoring or minimizing the toe-sucking.
Go ahead now, let me have it. But we all know that I am right on this.
- Communications guru said...
Sorry, we all know you're wrong on this.
So you plunked down $60 to hear racist insults from Coulter. That's a welcome change from right-wingers condemning her racism in public and cheering privately while plunking down money for her crappy books.
Like I said before, Kwame Kilpatrick represents the largest city in the state, and that's really not a political speaker and it fits the mission of the series. I not only implied there wasn't diversity with regard to the mission statement, I proved it. When was the last time there was a liberal or even a Democratic speaker, and it has been more than just last year that the speakers have been conservative.
The main goal should not be to strictly sell tickets, and you can sell plenty of tickets with decent and respectful speakers. I'm fine with the "fact that they (Democrats) can't get many votes here?" Hardly. Democrats also got more than 33,000 votes in the presidential election in 2004. Now, that's not as many as voted for the Grand Oil Party, but certainly enough to fill a room at Cleary. Plus, you also to need to consider Cleary is based out of Ann Arbor, which has a few more Democrats. And, the mission of the series is to bring diverse voices to the series, not to please the majority.
Here's a link to who Cleary could have brought in:
How about Helen Thomas, Art Linkletter or Geraldine Ferraro? All for less money than Morris and Coulter.
I'm "fixated" on "the wife of the county Republican party" because the series didn't always bring in rightwing tools, and it only coincided with the apparent promotion of the two. I also never saw the LEC series advertised on the county's GOP web site until the last couple of years. Of course spouses of political people can have jobs, but for you to suggest there is no connection is not based on facts. Nor is your claim that you or her do not have a hand in the selection process based on fact.
The Clinton cigar remarks was just a cheap shot. President Bill Clinton has accomplished a heck of a lot more than Dick Morris, and he only has a career because he hates the Clintons. Yes, Morris passed on secrets to his hooker. Don't tell me you don't believe that? What about the times Monica "was doing the naty (sic) with Clinton?" Where's the proof for your ridiculous claim that she was doing the "naty" with Clinton while "he was on the phone with foreign leaders." This has to be Allan Filip. This is typical of the ridiculous bullshit you have come out with since you have been the chair of the county party. This has nothing to do with the Clintons. This has to do with a series that claims it brings in diverse voices and brings in nothing but right-wingers and then tries to directly effect an election.
Do you ever read your stuff before you push "send?" First you say it was more than last year that the speakers were conservative; then you said the series didn't book rightwing speakers until the recent appointment of the GOP chair's wife. It's only been around about 5 years, so which was it: A long history of conservative speakers, or two or three the last couple years?
(By the way, I'm not Allan Filip. You are continually wrong with your identify accusations. I've seen you be wrong with others and you've been wrong twice with me. I'm not going to bother to correct you anymore, but it does show me some insight into how much accuracy plays into your posts.)
"Brings in nothing but righwing speakers." Talk about hogwash. What string of conservative speakers? The cookie woman? The Weight Watchers Woman? The admiral turned author? The woman who analyzes fads? The Washington correspondent? Kwame Kilpatrick? The Enron author? The economist? It's all in your mind.
You should have gone to today's talk. Morris was good. Very clear on where he stands politically, but good. He said there was a lot of blame for the financial crisis, but put 80 percent of the blame on the Republicans. When's the last time one of your cherished Democrats accepted any fault on behalf of that party? Besides Liebermann, I mean.
He was partisan, to be sure, but he was also informative. Interesting stuff about the auto industry, energy and the history of the mortgage crisis.
It's nice that you feel as though you should select the speakers for them, but I think they feel they can do that on their own. But go ahead and start your own series and see how ticket sales go...or are you one of those people who would rather slam others than do something yourself?
By the way, next year's speakers are Wally Amos, founder of the Famous Amos cookie company; Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for Newsweek; and John Stossel, anchor of 20/20 on ABC. Another set of conservative wackos, huh?
You said I plucked down $60 to hear Coulter make racist insults. Tell me one racist insult she made when she came to speak in Livingston County.
I'll accept that I made a mistake. Clinton wasn't necessarily on the phone with a foreign leader when he did the nasty with Monica. It may have been a member of Congress. Monica's testimony from the Starr report:
Ms. Lewinsky testified: "I believe he took a phone call...and so we moved from the hallway into the back office...(H)e put his hand down my pants and stimulated me manually in the genital area." While the President continued talking on the phone (Ms. Lewinsky understood that the caller was a Member of Congress or a Senator), she performed oral sex on him.
The cigar stories are also cited in her testimony. Actions the nation can be proud of, I'm sure.
- Communications guru said...
No Al, I just write it, I don't read it. The last two years we have seen rightwing tools that coincides with the appointment of you as the chair of the Grand Oil Party chair. You were appointed in December 2006, and the last two years the political speakers have been extreme rightwing tools.
So I'm supposed to believe you're not Allan Filip and I'm wrong just because you say so? Please. Like I have said continuously, when political speakers are brought in, they are right-wingers. "The cookie woman? The Weight Watchers Woman? The admiral turned author? The woman who analyzes fads? The Washington correspondent? Kwame Kilpatrick? The Enron author? The economist?" are all nonpolitical speakers, and they meet the mission of the series.
"Go ahead and start my own series?" That's a stupid comment, Al. Cleary has been around for more than a 100 years, and many people have worked hard to help it grow, including members of my family. It's sad that a great community asset is pissing that away for a quick buck or for what I don't know.
The first two speakers next year are nonpartisan who meet the mission, but Stossel is a rightwing tool. It would be nice to add one liberal to that list to balance out the last four rightwing tools that spoke the last two years.
I didn't go to the Coulter event, so how do I know what racist remarks she made at the event? However, I featured one week up to the time she made her speech.
- Communications guru said...
If the country should be ashamed of an extramarital affair, then why are people voting for John McCain? In my book, the country needs to be more ashamed of torturing and abusing prisoners and starting an unnecessary war than the president getting a BJ. As for Morris, he has not accomplished a fraction of what Bill Clinton has, and his vile actions continue to this day.
I don't know if Kwame is a liberal but he is surely a Democrat. So there has been a Democratic speaker. Let's put it this way: Since the series started, there have been more Democratic speakers than there have been Democrats who have won countywide elections.
You call people you don't agree with conservative tools. That's the problem with folks like you on both sides of the political scene. You discount something because of who said it, not because of its content. Then you expect to be taken seriously.
Dick Morris is clearly a conservative and listeners should filter his comments accordingly. But his speech Monday was still informative. He provided good insights on the auto industry, the energy debate and the financial crisis. And guess what? Even though he said there was a lot of blame to go around, he placed the majority of the blame on the Republicans, by an 80-20 margin. When's the last time one of your Democratic sweethearts has blamed a Democrat for anything?
And your description of next year's speakrs is ridiculous. Two nonpartisans and a Republican tool? Please. You don't like what Stossel says, apparently, so that makes him a tool...a rightwing one at that. Should we assume everything you say is useless because you are a liberal tool? (Not bad advice, actually).
But to say Eleanor Clift is nonpartisan is outlandish. She would never claim that. Her nickname used to be Eleanor Rodham Clift because she so zealously defended Hillary Clinton.
I can't help but laugh at your assertion that ticket sales shouldn't be a priority for the series. I guess that's not surprising, given the lack of audiences at most meetings of county Democrats. Democrats get no crowds, and they are happy. Cleary's ticket sales are rising, and they are happy. You are baying at the moon and, I assume, you are happy.
Everyone's happy.
- Communications guru said...
Like I have said about three times now, Kwame Kilpatrick is the mayor of the state's most important and largest Michigan city, and many Livingston County residents once lived there and many work there and pay city taxes. He was not strictly a political speaker like Coulter, Morris and Emerson. The fact that no Democrat has won a county wide election in Livingston County is irrelevant because Cleary is headquartered out of Ann Arbor and many students, teachers and board members are from Ann Arbor. And again, the mission is to bring in diverse voices, not to please the majority party. How diverse is that?
I call conservative tools because they are conservative tools. I could care less what you think of me. Here's the difference: I'm a liberal with a liberal point of view. I don't pretend to be nonpartisan or claim I'm promoting diverse voices and have nothing but liberal views like Cleary has nothing but rightwing tools when it has political speakers.
What has pundit Dick Morris ever been right about, and his entire shtick is he hates the Clintons. What has he ever been right about? "Democratic sweethearts?" Democrats take responsibility for their actions, like Eliot Spitzer.
My description of next year's speakers is right on. Stossel's views are rightwing positions. Eleanor Clift is nonpartisan. She is the former Newsweek's White House correspondent, and she has covered presidents from Carter to Bush. I would rather hear what she has to say than Morris, and she will be much more entertaining.
I Never said " that ticket sales shouldn't be a priority for the series." I said it should not be the number one goal. They will do fine by just following the stated mission. What makes you think there's a "lack of audiences at most meetings of county Democrats?" You are again wrong. You might want to attend an event or read my entire blog, Al.
A tool is someone who makes up arguments and foes. I'm not Al, but that doesn't bother you a bit. Facts are irritants to people like you. Clifton should be a fine speaker, but she's hardly nonpartisan. She is used to counter Buchanan on TV.
You parse and rationalize to the point of lunacy. Cleary has an Ann Arbor base so that's the audience it needs to consider when selecting speakers for a Livingston function? Amazing.
You harp on Morris being a one-note anti-Clinton bleater...but that was not at all the theme of Monday's speech. His talk really wasn't about her at all. He did criticize her in response to a question, but it was a small part of his entire presentation. He praised Bill Clinton frequently.
I was most disappointed in him because he praised the Palin choice by McCain. But he did make a point worth pondering. He said Palin made it to the ticket on her own; Hillary is there only because of who her husband is. In that regard, he said Palin's candidacy advanced feminism more than Hillary's candidacy. You can argue that point, but it's a fair one to make. Specifically, had Bill Clinton been an insurance salesman, would Hillary ever have run for the US Senate, much less get elected?
I was most impressed by Morris when he said McCain missed the boat on the bailout strategy. Morris's take on the bailout made sense both from a policy and strategic standpoint. Interesting stuff.
You better hope that Morris isn't always wrong. He predicted Obama would win in November and that the Democrats would make huge gains in the Senate.
I didn't want to get in this fight, but now I can't resist. Democrats take responsibility for their actions? Yeah, right. Ask Mary Jo Kopechne. Oh, you can't. She's dead.
Or what about Slick Willie Clinton. He took responsibility for bonking Gennifer Flowers. No, wait, he denied it until she produced phone tapes.
But he took responsibility for Monica Lewinsky. No, wait, he denied it on national TV...but then along came that stained dress.
You know, it's not responsible when you only admit it after your lies have been exposed.
And, yes, I know that Repubs have sordid pasts as well and I'm sure you will go that route. But that's not the point. You said Dems take responsibility for their actions. It's a stupid statements. Some people from both parties are honorable and some from both parties are sleazy.
He's not really using Eliott Spitzer as an example of what a good Democrat is, is he?
Do the Democrats know this guy speaks for them? Can't they convince him to stop.
Eliott Spitzer is a stand-up guy, huh? Hell, not only does he pay for it, but he pays too much...typical Democrat is he.
- Communications guru said...
Wait, I'm supposed to believe you're not Al simply because you say so? Why? I don't even know if I am talking to the same person every time. Most people choose a screen name that keeps their real name private. It's not difficult. "Facts are irritants to people like me?" Based on what; your opinion?
Who is Clifton? Eleanor Clift is a journalist, plain and simple. You can't say the same thing about Coulter, Emerson or Morris. I brought up Cleary is based in Ann Arbor because of your ridiculous claim that it's OK to bring in nothing but right-wingers because of your claim that no Democrat has won a county wide office in Livingston County. And I'm the one that "rationalizes to the point of lunacy?" Ditto for you, Al. How about simply living up to the stated mission of the program and bring in the diverse voices?
I harp on Morris as a "one-note anti-Clinton bleater" for one reason: he is. He would have no career otherwise, and he would certainly not be on faux "news" every night. I can tell you this, if he made any predictions, they will be wrong. I'm still waiting for you to tell me a prediction he made that was correct. Wow, what a surprise he attacked Hilary Clinton.
"Palin's candidacy advanced feminism more than Hillary's candidacy?" That is the stupidest thing you have ever said. I didn't see people wearing buttons at the Democratic convention saying Hilleary was hot, but we saw them at the Grand Oil Party convention saying Palin was hot. You are even more wrong when you say "Hillary is there only because of who her husband is." It gave her name recognition, but she had to earn those votes against first Rudy 9/11 and then the other tool. He had nothing to do with her performance in the Senate or her victories on the campaign trail. The same claim can be made for W and Jeb. It was no accomplishment for Palin to be chosen. She was chosen because she pleases the extremists who own the GOP because Grampy can't. She is not qualified.
Wow. Bold move by Morris predicting Obama will win with less than 30 days to the election when he is ahead in every poll. This is the same guy who said Hillary would be the hands down winner.
I wouldn't have nearly the problem I have with Morris if there was some balance, but I still think you can find a better right-winger. He was brought in because you thought Hillary would be the nominee.
- Communications guru said...
Here's your first lie: "I didn't want to get in this fight." If that was the case you wouldn't have posted it and did it anonymously. I stand by what I said. For me, here's the huge difference: Unlike the Grand Oil Party, Democrats don't preach and try and take the moral high ground, especially as corrupt as the GOP is.
As for Bill Clinton, he paid a price and was impeached. If there was a crime involved with the death of Mary Jo Kopechne why no charge or conviction? It also cost him the presidency.
But I don't believe Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy is running for president. Why is it OK with you for Grampy McSame to dump his first wife who stood by him when he was a POW and committed adultery with a younger woman?
- Communications guru said...
Yes, he is using Eliott Spitzer as an example. You, or some other person, said
"Even though he said there was a lot of blame to go around, he placed the majority of the blame on the Republicans, by an 80-20 margin. When's the last time one of your Democratic sweethearts has blamed a Democrat for anything?"
Eliott Spitzer is an example of someone who took responsibility for his actions.
I would like to continue this, because it's fun to see you twist like a pretzel. But for what purpose? The 2 or 3 others who read this site?
When's the last time one of your Democratic sweethearts blamed another Democrat for a policy decision? That's a lot different than resigning after you've been caught and charged with paying thousands of dollars to be with a hooker. I still can't believe that you use Eliott Spitzer as your example of a shining light for Democrats. But you know the party better than I do, I guess.
News flash, Bozo. Ted Kennedy was charged and convicted relating to the accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. He should have been charged with more, but he tried to duck all responsibility, failing to call authorities that night, recruiting friends at the party to help with the cover up, going back to his hotel room and sleeping away the rest of the night without contacting authorities, getting up the next morning without telling authorities, going back to the island and initially denying knowledge when police asked about the submerged car...well, I guess you would forgive all that if he had only paid for sex with a hooker and then resigned. That's what real stand-up Democrats do.
Now go ahead and tell me about how McCain dumped his wife or committed adultry (I bet Bill Clinton gets morally outraged when he hears about people cheating on their wife), and ignore these questions. They are simple ones but you won't understand them: Are you happy with the way Ted Kennedy behaved the night Mary Jo Kopechne died? Can you name a single Democrat of note who has ever criticized Kennedy for his actions that night?
- Communications guru said...
There are much more than "two or three readers," Brett, Al or who ever you are, and if that's so then why are you even bothering?
What's with this "Democratic sweetheart" bullshit? I have no idea when a Democrat "blamed another Democrat for a policy decision." I also don't see the relevance or why in your mind assigning blame and pointing fingers is a virtue. Yes, I use Eliott Spitzer and will continue to use it as an example of someone taking responsibility for their actions. It was you, I believe, who said Democrats do not take responsibility for their actions. I never, ever said he is an "example of a shining light for Democrats." You just need to look at the example of David Vitter for a Republican taking responsibility for his actions that were similar to Spitzer's.
Thanks, "bozo." I was in elementary school when the Kennedy accident occurred, so I had forgotten. You are correct. Kennedy entered a plea of guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury. I guess that just proves my point of Democrats taking responsibility for their actions.
You don't know Grampy McSame dumped his wife and committed adultery? Gee, I'm not surprised. Again, Democrats have never tried to take the moral high ground, preach to other people and claim we are the exclusive party of family values. I think it's a heck of a lot worse to dump the wife who stood by you for five years while you were gone and then dump her for a younger woman than committing adultery and then confessing and trying to keep your family intact.
I have no idea if "Bill Clinton gets morally outraged when he hears about people cheating on their wife," nor do I even care. What I do know is this, you can't claim to be the party of morals and family values and then have your candidate be an adulterer and a scumbag.
Am I "happy with the way Ted Kennedy behaved the night Mary Jo Kopechne died?" No. Tell you what: I will never vote for him for that one mistake he pled guilty to. "Can you name a single Democrat of note who has ever criticized Kennedy for his actions that night?" Certainly not off the top of my head; it was almost 40 years ago.
I agree. Democrats have never tried to take the moral high ground.
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The Grand Oil Party has never had the moral high ground and never will no mater how much they try and claim it.


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I would like to know more about the risks and benefits of manually checking the scar of the previous C-section after a successful VBAC. Exactly what kind of information does this method provide, and could this information be obtained by any other method as well? I haven't found any study or other evidence-based resource on this.
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Robert Hugh "Jack" Tennant, 79, of Joseph's Mills Community, Alma, departed this life Sunday, December, 23, 2012 in Wheeling Hospital. He was a son of the late Opal Tennant.
Friends and family were at Furbee Funeral Home, Route 18, Tyler, Dec. 26, 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm where services were held Thursday, 2 p.m. Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery, Joseph's Mills, WV.
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I know Cuz1 was dealing with a lot, but she could have 1)waited till she had time to go through everything to make sure there was nothing she wanted (I'm sure the OP would have been patient) or 2)Asked OP to do all the sorting and organizing and to let her know what she found from her father's line.
* CDL is the geneologist for her side of the family.* Aunt had tons of family documents, mostly for her family. Documents are for three families. 1. Aunt's father / grandfather shared with cousins. This is my area of expertise. Grandfather had seven siblings. I am in contact with descendants of most of them, and the "keepers" will receive originals after I make copies. 2. Aunt's mother / grandmother shared with cousins. Grandmother had nine siblings. The genealogist for this side of the family is one of aunt's cousins. who will receive originals. 3. Aunt's first husband / cousins' father. I have little interest in these documents and do not need to make copies for myself. Originals will go to either Cuz1 or Cuz2. * CDL offerred to sort through all the documents, with the intention of keeping and archiving the documents relevant to her work, which seem to be the lion share.So far, about 3000 letters from my father to his parents over a 40-year span and about 1000 letters to Grandma from her siblings.* Cousin1 did the work of sending the documents to CDL, but didn't seem to have any interest in them.Cuz1 stated several times that she had no interest in the documents. I believe she was relieved to have a place to send the documents rather than putting them into storage with the rest of her mother's household items.* Cousin2 is the genealogist for uncle's family.Cuz2 has only recently expressed an interest in his genealogy, but Cuz1 has shown no interest. Cuz2 seems most likely to become the "keeper".* CDL has no use for documents from uncle's family, so offered them to Cousin2.* Cousins 1 and 2 have equal claim to the documents based on kinship.* Now that Cousin2 wants them, so does Cousin1.I suspect this is at least partially true.As far as I see it CrazyDaffodilLady did nothing wrong. Thank you. . . . .
Im not littlebird, but in many cases (and with the proper skills and training), photographing is a better option than scanning because you can get a higher quality, better-nuanced, more detailed, properly colored copy through photography than with a scanner. Particularly for items that are so large youd otherwise have to scan in pieces and then meld together (only if the camera is high-enough resolution, though). Scanners that are available to consumers are rarely of a quality that is good for archival purposestheyre really calibrated more for scanning in financial documents and the like.
Do you have a historical society near you or a college with a museum studies or art conservation program ? They could help you, if nothing else they can tell you how do to it right. Folks in these institutions are really wonderful about sharing knowledge.
For something that wide, you would set up a tripod like someone described earlier in the thread, and then take head-on (or directly over, if you have it laid out on the groundthis is how museums take shots of large things, sometimes) photos of individual parts then merge them with a photo editing toolnot just shoot the full document in one frame. There is less edge noise and distortion with photographs then there would be when doing something similar with a scanner.There are quite a few resources online if you search for "photographing large documents" and the like.
Quote from: snowdragon on December 12, 2012, 03:07:54 PMDo you have a historical society near you or a college with a museum studies or art conservation program ? They could help you, if nothing else they can tell you how do to it right. Folks in these institutions are really wonderful about sharing knowledge.Speaking of historical societies...When no one else in the family was interested and it was about to be tossed out, DH became the owner of a notebook that had lived in his grandparents' attic for decades. It was a great aunt's notes from nursing school in the 1910s. The great aunt died in the influenza epidemic of 1918. After DH sent out a few e-mails to his cousins saying that it was really interesting to read what nursing students were taught in that era, several cousins came forward and said that they were more entitled to the notebook than DH (largely because we have no children and therefore no family to pass the notebook on to). We've located a medical school library that has a collection of medical manuscripts that has expressed interest in adding the notebook to its collection, and DH is planning to donate it. The notebook is fragile, due to its age, and should be properly conserved and cared for by professionals. There's been some grumbling from the cousins about this course of action, but they will be free to visit the notebook in the library if they so desire. Donating to a historical society might be a solution for other families as well.
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Nick Patti
OT: Let's catch up with Nick Patti
Good story I saw on the front of ESPN's CFB section that I thought it would be nice to share. I know all chances of any Dr. Phillips kids went out the window with the coaching changes, but it's nice to see Nick is still doing great out here and will probably be the one to lead Boise State to their usual great seasons in the future.
TomVH: Dr. Phillips Visit Postponed
2012 QB Nick Patti told me tonight that the Dr. Phillips visit that was planned this week has been postponed. They said the game time is too early, and they can't make it. They're in the process of rescheduling right now.
TVH Weekly: Illinois Visitors, Will Mahone
This weekly update will be a little sparse. Since there was a bye then an away game, there wasn't much that happened that I haven't reported already. This weekend should be a good one, however, with the Dr. Phillips clan coming to town.
If you ever have any tips you would like to pass along, please email me at [email protected]. As always you can get more updates from me on Twitter, as well.
Illinois Visitors
As usual I will post this in a separate diary since the names will change as we get closer to the date. This is the only thing I'm going to say as far as everyone asking about a potential "secret recruit' visiting this weekend. I have confirmed he's coming, and I will let you know who it is when they give me the OK to tell you.
- Safety Roderick Ryles (6'1", 185 lbs, 3 Star): Currently committed to Arkansas, but he has said numerous times that anything can happen. If he likes this visit, I would expect Michigan to be a heavy contender.
- Linebacker Darryl Monore (6'1", 215 lbs, 3 Star): Darryl has not been offered by Michigan, but will be making the trip up this weekend. Currently committed to Washington State, he has said that basically means nothing and it's as soft a commit as you can be.
- Running Back Demetrius Hart (5'8", 190 lbs, 4 Star, Commit): You already know.
- Safety Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix (6'2", 190 lbs, 5 Star): Alabama commit coming up for the second time. I was a little optimistic until I spoke with someone in Florida that I trust. They said Ha'Sean is definitely committed to Alabama, and it would be hard to get him away from that. We'll see what happens.
- Wide Receiver Chris Gallon (6'5", 205 lbs, 3 Star): Chris does not have an offer, although the coaches have told him they're reviewing his film. It seems as though Chris may be a back up plan for Michigan at wide receiver.
- Quarterback Nick Patti (5'10", 180 lbs, 2012 Recruit): Nick has consistently said that Michigan is one of his favorites.
Will Mahone
5'11", 205 lbs.
Running Back
Austintown, Ohio
Will Mahone was in Ann Arbor this year to watch a Michigan game already, and this week traveled to Pennsylvania to see the Penn State game. He got a two for one, as he got to check out both the Lions and Wolverines offense.
It's great to have a quarterback like Denard, we have a versatile quarterback, too, so that's good. (Michigan's) running back (Vincent) Smith looks like he's good too. They had a rough game, but they made a little comeback too.
Mahone plays in a spread offense now that uses a lot of read options, much like Michigan. The new recruiting rules have slowed down offers, but Will is still hearing from a good amount of big time schools.
Alabama, Penn State, Oregon, Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Michigan and Notre Dame are all still sending letters. I have an offer from Cincinnati, too.
While running back may not be a big priority for Michigan in the 2012 class, Mahone would be a good option.
- Instate linebacker Desmond Morgan was offered, and will likely visit after his season is done.
- A look at some potential 2012 QB recruits.
- Linebacker Sean Duggan committed to Boston College.
- AZ OL Cyrus Hobbi's coach says Hobbi is still trying to plan an official to Michigan.
TomVH: 2012 QB Recruiting
Our 2011 quarterback recruiting is still potentially not settled, but considering the current roster, the 2012 class looks to be the earliest that M would again be in the market for a long-term starter. Here's a look at some potential quarterbacks to keep an eye on in the 2012 class. These aren't necessarily prospects that Michigan is recruiting heavily, just names to keep an eye on.
|Nick Patti
170 lbs.
Dr. Phillips
|First 4 games of Junior season
|Patti has thrown for 13 touchdowns to only 1 interception this year. He'll be visiting Michigan with his teammates for the Illinois game.
|Maty Mauk
185 lbs.
|Ball State, Cincinnati, Missouri, Notre Dame
|Sophomore Film
|Mauk has a relationship with Brian Kelly at Notre Dame through his brother. His family has Michigan fans, but I think Notre Dame is in the driver's seat.
|Aloyis Gray
165 lbs.
Brebeuf Jesuit
|Sophomore Film
|Hearing from Notre Dame, UCLA, Syracuse, Purdue, and Michigan. He wants to stay close to home, and has definite interest in Michigan.
|Matt Davis
198 lbs.
Klein Forest
|Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, LSU, Oregon, TCU, Texas Tech, Others
|First Game of Junior Season
|Matt tore his ACL in his first game this season, but is going to be one of the best QBs in the country. He's interested in Michigan, and is hearing from them.
|Robert Gregory
180 lbs
|Short Clip
|Teammate of '11 OL Chris Bryant and '12 OL Jordan Diamond.
|Patrick Towles
232 lbs.
|Patrick is hearing from a lot of big time schools. Hasn't heard from Michigan yet, but is interested.
|Chaz Whittaker
170 lbs.
|Former teammate of current Wolverine Cullen Christian.
|Brian Blackburn
197 lbs.
|Junior Season Opener
|Demitrious Davis
180 lbs.
Austintown Fitch
|First 5 Games of Junior Season
|Came to the Michigan/Iowa game. Teammates with '12 RB Will Mahone, and twin brother WR/DB Chris Davis. Versatile enough to play a few positions.
Again, this is just a look at a few potential recruits. Michigan has obviously been in good contact with Nick Patti, and are in a favorable position as well. Matt Davis is an interesting recruit. He tore his ACL, but still has the top programs coming after him. Although he is from Texas he says he's wide open, and has definite interest in Michigan.
TomVH: Chris Gallon, Dr. Phillips Update
If you're keeping track, Michigan is recruiting RB Demetrius Hart, S Roderick Ryles, and S Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix from Dr. Phillips for the 2011 class. As I said yesterday, Roderick Ryles was just offered by Michigan and will be visiting for the Wisconsin game. They're also very much in the conversation with 2012 QB Nick Patti. You can add another teammate to the list with 2011 WR Chris Gallon (6'5", 205 lbs.):
Michigan is starting to come after me hard. They're looking at my senior film right now, and they said after that they might offer. Coach Smith has been in constant contact with me. He said they like me a lot, I just have to wait until they see my film.
Chris sent the Michigan coaches his junior film, and the first three games from this season. Gallon said they are recruiting him as a wide receiver, and if they offer, Michigan has a good shot with him.
I was supposed to go up to Alabama this weekend with Dee (Hart) and HaHa (Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix), but I'm taking my SAT so I didn't go. I'm going to be going to Michigan for the Wisconsin game though. We're all going up there together.
Gallon, Ryles, Patti, and as of right now Demetrius and Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix are all planning on being at the Michigan game, when they take on Wisconsin.
TomVH: Weekly Update: Visit updates, Recruit reactions
The game was obviously a success, and that has resonated through with the recruits in attendance. Here's a look at how this past weekend's visits went, and some reactions to the game from recruits. There's not many quotes from the first three, because I only spoke with them briefly, and Avery Walls is still in Ann Arbor.
Demetrius Hart
5'8, 190 lbs.
Running Back
Orlando, Florida
We'll just start off with the update you've been anticipating. Demetrius Hart decided not to commit this weekend. He came up with his uncle, teammates Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix and Nick Patti, as well as Tom Shaw (his trainer).
I will tell you that I thought this would be the weekend he would end his recruitment. I know this was a very good visit for him, and there's still no reason to believe that anything has changed as far as where he ranks Michigan (which is number one).
I don't have any deep meaningful quotes from him, but I did talk to him briefly. He's graduating early, so he has to make his decision soon. I wouldn't be surprised if he took a few more visits to other schools, and came back up to Ann Arbor for the MSU or Iowa game. Disappointing that nothing happened this weekend, but definitely a positive weekend for Michigan with his recruitment as a whole. Just stay patient.
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix
6'2, 190 lbs.
Orlando, Florida
I spoke with Ha'Sean before the visit took place. He told me that he didn't want the visit publicized too much, and if it got out there that he was coming he might not go. As we all know it was reported everywhere that he would be in Ann Arbor, and he still came. Maybe he doesn't browse the interwebs, I'm not sure.
Anyhow, speaking with a few people about him makes me feel like he's pretty solid with Alabama. That's not to say that it would be impossible to sway him, it would just take quite a bit to do that. If Demetrius makes another trip up to Michigan and Ha'Sean were to come with him, there would be reason for excitement. I've been told that there may be some teammates (possibly former as well) trying to persuade him to go north. We'll just have to wait to see how it plays out.
Avery Walls
5'11, 185 lbs.
McDonough, Georgia
Avery's visit will last until today (Monday), so we'll have to wait a little bit for an update on the visit. I wouldn't expect a commitment from him, but if the visit blows him away it's not out of the question. I have a feeling that Michigan is in the driver's seat. This is his third trip to Ann Arbor.
This time he brought his brother with him to have him see what he's been talking about. He will continue to take his planned official visits to Oregon on October 2nd, and Cal on October 9th. He wants to make sure he's found the right fit and I think taking those official visits is important to him. Again, be patient. Michigan is a good spot.
- AJ Jordan - 2011 wide receiver from Trotwood, Ohio was in attendance. He thought very highly of the game and atmosphere, and will eventually take an official visit in Ann Arbor. Wisconsin is barely in the lead right now, and this visit has helped to close that gap.
- Danny O'Brien & Matt Godin - 2012 defensive tackles and best friends! They both had an amazing time at the game. Danny said, "(Mike) Martin is a beast. The defense looked good. Me and Matt both had a great time, it was an awesome game." They both REALLY like Michigan, but it's still early. O'Brien already has offers from Tennessee and Michigan.
- Nick Patti - 2012 quarterback from Dr. Phillips in Orlando, Florida. This was Patti's second time up to AA, and it was a good one. "It was great for me, I loved it. It's hard not to like it there," he said. Tom Shaw (who trains Nick, Demetrius, Ha'Sean, Karlos Williams, etc.) accompanied Nick on the visit, and also had a favorable view. "Tom (Shaw) said he thinks it's a fantastic opportunity if it's presented to me."
- Anthony Zettel - Anthony always enjoys himself at Michigan, and this game was much of the same. I've said this before, but Anthony is now waiting until the end of the season to make his decision. He's waiting to see how Michigan's season turns out, and if there ends up being a coaching controversy. This win is one step closer to landing him.
- The general feeling among the recruits was that this was a great win, and it was an exciting game. The crowd played a big factor too as some recruits said it was so loud they couldn't hear the person next to them at some points. Denard is not only a fan favorite, but a recruit favorite as well. His performance stood out to everybody, and had all the recruits talking about how exciting he is to watch.


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October 23, 2013
Earlham College is sending a delegation to Asia in late October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Japan Study Program and to strengthen the campus' connections to China.
President David Dawson and Vice President for Institutional Advancement Jim McKey '78 will visit Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai as part of the trip. Director and Professor of Japanese Studies Gary DeCoker and President Emeritus Dick Wood, who was involved in the early years of the Japan program, will join them in Tokyo.
"Since the 1960s, other colleges have looked at us as a model for our long-standing programs in Japan," Dawson said. "We're reaching out to China to expand Asian studies into areas where faculty and student interest have grown."
On Oct. 25, the delegation will attend the 50th anniversary celebration at Earlham's partner institution, Waseda University, one of Japan's premier private universities in Tokyo with an enrollment of about 40,000 undergraduate students. Additional events are scheduled across the city to recognize the many alumni, faculty and supporters of the program.
About 70 percent of Earlham students participate in off-campus programs. Since 1963, Earlham has, in partnership with member institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), sent about 1,500 study abroad students to Waseda to study Japanese language and culture. In turn, about 1,500 Waseda students have attended Earlham and other GLCA/ACM schools.
Many alumni have pursued careers focused on Asia, including David Shear '71, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, and Richard Emmert '72, one of the world's leading experts on Noh Theatre.
"A lot of people consider their participation in our study abroad program a very significant part of their education and of their life when they look back on it," DeCoker says. "It's really a milestone, a transformative event for them.
"What's unique about this program is that it is comprehensive," he says. "Students, faculty and administrators travel in both directions to experience and learn from each others educational system." Earlham, for example, is currently hosting Waseda administrator Nobuku Shinno for fall semester 2013 and will welcome five faculty members for a one-month professional development program.
Board of Trustees member Gerry Cooper '66, whose business is in China, will join Dawson and McKey for the China portion of the trip. Cooper also sponsors an internship for an Earlham student each summer.
In Hong Kong, they will visit with donors who are helping to fund the teaching of Chinese at Earlham. They will also visit the Li Po Chun United World College to recruit international students. In Shanghai, they will visit with an official from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to make connections for student internship opportunities in Shanghai and Taipei, Taiwan. They will also visit an international school for recruitment.
"I think the trip also reflects an understanding of the dynamics in Asia," McKey says. "China has been a growing player economically. It's a natural area to build on, on top of an already strong program."
Earlham and Waseda have established a new dual-degree program that will provide unprecedented opportunities for students at both institutions.
Although Waseda has a number of dual-degree programs in East Asia, the partnership with Earlham's Japan Study Program will be the first such undergraduate dual-degree program they have with an institution in the United States.
Dawson and Waseda President Kaoru Kamata will take part in an official signing ceremony for the dual-degree program during the 50th anniversary celebration.
"For our students, a degree from Waseda opens up many career and graduate school opportunities in Japan," DeCoker says. "For Waseda students, an Earlham education is wonderful preparation for graduate school in the United States."
The Japan Study program expects to work with a small number of other GLCA/ACM colleges to set up similar programs whereby Waseda students can gain a U.S. undergraduate degree. The current plan is to have varying majors available at the participating schools.
The delegation will also stop in the Japanese city of Morioka and the village of Tanohata to express gratitude toward the various constituencies who support Earlham programs in the Tohoku region. An October 28 reception will include representatives from the Morioka Board of Education, Iwate University, the Earlham Club, and many others with a longstanding relationship with Earlham.
Since 1973, Earlham has offered the Studies in Cross Cultural Education (SICE) study-abroad program in Morioka. That program allows students to engage in Japanese society by assisting with the teaching of English to middle school students and also by taking Japanese classes at Iwate University.
In Tanohata, the delegation will reconnect with people who were affected by the 2011 tsunami that devastated the village.
"Our students initially got involved in Tanohata about 50 years ago through a reforestation project organized by Waseda students after a huge forest fire. Students lived in a camp facility and did physical work related to the trees," DeCoker says. "But since the tsunami, their efforts have turned to relief work. We hope that our October 28th visit to Tanohata will open up other ways that we can connect with the village."
Earlham College, a national liberal arts college located in Richmond, Indiana, is a "College That Changes Lives." We expect our students to be fully present: to think rigorously, value directness and genuineness, and actively seek insights from differing perspectives. The values we practice at Earlham are rooted in centuries of Quaker tradition, but they also constitute the ideal toolkit for contemporary success. Earlham is one of only 40 national liberal arts colleges ranked among U.S. News and World Reports' "Great Schools at a Great Price."
Brian Zimmerman is director of media relations at Earlham College. He can be reached at (765) 983-1256 and email@example.com.


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|2013-06-05, 09:49
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
I don't see why going there would be a bad idea. They're very friendly and welcoming to international guests, and manga is a visual art. I had a wonderful time at the museum and spoke basically no Japanese at the time I went.
As far as I know the market is every month at To-ji and yes, just that one day. I'm not 100% sure it's the 25th but it's definitely in the mid 20's.
|2013-06-05, 11:43
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Franco's Phalanx is next!
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Location: Little England, Europe and Asia
|2013-06-05, 16:27
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|2013-06-05, 23:43
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Franco's Phalanx is next!
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|2013-06-09, 15:09
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Thinking outside the box
Graphic Designer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 31
I'll be visiting Japan soon, do they still cosplay at Harajuku on Sunday? I've heard they moved to Tokyo dome because cosplay gatherings has been prohibited at Harajuku? Any other places beside Tokyo dome which is comparable to what Harajuku was?
|2013-06-09, 19:07
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Harajuku cosplay isn't what is was, partly because some of the girls started to get creeped out by all the gawking from foreigners and partly because someone decided they should move it to Tokyo Dome and charge 2000¥ (plus 500¥ to take photos). But you still see some cosplayers by the bridge on Sunday if you get there pretty early.
|2013-06-09, 20:42
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Franco's Phalanx is next!
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Little England, Europe and Asia
If you want to cosplay, check this site for events, themes and entrance fees (when existing for participants and observers)... in between, it makes all the sense in the world that organizers will charge more the photographers, and depending on the event and organizers charge less or nothing the observers.
In any case, if you want to cosplay or photograph for free there is always comiket, and it's insanely long lines to get to, enter, change clothes, find a spot, change back, and leave
|2013-06-10, 01:47
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Thinking outside the box
Graphic Designer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 31
Thanks for the quick replies. We weren't specifically going for the cosplay, it was just mentioned a lot online and i thought it would be nice to check it out, as i've never seen any cosplay before :P
But if it's paid these days in Tokyo Dome, guess we will just pass on it. Perhaps we will see some cosplayers on our way from Harajuku to Yoyogi park.
Too bad though, I was kinda looking forward to it.
How is the quality of the Tokyo dome cosplay btw? Just out of curiosity
And thanks for the link AmeNoJaku, but we can't read Japanese And we probably won't be changing our initial plans to specifically visit a cosplay event unless it's on one of the locations we had in mind already.
|2013-07-21, 08:50
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Thanks for the tip on Harajuku Sundays. I am planning on visiting Tokyo in September. When I was in Japan for the first time, I wasn't able to go around much in Tokyo because my trip was mostly in Kansai. I only spent 4 days in Tokyo and one of that was wasted in Disneyland ^^;
I haven't even been to Universal Studios. I heard it's even more awesome than the one in Singapore.
|2013-07-31, 17:55
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Does anyone know of a site(s) with accounts of expatriates living in Japan? I've been wondering what it's like for (Americans in particular) foreigners who moved there and the change their lifestyles have taken.
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Seishu's Ace
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I moved to Japan from the US about 9 months ago and have a "Tokyo Diaries" tab on my site, if you're interested in one view on the move.
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|2013-09-08, 15:23
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: In the middle of our Empire
Age: 27
Going to Tokyo !!
Hey guys
I'll be going to Tokyo this friday
There I will stay in a host family for about 5 weeks.
Can you give me any advice what I should visit or do?
Is there anything you always wanted to know about japan, culture, japanese...
Post it and i will try to find it out while i am there.
thanks for you comments.
|2013-09-08, 15:27
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Seriously, plan for it when you get there, why? No one can count all the good places that you can visit when you're in Tokyo. I mean, if you live in the city proper, basically, everything is just in front of your eyes, and all you have to do is visit it 1 by 1. I'd say, 5 weeks is not enough to enjoy Tokyo. Atleast, that's what my friends had told me when they visited there like few months ago.
|2013-09-08, 16:00
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There is already a "visiting japan" thread, but congratulations. Make sure you spend as much time as possible possible talking to people and looking at the country and not sitting in front of the computer. EDIT: Also don't tell them you like anime, unless they bring it up. Even then, be modest.
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landscape gardens and parks: Yoyogi and Ueno parks are nice to chill out and are free. Shinjuku Gyoen looks beautiful in autumn colors. Also if you have time pay a visit to Kiyomsumi and Hamarikyu gardens.
historical/religious related: Start with the National Museum in Ueno to get some context, then Meiji, Kanda, Hie shrines, as well as the buddhist complex of Asakusa.
daytrips: Kamakura (for temples and shrines) and Nikkou (Tokugawa graves and an amazing national park)
castles: Unfortunately there is non close to Tokyo that worths the visit when one has traveled west of Nagoya, so I guess Odawa is your best bet.
must-do long trip: Kyoto!!!!!
must-do very-long-trip: Matsue and Izumo in Shimane, Kyuushu too but it's really far even by Shinkansen.
OK, back to Tokyo...
contemporary architecture/views: Ride the creepy Yurikamome over the Rainbow Bridge to Odaiba and walk around the island. Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo Tower, Shinjuku Goverment Biulding, for views of the city from very different locations. You can also try Tokyo Dome and that mall in Roppongi.
rock/metal related: GODZ and MOTHER bars in Kabuki-chou. The staff and most japanese can speak at least basic english, and you get to pick music... they are open from 22:00-5:00 everyday... so if you like to listen anything from U2 to Craddle of Filth, you must check them out!
meat markets/dancing: Ageha is a little better then Gaspanic and the like.
teenage fashion: start from Shibuya and walk along the shopping street to Roppongi, this will give you a good sample of how japanese fashion victims progress from lolis to old hags
experiences (not pleasant, but unique): Tsukiji fish market, Shinjuku station during rush hour, Shinkansen, kombini, maid/buttler cafes, Tora no Ana, pachinko, arcades (particularly if you can spectate a trournament).
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Meanwhile: "Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal left the White House after meeting with President Obama for about 20 minutes, apparently departing before another meeting on the Afghanistan war scheduled for later Wednesday morning, but there was no immediate word on whether he would keep his job as the top American commander in Afghanistan."
AND: "[W]hy were the general and his team so candid?... They were in Paris...."
AND: In the Wall Street Journal, there's "Why McChrystal Has to Go" by Eliot A. Cohen. But the editors say:
Above all, the President should think beyond short-term political appearances to the difficult hand his own policy restraints have presented to General McChrystal....
This is no justification for military disrespect, but it ought to make Mr. Obama think twice about advice that he sack General McChrystal merely so he doesn't look weak as Commander in Chief. He'll look a lot weaker in a year if his Afghan policy looks like a failure. With a war in the balance, Mr. Obama should not dismiss his most talented commander without knowing who, and what, comes next.


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Study on the Service Quality Evaluation and Improvement for Medium and Small Sized Hotels
The tourism industry is in the important state in the national economy, and the hotel industry is the important part of the tourism industry, and the medium and small sized hotels occupy certain market share because of the numerous quantity. Because the service qualities of medium and small sized hotels are different, so the service quality of the hotel is the nuclear content of hotel management. At present, the supply exceeds the demand in the global hotel market, and the competitions among hotels are very intense, and who can supply excellent service for customers, who can obtain predominance in the market and attract more customers and get good benefits, and so the service quality is the life of hotel. In China hotel industry, especially for medium and small sized hotels, their management methods are draggled and there service qualities are relatively low, so many problems exist in this industry. As viewed from customers, this article discusses the satisfactory degree measurement about medium and small sized hotels based on the SERVQUAL method put forward by Parsuraman and the domestic scholars' opinions about hotel service research, and analyzes the service quality problem of medium and small sized hotels and puts forward the project of improvement.
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Join Pamela Karimi and Reza Jalali for a conversation on the politics and poetics of Iranian culture reflected in the USM Art Gallery's Persian Visions exhibition. The conversation will be moderated by Carolyn Eyler, USM Director of Exhibitions and Programs.
Pamela Karimi is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She is the author of "Domesticity and Consumer Culture in Iran: Interior Revolutions of the Modern Era" (2013).
Reza Jalali is an Iranian-American educator, Coordinator of USM Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and co-host of the first Maine interfaith trip to Israel and Palestine.
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York Police Department officials say they can't explain why a fearful woman's domestic-abuse report -- written in the woman's native language of Spanish -- was never translated into English for review, and for possible action.
The woman and her two daughters subsequently were stabbed to death. The woman's husband, arrested as he tried to flee to Mexico, now faces charges of first-degree murder.
And a group that has a lawsuit pending against the city on behalf of six other Latina women says the case of Deisy Garcia and her young daughters is far from unique in New York.
The paper trail that ends with the January deaths of Garcia and daughters Daniela, 2, and Yoselin, 1, stretches back to last May.
On May 30, Garcia filed a police report saying she feared her husband would kill her and their two daughters. Garcia spoke Spanish, and it was in Spanish that she filed the report. According to the NYPD, that report was never translated into English for further review.
On January 18, according to authorities, Garcia and her daughters were stabbed to death in their Queens apartment, allegedly by Garcia's ex-husband and the girls' father, Miguel Mejia-Ramos.
Police say officers at the murder scene filed their own report, but the department has no explanation for what happened to Garcia's report from months earlier or to another report from Garcia, again written in Spanish, after a November incident.
"I knew about the police report, and I knew about the police showing up at the house previously on one of the times where Deisy had called the police because she had been the victim of domestic violence," says Roger Asmar, an attorney hired by Garcia's family. "But we did not know that every time Deisy filled out a report -- every time she went to the precinct or the cops came to the house -- no one actually translated the text into English, so, apparently no one looked into it.
"No one translated it and they just put it away or placed it into the system ... three complaints were filed by Deisy, and none of the times she filed a complaint did police actually arrest Mr. Mejia, her ex-husband."
Police have confirmed the May 30 report, and CNN has obtained copies of reports dated November 27 and 28 from Garcia's family, who found them among Deisy Garcia's belonging after she died.
On November 27, cops responded to a call from Garcia.
"She said when her husband came home, he threatened to kill her. She was crying so she called the police and told them that her husband had threatened to kill her," said Sara Alvarado, Garcia's aunt, who was present during the police visit that time.
As she had in May, Garcia once again filed a domestic incident report and wrote in Spanish, "at about 2:40 am my husband came home and assaulted me, he pulled my hair and kicked me twice, then grabbed my phone. After he did that, I called the police, but he changed and ran out taking a phone that is not mine with him. Today in the morning, he was threatening me that he would take away my daughters."
Police are unable to say whether that report was ever translated, either.
On November 28, Garcia made a follow-up visit to the precinct, filling out another complaint, but her claims did not lead to an arrest.
In statements to police following the slayings, Mejia-Ramos allegedly said he'd been drinking when he got home on the night of January 18, according to the Queens district attorney's office. He went through his wife's phone and Facebook account and saw a photo of her with another man, he told prosecutors.
According to the Queens district attorney's office, Mejia-Ramos said he grabbed a knife and stood over Garcia and allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times before entering his daughters' bedroom where he gave each of them a hug and a kiss, and stabbed them as he asked for their forgiveness.
The three bodies were discovered by Garcia's uncle and a 12-year-old cousin the next day.
Afterward, Mejia-Ramos tried to flee to Mexico, according to police, but was arrested January 21 in Schulenburg, Texas -- a town near the Mexican border -- and brought back to New York. He was indicted on February 14 and will be arraigned in early March, the Queens district attorney's office said.
He is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Mejia-Ramos faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted on the murder charge, the district attorney's office said.
Garcia's family believes that had the police taken action, she may still be alive.
"If they would have given it more importance, would have translated it to English, then maybe they (police) would have figured out what to do, they would have investigated him, been more on top of the case, what was happening with them," said Luzmina Alvarado, Garcia's mother.
"If the police had done something, this tragedy could have been avoided -- my daughter would be alive."
Some two months before Garcia filed her written-in-Spanish domestic-abuse report in May, an organization that serves "limited English proficient" domestic-violence victims filed a lawsuit against the city on behalf of six other Latina women, alleging the NYPD denies interpreters to limited-English speakers, depriving "them of access to NYPD services."
That lawsuit filed by the Violence Intervention Program is still pending.
The group says Garcia is but one of many women who are ignored by police because they cannot file complaints in English. The group alleges that the NYPD's denial of interpreter services has deprived limited-English-proficient women of their right to report crimes, to protect themselves from dangerous abusers, and to communicate effectively with the police in a wide range of circumstances.
"Not only does the NYPD fail to provide language assistance, it also degrades, ridicules and otherwise mistreats limited English proficient individuals who request interpreter services, actively demeaning them for their lack of English proficiency," according to the lawsuit.
The NYPD directed all inquiries on the lawsuit to the New York City Law Department, which handles legal issues for the city.
"The NYPD has more foreign-language-speaking officers than any police department in the country, including thousands of Spanish-speaking officers," said Nicholas Paolucci, spokesman for the New York City Law Department.
"Also, the NYPD has a corps of 19,000 members of the service who can provide interpretation services in over 70 languages."
But the Garcia family, the Violence Intervention Program and the women the group represents say that it doesn't matter how many officers can speak multiple languages if non-English statements provided by complaint victims are ignored.
As a result of an internal review into the failure of officers to translate domestic incident reports, the NYPD is verbally instructing officers on how to translate and store domestic incident reports that are prepared in texts other than the English language, according to NYPD Detective Cheryl Crispin.
"A memo will be transmitted to all commands informing domestic violence officers to immediately locate a member of the command who possesses the necessary language skills to translate a victim's written statement to English," she said in a prepared statement.
For Garcia's family, that may be too little, and it is definitely too late.
"We're thinking maybe we sue the police because this wasn't just his (Mejia-Ramos') fault, the authorities are also at fault," said Garcia's mother.
"My daughter may be dead and can't do anything in this case, but I want justice."
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Honorable Mention: Pro Lacrosse-MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks @ Rochester Rattlers (Saturday 7pm from Rochester live on Comcast SportsNet/ESPN3.com); Boxing: Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia (Saturday 11pm from Las Vegas live on HBO); Friday Night Fights-Glen Johnson vs. Andrej Fonfara (Friday 10pm from Chicago live on ESPN2); Soccer: MLS DC United @ Houston Dynamo (Sunday 9pm from Houston live on Comcast SportsNet); Auto Racing: NASCAR Lenox Industrial Tools 301 (Sunday 12pm from Loudon, NH live on TNT)
10. Def Leppard/Poison (Tuesday 5:30pm Merriweather Post Pavilion), Scorpions (Thursday 6:30pm Merriweather Post Pavilion), Jason Aldean/Luke Bryan (Sunday 6pm Merriweather Post Pavilion); Roger Waters (Thursday 8pm Verizon Center); Toby Keith (Saturday 7pm Jiffy Lube Live); Seal/Macy Gray (Tuesday 8pm Wolf Trap), Barenaked Ladies/Big Head Todd and the Monsters (Wednesday 7pm Wolf Trap), Buddy Guy (Thursday 8pm Wolf Trap); Mr. Greengenes (Friday 8pm Power Plant Live); 10 Years (Tuesday 7pm Rams Head Live), Saving Abel (Friday 7pm Rams Head Live); Yonder Mountain String Band (Thursday 8pm Baltimore Soundstage); Shawn Mullins (Tuesday 8pm Rams Head on Stage), Rhett Miller (Thursday 8pm Rams Head on Stage); Neon Trees (Wednesday 7pm 9:30 Club); Morris Day & The Time (Thursday 8pm Howard Theatre); Zac Brown Band "Uncaged" available in stores/on iTunes (Tuesday)
Def Leppard makes quality rock and roll tunes. If you're into that sorta thing…
Do people not dig Neon Trees as much as I do? The world is confusing.
You think I had never heard of Morris Day before Jay & Silent Bob? You're absolutely accurate.
I'm so stoked for new ZBB. I also love America. The two are synonymous, you see.
9. Paul Mooney (Friday & Saturday Howard Theatre); Cirque du Soleil "The Immortal: Michael Jackson" (Friday-Sunday Verizon Center); Flip Orley (Thursday-Sunday DC Improv); "American Reunion" available on Blu-Ray/DVD (Tuesday); "Ice Age: Continental Drift" out in theaters (Friday); Caribbean Carnival Festival (Friday-Sunday Clifton Park)
I really wanted American Reunion to be something I would enjoy. I was wrong.
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Shambala wrote:Drawingablank wrote:I just called my son who owns a screen printing business (and is a burner) - he just laughed at me when I asked about the possibility of bringing supplies and doing some silk screening on the Playa. To quote him - "Sure it could be done, but is it even remotely worth the hassles involved with mess, cleanup, disposal of stuff after cleanup, ruined screens, and so on?"
Your son is not a burner, is he? All we have to do is hear something like that, and we get it done. I just love a good challenge!
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic kept alive Serbia's hopes of winning its second Davis Cup title in four years by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic on Sunday to even the final at 2-2.
Second-ranked Djokovic won 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to improve his career record against Berdych to 15-2.
The best-of-five series will be decided in the final match Sunday between Radek Stepanek and Serbian Davis Cup rookie Dusan Lajovic.
Djokovic, who improved his winning streak to 24 matches since September, converted his first match point with an ace, bringing cheers from the boisterous Serbian crowd at Belgrade Arena.
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Tottenham Hotspur caretaker boss Tim Sherwood saw how brutal life in the managerial hotseat can be at first hand tonight, conceding two late goals as West Ham United stunned their London rivals to win a pulsating League Cup quarter-final.
Spurs switched to 4-4-2 in a noticable change under Sherwood's stewardship for the first time, with the always-controversial Emmanuel Adebayor back to partner Jermain Defoe in attack.
The hosts looked fluent early on and attacked with pace and purpose down both flanks, with Defoe and Andros Townsend both firing wide in the early exchanges.
West Ham were largely confined to their own half for the first 20 minutes but slowly grew in stature, albeit reduced to long balls in search of lone striker Carlton Cole.
The most notable opening of the first half nearly came courtesy of unfortunate West Ham full-back Joey O'Brien, who headed just beyond his own goal in an effort to clear.
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce had plenty of anger to vent towards the fourth official before the break, but his side showed a welcome stubborn streak as Spurs lost their way in possession a touch prior to the interval to increase the palpable tension at the lane.
Adebayor had continued to drop deep in search of a link between midfield and attack, but his efforts were thwarted as West Ham began to grow in confidence at the start of the second half.
Just as West Ham began to send men forward they were caught cold attacking their own corner kick on 66 minutes, as Townsend fed Defoe to race clear down the touchline.
His lofted cross towards the far post was perfectly weighted for Adebayor, who smashed under the bar to vindicate his surprise selection.
The Togo striker was largely left to warm the bench or train with the reserves under Andre Villas-Boas, but completed the latest leg of his rollercoaster ride in English football by coming off to a warm round of applause on 78 minutes.
West Ham were not beaten though and quickly levelled once Adebayor and Townsend had been brought off in enforced changes, with Matt Jarvis meeting a flick from Matt Taylor before hammering a ferocious drive into the corner from a tight angle.
Spurs suddenly looked a team drained of confidence and those nerves proved telling with just five minutes remaining, as substitute Modibo Maiga climbed highest in a packed penalty area to send Mohamed Diame's inviting cross inches inside Hugo Lloris' near post for what proved to be the winner.
Pandemonium ensued in the away end as West Ham fans celebrated their second win at White Hart Lane this season, leaving Sherwood to hear a strong chorus of "you're getting sacked in the morning," as frantic efforts in five added minutes failed to produce a last-gasp equaliser.
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Haunted Potpie Recipe
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Convenience items such as frozen hash browns, vegetables and puff pastry make this potpie quick and easy to make. They rye bread crumbs add an interesting twist. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 4 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of onion soup, undiluted
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 slices rye bread
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place bread in a food processor; cover and process to make crumbs. Sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly.
- Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, unfold pastry sheet. Using a small floured ghost-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 12 ghosts. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Remove potpie from the oven; set aside and keep warm. Bake ghosts at 400° for 10 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Top each serving with a ghost; serve immediately. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Haunted Potpie in Halloween Party Favorites 2008, p49
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Reviewed Nov. 1, 2013
"The hardest part of this recipe was trying to decide which type of frozen mixed vegetables I wanted to use.I'm in Canada, and found it hard to find sheets of puff pastry to use (maybe it's just my grocery store), so I substituted some Pillsbury Biscuits instead. My husband and I loved it!"
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2012
"My family really liked this recipe. I didn't make the ghosts but just baked the pastry then cut into squares and using one square on the bottom, a layer of baked chicken mixture, and then a square on top. It was the perfect meal to serve on a rainy cold autumn night. Will make again."
Reviewed Sep. 16, 2012
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Man, I miss Warfist.....
My favorite totally unknown band from Norway, Airbag, is shortly releasing their third album. The link below is a first taste song.
A bit Queensryche, a bit Floyd, all good IMO.
Please give it a spin and I hope you enjot it.
Man, I miss Warfist.....
ahhhh so churchill is warfish. yes, that makes sense
All the good prog seems to be coming out of scandanavia.
Pfft. Airbag is like my fourth favorite progressive rock band from Norway. Check out Prompe.
The search for bans with that Floydian thing is a rough road, so much of what exists in Prog is far more influenced by Yes/Genesis and the like. Teh mixtures of blues-rock base (not virtuoso), atmospheric and jazzy keys (not ifddly widdly key runs), epic guitar solos (not simply widdly widdly fast), mutiple singers, and grand thoughts is just hard to find today.
Hence having to look all the way to Norway. Sadly, seems far too many Floydian influenced folks find equal influence in Metallica and Genesis. Airbag is the closest "distilled Floyd" I've found to date.


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Where's the beef? Scientists develop an artificial, environmentally-friendly hamburger
Will there be a new option for people looking to eat meatless on Fridays in Lent? It may take years to reach that point, but scientists today in London prepared and served a hamburger that was made entirely in a lab. At a price tag of $325,000 and with a two-year production, this was not your average Big Mac or Whopper.
According to Mark Post, one of the burger's
chefs creators, lab-made meat could eventually become a protein source that isn't saddled with the environmental and animal-rights concerns that typically surround livestock production. Post's goal in making the burger was to "let beef eaters eat beef in an environmentally friendly and ethical way." Studies show (and vegetarians often cite as reasoning for their dietary decisions) that conventional meat production can negatively affect resources such as water, land, and energy, while also contributing to large emissions of greenhouse gases. Post even indicated that depending on how the cell tissues are acquired, future artificial burgers could be developed without having to kill an animal to produce meat.
It could take at least 10 years before the lab burgers are available for commercial sale—with an estimated cost of about $30 per pound. The verdict from today's taste test was that the artificial burger was dry and a bit flavorless (likely due to the fact that it contained no fat or salt), although the bite still felt like a conventional burger.
What do you think—is this an important breakthrough that could help reduce our impact on our environment and strengthen our call to care for creation? Or should the scientists just let nature take its course?


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Amgueddfa Cymru exhibition celebrates Wales in China
As part of celebrations surrounding Wales in Chongqing week 2013, a brand new exhibition on the history of Wales, Wales, Land of the Red Dragon, organized by Amgueddfa Cymru, opens at the China Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing, China on 4 March and will be on display until 30 June 2013.
Wales, Land of the Red Dragon is an introduction to Wales and will feature many important objects from the wide-ranging collections of Amgueddfa Cymru. The unique character of Wales will be revealed through its culture and language, its history and landscape. Important themes include the many contributions made by Wales to global culture, such as the growth of modern industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, the development of the science of geology and the struggle for the rights of ordinary people. From the age of Roman occupation to the English conquest of the 13th century, from its leading role in the industrial revolution to its part in the evolution of the modern world, the story of Wales will be told in full.
The exhibition is part of the relationship between Amgueddfa Cymru and China Three Gorges Museum in the municipality of Chongqing, initiated by an agreement signed in 2008. It follows the highly successful exhibition From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Rock Carvings from Dazu, China held at National Museum Cardiff in 2011 and organized in collaboration with Dazu Rock Carvings Museum under the auspices of Chongqing Culture Bureau.
Highlights of the exhibition, supported by the Welsh Government, include
The 'Castell Carn Dochan' gold cup and cover discovered in north Wales in 1863 owned by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn of Denbighshirea porcelain tureen and dish, made in China about 1760 - throughout the eighteenth century wealthy Europeans ordered dinner services from China, decorated with their family coat of arms and these services were important status symbols an elaborate Ornamental slate fan, made by a Welsh quarryman in about 1910.
Director General of Amgueddfa Cymru, David Anderson said, "We are delighted to be able to present this important exhibition on Wales to the Three Gorges Museum in China which is Amgueddfa Cymru'sopportunity to reciprocate following the successful Dazu exhibition here in Cardiff.
"International work is one of our main priorities and this partnership is an excellent way to promote our Amgueddfa Cymru collections in China and offer visitors the chance to tell the story of Wales and learn more about our nation's rich and unique assets in culture, history and the environment. I hope it will inspire and educate visitors. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the remarkable progress of the Wales-Chongqing link."
Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage, who will visit China in March and will officially open the exhibition, said "Our extensive and active relationship with Chongqing is very much valued within Wales, and this exciting exhibition is the latest chapter in that story. It will form one part of a week of events celebrating what Wales has to offer – not just our ancient culture but also a modern, dynamic nation".
Amgueddfa Cymru operates seven museums across Wales including National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, the National Roman Legion Museum, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, the National Wool Museum, the National Slate Museum and the National Waterfront Museum.
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