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Political Tensions Continue To Boil In Ivory Coast
The international community is intensifying pressure on Ivory Coast's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo to step down. Gbagbo has been clinging to power in the West African nation after losing a run-off election late last month, according to the country's election commission. The World Bank has frozen loans to the Ivory Coast and France is urging its citizens there to leave immediately amid fears of a return to bloody civil war. Host Michel Martin speaks with Associated Press reporter Marco Chown Oved and head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Ivory Coast, Y-J Choi.
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I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News.
On the program today, we'll be talking about making up a multicultural holiday menu that won't give you heartburn. We're talking with top chef Kevin Sbraga, and then we'll talk about creative holiday drinks to wash it all down. We'll also focus on the record-breaking run of the Connecticut Women's basketball team. That is later.
But we begin today with a much more serious matter of the turmoil in the West African nation of the Ivory Coast, which finds itself standing on the brink of a return to civil war, according to the U.N. secretary general, Ban Ki-moon.
We'll hear from the head of the U.N. operation in the Ivory Coast in just a few minutes. A tense political standoff there has intensified since a November 28th runoff election. There, incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo lost his bid for reelection, according to the country's election commission, but he has refused to step down.
The World Bank has since frozen loans to the country. France is urging its citizens there to leave immediately. The African Union and most of the international community is standing firm against Gbagbo. This is White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs. This is how he put it this week.
Mr. ROBERT GIBBS (White House Press Secretary): That election was clear. Its result was clear and it's time for him to go.
MARTIN: But Mr. Gbagbo says the international community has declared war on the Ivory Coast and he has demanded the United Nations leave. The U.N. has responded by extending its mandate there for another six months. We wanted to talk more about the situation there. So, first, we're going to go to Associated Press reporter Marco Chown Oved. He's in Abidjan. Welcome. Thanks so much for joining us.
Mr. MARCO CHOWN OVED (Reporter, Associated Press): Thank you for having me, Michel.
MARTIN: Now, I understand, though, that you along with other foreign journalists are on the move, that many journalists have been threatened. Is that kind of indicative of the general mood there?
Mr. OVED: Well, yes. I mean, what we've seen largely across the country is that people are afraid to wear their political allegiances on their sleeves and even those of us who are trying to be neutral, including the U.N. and foreign journalists were being portrayed as if we're not openly supporting Gbagbo, we're being portrayed as supporting the rebellion. It's a kind of, you're either with us or against us attitude.
MARTIN: Now, Gbagbo last night announced that he was ready to meet with his rival, Alassane Ouattara, to negotiate an end to the crisis. Has there been any response?
Mr. OVED: Well, this is an idea he's been floating for some time. His foreign minister, who used to be the country's representative at the United Nations in New York, he's been trying sort of back channels and diplomatic channels for more than a week now to get negotiations started up. Of course they've had two different mediators come in. One from the African Union, Jean Ping, another from South Africa, Evelyn Becky(ph), to try and negotiate a way out of this crisis.
But what we're seeing here is, for the first time, the United Nations is really standing firm. There is no opportunity to negotiate the Cote D'Ivoire election was clear cut. Mr. Gbagbo, who lost the election, they say. And that there is no opportunity to negotiate any sort of power sharing deal.
I think that what we're seeing now is Gbagbo's camp floating this idea because there's precedent in Kenya in 2007, in Zimbabwe. Both the leaders there, the incumbent presidents, Robert Mugabe and Mwai Kibaki, were able to stay in power, negotiate some sort of power-sharing deal after the international community widely believed that they lost these elections.
So I think Gbagbo is trying to - and perhaps negotiate his best option, which would be some sort of power-sharing deal. But, like I said, the difference between Kenya and Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast is that in Ivory Coast this is the first time we've seen the United Nations participate from A to Z in the election. They supervised every single vote. They counted every single vote themselves.
So this isn't a question of perhaps there were several irregularities. The U.N. has said, no, we have gone through this election vote by vote and we're certifying Ouattara as the elected leader, and that's not a negotiable result.
MARTIN: I think this is a good time to bring in the United Nations, the head of the United Nations mission there. That's Mr. Y.J. Choi, and he's with us now from his office in Abidjan. Mr. Choi, thanks so much for joining us.
Mr. Y.J. CHOI (Special Representative, United Nations): Thank you.
MARTIN: Could you just describe the atmosphere there from your perspective?
Mr. CHOI: It's very tense. And until yesterday it was very, very dangerous. But since the declaration made by President Gbagbo yesterday evening, situation become much more relaxed. This is like an on and off situation.
MARTIN: Is it true that the peacekeeping forces are being blockaded? Their supply lines, for example, is that true?
Mr. CHOI: It's true. Until this morning, yes. We were completely blocked. Beginning late this morning, the blockade was lifted. It's open now. Our cargo trucks are entering into the hotel.
MARTIN: We understand that soldiers loyal to Mr. Gbagbo have already opened fire on civilians in Abidjan. What is the U.N.'s mandate if they observe this?
Mr. CHOI: We are patrolling Abidjan area in case intervene. There is a confrontation between President Gbagbo's security forces and demonstrators, you know, inside the camp. And it's sporadic and in many places. So there are spots where we may not be present and there the crisis takes place and there the theft occurring. So it's like a cat-and-mouse game.
When there is a - civilians in danger, absolutely, we must intervene. There is a (unintelligible) mandate. We have to intervene. Yes.
MARTIN: It's our understanding that President Gbagbo has told you on no uncertain times that he wants the United Nations to leave Ivory Coast, which means he does not acknowledge a role for the U.N. in this conflict. And the U.N. has, of course, said that he no longer has the authority to make such a determination. What is your sense of what role the U.N. will play going forward here? Do you know at this point?
Mr. CHOI: Now, first of all, we follow instruction from the Security Council. And the Security Council, as you know, renewed our mandate for six more months. So we are staying here doing our job. And our main mandate is to make the will of the people prevail as it was expressed on 28th November. And we must do it in a peaceful way. The military solution is not our option.
MARTIN: I understand that Mr. Ouattara has asked his supporters to make a visible demonstration of their support for him. What are you to do as they do this? Are you to protect them as they demonstrate? What is your role there?
Mr. CHOI: There was what they call march plan on 16th and 17th of December. That march plan was very dangerous because it would very likely (unintelligible) violation and deaths and other casualties. So we made it very clear from the beginning that it's not an option for us to protect and march alongside with them. So we dissuaded them not to do it, and they did it, and there were casualties.
And the situation is so tense, if you try to force yourself, takeover the TV station or government building, there are bound to be casualties and violence here. So, that we cannot be agreeable.
MARTIN: Have the U.N. peacekeepers sustained any casualties to this point to your knowledge?
Mr. CHOI: Not yet, fortunately. But we were attacked by direct bullet firing. And I myself was under direct threat from RPGs two times. And our patrol cars followed. This is an intimidation attempt on their part. So we are in constant danger, but not yet casualties.
MARTIN: Do you have a sense, and I don't know whether you feel that this is beyond the scope of your authority, but do you feel that the situation there is headed for a peaceful resolution, or is it too soon to say?
Mr. CHOI: Good question. It can go either way. It can go for the violence, to our much regret. It can go toward the solution. It depends on President Gbagbo's camp because they know our position. I hope they will not opt for the road for destruction and violence.
MARTIN: So you will not be advancing any military initiative. Your role there... TEXT: Mr. CHOI: Not to all. Not at all.
MARTIN: ...is to keep the two sides apart and to prevent casualties.
Mr. CHOI: You know, imagination can go very far.
MARTIN: Y.J. Choi is the head of the United Nations mission in Ivory Coast. He joined us from his office there. Mr. Choi, thank you so much for speaking with us.
Mr. CHOI: Thank you, NPR, good luck to you.
MARTIN: We have just a few more minutes with Associated Press reporter Marco Chown Oved, who's also in Abidjan. So, Marco, you heard Mr. Choi. What leverage does the international community really have here? As you told us earlier, there seems to - Mr. Gbagbo seems to be trying to press for a negotiated solution, as has taken place in, you know, other countries in Africa. But as you pointed out, that there's no ambiguity as far as the international community is concerned about the results. So, but what are the leverage points there? Why can't he just wait it out?
Mr. OVED: Well, yeah, I think you've touched on the heart of the matter here. Never really before have we ever seen a unified voice in the international community coming up so strongly and so quickly against the results of an election. We often see the horse trading and that kind of thing. But here we really have a virtually unanimous international opinion against Mr. Gbagbo.
The strategies that are currently being pursued, I think they're being pushed both by Ouatarra's camp and as well by supporters on the international scene. Cutting off the financial resources of Gbagbo's government. This is happening in two different ways. One, we're seeing major aid organizations, development banks and other international monetary institutions, like the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the local ECOWAS, which is the Local Economic Coalition of West African States. They've all cut off Ivory Coast.
So, Mr. Gbagbo is not receiving any development money, which is of course key for trying to move forward and pursue what he's been trying to do for the last few weeks, which is pretend that nothing's going on. Pretend that this election is over and done with. That he's president and it's a return to normal. Of course, the last most important, perhaps, strategy being pursued is that Ivory Coast here doesn't have its own treasury. It doesn't have its own central bank like many countries do. They have a common central bank with eight other West African countries, former French colonies.
This West African central bank is actually located in Senegal. Mr. Outarra has written to the West African central bank and asked him to cut off all funds to Mr. Gbagbo. And this would literally mean that Gbagbo would not have a treasury. He would not be able to pay salaries. He would not be able to simply run - pay for the day-to-day functioning of this state.
MARTIN: I see. So there are pressure points there, which are being applied. So, thank you, Marco, and hopefully you will stay well and keep us posted. Marco Chown Oved is a reporter with the Associated Press. He was with us on the line from Abidjan. Marco, thank you so much.
Mr. OVED: Thank you, Michel.
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Postcards - Beaulieu - 5.8.1968
Hi Rodds,
Just spent the weekend in Beaulieu. The home of Lord Montagu. He has a vintage car Museum and this weekend there was a Commercial Vehicle Rally. It was great fun to see the jeeps and trucks playing musical chairs. They carried a passenger on each truck and when the music stopped the truck had to stop and the passenger had to jump off and fit on an old oil drum. Some of the old trucks were really beaut, the paintwork was absolutely perfect. We camped the night again in the car (Vera) which we hope was the last time.
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i've known this girl for my whole life.
she grew up in a modest family.
they were not too rich, not too poor. but they've gone through hard times. and she managed to live, but her life was rather dull.when she was in her teenage years, she always kept to herself, always cutting connections from other people. she felt comfortable alone. her parents were working parents, and they both lived separately, but still married. she felt that she spent less time with her parents, especially with her dad. she really felt left out, because she hoped to spend more time with her dad, and getting to know her dad better. regardless of what her father was, she loved her father.
her mother was really loving, strict and whatever a mother supposed to be. she was always there for her, nurtured her, and among her siblings, she was the one that her mother took great care. she was thankful that her mother was always there, despite how busy she is, how tired she is. she is really thankful that she had a mother who bears everything.
then she grew up.she went through a lot.she learnt a lot.she changed.but deep down, she is still the little vulnerable girl that i have always known.
today, she had a lot in her mind. what if her family, as she knows it, will crumble and come falling down?what if her parents were living separately, again?what if?there were a lot of what if's in her mind, she is afraid that she could not think straight.then she realizes that, it is okay to cry, it is okay to be sad, but she must move on with her life and try to be strong. she wants to be happy, but being happy has a price to pay.
she wanted to feel true happiness, but happiness seems to be off her way.she had to go after it, with cuts, bruises on her heart, just to feel it. she does not want to be stupid anymore. because now, she is all grown up. she should be strong by now. even how hard everything is going to fall, she must be strong to walk again.because everything was not going her way, so she decided that to accept what has been fated for her and accept life as it is.
now, she'll just put up with everything that lies upon her.no matter how hard.no matter how bitter.
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Folk musician Major Chord uses a "hodge-podge" of percussion from "all corners of the world".
Tonight, while completing my nightly scour of some groovy MySpace tunes, folk musician Major Chord took my fancy. If you look him up you'll find yourself head-bobbing to 'Single File'. With superb harmonies and violin by Kate Connor, this is a delicious folk song which also provides listeners with some surprising percussion (as described on his MySpace, as a "hodge-podge" of percussion from "all corners of the world") and effects by Major Chord, aka Dan Flynn.
'Hey my Name is Joe' is another of Major Chord's folk songs in which the listener is provided with stories of various haunted characters and then offers them sympathy. This song involves nice guitar chords, base and the Farfisa (an Italian electric organ). Originating in Melbourne, Major Chord has launched two albums through Vitamin Records (also known for FLAP! and Jordie Lane), The Rabbit Hole (2009) and a self titled debut (2008).
If you are in Melbourne or Sydney this April I strongly urge you to check him out and tell Post 88 your thoughts. Hopefully his live performance is as magical as would be expected from his music.
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I discussed last week how 24 has to make logical and plot leaps in order to get us through a full day's worth of story, but that its hard to hold those leaps against the show and still count yourself as a fan. Tonight was a prime example of that, as the ability to overlook some pretty clear logical flaws in the structure of this episode's plot allowed for probably the best tension this season has come up with yet.
Case in point was the scene between Renee and Justice Department stooge Kristin Smith: Pause too long to think about it and its pretty clear that it makes no sense for Chief of Staff Rob Weiss and CTU Director Brian Hastings to be looking for a fall guy at this point in the crisis. Sure it sucks that they didn't get to the rods, and that a "lead" as killed, but really that lead had proven useless to the investigation, and without Renee's work they wouldn't be bearly as far along as they are. Plus, in every single investigation CTU undertakes at a certain point a lead dies or doesn't pan out and it is never labeled a catastrophe.
The same would logically be true here: provided CTU stops the attack on New York, there would be no need for a scapegoat, so logically they should be focused on that. Yet the scene in which Smith pushes Renee on her intentions was flat out compelling television, as Renee grappled with her tortured past and muddled motivations and the show actually felt for the first moment in quite a while like time was an issue. Think of the tension you (or at least I) felt when the scene was cut short to show Jack pulling into CTU; if time has ever felt more of the essence this season than at the moment it becomes obvious that Jack could save Renee from being made into the fall guy this season, I missed it. This show is at its best when viewers are compelled to overlook its flaws because they just have to know what happens next, and watching Jack burst in and grab Smith by the throat definitely had that effect on me.
In terms of the masterplot we made some good progress this week, though at the tragic (to me anyway) loss of David Anders' Josef, which means the Russian threat is over with. However, the show actually addressed a nagging continued flaw with this season this week, and that made me a very happy camper. From the beginning Farhad Hassan has been a shitty villain. He always seemed too weak and mild-mannered, and like too much of a pussy to actually pull off anything threatening and that seriously hurt the tension of the show. Plus, when Samir pointed out that they wouldn't realistically be smuggling the nuclear materials out of the country anymore, Farhad's motives to do evil disappeared. It wouldn't have made any sense for him to attack the U.S. when his ultimate goal was to gain power back home. What did make sense was having him pretend to go along with the plan for long enough to escape and contact the proper authorities. So the pieces are set for Samir to be the next Big Bad for us to deal with (though its early yet, so potentially not the last), and he is a much more threatening force than Farhad. This doesn't resolve the lack of tension fully, as something about a nuclear attack has just stopped being as threatening this far into the series, and their plan doesn't have any added levels of nefariousness to spice it up, but at least things are better off on this front than they were last week.
Even Dana's plotline with her ex and his even creepier friend had some really tense moments tonight. Though it was pretty clear Dana didn't have the cojones to actually pull the trigger on the boys (this is 24 after all, and that means women must be saved by the menfolk. See: Jack saving Renee and Cole saving Dana as just tonight's evidence of the continuing problems the show has with creating realistic or empowered female characters. But that is a rant for a different day), having Cole become complicit in her crimes by agreeing to cover them up if the guys leave his woman alone was actually pretty interesting. Darkening Cole up is a natural progression for this show, whose protagonists must always be gray lest we all get very bored very quickly, but I am actually interested to see how this will affect his relationship with Dana in the weeks to come. And caring about Cole and Dana is huge news at this point. Beyond that, it wasn't exactly unpredictable that Kevin's creepy friend wouldn't give up that easy, but it was an exciting moment when Cole turned around and took him out with a shotgun. For the rest of the season I look forward to watching what I'm sure will end up as a failed cover up (my guess is Dana takes the fall to protect her beloved) just because that means more of the action takes place at least around the masterplot.
This episode got me to give a damn about most of what was going on, got Jack fully in for the season (because that was totally in doubt before tonight) and moved everything along nicely. If this had been episode 4 of the season instead of episode 9, we'd all be better off, but at least we've made it here. Let's hope the show, having faltered out of the gate, kicks into full gear for the remainder of the season.
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-No Hassan this week. I almost forgot about that until the preview. He was not missed.
-The score this week seemed a lot more rock heavy than usual.
-Two fucking bad ass Jack Bauer lines tonight: "Son, you better put that down or you're going to get hurt" and "Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. I meant I'd call the President" both made me cheer.
-I like that Owen, Cole's replacement team leader, looks all of 12. Good casting 24.
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To support the launch of the first comprehensive cycle-rail facilities outside London, Bike & Go put us in control of the national press room, tasking the team with generating coverage to help spread the word.
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We knew that in order to maximise the potential for exposure we needed to harness the rising public support for alternatives to using a car. As such we set about developing a feature package for BBC Breakfast and Granada Reports featuring interviews with prominent figures, footage of the launch at Liverpool Central, along with quotes from commuters at the station.
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A friend of mine hosted a jewelry party for me last weekend. One of her guests sent her an email note that included this comment:
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My husband and I attended church with my mom last Sunday, and the King's Way congregation has started a fabulous campaign! It's called a 40-day Negativity Fast! For 40 days they're seeking to cut out ALL negativity from their thoughts, words and attitudes. We observed that families are seemingly the most successful at this project - since the children are most ready to tattle on parents who snack on negative attitudes and words. However, everyone in attendance reported the single most positive effect of this fast was the AWARENESS that had been awakened in their everyday lives to the negativity that consumes their thought-diet.
I had to think back on Roy's and my journey from Vancouver, WA to our childhood home in Indiana. We traveled somewhere around 2,500 miles in about 4 days and were exposed to many different terrains and weather phenomenons. We drove through mountains, hills and plains. Saw waterfalls, rivers, streams and deserts. We experienced rain, hail, blistering heat and humidity and even drove through a blizzard in Utah. I must admit - we were not fasting from negativity on our journey eastward. But still our God was faithful, and He brought us safely to our destinations - all of them. We've already visited with some friends and family, but mostly we've spent some very important days with our daughters - one of whom will be married in 3 days.
In these few days, minutes, hours leading up to one of the most important days of our daughter's life, I'm reminded again of the negativity fast. So much tension could derail this special day. So many details could rob us of the joy of this occasion. We are praying, trusting, seeking the high road - one traveled through all kinds of weather and terrain, but one free of negativity. And it will be by God's hand alone that we will arrive at our destination - not minus a daughter, but adding a son-in-love. We covet your prayers as the day approaches, and we'll be posting a picture or two to share our joy.
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The Scene of the Crime!
The biggest problem is that now we're in a dry season, so to get new ones rooted they will have to be irrigated. Water conservation is a big issue in this area, and irrigation is somewhat frowned upon.
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Ive had a hankering for a pair of mittens for some time, not the woolly ones i used to wear as a child, but some shrafty ones, so with this in mind and winter not that far away, we decided to make a pair.
These have a nylon outer shell and a double fleece layer inside each glove and they are incredibly warm, the mittens have been made from these materials to prove the pattern before we move on and make some out of leather with an inner made from a wool blanket, it's far far easier and cheaper to prove the concept using cheap offcuts before committing a leather hide to the project and finding you have to make adjustments and having to start over because you cocked up the pattern and wasted valuable leather. We did think about putting an elasticated section or drawcord type affair on each mitten, but when worn with a coat, it really wasn't needed.
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Sola de la Vega is on a mission to save the galaxy, and nothing will sway her. Not even the pleas of her beloved husband, Captain Javan Rhodes, to keep herself and their unborn child safe. Fitted with a series of technological "enhancements" entwined with her central nervous system, Sola is not fully human. Her father is the undisputed leader of Earth, and Sola is driven to put an end to his genocidal rule - before he can follow through with his plans to consolidate power over the universe into the hands of the aristocracy. Despite Javan's fears for her safety, Sola's quest has become an obsession she cannot control.
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OK, whose idea was this?
What sort of pill, you ask? That sort of pill. The kind that can prevent little versions of yourself from popping up nine months after a hook-up.
They haven't tested it on humans yet. So somewhere out there is a bunch of inexplicably moody, lab rats.
Scientists in the UK came up with this as-needed pill. And no, they were not rocket scientists. They couldn't have been. Otherwise they would have known that no man is gonna take that sort of pill.
There are exceptions to every rule. The same guy who walked around the mall in the 1980s wearing a sweatshirt with his girlfriend's name airbrushed across the front, while she walked next to him in matching skin-tight jeans and a matching sweatshirt with his name on it, will take this pill. The guy who does not object when his wife gives him a Scotty dog sweater to wear during the family Christmas gathering will take this pill. The who takes his wife's last name and tells their 4-year-old son to call him Bob instead of dad will take this pill.
But generally speaking, even the most sensitive guy is not going to take this pill.
It's not malicious. But guys don't remember to take pills. And you can't even get guys to take pills that are known to be good for them - unless the guy is over 50 and the pill has something to do with keeping his heart beating or his prostate from swelling to grapefruit size.
Why do you think health food/supplement stores like GNC started marketing liquid multi-vitamins? Because guys will drink anything, but they won't take a pill.
Plus the man pill will be easy to lie about. If you think a guy will take it 'cause it will be quick and easy think again. Ladies, that guy who used to always tell you he couldn't find a condom? Now, all he has to say is "No worries! I took the pill....What? You don't believe me - go check my medicine cabinet. There's a whole bottle of 'em in there." You'll have to take his word for it.
Everyone doesn't need to be on a pill. The female pill has been tested and proven to work. If both men and women start popping pills to prevent pregnancy something bad is gonna happen.
How does Newton's Third Law go? For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Two pills? I hope they work, or else we're gonna have a bunch of babies born like X-Men, already wearing full body armor when they leave the womb.
UPDATE: I've been told the side effects of the female pill are many more than moodiness. That sort of kills the humor in this, but it is even more of a reason for guys not to volunteer themselves to be tortured the same way. A better solution? Be careful about the extent of your hanky panky before you and yours are ready to have kids.
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Two new cozies in the shop!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
New in the Shop!
Two new cozies in the shop!
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- Becky said...
SOOOOO cute!!! I love them both! Great job!
- Mar 7, 2012, 9:57:00 AM
- Deb said...
I saw the sheep one being made! I was in the presence of an Artist!! It's really cute! Love you, Momma
- Mar 8, 2012, 12:13:00 PM
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The Gatekeepers Discovery Writing AwardsI've entered this contest! It's being hosted on Wattpad.com.
It's a contest for Young Adult novels. I've entered Rose of Par Kluhnd: A Fairy Tale.
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Here are two excellent videos, or maybe three, on how to set up and raise your own queen honeybees. This is an excellent thing for most anyone to take up, being a beekeeper, that is. If you have any doubts about being able to do something like this, put them to rest, as beekeeping is NOT a hard skill to learn. Mastering the art of beekeeping is another thing altogether, but in that it takes years to do. I am NO master beekeeper at this point. I have kept bees for quite a few years at this point, but have never done it with great gusto.
At this point, I feel that it is something that I MUST master - one of those skills that may become extremely important and valuable in a short while. I plan to learn how to build my own equipment completely from scratch, from any lumber or wood that is available. I want to try to track down, or create, all the hand tools that I might need to be able to build beehive parts from any kind of wood. It could be that we sustain EMP attacks, that would reduce us to 1800s-type technology. I hope that's not the case, but I want to be ready to handle it well, if it happens.
So check out the Fat Bee Man's videos. They are really informative and helpful!
Don't be afraid! Dive in and learn about beekeeping while you're doing it. That is the best way!


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Happy New Year!! Hope nobody got up too early - I am posting later than normal! I had to wait for the sun to come up to get a picture. I finished this page last night after enjoying a great movie with my hubby! This is a 2 page layout of some great pictures we took after my daughter's best friend's wedding. Mindi was a beautiful bride!! I wasn't really ready for all of this but as I look at this picture of my daughter's boyfriend looking at her I know that I might as well get ready because it may be happening sooner than later! And I might be okay with that in 2112 :)
For the layout I used BoBunny papers, my Cricut Lyrical Letters and Caligraphy cartridges and lots of Unity/Ippity stamps!! Can you see the Ippity Love background? It is very subtle because I used a pink ink that matched very closely with the background paper inside the blue heart!! I can't seem to stop using that stamp it is on everything I do lately!! Please click on the photos to see them better.
My second project is a fun little card that I made using a bunch of old tags I found in the bottom of a box as I was cleaning and purging in the basement!! The blue cardstock was at least 11 years old!! It was from an old Provo Craft Nature's Palette pack - anyone remember those? They were colored on the outside and white on the inside perfect for cards! I even found the brackets sizzix die that I got free at CHA no telling how long ago and at the time didn't have a way to use it but it worked perfectly in my cuttlebug!! The ribbon was also scraps! I hope to do lots more cards like this and use up the scraps I have accumulated on my scrapbook table! I'm finished with the basement and the scrapbook room is next!! Sorry for getting so wordy today!! Enjoy the Hop. I'm sure Angela has the list at the Unity Blog by now.


text: Studio 60, Josh Hancock, and the harrowing bus plunge...Now that sweeps are over, NBC is playing out the string on Studio 60. Last night's effort featured no screen time for Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, or Matthew Perry, a renewal of flirtatious banter between Allison Janney and Timothy Busfield, the startlingly original subplot of a black superstar's womanizing coming back to haunt him when he meets a woman he loves, and the cast expressing fatigue with the Matt-Harriett romance, which they've been building the show around. Can see why it's cancelled.Well, any good will there was remaining for Josh Hancock's memory just went down the toilet. They won't win, but we shouldn't even waste resources defending against lawsuits for wrongful death for someone who wrecked one car while drunk, got drunk again, then drove again, and sped while talking on a cell phone. I guess I should shut up before Hancock's family sues me for libel.You can read my first person account of my bus plunge over at MBB


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January 24, 2011
MEDEVA PHARMA SUISSE A.G., WARNER CHILCOTT PHARMACEUTICALS INC., AND WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC, PLAINTIFFS,v.ROXANE LABORATORIES, INC., DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Wolfson, United States District Judge:
Presently before the Court is an appeal by Plaintiffs Medeva Pharma Suisse, A.G., Warner Chilcott Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Warner Chilcott Company ("Plaintiffs" or "Medeva") from an Order, dated July 8, 2010 (the "July 8 Order") by the Magistrate Judge, denying Plaintiffs' request for a modification of the Discovery Confidentiality Order ("DCO") regarding certain of Defendant Roxane Laboratories Inc.'s ("Defendant" or "Roxane") reports and in vivo testing. Plaintiffs argue that this Court should vacate the July 8 Order because the Magistrate Judge used the wrong legal standard when she determined that Plaintiffs bore the burden of establishing a reason for modifying the DCO. In response, Defendants contend that the Magistrate Judge's ruling is entitled to great deference and should not be reversed under the abuse of discretion standard because the Magistrate Judge properly determined, under the correct legal standard, that Plaintiffs bore the burden of establishing a reason for disclosure. The Court has considered the parties' moving, opposition, and reply papers. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants Plaintiffs' Appeal and will vacate the Magistrate Judge's July 8 Order and remand for further consideration consistent with this Opinion.
Because the facts of this case are well known to the parties, the Court will only briefly recite the relevant facts herein.
On October 26, 2007, Plaintiffs filed suit against Defendant for patent infringement. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant has willfully infringed on United States Patent No. 5,541,170 ("the '170 Patent'") relating to the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis. The patent is owned by plaintiff Medeva Pharma Suisse AG, and licensed exclusively to Proctor and Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("P&G"). The '170 Patent relates to the formulation of the active ingredient mesalamine, by which a core of mesalmine is specially coated for release to the afflicted gastrointestinal tissues. The '170 patent claims a tablet formulation of mesalamine which includes a coating that releases the entire dose of mesalamine "to the right side of the colon" so that it acts topically to relieve symptoms. P&G markets the drug ASACOL under the '170 Patent to treat mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. This case was precipitated by Defendant's 2007 filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA"). The infringement issue in this case centers on whether Defendant's proposed tablet formulation releases its mesalamine dose in accordance with the claim whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
On May 21, 2008, the Magistrate Judge entered a DCO to protect the parties from disclosure of proprietary business information that could do harm to each party's business advantage. The DCO is structured as an "umbrella" protective order wherein the producing party is permitted to designate certain materials as "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential." Moreover, the DCO "allocates to the producing party the burden of justifying the confidentiality designation." DCO at 3. In addition, the DCO provides that no party to the litigation is "precluded from (a) claiming that any CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL Material is not entitled to the protection of this Discovery Confidentiality Order; (b) applying to the Court for an Order permitting the disclosure or use of documents, things or information otherwise prohibited by this Discovery Confidentiality Order; or (c) applying for an Order modifying this Discovery Confidentiality Order in any respect." DCO at ¶ 27.
On April 7, 2010, Plaintiffs requested leave to modify the DCO to permit disclosure of the following documents to the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"): (1) the expert report of Dr. Erik Sandefer, dated December 21, 2009, and all associated exhibits; (2) the expert report of Dr. Larry Augsburger, dated December 22, 2009, and all associated exhibits; (3) the expert report of Dr. Alan Safdi, dated December 22, 2009, and all associated exhibits; (4) the expert report of Dr. Carmelo Cuffari, dated December 22, 2009, and all associated exhibits; and (5) Roxane's protocol for A Scintigraphic Evaluation of a Radiolabeled and Non-Radiolabeled Delayed Release Mesalamine (DRM) Formulation in Healthy Male Subjects, dated February 10, 2010. Between April and June 2010, the parties extensively briefed the issue for the Magistrate Judge. On July 8, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued a Letter Order denying Plaintiffs' request for relief. She held that because Roxane had properly designated the material as "Highly Confidential" under the DCO as "proprietary information that could do harm to the Designating Party's business advantage" or "confidential research and/or development information," DCO ¶ 6, the burden shifted to Plaintiffs to establish a "compelling reason for their disclosure." July 8 Order at 2. Further, the Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiffs had failed to meet this burden and cited Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc., 1999 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 1529 at *12 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 11, 1999), in support of her decision. Specifically, the Magistrate Judge explained: (1) that the FDA's regulations did not require the submission of these reports; and (2) that Plaintiffs failed to show that the in vivo testing related to public health and safety.
Thereafter, on July 22, 2010, Plaintiffs filed the instant appeal of the Magistrate Judge's July 8 Order.
A. Standard of Review
A Magistrate Judge may "hear and determine any [non-dispositive] pretrial matter pending before the court." Cardona v. Gen. Motors Corp., 942 F.Supp. 968, 971 (D.N.J.1996) ( quoting 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A)); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a). A court will only reverse a magistrate judge's decision on a non-dispositive issue if it is "clearly erroneous or contrary to law." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); L. Civ. R. 72. 1(c)(1)(A). A magistrate judge's finding is clearly erroneous when, although there may be some evidence to support it, the reviewing court, after considering the entirety of the evidence, "is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed." Dome Petroleum Ltd. v. Employers Mut. Liab. Ins. Co., 131 F.R.D. 63, 65 (D.N.J.1990) (quotations omitted). "A district judge's simple disagreement with the magistrate judge's findings is insufficient to meet the clearly erroneous standard of review." Andrews v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 191 F.R.D. 59, 68 (D.N.J.2000) (citations omitted).
In contrast, "the phrase 'contrary to law' indicates plenary review as to matters of law." Haines v. Liggett Group, Inc., 975 F.2d 81, 91 (3d Cir.1992); accord In re Human Tissue Products Liability Litigation, No. 06-135(WJM), 2009 WL 1097671, * 1 (D.N.J. Apr.23, 2009) (citation omitted). See also, Mruz v. Caring, Inc. , 166 F. Supp.2d 61, 66 (D.N.J.2001) ("[T]his Court will conduct a de novo review of a Magistrate Judge's legal conclusions."); accord Cooper Hosp./Univ. Med. Ctr. v. Sullivan, 183 F.R.D. 119, 127 (D.N.J.1998). "A ruling is contrary to law if the magistrate judge has misinterpreted or misapplied applicable law." Kounelis v. Sherrer, 529 F. Supp.2d 503, 518 (D.N.J.2008) (citing Gunter v. Ridgewood Energy Corp., 32 F. ...
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I feel like this year Halloween snuck up on me pretty fast. I think its because I've been so focused on my house, that everything else gets put on the back burner. However, it did turn out to be a pretty fun night. Actually Halloween started in our neighborhood around 2:30 in the afternoon, when the smart little kids got off the bus from school, made there way down the street, trick-or-treating every house they passed! Then at around 4:30, Halloween was in full swing, with the streets full of kids and their parents! So since charli was finally feeling better, I decided why not, and got Charli dressed and took her to a few houses in our neighborhood. At first she was a little shy, and wouldn't say trick-or-treat (like we had been practicing forever), but I think when she realized people were putting candy in her little pumpkin, she changed her mind, and would walk right up to their front doors. Her favorite part though, was by far handing out candy at our house. She would just wait by the door, and look out the little window watching for the kids to come. She helped put the candy in their bags, and would say "bye-bye" as they left. So cute. But seriously I bet we had well over a hundred trick-or-treaters. I was completely out of candy by 7, and still could barely get out the door to go to Bri and Robs annual Halloween party, because the door bell kept ringing. Finally we got there, and Bri and Rob truly out did themselves with there Halloween decorating. From the skeletons in the grass, to the lights, graves, and spiderwebs, it was honestly amazing!
So I had to put a picture of my mother-in-law, and Lindsay (and little Polina), because if there was a costume contest, I would have defiantly made them the winners!
Here's little Charli next to my awesome pumpkin..... That got smashed later that night:(
And just so Chris could see my hair, I'm posting this super shot of me and Charli.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Welp Once again I have been very negligent about my blogging, but I have been busy, so here's a little catch up on what we've all been up to.
Once again he's left me for Alaska. It's king crab season, and freezing cold up there. this time he'll be gone for about 4 weeks and will hopefully be back some time before thanksgiving.... or hopefully even sooner.
In my opinion she has been the most busy of us all. She loves more than anything to be right up in the middle of things, whatever they may be. Weather I'm doing makeup, making dinner, shopping or trying to get laundry folded. She is right there to help me, in any way she can.
I just thought this was really cute. This is at Target, when she demanded to get down out of the cart, so she could pull these little suitcases around.
Once again he's left me for Alaska. It's king crab season, and freezing cold up there. this time he'll be gone for about 4 weeks and will hopefully be back some time before thanksgiving.... or hopefully even sooner.
In my opinion she has been the most busy of us all. She loves more than anything to be right up in the middle of things, whatever they may be. Weather I'm doing makeup, making dinner, shopping or trying to get laundry folded. She is right there to help me, in any way she can.
A few pictures from the pumpkin patch we went to right before Chris left
One thing I've realized about Charli is that she is a "hunter and gatherer". She will find things in the morning, like a plastic cup, a lip gloss, seriously anything, and she will carry them around ALL DAY. If you dare try and take any of her little items away, be prepared for a major melt down. She really likes to put all these things in a little purse, bag, or pocket, but if she can't find one of these, she's content having her arms loaded up.
I just thought this was really cute. This is at Target, when she demanded to get down out of the cart, so she could pull these little suitcases around.
Mostly I've just been trying to keep my sanity with Chris gone. Other than that, I had chance to go to one of my best friends from high school's baby shower. It was crazy seeing everyone from back in the day, but so much fun too!
Kate, Taylor, Erika, Liz, Me, and Charli
In my free time, (late at night when Charli is asleep) I've undertaken painting my kitchen. I'll post pictures soon, but I'm finally all done, and I love it!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Glad to be back:)
This is by far the longest I've gone without a new post since I started this blog! I'm blaming my total slacking, on the fact that we just moved into our new house, and I've been without internet and cable for almost a month!!! We finally got it all set up this weekend, so hopefully I'll be back in the blogging business now. It was crazy to look at everyone's lives today, and see how much I've missed in just the short time Ive been out of the loop! Anyways I'm gonna keep this short, and post something else tomorrow with pictures and all sorts of updates, but yes we're still alive, and trying to get back into the swing of things.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Chris has been in Alaska now for 2 weeks. I feel really bad, because I haven't posted any pictures of Charli since he's left, and this is really the only way for him to see current pictures of her. So, there is really nothing new going on, and nothing to exciting about these pictures. I just took a few the other day when she was playing outside:)
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Busy summer
I think once the weather goes down hill again, I'll be much better at keeping updated on my blog. I feel like in the last month or so, I just haven't been in the mood. However, lots of exciting things are happening right now, the NFL season has officially started, our new house is almost done, tons of the fall prime time shows are starting (anyone recomend any?), and I've been staying really busy since Chris left for Alaska again. As many of you know, our house closes on September 26th, and there is a very likely possibility that I will be hear all on my own for that. We've known this may happen for a while now, so like the amazing husband he is, Chris got every tiny detail in order before he left, so if I'm by myself, it should be a simple low-stress event, and things should go smoothly. I'm not so worried about signing all the papers, its the moving I'm worried about. We want to get everything out of our storage unit before October first, so we don't have to pay an additional month, and I hate knowing that I'm going to have to inconvenience all my my brother-in-laws, to help me make that happen. Although it may be stressful, and can't explain how excited I am! We started out in a tiny apartment in Corvallis Oregon, lived there for two years, then came back to Washington, and lived in Chris's parents guest house (everyone calls it the apartment). It will be so amazing to finally have an official house to call our own. Which reminds me, does anyone know anything about "Direct Buy"??? They won't tell me how much the membership is over the phone, and I can't go to a show room without Chris. So I'm wondering if the savings are amazing enough to wait for him to get home before I buy any major pieces of furniture. Anyways, The Seahawks had a pretty pathetic loss today against buffalo, so that sucks. I hope they do well this year, its seriously so fun to watch them when they're playing good! Charli even claps her hands when she hears the crowd cheer on TV. Speaking of Charli, its time for me to brag about her. she is just the smartest little thing ever! She's learning all the animal sounds, and body parts. She knows what a cat, duck, cow, monkey, bunny, and sheep says, and where her ears, nose, and eyes are! She definitely has a mind of her own, and when she doesn't get her way, she doesn't hesitate to throw you a nice little tantrum. We have officially eliminated the bottle, which she didn't even notice, and she's drinking from just about any cup just fine! I just can't believe how fast she is growing. It makes me sad to look at pictures from even a few months ago! Anyways, sorry on pictures this time, I've actually been trying to upload a video since last night, and can't make it work. So there's a little update on whats going on around here these days.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Welp we're finally back from a much needed AMAZING trip to Hawaii. Chris's dad could possibly be the most generous person on the face of this planet, and flew the entire family, grand kids and all, to the North Shore of Oahu for 10 days. He not only did that, but he put us up in ocean front villas, that were absolutely incredible. It doesn't end there. Lets just make this short and say he basically took care of EVERYTHING. Needless to say, it was soooooo much fun! Chris and I don't get to go on to many vacations, so I had been looking forward to this for months, and it lived up to every hope I may have had. Chris and I really tried to take advantage of every second, and went to lots of amazing places, beaches, and restaurants. All and all, it was one of the best vacations I've ever been on. I honestly took over 200 pictures, so I tried to just pick a few favorites. These in no way captures the fun we had, but at least it might give a little glimpse.
Nap time was definitely an "on the go" thing most of this trip. She was great, and just made due sleeping where ever we were
I was definitely the one taking pictures on this trip, so I have TONS of Charli and her Dad.
A few of us spent the last morning at sunset beach, and Torrin did a little boogie boarding... he needs just a little more practice I would say.
Charli and Me at Sunset beach
While we were there, we were blessed to attend the sealing of Chris's 3 youngest siblings in the Hawaii temple. They were absolutely adorable, and it was a beautiful ceremony.
Charli and Torrin at Sharks Cove
I just love this picture of Kaho, at Turtle Bay Beach
Charli couldn't get enough of these parrots! She would point at them and laugh when ever they moved.
Our little family at the Polynesian Cultural Center
Steph and AJ at Hanauma Bay. By far the most amazing beach I've ever been to in my life. The snorkeling was incredible, with tons of sea turtles, fish, and crystal clear water.
Just a picture that doesn't do this place any justice, but it's taken from the cliff above, overlooking a small part of Hanauma Bay
Please excuse my brother-in-law Robs obscene finger! This was one of the only pictures I got of everyone (except me) who went to Wiamea Falls. Charli napping in her stroller, as usual
This one is just funny, because someone put a leaf on her head, and it stayed there for a good 10 minutes before she realized it was there!
OK, so in my opinion it was worth the money and the walk, because you go through botanical gardens that are AMAZING, but the finally is supposed to be the falls...... here I am with Charli, in front of the falls/trickle. Normally you can swim, but since there has been so little rain, the water hasn't been flowing into little stream. Since its been standing still, the water collects lots of bacteria, so there's no swimming aloud.
We learned during this trip that Charli is obsessed with birds! A perfect example of this obsession is pictured here, with Charli chasing after this poor peacock. Little did I know that peacocks will attack other "things" that are it's same height. Luckily a lady who worked there saw us all laughing at Charli and told us she was getting way to close, and the peacock was getting mad.
Fia, Kinsey, Torrin, and Emma!
On one of the days, we went to a water park that Charli loved! Chris took her on a couple water slides, and she played in all the little fountains. The cold water didn't even phase her, she just loved it!
Over all it seriously was a pretty amazing trip, and I'm sad that its over. Especially now that Chris has to leave again on Wednesday for Alaska for another month. The one thing we do have to look forward to, is our house is finally going to close at the end of this month, and we will officially have a place to call our own! So I guess its happy furniture shopping for me:)
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
So, at first I thought it was my camera, and the way it flashes that causes me pictures like this. But after trying for 5 minutes (just to see if I could) to get a picture of Charli without squinting like crazy, I learned that she is doing this on PURPOSE! When she sees the camera pointed at her, and knows that it might flash, this is the face she makes. I seriously could fill an entire album with my collection of these beautiful pictures of my baby that looks like she's well ya know..... hahaha So anyways I thought I would post a few
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Just a little bit of Lately:
So the last couple of weeks have just flown by! I'm not sure if its the nice weather, the fact that we're going out of town on Saturday, or that Chris is back, but I can't believe we're almost in the middle of AUGUST!!!! We've defiantly stayed busy, and Charli is just as cute as ever, learning new things everyday. Her favorite thing to do now, is stick her arm out, tilt her head sideways, and spin around in a circle.... kinda strange, but very cute! She still shakes her head no, when ever you ask her any question, and is walking and climbing on everything! Anyways this is just a little peak of what we've been up to lately:
I've been dying to take Charli to a little spray park, and let her splash around in the water and I finally did!! I was worried the water was way to cold, and she wouldn't like it, but she did, and had a blast!
Just taking a little break
when ever she would get close to the water that was taller than her, she would slowly inch her way over to it, then stick her foot out and try to block the water.
This is where we spent most of the time there, right next to this little tiny fountain that wasn't quite as scary, as the other ones
Shes really been loving just walking around outside
Swimming with her Dad
OK, this was a HUGE HIT! She LOVES this Elmo chair! every morning the first thing she does, is run and sit in it, while I'm making her breakfast. As you can see she's not the only one who loves it! It's so funny when the dogs get on her chair, she walks over to them and tells them "no no no!" then looks at me to make them move.
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The show was an Independent Lens production called Butte, America, an extraordinary hour-long history of Butte, Montana from the 1870's — when Thomas A. Edison's invention of the electric light and (even more important long-term) the electric power grid vastly increased the demand for Butte's principal product, copper — to 1982, when the company that owned Butte's mines (having acquired or put out of business all its competitors in the early years of the 20th century), Anaconda Copper, finally declared them played out and abruptly shut down operations, leaving Butte a virtual ghost town. The filmmaker, Pamela Roberts, picked Butte as a subject partly because she used to visit the place in her childhood but mostly because she saw Butte as a sort of microcosm of the American corporate economy and how it played out in a typical industrial community (she explicitly compared Butte to Pittsburgh and Flint as industrial cities that rose and fall with the production of a particular product).
It's an intensely moving historical film that could probably be even more moving if it were longer — especially since in the promotional interview on the PBS Web site for the film, Roberts answered the question of which scene she shot most moved her, "We shot a scene—that did not make the cut—with an underground miner we took back into the mine for the first time in over 30 years. He broke down and cried tears of joy for the opportunity to go underground again—he loved mining. And then came tears of sorrow as he recalled his longtime partner who was killed by an explosion. It was very revealing and very touching." (The story about the miner whose mining partner — a relationship that seems to have much the same emotional overlay as a police partnership — was killed is in the movie; the heartrending return to the mineshaft after 30 years, alas, is not.) She also said that what she would have wanted to include in a longer movie was "more about the lives of the women I interviewed. Their lives and experiences were so interesting, but often devalued in their own eyes. Also, more about Butte today and the current economic resurgence through its restoration and preservation economy." All of this makes me hope Roberts still has her outtakes and can use them to make a longer version of the film for theatrical and/or home video release.
Still, what we have of Butte, America tells a story that comes surprisingly close to Roberts' stated intent of encapsulating all the changes in America between 1870 and 1982:
• starting with the early "rush" as fortunes seemingly were to be made in Butte;
• the evolution of Anaconda Copper as the strongest and, eventually, the only company in town;
• the way the city was literally built on top of the mines;
• the company-town aspect of it (workers technically owned their homes but not the land they stood on — for which they paid the company $2 per month "ground rent" — which meant they could be thrown off the land for any reason at any time);
• the degree to which Anaconda Copper not only ran the workers' lives and drove wages to subsistence levels (which, as Marx pointed out, is what capitalists always do unless government either regulates wages directly or allows the existence of a strong labor movement) but controlled the city's and the state's politics as well (editorial cartoonists doing work opposed to the company, its power and its agenda inevitably riffed on the company's name and drew it as a giant snake squeezing life out of everything in its way);
• the boom time for workers that lasted from the mid-1930's (when the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers' Union successfully organized Anaconda after previous unions had died due to company opposition, internal infighting or both) to the 1950's, when Anaconda opened its first mine in Chile and started squeezing wages down in Butte and demanding concessions from the unions;
• the impact of Salvador Allende's election as president of Chile in 1970 and his nationalization of Anaconda's mines there, which led to a sudden plunge in the company's profitability to which it responded by squeezing Butte's workers even further;
• the exhaustion of Butte's high-grade ore (which had to be mined like coal — digging underground tunnels, planting dynamite to dislodge the ore and using picks to ship it out on cars running on tracks) and the company's conversion to open-pit mining of the low-grade ore that was left;
• the environmental hazards of the operation, including the diseases the miners got from inhaling silica dust as they worked (the dust, similar to glass, collected in and around their lungs and ultimately had a similar effect to pneumonia) as well as the horrific amount of pollution left over when the mines finally closed and Anaconda turned off its pumps, thereby allowing water full of heavy metals and toxic chemicals to flow straight into the city's water supply (the lake outside Butte is now one of the most heavily polluted Superfund sites in the country);
• as well as the company's alternation between grand seigneur and pillager, literally bulldozing entire neighborhoods overnight to expand the open pits in the later days (the images here looked like the Israeli army in occupied Palestine!) and setting fire to the amusement park Anaconda had opened years before and claimed it was part of an obligation to the workers. (The fire was supposedly accidental, but the townspeople Roberts interviewed were sure it was set deliberately because the park was in the way of Anaconda's latest plan for expanding the open pits.)
Butte, America actually does what Roberts set out to do — set Butte's story against America's in the 20th century and in particular the metamorphosis of industrial production from a dirty, exploitative job to a relatively well-paid one (thanks to organized labor and a government that supported and facilitated its existence — if we've learned one thing about labor in the last 50 years, it's that it can only exist when the government uses its authority to force the private sector to recognize it; once that authority was withdrawn, America's labor movement underwent a slow collapse until now, when it's only American labor's success in organizing the government's own workers that is keeping it in business at all) and then back to an underpaid, exploitative one on the long slide towards ceasing to exist at all as America de-industrializes and declares entire segments of its population and its cities surplus and not worth bothering about.
Butte, America is a powerful story, sometimes visually beautiful (Roberts found a considerable amount of footage from virtually the entire arc of Butte's history, and the faces of the miners as they prepared to descend into the earth to work are extraordinarily moving) and sometimes terrifying, always underscoring the lesson that a corporation has no morals, no ideals, no compassion, nothing but a relentless drive to maximize profits for its shareholders; and since it has no morals, it has no compunction about breaking any commitments it makes to its workers, consumers or anyone else. Butte, America is at once a monument to what capitalism can create and a damnation of how easily it can destroy it all again.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Training Begins for the Runners' World Half and EnergyBits Review
It's safe to say I was chomping at the bit these past few weeks to start running again. I wanted to rest my legs as soon as I felt a hint of that tendinitis/tibial pain, but it's hard for me to rest altogether. So although I spent the last 5 weeks swimming, biking, lifting, doing core and HIIT work, and walking, I couldn't wait to be reunited with my one true love - vegan soft serve - no, no, no - RUNNING!
Last week I officially started up my 8 week training plan for the Runner's World Half Marathon. After battling some injuries last year, and some new aches (a bit of medial knee pain, which unfortunately is starting to resurface a bit - I believe it is this) during training for the Nike Women's Half in April, I was hoping for some smoother sailing leading up to this race. As I mentioned in a previous post, I haven't been able to pin down the cause of some of my recurrent injuries so I continue to do my own research and in the meantime attend to them the best I can, while still preparing for the races I have planned. I heard and read about the difficulty of the RW Half (lots of hills!) so going into this race, I didn't plan for a PR, and at this point realize I will be doing it more for the experience.
To say I am excited for this race is a complete understatement! First, it is taking place near Rodale headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania which also happens to be MY hometown! I can't wait to run the streets where I literally grew up. Runner's World also has an incredible lineup for the expo, which will include speaking engagements with the race director of the Boston Marathon and Olympic athletes. Not to mention all the high profile athletes who will be running the race as well. As if all this wasn't enough, I've seen the lineup of bloggers who will be attending, and I think I'm excited about this the most. To actually have the chance to meet some bloggers that I have been following for months/years IN REAL LIFE is going to be like meeting legit celebrities! Hahaha You can find the full list of bloggers who will be attending here.
So here's what my first week of training looked like last week:
Sunday - Out of town/Returned late night from ATL; 75 pushups
Monday - Rest; 80 pushups (I spent most of this day cleaning since I was out of town - that counts as a workout right?!)
Tuesday - 3 mi run
Wednesday - At-home HIIT workout; 80 pushups
Thursday - 3 mi run; 85 pushups
Friday - At-home HIIT workout; 85 pushups
Saturday - 5 mi run
Sunday - Lap swimming for 1 hour; 90 pushups
At the same time last week, I was testing out a sample of EnergyBits I had received while I was gone. You've probably seen the buzz about this company and product on social media lately. I connected with the company on Twitter and they were nice enough to send me some samples to try out:
What intrigued me about EnergyBits was that they are actually little bits of green food (spirulina algae) and not supplements. I had read about spirulina in the past and had always thought about supplementing with it as it is considered a 'superfood', but just never did. I take a daily multivitamin and a few other supplements, which admittedly are manufactured in a lab. I like that spirulina is a food that naturally contains these nutrients because I know it's ideally better to get nutrition from food than from supplements.
A few other points about EnergyBits:
- made of organically grown, non GMO algae
- contain no caffeine, sugar, soy or gluten
- 1 calorie per tablet
- are naturally composed of 64% protein plus over 40 other vitamins and minerals
So, how did my first week back go? Well Tuesday's run felt GOOD - really good. Absence makes the heart grow fonder right? I just kept thinking "Oh, how I've missed you" throughout the entire run! This was also the first day I tried the EnergyBits. It's recommended you swallow 30 tablets prior to a workout. I was conservative and started with 15... and I chewed them. Oh yes, I had to go there. Um, I would not recommend chewing. The literature from the company says algae is an "acquired taste" and they recommend you swallow the tablets, but I thought oh they can't be talking to me. They tasted like a mixture between grass and fish food (not that I have ever tried either). So, if you get your own sample, I recommend following the enclosed instructions :)
I don't know if my great first run was due to my own elation or to the EnergyBits but everything came together for me. My legs also felt pretty good (minus the knee issue). I am also trying out a new pair of insoles in my shoes and I want to give them a few more tries before I review them, but after three test runs, I can feel a difference in my lower legs, so here's to hoping!
Saturday was my first long run back - 5 miles - so I doubled the dosage of Bits and took the recommended 30. I struggled toward the end of this run. Up until mile 4 I felt good, but the last mile was hot, heavy and just bleh. I checked my MapMyRun workout log and the last time I ran 5 miles was in June so that's probably why.
Tonight, I used the last of my sample Bits (I had 14 left) and ran a naked 5k and felt GREAT! Something about running 'au naturel' if you will, without music or GPS, lets me reconnect with my body better and reminds me why I love running.
Since EnergyBits are mostly protein, I didn't get the sudden rush of energy that I do when I take a swig of Gatorade, gels, or other carbs during a run, but in terms of nutrition, I don't think their vitamin, antioxidant and mineral profile can be beat. I think in the long term, they would be a great dietary addition and would probably eliminate the need for other forms of man-made supplements.
Week 1 down, 7 to go. This training schedule is admittedly a bit more abbreviated than I would like but I'm just hoping to stay somewhat conservative and keep any lingering issues at bay. I've been icing the sore spot on the inside of my knee nightly so I'm hoping that calms down as well. I trained for and ran Nike with this issue (and an elastic knee sleeve) and did ok, so we'll see what happens.
Questions for you tonight:
Are you training for any Fall races?
Anyone doing the Runner's World Half and want to meet up?!!
Have you tried EnergyBits? If you are interested, you can connect with them on Facebook or Twitter and request a free sample.
*Disclosure: I was given a free sample of EnergyBits, but I was not compensated in any way. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own :)
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I'm doing a Disney 10 miler in OctoberReplyDelete
Oh Michelle that sounds awesome! Running in Disney is on my bucket list! Can't wait to hear all about it :)ReplyDelete
I hope your leg/knee issues don't act up too much during your training and for the race!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Lee! I hope so too :)Delete
Those energy tabs sound great! Think that's just what I need to keep up with Max!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Deb! You should connect with them on FB and request a sample. And immediately after that, sign up for the 5K during the Runner's World Half weekend so that I can cheer you on :)Delete
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Recalled peanut butter blamed for illnesses in Spokane
Wed., Feb. 25, 2009, 9:11 p.m.
Two people in Spokane have been sickened by salmonella food poisoning directly linked to tainted peanut products that have led to expansive food recalls and a criminal investigation.
Health officials are awaiting test results on a third person. Yet they believe more than 100 people may have been affected, citing statistics showing that for every positive test there may be 40 or more others who were sickened but did not seek medical care.
And as part of a national investigation, food safety inspectors with the Spokane Regional Health District found several Spokane grocery stores that hadn't pulled all recalled peanut products off the shelves.
The problems have been attributed to a rapidly growing list of foods – now 43 pages long and including more than 2,100 products as varied as ice cream, granola bars and dog food.
"Our grocery stores are very active in pursuing pulling the product as soon as they are notified," said Ray Byrne, food safety program manager for the health district, who called the recall the largest he'd witnessed. "I think part of the scope of this is different than anything we've ever seen, in that we were getting updates on a daily basis of new products coming online."
Byrne said his staff inspected 12 local stores at the behest of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It was the first time the FDA sought local inspectors to verify recall compliance. Though Byrne found four stores with recalled items on their shelves – including an Albertsons, a Super 1 Foods, and two Yokes Fresh Markets – he said his inspection team was just one part of a broad verification effort across several Washington counties.
Some stores with plastic "customer-loyalty cards" track shoppers' purchases and were able to alert customers who bought items that were later recalled. Stores often encouraged shoppers to return the foods for a refund.
The inspection reports, obtained through a newspaper public records request, show that most recalled items that remained on grocery shelves were protein bars sold under brands such as Clif, Nature's Path, Luna and Zone Perfect.
Jon Sherve, the health district's food program technical adviser, said inspectors have found during their routine checks that grocery and convenience stores have good compliance and corporate recall policies.
The problems began with Peanut Corp. of America's plant in Blakely, Ga. At first the tainted products were thought to be confined to institutions such as prisons, nursing homes and schools that bought peanut butter in bulk. But the recalls and problems ballooned.
The latest numbers from the FDA show that more than 660 people in 44 states have been sickened. Peanut Corp. of America has since filed for bankruptcy.
Most people who suffer from salmonella recover within days.
However the bacteria can be especially serious for infants, toddlers, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, who are more prone to serious effects.


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Wallingford, CT - March 1st, 2017 - Tradeshow season is rapidly approaching and Fosdick has decided to cross the country and attend several events.
International Home and Houseware Show - March 18-21, Chicago, IL - All about items for the home. New innovations, new products, where engineers, buyers and sellers meet. http://www.housewares.org/show
Operations Summit 2017 - June 27-29, David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA -About Direct2Consumer and Omnichannel Operations. http://www.operationssummit.com/
Response Expo 2017 - April 25-27, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA - Event for performance based direct marketers. http://www.responseexpo.com/
Internet Retailer (IRCE 2017) - June 6-9, McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL - Event dedicated to all online sellers of all products. http://www.irce.com/
And..........................more to follow!
Wallingford, CT - December, 8th 2016 - Randy Pulling and George Fanolis attended the Direct Response Winter Bash in New York City Tuesday evening. In attendance were many of the leaders of the Direct Response Industry who market goods through television, internet, and various sales channels. This is the seventh such event attended by Fosdick.
Wallingford, CT - November 22nd - 2016 - Fosdick Fulfillment has entered into Phase I of the 6S Initiative in our corporate headquarters located in Wallingford, CT. The goal is to utilize our implementation experiences, obtained from our initial phase, and then rollout the program nationwide. "The goal of our 6S Initiative is to keep our warehouses organized, clean, and safe". Says George Fanolis, VP of Business Development. Currently Fosdick maintains in excess of 1.6 million square feet of warehouse space throughout CT and NV.
6S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses 6 words that builds the foundation to an organized work environment. Sort, Systematize, Sweep, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety. They all start with the letter "S". The list describes how to organize work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order. The decision-making process usually comes from a dialogue about standardization, which builds understanding among the employees of how they should work.
Wallingford, CT - November 1st - 2016 - Fosdick has experienced tremendous growth in 2016. In order to keep up with the growth two more warehouses were added. In Cheshire, CT our new facility is a 130,000 square feet. In Meriden, CT we have added a 127,000 square foot facility. Both buildings have ample shipping and receiving docks, lighting, and security. In total Fosdick has now reached the 1.7 million square foot mark. "Our growth is a testament to our focus on Client and Customer satisfaction", says George Fanolis, VP of Business Development for Fosdick.
Wallingford, CT - October 31st, 2016 - Musician and music producer Will.i.am, from the famous Black Eyed Peas, has enlisted the help of Fosdick to fulfill their Direct to Consumer & Retail orders of version 2 of his highly successful bluetooth enabled headphones. Fosdick will provide intial services from the CT location. Fosdick will also manage the all-important customer contact helping customers who have purchased the headphones.
The headphones deliver superior sound and style. The metalic disc clasp allowes for easy - all day comfort. It also has a built in mic for making or receiving phone calls.
Wearable technology is finally beginning to go beyond the wrist.
"Why should you have to take off your earphones when you finish listening to something and put them back in a box or bag, instead of just wearing them around your neck like jewelry?"
That was Will.i.am, the musician/TV personality/entrepreneur, co-founder of the Black Eyed Peas, and founder of i.am+, a wearable technology company with a focus on youth education, during an interview by telephone while traveling by car from Manchester, England, to London.
It is the kind of question that, when voiced (especially by a coach of "The Voice UK"), seems enormously obvious, but, apparently, has not occurred to any of us to ask. And it clearly reflects some of the issues in bridging the gulf between fashion and technology: It's not the products that are the problem, but figuring out what the products should be and what we want our stuff to do. [...Read More]
Wallingford, CT - October 31st, 2016 - Fosdick is pleased to announce a new fulfillment agreement with Quay Eyeware. Quay Eyeware, Sellers of the notoriously cool sunglass brand for the nonconforming and freethinking. Signature oversized frames, playful and edgy designs at an affordable pricepoint.
Fosdick will provide e-commerce fufilment services and customer care from our Reno, Nevada location. Quay, like Fosdick, has experienced rapid scale growth and is looking to Fosdick in support of their growing operational needs.
Wallingford, CT - October 31st, 2016 - Due to tremendous growth in 2016 Fosdick has promoted several employees to key positions. We congratulate the following employees and wish them luck:
Diana Muchison – Diana has recently been promoted to Operations Manager of our Cheshire, CT facility. Diana has been employed with Fosdick since 2005, starting in our Customer Service area. With her knowledge, dedication and hard work Diana has progressed through various facets of the organization.
Luis Colon – Luis has recently been promoted to Warehouse Supervisor in our Cheshire facility. Luis has been employed with Fosdick Fulfillment since June of 2002, working in our warehouse since 2005. Luis is a role model to many, his hard work and dedication over the past decade has proven he is the perfect candidate for his new position.
Kelly Franceskino – Kelly has been promoted to Retail Manager, working out of our Berlin facility. Kelly is responsible for overseeing compliance of all retail shipments in all CT and NV facilities. Kelly brings with her many years of sales, client service, and systems experience.
Felicia Clack - Is now Human Resource Generalist. Felicia will be moving into her new role on Monday, October 31st. It goes without saying that Felicia is a tremendous asset to the Human Resource department and has become an integral part of our team. She handles several important functions with ease and I am confident she will excel in her new role as well.
Laura Mickens - A few months back we added a Human Resource Clerk in NV, , to assist with the necessary day to day activities in our Moya facility. Laura has been a tremendous help and a great addition to our Human Resource team. Laura is quick to learn and has taken on many tasks, including the daily monitoring of both our attendance and tardiness policies for all NV non-exempt employees.
Yennifer Barrientos - Yennifer will move into the Personnel Assistant role in the Barnes facility. Yennifer brings with her a wealth of Human Resource (and Kronos!) knowledge and experience.
Wallingford, CT – January 6, 2012 – Fosdick Fulfillment Corporation, a leading third party logistics provider specializing in business to business and business to consumer fulfillment services, recently named Tom Denne, to Director of Operations.
Mr. Denne came to Fosdick in 2006 and managed the call center and supervised the largest expansion of that department in Fosdick's history. For the past two years he has been the Operations Manager at the Meriden, CT location, handling all aspects of fulfillment for that facility.
"Tom's devotion to putting our Clients and their Customers first were key factors contributing to his promotion" says George Fanolis VP of Business Development. Fosdick's VP of Operations Bob Formica adds, "As we move into 2012, Tom will be an integral part of our expansion as we continue to move into multiple facilities in order to support our growth."
Established in 1965, Fosdick Fulfillment Corporation, a leader in the television response, fulfills more than 20 million orders per year on behalf of its client partners. With operational and warehousing capacity exceeding 900,000 square feet split between Reno, NV and Wallingford, CT; the firm provides comprehensive logistics and fulfillment services to companies in the direct to consumer and business to business marketplaces. Contact: George Fanolis, Fosdick Fulfillment Corporation, (203) 679-3228.
Best wishes go out to Fosdick's trailblazing client Ouidad, who is the recipient of the first ever Great Idea Award from the Cosmetic Executive Women organization. To pay tribute to the Queen of Curl, Fosdick was delighted to put together this ad for the group's October awards luncheon program.


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Congressional a future U.S. Open site? Don't bet on it
When players show up at the U.S. Open every year, they come expecting a course setup that borders on insane. Unlike the Masters, a major that has always tried to be the most prestigious of the bunch, the USGA has always prided itself on being the hardest major around.
But after years of bringing grown men to their knees with "firm and fast" conditions, the tables were turned this week. Players in the field for the U.S. Open at Congressional didn't just annihilate the course in Bethesda, Maryland, they turned the most diabolical major championship into a member-guest, where birdies were needed in bunches to stay in contention.
It's clear from Rory McIlroy's record-setting performance that Congressional didn't have any teeth. But if you want know exactly how easy the course played, try this stat on for size: the handful of players that finished in a tie for ninth, at 4-under, had a score that was good enough to win 14 of the last 16 U.S. Opens.
[Related: Rory McIlroy is no Tiger Woods, but maybe that's a good thing]
We're not talking about the runner-up here; this is the guy finishing in ninth place. It's a sobering stat that makes you wonder where the USGA went wrong with the setup, because at the beginning of the week, the course had a number of holes and pin locations that were being touted for their high level of difficulty.
You had the shaved areas around the back of the 16th green; a set of extremely long par 3's; the tough tee shot and approach on the par-4 11th; and an 18th hole that looked beyond intimidating. Plus, the track had almost 7,600 yards at its disposal, which was more than enough length for a U.S. Open.
But here's where the USGA went wrong. They decided to shorten the course, moving some tee boxes up 30-plus yards to let players go for par 5's in two, as well as turning long par 4's into holes that could be reached with short irons.
After watching the field tear Congressional a new one for three days, it makes you wonder why tournament officials didn't turn the place into a house of horrors on Sunday and play the course at its maximum length.
Instead they made some holes ever shorter, and watched as the field set a record for the most under-par rounds in the final round of a U.S. Open. Say all you want about the rain and the Sub-Air systems not being able to firm up the course, but the fact of the matter is Congressional couldn't give the USGA the difficult setup it was looking for.
Recent courses in the Open rotation usually get a shot to stay in the mix unless things totally go awry. Things definitely went awry this year. While you'd like to think Congressional would get a shot to redeem itself, after this failed attempt, the odds of seeing the course in the mix anytime soon are about as good as a 15-handicap getting into next year's field at Olympic Club.
Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:
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• NBC apologizes for omitting 'under God' from pledge
• Bob Bradley's job as U.S. coach safe … for now


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So, this morning it hit me. Like a theoretical bolt of lightning. I need to write. I feel embarrassed just thinking that I could be a writer. Which, of course, is silly. Can't any of us be anything we want? Aren't the things I feel and express just as valid as another's? I love to read, and relate to others' musings, perhaps someone could benefit from mine. As I was thinking about this and preparing my hubby's breakfast (to-go…no time to eat at home!) I came upon this quote on the granola box:
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." – Robert Louis Stevenson
As I read that, I felt a seed, burrowing its' tiny self into my brain. Consider the seed planted!
Lately, I've been pretty negative in my posts. I want that to change. Sure, we all have our rough days, and it's okay to vent about them. But overall, I want my vibe to be positive. To attract more positivity into my life by putting the positivity out "there". I really have an incredible life, with the potential for it to be whatever I want it to be.
Cheers, to new beginnings!