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By Moni Basu, CNN
(CNN) - Writer Mark Trahant guessed the situation was a first: campaign jabs that centered on a candidate's claim of Native American roots.
He was referring to the Senate race in Massachusetts that pits Harvard University law professor Elizabeth Warren against Republican Sen. Scott Brown.
There are many issues of contention in this hotly contested race, but one of them has become Warren's claim to Native American ancestry. After Brown accused her of taking advantage of minority status, Warren fired back in an ad that came out Monday.
"As a kid, I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our Native American heritage," Warren says in the spot. "What kid would? But I knew my father's family didn't like that she was part Cherokee and part Delaware, so they had to elope.
"Let me be clear: I never asked for or never got any benefit because of my heritage," she continues, addressing the central concern that Brown has brought up on the campaign trail and at the candidates' first debate last week. "The people who hired me have all said they didn't even know about it."
It's a bit more complicated, said Trahant, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
"The usual standard is citizenship, being a member of a tribe. Elizabeth Warren does not meet that test," he said.
Who's Native American? It's complicated
"It's not right that she would use her self-recalled heritage for any academic advancement ... even if there are no academic standards that define who is legally a Native American (except the citizenship issue). On the other hand, when you see videos like this one, you cringe."
He was referring to a video that shows Brown staffers chanting war whoops and gesturing Tomahawk chops. It was posted Tuesday on YouTube by the liberal blog Blue Mass Group.
"I think Sen. Brown has some explaining to do about the nice guy, respectful tone that he sets in his office, and on his campaign," the blog said. "And maybe we can put this whole preposterous issue to bed once and for all."
Brown responded to CNN affiliate WCVB in Boston.
"It is certainly something that I don't condone," he said. "The real offense is that (Warren) said she was white and then checked the box saying she is Native American, and then she changed her profile in the law directory once she made her tenure."
The National Congress of American Indians said it was troublesome that Brown's staff members acted in such fashion. The rights organization urged Brown to take action.
It also blamed Warren was responsible for failing to speak up.
"She has every right to be proud of her family," the organization said. "However her campaign failed to educate a non-Native media and the public unfamiliar with federal tribal enrollment rules or about historic federal policies that make proving Native ancestry very difficult for some people."
Also at issue was Brown's reference during a televised debate to Warren's white skin color as proof that she was not Native American.
"Skin color or physical appearance has no bearing on one's Native American heritage or status as an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe," the national congress said. "As a result, numerous national television programs and websites have irresponsibly echoed Senator Brown's statements by referring to someone's skin color as an indicator for Native American identity. These claims are false and Senator Brown should correct the record and retract his statement immediately."
Elizabeth Warren vs. Scott Brown: Priciest race this year
The debate about Warren has gone on since May, when Warren confirmed that she had described herself in faculty directories as having Native American blood. She said she did it to meet others like her.
But her explanation didn't sit well in some corners.
A website called Cherokees Demand Truth From Elizabeth Warren says Americans ought to care deeply about such claims.
"America should care because they care when someone falsely claims to be a decorated military veteran. They care when someone falsely claims to be a recovering drug addict in a book passed off as the truth. And they care when someone falsely claims to be a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust. America cares about these things because America cares about integrity, honesty and fair treatment.
"Elizabeth Warren has not just stolen an ethnic identity that does not belong to her, but she has also personally benefited from it and harmed the integrity of the American ethos of advancement based on quality of work, not color of skin."
The New England Historic Genealogical Society provided initial research that shows several members of Warren's maternal family claiming Cherokee heritage. Warren's great-great-great grandmother O.C. Sarah Smith, is said to be described as Cherokee in an 1894 marriage license application. The genealogical society gathered that information through a 2006 family newsletter and said the original application cannot be located.
Warren's critics were out in force Tuesday on Twitter, including the editor of the conservative Red Alerts Politics website.
When you have to release an ad explaining why you think you're a Native American, it's not good: shar.es/uMixg—
Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) September 25, 2012
Blogger Donny Furguson posted:
.@DLoesch If Elizabeth Warren can fake four more identities she'll start touring as The Village People—
Donny Ferguson (@DonnyFerguson) September 25, 2012
But Warren was not without her supporters.
Seroe Michaud commented on Native News Network's page:
"Good for you Elizabeth, I am 1/8 Blackfoot but am fair skinned and light haired, I am the only light one in the family. If like me your blood is part native on your mother's side and your heart is walking the red road, we will not be driven into the shadows. I hope that you win, you had my vote before I learned of your roots."
As Trahant said, it's complicated.
What makes someone "legitimately" Native American? And who gets to make the call? Our blog attempted to answer those questions when the Warren controversy erupted.
Julia Good Fox, professor of American Indian studies at Haskell Indian Nations University, said there's plenty of ignorance around Native American citizenship.
"It's all in past-tense, and we don't get a sense of what an Indian today looks like," she said in May.
And that, she said, can be confusing.
You're all missing the big picture; who CARES if she has Native American ancestry or not. If you feel she's the better person for the job, vote for her...
To me the reason for affirmative action is to ensure that people of minority status get a fair opportunity in the workforce or in society. My family has stories of American Indian blood in our family but we are definitely seen and are Caucasian. If I checked a box indicating I was a minority I would be cheating a system of its intended purpose. "Warren first listed herself as a minority in the Association of American Law Schools Directory of Faculty in 1986, the year before she joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She continued to list herself as a minority until 1995, the year she accepted a tenured position at Harvard Law School." Hence one American Indian possibly lost an opportunity. She has been dodging this issue by stating "family folklore" etc.. but stating that you may possibly have American Indian blood is not a problem but being listed as a minority Teacher is another thing all together.
she proved herself to NOT be the better person, when she lied and contiued to perpetuate the lie.
why is it when a WHIT person lies, they get to take it back and clarify (change the lie) to something else, but when a minority does it, we are just trash?
fair play is fair play for everybody.
I think the people that defend Elizabeth Warren do not understand just how large of a "leg up" that Affirmative Action provides. I have a comprehensive understanding of this at both the college and corporate level.
For selective colleges, affirmative action allows "disadvantaged minorities" (e.g. Blacks or Native Americans) to be admitted with SAT scores almost 600 points lower than whites. So if the white student scored 2300 (nearly perfect, and well into the top 1%), the Native American student could score just 1700, or slightly below average and still get into elite colleges.
At the corporate level, there is an 80% rule that employers must follow in order to avoid the presumption of bias. This 80% rule means that an employer should try to have disadvantaged minority representation of their employees at least equal to 80% of the general population. So if the disadvantaged minority population is 20%, then the corporation desperately tries to reach 16% in order to avoid potential lawsuits against racial discrimination. Ironically, corporations will always say that they neve hired anyone due to their race, but that thinking always goes on.
Elizabeth Warren has a law degree from Rutgers. Almost *everyone* else at Harvard has a degree from Yale, Harvard, or Stanford. Nobody else has a law degree from such a low rated school.
This is why the charges are likely to have some validity. Elizabeth Warren never claimed Native American lineage until after she joined Harvard. Why would she do so then, unless that was the reason she was hired?
Honostly who cares...most of my life and my silblings we have been told we had Native American on my mom's side of the family...through her fathers side. Well since the tribe she is a part of goes through the maternal side and not the paternal side, my mom's father sister is an actual member, where as he is not. Each tribe is different. I still claim the Native American...as well as French, Scottish, Irish, English and German. But most of all I am an American and that is what I will always be.
Using this same criteria, I would have great difficulty proving my own French or Cheyenne roots. For the most part my family came from Germany and Ireland for which there are plentiful records. From my point of view, Ms. Warren says she's part Cherokee, not a Cherokee tribal citizen. Demanding Ms. Warren first be able to claim Cherokee citizenship before she can say she's part Cherokee, is the same as telling me to prove French citizenship before I can say I'm part French. My ancestors were French citizens, Ms Warren's were Cherokee citizens, we're Americans of a certain decent.
Obama is half-black, looks black, claims to be black, and nobody says he is not black. Warren is part native, claims to be part native, and I do not see why she should be called not part-native.
Like all pathological lairs Liewatha keeps piling up the lies to support her previous lies. Her claim that her parents eloped is blatantly false. They had a nice Church wedding and reception. Warren never mentioned nor discovered her "Indian roots" until she filed a job application claiming minority status. She should be on trial for filing false Federal forms. Note also she won't meet with Indian groups – not even Democratic Indians.
She's a human being and that is all that should matter,the loons and the goons from the GOP will stop at nothing to smear this woman.
Just another lier in the Senate.... Why can't people put integrety first?
She benifited from her deception....What a piece of work....
She is a fraud. She used Native American and knew it. Its one thing to have mommy tell you about gramps and his high cheek bones and believe it as a kid. She used it to her advantage as an adult. She plays the system very well and her supporters believe her. She worked for big insurance to limit the little guy without a law license and became a multimillionaire. She started the whole "you did not build that" yet doesn't play by the same rules. What if a biz owner got a grant based on being a native, would that be brushed aside ? What if Mitt Romney was gaming the system, he looks more native than Warren. Harvard was into affirmitive action back then, thats how Obama got the law review job.
Hyperbole without evidence. Please provide such evidence before you make accusations.
please understand something if your reading this the problem with the dream act is that we are putting foreigners in our military even though we are giving them amnesty and citizen ship they are still foreigners in our United States military that is against the law back in 2009 a survey was taken in the air force and marines soldiers were asked if they would fire on American citizens if ordered to do so and 94% said they would not. Hence the dream act foreigners will shoot Americans because they want to take what others have governments throughout history used guerrillas and foreign troops to oppress its population. Our country is going to hell in a hand-basket the economy will not improve it will get worse. And to whoever is reading this reject the REAL ID do not take the REAL ID ACT coming January of 2013 google REAL ID ACT 2013
You have to hand it to Scott Brown for taking this non-issue to distract from the important issues of the race. All of you are more concerned with this topic than the GOP giving the top 1% a tax break at your expense? Scott Brown claims he is an independent, but guess who introduced him at the podium when he won the Governorship? Review your news, MITT. Scott Brown will vote GOP all the way....get ready, it is coming.
Brown knows that he cannot win in the Blue State of Massachusetts no matter how much he keeps insisting that he is an Independent. Who was the person who introduced him when he won the 2010 election?.....Romney. His voting record is not 50/50. He bleeds RED, he needs a diversion to win.
If he can't win in a Blue State, how did he become Senator? How did Gov Romney win ? We are not as Blue as the media would have you believe.
You do realize that your comment makes absolutely no sense.
My take......No, just a liar.
A DNA test will give what % exactly she is/isn't. Ancestry.com and Nat Geo offer them. Other places as well. I'm waiting for my test to come in so I can do it. The story goes that I am 1/8 Cherokee, but naturally, I would like more proof.
So when should people check the box? Should they be half native american or 1/4 or 1/8? She is 1/8 native American so does that count. My wife is 1/4 Filipino and she looks it with her dark skin, but her sisters who are also 1/4 Filipino are really white and fair skinned. My wife thinks it's ok to check for herself because she sure looks the part but her sisters don't check Filipino because they don't look the part, so they check White or Caucasian.
Hell no she is not native American, not even native by the terms her ancestors here before it was a country.......She said she was an indian and a tribe whose members were not even in the state she came from...........Liar is what she is basically not much more and she did it for a job.
There has been so much intermarrage over the years that it is not unusual for someone who is half Indian or more to look white, or to look "Native". Skin colour is meaningless in mixed marrages.
Except in her case where she can point to not one single relative with indian blood even in their veins.
well, of course she is a "native" American... she was BORN here, that makes her a native.
these American Indians that claim to be "Native Americans" are full of crap. their ancestors are simply the first immigrants.
people have been on planet earth for hundreds of thousands of years, yet in the western hemisphere people have only been in residence for 10-14 thousand years, so.. no "natives" other than those of us whom were born here.
not picking on the American Indians, I disagree with the phrases "African Americans" Mexcan Americans" etc. etc.
if you were born here you are native, if not, you are an immagrant. but for goodness sake people... we are all AMERICANS (or not)
Well said JusDav.
She did it for minority status to get a job.........she lied. And as far as Indians not being native well that is just ludicrious.
ludicrious? really. jump online and look up pictures of current Mongolians. they look a lot like our American Indians, so much so that one might think they are not so distant relatives... umm THEY ARE. that is from where most American Indians hail. they walked across the land bridge between what is now Russia and Alaska 10-14 thousand years ago.
so what if your ancestors have been here a couple thousand years. you are not any more Native than I am, and I am only second generation American. if you get right down to it, you probably are not much of an Indian anylonger either. but hey, we all (or at least some of us) have our own little fantasy worlds.. so enjoy yours "native" born USA.
You are spouting hyperbole, have no evidence of your claims, so touting it as a fact makes you look bad, not Ms. Warren.
Are you an anthropologist? Fell for the theories? So it was a one-way street? How about you keep up on that education JusDav. This land bridge theory is a theory. Unless you were alive back then, you can't speak for fact. New studies come out all the time. I suppose you believe in Christianity as the ultimate religion as well. Lol.
Humans didn't live with the dinosaurs.. so I guess they are just a theory too right? The land bridge is not a theory you moron.
Warren is lying. Yes, it's that simple.
If she elected she can go down to Washington and root for the red skins, just kidding. I've admired Mizz Warren since I first saw her on a Front Line show on credit card abuse.Brown is just grasping at straws. He and his stripe need to go ! YHS (your humble servant)
Yes! Let's elect liars and professors who practice law without a license!! I can't understand how ANYONE can support a liar, a cheat and a law breaker!
She apparently checked an ethnicity box on her job application that doesn't apply to her and sought to benefit from the deception. She also practiced law without a license in several states. Sounds like fraud.
What do you do about people that don't know either their biological mother or fathers' race/nationality? I have dark hair, blue eyes and fair skin. I was adopted in 1945..many years later, due to one of my daughters' request, my adoptive mother gave us the information she had regarding my bio mother. She had died well before we found out..I met a half-sister & half-brother, but nothing was discussed about the above topic. And absolutely no one had any information about my bio father..the hospital I was born in burned down many years ago, so that avenue was closed. I've done some research based on what I found out, but never discovered anything. I'm sure there are many others like me with only rumors to try to check out. Consequently, Scott Brown is totally out of line and Elizabeth Warren should win by default!
It shows Republicans will say and do anything to please the right wing base of the party. Their desperation and pandering is becoming too common. It really shows a lot about the GOPs lack of character.
What does that have to do with this woman lying about WHAT she is?
Well Mr. Brown, I am blonde blue eyed with fair skin. My 6th great grandmother on my mothers side was full Cherokee and a Mohawk 7th generation back on the grandfather side. Just because she doesn't look it doesn't mean it's not true. My family imigrated arrived here before the Mayflower.
Actually yes, that's exactly what it means. They've found Neanderthal DNA in modern humans.. that doesn't make them Neanderthals.
The GOP is run by birthers and tea party extremism they are clueless. Ronald Reagan would not recognize these people today.
And the DEMS are full of liars pretenders, and socialists.
Ronald Reagan started as Democrat, but he left them when he did not recognize them anymore. As he said "the Dem party left me, I didn't leave them."
Absolutely, Clark. All hyperbole, no evidence.
What does it matter if Warren is of Indian origin or not. if she has falsified her resume and attained such a high academic position, she must be extremely smart. I want her to go to the senate and fight for us.
Scot Brown, is on the side of the GOP. Their core belief is to safe guard their wealth and not care about the rest of America. I admire wealth creation and wealthy people but if the GOP policies and budget plans do not include provisions for medical insurance for all and make going to college affordable. Mitt shows that he has no idea how the average American lives from day to day. In influencing policy,we need and democrat in the senate who will vote with Obama all the time and not part time.
I was a fan of Elizabeth Warren way before the Obama appointment. She caught my eye and ear as one of the most intelligent,common sense speakers on true down to earth economics affecting real average people I've ever come across.
She kind of reminds me of Obama in that she is speaking TO the people about the subject matter we all know to mean the very most to all of us. She speaks the truth of the position the average American is in and addresses the true nuts and bolts as to why. There is REAL intellect and REASON. I was ecstatic over Obamas appointment of her and actually can't wait for her to progress as I know she will!
All these polls and such. Everyone should KNOW who the MOST outspoken are and have been over the last few years. Someone credible does has no need to project themselves loudly. Those loudly projecting themselves ar eobviously the threatened adn in need for extremism in their desperation. Also in doing so they dig the hole much deeper and thus we are where we are. It only makes sense that so close to the election that the polls will finally start to properly reflect the nations true predominant sentiment. Why? Because with Obama supporters, there is no need to project oneself loudly in any fashion. We are very subdued and confortable with Obama and his policies. Fact supports itself while rhetoric needs all kinds of outlandish extracurricular actions. OBAMA/BIDEN/ELIZABETH WARREN & THE HOUSE 2012!!!!!!!!!The People WILL speak!!!! Accept it!!
Scott Brown is a disgrace.
What a surprise another extreme Republican making an unsupported claim.
Who cares?
You mean a red-skin Indian?
If she is "native American" then I am a native banana.
Well......Obama claims to be all black his tax forms. Doing so gives him "the black experience" he never lived
There are a lot of people with mean discusting comments about this subject. Didn't you read there is *EVIDENCE* to her claim. Are all republicans BIRTHERS? Crap! Enough!
I'm from Massachusetts and have seen first hand what it's like being under Romney's and Brown's leadership. No WAY are they getting my vote. So there!
If you have to ask yourself if this very white female is a "native american" then your opinion on anything is junk and you should be ignored because you are not a sane person, you are intensely delusional and have a very low IQ.
If you have to slap a race label on yourself that you are not because you don't want to be the race that you are you are only fit to sweep trash in public restroom. These types of people like this Warren white female, should be ridiculed,
laughed at relentlessly put down because they deserve it.
In the days of segregation, there was a term known as "passing" when someone who was part black but pale enough to pass as white, would attempt to pass as white. It is possible to be part something and not look it at all. I know fully half-Asian kids who look completely white. She only claims to be a very small part Native American, and only wrote it in "social" places like faculty directories in order to meet other people with some Native history in their families. She didn't write it on job applications because she didn't want to be treated with affirmative action. You can't tell from looking at someone what their racial history is, especially these days when people have a lot of mixed heritage.
She NEVER indicated she HAD to make this comment. It was a comment for christ's sake, just like any of us in conversation refer to our past ethnic heritage...JUST conversation! She herself really doesn't care what she her past is and you shouldn't either. This woman is WAY more intelligent than someone like yourself could ever understand, but if you could you would know there is absolutely NOTHING to gain by her claiming the native american blood line. We are ALL....ALL from somewhere else and nobody really cares about things like this unless you are ignorantly and desperately trying to discredit the speaker.
My wife is part Native American on her mother's side. At least thats what her grandma told her. As pasty white as I am, she is pastier and whiter.
Scott Brown's 'Look at her" remark was stupid and insulting.
Exactly! Where did ANYONE get the stupid idea that mixed breeds never change physical appearances? There are blonde, light skinned latinos, blonde white skinned africans and puerto ricans. My ex wife is pure bred puerto rican. My two oldest children are whiter than I am without any hint of latino blood whatsoever!!!! These are just some VERY,VERY uninformed people.
yeah ive seen plenty of blonde white skinned africans also GregM we must be so informed
What stupid and insulting if that you believe family rumor is equivalent to a DNA test.
My Dad's father's English Tabor family went to Virginia in the 1650s, and Tabors were in the 1790 Virginia census in Tazewell county Virginia, in the Appalachians. I've been told since I was five that our family was Indian on Dad's side. In 1995 I went to Colorado for a DNA/genetics class. The person teaching the class took one look at me and asked me what was I, Mexican or Indian. That reallly floored me, since I never figuered anyone could tell. The teacher told me it was my facial features that let him know I was Indian. In the last year or so an African American coworker asked me one day if I were all Caucasian. I said no, I am also Indian. She said she could tell by my skin. I have tried for 45 years to find what tribe my family is from; likely I will never know. What I can say is this: I am as proud of my Indian ancestry as I am of the rest of my ancestry. My brother has two sons. I am happy knowing at least for the next generation our Indian ancestry (along with all of our Irish, German, English, Norwegian and the Good Lord alone knows what else) lives on in them. When they are of an age to become interested I hope I will be here to pass on the family stories to them.
Well, if Mitt Romney can classify himself and his family as "immigrants" then I guess this woman can be Native American. Romney's story? His family first fled the U.S. when they decided to take more than one wife (after it became illegal). They fled to Mexico. Then, when Mexico got to volatile – they moved BACK to the U.S. I guess that makes you an "immigrant." To me, it makes you and yours felons.
I get the feeling that this woman, a politician, has never let the truth stand in the way of a good, self-serving lie.
If the Blackfoot Nation wants here, they're welcome to her.
She's not a politician. She's a Harvard professor.
Ah,Ah,Ah.... Did you forget Obama's appointing her as head of the Consumer Protections Agency?
Please tell us what you personally know about Elizabeth Warren? Only three years ago you know she was an economics professor from Harvrad. What is YOUR educational level? Was it Ivy League? Do you think it is a common characteristic of those with massive amounts of education to lie? To me that sounds like someone that doesn't understand what character building education does as they themselves have never had much. But the more education you have the more humble towards other you become, the more self confident, the need to self project decreases, your bottom line beliefs and knowledge are so powerful there is absolutely no need to lie as your knowledge of truth and understanding cnanot really be debated. Those attacking others with this extreme educational level are almost always uneducated themselves.
BUT...There is however the rare example fo those educated that are purely evil in intent and use their education and knowledge in self serving selfish ways.
Good Lord Greg, do you actually believe that? That is unbelievably naive.
She's only claiming to be Native American so that she can claim SOME Politically Correct multicultural status for her own personal political gain. I'm 1/8 Cherokee, but I'm not going to be running around bragging about it anytime soon; I'm mostly White and proud, so should she.
She is not running around proclaiming anything of the sort. Where did you get that idea? That she is actually running around proclaiming this?????? You just now made a statement in regards to your own ethnic heritage. You know you actually spent more time in doing so than Elizabeth did of her own? All the rest has just been her response to attacks from the very short statement she made just once. Everything you are hearing about is all media hype. Are you a parrot and follow everything you hear or do you actually have your own mind?
Harvard University DID report her in their Federal Statistics reporting as a Native American as well which means they benefited in not only reporting compliance with Federal hiring quotas but they also received Federal dollars because of it, so this was a fraud all the way around if untrue..
how do you know all of this information?
and if she is native american, SO WHAT..
all of us has some sort of background
After reading this, I still do not know whether Warren used her Indian heritage to get anything. If she did not, this is a non-issue.
She says she did not.
The GOP, including Senator Brown is desperate. Desperate times makes for desperate measures = lying, deceiving & cheating. That is what the Republican Party is doing now. That is all they have left to fight. Very pitiful...
Scott Brown, Todd Akin, Allen West, Paul Ryan and the rest of the loony right wing tea party base are proving why they are the worst congress in history.
Fauxcahontas may not be 1/16th Cherokee but she is 1/1th Elitist Liberal Liar.
Senator Brown=1st class loser.
Like you?
Scott Brown is an idiot for bringing up this ridiculous facade.
She actually does have some of the Cherokee facial characteristics... higher cheekbones, deeper eye sockets, and slightly protruding round chin.
And regardless, Sen. Brown is an ignorant racist.
The term 'native american' appears to be a legal or bureaucratic definition applied to a person for different reasons that have little to do with reality. Just shows where racial politics can take you. I once met a blond blue eyed woman who boasted of 1/10 Cherokee heritage and who absolutely bristled at my comment that "if you scratch a mexican you'll find an indian". All this despite the fact many of my family have the tan skin and straight black hair that defines the per-columbian natives of this land, who by the way were called indians in my old social studies textbook. We came from Texas since before the US border changed. Brown's attack on Warren confuses me. Are we not supposed to vote for her because she is part indian or not vote for her because she 'might' have gained financial advantage because she claimed to be one (she didn't)? If he means the former he's a racist and if the latter he'd better be able to prove it. Otherwise he's a liar.
Well said.
Oh seriously. I have always "known" I am of Scotch/Irish genetic heritage, by my maiden name, my fair skin and auburn hair with freckles, and my family stories, along with a little research I did online. So if it turns out that my family was wrong and we came from somewhere else, so what, and why would that make me a liar? If her family told her she was part NA cool. For heaven's sake, look at what the article says. It says from what the researchers see she does have the heritage she thought she did, so how about you stop trying to make her out a liar and focus on the issues, Mr. Brown.
Oh yeah, that is what this is all about. How hateful and nasty to look at someone and say that...wow. If she had said she had slaves in her background would he look at her and say he can tell by looking at her she is lying? How would that go over, you think? How about he stop with the magic, "I see your whole gene sequence" ability he thinks he has and debate the issues he is afraid of. What a bunch of diversionary tactics! This basically says to me that he is afraid that she will win on the issues. What if she had said he didn't look English or whatever he is? He needs to stop attacking her on this nonsense and campaign on issues. Why is anyone putting up with or buying this from him?
Why don't they just do the Genealogical DNA test? Whole lotta fuss about nothing. As far as her skin color goes, my Godchildren are at least 1/8 Creek, and they are all pale as ghosts. So that skin color thing hold no weight the further down the line you go.
I belive that it's up to the tribes themsevles to determine who is and who isn't Native American but I seem to remember when casinos came around & money started coming in, those who had been livlingwith the tribes were thrown out, if they weren't Native American or didn't have a determined amount of Native American heritage.
Does it really matter? The question people should be focusing on is "Which candidate will best represent my interests?" The mixing of nationalities is pervasive throught our population. Very few people can state with absolute certainty and proof that they are 100% anything! Except that when you become a citizen, whether born or by natuaralization, then you are 100% American! This attack in the press and in the campaign is merely a smokescreen to divert the voter's attention and cloud the issues. It is a commonly used political tactic, on both sides. So folks, focus on the issues and the murkiness will melt away. You will soon have a clear picture of what really matters and which candidate best meets your needs! I abhore dirty politics no matter who the mudslinger is.
Well said, corncop. He knows he is in trouble and she isn't backing down on the issues. Since when is it ok to base your campaign on a challenge whether your opponent looks NA enough or what blank she checked? How about running on the issues?
Yes, it matters. If the person you vote for to represent you is a fraud, who lied about her ancestry to get an advantage in hiring under Affirmative Action, then you have voted for someone without integrity. I would not want such a person to represent me.
Well said Jsmith.
funny how people can say they are 1/8 this or 1/8 that but if you are 1/8 black the same person calls them black.
I read the comments on this article and I'm still amazed at the stupidity of people. Warren is another over paid Harvard loser. She was the one who claimed to be Indian and only brought out when she decided to run for office. Too me, I question her character and integrity because of that move alone. I'm white, but there are rumors in our family that their is some Indian in our blood. Its all hush hush, the older generation doesn't speak of it. That's fine and I don't go making a big deal out of it or would ever consider using such information for my own benefit, whether true or not. Warren deserves all the abuse and criticism she gets for her stupidity in making any claims of Native heritage. I will vote for Scott Brown, not because he's a Repub, but I find him to be more human and genuine then Ms Warren. She has no business being in public office representing me.
She seriously could have native american in her ancestry. I do. Like she, I don't try to get any benefits or anything. I just know my heratige. I'm an American mix. I call myself a mixican! French, Russian, German, Irish and Blackfoot Indian. My great great grandmother was full Blackfoot Indian. I am white as a ghost so most people would never guess that. I do have great high cheek bones! Thanks to my Native heritage!!
We are mixed heritage also. I am supposedly 1/16 Shawnee but who knows. We all look more like our English Irish & Dutch ancestry but I am proud of all of my ancestors. They were mostly poor, hardworking folks with distinctive profiles. I don't mark the box but am glad to say I have some Native American blood in the veins! I don't fault Elizabeth for doing so and feel she has that right!
And, I'm about 8% Mayan. BFD.
Scott Brown was an idiot for even bringing this up. I know a lot of people who have 1/8th or 1/16 Native American in them and they make the same claims as Elizabeth Warren. Is it silly? Yes. But on the other hand, who cares?
as was the call for Mitt's tax returns
Apparently Warren cares. She tried to use her miniscule Indian heritage to get a better job via affirmative action.
I guess we should all be able to claime some kind of minority status to get special treatment.
Why is this a campaign issue? How about where they stand on issues like, healthcare, budget, jobs, Medicare, Social Security, Military withdrawal.... Let's agree both Brown and Warren are Native American and get to some real issue for all Americans
Its called common sense Ms. Warren. My family had a similar rumor of indian blood. While it is actually true, I looked in the mirror and saw blonde hair and blue eyes and knew I could not call myself a Native American. My parents also told me I was the bestest athlete and mostest handsome boy too. I did not put any of that on my law school application.
Get real, if you did not know it was not true shame on you. You wanted an advantage – just admit it.


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McCormack, Mark H.
Concerning about a Gary Player association with Uniroyal.
1971 June 21
McCormack, Mark H.
McCormack notes how much he enjoyed getting drinks with Allis and is looking forward to hear from Wallis what kind of guarantee/flat fee Uniroyal would pay for the rights to Arnold Palmer's name in golf equipment in the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
1970 Nov. 11
McCormack, Mark H.
McCormack reminds Wallis that he has been sending him the Golf Annual, and it occurred to McCormack that it may make a good promotional project for Uniroyal.

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How to Prevent Dull, Washed-out Point-and-Shoot Photographs
Photography involves making adjustments to get the perfect picture. Even if you're a point-and-shoot photographer, you can fine-tune things to get more colors in your photos. The following list contains two of the most common causes of dull color, lack of detail, and flat gray or brown tones and what to do about them:
Symptom: Can barely make out the main subject in a flash picture taken at night or by artificial light (such as in a sports stadium).
Cause: Subject was too far away for the flash to reach.
Solution: Get closer to the subject (within 15 or 20 feet), if possible. If not, turn off the flash and use a faster film (ISO 800) or set a higher ISO (if your digital point-and-shoot allows this).
Symptom: Colors are washed out, tones weak in a nonflash shot taken in dim light.
Cause: Film did not receive enough exposure to light.
Solution: Use a faster film (ISO 800 or 1600). Or, if the subject is close enough, set fill-flash or slow-sync flash mode.
Other problems may be due to photofinishing errors; you may have to ask the developer to reprint the photo.


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It wasn't that long ago that a fateful earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan struck, and triggered the devastating Tsunami which killed over 18,000 people and destroyed every home in its path. People there still need help and support.
Many Cosmetic Companies have donated towards the relief appeal already and Shiseido, the epitome of the high quality Japanese beauty brand, donated 100 million Japanese Yen and sundries (such as shampoo, soap and disinfectant) in March this year.
Now, the Shiseido Group UK are launching the Shiseido Japan Auction to help raise money in the UK to be donated to the British Red Cross. All funds raised will go directly to Japan helping to provide healthcare, food and water to the many thousands of people left homeless or displaced by the earthquake, or Tsunami.
Anyone can take part and it's on good old eBay! Got Paypal funds ready? Here are the prizes:
Prizes for auction include:
· Two night mid-week spa break for two at Champneys
· Top to Toe treatment at Richard Ward Metro Spa, London
· Harrods Urban Retreat pamper package which includes a full body massage, facial, customer manicure and pedicure, blow dry and Champagne lunch at the East Dulwich bar
· Spa day including a Shiseido Radiance Facial at The Academy in Harrogate
· Overnight stay for two and Carita Spa experience at Cameron House Loch Lomond
· Shopping spree on Feelunique.com worth £250
· iPod Shuffle
· 42" Flat Screen TV
· Makeup lesson with Ruby Hammer
· Guest Editorship at Professional Beauty Magazine
· A day with award winning composer and producer Chris Smith in his digital recording studio
I say a lesson with Ruby Hammer would be amazing, Mr C wants the 42″ TV, naturally. Will you be keeping an eye on any of these auctions?
The Shiseido Japan Auction will go live on 11 August 2011 and will close on 21 August 2011 at 7pm (that's next Thursday, lasting for 10 days).
The link to the aution is: www.ebay.co.uk/auctionforjapan


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Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers with opinions about the utility's request for higher rates can air them at public hearings beginning Monday.
BGE wants to increase its distribution charges about $6.62 a month for the typical residential electric customer and about $4.26 a month for the typical residential gas customer. Maryland's Public Service Commission, which is expected to rule on the case next month, is holding five hearings over 10 days, each scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.:
•Monday in the Joint Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building, 90 State Circle, Annapolis
Wednesday in the Wohlman Assembly Hall of the War Memorial Building, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore.
Thursday in the Merrick Lecture Hall at Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson
Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Town Hall Rotunda, 39 Hickory Ave., Bel Air
Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Dr., Ellicott City
Each speaker will have five minutes. People can also submit comments in writing — by Jan. 18 — to David J. Collins, executive secretary of the Maryland Public Service Commission, at the William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, with a reference to Case No. 9299.


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Product Description
The Saft LS14500/T is a tagged AA size primary lithium cell based on Lithium Thionyl Chloride (Li-SOCl2) chemistry.
The LS14500/T may also be known as an SL760/T battery.
- High operating voltage, stable during most of the application lifetime
- Some of the highest nominal capacities on the market today
- Excellent reliability over extended operating life
- Operating Temperature Range: -60°C/+85°C (-76°F/+185°F)
- Low self-discharge rate (less than 1% after 1 year of storage at + 20°C)
- Excellent resistance to humid environments
- Low magnetic signature
- Good resistance to passivation
- Non-flammable (and non-pressurized at ambient temperature) inorganic (but corrosive) electrolyte
- Less than 1% capacity loss during storage at ambient temperature before use
- More than 25 years of mass production experience
- Excellent safety records
- Compliant with IEC 86-4 safety standard and EN 50020 intrinsic safety standard
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Component Recognition (File Number MH 12609)
- Compliance with the European directive RoHS
Main Applications:
- Memory Back-Up
- Dive Computers
- PLC Machines


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a close ally of pro-Israel groups, announced he would support Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary.
Schumer's decision is a major boost for Hagel's chances of confirmation, CBS News said Tuesday, noting Hagel, a former senator, has come under criticism for a past reference to a "Jewish lobby" in Washington and his suggestion he would not support a military strike by Israel to prevent Iran's development of nuclear weapons.
"Based on several key assurances provided by Senator Hagel, I am currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. I encourage my Senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him," Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said Tuesday.
A Senate aide said Schumer and Hagel met at the White House for 90 minutes Monday, and Schumer telephoned Hagel Tuesday morning to inform him of his decision.


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1972 Moskvitch 427 Estate 1.5 from UK and Ireland
So bad, it's good!
After recommissioning the car:
Fuel pump failed.
Ignition distributor worn out.
Windscreen wiper motor failed.
Carburettor problems.
General Comments:
I really do like this car. I renovated it after it had stood in a garden in London for many years. After a few early failures (see above) it has been 100% reliable. Reliably awful, sometimes, but always reliable.
Best mods were to rebuild the distributor using Volkswagen electronic ignition and to rebuild the carburettor.
It is important to stress that a special driving licence is required for the Moskvich. Will the brakes pull left or right, or stop in a straight line? It is important to keep a grip of the wheel when braking...
The carburettor requires special nursing through a huge flat spot until the engine has warmed up, but the straight line acceleration was enough to burn off a Ford XR2 one night - to the considerable surprise of its occupants...
The engine is pretty good, as the Russians took a BMW slant 4 and directly copied it, more or less. They did convert it to all-alloy construction along the way, however, so that the finished car weighs in at marginally less than a T34 tank.
There's no rust in the car and I treated it to a two-tone paint job with chrome trim, so that it actually looks quite elegant. Sad examples in Moscow tend to look like rusty rabbit hutches on wheels...
It is a good load lugger and the seats are comfortable. The heater, meanwhile, is hot enough to power a small crematorium. The only downside of the interior is the plastics; these are largely celluloid based and progressively collapse when exposed to British damp weather. I have taken to driving in gloves after getting splinters off the steering wheel last week...
Safety was not an issue when the Mosky was designed - in those days, it was your fault if you crashed - and short of installing a large spike in the centre of the steering wheel it is hard to imagine how the fittings and fixtures could be made more dangerous. My particular favourite is a cast aluminium handbrake pull with a sharp end which lives in close proximity to the driver's kneecap.
However, the bodyshell is strong, so after the police have scraped you off the dashboard and put you in a bag, the car can go on to many happy years with a new owner...
In summary, a smart, reliable car with many "character features". It attracts attention, is much admired (mainly by those who have never driven it) and whilst on the road, there is never a dull moment. Just try not to crash...
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 11th March, 2006
15th Aug 2009, 10:25
You have to have driven one of these to understand them. I owned one in the early 1980's (L reg) and have to say that it was a nightmare to stop in a straight line, especially with crossply tyres (540/13 I think).
Mine also had a reluctance to accelerate when cold - I thought it was just a problem with my car!
The worst failure was the main bearing in the gearbox - I nearly passed out from surprise when I went into a bearing dealer with the bits and measurements, and they handed me a replacement off the shelf for £3!
The most bizarre fault was that it seemed to leak brake fluid into the server under heavy braking - this resulted in a massive cloud of dense white smoke everywhere. The first time it happened I ran away from the car in fear of it exploding! It didn't.
The starter solenoid was tempremental - requiring a regular clout with a hammer to get it to engage. I once had to do this at the line on a roundabout on the A1 in rush hour - terrifying.
Wish I still had it - best £30 I ever spent.


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When I Work by thisCLICKS LLC
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February 24, 2012
Filed under App DB, Business, Productivity, iPhone Apps
When I Work is a better way for businesses to handle employee scheduling using the web, mobile apps, text messaging, email and social media.
Managers can quickly find shift replacements and see who should be where and when. Employee can easily keep tabs on their work schedule, pick up shifts and trade shifts with coworkers.
Use the iPhone app by itself or as a companion to the When I Work web app. The service is free for accounts with 5 or fewer employees.
Developer Website: http://wheniwork.com


text: i was just looking at a double wedding ring post. it was paper pieced and done as a wedding for a german couple. i wanted to print the pattern in the post but lost it some how. i've tried search -wedding ring but didn't find it, maybe i just overlooked it. help


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A bath bomb (also called a bath fizzie) is a skin softening bath product that produces "fizz" when it comes into contact with water. Bath bombs contain citric acid and baking soda, although the more elaborate bath bomb recipes include luxurious butters, oils, colors, fragrance, and herbs. In order to get bath bombs to form a shape, witch hazel is gently sprayed into the bath bomb mixture until it is crumbly.
Making your own homemade bath bombs is really easy to do. With a few essential ingredients and fillable plastic ornaments, you are able to create any number of different bath bombs. In fact, even if you don't have the fillable plastic ornaments, you can use other things like silicone molds or even leave the bath bomb in a loose form that you can scoop into your tub.
Bath bombs or bath fizzes can introduce many great elements to tub time. Some examples of this are the wonderful aromatic or healing capabilities of herbs and/or essential oils. You can even make bath bombs bright, colorful, and fun by introducing fragrance oils and soap colorants to the mix.
Knowing how stressful the holiday season can be for many of us, we recently sought out to make some soothing and relaxing themed bath bombs. Anyone with a chaotic and busy schedule can relate that sometimes, it is necessary to take a step back, breath, and focus on relaxing; even if it is just for a short period of time. The recipe that was created was inspired by the goal of relaxation; and are called Lavender Sage Bath Bombs. These enjoyable fizzes are just what you need to take the edge off.
Some of the key ingredients used in these fabulous lavender bath bombs are:
Bentonite Clay Powder– used to help clean impurities on the skin
Lavender Flower Powder– a natural relaxant, is also used for the soothing of irritated skin as well as healing.
Castor Oil– a humectant that draws moisture to your skin.
Rose Petals– great for relaxation but also have antiseptic, antiparasitic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Citric Acid- reacts with baking soda and water to create fizz. Citric acid is a natural water softener.
To view the complete Lavender Sage Bath Bomb Recipe click here. To view other free bath bomb recipes simply click on this link.
When you are ready, here are the steps to use a bath bomb:
1. Tell your family you are out of commission for 30 minutes.
2. Run your bath water. Do not add any bubbles to the water.
3. When you are ready to get in the tub, hold your bath bomb above water. Do not let it get wet.
4. Gently get in the tub and finally place your bath bomb in the water.
5. Set back, relax, and enjoy your peace and quiet while also enjoying the delightful fizz, calming scent, and tranquility of the moment.
Hint: If you make bath bombs that contain herbs, but you do not want those herbs floating around your tub, you can always place the bath bomb into a nylon, cheesecloth, or gauze prior to putting it into the water.


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- GP2, Singapore Grand Prix, Race 2
Van der Garde wins GP2 finale
- Race:
- Singapore Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Marcus Ericsson
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- Fabio Leimer
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- Giedo van der Garde
Giedo van der Garde won the GP2 sprint race for Caterham as DAMS secured the team championship in the final race of the season.
Van der Garde survived a safety car period to lead from lights to flag despite never putting a big gap between himself and Marcus Ericsson. Fabio Leimer secured his second podium of the weekend in third, while Esteban Gutierrez's sixth place saw him secure third in the drivers' championship as feature race winner Max Chilton struggled to a lowly 19th.
Luca Filippi did not start the race as his car was too heavily damaged following his crash in the feature race on Saturday, but when the 25 cars on the grid got away Felipe Nasr got a shocking start, promoting Luiz Razia up to third and Leimer in to fourth. Chilton slipped back from his eighth place start and was immediately little threat to Gutierrez's championship position as he clearly lacked pace.
Sergio Canamasas was handed a drive-through penalty for having mechanics on the grid within 30 seconds of the formation lap, but the Venezuela Lazarus driver didn't take the penalty within the required three laps and was black-flagged. Running a competitive seventh it had appeared Canamasas was trying to build as much as a gap as possible, but then he stayed out for a number of laps after being shown the black flag. He only pitted when his car slowed dramatically; pleading ignorance when he got out of the car as he claimed his radio wasn't working.
Canamasas finally retired following a safety car period caused by his team-mate Rene Binder spinning and stalling in the final corner. That bunched the field up for the second half of the race and saw a close battle for the final podium place. Van der Garde and Ericsson pulled away at the front, but Razia started to struggle with his tyres and eventually lost out to Leimer on the final lap.
Championship runner-up Razia then held up Davide Valsecchi, Gutierrez and Felipe Nasr for the remainder of the lap, but all four crossed the line in a row to ensure DAMS took the team championship for the first time.
Stefano Coletti took the last point in eighth place as the race ran to time rather than laps, with Johnny Cecotto closing him down late on. Cecotto had pitted for fresh tyres and recovered from a drive-through penalty for a clash with Jolyon Palmer which left the latter in the wall at turn 20, but the clock halted his charge towards the points.


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The Golden Globes are a funny business: an award ceremony conducted by a bunch of unknown foreigners who almost certainly choose their nominees based on the quality and value of the contents of the studio goodie bag they receive in the mail each year. A spa day certificate? That gets you a song nomination. MAYBE. If you want to score one of the big categories, there better be a stack of traveler's cheques in that bag at least an inch thick.
Anyway, people pay attention to the Globes nominees because, supposedly, they're an indicator of which way the Oscars might go. This is stupid. The reason people pay attention to the Globes is the same reason they always have: Because it's something stupid to pay attention to until the Oscar nominees are announced, giving you something ELSE stupid to pay attention to. With that in mind, let's break down this year's list of nominees and see what's going on.:
- Three of the ten nominees in the two Best Picture categories have yet to be released. Did the Globes panel actually see these movies? Who knows? But that trailer for "Nine" sure LOOKED dazzling!
- Eight of the twenty nominations in the four Lead Acting categories are for performances in films that have yet to be released (if you count Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart," which opens today). I've always had a theory that the Globes are not run by a foreign press association, but rather a secret PR arm of the combined major studios that conspires, every year, to create an award show that serves as an advertising vehicle for holiday film releases. Not interested in seeing "It's Complicated?" Would TWO Golden Globe award nominations change your mind?!
- Of the five dramas nominated for Best Picture ("Avatar," "Precious," "Up In The Air," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds"), George Clooney's corporate dramedy likely has the best chance of winning. Unlike the other four movies, it's not too blockbustery, or bloody, or low-grossing. And, unlike "Precious," it doesn't have babies being thrown off couches.
- Someone will win something completely by surprise this year, because the Globe winners are usually chosen by drawing names out of a beret. This year, that surprise winner will be Julianna Margulies. Because why the hell not.
- Meryl Streep was nominated twice in the Comedic Actress category: for "Julie and Julia" and "It's Complicated." And Sandra Bullock was nominated twice, but in separate categories: Drama ("The Blind Side"), and Comedy ("The Proposal"). If either woman wants to win that evening, they'll have to launch guerilla campaigns against themselves to inspire voter backlash against ONE of their performances. Did you know Julia Child was an anti-Semite? Well, she wasn't. Still, questions linger.
- Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" wasn't nominated for anything. This means exactly nothing. Still… SNUB!
- Forget about the quality of the movies here. What's important to know is… of all these nominees, who would give the best acceptance speech when HAMMERED at the Globes ceremony? And the answer to that question, of course, is Robert Downey Jr. Because that would mean he's fallen off the wagon, yet likely retained his charming roguishness.


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Paul Jarvis ponders what would happen if all the advice in the world simply vanished:
I got to thinking about all the times I've been happy with accomplishing something. Every single time it happened because I just wanted to try something and thought, "What the hell, let's do this!" I didn't ask anyone first. I didn't consult a mentor, advisor, oracle, or listicle. I just jumped in head-first. […]
Experts aren't necessarily better than people starting out, they just know how things work and can do some tasks without thinking. They are able to think several steps ahead. If I asked a carpenter how she would build a house, she would only be aware of steps she has to think about. Not the thousands of steps her skill takes over and does for her subconsciously.
Many (myself included) are guilty of sitting around and consuming advice, getting little dopamine rushes and feeling like we've accomplished something even as we immediately dive into checking our inboxes and feeds for the 100th time today.
"Oh, I'll definitely use that information later." Except you never do, because you're too busy binging on the internet instead of working. The one real piece of advice I keep coming back to is that nothing beats honest-to-goodness taking action if you want to succeed or do anything of worth.
Will you?


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Easton is an area of great character and heritage. The town's outer border is adjacent to the major highways of I-495 and 95. Commuter rail service to Boston's Back Bay and South Stations is available from the neighboring towns of Mansfield and Stoughton. These options provide convenience for those planning to commute to either Providence or Boston, New England's largest cities.
The real estate data on this web site comes in part from the IDX Program of the State-Wide Multiple Listing Service, Inc. The IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Copyright© 2019 State-Wide MLS, Inc. All rights reserved. Data last updated 11/21/19.


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2013 World League Finals match schedule
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 15, 2013 – The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals will have an explosive start on Wednesday as favourites Brazil take on heavy weights Russia in Pool E. Hosts Argentina will then take on Bulgaria in the second match of the day in Mar del Plata.
Canada, the surprise of the 2013 World
League Intercontinental Round will begin their campaign a day later against
Russia, while Italy will face Bulgaria in their first match on Thursday.
The top two teams from pools B, Italy
and Russia, had to fight hard for their places in the Final while Bulgaria (pool
A) advanced to the Final after beating Poland in the last weekend of the
Intercontinental Round. Brazil finished the FIVB World League's
Intercontinental Round at the lead of Pool A, with 25 points (nine wins and
only one loss) – a good way to start its campaign for the title.


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We are looking at water efficiency and conservations improvements in all areas of our operations by measuring our water consumption and investigating methods to reduce consumption of potable water.
These include re-designing fuselage coatings to require less cleaning and waxing, setting shorter on-board bathroom tap flows, using seawater in air conditioning systems, and reusing excess water from water-cooled air-conditioning systems where appropriate.
To learn more about our initiatives and progress in this area, please read our annual Sustainable Development Report.
The conservation of habitats and species diversity continues to be important to Cathay Pacific. We recognise that we have an impact on the destinations to which we fly, and hence we are developing and incorporating biodiversity elements into our Sustainable Development Strategy, in partnership with the non-governmental organisation, Conservation International.
We are working closely with Cathay Pacific Holidays, our wholly-owned travel agency, to explore ways in which we could provide guidance and raise awareness on sustainable travel and tourism best practice among staff, passengers and operators, and identify opportunities where we can co-operate with the local communities where we operate.
Finally, in 2011, we have adopted a Sustainable Food Policy to ensure that unsustainably produced food items are not consumed at company paid functions, offered in food/beverage products or catering services provided/managed by the company, or served on board any Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon flights.
To learn more about our initiatives and progress in this area, please read our annual Sustainable Development Report.


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Tonight! June Virtual Tasting from 7-8pm. Read about how to participate here.
Tenor Wines is one of the more intriguing new wineries to come along in Washington recently.
The winery takes a unique approach in its offerings. While most wineries in Washington and elsewhere focus on making a particular lineup of wines each year – say Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, and Chardonnay – Tenor instead has a lineup that varies each year depending on what the vintage gives.
Tenor Wines Looks to Hit the Right Notes
Tonight! June Virtual Tasting from 7-8pm. Read about how to participate here.
An encore performance from Drew Bledsoe's Doubleback
Doubleback was unquestionably one of 2010's most exciting new wineries. On the cusp of its second release, the winery shows every sign of establishing itself as one of Washington's best.
Doubleback was founded by former NFL quarterback and Walla Walla native Drew Bledsoe and his wife Maura. Critical to the winery's success, Chris Figgins from Figgins Family Wine Estates was hired as consulting winemaker (read a Focus Report on the winery here).
The response to Doubleback's inaugural release, a 2007 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, was overwhelming. It included dueling 95-point scores from Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator and a spot on the latter's annual Top 100 list.
Senator DiMint plays booze card on Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center
Last week Senator Jim DeMint, Republican from South Carolina, took issue with a grant from the Economic Development Association to Prosser's Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center. In an editorial in the Wall Street Journal, DeMint asks, "Why Are Taxpayers Paying for Wine Tasting?" To this I ask Senator DeMint, "What's wrong with wine tasting? And by the way, why are taxpayers subsidizing your state's tobacco industry?"
June's Five Wines Under $15
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.
Seattle Wine Award winners
Earlier this month the winners of the 2011 Seattle Wine Awards were announced. This program was founded by Executive Director Christopher Chan in 2006 to recognize the state's best wines.
This year saw an unprecedented 909 submissions. Tasting panels (see a list of panel participants here) evaluated wines blind based on color, aroma, flavor & palate, balance, finish, and overall impression. Top wines received Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze Grand Awards of Excellence based both on varietal and price category.
Congratulations to all of the 2011 award-winning wineries!
Washington Wine Round-up June 15th to 21st
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 15th to 21st. See previous round-ups here.
From around the world…
The Manila Standard writes about Washington Riesling.
From around the country…
The San Santonio Current writes about Charles Smith.
Recession Busters! High QPR mid-priced reds
In a tough economy there is nothing like finding a wine that drinks like a more expensive bottle. Here are a few that have stood out recently. While you won't find any of these wines in the value bin – see next week's monthly Five Under $15 for that – each of these wines drinks like a wine of a considerably higher price point, allowing one to simultaneously drink up by drinking down.
Washington Wine Round-up June 8th to 14th 2011
Catching up, a round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 8th to 14th. See previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
Wines & Vines writes about the latest proposed AVAs.
The Wall Street Journal writes about the road to China with thoughs from Butch Milbrandt.
Wine Spectator writes about the aftermath of the November freeze.
What percentage of corked wines is acceptable?
Since the beginning of the year I have been keeping track of the number of corked bottles of wine I have had versus the number of wines I have tasted. As I have done this I have wondered, what percentage of corked wines is okay?
From the beginning of the year to the end of May I have tasted 425 wines that have used a cork closure and that have not been previously screened by someone else (see below). 12 of these wines have been corked. This equates to a rate of about 3%. This rate has been consistent across the year thus far (Note: The number of corked wines is due to double in next month's report although the overall percentage of corked wines remains about the same).
Pardon the interruption
Folks, apologies for going dark. After suffering through April allergies - in June - and the loss of my closest family friend, I arrived back in Seattle last weekend and promptly set out to catch up on wine tasting and blogging. It was not to be. My computer imbibed a bottle of Riesling - not even a good one! - which I must note sounds a little bit like the dog ate my homework. This led to numerous interactions with so-called geniuses at the Apple store. Several PCs worth of repairs and a distinct lack of customer service later (is it just me or is Apple slowly becoming everything PC people once despised?), my computer is back in my hands and a safe distance away from any wine bottles. Back in action next week. Enjoy the weekend.
Washington Wine Round-up June 1st to 7th 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 1st to 7th. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
CNNMoney writes about Dunham Cellars.
Delta Style writes about the Red Decadence Dark Chocolate and Pacific Rim's Columbia Valley Riesling.
June Virtual Tasting - 2009 Saviah Cellars The Jack Red Wine
June's Virtual Tasting will be Thursday June 30th from 7-8pm Pacific. The wine is the 2009 Saviah Cellars The Jack Red Wine. This wine retails for $18 and is widely available.
What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month's wine from a local retailer or from the winery
2. Post your comments/tweets on the wine between 7 and 8pm. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport. I will be using the hashtag #Saviah during the event.
Hope you will join us!
How wine gets to where it's going
I'm always interested to see the myriad of shipping materials wineries and retailers use to pack up wine and ship it off to consumers.
Most common from what I have seen in Washington is the molded fiber shipper, often made out of post-consumer recycled paper. These shippers come in a variety of different shapes and sizes for one bottle, two, or three bottles. The three bottle ones can be combined to make six and twelve bottle boxes.
Washington Wine Round-up May 22nd to 31st 2011
A round-up of stories in Washington wine from May 22nd to 31st. See previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
D Magazine writes about Domaine Serene.
The Phoenix News Times says to keep an eye out for Washington wine.
The Miami Herald writes about Willows Lodge.
Exploring the Yakima Valley
The following post is written by Carrie Simon. Simon is the founder of Washington Wine 9, a custom trip planning service for travelers to Washington State's wine country.
Have you spent time in the Yakima Valley? I know for many visitors, this portion of Washington's wine country presents a challenge. Even locals admit the extended Yakima Valley lacks some of the tourism infrastructure that beckons people to Walla Walla – particularly destination restaurants and noteworthy accommodations. But that doesn't mean that some of those places don't exist. It just helps to know the area to be able to piece it together.
While there are a few notable restaurants sprinkled throughout the Yakima Valley, one of the area's charms is uncovering some of the authentic Mexican restaurants Yakima is famous for. Early on, I was told by locals that Taco Loco was a must visit. From the street, one might mistake Taco Loco for just another fast food bomb. But when I walked in, and heard all the banter between the owner and customers, I knew there were a lot of faithful Taco Loco customers in town.
Summary of Posts for May 2011
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Summary of Posts for April 2011
Washington Wine Round-up April 22nd to 30th 2011
Fresh Sheet May 5th 2011
May Virtual Tasting - 2009 Pacific Rim Riesling
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Republicans and Democrats are taking sides over the credibility of the salary survey that helps determine whether state employees are paid on par with others in the same jobs, and it's usually the best argument for legislators to grant raises.
Wednesday the Democrats who control the powerful Joint Budget Committee issued a letter firing back at a letter last week by the Senate Republican caucus that accused the state Department of Personnel and Administration of doing a poor job with the survey and disregarding the law.
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New York, August 15, 2011--Alarm continues to mount for the safety of Pakistani journalists with the assassination of a reporter on Sunday in restive Baluchistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Also, a senior reporter remains missing in Waziristan, after being abducted on August 11.
Muneer Shakir, who wrote for the Online News Network and was a correspondent for Baluch television station Sabzbaat, died on Sunday after he was shot as he headed home from the press club in Khuzdar, the district capital in the center of Baluchistan, around midday. Shakir died at Khuzdar's District Headquarters Hospital, Pakistan media widely reported.
Shakir, a general assignment reporter, had not mentioned receiving threats, Pakistan media quoted members of the Balochistan Union of Journalists as saying. Baluchistan is wracked with tension between Baluch separatists, government forces trying to suppress their movement, and militant groups who use the region as a rear guard staging area for the conflict in neighboring Afghanistan. Many Baluch journalists straddle the line between political activism and journalism.
Pakistan has a near-perfect record of impunity in journalist murders, with 17 murders (not including Shakir's) unsolved since 2001.
"Conditions for journalists in Pakistan continue to steadily decline, with unexplained murders, abductions, and a stream of threats from many quarters," said Bob Dietz, CPJ's Asia program coordinator. "With the government unable or unwilling to address the problems, journalists must organize among themselves to establish safer working conditions and emergency response systems."
Five journalists have died in Pakistan for their work so far this year, and none of the cases have been fully investigated. With eight dead in 2010, CPJ ranked Pakistan the most dangerous country for journalists that year. In a blog titled "Quantifying the threat to journalists in Pakistan," CPJ described the growing threat level for journalists in the country.
The disappearance of Rahmatullah Darpakhel has gone similarly uninvestigated, Pakistan media say. Darpakhel, who reported for the Urdu daily Ausaf and Aaj TV, was abducted in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas near the borderline with Afghanistan on August 11.
At a rally on Saturday, Pakistan media reported that colleagues said Darpakhel was not known for filing controversial stories that would anger either government intelligence agencies or Taliban militants. In its initial report about Darpakhel's abduction, CPJ reported that Taliban groups in the region denied any role in the reporter's disappearance.


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(gӘdänsk'), formerly Danzig (dăn'sĭg), city (1993 est. pop. 466,700), capital of Pomorskie prov., N Poland, on a branch of the Vistula and on the Gulf of Gdańsk. One of the chief Polish ports on the Baltic Sea, it is a leading industrial and communications center. It has important mechanical-engineering, machine-building, chemical, and metallurgical industries. Sawmilling, food processing, and light manufacturing are also important. Its once-famous shipyard is no longer state-owned and was nearly closed in 1996; it continues shipbuilding on a smaller scale. There are two port areas; one is at Nowy Port (Neufahrwasser), a northern suburb, and the other, Port Połnocny, was completed in 1975. The port cities of Gdańsk and Gdynia and the nearby resort of Sopot are administered as a single city. Gdańsk has numerous educational and cultural facilities. Historic landmarks include the Gothic Church of St. Mary (1343).
A Slavic settlement, Gdańsk was first mentioned in 997. It soon became the capital of Pomerelia (see Pomerania). After its settlement by German merchants, it joined (13th cent.) the Hanseatic League and developed as an important Baltic trading port. In 1308 it was conquered by the Teutonic Knights and became an object of struggle between them and Poland. Pomerelia and Gdańsk passed to Poland in 1466. Gdańsk was granted local autonomy under the Polish crown. In 1576, Gdańsk withstood a siege by Stephen Báthory and thus preserved its established privileges against domination by the Polish crown.
After the Thirty Years War the city began to decline. In the War of the Polish Succession, King Stanislaus I took refuge in Gdańsk until it fell (1734) after a heroic defense. The first partition of Poland in 1772 made Gdańsk a free city; the second partition (1793) gave it to Prussia.
Napoleon I restored its status as a free city (1807). Reverting to Prussia in 1814, it was fortified and, as Danzig, was the provincial capital of West Prussia until 1919, when by the Treaty of Versailles it once more became a free city with its own legislature. In order to give the newly reestablished nation of Poland a seaport, Danzig was included in the Polish customs territory and was placed under a high commissioner appointed by the League of Nations.
As the League's authority waned after 1935, Gdańsk came under Nazi control. Hitler's demand (1939) for the city's return to Germany was the principal immediate excuse for the German invasion of Poland and thus of World War II. Gdańsk was annexed to Germany from Sept. 1, 1939, until its fall to the Soviet army early in 1945. The Allies returned the city to Poland, which restored the name Gdańsk. In 1970 workers' grievances sparked riots in Gdańsk that spread to other cities and led to changes in Poland's national leadership. Further labor unrest in the Gdańsk shipyard led to the formation of the Solidarity union in 1980.
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WASHINGTON – The woman charged with felony hit-and-run in Fairfax County made her first court appearance Tuesday. Records show Gloria McMillan, 32, of Alexandria has a long history of crimes behind the wheel.
She pleaded guilty to reckless driving and driving on a suspended license in 2003. She served time in jail, completed community service and had her license suspended.
Then in 2010, McMillan was arrested again for driving with a revoked license.
Officials say she did appear to have a valid license when she allegedly hit and killed Shelinda Arrington, 21.
McMillan turned herself in after learning her black 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV had been identified by D.C. police, who used a partial tag number to narrow the search, Fairfax County police spokesman Don Gotthardt says.
"[The detective] literally sat down in front of a computer and ran every potential combination of numbers and came up with a series of vehicles," Gotthardt says. "And then through a process of elimination identified a vehicle, and then that updated lookout was given to law enforcement and the vehicle was located in D.C."
Fairfax County police then called McMillan, who surrendered at the Mount Vernon Police Station Monday evening.
Arrington died Friday evening after being crushed by a car following an argument. Witnesses tell police they saw Arrington exit her car and get into a heated discussion with the driver of an SUV shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Harrison Lane in the Mount Vernon area.
When officers arrived, they found the victim lying in the road unconscious. Detectives do not believe Arrington and McMillan knew each other before the incident.
Fairfax County police say there was an adult man and child in Gloria McMillan's SUV when she allegedly hit Shelinda Arrington. Police Spokesman Don Gotthardt would not describe relationship between Gloria McMillan and her passengers.
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