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The Story Of Ludwig Guttmann, the Paralympics, and Modern-Day Wheelchair Racing
Wheelchair racing is a relatively new sporting event, but its history stretches long before the first race ever took place. The sport owes its origins to a German-born doctor who wanted to change the world for paraplegics, to aspiring competitors with other impairments, and to engineers who turned the first clunky wheelchairs into aerodynamic racing machines.
Who Was Ludwig Guttmann?
In 1899, Ludwig Guttmann was born in Germany to an Orthodox Jewish family. Guttmann was interested in medicine from a very early age, and when he turned 18, he began volunteering at the local coal miners' hospital. One coal mining patient forever changed Guttmann; involved in an on-the-job accident, this patient was permanently paralyzed after breaking his back. The hospital all but gave up on this patient, and Guttmann discovered that staff members had transferred the patient out of the ward and left to die. The patient developed severe urinary tract infections and sepsis, and died five weeks later. Guttmann was so touched and bothered by the hospital's complete lack of humanity toward this patient that he was never again the same.
Years later, the Nazi occupation left Guttmann, an openly Jewish doctor, no choice but to emigrate out of Germany. With his family in tow, Guttmann continued his practice in Great Britain. His memories of the young coal miner did not fade, and so after the war, Guttmann dedicated his life to helping parapalegic soldiers regain a new-found quality of life. Before Guttmann, paraplegics' disabilities were essentially death sentences.
In 1948, he introduced an event that would forever change the lives of paraplegics: the Stoke Mandeville Games.
The Stoke Mandeville Games
Guttmann unveiled the first Stoke Mandeville Games during the Olympic Games, which was hosted in London that year. The 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games was just the beginning; it was hosted every four years, with participation and spectatorship increasing each and every time. In 1960, the event was renamed the Paralympic Games. Guttmann originally designed the games to bring international dignity to paraplegics, but the event was expanded so that people with other disabilities and impairments—physical, intellectual, and visual—could also compete. This brought even more attention and celebration to the Paralympic Games.
The Debut of Wheelchair Racing
The inaugural 1960 Rome Paralympic Games featured eight different categories, including "Athletics," which was limited to field events like shot put and javelin. In the 1964 Tokyo Games, wheelchair racing made its debut in the forms of a 60-meter dash and a relay race. The original wheelchairs used were bulky and could not withstand rigorous races at longer distances.
The pioneers of wheelchair racing would not be held back, however. Wheelchairs were specifically designed, tweaked, and improved so that racers could go faster, farther, and longer. One such pioneer, Rainer Kuschall, participated in nearly every wheelchair race distance that the Games introduced, including the marathon. He retired with 21 Paralympic medals.
Wheelchair racing also expanded beyond the Paralympic Games. In 1975, the Boston Marathon officially allowed its first wheelchair racer to participate alongside the runners. This racer, named Bob Hall, inspired many other people with physical impairments to follow his example. The Boston Marathon was the first renown marathon to introduce a wheelchair racing class, and over the years, many other world-class races added similar divisions.
Today, wheelchair racing has grown into a highly competitive and internationally recognized event. Specially-made wheelchairs are the pinnacle of speed and durability; it is not uncommon for wheelchair racers to exceed 50 miles per hour! Talk to a professional like Neergaard Pharmacies for more information.


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Date & Time: January 29, 2015 - March 1, 2015
Location: American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome proudly presents Milk Revolution a group show compiled by CURA and curated by Ilaria Marotta and Andrea Baccin inspired by Harry Smith's attempt to turn milk into milk.Details >
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The Temporary Gallery in Cologne presents a group exhibition featuring works by Peter Adair, Kasper Akhøj/ Tamar Guimarães, Wallace Berman, Franco Pinna, Harry Smith, Suzanne Treister, Rosemarie Trockel and Apichatpong Weerasethakul inspired by the life and work of Harry Smith.Details >
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Installation artist and sculptor Abraham Cruzvillegas incorporates the work of Harry Smith into his Turbine Hall installation Empty Lot. Empty Lot is the Tate Modern's inaugural Hyundai commission, a series of site-specific installations by contemporary artists.Details >
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Date & Time: December 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016
Stories surrounding Harry Smith (1923–1991) are the stuff of legend. He was a painter, filmmaker, anthropologist, ethno-musicologist, archivist, and alchemist. Miami Rail columnist Kevin Arrow published an article on Smith including an interview with Jonas Mekas.Details >


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The Mahàthera , Venerable Ariyadhamma , was born on the 24 th of April 1939. At the age of seventeen , on the 27 th of March 1957, he received the Going-forth ( Pabbajjà ) as a novice ( sàmanera ) and two years later, on the 15 th of July 195 9, took Higher-ordination ( Upasampadà ) with the Sri Kalyàni Yogàshrama sanstha (association) , an organized group of Forest Tradition monks.
He was a senior disciple of the Most Venerable Ràjakeeya Pandita Kadavedduve Sri Jinavansa Mahathero (passed away: 13 th of July 2003), and from him and other senior monks of the Sri Kalyàni Yogàshrama sanstha, including the Most Venerable Ràjakeeya Pandita Màtara Sri Gnànàràma Mahàthera (the Late Abbot and Meditation Master of Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery, Mitirigala), received instructions in Pàli, Sanskrit, the Tipitaka (Three fold Buddhist Canon) and the meditation methods taught by the Late Most Venerable Mahàsi Sayadaw, Agga Maha Pandita Sobhana Mahàthera, of Myanmar. Therafter Most Ven Ariyadhamma engaged in teaching the Bhuikkus at the Gunawardena Yogasramaya at Ambalangoda.
In 1996 Ven thero underwent training under the Most Ven. Pa-Auk Sayadaw Aggamahakammattanacariya U. â c inna Mahàthera, at the Pa-Auk Tawya Meditation Centre in Myanmar, and was given authorization to teach. The meditation method taught by the Most Ven. Pa-Auk Sayadaw is based on the `The Path of Purification' ( Visuddhi- magga ). On returning to Sri Lanka in the beginning of 1997, he introduced to the Sri Kalyàni Yogàshrama Sanstha, what he had learnt and practiced in Myanmar. As a consequence of that there are now a number of forest monasteries practicing this proven method in Sri Lanka.
More recently, on the 13 th of March 2006, he was awarded the `Mahàkammattànàcariya' (`Great Meditation Teacher') title by the Government of the Union of Myanmar, in recognition of his services in teaching Dhamma and meditation.
Ven Maha thero various occasions visited Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and even the Middle East (for the benefit of the Sinhalese engaged in work there) on invitation to give Dhamma talks and conduct meditation retreats. Almost everyday Ven thero gives dhamma talks to people visiting the monastery or at various events.
Previously, when serving as the Senior Secretary and now the Spiritual Director of the Sri Kalyàni Yogàshrama Sanstha there are duties connected with the administration of the Order of monks ( Sangha ), within the Association, that he attends to.
Even though he has many duties, he is easy to approach by those who come , for whatever reason, to seek advice, pay respects, etc. Many are attracted by his kind and gentle disposition ( mettà ), good conduct, vast knowledge and wisdom. It is widely believed that there is no Venerable in Sri Lanka today who knows Saddamma to the extent that Maha thero Ariyadhamma knows. Apart from the knowledge Maha thero was a living example of an Ariya Srawaka.
After a brief illness Most Venerable Maha Thero left this realm for the higher realm of Thusitha on 7th September 2016.
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Northwest Vista College president announces retirement
Jacqueline "Jackie" Claunch, president of Northwest Vista College, surprised faculty and staff at a meeting Wednesday by announcing that she plans to retire in August.
She became the college's founding president in 1998 and watched its enrollment grow to 16,354 students as of last fall. It is one of the five Alamo Colleges.
"We're going to grieve a lot because we will miss her so much," said Natalia Treviño, an associate professor of English. "She created a campus of likeminded people that all believe in putting the students first."
Interviewed after the meeting, Claunch, 69, called the past 16 years at NVC "an absolutely wonderful journey."
Alamo Colleges Chancellor Bruce Leslie said in a statement that Northwest Vista "established itself as a leader in the pursuit of excellence" during Claunch's tenure.
Claunch said she's retiring now partly to take advantage of the college district's retirement incentive program for presidents, as have others in recent years: outgoing San Antonio College President Robert Zeigler, recently retired Northeast Lakeview College President Eric Reno and former Palo Alto College President Ana "Cha" Guzmán.
Claunch said she will spend more time with her grandchildren and her daughter, who has breast cancer.
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After high school in the Rio Grande Valley, Claunch earned a bachelor's degree in math from Trinity University, a master's in math and computer science at what's now called Texas A&M University-Kingsville and a doctorate in higher education from the University of North Texas.
She worked her way up the ranks at Richland College in the Dallas County Community College District before arriving at the newly established Northwest Vista, which consisted of a campus with one building: a trailer.
"I remember standing in the parking lot, wondering how we were ever going to fill it up," she said.
Claunch helped shape the look of the scenic campus and helped shape its demographics, overseeing efforts to better reflect the local population by sending staff members to build connections in area school districts. The student body's 59 percent Hispanic component is more than 10 percent higher than it was in its early days, she said.
Over the years, Claunch said, she's come to view community colleges as the "ultimate manifestation of democracy" because they create college transfer and career opportunities and provide developmental education to those who might not be ready for higher education.
"This is the epitome of what a democracy is supposed to be, and I've always felt really fortunate that I happened to find my way to a job at a community college," she said.
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Sellinsgrove, PA – In a defensive struggle, the United States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners (4-3, 1-1) were clipped by the Crusaders of Susquehanna University (7-3, 2-0) 10-5 Saturday afternoon in Sellinsgrove, PA.
Freshman attacker John Atkinson (Garden City, NY) led Merchant Marine in scoring with a pair of goals and an assist. Senior midfielder Sean Sheehy (Annapolis, MD) won more than have of the face offs he contested and scooped a game-high five ground balls.
The Crusaders jumped out to a quick start, outscoring Merchant Marine 3-0 in the first quarter. Susquehanna challenged the Mariner defense, slinging 18 shots towards the USMMA goal in the opening quarter alone.
Junior midfielder Phil Walker (East Falmouth, MA) broke the scoring drought for the Mariners less than a minute into the second frame. However, Susquehanna answered just 53 second later to extend the Crusader lead to 4-1.
A tally by junior midfielder Troy Smith (Deer Park, TX) cut the Mariner deficit to two, but the Crusaders finished the half strong, scoring the final three goals before the break.
Atkinson gave the Merchant Marine a boost, netting the first goal of the second half, but the Mariners found it difficult to turn the tide of the game as they surrendered three of the final five goals to drop the 10-5 decision.
Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Peyreigne (Weston, CT) made a total of 13 saves, maintaining his Landmark Conference leading save percentage of 65.3%.
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Google+ game: Flood it review
This is an review about the Google + game, Flood-It. This is an highly addictive game for player. This is simple game with less graphics. In this article you will know more details and game concept of Flood-It. I have also given some steps on how to pay this game in Google+/
Google Plus Game: Flood It
Flood-It is another game added to Google+. This is an addictive game which is also said to be mindless game as it sucks more hours to finish. The concept of this Flood-It game is to flood the entire game board with one color. The player can choose color among the six colors which are provided in the game board.
Flood-It, game is said to be incredibly addictive for the players. This is a game where you will get addicted more easily than any other game in Google + Games. The Flood-It! game describes itself to be more incredibly addictive when compared to other games. The sad news about this game is, we cannot concur fully in this whole game. This game is found by Google Inc. itself. Hope you should know that Google runs its own gaming company called LabPixies. Also to talk about this Flood-It game I would say that this game is rather too simplistic which is lacking of graphics and visual effects. This Flood-It game usually reminded you of an early 8-bit computer games like Atari games. LabPixies did not try to develop and expand this game further. It didn't even try to embellish this game with even a bit either the change in the game board or even invent a decent flooding effect in the game. So finally anything added to the gam to increase the bit of the game will brings closer to 90's where on just over all I would say Flood-It is very lack in graphic finesse.
Concept of the Game:
On talking about the concept of the game, it is very simple and easy to play in Google+. Each player will be presented with a game board with square tiles in 6 different colors in randomly ordered way. The player can start the game by changing the color of the title which is on the first right upper side of the game board. Also if the player finds any tiles with same color around it then you can change that color tile also. The same color of the tile which you change first will add up to the rest of the remaining tile. And now finally the player can command the color change which happens in all the tiles with same color which are adjacent to it. The player can implement this concept on third, fourth, etc. until his round reaches 25th time. In each time when the player precedes his step, they will gain adjacent tile again which they could have already converted by switching colors in the game board.
Randomness is only things which the game is driven about. The different colors tiling are placed first randomly on the game board. Also by a player analyze, they cannot reach to the end of the game. It is sure that the player game board will be flooded with single color at the end.
In short to say about this game plan, the players should begin the game from the upper left block of the game board. And also the players target is to paint the whole area in the game board to same color in just 25 moves over the board. Actually it's a little different style game but it's funny.
Verdict of Flood-It!
As an overall review, I would just give Flood-IT! a score of 4 only out of 10. The main reason for this low score is due to the graphic effects. Being a player, we can applaud the Flood-It game for its multi-language behavior. As far as now in Google + Games, this is the only game which will be shown in your native language which ever you choose like English, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. So with this reason, I would say that Flood-It! game will be addictive for players. Flood-It! concept is not much exploited yet in Google+ for its members because of its boring factor.
How to play Flood-It in Google+:
Each player has to analyze among which color you can choose as evidence from the surrounding colors. You may think it to be easy but really only to see and understand its easy, if you start playing then you will finally feel difficult to complete. As said above, this game needs some advance planning before each step you take on. Each player has only 25 moves and you need to complete it within it. Finally to say, the whole screen should be flooded with same color tile. Flood-It of Google+ is just an addictive game.


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Okay so I know I'm not actually 20 years old yet, but I will be in June, and I have really been reading some fab books recently as a way to escape from the heavy weight of my looming exams. Reading is something that has always been a bit of an escape for me and have if I find a good book you won't see me until it's finished! I definitely don't get enough time to read BUT I'm really trying to increase the frequency in my life. When it comes to the types of books I read, I love a good crime thriller but also enjoy personal development books. I've never been one for romance novels, but that's just me! So, I thought I would compile a list of 3 must reads for people my age, and, if you haven't read them (regardless of your age) give them a try!
1. The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
I read this book last September and it was one of the first personal development books I'd had a read of. For someone that is definitely not a morning person this book helped me to see things a bit better! I think it's a great book to read if you're looking for inspiration to get you going in the morning. I'll admit it: I don't do a full miracle morning every day but I do try and incorporate aspects most days. It's given me a different perspective and motivation so definitely worth a read!
2. #GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso
Now, despite Amoruso's departure from Nasty Gal, this book is still a staple for inspiration to me. Filled with an autobiographical look on Amoruso's journey to the top, I learnt so much about what it takes to get success. I've highlighted this book to pieces and took it to university with me so I can always revisit it. Definitely a good one for those of you aspiring to be your own successful #GirlBoss.
3. The Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve Peters
I have literally just finished this book and wow. This is a must read for anyone and everyone regardless of age. I learnt so much about myself in the first few pages and I continued on and on learning more and more about my mind and the way it works. This book was on my "Must Read" list for quite some time so I'm so glad I can finally cross it off! If people are interested in a full review let me know in the comments! This book talks all about the inner Chimp in your mind and how sometimes it can hijack your brain leading to different outcomes. It is how we manage this Chimp, which you learn in the book, that can really help enhance and develop out minds. Cannot rate this book enough!
More to add to my list…
There are soooo many books I still want to read. They're slowly filling up my screenshots on my phone as I take a picture of the new I want to read. I thought I would share with you some of my "Must Read" books that I will be moving onto in hopefully the not too distant future…
- The Life Plan by Shannah Kennedy
- Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
I've already found that a few of these are available in my university library so when I get back to Cardiff I know what I'll be doing!


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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
On Food and Mood
Oh, I'm still interested in food, theoretically. And I know that I will soon be interested in food again: sensually, viscerally, actively, shoppingly, choppingly, steamingly, slurpingly.
Did I just write that torrid sentence? Damn. I miss those sensations of desire.
See, I've been slogging through a funk of depression for the past few weeks. Depression robs you of desire. It robs you of a whole lot more, but I'm a food blogger, so I want to talk about being robbed of my appetite.
If you look back over some of my recent posts, in fact, you'll see I've largely been faking it about food anyway.
The only relationship I have with food these days, other than my habitual lunge for the food section every Wednesday and visiting my delicious blog friends online more often than I should admit, is nourishing myself.
And, to be honest, I'm not nourishing myself; I'm letting Cranky do it. He will do whatever it takes. He'll spoon a little yogurt into me, warm up a bowl of unthreatening soup, tempt me with buttered rice. He knows me well enough that the other day he brought me some cole slaw, because he thought I might be ready for vegetables… and I managed to eat quite a bit of it. That's a lot of texture, when just a few days earlier, even cottage cheese was too bumpy to put in my mouth.
Am I allowed to admit this? Have I broken a rule, a wall, a pact? Can we peek out from behind our shiny photos of lustrous roasts and come-hither cheesecake to show our honest shortcomings now and then?
This is me, at the moment. And it's a torment, because for me, eating and blogging are inextricably entwined. If I'm not eating, what can I write about?
That's why I decided to write about not eating.
When I say "not eating," you should know that, of course, I am "eating." But it's a dull, reluctant parody of eating. "Receiving sustenance" might be a better term. Forced, dry chewing of balky, bulky mouthfuls; quick "gulp-fast-before-you-notice" swallows. Get the calories in. The fiber. The protein. Dutiful alimentation — it's about as sexy as a dietician's checklist.
I thanked Cranky yesterday for his "foie gras ministrations," and by that, I certainly don't mean he was plying me with goose liver. Picture me as the goose.
However, I am OK. This is not a cry for sympathy or advice. I have been through this before and I know that therapy/meds really do work.
Already I am improving. I just ate a massive, drippy, oily, salty, juicy plate of sliced tomatoes (bumpy cheese too), and every bite pulled me toward the sensations of desire I've been missing.
I am hungry for hunger; that's a good sign.
Upbeat ending: I wrote the above post quite a few days ago, and I'm pleased to report that now my appetite is back. I thought it was an important topic, though, so I decided to publish it anyway, maybe get some conversation going. I'm still not banging around in the kitchen as much as I'd like, but it's nice to be able to say that I'M HAPPY AND I EAT. Whew. Slurp, smack, snarf.
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I'm someone who has gone through similar periods and I believe that part of the feeling better (note: I did not use the ubiquitous "recovery") is dealing with it up front and honestly in safe places -- like your marriage, your friendships, and yes, your blog. Thanks for describing so well the lack of appetite and inspiration that hits us at thos times, and my hearfelt wishes for more snarfing of bumpy cheese -- and whatever makes your eyes shiny and your coat glossy.
- 11:21 AM, September 05, 2006
PS I was so moved to respond to you, I didn't proofread what I typed while wearing the wrong glasses! Meant every syllable, typos or no.
- 11:22 AM, September 05, 2006
- Kate said...
Been there and felt the same....I can relate totally. To some, food is an elixir in troubled times; to others it becomes an enemy trying to get in. I vacillate between the two when I am in a funk. Good to see you back- I really enjoy your blog
- 12:07 PM, September 05, 2006
Great to hear you are back...I came out of lurking to say how much i enjoy reading your blog. :) Thank you for putting so much time and effort into it.
- 1:31 PM, September 05, 2006
- Monkey Gland said...
I always break it down. Not in a hip hop dance kinf of way, but go back to the very simple good things and see if I can repressurize my palate that way
- 3:27 PM, September 05, 2006
- Mary Ladd said...
I'm glad you posted this. Your post was interesting and brings up valuable questions and issues for food bloggers that I'm still pondering. If I can hash out my thoughts in some cohesive way, I will.
- 3:55 PM, September 05, 2006
- cookiecrumb said...
Kudzu: Thanks. And would you believe that in its first draft, I didn't even bother to describe how *hard* it is to eat? All I had the energy to say was that I didn't have an appetite. You are so OOMPH.
Kate: I'm really happy to hear from you. Let's be well together!
Anonymous: XXXXXXX Your comment means a TON to me. Thanks.
MG: Huh! You too, sometimes? "Repressurize." I like that. (I could say so much more to you, my darling, but let's leave it there. XXX to you.)
Mary: Let's hear more. Let's talk. Hugs to you.
- 4:17 PM, September 05, 2006
- Cyndi said...
glad you're back - happy AND mad!
- 4:31 PM, September 05, 2006
- Catherine said...
I'm glad you're feeling better. I've been feeling blue lately myself and found its almost impossible to write well about food when I feel that way.
- 5:17 PM, September 05, 2006
- Kalyn said...
So glad to hear you're feeling better and hungrier. I know I've been there too, not that long ago either. It can really suck but (platitude coming) I guess it's part of life.
If only I lived closer, we could have gotten very, very drunk together. Now that's an image that should bring at least a small smile.
- 5:59 PM, September 05, 2006
- Sean said...
Brava to you, love. If life were pretty and delicious and sloppy and gluttonous every day, we'd have no contrast. Like eating a big bowl of bumpy cheese every single day. Now really -- what would be more depressing?
And when you come out the other side, when the shy fairy of desire opens her kimono to reveal the luscious robe underneath, isn't she all the more beautiful?
- 7:07 PM, September 05, 2006
- Claire said...
Glad you're feeling better. You're blessed to have someone to take care of you when you're out of sorts! I think that the picture looks delicious. It makes me want this for lunch tomorrow! I think I will!
- 7:42 PM, September 05, 2006
- Dagny said...
We all feel down at times. Thankfully I have a pretty good metabolism because at those times I make lists of foods that make me feel good -- and then proceed to work my way through the list. At these times I don't have the energy to make anything so I go to favorite restaurants or delis. The funny thing is that when I'm feeling up, I tend forget how much I love these certain things. I guess that's what makes them special though -- the fact that I don't have them all the time.
- 9:05 PM, September 05, 2006
"And how are you?" said Winnie-the-Pooh.
Eeyore shook his head from side to side.
"Not very how," he said. "I don't seem to have felt at all how for a long time."
Not very how, then a little how, then a little more how. Life is good.
- 9:45 PM, September 05, 2006
- Amy Sherman said...
I don't know what to say other than "hang in there"...
- 10:36 PM, September 05, 2006
- Tea said...
Thanks for bringing up a hard topic (but really, would I have expected any less from you?). The relationship with food is so complex. How we nourish ourselves, take care of ourselves, treat and indulge ourselves. And sometimes we all lose traction--at least I know I do. It's not easy.
Thanks for keeping it real. You're my very favorite goose so I'm glad Cranky is keeping an eye on the feed.
- 11:07 PM, September 05, 2006
- ilva said...
Life can be so difficult and I find that in certain ways it is so much harder than when I was young even though the downfalls are less frequent... I have missed you - I'm happy you're back! Buon appetito!
- 11:32 PM, September 05, 2006
- Lewis said...
Hey. Ditto to all that was said. And be proud that you kept posting, slogging your way through it. That's more than half the battle, to keep at it and turn out good material (which you did) when yer not firing on all cylinders. Hoping to instill a bit o' fire in my lazy self (I haven't been posting reg'larly). Volunteered to cook at a restaurant tonight. If that don't get my head back in the game, I will resort to a good bender.
- 8:28 AM, September 06, 2006
- Jamie said...
I'm really glad to hear you're feeling more like yourself. It's amazing what depression--in whatever form, for whatever reason--can do to your ability to enjoy the everyday pleasures of your life.
I lost 35 pounds when I got divorced. I needed to lose about 25 of those pounds, to be honest, but unhappiness is not the weight loss method I would recommend.
Bless Cranky for helping you when you need it!
- 8:34 AM, September 06, 2006
- Kevin said...
I've been there too.
- 9:37 AM, September 06, 2006
- cookiecrumb said...
Thanks to every one of you for the kind words. I'm going to do an etiquette faux pas and just single out Ilva's remark, which is so damn appropriate it made me laugh and ponder and feel grateful. BUON APPETITO! What a lovely thought: To wish somebody a good appetite. That is life.
- 9:51 AM, September 06, 2006
- mrs d said...
Oh, I'm there with you, sister. Got the food funk every other week. Of course it's a little different around here as Chopper does 90% of the cooking (when we can access the kitchen) and I'm almost always the goose.
- 10:33 AM, September 06, 2006
- sher said...
I've also been there. In fact, after my depression abated and my appetite came back I would joke that I was going to write a book on the Depression Diet--"Get depressed and lose 10 pounds!" But, it's always good to talk about this because so many of us will experience this kind of thing in our lives. Glad you're feeling better.
- 12:59 PM, September 06, 2006
I tried an 'energy/appetite suppressant' supplement once....I had the awful cranky feeling of being hungry but nothing appealed to me...I don't believe anything legal can give me more energy...I'm perpetually tired by 2 pm every day...sleep is bliss...thanks for sharing your ups and downs and back ups again
- 5:25 PM, September 06, 2006
- Stacie said...
happy endings...
- 6:58 AM, September 07, 2006
- anni said...
You can start smacking on some very fine tomatoes, green beans, peppers, squash, . . .
The garden is in its denouement for the season.
Glad you snapped out of your food funk. I was right there with ya. I've catered so many gigs the last few weeks, I can barely look at another morsel. But, hey! We foodies bounce right back up don't we?
Holla-back at me for our rendezvous...
Anni :-)
- 11:22 AM, September 07, 2006
I've been reading you for a half a year or so and never commented before, but this makes me want to say thank you for writing about this! I have been through this too, more than once -- so paralyzed by it that I couldn't even tolerate the texture of anything in my mouth, let alone actually eating. Gratefully, it has always passed for me and each time it's been sort of glorious to rediscover my ability to really enjoy food. I hope it will be the same to you. Be well.
- 2:00 PM, September 07, 2006
- Gustad said...
oh man, thats sucks. i feel your pain. somewhat. get better soon!!! and love food again!!
- 2:27 PM, September 07, 2006
- cookiecrumb said...
Thanks again, friends. (Gosh, I didn't write this so I could get love-bombed, but I'm loving it!!)
The recent comment by "Anonymous" comes closer than I dared to admit how hard it is to eat when you're depressed. Who the hell thought up this disease?!
- 3:30 PM, September 07, 2006
- Marianne said...
I've been feeling much the same way (and even getting some not-so-thinley-veiled shit from some readers for it). Eventually it culmanated in my body basically rejecting food altogether. I'm perking up a bit and I'm glad to see that you are back to your old self.
- 9:29 PM, September 07, 2006
- cookiecrumb said...
Marianne: I talked to some other people recently, and it's like we've all been astrologically hexed this year. (Is it because they demoted Pluto?) Folks who haven't been through this can't understand. (It's not their fault. But boo-hiss on them for dissing you.) Be well. xx
- 9:40 PM, September 07, 2006
- Marianne said...
It's something about a Saturn return and maybe an eclipse? I am obviously a pro. astrologer. I just need to focus on taking care of me and can't really worry about pleasing anyone else--readers be damned. Stinks, but it's true. Let's just get better together, what better revenge?
- 9:48 PM, September 07, 2006
- Karina said...
I have so been there. After going gluten-free, I lost my appetite and zest for cooking big-time. Food tasted like cardboard.
A brave post, and much appreciated!
- 11:34 AM, September 18, 2006
- cookiecrumb said...
Karina: I hope you're back in a big way. I hope Shauna's roundup of gluten-free blogs (of which you are a star) gives you inspiration. Slightly off-topic here, but why aren't we all gluten-free? It's doable! Thanks for the note.
- 2:52 PM, September 18, 2006


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After travelling across the length and breadth of our country I have realised that our people are the most racist people on the planet.
As a South Indian (my Mother is a South Indian), I have heard many infuriating rascist remarks. And I can't help but wonder that even well educated people could be so disrespectful and racist.
A few of the most popular myths about Southies are as follows:
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Who worldlings seek to mold,
In sins both new and old,
Those battered, bruised, and battle-sore,
Who fight for God for all their life,
This fight from start of man,
In every time and land,
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They have no power of your lives.
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I Almost Wrecked a Relationship
Finally done with my sister's baby shower. It was a success. Next is buying Christmas presence. It is so tiring and confusing what to give especially that we live in town where you can find limited items to give. And sometimes [I admit] it felt like giving Christmas presence is an obligation especially when you think of their expectation. Or maybe it was just me. I know it shouldn't be like that.
Then here comes my friend's birthday. I was thinking of flowers to be delivered in her place. I thought it was the best, the only problem is I don't know her address. Then my prayer was answered when I saw my friend having lunch with her husband. I had to secretly asked for my friend's addressed and I was thinking the best way to do that is to phone her husband. Little did I know it ruined their date. My friend walked-out from the restaurant after my call.Then her husband approached me that my act caused trouble. Learning it made me feel so bad. Worst situation ever!
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Illrymz: The Official Lagos Boy?
Olowu Bardia Adebola, also known as llrymz is a Nigerian television host, radio personality, producer, event MC and former model. The entertainer describes himself as "super shy", he explains, "I think people think I am arrogant but I am actually the simplest guy." He later adds, music is my first passion so I will make a onetime only album."
The Persian Nigerian has been in the industry for about ten years. He started off as a model. He describes his first few jobs, "I made my first million with Coca Cola, I did some ads for Coke Nigeria. Then I worked for a company named MTech, one of the first value-added companies in Nigeria… then Vibe Weekly, we started the crazy ringtones…that was my first job and I earned 30k, I did that for about three years."
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What was growing up like for you?
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Accidentally famous?
The presenter never intended to be on TV. He explains, "I went on to do television by accident. I went to pitch to a show called Nokia First Chance before Nigerian Idols started which was the first reality music show."
Illrymz also shocked us all and himself, when he decided to play the leading character in the web series, Our Best Friend's Wedding. His character, Charles can be described as a playboy who finds out that his mother is dying. In order to please her, he goes on a journey in search of the perfect bride. According to the entertainer, "It was unplanned… I was looking for ways to reinvent myself on TV."
You are the leading character in Our Best Friend's Wedding, tell us about your role?
This is my 10th year on TV and I decided to do this web series called Our Best Friend's Wedding, which was huge. A lot of people think that's my true character, the playboy whose mum has cancer. My mum doesn't have cancer, and I'm not really a playboy but I have been blessed to have the opportunity to play this role.
Are you transitioning into Nollywood?
No! It was unplanned, they asked me to come in and I wasn't supposed to be acting because I am a presenter, it's not what I do. I was looking for things to reinvent myself on TV.
Was it difficult for you to get into character?
Life is so intertwined because I am a producer, and I produced the Indomitables. My company and my brother's company did that. He created the characters, I did all the audio and we did it in the studio and animated it in India. So, I already know how to put people in character, it came naturally for me because I like telling people what to do. It's like being on stage when you're presenting, you're in character.
The light-skinned boy tag
Believe it or not, there's such a thing as "the light skin bad boy" stereotype in Nigeria. Illrymz describes different scenarios where he had been judged for being light skinned, particularly with the ladies. He talks about an experience he had in UNILAG when some girls saw him walking on the street and felt sorry for him because they never imagined a "light skin" guy trekking. He expands further on the topic when he says, "We live in an environment that is super materialistic, but I need to identify with how I want people to perceive my brand. That's why if you look on my social media, you don't see any flashy cars because that's not how I want to be perceived."
When asked about his "bad boy" persona, he says, "I do get that whole…Illie has like a hundred girls because I'm light skinned. Imagine when I go up to a girl and say "Hi, how are you I think you're cute" and they say, "Oh Illie, you've got like a hundred girls." And I'm like how do you know my name? Then they flip on me… and all I said was hi!"
Wearing different hats
After working in the entertainment business for about 10 years, Illrymz has dabbled into different businesses. When he's not presenting, acting or producing, you can find him at 1089. He says, "I don't sleep, I sleep at 4am every day so I might as well be out Thursday to Saturday making money."
If you're into the Lagos nightlife, there's a chance that you've come across 1089 the "New York" inspired club right by Casper and Gambini's in VI is pretty high. While running the club takes up a lot of time, he is also working on building his media company, which will focus on content for kids.
You're the man behind 1089, what was the vision?
It's a lifestyle. I spent a lot of money in other places and I want to make some money back. I just wanted people to come and have a good time, I wanted a New York styled club where everybody looks good and stays fresh. I am really excited about the direction of it. Akon is shooting a movie there as well. It's a lifestyle, so if you want to have a good time, come to us. Let us create an ambiance that is nicer and bigger, somewhere you don't have to smell of smoke when you're going home.
What's the main project you're working on right now?
I make a lot of content and I am tired of looking for places to keep my stuff, I am creating a channel called the C channel. The C channel is contagious TV that will have a bunch of TV series and shows, I will create and put it on my own platform. I am also creating a channel called Toon World, which will be content for kids; the future of the company will be for kids. There is nothing out there for kids. We just finished a few things on classic Nigerian songs for kids.


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My life might be easier if I owned a pressure cooker. But when I read horrifying descriptions of the disasters involved with them, I just plan well ahead. If you own a pressure cooker, you can make this dish much more quickly than I can manage.
Kala channa isn't the usual chick pea we see in cans. It's a different variety, and I'm told it's higher in nutrients, especially iron. Its flavour is a little different than the usual channa, and it's a bit more heavily textured. So far, I've seen the pea available only in the dried form, but I'm happy to put in the time required for this dish. Plan to make this two days ahead of eating, if you use a slow cooker. You don't need to be chopping and stirring for the entire time; you just need to get started early. This recipe makes a big pot of channa masala.
4 cups dried kala channa beans
Water to cover and leave lots of room
1 tablespoon cumin seed
½ teaspoon black ajwain
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 teaspoon fenugreek seed
3 black cardamom pods
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5 cloves
1 dried Kashmiri chili
1 tablespoon coriander seed
2 large sticks cassia or cinnamon
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon amchur powder
2 tablespoons mustard oil
½ teaspoon cumin seed
½ teaspoon mustard seed
1 large red onion, diced
3 large fresh tomatoes
8 cloves garlic
2 inches ginger
2 Serrano peppers
1 bunch fresh cilantro
Water for blender
1 teaspoon salt, possibly more
2 tablespoons jaggery powder, or to taste
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy cream, or to taste
Two days ahead of serving, soak the kala channa overnight in water. Be sure to not just cover the channa, but leave another two inches of water for headroom. These beans will swell up somewhat. The next morning, drain and rinse.
In a slow cooker, add the channa and lots of water, again, leave at least two inches of headroom, possibly more. The beans won't swell much more, but the beans need to be left for 24 hours worth of cooking on 'high' heat (a slow cooker isn't very hot). You will need a lot of water for this duration of time. After they've cooked for about 24 hours, turn off the heat and let rest till you're about to cook these up. I've frozen surplus cooked beans before, so I have them ready when I need them.
About three hours before you need to serve these, dry roast your dry whole spices. In a heavy and large saucepan, place all the spices except the turmeric and amchur. Put on medium high heat, and jiggle the pan while you're watching the progress. A little smoke and nice fragrance is all you need, then brush them into a spice grinder, along with the turmeric and amchur. No need to buzz just yet. Set aside to cool.
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Meanwhile, add the mustard oil to that saucepan. Turn heat onto medium high, and when oil is hot add extra cumin seed, then mustard seed. These will splutter and pop a bit, so within moments, add the onion and stir. Reduce heat to medium. Cook till onion is transparent and partially caramelized.
While the onion is cooking, toss the tomato, garlic, ginger and peppers into a blender. Buzz to a smooth liquid. Set aside. Buzz the spices to a fine powder, and add to the cooking onion. You may need to add additional oil so the spices can cook more easily. Stir and cook for a few minutes.
Have the saucepan lid handy. Quickly add the buzzed tomato mixture and cover. Set the blender aside to fill with more water and cilantro for later. (No use letting those good garlic and chilli flavours get washed away.)
Cook the tomato and onion mixture till it's no longer boiling and spitting furiously. Once it's safe, open the pot and add the cooked channa. Add more blender water at this point, if needed. Cook for another hour and a half or so. Put the fresh cilantro, stems and all, into the blender and add enough water to buzz it into a green liquid. Add that to the channa. Add more water if the mix is too thick.
Continue to cook on medium high heat. In the last half hour of cooking, add salt to taste. Add jaggery if needed. (I found my masala tasted quite sharp, so I needed the jaggery.) Add cream a few minutes before serving. Adjust for salt, jaggery and cream flavours, then serve with rice or chapattis. (I served with both!)
This recipe makes a fabulous main course, when paired with either rice or whole wheat chapattis, and also makes a great side dish to go with butter chicken, kerela and sag paneer.
I'm happy to plan ahead, but I wonder, should I bite the bullet and buy myself a pressure cooker? What do you think? Please drop me a line.
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Britcar 24 Hour Endurance Racing
At a time when Grand Prix racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a different test from motorsports. Instead of focusing on the ability of a car company to build the fastest machines of the time, the 24 Hours of Le Mans would instead concentrate on the ability of manufacturers to build sporty yet reliable cars. This would drive innovation in not only reliable but also fuel-efficient vehicles, since the nature of endurance racing requires as little time to be spent in the pits as possible.
At the same time, due to the design of Le Mans, a drive would be created for better aerodynamics and stability of cars at high speeds. While this was shared with Grand Prix racing, few tracks in Europe featured straights the length of the Mulsanne. The fact that the road is public and therefore not maintained to the same quality as some permanent racing circuits also puts more of a strain on parts, causing more emphasis on reliability.
Beginning in the late 1970s, the demand for fuel economy from around the world led the race to adopt a fuel economy formula known as Group C in which competitors were given a set amount of fuel, from which they had to design an engine. Although Group C was abandoned when teams were able to master the fuel formulas, fuel economy would still be important to some teams as alternative fuel sources would appear in the early 21st century, attempting to overcome time spent during pit stops.
These technological innovations have had a trickle-down effect, with technology used at Le Mans finding its way into production cars several years later. This has also led to faster and more exotic supercars due to manufacturers wishing to develop faster road cars for the purposes of developing them into even faster GT cars.


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When millennials are unironically commenting "You da real OG" on your branded video – you've struck Social Media gold. And if you're a home improvement company, well… What's above gold?
Enter Lowe's: Early adopters of Vine, Pinterest and Snapchat – their content continues to garner them success with millennials. While other brands are condescending, or contrived – Lowe's talks to their fanbase in a way that's rewarding. They are, somehow, making home improvement hip.


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The queen visited one of the favorite beach destination of Filipinos: Boracay. This island has been rapidly gaining popularity worldwide. It is not difficult to see why - powder-white sand. Great restaurants. Beautiful hotels. It's been two years since anyone in our household has visited Boracay - and it has changed significantly since that last visit. More people. More restaurants. New Caticlan airport.
If you ever visit our country - I highly recommend getting on a plane from Manila - and checking out the Island of Boracay. I think as - soon as your feet touch the sand or even before that ( when you see the sea as you land on Caticlan ) - you will understand why this is our favorite Island.


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When you're doing interior design for an apartment where space is at a premium, you generally tend to do compromises, in order to get extra function, the beauty being the one that suffers most. That's not always necessary though and if you plan things right, you can get both and you can create a style for your apartment which is spacious but cozy at the same time. There are certain things you can do to make that happen, like choosing colors which are soft and light, because of their ability to open up smaller spaces. There are a lot of options when it comes to wall coverings, so what you will choose will depend on the time you can invest in the project and the budget that you work with.
One of the cheaper ways to change the way that a space feels is to paint it. Ideally, you should go with softer tones and neutral colors, as they will blend well with the rest of your furniture and will help with the illumination as well, reflecting the light from artificial and natural sources.
In many cases, you will spend the same amount of money on wallpaper as you would on paint, so consider this option as well when you're considering what you will use. You will find various textures, styles and colors when it comes to wallpaper, so there is a lot to choose from and the versatility is certainly there.
The walls are not the only ones you can work with in a small apartment. The furniture is just as important and it should be chosen based on what it can do and the amount of space it occupies. Multifunctional furniture is best for smaller apartments and you should use this option whenever you can. One example is using your table both to work on and to eat, or using sofa beds, which turn your living room into a guest room when needed.
The lighting of the apartment is especially important when you want to create the feeling of a larger space. Use sheers instead of heavy drapes and make sure the rooms get plenty of light from the outside. The apartment will appear bigger and even though the amount of space doesn't change, you will not feel as confined inside.
The art of designing an apartment is especially important when a smaller living space is involved. A great idea would be to adopt a minimalistic style of life, which would allow you to use less furniture and to get rid of the clutter which appears easily in a small space.


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Are you wanting to infiltrate the real estate market, but firmly lodged between a rock and a hard asset until you save up enough cash for that down payment? You may want to stick around and read about Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs.) REITs can act as a liquid investment appendage to your real estate holdings or just a place to park funds for cash flow and easily retrieve them when you are ready to purchase your next big investment.
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To put it simply, a REIT is a paper investment that trades on the stock market. In fact, it's right on the stock exchanges such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ. A REIT is a company, just like other public firms out there who sell stock, except these institutions own income real estate. These companies purchase real estate in the retail, residential, healthcare, office, and mortgage markets which convey that there are a large amount of options out there to fit any type of scenario imaginable. Check out dividend.com's Top 217 REITs for information on dividend yields, pricing, and when the payout dates hit.
The soliloquy you may be opening with is "to REIT, or not to REIT…" Although we at AssetRover dig physical real estate because of the tax benefits and control (among many other reasons), and specialize in data driven real estate investment search to help put more money in your pocket, REITs provide a number of enticing benefits of their own. In some cases, a REIT may be a handy paper asset option based on your particular financial situation or investment goals. See the top three benefits below:
1. Liquidity
As mentioned earlier, REITs give you the ability to buy and sell fractions of real estate investments on a short term basis. A REIT can be scooped up as a mutual fund or an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which works just like a stock. If you want to buy and hold in hopes of capital gains, you can get in and out as quickly as your discount broker site lets you crush that buy and sell button. If you'd rather hold for dividends, keep that stock on lock for a quarter or more and reap those dividends as cash flow once they payout (keep reading!)
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2. Dividends
If you take a look at some REITs out there, you'll notice that they pay out lofty dividends, sometimes 15% or more. Once your head stops spinning, gain your composure and keep in mind that the stock does often decrease in value by the amount of the dividend. For example, if your dividend is 50 cents a share, the equity (or value) of that company decreases by 50 cents a share as well. Market demand (or lack thereof) could affect that stock price on opening day to either raise or lower the price of the stock, but the adjustment happens automatically. Despite this, dividends are an advantageous way for you to glean cash flow from your REIT investment. Be sure to purchase the stock before the ex-dividend date! The enticing story of dividends is the ability to "buy and hold" REITs much like an investment property. One caveat though…you should be keen on the fact that that you don't get the depreciation and the breathtaking tax benefits achieved like you would with the physical asset.
3. Diversification
REITs offer diversification in a couple of different ways. For starters, since you are investing in real estate holdings, you are likely to be in a different market than other stocks you may own, as well as the mutual funds in your 401k. On top of that, REIT companies typically invest in different real estate markets in various cities and often buy several property types, which help you diversify beyond real estate properties you already own. Split your bets and keep your nest eggs out of just one proverbial basket.
So there you have it! REITs are another investment gadget you can hook to your real estate tool belt as you raise capital for physical ownership or have short term funds to invest. Despite the lack of tax benefits, the REIT can be a welcome addition to any investor's profile. Some REIT returns may even beat out the S&P 500 in specific circumstances. It's best to do your own research on the various finance websites out there to analyze REITs with blue chip equity stocks to see which one is prevailing.
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Donald Trump now being used in terrorist propaganda videos, Hillary Clinton says
Hillary Clinton took flak from fact-checkers back in December when she claimed that Donald Trump's comments were being used as a recruiting tool by ISIS.
We rated that statement False, for lack of evidence. The Washington Post Fact Checker said a link did not "appear to exist."
Fast-forward five months. Clinton says those links now do exist.
"When you say we're going to bar all Muslims, you are sending a message to the Muslim world and you're also sending a message to the terrorists because we now do have evidence," Clinton said May 19 on CNN. "We have seen how Donald Trump is being used to essentially be a recruiter for more people to join the cause of terrorism."
So, has something changed?
Indeed, yes.
Not long after Clinton's initial comments, Al Shabaab, the East African affiliate of the al-Qaida terrorist group, released a 51-minute video telling "Muslims of the West" that they are not welcome in countries like the United States. Ten minutes into the video, it says the United States has a history of "slavery, segregation, lynching, and Ku Klux Klan, and tomorrow, it will be a land of religious discrimination and concentration camps."
It then cuts to Trump calling for a temporary but "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S," according to SITE Intelligence Group, which studies jihadist propaganda, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. It urges American Muslims to leave the United States and join the group.
Later, on March 24, Newsweek reported that an ISIS video released in the wake of the Brussels attack featured an audio clip from Trump.
"Brussels was one of the great cities, one of the most beautiful cities of the world 20 years ago. It was amazing, actually, and safe. And now it's a horror show. It's an absolute horror show," Trump says in the video, as ISIS lets the phrase "absolute horror show" repeatedly echo and fade.
Clinton's initial statement in December "was false at the time," said Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "It's true now."
Trump's comment in the Brussels video may not seem inflammatory, he said, yet "if you game it out from the perspective of, say, ISIS and they think Donald Trump is a great recruiting tool, then probably they don't want to play him up too much before the election because they'd want him to win."
There may be other videos, Gartenstein-Ross said. "Unlike in the past when you had multiple analysts watch every al-Qaida release, ISIS's video production operation is so large, it's really hard for people to watch every single ISIS release because they release so much. They're extraordinarily prolific. I would wager there are other uses of him in their propaganda."
Our ruling
Clinton said, "We now do have evidence. We have seen how Donald Trump is being used to essentially be a recruiter for more people to join the cause of terrorism."
That wasn't the case the first time Clinton claimed this. But now two different terror groups have used Trump's words in propaganda videos.
We rate this claim True.


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Runners on the bases (as if they are bobbing about) waiting for a hit to send them home.
1ST USE. 1939. "[Joe DiMaggio's] runs batted in record would indicate he doesn't hit when there's 'ducks on the pond'" (San Fransicso News, Aug.5, 1939, p.13; Peter Tamony).
ETYMOLOGY. Coined, or at least brought to baseball, by Washington Senators broadcaster Arch McDonald.


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Medgar Evers' Dr. Jackson In Final Commencement
"Now that we have Obama as president, he can leave the presidency of Medgar Evers College,†Senator Schumer joked, of Dr. Jackson.
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A combination of elation and sadness could best describe Medgar Evers College's commencement speech this year.
"Today each of you graduates leaves with the knowledge and the wisdom to become intentional agents of change," College President Edison O. Jackson said to the Class of 2009.
It was the institution's Thirty-Eighth Commencement exercise, on Saturday, June 6, 2009. It was Dr. Jackson's final commencement ceremony. He delivered welcoming remarks to a packed amphitheater filled with 958 graduates and their families, faculty and staff, CUNY Board of Trustee members, as well as VIP guests and elected officials.
The prominent politicos included U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, NYC Councilman Al Vann, NYC Councilman Charles Barron, NYC Councilmember Tish James, and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, amongst others.
This year's theme was "Educated and Empowered to Excel." Harkening back to his graduate school mentor's advice to him, President Jackson entreated the new degree-holders to "make your world a better place than you found it."
"Never could I have imagined that day when I became leader of this institution that I would lead for 20 years," added Dr. Jackson, who is the longest serving College President in the 23-institution City University of New York system.
He received a standing ovation in recognition of his years of visionary leadership. Before his own remarks to the graduates, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer led the crowd in chants of "Thank You" to Dr. Jackson.
"Now that we have Obama as president, he can leave the presidency of Medgar Evers College," Senator Schumer joked, of Dr. Jackson.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz praised Dr. Jackson as "the very model of what a college president should be" before giving him a symbolic Brooklyn gift of Junior's restaurant delicacies. One of the College's original founders, Councilman Al Vann heralded Dr. Jackson for realizing the dreams and intentions of those individuals who advocated for the creation of the institution 40 years prior. "The founders are pleased," he said.
Earl G. Graves, Sr., founder and publisher of Black Enterprise; and Hazel Dukes, President of the New York State Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, received Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters.
"It was Dr. Jackson who spearheaded the successful restoration of Medgar Evers' senior college status and who raised standards for students and educators alike," said Graves in his moving keynote address. "It was Dr. Jackson who made it his personal mission to transform Medgar Evers into a 21st century school that would prepare students for 21st century challenges. Well, Dr. Jackson mission accomplished."
As an educator, a community advocate and an administrator, President Jackson has contributed greatly to the edification of the people of Medgar Evers College, CUNY and the Central Brooklyn community that the institution faithfully serves.
Dr. Jackson was born in Heathsville, Virginia. He received the Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, the Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Howard University, and the Doctorate in Education from Rutgers University with academic emphasis on the philosophy, function, role and administration of urban educational institutions.
He assumed the presidency of Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York in 1989.
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1969 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn.
The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born Black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963.
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Our mission:
Open the doors to learning through the visual arts
We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art education organization. We teach children to look at and discuss great works of art, then create art in three programs:
Important Announcement:
Art in the School was dissolved June 30, 2019.
Hello Art in the School Volunteers, Teachers, School Administrators, Supporters & Friends,
Art in the School has benefited children in New Mexico for the past 34 years – since 1985 when art education was eliminated from the public schools. The New Mexico Legislature passed the Fine Arts Act in 2003 and slowly art education began to be reintroduced at some schools.
In recent years, this trend has been gaining momentum. There are now more art and music teachers in schools than in a very long time. Locally there's a new commitment to continue adding art and music teachers over the next few years with the goal of providing all elementary school children both art and music education every year. This is wonderful news! Further, many school districts across New Mexico have also made great strides in the past few years and charter schools frequently provide art education. It became clear to us that a tipping point has been reached.
Mission Accomplished!
Since its founding, the mission of Art in the School has been to provide art education where there was little or none. With the tremendously positive steps being taken for art in education, we have determined our organization's mission accomplished, and we have voted to dissolve the organization as of June 30, 2019. Yes, this is a bit bittersweet, since so many of you have loved the organization for so many years. On the other hand, it's tremendously gratifying when the problem that a nonprofit organization was founded to address has been largely resolved.
The Art in the School Board of Directors extends our profound gratitude to all of you who have volunteered, taught, donated, supported, cheered on and in so many ways became a crucial part of our mission. We simply could not have benefited thousands of New Mexico's children without you.
Thank you for joining us in this mission to open the doors to learning through the visual arts. You have made a big difference in the lives of thousands of students. We encourage you to continue to advocate for art education, and to make sure that art education is included in New Mexico's schools going forward.
With deepest appreciation,
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iPad to land in many Best Buy stores on April 3
iPad coming to Best Buy
By: Shane McGlaun from Mar 29, 2010 @ 11:14 CDT
I never pre-order products because I like to walk in with my money and walk out with my product. I did pre-order the WiFi iPad because I figured it would be hard to get if not pre-ordered.
I'm irritated right now that the week of launch after I pre-ordered Apple comes out with the fact that you will be able to walk right into Best Buy stores in most cities and walk out with the iPad.
The devices will be in stores at 9am, though exactly how many will be available is unknown. I guess that's what I get for pre-ordering something. I've had to put up with Apple's card processor changing the amount they were taking from my bank account for weeks now, it's driving me crazy.
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