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Clashes in Cairo after state of emergency declared
CAIRO (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo on Monday, a day after Egypt's president declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit hardest by political violence and vowed to deal "firmly and forcefully" with the unrest roiling the country.
The eruption of violence, which began around Friday's second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, has plunged Egypt once again into political turmoil and exposed the deep fault lines running through the country. More than 50 people have been killed in the unrest, which is fueled by anger over the policies of the country's new Islamist leader and the slow pace of change.
President Mohammed Morsi, who has struggled to address the country's daunting social and economic problems since taking power in June, declared in a televised speech late Sunday a 30-day state of emergency in the cities of Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez and their surrounding provinces in an attempt to quell the unrest. The military was deployed in Suez on Friday and in Port Said the next day. The two cities have been hit the hardest by the violence.
Protesters in all three cities poured into the streets after Morsi's speech to reject both him and his state of emergency, which includes a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. In Port Said, where 44 people killed in rioting over the weekend, at least 2,000 protesters chanted against the Egyptian president and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group from which he hails.
The unrest in Port Said was sparked by a court conviction and death sentence for 21 defendants involved in a mass soccer riot in the city's main stadium on Feb. 1, 2012 that left 74 dead. Most of those sentenced to death were local soccer fans from Port Said, deepening a sense of persecution that Port Said's residents have felt since the stadium disaster, the worst soccer violence ever in Egypt.
At least another 11, most of them in Suez, died in clashes Friday elsewhere in the country during rallies marking the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Mubarak nearly two years ago. Protesters used the occasion to denounce Morsi and the Brotherhood, which emerged as the country's most dominant political force after Mubarak's ouster.
In his televised address, Morsi also warned that he would not hesitate to take more action to stem the violence.
Angry and at times screaming and wagging his finger, the Egyptian leader also invited the nation's political forces for talks to resolve the nation's crisis, saying "a dialogue between the sons of the nation is indispensable and is the only way to shepherd Egypt to security and stability."
Among those invited to Monday's talks is pro-reform leader and Nobel peace laureate Mohammed ElBaradei and other leaders of the National Salvation Front, an umbrella group of opposition parties.
The invitation, however, was met with little enthusiasm from the opposition leaders.
"Any dialogue is a waste of time unless the president acknowledges his responsibility for the bloody events, pledges to form a national salvation government and a balance commission to amend the constitution," ElBaradei wrote on Twitter early on Monday.
Another Salvation Front leader, the leftist Hamdeen Sabahi, set conditions on his participation: "Halt the bloodletting, respect for the popular will and placing political solutions ahead of security measures are conditions for a serious dialogue."
ElBaradei, Sabahi and other opposition leaders have boycotted Morsi's previous calls for dialogue, saying he did not have the political will to effect change.
Salvation Front leaders are meeting later on Monday, when they are expected to decide whether to participate in the dialogue.
Associated Press writer Maggie Michael contributed to this report.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
An ancient evil has awoken
This topic fascinates me.
I've read about a hundred variations of it in fantasy and horror, and it still gives me a visceral thrill when I browse a blurb or summary and realize it's one where the protagonists take on some hyperpowerful, hyperevil creature. Maybe it's because there's room for infinite variation with such a creature's nature or abilities, or maybe it's because the premise and the situation are so easy to grasp.
This plot ranges from thrillers like Jaws to Lovecraft's work and all its imitators to epic fantasy (J. V. Jones's Sword of Shadows series). A few things all of these have in common, though…
The ancient evil is powerful
No two ways about this. Whatever has opened its eyes in the darkness, it has to be epic in its menace. A great white shark can terrorize a seafront town, but to do the same to an entire medieval land, you'll need an entire race of creatures or else something much larger and stronger.
Even if the ancient evil is physically impaired in some way (like Sauron in The Lord of the Rings), it could have an army to send on the offensive. This is also a great opportunity to pull out most of the stops when it comes to magic – though be careful not to write the protagonists into a corner here.
I once read a horror novel where the ancient evil was none other than Satan, and no one was able to stand against him until the hero remembered that one of Satan's names was the Master of Lies. So the hero said that he would sacrifice his family provided Satan admitted to wanting them dead. Unable to tell the truth, Satan was defeated, so he turned on his nearly-as-powerful henchman and slaughtered him. Which was convenient, to say the least.
The ancient evil is evil
This isn't the best place for a conflicted character who has a good side to him (though such a character might work as the ancient evil's henchman). This is one of the few instances where the antagonist doesn't need to have any redeeming characteristics or a three-dimensional personality. The thrill of horror operates here, rather than any empathic connection to the character.
The ancient evil is larger than life
I love it when such antagonists have cool names. "Cthulhu" worked well for Lovecraft, though I've never been keen on the "Others" of A Song of Ice and Fire. Physically they're great, but "Others" as a name just doesn't do it for me. The Dreaming God, the Blindlords (A Cavern of Black Ice), She Who Is Beheaded (Song of Kali) and even Yahweh Sabaoth, El Shaddai (Jericho Moon) are more evocative.
Originality counts here. Yet another Dark One or Dark Lord probably isn't going to cut it, whereas something like "Shelob the Great, last child of Ungoliant to trouble the unhappy world" will lead me into temptation and bring me face to face with evil. And I'll long to see how the protagonists deal with that.
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- Tara Maya said...
I love naming Great Ancient Evils. I have one called Meha Dethrig.
- April 10, 2009 at 12:45 AM
- writtenwyrdd said...
I think ancient horrors awakened can be great. Good vs Evil plots of sweeping epic proportions make for wonderful series.
I find it a mistake to equate dark with evil, though. That's too easy and convenient. In "Red As Blood," Tanith Lee's short story collection, one story had a Satan equivalent who wasn't evil at all, but the favored of god for bearing the burden of evil. I loved that take on it, that evil wasn't, or that it at least has a heart.
But what really fascinates me is the story that avoids the idea that Darkness is evil. That's a misconception, I think. Evil, in my mind, will usually have a pretty face. Naming Satan the father of lies is a way of applying that concept; but many writers overlook the great fodder in the inherent duplicity of evil, which is the attractiveness of it. We can all feel that pull to a greater or lesser degree! And there's the meat for a story, that temptation.
I think more writers should lighten up on evil, or stand the old tropes on their head. Make the great national church turn out to be run by the great evil and your protagonist must fight against that; or your analogies for evil about light, or lighthearted things in seeming--instead of about darkness.
- April 10, 2009 at 5:56 AM
- writtenwyrdd said...
As an addendum, I've been toying with making something I'd have thought good as a child, bad. Like, say, evil unicorns...
- April 10, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Madison said...
My baddie is Arvil. Love that name. Though he is King of the Dark Ones. And he's called the Dark One King. But oh well. If it needs to change, I'll change it. :)
- April 10, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- GunnerJ said...
I bitch about cliches in fantasy fiction a lot, but I just love this one. Yes, it can be pulled off in a boring way, but for some reason the idea of it still captivates when done right.
One thing I would say is that I wouldn't mind if the Evil in a Can weren't actually evil. History is written by the victors, after all, so what if the "sealed away evil ones" were just the guys that lost, and were demonized afterwards by the winners?
Since you mentioned naming the Ancient Evil, I'd like to register that although The Black Company was excellent, "The Dominator" was a terrible, stupid, cringe-worthy name.
One issue I've always had with this idea is, why was the Ancient Evil sealed away? Or maybe, how? It's normally easier to just kill someone than seize, restrain, subdue and imprison him.
- April 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Great post! Now if I may, I will hijack it and add a few (just a few I promise) things:
Ancient Evil is Primordial:
It is not merely the stuff of legends, it is the source of legends. It suffuses the the very core of existence. It oozes from Chaos. They are Chthonic that is from the Earth as old if not older than creation themselves.
Ancient Evil lies in the hearts of Men:
It appeals to very basic emotions and instincts and drives men of principle and reason to madness. Fight or Flee, Passion, Lust, Hunger, Fear, Hatred. Ancient Evil knows Men better than they know themselves and they either give themselves to their base desires or go mad.
Ancient Evil has Many Faces and Many Names:
Kings, Gods, Demons,Angels, Heroes, Villains. Ancient Evil morphs from one age to the next yet at it's core remains the same.
Ancient Evil Never Dies:
How can you destroy which lies within all of us? How do slay that which renames itself with each generation? You can not kill your anger, your fears or your passions. You may conquer them, but not forever.
- April 10, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- Rafael said...
In my current project I went with historical sources of ancient evils. I found tons of fascinating research material on how myths morph and survive from one culture to the next.
Here is a good place to start:
- April 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- Marian said...
Hey ralfast,
That's another dimension I didn't touch on - the appeal of the Ancient Evil to the characters (rather than to the readers).
If the evil does lie in their hearts, or least has some strong emotional connection, it might be that much more difficult to eradicate and it's certainly going to be more... personal.
After all, when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.
- April 11, 2009 at 8:38 AM
- Marian said...
Hey GunnerJ,
Some good points there. Yes, it's possible that the Ancient Evil could simply be the Ancient Vanquished.
Which makes me think of an alternate biblical history where the good angels lost and were imprisoned. I'll bet that after millenia of that, plus the humans believing them to be evil, those angels might be a little ticked off at best, and maybe even bitter and hostile at worst.
I'm also guessing the Ancient Evil is sealed away because it's immortal and can't be killed. Which again lends itself to a story idea - why doesn't the protagonist search for someone who can develop a way to kill the Ancient Evil after it's been sealed up? In worlds with magic, surely that's at least a possibility to be considered.
And "The Dominator"? I'd just call it "Dominus" - you keep the root word but avoid dominatrix jokes.
- April 11, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Marian said...
Hey Tara and Madison,
You've both made me wonder what I'd name an ancient evil. I'm actually leaning more towards a nice name, an "I can be trusted and befriended" sort of name. It would be really fun to make the readers afraid of someone with that kind of name.
- April 11, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- writtenwyrdd said...
Lots of great comments in this thread! I hadn't seen "Evil in a Can" before, but that's a good one.
I can't help but think I'd pick something rather silly to call Ancient Evil--such as Bruce. I'd end up with a bad parody if I tried to deliberately change up Ancient Evil.
If you haven't read Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett, you should if you like Ancient Evil. It's hilarious.
- April 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM
And winks Marian, which really creeps me out!
Oh I forgot one more:
Ancient Evil is non-euclidean:
Don't ask me why, it just is. I guess Ancient Evil will not follow the strict lines set down my the Man. Or some such!
- April 11, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Marian said...
Hey writtenwyrdd,
I'm trying to remember the story to which you referred. I know there was a section in "Red as Blood" where the Witch Queen calls up the Angel Lucefiel, who agrees to help her because she knows who he really is - the brother of the Son and the left hand of God. That was a great scene.
Note to self: obtain a copy of the book.
But you're right - it's often too easy to resort to darkness (the cliched appearance of evil) or even typically evil traits when trying to make a character genuinely frightening.
I read somewhere that a person who does great wrong while simultaneously believing that he's doing good is going to be really scary. He's convinced he's in the right, maybe even being compassionate, while he harms others. That kind of disconnection from reality is unsettling. I love the challenge of making dysfunctional characters sympathetic, but not with this type of evil - that which wears the facade of good.
- April 11, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Marian said...
Hey ralfast,
Humor is mandatory in such stories. It can't be all-darkness, all the time. :)
- April 11, 2009 at 1:50 PM
And for some reason can also be found inside your local ladies-only sex shop:
I told you that ancient evil played to our inner passions!
- April 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Hey Marian,
I actually like the simplicity of the term, "The Others". Although now when I hear it, I think of the TV show, "Lost".
Martin- please, we're waiting for book five!
- April 13, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Marian said...
Hey Tasha,
I have this nagging feeling I've read it somewhere before. Or maybe it was the kind-of-synonymous "Outsiders".
But I take your point about the simplicity of the term - it also doesn't give away too much about the nature of the Others until they actually appear.
And as someone else said on the blog, each time we ask about the next book, George R. R. Martin kills a Stark.
Please, think of the Starks.
- April 13, 2009 at 11:34 PM
- GunnerJ said...
If he really wanted to scare people, he'd eat a donut or smoke a cigar every time someone asks for an update.
- April 14, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Marian said...
Oh, good one.
- April 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Marian said...
Just saw this on TV Tropes and had to quote it. Apparently, from Martin himself...
"No one will be alive by the last book. In fact, they all die in the fifth. The sixth book will be just a thousand-page description of snow blowing across the graves..."
- April 15, 2009 at 3:52 AM
- Thadine said...
One thing I'm often left wondering about, is how the Ancient Evil gets it's vast armies with which to conquer the world. So few stories adequately explain this. I mean, if they're so evil, why are people following them? I'd like to see a story that has good people choosing to join the forces of evil because they don't think it's evil. Maybe the "good" armies actually suck, and don't know how to lead people. Maybe the Ancient Evil is very charismatic, and rewards good service. Maybe people are just deceived.
- April 15, 2009 at 3:55 AM
- Marian said...
I could buy the armies obeying the Ancient Evil just-because if they were created for that purpose and might be incapable of choosing any other option, like the Orcs.
But otherwise, they need more motivation. Maybe the general of the armies is charismatic and brilliant enough to convince them (and the general could take his/her orders from the Dark One).
When I was reading a history of the Waffen-SS (The Black Angels), I was fascinated by the captains and field commanders who had to find ways to obey Hitler's increasingly unhinged orders while simultaneously inspiring their troops and winning battles. Some of them were pretty good at that, too. I could see good people following leaders like these.
- April 15, 2009 at 4:24 AM
Many reasons:
Religious devotion.
Smart diplomacy.
Exploitation of tribal, cultural or national sensibilities.
An offer of revenged against a hated enemy.
- April 15, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- writtenwyrdd said...
Yes, it was the angel Lucifiel or something like that. I read that story when the book came out, several times, actually, and it's still stuck with me. I haven't reread the book in some years, but it's still one that I remember for making an impact.
- April 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM

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I'd look at the diet. I grew up with horrible eczemas and allergies. Some grew away with age, but wheat is a big culprit when it comes to skin conditions and eczema. Wheat triggers bad hand eczema for me, so I do gluten-free/wheat free for me and my kids.
It sounds like it might be a tomato allergy. My daughter only ever got a rash on her face and the Dr determined it was the high acidic level in tomatoes.
I had the same allergy as a kid. I love tomatoes now that I'm older!!!
I used Burt's Bee's baby diaper ointment. It worked great for my daughter! If your child gets frequent rashes, you may also want to try changing the diet. Gluten sensitivity/celiac disease can cause skin irritations and has been linked to eczema. Good luck!
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Watch what you are eating it may be a food allergy. The next step is to use african black soap and shea butter together. www.majesticbodycare.com has these products. It helped my family.
I just recently found out that my child does not have eczema, after be diagnosed with it as an infant. So after almost 6 years I started using my Cereve sa skin renewing lotion on his body, and it works wonders. His skin is so smooth now. I'm just a little weary that it won't last. Usually when I find something that seems to work, it's just short term relief. I have used the Cereve sa on my child for almost 3 weeks now and I am so happy. I order it from Amazon because it's cheaper, but you can get it any drug store from anywhere between 12-16 bucks.
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My 8 month old daughter had the same problem...the one thing that is good is this medicated creamed called desonide...you can only get it with a prescription an it clears up any rash!
Melaleuca lotion is by far the best. My daughter would break out in these uncomfortable and itchy rashes when she was younger. We tried everything: Aveeno, Vaseline brand, Eucerine, Burts Bees, etc. and no matter what, she would cry during bath time and after because she said it would sting so badly. One week, I was at Target every single night buying a new product for her to try just hoping we would find something that worked. We finally gave in and try a topical steroid cream at her doctors request and that did absolutely nothing.
Then a friend told me about Melaleuca. That was 3 years ago and she hasn't had a breakout since. We solely use Melaleuca's lotion and body wash as well as other products like detergent and these have prevented her break outs. We will never use anything else and I tell all my friends about them. They are awesome. Feel free to inbox me with any questions...happy to share my story. :)
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If it's really bad and needs instant itch relief, I'd say use Aveeno Oatmeal bath and let em' soak!
see your Dr. and check it out first
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taka a pill call atarak. It works very good on a rash, It also works good for hives.
How about rashes that are only on the face (cheeks)?
There is another viral rash called "slapped cheek" or "fifth disease". I only know about it because my daughter once had a related one (I think it was forth disease). If your child symptoms are sudden it might be slapped cheek. If they are long term, I can't say what it is. I just know that you can get long term symptoms like this because I met a child that had long term cheek rashes.
Go see your dermatologist! There are so many things that might look like eczema that need totally different treatment. For example, it it's really a fungus (ringworm) and you put a topical steroid on it, the fungus gets worse and may be more difficult to get rid of later. Many kids with eczema also get a virus called molluscum and that can spread like crazy if the kids are not treated and scratching it.
My son has always had some sort of rash problem since he was about 4 months old. I have used aveeno baby, the baby oatmeal bath stuff, changed laundry detergents, i've found that what works best for him is non scented laundry detergent, dove soap and never miss a day of his moisturizing cream... Glaxal base. He finds this one the best cuz it's less irratating to his skin. Other sensitive creams made his skin burn and pick. He has never been diagnosed with exzema, i myself don't believe that's what he has... I think he just has sensitive skin.
A friend of mine has a daughter who had horrrrible rashes that they kept saying was exzema and finally they put her on an inhaler for asthma (after she pushed and pushed b/c she is so young) and it cleared up. It was athsma/allergies. Something to maybe rule out?
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Well I have learned that everything stems from the gut. Try to get some child probiotics and talk to your doctor..
Sometimes skin issues are due to a deficiency of omega 3 fatty acids. Most of us don't get enough in our diets. I get my supplement from Life Extension Foundation--very high quality.
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My daughter has dry skin. She gets rashes ALL the time. I use Cetaphil lotion, give her tea baths, oatmeal baths that helps to. For a tea bath you get the bag tea and use bout 20-30 bags of tea to make a strong bath. Let them play like normal. It kills bacteria on the skin and works wonders for diaper rashes to. Oatmeal baths you use ground up oatmeal and put itin a cheese cloth and tie it. Throe a few in the bath to give it a milky look. Let em soak n play for bout 15-120 mins. Soothes and helps heal rashes
We just use Sorbaline daily or Gaia Cream (low irritant barrier cream). In bad cases we use cortisone cream and with sudden flare ups we use Phenergan (strong anti-histamine).
I don't know who added the negative vote here, but you really should try these options before you knock them. Daughter currently has a flare up and the 0.5% cortisone is doing wonders. BTW linked the worst flare ups to eating of nuts. Just a comment to Circle of Mums - negative votes for comments is really unhelpful and has caused me to stop using Circle of Mums for about 6 months.
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Defrosting seitan question
Hello everyone.
I'm in the process of defrosting a container of seitan that I put in the freezer a few weeks ago. Since it was my first time making seitan I froze the leftovers in the broth and now since there was quite a bit of broth the container has been sitting in my fridge for three days and I'm waiting for the last top portion of ice to melt. Will the seitan that's already in the melted broth be alright? I've been considering just taking out the last frozen portion and throwing it away since there isn't much seitan stuck inside of it. Also am I supposed to reboil/simmer the pieces or just use them in my cooking straight out? I'm also assuming that I can get rid of the broth and put the pieces in a different, clean container. Is that fine too?
Sorry for all of the questions, but I just have no clue what to do and I don't want to ruin it or have it go bad on me. Thank you for any help or advice you can give! It is greatly appreciated.
Seitan freezes well in the broth but also out of the broth if you wrap it well. I never freeze it in the broth anymore since it takes up too much freezer space. When I refrigerate it I always do so in the broth. Usually once I take it out of the freezer it is because we plan to eat it and there isn't any left over to refrigerate.
For the little bit in your fridge--just wait for it to finish defrosting (you can put it in the microwave0 and then eat it It will keep in your fridge for another couple of days. I am assuming you already cooked it before freezing it so you do not have to recook it--you can just add it to whatever recipe. If there isn't enough to do much with, you can always chop it up and eat it on a salad. I would never, ever throw away homemade seitan since I still find it a bit of a pain to make, so every morsel is like gold.


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James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the last American president born in the 18th century, and his term (1857-61) was the last before the Civil War. Buchanan came to the presidency after a distinguished public career: 10 years as a U.S. representative and another 10 as a senator, ambassadorships to both Russia and Great Britain, and service as James K. Polk's secretary of state. In the 1856 elections he whipped both former president Millard Fillmore and frontier hero John C. Fremont, no small feat. But as president Buchanan couldn't handle the bad blood between North and South; his attempts to find a legalistic solution were never effective. By the election of 1860 Buchanan was tired of the presidency and did not seek re-election. Rightly or wrongly, "Old Buck" has been tagged as one of history's least effective presidents. He was succeeded by Republican Abraham Lincoln.
Buchanan was a lifelong bachelor and the only president never to marry… His vice-president, John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky, was the youngest ever: just over 36 years old when he was inaugurated.
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I recently noticed a worrying trend in my behaviour, driven in part by the number of electronic devices around me and the sheer wealth of media available at any given moment.
Instead of experiencing more great things, I found myself becoming less immersed in any one thing. Rather than focus and enjoyment, there was a kind of unending dullness and boredom. I had access to all of the things, yet no real interest in any of them.
This is the very definition of a first-world problem — an embarrassment of riches or scourge of plenty. I recognise it sounds ungrateful and just plain wrong. However, it's pretty clear from looking around at others immersed in the world of technology that I'm far from alone.
The paradox of choice
I hear from people wedded to their cameras, seemingly keen to document every waking second of their lives; yet they admit to almost never returning to visit precious captured memories. Countless digital photographs are taken, uploaded and immediately discarded, in a marked contrast to the heavily curated, much loved and regularly explored photo albums of old.
Film and TV lovers have access to iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, and bulging shelves of shiny discs, yet complain there's nothing to watch, while Spotify subscribers with access to more music than it's possible to comprehend exists find nothing to listen to. TV shows and music nonetheless continue to be downloaded and then ignored, while PVR storage swells with a billion shows that will never be played. Elsewhere, collectors gripe about the loss of the thrill of the chase in the digital age. Retro-gamers can download in seconds every game released for a system, resulting in hard drives full of ROMs that forever remain dormant while they search for the next pile of digital detritus.
This isn't so much about the quality of today's media nor delivery systems, nor even the shift from the tactile to the virtual. It's more about people being terrible at making choices regarding the near future (the psychology of an immediate tiny reward versus the long game), and forming bad habits that include a loss of focus. And in the name of progress, major players in electronics seemingly want to fracture time still further, splitting television and tablet displays into multiple-channel UIs, eradicating the means to concentrate on and immerse yourself in any one thing.
Find your focus
My response to this has been a marked attempt to focus, which requires only a minimal amount of effort and willpower, but can totally change how media is experienced. Importantly, although modern technology can so easily result in a deluge of information — a kind of mass-media background hum that saps at energy and interest — it's also excellent at enabling curation. So instead of aimlessly flicking through television channels, I'd sooner pick from Netflix a show I've never seen but that I know was well-received, and dedicate myself to it until it's done. In iTunes, I've returned to more often playing albums rather than firing random tracks at my ears.
Even with apps and services, my approach increasingly tends towards eradicating distraction. On OS X, I'll use full-screen writing tools like Byword and Scrivener and quit social apps that could break my concentration; they get their own time when appropriate. On iOS, the forced full-screen nature of the display assists, and then a little determination is all that's required to propel myself into the intoxicating digital universe of a Device 6 or a Walking Dead, rather than frittering away more moments on another mediocre match-three title. And beyond the screens, there's a sense of allowing time to just sit and contemplate, focussed with pen and paper, mulling over new ideas.
This line of reasoning isn't revolutionary, but it's made a big difference to my interest in media, which was starting to wane. I'm again excited by film, music and games, when the danger was losing them all to an endless gloom. If you're in a similar rut, choose and curate. Allow moments of boredom and use them to think, rather than filling them with garbage. Use the tools at your disposal not to surround yourself with mediocrity, but to drill down into the things you love, and then take it all in.
Technology shouldn't turn your world into an unending grey static when it has the potential to foist the brightest, most vivid and exciting colours into your eyes like at no other time in history.


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After attending today's O'Connor Project conference at Georgetown Law, I am convinced that Justice O'Connor's aim is to fill the state judiciaries with little Justice O'Connors. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The conference asked, "Will Caperton and Citizens United Change the Way States Pick Judges?" Panelists fretted over the influence of corporate money in state judicial elections as well as the right balance between a judge's receptivity to and independence from public opinion and the political climate. O'Connor's recommendation of merit selection–a process she helped institute as a state legislator in Arizona–seems a more responsible, insulated hybrid of appointment and election processes.
Indeed, I got the sense that O'Connor believed merit selection would safely yield judges receptive to public opinion…but not too much; and judges independent from politics…but not too much.
On the whole, I find agreeable the idea of a judiciary made up of pragmatists like O'Connor who, as Barry Friedman and Dahlia Lithwick wrote yesterday, possess "a built-in barometer of the public mood." Perhaps the tiny dissenter in my head screaming "BUSH V. GORE! BUSH V. GORE!" can be countered by the understanding that that was the rare case to generate so much heat as to malfunction O'Connor's barometer. And really, O'Connor's vote was consistent with the weary public's desire for an end to the election's interminable indecision; her mistake was interpreting that weariness to require the Court to unilaterally declare a winner.
Nevertheless, O'Connor's own blind spots during her Supreme Court career may yet prove that however a state chooses to balance a judicial candidate's receptivity and insulation from politics, there will be no perfect reform. The key is to minimize the variables that will adversely impact the balance. And for its efforts to do so, the O'Connor Project deserves credit.
For a good write-up of O'Connor's remarks, see Adam Liptak's report on the NYT website.
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Electro‑Voice XLD for Winnipeg worship center
Calvary Temple presents a variety of services each week, ranging from traditional services with classical music, to more modern, contemporary services where the congregation worships with rock music at club volume levels. When the church made plans to host a contemporary, Sunday evening service in their large worship center, the staff decided that they needed to replace their previous system.
"hearing this huge sound coming out of those little XLD boxes really influenced our decision to choose EV."
"Our new evening service required a bigger sound than our current system could provide," says Calvary's Young Adults Pastor/Pastor of Beyond, Trevor Meier. "So we began searching for a suitable replacement." But before making a final decision, Calvary wanted to test the equipment live, rather than rely solely upon a computer model.
"Having a chance to listen to the system beforehand was very important," says Richard Hale, Music Pastor for Calvary; "being able to listen to a PA system prior to purchasing shouldn't be like pulling teeth, and Sound Art gave us access to a system while other companies simply couldn't accommodate our needs."
Warren Hart, Technical Team/Board of Governors member at Calvary Temple, agrees it was important to test their equipment first-hand: "For any church, a new sound system is a big investment - you don't want to get it wrong. We needed to make an informed decision because we were spending the congregation's money."
"We tried a few different systems," says Meier, "and EV's XLD was clean, crisp, and punchy. It was the sound we wanted. You have to test drive a vehicle before you buy it, and this PA just felt right."
Calvary came to Sound Art looking for a PA system capable of reproducing the delicate flavors of a classical string solo, but also able to approach the volume levels of a nightclub or concert venue. And they needed a system small enough to leave sight lines in the sanctuary unobstructed. But the sanctuary presented several challenges to installation in the form of a massive balcony that stretches 24 feet from top to bottom.
"The balcony stretches down 11 feet off the main floor, and nearly reaches the ceiling, says John Loewen, Technical Projects Manager - Sound Art Canada/Audio Dept. Head - Calvary Temple, "making it nearly impossible for linear array or point-source boxes to cover the entire area with single clusters."To solve the problems posed by such a large balcony, Sound Art designed a system with four short line arrays with four XLD281 boxes each. The arrays provide coverage to the entire room, with two arrays for the main floor and under the balcony, and two more covering the balcony. The system is powered with EV TG-5 and P-series amplifiers, with control and system performance monitoring via IRIS-Net software.
"Though these are short arrays, they push the mid- to high-frequencies deeper beneath the balcony than a regular point-source block," says Loewen, "and people walking directly beneath the boxes won't be deafened by the proximity effect from point-source boxes. We're still getting comments from the congregation about how close they can get to the speakers without getting their ears hurt, and how the volume level remains the same as they walk toward the back of the room."
"The size of our system was very important to us," adds Meier, "and hearing this huge sound coming out of those little XLD boxes really influenced our decision to choose EV. I already expected a lot from EV before we started this process, but hearing four short arrays deliver that much sound was very surprising. And they don't obstruct any sight lines, which is fantastic."
Another custom touch Sound Art provided? Making Calvary's Electro-Voice Xsubs "invisible." Though flying the four subs would have provided even coverage and removed them from sight lines, the church opted instead to couple the subs with the floor, in the hollow underneath their concrete stage.
"We decided to remove the riser portion of their stairs along the downstage edge," says Loewen "Now Calvary has these great subs hidden in an acoustically optimal place. We had to be different for this installation, and thanks to a great line of products from Electro-Voice, Sound Art was able to provide an innovative, adaptable solution to exceed the customer's expectations."
Calvary's new sound system impresses everyone who hears it, from performers and pastors to the congregation.
"Our sound is very full across the frequency spectrum," says Hale; "there are no ranges lacking. And, as a performer, it brings a level of energy to the stage when we see the audience reacting to the dynamic sound reproduction our system provides. Our need for a system like this stems from what our congregation listens to at home, in their cars, or at the theater. If we can deliver our message in a way that our listeners are used to, it really helps us to impact their lives."Click here for a video with John Loewen describing the EV installation at Calvary Temple.www.soundart.com IRIS-Net### Guy Low
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We've all got stories. While researching this post, I found multiple stories of runners "pushing their limits", including this story about a runner who was planning to crutch walk the Boston Marathon. I get it. He's injured and can't run. But come on man! These articles portray the runners who do these things as heroes. I'm thinking that this act of bravery could lead to new injuries, including nerve damage to the upper extremities. Brave or foolish? Not to say that any of us wouldn't consider said act of bravery. It is Boston after all!
I also read a race recap where the runner actually walked a half marathon--wait for it, it was the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon--wearing a boot. Foolish? Risky? I've been in a boot and all I can say is wearing it threw off my entire gait. I would imagine there's a huge risk of injury to the unaffected extremity. The author even commented in the post that she regretted her decision to bootwalk the race. But if you are interested in trying this, she has some suggestions how to best attempt this.
Common sense tells us that sometimes, as runners, we have to give ourselves a break. But all runners know that common sense isn't always common when it comes to race day decisions. There's no glory in being sidelined. An injured runner may be longing to participate in an event he trained for. Is the price to pay--more time off the road, medical bills, and worse--worth it?
What are the top 4 things injured runners shouldn't do?
1. Injured runners shouldn't run.
Every time I've been injured, my body has sent off warning signs, like flares at an accident scene. Do you choose to ignore the red flags? I'll spare you the "it's just a flesh wound" meme from Monty Python's The Holy Grail. Interestingly, my RA was diagnosed last fall based on a Baker's cyst that popped up behind my left knee (it's still there). Somewhere deep in my subconscious, I must have known that cyst was a bad thing because I chose to ignore it until after my #holottafun girls weekend and Panama City Beach half marathon. Denial is a powerful thing because one week later, everything changed.
2. Injured runners shouldn't Google their symptoms and make a diagnosis.
There are several problems with Googling your symptoms. First, there is there is so much more to medicine than looking up symptoms and making a diagnosis. That's why medical professionals go to school for years before becoming qualified to see patients. The information you find on Google could be inaccurate--imagine that? Or the information you find could send you down the wrong pathway. If you walk into your doctor's office and tell them what's wrong with you, and you are wrong, it could skew their diagnosis and testing in the wrong direction as well.
A word of caution: Be very careful making your own diagnosis.
3. Injured runners should not post symptoms on Facebook and ask for advice.
I see this every day, multiple times per day. And it makes me cringe every damn time. Sometimes it's the questions that make go hmmm. Other times, the answers are so out there that I am stunned into silence.
Here's an example that I saw yesterday while preparing this post:
"I have this weird pinch in my lower back around the tail bone. Pain shoots down my right leg when I bend over or start to sit. It started while making German cheesecake yesterday so it's not like I was doing that would've done anything to my back.Has this happened to anyone before? Any recommended stretches to counteract the pain?
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4. Injured runners should not complain to non-runners that they can't run. If you do, be prepared for lots of eye rolling and comments about how running ruins your knees. "Running is bad for you," one of my physician partners once told me.
What's an injured runner to do?
1. Go to a reputable physician (sports medicine is great) and find out what's really wrong with you. I love my sports medicine physician. I would have sat out Big Sur if she had told me to (thankfully she didn't) and I would have walked on hot coals if she thought it would have helped.
2. Acknowledge your feelings, work through your grief, and use all that mental toughness you've honed through your years of running to turn your head around. You will get better and you will get back on the road. Stay positive. Read this.
3. Cross train appropriately. Don't overdo your rehab and risk injuring something else. When I couldn't run to train for Big Sur, I took it to the pool and did pool running aka aqua jogging. While pool running is zero impact, the movements mimic running. One benefit of pool running that I didn't expect is when I got back on the road, my stride was lighter, and guess what? My PF went away.
4. Learn from your injury. Was it an overuse injury? How can you prevent it from happening in the future? My nemesis is plantar fasciitis. I've had PF on and off for years. Is it because I'm a heel striker? More likely. I'm not going to do much about how I land but with my CrossFit Coach, we work on a lot of posterior chain activities to help prevent me from coming down so hard on my heels. My sports medicine physician put me in soft orthotics, which support my arches but don't increase the impact as I land on the ground. I've also had success with making wise shoe choices both on and off the road. No more kitten heels for me--not that I ever was a high heels kind of gal anyways!
Recently, I was sent a pair of The Healing Sole Plantar Fasciitis Flip Flops to try and review. These flip flops were designed by an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle surgery. She found that after 4-6 weeks of use, 80% of patients reported improvement in pain and function and 94% said they would recommend the flip flops to a friend. I'm recommending them to you.
Since receiving the flip flops a few weeks ago, I've been wearing them non-stop. At first glance, the flip flops looked like another pair of black flip flops that I own and love. I slipped the Healing Soles on and the first thing I noticed was the arch support. The soft soles cradle the bottoms of my feet but the arch supports make my feet feel secure. It took a little getting used to the rocker bottom soles, but the flip flops were designed that way to take the tension off your arches as you walk. There are also some built-in supports that you can't see to help keep your heel in alignment and offload the ball of the foot. I will say that these are the most comfortable flip-flops I have ever worn and after a long run, I slip them on to help my feet recover.
There is a raised toe lift under the big toe that has taken me some time getting used to. My feet and toes are pretty well aligned, but that toe wedge sometimes rubs up against my 2nd toe. It doesn't hurt, it's just something I'm not used to. Since I have arthritis in both my big toe joints, the wedge makes my big toes feel like they are resting on a pillow.
If you are a chronic PF sufferer like I am, these flip flops would be a great tool to add to your PF war chest.
What advice do you have for injured runners? Ever run through injury? Ever have plantar fasciitis? What works for you? Have you ever asked for injury advice on Facebook? What is the craziest advice you've ever gotten for an injury?
I'm linking this post with Tuesdays on the Run: Marcia, Erika, and Patti; Coaches' Corner: Debbie, Susie, Lora, and Rachel; and Wild Workout Wednesday: Annemarie, Jen, and Nicole.


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Cheap Trick is releasing their new album on 8-track! The target is radio stations that tend not to play new songs by old bands. Manager Dave Frey said in the Globe and Mail, "The 8-track is something that'll sit on their desk for a while, attract some attention." This is a great example of a […]
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What Is A Hybrid Bluegill? Should I Put Them In My Pond?
Richard – Sheridan, IL
Stocking up on fish for your pond can be fun and exciting, but if you're thinking of adding bluegill, knowing some of the key differences between hybrid and regular bluegill will help you maintain a balanced pond.
Regular bluegill can grow to be anywhere between six and ten inches, and are olive green with an orange underbelly. They have uniform blue-black markings on the gills and fins, hence the name bluegill. The issue with regular bluegill is they reproduce quickly and can take over a pond very fast if there is not a suitable predator fish population keeping them in check. We recommend stocking your pond with hybrid bluegill to help prevent overpopulation.
Hybrid bluegill are a cross between male bluegill and female sunfish, which result in an 80%-90% of the population being reproduced male. This slows down fast reproduction by keeping the female population to a minimum. Do to their hybrid nature, they can also be slightly larger and have a bit more coloration to them than regular bluegill.
Whenever stocking any type of bluegill, keeping the population in check is key. To do this you must have the correct ratio of predator fish such as bass or walleye. We recommend a 3 to 1 ratio between prey and predator. This means for every 3 prey, you need one predator. For example, if you stock 150 bluegill you will want approximately 50 bass.
When stocking your pond with bluegill, use hybrid bluegill. They are still great for fishing and with these fish attractors, you'll have plenty of action!
POND TALK: Have you ever had an overpopulation of bluegill in your pond? What did you do to keep the population in check?
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Why this course?
Strathclyde Business School has been delivering the Strathclyde MBA on an executive (part-time) basis via our international centres since 1988. We've successfully offered and developed the MBA in Bahrain since 1995.
A pioneering and experienced MBA provider, we update and review our MBA to reflect the current business environment. Strathclyde's MBA is strategy-focused and blends theoretical and practical business learning. Our MBA is flexible, and responsive to the needs of working individuals. Our wide choice of electives can help you personalise the programme to suit your business interests. These elective classes can be studied in Bahrain, as well as in Glasgow or at our other international centres, to give you an international learning and networking experience.
The MBA project gives you an opportunity to examine in depth a managerial, organisational or environmental issue of your choice over an extended period of time. Our Executive MBA allows you to study whilst continuing with your career and allows you to implement your learning into work.
What is the programme format?
The programme is designed for busy executives who need to combine career and family commitments with the demands of MBA studies. The flexibility of the part-time approach enables most participants to graduate within two years. However, study may be spread over a longer period if necessary, to a maximum of six years.
Typically, your MBA studies will be made up of:
- monthly intensive seminars delivered by Strathclyde academics at our Bahrain centre
- regular tutorials with our locally based counsellors
- off-campus learning and support via our virtual learning environment
You'll work in an international environment alongside like-minded classmates and be part of our long established network of students and alumni from our international postgraduate centres.
A highlight of the Strathclyde calendar is the annual MBA Summer School which takes place in Glasgow, over May and June. The summer school is open to all study routes of the MBA who have reached the elective stage of the programme. It's is a great way to accelerate your studies, and network with a large group of international colleagues.
Strathclyde Business School is triple accredited by the three international accrediting bodies – AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. To gain accreditation by one of these bodies is an achievement in itself. To gain accreditation by all three bodies is a truly outstanding accomplishment and one of which we're proud.


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Where to eat in Rome: Filletti Di Baccala
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Student falls to death after eating pot cookie
DENVER (AP) — A coroner says an exchange student from Wyoming fell to his death in Denver after eating a marijuana cookie.
An autopsy report released Wednesday says marijuana intoxication was a contributing factor in the death of 19-year-old Levi Thamba Pongi on March 11 in a fall from a motel balcony.
Authorities say Pongi got the cookie from a friend. Police ruled the death an accident but haven't released the findings of their investigation.
Colorado law bans the sale of recreational marijuana products to people under 21. Authorities say one of Pongi's friends was old enough to buy the cookie.
Officials at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., say Pongi, a native of the Republic of Congo, started taking classes as an exchange student in January.


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Andrew Satchwell is a Research Scientist in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he leads the financial analysis of electric utility regulatory and business models. His recent work quantified the financial impacts of distributed energy resources on utility profitability and customer rates and bills. He also led and contributed to conceptual work framing key issues and transition strategies for electric utilities, including a report framing changes in utility profit motivation and profit achievement. Andy also presently leads and supports research on the value of demand response and energy efficiency to the utility system.
Andy has authored several technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, and frequently presents at major conferences and workshops. His work has been featured in several major news outlets, including The San Francisco Chronicle and on National Public Radio.
Previously, Andy worked with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, where he served as an expert economics and policy witness on behalf of ratepayers. He also served as co-chair of the Resource Adequacy Working Group of the Organization of Midwest ISO States.
Andy has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. in West European Studies from Indiana University.


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OCC Bulletin 2005-39| November 29, 2005
Fair Credit Reporting Medical Information Regulations: Final Rule
Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Branches and Agencies, Department and Division Heads, and All Examining Personnel
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued the attached final rule, which was published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2005. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued substantively identical final rules. The final rules implement section 411 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). The final rules are substantially identical to the interim final rules issued in June 2005.
Section 411 of the FACT Act prohibits creditors from obtaining or using medical information pertaining to a consumer in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for credit. The statute directs the federal banking agencies and the NCUA to prescribe regulations to permit transactions deemed necessary and appropriate to protect legitimate operational, transactional, risk, consumer, and other needs. Accordingly, the final rules create exceptions to permit creditors to obtain and use medical information that is typically considered in credit underwriting.
In the OCC's rule, these exceptions apply to national banks, federal branches and agencies, their respective subsidiaries (both operating and financial subsidiaries), and any other person that participates as a creditor in a transaction involving one of these entities such as arrangers and assignees of credit.
Section 411 also restricts the sharing of medical information among affiliated companies, except for purposes specifically mentioned in the statute. The final rules contain these statutory exceptions but further provide that a creditor may share medical information with an affiliate for use in making credit decisions consistent with the exceptions in the rule, or by order of the OCC.
By contrast to the broad scope provisions for the general exceptions discussed above, these affiliate sharing exceptions in the OCC's rule apply only to national banks, federal branches and agencies, and their respective operating subsidiaries. This narrower scope stems from the more restrictive grant of rulemaking authority in the FACT Act for these provisions.
Additionally, section 411 limits the ability of any person to disclose medical information that it receives from a credit bureau or an affiliate, to any other person, except as necessary to carry out the purpose for which the information was initially disclosed. The final rules reiterate this statutory limitation without further interpretation. This provision also applies only to national banks, federal branches and agencies, and their respective operating subsidiaries.
You may direct any questions to your supervisory office or OCC Compliance Division (202) 649-5470.
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I am trying to get Drag & Drop of attachments to work with limited success( I am using v4.8.)
Most of the time I can't pick up the attachment to drag it out of the attachments area and when I can I can't always repeat the exercise.
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Greg Studrawa named offensive line coach
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland head football coach Randy Edsall announced the hiring on Saturday of Greg Studrawa as offensive line coach.
Studrawa brings 25 years of coaching experience to Maryland after spending the previous seven seasons (2007-2013) at LSU. While in Baton Rouge, Studrawa helped LSU to a national title, a pair of SEC titles and to five 10-plus win seasons.
"Greg will be a great addition to our coaching staff," said Edsall. "He comes from a diverse coaching background, with experience coordinating an offense as well as working with the offensive line. He has helped many players reach their goal of playing at the next level and his ability to teach will be very important in the development of our student-athletes."
Studrawa coached the offensive line for all seven seasons at LSU, while adding offensive coordinator duties to his responsibilities in 2011 and 2012. He returned to primarily coaching the offensive line in 2013.
In his two years as LSU's offensive coordinator, Studrawa helped the Tigers to a 23-4 overall mark, and during his seven years on the staff, LSU posted a 73-20 mark.
Studrawa was elevated to offensive coordinator in August of 2011 and LSU went 13-1, claimed the SEC title and reached the BCS National Championship Game in his first year directing the offense.
"I am very excited to be a part of the Maryland football staff," said Studrawa. "After meeting with Coach Edsall it was clear to see the passion and energy surrounding this program. I am looking forward to getting started and meeting with all of our student-athletes."
Prior to joining LSU, Studrawa held the position of offensive coordinator at Bowling Green from 2003-06, and was also the assistant head coach for the Falcons during the 2006 season. In his four years as the offensive coordinator, Bowling Green played in two bowl games – beating Northwestern, 28-24, in the 2003 Motor City Bowl and defeating Memphis, 52-35, in the 2004 GMAC Bowl – and posted a combined record of 30-19. Studrawa served as the offensive line coach at Bowling Green in 2001 and 2002 before being elevated to the offensive coordinator position in 2003.
Before his return to Bowling Green, he spent three years as the offensive line coach at Arkansas State. Studrawa also served as an offensive line coach at Cincinnati in 1989 and 1990 as well as holding offensive coordinator duties at Wilmington (Ohio) College from 1991-96. He also had a one year stint as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 1997.
As a player, Studrawa was a two-year starter at left tackle for Bowling Green in 1986 and 1987. He is a native of Fostoria, Ohio.


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The Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Tigers end four-game losing streak
DETROIT — Victor Martinez drove in three runs to help Detroit to a much-needed win, then offered a bit of a plea to Tigers fans who have been losing patience with the AL Central favourites.
"It's not fair when people out there are thinking that we've got to win this division by 10, 15, 20 games," Martinez said. "We're not playing Little League teams. We're trying. It's too long of a season. At some point you're going to struggle. Every team struggles at some point.
"As a fan, if you're going to be with us when we're doing good, we really need the fans when we're struggling too."
Martinez had three hits, and Nick Castellanos homered and tripled to lead the Tigers to an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
Detroit rallied from a 4-1 deficit and snapped a four-game losing streak, but the Tigers remained a half-game behind first-place Kansas City.
The Tigers are suddenly facing adversity amid mounting injuries. They had to send Buck Farmer to the mound to make his major league debut, and he allowed four runs in five innings.
Blaine Hardy (2-1) followed with two scoreless innings of relief, lowering his ERA to 2.05. He's been a rare bright spot in a bullpen that's been unreliable.
"He's done an excellent job, really," manager Brad Ausmus said. "He's not strictly a lefty-lefty guy. He's got the ability to get right-handed hitters out, which gives me a lot of flexibility in the middle innings."
Castellanos put Detroit ahead 5-4 with a solo homer off Vance Worley (5-2) in the sixth. Martinez added a bases-loaded single in the seventh.
The Tigers returned home after going 2-7 on a road trip against the New York Yankees, Toronto and Pittsburgh. A 19-inning loss to the Blue Jays stretched the pitching staff thin, and Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander are nursing injuries.
The game was tied at 1 in the fourth when Pittsburgh's Jordy Mercer hit an RBI triple and Travis Snider followed with a two-run homer. The Tigers tied it with three runs in the fifth.
Alex Avila led off with a homer to make it 4-2, and after a single by Eugenio Suarez, Ezequiel Carrera hit a grounder to second. Jayson Nix tried to make a tough throw to second to get the lead runner, but his throw was poor, and the error helped Detroit to a big inning. Miguel Cabrera eventually hit a sacrifice fly, and Martinez tied it with a two-out RBI single.
Castellanos hit his ninth homer of the year with one out in the sixth.
"I think the pitches that hurt were the home runs," Worley said. "Couple of guys who I got behind — had to throw good pitches."
Worley allowed five runs — three earned — and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings.
TOUGH SPOT: Farmer has spent most of this season at Class A West Michigan, and he was called up from Double-A Erie to make this start for the Tigers. He made it through the order the first time without allowing a hit, but the Pirates scored a run in the third and three in the fourth.
He allowed six hits and a walk and struck out four, and the Tigers were able to rally after he left the game.
OUTFIELD PROBLEMS: Pittsburgh centre fielder Starling Marte made a diving attempt on Castellanos' hit in the second, and the ball got past him for a triple. Right fielder Gregory Polanco couldn't handle Torii Hunter's double in the fourth, and Polanco's long run to right-centre in the seventh was for naught when he was unable to make the catch on Carrera's drive, which went for a triple.
FOR THE BIRDS: Worley and Cabrera both seemed distracted by two birds that settled in between the mound and the plate while Cabrera was batting in the first. Cabrera stepped out and waved his bat at them, then Worley rolled a ball to the plate, trying to shoo them away.
Pirates: Pittsburgh was once again without 2B Neil Walker, who has been limited to only three games this month. Walker has been bothered by a bad back.
Tigers: Detroit 2B Ian Kinsler stayed in the game and seemed to be OK after a pitch by Stolmy Pimentel bounced weirdly and hit him in the side of the head. Pimentel's pitch in the seventh inning was in the dirt, then bounced up off C Russell Martin and hit Kinsler.
Pirates: Francisco Liriano (3-8) takes the mound for Pittsburgh on Thursday against Detroit. He's posted a 2.25 ERA in five starts since returning from a left oblique strain.
Tigers: Max Scherzer (13-4) pitches for the first time since striking out 11 in eight innings against Toronto on Saturday — in a game Detroit went on to lose in 10.


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So many people want to come to Office Profile oENVER You need pay only a short visit to Denver to feel the attraction that the mile-high city exerts on almost everyone who comes within its spell. Here is a metropolitan region of nearly one and a quarter million people, offering almost every facility and advantage of urban living that can be found in dozens of larger population centers in the United States. Yet the beauty of its location, where the high plains of eastern Colorado rise to meet the Front Range of the Rockies, is like that of no other city in the country. It is as if a master planner had somehow been at work back in 1859, when swarms of gold-fevered settlers having heard rumors of a big strike put up a scattering of frame huts at the junction of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and decided to stay. The mountains lying a few miles to the west were an exploration ground in their search for minerals, and since that time the Colorado Rockies have yielded gold, silver and uranium that have promoted Denver's growth from a crossroads settlement to a metropolis. Water was drawn from the mountains to irrigate the farms that stretch out in a fertile green strip along the foot- Statehood centennial. Columbia Welcomes Colorado to the Union Sisterhood, allegorical painting by Joseph Hitchens, commemorates Colorado's statehood in 1876. (Courtesy of The State Historical Society of Colorado.) hills. Denver in the late 1800s grew into the biggest population center between Kansas City and the Pacific. Its great attraction today for those who seek the good life is the combination of clear, dry climate in this high country and the beauty of the snow-capped Rockies that form the skyline west of the city. Here, when the work schedule permits, you can find the serenity that comes from leaving noise and crowding behind and exploring the vast outdoors. Yet this is all within reach and sight of a dynamic city offering a full range of professional and business opportunities. From top to bottom, the Haskins &. Sells Denver office reflects the pulling power of this region. Howard Kast, partner in charge, came from Iowa, and fell in love with Denver when he was stationed here with the Army in World War II. As soon as possible after graduation from Drake University in Des Moines he sought assignment in Denver, and he arrived here in March 1947 after a few months with our Chicago office. Of the other partners in Denver, only two were born in Colorado. And of sixteen managers, a large majority came from other states. The same picture, although perhaps in


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Please go visit the home of the Peace Globe originator MIMI of "Mimi Writes" to see the listing of all of the Peace Globes from around the world.
That is a story that has been told in bits and pieces here and on other blogs over the last few weeks. We surrounded our friend, and BlogBlast originator, Mimi as she ushered her daddy out of his pain and onto his final journey.
I was asked to help and create PEACE Globes for some 8 other people and that allowed me to see inside their desires and hopes. It helped me to get even closer to this special event.
This year's biggest event of course, was my marrying the most wonderful Nancy . She has brought lightness and PEACE into my life which had been missing for way to long.
That soundtrack that continually plays in the back of my brain has always influenced my thought process. Some people can quote words by Tennyson and Whitman and Frost.
For me it is the words of James Taylor and B.B. King and Robert Fripp and Elmore James and others. For so long I envied those who had paid more attention than I in English classes in high school and then I began to realize that I also have a love of poetry…mine just happens to be accompanied by music.
Again this year, I have used words from a song to express my hopes for PEACE. In the past I have used Lennon and Stevens and Tempchin (the Eagles) and Whitfield and Strong…and this year Robert Fripp & Peter Sinfield…
The lyrics on my globe come from finale of a recurring theme on the second album by King Crimson, entitled IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON. The album opens with "PEACE – A Beginning":
I am the ocean
Lit by the flame
I am the mountain
PEACE is my name
I am the river
Touched by the wind
I am the story
I never end.
The story of PEACE and conflict never do seem to end. Since Cain killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy we have had conflict upon conflict. But we are always striving for the PEACE that seems to be just out of reach.
The second part of the song entitled "PEACE – A Theme" is the instrumental portion of the song...
and then there is "PEACE – An End" from which I quoted on this year's PEACE Globe…
PEACE is a word
Of the sea and the wind.
PEACE is a bird who sings
As you smile.
PEACE is the love
Of a foe as a friend;
PEACE is the love you bring
To a child
Searching for me
You look everywhere,
Except beside you.
Searching for you
You look everywhere,
But not inside you.
PEACE is a stream
From the heart of a man;
PEACE is a man, whose breadth
Is the dawn.
PEACE is a dawn
On a day without end;
PEACE is the end, like death
Of the war.
The lines "searching for you, you look everywhere, but not inside you" are those that hit me the first time I listened. I have always thought those words ring so true with so many people; myself included.
Think about it. How many times have you felt you were lacking in something, yet you never looked at who you are, to see that your life is more complete that you think?
That is how I relate to those words. And with PEACE, I think they are even truer. If you desire PEACE, you need to find it inside of you before you go looking for it from others.
Today, throughout the Bloggosphere and on Facebook and iPeace, people are writing words and sharing their PEACE Globes…
Perhaps today is, as the song says "PEACE is a dawn on a day without end" and we are moving closer to "PEACE is the end, like death of the war"…
We are all participating because we are hopeful that is the case.
PEACE to you all...


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Cane still grows in Christian County, Kentucky
I read about canebrakes for years before I came to Kentucky. Usually, frontiersmen were clambering through dense canebrakes, or Indians were hiding in canebrakes waiting to attack. The cane was said to clatter as horsemen passed through.
After I had lived in Kentucky for a few years, I realized that I was in the land of canebrakes but I hadn't seen any yet. I asked a few questions. The neighbors laughed at me. "Cane? What do you want cane for? Well, it's everywhere. Just look around."
Eventually, I took a good look at some tall, coarse vegetation growing in a road ditch in our neighborhood and I realized that it had to be cane. Then, when I knew what it looked like, I began to see many small patches of cane in swampy areas and on the moist banks of waterways.
Huge canebrakes in Kentucky history
A few centuries ago, the southeastern United States contained hundreds of thousands of acres of canebrakes. On river banks, cane grew in stands as large as "several hundred yards wide and several miles long". James O'Luken writes in The Kentucky Encyclopedia that some canebrakes covered "hundreds of acres". An article in Restoration Ecology quotes a description of a Kentucky canebrake in 1790 that was "15 miles [24 km] long and nearly half as wide".
When the winter is not too cold, the cane plant stays green. It was (and is) a nutritious food for the large herbivores and omnivores of Kentucky. The canebrakes also provided food and habitat for many smaller animals, including the now-rare swamp rabbit.
When settlers came to Kentucky, they knew that cane grew in the richest soil of the river bottoms. The fertility of the soil made the hard work of clearing the cane brakes worthwhile. Cane spreads underground through rhizomes. A long-established cane brake would have had an incredibly tangled mass of thick roots, making it very difficult to break the ground with a plow. The battle with sprouts would have been ongoing.
Two native cane subspecies
Arundinaria gigantea, the native cane of Kentucky and the southeastern U.S., is a member of the bamboo family. There are two varieties of native cane -- giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea) and arrow cane (Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta). Both types are sometimes called "river cane".
Giant cane grows as tall as 30 feet. It is said to prefer the floodplains. The cane around my neighborhood may be arrow cane (also known as switch cane) which is said to grow in upland situations. I don't think I've seen any cane taller than 15 feet in this area, and most of it is shorter than that.
Giant cane and arrow cane are so similar in appearance that it's difficult even for botanists to tell them apart. They can be identified by their blossoms, but canebrakes go as long as fifty years before flowering.
The photo above was taken in early spring after a cold winter. The leaves on the stalks were frozen back during several spells of sub-zero weather. This patch of cane grows near a small creek in a neighbor's field. Some good, close-up photos of native cane can be viewed at The Browyers Den.
Read more on the Internet:
River Cane
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Canebrakes
Canebrakes in old-time Georgia


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When two planes flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 most Americans were shocked, but some in the security community had seen this coming and argued for more aggressive action against al-Qaida. While al-Qaida operatives were training and planning the attack against the United States, the US public was distracted by domestic politics and scandals. From presidential misconduct and perjury in the case of Monica Lewinsky, an aide to President Clinton who had a relationship with him, to the contentious recount and end of the 2000 Presidential Election. Americans were focused inward. Listen to learn about what led up to that historic day.
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