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"Where's the little girl?" the child seated in the row behind me asked her mother near the start of Act II of the Joffrey Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker," now at the Auditorium Theatre. The child was trying to glimpse Clara, the prepubescent girl at the heart of this story of Christmas dreams gone wild. Temporarily hidden by a flurry of tulle and snowflakes, Clara soon emerged. But at the Joffrey, Clara (beautifully danced by Cara Marie Gary) is no little girl.
A seminal difference between "The Nutcracker" conceived by company founder Robert Joffrey and that of his longtime rival, George Balanchine, is that the latter chose to cast a true-to-age girl in the part, while Joffrey opted for a petite adult ballerina, as did earlier Russian choreographers. This is not necessarily a bad thing — it allows for a more choreographically advanced Clara — just something to be aware of for those expecting a girl in the role. In any case, the Joffrey production highlights dancing and singing children by the dozens, adding a youthful freshness to the art of the reliably talented adults in the corps.
Whether your preference is for a youthful or adult Clara, you will find much to admire in the Joffrey "Nutcracker," beginning with the musical score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, perhaps the best ballet score of all time. The Chicago Philharmonic, led by Joffrey music director Scott Speck, brings out the full beauty and variety of the score. Young singers from five local children's choirs — the Anima Young Singers of Greater Chicago, the Barrington Children's Choir, the Jones College Prep High School Treble Choir, the Pro Musica Youth Chorus and the Providence-St. Mel School Choir — add their voices to the magical snow scene and entertain audiences pre-show and at intermission in the Auditorium's main lobby.
The plot of this story ballet makes as much sense as any and maintains several of the elements that date back to its first production, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," the ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. Subsequent versions evolved in Russia and England, and "The Nutcracker" traveled to the U.S. in the 1940s, first to New York City and then to San Francisco. George Balanchine's 1954 staging for the New York City Ballet created a ripple effect throughout the U.S., with professional and community dance companies performing "The Nutcracker" in cities large and small during the holiday season. Robert Joffrey's version, which includes choreography by Gerald Arpino for "Waltz of the Snowflakes" and "Waltz of the Flowers," premiered in 1987 at the University of Iowa.
The curtain rises on a sumptuous rose-and-emerald set designed by Oliver Smith, the Victorian parlor of a well-to-do American family done up to the nines for Christmas, but with a hint of what it is to come in the ominous owl clock. The family — Mayor Stahlbaum (danced by Temur Suluashvili), his wife (on stage an in real life, Victoria Jaiani) and their children, Clara and her pesky brother Fritz (Derrick Agnoletti) — welcomes the children's godfather, the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer (elegantly danced by Lucas Segovia) and his nephew (Ogulcan Borova), bearing gifts.
Clara is delighted with her gift, a wooden nutcracker, which her pest of a brother immediately breaks. The party winds down, the guests depart and the family retires. When Clara awakes and returns to the parlor to check on her nutcracker, she encounters teasing mice. Drosselmeyer returns to chase the mice and transform everything before Clara's eyes: the nutcracker rises from a puff of smoke to become a powerful, life-size Nutcracker Doll (Graham Maverick), who commands a battalion of grownup toy soldiers to thwart the now gigantic mice. Clara's kiss transforms him into the Nutcracker Prince (Dylan Gutierrez), and they travel to the Land of Snow, where the Snow Queen (Christine Rocas) and King (Temur Suluashvili) perform a lovely pas de deux in the snowflakes and introduce a series of entertainments in the Kingdom of Sweets.
There, lithe April Daly sparkles as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Anastacia Holden and Derrick Agnoletti divert as Tea from China, and Christine Rocas and Rory Hohenstein enchant as the sinuous duo, Coffee from Arabia. Emerging from under the skirts of the giant Mother Ginger puppet designed by Kermit Love are the Polichinelles, spirited young dancers who steal the show with their precision and one-handed cartwheels.
Children's ballet master Katie Kirwan deserves high praise for shaping her corps of 118 young dancers from the Chicago area, who perform at alternate performances as Party Girls and Boys in the opening scene and Battle Mice, Mounted Mice, Soldiers, Snow Tree Angels and Dolls in the second act. What is striking about Kirwan's kiddie corps is not only their technique but that they appear to be having a wonderful time. The latter holds true for the audience too.
A couple tips for planning your visit: Curtain time is earlier than usual (7 pm for evening performances) to accommodate the many children in the audience. Request the use of a free booster cushion at the theater office to elevate children who might have trouble seeing above others' heads. Arrive early, perhaps first getting a bite to eat at nearby Cafecito, a casual restaurant serving topnotch pressed Cuban sandwiches. If you drive, consider prepaying for parking to secure a reserved spot at a good price. I food a spot through ParkWhiz for a mere $2.35 — the best holiday gift of all.
Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Chicago
Through Dec. 28, 2013
Tickets $31 – $132 at The Joffrey Ballet, the Auditorium Theatre or Ticketmaster; or (800) 982-2787


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What ingredients does it take to make a valuable volunteer for cats waiting for their forever home?
Cullen Hunter, 19, and his grandfather Robert Sigona — both of Dunkirk — know firsthand how to help out the hundreds of furry paws at Calvert Animal Welfare League.
Hunter started volunteering to earn his required 75 service hours at Huntingtown High School. He graduated last year but stayed on at CAWL, logging in hundreds of hours keeping cats company.
For three years he has worked Thursday and Friday afternoons alongside his grandfather at the shelter.
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By Josh Nelson • Friday, July 8, 2011 - 13:03
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to protect states from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution emitted from coal plants in other states. After dragging its feet for a while, the Bush administration introduced the Clean Air Interstate Rule in 2005. Due to its over-reliance on emissions trading, the Clean Air Interstate Rule was shot down (PDF) in December 2008 by the U.S. Court of appeals for the District of Columbia. One year ago today, the Obama administration proposed a plan – the Clean Air Transport Rule – to replace the Bush administration's flawed Clean Air Interstate Rule.
Finally, today, the EPA finalized an updated version of this rule, now appropriately named the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (large PDF), which requires power plants in 27 eastern states and the District of Columbia to significantly reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution.
The public health benefits of this rule, which goes into effect at the beginning of 2012, promise to be enormous (PDF, p. 12):
The air quality improvements will also be tremendous, with the number of counties in violation of federal standards expected to drop from 207 to just two as soon as 2014. Here are the counties that violated air quality standards between 2003 and 2007 (PDF, p. 30):
And here are the two counties that are projected to be in violation by 2014 (PDF, p. 31), as well as the six that are projected to have maintenance problems:
Justifiably, the rule was praised today by countless respected people and organizations. Here's a joint statement released this afternoon by Environment America, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club:
Stronger limits for power plant pollution will mean healthier, longer lives for millions of Americans. Smokestack emissions from power plants threaten public health by delivering harmful pollutants like sulfur dioxide, greenhouse gases and toxic mercury into the air we breathe and the water we drink, posing a particular threat to children and vulnerable populations like seniors. This much-needed update to clean air standards will significantly reduce the threat from this pollution and save lives.
Here's Delaware Senator Tom Carper:
The EPA has developed a sensible approach that will reduce smog and particle pollution and in turn, give us cleaner air and prevent thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in healthcare costs. In the end, this rule will help us achieve better health care results for less money.
And here's Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association:
Today's ruling is an important and long overdue step to protect the health of Americans and clean up our environment. It's a huge win-win. We praise EPA for its continued efforts to help create stronger, healthier and more productive communities for ourselves and our families.
Care to guess who criticized the rule? That's right – Republican politicians and the coal industry. Here's Texas Governor, potential GOP presidential candidate and former Al Gore supporter Rick Perry, who told Glenn Beck last week that he didn't think the federal government should enforce clean air laws at all:
Today's EPA announcement is another example of heavy-handed and misguided action from Washington, D.C., that threatens Texas jobs and families and puts at risk the reliable and affordable electricity our state needs to succeed.
Here's the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, which was caught sending fraudulent letters to members of Congress in August 20009:
America's coal-fueled electric industry has been doing its part for the environment and the economy, but our industry needs adequate time to install clean coal technologies to comply with new regulations. Unfortunately, EPA doesn't seem to care.
And here's Pat Hemlepp, spokesman for American Electric Power:
Taking power plants out of service like this pulls tax dollars out of the communities, pulls jobs out of communities, in addition to increasing electricity costs
One side says this new rule will save tens of thousands of lives and improve air quality for 240 million Americans. They're absolutely right. The other side says the rule is costly and unnecessary and will kill countless jobs. While this is mostly coal-industry spin, there is a kernel of truth to it. Implementing pollution controls on out-of-date coal-fired power plants is somewhat expensive, and if some plants choose to close down rather than modernizing, jobs will be lost. But as Harvard economist Robert Stavins explains, this is a more than worthwhile tradeoff. "It doesn't mean that there are no costs, but the benefits of the transport rule in terms of human health protection tremendously outweigh the costs of this," he told NPR.
Ultimately, that is what this rule comes down to. There are unintended consequences to nearly every action the government takes, but as a society, we've decided that saving thousands of lives and making it easier to breathe for hundreds of millions of Americans is a higher priority than protecting the profits of an unscrupulous industry. I think that's a pretty wise decision, and I'm proud of the EPA for having the courage to go through with it while facing a seemingly endless onslaught of hysterical attacks.
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The 9/11 truth is out on the internet
This is the truth: The WTC was destroyed by 3 underground thermo-nuclear explosions. They were detonated by the US government which used this as an excuse to lead the US and its allies into invading Afghanistan and Iraq. All these wars and deaths were based on a lie.
Goebbels: "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
Will you help to tell the truth to the world?
Be sure to watch the 26 part video there.
#4 is on the built-in nuclear demolition scheme of the WTC
#14 in on Building 7, which collapsed even though no plane hit it.
#24/25 is on the chronic radiation sickness of the WTC responders
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anonymous replied on Permalink
Well that note seems to have
Well that note seems to have just the right amount of credibility to get a desmog endorsement.
Right up your ally isnt it?
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Even U.N. Admits That "Going Green" Will Cost $76 Trillion
Two years ago, U.N. researchers were claiming that it would cost "as much as $600 billion a year over the next decade" to go green. Now, a new U.N. report has more than tripled that number to $1.9 trillion per year for 40 years.
So let's do the math: That works out to a grand total of $76 trillion, over 40 years – or more than five times the entire Gross Domestic Product of the United States ($14.66 trillion a year). It's all part of a "technological overhaul" "on the scale of the first industrial revolution" called for in the annual report. Except that the U.N. will apparently control this next industrial revolution.
The new 251-page report with the benign sounding name of the "World Economic and Social Survey 2011" is rife with goodies calling for "a radically new economic strategy" and "global governance."
Throw in possible national energy use caps and a massive redistribution of wealth and the survey is trying to remake the entire globe. The report has the imprimatur of the U.N., with the preface signed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon – all part of the "goal of full decarbonization of the global energy system by 2050."
Make no mistake, much of this has nothing to do with climate.
The press release for the report discusses the need "to achieve a decent living standard for people in developing countries, especially the 1.4 billion still living in extreme poverty, and the additional 2 billion people expected worldwide by 2050." That sounds more like global redistribution of wealth than worrying about the earth's thermostat.
That's because it is. The report goes on and says "one half of the required investments would have to be realized in developing countries." In other words, $38 trillion would go to the developing world.
The survey details where that money would go. "Survey estimates that incremental green investment of about 3 percent of world gross product (WGP) (about $1.9 trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty, increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources, and avert the climate change catastrophe."
So eradicating hunger and overcoming poverty are now part of the climate debate.
It's also interesting to notice the escalating scale the U.N. is using for its costs. This is a 200 percent increase from the previous Stern Report, which called for 1 percent of global WGP. But that wasn't enough so Stern revised his claim in 2008, warning there were "many ways of acting to make it more costly" and said 2 percent was needed. Apparently so. Now it's 3 percent.
It wasn't that long ago – Nov. 11, 2009 to be exact – when lefty writer Naomi Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," told readers the cost of going green was going to be $600 billion a year.
Eighteen months later, the price of our "one last chance to save the world" has increased $13 trillion – and that's just over the next decade.
The Klein piece was controversial because she admitted the left was looking for the first world to pay a "climate debt," what she described as "the idea that rich countries should pay reparations to poor countries for the climate crisis." The new U.N. report doesn't use those terms, but they are there in spirit.
The U.N. calls for a push toward the "green economy" even though it freely admits "there is no unique definition of the green economy." The survey's introduction rationalizes the massive cost by explaining "the green economy concept is based on the conviction that the benefits of investing in environmental sustainability outweigh the cost of not doing so." So, by that rationale, any cost is sustainable.
And, as in all things from the U.N., government is the solution: "Governments will have to assume a much more central role" in making the change to a green economy. Where there's government, there must be control and "active industrial and educational policies aimed at inducing the necessary changes in infrastructure and production processes."
Educational policies? They are just a start. Try energy caps "if, for instance, emission reduction targets cannot be met through accelerated technological progress in energy efficiency and renewable energy generation, it may be necessary to impose caps on energy consumption itself in order to meet climate change mitigation targets in a timely manner."
That would lead naturally to "the prospect of 'prosperity without growth,'" and even the U.N. admits that "may not be very appealing." No matter. We'll all have to accept that and the "major structural transformations of economies and societies."
Some of those "societal transformations" include living in more urban areas, as the report went on to discuss the wonders of "Japan's compact urbanization" and bemoan the cost of individual homes filled with furniture.
The report noted that all of this $76 trillion in spending in based on the "precautionary principle" decided at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. According to that principle, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Sha Zukang wrote, "in the absence of scientific consensus that a particular action or policy is harmful to the public or to the environment, the burden of proof that the suspect action or policy is not harmful rests with the party or parties implementing it." In other words, even if the U.N. is wrong on climate change, we should still spend $76 trillion to fight it.
Ironically, the report came out just one day after climate scientists were complaining that Chinese coal use was driving a temporary bout of "global cooling." As the liberal Huffington Post explained, the cooling is from "all that sulfur pollution in the air from China's massive coal-burning, according to a new study."
Phil M replied on Permalink
"Two years ago, U.N.
"Two years ago, U.N. researchers were claiming that it would cost "as much as $600 billion a year over the next decade" to go green. Now, a new U.N. report has more than tripled that number to $1.9 trillion per year for 40 years."
Maybe you should read the report instead of being a copy & paste spam bot of a fox news story.
anonymous replied on Permalink
I did read the report. It
I did read the report. It says the exact same thing.
Any more questions?
Phil M replied on Permalink
"I did read the report. It
"I did read the report. It says the exact same thing.
Any more questions?"
Why yes, I never thought you would ask.
"Two years ago, U.N. researchers were claiming that it would cost "as much as $600 billion a year over the next decade" to go green. Now, a new U.N. report has more than tripled that number to $1.9 trillion per year for 40 years."
First of all your copy & paste of the fox articles sleight of hand, bait & switch is admirable, but pathetic. It first tries to distract the reader with $1.9 trillion a year, but only later discusses that this is a world wide figure.
The current WGP figure is $58.26 trillion a year. The U.S alone spends 1 Trillion a year just on its military.
"So let's do the math: That works out to a grand total of $76 trillion, over 40 years "
Yes, lets do the math.
$58.26 X 40 = $2330.40 trillion
Does $76 trillion out of $2330.40 still sound like a lot to do the following:
"overcome poverty, increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources, and avert the climate change catastrophe"
We are solving a lot of big problems with that one figure.
"or more than five times the entire Gross Domestic Product of the United States ($14.66 trillion a year). "
Another sleight of hand bait & switch. We are talking about the world, not the USA.
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Phil M replied on Permalink
Wow the bots & persona
Wow the bots & persona management bots are going ballistic on this site desmog. I think you need to change your captcha phrase software.
The denier & ad bots are easily passing it & spamming this site with garbage.
Phil M replied on Permalink
The comment above was posted
The comment above was posted by someone impersonating me. They are obviously a denier being paid by Koch Industries to persecute me. Please delete their comment.
Phil M replied on Permalink
"The comment above was posted
"The comment above was posted by someone impersonating me. They are obviously a denier being paid by Koch Industries to persecute me. Please delete their comment."
Lol, back to the tactic of impersonating me? You don't like me alerting people to the fact that you are using persona management software to spam this site?
Oh & one more thing……I don't suppose it dawned on you that the mods can look up my comments & see that I have a different email address that the one you are supplying. Man…the stupid, it burns.
Phil M replied on Permalink
Dear Moderators, Once again,
Dear Moderators,
Once again, paid deniers like the above are posting comments under my name. As you can see from the above comment, it is clearly an orchestrated campaign to make me look like an idiot.
It seems to be working.
I demand you delete the persons who are impersonating me, at once!
anonymous replied on Permalink
Actually, Phil M never needs
Actually, Phil M never needs any help to look like an idiot.
Yes this is interesting
'The denier & ad bots are easily passing it [captcha] & spamming this site with garbage.'
They seem to find it easier than me in deciding whether certain characters are upper or lower case, I often hit the 'pink un' and wonder WTF! Indeed the present offering below looks like it may cause trouble. Now is that L an L or an l, I guess I am about to find out. Hum! It was an L after all, surprise.
RickJames replied on Permalink
at least one of these Phils
at least one of these Phils forgot his meds - not sure which
anonymous replied on Permalink
Hmmmm While I agree that Phil
While I agree that Phil is a zealot and has little to contribute to the real debate, I think it really dispicable to do the "impersonate" Crap.
It adds nothing and simply makes the perpitrator look like a low life.
I believe everybody would appreciate it if you stopped.
anonymous replied on Permalink
Wow, a skeptic with some
Wow, a skeptic with some respectability, amazing.
anonymous replied on Permalink
This is the level that
This is the level that deniers are willing to go to shut down debate on this subject. Smear is all in a days work for deniers.
Phil M replied on Permalink
The deniers who are
The deniers who are sabotaging my important work here are obviously part of an organized campaign funded by Koch Industries and their Jewish money.
anonymous replied on Permalink
Phil....!!!! Important
Important Work????
What Important Work…??????
You are just another religious zealot on an opinion blog spreading alarmist nonsense.
You really must get a handle on your ego….
"The deniers who are
"The deniers who are sabotaging my important work here are obviously part of an organized campaign funded by Koch Industries and their Jewish money."
That was not me, the real Phil M. It was a paid denier trying to shut down debate & smear. Commenters from the pro side will know Ive never mentioned Koch & jewishness. In fact, Im an atheist, so all religions are abhorrent to me, especially christianity. I am not interested in their religion. I am interested in their manipulation of the system & the public for their own benefit.
Important Work????
What Important Work…??????
It was probably you that posted that stupid anti semite comment under my name, then answered back under your anonymous name.Nice try.
anonymous replied on Permalink
opps... I apologize
I apologize Phil…
Who ever is do that to you really should be ashamed. It is one thing to argue and poke some fun directly but that is just low.
anonymous replied on Permalink
Now that is truely a
Now that is truely a hilarious comment on a dedicated smear site.
One wonders, do they actually believe their own nonsense? Probably…


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So, things we learnt from watching football in Prague: Slavia Prague are the big boys but Sparta Prague are bigger. Bohemians 1905 are the cool guys - saved by fans who paid off a portion of the clubs debts - whereas FK Bohemians Praha are the villains of the piece; buying out the logo and using the name Bohemians even though court cases and any rational logic and morals ruled against them doing so. But all that was small beer as far as I was concerned. The highlight of my trip was always going to be a trip to Dukla Prague.
Dukla Prague
Sadly, there was a hole in this particular bucket list. It became more of a 'f*ck it' list as news filtered through that due to the instalment of under-soil heating at the Juliska Stadium this game was to be switched to another ground in Prague. On the plus side, it might save me £100+ by not visiting their megastore. On the flip side, every time I mention that fact I've been to Dukla Prague - roughly on the stroke of every hour - I'll have to follow it up with a sorry postscript: I had to voyage to the bottom of another road to see them.
As we stumbled up the steep hill to the Evžena Rošického Stadium - one that's been used for Czech cup finals as well as being a temporary home to nine (nine!) other Czech teams in it's history, due in the main to those clubs also having under-soil heating installed - Leeds fan, Stephen Deacon casually dropped the fact he owns a Dukla Prague flannel into the conversation. He's always been a bit of a dude has 'Big Deacs' (we find out which bands he's listening to and then namedrop them at every opportunity) but, man alive, who wouldn't want to wipe away the after effects of a hangover with a moist Dukla Prague flannel on a Sunday morning?
I wasn't expecting a megastore to be honest. But surely a little trestle table would surface outside the ground? I was excited. Then, shining like the light at the end of the tunnel was, not the light of an oncoming train, but a large temporary yellow tented club shop. Woo Hoo. This was my big moment, twenty four years of hurt and all of that. Here's how the conversation went. Ahem...
"Do you speak English?" (one mustn't presume these things, I've travelled a fair bit and am all over my polite intros)
"Yes, of course" (great start, my pulse rate quickened somewhat as I tried to remember to breathe normally)
"I'd like a Dukla Prague away kit please" (I was trembling a little bit at this juncture as you might imagine)
"I'm sorry, we only have one shirt for sale, and it's the home kit"
"OK - not to worry" (I lied)
So that was that. Shoulders slumped and feeling a bit of a moody chops, I turned on my heels and walked forlornly towards the ticket office. Actually, the tickets were free (come again - Ed.). No, it wasn't a bogus official conducting some dodgy business. Because Dukla Prague care about their fans and were worried about the inconvenience a trip across the city may cause to their supporters, they decided that everyone making the short journey should be rewarded with free entry to the match. Not only that, the prices of scarves were slashed to a fiver for the night as a further sweetener. They sold hundreds. And good luck to them. We declared the actual steward handing out tickets to be the King of Hi-Vis. We all laughed.
Clutching my free ticket I popped back to the shop and purchased a wooden Dukla Prague yo-yo and a t-shirt for the princely sum of £10 (warning: the price of yo-yo's can go up as well as down). Cheap as chips, no? That lot would have cost £24.99 from Argos. This obviously instigated a conversation about yo-yo tricks, but knowledge on our axle, disk and twine friends isn't quite what it once was back in the playground and we declared on just the three: Walk The Dog, Loop The Loop and the Forward Pass.
Keeping two chevrons apart, the EFW team headed to the bar to sink a few pints at 80 pence a pop before making a beeline for the Dukla Prague ultras. We like a song for Europe do us EFWers; lending a small bit of vocal support to the home team is the least we can do in return for such warm hospitality. Dukla Prague have the oldest ultras in the Czech Republic. They were hastily nicknamed the 'Oldtras', and we got on famously save for the distorted noise of their vuvuzelas. Traditionally, Dukla play on Friday nights and the gates are low. But this match had been switched to a Saturday for television. Modern football eh?
There were EFW members as far as the eye could see in the main stand. Over forty of us. It was like a Radio 1 Roadshow but with no sighting of Gary Davies, mercifully. Ooh. We helped swell the gate to four figures which was 6% of the stadiums capacity (I found out that snippet in the local paper the next day. It was the only note I wrote down the whole weekend. Further note to self: be more professional in future). Jablonec (Jabbers) for their part had brought with them four skinny indie kids and their parents for support. Eleven fans in total. Poor.
Let's not dwell on the game. Dukla Prague kept Jabbers 14-goal hero David Lafata quiet - which was no mean feat - and even led at half time, but Jabbers stormed back in the second half and gave the Dukla fans three reasons to be miserable with goals on 53, 73 and 76 minutes. There was also 12 corners in the match according to our resident corners expert from Forest Green Rovers, Sid. Sid loves corners.
It was brass monkeys and so nobody complained when the referee peeped on his whistle a minute before the end. With an outbreak of Vitas Gerulaitis threatening, it was time to retreat to the pub. If you don't fancy mixing it with tourists and getting ripped off in Prague then head to Zizkov for your night on the beer. We opted for Pivnice U Sadu and mixed it with the locals. So, no Dukla Prague away kit, but for £20 I'd got myself a yo-yo, new t-shirt, saw the team play at last and sunk around, cough, ten pints. If you don't think that's value for money then you probably don't like European Football Weekends.


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Nike admits foreign contractors abuse workers
Sukabumi, Indonesia -- Workers making Converse sneakers in Indonesia say supervisors throw shoes at them, slap them in the face and call them dogs and pigs. Nike, the brand's owner, admits that such abuse has occurred among the contractors that make its hip high-tops but claims there was little it could do to stop it.
Dozens of workers say, and a document released by Nike shows, that the footwear and athletic apparel giant has far to go to meet the standards it set for itself a decade ago to end its reliance on sweatshop labor.
That does not appear to explain abuses that workers allege at the Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi, about 60 miles from Jakarta - it didn't start making Converse products until four years after Nike bought Converse. One worker there said she was kicked by a supervisor last year after making a mistake while cutting rubber for soles.
"We're powerless," said the woman, who like several others spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals. "Our only choice is to stay and suffer, or speak out and be fired."
The 10,000 mostly female workers at the Taiwanese-operated Pou Chen plant make around 50 cents an hour. That's enough, for food and bunkhouse-type lodging, but little else. Some workers in March and April described being hit or scratched in the arm. Others said they were fired after filing complaints.
"They throw shoes and other things at us" said a 23-year-old woman in the embroidery division. "They growl and slap us when they get angry."
Mira Agustina, 30, said she was fired in 2009 for taking sick leave, even though she produced a doctor's note.
"It was a horrible job," she said. "Our bosses pointed their feet at us, calling us names like dog, pig or monkey." All are major insults to Muslims. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation.
At the PT Amara Footwear factory located just outside Jakarta, where another Taiwanese contractor makes Converse shoes, a supervisor ordered six female workers to stand in the blazing sun after they failed to meet their target of completing 60 dozen pairs of shoes on time.
The company's own inquiries also found workers at the two factories were subjected to "serious and egregious" physical and verbal abuse, including the punishment of forcing workers to stand in the sun, said Hannah Jones, a Nike executive who oversees the company's efforts to improve working conditions.
Nike, which came under heavy criticism a decade ago for its use of foreign sweatshops and child labor, has taken steps since then to improve conditions at its 1,000 overseas factories. But the progress it has made at factories producing gear with its premier "swoosh" logo is not fully reflected in those making Converse products.
An internal Nike report about the abuse shows that nearly two-thirds of 168 factories making Converse products worldwide fail to meet Nike's own standards for contract manufacturers.


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The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is turning out to be both absurd and surreal.
Propaganda for profit is even targeting the little kids with a coloring book so full of crap that it would make Fox News blush.
According to the NY Times, the White House has issued detailed guidelines/talking points to government officials on how to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks but with slightly different versions for domestic or foreign consumption.Very Orwellian.
This 9/11, Obama and wife will tour all three false flag sites, say a few empty words and return to the Washington National Cathedral.for a fake and deceptive interfaith prayer and concert service. The only 'faith' involved will be the worship of money and power and lies.
The NFL confirms that they are buying their way into further favor with the scam by donating a million bucks to the three 'memorials' and a couple of charities with dubious intentions. T-shirts only $20.00.
The key word for 9/11 'remembrance' seems to officially have become 'service.' This is led by a federal agency called The Corporation for National and Community Service. Since when is a federal agency a corporation?
Dick Cheney tour promoting his new book and capitalizing on the lead up to the anniversary. I've about given up hope that the sick bastard will pay for his murderous treason of 9/11, the war crimes and the profiteering so I'll just hope for his demise to come quickly and not drag out the anticipation as Henry Kissinger has.
I don't really think the average joe and jill who takes at face value the official 9/11 story really cares much about the anniversary. Is anyone on the street talking about it? Very few. It's all a media and government psyops anyway. Just like the original event.
If anyone was to care and ask questions just say "No, we don't yet know exactly the hows of 9/11 but when it comes to the whos, we have a pretty good idea. Israel and the Mossad had the motives and much of the means but had big help from some in the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, the Bush administration and New York officials. The 9/11 commission, NIST and media cover ups were the icing on the cake."
It sometimes helps to add that ...
"Every picture tells a story."
and ...
"Looks like a building being blown up to me."
Most folks tend to be at least curious after watching this compilation of the collapse of building 7.
Joseph Goebbels knew his stuff ... He probably never imagined the extent to which his words and techniques would be expanded on and utilized.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."


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July 30, 2018
Seven Steps to Yard Sale Success
Posted in Selling by John Trupin
Yard sale season has arrived! Many people shy away from the idea of having a yard sale, but do you truly need that broken-down accordion or the 80's-styled prom dress? A yard sale is a great way to get out with the old and make room for the new. Here are some tips to help make your yard sale a success…
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July 09, 2018
How Staging Your Home Well Impacts Its Value
Posted in Selling by John Trupin
For more than 20 years, the benefits of staging a home have been well documented. Numerous studies show that staging helps sell a home faster and for a higher price. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 88 percent of homebuyers start their search online, forming impressions within three seconds of viewing a listing. When a home is well staged, it photographs well and makes the...
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June 04, 2018
To Sell or to Rent? The Perks and Pitfalls of Being a Landlord
Posted in Selling by John Trupin
Electing a full sale or a property management situation is a life-changing decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. In choosing whether or not becoming a landlord is right for you, there are a number of factors to consider, but primarily they fall into the following three categories: financial analysis, risk, and goals.
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March 26, 2018
How Tax Reform Affects Homeowners
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Market News by Sonja Riveland
New tax legislation was signed into law at the end of 2017, and it included some significant changes for homeowners. These changes took effect in 2018 and do not influence your 2017 taxes. Here's a brief overview of this year's tax changes and how they may affect you*.
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March 12, 2018
A Home Addition: What to Consider Before Starting to Build
Posted in Selling, Living, and Architecture by Kenady Swan
Adding on to your current home may be your best bet if you're short on space, but you don't want to move or can't find another house in the area with all the qualities you're seeking. It's also an attractive option if the house you have is lacking just one significant element (a family room, another bedroom, a larger kitchen, a separate apartment, etc.).
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February 22, 2018
Selling your home: A step-by-step approach
Posted in Selling by Kenady Swan
Whether you're starting a family, moving for your job, getting ready to retire or embarking on a new chapter in your life, when your home no longer suits your current situation, it's time to think about selling it. Although this can be a bit complicated, with the help of your agent, you can minimize the hassles, get the best possible price, and shorten the distance between "For Sale" and "Sold".
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January 10, 2018
Empty Nesters: Remodel or Sell?
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Living by Sonja Riveland
Your kids have moved out and now you're living in a big house with way more space than you need. You have two choices – remodel your existing home or move. Here are some things to consider about each option.
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January 05, 2018
Matthew Gardner's 2018 Housing Forecast
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Windermere is fortunate to have Chief Economist Matthew Gardner on staff to provide valuable analysis of the economy and housing market. Matthew recently completed his national forecast which details his predictions for the 2018 housing market.
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December 20, 2017
New Year's Tips for Buying and Selling
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Living by Marilou Ubungen
Now that the end of the year is upon us, it's time to start thinking about some New Year resolutions. If your 2018 resolution is to buy or sell a home, here are some suggestions to help you along the way. For everyone else, we've added some tips about building equity and investing in updates to your home.
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December 08, 2017
What Can We Expect From The 2018 Housing Market?
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
It's the time of the year when I look deep into my crystal ball to see what's on the horizon for the upcoming year. As we are all aware, 2017 has been a stellar year for housing across the country, but can we expect that to continue in 2018?
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What is compulsive shopping and spending?
Compulsive shopping and spending is described as a pattern of chronic, repetitive purchasing that becomes difficult to stop and ultimately results in harmful consequences. It is defined as an impulse control disorder and has features similar to other addictive disorders without involving the use of an intoxicating drug.
There are many social and cultural factors that tend to increase the addictive potential of shopping and spending. The easy availability of credit and the material focus of society in general, encourages people to accumulate possessions now and worry about financial responsibility later. Purchasing has been made easier with the availability of on-line shopping and television stations devoted to buying goods 24 hours a day.
What are warning signs of compulsive shopping and spending?
Identification with 4 or more of the above behaviors indicates a possible problem with shopping or spending.
What are the effects of compulsive shopping and spending?
The shopping and spending activity itself is associated with a feeling of happiness and power, which is immediately gratifying. The after effects of remorse and guilt drive the spender back to purchase again to be able to achieve that brief, but intense, emotional high. Research has shown that many compulsive shoppers and spenders also suffer from mood disorders, substance abuse, or eating disorders. As with any addiction, the person becomes dependent on the behavior to relieve negative feelings that cause distress and discomfort. Compulsive shopping or spending may also result in interpersonal, occupational, family, and financial problems in one's life. Impairment in relationships may occur as a result of excessive spending and efforts to cover up debt or purchases. They may experience anxiety or depression as a result of the spending or shopping, which may interfere with work or school performance. Financial problems may occur if money is borrowed or there is excessive use of credit to make purchases. Often the extent of the financial damage is discovered only after the shopper or spender has accumulated a large debt that necessitates a drastic change in lifestyle to resolve.
How can someone get help?
The first step is to determine if there is a problem. A Certified Addictions Counselor can effectively perform an assessment to determine what level of care is most appropriate. For a free confidential assessment, call the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at (800) 522-3784. An assessment can be completed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are always welcome.
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Strawberry Cake
It's such a basic recipe, but I guess those ones are always the best. The cake was beautiful and soft, like a sponge cake, and with the soft gooey strawberries on top – my ideal cake! I love these types of cakes (which you might have noticed from my peach and raspberry tart and lemony peach cake) so I was in heaven.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 22cm cake tin with paper and lightly spray with cooking oil (or rub with a little butter).


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Before B.o.B's #uncapped performance at the General Society Library in New York, the rapper spoke with Miss Info about T-Pain's influence on his performance style and his upcoming LP, Underground Luxury. Check out the interview HERE.
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Meet Toast, the Rescue Dog Turned Social Media Star
Toast the King Charles spaniel has her own website, has published a book and pens a column in People Magazine: Pets
Toast the King Charles spaniel is more than just a rescue dog — she's a social media star and animal rights advocate.
With her signature toothless grin and lolling tongue, Toast has developed a loyal following, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and Snapchat.
"She's toothless and silly and feels like a baby when you hold her. She melts in her arms," explained owner Katie Sturino, a lifestyle publicist and founder of the12ishstyle.com. "People just really love her always."
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Toast has her own website and, through Sturino, has published a book, Toasthampton, on how to summer in style in New York. She also pens her own weekly column in People Magazine: Pets.
She has a great life now but didn't always. Sturino saved her from a North Carolina puppy mill in 2011, a year after taking home another rescue dog, Muppet. The two now have a third sister, a Japanese Chin named Underpants.
Toast and her mom have made it their mission to educate prospective pet owners on the nation's puppy mill problem. Many dogs for sale at pet stores come from puppy mills, where conditions are deplorable and the animals are often unhealthy.
The motto "adopt, don't shop" rings true for Toast, who will visit New York City Animal Control ahead of Saturday's nationwide Clear the Shelters adoption event.
"There are so many dogs out there that need homes and get euthanized, and they're good dogs," Sturino said.
Toast's advice to anyone looking to take home a four-legged friend?
"Don't get a puppy because puppies chew your shoes and pee on your house. Older dogs have their personalities out and developed and are more grateful for you," Sturino explained.
She also warns pet parents to be aware of the fact that dogs' sizes and energy levels don't always correspond.
"You can get a big giant dog for your apartment that doesn't do that much, or you can get a tiny dog who is a terror who eats your walls," Sturino said.


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The son of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has been named to Time's annual list of influential teens, thanks in part to his now iconic hairdo.
Sixteen-year-old Dante de Blasio joins the likes of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, first daughter Malia Obama and pop star Justin Bieber on the magazine's "16 Most Influential Teens of 2013," published Tuesday. Citing his famous Afro, the magazine called Dante the city's latest fashion icon.
"Dante's now iconic Afro has starred in a campaign ad, inspired a New York Times Style section piece and even gained President Obama's attention," Time states.
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The now-famous ad featuring Dante released in August helped his dad surge in polls in a crowded race for the Democratic nomination.
Dante's 18-year-old sister, Chiara, didn't make the list, but Time pointed out her signature headbands as the soon-to-be first kids campaigned for their dad.


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Robert L. Hagerman STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
Abstract: This paper traces several accounting concepts in the Bible. In particu-lar, the Bible discusses the objectives of accounting, internal control procedures and managerial accounting topics. This paper links the Bible to current account-ing thought.
The beginnings of modern accounting are commonly traced to Pacioli in the 15th century. Actually many of the fundamental ideas that underlie modern accounting may be traced much further back. The Bible, which is generally viewed as covering events be-tween 1800 B.C. and 95 A.D., contains several references, both direct and indirect, to accounting and basic accounting concepts. In particular, it discusses financial accounting, internal control, and management accounting. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Bible's relationship to accounting thought.1
Financial Accounting
One of the major purposes of accounting is to monitor the per-formance of management. In addition, accounting serves the pur-pose of insuring that the accounting entity is not defrauded either by its agents or by outsiders. The Bible discusses this in a negative way in 2 Kings 12:16 which says about the building of the Temple:
"No accounts were kept with the men to whom the money was paid over to be spent on workmen since they were honest in their dealings."
This is virtually repeated in 2 Kings 22:7. We can infer from this that accounts would have been kept if the contractors were less than honest. Thus the Bible points out that accounting is neces-sary to reduce fraud.
The Bible also provides the motive for monitoring agents. In the New Testament there is a parable about a steward. In the parable the owner hears that his steward is wasting money and in Luke 16:2 says:
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Children's Playground
The playground is always a great favourite with younger visitors. Have a look at the totem pole, carved by master craftsmen and based on traditional North American designs; it represents the cycle of life. We have a fantastic new slide and a new trampoline in the Children`s Discovery garden; swings, slides, a see-saw, roundabout tides and a Tarzan trail are all there to be enjoyed. A shelter and lots of benches allow parents to have a well-earned rest.


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I need to be able to install and review security products for my site and test exploits and such. I have a few computers I can network to create a lab environment.
My "lab" environment consists of 1 RH9 Linux box, 1 Windows 2000 Pro and 1 Windows 98se. I have some of the tools that have been suggested on here in other threads like the Foundstone tools and such.
What else do I need to have a good test lab? By good, I mean an affordable home test lab- not a corporate level test lab. I know that there is no 100% right answer. Some software or platforms are better for testing some things than others. With my limited setup I can only get so much diversity and test so much. I want to have a good, diverse lab though so I can test a variety of products and exploits without rebuilding the lab every time.
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How to Plan a Teen Party
Help your kid host a celebration that's safe, fun and controlled, while winning some serious parent points.
Most moms and dads can remember when their kids were little, totally dependent on adults to plan every birthday-party detail. Well now you have a teenager. And she's begging you to let her throw a party for what seems like the entire school—and wants you to pay for it. Oh, but would you mind driving to another state on the big night? (As if.) Luckily, parent-sanctioned events don't have to be uncool. With the help of my Facebook friends (other moms and dads who shared their party experiences), my 14-year-old daughter, her friend and our two families planned—and survived—our first teen celebration. I'm proud to say the night was a safe, satisfying success. Here's what we learned.
Prep Work
- Establish ground rules. Agree to help with—and fund—the festivities only after coming to an agreement about what the night will entail. Make your expectations known, especially regarding number of guests and ending time. Let your teen know she must help set up and clean up. Be clear about your no-tolerance policy for alcohol and drugs, and decide how you will handle infractions.
- Decide on logistics. If you don't have a large home or backyard, consider renting a venue like a multipurpose room in a church or community center. Discuss whether "friends of friends" will be welcome if they did not receive invitations. Be aware that they might be more likely than other guests to make trouble (like sneaking in alcohol or drugs, or picking fights), especially if you do not know them or their families.
- Review the details. Whether your kids spread the word via Facebook, Evite or another online service, double-check the invitation for accuracy and appropriate language. (We learned this the hard way: After the kids sent an invitation written in vague teenspeak, we had to do it over.)
- Be specific. Include start and finish times on the invitation. Specify an end that's one hour earlier than your real limit to allow for dawdling. Indicate the presence of chaperones, provide your phone number and be clear about your friend-of-friends policy. Even with these precautions, expect many more kids to attend. In our case only 30 kids confirmed (RSVP-ing is so 2001), but nearly 80 showed up. But hey, that's dance party math for you.
- Create a contact list. When kids RSVP, ask for a parent's phone number. Compile a list of contact information in case of problems or emergencies. With luck, you won't need to use the list, but it can be an important resource in case trouble arises. (More on this later.)
- Recruit chaperones. Your teens will protest (and loudly!), but remind them that you are legally responsible for what happens at the party. Ask a few other parents to help out. It doesn't hurt to have an imposing "bouncer" dad on hand to send a clear, no-nonsense message. See if you can persuade some of your friends to join in the fun, then use the time to catch up.
Party Time
- Meet the parents. Wherever possible, connect directly with parents as they drop off their kids, and try to add missing contact numbers to your list. Ask parents how kids will be getting home and jot that down as well.
- Let your kids DJ. Okay, so you may have to listen to Lady Gaga and Kanye West over and over. Even if some lyrics seem offensive, there are more important things to worry about. Consider compromising here.
- Feed the beasts. Keep it simple: pizza (wait to order until kids arrive so you have an accurate head count), chips, pretzels, soda (buy plenty—teens consume a lot), and maybe some cookies or other sweet treats. Avoid food that requires plates or utensils. Don't make our mistake of setting out wrapped candies or you'll end up with a floor full of sticky trash! If it's a birthday party, consider cupcakes instead of a cake for easy consumption. Remember to distribute large garbage cans throughout the space.
- Make the rounds. Under the guise of restocking snack bowls, chaperones can take turns peering into any dark corners and checking on kids huddled outside. Some canoodling is to be expected (and essential to a successful party, from your teen's perspective), but maintain a PG-13 rating. If you see something suspicious—and this goes for signs of intoxication as well—discreetly talk to the kids in question. If need be, ask them to leave (this is where your parent contact list will come in handy). Just be sure to keep your teen informed to avert an embarrassing argument in front of guests.
Wrap It Up
- Continue supervising when the party ends. Refer to the contact list if kids are not picked up as planned. If there are delays or changes, or someone says she's using public transportation to get home, phone her parents and speak with them directly. At our party one girl went AWOL with a handful of friends we didn't know well. They were bent on having an unauthorized adventure. We nabbed them, called the girl's parents and sent the group home in a taxi.
- Connect while cleaning. After everyone has left, chat with your teen about the highlights. Ask what went well or what could have been better. Now that you've witnessed the behavior of other kids, you can learn more about your teen's relationships. It's a chance to get a rare glimpse into her complicated social world.
Originally published in the August 2011 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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For years, genealogists have been able to use Y-DNA to validate paternal pedigrees and sort surnames into family groups. This has been a great advantage for the world of genealogy, but it has been restricted to men and paternal lines. Autosomal DNA is more inclusive. Both women and men can take this test and it illuminates the entire family tree as opposed to just the male line. For those of us that have taken an autosomal test, there are a number of tools that help find cousin matches. When we find multiple cousins matching the same chunk of DNA, we reach out to our new cousins and attempt to find a common ancestor in our trees. Many times this is unsuccessful due to incomplete trees. This is what is called a bottom-up approach.
What if we used a top-down approach? What if we started with your 10th great-grandmother? You'd say autosomal DNA can't go back that far. That's 12 generations ago and the DNA would be diluted to less than 1% of the original amount. If autosomal DNA behaved mathematically, you'd be correct. Autosomal DNA behaves more like Legos. When we inherit DNA from our parents, it's true that we get 50% from mom and 50% from dad. That's where the fairness ends. When we look at what we inherit from our grandparents (through our parents), it is never 50/50.
Instead, what we get from our grandparents is a random split. In the case of the illustration above, this grandchild received a 54/46 split. This is not uncommon. See this Slate article.
Our chromosomes behave like building blocks. There is a tendency for genes located closely on a chromosome to be inherited together in a block. This is called gene linkage. There is no set size for these blocks; size is completely based on the genes that tend to stay together. Segments around the 2 cM (centiMorgan) size have been found consistently (American Journal of Human Genetics). The DNA we get from our grandparents come to us in large contiguous sections of hundreds of these blocks. From generation to generation, the large sections are inherited randomly and unfairly, but the building blocks have a tendency to stay intact and not recombine. With each generation, there is 50% chance of inheriting or not inheriting a specific block.
It's possible that these 2 cM building blocks are about 25 generations old. So, when we start with our 10th great-grandparents, they have lots of these blocks that they inherited from their parents and gave to their children. What we can expect is that their descendants will have an assortment of these blocks from them and other ancestors. When we examine the autosomal DNA for two dozen of their descendants, we find a set of genetic blocks in common. No one descendant will have all the available genetic blocks an ancestor has left in the gene pool. We may find five descendants sharing a block on chromosome one and seven descendants sharing a block on chromosome 12. With DNA samples from two dozen descendants, about 15 ancestral genetic blocks can be identified. All of the ancestral genetic blocks taken together uniquely identify your 10th great-grandparents as a couple. Only their descendants would have this genetic block combination. (Except in the situation where one set of siblings marries another set of sibling from a different family.)
When we take the process a step further and analyze the next generation, we start to build a genetic family tree.
The table above shows the genetic blocks identified for Stephen Hopkins and each of his children that had descendants. For simplicity, only one individual is listed for each column. Remember that each column of genetic blocks actually represents a married couple: Constance Hopkins and Nicholas Snow, Deborah Hopkins and Andrew Ring, etc. Each genetic block has a chromosome number and start and end locations. Blocks in green represent inherited blocks from Stephen to his children. As we build a genetic family tree, it now becomes possible to take a DNA sample from a living individual and match with Stephen Hopkins. Once a match with Stephen is found, matches to his children can be checked to see which child the sample descends from. Generations can be added to the genetic tree until known descendant DNA data has been exhausted. In the Hopkins family, I was able to extend Constance's line by a generation to Mary Snow and then then to Mary's daughter, Mary Paine, before the data ran out.
Similar to Y-DNA, these sets of genetic blocks (autosomal haplotype) can be used to identify genealogical relationships and sometimes the lack of relationships. John Hopkins of Connecticut has often been connected as a son of Stephen Hopkins. When we generate the autosomal haplotype for John and compare it to Stephen, we can see that there is no relation across the board.
The red blocks indicate John's DNA segments that have no corresponding segments with Stephen. The yellow blocks indicate a similar chromosome location, but no genetic match. Y-DNA gives us the ability to use DNA to see how brothers are potentially connected. Now autosomal DNA gives us the ability to see how brothers and sisters are potentially connected.
The autosomal haplotyping process is not a silver bullet that will solve all of our genealogy problems. It will add to our toolkit as we validate family trees, work through brick-walls and attempt to solve genealogy mysteries.
Maglio, MR (2015) Autosomal Haplotypes and the Genetic Reconstruction of Family Trees (Link)
© 2015 Michael Maglio and OriginsDNA. All Rights Reserved.


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In college, I once push-pinned a sheet over my apartment's bedroom window and held it open when needed with a binder clip from my economics notebook. At the time, I thought this was quite inventive. Ugly, but inventive. I'm sure my landlord adored all those tiny tack holes in the molding. Now, I prefer beautiful curtains and shades, and I make sure to measure precisely to get just the look I want.
For curtains, the measuring tool you use is crucial. You'll get the most accurate measurement with a retractable metal tape measure. The kind the carpenters use. The retractable metal tape measurer is preferable to the sewer's cloth tape because it will remain flat and tight to the surface being measured. A cloth tape measure can slip or bend and result in a bad measurement.
Once you have your retractable metal tape measure in hand, you're ready to measure the window. Start by measuring the width of the window. Place the end of the tape measure along the outside edge of the molding of the window (not along the glass), and measure to the opposite outside molding edge of the window.
To measure the height of your window, place the end of the tape measure along the top edge of the molding of the window, and measure to the window sill.
This gives you the raw measurements for the actual window. You now need to decide how you want to mount your curtains. Depending on the overall look you're hoping to achieve, as well as the type of curtains you have in mind, you can choose between a Wall Mount, a Trim Mount, or an Inside Mount.
Wall Mount
When using a Wall Mount, you'll place the curtain hardware on the wall around the window. This is a great option if you're trying to make your windows look bigger. You'll mount the hardware about 3" beyond the window trim on each side, and 4"- 6" above the top window trim. You'll need to add these measurements in to the width and height of your raw window dimensions when calculating the size necessary for your curtains.
Trim Mount
The Trim Mount is a good option if you're hoping to draw attention to the actual size of your windows, and when you want a bit of the trim to show. When using this mount, you'll place the hardware directly on the molding on either side of the window. To calculate yardage for this mount, you will just use the measurements you took for the actual window, because these original raw measurements included the trim.
Inside Mount
You will need to use the Inside Mount if you are making Roman Shades or if you have beautiful decorative molding around your windows that you want to be completely visible. The hardware will mount just inside the edge of the window, along the inside edge of the trim. To calculate the fabric necessary for this mount, you will need to subtract the width of the trim from your original measurements. You may find it easier to measure specifically for the Inside Mount. Measure from the inside edge of the molding to the opposite inside edge of the molding.
Depending on the thickness of the fabric you're using and how full you want your curtains, you can determine the width of fabric necessary for your curtains. For most curtains, two times the raw width of the window will be the perfect calculation. However, if you are using a very sheer fabric, you may want to multiply the window width by three. And, heavy fabrics may only require 1½ times the width of the window.
To determine the length of the fabric necessary, you will need to decide the height at which you'd like your curtains to fall. For regular curtains, you want them to hang about 4" past the bottom window sill. For floor length curtains, measure from the window sill to about 1" above the floor. If you want your curtains to "puddle" on the floor, measure to the floor and add another 6" - 10".
Remember, for each type of curtain, you'll also need to add about 4" for hems and casings at the top and 2"- 4" for hems at the bottom.


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Globalization brings the world to your table; quite literally when it applies to international cuisine. However what is meant to be marketed as exotic may in fact come off as politically incorrect, such as with the case of the Harvard Business School dining room.I can understand how Arabs would be upset at seeing their traditional foods misrepresented, although calling it "the most outrageous" thing is quite a lot of overkill. And I would have no problem with relabeling the station "Middle East" or "Mediterranean." In fact, the photo on the menu comes from a generic representation of a Ramadan Iftar meal.
What started off as a simple post shared on social networking site Facebook – Sara el-Yafi's online clarification notice to the caterers on the University's questionable Israeli Mezze Station – spread like wildfire.
"The post was entirely written by me after I saw the picture of the menu on one of my friends' timeline on Facebook last week," the Lebanese Harvard graduate told Al Arabiya, indicating she is not a campus activist. "I asked him if he did something about it or was going to do something about it, he said no. So I told him I was going to take the picture and write something about it!"
Hummus, Harrisa, and Halloumi, to name a few, were all historically fact-checked by Yafi, emphasizing with each bullet point that the food item was not Israeli, rendering the name of the station inaccurate.
"If you insist on giving no honor to the Arabs (many of whom are Harvard students/alumni- "hi!"), and/or if you insist on never ever speaking of Arabs in culinary worth (since we're only ever referred to as warmongers and terrorists), at least have the decency of calling it Mediterranean Mezze Station," Yafi said in her post.
The student said the HBS has many Arab students, and thought that it was necessary to draw attention to the apparent labeling gaffe.
"During my time at Harvard I honestly never saw anything so outrageous. Apparently in the past three-four years, that Israeli Mezze Station has been showing up around campus quite a lot. As soon as I knew that, I thought to myself it's impossible not to do write about it and really bring to the attention of the appropriate people that this is simply unacceptable. So I tagged some Harvard alumni on the photograph so they can read and share my post," Yafi said.
But just imagine if the station had said "Palestinian Mezze Station." That would be equally inaccurate, since none of these are uniquely "Palestinian" foods - but would any proud Lebanese or Egyptian student have made such a stink about it? Obviously not.
The anger isn't because of "cultural misrepresentation" as the article claims. The anger is because of the word "Israeli."
Somehow, I cannot imagine Israelis being this angry if Arab restaurants started selling "Arab Sabich" or "Arab Ptitim" or "Arab Bamba."
The article goes on to say that the food vendor contracted by Harvard is responsible for the labeling.
UPDATE: Apparently the photo at the top of this post was not from the caterer, but an Al Arabiya photo montage of the menu juxtaposed with traditional Ramadan break-fast food. (h/t Mark)


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major macro economic indicators
|2018 (e)
|2019 (f)
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e): Estimate. (f): Forecast.
- Largest oil producer within OPEC
- Recovering economic activity on the back of rebounding oil prices
- Lower fiscal deficit expected
- Authorities support for economic diversification; Vision 2030
- Sizeable financial buffers providing fiscal flexibility
- Economy, exports and fiscal revenues still dependent on oil
- Slow implementation of Vision 2030 targets
- Long payment terms, pressured profit margins
- Tight liquidity conditions, monetary policy dependent on the US FED
Confirmed emergence from recession
After narrowing almost 1% in 2017 due to low energy prices and fiscal consolidation, growth returned in 2018, and is expected to pick up in 2019 on the back of the recovery in non-oil sectors (especially manufacturing and services) in line with higher energy prices. Additionally, rising oil production (although limited) following the OPEC's decision in June to ease output restrictions will contribute to growth performance. Business confidence also supports this trend: in the third quarter of 2018, Saudi Arabia's Purchasing Manager Index was higher than in the first half of 2018, presumably supported by higher oil prices, as the latter is still the main driver of economic activity. Indeed, nearly one third of fiscal revenues, 70% of GDP and 80% of export revenues come from the oil sector segment. Nevertheless, growth will remain far below its annual average of 5.3% between 2010 and 2014. Privatisations across food, schools, health care and desalination could also engender new investments. However, pressures on profit margins due to rising input costs will remain in place, resulting in longer payment terms in the private sector. These would be restrictive factors on investments, which have been declining since 2016.
The recovery in private consumption that started to accelerate in 2017 is expected to continue in the coming quarters on the back of the government's recent initiative to reinstate annual bonuses for public workers from the start of 2019 (they had been cut under austerity measures in September 2016). On the other hand, loan growth remains soft as higher oil prices have not yet been reflected in liquidity conditions. Rising interest rates due to the currency peg regime, which pushes the central bank to hike its rates in line with the US Federal Reserve, represent a challenge for investments and consumption dynamics by raising funding costs.
Budget deficit to narrow again
Saudi Arabia's 2018 third quarter non-oil revenue jumped nearly by 50% compared to a year earlier, while government spending rose by about 25%. The rise in oil prices will facilitate reducing the fiscal deficit as a proportion of GDP. However, rising spending will slow the pace of the reduction. The authorities estimate the budget will be balanced by 2023 on the back of subsidy cuts, as well as the introduction of taxes and fees. The recovery in non-oil sectors will also support fiscal revenues. Higher oil revenues will allow the government to increase its capital and social spending in the coming period. As long as oil prices remain above the kingdom's fiscal break-even oil price – estimated at USD 73 for 2019 by the IMF as of November 2018 –, the authorities will continue to spend to support the overall economic growth and the private sector through funding of infrastructure initiatives and possibly other incentives in order to achieve the economic diversification within the Vision 2030 programme. Due to the fiscal deficits recorded since 2014, the public debt level has increased, but it remains at modest levels relative to GDP. Additionally, Saudi Arabia's immense financial buffers will continue to give the government some flexibility to adjust the level of fiscal spending: the central bank's net financial assets were estimated at USD 490 billion in 2017 (equivalent of 28 months of imports) as per the IMF. The current account surplus is expected to increase gradually in line with higher oil revenues. Within its economic diversification strategy, the country aims to attract increased FDI to support the nascent industries and megaprojects (e.g. the NEOM megacity). Nevertheless, the country's need to import capital goods necessary to sustain this economic diversification may reduce the pace of growth of its current account surplus in the medium term.
Political stability will be maintained
Despite rising international pressures on the kingdom following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it seems unlikely that the United States will impose punitive measures on Saudi Arabia. Even if such measures were to be imposed, their scope would remain quite limited due to the close geopolitical, economic, military and strategic alliances between the two countries. Saudi Arabia is expected to maintain its close ties with the United States, which would also provide some stability to oil markets. The next municipal elections are set to be held in 2019, but turnout will likely be unsubstantial. Although the regional stability seems to be at stake in Yemen, the likelihood of a quick end to the war remains low for now. Further escalation of tensions with Iran, on the other hand, would weigh negatively on the business environment.
Last update: February 2019


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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commerce Department have each recently released reports and requests for comments on consumer privacy issues. Much attention is expected to be paid to the similarities and differences between the reports. The FTC has a consumer protection and law enforcement mission, while Commerce's mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce" of the United States. To contribute to the discussion, I've prepared these word clouds of the Executive Summaries of each of the reports.
The FTC's December 2010 Report, Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change:
Commerce's report, Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework
The differences are striking. The subject matter — privacy, data and information — is the same. But the FTC seems particularly concerned with consumers (and "consumer"), companies and practices. Commerce's report appears to be more about policy, and commercial concerns. The data subjects — consumers — the ones with an interest in the data, are barely visible in the Commerce report word cloud. I can't find them there.
UPDATE: At the suggestion of a reader, I've created two new ones. These are meant to tease out the differences more. As suggested, I've removed the large common words ("privacy" "data" and "information"). I've also collapsed the words "consumers" and "consumer" together.
The FTC's Report
The Commerce Report
Consumers are now visible in the Commerce report, but the differences in focus — Commercial vs. Consumers — is made clearer. It appears as if the FTC is concerned with consumers and companies' practices. While Commerce approaches this from the point of view of commercial policy.


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Allen generally likes the new OS, whereas my readers were entirely mixed. But he has the exact same concerns about the schizophrenic interface that jumps between the iPad-like UI to the more familiar traditional Windows interface.
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