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"I have always wanted Europe" says Alfred Grosser, one of the great contributors to the Franco-German post war reconciliation that has shaped modern Europe.
A teacher in France since moving there from Germany in the 1930s he has lectured at Stanford, Tokyo and Singapore, led France's Political Sciences Institute, and been honoured in both France and Germany for his work. He's the author of a number of books, notably of the Franco-German relationship. euronews asked him what he thought about Europe's current financial crisis.
Rudolf Herbert, euronews: Europe looks like it's on its way under, and is sinking. Did you prepare your lifeboat?
Alfred Grosser: I do not have a lifeboat, but of course it is possible that there might be a catastrophe, that there might be consequences which could spread out everywhere. The deficits in most of the countries are terrible. One cannot fight against the deficits without slowing down the growth. And one needs the growth to cut back the deficit. It's a vicious circle. A positive outcome could be that Europeans might find out that they cannot have a common currency without, at a minimum, a common authority for budgets and taxes.
euronews: According to analysts this is just the beginning of the crisis. Are there political causes for the crisis?
Alfred Grosser: First of all analysts constantly have been wrong, maybe this time they are making a mistake again. Nobody predicted the crisis in Greece for instance, nobody said that it would be so bad. So analysts have been at fault in this sense, maybe they will be at fault in another way. Experts are people who pretend to have a science but they don't. It's like this. But I think one of the political reasons for the crisis is that a coordinated Europe doesn't exist. There is no Europe with a central authority for economy and budget affairs. In 1954 I was against the European Defence Community. One of my reasons was: Where is the sense of a common army if there is no political authority in command of this army? When the Euro was created I wrote – I am able to prove it because I wrote it – that I agreed and that I was for the Euro! But I also asked what could a common currency be without a central authority? Because this authority should control currency when making budget policy, should have a common tax policy.
euronews: Is Europe as a political project going into the dark? Will a politically powerful united Europe remain a utopia, a dream?
Alfred Grosser: It's not a Utopia, it's a necessity! Nobody seems to admit this necessity, that's bad enough. It started with France saying No in 1953 to a political organized Europe. This is the reason why later on the Defence community failed. And there is still a negative attitude in France forged in words uttered by the former prime minister Georges Pompidou in 1964. He said: 'France should play the role of Europe'. He didn't say 'France should play a role IN Europe'. He said Europe's role should be played by France. This French arrogance is one of the causes of the crisis.
euronews: What are the threats for a political Europe?
Alfred Grosser: I do not see any threats apart from national vanities which should be overridden.
euronews: Is policy on Europe made in Brussels or in Paris and Berlin?
Alfred Grosser: Neither. Paris and Berlin are trying to speak with one voice to make pressure on Europe. After the Lisbon treaty it's even more difficult to locate the power in Europe because for instance nobody knows who should make european foreign policy, or where: Should it be made by the president of the European Commission? By the new minister, Catherine Ashton who is also vice-president of the Commission? By the President of the Council? They are bothering each other a lot. Last but not least one doesn't know what and how a commmon european policy should be!
euronews: Is the Lisbon treaty an adequate guide for Europe's future?
Alfred Grosser: I would say it's a good step. Maybe that events, the crisis will force the governments, maybe even the French and the Germans to say to themselves: We do need a more integrated Europe with more central power.
euronews: What do you think about the European institutions?
Alfred Grosser: The Parliament is working well, it has done a lot of useful things and has gained more and more responsibilities. It's a pity that people don't know – in Germany it's better known than in France – that this Parliament is an institution which has been chosen in a democratic way.
The Commission is working better than one expected with all the new member states. Unfortunately the old system still exists: Every government nominates a commissioner. The President of the commission should be able to chose the commissioners for their skills and not for their nationality.
euronews: What is your opinion about the first permanent president of Europe? Does he have enough power?
Alfred Grosser: No, he doesn't enough. But he is doing his job well. It's much more difficult for the EU foreign affairs chief because she has to familiarize herself with her job, she needs to know more about things she is supposed to decide. And her administration has got far too big with missions everywhere. There is a dispute between the president of the European Commission, the president of the Council and the foreign affairs chief about who is going to represent Europe in foreign countries, about who is going to be Europe's ambassador. There is a certain disorder in this field. But I think the president of Europe is happy about not being prime minister of Belgium any more because this job is more difficult than getting something for Europe. He is doing his job down-to-earth, sedately and well.
euronews: Should Europe become bigger or rather smaller?
Alfred Grosser: In no case smaller! And nobody wants to quit it! But it has been like this from the very beginning: One rails against Europe but everybody wants to join Europe. There are a lot of difficult questions but Turkey is not a difficult question for me. One should ask Turkey: 'Do it like Switzerland – take all the benefits but don't be a member. Take all the economic benefits, but you won't get political responsibility because otherwise we would always be threatened by a war, with Iraq, Iran and so on.' There are for instance Turkish military interventions in Kurdistan, in Iraqi Kurdistan. One doesn't want Kurds to become independent because one is afraid about what Turkish Kurds would do.
euronews: You have always defended Europe. What is your message for young people?
Alfred Grosser: First of all I've never defended Europe, I wanted Europe! I did all I could for more Europe. We should show to the young the things we already have. If we had told Robert Schuman in 1950 what we have already today, he would have been very pleased. It's less than we could have hoped but it's more than we could expect.


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The world's first V6 gas-electric hybrid, the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid, goes on sale in early December as the most powerful Accord sedan ever, with 255 horsepower, up from 240 horses in a regular Accord with V6.
The new five-passenger Accord also is likely to rank as the second-best mid-size sedan in fuel economy, with an expected rating of 30 miles a gallon in city driving and 37 mpg on the highway.
Starting price for this top-of-the-line Accord will be up there - an estimated $30,000 or so for the manufacturer's suggested retail price and destination charge. Final pricing will be announced closer to the car's arrival in showrooms.
The current top Accord, the 2005 EX sedan with V6, navigation system and XM satellite radio, has an MSRP, including destination charge, of $29,215.
Meantime, other gas-electric hybrid vehicles - all with four-cylinder engines - have lower starting prices. For example, Honda's 2005 Civic Hybrid starts at $20,165, Toyota's 2005 Prius starts at $21,415, and Ford's 2005 Escape Hybrid starts at $26,970.
The Accord Hybrid, though, will come with the most standard luxury features.
These include five-speed automatic transmission, 16-inch alloy wheels, front-seat side airbags as well as curtain airbags for both rows of seats, driver seat with eight-way power adjustment, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, dual-zone, automatic climate control, glasses holder, XM satellite radio and heated front seats.
Even leather-trimmed seats are standard. In contrast, leather seats are the No. 1 requested amenity among Prius buyers, according to Toyota spokesman Mike Michels.
He noted Toyota officials had a lengthy debate over whether it would be appropriate to offer animal hides in a vehicle that's supposed to be environmentally friendly. Further, he said, leather can add weight.
The result: Toyota doesn't provide leather-trimmed seats from the factory but U.S. dealers can sell them to customers.
Honda officials said they didn't have this concern because the Accord Hybrid, though it is a low-emission vehicle, is positioned as a car with a "new level of performance.''
When a driver accelerates hard, all six cylinders in the engine operate, plus the 12-kilowatt electric motor helps out.
During these times, the strong, confident sounds of the V6 are heard, just like they are on a regular V6 Accord.
Note that the maximum torque in the Accord Hybrid is 232 foot-pounds at 5,000 rpm vs. 212 at 5,000 rpm in a regular Accord V6. This helped account for why my head was pressed into the head restraint of the Accord Hybrid when my driving partner first started up.
There also wasn't any lack of power in the Accord Hybrid as we sped onto the highway.
Indeed, the Accord Hybrid felt perfectly normal. There was no balkiness or roughness or weird noises as the power came on and no real way to detect, without looking at special displays in the instrument panel, where all the power was coming from.
All a driver has to do is drive.
Gas-electric hybrids combine internal combustion engines with electric motors and special batteries to provide power. There's never a need to plug in these vehicles.
Electronics manage where the power comes from and when, depending on driving conditions, while always seeking to maximize fuel efficiency and, particularly in the Accord, performance.
But there's another system at work in the Accord Hybrid that boosts fuel economy, too.
The Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) system deactivates three of the engine's six cylinders when they're not needed, such as when the car is cruising.
At this time, VCM keeps intake and exhaust valves closed at three cylinders so there's no combustion going on in the rear bank of engine cylinders.
Indeed, in the test car, it was impossible to detect, just by listening or feeling the ride, that only three cylinders were working.
There is one way in which the Accord Hybrid is palpably different, though. Unlike a traditional Accord, the V6 in the hybrid may turn itself off when the car is stopped at a traffic light - to save fuel and reduce emissions.
It will turn itself back on automatically when the driver presses on the accelerator.
To keep a driver from worrying that the eerie quiet means the car has stalled or broken down, a bright green, blinking "auto stop'' light illuminates in the instrument panel when the vehicle engine turns off this way.
The Accord Hybrid body and size is pretty much the same as for a gasoline-only Accord, so you can count on a rather subdued, though pleasant appearance.
Interior dimensions are virtually identical. Only the trunk is smaller - 11.2 cubic feet vs. 14 cubic feet in a gasoline-only Accord.
The reason: The hybrid's nickel metal hydride battery pack must be stored in the back. This pack provides energy to run the electric motor and holds the regenerated energy that comes from braking as well as energy created by the engine.
Another change from the traditional Accord: The hybrid doesn't come with a spare tire. It has a tire repair kit that will repair flats.
While the kit may not be as familiar to drivers as an old-fashioned spare, officials said they wanted to keep weight down so fuel economy and performance are optimized. As it stands, the Accord Hybrid weighs about 175 pounds more than a comparable gas-only Accord V6.
The word "Hybrid'' - the only label on the outside of the car indicating it is such - is on the back of the sedan.
Inside, the Accord's special displays in the instrument panel help a driver understand what's going on with the powertrain at any time.
But they don't quite have the same graphic interest that the Prius provides with its sizable sketch of the vehicle's power grid in the center of the dashboard.
The front-drive Accord test car drove so smoothly and quietly and had the usual, well-placed controls and automatic transmission gear shifter, I didn't have to keep track of any of the sophisticated power technology. I could just drive, or ride, in comfort.
One complaint: There are two fuel economy displays inside the car, and they don't always agree. In the test car, they differed by 0.3 mpg or more. Officials said it was because they get input from different electronics.
It would be better if Honda provided the hybrid's fuel economy figure in just one location.
Honda officials look to sell about 20,000 Accord Hybrids in calendar 2005. In each of the last two calendar years, the automaker sold nearly 400,000 gas-only Accords, making it one of the top-selling cars in the United States.
The target buyer for the hybrid is "an affluent, well-educated professional around 50 years old and (with) household income of more than $100,000,'' said Robert Bienenfeld, senior manager of product planning at American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not provide crash test ratings for the 2005 Accord Hybrid, and there has been no safety recall of this upcoming model.
Because the 2005 Accord Hybrid is new, Consumer Reports magazine does not provide a reliability rating.

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Reading the Atlantic Monthly article The Coming Software Apocalypse helped me see the question of "Why do lean transformations fail?" in a new context. This question is usually preceded by statements like "95% of lean transformations fail" and some prescriptions against failures. Nobody so far has cited a source to back up those numbers, nor do they adequately define the terms "lean transformation" or "failure." Semantics aside, it's true that people struggle more than they ought to in putting lean practices in place and making them stick.
What light can an article about how software is written shed on the question of why Lean transformations often fail? Quite a lot, as it turns out. This post is triple the length of a typical one, so I am presenting it as a 3-week series.
Without further ado…
Lesson #1 It's Complicated
There is a lot to building a Lean management system. Such a system needs to operate across the entire enterprise, engage people in customer-focused problem solving and innovation, for the long-term. It requires more than a sketch of a floor, two pillars and a roof on a whiteboard, or what can be delivered in a 45 minute motivational keynote presentation. "The problem is that we are attempting to build systems that are beyond our ability to intellectually manage," the MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics Nancy Leveson is quoted in the article. It's complicated, in other words. If we oversell, oversimplify and dive into Lean thinking with a lot of enthusiasm but little grasp of the what it takes to make all of the pieces work together, we are inviting failure.
Lesson #2 Blueprints Before Hammers
"Architects draw detailed plans before a brick is laid or a nail is hammered," says Leslie Lamport, a Turing Award–winning computer scientist, "but few programmers write even a rough sketch of what their programs will do before they start coding." In other words, software is full of bugs because programmers jump straight to writing code. People start doing Lean, whether it is A3 problem solving, 2 second improvement ideas, kaizen events, kata, value stream events, etc. before they have a clear idea of what they are building. This results in a lot of rework, backtracking, or "learning" if we are to be polite. Whether because of a lack of will or budget to invest in architects, the oversold "lean is simple" message, or just a bias for action that serves us poorly, the hammer swung without a blueprint is often a feature of Lean failures.
Lesson #3 Not Seeing the System for the Tools
Lean management requires us to solve problems, but also to be aware of the problem solving process and whether we are doing it right rather than just jumping to solutions. Furthermore, we need to reflect on why people still make mental shortcuts or fall into bad habits while solving problems, and what to do about that next. From the article
Code makes you miss the forest for the trees: It draws your attention to the working of individual pieces, rather than to the bigger picture of how your program fits together, or what it's supposed to do—and whether it actually does what you think.
We need to use tools to deliver results, and to learn as we practice. But they can take focus away from the high-level structure of a system and its essential logic. When we don't, we create islands of excellence that don't connect to sustainable results, a harbinger of Lean failure.
Lesson #4 Scope Creep
According to the article, software grows without bound ,"Because it can be changed cheaply, software is constantly changed; and because it's unmoored from anything physical—a program that is a thousand times more complex than another takes up the same actual space."
Even when we start small, Lean thinking is difficult to practice in small, contained areas because everything is interconnected when we deliver goods and services. After a process is improved, adjacent processes must also be improved in order for the first gains to be sustainable. The scope must grow, but few management teams truly grasp their capacity to plan and execute complex projects, which by definition will run late and over budget. Projects and initiatives take up no physical space, other than as wallpaper in the war room. Failing Lean deployments tend to maximize project lists at the expense of execution.
Lesson #5 Ease of Testing Our Systems
"When we had electromechanical systems, we used to be able to test them exhaustively," says Professor Nancy Leveson at MIT. We could think through all possible configurations and interlocks controlling train movements, put them on a few sheets of paper, and run physical trains through these configurations. We could build, test and know exactly what we were dealing with. Lean is a system of human behaviors, which are not as reliable as electromechanical systems. We can't exhaustively test how people will react in each new situation they encounter. When we build a lean management system, there will be bugs. If we expect people to always act rationally, we are in for a Lean failure.
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Disability Insurance: The New Welfare?
Featuring Jagadeesh Gokhale, Cato Institute; David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harold Pollack, University of Chicago; and Stephen C. Goss, Social Security Administration; moderated by Michael D. Tanner, Cato Institute.
The Social Security disability program has seen a significant increase in costs and enrollment in recent years. The Trustees project that the program will be insolvent as early as 2016. This recent growth and the program's looming insolvency have brought it increased attention and added urgency to calls for solutions. Cato senior fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale, Social Security Administration chief actuary Stephen Goss and leading scholars David Autor from MIT and Harold Pollack from the University of Chicago will provide their insights into the problems with the program's current structure, causes of recent program growth, and prospects for reform.


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A question of mine was moved from SO to SU, but before I had an superuser account. Now the question is assigned to a non-existing user (grey text), and I can't edit the question or accept answers.
Can the question be reassigned to my new SU account? They are both merged, so it can be proven, that the two people are me.
SO or SU, that is the question...
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|ECHAMA Precipitation Rate Anomaly
|ECHAMF Temperature Forecast Anomaly
The ECMWF Ensemble forecasts for December-January-February (DJF) appears to be the most in line with having a reasonable forecast, over other forecast members of the NMME association. Here's why I chose the ECHAMA and ECHAMF, members of the ECMWF squad.
Ridge over Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
There were some models showing warmer than normal temperatures over Alaska, signifying a high pressure over the area. However, after viewing temperature forecasts on the same members, those members showed above normal precipitation for Alaska, not in line with a high pressure over the Gulf of Alaska. Thus, those members were ruled out.
Ridge over GOA + Cool East US
A ridge over the Gulf of Alaska will lead to cooler than normal conditions over the eastern US. Similarly, a low pressure system over the Gulf of Alaska will bring warmer than normal conditions over the eastern US, as was seen last winter. However, despite a warm Gulf of Alaska, a few members showed a warmer than normal Eastern US, disqualifying their reason into their forecasts.
Wet Conditions over the Eastern US
Due to an incoming El Nino, wetter than normal conditions are expected over the Gulf of Mexico coast as well as the East Coast. One or two members displayed below normal precipitation anomalies over the mentioned areas, practically ignoring the El Nino that will be present come winter-time.
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How is PaaS changing application servers?
At Gartner's Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit in 2011, SearchSOA.com's own Jack Vaughan speaks with Chris Haddad, VP of technology evangelism at WSO2. Chris Haddad explains his idea of what real "cloud-native" cloud architecture means and how this varies from some vendors' "cloud-washed solutions."
According to Haddad, real cloud architecture supports on-demand self service, rapid elasticity, measured service, and resource pooling through multitenant systems that yield advantages of scale. In contrast, Haddad claims that some cloud vendors are offering products that are essentially the same old application servers that have been "cloud-washed" - or modified to emulate cloud features - but have not been altered at a fundamental level to support real change.
"ESBs and application servers need to be refactored to become cloud aware and to be cloud-friendly," says Haddad. He suggests adding provisioning on-ramps to app servers for spinning up servers and to facilitate subscribing to services. He also says new application servers should be multitenant aware, with multitenancy baked in rather than having to provision a unique instance for each new partner that comes into the system.
According to Haddad, WSO2 built multitenancy into their application server as early as 2009 and have been testing it in real-world situations for the past three years. Haddad was also excited about their systems' lazy loader which loads only the necessary portions of applications instead of spinning up the entire application.


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Tim Kasher, on a break from recording with Cursive and The Good Life, is trekking through the states on his own at the moment. And he's doing so in support of a couple of solo release, too -- last year's The Game of Monogamy, and a new EP featuring some leftover songs from that same recording session called Bigamy: More Songs From the Monogamy Sessions.
Before stopping in town to play The Loft tomorrow night, Kasher was nice enough to share with us some of his earliest show-going memories. And what's extra nice? He was with a past "My First Show" subject when he saw one of the worst shows he's ever attended.
What was the first show you remember seeing? Were you with your parents?
I'm the youngest of six, so there were too many kids in the family for my parents to take us to a show like The Police or something. I remember going to the zoo one day when The Police were playing the stadium next door. It wasn't until junior high that me and some friends of mine got a ride and saw INXS on the Kick tour.
So, this is '88, '89?
Yeah, around then. I always remember that summer well because I was at the pool every day. After that weekend that INXS came through, everybody at the pool had the same over-sized INXS Kick T-shirt.
Was that the first show you remember paying money to see?
Yeah. I would have been 12. I don't think I really paid to see anything before that. I could afford the tickets with allowance money, lawn-mowing money. I think I paid $15 to get in back then.
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Gotta go old school here: What do you remember about the first Slowdown Virginia [Kasher's pre-Cursive band] show?
I don't! Everything kinda becomes a little bit of a blur. We did a band before that and I don't think there was much of a gap between them and Slowdown. And there wasn't that much of a gap between that and Cursive. I don't really remember Cursive's first show either. I do remember The Good Life's first show. It was a basement show.
What was the worst show you've seen?
That's a tricky one. I saw Poison with Beau [Wagener of Macavity and The Crash That Took Me]. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the worst show I've seen. It was Poison opening for Kiss. I finished a tour and spent a few days hanging around.
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Anything stick out about Poison to you?
I feel kinda bad for saying it because it's all objective. But it's not really my thing. I never really liked Poison. I never really listened to their music, but some of my friends did and still do. What I was listening to could be equally made fun of, depending on who you are.


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"How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow. There can never be a time when you forget them, when you are not, in your heart, questing after something you cannot have, something you cannot even properly imagine, the lack of which will spoil your sleep and your day and your life, until you close your eyes for the final time, until your loved ones give you poison and sell you to anatomy, and even then you will die with a hole inside you, and you will wail and curse at a life ill-lived. But you won't grow. You can come out, and we will end it, cleanly, or you can die in there, of hunger and of fear. And when you are dead your circle will mean nothing, and we will tear out your heart and take your soul for a keepsake" p. 139
There was something about this book that unlocked in me an unexplainable sadness that I succumbed to tears after a few pages. The unnamed protagonist's reverie after the funeral (yes, I immediately and correctly guessed it as that) made me recognize his silent grief along with the gut instinct to find a place of comfort and solace. It led him to the house of the Hempstocks, the one with the pond that was called an ocean by his childhood best friend. The book had started out normally in a way that the author used the usual recollection of childhood memories as a springboard for the unfurling of a story, until the elements of fantasy took the boy's consciousness to a different level, in the guise of a terrifying cloth-like monster that transformed into a worm and buried itself into the little boy's foot and won't let go of him. *shivers* The mystical and magical had taken over him, and any reader (at least I did) would feel a bit confused between the boy's perspective of reality and his fantastical coping mechanism. The novel was sublime! It was dark, it had a heavy hold of my heart, but it was brilliant.
"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things that made me happy." p. 149
We adults almost always outgrow childlike wonder because growing up means being rational and objective about the world. Sometimes we lose that wonder to fear, pain, and anger, and so the Hempstocks devised a way for this man to return to their home once in a while in his timeline just to give him back his hope in life, I guess, after he tried real hard to overcome his trauma as a kid. He needed to go back to remember he had friends who provided the warmth and security he was not able to feel from his immediate family. We are all scarred human beings, and it really depends on our will to move on to get out of the dark and not get comfy with it. The Hempstock women though, needed him to forget his visits to proceed with his life as he should.
"A flash of resentment. It's hard enough being alive, trying to survive in the world and find your place in it, to do the things you need to do to get by, without wondering if the thing you just did, whatever it was, was worth someone having…then having given up her life. It wasn't fair." p. 167
In my opinion, this is Gaiman's BEST work so far, where it's deeply personal yet magical at the same time. He bravely shared a story of human experience not spoken out loud in our day to day lives but in confidentiality with close friends or families (or shrinks, if need be). The Ocean at the End of the Lane is powerful and poignant because life's tests of a child's vulnerability and strength was something we all kind of went through. Our imagination was the key in helping us recover and survive, regardless of whether our childhood friends were real or not.


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Comparison of piston side thrust in the modified R-1, 400-horsepower radial engine and the single-cylinder test engine (power plant section report)
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New Jersey Begins Offering Civil Unions
Shortly after midnight, Steven Goldstein and Daniel Gross renewed their vows as New Jersey became the third state in the nation to offer civil unions for gay couples.
The law that took effect Monday was "a big giant step forward," said state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, a prime sponsor of the civil unions law, who hosted ceremonies for couples including Goldstein and Gross.
The civil unions, which offer the legal benefits but not the title of marriage, were granted automatically to the hundreds of gay New Jersey couples who had previously been joined in civil unions or married in other states or nations.
For Goldstein and Gross, that meant reaffirming their Vermont civil union. They would have had the rights in New Jersey even without holding the midnight ceremony.
Their civil union license — No. 1 — was completed at 12:09 a.m. Monday by Teaneck registrar Laura Turnbull.
Elsewhere across the state, a handful of town halls opened at 12:01 a.m. to accept license applications from couples who had not been joined previously. They must wait 72 hours before they can hold civil union ceremonies — just like with weddings — and several planned to exchange vows early Thursday.
Among those couples were Marty Finkle and Michael Plake of South Orange. A few dozen friends, Finkle's 17-year-old daughter and several local officials cheered as they filled out paperwork in their town hall.
Finkle and Plake also were among the first New Jersey couples to register in a domestic partnership in 2004. Domestic partnerships offered a handful of the benefits and obligations of civil unions.
Among the many new benefits under the civil unions law, gay couples gain the rights to adoption, child custody, visiting a hospitalized partner and making medical decisions. They also now have the right not to testify against a partner in state court.
However, the federal government and most states do not recognize the unions. That means, for instance, that a surviving member of a civil union would not be entitled to his deceased partner's Social Security benefits. And if a partner is hospitalized in another state, the other may not have an automatic visitation right.
New Jersey lawmakers hastily created civil unions in December, less than two months after a state Supreme Court decision held that gay couples had a right to the same benefits as married couples.
Gay rights activists in the state say they'll continue to press for full marriage rights through both political channels and lawsuits. Some social conservative groups, meanwhile, are pledging to block same-sex marriage by pressing for an amendment to the state constitution that prohibits such unions.
Forty-five states have legal or constitutional bans on same-sex marriages. Only Massachusetts allows gay couples to marry, while California offers domestic partnerships.
Goldstein, chairman of the gay rights group Garden State Equality, and Gross, a vice president at Goldman Sachs, held their ceremony behind a desk in a cramped office.
There were several kisses, a prayer reading, friends and journalists, but no music, no dancing and none of the breaking-of-the-glass that is traditional in Jewish weddings.
The couple did that in a Jewish wedding service in Canada in 2002 — the first same-sex union featured in the wedding pages of The New York Times — and promised even grander festivities if they eventually gain the right to marry in New Jersey.
As part of their ceremony, their rabbi, Elliott Tepperman, asked the people gathered: "Do you vow to continue your support for true marriage equality?"
"This was really all about receiving a piece of paper that had some recognition of our status," Gross said.


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Feb. 8, 2002
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Women's soccer head coach Jerry Smith announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent this afternoon. Joining the Bronco Class of 2006 will include Bonnie Bowman of San Carlos and Carrie Schuler of Northridge, as well as Micaela Esquivel of Albuquerque, N.M.
"We're losing three starters to graduation: two center backs and a midfielder, and that's what we've signed today: two center backs and a midfielder," Smith said. "They'll come in and challenge for playing time. We have an outstanding returning team, but these three will be challenged in their first year to earn a starting position, they will contribute their first year here."
Bowman is a 5-9 defender from Notre Dame High School in San Carlos. She is a member of the Cal North State ODP U16 Team and plays club ball for Golden Gate Premier. Like Bowman, Schuler is a defender, but slightly smaller at 5-5. Out of Louisville High School in Northridge, Schuler led her prep team to the 2001 CIF Division IV Championship while earning three-time All-Mission League honors. Her club team, L.A. Force, won the premier bracket of the 2001 Nomads Tournament.
A member of New Mexico's Olympic Development Team for the past four years, Esquivel is a 5-5 midfielder from Albuquerque Academy. She has won eight state championships with her club teams, including five with Albuquerque United. Named New Mexico's Player of the Year last season, she led her prep team to the state championship, leading the squad in goals in assists, including seven scores in the state tournament.
Santa Clara finished the 2001 season with the program's first NCAA College Cup Championship, besting top-ranked North Carolina 1-0 for the title. The athletic department will celebrate the season and honor the squad at the team's annual banquet, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 15. The celebratory evening will begin with a 6 p.m. reception and autograph session, followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and program. Team and Individual awards will be handed out and the 2001 senior class will be honored. Tickets and information is available by calling the athletic ticket office at 408-554-4660.
Bonnie Bowman
5-9, Freshman
San Carlos, Calif./Notre Dame HS
Golden Gate Premier
Bowman is a member of the Cal North State ODP U16 Team, taking part in regional play. At Notre Dame High School, she notched the most goals I her league as a freshman and earned all-League team honors as a sophomore.
Smith on Bowman: Bonnie is a tough, aggressive defender, but is also someone who is very comfortable with the ball. She's got very good size, is very good in the air and is a tenacious defender, but also has good range on her passes, which we need in the back.
Micaela Esquivel
5-5, Freshman
Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque United
A member of New Mexico's Olympic Development Team for the past four years, Esquivel was selected to the adidas Elite Soccer Program in 2000. She has won eight state championships with her club teams, including five with Albuquerque United. Named New Mexico's Player of the Year last season, she led her prep team to the state championship, leading the squad in goals in assists, including seven scores in the state tournament. Additionally, Esquivel is a starting point guard on the Academy's varsity basketball squad and is a three-time All-District 3 AAAA honoree. She is also an accomplished track athlete, earning state titles in the 800-meter and 1600-meter relay. Esquivel is also a three-time all-Academic honoree.
Smith on Esquivel: Micaela is a very different type of player than the other two signees. She is the type of player we've always recruited here at Santa Clara University. Probably the first person I can think of that filled that role was Jennifer Lalor. Micaela is very similar to Jennifer in that she is very skillful, she's a playmaker, her strengths are in the attacking part of her game. She's a sneaky little passer, good dribbler, will help us keep possession of the ball, which is one of the keys to how we play is our team ability to keep possession of the ball. She's following in a long line of creative, skillful, central midfielders that we've always had here at Santa Clara.
Carrie Schuler
5-5, Freshman
Northridge, Calif./Louisville HS
L.A. Force
Schuler led Louisville HS to the 2001 CIF Division IV Championship and is a three-time All-Mission League player. Also an all-CIF Southern Section first team member, Schuler is noted for her power and pinpoint accuracy when delivering free kicks and corner kicks. Her club team, L.A. Force, won the premier bracket of the 2001 Nomads Tournament and were the Raleigh Shootout champions in 2000. She is also a member of the national Honors Society and plays an active role with the student government, while also volunteering for many community service projects.
Smith on Schuler: Carrie is mentally and physically tough, so she's going to add more toughness to an already pretty tough group. Her strengths, like Bonnie Bowman, are defensive. Those players will vie for central back positions on our team and the number one quality you have to have for that is toughness and defensive skills. As it turns out, Bonnie and Carrie are similar players, physical and determined to defenders. They are two players who take a lot of pride in their defending.
Bronco Class of 2005
|Hometown/Last School
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|Bonnie Bowman
|San Carlos, Calif./Notre Dame HS
|Golden Gate Premier
|Micaela Esquivel
|Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy
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|Carrie Schuler
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'Alien: Covenant' – What Did You Think?
Posted on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 by Ethan Anderton
After questioning where human life came from in Prometheus, director Ridley Scott continues the narrative in the prequel sequel Alien: Covenant. But the trailers have indicated that this is an Alien movie that also goes back to the monstrous roots of the original 1979 movie that introduced audiences to xenomorphs. The truth is that it's both. The question is whether that results in a cohesive, thoughtful, suspenseful sci-fi flick that's worth your time.
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Essay on My Favourite Teacher | My Best Teacher (250 Words)
My favourite teacher is Mrs. Usha, our Science teacher. She is also our class teacher. In fact, everyone in the class likes her very much.
Mrs. Usha knows her subject very well. Under her guidance and patient care, even the weakest students have improved their Science.
When I entered standard Eight I used to find writing Science chemical formula very difficult. But Mrs. Usha made everything sound so easy that now I have no difficulty in writing formulas.
Mrs. Usha is very polite and kind. She is also firm, and dose not tolerates indiscipline. She doesn't give us much homework. Yet we do well in Science. I have improved just because of her.
She also conducts a lot of formula games and quizzes in class to memorize the formula in easy manner. She made Science subject so much easy, that I play with the formula.
She uses many pictures and charts to explain thing to us. She also tells us interesting stories. This is the part we like best.
Her explanation gives us good idea about the subject. We all like to attend her class, and we rarely miss her class. Mrs. Usha make a chapters, like a story and present over us, the way she explain us is so interesting that we forget that it is a part of the lesson.
Next year when we go to the ninth standard, she will not be teaching us Science, and all of us shall miss her. But she has laid the foundation for us that will remain with us all our lives.
I'm glad that I got such a wonderful teacher who helped me a lot. She is like my mother who help me a lot.


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This story has been updated to reflect current information.
Yet another investigation has been launched into the outage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station -- this time about the conduct of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph A. McMillan, assistant inspector general for investigations at the NRC's Office of the Inspector General, confirmed the probe on Monday. The Inspector General performs investigations to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, with its authority extending to possible criminal statutes and misconduct by employees.
Separately, the nuclear commission's Office of Investigations has been looking into whether Edison provided complete and accurate information to the agency regarding steam generator problems that have sidelined San Onofre's two reactors since January 2012.
Nuclear commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane offered a brief description of the investigations in response to concerns raised by Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate's environment and public works committee, about the safety of a San Onofre restart proposal.
"Each of these ongoing investigations focuses on allegations of willful wrongdoing," Macfarlane wrote in a letter. "While these investigations are not focused on technical safety issues concerning the steam generators at (San Onofre), let me be clear that any information that appears to have the potential to impact public health and safety will be immediately provided by the investigators to the NRC staff."
McMillan of the investigator general's office declined to provide additional details. The office's audits and probes can be designed simply to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of programs and operations, but a main focus is investigation of alleged staff misconduct that could adversely affect matters related to health and safety.
Inspector-general investigations can be initiated or referred by almost anyone: private citizens, nuclear plant employees, nuclear commission employees, Congress or other federal, state or local law enforcement agencies, according to the office's website.
Plant operator Southern California Edison made clear it is aware of the probe last week in disclosures to investors filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Edison is seeking to restart one San Onofre reactor at partial power for a limited period as it looks for a long-term solution to rapid wear on steam generator tubes carrying radioactive water.
Sen. Boxer has raised concerns that Edison may have short circuited an adequate safety review of replacement steam generators that were installed beginning in 2009, and is urging the nuclear commission to complete investigations into that review before authorizing a restart of the plant.
A report released in March by generator manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries showed that it and Edison grew concerned while designing the generators about forces of steam flows on generator tubing -- but discarded some remedies as ineffectual and because they might trigger a reassessment of the plant's overall safety.
State utility regulators, meanwhile, have opened an investigation to determine what costs from the idled plant can reasonably be passed on to utility customers across much of Southern California.


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REM West Ventures, LLC is involved with raising, breeding, riding, trail riding, coordinating training and showing American Saddlebred horses in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. We love to introduce friends and family to the fabulous American Saddlebred Horse. For more history and information, as well as links to other sites about the American Saddlebred, see the website for American Saddlebred Horse Association (http://www.saddlebred.com), or the Colorado American Saddlebred Horse Association site (www.ColoradoSaddlebred.com). For horse show information, see www.ShowMetheRibbons.com.
REM West Ventures, LLC has owned American Saddlebred horses in Colorado since September of 1999. Our horses have been in training with several Colorado barns including the former Gloraloma Ranch in Ft. Lupton, Parker Valley Farm in Parker, and Westwood Riding Club in Conifer, Colorado. We enjoy trail riding our horses at home, and enjoy local and a few out of town shows annually.
The Colorado American Saddlebred community has many dedicated owners and trainers and beautiful, friendly facilities for working with your American Saddlebred horse. As in any breed, there are many different styles and temperaments of saddlebred horse. You may wish to simply trail ride, ride in an arena, drive your horse, or become involved in showing.
Make these very adaptable, grand animals a cherished part of your family.
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*Served on the Board for the Rocky Mountain Horse Show Association, and prepared the quarterly newsletter. Currently serves as Volunteer Coordinator for Fall Charity Horse Show.
*Assistant, In Touch Property Management & Real Estate, LLC (InTouchColorado.com); Associate Broker, In Touch Property Management & Real Estate, LLC
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*Supporting Member, Western Music Association and WMA-Colorado Chapter since 2015
"Communication" - Jaydon Murr, 4, with 4 day old filly, and Sweet Lies, American Saddlebred mare - April 2007
Becky Murr driving Fanning the Flame, UPHA ALmost Summer Show, June 2006, Country Pleasure Driving.
-----------------------------------------------Famous American Saddlebreds of the Civil War:
**Traveller, Horse of General Robert E. Lee
**Little Sorrel, Horse of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
**Cincinnati, Horse of General Ulysses S. Grant
**Gaines' Denmark, Horse of General John Hunt Morgan
**Sherman's Lexington, horse of General William Tecumseh Sherman
**Baldy, horse of General George G. Meade
**Black Bess, horse of General John Hunt Morgan
**Glencoe, Jr., horse of General John Hunt Morgan
**Roderick, horse of General Nathan Bedford Forrest
(American Saddlebred Magazine)
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Microsoft has announced the latest Mixed Reality Headset for its augmented reality experiences, this time from Samsung dubbed the HMD Odyssey.
The Microsoft Mixed Reality headset joins a host of others also recently announced including the Acer Mixed Reality Headset, Dell Visor, HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset and Lenovo Explorer.
The Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will bring all the software smarts needed to support the Samsung HMD Odyssey allowing for true AR experiences.
The Samsung HMD Odyssey offers a 110-degree field of view on a 2,880 x 1,600 resolution OLED, built-in AKG headphones with dual array mics and onboard 6 point DOF inside-out position tracking. This also features a 90Hz refresh rate for the most realistic feel when moving.
All that should mean you simply need to plug the headset in and you're ready to start enjoying a mixed reality experience, without the need to setup sensors in the room. Microsoft says you can go from opening the box to being setup ready in 10 minutes or less.
That means you can enjoy games, live concerts, sports and more with immersive mixed reality views. There will be apps from 20,000 titles that support the platform including games like Minecraft. You can even play movies in your own virtual theatre then open a browser on a second virtual screen.
The Samsung HMD Odyssey is available for pre-order now and will be released on 6 November for $500 (£377). This includes two motions controllers as part of the package.
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Bees are an integral part of our feed production at Zing Bokashi.
We've heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable?
Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view.
This project, for National Geographic, gives a lyrical glimpse into a beehive, and reveals one of the biggest threats to its health, a mite that preys on baby bees in their first 21 days of life. With footage set to music from Rob Moose and the Magik*Magik Orchestra, Varma shows the problem … and what's being done to solve it. (This talk was part of a session at TED2015 guest-curated by Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com or @popupmag on Twitter.)


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When I was in high school I would walk to a friend's house and change quickly before we headed to school. My mother never cared much about what I was wearing, but she cared very much about her favorite pair of Calvins. They had survived her 20s in Austin and she was mighty proud to still fit into them. Unfortunately for her, they fit me too.
I grew up with mom's sewing machine typically out. She was always working on some sort of project or ensemble. When they took diving trips to the Caribbean, she would whip up high-waisted shorts and printed pants with matching crop tops. During my short pageant phase, she created a dreamy gown that put all the other store-bought frocks to shame.
My mother did not grow up with much, but my grandmother taught her how to use her Singer. So when there wasn't enough money to buy the latest, my momma made it for herself.
Fashion was something that we bonded over growing up. Shopping trips before the school year were an adventure. In the eighties she helped me find skorts and silk color block tops just like hers. I literally wore a jacket with shoulder pads to second grade. We got perms together and matching (terrible-looking) bangs cuts. In middle school she bought me a subscription to Seventeen and my first Coach purse. For the 8th grade dinner dance we found the most amazing black suede platforms and blew our budget on the shoes, picking up a simple shift dress to wear them with.
Mom taught me to be original. I watched as she scoured department store sales and thrift stores alike, combining old and new and high and low. She planted the seed in me to search for special pieces—things that no one else had.
In high school I became obsessed with the sixties and seventies, especially the music and fashion. Mom explained the difference between bell-bottoms and wide legs, and the importance of a good pair of wooden clogs. She knew how to make me halter-tops without a pattern and took me to the street markets to dig for vintage Levis. Fashion became a shared interest that bonded us together and helped us survive the tough teenage years.
Sadly, I broke that old Singer machine belling all my blue jeans and sewing on patches. Worse than that, I left a piece of Dentyne in the pocket of those Calvins one day accidentally and washed them. Luckily, mom forgave me. Years later, she gifted me my own sewing machine. I have clumsily made little dresses for my girls and their dolls. I imagine now the tradition will continue. My five-year-old stockpiles my magazines in her bedroom and puts on a fashion show for daddy anytime we shop for her clothes. Sometimes I cringe when I see the weird outfits she puts together, but I would never tell her that. I just smile and tell her how fantastic she looks… just like my momma did for me.
p.s. Remember how mom always used to tell you to stand up straight? There's a shirt for that.


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Review: Chen Kuai Le Puppet Theater (Taiwanese puppetry) at Music Center
Two weekends ago I went to a performance by a Taiwanese puppetry group, Chen Kuai Le Puppet Theater, aka The Happy Puppetry Company. This is the kind of traditional puppetry that I grew up watching in Taiwan and it certainly brought back a lot of memory. I had a great time. 😀
World City
World City is a program at the Music Center (officially The Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, better known for Walt Disney Concert Hall and Ahmanson Theater) where they invite a performing arts group from around the world to put on a free show each month for family audiences. There were many loving parents enjoying quality family time with their kids at these shows. It was well-advertised and we were on the waiting list by the time we got there. When we were outside chatting with the staff, they told us that puppet shows are particularly popular because parents take their children to see these shows. I am glad to hear that, because good puppet shows are simply magical.
The Music
They did two shows this time: one at 11:00am and one at 12:30pm. We were there to see the 12:30 one, so when we arrived, the 11:00am show was in progress. As we walked towards the theater, I got more and more excited because I could hear the music becoming louder and clearer. I was very happy to hear live music, because some of the theater troupes started using stereo systems to play recorded music to save money. But really, live music with traditional instruments is just so much more exciting. In Taiwan, before a show starts, the band will play their music really loud. This is a signal for all the kids to hurry up and get the best seat. You know, we were on the waiting list at the time and we weren't even sure if we would actually get in, but I was thinking, even if I only got to listen to the music from outside, it was already worth the trip for me.
The Venue
We eventually got in (yay!) and saw the set-up. They sure brought everything. The puppeteers, the musicians, the puppets, the beautifully decorated puppet stage that's hand-carved out of wood, everything. This was outdoors (hm, should've brought sunblock) in the amphitheatre where people sit on steps instead of individual seats, and there were many children too. No wonder that they had a hard time figuring out how many people would actually fit in the place.
The Group
Chen Kuai Le (真快樂, literally, really happy) Puppetry Company is directed by Taiwan's leading female puppeteer, Ms. Sih-mei Chiang (江賜美). Her son Chia-tsai Ko (柯加財) and grandsons Shih-hong Ko (柯世宏) and Shih-hua Ko (柯世華) serve as puppeteers as well. The company is one of the most famous traditional puppet troupe in Taiwan. Shih-hong Ko and Shih-hua Ko also received The Most Popular Puppeteer Award in the Golden Dolphin International Puppet, Bulgaria in 2002 for the Carnival of Taiwanese Hand Puppetry.
The Program
The program was broken up into two halves. The first part is Wu-Song, the Tiger Hero. It was about Wu-Song defeating a tiger that eats people. The second part is Carnival of Taiwanese Hand Puppetry. This portion shows the many intricate movements of the puppets. There were very few lines spoken. This is typical for a show that's presented to people that don't understand Taiwanese (the language these shows are traditionally in). When they are performed in settings where not everyone is expected to understand the dialect, such as in schools as a cultural program, or performed in other countries, the version with less talk and a whole lot more action is often presented. Otherwise, in a setting where everyone understands Taiwanese, the shows are usually performed in front of a temple during festivals and have stories based on folklores and classic literature (or just random things made up by the troupes).
In the Wu-Song story, before Wu-Song went to fight the tiger, there were four brothers who also went to fight the tiger using different martial art skills (sword, knife, fists, etc.) and of course, they all failed before the hero arrived. And of course, this was just a convenient way to show off puppets fighting in different styles. And watching this kind of stuff growing up is why I love puppets doing martial arts so much, and even did my own version in Think, Outside the Box.
In the Carnival of Taiwanese Hand Puppetry, a series of archetypal characters are presented. The ones presented this time (and most of the time) are the man, the woman, the old, and the clown (生、旦、末、丑). They often show the (intellectual) man reciting poetry, using a fan in one hand, and picking up a pen to write. Since I watched quite a few of these, I've seen those things done many times. However, I was impressed when the puppet lit a candle. That I did not see coming. The woman typically came out and played with her hair and such. The old man showed his special way of walking, because he's old and slouching. He also lit a pipe and blew smoke. The clown came out and clowned around. These things are a little hard to describe unless you saw it with your own eyes, I guess. Oh yeah, and these things are usually done as seperate segments, but in this particular performance they came up with a simple story to have these four characters interact and have a conflict and resolution. It was clever. And then they also showed puppets spinning plates and handkerchieves. What I haven't seen before were a man chopping down a tree, and a woman ribbon dancing. I've seen ribbon dancing done with Chinese rod puppets, but I haven't seen them done with Taiwanese puppets. They are definitely very skillful and are pushing the envelope coming up with innovations too.
The Explanations
Between the Wu-song story and the Carnival half, someone came in front of the stage and gave a little bit of an introduction of Taiwanese puppetry in English. It was short, and also they had a little bit of a workshop thing explaining the mechanisms of these puppets. Oh yeah, during the show I was also explaining / translating stuff for a Chinese friend sitting next to me, and a dad with his kid we just met while in line. Those information wasn't entirely necessary, but hey, I'm there, might as well. I am talking about information like, a puppet come out one side of the stage, and then quickly swings by and exits another side of the stage, and then he proceeds to do this a few times… what does that mean? It means he is travelling a long distance in a hurry. Is that essential to know? No. But it's a convention that you pick up when you watch it growing up.
These shows don't need to teach you everything about the art form. These shows are entertainment, and an exposure to another kind of art. If anyone is interested in the details and more background information, they can always look it up afterwards. Oh yeah, guess where you can get that info? Subscribe to this blog (wink, wink). One of my major goal this year with this blog is to write more about Taiwanese puppetry, since I don't really see a lot of information about it on the internet. When I see introductions to Taiwanese puppetry on the internet in the English-speaking (uh, typing) world, it's often just what they are… introductions. There are not enough details for people that actually want to know more about it. And I think that's what I should be doing this year… writing more about this art.
Oh yeah, did I mention that the show was totally awesome and I was so glad that I went? 😀


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Students visited one of the largest temples in Japan, played with deer, and explored Nara City.
Nara is one of the most famous cities in Japan for its history, temples, and most of all, deer. The deer in Nara are considered sacred and because they have no predators, people can pet them, feed them, and take pictures with them. They can get rather greedy about taking food from people though.
The students visited the Todaiji Temple, home to a huge Buddha statue or Daibutsu. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the area freely.
After the Todaiji temple, some students went to the Kohfukuji Museum of National Treasures. Some artifacts in the museum are over 800 years old. The rest of the students used their afternoon free time exploring and experiencing Nara's many places.
Check out the slideshow below to see the Todaiji Temple and students interacting with the deer.


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Councilmen Zucchet, Inzunza Convicted on Corruption Charges
SAN DIEGO â€" Acting Mayor Michael Zucchet and Councilman Ralph Inzunza were convicted Monday on federal corruption charges, with a jury finding the politicians conspired with a strip club owner to ease restrictions on such clubs.
The two elected officials had contended they accepted only legitimate campaign contributions and were just doing their jobs. But jurors accepted the prosecution's case that the contributions and cash the councilmen accepted came in exchange for their promises to scale back the rules.
Inzunza was found guilty of nine counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy and three counts of extortion. Zucchet was convicted of one count of wire fraud conspiracy, five counts of wire fraud, and three counts of extortion.
Both are immediately suspended from the City Council and will have to resign when they are sentenced, City Attorney Michael Aguirre said.
A sentencing hearing is planned in early November, but the defense lawyers said they will appeal the convictions.
If the two councilmen either resign or are removed from the council, the city must hold a special election to fill those vacancies within 90 days, said Assistant City Clerk Joyce Lane.
The jury also convicted Las Vegas lobbyist Lance Malone, who was working for the strip club owner, of one count of wire fraud consiracy, 33 counts of wire fraud and three counts of extortion. He was found not guilty of other charges, including interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
City Council aide David Cowan was acquitted of making a false statement to the FBI.
The convictions in San Diego's biggest political corruption case in 30 years come in a city already under a cloud of massive financial problems and complicate the city's situation because Zucchet became acting mayor over the weekend with the resignation of Mayor Dick Murphy.
ReactionsZucchet's lawyer Jerry Coughlan, when asked how his client was taking the verdict, said, "His reaction is total sadness."
"I'm not exactly going to go out and buy horns and hats," quipped Malone's lawyer, Dominic Gentile.
In remarks to news crews gathered outside the courthouse after the verdicts, Inzunza thanked the judge, his lawyers, his supporters and his wife, then reiterated his claims of innocence.
"I want to let everyone know that I believe I have done nothing wrong. I believe that what I did was within the law," Inzunza said. " . . . I do believe that I am innocent and will continue to fight this. . . .
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay in San Diego. My wife and I are going to continue to raise our family here and I'll be back."
While Inzunza spoke, some people in the crowd screamed derogatory statements, calling him a crook, while others shouted words of support.
His lawyer, Michael Pancer, called Inzunza and Zucchet "people the city should be proud of."
Zucchet left the building by an alternate entrance and did not speak to reporters.
Prosecutors scheduled a 3:30 p.m. news conference to discuss the case.
DeliberationsJurors had had the case since Wednesday. They spent about an hour in the deliberations room Monday morning before announcing they had reached their verdicts.
Pancer said he was surprised the jury came back with a verdict as swiftly as it did.
"I think it was a very quick verdict, given the length of trial," he said.
Nicki Coates, a 59-year-old juror from Carlsbad, said the trial was hard on all the jurors.
"We feel for the families. I have kids the same age as the councilmen," said Coates, a retired nuclear plant worker. "But justice was done and it was the right verdict."
Another juror, Mike Nichols, a 28-year-old from North Park who works for an insurance company, said the councilmen kept taking campaign contributions even though they knew they would never be able to overturn the no-touch law.
"They kept taking donations. They knew it wasn't going to go anywhere, but they still accepted the money," Nichols said.
"They pulled a dead horse over the finish line," Nichols said. "That was the quid pro quo."
OriginsThe corruption investigation, which involved an estimated 100,000 wiretap intercepts, grew out of an FBI case that began in 1999 at Cheetahs strip club out of concern that the mob was infiltrating the local adult entertainment industry.
The public learned about the investigation May 14, 2003, when authorities raided City Hall, three strip clubs in San Diego and Las Vegas owned by Michael Galardi, and club manager John D'Intino's La Jolla condominium.
The prosecution argued that Inzunza and Zucchet accepted $34,500 in campaign contributions and cash from Galardi â€" through his bagman, Malone â€" in a scheme to repeal the no-touching law at his Kearny Mesa club.
The rule, which prohibits physical contact between dancers and patrons, has cut into profits at local clubs since it was adopted in 2000.
Galardi wanted to return to the old standard, in which police vice officers had to decide what constituted "lewd and lascivious" behavior on the part of dancers. That standard was more difficult to define and enforce.
According to the prosecution, Galardi hired Malone to make it happen. Prosecutors said Galardi's plan was to bribe a San Diego police officer, Russ Bristol, who they contend the councilmembers believed to be corrupt, for warning of vice inspections at Cheetahs, and to pay public officials to change the law.
From 2001 to 2003, Galardi and Malone allegedly gave the three councilmen $23,150 in campaign donations and $18,000 in cash.
Malone's boss, Galardi, and D'Intino pleaded guilty, and Galardi testified against the defendants.
Witnesses and wiretapsThe trial began May 3. About 40 witnesses testified, and about 200 clandestinely recorded conversations were played for the jury.
In his closing argument, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Rice told jurors that people who are engaged in bribery don't make a public announcement and urged jurors to use "common sense" in reviewing the evidence.
The prosecution used secretly recorded conversations and photographs taken of the defendants at various meetings to build its case. Rice said the councilmen used "disguised money, bogus e-mails, sham issues and counterfeit citizens" to sneak the issue onto the City Council's agenda to try to accomplish their goals.
During closing arguments, Pancer suggested Inzunza was prosecuted because of his liberal politics and his association with the adult-entertainment industry.
Pancer called the government's case a "train wreck" and called its surveillance photos a "dog-and-pony show." He also said that Inzunza acted within the law when he solicited and accepted campaign contributions from Malone and that there was no quid pro quo agreement between them.
Coughlan argued that Zucchet refused to take orders from a strip-club lobbyist, did his own research and ultimately decided to send the lobbyist's issue into a bureaucratic "black hole."
Coughlan portrayed Zucchet as a guileless politician who was sympathetic to Malone's issue but skeptical of his methods. He said Zucchet's only interest in dealing with Malone was to get rid of two all-nude clubs in his district.
Coughlan also argued that FBI informant Tony Montanga intervened to resurrect a case that otherwise would have fizzled.
Defense attorney Michael Crowley, who is representing council aide Cowan, said his client cooperated with the government during the investigation. Cowan was an aide to Councilman Charles Lewis, who had been a defendant in the case until his death in August. he now works for Lewis' successor, Councilman Tony Young.
Crowley said Cowan told agents and prosecutors that his boss had received complimentary tickets to a Las Vegas show from Malone, and that Cowan had escorted Malone to a break room behind council chambers so Malone and Lewis could meet. He also said that Cowan never discussed the no-touch issue with Malone.
Malone's attorney, Gentile, argued that Malone was kept in the dark about the bribery plots, did not deliver cash to the councilmen, and that Montagna was the instigator in the case.
Awaiting the outcomeAs the city waited to hear of the verdicts, more than 20 television camera were set up near the front steps of the federal courthouse, and about 100 spectators and news reporters gathered upstairs, in the hall outside the courtroom.
Members of Inzunza and Zucchet's family greeted and hugged each other outside the courtroom. The two accused councilmembers exchanged hugs before going inside.
Zucchet has been the city's acting mayor since Friday, when Mayor Dick Murphy's resignation became effective.
Zucchet had asked City Attorney Michael Aguirre about what steps need to be taken to name a City Council member as an interim deputy to serve as mayor if Zucchet had to step down for any reason, including his conviction.
Aguirre responded that the council should pick a potential mayor pro tem Monday, but then came the announcement that the jury was coming back with a verdict.
A special election to choose Murphy's replacement is set for July 26. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff will be held in conjunction with California's Nov 8. general election.
Staff writers Kelly Thornton, Debbi Farr Baker, Gregory Alan Gross and Kristen Green and SignOnSanDiego's Steve Perez contributed to this report.
Karen Kucher: (619) 293-1350; email@example.com
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Where did we get the idea that every coaching session has to produce a magic 'ah—ha' moment? These days I meet way to may coaches in my supervision practice who seem to carry around a huge self-induced pressure to produce fireworks in every session - and if they don't, seem to feel they have failed the client or not done it 'right'. As a result they push through their coaching sessions without adequate exploration or creativity, in the desire to get their clients somewhere ... anywhere.
The therapy world talks about the idea of slow burn change vs fast burn. Fast burn change is where the client rapidly comes to a conclusion or a decision, but may be short lasting or worse, in the wrong direction. Slow burn change is where nothing much seems to happen until one day the accumulated work precipitates a radical change without it being obvious where it came from.
To my mind, our coaching clients take many decades to get to be the rich, exciting and frustrating mix they are today and it is extreme arrogance on our part to assume that a few hours with a coach will fundamentally change them. Often our work is slow and patient, waiting for the tipping point to come. Coaches would do well to remember they can only go at the pace of the client .. and to let themselves off the hook if each and every session is not stellar.


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Other than burning my finger when learning to use old skool metal curlers and straighteners, school is still going well.
For some reason (I guess just to have it on paper that I'm not a total idiot), I have to take a Computer Basics class. It really is the basics too. I mean, obviously I can use a computer. I'm using one right now. I used one to register for that class. I can write HTML code. I can use a damn computer. But they teach us to "double click" on icons and how to get on the internet. I spend that 2 hours a week texting Jay and playing games on my phone because honestly there's nothing I can learn. I also had to buy a book for it (really?) and the one in the bookstore was like $75. Next semester they're upgrading to Office 2010, so the book on Office 2007 (I know!) won't be worth anything to buy back. Luckily I found a place to rent the book for $19, so now I don't have to worry about spending a bunch of dough that I don't have on a book that I will never use.
Pretty much everyone in the COS class gets along. I haven't hung out with anyone outside of class yet, but there are a few people that I would consider. This is evidenced by the other day at lunch: everyone was crowded around one table with not enough seats. I had gotten to the lobby a little late, so I was left without a chair. I stood around for a few minutes, then decided to go sit at another table by myself. (We stand up for 7 hours a day, so I took the seat when I had the chance.) But a few minutes later, a few of my "friends" came from the other table to sit with me. That made me smile.
However, there's one chick in my class that noboody likes. All she does is complain, and everything she says is negative. At first she was complaining that we use too many chemicals and everything is so wasteful. I initially brushed her off as a hippie that was just in the wrong profession (seriously, cosmetology uses a ton of unnatural chemicals!) but she kept making it worse. Everything we do in class is "impossible" (even though the rest of us are managing ok) and every problem she has is horrible and dramatic and deserves special attention, even making the teacher stop in the middle of class. The rest of us always exchange silent eyerolls whenever she opens her mouth, and I hope that she drops the program. She's only taking it because she was a dog groomer and people aren't paying for that service anymore, so she figured grooming people "is the same thing" just with a license.
I'm still looking for a new job. Besides the pay cut I mentioned previously, I found out some things the other day that made me very stabby. My previous supervisor lied to the managers about me. He said he had previously "counseled" me regarding my performance, and since my performance hadn't improved, I was supposed to be written up. The only problem was that he never had actually counseled me, which is why (thankfully) they couldn't find the paperwork, so I couldn't be written up. For a job that I no longer have, btw. And this same guy had told them that he was doing my work for me. For example, there were these giant cardboard bins that I spent several days building... he said that he built them. I threw a fit right then and told the manager to ask the rest of my coworkers, as they all saw me building them, and many made jokes about how I was building cardboard forts to hide in. Before this, I had been friends with this guy. I was able to separate friendship from work, but lying to his superiors to make me look bad and him look good, well, that's not something a friend does. That's not even something a good manager or decent human being does. I haven't had to work with him since, but when I eventually do, I'm sure he'll ask why I de-friended him on facebook. And I'll tell him exactly why.
Other than that, work isn't horrible. It's kind of nice not having to do so much - my new position is like braindead. I mean the pay still sucks, but until I get something better I can stick with it. I haven't had to work with either of the 2 people I hate, so hopefully it will stay that way.
Sorry this was kind of a negative blog but really I am still pretty happy. I miss my friends at work, but I still keep in touch with them and hang out with them occasionally, and I'm on my way to having new friends from school. And of course, I still have all of you lovely people.
And sorry it was TL;DR. And I used a lot of parentheticals. But I actually have things to say now!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
updates on school and work
Other than burning my finger when learning to use old skool metal curlers and straighteners, school is still going well.
2 comments:
- Pea said...
I'm glad you're going to Cosmetology school and that you like it. I've been thinking of going myself since there aren't really any decent Aesthetics programs in my town(as I've complained about already). Is it pricey? I think right now that's the only thing that makes me hesitate.
Btw I love that Hadley is such a "street tuffie" that she doesn't know the difference between a scratchy board and a bed. Sweet thing. Maybe in a year from now she'll be such a pampered snob, you won't even recognise her. But I have a feeling she'll always be a scrapper :o)
- super des said...
Mine's not expensive, but I lucked out that the local community college is the one with the awesome cos program. I'm also able to get financial aid for it.
But I know that "branded" schools are super expensive.


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Ever wonder what to do with your pets after you have decided to put your house on the market for sale? A good Realtor® will acknowledge that you have pets and give you ample notice that it is in your best interest, and in the best interest of the sale of your home to make arrangements to have your pets out of the house. Having your pets out of the house during showings for potential buyers will allow buyers to envision themselves living in the space, avoid distraction and don't forget; not everyone may be as much of an animal lover as you are-so it could potentially alleviate any animal fears or concerns.
If it is at all possible to take your pets with you, I would recommend this as the first and best option. If you are in a position where having your pets stay with you is difficult, try calling a friend, relative or neighbour in advance and asking them if they would mind looking after your pet for a couple of hours. Your Realtor® may have a contact for good rates from a local pet lodge to look after your pet through the selling process. many home owners do not favour this idea because they can not bear to be away from pets for too long (pets are often family too).
Just a tip for home owners that have pets and may be looking to sell. As a Realtor® with Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd. I like to ensure that my clients are well aware of even the smallest details that can sometimes be overlooked. If you are a pet lover looking to list, please keep me in mind-I have you, your family-and your pet's best interest in mind.


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Social travel planning sites are officially so last year. In their place we now have taxi-related tech startups that promise to make cab hailing so much better.
London-based cab price comparison and booking startup Kabbee has raised $3.25 million in an intermediate funding round, led by Samos Investments, with "significant contributions" from Pentland Group and Redbus Group. Betfair Founder Ed Wray also invested, along with two angel investors who work at Smedvig Capital. Wray will now play an active role in advising Kabbee, along with Tim Levene from Augmentum Capital.
A "much larger" Series A investment will follow next year, according to Kabbee CEO Justin Peters. To date, he says the startup has raised around $4.5 million.
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As well as writing down your ideas, be sure you also take action to bring them to life.
We have all been to a seminar, wrote lots of notes, and then returned home without implementing any of the ideas. Never let your notes collect dust again!
The best time to turn ideas into reality is while the idea is fresh and you are feeling motivated. I suggest that you focus on implementing that idea until it is completed.
When you get new ideas and bring them to life by taking action you will enjoy all the benefits!