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Returning from the banks of the Susquehanna, and meeting at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, the advance of Lee's forces, my command was thrown quickly and squarely on the right flank of the Union army. A more timely arrival never occurred. The battle had been raging for four or five hours. The Confederate General Archer, with a large portion of his brigade, had been captured. Heth and Scales, Confederate generals, had been wounded. The ranking Union commander on the field, General Reynolds, had been killed, and Hancock was assigned to command. The battle, upon the issue of which hung, perhaps, the fate of the Confederacy, was in full blast. The Union forces, at first driven back, now reënforced, were again advancing and pressing back Lee's left and threatening to envelop it. The Confederates were stubbornly contesting every foot of ground, but the Southern left was slowly yielding. A few moments more and the day's battle might have been ended by the complete turning of Lee's flank. I was ordered to move at once to the aid of the heavily pressed Confederates. With a ringing yell, my command rushed upon the line posted to protect the Union right. Here occurred a hand-to-hand struggle. That protecting Union line once broken left my command not only on the right flank, but obliquely in rear of it. Any troops that were ever marshalled would, under like conditions, have been as surely and swiftly shattered. There was no alternative for Howard's men except to break and fly, or to throw down their arms and surrender. Under the concentrated fire from front and flank, the marvel is that any escaped. In the midst of the wild disorder in his ranks, and through a storm of bullets, a Union officer was seeking to rally his men for a final stand. He, too, went down, pierced by a Minié ball. Riding forward with my rapidly advancing lines, I discovered that brave officer lying upon his back, with the July sun pouring its rays into his pale face. He was surrounded by the Union dead, and his own life seemed to be rapidly ebbing out. Quickly dismounting and lifting his head, I gave him water from my canteen, asked his name and the character of his wounds. He was Major-General Francis C. Barlow, of New York, and of Howard's corps. The ball had entered his body in front and passed out near the spinal cord, paralyzing him in legs and arms. Neither of us had the remotest thought that he could possibly survive many hours. I summoned several soldiers who were looking after the wounded, and directed them to place him upon a litter and carry him to the shade in the rear. Before parting, he asked me to take from his pocket a package of letters and destroy them. They were from his wife. He had but one request to make of me. That request was that if I should live to the end of the war and should ever meet Mrs. Barlow, I would tell her of our meeting on the field of Gettysburg and of his thoughts of her in his last moments. He wished me to assure her that he died doing his duty at the front, that he was willing to give his life for his country, and that his deepest regret was that he must die without looking upon her face again. I learned that Mrs. Barlow was with the Union army, and near the battlefield. When it is remembered how closely Mrs. Gordon followed me, it will not be difficult to realize that my sympathies were especially stirred by the announcement that his wife was so near him. Passing through the day's battle unhurt, I despatched at its close, under flag of truce, the promised message to Mrs. Barlow. I assured her that if she wished to come through the lines she should have safe escort to her husband's side. In the desperate encounters of the two succeeding days, and the retreat of Lee's army, I thought no more of Barlow, except to number him with the noble dead of the two armies who had so gloriously met their fate. The ball, however, had struck no vital point, and Barlow slowly recovered, though this fact was wholly unknown to me. The following summer, in battle near Richmond, my kinsman with the same initials, General J. B. Gordon of North Carolina, was killed. Barlow, who had recovered, saw the announcement of his death, and entertained no doubt that he was the Gordon whom he had met on the field of Gettysburg. To me, therefore, Barlow was dead; to Barlow, I was dead. Nearly fifteen years passed before either of us was undeceived. During my second term in the United States Senate, the Hon. Clarkson Potter, of New York, was a member of the House of Representatives. He invited me to dinner in Washington to meet a General Barlow who had served in the Union army. Potter knew nothing of the Gettysburg incident. I had heard that there was another Barlow in the Union army, and supposed, of course, that it was this Barlow with whom I was to dine. Barlow had a similar reflection as to the Gordon he was to meet. Seated at Clarkson Potter's table, I asked Barlow: "General, are you related to the Barlow who was killed at Gettysburg?" He replied: "Why, I am the man, sir. Are you related to the Gordon who killed me?" "I am the man, sir," I responded. No words of mine can convey any conception of the emotions awakened by those startling announcements. Nothing short of an actual resurrection from the dead could have amazed either of us more. Thenceforward, until his untimely death in 1896, the friendship between us which was born amidst the thunders of Gettysburg was greatly cherished by both.
Source: "Reminiscences Of The Civil War" by John B. Gordon
Source: "Reminiscences Of The Civil War" by John B. Gordon

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Gardner: When I first got to Joplin, my immediate concern was connecting with my AmeriCorps St. Louis team and starting to problem solve and make sure the people that had been serving through the night could get some rest. It took days for me to have an emotional reaction because of the need to produce for our AmeriCorps Team, the volunteers, and of course the community of Joplin.
I am so grateful that my three years with the Emergency Response Team prepared and enabled me to respond in a mechanical way, supporting my team and all our operations to just focus on getting things done, and emotionally processing the devastation later.
Question: Tell us about the moment that touched you most.
Gardner: As a non-profit, AmeriCorps St. Louis relies on conservation projects to produce funds we can use to support of disaster responses without burdening the local community. Within a few weeks we started to downsize the number of AmeriCorps members in Joplin so they could return to conservation projects and earn funds to support our operations and continue the disaster work in St. Louis and the South East that we had been engaged in before Joplin.
We had a team debrief and it was instantly clear to me that this operation was a defining moment for the team. All of the training, team building, and seemingly "meaningless" projects they had engaged in prior had truly prepared them to produce and lead other programs' members to producing incredible, life-altering results. That group hug, the pride, team work, love and family that is the AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team is something I will never forget.
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Gardner: I don't think there is one answer to this, or any way to summarize what AmeriCorps, specifically AmeriCorps St. Louis -- which has provided to consistent leadership over the last year -- has contributed to Joplin. I also don't think there is a way to summarize what Joplin has contributed to AmeriCorps, or how the strength of the community has affected every single volunteer and AmeriCorps members.
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After 27 years, Spin ended its print publication last month. It joins Newsweek and SmartMoney, which also decided to end their print editions last year.
Spin struggled financially over the past few years, being passed off from company to company since 2006. It was most recently sold in July 2012 when Buzzmedia bought the mag, reportedly for less than $5 million.
It was a humbling comedown for a publication that was once the national alternative to Rolling Stone.
In its heyday, Spin featured artists like Nirvana and PJ Harvey on its covers when more mainstream magazines often failed to acknowledge them. As a magazine, it essentially defined the grunge era of the early 1990s.
It was also THE place to advertise and promote new artists.
In early 2012, Spin completely relaunched, with a redesign, and switched from a monthly to bimonthly print schedule.
Even though Spin will no longer be seen on newsstands, its website and Twitter accounts will still be functioning as usual. And according to Mashable, the new owners may consider bringing the print edition back in the future.
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Baked cake doughnuts
Traditional-made doughnuts are made with yeast dough, and deep-fried to make a fluffy, delicious spongy cake. It requires a lot of work to cook them, though, but for quick snacks (Sunday breakfast maybe?) the easier way are the baked cake doughnuts—which are spongy, fluffy and delicious too! You can enjoy them bare (like cakes), or glazed (like traditional yeast doughnuts), or stuffed if you overfill the form by any chance! :-)
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Sweet potato quiche
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[Produced by Dj Wes x Terrace Martin]
[Verse 1]
My sanity, I'm coming back for it
Thank god for insight, I can move forward
Can't afford to backtrack
Did before, it held me back torn
Between the past and what I'm gunnin for
Warning, I ain't the same girl from 84
My temper and the fact I'm very unsure
About the biz and these fair-weather friends
Got me more on one, on some other shit
I listen to "The Score", to that "mask" track Lauryn and them did
Hear em say I'm in the lane she in, I mean as far as comparisons go I'm winning
Everybody saying my time gon come, When will it?
Forget it, I'm stick to my agenda
A friend of mine wishes I ain't deal with no nigga
Says I got mission to attend to
Be a woman wit mans mind to Assimilate these niggas
Trying hard escape these feeling, but I'm chained at the ankle
A slave to the fear of I'm missing out
On the kids white picket fence, dog and the whole 9 life
I deserve that type of life right?
Heard Oprah opted out for the limelight q
But aye, B did it when the time was right
C me I'm unDecided, but Eventually
Things take form, I'm a G, so it's alright...
[Hook] (x2)
I just gotta let you know
Who I am, Yeah
Who I am
[Verse 2]
One time for people on the p and the qs
Two times for the ladies with a love for booth
Three more for all those who don't roll with a crew
But if they do they hold em up like 4 walls and a roof
Like the friends of mine do
Really grateful they've been down for the cause
It ain't no down ass broads these days (these days)
Relationships are very sacred to me
Why you think I break my back to maintain em
Played myself, laying down with these men
With a player state of mind, snd they never realized to the end
But I'm finally looking at me through the best pair of eyes
And they're mine and I'm fines
Being a little uptight, got pride cause I'm nicer than
Most Black star like I'm rhymin with Mos
Same height but no denying the growth
Stand 5'2, but feel like a giant, I'm revived
Happier and it shows
I'm going down a road less traveled
Either the raps and real life, now I'm finding my own balance
Develop good habits, letting go when I should
Champion, so I go for gold, cause I couldn't ever see me
Doing nothing else in the world, none the less
I'm just my getting my feet wet
I'm more about the feeling, it's but I'm to get my re-spect
A small piece of me, but it sm you ain't seen yet
Oh yes, just a young woman, who knows where I'm going
So wherever I'm going as long as I'm true to me
I'll be alright


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Francis Bacon
© Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London
Francis Bacon
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, January 1960
7 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. (190 mm x 190 mm)
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1991
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Current affairsPrince Andrew is born, the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.
The Contraceptive Pill is introduced in England, dramatically changing the nation's approach to sex and relationships, and significantly contributing to the 1960s culture of liberation.
Art and sciencePenguin books defend D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover against charges of obscenity by demonstrating that the novel was of literary merit. The 'not guilty' verdict was seen as a victory for free speech and marked the beginning if a new era of liberalism.
The satirical review Beyond the Fringe launches the careers of Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller.
InternationalHarold Macmillan delivers his 'wind of change' speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town, announcing Britain's decision to grant independence to many of her colonies. The speech recognised the emergence of African nationalism, and criticised the policy of Apartheid in South Africa.
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PATH's first century saw ridership soar in the early decades, decline significantly as the motor vehicle entered its golden age, before rising again in recent decades. Like other rail lines, PATH went from private ownership to public ownership during the 20th Century. PATH's second century has begun with a Port Authority commitment for a massive reinvestment.
PATH was originally known as the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, and later as the H&M Hudson Tubes. The railroad was first planned in 1873 to link the major railroad stations in New Jersey with New York City, but early construction was intermittent. The first trains ran in 1907 and revenue service started between Hoboken and 19th Street at midnight on February 26, 1908. On July 19, 1909, service began between Lower Manhattan and Jersey City, through a new set of tunnels located south of the first pair. After the completion of the uptown Manhattan extension to 33rd Street and the westward extension to Newark (and the now-defunct Manhattan Transfer in 1911), the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was considered to be complete.
The construction of the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge between the 1920s and 1940s led people away from the railroad and ridership declined steadily. In the 1950s, H&M fell into bankruptcy, but continued to operate. The planning of the World Trade Center enabled the Port Authority to eventually purchase and maintain the Tubes in return for the rights to build the World Trade Center on the land occupied by H&M's Hudson Terminal, the Lower Manhattan terminus of the Tubes. The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH), a subsidiary organization of the Port Authority, began operation in 1962.
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WWI Registration
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Joseph Charles "Grynkerwicz" was still a coal miner working at the Swamp Colliery at Shamokin, PA on September 12, 1918. He was 43 years of age, with his birth date listed as Dec. 19, 1874. Joseph is an alien from Russia/Lithuania and resided at 1209 Oneida, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA. He is described as being of medium height and stout build with blue eyes and light brown hair. "Cassie", his wife is listed as his nearest relative.
The 1920 U.S. Census
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In Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Joseph and "Constancia" Grincavage were still living at 1209 Oneida Street in Coal Township. They reported they owned their home free and clear. Joseph, age 43, and his wife, age 33, both reported being born in Lithuania to Lithuanian parents. Their children, Helen, (who for some reason wasn't listed in the 1910 census) was age 15, Joseph, 13, William, age 11, and five year old Valeria, were all born in Pennsylvania. Only Constance was unable to read or write. The entire family could speak English. William still worked as a coalminer, fifteen year old Helen worked at the silk mill. While not yet naturalized Joseph had filed first papers for his citizenship. Only the two boys Joseph and William attended school.
The 1930 U.S. Census
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This enumeration reports that Joseph and Constance were still living at 1209 Oneida in Coal Township, PA. They owned their home valued at $600. Fifty year old Joseph continued to mine coal as did several neighbors on the block. Helen, 25, William, 20, and Violet, 14, still lived at home with their parents. Helen worked as a weaver at a local silk mill.
Their son Joseph had married Pennsylvania native, Clara Topolski, on January 15 1930 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Ranshaw, Northumberland, PA. The newlyweds were renting a place next door for $10/month. Twenty four year old Joseph was a school teacher in the Coal Township School.
Neither household owned a radio.
A Wedding in the Family
This marriage record from Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church shows the union of Violet (Valeria) "Grinhinch", the youngest daughter of Joseph and Constance Koseraitis (Grincavage or Grinkevich) of Shamokin, PA,
to Leo Shulskie of Mt. Carmel on September 25, 1932.
The groom is the son of William and Frances (Metzer) Shulskie.
The 1940 U.S. Census
The 1940 U.S. Census
This census shows 35 year old Helen Grincavage living on Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland where she was employed as a clothing presser. She earned $736 the previous year and was working a 40 hour work week. Helen had five years of education.
Helen had three lodgers in her residence. One looks like her mother, Constance, but a few facts don't quite agree. From her obituary seen later in the family story we know Constance had moved to Baltimore after her husband, Joseph's, death in December 1936. The data that fits the bill: She is enumerated as being Lithuanian, age 57, with no formal education. What doesn't fit: Constance is listed as being single and her surname appears to be Narcavage. Despite the discrepancy it still seems that this is Constance Grincavage.
Joseph and Clara "Grincavag" were renting the residence at 1211 Pulaski Avenue in Coal Township at the time of the 1940 Census. (The street's name had changed from Oneida to Pulaski during the past ten years.) Their monthly rent was $10.
Clara reported Joe's age as 33, hers as 30, and daughter Arlene, 10, and Joyce, as 5.
Joseph, a public school teacher, had completed four years of college. Clara was an 8th grade graduate, and Arlene, a student, had completed third grade.
According to the enumeration, Joseph had worked 36 weeks in 1939 and had earned $1400.
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~May They Rest In Peace~
Sadly, Violet died the year after her marriage to Leo Shulskie while giving birth to a baby girl, Joyce Marie. Violet was 17 years old.
Mother and child were laid to rest together in St. Michael's Cemetery.
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Joseph Grincavage died on December 13, 1936
"Joseph Grincavage, 56, of 1209 Pulaski Avenue, died of pneumonia at his home at 8:25 last evening."
"Employed as a miner at the Pennsylvania colliery, Mr. Grincavage returned home from work five days ago complaining of illness. Members of the family said Mr. Grincavage first suffered from a severe cold. Pneumonia developed and he lost strength rapidly thereafter until death came."
"Mr. Grincavage was born in Lithuania. He moved to Scotland and thence to Canada. He came to the United States 32 years ago and settled in Shamokin. Since then Mr. Grincavage had been employed as a miner at the Pennsylvania colliery. He was a member of the Lithuanian church."
"Surviving are his wife, Constance, and three children, Helen, at home; Joseph, a teacher in the Coal Township schools, of Shamokin, and William of Mount Carmel. A brother, William, of Wisconsin, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Mack, of Chicago, and Mrs. Eva Visneski of Shamokin, and three grandchildren also survive."
"The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9:00 from St. Michael's Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery."
Helen Grincavage Wrublewski died January 1985.
Her last place of residence was Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
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Proud of you men, I know how it feels, I walking my way up to, I am almost there
From my anxiety controlling me to me controlling my anxiety.
Looking back, I recall first experiencing a panic attack in the sixth grade. I remember getting so nervous that I would have to leave class and go to the counselor's office. Until I was 16, I was in and out of psychiatrists' offices. It was a challenge to find a psychiatrist that I could connect with. Throughout junior high and high school, I still experienced anxiety and panic attacks. And when I started college, my anxiety and panic attacks intensified.
The worst panic attack I ever experienced was during a lecture in my freshman biology class. I had all the textbook symptoms, plus I broke out in hives that covered my face, neck, chest, arms, and all down my back.
During a panic attack, the first thing you want to do is get out of the situation that is causing it. However, since most professors find it disrespectful to leave during class, I had to sit for an hour and half in this agonizing state. As soon as I got home, I knew I needed to get help. I had been prescribed a benzodiazepine only in case of an emergency. My psychiatrist was four hours away, so I to went to urgent care.
As I explained my situation, the doctor prescribed an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) medication and said, "If you cannot control your panic attacks, then maybe you should drop out of college." I started sobbing. I could't believe this doctor had just uttered those harsh words. It was as if I had terminal cancer that could not be cured.
Well, that was the last time I saw him. With the help of a caring doctor and my psychiatrist at home, I tried almost every SSRI on the market for my panic disorder and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). But I experienced awful side effects and I quit taking them. Fortunately, I learned to control my panic attacks through therapy, self-help books, and my amazing best friend, Stephanie, who has always been there for me and never passes judgment. After patiently listening to me, she could always ease my fears and anxiety.
At age 23, I'm about to receive my master's degree in business. Although I still worry and get anxious, I haven't let my anxiety disorders control my life: Now I control them. Please do not feel ashamed to get help because I can promise you this. Once you do, the quality of your life will improve tremendously. Mine has.
Proud of you men, I know how it feels, I walking my way up to, I am almost there
From my anxiety controlling me to me controlling my anxiety.
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The Tony Awards Second Screen have been selected as an official honoree in the Media & Entertainment category for the 18th Annual Webby Awards. TonyAwards.com's Second Screen developed by IBM, Tony Award Productions and Serino Coyne was introduced for the 2013 Tony Awards. The Tonys Second Screen experience was the first-ever ultimate interactive, online companion to the Tony Awards telecast on CBS. On Tony night, viewers were able to visitTonyAwards.com and enjoy a continuous scroll of content that is synchronized with the awards show, unfolding live on your computer screen, mobile phone, or tablet. Viewers were also able to watch the red carpet and media room live.
Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Skype CEO Tony Bates, Mozilla CEO and Chair Mitchell Baker, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, mobile-phone inventor Martin Cooper, and creator of the Jif Steve Wilhite.
Talking to BroadwayWorld.com, Jim Glaub, Interactive Creative Director, for SERINO/COYNE tells us that "We saw that we had an incredibly active and engaged fan base who love Broadway and the Tony Awards®. We felt that it was important for us to give them a meaningful experience of additional content that they could enjoy while watching the Tony Awards® telecast. We are thrilled that the Second Screen was a success and that this interactive initiative has been recognized by such a prestigious company. We accept this honor on behalf of the fans of the Tonys®!"
"Digital outreach is becoming an increasingly important tool for the Tony Awards. We are so glad that the Tony Awards Second Screen experience helped bring viewers from around the world together as an enhancement to the live telecast. This interactive community helped increase the viewership of last year's Tony Awards ceremony by 23%, and we couldn't be happier that the Webbys have recognized this achievement and awarded us with their honorable distinction," said Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing and Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of The Broadway League.
The 2014 Tony Award Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, April 29th. The Tony Nominations can be viewed LIVE (8:30am ET) in their entirety at www.TonyAwards.com. The 68th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Hugh Jackman, will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 8, 2014. For more information on the Tony Awards, visit www.TonyAwards.com.
TonyAwards.com, developed, produced, and hosted by IBM, is centerpiece of the Tony Awards digital platform that includes an interactive Second Screen (TonyAwards.com/secondscreen) to complement the CBS telecast on June 8; a Spotlight Series on potential nominees; Google+ hangouts; a live webcast of the Nominations Announcement; multimedia coverage before, during, and after the Tony ceremony; and much more. Visit TonyAwards.com, and follow the Tonys at Facebook.com/TheTonyAwards, @TheTonyAwards on Twitter, and Instagram.com/TheTonyAwards. #TonyAwards
About the Tony Awards: The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and theAmerican Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Nick Scandalios is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, William Ivey Long is Chairman and Heather Hitchens is Executive Director. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment are the Executive Producers of the 2014 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2014 Tony Awards.
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Israel Continues Violent Repression of Peaceful Protests
Saturday, 10 December 2011 12:58 Ref.: 404/2011
Protester dies after being struck in the head by tear gas canister.
Today's reports confirm the tragic death of Mustafa Tamimi, 28 years old – who was struck in the head by a tear gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier at point blank range during the weekly protest in al-Nabi Saleh yesterday. Tamimi's injury occurred during the time that the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, was in the village as part of his first mission in the region. During the same protest, a 14-year-old boy suffered a broken ankle and a 17-year-old girl was left with a broken arm after being hit by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Tamimi's mournful death coincides with the United Nations Human Rights Day 2011, on occasion of which Al-Haq is releasing a new report, "Repression of non-violent protest in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." The report examines the excessive use of force used by Israel in the illegal suppression of peaceful protests in the West Bank village of al-Nabi Saleh, which amount to violations of Israel's international law obligations to respect and protect the right to life and to the freedom of expression of the occupied population.
According to Al-Haq's documentation, since 2004, at least 13 protesters have been killed at demonstrations across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The Israeli military regularly targets protesters as well as bystanders, homes and property with rubber-coated metal bullets, tear-gas canisters, sound grenades and 'skunk,' a foul smelling chemical substance. Al-Haq's report demonstrates that the use of force targets protesters and is disproportionate in nature.
Commenting on the incident, Al-Haq's General Director, Shawan Jabarin, stated, "this tragic death resulted from Israel's practices that violently deny the freedom of expression and assembly by any means necessary. Disproportionate force is regularly used against the weekly protests held throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the death of Mustafa Tamimi could have occurred at any protest over the past year. It is another example of Israel's policy to silence dissent and criticism of the Occupying Power in the OPT. Israel must immediately investigate this incident, and other such violations, and put an end to the policy that allows for the disproportionate use of force against protesters. The international community must ensure that this takes place without delay."
Israel justifies its use of disproportionate force against protesters by claiming that it is enforcing military legislation – including Military Order No 101 concerning the Prohibition of Incitement, promulgated by the Israeli Military Commander in the West Bank in 1967 – that restricts gatherings of more than ten persons having, broadly defined, a political character. Such military legislation, along with other regulations and permissive rules of engagement issued to soldiers, affords the Israeli army far-reaching powers in enforcing a prohibition against peaceful protests and any other activity against Israel's illegal policies in the OPT.
Al-Haq has recently launched an interactive map that charts peaceful protests and the force used by the Israeli army to suppress them.
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This printed invitation announced the New York visit of Kansas Territory's James Abbott and his appointment to speak about "the Triumph of Freedom over Slavery in that vicinity" to interested citizens of New York.
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
Murphy wanted one of the Avengers on his birthday cake. I'll give you two guesses which one:
"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, YOU SHALL BE AVENGED."
To be fair, it's not like the character's name was written right on that big piece of plastic or anyth...
Well, look on the bright side, Murphy: now you've got a cool new nickname, and your Iron Man cake probably would have looked like this anyway:
Thanks to Molly P. and Deborah for letting me work in a good Galaxy Quest quote. Never give up! Never surrender! Can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?


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Dallas Fed Slams Too Big to Fail Banks
For years, many high-level economists and financial experts have said that – unless we break up the giant banks – our economy will never recover, real reform will be blocked, and democracy and the rule of law will be corrupted.
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Richard Fisher – has been one of those calling for the breakup of the giant, insolvent banks. But he has only done so in his private capacity …
Until now.
This week, Fisher and the Dallas Fed's research director, executive vice president Harvey Rosneblum, sent out official communications from the Dallas Fed slamming the too big to fails, and calling for their immediate breakup.
Yves Smith points out:
Ordinarily, pointing out that long-standing critic of too big to fail banks is still unhappy about them would not count as news. But the commentary of Dick Fisher, the head of the Dallas Fed, and that of his research director, executive vice president Harvey Rosneblum, is noteworthy because it stands in contrast to the emerging conventional wisdom inside the Beltway. I was told last week that the prevailing and accurate view of last year, that Dodd Frank didn't go far enough, is being supplanted by the Jamie Dimon view that's it's too intrusive. Note that those aren't actually inconsistent: effective bank regulation IS intrusive. Banker unhappiness would ordinarily be a good sign, but the crisis perps have taken to howling at any intrusion on their imperial right to profit. And the worst is that third parties take their kvetching seriously.
Are there any counter-arguments by the giant banks?
No. Instead, the head of the bank lobbying group – the American Bankers Association – used high school playground logic, saying (1) Fisher must be "addled from the Texas heat" and (2) other cars were going faster than I was, officer (i.e. other countries have more big banks).
Dallas Fed Confirms that Big, Insolvent Banks Are Killing Our Economy … and Democracy
Fisher sent out the following letter in his official capacity:
Letter from the President
If you are running one of the "too-big-to-fail" (TBTF) banks—alternatively known as "systemically important financial institutions," or SIFIs—I doubt you are going to like what you read in this annual report essay written by Harvey Rosenblum, the head of the Dallas Fed's Research Department, a highly regarded Federal Reserve veteran of 40 years and the former president of the National Association for Business Economics.
Memory fades with the passage of time. Yet it is important to recall that it was in recognition of the precarious position in which the TBTF banks and SIFIs placed our economy in 2008 that the U.S. Congress passed into law the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd–Frank). While the act established a number of new macroprudential features to help promote financial stability, its overarching purpose, as stated unambiguously in its preamble, is ending TBTF.
However, Dodd–Frank does not eradicate TBTF. Indeed, it is our view at the Dallas Fed that it may actually perpetuate an already dangerous trend of increasing banking industry concentration. More than half of banking industry assets are on the books of just five institutions. The top 10 banks now account for 61 percent of commercial banking assets, substantially more than the 26 percent of only 20 years ago; their combined assets equate to half of our nation's GDP. [See this for a visual, graphic illustration.] Further, as Rosenblum argues in his essay, there are signs that Dodd–Frank's complexity and opaqueness may even be working against the economic recovery. In addition to remaining a lingering threat to financial stability, these mega banks significantly hamper the Federal Reserve's ability to properly conduct monetary policy.
They were a primary culprit in magnifying the financial crisis, and their presence continues to play an important role in prolonging our economic malaise. There are good reasons why this recovery has remained frustratingly slow compared with periods following previous recessions, and I believe it has very little to do with the Federal Reserve. Since the onset of the Great Recession, we have undertaken a number of initiatives—some orthodox, some not—to revive and kick-start the economy. As I like to say, we've filled the tank with plenty of cheap, high-octane gasoline. But as any mechanic can tell you, it takes more than just gas to propel a car.
The lackluster nature of the recovery is certainly the byproduct of the debt-infused boom that preceded the Great Recession, as is the excessive uncertainty surrounding the actions—or rather, inactions—of our fiscal authorities in Washington. But to borrow an analogy Rosenblum crafted, if there is sludge on the crankshaft—in the form of losses and bad loans on the balance sheets of the TBTF banks—then the bank-capital linkage that greases the engine of monetary policy does not function properly to drive the real economy. No amount of liquidity provided by the Federal Reserve can change this.
Perhaps the most damaging effect of propagating TBTF is the erosion of faith in American capitalism. Diverse groups ranging from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the Tea Party argue that government-assisted bailouts of reckless financial institutions are sociologically and politically offensive. [We've repeatedly noted that the Occupy and Tea Party movements have common ground in ending the bailouts and breaking up the giant banks.] From an economic perspective, these bailouts are certainly harmful to the efficient workings of the market.
I encourage you to read the following essay. The TBTF institutions that amplified and prolonged the recent financial crisis remain a hindrance to full economic recovery and to the very ideal of American capitalism.
It is imperative that we end TBTF. In my view, downsizing the behemoths over time into institutions that can be prudently managed and regulated across borders is the appropriate policy response. Only then can the process of "creative destruction"— which America has perfected and practiced with such effectiveness that it led our country to unprecedented economic achievement— work its wonders in the financial sector, just as it does elsewhere in our economy. Only then will we have a financial system fit and proper for serving as the lubricant for an economy as dynamic as that of the United States.
In the accompanying report, the Dallas Fed details how it views the idea of "too big to fail" as a severe perversion of capitalism:
As a nation, we face a distinct choice. We can perpetuate too big to fail, with its inequities and dangers, or we can end it. Eliminating TBTF won't be easy, but the vitality of our capitalist system and the long-term prosperity it produces hang in the balance.
Greed led innovative legal minds to push the boundaries of financial integrity with off-balance-sheet entities and other accounting expedients. Practices that weren't necessarily illegal were certainly misleading—at least that's the conclusion of many post crisis investigations. [And the government encouraged such behavior. And see this.]
Mammoth institutions were built on a foundation of leverage [which destabilizes the economy, but is still blessed by mainstream economists.]
Make no mistake about it: A bailout is a failure, just with a different label.
The machinery of monetary policy hasn't worked well in the current recovery. The primary reason: TBTF financial institutions. Many of the biggest banks have sputtered, their balance sheets still clogged with toxic assets accumulated in the boom years.
In contrast, the nation's smaller banks are in somewhat better shape by some measures. [And are therefore much better able to lend to small Main Street businesses.] Before the financial crisis, most didn't make big bets on mortgage-backed securities, derivatives and other highly risky assets whose value imploded. [The big banks no longer do very much traditional banking. Most of their business is from financial speculation. For example, less than 10% of Bank of America's assets come from traditional banking deposits. Instead, they are mainly engaged in financial speculation and derivatives. (and see this).] Coming out of the crisis, the surviving small banks had healthier balance sheets. However, smaller banks comprise only one sixth of the banking system's capacity and can't provide the financial clout needed for a strong economic rebound.
The rationale for providing public funds to TBTF banks was preserving the
financial system and staving off an even worse recession. The episode had its downside because most Americans came away from the financial crisis believing that
economic policy favors the big and well connected. They saw a topsy-turvy world
that rewarded many of the largest financial institutions, banks and nonbanks alike, that lost risky bets and drove the economy into a ditch.
These events left a residue of distrust for the government, the banking system, the Fed and capitalism itself …. These psychological side effects of TBTF can't be measured, but they're too important to ignore because they affect economic behavior.
People disillusioned with capitalism aren't as eager to engage in productive activities.
They're likely to approach economic decisions with suspicion and cynicism,
shying away from the risk taking that drives entrepreneurial capitalism. The ebbing of
faith has added friction to an economy trying to regain cruising speed. [As we have noted for years, the economy cannot recover until trust is restored.]
An unfortunate side effect of the government's massive aid to TBTF banks has been an erosion of faith in American capitalism. Ordinary workers and consumers who might usually thank capitalism for their higher living standards have seen a perverse side of the system, where they see that normal rules of markets don't apply to the rich, powerful and well-connected.
Here are some ways TBTF has violated basic tenets of a capitalist system:
Capitalism requires the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail.
Hard work and good decisions should be rewarded. Perhaps more important, bad decisions should lead to failure—openly and publicly. Economist Allan Meltzer put it this way:"Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin."
Capitalism requires government to enforce the rule of law. This requires maintaining a level playing field. The privatization of profits and socialization of losses is completely unacceptable. TBTF undermines equal treatment, reinforcing the perception of a system tilted in favor of the rich and powerful.
Capitalism requires businesses and individuals be held accountable for the consequences of their actions. Accountability is a key ingredient for maintaining public faith in the economic system.The perception—and the reality—is that virtually nobody has been punished or held account- able for their roles in the financial crisis.
The idea that some institutions are TBTF inexorably erodes the foundations of our market-based system of capitalism.
The TBTF survivors of the financial crisis look a lot like they did in 2008. They maintain corporate cultures based on the short-term incentives of fees and bonuses derived from increased oligopoly power. They remain difficult to control because they have the lawyers and the money to resist the pressures of federal regulation. Just as important, their significant presence in dozens of states confers enormous political clout in their quest to refocus banking statutes and regulatory enforcement to their
advantage. [Two leading IMF officials, the former Vice President of the Dallas Federal Reserve, and the the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Moody's chief economist and many others have all said that the United States is controlled by an "oligarchy" or "oligopoly", and directly or indirectly said that the big banks and giant financial institutions are key players in that oligarchy.]
A financial system composed of more banks, numerous enough to ensure
competition in funding businesses and households but none of them big enough
to put the overall economy in jeopardy, will give the United States a better chance
of navigating through future financial potholes and precipices. As this more
level playing field emerges, it will begin to restore our nation's faith in the system of
market capitalism. [A study of 124 banking crises by the International Monetary Fund found that propping banks which are only pretending to be solvent hurts the economy, and that breaking up the giant banks speeds recovery].


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Rapid Fat Loss Handbook FAQ - Please Read this First
Q: What is the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook?
A: The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook has been completely updated for 2008 and comes bundled with the Beginner Home Exercise Program and an Online Calculator to set up the diet. The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook can be ordered as a hardcopy book or e-book, both come with digital downloads of the Exercise Handbook and Online Calculator. You can read more about them here.
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook is an integrated approach of nutrition and exercise to drop fat and bodyweight rapidly in the safest way possible. By focusing only on the essential nutrients, and doing the right kind of weight training, you can drop fat and bodyweight rapidly.
This comes in handy when you only have a short time to generate huge changes. The Rapid Fat Loss Diet approach can also be used to kickstart a more moderate fat loss diet.
Click here to read more
Q: Are there acceptable amounts of carbohydrates and fat per meal on The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook Plan?
A: 3-5 grams of each per meal is about the max before you're no longer doing the diet in any way shape or form. That assumes 3-4 meals/day by the way and less would be better.
But allowing small amounts (and lest we forget most foods have trace amounts already so it's easy to let things get out of hand) can allow much more food variety which may help with adherence in the long-term.
The big danger is letting small amounts here and there add up to large amounts over time.
Q: Where can I find ephedrine, I thought it had been banned?
A: Only the herbal ephedra was banned, ephedrine HCL (which I recommend) can be found many places. Online, the best source I've found is
Search for 'Bronkaid' and you can find pure ephedrine HCL.
Q: How much cardio is acceptable on the RFL diet?
A: This may be perhap the most common question that comes up regarding the diet, perhaps the problem is that the idea of doing very little (or no) cardio while dieting is so foreign to people. I thought I had made this clear in the book but apparently that isn't the case so I'm going to state it one last time here.
As the book states (2nd Edition, Page 32), the RFL diet (and most extreme diets) turns out to perform worse when too much cardio is performed, the same would go for high intensity cardiovascular activity which is absolutely prohibited on the diet. But how much is too much?
20-30 minutes of brisk walking per day (and this has more to do with adherence to the diet than any significant calorie burn) is plenty (40 minutes per session would be an absolute maximum and it should be low intensity ONLY) and many people have gotten their best success from doing no cardio at all. Invariably people who have tried to do more cardio than this have had poorer results.
If you want, need to (for performance reasons) or feel that you must be doing a lot of cardio while dieing, the Rapid Fat Loss plan is not the right diet for you, please pick something else.
Q: I have the first edition of the book that doesn't include any specific workouts, can you tell me what a good weight training program would be for an intermediate lifter?
A: Here is an example of the type of workout that would be appropriate for someone who was already involved in a training program and wanted to do the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook program.
This fits the guidelines described in the book and would be done twice per week.
Sample Full Body Exercise Routine
Exercise Sets Reps RI
Squat or leg press 2-3 6-8 2-3
RDL or leg curl 1-2 6-8 2-3
Bench press or 2-3 6-8 2-3
Incline DB press
Rowing or chins 2-3 6-8 2-3
Lateral raise 1-2 8-10 1-2
Biceps 1-2 8-10 1-2
Triceps 1-2 8-10 1-2
Weighted crunch 1-2 6-8 1-2
Back extension 1-2 6-8 1-2
RI = rest intervals and the values are in minutes.
Q: WHY is the combination of high intensity and/or long duration activity a mistake when calories are being severely restricted?
A: Here's a precis on some of what's going on:
As someone else pointed out, the body seeks homeostsasis and it is very good at fighting back in terms of fat loss.
Moreso for women's bodies than men.
So what's up with the high intensity thing and fat loss especially in the context of hardcore caloric restriction?
A few things to consider
1. What is burned (calorically or energetically) during activity is only part of the equation, of more relevance is that happens the other 23-24 hours of the day. Sometimes, when people try to train intensely and this is magnified on low calorie diets, it means that they compensate elsewhere during the day for their activity. Why? Because they are tired.
And you tend to be more tired from high intensity stuff. So you do less later in the day. If training too intensely for that 30-45 minute span (and say you burn 25% more calories) means that you sit around more for the other hours that you're awake (burning 30% less calories), that can more than compensate for what you did in training.
The problem is that folks are overfocusing only on the calorie burn of that activity itself when there are other important factors at work. Who cares if you burned 200 more calories during activity if it means that you sit around so much later in the day that you burn 300 less?
Note: numbers are being used for illustration, don't read too much into them.
2. There are also clear hormonal effects. I've talked about leptin endlessly on the site so I'm not retyping it here. Just note that in the original PSMF + lots of cardio study,they noted a larger drop in metabolic rate with the addition of lots of cardio compared to without and that's why I made the suggestions that I made in the book.
Essentially, the body senses caloric availability which is simply intake - output and that determines a lot of what's going on. Women's bodies seem to respond generally more greatly to shifts in this dynamic with negative adaptations. So the combo is probably relatlively worse for them than for men (although neither group does particuarly well with it, women just do worse).
Cortisol is another biggie. Excessive activity, and this is magnified with large caloric deficits, raises cortisol and this has a number of potentially negative effects.
Here are two:
a. Water retention: cortisol binds to the mineralocorticoid receptor (the receptor involved in water retention, well one of them). And although cortsiol has like 1/100th of the effect on water balance of the primary hormones (aldosterone and a cople of others), since there is like 8000 times as much of it it can cause a major effect.
I strongly believe that a lot of the 'metabolic magic' that some people are reporting (e.g. weight loss not scaling with anything logical) is simply water retention. Why do I think this? Because invariably when you get those folks to chill out,and either raise calories or cut activity, the problem goes away. There can also be subclinical thyroid problems present in a lot of women and that too causes water retention.
And, as you'd expect, some women are relatively more or less prone to this.
Consider that, for women under normal circumstances, water shifts over the cycle can be up to 10 pounds. I'm sure some woman go through more while some clearly go through less. That alone can mask fat loss. A woman who should be losing 2 lbs/week would have that fat loss masked for 5+ weeks. On a more moderate 1 lb/week, it would take 10+ weeks for the fat loss to show up against that water balance issue.
Now add to that the stress of hard dieting and excessive high-intensity training. The problem is magnified because this will raise cortisol that much more. I ranted and raved about this in the interval vs. steady state series on teh main site, I'd suggest reading that. But I see dieters trying to follow training programs that no elite athlete could recover from. And the elite athlete is eating enough.
As well, some people have a personality type that can only be described as 'wound a little tight'. They are chronic stress cases under normal circumstances, they are the ones that tend to respond to weird things like a lack of weight loss by 'getting really stressed out about it' and trying to work harder. These folks already tend to overproduce cortisol and it JUST GETS WORSE when they try to do too much activity with too little food.
b. Excessive cortisol, especially chronic elevations cause other problems not the least of which is leptin resistance. Which only magnifies the drop in leptin from dieting. This could be another mechanism behind the greater drop in metaoblic rate for the study I mentioned above.
The bottom line, simply is this: the combination of excessive deficits and either too much or too intense activity doesn't work for the majority. The why is interesting, do'nt get me wrong; at the end of the day, the practical implications are what's important here IMO.
Q: What are the differences between the first and second editions of the book?
A: The second edition of the book added about 35 pages of information to the original text. This included
1. Some slight modifications to the diet itself (in terms of protein and EFA recommendations).
2. A greatly expanded section on meal planning including eating out and the whole issue with vegetables.
3. An expanded section on training with sample workouts for beginner, intermediate and advanced trainees.
Question: I'm confused about how many veggies I can or should eat on the diet.
Answer: The following is excerpted from the Second Edition of the book where I explained the veggie issue in more detail
Q: How many calories should I be eating per day on this diet?
A: The Rapid Fat Loss diet is not set up around a goal caloric intake. Simply set the diet up as recommended in the book in terms of protein, EFA's and the tagalong carbs and fats and the calories will fall where they fall. But the goal is sufficient protein and EFA's and minimal everything else, calories are secondary on this plan.
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The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the National Parks Service stating that the county would work with the city of Port St. Joe on the relocation of the Cape San Blas Lighthouse
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the National Parks Service stating that the county would work with the city of Port St. Joe on the relocation of the Cape San Blas Lighthouse.
But the letter would also highlight that if the city is unable to fund and perform the relocation to a proposed BayPark the county still had an interest in moving the lighthouse to Salinas Park.
The discussion was spurred by several residents of Cape San Blas and Indian Pass who dissented to the National Parks Service decision to award the lighthouse to the city.
The BOCC had also submitted an application for the lighthouse � the city and county were the only two applicants � but the National Parks Service in a letter stated that the city�s proposal was the more attractive.
�Thank you for trying to keep the Cape San Blas Lighthouse on the cape, we have been out-lobbied by the city,� said Pat Hardman, president of the Coastal Community Association. �We just didn�t get out and lobby that we had a safer place.�
Hardman noted that the county had a lease with the U.S. Air Force � which declared the lighthouse and grounds surplus early last year � that spanned until 2029 and that the county had provided annual upkeep and insured the lighthouse and grounds for recreational activities.
She said the cost to move the lighthouse to Salinas Park was estimated at half that to move the structures into the city and that Port St. Joe Mayor Mel Magidon�s �legacy could become the mayor�s folly.�
She urged the BOCC to protest the decision and to let the federal government know the county still wanted the lighthouse for Salinas Park.
Julia Cunningham said once the lighthouse, which has stood on the cape for some 200 years, was moved to the city the �history will be lost.�
Particularly outspoken about the proposed move to the city was Betty McNeill, who served on the lighthouse committee with the St. Joseph Historical Society when that group was seeking grant funds to preserve the keepers� quarters and lighthouse.
McNeill was not present when the Historical Society recently voted unanimously in support of the move to the city, but said she saw the city�s action as �a covetous, greedy land grab.�
�I am shocked that this could come up,� McNeill said. �A mistake has been made and I think with effort a mistake can be corrected.
�I don�t think the lighthouse should be taken off the cape. I am shocked, surprised and certainly disappointed that the city would steal something that belongs on the south end of the county.�
Commissioner Warren Yeager said the BOCC should send a letter to the National Park Services saying if the city could not fulfill its obligations to move the lighthouse, the county should be considered next in line.
�We are in line and ready to take that on,� Yeager said.
Commissioner Joanna Bryan said the BOCC should consider the tone of such a letter. She said she did want to reinforce existing fissures between the city and county and that the county should express its willingness to work with the city, with the caveat of the city could not fund the relocation the county be considered.
�I don�t want to see us in a position of being against the city,� Bryan said. �The city is in our county. We�ve got to get rid of drawing that line (between us).
�We all need to work together to do what is best for the county, not dig in our heels and waste resources and time.�
Gail Alsobrook, director of the Port St. Joe Redevelopment Agency, which has spearheaded the planning for BayPark said the city was about to embark on a capital campaign to fund the relocation and urged commissioners to consider the �psychological� impact of a vote that would be seen as being anti-city.
�I thought this was a wonderful opportunity to work together in solidarity,� Alsobrook said.
Yeager, acknowledging Bryan�s comments, said he would amend his motion to note that the county would work with the city but if the city failed in its efforts, encourage the National Parks Service to consider the county.
�We all agreed that once this decision was made we do all we need to work together to preserve and protect this piece of Gulf County history,� Yeager said. �We want to work with the city.�
EDC workshop
The BOCC in conjunction with the city of Port St. Joe and other stakeholders will hold a workshop on the future of the Economic Development Council 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. at the EOC building.


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There are plenty of fly-by-night products around(pretty much all of the ones in local stores) that only offer a very subpar purity. Often times such supplements(like ones sold at WalMart) only contain 20 or less HCA- even when they are marked as higher(this was the conclusion of a recent study). Such low-grade products(like the ones from GNC usually) are basically scams, replete with fillers and additives and dont do much to give you the true benefits of the natural extract.
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It seems these people summoned something they could not control. Whether or not the demon returns is up to the GM, but it would be just as rich if the demon never returned, and for the rest of the night, every stray sound or odd shadow will be jumped at!


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(Guest post by Matt Sundquist on a lovely new service which is pro-actively supporting an API for R)
The Plotly R graphing library allows you to create and share interactive, publication-quality plots in your browser. Plotly is also built for working together, and makes it easy to post graphs and data publicly with a URL or privately to collaborators.
In this post, we'll demo Plotly, make three graphs, and explain sharing. As we're quite new and still in our beta, your help, feedback, and suggestions go a long way and are appreciated. We're especially grateful for Tal's help and the chance to post.
Installing Plotly
Sign-up and Install (more in documentation)
From within the R console:
install.packages("devtools") library("devtools")
Next, install plotly (a big thanks to Hadley, who suggested the GitHub route):
devtools::install_github("plotly/R-api") # ... # * DONE (plotly)
Then sign-up like this or at https://plot.ly/:
>library(plotly) >response = signup (username = 'username', email= 'youremail') … Thanks for signing up to plotly! Your username is: MattSundquist Your temporary password is: pw. You use this to log into your plotly account at https://plot.ly/plot. Your API key is: "API_Key". You use this to access your plotly account through the API. To get started, initialize a plotly object with your username and api_key, e.g. >>> p < - plotly(username="MattSundquist", key="API_Key") Then, make a graph! >>> res < - p$plotly(c(1,2,3), c(4,2,1))
And we're up and running! You can change and access your password and key in your homepage.
1. Overlaid Histograms:
Here is our first script.
library("plotly") p < - plotly(username="USERNAME", key="API_Key") x0 = rnorm(500) x1 = rnorm(500)+1 data0 = list(x=x0, type='histogramx', opacity=0.8) data1 = list(x=x1, type='histogramx', opacity=0.8) layout = list(barmode='overlay') response = p$plotly(data0, data1, kwargs=list(layout=layout)) browseURL(response$url)
The script makes a graph. Use the RStudio viewer or add "browseURL(response$url)" to your script to avoid copy and paste routines of your URL and open the graph directly.
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This week in Fish: Rebecca Field and a deepsea fish
It's been another huge week for the website. Rebecca has migrated so many pages Mark can't keep up! We added a rare deepsea fish to the collection and discuss the identity of a scorpionfish from Nelson Bay, New South Wales.
New staff
Rebecca Field has been doing a sterling job migrating content from the old website into the new content management system. She is working so fast that Mark cannot keep up (bliss!). Many of the 'new' pages currently do not have images. These will eventually come across from the old site but Rebecca can only do so much! Please email Mark McGrouther if you urgently need to see any of the missing images.
Rare deepsea fish
We have just added a rare deepsea fish to the collection. The specimen is a hipidoberycid, Hispidoberyx ambagiosus. Unfortunately the common name probably won't mean much to most people, so satisfy your curiosity by having a look.
Scorpionfish identification
The identificaton of fish shown in Tom Davis' image (attached to his comment) on the Soldier page caused some discussion. It was finally resolved by one of the world authorities on scorpionfishes.
New galleries
New images
Soldier, Gymnapistes marmoratus
New species fact sheets
Common Bellowsfish, Macroramphosus scolopax
Estuary Stingray, Dasyatis fluviorum
Common Shore Eel, Alabes dorsalis
Lunartail Bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur
Common Redmouth Whalefish, Rondeletia loricata
Decorated Glidergoby, Valenciennea decora
Dwarf Flathead Gudgeon, Philypnodon macrostomus
Brownspotted Wrasse, Notolabrus parilus
Cusk, Brotulotaenia sp
Bigscale Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata
Eastern Hulafish, Trachinops taeniatus
Eastern Gobbleguts, Vincentia novaehollandiae
Dusky Flathead, Platycephalus fuscus
Eastern Smooth Boxfish, Anoplocapros inermis
False Catshark, Pseudotriakis microdon
Temperate Snaggletooth, Astronesthes psychrolutes
Red Firegoby, Nemateleotris magnifica
Firetail Gudgeon, Hypseleotris galii
Finny Scad, Megalaspis cordyla
Fimbriate Moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Flagtail Rockcod, Cephalopholis urodeta
Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri
Bullrout, Notesthes robusta
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
Dick's Damsel, Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus
Eastern Longfin goby, Favonigobius lentiginosus
Eastern Striped Grunter, Pelates sexlineatus
Eelpout, Pachycara gymninium
Eastern Wirrah, Acanthistius ocellatus
Eastern Talma, Chelmonops truncatus
Common Sawshark, Pristiophorus cirratus
Eel Goby, Taenioides mordax or Taenioides purpurascens
Eastern Fiddler Ray, Trygonorrhina fasciata
Eastern Shovelnose Ray, Aptychotrema rostrata
Epaulette Shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Epaulette Soldierfish, Myripristis kuntee
Escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Goldspotted Rockcod, Epinephelus coioides
False Cleanerfish, Aspidontus taeniatus


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They go together at least in the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph where couples celebrating 50th Anniversaries (and more) gather at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert W. Finn. (I note as an aside that Feast of the Holy Trinity and marriage literally joined together this year for this blogger and his wife Lynn as we celebrated our 18th anniversary on Sunday.)
Following is Bishop Finn's homily from the Jubilarian Mass:
Dear Jubilarians, Dear Friends in Christ all,
In his first encyclical, which he entitled, "God is Love," our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the love of the Holy Trinity – God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as the image and model of our love for one another. "If you see charity, you see the Trinity," he writes quoting St. Augustine.
Today's Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is the Church's praise for this wondrous mystery of love between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Though the Easter Season was completed in last Sundays' Feast of Pentecost, these weeks bring us wonderful feast days: Holy Trinity today; next week – Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of the Lord); and then the commemorations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These celebrations continue the high pitch of joy that we have celebrated in Easter and the days after.
Today our prayer is one of Glory: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ did not merely come among us, but He revealed His Father in heaven, and He told us that this Father was Our Father. Before His death He tells – He promises – the apostles, indeed the Church, that He and the Father are going to send the Holy Spirit. This most amazing mystery calls to our human hearts and causes us to praise God for the love with which He sustains the world. True enough, He has created the world, but it is love which drives the world forward in its best sense. It is love that holds us together; it is love by which God draws us to Himself.
This enduring love is the heart of your marriages: You have come together by God's providential design. It is love which has sustained you for these years; a mixture of human love infused with God's love. It is love that helps you to bring each other more and more to God.
According to the Pope's encyclical, "The [Holy] Spirit is that interior power which harmonizes the hearts of believers with Christ's heart, and moves them to love their brother as Christ loved them." (Deus Caritas Est, no. 19) This love is expressed in humble and generous care for others, and sacrifices, even like that of Christ who gave His life for us.
Today, in the name of the Diocese, I welcome with joy our Jubilarians celebrating 50 years of marriage. A few of those here are celebrating milestones beyond 50 years. Like the solemn feasts of these days which celebrate the manifestation of the life and love of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in a living communion of love, so also your anniversaries of marriage distinguish this day by means of a union of life and love which has powerful implications for the good of the world.
The love of husband and wife is an essential part of God's plan for the world. Your love is life-giving – in the wonderful gift of family and children, and also in the way it completes and transforms you as spouses.
Your love is a powerful and personal gift to you from God, and a means of holiness; and it is also a gift to the Church and the world. Indeed, St. Paul tells us that the love of husband and wife is an image and a reminder of Christ's love for the Church. (Eph 5:23ff)
The way this love reaches its perfection in marriage and in the family is in humble service one for another and in self-sacrifice, both after the example and image of Christ. Jesus Christ, through His Church, perfects and completes the natural institution of marriage through the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony so that married couples will have the benefit of a supernatural grace and assistance.
How could couples ever hope to give themselves so completely and forever unless it is because of supernatural faith, hope and love? Your marriage in Jesus Christ is a testimony to the Providence of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, who as the Pope writes, "harmonizes our hearts with Christ's heart," and moves us to love each other as Christ loves us.
Dear friends, Dear married couples:
The Diocese thanks God for your vocation to marriage and for the health, peace, and commitment in which He continues to sustain you.
As the Holy Trinity chose Mary to be the daughter of the Father, the mother of Jesus the Son, and the spouse of the Holy Spirit, we ask her to intercede always for us and for the Church. As Mary obtained from her Son the very first of His miracles on behalf of a married couple at the wedding feast of Cana, the Church entrusts you Jubilarians to her again, confident that she will never fail to bring your prayers before her divine Son.
On this day of the Most Holy Trinity, may the grace of God be poured in abundance into your hearts, on all our families, our parishes, on our Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. In this way the love of Jesus Christ, manifest in humble service and self-sacrificing and generous love, will become a lasting oblation of glory to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.


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Welcome to one of London's cheapest, friendliest and well-located hostels!
Welcome to one of London's cheapest, friendliest and well-located hostels! Situated in the heart of the West End, opposite Covent Garden, and 10 minutes walk from Trafalgar Square and the London Eye. There are theatres, restaurants and nightlife all on your doorstep!
Offering both mixed dormitories and single, double and family rooms. All rooms are equipped with washbasins, and have shared bathroom facilities. There is also a 1940s bar and restaurant which are great for meeting other travellers.
Guests can enjoy:
No curfew
Free Continental Breakfast
Free WI-FI
24 hour reception
Linen included
Tea/Coffee making facilities (in private rooms)
Safe luggage storage
Sorry, no lift!
Check in time: 2:00 pm
Check out: 10:00 am
Cash or credit/debit cards accepted.
Cancellation policy:
Guests can cancel their bookings free of charge uptil 24 hours prior to arrival. Failure to give a 24 hour cancellation notice will result in a charge of first night's rate.
Please note that a £10 key deposit will be charged on arrival, and returned to guests when they return their room key on departure.
In order to confirm the booking, you need to provide us with the CVC/CVV/Security number on the back of the card used to book on this site. Please send this to our email address. Failure to comply with this can result in your booking being cancelled.
The following applies to all stays over New Year's Eve (31st December 2013): a minimum 2 night stay; and 50% non-refundable deposit payable at the time of booking, The non-refundable balance will be payable one week prior to 31st December 2013.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Bar
- Free Breakfast
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- No Curfew
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
For customers arriving on either 30th or 31st December, the following applies: A minimum 2 night stay; payment is taken at the time of the booking. 50% of this payment is non-refundable. The remaining 50% is refundable if a one month cancellation notice is given. Failure to give a one month notice will result in the total amount being non-refundable.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
The nearest tube stations are:
Temple (5 minutes away)
Charing Cross (10 minutes)
Covent Garden (5 minutes)
From Temple Station make a left and walk up Arundel Street. Then a left on the Strand and 143 is on the left. 5 minutes.
From Charing Cross station walk east (away from Trafalgar Square) down the Strand and 143 is on the right. 10 minutes.
From Covent Garden make a right on Long Acre heading east and then a right on Bow Street/Wellington. 143 Strand is across from the Lyceum Theatre. 5 minutes.
Or take buses: 1, 4, 6*, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23*, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 139*, 168, 171, 172, 176*, 188*, 243*, 341*, 521, RV1, or X68 to Aldwych/Strand.
*Buses are 24-hour.
From Heathrow Airport, guests can take the Piccadilly line directly to Covent Garden station, and follow the above directions.
Located Near
West End, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Somerset House, Royal Court of Justice, London Eye, River Thames, Southbank, and so much more!


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In 2012, she was named "Woman of the Year" by Executive Women in Texas Government. Booton has more than 17 years experience leading projects for various state agencies and institutions, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission;Texas Department of Agriculture; and the Comptroller of Public Accounts. She helped found the Center for Professional Excellence at the University of Texas in San Antonio. She is the past chairwoman of the State Electronic Benefits Task Force, and the State Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Task Force.
Booton holds a masters of business administration from the University of Akron, Ohio, and a bachelor's degree from Southwest Texas State.


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Hello everyone,
I am coming to live and work in Taizhou, Jiangsu in the next couple of months. I've never been to China, and Taizhou seems very different from Beijing and Shanghai, the foreigners picture of China.
Anyone living or have lived there before? Can you please tell me how is it for a single foreigner lady to live there? Is it safe? Is it fun? Will I be board? Can I have walks?
Any advice would be helpful!
Thanks in advance