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Capitalising successful experiences of farmers' organisations in the provision of economic services in Western Africa
The Component 3 – Provision of Economic Services – of the SFOAP Main Phase (2013-2017) is a new element of the programme compared to the pilot phase (2009-2012). Its objective is to support the development of economic activities or services of farmers' organizations (FOs) and thus strengthen their involvement in value chains. The direct targets of Component 3 are mainly local FOs / member of national FOs, directly involved in economic activities and services to their members. Since the SFOAP is not an investment programme, and the particularity of its approach is to intervene through regional FOs, the component mainly focuses on supporting a limited number of cases / initiatives to analyze them, assess their impact and systematize the experience through the production and dissemination of knowledge.
In line with this approach and with the technical and financial support of several partners (e.g. SFOAP partners, GRET, Inter-Réseaux, the Comité Français pour la Solidarité Internationale (CFSI), Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), SFOAP, Agriculteurs français et développement international (Afdi), the Fondation de France, the Hub rural), the Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA) is helping their members to identify successful experiences and good practices in terms of provision of economic services by FOs and systematize them for lessons learning, knowledge sharing, replication and scaling up.
This is done through the launch of competitive calls. The proposals by FOs are reviewed based on agreed criteria and the selected candidate FOs are financially and technically supported to further investigate and analyse their experience and systematise it by developing a knowledge product.
This process has six major objectives: (i) put into practice a systematic capitalization process of practices, experiences and innovations by FOs in the agricultural and rural development sector; (Ii) value the experiences and knowledge of FOs in various fields and disseminate results achieved; (Iii) contribute to scaling up successful experiences and initiatives; (iv) collect information to define and/or strengthen the strategies and actions of ROPPA and their members in various fields, including the development of economic services, governance, education and farmer-to farmer training; (v) build the capacity of ROPPA by valuing the expertise of members; (vi) create a hub for capitalization on FOs in Western Africa for an efficient allocation of resources.
A first call was launched in 2014 and a regional workshop further organized in Accra (Ghana) in December 2015 for the sharing and exploitation of capitalization products. Based on the very positive results of this experience, ROPPA has decided to launch a second call in 2016 (see more here).
As an output from the first call, several knowledge products were elaborated. Each document describes the initiative by an FO by describing the context, actions and innovations to address identified issues, results achieved, factors for success and lessons learnt. Some of these knowledge products are described below.
- De la découverte du rayonneur a l'intensification durable de la riziculture au Benin, le génie paysan à l'œuvre, promoted by the Conseil de Concertation des Riziculteurs du Bénin (CCR-B) and the Plateforme Nationale des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles du Bénin (PNOPPA). The document describes the experience of CCR-B with the use of an adapted tool for rice transplanting developed in the context of the Projet d'appui à l'amélioration de la productivité des exploitations rizicoles du Sud Bénin. The use of this tool enabled farmers to double their acreage and improve their productivity;
- L'expérience des boutiques d'intrants agricoles autogérés, promoted by the Association locale de Gestion du Marché a bétail (ALGMB) and the Association Nationale des Organisations Professionnelles d'Eleveurs de Ruminants (ANOPER). The document refers to the experience of the organisations in supporting self-managed livestock markets;
- L'expérience des boutiques d'intrants agricoles autogérés, presented by the Fédération des Unions de producteurs du Bénin (FUPRO-Benin). The document refers to the experience of the organisation in supporting self-managed input shops within the context of the Projet Pilote d'Appui à la Sécurité Alimentaire (PASA);
- Création d'une marque commerciale collective autour des poulets de Zado, presented by the Union Communale des Producteurs de Zogbodomey (UCPZ) and FUPRO-Benin. The document refers to the experience of UCPZ who, in partnership with AFDI, is improving commercialization by supporting improved quality production of local chickens;
- Développement de micro entrepreneuriat des jeunes agricultrices et agriculteurs de la commune de Toro-Bossito, presented by the Groupement des Exploitants Agricoles du Bénin (GEA-Bénin). GEA-Benin is supporting the development of local economy by improving the entrepreneurial capacity of young family farmers. This is done within the context of the Projet d'Appui au Développement de Micro entrepreneuriat rural des Jeunes Agriculteurs de la Commune de Toro-Bossito;
- Promotion de pôle d'entreprise agricole (PEA) système de riziculture intensive, presented by the GEA-Bénin. With the support of IFDC, GEA-Benin has successfully supported the development of Agricultural Enterprise Poles bringing together and building the capacities of the various actors on the white rice value chain;
- Financement des activités de pêche maritime par les mareyeuses au port de Cotonou, presented by the Union Nationale des Pêcheurs Marins Artisans et Assimilés du Bénin (UNAPEMAB), the Groupement des actrices et mareyeuses du Port de Pêche de Cotonou (EDJATCHO) and the Association Nationale des Mareyeuses(ANM). The document analyses the financial mechanism put in place to support the transformation and commercialisation of fish;
- L'organisation de l'approvisionnement des intrants maraichers et de la vente de la tomate « or rouge » de la Kara, promoted by the Union de Groupements maraîchers de la Kara (UGMK), member of the Fédération nationale des Organisations maraîchères du Togo (FENOMAT). The document refers to the experience of UGMK in supporting their members to face identified issues (e.g. the high cost of inputs and the poor sales) through the so called "red gold" initiative. UGMK developed a tomato marketing mechanism enabling farmers to access to fertilizers with reduced costs and market their produce with remunerative prices through collective marketing;
- Accès au financement agricole des producteurs, promoted by the Mouvement Alliance paysanne du Togo (MAPTO), who developed a self-managed input credit system and supported the structuring of members in cooperatives;
- Accès aux infrastructures de stockage des produits agricoles, presented by MAPTO. The document describes the initiatives of MAPTO, negotiating contracts with the Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche (DREAP) for the reparation and construction of warehouses and the implementation of operations of warrantage;
- Amélioration du revenu des femmes à travers la production de riz, presented by the Union des Groupements des Femmes Rurales du Togo. The document describes the experience of the organisation in facilitating bulk purchase of inputs for members;
- La vente groupée de maïs jaune une solution aux problèmes d'accès au marché pour les petits producteurs céréaliers de la région maritime du Togo, presented by the Union Régionale des Organisations de Producteurs de Céréales- Maritime (UROPC-M). The document refers to the experience of the organisation in supporting members in the commercialisation of maize;
- Mise en marché du maïs pour soutenir et accroître le revenu des exploitations agricoles dans les savanes, presented by the Union Régionale des Organisations de Producteurs de Céréales - Savanes(UROPCS), who put in place a number of services for the benefit of its members aiming to improve input supply, the quality of products and a better price for sales.
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Words can't describe how excited I'm about Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. I was amongst many who were disappointed with the game. I played FF XI for many years and I had high hopes for FF XIV. This trailer certainly reignited the sense of wonder in me again. Susan Calloway's angelic voice of the FF XIV theme, Answers, provided the perfect background and emotional tucks to the epic imagery.
Here's the background story of the trailer in case you're not sure what you are watching.
Eorzea. A Land embraced by Gods and forged by Heroes.
Seeking control over this realm and its abundant crystal resources, the Garlean Empire (a scientifically advanced nation hailing from the north) begins gathering an army of epic proportions. To ready themselves for the coming conflict, the city-states of Eorzea reinstate the Grand Companies─comprehensive centers of command which combine the commonwealths' military and economic assets. However, the commander of the invading forces, VIIth Imperial Legion Legatus Nael van Darnus (a.k.a. "White Raven"), has plans of his own. Driven by madness, he silently plots to usher in a more permanent form of devastation: Meteor.
The Meteor project is comprised of a complex scheme employing arcane magicks and lost technology to summon the lesser moon down to Eorzea in an attempt to annihilate the realm's inhabitants in one fell stroke. Dalamud, as the celestial object is commonly known, is revealed to be a colossal machine launched thousands of years ago into the planet's orbit by an ancient civilization.
Realizing the futility of standing alone against such a threat, the Grand Companies put aside deep-rooted differences and consolidate their forces under the banner of the Eorzean Alliance.
At the behest of this new confederation, adventurers from across the realm take up arms and march on the floating islands of Rivenroad. Here, the brave heroes confront Nael van Darnus, and after a heated battle, put him to the sword. But by this time, the White Raven's plan is too far along, and Dalamud continues its descent.
In an eleventh-hour bid to save mankind, the Grand Companies turn to Louisoix, an enigmatic scholar hailing from the forgotten city-state of Sharlayan. The 'Archon,' as he is called, devises a plan to summon the power of the Twelve, Eorzea's pantheon of guardian deities, and use that power to banish Dalamud back to the heavens. But for this to succeed, the rite needs to be performed directly beneath the point of Dalamud's impact. After several sleepless nights of deliberation by the realm's foremost arcanists and astronomers, that point is determined to be a vast swathe of barren lowlands in central Eorzea known as the Carteneau Flats. With this information in hand, the Grand Companies order the immediate mobilization of their forces.
Unbeknownst to the Alliance, the soldiers of the VIIth Imperial Legion, oblivious to their leader's dark intentions, have also begun gathering in central Eorzea. Ordered to defend the area with their lives, they prepare for a fight, unaware that victory will bring about their own demise.
And so, with two great hosts amassed, the Battle of Carteneau begins.
Both sides fight with a desperation-fueled frenzy, neither yielding the other ground, until from the skies, a great roar issues. Dalamud has begun its final metamorphosis. In a matter of moments, the stone and metal of the moon's crust crumble away to reveal none other than the elder primal, Bahamut, now free from his ancient prison.
And thus do the people of Eorzea learn what it is that truly faces them. Never was it the White Raven's intention to blight the realm with Dalamud, but what slumbered within it.
Enraged after aeons of duress, Bahamut unleashes his wrath upon the realm, spewing forth endless fire and destruction. Louisoix quickly conjures a barrier to protect what remains of the Eorzean Alliance, and then begins the arcane rite that will channel the power of the Twelve and focus it into rebinding Bahamut. The sheer force of the primal, however, is too strong for even the Archon, and his efforts fail.
Realizing the end is nigh, Louisoix summons the last of his strength to call upon Althyk, the Keeper, god of space and time, to send those surviving heroes into an aetherial rift, where they are to remain untouched by the passing of the seasons until it is once again safe to emerge…and continue their struggle to forge Eorzea's future.

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Achilles Tendon & Angola Prison
I hate movie scenes in which someone's Achilles tendon gets sliced. The first time I saw this scene in Kill Bill resulted in red wine all over my sofa. I loved that sofa. I believe it still resides with an ex in Los Angeles.
The most disturbing case of real-life Achilles tendon cutting occurred in 1951 at Angola Prison in Louisiana. At the time, the 18,000 acre penitentiary had been dubbed "The Worst Prison in America". In an effort to protest the brutal conditions, 31 prisoners sliced their Achilles tendons with razor blades so they couldn't be sent to work.
The graphic incident was difficult to ignore. A committee was appointed by the governor to investigate the conditions at Angola. What they found was the result of decades of neglect by the Louisiana State Government. Prisoners lived crowded together by the hundreds into wooden, rundown barracks. Four toilets without seats and four showers were shared among 250 men. Beatings were common. Prisoners were loaned as manual laborers to outside businesses. They were offered little medical treatment and no rehabilitation.
Currently, The Angola Prison Museum lies just outside of the penitentiries' gates. It features "Old Sparky," a solid oak electric chair, last used at Angola in 1991 (when the state converted to the lethal injection death method). Arranged to look as it did in its final electrocution, the exhibit includes leather straps used to restrain prisoners' feet and arms, a hood to cover the face, and sponges that, when moistened with a saline solution, help to conduct electricity. Photographs of Old Sparky's victims surround the display.
Other exhibits include the inmate weapon cabinet, containing weapons, tattoo machines, and drug paraphernalia fashioned by prisoners out of a wide array of unlikely materials. These materials include the carriage return of a typewriter, the metal from the bottom of a boot, and a shotgun made from pipes that were part of a construction project. There is a compressor tank from the back of a truck which two prisoners cut open and hid in to escape. The museum even displays gory photos of prison murders.
In addition to the museum, Angola hosts an inmate rodeo within its gates every Sunday in October. Events include convict poker, where four inmates sit around a card table in the middle of the ring holding cards while an angry bull is released. The last one to get up wins. There's also Guts & Glory, where a poker chip is placed on the forehead of a bull. Approximately 20 inmates are in the ring, and whichever one retrieves the poker chip wins. Surrounding this event is a huge arts and crafts festival, complete with entertainment and food. Some inmate-made items for sale include jewelry, leather craft, painting, and woodwork. Occasionally inmate bands perform, and starting at 2 p.m. and during the entire rodeo the Angola Prison Rodeo Band plays.
I do hope to go one October.


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When the question of what makes something cool comes up, responses range from a specific quality of the thing, person or brand in question, to a response about the "tribe" that subscribes to it, to hedging the question entirely, preferably in French: it's that je ne sais quoi. None of these are wrong—after all, coolness is in the eye of the beholder—but they're not particularly illuminating either.
So what's the coolest band, person, or brand you can think of? What makes it cool to you? When asked this question myself, a favorite band came to mind, and pressed to explain why I thought they were so cool, my only response was "because they really do their own thing, but they're not jerks about it." Yes, you can take that one to the bank. Still, it's a tough question.
People who research what makes things cool (yes, they're out there) disagree on what that je ne sais quoi really is. But one thing that stands out is a tension between the coolness of standing out (a la James Dean) and the coolness of fitting in (think Mean Girls). It's the same tension that exists between people who like a band "before it was cool" and those who discover that band later.
What's at stake in this equation is autonomy, or the adherence to internal motivations regardless of norms and expectations. It's not simply about discovering something first, it's about affiliating with a brand/band/idea in the absence of broad momentum of acceptance. Researchers Caleb Warren and Margaret Campbell wanted to test this idea more directly, and decided to focus on autonomy: it can be low or high, but it seemed to factor into almost any definition of coolness they came across.
Warren and Campbell's series of experiments yielded a number of interesting results, but what stood out for us were two conclusions in particular. First, that coolness of products depends on divergence from a norm (ie, upon autonomy). In one experiment, people were asked to rate the coolness of a traditional water bottle and a bottle redesign either by Starbucks or by Sabbarrio (a fictitious brand). It turned out people preferred the design that didn't conform to a product norm regardless of the popularity of the brand. This makes sense: things that diverge from a norm (like Fiji or Smart Water bottle shapes) but not in a way that affects functionality (those terrible bubble gum cylinders that take up way too much space) are "cool."
This is a useful observation, but what puts it into perspective is the how the degree of autonomy affects coolness, from low autonomy (eg, mass market) to bounded (eg, craft or niche) to extreme (eg, avant-garde or sub-niche). Back to the always-contentious issue of musical coolness, when participants were asked to read three interviews with actual up-and-coming bands, most of the questions were answered in earnest by the band. The question of what motivated their song-writing, however, was controlled (with the bands' permission) to fall into one of these three levels of autonomy.
For low autonomy, the band explained they were trying to write super popular hits that everyone would love, bounded autonomy had the band writing what came naturally to them with an eye to what their audiences liked, and extreme autonomy had the band intentionally disregarding others' opinions of them in pursuit of novelty. Participants were divided into thirds, and the bands took turns having low, bounded, and extreme autonomy in the three sets of interviews.
Participants were then asked to evaluate the coolness of the bands, and to choose 4 songs to download from a selection of songs from all three bands. As it turned out, whichever band demonstrated bounded autonomy was rated the coolest and had more songs downloaded. The low autonomy band had the fewest downloads and the least attributed coolness, with the extreme autonomy band in the middle. So different is cool, disregard is less cool, and same old is downright uncool.
As we stated in the beginning, coolness is largely in the eye of the beholder, but it's not entirely relative. While most people found middling autonomy the most appealing, the results showed that those with strong countercultural leanings were more accepting of high autonomy compared to those with a more traditional perspective. But Warren and Campbell also showed that autonomy only increased coolness in appropriate situations. Going against the prevalence of Bud Light by picking up a case of Natty Bo is appropriate and cool, whereas countering the norm of memorializing fallen troops is decidedly "not cool." Maybe the closest equation we have for now is Coolness = Appropriate Autonomy. So basically, cool people and brands do their own thing, but they're not jerks about it.


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Monday, November 16, 2009
Farallones - ABC News Investigates Tagging Disaster
As far as we know this is the first time in white shark research history that reality television film crews also act as quasi research team members and research funding sources.
We covered our thoughts on this matter in a previous post.
ABC I Team blog coverage post/read comments.
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Maria Brown Director of the Farallones Reserve destroyed my faith in the entire sanctuary system.
To equate hooking a shark deep in the throat and stuffing a float into it's mouth and then having to save the animal by ramming metal clippers through it's gills as "going to the dentist" shows she's either completely out of touch or practicing a bizzare form of CYA.
Shame on the entire effort, these animals deserve better.
As for Chris Fischer, a word of advice, stay off the morning shows you come off like a school kid who has just discovered his first Playboy.
Not good.
Not science.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:34 AM
saw the show they pretty much brutalized these animals
this is a reality tv show not science
who are these clowns anyway?
- November 17, 2009 at 9:59 AM
The show was terrible. These guys were cowboys and no one seemed to really care about the animals.
When the team yelled battle stations! I had a bad feeling about where it was going and it just got worse from there.
In the name of science why do we have to create reality television shows?
- November 17, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Amyfederline said...
I think it is important, before jumping to conclusions, to understand the full story surrounding the issue of tagging animals..... the reasons behind why tagging is important, what it can potentially tell us about these fantastic creatures, and how new information (from tagging) could potentially help us better protect sharks in the future.
A short media segment does not always portray both sides of the issue well.
Recently, so much important information has been gained from tagging sea turtles, sharks, elephant seals, dolphins and other large pelagic animals. Similar tagging techniques are used for many of these critters.
Want to learn more about tagging of ocean animals? http://www.gtopp.org/, www.topp.org, http://www.mbari.org/earth/Pelagics/pelagics.htm
- November 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM
are u kidding? catching a white shark is like catching a striped bass?
what planet are these people from and how stupid do they think the rest of us are?
these animals are being badly hurt for a tv show that much we can see with our own eyes!
- November 17, 2009 at 12:37 PM
From L.A Times today,
Said sanctuary superintendent Maria Brown on the ABC News program: "This research helps us protect white sharks. I equated it to ... it felt like what it's like when I go to the dentist; when you go in, you get a cavity filled. It's something that maybe you don't want to go do, but you do it, it's quick, it's over, it's done."
This woman should be excused from her job for failing to understand pain and suffering of animals.
I wonder aloud if these were whales if she would have the same reaction?
- November 17, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Amyfederline said...
I published a comment this morning and do not see it posted yet. Please respond as to why it is not posted - thank you, Amy
- November 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- Shark Diver said...
Amy you bring good points to this.
I would suggest though that you follow our posts and comments on this matter from the start.
Yes this is a multi faceted issue, but the fact remains it is also one with a glaring issue of safety for the animals and the controversy of conflict of interest.
We started several weeks ago as supporters of Marine CSI and now, not so sure about that support.
In the case where the reality television film crew are also the ones who own the vessel and who hook the sharks and pay for the research even less so.
Dr.D likened that hooking of a 4500lb white shark to as trivial an event as hooking a striped bass.
That statement on television was an abject distortion of facts, and he lost me right then and there.
- November 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- George said...
Michael Domeier came off very poorly in the segment, in my opinion. I can understand his defensive posture on the subject, as I'm sure he has good intentions with this program. However, as we all know, perception is everything, and I think the way he handled himself in the ABC clipped has totally shot how he is going to be perceived by the general public.
- November 18, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Booo boooo, save the sharks, ban reality television, booo booo!
- November 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Simply like going to the dentist ? Yeah right ! Hope they find a replacement for her !
- November 18, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I agree with the demands of this blog we need to prove this animal is alive and we also need to monitor the animal for the next year.
Let's get moving on this NOW!
- November 19, 2009 at 9:09 AM


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GOP Registration Higher Than Ever, But Will It Mean More Republican Votes?
There are more registered Republicans in Louisiana today than at any earlier point in the state's history. The Republican Party added more than 65,000 registered voters since the last presidential election, an 8 percent increase over their number in 2012. While the total of all registered voters has hit a new height, the overall growth rate (about 1 percent) falls well below the growth in the number of registered Republicans. This growth is all the more sharp when contrasted with the loss of nearly 100,000 registered Democrats, a 7 percent decline.
This latest four-year bump in registered Republicans follows a decades-long shift in the attitudes and behaviors of Louisiana voters. The change goes well beyond registration to include an even more stark shift in the voting habits of the Louisiana electorate, which once consistently elected Democrats but now usually, though not always, elects Republicans. Does the continued growth in the share of voters declaring themselves Republicans on their registrations mean Republicans stand to gain even more at the ballot box as well?
There are more Republicans everywhere, well almost everywhere
Republican registration is growing throughout Louisiana. Sixty parishes saw a net gain in the number of registered Republicans since 2012. The number slipped in only four: Orleans, St. John the Baptist, Caddo, and Madison. Yet, three of these saw an even larger drop in the number of registered Democrats allowing registered Republicans to grow their share of the local electorate despite their drop in numbers.
In fact, registered Republicans increased their share of the voter rolls in every parish except Orleans. This growth tended to be strongest in the state's whiter, rural parishes. This is probably because they had more room for growth there than in parishes that have larger minority populations, which tend to support Democrats, and suburban parishes, which tended to already have relatively large shares of Republican voters.
Party registration is a messy measure of partisanship…
It is important to remember that party registration is an imperfect measure of partisanship and voting behavior. For one, there are many registered voters who remain formally unaffiliated but fairly consistently vote for one party over the other. This reflects a national trend in which many voters do not like to identify themselves as partisans despite behaving very much as partisans.
The other reason is more specific to Louisiana and its southern neighbors. Throughout the Deep South in particular there are a great many voters who are registered as Democrats but who tend to vote for Republicans.
Consider the chart below. The solid line plots the share of voters registered as Democrats in each parish in 2012, from the parish with the smallest share (St. Tammany at 27 percent) to the parish with the largest share (St James at 74 percent). The dashed line plots Obama's 2012 vote share in these parishes. If Democratic registration is a good measure of Democratic voting strength, the lines would be fairly close. They are not.
Generally, registration overstates Democratic strength…by a lot. Almost everywhere, there were fewer votes for Obama than there were registered Democrats. Obama's vote share exceeded Democratic registration in only five parishes: Orleans, East Baton Rouge, Caddo, Madison, and St John the Baptist.
What's going on here? This is partly a function of turnout. Registered Democrats had a lower turnout rate in 2012 than registered Republicans (as they often do). So, part of the reason the solid line falls below the dashed line is that a share of registered Democrats are just not voting.
But that's not the main reason. Even when comparing Obama's vote share to the share of the electorate registered as Democrats and actually cast ballots, the gap remains. The reason is that many registered Democrats in Louisiana do not typically vote for Democratic candidates. These are voters who registered as Democrats decades ago when most Louisiana voters still identified with a party they saw as moderate-to-conservative, as it had been through much of the twentieth century (at least in the south).
Keep this in mind later this week when pundits begin counting the number of registered Democrats who cast early ballots in each parish in order to get a sense of how the election may go. Knowing the number of registered Democrats who vote tells very, very little about whether or not those voters are actually casting ballots for Democrats.
…but it does work better at identifying Republican voters
Republican registration is a messy measure of Republican strength too, but in a way that makes it more useful. Registration greatly understates Republican voting strength. Consider this chart, which is similar to the last but plots Republican registration against Romney's vote share in 2012.
Again, the lines are not at all close. However, the pattern is opposite than for Democratic registration. Romney beat Republican registration everywhere. Unlike registered Democrats in Louisiana, registered Republicans are typically committed partisans. They are voting for Republican candidates… and they get a lot of help from registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters who vote Republican too.
Newly registered Republicans were probably voting Republican anyway
The voters who have registered as Republicans since 2012 are likely to vote for Republicans in the presidential, senate, and congressional races this year. But that doesn't necessarily mean Republican candidates will do all that much better because of them.
This may seem a little counter-intuitive. Why wouldn't more committed Republicans help Republican candidates? Because the new registered Republicans were probably already voting Republican before they updated their registration, or, if they are first-time registered voters they are replacing older voters who were already regularly voting for Republicans even though they never registered as one themselves.
The chart below shows how the increase in the share of Republican registration in each parish is related to the 2012 'Romney surplus' (i.e. the gap between the share of registered Republicans and the 2012 Romney vote in the chart above). The largest gains in Republican registration are in those parishes that had the largest 'Romney surplus,' that is, the places that had the most people who were not registered as Republicans but were voting for Republicans.
Republican vote share has leveled off in recent years
Another way to see this is to look at the trend in Republican registration compared to the trend in the Republican share of the vote in Louisiana elections for president and U.S. Senate. Republican registration has steadily increased. It rose from 24 percent to 30 percent of registered voters since 2004, but the vote share in the state for Republican presidential candidates has remained inert: 57 percent in 2004, 59 percent in 2008, and 58 percent in 2012. Republican candidates in the state's last two U.S. Senate races received nearly the same share of the vote: 57 percent in 2010 and 56 percent in 2014.
If you prefer a more rigorous test, the 2008-to-2012 parish level gains in Republican vote share contributes almost nothing to accounting for the variance in 2012 Romney vote share after accounting for parishes' prior registration and propensity to support Republicans. [In statistical terms, including change in Republican registration in a model of the Romney vote hardly boosts the adjusted R-squared at all, from 0.975 to 0.979.]
More registered Republicans no longer means more Republican voters. Why? Increasingly, Louisiana voters are aligning their registration to match their voting behavior, rather than the other way around.


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An Evening w/ New York Times Wine Critic, Eric Asimov
Who is Eric Asimov? "I'm a shrink," he informed the group assembled at the Darien Library. "I'm like a priest that people confess to."
OK, so his description might not have been literal, but as the evening unfolded, it turned out to be strangely accurate.
In reality, Asimov is a respected journalist who writes a weekly column on wine for The New York Times. He also contributes to their Diner's Journal blog and created the popular $25 and Under restaurant reviews. His most recent achievement, though, is authoring a full-length book entitled How To Love Wine, that he presented at the Darien Library on Thursday December 13.
Although Asimov is an established commentator, he still retains the fun wit of an entertainer. The evening felt like a cross between an educational seminar and a stand-up comedy routine. As the event coordinators started off the evening by pouring the guests wine, he remarked, "It's a strategy of mine to get the crowd liquored up."
Asimov began by outlining the two major impetuses for writing what he refers to as his "memoir meets manifesto." First, he wants to introduce people to the growing number of exciting, esoteric wines available in today's ever-expanding market. "This is the greatest time in history to be a wine lover," he announced. "There are more points of view than ever before." He explained that small-scale producers in Europe have produced delicious, yet unknown wines for years. In the past twenty years, new laws and more adventurous consumers have made it possible to get them here.
He applauded the local wine programs and specialized stores in Connecticut, in particular, for contributing to the revolution. "You are lucky to have a store like Nicholas Roberts that seeks out wines like this," he told the crowd. He served two wines from the boutique wine store to provide "examples of the wonderful cornucopia of wines slowly becoming available." The first was a Joseph Forester Trepat. The varietal is usually used to make Cava, a light sparkling Spanish wine. However, this unique bottle is a smooth, pale red with round fruit tastes and a hint of pepper. The other selection was a white wine from Greece, the Domain Skouras Moscofilero. Its short skin contact and aging over lees results in a lovely balance of floral notes, fruit, and acidity.
Asimov's other reason for the book is where the therapy references come in. Because of his many successes, people look to him as a wine authority. They come to him for advice about how to best enjoy the beverage. "Usually it turns into people telling me their troubles with it," he laughs. Somewhere between all the swirling and references to terroir, wine cultivated a reputation for being pretentious and intimidating. "Why?" Asmiv laments. "It's there for pleasure."
Asimov alleviates anxiety by urging people to emotionally connect to the wines they encounter. "You just have to experience it," he explains. "Good wines, are, in fact, expressions of culture." Although this might seem like a virtuous approach, it runs contrary to many of today's wine critics who insist that the beverage must be prevented without history or feeling so as to present bias. They view it from a clinical perspective, as if they were testing a toaster for Consumer Reports. Tasters may sample hundreds of wines in one day, taking a quick sip and moving on.
"Wine appreciation takes the guts out of wine," he muses. "Wine isn't something to appreciate, but something to love."
Asimov himself fell in love with it as a "sullen teenager." With a twinkle in his eye, he recalled how his parents uprooted him from a new girlfriend and whisked him away to France for the summer. At first he moped around, but a lunch at a Parisian bistro with his father changed everything.
"There was great food, great wine, friends, family, loved ones. From then on I wanted to reproduce that," he explicated.
In all of his memories, wine is present but not the focus; it is the loom that weaves the people in the scene together. Asimov fondly remembered his years drinking "cheap" wine as a graduate student. At first it seemed strange that The New York Times wine critic would recall these years with such warm regard, but as he relived the comradery he and his roommates shared as they sat down to dinner, the audience at the library fell in love with the boxed wine with him.
The most touching reminiscence, though, centered around his parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary. Although only 28 and still humbly working his way into the industry, Asimov decided to purchase a thirty year old bottle of wine to commemorate their years together. He selected a bottle of Bordeaux from 1955. At the time, the $200 bottle seemed like a splurge; today a thirty year old bottle of Bordeaux would be thousands of dollars. He chronicles the undertaking in his book.
"We took turns burying our faces in the pitcher to breathe it all in…," he read to a rapt audience. "As I inhaled the aromas of the wine, I felt the sentimental history of my family wash over me, of the hopes and dreams of Mom and Dad over their thirty years of marriage, of the lives they had built for themselves and that their children, now adults, were trying to build."
Just as the audience had become completely absorbed into the scene, Asimov shut the book and broke the spell. "I showed my mom this part of the book," he said with a look of mischief in his eye. "She told me, 'I'm glad it meant so much to you. I don't really remember it." He paused, smiled, shook his head, and let out a small chuckle.
And that, in nutshell, embodies everything that Asimov believes about wine. Meaning and memory is fluid. Wine is context, emotion, expression. Like a great book, the same bottle can be interpreted in a multitude of ways by different individuals, generations, and cultures.
"Wine is one of the simplest pleasures," says Asmiov. "And it's available to anybody."


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Fangirls, I've just jumped out of my final Lushoween bath in preparation for writing this, and my GOODNESS was it a great way to treat myself. Lush brought back some old favorites and introduced some new cute products that I couldn't wait to get my hands on! So lets dive right in.
Lord of Misrule
Look who is back, guys! My favorite bath bomb is back now through Christmas, so you'd better grab it while you can. Lord of Misrule is a spicy and beautiful bath bomb that changes the color of your water from clear to green to a deep wine. I loved it last year so I overloaded on it and bought 4 this year (I've only used one so far). It's just as phenomenal a bath as I remember from last year, but I had forgotten about the pop rocks that end up in the tub with you. I highly recommend it because it's fun and spicy and it's easily the prettiest bath ever.
Monster's Ball
Let me tell you something, friends. Lady Gaga has nothing on this little monster. It smells of gummy worms (which is bewitching, believe me). It turns your bath into a beautiful blue-purple wonderland. I can not get over the scent though; it's strong and sweet, and it's not too much. I bought 2 because I loved the scent as soon as I sniffed it, and so our hallway that our pantry is in smells like it. I love it!
Autumn Leaf
I didn't buy this one in my first Lushoween trip because I wasn't all that enamored with it. But on our vacation last week, we had an amazing bath tub, so I made a point to visit a nearby Lush and grab a bath bomb. I ended up bringing Autumn Leaf back to the hotel, and love every second of it. It smells like freshly cut grass; one of Hermione's favorite scents. It was a lovely bath, but I don't think I'll be buying doubles of it.
I had never used a bath melt before, but oh my gosh this felt delightful. It turned my bath a bit milky looking; I only used about 1/3 of the ghost. I felt incredibly soft afterwards, and I am beyond astounded by how nice my skin feels. I did take a shower after my bath because I felt a bit too oily, but once I rinsed a bit I felt perfectly soft.
This is one that I didn't expect to enjoy, but I really did. This little pumpkin leaves your bath bright orange and smelling sweet. It made my skin feel pretty dang good, and made me smell amazing. I will be grabbing a couple more of these because I love the smell so much!
Goth Fairy
I didn't know what this was when I bought it. I thought it was possibly a bath melt, but it's not! It's a glitter stick. I use it kind of like a highlighter, and I love the glitter it spreads. Once warmed a bit between your fingers, it spreads easily, and you can get some incredible coverage. Also, even though it's a solid, it doesn't feel too heavy on your face, and I didn't notice an influx of acne where I used it.
I didn't buy some of the items, but I really enjoyed what I did buy. I highly recommend these, especially Lord of Misrule. I'll be grabbing more of Pumpkin and Monster Ball, and I hope you can get your hands on some before they're gone! Links for each item are below:
Lord of Misrule
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More than a month
It's been over a month since my last post ... life has been busy around here :). But besides lots of work there were many fun events too. Hikes, a wedding, shopping trips with DH, beer garden visits, dinners with friends, ...
We went hiking the first of May to enjoy spring which finally arrived here. Last Thursday was also a pubic holiday in Germany, so we drove across the border into Belgium to hike, walk around Malmédy and shop at a Belgian supermarket. That's always fun because they stock many Frensh articles too. We left with a shopping cart full of wine, ice cream, coffee, hard-to-find-in-Germany vegetables, fresh mussels and 10 (!) bottles of shower soap. Our favorite brand isn't stocked in Germany, so we used the opportunity.
The pictures above are from both trips.


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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild First Round Preview
We begin our NHL playoff preview with the President Trophy winning Chicago Blackhawks versus the Minnesota Wild.
At first glance this series looks like an easy win for Chicago. They won 36 of 48 games and had a historic start to the season. The Wild played well in stretches but needed a win against the worst team in the West in their last game to make the playoffs.
Let's break this series down:
Overall Talent – The Blackhawks can boast maybe the best 5-man unit in the NHL with Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa or Patrick Sharp and the combination of Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook on defence. The Wild have three elite players in Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter but they do not have the depth to match the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks have re-captured the depth that propelled them to a Stanley Cup in 2010.
Major edge – Chicago
Goaltending – On paper, this is the one area where Minnesota has a shot to upset the Blackhawks. Niklas Backstrom has consistently been one of the better goaltenders in the NHL and at his peak can steal a series. Corey Crawford should be able to play Backstrom at least to a standstill and let the Blackhawks superior talent win the series.
No edge either way
Coaching – Mike Yeo has a solid pedigree as a minor league coach and has led the Wild to a playoff spot for the first time since 2007-08. No matter his history he doesn't match Joel Quenneville's experience and his Stanley Cup ring.
Edge – Chicago
Specialty Teams – Surprisingly, Chicago only had the 19th ranked power play in the league while Minnesota's ranked 16th. I have to imagine that the Hawks elite offensive talent will win out through the playoffs, especially against Minnesota's 18th ranked penalty kill. The Blackhawks have a number of excellent penalty killers and ranked third in the NHL.
Edge – Chicago
I think the Blackhawks have too much talent, especially on the third and fourth lines to complement their elite offensive talent. Their forecheck will wear down the Suter/Brodin defense pair over the course of the series. I think the Wild manage to win one game on home ice but Chicago wins in 5 games.


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It's amazing how the mind works
how one smell
one sound
one touch can bring back so many memories and make you travel back in time
put you back to the exact day you felt that, saw that, smelled that
Triggers are also a curse
He sexually assaulted me many months ago
I remember it like it was yesterday and no matter how often i write about it and how often i cry about it i still have those memories buried inside of me.
I'm starting to think they'll always be there.
His cologne was really strong
It burned my nose and stayed on my skin even after I got home
I'm sitting here listening to music randomly and Dandole comes on
That song was playing that day
and I immediately go back to that moment
the fear the fighting the adrenaline in my blood the need to escape
It's crazy how the mind works


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Artist: Titus Cheatham
Genre: Hip-Hop
Artist Biography:
Titus Cheatham: I've been involved in music since the age of 8. I started writing Hip-Hop and R&B music at the age of 13. Through my music, I plan to delivery every emotion a person could feel and relate to, and experience in everyday life. My biggest dream is to be heard and help others get heard as well. My Music Pages are :
(Please support the Local Artist) "" We are the Future""
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Status Professional
My Status"
Local Rank 9 (Atlanta, Ga)
National Rank 107
Global 150
(all genres)848 of over 3 million musics
What Music activities are you involved in? Recording artist, songwriter, composer, producer, engineer?
I write Hip-Hop and R&B. I love to write about real life.
What aspect of what you do musically, do you find the most fun?
My favorite aspect of music is creating a vision through the power of words.
How would you describe your music?
My music is music people been waiting to hear for years. They want hip-hop back, I got it. I have the best of both worlds. I'm not old -school and not new school either. "I'm in between" You could expect a mixture of both, " Call it what you wanna call it " Its just real hip-hop with a meaning behind it.
How much of what goes into your music is life experience?
About 3/4 of my music is based on life experience. I feel as an artist , sometimes we have to visualize and be creative as well , "That's the beauty of this art", We could turn a vision into a reality & express ourselves in a certain way to create believers/ Or at-least grab our audience attention.
Who was your musical inspiration?
My music inspiration was 2 PAC, "The Realist"
How important is performing to you?
"Performing is very important", That's mostly where the money comes from as a indepedent artist.
How did you become interested in music?
I became interesting in music by sitting in front of the t-v watching video all day as I was growing up.
How important is music in your life?
Music is so important to me/ I believe that I'll never give it up / I don't have to be this famous main-screen artist/ It 's just what love to do, Its embedded in me to display all my thought on a subject and record it.
What drives you as a musician to keep making music?
Sites likes reverbnation drives me to keep making music. When it feel like no-one believes in me. I have people there that always do, through their messages, comments, and their appreciation they show. Oh yeah, Thank you all again," I might not be famous, but that's how you make me feel."
Do your family and friends support you pursuing your passion for music?
Yeah my family support me, but not as much as they use too. When time fly and nothing happens, the vibe is not the same with them as it was. Nowadays, I deal with others who do music. We have to keep our dream alive. No-one can Make us but us", It's no such thing as Break-Us". If they don't believe, that 's the motive for us to reach & achieve our goals & dreams.
What advice would you give to young musicians starting out?
My advice to young artist's. If you don't produce & just rap like myself. It's best to invest in your instrumental's exclusively/ keep signed contracts that exchanged from to you from the producer filed away. Write your album first before your mix-tape. When a record-label find you ; You want to be at your best, that's the way to go in, with a classic album" not rushed material. Make sure all your material is protected before distributing. Very Important.
Do you worry about making it in todays music industry?
I don't too much worry about making it in today's industry. I just believe in making good music. Most of the artist out here are independent Nowadays. It's a find your own way industry these days. If you don't, you might get 25% of what your really worth. It's just all about me networking, making good music, and investing in myself. I think things should work out fine.
What would you tell young musicians that may help inspire them to develop their talent?
You can develop your talent by reading more, it helps you to understand more, that's how quick the pen will learn to write better "if you know what i mean."
How long does it take you to write a song from start to finish?
My favorite time to write music is at night mainly, it's quiet.
Do you ever have trouble finding time to work on your music?
I do have a lot trouble writing ,Working /taking care of my family & networking takes up most of my time. I have to find time to write in between, but i makes it happen".
Do you feel the music you listen to affects who you are?
I think music is just music, you can like what you hear or not "some of it is true," but your reality is yours. I'll never let anything I hear inspire me to act or react a certain way toward anyone.
How do you deal with writers block when writing music?
Yep, I also have writers blocks at times myself/ but i have the whole month to complete a song. Most album these day consist 11 songs. That's 12 for me in a year. Writers block happen, but it don't stop me.
What was your first memory of music?
My first memory of music is mother listen to Marvin Gaye album over and over again.
My final thoughts to inspire young musicians:
Keep Grinding It Out to the Finish & I don't let no-one step in the way of your Dreams.
Titus Cheatham,
Thank you on behalf of Listening Edge Records for taking time to share with us your thoughts on music, and helping inspire musicians of all ages.Trevor Baron President Listening Edge Records


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Have you seen those ultra-hard jigsaw puzzles? The one with no picture on the cover to refer to, and worse, with no edges to mark out the border? The Baphuon temple in Angkor sounds pretty much like the same thing – but thankfully the restoration work is almost complete.
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Cambodian temple puzzle nearly complete
AFP, 28 October 2009
Restorers dismantled Baphuon in the 1960s when it was falling apart, laying some 300,000 of its stone blocks in the grass and jungle around the site.
But before the French-led team of archaeologists could reassemble the 34-metre (112-foot) tall temple, the hardline communist Khmer Rouge swept to power in 1975.
Up to two million people died from overwork, starvation and torture as the regime tried to re-set Cambodia to "Year Zero" by eliminating reminders of its past — including the records to put Baphuon back together.
"The archive of the numbering system (for scattered stones) was stolen and destroyed by the Khmer Rouge," Royere says.
"We had to face a kind of jigsaw puzzle without the picture how to rebuild it."


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Two readers discuss the points raised in the article "Thou Shall Not Kill" by ManoChil.
David R. Hagopian (USA):
I read with interest your message entitled "Thou Shalt Not Kill". What a dichotomy! How could such a religious man as Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer contemplate the killing of a human? Our Bible addresses death and killing in many ways. Indeed, many have argued that the Christian Bible is contradictory when it comes to this (and other) subjects. For example in Matthew 5 & 6, and in Luke 22 the Scriptures, appear to offer contradictory direction.
Luke 6:29 (New International Version)
29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
Matthew 5:39 (New International Version)
39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Luke 22:36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
On one hand we are giving away shirts and on the other we are selling them for weapons. But as Armenians we refer to the Bible as "the breath of God" and therefore it cannot be contradictory.
The best explanation that I have ever heard of this particular dichotomy came from a lay preacher by the name of Bali Balian (my grandfather), who lived in Lebanon until the 1960's. He said that these verses mean exactly the same thing. For the good of society, the protection of the innocent, the protection of family, and the defense of a nation, there are times when one must kill and there are times when one must die. As a Christian it is easier to die than to kill. But we must be ready for both situations. Without the knowledge of Scripture and the love of Christ in one's heart, it is difficult if not impossible to discern, when faced with this situation, which path to choose.
David R. Hagopian
Deerfield, IL USA
Elisabeth Käser (Switzerland):
Dear Manuel
I read your article: Thou shalt not kill. As you wrote about Dietrich Bonhoeffer I'm sure you know that he once said something like: "It is less culpable to do something bad, than to be bad."
Interesting enough I'm reading a book by Paul Tournier. The title: "Shall We Assert
Or Give In? (Sich durchsetzen oder nachgeben?) Quote: "Bishop Wurm had often discussed the matter with an other Bishop (in Nazi Germany), one of his best friends, who, like him hesitated. Fortunately, one night, Wurm suddenly had an inner call, that he should take vigorous action and breake with the regime. He took it as a divine inspiration and immediately obeyed. It was high time. Little but was missing and he would have, like the other bishop, been led astray from compromise to compromise to conform with the regime, until eventually he wouldn't have been able to get away. Consequently he and his friend, who both hesitated for a long time, became leaders of two parties of the church, who irrevocably stayed in opposition, one in resistance, the other in submission."
How difficult it was for even a godly man like Bishop Wurm to know what to do! May God give us and all his children in times needed an inspiration and may we then obey immediately. May HE give us grace all the time.
With best wishes for your service in chanitz and wherever, including privately. Special greetings from Switzerland to you as well as to Badv. Svajian and Dig. Vera.
(previously in Anjar)
ManoChil's response:
Dear Elizabeth and David Hagopian,
I'm am glad to know that the article I've written as of late September 2009 – Thou Shalt Not Kill – has stirred you to think about this difficult issue and write good responses whether a Christian should contemplate the very idea of killing when necessary.
I believe this subject will keep on being a controversial matter to many throughout their lives.
In Truth,


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All My Rowdy Friends...
Mat Becker has a birthday today. Who knows how old he'll tell you he turned. I bet there's a 4 at the beginning of it but he'll swear otherwise.
Becker and I have runned and gunned for a good 15 years together. Once we were Warriors, us. We still manage to laugh our balls off when we get time to cross each others path. Alaska isn't easy to work into your routing.
There is no upside to aging, save for that you stop giving a fuck about the trivial pursuits. The ding in the car door, the stain on your shirt. Who gives a bleeding shit - I have real problems. And the real problems I will see in ten years as pointless.
But getting older eats even more of an ass if you don't age like the rest of them. We still live, Becker and I, like we did when we were outcast amateur comics in Phoenix all those years ago. We never settled down. The circumstances change. Becker married the greatest girl in the world, bought a house and keeps a job like the others but if you call him in the middle of the night there's a good chance they are blotto and setting things on fire in the backyard, laughing to scare the moose.
Mat Becker
Becker's age begins with a 4. Here's where the suck comes in - the bar is still young. You get old and the bar is always 23. Your other friends have a baby, they get jobs where they have to put on a suit and strive for status. They get tired. They start to take things "seriously".
They call it settling down when it's usually settling for less.
Your social circle begins to shrink. Your old friends have taken permanent residence in Middle America and the bar is still 23. You don't have much to say to them either. 23 is still terrified of what you've grown bored with and people your age are watching CSI and going to bed.
I wish I could see Becker more often so we could laugh at all those friends who succumbed to the real world.
I don't want to be young again. I have a hard time accepting that I'm as stupid as I am now, much less what an idiot I was back then. I don't want to be young, I just want people my age to stop being so fucking old. I want to see a room full of people my age full to their throat on Ecstasy and wine, not aware or caring that it's a weeknight. I want you to come out of retirement and be alive again.
You are a professional now, you can't behave like that anymore. You are a cop, a stockholder, a leader, a captain of industry. Even people in my own field who became 'successful" and immediately panicked and started walking the straight 'n narrow out of fear of losing status. You could be using that status to find new and inventive ways of fucking around. You know we're dead at the end of this, right?
And all you cocksuckers who have opted out of the fun because you spilled young into the world - you, who now sits and teaches those same eggheads all the same garbage we rebelled against before you quit and sold in - that sex is dirty and that these certain words are bad and how to behave to appease the masses - that all the drugs we did were bad (although we did fine by 'em) and that education is important (although we taught ourselves) and that it's your duty to vote (although you say all politicians are corrupt) - you are the shittiest of the bunch. You'll only make this world as dull for your kid when he's 38 as it is for me.
If you are reading this and your age begins with a 4 - chances are you are in a position of medium authority. So do me a favor, in honor of Mat Becker's birthday. Fuck something up a little. Tell your kids the truth about at least one thing you've lied about. Steal something. Fuck someone ugly. Skip work and get drunk at noon at a tittie bar. Prank call your higher-ups in the middle of the night and tape it. Remember what a shithead the young you would think you are and change it a little.
Happy Birthday, Becker. We'll break these cocksuckers or die in the effort.
This mid-life crisis is brought to you by www.MySpace.com, where I have spent far too much valuable time when I could have been out actually doing something. If you're already infected by this internet disease and are as addicted as I am - send the good ones to my page www.myspace.com/dougstanhope as its far more effective than the mailing list.
I lost my cell phone so if I had your number, I dont have it anymore. That's why I haven't called. I still have the same number on the new phone so gimme a ring. I'm on the road thru Thanksgiving.
Got word today that comedian Kelly Moran passed away. Sorry all that got blown out of proportion, Kelly. I guess it doesn't matter anymore. Kelly was a good guy to me. Weird how it works. ;mso-"eo10link;mso-no-proof:yes'>
And we have a bump and wait. We hooker-proof the room, hiding any valuables and tidying up a bit. We speed-talk about what is to come - my good friend has never come close to getting a hooker and is thrilled at the prospect of a new experience and my horny has left for the prospect of funny. I explain the inherent shame that will come in the morning for spending 400 dollars, no matter what should come of this. She doesn't care. You never care when you do drugs. That's why drugs - alcohol included and most guilty - have a bad name. Not the feeling you get but the lengths you will take it to.
We talk and fret and open more beer. She gets a migraine and I start to trip. She showers and I second-guess. It's 6:15 and I tell her not to talk so loud as Vixen may be walking down the hall any second. It's 6:42 and we begin to think that Vixen isn't showing up. It's 7:15 and we know that Vixen has beaten us out of a story but back into 400 dollars. I'm tripping balls and get into the tub. My great friend goes back to her room and orders more Advil to stop her head from popping off.
It's 9:30 before I give up on beating my cold penis into a corner and go to bed until noon when football starts.
Gambling is a different addiction altogether.
The "good friend" referred to in the above story is not who you think it is. I see where some of you would just assume if you were around that week but you would be wrong. It was no one you have met, seen or heard.


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Libby Rae Watson
Libby Rae Watson grew up in Pascagoula, MIssissippi a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. She became captivated by Blues music when in her teens after stumbling across a songbook in a local music store. It was full of songs and photos of Blues greats! Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten.... legends of the early Blues. It was the beginning of a life long infatuation of the music, the people who made it, and the culture of her own State. She later searched for and became friends with several Blues musicians. She was mentored by the great Sam Chatmon who was the last surviving member of the Mississippi Sheiks. "I didn't plan to go 'find' the Blues. The Blues found me. I've been consumed by it for over 40 years! Like Sam Chatmon said, " The Blues is my daily occupation!"
*Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola Blues Challenge* 2013 2nd place 2014 Winner, 2015 Winner
*International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN* 2014 and 2015 semi-finalist. 2018 Finalist!
2016 Musician of the Year by the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola
2017 Winner of the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola Blues Challenge, along with duo partner, Wes Lee as Sweet 'n' Salty. Wes was a finalist in the 2017 IBC in Memphis.
2018 International Blues Challenge Finalist with duo Sweet 'n' Salty and Wes Lee.
2019 National Women in Blues Showcase in Memphis, TN
2019 Amal Blues Festival in Sweden
Libby Rae Watson has played many festivals and music venues throughout the South and Canada... New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Juke Joint Festival, to name a few. In 2013, She toured the Maritimes of Canada with famed Canadian blues man, Doc MacLean.
Since 2014, Libby Rae tours as a solo, a duo with Wes Lee called Sweet 'n' Salty, and with fellow musicians Rambling Steve Gardner, Bill Steber and Wes Lee as the Jericho Road Show.
'Sweet 'n' Salty' - Libby Rae Watson
'Times Ain't Like They Used to Be'- The Jericho Road Show Vol. 3 - Both available on cdbaby
"I Done Told Ya" - Sweet 'n' Salty - duo with Wes Lee. Available at wesleemusic.com
Click music note at bottom of page for link to some of the music and Facebook
CONTACT INFO email - email@example.com
WEBSITE www.libbyrae.com www.reverbnation.com/libbyraewatson
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"...there are blessings in the desert. You can be pulled into limitlessness, which we all yearn for, or you can do the beauty of minutiae, the scrimshaw of tiny and precise. The sky is your ocean, and the crystal silence will uplift you like great gospel music."
The desert, it turns out, is a pretty amazing place. The silence and vastness envelop you, and that's just during the daytime. In the night, when millions of stars emerge, you almost feel as though you're being sucked into a speckled vacuum.
And so we found ourselves in the White Desert National Park (a small northeastern section of the immense Sahara). All we had were sleeping bags, food, an awesome driver, cameras and a sense of amazement.
I recommend bringing the last item with you on every trip.
Much of the White Desert (a small section of the Western Desert) is made up of fossils dating back 80 million years. The white limestone looks like streaks of snow laying atop the sand. While it looks like snow, it feels like rock if you fall on it. Duly noted.
Very few moments or places in life let you transcend the continuity of time and feel a sense of nothingness and fullness at the same time. This place totally does.


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Cmdr. Mark Olson, USN
A tough week is nearly over. It's been pouring nonstop in the East, floods are inundating the northeast, GOP presidential candidates are hectoring one another, fires are racing across Texas, President Obama's pleading for work from Congress, and someone turned the lights out in San Diego.
Just thank God you're not Commander Mark Olson, U.S. Navy, who until Wednesday commanded the guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans:
Olson was in command on Aug. 17 when the ship was conducting a gunnery exercise at the Cherry Point Operating Range Area, off the North Carolina coast. During the exercise, The Sullivans mistook a fishing vessel for a towed gunnery target and began firing inert rounds at the vessel. They landed close but did not strike the boat. None of the fishermen was harmed, 2nd Fleet said.
He's the 18th Navy captain relieved of command this year, topping last year's toll. And there's still nearly a third of the year to go.


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Infant Breathlessness, Rapid Breathing, or Grunting
Breathlessness and shortness of breath are both casual terms for dysphenea. It's something that can be experienced in all age groups, but it is often indicative of another kind of problem. Adults with breathlessness can communicate the kind of fear that comes with breathlessness, sometimes the feeling of suffocation or the tightening of the chest. With infants, however, parents and pediatricians must be proactive as there could be an underlying medical issue that requires immediate medical assistance.
Cystic Fibrosis
Breathlessness is a symptom of something relating to the lungs, and cystic fibrosis is one of those birth injuries that relates to the lungs. Cystic fibrosis is an abnormal thickening of the gland that produces thick mucus and sweat.
Often, cystic fibrosis clogs the lungs, glands, and digestive tract of the child, causing breathlessness from mucus residing in the lungs. Other symptoms of the injury could include foul-smelling or greasy stool, intestinal blockage, inflamed nasal passages, persistent mucus-producing cough, poor weight gain, severe constipation, and wheezing. Cystic fibrosis is usually found in children and can be diagnosed from a blood test, a chest x-ray, and/or a sputum culture.
Folic Acid Anemia
Because folic acid anemia is a disorder related to the folic acid in the blood, it doesn't seem that breathlessness would be a symptom indicative of the problem. However, all symptoms of folic acid anemia should be heeded as it may communicate that the child has been deficient in folic acid for quite some time. Breathlessness is one of the symptoms, but the other symptoms of folic acid anemia include lethargy, paleness, palpitations, and fatigue.
Folic acid anemia is generally simple to diagnose. There are several blood tests used to confirm it and a physician will usually check the vitamin b-12 levels as well.
Group B Strep Infection
Sometimes mothers carry a group B strep infection without even knowing it and they pass it off to their baby during childbirth. Doctors are supposed to check the mothers for this during the end of their pregnancy, but when doctors don't, this birth injury ends up creating undue harm on the child.
Breathing problems or breathlessness is one of the many symptoms associated with group B strep infection. Other symptoms include fever, grunting sounds, bluish skin, seizures, limpness, stiffness, heart rate and blood pressure abnormalities, poor feeding, and fussiness.
Group B strep infection can be diagnosed by testing the blood or the spinal fluid.
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Hypoxia, or Anoxia
One of the most difficult, common, and tragic birth injuries is HIE, or when the baby has been hypoxic or anoxic. If the baby is breathless immediately after delivery, this may be an indication of hypoxia, a medical condition marked by lack of oxygen.
The doctor should work immediately to assist in the child's breathing to prevent brain damage or cerebral palsy. A CT scan or an MRI is generally administered after the baby breathes normally again to determine if brain damage, if any, has occurred.
Meningitis occurs when a maternal infection or group B strep infection expose the newborn's symptom to too much bacteria, thus causing extreme health problems. Breathlessness is one of the symptoms of meningitis, along with fever, trouble eating, sensitivity to light, stiff neck, irritability, lethargy, or even seizures.


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Roma Cinema DOC is a film festival based in Italy, that features the best short films, documentaries and web series from around the world.
All entries counts as Official Selections and will be listed on our website.
During 2018, Judges will select at least 15 best films of each category that will be given the distinction of an Official Finalist of the annual event. In January we will announce the winners that will be screened during the Roma Cinema DOC 2019. Film that will be screened will receive trophies and special prizes.
The best film of the year will win 500,00€.
Important dates:
August 1, 2018 Opening Date
August 26, 2018 Summer 1st Deadline
September 15, 2018 Summer 2nd Deadline
October 5, 2018 Autumn 1st Deadline
October 25, 2018 Autumn 2nd Deadline
November 14, 2018 Late Deadline
December 5, 2018 Extended Deadline
December 31, 2018 Last Deadline
January 18 – 23, 2019 Notification Date FINALISTS
February 15, 2019 Notification Date WINNERS ROMA CINEMA DOC 2019
March 30, 2019 Event Date ROMA CINEMA DOC 2019
All entries receive Official Selection Laurels.
Judges will select at least 15 best films of each category:
Best International Short Film (30 min or less)
Best Italian Short Film (30 min or less)
Best International Documentary (60 min or less)
Best Italian Documentary (60 min or less)
Best International Web Series (30 min or less – episode)
Best Italian Web Series (30 min or less – episode)
Best Student Film (20 min or less)
Best One minute Short Film (60 seconds or less)
Best Short short (5 min or less)
Best Films will be screened in special events and will receive special trophy's and different prices including cash depending on our sponsors.
Depending upon the number of entries for each category and the quality of films submitted, we could also give Special Mentions.
All non-English films must have English subtitles.
Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category.


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Buffett to Be Goldman Sachs's Sixth-Largest Shareholder
His Berkshire Hathaway Is Set to Have a 2.91% Stake in the Firm on Tuesday—and Buffett Isn't Putting in Another Cent
Warren Buffett once proclaimed his investment in Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers as "far from fun." He is likely finding a more recent foray there more enjoyable.
Five years ago last week, Mr. Buffett invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as the company battled for its survival during the financial crisis. On Tuesday, Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is set to become the company's sixth-largest stockholder with a 2.91% stake—and he isn't putting in another cent....


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Combine Carriage Letter M with other carriage letters to make a personalised wooden name train!
Don't forget to then add a Front Train Engine and an End Train Carriage to set off your wooden name train.
The darker stained wheels make a nice contrast with the lighter train wood colour.
Also, makes a lovely newborn gift or toddler's birthday gift.
Additionally, makes a fun nursery or child's bedroom decoration.
Made with quality wood and non-toxic stain paint.
So, please keep up with our latest arrivals and special offers on our Facebook page. Check out our other toys for Display
Recommended age: 3 Years+ (but suitable as a Display toy from birth)
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Volunteer Opportunities
IDC and its chapters have a number of volunteer opportunities available throughout the year to help you get involved.
Volunteering provides leadership opportunities to share your expertise, promotes personal growth and enriches your community. By joining an event committee you will be an essential part in planning an event with the goal of engaging attendees and educating the public about the interior design industry.
Your time and effort will build connections
and make this a truly rewarding experience.
There are two types of event committees: internal and external. Internal event committees organize events that foster relationship-building and networking among the interior design community, like golf or bowling tournaments. External event committees organize events that put the interior design profession in front of the public to let them know who we are and what we do, like CANstruction which supports the food bank.
Committees are made up of a combination of interior designers and industry members, all of whom must be active members. Participation is on a first come, first served basis and IDC members who participate on an event committee can claim 1 non-IDCEC hour per year for professional development. Planning an event takes time and the length of your commitment will vary by event.
If you'd like to get involved, contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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When it comes to our PC or laptop we make sure that it is protected from any sort of virus, malware or spyware which can enter the PC or laptop through internet usage or any external hard drive.
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For that, Microsoft security essential is a free antivirus utility which protects our PC from the harmful attack of viruses or spywares or malwares so that we can go for safe web browsing and remain protected. With this now we do not have to go for commercialized antivirus or anti malwares, we can utilize this free software and protect our PC.
Installing Microsoft Security Essential
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This software can be installed from the internet and can be used by us. The software contains many different types of options through which we can protect a PC or laptop like scanning, online tracking of viruses or spywares etc. Especially the new updated version makes the work faster and smoother.
Updated Version Of Microsoft Security Essentials
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The new updated version or the beta version is installed with updated and stronger virus depleting qualities and makes the work faster and smoother. It gives a real time protection to the PC or laptop and runs in the background giving 24/7 protection to the PC.
Steps For Installing Microsoft Security Essentials
It is not very difficult to install this software. Before installing one thing has to be kept in mind that no other anti virus software is installed and it should be deleted and then this software can be installed easily after accepting certain terms and conditions and the procedure can be carried out.
Post Installation
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After installing the software a full PC scan can be done so that the viruses can be removed or deleted or sent to quarantine as we do not realize but on daily basis we suck up too many viruses which keeps eating our PC files and disrupts the functioning of PC. After scanning the PC, update can be carried out so that the pc works faster and all time protection can be provided.
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Features Of Microsoft Security Essentials
It comes with outstanding features and many options where one can set up the security of the PC according to his/her convenience. It comes with the most modified and developed format so that it becomes easier for the user to use it and can update it accordingly.
The most important feature is that this software comes free and we can download it when ever we want without paying any cash. Although it is free but it does not compromise on its quality and catching viruses effectively. And it can be updated automatically with time and get new features.
Uses Of This Software
After installation this software works by itself on the background and even pops up if encounters any virus or suspicious malware or spyware, so that the user is updated with the attacks and the functioning of this software. This software are indispensible for a PC and is widely used.


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The Young Dubliners are quite possibly Celtic rock's hardest working band. They have twice appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, had songs featured in TV shows (Sons Of Anarchy, Human Target) and toured extensively as a headliner and as the opener for a diverse list of artists as Collective Soul, Jethro Tull, Johnny Lang and many more.
Food truck: Grille 406
Online ticket sales have ended. Tickets are $15 and available at the door.


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Brian Fargo: VR Has Lots of Passion Behind It, Unlike Kinect Which Felt Forced
Brian Fargo is certainly among those few gameplay designers worthy of the adjective 'legendary'. He worked on games like Wasteland, Fallout, and The Bard's Tale. He founded inXile Entertainment in 2002 and in recent years, the studio managed to release games like Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera after very successful Kickstarter campaigns. Wasteland 3, due for release in 2019, received even more funding from backers than his predecessor, and inXile is also working on The Bard's Tale IV which should launch in 2018.
However, Fargo is also a big believer in Virtual Reality. inXile recently launched The Mage's Tale for Oculus Rift & Touch and it will double down with an open world survival title for all VR headsets, after receiving a $4.5 million investment from gumi VR.
Speaking with GamesIndustry, Fargo made a comparison between VR and Kinect stating that the latter felt forced and lacking passion behind it, while the former will eventually succeed.
I've been in this industry since the early '80s. So here we are, it's a little hobby business and now it's this incredibly huge multi-billion dollar industry that's running TV ads every day and we have esports. It's become the tail that wags the dog. Anybody who says they saw it coming is probably not telling the truth, but there was one thing about it – video games were incredibly fun to play and there was a lot of passion about playing them and making them. And so, in retrospect, you say, 'OK, there was all this passion. Should we have been surprised at where this industry has gone?' We really, in some ways, should've seen it coming. So I look at VR as a deja vu with that.
When you play virtual reality games – and I play them all practically – it's some of the most fun I've had in years. So I'm taking my lessons from, 'OK, where there's passion, there's going to be an industry.' On the converse, you think about something like the Kinect, for example, which saw all this hype behind it, but it felt forced. You sort of play it and you're grimacing through it and you're trying to think, 'How could this apply to real games more than the casual rafting or playing with pets?' I never quite saw that. In that regard, we look at that and say, we shouldn't have been surprised it didn't work because there wasn't the kind of passion you'd like to see with a new piece of hardware and new medium. That's what VR has.
Microsoft's Kinect originally launched for Xbox 360 in November 2010, allowing users to interact via gestures and voice commands with the motion sensing device. An updated version of the hardware launched alongside Xbox One in 2013, but it's believed to have contributed to the launch issues of Xbox One by forcing Microsoft to establish a launch price of $499.
Six months later, Microsoft had to release a Kinect-less Xbox One priced at $399. They also allowed game developers to completely disable Kinect tracking in their titles to free up valuable system resources; Kinect has been all but abandoned ever since.


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The Derby Christmas Ice Rink will be opened for the festive period on Friday, November 27.
Whether out with a group of friends, spending time as a family or looking for a venue for a work Christmas party, a spin on the Derby Christmas Ice Rink, made of real ice, will be a festive treat.
Situated in Derby Market Place, it can be enjoyed until Tuesday, January 5. Tickets are £6.50 - £8.50, with concessions and group tickets available.
Call 01332 255800.


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