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The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, was invited to address the Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, but ended up offending his hosts by slinging a slanderous accusation against the Jewish state.
Speaking in German, Schulz told the gathered Israeli lawmakers that "the Palestinian people, like the Israeli people, have a right to fulfill their dream of creating their own viable democratic state."
Schulz said he understood Israel's need to implement security measures that would lessen the impact of Palestinian terrorism. But, he wondered if Israeli policies weren't going too far. Instead of boosting security, he suggested that checkpoints and what he called the "siege" of Gaza were actually creating more despair among Palestinians, and therefore more Palestinian terrorism.
As an example of the injustices at which he was hinting, Schulz cited young Palestinians from Ramallah who a day earlier had told him that "an Israeli is allowed to use 70 liters of water per day, but a Palestinian only 17."
Schulz admitted that he had not actually checked the figures before repeating the Palestinian accusation from the podium of the Knesset.
But for many Israelis, this claim is nothing new, and several Knesset members, including Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, were thoroughly incensed to the point of briefly heckling Schulz before storming out of the auditorium.
"I am completely prepared to hear criticism from friends. I am not prepared to remain silent in the face of lies. That is why I left together with my party from the plenum," Bennett later wrote on his Facebook page, noting that he would have had no problem with Schulz merely criticizing Jewish settlements and calling for the creation of a Palestinian state.
MK Orit Struk, another member of Bennett's Jewish Home Party, added, "When the President of the European Parliament spits on you, you cannot just remain silent, wipe your face and call it rain. It is unprecedented gall to stand up in the Knesset of Israel and proceed to slander the entire body of elected officials and the entire Jewish People - in German!"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refrained from making a scene during Schulz speech, but later told the Knesset plenum that their European guest had been wholly incorrect, and should consider checking facts before hurling accusations.
"He said that he visited Ramallah and heard that an Israeli citizen uses four times as much water as a Palestinian. According to both the Palestinian water authority and our data, these claims are incorrect. [Schulz] said, in all honestly, 'I didn't check.' But that didn't prevent him from casting aspersions," Netanyahu complained.
A report in Israel's Ma'ariv newspaper later revealed the truth that Schulz couldn't be bothered to check himself.
A 2011 Palestinian Authority water report revealed that residents in Palestinian-controlled areas received a rough average of 103 liters of water per day. A similar report by Israel's Mekorot Water Authority a year later showed that Israelis receive about 183 liters of water per day.
And while there is still a considerable gap between those two numbers, other experts have noted that the daily water use by Palestinians is on par with the average from across the Arab world. Israel's usage is higher because the Jewish state has poured considerable investment into national recycling and desalination programs in order to supplement its water supply.
And while what might have truly been an innocent mistake wouldn't seem like grounds for Bennett's outburst, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein tried to explain to Schulz why it was so problematic for a public figure like himself to propagate unverified claims.
"Incorrect facts that are sounded every day are later used as weapons in the delegitimization campaign against Israel, and we must be wary of them," Edelstein told Schulz at a state dinner on Wednesday evening.
For his part, Schulz maintained that his address was totally pro-Israel, and, indeed, much of it was. European officials said their parliamentary president had been offended by the Israeli reaction to his repeating Palestinian propaganda in the midst of a speech that was generally sympathetic toward the Jewish state.
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But the outlining phase takes so long (at least for me), and I'm just itching to dive in and start writing words and to hear what my main character wants to say. I'm so tempted to jump ahead and start writing, but I know if I do I'll write myself into a corner and make a huge mess. I wish I could just wing it, but that's not how I work. So here I sit, outlining away and imagining scenes in my head and wishing I was putting words on paper.
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Generously offering to be my host, Michael "Maya" Guillen has invited me to San Francisco to attend the SF Silent Film Festival in a few weeks. I haven't visited the Bay Area in many years, and I'm excited not just to see the films but also to meet up with all the San Fransiscan bloggers and cinephiles I've been reading for ages now.
The festival is showing: Mikael (by Dreyer; the only film at the festival I've seen), The Unknown (Tod Browning), The Kid Brother (Harold Lloyd), The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Les Deux Timides, The Man Who Laughs, The Soul of Youth, The Silent Enemy, Her Wild Oat, Jujiro(Crossways), and The Patsy.
Any suggestions or thoughts about the films, the festival, or cinema hotspots in the city? They're most welcome.
-- Here's a spot of Cannes coverage by Christoph Huber, Mark Peranson and Kent Jones at Quintin and Flavia de Fuente's blog, La Lectora Provisoria. Also: more from Kent Jones at Dave Kehr's blog.
-- Glenn Kenny on the Cannes awards.
-- David Bordwell blogs "some cuts I have known and loved."
-- Michael Newman at Zigzigger: "After four semesters now, I have collected some ideas about how a class blog works and doesn't work that I thought would be worth sharing."
-- Edwin Mak at Faster Than Instant Noodles on Jia Zhang-ke's new film, 24 City.
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KJ Dell'Antonia helps babies "Begin Smart" with a new reading series. Curmudgeon, John Lofton, takes apart the political theology of Obama. Weather beats us up a while. Then, Senator Chuck Grassley on ethanol mandates. SCOTUS affirms the 2nd Amendment.
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Woodstock Park is located right in the center of the top half of the neighborhood. Enjoy the fir-lined pedestrian path, picnic area, multiple sports fields, and an off-leash dog area. One can find many more parks right outside the neighborhood boundaries. In general, Woodstock is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city, with basic amenities located within a close distance to the area's residences.
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CONCORD — A hearing has been set for March 26 about a possible ban of outdoor cultivation of marijuana within the city.
The ban targeting medical marijuana patients would restrict the growing of medical pot to the indoors of residential units and would be policed by city code enforcement officers.
The Planning Commission on Feb. 6 recommended City Council approve the ban, and during initial meetings last year the majority of the council indicated support for it. The ban requires an amendment to the city's development code.
The issue has divided residents in the Dana Estates neighborhood, where one resident has grown medical marijuana in his backyard for years. The resident, Chris Olsen, has threatened to take legal action against the city if it is approved.
Proponents want the law on the city's books before Mother's Day on May 12, which local growers say is the beginning of the growing season.
The City Council, which voted 5-0 Tuesday to have the hearing, will hold it starting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is pleased that the House passed H.R. 674, to repeal the 3 percent withholding tax, as already passed by the Senate. The resounding vote of 422-0 demonstrates that Americans have had enough of extraneous taxes.
Bob Stallman, AFBF president, had the following statement: "Without passage of this important legislation, the new 3 percent withholding tax, which was scheduled to begin in 2013, would have unnecessarily hit farmers hard in the pocketbook. The tax would have been withheld from many (USDA) payments, such as dairy support and conservation programs.
"Farm profitability and tax liability fluctuate greatly from year to year due to weather and markets, but taxes would have been withheld regardless. For agricultural operations that ended the year without owing taxes, the withholding would have amounted to an interest-free loan to the government. Reducing farm revenue by 3 percent of government payments could have created cash flow problems and made it harder for farmers to purchase the supplies they need.
"The tax would also have applied to Medicare payments. Because rural medical facilities and doctors see a higher percentage of Medicare patients, it would have been harder to maintain rural health facilities and to attract doctors to rural areas.
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All gaming -related paper models can't be found by using English
Some time ago I posted printable dungeon walls, claiming that there was no free and good-quality printable dungeon walls online.
Some time ago I posted printable dungeon walls, claiming that there was no free and good-quality printable dungeon walls online.
Shortly in Finnish: Tämä on pienoismalli lapsuuden kotitilastani Asikkalassa. Materiaalina on käytetty pääasiassa pahvia ja pienoismalli on upotettu lasikantisen sohvapöydän sisään. Jouduin tekemään pöytään ylimääräisen välipohjan valkopintaisesta vaneerista, muuten tämä malli oli sopivin pienoismallia varten.
Flag -tokens to indicate target area
Wooden bridge WIP
Pacific terrain is addition to my AAM terrain collection. A lot of the terrains used in these games are some, but there are several new components which make the terrain look completely different.
This terrain is going to show you step by step how I'm doing my winter war gaming terrains for Axis & Allies miniatures. I'm going to post the photos for start, and write more text later about creation process. You can find some details about the terrain creation process in Axis & Allies miniatures ww2 town terrain, WIP -post.
This post shows you detail about constructing models and terrain bases for ww2 town terrain meant to be used with Axis & Allies miniatures. You can see photos of the ready terrain in another post. You can see details about construction phases by bringing the mouse pointer on the photo.
This tiny and simple printable papercraft model allows you to create your fleet of space freighters with a feel of the popular scifi series. I didn't plan the model for public download - sorry if there are any inaccuracies, I tried to clean up the sheet a bit.
Here's a paper model of a chemical container train car I've used as a prop in my Savage Cyberworld -campaign. Print it on two A4/Letter sheets, on cardstock, 120g paper or something else strudier than standard paper. I haven't added instructions as the model is quite simple, and I didn't see it necessary to add the parts that attach train cars to each other (whatever they are called in English), model worked quite well without them.


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Ryanpullano needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
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A one page sell sheet we can use when presenting the product to our potential clients we are selling to. It will list the features and benefits of our system and include screen shots as well as pricing. I will provide the text, logo and screen shots needed. I would like you to design a nice looking one sided sell sheet that will list all of this info in a clear and eye catching manner...This sheet will be given to the potential client and will list all the features, benefits and pricing of our system for them to look over and keep.


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I am trying to collect cache performance statistics using PAPI. The processor is Intel Core i7 and the operating system is Linux 2.6.31 Ubunty 9.10 with perfctr 2.6.x installed.
When I tried "make test" I got the following error message:
... (42 lines of "PAPI error: pfmlib not initialized)
PAPI Error: 42 of 42 events in papi_events.csv were not valid.
zero.c FAILED
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Error in PAPI_library_init: PAPI_ESBSTR
When I run the perfex -i, it prints:
PerfCtr Info:
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.EU registration changes and Brexit
Due to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the European Commission has made the decision to revoke existing .EU domain names, and stop selling new .EU domains, to UK residents. The official timing for everything depends on how the withdrawal proceeds. The earliest that EURid - the registry for .EU domains - will revoke existing .EU domains from UK residents is March 30, 2019. This date can change, as Brexit negotiations are currently ongoing.
More information can be found at EURid's official notice.
Because of the European Commission's decision, effective immediately - GoDaddy will stop selling .EU domain names to customers with a UK registrant contact.
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- If you have a valid address in the European Union that is not in the UK - you can update your domain registrant contact to keep the domain valid. Please note that you must use a valid registrant contact address according to valid ICANN guidelines.
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This may be my deficiency in being able to read and understand directions, but I'm a car manual reading fool, so I don't think so, but:
It would be nice to be able to have the Climate Control Timer function turn on for AM timeframes when I leave for work and then also turn on for PM timeframes when I return to my car.
Example: I drive to the train station at 5:30am, and pre-heat the car at 5:20am while the car is still plugged in, seats on high, steering wheel, cabin @ 70. Lovely. When I return to the train station at 5:35pm this old guy would like the car heated (theroetically cooled) to 70 because I live in Seattle and it's cold and rainy here a lot. Despite all the great coffee and Pearl Jam, it makes us irritable.
It seems like you only get one climate control 'ON' period per day, although the 2nd timer allows you to have the timer turn on at a different time on days other than already used on timer 1. This isn't that useful.
Ideally, the timer function would have 2 'ON' times per day for 7 days a week.
That being said, yes i can use the Nissan Connect app and turn on the heater 15 minutes up the train track every evening and do, but c'mon.
My $0.02
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Stop me if you've heard this before, but a school that quickly rose to athletic prominence is now facing punishment for a myriad of recruiting violations. This time it's the Bears of Baylor, who were found by an NCAA probe to have racked up nearly 2,000 impermissible phone calls and text messages to recruits over the course of the past few years.
Programs from football to equestrian were involved, but most of the violations took place on the men's and women's basketball teams in 2007 and 2008. It's all minor stuff—text messages during non-recruiting periods, more phone calls than were allowed, minor payments to recruiting serves—but the NCAA is considering these "major violations" simply because there's so damn many of them. The NCAA could tack on more sanctions, but in the meantime Baylor has self-imposed some punishments: a couple lost scholarships here, a few less recruiting visits there.
The 42-month investigation began with the recruiting of Brittney Griner, who was the recipient of some of those impermissible contacts. So there's a temptation to go with the "cheaters do prosper" narrative here—Baylor hoops, both men and women, were able to recruit, build, and win, all while the NCAA was toiling away through a thankless combing of phone records. But here's the best indication of just how goddamn long this thing dragged on. Many of the violations involved a text-to-email service called Teleflip, which a school compliance officer mistakenly told coaches was acceptable. Teleflip was launched, thrived, lagged, and went out of business all in the two-year span Baylor was committing these violations. An entire dotcom bubble swelled and popped in the time it took the NCAA to even start spinning its detective wheels.
And then Baylor sports managed to commit an additional 405 violations after the investigation started. Say this for the Bears: they get their money's worth.
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Chemical pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs or
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Many household and industrial chemicals are capable of producing both an
Some of the most common dangerous, inhaled substances include:
Chlorine gas (during use of cleaning materials such as chlorine bleach, in industrial accidents, or near swimming pools)
Grain and fertilizer dust
Noxious fumes from pesticides
Smoke (from house fires and wildfires)
Chronic chemical pneumonitis can occur after only low levels of exposure to the irritant over extended periods of time. This causes inflammation and may lead to stiffness of the lungs, which decreases the ability of the lungs to get oxygen to the body. Unchecked, this condition may ultimately lead to
Chronic aspiration of acid from the stomach and exposure to chemical warfare can also lead to chemical pneumonitis.
- Air hunger (feeling that you cannot get enough air)
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Possibly wet or gurgle sounding breathing (abnormal lung sounds)
- Unusual sensation (possibly burning feeling) in the chest
- Cough may or may not occur
- Progressive disability (related to shortness of breath)
Rapid breathing(tachypnea) Shortness of breathwith only mild exercise
Signs and tests
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Blood gas
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X-ray of the chest
- Swallowing studies
Treatment is focused on reversing the cause of inflammation and reducing symptoms. Corticosteroids may be given to reduce inflammation, especially before long-term scarring occurs.
Antibiotics are usually not helpful or needed. Oxygen therapy may be helpful.
In cases of swallowing and stomach problems, eating small meals in the upright position can help.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome depends on the chemical agent involved, the severity of exposure, and whether the problem is acute or chronic.
Respiratory failure and death can occur.
Calling your health care provider
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Barbados continued to grapple with the impact of the global recession as Prime Minister Freundel Stuart faced a sluggish economy and rising crime rate. In response to a judgment by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Barbados began an internal debate on its mandatory death sentence in murder convictions.
Barbados gained its independence from Britain in 1966 but remained a member of the Commonwealth. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) under Prime Minister Owen Arthur governed from 1994 to January 2008, when the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) won a clear majority of 20 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The BLP was left with the remaining 10 seats. Despite this stunning upset, the new government led by David Thompson of the DLP did not break markedly from the policies pursued by the Arthur government.
During much of the summer of 2010, Thompson remained out of office due to an undisclosed ailment, and DLP member Freundel Stuart took over as acting prime minister. While Thompson returned to office in late August, many important economic decisions, including the new budget and several proposed judicial and other reforms, were delayed. In September, the government officially acknowledged that he had pancreatic cancer. Thompson died on October 23, 2010 and was replaced by Stuart.
As Barbados struggled to emerge from the economic recession, the government was forced to cut expenditures, freeze public wages, and shore up the country's foreign reserves. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Barbados experienced only 1 percent growth in 2011 despite an increase in tourism. The unemployment rate also grew to over 12 percent. Barbados is particularly weighed down by its debt-to-GDP ratio, and the IMF recommended that the country lower spending on its social partnership scheme of entitlements.
Barbados has been more successful than other Caribbean countries in combating violent crime, though the crime rate in 2011 remained at high levels. The drug trade continues to be an important problem for Barbados, as the island has become a transshipment point for cocaine originating from Venezuela, and radar monitoring cannot cover the entire island.
Barbados is an electoral democracy. Members of the 30-member House of Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, are directly elected for five-year terms. The governor-general, who represents the British monarch as head of state, appoints the 21 members of the Senate: 12 on the advice of the prime minister, 2 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and the remaining 7 at his own discretion. The prime minister is appointed by the governor-general and is usually the leader of the political party with a majority in the House.
Political parties are free to organize. Historically, power has alternated between two centrist parties—the DLP and the BLP. Other political organizations without representation in Parliament include the small, left-wing Workers Party of Barbados and the People's Empowerment Party (PEP), an opposition force favoring trade union rights and greater state intervention in the economy.
Barbados was ranked 16 out of 183 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, the second best ranking in the Americas after Canada.
Freedom of expression is respected. Public opinion expressed through the news media, which are free of censorship and government control, has a powerful influence on policy. Newspapers, including the two major dailies, are privately owned. Four private and two government-run radio stations operate. The single television station, operated by the government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, presents a wide range of political viewpoints. The DLP has so far failed to make good on its promise to introduce a new Freedom of Information Act. Access to the internet is not restricted.
The constitution guarantees freedom of religion, which is widely respected for mainstream religious groups. However, members of Barbados's small Rastafarian community have protested prison regulations that require inmates to have their long dreadlocks cut off while in detention, and have also reported discrimination in the areas of education and employment. Academic freedom is fully respected.
Barbados's legal framework provides important guarantees for freedom of assembly, which are upheld in practice. The right to form civic organizations and labor unions is respected. Two major labor unions, as well as various smaller ones, are active.
The judicial system is independent, and the Supreme Court includes a high court and a court of appeals. Lower-court officials are appointed on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission. Barbados has ratified the Caribbean Court of Justice as its highest appellate court. There are occasional reports and complaints of the use of excessive force by the Royal Barbados Police Force to extract confessions, along with reports that police do not always seek warrants before searching homes.
The government has taken some positive steps to address overcrowding in the prison system and to discharge prison personnel accused of beating inmates, but there has not been substantial progress in their prosecution. The death penalty remains a mandatory punishment for certain capital crimes, although it has not been implemented since 1984. In October 2011, the Government announced its plan to update the Corporal Punishment Act, the Juvenile Offenders Act, and the Prevention of Cruelty Act, in response to rulings by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that found Barbados in violation of certain protections that are enshrined in the American Convention on Human Rights.
Barbadian authorities have been criticized for excessively restrictive migration policies, including the treatment of foreign nationals at airports. Barbados is a source and destination for human trafficking.
Women comprise roughly half of the country's workforce, although the World Economic Forum reported that in 2010 women earned 26 percent less than men for comparable work. Violence against women and children also continued to be a serious social concern. Women are underrepresented in the political sphere, comprising only 10 percent of the elected House.


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Egypt isn't what it appears to be in the media...but that's no real surprise, since not much is. I moved here in the late 80's from Toronto, Canada, with my Canadian/Egyptian husband, my son and my daughter. The children adapted quickly and we decided that this country was a good place to live. Now I wouldn't change my home for anything.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
A Hard Lesson
And did it ever work! From a few friends that I knew through blogging I gradually expanded my circle of informants to most of the activists tweeting in English, and from there to the frontline journalists who actually went out into the field to report on events in Egypt. Gradually the list expanded to include journalists and activists throughout the Middle East, North Africa, other parts of Africa and lately into Europe. Activists talk about what they want to do, plan to do, hope to do, and about what went wrong or right with what they've already done. It's quite enlightening and humanising to listen to their worries, fears, and dreams. The journalists tend to post a link to an article as it's published so I get a jump start on reading rather than waiting for a wire service or newspaper to pick up the article. They also post links to many of the more obscure but incredibly interesting and useful blogs, reviews, and online papers. Additionally, once you collect a reasonable amount of journalists on your Twitter feed, you get to eavesdrop on their debates, discussions and jokes that never, ever make it to a written page. This is both enlightening and highly entertaining.
On Friday evening I opened Twitter to find references to Norway's catastrophe and immediately turned on Al Jazeera English. This is my first choice for the news, again a change since the revolution when we saw here the amount of time and investment of interest and personnel that they put into their coverage of events in Egypt. Additionally, their lack of advertising is a huge comfort. This time, however, I was appalled to see them interviewing one Justin Crump, apparently some kind of security analyst from the UK, about his ideas about the bombing in Oslo. The horrific details of the shooting on the island had not come out on the news yet. Despite the interviewer's insertion of "but, but", Mr Crump quite comfortably declared that this was likely an Al Qaeda action or the action of some other Muslim terrorist, and proceeded to list all the reasons that this might be so. Disgusted to see this yet again (the broadcasts of 9/11 will live in my memory forever with their seamless condemnation of the Arab perpretrators...something that totally astonished me at the time), I turned to Twitter. There was discussion as to who might have been involved in the action and, as journalists contacted friends in Norway, suggestions of people to follow on Twitter who were in place as witnesses or who had immediate access to the ongoing investigations. I followed the breaking news and discussions avidly through the evening.
At one point, a security analyst who specialises in following the jihadist bulletin boards online tweeted that someone on one board had claimed the bombing for the Friends of the Islamic Jihad, a group that no one had ever heard of. Subsequent tweets mentioned that the claimant was not the best of sources and suggested caution, but caution was not on the agenda of the New York Times and later the BBC, who quoted the New York Times as a source. They came out with the news that it was the work of Arab terrorists and many people followed their stories as the gospel...I mean, after all, the BBC AND the New York Times couldn't be wrong? Could they ever be! Yesterday there was a day long discussion on Twitter as to whether Will McCant, the source for the bulletin board tweet was irresponsible in tweeting his information if idiots were going to pick up the information and run with it as the Word of the Almighty. I don't know that anyone ever came to any conclusions in the discussion other than the fact that no one liked what had happened and everyone was uncomfortable with the fact that once again, the ubiquitous "Arab terrorist" was going to be blamed for something, causing innumerable problems for any of us connected with the Middle East. My personal opinion is that the problem was caused by the general assumption that something seen on Twitter, or the internet in general, is by definition true, an assumption that is utterly wrong. Twitter posts and internet posts are not necessarily fact-checked or verified. They are opinion, information that could be either right or wrong, that is passed on, and they must, as such, be subject to fact-checking and verification. This did not happen on Friday night.
When the Norwegian police announced that the gunman who had been massacring young people at a political summer camp on an island near Oslo and who appeared to be responsible for the car bombing of the building in downtown Oslo was most definitely Norwegian, some of the speculation by news papers online changed to whether or not he had been trained by Muslim terrorists, not much of an improvement by my standards, and on Saturday morning many news sites still had not changed their stances in the face of the facts. The reaction by the mainstream media (often abreviated to MSM on Twitter) to the events of Friday was, on the whole, fairly ghastly. An article in The Atlantic has a very good discussion of the sudden about face that the media had to make in the light of the fact that this was in fact the act of a homegrown right wing Christian xenophobic Norwegian terrorist.
Interestingly enough, the fact that he was a Christian Norwegian suddenly seemed to change the man from a terrorist (something that is foreign, fearful and incomprehensible) to a madman (which somehow is understandable). I don't find it understandable at all myself. There is some level of derangement in anyone who can comfortably contemplate the destruction of other people to "enlighten" others or to change history. But then the natural progression of my logic is that the sanity of most military organisations is called into question and I'm sure that many people really don't want to go there. But I would most certainly state that this individual is definitely a terrorist and, in terrorism terms, a very successful one at that. Considering the difference in population between the US and Norway, he managed to kill a larger percentage of Norway's people in his bombing and shooting than the percentage killed in the attacks of 9/11. And he seems to hold the record for the most number of people killed single handedly in a single incident.
I'm hoping (ever the optimist!) that there is a lesson learned from the past two days. One would imagine that the Oklahoma City bombing would have clued in the US that they have to watch their local non-Muslim terrorists, although the main change seemed to have been a toughening of policy against foreigners. Europe has definite issues with governments banning the wearing of niqab and taking action against halal and kosher slaughter. A Dutch friend of mine told me that this was initiated as an animal welfare bill that called for the anaesthetising of animals before slaughter so that they wouldn't be in any pain. My understanding of anaesthetics and euthanasia of animals is that drugs are prohibited in animals used for food for a very good reason, the fact that the residues are harmful to humans, so I have to first question the logic of the initial push and then wonder why it became ethnic/religious.
My thoughts and prayers are with the families in Norway who were devastated by the past few days, but I also pray to see some understanding in the world that xenophobia and extremism breed terrorists, and that terrorists come from any and every background.
2011 Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
19 comments:
- Kleurrijk said...
You are the first person,who is writing what I am thinking too.I am living in Holland. When the news came I was following the Dutch, German, English news on TV and CNN. All were sure this was a terrorist act of a moslim group.
I heard on the German tv that is should be a blond Norwegian man. On CNN a newsinterpretor said: It doesn't mean anything, they are recruiting amongst the autonome population!!!!!!!!!!!!
And indeed, suddenly it became a madman.
I really hope that it will make us think, but I am afraid even this will not help.
Our news over here in the states was absolutely appalling that day with the Islamophobic comments and speculation. I normally avoid American mainstream news media because of their leanings. Fox news and CNN both were railing on about how this just had to be Al Quaida and how it most likely Muslim Extremists. Once it came out that this guy was Christian, they shut up real quick and almost dropped the story totally for a couple of hours while they figured out how to make up for swallowing their own foot.
Extremism comes from all walks, and all religions have it, but you can't tell people here that anymore. Our media is making lynch mobs daily, it's disgusting. I cringe for humanity.
- Crosby Kenyon said...
It seems that once one has got hold of a seemingly tangible "devil," there's the devil of a time letting go.
- Tips Tricks Blogger said...
Nothing can justify killing innocent people as a statement. No one have the right to take other people live for any reason without facing consequences.Blogger
- Pobierowo Pensjonaty said...
Egypt will change for the better. Every year I am in Egypt and observe these changes.
- كادسول said...
thanks good thread
- Rhonda said...
I am really enjoying my twitter feeds also. I feel I have learned a great deal. I appreciate your validating the experience. Hope you are well and stay safe!
Thank you for sharing and allowing me to come into your world. I would like to be a blessing to you each and everyday. Please share my site with so I may be a blessing to them as well. You can visit me at http://perrythepastor.blogspot.com/
- Kate House said...
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- Fiona Vacation said...
The Middle East is a place of constant battles.As far as I have remembered there always have been wars and suffering people.I hope that soon Syria, Egypt, Libya will find a better way to fight not using weapons.
wish the best for you and hope better days for egypt
- Izzy83 said...
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- SQ said...
Cool blog you got here!
- Holiday said...
You are absolutely right, I agree with you! And this picture of the girl holding the poster, it is powerful stuff!
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- louisvillechiropractic said...
This blog's really touches the feelings about those people who complains so much when some people suffers...
- Patrick said...
I have family in Egypt and I see how the country is really working things out. The progress is amazing for the last decade!
- Non Stop Traffic Formula said...
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Miss V needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Newsletter name - OZZwire. Actuall company name - OZZ electric inc. http://ozzelectric.com/
Launching a new business where I will be helping companies to run internal employee newsletters. This one is my first client and this design is extremely important to me as it will become my portfolio show piece when I will be looking for new clients.
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LAYOUT - 4 letter size pages (11x17in folded in half), practical space for articles, easy to adjust from issue to issue when contents/sections change. Front page needs a header on the top. Occasionally there will be an insert with images from an employee event, please make a simple template to showcase them (letter size page printed on both sides, design can be same on both, feel free to include an event title)
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John Kerry overpowered Howard Dean to win New Hampshire's primary Tuesday, a second-straight campaign victory for the newly minted Democratic presidential front-runner.
"I ask Democrats everywhere to join us so we can defeat George W. Bush and the economy of privilege," Kerry told supporters cheered by his political revival. He promised to "reduce the poverty of millions rather than reducing the taxes of millionaires."
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark battled for third, but far behind the two leaders. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, sagging to fifth place, rejected advice from some advisers to abandon his bid.
After trooping through coffee shops, country stores and livings rooms of Iowa and New Hampshire, the candidates now move to the cold realities of a national campaign - airport rallies and multimillion-dollar ad buys in seven states holding contests next Tuesday.
Kerry, who reshaped the race with his stunning win in Iowa's caucuses Jan. 19, pledged to carry his momentum to every state. He assumes the weighty mantle of front-runner, a title that drew scrutiny to Dean's record and every lapse.
"He hasn't been in that position," Dean said of Kerry in an Associated Press interview. "We'll find out what happens."
The four-term senator said he can handle it.
"I've been in public life for a long time, and I have been in tough races before and have been scrutinized," Kerry told the AP. "I'm ready to lead our party to victory."
With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Kerry had 39 percent, Dean had 26 percent, Clark 13 percent, Edwards 12 percent and Lieberman 9 percent.
An AP analysis of the delegate count showed Kerry winning 13 delegates and Dean capturing nine, while Edwards and Clark appeared to finish below the 15 percent vote threshold needed to win any delegates.
It has been a topsy-turvy Democratic race, with Dean leading New Hampshire polls by 25 percentage points when the year began, Kerry seizing a similar lead after Iowa and Dean gaining a bit of ground after an 11th-hour political overhaul.
"We were written off for months, and plugged on and showed people the determination we have to defeat President Bush," Kerry told the AP.
Dean, the former five-term governor of Vermont who finished third in Iowa, lost New Hampshire by double digits - less than he needed for a complete rebound or to erase doubts about his viability. He did manage about twice as many votes as either Edwards or Clark.
Dean kept his emotions in check Tuesday night, telling supporters, "The people of New Hampshire have allowed all of you to hope again."
Edwards, who finished a surprise second in Iowa, failed to find the same magic in New Hampshire, though he did gain some support in a week. He's staking his candidacy on his native South Carolina, a centerpiece of next week's contests.
"Beyond South Carolina, I don't want to make any predictions," he said.
Clark, hoping to be the rare candidate who thrives after a distant finish, said, "We came into New Hampshire as one of the Elite Eight. We leave tonight as one of the Final Four," he said.
Ignoring his fifth-place showing, Lieberman declared, "We're in a three-way split decision" and pointed his ragged campaign toward South Carolina, Delaware and Oklahoma.
Kerry's victory ensures him money and momentum headed into next Tuesday's contests.
Dean insisted he will "play to win in every single state," overruling aides who urged a more cautious approach. The former Vermont governor plans to compete in South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico and Arizona, which holds contests next Tuesday; Michigan and Washington state four days later; and Wisconsin, with its contest Feb. 17.
Several Dean advisers had urged him to pick fewer targets, cherrypicking states to conserve resources, but he vetoed the strategy, insisting that his campaign was muscular enough to compete nationally.
In the AP interview, Dean acknowledged that advisers urged him to skip South Carolina. "There was some discussion about it," he said. "I never gave it any thought."
Dean had raised more than $200,000 in the 24 hours before the primary, but he has been spending money just as fast as raising it - and he will keep up the pricey pace with his new strategy.
His eye warily cast toward the fall, Bush planned a trip to New Hampshire to counter criticism heaped his way during the Democratic race. He used a similar tactic after Iowa's caucuses, scheduling his State of the Union address one day after that contest.
About 200,000 voters participated in the Democratic primary, easily eclipsing the record 170,000 turnout in 1992 when Paul Tsongas defeated then Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.
Voters in the primary were evenly split between Democrats and independents. A third of the independents backed Kerry, a fourth backed Dean and the rest were split among Edwards, Clark and Lieberman.
Surveys of New Hampshire voters showed Kerry's support was broad-based with equally strong support among women and men, all age groups. His support was slightly higher among those whose financial situations have gotten worse in the last four years.
The exit poll was conducted for the AP by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.
Kerry dominated among those who decided whom they would back in the last week, getting the support of half of those voters. By a 2-to-1 margin, voters said they backed Kerry because they think he can defeat Bush.
Dean ran strongly among liberals, Iraq war opponents, those angry at Bush, and those who thought the most important candidate quality was standing up for what they believe. He lagged behind Kerry among voters who most wanted a candidate who could beat Bush and a candidate who had the most experience.
Kerry, often a plodding and inelegant campaigner, found his rhythm as Dean lost his this month. A decorated Vietnam War lieutenant, Kerry cast himself as the Democratic antidote to Bush's advantages on terrorism and foreign policy. He warned Democrats that Dean's tax and foreign policy will "just kill us" in the fall.
In the desperate hours after Iowa's caucuses, Dean tried to soften his image and retool his message - billing himself as a straight-shooting fiscal conservative and social liberal. He questioned Kerry's judgment for opposing the 1991 Persian Gulf War and supporting Bush's 2002 war resolution.
The pair bickered to the end.
"I vote my conscience. Unlike Howard Dean, I've fought in a war and I know the responsibilities of commander in chief, of how you send young men and women off to war," Kerry said, touting his service in Vietnam.
Dean shot back by accusing Kerry and the other senators seeking the presidency of paying too much attention to information the Bush administration provided about Saddam Hussein's potential to deploy weapons of mass destruction.
"The question is how come the senators fell for the misleading information," said Dean, who rose to prominence in the race as an opponent of the Iraq war. "I didn't."
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Chris Alex necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Autokino Beelitz
we are running an industrial park close to berlin city and were looking for the best marketing campaign during summer. since space is not an issue, we came up with the idea to start a drive-in cinema during the summer months and are looking forward to receiving great designs.
there has never been a drive-in cinema in this region and we are doing it mainly as a promotional campaign, make people speak about the industrial park, let local newspaper write about it and give our renters an opportunity to participate in a marketing campaign that works, where they can represent themselves in form of a commercial before the movie starts. its supposed to spread the word about the park and attract people to come..ranging from the 5year to the 60year old.
this logo should be eyecatching! since the brochure, billboard advertising etc will be in a 70s kind of style the logo should reflect the same elements. the text should say the following: 'Autokino Beelitz' which means drive-in cinema and 'Beelitz' is the name of the town. If you want you can play around the text with matching images like film reels, cadillacs, popcorn, there is plenty of stuff out there and i am sure you will find something which looks awesome! basically, whatever you feel like looks good and grasps attention. this is a fun project, we want people to have a good time, they should feel exited when they see this logo, making them look forward to their movie experience. i am sure you will come up with some very exciting and original stuff so i cant wait to see the first designs;)!
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mangotree needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
We are a company that supplies air quality meters in corporate buildings. We have been in business for a number of years and have a current website and logo that are being redesigned. You can see our current logo at http://www.gasonic.com.
We want a fresh new look that associate us more with corporate buildings than our current logo does. We have come up with a concept of what we want, we just need a designer to make it look professional.
Must appeal to corporate facilities managers, so it can't be too playful or unprofessional. Since one of the key terms is "healthier" it needs to communicate growth or freshness.
Color should be green plus black/gray/white. It must have clean, simple lines, they do not want a complex logo. NO GRADIENTS.
We like the black/bold font of the current Gasonic logo as it makes the name really stand out.
Must Have Components:
* The word "Gasonic"
* Tagline "Smart solutions for a healthier building"
* Dot on the "i" in Gasonic should be a canadian maple leaf like current logo but doesn't need to be red.
* Additional imagery should include buildings/skyline as in samples (but we want to see different ways of drawing the skyline).
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Review Posted: August 11, 2012
Peter Dixon said:
I just discovered these products a few days ago and thought they would be perfect for a game I am arranging. This was the first set I bought, and after a few hours cutting and glueing a whole gaming environment just falls into place.
I was impressed, the players were impressed and the whole thing looked...impressive! And cheap :) I can't wait to buy more!
Review Posted: August 28, 2009
John Morrison said:
Although I rarely play modern games I was very impressed with UrbanMayhem: Streets of Mayhem. The textures, props and tile design will allow you to get a thriving metropolis moving in no time.
Well done set and worth the price of admission!
Review Posted: June 4, 2009
Robert Luhrman said:
The Streets of Mayhem is where the Mayhem sets from World Works Games (http://www.worldworksgames.com) starts off.
It has street tiles, parking lot tiles, a wasteland tile, train track tiles and elevated train track tiles with the support structure underneath. There are odds and ends included with the set including a Billboard setup, railroad crossings, a pedestrian overpass, street lamps, traffic lights, street signs, and blockades.
The set is well done for a very basic there is where you start set. There are no buildings at all which is sort of a bummer, but for $10 it is well worth the price even without any buildings. Since this is a PDF product you can print as many tiles as you need to create as large a city street setup as you want.
The street tiles are very well detailed with litter strewn around, etc. The randomness to the litter is enough to where you cannot notice with out really trying to see a pattern. Quick glances and normal game play do not reveal any patterns. For the street tiles there are a T-section, 4 way intersection, straight through, and a curved. All of these join up nicely and the stripes in the roadway line up well. The curved can be rotated to vacilitate making 4 corners of a roadway.
The Railroad tiles come in straight through and curved. They are very nicely detailed with gravel and a safety strip along the sides so pedestrians know not to go walking on the tracks. The tracks are to be for a subway which is not included. The subway ramp and the straight and curved subway bridges are very nicely detailed and once assembled are very sturdy. Sturdy enough for very large metal miniatures to stand on. As a test I put on all my Heavy Warjacks from Warmachine and they sat nicely (all 5 of them) without any issues. I have seen modifications where users have put the roadway tiles over the rail tiles on the ramp and bridges (both curved and straight) and it looks great. So there is a lot of versatility that can come from the whole set.
The wasteland tile is great to use for places where something has been destroyed. You can change the whole layout of a city by strategically placing these around the board, to show destroyed road, a building, etc.
The odds and ends that come with the set are very nice too. They are detailed and once assembled and put on the board, really help to bring the board to life. If done well enough, a whole board could be built without buildings and still look great.
The only drawbacks to me for this set were not enough types of road tiles. It would have been nice to have the ability to have wider roads (not just 2 lanes, but 3 or 4 lanes) with turn lanes, etc. The parking lot tiles while nice are not really street type parking, they are actual parking lots with the word STOP written on the road. These are very minor and I am hoping that World Works will create more road tiles down the road (pun intended). There is so much that could be added to this set (as a Streets of Mayhem 2).
I recommend the entire Mayhem line, but the other sets are sort of useless without the Streets of Mayhem. So if campaigning or war gaming in a modern environment, the Streets of Mayhem is where to start.
Review Posted: March 10, 2006
Kai Teck Ng said:
Nice set with lovely textures.
I would have prefered some of the roads to have less distinctive litter so that it doesn't get repeated around the board. But after a printing out a few test pieces, they are not as obvious as I first thought.
Review Posted: September 25, 2005


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Gabrielaskitchen won this week's contest for Your Best Bread Pudding (Sweet, Not Savory) with Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding.
Wcfoodies won this week's contest for Your Best Onion or Garlic Soup with French Onion Soup.
(Gabrielaskitchen kneads masa for tortillas)
Describe an early food experience that has influenced the way you think about food and/or cooking.
I spent many summers, spring breaks and Saturdays in my grandmother's kitchen. She was not a gourmet cook, but she put so much care and attention into preparing the food just the way we liked it and always let us help in the kitchen. And then there was the Blue Soup incident...when my brother and I made dinner for my parents. We were 6 and 8 years old, how were we supposed to know that purple cabbage would turn the soup blue? My parents ate and (pretended) to enjoy it anyway. I owe my culinary boldness to my parents allowing us to play in the kitchen.
What's your least favorite food?
Plain oatmeal made with water instead of milk; but does anyone like bland mush?
What is the best thing you've made so far this year?
Homemade vegan black bean burgers, which even my meat-loving boyfriend enjoyed!
Describe your most spectacular kitchen disaster.
As a teenager, I decided to make a batch of biscochitos (traditional New Mexican cookie) as a gift for my then-boyfriend's family. Because I was in a rush, I accidentally flavored the dough with caraway seed instead of anise seed. What should've been cinnamon-sugar, licorice flavored cookies ended up tasting like rye bread! Luckily, my younger brother and mom came to my rescue and helped me prepare, rollout and cut an entirely new batch in record time.
What is your idea of comfort food?
A big bowl of whole pinto beans and Hatch green chile stew.
Apron or no apron?
Apron, preferably pretty, embroidered or lace trimmed.
What's your favorite food-related scene in a movie?
The scene in "Frida" where she wakes up the morning after the honeymoon and finds her new husband, Diego, feasting on a wonderful breakfast. Frida joins him at the table and sighs with pleasure as she takes a bite. Very impressed, she compliments him on mastering 'Lupe's special recipe,' only to learn that Diego's ex-wife Lupe, who lives in the apartment above theirs, had cooked the breakfast and brought it downstairs while Frida was sleeping. In a fury, Frida sweeps the mostly untouched food into the trash and marches upstairs to let Lupe know that she's here to stay, and to stay out of her kitchen. "You like my mole?" Lupe asks, "Well, he lives for it. If you're here to stay, you better learn how to make it." Then, the two women end up bonding and developing a sense of camaraderie as Lupe teaches Frida how to prepare Diego's favorite meal.
If you could make a show-stopping dinner for one person, living or dead, who would it be?
I can't choose just one! I'd fly my parents, brother, godmother and my boyfriend's parents out to New York, squeeze them into our tiny Harlem apartment and cook them my standard dinner party meal: roast chicken in pípan sauce.
You prefer to cook: a. alone b. with others c. it depends on your mood.
C: Depends on my mood. Sometimes cooking is my alone time, sometimes it's our date night and sometimes it's an opportunity to learn a new recipe from a friend.
When it comes to tidying up, you usually: a. clean as you cook, b. do all the dishes once you've finished cooking, c. leave the kitchen a shambles for your spouse/roommate/kids to clean.
A mix of (a) and (c) if that's possible, but my beau Alex always ends up doing the dishes.
Describe an early food experience that has influenced the way you think about food and/or cooking.
Every Sunday, my family would go over to my aunt and uncle's house in the early afternoon and stay until late in the evening. There was always food--from artisan crackers and small-farm cheese to snack on during whatever sport was on TV, to delicious beef briskets, heirloom tomato and mozzarella salads, or mountains of paella, depending on the time of year. So, as a kid, I always experienced food as strong component of family, love, or togetherness. And I think that's the best thing food does: it brings us together, helps us in our celebrations, and is one of the most satisfying ways to let someone know you love them.
What's your least favorite food?
It has to be hamburgers, I think. I've had some good hamburgers, but I never crave one, and never feel good after eating one. I've never had a hamburger and felt happy afterwards. It's not a food that brings me any joy.
What is the best thing you've made so far this year?
Polenta with mushroom ragu and a poached egg. I got all of the ingredients at the green market on a cold, slushy, blustery day, went home, and within an hour I was sitting down to this incredibly rich, hearty, comforting--but not heavy or greasy--brunch. I used coarse-ground polenta that kept its thick, nutty texture even when it was fully cooked; the mushrooms, sauteed with garlic and shallots and fresh thyme and rosemary, were sweet and rich; and when I broke open the poached farm egg, the yolk mixed in with the polenta and the mushrooms to create a gorgeous, creamy sauce.
Describe your most spectacular kitchen disaster.
Aside from occasionally swiping off a chunk of a fingertip here and there? A few Thanksgivings ago, my boyfriend and I were at his parents' country house. They have two ovens, one of which is a gorgeous old open-flame oven from the 1920s. I was in charge of desserts and down to the wire; I needed an oven for my graham cracker crust (homemade) bourbon-spiked, pecan-topped pumpkin pie, kind of a specialty dish of mine, and one that had been highly requested by the entire family. In a panic, I popped the pie into the old antique oven and turned the flame up to medium. I should point out here that the oven doesn't have a temperature gauge...something I probably should have taken into consideration first. 15 minutes into dinner, everyone pauses and sniffs the air: the unmistakable scent of BURNING was filling the room. I leapt up, ran to the kitchen, and pulled out what should have been a gorgeous, toasty-brown pie, but what was, instead, a glass pie dish full of sticky black gunk. I wasn't allowed to live the Pie Death down, and I had to throw out one of my boyfriend's mom's prettiest glass pie dishes. Fail!
What is your idea of comfort food?
Something simple and rich--which is not to say heavy or greasy. A big bowl of pasta with butter, parmesan, and thyme is a fantastic comfort food. Anything with a runny egg yolk. Things that are warm and soft on the tongue.
Apron or no apron?
No apron! They get in the way, especially the full-length ones; they pull on my neck. I keep a clean dishcloth tucked into my belt when I cook.
What's your favorite food-related scene in a movie?
The lobster scene from "Annie Hall," no contest.
If you could make a show-stopping dinner for one person, living or dead, who would it be?
It sounds really sappy, but my boyfriend. He's a great cook, and we really enjoy cooking together or for each other. Plus, we're both extremely opinionated, and often disagree about key components of a dish. It's actually kind of fun to argue about food with him; it keeps my thinking about food sharp and focused.
You prefer to cook: a. alone, b. with others, c. it depends on your mood.
B: Cooking alone is fun (especially if it means you don't have to do all the dishes alone), but I like cooking with others. I enjoy the teamwork and the flow of a good kitchen.
When it comes to tidying up, you usually: a. clean as you cook, b. do all the dishes once you've finished cooking, c. leave the kitchen a shambles for your spouse/roommate/kids to clean.
I start off with (a), cleaning as I cook; as things get underway and I'm juggling two pans, one pot, and something in the oven, it comes a bit more to (b).


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You have probably heard people describe the iPad as "transformative" in the classroom. However, it's important to define what we mean by that term and to be clear about the very real benefits that mobile technology can offer. At Burley, we see the greatest transformation in key classroom relationships: the relationship of the students to their work, the relationship between students and other students, and the relationship of students to the process of assessing and reflecting upon their own work. These are three places where we see real transformation, and these are themes we are looking to expand upon as we enter year three of our iPad adventures.
1. Student work and content creation. Kids in our 1:1 classrooms are creating more types of content that can be shared more readily with more people than ever before. This fundamentally changes the nature of student work; kids see themselves as experts, teachers of others, and authors. This leads them to ask better questions, investigate original ideas, and express themselves with creativity and passion. I know this is a common argument for the use of technology, but I can't believe the difference mobility and 1:1 make in this area. Media creation and high-quality publishing are seamless parts of the student experience and environment, because the technology is right there with them at all times. The size and portability of the iPad support a collaborative, flexible, and creative learning environment. That makes a difference. Here are some questions to push ourselves in the coming year:
- What are the best ways to share different types of digital student work?
- How can we access a wide, engaged audience for student work, and how do we make the greatest educational use of our access to that audience?
- How can we ensure that student projects have real relevance and meaning beyond the classroom walls?
- How can we use the iPad to open up more opportunities for students to advocate for issues they are passionate about?
2. Student communication and collaboration. With ongoing access to web 2.0 tools, kids have more access to their peers' ideas, feedback, and questions than ever before. They use their PLN (peer learning network) to solve problems and explore ideas, and peer expertise is valued. This elevates the role of the student and increases active participation in learning. The PLN changes how students see themselves and one another and gives them a greater sense of agency. Web 2.0 tools also enable students to understand the role of the Internet and social media in communication and learning, and to practice safe and appropriate online interaction in a teacher-supported environment. Kidblog and Edmodo are two key tools we have used in past years, and we look to build in this area for year three. These are among the questions we will explore:
- How do we scaffold the experience of using online collaborative tools so that we can eventually turn over the content and management of those tools to the students?
- What is the appropriate balance between teacher-guided blogging and open, student-directed blogging? Is there a continuum for this across grades 1-8?
- How often do we need to provide instructional refreshers on appropriate purpose and tone for educational social media?
- How can we continue to use social media to empower students, and to expand the authentic purpose and audience for student writing and communication?
3. Student self-assessment and reflection. Using the iPad, kids can capture more of their thinking in more ways than ever. They can snap a photo of something they have created or record a quick verbal reflection or video. This opens up rich opportunities for students to self-assess and track their own learning. When kids have access to vivid records of their own thinking, they can develop habits of mind that promote ongoing reflection and personal academic growth. However, maximizing the benefits of digital reflection by making it systematic and organized will be an area of focus in the coming year, guided by questions like these:
- What are the best digital tools for documenting, archiving, and sharing student self-assessment and reflection?
- What role can self-assessment artifacts play in teacher assessment and instructional decision-making, and what are the best systems for streamlining this process?
- At what point are students able to take full ownership of their own reflective process?
As often as we hear the word "transformative," we invite all of our iPad colleagues to take a look at your classrooms and identify specific places where you are really seeing that fundamental change in how students learn, share, communicate, create, express themselves, and reflect -- and share what you see! While the iPad offers many valid and valuable classroom tools and resources, we are all seeking that sweet spot where the technology enables something entirely new and better for kids and for learning (think the Redefinition level of Dr. Ruben Puentedura's SAMR model). In collaboration with all of you, we are looking forward to another year of teaching, learning, exploration, and transformation.


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Just got this in an email today...
The Bulldogs of the Rockies is hosting 2 sanctioned conformation shows and 2 weight pulls.
Fun classes will be held - LLP dogs welcome - Concessions on site - Big Raffle
Registration 7:30am - 10:00am
Conformation Starts 11:00 on Saturday, 10:30 on Sunday
Weight Pull 10:00 on Saturday, 9:00 on Sunday
Show entry fee for points: $18.00
At Jefferson County Fairgrounds
For more info:
Sam: (303) 570-7253
Tina: (303) 618-7667
Javier: (303) 288-3523
Rick: (970) 396-7152
There was a nice flyer attached, but I don't know how to copy it here... so if anyone wants to know anymore that might be on there, let me know. It would be awesome if anyone could come, I'd love to meet some people.


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It's been heralded as a game-changer for the global oil industry: the boom of shale oil in the United States, and with it the real prospects of ramping up domestic energy production and reducing imports. But it also raises serious questions about where it leaves Gulf oil producers.
Analysts project the U.S. oil industry could pump as much as 14 percent more oil this year alone, partly due to improving infrastructure. Oil imports on the other hand are expected to fall to their lowest level in more than quarter of a century next year; figures published by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) in its "Short Term Energy Outlook" on Wednesday show.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) already said in its November report that the United States could surpass Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer by 2020.
(Read More: Oil Market Going Through 'Violent' Structural Change: IEA)
"The surge in U.S. shale oil production is one of the most important developments on the supply side over the last 40 years," Eugen Weinberg, Head of Commodity Research at Commerzbank, told CNBC.
The path towards self-sufficiency, and a move away from controversial security externalities such as the Arab Spring, has been in the making for decades. Nearly every U.S. administration in recent times has spoken about the dangers of relying on foreign oil, and expressed a desire to change that. In 1974, as the country was shaken by the embargo in reaction to the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, then President Richard Nixon promised to "lay the foundation for our future capacity to meet America's energy needs from America's own resources".
Today, the relevance of OPEC is open to debate. It's been a bumpy ride, marked by infighting and only symbolic rhetoric of quota adherence. And U.S. energy independence poses an additional threat to the hegemony of the cartel.
"For the last two years OPEC has stopped working as a functioning body due to the war on Libya, and then the sanctions on Iran. It will therefore be an internal challenge for OPEC to adjust to the changing flows that will come with the new U.S. crude oil," Olivier Jakob, Managing Director at Petromatrix, explained to CNBC.
However, the IEA was quick to point out that OPEC's share of global production would increase to 50 percent in 2035 from currently 42 percent. Production juggernaut Saudi Arabia exported 7.278 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, according to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI). Those numbers are critical to fuel world growth.
"For the time being, the rising demand elsewhere and the ability of OPEC to cut production still leaves them with enough power," Weinberg added.
Regardless of how significant a reduction in imports is achieved, experts tell CNBC, total insulation is unrealistic with a converging global economy and the way crude is priced. China may have become the largest consumer of Gulf oil, and may contribute more to regional security by extension, but U.S. interests are still aplenty.
With almost no exception, the Middle East is dominated by conflict, instability or the prospect thereof.
The rise in US oil production (and declining consumption) can further dent OPEC's already waning control over oil prices. Meanwhile the evolving variable of energy security as a factor in U.S. foreign policy may turn out to have the most profound impact on the political fate of the region, and inevitably oil prices, yet.