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GENEVA – Big-ticket sports broadcasts inevitably include references to announcers' off-air interactions.
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms of CBS meet with a football coach at the team hotel, or ESPN's Dan Shulman spots a bulky power forward traipsing across a college quad.
In their first season together on Geneva's online Vikings Sports Network, Jack Housenga and Kevin McCarthy have also channeled what they know during boys and girls basketball games. For the longtime friends and Geneva juniors, that often amounts to cafeteria conversations and hallway head-nods.
So it goes with a student-run endeavor aimed at developing teens' on-air work amid a background of play. Housenga, McCarthy and their cohorts still can smile while scratching the surface of their budding professional sides.
"You can kind of see the progression through each individual game and then through the course of the season," McCarthy said. "I don't think it took us long to click at all. ... It was a few minutes into the first quarter, and this was the first game I've ever done, and I'm like, 'This is easy for me.' "
What started as Geneva Television – a student television curriculum developed by former faculty member Cheryl Weintraub – has advanced under Jason Santo. A former sports broadcaster in Michigan before switching career paths to teaching, Santo, the GTV moderator, helped launch VSN late in the 2011-12 school year, his first at Geneva.
VSN, found online at www.vikingssportsnetwork.com, is a pilot program for the Virginia-based Rising Up Sports Network, founded by Geneva alumnus Chad Ciesil. It is an offshoot of Geneva's broadcast club, not a course.
With Santo often serving as public address announcer during boys and girls basketball games, students work as broadcasters, cameramen and producers for select athletic events.
Seven of the 30-plus football and basketball games GTV has broadcast have been streamed live online. The rest are available on the website shortly after the game's conclusion.
"We're the only ones we know of in the area where kids are completely running the show," Santo said. "You tune in, you're going to get some good games and then you're going to have some where it's a blowout and their minds are going like kids' normally would. They're kind of like, 'Oh, um, is this game almost over? It's Friday night.' "
Housenga (play-by-play) and McCarthy (color) admit their attention has wandered at times, but their diligence and research are evident well before tip-off.
Working from years of rapport built during casual sports conversation, they can simply nudge the other when it's time to transition, with no bump in the call.
"I don't know if it was nerves at first, or we just wanted to make it clean, but we've also learned to become more personal on-air and have more conversations like the professionals do," Housenga said. "The growth process has been nice to see."
Housenga and McCarthy, part of a GTV staff that also includes senior Joanie Educate, have found themselves alertly tuned to professional broadcasters' analysis when they sit down to games on their respective couches.
Housenga said he may consider broadcasting or journalism as a college minor. McCarthy said he's intrigued by the field as a possible profession, much like 2012 Geneva graduate Jim Corkery, a GTV product who's now a broadcast journalism student at Missouri.
As it happens, McCarthy broadcast a Geneva boys basketball game before playing in one for the varsity. Summer workouts and leagues eventually added up for the gangly junior as his pulse on his own minutes load trended the other way.
McCarthy found his decision to leave the basketball program only has contributed to stronger broadcasts. While he doesn't grovel or spill secrets about the Vikings' offensive sets, he often has an idea of where the ball is going before the other team.
"If you're not going to play a lot, I'd rather be sitting and broadcasting the game with Jack than sitting on the bench," McCarthy said. "I think broadcasting is a lot more fun."
During live games, Housenga and McCarthy often receive email or Twitter feedback from students who are sick or grounded and can't be part of the student section. Corkery was among those tuned in to the season's first broadcast, a 49-38 Vikings win against Batavia on Nov. 30.
Santo said most of the regular web hits come from outside Geneva. There were 35 live viewers during the latter stages of last week's Geneva-St. Charles East boys game, won by the Saints in double overtime.
VSN's next broadcasts are set for Saturday, when the girls host St. Charles North at 1 p.m. and the boys host Quincy at 6. Separate Quincy radio broadcast teams are expected to join Housenga and McCarthy, which is fine by them.
Seeing professionals at work only offers affirmation.
"It's nice to sit down next to their booth and have the adults and [then] it's me and Kevin," Housenga said. "It's cool."
These days, it's the norm, too.


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When my family has any kind of occasion such as a wedding, circumcision or funeral, in the weddings and circumcision celebrations they use a drum and make ululations of joy, and on the occasion of a death they wail in an outrageous fashion. Should I go
to these gatherings or not, when they do these bid'ahs (innovations)?
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for you to go to a gathering in which these evil actions take place, unless you are able to change this bid'ah and advise them and teach them in a goodly manner, so go to enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.

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Anchor Bay Entertainment is bringing The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season to DVD and Blu-ray on August 28th. Here's the lowdown, direct from our pals at AB:
A truly unique and very limited edition zombie head case created and designed by McFarlane Toys will also be available as Blu-ray only for a SRP of $99.99. Pre-book is August 1st. The 4-Disc sets will contain all 13 episodes of the second season and will be loaded with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, featurettes and audio commentaries.
The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season is the much anticipated next chapter to the acclaimed post zombie apocalypse series. When we last left the The Walking Dead, the characters were in the midst of a high-intensity struggle to survive, fleeing the CDC as it burst into flames. In Season 2, they are still fighting zombies, and each other, facing more threats and obstacles than ever before.
Based on the hugely successful and popular comic books, written by Robert Kirkman, AMCs The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama after a zombie apocalypse. The series follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually), who are traveling in search of a safe and secure home. However, instead of the zombies, its the living who still remain that may be the biggest threat. Jon Bernthal (Rampart) plays Shane Walsh, Rick's sheriff's department partner before the apocalypse, and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break), is Rick's wife, Lori. The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season cast also includes Laurie Holden (Fantastic Four), Steven Yeun (My Name is Jerry), Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints), Jeffrey DeMunn (The Shawshank Redemption), Chandler Riggs (Get Low), Iron E. Singleton (Seeking Justice) and Melissa McBride (The Mist). Guest stars for the second season include Lauren Cohan (Chuck), Scott Wilson (Monster) and Pruitt Taylor Vince (Constantine).
The Walking Dead is a hit with both audiences and critics. The first season won the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special and was nominated for Emmys® in Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series. Season 1 also garnered a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Television Series – Drama, and was named to the American Film Institutes (AFI) Top 10 Programs of the Year (2010), among other accolades.
Season 3 of The Walking Dead premieres on AMC in October.


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Interpreting Zimbabwe's climate statistics graphThe Zimbabwe climate statistics describe the average temperature and the total rainfall during a typical year.
The blue bars show typical monthly rainfall (in mm) for Zimbabwe, as measured by the left-side vertical-axis.
The black lines towards the top of the graph show Botswana's typical temperatures in C° for each month, with minimums and maximums indicated – as measured by the vertical axis on the right side. In the middle of each bar, the symbol at the centre of each indicates the average temperature.


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Gorgeous teacup illustrations by Melbourne artist Catherine Campbell . Catherine is celebrating the opening of her own little art gallery...
Gorgeous teacup illustrations by Melbourne artist Catherine Campbell.
Catherine is celebrating the opening of her own little art gallery Extended Play, this week. The first show will be opening this Friday night, a group show featuring work from Eveline Tarunadjaja, Mel Stinger, Caitlin Shearer + and many more.
The grand opening of a tiny gallery!
547 High Street Northcote
Friday 2nd October 6 - 9pm
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Oh those illustrations are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Oooh she's so amazing!!!ReplyDelete
I recently received the gorgeous packing paper she designed for Frankie Mag. Love it!
Hope you are doing great dear Lily!
Lots of love, Mila.
These are adorable! I love how detailed the teacups are.ReplyDelete
hello !ReplyDelete
I just wanted to say that I really liked your blog ! It's so nice to come and get inspired by all your findings :)
thanks for sharing !
- AnonymousWednesday, September 30, 2009
Best Wishes !!!ReplyDelete
I love those drawings.ReplyDelete
I have heard of Extended Play before, I really want to go.
awww, the little horsies!!! these are fantastic, i love their flower headpieces.ReplyDelete
lovely illustrations happening there!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the share!!
LAdy SUnflower
How lovely! They're perfect!ReplyDelete
wow shes really talented! love those designs/illustrations.ReplyDelete
great blog, btw :)
gorgeous illustrations, i really do wish that I had that talent! heheReplyDelete
Dear Melbourne Town,ReplyDelete
I miss you talent and your atmosphere.
Love always,
Its a very sweet craft, I like it. Hope I can make something like that too!ReplyDelete
I like craft so much, I've make something simple too, just not that great.
Thanks for the Ideal though.^-^
Double thanks!!
I didn't know this artist. Great drawings !!!ReplyDelete
I love her work. I a set of four postcard sized prints on my wall.. very beautiful and unique. Just my cup of teaReplyDelete
Very creative. I loved!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFriday, October 02, 2009
love it!ReplyDelete
Those illustrations are gorgeous! I love them.ReplyDelete
All the best from Germany,
I'm so glad to have stumbled upon these here! These beautiful drawings strike a chord in my heart!ReplyDelete
You're so lovely, thanks Liss xxReplyDelete


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The Down East FolkArts Society presents Dana and Susan Robinson in two January concerts.
The Down East FolkArts Society presents Dana and Susan Robinson in two January concerts.
They bring their Appalachian tunes to Trent River Coffee Company on Jan. 10 and the following night at Clawson�s Restaurant in Beaufort.
The doors open at 7 p.m. and the performance is an hour later.
Tickets are $15 general admission, with $12 tickets for active duty military and society members. Full-time students are admitted for $8.
Down East FolkArts Series provided this overview of the duo:
�Dana and Susan Robinson draw the listener close to the heart of Appalachia with fresh harmonies and impeccable craftsmanship. Their unique blend of contemporary songwriting and traditional Appalachian tunes bring to their performances a deep understanding of American musical tradition.
�Underpinning their songs is the undeniable rhythm of their trademark guitar/banjo sound, spiked now and then with blazing fiddle. The audience may howl with laughter or pause in poignant reflection as they are taken on a musical journey across America, led by this remarkable duo from Asheville.�
According to their web site, Dana is a native of the Pacific Northwest, who relocated to New England. There, he discovered a thriving songwriters� base and a reservoir of traditional mountain music.
In the early 1980s, he settled in northern Vermont and built a house that was �off the grid� � no electricity or telephone. It was located on 30 acres near the Canadian border. He founded a popular bakery, caf� and folk music venue.
He launched into full-time touring after the release of his 1994 debut CD, �Elemental Lullabye.�
About that time, he also received a request to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City for Putumayo�s Shelter benefit project.
According to the web site, Susan grew up in a musical atmosphere in New England, studying piano, oboe and Scottish fiddle.
She met Dana in 2002 while she was working in the environmental field in California. They met at a house concert.
She moved to North Carolina shortly thereafter and began studying with many great old-time musicians in the Asheville area. From that exposure, she adapted to the on-the-road lifestyle.
Also according to their website, �underpinning the songs is the undeniable rhythm of their trademark guitar/banjo sound.


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Just uploaded a new release of the Oracle APEX development framework ApexLib onto Sourceforge.
As you can see from the change log, this release contains a lot of bug fixes, but it also includes a new feature. Declarative Min-/Max Value Validation in the Browser. More about that later.
There where also some requests to include the Feature Demonstration application into the distribution. Here you go! You will find it in the "Examples" directory.
List of changes:
- CR# 1673663: Min/Max value check
- CR# 1670687: Use new jQuery 1.1.2 version
- CR# 1674427: Include Feature Demonstration application
- Bug# 1663904: JavaScript error if cascading lov field isn't rendered
- Bug# 1666334: Cascading lov doesn't work for items on page 0
- Bug# 1667049: Browser validation fails for format FM999G999G990D00
- Bug# 1666860: cascading lov not working when bind variables are used twice
- Bug# 1667490: Cascading lov raises javascript error on IE
- Bug# 1669345: Max Length feature for TabForms isn't checked in IE
- Bug# 1670168: Index NULL error if region name isn't unique
- Bug# 1670770: Userdefined onBlur/onChange events have a wrong "this"
- Bug# 1671284: The server side validation checks required for hidden items
- Bug# 1666408: Wrong tabular form column validated in some cases
- Bug# 1671956: Code in body onload isn't executed


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Ownership Mentality: Art Gallery Prohibits Sketching
from the shoot-him,-he-has-a-tripod! dept
I've always been a bit baffled by No Photography signs in museums and art galleries. Presumably they exist to make the exhibits more exclusive and attractive, but that misses the point of why people visit museums: they want to see these things in person, which is a vastly different experience from simply knowing what they look like. Nobody has ever seen a photo of a dinosaur skeleton or Michelangelo's David and thought "oh good, now I don't need to go see that for real."
The other possibility is that the museums are concerned about photographers getting in the way of other patrons, but in that case an outright ban is overkill: people tend to be pretty considerate of each other when you allow social pressure to take its course, and a few "don't block this hallway" signs in key areas would probably suffice.
Either way, at least most such places only prohibit photography. BoingBoing recently highlighted this even-more-ridiculous notice found at the Art Institute of Chicago:
In case you can't see the image, it is a sign listing several things that are "NOT permitted" inside the exhibit: "Photography, Flashes, Tripods, Video Camera, Sketching."
For starters, items two through four seem rather unnecessary in the presence of item one. Are there photographers out there who, after being told they can't take pictures, set up their tripod and start snapping their flash just for fun? Has someone attempted to evade regulations by claiming that video cameras don't count as photography? Somehow I doubt it.
Then there's the concerning presence of "sketching" on the list. Sketching in galleries is a staple among artists, especially students, and it's impossible to see why anyone would want to ban it. A sketch of a painting or sculpture — even a masterful one that becomes a piece of artwork in its own right — is never going to serve as a replacement for the original. In fact, banning sketching is just going to make the exhibit less attractive to a gallery's biggest fans: artists. What purpose could such a ban possibly serve?
That's the problem with the ownership mentality of modern copyright: few people bother to think about purpose because they are too busy thinking about control, operating from a default "cover-all-our-bases" mentality without bothering to ask why. At some point during the drafting of this sign, somebody should have stopped and said "Wait, why do we care?" — but instead they said "Have we forgotten anything? Better throw tripods on there just to be safe."


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Past and Present Stars Come Out to Support the Lifesaving Mission of
The Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
On Feb. 20, the 2004 & 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox will again lend their time and talents to raise awareness and funds for The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida.
This Children's Hospital's signature fundraising event takes place on the beautiful championship golf courses of The Forest Country Club, located at 6100 Club Boulevard in Fort Myers and individual golf slots ($300) are still available. Event Co-Chairs are Ron McEwan and Shannon Stefanacci. Residents of The Forest Country Club devote tireless hours to the events each year and look forward to opening their courses for charity.
Though the final celebrity player list will not be released until the day before the Tournament, past participants have included fan-favorites Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon and Daisuke Matsuzaka; Major League Baseball Legends Jim Rice and Luis Tiant and 2007 World Series Pitching Hero Josh Beckett.
Fans can also attend The Boston Red Sox "Tee Party" at The Forest Country Club on Feb. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are just $35.
The Boston Red Sox "Tee Party, being celebrated with a Mardis Gras theme, allows guests to enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and bid on one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia items, trips, game tickets and restaurant gift certificates. This year's live auction will include spectacular travel and ticket packages to three of the most celebrated sports events----The Masters at Augusta, The Kentucky Derby (including tickets to the exclusive Mint Julep Celebrity Gala) and The Final Four Championship in Detroit.
This year's event MVPs (Most Valuable Patients) are Neonatal Intensive Care Unit success stories Will and Olivia Galloway---seven year-old twins who will be attending the events along with their parents Robert and Tracey Galloway, all of Fort Myers.
Major corporate sponsors of the signature events include The Boston Red Sox, Wells Fargo Insurance Services, S.E.I., PhRMA and Sports Adventures.
All funds raised will once again be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous philanthropist and long-time Boston Red Sox fan.
Sharon A. MacDonald, Chief Foundation Officer for Lee Memorial Health System, praised the commitment by the Boston Red Sox players and management and the generous matching opportunity offered each year. She remarked, "It is so important that we are able to keep families together and close to home when they are faced with the critical care needs of a premature infant. We are so grateful to our matching donors, the entire Boston Red Sox Organization and The Forest Country Club residents for their continued commitment to supporting the lifesaving mission of The Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit."
To play in The Boston Red Sox Children's Hospital Celebrity Classic, or to purchase tickets to the evening-prior "Tee-Party", please call the Lee Memorial Health System Foundation office at 239-985-3550.


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Thank you, Williston
To the editor:
Levy County residents can directly affect their families, neighbors, schools, businesses, property and our pets safety when we vote for the critical position of Sheriff.
The Sheriff should come with academic training w/certification and a record of field, administration and correction experiences and build on Sheriff Smith's legacy. The candidate who excels in knowledge, training, experiences, and integrity is a proven leader and the current Director of Law Enforcement for the LCSO.
Williston needs a hospital
Speed limit too fast
To the editor:
Willing to sweat
To the editor:
I loved your column. I also paint and would love to see some place where we could display our work and possibly sell some.
We used to have a yearly art show at the Women's Club. We need something. I would be willing to provide some sweat.
Carolyn, you have much improved our paper and appreciate your love of the town.
Joyce Hinkle
The seed is planted
To the editor:
My name is Betty Smith Douglas and my late husband, Pete Smith, was the chief of police in Williston for five years and served as the chief deputy sheriff of Levy County for 27 years.
The young men of our family have made their careers in law enforcement following in Pete's shoes; in honor of him and to continue his work and love for the counties in which they have served.
To the editor:
The Williston Police and Fire Awards Banquet was held April 13 at the Williston Crossings RV Resort. It was a superb event. We would like to thank the following businesses and groups for contributing time, effort and money in order to ensure its success:
Agrees with changing school mascot
To the editor:
Reading the letters to the editor regarding the time to change the school mascot, I totally agree with sign man Steve.
I always thought the same–why a devil? We try to instill in our children to choose the right path and the devil, well, is just thde devil. We really need to find a new mascot for our children.
Time to change school mascot?
To the editor:
I do a lot of signs for the community and it always bothers me to put the Red Devil name or logo on the signs I produce.
Not being a very religious person, it still makes me ask why we continue to use the devil as a mascot. Isn't there some other name we could use like some kind of animal or something that would be better suited to use to promote the efforts of our children?
To the editor:
I was an inmate at Levy Forestry Camp. I worked for Robin Vick, who was such a blessing.
But she was not the only person who had such a positive impact on me.
The city of Williston has some of the best people in the U.S.
Working in the public was scary at first, wondering how people would react.
But to my surprise, the city of Williston treated us inmates like real people.
That helped my self esteem.
Not only would they thank us and tell us what a good job we were doing, people always had a smile for us.
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Questions tagged [acoustic-cryptanalysis]
Acoustic cryptanalysis is a type of side channel attack which exploits sounds emitted by computers or machines.
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Can we ensure the security of a crypto-algorithm and -implementaton against acoustic cryptanalysis?
Like people always say: "Attacks only get worse…" — which is why I'm asking early. I have been reading the paper "RSA Key Extraction via Low-Bandwidth Acoustic Cryptanalysis" published December 18, ...


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Got dinged at UT too (last year I was deferred then dinged). UT can kiss my ass.I didn't want to bring up the whole AA thing, but when it comes to UT, it always pops into mind. UT prides itself on admitting as many Hispanics and Blacks as they can. They've been the #1 law school for Hispanics for several years in a row, and no doubt want to maintain that ranking knowing they'll never move up any further in the national rankings.They don't make any secret of the fact that they go out of their way to recruit Latinos, Mexs, etc. all over Texas. Unhappy with the Hopwood decision, they went out and hired a black woman to serve as admissions director and a Mexican man as Assistant Admissions Dir. They're both still there.Not that I'm that bitter. I think it's the wrong law school for me anyway. And like a previous poster, I have a parent who wanted me to go to UT more than I did.
FWIW, I have a good African-American friend with decent numbers, TX native, really intelligent who was denied at UT. Wanna trade one anecdote for another???
God, all this stuff about UT has really got me disappointed. UT is def. my first choice, but it seems like they admit only people on LSN who seriously excel their standards, and based on this thread, it seems as if they're hellbent on admitting URM's. Plus, the admissions staff is hostile and now there are charges of incompetance against their deans. Of course, much of this may be the stuff of fiction/subjectivity, etc...but it's still kind of dispiriting. Every day that passes and every conversation I have with people there sours me, which sucks...
Somehow I got admitted ED out-of-state....white/165/3.86 (in engineering)/good ECs.Based on LSN and my own acceptance I get the impression UT weighs GPA a little heavily.


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Configure KeepNote Helper Applications In Backtrack Linux
I use KeepNote for taking notes in Backtrack. It is important to document progress on projects or simple notes about file locations, specific command switches, or other information that could get lost in the shuffle during a work session. KeepNote provides the functionality necessary to organize notes and search note content as necessary. On Backtrack it is beneficial to configure KeepNote's Spell Check as well as KeepNote Helper Applications so you can benefit from the full potential of KeepNote. Below we describe some errors you may see when attempting to use certain KeepNote functionality and how to resolve them.


text: 10 Feb 2014 19:00 Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, this evening accepted the prestigious Airline Market Leadership Award at Air Transport World magazine's 40th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards held in Singapore. The magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Karen Walker, presented Mr Hogan with the award at a Gala Presentation Dinner at the Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel. Mr Hogan said: "The Air Transport World Awards stand alone as a real emblem of excellence. In each category, you know that you are up against the world's best and that you are being judged by a panel unmatched in its industry expertise. "That is why we are so proud to be named Airline Market Leader in this 40th edition of the awards and why I am delighted to be accepting this award on behalf of our 17,600 people worldwide." The Airline Market Leadership Award recognised Etihad Airways' success in operating a commercially focused, profitable business in 2013 and its innovative strategies which have proven to be game changers for the airline industry. The Airline Industry Achievement Awards program, based in the United States, was created in 1974 to recognise excellence across a broad section of airline operations and is widely considered as one of the most coveted in the aviation industry. James Hogan is in Singapore this week to attend the 40th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards and for a series of engagements to commemorate the airline's seventh year of service to the island nation. The program includes a VIP cocktail party at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore for diplomatic officials, local business partners and representatives from the Singapore media. Get in touch with us. Contact us Let us know what you think Send feedback Join our community Etihad Facebook Watch our latest videos Etihad YouTube Follow us Etihad Airways


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First, just a reminder that Sunday, November 28th, 2010, is our monthly exercise in folly, Savoy Cocktail Book Night at Alembic Bar. If any of the cocktails on this blog have captured your fancy, stop by after 6 and allow the skilled bartenders (and me) to make them for you. It is always a fun time.
Ward's Cocktail
1/2 Liqueur Glass Chartreuse. (3/4 oz Green Chartreuse)
1/2 Brandy. (1 oz Chateau Pellehaut Armagnac)
Use cocktail glass. 1 piece of Peel in glass to form a circle. Fill with cracked ice. Pour the liquors very carefully so that they do not mix. Brandy must be poured in last.
I interpreted "Peel" to mean a Lemon Peel, as in a Crusta, and lined the glass with a horse's neck of lemon.
This was OK, but I think my ice was not fine enough.
I used my swing-a-way ice crusher, which makes what might be called "pebble ice". I think for this type of drink, or for juleps, this really isn't adequate. You really need fine or shaved ice to do some of these drinks justice.
I mean, who doesn't want a Green Chartreuse and Brandy Snow Cone?
If you say, "I will pass, thanks," we may have irreconcilable differences.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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Chick-fil-A Under Fire For Anti-Gay Affiliations
Is It OK For Restaurants to Take a Stance on Social Issues?
It's only the beginning of January, and one restaurant chain's already embroiled in the biggest poultry fast food controversy since Oprah offered millions free KFC. In Pennsylvania, Chick-fil-A has been under fire for supporting an anti-gay group.
The controversy surrounds the chicken chain's cosponsoring of an event with the Pennsylvania Family Institute, a leading opponent of same-sex marriage that's said to have affiliations with conversion therapy proponents. In response, tens of thousands of Americans have petitioned against the sponsorship.The conservative chain, which is known for keeping its doors shut on Sundays, has removed its name from any event materials and has issued a short statement as well on its Facebook page saying that it's determined "one of our independent restaurant operators in Pennsylvania was asked to provide sandwiches to two Art of Marriage video seminars . . . we do our best to serve local communities."
Where do you stand on the issue? Is it right for restaurants and food establishments to take an active stance on touchy social issues?
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Mark Garcia November 12, 2013
Aboveground Swimming Pool Fencing
You know what they say about fences, that they make good neighbors. In the case of pool fencing, they also make safe neighbors.
Some people say that aboveground pools are safer, because of their height above the ground. This may be true to a degree, but your community, city and state may still require a fence around your above ground pool, and to be a responsible pool owner, all pools should be surrounded by a barrier that meets current code.
If an accident were to happen in an unfenced pool, there is little protection under law for the pool owner, who could be found negligent. Let's look at some options for above ground pool fencing - to improve your level of pool safety, and/or comply with local laws.
Aboveground pool Connected to Back Patio
This is a very popular way to enjoy an aboveground pool while also keeping it safe. Building an entire surround pool deck allows you to easily attach a fence to the edge of the deck. In cases where the pool deck connects with the back patio, which connects to the back of the house, a secondary interior fence is a good idea. This can be a removable pool fence, which is easy to install in wood pool decks, or it can be made of wood, with a self closing gate.
Freestanding Aboveground Pool
When the cost of a complete surround above ground pool deck approaches the cost of the pool itself, many new pool owners opt to skip an integrated deck and fence, and instead purchase a locking A-frame ladder or entry system. In most areas that have a 48" pool height requirement, the height of the pool wall is sufficient barrier to the pool - provided that a locking type ladder is used. In more and more areas however, 5 ft, or even 6 ft tall fences are being required.
To add extra safety to your aboveground pool, and meet local fence requirements, we have two heights (24" and 36") and two colors (white and taupe) of vinyl pool fence. PVC fence panels are ultra durable and easy to install with just a drill and a measuring tape. Each 65" fence panel mounts securely to the upright posts of your pool wall, and connects to the panels on either side. Adapters are available to interface with a partial pool deck, or an A-frame locking pool ladder.
Intex Style Pools
You may have given much thought to the safety of a 'pop-up' pool, the type of temporary pools that are 24-36 inches deep. Some rural communities will allow these pool types to be installed without proper fencing, but in most cases, you are required to have it surrounded by a proper pool fence. The new trend, in response to many fatal and near fatal incidents in these temporary pools, is to now classify anything deeper than 18" and larger than 8 ft. in diameter, as a swimming pool. Search your local government website for pool fence information, or check with building and zoning officials on the laws in your area regarding Intex pools, like Frame set or Wet Set style pools.
The fact is, these pools are hard to make safe. The ladders are not locking type ladders, and support very little weight. The sides are flexible, and easy for a strong toddler to push in. To make an Intex style pool safer, follow these tips.
- Remove the ladder to another location when done swimming.
- Cover the pool with the fitted cover made for your pool size.
- Keep the area around the pool clear, with nothing to climb onto.
- The Pool Patrol pool alarm will work with these pools.
- Use Door alarms on doors leading to the backyard.
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Marhsall, Smith lead No. 13 Boston College to easy win
Kingston, RI (Sports Network) – Sean Marshall scored 21 points and added four
assists, as 13th-ranked Boston College defeated Rhode Island, 78-56, in a non-
conference game at Thomas F. Ryan Center.
Craig Smith was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor and netted 20 points for the
Eagles (10-2), who won their fourth game in a row. Jared Dudley chipped in 11
points and eight rebounds in the win.
"I think we handle the ball well and I think we should always have a lot of
assists," said Eagle head coach Al Skinner. "It was the kind of game I was
extremely pleased about and was pretty much the way we like to play."
Dawan Robinson was the only Ram in double figures with 19 points while Will
Daniels finished with nine for Rhode Island (6-5), which has dropped four of
its last five games since starting the season 5-1.
"We dug ourselves a little bit of a hole and we tried to fight back," said
Rhode Island head coach Jim Baron. "We had too many turnovers. You can't do
that against good basketball teams."
Boston College shot a blistering 58 percent from the floor, while the Rams
countered by hitting just 37 percent of their shots.
The Eagles came out firing, opening up the contest on a 16-2 run that was
capped with consecutive dunks by Marshall and John Oates. A jumper and a free
throw by Smith later extended Boston College to a 21-6 edge with 13:12 left in
the half.
The home team continued to control play throughout the half and never allowed
Rhode Island to get any closer than seven.
Robinson's jumper brought the Rams within at 31-22 with 5:35 remaining in the
stanza, however, Tyrese Rice answered with a three-pointer for BC.
After Jimmy Baron's trey pulled the Rams to within seven moments later,
Marshall capped the first-half scoring with a layup for a 38-29 Eagle lead at
the break.
Boston College netted the first seven points of the second half to take a
45-29 edge and a small 5-0 spurt extended the Eagles to a 50-33 cushion with
just over 13 minutes remaining.
Later, consecutive three-pointers by Marshall sparked a 10-3 BC spurt that
extended its lead to 60-38 with 10:22 remaining in the game.
Four consecutive free throws by Smith put BC ahead 70-47 with 4:26 to go and
the Eagles cruised from there.
Game Notes
Boston College improved to 35-11 all-time against Rhode Island, but this was
the first meeting since 1992…The Eagles have won 125 games since the start
of the 2000-01 season…Boston College has scored at least 70 points in 12
games this season…Smith finished 6-of-8 from the free-throw line…Baron and
J.R. Moore both had eight points for the Rams…Akida McLain netted eight
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Gluten-free Coconut Sugar Sweetened Apricot Cobbler Recipe
Welcome back to Cobbler Week at the Book of Yum! This time I'm doing a recipe geared towards those who prefer not to use processed sugar and dairy. I'll tell you a secret, though. Even though this recipe is allergy-friendly, uses special coconut sugar and contains no dairy, it was met with unbridled enthusiasm from gluten-eaters who can eat any darned thing they like. My Dad who is visiting us right now has fond memories of a neighbor lady's apricot cobbler that he ate when he was a child. He said this recipe made him feel like a seven-year-old again, knocking at the door of his neighbor's house asking for cobbler. I never thought I liked apricots that much, but somehow these large, golden fruits fresh off our own tree taste different than they do in the supermarket, and even I gobbled up this cobbler. The DH preferred it over the plum cobbler, and we were all fighting for the last piece. If you don't have coconut sugar in your pantry, never fear. You can substitute ordinary sugar, but you might want to decrease the amounts in that case. I like coconut sugar because it has a neutral flavor reminiscent of a less sweet brown or raw sugar and gives a mild sweetness to your recipe. After all, apricots are pretty sweet all by themselves.
It is funny the things that having fruit trees change. I dehydrated apricots for the first time, and the DH made apricot freezer jam, and I made this cobbler. And we still have a table covered in apricots. I'm thinking we'll have to make another cobbler… or two. And maybe even freeze one, if I can pry it away from my Dad and the DH.
I have a fondness for this apricot tree because it was the tree that dropped its leaves on the day Neko left us. And now, every year we enjoy the fruits from this tree, I can remember him.
Look for my Mr Linky on Friday, and add your recipe links for your favorite gluten-free cobbler, pies, and crumbles then!
In case you also have more apricots than you know what to do with, here are some recipes to inspire:
Agave Apricot Quick Bread Recipe (Ratio Rally)
Gluten-free Apricot Power Bar Recipe
Dairy-free Apricot Carob Blondies Recipe
Nutty Apricot Ball Recipe
Apricot Salad Dressing
Crockpot Brie with Apricot Topping Recipe
Apricot Glazed Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Apricot Butter Recipe
This recipe shared with Diane's Real Food Weekly Roundup
Coconut Sugar Sweetened Apricot Cobbler
1/2 C coconut sugar or regular white sugar (add more if your apricots are under-ripe)
6 C fresh apricots
3 tbsp. cornstarch or arrowroot starch
1 tbsp. butter or vegan margarine (optional)
1 tsp. almond flavoring
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 C sorghum flour
coconut sugar or raw sugar for garnish
Get a deep, ceramic pie pan out of the cupboard and preheat oven to 350F.
Pit your apricots and cut into bit sized wedges and place into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch, flavoring and sugar and fold in so they are evenly distributed. Melt your butter or margarine and gently fold into the apricot mixture. Reserve. If you like you can pour this apricot mixture into your pie pan and use the bowl for the cobbler.
Combine your flours, starches, sugar, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in your palm oil shortening with a fork, pastry cutter, or (my personal favorite) your fingers. When the shortening has been worked into the flour and you have a crumbly texture of dough, fold in your milk. Spoon your biscuit mixture on top of the apricots in your pie pan, sprinkle the top with coconut sugar or raw sugar for sparkle, and bake at 350f for around 35 minutes or until cobbler turns a light golden brown and seems firm on top.
Enjoy with a dairy-free vanilla ice cream or plain. Delicious!
Cobbler runnier than you like? Store it in the refrigerator and the filling will set up.
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Events like this are almost certainly made more frequent, and more intense, by global warming.
A map from the National Weather Service shows the intensity of the rains that brought floods to the region.Climate scientists from around the USA said that the overwhelming scientific evidence shows that the warming of the planet's atmosphere is increasing the occurrence of, and the seriousness of, heavy rains.
Warmer air holds more water, leading to stronger and more frequent heavy precipitation events.
This is confirmed by research done by a team of scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
They find the worldwide increase to be consistent with rising global temperatures, caused by greenhouse-gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.


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Rootsweb.com offers more than the handy search engine to its site discussed in Part VI. Another of its popular services are mailing lists or email discussion lists for individuals with common family research interests.
Genealogy information on the Web continues to grow, much of it available through search tools. But there's a wealth of family information held in private family records offline. The mailing list approach can help you connect with people who may have just the pieces of family history that you need.
Rootsweb.com offers more than 30,000 mailing lists or email discussion lists. They are arranged in four categories: surnames, U.S. states, international and other. With this number of lists, you have a good chance of finding several that are relevant to your research interests. You will be able to post queries and possibily connect with others researching your surname or ancestors.
For example, some of my ancestors are from northern Germany. By checking the list for Germany, I found that there is a list for Schleswig-Holstein, one of my specific ancestral home areas. I joined that list and have made some useful contacts.
Each list offers the opportunity to search or browse previous messages, on a year by year basis. The search and browse links are at the bottom of each list's description and sign-up page.
The year-by-year search can be tedious, but a new archives search engine of the full archives for all lists, in beta status, in now available. This is worth a try as others may have posted just the information you need. Or you'll find new contacts.
Before signing up for email discussion lists or groups, you might want to set up a Web-based email address for use just for this purpose. Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft and others offer this handy service. You'll keep your genealogy emails in one email box, and protect your personal email address.
In addition to posting queries, you can share information you have found to help others. You likely want to join just a few lists at a time, to keep your email from overflowing — many of these are very active. Good searching!
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The toy of tech: The Mattel Aquarius 30 years on
'A machine so cheesy, they should have supplied rubber gloves to wear while using it.'
Game on
ECS was formally launched in January 1983 at the winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but it came too late for Intellivision. By then the console market was already being superseded by home microcomputers. In the US, Commodore was selling hundreds of thousands of Vic-20s - some 800,000 in 1982 alone - and had begun shipping (slowly) the 64 that summer. Atari's own 400 and 800 micros were doing well too, as was Tandy's Color Computer, and Texas Instruments' TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A. The Intellivision, even with the ECS alongside it and a library of 100-odd games cartridges, was going to struggle to compete. Worse, it was now being out-performed by a newer home games entrant, the Colecovision, which arrived during 1982.
At CES, Mattel showed select retailers the Intellivision III, a much more sophisticated device with six sound channels, built-in voice synthesis, "nearly infinitely programmable colours", 320 x 192 pixel graphics and "remote battery-operated hand controllers", all rushed in to beat the Colecovision. But the III never made it past the prototype stage even though Mattel announced publicly that this "revolutionary video game system" would ship later in 1983. A more compact, cost-reduced version of the original, called the Intellivision II, arrived instead.
But Mattel decided it still needed a new, more up-to-date machine to sell to punters more eager to buy a computer than a console. It's not clear whether it considered developing a true home computer in-house, though its experience with the Keyboard Component may have dissuaded it from doing so. Ditto the time it might take its engineers to design and produce a computer from scratch. Mattel executives now knew that a short time to market was essential.
What is certain is that Mattel approached third-party hardware companies in search of a machine that could be created quickly, which didn't need to be compatible with the Intellivision and could be released under the Mattel brand. Among them was Hong Kong-based Radofin Electronics, which happened to have a couple of machines in the pipeline nearly ready to go and conveniently was a firm Mattel already knew well: Radofin manufactured some of the Intellivision units Mattel was still pumping out.
Codenamed Checkers, the new Mattel home computer would eventually be announced, in early 1983, as the Aquarius. Radofin's machine, like most early 1980s home computers from Asia, was build from off-the-shelf components, in particular the well-established Zilog Z80A processor - in the Aquarius clocked at 3.5MHz and made under licence by NEC - and Microsoft Color BASIC. It would ship in the US in June 1983, and arrive in the UK the following September, Mattel said.
The home computer
The Aquarius was specced up with 8KB of ROM, a 48-key rubber calculator-style keyboard, video output via a TV modulator, plus printer and cassette ports - Mattel would offer suitably branded devices to plug into these. The machine was able to take ROM cartridges. The power brick was built into the casing. The machine would ship with a clip-on keyboard overlay for folk who preferred to enter BASIC keywords with single-key presses rather than typing them in.
Yet it was behind the curve in many respects. "The standard computer contains 4KB of memory," wrote Chris Palmer in Personal Computing Today, "but after the operating system has taken memory for its own workings and for the screen and colour memory, you are left with 1731 bytes for your own programs."
There was no way to program graphics, a shortcoming Mattel engineers sought to overcome by imposing a new character set on Radofin, this one with a host of glyphs from which more complex and games-friendly graphics could be formed. Running people, aircraft, stars, aliens and explosions were added.
It's said that Mattel Designer Bob Del Principe, scoffing at the Aquarius' poor graphics capabilities, suggested the following slogan for the new computer: "Aquarius - the system for the Seventies."
The Aquarius could display 16 colours on its 40 x 24-character text screen, but it was officially capable of only 80 x 72 pixel graphics, and it had a single audio channel. A promised "expander" unit would up that to three channels, provide an extra slot for a memory cartridge of up to 16KB in size, and add a pair of ports for the two Intellivision-style games controllers that would be bundled with it. Since the expander was designed to clip into the Aquarius' own cartridge slot, it would also incorporate a second such slot for game ROMs rather than memory. Both slots were protected with spring-loaded doors.
"Other peripherals will follow in 1984 - floppy disc drive, modem and a Master Expansion Module giving Extended Microsoft Basic," wrote Popular Computing Weekly at the time. The Master Module - or Maxi-Expander, as it became known later - would allow the Aquarius' RAM to rise to 52KB.


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006 - Hue - Vietnam - 2014.
Today we took an early morning flight from Hanoi to Da Nang.
On arrival at Da Nang we were picked up by our coach and taken to Hue, stopping off along the way for photos & lunch, before continuing on to our hotel in Hue.
Once we arrived at The Imperial Hotel, Hue, we unpacked at a bit of a rest, then went out for dinner, and a couple of beers.
We then finished off our day by having beers on the rooftop bar of our hotel, taking in the fantastic night view of Hue.
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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
Coming up soon, "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomes one of the most iconic and well-respected musicians in the history of the industry, 10-time Grammy Award winner Willie Nelson.
As host Piers Morgan rolls out the red carpet for the author of "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die," the primetime exclusive interview touches upon one of Wilson's well-known favorite pastimes, smoking marijuana.
"I've got to ask you the question, have you come similarly infused today?" asks Morgan, wondering if Nelson arrived at his studio amidst his traditional herbal haze. "Did you wake up this morning and have a quick, you know, a puff?"
"I probably did," admits the guest. "If I remember. It's, you know, that short-term stuff."
Elaborating on his exploits, the 79-year-old with more than 60 studio albums to his credit reveals a seemingly unlikely character to be one of his frequent smoking buddies:
"You know, me and Snoop smoke a lot," says Nelson, talking about well-known hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus. "I was in Amsterdam one time and Snoop called me and wanted me to sing on his record. And I said, 'OK.' He said, 'Where are you?' And I said, 'I'm in Amsterdam.' So he caught the next plane and come over. And we recorded a song together."
Referencing recent legislation that has legalized marijuana in certain parts of the United States, Nelson notes that such long-distance travel would no longer be required:
"Now, we can go to Colorado."
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Willie Nelson should move to Colorado until his home state legalizes it. It would send a substantial message to the states behind the curve.
Actually, Willie used to have a home here in Colorado until the feds took it and sold it off for back taxes. That's ok though we would welcome him back as a native son and Texas can continue to take the lead in the "War on Drugs". Something very poetic about all this.
Who cares if he smokes pot or not.... The people or Gaza are dying by Israel.
Who cares let them die and fight and kill each other keep it over there that's all. We have better things domestic wise that need to work on health care immigration war on drugs tackle these issue and then maybe we can shed some help to others
Wicked reply.
You can still be killed in your own home here by swat teams over this silly prohibition issue. Swat protocol still requires serving warrants by force in the middle of the night, for a schedule 1 substance, and anything that moves (even defensles animals acting out of fear) must be shot to keep the officers safe. We are still not safe in our own homes in this country either. Hope you don't have a cold when you get raided and accidentally sneeze at the wrong time. Hope they get the right house and you don't freak out and try to protect you home out of fear and get "justified" in the process. They just say oops wrong house, we had to shoot...sorry.
A bus blew up today in the biggest city in Israel, killing 11 people...
Why are you so one-sided about this? innocent people died...
You seem to have missed that this is abot Willie Nelson. You know The Willie Nelson.
As a caregiver for 34 years I can say in all honesty that I see what "legal"meds do to a persons body. God put certain herbs and plants here for us to use in the natural state. Its past time to put this right and move forward as a prosperous nation.
Who cares if pot is illegal? Not pot smokers, that's for sure. Millions of people smoke pot every day all around the world. And excuse me for being blunt, but only the "lesser intelligent" smokers have to worry about it being illegal. I smoked pot for 30 years and never ever had a problem with the law. I didn't sit on the court house steps smoking a bong. I minded my own business and didn't make a fool of myself.
People who grow or sell pot don't want pot legalized either. There was an initiative similar to the one in Colorado on the ballot here in California and it did not pass. Why? Because there is a lot of money made because it is illegal, and none of the people making that money wanted to lose it. Regardless of which side of the law people are on, everyone from small time growers to multi-million dollar operations, local cops to the federal agencies participating in the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (also known as CAMP), to state or federally owned prisons that are operated by for profit corporations and are over populated with small time pot smokers, there's millions of dollars made every day. The government makes a ton of money going after pot growers who are making a ton of money.
i grew up in a neighborhood where we were introduced to pot in second grade, dropped out by seventh and ended up prego or in jail by 18, i was fortunate enough to move out in ninth grade, but i have done my share of pot smoking among other things and I can tell you the only problem i have with it now is that i must go into the "underworld" in order to score some of it, i love pot, other drugs are illegal for good reasons, but one should only smoke the stuff at certain times right...someone who smokes pot every day is unhealthy, just like an alcoholic, pot use should be allowed but people should only use on occasion
waiting to see if this passes
Does this give new meaning to the John Denver song, "Rocky Mountain High, Colorado"
Free Marc Emery!
I am with Willie, lets go to Colorado and sing Rocky Mountain High as we toke on the greener grounds. The fed is a wicked and evil organization we need to crush I think, we as in us these people of the USA. States who rally to the fed can live under their abuse but I rally for states that defy them and cast them apart, can we cede the union ? I do in my part regardless of what they say. I am on the side of all who fight them and against all who support them through God I am such a force because I am his beast I am.
I have been using Cannabis for over 20 years and I truly do not understand why someone would arrest me since I have been using the herb as a Medicine. I use it for Colds, aches and especially having 17 strokes with 1 being a major Stroke yet I can still walk I can still talk and nothing was damaged except for my left leg which drags slightly. If Cannabis was not available I would have died and left my 13 year old daughter behind in this world. I do not use it with my daughter around but she knows that I would have been gone a long time ago. We need to legalize it everywhere so no matter where I go it will be available to me as a continuing medical neccesity. Let's wake up and for those that fear it for the Police maybe right outside my door guess what? I do not fear lets get this finally legal to use so that we can also free those who have been incacerated for such a silly law. God blessed this herb for us to use it is safer than water READ THE FACTS FOLKS. N Get a Grip AMERICA WE CANNOT CONTINUE THIS IDDIOCY.
In the USA why is cannabis considered a 'Class 1' drug? One which has no medical use.Try telling that to the millions of people worldwide who get pain relief & a far better quality of life because of it.Chemotherapy is a horrible form of treatment,but pot helps make it tolerable.
now we can stop having to deal with criminals in order to feel good and get a bag, i don't even drink alcohol because it is horrible for the body, but i love to smoke pot (at the right time), too much of anything is not a good thing, the problem with weed is that you have a population of young people who try it and because it is illegal they become antisocial, antigovernment, gangsters, ect...kids won't try cocaine or meth as a first time illegal drug because they know from their parents how bad the stuff is but pot, well it's not the worst thing just wait until college, but if it becomes legal, you have a young population that uses just another substance on the same level as alcohol, no antisocial, no antigovernment, no gangster, ect....
pot is a gateway drug simply because there comes a time when you can't score a bag of green but other stuff is around and by the time that point comes you are already antisocial counterculture
Pot is not a gateway drug most people start with cigarets and alcohole, it is verry rare to smoke weed without having even smoked a cigaret or had a beer, and yes those are drugs, just legal drugs.
or your dealer may offer you something strongeR?
i would rather they get rid of assault weapons and allow pot, if we need them the guard can give us one when the time comes
The National Guard is more in the habit of relieving you of your firearms "when the time comes." Just look at the Katrina aftermath. Also, "assault weapons" is a term invented by politicians to make you more scared of an black and scary AR-15 than a wood-stocked Ruger Mini-14, despite the fact that they are darn near functionally identical.
That being said, I think we should allow both. I should be free to arm myself as I wish, and you should be free to smoke to your heart's content.
Sublime to the ridiculous.Armed to the teeth & stoned out of your tree! Imagine if we all tried that? Me? I'll stick to skinning-up & sticking flowers down the barrel of every gun I see!!!
@John Ramsey:
Please don't. I'm not sure if my SKS is allergic, and I'd rather it not sneeze at you.
Any responsible gun owner recognizes that you do not handle a firearm while under the influence of any mind-altering substance, be it alcohol, pot, or anything else. Your argument assumes that people aren't responsible enough to handle personal freedoms, and is the rallying cry for a nanny state. I believe in personal responsibility, which allows freedoms to those responsible enough to handle them.
Remember, your freedoms to engage in nude firearm flower arranging were won and are preserved on the barrels of civilian owned firearms.
Telsa no civilian firearms won me any freedoms,You assume I'm American,I'm British & we have a different take on things over here.Democracy works in many ways-the public gets what the public wants.If you don't vote you can't complain.Of course most gun owners are entirely responsible people,as are,in my opinion most pot smokers.All it takes is a lone nut job.
I agree with most of what you say,we Brits like to introduce a bit of irony into the conversation! Three cheers for the USA-Brit alliance
@John Ramsey
Ah, both nationality and irony/sarcasm can be hard to catch in text. Good show, old boy.
That said, I do have a related question... didn't British civilians take up arms in blitzed London during World War 2? I don't believe they were in the front lines, but I seem to remember the idea of a homefront defense being popular. Correct me if I'm wrong, though, please.
You are right,up to a point.It was called the Home Guard,but to describe them as armed would be way off the mark.They had no automatic weapons at all.They had no revolvers/pistols.They had maybe 1 First World War rifle between 3 of them.They had pitchforks,broom-handles with kitchen knives taped to one end! They were mostly old men & young boys too young to fight & guys like my Grandfather who was a coal miner & these men were considered vital to the war effort,He was in his late 40s by then so he was considered too old to fight anyway.When he wasn't 2 miles beneath Mother Earth hacking coal,he was manning the barricades waiting for the siren to go-thank God it never came.Hard men doing their bit for their families & their country. Just like the miners in West Virginia!
Neat! I appreciate the history. I must add something though (little bit of nitpicking)...
Revolvers and pistols were usually reserved for officers and police at the time, even in the United States. Shotguns and rifles would have been more popular for civilians. Also, the British World War 1 service rifle was the Lee-Enfield Mk III, which was also the British World War 2 service rifle.
I suppose they didn't fight. But if it had come down to it, they would have done so valiantly, I'm sure.
You are correct my friend.Handguns have always been the weapons reserved for officers,they usually had a cane in the other hand.Wouldn't want to face a Nazi machine gun nest without my cane! Lee-Enfield eh? the choice of the British Army,they used to jam just when you needed them most or so I'm told,I'm no expert.My Father-in-Law was at Normandy,Bloody Omaha & all that,except he was Sword beach.Not as bad as Omaha but bad enough.He was a morse-code operator.Imagine that,trying to send & receive messages while Johnny Foreigner is trying to blast the hell out of you?He told me he was lying flat on the sand while machine-gun bullets raked the sand a foot from his face.Heros to a man,on both sides that day.Sorry man I'm old & I ramble on sometimes!
Legal but not COMERSALIZED , That is a tall order , Its a plant / produce I would like to be able to get it at any farmers market ( with ID of course !
I do not even know how I stopped up here, however I believed this post used to be good. I don't realize who you are but certainly you're going to a well-known blogger in case you aren't already. Cheers!
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Royals prospect arrives from Futures Game in nick of time
By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com | July 11, 2012 6:53 PM
Myers, who played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday in Kansas City, may be calling Kauffman Stadium home soon.
"I'd be lying if I didn't think about the call every day," the Omaha Storm Chasers outfielder said. "Anytime I take the field now, I wonder if it is my last game."
Following up his impressive performance in the Futures Game, Myers was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the Pacific Coast League's 3-0 victory over the International League on Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Field to win MLB.com Star of Star honors for his team.
The 21-year-old is on the verge of a Major League shot, and that is obvious to everyone.
"These last few days have been a lot of fun," he said.
Myers, MLB.com's No. 14 prospect, is tied for the Minor League lead with 27 homers and has a .327 average with 72 RBIs in 83 games across Triple-A and Double-A this season.
The Royals need another power bat and Myers could fit the bill. He drew the loudest cheers at the Futures Game, getting a standing ovation his first time up, and didn't disappoint the Royals' fans.
Myers drove in three runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly in Team USA's 17-5 rout of the World squad as he batted third and played the whole game in right field.
He also impacted the ESPN telecast, with his foul back breaking a camera behind the plate. But that was the only thing that didn't go right.
"It was a lot of fun," Myers said. "I had a great time. It was my second Futures Game and it was by far the best."
Now, though, comes the reality of returning to the Minor Leagues, no matter how brief that stay may be for Kansas City's No. 2 prospect.
"It is definitely hard to come back and play after the experience I had there playing in the big league stadium," said Myers, a 2009 third-round pick who received a $2 million bonus to turn down a scholarship to the University of South Carolina.
The North Carolina native was a catcher before moving to the outfield last year and had a disappointing season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He suffered a knee injury and was limited to 99 games, batting just .254.
No wonder Kansas City fans are excited.
"It's hard, but I try not get too caught up in that," he said. "Right now, I just want to go out there, have good at-bats and keep getting better."
The Triple-A All-Star Game was a three-day event, but Myers missed virtually all of the activities. He drove back to Omaha from Kansas City and his flight to Buffalo didn't arrive until late Tuesday afternoon.
"I bagged it early and went to bed," he said. "I was exhausted."
Shorthanded: The International League, which suited up only 24 players, was without four of the 14 who claimed roster spots in voting by players, team staffs and the media. Shortstop Pedro Ciriaco, designated hitter Mauro Gomez and right-hander Justin Germano were called up from Pawtucket by the Red Sox. The IL also was without injured Charlotte outfielder Greg Golson. The Pacific Coast League, meanwhile, had all 14 of its top selectees, with 27 players available.
Managerial repeat: Mike Sarbaugh of the International League was the first skipper to lead consecutive teams in the Triple-A All-Star Game. He earned the encore after leading Columbus to a second straight victory in the Triple-A National Championship Game a year ago. The Clippers were the home team in that game in Albuquerque because the IL won the 2011 All-Star Game, 3-0. This is Sarbaugh's third year at Columbus, where he had a 167-121 record heading into the season.
Crowd pleaser: Pacific Coast League skipper Marty Brown of Las Vegas managed Buffalo for three seasons, leading the Bisons to the 2004 Governors' Cup title. But he's also part of Buffalo baseball lore. To win a bet at the inaugural Triple-A All-Star Game in 1988, he did an Ozzie Smith-like back flip as he took his position at third base. Unfortunately, that was the highlight for Brown, who was picked off to end the game.
Special pitch: Tom Seaver threw a ceremonial first pitch to Ryne Sandberg, creating a Hall of Fame battery. Seaver, who won 311 games over 20 seasons, was the keynote speaker at the All-Star luncheon on Wednesday that attracted a sellout gathering of 900. Sandberg, in his second season as Lehigh Valley manager, served as an International League coach. "It's going to be fun to see him and to catch that first pitch," Sandberg said Tuesday. "Let's see what he throws me. It might even be a cut fastball." Actually, it was a semi-fastball that was just a little inside.
Guy Curtright is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Freshman Forward Headed to Sochi
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale fans will have a Bulldog to cheer for at the upcoming Olympics, as freshman forward Phoebe Staenz (Zürich, Switzerland) of the women's ice hockey team has earned a spot on the roster for her native Switzerland. She will take part in the games next month in Sochi, Russia.
Staenz was one of 21 players selected for Switzerland's roster. She has extensive experience playing with the Swiss National Team, including three appearances in the IIHF Women's World Championship (sixth place in 2013 in Ottawa, a bronze medal in 2012 in Vermont and a sixth-place finish in 2011 in Switzerland).
"Making the Olympic team was always the goal," said Staenz, who recently turned 20. She was too young to play in the 2010 Olympics, but prior to making the Swiss National Team for the World Championship in 2011 she played for the Swiss Under-18 team for three years.
Her preparation for the upcoming Olympics began in earnest this past summer, when Switzerland held a series of off-ice camps focused on judging the fitness levels of the players competing for spots. After some additional on-ice camps and tournaments, the team used its two most recent international competitions to make the final roster cuts. Switzerland won the Mountain Cup last month in Radenthein, Austria, beating Austria, France and Slovakia; Staenz had a goal and three assists. She also had a goal and an assist in three games at the Nations Cup, which concluded earlier this month in Germany.
It was at the Nations Cup that Switzerland made its final roster cuts. On the night of Sunday, Jan. 5, the players were called to a team meeting and informed that the final cuts had been made. Those in the room were congratulated -- they had made the team. It was a bittersweet moment for Staenz, as the final cuts included one of her closest friends on the team.
Still, Staenz is looking forward to being a part of what she hopes will be a medal-winning effort at the Olympics for Switzerland.
"As a team, there's a lot of synergy and harmony going on at the moment," said Staenz. "There's a lot of chemistry, and we've grown fairly close. Everybody gets along really well. That makes it easier to come together."
Staenz (whose last name is pronounced "Stence") grew up in Switzerland, where she was the only girl in her age group (1994 birth year) playing hockey.
"It's tough, because there were no girls' teams," Staenz said. "I grew up playing hockey with boys my entire life, until I was 19."
She initially became interested in the sport at the age of five, learning about it through a friend at school. Staenz and her brothers eventually began learning the game together.
"I asked my mom to take me to the rink to watch practice," she recalled. "My mom talked to the coaches and got us ice time. She sent us to skating school. She made sure we could skate before we got on the ice."
Staenz also grew up watching the NHL. She did not root for any particular team, but picked Anson Carter as her favorite NHL player as a youngster (she now wears No. 88 for Yale, matching the uniform number of the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane). She was not thinking about playing college hockey in the U.S. until she spent an exchange year in Canada four years ago and played for Pursuit of Excellence. After hearing about the possibility of playing NCAA hockey -- and attending an Ivy League school -- Staenz eventually contacted four schools to express her interest while she was playing for Switzerland's Under-18 team. Yale head coach Joakim Flygh followed up quickly.
"I had seen her play as a 10th grader, and kept her on the radar," said Flygh. "When she expressed interest in our program I knew it was an opportunity we had to jump on."
Staenz was not able to visit the campus until last year, when she was doing a post-graduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall (her parents and brothers had visited the campus prior to that). But throughout the recruiting process she always envisioned herself as a Bulldog.
"I liked Yale from the start," Staenz said. "Even when I had never seen it … I knew I wanted to come here for some reason."
Staenz' experience with the Yale team has justified her instincts.
"The team is great," said Staenz. "The first time I visited we connected right away. It was awesome. Then I visited again and we were almost friends already. Once I got here, fitting in was pretty easy."
In fact, the lone downside to playing at the Olympics is the fact that Staenz will have to leave her Yale teammates and miss several weeks of the 2013-14 Yale season.
"When I was gone now [to play at the Mountain Cup and Nations Cup] I missed them a lot," Staenz said. "I like playing on this team, and I missed the people too. I just like the way we play at Yale. It's fun."
Staenz, a resident of Ezra Stiles college at Yale, has made an instant impact for the Bulldogs. She currently leads the team in goals and points (7-10-17) and is tied for the team lead in assists. She is second in the country in points per game among rookies.
Staenz' selection to the Olympic roster is another milestone for the Yale program. The other Bulldog women's ice hockey players in Olympic history were Helen Resor '09 (USA) and Denise Soesilo '10 (Germany), who played at the 2006 Olympics, and Natalie Babony '06 (Slovakia), who played at the 2010 Olympics. Yale's former head coach, Hilary Witt, is an assistant coach with Team USA this year.
"This is tremendous for our program," said Flygh, who has coached at the IIHF Women's World Championship for his native Sweden. "We want to get this program to the next level, and Phoebe will be a big part of that. She now goes into the Olympics as not just an average player, but one of the best players for Switzerland and one of the best players for her age. We're very proud of her, and we're excited to watch her play."
Prior to coming to Yale Staenz was Boston Globe All-Scholastic and the Division 1 Player of the Year in girls' prep school hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall. She was also league MVP and led her team with 38 goals and 23 assists. The team was New England finalists. Staenz also played hockey for Assabet Valley, winning a national championship.
The Olympic women's ice hockey competition takes place Feb. 8-20. The eight-team tournament starts with teams competing in groups of four. Switzerland is in "Group A" with No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Finland and No. 1 USA. After three games of round-robin play within each group, the top two teams in Group A advance directly to the semifinals (Feb. 17). The third- and fourth-place finishers in Group A play the second- and first-place finishers from Group B (No. 7 Germany, No. 10 Japan, No. 4 Russia and No. 6 Sweden), respectively, in the quarterfinals on Feb. 15. The gold medal game and the bronze medal game are on Feb. 20 at Bolshoy Ice Dome.
Switzerland is currently ranked No. 5 in the world in women's ice hockey. The team finished fifth at the 2010 Olympics and seventh at the 2006 Olympics.
Staenz' family hopes to be able to watch her play in person at the Olympics. Her parents are still in Switzerland, as is her youngest brother, Zachariah. Her brother Yannick attends North Dakota, where he plays intramural hockey, and her brother Joshua plays at The Gunnery.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (firstname.lastname@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity


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Im not ready for another Survivor funny how it feels like I just seen them but it does make me want some gum, mmm yum
Wow a month away and they have previews!
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I'm confused Promos say the next Survivor will take place in Micronesia. But on the CBS page they state: "Palau, Micronesia"Somebody doesn't know their geography. Palau is an independent country. The Federated States of Micronesia is a seperate country. Perhaps they meant Ponape which is the main island in Micronesia.And besides Survivor already has been to Palau, but then of course they went twice to the Pearl Islands off Mexico.,
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The many photographs taken by Francis Wolff portray the golden age of jazz and the leading names of the famed Blue Note Records label. Taken in black and white, often as low angle shots, they highlight the close relationship between the photographer and the musicians ? whose personality traits and obvious energy Wolff liked to reveal. These shots forged an image of jazz and resulted from the high-level meeting of two art forms. American trumpeter Donald Byrd (1932?2013) was one of the principal figures of hard bop, rock-fusion jazz, and rhythm and blues. His album ?Black Byrd? (1972), produced with the Mizell Brothers, sold over a million copies and was the label?s most popular disc for a long time. In this image, Donald Byrd is only 26 years old. He is posing near Central Park in New York for the cover of his second album, ?Off To The Races?, released in 1958.Read more Read less
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Francis Wolff was born in Berlin in 1907. He met Alfred Lion when he was 15 years old and already a jazz and photography enthusiast. Their shared love for this new music cemented their friendship. In 1933, Lion emigrated to American soils. Wolf pursued a brilliant career as a photographer and collected records in spite of the Third Reich's rise to power. In 1939, he had to face facts and escape Nazi Germany. He reached New York in October. He moved into Alfred Lion's apartment. This place had also been the head office of a brand new jazz label 'Blue note' for about ten months. Wolff worked retouching in a photography studio in the daytime and in the evening was devoted to managing the label. The label developed and soon Wolff devoted all his time to it. He did however take his camera to each recording session for 28 years. He therefore photographed an important part of the history of jazz and its legends.In 1951, with the advent of the LP, and the imminent importance of record covers, the photographs taken by Francis Wolff became primordial for Blue Note. In 1967, Alfred Lion retired and Wolff took over the role of producer. He had to relinquish his photography. He remained at the helm of Blue Note until his death in 1971.


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