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China Blues: Capitalism, Corporations and Human Rights
Western corporations and economists regularly promote the idea that trade with China has had, and will have, a civilizing effect on the institutions there. As adjunct scholar Stuart Anderson writes:
"U.S. corporations act as a liberalizing force, helping to strengthen the private sector, establishing alternative centers of power, and creating subtle but important pressures for democratic reforms. They also tend to raise wages and labor standards in the countries in which they operate."
Regardless of the merits of the statement, Anderson as a former director at the Cato Institute is hardly an unbiased scholar. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. by Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the oil conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc.
James A. Dorn, the vice president for academic affairs, editor of the Cato Journal, and director of Cato's annual monetary conference, observed:
Western companies have already had an impact on China's civil society. They have increased business standards and demanded a legal infrastructure. Continued economic liberalization is sure to raise business standards further and help cultivate an institutional infrastructure based on the rule of law. The changes will occur first in the non-state sector (especially in the southern coastal provinces) and then spread throughout China as competition and openness become the norm.
Progress is a pleasant idea. Moreover it is a nice favor for us to bring our profound concepts to the Chinese. However, given my suspicious mind, I couldn't help wondering if there could be another side to it.
It is no great secret that corporations have been attracted to China mainly because of its nearly unlimited supply of cheap labor. In effect, labor becomes a national commodity and China plays a key role in setting global wage norms. As an article for the Institute for Policy Studies explains:
It is the linchpin of what Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach has called "global labor arbitrage" in which corporations move from one labor market to another to take advantage of cheaper labor. The result is a global "race to the bottom" in which workers and their communities are put into competition with each other to see who can provide the lowest-cost labor and the most corporate-friendly conditions. According to Roach, this global labor arbitrage is also now acting as "a powerful structural depressant on traditional sources of job creation in high-wage countries such as the United States.
That much has been understood for quite some time and it has led to CEOs decrying the fact that American workers are too demanding and require a higher wage than their Chinese counterparts. They argue that the excessive demanded organized labor has made the United States an undesirable place to do business.
Still, it seemed interesting that so many powerful groups would rise up against one particular reform bill.
'Complicity, Campaigns, Collaboration and Corruption: Strategies and Responses to European Corporations and Lobbyists in China', Globalization Monitor, published in 2010 exposed a slightly different, slightly sinister aspect.
Despite the professed concern for human rights in China, Western transnational corporations have been more than willing to relocate production. Moreover, they have actively used both their economic and political clout to work against proposed improvements to the Chinese labor laws. So while preaching the benefits of Western corporate involvement in China, EU and US corporations have been freely attempting to influence Chinese legislation.
Given recent events in Wisconsin, the methods are strikingly familiar.
A 2010 report from the Hong Kong-based NGO Globalization Monitor revealed how lobbying tactics have been adapted to Chinese circumstances and the concept of guanxi (connections or personal ties). Developing the personal touch with government agencies is of crucial importance, building trust and offering favours, which often crosses the line into full-blown corruption.
The American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) have played a key role in lobby efforts. When the Chinese government sought to review its labor laws in 2006, primarily to introduce the right of workers to have contractual agreements, the two coalitions lobbied against any improvements in labor protections.
Acting through the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Wal-Mart and other corporations, including Google, UPS, Microsoft, Nike, AT&T, and Intel were squarely against the Draft Contract law.
US based corporations have repeatedly argued that they are raising human and labor rights standards abroad. For example, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong asserts among its "universal principles that American business plays an important role as a catalyst for positive social change by promoting human welfare and guaranteeing to uphold the dignity of the worker and set positive examples for their remuneration, treatment, health and safety."
But US based corporations are trying to block legislation designed to improve the remuneration, treatment, health and safety, and other standards of Chinese workers.
Dr. Keyong Wu, an expert for the British Chambers of Commerce, stated:
Business is attracted to China not only because of its labour costs but also because of its efficiency. If regulation starts to affect that and flexibility, then companies could turn to India, Pakistan and South-East Asia.
A subtle threat for Chinese authorities? When international unions howled at the lobbying, the resultant media attention forced the European Chamber of Commerce to backtrack somewhat.
In a detailed report "Behind the Great Wall of China" Global Labor Strategies, a newly formed non-profit organization, undertook a closer examination into both the law and the corporations' objections. Not surprisingly, they found that the protections found in the law under discussion were the very ones that would have made a real impact on the rights of workers.
For example, foreign corporations would prefer to maintain the present system which has created a large underclass of worker with no rights.
Access to labor rights and benefits—however limited—depends on the existence of a written labor contract signed individually or collectively by workers and companies.
Another provision of the law would have allowed workers greater ease in changing jobs. Before the law, an employer could penalize workers if their bosses determined that the worker had access to proprietary knowledge; secret information specific to the corporation, such as, chemical formulas and processes.
The problem, of course, is that the employer was free to decided what was and what was not "propriety."
Among other provisions in the bill that the coalitions protested against included
- Limited probationary period
- Payment for training
- Severance payments
- A pathway from temporary to permanent work
- A fair system for lay-off
The US-China Business Council writes, "It is not feasible to state that an employer's regulations and policies shall be void if they are not adopted through negotiation with the trade union. . . . Requiring the consent of the trade union before such changes can be made is overly burdensome and may prevent important company policies from being implemented in a timely manner. . . Final authority and responsibility for company policies should rest in the hands of the employer."
However, China's legislature rejected the pleas and the threats from foreign investors and their lobbies and passed the new labor law in June of 2007 Still, the unions and independent observers agree that, due to the lobbying, the final laws were watered-down. In the end, regardless of the legislation on the books, the core problem will be enforcement and implementation.
Said Ellen David Friedman, a U.S. labor organizer who's worked with developing trade union groups in China, "U.S. corporations have used their considerable power and influence there to weaken the labor laws that are being proposed. They are in essence acknowledging that what they have liked about doing business in China is the very, very cheap labor and the low level of enforcement."
Since the law was approved, however, Chinese authorities seem intent on enforcing the protections. Surveys by Western chambers of commerce of executives show growing disenchantment in the last year and a sense that doing business in China is growing harder.
Along with the labor laws, China has also filed more than a dozen trade cases to limit imports, imposed a series of "buy Chinese" measures and limited exports of some minerals to force multinationals to move factories to China.
The multi-national executives have decided that the Chinese government was not so easy to intimidate. The executives are beginning to worry Chinese policy makers are becoming increasingly convinced that, given the shocks in the banking systems in the West in comparison to the expanding Chinese economy, Western policies of free trade and open markets do not work as well as previously thought, and that new industrial policies are worth trying. A New York Times article, regarding the concerns of foreign investors in China, states:
"They say, 'Don't show us broken models; we're looking for a completely different way,' and you see a much greater willingness to experiment with completely untested policies," said a senior executive at a multinational who insisted on anonymity for fear of retaliation by Chinese regulators.


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The big fascination at our house these days are maps and atlases and anything that depicts other parts of the country and other parts of the world. We have a children's atlas that the Man found for $1 at a used bookstore several months ago.
It sat on the shelf for a while, getting passed over for various books by Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle. Until one day when Ben decided he wanted to take a look. That was probably at least a month ago. And the atlas has been elevated from shelf status to coffee-table book, never far from reach.
As he perused the various pages he quickly picked up on the Nordic countries. He knows his Grampa is from Sweden, so he wanted to see where that was. He also likes to point out England, where his Grandmum lives. And the kid has, for a 3-year-old, an almost abnormal fascination for learning the names for all of the states in the U.S.
This is all fairly understandable, I suppose.
But I am not quite sure where the fascination with Egypt came from. He loves to talk about the pyramids and the Sphynx so much that he asked us if he could go to Egypt. We compromised and told him we would take him out for Egyptian food.
But before we could make that happen, his attention turned to another African nation: Morocco. As with Egypt, he asked if he could go to Morocco.
I told him that we could not do that, but that I would figure out something to cook that would use some of the spices and flavors from Morocco. And that he could help me pick the spices he wanted to use. It seemed like a fun way to go about things and get him involved.
So I lined up a selection of small spice jars with some idea of the ones I wanted to use. But before making the final decision, we opened each jar and took a nice whiff of each one.
Ginger was in, turmeric was out. Cumin made the cut, paprika did not. Cinnamon was deemed acceptable, cardamom was "too smelly."
Once we had picked out our spices, it was time to settle on how to use them in a dish. The ubiquitous chicken breast seemed like a good vehicle. They are a nice, blank canvas for all sorts of flavors. To get in lots of color and make the meal complete, I used tomatoes and zucchini to make a nice side dish.
By planning things the right way, I was able to cook the chicken first then use the same pan for the zucchini and tomatoes. The produce, along with the spices we chose, were cooked with some garlic and cilantro.
Toward the end of the cooking time, I added some chicken broth and honey to make the dish extra saucy. The honey played nicely with the garlic and spices to create a dish that was bold, but not overpowering.
To give the dinner more of a Moroccan vibe, I served the chicken and zucchini mixture over cous cous, with extra sauce on top of all of it.
I have been out for Moroccan food, and while my technique may not be spot-on authentic, I think my flavors were a good alternative to airfare for three to Morocco.
Moroccan-spiced chicken and zucchini
Time: 35 minutes; Serves 4
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper or a mix of pepper
- 6 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 6 tomatoes, cut in a large dice
- 4 zucchini, cut in 1/8-inch slices
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup honey
Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the chicken breasts and reduce heat to medium. Cook chicken until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Turn chicken occasionally for even browning.
When chicken is cooked, remove from pan and set aside, covered.
Increase to high heat and, in the same skillet, add garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, ¼ cup of the cilantro, ginger, cumin and cinnamon to the pan stirring to incorporate spices evenly. Cook on high for 5 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from the pan.
Add chicken broth and honey. Reduce heat to medium and cook another 5 minutes or until zucchini is done to your taste.
Stir remaining ¼ cup of cilantro and any accumulated juices from the chicken into the sauce.
For serving, I like to make cous cous. Slice chicken breast and serve chicken and zucchini mixture over the cous cous in a shallow bowl, spooning extra sauce over the top of the chicken.
Cook's note: If a chicken breast is significantly thicker in some parts than others, consider pounding it with a meat mallet to make it more even. When doing this, place chicken breast in a heavy plastic bag or cover with plastic wrap to minimize the mess.
If using an instant-read thermometer to check the doneness of the chicken, the USDA recommends the meat should be cooked to a temperature of 165 degrees.

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A standout amongst the most delighted in visitor put in Kuala Lumpur are the Golden triangle, China town and other Chinese shopping corners. These spots are stacked with all things you can most likely never at any point consider. Anything you wish to shop under the sky could be accessible there. To can buy keepsakes, blessing and tokens for your supervisor, or family and companions. Dissimilar to other visitor puts, these are simple on pocket. So on the off chance that you are a "shopaholic" it may not squeeze your pocket.
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Tibi Resort 2013 and Interview
Exclusive: Tibi's Amy Smilovic Talks Summer Essentials and Resort '13
Exclusive: Tibi's Amy Smilovic Talks Summer Essentials and Resort '13
Her line of awesomely wearable separates and modern, minimalist dresses has already won over a style-setting fan base that includes Olivia Palermo and Hanneli Mustaparta — now the designer behind Tibi, Amy Smilovic, is giving us a little insight into her newest crop of chic wares for Resort 2013: "The collection celebrates a surrealist take on traditional resort motifs. Lobsters and coral are playfully reinterpreted and colors are boldly saturated. The collection remains true to the brand's recurring aesthetic of feminine, clean, and relaxed head-to-toe dressing." In fact, we're thinking Tibi's latest would also make a pretty perfect Summer wardrobe with its cheeky nods to New England and effortless pieces. If you've got the same idea, you're in luck — Moda Operandi has all the goodies to preorder right now. Just read on for Amy's Summer essentials, then click through for the pieces we're eyeing from the now shoppable Resort line.
FabSugar: What are your dressing tips for staying chic and polished throughout the Summer heat waves?
Amy Smilovic: I'm living in lightweight and airy fabrics. We've been designing a more relaxed and eased outfit that works well for this 90-plus-degree weather in NYC. Sleeveless silk or jersey tops, a very lightweight tencel denim or leather. Don't let the heat be an excuse for dressing down; you can still look polished no matter what the temp is.
FS: What's the one Summer piece every girl should have in her wardrobe?
AS: Summer flats. I'm stocking up. I'll never put away the heels but day to day in the office it helps keep me cool and I find a new pair every day that I covet.
FS: What are your Summer essentials?
AS: Bobbi Brown lip balm and tinted 15 SPF moisturizer, Carven Anastasie sunglasses, Carthusia perfume from Capri, loaded iPod and iPad, Anita Ko jewelry, straw fedora, and magazines.
FS: Favorite Summer beach read?
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In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a 3D gaming peripheral that made people vomit. It was yanked from the market, and Time called it one of the worst inventions ever. Yet, Nintendo has returned again with 3D. Why?
And why now?
The Nintendo 3DS, however, isn't the first time Nintendo has thought about giving the third dimension another go.
The GameCube, which launched in 2001, actually had 3D capable internal circuitry. "We did experiment with 3D games being shown on a [separate] 3D LCD display and it was working. But the display was very expensive, so we did not think it practical or reasonable to offer this as a product," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the Nikkei.
Nintendo also considered making its Game Boy Advance handhelds with 3D screens. However, 3D screens during the GBA era were expensive, and Nintendo isn't not one to lose money on selling hardware. "The cost would have been very expensive, the screen resolution was not high enough and the processing power at the time was not strong enough, so once again we had to give in."
According to Nikkei, work began on the Nintendo 3DS two years ago and the rise of 3D televisions and movies was a kwinky dink. "In terms of processing power, resolution and a reasonable price point," Iwata added, "it just happened to be now that Nintendo was able to make the 3DS."
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Blendon Township overcame a major hurdle in realizing its plans for the future when township voters approved a joint economic development zone with the city of Westerville and granted the township home-rule authority Nov. 6.
Blendon Township overcame a major hurdle in realizing its plans for the future when township voters approved a joint economic development zone with the city of Westerville and granted the township home-rule authority Nov. 6.
Voters overwhelmingly approved the joint economic development zone with Westerville.
It passed with 3,093 votes to 963 votes, or 76.3 percent to 23.7 percent, according to uncertified results from the Franklin County Board of Elections.
Voters also approved home-rule authority with an easy majority of 2,244 votes to 1,097, or 67.2 percent to 32.8 percent, according to the board of elections.
"We were so excited to see the great numbers of how both those issues passed," said Bryan Rhoads, township administrator.
"It really shows us that the residents believe in the direction that we've (been headed)," Rhoads said.
The joint economic development zone will apply Westerville's 2-percent income tax to corporate and undeveloped residential properties in Blendon Township.
A small portion of the money collected will be set aside for administrative costs, but of the rest, 70 percent will go to Blendon Township for capital improvements, and 30 percent will go to Westerville for providing economic development services.
Home-rule authority will allow the Blendon Township Board of Trustees the authority to offer business incentives and create their own water and sewer districts, among other things.
With the ballot measures passed, work remains, as the township and the city look to implement the measures.
"I would say the hardest part of it is done," Rhoads said.
"There is a series of things we need to take care of now. It's just technicalities and getting things up and running," he said.
Home-rule authority will go into effect Jan. 1, Rhoads said.
"Between now and then, we need to pass a series of resolutions getting our procedures prepared," Rhoads said.
"Then, we'll start looking at what we can implement with home rule."
Representatives from Blendon Township and Westerville met the day after the election to begin looking at the next steps in establishing the joint economic development zone.
Blendon trustees voted to appoint three representatives to the board that will oversee the joint economic development zone at their Nov. 7 meeting, Rhoads said, and Westerville City Council was expected to do the same at a meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13.
The board will have its first meeting Nov. 28 to organize, and the next few meetings of the board likely will involve passing a series of resolutions about bylaws and agreements necessary to begin tax collection in the economic zone next year, Rhoads said.
Once that is complete, Westerville and the township can start sending out literature to businesses so they can begin preparing for changes in tax collection.
Westerville needs to work to establish an income-tax agreement with the joint economic development zone board to outline how it will apply the city's income tax to businesses within the zone, said Jason Bechtold, Westerville's economic development administrator .
Council is expected to take action on that at its Dec. 4 meeting, Bechtold said.
The city's finance department also will have to take some measures relating to bookkeeping for the tax collection, Bechtold said.
"There's a lot of moving parts to this," he said.
Blendon Township already has begun working with Westerville on establishing tax-incentive programs for businesses within the township, Rhoads said.
Beyond that, Blendon officials will begin looking at improvements it can make with the estimated $2.5 million annually the joint economic development zone is expected to raise.
"I think 2013 is going to be a big planning year to work on construction documents for various projects that we want to undertake, get those shovel ready to fund," Rhoads said.
"We need to look at street sign replacements; we need to look at sidewalk replacement programs. ... Our parks need investment and improvements," he said.
"You name it ... this funding will be able to do a lot for us, especially with our roadway repairs.
"We haven't been able to invest in roadways as we would like to," Rhoads said.


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WWF brings message of thanks to Greenland for polar bear progress
Posted on 29 April 2014
WWF recognized the Government of Greenland this week for its management of polar bear populations over the past 40 years, and its recent commitment to even stronger conservation standards.WWF recognized the Government of Greenland this week for its management of polar bear populations over the past 40 years, and its recent commitment to even stronger conservation standards.
This past December, Greenland and the other countries where polar bears live -- the USA, Canada, Norway and Russia -- signed a declaration to ensure that polar bears will continue to survive in the Arctic.
The declaration took place at a forum in Moscow marking the 40th anniversary of an agreement to strengthen the management of the world's polar bear populations. Over 40,000 people around the world added their voices to a WWF message in the weeks before the forum, thanking these countries for their work, and encouraging them to commit to strong conservation measures.
This week, WWF brought that message of thanks to Jørgen Isak Olsen, Deputy Minister of Greenland's Department of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture.
"We want to show that we are really excited about what Greenland, in cooperation with the other countries, has done and continues to do for polar bears. And we appreciate the intention behind the declaration adopted in Moscow. We need interdisciplinary collaboration if the polar bear is to survive the change the Arctic faces, so this declaration is a significant step toward preserving the species", says Gitte Seeberg, Secretary General of WWF-Denmark.
The sculpture, designed by the artist Mark Coreth, was presented to Deputy Minister Olsen on April 22.
"The polar bear is a global icon loved around the world. For that reason alone it is important to preserve them. But they play of course also a very important role in Greenlandic culture. We're happy to see that these countries have promised to protect these valuable animals", says Seeberg.
The polar bear sculpture is both in appreciation for the Moscow declaration, and a thank you for the first international agreement on the polar bear, which was signed in 1973.
The 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears has helped polar bear populations to rebound over the past four decades, since overharvesting drove their numbers down to unsustainable levels. Today, there are an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 worldwide.
These bears are threatened, however, by the receding sea ice. Some experts predict that the world population could fall by a third in the foreseeable future due to climate change.
"Polar bears are therefore facing major challenges and that is why it is the declaration, and its implementation, are of the utmost importance", says Seeberg.


text: Nancy Pearl Fulfill Your Reading Resolutions With 6 Books From Librarian Nancy Pearl By Nancy Pearl • Jan 12, 2017 If reading more in 2017 was one of your new year's resolutions, Nancy Pearl is here to help. Every once in a while, the Seattle-based librarian sends host Steve Inskeep a big stack of books. They're generally "under-the-radar" reads — titles she thinks deserve more attention than they've been getting. Librarian Nancy Pearl's Picks For The Omnivorous Reader By Nancy Pearl • Nov 27, 2012 I'm often asked how I choose the books that I'm going to talk about on Morning Edition's "Under the Radar" segments. Simple: I just pick some of the titles that I've most enjoyed since the last time I was on, without concern for whether they're fiction or nonfiction, genre or not, or aimed or classified as being for children or teens. Nancy Pearl Unearths Great Summer Reads By Nancy Pearl • May 21, 2012 Unlike a lot of people I know, my summer reading doesn't differ significantly from the reading I do the rest of the year. I'm always looking for new authors, older titles I might have missed, books I want to reread, and a nice mixture of fiction and nonfiction. While I understand the concept of beach reading, for me it doesn't mean light reading, but rather choosing books whose ultimate destruction by sand and water won't concern me overly much because I know that I can easily replace them. 7 Books With Personality: Nancy Pearl's 2011 Picks By Nancy Pearl • Dec 12, 2011 Although all works of fiction and narrative nonfiction have characters — be they animals, hobbits, dragons, humans, werewolves or whatever — I've found that there are some books in which these characters are three-dimensional and awfully interesting. (Whether or not they're likable is another question.) These characters become, as the story progresses, more and more real to me. It's as though they've become good friends.


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Reducing Stress and Anxiety – 3 Things That Work For Me
Over the years, probably brought on by being a startup junkie and always having poured myself unreservedly into work my entire professional life, I've developed several bad habits or things that are harmful to health, and perhaps also to relationships.
On the one hand, there is this insatiable passion and seemingly endless energy to take on challenges, get stuff done, being an engine that is always on. Sadly, on the other hand, there is fatigue, irritability, loss of focus, and low quality sleep. Undeniably, according to both ancient wisdom and modern medical know-how, the latter set of things affect one's health dangerously. And with equal importance, the closest relationships are exposed to occasional bouts of irritability and other forms of negative energy. Broadly speaking, there is a general feeling of stress and anxiety as a result.
Three things I have either changed or started recently are personally helping me a lot without taking away from my productivity, and seem to be helping cut out the bad set of things.
1. Turn off all audible alerts and lock-screen notifications on devices. (Except calendar reminders and text messages.)
This was a surprisingly welcome change. Sounds simple, but do you really need to be suddenly interrupted from your flow or zone, with a ding and a lock screen message that "Your Facebook friend so-and-so just joined Pinterest." – and other irrelevant, unnecessary crap? I started going into my iPhone's Notifications setup each time anything came up (Mail app alerts, Google alerts, Facebook, Twitter, CNBC alerts, and perhaps 10 others), and turning them off. I left Calendar and text message alerts on as I control the reminders I put on my calendar items, and also I am not a defocussed incessant texter – especially when I work, so most texts I get are important. On the same note, during work hours, I only make myself visible to the group of people I am working with on messaging apps. I still check my email and look at my agenda frequently, but on my own schedule, when I am in-between focussed tasks – kind of like waking up in sync with natural sleep cycles. Which leads me to my second thing – sleep.
2. Sleep well. Instead of an alarm clock, use an app like Sleep Cycle.
I started using this about a couple of months ago instead of using a regular alarm. It is ingeniously simple. You turn it on, put it next to your pillow facing down. It tracks your sleep cycles, duration and quality by tracking motion (whatever it detects from your tossing and turning, etc.), and perhaps from movement noise since it asks for access to the microphone. You can configure a window of time to wake up in, and it detects a stage when you are either awake or your sleep is in the waking part of the cycle during that time window, and wakes you up. Also, it measures your sleep quality and gives you a score and a graph of sleep level over time – that way you can correlate various pre-sleep activities with quality of sleep – for example, does sipping some tart cherry juice an hour before going to bed actually help with sleep, does deep breathing right before sleep give you some golden deep sleep cycles, etc. As my friend Chip had said 20 years ago: you should measure things that you care about. Inducing positive energy and a calm disengagement via pre-sleep deep breathing, and cutting out sources of negative energy seem to help in my case – which takes me to the third point.
3. Add positive energy (many choices). Cut out negative energy (namely TV news channels, and social media complainers).
Points 1 and 2 take zero time investment and give heavy positive returns. So that's golden for the ROI (return-on-investment) fanatics. Point three is also a net positive – consuming about 30-60 minutes of time every day for adding positive energy (meditation / deep-breathing / quiet-time / simple yoga / reading / praying / reflecting / being grateful – look up Positive Psychology when you have a minute), but freeing up much more than that by subtracting sources of negative energy that steal time both directly and indirectly, and negatively affect every aspect of life. I am talking primarily about TV "news" folk, political talking-heads and other assorted villains – kings and queens of ignorance on TV and the internet constantly furthering their narrow agendas by stepping on your gentle minds. They come from the right and the left – ignore them, and instead look straight at what you value – there's much better stuff there. The negative energy sources are plentiful in our social circles, in person, and more so on social media since it's a much larger set. Cut. Them. Out. Hide them from your feeds, unfollow them, walk-away, change the topic, do whatever it takes to cleanly disengage. There are always tons of important things that require immense energy, constructive debate, championing ideas, defending values, and much effort without all the shallow and shrill things stealing our precious time. Any issue that is important to you can be engaged with constructively without subscribing to a buffet-line of fast-food class negative sentiments. That frees up more time to embrace positive things. Things you admire. Things you learn from. Things that leave you positive. Spend time with people that enrich you, and take a vacation every now and then!
What are some of your favorite positive energy sources? What kinds of negative energy sources have you successfully cut out? Please share.


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SYDNEY is being asked to vote for the most inventive additions to its landscape. The winners of the inaugural Premier's People's Choice Awards for landscape architecture will be announced on Thursday at Luna Park after being decided by a vote on smh.com.au. Take a look at the six finalists below and have your vote here.
1. Sydney Laneway Upgrades (ASPECT Studios)
Ash Street, Angel Place, Little Hay Street, Kimber Lane and Factory Street, Sydney
What they said: ''The Central Precinct and Chinatown Laneways are two of the priority upgrade projects which form part of the City of Sydney Laneway Revitalisation Strategy, a scheme designed to reactivate a number of Sydney's historically significant laneways. These Sydney Laneway Upgrades are the first within the City of Sydney which realise the vision of creating engaging and vibrant urban spaces by challenging traditional traffic regimes, interweaving culture and heritage and offering physical opportunities for business growth.''
2. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Entry Precinct and Playspace (Spackman Mossop Michaels)
Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW
What they said: ''The 'African Waterhole' themed playground features a variety of climbing structures, 'Masai shield' mound, balancing beams, a timber 'Pygmy' hut and 'Boma' sand pit, rope bridges, percussion instruments as well as a safari jeep and a number of animal sculptures. The Safari Park is a place where children can explore and learn about African animals in a fun and hands on environment, it's a place where their imaginations can run wild.''
3. Walk the Line - Streetworks (HASSELL Ltd)
Sydney CBD
What they said: ''Walk the Line is a temporary painted line - linking public transport nodes across the CBD - to tantalize the eye and lead both body and mind through the city encouraging interaction with the surrounds and people in new and unusual ways.''
4. Lizard Log (McGregor Coxall)
Western Sydney Parklands, NSW
What they said: ''Lizard Log had to cater for the local people providing a high quality picnic play, and gathering facilities for large families and individual groups to enjoy. The project also had to deliver environmental outcomes to make the park as self-sustaining as possible, particularly in terms of energy and water.''
5. Blaxland Riverside Park, Regional Playspace (JMD Design)
Sydney Olympic Park, NSW
What they said: ''The playspace is designed to create an environment in which play provides a wide range of physical, social and environmental learning opportunities that engage with the unique landscape context over looking the Parramatta River. At strategic locations users are encouraged to contemplate and observe their environment through the journey of play. Play is organized to create a constant flow of activity for children with the most active, high energy elements located in the east and the more passive play to the west where the sand play and water plaza are located. The Tonkin Zulaikha Greer designed kiosk and petal roof canopy are located overlooking the water and sand play.''
6. Audley Precinct Revitalisation (Phillips Marler)
Royal National Park, NSW
What they said: ''Audley Precinct Revitalisation combines building conservation, restoration, and adaptive re-use of the 1948 Dance Hall with extensive landscape works of the surrounding precinct, Pavilion (formerly Picnic) Flat, bounded by the Hacking River. The aim was to open up the entire precinct by re-instating historically significant views across the river, through removal and remodelling of 1990s intrusions, earthworks and vegetation on Pavilion Flat. The intention was to recover the ambience, light, cross-breezes and views of the riverside landscape as it would have been in the 1930s and 1940s, the heyday of the Audley precinct 'pleasure grounds'.''


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Heeding her father's advice, Morán majored in both history and government and earned her bachelor's degree. She took a job with the U.S. Customs Service soon after graduation. The desire to be of service, a trait learned as a child helping with housework after her mother passed away, was a lesson that provided her with the demeanor to take on new tasks.
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The Patchworkers Quilt Guild, a Spencer County Homemakers club, participated in the Quilters' Day Out on March 12 in Louisville.
One of the first SOS classes this year was Finger Knitting, taught by Edith Judd and Polly Pennington, with help from Mary Trice. There were 18 attendees. Finger knitting uses the hand instead of knitting needles to create a scarf. The scarf can also become a rope.
I have loved granola since I was a little kid. My mama made it sometimes but since I was one of the only members of my family who liked it, she didn't make it often. I got granola bars or granola cereal from the grocery store. Granola was not cheap, so it was an occasional splurge.
"The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you." — Kendall Hailey
I discovered Irish soda bread the first time I went to the Irish Rover in Louisville 7 or 8 years ago. I love their fish and chips but the soda bread holds a special place in my heart. It is my favorite item at the Rover, and I order my food as quickly as I can so my basket of bread will arrive sooner than later.
The Spencer County Extension Office's SOS Program for 2011 begins on March 14 this year.
I had pistachio cake for the first time on St. Patrick's Day 13 years ago when a coworker made it for an impromptu celebration. Pistachio has long been my favorite ice cream flavor, but I had never heard of it flavoring a cake. The cake has become one of my favorite things to make for St. Patrick's Day even though the only relationship is that it is green.
My coworker was hesitant to give me the recipe, so I spent some time playing with the recipe until I had one I liked.
Angie Leonard of Normandy Heights hosted a Mardi Gras themed birthday party for her husband and her son on Sunday, Feb. 27. She chose this theme because it was seasonal and the products were easy to find, and because she thought a Mardi Gras party would be a novelty for her guests which included family and friends of all ages.
Judy Evans got her recipe for her rice casserole from her mother. The recipe has been in the family for about six years, and has several variations.
"My mother was the best cook ever. She was always fixing different things," said Evans. "Cooking is one of the biggest parts of our lives."
Evans does not always use celery, cream of celery soup or bean sprouts. She also suggested substituting cream of chicken soup for one of the other cream soups, if desired.
Maple syrup productions is not just something that happens farther north, in places like Vermont. Tom Scanlan and Sarah Fauber of Riversong Farm discovered that maple syrup can be made right here in Kentucky. They started tapping the silver maple trees on their farm in early February and are making maple syrup a few feet away.
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Its A Big Year For Yankees SP Phil Hughes And RP Joba Chamberlain
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Phil Hughes represents a nice #3 or #4 starter for the New York Yankees – and Joba Chamberlain will be counted on more than ever with Rafael Soriano not being back in the bullpen for 2013. This will be his 7th season in the 'Bronx for both Pitchers. The 6 Foot 5 native (Hughes) of California, is coming off a decent season in 2012 – after he struggled with arm fatigue in 2011. Chamberlain has had a litany of injuries pile up on his 6 Foot 2, 250 LBS frame over the last several years. Yankees fans all know too well how this man and Joba Chamberlain have been bounced to and from the Starting Rotation to the Relief Corps. I think it is safe to say the Yankees finally have it right. Joba is a reliever and Hughes is a Starting Pitcher.
The Yankees have them both locked up on one year deals for 2013. Chamberlain will make 1.88 Million Dollars – while Hughes will make 7.15 Million Dollars. With an aging offense this year, the Yankees will be counting on several internal improvements amongst their pitching staffs. These two veterans will need to take it to the next level based on their projections of talent.
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Hughes and Chamberlian Career Highlights and Breakdowns:
Phil Hughes was taken in the 1st Round of the 2004 Amateur Draft. He was in the Major Leagues by 2007 (Age 20). After a decent rookie season in 2007, where he finished 5-3, with a respectable 4.46 ERA in 13 Games Started, he battled several control problems – and a lack of patience from the New York management for the next few years. He was part of a movement towards starters in 2008 – that featured Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain – all holding onto Starting Pitcher Positions in the rotation at various points in the season. Chamberlain was the only guy that did okay for that year. Hughes and Kennedy both went 0-4 with 6.62 and 8.17 ERA respectively. The Yankees could never recover from their poor start to their season, that was only highlighted by the struggles of their young pitchers. They finished 89-73 for the year. This record placed them behind Tampa Bay and Boston in the division. Chamberlain started the year in the bullpen and was soon stretched out to become a Starter by June. While Hughes and Kennedy struggled, Chamberlain was pretty good.
The whole MLB watched with intrigue as the Yankees imposed the "Joba rules" with Chamberlain. It would later be brought up that the Yankees mishandled the kid. Now we even had the same kind of comparisons when the Nationals brought up Stephen Strasburg to the Major Leagues. It was thought by many experts that Chamberlain was better suited for the bullpen because he ran through his pitching appearances 'full of adrenaline'. The type of mentality that is more conducive to throwing in the later Innings. With pitching well in the rotation, Chamberlain still suffered soreness in his arm by August – and was shut down for a month. Chamberlain returned to the pen for the rest of the campaign before placing 8th in AL Rookie Of The Year Voting at the end of the year. In contrast, Phil Hughes was sent to the Minor Leagues for the rest of that 2008 year after his slow start.
Heading into the 2009 season, the idea was still to have the 2 spend the whole year in the Starting Rotation. However, both of them would be on a shorter leash with the additions of CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett joining the pitching rotation as Free Agents. Andy Pettitte was still the club's number 3 Starter. The club did see Mike Mussina retire after the 2008 year, so the two youngster would be counted on to throw innings again. Chien-Ming Wang was also recovering from a brutal injury he sustained to his ankle while running the bases in Interleague the year before. Chamberlain pitched decently for the whole year as the 4th Starter, posting a 9-6 record, although he was being capped on a continual pitch count. Chamberlain would seem to rattle as games went on. In 32 Games Started, the man only pitched 157.1 IP. By the Post Season, he was put back into the Bullpen once more.
Hughes struggled in 2009 during the 1st 2 months. So much so, that the franchise placed him in the bullpen for the rest of the year. Hughes thrived in his new role. In 44 games as a reliever, he went 5-1 with a 1.40 ERA in 44 Appearances. His performance helped the Yankees clinch a playoff spot. Hughes only allowed 45 runners on for his 51.1 IP. Hughes did struggle in the 2009 Post Season despite the team winning the World Series. The team was staff confident enough that Hughes could compete for a rotation spot in 2010. Prior to the yearn they Yankees announced that Chamberlain would permanently remain in the bullpen.
2010 was where Hughes took the bull by the horns – by winning 18 games (4th in the AL) against 8 losses. He yielded a 4.19 ERA for the year. Chamberlain would struggle in adapting back to the bullpen permanently, with a 4.40 ERA in 73 Games. Towards the end of the year, Chamberlain begun to regain his composure and effectiveness.
2011 saw both men have raised expectations. Hughes started the year with a 'dead arm' – and never recovered from injuries, finishing with a record of 5-5, with a 5.79 ERA. Chamberlain was back to his better stuff that year, with a 2.83 ERA for his first 27 games. Again, the injury bug smacked the Reliever down as he ended up out for the season and requiring Tommy John Surgery.
2012 was supposed to be a redemption year for both men. Chamberlain didn't even make it to the regular season, when he injured his leg during Spring Training while jumping on a Trampoline. Nursing both of his recovery from TJ Surgery and his ankle, Chamberlain made it into the lineup by only August. He registered a 4.33 ERA in 22 games. The bizarre injuries hit the big fella again during the ALDS, when shrapnel from the bat of Matt Wieters pierced his arm, forcing him out of action for about a week. He did return for the 3 appearances during the ALCS loss to the Tigers. Chamberlain is healthy heading into Spring Training next week.
Phil Hughes posted a workmanlike campaign in 2012. The 2010 ALL-Star, comprised career highs with IP (191.1) and SO (165). His 16 victories were also good for 6th in the AL.
Joba Chamberlain should see some time back in his old role as a 7th Inning and beyond reliever. With David Robertson being the premiere setup man for Mariano Rivera in 2013, Chamberlain will not have all of the pressure. The Yankees are hoping he can alleviate the injuries that he has been prone to in the last several years. Chamberlain could really bring up his value with the team going forward with a decent campaign. This is Rivera's last year – so someone will have to assume the Closers role in 2014. If Chamberlain can have a great 2013, he might net himself a new contract in Pinstripes – and toss his name in the mix to shut down games for New York in future seasons. If healthy, I believe that Chamberlain will have an awesome year. He is only 27 Years Old himself. He could have another 10 years left in the league if he can correct some of his early career problems.
Phil Hughes will be the #4 Starter to begin the year behind CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte. He should be listed ahead of Ivan Nova to at least start Spring Training. At only 26 Years Old, the Yankees are hoping that Hughes is just entering the prime of his career. In a contract year – with potential Free Agency looming in 2014, the RHP may actually price himself out of the Yankees price range. Brian Cashman has let it be known that he wants the franchise to be under the 189 Million Dollar Salary Tax Threshold for next season. If Phil Hughes puts up another 16-18 win campaign, he will be able to command some serious cake in going forward with a new contract deal.
However, beyond this year only CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova are under club control out of the Starters. Pettitte and Kuroda will likely be gone next year. Also the team will see their entire financial (Pirates Subsidy) commitment to A.J. Burnett finally come of the books (8.5 Million this year). The Yankees will still need someone to fill the Starting rotation in moving forward, so the Yankees could afford the money that Hughes will be seeking in a future deal.
Whether they have lasting legacies or not in New York is left to be answered in the future with the club. The mid 20's Pitchers are veterans of 6 seasons apiece. They are New York Draft selections that have weathered through some trying times and are still on the Active 25 Man Roster – which is to say a lot more than other Pitchers that have fallen by the wayside in the organization – with only a few pitchers actually making contributions to the staff that are homegrown talent. These guys have also pitched well in the city of New York, which never happened for the likes of former pitchers: Carl Pavano, Ed Whitson, Javier Vazquez, A.J. Burnett (post 2009) and Hideki Irabu. To have the mentality in order to throw in New York takes a rare personnality. It is too bad that Cashman did not roll the dice on Hughes and Chamberlain long-term already for a discount, because they better they pitch this year – the more cash it will cost the team to retain their services next year.
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Posted on February 4, 2013, in The Rest: Everything Baseball and tagged 2009 World Series, 2012 ALCS, 2012 ALDS, @chuckbooth3024 on twitter, a.j. burnett, AL ALL-Star Appearances, AL East, Al rookie of the year, American league, andy pettitte, brian cashman, carl pavano, cc sabathia, chien-ming wang, Chuck Booth. fastest 30 ballgames, david robertson, ed whitson, hideki irabu, hiroki kuroda, ian kennedy, ivan nova, joba chamberlain, JOBA Rules, mariano rivera, matt wieters, mike mussina, phil hughes, stephen strasburg, Tommy John Surgery, yankee stadium, yankees relievers, Yankees starters. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
It's easy to forget how young Joba and Phil are. It seems like they have been around for a really long time! I am hoping one of them ends up with the Cubs in the next couple of years and see their numbers go up against weaker NL bats.


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After installing XFCE5 & all updates without any glitches, I ran into some panic when I was proceeding to install a Swiftweasel Add-on from Mozilla's site. The small Swiftweasel add-on window & main window froze up & I had to manually end the process.
After that, I opened a Terminal window & proceeded to "sudo apt-get update", however terminal failed to recognize my password (same as my login). Somehow, I was able to get to "aptitude", where I ran an update. It found some conflicts, & proceeded to update.
I then did a "sudo apt-get update", & while it was working, my terminal screen proceeded to be filled with wierd, repetitious symbols, such as ""/3""... across the board.
So, I proceeded to reboot I received many repititious system beeps, prior to entering grub. The grub menu came up & I was able to boot into Mint. However, those same repetitious symbols came back in the text prior to the sign-on page.
Mint desktop came up no problem, but the same issues with Swiftweasel & terminal persist.
I decided to just reinstall with the LiveCD, however, I get the very same "//3'".... during portions of the startup between the load & desktop while running off of the LiveCD. When I finally get to the LiveCD desktop, I receive an error message (something like..can't find ///home/ubuiqity...)
Because, the problem exists with the installed system & LiveCD, I'm just not convinced it's a Mint5 error.
The system is dual-booted with XP & I have booted to XP, but don't appear to have any abnormal issues there. I have run anti-virus checks & malware checks, all fine.
I have also reset the "Bios" to defaults.
The laptop in question does likely have a slowly failing keyboard. However, I don't want to jump to judgement on that being the culprit.
Mint5 Gnome & Ubuntu were previously on the machine, with the current keyboard state, & performed fine.
UPDATE...just running XP & had a "temporary" lockup of about 20 seconds. During which, I received system beeps when either rubbing the touchpad or clicking on either buttons. Slightly after that, my lockup cleared & back to working ok
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I'm certain this issue is hardware related, the keyboard and/or touchpad. The keyboard must be going, as the terminal mumbo-jumbo must be a key or two sticking at times. I've noticed that the "umbiguity error" was the cause of my mouse click that turned into a ghost delete key, deleting the "install" icon on the LiveCD desktop. Same with XP.
Looks like it's time for a keyboard, or a "launch out of the 2nd floor window!"
On a positive side, really fast distro & pretty with the black "glossy" theme.
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White Bear Lake players salute their fans after beating Roseville 4-2 on Tuesday in the Section 4AA semifinals. Photo by Katherine Matthews
And a sophomore shall lead them.
And so shall another, and another, and another.
Everywhere you look, White Bear Lake has sophomores doing something spectacular.
Here comes gamebreaker Jake Wahlin with a goal. Over there is A.J. Welch scoring two more. That's Thomas Giller winning two huge draws in the Bears' end in the closing seconds.
"All of our sophomores have been really stepping up lately," Wahlin said after the Bears hung on to beat Roseville 3-2 in a Section 4AA semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in St. Paul.
The way Wahlin plays, it's easy to forget he's one of White Bear Lake's young pups. Wahlin's second-period goal against the Raiders gives him a team-best 67 points this season.
White Bear Lake sophomore A.J. Welch scored twice in the third period against Roseville. Photo by Katherine Matthews
He was in the locker room long after the game when he received a battered puck with white tape wrapped on its outer edge. Written on the tape were the particulars of the game (date, score, etc.) and the number 67. No player in school history has scored more points in a single season.
"You know, it's so exciting," Wahlin said about Tuesday's taste of section playoffs atmosphere at the cavernous Coliseum. "It's so much fun. It's the greatest time of your life."
And it's not over yet. Not by a mile.
Next up for the Bears is longtime rival Hill-Murray. These teams have an amazing history, much of it dominated by the Pioneers. But every once the underdog Bears sting their private school neighbor. Like two years ago, when White Bear Lake stunned Hill-Murray in a thrilling section final at the Coliseum.
"Every team every year is a little bit different," White Bear Lake coach Tim Sager said. "With these young guys it will be another fantastic journey, episode for them coming up on Friday night.
"Because most of them have never played here."
No. 2 seed White Bear Lake and No. 1 Hill-Murray meet at 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the Coliseum.
The Pioneers have been ranked No. 1 in the state for most of the second half of the season. They will be the overwhelming favorite.
This year's version of the Bears, meanwhile, might just be too young to understand what they are up against.
"It's a great rivalry, and I feel real excited for our next game," Wahlin said. "I think we'll have a great week of practice and come out and be ready for Friday night's game."
Hill-Murray beat White Bear Lake 6-1 on Dec. 18 in the teams' only regular season meeting. The last time they met in the playoffs, however, it was White Bear Lake emerging with a 5-4 double overtime victory.
"We've got two days to try to prepare," Sager said. "Hill-Murray is a great skating team. We're going to have to try to really nullify that."
Robb Stautz scored for Roseville in its loss to White Bear Lake. Photo by Katherine Matthews
A.J. Welch
Sophomore A.J. Welch scored twice in the third period, and junior goaltender Chase Gorman withstood a barrage of shots in the closing minutes as No. 2 seeded White Bear Lake held on to beat No. 6 Roseville 3-2 in a Section 4AA semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in St. Paul.
The win sets up a classic rivalry showdown for the Section 4AA title between No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Hill-Murray and White Bear Lake at 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the Coliseum.
Welch, who scored six goals in 25 regular season games, stripped the puck from a Roseville defenseman that fired a shot that dribbled over the goal line to put White Bear Lake (17-9-1) up 2-1 less than 2 minutes into the third period.
Welch scored again with 8:52 remaining to put the Bears ahead to stay, although Roseville (12-13-2) made the final minutes increasingly frantic as the Raiders peppered Gorman with an array of shots from long range, close range and in between.
Ross Stecklein scored the third-period goal that tied it for Roseville. Robb Stautz also scored for the Raiders.
Sophomore Jake Wahlin opened the scoring for White Bear Lake, setting the school single-season points record with 67 in the process.
Gorman finished with 39 saves while Roseville's Zach Larson had 13.
1. A.J. Welch, White Bear Lake
Welch, a sophomore who scored just six goals during the regular season, would have been an unlikely candidate to carry the Bears to victory. But there he was -- tenacious, opportunistic and incredibly clutch. He scored twice in the third period for a show-stopping performance in the biggest game of his life.
2. Jake Wahlin, White Bear Lake
Another of the Bears' super sophomores, Wahlin put on quite the display with his speed and puck savvy. And his stickhandling and shot. He scored a second-period goal, using a Roseville defenseman as a screen and whipping the puck in just inside the left post, to put the Bears up 1-0. The goal gives Wahlin 67 points, the most in a single season in school history.
3. Robb Stautz, Roseville
The big senior was a one-man wrecking crew, crashing the net, slamming into opposing players and firing pucks from all angles at White Bear Lake goaltender Chase Gorman. Stautz had a half-dozen or so quality scoring chances, and he put one of them away with 4.4 seconds left in the second period to tie the score at 1.
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Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 11:33:26 -0700 (PDT), "Peter W."
rrupt, ignorant, stupid or simply inept politicians to high office, starting all the way back with Ulysses S. Grant, Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, G.W. Bush, to name just a few. Donald Trump is at home in that crowd at any of several levels.
Lastly, keep in mind that the Average American:
Does not have a college education, including an Associate Degree (60%).
Does not have a passport (64%).
Speaks one language badly (74%).
Has never traveled voluntarily more than 200 miles from his/her birthplace (57%).
Has never visited a foreign country, not even Mexico or Canada (71%).
Cannot name the Speaker of the House, even today (82%)
Cannot name the three branches of government (64%)
Cannot read at a college level (83%)
Cannot read for content (54%).
60% of American Households do not buy any book in a year.
Does not believe in Evolution (42% creationism, 32% evolution, 26% no opinion).
Only 71.2% of eligible voters are registered.
Only 57.9% of registered voters voted in 2012.
Meaning that the average American eligible to vote does not vote (only 41.5% net). Not much changed in early statistics for 2016, although the change was to greater participation (48%). The Average American still does not vote.
So happy that I am not "average".
Masters degree (Political Science)
Doctorate degree (Political/Social Science Education)
Two passports, and I have traveled the world
Vote in every election
Live immediately next to the Pacific Ocean.
Have two cats, and I love them.
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
On 08 Aug 2017, John Doe wrote:
My hard-core feral cat, coming out after 10 years. Slowly.
Excellent, thank you for both an on-topic article /and/ another cat
picture for the Internet!
-- Mark
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
Our four.
White Scottie (Maggie)
Golden Retriever (Tucker)
Maine Coon (Murphy - white paws)
Maine Coon Mix (Seamus - black paws)
Yes, they all get along, pictures include one of Murphy giving Tucker a bath.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 12:15:57 -0700 (PDT), "Peter W."
Our four.
White Scottie (Maggie)
Golden Retriever (Tucker)
Maine Coon (Murphy - white paws)
Maine Coon Mix (Seamus - black paws)
Yes, they all get along, pictures include one of Murphy giving Tucker a bath.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Bubba on the left; Pookie on the right:
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
This troll is referring to a political post I made in some
other thread.
Now it is running off to play with its imaginary kill file
friend. Kill file friends come and go, like imaginary
playmates. It has probably "kill filed" me before and
probably will again...
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The hypocrisy screams in this troll's post...
From YOUR post:
"So far, Trump is exceeding my expectations."
Fact is, little bunkie, that you are THE TROLL. You troll everything
and everyone who comes in here and posts ON-TOPIC messages.
You are a worthless piece of humanity, little trumpian bunkie.
One last thing for your soul, if you have one:
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
Mark Carroll wrote:
John Doe wrote:
My hard-core feral cat, coming out after 10 years. Slowly.
Excellent, thank you for both an on-topic article /and/
another cat picture for the Internet!
Thanks. Apparently this group is fading as many other USENET
groups have over the last decade or so. But as long as I have
cats, I will post about them. Even if it were apparently
nothing more than a blog. This is a place to post about our
experiences with cats, especially to do with behavior, of
When a USENET group fades, seems there is more frustration
and anger than usual.
Hard-core feral softening up after 10 years
Now she comes to my computer chair freely even when other
cats are not around, for lots of scratching. She is also
freer when I am walking around, she will move away in fits
instead of completely running away. But she still will not
come to me when out of my computer chair.
I expect it will continue to change slowly.
I wrote:
Never say never. After 10 long years, my hard-core feral
appears to be softening up to me. Early on, I began singing
(badly) to her because it visibly relaxed her. Over the
last month or so, she has started coming around me while I
am in my computer chair. I can usually gently grab her tail
as she goes by, but even slight petting has occurred.
Amazing. After living with the feral animal for 10 years.
Of course I could be wrong, about a month or two more
should tell.
Something weird... Not sure if I read it in this group or
on the Internet somewhere, but... Someone wrote about their
cat's fur being matted, and I think they said it fell off
in clumps and their cat's disposition changed for the
better. That fur thing happened here recently to the
hard-core feral. There were maybe three or four clumps
total that fell off of her. I was afraid she had some
serious problem, but the fur is growing back. It was matted
hard, clumped. And her mood change corresponds to that. But
after 10 years? LOL
Of course I could never tell much of what was going on with
her since I could not even get close, let alone touch.
Whatever the cause. Yea.
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1789 and the Gwyneddigion Eisteddfodau
The year 1789 is a vital one in the Eisteddfod's history - the beginning of the modern period for the Eisteddfod. In simple terms, what happened is this: Thomas Jones of Corwen, an assize-man who took a great interest in the little eisteddfodau then being held in the taverns, asked the Gwyneddigion, a society of Welsh exiles in London, to sponsor the Eisteddfod in Wales. It seems that Wales needed a national institution which could restore some measure of quality and dignity to Welsh-language culture. And the Gwyneddigion agreed.
But of course, they also insisted on the right to lay down the law. If they were going to sponsor the Eisteddfod, they wanted to be assured that definite rules had been laid down - for example, the judge would be chosen by them, so would the main poetic subjects, and the poets would be expected to compete under pseudonyms. In a way they were drawing up a blueprint of the kind of modern competitive Eisteddfod so familiar to us today. Well, Thomas Jones of Corwen, rather disingenuously, said that the Gwyneddigion were sponsoring the Eisteddfod in Corwen in May 1789. In fact they were doing no such thing. But in September of the same year, in Bala, the Gwyneddigion did sponsor an Eisteddfod. At that Eisteddfod, the subject for the chair was A Reflection on the Life of Man.
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- January 13, 2006 11:58 AM
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Almost? What's ECM?
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Melbourne artist wins Dobell drawing prize
Melbourne artist Gareth Sansom has won the 20th and final annual Dobell Drawing Prize, for a collection of works produced during a visit to a remote Aboriginal community.
Sansom created the 20-drawing series Made in Wadeye while visiting the Northern Territory settlement where his wife was working as a doctor.
He used a range of materials including ink, pencil, felt-tipped pen and earth.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) ? Jack Nicklaus has shared his secrets and strategy about Augusta National with anyone who wanted to learn from a six-time Masters champion, a list that includes Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Nicolas Colsaerts. But not Tiger Woods.
Nicklaus said he's never had a sit-down with the man who is trying to break his records.
In fact, he said they hardly talk at all.
"I never really had a conversation with Tiger that lasted more than a minute or two ? ever," Nicklaus said Thursday morning after hitting the ceremonial tee shot. "He stayed away from me from a conversation standpoint. Never had a conversation on the Masters in general. I've said, 'Hello, how are you doing? Nice playing this year. You've played very well.' End of conversation. People ask me, 'Has Tiger ever talk to you about his record?' Never one word."
Nicklaus said he was surprised Woods hasn't talked to him about the Masters, though he's not the least bit offended. Woods, after all, figured out the course quickly. He won the Masters three times in his first six years as a pro.
"He's got his own focus and what he does, and I respect that," Nicklaus said. "I respect when somebody is involved in their deal. They concentrate on what they do and not what you did. That's OK. It's not my position to go talk to him about it. I respect that. I wouldn't intrude on that."
Even so, it offered some rare insight into the relationship between Woods and Nicklaus, with whom he has been linked ever since Woods was a youngster and kept a timeline of the milestones Nicklaus achieved in his career.
"We actually probably have more conversations in years at the Presidents Cup when he's captain," Woods said after opening with a 70 in the first round at the Masters. "I see him at Memorial. We'll have a chit-chat here or there. We have a few conversations here and there. But he's right. We haven't spent that much time. Here is a totally different week. It's a major championship. We're all in our own little world. He gets it. He was there himself."
Nicklaus was Presidents Cup captain four times. He runs the press conference for winners at Memorial, which Woods has won five times. Nicklaus shared one story from the Presidents Cup when he noticed Woods and Phil Mickelson spending time together. Nicklaus had ready plenty of stories about the tension between them.
"I said, 'You guys seem to get along.' And he said, 'Yeah, we get along fine.' I said, 'What all this about that other stuff?' He says, 'I don't know. Just press stuff.' So I said, 'You guys want to play together?' And he said, 'I'd rather not.'
"The point being, he's got a little bit of his number," Nicklaus said. "And he doesn't want anyone to get really close to him because he feels like he's got a little dominance over them. I understand that. You've got to respect that."
Nicklaus and Woods played together only once in the majors, the opening two rounds of the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla. They also were teammates in the old "Battle at Bighorn." Woods once told a story of asking Nicklaus about all the rivalries he faced during three decades, and how Nicklaus told him, "Just make sure you're always part of the conversation." Nicklaus said even that chat in South Africa didn't last very long.
"I get along fine with Tiger. I like Tiger. I don't have an issue with Tiger. There's always pleasantries and so forth," he said.
Woods moved from Orlando, Fla., to the West Palm Beach area last year after building a home along the ocean with his own miniature range. The speculation was which golf club Woods might join, and he settled on The Medalist. Several other pros are members at The Bear's Club, which Nicklaus built as his home course in Florida.
"I asked him when he came to Florida if we wanted to come to The Bear's Club," Nicklaus said. "He stayed away from it. He didn't want to intrude where I was. He never told me why, but other people told me, 'He says he didn't feel comfortable being there where I was because that was a record he was trying to break.' I said, 'I don't care about that. We'd like to have if you want to play and be part of it.' He comes out and plays quite often. I'd include him in everything
"But everybody has their own personality. That's not a fault. It's not a criticism. It just is what it is."
So what kind of golf talk is Woods missing out on?
Nicklaus spoke mainly about taking risks only when the percentages and the situation called for it, and realize that a shot into the middle of just about any green at Augusta National will leave a reasonable chance at birdie.
He still thinks about the 3-wood he hit into the water on the 15th hole that cost him in the final round of the 1971 Masters.
"One shot shouldn't be a shot that puts you out of the tournament," Nicklaus said. "I needed to make 4. I didn't need to make 3. I should have laid the ball up. Why put yourself out of the tournament on one shot? That's the thing I stress.
"I wouldn't take risks unless it was necessary to take risks," he said. "These guys that come to me and ask me about the tournament, basically what I tell them is there's a half-dozen shots on this golf course (where) you can put yourself out of the tournament."
He mentioned the tee shot on the par-5 second hole; the second shot into No. 11; the tee shot on the par-3 12th. The tee shot and the second shot on the par-3 13th; and the second shot on the par-5 15th.
"Think about what you're doing on them," Nicklaus said. "If you've got a 50-50 chance of doing it, certainly I wouldn't be doing it. If you've got a 90-10 chance, think real hard about it, and try to make sure you eliminate the 10. It's a golf course that when you make a mistake, it's really difficult to make up for it."Associated Press
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