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Songs without singing might appear at first sight to be deficient or even impossible, rather like trying to swim without water, but on closer inspection they turn out to represent a fascinating kind of music making. A whole genre plays with the idea of textless singing, namely, the "songs without words" for piano, works which, for all their reference to song, do not in fact include a vocal line. It is no accident that this genre flourished in the 19th century, an age that E.T.A. Hoffmann summed up with the words: "Where language ceases, music begins."
Another type of "song without words" is represented by those arrangements that transcribe the vocal line for a musical instrument. Many songs can be performed on instruments without the need for far-reaching changes to their musical texture: "One of my revered teachers, Gregor Piatigorsky, also played songs on the cello," recalls Mischa Maisky. "Songs by Tchaikovsky, for example. There are even recordings of them. And not only Piatigorsky: Casals, too, made arrangements of this kind. But, unlike them, I take this idea much further by combining these songs together to form entire programmes and organizing veritable song recitals - I may add that these recitals are among my favourite type of concert."
In Mischa Maisky's view, not all songs are suited to this kind of treatment and cannot simply have their words removed: "Many songs cannot manage without their words, but others can." And even in the case of those songs that Maisky chooses for his recital programmes, the relationship between words and music is not unimportant. "Quite the opposite: it is very important. But with many songs one can also transcribe the vocal line for an instrument - the words may not be sung, but you naturally have the text at the back of your mind."
What is it that is so fascinating about songs without singing that Mischa Maisky has chosen this as the theme of his fifth CD of this kind? "The human voice is the most perfect of all instruments," enthuses the cellist. As a child he attended countless song recitals by famous singers, and their singing provided him with musical and interpretative inspiration. "I have always tried to learn from singers," he admits. The decision to set the existing cello repertory to one side and to turn instead to songs was an entirely natural one for Maisky. After all, "the cello is the instrument that comes closest to the human voice".
After exploring the traditions of the French mélodie and the German lied, Maisky is now returning to his roots with these "Russian Romances": "I grew up in Russia, in the former Soviet Union, and so I have very close links with Russian music - that goes without saying. And I love Russian music." The range of music that Maisky explores in this selection of songs extends from Glinka to Glazunov and is also a homage to the great 19th-century tradition of the Russian romance.
Questioned about his choice of songs, Maisky goes into narrative mode: "Among the composers I've chosen are some of the leading Russian musicians: Tchaikovsky and Glinka, for example. But there are also some who, although very important in terms of the development of Russian songs and romances, are not so well known in Western Europe: Modest Mussorgsky, Anton Rubinstein, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov, for example. And then there's a name that probably no one has heard: Alexander Gurilyov - a very exciting composer." Gurilyov was born in Moscow in 1803, and although his songs have been forgotten in Western Europe, they are not only highly regarded by Maisky himself but are still immensely popular in Russia today. They are straightforwardly lyrical in tone and inspired by municipal forms of music making, including waltzes and other dance forms, while sentimental themes and an unerring instinct for drama are the hallmarks of Gurilyov's romances. "And finally," says Maisky, "I have chosen a song by an unidentified composer. This song was handed down from generation to generation by the great Russian tenors. It was extremely popular in Russia, and I too have known it since childhood. But the fact that its composer is unknown does not make the song any less beautiful. In short: the composer's name was not really decisive when it came to choosing these songs. Instead, I wanted to show the vast range of Russian songs."
The care that Mischa Maisky has lavished on this selection of "Russian Romances" is clear at every juncture, as is the fact that this album is a very personal homage to the revered Russian song tradition: "I have chosen music that I love, music that I enjoy and to which I feel a close bond." Maisky is speaking here as both man and artist. In selecting the material for this recital, he has preferred emotional depth to stylistic variety: "All these songs are in some way Romantic and melancholic. I know that some listeners will say that this choice is neither representative nor varied. That's true. But neither as man nor artist do I need variety when I like something. I'm happy to keep eating at the same restaurant if I like it there, and I have been playing the same cello for thirty-two years - I have a profound faith in the constancy of relationships. If I love a piece of music, I can keep on playing it without getting bored. And this atmosphere, this mood also influenced my choice of these 'Russian Romances'."
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I have a question about transferring the heat from my house to my swimming pool when I am cooling my house.
Some info about my house:
Location: N. CA (San Jose, CA)
Pool: In ground, 26,000 - 30,000 gal (20x40 feet), salt water
House: Currently 1,800 square feet, single story, plan to expand to 2,300
Current HVAC: Just forced air NG furnace, no A/C
Plan: Install A/C or Heat pump, and use water from my pool
I was planning to replace all the duct works and have traditional A/C installed, but want to investigate possibility of geothermal.
Geothermal Question:
Can I get by just using geothermal for cooling, that is installation of a geothermal open loop system using a swimming pool as the heat sink. My web searches show sporadic results, not much info I can find.
I would like to install such a system if it is feasible.
But will my pool get too hot? In my climate it might work, rarely do we get long heat waves.
Due to the temperate weather, the pool seems like a good candidate for a heat sink. Also, it would aid in heating the pool.
From what I have researched so far, I would want to install an open loop system, taking the water from my pool, then dumping it back in. Pool would get cooling effect from evaporation. Heating should not be a problem, as winters are quite mild, and I always have the gas furnace as backup.
Has anyone done this? If so, how was the plumbing done? Tie into the pool plumbing with check valves so pool pump and geothermal pump do not affect each other? Or use pool pump for everything? Any advice or suggestion from someone that has experience with geothermal?
Any recommendation for geothermal heat pump? I might need one with titanium heat exchanger due to salt water and chlorine.
A/C question:
Another option I found is to install traditional A/C and retrofit with a water cooled heat exchanger, using my pool water.
I found this product that does this:
This has a refrigerant to water heat exchanger, which seems the most efficient for an AC.
My question for this product is if it will be reliable.
This brochure shows more details:
Basically, there is a controller that will switch the refrigerant from going to your normal A/C condenser to the heat exchanger using your pool water. This will heat your pool. If your pool gets too hot, it will switch back to using your condenser.
Any issues with this setup?
Anyone have any experience with something like this?
Any advice?
I plan to have everything professional installed. Since I will be purchasing a completely new cooling system, what do you think will work best?

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Helping people is what Equitable Advisors is all about. We are a growing network of more than 5,000 financial professionals throughout America who connect consumers and businesses in their communities with retirement savings and other financial services and products* to help them address the futures they build for themselves and their families.
Choosing a company to help you as you build your success is a big decision. With so many financial services and life insurance companies to choose from, you want to make sure you've aligned yourself with an organization that has history of success and one that presents career opportunities that are right for you. To discover the various opportunities available with Equitable Advisors, explore these recruiting pieces:
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J.J. Watt reportedly spit on the Patriots logo before playoff game
Houston Texans' All-Pro J.J. Watt reportedly spit on the New England Patriots logo prior to Sunday's divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium.
Multiple reports from journalists at the game said Watt went to midfield during his pregame warmups, spit on the Patriots logo and wiped his feet like it was a welcome mat.
As of kickoff, there was no video or photographic confirmation of Watt's display. Mike Petraglia of Boston radio station WEEI was able to definitively say Watt did the deed.
There was also plenty of chatter about the move, most of which called Watt classless for his logo expectoration.
Watt had an explanation after the game.
"I do that every game, home or away," Watt told reporters. "I go out to midfield, I jog out there, I spit a little bit, wipe my feet off, and then I go through my stretch. No drama there. That's 100 percent what I do every game, home or away."
Spitting is disgusting and crass. When it's directed toward another human being, it's one of the most vile things an athlete can do to an opponent or official.
Doing it on a painted logo at midfield before a playoff game? I'm holding back my outrage. It's paint, not a headstone. The mascot is fictional, not human. He spit, he didn't take a pick-axe and dig up the turf so it resembled FedEx Field.
Gross, sure. Offensive, hardly.
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Cardinals HOF candidate Morris reflects
Now five years retired, former 20-game winner fondly remembers time in St. Louis
Matt Morris lives in Big Sky, Mont., a small city in southwestern Montana which is more than 700 miles from the nearest Major League Baseball city.
The former Cardinals right-hander is quietly removed from the game, spending retirement with his wife and five young children.
"And it's almost by choice," Morris said. "I love the game, I love the Cardinals, I love the fans, but it's also a great memory for me. Sometimes it's easier to be away from it."
As a candidate for the new Cardinals Hall of Fame, Morris could be in line for a return to the spotlight, and a trip back to the city where his Major League career began. Morris, now 39, is one of eight modern St. Louis legends who have an opportunity to be among the first enshrined in the new Cardinals Hall of Fame gallery located in the soon-to-be-opened Ballpark Village.
From now until April 22, fans can vote at Cardinals.com/HOF for up to two of the eight candidates -- Morris, Keith Hernandez, Jim Edmonds, Bob Forsch, Willie McGee, Mark McGwire, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre.
The top two vote-getters will be enshrined during an Aug. 16 ceremony at Ballpark Village, joining the 22 Cards who received automatic induction because they are either already in the National Baseball Hall of Fame or have had their number retired by the organization.
Morris -- the 12th overall pick by the Cardinals in the 1995 First-Year Player Draft -- played nine seasons in St. Louis, beginning his big league career in 1997 with a strong rookie year. Thrust into a starting role due to injuries in St. Louis' rotation, he won 12 games, posting a 3.19 ERA in 33 starts his debut season. Morris tied for second in the National League Rookie of the Year Award voting behind Scott Rolen.
"Once I had the chance, there was no looking back," Morris said. "I think at that time in my career, I didn't know that much. I wasn't full of all these results and history with batters, so I went into it kind of naive.
"I just kind of went out and attacked everybody and didn't think about who I was facing, even though I watched those guys on TV growing up. Whether it was Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn or some of those guys, I just had a desire to get them out; beat them in the one-on-one battle."
Tommy John surgery caused Morris to miss the entire 1999 season, and relegated him to a relief role in 2000. But in 2001, a healthy Morris had his best big league season, going 22-8 with a 3.16 ERA and a career-best 185 strikeouts en route to the first of two All-Star appearances.
"[1999] was the first time in my life I hadn't played baseball, and I realized how important it used to be, and it kind of makes me a whole person," Morris said. "Having [Tommy John surgery] behind me and being physically better, I just went out there with a new desire."
Though Morris never replicated his 2001 season, he battled through injuries to post solid numbers for the remainder of a successful Cards tenure. In 2005, he signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent, ending his time in St. Louis with a 101-62 record, a 3.61 ERA and 986 strikeouts through 1,377 1/3 innings (206 starts, 31 relief appearances).
"[2001] was a special year. My teammates bailed me out when I needed them; they were there for me, and that always makes for a good season," Morris said. "That year, everything kind of came together. The years after that, not that I didn't try, I obviously wanted to win 20 [games] every year, but it's just something that's hardly done."
While in St. Louis, Morris' Cardinals teams reached the postseason five times, advancing to the World Series in 2005, and as far as the NL Championship Series three other years.
"I think Walt Jocketty, with obviously Dave Duncan and Tony La Russa, did a great job of getting the right guys around," Morris said. "Not only did we compete and play well, but we stuck up for each other and we wanted everybody to do well. I think that was important. We didn't always have the best players, but we had some of the best teams."
Although Morris -- now more than five years into retirement -- has shifted his focus from baseball to fatherhood, the St. Louis fans are never far from his mind.
"It's one of those things that you really don't know what you have until you're gone," Morris said. "Signing with San Francisco and then getting traded to Pittsburgh were all great experiences, but it was really nothing like being in the Cardinal family and the respect and the knowledge of the fans.
"They understood the game, they appreciate hard work, and I tried to deliver that. And it starts to snowball; the longer you're there, the closer you feel to the fans. They were fantastic, without a doubt."


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Hiren's Boot CD has an extensive list of software. Utilities with similar functionality on the CD are grouped together and seem redundant; however, they present choices through UI's differences and options in what they can do.
Hiren's BootCD - All in one Dos Bootable CD which has all these utilities:: Partition Tools, Disk Clone Tools, Antivirus Tools, Recovery Tools, Testing Tools, Hard Disk Tools etc.
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DataNucleus AccessPlatform implements the JDO and JPA specifications. These specifications define how Java classes can be persisted to a datastore and how they can be queried. By choosing AccessPlatform you can select which of these APIs you feel most comfortable with. Time for you to get started and use AccessPlatform!
You now have the necessary components to start investigating use of DataNucleus.
Decide which persistence API you want to use. If you're not familiar with these APIs then the next thing to do is to learn about JDO and JPA, or alternatively REST. You need to understand the basic concepts involved. There is plenty of reading on the internet, starting with the JDO or JPA specifications of course.
The best thing to do after some reading is to try the JDO Tutorial (for RDBMS, HBase, MongoDB, ODF, Excel) or try the JPA Tutorial (for RDBMS, HBase, MongoDB, ODF, Excel). These explain the basic steps of applying JDO/JPA (and DataNucleus) to your own application. The source code from the tutorials is available for download. Please download it and start up your development environment with the Tutorial classes and files.
Once you have completed the Tutorial you're in a position to apply DataNucleus JDO/JPA to your own application , and start benefiting from what it offers.
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.The Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s was one of the worst environmental disasters of the Twentieth Century anywhere in the world. Three million people left their farms on the Great Plains during the drought and half a million migrated to other states, almost all to the West. But the Dust Bowl drought was not meteorologically extreme by the standards of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Indeed the 1856-65 drought may have involved a more severe drop in precipitation. It was the combination of drought and poor land use practice that created the environmental disaster.
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Measure EE Works Like The Corporate Program To "Match Gifts"
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On June 4, 2019 at the polls, we'll approve fairly funded Public Education for all by voting YES ON EE. It's a gift to democracy from the body politic. See here. /howcorporatematchingworks
In the meantime large corporations and industrial landowners have launched a stunning reveal of Big Business As Scrooge. They're sabotaging the rest of us, fueling a deluge of anxiety on social media. Guess what? The questions evoked have straightforward answers:
(1) WHAT about the lottery?
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Experts say: "Perhaps the biggest misunderstanding about California's lottery comes down to the false impression people have about its role in funding our schools. … [Because it turns out,]… Well, the lottery doesn't provide very much to K-12 schools."
About 20 cents on the dollar goes to K-12 schools for a total of $1 billion dollars a year — actually a drop in the bucket of CA education funding. The vast majority goes into the pockets of the businesses that sell the tickets and maintain the machines and the lotto system — and the tickets are mostly bought by residents of low-income neighborhoods. Since a change in the law in 2010, ticket sales have gone up and returns for schools have gone down. More here: YOSHIKAWA Spinning Reel Baitfeeder Fishing Saltwater Freshwater 11BB 3000-6000. /2018/06/19/lottery.php
It's smarter not to send Education dollars to Sacramento but to keep it right here locally, under our own citizen's watchful eyes (see #7 below).
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(2) Didn't we already increase our taxes for education?
Temporarily — yes. In the wake of the Great Recession, we saved our schools with Prop 30 which raised taxes from 2012-2018 on individuals making over $250K (joint filers making over $500K). A 0.25% sales tax increase ended in 2016. An extension of the income tax on the wealthy was passed in 2016 (Prop 55) and will last through 2030. With that assistance, California's spending on education rose a little but remains in the bottom 20% of all states in the union.
Remember when local business leaders "supported" Prop 30? Remember when the opposite turned out to be true? See Zero Tolerance Taschenmesser ZT 0350 Messer Klappmesser Modern 19,3cm. Quantum Rod Spinning Smoke S3 PT 6ft 10in Medium Heavy SMS6105XF What if this is happening again? This measure has made for some very strange bed-fellows. /commoncause4EE. But that shouldn't affect support for properly funding public education. Fair is fair.
(3) What about all those other huge sources of education funds?
Meaning possibly …
- Title I (poverty) federal funding? It weighs in at only about 4% of the General Fund budget.
- Funds earmarked for 'Special education'? Special education is consistently underfunded relative to the federal mandates. Worse, that scarce money is shrinking relative to the increasing identified needs of our kids.
- Bond monies? It's only for facilities and tech. Bond money can't be spent on the classroom and staffing costs such as mandated by a parcel tax.]
(4) How about I just do Donor's Choose or give directly to my school through the PTA?
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(5) Did LAUSD really spend $1.3 billion on iPads?
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(6) Are they just going to waste the money on stuff I don't think the kids need?
Text of the measure is here: Measure_EE_Official_Ballot_Text /measureEEtext
Relevant portions:
WHEREAS, the purpose of the parcel tax shall be to maintain and increase programs and services provided by L.A. Unified (PreK-12 schools, adult/vocational/career schools, and early education), including Local Charter Schools, in support of students and local schools. The funds from this parcel tax will be used for the following specific purposes:
- Lowering class sizes;
- Providing school nursing, library, and counseling services;
- Providing quality instructional programs, critical school resources and materials;
- Retaining and attracting high-quality teachers and school employees;
- Providing safe, secure, clean, well-maintained and supportive schools;
- Providing schools with necessary administrative services; and
- Supporting low-income students, English-learners, foster/homeless students, students with disabilities, students enrolled in high-need or low-performing schools, or otherwise disadvantaged students.
WHEREAS, funding generated by this Measure may NOT be used for:
(7) LAUSD isn't responsible. Money won't be spent as promised – it never is! Who's watching the hen house??
The Board of Education has passed a resolution with specific requirements for an oversight committee:
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Resolved further, That the membership of the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee shall consist of nine (9) independent representatives with significant expertise in at least one of the following areas: academia, school/public finance, parent and family engagement, and performance measurement and management. Each nominated member shall reside within the boundaries of the District and the membership shall reflect a balance of participants with each of the aforementioned expertise areas;
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Text of the resolution here: /LAUSDresolutions — type "EE" in the search box labeled 'Title' and click on "show resolution".
(8) Don't we already pay too much in property taxes? Where is it all going??
The bottom line: In CA, as in most states, public education is funded via property taxes.
Since the 1970s, local property taxes go to Sacramento to be divvied up and sent back to local school districts. This was done to combat the historical inequities between school districts located in wealthy versus low-income communities. Also in the 1970s, Prop 13 passed assessment limits on residential and commercial properties, keeping property taxes artificially low until a lot changes hands. This has had paradoxical effects on our tax rates because residential properties change hands more regularly while commercial concerns can use certain business structures to evade reassessments and higher taxes. In other states, 70% of property tax revenues come from commercial property whereas in CA, the balance is flipped and residential owners provide more of our property tax revenues than businesses do.


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University of Hawaii to present Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader technology at World's Best Technologies ShowcaseUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi's Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development (OTTED) will be presenting information this week on its Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader™ technology at the World's Best Technologies Showcase (WBT) in Arlington, Texas. WBT will be held in the Arlington Convention Center from May 15-16, 2007.
Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader™ enables the detection of people through barriers, or to "see through the wall," and to monitor heart and respiration activity of people from a distance. Its primary advantages are that it works wirelessly, at a distance, for one or multiple subjects, and does not require any contact with the subject.
Two categories of Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader™ products will be developed. The first includes devices that can detect the presence, number, and location of people through solid barriers such as concrete walls or rubble. As the device works by detecting heartbeats, it can tell if there are live persons behind a barrier even if they are idle or attempting to hide, and can separate their heart rates to determine the number of people. These devices can also analyze individual heart rate patterns to detect injury and duress, or screen for hostile intent. The products are targeted for use by the military, firefighters, police, and rescue personnel.
The second product category includes medical devices for remote, wireless, and "no contact" reading and monitoring of vital signs. The products extract heart and respiration rates from a distance, wirelessly, and with no contact to the body. They will allow convenient home monitoring of vital signs, and monitoring and diagnosis of a number of medical conditions, including SIDS, sleep apnea, and congestive heart disease.
WBT is the premier event showcasing the world's largest collection of undiscovered technologies emanating from top universities, labs, and research institutions from across the country and around the globe. Participating technologies are selected by and presented to seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing scouts representing a variety of industries.
"We are looking forward to presenting information regarding the Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader™ technology to such an influential target audience," said OTTED Director Richard Cox. "Heart Sensing Radar/LifeReader™ has promising commercial potential. WBT offers the University of Hawaiʻi a highly visible platform, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss this technology's various security, rescue and medical applications and capabilities."
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Hi fellow atheists!
A small thought as to my own prejudices got me to wondering if these are linked to my atheist position. I know a lot of us have a prejudice based mainly on theists and this can range from mild irritation to outright hatred. This is one of my own prejudices, for as soon as I discover a person's religious beliefs (or the strength of their religious beliefs to be more accurate) I tend to label them with an equivalent intelligence level, even though I know rationally that this is not always the case for I have met intelligent theists and they do exist. I know I tend to think this because I equate atheism with rationality and logic which I know all of us do.
I wondered if there are any other typical atheists prejudices that you think we may have? Or perhaps any prejudices that you yourself may have that you have noticed?
Any typical prejudices that we may be strictly against, such as theists 'satanistic' assumptions about us?
Can our prejudices be equated to those of theists?
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I know what you're talking about. I have a friend, who is a lovely person, she's intelligent, highly skilled at math, feisty and fun to hang around with... aaaaand she's a Muslim. Also believes in astrology.
Yes, it might not be right, but it's really hard for me to show theists respect. No matter how many nice things they have going for themselves, it all falls apart when they say they believe in god, or "spirituality" etc. These people would be so much better without god, but they throw it away. It's like having a huge bowl of ice cream ruined by a nugget of shit on top of it.
You can't argue with that, this man's right.
Haha I like your point of view
Delusion is no respecter of IQ.
Well I know I've said many times here that just about all of my close friends and family are atheists, but I was reminded of an exception to that; a friend of mine from Georgia just lost his wife and he is deeply religious.
They both seem to me to be nice people but noGod only knows what would happen if he were to find out I was an atheist. He might not be bigoted that way against atheists--you know the type, those who would shun you and go to war against you just because you are an atheist. And then again he might be. As much as I like the guy I can't shake the suspicion he'd be the bigoted type. (If he were ever to ask I'd have a dilemma on my hands, but in the end I'd be truthful.)
And that's the bitch of it: you can't tell how a religious person will react to finding out you are an atheist; it can tear apart marriages, and families. Is it prejudice to play it safe and assume that they will react badly, so keep your mouth shut?
I think I assume certain things about theists. There is, of course, a spectrum of beliefs theists could have, ranging from all-out whack-job fundamentalists who talk to the Jesus in their heads, to people who don't really believe but think of "God" as a metaphor for things we don't understand.
I do question people's intelligence and psychological makeup when they tell me they are YECs or when they repeatedly try to convert me when I've clearly stated I'm quite happy with my current belief system. Maybe that's not fair, but their thinking seems very flawed to me.
People can apply critical thinking to all sorts of problems and yet they cannot apply the same rationalization to their religious belief. It's just "off the table", period. A lot of it is Compartmentalization.
I have seen a few studies like these and as much as I wish to believe it is accurate, I feel that accepting such a study would be the height of my prejudicial beliefs. Are there any counter studies done that prove otherwise?
I'm an atheist myself, but I'm appalled at the degree of prejudice against Christians and Christianity I sense here. I grew up an Episcopal, which is a far cry from the dopey Christianity of Jimmy Swaggart and Pat Robertson. The only more liberal major Christian sect are the Unitarians.
I can't share the notion that all Christians are either dupes or evil. Likewise, I can't see all Christian religions as evil. Certainly some are, but some are simply wrong.
Nobody is saying that all christians are evil, or that all christian religions are evil. All that's being expressed in this thread is that atheists generally feel that christians are rather stupid to believe in god and that it makes them do stupid things.
I tend to take religious people less seriously too. It's hard to take them seriously, even when they are obviously intelligent, because in my view it's impossible to be intelligent AND trying to still believe there is higher power out there. It tends to make people adapt their views on how the world works instead that it lets them adapt the idea how god would be able to exist.
I agree Laura. I just can't get myself to take religious people seriously. I read a study that said Christians and Muslims have the lowest IQ of any groups of people. I think of that everytime I see someone wearing a cross or a t-shirt with a god quote. My neighbor, who has a doctorate, is a christian and doesn't believe in evolution. Unless we talk family or weather, I can never thing of anything to say to her. Thanks for the great post.


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Health and safety tips you learned in school that are totally bogus
You assume that everything you learn in school is true. No matter what else happens in life, at the end of the day, two plus two will always equal four and gravity will always keep us on the ground. As it turns out, though, some of the things you learn in school are less than totally accurate. Even if your health teachers meant well, there are a lot of things that nearly everyone learned, especially regarding health and safety, that aren't necessarily true. For instance, gum does not sit in your stomach for seven years if you accidentally swallow it. And though it may make you feel safer, well-lit areas aren't less susceptible to crime than dark places. If those facts blow your mind, these other totally bogus health and safety tips will too.Shutterstock
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
As a child, you'd hear the mantra "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" over and over again, both from your health teachers and your parents. So is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? The jury's still out on that one. For some people, eating a balanced breakfast is important to maintaining a healthy weight. And other people just aren't hungry in the morning. Eating when hungry is important to refueling your body, so just do what's right for you. But if you are eating first thing in the morning, be sure you're avoiding these common breakfast mistakes.istockphoto.com
Call a friend when walking home late at night
Whether you were studying at the library until 3 a.m. or partying until the bars closed, chances are you had more than a few late nights in college and you'd have to get home. Perhaps your RA or friends gave you this piece of advice: Call a close friend on your way home and tell them your location. Talking on the phone will discourage attackers, and in case something bad does happen, somebody will know where you were and will be able to contact authorities. In fact, this is less-than-great advice. Talking on the phone may leave you distracted and even more susceptible to attacks. Instead of talking or texting when heading home late at night, be aware of your surroundings and keep your phone nearby, with authorities on speed dial.istockphoto.com
Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis
Your grandma and teachers would always tell you: Don't crack your knuckles, because it will lead to arthritis. But that is simply not true. According to Cedars-Sinai, the "pop" of knuckles cracking is just nitrogen bubbles popping in your joints, and any relief you feel from this action is mental more so than physical. The worst thing cracking your knuckles will actually lead to is that you will just annoy the people around you.istockphoto.com
Don't slap someone on the back if they're choking
Whether or not you should slap someone on the back when they're choking has been the subject of debate for decades. Some maintain that giving five strong back blows when they're choking could actually make the food lodge further down their throat. Instead, one should opt for the Heimlich maneuver, which involves abdominal thrusts. However, back blows being "death blows" has not been proven. Today, the American Red Cross recommends a "five and five" technique for choking victims. After getting their consent, do five back blows, followed by five abdominal thrusts, and repeat until the object has been dislodged.istockphoto.com
Don't swallow your gum
As long as chewing gum has been around, parents and teachers have been telling children not to swallow gum. Rumor has it, your body can't digest gum, so it just sits in your stomach for seven years. Turns out, that's only half-true. Some of the nutrients and the sugar from gum are absorbed into your small intestine. The indigestible part of the gum, just like other things your body can't process, will pass through your system.istockphoto.com
Drinking coffee will stunt your growth
Children are often dissuaded from drinking coffee by their elders for one major reason: It will reportedly stunt your growth. But according to Harvard Health Publishing, that myth simply is not true. The "coffee will make you short" rumor started because it was believed that caffeine would diminish the amount of calcium in a child's bones and cause osteoporosis. However, the effect of caffeine on calcium excretion is negligible. Instead, the increase in osteoporosis among coffee drinkers may simply be because java fans are drinking less milk and juice in the morning, opting for black coffee instead. In fact, coffee is said to have many health advantages and there are plenty of reasons that you should drink coffee every day.istockphoto.com
Duck and cover
During the Cold War, children in schools were taught to "duck and cover" in the case of a nuclear event. This maneuver taught kids to run under their desks and maintain the fetal position. This was thought to be effective because the No. 1 concern from a nuclear blast was glass and other debris flying through the air, as well as heat. Of course, today we know about the far more dangerous effects of actual nuclear radiation, which covering your face with your hands will do little to protect against.Shutterstock
The five-second rule
Every day, the school cafeteria fills with exclamations of "Five second rule!" as kids drop their cookies, sandwiches and chips on the ground. The idea behind the five-second rule is that it takes a moment or so for germs to collect on your food. But the five-second rule is a myth. According to a study from 2016, bacteria and germs spread onto your food the moment it hits the ground. And certain types of food will gather more bacteria than others. A fresh piece of bread covered in jelly will gather more germs than a dry piece of toast, for instance.istockphoto.com
The food pyramid is the ultimate guide to nutrition
If you went to school in the '90s, you'll remember the food pyramid, which advised six to 11 servings of grains a day, three to five servings of vegetables, two to four servings of fruit, two to three servings of dairy, two to three servings of protein and the use of fats, oils and sweets "sparingly." However, the food pyramid was confusing. You see, two to three servings of meat was the maximum recommended, while two to four servings of fruit was the minimum. Also, what dictated a "serving" was less than clear. Today, the USDA uses MyPlate, which recommends a diet consisting of 30 percent grains, 40 percent vegetables, 10 percent fruits and 20 percent protein along with a side of dairy per day.istockphoto.com
Ignore the bullies
Just ignore your bullies and they'll leave you alone! That's what teachers and parents would tell you in school. However, this is ineffective against persistent bullies. Bullying, after all, is all about power dynamics. Instead of ignoring bullies or hoping the problem will go away, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends encouraging kids to speak to trusted adults about bullying, stand up to bullies by using humor or saying "Stop" repeatedly and knowing when to walk away. The best way to prevent bullying is to encourage confidence and extracurricular activities for children and keeping the lines of communication open.istockphoto.com
'Just say no'
Any child of the '80s or '90s knows the best way to avoid a life of drugs and crime is to "just say no." D.A.R.E. and other similar programs were an integral part of the middle school experience. However, multiple studies have shown that anti-drug ad campaigns "had no favorable effects on youths' behavior." Turns out, drug addiction is a lot more complicated than simply saying "yes" or "no" to an offer of marijuana or cocaine.istockphoto.com
Well-lit areas are safer
When walking home at night, chances are you're going to stick to well-lit streets and pathways. Lighted pathways don't just make you feel safer, they are safer, right? Turns out, there's not much evidence to prove that lit paths are actually the safer option. Some studies have found that there is a link between more lighting and reduced crime, but when lights were installed, there was less crime during the day as well, so lighting may not have been the only factor. Other studies have shown that when lights are dimmed or turned off, there is no increase in crime.istockphoto.com
Put your keys between your fingers for self-defense
If you're walking home alone at night, one way to help fend off a potential attacker is to create a so-called "Wolverine claw" by placing your keys between your fingers. However, this is not the most effective form of self-defense. You see, if your attacker is close enough for you to punch them this way, you're already out of luck, and this claw technique could hurt your own hand. A better way to travel is by keeping your keys on a longer keychain or carabiner, where you could swing all your keys at an attacker.istockphoto.com
Staying out in the cold will give you a cold
When it was winter, you probably spent your recess indoors. After all, spending time outside in the cold or rain will make you sick, right? Wrong. In fact, theories claim that people don't get sick more often in winter not because of the cold, but because they spend more time indoors in close quarters, where germs are more likely to spread from person to person. If your roommate, spouse or child is sick, you're probably better off venturing into the snow than sitting next to them on the couch. Thinking otherwise is a common cold and flu myth you should stop believing.istockphoto.com
Sugar makes kids hyper
Your health teacher and your mom always told you: You can't have that delicious piece of candy because it'll make you hyper. This is more about expectation than reality, however. A 1995 study actually debunked the sugar/hyperactivity connection. After analyzing 16 studies on sugar's effects in children, the conclusion was reached that "sugar does not affect the behavior or cognitive performance of children." So, yes, it really is OK to eat sugar!istockphoto.com
Wait 30 minutes after eating to swim
It's one of the classic old wives' tales: You should wait 30 minutes after eating to take a dip in the pool because as your body digests food, you're more likely to get cramps and drown. Luckily for people who like to eat backyard burgers and then dive into the water, this is pure myth. According to Snopes, this myth started in a 1908 handbook "Scouting for Boys," which stated you had to wait an hour and a half after eating, lest you get a cramp, drown and die. However, these stomach cramps caused by digestion aren't even a proven fact and even if they were, even the worst charley horse wouldn't cause you to slip underneath the waves.istockphoto.com
When you're driving, the best place to ride out a tornado is under a bridge
You're driving in your car, and suddenly an alert comes on the radio: There's a tornado in your area, and oh no, you've just spotted it! While some teachers have told you that it's best to take cover under the bridge, hiding under an overpass or bridge is actually one of the most dangerous spots. A tornado can send debris underneath the structure, you and your car could become debris swept up into the tornado, or the entire structure could collapse, crushing you. The safest place to be during a tornado is indoors, so if you're driving, try to take shelter. If you cannot, get out of your car, get as far away from the road as possible and find a low spot to lay down in.istockphoto.com
You need to take a multivitamin every day
There are a lot of things you need to know before taking a multivitamin. And one of the very first things is: You probably don't need to take a multivitamin! There isn't much evidence that most people benefit from taking a multivitamin. Instead, it's smart to follow a healthy, nutrient-rich diet. In fact, if you eat these foods, you'll never need a multivitamin.istockphoto.com
You're safe from lightning in the car
Lightning strikes can be dangerous, especially when you're in a metal car. But the rubber tires will protect you, right? Wrong. It doesn't matter if there's rubber beneath your car when you're surrounded by a conductor. Don't assume you're safe in your car during a lightning storm. The best thing to do is to pull to the side of the road, turn your car off and keep your hands in your lap.istockphoto.com
You should walk 10,000 steps a day
Fitness trackers, from Apple Watches to Fitbits, are everywhere now. And a lot of those trackers sing a magical little song when you hit 10,000 steps on a given day. But this number is totally made up! The number was devised by a Japanese pedometer company as a marketing stunt to promote their device, and the number has since become canon. If you believed you need to walk 10,000 steps a day, don't worry. There are plenty of other health and diet myths out there.
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The taxpayer-funded legal drama created by the prosecution of McHenry County State's Attorney Lou Bianchi is behind a new law to prevent it from happening elsewhere in Illinois.
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed House Bill 4749, which significantly curtails a judge's ability to appoint special prosecutors to investigate alleged crimes when the state's attorney is unwilling or unable to do so.
The bill was inspired by the cost of the special prosecution of Bianchi and three of his staff, which resulted in their acquittal on all charges. McHenry County's state legislators carried the bill, which passed the General Assembly without a single dissenting vote.
County taxpayers have paid at least $525,000 to date and, despite getting about $100,000 back from a settlement reached in a related civil-rights lawsuit, could be on the hook for more. The new law does not affect the ongoing fight over the cost.
County Board Chairman Ken Koehler, R-Crystal Lake, welcomed the news that Quinn signed the law, but said it is unfortunate that goings on in McHenry County inspired it.
"It's a relief to know there are some people out there who have an understanding that this thing should not have gone to the extent that it did in McHenry County, and that the taxpayers are the losers," Koehler said.
Under the new law, a judge contemplating appointing a special prosecutor first must reach out to other public agencies, such as the Illinois Attorney General or other counties' state's attorneys, to see whether they can investigate at no cost to the county.
If a special prosecutor cannot be avoided, county government has the right to participate in all agreements regarding the prosecutor's pay, and has the right to an itemized bill of expenses.
The new law forbids a judge from expanding the scope of a special prosecutor's investigation without prior notice to county government, which can weigh in on the estimated costs.
Bianchi attorney Terry Ekl said he thinks the changes are fair and reflect the reality of how expensive it can be for a court to appoint a private attorney to be a special prosecutor.
"What's always bothered me about special prosecutors as opposed to public prosecutors is the financial incentive," Ekl said. "When you have a private lawyer being paid by the hour, he has incentive or reason to keep the investigation going and to seek an indictment because he gets paid more money. And that shouldn't be the way the system works."
McHenry County Judge Gordon Graham appointed special prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen in 2009 to investigate claims by Bianchi's former secretary that he had her do campaign work for him on taxpayer time.
A special grand jury handed up 21 corruption counts against Bianchi, and six against his subsequent secretary, Joyce Synek. Graham authorized McQueen and Tonigan to expand their investigation, which resulted in three more charges against Bianchi, and one each against state's attorney investigators Ron Salgado and Michael McCleary.
County Board members, under court order to pay the prosecutors' bills, were frustrated by the prosecutor's lack of itemized bills during the investigation. The board unsuccessfully petitioned Graham to get a look at what taxpayers were paying for.
In two bench trials last year, a Winnebago County judge acquitted Bianchi and Synek of all charges without the defense having to call a single witness. The judge threw out the charges against Salgado and McCleary.
Neither Tonigan nor McQueen could be reached for comment.
In April, another McHenry County judge spared taxpayers a second special prosecution when he rejected an unrelated request by a sheriff's deputy to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Sheriff Keith Nygren's use of a seven-point star for both official and political purposes.
The County Board is fighting an order by Graham to pay an additional $288,201 to Tonigan, McQueen and the computer forensics firm they hired. The county is arguing that they should be paid $91.50 an hour based on the state's attorney annual salary, not the $250-an-hour rate Tonigan and McQueen charged.
Taxpayers also paid a $275,000 settlement to help pay Bianchi and Synek's legal fees. As part of the agreement, they agreed to reimburse the county up to the full amount from any damages received from a federal civil-rights lawsuit all four former defendants filed against Tonigan and McQueen.
The county recouped about $100,000 when Tonigan settled last month. While denying culpability, Tonigan agreed to pay $157,500 to settle the suit, which alleges false arrest, malicious prosecution and conspiracy initiated by Bianchi's political enemies to remove him from office.
The lawsuit still is ongoing against McQueen, who has asked the County Board to pay for his defense.
What it means
House Bill 4749, signed into law Friday by Gov. Pat Quinn, limits judges' ability to appoint special prosecutors when the county state's attorney is unwilling or unable to investigate alleged wrongdoing.
• A judge contemplating appointing a special prosecutor must first reach out to other public agencies, such as other counties' state's attorneys, to see whether they can investigate at no cost to the county.
• If a special prosecutor cannot be avoided, county government has the right to participate in all agreements regarding pay, and has the right to an itemized bill of expenses.
• A judge cannot expand the scope of investigation without prior notice to county government, which can weigh in on the estimated costs.
Source: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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30437. Notice of seizure and forfeiture. Notice of the seizure and forfeiture of the property described in Section 30436 shall be given by the board as follows:
(a) Notice shall be given by personal service or by certified mail to all persons known by the board to have any right, title or interest in the property.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph 2, the board shall include a notice of seizure and forfeiture on its Web site for a period of six months from the notice of seizure.
(2) Web site notification is not required when the amount of cigarettes seized is less than 61 cartons of 200 cigarettes each or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
(c) Notice shall include a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, and the time and place of the seizure.
History.—Stats. 1995, Ch. 555, in effect January 1, 1996, restructured the entire section by retaining the basic seizure reporting requirements but breaking it down into subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) and added minimum carton seizure criteria contained in (b)(2). Stats. 2004, Ch. 82 (AB 2491), in effect June 30, 2004, substituted "certified" for "registered" after "service or by" in subdivision (a); added "the board shall include a" after "in paragraph (2),", substituted "on its Web site … months from" for "shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where", added "notice of" after "months from the", and deleted "was made as follows:" in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b); deleted former subdivisions (b)(1)(A) and (b)(2)(B) which provided "(A) To all persons unknown by the board who may have a right, title, or interest in the property." and "(B) To all persons known by the board to have a right, title, or interest in the property but who cannot be found."; and substituted "Web site notification" for "Newspaper publication" before "is not required" in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).
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In this presentation, we discuss new capabilities in MATLAB® and Simulink® in the area of signal processing and communications that make it easier to develop successful project-based curricula.
Project-based learning is an effective method for creating excitement in the student body, deepening their skill level, and connecting their theoretical knowledge to hands-on practice. In technical fields of study, particularly signal processing and communications, the challenge for introducing these programs is bringing together a diverse set of expertise in hardware, software, and curriculum development.
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Ride In and Ride Home 9/19: Covert, Overt
What happened this morning? Nothing much. Except for the huge deal which was the free coffee courtesy of The Bike Rack at the intersection of 14th and Q NW. Free coffee for bike commuters! How cool is that? (Coffee was quite warm. I don't want to impugn the shop in mistakenly suggesting the coffee was cold. It was not.) I'm hoping, and quite selfishly, that this gesture leads to an breakfast arms race amongst local bike shops. Maybe next week CityBikes has pastries and the week after The Daily Rider offers breakfast burritos and then Revolution gets a waffle iron in the mix and eventually Bicycle Space brings it with a full omelet bar. As someone who routinely forgets to eat breakfast, I'd really like to outsource this task to local bike shops. Here are some pictures:
Apparently, this is going to happen on the third Wednesday of every month from this month forward, so that's pretty fantastic. So, if the only thing that's been holding you back from bike commuting is the once a month free coffee, I guess you're out of excuses. Jon, of #fridaycoffeeclub and button selling website fame, was there when I was there, he having ridden a good mile downhill from his house on the way to work. It was good talking to him, though he, like me, regretted that the shop didn't have bike stuff for sale. Prime me with free coffe and I'd probably spend money on bike stuff. Just saying.
Before I got to coffee, I took a stupidly roundabout route, riding up Penn and then 15th and then turning left onto P Street. And then I ended up at 16th Street, which was approximately two blocks in the wrong direction from where I wanted to be. I guess I didn't have enough coffee this morning before riding to coffee this morning. I turned around and then rode back to 14th street (instead of riding up 15th for another block) and then slowly rode my way up the sidewalk for a block until I got to coffee.
How do touristical types know that the 15th Street Cycle Track continues on Vermont Avenue from Lafayette Park? I don't think there are any signs. There should be signs. Even if maybe touristical types wouldn't actually take the cycle track because it's not exactly like there's a ton of touristy stuff on 15th.
After coffee, it was down R, through the valley of the shadow of shoalers (though I ride through the valley of the shadow of shoalers, I will not be afraid, for thou art with me and together we'll muster the slightly more energy needed to pass people who ride so freaking slowly that I cannot understand why they rode in front of me in the first place. I really have to summon all of my patience sometimes to not go "WHY? WHYYYYYYYYYYY?" as I pass them 30 feet after the light turns green. And really, I'm not fast or even trying to go that fast) and then behind my second Xtra-cyclist of the day. I've seen a lot more Xtracycles lately and I think that maybe people with children (parents I think they're called) are getting hip to the idea of having bikes on which it's easier to ferry children. Has anyone else noticed this? I think that maybe the beginning of the school year hastened this.
Up Massachusetts. I watched a lot of drivers violate traffic laws, but this isn't anything special or different. To be in public is to break some law or another. And to be in AI is to break Jude Law. And to be AI is to break some dude's ankles with a killer crossover.
The bike is still doing some weird chain skipping. I'm home now, so I guess I'm not going to let this bother me.
My trip home was pretty fantastic, except for the somewhat ludicrous car traffic that backed up most of the way on Massachusetts. I rode on the sidewalk to avoid it. I'm not going to be a martyr to car traffic. If I wanted to sit in traffic, I'd drive. Instead, I rode on the sidewalk, diligently, but it was still faster and safer than riding in the road. In this part of DC, it's completely legal and I have absolutely no qualms about doing it, even though I'd prefer not to. The thing is that I'm interested in getting home and I'm going to do the things, within the bounds of the law and good judgment, that get me home as quickly and safely as possible. And I encourage you to do the same (especially if you're on a bike. Not so much if you're in a car. Please don't drive on the sidewalk). There's nothing wrong with riding in your own self-interest. That's how every other road user gets around and because you're on a bike doesn't mean you need to take some ultimately ineffectual moral high ground. Be courteous, but don't feel the need to be self-defeating. Just get home.
I rode through Dupont Circle, down Mass and made a right turn onto 15th, which I followed to its end at Pennsylvania. The ride down Penn was fine, except for some weirdness at 7th. Two bicyclists just rode right through the red light and directly in front of the cars in the middle of the intersection. They didn't ignore it and they weren't oblivious to it. They just saw it, decided it didn't apply to them, and then kept going. It was odd. I believe I called them "fucking morons" which seemed apt and that's a fucking moronic thing to do.
One of the things I like to do when I see a driver signaling to make an illegal turn at one of the intersections at Penn is to look over my shoulder, back at the sign that shows "not left turns," maybe hoping that they'll see me looking at the sign and maybe see the sign themselves. I'm only doing it because I don't want them to get a ticket. My passive-aggressive glances are all about helping.
Up the House side of the Capitol and past the parking lot that is the Capitol plaza. Congress is in session and two thoughts about that. The first is that Congress, or the people who work in/at Congress are basically all old white men. Many of them are pudgy. This isn't exactly hyperbole. The second thing is that the end of the day at the Capitol is very much reminiscent of the end of the day at an elementary school. It's fucking parent pick-up, with a line of SUVs driven as close as they can be to the building so the little precious flowers don't have to walk very far and then it's zoom zoom back home. On Independence, I'm pretty sure I briefly rode next to Tom Coburn, driving to wherever he lives, doubtless under a few miles away. Sorry ladies, for not throwing an egg or something.
I rode down Pennsylvania to 11th, stopped at Fragers and noticed an unlocked CaBi at the bicycle rack. People- don't do this!
This could be a really expensive lapse in judgment. Laps in judgment is the name of the Supreme Court track team. Lapps in Judgment is the name of an unpopular Finnish reality show.
Up 11th SE, right at the park and then home. A great ride. And a little noteworthy because I've been riding this route and blogging about it for almost exactly a year. Here's the first post. Thank you all for bearing with me. I'll be back in October. Remember the Alamo. And other stuff, since the Alamo isn't strictly necessary to most of our daily lives.
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Thank you, I really needed those laughs.ReplyDelete
Those are my red-taped bars in the first picture.ReplyDelete
I yelled at a cabbie for making an illegal u-turn on PA Ave on my way home. He ignored me.
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 11:37 AM
There are signs at Vermont and H Street .... just not what you expect. The large wayfinding blue sign on the south side of H street clearly shows the bike route. In fact, the route appears on both sides of the sign. The sign, however, is too high for a biker to notice. Also there are at least three other destinations on the sign so the clutter makes it hard too.ReplyDelete
Mitch and Elaine's house is on my route. I mean Mitch McConnell, of the Obama campaign's locker room quote (biggest priority is making this dude who ain't like us a one-term president) fame. He lives a 1/2 block from the Senate Office building where he works. I've seen him in front of his house a few times. 2 SUVs are often double-parked and idling in front of his house to take him somewhere. I don't know why 2 SUVs. That's like riding 2 bikes. You'll be happy to know that these SUVs, while stereotypical in that they have tinted windows and puffy, short-haired men in suits driving them, have some sort of green leaf eco-symbol on the back just under the Suburban XL symbol.ReplyDelete
WHAT? How did I miss free coffee? Instead of my typical U St to 14th for some reason I took Connecticut, then R, to 14th ... sad panda. Oh well, next week!ReplyDelete
"If I wanted to sit in traffic, I'd drive." WORD.
Have a great vacation, Mr. Sharrows. I'll miss you!ReplyDelete
That eco-symbol probably means they can run on ethanol as well as regular gasoline, which might possibly be environmentally friendly if we could make ethanol from something besides corn.ReplyDelete
Your buttons continue to be a conversation-starter... nice to meet Kevin (did I remember thee name right?) on our ride along Mass. Ave. NE towards downtown!ReplyDelete


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DENVER -- Ryan Howard took a big pinch-hit walk in the ninth inning Thursday against the Braves at Citizens Bank Park.
It led to Ben Revere's game-winning single up the middle to help the Phillies avoid a sweep at home before they opened a 10-game road trip Friday at Coors Field. It was Howard's 10th walk of the season, which leads the team.
"That's been stressed to the team from day one," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Making the pitchers throw strikes and taking the walks if they're given. And with a lineup that has balance there's a guy behind them that's a good hitter. That's been a message all the way along. And I think he's been more selective overall. He's taken walks. And sooner or later if he continues to do that the pitchers will see they have to come at him. With his swing, I think his swing path is in the strike zone where he can hit strikes, lefties or righties. I think he's making some good progress there and having quality at-bats."
Howard, who is hitting .231 with three home runs and seven RBIs, is averaging a walk every 6.20 plate appearances this season, which is the second-best rate of his career. He averaged a walk every 6.06 plate appearances since 2007, but had averaged a walk only every 10.29 plate appearances from 2010-13.
"Yesterday that at-bat was huge," Sandberg said. "The guy didn't throw him many strikes so he didn't go up there just swinging away and going fishing out of the zone. He took the walk there and got Ben up there who was having a hot day. He's the one that drove in the winning run. That was big. That's what we're talking about."