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Move over, Susan Boyle — there's a new singer taking the world by storm, and she's only 10 years old!
Jackie Evancho, a Pittsburgh native, wowed the crowd with her rendition of Puccini's famous "O Mia Babbino Caro" on Tuesday night's "America's Got Talent."
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The petite performer, who was invited to appear on the show after winning an "AGT" YouTube contest, packs a powerful punch with her shockingly mature voice.
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Jackie, who describes her style as "classical crossover" (think Sarah Brightman) began singing at the age of seven after hearing music from "The Phantom of the Opera."
"AGT" judge Howie Mandel said it best when he proclaimed to an emotional Jackie following her explosive performance, "This is your moment, and you are the star!"
No word yet on what's next for Jackie as results from Tuesday night's show — and who gets through to the next round won't be revealed until Wednesday's results show. Jackie's website, however, notes she will perform at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 2, 2010.
"America's Got Talent" airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 PM on NBC.
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Indicted Galveston judge arrested again
GALVESTON - A Galveston County judge already under nine indictments related to his official conduct has been indicted on additional charges of aggravated perjury, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said Thursday.
County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy surrendered to sheriff's deputies Wednesday at the Galveston County Jail and was released on $1,000 bond by 6:45 p.m., Trochesset said.
Dupuy is accused of making two false statements while testifying in a custody battle over his two children with his ex-wife, Adrienne Viterna.
He testified that he first learned on May 22 that attorney Greg Enos had filed a criminal complaint against him alleging the use of Dupuy's chambers to provide legal assistance to his then-fiancee. At least three publications, including the Houston Chronicle, published articles mentioning emails sent to them by Dupuy prior to May 22 that referred to the criminal complaint.
Dupuy also is accused of perjuring himself by saying that sanctions he imposed on Enos were related solely to Enos' conduct in Dupuy's courtroom.
Dupuy could not immediately be reached for comment.
Dupuy also was ordered to surrender his pistol, Trochesset said.
A grand jury indicted Dupuy in May on eight criminal charges, including two felony counts of official oppression. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspended him within days. He was indicted again in June on a misdemeanor charge of abuse of official capacity.
Dupuy has denied the charges and said he is the victim of a conspiracy among local attorneys and prosecutors from the Texas Attorney General's Office. The attorney general's office took over prosecution of the criminal charges and a civil lawsuit seeking to remove Dupuy permanently from office after Galveston District Attorney Jack Roady recused his office because of the many cases it has being handled by Dupuy.

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Be sure to see this upgraded 3 bed/2.5 bath home on a corner lot in Aspen Ridge . This impeccably maintained home features freshly painted interiors and stained decks, insulated 2 car garage, unfinished basement, low maintenance fenced yard, as well as a view of castle peak, close proximity to the neighborhood park, and stunning sunsets from the front porch.
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Wonderful Pitztal in Tirol stands for genuine traditions coupled with scenic places of strength. Endless mountain ranges and glaciers are spread over the Pitztal Holiday Region - a true heaven for sport aficionados and active families. Tirol's Pitztal valley is about 40 kilometers long, comprising the fine holiday villages of Arzl, Wenns/Piller, Jerzens and St. Leonhard. The renowned Pitztal Glacier ranks among Austria's highest glacier ski areas and promises snow galore and skiing fun throughout the winter and spring seasons. In the summer, Pitztal valley makes a dorado for mountain hikers and climbers. Less experienced mountaineers will also find countless walking trails for families and children within the valley.
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ACA, formed in 1971, is a leading source of information and analysis for the news media and policy-makers on arms control and non-proliferation matters. Kimball is also the chief editorial advisor and a contributor to ACA's magazine, Arms Control Today, widely considered to be the journal of record in the field.
Mr. Kimball is a frequent source for reporters and has written and spoken extensively about nuclear arms control and non-proliferation, and weapons production. In 2004, National Journal recognized Kimball as one of the ten key individuals whose ideas will help shape the policy debate on the weapons proliferation.
Background: From 1997 to 2001, Kimball was the executive director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a consortium of 17 of the largest U.S. non-governmental organizations working together to strengthen national and international security by reducing the threats posed by nuclear weapons. While at the Coalition, Kimball coordinated community-wide education, research and lobbying campaigns for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, further deep and verifiable reductions in nuclear weapons stockpiles, and against the deployment of an unproven and ineffective national missile defense system.
From 1989-1997, Kimball worked as the Associate Director for Policy and later, the Director of Security Programs for Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). While at PSR, Kimball organized media, lobbying and public education campaigns against nuclear weapons production and testing, and research projects on the health and environmental impacts of the nuclear arms race. Through PSR, Kimball helped spearhead non-governmental efforts to win Congressional approval for the 1992 nuclear test moratorium legislation, to extend the test moratorium in 1993, to win U.S. support for a "zero-yield" test ban treaty, and for the U.N.'s 1996 endorsement of the CTBT.
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CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptian riot police and conscripts have gone on strike to demand the interior minister's resignation, saying he is too close to the country's Islamist leadership, security sources said on Wednesday.
The action takes place after security forces and anti-government demonstrators have clashed in the capital and other cities. At least 59 people were killed in protests between Jan. 25, second anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, and Feb. 4.
The strikers, mostly conscripts but led by police officers, say Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim is "in thrall to the Islamist president" and must resign, said a general at the Cairo security directorate, who declined to give his name.
Another officer also told Reuters that Ibrahim, who is a general, was too close to President Mohamed Morsi.
They were also upset that he had directed the state security force to protect the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's dominant political group.
The Interior Ministry confirmed that some police officers and soldiers were on strike and said it had told commanders to listen to their demands.
The ministry said the cause of the strike was that riot police erroneously believed the government planned to ban demonstrations which would pitch them into confrontation with protesters.
Pro-opposition daily Al Masry Al Youm splashed pictures of a rare police demonstration on its front page on Wednesday. It said officers were protesting against the "Brotherhoodization" of the ministry and demanding legal changes and danger money for having to deal with political violence.
A police major, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said: "Ibrahim is not neutral and has given orders to police to guard the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"He does not work to represent the interests of his personnel," the major said.
The riot police feel they are dragged into politics by being forced to confront protesters during mass rallies, he said.
"This ends up stoking hatred between the ministry and the people," the major said.
The strikes have spread to state security camps in Daqahliya, Gharbiya, Sharqiya, Menya and Damietta provinces, the security sources said.
The Interior Ministry has been at the forefront of clashes involving protesters, mainly young, who complain that Morsi has done little to reform the police since Mubarak was ousted two years ago.
Police and security officials were involved in the torture of detainees in the Mubarak era, according to human rights groups and activists.
Police reform was a demand of the 2011 revolution but no police officer has been punished for the deaths of around 850 protesters during the uprising.
Both the general and the major said the riot police personnel have demanded that former Interior Minister General Ahmed Gamal be reinstated as he was more neutral.
On Tuesday, hundreds of policemen demonstrated outside the security directorate in the port city of Alexandria, most wearing civilian clothes, to demand that Ibrahim step down.
"The people demand the reform of the Interior Ministry," they chanted. "Leave, leave, Ibrahim!"
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Obama Could Nullify The 2nd Amendment
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When Barack Obama signs the United Nation's Arms Trade Treaty late this month, the force of his signature alone could suffice to nullify the 2nd Amendment rights of the American people. How is this possible if a 2/3rds vote by the Senate—that is, constitutionally mandated ratification– is required before the United States may become a legal party to any treaty?
Interested Americans have been told that the Arms Trade Treaty will regulate the international trade of conventional weapons, the purported goal being prevention of arms transfers to rogue or terrorist states. Naturally, one would think regulations intended only to manage and restrict the trade of weapons to dangerous, warlike or terror-supporting countries couldn't possibly threaten the constitutionally protected right of American citizens to keep and bear arms.
However, in order to prevent the accumulation and export of possible contraband weapons, the Treaty mandates creation of a global arms catalogue– an international registry detailing the existence, history and ownership records of all conventional weapons. Every sale, every transfer of a weapon within the borders of the United States would be contained in this registry. The left have dreamed of such a national gun registry for decades and this would give it to them.
How could the gun-grabbing Obama Regime impose this clearly anti-2nd Amendment, Treaty-mandated arms registration scheme on the American people without the Senate first giving its advice and consent?
"When a nation signs a treaty it is obligated to refrain from actions that would defeat the object and purpose of the treaty until such time as it makes clear its intent not to become a party to the treaty." (1) This is language from Article 18 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Adopted in 1969, 111 nations have ratified the Vienna Convention, a treaty which has become known as the "Treaty of Treaties" and is "…widely recognized as the authoritative guide vis-à-vis the formation and effects of treaties." (2)
Many versed in international law argue that the "object and purpose" language of the Vienna Convention means that "…a nation that has signed a treaty is prohibited either from violating the treaty altogether or from violating the treaty's core or important provisions." (1) Although the United Nations have taken great pains to make certain that no specific Treaty language has made its way to the American public, a Spanish representatives made clear his own "object and purpose" when he said the UN "… will be happy to honestly contribute to reduce their number (weapons), [and] to regulate buying and sell of arms…" If this is what the completed Treaty hopes to achieve—and we can bet it will be—Barack Obama will have signed onto the most anti-gun rights document in the nation's history. (3)
After he has signed the Treaty, Obama could use the "object and purpose" language of the Vienna Convention as an excuse to strictly adhere to all provisions contained in the Arms Treaty itself! That could include any and all United Nations mandates for the registration of guns, the licensing of owners, the regulation of sales, transport or usage—anything! Needless to say, such a scheme would remain Obama's little secret until he has won the November election.
There can be no doubt that a re-elected Barack Hussein Obama would attempt to impose by means of executive fiat the unconstitutional terms of the unratified Arms Trade Treaty on the American public. After all, why not, as a cowardly congress has already permitted him every manner of abuse of power.
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At the heart of Vevey, the city of images, the Swiss Camera Museum presents the history of photographers and photography in a bold setting, where old architecture blends with the contemporary.
The exhibition, providing a rich display of photographs and engravings from the work of practising photographers, has an audio-guide in German and in English, as well as interactive animation, projections and videos, which interest the younger generation. Among the more entertaining, this museum is highly appreciated by tourists, fascinated by its magnificent objects, some of which can be operated by the visitor. On public holidays and during the school holidays, you can develop your own traditional-style photography in the laboratory.
From the camera obscura and the magic lantern or other optical reproductions, to the digital image, this amazing collection of photographic or laboratory equipment, with its flashlights and other illuminations, as well as its studio furnishings, will let you discover the life of the photographer, from its origins right up to the present day.
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"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart was expecting Monday's presidential debate to be a foreign policy "bloodbath," and was stunned to discover that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was in fact "one of this year's coveted swing voters."
"I think Romney's leaning Obama," said a dumbstruck Stewart, referring to the GOP presidential candidate's close alignment with many of the president's foreign policy positions during Monday's debate.
Stewart noted early on that Republicans have criticized Obama's "weak" foreign policy history. Stewart predicted that the final presidential debate would be a nightmare for Obama, but instead of sparing Obama's foreign policy, Romney lauded – and agreed with – many of the president's decisions.
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To illustrate how closely Romney aligned himself with Obama, Stewart proceeded to show a montage of the two presidential contenders echoing similar views on Syria.
"It appears that all that's left for the presidential race is just one model," Stewart quipped. "I mean, at least we still get our choice of color, but it's the same model!"
Referencing some of Romney's contradictions, from the Afghanistan withdrawal date to the war in Iraq, Stewart pointed out that Romney appeared to be casting off his principles and beliefs to "copy Obama's policy positions" in an attempt to appeal to moderate and undecided voters.
But Romney did highlight one quality that differentiated him from the president - his leadership style, which Stewart summed up thusly:
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Noncorporeal species are composed of various forms of coherent gas or energy. Most noncorporeal species absorb and utilize energy directly from their environment. Generally, noncorporeal species do not utilize technology, compensating with intrinsic physiological capabilities. Some noncorporeal species have evolved beyond the need for sustenance, and wield substantial control over space and time.
Artificial species are usually created by another species, and can be sentient by design or have attained sentience spontaneously. There are two general types of artificial life: The first is a machine constructed from mechanical components. The second is a software program, which is reliant on a suitable computer in which to exist. These programs may manifest themselves physically in the form of holograms, which sometimes developed self-awareness.
Trans-dimensional species are lifeforms originating from a reality outside the normal space-time continuum. They can take a variety of forms which may or may not be comparable to those in this universe, depending on the nature of their native realm. Some trans-dimensional species are unable to survive in this universe without assistance.
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|Consciousness parasite • Edo God • Nucleogenic lifeform • Solanogen-based lifeform • Species 8472 • Sphere-Builder
Mirror universeEdit
In the mirror universe, there are a number of species who have developed exactly or at least similarly to their counterparts in the "regular" universe.
See alsoEdit
- Civilization
- Government and politics
- Joined species
- Master race
- Shapeshifting species
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Ex-volunteer Opens Juice Bar in Ghana
Just volunteering was not enough for Deirdre Burnett. She visited Ghana for the second time in September 2010, this time to set up a juice bar in Cape Coast. The juice bar was made to be a 'volunteers' hub', a common meeting place for the volunteers to relax and catch up with others.
Deirdre first came to Ghana back in October 2009 and it left such a big impression on her that it made her want to come back and help even more. She came back and made a fresh juice bar, where the volunteers could meet, hold quizzes, hold Ghanaian cooking classes and there is also a clothes washing facility for those finding it hard to get to grips with the hand-washing culture in Ghana.
The juice bar is located in her former host family's house, the home of legendary Projects Abroad host mum - Molly Yankey. All the profit will go towards the building of extra class rooms at Molly's Lady Heike School. While Deirdre was out there, she also donated a large amount of second-hand clothes to the children in the school. A documentary was made of about this and is due to be aired on TV in the United States very soon.
Deidre will not stop here. She says, "I am missing my Ghanaian home so much that already I am planning my return back to Cape Coast in February 2011!"
The staff members in Cape Coast continue to work hard and organize events at the juice bar to raise funds to go towards the school. Projects Abroad would like to say a massive thank you to Deirdre and the staff members for working so hard to make this happen.
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And here's what many homeowners don't know: mudslides and landslides aren't covered by a standard homeowners policy. So it can be very difficult to collect for losses caused by any form of land movement unless you bought specific additional riders or policies, like these:
Landslide coverage: You may be able to buy a special rider for your homeowners policy that includes coverage for contents for all perils, including earth movement. But this type of rider only covers contents, not the structure, and some insurers don't offer this option at all. For the structure, you may be able to buy separate earth-movement coverage from what's known as the "surplus lines" market, meaning insurers who specialize in risks that the traditional insurance industry doesn't cover. But if your home is on a hillside, it may be difficult to get this kind of coverage.
Flood insurance: Flood insurance may apply to some kinds of earth movement, such as water-related erosion, mudflows or flash floods. Most homeowners seeking flood coverage start with the National Flood Insurance Program, which is federally run but sold by local agents and brokers.
Earthquakes: Quake damage is another category of risk not covered in a standard homeowners policy, but you can buy this coverage to protect against losses from an earthquake -- or quake-triggered landslides.
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Microsoft Philippines announced the availability of a new line of Windows phones that are available in a broad range of styles and prices. People can also connect to a new service that allows them to to back uo and share data from their phone to the web with My Phone.
MyPhone is a free service that helps people manage and back up the invaluable information stored on their phone and provides peace of mind and an easy restore option in the event of a lost or damaged phone. People can also publish their photos from the My Phone website or their phone directly to Windows Live, Facebook, Myspace and Flickr.
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pay (one's) respects
1. To offer (someone) a proper or formal expression of greeting, welcome, esteem, or well wishes. I think we should go over and pay our respects to the new neighbors and make them feel welcome to the area!
2. To offer or express one's condolences or sympathy, particularly to someone's family following their death. I'm heading to Janet's house after her father's funeral on Sunday to pay my respects to her and her family.
pay your respectsFORMAL
1. If you pay your respects to someone, you go to see them or you send them a message in order to be polite. Carl had asked him to visit the hospital and to pay his respects to Francis.
2. If you pay your respects, you go to someone's funeral. People came from miles around to pay their respects.
pay your respectsmake a polite visit to someone.
A similar expression is pay your last respects , meaning 'show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral'.


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Friday, April 13, 2007
Things to Do....Places to Go
I'm already a nervous wreck.
I have plenty of bloggy things do, however, and its much more fun than being chained to my desk.
The URL for the American Presidents Blog has changed. Please update your records. The new web address is http://www.american-presidents.org
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- NYC Educator said...
Sorry to see that picture. I know how you feel, though. Some years I have to prepare my poor ESL students to take this English writing test mandated by the state that's really inappropriate for them. I've devised methods of making them pass, but they'd be much better off just learning the language better.
- Meredith said...
We finished Illinois State tests a few weeks ago. I used to be terribly nervous too, and now I just realize that good teaching equals good test scores. Period. Your kids will excel, I know it.
- Mrs. Bluebird said...
We start our Very Big Deal State Mandated Tests on Monday, the 16th. Fortunately the answer sheets are "pre-slugged", which means they're already bubbled in with most of the name/demographic information. I just find the word "pre-slugged" to be incredibly weird...I'm not nervous, but I'm a tad concerned about how the kids will do. I think they're suffering test fatigue as they had 3 benchmark tests per subject this year and by the last test were exhibiting high rates of "I don't care"...they don't see the point of it all, unfortunately. Then again, you can tell a seventh grader something a zillion times and they won't understand/care/hear/pay attention.
- teachergirl said...
Someone just asked me if a parent can opt to not have his child take one of these tests. To tell you the truth, I didn't know what the official answer was. Do any of you? I pretty much thought the children were required, no questions asked. No one gets out of testing, no matter what, right?


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When the calendar flips to October, thoughts naturally turn to horror. But with films of the season often dominated by calculated studio releases, it's refreshing to recall the genre's true diversity in all its artistic forms: the whimsical, the shocking, the lyrical... and the disturbingly personal. That's the job of Daggers, the short festival of short horror, presented this fall at MAD. Curated by Peter Gutierrez, frequent contributor to Rue Morgue and TribecaFilm.Com, this unique mini-fest presents an array of sinister morsels culled from the international festival circuit. Distilled, uncompromising, eclectic, and, most of all, surprising, Daggers is an event of exquisite mayhem that's not to be missed.
2010, Dir. Firas Momani
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(Baby) It's You
2011, Dir. David Cowles, Jeremy Galante, and Brad Pattullo
3 min
Beating Hearts
2010, Dir. Matthew Garrett
11 min
Danse Macabre
2009, Dir. Pedro Pires
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The Legend of Beaver Dam
2010, Dir. Jerome Sable
12 min
2006, Dir. Faye Jackson
12 min
New Born
2006, Dir. Navot Papsushado
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Next Floor
2008, Dir. Denis Villeneuve
11 min
The Other Gods
2006, Dir. Mike Boas
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2007, Dr. Charles Pieper
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The Room at the Top of the Stairs
2011, Dir. Briony Kidd
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2008, Dir. Jason Eisener
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What Hawai'i Chefs Eat When They Go Out to Local Restaurants
Everyone envisions chefs laboring away at the hot stove, so much so that we sometimes forget they do venture out of their kitchens, eat at other restaurants, try new dishes and relax with friends around a table.
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Neil Nakasone
Chef at Home Bar and Grill
At his restaurant: Kimchee or Wafu steak ($17 for 12 ounces, $23 for 16 ounces), tater-tot nachos ($9).
"Our two most popular dishes are the tater-tot nachos and negitoro—aahi with green onion coulis—almost every table will have one," says Nakasone. "But, at heart, I'm a carnivore, so I'm gonna eat steak." Home's specialty steaks come in two varieties: kimchee or wafu. The kimchee is topped with an egg and kimchee (of course), whereas the "lighter" wafu is a Japanese-style steak served on onions and mushrooms braised in kabayaki sauce, and covered with grated daikon and green onions. 1683 Kalakaua Ave., (808) 942-2237.
He also recommends: All-you-can-eat yakiniku at Sikdorak ($19.95).
Nakasone hardly ever eats at home, his own home, that is. "The only thing I eat every week, religiously, is noodles, whether pho, cake noodles, ramen," says Nakasone. "Lately, I go to Sikdorak the most." It's a 24-hour, all-you-can-eat yakiniku place. "We just gorge ourselves on protein—beef tongue, pork belly." 655 Keeaumoku St., (808) 949-2890.
Suman Basnet
Chef/Owner of Himalayan Kitchen
At his restaurant: Fish coco vindaloo ($16.95).
Due to Nepal's geography, Nepalese cuisine, like modern-day Hawaii cuisine, melds a variety of ethnicities for a unique flavor profile. It's only natural, then, that when Basnet brought Nepalese food to Honolulu, he would add some of Hawaii's best ingredients, such as tropical fruit and fish, to the pot. Basnet's favorite dish at Himalayan Kitchen combines the fresh catch of the day with Nepalese-style flavors and spices. He simmers the fish in a ginger, onion, tomato, and coconut-based curry, for a Nepal-meets-Hawaii dish. 1137 11th Ave., (808) 735-1122, himalayankitchen.net.
He also recommends: Crab fried rice at To Thai For ($16).
Basnet's recommendation centers around fried rice. His favorite is the crab fried rice down the street at To Thai For, where fried rice is elevated with chunks of crab and fresh Thai spices. "It's perfectly spiced for me," he says. It's not on the menu; you have to ask for it. 3571 Waiaalae Ave., (808) 734-3443, itstothaifor.com.
Daniel Skurnick
Executive Pastry Chef at Morimoto Waikiki
At his restaurant: Haupia semifreddo ($12).
Though Skurnick says picking just one of his desserts is like picking a favorite child, when pressed, he names the haupia semifreddo. It's an ice cream sandwich, but done up Morimoto-style, it becomes a whimsical plate of haupia ice cream between two crisp matcha wafers, surrounded by clouds of green-tea sponge cake and cubes of coconut-water gelée. Magenta micro amaranth sprouts from Nalo Farms and honey from Manoa finish this elegant dessert. Waikiki Edition, 1775 Ala Moana Blvd., (808) 943-5900, morimotowaikiki.com.
He also recommends: House charcuterie platter at Salt ($18).
"When one is surrounded by sugar all day, [he gets] a serious craving for salt," Skurnick says. He recommends the house charcuterie platter, which includes local, house-cured meats, such as the bresaola, shaved, dried beef; cotechino, a cooked salami; lomos, cured pork loin; braunschweiger, a pork liver sausage; and coppa, cured pork shoulder. Salt, 3605 Waialae Ave., (808) 744-7567.
Savas Mojarrad
Chef/Owner of Olive Tree Café
At his restaurant: Tarama salata ($6.69).
Mojarrad is a man of simple, clean flavors, as evidenced by the menu at the Olive Tree and in his recommendations. His favorite dish at the Olive Tree is the tarama salata appetizer, a Greek fish-roe spread served alongside pita. When he can get his hands on it, Mojarrad will make tarama salata with mahi mahi roe, "one of the most prized roe," he says but, usually, the restaurant takes an imported salted roe from Greece and mixes it with olive oil, bread, fresh lemon juice and garlic for a thick spread studded with crunchy roe. 4614 Kilauea Ave., (808) 737-0303.
He also recommends: Hamachi kama at Yanagi Sushi ($15.95).
Hamachi kama, or yellowtail collar, offers up fatty, tender pieces of fish, if somewhat awkward to eat. At Yanagi Sushi, the kama is broiled and served with a wedge of lemon, "so it reminds me of Greece," Mojarrad says. "Greeks put lemon on everything. The kama is oily, but it's excellent and delicious." 762 Kapiolani Blvd., (808) 597-1525, yanagisushi-hawaii.com.


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monster Worship
Posted by Rot at 2:37 PM
Labels: monster worship, monsterworship.com, mothman
3 comments:
- Steve Ring said...
Aw. That sounds like a monstrous good time!
- September 29, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Rot said...
"get your mothman hotdogs...mothman hotdogs here!"
- September 29, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- 13 ways said...
I live in Mothman country. A guy from California came to a wedding in the area in August and wouldn't leave his hotel room because he couldn't see into the deep woods at night. We have nothing but deep dark woods and lonely mountains. Great for the mothman to hide...
- September 30, 2010 at 7:17 PM
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Just a note from a high school football fan/father. My two younger sons play for St. Croix Lutheran High School, and my guess is our teams will meet in the near future.
While we've never played GSL before during my sons' time at SCLHS, nonetheless, we hold your team in very high regard.
Our coach often holds GSL as an example of how high school football should be coached and played. Play hard, play tough, be disciplined, assignment sure on blocking, sound gap defense, and RUN the ball.
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|WRESTLING: Indiana Highlights
|Seven Cavaliers won their bouts as Virginia defeated Indiana 25-12 to open the season.
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|The redshirt freshman is having a phenomenal season for the Cavaliers.
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|Highlights from Virginia Wrestling's 2016-17 season.
|CUE: Wrestling - 2017 NCAA Championships
|George Dicamillo, Jack Mueller, and Head Coach Steve Garland visit the VSTV Studio to discuss the 2017 NCAA Championships.
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|CUE: Wrestling - Zach Nye
|The Chasing Uncompromised Excellence feature on the redshirt senior's Cavalier career.
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|2-time ACC Champion George DiCamillo explains the intricacies of wrestling in the latest installment of WAHOO 101.
|ALL ACCESS: Special Olympics 10k & 2-miler
|Members of the Women's Basketball, Wrestling, and both Men's and Women's Lacrosse teams participated in a 10k run and 2 mile walk to support Virginia's Area 3 Special Olympics.
|WRESTLING - 2014-15 Highlight Video
|Team highlight video for the 2014-15 ACC Champion Virginia Cavaliers Wrestling Team.
|CUE: WRESTLING - 2015 ACC Champions
|The Chasing Uncompromised Excellence feature on the 2015 ACC Wrestling Champions, the Virginia Cavaliers.
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|The top three plays of the week in Virginia athletics for the week leading into March 9, 2015.
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|The top three plays in Virginia Athletics of the week leading into Feb. 23, 2015.
|WRESTLING: Virginia vs. NC State Highlights
|#13 Virginia drops a fiercely contested dual against #20 NC State.
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|The top three plays of the week in Cavalier athletics leading up to Jan. 19, 2015.
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|No. 9 Wrestling faces No. 4 Ohio State tonight at JPJ! Coach Steve Garland previews the matchup - come out and support your Cavaliers!
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|Wrestling Feature - Chris Henrich
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|Wrestling Highlights - NC State
|Wrestling celebrates last year's ACC championship, honors all-time wins leader Chris Henrich, and defeats NC State in an ACC dual.
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|Wrestling Highlights - Duke
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NEW YORK (AP) — What a difference a year makes for MTV's "Video Music Awards," and not in a good way.
MTV's annual big event last week was seen by 6.1 million viewers, less than half of the 12.4 million who watched in 2011, when the show was believed to be MTV's most-watched program ever, according to the Nielsen Co., which measures media consumption.
The show wasn't lacking for star power, with performances by Taylor Swift, Frank Ocean, Green Day, Pink and Alicia Keys with Nicki Minaj. But it aired on a Thursday this year, instead of a Sunday, when more viewers tend to be available. MTV also moved up the telecast by one hour to avoid competing with President Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention, and the 8 p.m. hour is early for MTV's young customers.
Still, MTV said the research company Trendrr said the awards were the top social media event of the year, with more than triple the Internet conversation as last year.
Otherwise, the return of football dominated prime-time television last week. Games between Pittsburgh and Denver (Sunday) and Dallas vs. the N.Y. Giants (Wednesday) topped the ratings with more than 20 million viewers.
The most-watched non-football program of the week was the "60 Minutes" interview with Matt Bissonnette, the former Navy SEAL involved in the killing of Osama bin Laden last year. The former SEAL wrote a book under an assumed name (CBS News did not identify him) and an interview took up the entire CBS News program on Sunday. It was seen by 12.3 million viewers.
The Monday debut of Katie Couric's daytime talk show started strong in the ratings, equaling the highest overnight ratings for a new talk show in a decade ("Dr. Phil," 2002), and beating the debuts of shows featuring Steve Harvey, Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake.
NBC easily won the week's prime-time ratings crown behind football, averaging 10.3 million viewers (6.4 rating, 10 share). Fox had 5.8 million (3.5, 6), CBS had 5.1 million (3.4, 5), ABC had 3.8 million (2.6, 4), ION Television had 1.1 million (850,000) and the CW had 780,000 (0.5, 1).
Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with 3.5 million (1.9 rating, 3 share). Telemundo had 1.1 million (0.6, 1), TeleFutura had 670,000 (0.4, 1), Estrella had 170,000 and Azteca had 90,000.
NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.7 million viewers (5.3, 11). ABC's "World News" was second with 7.4 million (5, 10) and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.6 million viewers (3.9, 8).
A ratings point represents 1,147,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 114.7 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.
For the week of Sept. 3-9, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh at Denver, NBC, 27.57 million; NFL Football: Dallas at N.Y. Giants, NBC, 23.89 million; "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 20.14 million; "Wednesday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 18.67 million; "Football Night in America," NBC, 12.99 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.32 million; "NFL Opening Kick-Off Show," NBC, 10.68 million; "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 8.93 million; "NCIS," CBS, 7.94 million; "America's Got Talent" (Thursday), NBC, 7.88 million.
ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox and My Network TV are units of News Corp. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks. TeleFutura is a division of Univision. Azteca America is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V.


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1) Sometimes when lose, you actually win. Disappointed with losing to Memphis and failing to bring home a 12th banner to UCLA, Darren Collison decided to put his NBA dreams on hold and returned for his senior season. Josh Shipp lost some of his explosiveness after suffering hip injuries in consecutive seasons, but now finds himself the quiet leader of this team. The loss of Kevin Love thrust Alfred Aboya into the starting role at center and was a compelling factor in Aboya's decision to come back to UCLA for one more year (he has already received his bachelor's degree). As a result, despite not winning a championship, the three players now comprise the winningest senior class in UCLA's storied history. Three consecutive Final Fours will do that. So will playing in an era of 33 game regular seasons, expanded tournaments, and freshman eligibility.
2) The House That Wooden Built. In many ways, Pauley Pavilion is like old Yankee Stadium. It has been the home to some of the greatest legends in the history of the game, seen more championships than any other franchise ... and is not so secretly kind of a dump. The highest paying donors sit in bleacher seats with very little access to restrooms—there is literally one urinal in the entire lower section—and baseline seating is very far removed from the action relative to modern arenas. While it's pretty widely recognized amongst alumni that Pauley is in need of a major overhaul, it's unlikely that the athletic department will get the large donations required to make that happen in the current economic climate. So in the meantime, UCLA fans will have to think of Pauley's antiquity as part of its charm.
3) The Dream Team returned for one more run Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute were all key parts of last year's Final Four team and all declared early for the NBA draft. While there's been a drop off in talent on the court, the talent on the sidelines is just as strong as ever. All nine members of the 07-08 dance team returned for their senior year. If that isn't a reason to root for UCLA to make it deep into the tournament, I don't know what is. — Derek (insomniacslounge)
1) The Circle of Good Genes The Rams were (very) briefly the most popular team in America two springs ago after they upset Duke in the first round of the 2007 tournament. One of the players on that Duke team was Gerald Henderson Jr. and his father, Gerald Henderson Sr., was a star for the Rams in the 1970s before spending 13 years in the NBA. Even more spooky—neither one of them is actually named Gerald.
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I get the sense that doctors don't like the article I wrote yesterday, suggesting that healthcare wonks want to cut their pay substantially. Hey, docs, it's not because they hate you; look at this chart, from a great paper by David Cutler and Dan Ly:
Contributing to those higher provider incomes is this:
That's why wonks want to cut your salaries. They're a sizeable portion of the "excess costs" in the United States health care system. Not all, by any means. But some of the other things (liability, for example) look harder to cure. And while we probably want to do fewer procedures, in practice, that's really fraught, as Cutler and Ly note:
On one side, the greater use of intensive therapies after a heart attack in the United States compared to Canada is not associ- ated with improved mortality, though morbidity is more diffificult to determine (Ko et al., 2007). Similarly, a recent study concluded that there was no systematic differ- ence in outcomes in favor of the United States over Canada; if anything, Canadians had better outcomes in most circumstances (Guyatt et al., 2007).
In other settings, however, the differences in health outcomes resulting from differences in treatment intensity may be important. The United States is more aggressive in screening for and treating cancer than are other countries. Mammography rates in Europe are 40 to 80 percent below those in the United States, and rates of screening for colon cancer are 50 to 65 percent lower (Howard, Richardson, and Thorpe, 2009). The difference in screening is especially large among older patients. Treatment with expensive chemotherapy agents is also higher in the United States. This is particularly true for the newest therapies, which can be extremely expensive and are not approved for use in all countries. Consistent with these differences, cancer mortality has declined more rapidly in the United States than in other countries (Preston and Ho, 2009). Compared to 15 other high-income countries, the United States went from a higher rate of prostate cancer death in the early 1990s to 20 percent lower mortality in 2003. Over the same time period, mortality from breast cancer fell by 13 percent more in the United States than in other rich countries.
Signifificant technology regulation seems unlikely in the United States, but payment reform is defifinitely possible.
Our profligate spending on cutting edge treatments and drugs also advances the medical frontier, even though at any given point, we're doing a bunch of stuff that doesn't work. So we're not just going to cut all the extra procedures, and we're not just going to cut all the extra administrative costs. Wonks are looking at ways to reduce all of these things. But since we can't eliminate any of them, everything--including provider incomes--is in the crosshairs.
To be fair, provider salaries don't just mean doctors. All health care workers in the US get paid a lot more than their foreign counterparts. Check out nurse differentials:
Interestingly, Cutler and Ly's paper suggests that this is true not for the reason that most people tend to suspect: because there's some sort of cartel, or because doctors are rigging their own salaries by cheating payers. Rather, is a function of broader trends in the American income distribution. If you compare doctor salaries to worker salaries, doctors are paid very well indeed. But if you their incomes to other high earners, doctors in the US are actually kind of middling by OECD standards.
Take heart, doctors: if Cutler and Ly are right, the corollary to this is that it's actually going to be really hard to reduce provider salaries. To be sure, it was going to be really hard anyway, because people don't like having their salaries reduced, and health care workers have some of the nation's most effective lobbies. But it gets a lot harder if reducing provider incomes has knock on effects, making it harder to attract top-quality talent into the field.
Of course, you could argue that perhaps we don't need our doctors to be the very top folks in their class. No, I know that sounds terrible. But computing power is probably going to allow us to offload a considerable portion of rote, decision-tree diagnosis, which means that maybe front line doctoring can select for skills other than memorization and organic chemistry chops, like rapport with patients.
Or maybe not--I'm sure doctors will vociferously disagree. But if you want to know why health care wonks want to reduce provider incomes, this is why. It's the same reason that Willie Sutton went after banks: because that's where the money is.


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I've been told a few times this week that I'm whining about "compassion" or told – with an equal lack of irony – that it isn't just for "lefties" but for ardent Tories too.
In 2008 the Tories were being hailed as the compassionate conservatives. Three years on, a Coalition in place, and attacks in the most vulnerable in society impossible to ignore and this now sounds like a bitter joke.
But Cameron tried to reaffirm his compasionate Conservative credentials at the Tory conference where he said: "Conservative methods are not just good for the strong and the successful but the best way to help the poor and the weak and the vulnerable."
Adding: "Because it's not enough to know our ideas are right. We've got to explain why they are compassionate too."
I don't know about you but – as more people need benefits at the same time as Universal Credit ensures they're denied them – I can see the Tories changing their approach to "compassion". I think, in much the same way as rants about "political-correctness", they'll soon declare it's "compassion gone mad!" as they silence anyone defending the vulnerable.
I'm so certain of this I will bet my £71 a week which is, of course, such a huge amount of money I'm now entirely unwilling to work and, instead, happy to live in state-funded luxury with the obligatory enormous television.
Recently though I've found that rare species we know exists but hardly ever encounter … a compassionate Job Centre Plus adviser. He is friendly thing, doesn't speak to me like I'm a thief, stupid or both … and he advises. Perhaps this is an indication that those who consider themselves to be in a powerful position – that is, in work – are recognising their own employment vulnerability. That they too could soon be treated with a lack of compassion and accused of whinging if they demand it.
This also to some extent explains why it's been some time since I've blogged. It's not, sadly, due to my being employed but to my feeling I have, in a way, little left to say.
Firstly, my experience is a repetitive one – I am again moving from unemployment to under-employment and so fighting the draconian measures of my benefits being suspended before I've even seen an employment contract. I am as ever stressed out by this but also oddly used to it. I now know how to "play the system" because you have no choice but to learn because – aside from the Lesser Arrogant Job Centre Plus Advisor I've just encountered – no one helps you at all.
I've again gone without heating – but I imagine you have too. I've again gone without food and have no social life – but I imagine that sounds familiar.
My experience is now a very common one: many of us are now losing our jobs; seeing our homes threatened; being treated as parasitic benefit cheats; being ripped off by utilities companies; being blamed for our poverty; watching as banks benefit from it in charges; recognising our qualifications are not worth the money we paid for them; waiting for the axe to fall or signing on then off then on then off then on then …
Chaplin is well. He is currently enjoying a catnip cigar and, thankfully, prefers Lidl and Aldi catfood to the big name brands
Luxuries I've bought to irritate Tories who think my benefits are too high: an electric blanket; a halogen heater and the aforementioned catnip cigar
Poverty plan: To work two part-time jobs in the hope that this means I can sign off until March 2013. Fingers crossed


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antiMILITARISM: Political and gender dynamics of peace movements
30 June 2013
Writing between the nihilistic view that violence is inevitable and the utopian belief in the possibility of a violence-free world, Cynthia Cockburn carefully uncovers the movements' many tensions and antagonisms through a gendered lens. This book is the outcome of a two year funded project of research involving a sequence of studies of disparate elements of the anti- war, anti- militarist and peace movement viewed as a worldwide phenomenon. The work of IANSA, in particular that of members in Uganda, is the focus of the final case study, presented in Chapter 8 with focus on the IANSA Women's Network. For more information and to read a sample chapter, please go to: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=536615
Why Women? Effective engagement for small arms control
26 October 2011
Given the ongoing questions and challenges to women's participation in peace and security, this publication aims to show why it is important to include women in small arms control and disarmament initiatives by consolidating information and opinions from experts on gender and security issues. It is based on interviews with 17 practitioners from around the world as well as a review of relevant materials and documents. It first presents a number of reasons for and examples why women's participation is important in the field of small arms control and disarmament. It then highlights some of the challenges to women's participation and provides some suggestions for overcoming them.
Women, Gender and Gun Violence in the Middle East
21 October 2011
This report presents the main findings of an assessment conducted in Lebanon, Jordan and Occupied Palestinian Territory from January to May 2011 by providing a situation overview, challenges and recommendations for future interventions. The proliferation of small arms has prevented women from exercising some of their most basic rights. Impacts include armed domestic violence and "crimes committed in the name of honour", as well as long term social, economic and psychological effects of revenge killings between male family members, tribal vendettas and celebratory shootings resulting in death and serious injury.
Global Burden of Armed Violence Report
21 October 2011
This Report confirms what IANSA women have known for many years, "The proportion of homicides related to intimate partners or the family represents a significant proportion of homicides in some countries in Europe and Asia." Chapter 4 focuses on 'When the Victim is a Woman' and seeks to disaggregate the demographics of armed violence and capture the ways in which women of different ages are at risk. It also considers the particular settings and risks shaping femicide and sexual violence.
UNODC report: Global Study on Homicide
12 October 2011
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its first "Global Study on Homicide", which shows that young men, particularly in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Central and Southern Africa, are at greatest risk of falling victim to intentional homicide. Firearms are behind rising murder rates in those regions, where almost three quarters of all homicides are committed with guns, compared to 21% in Europe. The report also shows that women are at greatest risk of murder due to domestic violence. This confirms IANSA's position as part of the Disarm Domestic Violence campaign which highlights how the greatest risk of gun violence to women around the world is not on the streets, or the battlefield, but in their own homes.
Disarm Domestic Violence - Conference report: WILPF Sweden
08 July 2011
The report contains highlights from the conference and explores the relationship between small arms and light weapons and violence against women. The conference was held on 31 March 2011 organised by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in cooperation with the IANSA Women's Network, and the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, along with IANSA members Amnesty International and the Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Voices of survivors: the different faces of gun violence
13 May 2011
This publication features 16 testimonies acquired by IANSA of women survivors of gun violence from a number of different countries. The violence occurs in various contexts and situations but the one common denominator in all of these stories is the misuse of guns. The choice of the countries featured is based on responses from IANSA women, and it is striking to see the similarities that exist even though the countries in which the armed violence occurs may be 'worlds apart'.
Bulletin 24: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
06 May 2011
This edition includes: IANSA women active at the UN: CSW and UN Women launch • Jordan: Small arms and gender • DRC: Disarm Domestic Violence • Special Focus: The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) • and information about events and resources.
Towards a Typology of Wartime Rape
10 November 2010
This publication focuses solely on wartime rape perpetrated by armed groups against civilians, though this form of violence is perpetrated more widely by, and against, different actors during war. The wider perpetration of rape against other actors is not presented in this brief, but is nevertheless included in the Typology. The paper presents the progress to date in developing a typology of wartime rape as a first step toward understanding the different consequences of this form of violence in war.
Como te haces entender?': Gender and Gun Cultures in the Caribbean Context
20 May 2010
The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) has released 'Como te haces entender?': Gender and Gun Cultures in the Caribbean Context, which addresses the research gap in social constructions of gun ownership and gun abuse through its engendered study of gun cultures in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. The work identifies the cultural, gender and socio-economic complexities influencing gun cultures, with case studies in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.