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–from Patrick's World USA
You can tell by the President's tone and the questions the press corp asked that word is out. The people are being heard. However, this is just one step, one phase, of the restoration of America to greatness that is so needed at this time. And again, he heard. Does it mean he gets it? That's something we can't wait to find out. It took a lot of "political bloodshead" just to get him to hear us. There is a lot more work to be done. Phase one is the people have spoken. Phase 2 will come when the people have acted.
As newly elected Senators and Representatives go to Congress next year, they will be tempted by the apple of power. They will be invited to drink the Potomoc water. It will be here where the test will either be passed or failed.
President Obama has told us what his side is going to do. They believe in their principles and they don't want to compromise on the core stuff. He said he would be willing to take Republican ideas such as fixing the small business 1099 provision in the Health Care law to reduce the paperwork and bureaucratic burdens. We know the President is good at words. He seems to have learned some kind of lesson from this. But don't sit back now thinking he's going to give in.
This whole thing is not about compromise. It's about principles. What we learned last night is that there are still two distinct groups in America who are not willing to compromise on those principles. Do we continue down the road of vicious discourse and the politics of personal destruction or do we foster an environment where compromise is not horse trading, but more like pragmatic bull riding?
There are lessons for all of us to learn from this. The Democrats found out that if they don't listen to the will of the people, they're out. The establishment Republicans have learned that if they complain about the candidates that have come out of the political process, particularly Tea Party candidates, they harm their chances for 2012. The Tea Party has learned that they are the truest and purist in the philosophy that is needed to get this country back to its Constitutional roots but that they are not always the most prettiest, most savvy or "best dressed" candidates.
It's time for the Democrats to be the ones who do the compromising. It's time for the Republican establishment to welcome the Tea Party into the tent and show them around. It's time for the Tea Party to learn how to turn the levers of power.
Power works like anything else. There is a science to it. It, in and of itself, is not a bad thing. But power corrupts when those who work the wheels are they themselves corrupt. And in this regard, the Tea Party has a major point about the GOP establishment.
In fairness to the GOP establishment, it's understandable that they would be concerned about people who have never worked the wheels before having to go from a field where dirt flies in the breeze between the Gadsden flags to the inner halls of Congress where a certain decorum and demeanor are required to work those wheels and where actual governing decisions need to be made.
But it is here that the GOP establishment has a crossroads moment in how they are going to treat the future of the Republican Party. If they don't see this influx of the grassroots as its party's future, they are destined to watch the party go the way of the Whigs. If the GOP establishment wants to "Bogart" the wheels of power and continue with business as usual in order to protect their own inner power structure, the principled newbies are not only going to be ineffective. They will leave the party.
This is a second chance for Republicans to be what they said they would be not so long ago, Marco Rubio said. The last thing America needs is its most principled people and its most Constitutionally conservative members to be demotivated by criticism that "they don't clean up well." If they pull out, it will create the vacuum that will result in the "Pottersvilling" of America. We were almost there in 2008. If it was not for the Tea Party, we'd probably be beyond the turnaround point by now. All hope for restoration would be gone.
If the Republican establishment is smart, it will open the hood, hand the Tea Party a wrench and say "let's get to work." There are some mechanical things the Tea Party can learn from the establishment. But when the establishment tries to take a short cut, rig the job or compromise on the value of the workmanship that goes on under that hood, it's time for the Tea Party to say "nope, we're going to do the job right this time."
It's time for the Republican Party to ride the tiger, not beat it. It's time for "the establishment" to begin to hand it over to the next generation, the "new establishment" that will be made up of mature Tea Partiers when the time is right.
If the establishment sees the Tea Party as a threat and tries to knee-cap it, or if it looks down on the Tea Party in a condescending manner, the battle to beat the liberals and to take back the Shining City on a Hill will be severely compromised and our energy will be diverted from the task at hand.
Christine O'Donnell gave a great example of this on the talk shows this morning. According to the New York Daily News:
[O'Donnell] said she wished the state and national Republican party backed her more enthusiastically during the campaign.
"I think the only thing that really would have made a difference is if the Delaware GOP had unified," O'Donnell told "Good Morning America." "Unfortunately, that still hasn't happened."
Amy Kremer, chairwoman of the Tea Party Express told Megyn Kelly on Fox News Channel that the Tea Party is proud of the work it has done and will continue to work toward electing conservative candidates and getting the Republican Party to move back to its platform.
The fact that the punditry and some inside the GOP establishment are saying that the Tea Party is a double edged sword or that they hurt the party's chances of picking up more seats do nothing to positively help either the cause of the GOP or the cause of the Tea Party.
Consider that the GOP establishment also fielded candidates who lost and consider the simple nature of the beast that you can't win them all. Winning every seat is like winning a football pool. You might do well, but there will always be a field goal kicker, a quarterback or some stupid play that costs you a game here and a game there. Recognizing life for what it is and being thankful for the victories the GOP had last night is too positive a suggestion even for those among our own ranks who would choose to complain and point fingers.
Sarah Palin pointed out that CNN exit polls show that if Mike Castle had been the Delaware GOP candidate, he, too, would have lost to Coons.
How is it possible that Harry Reid, who had some of the lowest approval ratings for a candidate going into last night could still win?
Don't blame the Tea Party. Understand the nature of the beast before you beat it with a stick.
For over a century here in the United States and for centuries in Europe, people who have clustered into big cities and high population centers have always had a need to be told what to do. It is normal human belief that when large groups of people live in such close quarters that there needs to be rules and codes of conduct. And for centuries they have chosen their leaders to be both nanny and disciplinarian.
In more open areas where there is more of a rural or pioneering type setting, people tend to want to self-regulate. They don't want groups or other people to tell them how to live, what to do with their land and most of all don't want themselves being forced to give up things that they earn from the sweat of their own brow so that people can live comfortably in large cities where services and peaceful living are considered entitlements rather than issues of personal responsibility.
When Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman and Sharon Angle lose their elections, it's not because they were horrible candidates chosen by the Tea Party. It's because they were candidates who shook up the big city mentality and got a lot of people thinking during an election which, if it had been run at any other time than now, would have easily been won by the liberal candidates with no further discussion from the talking heads. The fact that Barbara Boxer, Jerry Brown and Harry Reid had to fight for their lives against "such inferior candidates" says a lot more than many want to admit at a time where sore losership trumps clearer thinking on the GOP side.
Winning in 2012 and beyond is going to take more thought than just whining about choosing electable candidates. Let's face it. An electable candidate in Texas or Kentucky may not be an electable candidate in New York or California. "That O'Donnell and Whitman performed roughly the same despite the fact that O'Donnell characterized herself as a Tea Party conservative while Whitman characterized herself as a moderate should tell everyone that the deep blue hue of California and Delaware mattered more than anything related to the Tea Party," writes Ian Lazaran at Conservatives4Palin.
What should be more frustrating to the GOP establishment than the quality of candidates fielded should be the colors on the map. Nothing burns a conservative more than looking at a map where all the precincts are red except for a few small blue spots that just happen to be near or in the inner cities and then they look up at the election numbers and see their candidate down by 4%.
It is the failure of the GOP to recognize that while we are successful at open field hilltop to hilltop political combat, we simply suck at urban house to house warfare.
No one is saying the GOP shouldn't be working on finding the best candidates. Candidate training is a part of the Tea Party movement. If the GOP can help out rather than lash out, maybe this can be achieved more quickly.
But more importantly, beyond focusing on changing the quality of their candidates, the GOP and Tea Party should be working on winning over the hearts and minds of the city people with cluster mentalities that have lead them to a false sense of security based on their beliefs that a nanny state federal government is the same as having a well run apartment complex with a good super or a community with a good association whose rules keep the quality of life nice.
These are the people who need to be convinced that local government is the best government. It is these people who need to believe that the GOP is not out to take away their essential services or interfere with their social lives. Instead, they need to be empowered to pay for these services themselves and live their lives as they see fit without coming to the federal government with their hands out or a laundry list of laws that ask others who are not like them in other areas of the country to conform to.
There are two philosophies. The inner city philosophy of top down rule and the rural more outside suburbanite philosophy of small limited government with bottom up rule. These will always clash unless those with the inner city mentalities who vote liberal like lemmings can be convinced that their lives will be much better off once they are weaned off the teet of the federal government (and ultimately unwilling taxpayers who don't live in or near the big cities).
The Shining City on a Hill need not be polished off the sweat of the brows of those who live in the valleys. Those who live in the city need to take responsibility for their own pad or plot and take pride in their communities and complex enough to believe that we are all capable of making the country a better place when we stop micro-managing and over-complicating things and take a more common sense approach to solving our problems.
The Tea Party has a lot of work to do, not because they are doing things wrong, but because there is a lot more right that needs to be done. It now needs to hold the candidates who were just elected accountable and see to it that it continues to improve as we head into 2012. We've come a long way since the Tea Party was a rag tag army of sign waving Gadsden flag holding members of the "mob" in a field protesting the government. Those who criticize them today fail to recognize the potential for tomorrow.
The time has come to continue to move forward. We've done so much good so far.
We had a great victory last night. But it was a politically bloody battle. We took casualties. We crushed our opponents. We took the gavel from Pelosi. We took Obama's Senate seat. We won crucial governorships in Ohio and Florida among other states. We achieved the ultimate objective of taking the House.
Yes, we didn't take out Harry Reid. Yes, we lost Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell. Miller and Rossi may also be lost. Carly Fiorina was badly wounded, but she will be back. It wasn't a totally pretty win. But it was a solid win.
It was also the next phase in the evolution of Sarah Palin whose great victories give her more clout than ever before and whose toughest losses give her a more clearer and more concise picture of what needs to be fixed as she moves forward to possibly running for president in 2012. These are all good things. If someone wants to shoot off their mouths and criticize the Tea Party or criticize Sarah Palin, that is simply stinking thinking. Success is not a destination, but rather a journey. Statues have been erected for those who have succeeded in the past. But you never see a statue erected for a critic.
It's time to move forward. We are advancing. Stage 2 is the big one. And, it's only two years away.
Enjoy the banquet today. Tomorrow we saddle up for the next big battle.
For more, check out this excellent article by Cubachi:
Last night was a win for the Tea Party, conservatism, and mama grizzlies


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Photographer's Note
Checking my archives I found another photo taken in the famous Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, in Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake). I don't have good photos of the monks looking through those famous oval windows, but I found many little monks playing around and some studying inside.
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mirosu (16313) 2013-02-22 19:17
Hi Ana,
Very cute photo with the cat and the small monk. Excellent composition with nice, tidy background. The light is also very good. Excellent snapshot. Well done.
wolf38 (30) 2013-02-22 22:34
Hello Ana. Very nice. This photo is special. Balanced composition. I like this photo very much.
Rgds, Wolfgang.
danos (110395) 2013-02-22 23:23
Ola Ana,
nice the snapshot with the little monk in this age to ack like a child and less than a monk.Excellent teh light and the colour management of the scene.
Have a good weekend,Danos
carlo62 (81237) 2013-02-22 23:54
Ciao Ana
una bella scena tra due soggetti molto diversi tra di loro, il rosso del vestito attira l'attenzione e rende ancor più piacevole la scena.
Belli i piccoli riflessi sulle pozzanghere.
Buona giornata
mayjayne (7380) 2013-02-23 0:06
Dear Ana,
What a sweet photo of this young novice monk's daily life - very nice !
Romano46 (18472) 2013-02-23 1:32
Ciao Ana
questa è una foto che ispira molta simpatia per la graziosa situazione che hai ripreso: l'incontro di un gatto con un piccolo monaco.
Ma il pregio non sta nella situazione in se, ma nella bella cornice nel quale l'evento si svolge e per i colori che arricchiscono la composizione. dove alla veste arancio del piccolo monaco si contrappone l'azzurro intenso delle imposte e il giallo della panca, il tutto in una situazione di gran nitidezza e di eccellente luminosità. da te sfruttata nella migliore maniera.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
siudzi (34141) 2013-02-23 4:57
Hi Ana,
The scene you have captured is superb! All elements are well composed and presented. Great work! Thanks for sharing.
holmertz (88437) 2013-02-23 5:58
Hello Ana,
Quite simple, but I often find that the simple compositions are the most attractive. The red little monk is a strong eye-catcher, very well complemented by the cat watching his with some interest. The blue, pink and green tones of the buildings contribute to the fine atmosphere.
Kind regards,
No_One (4) 2013-02-23 8:55
Hi Ana,
A very appealing shot indeed, the cat makes a huge difference. The young monk looks to be having fun. The light in this is particularly fine.
All the best
vladic (4563) 2013-02-23 13:05
Bonsoir, chère Ana,
La photo est belle et dégage une réelle sympathie. Excellent et la gestion de la couleur de la scène.
Avec toutes mes amitiés et une excellente soirée,
Ha! A funny shot, Ana, with this little monk in training in the classic boy pose of shooting a rifle. Contradictory to say the least! As for the photo itself, nice composition with the cat looking on, and the colors you've brought out are bright and lovely. A really touching and funny scene! Thanks.
fabbs99 (17179) 2013-02-23 23:12
Amazing shot Ana,
Nice lights and exposure as well sharpness
Very well done.
All the best for a Happy Sunday
marabu61 (11587) 2013-02-24 5:36
Ola Ana
Boys will be boys ..., this particular young monk seemingly playing to shot something.
He gives the scene a great dash of bright color in a rather grey and uninspiring surounding. Love the cat watching the boy.
have a good sunday
fabianoleite (13575) 2013-02-26 16:23
Oi Ana, ótimo enquadramento e composição, com o gato e o menino formando uma bela dupla, com um entorno bem interessante. Muito bom trabalho, meus parabéns!
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-02-27 7:42
Awesome composition! And good timing and capture of this monks play acting being watched by the cat, rather funny scene. Good lighting and sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.
lpi (4857) 2013-02-28 10:39
Salut Ana,
une excellente scène de vie!
J'aime beaucoup ce genre de cliché!
Très beau shot!
m (0) 2013-03-09 9:16
Hi Ana,
that's a great composition with the boy as the actor and the cat in the audience))
The red attire stands out making the boy the center of this scene. Wonderul capture.
Thanks and best wishes
Angshu (56760) 2013-03-12 2:21
Ola Ana
Wonder why a novice monk is playing the shooting game...quite an irony I think! The cat seems to be enjoying the view as much as we are. The novice's red robe simply pops out. Nice work!
Best Regards
PS : I would certainly like to see some of your 'not-so-good photos' of monks looking through those famous oval windows. I know we shall be surprised
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Preface: My son and I had a blast with our first QuikWar! I took some pictures as we went and thought I'd share them. He commanded a band of orcs, 2 stone golems, and led by a rock giant which had just pillaged a town. I commanded a knight and his merry men sent to dispatch these monsters and take the town back! It was a lot of fun watching him build his minifigs and all of the crazy things he came up with during the game.
Battle Report:
Runners came in weeks ago with hastily written notes describing first that a band of orcs lead by a monstrous rock giant were pillaging through the outlying farms of Briksville. The last note declared the village was being overrun!
Baron Von'Lionhair was dispatched with a small squad of men to take back the village. They made their way through a forest just outside Briksville which ended at a small river and large rocky outcropping.
Across the narrow path over the river they spotted the gigantic rock monster with two stone golems riding atop his boulderous shoulders.... but where were the orcs?
Being no stranger to the simple tricks played by orcs, Baron Von'Lionhair suspected they were hiding amongst the trees just before the river!
With a mighty roar from the rock giant the battle was on!
The Baron's men moved forward cautiously searching as they went for any signs of an ambush. The rock giant scooped up a huge boulder, reared back, and hurled it toward the approaching soldiers.
Luck was with Von'Lionhair's men! The boulder fell short of them and crashed into the trees.
The orcs stood their ground despite nearly being smashed by their own leader! Behind the trees they waited for manflesh...
From atop the rock giant sprang his two stone minions and they charged across the narrow path which spanned the river; eager meet the awaiting soft skinned men! The rock giant began to roar and shake; using some sort of dark magik he attempted to levitate his boulder in an effort summon it back! Baron Von'Lionhair would not let it be so; he pointed his magic sword at the boulder and broke the telekinetic link causing the boulder to fall into a small raft on the river.
Soldiers made their way from tree to tree and saw orcs attempting to hide amongst the next group of trees. They counter attacked the ambush and finally steel clashed with steel; the battle was at hand! The first casualties were among the orcs.
Their ambush had failed! This sent the forces of evil into a panic. The rock giant sprang into action, lept into the river, and began making his way toward the battle. An orc mage sought out higher ground on the rock outcropping in order to get clear shots with his magik wands.
The Baron was eager to prove himself and charged forth into the skirmish near the river. He easily made short work of a stone golem that tried to flee into the river!
Things were not looking well for the orcs and rock monsters. Their hero knew they needed help, and fast! The giant let out a bellowing roar. Crashing through the wall of a near by building an ogre charged forth toward the river!
The Baron's soldiers charged toward the outcropping as the rock giant started to climb up onto it and the other orcs scrambled to the top of it. Outraged that his brother had been slain; the other stone golem charged the back of Baron Von'Lionhair!
Two soldiers used their long reaching polearms to knock down the orc mage from his perch and finished him on the ground. The rock giant again tried to summon his boulder back but once more the Baron thwarted his attempt; causing it to crash into the trees below.
A distracted Baron was left open for attack. Seizing the opportunity a stone golem burst forth, attacked the Baron, and in his rage ripped off his head and threw him into the river!
"For our lord!" shouted the soldiers as they scrambled up the outcropping and sunk their weapons deep into his rocky hide. Pushing hard they flung him from the outcropping to a crashing death! Retribution as swift...
In an attempt to flee back to the ogre; the green stone golem lept into a raft and navigated back to the other side of the river. The Baron's men would not let him escape so easily; they were bent on revenge! Charging accross the path they met the golem as he jumped onto the dock. Polearms, swords, and crossbolts descended with vengeance upon the golem... he stood no chance.
All of the soldiers closed in on the ogre and made short work of him. Briksville was saved! It's fair citizens can now begin rebuilding and getting back to life as normal... for now...
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Ryan Kwanten shows his love for The Doors while attending the Samsung Galaxy Experience during the 2013 Comic-Con on Sunday (July 21) in San Diego, Calif.
"Secret project revealed…it's Eddie Brock aka Venom. #ComicCon #SDCC," the 36-year-old True Blood actor tweeted the day before with a pic. Check out the pic below!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ryan Kwanten
"You're going to feel that the show is going to return back to its roots…It will be about this group of people living in Bon Temps," showrunner Brian Buckner shared at the convention about True Blood.
Check out Ryan in a new trailer for the upcoming episodes of True Blood, which was released at Comic-Con.
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It was a grand plan. I was going to learn all sorts of new things: Pentaho, R, Processing. All sorts of new things. In the end, I got caught up in getting something done and learned none of those things. Again.
Using trusty old Python with the beautiful NetworkX module and the shockingly fast–if a bit rough around the edges–graph visualization tool Gephi, I pulled Crunchbase data to create a social network map of how venture investors coinvest. You can skip straight on down if you want, playing with it is more fun than reading about it (and more fun than learning Pentaho, it turns out.)
I can't believe Crunchbase didn't rate limit me* but most of the data is from their excellent database. I augmented it with info individuals have made available on AngelList. I didn't include any non-public info, even though I know of several excellent angels who didn't make the map because they've kept their activities under the radar.
I then had way too many nodes to make any visualization make any sense. So I did two things: any person mentioned as an investor who was also a venture firm employee was folded into the firm. I also made some fixes I knew of (merging my friend Roger Ehrenberg's IA Capital into IA Ventures, for instance.) I know some venture partners invest as angels outside their firms, but since this is a map of social connections, I think the step not only makes sense, but weights individuals more accurately. (Roger Ehrenberg, for instance, would not get the weight his activities deserve if his investing activity was split among three entities.)
Then, again to make it manageable, I took out any investors with fewer than five investments. Ran it through Fruchterman-Reingold. Colored venture firms red, people green and others (corporates, incubators) blue. Made node size proportional to number of investments.
The result is below, in Zoom.it. Some things that stand out:
– The network is incredibly connected. If you go into the "core", where the Sand Hill Road firms are, there are so many edges, they are indistinguishable. Generally, in this visualization, the drawn edges are more or less decorative, because there are too many to have them make sense.
– Because of the dense interconnectivity, there are not many noticeable subnetworks, from 50,000 feet. Here's a map key, such as it is, showing some areas that are distinguishable. The separation between biotech and the core is no more noticeable, to my eye, than that between web 2.0 and the core. I do find that the further I get from my own node, the less I know about the investors.
Map key:
I should note the usual caveats. Crunchbase data is not a complete record of investment activity, in fact it tends to be severely self-selecting. I assume both non-US and non-Internet-tech are underrepresented. I know non-VC investment is underrepresented. Also, my few fixes are not all-encompassing. This was a project I had time for because of a couple of long train rides. I do have the raw dataset (both gephi, graphml and pickled networkx graphs) for the entire network. If you want them, let me know.
Drag and zoom. Find your friends.
* Or maybe because I was hitting their API while on the Acela, they figured it couldn't possibly be programmatic. In any case, to my fellow train passengers, I apologize for hogging the bandwidth.


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Only "Somewhat" Supportive of Pot Initiative: Voters support -- well, kind of -- the marijuana initiative that will appear on November's ballot, according to an LA Times/USC poll. [LA Times]
The Problem With "Decline to State:" SFGate's John Diaz says voters should be able to pick and choose among some capable candidates from all parties. Enter, Prop 14. [SF Gate]
English Learners Left Behind: A new report shows that by the time they're out of elementary school, half of English learners still lack basic fluency. [The Educated Guess]
Fine for the Primary...: But how will Meg Whitman's shift to the right to defeat Steve Poizner affect her in the general election? [Calbuzz]
Recession, Budget, Taxes: You won't hear much about those three issues in ads from the gubernatorial candidates. [Sacramento Bee]


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Obama to Visit Capitol Hill to Make Case for Syria Strike
WASHINGTON - President Obama is planning to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday, making his case on Syria face-to-face with senators, ABC News has learned.
The president is scheduled to meet with Senate Democrats at their weekly policy luncheon, two Democratic aides said, intensifying his outreach as part of the administration's push for military strikes with Syria. He could also meet with other members of Congress, particularly those who remain undecided on Syria, officials said.
The president has talked with lawmakers by phone, invited them to the White House and now is going to meet them on their turf. The Syria debate is a rare example for the president of how much of the skepticism is among his fellow Democrats.
The Senate is scheduled to open debate this week on the Congressional resolution to authorize a limited military strike in Syria.
Assad Suggests Syria Would Retaliate If US Strikes
Senate leaders say the first votes are expected to take place on Wednesday. The date, Sept. 11, is not intentionally meant to coincide with the infamous day in American history, aides said, but rather that is just when it fit into the legislative calendar.
The House, where opposition is far deeper, is set to take up the proposal after the Senate. The House votes could stretch into the following week.
The president, hours after visiting the capital on Tuesday, is scheduled to deliver an address to the nation on Syria.
Read: Kerry on Syria: 'Not the Time to Be Silent Spectators to Slaughter'
The U.S. says 1,429 people died, including 426 children, in the attack Aug. 21 in the Damascus suburbs. According to U.S. intelligence reports, sarin gas was used in the attack.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which collects information from a network of anti-regime activists, says it has so far confirmed only 502 dead in the attack.


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Ahmad Abedini-Kitchen Train Kitchen Accesories
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Interview with Ahmad Abedini : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Ahmad Abedini : using different styles of kitchen instruments messes up the cooking environment and creates visual annoyance. Kitchen train is a solution to make a unity between the mostly used accessories in all kitchens .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Ahmad Abedini : The main purpose was to get to a form which can include all of these utensils and has a unity in the gestalt. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Ahmad Abedini : Being produced by one of the home appliance companies .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Ahmad Abedini : about 72 hours .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Ahmad Abedini : this design is the implementation of an idea in my mind .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Ahmad Abedini : I have not received any offer for its production yet and I was not looking for it but I plan to copyright the idea .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Ahmad Abedini : Housewives .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Ahmad Abedini : I couldn't find any similar concept .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Ahmad Abedini : The name represents the Unity in Multiplicity .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Ahmad Abedini : Paper and pencil Drawing tablet Computer aided industrial design software .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Ahmad Abedini : Integrated form and pleasant appearance .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Ahmad Abedini : Yes, on this design my dear student Mr. Ehsan Sayyad has cooperated with me, specially in the modeling and rendering parts .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Ahmad Abedini : It really doesn't use a complicated technology and its most important property is its the appearance .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Ahmad Abedini : I had hours of conversation with the users of these utensils I consulted with some them on every step of the design process and applied their critical opinions to complete the final design .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Ahmad Abedini : the most considerable part of the design is related to the market In fact the customer will have to make a difficult choice since he has to purchase all of the 6 utensils. but this can be beneficial when most of the customers will like it because it will also prevent wasting their time. On the other hand, the company will also take benefits because it will sell all of the 6 parts in every sale. I predict that the "Kitchen Train" will become very popular when entering the market because of its innovative design. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Ahmad Abedini : I wanted to ensure about the value of this idea and the best place for its evaluation could be an international competition. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Ahmad Abedini : during the design of this product I trained myself to use and apply the users' opinions on my designs .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Ahmad Abedini : I would like to thank the A'Design award and competition's team and the staff .
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Out there in the stupidosphere comes the suggestion that the reason that I write articles like this, or do things like this, is because I am a stone-cold opportunist who doesn't really believe in these things, but says and does them to get ahead in science fiction, a genre apparently positively overrun by feminists and cowering males. My master plan is apparently to get in good with all the wimmins, reap all the awardz, and then profit! Or something.
(No, I'm not going to link to the blog post in question, because it is in the stupidosphere. You can probably find it if you make the effort. But why would you? Now, then -)
1. Well, you heard it here first, straight white gentlemen: The way to win all the things and sell all the books in science fiction and fantasy is to acknowledge your own stacked set of privilege conditions and to publicly sign on to the idea that all people regardless of race, sex, gender identification or physical ability should be able to enjoy a convention or gathering without fear of harassment or marginalization. Yes, with those two simple steps, a Hugo and a New York Times best seller slot will be yours. Who knew it would be so simple? Besides me, apparently?
2. Mind you, if the Feminist Diversity Cabal™ were actually running all the skiffy things, there would be the question of why it would need (or reward) me for anything at all. I think the answer, implicit in the assumption that I'm am doing and saying these things for coldly opportunistic reasons, is that I have craftily realized one of two things: One, the Feminist Diversity Cabal™ secretly craves recognition from straight white men and wishes to reward them for even the slightest of notice; Two, the Feminist Diversity Cabal™ needs a willing patsy to lull the Straight White Men of science fiction and fantasy into a state of complacent quiescence until The Night Of The Castrating Knives (i.e., The Hugo Awards Ceremony, 2014).
Or, hell, Three: Both! Then I will be king! Of the Feminist Diversity Cabal™! Insert maniacal laugh here!
Truly, I have been playing a very long game with this insidious, opportunistic plan of mine.
3. And, you know, it's worked! For I now have a Hugo! And best sellers! And such! Thus, having achieved all the things I can finally TOSS OFF MY CLOAK OF LATTER DAY ALAN ALDA-NESS AND REVEAL MYSELF AS WHO I TRULY AM, THE ALPHA OF ALL ALPHAS. COMMENCE WITH THE SANDWICHINATION ALL YOU LESSER BEINGS —
Oh, wait, I haven't won a Nebula yet.
4. So, uuuuuuuh, forget point three.
Go diversity!
5. Now, there is an alternate theory for why I do what I do. It involves a scenario in which I actually believe in what I do and say rather than being a Cat-Stroking Bond Villain for Feminism. But that's not fun, nor does it feed into the "I am a complete asshole and therefore cannot conceive of others not being a complete asshole, especially people I don't like" mindset of the stupidosphere. So never mind that.
6. Here is the one thing this dipshit in the stupidosphere was correct about: I am, in fact, all about taking advantage of opportunities. As it happens, I have many opportunities, due to my place in the world, to speak and act on things that are important to me. I also have the will to take the opportunities when they come up. And in the last year, events have conspired to give me even more opportunities to do so. So, guess what? I'm going to take them.
What will I do with those opportunities? Well, I will say this: I can pretty much guarantee the stupidosphere won't like it.
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I bought it yesterday and have pretty much been listening to it ever since on repeat -- all nine glorious minutes -- with maybe a few pauses here and there to check out some of the other songs on the album (which, by the way, I think is totally rad, start to finish). I love the piano motif. I love how the groove picks up and builds. I love the general musicality and the beat. The melody is beautiful. He sings emotionally. I can totally relate to the sentiment -- "I'm so gifted at finding what I don't like the most." I appreciate that so, so much.
But while we're on the subject of what I don't like the most, in "Runaway," it's a pretty significant part: the chorus.
Let's have a toast for the douchebags.
Let's have a toast for the assholes.
Let's have a toast for the scumbags, every one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerkoffs that'd never take work off
Baby I got a plan, runaway fast as you can
I did buy the "clean" version off iTunes, knowing how profanity-laden most hip-hop is, so "assholes" is edited out in my version. (Gee, thanks guys!) I was hoping the clean version would be listenable in mixed company. (And for the record, I'm not just talking about my kids here. I'm talking about my older relatives, or more conservative parents of my kids' school buddies whom I may not know so well, as well as the precious little earbuds of the toddler set.) But I was disappointed to find that I most definitely misinterpreted the meaning of "clean."
Why did Kanye have to go with this vulgar language? It doesn't feel poetic to me, and it doesn't seem to fit with the majestic feeling of the song overall. And, as so often is the case with me and hip-hop, because the language is superficially off-putting, I find myself unable to fully digest the greater artistry of the music, in that I can't share it with those I love. I can't herald the song high and low, the way I usually do with my favorite songs. Instead, I feel like I have to enjoy it in privacy or among "understanding" ears. I find myself really wishing he had taken another couple hours to come up with different language, words that felt as sublime as the accompanying music rather than the cheap middle-school disses we were left with.
But lest you think this blog is becoming a covert arm of the NFL (No Fun League!), I should interject that I'm actually asking for feedback here. I mean, between this and not liking the Call of Duty Black Ops ad, am I just totally losing my edge? Am I overreacting? I would like to just say I should let it go and leave it at that, but the truth is, my mom shuddered a little once when we were listening to Katy Perry's "California Gurls" together, when Snoop Dogg raps about all the California girls' "asses hangin' out." And the bottom line is that I am forced to refrain from playing "Runaway" (or most of the album, really) in the car during carpool because of the language. I just wouldn't feel comfortable if the neighbor kid went home to his mom asking what a "douchebag" was because he heard it on my iPod.
I want to hear and share great, contemporary music. I appreciate that many hip-hop artists, and Kanye especially, are provocative. But how is the song elevated by the chorus harping on douchebags and jerkoffs? Especially when he follows up the jerkoff line with "that'd never take work off," I seriously find myself thinking there was no poetry there at all and he was just saying whatever rhymed, without worrying about how dumb it sounded, because, well, he's Kanye and we all know he says whatever he wants, regardless of the potential consequences. (Editorial note: I was going to write, "He's Kanye and he says whatever the f@#% he wants," but frankly, that felt lazy, and I decided to take 15 extra seconds to come up with words that might be just slightly more insightful and accurate. NOTE TO KANYE: DON'T BE LAZY.)
And that's it: His language feels lazy to me, and it makes me enjoy the song less. I know I'm holding out a lightning rod here, criticizing coarse language, which is a fundamental pillar of hip-hop. But this song in particular is so beautiful, and I love it so much, it's sad that the chorus falls back on cheap language that means I can't easily put it on my most-played playlists.
Perhaps there is a poetic vision behind the jerkoffs and scumbags that I completely missed -- it wouldn't be the first time -- and that's why I'm writing this. So, if you understand Kanye's intentions, please do share. Because I would be very happy to figure out a way to justify My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as an appropriate carpool soundtrack.


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A fan is a fan. You can't control the actions of 30 odd thousand people, or legislate for every one of them.Ashley Williams, on the other hand, is an embarrassment. Lost his head completely, as a senior player, and should've been given a red. I find it a bit ridiculous that anyone's defending him.
Hes great for Wales..
You used to be a really good poster, who would make relevant contributions. All that's missing from that post is the rolling eyes emoji. What happened to you?
If Williams was Scottish or French or Chinese, anything other than Welsh theres no way youd trying to offer any defence of him. Hes indefensible and its getting worse and youre excuses are getting worse.
You used to be a really good poster
Williams played well last night. He had a hand in their second goal and there was the fracas he was involved in. He played with a passion though, it's something we've been sadly lacking. If it hadn't have been for the two negative aspects of the game he was involved in, he would have been my outfield player MOM, hands down.
Really? You know that for a fact do you? You go through every post I've ever posted on here and find me an example of me ever doing anything other than supporting someone in a Blue shirt even when they are playing badly. I'll save you the time though - you won't find them. I have said he's playing badly for us on a number of occasions, but I've also said that he's playing well for Wales. However, after his part in the mistake that led to the Ireland goal I criticised him for that. In regards to last night's incident, as I have said, I would have supported any of our players who did that. I'll even put it out there now - I hate the fact that the physical aspect has gone out of football. I want to see players smash each other up and not get sent off over it. I want a mixture of the grace and skill with the power. What can I say? I'm a guy who likes physicality, I would've been right in the middle of that last night.
I don't care if he is Welsh or passionate as he is purely and simply not good enough to be playing at Everton . If you like physicality watch boxing as I don't want to watch anyone getting smashed on a sports field . Rugby players should be charged with ABH every time they smash someone in a way that would see me or you down the local plod shop .
Careful, you will be accused of being a biased Welshman in a minute 😉
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Beijing embarked on a four-day experiment on Friday to see if taking 1.3 million cars off the city's streets will substantially reduce air pollution at next year's Beijing Olympics.
Beijing, China - Beijing embarked on a four-day experiment on Friday to see if taking 1.3 million cars off the city's streets will substantially reduce air pollution at next year's Beijing Olympics.
While officials said it would take some time to judge the impact of the measures, the hazy skies above the Chinese capital suggested they may need to do more to ensure good air when the world's best athletes arrive next August.
Beijing is closing down the worst-polluting factories and switching thousands of homes from coal to gas use but air quality remains the biggest concern for organizers.
Beijing's car tally hit the 3 million mark in May and more than 1,000 more are registered every day, snarling up the roads and pumping nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter into the air.
"The traffic restrictions will definitely reduce vehicle pollutants and will work effectively," Du Shaozhong, spokesman for Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau, told reporters.
"The exact evaluation of the facts of the transportation control will not be released until relevant data is collected and analyzed by the experts."
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said last week some endurance events at next year's Games might have to be postponed if the air quality is not good enough.
"Today's air quality is National Standard Grade 2 -- Grades 1 and 2 are suitable for any activity," said Du.
An air pollution expert at the World Health Organisation (WHO), however, was on Friday quoted as saying people with heart problems should think twice about visiting Beijing as they could face "serious problems" because of the pollution.
Dr Michal Krzyzanowski said he doubted there would be much improvement in the city's air quality by Games' time and that the car control measures might not have too great an effect.
"Particles have the ability of traveling thousands of kilometers in the air," he told the BBC.
"So it's possible the beneficial effect of cutting the traffic in the city will be compensated by the transport of pollution from other parts of China."
From 6:00 a.m. until midnight on Friday and Sunday, drivers with an even final digit on their license plate face fines if they take to the city roads. Odd-numbered cars will be banned on Saturday and Monday.
On Friday at least, the plan appeared to be working, with fewer cars along the broad, tree-lined avenues.
One traffic policeman told Reuters television he had only picked up one even-numbered car plate in one and a half hours.
"Today is much faster than it normally is, there aren't as many jams," said a bus conductor, while a passenger who normally drives to work said she would probably use the bus again.
"Its very convenient, actually, it's no more trouble than taking the car."
Some coaches and athletes are concerned air quality tests in China and the National Standards do not record levels of ozone and smaller particulate matter.
"Our National Standard is based on our own situation, our own needs," Du explained. "But when setting it we also learnt from international practice.
"We have noticed that these secondary pollutants have some influence on the human body, so we have taken some measures to reduce these pollutants."


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GREENBELT, MD /PRNewswire/ -- Weather on Earth has a surprising connection to space weather occurring high in the electrically charged upper atmosphere, known as the ionosphere, according to new results from NASA satellites.
"This discovery will help improve forecasts of turbulence in the ionosphere, which can disrupt radio transmissions and the reception of signals from the Global Positioning System," said Thomas Immel, of the University of California, Berkeley, lead author of a paper on the research published August 11 in Geophysical Research Letters.
Researchers discovered that tides of air generated by intense thunderstorm activity over South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia were altering the structure of the ionosphere.
The ionosphere is formed by solar X-rays and ultraviolet light, which break apart atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a layer of electrically charged gas known as plasma. The densest part of the ionosphere forms two bands of plasma close to the equator at a height of almost 250 miles. From March 20 to April 20, 2002, sensors on board NASA's Imager for Magnetopause to Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) satellite recorded these bands, which glow in ultraviolet light.
Using pictures from IMAGE, the team discovered four pairs of bright regions where the ionosphere was almost twice as dense as the average. Three of the bright pairs were located over tropical rainforests, with lots of thunderstorm activity—the Amazon Basin in South America, the Congo Basin in Africa, and Indonesia. A fourth pair appeared over the Pacific Ocean. Using a computer simulation developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, called the Global Scale Wave Model, researchers confirmed that the thunderstorms over the three tropical rainforest regions produce tides of air in our atmosphere.
The connection to plasma bands in the ionosphere surprised scientists at first because the tides from the thunderstorms cannot affect the ionosphere directly. The gas in the ionosphere is simply too thin. Earth's gravity keeps most of the atmosphere close to the surface. Thunderstorms develop in the lower atmosphere, or troposphere, which extends almost 10 miles above the equator. The gas in the plasma bands is about 10 billion times less dense than in the troposphere. The tide needs to collide with atoms in the atmosphere above to propagate, but the ionosphere where the plasma bands form is so thin, atoms rarely collide there.
However, the researchers discovered the tides could affect the plasma bands indirectly by modifying a layer of the atmosphere below the bands that shapes them. Below the plasma bands, a layer of the ionosphere called the E-layer becomes partially electrified during the day. This region creates the plasma bands above it when high-altitude winds blow plasma in the E-layer across the Earth's magnetic field. Because plasma is electrically charged, its motion across the Earth's magnetic field acts like a generator, creating an electric field. This electric field shapes the plasma above into the two bands. Anything that would change the motion of the E-layer plasma would also change the electric fields they generate, which would then reshape the plasma bands above.
The Global Scale Wave Model indicated the tides should dump their energy about 62 to 75 miles above the Earth in the E-layer. This disrupts the plasma currents there, which alters the electric fields and creates dense, bright zones in the plasma bands above.
"The single pair of bright zones over the Pacific Ocean that is not associated with strong thunderstorm activity shows the disruption is propagating around the Earth, making this the first global effect on space weather from surface weather that's been identified," said Immel. "We now know that accurate predictions of ionospheric disturbances have to incorporate this effect from tropical weather."
"This discovery has immediate implications for space weather, identifying four sectors on the Earth where space storms may produce greater ionospheric disturbances. North America is in one of these sectors, which may help explain why the U.S. suffers uniquely extreme ionospheric conditions during space weather events," Immel said.
Measurements made by NASA's Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite from March 20 to April 20, 2002, have confirmed that the dense zones exist in the plasma bands. Researchers now want to understand whether the effect changes with seasons or large events, like hurricanes.
The research was funded by NASA. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. For a list of participating scientists and related images, please visit on the agency's Web site.


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A Short History of Charles Henry Hackley, 1837-1905
Charles Henry Hackley was born January 3, 1837 in Michigan City, Indiana, the oldest of five children of Salina (Fuller) and Joseph Henry Hackley. In 1847 he moved with his family to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where his father was in the building trades. By age 14, Hackley had left school and was driving a horse for 15 cents a day. In 1856, at 19, he worked his way from Kenosha to Muskegon on the schooner Challenge to join his father, who had been commissioned to build a sawmill along Muskegon Lake. The day after his arrival in May of 1856, he went to work shoveling sawdust into a boiler in the lumber yard of Durkee, Truesdale and Co. at a monthly wage of $22, a figure soon raised to $26. When the mill closed that fall Truesdale sent him to the lumber camps to scale logs.
The previous summer, young Hackley had learned office procedure and the basics of the lumbering business in the company store in the evening after his day's work outside. When a slow time at the lumber mill occurred, Truesdale suggested that he return to Kenosha for a six-week bookkeeping course. Hackley finished it in four weeks and returned to Muskegon. Meanwhile, the Durkee Truesdale firm had been liquidated and Gideon Truesdale headed its successor. Charles Hackley assumed charge of the books, the supply store, and lumber shipments for $30 a month.
The city's sawmills formed, changed, closed, and reformed. Hackley's family followed him to Muskegon and founded the lumbering firm of Hackley and Sons. This later evolved into the lucrative partnership of Hackley and Hume. This firm was one of the largest operators in the country, cutting 30,000,000 feet of lumber a year at its peak in 1894. In 1864, Charles Hackley married Julia Ester Moore. They adopted one son, Charles Moore Hackley, in 1898, and raised a foster daughter, Erie Caughell (Hackley).
Hackley amassed a fortune of $18,000,000, one third of which he gave back to Muskegon. His first gift, given on May 25, 1888, was for the construction of Hackley Public Library. He served on the Board of Education of the Muskegon Public Schools for twenty years, was an alderman and a state delegate to two national Republican conventions.
Hackley died on February 10, 1905, of a ruptured aneurysm. He lay in state in what is now the Children's Room of the Library and more than 7,000 mourners passed the casket.
excerpted from Hackley Public Library, A Centennial History by Marilyn Anderson and The Centennial Walking Tour of the Hackley Public Library by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos.
Charles Henry Hackley, 1837-1905
Hackley Day Creed
by Elmore Leppert
I believe that a true community spirit can never die but lives forever in the works which that spirit has produced.
I believe that all about us are the results of the working of such a spirit, a spirit thinking not of self, but of others, not of personal gain, but of community gain, not of benefit to few, but benefit to many.
I believe that such a spirit should live not only in the cold stone of institutions, but also in the minds of the people whom those institutions have benefited.
I believe that such is the spirit of Charles H. Hackley.
Written on the death of Chas. H. Hackley
by Douglas Mallach
These mortal signs make not the finished
The breath may cease, the beating heart be still.
But never one is dead on earth until
He passes from the memory of man.
And so would I not think on Hackley dead---
There is no Hackley who is dead to me;
His footprints in the city streets I see
And in her public places hear his tread
'Twas not his gifts alone made Hackley great---
The willing heart, the hand that never tired---
'Twas that within that Hackley's gifts inspired;
These were of greatest service to the state.
He taught the youth the need of industry;
He taught the public mind the need of art:
He taught the narrow soul the need of heart:
He taught the land the need of Loyalty.
A sampling of books in the Hackley Public Library collection
Materials available for checkout:
The Life of Charles Henry Hackley: Drawn from Old Public and Family Records , by Louis P. Haight. 1948. B H116h (Also available in the Local History Department)
Our Old House: the Hackley House (video recording) 1994. VHS 997.457 Our (v.1-3)
Portrait and Biographical Record of Muskegon and Ottawa Counties, p. 324. 977.457 P853 (Also available in the Local History Department)
Reference materials in the Local History Department (call numbers beginning with "LH") or in storage as noted:
Agreement between Charles H. Hackley and Thomas Hume of Muskegon, Michigan
American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men , Michigan Volume, p. 43. 1878. R 920 Am351 (Torrent House storage)
American Lumbermen: The Personal History and Public Business Achievements of One Hundred Eminent Lumbermen in the U.S., 1905. LH R 920 Am355, v.1 p. 223
Appreciation of gifts of C. H. Hackley. Hackley Memorial Association. LH R 977.457 H116
Benefactions of C. H. Hackley. Hackley Memorial Association. 1928. LH R 977.457 H116gm
Biographical Sketches of Mr. Hackley. Library Scrapbook (Local History Department)
Charles Henry Hackley: Biographical Sketches. 1972. LH R B H116
The Charles H. Hackley Scrapbook. (Newspaper clippings on Mr. Hackley and his gifts to the city of Muskegon). (Local History Department)
Cyclopedia of Michigan : Historical and Biographical, Comprising a Synopsis of General History of the State and Biographical Sketches of Men, p. 78, by John Bersey. 1890. LH R 920 C992
The Great Lakes, p. 268, C.H. Hackley best representative of the lumber barons, by Harlan Henthorne Hatcher. LH R 977 H282g
The Hackley House, by Bertha M. Freye and Mildred L. Johnson. 1961. LH R 977.457 H629hf
The Hackley Legacy to Muskegon, Michigan, by Linda Beghtol Wiersema. 1989. LH R 977.457 H116w
The Hackley Manual Training School and Gymnasium, Muskegon, Michigan, 1905-1906. Biographical sketch of Charles Henry Hackley. LH R 977.457 Sch65m
Hackley, Charles Henry, and Hume, Thomas: Papers. 1976. LH R 977.457 H116pe
Headlight Flashes. (short sketch) LH R 977.457 M974 H344
Historic Michigan, vol. 3, pt. 1, p. 54. LH R 977.4 F958h
Historical Sketch of the Muskegon Schools, p. 14 and 31 by Addie Littlefield. 1921. LH R 977.457 Sch65L
History of Michigan, v. 1, p. 605; v. 4, p. 1935, by Charles Moore. 1915. LH R 977.4 M781h
History of Muskegon and Ottawa counties, Michigan, p. 72-73. 1882. LH R 977.457 M974 D488
Interpretive Study Manual for the Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Muskegon, Michigan. 1961. LH R 977.457 H116i
Life after Lumbering: Charles Henry Hackley and the Emergence of Muskegon, Michigan, by Richard Henry Harms. LH R 977.457 H228L
Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Farragut: An Account of the Gift, the Erection and the Dedication of the Bronze Statues Given by Charles H. Hackley to the City of Muskegon, Michigan. 1900.LH R 977.457 H116gL
Lumber and Forest Industry of the Northwest, p.224 (sketch with photographs), by George W. Hotchkiss. 1898. LH R 977.4 H797h
Making of : An Interpretive Study of Charles Henry Hackley, by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos. 1989. LH R 977.457 H116p
Men of Michigan, p. 335. LH R 977.4 M5198C
Men of Progress, Embracing Biographical Sketches of Representative Michigan Men with an Outline History of the State, p. 437. 1990. LH R 977.4 M523
Michigan Historical Collections, v. 35, p.54. Memorial sketch by Mary E. Chamberlain. LH R 977.4 M582h
Annual of the Muskegon County Pioneer and Historical Society for the Year 1887, p. 27. LH R 977.457 M974 M974a
Photographs of the Hackley Family Muskegon Picture Collection. (Local History Office)
Souvenir of Muskegon. "The Gifts to the City of Muskegon by Charles H. Hackley." LH R 977.457 H116g
In addition to the materials on this list, numerous articles on Charles Henry Hackley have been published over the years in the Muskegon Chronicle. Many of these are indexed in the Local History Subject Index and are available for viewing on microfilm. The Local History Department is located in the Torrent House, directly accross the street from the main library.
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None of the three YMCA facilities in Joplin, MO, were damaged by the May 22 tornado, but their current situation could not be described as business as usual.
Most of the usual programming at the Joplin Ys has been suspended, and although the facilities are now back to normal operating hours, membership usage has dropped drastically, according to Amy York, associate executive at the Joplin Family YMCA.
"We have suspended T-ball and swim classes for two weeks," York told Club Industry. "Ball fields remained intact, but many of our coaches and their families are displaced. The city pool we utilize for summer swim lessons has been demolished, so we are going to utilize an alternate pool for outdoor lessons. The indoor pools have not been functioning all hours due to so many of our guards being affected by the tornado."
The rare EF5 tornado destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the southern Missouri town. York says the Joplin Ys anticipate at least a 25 percent drop in membership because so many families have lost their homes and jobs.
Despite reduced member use, the Joplin Ys still have been busy. A mobile emergency room unit was set up at one of the locations to treat minor wounds and dispense medication as part of the earliest wave of recovery efforts, according to news reports, and the Joplin Family YMCA last week announced that it will be offering free showers to displaced locals for as long as needed as well as free child care services for children up to age 14.
Cookie Estrada, executive director of the Joplin Family YMCA, said in a statement that the free child care program would continue for as long as funds hold out.
"Many individuals will be finding themselves unemployed or with drastic cuts in income, with no way to afford child care," Estrada said. "By leading this effort, we feel like we can help our area recover that much faster."
The program is the result of a partnership with the local chapters of the United Way and the American Red Cross and with Missouri Southern State University. The university's athletic and recreation facilities also have been used for various recovery efforts following the tornado.


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Spring in Minnesota is such a treat. We have suffered through 4 months of bitter cold, wind and snow. I hate winter..but I live here and love the other 3 seasons so I suffer out winter. A few years ago I decided to try snow boarding with my boys. I enjoyed it very much, still do. We cross country ski, snow tube and of course, I snow shoe run. I try to like winter, I participate in winter sports, but I still don't like it. Spring now, this is special. It's been in the 50's, sunny, the snow is melting, the ice is gone. It is awesome. Last night I went for my first 'shorts' run. Ahhh..freedom! I've been running in tights and wind pants, two shirts and a jacket, gloves and ear warmers, neck gaitor for so long I can't stand it. Shorts and a short sleeved shirt was just awesome. So, Topaz and I ran 10 miles.
After my run I brought both boys to their baseball practices and headed to the gym to lift traps, triceps and back, before having to pick them up. I reached a few personal bests: dumbell row: 35lbsx12x4; close grip lat pull down: 105x12x4; barbell deadlifts: 110x12x4. I'm lifting more! I'm getting progressively stronger!
The fat is melting too. As I posted earlier I had an aggressive loss of over 2 pounds last week. This week I've set up a moderate loss of 1 pound. I'm eating 1400-1500 cals a day this week.
M1: 5 egg whites, 2 c. frozen veggies
M2: 1 hard boiled egg, 5 hard boiled whites; 1 T ff, ns mayo, 1 c. celery, 1 c. carrots
M3: 4 oz chicken, 1 chopped apple, 1 c. celery, 1 c. carrots, 1 T ff, ns mayo
M4: 4 oz tuna, 1 banana
M5: 8 oz Talapia, 2 c sauteed cabbage
I never dreamed I'd eat 8 cups of veggies in a day!
Will run Topaz on trail for 6 miles tonight. I have a 50K run tomorrow at the Zumbro River Bottoms in beautiful Southern Minnesota tomorrow. Then it's taper time. My mileage will cut down to 30 miles next week and 20 miles after that. Only 2 weeks to the biggest, longest race of my life. The McNaughton 100 mile race. Here's the website:
My iPod case arrived yesterday...the iPod is scheduled to arrive today!
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International Relations Internships Abroad
If you find yourself drawn to study international relations, you likely have an interest in world affairs and helping improve the state of our global relations. Interning abroad in international relations offers you the chance to practice the academic skills and theories you've learned in real world situations -- making a positive impact in the lives of people directly affected by your work.
Internships abroad allow you to see how policies work outside the classroom, as well as gain valuable professional skills for your future career path.Photo credit: Falcon_33.
Government Departments
One of the most easily accessible and popular opportunities to intern abroad in international relations is through the government of your host country. While not all internships may be available to foreign students, working for a government or governing body (such as the United Nations or World Health Organization) gives students a chance to practice international relations on a truly global scale.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
NGOs are typically non-profit groups, usually comprised of volunteers or with minimally paid staff that can operate on anywhere from a local to global/international scale. There are countless NGOs throughout the world, and many of them welcome interns as a way to help advance their mission in a measurable way.
An internship with an NGO may not be the most highly paid opportunity in the world, but if you find one that you are passionate about, it may also be one of the most educational and fulfilling experiences you can have.
Non-Profit Companies
Similar to NGOs, non-profit companies that are not based on volunteer support may operate on the global stage and offer international relations interns a chance to learn valuable skills on a regular basis. These companies may offer more financial stability if paid internships are available, but ultimately allow interns to connect their passion for a cause to their daily work.
Private or Public Corporations
Even if a company doesn't operate as a non-profit, those that do business internationally may employ international relations experts and can offer internships in the same field. Given that international relations requires a seamless blend of so many other fields including economics, sociology, political science, and theology, any company hoping to do business in your host, home, or another country can create opportunities for interns to help advance the business goals and gain experience simultaneously.
Within reason, narrow the scope of your internship choices based more on the organization and their location rather than any political or economic pressures.
That being said, there are a few choice international hubs in the world that you may want to consider for your internship destination.
Naturally, the European continent is a good field of opportunity for interns looking for an international relations program. From the European Union in Brussels to the financial centers of London and recovering economies of Greece, Spain, and Italy; businesses in Europe behave on an international stage due primarily to their proximity to one another.
By first narrowing what type of company you'd like to intern at, then by the industry and mission, you will likely find many candidates in this region.
North America
Both the US and Canada offer many opportunities for international relations interns to gain experience, especially as North America is (currently) the most powerful continent from an economic and business perspective.
Cities including New York, San Francisco, and Toronto offer interns plenty of companies doing international business to choose from; similarly, Ottawa and Washington D.C. have opportunities for those looking to intern or eventually work in the public sector.
Emerging Markets
Growing economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China each have unique nuances that international relations can play a crucial role in. It's possible to intern for both international companies doing business in these countries (such as an American company in China) or corporations run within the countries themselves.
Additionally, globally-minded interns would do well not to forget about Africa, which is seeing massive globalization, economic growth, and technology advances -- all of which are not likely to slow in coming decades, and will require African companies (and companies doing business in Africa) to increasingly navigate the international relations waters.
Applying to Programs
When narrowing the field of international relations internships you'd like to apply for, keep several factors in mind:
- In what part of the world and industry would you like to work?
- In what type of company would you like to gain experience for future work?
- How well does your educational background map to the needs of the company on an international scale?
Even if your degree is not in international relations, this doesn't necessarily preclude you from applying for internships in the field. Since the daily practice of managing international relationships requires knowledge of so many other fields, economics majors, political science majors, foreign language majors, and many other degrees may serve to not only qualify you but help you stand out in the pool of applicants.
In addition to pursuing the available resources here, consider which companies might not list their internships outside of their own site -- for example, government internships are going to be listed primarily on government websites.
Depending on the type of internship you pursue, you may have accommodation and other benefits included in your internship -- or you may have to find your own housing in your host country. Most programs should be explicit about this; be sure to review available materials before you apply, so you understand exactly what your living situation is like in the event your application is accepted.
Additional Tips
In the field of international relations, expect that you will encounter a high level of professionalism, especially in government or large NGO/non-profit/other corporations. Being a representative of a company or government on a global scale -- even as an intern -- means committing yourself to professional behavior and appearance if it is asked of you. This is a great responsibility, and a great opportunity.


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Back in December Carla of Feathered Fibers posted a felted wool challenge. I had lurked on her blog for a long time, but this challenge lured me out of the shadows, and I accepted the challenge. The day before I had been to my favorite store (the Salvation Army Thrift Store for those of you who don't know) and bought eight wool sweaters to felt. The challenge seemed the perfect thing to spur on my use of my newly found treasures. I had the best of intentions and felted the sweaters by washing and drying them several times and carefully cut each along the seams to separate them into pieces. But as it so often does, life happened, and my best intentions got derailed. Today I decided to take a day for me and chose creating something with my felted wool as my fun thing to do. I took pictures of each step so I could share the making of my mittens with you in tutorial form.
Making Mittens From Felted Wool
Trace your hand (or the hand of the person the mitten is for) on a piece of paper. Add about 1/4 inch around the outline for a seam allowance and cut the pattern out. Place the pattern on the wool and pin it into place. I placed the cuff portion of the mittens on the ribbed band of the felted wool so there would be enough stretch in the mittens to put them on with ease. I pinned two layers at a time with the wool right sides together. Cut out pieces making sure you cut deep enough between the thumb and hand for free movement of thumb when the mittens are stitched.
Slowly stitch closely around the edges of the pinned pieces insuring both layers are secured in the seam. Carefully pivot the needle when stitching between the hand and thumb. We don't want holey mittens from the get go. 🙂 After securing the two pieces together zig-zag over the seam. Zig-zagging may not be necessary, but it will add strength to the seam so there is not a blow-out when you are building a snowman. 🙂
Turn your mitten right-side out, shaping the rounded seams as you go, and wah la, you have completed one!
Stitch the remaining two pieces together, and you are ready to play in the snow. Or not. But you will have a warm pair of mittens custom made to fit your hands.
This was my first felted wool repurposing project, but it won't be my last. Thank you, Carla, for the inspiration
If you use this tutorial, I would be interested in hearing how it worked for you and any feedback you may have.
oxo Judy
Until next time.
Until next time,
Vocatus atque non vocatus, deus aderit.
(Bidden or not bidden, God is there.)
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What kind of languages can u speak and under that tell ur neighbor if you should keep speaking that language for all you life!
For me should i keep speaking chinese,japanese,korean,and spanish,and english, and should i keep the asian languages and that one spanish language for the rest of my life??? D: Or should i just stay with one of the languages?


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VANCOUVER, B.C. – A 61st-minute Barry Robson penalty made the difference Sunday evening, as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 before 20,112 at BC Place.
The Scotsman opted for power over placement, driving a left-footed howitzer into the left side of the goal.
Dane Richards was the man who got things started in the win, cutting in from the right to blast a ball past a sprawling Jon Busch for the 1-0 lead 20 minutes in. Lee Young-Pyo played a big part in the goal, hitting a well-weighted through ball to set the Jamaican up for the opener.
Alan Gordon found the equalizer seven minutes before the half, however. The big man got loose on the back post to head home a cross from Marvin Chavez after beating napping Vancouver left back Alain Rochat to the mark.
The first-place Quakes came out in the second 45 with more intent, but it was the 'Caps who created the first real look of the period. Once again it was Richards, who came close to adding to his tally in the 56th minute. The right winger cut in from the right, wrong-footing a pair of San Jose defenders before firing just wide of the far post.
They wouldn't have to wait long to find the go-ahead, however. Camilo generated the spot kick after a Robson shot was deflected into his path just three minutes after Richards' attempt. The Brazilian went down under a rash Sam Cronin slide-tackle, and after some debate, acquiesced in letting Robson take the penalty.
The Quakes, is as is their wont, pushed hard for the equalizer. But without Steven Lenhart, still sidelined with concussion symptoms, were a forward short of whole.
They turned to little-used Turk Sercan Guvenisik, who came close to grabbing equalizer several times, but never managed to put a shot on frame.
Vancouver, meanwhile, introduced newly signed Designated Player Kenny Miller for his debut in the 78th minute, replacing the active Darren Mattocks. Miller probably should have had a goal seconds after coming on only to see his first touch carom into the waiting hands of Busch after sneaking past the San Jose backline.
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Tomorrow the Mesa FamilySearch Library will be presenting another in its series of live, online webinars. I will be presenting this weeks webinar on an "Introduction of Online Genealogical Resources." This free series of webinars will continue each Wednesday evening in May at 7:00 pm. You can attend in person at the Training Center Auditorium on 464 E. 1st Avenue in Mesa. Parking is at a premium so you might want to park at the Mesa FamilySearch Library and walk over a block to the Training Center. Hope to see you there.
Shortly after the presentation, the webinar recording will be posted on the Mesa FamilySearch Library website.
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When we decided to create the AfterEllen Dog Draft, we thought it'd be a fun way for our readers' puppies to participate in the hoopla leading up to the biggest sporting event in the world. What we didn't factor into our decision was the fact that we were only going to be able to choose 50 pooches out of a pool of hundreds of your adorable, lovable, wonderful dogs! It was the hardest thing we've ever had to do, and we've sat through five seasons of Glee, so we know a thing or two about tough times. Below, you'll find 50 of the greatest dogs in the all the lands. But don't stop there: Head on over to our official AfterEllen Dog Draft Facebook page to "awwwww" over all the submissions.
Duncan Joseph
Hometown: Brooklyn
Haute Dawg Hottie! Diva Duncan would make the ultimate male cheerleader, exuding team spirit realness from the sidelines! Dunkie's most amazing trait is positivity, proof that we can all overcome adversity. His most sought after skills are encouragement and acceptance. No matter win or loose he will always be there to back up his team!
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Skye is a rescue who was hit by a car at seven months old and shattered her hip. Five months later she's back back in the game and terrorizing the competition, namely her brother Bogey. Position: corner back/defensive tackle. Strengths: interceptions of everything from toys to bones to unattended food of all kinds. Likes to go for the legs on a tackle. Don't let those baby blues fool you, this girl came to play!
Hometown: Winston-Salem
Position: Bench Warmer. Special Skills: Ability to dominate any couch or comfortable sitting place and make it look more majestic. Uses a special signature move, the paradoxical "old fella/puppy face' to deter anyone from sitting in his spot.
Charlie Bo
Hometown: Kansas City
Position Played: Defensive back—he's excellent at intercepting other dogs' tennis balls at the dog park. Skills: An amazing vertical leap, making sure no squirrels enter the yard, howling like a beagle, proudly prancing after stealing plastic clothes hangers/toilet paper, and being an absolute angel puff.
Hopsy Flopsy
Hometown: Atlanta
Strengths: He runs like the demons of hell are at his back. Weaknesses: He can't catch for shit.


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Are you sick of Jon Snow news yet?
No? Good, because this one's a doozy, and it has nothing to do with the unending nightmare of his possible death.
It's hard now to separate Jon Snow from actor Kit Harington. They are basically one in the same, to the point where Kit just looks positively wrong without a fur coat. However, once upon a time, a different actor was nearly up for the part of everyone's favorite know-nothing kid from the North, and he happens to play another one we all know and loathe named Ramsay Snow/Bolton.
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MORE: Does this 'Game of Thrones' news mean what we think it means about Jon Snow?
"I auditioned for the pilot of 'Game of Thrones', and was down to the last two for Jon Snow, so I guess they knew me," Rheon said of being cast as Ramsay.
He also revealed that when he was cast, he was only given the character of "Boy," so as not to give away plans to introduce Ramsay Snow into the show.
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