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The sleep training debate has, to no-one's great surprise, popped up again in Parentland. In the red corner, Rosa Brooks: hell, yeah, stick in those earplugs, sling 'em in the cot and let 'em howl! What harm could it possibly do? In the green corner, Hathor, the Cow Goddess Of Attachment Parenting: heresy! Don't you realise this will traumatise your child and damage his or her trust? What caring mother could ever do such a thing?
I've commented previously on my opinions on both sleep training in particular and OneTrueWayism in parenting in general, but, as it happens, what drew me into the debate this time was another favourite bugbear of mine - the spot-the-difference game between what the evidence on a contentious topic says and what people with strong opinions on the topic claim it says. What Hathor claimed, you see, is that her anti-CIO stance had been proved right by scientific research. Years of study and reams of inquiry, she assured us, all consistently maintain that it is harmful to force your child to cry it out. Indeed, Ferber himself had been proved wrong on the subject and had recanted his claims as a result.
Now, I can totally understand being anti-CIO - even its strongest proponents admit that it can be a pretty unpleasant experience for everyone concerned. I'm a lot more sceptical about the belief that it's likely to cause long-term emotional damage - personally, I think babies are a lot more resilient than some of us give them credit for, and I don't think a child who's getting plenty of affection in his life overall is going to suffer permanent trauma as a result of a few bedtimes and naptimes crying alone - but it's a big old world and there's room for a lot of different opinions out there. But claiming that there's scientific evidence for the supposed harmfulness of CIO - well, that's where things leave the realm of opinion and get into the realm of ascertainable fact. Or, as it may be, fiction.
I've spent a lot of time looking at what different parenting forums and websites have to say about CIO, including a lot of the CIO-is-the-work-of-the-devil sites, and I've often come across this claim before. Invariably, the 'evidence' presented (when the person making the claim actually does present any evidence instead of just assuming that the existence of evidence is so obvious as to need no further comment) falls into one or more of three categories:
1. Opinion.
2. Anecdote (often of cases where a number of other things were changed in a child's life at the same time. "This two-month-old baby was left to cry herself to sleep and her parents stopped spending as much time with her during the day and she was fed less often and, guess what, she didn't thrive. Obviously the sleep training!")
3. Actual research that isn't actually into CIO. There is a huge amount of research out there to show that regular positive attention and affection is crucially important for children's emotional development, and one of the few issues in parenting that just about anyone with any glimmer of a clue can actually agree on is that prolonged, regular neglect during childhood is liable to cause children problems; sometimes huge problems. However, sleep training isn't prolonged, regular neglect. It involves leaving children for short periods at specific times, while giving them just as much loving care as normal at other times (possibly more, since responding lovingly and affectionately to another person tends to be rather easier if you're not going insane with sleep deprivation). Pointing to studies on the desperate harm suffered by Romanian orphans left abandoned in their cribs all day and every day as evidence of what a Bad Thing sleep training is is about as valid as pointing to studies on starving, malnourished children in the Third World and using them as support for a claim that you're doing your child terrible damage by expecting her to wait an extra twenty minutes for her dinner now and again.
Since no-one from the anti-CIO-for-sleep-training brigade ever seemed to cite any actual studies on the use of CIO for sleep training, I searched Medline to whether any such studies had ever actually been done. (The technical term is "extinction", if you want to do the same thing.) There are no long-term studies that I could find, but I did find two studies that looked at the psychological status of children shortly after sleep training. Both of these seem to have passed unnoticed by the very people who are supposedly most fascinated by the psychological status of children following sleep training. Call me cynical, but am I wrong in thinking that this might possibly have something to do with the fact that both studies actually showed children to be, if anything, somewhat more secure following CIO?
So, I replied to Hathor's claim with a quick summary of the above. Since the list of references she gave in reply was fairly typical of the kind of stuff that gets presented as evidence in these debates, I'll go through them.
One reference to a speech by James McKenna in which he cited primate studies into short-term mother-infant separation. Now, I can't comment directly on how these studies might or might not relate to CIO, because direct references weren't given in Hathor's quote or anywhere else on the 'Net that I could find. However, a Medline search on "mother-infant separation" shows that, while lengthy separations do indeed appear to be harmful to infants, infants separated from their mothers for brief periods of time only were actually less fazed by separation when older than primates who hadn't undergone such separations.
One newspaper article about Margot Sunderland's new book, The Science Of Parenting. I haven't read the whole book, as yet, but I've read the section on sleep training. No references to studies on CIO.
Two articles about the infamous Commons and Miller paper. I call it infamous because it gets mentioned in tones of reverence all the time in CIO debates. It is, according to popular legend about it, a study by two Harvard psychiatrists that showed CIO to be harmful. The only part of that that's correct is that the authors do indeed work at Harvard.
The Commons and Miller paper wasn't a study and wasn't about CIO. (And the authors are psychologists, not psychiatrists.) It was a discussion of the many ways in which child-rearing practices differ in two different societies (the USA and the Gusii tribe of Kenya) and what kind of long-term effects this might have on children reared in the two societies. It's a fascinating paper, but it isn't a study.
One reference to a study stating that all of 186 hunter-gatherer societies looked at in one study practiced co-sleeping. Which tells us, um, precisely zero about the effects of CIO.
One webpage on the general evils of leaving babies to cry, devoid of any actual references.
And one article about a study showing that infant rats who received plenty of affection from their mothers were more secure than infant rats who received little maternal attention. Which, as I discussed above, adds to the already sizeable body of evidence that giving your child little attention overall is A Bad Thing, but tells us nothing about the effects of a specific short-term intervention such as CIO.
My dissent on the issue of whether this constituted adequate evidence of the evils of CIO caused, as you can imagine, some debate. Since there are now quite a number of questions for me in the second comment thread still awaiting a reply, I decided to move the discussion over here and answer them in this post.
What exactly are you looking for for something to be a study?
Well, not wanting to sound tautologous or anything, but a study involves studying something. When someone says that CIO is harmful but doesn't actually provide any evidence to back this up, that's an opinion. When someone speculates on whether CIO may be harmful, that's a theory. When someone makes an attempt to assess the state of children following CIO, that's a study. (Whether or not it's a good study is, of course, a whole separate and important question.)
Or to have compelling information for you to see that CIO is not a good thing for babies?
I'm not trying to claim it's a "good thing" (although I believe that, for some babies, it's a better thing than the alternative). I'm objecting to the claim that research has proved it to be a harmful thing. But, to answer your question: if well-conducted studies into the psychological state of children following sleep training showed them to be psychologically worse off after CIO, then that would be compelling evidence.
If I may be so bold as to ask, what exactly are you doing on a site that is pro co-sleeping trying to defend CIO?
Objecting to misinformation. I don't object to people being anti-CIO; I do object to people claiming the evidence states something that it doesn't.
Or at least trying to say that there needs to be studies to prove that co-sleeping is benificial (sic)?
I haven't said that.
I guess it all comes down to doing what works best for your family, taking into consideration that babies/children are people too, and that they have needs that they can not meet themselves do to their age.
Doing what works best for your family is exactly my philosophy, as well. However, my experience is that when that statement is followed by that sort of qualifier in this sort of debate, what it actually means is that you don't believe CIO is ever going to be what works best for anyone's family. And, having read a lot of different stories from different people with different experiences, I can't agree with that.
There are may ways to help a child learn to sleep that do not involve them having to cry for extended periods of time.
And I'd like to see them much more widely known (by which I do not just mean the blanket "Co-sleeping will solve all your problems! What more could you possibly need to know?" recommendation that seems to be all that some attachment parenting advocates have to offer). I'd also, however, like to see it more widely recognised that - like everything else in parenting - they aren't universal solutions that work for all children and all families.
But I think we need to remember that there are a lot of parents out there who might well have tried alternative solutions to sleep problems with their children if they'd known about them, but who didn't know about them and thus tried some form of CIO. Now, leaving these families thinking "Damn, if only I'd known about that at the time! Could have saved us an unpleasant few evenings" is one thing; leaving them thinking "Oh, no! There's scientific evidence that the way I handled things was actually damaging for my child!" is another. If we're going to do that to parents, we ought to be damn sure we have our facts straight first. If there isn't any actual evidence that CIO is harmful then we shouldn't be claiming that there is, no matter how vehement our personal opinions on the subject.
Touche on the Harvard study, I haven't seen the actual paper the article was based on.
Well, if you want to, you can read it here. Right where I said it would be, in fact.
But a comparative multi-disciplinary investigation of different societies is not necessarily less valid than lab-controlled experiments. It's what anthropologists do.
It's a valid research method for some things, although I don't think it would be a good way of studying CIO - there are so many differences between different societies that it wouldn't be possible to single out one specific brief episode during childhood and pinpoint the effects of that. However, the objection I was making is not that their paper is an anthropological study, but that it isn't a study at all. It's a discussion of previous research into the topic, and it doesn't contain any actual information on how the different methods of child-rearing affect children. It simply theorises on how the differences might affect children, and suggests this as a topic for further research.
These [the children in the first CIO study] are 6-24 month old children they studied. How would you guess they rated the security and anxiety of these children?
They used a modified version of a scale called the Flint Infant Security Scale, filled in by the parents. The second study I cited used the same scale, and also visual analogue scales to measure the parents' impressions of how depressed and how anxious/insecure their children seemed.
I personally can't see how being left alone to sleep can make anyone more secure.
I've found that dealing successfully with a situation I originally thought to be beyond me usually leaves me feeling more secure. Knowing that I can deal with it leaves me with more confidence in my own abilities.
It's also worth remembering that children who have difficulty getting to sleep and wake frequently in the night are often sleep-deprived themselves. If adults find it easier to cope with life's stresses when well-rested, why shouldn't the same be true of children?
To me this abstract is pretty unconvincing.
That's fine. I'm not out to bang a CIO-is-wonderful drum here - that isn't the way I feel at all. What I'm trying to point out is that the existing evidence doesn't show it to be harmful.
I don't believe in CIO. Sarah, you obviously do to some extent
What I believe in is finding solutions that work for individual families, individual children. I believe that sometimes, that solution is going to be CIO. And I believe that though another method could potentially have worked just as well or better in most (not all) cases where CIO is used, that doesn't mean that using CIO in those cases was actually harmful.
Anyway, people also used to widely believe in 'spare the rod spoil the child' and were full of evidence of how spanking led to better children.
And stories like that don't tell you that we should be extremely careful about not claiming that the evidence supports a particular way of doing things purely because that's what it suits us to believe?
I just don't see how a three or six month old baby for example can know the difference between just having been left in his safe nursery and having been abandoned completely.
Well, when his mother turns up again, I think he's going to figure out that it was the former.
And how do you really know that a three month old really isn't hungry, or that something isn't really bothering him?
In fact, I don't know any experts who advocate using sleep training for a baby as young as three months. But, assuming that you didn't feel that to be the crucial point of your question: By knowing your child and by using common sense. For example, if you've just nursed your child and he isn't taking any more milk then it's a fair bet that hunger isn't the problem.
And besides that, why are only physical needs valid when speaking about babies? Certainly judging by the numbers of relationship gurus out there, all the books, all the Dr. Phils and beyond, we in North America believe that we have emotional needs that deserve to be met.
Certainly. But that doesn't mean that someone has to be available to meet them every minute throughout the day and night. I don't expect my partner to drop absolutely everything he's doing to talk to me whenever the fancy takes me, even if it's 4 a.m. and he's in a sound sleep. I know that he has other things to do that are important; and I know that that doesn't detract from his love for me or his ability to be supportive and available to me overall.
Why is it less valid for a baby to be lonely than it is for an adult to be lonely?
It isn't. But, similarly, why should it be so much more valid? If a friend staying with you was regularly expecting you to come and keep her company regardless of what hour of the day and night it was or what else you might need to do, how long would it be before you started saying no some of the time?
I mean no offense by this, but I don't really need you to answer these questions. I know what the answers are for me.
Which is good. The point at which I start having a problem with these sorts of discussions is when people start deciding that they know what the answers are for everybody else.
I think ultimately all there is to this topic is to follow your heart, as Julinda and Serendipity said above.
And if your heart leads you to the conclusion that CIO is the right answer for your baby?
I hope these articles make people think about this issue a little bit more, to reconsider, to tune into their heart and see what is right for *them*.
I'd love it if there were more articles that did that, but I don't think either Rosa Brooks' or Hathor's had that aim. What Hathor, like Brooks, really wants other people to do is to tune into her heart and do things the way she thinks is right. That's the problem I have with this issue, as with so much else in parenting; so many people think they've got the one right way that's going to work for all children, just as though children weren't individuals as much as the rest of us.
But that's not why I wrote the reply I did to Hathor's post. I replied to it because I believe that she was not correct in claiming that the existing scientific evidence proves CIO to be harmful. And I hope I'd have had the guts to say so even if I was passionately anti-CIO on a personal level. Judging the evidence on the basis of what we want it to show is a temptation that's impossible to avoid altogether - but we should be willing to be as honest as we can be about what it actually shows.


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Blizzard addresses Rotary; Askew signs book; library plans book sale; parenting classes to start
Lenoir County historian addresses Rotary
The Kinston Evening Rotary Club was treated recently to an interesting historic presentation by Dr. Lonnie Blizzard on the meaning of Kinston�s �Sugar Hill.�
Originally a dump site for waste in Colonial times, the area on the southwest corner of original Kinston became widely known as an adult entertainment site flourishing with gambling and prostitution. Beginning during the Civil War and continuing through the Korean War time frame, the soldiers stationed in Eastern North Carolina flocked to �Sugar Hill� for relaxation and entertainment.
Blizzard has made this and many other presentations to a variety of groups. His knowledge of local history is a great asset to the community.
Kinston Evening Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the House of Wang.
Writer to sign book today
Dr. Joseph Askew will be available to sign copies of his latest book, �Revelation to the Father and to the Son and to the Seven Churches,� from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library.
The book tells the little known saga of the Seven Churches described in the Book of Revelation. He also recounts both his battle and his son�s battle with cancer.
Askew earned a Doctor of Divinity from United Faith Ministry and served as a pastor at First Baptist Church in Kinston. He is also the author of �The North Carolina Negro in the Civil War.� Both books are available at Amazon.com.
The library is at 510 N. Queen St. For more information, call 252-527-7066.
Library plans big book sale
The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 16 and from 2 to 6 p.m. March 17 in the Schechter Auditorium of the library, 510 N. Queen St.
On sale will be a wide variety of used materials, including hardback books, paperback books, children�s books, magazines, DVDs, CDs and video games. Several personal computers with accompanying monitors and keyboards also will be on sale.
For more information, call the library at 252-527-7066.
New VIP classes to start soon
Free parenting classes are being offered for teens through age 23 at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension office.
Classes of the Very Important Parent 12-month program are beginning this month. There will be 12 face-to-face classes, then one per month for nine months of field trips, movies, workshops and two to five technology contacts per week (iPad type devices will be provided), plus quarterly home visits. Participants who complete the program can keep the tablet.
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ISRAEL. Negev. The Negba Kibbutz. The walls are still damaged by the Israeli-Arab war.
Tel Aviv beachfront.1948, Colonel Moshe DAYAN and Colonel Ytzhak SADEH, armored brigade leader.
ISRAEL. Tel-Aviv. A sidewalk cafe along the Ben Yehuda Stree. 1948.
ISRAEL. 1950. Celebrating the "Succoth" (Jewish Harvest Festival) a group of dancers from Jerusalem perfo
ISRAEL. Haifa. The arrival of new immigrants at a reception camp.
ISRAEL. Galilee. A watering hole for sheep and cattle.
ISRAEL. Haifa. Settlers at the Shaar Aliyah reception camp.
ISRAEL. Near Jerusalem. 1949. A French Jewish immigrant planting a vineyard.
Refugees from Hungary try to learn American Jazz, hoping to play eventually in a local cafe in Tel Aviv.
ISRAEL. Galilee. Building the settlement of Kafar Giladi.
ISRAEL. 1948. Celebrations of the new Israeli Armed Forces and flag hoisting ceremony.
ISRAEL. The deviding line of Jerusalem.
ISRAEL. Galilee. The building of a water pipeline to bring water to the Negev. 1948.
ISRAEL. Haifa. 1948. The arrival of new immigrants at the port of Haifa.
ISRAEL. The wreckage of an Egyptian Air Force spitfire shot down on the 15th May 1948.
ISRAEL. Tel Aviv. 1948.
ISRAEL. Haifa. 1949-1950. Transit camp for new immigrants.
ISRAEL. Prime minister David BEN-GOURION speaks at time of first anniversary of Israel in Tel Aviv. 1949.


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Justified Season 4, Episode 12 recap.
Penultimate Justified.
Last week's episode was so crazy good I'm not sure how the remaining two episodes can top it. Season 4 started slow but has become the best season after season 2. While season 2 is still the most cohesive effort from Justified, with the strongest antagonist and supporting characters (although Colton Rhodes is the gift that keeps on giving), there is a lot to be said for the re-watchability of season 4. At least half these episodes stand up to multiple viewings and actually get better the second time around.
And now, to clean up the Ellen Mae mess.
If I'm a publicist at FX, I'm putting together an Emmy reel for Abby Miller, the actress that plays Ellen Mae. She's an unsung hero of Justified.
When Winona says it's important for Raylan to sign some papers about the baby, to "protect" it, and that he has to do it before the kid is born…I get a horrible sinking feeling. Anyone else?
Awww, they're having a girl.
Oh god. This dialogue. Already. I think this is the winner, though:
Art: Congratulations, you're suspended.
Raylan: Remind me why again?
Art: You want the whole list or just the good stuff that I underlined?
Drew Thompson wants Marshal protection for Ellen Mae but they're all, no, screw you.
Poor Ellen Mae. She's totally convinced of her future demise.
Boyd is back to "being a crime boss is SO HARD, YA'LL". He's got trouble on three fronts—Theo Tonin/Nicky Augustine and their retribution for losing Drew Thompson, Ellen Mae, and now Johnny being a backstabber.
Snake Bite Boy is back. I guess having a snake chew your face off is no big deal. Because by my calculation, this entire season has occurred over about two weeks, max.
Boyd is going after Johnny.
I love how all the Marshals are so blasé about the fact that The Tonin is totally going to have someone murder Drew in prison. They're just like, "Yeah, that is totally gonna happen."
Raylan is clearly avoiding Winona/the baby by pursuing Ellen Mae.
And now Johnny is going to try and get to her, too, because Theo Tonin said so.
As per usual, Limehouse knows everything and plays dumb anyway. He is not dealing with Johnny.
Interesting: Limehouse references Quarles, but says "a man lost his arm". Not "a man died". So…Quarles is still alive?
Boyd is planning on raiding Noble's Holler for Ellen Mae, but Nicky Augustine offers him the money to, well basically buy Ellen Mae and get Johnny in the bargain to boot. Is Nicky maybe in trouble with Theo for losing Drew?
Justified takes some criticism for its level of violence, so what is Boyd's response to walking into a room and having everyone draw down? "Now why would you want to legislate gun control?" said sarcastically.
I love that Nicky apologizes to Ava. For a show that has a lot of disposable prostitute characters and is very liberal with the use of the word "whore", Justified is consistently respectful of its female characters.
Nicky Augustine (to Boyd): I'm going to need Google Translate on my phone if I keep talking to you.
Ava's on her way to get Ellen Mae, but Raylan is already there, with Brooks and Gutterson in tow.
Limehouse and Brooks going to toe to toe is kind of awesome. Brooks has been shortchanged this season (even more so than usual) but man, when she gets fired up, she is. The. Best.
Which is why Raylan takes her to Harlan with him while Gutterson gets stuck on sentry detail. Because Gutterson can be trusted to hold his sh*t together on his own (unless Colton Rhodes shows up), while Rachel has been a little bit off the rails.
Did Limehouse seriously let Ellen Mae go?
Limehouse seems subdued after his misadventures with Quarles in season 3. He still has the potential to do anything—as Ava says, he's already double-crossed her and Boyd once—but now he's got a contemplative edge that fits better with overall tone of the show. Sure these people will get into fights and shoot at one another, but the bulk of Justified is just everybody trying to outthink everyone else.
Ellen Mae is gone, and is back at Nicky Cush's place. We've only seen this guy once but I dig his vibe. He's tweaky but he's also a CRAZY CONSPIRACY THEORIST.
Nicky Cush: Hear that?
Ellen Mae: Hear what?
Nicky Cush: Exactly! They fly drones now!
See what I mean about how the writers make these background characters pop?
Nicky Cush gets the drop on Boyd et al wearing body armor and—a gas mask?—but Boyd shots him in the foot, which was not protected. During this whole confrontation, they're discussing reading the same news article about robbers who used body armor. SEE?
Snake Bite Boy: Why you gotta be such a dick?
Raylan: It's my job, being a dick. It'd be weird if you liked me.
Ellen Mae is with Cassie St. Cyr. So we're tying up this church thing, too. And she tells Cassie about Delroy. So now Cassie is totally f*cked. Ava and/or Boyd is going to kill them both. Even though, technically, she doesn't mention Ava.
Ava gets there first. And for the first time, I have no idea what Ava is really capable of. Remember when she was just a battered housewife?
So Colt shows up, Ava can't pull the trigger, Boyd orders Colt to do it, and then…
Colt comes clean about Gutterson's junkie buddy. This is only going to end one way.
And, well, Gutterson never misses.
But he…takes Colt's sunglasses? Weird…?
Gutterson is looking a little shocky, which is unusual for him. And I cannot tell how sincere Cassie St. Cyr is—she seems like maybe she's actually going to leave the grifting behind, but…she is a con artist.
No no no—that ominous piano theme starts up as Boyd and Ava talk.
Get rid of Delroy's body…? Didn't they already dump him in a toxic chemical pool? What's left?
LEGIT TERRIFYING—Winona gets a mysterious new rocking chair and who is assembling it? Detroit thug Picker. Nooooooooo…
Gutterson's body count so far: Four? I think it's four.
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CSI: NY Alum Joins ABC's Midseason Drama Resurrection in Recurring Role
ABC's excellent midseason drama Resurrection has tapped Kathleen Munroe (CSI: NY, Alphas) to join the cast in a major recurring role, TVLine has learned exclusively.
This series — which premieres Sunday, March 9 at 10/9c and stars House vet Omar Epps — asks the provocative question, "What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day's gone by?" The lives of the people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.
Munroe will play Rachel, the feisty and charming ex-girlfriend of Pastor Tom (Mark Hildreth).
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Once Upon a Time's Wonderland Spinoff, Glee Star's Comedy and 7 More Picked Up by ABC
And the ABC pickups continue!
After ordering Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to series, as well as Rebel Wilson's comedy Super Fun Night, the network has also picked up a bunch of new series for next season, including the much-buzzed-about Once Upon a Time spinoff, which will be set in Wonderland.
Also included in the pickups are a mind-bending drama starring Christian Slater, as well as a sitcoms starring James Caan, a Glee star, Malin Akerman and more…
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: The buzzed about Once Upon a Time spinoff centers on Alice, played by newcomer Sophie Lowe, the Knave of Hearts (Michael Socha) and Alice's love interest Cyrus (Peter Gadiot). Oh, and John Lithgow voices the White Rabbit! The anthology series hails from OUAT creators Eddy Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Jane Espenson.
Back in the Game: James Caan and Psych's Maggie Lawson star as an estranged father, who is a former baseball star, and daughter who movie in together after her nasty divorce. Soon, she starts coaching her son's little league team, allowing herself to be drawn back into the sports world.
Mind Games: Steve Zahn and Christian Slater play two brothers who run an agency that uses the real science of human motivation and manipulation to help solve their clients' problems. Awake's Kyle Killen serves as executive producer.
Betrayal: Hannah Ware stars as an unhappily married photographer who begins an affair with a lawyer, who ends up defending a murder suspect who her husband is prosecuting. Stuart Townsend and James Cromwell also star.
Lucky 7: Based on the British drama The Syndicate, the series centers on seven service station employees whose lives are changed when they win a lottery jackpot.
Resurrection: Based on a novel by Jason Mott, the drama centers on deceased loved ones returning from the grave in the town of Arcadia. Omar Epps, Devin Kelley, Matt Craven and Samaire Armstrong star in the series from Criminal Minds' Aaron Zelman.
Mixology: From the writers of The Hangover, this high-concept sitcom centers on a group of singles looking for love in a Manhattan bar and is set over the course of a single night. Ryan Seacrest serves as an executive producer with Glee's Vanessa Lengies and The Following's Adan Canto set to star.
Killer Women: Battlestar Galactica fan favorite Tricia Helfer plays Molly Parker, the only woman in the Texas Rangers in this drama based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas. Buffy's Marc Blucas also headlines the drama, which Sofia Vergara is executive producing.
Trophy Wife: Malin Akerman stars as a reformed party girl who finds herself as part of an instant family when she falls for Brad (Bradley Whitford), who has three children and two crazy ex-wives. Marcia Gay Harden also stars in this project from Private Practice's Emily Halpern.


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When you think of large groups in the hip-hop industry, we usually think of groups who have different members with a lot of versatility. So when it comes to the new rising group from Akron, Ohio "Da Kennel," you can't help but to wonder the potential of a group with six different rappers, and three producers.
With members, Unknown, Mage, Gram Citi, Skillz McNeilla, Kuntry, and Leland Ray spitting the bars, and Dat Boi Pizz, Rip Rugga, and J.C. on production, Da Kennel is a group with a lot of individual talent as well as years of working together.
"We basically started out as a bunch of friends just freestyling," says Unknown. "But, soon we started buying equipment, making our own beats and the songs just started coming."
The group, soon found themselves rapping in a house and spitting freestyles on a daily basis while learning each other's styles and learning to work with each other. After a couple years of hard work and dedication, the group was ready to release their debut mixtape Hood II Hood Volume 1.
With the release of their new single "Model," Da Kennel hopes to give the streets what they want, as they prepare to release their debut album soon. Look out for Da Kennel to be doing major things this summer, including their new upcoming album, and even touring at major events and across the country.


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Clothes made with animal fur may soon be required to have special labeling in order to be sold in California.
The state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill mandating that all garments containing fur be labeled with the type of animal and the country of origin. The 22-11 vote sends AB1656 to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk.
Under current law, only garments that contain more than $150 worth of animal fur have to be labeled as containing real fur.
If AB1656 is signed into law, California would become the sixth state to impose the labeling requirement.
Supporters of the bill say consumers have a right to know what they are buying. Critics say the labels would burden retailers.
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Market days are Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8 am until noon, from the beginning of May until the end of October. Rain or shine you'll find local meats, honey and maple syrup, baked goods and preserves for sale.
Every market day is a little different. Produce and flower vendors bring the best that each season has to offer. Whether their tables are piled high with lettuce and tulips, tomatoes and corn, or pumpkins and parsnips, you can be sure it's a great place to celebrate the seasons! And the rotating group of artisan vendors (different each week) has handcrafted goods for sale that are unique to this area alone. Jewelry, woodworking, hand-painted signs, soap, fabric crafts, and more – all make lovely gifts for you or your loved ones.


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The Brickhouse Run is a friendly and welcoming pub and restaurant in historic Old Towne, Petersburg, Virginia. We offer a regularly changing menu of home-made British and American specialties, an excellent wine list, six beers on tap, including a local cask conditioned ale on hand pump, and a full range of spirits.
Inside our 190-year old buildings are two rooms featuring exposed beams, a fireplace, high backed settles, and fresh flowers on polished tables. We are recognized for providing high quality food and drink in a warm casual place. We also have special events, such as Quiz Night and concerts, so check our calendar regularly. Please explore this site and we look forward to seeing you down at the pub. Cheers.
The Brickhouse Run is open for Dinner Tuesday–Saturday at 5:00 pm. Dinner is available until 9:00 pm on weekdays and 10:00 pm on weekends.
We happily take reservations for parties of six or more during our regular business hours. Private Parties may be scheduled for groups of twenty or more at times we are not usually open.
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Obtaining Client-Specific Information with a Web Application
An Editor friend and some of my co-workers have taken occasion to remind me that some people don't like Internet Explorer or don't see why anyone would ever develop Web applications just for Internet Explorer. Some of these same smart people have expressed the opinion that they don't like ActiveX in Web applications much either. I respect their opinions. Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
I understand. I have read the Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond. I have even exchanged a couple of emails with him. I understand that some people think open source software and uniform standards is the way to go. However, I think about these kinds of issues-open source versus proprietary solutions and IE-only development versus multi- browser platform development-differently, from my own perspective.
This article is limited to IE web-based development and just a few odds and bobs that let your JavaScript code obtain some client/user specific information.
Enabling and Disabling Script Debugging in IE8
Visual Studio 2008 automatically enables script debugging for Internet Explorer 8 sessions started from Visual Studio. You know longer have to uncheck this option (Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer)) in the IE Tools|Options in the Advanced tab. In fact, regardless of the debugging settings script debugging will be enabled for IE8 sessions started from Visual Studio.
There exists a potential for performance problems associated with script debugging always being on. For a registry hack that disables script debugging refer to my DevExpress blog entry here.
Enabling ActiveX in IE8
Internet Explorer security is established by zone. There are five zones: Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites, Restricted Sites, and My Computer. The Internet zone is represented by Web sites on your computer that haven't been assigned to another zone. The Local Intranet zone is represented by network connections established using a UNC path, Web sites that by-pass the proxy server, or sites that have not been assigned to the Restricted or Trusted zone. Also, if you use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address then the site is considered part of the Internet zone. The Trusted Sites zone is for adding web sites that you trust, like FedEx.com, Dell.com, Amazon.com, and the Restricted Sites zone is for web sites that you don't trust. My Computer is exactly what it sounds like.
If you want to enable ActiveX support for desktop development then you want to adjust the Local Intranet zone. If you add ActiveX controls to your public web site then your users will need to adjust the Internet zone.
- In Internet Explorer 8 select Tools|Options
- Change to the Security tab and click Local intranet in the zones section
- Click Custom level
- In the Security Settings dialog scroll to the ActiveX controls and plug-ins
- Change the "Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting" from Disable to Enable or Prompt. (If you want to remember that you have turned on ActiveX support then select Prompt)
- Click OK to close the Security Settings dialog
- Click OK to close the Internet options dialog
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Figure 1: If you see this dialog then you need to enable ActiveX objects for the Local Intranet zone.
Figure 2: To let ActiveX objects that you create in script run on your workstation's browser set "Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe " to Enable or Prompt.
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Sunday's battle between Chelsea and Manchester United is being promoted in FOX TV commercials as the "Greatest live Premier League match in US television history." Unfortunately the advertising may irk some soccer fans in the United States who will be unable to watch the game live because their local FOX station has decided to show infomercials, local shows or religious programming instead.
Just like the Arsenal-Manchester United game shown by FOX on January 22, several FOX stations in large markets have decided to show the game on delay. The 17 who won't be showing the game live are:
- WITI (Milwaukee) — Shown on delay at 12:30pm local time,
- WBRC (Birmingham) — Shown on delay beginning at Noon,
- WGXA (Macon) — Shown on delay starting at Noon,
- KPTM (Omaha) – Broadcast begins at 11:30am local time,
- WXXV (Biloxi) — Shown on delay at 3pm local time,
- WICZ (Binghamton) — Shown on delay at 11:30am ET,
- WTRF (Wheeling) — Shown on delay at 2:30pm.
- WFXR (Roanoke) — Shown at Noon,
- KHMT (Billings) — Shown at 10am,
- WVNS (Bluefield) — Shown at 2:30pm,
- WZDX (Huntsville) — Shown at 11am,
- WVFX (Clarksburg) — Shown at 2pm,
- WTIC (Hartford) — Shown at Noon,
- KNDX (Minot) — Delayed until Noon local time,
- KEVN (Rapid City) – Delayed until 10am local time,
- KWKT (Waco) — Delayed until 10am local time.
Programming subject to change. Check local listings.
UPDATE: WSVN will show the game live on its D2 sister station.
"We hope our affiliates always take network programming, especially live offerings, in-pattern, but the decision rests with them and sometimes depends on local programming obligations," said a FOX Sports spokesperson. "The good news is that fewer affiliates are delaying this week's match than on Jan. 22, so we're moving in the right direction. We feel pretty good that game will be live in over 90% of the country, and delays, wherever they occur, aren't expected to negatively impact the audience."
"FOX Sports is committed to EPL, UEFA and the World Cup down the road more so than any other network and will continue look for and find more opportunities to run significant matches on FOX," added the FOX Sports spokesman. "We're looking at the glass as better than 90% full, and that's a big step forward, but we won't be happy until the glass is filled to the top and we're 100% live from coast to coast."
I'm sorry, but it's absolutely ridiculous that a game, touted as "the greatest live Premier League match in US television history," won't even be shown live in many major US cities.
It's vitally important that you contact your local FOX station and either voice your outrage (if your station isn't showing the game) or voice your support (if the station is carrying it). Contact your FOX station by Twitter, Facebook, phone, e-mail or via a web-form.
Here's the contact information for 17 of the FOX stations nationwide. Note that this list is far from complete. If yours isn't listed, please post the contact information in the comments section below and let me know whether the game is being shown live or not. I'll update the spreadsheet as I get more information from you, the readers.
Two more important points about this game:
1) I believe that advertising this game as "the greatest live Premier League match in US television history" is misguided. Why does FOX believe it's going to be the greatest? Based on what? The coverage, or the actual game itself? While I hope it's an entertaining match, Chelsea currently sits in fourth place, 12 points behind Manchester City and Manchester United who are joint top. Chelsea's Premier League title race has long been over. If it's not the game that will be the "greatest live Premier League match," maybe it's the coverage? But we have little to base that on other than the inclusion of Rob Stone and Piers Morgan, who both have their attributes but none that would make this game the greatest.
It's pure over-exaggerated hype. It's not even close to being the greatest game unless it ends up being a firecracker of a match, which — given Chelsea's current form — I extremely doubt.
2) It's time to question whether FOX's strategy of showing select Premier League games live on the free-to-air network is wise. The jury will be out until the ratings come in for Chelsea against Manchester United, but based on the data we've seen so far, the best strategy for FOX would be to show all Premier League 11am ET games live on FOX Soccer in the morning, and then show select Premier League Super Sunday matches on delay in the mid-to-late afternoon hours. The best rating FOX received so far this season was the tape delayed broadcast of Chelsea against Liverpool, which was shown at 2:30pm or 4pm (preceding or following a NFL broadcast, depending on each local market).
Showing Premier League games live on the free-to-air FOX network creates several issues: (1) Local FOX stations have other programming which takes priority, (2) the time of the live game isn't conducive to the highest ratings possible for Premier League matches, and (3) it infuriates soccer fans who are unable to watch live games in their local markets.
I believe that it's important that FOX handles you, their core soccer audience, with care. You are the viewers who have been watching Premier League games on FOX Soccer for more than a decade. You are the soccer fans who have helped FOX Soccer grow into what it is today. Without you, FOX Soccer would not exist. FOX is at an important crossroads in their history where they are looking to attract the mainstream audience, which is where the money is at. However, FOX risks upsetting its core audience, i.e. you.
At the end of the day, all we want is to be able to watch Premier League games live. Having them available on tape delay is simply not good enough. In fact, if anything, it creates a situation where tape delayed games will force soccer fans to find illegal means of watching the game live, which is something that none of us want. If I have a choice of seeing a game live on FOX Soccer or seeing it live on FOX, I would have to choose FOX Soccer even though I realize it means that the sport (and league) may not grow as quickly as I would like in this country. It's vital that soccer fans are not at the mercy of their local FOX station. With FOX Soccer, we can guarantee that if they say they're going to show the game live, it'll be on.
Nevertheless, I believe it's of massive importance that each of you who live in the United States contacts your local FOX station and either thanks them for showing Sunday's game live, or issues a complaint if they're not showing it live. There's no excuse why these stations should be showing the game on delay. And it's important that they know that there is a vocal soccer audience out there who demands the best possible live viewing experience. Anything else is unacceptable.


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OHSU History of Medicine Society Lecture:
"Surgical Transgressions? Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley and the Controversial Artificial Heart Case of 1969"
Shelley McKellar, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
Friday, October 26, 2012
Public lecture: 12:15pm
Refreshments served at noon
Location: Old Library Auditorium
Shelley McKellar, Ph.D. is the Jason Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. She studies the history of medicine and disease, with a special interest in the history of medical technology, the history of surgery, and medical biography. Professor McKellar received a Ph.D. in History at the University of Toronto, under the noted medical historian Michael Bliss. In 2003, she published Surgical Limits: The Life of Gordon Murray, a biography of the Toronto heart surgeon. Her book on medical devices, Medicine and Technology in Canada, 1900-1950 was published in 2008. She is currently working on book projects related to artificial heart technology and disease screening. At the University of Western Ontario, Professor McKellar teaches history of medicine courses and curates the university's Medical Artifact Collection.
The lecture is free and open to the public. If you have a disability and need an accommodation to attend or participate in this event please contact Maija Anderson (503-418-2287) at least five business days prior to the event.


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Dogfighting phone app called 'cruel,' 'sickening' by LAPD union chief [Updated]
The head of the Los Angeles police union said Monday that a dogfighting game application for cellphones should be yanked from the market because it glorifies illegal activity and promotes "cruel and immoral" behavior.
Paul M. Weber, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said he was particularly concerned that the Dog Wars game created by Kage Games would be embraced by local gang members and encourage them to engage in dogfighting.
"It's sickening, absolutely sickening," Weber said. "They should take it down immediately. These animals are defenseless. It's absolutely the wrong message to send to our children."
The Dog Wars app for the Android smart phone operating system encourages players to "Raise your dog to beat the best" and allows players to train a virtual pit bull to fight other virtual dogs and build street cred that "puts money in your pocket and lets you earn more in fights."
The company's website notes that the game player has a "gun for police raids and can inject the dog with steroids."
The Humane Society of the United States also released a statement urging Android to drop Dog Wars from its applications and calling the game "a step backward."
"Because Dog Wars actually instructs players on how to condition a dog using methods that are true to organized dogfighting, this game may be a training ground for young people to try the activity in the real world, encouraging cruelty to dogs and leading young people down a dead-end path," said Wayne Pacelle, the humane society's chief executive.
[Updated 1:30 p.m.: Michael Vick issued a statement Monday critical of Dog Wars. "I've come to learn the hard way that dog-fighting is a dead-end street," Vick said in the statement. "Now, I am on the right side of this issue, and I think it's important to send the smart message to kids, and not glorify this form of animal cruelty, even in an Android app."]
An email to Kage Games was not immediately returned, but the creators have responded to criticism in an online statement, saying it is not illegal and other games on the video market include crime or killing as part of the gaming experience.
"Just because something is illegal in real life in certain countries, does not mean it is illegal to make a song, movie, or video game about it," company officials said in the statement.
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California cities threaten to challenge census, which shows little growth
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A clean slate. Usually a new year brings a great pricking of the conscience, an obligation to make – and keep – rules.
Again, usually, these are virtuous changes we – or others – think we should make in our lives.
Clean off the top of the desk. Gather income tax receipts early. Polish winter boots. Eat more salads. Take a real vacation this year.
Just sets me right up for failure.
It's much the same with many other folk who sit down during the Christmas break and draw up their resolution list.
Two or three weeks into the new regime and we fall off the wagon of virtue. For me it's a messy desk. Boots scuffed. Too hurried to make a salad. A go-away vacation? You're kidding.
This year it's going to be different. The premise is I am going to get to 2014 (the Good Lord willing and if the crick don't rise.).
How do I want to spend that year? The only reason I can talk about this change is because it came up when I was praying and the words murmured across my conscience were "What about joy?"
Believe me, this is the last goal I would have thought of on my own. It must have been whispered all the way from heaven by my grandmother. With a middle name of Lulu, she would know how to weave delight into raising six children while designing signature frothy hats for the city's society womenfolk.
But given our turbulent world where you struggle to keep your job, call on any distant Scots ancestor to help you squeeze each farthing as every fixed expense creeps upward, shudder as your heart breaks as the media broadcasts yet another mass murder, joy is not usually one of the highlights of one's must-do list.
But is life just meant to be endured? Or, is to find wee pockets of delight, laughter, happiness throughout each day?
This means sweeping away feelings of futility and naming what is keeping fragments of bliss from blessing life.
Sometimes these can be major issues. If one is an independent soul then one tries to resolve the problems on one's own. But that is not always wise. Professionals, such as lawyers, can guide one through a maze too often masked by emotions, lies, fights over money.
Police, too, bear the image sadly of only being the people you call in an emergency. But these professional protectors can also prevent. They can do such relatively simple things as going though your home and giving you suggestions as to how to prevent break-ins.
The school constable is that adult who can listen to a teen who for whatever reason has shut down from his or her parents. At times too, these officers of the law can guide a situation into a restorative justice resolution where all needs are met so healing, not retribution, takes place.
It can be such a relief to hand a situation over to the professionals. I can remember the weight leaving my shoulders when the police constable said to me, "That's our job, not yours."
Or maybe it's a relatively simple solution such as writing a letter to resolve a dispute of some sort. Maybe it will be resolved. Or maybe the letter will be sent back. But you tried.
When I studied with a masterful rabbi, we came to the High Holidays in the Jewish year. One of the essential steps he underlined to us was teshuva - a time when one went to someone they had offended and made it right.
We students were shocked and asked, "Everyone?" "Yup," he replied and broke into relevant Bob Dylan lyrics. "So what if they are dead," countered one worried apprentice. "You go to the graveyard and you talk to them," came the rabbi's swift reply.
Time to sweep the sads away.
Time to recognize joy when it appears in life.
It can be hugging two gorgeous teddy bears sent by sweet souls I have never met. Or, watching a gangly rescued pup burrow herself in snowdrifts, kicking her long legs into the winter air, dancing away just out of reach when it is time to go in. Or, seeing hope when those around you are shaking their heads.
And with that practiced delight hidden hurts are mended and life becomes . . . joyful.
That's my 2013 resolution. Thank you Gramma.
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Thanks to our publishers friends of Ed (APress), we are giving away 4 copies of Advanced Flex 3 at MAX 2008 next week. Stop by at the 360 | MAX booth, where you will surely find Tom and John (and me, many times in the day), and register to enter the daily raffle. You enter the raffle once and remain a hopeful for all three days. We will pick one winner (and two on the last day) randomly from the list of registered folks everyday and announce the winners right then. The winner goes out of the list and the rest are all carried forward to the next day. So the earlier you enter the better chance you have of winning. Good luck!


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YORK COUNTY — The approaching holiday season is a time of joy and celebration with family and friends for most people. However, for those who are out of work, or who are alone, the season may be one of loneliness or stress.
There are, however, resources in the community for those in need, or for those who want to enjoy the company of others.
The Sanford VFW Post 9935 welcomes anyone who wishes to attend a free Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) from noon until 4 p.m. (or until the food runs out). The dinner will be served in the banquet hall of the VFW Post on School Street and will include all the "fixings."
The dinner is a public service by VFW members who want to give everyone an opportunity to enjoy Thanksgiving, including those who might otherwise be alone or who would not otherwise have a holiday meal, for any reason.
The food pantry at York County Shelters in Alfred provides Thanksgiving food baskets so those in need can prepare a traditional holiday meal. York County Shelters does not have a public Thanksgiving dinner, but a Thanksgiving basket includes a turkey, vegetables, dessert and other special items.
Last year, the food pantry, located just off Shaker Hill Road in the old Shaker barn, distributed 1,600 Thanksgiving food baskets. Food will be distributed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 19 — 21. From Sanford, take the second left off Shaker Hill Road to reach the food pantry and Notre Dame Bakery.
The Thanksgiving food program relies solely on donations from the community, as funding for the program is not included in the York County Shelters' budget. For those who would like to donate to the program, there are currently food drives under way. For the rest of this week and on Monday and Tuesday of next week, a trailer will be parked in the parking lot of the York County Courthouse in Alfred from 4 to 6 p.m. to collect money and food donations for the Thanksgiving baskets. There will also be a "stuff the bus" food drive this Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Alfred Elementary School's annual holiday fair. The Sanford High School Peer Helpers are also conducting a food drive for the holiday food baskets. In addition, monetary donations may be mailed to: York County Shelter Programs, P.O. Box 820, Alfred, ME 04002. (Please note "Thanksgiving" or "food pantry" on the check.)
The Salvation Army at 871 Main St. in Sanford, also provides holiday Thanksgiving food baskets to those in need. The deadline to apply for a Thanksgiving basket this year has passed, but for information on how to help, or how to get help for the holiday, contact the Salvation Army at 324-3134.
Local VFW post to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the public Other organizations also helping those in need, those who are lonely
YORK COUNTY — The approaching holiday season is a time of joy and celebration with family and friends for most people. However, for those who are out of work, or who are alone, the season may be one of loneliness or stress.


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–cross posted from my Townhall blog The shining City on a Hill
Okay, here's the rule: if you are a Republican and want to badmouth Sarah Palin, please step aside and let those of us who have guts lead the charge to take back the Shining City On a Hill. I'm not one for silencing dissenters, but this is war. And the war is against the Left, the Obama agenda and the progressive movement. If you are a Republican, then this is where you need to be fighting. Tearing down Sarah Palin or feeding people false memes about gravitas and polarization only helps the Left and hurts the Republican cause.
Don't let the liberals define our candidates. Have you not learned the lesson of 2008? In 2008, the Left chose our presidential nominee. They also convinced moderate and independent voters that we needed to move to the center to accommodate a (falsely pushed theme by the media) leftward swing in the electorate. Liberals voted in open primaries and when they couldn't vote in a GOP primary, they cheered from the sidelines.
Had Huckabee or Romney become our nominee, the Left would have had to deal more directly with the reality that our country still is a center-right country. When McCain was chosen, the Left breathed a collective sigh of relief knowing that the road to the White House would go right past a man speaking to crickets and a few stragglers in a field or a gymnasium somewhere while the "messiah" was packing the house with fainting sheep and gullible lemmings. The GOP Establishment strategy basically was handing it to liberal socialism since it would easily have more credibility if it beat a moderate instead of a conservative.
Then John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his running mate and the Left went nuts. While they would go on to win the election anyway, it took a mobilization of the mainstream media, an orchestrated smear campaign that involved heavy AstroTurfing, the parading of whining cry baby malcontents from Alaska, the full might of Hollywood and a well timed (even if coincidental?) financial crisis to stop the ensuing slide in the polls. Ultimately Obama won by 7 points because those were the people he duped into believing Sarah Palin was not qualified.
This writer put forth early on in 2009 that the strategy for beating Obama in 2012 would not be one that required us to turn 67 million Obama voters around. McCain got 46% of the vote and 58,343,671 people voted for him. Obama got 53% and 66,882,230 votes. That's a spread of 8.5 million. It was and still is this writer's heartfelt assertion that if you convince enough people that the media lied about John McCain, Sarah Palin and the conservative movement that at worst these people (the 8.5 million) could be won back.
And we were doing such a good job, too.
A couple of weeks ago, those people voted with us. These people are not the hardcore conservatives who were electrified by Sarah Palin, Rick Santelli or Glenn Beck. These are regular folk who hear what both sides have to say and then they go to the polls. They don't read blogs. They will probably never read this article even if Sean Hannity read it on Fox. They watch the Nightly News. They read newspapers. They work. They have lives. Some of them still think Sarah Palin can see Russia from her house even if they think Obama drove us into the ditch.
So what do we want these people to hear?
We certainly don't want them to hear that there is friction in the Republican Party because of Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement. Yet, every time one of these "Karl Rovian" coordinated attacks are deliberately delivered on Fox News, at the Weekly Standard or (for some odd reason – where Karl Rove works) the Wall Street Journal, somehow those of the ones we want to win back who listen to the mainstream media hear it. I don't know (shrugging my shoulders like Glenn Beck). Maybe all of a sudden the mainstream media has taken an interest in the Republican Party?
You see, there is friction in the GOP over Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement. But it's the Establishment that's causing the friction, not Palin and the Tea Party. When you see "conservative" pundits and political consultants go on TV or take to the keyboard to deliberately bash or underplay Sarah Palin, this is coordinated. This is being orchestrated from within. It's like Journolist for the right. Read Whitney Pitcher's article and you tell me if this doesn't seem coincidental that it is happening in unison and right before we head into 2012 primary season.
I'm not going to name names here. I want bloggers like Whitney, Republican activists and Tea Party activists to do that. But, I will jump into the fray, too, after this. We should plan on slamming anyone who hurts the cause, even if they're on our side. We should want a lean mean fighting machine going into 2012. I don't want a bunch of mealy mouthed wussies fighting this battle. We saw how that worked out in 2008, didn't we?
If there's going to be a fight then let's do it now, not on the convention floor for the world to see. Let's clean house now. The Tea Party has begun its infiltration. Sarah Palin has knocked back the lamestream media. And the Republicans are a majority again. Take notes Establishment types and members of what Ronald Reagan pejoratively called "the Republican Fraternity." Do you remember 1980? It's happening again; unless of course you want to turn it into 1976.
Those who ride the Reagan wave which has put silver spoons in their mouths at the expense of forgotten principles or who have earned their wealth on the rebuilding of a compassionate quasi-Rockefeller wing of the GOP while using Reagan as a prop are not understanding something about today's new and emerging GOP: Homie don't play that game. True Reaganites would not diss the similar nature of the anti-Establishment theme coming out of the Palin camp. Nor would they break Ronaldus Maximus' 11th commandment.
Guys, this is the same Republican establishment that nearly turned this country over to the progressives, the new world order people and the socialists two years ago. How the heck can we allow them to control the GOP narrative or handpick the 2012 nominee again after all their great failures?
There is a very good possibility that the GOP rank and file will choose Sarah Palin to be the nominee should she run. If I was wrong about this, we wouldn't see the knee-capping and there would be no need to write this article. The establishment is scared she can't win in 2012 and rightfully so. She can't win if they undermine her the way they did Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle. If the establishment can't man up, suit up and strap on their gear without fear and stand behind her and help push us to the top, then we are going to have to work that much harder on our end – on the Tea Party end.
It will ultimately be the Establishment's decision whether the Grand Old Party lives on or chokes on its own caviar.
You know those people who the President said were standing on the side of the road drinking slurpees while everyone else was trying to get the car out of the dish? That's the Establishment. They're standing there complaining "she's not doing it right." But they sure as hell aren't lifting a finger to get in there and help.
The Establishment is sipping their fancy drinks with their pinkies stuck up talking in the Glenn Beck "intellectual elite" voice he uses to mock them. They're saying "those Tea Partiers are useful because they vote for us, but God forbid any one of those rumpled suits or uncouth backwoods women with motor oil under their fingernails gets too much power." Just look at how they are reacting to Michele Bachmann as she gets closer and closer to a committee chairmanship. They are cowering like sniveling babies in the backroom, but when they come on TV with their white boards and their polished analyses, it's always about "the good of the party."
This is not the time to leave the party or go off half cocked complaining about the Establishment by talking third party or getting cynical about politics again. This is about whooping their butts and taking it over. Get their hands off the GOP wheel and we'll drive. So what if we're not 100% polished yet and fully vested in Congress. We can't wait. The last time we waited we went from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama. Time is of the essence.
Sarah Palin is willing to lead this fight for us. She has said if she runs, she'll "be in it to win it." The woman is willing to go to the matt for us. Let's do the same for her, our party and our country.
Why would the GOP Establishment make the same stupid mistakes that the liberals have been making for the last two years? The more they bash Palin, the more it drives her to work harder, to become better, to be more aware of her surroundings. She has told us this! It's odd that those who are so afraid she might run would motivate her even more by egging her on like this.
Some will read this and say, aw shucks, it's just Palin propaganda. No it's not. Do you see anything in here that bashes Huckabee, Romney, Gingrich, Santorum or any of the other candidates? No. That's why we have primaries. That's why we want the grown ups back in charge so that the whining, the sniveling and the foot kicking will stop – on both sides of the aisle.
Now I've figured out why the liberals got so strong. It's because of the Establishment. The political games, the lip service to conservatism and the fancy suits and fundraisers all mask a crony insider game of musical chairs that gives it to the next in line and sells the electorate on how many points of light there can be or how compassionate they are. And every time the people smell this, they run to the other side.
That's not my party. My party is represented by the ideals of a great man who once told us that our better days were ahead of us.
Put up or shut up. May the best man or woman win – fair and square.


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Ghana Medicine Volunteer Becomes Doctor
Lizzie Bendle volunteered on a Medicine project with Projects Abroad as a pre-university student in Togo and Ghana in 2001.
After deferring her university entry for a year Lizzie decided to use her gap year to gain some worthwhile experience in her chosen field of study - medicine.
On her Medicine project, Lizzie was given the opportunity to rotate around a number of different departments including outpatient clinics, surgery, x-ray, maternity, post natal care and a children's ward. Her placement was varied and as a pre-university volunteer without previous experience Lizzie found herself in the privileged position to be able to pick and choose the departments she wanted to work in.
One of the most memorable times on the placement was when she got to visit the local mortuary to watch a post-mortem. Although eye-opening, it confirmed an area of medicine that Lizzie did not want to pursue!
Lizzie attributes her decision to become a Pediatric Doctor to the early experience she had on the children's ward on her Medicine placement. Currently working as a doctor in the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, Lizzie hopes to become a consultant pediatrician and would love to return to West Africa to volunteer as a qualified doctor.


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Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have been tapped to adapt John Green's critically hailed novel The Fault in Our Stars. The story centers on two cancer-stricken teens that meet in a support group and develop a relationship. The novel follows the two through the ups and downs of their disease, as they embolden each other to face an uncertain future. Deadline reports that Fox 2000 and producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen have set the (500) Days of Summer screenwriters to pen the adaptation.
I've heard nothing but great things about Green's novel, so this should come as good news to fans of the book. Given how they successfully blended comedy and drama with Summer, Neustadter and Weber seem a nice fit to tackle this challenging material. The two recently scripted the period comedy Rosaline, which tells the Romeo and Juliet story from the point of view of Romeo's jilted ex-lover. Mildred Pierce helmer Michael Suscy is set to direct that film with Lily Collins, Deborah Ann Woll and Dave Franco poised to star. The duo also adapted the teen-skewing The Spectacular Now for producer Shawn Levy. Hit the jump to read a synopsis for The Fault in Our Stars.
Here's a synopsis for John Green's The Fault in Our Stars:
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. [Amazon]


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Looks like a question for pupils, right?
In fact if the available math symbol is limited to $+$, $-$, $\times$, $/$ then it's easy to solve:
Select[Tuples[{"+", "-", "*", "/", ""}, 8],
ToExpression[Flatten@Table[{ToString@i, #[[i]]}, {i, 1, 8}] <> "9==100"] &]
But when $($ and $)$ join in, it is totally different, after thinking about it for two days, I should admit that solving it with Mathematica is temporary beyond my reach. Any ideas?
Since @wxffles mentioned that the number of possible solution may be too large, I'd like to add a similar example which would have fewer solutions (I think…).
Filling the blanks with $+$, $-$, $\times$, $/$, $($, $)$ in the following expression (Of course there's no limit for the number of symbols in every blank, it can be 0, 1, 2, 3…):


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Carrie Underwood enjoyed a whirlwind night as "Blown Away" swept up the CMT Music Award for video of the year on Wednesday night (June 5) in Nashville.
"Whew, the good Lord has been very good to me — well, all of us in this room, for a long time," she told the fans. "First and foremost, I'd like to just thank Him for our love of music."
Underwood also praised Randee St. Nicholas, the video's director. With a radiant smile, the singer added, "My husband, it's his birthday! So, I got you a present! My fan club members and all the people here in town for CMA Music Fest awesomeness. And the fans! Thank you so much! … I don't deserve this. Thank you."
Meanwhile, Florida Georgia Line cranked their career into overdrive as "Cruise" crossed the finish line by winning awards in the duo and breakthrough video categories.
"Wow! My heart's beating out of my chest. Thank you guys so much. We have the most amazing fans in the world. Thank you, thank you so much," said FGL's Tyler Hubbard, after winning the breakthrough category.
Brian Kelley added, "Our amazing fans, we can't thank you enough. You guys have changed our lives!"
After winning the duo award, Kelley excitedly told the crowd, "This is a little overwhelming. Thank you guys so much. We've got the best fans in the freaking world."
Meanwhile, Hubbard exclaimed, "Two in a row? We're going to turn into Taylor Swift here in a minute! Right, Taylor?"
Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum also emerged victorious at the fan-voted event. So did Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Eric Church in the collaborative video category.
Upon claiming the buckle in the group video category, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott said, "We honestly never had more fun shooting a video. Our co-star, Beth Behrs [of 2 Broke Girls], pulled me out of my shell. And it was just really fun getting to go do a lot of illegal things. Thank you to the fans. We love you!"
Lambert claimed two awards — one for her performance of "Over You" at the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year special and the other in the female video category for "Mama's Broken Heart."
Lambert accepted the latter award from Lenny Kravitz , the rock star who led the night's performances by singing "American Woman" as a duet with Aldean.
"I just got a kiss from Lenny Kravitz. That was an award in itself," she said. "I had so much fun making this video with Trey Fanjoy. There wasn't much acting, unfortunately, because I got to be a little bit crazy. The only unfortunate part about the video was all the drinking was actually iced tea. That was bad. But, anyway, thank you so much! This is great. I appreciate you. I love country music. I love you fans."
Lambert's husband, Blake Shelton, was not on hand to accept his male video award for "Sure Be Cool If You Did" in person. Lambert, who was presenting the award, accepted on his behalf.
"He wasn't able to be here tonight. He's on a plane. He tried really hard to get here, but he's filming in L.A. tonight," Lambert told the fans. "I'm going to take this home on his behalf. Honey, I'm drinking for two tonight! I love you!"
However, Shelton was part of a pretaped opening segment with Aldean and actress Kristen Bell , the show's two co-hosts. Other comical cameos in the therapy-themed bit included Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood, as well as Lorraine Bracco of The Sopranos, Dr. Drew of Celebrity Rehab and Kelsey Grammer of Frasier.
Lambert offered one of the night's most dynamic performances with "Mama's Broken Heart." Kacey Musgraves , Darius Rucker and Hunter Hayes also took charge of the stage within the first hour of the show. And as Hayes raced through fans outside of Bridgestone Arena, he tossed to The Stage, a nearby honky-tonk, where fans were treated to Bryan's rendition of "Crash My Party," which was filmed prior to the event.
Bryan was not available to accept the collaborative video award in person, but Aldean and Church both gave him shout-outs.
"I've got to thank, first of all, Eric, right here, and Luke Bryan, who is not here tonight," Aldean said. "I know he'd be up here stumbling around his words for about five minutes, trying to thank everybody and probably crying. Thank you guys so much."
"I want to thank Jason for letting us do it, CMT, the fans and Luke — wherever the hell he is," Church added.
In addition, Hayes accepted an award for best new live act, presented by Nationwide Insurance. "This is awesome," he said in a prerecorded speech. "Thank you, fans. This proves once again — you rock."
In between acceptance speeches, fans enjoyed outstanding performances from Taylor Swift ("Red" ), Lady Antebellum ("Goodbye Town" ) and Keith Urban ("Little Bit of Everything"). Later on, Little Big Town kept fans on their feet as Urban joined them on a smoking rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain."
After opening the show with Lenny Kravitz on "American Woman," Aldean anchored the final half-hour by steaming up the plaza in front of Bridgestone Arena with "Night Train" while Carrie Underwood touched the audience with "See You Again," performed in honor of tornado victims in her native Oklahoma. Underwood donated $1 million to the American Red Cross for tornado relief efforts in May.
Florida Georgia Line closed the fast-moving show with "Cruise," jamming with special guest Nelly . While the fans inside couldn't roll the windows down, there's no doubt they were cruising into a country fan's dream night.Check out a complete list of the winners.


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