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Explosion in #Tripoli right now, unclear if it's @NATO or some sort of clash. #Libya #Feb17and
FLASH: Powerful explosions Rocking #Gaddafi Regime in #Tripoli #Libya #Feb17Minutes later they reported strikes in the direction of Qaddafi's compound,
BREAKING: air strikes a couple of minutes ago on #Tripoli at Gaddafi's compound and further south toe the capitaland still others claimed that the target appeared to be Libyan State TV.
#Nato says it has disabled three Libyan state TV satellite transmission dishes in the capital, #Tripoli, through a precision air strike.As I read these coming in, in real time, I realized that because of this technology, neither NATO nor anyone else could bomb a city without the world knowing within minutes. The Nixon era secret bombings of Cambodia were truly a thing of the past.. .as long as we keep the Internet free.
The pro-Qaddafi PressTV was one of the first to break the story outside of Twitter with the headline NATO airstrikes hit Tripoli city center. The way they told it, you would think all of downtown Tripoli had been bombed. According to NATO they took out three satellite antennas for Libya State TV "with the intent of degrading Qadhafis use of satellite television as a means to intimidate the Libyan people and incite acts of violence against them." They also said "Striking specifically these critical satellite dishes will reduce the regimes ability to oppress civilians while at the same time preserve television broadcast infrastructure that will be needed after the conflict." According to this source the strike was carried out by RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft.
freelibyasoon tweeted his delight:
Glad #Nato is targeting #Gaddafi State Lying TV , its about time! http://t.co/eEqn2kO #Libya #Tripoli #Feb17While other tweets indicated that Libyan State TV was still on the air. moiatable note:
@NatoSources - #Libya State TV still broadcasting in #Nafusa (#Nilesat) even after taking out 3 dishes in #Tripoli :/libyangovtinfo said:
#tripoli #rixos thanks to our good frends at #nilesat for keeping pappa G s broadcasts going the natos bombed old 1980s sat dishesThere was also another series tweets which I mysteriously can't seem to find now but remembers seeing in the Twitter bomb damage assessment after the strike. One was a series of tweets from someone calling himself navyguy something or other saying that NATO needed engineering drawings and other specific intelligence about Libya State TV. Another was a tweet claiming to carry the co-ordinates of a fourth satellite uplink antenna. Curious, is Twitter really being used to request and deliver target information?
Later the Libyan government called it an act of international terrorism and claimed that 3 technicians had been killed and 15 journalist had been injured. According to Director of Libyan English TV Khaled Bazelya:
"Three of our colleagues were murdered and 15 injured while performing their professional duties as Libyan journalists. NATO admitted the crime citing "silencing Gaddafi propaganda machine" as a justification for such murderous act. We are the employees of the official Libyan TV. We are not a military target."Of course NATO made no admission of murder in this case and the phrase in quotes is not to be found in their statement but they did say that they had taken out the antennas. Libyan State TV also released this video showing the damage that NATO had done:
This video is interesting both for what it does show and what it doesn't show. It doesn't show where the bombs actually hit. We don't see the impact site or any fire damage and blacken soot we associate with explosives. We don't see any dead or injured or the sites where they have supposedly been killed or injured.
We are shown a number of building interiors that have been ram-sacked by the NATO bomb attack. Now, I'm no bomb damage expert but I do have common sense, and a little background in construction and engineering and this video smells really fake to me. Examine these stills I've taken from the video:
This is an interior door that we are suppose to believe was damaged by the NATO attack. Did NATO attack by having very burly guys bust through office doors without opening them first? Because that is what it looks like to me. There is no bomb or shrapnel damage to the beautiful wood finish of the door, not even a trace of soot. This wood has been damaged by a relatively slow impact, like being rammed, not by the extremely rapid shock and small particle spray of a modern bomb blast.
Next, look at this one:
This definitely looks to me like that window was ripped off the wall by the frame from the inside, and not by any bomb blast. The pane isn't broken, and the outside security grid isn't bent in at all. Now really, how does a bomb do that? Ditto with this one:
NATO bombs apparently knocked this window out of the wall and onto the floor. Fortunately for all, it wasn't even cracked. Other sections of the video show empty rooms and a conference room where the suspended ceiling has come down, making an absolute mess everywhere. The building roofs and real ceilings appear to have escaped the blast.
Now I know NATO used smart bombs for this attack but just how smart are they? Do they fall to the ground and then turn themselves into burly men who then ago around and sack everything? Because the scenes in this video remind me more of earthquake damage and any real bomb damage I have seen.
We certainly know that NATO has killed Libyan civilians in their strikes, they have admitted as much, but all the circumstances surrounding this strike and the quality of the proof offered by the Qaddafi government make it very hard to take at face value their claims that 3 technicians were killed in the strike on three satellite disks.
The Qaddafi regime has been using some questionable methods to avoid air strikes. For example, they have had their army ditch many of it's military vehicles in favor of pickup trucks so that they look like the freedom fighters. They have even gone so far as to paint the opposition flag on those vehicles. They also often accused NATO is hitting civilian targets and killing innocent people. Apart from differences between Qaddafi and NATO over what constitutes a legitimate military target, there is strong evidence to suggest that Qaddafi is misusing civilian locations to hide his military assets.
In another example on July 23rd, NATO was accused of attacking Libya's water supply, which is of course a war crime, and of killing an additional 6 civilians. Pravada ran the story:
NATO war crime: Libya water supplyAlthough, as usual, no bodies were presented or names released, Pravada called upon the international community to "stop this murderous atrocity, this outrage against civilization and international law, now."
A NATO terrorist attack has hit a water pipes factory in al-Brega, murdering six guards, this being the factory which makes pipes for the great man-made irrigation system across the desert which brings water to seventy per cent of Libyan homes, according to sources in Libya.
NATO had a different story and their's came with pictures:
Slide one, please. By the way, these pictures will be made available on the NATO site, so it would be possible for the media to download them.This is one of the pictures they showed:
So basically repeatedly over the past few weeks we got clear intelligence indicating that pro-Qadhafi forces are using this factory for military purposes. The factory is being used to hide military material, including multiple rocket launchers. These weapons have been used every day from within this factory compound and then carefully hidden after the day, within or along massive concrete pipes that you can see in this picture.
Multiple rocket launchers, like the ones in the upper right hand corner insets in this picture and apparently destroyed in this raid, have been used by the Qaddafi forces for the indiscriminate slaughter of people in cities like Misrata. He was doing this before NATO intervened. He is still doing it however he can get away with it now and the so-called anti-interventionists want NATO out of it so that Qaddafi can get back to killing big time without interference.
The anti-interventionists never bothered to trouble themselves about the plight of the Libyan people as Qaddafi killed as many as 7,000 before NATO intervention and they have never seriously challenged the proposition that more Libyans were killed in the first four weeks before NATO intervened than in the four month since. In fact, they don't really care about the Libyan people. They just care about opposing the United States no matter what it does and they want NATO out of it.
Among other things, this has led to a serious imbalance in the anti-war movement. Yesterday, at a Los Angeles fund raiser for Haiti featuring, Danny Glover ( I gave him a copy of my film, Vietnam: American Holocaust), Pat Alviso of Military Families Speak Out [MFOS] complained to me that she thought the anti-war movement had forgotten all about Iraq and Afghanistan. She reminded me that we still have soldiers on the ground dying in those wars, and I would like to remind everyone that the U.S. is killing a lot more in those conflicts without even the fig leaf of a humanitarian cause.
And let me just add for the record today, they apparently don't care about the Syrian people either. If the U.S. opposes Assad's use of tanks in Hama, then they certainly can't. So don't look for statements of opposition to the Syrian crackdown from them, they're waiting for someone to try to stop it. Then they'll swing into action.
Here is a recap of my other DKos diaries on the Internet, North Africa and Anonymous:
How Many Libyans has NATO Killed?
Qaddafi Terror Files Start to Trickle Out!
Have Libyan Rebels Committed Human Rights Abuses?
Tripoli Green Square Reality Check
Behind the Green Curtain: Libya Today
Gilbert Achcar on the Libyan situation and the Left
NATO slammed for Libya civilian deaths NOT!
Qaddafi's Million Man March
NATO's Game Plan in Libya
February 21st - Tripoli's Long Night
Did Qaddafi Bomb Peaceful Protesters?
Tripoli Burn Notice
Libyans, Palestinians & Israelis
'Brother' Qaddafi Indicted plus Libya & Syria: Dueling Rally Photofinishs
An Open Letter to ANSWER
ANSWER answers me
No Libyans allowed at ANSWER Libya Forum
Are they throwing babies out of incubators yet?
Continuing Discussion with a Gaddafi Supporter
Boston Globe oped supports Gaddafi with fraudulent journalism
Doha summit supports Libyan rebels
Current Events in Libya
Who's running Egypt?
Amonpour Plays Softball with Gaddafi
Californians Support North African Revolts
Google Supports Revolts | Anonymous does too!
Secret U.S. Intelligence Source on Middle East Revealed !
Arming Gaddfi
Are "mutinous officers" are being executed in Egypt now?
Algeria's 19 year long State of Emergency to end soon, President says
Senior Egyptian Army Officers Ordered Massacre!
Tales of Tyrants: Ben Ali, Mubarak & Suleiman
The Mubarak Screw Up & the Suleiman Danger
BREAKING: Mubarak is Defiant
The Google Search for Wael Ghonim
Tunisia's Revolution Continues
Google Goes Rebel, Supports Egyptian Protest
Tunisian Anonymous activists take on Egyptian cause
Protesters roar back with "Day of Departure" for Mubarak
Act Now to Stop Mubarak's Thugs From Killing More! w Petition
Act Now to Stop Mubarak's Thugs From Killing More!
They Should Have Helped That Street Vendor
Million Egyptian Protest Planned as Resistance Continues
Huffington Post Disses the Jasmine Revolution Redux
No Internet? No Problem! Anonymous Faxes Egypt
Egypt is on Fire!
North African Revolution Continues
Egypt Protests Continue, Tunisia Wants Ben Ali Back
BREAKING: Protesters Plan Massive "Day of Wrath" in Egypt Today
Tunisians Thank Anonymous as North Africa Explodes
Huffington Post Disses the Jasmine Revolution
Tunisia: A Single Tweet Can Start A Prairie Fire!
Anonymous plans Op Swift Assist in Tunisia
Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian Minister
Is Libya Next? Anonymous Debates New Operation
Tunis: This Photo was Taken 66 Minutes Ago
The WikiLeaks Revolution: Anonymous Strikes Tunisia
EMERGENCY: DKos Must Act Now to Protect Tunisian Bloggers!


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Unions are hearing that the Governor is preparing for a shutdown, the Governor insists that is not the case, and all the while the Legislature continues to work on the budget without much public progress. Do all signs point to a shutdown?
Also, Dems start playing hardball with expanding health care, a gun control bill actually makes it out of committee, and the Governor's school grades are out.
Click the link below to hear our political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling analyze the above and much much more.


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How Can I Get on the Pill Without Telling My Parents?
I want to start using birth control but I don't want to tell my parents I'm
having sex. Where/how can I get it without them finding out?
– Bethany*
It can be difficult for teens to talk to their parents about being sexually active. But surprisingly, many parents are receptive to discussing sex and birth control, especially when you show them that you want to act responsibly. Still, if you can't talk to your folks, there is a lot you can do.
In order to find out your birth control options and get sexual-health care, your first step should be to set up an appointment with your general doctor or gynecologist. Or make an appointment at your local Planned Parenthood (or student health center if your school has one). Don't be afraid to discuss birth control or sex with your doctor. Thanks to doctor-patient confidentiality, your doc can't talk to your parents about these topics without your permission.
The Pill is covered by most health insurance, but that may not be an easy option if you are on your parents' plan. Luckily, the Pill is available for only $15 to $50 a month, depending on type.
Just remember that if you do go on the Pill, it's not a free pass to unprotected sex. You should still make sure your partner always wears a condom to protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDS). Fortunately, many Planned Parenthoods and student centers have condoms for either next-to-nothing or free.
If you've already had sex, make sure to be tested for STDs — people often don't realize that they are infected.
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Looking to earn roster spot, Wang impresses
PHOENIX -- Rule 5 Draft pick Wei-Chung Wang is a 21-year-old left-hander who spent last year in rookie ball with the Pirates and is trying to jump all the way to the big leagues with the Brewers. Two weeks ago, he compared his bid to swimming across the ocean from Taiwan.
Was Wang any more optimistic after a successful exhibition debut on Monday?
"I see islands," Wang said through a translator, "but there's still a lot of sharks."
He kept the sharks and the Chicago Cubs at bay during a quick sixth inning at Maryvale Baseball Park. Wang threw eight of his 11 pitches for strikes during a 1-2-3 frame that included two strikeouts. He caught Cubs designated hitter Aaron Cunningham looking at a 93-mph fastball, and catcher John Baker swinging through a 76-mph curveball.
It was precisely what Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was looking for. Teams must keep a Rule 5 pick on the active roster all season or offer him back to his old team.
"If he can throw strikes, he's going to get people out," Roenicke said. "The hard thing with keeping Rule 5 guys is if he's so wild when you put him in there, it's hit batsmen, walks and whatever. We've seen it against us the last couple of years.
"Those are tough guys to keep the whole year. If we're going to keep this guy, we need him to be a guy we know we can bring in and he'll throw some strikes and get people out."
Wang, a starting pitcher throughout his career, is still adjusting to warming up as a reliever. Monday offered the first opportunity to do so in a game atmosphere.
When he was ready, Wang kept it simple.
"When I went on the mound, I didn't think too much," Wang said. "Kyle [Lohse] told me, 'Just throw strikes.'"
The Brewers already have one left-hander in the bullpen (Will Smith) and will have another (Tom Gorzelanny) if he can continue his progress from offseason shoulder surgery. Non-roster invitee Zach Duke, a veteran who had great relief success with the Reds late last season, is making a strong bid for a job. But Roenicke said Wang still has a shot.
"I think his performance is going to make it a lot easier for us [to make a decision]," Roenicke said. "He has a nice fastball, a good changeup. The breaking ball is a little inconsistent, but he's working on that. I think if he can go out there and be able to give us innings ... he may be alright."


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June 18, 2020
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As always, I start this message with sincere thanks to our library patrons for your understanding and patience as we navigate our way through the various phases of reentry during the COVID-19 crisis. Please know the entire staff is working to get services safely up and functioning for our communities. Over the last three weeks, we have opened our book drops, begun providing curbside and concierge selection of our circulating collections. We have started our summer reading program for children, teens, and adults and provided a range of summer programs and activities for the entire family to enjoy virtually. Please read the Message from the Director for the full statement.
As part of its phased reentry plan, the Athens Regional Library System continues to expand its available services while protecting the health and safety of patrons and staff.
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Pécastaings, Sophie and Bergé, Mathieu and Dubourg, Karine and Roques, Christine. Sessile Legionella pneumophila is able to grow on surfaces and generate structured monospecies biofilms. (2010) Biofouling, 26 (7). 809-819. ISSN 0892-7014


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Mango Lassi Recipe
Mango Lassi
(Makes about 4 servings, recipe adapted slightly from The South Beach Diet Taste of Summer Cookbook.)
1 large mango, peeled and cut into cubes (about 1 1/2 cups diced mango)
1 1/2 cups plain non-fat yogurt (I used Fage Total Greek Yogurt)
1/2 cup chilled water (or use skim milk for a creamier drink)
1 T Splenda, Agave Nectar, or sugar (use Splenda or Agave Nectar for South Beach Diet)
pinch of ground cardamom (optional, but it was a nice addition)
ice cubes (optional, I tried it both ways and preferred it without the ice cubes)
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Lassi Variations from Other Blogs
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Avocado Lassi from From Our Home to Yours
Rasberry Lassi from Fun and Food
Orange Flower Lassi with Saffron from The Spice Who Loved Me
Nimbu Lassi from Morsels and Musings
Coconut and Lime Lassi from Appetite for China
Watermelon Lassi from Rolling in the Dough
Strawberry Lassi from Baking Bites
Cardamom Lassi from Cook and Eat
Black Grape Lassi from Food-n-More
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I have been in a funk lately, until I was sent these absolutely adorable earrings from HANDverk! They are mesh, and look like trays with little cakes! They were so cute I put together an entire outfit to go with them! Anyway, they're at L`Accesoires so go get yours right meow!
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"I am entitled to my entitlements"
- David Dingwall, former Liberal cabinet minister on Oct. 19, 2005
Too many doctors hand out medical notes as freely as if they were toilet paper.
Really, what do these doctors even know? They are GPs, not psychiatrists or occupational health specialists. They seldom conduct independent psychiatric tests to ascertain whether their patients are genuinely so stressed as to be disabled from performing any work.
Often its a scam. An employee has a workplace dispute, decides that he or she doesn't want to work and goes to their family doctor, or more frequently, a clinic, to obtain a note. Those notes usually say little more than "Off work for seven days for medical reasons" or something equally nondescriptive.
How could I possibly know whether my patient is telling the truth? When I'm asked for a note, I've come to writing 'X tells me he is too stressed to work
The doctors aren't exactly lying. As one doctor confided in me: "How could I possibly know whether my patient is telling the truth? When I'm asked for a note, I've come to writing 'X tells me he is too stressed to work. I believe him. I think that you should too'."
I wish more were as candid.
The problem is that employees who do not want to work, often those who believe that their jobs are in jeopardy, often wield these medical notes against their employers like swords.
I have had a rash of recent cases, across Canada, with the same issue. An employee with a medical note refuses to co-operate with his or her employer in working out modified work, sometimes even to speak to that employer.
Many people don't know that the law requires employees to actively co-operate with their employer in exploring the potential of modified work. Employers have an obligation to find modified work for their employees and employees have a concomitant obligation to provide them detailed information as to their limitations and functionalities in order to assist in devising that accommodation. It is only employees who are totally disabled from performing any work at all who are permitted to take time off work. Many employers' absence policies do not recognize this.
Howard Levitt is senior partner of Levitt LLP, (levittllp.ca) employment and labour lawyers. He practises employment law in eight provinces and is author of The Law of Hiring in Canada.


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From Al Bundy to Jay Pritchett, actor Ed O'Neill has cemented his status as an iconic TV dad. And now he's being cemented in other ways, too.
The veteran actor received a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday, in front of an enormous crowd and surrounded by his family and past and current co-stars - including his two most famous TV wives, Katey Sagal and Sophia Vergara.
"I want to tell Eddie, he's one lucky mo-fo," said Sagal, who spent 11 seasons beside O'Neill's cantankerous Al as beehive-haired Peg Bundy on "Married...With Children." "Here he's got these two beautiful women that he's had in his life, hopefully this one as long as he's had me," she added, gesturing toward Vergara. "And I'm sure he will."
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"Modern Family" star Vergara described her first "meeting" with O'Neill.
"When I was in Colombia and I was a young, very beautiful girl, I would watch 'Married... With Children,' with Ed with his hand in his pants, talking with this very sexy Antonio Banderas accent—because in Colombia it was dubbed into Spanish," she joked.
"I would never in a million years think that I was going to grow up to marry Al Bundy."
O'Neill's star (the 2,446th star handed out) will be located in front of a shoe store, which is fitting, seeing as his Al Bundy so famously labored in the footwear retail arena.
O'Neill joked that "somewhere in the world, at this moment in a hospital, a little baby girl is being born. And when she grows up she's going to be my next wife on TV, and I look forward to that day" before turning more earnest.
"As I'm standing here, it's a bit emotional," he said. "This is overwhelming. I want to thank the fans for being here. No fans, no show, no career."
Selected Reading: MSNBC, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter


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This wine was a selection by the talented Angela Moon of Kirby Wines and Liquors for one of The Commercial Appeal's online tastings. You can read the transcript of that here, though I wasn't sipping the wine at the time--I just dropped in for a bit.
Three months later, I finally got around to trying the 2008 Kung Fu Girl from the Columbia Valley of Washington state. Pure Riesling, $13, 12.5% abv. Fruity but dry, with a green apple and pear aroma, green apple flavors, and a lemony finish. It is tart and acidic, but not mouth-puckering. It seems to be a popular choice for pairing with sushi, but with my own irreverence and as a nod to Hardy's upcoming challenge, I served this wine with a 3 piece and a biscuit from Popeyes and was thus inspired to compose a haiku:
Greasy fried dark meat
Fills up the autumn belly
Crisp wine invites nap
Check out the website for the full range of Charles Smith wines. They've got a great set of labels with that sort of punk poster/90s indie comic vibe to them. This one is a solid demonstration of the skilled use of negative space. The girl's clothing is only shown by the cuffs and collars, but any of us can easily "see" the rest of her robe. She has no eyes, but I can feel that glare.
13 November 2009
2008 Kung Fu Girl Riesling
Labels: riesling, washington
4 comments:
- Michael Hughes said...
I love this wine. Its from the Evergreen Vineyard which is very near the Columbia River. Beautiful acidity & a pronounced mandarin note.
- 13 November, 2009 16:46
- Benito said...
Glad to hear you like it--I thought it was a fun and tasty wine.
- 13 November, 2009 17:33
- Unknown said...
I just reviewed this wine on my blog (vinegeek.com), as well. We had pretty similar notes. Good stuff. An easy wine to recommend to non-wine nerd friends, I think. Much easier to remember "Kung Fu" than "Domaine Zind Humbrecht"!
- 19 November, 2009 19:21
- Benito said...
Around here the supplies are dwindling though it's an obvious pick for Thanksgiving. Glad you enjoyed it, and I'll be checking out your site.
- 19 November, 2009 21:46
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CW, May. 09, 2012 National Catholic Reporter
With opinion polls showing high disapproval of the
Afghanistan and in the wake of the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago,
President Barack Obama's trip last week to
demonstrate to the American people and its allies that the war in
night, signaled a continuation of
future and more tragedy for the Afghan people.
The nightmare of unspeakable suffering for the Afghan people caused by
the war only seems to worsen with each passing day. On Friday, a
mother and her five children were killed by U.S./NATO strikes in the
civilians died from another U.S./NATO airstrike in the Badghis
This Friday marks two months since the massacre in
of 17 civilians, including nine children. It was reported that three
women and nine children were killed in their sleep, and some of the
victims' bodies were burned beyond recognition.
According to the Pentagon, a single American soldier, Staff Sgt.
Robert Bales, was responsible for these deaths. However, a probe [1]
by several Afghan lawmakers concluded that other
also involved.
This is not the first massacre of Afghan civilians by
and NATO forces. There have been several others, mostly of children,
in the last year. When accounts of these massacres are reported in the
public media, the names of the victims are rarely, if ever, noted. The
from seeing photos of the victims, hearing their names or reading
accounts of their lives. So long as this is the case, it makes it
easier for the public to acquiesce to such massacres.
If we don't know the names and can't see the faces of the dead, how
can we really care about them or their grieving families? They are, in
fact, practically invisible. But these victims are real people with
identities and histories.
Thanks to friends from Voices for Creative Nonviolence who have gone
Peace Volunteers, the names of victims in two massacres have been
Additional names appeared in a story in The New York Times, along with
the voice of a father, Abdul Zahid, whose children were killed in a
U.S./NATO airstrike a month earlier. In that story [2], Zahid
describes the area in which he lives and how he experienced the
"We don't have paved roads, school or a clinic in Gayawa. There's
almost one meter of snow here in our village and we send our children
to take care of the goats and sheep and feed them and collect firewood
from the trees nearby and bring it home so we can heat our homes."On
Feb. 8 when the bombing happened, the children had gone as usual to
the grazing area outside the village. They had just finished letting
the animals graze and had made a small fire to keep warm when they
were bombed, he said.
"Suddenly some airplanes came and dropped bombs on the children and
killed my son, my two nephews and some other children from our
village," said Mr. Zahid. "When we went there we saw the children in
pieces, some missing legs, some missing arms, only the heads and face
could be recognized, nothing else."
According to a former Afghan Parliamentarian, Malalai Joya, these
"images will come as a shock to many outside
us. We have seen countless incidents of American and NATO forces
killing innocent people like birds."
several of these shameful acts of violence, these apologies ring
hollow to the victims' families as long as the killing and ruthless
occupation continues.
And while amounts of up to $50,000 in compensation have been offered
to these families, no amount of money can ever compensate for the
death of a loved one. Meanwhile, the toll of civilian deaths continues
to rise, as it has for the fifth straight year -- from almost 2,800 in
2010 to more than 3,000 in 2011.
In response to the March 11 massacre, Secretary of Defense
Panetta is reported to have said [3] in an interview: "War is hell.
These kind of events and incidences are going to take place. They've
taken place in any war. They're terrible events. This is not the first
of those events, and they probably won't be the last."
I agree with Panetta that "war is hell." But if he really believes
that is true, that the loss of life is so terrible and that similar
atrocities will probably occur in the future, why wouldn't he or other
officials who share the same belief urge the
an end to these things?
Is it because of a moral blindness that causes us to betray God's law
to the point where war has become an addiction? Is it to protect and
ensure vital
like natural gas and almost $1 trillion in untapped mineral resources
that include iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals
such as lithium?
God commands us to love and not to kill. It is the responsibility of
all followers of Jesus to nonviolently resist any act of systemic and
personal violence, and to stand in solidarity with and care for the
If the
the Afghan people as our brothers and sisters -- as if they were
literally members of our own families -- and know their names. The
United States must then beg forgiveness from the Afghan people, repent
for the sin of war-making, immediately end its immoral and illegal
occupation, and make reparations to the people of
Washington-area peacemakers read the names of the March 11 victims at
a Lenten prayer service March 30 in front of the White House and
publicly repented for this unspeakable war crime. On Good Friday, 10
peacemakers and I were arrested at the Pentagon as we prayed in
silence around a cross and held signs that said "Put Away the Sword"
and "We Remember the Afghan Victims Massacred on March 11th: Mohamed
Dawood, Khudaydad, Payendo, Nazar Mohamed, Robeena, Shatarina, Zahra,
Nazia, Masooma, Farida, Palwasha, Nabia, Esmatullah, Essa Mohamed,
Faizullah, and Akhtar Mohamed."
At our trial May 18, I intend to solemnly remember these precious lives.
War is hell. It is hell for our grieving Afghan sisters and brothers
who live under occupation and face constant misery and death. And it
is hell for
have died, committed suicide or who have been physically wounded and
mentally scarred for life.
When President Obama was in
President Hamid Karzai and signed "The Strategic Partnership
Agreement," pledging a withdrawal of
and providing
The time is now, not in 2014 and beyond, to end the slaughter in
Art Laffin is a member of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker community in Washington, D.C.
Copyright © The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company
Source URL:
[1] http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/03/15/20-us-troops-executed-panjwai-massacre-probe
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/world/asia/afghan-report-blames-nato-for-airstrike-that-killed-children.html
[3] http://www.christianpost.com/news/us-soldier-could-face-death-over-afghan-civilian-slaughter-71321/


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drchrono preps EHR, PHR for Apple Watch
The first developer to make an EHR exclusively for the iPad is now aiming to be the first choice for physicians and patients looking to make the most of their new Apple Watches.
[See also: iPad EHR gets certified...what next?]
When the Apple Watch first becomes available from select retailers April 24, Mountain View, Calif.-based ambulatory EHR developer drchrono will be ready – just as is it was five years ago, when a newfangled contraption called the iPad first hit stores.
At HIMSS15 in Chicago this past week, Daniel Kivatinos, drchrono's co-founder and chief operating officer, demonstrated new software for the Apple Watch that had been in the works for months – since Apple first put out the software development kit for the device.
[See also: Health tools for Apple Watch arrive]
"The moment they release the SDK, we can build a simulator app, even though we don't actually have the physical hardware," said Kivatinos. "We did the same thing with the iPad: When we heard about the iPad in 2010, we downloaded the SDK prior to the actual hardware being released.
"The moment the physical hardware came out for the iPad, we released the app in the app store," he added. "Same situation here: The moment the physical hardware comes out, our app will be available."
Kivatinos says drchono plans to be among the first to offer an integrated EHR as soon as Apple Watch becomes available. He's excited about the device's potential to transform the office experience for doc early adopters, offering a new twist on real-time communication between physicians and their patients.
"We've thought about this a lot: What is our company, what do we do?" said Kivatinos. "Over the past several years we've realized we're creating wearable health records for doctors and patients."
With close to 70,000 physicians and more than 4 million patients registered on the drchrono platform, he said, both groups are poised to enjoy the benefits of this unique way of interaction.
"This is a completely new experience," he said. "For the first time, doctors are going to have information given to them with their hands free: A doctor could be administering a shot, picking up a child, moving an elderly person – looking at the information while doing whatever it is they need to do."
Likewise, said Kivatinos, patients should be drawn to experiencing their personal health records through a device on their wrists, using drchrono's app to schedule appointments, get medication reminders and manage their chronic diseases: "Apple creates a very nice experience for patients. It's not just about usability, it's about enjoyment."
The app will enable docs to view a patient information at a glance, respond to messages via quick text and see eRx refill requests – offering a wearable extension of the drchrono iPhone and iPad apps, according to drchrono.
"Doctors are incredibly busy; drchrono on Apple Watch gives them insights about their practice and patients just by checking their wrist," said CEO Michael Nusimow in a press statement. "Its simply amazing to have a hands-free way to gather quick insights about a patient."
Plenty of other vendors have already readied software for the Apple Watch's release, of course, and many of them were showcasing it at HIMSS15. Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, Vocera, Mayo Clinic and more all announced apps – or plans for apps – at the show.
Kivatinos said he's confident drchrono's early leadership among curious early adopters of Apple technology will keep them well-positioned among physician practices.
"If you look at the early days in 2010, we put our (iPad) app out the first week and had thousands and thousands of docs download it," he said. "It took some of our competitors years to get to that point."
Physicians "want innovation, but they want it to work," said Kivatinos. "We had one doctor who bought a $100,000 EHR, and came to us a week later and said, 'This doesn't work. What do you guys have?' He literally just junked it. If it doesn't work, they're just going to walk away."
The critical questions? "Is it usable, is it designed well, can I just put information into it and walk away quickly? Can I just do my rounds? I don't want this thing in my way."
The company touts different "modes" for the Apple Watch app, depending who's using it and how. "Glance" offers a quick view, giving docs a snapshot of their patient schedule for the day. "Short Look Notifications" can display brief messages generated from the EHR app. "Long Look Notifications" offer a doctor a view of the app itself.
Kivatinos says he's "100 percent" certain the Apple Watch is going to catch on in a big way among consumers – and his customers.


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Introducing a new tool for transfer students
We are pleased to announce that National Louis University is now participating in the u.select program.
Students thinking about transferring to NLU can now easily identify how previously taken coursework will transfer here. While NLU's transfer articulation guide is ideal for showing course equivalencies for programs and schools with which we have transfer articulations agreements, u.select includes many more institutions and courses, giving more students a more complete picture of how close a NLU degree is.
Using u.select is as simple as creating an account, entering courses, and discovering that a NLU degree is within reach. Get instructions here and sign up today!


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Get to Work! Handheld Technology Supports and Transition to Employment
- Start Date:
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Presented by By Carrie Clawson, Assistive Technology Specialist, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services***We all know young adults love their smartphones, but did you know that their technology can also be used to support WORK? This presentation will discuss apps and features of handheld technology that can be used for learning new job tasks, following a routine, timeliness, and work pace. Strategies for addressing employment-related social skills and/or anxiety with technology will also be reviewed. You are sure to learn something new to implement with young adults in this fast-paced webinar.
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I'm a developper from the Ka-ra team. I have a problem with focus on wpf.
The focus in wpf seems to not have the same behavior than windows.
In fact, in winform, if you put a simple textbox on a window, you can give the focus to the textbox on click on it, and loose the textbox focus on click everywhere else on the window.
But in wpf, I can't have this behevior... If you click on the window, the textbox keep the focus...
Anybody have an idea to change that ?


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WASHINGTON (CNN) - Washington, D.C. Mayor Vince Gray will not win a second term in office.
The mayor, who has been dogged by ethics questions since his first campaign in 2010, conceded defeat early Wednesday morning to D.C. council member Muriel Bowser in the district's Democratic primary. And shortly after Gray's remarks, Bowser claimed victory in the primary contest.
According to the District of Columbia Board of Elections, Bowser captured 44% of the vote, compared to Gray's 33% with 127 out of 143 precincts reporting.
A spokesman for Bowser had declared victory for the council member earlier in the night, but Bowser waited for the mayor to speak before she gave her acceptance speech.
In a speech focused on his four years of leadership, Gray thanked his supporters, congratulated Bowser on her successful campaign and stressed the need for his supporters to get behind the right candidate in November's general election.
Gray, however, did not endorse Bowser and told CNN after his speech that he had yet to decide whether he will endorse his former rival.
Turnout in the primary was lower than in 2010's contest. Although over 130,000 people voted in the Democratic primary in 2010, only 72,908 had voted in Tuesday's primary.
For the last four years, Gray has led the nation's capital during a time of booming growth and declining crime rates. Washington weathered the national economic downturn that crippled other cities.
But, to many voters, that wasn't the top issue in Tuesday's primary, especially those who have questions about Gray's ethics and his 2010 campaign.
In early March, federal prosecutors sought to link Gray to campaign finance allegations made by Jeffrey Thompson, a Washington businessman who plead guilty to conspiracy for masterminding a nearly $670,000 illegal "shadow campaign" for Gray in 2010.
During the Thompson hearing, prosecutors publicly claimed Gray was aware of the illegal fundraising and had agreed with Thompson to cover it up. Gray has not been charged with any wrongdoing and has vowed that he did not know of the shadow campaign and did nothing wrong.
As polls closed, strategists from both campaigns said they felt confident that their side was going to win.
"We feel very confident," said Everett Hamilton, the Bowser campaign's press secretary. "We have actually been confident about this race since January."
"I have never been worried," added Chuck Thies, Gray's campaign manager. "You shouldn't work in this business if you worry."
And during the day, energy at different polling places was frenetic.
At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, volunteers for Gray and Bowser's respective campaigns were already amped up and ready to go. Standing outside a community college, volunteers chanted, shouted and taunted each other as voters went to the polls in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Bowser was standing outside the precinct shaking voters' hands as her volunteers chanted "No more years." Bowser's elderly father, Joe, sat in a chair with a bullhorn, chanting right along with the supporters.
"Four more years for Muriel Bowser," he said. "No more years for Vince Gray."
Just minutes after Bowser slipped away for another scheduled stop, Gray's team arrived with cars outfitted with bullhorns playing music and chanting Gray's name.
After arriving, the mayor danced, shook hands and hugged voters as they approached the precinct.
"Given the record that we have, there should be no question about reelection for us," Gray said confidently early in the day. "This city is going in the right direction and I am excited that people see that."
Unlike in years past, where winning the Democratic nomination for mayor meant the winner in November was a foregone conclusion, Bowser is likely to face a challenge from David Catania, an independent council member.
Catania launched an independent bid for the office earlier this month, just two days after federal prosecutors said Gray knew about the 2010 shadow campaign.
In his announcement, the gay former Republican highlighted "the importance of playing by the rules" and "a strong commitment to fairness."
While Bowser faces the likely challenge, she does so from a better position than Gray would have. According to a Washington Post poll released before the primary, Bowser has a 30 percentage point lead on the independent.
isn't money that is usually passed and not stickers?
The GOP is all DONE in November running AGAINEST healthcare and they don't even know it yet. What a stupid stratagey to run AGAINEST healthcare for as many people in our country as possible????? If the KOCH brothers spend MILLIZoNS AGAINEST the ACA, IM FOR IT AND you should be too. Do you really think the KOCH brothers CARE if you have HEALTHCARE ??????
I'm voting for Marion Berry!
Who really cares.... It is another Democrat run urban cesspool. Keep up the good work Democrats.


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Just messing around with a new piano synth I found. I think it sounds pretty nice with some minor adjustments. I need a sustain pedal, but more of it used sustain than not so I turned it up and went with it even with the fast stuff. This formatting has gone on too long so toodl-oo.
It's just a random test recording of mashed up and improvised Marathon stuff. Also I really suck at playing keyboards that have thin non weighted keys. My hands slip and hit too hard too much. If only I had a piano.


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Everything you need to integrate any software and hardware with WEBFLEET and connected vehicle devices.
The WEBFLEET.connect API connects software applications with the WEBFLEET fleet management solution. Via WEBFLEET.connect you can enhance the value of all types of business solutions, including routing and scheduling optimisation, ERP, Transport Management System (TMS), supply chain planning, asset management and much more.
WEBFLEET.connect API documentation
Get started with WEBFLEET.connect. Learn how to send and receive data for the most used WEBFLEET API.
WEBFLEET.connect developer guide – Job dispatch
Send jobs to WEBFLEET and receive job status updates remotely.
WEBFLEET.connect developer guide – Predefined routes over the air
Create predefined routes and include them in your itinerary orders.
WEBFLEET.connect developer guide – Message queues
Using more than one function? Work with message queues. Discover core concepts, tips and tricks.
WEBFLEET.connect developer guide – Driver safety and efficiency
Learn how to use the OptiDrive indicator. Create tools for analysing driver training needs and providing rewards.
WEBFLEET Plugins developer guide - Integrate your data into WEBFLEET UI
Learn how to display your data in the WEBFLEET user interface.
WEBFLEET.connect Perl library
A Perl library that wraps around the API. It demonstrates how to interact with WEBFLEET.connect and provides a foundation for other example Perl applications.
WEBFLEET.connect Visual Basic library
Two 'Hello World' examples in Visual Basic illustrating how to retrieve an object list and send a simple text message. One uses the WinHttpRequest COM object to integrate the WEBFLEET.connect CSV interface, the other one uses the WEBFLEET.connect SOAP interface.
C# example
C# sample projects used in the WEBFLEET.connect developer guide - Driver safety and efficiency.
Delphi example
A basic example in Delphi demonstrating how to submit requests to WEBFLEET.connect and parse results.
Itinerary waypoint tool
This tool demonstrates how to create itinerary orders in C#. System requirements: .NET 3.5 SP1 or higher.
ASP/VB script example
A light-hearted ASP page example, showing how to use VBScript to issue requests to WEBFLEET.connect and write the results directly into the page.
LINK.connect is a Bluetooth interface hosted in the LINK tracking device. LINK.connect enables the connection of applications that enrich data from in-and-around-the-vehicle hardware (barcode scanners, temperature sensors, TPMS, etc.) to the WEBFLEET.connect API.
LINK.connect API documentation
Learn how to connect third party devices to the LINK unit via the LINK.connect interface.
LINK.connect demonstrator
This Windows PC tool uses the WEBFLEET.connect API to demonstrate the use of LINK.connect. It also connects to a LINK 410/510 with LINK.connect enabled via Bluetooth. The tool helps you test basic functionality during development of connecting third party hardware via Bluetooth. The tool is written in C#. System requirements: .NET 3.5 SP1, Microsoft Bluetooth stack when using Bluetooth functions.
LINK.connect integration example
This sample project demonstrates the usage of LINK.connect, in the case of a driver assignment to a vehicle. Android smartphone on client side and a PHP-based server component are used for this example.
The PRO.connect SDK allows you to access WEBFLEET functionality on the TomTom PRO 82xx series of ruggedised Driver Terminals. As a developer, you can customise the WEBFLEET order workflow according to your customers' business needs, including: barcode scanning, digital signature, question paths and photos. Data from the field can be sent to the back office via the LINK device, so your customers need fewer connectivity sources and can save on network costs.
The TomTom PRO 82xx series comes with a mobile device management (MDM) system. Mobile Device Manager empowers customers to administer their TomTom PRO 82xx series more efficiently. Customers can update and configure devices remotely – and control the content installed on each unit.
PRO.connect developer guide
Get started using PRO.connect. Import the PRO.connect SDK into your development environment (Eclipse) and set up a PRO.connect project.
PRO.connect SDK documentation
Learn how to use the PRO.connect SDK, including WEBFLEET orders, text messages, custom data and much more.
PRO.connect code examples
Learn the basic concepts of the PRO.connect SDK and start developing. Descriptions of the examples are included in the PRO.connect developer guide.
PRO.connect reference implementation
This is a sample code for the standard WEBFLEET order flow and messaging functionality. It allows you to develop a customised work order flow for your customers' team – with minimal effort.
The OBD.connect SDK enables access to vehicle usage and driving performance data through the LINK 100. The LINK 100 is an OBD-II device that plugs into the vehicle's diagnostic port, connecting the vehicle to a smartphone via Bluetooth. Additionally, customers can view engine performance data in real time and review personal scoring for braking, cornering and acceleration behaviour, as well as trips and odometer information. The data can be used to create mobile apps for many purposes, including Usage Based Insurance, leasing, driver behaviour feedback and road assistance.
To receive access to the WEBFLEET APIs, please follow the steps below:
If you are a WEBFLEET customer and would like to request an API key (e.g. to connect a 3rd party system with WEBFLEET) please complete our online request form. To access the online request form you need to login to your "My Account" via the customer support portal on the Webfleet Solutions website or create a new account if required. Then choose "API key request" in the "Category" drop-down menu.
If you are a systems integrator and would like to request an API key, please join the .connect Partner Program. Once you are registered in the program, you will receive your first API key. To request further API keys, follow the process described above for customers.
To complete this step, follow the process described in the WEBFLEET.connect API documentation.
Alternatively follow the instructions in the video.


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TV classics: The Flintstones
USA 1960-66, six seasons, 166 episodes, approximately 30 minutes each, ABC, color. Cast: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Bea Benaderet, Gerry Johnson, Don Messick, John Stephenson
Plot summary: Yabba dabba doo!
Review: Meet Fred and Wilma, last name Flintstone, a couple of modern Stone Age Honeymooners whose next-door neighbors are the Rubbles. Betty and Barney are best friends with Wilma and Fred and together, they live through everyday adventures in Bedrock, including household mishaps and dinosaur malfunctions. Although things get rocky from time to time and their friendship is tested on occasion, the Flintstones and Rubbles are like Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – nothing can separate them for long. Two married couples in the beginning of the show, they grow even closer at the arrival of baby Pebbles and Bam-Bam soon after.
With their endless references to pop culture and contemporary topics, the show is now available on DVD and offers a great look back at small-town America of the 1960s. What was hilarious then is still amusing now – from dinosaur-operated cranes, over foot-powered cars to mammoth trunks as garden hoses. Show creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera reinvented and redesigned modern-day amenities to translate the roaring 60s into a rocking Stone Age that appealed to children and their parents. Although declining in popularity after rejuvenating the plotlines with the inclusion of Pebbles and Bam-Bam, The Flintstones were the first animated show in TV history that lasted more than two seasons and has an ongoing impact on popular culture today.
Originally inspired by The Honeymooners, the show has stood the test of time with generations of families and is still a treat for anyone who enjoys imaginative storytelling and loves to chuckle about names like Gary Granite, Rock Hudstone or Perry Masonry.
Enjoy a sample episode here.


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DWTS Carrie Ann Inaba Writes About The Final Four, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, And More
Carrie Anne Inaba wrote about last night's dances at Parade.com. She also talks of Maks and how they are so much alike. As I started to read over her words, I knew right where it was heading being they are both "Capricorns". Below are her thoughts about the final four….
Now, I have to say that at the beginning of the season, I would never in a million years have guessed that our finalists would have turned out to be Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke, Corbin Blue and Karina Smirnoff, Amber Riley and Derek Hough, and Bill Engvall and Emma Slater. I thought for sure we'd see Elizabeth Berkley in there as well as either Brant Daughtry, Nicole Snooki P, or Christina Milian. I mean, we had the best set of dancers to start off with in all 17 seasons. We started out with some incredible talent, the likes of which we hadn't seen since our All-Star Season. I think that's what made it more exciting in many ways. Losing great dancers like that was frustrating, but it was also fascinating to watch. I know it is frustrating on many levels for those who want the "best dancers" in the finals, but I do think that we have two of the best dancers and two of the most improved in the finals. And this is a nice representation of what the show is about.
I will say that by reading my Twitter feed and commentary, it is quite apparent that the fans and our wonderful audience are really split on how they want this to turn out. Some are absolutely up in arms about Corbin and Amber having so much dance in their background. And there are just as many who are upset that Bill has made it this far. But mostly everyone agrees that Jack deserves to be in the finals. It's interesting to read all the different opinions. I think it's fantastic that our audience is so passionate about it. I want to say that learning ballroom after being a "commercial" dancer or a jazz dancer or a hip-hop dancer is not as easy as you think. You have to unlearn many things. There is such a specific technique to ballroom and Latin that it can almost drive a jazz/hip-hop dancer insane. After dancing many years with your weight placed one way, your posture slightly forward for the most part, using your head to accentuate every move, learning to keep your head still, posture completely altered, and the weight placement on your feet different depending on the dance is challenging and extremely frustrating. It's like dancing in a metal cage after being free to express yourself. But that is what makes this competition so interesting even for those who have had dance experience in their background.
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Saints' relics 'remind us of a world beyond our own'
CNY photo by Mary DiBiase Blaich
Father Eugene J. Carellatells Claudia McDonnell of Catholic New York that he became fascinated with saints as a small boy in Brooklyn, accompanying his great-grandmother to see shrines at their parish church. Today the Staten Island priest has a huge collection of statues and relics.
Relics "remind us of a world beyond our own" and "connect us to the communion of saints," said the pastor of St. Adalbert's Parish in the New York Archdiocese.
Relics also are a reminder that saints "were people like us, struggling to live a good life,a Christ-like life, and in the end they won the battle," he added.
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The Dropkick Murphys open Game 6 with fervor
Boston-area rock band performs Red Sox staple 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston'
BOSTON -- The Red Sox rolled out another piece of familiar postseason tradition prior to Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.
The Dropkick Murphys, the Celtic rock band bred in nearby Quincy, Mass., that is known for two songs that became October anthems during the hometown team's stirring runs to the World Series championship in 2004 and 2007, performed the national anthem and another locally inspired song, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," on the Fenway Park field Saturday night as the Red Sox got ready to attempt to dropkick the Detroit Tigers from the playoffs and win their first AL pennant in six years.
The Dropkick Murphys went on to film a video for the song in Fenway Park and the tune was used in the movie, "Fever Pitch," which was set against the backdrop of the team's World Series run. "Tessie" is still played at Fenway after Red Sox wins.
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston," which was put together with music by the Murphys and lyrics by late folk singer Woody Guthrie, released on their 2005 album, The Warrior's Code, and featured on the soundtrack for the Academy Award-winning "The Departed" in 2006, also became a rally song for the Sox.
Former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon used it as his walk-up song and would often dance an Irish jig to it during the team's 2007 World Series. He repeated the dance during the club's championship parade while the Murphys played it live on his float.
On Saturday night, "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" inspired a raucous crowd to stand up and sing along.
In addition to the anthem, the Red Sox welcomed former player Bill Mueller to throw the ceremonial first pitch. Mueller was the third baseman on the 2004 Red Sox and retired after 2006.


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'Fire & Ice' Bites from the 36th Annual Restaurateurs for Education Gala
The 36th Annual Restaurateurs for Education Gala celebrates chefs from across Chicago, while raising funds for students who are interested in working in the restaurant and hospitality industries. This year's had a theme, which was fire and ice. An impressive list of restaurants showed up last Friday at the Hyatt Regency to join the festivities and to help raise money, including Mercat a la Planxa, The Gage, and Red Door. But it wasn't only food: Along with the delicious bites to eat, there was also body painting, performers, massages, and, of course, a DJ banging out some tunes to round out a fun Friday night.
Check out some of the bites in the slideshow.
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Cooking class is one of my highlights of the month for obvious reasons. First off, I don't have to prepare anything. Second, I get to chat, socialize and take pictures and eat. No grocery shopping, prepping food or clean up. (Well I do try to help clean up…..) This is a yummy Armenian pastry recipe that is unique and will make your taste buds dance and sing. 😉 Enjoy!
Nazook Recipe: Walnut Pastry (this recipe I got from aashpazi.com
- 1 Cup Plain Yogurt
- 1/2 Tsp Yeast
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 2 Medium Eggs
- 5 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 Tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Cup Walnuts
1- Grate 1/4 of a nutmeg.
2- Grind the walnuts.
1- Combine the yogurt, yeast, baking powder, 2/3 cup vegetable oil and 1 cup of sugar in a large bowl.
2- Beat one egg until stiff and add to the bowl, stir well.
3- Add 4 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour to the bowl gradually, combine well.
4- Knead the batter for few minutes.
5- In a small pot, combine 1/4 cup of vegetable oil with 2 & 1/2 tbsp of unsalted butter. Heat the pot and stir until well mixed.
6- Add 1 cup of powdered sugar to the butter pot.
7- Add the cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, cinnamon, half cup of all purpose flour and the ground walnuts to the pot, and mix thoroughly.
8- On a well floured working surface, roll out and halve the batter.
9- Using a rolling pin, roll the batter into a square.
10- Spread half of the butter/walnut mixture across the batter evenly.
11- Roll the batter into a oval cylinder.
12- Cut the batter vertically (2-3 inches).
13- Place the batters on a well floured nonstick bakeware.
14- Beat one egg and brush the surface of each batter.
15- Preheat the oven to 350º f (176º c).
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06 May 2011
Spring Top Entry
As a follow-up, I wanted to make a new blouse. I had a fun grey chambray fabric I used partly for my daughter's skirt...bonus it matched the scraps left from my dress! It wasn't enough to make a Portfolio tunic, so I improvised. I found a great online peasant top for a woman HERE. A word of caution. This pattern is VERY generous. I ended up cutting 3 inches off the sleeves and two inches from the sides.
Instead of making casings with elastic, I gathered the neck and arm openings.
I used the Portfolio pattern's neckband for a pattern, and made the arm bands by measuring my arm and adding an inch. They are 3 inches wide.
I interfaced the outer neckband and entire arm band.
I added a slit to the back of my top, using my method for the Summertime Romper. I will make the facing a lot smaller next time!
I attached the neckband and armbands, similarly to the Portfolio Dress Sew-Along. I also added a contrast hem, just like I did for my dress.
You can see a quick how-to HERE.
I had these metal buttons in my stash...aren't they fun?
Here's the final top:
As this was my first try at something like this, I have some improvements I want to make for next time. I am going to make similar tops for my girls as part of Kid's Clothes Week Challenge. I'll write up a better tutorial with some pattern pieces for the neckband when I finish them up. :)
For some housekeeping info:
Gwen and I are delaying sharing your dresses, to allow you more time to finish. So plan on a Portfolio Dress Gallery a week from today.
Tomorrow is May's Sewing 101 post. I am so excited about my guest...and you will be too!
Hoping your weekend is fabulous! Happy Mothers Day!!
p.s. in case you didn't notice, my lovely earrings are rose quartz dangles from My Girlish Whims, and one of those flowers I made just happens to match perfectly. :)
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- holly | bijou lovely said...
Cute top Chris!! It looks great! Makes me want to sew some clothes for myself...I keep saying that I'm going to do it, but I'm afraid! :)
- 06 May, 2011 13:58
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
Fantastic, Chris! I love that you used elements from the Portfolio dress. I love the gray. And you look great!
- 06 May, 2011 14:54
- Anne Magee said...
That is so cute! I love the fabrics you chose and those pretty buttons!
- 06 May, 2011 15:38
- Mandy said...
so cute!
- 06 May, 2011 15:58
- Unknown said...
The top looks great! A lovely fabric combination.
- 06 May, 2011 17:49
- Marjorie said...
Very cute!
- 06 May, 2011 18:01
- Unknown said...
I love the gray color! The shirt turned out great!!
- 06 May, 2011 19:12
- L Chang said...
What a great top! I would love to make one, but I would need lots of help from my mom!
- 06 May, 2011 20:00
- Amy C said...
Good Job on the top Chris! I love the fabric combination you chose.
- 06 May, 2011 20:50
- Erin said...
very cute chris! i really like the contrasting fabric on the neck and sleeves.
- 06 May, 2011 21:36
- Sarah @ Modern Country Style said...
Hi Chris,
Wow! You can make clothes quickly!! It would have taken me a year to make the first dress/tunic!!
And look at you...gorgeous!!
- 07 May, 2011 04:36
- KJ@letsgoflyakite said...
One of my favourite fabric choices is grey chambray - its classic and looks terrific on everyone. Your top looks wonderful! Happy Mother's Day weekend.
- 07 May, 2011 06:05
- Maria said...
Great top!
- 07 May, 2011 14:07
- Melissa said...
I really like the color grey...it looks really cute on you too.
- 14 May, 2011 10:01
- Anna said...
cuuuute top! It looks awesome on you. :)
- 16 May, 2011 19:30
- Mike said...
You rock! Love the top and I love the skirt and shorts you made. I was inspired and decided to pull out my sewing machine and cut down some tops that have just gotten too big for me. It didn't end so well...I guess I should start reading some of your tutorials on sewing method, lol.
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The Super Bowl was delayed in the 3rd quarter for more than 30 minutes due to a power outage at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. MSNBC's Milissa Rehberger reports.
The powers-that-be are blaming an "abnormality" for the half-hour blackout that delayed the Super Bowl. But on Twitter, at least, they have another term for it: The Curse.
Legend has it that New Orleans' Superdome is vexed by the angry spirits of the poor souls once buried beneath the stadium, their remains uprooted by backhoes during construction in the early 1970s.
The Superdome became, of course, the site of many losses for the New Orleans Saints and later the misery of thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees who sheltered there.
Perhaps it's only natural -- well, supernatural, anyway -- to suggest that the alleged curse was working again Sunday night in a city that loves its superstitions as much as its football.
Voodoo priestess Miriam Chamani was once enlisted by a radio station to bless the Superdome, using a live python and a pumpkin, before the Saints faced off against the Cleveland Browns in 1999.
So what does she think zapped the juice in the third quarter as the Baltimore Raves sacked the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick?
"I think any time you put that much tension on the circuits in a short time, something is bound to happen," Chamani said Monday.
Mystical tension? Beyond-the-grave type tension?
"No, just a lot of people using power," she said.
But Superdome officials said the stadium was actually using less electricity than it does during a typical Saints game. None of its equipment, all upgraded since Katrina in 2005, failed.
And you can forget the Curse of Beyonce because her half-time show used its own generators.
The investigation is ongoing. For now, all officials will say is an "abnormality" at the point where power company Entergy's feed intersects with the arena's equipment prompted a circuit breaker to make the Superdome go dark.
Courtesy Miriam Chamani
Miriam Chamani, a voodoo priestess, doesn't think the Superdome is cursed -- more than any other place in New Orleans.
Bob Remy, the statistician for the Saints, who was at the game, agrees the outage was "strange."
"But it's hard to believe it's a curse," he said, pointing to the Saints' 2009 Super Bowl championships and some winning seasons by the New Orleans Hornets, who play in an arena adjacent to the Superdome.
The stadium is built over the old Girod Cemetery, where 30,000 people, including many victims of cholera and yellow fever epidemics, were buried.
The dilapidated graveyard was deconsecrated in 1957 and many of the remains relocated. But when Superdome construction began, many more were dug up, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The Saints opened their first season there with a 2-12 record and did not have a winning season until 1987 -- and the idea of a curse was born.
"I guess if you're a true believer in voodoo you might might take it seriously," said Tulane University professor Lawrence Powell, a local historian. "Most people talk about it tongue-in-cheek. At least in the circles I move in."
But the Saints themselves bought into the curse enough to hire a voodoo priestess, Ava Kay Jones, to perform rituals before two games in 2000 and 2001. Her record: 1-1.
Chamani's own ritual resulted in a Browns victory, she said, casting further doubt on the idea of a curse.
Maybe she isn't the best expert to consult, though. After all, she admits that when the lights went out Sunday, her own lights were already out.
"I went into a snooze," she said.
"I guess sometimes life is a curse itself."
Follow the money: Real Super Bowl winners
Too risque? Beyonce's clothes take heat
This ad for Bud Light, featuring Stevie Wonder and his hit song "Superstition," aired during the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.


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DescriptionThis puzzle game takes its inspiration from Zuma Deluxe; the player controls a giant dispenser (Orb Slinger) which releases a sequence of balls (red, yellow, green or blue) in the hope of creating groups of three or more. The difference here is that the balls which are already on the screen are arranged in a line which snakes around the screen on a rail. When a ball is shot out into play it will slot into place next to an existing one on the side it hits it; hopefully it will form a sequence of three, which are removed from play, and ideally the removal of those balls will cause other balls to move together into groups.
Levels have scenic backdrops, reflecting the game's plotline of expelling Darkness from the Crowberry Woods. There are three game modes - Quest involves travelling between areas freeing them in turn, Challenge mode involves playing specific levels in the hope of getting the best time, while the Survival mode (which has to be unlocked) involves playing a single level for as long as you can survive.
Bonus items are revealed during play, and can be shot at to activate their function. These include wild tiles which will act as any colour, instant removal of every orb of a particular colour, and slowing the motion of the line.
Completing blocks of levels grants you amulets, which have special advanced powers. Only one of these can be used on each level, but they can be used on as many levels as you wish. These amulets can also be used on Survival levels.
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So, from January 2007, it will be rolling out wireless broadband Internet in all public spaces, called Wireless@SG, for free, for the first two years.2 years free, where got enough? ;oP
Premium and higher access speeds will also be immediately available - but this will come at a fee.
"Thereafter, access is expected to remain highly affordable. So, with just your laptop or PDA, you can enjoy high speed connection to the Internet, send out instant messages and check emails and even make VOIP (voice-over-IP) calls," said Mr Lee.
Singaporeans will be able to surf all over downtown, major town centres, recreational areas like East Coast Park, and maybe even at libraries and fast food outlets.
Three operators - iCELL network, QMax Communications and SingTel - have been appointed to do this.
They will carve out the island into three areas, and complete their deployment by end-September next year.
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Imagine, if you will, club operators Life Time Fitness and Town Sports International on the same team. So, too, are equipment manufacturers Life Fitness and Precor. Now throw in software providers ABC Financial and Twin Oaks.
Put all of those companies together, along with other familiar names in the fitness industry, and you have the Fitness Industry Technology Council, or FITC.
The idea of the FITC was hatched last year at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show in San Diego. Council members held their first conference call last summer, met for the first time in person at the Club Industry show last October and have been meeting by teleconference about once a month. The council is expected to reconvene at this month's IHRSA show in San Francisco.
The goal of the FITC is to standardize technological advances as the industry makes a push toward medical referrals and health care integration. The council's objective is to establish industry standards and to design equipment to use universal components to help reduce manufacturing costs, says Kevin Steele, co-creator and co-chair of the FITC.
"We will also identify the common denominators of all manufacturers' parts so that we can begin to understand how we can shift current individual company purchasing prices to where we can gain economies of scale and leverage industry purchasing power and benefits for participating organizations," Steele says.
The FITC member organizations, in alphabetical order, are ABC Financial, Athletes' Performance, BCM (an associate member of Intel), ClubCom, Dedham (MA) Health and Athletic Complex, Eurotech, Gainesville (FL) Health and Fitness Centers, IHRSA, Intel, Life Fitness, Life Time Fitness, Matrix Fitness, Netpulse, Octane Fitness, Planet Fitness, Plus One, Precor, Star Trac, Twin Oaks Software Development, Town Sports International (TSI) and Woodway.
"To this point in time, these guys have all been willing to step up and put the greater good and overall performance and future improvements to the industry over their individual agendas, which has been very, very nice to see," Steele says. "That's what, at the end of the day, this council's all about, the progression and continued innovation and standardization of technology as it applies."
The council has three main committees: a data standards team chaired by Precor's Dave Flynt, a cost-optimization team chaired by Eurotech's Arlen Nipper and the Communications Specification for Fitness Equipment team chaired by Jon Zerden of Athletes' Performance.
One of the problems in the industry, Steele says, pertains to measurements.
"You can get on four different treadmills made by four different manufacturers, and with no incline at 4 miles an hour, you're most likely going to come up with four different readings [for] your caloric expenditure," Steele says. "That's just crazy. That's unacceptable."
Steele, who has a PhD in exercise physiology, was asked by Intel's Don Moore, co-creator and co-chair of the FITC, to lead the council. There might not have been a better choice to lead a group represented by so many sectors of the industry.
A veteran of more than 25 years, Steele is a principal with Communication Consultants Inc. and is the chairman of the Power Plate International medical/scientific advisory board. He also is chairman of the medical/scientific advisory board for Performance Health Systems, is a member of the Medical Athletic Association and the American College of Sports Medicine and was past chairman of the National Academy of Sports Medicine's medical/scientific advisory board.
In the club company sector, Steele has worked for Health and Tennis Corp. of America (now Bally Total Fitness), 24 Hour Fitness and Life Time Fitness.
"There's not too many people out there in the industry I don't know," Steele says.
Ed Trainor, vice president of fitness services and product development at TSI, is now a co-chair of the FITC. In the council's early meetings, Trainor noticed that most of the companies were staying proprietary and trying to differentiate themselves. Not many companies wanted to divulge much information about themselves, Trainor says.
At about the third meeting, Trainor decided to speak up.
"Gentlemen," he said, "could we maybe come together collectively and put our best foot forward and work together in a bipartisan fashion? There will be plenty of opportunity to differentiate yourselves once we find the path. Let's get the industry set on the right course, and then, every man for himself. If you can build a better mousetrap, build a better mousetrap."
Trainor says that a standardization of technological systems will produce the same measurements of calories, heart rate, watts and METS—data that health care providers can then more easily use to determine the wellness of a club member.
"We're not saying the industry won't build in watts and METS," Trainor says. "But it will be in the further development as we approach working with the health care insurers who are likely going to reimburse our members and users who maintain an active healthy lifestyle that now can turn in their data. The data that gets collected for the first time will be incentive for that member to turn into their health provider for his insurance."
Intel, known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits, has long been involved in the medical and wellness industry, says Ed Hill, director of marketing for Intel's embedded computing division. Intel also has developed relationships with some of the leading original equipment manufacturers in the industry.
In a partnership with Athletes' Performance, a company that integrates performance training, nutrition and physical therapy for elite and professional athletes, Intel recently overhauled its employee fitness center on its campus in Chandler, AZ.
Intel hosted the dinner at last year's IHRSA show that involved some of the FITC organization participants.
"It's a great step in the right direction, and we're excited to be a part of it," Hill says. "Other industries have had similar challenges. How do you standardize some of those types of calculations? One opportunity for Intel within the FIT council is to work with the industry on how has this problem been solved in other industries, and is there an opportunity to utilize some of those learnings and apply them to the fitness industry?"
Several other companies have been invited to join the FITC. Steele would like to keep the same number of organizations in the council and rotate in new companies every few years.
"We've got some very bright people on the council," Steele says. "Both Don's and my hope is that everybody can continue to work together and roll up their sleeves, and when the rubber meets the road and some of these changes have to be made, they're willing to make them."
"All we can do is provide the structure, the motivation and the catalyst," he adds. "We can't force any of these organizations to change. From the club operators' perspective, a lot of this stuff has definitely been wanted and needed for a long time. Maybe this is enough of a push to get it over the top and get some of it done."


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I actually love macro photography. It mostly gets used on flowers. I understand this. Flowers are beautiful. They have great colour. Their shapes are fascinating and a lovely blend of geometry and biology. Somewhere deep in our beings we are either biologically hardwired or spiritually inspired to appreciate them- probably both. I fall victim to the temptation myself sometimes.
There's way cooler stuff out there to get up close and personal with though. Like creepy insects. My favourite macro lens is actually my Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro- an absolutely fantastic piece of glassware which unfortunately, due to its EF-S demarcation, only works with the XXXD range of EOS cameras, and not my EOS 5D. As a result, I don't have an equitable macro lens for my full-frame camera (now my main workhorse), and so these shots are taken with the macro function on the EF 50mm f/1.8- which works well for depth-of-field effect at the open end, but which has a slow, softer focus and not a fraction of the macro-esque magnificence of the aforementioned 60mm. Hence fewer of this sort of image, and the not-s0-macro closeup goodness that the 60mm has offered on other occasions.
For example, these first three photos (respectively: a Praying Mantis with an M&M, a Dead Ant, and the Zip on my Cargo Pants taken in an airport waiting lounge in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, because, why not?) are all taken with the 60mm. They're golden oldies in my photo collection now, but I'm very fond of them all the same.
The rest, below, were taken more recently. I'd like to point out that the Florida panhandle has some MASSIVE insects, and I missed some great opportunities, for example a psychadelic cricket darn-well near the length of my forearm, and the infamous 'cow-killer' ant- actually a very aggressive species of flightless wasp. However, I did love the colour scheme on this spider we found outside the team house- which I'm fairly sure, if the rest of nature is to be trusted, means that it is toxic enough to kill you just by smelling it.
This second spider, on the same property, I've included for sheer creep-out value. I didn't need a macro lens to capture its grotesquery.
On the more attractive end of the spectrum, this butterfly was gracious enough to SITTHEHELLSTILL for just long enough for me to get this grab- and make me crave for a 200mm telephoto lens so that I could catch these beauties and not keep disturbing them.
This is not macro but macaroon- and isn't remarkably small, either. It is, however, a nice use of depth-of-field and I didn't have another post to stick it in. I hope it inspires you to new and greater desserts.
Peace out.


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