text:
The Media Whitewashes Jan Brewers Racist Disrespect Of President Obama
January 27, 2012
By Rmuse
Every family has dirty little secrets that are never discussed in polite company whether it's a drug-addicted nephew, promiscuous sister-in-law, or alcoholic uncle who cannot hold a steady job. America has a dirty little secret that existed at the country's founding and persists in 2012, and although it is exposed from time to time, Americans like to keep quiet about it out of shame and embarrassment. Our dirty little secret has been whispered about for the past four years and was exposed in a widely circulated photograph on Wednesday.
The photograph of Arizona governor Jan Brewer shaking her finger at President Obama is about more than accusing the "Obama administration of turning a blind eye to illegal immigration because migrants will help Mr. Obama register more Democratic votes." Brewer's actions were more than disrespect for the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth, they were outward expressions of white supremacy befitting a pre-Civil War plantation owner scolding an errant slave who forgot to empty the master's chamber pot.
It is no secret that Brewer harbors racist views toward Americans whose skin color is anything but lily white. She promoted and proudly signed the racial profiling law that requires law enforcement to detain and question Arizona residents who appear to be illegal (not white). The not-white is equal to not-American meme began with the birther movement and continues in not-so-coded racist campaigns of the four remaining Republican presidential hopefuls. Brewer shaking her finger at the president characterizes white supremacists' contention that African Americans are inferior, not like us, and certainly not real Americans. Why else would a pathetic buffoon like Brewer feel comfortable scolding the President of the United States in public and full view of photographer's lenses? Because she feels superior to a Black man even though his office, intellect and integrity dwarfs her racist and witless mind.
The Republican presidential hopefuls' racism shows no sign of abating and their racially charged rhetoric is finally bringing America's dirty little secret to the public's attention. Each candidate has, in their own calculated manner, tied President Obama to their faulty characterization that African Americans are lazy and not really Americans. Willard "Mitt" Romney's campaign catch-phrase, "Keep America American" was lifted from KKK literature and implies that getting rid of Obama will keep America American as if the President is a foreign interloper. Romney's cult believed Blacks were cursed until 1978 and they changed their doctrine after it became politically incorrect to portray African Americans as inferior.
Newt Gingrich called President Obama the "food stamp president" and he is running an overtly racist campaign to appeal to white supremacists that permeate the South, and as the nation is discovering, the entire country. Gingrich went so far as recommending that to teach lazy minority children the value of the white work ethic, they should clean their white classmate's toilets. Gingrich was not only referring to African Americans because he said that Spanish is a ghetto language imputing laziness to Spanish speaking Americans. Alan Grayson, a former Democratic congressman from Florida, called Gingrich's racist pandering the most "overtly racist campaign I've seen in the country since George Wallace." It is no coincidence that Gingrich ramped up his racist rhetoric in South Carolina where the Confederate flag still flies over the capital; his ploy propelled him to victory and front-runner status in the race for the Republican nomination. Gingrich is aware that racism sells in America.
Rick Santorum used a white supremacist theme from Birth of a Nation with its imagery of ignorant free African Americans who are an encumbrance on white America. He said, "I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money," and it is a favorite theme of conservatives who characterize President Obama as stealing white Americans' money to give to his lazy African American "bros" in return for their votes much like Brewer's accusation against President Obama. Santorum's racially charged comments are in stark contrast to his alleged Christianity that teaches love for all humanity and charity for those in need; unless they are African Americans.
The laundry list of racism and white supremacy is growing every day, and the mainstream media is keeping America's dirty little secret under wraps. But all that changed when Brewer stuck her vile little finger in President Obama's face as if she was scolding a disobedient slave, or an uppity Negro who has the audacity to wear a suit and sit in the Oval Office. Conservatives celebrated Brewer's disrespect for the President because she "put the black man in his place" but they are ignoring one critical point. The Republican drive toward apartheid will backfire as the country's population becomes "darker" and one can only imagine the rage among African Americans at the sight of a lying white supremacist shaking her finger at the first African American President who has more integrity and intelligence than ten-thousand Jan Brewers.
America can only prosper when all citizens are valued equally regardless of race. It is telling that besides the media's reluctance to assail GOP racism, Christians espousing brotherly love are also silent. It makes sense though, because although not all Christians are Republicans, nearly all Republicans are Christians and during this campaign, racist Christian Republicans are finding success pandering to white supremacists and racist voters.
America's dirty little secret cannot be kept quiet any longer despite the media's best efforts to protect the GOP. They kept the secret under wraps during the 2008 general election and they are on par to repeat their hush-up of GOP racism in 2012. However, Republican presidential hopefuls brought race into the election and now, a cretin from Arizona displayed white supremacy toward the President in one photograph and although Jan Brewer is a useless dolt, she did America a favor by revealing the dirty secret that racism and white supremacy is the purview of the Republican Party. Just don't expect any show of gratitude from decent Americans; regardless of their race.
Related posts:
- Beck Repeats and Stands by His Claim that President Obama is a Racist
- Of Tar Babies And Presidents: The Racist Strategy To Demean Obama
- Donald Trump Proclaims Himself The Least Racist Person In The World
- Glenn Beck Tries to Scare Whites by Labeling Obama a Racist
- Fox News Chief Rupert Murdoch Also Thinks Obama is a Racist
Arizona racial profiling, Jan Brewer, President Obama, Republican presidential hopefuls racists, Republicans racism
This entry was posted on January 27, 2012 at 10:00 am and is filed under Commentary, Featured News, rmuse. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
25 Responses to The Media Whitewashes Jan Brewer's Racist Disrespect Of President Obama
Reynardine on January 27, 2012 at 10:32 am
The "dark triad" (malignant narcissist, psychopath, and Machiavellian) types take advantage of both their victims' and the average observer's tendency to give the benefit of the doubt, to not attribute a malign motive where a benign or at least a neutral one will do. The reports I've seen on this seem to suggest she is simply a screechy old lady (a stereotype in itself). But of course, she's a bigot. Most of us know that already.
Jolene on January 27, 2012 at 10:32 am
And the state of Georgia is attempting to keep President Obama off the ballot this November, according to Rachel Maddow on her show last night. Some Georgian judge even ordered the President to show up in his courtroom to testify! Why? Because those racist a-holes are still claiming that Obama wasn't born in the US and therefore isn't qualified to run for POTUS. That long drawn-out scream of despair you hear is me crying for our country.
Anne on January 27, 2012 at 10:48 am
Brewer is trying to spin this incident in a way that shows the president as the aggressor. She is saying she felt "threatened" by him. Then, there are the Obama haters who are reflexively backing Brewer and saying she has more "balls" than the president. Of course, that speaks volumes only about her and those who back her. It is yet another example of a Republican racist who simply cannot accept the fact that she is a subordinate to a black man. I'm sure it sticks in her craw just like it does of people like Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin, along with the do-nothing GOP members of Congress, as well as the contenders for the GOP nomination. They are showing the world unmistakably that this country has come a long way, but still has a long way to go in confronting the harsh realities of racism in this country.
robyn ryan on January 27, 2012 at 11:21 am
Let's not forget that Gov. Brewer's own party believes that she is too stupid, amoral or degenerate to have control of her own body.
In this instance, they may be right. At least about the mouth part.
kimbutgar on January 27, 2012 at 12:50 pm
All my in-laws in Arizona think she is a dummy and are ashamed she was elected Governor.
Dan on January 27, 2012 at 11:21 am
I'm not gonna say Jan Brewer is a racist. At least not from what I see in the photo. What I do see, is a very unprofessional Brewer shaking her finger at the leader of the free world. First of all, I can't see how hinge would have escalated to that point, that quickly, unless she was planning it. Everyone knows of The Presidents even temper. In fact the GOP is constantly calling him a pantywaist because of it. He lost his cool on the Tarmac? Really? No she was showboating for her lunatic constituents. This will go a long way towards her re election and she knows it.
Donna Kuykendall Stebbins on January 27, 2012 at 11:35 am
She IS a racist. Everything she has done as Governor Of Arizona SHOWS she a racist puppet of our RECALLED ex-Senator Pearce and our lowlife Sheriff Joe.
Filthy Pazuzu on January 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm
It's obvious that Jan Brewer is unprofessional, and I have no doubt she knew what she was gonna do before she even met Obama.
But it's also obvious the only reason her dim little mind thought it acceptable to do that to her president is because she's a vile, narcissistic white supremacist and Obama is black.
I bet she wouldn't do that to the white president of her bank, the white president of her country club, or the white chairman of her state's Republican party.
Reynardine on January 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm
She is peddling her lousy book to a racist audience. Directly she had handed the President her "private" letter to the President, she released it to the press. And although she cannot seriously think she is a lily fair maid standing up to a ravening black male, that's the image she's trying to create (lotsa luck).
Shiva on January 27, 2012 at 11:33 am
I hate to say it but the Democrats need to use the Republicans overt Racism in 2012. For those who don't know the code words, it's going to have to be made plain to everyone. The 2012 field of GOP candidates for the nomination for president are perhaps the worst that has ever been presented. Gov. Brewer is just the tip of the iceberg. While many conservatives make it a warm wet feeling down their leg when they see her shaking her finger, far more Americans see it differently. Arizona needs to look deep within itself
SinghX on January 27, 2012 at 11:49 am
"…Why else would a pathetic buffoon like Brewer feel comfortable scolding the President of the United States in public and full view of photographer's lenses?…"
Because she's out of her league, that's why! This is a woman suited to run a local dry cleaning business or a mail box store…
She's completely and utterly flaying in shallow water now that Pierce isn't telling her what to do, Arapio is tied up in legal purgatory, her closes aides are in being investigated for private prison fraud/conflict of interest and AZ Dems are finally smelling blood in the water (both Kyle and McCain are on their last terms; neither one will run again).
Plus, AZ has early ballot by mail they can't "jimmy". The Dems did a great job registering minorities and low-income voters in the last elections. The problem was the Christian fundamentalist/Mormon Latino churches ministry put "fear" into the immigrant population, lying about law enforcement intimidation if they even voted! I digress…
Brewer is a clown in the clown car; there is no love in the room for her as she is seen as incompetent as well as just plain stupid, like Palin.
Deborah Montesano on January 27, 2012 at 12:19 pm
I agree with both Dan and SinghX that Brewer is in over her head. I view this particular encounter more as a product of her ignorance and out-sized sense of herself than as an indication of her racism–though I'm quite cognizant of the racism that she and other Arizona officials do display. (See "Arizona At 100: Ditch the Celebration, http://thepoliticali.blogspot.com/2012/01/arizona-at-100-ditch-celebration.html) Looking at it with an optimistic eye, the NY Times reports today that the encounter may boomerang against the Republicans in the election and help deliver Arizona to Obama.
RANDALL LEHMANN on January 27, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Jane on January 27, 2012 at 12:33 pm
If you can't see it, imagine if a black female gov had done this to George w bush.
I rest my case.
Tillie Hoffecker on January 27, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I know and talk politics with plenty of Republicans. Whenever I get up enough nerve to ask them if their dislike of the president has anything to do with the fact that he's black…well, methinks they do protest too much. Some of them even hit me with this: "Well, he's not really black." I'd say about 90 percent of them are lying when they say it has nothing to do with it. They go on to tell me exactly why it is they dislike him and nine times out of ten it's based on some lie that Aunt Ethel sent them in an email. It's my absolute belief that 90% of those who dislike the president do so primarily because of the color of his skin.
Conversely, I know a handful of Democrats who quit the party when Obama was elected president. It's rather amusing to listen to them stammer out their reasons for doing so — but I know the real reason.
You know how the Republicans like to bitch about how the Democrats "rammed" health care through Congress before the newly-elected Republicans took office? I think it's sort of like that — they want to get as many laws and regulations that favor us white folks on the books before us white folks become a minority.
Paul on January 27, 2012 at 2:22 pm
I agree that Brewer was out of line and was showboating to sell her book.
I have wondered and want to see if you all agree… the Republican attacks on Obama using a telepromter is also race based. Their way of saying he's not smart enough to talk without help.
Am I alone on this one?
Jolene on January 27, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Of course that's what they mean! Obama haters try to denigrate him in every way they can, and claiming he can't speak without a teleprompter is an attempt to deny his obvious intelligence. The haters just can't stand it! Hope his re-election this year makes their blood pressures rise to dangerous levels.
galactus6x on January 27, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Well said Tillie, I and others realized that the desperate Anglos were going to do as much as they an while they have power to keep us down with as many laws and schemes as possible. Their problem is we have been paying attention and their political days are numbered and their demographic days are too. They better hope we treat them better than they have treated us.
C.L. on January 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm
The amusing aspect to this whole story is that witnesses to the exchange between the President and Brewer said that PO was his usual calm, courteous self. Talking Points Memo has the quotes from these witnesses (the mayors of Phoenix and Mesa):
I suspect that Brewer was either opportunistically trying to drum up more publicity for her poor-selling book or she was under the influence (or both).
She's another one that Palin endorsed, by the way. Big surprise…
1voice1vote on January 27, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Way to be a role model, racist Republican Governor Jan Brewer (AZ).
Kids; this is what we call deplorable and depraved conduct. It is not how we behave at school. We do not aggressively waggle our fingers in another person's face and then cry wolf. We use our nice manners. This will be on the test.
sonja on January 27, 2012 at 3:18 pm
My husband is Mexican American born and raised here in America as well as his father and grandfather. A few yrs back he was pulled over for profiling. As a result it cost us impound fees and court costs and he was not found guilty of anything! I myself am kind of sheltered have lived most of my life thinking things r shiny n pretty. However over the yrs I have come to c the not so pretty side of society. I have learned a great deal of things about our great country. Not make me ashamed to say I am American. America is a melting pot of all nationalities. We should grow as a nation n recognize this and embrace those around us. Racism in America is just about the most ridiculous thing since the fact is we r one nation one race and that is American!
D. L. MacKenzie on January 27, 2012 at 5:07 pm
I've lived in Arizona for 45 years, and I have followed Jan Brewer quite closely over her career. She is unquestionably the stupidest creature to hold the office, and in a state that elected the ponderously stupid Evan Mecham, that's saying a lot. She definitely attracts racists, but I can't go as far as to say she is definitely racist. After all, illegal immigration is down and deportations are up under Obama. That she didn't give the President a big hug would appear to provide more evidence that she's an ignoramus rather than racist.
Mechille on January 27, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I think that she should have been arrested for pointing her fingers if this had been any other president they would have invented a law so her behind could go to jail. But wait she wouldn't have done that to another now would she… Ignorant behind.
nogravity on January 27, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Maybe she was just loaded. Apparently her nickname in AZ is Otis, named after the Mayberry town drunk.
Leave a Reply
Top of Form
Bottom of Form


text:
The attorney for David Wildstein, a former Chris Christie appointee, tells members of a New Jersey State Assembly committee why his client is pleading the fifth. Later, the committee votes to place Wildstein in contempt.
An appointee of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the center of an apparent plan to engineer a monster traffic jam as an act of political payback was held in contempt Thursday after he refused to answer questions from state lawmakers.
The appointee, David Wildstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment, which offers protection against self-incrimination.
"On the advice of counsel, I assert my right to remain silent," he said repeatedly at the hearing, convened by the transportation committee of the state Assembly.
The committee is investigating why lanes that funnel traffic from Fort Lee, N.J., to the George Washington Bridge were closed in September, resulting in days of gridlock. Emails published Wednesday by The Record newspaper and other news organizations show Wildstein mocking concerns that school buses were stuck in the mess.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, the Democrat who chairs the committee, disputed that Wildstein had the right under state law to decline to answer questions. The committee voted to hold him in contempt, a misdemeanor.
The chairman asked Wildstein questions anyway — including about an email from Christie's deputy chief of staff to Wildstein last August that said: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
Wildstein declined to answer every time, saying either himself or through his lawyer that he had a constitutional right not to.
Wildstein, who went to high school with Christie, was director of interstate capital projects for the Port Authority, the agency that runs the bridge. He resigned in December, saying that growing questions about the traffic jam had become a distraction.
The mayor of Fort Lee, Mark Sokolich, a Democrat, had declined to endorse Christie, who is believed to be considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and who has crafted an image of transcending partisan politics.
In one email published Wednesday, Wildstein refers to the mayor, who is of Croatian descent, as "this little Serbian."
Christie, at a press conference Thursday morning, apologized to the people of New Jersey and said he was embarrassed by his staff. He fired a top aide, Bridget Kelly, and said that she had lied to him about the bridge fiasco.
He also played down his relationship with Wildstein and said that they were not friends in high school.
Earlier in the day, Wildstein lost a bid in court to avoid testifying before the state committee. His lawyers had argued that the committee was exceeding its authority, that Wisniewski had a conflict of interest, and that there were questions about the validity of Wisniewski's signature on subpoena papers.
At the hearing, one assemblyman, Thomas Giblin, went out of his way to praise Wildstein's reputation and encouraged him not to be a "fall guy."
"You deserve better," Giblin said. "You have a reputation that precedes you here today, and I think you want to build on that reputation by being candid with this committee. All we're looking for is some type of solutions and answers."
This story was originally published on Thu Jan 9, 2014 11:31 AM EST

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Francisco Villar is a renowned expert in Indo-European, and also in the languages of Pre-Roman Iberia. As we saw in this post, one of his theories is that the study of ancient toponyms, especially hydronyms, shows that the oldest languages spoken in the Iberian Peninsula were IE. Any other type of language (Basque, Iberian) appeared later (Villar, 2000). In his last research work (Villar et al 2011), carried out in collaboration with Blanca Prósper, Carlos Jordán and María Pilar Fernández Álvarez, he continues his previous research, comparing the linguistic data with the archaeological and genetic evidence that's now available. I will comment on the results in a series of posts, starting with this one. For the moment, I'll try to summarize some of the main points.
In their research, they focus on the ancient hydronyms of Europe and southwest Asia. The choice of material is relevant: hydronyms usually retain signs of archaic linguistic layers. Analysing these toponyms, they identify a series of components that are significantly present in those areas, e.g. *aisko/isko-, *ab-, or *balso-. Not only that: they also demonstrate, using phonological and lexicological criteria, that these components are IE, with no exception.
The aim of the research is to to try to correlate this set of data with the currently available theories of IE origin and expansion into Europe. The novelty is that the authors take into account Alinei's Paleolithic Paradigm as one of the possible scenarios. Putting together linguistic, archaeological and genetic data, they reach the conclusion that the distribution of these toponyms correlates basically with two main events: the Mesolithic population expansion from the Glacial refugia of southern Europe, and the expansion of agriculture in the Neolithic. Both events involve IE languages. This is important. If the Mesolithic populations that migrated north were already carrying IE languages with them, then those languages were there already in the Paleolithic. In order words, the Paleolithic Continuity Paradigm (PCP).
Of course, some may think: "Ok, there were IE language in Europe at that early age, but then there was another wave of IE dispersal at the bronze age which brought the IE languages as we know them today and historically". The authors admit this possibility, but also say that it is quite unlikely. As they say, and as I have insisted in this blog many times, there is no evidence of any sort of relevant population movement in the Bronze Age that could even remotely support this theory, usually known as the Kurgan theory.
As I said, I'll publish more posts getting into the details of this important research work. For example, I'll talk about their criticism of some aspects of traditional IE reconstruction, e.g. the reconstruction of PIE phonology. Let's see some excerpts (the highlighting is mine):
(p. 724-725): "Ciertas líneas de investigación han tendido a limitar el sistema vocálico indoeuropeo a dos vocales /e/ y /o/ e incluso a una sola (...). Tal reconstrucción, que no vamos a criticar aquí en detalle, desemboca en sistemas vocálicos irreales, inexistentes en las lenguas del mundo, sea cual sea la familia lingüística en la que busquemos. El testimonio de los arqueo-hidro-topónimos lleva la reconstrucción profunda del vocalismo indoeuropeo por derroteros muy diferentes. En las series vocálicas de nuestras arqueo-raíces la /e/ y la /o/ se manifiestan como variantes triviales y en parte locales de las respectivas formas básicas /i/, /u/ y /a/ (...). De ese modo, el sistema vocálico que se dibuja en el estadio cero es de tres miembros (a, i, u)".
(p. 726): "al pretender, como se ha hecho tradicionalmente, explicar la supuesta lengua común como un sistema cerrado en sí mismo, sin un origen y un devenir, se ha incurrido en simplificaciones, distorsiones e invenciones tendentes a buscar regularidades artificiales en terreno de la fonética, la morfología y la semántica".
The authors use cautious language, but this is actually a complete demolition of the many aspects of traditional PIE reconstruction, including laryngeals and other inventions.
- VILLAR, Francisco (2000). Indoeuropeos y No-Indoeuropeos en la Hispania Prerromana. Salamanca, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.
- VILLAR, F., B. PRÓSPER, C. JORDÁN, and M.P. FERNÁNDEZ ÁLVAREZ (2011). Lenguas, genes y culturas en la prehistoria de Europa y Asia suroccidental. Salamanca, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.


text:
Search the Scriptures 24/7
Search the Scriptures 24/7 with T.A. McMahon
Recent Broadcasts
Featured Offer from T.A. McMahon
Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny This excuse-shattering exposé of Darwin and Dawkins is the Dave Hunt magnum opus you've been waiting (and praying) for! Each of Dave's seminal works—whether on occultism, Catholicism, Calvinism, ecumenism, Islam, or cosmic evolution, have all been, at the time of their publication, his "most important work to date"—and this 606-page refutation of Darwinian evolution (as championed by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and today's aggressive "New Atheists") is no exception.


text:
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Bedroom Window Seat
32 comments:
Now that I am able to post comments on your blog, First I would like to say that I think your home is just beautiful... I love this window seat and the pleating on it. it look you could sit there all day and daydream. I know I sure would.ReplyDelete
Beautiful. I love the aqua roman shade! And the pillows are so gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
So pretty and feminine. I love Matelasse...it is timeless and works in many applications and decors.ReplyDelete
What a great idea! Looks so elegant, comfy and cozy...how did you pull off all those looks so nicely? Such talent!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Amy, your window seat is so beautiful and so inviting. Can I come and sit awhile?ReplyDelete
Linda from Missouri
This is stunning Amy...Makes me want to come over and get comfortable with a good book and cup of tea...ReplyDelete
Take care,
Gorgeous! What a perfect place to curl up with a book. I love the cafe curtain & sweet pillows.ReplyDelete
It looks just beautiful, Amy! I love the Matelasse fabric, it looks so comfy! I really am in love with what you did with the window treatments. I just HAVE to try this somewhere! Nicely done!ReplyDelete
Would love a cozy window seat like this to cozy up w/a book & a mocha! Fantastic spot! xoxoReplyDelete
The window seat is just gorgeous. I love the idea of using Matelasse fabric. It looks so elegant. The window treatments are out of this world beautiful.ReplyDelete
Your eye for color is so perfect, everything has a soft, romantic, dreamlike quality. I love the silky aqua shade..ReplyDelete
It looks so romantic and inviting! I love window seats, even though I don't have one, I sometimes imagine how I would decorate it! What a lovely spot to sit and read.. just beautiful.. take care, MaryannReplyDelete
Hi Amy,ReplyDelete
Your window seat fabric is so pretty and I just love your choice of colors. I love everything from the window treatment to the pillows, to the little table (which, by the way, I have one just like it but mine is green!)
You are an amazing decorator.
This is beautiful! I bet that was thick to work with but it turned out beautifully! Such a sweet spot!ReplyDelete
You did a great job, it looks so cozy !ReplyDelete
Amy, that is so pretty. Such a romantic look. Thanks for linking up.ReplyDelete
Oh...it's sooooo pretty! The perfect spot to sit on a snowy day and read a book. What a pretty little lamp too!ReplyDelete
What a luscious sitting area. I featured this post at stylesson.com.ReplyDelete
How dreamy! You are some kind of talented girlfriend!ReplyDelete
I have always loved Matelasse, this looks so soft and pretty, perfect for your window seat! It all looks so pretty, can't wait to see the final reveal of your bedroom!ReplyDelete
Wow, that's so beautiful, I would love to sit there and read a magazine!! And thanks for the little lesson on Matelasse!!ReplyDelete
OMG this is just beautiful, I love mattelesse, I just took some out to cover my next stool. I am your newest follower, just when I think I have found all of the good blogs out there....along comes another!ReplyDelete
Very pretty I really like the use of the matelasse ~ and you are so right...is washes and wears beautifully. This is such a pretty and very romantic look. Have a happy weekend!ReplyDelete
Love the window seat and the ruffled pillows! The fabric looks like a mattalese coverlet-so elegant looking-I'm your newest follower-ClaireReplyDelete
You have created a special getaway you will love for years to come!ReplyDelete
Hi Amy~ what a completely beautiful window seat!!! I love the gorgeous fabric you chose- it is perfect for your dreamy look and the ruffled pillows are gorgeous. Love it! Makes me miss the window seats I used to have! Thanks for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Beautiful and oh so romantic, Amy. Great use of texture with the chantilly lace, ruffles and matelasse! :)ReplyDelete
Oh how pretty! I love ruffles. The more the better. =)ReplyDelete
Blessings... Polly
p.s. thank you so much for adding our French Cupboard Valentine button to your sidebar (hugs)
It all looks gorgeous, Amy! Love your window seat and window treatments and all those ruffles on the pillows. I especially love the whispy cafe curtain...so me. You are doing a beautiful job with that room, my friend!ReplyDelete
awwww Amy its so Dreamy!!!ReplyDelete
I love it all! My favorite materials & colors.
You make everything beautiful!
Enjoy your new special space.
Joelle xoxo
Adore a cozy bedroom window seat, and yours is so completely charming!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for stopping by & thank you for the sweet comment! Your window seat is gorgeous! Love your home, it has such a romantic feel! I'm a new follower, and can't wait to navigate through your blog (smiles)! Perfect!ReplyDelete


text:
National May 11, 2010
PIA eases agents' workload with web-based aerial photography
GLENMONT, N.Y. – The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State have partnered with Pictometry International to offer PIA members discounted access to the web-based aerial-photography tool Pictometry Online.
"The process of gathering information for property submissions and ACORD forms can be time-consuming and costly for agents," said Diane Fowler, executive director of PIACT, PIANH, PIANJ and PIANY. "Pictometry Online streamlines the process, helping research get done quickly and accurately."
Pictometry Online is a web-based technology that provides access to a vast database of high-resolution aerial images, allowing insurance agents to perform detailed site measurements with ease, before even approaching a prospect. As a result, agents can provide accurate quotes from the first client meeting, and remove underwriting uncertainty from the submissions process by supplementing the usual narratives with high-resolution images.
Some key features of Pictometry Online include:
- Up to 20 different property views, with zoom-in capability up to 1,000 percent.
- Accurate measurements of square footage, distances (to water, coastlines, exposures and hazards), height, area, pitch/slope/area of a roof and bearing.
- Ability to add detailed, annotated photos to submissions or reports.
As result, agents can easily collect all external property information necessary for ACORD forms, usually including construction type, obtain information needed to calculate ITV and replacement costs, confirm measurement data to limit errors and omissions exposures and use parcel data to identify the owner of properties for prospecting purposes.
"PIA is dedicated to enhancing the services offered to members on a continuing basis," said Fowler. "Pictometry Online is just one of the many unique benefits that make the work of independent insurance agents easier."
For more information, visit www.pictometry.com or call (888) 444-2575 and reference PIA.
PIANY, PIANJ, PIACT and PIANH is a partnership of four state trade associations representing independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout their respective states.


text:
Although we don't care to see them in our rearview mirrors with their lights flashing, we at Jalopnik are generally fans of the police car. They're just like regular cars, except tougher and built for fightin' crime.
That's why we were pretty sad to learn from Gothamist that 194 New York Police Department vehicles were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy's flooding. Sorry, guys.
Though the NYPD boasts a fleet of several thousand police cruisers, this is a huge setback for the folks in blue who are working to get the city up and running again after the storm. Presumably, some of those cars were Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors as well, and that makes us extra sad.
Photo/video credit Gothamist


text:
Since its foundation, I-act has strived for supporting and strengthening the role of the theatre as a tool of social and cultural development and, targeting middle class individuals and groups. In order to achieve that, I-act has worked on supporting the idea of believing in the diversity of knowledge and creativity. Consequently, one of our major goals has been working on reviving the Mediterranean culture with all its circles and various interactions, from the north and west of the Mediterranean and the fringes of Europe in the east and west, to the African coast and east of the Mediterranean where Asia and Africa intersect and where the different cultures and religions meet.
It was the destiny of Alexandria to become the meeting point of the Greeks, Turks, Persians, Romans, English, French and Italians.It was ancient Alexandria that carried art, science, poetry and philosophy from Memphis, Heliopolis, Theba and Tell El-Amarna where the Nile peacefully flows to Athens and Rome and then to the rest of Europe.


text:
A new trailer and images for director Judd Apatow's new film This Is 40 have been released. The film follows Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's characters from Knocked Up as they approach middle age. The laughs aren't as big here as they were in the first trailer, but I'm encouraged by the promise of a really sweet and candid story about family. Rudd and Mann can walk the line between comedy and drama like few others, and Apatow has been trying to nail that James L. Brooks balance with his previous directorial features to varying degrees of success. There's a clear emotional throughline with This Is 40 that I think could be the key, and the pairing of Albert Brooks and Rudd as father and son is an inspired move that I'm eager to see play out.
Hit the jump to watch the new trailer and see the images. The film also stars Albert Brooks, Megan Fox, Chris O'Dowd, Lena Dunham, Ryan Lee, Charlene Yi, Robert Smigel, Wyatt Russell, Melissa McCarthy and Jason Segel. This Is 40 opens on December 21st.
Click over to Yahoo! to watch in HD, and click here to watch Apatow participate in a Q&A today at 10:30am PST.
Here's a synopsis for This Is 40:
Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People) brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see firsthand how they are dealing with their current state of life.


text:
Things have been heating up in West Texas as Tenaska gets more and more desperate to find water to cool it's proposed coal plant in Nolan County. Tenaska, in it's increasingly desperate attempts to obtain water has been turning to back room deals and negotiations to try and cobble together the water needed for the plant.
These underhanded deals began earlier this year with the city of Stamford signing a water contract with Tenaska. The City of Stamford negotiated for over one year before it's citizens even heard of the existence of this contract. Then when the existence of a contract did come to light, the City of Stamford rushed through a vote on the water contract within a period of a few weeks in an attempt to squash constituent feedback.
Sweetwater, a town that had abandoned negotiations with Tenaska in 2010, has now been back in talks with Tenaska to sell their water. This was beknownst to Sweetwater's citizens until last month when the City finally released documents to the Sierra Club detailing these negotiations. These documents were only wrenched from the city's hands after the Sierra Club submitted an open record's request to the city.
The City of Sweetwater has been in negotiations with Tenaska for the past 7 months, without any public notice. Understandably, residents are outraged at the notion that Sweetwater officials have been bargaining away their water rights, without even consulting them. Selling such a precious public resource is not something that should be entered into lightly without public input, and that is exactly what the City of Sweetwater is doing.
The water in consideration is effluent, or "wastewater," produced by the city. The term wastewater is misleading though, with many cities throughout Texas turning to wastewater as a way to meet water shortages during the drought. Effluent water can be used for irrigation in agriculture and sports fields. Some cities even utilize advanced filtration to circulate it with their drinking water. These are methods of usage that Sweetwater could potentially need to turn to in the future, should the drought continue or worsen. Economically, this potential deal is also bad news for Sweetwater residents, with Tenaska getting this water for pennies on the dollar compared to what local citizens pay.
Residents have a right to know why the City is considering selling water to a coal plant for dirt cheap, in a back room deal, during one of the worst droughts in history. Numerous brave residents did speak out at last week's Sweetwater City Commission meeting, only to be ridiculed by City officials. The City of Sweetwater has accused groups such as the Sierra Club and Texans Against Tenaska of being conspirators about this water contract, but it is only because of the diligence of local citizens that these negotiations have come to light. This sort of attitude towards constituents is inappropriate and unacceptable. It is time that the City of Sweetwater come clean about its dealings with Tenaska and open up these contract negotiations for public input.


text:
Summary and Keywords
Between 1944 and 1959, conflicts with anti-dictatorial exiles and democratic leaders against dictatorial regimes and dissident exiles shaped inter-American relations in the Caribbean Basin. At the end of World War II, anti-dictatorial exiles networked with students, laborers, journalists, and politicians in denouncing the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo, Nicaragua's Anastasio Somoza, and Honduras's Tiburcio Carías. Opponents of and dissident exiles from the 1944 Guatemalan Revolution and Venezuela's Trienio Adeco (Adeco Triennium) under Rómulo Betancourt likewise turned to dictatorial regimes for aid. By 1947, a loose coalition of anti-dictatorial exiles with the help of Cuba, Guatemala, and Venezuela's democratic leaders formed what would become known as the Caribbean Legion and organized the abortive Cayo Confites expedition against Trujillo. Seeking regional stability, U.S. officials intervened against this expedition and Caribbean Basin dictators and dissident exiles' attempts to air-bomb Guatemala City and Caracas.
Caribbean Basin leaders and exiles focused upon these inter-American conflicts, rather than the international Cold War. José Figueres's rise to power in Costa Rica provided a pivotal ally to democratic leaders and anti-dictatorial exiles, and Caribbean Basin dictators began working with the Venezuelan military regime after the 1948 military coup. In 1949, Trujillo's regime coordinated a counter-intelligence operation that destroyed the Caribbean Legion's expedition at Luperón and brought greater attention to the region.
By the early 1950s, dictatorial regimes operated as a counter-revolutionary network sharing intelligence, aiding dissident exiles, supporting Fulgencio Batista's 1952 coup in Cuba, and lobbying U.S. officials against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala and Figueres in Costa Rica. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) utilized these dictators and exiles during Operations PBFORTUNE and PBSUCCESS to overthrow the Guatemalan government in 1954, but U.S. officials intervened when the counter-revolutionary network invaded Costa Rica in 1955.
From 1955 onward, anti-dictatorial exiles from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Venezuela continued organizing expeditions against Caribbean Basin dictatorships, and multiple groups conspired against Batista's regime. Among Cuban exiles, Fidel Castro rose to prominence and received important resources and alliances through anti-dictatorial exiles. Dictators shared intelligence and gave aid to Batista, yet Caribbean Legion veterans, Cuban exiles, Betancourt, Figueres, and others helped Castro undermine Batista. In 1959, Castro supported anti-dictatorial expeditions, most notably those against Trujillo and Luis Somoza. However, Castro disagreed with many former exiles and Betancourt and Figueres's policies, so the resulting tension separated Castro from democratic leaders and divided the region among dictatorial regimes, democratic governments, and Castro.
Keywords: Cold War, democracy, dictatorship, exiles, foreign relations, Guatemalan Revolution
Access to the complete content on Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. If you are a student or academic complete our librarian recommendation form to recommend the Oxford Research Encyclopedias to your librarians for an institutional free trial.
Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code.
For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.


text: The Laboratory for Internet Computing (LINC) - formerly High Performance Computing Lab - focuses its research activities on three important areas of Internet Computing, namely Cloud and Grid computing, Web data management and Vehicular computing. In the first area, LINC concentrates on the development of Cloud-based Systems, Interoperability amongst different Clouds, Content Delivery Networks, Benchmarks and Testbeds, Data Grid Applications in Medicine, Autonomic Systems and Software Tools. In the second area, the Laboratory concentrates on Decentralized Online Social Networks, Web Communities, Data Mashups & Web 2.0, Web Searching and semantic Web. In the third area, LINC focuses on Vehicular Service Protocols, Information Dissemination and Network Modeling. <LInC Brochure>


text:
Fifteen people, including several children, were treated for injuries after the boat they were aboard capsized at Lake Piru on Sunday afternoon, Ventura County fire officials said.
- Download: Download the NBCLA app
The victims, most of whom were wearing life jackets, were pulled from the water by rescuers who rushed to the lake in the Los Padres National Forest before 4:30 p.m., officials said.
U.S. & World
The day's top national and international news.
At least nine children were on board, including two infants, officials said. One of the babies was in a car seat and was not wearing a life jacket. He was kept afloat by two adults.
All of the victims ingested water, but were breathing after being rescued, officials said.
Nine people were taken to the hospital with mostly minor injuries, officials said. The rest declined medical assistance.
All 15 people were expected to be OK.
- Read: Man Drowns in SoCal lake During Father's Day Picnic
Fire and lake officials said the boat likely capsized because there were too many people on board.
According to fire officials, a ranger who was surveying the lake noticed that the boat appeared to be in distress. Rangers then called 911, prompting a multi-agency rescue operation.
At least three ambulances, a park ranger vessel and a Ventura County Sheriff's Office helicopter were part of the rescue.
One person was cited for having a child without a life jacket on.
Kate Larsen contributed to this report.


text:
Dismantling the National Legal & Policy Center's "Case Against Slave Reparations"
"When you hear whites say: 'get over it,' 'slavery was a long time ago,' 'my family didn't own slaves, 'the Jews owned the slave ships,' 'your own kind sold you into slavery,' and other sentiments like these, know these are the most common excuses these devils will use in attempts to not accept responsibiltity for and make restitution for their kind's generational race crimes. Know today that these are unacceptable racist statements reparations offenders use in support of their kind's historical racial terrorism. Whites who make statements like these are just as racially terroristic as the whites who dehumanized and terrorized our ancestors during the slave trade and even in this – the post Trans Atlantic slave trade era. Most often, these are the kinds of whites you will have to defend yourself against in a repartions protest."


text:
A Massacre Forgotten
Decades of harsh treatment toward plantation workers resulted in several riotous strikes beginning in the 20th century. One turned deadly. It has since been all but forgotten.
(page 1 of 4)
On Sept. 9, 1924, what began as a simple arrest by Kauai sheriffs at the Filipino strike headquarters in Hanapepe quickly turned deadly. Sheriffs had been sent to retrieve two Filipino laborers being held captive by strikers in a Japanese-language school. A struggle broke out between the strikers and the authorities and, minutes later, 16 strikers were shot and killed, many by deputized sharpshooters hiding on a nearby hill. No one knows who made the first move in the incident that has become known as the Hanapepe Massacre.
Hardly anyone remembers the massacre now. Even our best plantation memories are quickly fading as the industry shrinks. Sugar processing came to a halt on Kauai last October when Gay & Robinson closed, leaving only one sugar plantation, on Maui. But the story is worth remembering; it tells us how far we've come as a culture and a people. As much as it is a part of Hawaii's labor history, it is also specific to the Filipino plantation experience, which was different from that of the Chinese or Japanese laborers before them. Its relative obscurity could be because there were no clear-cut victims or villains—neither side was completely innocent—and there were no real aftereffects of the strike; strikers did not win concessions until decades later and the massacre did not spur further strikes, or even a public outcry. That we remember the massacre at all is due to the diligence, if not obsession, of a handful of historians, for whom the story is personal, appreciable and intriguing. "It [is] important for the Filipino community and the community at large to acknowledge this pivotal moment in labor history," says Emme Tomimbang, who included a segment of the massacre in her documentary on Filipinos in Hawaii.
The Laborers
To understand how sheriffs and workers ended up killing each other on Kauai in 1924, we have to step into the shoes of Filipino plantation workers. Filipinos were the last group of immigrant laborers to arrive to the Islands. The victims of the massacre were among the 37,019 Filipinos who immigrated to Hawaii between 1907 and 1924. According to HONOLULU's predecessor, Paradise of the Pacific, in 1925, the territory of Hawaii had a population of 323,645 and Kauai had a population of 32,000. More than half of the total population weren't considered citizens, or even residents, only laborers toiling away on the sugar plantations.
Filipinos working on sugar plantations were given the worst housing and the lowest paying jobs. On Kauai, Filipino laborers worked and lived on the Koloa, Makaweli, Kekaha, Lihue and McBryde Sugar Co. plantations. The majority of the workers were young men, single and uneducated. They came from three regions of the Philippines: Visayans arrived first, followed by Ilocanos and, in much smaller numbers, Tagalogs, each group speaking a different language. In addition, there were significantly fewer Filipino women than men. "A lack of women in the Filipino community meant many fewer families, a totally different view of life and really no sense of community," says Andy Bushnell, a retired Kauai Community College history professor who gives talks on the Hanapēpē Massacre.
The Japanese laborers were the first to strike in 1909, paving the way for labor unions in Hawaii. In 1920, they formed the Federation of Japanese Labor, which carried out another big strike on Oahu that year. Although the striking members were primarily Japanese, Filipino workers—led by a labor organizer named Pablo Manlapit—also joined.
Manlapit was a former Big Island plantation worker who had moved to Honolulu and become an attorney. In 1918, Manlapit formed the Filipino Labor Union, which was essentially confined to Oahu, unlike the territorywide Japanese union. "In this capacity he took on this advocacy role on behalf of Filipino plantation workers in the 1920 and 1924 strikes," says Jon Okamura, an ethnic studies professor at the University of Hawai'i, who specializes in Hawai'i labor history. Manlapit started the High Wage Movement in 1922, and made demands of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA), which spoke for the Islands' sugar plantations. The most important objective was doubling the minimum wage from $1 a day to $2 (almost $13 to $25 in 2009 dollars). They also wanted an eight-hour workday—down from 10 to 12 hours—and overtime pay. Lastly, they advocated for equal pay between men and women and collective bargaining rights. These demands were also being sought by the Japanese labor organization.
The strikers who participated in the Hanapēpē strike supported these demands, even though Manlapit didn't travel to Kauai plantations until 1924. While historians applaud his efforts, they are also critical of his organizing skills. He would bring interpreters with him to the plantations so they could translate his Tagalog into Visayan and Ilocano. However, he focused on Oahu more than the other islands. "The difference between Manlapit's union and the Federation of Japanese Labor is that Manlapit didn't have branches at the plantation level," says Okamura. "The Japanese labor union did have these kinds of branches to represent workers … so they were much better organized."
John Reinecke, a linguistics scholar who conducted research for his book The Filipino Piecemeal Sugar Strike of 1924-1925—published after his death in 1996—also criticized Manlapit. "No other major strike was so haphazardly planned and conducted or failed so completely," he wrote. Thousands of Filipino workers attended Manlapit's meetings across the Islands, but on Kaua'i only a few hundred actually went on strike.


text:
The Oil and the Glory
The specter of flaming oil ports
Traders have adopted a new yardstick for oil security, and it's influencing the abrupt climb of oil prices. Call it the Flaming Oil Port Index. It's a notional appreciation of how many more OPEC countries may see fighting, taking their oil production with them. Right now, according to CitiGroup, the index shows that at least ...
Traders have adopted a new yardstick for oil security, and it's influencing the abrupt climb of oil prices. Call it the Flaming Oil Port Index. It's a notional appreciation of how many more OPEC countries may see fighting, taking their oil production with them. Right now, according to CitiGroup, the index shows that at least 3.3 additional barrels of oil are at risk, or another 3 percent of global demand on top of the 1 million barrels a day gone from Libya's output. With the index that high, oil prices began the morning with another ascent.
Here is how CitiGroup looks at the Middle East (H/T: Izabella Kaminska/FT Alphaville):
This is an invidious gauge. It hardly matters what countries are likely to fall apart. The longer that traders see reports of fighting in the oil ports of Libya, the more real seems the possibility of Algeria and Saudi Arabia seeing destructive violence. It is different from no-room-for-error 2008, when global supply only just met demand and reports of a man with a gun in the Nigerian Delta could send prices soaring. Today, OPEC continues to have at least 2.5 million barrels a day of surplus production capacity above and beyond global demand, depending on how much oil you think Saudi Arabia is producing.
One reason is that trouble in Saudi Arabia's oil-belt no longer is notional. Small Shiite protests broke out last week in the kingdom's Eastern Province, resulting in some two dozen arrests. The Saudis have now entirely banned any type of protest.
Saudi Arabia continues to be the key source of uncertainty that's allowing prices to rise. Quite apart from whether unrest will take hold in the kingdom — which seems remote at best — there continues to be a dispute over just how much oil it is producing. Around two weeks ago, the Saudis went around assuring the world that they were capable of compensating for any contemplatable market shortfall, and more quietly made phone calls to key industry officials saying that they in fact already had added production to around 9 million barrels per day.
Here at O&G, we asked for a look under the hood — did the Saudis really raise oil production in response to Libya, or were they simply taking account of volumes they had surreptitiously added months ago for other reasons? Now, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly estimates that in fact the Saudis went over the 9-million-barrel-per-day mark in January. The kingdom is producing 9.4 million barrels a day as far as PIW can tell.
At the Financial Times, Javier Blas is unhappy about the Saudi mystery as "oil prices race towards $120 a barrel." "The market is flying blind," writes Blas. "Saudi Arabia needs to make clear what its numbers are."
Short of one of Col. Moammar Qaddafi's own men shooting him, look for the fighting to go on for some time. Libya's leader is earning so much money from the high oil prices that he can continue to fund his forces interminably. Watch this report on Al Jazeera:


text: SPICE Punjabi Radio is a online radio in Calgary and surrounding areas and, of course, around the world that spices up the lives of our Desi listeners 24/7. SPICE is determined to bringing our listeners the latest greatest in South Asian entertainment, news and sports. Our RJ's will spice up your life in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.


text:
Expect to pay more for your kids' back-to-school gadgets. The National Retail Federation reported that electronic spending, as well as for other school necessities, would rise from last year likely because of schools insisting on more school supplies and an increased demand for electronics.
Overall, parents are expected to shell out 7 percent more, a total of $212.35 for electronics, but that number rises as children head to college, where they are likely to spend 20 percent more, up to $243.79, according to the NRF. While not breaking the bank, that's about $13 and $43 respectively more than last year. Most families are expected to pay around $669 for their children's back-to-school shopping, about a 5 percent rise. Families will be paying $916, or 10 percent more this year, for their college-age children.
Because many stores are trying to entice buyers with discounts and other incentives, it's best to have a game plan when back-to-school shopping, according to the Associated Press. "It's an important time to keep a handle on your finances because in the frenzy to get organized it's easy to make bad purchase decisions," Jack Gillis, director of public affairs for the Consumer Federation of America, told the Associated Press.
U.S. & World
Mostly parents need to stick to a budget, comparison shop and sometimes wait for a better deal. Other ideas also include on shopping at discounters such as Walmart, Amazon or so-called "dollar stores," MarketWatch reported. Big-box stores, such as Staples and Best Buy for electronics purchases, are also OK because they have a price-match guarantee which will match any deal found online.
Many elementary and middle school students are already using computer tablets in class, so the demand at home is high, according to reports. ConsumerReports suggests heading to Walmart for a a few options under $100, including the $79 Nextbook 8 and $99 RCA tablet with keyboard.


text:
In spite of evidence everywhere that it's old, defunct, dysfunctional, the Industrial Model of schooling hangs on. What makes it so sticky?
Everyday we read blogs, look at videos, attend conferences, read research, watch Comedy Central, tweet, talk and write and think about how the Old Industrial Model of education is killing us. In my own activist work, in fact, I say, we don't need to describe the failure of the current educational system. The case has been made. Abundantly.
And yet while shift may be happening, I wonder. What makes the Old Model so sticky?
Why Do We Keep On Doing School The Way We Do? My list of Top Ten:
- We require babysitting for our kids. We don't know what to do with kids if they aren't in school everyday.
- We don't want adolescents competing with adults in the labor market.
- Many people live like they're still in high school anyway. What's the big deal?
- Millions of adults depend on the institution for employment, pensions, a sense of self.
- If I learned this way, then you should have to too.
- If you grow up expecting learning to be fun, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
- If everyone thinks they're smart and capable, no one will do the crappy jobs.
- Being asked to change makes me uncomfortable. I'll do almost anything not to feel uncomfortable.
- Human beings require a lot of prodding, management and shaming to learn things.
- I'm afraid.
Take a plunge. What do you say?


text:
Website Disclaimer
Terms of Use
- The Town of Webster, New Hampshire does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy, or completeness of the information, text graphics, links, and other items contained on this server or any other server. Such materials have been compiled from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice from the Town of Webster.
- Communications made through this site's e-mail and messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the Town of Webster or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the Town or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives, where notice to the Town is required by any federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations.
- The Town of Webster cannot be held responsible for any damage to any user's computer or other equipment while accessing the Town's site or affiliated website.


text:
The average person spends $3,400 per year on groceries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Multiply that for a family of four — or more — and food costs can take a bite out of the family budget almost as large as the mortgage. No matter how much you spend on food, chances are you could spend less. Use these tips to give your household a monthly raise by lowering your grocery expenditures.
The average person spends $3,400 per year on groceries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Multiply that for a family of four — or more — and food costs can take a bite out of the family budget almost as large as the mortgage. No matter how much you spend on food, chances are you could spend less. Use these tips to give your household a monthly raise by lowering your grocery expenditures.
1. Brand-name vs. generic
Generic brands are great for ingredients like pasta noodles, frozen vegetables or butter. For items like cereal or salad dressing, incorporate items gradually so you and your family don't feel deprived of your preferred brands. Always compare the cost per ounce, since some national brands cost the same as generic counterparts.
2. Coupons
Clipping coupons can ring up savings, but you have to invest some time, says Kathy Peel, author of "The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home." She suggests starting with one to two coupons per week, since "habits always start small." Stick to brands you know and products you need or you could end up spending more money. Be sure to take advantage of your store's double- or triple-coupon days.
3. Buying in bulk
Consumer Reports studies show shoppers consistently save money buying in bulk at warehouse stores like Costco and Sam's Club. However, a bulk box of cereal isn't a good buy if half of it goes stale and uneaten. Frozen meat or veggies make great bulk purchases because you can freeze them for later use. Nuts are another long-lasting bulk staple.
4. Sales
Like coupons, sales only save you money if you stick to products you already use. If you haven't already, sign up for your grocery store's loyalty card to take advantage of members-only coupons and savings. Consumer Reports recommends scouting www.mygrocerydeals.com to see what's on sale at stores in your area.
5. Don't shop hungry
When your stomach is empty, your eyes are drawn to items you don't need, especially more expensive packaged snack foods. Grocery stores are laid out specifically to tempt you to buy these sorts of items, and a full stomach is your first line of defense. If your stomach is growling, make sure you have a quick snack before heading off to shop.
6. Make a menu
If you shop once a week, take the time to plot all the meals and snacks you will be making before your grocery run. Not only will this help you avoid unnecessary purchases, but you can save money by coordinating ingredients. For example, if you buy a bunch of celery to make chicken soup, top extras with peanut butter for the next day's snack, or combine with extra chicken for chicken salad.
7. Make a list
A list prevents you from wandering the aisles and buying whatever items look good at the time. Peel suggests adding an item to your list as soon as you run out. Knowing in advance that you need more ketchup means you won't run back to the store for it later and risk buying unnecessary items.
8. Mind your meat
Peel estimates you save 25 to 30 percent when you slice beef or pork tenderloins into filets yourself, or buy whole loin to cut into chops. Lean meat is a savvier purchase than cheaper cuts with lots of excess bone and fat. Boneless and skinless chicken breasts are expensive, but Peel says they are a better buy since you're not paying for parts you will discard.
9. Shop with a small cart
If there is less room in your cart, you are less likely to add items you don't absolutely need. Or use a shopping basket. Having the weight of your purchases hanging from your arm will make you think twice about that liter of Coke or can of fancy olives.
Sources: Consumer Reports; "The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home"; U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
How to get healthier food for less money
Packets of noodle mix and frozen pizzas may be a bargain at the grocery store, but they're not exactly packed with nutrients. While eating healthy and cheaply may seem mutually exclusive, resourceful shoppers can cut grocery bills and still serve low-fat meals full of produce and protein.
Kathy Peel, author of "The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home," echoes the conventional belief that the key to a healthy and thrifty diet is sticking to staples and avoiding "convenience" foods that cost more and offer less nutritional value.
Basics like milk, eggs, vegetables and bread are generally found around the perimeter of a supermarket. Stick to those areas and avoid the aisles.
A healthy diet features lots of fruits and vegetables. While canned goods may be cheap, they're often loaded with preservatives. Know what produce is in season and seek it out at the grocery store. Food that doesn't have to travel far costs less — and you can support your local farmers.
If fresh produce isn't an option, frozen veggies are another nutritious budget option. They last a long time, and you can use as much or as little as you need with each meal. Bags of frozen corn, peas and other items are often on sale at the store.
For all-important fiber and protein, get creative with tofu, beans and eggs. These staples are inexpensive, versatile and pack lots of nutritional value.
Tofu can stand in for meat or cheese in a dish. Alone, tofu is bland, but it takes on other flavors quite well. Serve it up with your favorite chili sauce or salad dressing. Eggs are another inexpensive source of protein. Don't limit them to breakfast; serve a savory omelet for dinner or hard-boil eggs for snacks.
Peel suggests buying bagged fruit and vegetables instead of loose ones to save about a dollar a pound. For even further savings, she likes to weigh each bag and select one of the heavier ones, since "no two bags weight exactly the same."
Finally, savvy shoppers know to shop on Tuesdays, when the stores are quieter and items have been restocked from the weekend rush.
Sources: "The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home"; Consumer Reports


text:
11KBW's barristers advise and represent clients on sports law and sports-related matters, both as a stand-alone specialism and as a natural adjunct to our award-winning employment practice, as well as our highly-acclaimed human rights, regulatory, public, EU, data protection/data privacy and commercial law practices.
Show Details
In the sports law sector members of 39 Essex Chambers offer a full service, multi-disciplinary approach, with expertise in commercial contracts, service agreements, image rights, intellectual property, competition law, state aid, insurance coverage, governance, disciplinary, licensing, gaming, tax, VAT, planning, stadium construction and safety, immigration, anti-doping, selection and eligibility, judicial review and safeguarding. When required, members are able to call on their commercial experience in dealing with fraud and corruption issues.
4 New Square's barristers have a strong reputation for sports law – both in relation to sports disciplinary law and commercial sporting matters.
Al Tamimi & Company is the first Middle East Law firm to operate a dedicated Sports & Events Management practice and provide a comprehensive range of legal services throughout the Middle East region, covering all areas relevant to the sports industry.
We are a leading niche family law practice, advising on all aspects of family law including divorce, cohabitation and finance and children issues with particular expertise in cases involving international elements such as overseas property and offshore asset holding structures. We also specialise in prenuptial and post nuptial agreements as well as cohabitation agreements and mediation. The firm has a wide ranging client base including sportspeople and clients in the public eye, whose privacy the firm has been successful in protecting, along with senior figures in banking and industry.
Our Sports Law practice consists entirely of leading experts who are each specialists in the field's various legal issues and at the same time have a profound understanding of the sports business.
BDC Associati is a leading law practice advising in all aspects of tax law. The Firm is characterized by its ability to provide integrated professional assistance aimed at identifying effective solutions for complex tax issues requiring cross-functional skills and a multi-disciplinary approach.
Members of Blackstone Chambers have exceptional expertise and experience across all areas of sports law, ranging from state control of the sector, through sports body governance and regulation, and employment and other horizontal relationships between participants, to all aspects of the commercial exploitation of sport.
Captivate's mission is to provide bespoke legal and sports advice, representation and training to individuals and organisations who want optimum levels of expertise and certainty to match their resources.
Charles Russell Speechlys is the preeminent law firm for clients in the sport sector, and has been at the forefront of providing legal advice in the sports sector for more than 100 years
Our sports team provides domestic and international support to some of the world's best. We give our clients technical and commercial insight based on our contacts and knowledge across the entire sports sector. Our practice brings together specialists across all disciplines to help our clients tackle the most complex industry issues.
The Dentons Sports Group provides commercial solutions for clubs, governing bodies, rights holders, broadcasters and individual sportsmen and women.
As a trailblazer in the field of sports law in Asia, Field-R has nearly 20 years of experience providing highly-specialized services to Japanese and international clients.
Frankfurt Kurnit's Sports Group represents a wide variety of clients, including leagues, teams, governing bodies, and other rights holders; leading corporate sponsors, sports brands, fitness brands, marketing agencies, multi-media organizations, and content distributors; and well-known athletes, management companies, coaches, sportscasters, sportswriters, and executives.
Global Sports Advocates is a sports law firm devoted to the protection of athletes' rights, the delivery of trusted advice on sports regulation and policy and the management of crisis situations.
Keane Legal is a leading European sports law practice located in Brussels at the heart of the European Union, providing counsel on the application of EU law to the regulatory and commercial activities of sports organizations.
Kellerhals Carrard is one of the world's leading international sports law firms. Its practice covers all areas of sports law, including disputes and commercial matters.
Kerman & Co's experienced team has been at the forefront of the development of sports law. The sports team established over 35 years ago, has led ground-breaking work involving complex litigation on issues such as competition, ticketing and anti-doping in addition to all aspects of commercial, intellectual property and regulatory law in the sports sector.
The Law Firm of Ingles Laurel Calderon (ILC Law) is the only Philippine law firm with a specialized and dedicated practice in sports law. ILC Law has been involved in and helped a diverse range of sports law issues, ranging from golf club advisory and compliance to employment issues of professional athletes.
LawNK is a boutique law firm established in 2006 and based in Bengaluru, India. Widely considered India's premier sports law practice, we have inter alia advised the International Cricket Council on the organization of the ICC Cricket World 2011 in the sub-continent.
Level is an ambitious and innovative law firm offering first class legal advice to the most prominent clients in media, entertainment and sport. Founded in 2017 by four leading sports and media lawyers, all of whom are renowned specialists in their fields, Level has gained immediate high ranking in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Lewis Silkin's Sports Business Group works with many of the world's best known sports brands, as well as for sponsors, agencies and venues across a wide range of sports.
Littleton has a growing reputation for sports law - particularly in the area of employment, commercial and disciplinary/regulatory sports litigation.
Maisto e Associati is an independent Italian law firm specialised in tax law. Established in 1991 by lawyers with many years of experience in the field, Maisto e Associati has grown consistently in size and reputation and now has 59 members (partners, of counsels and associates). With a proven track record in tackling even the most complex cases, clients receive the benefit of years of experience combined with customized care and advice to the highest standard.
Matrix has been involved in many sports related cases since it was established 14 years ago. These cases derive from the core expertise that the set offers in a broad range of areas.
Our sports law team has advised clients on a wide range of legal issues across a variety of different sports for over fifty years. In that time, we have built a strong foundation based upon providing clients with a wealth of experience and a personal and engaging approach. Our clients include clubs, agents, sponsors, players' unions, federations, and some of the best athletes in the world.
Onside Law specialises in providing legal advice to clients in the sports industry.
Our experienced team of specialist law in sport barristers have a range and depth of expertise in a number of areas touching many aspects of law in sport and recreation.
Our law in sport barristers are recognised as true experts in their field, for their multi-disciplinary practice, both nationally and internationally.
We represent professional sports teams and leagues in various capacities including labor and employment disputes, workers' compensation law and insurance defense matters.
Our multi-disciplinary sports team provides a full service to our sports clients. Our clients include national sports governing bodies, Premiership football clubs, sponsors, investors, broadcasters and brands.
The Saffery Champness Sports & Entertainment Group provide tax and accounting services to a range of sports based clients as well as those in the creative industries such as film, tv, music, video game and fashion to name but a few. In sport, our clients include governing bodies, broadcasters, rights holders, clubs and individual athletes.
Sheridans' industry-recognised Sports Law group works with and within a number of sports, including football, cricket, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf, rugby union and league, table tennis, cycling, badminton and netball, and regularly advises clients (both in the UK and internationally) on all commercial matters relating to sports law.
The Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP Sports Law Practice Group offers market leading experience and expertise in the legal, commercial and regulatory issues affecting the sports industry around the globe.
We help our clients avoid, manage and resolve sports-related disputes. We provide strategic advice to assist in navigating serious, complex and challenging situations.
Vandellos Sports Law represents athletes, clubs, national associations, agents and coaches in front of the different dispute resolution bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland) as well as advising clients on contract drafting and negotiations.
The sports team at Wiggin specialises in the acquisition, packaging, exploitation and protection of high value commercial sports rights across all media and technology. They provide advice to organisations and rights holders exploiting audio-visual and data rights and broadcasters and aggregators acquiring such media rights.
Copyright © LawInSport Limited 2010 - 2020. These pages contain general information only. Nothing in these pages constitutes legal advice. You should consult a suitably qualified lawyer on any specific legal problem or matter. The information provided here was accurate as of the day it was posted; however, the law may have changed since that date. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information. Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website.


text:
Riverside Public Library
|Follow us on Facebook
Introducing the Chromebook
What is a Chromebook?
Chromebooks are a new type of computer. They're fast to use, and don't slow down over time. They have built-in security, so you're protected against viruses and malware. They come with apps for all your everyday needs, and keep your stuff safely backed up on the cloud. And with free, automatic updates, your Chromebook keeps getting better and better.
Go fast
Get to the things you need quickly and easily. Chrome devices boot up in seconds, and use the latest web technology to load web pages with blazing speed. Access all your favorite apps instantly in just one click. Unlike traditional computers, your Chrome device doesn't slow down over time.
Starts fast, stays fast
Chrome devices boot up in seconds, and resume instantly. Unlike traditional computers, Chrome devices automatically stay up to date, avoid the bloat of old software and don't slow down over time.
Browse with Chrome
Do everyday things, do amazing things
Go straight online to creating, sharing and enjoying. Chrome devices come with built-in apps for editing photos, creating documents and presentations, and video chat, so you can get everyday tasks done right out of the box. Offline apps like Gmail keep you productive even when you're not connected to the web.
Better with a free Google account
Your Google account lets you synchronize and back everything up. Whether you draft an email, add a contact's phone number, add an event to your calendar, or take a photo, your work gets backed up continuously by Google and synchronized with any computer where you use the same Google Account. Your Google Account also lets you take full advantage of any other Google apps and services that you may want to use, such as Gmail, Google Maps, Navigation, Google Play, Google Talk, Messaging, and many more. Sign up Here


text:
With more people than ever embracing fitness, new videos, workouts, and other various up-and-coming methods have emerged to get women in tip-top shape. Despite all of the new workouts coming out, there is one technique that is taking it back to the basics—barre.
When most people think of barre, they think of teeny tiny ballerinas reaching for the sky in toe shoes and tights. And while today's barre fitness classes have roots in dance and they use the barre for the workout, they also make use of Pilates techniques for core conditioning.
What Barre Is
The German-born dancer Lotte Berk is credited with creating the basic bar method, or Lotte Berk Method, in the 1950s. Since then, it has morphed into various different techniques, including licensed methods like Pure Barre, Booty Barre, The Dailey Method and Xtend Barre.
Barre often is considered to be a sibling of Pilates, with a focus on body control and small, isometric movements. Yet all of the various barre methods, as indicated by the name, utilize the ballet barre in one way or another.
"During each Pure Barre class, clients utilize their own body weight to work imperative muscles to fatigue and then stretch them back out while warm and malleable, which creates long, lean and strong physiques," Molly Cashman, director of marketing for Pure Barre says.
Sheila Grace, co-owner of FIXE Studio in Hinsdale with partner Jenifer Zeno, liked the concept of barre, but wanted to put their own spin on it. Both had heavy backgrounds in Pilates, and wanted to incorporate barre exercises from Lotte Birk as well as the core Pilates principles from their own backgrounds. The result was Demi-Barre, their very own take on the popular barre phenomenon.
"We use a lot of different props, including short body bars, weighted bars, and Pilates magic circles, all of which are on the light side," Grace says. "We also do arms, a planking session, push-ups, and other slowly controlled moves. We try to stretch as much as we can, as the typical barre work is small isometric movements, which are just crazy burners."
Although it may sound intimidating at first, no prior dance experience is needed for barre classes.
"Pure Barre was designed to work for women of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels," Cashman says. "as long as you can hold onto the ballet barre, you can do it."
Why It's Popular
One of the reasons barre has risen in popularity with women in particular is that it addresses the areas of the boy with which women typically take issue.
"In just 55 minutes you will achieve a full-body workout concentrating on the areas that women struggle with the most: hips, thighs, seat, abdominals and arms," Cashman says. "Each strength section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create long, lean muscles without bulk."
Barre workouts often utilize small rubber balls to focus on tightening the body and eliminating cellulite. A similar element that draws from the Pilates foundation is the core work during classes, which focuses on improving back, hip and shoulder alignment.
"What keeps clients coming back to Pure Barre is the fact that it truly works," Cashman says. "The technique changes women's bodies quickly and safely."
Essentially, women regularly participating in barre classes are obtaining a dancer's body without ever sliding into ballet slippers.
"It's so fun and we get to see so many people transform their bodies," Grace says. "Although 3/4 of the people here are here to look good, it's also great for keeping their bodies and their spines healthy."
Get Back To Fitness Basics At The Barre
With more people than ever embracing fitness, new videos, workouts, and other various up-and-coming methods have emerged to get women in tip-top shape. Despite all of the new workouts coming out, there is one technique that is taking it back to the basics—barre.


text:
There's nothing like the endorphin rush of a hot bondage session. Often it's that heightened sense of pleasure that draws people into the world of bondage. And that's exactly why we've devoted an entire category to bondage cam sex. To cam girls who have no boundaries and a strong desire for the fetish side of sex. You are looking for something different and that is what these gorgeous women do best.
While you will find that many of the girls in this niche do own handcuffs and/or rope and or always up for recreating a hot bondage scenes live on cam for you, this Bondage category goes beyond that in what it provides you and your very lucky eyes.
These sexy dominants and submissives are all about giving you an authentic experience right from the comfort of your own home. So, don't hold back. Tell them your fantasies and watch them come true on live cam. You'll find yourself becoming addicted and intoxicated with these sensual fetish beauties.
That's right! It won't cost you a cent to browse the site and all the fetish and bondage babes therein. Keep your credit card in your pocket and remain anonymous while you peruse this incredible collection of models. See who's online, check out their profiles and photos, and even watch them chat and flirt in their public chat rooms – all for free. This allows you to learn about them and their personalities and the fetishes they best represent, but you'll also be able see how high the cam quality is, with almost all the performers broadcasting themselves in HD so that the image is nice and sharp and the movement perfectly fluid.
Another great thing is that you'll have a variety of babes to have fun with. And yes, they're all equally horny and kinky. And if you have a specific type in mind just use the advanced search and narrow it down beyond submissives and dominants. You can also filter results by Age, Body Type, Breast Size, Eye Color, Hair Color, Ethnicity, Fetish, etc.
So, whatever you're in the mood for, you're going to find a girl that fits the look and the kinky interests you desire. And those desires will be fulfilled in the private/exclusive chats and group Gold Show. Of course, you can always take the experience a little bit further. Do you have your own webcam? Turn it on and have a cam2cam experience you won't soon forget. These bondage babes have everything you need to feel pleasure and satisfaction and the site has everything you need to make that experience the best. So, take the plunge and start enjoying cam sex with these mega-hot, mega-kinky bondage babes.
All models appearing on this website are 18 years or older.
© 2003 – 2020 rabbitscams.sex. All rights reserved.
rabbitscams.sex LIVE SEX CAM is the best quality live webcam available. Chat for free live 1-on-1 with these hotties, watch a show you'll never forget or join in on the action and let them see and hear you with our cam2cam feature! rabbitscams.sex is the most popular live cam community featuring sexy amateurs and pornstars from all over the world.


text:
She wasn't the only prime minister to give a major speech that week, but hers ran away with the web traffic, getting hundreds of thousands of views, shares and even more media coverage:
Cameron's conference speech has had 2,436 views on YouTube; Gillard's speech on misogyny: 702,649 bit.ly/ReWITcAs of this week, that number climbed even higher, to close to 2 million views of the speech on YouTube alone. For perspective, that puts Gillard's speech--in little more than a week--at the level of the most-watched TED talks in a given year.
— Max Atkinson (@maxatkinson) October 11, 2012
The speech took to task the leader of the opposition party, Tony Abbott. The parliamentary action at hand was his motion calling for the prime minister to fire the House speaker, part of her very narrow majority, after a series of offensive text messages from the speaker became known; Abbott suggested the speaker should resign because of these sexist and misogynistic texts. In effect, he labeled Gillard as sexist by association. But Abbott himself has displayed such views, and those form the core of Gillard's response. It appears to be a case of psychological projection, in which he's accusing someone else of the thing he's done himself, and Gillard turns the tables on him in a speech that was described variously as face-peeling, blistering, shaming, and impassioned:
The Leader of the Opposition says that people who hold sexist views and who are misogynists are not appropriate for high office. Well I hope the Leader of the Opposition has got a piece of paper and he is writing out his resignation. Because if he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror. That's what he needs.Pointing repeatedly at Abbott, who was sitting across the way, Gillard never refers to him by name, a move that can be considered at once formally correct, a slight, and an attempt to underscore his disrespect for her office by addressing him as an individual. But when it comes to her defense, she goes wide and narrow, taking him to task for offending women generally, and herself specifically:
I was also very offended on behalf of the women of Australia when in the course of this carbon pricing campaign, the Leader of the Opposition said "What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing…" Thank you for that painting of women's roles in modern Australia....I was offended too by the sexism, by the misogyny of the Leader of the Opposition catcalling across this table at me as I sit here as Prime Minister, "If the Prime Minister wants to, politically speaking, make an honest woman of herself…", something that would never have been said to any man sitting in this chair. I was offended when the Leader of the Opposition went outside in the front of Parliament and stood next to a sign that said "Ditch the witch."Sydney-based speaker coach Claire Duffy, who has written about a different Gillard speech for Famous Speech Friday, thinks that the anger worked for Gillard in this speech: "Gillard's rage is an engine, which drives but does not drown her speech." Feminist and author Anne Summers said that, despite the force of the speech, she didn't think it would change the level of attacks on Gillard. "I think it's really energised a lot of people especially a lot of young women who maybe felt that there was no entry point for them into these kinds of conversations," she said. "It's given a lot of women permission to say 'yep, these issues are important and I want to stand up for them'." As a result of the speech, the Macquarie Dictionary announced it would add a second definition to misogyny, expanding from a pathological hatred of women to what Gillard meant: "entrenched prejudice against women." Here's what you can learn from this famous speech:
- On occasion, pointing works: Nine times out of 10, I'll tell you that pointing with a single finger is considered among the most potent and offensive gestures a speaker can use, in almost every culture--and so I'll counsel you to use other options. In this parliamentary setting, however, it works. You can see how it adds to the volume, drama and anger in Gillard's remarks, helping to visually put Abbott's words back on him as the speaker does the same.
- A well-rehearsed speech should still take advantage of the moment: You can see Gillard referring to her notes before her in what appears to be a well-practiced, well-scripted diatribe. But she has an eye on her audience and on Abbott, so she's able to work in one of the best lines of the day: "Now he is looking at his watch because apparently a woman's spoken too long."
- Substantive arguments must underpin a salvo like this: This isn't just strong emotion and personal attack. Gillard's remarks include at beginning, middle and end several reminders of the parliamentary action at hand, and spell out her opposition on concrete terms, such as awaiting the outcome of a judicial action before parliamentary action is taken. They make her argument stronger, and the personal criticisms become the icing on the cake. Together, it's a potent combination. Less well known: Gillard's commentary mirrors actual research about how women's speaking is perceived and shut down by men. It rings true, even if you don't know about the statistical significance of her words.
- When someone's projecting on you, put it back where it belongs: This happens all the time in the workplace, and Gillard's spirited effort to reverse the projected suggestion that she's a sexist does the job perfectly. Her suggestion that the opposition leader "needs a mirror" is an overt reference to this. Keep that in mind the next time the office gossip accuses you of gossiping you haven't done, for example, and fire back with a "but I was just thinking the same thing about you."
Special thanks to Claire Duffy for sharing links and Aussie perspective on this post.


text:
Diane and Steven N. Miller Professor in Business
Madhu Viswanathan is the Diane and Steven N. Miller Professor in Business at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he has been on the faculty since 1990. He earned a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1985), and a PhD in Marketing (University of Minnesota, 1990). His research programs are in two areas; measurement and research methodology, and literacy, poverty, and subsistence marketplace behaviors. He has authored books in both areas: Measurement Error and Research Design (Sage, 2005), and Enabling Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy in Subsistence Marketplaces (Springer, 2008, in alliance with UNESCO). He directs the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative and has created unique synergies between research, teaching, and social initiatives. He teaches courses on research methods and on subsistence and sustainability. He founded and directs the Marketplace Literacy Project, a non-profit organization, pioneering the design and delivery of marketplace literacy education to low-income consumers and subsistence marketplaces. He has received research, teaching, curriculum development, social entrepreneurship, humanitarian, leadership, public engagement, international achievement, and career achievement awards and his course on subsistence marketplaces was ranked one of the top entrepreneurship courses by Inc. magazine.


text:
Create accurate 2D drawings fast that can be automatically updated on-the-fly when you change your 3D model. SolidWorks software updates dimensions, critical tables, and notes to the new values with 100% accuracy. It also updates associated bills of materials so there is no confusion with manufacturing.
Speed up design with focused industry tools that ensure accuracy with built-in intelligence for each discipline. SolidWorks software provides application-specific tools for sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, mold and die design, and routed systems. Plus, visit MySolidWorks to get the answers you need from the entire SolidWorks community to create better designs, faster.
Test your design against real-world conditions and ensure you have the best design before you build it. SolidWorks Simulation validates your design earlier in the process—on-screen—so you can test how it holds up under extreme wind, heat, water, and other conditions. With the answers up front, you can reduce weight, eliminate unneeded materials, and optimize costs, as well as avoid potential liability or safety issues.
Design with the environment in mind and measure the sustainability of your product. Fully integrated with the design process, SolidWorks Sustainability tools help you make more informed design decisions in real-time about materials, sourcing, manufacturing, use, and disposal prior to manufacturing. Not only can you help protect the environment, you can expand your market, reduce costs, and add to profitability.
Get started with SolidWorks 3D design
Learn more about SolidWorks Productivity
Learn more about SolidWorks Community


text:
To connect to a wireless network in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the network connection icon in the bottom-right corner of your screen.
2. Click View Available Wireless Networks.
3. Click Connect.
to choose service
Need Help? Browse all our answers to your questions.
The Laman Library System:
2801 Orange Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: 501-758-1720
Map & Directions • Hours
420 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: 501-687-1061
Map & Directions • Hours
Copyright © 2020 Laman Library System. All Rights Reserved.