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St. Hilary of Poitiers
A great Father of the Western Church, St. Hilary of Poitiers, one of the great bishops of the 4th century. Confronted with the Arians, who considered the Son of God a creature, albeit an excellent one, Hilary dedicated his life to the defense of faith in the divinity of Jesus Christ, Son of God, and God as the Father, who generated him from all eternity.
We do not have definitive data about most of Hilary's life. Ancient sources say that he was born in Poitiers, probably around the year 310. From a well-to-do family, he received a good literary education, which is clearly evident in his writings. It does not seem that he was raised in a Christian environment. He himself tells us about a journey of searching for the truth, which little by little led him to the recognition of God the creator and of the incarnate God, who died to give us eternal life. He was baptized around 345, and elected bishop of Poitiers around 353-354.
In the years that followed, Hilary wrote his first work, the "Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew." It is the oldest surviving commentary in Latin that we have on this Gospel. In 356, Hilary, as bishop, attended the Synod of Beziers in southern France, which he called the "Synod of the False Apostles," given that the assembly was dominated by bishops who were followers of Arianism, and thus negated the divinity of Jesus Christ. These "false apostles" asked Emperor Constantine to condemn to exile the bishop of Poitiers. So Hilary was forced to leave Gaul during the summer of 356.
Exiled to Phrygia, in present-day Turkey, Hilary found himself in contact with a religious environment totally dominated by Arianism. There, too, his pastoral solicitude led him to work tirelessly for the re-establishment of the Church's unity, based on the correct faith, as formulated by the Council of Nicea. To this end, he began writing his most important and most famous dogmatic work: "De Trinitatae" (On the Trinity).
In it, Hilary talks about his own personal journey toward knowing God, and he is intent on showing that Scriptures clearly attest to the Son's divinity and his equality with the Father, not only in the New Testament, but also in many pages of the Old Testament, in which the mystery of Christ is already presented. Faced with the Arians, he insists on the truth of the names of the Father and the Son and develops his entire Trinitarian theology departing from the formula of baptism given to us by the Lord himself: "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
The Father and the Son are of the same nature. And if some passages of the New Testament could lead one to think that the Son is inferior to the Father, Hilary offers precise rules to avoid misleading interpretations: Some passages in Scripture speak about Jesus as God, others emphasize his humanity. Some refer to him in his pre-existence with the Father; others take into consideration his self lowering ("kenosis"), his lowering himself unto death; and lastly, others contemplate him in the glory of the resurrection.
During the years of his exile, Hilary also wrote the "Book of the Synod," in which, for his brother bishops of Gaul, he reproduces and comments on the confessions of faith and other documents of the synods which met in the East around the middle of the 4th century. Always firm in his opposition to radical Arians, St. Hilary showed a conciliatory spirit with those who accepted that the Son was similar to the Father in essence, naturally trying to lead them toward the fullness of faith, which says that there is not only a similarity, but a true equality of the Father and the Son in their divinity.
This also seems characteristic: His conciliatory spirit tries to understand those who still have not yet arrived to the fullness of the truth and helps them, with great theological intelligence, to reach the fullness of faith in the true divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In 360 or 361, Hilary was finally able to return from exile to his homeland and immediately resumed the pastoral work in his Church, but the influence of his teaching extended, in fact, well beyond its borders. A synod celebrated in Paris in 360 or 361 took up again the language used by the Council of Nicea. Some ancient authors think that this anti-Arian development of the bishops of Gaul was due, in large part, to the strength and meekness of the bishop of Poitiers.
This was precisely his gift: uniting strength of faith and meekness in interpersonal relationships. During the last years of his life, he wrote "Treatises on the Psalms," a commentary on 58 psalms, interpreted according to the principle highlighted in the introduction to the work: "There is no doubt that all the things said in the Psalms must be understood according to the Gospel proclamation, so that, independently of the voice with which the prophetic spirit has spoken, everything refers to the knowledge of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, incarnation, passion and kingdom, and the glory and power of our resurrection" ("Instructio Psalmorum," 5).
In all of the Psalms, he sees this transparency of Christ's mystery and of his body, which is the Church. On various occasions, Hilary met with St. Martin: The future bishop of Tours founded a monastery near Poitiers, which still exists today. Hilary died in 367. His feast day is celebrated on Jan. 13. In 1851, Blessed Pius IX proclaimed him a doctor of the Church.
To summarize the essential aspects of his doctrine, I would like to say that the starting point for Hilary's theological reflection is the baptismal faith. In "De Trinitate," he writes: Jesus "commanded to baptize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (cf. Matthew 28:19), that is to say, confessing the Author, the Only Begotten One and the Gift. One alone is the author of all things, because there is only one God the Father, from whom all things proceed. And one alone is our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made (1 Corinthians 8:6), and one alone is the Spirit (Ephesians 4:4), gift in everything. … Nothing can be found lacking in a plenitude that is so grand, in which converges in the Father, and in the Son, and in the Holy Spirit, the immensity of the Eternal, the revelation in the Image, the joy in the Gift" ("De Trinitatae" 2:1).
God the Father, being all love, is able to communicate the fullness of his divinity to the Son. I find this phrase of St. Hilary to be particularly beautiful: "God only knows how to be love, only knows how to be Father. And he who loves is not envious, and whoever is Father, is so totally. This name does not allow for compromise, as if to say that God is father only in certain aspects and not in others" (ibid. 9:61).
For this reason, the Son is fully God without lacking anything or having any lessening: "He who comes from the perfect is perfect, because he who has everything, has given him everything" (ibid. 2:8). Only in Christ, Son of God and Son of Man, does humanity find salvation. Taking on human nature, he united every man to himself, "he became our flesh" ("Tractatus in Psalmos" 54:9); "he took on the nature of all flesh, thus becoming the true vine, the root of all branches" (ibid. 51:16).
Precisely because of this motive, the path to Christ is open to all — because he drew everyone into his humanity — even though personal conversion is always required: "Through the relationship with his flesh, access to Christ is open to everyone, provided that they leave aside the old man (cf. Ephesians 4:22) and nail him to his cross (cf. Colossians 2:14); provided they abandon their former works and are converted, in order to be buried with him in baptism, in view of life (cf. Colossians 1:12; Romans 6:4)" (ibid. 91:9).
Faithfulness to God is a gift of his grace. Therefore St. Hilary asks, at the end of his treatise on the Trinity, to be able to remain faithful to the faith of baptism. One of the characteristics of this book is this: Reflection is transformed into prayer and prayer leads to reflection. The entire book is a dialogue with God.
I would like to end today's catechesis with one of these prayers, that also becomes our prayer: "Grant, O Lord," Hilary prays in a moment of inspiration, "that I may remain faithful to that which I professed in the symbol of my regeneration, when I was baptized in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. That I may adore you, our Father, and together with you, your Son; that I may be worthy of your Holy Spirit, who proceeds from you through your only Son. … Amen" ("De Trinitatae" 12:57).


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Nicaragua seeks more territory in the Caribbean
By TRACY WILKINSON AND CHRIS KRAUL | Los Angeles Times | Published: September 21, 2013
MEXICO CITY - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is making an expanded push for more territory in the Caribbean Sea, appealing to international jurisprudence and rankling many of his neighbors.
Colombia was especially vocal, calling Nicaragua's new claims "excessive" and reiterating that it would defend itself against "unfounded pretensions" of the Central American country.
Ortega's government petitioned the International Court of Justice on Monday to define the maritime border between Nicaragua and Colombia and to include an eastward extension of what Nicaragua claims as its continental shelf deep into the Caribbean. For Nicaragua, that would be a territorial gain of about 150 nautical miles beyond what the court established in November.
In a statement, Ortega said Colombia's refusal to recognize the November ruling was in part what motivated the new petition.
"As a peaceful country and defender of the rule of law," the statement said, "Nicaragua once again places its trust in the court ... without harming the rights of third nations."
But other nations in the region, notably Panama and Costa Rica, view Nicaragua's actions with suspicion.
Nicaragua's enhanced claim of offshore territory follows its announcement in June that it was partnering with a Chinese firm to build a $40-billion sea-to-sea canal, expected to be completed in a decade, to ompete with the century-old Panama Canal.
All of this is making Panama nervous. Nicaragua's most recent Caribbean petition could tread into sea territory that Panama claims. Panamanian Foreign Minister Fernando Nunez said this week that his nation "will not cede a single little piece" of maritime territory.
"There is nothing to discuss" with Nicaragua, Nunez said.
He was echoing Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who this month accused Nicaragua of trying to "grab" waters belonging to Panama.
Costa Rica, meanwhile, was already embroiled in spats with Nicaragua. The two countries have been fighting over access to the San Juan River, which forms their border. Costa Rica on Tuesday accused Nicaragua of using a dredging vessel to dig two new canals through an island claimed by Costa Rica to expand Managua's access from the river to the Caribbean.
"We do not have the least doubt about what they are trying to do," Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said of Nicaragua's actions, vowing to present a formal diplomatic note of protest. "We are not surprised, but we are outraged," she said at a news conference in San Jose, the Costa Rican capital.
Nicaragua denied that it had trespassed.
In its filing to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Ortega's government asked for precise definition of the border between Nicaragua and Colombia in light of the November ruling. Nicaragua sought to include territory that it said belongs to it, as part of the eastward extension of its continental shelf into the Caribbean.
Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos described as "inapplicable" the November decision giving Nicaragua 27,000 square miles of marine territory that had been controlled by Colombia since 1803. Santos also denounced Nicaragua's "expansionist pretensions."
Santos was moved to finally state Colombia's position after Nicaragua last month announced plans to auction off oil exploration rights in the disputed blocks. Santos claimed that much of the area is a protected UNESCO-recognized underwater environmental preserve and thus off limits to oil drilling.
At stake, in addition to potential oil exploration, are traditional fishing grounds for Colombians.
The long-running Colombia-Nicaragua case is one of several territorial disputes brewing in Latin America. Peru has asked the international court to rule that Chile should cede to it 10,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. Landlocked Bolivia has long tried to recover some of the Pacific Ocean coastline that it lost as a result of the 1884 peace treaty signed after its war with Chile.
Settling the disputes involves the application of two sometimes opposing principles: what has been agreed to in the past in the form of binational treaties versus what modern conventions deem is a "fair" division of territory.
Some countries that have sought a redrawing of boundaries have used the same argument Nicaragua cited Monday, that it should control the marine extension of its continental shelf.
Although Ortega's expansionist impulses make neighbors nervous, the onetime revolutionary leader who has steadily become a more autocratic president is winning some praise at home even among his fiercest critics for his use of legal procedures to fight for maritime territory.
"Putting aside the authoritarianism with which Ortega handles domestic issues, there is a general consensus that the court matter has been handled well by Ortega and his team," said Carlos Fernando Chamorro, a prominent opposition journalist. "Would that Ortega acted that way with the Nicaraguan Constitution."
(Special correspondent Kraul reported from Bogota, Colombia.)

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Currently, most sex offenders in Illinois are required to register for 10 years. Among other provisions, Senate Bill 3359 would increase that to 15 years for less serious crimes and 25 years for more serious crimes. Sex offenders who don't register or don't update their address or other information would then have to register for life. It would also require offenders to register while traveling
The bill is intended to bring Illinois into compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. State Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, sponsors the bill and has pushed similar bills in previous legislative sessions. A phone call seeking comment from Haine was not returned.
But a handful of groups in Illinois oppose the law, saying it would actually decrease public safety by concentrating police resources on sex offenders – many of whom are unlikely to reoffend. In Illinois' currently tight budget situation, reformers are also raising the issue of the cost of implementing tighter requirements.
Tonia Maloney, director of Illinois Voices for Reform, points to a study by the Justice Policy Institute, a national think tank, which estimates Illinois would spend nearly $21 million to implement the Adam Walsh Act, but would reap less than $1 million in federal grants tied to the law.
"We're really, really broke over here, and I think they need to look at that a little more," Maloney says.
Thirty-five other states have declined to implement the federal law because it costs more to implement than the penalty for not doing so. The National Conference of State Legislatures says only 15 states have implemented the law, and many states continue to struggle with issues the law would create, such as in-person registration requirements, the length of time juveniles would stay on the registry, and retroactive punishment for offenders already serving their sentences.
Mary Dixon, legislative director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, says Ohio's adoption of the Adam Walsh provisions has spurred about 7,000 individual challenges to the law in that state's courts. Dixon said one Ohio court found that the law violates the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, as well as the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of due process.
"You'll have adults who finished nine-and-a-half years (on the registry) with no new offense and no new violation, who then are bumped to 25 years," Dixon says. "This means not only that you have to register X number of times per year for all of those additional years, but that all of the additional laws apply: you can't be in certain places, you can't have certain jobs, you can't be around kids. Right now, we have a high level of compliance with our registration laws – around 93 percent – and this creates a very bleak long-term picture for people who are otherwise compliant."
Haine's bill would allow a sex offender to petition for removal from the registry if the victim was between 13 and 17 years old and the offender was less than five years older than the victim. That's a common situation in Illinois, known as a "Romeo and Juliet" relationship, and a bill to decriminalize it in Illinois failed in the previous legislative session. Under Haine's bill, the ability to petition for removal from the registry would only kick in after the offender served 10 years on the registry, however, effectively exempting them from the increased registration term of 15 years.
Maloney says that doesn't do enough to distinguish between offenders who are likely to reoffend and those who aren't.
"If people don't know anybody on the registry, they believe they're all child molesters who are going to reoffend," Maloney says. "We're trying to show that there is a difference between actual child molesters and young people who just made a mistake."
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Soundrop Introduces Charts Based On Listener Likes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm.
Soundrop, which builds group listening rooms that can exist all over the internet at the same time, offers plenty of rooms where you can hear someone's idea of good music. Now, it's harvesting charts of the most-starred music from all of its rooms in Spotify, and filtering them into genre charts designed to offer the discriminating music fan another way to find out about stuff.
For the uninitiated, Soundrop is a Spotify and web app, but it's also an iPhone app, meaning that you can carry around rooms full of people and music in your pocket (as with Turntable.fm).
So stop complaining.
To build these brand new genre charts, which promise the best of everything from Ambient to Death Metal, Soundrop will keep a running tally of starred tracks from its Spotify listening rooms.
If you like to follow a particular genre, you can subscribe to that playlist in your Spotify giving you a constantly-updated list of what people are into in that particular genre that automatically goes onto your phone if you pay for Spotify — or, you can cherry-pick favorites to keep in your Spotify collection, whether you pay for it or not.
"Today, everyone can benefit from the collected wisdom of millions of music fans," said Soundrop CEO Inge Andre Sandvik [2011 interview] in a statement. "By subscribing to one of our new playlists, you can have the best music for each genre right at your fingertips. And it's updated every day, so you never miss a new discovery."
So, who are these people making these decisions on your behalf? How many of them are there?
According to the statement, the most popular rooms in Soundrop "routinely" have more than a thousand people in them at any given time.
Evolver.fm asked Soundrop evangelist Cortney Harding for some more numbers. She responded that the two most popular rooms — Chill Out and Dubstep — have about three million visits, while Indie Wok has about 1.8 million.
"Beyond alerting listeners to the most beloved tracks in a genre, these new 'best-of' playlists provide meaningful insight for the music industry," according to the statement. "Music discovery has changed in recent years, and it's not a stretch to imagine and band rising up the genre chart and capturing a bigger share of an audience or even a label deal. These are truly crowd-sourced playlists."
To check them out, go to Soundrop's public Spotify profile.
And here are some direct links to the three most popular charts: Chill Out | Dubstep | Indie Wok (all require desktop Spotify).


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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy and captain Landon Donovan have announced that the club's all-time leading scorer will forgo any potential loan opportunities when the international transfer window re-opens on January 1. Donovan, who played more than 50 games with the Galaxy, U.S. National Team and while on loan with Everton in 2010, was named to the MLS Best XI team again last season after scoring seven goals and adding an MLS-best 16 assists in 24 regular season games.
READ: Donovan named MLSsoccer.com's US Player of the Year
"We think in the best interest of the club and the player that Landon continues his postseason break and begins preparations for what will be a challenging year in 2011 at both the domestic and international levels," Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said. "We expect Landon to join our club for the start of preseason training next month as we begin to prepare for the 2011 MLS season."
Donovan, who was named the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year for a record fourth time on Monday, has gone on loan prior to each of the past two seasons, joining Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga in January 2009 and Everton of the English Premier League in January 2010. In each instance, the 28-year-old returned to the Galaxy in mid-March, prior to the start of the MLS regular season.
"While I enjoyed my time at Everton last season and still appreciate all the support their fans have given me, I feel that it is important to continue to rest and recover this offseason as opposed to going on loan," Donovan said. "I never considered being loaned to a club other than Everton, but I have been playing nearly non-stop for the past two years and I believe that this decision will allow me to perform at my best for the Galaxy and the National Team throughout the upcoming year. I look forward to re-joining my Galaxy teammates for the start of preseason training next month and beginning our quest for another MLS Cup championship."
Donovan and the Galaxy will open the 2011 MLS season on Tuesday, March 15 when they head to Seattle to take on the Seattle Sounders FC at Qwest Field in MLS First Kick 2011, presented by Dick's Sporting Goods. That game, which will kick off at 6:30 p.m., will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, as well as online at ESPN3.com. The Galaxy will then host the New England Revolution in their home opener at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 20 at The Home Depot Center. Tickets for this match are available with a Galaxy Kickoff Pack that includes four tickets to the home opener and two Galaxy blankets, starting at $96. BUY NOW


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CHILLY CHANGES: A snowy peak can seem eternal and unchanging and epic, at first glance. One imagines that it looks very much like it did a thousand years ago and it looks very much like it will a millennium from now. But if a ski resort operates on the mountain, things do evolve. Oh, not the prettiness of the peak -- that's a constant -- but what happens during a particular season. August has only begun and yet Mammoth Mountain, one of the Sierra's ski hot- (or cold-?) spots, has made a few announcements about the 2013-2014 season and what is to come. A few highlights...
JUNE MOUNTAIN RE-OPENS: It was a spring announcement ski fans had to be happy about: June Mountain, which had been shuttered for a year to skiers as management decided on next steps, would re-open in December of 2013. Make that mid-December, and if you're a Mammoth Mountain MVP? That pass'll get you skiing on June, you betcha.
OFFICIAL TRAINING GROUND: Athletes training for the 2014 Sochi Olympics will use Mammoth Mountain as "an official training ground" for U.S. Free skiing and U.S. Snowboarding. In addition, the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team for half-pipe will be announced at Mammoth during the Sprint Snowboarding Grand Prix on Jan. 18-19, 2014.
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EXTRAS, EXTRAS: Mammoth Mountain Inn is getting some major renos (to the tune of $700,000) and Campo is getting some menu updates. Also? Daily flights from San Francisco, LA, San Diego, and OC will continue, meaning if you have to hit the cold stuff faster, you can get there faster to do so. It may still be summer, but we feel winter's icy niceness on the wind.


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One thing Evan misses about our old place was his special spot in the backyard by the shed. It was just his size!
Reed got to take Evan on their first Fathers & Sons church activity last week! It wasn't the usual camp out (Reed totally lucked out!), but just a dutch oven dinner up the canyon. Evan was pretty excited to go "camping" and Reed spent the whole evening chasing him around and making sure he didn't fall into the river!
We sold our couch before buying another one, so the air mattress has been filling the void. Luckily our new sectional comes tomorrow!
I've given Evan peanut butter before, but you'd never be able to tell by the way he dove into his peanut butter toast the other day...
And since it has decided to rain the whole month of May (and April) we've been putting our bigger kitchen to work! Cotton balls are sooooo fun!
Evan put a few cotton balls up on the counter, but couldn't quite reach them to get them back down. So he was super smart and grabbed his big spoon so he could knock them off!
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I located a small restaurant and sat at a table in the confined yard. The place was lively with conversation and having decided that these were probably some of my finest moments in Rome so far I ordered lunch. Primo e secondo, vino e cappucino have finally caught up with me after all these years of traveling to Italy. I simply needed an unfussy bite to eat and a cold beer to drink. The waiter presented me with a plain cheese sandwich, a Peroni and a cynical look. I gathered my will again and wandered the vias and the piazzas for the rest of the day. I watched the swarms of enthusiastic tourists clicking their cameras and further immortalizing statues of naked muscular men with hanging testicles and small penises. An hour or so before sunset I stopped again for a bite and another beer, a Moretti this time then walked back unhurriedly to the hotel where I slept the evening and night away. I wasn't really disappointed in Rome but rather unimpressed. She reminded me of Zsa Zsa Gabor (b. 1917), the Hungarian-born American actress who was stunningly beautiful at one time. But nine marriages and the attrition of over ninety years had left their conspicuous toll. I found Rome a disenchanted city living the glories of her past and void of novel originality. The Italians, more Mediterranean than continental Europeans, suffer from our same Levantine infliction. They seem to be stuck in time while the rest of the world has moved forward in strides.
I briskly stepped out of the train carrying me from Schiphol airport to Amsterdam Centraal in less than twenty minutes. As I emerged from the underground station and took in my first panoramic look of the cityscape I immediately fell in love. I spent three days in Amsterdam and like a man madly in love with a stunningly beautiful woman I remember every little thing about her. I had imagined Amsterdam as a woman of aloof disposition, a flaxen with exceptional beauty, large breasts and pinkish nipples. How she turned out, however, is a thousand folds more intriguing. Immigrants came from everywhere, from Suriname, Indonesia, the West Indies, Turkey, Morocco, Italy and Spain and settled down to become part of the city's identity. Her nipples had turned darker over the past two hundred years but certainly not less striking and tantalizing. Her breasts were smaller and firmer, her legs skinnier and taller, her hair wilder, her spirit livelier, her love more copious. Amsterdam decided at one point in her colorful history to shun aside all pretensions of chastity and conceited morality. She opened up and exposed to the world what goes on in every city in the shadows of dark shame and guilt. Prostitution and soft drugs are in no way degrading to the magnificent Dutch mindset.
I strolled the narrow passageways of the Red Light District where prostitutes display their mouthwatering bodies to the thousands of hungry eyes. I exchanged a word or two with a few of them and had a laugh and many smiles. No remorse, no guilt, no disgrace but a better understanding of true human nature. The tangy smell of marijuana filled the night air in the crowded Dam Square and the amber sparkle of frosty glasses of beer glittered with promises and assumptions. I lunched and dined around the city and experimented with Indonesian, Argentinean, Dutch and some of the best Italian pasta I've ever eaten anywhere, Italy included. Amsterdam permeated my skin and I reveled in an ecstatic abandon of Pilsner and light lager. Each restaurant and café promoted and served its preferred beer and I took every chance to sample a wide variety of drafts such as but not limited to Palm, Amstel, Heineken and Grolsch.
I know I have to go back there one day, hopefully with my wife and kids. Amsterdam broke all the taboos of the past and present and became a guiltless city where anything and everything goes, very much like Paradise. She has gone beyond morality, ethics and religion and is thriving in a higher form of humane conscience. I want them to see her with their own eyes and leave it to them to reach their own conclusions.


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Language changes all the time and I see various uses of the words defining the data we use in GIS in our day-to-day lives.
But what's right? Is there a right answer out there that we would all agree on or just break out into riots (or simply not care)?
We have spatial data, geodata, geospatial data, geographic data - anymore missing?
Spatial is quite generic and geospatial a bit more defining geographically spatial - but what about geodata?!
If you were writing a scientific paper about data that is spatial within the geographical and geological domains what term would you use?


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Having Bluetooth frees your listening up massively. I use bluetooth headphones while mowing the lawn. With one of these, I could mow the carpet upstairs!
Audioengine's B2 Bluetooth Speaker Sweepstakes
According to the company:
Wirelessly stream all your music from any Bluetooth-enabled device. Your computer, iDevice, or Android phone already has Bluetooth, so get more out of your music with the B2 wireless speaker. Experience award-winning Audioengine stereo sound, including a hand-built wood cabinet, Bluetooth aptX and extended wireless range.
The audio quality of most Bluetooth products isn't usually very inspiring and their limited range can be frustrating. The B2 solves these problems by implementing the aptX codec, which is a high-quality audio converter designed specifically for audio. The B2 also has special circuitry and a precision-tuned antenna to extend the wireless range, providing much more versatility than other Bluetooth speakers.
Setup and pairing is really easy and no special software is needed. Here's how to connect B2 to your tablet, computer, or smartphone:
Remove B2 from its packaging and attach the Bluetooth antenna to the rear panel. Connect the power cable to B2 rear panel and plug the other end into an AC outlet. Turn on the power switch and B2 will automatically go into pair mode. On your device, turn on Bluetooth and select "Audioengine B2" to pair and connect. Play your music and adjust the volume.
The hand-finished all-wood cabinet of the B2 reflects traditional Audioengine design and the high-quality components and audio fidelity are typical of Audioengine's commitment to great sound at affordable prices. The Audioengine B2 continues to close the gap between your computer music and home hi-fi and even if you're not an audio enthusiast we guarantee your music will sound better!
To enter the sweepstakes, all you need is an account on this website. If you don't already have one, click on the link labeled "register" at the bottom of this announcement or "LOG IN/JOIN" in the nav bar at the right. Then, enter a username and a valid e-mail address, and click on the "Create new account" button. A message will be automatically sent to the e-mail address you specified, which will include a link to activate the account.
The final step (and only step for those who already have an account) is to log in and leave a comment right here on this announcementany comment will do, as long as it's not profane or spam. Then, when the sweepstakes closes, a lucky commenter will be chosen at random to receive the prize. So post a comment, and good luck!
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"audio converter designed specifically for audio"
Rats! I wanted an audio converter designed specifically for mushroom soup. I suppose this will have to do.
If chosen as the lucky recipient of the gorgeous B2, I promise to use it only for good, not evil.
For with great Bluetooth power comes great musical responsibility!
Peace .n.Living in Stereo
(PS: @Eggrenade..ive reached out to the audio engineering department @ Campbell. Ive asked that they step up the release of their mushroom soup audio converter...STAT. I hope my request didnt sound too mean, cuz usually i come across as a fungi. he he he).
Great products from Audio engine .... good customer service too.
I was very curious about this speaker so I am thrilled that there is a contest
Wood and bluetooth. Cognitive dissonance. Don't know why. Won't stop me from wanting it. Whoever is the winner is a lucky person. :)
i already have the audioengine 5 for my tv. works great. love to expand my collection.
This would play nice with my A2s.
That's a great looking Bluetooth speaker.
Thanks for the opportunity!
I would love to try out a Bluetooth speaker
That would look really really nice in my home...
It looks amazing!! Good luck everyone!!!
This would look great on my desk and in my kitchen ;)
I have been enjoying my D1 for several years (and "sold" a few to my friends and family.)
I would very much like to win
that be a promise from Captain Bluetooth, the scourge of the sonic seas.
[Sorry. "Bluetooth" always sounds to me like a great name for a pirate!]
So send me that there treasure box!
Sure, I could use one of these. Thanks!
...stop trying to give me things and tell me everything about CanJam!
illuminati swagalicious. I wannit.
Sign me up, that is a stunning speaker!
I have never had a BT speaker and this would be a LOVELY addition for backyard BBQ this summer. Please and thanks.
"veneer" would be a nine point word in SCRABBLE, on its own...
Wow, aptX sounds awesome and these look sweet!
Cleared space on my table for them
I've been eyeing this for a while now. I would give it a great home.
Is Audio Engine thinking about selling an additional battery pack to take the B2 on the go?
Looks nice. I would rock it.
Certainly looks nice, guess I might as well enter.
The calm woody demeanor of the AudioEngine A2 suggests placing it in a room where the main activity is chatting and sharing among friends and family. The A2 will blend with furniture that's traditional in feel, and so the folks will focus on one another, not gear. Yet the driver complement suggests the A2 music will be a lovely enhancement to the event - true treble and satisfying upper bass. Quite an improvement over blaring or muddy Bluetooth speakers, many of which are distractingly more interesting to look at than to listen to.
Natch my comment intended for the B2 not the A2. My apologies.
This speaker change the way of doing things
It's like they welded together a pair of A2's. Neat.
Hopefully I get to hear how it sounds.
That is one beautiful speaker!
I have many headphones but no speaker systems. I hope to change that here.
looks beautiful! Let's see how it sounds...
Really hope to win one :) Audio Engine is famous for its sound quality. Good luck everyone!
This would rock in my office. *Fingers Crossed*
There you go. Happy?!
Now make me happy... Send it to me already...
And away we go!
I have spent extensive time listening to high rez music through a pair of Audioengine 5s. You can't get the beautiful music out of your head! I can only imagine what a treat listening to this new unit would be. Enter my name please!
I have been looking for a bluetooth speaker. If I win this one that means I wouldn't have to buy one which would be great.
... for listening to Radio Swiss Jazz and other great online stations.
my digital files are the fuel for my Audioengine.
surely more aesthetically pleasing than the industrial Bose sound-link sitting in my kitchen. Beautiful gear.
Am I Blue....
Am I Blue....
I won't be Blue
If only I were to
Win You!
(with apologies to, like ... music)
They do look very nice. aptX is only as good as the source though, and does depend on the device streaming to the speaker. I wonder how clearly one can tell the difference? I think it is supposed to have lower latency too.
Would be nice to win, I don't often win things!
This would look perfect on my desk as a computer speaker.
B nice to listen to the B2 while in the shower B4 my day B 'gins.
Gorgeous speaker! I want it!
Hoping to see and hear these bad boys live!
I've loved my Audioengine A5 these past several years on my desk. I'd love some B5!
My wife will be starting to teach 1st grade next year and will need a Bluetooth speaker to play music for her class. Any we could afford right now will sound terrible, so it would be wonderful for her to have one that represents music fairly accurately and doesn't make her audiophile husband cry.
I'm a big fan of audio engine products.
For years I've wanted an aptX codec to call my own. Color me in
I have been craving some Audio Engine Excellence! This would be a very good start.
Love the external antenna. Thanks for the chance at this!
This looks way better than my black plastic Bluetooth speaker.
Well then, let's try: May I have one, pretty please.
That would look (and sound) great on my book shelf!
Audioengine, can't go wrong!
If this lives up to their other speakers, it should be amazing!
Not sure about sound quality over bluetooth. Only one way to find out.
I would love to have one for shower!
Could be interesting for a table top ipod solution
This is one of the better sounding BT speakers.
I can sure use it around the house.
This is exactly what I need for my upstairs office!
Looks like a very nice speaker... I want it!
It looks like two A2 speakers fused together horizontally? The price also seem to reflect that as well. :D


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At least 25 exposed to rabies, investigation finds
Authorities have found nine of the 10 puppies in a litter affected by rabies in Carson City, and at least 25 people faced potential exposure to the disease.
One of the puppies tested positive for rabies, according to Carson City Health and Human Services. That agency, in cooperation with other agencies, is looking for the 10th puppy and awaits tests being conducted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The litter originated in the Minden/Gardnerville area, and the dog that tested positive is described as a boxer mix born in November.
Dogs in the litter were sold or given away, according to a news release, and because there is a "lack of verified information as to where the origin of the rabies exposure occurred, CCHHS took precautionary measures by alerting the families that owned the litter mates of their risk of rabies exposure."
Initially, two people were thought to have been exposed to the disease. Taylor Radtke, CCHHS public-information officer, said that number had grown to 25.
It is the first rabies case in the state in decades, according to CCHHS, which has cautioned that rabies is a life-threatening ailment and that people exposed should get post-exposure treatment.
CCHHS staffers urged anyone with information about the 10th puppy to contact the agency at 775-887-2190. The agency says one puppy and an unvaccinated cat were exposed to the litter. Both were tested, and neither has the disease.
CCHHS authorities are working with the CDC, Nevada's Department of Agriculture, Douglas County Animal Services and Nevada's Division of Public and Behavioral Health Office of Epidemiology on the probe.


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Great things can come in small packages. Hang mini pendants in a row above kitchen islands or in staggered clusters above dining tables for a modern design statement.
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Look at my new labels! I ordered them from Hong Kong via ebay and I love, love them!
I hand dyed this linen, and silkscreened this chair I designed. I appliqued the lamp and sticthed the upholstry pattern onto the chair. I'm hoping to have at least a dozen of them done this week.
Covered composition books. The ribbons on the front are pen pockets.
The first printing of my fabric! I'll be selling (hopefully!) some small quantities.
My new favorite thing to make. I love these fabric collages! Still trying to figure out if I'm going to frame them or stretch them over canvas.
House ornaments. They are hanging off of every door knob in my house. So cheery!
I'll keep you posted!


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The method given is my mother's "one pan" approach, because she's only cooking up one pound of ground turkey, enough for 4 people. If you are increasing this ground turkey recipe to serve more people, you may want to remove the vegetables after they've cooked and set them aside as you cook the turkey meat, or cook the meat and the vegetables in two separate skillets.
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion, including some chopped greens from scallions or green onions
- 1 bell pepper (red or yellow preferred), chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound ground turkey, preferably ground turkey thighs
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder or chili powder (or to taste)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
1 Sauté the onions, bell pepper, garlic: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the chopped onions and bell pepper and cook until onions and peppers are softened, a couple minutes.
Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds more.
2 Add the ground turkey, salt, chipotle chili powder: Push the vegetables to the edge of one side of the pan and position that side of the pan so that it is off the burner, away from the heat. The empty part of the pan should be right over the burner.
Add one or two more tablespoons of oil to coat the empty part of the pan. Put crumpled chunks of ground turkey in the pan, sprinkle with salt and chipotle or chili powder.
3 Brown the turkey, stir in the peppers and onions: Cook the turkey without stirring until it is browned on one side, then turn the pieces over to brown the other side.
Once the turkey is just cooked through, stir in the onions and peppers, and sprinkle with more salt and chili powder to taste. Remove from heat.
Stir in fresh chopped parsley or cilantro.
Serve alone, or with steamed rice or noodles.


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Tattoos & Trademark
I had a wonderful time yesterday at Fordham Law School for the Fashion Law Institute's discussion entitled Art Attacks: Perspectives on the Use of Fashion Logos, where I chatted on their panel along with Ralph Lauren's in-house counsel Anna Dalla Val; brand consultant and former in-house counsel of Louis Vuitton, Michael Pantalony; and David De Buck, owner of the De Buck Gallery, whose roster includes prominent street artists. The panel -- and the Fashion Law Institute as a whole -- is the brainchild of Susan Scafidi, whom I've had a law nerd crush on for a long time after discovering her fantastic blog, Counterfeit Chic, many years ago. She's a pioneer in fashion law, which -- like tattoo law -- is constantly developing and is pretty exciting.
The focus of the discussion was fashion logos and their appropriation in art as well as commerce. Naturally, I gave the tattoo perspective. As requested in our Facebook group, I'll give y'all a taste of my talk.
But before we get to it ... What is a Trademark or Servicemark?
Ok, with that in mind, I started my talk off with the very first tattoo to be issued a registration by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Master piercer Elayne Angel's famous wings backpiece, tattooed by the infamous Bob Roberts in 1987 -- a tattoo that inspiring a myriad of copies throughout the world.
Those wings just didn't become easily identifiable with Elayne, but her piercing services and Rings of Desire studio in New Orleans (which closed post-Katrina). It was Elayne's brand.
In 2003, when I wrote "The Tattoo Copyright Controversy," I interviewed Elayne about her servicemarked tattoo, which had been registered the year before. She explained that a customer, who was a lawyer, told her that he felt her wings were recognizable enough -- in relation to her as a professional piercer -- that protection was warranted. The process took six years but, on November 5, 2002, her backpiece was registered. It was not just the first tattoo registered, but it is believed to be the first feature of the human body to be registered. Cool!
But then I turned my discussion to people who get the brands of others on their bodies. People like the Gucci face guy or the Louis Vuitton sleeve dude below.
I tried to get in touch with these logo lovers, but to no avail, so I put out a call on the Facebook group page asking people to tell me about their logo tattoos. I'm grateful for all the responses. Many of y'all have band tattoos and great stories behind them, but as the focus was fashion for the panel, I was particularly interested in the story of talented tattooist Ania Jalosinska, of Kolektiv Tattoo in Warsaw, Poland.
Ania wears the United Nude logo and shoe design, which you can see here. The work was designed and tattooed by JEF. Here's what she said about it:
It says nothing more then a total loyalty, love and appreciation of a brand. Their shoe design is brilliant, both from an aesthetics standpoint and engineering standpoint. Getting a logo wasn't an initial idea; I wanted a leg on a side of my leg, but since I love UN shoes and wear them all the time, it was a no brainer what shoe the leg will wear. Their logo is just one of the graphic elements, which I also put in there because, as a tattoo artist and a graphic designer, I do appreciate design of it as well.I also think the Coco Chanel quote, "Elegance is refusal," is a nice touch to the tattoo.
Naturally, I also had to talk about how some brands are banking on tattoo cool in their marketing, like Marc Ecko's Branded for Life promo, where those who get Ecko logo tattoos also get "20% off For Life" on Ecko merch. When I first heard about the promo, I really couldn't imagine anyone would buy into it. I was really, really wrong. The Ecko tattoo fan gallery goes on for pages, filled with thumbnails of the tattoos like those shown below.
In the Ecko case, the brand courts the tattooed masses.
But what about luxury brands?
Do they want the great tattooed unwashed repping their fashion houses?
And if they don't, what can they do about?
Simply wearing the logo will not necessarily get you in trouble as there's little "likelihood of confusion," whereby, one could believe that the brand sponsored or is associated the wearer of the logo tattoo. Do we really look at the Gucci face guy and think he really is the new face of the brand?
Then there's the argument of "trademark dilution," in which the brand believes that the tattoos would "tarnish" their identity by presenting it in an inferior light or associated with "unseemly services." It's a fun legal argument, but practically, I don't think we have to worry about Louis Vuitton going after our skins.
I ended my presentation by acknowledging the power of logo tattoos and the desire to brand oneself with a brand that speaks to them, which can be beautiful. Of course, I couldn't help but note that we should also honor our very own identities, and like a couture gown, get a work of art that is specifically tailored to our own bodies.
Like everything else on this blog, it's not intended as legal advice. Just my personal blah blah.
Ania Jalosinska
Bob Roberts
Elayne Angel
Louis Vuitton
Marc Ecko
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Sorry, I meant to start a discussion thread and I accidentally sent a message to everyone.
I just moved to Riverside. I haven't played for more than two years, but I'd like to start again. I played briefly in the USTA leagues (3.5) and used to take classes in Long Beach.
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Riverside City College (Magnolia Ave) - the courts above the parking structure.
Mondays at 6:30 pm, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm.
Send me a message or a text the day before you decide to come so I can tell them you're coming.
There will be almost certainly no tennis today (2/16) due to the rain.
RCC..yea those courts are trippy...sometimes you can feel the cars going by under!..and all that fencing!...cool and unique courts!!!
Hi Andrea,
Are you still playing regularly with the group at RCC?
I am looking to hit regularly now. Please let me know if you or the group to which you alluded are still available to play. Thanks.
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Charlie Anne makes use of her "most terrible mad look" with some frequency, but she's most furious about her papa's heading north from Massachusetts to build roads for Roosevelt's New Deal, abandoning family and farm to the joyless clutches of her late mother's cousin Mirabel. When not busy baking hard-times vinegar pies (almost like lemon!) or mucking out the privy, Charlie Anne has a lovely, supernatural way of interacting with the world; her recently buried mother, the river, the molasses-eyed cows and even the clothesline communicate with her regularly. Fusco's mellifluous style often sounds like singing: "Go do this, the new mama tells me, and I do it, just because." Two conflicts loom largest: dyslexic Charlie Anne's battle with "jumbled letters" and her controversial friendship with an African-American girl who moves into the all-white community and stirs up its "backwater" hatred. Good humor, kindness and courage triumph in this warm, richly nuanced novel that cheers the heart like a song sweetly sung. (Fiction. 9-13) – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Each character is distinct and adds flavor, but it's Charlie Anne's voice that resonates as she confronts both the hardships and unfairness of life, yet finds ways to change things for the better." – School Library Journal, starred review


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"In the stories, though, it's worth it. Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have lived, than to have sat in the darkness, cursing the people who borrowed, but did not return, your candle."
– Neil Gaiman, The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
I've come to the conclusion that I'm a terrible adult. It seems that I never fold laundry, I owe everyone money, I always forgot to check the mail, and I'm constantly drinking spoiled milk. On good days, I am able to convince myself that these minor defeats give me character and make me interesting; they give me something to write about.
And I keep trying, because that's the point, right? The point is to keep trying.
My author page on Facebook has been experiencing more activity than usual, and I want to capitalize by composing a riveting, engaging blog post, but I've been lacking inspiration. I've also been lacking motivation. I haven't written anything. I haven't graded anything.
Last week was rough.
My twin sister returned to rehab a week ago today. I try to remind myself that relapse, whether or not anyone likes it, is a part of recovery. I force myself to consider the alternative, about where else she'd be if she wasn't trying to get help. Neither scenario does much to lessen the disappointment, the frustration, the anger, or the sadness. It's a gross, turbulent mess of emotions that I'm trying to compartmentalize and shrink so that they can be better processed and dealt with appropriately. But it's hard; it's so hard.
But I keep trying, because that's the point, right? The point is to keep trying.
"Because, perhaps, if this works, they will remember him. All of them will remember him. His name will … become synonymous with … love. And my name will be forgotten. I am willing to pay that price …."
– Neil Gaiman, The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
That wasn't entirely true, what I said earlier, about not having written anything. I've written some things, but nothing I've been thrilled with or necessarily proud of. I worry my writing – the themes, the characters, the dialogue – is repetitive. I worry I've written all of this before, and that might be because the object of my affection is every character I've ever written, is the epitome of every romantic fantasy I've ever had, and so it all comes back to him in one way or another. What's especially troubling, and simultaneously amazing about being a writer, is that I invented this man before he appeared before me in the flesh (talk about a god complex, huh?). In college, before I had ever met this man, I started a novel and wrote, "He couldn't watch her fawn over another man, couldn't tell her how he felt because it was too late and he'd ruin it for her." Swap the genders of the pronouns and I am my own prophet. It's crazy; I said everything I should have said to him years before I met him. How depressing.
I wrote a poem, too.
I put the kettle on for tea
and pulled my leggings from the dryer
I hope there's time for breakfast
before I go about setting the world on fire
Burning devastation – turn it all to heat and ash
There's something freeing about going mad
To face the world with wild, reckless abandon
To give in, to be selfish, to be ignorant and bad
Consequences will come swift and sure
Rolling quickly like so many rocks downhill
But it could absolutely all be worth it
For the liberation that accompanies the kill
What does being so reserved get you,
maybe a curtsy and a smile?
None of the mystery, intrigue and danger
that can go along with being vile
But I don't think I'd really go so dark. It's easy to not consider anyone or anything else other than my own wants and desires, but that doesn't make it right. It's difficult to do what is right, at least sometimes.
But I keep trying, because that's the point, right? The point is to keep trying.


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Cinna-mini Cookie Bites
I think you guys know by now that I love making mini treats. There's just something about being bite-size that makes eating sweets even more of a treat for me. That or I just like saying super cute more than I should. Take a look at these other examples and you can see what I mean.
Tiny tiered sugar cookies stands, super cute double-decker doughnut cookies and these itty-bitty bunny boxed chocolates. Just too much fun.
And these Cinna-mini Cookie Bites are no different.
They are tee-niny at about 3/4 inch tall and 1 1/4 inch wide. The perfect size to pop in your mouth. Okay … it might take two bites if you're polite.
You can assemble them like regular cinnamon rolls… just on a much smaller scale.
Roll the cookie dough flat. Layer on butter, cinnamon and brown sugar and spread evenly. Then just cut the cylinder into 3/4 inch sections.
The dough can get all pressed together when you slice, but no worries, just separate the spirals with your fingers to define the swirls.
See… super cute. There, I said it again.
When the cookies cool you can drizzle or dunk the tops with a vanilla icing.
Dying over here. Adorable!
And yummy, too.
Here's the recipe:
Cinna-Mini Cookie Bites
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Sift flour, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add both sugars and mix until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla and continue to mix until combined.
- Slowly add flour mixture until combined.
- Lightly dust hands with flour and divide dough into three sections. Flatten dough into discs, cover with plastic wrap and chill the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Roll out disc into a rectangular shape on a floured work surface. Trim dough to about 11 inches long by 5 inches wide for equally-sized cookies. (You can reuse and reroll the scraps)
- Brush melted butter on top the dough. Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar and then spread evenly on the entire surface. Starting on side farthest from you, roll the dough towards you to form a cylinder. Cut cylinder into 3/4 - 1-inch equal sections and place on cookie sheet. Repeat with other dough discs and bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Then drizzle or dunk the tops in vanilla icing.
- To make the icing, sift powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Add melted butter, vanilla and milk. Stir together briskly until the icing is smooth and fluid. For a thicker icing, just add more powdered sugar. Alternatively, add a little more milk to thin it out. If dunking the tops, you may want the icing to be thinner to help define the swirls in the cookie.
Oh yeah. These are even super cuter on sticks. Just insert a 4-inch lollipop stick through the swirls before baking for Cinna-Mini Cookie Pops.


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You've probably seen the stories about the arrest Thursday of several teachers, including California Teachers Assn. (CTA) president David Sanchez, for refusing to leave the Capitol during protests against Republican legislators who won't support temporary tax extensions that teachers unions want.
But the real news is how Assembly Republicans handcuffed teachers -- and demonstrated how the state's powerful teachers' unions have trapped themselves in a prison of their own making.
The Assembly Republicans did this by releasing a budget that proposes to fund fully the state's education funding guarantee, known as Prop 98 for the successful ballot initiative that established it in 1988. That ballot initiative was sponsored by the CTA, the state's largest teachers union, out of a well-intentioned desire to protect education funding from cuts.
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Unfortunately, the guarantee has not worked as advertised. Despite the Prop 98 protections, education spending has declined in California compared to other states. Why? Because Prop 98 has shortcircuited debate about school funding. California never has a debate about what schools need to educate people; the debate instead is whether the Prop 98 funding guarantee has been met.
Republicans, by embracing the guarantee in their funding proposal, are cleverly cutting off the conversation the teachers had hoped to spark with their protest. The GOP is saying: we're meeting your guarantee, so what's the problem?
CTA has long defended the guarantee by saying education funding would be even less generous without it. But that argument seems weaker with each new cut in the state education budget. The teachers would be better served to give up the guarantee -- and spark more debate about what our schools need. If California had such debates, protests like the ones the teachers staged this week would have real value.


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There was a crush of signs and screaming fans Tuesday at the "New Moon" movie premiere in Westwood.
"I'm not as scared as I was last year," said Kristen Stewart, despite a moment as she signed autographs. "At some point, the security guy said, 'This is very unsafe.' And I was like, 'Uh.' Other than that, everything was cool."
Some "twi-hards" -- as they call themselves -- arrived as early as Thursday afternoon to secure a place in line for tickets allowing them to watch the stars' arrivals on the red carpet. The 800 available tickets were all distributed by Monday morning, but the line still stretched for blocks well after lunchtime.
Nicole Zamora, 36, was sixth in line after getting to Westwood on Thursday afternoon. She and her three sisters wore "New Moon" T-shirts they'd made for the occasion and said they spent the weekend "reading, listening to the iPod and trying to sleep -- anything to pass the time."
Christina Fuentes and four of her friends traveled from New Jersey for the "New Moon" premiere. The 24-year-old wore vampire teeth ("They just clip on," she said) and carried a homemade sign that read, "We flew in from NJ! We've been camping out for three days just to see you!"
She pasted her airline boarding pass to the poster as proof.
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So what causes this level of devotion? It depends on whom you ask -- a psychologist, cultural historian or the executive editor of "Tiger Beat."
"They're practicing feelings of love and attachment and attraction and romance," LA psychologist Wendy Walsh told The Associated Press. "These are all new feelings, and what a safe way to play them out -- in the privacy of their own room with a poster of Taylor Lautner."
Lautner and Robert Pattinson were among the film stars walking a red carpet.
Walsh said her own 11-year-old daughter has a crush on Lautner.
Although every generation has its teen heart throb, USC cultural historian Leo Braudy said this is different
"It's so much more elaborate than it used to be," Braudy said. "Every movie comes fit with its posters and its icons and its bobbleheaded dolls."
But enough of this high-minded psycho-babble and thoughtful analysis. Heidi Hurst, executive editor of teen pinup magazine Tiger Beat, told the AP that since the magazine was established in 1965, the guys on its pages have been "non-threatening, more on the boyish side of good looks."
Most Tiger Beat readers "still aren't dating boys in real life and this is their first exposure to boys as in 'They're cute. I like them,'" Hurst told the AP.
Lautner and Pattinson are on the November cover.
The movie, based Stephanie Meyer's series of "Twilight" novels, stars 23-year-old Robert Pattinson as heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen; Kristin Stewart as Bella Swan, his forbidden love; and Taylor Lautner as werewolf Jacob Black.


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Brandi you are so wonderful and sweet. While nothing can take away the pain of loss, it makes me feel good to know that Millie is still remembered.
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Are you considering having another child after preeclampsia? Trying again after preeclampsia can be an emotional challenge. You can find support with others who share your concerns here.
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Exhibit Features Rare Works by Borglum, Howe, Dunn and Others
The Center for Western Studies at Augustana College today announced its newest exhibit, "40th Anniversary Exhibition: Art from the CWS Collection." The exhibit is located in the Madsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries of the Center for Western Studies' Fantle Building and runs through Saturday, Feb. 26.
The Center for Western Studies has been collecting and preserving books, archival collections, artifacts and art of the Northern Plains since 1970. The "40th Anniversary Exhibition" displays some of the more than 750 pieces in the Center's art collection. The items on display cover a wide range of artists, media, styles, and genres and include works by Gutzon Borglum, Norman Rockwell, John Banvard, Harvey Dunn, Henry Farny, Oscar Howe, Belva Curtis, Herb Fischer, Arthur Amiotte, Nancyjane Huehl, Roger Preuss, Joel Strasser, Pamela Harr and many more.
New acquisitions, on display for the first time in this exhibition, include works by Dan Deuter, James Starkey, Lucien Johnson, Tom Phillips, as well as recent Oscar Howe and Harvey Dunn donations.
"I think people may be a little surprised at the quality, and the variety, of art on display," said Tim Hoheisel, director of Outreach and Communication for the Center of Western Studies. "For example, people know Gutzon Borglum as the sculptor of Mt. Rushmore, not as a painter. On display is a painting by John Gutzon Borglum, as he was known at the time, from 1895. It was painted more than 30 years before he began work on Mt. Rushmore. Also on display is an original Norman Rockwell painting, as well as four Oscar Howe originals and three by Harvey Dunn."
There are 45 two-dimensional pieces and 15 three-dimensional works on display. A total of 50 different artists are represented in the exhibition. The Center has never before displayed a full gallery show of art from its collection.
Other permanent exhibits on display at the Center include the Fantle Scandinavian Exhibit, the Froiland Plains Indian Exhibit and the Jim Savage Woodcarving Studio and Exhibit.
The Center for Western Studies is located at 2121 S. Summit Ave. on the campus of Augustana College. Hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Call 605.274.4007 for more information.
In the photo: "Moonlight," by John Gutzon Borglum.
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Oklahoma Reaches All-Time Employment High
KSCB News - June 18, 2012 8:26 am
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state reached an all-time high of more than 1.7 million persons employed in May.
Commission officials say Oklahoma's jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent from 5 percent in April. Statistics show 85,120 people were unemployed last month.
May's rate also is below the 5.9 percent jobless rate in May 2011.
Officials say seasonally adjusted non-farm employment dropped by 1,900 jobs.
Among the super sectors, mining and logging gained 1,300 jobs; construction added 800 jobs and 600 jobs were gained in the educational and health services. But 2,100 jobs were lost in the professional and business services super sector; 1,400 were lost in trade, transportation and utilities and leisure and hospitality lost 500 jobs.
Nationwide, the unemployment rate is 8.2 percent.


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When I first came to Korea I was surprised to learn that in Korean there are three different expressions for "martial arts": moosool (alternative Romanization: musul) 무술, mooye (muye) 무예, and moodo (mudo) 무도. Upon learning the meanings of these three expressions, I quickly understood the philosophical implications and this was confirmed in conversations with other martial artists.
You will notice that all three words have at its base the syllable moo- 무; it is therefore worth it to contemplate this root word. Moo / 무 is based on the Chinese character 武 and is usually used to express concepts of military, martial, or warlike. However, a closer look at the character 武 reveals a slightly different meaning. 武 is made up of two characters 戈 and 止. The former means "spear" and the latter "stop"; together they denote stopping a weapon or stopping violence. Although it would not be incorrect to translate moo / 武 / 무 as military, martial or warlike, it is noteworthy that the precise meaning contains the idea of stopping violence. It is therefore a defensive concept, rather than an offensive one.
Moosool / 무술 / 武術
A person enrolled into a martial art school will learn a variety of fighting techniques (moosool / 무술), and through lots of dedicated practise will get good at it. This term is focussed primarily on physical ability.
Mooye / 무예 / 武藝
The term -ye / 예 / 藝 means art, talent or craft. It is mooye / 무예 that is the expression we use in English, namely "martial art." Art suggests a creative use of the techniques. Almost anyone can learn some skill, but not everyone has made it such a part of themselves, that they can use it artfully, where you can use it in an improvised way.
Before you can achieve this level where you can truly apply the skills you have learned in a creative, intuitive way, you have to have mastered your discipline. Such mastery takes about 10, 000 hours. Daniel Levitin in his book This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession explains:
"The emerging scientific picture is that 10,000 hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert in anything. In study after study, of composers, basketball players, fiction writers, ice skaters, concert pianists, chess players, master criminals, and what have you, this number comes up again and again."
Ten thousand hours is about three hours of training per day for ten years.
Usually, after about ten years of training you would be a fourth degree black belt in ITF Taekwon-Do and considered a full instructor. Some other Korean martial arts like WTF Taekwon-Do, Tang Soo Do, and Hapkido actually use the term "master" for someone with a fourth degree black belt.
Moodo / 무도 / 武道
The final way to express martial art in Korean is moodo / 무도. The term Do / 도 / 道 literally means path or way, but has a much deeper meaning in the Orient. It is the same character on which the philosophy of Taoism is based. Actually, the character for Tao is 道, and is pronounced do / 도 in Korean. So pertinent is the idea of the Do / 도 / 道, that it makes up part of the names of many martial arts, for instance Taekwon-Do (태권도 / 跆拳道), Tang Soo Do, Hapkido, Judo, and Aikido.
Directly translated, Moodo / 무도 / 武道 means "martial way." From Korean to English it is also sometimes translated as chivalry or knighthood. Koreans speak about moodo-in / 무도인; that is, "martial way person." In Japanese the term for moodo / 무도 is budo, which is closes related to the concept of bushido / 武士道; i.e. the way of the warrior.
Moodo / 무도 not merely suggests learning fighting techniques, or even mastery of the art (mooye / 무예), but rather a way / Do / 도 of life. One's practise in the discipline has transcended skill and art (aesthetics) into ascetics. Your practise has become a spiritual discipline, a path towards enlightenment.
In summary, there are three ways to talk about the discipline of fighting in Korean: moosool / 무술, mooye / 무예 and moodo / 무도. All three contain the root word moo / 무, based on the Chinese character 武, which means to stop a weapon or stop violence and is usually translated as military, martial or warlike. Moosool / 무술 refers to the specific fighting techniques one learns. Mooye / 무예 suggests that after years of practise, the techniques have become such a part of you that you can use it in a creative, improvised way. It evokes a level of mastery. Finally, moodo / 무도 pertains to the martial arts as a way of life, an ascetic discipline. Each of these suggests a different phase in the growth of the martial artist. First he learns techniques. After years of dedicated practise his discipline becomes so ingrained that it manifests in the intuitive, improvised creativity that is a testimony to his mastery of the techniques. Finally, he becomes his practise—it is a way of life, that reveals to him something of the natural order of things, of the way of the universe.


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'Elementary,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Glee,' 'Arrow': EW's TV Jukebox
December may have ushered in the cold, but Jukeboxers and shippers alike were feeling the heat these past two weeks — as were fans of dueling divas and devilish solos by scantily clad nuns.
So, if you've been wondering "What's that song?" while watching your favorite shows, we're here to tell you. Check out our picks and the full Spotify playlist below. (Warning for those still catching up on DVR: SPOILERS ahead!)
The episode: Connie Britton & Hayden Panettiere, "Wrong Song"
The episode: "Lovesick Blues" (107)
The hook: There was Twitter support for The Cadillac Black's saloon-ready "Get Your Buzz On," but we couldn't resist the stiletto stomper from the show's leading ladies. Nemeses with chemistry Rayna (Britton) and Juliette (Panettiere) closed out Wednesday's ep with this original that one character predicted "is gonna be huge!" We agree.
Watch it on Hulu as you read Mandi Bierly's interview with Sam Palladio and Lindsay Bahr's exclusive First Look at the diva-off
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (The CW)*
The song: Ed Sheeran, "Kiss Me"
The episode: "My Brother's Keeper" (407)
The hook: Midway through last night's episode, Laura Veirs' "Little Deschutes" played during a couples' dance at the Miss Mystic Falls pageant. Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) weren't dancing, but the line "I want nothing more than to dance with you" set the stage for an elegant bit of wish fulfillment at the end of the ep. Sheerhan strummed, the star-crossed vamps swayed, and shippers swooned.
GLEE (Fox)
The song: "Dark Side," originally by Kelly Clarkson
The episode: "Dynamic Duos" (407)
The hook: Glee's Thanksgiving night episode ended with a rousing group rendition of fun.'s "Some Nights." Though Jukebox did enjoy the show's gorgeously harmonized spin on the breakout single from the Brooklyn boys, we have to give the edge Blaine's (Darren Criss) gloriously torn version of Clarkson's tour opener. Nothing like Klaine drama set to a midtempo belter to tug at our heart strings.
The song: The White Buffalo, "The Whistler"
The episode: "Darthy" (512)
The hook: As Jax (Charlie Hunnam) and the SAMCRO guys shamed Clay (Ron Perlman) by blacking out his tats on Tuesday, the growly track from Cali's self-proclaimed "hard-touring, hard-drinking" rocker built to primal scream climax that sounded both bottled-up and bottle-fueled. What better way to whet our appetites for next week's finale than this weary whistling start that evoked a Wild Wild West showdown?
The song: Graffiti6, "Calm the Storm"
The episode: "The Long Fuse" (108)
The hook: While there's no doubt Watson (Lucy Liu) works well with Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller), she has struggled to be a soothing presence in his life. Enter Alfredo (Ato Essandoh), Sherlock's new sponsor. Though the detail-obsessed detective pushed back against Alfredo's presence throughout last night's episode, London duo Graffiti6's tranquil track provided a spot-on outro as the new guy craftily sealed the deal by giving Holmes the opportunity pick a Ferrari lock. Well played, Alfredo.
ARROW (The CW)
The song: Gem Club, "I Heard the Party"
The episode: "Muse of Fire" (107)
The hook: "Party" of two? The indie collective's minimalist mopefest played during an emotional scene between Oliver (Stephen Amell) and revenge-driven Helena (Jessica De Gouw), who was visiting her dead fiancé's grave. Its theme of loneliness foreshadowed their inevitable, lusty falling together, underscored by The Veils' "Through the Deep Woods," at the end of the ep.
The song: The Maccabees, "Heave"
The episode: "Lady Stardust" (316)
The hook: Auggie (Chris Gorham) paid Annie (Piper Perabo) an unexpected visit to at the end of the Nov. 20 finale to "talk." Well, lips were certainly moving, but not a lot of words came out. And yet the message was clear: Auggie was finally submitting to his feelings for Annie. We're not sure who was heaving more during the hottie CIA operatives' subsequent makeout session — Auggie and Annie, or viewers.
The song: Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me"
The episode: "The Origins of Monstrosity" (206)
The hook: It's hard to sum up this moment better than our own Jeff Jensen did — this was Sister Mary Eunice's (Lily Rabe) "freak flag victory dance." The possessed nun's subversive sing-along to the 1963 track served as a serenade to many of Briarcliff's dysfunctional inhabitants, including Jessica Lange's controlling Sister Jude, but Jesus bore the brunt of Sister Mary Eunice's, ahem, righteous indignation ("Don't tell me what to do! Don't tell me what to say!") as she slithered around in Jude's red lingerie and flung her rosary at the crucifix.
FRINGE (Fox)
The song: David Bowie, "The Man Who Sold the World"
The episode: "Five-Twenty-Ten" (507)
The hook: The last time Jukebox checked in with Walter Bishop (John Noble), he found hope among the ruins. Unfortunately, Nov. 16 didn't find old Walter quite so well. Enveloped by gloom, he listened to Bowie's 1970 meditation and reflected on his own life. The sci-fi-tinged song straddled the dark episode's plotlines about both Walter and Peter (Joshua Jackson), whose vengeance quest against Observer Windmark (Michael Kopsa) continued as the hour ended. The doppelgänger-haunted hero in Bowie's song "never lost control," but will we ultimately be able to say the same about Peter (Joshua Jackson)?
HART OF DIXIE (The CW)
The song: Jesse Terry, "Let the Blue Skies Go to Your Head"
The episode: "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" (207)
The hook: Though yet another addictive Milo Greene track played us out this Tuesday, the Nov. 19 ep welcomed New England singer-songwriter Terry to Dixie. Sure, Zoe (Rachel) and Wade (Wilson Bethel) have been dancing around their monogamous-but-not-committed relationship for weeks, in the context of Terry's rightthisminute track (with lyrics like "You ain't always gonna be young"), you had to ask, What's so bad about living in the now? As long as the sun's shining, they might as well play. Preferably naked.
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Kanye West doesn't feel loved. In fact, he feels despised. "I walk down the street and people look at me like I'm [expletive] insane, like I'm Hitler," he said at the Big Chill music festival in England.
The rapper continued: "One day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything I ever did." The crowd offered scattered boos at the statement.
West, 34, has gained a reputation for his erratic outbursts.
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He also defended the music video for his song "Monster," which features cannibalism and girls hanging from their necks.
"Who saw the video before it got banned, before they took it down and before women's groups starting saying that a person that lost the most important woman in his life is now against women in some way?" asked West, referring to the 2007 death of his mother Donda West.
The multiplatinum-seller is known for his outspokenness, most notably his dis toward Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, where he grabbed the microphone from her as she accepted the award for best female video and said Beyonce should have won it.
In 2005, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a Hurricane Katrina telethon.
At the music festival, West talked about some of his awards show drama, saying some of his sponsorships were canceled as a result.
But he closed his show on a positive note by paying tribute to Amy Winehouse.
West, who said he met the late singer a few years ago during Paris fashion week, played snippets of Winehouse's "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Back to Black." He said it was "beautiful" to meet the performer and that she was "amazing."
Then, in Kanye fashion, he began to rant.
"Thank you for protecting your artists that are still here," he said to the crowd. "This is for McQueen, for Amy, for Michael and for all the media, can you lighten up on all your artists that are still here?" he asked, receiving a roaring cheer from the crowd and leaving the stage.
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I think this photo has had the color adjusted, but the cloud formations absolutely happened. I know because I was watching from my office on the 32nd floor of the second tall building from the right edge. It didn't look quite this green from my vantage point but it was seriously dark. I was in a meeting when the sirens went off, followed by the severe weather app on my phone. (Weather Alert USA, $3.99 from the App Store and totally worth it)
Shortly after that our COO stuck his head in the conference room and said "everyone to the stairwell!" The next hour and a half or so was spent milling around in the interior hallway, elevator lobby and stairwell with my phone watching the radar map and listening to National Weather Service radio before finally walking down 31 floors. Shortly after that it all passed and the sun came out. Totally strange.