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I'm starting to get back in the swing of reading other blogs again (I know, I'm a bad blog citizen), and wanted to start sharing some of my favorite things I'm reading – mostly film blogs, naturally, but if I find something in other areas that I think is particularly noteworthy I'll probably give it a shout-out, too. Like this week, there's one on gaming that I thought was pretty good. I'm gonna try to get some variety in there, but don't be surprised if you see some of the same people popping up over and over. What can I say, some people just give good blog. So anyway, go check out these posts and bloggers and leave them some comment love if you like what you see!
Note: Photos and videos I particularly like may show up in my Tumblr rather than here, or at least earlier than here. The newest Tumblr entry is always showing at the bottom of my home page, but the rest is always there, waiting.
A prayer beneath the Tree of Life – Roger Ebert
A post on Roger Ebert's personal blog rather than a review, this reverie on Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life points out the film's prayer-like attributes and discusses the very personal ways the film touched Ebert, and explores how well the film evokes one's own memories. I don't even have memories of growing up in the 1950s, and yet Malick's film allows me the same "memories," or similar ones – not as real as Ebert's, of course, but nonetheless true. This is the power of Malick's film.
Review: The Tree of Life – Jake at Not Just Movies
A more indepth look at The Tree of Life, and a review that said most of what I think without me having to formulate words (which I'm not sure I can do yet). I find most intriguing the effect that the film is having on non-religious people (which both Ebert and Jake are), because it's not very different from the effect it had on me, in terms of being able to evoke a deep spirituality and even religiosity without actually having any dogmatic particulars at all. Jake compares it to a wordless piece of music, like Bach's Mass in B minor, a comparison which makes an awful lot of sense.
Opening Shots: The New World – David Nicol at scanners::blog
From the most recent Malick to the first Malick I personally saw. Jim Emerson has started up (or revived, to be more accurate) a series on his always-excellent scanners::blog analyzing opening scenes of movies, and invited others to submit their own analyses. This one from Dr. David Nicol gets a surprising amount of depth out of the very simple water-reflection shot that opens The New World.
Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme Seeks to End Language – Landon Palmer at Film School Rejects
With Godard's latest opus coming out in theatres this month, we're getting another rash of reviews, both positive and negative. Landon Palmer hits the nail on the head, I think, and in an eminently readable way.
George Stevens' Giant, in One Scene – The Self-Styled Siren
The Siren provides a close reading on the diner fight scene Giant, which she convincingly argues incapsulates the whole of the film in its treatment of anti-Mexican bigotry and of main character Bick Benedict's changing attitude toward it that comes to head in this scene. It's been a long time since I saw Giant, and I wasn't a huge fan, but this piece definitely makes me want to go give it another look. She also includes the YouTube clip of the scene.
Thumbnail Reviews: Douglas Fairbanks in 1916 – The Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
The Mythical Monkey has been going through the 1910s, providing tons of invaluable and well-presented information about the first decade of feature-length filmmaking. This post has short reviews of almost all of the dozen movies Douglas Fairbanks was in during 1916. I consider it a remarkable achievement to even see all these films (it's also somewhat remarkable that only one is lost), and I've definitely added a couple to my list to check out if Cinefamily ever plays them.
Alignment, Allegiance, and Murder – David Bordwell
Bordwell takes a bit of time to introduce concepts of narrative point of view and character identification, which he recasts (following Murray Smith) as alignment and allegiance, then does a close reading with an abundance of screencaps of a scene from Fritz Lang's House by the River, showing how the audience's alignment and allegiance are subtly shifted from one character to another throughout the course of one scene, merely by how Lang sets up the shots and blocking. A great example of formalist criticism, showing how important composition is, even though we rarely realize it consciously while watching films.
The Forgotten: Negative Space/Capability/Attitude – David Cairns at Mubi
David watches Von Morgens Bis Mitternacht (From Morn to Midnight), a 1920 German Expressionist film that, judging by the screencaps, is pretty much the most extreme German Expressionist film I've ever seen. He also watched it without subtitles, yielding musings on "negative capability," or the ability to enjoy things without fully understanding them. For that thought and for the glorious screencaps, I share this post.
What Adults Want From Games – Matthew Keast at GamesRadar
As the average age of gamers is now solidly in the mid-30s, I kind of wonder why so many games still seem steeped in immaturity and adolescent fantasies, and so does Matthew Keast. Well, he's got a bunch of things that he'd like to see more of (or less of) as an adult gamer, and I agree with almost all of them, from better age controls for online play to more games based on story and character instead of violence and titillation. Several commenters on his piece pointed out that they are under 18 (thus not adult according to his criteria for the post) and agree with him, suggesting that the kinds of experiences he's calling for are desired by even more of the population. Game developers, please listen!


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More confusion in the capitol. What to do now.
With the governor's unprecedented veto of the state budget, there is a question as to whether the legislature should start the process all over again, or keep it and pray for a miracle.
That miracle, of course, would be Republicans agreeing to an extension of hikes in sales and income taxes, as well as vehicle license fees (which expire at the end of the month).
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Governor Brown needs two GOP votes in the state Assembly and Senate to send the issue to voters.
How to get those votes remains the governor's proverbial Gordian Knot...which just got a little tighter thanks to Mr. Brown's chief spokesman, Gil Duran.
In a recent radio interview Duran apparently denounced GOP legislators calling them "basically moronic".
He then went on to call them stupid, at least when it came to drafting the reforms they insist should also go before voters.
"They aren't smart enough to write reforms", Duran told KPCC radio in Pasadena. "They don't know the first thing about the details of reforms. We have to do the work. Those are our reforms."
It is unclear how this is going to help.
I asked Brown during his last news conference about the wisdom of playing hardball with Republicans while trying to persuade them.
Mr. Brown, who has more experience at this sort of thing than any living politician in California, admitted it wasn't easy.
Perhaps Duran's comments were part of the balance, with diplomacy being practiced at the higher level while the name-calling is handled by subordinates.
It is clear that Duran is frustrated, like so many others within the majority party and the Governor's staff.
But that is no excuse.
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Sushi is a trend that's here to stay. But there is no need to always serve it the conventual way. For you next brunch, shabbos or seudah shlishit, make Sushi Trifle Salad.
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Fantastic idea! Why couldn't I think of this????? Loved this and thank you. I will be using this idea in some fashion for my Shavuot meal.
That closely resembles a Japanese dish called Chirashizushi (scattered sushi). It's often served with a small salad on it too.
The recipe might be even nicer with a little shiso leaf. I also like to peel entire carrots, marinated them in a little rice vinegar, honey, and siracha. Could add a nice crunch to the recipe.
great idea! do you have a good recipe for this? like for the dressing? thanks
There is a link in the article for the recipe. http://www.cookkosher.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=6771&Itemid=2
How can I make the rice in advance?
You can make the rice a few days before and bring it to room temperature before serving.
Thanks it was a huge hit.
Link isn't working. Help with the dressing? Planning my Shavuout menu now.
Link to dressing works fine! This looks delish and a lot easier than rolling sushi. I am veg, so I will sub the salmon for seitan or marinaded tofu, and use rice vinegar in the rice. Also maybe using seaweed salad instead of nori, or kimchee would be awesome for us!


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Train gain: State funds daily link to DC, NYC
Christmas came early for longtime passenger rail booster Meredith Richards. All she wanted was a train to Washington; but beginning next fall, Charlottesville will get a daily round-trip to New York, thanks to a multi-million-dollar subsidy from the state.
"It's a minor miracle," says Richards. "This is an incredibly difficult budget year."
The state plans to spend $17 million for a three-year pilot program to cover the projected gap between ticket revenue and Amtrak's expenses in both the Piedmont corridor and a start-up in the I-95 corridor linking Richmond to D.C.
According to a report Amtrak issued in January, the new Piedmont route–- which would have its southern terminus in Lynchburg–- simply extends an existing service between D.C. and New York. And Amtrak envisions maintaining that train's full complement of four passenger coaches and one dining car.
The proposed schedule shows that Charlottesvillians could leave the Amtrak station on West Main Street at 6:13am, stop in America's capitol city at 8:40am, and arrive in the heart of New York City 40 minutes after noon.
"Isn't that amazing," says Richards. "You could be in New York for lunch."
Indeed, but you couldn't day-trip the Big Apple, as the southbound train would have already left 35 minutes earlier. Still, one could easily day-trip Washington, as the return leaves at 4:10pm (an hour earlier on Saturdays).
"The combination of the morning and evening trains," reads the Amtrak report, "would establish a good service pattern for business travel to and from Washington, D.C.–- a first for this region."
Already, Charlottesville has a smattering of passenger rail service, but it's all aboard often-tardy long-haul trains connecting New York to New Orleans–- the Crescent–- and with Chicago– the mostly-late Cardinal (though Amtrak reports that the Cardinal recently increased its on-time performance from 18 percent to 35 percent).
Just scoring tickets on all-reserved long-hauls is not easy for the impromptu traveller. And while ticket prices for the new service were not immediately released, the current undiscounted round-trip coach fare from Charlottesville is $56 for Washington and $157 for New York, according to Amtrak.com. By contrast, the cheapest short-notice plane ticket to New York's LaGuardia airport is $371 for a one-stop and $478 non-stop, according to GoCho.com.
This new deal boosts the number of passenger train stops in Charlottesville by about 70 percent, and that's just one reason why Richards, who got the news a few days ago at a Richmond rail conference, is so pleasantly stunned.
"It's unprecedented," says Richards. "This will be the first time Virginia has ever funded inter-city rail transporation."
All that remains to make the funding a reality is approval by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, which meets December 17 to finalize the package put together by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
Richards served two terms on City Council and must have learned something about grassroots organizing. She found that nearly every Central Virginia locality along the Piedmont corridor wanted more trains. So the group she launched, the Piedmont Rail Coalition, implored each locality talk up the idea and to pass official resolutions of support.
"We ended up with 22 resolutions," says Richards. "We made ourselves heard."
Even though the new rail link could begin next October, the work isn't over. Richards has long been claiming that Central Virginia has great pent-up demand, and this three-year test was based on Amtrak's estimate of 33,100 annual riders–- about 91 per day.
"Our next challenge," she says, "is to be sure that people ride that train."
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Yeah, trains!
Fabulous photo !!!!!
Awesome. Daily commuters from DC, and quick trips to the big apple. Is the village really trying to modernize? What's up with that?
Great! but it needs to join VRE. Leave earlier and arrive earlier . . . in DC that is. If Fredericksburg can do it, why can't C'ville! Forget NYC!
This will make a visit to family at Wintergreen a much more pleasant experience than taking a plane or driving. (We're retired people living in CT.)
The new daily train running through Charlottesville is expected to remove 135,432 cars from the road saving 1,191,837 gallons of fuel. Additionally, this train alone is expected to save 8,897 tons of CO2 emissions according to DRPT estimates.
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By Kathleen Raven
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Young teens
who binge eat and those who are fearful of weight gain may be more
likely to become overweight later in adolescence, according to a new
study from the United Kingdom.
Researchers looked for early symptoms of eating
disorders among more than 7,000 13-year-olds and found certain
symptoms predicted which children would have weight problems at age
Girls who engaged in binge eating at 13 tended to have a higher body
mass index (BMI), a measure of weight relative to height, two years
Both boys and girls who severely restricted their eating at 13 had
lower BMIs when they were two years older.
"The most important message is that even at this young age, a high
percentage of boys and girls have worrying eating disorders
symptoms," Dr. Nadia Micali told Reuters Health in an email.
Micali led the study from the Institute of Child Health at
University College London.
She and her colleagues gathered data from an ongoing UK trial that
includes parents and kids. From surveys filled out by parents, the
researchers collected information on eating disorder symptoms among
7,082 teens at age 13 — such as binging, excessive concerns over
body weight or shape and behaviors like restricting food intake.
The team also looked at links between these symptoms and other
aspects of the teens' social, academic, extracurricular and family
Overall, 63 percent of girls and 39 percent of boys were afraid of
gaining weight or getting fat. Extreme levels of fear of weight gain
or concerns about body shape or weight were seen among 11 percent of
Girls avoided fatty foods more often than boys, while boys were more
likely to do intense exercise for weight loss.
Even at age 13, overeating and binging was strongly linked to
negative impacts on the child's life and burden to family among both
boys and girls, the researchers report in the Journal of Adolescent
Binging and overeating were especially linked to emotional and
behavioral troubles for both genders. Cutting back on food was
linked to mental health disturbances among boys more than girls.
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Excessive concern over weight and shape also had a significant
impact on girls, Micali notes, "but parents probably don't recognize
the impact of this pattern on a child's life in boys," Micali said.
The findings are a reminder that boys do suffer from eating
disorders and related problems. (See Reuters Health article of
Nov. 5, 2013, here: http://reut.rs/1cOa04x.)
According to Kathleen Merikangas, chief of the Genetic Epidemiology
Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health, the results
suggest that "lack of regular eating patterns could be a target for
intervention and prevention of obesity in youth."
Merikangas, who was not involved in the research, added, the
take-home message remained clear for parents: eating disorders
during the teen years offer a window into the risk of obesity later.
Parents need to be aware if their child has a distorted image of
their body, Merikangas said.
"Pretending not to notice or thinking that eating disorders behavior
will go away" are not good strategies, Micali said.
"Talk to them to understand if their eating disorder behaviors are a
reflection of other more deep-seated problems," Micali said. "Try
not to be confrontational but supportive and firm."
"If they are worried, parents should seek help from a health
professional," she said.
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Connecticut reacts to Metro-North crash
'This isn't about politics. It's real life.'
Sunday morning's derailment of a Metro-North commuter train near the Harlem River that left four New York residents dead and dozens injured amplified the debate in Connecticut about the safety and reliability of the railroad's New Haven Line.
"Commuters died today, and this is a life-and-death issue for the railroad," Dave Hendricks, a member of the state-appointed Connecticut Rail Commuter Council advocacy group, said. "This isn't about politics. It's about real life."
Just over six months ago, the first three cars of a Metro-North train on the New Haven Line derailed in Bridgeport, striking another train headed in the opposite direction. The crash injured 76 people, and the resulting investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is still ongoing.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said having a second major derailment of a commuter passenger train in the span of a year on Metro-North is yet another reminder that comprehensively addressing the safety of tracks, cars and other equipment on the New Haven Line is a pressing priority.
"The blunt fact is that safety and reliability have to be the No. 1 priority, and so far Metro-North's record of continuing incidents and accidents has raised more questions than they are answering," Blumenthal said.
At around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, a seven-car train heading south from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Grand Central Terminal derailed near the Harlem River, killing four passengers and injuring 63 others, 11 of them critically. The accident occurred on a three-track section of the railroad where the speed limit is 30 mph, spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said.
The locomotive and several of the cars involved are diesel equipment owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Anders said. Connecticut and New York share cars on occasion when needed, she said. The diesel fleets of Metro-North's lines are interchangeable she said, and Connecticut-owned diesel equipment serviced in the Croton Harmon yard is sometimes used to furnish Hudson line service.
"You will also see, occasionally, Hudson blue-stripe cars on the New Haven Line," Anders said.
Connecticut unaffected
The accident did not impact New Haven Line service on Sunday, and was not expected to have an effect on Monday. The crash won't spur any immediate safety changes to the line's operation, Anders said.
Connecticut Department of Transportation spokesman Judd Everhart declined to comment Sunday on whether riders should be confident in the safety of the New Haven Line, or on the progress of ongoing track repairs, citing the need to determine the cause of the Hudson Line derailment through the NTSB.
"Any speculation about the cause, or the relative safety of any of the lines, is premature, if not irresponsible," Everhart said. "Until the cause is determined, it is also premature to talk about track conditions, previous or ongoing maintenance, speed, or other potential factors."
The Metro-North has not had a good year. The May derailment in Bridgeport was followed less than two weeks later by the death of Robert Luden, a Metro-North foreman. He was struck and killed in West Haven by a passenger train traveling at 70 mph after a student controller reopened the track where Luden was working without the approval of a senior supervisor.
Luden had just requested the section of track be taken out of service for maintenance.
The New Haven Line was crippled yet again on Sept. 24, by a massive power outage after an electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, severely limiting electric train service for 13 days.
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said this latest derailment and loss of life highlights the critical need to assess how to modernize the New Haven and other Northeast corridor lines to ensure safety for commuters and reliability of "a national asset" to support the economy.
"I don't know anymore than anyone else what caused this accident, but the fact remains we're trying to run a 21st century economy with 19th century infrastructure," Himes said. "It's a national asset, and with the amount of economic strength between Washington, D.C., and Boston, it is something which the national government has to help steward."
Customers already jittery
Chris McClave, a New Canaan commuter who has taken Metro-North for four years, said that the Hudson Line crash will increase fears among New Haven Line customers already jittery about the May derailment. In February, McClave was a passenger on a Manhattan-bound train when a grounded-out traction motor filled the passenger compartment of the next car with smoke, sending panicked passengers pushing into the next car.
That train stopped for half an hour before eventually limping into Grand Central Terminal.
"Since that incident, safety has been more top-of-mind than before," McClave said, "and I have much less confidence in the train system than before, especially with the Bridgeport accident and now this accident."
For the past several months, the railroad has imposed speed restrictions on sections of New Haven Line track where needed repairs have been identified. Since June, the Connecticut branch of the railroad has been tackling a vastly expanded list of track repairs and maintenance after inspections by an outside firm found extensive track problems following the May 17 derailment in Bridgeport, Anders said.
At a National Transportation Safety Board hearing in Washington, D.C., last month, Metro-North engineer Robert Puciloski admitted that the five-year cycle of replacement and maintenance on the section of the Bridgeport track had not been fully completed since 2005.
The firm hired to do the inspections, Transportation Technology Center Inc., probed all 770 miles of Metro-North's tracks with ground-penetrating radar and other equipment. The study flagged flaws in the tracks, ties and supporting ballast that for the most part were not detectable by the railroad's standard bi-weekly inspection regimen.
"If a defect is serious, the track is immediately taken out of service until repairs are made," Anders said. "Otherwise, the maximum allowable speed is reduced until the improvements are made."
`Crisis point'
Since the Bridgeport derailment and collision, members of the state's congressional delegation have pressed NTSB Secretary Deborah Hersman to expedite a final report on the cause of the May 17 derailment. On Sunday, Blumenthal said he has begun contacting his fellow lawmakers about how to step up efforts for a spending blueprint to increase safety and reliability on the New Haven and other lines of the nation's second-busiest railroad.
"We are now at a crisis point that has to be confronted by Metro-North, who have inadequately explained how this repeated series of incidents could occur," Blumenthal said. "We have to confront questions about the adequacy of the railroad's equipment, tracks, but also maintenance, repair and overall operations."
Himes said the course lawmakers take might depend on what cause or causes are identified by the NTSB investigation of the Hudson derailment. In the case of the Bridgeport derailment, attention has focused on a piece of track near the crash, where a cracked rail joint was repaired a month before the crash.
"We had preliminary information in Bridgeport very early," Himes said, "and I think when human life and safety is involved, `right away' is not fast enough."


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Clippers open season with win over Grizzlies
Jamal Crawford scored 29 points in 30 minutes in his first official game with his new team, and the Los Angeles Clippers converted 21 turnovers into 29 points Wednesday night in a 101-92 victory that extended the Memphis Grizzlies' NBA-record streak of opening-night losses to 12.
Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, who had 12 assists, were among six Clippers to score in double figures. The Clippers are 20-23 in season openers, 12-17 since moving from San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984. The Grizzlies are 2-16 on opening night, 0-12 since the franchise shifted from Vancouver to Memphis in 2001.
The Grizzlies got 25 points from Rudy Gay and 20 from Marc Gasol. Zach Randolph, who missed more than two 2 1-2 months last season after tearing the MCL in his right knee and undergoing surgery, had 15 points and 16 rebounds.
The Clippers ended Memphis' 2011-12 season with a win in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
The Grizzlies began their 18th season in the NBA under new management, following the announcement Wednesday that the $377 million sale of the club to a group led by California technology entrepreneur Robert J. Pera had been finalized and that the team will stay in Memphis. Pera's group includes former NBA star Penny Hardaway, as well as actor and singer Justin Timberlake. The league's board of governors approved the sale last Thursday.
Crawford, who signed with the Clippers as a free agent after averaging 14 points in 60 games last season with Portland, gave the Clippers an 83-77 lead with a short jumper and a 3-pointer less than 2 minutes apart after they entered the fourth quarter trailing by four.
Memphis managed to stay close until Paul set up Crawford for a 3-pointer from the left corner with 2:41 remaining for a 96-90 lead, after DeAndre Jordan grabbed a critical offensive rebound of Paul's missed 3-point attempt.
Less than a minute later, Crawford was awarded a basket on a goaltending call against Mike Conley following a steal by Paul, who then threw alley-oop pass to Jordan for a nine-point lead with 1:05 to play.
Gasol powered the Grizzlies to a 53-49 halftime lead with 14 points. They trailed by as many as 12 with about 5 minutes left in the second quarter, but the 7-foot-1 All-Star scored the final eight points of a 12-0 run that tied the score at 46 with 2:41 left in the half.
The Grizzlies and Clippers both set franchise records for winning percentage during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, finishing 4-5 in the Western Conference standings. Memphis was 41-25 and Los Angeles 40-26.
The Clippers made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2006 and only the fifth time in Los Angeles. They were swept by San Antonio in the conference semifinals after beating the Grizzlies in the first round - a seven-game series that included a stunning 99-98 victory in Game 1 after the Clippers trailed by 24 points in the fourth quarter. They became the first team ever to win Games 1 and 7 on the road in a first-round series.
Reserve forward Matt Barnes, who rejoined the Clippers on Sept. 14 as a free agent after playing the last two seasons with the Lakers, served a one-game suspension from the league.
The suspension stemmed from Barnes' arrest in July on suspicion of resisting arrest and threatening a public official, which is a felony, after he was approached on foot by a Manhattan Beach officer who was aware that Barnes had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor traffic violation. The 10th-year veteran pleaded no contest to the original misdemeanor charge last month at the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
NOTES: After learning of his suspension on Tuesday, Barnes wrote on his Twitter page: "My suspension handed down by the NBA 2day is a (hash)JOKE, but best of luck 2 my team 2maro vs a tough Memphis team & ill be ready for Friday vs Lakers." ... The Grizzlies exercised the fourth-year option on swingman Quincy Pondexter's rookie contract, which will pay him $2.2 million next season. He was acquired from New Orleans last December for G Greivis Vasquez. ... Los Angeles has seven players with at least nine seasons of NBA experience - including Grant Hill, who began his 19th pro campaign in street clothes because of a bone bruise on his right knee. ... Conley's steal on a pass by Jordan broke Shane Battier's club record of 523 - in 60 fewer games. Last season, Conley was second in the league with 2.19 steals per game, a franchise best.


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A cute, very easy rendition of a baby giraffe eating some flowers.
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Experts believe a lack of oxygen caused thousands of dead menhaden to wash up on a South Carolina shore. WMBF's Ken Baker reports.
Thousands of dead fish washed up on a mile and a half stretch of beach in South Carolina Tuesday, officials said, at least the second such occurrence in the region in a week.
Roughly 30,000 to 40,000 menhaden fish, 6 to 8 inches long, were spread along the shore from DeBordieu Beach in Georgetown County, S.C., to Pawleys Island, a town on the state's Atlantic Coast, and thousands more were expected, Pawleys Island Police Chief Michael Fanning said.
Similar incidents have happened in the area before, including late last week when hundreds of thousands of the small, oily fish were washed ashore near Masonboro Island, N.C., and last year when an influx of dead starfish were found on the same beaches.
The fish were first spotted by beachgoers taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather.
"We came down to the beach for the day just to have, you know, a nice day on the beach, smell the fish smell, came down to look for shells and all these fish -- dead," Pawleys Island resident Pat Hawkins told NBC station WMBF in Myrtle Beach, S.C. "It's a shame. I don't know what's causing it."
Officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Department of Natural Resources visited the area Tuesday and took water samples in an effort to determine what killed the fish.
Marine experts determined the fish died from hypoxia, which occurs when the amount of oxygen in the water drops.
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Thousands of dead fish washed up on a Pawleys Island, S.C., beach Tuesday afternoon.
Mel Bell, director of the Office of Fisheries Management for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, said the occurrence was an entirely natural event.
"On Friday we had a new moon (which caused) real high high tides and real low low tides," Bell told The Sun News. "Probably what happened was a school (of menhaden) got in an area of water on a high tide, in a hole or depression, and at low tide they were trapped and depleted the oxygen in the water. Then, all the fish would suffocate. Then, when the tide came back in, it washed the dead fish out and they washed up on the beach."
"When it's one species like that, that's usually indicative of a low dissolved oxygen situation because they tend to be more fragile," added Dan Hitchcock, an assistant professor at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science at Clemson University in Georgetown, S.C.
Fanning said the city has no plans to clean up the fish and will let the seagulls and the tide clear the sand.
"We're just dealing with it as a force of nature," Fanning said. "There are some residual fish, most of it has gotten washed away, there were a ton of birds down there. If you went down there (Thursday), you'd get more birds than fish."
Menhaden fish, typically used by fishermen as bait, are a small, silver fish, whose oil is used in vitamin supplements, lipstick and livestock feed.


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BOULGER RESERVOIR: (July 12) Fishing is good with rainbow-sparkle PowerBait, worms or a combination of both. For best results, fish during the cool of the morning or evening.
CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FISHING POND: (July 12) On July 3, Lt. J Shirley took his daughter and her friend fishing. Shirley reported excellent fishing. They caught 10 rainbow trout in 45 minutes using rainbow PowerBait and small silver Jakes. Because of high summer temperatures and an absence of shade, it's always best to fish in the early morning or late evening. Target deeper waters and suspend your bait just off the bottom. You can also try a worm and marshmallow or a worm with PowerBait. Chartreuse or rainbow sparkle are the best PowerBait colors.
CLEVELAND RESERVOIR: (July 12) On July 3, Tom Ogden and his partner fly-fished in kick boats from 2:15-3:30 p.m. and caught three rainbow and one cutthroat trout, all in the 15- to 17-inch range. They used fast-sinking line and bead head wooly buggers, leeches or soft hackle flies. Tom fished in 15 to 30 feet of water. He was beyond casting distance from the shore. Tom urges anglers to fish from a watercraft in deeper water. Bank anglers won't have much success.
ELECTRIC LAKE: (July 12) Fishing is fair, with early morning or evening being the best time to fish. Aquatics Technician Tyrel Mills recommends a gold or silver Jakes lure. Redside shiners are also effective bait. You can catch them in minnow traps at the lake using dog food as bait.
FAIRVIEW LAKES: (July 12) Because of a dam repair project, the lakes will be drained before the end of July. The daily bag and possession limits have been doubled to eight trout. The change in bag and possession limits will remain in effect until January 1, 2014.
FERRON CREEK: (July 12) Fishing is good below the reservoir using mosquito or nymph patterns.
FERRON RESERVOIR: (July 12) Fishing is fair to good for anglers using worms and PowerBait or worms with marshmallows. For best results, fish during the cool of the day.
GIGLIOTTI POND: (July 12) Fishing is good. The best baits have been chartreuse or rainbow PowerBait with sparkles, nightcrawlers or a combination of both. The best artificial flies have been mosquito and wooly bugger patterns.
GRASSY LAKE: (July 12) Fishing is usually good at this higher-elevation pond in July using a variety of baits, lures and artificial flies.
HUNTINGTON GAME FARM POND: (July 03) Restocking occurred in May, but there hasn't been much fishing pressure. Fishing should be fair to good if you're out on the water near sunrise.
HUNTINGTON NORTH RESERVOIR: (July 12) Summer water sports and recreational boaters dominate the reservoir throughout the summer months. Anglers should fish at dawn and then travel to higher elevations during the day and in the evening.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR: (July 12) On July 3, Tom Ogden and Perry Bunderson fly-fished from kick boats at the upper end of the reseroivr from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. They caught 41 tiger trout, ranging from 12 to 17 inches, using fast-sinking line and bead head wooly buggers, leeches or soft hackle flies. The fish were in 15 to 25 feet of water, and none of the fish were within casting distance from shore. Tom talked to a husband and wife who had fished from shore and had not had any bites. Shoreline anglers will be at a distinct disadvantage at this time of year, unless they fish at dawn. As the morning advances, fish retreat to deeper water. This reservoir is also known as Mammoth Reservoir.
JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR: (July 12) On June 28, Aquatics Biologist Calvin Black fished the reservoir from a boat. He recommends fishing around the rocks near the shoreline for tiger muskies. Because of the size of these fish and the clarity of the water, you can see them hiding behind structure. Black suggests working crankbaits in front of the muskies to provoke a strike. For splake, Black recommends fishing from a boat in 40 to 50 feet of water using tube jigs tipped with chub meat.
LOWER FISH CREEK: (July 12) On July 9, Walt Maldonado reported good fishing with a Panther Martin spinner. The best color pattern had a yellow body with red spots and a gold blade. Fly anglers should try using a green wooly bugger drifted under over-hanging banks.
MILLER FLAT RESERVOIR: (July 12) You'll find the best fishing along the dam. Try using worms or PowerBait.
MILLSITE RESERVOIR & STATE PARK: (July 12) On July 7, Tom Ogden and Perry Bunderson fly-fished from kick boats in the upper part of the reservoir from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. They caught nine rainbow, eight cutthroat and two splake trout; all in the 14- to 17-inch size range. Tom and Perry used fast-sinking line with size 6 bead head wooly buggers and leprechauns. Tom watched several other anglers trolling or fishing from anchored boats. None appeared to be catching fish.
PETES HOLE: (July 12) Traditionally, fishing is good during the summer using baits, lures or artificial flies. Carry an assortment, just in case.
POTTERS PONDS: (July 12) The ponds are well stocked. Try fishing at dawn or near dark for the best fishing. Artificial flies that match the hatch are usually productive.
RIGHT FORK OF HUNTINGTON CREEK: (July 12) The creek hasn't had fish since the Seeley Fire last year, and won't be restocked until next year at the earliest.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: (July 12) On July 5, Tom Ogden fly-fished on the east side from 1-3 p.m. He caught two tiger trout, five cutthroat trout and six chubs. All of the trout were 13 inches long. The chubs were about the same size. Tom used #2 sinking line and size 6 bead head soft hackle flies or wooly buggers.
In general, fishing is slow from the shore during the summer. If possible, fish from a boat and target deep water or use a graph to locate schools of fish. The islands are traditionally good places to anchor and fish from the bottom. The algal bloom can be a problem for those trolling in the shallower areas of the reservoir. Chub meat remains the bait of choice. for tiger and cutthroat trout. Rainbow trout can be caught with worms or PowerBait. Spincasters should start with a gold Jakes, and then switch to silver. If that doesn't work, try Kastmasters, then Triple Teasers or Panther Martins.
Scofield Reservoir has special regulations, including a slot limit. Please read the Utah Fishing Guidebook for details.
SOUP BOWL: (July 12) Try using traditional baits, then move on to artificial flies if the baits fail. Spincasters will have to reel in quickly to avoid hooking aquatic vegetation.
STRAIGHT CANYON CREEK: (July 12) Fly anglers have the best luck in deeper hole and nearby runs.
WILLOW LAKE: (July 12) Fishing is good. Be sure to fish in the early morning for best results.
WRIGLEY SPRINGS RESERVOIR: (July 12) Fishing is fair. Try fishing early or late in the day with worms or PowerBait.
Southeastern Utah Fishing Report
BOULGER RESERVOIR: (July 12) Fishing is good with rainbow-sparkle PowerBait, worms or a combination of both. For best results, fish during the cool of the morning or evening.


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One of the Real World: D.C. housemates, Erika Lauren Wasilewski, 22 -- an Illinois native and Columbia College grad -- has admitted to faking cancer just to get attention from an ex-boyfriend.
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The IVS contribution for ITRF2014 consists of a set of SINEX files with combined datum free normal equations. The normal equations contain station coordinates and earth orientation parameters and are combined using contributions of 9 IVS Analysis Centers.
A data DOI has been assigned to the IVS combined contribution to ITRF2014. Referencing the dataset includes a direct appreciation for the work involved in such a data acquisition effort.
For the IVS contribution to ITRF2014, this appreciation extends to the whole chain of data acquisition: VLBI stations, Correlators, Data Centers, operational Data Analysis Centers, and Combination Centers.
The metadata describing the dataset in detail can be found following the assigned DOI: 10.5880/GFZ.1.1.2015.002
"Nothnagel, A.; International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS); 2015: The IVS data input to ITRF2014. International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry, GFZ Data Services."
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"Gu Shu's seventh princess?" Feng Yu Heng sat in the yard while eating fruit. Sitting across from her were Xuan Tian Ming and Xuan Tian Hua, "I thought about it before. Aside from that seventh princess, who else could bring it to Da Shun. Thinking about it like this, the Lu family and Gu Shu have a pretty tight connection to Gu Shu. Otherwise, how could the seventh princess bring a venomous bug and give it to Lu Yao?" She took a bite out of an apple before shaking her head to refute the idea after some thought, "Not necessarily. If Lu Yao said that she wanted to use that bug to harm me, perhaps the princess of Gu Shu really might give it to her."
Xuan Tian Ming heard this and helplessly said: "It turned out that everyone in the world is your enemy! But even if the Lu family does not have any direct contact with Gu Shu, their relationship with Old Eighth is definitely close. Thinking about it, their only remaining daughter was the one being kept for Old Eighth."
"That's only natural." Xuan Tian Hua also spoke up: "The Lu family came to have a very important talk with Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu. No matter what, this path cannot be avoided, but just let them continue mucking about. Sooner or later, Old Eighth will end up causing a stir. We just don't know how much he has set things up. How much energy will we need to face off with him. As for Gu Shu's seventh princess, Da Shun should not be planning to take care of her directly. She will most likely be sent back to Gu Shu, and the person escorting her…"
"I'll go." Xuan Tian Ming coldly said: "I will head South and treat it as scouting ahead."
"You're going to the South so soon?" Feng Yu Heng was startled and could no longer eat fruits while leaning back in her chair. She leaned forward and anxiously asked Xuan Tian Ming, "Didn't you say that you're only leaving after the new year? Why have you suddenly changed your mind? In such a rush?"
Xuan Tian Ming reached out to pat her head, "It's not like I won't be coming back. I'll just be sending the seventh princess of Gu Shu back. At the very latest, I will be back before the end of the year. During this banquet, you also saw that none of the people from the South are peaceful. Where in their eyes does the court exist, or even the Emperor? With so many coming to the capital, they simply wanted to take a look at the current situation in the capital, but A-Heng's decision this time was quite good. With the Feng family and Yao family causing such a stir, it should have caused them to become confused. At the very least, after they've returned, their reports for Imperial Daughter Ji An will have quite a bit of artistic freedom.
"I'm quite famous in their little group?" Feng Yu Heng rubbed her nose and put in a good word for herself, "Since you aren't going to fight and are only going to be escorting a criminal, how about you bring me along?"
Xuan Tian Ming shook his head, "With you setting up this scenario in the capital and leaving at the drop of a hat, are you not afraid that those with bad intentions will try to stir the pot? It's inevitable that there will be a few attempts. If you leave, you may feel at ease while not seeing it, but the result will be far different from if you kept an eye on things. You finally managed to set up this scenario. You absolutely must not allow it to lose its efficacy. Be good. I will do my best to rush back. Trust me."
What else could Feng Yu Heng say. Resentfully sitting back down, she carried on eating fruit.
As the few had expected, the court announced the next day that Gu Shu's seventh princess would immediately be escorted back to her own country, with the ninth prince, Xuan Tian Ming, personally sending her back. And because Lu Yao had committed a crime, Lu Song had to forfeit three years of salary to serve as a lesson. In regards to this, Lu Song expressed that he accepted.
Xuan Tian Ming going to the South caused the officials from the South to begin speculating. They could not understand why an important general like the ninth prince would be mobilized for escorting the princess of Gu Shu? There were even more that asked around a bit about whether or not Xuan Tian Ming's soldiers had been mobilized. However, there were none that knew. On the night before Xuan Tian Ming set out, he met up with General Ping Nan in secret. General Ping Nan handed him a piece of jade that would act as a token to apologize to those troops that had been left behind in the South.
The next day, Xuan Tian Ming set out, and Feng Yu Heng went with him to the city's southern gate.
Gu Shu's seventh princess sat in a carriage. Although the carriage could not be considered luxurious, it was quite comfortable. After all, she was the princess of a country. Da Shun did not heavily criticize her; however, it also did not provide her with great treatment. At this moment, Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming continued to walk side-by-side at the front of the group. Bai Ze led the horses, and when they stopped outside the city's gate, the princess of Gu Shu called out from the back: "Imperial Daughter Ji An!"
Feng Yu Heng looked back but replied with a laugh: "Princess, if you have something to say, please speak."
The princess of Gu Shu had the carriage driver move a bit further forward. She sat at the side of the carriage and said to Feng Yu Heng: "Having your future husband send this princess back to my country, are you not afraid that he will eat me up?" The foreign girl had always been extroverted. While speaking, her eyes were filled with a provocative look. The words were spoken to Feng Yu Heng, but her eyes were looking at Xuan Tian Ming.
Unfortunately, Xuan Tian Ming's brain just would not work very well in certain situations. For example, when it came to women, aside from Feng Yu Heng, the people that he would pay a bit more attention to could be counted on two fingers. Those would be Imperial Concubine Yun and Xuan Tian Ge. The seventh princess' bold provocation to him was not much different from looking at a man, which caused the seventh princess to feel very bored.
Feng Yu Heng laughed so much that her belly hurt. She then asked the seventh princess: "You don't feel that you should consider the matter of your own safety? Seventh princess, don't blame me for not reminding you that my future husband is very capricious. When he's happy, he might be able to safely bring you back to the South, but if he is unhappy, he might just set fire to your carriage. It's also possible that he will just throw you off of a cliff. It's also possible that he will use his whip to ruin your face. Seventh princess, I am not scaring you. This is the truth."
Bai Ze laughed upon hearing this, "Princess is too appalling. How could our prince be that vicious? At most, he would let that venomous bug feed on Her Highness the Seventh Princess. My Lord, am I right?"
Xuan Tian Ming sneered, "We'll see based on my mood."
The seventh princess of Gu Shu could not stop herself from trembling. During the middle of Autumn, this was her first time feeling so cold. "You two have been flirting the entire time. Is there any end in sight? Quickly get going. This princess wishes to return to Gu Shu." After she finished speaking, she lowered the curtain and retreated inside the carriage, no longer wanting to speak to the two.
But Xuan Tian Ming raised his voice and said: "What's the rush? You came to the capital without Da Shun having any say, thus you will not have a say in leaving the capital." He then ignored the carriage and pulled Feng Yu Heng a few steps forward. He gently embraced her. It was as if he was bidding farewell to his sweetheart, yet nobody knew that Xuan Tian Ming said to Feng Yu Heng: "The Lu family's business is necessary for their communication with the South. By cutting off their businesses, it would cut off their lifeline."
Feng Yu Heng faintly smiled, "Don't worry. Before you get back, everything will be taken care of cleanly. I will wait for you in the capital, so come back quickly."
Finally, Xuan Tian Ming's group slowly moved further and further away. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan stayed at Feng Yu Heng's side before returning to the manor. From that moment onward, officials from out of the province began to leave the capital, including the prefect of Lan Zhou and the prefect of Luo Province.
Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu held a letter in her hand, while the maidservant Yue Xiu brought her an edible bird's nest. "Imperial Concubine, have some while it's warm. That letter can be read later."
Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu smiled and tossed the letter to the side. Receiving the bird nest, she began to eat, but she told Yue Xiu: "This One has already finished reading it. The prefect of Lan Zhou, Ji Ling Tian, not only left behind the Ji family's intentions, but he also left a banknote worth a large sum. He said that he would fully support His Highness the Eighth Prince. This support is quite understandable. At the very least, it's much better than the Lu family's empty words."
Yue Xiu's face did not show much expression. She just asked: "Lan Zhou is the last province in the South. If they don't rely on His Highness the Eighth Prince, there's nothing that they can do. Does Imperial Concubine believe that he will fully support His Highness? This servant was thinking that those officials are all wily old foxes and are very hard to control."
"That's right." Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu sneered, "The word fully is easy to say, but it's hard to do. They call the southern border their home. Over there, Mo'er has done some great things in the South. It's natural that they will enjoy it and feel a bit friendly. But if we're talking about their true feelings, as This One sees sit, there do not appear to be many. Isn't Old Ninth heading toward the South? Over the past few days, This One's eyelid has been twitching the entire time. There's this lingering feeling that old ninth going over will not be a good thing. Who knows how much trouble he will cause for Mo'er. As for the officials of the South, once they see a prince with more fame than Mo'er while also having rights to command troops, if old ninth takes another step forward and establishes a foundation in the desert of the South, say, will they turn their backs or not?"
Yue Xiu thought for a bit then nodded then said: "Imperial Concubine is right. There is indeed such a possibility, but we can't just watch His Highness the ninth prince head to the South to snatch a piece of the pie. Some preparations need to be made."
"That's right!" Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu sighed, "But what sort of preparations?"
"Imperial Concubine." Yue Xiu took a couple steps forward and bowed, lowering her voice to say: "His Highness still has not taken an official princess. Even a proper secondary princess and concubines do not exist. I heard that there are just a few servants that he will sleep with, but they can't be brought onto the main stage. The Lu family wishes to marry their daughter of the first wife to His Highness the Eighth Prince, but that is something that will happen after his return to the capital. In the South right now, how about Imperial Concubine tells His Highness that there is no need to establish an official princess, but taking in some secondary princesses is also fine. For example, the family of Lan Zhou's prefect or the family of Luo Province's prefect, they should have a few daughters of concubines, right? For the daughter of a concubine to be able to become a secondary princess for a prince is also a pretty good outcome."
Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu nodded, "Indeed, this is a good idea. Mo'er has not taken in an official princess over the years and has never even brought it up. This One will use this opportunity to ask him. What exactly are his intentions? There's also that Fu Ya outside the palace. Yue Xiu, immediately go and find the best artist. This One will have that Fu Ya come into the palace to sit for a while. During that time, let's have the artist paint an image of her. When that time comes, I will send it to Mo'er to see what he thinks."
"Word is that Imperial Daughter Ji An has cut ties with Madam Yao, the Yao family and the Feng family."
"Who knows." Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu furrowed her brow and thought for a bit, "In a few days, ask around. Perhaps something really has happened. We should adjust our direction and not do pointless things."
After the middle of Autumn passed, the days gradually became colder. Along with the days, Feng Yu Heng's treatment toward her loved ones became colder and colder, especially the Yao family. She walled herself off even more, as they were totally isolated from one another. There were even people that had seen the Yao family's servants secretly splashing dirty water at the entrance of the imperial daughter's manor.
For a while, Imperial Daughter Ji An severing ties from her relatives was a matter that had become reality.
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Judge Ancer L. Haggerty seems to prefer to let his distinctions and accomplishments shine for themselves. The journey that saw him go from just another face in the Marines to making history as both the first African-American federal judge and first black circuit court judge in Oregon was not necessarily what he envisioned for himself early on.
Haggerty came up in a Portland that was deep in transition for people of color; he was only 3-years-old when the storied Vanport projects were completely washed away by a Memorial Day flood in 1948. The disaster forced him along with his parents and thousands of other blacks who lived in the development into the segregated neighborhoods of north and northeast Portland.
As many of the Vanport survivors began to settle into homes in other parts of town, their children were integrated into schools that were primarily white. Haggerty was a student at Woodlawn School and later Jefferson High School during the 1950s and 60s, both majority white at the time. While he recalls being conscious of these realities, to him it wasn't that big a deal." Instead he focused on his studies.
After graduating from Jefferson he set off to the University of Oregon where he'd earn his Bachelor's Degree in 1967. He would swap the "green and yellow" of his alma mater for the scarlet and gold uniform of the Marine Corps that same year. It was here where he would develop his love for justice.
Haggerty remembers during his time in the military how fellow officers would call on each other for representation in military court.
Haggerty, a lieutenant, intensely studied the code of military justice. He soon became one of the members of his platoon to help service members who were facing charges for a breach of military discipline.
"I was comfortable with doing that, and I had some success," he said
As his accomplishments as a counsel under military law began to total up, his achievements got noticed by higher-ups. Haggerty was soon promoted as a member of the Court Marshall Panel where he could no longer represent anyone accused of an offense.
"You actually had hardly any voice at that level," Haggerty remembers.
Despite his newfound position, at night, Haggerty says he would still often find himself helping people on both sides of a case.
After serving three years as a Marine, Haggerty sank his feet into a trail that would see him rise to the top of the legal profession.
His career began by enrolling in Hastings College of Law of the University of California. In 1973, he took the bar exam, passing on his first attempt.
He then returned to Portland and worked as a public defender for a sum total of four years. Then he went into private practice for over a decade doing litigation. In 1989, he became a Multnomah County District Court Judge. One year later, he was elected Circuit Court Judge, also in Multnomah County.
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Bizarro World is when up is down, left is right and all things are opposite of the norm. Consider the Friday and Saturday White Sox-Twins games at Target Field as a case in point.
After years of being dominated by the Twinkies and entering this series 1-7 against them this season, the tables turned. It was the Sox, not the Twinkies, who had the outstanding pitching, clutch hitting, sound defense and daring play on the basepaths in the two games. And it was Minnesota which took the role of past Sox teams with less-than-stellar play. Most importantly, the South Siders came out on the winning side of the ledger, 5-3 and 6-1, and already have chalked up a rare series win against their division rivals.
The big story of last night was righty Zach Stewart, who was acquired by the Sox from Toronto in the Edwin Jackson trade. He was aggressive all night and credited with career victory No. 1 in his first Sox appearance as he pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Also up to the challenge were Chris Sale, Jason Frasor and Sergio Santos who shut the door after Stewart's exit.
In the eighth, with Michael Cuddyer on third and no outs, Sale retired Jason Kubel and Jim Thome before Frasor struck out Danny Valencia to end the inning with the tying run on third. Santos pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
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Hangman's hands laid in this tomb an
Imp of Satan's getting, whom an
Ancient legend says that woman
Never bore--he owed his birth
To Sin herself. From Hell to Earth
She brought the brat in secret state
And laid him at the Golden gate,
And they named him Henry Vrooman.
While with mortals here he stayed,
His father frequently he played.
Raised his birth-place and in other
Playful ways begot his mother.
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- Mr Black said...
It is always uncomfortable when someone stares at you like that. What a creep.
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Ambrose Bierce, I feel he is often overlooked or maybe over-shadowed by his contemporaries, I really dig his work.
- February 16, 2012 at 6:04 AM
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Kind of addicted to his work now.
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Values and Virtues
Excerpts from Man to Man: A Journal of Discovery for the Conscious Man
"A growing man is affected in his integrity, his commitment, his dignity, and his communication by the difference between his external face value and his internal value. If your inner value doesn't match your face value, you're always in trouble. You should not forget that the outside is what you look at, but the inside is what you deal with. People are not dealing with your outside—the outside is giving an impression. It is the inside they are dealing with. The inner values are the real values, which people want to relate to. Therefore, please deal with your inner values and keep your face values impressive and clean.
"Accepting the challenge is the first act of the man and converting any adversity into prosperity is the second challenge of the man. Nurturing and caring is the third challenge of the man. Kindness and compassion is the fourth challenge of the man. Being noble and honorable is the fifth challenge of the man. These are the five challenges, which every man has to accept in his life whenever they come head on. Otherwise, you can call yourself a man but you are not. For that, you require character, instinct, intuition, intelligence, and knowledge.
"You must earn every bit of your life—everything. That's the only way to grow as a man. Earn your woman, earn your money, earn your home, earn your prospect, earn your progress, earn your success. Learn to earn; don't learn to get. Don't learn to get. Whatever you get you will lose, whatever you earn will be yours. What you can earn, you can re-earn. What you get, you can lose. There is a tremendous difference between the two faculties.
"A man who can give the convincing impression that he is very committed to values never suffers. Your life is not an irrelevant tug of war. It's not a hassle. All you have to do is find the values. That is so important because if you have not found the values for yourself as a father, you cannot find them for your son, your grandson, your neighbor, anybody."
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The death of longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace Saturday at age 92 triggered an outpouring of tributes from fellow journalists, political luminaries and power brokers across the political spectrum.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement that her heart was broken over the death of her "dear friend."
"Mike was an old school journalist and one of the most astute people I've ever met," she said. "The news business will be a different place now, and our lives will be forever changed for having known him."
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Tom Brokaw said Wallace was, along with Tim Russert, one of the two best interviewers in American broadcast journalism.
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"Mike was a great friend and a mentor to me. He even gave me a compliment once, and he was one of the real pioneers in television journalism." — "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer.
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"Mike Wallace was from the beginning and for many years, the heart and soul of '60 Minutes.' In that role he helped change American television news. Among the ways that this change was for the better: TV news became more investigative, more aggressive and relevant. Mike was sharp and quick of mind, a fierce competitor and a master interviewer." — former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather.
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Aviator: Envision the glasses that old-school pilots used to wear, and you've got yourself a pair of aviators! They come in all kinds of materials and usually feature large, teardrop-shaped lenses. However, modernized versions of this traditional style have become quite popular!
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