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Five Star, Dec 2002, 24.95, 202 pp. ISBN: 0786243295 In 1983, Alison Grant is transferring data from microfilm to computer as part of her job at the Justice Department's Information Processing Division. However, Alison finds a glitch when THE BENNIE ARNOLDO FILE turns up empty except for a name code. She informs her supervisor Samuel Goldman who checks with the log keeper Eleanor Harrison to see if she knows what happened. Eleanor promises to ...

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A few months ago, brown rice syrup – and organic infant formulas containing the sweetener – came under media fire for containing small amounts of arsenic. While the headlines caught my eye (I sometimes use brown rice syrup in baking as a more nutritious, balancing alternative to sugar ), I assumed this particular media storm was, as most tend to be, much ado about nothing; the media loves to take pot-shots at organic food, but the headlines and upheaval behind them are frequently one-sided, or straight-up incomplete. My suspicions were confirmed – or so I thought – a few weeks later when I skimmed a follow-up story that said the arsenic in question was not the kind that's harmful; it was a non-issue born of over-simplification and a whole lot of mommy-scaring hype.
As much as I'd deliberately kept a cool head about the whole thing, I did breathe a small sigh of relief. The 'safe type' of arsenic distinction reassured me; I know of others like it that make all the difference in something being hazardous or helpful. There are also two types of fluoride (calcium and sodium fluoride), for example; unfortunately, the type that's in municipal water systems (sodium fluoride) actually causes all kinds of health problems, from generalized apathy, to neurological disorders and bone decay. Likewise, there are two – actually three, but we'll discuss two – types of vitamin D; while vitamin D3 is an amazing boon to the human body, vitamin D2 (the kind that's most frequently added to cereals and other food items as a "fortifier"), as the Livestrong foundation website says, "is not normally found in the body and has no purpose in humans." It also causes harm. As much as the fluoride and vitamin D things freak me out, especially as a mom, I actually felt rather heartened, on a fundamental level, to read that rice (and its syrup) – long revered as a sacred and 'super' food among everyone from macrobiotics to Buddhist monks – is still a nourishing staple. When RICE becomes toxic, I thought, We'll know there's real trouble in paradise.
That prospect seemed a long way off, actually. Sure, there's sodium fluoride in our water, and sugar (which is hugely addictive, and maxing out American pancreatic systems like whoa) is added to everything. But I've done my research, and these things can be avoided. In fact, in the case of my kid, they kind of need to be. He's crazy allergic to a whole lot of foods, which was really rough on all of us for a while, but has resulted in his eating an incredibly healthful, whole foods diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables, "happy" meats , raw milk and – because it's the only grain available to him – rice (lots of it). We've found our 'new normal' and we're rocking it. Kaspar, for his part, is thriving.
But now, rice (not just rice syrup) has come under fire again … and again for containing arsenic. A research team working for Consumer Reports surveyed a whole range of popular brands of rice and, apparently, turned up 'concerning' levels of arsenic in all of them. I've done some additional digging and discovered that the testing was in fact undertaken with regard to the dangerous type of arsenic –inorganic arsenic (i.e. not the kind that occurs naturally, and not the kind your body will quickly filter), a known human carcinogen .
The jury's still out on how much of a threat actually eating rice is. But the concern is that, over time, inorganic arsenic will build up in people's bodies, causing cancers, hypertension, diabetes, and more (as it has in Bangladesh, where millions of people have been drinking high levels of inorganic arsenic in their water). Experts say they need to conduct more testing in order to confirm whether eating rice will cause these problems, ("the health effects of arsenic in food are still unkown"), but the Consumer Reports study's lead researcher, Urshavi Rangan, has emphasized that children – with their smaller bodies and more sensitive systems – are more vulnerable to arsenic's effects. And, children tend to eat more rice products than adults; not only is brown rice syrup used as a sweetener in many natural foods, but babies also eat a lot of rice cereals, rice bars, and so forth. This new alert has, for this reason, caused particular alarm among parents, who aren't exactly comfortable with the 'jury's still out' ruling if it implicates their kids as a part of the ongoing experiment.
(The FDA, meanwhile, recently found similar results in its own studies, and is now waiting on setting regulations until more information is known.)
What's a parent to do? Feed your kids a varied diet, the experts say. Rinse their rice until the water runs clear. Make sure it's sourced from California, where arsenic levels in soil are lower than in the Southern states. As a parent of a kid whose options for a varied diet – at least on the grains front –are limited, I'm definitely unnerved by these studies, and plan to rinse and source accordingly (and I'll probably worry a little bit when I have time). But I'm not freaking out. Just as Kaspar's food allergy situation has resulted in his eating an organic, whole-foods diet, it's also resulted in my learning a lot about the body and its innate detoxifying systems -- and how we can help those systems do their jobs, even as they face off against weird synthetic toxins the likes of which human bodies have never before seen. I'm not happy about the rice thing, at all, but I recognize it as one symptom of a much larger problem; our world is becoming increasingly toxic. There IS trouble in paradise. We know this. It sucks. But there are some things we can do.
Arsenic levels are rising in rice because they're rising in soil. They've risen in soil because they've been sprayed there (as fertilizers…). Rice grows in wet soil and thus absorbs its contents more easily, which makes it a perfect canary in the coal mine, if you will. But arsenic isn't the only dangerous substance showing up in our dirt. Interestingly, a whole lot of other toxic stuff, including a range of heavy metals , is also appearing in greater amounts, in our soil, water, air, and bodies. And, YES, chemicals and heavy metals do build up in our systems and make us sick. And, yes, kids are extra-susceptible.
This is exactly why I feed my child organic food. It's important to minimize the levels, and combinations, of weird toxic substances we put into our children's bodies, and choosing organic, whole foods—which at least contain fewer pesticide residues and are free of GMOs (pesticides and GMOs are also totally experimental in their long-term effects, and currently A-okay by the FDA) is an important step in doing this; organic brown rice, arsenic or no arsenic, is still a WAY better choice than neon orange crackers, or bright pink squeezable sugar-yogurt, for our kids. It doesn't help to worry, really; as a parent, I accept that we live in a toxic world, and I make the best choices I can. (FYI, I contacted my very favorite Ayurvedic and wellness expert about the rice study, asking if we should cut back el kiddo's consumption. He said the study is not cause for alarm, but stressed the importance of choosing organic foods: "The interesting truth is that many veggies, foods and even baby foods have more heavy metals than what is considered safe according to some standard. The real problem is that no one knows what levels are truly safe. Just be sure to use organic food, as it will have far fewer man-made contaminants.")
Making these decisions individually does make a difference. It at least supports the kind of farming that nourishes, instead of poisons, the soil. But keeping our food and water supplies safe for our children is ultimately a collective choice. Water, air, soil – these things move around the planet. Pesticides, fertilizers and toxic wastes created on the other side of the country, or the world, ultimately make their way to our soil, and onto our plates. Yes, let's take notice when rice contains 'concerning' levels of arsenic, and let's ask the bigger questions, pay attention to who's hanging out with who in policy-land (*cough* Monsanto + FDA) and pressure the people who represent us in setting standards and making policies to make wise, sustainable decisions for our families, and our future.
What do you think? Do your kids eat a lot of rice? Will you be scaling that back because of the recent study?


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The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped
What are the United States' best regional foodstuffs? Its worst? These are the questions that bedevil the mind of man—but no longer! For here, we have ranked them. Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit): this is the Great American Menu!


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Marketing JDC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 119 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Jack Doolan Capital (with byline: "A member of the Jack Doolan Group")
We're a brand new junior mining company wanting to take on the big boys in town. It's a conservative industry and we will be the young kids on the block playing an underdog role. We are risk takers, serious and hardball, yet innovative and cheeky.
We are targeting the mining industry and financial and capital organisations. Our clients, partners and business associates are all professional, well healed, international and savvy.
We are not interested in gimmicky or gaudy visuals.
We want clever, polished and just a touch of the smart-arse/rebel.
We want to incorporate a stylized version of a <wild colonial boy>, doing a jig and throwing a hat in the air.
Australian, gleeful, cheeky and NOT Irish, cowboy, englishman.
We'd like to see a green & grey colour scheme, though we're open to other ideas.
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Kurt Cobain's Fender Signature Mustang Guitars (4924)
Following on from 2011's Kurt Cobain Jaguar Replica, Fender have announced another Kurt Cobain signature for NAMM 2012! The Kurt Cobain Mustang guitar pays tribute to a model that the Nirvana front man favoured throughout his career, from the Smells Like Teen Spirit video, through to the band's In Utero tour dates. The Kurt Cobain Mustang is available in three colours, Fiesta Red, Sonic Blue and Dark Lake Placid Blue with Stripe. And, for all you lefty's, you're in for a treat...the Cobain Mustang is available in both right and left-handed models.
The Story Behind the Fender Kurt Cobain Mustang Guitar
The press release we've released from Fender tells a great story of the Kurt Cobain Mustang Signature. What else is there to add?
"When Kurt Cobain hit the stage, it was very often with a Mustang guitar - an enigmatic anti-hero figure with an esoteric anti-hero instrument. It's with great pride then that Fender introduces the Kurt Cobain Mustang, which evokes the man, the band, the sound and the times, and gives an authentically crafted nod to one of the most unlikely guitars to ever find itself at the centre of a musical maelstrom.
"Cobain liked Mustangs a lot. For one, he preferred offbeat guitars that didn't cost zillions of dollars, and the Mustang certainly fit those two criteria. Also, being somewhat physically diminutive himself, he liked to perform live with slightly more diminutive guitars, like Fender Mustang and Jaguar guitars, which better fit his hands and his reach.
"See for yourself - go back and watch the famous 1991 video for Smells Like Teen Spirit, and there he is and there it is slung over his shoulder. Or think back to when you saw them on the 1993-94 In Utero tour, when he seldom went onstage with anything but a Mustang. Quite often and especially later on, Mustang guitars were a big part of what Kurt Cobain was all about, musically.
"Inspired by his arsenal of modded guitars, the new Fender Kurt Cobain Mustang takes you back there, with highly distinctive features including an angled single-coil Mustang neck pickup and ferocious Seymour DuncanJB humbucking bridge pickup mounted directly to the body, dual on-off/phase in-out switches for each pickup, a polyester-finished alder body and an Adjusto-Matic bridge with dynamic vibrato tailpiece.
"Other features include the classic 24-inch Mustang scale length, C-shaped maple neck with urethane finish, 7.25-inch radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 vintage-style frets and vintage-style ivory dot inlays, four-ply pickguard (Aged White Pearl on Fiesta Red and Dark Lake Placid Blue with stripe models; Tortoiseshell on Sonic Blue model), master volume and tone controls, vintage-style tuners, and chrome hardware.
As with all signature Fender models, we'll make sure we have the Kurt Cobain Mustang in stock as soon as we can! With a price at £839, this model is a perfect addition to any Nirvana fans setup. You can pre-order yours now to guarantee you receive yours first.


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This talk will discuss how the Dutch R&D consortium NanoNed's Technology Assessment (TA) Program can be seen as an indication of general changes in how new science and technology are pursued.
Dr. van Lente will present the history of the TA program, and discuss the innovative work that was done on Constructive TA of emerging nanotechnology developments and on aspects of embedding of nanotechnology in society.
One achievement is the provision of tools and approaches to help make the co-evolution of technology and society more reflexive. He will also briefly outline its successor program, TA NanoNextNL, in place since 2011.
Harro van Lente is Socrates Professor of Philosophy of Sustainable Development at Maastricht University and Associate Professor of Innovation Studies at Utrecht University. Currently, he is Program Director of Technology Assessment of the NanoNextNL, the leading Dutch research consortium in nanotechnology.


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WHO: University of Rochester undergraduates gather together to watch the results of local and national elections.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons.
WHAT: During the course of the campaign season, University of Rochester undergraduates have gathered to watch the Republican and Democratic national conventions, the vice presidential debate, and the three presidential debates. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, they'll gather again to view the results of the election. The event is hosted by the Committee for Political Engagement (CPE), a nonpartisan civic engagement group on campus.
POLLING INFORMATION: CPE has organized efforts to help students cast their ballots on Election Day. The polling site for students registered with a University address (excluding Riverview) is Saunders Research Building (located on Crittenden Boulevard near the Medical Center) and is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The polling site is a 15-minute walk from the River Campus.
Students will be able to take the Blue Line to Whipple Park via Hospital, and get off at Helen Wood Hall from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 3:25 p.m. and 4:50 to 7:30 p.m. Students may also request a ride from the Committee for Political Engagement by filling out an online form. Shuttles will run based on need and depart from ITS between 10 to 11:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Email firstname.lastname@example.com with questions and concerns.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Members of the media interesting in covering the watch party can call Melissa Greco Lopes at 585.260.6666.


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David Barnes fires warning to Frankie Gavin - "I'll show you an upset!"
David Barnes fires warning to Frankie Gavin - "I'll show you an upset!"
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David Barnes has promised to destroy British Welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin's dream of winning the Lonsdale belt outright when they clash at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday 21st September.
Manchester southpaw Barnes, himself a former outright winner of the Lonsdale belt at welterweight and a British champion at light-welter, says he's in the shape of his life for his showdown with the unbeaten Birmingham star and will wreck Gavin's third and crucial title defence.
Hot talent Gavin outpointed the tricky Junior Witter last November to win the title and put on a powerful performance to stop Jason Welborn in the first defence in January. He showed his tremendous potential by stopping Manchester's Commonwealth Champion Denton Vassell in June in the seventh round, but Barnes says he leagues above anything Gavin has fought.
Gavin vs. Barnes features on a multi-title extravaganza promoted by Frank Warren on the grand opening of the Copper Box Arena alongside stars Billy Joe Saunders, Dereck Chisora, Paul Butler, Liam Walsh and Mitchell Smith all in title action, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).
Barnes, 32, said, "Gavin thinks I'm finished and he couldn't be further from the truth. I'm still fresh, I look after myself and I'm really up for this fight against Gavin like no other. I'll show you an upset, just you see."
"I've heard it all before what Gavin is saying and all the people on Twitter and boxing web site forums. Ted Bami was expected to knock me out and look what I did to him,"
"I've got the experience on Gavin and I'm better than anything he's faced so far. I've been there, seen it and done it, nothing will rattle me, words are just words and it's what you do in the ring on the night that counts and I'll become British welterweight champion again, watch me."
"I'm in fantastic condition, on the night I'll be at my peak and nothing will stop me, not even Gavin. He's young and talented, but I've not seen anything to worry me at all."
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When the 2013 Licensing Expo kicks off in Las Vegas June 18, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment will debut a product line-up including a marine animal-inspired mobile app game.
In a product development arrangement with Sleepy Giant, Sea World recently introduced Turtle Trek, a fun, immersive mobile game featuring a plucky sea turtle that conquers a variety of challenges and discovers new friends in an ever-changing seascape. Based on the success of this game, the company plans to produce multiple kid-centric digital games and apps. The company is also introducing classic toys such as an animal-themed puzzle.
At the Expo, SeaWorld plans to promote products that demonstrate the company's active involvement in animal rescue and rehabilitation. As an example of products that demonstrate this deep commitment, SeaWorld launched its TV series, Sea Rescue, and a new Saving a Species DVD collection—both of which give consumers a first-hand view of the company's rescue, rehabilitation, and release programs, and conservation efforts all over the world.


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Seventh Annual "Send A Friend A Goat"
Volunteer teams from Wishing Star Foundation will be delivering a special surprise to members of the Spokane community during April 15-19. Spokane community members have the opportunity to play a great practical joke by having a real baby goat delivered to offices or meetings. A $50 donation to Wishing Star will send a goat to an unsuspecting friend or co-worker on the day of choice. The recipient will be asked to make a donation to Wishing Star to pay for the removal of the goat. Anyone can sign up to have a goat sent, or can purchase "Goat Insurance" to prevent a surprise visit, by registering online at www.sendafriendagoat.com.
- Where:
- Wishing Star Foundation, 139 S. Sherman St.
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The ultimate quality choice when nothing but premium metal components will do. The Extang Classic Platinum is a snap-style truck bed cover that offers fast and easy access to your truck bed and cargo by opening the tailgate or by rolling up the tarp.
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The Classic Platinum Tonno carries a lifetime warranty against defective materials or workmanship on all tonneau rails, aluminum components, clamps, bows, hardware. And a 10-year warranty against defective materials or workmanship on the vinyl covering.


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I hope I'm posting this to the right place. I'm new to the forums and I need some help.
I am playing through the Baldur's Gate 4-in-1 boxset with the bigworld mod added. I just picked up Branwen in BG1, however, just after our first combat together she says:
'Why do you wish to waste my time with idle banter?'
- and she repeats this every couple of seconds ad infinitum! I have reloaded the game from before I unpetrified Branwen and she is fine unless you get into a combat. Always, just afterwards, she goes into this dialogue loop and the only way to end it is to either remove her from the party or kill her. I'd prefer to keep her so I'm trying to find a way to fix this.
I am playing as an evil character and the party reputation is currently 4 - despised. I understand this can cause issues for some characters. I don't know if it is related but I thought I'd mention it.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the mods which seem related to dialogue but no joy.
I have console enabled but do not know how to edit tra files - which I suspect I may need to do!
Thank you in advance for any help. I'm very much at a loss with this on my own.
Branwen Dialogue Repeating/looping
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Were you posting here because of the BG1 NPC Project?
You may wish to try posting over on the Megamod Help forum at SHS and including your WeiDU.log. That's where you can find the most people familiar with the Big World Project.
You may wish to try posting over on the Megamod Help forum at SHS and including your WeiDU.log. That's where you can find the most people familiar with the Big World Project.
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Aaron Schwarz cut a curious figure as he walked through the gun-loving, denim-clad crowd.
The bespectacled 24-year-old sported a white collared shirt, black tie and dress pants. Dust from the Hernando County Fairgrounds coated his black loafers.
Schwarz held a sign emblazoned with a photo of his Bushmaster assault-style rifle and these words: I am an aerospace engineer. I am a law abiding citizen. I vote. And this is my rifle.
"There's a perception that gun owners are dumb rednecks," said Schwarz, of Milton, near Pensacola. "But they could be your mother, your doctor or your neighbor who might actually save your butt if someone breaks into your home."
Schwarz, who acknowledged he does not actually have to wear a tie to his engineering job, woke up at 4 a.m. Saturday and drove his 20-year-old Buick more than 400 miles to attend Florida's venue of the Guns Across America rally.
Hastily organized as the debate on gun control raged, most of the rallies took place Saturday in front of state capitols. Florida organizers picked the fairgrounds, on the south side of Brooksville, because the site was available on short notice and accessible to people in the southern part of the state.
Traffic started filing into the parking lot well before the high noon start time. Over the next three hours, speaker after speaker walked on to the stage to send out a call to political arms. Their harsh criticism of President Barack Obama extended beyond his gun control proposals to his governing in general.
As if preaching to an angry choir, the Rev. Jack Martin drew cheers when he chastised the president for Obamacare and the embassy attacks in Benghazi before coming back to the Second Amendment.
"That gun is a God-given right," said Martin, lead pastor at Praise Assembly of God in Hudson, as patriotic banners on the stage billowed in the breeze. "Don't give it up."
The military-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at the center of the debate figured prominently in speeches and on placards. One woman's sign showed a picture of a rifle and a baby's face and stated: I do not support this for its power, I love only the innocent life it defends. A man held a large white flag with a rifle and a taunt: Come and take it.
"The ill-informed, armchair liberal will ask, 'Why do you need more than 10 rounds?' " Gloria Fisher, a Republican state commiteewoman from Citrus County, told the crowd. "Well, Mr. Effete Liberal, if criminals pick me as their next victim, I have a much better chance of surviving if I can defend myself with multiple rounds against multiple attackers."
State Rep. Jimmie T. Smith called Florida, with more than a million concealed weapons permits, an example for other states to follow. The crowd whooped when the Inverness Republican suggested a response to gun control advocates.
"They will prey on your heart strings and say, 'Well, don't you want to protect the children?' " Smith said. "You look at them and tell them, 'Damn straight I do, and I'll do it myself.' "
Co-organizer Damon Locke, a 38-year-old paramedic from St. Cloud who teamed up with Spring Hill resident Deb Howard to put on the event, said at least 2,000 people came through the gates before volunteers stopped counting. There were families carrying children and rabid conspiracy theorists warning about a new world order.
Many attendees signed their names on a petition headed to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to voice opposition to banning guns or high-capacity magazines as well as a national gun registry. The Obama administration and gun control advocates have pushed for new restrictions in the wake of December's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Kira Floyd, a 30-year-old single mother of two, drove with her father from Clermont. Floyd said the event inspired her to finally follow Dad's advice and get a weapons permit.
"To protect your family is the first priority," she said.
Another national rally is planned for Feb. 8. This time, Florida's event will be in Tallahassee.
Schwarz plans to be there with his tie, his loafers and his sign.
Tony Marrero can be reached at [email protected] or (352) 848-1431. On Twitter: @TMarreroTimes.


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Ain't I a Woman?
Transgender Day of Remembrance
On a July night in 2009, Teri Benally was with some acquaintances in an Albuquerque park. She told her friends she was going home and left. That was the last time they saw her. According to news reports, Teri was found badly beaten and unconscious on Maple near Coal the next morning. She died, at the age of 42, in the hospital.
A few weeks before that, Kelly Watson, 32, had also been beaten to death in the same neighborhood. Five years earlier, the body of Vera Shey Hoskie, 23, was found on Dec. 27, 2004, in an alley near the 1600 block of Ridgecrest. Their murderers have not been found.
All three of these victims were Navajo and could be classified by traditional Navajo culture as nadleehi. This is roughly equivalent to the term "two-
Between Nov. 18 and 21, in observance of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, vigils will be held in cities all over the world. What began as a single day of memorial has grown to encompass multiple dates and a variety of events. At the very least, participants light candles and read the names of those who've been killed because of their gender presentation.
In the last two years, there has been an average of six murders every month related to gender identity worldwide, according to transgenderdor.org. But those are just the cases that are reported. There are probably many more.
Many of the victims are tortured, and their bodies are often mutilated. For instance, on Nov. 6 and 7, the bodies of two people said to be a "eunuch" and a "crossdresser" were found in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. Both had been tortured, mutilated and burned almost beyond recognition, according to the International Herald Tribune.
When transgender people are victims of hate crimes, the media often makes an issue of the victims' identities, even referring to them by the pronouns associated with their birth sex. In rare instances where the murderers are caught, their defense attorneys are able to capitalize on the jurors' prejudice, as happened in the trial of the men who murdered Gwen Araujo in California in 2002.
This media insensitivity is in direct violation of Associated Press guidelines: "Use the pronoun consistent with the way the individuals live publicly." Yet persuading the press to abide by their own guidelines remains an uphill battle. This happens in spite of repeated admonitions from the trans community. Albuquerque media has repeatedly referred to Hoskie, Benally and Watson as "cross-dressed men" and called them by their former male names. All three were living full-time as women and were known as such to their acquaintances.
"It's the ignorance and prejudice that incubate the violence against trans people," says Adrien Lawyer, executive director of the Transgender Resources Center of New Mexico.
Part of the issue here may be the cruel misconception, false to the point of absurdity, that transpeople choose to be the way they are. In reality, many transpeople struggle for years to try to convince themselves to remain in their birth gender despite how wrong it feels, but finally realize they can only be happy in their true identity. Yet they pay a terrible price in terms of the unparalleled hatred and discrimination they face.
Not every person who's been killed self-identified as transgender, but each was a victim of violence because of prejudice. Though most of the victims went by feminine names, there are several male names on the list at transgenderdor.org. Some were female impersonators, such as Patrick/Patricia Murphy, murdered in Albuquerque in January of 2008 while dressed as a woman. Others were straight men, like Pfc. Barry Winchell, who was beaten to death in Kentucky because he had a trans girlfriend. Or Willie Houston, shot dead in Tennessee because he was holding his fiancée's purse while she used the ladies room.
Anyone, even a straight man, can become the victim of the hatred toward transpeople.


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You're never going to win prizes for being on the cutting edge of style, but you could always emerge from the back seat of a Chrysler Pacifica looking every bit the movie star having traveled to a party or premiere in a level of comfort that would make a regular limo-crawler blush.
So pleasant was the enormous cabin of the Pacifica I took for a week's spin that, feasibly, you could join the many, many other Angelenos that live in their cars and not be that much worse for wear.
I jest, but the sentiment remains: this minivan is as well appointed as a Newport Beach show home. You'll notice as soon as you step in that the leather-trimmed suede microfiber is soft, very soft, and a cut above some of the cheaper faux-leather fabrics used most often by carmakers to give a luxurious feel on the cheap.
And the leather trim extends to all six seats, which sit around an aisle - yes, it's that big - which boasts all the central consoles that one needs to hold drinks, kids toys, DVDs etc on long or short journeys. With the DVD screen overhead, and said aisle, you do get the feeling you're in one of the comfiest jetliners ever built.
All the seats are split-fold and can therefore be arranged in multiple ways depending on your load. Its 79 cubic feet of cargo space can accommodate skis inside the vehicle or a snowboard or surfboard, both of which will appeal to a younger target market Chrysler is intent on tapping.
Then again, when I first came to California I was astonished to find the median age of surfers out on the waves at Manhattan Beach was closer to 50 than 20.
At the beach or in the mountains you'll appreciate the dual-zone automatic temperature controls, standard on the Touring and Limited editions, which could also help keep kids happier, and therefore less boisterous, on longer rides. Otherwise, plug them into the DVD player with a set of headphones - works for me.
Other things that work for me include a ten-way power adjustable driver's seat and satellite radio on the upscale variants.
A novel experience for me was the navigation system inset into the dash, inside the tachometer. This is a great idea, as it means you're not taking your eyes off the front line of sight to examine a screen that all the way to your right. Chrysler tech whizzes also topped out the innovation by making it one of the most user-friendly sat-nav systems around, and it includes a rear-view camera.
You'll also find that, apart from the kids in the back, the cabin is very, very quiet, adding to that feeling of gliding in a limo. Chrysler's sound engineers have worked hard to minimize residual noise and vibration of the Limited Edition's 4.0-liter silky smooth SOHC (single overhead camshaft) engine, new for 2007 and produced after a $155 million upgrade to Chrysler's Trenton, Michigan, plant.
Peace of mind also registers highly with an established brand like Chrysler and the Pacifica in 2007 was top dog in IIHS frontal crash safety tests. Alongside this, the Pacifica packs all-row side curtain airbags, electronic stability control and ABS.
One thing to be aware of, and this may help you secure a better deal if you mention it, is that 2008 is the last year the Pacifica will be in production. You may be able to knock something off its $24460 to $35825 MSRP.
And you'll be very happy with your purchase. Just don't be too tempted to fall sleep in it.


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The UFC returns to Japan tonight for the first time in 11 years, and to commemorate the occasion we're bringing you 11 photos of UFC 144′s guest Octagon Girl Azusa Nishigaki. Azusa is undoubtedly familiar to those of you who follow the Japanese MMA/Beauty Pageant circuits; she has strutted around the ring previously for Sengoku and was a finalist in the 'Miss Japan' competition.
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Brown's late tally sends Kings past Blackhawks
Chicago, IL – Dustin Brown scored the game-winning goal with 1:27 remaining in regulation to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
The Kings were coming off a pair of shutout losses and trailed the Western Conference-leading Blackhawks on three separate occasions before rallying to hand Chicago a second straight loss.
Tyler Toffoli tied the game in the third period, while the Kings also received goals from Anze Kopitar, Dwight King and Jarret Stoll, who had a short-handed tally in a wild second period.
Jonathan Quick picked up the win with 21 saves, while Corey Crawford's 31 went for naught.
Michael Frolik scored twice and added an assist to pace Chicago offensively.
"We knew it was a dangerous game for us," Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said. "We knew they were going to be hungry, and we didn't respond to the challenge."
Following a five-goal second period, the back-and-forth continued in the third, as Chicago's Jonathan Toews scored on a backhand 3:51 in for a 4-3 lead. Toffoli replied 4:15 later with a quick, long shot that caught Crawford off guard, and it stayed tied until Brown capitalized on a fortunate bounce.
Brown's initial shot deflected off the back of Chicago defenseman Johnny Oduya and got Crawford out of position. The puck caromed back to Brown, who wasted no time in scoring the deciding goal into the open net.
Frolik, playing on Chicago's top line due to Marian Hossa's injury, scored 5:55 into the game when his shot from between the circles found the five-hole.
Los Angeles ended its 150:35 scoreless drought early in a busy middle stanza.
Kopitar was solely responsible for the first tally, as his hard work along the left boards resulted in the puck bouncing into Chicago's zone. The forward settled the disc after getting by two defenders and beat Crawford over his left shoulder with a snap shot at the 4:21 mark.
The Kings were down a man three minutes later, but just 12 seconds after Brown was whistled for interference, Stoll entered the neutral zone unabated, skated in on Crawford and went up high for the go-ahead goal.
Frolik answered with 5:29 left in the period as he found the five-hole again, this time re-directing Duncan Keith's point shot into the back of the net.
Patrick Kane got behind the defense and snuck one past a sprawled-out Quick with 41 seconds left in the frame, but a terrific stick-handling effort by Drew Doughty evened things just before the horn. Doughty weaved his way through a wall of defenders and got a shot on net that kicked out front and went off King's skate and in with just a half-second remaining.
"That was big," Kopitar said of the late goal. "Going into the locker room with the score being tied is obviously a lot better than being down."
Game Notes
The Kings will celebrate their 2012 Stanley Cup title at the White House on Tuesday ... Frolik's only other goal this season came against the Kings in the season opener on Jan. 19 ... The Blackhawks fell to 14-2-0 when scoring first this year ... Hossa missed his second consecutive game due to an upper-body injury ... Keith recorded three assists ... Chicago has dropped two straight at home after going 11-0-1 in its first dozen home tilts.


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SOLD OUT: Leading Craft Brewers Discuss the Business of Beer
The next Carlson School of Management "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" will tap the expertise of four Minnesota craft brewers. Surly Brewing Co. Founder and CEO Omar Ansari, Fulton Beer President Ryan Petz, Summit Brewing Co. President and CEO Mark Stutrud, and Town Hall Brewery Founder Pete Rifakes will discuss the business of beer on May 6, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at McNamara Alumni Center.
The panelists will share their perspective on entrepreneurship, scaling up operations, innovating products, and navigating regulatory roadblocks. The May event is sold out, but 1st Tuesday will host compelling speakers throughout the summer. View the schedule here.
Surly Brewing Co Founder and CEO Omar Ansari brewed his first batch of beer in 1994 using a brewing kit he received as a gift. In the decade that followed, he delighted friends and family with his hop-heavy homebrew. By 2004, upon convincing the city of Brooklyn Center to legalize brewing, Ansari converted a 5,000 square foot industrial space in the northern suburbs to Surly brewery and taproom. Today, beer lovers can find Surly beer at establishments throughout the Twin Cities, as well as on Sun Country Airlines flights, and at select Minnesota Timberwolves home games.
Fulton Beer President Ryan Petz, '10 MBA, developed a brewery business plan through his participation in the Carlson School Ventures Enterprise. Soon after earning his MBA, Petz launched Fulton Beer with the help of three fellow homebrewers. In 2013, the team opened Minneapolis's first legal taproom near Target Field, where they serve three year-round varieties and a smattering of seasonal brews. Fulton is currently remodeling a 50,000 square foot warehouse in Northeast Minneapolis to grow production, and will begin brewing at the new facility later this year.
Summit Brewing Co. Founder Mark Stutrud sought training from master brewers to create handcrafted beer using traditional methods that once flourished in the Midwest. In 1986, he remodeled the space of an old truck parts company on St. Paul's University avenue and proudly released Summit EPA, the beer that put Summit on the map, nationally. Ten years later, the brewery had undergone five expansions to reach a maximum capacity of 34,000 barrels per year. Today, Summit is the second largest brewery in Minnesota. Stutrud was named a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and won the North Dakota Business Innovator of the Year award. He holds a BS in social work from the University of North Dakota.
Town Hall Brewery Founder Pete Rifakes opened the doors of his flagship brewery near the University of Minnesota in 1997. Town Hall Brewery is currently undergoing a substantial expansion to up beer production and meet increased demand driven by its two satellite locations: Town Hall Tap and Town Hall Lanes. By adding four new tanks, the brewery's capacity will reach 3,500 barrels -- the maximum quantity allowed for brewpubs under state law. Rifakes has been a diligent supporter of brewing reform that would allow brewpubs like Town Hall to sell beer to retailers.
About the Carlson School of Management's 1st Tuesday Speaker Series
The Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" began in 1992 to provide an opportunity for alumni and friends of the Carlson School to continue their management education. The series features top-notch executives addressing hot topics in business and leadership. Held on the first Tuesday of every month, the program attracts alumni and business leaders from throughout the corporate community, and has become an attractive spot for professionals in the metropolitan area to network.


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10 Impressive Butter Sculptures from Across the Country
Mhmm you butter believe that these large cows and princesses are made out of butter (sorry, not sorry). These strange and kind of awesome sculptures are a staple at many state fairs across the country. What is your fair's butter sculpture this year?
What you might not know is that the history of butter sculptures is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition and was also popular in the European renaissance –– crazy, right?
Here are some of the more mind-blowing ones that I tracked down from the last few years or so:
- 1 Minnesota State Fair, 2008 - photo by Haimanti Weld - Every year in Minnesota the winner of Princess Kay of the Milky Way gets her head carved into butter for the state fair.
- 2 NY State Fair, 2009 - photo by Mo Barger
- 3 PA Farm Show, 2011 - photo by EJ
- 4 Ohio State Fair 2013 - Zanesville Times Recorder - this butter sculpture is a tribute to Glenville Thomas, the founder of the All-Ohio Youth Choir
- 5 NY State Fair, 2008 - photo by Joe Shlabotnik
- 6 Eastern States Exposition, 2009 - photo by yourFAVORITEmartian - Just look at the detail on those trees!
- 7 Marilyn Monroe - Texas State Fair, 2006 - photo by Megan
- 8 PA Farm Show, 2013 - photo by US RT 40
- 9 Jabba the Hut, 2009 - Agnes Makes
- 10 Obama and McCain - Erie County Fair, 2008 - photo by Kevin Eye
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released Compliance Manual Section 902: Definition of the Term "Disability" to EEOC investigators and the public. The guidance provides information and instructions for determining whether an individual has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
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Pop takes heat for resting 4 Spurs at Miami
MIAMI — About 10 a.m. Thursday, four Business Select passengers boarded a Southwest jet at Orlando International Airport for a nonstop flight to San Antonio.
They could have had no idea then the firestorm their departure from Florida would cause.
By the time the Spurs' nationally televised game against Miami tipped off Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena — with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green safely ensconced on their respective couches — all hell had broken loose.
Fans were furious at coach Gregg Popovich's decision to rest four of his top five scorers for such a high-profile game. Basketball purists took to Twitter to express dismay. And NBA commissioner David Stern, no doubt discouraged about what Popovich's lineup decisions might do to TNT's television ratings, was threatening "substantial sanctions."
All, Popovich says, for just doing his job.
"It's the best thing for our team," Popovich said. "Everybody has to make decisions about their schedule. We've done this before in hopes of making a wiser decision, and not a popular decision."
Faced with the fourth game in five nights at the end of the most road-weary November in franchise history, Popovich chose to send 30-something stars Duncan, Parker and Ginobili home for rest. Green, 25, joined them, Popovich said, because he'd logged too many minutes this season.
It's a move Popovich has made before, including three times during the lockout-compressed 2011-12 season, without drawing the attention of the league office. This time, the decision prompted a statement from the commissioner.
"I apologize to all NBA fans," Stern said in a missive released just before tipoff. "This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio Spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming."
With small forwards Kawhi Leonard and Stephen Jackson already out with injury, the Spurs faced the defending NBA champions Thursday with a nine-player roster.
In the end, Popovich and the Spurs nearly got the last laugh, leading Miami in the final minute before falling 105-100.
Meanwhile, league executives — including Stu Jackson, the league's discipline czar — are expected to meet today to discuss the meaning of Stern's "substantial sanctions."
Whatever penalty the Spurs incur will be revealing, considering the team is owned by Peter Holt, recently elected chairman of the NBA's Board of Governors.
Popovich defended his call, saying it would be "unwise" to play his older veterans under the circumstances.
The coach noted that not only was his team coming off its longest continuous road trip of the season — covering six cities in 10 days — the Spurs have a Saturday game against Memphis Grizzlies, owner of the league's best record, greeting them upon the return home.
"It's pretty logical," said Popovich, whose team has played 12 of its 16 games on the road this month. "I don't think it was a tough decision at all. It was made when the schedule came out (in August)."
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford declined to comment on Stern's statement.
As might be expected, Popovich's players rallied to his defense.
"I think Coach Pop's trying to do what he thinks is best for our team in the long run, big picture," forward Matt Bonner said.
Added guard Gary Neal: "Coach Pop is the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, and he did what's best for us."
Popovich said he sympathized with local fans who paid top-shelf ticket prices hoping to see the Spurs' best players in action. He said he's received disgruntled letters from patrons in similar situations in the past.
"If I was taking my 6-year-old son or daughter to the game, I'd want him or her to see everybody," Popovich said. "So I understand that perspective."
"Hopefully, people in that position will understand my perspective. My priority is my basketball team and what's best for it."
Based on his terse statement, Stern apparently disagrees with that job description.
His consternation is surprising considering comments his top aide made last April, after Popovich made a similar decision in the final two games of the regular season.
"The strategic resting of particular players on particular nights is within the discretion of the teams," deputy commissioner Adam Silver said then, according to USA Today. "And Gregg Popovich in particular is probably the last coach that I would second-guess."


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However, the print publication (yes, print media still exist) came out on Tuesday to give us an early look at the list.
Big thanks to silverwidow99 for making the list public.
1. OF Joc Pederson
2. SS Corey Seager
3. LHP Julio Urias
4. RHP Zach Lee
5. RHP Chris Anderson
6. RHP Chris Withrow
7. 2B Alexander Guerrero
8. LHP Chris Reed
9. LHP Onelki Garcia
10. RHP Ross Stripling
I had originally planned to write a quick piece predicting the list, but I waited to long.
After a strong 2013 and winter ball season, Pederson lands at No. 1 -- and I like it. He's now established as a Top 50 prospect, and probably closer to Top 30.
Seager has the most potential of anyone on this list, especially if he's able to stick at shortstop (which he probably won't).
Yes, even more potential than Urias, but that's no knock on the 17-year-old. He was great in his professional debut.
Baseball America doesn't factor in service time into its prospect status, hence the inclusion of Withrow.
No. 8-10 are pretty interchangeable, although, I think Stripling deserves to be a bit higher.
The only ranking I question is Guerrero at No. 7. I get it, BA isn't particularly high on Guerrero. But one would think a potentially plus bat at a traditionally glove-first position has to be a Top 5 ranking in this system. Remember, they ranked Hyun-Jin Ryu at No. 1 heading into 2013, so they aren't averse to ranking older, international prospects high on their lists.
The ranking says a little about Guerrero and more about BA's intel, which is usually pretty good. I have a better feeling about Guerrero's future and am inclined to trust the Dodgers' scouting department (and yes, my opinion is obviously biased). After all, they've hit on their last three big international signings -- Hiroki Kuroda, Yasiel Puig and Ryu.
The Dodgers' system is pretty top-heavy, as evidenced by this list. I'm shooting for sometime in the next six weeks to unveil my Top 50 Dodger prospects. Admittedly, I'm waiting to see how the Masahiro Tanaka situation plays out. If he gets posted and the Dodgers sign him, he's the clear No. 1 prospect in the system.
We'll see what happens.
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We moved to the suburbs in Jan and now are blessed with a fenced backyard so Bentley can be let out to potty alone. He is almost 2.5 years old and I'm wondering if a doggy door to the backyard would be too hard for him to adjust to at this age. We'd hate to install the thing, only to have it sit there unused. It would be convenient for us, so that our ears wouldn't have to be in tune to the sounds of scratching to let him out.


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Artist Profile: Andre Malcolm, Analog Tattoo
While at the Paradise Tattoo Gathering, I ran into my friend and tattooist Andre Malcolm. It had been a while since we last saw each other as Dre had moved from NY out to California with his family in 2010, and over the past year he's been busy working as part of the esteemed Analog Tattoo crew in San Jose.
Watching him tattoo at the show, I was reminded how dynamic, bold work can also embody an elegance and a cool. Strength comes from the subtleties as well as the more intense elements. Dre's got that balance and flow down. He's been tattooing for twelve years and knows what he's doing. I asked him for a quick and dirty Q&A and here's how it went down:
How do you approach projects -- esp large scale work -- and create something that is customized to the client?
There's a lot of studying of the body, so I sketch on the main subject matter then I take a tracing of the body.
What references do you generally look to?
I look at a lot of nature, rocks, water, trees, flowers if need be. Japanese prints and paintings. I watch a lot of anime.
What has been the greatest lesson you've learned in your years tattooing?
Any conventions/guest spots coming up?
Whenever I'm in NYC, I guest spot at Saved Tattoo. In 2013, I'm planning to guest at RedLetter1-- I've been telling Phil [Holt] that for the last few years so that's going to happen real soon. Also at Artwork Rebels, and Bolder Ink -- Joel Long's shop. And I've been promising Brad Fink [Iron Age, Fun City and Daredevil] too, so I'm trying to work that schedule out having a family and all.
What's the best way to make an appointment with you?
The best way to get in contact with me is to email me at andretattoos [at] gmail.com or call Analog tattoo 408-292-7766. It really isn't that hard to get in contact with me.
Ok, Shout out time ... Go!
Med, Ces, Yes2 at Tuff City tattoos BX NYC. José Soto, Eddie, Anderson Luna, Adrian Lee, Ron Earhart, Matt Shamah, Jim Miner, ATAK, Troy Denning, RG, Kiku, Marco Serio, Damian Rodriguez, Chis O'Donnell, Scott Campbell and everyone at Saved Tattoo. Michelle Myles, Brad Fink, Big Steve, Mina, Claire -- good folks at Daredevil Tattoo. Yoni Z, Brad Stevens, Horizakura, Kaz. Grimey for hooking me up with a book I lost moving out to the West with the family -- it really meant allot, thank you -- and all the guys at Skull & Sword. Jason Phillips and Sean Pertkinson at FTW Oakland, Phillip Millic at Old Crow in Oakland, Trevor Mcstay and everyone at Dynamic Tattoo in Australia -- super nice shop, super nice family, thank you for treating me so nice, can't wait to guest there again. Geordie Cole at Tattoo Magic in Australia, Owen Williams, Evan Griffith at Tama Tattoo in Australia. William Yoneyama also in Australia -- awesome people, good time. And everyone that has let me work on them: I give you thanks for the trust. If I've left anyone out, I'm sorry. Peace out.
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© Frank P. Schneidewind
The start for this was in Siem Reap and the road to Phnom Penh (which is blacktopped today) invited for a more economical road travel to the capital. The ticket cost, if directly bought at the bus station, was 4$ per person. A pretty good deal, if compared to the boat, that provided the only reasonable connection for a long time. Boat tickets for foreigners exceeded the 20 $ hurt limit already. Guesthouses and hotels sold also tickets for the bus. As it is common practice in Cambodia, their own surcharge was always added. The bus looked alright at first glimpse, proposed travel time was supposed to be 4 1/2 hours. We looked forward to arrive for a late lunch in Phnom Penh and started at 9 o'clock in the morning.
The bus was filled to capacity, almost only local travelers. Foreigners will be told for at least one or two more seasons, that there is no road to the capital or bus transport. Reason for that is the hefty commission, the boat owners offer for selling their overpriced (English imprinted) foreigner tickets. Since the boat's pier is an additional 5 km taxi or tuk-tuk ride from town, all these folks will also try to lure you on the boat. It will guarantee them another lucrative short trip. We're low budget travelers with a little bit of knowledge and rather try the cheap ride with the locals.
The untold story of the road condition was reflected by these wheels on that bus. It wouldn't be an easy ride, as we knew in advance, but we were eager to cover the distance to Phnom Penh City as cheap and efficient as possible.
Wild East road feelings were on the agenda, once we left Siem Reap. Self-bookers at the bus stations have in general the benefit to choose a seat. Franky (my firstborn son) sat with me in the front, opposite the aisle from the driver. We had a great view through the large window ahead and also wanted to see a bit of whatever happened outside right in our front. The driver pointed out to us, that we were allowed to put the feet on the dashboard. We gladly did just that for added comfort, not knowing then this also prevented us from being jerked around on the rough road. The space available was surely measured for dwarf sized people, but with the dash room extension in legroom, we both were very pleased.
Some bridges were wooden artefacts and gave freaky noises, when we crossed them. The driver was alert and appeared rested. He also knew well, where his air powered horns were to be triggered. Their sound commanded more than just one motorbike or bicycle rider into the ditch. 2 busboys were on the vehicle, one was standing at the front door and the other one sitting on the floor in the aisle.
The second busboy was some sort of funny youngster. After the on-board entertainment was engaged, his eyeballs were stapled to the screen. Franky was quite relieved by that, because before he kept staring my boy in the face. His mouth never shut for a second and Franky took his profile picture for memories.
His hair was gray colored (spray paint?) in the middle, that must be fashionable in Khmer country. The drama in local language was horrible, but worse was the synthetic laughter from an unseen crowd source about every 20 seconds.
We watched another movie unfold in our very front. The red bus of another bus line was competing with our driver for something unknown to us. Both had about equal top speeds and the ongoing race really blocked both lanes for miles. A very old asphalt road with huge potholes (or bomb craters) was the race track. Upcoming motorcyclists had to leave the narrow tarmac for the race. Air horns from both buses demanded their attention from quite a distance, other traffic was almost unseen. The red bus seemed to have waited outside Siem Reap's city limits for this competition opportunity.
The road was in a nightmare like shape, for any sensible bus operator. But the red bus gained some distance, when he smashed reckless through a wooden barricade and used the soft shoulder. Our driver had missed the opportunity to trail and stayed on the pothole-ridden asphalt too long to come out as the champ. When he finally inched down from the blacktop-level to the soft shoulder, the dust cloud ahead told him – where his fierce and yet victorious rival was.
A pit stop was demanded by the passengers, a couple of hours into the journey. The driver probably saw this as a good chance to justify the lost race. A mud ditch had to be crossed for any toilet task of the passengers. Ankle deep mud on shoes or feet was the price for that, until a bus boy came up with some boards to walk on. For about a dozen passengers, that was too late. Needless to mention that sanitary installations in rural Cambodia set entirely new hygiene and safety standards. An old wooden box with a round hole on top serves as the throne. Scorpions and other unwanted critters wandered around the two outhouses in droves.
The road conditions improved gradually, at least for longer stretches. Water buffaloes were not too impressed by the air horns and slowly continued their task of crossing the road in front of the bus, hardly intimidated. Pretty dangerous obstacles are these animals for any road traffic, as their body mass exceeds a few 100 kilos.
The next stop wasn't until we hit Skuol, a small town, but probably famous in the world for the ultimate therapy of arachnaphobia!
Arachnaphobia is the medical term for fear of spiders. In Skuol town, they love them to death. Ladies carry large trays full of fresh fried spiders to be sold as a snack to bus passengers. Various varieties of flavoring was offered and at least 10 salesladies were active here. The spider snacks were cheap and quite a few bought a bagful of garlic or pepper fried ones.
Don't think about your little house spiders in comparison. These critters were at least two or three bite sized. Really meaty, so to speak and Skuol's pride for sure.
Fresh grilled or deep fried with garlic, they may have offered you a cheap meal with plenty of protein, but my own survival training dates back to the early 80's. This may be tasty for some, but for me and Franky that was a tad too freaky.
Franky was watching this in awe, his appetite was gone for now. I bet he checked around, if any of these eight legged delicacies jumped from the trays. None of us has arachnaphobia, but we sure didn't like them in XXL size, not even for a snack to satisfy an empy stomach!.
The stop was the last one, before reaching Phnom Penh. Skuol is on some maps spelled in different ways, you can find it due north of the capital on the easterly Tonle Sap plains.
The rest of the trip was uneventful, except that we met the red bus again. He went fairly slow and was zigzagging, so we could not pass him. Road construction was in progress here, mighty earth movers were in action so close to Phnom Penh.
The final few kilometers left us as the winner of the race, as the red bus had a flat tire in the front. It is nothing important, but made our driver happy. He played whole melodies with his air horns for the rest of the trip, only 12 km to go. His opponent's misfortune sure made his day!
The touts at the final stop were almost jumping us, when we exited the bus first. Franky did put on his most grim look, and we both towered these little boys by at least a full foot. Some stared at us, but refrained from waving their city maps or posters of guesthouses in our face. They had to concentrate on the passengers after us. We knew what we wanted, but we had to wait for our SMS-confirmed pick-up from the guesthouse, we preferred to spend the next couple of nights in.
Always beware of tout scenarios, decisions should be made prior to arrival there. Their communication skills are sometimes tremendous, but all they really want is your money. "Help" being offered fills their pockets with commissions paid for your custom anywhere. Those relying on them for any assistance should prepare to get taken advantage of!