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Summary:Fuad Ramses III inherits the rundown catering business of his long-dead serial killer grandfather. After discovering a statue of an ancient goddess in the backroom, he's instantly enslaved by her renewed desire for sacrificial blood.


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Ariana Halal MarketAll of the dishes at Ariana come with a hefty portion of white basmati rice dusted with tart, purple sumac powder (a shaker of which accessorizes each table). The dishes also all come with a green, mustardy chutney of cilantro and walnuts; a sauce that relies on housemade yogurt; a salad of diced tomato, cucumber and onion; and a slice of flatbread, which is baked twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Don't go if you're in a hurry. There could be a guy in front of you buying lamb tongues or pickled garlic heads that need to be fished out of the vat. When you order, much of the meal is made from scratch. But there's no need to stay planted at your table while you wait—interesting grocery items like Bulgarian feta, organic Afghani figs, chickpea cookies and vats of grapeseed oil beg for your inspection. (Alibi Staff, July 12, 2011)
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I'm not sure if something changed, or I just wrote the wrong thing, but the actual file you should modify is named ".bash_profile" in your home directory, not ".bashrc". If you do that, and then open a new Mac Terminal window, you'll see the effects of your changes.
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Siân E. Lindley, Richard Harper, and Abigail Sellen
September 2008
We present a review of literature from the fields of gerontology, HCI and human factors, which focus on the nature of family and peer relationships in old age. We find both simplistic, prevailing models of what it means to be old, as well as deeper insights which often belie these models. In addition, we discover that new technologies are often also based on quite simple assumptions, but that their deployment points to a more complex reality. This paper considers a number of perspectives on relationships in later life, critiques the assumptions underscoring them, and presents an alternative view which we believe is more in line with the perspective of elderly people themselves. We end by discussing what this means in terms of designing new technologies for older people.
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Preckwinkle, Dart Launch Taskforce to Crack Down on Illegal Cigarette Sales
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart today to announce their offices' joint efforts to crack down on business and individuals who want to skirt the Cook County Tobacco Ordinance requiring retailers and individuals to pay the cigarette tax.
Since their collaboration was launched earlier this month, the Department of Revenue has increased the number of Investigation officers and has worked in close cooperation with the Sheriff's office to ensure further compliance by Tobacco product retailers throughout the County. Investigators can conduct investigations quicker per location, eliminate unnecessary dialogue, ensure public safety of everyone involved, and provide a professional environment for the retailers being investigated.
To date, investigators have confiscated an assessed value of more than $353,000 in illegal cigarettes. In the first week of collaboration (9/12 – 9/16), investigators wrote 71 citations that had an assessed value of $166,550 in fines. They also confiscated 1,199 cigarette packs, 307 loose cigarettes, which were being sold illegally. In the second week, investigators wrote 49 citations that had an assessed value of $187,225 in fines. Just a few days ago, investigators confiscated 2,471 unstamped cigarettes in a single seizure with an assessed value of $61,775.
"We are taking every step we can to increase public safety and maximize the revenue we need to provide high-quality services that the people of Cook County depend on," said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. "I want to thank Sheriff Dart for his willingness to collaborate us and helping strengthen fiscal responsibility in County government. In these difficult economic times, government has to do more with less so this revenue is critical to County operations."
At a news conference, President Preckwinkle and Sheriff Dart launched the County's Cigarette Tax Reward Program, one facet of their offices' collaborative efforts. The program asks residents to report retailers who are in possession of cigarettes without the Cigarette Tax Stamp, with a taped on or fraudulent stamp, or loose and individual cigarette sales, all practices associated with the rampant, multi-billion dollar enterprise of cigarette smuggling. Through the new initiative, citizens may receive up to one thousand dollars reward if they report violations of the Cook County Tobacco Ordinance to the Department of Revenue leading to unlawful tobacco confiscation and a fine being paid.
Currently, Cook County has a $2 per packet Tobacco Tax on all cigarette packets sold within the County. Since the tax rate is higher than the immediate collar Counties, many retailers within the County resort to selling cigarette packets for which a tax has not been paid. In most cases that price of the packets sold will include the tax; however, the difference is that the retailers are profiting from the higher price instead of remitting the tax back to the County. This tax evasion directly impacts public health and safety related services that the County provides to its citizens.
"This is not an insignificant offense and we are taking this very seriously," Preckwinkle said. "We are currently looking into various ways to address this problem at the County level while stepping up our enforcement efforts."
Sheriff Dart reiterated President Preckwinkle's comments about the fiscal imperative of cracking down on cigarette smuggling, while also stressing his commitment to supporting her agents' efforts to enforce county codes.
"We know that those who engage in fraudulent and illegal activities of any kind are a nuisance to their community because where we find one illegal activity, we often find more," he said. "We have an obligation to support and protect the many business owners who do things the right way, while doing all we can to go after those who don't."
Calling for greater accountability, Sheriff Dart suggested stiffer penalties against businesses cited, while also recommending the county develop a license to sell cigarettes for all county businesses, modeling it after the City of Chicago's license.
The County is also asking for citizen participation to help enforce the prevention of cigarette smuggling so that the County can maximize revenue and continue to provide key funding for public safety and healthcare to its residents. The Department of Revenue is expected to bring in roughly $126 million from the cigarette this year, and the new initiative is aimed at maintaining this revenue level, while driving away illegitimate cigarette sales in the County. The County has set up a TIP hotline (312) 603-6870 #3 and a TIP website located at http://cookcountyil.gov/revenue for residents to assist the Department of Revenue and the Sheriff's office.
The Department of Revenue has already made great strides in slowing the rate of revenue decline and increasing compliance throughout Cook County. In 2009 the Cook County Department of Revenue launched a Tobacco Investigation Unit that enforces the Tobacco Tax throughout the County. Since then the Department has made numerous improvements to the process including, bringing violators into the Administrative Hearing process that levies hefty fines for noncompliance and improving security of the stamps (the proof that a tax has been paid) to eliminate counterfeiting activities.
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I want to comment on the new tax of charging for parking for people fulfilling their civic duty and showing up for jury duty.
-We are required to show up and give up one day's pay at least.
-We pay for transportation to the courthouse and going to 26th and California is not an easy commute.
-We already pay taxes to support the Cook County Court System!!!!!!
Cook county so stupid they can make more money if they lower the tobacco tax ,people they are not quiting smoking ,they go buy it from outside and cook loose the money, and cook county pay more money to hire more people to investigate who selling the cigarettes ,everyone sell cigarettes business, gangs ,hustlers ,even in homes, people on bikes ,in cars ,how the you guys can stopping the sale , the only way is match the tax with other counties or tell the state to do one price for all state. Other wise good luck
Susan , the county is doing nothing all the enforcement they are doing is wast of time and money ,they must think about it ,they will stop the retailer ,but are they can stop the people in the street who selling the cigarettes, no they can't the police have more things to do than that ,they fighting the cigarettes more than drugs. This is a joke only in crook county .


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I often get teased for always having my camera with me and always snapping pictures – sometimes of the same thing over and over again and sometimes at the completely boring, and often I end up snapping fuzzy, dark or overexposed life moments that get deleted before ever seeing my computer screen. I carry my camera nearly everywhere I go, and those same people who tease me for all the pictures I take are usually the ones disappointed when I show up somewhere without it. My mother doesn't even use her camera anymore. She who makes fun of me for the endless snapping also gives me a hard time when I don't bring it – and she's the first to call me to a photo op when I'm with her.
I love to capture the moments of my family – the big things, the little things. I think about someday when my children are left with nothing more than photo albums (or blogs in my case) to peruse for glimpses of their childhood – who they were, who my husband and I are, what we loved and what we spent our days doing – I want them to have evidence of it all. From the firsts to the mundane.
This past weekend, on one of our last days of summer, my kids and I spread ourselves out on a picnic blanket, opened up containers of favorite foods and had ourselves a quick little afternoon picnic in the grass. We sat chattering about what we'd do after lunch – kick the soccer ball around, climb the persimmon tree, go back inside to the air conditioning. I sat on the blanket as my son ate his peanut butter sandwich and I pretended to bend over and take big bites from it. He giggled and teased and elbowed me out of the way and we carried on together making each other laugh.
My 7 year old daughter sat across the blanket from us, picked up my camera and took this. I thought little of it until we got home. I loaded the afternoon's pictures of tree climbing and walking and exploring onto the computer. Then I found this – a moment otherwise forgotten but now forever frozen in time thanks to the camera being there. And now, after a summer of adventures and firsts, one of my favorite pictures from the past two months of summer is one from a quick little impromptu picnic on one of our last lazy days of summer. A moment that instead of being forgotten was captured as beautiful. That's the thing about pictures – they capture what is and let us see later how beautiful something was while we were living it. And that is why I take my camera everywhere I go.


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Anthrax has shaped the heavy metal movement in America. The band recently released its 10th studio album, Worship Music, which brings back the band's early sound with the re-emergence of lead vocalist Joey Belladonna. I love heavy metal guitars, so it was a privilege to speak to one of the all time metal guitar greats, Scott Ian, to preview their performance at Mayhem Fest Tuesday at Riverbend Music Center. CityBeat caught up with Ian to discuss the highlights of Mayhem so far and how being a father has changed his perspective on life and music. CityBeat: What has been the highlight of Mayhem Fest so far for you? Scott Ian: For me personally it is just the overall vibe. This is the first time we have done a U.S. festival traveling tour in the summer. We kind of knew what to expect since we are friends with Slayer, Slipknot and Motorhead, but it has been so much fun to hang with our friends. The crew and everyone who works with Mayhem have been great and it really is a big family vibe out here. It is a really great place to show up for work. CB: What has it been like having Joey back the past few tours with the band? SI: It's been like two and a half years already. Hopefully that answers the question. It is obviously been going great. We couldn't be happier with the record we made. We couldn't be happier with the way shows have been going. I think this is by far the best version of Anthrax that we have ever had. CB: You became a father last year for the first time. Has this changed your perspective on writing music or life in general? SI: I haven't really written yet since he was born because we have been in touring mode. One way that my perspective overall has changed is now having this person in my life that I love beyond anything I can comprehend. It makes me hate the human race even more because of all the pressure that comes with raising a child and wanting to protect him. People ask what do you have to be angry about and there is plenty to be pissed off about now. Look at what happened in Colorado last night with the guy shooting people in a movie theater. It sickens me to the pit of my stomach for a million reasons. What if that was my child in the movie theater? CB: It is terrible and it is beyond my comprehension how that can happen. SI: Up until he was born, I had my wife and close family but they are adults and are responsible for themselves. Now we have this person that is 100 percent helpless and relies on us to take care of him, so there is this protective instinct that showed up as soon as he was born. I think that will have a big impact on my writing in the future when the time comes. CB: Do they come visit you on the road? SI: Yes they are here right now and have been with me for 10 days. CB: What is the longest you have gone without playing guitar? SI: Probably way back in 1977 when I broke my wrist at a skateboard park and I couldn't play guitar for two months because I had a cast on. I was so bummed that I couldn't play guitar that I pretty much gave up any type of fancy skateboarding on ramps or pools. The guitar was definitely more of a priority. CB: What is the biggest difference for you touring versus in the 1980s? SI: Sometimes we sit around and talk about how did we ever get anything done before we had cell phones and laptops? In the '80s no one even knew what a cell phone was. I remember the first time a tour manager had that big briefcase thing with a phone in it and it was something like $18 a minute to use it. The idea that we were able to do stuff back then and everything got done is amazing. I try to think about how it got done and I have no idea how we made it through one day let alone a whole tour without the technology. CB: What habit would you like to break? SI: I don't know. I don't smoke. I don't drink excessively. My wife is saying talking with my mouth full so I guess I will go with that as a born and bred New Yorker. CB: What adjectives do you hope describe you at 75? SI: I hope when I am 75 no one has anything to say about me. I hope the only thing they say is "What ever happened to that guy?" because I am so far off the grid by that point. CB: I doubt that will happen. SI: No, we will probably still be playing music and people will say "I can't believe he is still banging his head." CB: What has been your craziest fan story over the past few years? SI: The craziest audiences in the world are in South America in Chile with the craziest fans overall. We do a signing every day at the Rockstar Energy Drink tent and we get to meet a lot of fans every day on this tour. Anyone who would get anything Anthrax related tattooed on their body is amazing to me. I can't really call it too crazy because I have Gene Simmons and Angus from AC/DC tattooed on me. I understand that point of view of being such a fan that you would be willing to make that commitment but being the guy in Anthrax and seeing an Anthrax-related tattoo makes you feel great because I know the commitment and I know how much Anthrax must mean to them. CB: What is the best guitar solo of all time? SI: Eddie Van Halen "Eruption."Anthrax performs July 24 at Mayhem Fest at Riverbend Music Center. More information: rockstarmayhemfest.com.
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Formerly known as Santogold, the lovechild of submarine sonar and low frequency midnight moans, Santigold was born somewhere between Bedstuy and Bushwick, Brooklyn and was placed under the care of enigmatic singer and songwriter Santi White.
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It looks like Lansing's 4th of July parade won't suffer the same fate as the Memorial Day Parade.
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The celebration continues at 8pm at riverfront park with live music and fireworks at dusk.
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Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), was an English writer. She was born in Eccles, Lancashire on 3 September 1897. She began to write stories when she was seven, and studied Classics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford graduating in 1918. She returned home after Oxford to work for her family's engineering firm and wrote her first novel, The Lighted Room in 1925. She spent a year as associate editor at Time and Tide and during the Second World War worked for the Ministry of Food's public relations division. Between 1947 and 1957 she was fiction reviewer for the Yorkshire Post. She was one of the founders of the Writers' Action Group along with Brigid Brophy, Maureen Duffy, Francis King and Michael Levy and received an OBE for her work in achieving Public Lending Rights. In 1987 at the age of ninety she was awarded the Freedom of the City of Leeds. She never married and died on 24 July 1994 in Coltishall, Norfolk.
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The Lighted Room (1925)
National Provincial (1938)
Fenny (1953)
Biography of Robert Louis Stevenson (1947)
Black Bethlehem (1947)
Blackberry's Kitten (1960)
Tea on Sunday (1973)
Snow and Roses (1976)
Desirable Residence (1980)
Unusual Behaviour (1986)
Une Journee avec Rhoda (1994)
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The New House was given by Lettice Cooper to her nephew's wife – Jilly Cooper, who writes in her new Persephone Preface: 'More than forty years later, I still remember how enraptured I was by The New House, staying up all night to finish it.' Jilly Cooper continues: 'For, like Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson, whose biographies Lettice later wrote, she was above all a storyteller, not of action-packed sagas, but of adventures of the heart. All that outwardly happens in The New House is over one long day a family move from a large imposing secluded house with beautiful gardens to a small one overlooking a housing estate. But all the characters and their relationships with each other are so lovingly portrayed that one cares passionately what happens even to the unpleasant ones.
The New House reminds me of my favourite author Chekhov, who so influenced Lettice's generation of writers. Like him, she had perfect social pitch and could draw an arriviste developer as convincingly as a steely Southern social butterfly. Like him she seldom judged her characters and found humour and pathos in every situation. Part of her genius as a writer is to realise that humans are never consistent, that "hard people will suddenly be tender and gentle people hurt you." Every time the reader becomes outraged at the monstrous egotism of a character, the kaleidoscope shifts and they do something spontaneously, unexpectedly kind. "I never meant to be a selfish woman," cries Natalie in a rare and touching moment of self-knowledge, but an adoring husband had made it so easy. "I wish he'd shaken me and told me not to be a little fool."
Like Chekhov, Lettice is also wonderful on lost love. Both the heroine Rhoda and her maiden Aunt Ellen turn down men whom they love and who love them because they put duty first and are not prepared to abandon their dominating mothers. But before either of them can adjust their haloes, Lettice (or Rhoda) points out: "You lived to be good not happy… It was better to forego your own wishes and enjoy the rarefied happiness from being on the side of the angels."
Jealousy is also brilliantly depicted. Thus we see Rhoda frantic to escape her mother's clutches yet unable to hide her resentment that maiden Aunt Ellen, during the move, is suddenly better at calming and looking after Natalie than Rhoda is. While Natalie, having totally enslaved Rhoda, is unable to hide her jealousy that an old school friend, who writes to wish Rhoda luck on the morning of the move, may be loved by Rhoda more than herself.
The New House does not date, and reads as freshly today because above all it is about the shifting balance of power within any family. In our twenty-first century, the grand old house would probably be saved as a listed building and the NIMBYs would be out protesting against anything being built in its place. Unlike them, but like Rhoda, Lettice was a true socialist, who although sad to leave a large, beautiful home, felt her conscience eased because it seemed right that such places should be knocked down to make way for lots of little houses for the poor. '
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When she steps off the London train at Leeds (known in the novel as Aire) Mary Welburn is returning to the world of her childhood. But while she attempts to settle back into her family, Mary strikes up new relationships and learns how the North, in 1938, is reacting to a confused and threatening world.
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Flora is a young Oxford lecturer, whose love affair with a married man has ended in tragedy. She faces a bleak, empty world. Following an ill-fated flight to a villa in Tuscany, and the collapse of her warm friendship with Lalage, an Oxford colleague, Flora is close to breakdown. She is rescued by her understanding family and by her return to Oxford, where she finds release from her own emotional problems in those of her most brilliant student, Nan, who seems about to sacrifice her career on the alter of revolutionary politics. Lettice Cooper explores and illuminates the varied contrasts of generations, classes and beliefs, and is equally absorbing in the smaller world of university rivalries and gossip, or the hot-house jealousies and intrigues in an Italian villa. Above all, this book illuminates the personality of a young woman at a crisis in her life.
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On the fifth of November every year, children all over England delightedly light bonfires, swish sparklers and gobble toffee apples in celebration of Bonfire Night, and the death of Guy Fawkes.But what reallyhappened on the night of the Fifth of November, 1605, when the plot to blow up King and Parliament was discovered? And what led up to so extreme a course of action? It is a story of intrigue, unsurpassed even in a century when intrigues were commonplace, and of religious zeal reaching fanatical proportions. Lettice Cooper has told the true story of this whole fantastic episode – an episode which has captured and held the imagination of English people for hundreds of years. She has added nothing but her brilliant writing. The story was there – in abundance.
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Three long short stories, two of which are backgrounded by the war and the now familiar bombing of London, and introduce a great deal of war motivated episode and debate.
The first concerns wounded, discharged and returning war hero, Alan Marriot, who can find no political certainty, no personal stability; the second, Lucy Meadows, who takes in a refugee woman who is always to remain an alien, who rewards her generosity by seducing Lucy's longstanding lover; and the third tells of a small boy's tension and hatred after the arrival of a new baby.
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- the ability to use personal pronouns as subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects
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- command of basic interrogative pronouns (who?, what?, where?)
- the ability to describe people, to talk about the weather, to have a phone conversation, talk about a trip you made or plans for a future trip
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- the ability to use Γ verbs in the present, simple past (aorist), and simple future tenses,
- familiarity with the passive voice
- command of less familiar families of nouns and adjectives
- the ability to comprehend an intermediate level passage
- the ability to write an intermediate level passage with few errors, including spelling
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Human Sexuality
Psychology 309 (PS 309 S2M2005-CP-Sec CH)
Term: 3/22/2005 – 5/12/2005
MCAS – Cherry Point
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
Instructor: Claude ("Tweetybird") Andrews (for more information about him, see short bio attached)
Availability: "Tweetybird" is available by prearranged time and place either on base before or after class or at another location as prearranged. His private home-office is located at 147 Hoop Pole Creek, Atlantic Beach and his professional office is located in Tarboro, N. C.
Best method of direct communication: The best way to get in fairly quick touch in "real-time" is through "Tweetybird's" emergency mental health pager which is 252-407-1485. You may leave a very brief voice mail and if you leave a phone number, leave also the area code. You may also simply dial in your complete number and area code directly. He does have an office phone at his professional office which is Creative Living Associates in Tarboro, N. C. at 252-823-0186; however he is infrequently at this number. He will attempt to return your call as soon as practical. (Caution: he is a "night person, so unless you do not want him calling you real late at night, suggest he may call the next day if for some reason he can not immediately return the call.)
E-mail addresses: email@example.com (personal), firstname.lastname@example.com, or email@example.com. To make sure the e-mail gets to him, send copies to all three addresses.
Consultation hours in regards to class may be arranged by contacting "Tweetybird" in class. He usually will come a little early to class and is willing to stay after class as needed.
Educational Philosophy: The educational philosophy Tweetybird uses in this course is one of inter-activeness based on some stimulus materials that he presents, along with readings, story-telling, student presentations, videos, possible guest speakers and writings. Our learning experience is not only individual, but also group oriented. Everyone contributes and has the opportunity to learn from each other. The student grades are dependent upon mastery of the material and making use of it for life. The student will not be "graded" upon his/her opinion, if well developed, but on how well the student uses the learning experience. There is a lot of reading for this class, so please keep up the reading between classes. Not all material may be directly covered in class presentations, although you will be responsible for the "ring-a-ding-dings."
Classroom Courtesy and Rules:
1. What goes on in the classroom remains in the classroom. Sometimes in our enthusiasm some people make comments that they really did not mean to say and would not wish them to be revealed beyond the doors of the classroom. Thus, the first rule is that we observe other people's classroom confidentiality. If a student says something about him/her-self and wishes to repeat it out side of the classroom, that is his/her prerogative.
2. Personal perspectives will be valued. No personal or character attacks are allowed. Any degrading or discriminatory remarks or behaviors to or about the person are not acceptable nor are they conducive to learning. If the issue at hand may be appropriately challenged based upon educational constructs, then that is allowed.
3. All discussions will reflect an exchange of information, experiences, ideas, and opinions.
4. Because of some potential sensitive subject matter, courtesy needs to be maintained in the classroom at all times. From time to time there may be words or expressions used that may appear "offensive" to some, but yet often used by others without intending to "offend. " Generally, while in class, we will use more "neutral" and academically correct terms.
5. Remember what we learned in kindergarten: talking one at the time, no hitting, no wandering around from our seats, and no private conversations while the class is in session.
Park University Course Description: Human Sexuality is designed as "a survey of topics relating to human sexuality. The themes range from the biology of human reproduction to the sociology and psychology of human mating. Many controversial subjects are discussed to encourage students to examine their own attitudes towards these subjects (pp. 409-410, course description, current Park University Catalog)." There are no suggested prerequisites, although PS 101 might be valuable as a beginning orientation.
Course Objectives:
In working with the course description above, the intention is that students will be able to demonstrate beginning competency in the following areas:
1. Basic anatomy and physiology of human sexuality
2. Orientation to research methods used to explore and explain human sexuality
3. Psychological, sociological, cultural, and spiritual influences on human sexual behavior, beliefs,
and experiences
4. Sexual orientation and diversity in sexual expression
5. The development of human sexuality, gender identity and gender roles throughout the life-span
6. Attraction, love, intimacy and communication in human relationships
7. Etiology and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, sexual dysfunctions, and atypical sexual variations
8. Issues and experiences involved in reproductive sexuality
9. Issues related to forms of sexual coercion
10. Discuss the implications of the differences between sexuality as a moral issue and sexuality as a legal issue
Credit Hours: 3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: none specified
Text: Hyde, Janet Shibley and Delamater, John D. UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SEXUALITY, Eighth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Classroom Policies
Technology: Active cell phones, PDAs, pagers and/or laptop computers are not permitted during any scheduled class period. Failure to abide with this policy will result in an absence for the rest of the class period as well as a "0" for any activity taking place (exam, quiz, presentation etc.). This means no use of any form of electronic communications or devices during class--whether they are verbal, pictorial, or text messaging. If you use such devices, you may be asked to leave the class and will be counted absent. Such devices are disruptive of the class. Remember, you signed up for this class, knew the hours of attendance, thus you are to have planned to focus your time on this class. Use break times to conduct personal communications.
Make-up exams and class material: Make up exams are to be arranged ahead of the scheduled time, unless due to death or illness in the family or by student (duh!). They will be conducted at a time to be arranged within two weeks from the original exam date. A total of one make up exam is permitted during this abbreviated semester for any circumstance. Failure to make up an exam or any other missed exam results in a grade of "0". Students are responsible for obtaining any missed material/notes from a classmate. If, for some reason, all work has not been completed by the end of the semester, the student will receive the grade "I" which must be completed before the end of the following semester, or, by registrar's rules, becomes an "F." Also, be advised that there can be no grade higher than a "B" (no matter what higher grade average the student may have had) to erase an "I"--because, by definition, the work was late.
Academic Integrity: "Academic Honesty is required of all members of a learning community. Hence, Park will not tolerate cheating or plagiarism on tests, examinations, papers or other course assignments. Students who engage in such dishonesty may be given failing grades or expelled form Park." Also "plagiarism—the appropriation or imitation of the language or ideas of another person and presenting them as one's original work—sometimes occurs through carelessness or ignorance. Students who are uncertain about proper documentation of sources should consult their instructors." For further reference academic integrity, please refer to pages 101-103 in the current Park University Catalog. Thus, academic integrity is expected of students at all times. APA (American Psychiatric Association) documentation is generally expected from any student enrolled in a social science class. A complete description and numerous examples can be found in The Allyn & Bacon Handbook, which is available at the library.
Privilege To Attend Class and Attendance Policy: According to the Park General Catalog, only those individuals officially enrolled are allowed to be in the classroom during class hours, except for invited guests of the instructor or student(s) when present on official business. For example, children of students are not permitted to attend classes with their parent(s). Children are also not allowed to be in the classroom building unattended while their parent(s) is (are) in class. Plan ahead or make sure you have appropriate child- or elder-care previously arranged. Instructors are required to keep attendance records and report absences. The instructor may excuse absences for cogent reasons, but missed work must be made up within the term of enrollment. Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the term of enrollment, but unexcused absences may carry further penalties. In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a term of enrollment, the student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F." An "Incomplete" will not be issued to a student who has unexcused or excessive absences recorded for a course. Students receiving Military Tuition Assistance (TA) or Veterans Administration (VA) educational benefits must not exceed three unexcused absences in the term of enrollment. Excessive absences will be reported to the appropriate agency and may result in a monetary penalty to the student. Reports of "F" grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for students receiving financial assistance fr4om agencies not mentioned above will be reported to the appropriate agency. Due to the size of this class, we will be using a "sign in" attendance sheet. It is the student's responsibility to make sure he/she has signed in for that particular class.
Requirements for this class:
Specific Requirements:
1. Active participation in each class with a written one-half to one page summary (it has to be legible) due on the Tuesday following the past week sharing what you learned about the presentation the past week (first one to be turned in on March 29)and how it relates to your own personal pilgrimage. You may put this in the form of an e-mail and sent to all three addresses listed above before Tuesday, or you may bring a hard-copy each Tuesday during class. This activity will count also toward your participation in class.
2. Taking two tests (multiple-choice) as scheduled on April 12, and May 3 on the chapters so noted.
3. Completing one peer-review abstract as due on the appropriate date and presenting it in class. The abstract will be a typed, using black professional script of 10-12 font, double-spaced with one-inch margin, two page summary of a professional research article as found in a professional journal of some research that has been completed on any aspect human sexuality following any of the themes in our text. The following questions should be answered: Who did the research? What was the population? What was the idea or concept researched? What was the methodology? What was found or what were the results? Why was it done? Where and when did it take place? Why did you choose this particular journal article? What did you learn from it? Did you agree with it? Why or why not? Use good Standard English, check spelling (use spell-check), and use proper APA documentation. The documentation should be stated at the end of the article and there should be a hard-copy attached of the article. (The peer-review article may also be one of your sources for the next activity.) This is due April 19.
4. Conduct research on studies already completed on a human sexuality theme of your own choosing using three original sources. It should be a minimum of 4 pages long using the same parameters as for the peer-review article. As stated above, the peer-review summary may also be one of your three original sources. Be prepared to present this as a summary to the class lasting about 10 minutes, depending upon our class time—this will be done before you hand in your final product on May 10. Be sure to share what you learned about yourself in this work and your opinion and the basis of your opinion. The class will have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions. The class, as a whole, will determine the presenter's grade. Start early in your preparation. The presentations of these will be scheduled as a class—see schedule. The final paper will be reviewed by Tweetybird and is due on May 10. The research themes are to be presented in class on April 26 so that we may avoid duplicates.
5. The final examination which will be multiple-choice, plus a class evaluation on May 12.
Evaluation: is based on active class participation and weekly reports, 2 tests, one peer-review abstract—presented in class in summary fashion, one presentation/discussion of research project, and a final examination. Each of the six evaluation items will have equal value. There may be unannounced quizzes, depending upon class participation. Grades are distributed in the following manner: A=93-100, B=85-92, C=77-84, D=70-76, F=69 or less. Students are responsible for keeping up with their exam/quiz grades, as these will be recollected and maintained by the instructor until all have taken that particular test.
Remember: During the class, each student is required to make a brief presentation to the class of his/her peer-review abstract. Presentations may be made during any class after conferring with the instructor—even though it may not actually be written. The last class of April 26 will be the final class in which students may make their peer-review presentations, even though they may have been due before then. For the student who wants to achieve extra credit, that student can go to a local major 4-year college or university (Barton in Wilson, Wesleyan in Rocky Mount, ECU in Greenville, Campbell in Buies Creek, UNC-CH, UNC-Wilmington, NC State, St. Augustine, or any other major college or university) to do his/her research for the peer-review abstract and other research paper. This is worth an additional 5 points on the final course average. This must be documented by the signature of the library staff person on duty the day you were there on the library's letterhead or other official library document (such as the library's floor-plan) and given to the instructor along with the assignment so completed at that library.
Proposed Schedule of Psychology 309 "Human Sexuality"
Class meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 19:30 to 20:00 with appropriate breaks to be determined on the first day of class. We will adhere to the following suggested schedule in terms of material to be covered, although we will be flexible as needs dictate. Remember: each Tuesday there is to be turned in a one-page hard-copy summary of the past week as per requirements (or e-mailed before Tuesday). Also, when you are ready to make a peer-review presentation, please let "Tweetybird" know—presentations can be done throughout the class schedule. We will determine times of research pre- presentations as we develop the class.
Mar. 21 Spring II 2005 begins
Mar. 21-28 Enrollment adjustment
Mar. 22 Orientation to Syllabus, Ground rules, chapter 1
Mar. 24 Chapters 2, 3
Mar. 29-April 24-- Last date of withdrawal
Mar. 29 Chapters 4, 5
Mar. 31 Chapters 6, 7
Apr. 5 Chapters 8, 9
Apr. 7 Chapters 10, 11, 12
Apr. 12 *Test #1* (Chapters 1-12) grading, Chapters
13, 14
Apr. 14 Chapters 15, 16
Apr. 19 Chapters 17, 18 *hard copies of peer-reviews
Apr. 21 Chapters 19, 20
Apr. 26 Chapters 21, 22 *present theme in class
for research*
Apr. 28 Chapter 23, Research presentations
May 3 *Test #2 (Chapters 13-23) Research
May 5 Research presentations
May 10 Research presentations *hard copies of
research due*
May 12 *Final Examination* grading, finishing
presentations, wrap-up, evaluations
May 15 End of term –Have a great summer break!
Thanks for being in this class and what you offered to the class. I wish you God-speed in your personal, professional and educational development. Take care and stay safe….. Tweetybird


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The holidays can be a dangerous time with so many people traveling large distances, but by giving blood you may be able to make sure a family stays together during the holiday season.
Locally, residents will have two opportunities to donate blood on Dec. 6. The first will be a Community Blood Drive from 2-6 p.m. at the Three Rivers Memorial Building, located at 43490 Sierra Drive in Three Rivers.
The second will be a Community Blood Drive from 3-7 p.m. at A&W Restaurant, located at 420 N. Kaweah Ave. in Exeter.
"The holidays are almost here which means more folks will be traveling the freeways for extended periods and unfortunately more accidents happen. The Central California Blood Center needs your help to be prepared by making sure we have an adequate blood supply for our Valley hospitals," states Chris Sorensen, Director of Community Relations and Development.
Blood donation takes less than one hour to complete. Donors must be in good general health, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old. Senior citizens are encouraged to donate. Donors should eat a good meal and drink plenty of water within 4 hours prior to their donation. Donors can give blood every eight weeks. Photo ID and Social Security Number are required at donor registration. The Central California Blood Center is the sole provider of blood and blood products for the 31 hospitals in Fresno, Tulare, Madera, Kings and Mariposa Counties and must collect between 5,000 to 6,000 pints of blood a month to meet the needs of our Valley community.
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Appraisal is no abstraction when it's my Oklahoma home
So, I'm accidentally refinancing the house.
Well, not quite, but it almost feels like it.
For a year, I waited to get sufficiently past a couple of hiccups in making house payments before trying to refi. Month after month, I'd call in the house payment — if I didn't actually write a check and mail it — to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. I'd trigger a recorded message that said something like:
"Heeey there, buddy, it looks to us like you might could stand to refinance your house! Wanna try?" (I'm paraphrasing).
So, the other day, I typed in an affirmative and before I knew it Geoff M. was on the phone asking me a bunch of questions, which kind of surprised me since, being an old dog, I expected Geoff to pass me off to someone with Wells Fargo locally. Nope. (Sorry, John S.)
Within the hour came an email with a filled-out loan application and other documents.
The next day came a FedEx package with the same filled-out loan application and other documents.
A day or two later in the U.S. mail came the same filled-out loan application and other documents.
Wells Fargo is anxious to refi people who can refi, clearly.
A day or two after that, Unknown, as it showed up on my phone, was ringing me up.
The nice lady was calling from Wells Fargo to make sure I had gotten all the stuff — and she seemed floored that I hadn't dropped everything and dealt with it. I'm pretty busy; and I don't sign anything without reading it; and, frankly, I'm suspicious of banks, which is something I inherited from my Depression-era parents that has been refreshed the past five years.
So, it was last Saturday, five days after I'd started the refi ball rolling, that I had time to sit down and read, initial and sign, in this order (because they were stapled in this order) the cover letter, Borrower's Certification/Verification Authorization/Financial Privacy Note, 4506T Request for Transcript Tax Return Instructions, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, Overnight Mail Charge Authorization, Price Range Protection Confirmation/Rate Lock Agreement, 3-Day Appraisal Delivery Disclosure and Waiver, Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure, Important Notice to Homebuyers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, Energy Efficient Mortgage Fact Sheet, Special Information for Oklahoma Residents, Important Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application, Direct Endorsement Approval for a HUD/FHA-Insured Mortgage and, oh, the Uniform Residential Loan Application.
And, the HUD Addendum to Residential Mortgage Loan Application, Truth-in-Lending Disclosure, Good Faith Estimate of Settlement Costs, Loan Profile Information, Privacy Policy, Property Insurance Requirements, Mortgage Product Guide, Disclosure Booklet, Buying Your Home: Settlement Costs and Helpful Information and Consumer Handbook About Adjustable-Rate Mortgages.
That last one is a riot. Adjustable rate? No way, no how. Life is uncertain enough.
It really wasn't as bad as it looks. In fact, it seems like the documents were clearer and easier to understand than the last time we refinanced, 10 years ago. But I wasn't going to let Geoff, or Unknown, rush me — not even in the quest for a rate drop from 6½ percent to 3¼. (For historical purposes, kids: We got a first-time buyer mortgage at 9 percent interest in 1999.)
On Thursday, Unknown called back to let me know that Wells Fargo had received everything required to go forward. In 20 to 25 days, she said, the loan processing department would be in touch to get us toward closing on or before Jan. 31.
Meanwhile, like so many others before us, my wife and are praying, sending good karma and happy thoughts to the skies in hopes of an appraisal that hits or surpasses the mark we need to do what we want to do. I'll keep y'all posted.


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Because I love them so, I've written a couple of love letters to fried green tomatoes over the years: the fried green tomato caprese "salad" I made without remorse, and fried green tomato BLTs, a longtime favorite. Green tomatoes are so good when fried, I think a lot of folks never try them other ways, like in a salsa or gazpacho. I really, really want to use them in recipes like that. I really do! But when I think of them fried, I just can't resist.
It just so happens that fried green tomatoes work extremely well in a "parmesan," or a casserole of breaded, fried something (usually eggplant or chicken) layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. The tomatoes are a little tangy, so they add a lot of character to the dish, but they're also a lot easier to fry than eggplant, which always soaks up so much oil. The tomatoes stand up to frying and still soften without a lot of oil, so you actually end up with something quite a bit lighter here than eggplant parmesan. Which is total lagniappe, if you ask me.
If you use real-deal Parmigiano-Reggiano, you will be so pleased with yourself. Really! I like this on spaghetti, but you can serve it pastaless, or over rice, or potatoes, or as an awesome po-boy filling. Really.
fried green tomato parmesan
- 3 large, firm green tomatoes, cored and sliced 1/2" thick
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cups good marinara sauce (I use Newman's Own)
- 6 thin slices mozzarella or provolone cheese (or 2 cups grated)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- cooked spaghetti or other pasta, for serving
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Mix the egg and milk in a shallow dish and set aside; combine breadcrumbs, flour, and 1/2 cup Parmesan in another shallow dish.
- Melt the butter and oil together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge the tomato slices first in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing to help it adhere. Add the dredged tomatoes to the skillet (I do this in two batches, to fit) and cook on each side for 3 to 4 minutes, until tender but still firm. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- To assemble: spread one cup of marinara sauce in the bottom of an 8"-square baking dish. Top with 1/3 of the tomatoes and 1/3 of the mozzarella. Repeat the same layer twice more. Sprinkle the 1/4 cup Parmesan on top of the last layer of mozzarella.
- Cover and bake for 15 minutes; remove cover and bake another 5 to 10 minutes, until the top gets browny and bubbly.
- Let rest for about 5 minutes before serving. It's hot!
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"...Look at me. I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty."
- Groucho Marx in Monkey Business, 1931
Monday, September 26, 2005
It doesn't get much better than this...
3-0! bengals are in sole posession of first place. And the schedule's looking fairly soft until week 7, when they'll face some angry Steelers.
Bask in this, Cincy fans!
In other news, I've found a new agency to query, so I'll be preparing seom things feverishly over the course of the week. it's time to start shopping the books around again, because (hopefully) when pitch season starts, I'll be far too busy for it.
Cross the fingers now!
Monday, September 19, 2005
Now we're rolling!
Working on a Spec series is fun... trying to sell one will probably be ... not as much fun. We'll see. I'll keep you posted as we get closer, but will have to be mostly crytpic regarding what the show is actually about, since that would be giving ideas away before their time...
In other news, it's week two in the NFL and guess what?
Yeah, that's right! Bengals: STILL #1 and undefeated! How long can this last? I'll enjoy it while I can. As a bonus, Da Bears are doing okay too!
Back to work...
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
This is nice to see.
From the AP:
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday that "I take responsibility" for failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina and that the disaster raised broader questions about the government's ability to respond to natural disasters as well as terror attacks.
"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government," Bush said at joint White House news conference with the president of Iraq. "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility."
Honestly, with his numbers in the polls this is a necessary step, but a very refreshing one considering how he's handled his other blunders. Let's hope this is a step in the right direction, and further, let's hope Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco follow suit and apologize, followed by every state and local politician.
Don't hold your breath. They'll have the levees rebuilt before we'd see such a move.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Quick note...
I know I shouldn't get too excited about this, since the season is so young, but I haven't seen this for some years, and it's not likely to be around for long...SOOOooooo:
You can mock me ten weeks from now when the season has taken its inevitable turn for the worse.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
PS for the day...
White House spokesman Dan Bartlett said, "The president will not let any form of bureaucracy get in the way of protecting the citizens of Louisiana."
And yet, here we are...
Again, it's never too early for fingerpointing. The longer we wait, the longer the gestation period for mega-spin and political rhetoric.
So now, quite literally, it's literally a he said she said thing.
And guess who loses?
Urge your media (like it will do any good...): Don't let anybody off the hook!
This from the Washington Post:
Aaaaaand this from the Al Franken Show (AirAmericaRadio) Blog:
Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal officials tried to wrest authority from Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D). Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the states emergency operations center said Saturday.
The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law. Some officials in the state suspected a political motive behind the request. Quite frankly, if theyd been able to pull off taking it away from the locals, they then could have blamed everything on the locals, said the source, who does not have the authority to speak publicly.
A senior administration official said that Bush has clear legal authority to federalize National Guard units to quell civil disturbances under the Insurrection Act and will continue to try to unify the chains of command that are split among the president, the Louisiana governor and the New Orleans mayor.
Louisiana did not reach out to a multi-state mutual aid compact for assistance until Wednesday, three state and federal officials said.
We also played audio from BBC2's NewsNight with Jeremy Paxman's roundtable with Pippa Malmgren, former Bush economic adviser, and Sidney Blumenthal. Take a gander:
MALMGREN: I think the key here question is, what was the responsibility of the officials at the local level, as well.
PAXMAN: You're not agreeing, then, with the proposition stops with the president.
MALMGREN: Not on emergency response. The bottom line is the president begged the governor of louisiana to declare a federal emergency. She declined. They declared a state emergency instead. This raised all kinds of issues in the federal government. It has been illegal since 1872 for the president to send federal troops into a state, unless the government requests their presence.
PAXMAN: Sidney Blumenthal, Technically, that's correct, isn't it?
BLUMENTHAL: No. It's not only technically not correct, it's factually incorrect. On August 26, Governor Blanco of Louisiana sent a letter to President Bush asking him to federalize the emergency. On the next day, August 27th, he sent a letter back confirming that he had indeed federalized the emergency. So, that indeed is what has happened.
PAXMAN: At that point, technically, the president was in charge, and he could have done what he wished.
BLUMENTHAL: He was in complete charge, and the governor had requested that he be in complete charge.
Who's fault was it? Look in the mirror...
Some interesting things to ponder as we examine whose fault this disaster was (it's never too early to start). I found a quote from the AP on August 28th as the storm was moving in...
"Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding. "There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight," Blanco said."
Which simultaneously seems to implicate the State and Federal Government. The local authorities could have organized an assertive rescue effort to bus people out. Check this article out about how they handle things in Virginia. Now, of course, everything that happened in VA was on a smaller scale, and only a success because of help from FEMA. But still, if the government isn't listening to you, then do something yourself! New Orleans had the resources...
but they obviously weren't used. President Bush urged an evacuation, so he knew what was coming. Why wasn't help poised nearby and ready to go? Check this out from CrooksandLiars.com: Even FoxNews, of all outlets, pointed out government ineptitude (well, Shepard Smith and Geraldo Rivera (!) did, while Sean Hannity tried to spin away...). Plus get bonus Kanye West footage. I can't say he's right on, but he's damn close. And Mike Myers reaction is classic! Kanye shook up those Hollywood fakers who went on the air to read pre-scripted banter so they could go home and feel better about themselves. Kanye demanded answers and pledged action. That's the real deal.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Save the Big Easy!
Our website (www.savebigeasy.com) is now active. My wife has two wonderful photos from our recent trip to New Orleans, and we're selling prints for charity:
We watched helplessly as New Orleans flooded and its people were stranded. Although we only visited the city once in 2003, we were impressed by the architecture, history, food, music, and above all, by the warmth of the people of New Orleans. Since it was founded in 1718, the city has survived hurricanes, fires, and disease. The story of the city's resilience is told in its architecture.
To help all victims of Hurricane Katrina, we are selling 8 1/2 X 11 prints of two photos and donating all profits to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. Each print costs $25 plus $5 priority USPS shipping and handling. We can only ship to addresses in the continental U.S. Secure payment can be made online with credit cards using PayPal. Please contact us email@example.com with any questions.
There are many wonderful charities out there helping with relief efforts. Please give where you can.
Friday, September 02, 2005
The Aftermath...
Watching the news becomes more and more difficult as the extent of Hurricane Katrina's damage becomes clear. It's been a week now, and it looks like the response is finally where it should have been on day one. There will be plenty of time for finger pointing afterwards, but suffice it to say, Congress dropped the ball big time on this. All of the 9/11 readiness drills, all of the alerts, the government telling us we're ready to react in the face of a cataclysmic event... well, now we can see how ready we were. Most chilling of all is this article from December 2001 edition of the Houston Chronicle, which proves a lot of people knew about this and were told to prepare not months, but YEARS in advance. If you don't have time to read to whole article, consider this quote
"...earlier this year the Federal Emergency Management Agency ranked the potential damage to New Orleans as among the three likeliest, most castastrophic disasters facing this country.The other two? A massive earthquake in San Francisco, and, almost prophetically, a terrorist attack on New York City.The New Orleans hurricane scenario may be the deadliest of all.In the face of an approaching storm, scientists say, the city's less-than-adequate evacuation routes would strand 250,000 people or more, and probably kill one of 10 left behind as the city drowned under 20 feet of water. Thousands of refugees could land in Houston.Economically, the toll would be shattering.Southern Louisiana produces one-third of the country's seafood, one-fifth of its oil and one-quarter of its natural gas. The city's tourism, lifeblood of the French Quarter, would cease to exist. The Big Easy might never recover.And, given New Orleans' precarious perch, some academics wonder if it should be rebuilt at all."
The New Orleans we knew will never exist again. It will be rebuilt, gentrified, maybe better than before, but the soul will not be the same. And the media has all but ignored the smaller cities and towns like Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which have been wiped from the map. This has affected millions of people. If you can give money, please give money. My wife and I are developing a website (savebigeasy.com) where we will sell prints from our 2003 trip to New Orleans, with all proceeds going to charity. It should be up and running by Monday night. You don't have to help through us, but before you log off to go enjoy your meal, or your sofa, or do your laundry, or pay your bills, remember how lucky you are to have those things


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He....will....win....races....next....season. He will also win a championship as well. Not next season, but he will. It's not a matter of if, but when.