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The helium-charged balloons, once as fresh and firm as a good breast augmentation, now hung at all levels of the lounge like a large molecular model of a depression-causing enzyme.
It was 3 a.m. Smiles, that earlier, like bone-white doves, had fluttered and lit, had now flattered and left, or were caged within their respective skulls and had ceased to coo. It was spooky quiet and dead slow but for the bar clocks, which, as always, ran 10 minutes fast.
Surveying the wreckage they would shortly undertake to clear, a bartender and a trio of cocktail waitresses slumped on stools exhausted, staring at the detritus like cyclone survivors. For seven non-stop hours they had sloshed green beer and Irish whiskey to an SRO crowd of ersatz Celts while watching layer after layer of inhibition and propriety erode away and mayhem take its place.
But now it was done, another St. Patrick's Day endured, and while the profanities exchanged by these spent servers might call to mind the bleeps in the (very funny) Bud Lite "swear jar" commercial, no brewer would use this moment to promote bonhomie or beer. It feels nothing like Miller Time.
Bartending (and beer drinking) are glamorized with television images of sun-tanned hunks (or hunkesses) serving mountain cold gratification to back-slapping buddies who've earned a few rounds for bringing in the harvest of America's heartland. And while you'll never see a commercial showing a cue stick clocking a bartender who just shouted "last call," it's a sad reality that billiard balls and pool cues are routinely moved to a storage room on 'holidays' that are celebrated in the name of a saint.
"You'll drive some poor woman to drink or religion," my own sainted Irish mother used to say. Long since deceased, she'll never know how right she was. While visiting Philadelphia years ago, I was asked to sub a few shifts at a small restaurant in Chestnut Hill called George's (now Roller's Flying Fish). George's was an elegant little mecca for macrobiotics who loved the finer things in life, including top shelf liquors like Hennessy Paradis and a clutch of rare single malt scotches that were served in snifters and sold for as much as I'd make in a night.
Starting my first shift, I found glasses that hadn't been properly polished and so little prep work completed that I was 'in the weeds' before I'd even tied on my apron. The bartender who'd left the mess was a striking blonde, a favorite of the customers and maitre d' alike.
I whined to the manager about wanton disregard for the protocol of leaving the bar as you'd like to find it yourself. It was suggested I keep my criticism guarded, lest my slovenly counterpart take one of those crystal snifters to my throat. I ignored the advice and battled with her for weeks before finally giving up and ultimately marrying her. Now I do the dishes, and she's found another career as a Lutheran pastor; I like to think those complaints about her spotted glassware were heard as a calling to her current vocation, but I suspect she chose ordination over homicide.
A bar is both cage and a stage, and bartenders are necessarily chameleons, changing colors to blend with those who have them trapped. He or she is a counselor, a fixer, confidant, referee and entertainer, improvising performances for tips and the approval of the clientele…and his own ego. His ear is available to everyone who can bend an elbow and afford a drink. The best are capable of conducting several conversations at once, a trick like composing horn arrangements for a Dixieland jazz standard. At their best, bartenders are stars, and St. Patrick's Day and New Year's Eve, universally known as "amateur nights" in the libations business, demand command performances.
Long ago, while I was tending bar at a Salem, Oregon country club, I was invited by a local college administrator to add a bartending class to the school's Hotel Food Services curriculum.I created a syllabus and had the community college's facilities department build a back bar and a serving bar to train students in a course we called "Hospitality Beverages."
Tavern owners, who entrust their liquor inventories and operating licenses to their bartenders, know they'd better hire someone conscientious, well-trained and trustworthy. However, it's equally important that a bartender be attentive, personable, a multi-tasker. It is too common a misconception that "anyone can do it." Anyone can mix a drink, but not everyone can tend bar. I knew this and tried to drive the point home ad nauseam throughout the semester.
But attention and personality are difficult, if not impossible, to teach. I made a deal with my employer at the club to permit a few kids per shift to work the bar under my supervision, to give them a "hands on" sense of what the job requires. Like most "19th holes" McNary's had a large group of regulars, including the club pro, who'd hang around most of day playing high-stakes gin rummy games and running a tab into the hundreds. While I attended to their needs, I'd have the kids serve the handful of customers at the bar.
On this issue of attentiveness, Hammurabi, whose eponymous codes are some of the oldest deciphered writings in history ("an eye for an eye…etc."), proposed rather severe standards for poor service: For a first infraction, an innkeeper (read bartender) would lose a hand; for a second, his head. One assumes bartenders of Hammurabi's time — nearly 4000 years ago — performed their duties with exacting zeal, in contrast to the 'offhand' approach we sometimes see today.
Well, each time I'd return to the bar from the tables filled with thirsty card players, I'd find two or three dirty ashtrays while my students washed glasses, cut fruit or hauled ice. I reminded them of their inattention with an ultimatum: I would take a 15-minute break, and when I came back, my bar had better be about full drinks, clean ashtrays and happy customers or they'd all be sent home with a failing grade.
Upon my return to the bar through the dining room, I saw the smirks first on the faces of the regulars at the tables, and then I saw the smoke. Obliviously, my students continued to pour beers, rinse glasses and clean ashtrays…NOT ONE DIRTY ashtray marred the bar. But they'd forgotten to wet the napkins before using them to scoop the trays, and now the trashcan smoldered with dry cocktail napkins and still-burning butts as the room filled with smoke. Is it any wonder that I too have found another occupation?
Nobody's perfect, not even the best heavy-pouring bartender. And even those servers who deserve our disdain may just be fed up with ungrateful, poor-tipping customers who have a proclivity to quote Hammurabi's Code. But this isn't Babylon, and we devilishly drunken revelers, particularly on this saint's day, can redeem ourselves by showing some courtesy, some sympathy and some taste.
This St. Patrick's Day — being a Saturday to boot — when, around midnight your bartender is overwhelmed with orders from abusive leprechauns and up to his apron in alligators, show a little patience. Instead of belching, "Hey, whattya gotta do to get a drink around here?" sing another verse of "A Nation Once Again" and relax.
After all, he's not going anywhere until all this is cleaned up.
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The new clip gives us a brief look at Hal Jordan's (voiced by Nathan Fillion) little protégé — plus it sets up the big bad for the DVD as a whole. Here's a little clip with Moss talking about her character.
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CONCORD – At least one burglar stole $15,000 worth of property from a home in Concord on Friday, police said today.
When the homeowner in the 800 block of San Miguel Road returned to his home after work on Friday evening, he noticed his front door was open, Concord police said.
The homeowner had locked all windows and doors before leaving for work in the morning, but someone forced entry through a side yard entrance, police said.
The home had been ransacked and a camera, coin collection and miscellaneous coins were missing, police said.
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The theme for The Virtual Crafting Challenge this month, is 'D'. For those of you looking to get started in Distressing techniques with paper, this series is all about my favorite tools for creating Distressed looks. In today's post;
Acrylic Dabbers
Acrylic Dabbers are made by a company called Ranger, the colour pallet matches their Adirondack set of colours. I love these Dabbers, they are little bottles of Acrylic paint in a bottle with a special dabber in the top. The top looks a lot like the fluffy side of velcro and it has a valve inside, to regulate how much paint comes through.
The dabbers can be a little tempremental at times. If you have left the paint to dry on the dabber top, you will need to dampen the sponge top, to get the paint flowing again. I tend to spray a little water onto a craft sheet and then swish the dabber top in that. After a bit of a press, the paint flows again. Personally, I quite like the hit n miss effect, that comes when there is some dried on paint in the dabber's top.
These paints work great on card and paper and also on metal and plastic too. Try them on Grungebord/paper as well. I love the versatility that these paints give. You can paint without getting extra equipment out, they also give a wonderful texture to projects as well.
Here is a project that was coloured with Acrylic Dabbers.
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Yes, even in Idyllic Larkspur™ we had graffiti, but since this is 1970 and since my home town was something of a counterculture mecca at the time, instead of gang tags, the playground equipment is emblazoned with Peace and Love. Who knows, it may have been applied by Janis Joplin, whose house was less than a quarter mile away here in Baltimore Canyon. From time to time, we'd see also Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters bus tooling about town. But as you can see, the counterculture was not exactly my bag, man, unless my groovy belt could be interpreted as a sign of a repressed desire to turn on, tune in and drop out. But nothing like that happened until
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Last night, President Obama and the First Lady hosted the 10th concert in the In Performance at the White House series. Justin Timberlake, professional charmer and sometimes-crooner, encouraged his hosts to join him for Otis Redding's "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay." Timberlake appealed to the whole ragtag bunch of fancy concert-goers by cajoling: "Mr. President, everybody, come on!"
This is not the first time Timberlake and Obama have worked collaboratively on a track; the President covered "SexyBack" in January 2013 (not really, duh, but here it is if you're into this sort of thing).
Last night's In Performance at the White House was set to honor Memphis Soul, especially the music produced there in the mid to late 1960s. The concert included performances from a fantastic selection of musicians like Mavis Staples, Sam Moore, Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Charlie Musselwhite, as well as Alabama Shakes. PBS will broadcast the full performance on April 16. More sing-along moments not promised.
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I found this quite interesting:
A new, not-yet-published study that tracked 12 years of wage data in Denmark finds that when male CEOs had daughters, their female employees' wages went up 1.3 percent while their male employees only gained .8 percent raises. So the birth of a daughter effectively shrunk the male-female wage gap by .5 percent on average.
If the daughter was a first child, the gap closed by a whopping 2.8%!
The rest of the article: After CEOs have daughters, women employees' wages go up
Now I'm awfully curious about whether this holds specifically for the tech industry, and what the birth rates for CEOs are… but it sounds like it's sufficiently difficult to get data that we may never see that study.


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Top 10 finishers will receive points toward year-end honors, which include state teams, All-HJGT teams and the Hurricane Cup. Winners will take home an automatic bid to the 2013 tour championship.
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I have a TabPanel with two tabs; one of the tabs ("Tab A") uses a BorderLayout with a SplitBar, and the other one ("Tab B") doesn't. Each tab displays a particular view of common underlying data. However, I have discovered that the SplitBar can be broken as follows:
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Every few months, the drive motor for an extruder has to be replaced. The replacement is complicated by the fact that the extruder must be shut down half a shift to cool enough to permit safely replacing the motor. It's further complicated by the fact that when the extruder loses its drive it overflows with melted plastic and the resulting mess coats the motor.
The mechanical maintenance supervisor says there are no problems with the gearbox, and the motor is clearly big enough to drive it. He mentioned that since the thermal overloads don't blow, he doesn't see that heat is a problem.
What should you look at?
Motor thermal overloads aren't temperature-measuring control systems, so not blowing doesn't mean the motor isn't overheating. The motor probably is overheating, but resizing the overloads won't solve the downtime problem.
Carefully examine the thermal environment. Use a thermal imaging camera to measure the heat exchange between the motor and ambient air. Use this as your baseline to compare with measurements after implementing some changes.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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6 comments:
- Laura said...
it's lovely!
- November 9, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Zyzanna said...
so cuute!
- November 10, 2011 at 6:47 AM
You probably won't see this comment, but I wanted to leave it anyway. Your illustrations are so beautiful and evocative. This one struck me right in the heart and brought tears to my eyes.
It calls to mind early autumn evenings at my grandmother's dacha and my childhood and collecting wood for the fire and drinking hot tea with sweet cherries and woolen slippers and telling stories while huddled under blankets. And also, somehow, that final haunting scene in Tarkovsky's Stalker.
Thank you.
- January 7, 2012 at 10:19 PM
- yelena bryksenkova said...
thank you for your beautiful comment. this whole series was inspired by my grandparents' dacha, certain images and feelings that are branded on my mind forever. it's from a time that i can never bring back, and this is a sentiment that often occupies my thoughts. you have no idea how much it means to me when other people can see and feel my private memories and emotions when they look at my work, especially when it's someone that understands my background. thank you so much for letting me know.
- January 7, 2012 at 10:32 PM
- Qin Leng said...
oooh, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love your simple perspective and choice of colours! ur illustration are so gentle and soft!
- January 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM
- the wild bunches said...
Gorgeous, as always.
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With two games remaining in this season of "Unfinished Business," the Liberty University football team is pushing toward the playoffs. Last week, the Flames brought home their second consecutive Big South Conference title with a 38-26 victory over VMI. Sitting at 8-2, Liberty returns to Williams Stadium this Saturday to take on the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs.
The Flames are currently listed at No. 22 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Sports Network rankings. Heading into this week's match-up, head coach Danny Rocco remains hopeful of making the 16-team tournament.
I think our players still have very high hopes and expectations that we have an opportunity to play at the end of the season in the postseason," Rocco told the local media on Tuesday. "Needless to say, the only thing that we can do is win Saturday night, get ourselves to 9-2 and then find a way to win the following week to put ourselves at 10-2 to give us a legitimate résumé in terms of the kind of season you need to have to get a bid in the postseason."
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A 13-year-old girl has died after she was shot on a private school bus in Homestead Tuesday morning in front of her little sister and other students, police said.
The shooter, who police said was a boy, and also a student, was in custody. His identity was not released. Police said the firearm was recovered at the scene.
The girl, who was identified by multiple sources as Lourdes Guzman, was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital after the 6:45 a.m. shooting on the school bus, and later died, Miami-Dade Police told NBC 6 South Florida. It wasn't immediately known where or how many times she was shot.
About eight other children were riding the bus when the shooting happened in the area of Southwest 296th Street and Southwest 137th Avenue, Miami-Dade Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said. The other children were not injured.
"They were able to immediately determine that the shooting occurred inside the bus, and that the alleged shooter was also inside the bus," Zabaleta said. "He was immediately taken into custody. He was detained, placed in a police car. We were able to recover the firearm."
The girl had a 7-year-old sibling on the bus as well, police said. All the other children were transported to the Homicide Bureau for questioning.
Meanwhile, parents were picking up their children from Miami Police headquarters in Doral after they were interviewed. A mother who would only give her name as Luby said she was happy her child was alive and glad to have her back.
Zabaleta said it was hard to know what led to the shooting. Homicide detectives still need to talk to all the children on the bus and the bus driver, police said.
He added that all family members of all children involved have been contacted. So, if parents haven't heard from authorities, their children were not involved.
The victim was a student at Palms Glades Preparatory Academy and the younger sibling attended Summerville charter school, police said.
Meanwhile, at Palm Glades parents were showing up to see how their children were doing. Some of them were very emotional. The principal of the school said the private bus was contracted by parents.
The bus company, Yelimar and Portieles, wouldn't immediately comment.
Lynn Norman-Teck, a spokeswoman for Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools, said the bus was servicing three schools: Somerset Academy Silver Palms, Palm Glades Preparatory Academy and Summerville school.
She added that Somerset had called in grief counselors for the children at school as a precaution, and once the school administration heard about the shooting, the principal went to the classrooms to make sure the children were OK.
Fabian Otero said he was relieved his son Christian, an eighth-grader at Palm Glades, rode to school with his wife. He said he and his wife have been shaken by the killing and are going to discuss enrolling their son in a different school or possibly homeschooling him.
"I was stunned! I was stunned!" he said. "That hits really close to home. That's just scary."
Many of the students had not heard about the shooting and the school did not make an announcement before school was dismissed, but word started to trickle out as they walked outside to waiting school buses.
Thirteen-year-old Eric Carillo said he was in the same class as the victim a few years ago.
"She was a good girl. She was fun," the 13-year-old said.
Sarah Baer said she wouldn't let her daughter walk home from school because there are rough neighborhoods a few blocks away.
"I always take my daughter to and from school. This is so heartbreaking especially right before Thanksgiving," she said.
The school bus was not equipped with video surveillance equipment.
Maria Romero is a mother whose two girls were on the bus.
"I was worried the whole time, but when I got here and they're OK, it's a big relief," she said.
Earlier, Romero said her two children, and other children on the bus, were talking to police about the shooting. Some of the kids were put into a Miami-Dade Police van. There was also a minor car crash in the vicinity, but it wasn't immediately known if it was related to the shooting.
Some parents picked up their children and brought them to school. Shortly after the incident, several backpacks could be seen next to the school bus.


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First Data's decision to cut more than 500 jobs from its Denver location has drawn attention to the company and its relationship to the firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
Hundreds of credit unions process transactions on First Data's credit and debit card platforms, including many which process transactions with payment CUSOs PSCU and The Members Group.
The processor confirmed the job cuts with Denver media on Nov. 21 but made no formal announcement of the move.
A company spokesman told the Denver Post that the cuts were part of "ongoing efforts to increase operating efficiency, reduce excess capacity and remain competitive in the fast-paced payments business."
Some of the employees from the cut positions will be relocated to other First Data locations but some would lose their jobs, the company spokesman said.
The move comes as the latest in a series of steps the company has taken after being taken private by KKR in a leveraged buyout in 2007.
The most recent of these included a restructuring of the firm's debt in October of this year, a move which received the approval of at least one ratings agency. The moves have been necessary as the company has continued to lose money ever since 2007, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, even though it was significantly profitable in 2006, the year before the takeover.
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday published a column by Al Lewis, a Denver-area writer who recapped some of the company's struggles since the 2007 takeover.
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First Data did not dispute anything in the column but in reaction emphasized the way it said it is moving forward.
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Police in the San Joaquin Valley, California, arrested a woman on trespassing charges after they say she was trying to access a hospital maternity ward.
Merced police said 41-year-old Tonya Whitney and her husband carried dolls that looked like fake babies into Mercy Medical Center on two occasions in the past week. Whitney wore a nurses outfit, carried an old visitor's pass and a fake baby in a carrier, authorities said. She is facing misdemeanor trespassing charges.
Whitney was turned away before she could get into the maternity ward, according to police, who said they found many life-like dolls inside the woman's Merced apartment. Whitney said the whole thing is a misunderstanding. She said she sells the dolls and was only at the hospital to make a sales pitch.
Police said Whitney and her husband tried accessing the maternity ward at Mercy Medical twice, the first time on Saturday after visiting the emergency department. "They then returned Monday and they once again attempted," Merced Police Capt. Tom Trinidad said. "Of course this prompted an immediate response from the hospital because they wanted to secure the safety of the children."
"If you look at it, could be suspicious," Capt. Trinidad said. "Of course, the assumption could be made that she was there for the purpose of switching out a fake life-like baby with a real baby."
Authorities said hospital security staff noticed the couple's odd behavior, treating the dolls as if they were real, cuddling them and changing diapers.
Police said Whitney has at least one child. Her husband was not arrested.
Attempts to reach Mercy Medical staff for comment were not immediately successful.
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This has been a pretty amazing free agent period. The talent added and the affordable contracts absorbed is impressive.
The truly exciting part is...we still have 10 draft picks coming. Obviously, with the talent level on this roster right now, most of those guys most likely won't even make the final 53. But it's always exciting to see what John and Pete pull off in the draft. The heart of this roster has been built through the draft. Russell Wilson, Russell Okung, Max Unger, James Carpenter, Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Bruce Irvin, KJ Wright, Bobby Wagner, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor...all young core pieces of this roster and all draft picks.
They rebuilt this roster the right way - through the draft with key additions at opportunistic times in free agency/trade (Sidney Rice, Zach Miller, Chris Clemons, Brandon Browner...now Harvin, Avril, Bennett and Winfield).
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maria, I agree--they're so awesome, aren't they? By far, Gonzo as the Invisible Man and Fozzie as the Phantom of the Opera are my favorite out of all of them!
Mr. Beckwith, you have done an excellent job! I really like how you kept Fozzie's non-monster side in his eyebrows.
So glad you guys like them!
Gonzo is my favorite Muppet and The Invisible Man is my favorite Universal Classic Monster, so in my mind they absolutely had to go together (and my favorite color is blue, lol).
Thanks fraggiline for responding *yay*!!!! Danny these again amazing briliant bloke isn't he guys yeah! If you make a part 3 yay! Can't wait! Thanks for posting! Hugs and giggles~mariaReplyDelete
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Does anyone remember way back in the late 1990s when companies tried to capture the idea of a futuristic baseball card? During this series, I will try to recapture some of these great sets in hopes of bringing some of you back to those days of collecting.
From the years 1995-1999, each company produced several sets that captured this spirit. So let's take a one tank trip down memory lane and rediscover some of these lost sets.
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So, yeah, here we go with the circumcision debate -- again. One of the hot button topics in Babydom ... and especially in San Francisco. We reported on this back in November, how Lloyd Schofield (he calls himself a civil rights advocate) wants to ban circumcision and is gathering signatures to get a proposition on the ballot in November.
Why are we writing about this again? Apparently, he's getting close to his 7,168 signatures, people.
We can put out there the facts again -- that there are pros and cons to circumcision. That there are studies that show there is no medical necessity to it, while other studies cite a reduced STD transmission rate for males who have been snip-snipped.
Truthfully, it all just makes me think these people should focus their energies on something else.
Here's my full disclosure: my husband is Jewish. He had a bris. His brother had a bris. His father had a bris. If we had had a son, we would have had him circumcised. You can debate this all you want. I don't care if you circumcise your son or you don't. Just don't take away my right to do so. The $1,000 fine, the possible year in jail for parents who have their baby boy circumcised -- really?
Let's take a deep breath. This may get on the ballot. I'm thinking common sense will rule there on the West Coast, and the proposition will be swatted down. And even if it doesn't, since, oh yeah, it goes against the First Amendment (the freedom of religion and press and expression -- oh my!), it will more than likely never become a law.
But that aside, I'm reading about all of this, and I keep coming back to what else these people could do, with so much energy to change things, what issue could they tackle to really make things better.
Well, for starters, how about the fact that more California kids qualify for free or reduced lunches now than ever before -- more than 3.4 million kids. That means 3.4 million kids live in families that fall a certain percentage below the federal poverty level. Yes, let me type that again, poverty. Not enough food. Maybe they could help this cause, help these kids.
Or if, instead of gaining signatures, they asked those 7,000 people for a donation of $15. That would be $105,000 -- equal to the salary of two teachers in San Francisco (the average San Fran teacher makes about $52,000). With the huge budgets cuts in California, one of the first things to go will be arts education. With that $70,000, those activists could get a music or art or reading teacher into two elementary schools, impacting maybe 1,000 kids.
So, yes, we're talking about a hot button issue, a serious issue, but man, there are so many other issues besides breastfeeding and circumcision that should get us all riled up.
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Second Florida judge rules in state's marriage ban unconstitutional
July 25, 2014
Today, July 25, a judge in Miami-Dade County state court struck down Florida's ban on marriage for same-sex couples, marking the 28th consecutive ruling in favor of the freedom to marry (with no rulings against) since June 2013. See all of the marriage wins in court here.
The ruling in today's Pareto v. Ruvin, from Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel, comes just over one week after a similar decision in Huntsman v. Heavilin, in which Monroe County Circuit Judge Garcia ruled that the state's law banning same-sex couples from marrying is unconstitutional. Today's ruling was immediately stayed, and the decision in Huntsman was stayed before it took effect. Both decisions have been appealed by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Judge Zabel ordered the Miami-Dade County clerks to stop enforcing Florida's anti-marriage constitutional amendment, and for now, the ruling only applies to Miami-Dade County. The ruling does not require the state of Florida to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states.
In her ruling, Judge Zabel writes:
The flood of cases that have come out since Windsor amply demonstrates this truth as not one court has found a same-sex marriage ban to be constitutional. As case after case has come out, unified in their well-reasoned constitutional condemnation of the deprivation of one class of person's right to marry, the answer to the question of whether it is constitutionally permissible to deprive same-sex couples of the right to marry has become increasingly obvious: Of course it is not.
Preventing couples from marrying solely on the basis of their sexual orientation serves no governmental interest. It serves only to hurt, to discriminate, to deprive same-sex couples and their families of equal dignity, to label and treat them as second-class citizens, and to deem them unworthy of participation in one of the fundamental institutions of our society.
Freedom to Marry applauds those who brought forth today's case, which was filed this year by the Equality Florida Institute on behalf of same-sex couples in Florida. They are represented by the law firm Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, Elizabeth F. Schwartz, Mary B. Meeks, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).
Freedom to Marry's National Campaign Director Marc Solomon applauded the ruling today. He said:
Today Judge Zabel joins a chorus of judges from all across the nation, including another judge in Florida, who have found that bans on marriage for same-sex couples are unconstitutional," said Marc Solomon, Freedom to Marry's national campaign director. "The plaintiffs in this case want what all couples want: the freedom to make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and protect their families – a protection that only marriage can provide. Majorities of Americans in Florida and across the country support the freedom to marry. Today's decision further highlights how out of step Sen. Marco Rubio is, with growing numbers in his own party, a strong majority of Floridians, and now increasingly the Florida courts.
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Data: Singular or Plural?
A few days ago I discovered that professional wrestling was older than I thought while watching a film from the 1940's. Well today I discovered that the use of data as a singular noun dates from at least that far back as well. This time my source is "The Philadelphia Story," also filmed in the 1940's. Jimmy Stewart, playing an author working as a journalist, says, "Our research department didn't give us much data."
I was about to send a snide note to Sam, when I started to wonder about the 'data' statement in Haskell, used to construct new types. There is also a 'type' statement and a 'newtype', both apparently singular, but then, each constructs exactly one type. So I have to wonder, is "data" in this context also singular?
If Haskell used "datum" instead, and there was more than one element in the type, it wouldn't make sense, I suppose. Of course, no sane language designer would force you to use 'datum Singular = One', but 'data Plural = One | Two', would he? Details like that are important in the semantics of Haskell, though perhaps not the syntax. Still, perhaps I should be more careful about my usage.
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"Our research department didn't give us much data."
I don't think that's singular....
Owing to the use of "much", I would call it a mass noun.
- November 19, 2007 at 6:57 AM
- Clifford.Beshers said...
I've always thought that as well, but my brother would insist on "many data".
- November 19, 2007 at 9:20 AM
- Conal said...
"type" and "newtype" describe a single type but (usually) a multitude of values. so in that sense "type" and "data" are somewhat consistent. besides, i suspect "data" is an abbreviation for "data type" or ML's "datatype".
- November 19, 2007 at 12:27 PM
- Clifford.Beshers said...
Thanks, Conal, I believe that's the best interpretation. And I guess I've reversed myself since last night. I think the use of "data" as a collective noun is fine. I think a lot of people ow use "data points" when they want to refer to specific values. Redundant or not, I think it's here to stay.
- November 19, 2007 at 4:42 PM
- wildgoose said...
Your first commenter had it right - data is a "mass noun".
One chicken: singular.
Two chickens: plural
Some chicken: indeterminate amount rather than a number of whole chickens.
Datum: singular
Data: plural
Data: indeterminate amount without specifying an exact count.
- November 20, 2007 at 3:07 AM
- KG2V said...
Wish you had brought it up at the party.
I was talking with a linguist one day, and he said one of his favorite questions is when someoneone makes up a word, and then asks him "Is there such a word?" he says he always replied "there is now"
No one defines English - English is defined by usage - you everyone start to use data instead of datum, or even the other way around, it BECOMES right.
For instance - is it Electronic Mail, E Mail, e-mail, or email? It's based on usage, unlike, say French, where you have a governing body to tell you
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For no good reason, I've absented this blog for a few days, but I wanted to point out this good article from the LA Times about boutique gins. (Be sure to check out the tasting notes while you're there, too.) Among the gins reviewed are several that Jen and I have talked about sampling ourselves–most notably No. 209 and Citadelle.
We were at Nina Planck's Real Food Market this weekend, in NYC's Petrosino Square, where we met some friendly picklers from Wheelhouse Picks. Among their delights were some yummy turnips, pickled in Hendrick's gin. We grabbed a jar of those turnips (along with a yummy bread and butter that's not as sweet as the norm), thinking the Hendrick's turnips would make a lovely martini garnish. Alas, I've not gotten around to mixing up martinis this week. Another project will be to pickle up some thinly sliced cukes in the Hendrick's.


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Tele-Conference Meeting Minutes June 3, 2009
Board Members Present: Mary Jo Green, Elizabeth Tucker, Jeffrey Bartell in person, Mike Bormett, Maria Flores, James Palmer, Teresa Rutherford, Alan Stager, Nicole Fish, Lori Reiter
HEAB Staff Present: Connie Hutchison, Sherrie Nelson, Sandy Thomas, Cassie Weisensel
Others Present: Tom Heffron, WTCS; Sharon Wilhelm, UW System Administration; Dennis Rhodes, DOA; Kris Frederick, UW System Administration
Chair Mary Jo Green called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.
The WHEG-UWS formula, which was adopted at the February 27th, 2009 HEAB Board Meeting, is no longer valid due to the unforeseen stagnation in WHEG funding due to the poor economy.
Recommendation of the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly, concurred by Connie Hutchison: ($5960 – EFC) x 50% = Award, with a maximum award of $2,980 and a minimum award of $674.
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The next Board meeting is scheduled for August 7, 2009.
Moved by Jeffrey Bartell, seconded by Jim Palmer, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried and Chair Mary Jo Green adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m.
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Six Outstanding Student-Athletes Honored as Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Players of the Week
- Class 5-A: Dimitri Flowers, Jr., WR/RB, San Antonio Churchill
- Class 4-A: Dru Smith, Sr., QB, Sherman
- Class 3-A: Preston Townley, Sr., QB, Huffman Hargrave
- Class 2-A: Ozzie Buckner, Soph., QB, Frankston
- Class 1-A: Blake Hutchins, Sr., RB/LB/K, Cross Plains
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PLANO, Texas – October 10, 2012 – Six Texas high school football stars are being recognized as the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Players of the Week for Week 5.
These athletes join a long list of players recognized for outstanding efforts on and off the field. They are now among the likes of Heisman Trophy winner and Washington Redskins starting quarterback Robert Griffin III and Atlanta Falcons running back Quizz Rodgers. Other past winners include Texas A&M starting quarterback Johnny Manziel, Nebraska's Big 10 Player of the Year candidate Rex Burkhead, SMU's starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert, and the nation's most-watched freshman running back Johnathan Gray of UT, the only two-time Built Ford Tough Texas HS Football Player of the Year.
This is the seventh consecutive year that Ford Motor Company is recognizing six outstanding student-athletes each week during the 2012 season. The Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week program honors one student-athlete in six of the state's athletic classifications every week during the high school football regular season for his accomplishments on and off the field.
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CLASS 5-A: Dimitri Flowers, Jr., Wide Receiver/Running Back, San Antonio Churchill:
After a 1-4 start, the mood around San Antonio Churchill wasn't exactly exhilarating. The defense had given up huge chunks of yardage and the offense wasn't going anywhere. Enter Dimitri Flowers who led the Chargers to a 56-31 thumping of MacArthur last Saturday. The junior wide receiver/running back jolted his team with an electric all-around performance. He ran for 193 yards and four TDs (1, 16, 19, and 58 yards) and caught seven balls for 153 yards and two more scores on his near-perfect night.
Flowers will be a big-time recruit next year. Several FBS schools already have him tabbed as their H-back of the future. And why not? His dad, Erik Flowers, was a first-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2000 after a stellar career at Arizona State. If football doesn't work, Dimitri's backup plan could be as a centerfielder. MLB has its eye on him for the 2014 draft. He's a solid B student and involved with several school activities.
Churchill Coach Glenn Hill (who also coached Dimitri's dad at San Antonio Roosevelt) notes that while Dimitri and Erik were totally different as players, they're both wonderful people. "Dimitri is a polished receiver. We moved him all around the field last week to try to keep McArthur from double-teaming him. What makes him so valuable is the ability to get off that first tackler. He's a gifted player."
CLASS 4-A: Dru Smith, Sr., Quarterback, Sherman:
It didn't take Dru Smith long to get caught up in The Rivalry. In arguably the longest-running match-up in all of Texas, Smith's Sherman Bearcats pulled away from Dennison in the third quarter, securing the Battle of the Axe for another year in front of a disappointed SRO crowd at Dennison. For Smith, Sherman's senior quarterback, it was his first taste of The Battle after transferring to Sherman from Mesquite Horn last winter. But he got right into the swing of things, completing 20 of 25 passes for an amazing 407 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for another as the Bearcats took control, 42-21. Smith also raced 90 yards for an apparent TD, which was called back for an illegal block. For the season, he's now averaging 345 yards per game through the air.
A baseball player and track athlete, Smith has run up a brilliant 3.5 GPA. He's an active FCA member and reads to elementary school youngsters. He also participates in the FCCLA Club, which is involved in various community projects.
"He has exceeded all of our expectations," say Sherman Coach Gary Joe Kinne. "We thought he'd be really special but you just never know until the games start. He's a terrific leader who really knows how to take care of the football and isn't afraid to extend the play, always looking for that extra yard or two."
CLASS 3-A: Preston Townley, Sr., Quarterback, Huffman Hargrave:
When Huffman Hargrave went to the locker-room at halftime last Friday, their senior quarterback, Preston Townley, was noticeably absent. He was busy out on the field, awaiting the announcement of this year's Homecoming King. He finished second. But that was the only thing he didn't win that night. The 6-0, 205-pound Townley absolutely ruled the gridiron, throwing for 390 yards and eight touchdowns (42, 22, 19, 29, 20, 15, 17, and 77 yards), tied for second in state annals. For good measure, he also ran for 67 yards and another score as the Falcons drubbed archrival Liberty 62-13, bouncing back from a loss to move to 4-1 in the District 22-3A opener.
Preston is no stranger to the limelight. All-district in football in '11 and a baseball player, he's a frequent participant in Hargrave's theater program. He's in heavy demand as a speaker at Huffman's elementary schools and a member of the Christian Student Union and Lunch Buddies, a mentoring program. The 3.27 GPA student has also done missionary work through his local Baptist church.
"Preston has a presence in school, on the field, and as a part of our community," raves Coach Mike McEachern. "He's a vocal leader on and off the field. But he's the best when he's in front of a microphone, including his on-stage moments. He has that special charisma which rubs off on everyone he meets."
CLASS 2-A: Ozzie Buckner, Soph., Quarterback, Frankston:
Frankston opened its season with a big, experienced quarterback—who promptly went down with a shoulder injury three possessions into the opener. Enter inexperienced sophomore Ozzie Buckner, who has taken the reins and run with them. In last week's 48-8 win over Union Grove, the 5-10, 160-pounder did it all, completing 8 of 12 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns and rushing nine times for 167 yards and two more scores (92 and 42 yards). Blessed with a great backfield partner in running back Caleb Williams, Buckner is making Frankston's spread offense his own. "He's getting better and better every week," says Coach Matt Nally who, like his QB, is in his first season. Ozzie's timing couldn't be better; the win over Union Grove came in the Indians' District 10-2A Division II opener.
An outstanding student with a 3.07 GPA in a schedule packed with honors courses, Ozzie is Frankston's starting varsity point guard and he also plays baseball. He finds time to be an active member of both the FCA and his church youth group.
"Ozzie is just a super kid," raves Coach Nally. "Although he has survived numerous challenges in his young life, he's a phenomenal leader for a 15-year-old. He has really helped build school spirit here and finds time to assist others, including coaching and encouraging our junior high school quarterbacks."
CLASS 1-A: Blake Hutchins, Sr., Running Back/Linebacker/Kicker, Cross Plains:
These are heady times in the panhandle farming community of Cross Plains. The Buffaloes have gone from a winless 2010 to three wins and a playoff berth in 2011 to three wins in only five starts this year. At the center of this revival is senior Blake Hutchins who scored all of Cross Plains' points in a 27-12 district win at Roscoe last week. The 6-1, 200-pounder rushed for four TDs (87, 6, 6, and 3 yards), carrying the ball 33 times for 230 yards. He also kicked three PATs. And if that wasn't enough, he added six tackles on defense. The win was Cross Plains' first on the road in nearly three years, setting up this week's showdown against district rival Roby.
Blake is all-district in football, basketball, and baseball (shortstop and right-handed pitcher) and ran legs on two relay teams that qualified for the regional track meet last spring. He wants to keep playing football after high school (West Texas A&M is most interested to date) and his 3.8 GPA average (top 10% of his class) will be no deterrent. He's heavily involved in FFA and other community projects.
"Winning that first one on the road was a big hurdle and Blake was the guy who got us over the hump," says Coach Daniel Purvis. "When we needed it, Blake gave us his best all-around performance. He's the type of player who gets stronger as the game goes along. We just give him the ball and watch him go!"
PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Kade Clayton, Jr., Running Back, Tyler Grace Community:
After banging up his wrist in Grace Community's only loss this season, Kade Clayton gets taped and padded up on game nights and virtually plays one-handed. The Cougars' opponents would hate to see a fully healthy Clayton. In last week's 48-7 win over Cedar Hill Trinity Christian, the 6-0, 175-pound junior averaged nearly 22 yards per carry, piling up 325 yards on only 15 attempts and scoring five TDs. He also caught a pass for another score. The victory raised Grace Community's season totals to 4-1 and 1-1 in the district.
If you think those totals are impressive, Kade is even more impressive on the track, winning state championships in both the 100 and 300-meter hurdles last spring. A stellar 3.4 GPA student, Clayton is active in his FCA chapter, works for the Salvation Army Food Bank, and volunteers at the Azelway Boys Ranch.
"Kade's a tremendous worker," says Coach Mike Maddox, "which probably derives from his effort in track. There's no other sport where the athletes are totally self-motivated. He's a fun kid who gets totally serious when he competes. He always takes the opportunity to credit offensive line, but it's his work ethic, on the field, on the track, in the classroom, in the weight room, and in the community that is most impressive."
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Low pH Diet and Oral HealthWednesday, April 25th, 2012
Excessive use of food with low pH value can cause dental and oral health issues. Low pH foods include, but not limited to, alcohol, cola and soft drinks, fruit juices, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, pickle and yogurt. One of the damages of such food is dental erosion. Dental erosion is the breakdown of tooth structure caused by the effect of acid on the teeth. Dental enamel is the thin, outer layer of hard tissue. This tissue helps in maintaining structure of tooth and shape. It also protects it from decay.


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So you feel like grilled porterhouse steak? This one is a monster! For all of the card-carrying carnivores out there, this steak recipe will turn you on. Porterhouse is a great cut because it's like two steaks for one—on one side of the bone you have the tender filet and on the other, the firm New York strip steak. Grilling with wood chips is a common way to infuse flavor into meat, but for extra oomph, I turn to herb-infused smoke instead. Tossing damp woody herbs like thyme (rosemary would work here as well) directly onto the fire lends a distinctive earthy essence. The intoxicating smell makes your belly grumble and always has a "wow factor" with guests.–Michael Schwartz
Grilled Thyme Smoked Porterhouse Steak
- Quick Glance
- Serves 6 to 8
- One 3- to 4- pound porterhouse steak (about 4 inches thick)
- 1 big bunch fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the grill rack
- 1. Preheat a gas or charcoal grill to medium-low. Let the steak stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- 2. Take 6 sprigs of the thyme and strip the leaves from 6 sprigs of thyme. Finely chop the leaves. You should have about 1 tablespoon. Place half of the remaining thyme sprigs in a small bowl, cover with cool water, and soak for 10 minutes while heating the grill.
- 3. Pat the porterhouse steak dry and rub both sides with the chopped thyme, salt, and pepper, pressing to adhere. Drizzle both sides with the oil and rub the grill grates with oil to prevent sticking. Place the steak on the grill, close the lid, and grill for 8 minutes for medium-rare. Open the lid and, using tongs, carefully lift up the grill grate and toss half of the soaked thyme sprigs directly onto the gas burner or coals so they smolder, imparting an amazing aroma and flavor. Rotate the meat a quarter turn to "mark" it. Close the lid and cook for another 8 minutes. Open the lid and again, carefully lift up the grill grate and set the remaining soaked thyme directly on the fire. Turn over the steak and cook for 8 minutes, rotate, and cook for 8 minutes more. Check the internal temperature of the steak with an instant-read thermometer; it should be about 125°F (51 °C) for medium-rare.
- 4. Transfer the porterhouse steak to a cutting board and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes so the juices can settle before carving.
- 5. To serve, cut the porterhouse away from the bone and place the bone on a serving platter. Cut the steak into 1/4-inch-thick slices and reassemble the slices, overlapping slightly, around the bone. Scatter the remaining thyme sprigs on top.
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The Rolling Stones have joined Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton on the bill for next week's Superstorm Sandy benefit at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The reunited rockers' decision to team up with their peers at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief on 12 December (12) has turned the charity spectacular into even more of a must-see for music fans with large bank accounts.
Tickets for the star-studded benefit quickly sold out, and scalpers are now making thousands from sales to desperate fans - one ticket on the StubHub.com website was being offered at a staggering $60,000 (?37.50), prompting New York Senator Chuck Schumer to urge officials at internet ticketing sites to prohibit the resale of 12-12-12 concert tickets.
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Throwing away grass clippings is a big waste. Grass clippings contain valuable nitrogen that naturally feeds a lawn or provides great nutrients in compost. Mulch mowing is so great, a recent survey found that over half of Casper residents already mulch mow. Make the switch.
"We mulch mow because it saves time and it's healthy for the turf"-- Dan Coryell, City of Casper Parks Superintendent
"Mulch mowing your lawn supports the eco-system of your lawn, helps conserve water, and it gives your lawn some food to eat in between mowings." Aaron Rodolph, Owner Rodolph Brothers Landscaping
You should mow your grass to 2-3" in height and only remove about 1/3 of the blade height. This may mean you will be mulch mowing every five days. Mulching is the best way to dispose of grass clippings. Mowing higher also helps protect the roots from heat, making your lawn more drought tolerant-- meaning you can water less.
Read more about mulch mowing and turf with the following links
Mulch mowing guide (hyperlink to mulch mowing guide pdf) from CSU Cooperative extension (pdf)
Turf guide from UW Cooperative extension
Eliminate Grass Clipping Collection CSU Cooperative Extension
Jeffery Hollen with Greenline Equipment explains what a mulching mower is and how to convert your current mower.
Tom Heald with Wyoming Plant Company explains why mulching is better.
Donna Cuin with the Natrona County UW Extension Office explains why lawns raise and how thatch is created.
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2013 Billboard Music Awards Gets a Tour From Taylor Swift's '22' Performance [Video]
At the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift was '22' going on 16. Rocking skintight, high-waisted shorts and a unicorn T-shirt, Swift took a tour of the Las Vegas venue before taking the stage.
Flanked by bizarre masked figures as well as what just looked like a bunch of coeds with better-than-average dance moves, Swift pranced and prattled her way through the MGM Grand Garden Arena, eventually arriving in on a bicycle. Her vocals noticeably improved once she was onstage and not being transported around, and her choreography, while still somewhat awkward and stiff, has also improved significantly. Good work, Tay!