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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the death of Ballari the Siberian husky, who won the hearts of an entire community in the Uptown district of Oakland, including the children at Broadway Head Start, who would stick their little hands through the fence on their playground to pet him when he made his daily visits.
That moved Jean Royson, of Albany, to write me about her golden/lab mix, Disa, who held a similar place in the affections of the children at Ocean View Elementary School.
Disa, whose name means "Goddess of Love" in the Icelandic language, died last fall at the venerable age of 17, and the kids are still mourning.
"Since we live a block from the school, all the children and parents walking to and from school always passed by our gate and petted Disa," says Jean. "She touched the hearts of a whole generation of children.
"When she died of natural causes, we were all so bereft. And I couldn't imagine how to tell hundreds of children that she had died. So I placed a sign and small memorial on the gate.
"The feelings of the neighborhood and community were filled with such grief, I put up a poster lined with pink ribbon on the gate for the kids to emote. I also attached four colored markers with long cotton string.
"When I came home from work that evening, the poster was covered twice over with loving sentiments! For example, 'She was soft and furry and always let me pat her,' 'Our daughter got over her fear of dogs from Disa,' 'She taught our family how to love,' etc.
"Then I put another blank poster out the next day, edged with baby blue satin ribbon, and again it was covered with childhood scribbles expressing their love for Disa.
"That still didn't seem to be enough. I had many talks with small children about death and dying, which was not easy. They all wanted more.
"So I had 50 wallet-sized photos made of her lying in the front garden. I affixed a plastic holder onto the gate and placed them inside. They were gone the first day! So I made another 50, and another 50 and so on until 250 photos were taken.
"This went on for weeks! It was beautiful and so touching."
But not surprising. To a little kid, a dog like Ballari or Disa is a real-life Cookie Monster: big and strong and hairy, but totally gentle, loving and kind.
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A dog will never be cruel.
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It reminds me of Mark Twain's advice on the proper etiquette to observe when you go to heaven: "Leave your dog outside. Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." Rest in peace, Disa. Rest in peace, Ballari. Thank God there are so many more like you out there, waiting in shelters and rescue groups for new homes where they can spread their love.
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Explainer: Trapped: What it's like inside mine
What is it like to be trapped underground for weeks, if not months? That's the prospect faced by 33 men discovered alive on Sunday, 17 days after the Chilean mine they were working in collapsed. Their initial shelter was just 530 square feet — the size of some studio apartments — but they have since spread out into a tunnel.
Due to the danger of drilling close to the miners, it could take up to four months to reach them — raising the question of how the trapped men will cope. Below are some perspectives from mine safety experts, two Australian miners who in 2006 survived being trapped for two weeks and one of the trapped Chilean miners who was able to get a note out to his wife.
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"We need to urgently establish what psychological situation" the miners are in, Chilean Health Minister Jaime Manalich said Monday in announcing the arrival of doctors and psychiatrists. They "need to understand what we know up here at the surface, that it will take many weeks for them to reach the light."
Key to their well-being will be to keep them busy and well-supported, Manalich said. "There has to be leadership established, and to support them and prepare them for what's coming, which is no small thing."
Kathleen Kowalski Trakofler, a research psychologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, says that while research in this area is limited, there may be some general behavioral responses.
"Over time, individuals are likely to feel crowded, sleep-deprived, irritable, bored, and restless," she says. "Other noxious stimuli include loss of privacy while toileting, odors ... as well as absence or presence of noise by any operating machinery or life support systems. Low levels or lack of lighting provides no normal cycling of light to trigger the body's natural circadian rhythms."
"Common symptoms," she adds, "include anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, hostility, depression and irrational and impulsive behavior."
Australian Todd Russell has first-hand experience coping in such a situation. In 2006 he and a fellow miner survived two weeks trapped in a safety cage 3,000 feet below the surface. The two were feared dead until a thermal imaging camera spotted them five days after they were trapped. A third miner died.
Russell told London's The Guardian newspaper that he and fellow miner Brant Webb "hoped that what they did on the outside wouldn't kill us. We knew that the guys were working their way towards us. We could hear everything that was happening outside us and we could hear the underground machinery operating."
"Brant and I relied on each other's strengths," he added. "We made up stories and sang songs just to take our mind off things and tried to put our minds into a positive state."
"We also cried," he told the BBC World Service.
A big concern is that over time the "euphoria" of being found will give way to the miners starting to say, "OK boys, let's get this thing over with," says Davitt McAteer, who was assistant secretary for mine safety and health at the U.S. Labor Department under President Bill Clinton.
Physical health
A narrow shaft is being used to deliver food and medication to the miners, and is allowing communication with relatives via microphones and letters.
But health officials are worried about the heat below and loss of body weight among the men. A TV camera lowered down the bore-hole showed that some miners had removed their shirts because of the heat and lack of air.
In a radio communication with Chile's mining minister Monday, the miners said "they had eyes irritated by the dust, that they needed tooth brushes, and that one of them had a stomach ache."
Officials fear the miners might have already lost up to 20 pounds each, and Chile's Health Ministry is asking NASA, due to its experience with astronauts in remote and reduced quarters, for advice on what kind of nutrition to provide.
Russell told the BBC that "it's amazing what your body can do. ... We survived on hope and courage, and each other, (and) we were lucky enough to have a bit of underground mine water."
Living conditions
The miners so far have used the batteries of two trucks to power lights and charge their helmet lamps. Those details came from miner Mario Gomez, who scrawled notes on paper and tied it to the drill probe after it broke through their chamber.
Gomez, 63, said the men also had used a backhoe to get underground water.
It was unclear whether their air supply was in danger of running out.
Russell, the Australian miner, described to The Guardian how he and his partner survived. "We were stuck ... in a small pocket of air. We couldn't stand up or even sit up. We had to lie down on our backs. If one of us was on our back, the other had to lie on his side for 14 days. We were tossing and turning on sharp rocks and being cut to pieces. We were really worried about the cuts getting infected.
"We had no food or water for the first six days. ... We had to urinate into our helmets so we could collect something to drink."
"It was also very hot and humid down there but, because of the flow-through of air from fans that were blowing through into the level we were on, we were also suffering from hypothermia (because of the cold air blowing on our sweat). We had to cuddle each other to keep our body cores warm."
Passing the time
Chilean officials expect the rescue to take up to four months. "Miners have been rescued after over three weeks ... but four months would be a record," said Dave Feickert, an internationally recognized consultant on mine safety issues. "The psychology of such a situation is therefore not well known, but this group appears to have good leadership and they seem physically well."
Two key factors are likely to be heat stress and how the miners organize themselves, he said. "They will need to stay active and organize each day to try to mimic their normal lives. Communication (including video links) with the rescue team and their families will be very important."
"Generally speaking, miners survive underground on a daily basis because they know how to work in teams and are trained and experienced," said Feickert. "If the conditions are tolerable, they could become a bit like the crew of a nuclear sub, living under the ocean for months."
Webb, the Australian miner, told the Sydney Morning Herald that contact with relatives was crucial. "The mental rollercoaster they are on is huge and without getting reassurance, without getting words from your loved ones, your mental and physical state goes downhill," he said.
McAteer urged officials to keep the miners busy — not just communicating with relatives but also providing videos and even computer games.
Gomez, the trapped miner, addressed part of his letter to his wife, saying that "even if we have to wait months to communicate ... I want to tell everyone that I'm good and we'll surely come out OK."
"Patience and faith," he wrote. "God is great and the help of my God is going to make it possible to leave this mine alive."
Gomez's wife told reporters she looked forward to exchanging letters with her husband.
"Can you imagine? After 30 years of marriage we will start sending each other love letters again," she said, giggling despite being exhausted after camping out in a plastic tent near the mine.
Advice to miners
"We were never confident that they were going to get us out alive. We just had to rely on each other and keep positive," Russell told The Guardian. "That's probably the best thing those miners in Chile can do to keep themselves alive. They should think of their families and loved ones and rely on their mates around them to get them through."
What about after a rescue? "I personally don't think the miners in Chile will recover from this," Russell said. "We will never recover from our experience either. ... You've always got the constant memory with you for the whole of your life. It's going to be very hard for those guys and also their families because the families don't know from day to day whether their loved ones are going to survive the four months or whether they're going to perish where they are."
Webb predicted the miners "will come out very united, they will have really good friendships forever and a day, but they are going to be different men.''
''To be trapped is a different world," he added. "When I got out of the hole I ran around trying to let all my mates' birds out, rabbits and guinea pigs. 'Don't trap them,' I said. 'These blokes will go through the same thing where they won't like seeing zoos, trapped animals, cages — you get a different perspective on the world.''
Kowalski Trakofler, the research psychologist, says a dramatic change is not unlikely. "For people who are directly exposed to a disaster, acute post-traumatic reactions are not unusual and would tend to emerge early on," she says. "These reactions can include hyper-vigilance, difficulty sleeping and nightmares, feelings of anxiety, event-specific fears, anger or rage, and vulnerability. In a review and study of behavior associated with underground coal mine fires, NIOSH researchers found similar response symptoms. Recovery can be rapid for most, slower for others or, for some, may not occur at all."
Advice to rescuers
The strategy being used is to drill a tunnel through solid rock that's wide enough for the men to escape through.
"This rescue technique was used at the Quecreek mine accident in the U.S. in 2002, but there the men were rescued after a few days," Feickert notes. "The problems they will have in Chile include the depth of the chamber where the men are and the instability of ground. So the rescuers need to be careful in ensuring the integrity of the rescue shaft, through which a cylinder holding one man at a time must pass."
McAteer is hopeful that since the mine is hardrock it's less likely to rumble as the drill comes through. On the other hand, he says, "you don't want to create any more problems than already exist."
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Video: Miners, trapped for 17 days, found alive
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MATT LAUER, co-host: But we want to begin on a Monday morning with this miracle in Chile , 33 workers found alive more than two weeks after a cave-in at a small gold and copper mine . Carl Quintanilla has more on this. Carl , good morning.
CARL QUINTANILLA, anchor: Good morning, Matt. For 16 days , rescue teams made seven attempts to find out if those miners had made it to the emergency shelter. And on Sunday, 17 days after the initial accident, the eighth try proved a success. The signs of life came from a world far below, sparking a huge celebration Sunday when family and friends learned 33 trapped miners were indeed alive. It was the news that this nation had dreamed of after so many had given up hope. A drill finally broke through solid rock allowing rescue teams to send a probe more than 2,000 feet below the earth with hopes of reaching the missing men. Stuck underground for 17 days , the trapped miners attached two notes to the drill. When rescuers tugged it to the surface, there was a message for the world. With great delight, Chile 's president, Sebastian Pinera , waved the miner's hopeful words in the air. "All 33 of us are fine in the shelter." One miner wrote in great detail of their living conditions, explaining how they dug a channel to reach underground water and how they've used vehicles for light. Loved ones celebrated the news with big hugs and warm hearts. They were even able to see the miners after a video camera was sent down the probe shaft as well. It's a system that will allow the delivery of food, water, and oxygen to the miners for as long as they're trapped. And rescue teams say that could be a while. Experts warned it may take another four months to dig a hole large enough to actually free all 33 miners , some time around December, setting the stage for what could be a true Christmas miracle. And again, those miners are trapped in a copper and gold mine . Experts say the health risks are actually pretty small as long as they keep receiving enough food, water and oxygen. Matt :
LAUER: All right, Carl Quintanilla with great news this morning. Carl , thanks very much. It's four minutes after the hour. Here's Ann.


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It has not been a smooth year for Republicans nationally. The Republican Pary's preferred candidates lost the primary in eight races, from Kentucky and Nevada to Utah and Alaska. Instead of supporting Republican Party-groomed candidates, the party has found itself supporting political neophytes.
Here is a look at ABC's coverage of some of this year's marquee Senate races.
In Nevada, the top Democrat in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, is in the fight of his political life. Reid has had close races throughout his political career – he won by a mere 524 votes in 1998. But his race against tea party favorite Sharron Angle is one of the most expensive and personal in the country. Angle has been assailed by Reid as a crack pot. She targeted him as Washington insider. She has avoided the press in recent months after interviews she gave on conservative radio stations. She referred to "second amendment remedies" as a way for people to deal with politicians. And she accused Reid of breaking the first commandment by trying to put government before God. TV ads in Nevada have been some of the meanest in the country. Reid's camp has accused her of trying to make Nevada a haven for domestic abusers. She has accused him of trying to give Viagra to sex offenders. Neither claim is true.
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Eye doctor Rand Paul is one of the most notable Tea Party candidates. He is the son of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whose 2008 Presidential run as a libertarian-minded Republican gave voice to the Tea Party movement before the Tea Party existed. Rand Paul won the Republican nomination without the backing of local or national Republicans. As we reported, this has been one of the nastiest and oddest races in the country. The Democrat, Attorney General Jack Conway questioned Paul's religion after GQ ran a story about Conway's college years. Things went downhill from there. Paul refused to shake Conway's hand at one point, and a liberal activist was stomped on by a Paul supporter after a debate.
Read more here: Nastiest Race in the Country? 'Aqua Buddha,' Personal Attacks Dominate Kentucky Senate Race
One of the most surprising primary losses for an incumbent Republican was Sen. Lisa Murkowski's in Alaska. Tea Party favorite and attorney Joe Miller came out of nowhere to win the Republican nomination. Murkowski went on to run as a write-in candidate and shows strength at the polls. If there are enough write-in votes for her to win, expect a drawn-out legal battle between her camp and Miller's over the ballots and how people spell her name. Her stock has risen among more moderate Alaskans as some of Miller's more hardline Tea Party opinions have become known. He opposes federal unemployment benefits and the minimum wage. The dark horse is Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams, the Democrat. National Democrats didn't even know McAdams' name when he won the nomination, but with some clever advertising and by splitting the Republican vote, he could play spoiler.
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Joe Miller Going Dark? Alaska GOP Candidate Won't Answer Personal Questions
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GOP Senate Leader Lost to Tea Party-Backed Joe Miller in Primaries
Republicans abandoning Miller in Alaska: Republicans Counting on Write-In Lisa Murkowski Over Joe Miller in Alaska
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Democrat Michael Bennet had never held elective office before he was appointed to the Senate to replace Sen. Ken Salazar, now secretary of the Interior Department. Bennet will see his name on a ballot for the first time Tuesday. He's running against Weld County prosecutor Ken Buck, a Tea Party favorite. This is one of the closest races in the country. Bennet emerged from a bruising primary in which liberal activists had supported another candidate. He may face a real enthusiasm gap as energized Republicans vote for Buck.
Will Michelle Obama's Endorsement Help? Colorado Senate Candidate Struggles for Votes
Tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell shocked moderate Republican Mike Castle in the Republican primary. Castle appeared to be a lock for the Senate seat in Delaware. But his loss to O'Donnell put the seat in major jeopardy, and now Democrat Chris Coons, a county executive, is the heavy favorite in the race. Since winning the Republican primary, O'Donnell has kept politics interesting in 2010. Clips surfaced of her as a political pundit in the '90s where she admitted to dabbling in witchcraft. The ensuing public scrutiny led to her famous "I am not a witch" ad. Her appearance at debates led to discussion about whether church and state should be separated in American government. O'Donnell found strange comfort from liberal women's groups after the tabloid website Gawker published a first-person account from someone who claimed to have gone on a date with her.
Christine O'Donnell, Chris Coons Trade Barbs in Delaware Debate
West Virginia
Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin is popular in West Virginia. But President Obama is not. While Manchin leads in the polls, he has had to run harder than expected for Sen. Robert Byrd's old Senate seat. Manchin aired a TV ad in which he used a rifle to literally shoot the cap-and-trade climate change bill passed through the House of Representatives in 2009. His opponent, businessman John Raese has stumbled amid accusations he is a part-time resident in West Virginia. Raese's wife and children spend most of their time in Florida.
Gov. Joe Manchin Declines in Polls as Republicans Exploit Anti-Washington Sentiment
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint is the heavy favorite for re-election in South Carolina, especially after the surprise victory in the Democratic primary of Alvin Greene, an unemployed former military man. Greene's victory, seen as a fluke since he had neither a website nor campaign events. Greene gave several uncomfortable TV interviews and has failed to gain any sort of traction, especially after he was hit with felony charges for showing pornography to a college student. Greene was also the subject of an unauthorized rap video that went viral on YouTube.
S.C. Senate: Sen. Nominee Was Kicked Out of Army, Has Felony Charge Pending
N.H. Senate: Kelly Ayotte Clinches Win in New Hampshire, Faces Paul Hodes
Charlie Crist was the popular Republican governor of Florida in 2009. But then he supported President Obama's $814 billion stimulus, and Republicans turned on him in his bid for the Senate. Crist left the party, ceding the Republican nomination to Marco Rubio, the former state House speaker. Some Democrats have been secretly pulling for Crist, who would caucus with them and help keep Democrats' majority. But Crist's transition to independent has included some political gymnastics. Democrat Kendrick Meek argues that Crist is not independent at all. Polls show Rubio leading Crist and Meek in third place. News that former President Clinton, Meek's No. 1 backer, had encouraged Meek to leave the race, was a tacit sign that Democrats feel they have a better chance with Crist, despite his past. Rubio is currently the odd-on favorite.
Election 2010: Independents Face Obstacles
Nightline spent a day in the life of Rubio.
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The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites of Columbia-Fort Jackson, located 14 miles from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) and 5 miles from the CLB Amtrak Station, puts you only minutes away from the major business and culture districts of Columbia, SC.
Business travelers lodging in this Columbia hotel are less than five miles from the Vista and Five Points business districts as well as the State Capitol. You'll find our Columbia hotel is one of the closest accommodations to both Fort Jackson and the University of South Carolina. Both the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and the hotel's three meeting rooms are available for you to host an event while traveling.
The area offers a vibrant cultural life. You can check out the art galleries in Five Points or relax at Finlay Park in the Vista near our Columbia hotel. Downtown Columbia hosts multiple art shows, free concerts, and cultural events throughout the year. You'll also find the peaceful Riverfront Park ,as well as Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens within seven miles of the hotel.
This Columbia hotel shows you true southern hospitality by offering amenities such as a 24-hour convenience store and an indoor, heated pool and whirlpool. You'll enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast bar and a 100% non-smoking hotel room when you stay at the Columbia, SC Holiday Inn Express hotel.
- Black-out Shades
- Crib Available
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Separate Hanging Closet
- In-Room Heating and A/C Controls
Bathroom/Personal Care
- Private Bathroom
- Bathroom Amenities Available
- Hair Dryer
- Bathtub
- Separate/Walk-in Shower
In-Room Features
- Mini Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Coffee Maker
- Tea Maker
- Flat-screen TV
- Work Desk with Lamp
- Desk-level Electrical Outlet
- Free Local Calls
- Cable/Satellite
- Premium Channels
- Stereo/Radio
- Direct-dial Phone
- Two-line Phone
- Phone with Voicemail
- Power Converter Available
- Complimentary Morning Newspaper
Added Value
- Oversized Bath Towels
- Complimentary Coffee/Tea Supplies
- Full Breakfast Included
- Breakfast Buffet Included
- Continental Breakfast Included
- Complimentary Coffee in Lobby
Business Services
- 1 Meeting Room(s) Available
- On-Site Business Center
- Printer
- Copier
- Scanner
- Office supplies available
Internet Access
- Free High-Speed Internet in all Rooms
- Wireless Internet service is free for all IHG® Rewards Club members
Entertainment & Recreation
- Indoor Pool
- Heated Indoor Pool
- Indoor Pool Hours of Operation: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Health & Fitness
Complimentary Fitness Center
stationery bike, treadmill, stair stepper, weights
Hours of Operation: 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM
Fitness Center Type: LIMITED
Fitness Center Equipment:
- Elliptical Machines
- Stationary Bicycle
- Treadmill
Last Renovation of Fitness Center Equipment: 2019
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Daily Housekeeping
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Hours of Operation: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Added Value
- Language Interpretation
- Wake Up Calls
Hotel Details
7329 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29209
United States
Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Check-in Age: 21
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- Public Entrance
- Guest Rooms
- Elevators
- Public Restrooms
- Business Center
- Pool
- Number of Accessible Meeting Rooms: 1
Accessible Hotel Areas
- Registration Area
- Accessible Guest Rooms
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Exercise Facility
- Pool
Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
- Accessible Self Parking
- Van Accessible Self Parking
- Ramp Access
- Portable Bathtub Seats
- Closed Caption TVs
- Telephone with TDD
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Guest Rooms
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Public Spaces
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- Service Animals Allowed
- We currently do not accept pets with the exception of service animals.
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- Smoke-Free Facility
- Number of Floors: 5
- Total Number of Rooms: 100
- Number of Suites: 40
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 100
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 5
- Current Renovation: 15-July-2018 To 31-July-2019
- Please pardon our dust during this time of renovation while we work hard to improve your experience.
- Guest Rooms Renovated in: 2019
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Languages Spoken by Staff
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
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From now until Aug. 2, "NFL AM" is counting down the top 100 plays from the 2012 season. Tune into "NFL AM" on NFL Network each weekday at 6 a.m. ET to see which play is revealed in the countdown.
100. Megatron makes one-handed grab
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson makes a one-handed grab good for a 32-yard gain in a Week 13 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Watch
99. Hilton scores go-ahead touchdown
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck finds T.Y. Hilton in the end zone for a 36-yard go-ahead touchdown in a Week 9 win over the Miami Dolphins. Watch
98. The Wright stuff
Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck throws a beautiful ball to wide receiver Kendall Wright for a 23-yard touchdown in a Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Watch
97. Ninkovich grounds Jets' hopes
The New England Patriots defeat the New York Jets, 29-26, in overtime in Week 7 when linebacker Rob Ninkovich sacks and strips New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Watch
96. Good as Golden
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson finds wide receiver Golden Tate, who runs his way into the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown to put the Seahawks up with 32 seconds left in a Week 13 win over the Chicago Bears. Watch
95. Percy the playmaker
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder swings the ball out to wide receiver Percy Harvin, who dances his way 10 yards into the end zone for the score to put the Vikings up 23-0 in a Week 5 game against the Tennessee Titans. Watch
94. Polamalu jumps snap, gets sack
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu anticipates the snap count and gets into the backfield for one of his trademark sacks, his first of the season, in a Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Watch
93. Durham makes Megatron proud
Detroit Lions wide receiver Kris Durham dives to make an amazing one-handed catch for a 27-yard gain in a Week 14 game against the Green Bay Packers. Watch
92. AP bullies da Bears
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs for 51 yards on the first play from scrimmage in a Week 14 game against the Chicago Bears. Watch
91. Jones-ing for a score
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones gets his first touchdown of a Week 5 game against the Washington Redskins with a great catch in the corner of the end zone. Watch
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Latvia/ 7. Public institutions in cultural infrastructure
7.3 Status and partnerships of public cultural institutions
The Law on Cultural Institutions has been in effect since 1998. It defines the type of Latvian cultural institutions (state, local government, private), their legal status, commercial activities, and funding sources.
In 2004/2005, there was ongoing major reform of the legal status of all state museums. In accordance with the Law on Public Agencies, museums were reorganised into state agencies to provide them with more financial and administrative independence.
In 2009, the government requested all Ministries to decrease the number of state agencies by 50%, with the aim of reducing administrative expenditure. The Ministry of Culture had the largest number of state agencies under its supervision (including museums) – 17. As a result of the reform, there will be only 10 state agencies in the cultural field in 2011. Several museums were consolidated; some state agencies previously operating at arm's length lost their autonomy (e.g. National Film Centre, The State Authority on Museums are to be transformed into budget institutions or incorporated into the structure of the Ministry). See also chapter 2.1.
In 2005, the legal status of the six state-founded theatres, Circus of Riga and three important state music institutions was changed in to State Ltd. Companies. See also chapter 4.2.1.
See also chapter 5.1.3 on the legal status changes to the State Culture Capital Foundation.
Cultural Policy Guidelines 2006 – 2015 include many issues relating to PPP in the cultural sector.
Foundations and artistic associations established in the 1990s, have already initiated collaboration between organisations in certain professional art sectors, e.g. in visual arts, music, and theatre, resulting in combined funding sources from public, local government, and the private sector. In 2008, a private sponsor in collaboration with the Latvian National Museum of Art launched a prize in visual arts named after the famous Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvītis.
The management of cultural heritage sites often is carried out involving private owners (see chapter 4.2.8).
Private initiatives play an important role in the regeneration of Riga city. The creative industry's quarter at the Maskavas Street, Riga - Spīķeri warehouse complex is being developed in public-private partnership between private owners, Riga City Council, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as different NGOs that are residing in these buildings.
See also chapter 4.2.3 about creative quarters and chapter 4.3 about new initiatives.
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Crusin' Bellflower
All of us possess certain characteristics that make us who we are. Sometimes these are referred to as habits or, even, addictions. They can range from an unhealthy addiction to stamps or coins to harmless obsessions such our odd fascination with Dancing With The Stars. For most of us our obsession bypasses D-list celebrities prancing around a stage and lands in all that is automotive. Jon Wainright of Huntington Beach, California possesses an obsession that many of us can relate to.
Since a young age Jon has always found himself, as the TV show implies, "car crazy." For Jon, his addiction first appeared at the age of 10 in the form of model cars. Once that phase passed he upgraded to custom bicycles. Before too long Jon found himself hooked on customizing and fixing-up age driven transportation. Naturally cars and trucks were the next evolutionary step.
Jon's latest obsession is a 1953 Ford F-100. While visiting the good ol' Sooner State, aka Oklahoma, Jon came across the Ford, and was immediately reminded of what fueled his passion for custom creations. The truck possessed a certain cruiser look that reminded him of the rich custom culture he experienced growing up in Bellflower, California. Beyond that, this particular truck had a more personal connection. It reminded him of a '55 F-100 his high school shop teacher had, painted by custom car icon Larry Watson, Jon used to wax and shine before shows. With images of high school and clips from American Graffiti playing in his mind, the temptation was too much, and Jon decided he had to have it.
In Jon's words, "The truck was pretty much good to go as it stood, all around." Everything was dead on and on par to what he would have done to the '53 so he decided to keep the style of the truck intact. Although Jon doesn't know every little detail about the truck he relayed all that he could to us about what the previous builder had done. To achieve the cruiser stance a Mustang II suspension with 2-inch drop spindles and coil springs was installed up front. Out back things were kept basic and simple. The rear axle was flipped and a set of lowering blocks used. Instead of keeping things in the Blue Oval family a 396 big-block Chevy was positioned. The 396 even has a contemporary '60's look to it, being that it is Chevy orange with period correct Pro Comp valve covers and a mushroom top air cleaner. For performance, the motor is equipped with a Holley carburetor and a Comp Cams camshaft. Behind the 396 lies a Turbo 400 transmission.
What sucked Jon to the Ford like a tractor beam was its overall persona. Nearly all of the original trim, including the Ford emblems, were removed, giving the Ford a sleek custom appearance. Up front the builder also installed a '56 grille. Setting off the rear of the truck are several properly placed mild touches. For starters, a chain eliminator kit with hidden latches was installed on the tailgate. The tailgate also received a trip through the louver punch. Instead of keeping the stock taillights a pair of sweet-looking '36 Chevy bullet taillights were mounted on the side of each rear fender. Inside the bed the original wood setup was tossed for a metal floor, which has been sprayed with Line-X. A vibrant red paintjob sprayed over the Ford brings all of the custom touches together for the perfect look. Adding to the flavor of the truck is pinstriping, which is featured throughout the truck. Bringing even more personality to the '53 a set of Dodge Lancer hubcaps accent the BFGoodrich Silverton whitewall tires.
Inside the belly of the beast a Chevy van tilt-column was installed with a white Mooneyes steering wheel. Behind the wheel, nestled into the dash is a set of Stewart-Warner gauges. Really bringing the Ford back in time is the red and white tuck and roll stitch work with red and white teardrop dash knobs. Although the truck was pretty much finished, there was one thing left to do and that was the addition of a stereo system. Back in California Jon installed a Kenwood stereo underneath the dash. After a few other minor upgrades Jon's F-100 was right where he wanted it-back on the streets reminding Southern California what cruising is all about.


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Actress Haylie Duff is engaged to boyfriend Matt Rosenberg.
The Napoleon Dynamite star announced the happy news on her food blog, The Real Girl's Kitchen, on Thursday, sharing photos of herself and her future husband while sporting a sparkling diamond on her ring finger.
She wrote, "Matt just took me by total surprise and proposed… on April Fools Day of all days! The moment was genuine and sweet (like him!) and I couldn't wait to say yes!
"We are so excited and happy to share our wonderful news with everyone! We both feel so blessed to have the love and support of our family and friends and can't wait to start this new adventure! Love, The Future Mrs. Rosenberg."
The news comes the same day as bosses at the Cooking Channel announced plans to put Duff on TV as a top chef. Haylie Duff's Real Girl's Kitchen will be based on her popular food blog, and is set to premiere in June.
Duff previously dated actor Nick Zano for three years before their breakup in 2011.
As she makes wedding plans, her younger sister, Hilary, is working her way through divorce papers after splitting from her husband Mike Comrie in January after three years of marriage.
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On Saturday, I ran "The Wizard of Wilson Creek" at MACE in High Point, NC. This was actually the third of three scenarios that comprise The Phantom of Wilson Creek. The journal entries for it (parts 0-6) can be found here:
Characters were:
Daniel Fuller - practising attorney
Nancy Brannigan - nurse
I also ran an NPC as I had only one player at the start:
Bill McAfee - uniformed police officer


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Distance from Sadler, TX to Hereford, TX
Driving distance between Sadler, TX and Hereford, TX is 370.15 miles (or 595.71 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Sadler, TX you would reach Hereford, TX in about 6 hours 34 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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A couple of weeks ago I spent a day with a Chemical manufacturing company, working with their business improvement (BI) community, 50 miles south of Milan. The welcome was very warm, but the fog was dense and cold as we donned hard hats and safety shoes for a tour of the site.
One of the key measures which the BI specialists monitor is that of Overall Equipment Effectiveness – which is defined as:
OEE = Availability x Performance x Quality.
Availability relates to production losses due to downtime; Performance relates to the production time relative to the planned cycle time, and Quality relates to the number of defects in the final product.
It set me thinking about what a measure of Overall Knowledge Effectiveness for a specific topic might look like?
How do we measure the availability of knowledge? Is that about access to information, or people's availability for a conversation?
What about knowledge performance? Hmmm. This is where a linear industrial model for operational performance and cycle times begins to jar against the non-linear world of sharing, learning, adapting, testing, innovating...
And knowledge quality? How do we measure that? It is about the relevance? The degree to which supply satisfies demand? The way the knowledge is presented to maximise re-use? The opportunity to loop-back and refine the question with someone in real-time to get deeper into the issue?
Modelling how people develop and use knowledge is so much more complicated than manufacturing processes. Knowledge isn't as readily managed as equipment!
If we limit ourselves to the "known" and "knowable" side of the Cynefin framework – the domains of "best practice" and "good practice" - are there some sensible variables which influence overall knowledge effectiveness for a specific topic or theme?
So how about:
Overall Knowledge Effectiveness = Currency x Depth x Availability x Usability x Personality
Currency: How regularly the knowledge and any associated content is refreshed and verified as accurate and relevant.
Depth: Does it leave me with unanswered questions and frustration, or can I find my way quickly to detail and examples, templates, case studies, videos etc.?
Availability: How many barriers stand between me and immediate access to the knowledge I need. If it's written down, than these could be security/access barriers; if it's still embodied in a person, then it's about how easily I can interact with them.
Usability: How well has this been packaged and structured to ensure that it's easy to navigate, discover and make sense of the key messages. We've all read lessons learned reports which are almost impossible to draw anything meaningful from because it's impossible to separate the signal from the noise.
Personality: I started with "Humanness", but that feels like a clumsy term. I like the idea that knowledge is most effective when it has vitality and personality. So this is a measure of how quickly can I get to the person, or people with expertise and experience in this area in order to have a conversation. To what extent are they signposted from the content and involved in its renewal and currency (above)
Pauses for thought.
Hmmm. It still feels a bit like an "if you build it they will come" supply model. Of course people still need to provide the demand - to be willing and motivated to overcome not-invented-here and various other behavioural syndromes and barriers, apply the knowledge and implement any changes.
Perhaps what I've been exploring is really "knowledge supply effectiveness" there's a "knowledge demand effectiveness" equation which needs to be balanced with this one?
Hence: Overall Knowledge Effectiveness is maximised when
(Knowledge Supply Effectiveness) / (Knowlege Demand Effectiveness) = 1
Not sure whether the fog is lifting or not. More thinking to be done...


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How to Talk to Girls (Hardcover)
HarperCollins, 9780061709999, 48pp.
Publication Date: November 25, 2008
Are you smart enough to take over a girl's heart?
Leave it to a nine-year-old to get down to the basics about how to win victory with a girl. How to talk to girls is for boys of all ages—from eight to eighty—and the girls they like. So read this book and then you're ready. Good luck!
Comb your hair and don't wear sweats
Control your hyperness (cut down on the sugar if you have to)
Don't act desperate
About the Author
Alec Greven has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Today show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. Alec is the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Talk to Girls, How to Talk to Moms, How to Talk to Dads, and How to Talk to Santa. Alec lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with his family.


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It's largely a matter of mistaken identity. That's the story I'm comforting myself with about the horrifying battle over Rolling Stone magazine's cover. In other words, America at large simply forgot that Rolling Stone has always been far more than a rock magazine whose cover's cardinal purpose was satirically laid out in Shel Silverstein's very funny song for Dr. Hook's Medicine Show ("Wanna see our pictures on the cover/wanna buy five copies for our mothers.")
Charles Manson, for instance, was on its cover June 15, 1970. Gen. Stanley McChrystal was forced to resign as commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after being too loose-tongued in a Rolling Stone story. Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi is probably the toughest political reporter regularly appearing in the United States (And, let's remember, his career as a journalist began in Russia and then, in America, here with his outrageous alt rag The Beast. In a 2005 interview, Taibbi told me that aside from the nice people here "Buffalo looks like parts of Russia. It has emotionally some of the same feel for us.")
But in the channels of self-righteousness, the kneejerks don't want to deal with any of that about Rolling Stone. To them, Rolling Stone is just a magazine that celebrates rock stars on its cover, or entertainment figures with rock auras like Johnny Depp (whose Tonto gig in the tanked "Lone Ranger" landed him on the cover recently).
So, for comfort's sake, I'm telling myself that it's the wildly eclectic and journalistically serious nature of Rolling Stone that so many people got so wrong. In an America, where people, it seems, now prefer to believe the story they need rather than the one that's true, that's the story I choose to believe for sanity's sake.
Otherwise, the story of this whole terrifying episode is too horrific for journalists to contemplate: that there has been a battle in America between journalism and electronic media and the values of the electronic media have absolutely and unequivocally won. Information exists to comfort consumers, entertain them and help them cope. And for no other reason.
That, I fear, is what the whole affair really means. That, in other words, no one understands actual journalism anymore.
The Rolling Stone cover couldn't be more upfront about what it's doing in Janet Reitman's 11,000-word story about Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – a story, says the cover, about how a "popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster."
That, to me and anyone else who understands journalism, is very much a story exemplifying what the profession is all about – a terrific story about how such monsters come into being.
We, at The News, couldn't possibly be more familiar with the misunderstanding and the hatred such stories can engender. Our superb professional colleagues, Dan Herbeck and Lou Michel, wrote a book called "American Terrorist" about how Timothy McVeigh came to be Timothy McVeigh after Michel established a relationship with McVeigh's father. The way was then cleared for interviews with McVeigh himself.
People thought that the very idea of writing a book about McVeigh was a celebration of the bombing of Oklahoma City's Murrah Building – or, at the very least, a de facto offer of amnesty. Some said that every penny received would be blood money.
Do the scientists who study cancer at Roswell Park do it because they're "celebrating" cancer? Because they want their mother-in-law to die from it? Do they donate their time in their devoted efforts to study it, understand it and cure it?
Reporting on the horrors of the world – and how monsters become monsters – is one of the basic things journalism does. Or at least is supposed to do.
When magazines study the monsters who make monstrous news, misunderstandings are always possible. When Time magazine made Hitler its "Man of the Year" in 1938, and Stalin in 1939 and 1942, and Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, the magazine was recognizing those that had made that year's most important news.
But yes, people said, isn't serving them up on your cover asking your readers to swallow their poison?
To which all journalists know the answer: No. It's providing crucial information about those responsible for our world, especially the horrors that sons and daughters die for and are maimed for.
Here, with savage eloquence, is what Frank Rich has to say in a current New York Magazine blog about the whole "controversy":
"Even by the standards of phony post 9/11 outrages, this one is idiotic. And if you don't believe me that idiots are involved, do note that one blog that has made a cause of vilifying the Rolling Stone cover, Michelle Malkin's 'Twitchy,' cites as allies three members of the '80s boys band New Kids On the Block, Justin Bieber's bodyguard and James Van Der Beek, an actor who has otherwise been near-invisible since 'Dawson's Creek' was canceled a decade ago. (Can Charlie Sheen be far behind?) What are these idiots thinking? That because Tsarnaev looked like a cute dude and a 'celebrity' (which he is, by the way, as is George Zimmerman), impressionable American kids will enlist with Al Qaida? That publishing an article about the psyche of a mass murderer somehow dishonors those he murdered? The whole point of the piece is that Tsarnaev didn't look or act like a terrorist in an FBI mug shot but was a 'golden person' to those who knew him – 'seamless like a billiard ball' in the words of his high school wrestling coach in Cambridge. That's how he got away with it even in our overweening surveillance state. How he fooled everyone is one thing of value we might learn if anything remotely positive is to come out of his and his brother's horrific crime. No piece of journalism has shed more light on that question to date than this article by Janet Reitman, who was also the fearless author of the first major book to crack open Scientology … The more readers who are tempted to dig into this exemplary exercise in long form journalism (11,000 words) by the Rolling Stone cover, the better. Those pandering politicians and merchants who are encouraging readers to shun the magazine or barring it altogether … are, as they used to say in the Bush era, on the side of the terrorists."
What I fear is more horrible than that: that America no longer wants the "light" of truth, journalistic or otherwise, that it prefers the Internet's indiscriminate embrace of whatever rhetoric comforts and soothes people happy to stay in the dark. That all America now understands are "media" people who want to make money and be famous.
It's the apocalyptic question of our time and never, I think, crystallized more clearly than in the ghastly self-righteous crusade against a magazine that wanted only to understand the horrors of our world a little better and to make sure their readers knew they were doing it: Does the "light" of truth stand a chance in the hideous cynicism and the propaganda "lighting" of modern entertainment media?
Maybe I wasn't sufficiently frightened by the Age of Information before. Well I am now, after a simple Rolling Stone cover story revealed exactly how little interest so many friends and neighbors actually have in understanding the world we all live in.
Let's by all means turn off the lights. It's so soothing in the dark when you don't have to look at anything.
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IRVING - Peyton Manning will make his first trip to Cowboys Stadium with the Denver Broncos in 2013.
The Broncos and Oakland Raiders are the two AFC teams visiting the Dallas Cowboys next season. Dallas will travel to Kansas City and San Diego.
Besides NFC East rivals Philadelphia, Washington and the New York Giants, the other conference home opponents for the Cowboys are Green Bay, Minnesota and St. Louis.
The out-of-division NFC road games for Dallas are Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans. The Bears and Saints played at Cowboys Stadium this season.
The NFL schedule will be announced in the spring.


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by Tom Utescher
For Mount St. Joseph Academy field hockey, the 2011 campaign will encompass a period of transition on the sidelines as well as on the pitch. Longtime Magic mentor Lois Weber has been joined by co-coach Christina Peruto Post, a Mount St. Joe alumna who will carry on as the MSJ skipper after Weber retires at the end of the season.
Weber is now in her 10th year as coach, a position she shared with Mystx Hockey Club founder Tina Reinprecht for the first seven years of her tenure. Last fall the Magic won the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies championship, finished second in the PIAA District 1 tournament, and advanced farther in the state tournament than any other team from Southeastern Pa., reaching the final four for the third time in five years. They were state runner-up in 2006.
Weber's new colleague, Peruto Post, graduated from Mount St. Joseph in 1997 and played hockey at Cornell University, first as a wing, and then a back. After graduating from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, she embarked on a five-year residency in orthopedic surgery.
"I got through the most difficult part of it, but in my third year I realized it wasn't really what I wanted to do," she recalled. "I remember watching the U.S. field hockey team in the 2004 Olympics and getting so wrapped up in it. It's just something I'm very passionate about, so I took a leave of absence from my residency and I never went back."
She began working with club hockey teams at Mystx, and helped out coaching lacrosse (another sport she played at the Mount) at Germantown Friends School. For the past two years, she was an assistant hockey coach at Merion Mercy Academy, which brought her back up to speed with developments in the AACA.
Now she has completed the circle, in a sense, by returning to coach at her alma mater.
"I'm very excited about it," she said. "The challenge this year is that we lost a lot of our starting defense and our starting goalie."
Keeper Kat Matchett, now playing at Holy Cross, was a four-year varsity player for the Magic, and two of her classmates will also be playing Division I college hockey, Jenna Seybert (Lafayette) and Natalie Tacka (Lehigh). A fourth 2011 graduate, Mary Jo Horgan, was offered a Division I hockey scholarship but elected to play basketball at Lehigh. There were four other seniors that helped provide great depth of talent for the 2010 Mounties.
This year's defense will be anchored by tenacious senior sweep Laura Pacheco (also a lacrosse standout), and vying for the goalie's spot will be junior Meg Mutzel and sophomore Christina Black. Pacheco is a team tri-captain along with senior twins Allie and Brooke Sabia, who have both committed to play at the University of Massachusetts.
The siblings both play forward and are graduates of Norwood Fontbonne Academy, are two other attackers for the Magic, juniors Anne Burgoyne and Julia Mustin. Other returning varsity players are seniors Katie Gozdon and Maddie Hass, juniors Emilee Ehret and Allison Waters, and sophomore Millie Stefanowicz, who was the only freshman to see a lot of varsity playing time last fall.
"We have some holes to fill, but I see a lot of talent out on the field," noted Peruto Post. "Laura [Pacheco] will be key for us on defense, and on offense we've got some real firepower with the Sabias and Anne Burgoyne. Emilee Ehret looks amazing, and Millie (Stefanowicz) is so versatile we could play her almost anywhere on the field."
Another addition to the Mount hockey family won't arrive until a few months after the season has ended; Peruto Post and her husband, Kevin, are expecting their first child in January.


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I thought it was an interesting theme choice since the regular old food pyramid so many of us grew up with seems to have undergone so many face-lifts and transformations over recent years. The question of whether the pyramid should even continue to be used as a guide for healthy eating is an oft debated one. Still, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to craft my own actual food pyramid. Just for old times sake.
My muffin tin meal contains:
- orange slices and grapes
- food pyramid
- turkey bologna roll-up (cut in half) and a light Babybel cheese round
- peas
- strawberries
- carrots
The food pyramid was fun to make! :)
It's made of Wheat Thin crackers and cream cheese, constructed just like a little house of cards. I scored a lot of "cool mom points" with Ethan on this one! ;-) "It's kind of like a gingerbread house, but without the candy. And it's cooler." That is some fantastic praise from the mouth of an architect-wannabe 8 year old!


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As many of you will be aware, earlier today Tegan Simone Leach and Sergie Brennan – charged with "procuring an abortion and supplying drugs to procure an abortion" – were acquitted at trial.
This is a fantastic result and one I'm sure the Cairns couple (as they seem to be universally known) were and are very relieved to hear. It's also being hailed by feminists as a victory for reasons relating to the draconian laws currently in place in Queensland. Under the 110 year old law of that sunny state, abortion is illegal except to protect the mother's life or her physical or mental wellbeing.
Which leads me to wonder if this is a victory not just because the couple have been acquitted but because of the legal precedent it sets. Apparently there is some feeling amongst those who have worked in women's health in Queensland that an open challenge to the abortion laws currently in place would be a very precarious undertaking. That not only would any move to progressively alter the laws fail but that it might result in even more restrictive ones being put in place instead. There has been a lot of criticism heaped upon the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh (a self proclaimed feminist) for her failure to express solidarity with the Cairns couple or to undertake any party lead reform (she even went so far as to put a dampener on a colleague's attempt to legislatively push for reform). I'm not necessarily adverse to criticisms of Bligh and I certainly don't have much faith in politicians to actually follow through on their professed ideologies (though conservative politicians are generally more reliable on this account). What I wonder is if having this case go to trial and result in an outcome that declares that women in Queensland can take control of their bodies and their fertility without successful state persecution is better politically than a) the case being dropped or b) unsuccessful or further damaging attempts to legislate (without precedent).
I'd even go so far as to posit that the public outrage, media attention and political involvement of organizations like GetUp only came about because the case actually went to trial and that if it hadn't we'd be stuck – loud in our feminist corners but still invisible in the mainstream – hailing that, rather than today's outcome, as the victory it might not have necessarily been.
Obviously none of this might matter to Brennan and Leach who have probably had an unimaginably horrible time dealing with the public attention cast on them. I've read reports that they received death threats – a despicable and terrifying thing for both of them to have had to experience. I can only imagine the strain this would have put on their lives and their relationship and there is no reasoning that excuses or makes acceptable what they've had to endure. While I can argue that the way things panned out – while risky and awful for those directly involved – was a more successful route to change for feminists and women in Queensland, it's distressing that no matter what path we take it still has to involve pain and suffering for those doing something as simple as seeking an abortion.
This wouldn't have had to be the way change came about if members of the Queensland parliament listened to the 90% of Australians who believe abortion should be legal and stood together to legislate accordingly. As it is, my totally-not-legally-trained self sees this as a potentially good precedent. That's really not enough. Let's see the laws change now, before any more women have to stand trial.


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I have become obsessed with a book called French Children Don't Throw Food. I'm sure you've heard about it; it's by an American journalist called Pamela Druckerman who moved to Paris, had children and wondered why they were such snarling brats compared with the quiet little bonbon-ish children of her French counterparts.
She did some investigating and turned her findings into this book, which, if like me the two things you find most abhorrent in the world are badly-behaved dogs and badly-behaved children, is utterly gripping.
The secret, she says, is that the French just sort of ignore their children and let them get on with things by themselves. They are not constantly in their faces, trying to entertain them They do not rush over to their child at the first squeal of frustration. They practise "La Pause", which is the moment where you stop and think "Is that a cry of distress? Is my child actually hurt, afraid or upset? Or is she annoyed because she can't get the star-shaped wooden thingy into the square-shaped hole and will recover herself in a moment? And should I therefore just continue to hang up this washing and not run over there?"
They also don't really tell their children off that much. When they do, they make it count - but they don't tell them they are naughty. They say something along the lines of: "NO! We do NOT lick shoes. Non, non, non!" and they consider it part of the toddler's education, teaching them not to lick shoes because they are dirty, rather than a terrible curtailment of their freedom of expression - or as discipline.
Anyway, I could go on but I won't because we'll be here all day. But the upshot is that I have been implementing this advice as much as possible and although I can't say that Kitty is now a model child, at the very least I have ceased to feel even remotely guilty when I leave her bumbling around alone with her toys for 45 minutes while I lie on the sofa eating mini-eggs.
On an entirely separate note, I made the other night a really fantastic monkfish curry and it was terribly easy. I had a lot of monkfish knocking about from a trip to the farmers' market over the weekend and it felt like a curry night.
It utilised a curry paste from Jamie's 30-Minute meals, minus a few things I didn't have. We are eating a lot of fish and vegetables at the moment because my husband and I have both got terribly fat in the last few months and seeing as we're neither nice people nor useful to society, the least we can do is be thin.
Monkfish curry
2 monkfish tails (or any other firm white fish), cut into chunks
1 knob fresh ginger
1 red chilli seeds in, don't be pathetic
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 heaped tsp tomato puree
1 tsp tamarind paste (if you have it)
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 mini cans cocnut milk (you can get these from Waitrose, or 1 large one will probably do)
1 tsp coriander seeds, (if you have)
2 tbs groundnut oil
1 Put all the ingredients for the curry paste into a whizzer and whizz. In 2 tablespoons of groundnut oil fry off the paste for about 5 minutes.
2 Add the monkfish chunks and some sad old veg (baby corn/sugar snap peas etc) you have hanging about if you need to get rid of it. Stir this round until the monfish looks opaque on all sides, but don't cook for longer than 8 or so minutes.
3 Add the coconut milk and simmer for about 5 minutes until everything is very hot. If you had some fresh coriander, you could stir this in or sprinkle over at the end, but who ever has fresh coriander?


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That's what she said.
That's amazing.
This the only photo?
Looks like it represents a cyclops.
More about the excavation > eisp.org
That deep must be way older than previously thought.
They dug several up quite a few years ago this is not new info, also all statues face in away from the sea to the villages.
Dead people are in stone.


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Academia has been obsessed over identity politics for two generations, so there's some justice in the newest addition to the matrix of oppression: an Ivy League education, according to the Dartmouth College students who this week took over the president's office.
On Tuesday Dartmouth's finest seized the main administration building and disrupted college business. The squatters were allowed to remain until Thursday night, when the dean of the college negotiated and signed an exit settlement assuring them the non-dialogue would...


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There's no doubt about it—pizza is an American favorite. It is estimated that 350 slices of pizza are eaten each second, and the average person eats 46 slices every year. A food that popular deserves a celebration. Welcome to National Pizza Month.
We've all mastered the art of ordering pizza, but the homemade version is a lot easier than you may think. If you've "been there, done that" with the typical late-night delivery, it's time to sink your teeth into a pie with a little more pizzazz.
Think outside the pizza box and make your own za with these suggestions:
- Experiment with cheese. Mozzarella is often the go-to cheese for pizza lovers, but other good choices include provolone, asiago, fontina, parmesan, romano, chevre, feta and (in moderation) gorgonzola. Your best bet is to blend some of these together. Caution—parmesan, romano, chevre and feta are all quite salty, and gorgonzola packs a powerful punch.
- Get saucy. Marinara is always a tasty choice, but if you want to experiment with new flavors, try pesto, olive paste or melted butter seasoned with parsley, garlic, rosemary and basil instead.
- Top it. The sky's the limit when it comes to toppings––you can choose from any combination of fruits and veggies, meats, seafood and canned items (e.g. artichoke hearts). Just be sure to spread your toppings evenly over the surface of the pizza, avoiding "mountains" in the center of the pie (it'll end up under-cooked). Also, don't add too much. If the height of your pizza reaches more than an inch or so, it won't bake properly. Spinach, fresh basil leaves, ham, Canadian bacon, prosciutto and minced or chopped garlic should always be placed under the cheese to avoid burning.
- Bake it. If you like a crispy pizza, then a baking stone will be your best friend. Buy a stone that is at least a ½ inch thick to prevent cracking and increase longevity. Preheat the pizza stone for at least 30 minutes. Never clean your stone with soap. It is very important to follow manufacturer's cleaning instructions exactly. Cooking.com has a variety of pizza stones to choose from and a 15% off offer.
Remember this last tip: When you cook your pizza, think "hot and fast." Pizza should typically be baked at a high temperature (around 500 degrees) in about 10 minutes. Use your judgment to decide when it is done––however, if it takes considerably longer than 10 minutes, you may need to turn up the oven temperature.


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Ex-Cardinals Manager La Russa to Sign Books at MU
COLUMBIA (AP) - Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa heads to Columbia this week to sign copies of his memoir at the University of Missouri bookstore.
The event takes place Tuesday starting at 4:30 p.m.
The three-time World Series winner's memoir is titled "One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back and One Final Championship Season." That subtitle is a reference to the Cardinals' surprising 2011 championship after an otherwise middling regular season.
La Russa is Major League Baseball's third-winningest manager of all time, behind only Connie Mack and John McGraw. He also won World Series titles with the Oakland A's in 1989 and St. Louis in 2006.
The campus bookstore is in the MU Student Center on the corner of Hitt Street and Rollins Road.


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C. M. Sheldon
American Congregational minister and social reformer
Charles Monroe Sheldon was born on February 26, 1857, at Wellsville, New York. His father was a minister, and the family moved frequently until, in 1869, they homesteaded a frontier tract and lived in a log cabin in the Dakota Territory for several years. Sheldon went to school at Phillips Academy, Brown University, and Andover Theological Seminary, completing his theological degree in 1886. He then accepted a pastorate in the Congregational Church at Waterbury, Vermont, but stayed only two years, since he desired a new church he could help direct from the beginning. He got his wish when he was called to the pastorate of the newly founded Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, where he took up duties in 1889.
Sheldon quickly exhibited a flair for unusual projects. Shortly after his arrival in Topeka, in the middle of an economic depression, he wanted to understand how the unemployed felt, so he donned old clothes and applied for work at nearly every store in town, only to be turned down every time. He also noted that a colony of impoverished former slaves had become established very near his church, and he spurred Topekans to undertake relief projects for these unfortunate souls. Thus was founded the first kindergarten for African American children west of the Mississippi River. The Village Improvement Society helped residents to improve their homes, and jobs were located for many who had been unemployed. Sheldon's vision of race relations and justice for minorities was far ahead of its time.
After a year or so in Topeka, Sheldon became displeased that the audiences at his Sunday evening services were not nearly as large as those at the morning services. Looking for ways to get more people out, he hit upon the idea of reading "sermon stories"--serial stories in which each installment ended at a tense moment in the narrative. (In one early story, for example, the hero was at the bottom of a mine shaft with water pouring in as the first episode ended.) People wanted to come back to find out what happened next, and within three weeks Sheldon's church was overflowing on Sunday evenings.
In the fall of 1896 the sermon story was entitled "In His Steps." It was a tale of a group of committed Christians who resolved to ask themselves whenever they had hard decisions to make, "What would Jesus do"" Their dedication led them to avoid the easy choices, instead opting for difficult but spiritually rewarding projects in service of others. The story was a big hit when it was first read in Topeka, and it quickly gained a national audience through its publication as a serial story in a religious magazine that winter. In 1897 it was issued in book form, and sales were large from the beginning.
Sheldon pursued many reform projects for the rest of his life. Among them were prison reform, the upgrading of police departments, the improvement of schools, and providing people with what he considered moral entertainment. Two projects stand out above the others, however. The first was prohibition. Sheldon from childhood had opposed the use of alcohol, and for decades he worked tirelessly for national prohibition, taking great joy in its enactment in 1918. He did not confine his efforts to the United States, but toured the world, applying his great fame as an author to the cause of enacting prohibition elsewhere. The second great cause he espoused was world peace; even during World War II he wore the unpopular label of pacifist cheerfully. Again he took to the road, speaking out for the cause of peace, and at one point erected highway billboards urging the nation to disarm.
Sheldon's most important contribution to his causes was not theory, but popularization. He had a knack for easy-to-read writing, and in his time he was one of the world's most widely read authors. Nearly a century later In His Steps still sells thousands of copies a year, evidence that Sheldon's influence is still alive.
Works by C. M. Sheldon
Christians familiar with the acronym WWJD (what would Jesus do?) will find the genesis of the WWJD movement in the pages of In His Steps. Written by the 19th century pastor, theologian, author, and forerunner of the social gospel movement Charles Sheldon, In His Steps tells the story of Christians who challenge themselves to live as Christ would for a year. Although the book was originally published in 1896, modern readers will find themes that resonate with the current religious and political atmosphere. What does it mean to be a Christian and a citizen? Does the church reflect the teachings of Christ in daily life or are Sunday sermons and hymns merely virtuous platitudes? Follow the lives of seven Christians as they wrestle with the practical implications of living the gospel in Sheldon's classic In His Steps.
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