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I never considered myself a "foodie" until I moved to Columbus (about 4 years ago), but now I thoroughly enjoy going to local restaurants, watching Top Chef to watch up and coming chefs compete, and even reading some of my dad's Wine Spectator magazines. In my search for the new "unique" groceries and restaurants I found myself at North Market (located technically in the Short North) right across from many of the Arena District bars.
From the outside, it looks like an old industrial warehouse. The brick and huge sign posted in front look like they've been around for at least 100 years and when I went last week it looked really quiet. However, inside is a different story. Everywhere you turn there is a different vendor. It is set up so that each vendor has an open space where they have a counter and you can see their products. There is a vendor that has bubble tea, smoothies, and loose tea for sale. In fact, I found tea there that I can never find anywhere else. The other great thing about North Market is that vendors who also have stores in Short North are in North Market. Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream has a space at North Market and in Short North. Nida's has fresh sushi (made as you like upon request) and she also has her restaurant in Short North.
There are two unique vendors there that include one that sells just spices and one that has all organic, natural groceries. Having been to Europe, it reminds me of some of the little grocery shops that line the main streets in many European cities. There are also freezers and refrigerators full of food imported from outside the U.S.
The market also has events from time to time, such as cooking classes, chef series with local chefs, and there is an upcoming holiday open house (check their website for details). And, all of the vendors seem to be active participants in the city of Columbus.
But enough about the food, one of the things that makes North Market great is the fact that you feel as though you are shopping in a little community. As you enter, there is a huge board hanging from the ceiling with information about each of the vendors (what spaces they own, their philosophy on the food they sell, and their history). At North Market, you know exactly who your money is going to when you take a few minutes to read about the vendors.
When to Go: Believe it or not, the end of the work day is the time that I've found is best (during the week, of course).
Where to Stop: I LOVE Bubbles, the Tea & Juice Company. They have great smoothies (which you can add bubbles too if you like) and so much loose tea, it's a little overwhelming. I also LOVE Curds & Whey (they carry an Ohio/Lake Erie goat cheese that is out of this world).


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In Appendix B to their Model Theory, Chang and Keisler list some problems and conjectures that, at the time of publication, were unsolved. A few of them take imperative form, for instance:
"Develop a theory of models which stresses the order type of the model $\mathfrak{A} = \langle A, <, \dots\rangle$ rather than the cardinality of the set $A$."
Has anyone worked on this?

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A little bit of something
You know what I'm talking about, don't you?
The capes. The weird, Eyes Wide Shut capes that Courtney and Lindzi wore on last night's episode of The Bachelor. God, I'm glad this season is over, because I couldn't bear to look at robotic, zero personality bad-haired Ben any longer.
In all seriousness, let's talk plagiarism. I learned it was wrong to steal other people's work years before I graduated from university. I mean, duh. This is something my boys, who are four and six years old, already know.
I have a hard time writing about a similar topic another blogger has written about unless I credit where I got the idea from. I used to have panic attacks when I would re-write news stories, wanting to make sure that the words I was writing were my own. Liz pretty much sums all I want to say about the topic, even though it's not a new post. Marinka, too. Funny, these two women also happen to be on my top ten list of favourite bloggers, often giving me inspiration with my blog. I support my blogging community and hate it when things get ugly. It's not that hard to do the right thing.
In other news, I haven't been online much because my children have been sick with a never-ending virus and high fevers. A week long fever in either one of my children causes my 'normal' (read: ridiculously high) level of anxiety to reach another level altogether, and night time with sick children means that the hours will move slower than dripping molasses.
I've also been busy with something else. I've been busy drawing pictures. Draw Something is my newest addiction. Admit it. You're totally obsessed with this game, too, aren't you? I have accepted the fact that my drawing skills are nothing like my professional artist of a mother. No, my skills are the same as they were when I was oh, seven years old. That's pretty much where my math skills have stayed, too. Showing these pictures to you is nowhere near as embarrasing as it was when I showed you my most horrific childhood pictures. That was a really hard post to publish!
Even though I'm not a gifted artist, I don't think my drawings are that bad... right?
I'll return to the regular world of blogging as soon as I can stop trying to collect coins so I can buy new colours and more bombs. Peace out!
17 comments:
- Marinka said...
You are practically Picasso. Oh, what? We're not supposed to steal OR lie?
- March 14, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heels said...
I hear you about giving credit!
Nowadays it is so popular for bloggers to include lots of pictures in their post, and just slap a "via Pinterest/Google/etc" and never bother to find out the original source of the picture. That soooo bugs me.
Good for you girl, for never taking someone's work! You're a good person.
- March 14, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- the mama bird diaries said...
Your drawings show some great potential. :)
- March 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM
so glad I found you on draw something!! I love having people to waste time with!!
- March 14, 2012 at 3:29 PM
- Lady Mama said...
Hahaha. It's addictive isn't it? I think your drawings are very good! :)
- March 14, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Elaine A. said...
Girl, that snowman is GOOD! And I love the Katniss one too.
I haven't succumbed to that game yet...
And yeah, Liz is da bomb. Was so happy to hug her at Mom 2.0 last year!! I love how she keeps it REAL in the blog world.
- March 14, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Loukia said...
Elaine, I'm going to Mom 2.0 this year! I wish you were coming!
- March 14, 2012 at 8:19 PM
- sharon said...
The whole plagerism thing? Makes my head want to explode.
Katmiss is awesome. AWESOME.
Sadly, I don't have an iPhone or iAnything so I can't play along. Tis a sad, sad life I lead.
- March 15, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- Chantal said...
your drawings are way better than mine! :) I just loaded the app (after I saw you post a few photos on FB) and I have yet to try colour, still B&W and stick men for me ;)
- March 15, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- Avitable said...
Those drawings are better than some that I've seen . . .
- March 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Jill said...
I will not even go near Draw whatever.
Yeah, such a bummer that plagiarism story is. People are cray cray.
Hope everyone is feeling better!! xx
- March 15, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- Mom101 said...
I finally get Hunger Games out of my head...and now ack! It's back! I must see it IMMEDIATELY.
- March 17, 2012 at 5:46 PM
- Stephanie said...
LOL Oh I hope you are all feeling better soon, and please do draw some more Hunger Games artwork for us!
- March 19, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...
OH! Your pictures are SO MUCH BETTER than mine! I never thought to color the backgrounds!
- March 19, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Angella said...
- March 20, 2012 at 10:38 PM
- designHER Momma said...
you bought colors! also, play me? Designheromomma....
- March 23, 2012 at 11:19 PM
- Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? said...
Oh, I hope everybody is feeling better.
And, you are a way better artist than me. I tend to only use the black!
- March 27, 2012 at 1:46 PM


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In developerWorks DataPower forum thread Need Help With XML to Json Transformation the question was raised on how to transform XML to JSON.
I did propose a transformation from XML to JSONX and then making use of "store:///jsonx2json.xsl" transformation to get the JSON output:
Pros of that approach:
- genereric where possible (xsl:templates with mode "number" and "string")
- specific where needed (where are arrays, where are objects? arguments, see this posting)
- gets all difficulties resolved for free (JSON string escaping rules, performance of these escapings)
- just need to focus on transform XML->JSONX, no need to think about JSON
Now I wanted to know "the price" of that approach.
First I created bigger input by "./rdp87 1000 >rdp87.1000.xml" with this script:
$ cat rdp87
echo "<response>"
echo " <ver>2.0</ver>"
echo " <source>31</source>"
for((i=1; i<=$1; ++i))
let t=$i+23
let b=$i+40000
echo " <data>"
echo " <table>"$t"</table>"
echo " <batch>"$b"</batch>"
echo " </data>"
echo "</response>"
From my initial XML-->JSONX-->JSON transformation rdp87.2.xsl:
I created "all-in-one" stylesheet for doing the XML-->JSON transformation rdp87.3.xsl:
Now I created two XML FW on a box with 220.127.116.11 firmware containing the (performance) fix for APAR IC90781 from May 2013 fixpack.
Both services used an XML Manager with "Profile Rule" in XML Manager's Compile Options policy.
Finally I did:
- clear stylesheet cache for XML manager "profile"
send 1000 requests to service by
$ time for((f=1;f<=1000;++f)); do curl --data-binary @rdp87.1000.xml http://dp7-l3:port ; echo; done
- switch to "Status->XML Processing->Stylesheet Profiles" in WebGUI and take screenshot
Here is Stylesheet Profiles for XML->JSONX->JSON:
And here is Stylesheet Profiles for XML->JSON:
Yes, the total time taken for rdp87.2.xsl (1961ms) in the templates is by a factor of 2.66 greater than that of rdp87.3.xsl (735ms).
But that does only make an effect if the whole operation of a service is just XML->JSON conversion.
Typically in real live services other operations like AAA, SLM actions or other will happen.
If this is the case, then the (small) runtime overhead added is outweighted by maintainability and ease of stylesheet in my eyes.
rdp87.2a.xsl runtime is reduced by 15% compared to rdp87.2.xsl in making use of <xsl:import> and <xsl:apply-templates> instead of dp:transform().
This is the really small diff:
$ diff rdp87.2.xsl rdp87.2a.xsl
> <xsl:import href="store:///jsonx2json.xsl"/>
< <xsl:copy-of select="dp:transform('store:///jsonx2json.xsl', $jsonx)"/>
> <xsl:apply-templates select="$jsonx/*" />
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Petitions to Wind Up (Companies)
In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
Companies Court No 009393 of 2017
In the Matter of PO SHOP LTD
(Company Number 08930047)
and in the Matter of the Insolvency Act 1986
A Petition to wind up the above-named Company, Registration Number 08930047, of ,36 Ampthill Road, Southampton, England, SO15 8LL, presented on 8 December 2017 by the COMMISSIONERS FOR HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS, of South West Wing, Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4RD,, claiming to be Creditors of the Company, will be heard at the High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL on 7 February 2018 at 1030 hours (or as soon thereafter as the Petition can be heard).
Any persons intending to appear on the hearing of the Petition (whether to support or oppose it) must give notice of intention to do so to the Petitioners or to their Solicitor in accordance with Rule 7.14 by 1600 hours on 4 February 2018 .
The Petitioners` Solicitor is the Solicitor to, HM Revenue and Customs,Solicitor's Office & Legal Services, South West Wing, Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4RD, telephone 03000 589216 . (Ref SLR1930711/Z.)
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A St. Patrick's Day Party For Kids
Finding the Pot o' Gold: A St. Patrick's Day Party Filled With Treats For All
Finding the Pot o' Gold: A St. Patrick's Day Party Filled With Treats For All
We love any excuse for a party, and St. Patrick's Day is no exception. Though most St. Paddy's Day celebrations involve green beer, Irish soda bread, and some form of corned beef, it wouldn't be a real party without cupcakes, shamrock cookies, and a few leprechauns.
That's the same philosophy Jenny Keller had when she planned a neighborhood St. Patrick's Day party in her local park. After several days of rain — she is located outside Seattle, after all — the driving force between Jenny Cookies (who also threw that amazing Cinderella party) knew there had to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. After whipping up some green-themed snacks and sweets, she set the kids free to find hidden treasures around the park. Read on to see all the details of this fun and festive afternoon party.
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Student Bar Association
Faculty/Student Committees
Each faculty/student committee has one position open for student appointment by the SBA president. The student appointee will bring student body concerns to their committee. Student appointees will be the principal liaison between the SBA and their respective committee. Each appointee will periodically report to the SBA president with updates on committee activity. These committees address student academic activity in their specified areas and are controlled by the faculty. Historically, student appointees have been very influential in these committees and have been responsible for bringing about necessary and satisfactory change.
Committee appointees may be required to report to the Executive Board during formal, convened meetings and will be required to submit written reports for the General Assembly meetings. All positions are subject to removal by the SBA president upon consultation with the Executive Board.
To apply for appointment, you must submit a letter of intent. The SBA president will make all final appointment decisions. There are some positions which were not filled last spring in the initial application process. Those available positions are listed below. Your letter of intent should include:
Section and Year:
Local Mailing Address:
Phone Number (home and mobile):
The body of your letter should be no longer than one page. It should identify the position you are applying for, a brief overview of your qualifications, your reasons for wanting the position, and any other information you feel may be relevant or would like the SBA to take into consideration.
The following are the Faculty/Student Committees:
- 1L Affairs
- Academic Rules
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WASHINGTON — President Obama tried Monday to nudge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toward a peace plan with Palestinians, urging him to make the "tough decisions" needed to advance a two-state solution.
But as a U.S.-imposed deadline nears for both sides to accept a proposed framework, Netanyahu pushed back against Obama's recent suggestion that Israel should try harder to make progress.
"Israel has been doing its part, and I regret to say that the Palestinians haven't," Netanyahu said.
Obama and Netanyahu spoke to reporters before their meeting in the Oval Office. Obama said he thought it was "still possible" to have two states — Israel and Palestine — "in which people are living side by side in peace and security."
"It's difficult and it requires compromise on all sides," Obama said as he sat next to the Israeli leader. "The time frame that we have set up for completing these negotiations is coming near, and some tough decisions are going to have to be made."
Their tone and demeanor were polite during the public comments, in contrast with some previous sessions in which the leaders lectured each other and their personal chemistry was visibly chilly.
Obama noted Netanyahu's work on the peace process thus far and reiterated his commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, a top Israeli priority.
Netanyahu, in turn, emphasized the urgency of containing the Iranian nuclear program — which the Islamic Republic says is for peaceful purposes such as energy generation — but did so without directly criticizing an interim deal to ease some economic sanctions against Iran in return for its curbing of some nuclear activity. Previously, Netanyahu called that deal a "historic mistake."
With the Ukrainian crisis taking center stage, the two leaders did not hold a full news conference, and Obama answered only one question — about the Russian military in Crimea.
The meeting cast Obama as a more engaged player in a peace process largely driven during the last year by Secretary of State John F. Kerry. Obama is aiming to save the U.S.-brokered framework before the self-imposed deadline this spring.
In the hours before Netanyahu arrived in Washington, Bloomberg News published an interview with Obama in which the president came close to issuing an ultimatum.
"If not now, when?" the president said. "And if not you, Mr. Prime Minister, then who?"
He warned in the interview that if Palestinians reach the conclusion that the possibility of statehood is out of their reach, the U.S. may not be able to manage the fallout at the United Nations or other international bodies.
An Obama advisor said Monday that the president plans to put similar pressure on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas when he visits Washington this month. The advisor requested anonymity in discussing the strategy.
Netanyahu, who arrived in Washington on Monday for the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference, placed the blame for stalled talks on Palestinians, claiming they haven't come to the bargaining table with flexibility.
U.S. lawmakers, many of whom attended the AIPAC meeting, voiced support for Israel and echoed Netanyahu's contention that Iran should remain a top U.S. priority.
"None of us desires military conflict," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) wrote in a letter to Obama. "But as you yourself have acknowledged, we must keep all options on the table to prevent this dangerous regime from acquiring nuclear weapons."
Obama skipped the AIPAC conference this year, but Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew defended the administration's policy on Iran during a speech Sunday, saying the U.S. would maintain tough sanctions until the nuclear standoff with Iran was resolved.
In Israel, a spokesman for West Bank settlers said Obama's interview published over the weekend showed "gross misunderstanding of the reality in our region."
"It is incredible that as we bear witness to massacres and invasions across the globe, President Obama reserved the term 'aggressive' to describe the construction of houses for young Israeli families in the Jewish homeland," said Dani Dayan, foreign envoy for the Yesha Council, which represents settlers living on land Israel seized during the 1967 Middle East War.
Last year, Israel more than doubled the number of new housing starts in West Bank settlements, according to a report Monday by Haaretz newspaper. Most of the international community views Israel's construction in the occupied West Bank as illegal.
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog, who was also in the U.S., told Israel Radio that Obama's warning "is sinking in, and the prime minister must understand it."
Times staff writer Parsons reported from Washington and news assistant Sobelman from Jerusalem.


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Maritime News
Setting the Course for Low Carbon Shipping
In a collective call to action for the decarbonization of shipping last year, 34 signatory CEOs from the industry made clear that efforts to significantly lower the carbon footprint of shipping presented "biggest technology challenge in the past 100 years".This statement was not an exaggeration. In fact, the transition to a low-carbon future will take more than an unprecedented commitment to the research and development that traditionally underpins technological advance. Finding complex solutions that are at once commercially viable, technically feasible
Maritime Cyber Alert
For some years now, the maritime sector has experienced breaches of various computer and information technology (IT) systems. Primarily, these breaches have been collateral damage. The maritime sector has almost never been the intended target. That does not mean that the damage has been minor. In June 2017, A.P. Moller-Maersk suffered a major cyber-attack. The malware had been designed by Russian hackers to disrupt the Ukrainian power sector. Once released, though, it proved to be indiscriminate, infecting IT systems worldwide that had not been kept up to date. In the case of A.P.
Höegh LNG Wins FSRU Deal with Cheniere
Norway-based floating LNG giant Höegh LNG has signed a time charter contract for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Höegh Galleon with Cheniere Marketing International.The time charter commences in September 2019 after the delivery of the unit, Höegh LNG's tenth, from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.The terms of the time charter ensure the Höegh Galleon's availability to serve the AIE project in Port Kembla, Australia, where Höegh LNG is the FSRU provider on a back-to-back basis. AIE recently announced a contract to supply gas to its foundation customer from 1 January 2021.Under the contract with Cheniere, Höegh Galleon will earn a fixed daily charter rate.Sveinung J.S.
INSIGHTS: Edward C. Schwarz, ABB VP of Sales, New Builds
Based in Miramar, FL, ABB Vice President Ed Schwarz is today responsible for developing and leading the newly created new sales team for ABB in North America.He is the firm's leading advocate for new build opportunities in US and Canada and more importantly, developing the business strategy necessary for bringing hybrid and electric solutions to North America market. A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management in 2000. Additionally, he served in United States Navy as Lieutenant, US Naval Reserve until 2011.
U.S. Oil Makes it to Ukraine, a blow to Moscow
U.S. crude exports are gaining traction in Europe as even Ukraine turns into a significant consumer of American barrels at the expense of Russian supplies amid heightened U.S. political pressure on Moscow and problems over contaminated Russian oil.Ukraine this month received its first ever barrels from the United States, according to Refinitiv Eikon flows data, as the tanker Wisdom Venture unloaded 80,000 tonnes of Bakken crude in Odessa on July 6 for the Kremenchug refinery, the port said.Russia often struggles to export oil from the Black Sea via the narrow Turkish Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits due to congestion, making the arrival of the U.S.


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"The City of Lakewood offers a wide variety of opportunities for both businesses and residents. We have an educated population, existing and planned multi-modal transportation systems, historic neighborhoods, vast public parks, open space, and a thriving arts and cultural community, all located just 10 minutes from downtown Denver and 10 minutes from the mountains. Lakewood is a diverse community with something to offer everyone."
– Lakewood Mayor Adam PaulIdeally situated between downtown Denver and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Lakewood is Colorado's fifth largest city. We are part of Jefferson County, a hub for new energy and technology companies and organizations. Lakewood has more than 147,000 residents and covers approximately 44 square miles. Surrounded by several leading universities and research facilities, Lakewood has one of the most highly educated workforces in the country, with 36 percent of our residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The city has dedicated more than 7,000 acres to parks and open space, with approximately 80 miles of hiking and biking trails. We are a community with a strong entrepreneurial spirit with thriving small businesses: 87 percent of our businesses have fewer than 20 employees. We are also the location of choice for corporations such as Terumo BCT, HomeAdvisor, The Integer Group, Kinder Morgan, Abengoa Solar and many more. Lakewood is also home to more than 8,000 federal employees and has the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington D.C. We celebrate our great cultural diversity and have recently been awarded the prestigious national All-America City Award and the first-ever All-America City Diversity award for our inclusive spirit.


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News Releases
HanesBrands Sets Date for Fourth-Quarter 2012 Earnings Announcement and Investor Conference Call
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) today announced that it will host a live Internet audio webcast of its 2012 fourth-quarter investor conference call at 4:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.
At the close of regular trading that day on the New York Stock Exchange, Hanes will issue a press release summarizing the results of the quarter ended Dec. 29, 2012.
The live Internet broadcast may be accessed on the home page of the Hanes corporate website, www.HanesBrands.com. The call is expected to conclude by 5:30 p.m. EST.
Replays of the conference call will be available via the Internet and telephone. An archived replay of the conference call audio webcast will be available in the investors section of the Hanes corporate website. The telephone playback will be available from midnight EST Feb. 5, 2013, through midnight EST Feb. 12, 2013. The replay will be available by calling toll-free (855) 859-2056, or by toll call at (404) 537-3406. The replay pass code is 92989781.
HanesBrands is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under some of the world's strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, JMS/Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra and Gear for Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men's underwear, children's underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear produced in the company's low-cost global supply chain. Ranked No. 512 on the Fortune 1000 list, Hanes has approximately 53,300 employees in more than 25 countries and takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. Hanes is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star 2012 Sustained Excellence Award winner and 2010 and 2011 Partner of the Year. The company ranks No. 141 on Newsweek magazine's list of Top 500 greenest U.S. companies. More information about the company and its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community improvement achievements, may be found on the Hanes corporate website at www.HanesBrands.com.
News Media, contact: Matt Hall, 336-519-3386
Analysts and Investors, contact: Charlie Stack, 336-519-4710


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The couple wed in Dallas in October 2010 – with the help of a web cam and marriage equality activist Sheila Alexander-Reid, who officiated from gay marriage-friendly D.C.
"When we read the law in D.C., the law was very vague," Reed said. "It didn't say anything about wedding party actually being there."
But after a video of the ceremony spread online, District officials caught on and decided a month later to annul the wedding.
The couple bowed out of a legal fight and instead planned another trip to D.C. This time, Reed said, the couple read their vows under the Jefferson Memorial.
Since that day, Reed witnessed same-sex marriages victories in states including New York, Maine and Maryland. He saw the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy invalidated. He heard the president support gay marriage for the first time.
Today, he's hoping to see the Supreme Court overturn the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.
"So much has changed in last eight years since our state sought to ban gay marriage," Reed said, referring to a 2005 ballot initiative that drew support from 76 percent of voters. He pointed to CNN's Anderson Cooper and NBA star Jason Collins, who both came out in the last two years, and declarations of support from former Vice President Dick Cheney.
"That's how you know attitudes have definitely evolved over time," he said.
Self-described as an accidental activist, Reed was arrested for chaining himself to the White House fence to make a stand against Don't Ask Don't Tell in 2010. A few weeks before that, he bailed a group of Texans out of jail after they'd been arrested for protesting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in then-House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office.
"We're on pins and needles and anxious to see what the court decides," Reed said.
Texas is one of 13 deep-red states with both senators and its governor opposed to same-sex marriage. Even its Democrats lean right on the issue: Three of the 11 House Democrats who oppose gay marriage hail from Texas.
The Supreme Court's decisions expected today will be the first rulings on gay rights in more than a decade. The last case — Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 — struck down laws that criminalized sex between gay couples, and was decided a decade ago today.
This year's gay marriage cases have been hyper-charged in the four months since lawyers delivered their oral arguments.
Back in March, then-University of Texas senior Dustin Haley spent nearly 24 hours outside the Supreme Court to hear the first day of oral arguments for Proposition 8.
Waiting on the sidewalk outside the courthouse, the Lubbock, Texas native said he stayed warm with hot chocolate handed out by other same-sex marriage supporters. That next morning, he was number 57 in line – just two or three away from the last person admitted to the courtroom that day.
Haley, who is gay, said he is eager to see how court's decision would shape his own path. Spending time in D.C., Haley said the city's near-universal support for same-sex marriage made him optimistic.
"You go to D.C. and its almost like a fairyland," Haley said. "Then I go home and it's like, "Oh yeah, not everyone in Texas is going to agree on what I think is basic civil rights."
He said he was confident that same-sex marriage would be allowed during his lifetime, and that "The conservatives aren't going to see the hell and damnation that they think they're going to see when gays are allowed to marry."
The laws under scrutiny — the Defense of Marriage Act — is a 1996 federal law that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples. When that law was enacted, same-sex marriage was not legal in any state.
But 17 years later, Sam Tornabene, who is married and living in Dallas, said he's hoping a sweeping ruling will bring federal benefits to him and his husband in Texas.
He said though his marriage is defined legally – he was married in D.C. and lived there for 30 years – it becomes "almost meaningless without full protection."
Tornabene and his husband keep power of attorney letters for each other in their cars and in their house in case of legal uncertainties because, he said, "Here in Texas there are no protections. We're strangers so far as that goes."
If the court rules favorably for same-sex marriage supporters, Tornabene said Texas will likely hear "a lot of politicians screaming," but he doesn't think that would reflect the majority opinion in the state.
"There's more in support than opposed. And that support is growing," he said.
Living in a historic neighborhood in Dallas, which he called the nation's most liberal conservative city, he said he's felt accepted.
"Our next-door neighbor loves that two guys live next door because when she needs to move furniture, we can come by and help out," he joked. "You can actually say my husband and same-sex marriage in a normal voice. But if you say I'm a Democrat, you have to whisper," he joked.


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U.S.-Mexico border security, increased international trade and cyber security are among the issues Texas lawmakers plan to tackle in 2012.
Using technology, helicopters and airplanes is part of an Obama administration plan to secure the 2,000-mile border as it reduces the number of National Guardsmen assigned to bolster Border Patrol ranks.
Congress also is seeking to enhance security through technology with a border bill that focuses on unmanned aerial vehicles, tunnel detection, biometrics and anti-counterfeit measures, said Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio.
Smith said the bill will be taken up by the House Homeland Security Committee this year and has drawn strong Republican support "because only 44 percent of the Southwest border is under operational control of the Border Patrol."
The bill was introduced in the first session of the 112th Congress. Lawmakers will return early this month to begin the second session.
Smith and Rep. Francisco Canseco, R-San Antonio, have been critical of the Obama administration on border enforcement, while calling for more measures to secure the international boundary.
The partisan rhetoric will only become more heightened during the presidential election year, said Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo.
"Border security is going to be a big issue. It will be interesting to see how much money we are going to put in — and are we going to be able to match the rhetoric with action?" Cuellar asked.
While most of the congressional focus on the U.S.-Mexico border is on security, South Texas lawmakers also are vocal about improving ports of entry, bridges and roads to streamline the growing trade between the two countries. More than 75 percent of overland trade between the United States and Mexico comes through Texas, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Mercedes, said one of the top issues facing the region is "improving our means of transportation, especially when it comes to international trade with Mexico."
Hinojosa is working with Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, to improve roads and highways in the trade corridor known as Interstate 69, linking the lower Rio Grande Valley to Midwest states and Canada.
"It's not so much (getting) money, it's getting roads that are up to interstate standards classified as interstate standards," Farenthold said of the work ahead.
Clearing regulatory hurdles and finding "innovative" funding sources would speed the process of completing an international trade route that will benefit all three North American countries, Farenthold said.
Meanwhile, a top issue for Texas lawmakers is cyber security. San Antonio is home to Lackland AFB and the 24th Air Force, as well as University of Texas at San Antonio and numerous government institutions and private firms that all deal with that growing industry.
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, said expanding it is a continued priority for the congressional delegation. A House resolution he pushed last year calls for Congress to address the need to safeguard the nation's information infrastructure and "calls on leaders across the government to take action to ensure that no enemy ever turns the Internet against the United States."
Smith agreed. He said a cyber security enhancement bill coming up in his House Science Committee would help coordinate research activities across federal agencies.
"This bill is critical for San Antonio, which has become a cyber security hub," Smith said.


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Trai Thien Announces Singapore Hub
Trai Thien USA Inc (OTC Markets:TRTH), through its subsidiary Trai Thien Logistics, announced that it is planning to establish Singapore as a new Shipping and Trade Hub for the Company to expand ahead of the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community ("AEC") in 2015.
The AEC is ASEAN's most resolute step to date to transform the region into a single market and production base by 2015.
The Port of Singapore is the busiest in the world, surpassing Rotterdam and Hong Kong. In addition, Singapore's port infrastructure and skilled workforce, due in part to the success of the country's education policy in producing skilled workers, is also fundamental in providing easier access to markets for both importing and exporting.
Trai Thien currently has six vessels operating at full shipping capacity. The six vessels realized 26 trips in the first quarter 2012, and are projected to make a total of 120 intra-regional voyages for the 2012 fiscal year. When factoring in down time for scheduled maintenance and repairs, a TRTH vessel completes a commercial voyage every 18 days on average. The full operational capacity status reflects the ability of Company management to fulfill its long-term plan of becoming a key player in inter-ASEAN cargo shipping.
Year-end 2011 revenues increased over 20.9% as compared to the previous fiscal year, from $12,232,991 in 2010 to $14,794,939 in 2011. Income from Operations increased over 148% from 2010 to 2011, from $1,051,543 to $2,615,000.
Net Income increased from a loss of $539,452 in fiscal 2010 to a positive $1,377,391 in 2011.
The Company is operating a 21,990 DWT fleet comprised of six geared bulk vessels specialized in providing ocean transportation services for raw material input items such as coal, ore, grain, lumber, cement, steel and fertilizer throughout the Southeast Asia region.
The new Singapore Hub is expected to add to the capacity of Trai Thien beginning in late 2012 and early 2013.


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Five Players Score In Double Figures; Sherrod Leads Way With 18
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The season ended in fitting fashion for the Yale men's basketball team.
Yale's depth and balance was never more on display than in Saturday's 79-65 victory over Penn in the season finale before 1,762 at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Five players scored in double figures, led by Brandon Sherrod, who finished with a career-high 18. Armani Cotton added 15, Michael Grace and Javier Duren had 13 each, and Matt Townsend scored 10.
In addition, the Bulldogs' bench outscored Penn's reserves 49-18.
"We just played great team basketball," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball.
Yale, who knocked off the Quakers 68-59 at the Palestra last month, completed its first season sweep of Penn since 1967. The Bulldogs, who also swept Princeton, won all four games against Penn and Princeton for the first time since the official start of Ivy League play in 1956-57.
The victory clinched a third-place finish for the Bulldogs, who were picked sixth in the Ivy League preseason media poll. Yale (14-17, 8-6 Ivy) has now finished fourth or better in league play for 13 straight seasons and has had a winning Ivy record for three straight years.
The win also made for a special Senior Night for Grace, Austin Morgan and Sam Martin, who each were playing their final games and were honored prior to tipoff.
Sherrod, a sophomore, stole some of the spotlight from the seniors, however. He was 6-of-7 from the field and added five rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.
"I just tried to be active," said Sherrod, who was hampered by an injury for much of the league season. "I tried to focus on the offensive glass. Coach [Jones] emphasized that at halftime."
Yale had only four offensive rebounds at halftime but finished the game with 12 and Sherrod had three of them.
The Bulldogs trailed 32-31 at the intermission but shot 52 percent (14-of-27) from the field, 85 percent (17-of-20) from the free throw line and scored 48 points in the second half.
Penn's final lead of the night was 38-37 with 17:03 left. Yale answered with an 18-7 run over the next five minutes to seize control. The Quakers never got closer than five the rest of the way.
Tony Hicks scored 16 points to pace Penn (9-21, 6-7 Ivy). Miles Cartwright added 12 points and Darien Nelson-Henry contributed 10.
The Bulldogs, who had seven freshmen or sophomores average at least 14 minutes, won five of their last seven games to end the season.
"We continued to get better throughout the year," Jones said. "Our offense was much smoother, and we moved the basketball much better."
While the future certainly looks bright, it was a night to honor the three seniors. Grace, Morgan and Martin combined to play in 325 games, score 1,814 points and help the Bulldogs to nearly 50 wins.
"I love those guys," Martin said of his fellow seniors, "but it doesn't end here. We'll be friends forever."
NOTES: Yale outrebounded the Quakers 38-24. Townsend and Armani Cotton each grabbed nine to lead the way. Townsend narrowly missed his first career double-double… There were 45 fouls called in the game… Morgan ends his career with an .859 free throw percentage, which is a new school record… His 199 career three-pointers are the third most in Yale history… The Yale Athletics Department hosted a raffle and silent auction during the game with the proceeds being donated to the Newtown Park and Recreation's Dickinson Memorial Playground Gift Fund in honor of the children of Sandy Hook… A team from the Newtown Youth Basketball League played a game at halftime.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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PMS and Menstrual Cramps
The more researchers learn about hormonal substances called prostaglandins, the more obvious it becomes that they can cause PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and menstrual cramps. Certain prostaglandins called PG2 can be responsible for headaches, bowel changes, nausea, breast tenderness, joint pain and water retention, and contribute to moodiness, irritability and alcohol cravings-all common PMS symptoms. Ginger, cinnamon, cloves, thyme and garlic lower PG2 and can be eaten in foods. Relieve menstrual cramps with essential oils of chamomile, lavender, marjoram and melissa. For depression associated with PMS, nothing is better than clary sage, but you may also try neroli, jasmine and ylang-ylang. If you experience water retention, use grapefruit, carrot seed and juniper.
Any of these essential oils (except garlic) can be used as a massage or bath oil. If headache is among your PMS symptoms, try inhaling lavender, marjoram or melissa. (For best results with any PMS or menstruation remedy, begin using it a couple of days before symptoms are expected.)
For problems related to hormonal imbalance, treat the liver with carrot seed, rosemary, helichrysum and rose. To encourage menstruation, use clary sage. Most women's conditions benefit from the use of the balancing lavender, geranium and rose.
Menstrual Cramp Oil
4 drops lavender
2 drops marjoram
2 drops chamomile or clary sage*
3 drops geranium
1 drop ginger
1 ounce carrier oil (infused oil of yarrow)
Combine ingredients. Apply to abdomen, hips and lower back.
*See Materia Medica "Considerations."
Yeast Infections
Many women have experienced at least one bout of yeast infection, which is usually easy to control. Chamomile, lavender, bergamot and tea tree inhibited about 70 percent of candida growth in laboratory experiments. Although opinion varies among gynecologists as to whether common yeast infections can be transmitted between sex partners, it's safest to treat both individuals.
Douching has met with criticism in recent years because some gynecologists fear it can upset the normal vaginal balance of a healthy woman or spread infection into the uterus. If done gently, however, douching is a good way to treat vaginal infection. Be sure to suspend the bag no higher than shoulder level so that the flow of water isn't too strong.
An appropriate essential-oil blend can also be applied to the abdomen or used in a bath. Another recommendation is to soak a tampon-or better, a small, soft natural sea sponge-in water containing essential oils. Use two sponges and alternate, sterilizing sponges between use by gently boiling or soaking in vinegar with a few drops of lavender oil. (Rinse well before using.)
Tea tree or lavender are very effective for vaginal yeast. We recommend caulophyllum or yarrow oil as a carrier oil.
Yeast Relief
1 drop thyme (chemotype linalol only)
1 drop chamomile
1 drop lavender
2 drops tea tree
2 drops bergamot
1 drop geranium
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TUSCALOOSA | You won't find most of the graves at Bryce Hospital unless you go looking for them. A handful of stones rise from the ground below a wrought iron sign that reads "Old Cemetery," but the markers that fill the three other Bryce cemeteries are all but invisible. And almost all are engraved with a number. Steve Davis, historian for the Alabama Department of Mental Health, surveys the grounds. He points to a small plot in the right corner of Cemetery No. 2, where nine stillborn babies, one from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility and eight from Bryce Hospital, were originally remembered with a pair of praying hands. The statue was stolen several years ago.
TUSCALOOSA | You won't find most of the graves at Bryce Hospital unless you go looking for them. A handful of stones rise from the ground below a wrought iron sign that reads "Old Cemetery," but the markers that fill the three other Bryce cemeteries are all but invisible. And almost all are engraved with a number.
Steve Davis, historian for the Alabama Department of Mental Health, surveys the grounds. He points to a small plot in the right corner of Cemetery No. 2, where nine stillborn babies, one from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility and eight from Bryce Hospital, were originally remembered with a pair of praying hands. The statue was stolen several years ago.
"It kind of broke my heart," he said.
One grave in Cemetery No. 2 is decorated by family members once a month and has been throughout Davis' 38-year tenure at Bryce. The grave is at least 60 years old, making its decoration a tradition spanning two generations.
Davis estimates that 5,500 graves fill Bryce's four cemeteries, the oldest of which is dated 1862. Many of the markers are covered with soil and weeds. Some are not there at all. The majority of the markers that remain are simple concrete blocks the size of bricks stamped with a number. Very few are identified with a name.
"I think it's really important that people have their name on their grave. It just personalizes the grave," Davis said. "I've had tremendous experiences where people have come and located their great-grandmother, their grandmother's grave."
Family members are allowed to purchase personalized markers for their loved ones. That policy may change, however, because of new restrictions concerning privacy.
Last year, Davis was able to show a woman from Texas the marker she had purchased for a relative.
"After I started counting she thanked me 11 times for being able to show her the grave," he said.
Three thousand of the original markers have not survived and an unknown number of graves were moved in 1967 for the construction of River Road, now Jack Warner Parkway, making it difficult to know the exact location of each grave. Some of the unmarked graves have been identified using equipment from Moundville Archaeological Park. The park, a 20-minute drive south of Tuscaloosa, is dedicated to the excavation of artifacts and study of the Mississippian Indian culture along the Black Warrior River.
Most of Bryce's visible burials lie under markers with no name and no words. Only a number distinguishes them.
"Peter Bryce was a man way ahead of his time," Davis said. "(The use of numbers) wasn't to make people less of a person, but he thought people would be stigmatized by family members being here. He put patient numbers on the graves."
Bryce, the hospital's first superintendent and its namesake psychiatrist, was a pioneer in the field of mental health when the Alabama Insane Hospital, now Bryce Hospital, first opened in 1861.
"Dr. Bryce was a leading psychiatrist in the country," said Camille Elebash, a member of the Bryce Historic Preservation Committee and a lifelong Tuscaloosan. "Once upon a time, mental patients were not treated any better than animals."
She added, "(Bryce) was one of the early ones for humane treatment; he followed Dr. Kirkbride. Dr. Kirkbride was the first person who really did something about building good hospitals. They called it the Kirkbride imprint out here. This hospital was one of the first ones in the whole country that Dr. Kirkbride designed. The building was literally part of the treatment."
Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, a Philadelphia psychiatrist, founded the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane in 1844. The association evolved into the American Psychiatric Association. His Kirkbride model for designing mental health institutions was revolutionary at the time of Bryce's construction. The building's design was intended to provide comfort and privacy for patients, and the architecture was meant to help cure mental illness.
Today, a group of Tuscaloosa volunteers aims to memorialize the thousands of nameless patients buried on the Bryce campus.
While the use of numbers as burial identification remained constant for 120 years, the markers themselves changed, Davis said. Originally, the numbers were carved into wooden blocks, which were replaced by iron crosses. The crosses are now a rare find in any of the cemeteries.
"Those have been stolen, vandalized and are simply not there," Davis said. "When I started work, both the cemetery right at the back of the grounds and the one on the north side of Jack Warner Parkway still were covered with crosses, so it's been during my employment lifetime that they've been stolen. We see them on eBay. University Police brought a pickup truck with a bed full of iron crosses they'd found in a fraternity house. That's been about seven or eight years ago."
Today, only the concrete markers designate graves. The use of patient numbers ceased in 1922, and burial numbers were used for the next 60 years. In 1982, Bryce began engraving the markers with patients' names.
Davis said stricter privacy laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act might force the hospital to revert back to the use of numbers. Laws like HIPPA regulate the disclosure of personal health care information, which can make accessing patients' medical records difficult.
"A lot of what we've tried to do with the historical efforts of this hospital is fight stigma. So I hate to see that, but I also understand from a legal standpoint," Davis said.
In 1902, 86 percent of those who died at Bryce were buried there. By 1922, that number had dwindled to less than 50 percent.
Davis said that after patients died their families were notified but that many did not have the transportation or the means to bury their loved ones elsewhere.
The hospital keeps records of corresponding patient/burial numbers and names, which until recently were open to patients' next of kin. With the implementation of more restrictive privacy policies, however, only a court-appointed executive of estate is allowed to handle patient records.
The cemetery ledger recording the burials between 1862 and 1922 has been missing since at least 1967.
Although many of the graves are shrouded in anonymity, they have not been forgotten. Members of the Tuscaloosa community are working with the Alabama Department of Mental Health to memorialize the people who, for more than a century, have been known only by a number.
"We decided that the best way was to do a memorial garden and to have it for everybody," Elebash said.
The Bryce Historic Preservation Committee has been working since 2008 toward the establishment of a memorial garden on the Bryce campus. Its members are diverse. Representatives from the Alabama Department of Mental Health, preservation advocates, architectural historians, descendants of former Bryce superintendents and past Bryce Hospital residents are on the committee.
The garden will honor those buried on hospital grounds, especially those in the unmarked graves.
"(We're) trying to pay tribute to the people that lived and died the Bryce Hospital experience," said Dr. Tom Hobbs, chairman of the committee.
Part of that tribute was a memorial service held in April 2010 at Bryant-Jordan Chapel on the Bryce campus, the first ceremony of its kind at the facility. Hosted by the committee, it was an effort to honor those who had died at the hospital. About 300 family members of former Bryce residents attended the service.
"It was more like a funeral — closure for families," Davis said. "One of the best things we've ever done."
Davis also said he was surprised at the community's generosity during a time of economic hardship.
To date, the committee has raised more than $180,000 in private donations for the memorial. Businesses and individuals gave a considerable amount to the project, and members of the community purchased memorial bricks to be included in the garden in honor of loved ones. Tuscaloosa architect Evans Fitts designed the memorial, donating his service and time.
Originally, memorials were proposed for all four cemeteries. However, the committee has decided to build a single, larger garden that will be located on the hill in front of Cemetery 1A at the back of the Bryce campus. Each of the cemeteries now has a historic marker and is listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register.
"There are thousands of people buried in these cemeteries, and a lot of them are unknown," said Rosemarie Childress, the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society's representative to the committee. "We decided that one memorial, for all of these thousands of people, would be in order."
Fitts said a contract has been signed for construction of the memorial. He added that the committee plans to break ground on the memorial in spring.
Davis, Elebash and Childress agree that the community has been receptive to the idea of a memorial honoring those buried at Bryce.
"I think we've gotten great support from everybody," Childress said. "How could you object to that?"
The committee also hopes that the memorial will work to clear the stigma that surrounds Bryce and mental illness as a whole.
"There has always been stigma associated with Bryce Hospital," Hobbs said. "The stigma is endorsed, I think, most vigorously by those who least understand the role of Bryce Hospital. It has been the quintessential symbol of Alabama's dedication to its citizenry who have suffered from mental illness. Its checkered history certainly has to be noted. It has been the site of some really good things; it has been the site of some things that could have been better."
Bryce, once the frontrunner for mental health care and patients' rights, was criticized heavily for inhumane treatment of patients during the landmark Wyatt v. Stickney case filed in 1970. The case lasted 33 years and led to a nationwide revolution of standards in the medical care of mental illness.
Childress agreed. "Of course there's always been — for years and years and years — a stigma as far as mental health is concerned," she said. "But this project, I think, is a welcome project. I think people are glad that we're doing it to kind of help bring the mental health problem to the forefront and let people see that folks with mental illness aren't any different from the rest of us," she said.
"I would like to think that these kinds of efforts, in some way, reduce the kind of stigma associated with Bryce Hospital," Hobbs said. "Hopefully it will. But I think one of the main things that will help do that is the University of Alabama's current interest in including some of the hospital's most historical structures in their current master plan."
The University of Alabama purchased the Bryce campus, and has agreed to preserve the hospital's main Kirkbride building. An effort to save the building's wings is under way. The cemeteries, however, remain the property of the Alabama Department of Mental Health.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
William Meade Prince and Writer Roark Bradford
Upon reviewing these images in preparation for this series of posts, what began to gel for me is not only William Meade Prince's toned-paper technique but the subtext of how he seems to have become associated, in the minds of the Collier's editors, with Roark Bradford's stories.
I also can't help thinking of Will Eisner's treatment of Ebony around this same time, or how Chop-Chop was portrayed in the early Blackhawk comics of the same time -- the whole idea of how racial condescension was acceptable in the day.
A bit of information on writer Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford: Born in TN in 1896 and died in New Orleans LA in 1948. His literary work was rather prolific through the '30s and '40s-- short stories and novels about the U.S. South and especially about African-Americans in the South-- and reportedly quite well received in its time.
He worked for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and then for the U.S. Naval Reserve Bureau during the Second World War.
Perhaps the most interesting facet of his career was that his story "Old Man Adam and His Chillun" was adapted by Marc Connelly into his famous Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Green Pastures."
Bradford has more or less descended into relative obscurity nowadays, however, probably because his style and his subject matter would today be seen as -- to put it diplomatically -- severely dated.
Continued tomorrow.
* Tony Gleeson is a freelance illustrator. Since 1974 he has created finished art for the book, editorial and advertising industries as well as character design and concept art for gaming, film, television and theme parks. He lives in Southern California.
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Rich; I believe Tony was referring to writer Roark Bradford, not WMP's artwork.ReplyDelete
- Tony Gleeson2:30 PM
That's correct, my comments were directed towards the writer, Roark Bradford, especially his approach to his subject matter.ReplyDelete
- Tony Gleeson2:35 PM
It's always problematic for me to explore the racial attitudes of the 1930s and 1940s, which were intrinsically woven into so much of the story telling. For instance I love Will Eisner's Spirit and Blackhawk, but it was just taken for granted to show non-white characters (in this case Ebony and Chop Chop) in a condescending manner. That points out to me just how removed from what was thought of as mainstream American society so many people were in those days. I love and respect how much WM Prince restored some humanity and dignity to those caricatured souls in Bradford's story. Just one more reason to admire the man and work to make more people aware of him.ReplyDelete
In the same way, I love the work that C.C. Beck and company did on the Captain Marvel series of characters, but Steamboat makes Ebony look absolutely progressive. I love the sheer skill of these drawings.ReplyDelete
How are we looking at the paintings of Mark Rothko these days?ReplyDelete
Is he old hat, replaced in America by more contemporary concerns? Looking at his minimal canvases and their enticing floating squares of subdued paint live at the MOMA recently, I had to stop to wonder whether he still communicates to a modern and younger audience.
Wahooart.com, the site that sells good canvas prints to order from their database of digital images, has many Rothko prints. I ordered this one, Blue and grey, http://EN.WahooArt.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE-8BWU7F
, that I have now hanging in my study. I can spend a long time looking at this elusive image that takes me to some other place not in this world.


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It's the last thing Raiders fans want to hear, but you must be patient
These are salad days for NFL owners. Forbes values 23 of the 32 franchises at over $1 billion, record-level television contracts are kicking in, and there are seven years remaining on a favorable CBA. With young players being squeezed (drafted players must sign four-year contracts at fixed rates) and older veterans being purged (just look at this week's waiver wire), those now carrying the banner for improved plater economics are the "sweet spot" free agents emerging from rookie contracts who are between the optimal ages of 25 to 27. Two days into free agency, the team to watch is the Raiders, who are flush with salary cap room like no other in 2014.
Under the leadership of the late Al Davis, the Raiders were reluctant to pay market price for coaches, executives and front office staff. But they were always willing to pay—and overpay—players. In the agent community, the best call one could receive was from Davis. He loved players: picking them, counseling them and paying them.
In Davis' later years, many of those contracts had consequences when the players didn't perform well. When new general manager Reggie McKenzie entered the picture two years ago, he turned the page on dozens of contracts with years remaining, leaving about $56 million in "dead money" in their wake. While other teams operated on a $123 million cap in 2013, the Raiders were left to compete with 60% of that number, roughly $75 million in negotiable dollars for their active players.
That was then; this is now.
Having atoned for previous contractual sins, the Raiders are now playing at an advantage compared to the rest of the league. They entered the 2014 league calendar with close to $60 million in cap room. And with their minimal spending last year and team minimum spending accounting ahead for 2013-2016, all eyes are on the Raiders' checkbook.
In its new financial era, Oakland allowed Jared Veldheer, Lamarr Houston and Rashad Jennings to leave while acquiring tackles Rodger Saffold ($42.5 million, $21 million guaranteed) and Austin Howard ($30 million, $15 million guaranteed). With their ample cap room, the Raiders likely structured those deals with disproportionate cap containment this year, allowing them to exit the contracts later, if need be, with little pain.
Raider Nation, judging from Twitter and media reaction, was not impressed. After a two year grace period, fans are restless. In their minds, it's time for a referendum on McKenzie. And then came word of a failed physical for Saffold, compounding the frustration. Evidently, the Raiders' medical staff had serious enough concern to not sign off on Reggie's strong interest in Saffold, while the Rams are willing to take him back despite any medical issues. While I am not qualified to evaluate Saffold and Howard compared to Veldheer or anyone else, I can comment on the man who made those decisions.
I worked closely with McKenzie for nine years in the Packers' front office. When negotiating contracts, I would often rely on him for unfiltered views on players that both the agent and I were using as comparables. He had vast knowledge of players from every team and made it very clear whom he liked and whom he didn't.
Reggie had his terms of endearment for players. He valued brute strength in linemen, both offensive and defensive, and would slow the film down to watch plays that showed one lineman physically overmatching another. In his Tennessee drawl he'd say, "Look at this big joker…BAM!" When Reggie referred to a player as "country strong," I knew that was a high compliment. He felt that way about several of the offensive linemen we had in Green Bay, especially Chad Clifton, and I'm certain he feels that way about Saffold (his medical issue notwithstanding) and Howard.
And the slow teardown that the Raiders just endured fits Reggie well. If Reggie is anything, he is deliberate. He walks slowly, he talks slowly, he eats slowly and he will build slowly. Saffold and Howard were supposed to be the first expenditures of the $60 million in cap room, and there will be more, with reports of veterans Justin Tuck, LaMarr Woodley and Terrell Thomas set to visit. Cap room doesn't have to be exhausted in March; it can be spent through December.
Reggie mirrors some elements of the two general managers we had in Green Bay. He has the courage of his convictions about players that Ron Wolf had, including blunt assessments of their talent. But Reggie also has the patience of Ted Thompson; he adheres to the draft-and-develop model of team-building. The latter means trusting scouts to constantly fill a pipeline of young talent, empowering coaches to play and develop young players, and identifying core players to secure contractually for the future.
I know the last thing Raider Nation wants to hear is a plea for more patience, especially after the Saffold twist, but a new era of cap prosperity has just begun. I admit to bias, but Reggie is consumed with finding the right players for his team, no matter how long it takes or where he finds them. Saffold and Howard, however uninspiring, were just the start of the book on 2014. Let's see how the chapters play out.
10 Thoughts on the First Day of Free Agency
1. Although the reported numbers of all these free-agent contracts are splashy, they're not what they appear to be. Pay no attention to total value; these contracts are essentially two-year deals (that's the guaranteed portion of the contract) with nonguaranteed salaries in later years at the team's discretion. In rare cases, portions of the guarantee will extend into the third year. The numbers in the media come from agents, who have every incentive to use the bigger number.
2. One unintended (or perhaps intended?) consequence of the three-day soft opening to free agency—when teams are not supposed to, ahem, formalize a contract—is that some pending free agents returned to their incumbent teams. There may be no greater leverage point for a player than the days prior to entering an open market. The Packers and Seahawks evidently trusted Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for Sam Shields and Michael Bennett, and the Vikings trusted David Dunn, who represents Everson Griffin, for an accurate assessment of the market. Those teams responded rather than letting the players look behind Door No. 2.
3. Shields' contract resonates because it sets a template along with another eye-popping contract: Vontae Davis re-signing with the Colts. While Shields will earn $15 million this year, Davis will receive $20 million in guarantees. With only four-year deals, both should have another bite of the free agency apple before hitting the wrong side of age 30. This is the goal of player contracts: provide financial security yet leave another opportunity to maximize income.
4. The Broncos' signing of Aqib Talib for a startling $26 million guaranteed evokes memories of their signing of Wes Welker a year ago. The Patriots had a price for both players and were unwilling to go above it to retain them. In both cases, the Broncos jumped their market. Aside from wanting their talent, my sense is Talib and Welker were even more desirable to Denver because they played for the Patriots.
5. One of the most active teams on the first day, the Buccaneers, owe a debt of gratitude to former general manager Mark Dominik for his cap management. He structured many of the team's big deals in recent years—Vincent Jackson, Carl Nicks, Darrelle Revis—without using prorated signing bonuses, leaving a "clean cap" for the future. That structure now gives the Bucs the ability to part ways with Revis with no cash or cap obligations, clearing the deck for the new acquisitions.
6. It's déjà vu with two of the most active teams in free agency. Both the Dolphins and Browns took big swings in free agency last year, and they were back at it on Tuesday, with the Dolphins investing heavily in Branden Albert and the Browns in veterans Donte Whitner and Karlos Dansby. The Dolphins have awarded two of the top guaranteed amounts in free agency over the last two years: $30 million to Mike Wallace and $25 million to Albert. As for the Browns, owner Jimmy Haslam is certainly not afraid to spend—including tens of millions on fired coaches and executives—to try to get things right in Cleveland.
7. The Falcons' release of Tony Gonzalez is curious. When a player announces his retirement, it is usually a mutual parting: the player files his paperwork and the team places him on the reserve/retired list, carrying no cap or cash obligations. In this case, it appears that Gonzalez didn't do his part, forcing the Falcons to actually release him prior to a scheduled roster bonus rather than retaining his rights. Perhaps the explanation is as simple as Gonzalez wanting to be free to sign a one-day contract with the Chiefs—and then be placed on their reserve/retired list—but something seems amiss here, perhaps suggesting that the Falcons-Gonzalez marriage did not end well.
8. The Saints' signing of Jairus Byrd is puzzling for a team that is quite cap-strapped. Byrd's contract has to be structured similarly to Drew Brees' deal: heavy in (prorated) signing bonus with a very low first-year salary. Of course, cap-friendly now means cap-unfriendly later. Brees' cap number this year is $8 million higher than it was two years ago. I sense Byrd's Cap progression will be the same
9. Speaking of cap-strapped teams, the Cowboys' and Steelers' releases of DeMarcus Ware and LaMarr Woodley, respectively, are the "pay the piper" moments that fans ask about. Neither the mortgaging of Tony Romo's contract nor the $10 million per-team cap increase this year helped Ware with the Cowboys, who seemed to lack a plan for his future. As for Woodley, he helped the Steelers with short-term cap room in recent years by mortgaging his contract, pushing cap charges down the line. His release accelerates a startling "dead money" charge of $14 million. Although it will be spread between this year and next as a post-June 1 release, Woodley will be one of the highest charges on the Steelers' cap ledger both this year and next while he continues his career elsewhere. As readers know, I have been critical of the Steelers' cap deferrals; no team has mortgaged more contracts since 2011. That strategy is now coming home to roost.
10. The Dolphins are trying scrub away the ugly locker room episodes that were detailed in the Wells Report. The head trainer and offensive line coach were fired; Richie Incognito will not be back; and Jonathan Martin was traded to San Francisco on Tuesday. Martin will come cheap: the Dolphins paid his bonus of $1.92 million as a rookie; the 49ers inherit two years of non-guaranteed salaries as Martin gets a much-needed change of scenery.


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Fourth annual Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk held
"Taking part in the Memorial Walk gives us the opportunity to go to that quiet place inside where the person is still remembered as they were. When a loved one commits suicide, a person is left with many questions," Dr. Claudia Weber, a psychologist with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Medical School, told those attending the fourth annual Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk October 13 beginning at Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carlton.
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Somehow their life seems incomplete," continued Dr. Weber. "There is personal discomfort for those left behind. Questions about, 'What if I had only noticed ... If I'd only said something ... Why didn't they say something?' The questions are endless. Survivors find it uncomfortable to tell others what happened. Sometimes the normal support for the loss by death isn't there. Beliefs about what the world is about are shaken. It is important to know that the suicide is not who that person was. Coming together for the Memorial Walk is important to survivors. It is an opportunity to get support from others who understand," Dr. Weber told those attending the event.
The Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk was an idea formulated by Jo Angell, who lost her son to suicide. Each year, the walk is held the second Saturday in October in Carlton.
The gatherings provide an opportunity for sharing of memories, a time for remembrance and celebration of the life of the loved one lost. Dr. Weber encouraged people to be honest with others and to be aware that it is common to feel the stigma of depression and death by suicide.
All participants in the walk were encouraged to tie a ribbon on the banner in memory of the person lost to suicide; each person also wrote the name of the person they were walking in honor of during the walk. Some groups wore matching shirts or buttons identifying a loved one lost to suicide.
The event also provides an opportunity to offer education about suicide and mental health issues that can cause suicidal thoughts. The Carlton County Suicide Prevention Task Force holds classes to educate people on the signs and symptoms of depression and suicidal behavior. Classes are also offered providing intervention skill training to professionals and lay persons in the community.
The Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk was organized by members of the Carlton County Suicide Prevention Task Force, including Angell. The Task Force, consisting of many community members, as well as professionals, continues to meet and plan further events and projects for suicide prevention and education in Carlton County. The event is also supported by a federal grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) called TXT4Life.
Anyone wanting more information regarding suicide awareness can contact Meghann Condit, Health Educator for Carlton County Public Health and Human Services, at (218) 879-4511.


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Anyone available to play at Bay 8th today? I am about a 4.0-4.5.
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Hey, if it doesnt rain tomorrow morning do you want to play at either McKinley or Dyker Bay 8th around 9am.
it might start raining at 11am. email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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hey, bay 8th st courts are where I usually play. The trainer over there ( Peter) is my best friend's dad so he can always help me get a court if there are none open :) I would be down to play while its still warm either on a weekday evening or sometime during the weekend.
can you play today? Sunday? anytime, earlier is better
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Violet Blue tries to restrain critic with court order instead of sexy rubber strap
Internet sex educator Violet Blue has asked a court to serve a restraining order against Ben Burch, a Wikipedia editor. Blue's entry on Wikipedia has been home to almost as much conflict as the fallout from her deletion from the popular blog Boing Boing: her boyfriend, Jonathan Moore, is responsible for at least eighteen of the entry's edits (as "Wikiwikimoore"), prompting Burch and others to question whether he can observe the site's requirement for a neutral point of view regarding all subjects. Blue's response, based on documents forwarded to Valleywag, is to ask a court to declare Burch a threat to her physical safety.
Blue may not like what Burch has to say about her online, but when does obsessive Wikipedia editing cross the line into stalking? She'd have good grounds for a libel suit if it were standard defamation. Or if it were false — one of Burch's claims is that her legal name has not always been Violet Blue, but Wendi Sullivan Blue. But she's not claiming libel, and Blue's Internet presence extends way beyond a paltry Wikipedia entry about her.
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Welcome to my blog and the place where I will post my photos and musings from my life as an ultrarunner. My nickname "Shining" was given to me by a group of very special students after I finished my first 100-miler, the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100. They were the inspiration that enabled me to finish this awesome race, and I try to live each day with a "shining" attitude!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
25 years of Masochism!!
I have run MMTR twice before---in 2003, it was my first 50, and I suffered terribly with a hip flexor strain but managed to finish in 10:25 alongside Ryan Henry, whom I met on the trail and has since become a very good friend. In 2006, I ran a faster time (9:40) but I know I can break 9:30, so that is my goal this year.
Today, my training partner Bill Potts and I went into Ragged Mountain Running Shop here in C'Ville for some last minute coaching from owner Mark Lorenzoni, who has coached me for the past two years. Mark is an awesome coach and his wise words: "Even if you feel great, slow down!!" He is right. I hammered the first half last year and paid for it. This year, Mark had me run big mileage weeks in July and August and I did some intense speedwork in September and October, so I feel better prepared than ever. We'll see...the weather report looks awesome!
There will be some excellent women out on the trail...Nikki Kimball, Krissy Moehl, Annette Bednosky, and Bethany Patterson, just to name a few. Montrail will have many runners there and I am looking forward to seeing some of my Montrail-Nathan teammates.
It is absolutely gorgeous in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia right now---the leaves are turning and the skies are bright blue. I will run this race with a heart full of gratitude for my health and fitness, and the chance to play in the mountains all day with my friends. And the best part is that Rusty and Virginia will be at the finish line waiting for me...woo-hoo!
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- Trail Goat said...
I can't wait to run my first MMTR this weekend! Any hints for a "rookie"? ;-)
The women's field is awesome. While the men's field isn't awful, it's not even close to the championship caliber of the women's race. With my current lack of solid training, I'm just hoping for Top 10... in the women's race!
- November 1, 2007 at 11:33 AM
- Sophie Speidel said...
The only thing I would suggest is to save something for the second half, and not get too carried away with the easy downhills in the first half.
This is a very runnable---all runnable---course, even the single track sections. Enjoy it! See you tonight!
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The increase in bed bug infestations in the U.S. is a result of increased travel, lack of knowledge about preventing infestations, increased resistance of bed bugs to pesticides, and ineffective pest control practices, explains the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It's easy to mistake bed bugs for carpet beetles or similar-looking bugs, so infestations are often not noticed when they first occur. Prevention tips include keeping areas free of clutter, regularly washing sheets and mattress covers in hot water (and don't forget to wash the laundry bag, too), and vacuuming regularly and safely disposing of the sealed vacuum bag. Not everyone has reactions to bed bug bites, which also may be mistaken for the bites of other pests such as mosquitoes, so timely bed bug extermination depends on identification of bed bug activity. If you notice physical signs of an infestation, contact a bed bug extermination professional as soon as possible to learn about chemical and non-chemical (such as heat) treatment options. An integrated pest management plan may incorporate one or more methods.
How do you get rid of termites?
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What do pest control companies do?
Pest control companies handle all aspects of bug, rodent and animal extermination or removal. Pest control professionals visit your home or office to identify the type of pest that is troubling you and offer various treatment plans — complete with clearly outlined costs. Once you and the pest control company have a signed agreement, the pro will begin treatment. Pest treatment can range from the use of spray pesticides and gel bait to live and/or kill traps. There are a wide range of types of pesticides, many of them nontoxic for humans and other small animals. This means you may be able to have your home treated for pests without harming nearby wildlife or your dog and cat. The pest control pro will carry out the treatment plan and, depending on the service agreement, provide follow-up such as emptying traps, inspecting access points, or reapplying pesticide spray if the pests return. Costs will vary based on the type of pest you are having removed and the extent of the infestation.The average national pest control price range is $80-$130. From a minor bedbug event to an entire home termite infestation, pest control companies have got you covered.
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The cost of eliminating a termite colony ranges on average from $240 to $400, but these costs can increase greatly if the whole house is infested. The average cost to kill cockroaches is between $80 and $130, while bedbug extermination ranges from $320 to $400 on average. The main factors that will affect your pest control price are the type of pest, the extent of the infestation, the accessibility of the infested areas, and the type of treatment required.
How long does a bed bug treatment last?
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- Not all sources (aka hiding places) of the bed bugs were identified during initial inspection.
- Not all sources of bed bugs were treated.
- The insecticides used were not effective or, in the case of heat treatment, there was insufficient contact time.
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