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Until three years ago, Bea Kozera, who died this month at age 92, did not know she played a role in American literature.
In 1947 she had an affair with a man she met on a Greyhound bus leaving Bakersfield. He was Jack Kerouac, who would go on to write "On the Road," a book that defined a generation rebelling against conformity. The Beat Generation would help fuel the social upheavals of the '60s. She was the real-life woman behind "Terry, the Mexican girl," a character in the novel and a pivotal part of his career.
Without their encounter, "On the Road" may not have been published. The book was rejected for six years until the Paris Review published the excerpt "The Mexican Girl" in 1955. Kozera, known then as Bea Franco, is mentioned by name more than 20 times in Kerouac biographies. For decades, many researchers looked for her to no avail.
Beatrice Kozera: In the Aug. 26 LATExtra section, the caption for a photo with the obituary of Beatrice Kozera, the woman who served as the model for the character of Terry in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," identified the second woman in the photo as her friend Angie. Angie is her sister. Also, the photo should have been credited to the Bea Kozera Estate, not the Associated Press. —
Writer Tim Hernandez found her with the help of his mother, Lydia, a former farmworker who lives in the Central Valley.
When he first knocked on the door of her Fresno home in 2010, Kozera's daughter, Patricia Leonard, told him he must have the wrong house.
"My mother is an old woman who has lived here all her life. She doesn't know famous writers. She's not of that world," Hernandez said she told him.
He returned with copies of letters in Kozera's handwriting addressed from Bea Franco.
Kozera said she couldn't quite remember the name of her youthful fling — John? Jack? — and that she knew nothing abut a writer named Kerouac.
"But she had this glimmer in her eye. She was very coy about the whole thing," Hernandez said.
When he handed her a photo of Kerouac she turned her back to him and her family and said to herself, "He's good-looking isn't he?"
"On the Road" is most closely associated with San Francisco and Greenwich Village. It plays out against jazz clubs, poetry readings and drug use.
But for a few pages, Kerouac paints the Central Valley of the '50s — "sullen Oakies" reeling to the music of a cowboy band, an elderly black couple picking cotton, Mexican shantytowns and a young woman who fantasizes of moving to New York City with a man not of her world.
"It's the most heart-rending part of the book. For the first time there are consequences," said Gerald Nicosia, author of "Memory Babe, A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac." "Until then, he's just been traveling around getting high. It's a lark. But she has family connections. Connection to the land. If she doesn't work in the cotton fields, her children starve. It's real."
Hernandez said he sought out Kozera not only because of her tie to Kerouac, but because of her own life.
"The Central Valley is very working class. People tend to think their stories aren't worth telling. They're too busy just working and living to see their own epic struggles," he said. "But here's a woman whose story opens a book that changed American culture."
Beatrice Renteria was born in Los Angeles in 1920. She visited Mexico once on a family trip with her father, a field worker from Guanajuato. The family followed the crops from Los Angeles to the San Joaquin Valley.
She and her sister left home early to escape sexual abuse on the Central Valley rancheria, said Kozera's son, Albert Franco, 71, a retired truck driver living in Arizona.
She married Albert Franco Sr. and was the mother of two by the age of 23. After her husband abandoned the family, she left her children with their grandparents and waited tables and worked in the fields to send money home. She tried working in the banquet halls of Chicago, but was too small to lift the big, silver platters.
Franco said he remembers her arriving by Greyhound bus to visit and take her children out for milkshakes.
Always, people commented on her beauty. Especially her green eyes, described as blue by Kerouac.
She reunited the family in a housing project in Fresno, later moving to a house in a working-class neighborhood. She waited tables in the city's Chinatown and for years worked for Greyhound.
When Albert Franco was 11, his mother met LeRoy Kozera, who drilled water wells for farmers.
"I don't think she knew anyone like him even existed," he said. "He was a good man. A hard worker who treated her and us well. After she met him, she was very, very happy."
They were married until LeRoy Kozera's death in 2004.
Well into her 80s, Kozera continued to take bus trips. She said she liked to see the country and meet new people.
Because of her connection to Kerouac, her death from natural causes in Lakewood on Aug. 15 was international news. Hernandez's novel "Manana Means Heaven" based on her life will be released this month.
Franco said he still finds it hard to believe that the mother he knew as sweet and quiet was involved with the man known as King of the Beats.
"She wasn't wild-like. I'm sure she did her thing in her time. But she wasn't like his clan. Not by a long shot," he said.
Until his mother's past surfaced, Franco had never heard of Kerouac or "On the Road."
"I don't read much other than the sports page," he said. "But my mother did. She loved books."
After Kozera moved in with her daughter in Lakewood three months ago, Franco went through all the books in her Fresno home. There were many famous authors. He found nothing written by Kerouac.
Kozera is survived by her two children, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.


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House GOP budget plan collapsing
Like an army that's outrun its supply line, the Republican budget strategy in Congress shows almost daily signs of coming apart.
The central premise, as sold by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, was that Washington could wipe out deficits in 10 years and protect defense spending, all while embracing the lower appropriations caps dictated by sequestration.
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Four months later, it's proving to be a bridge too far.
Only three of the 12 annual spending bills have even been debated — by far the worst record since the GOP took over the House.
( PHOTOS: What's in Obama's 2014 budget)
Against their better judgment, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee have been required to cut important investments in science, community development and foreign aid. Senate Republicans are peeling off in protest — setting up a crucial procedural vote at noon Tuesday on the transportation and housing budget.
Time is running short.
After the August recess just nine legislative days remain on the House calendar before the next shutdown crisis Oct. 1. Already there are discussions of retreating into a stopgap continuing resolution calibrated to the post-sequester appropriations level of $988 billion.
But this begs the question: Is the CR a bridge to a larger deal or just another ramp down to the "new normal" of sequestration that President Barack Obama, for one, will find hard to accept?
( Also on POLITICO: House GOP budget targets EPA)
The president goes back to Knox College Wednesday for an economic speech billed as a bookend to one he gave at the Illinois campus as a young senator in 2005. In the years since, Obama has broken many hearts on the Appropriations Committees with his feckless approach. But the White House is adamant now that he will not stand by and watch his second term be bled to death by an endless succession of cuts.
Republicans are not without risk, too, with the $988 billion number. That's $21 billion more than Ryan allowed in the House-passed budget and comes minus his defense increases. Most important, no CR alone can change the math this winter, when the Budget Control Act will kick back in — superseding Ryan's budget and imposing deep new cuts on defense.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama's speech to present vision of economy)
The fragile illusion of it all — like Cinderella's coach turning back into a pumpkin — was underscored again last Wednesday at a House Republican meeting in the wake of the farm bill debacle.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had called together about 20 House conservatives to explore options on resurrecting the nutrition title — stripped out of the House bill. The Virginia Republican has been a strong advocate of more cuts but he was also candid in explaining that Ryan's claim to save $125 billion by simply block-granting the program in 2019 was short of policy details.
According to two persons in the meeting, Cantor never said outright that the $125 billion was a "plug" — slang for a budget estimate without backing. But others in the conversation took it that way — and did use the term.
Indeed, to achieve that level of savings in a five-year period would require a one-third cut from what the Congressional Budget Office is currently projecting for food stamps. The loose assumption had been that total enrollment would somehow get back to 2008 levels by 2019. How to get there was never worked out.
"Details beyond what can be found in the budget resolution would be left to the Agriculture Committee," a Ryan spokesman said.
For the House Appropriations Committee, plugs are a luxury it doesn't have. Each of its bills must answer "how" to meet Ryan's goals.
Republicans on this panel have not been shy of cutting. With the March sequestration order, nonemergency discretionary spending is already a full $100 billion below 2010 when Democrats were in power.
But the telltale strains are evident as the committee goes into territory now where it would not tread a year ago.
POLITICO went back to look. The contrast is striking, as these examples show.

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HOLLAND -- Hope College senior Lisa Smith of Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn HS) has been awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program was created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports.
Athletics and academic achievements, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated. In maintaining the highest broad-based standards in the selection process, the program aims to reward those individuals whose dedication and effort are reflective of those characteristics necessary to succeed and thrive through postgraduate study in an accredited graduate degree program.
Smith is an All-American swimmer who has majored in psychology at Hope. She will attend graduate school at the University of Michigan.
"Lisa is one of the most focused and hardest working swimmers we have ever had at Hope," said Hope swimming coach John Patnott. " Lisa is a true student-athlete. She maintained a high GPA, was active in campus activities outside athletics, and excelled at her chosen sport. She was an effective team captain and an excellent team leader. It has been a privilege to coach her over the last four years."
Smith achieved NCAA All-America status three consecutive years in the butterfly events. Over her career she was an NCAA All-American 11 times in individual and relay events. She was a four-time MIAA all-conference honoree.
She was active in co-curricular activities on campus, including serving as president of the Mortar Board national honor society. She was also recently named the co-recipient of the John Schouten award as the outstanding female student-athlete in the Class of 2007.
Her undegraduate research through the departments of psychology and sociology focussed on the history of women's athletics at Hope College.
She is the daughter of David and Janice Smith of Dearborn. Two older sisters, Sarah and Laura, were also All-American swimmers at Hope.
Smith's award is one of 58 postgraduate scholarships of $7,500 each presented to student-athletes who participated in winter sports, which included men's and women's basketball, men's fencing, men's and women's gymnastics, women's ice hockey, women's rifle, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field and wrestling.
In addition to the winter sport honorees, the NCAA also awards 116 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes participating in fall and spring sports in which the NCAA conducts championships or participates in as an emerging sport, for a total of 174 postgraduate scholarships annually.
To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.200 (on a 4.000 scale) or its equivalent and must have performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which the student-athlete was nominated. The student-athlete also must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time graduate student.
Students are nominated by the school's faculty athletics representatives. Candidates are screened by regional selection committees, and the award recipients are selected by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.


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David Moyes would not be "a fish in water" at Manchester United, according to José Mourinho, but he is adapting swimmingly to life in the Champions League. United cruised into the knock-out phase with a game to spare as they dismantled Bayer Leverkusen, the second-placed team in Germany, with the finest result and performance of Moyes's reign.
Directed superbly by the ageless Ryan Giggs, and illuminated by the creativity of Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa, the Premier League champions routed Sami Hyypia's side with arguably their best European away performance since the 2011 semi-final win at Schalke. It was their biggest away win in the European Cup since defeating Shamrock Rovers 6-0 in 1957 and a significant step in Moyes's development work at Old Trafford.
"I'd say it is the best performance so far because of the clean sheet and five goals," the United manager said. "But I want this to be a regular thing, not just something we do now and again."
First place in Group A will be assured with a point at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 December but that can wait. Moyes will first savour a statement victory by any European standard and one that looks more impressive given the absences in the United ranks and Leverkusen's form coming into the contest.
Hyypia had overseen the club's best start to a Bundesliga season with 10 wins from 13 matches, only the might of Bayern Munich keeping them from the summit, and they faced United seeking a ninth consecutive home win in the Champions League, a proud record stretching over three campaigns. They departed in a dishevelled, sorry state.
United had the injured Michael Carrick and suspended Marouane Fellaini missing from central midfield but that does not detract from the remarkable feat contained within it. Giggs started against formidable opponents two days shy of his 40th birthday, an age when most would struggle to climb the stairs at the refurbished BayArena, and his contribution would have looked good on a 20-year-old.
Giggs was part of the United squad that lost here in the 2002 semi-finals, when Klaus Toppmöller's serial runners-up advanced on away goals before succumbing to Zinedine Zidane's exquisite volley for Real Madrid at Hampden Park. Another member of United's class of 2002 was also present, Sir Alex Ferguson, albeit enjoying the comforts of the VIP section on this occasion. The former United manager would be dragged back in time by Giggs's commanding performance.
Initially it was the composure and authority of the remarkable 39-year-old that stood out for United, wearing black armbands in memory of Bill Foulkes. Leverkusen's three-man attack converged on the visitors' central defence from the opening whistle and Rio Ferdinand was particularly indebted to Giggs for clearing up several loose touches. As Giggs began to break forward with immaculate touch and vision, however, so Moyes's team assumed control. They were within sight of qualification with only a third of the game gone.
United took the lead just as Leverkusen were threatening to dominate. In the space of two minutes Emir Spahic headed over from Gonzalo Castro's corner, Castro shot wastefully high after Jonny Evans allowed a Leverkusen defensive clearance to reach the United area and Stefan Kiessling was denied by the defender's fine interception having beaten Ferdinand easily on the edge of the box.
Seconds later the flow of the game and the mood of the crowd were reversed. From the corner that followed Evans's excellent block on Kiessling, Kagawa dispossessed Stefan Reinartz in central midfield. Enter Giggs. The Welshman was quickly on the scene to take on possession and release Wayne Rooney down the left. Rooney floated an inviting cross into the centre for Kagawa, who failed to connect, as did Emre Can behind him, enabling Antonio Valencia to steal in unmarked to convert at the back post.
Kagawa and Rooney were also instrumental when United doubled their advantage. Reinartz fouled the Japan international down United's left and Rooney swept the resulting free-kick into the heart of the Leverkusen six-yard box. Two defenders rose with Chris Smalling and the ball sailed off the head of Spahic – his eyes closed – into the unguarded half of Bernd Leno's goal.
Moyes' men United remained comfortable, in stark contrast to the frustration running through the Leverkusen ranks. Hyypia's team were clearly unprepared for United's superiority and their own, error-strewn performance; hardly surprising given they last lost at the BayArena in March. They simply could not cope with Rooney and Giggs, who were involved in four and three of the United goals respectively.
Giggs's corner produced the third for Evans, when Patrice Evra flicked on the delivery, Leno saved from Rooney at close range and the Northern Ireland defender bundled the ball home. Number four was a delight, Kagawa flicking the ball through to Rooney inside the area, the striker chipping Leverkusen's overworked keeper and Smalling arriving from an onside position to convert.
The fifth showed Giggs at his most creative. A first-time flick sent Nani clear of the German defence and, having rounded Leno, the winger clipped a nonchalant finish over the line. Leverkusen were left swimming with the fishes, not Moyes.


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Good Bye NYC!
May 18, 2009
New York,
It is not easy to scribe you this letter, then again, saying good-bye has never been easy for me. I sit here in my Fifth Floor walk-up listening to John Coltrane's famous song, In A Sentimental Mood. How appropriate…because when I'm in need of a New York moment I throw this song on. When Coltrane plays I'm quickly transported to your bustling streets, my quiet morning runs in central park, and to my rooftop overlooking Harlem. So as of today, New York, this is our song. Honestly, how can we not have a song after a 15 year relationship? Wink!
New York, saying good-bye after 15 years makes me rather pensive. You have taught me so much about life, the world, the arts, friendship, and me. Everyday you presented me with something new: a life lesson, a new restaurant, a new friend, an old lost friend, and of course a party for good measure. Yes, New York, you were everything they said you were in the brochures and more. I drank the New York City cool-aid and loved the flavor so much that I kept drinking it year after year.
People have tried to capture you in poems, books, and movies. But between you and me, New York, they never do you justice. The beat of the express train as it races downtown at high speeds to the hustle and bustle of Lower-Manhattan is something you can only understand and enjoy by riding a packed train during rush hour. The games one plays while on that train to pass the time are fun too! I like to play the game, What Stop? A simple game where you pick what stop you think a person is going to get off at. The Suit, he's going to Wall St. The young 23 year old recent graduate who dresses in the latest fashions in Vogue, she's going to 42nd Street, The Conde Nast Building.
Yet, New York, as great and fantastic as you have been the New York City experience couldn't have been possible without my crew. And although this is a good-bye letter to you, New York, I feel I have to give them some shout outs!
Anita (Cucks),
You have been my best friend during this incredible run. To be honest, I never really had a best friend until you came into my life and I thank you for that experience. I lack the proper writing skills and vernacular to express my deepest love and appreciation for your friendship. In the end, what I can say is you have been my rock, my shoulder to lean on, and the one person who has always believed in me. Thank you, Cucks.
Rey (Mush),
Hey, Compadre. If there is someone who embraces the greatness that is New York City it is you. I remember the night we sat on the roof of the library and you pointed to the New York skyline and said, "This is why I came to Columbia…the world is here, Joaquin." Church!!! You have been a true friend, a roommate, an ear when I've needed to vent, a fellow Cowboys fan, a boxing junkie like me, and of course a great person to grab "One Drink" with. Gracias por todo, Compa.
John (The General),
Juanito. Tell Sloan I said, what up? My crime partner in the city…I know you are an atheist and I respect that, bro. But I think my main man upstairs, JC, put you in my life for a reason. I can't express to you how important your friendship has been to me all these years. You have a heart of gold and I'm always impressed how you are able to navigate between so many circles and to be loved by them all. If anyone ever asks you, Juanito, what is your best characteristic? Make sure to say this, "John Lee is a fiercely loyal friend." Gracias por todo, General.
Danny (D)
Daniel, Un gran abrazo, Primo. To the man who has pushed me for years to get out of the city. I write to notify you, "I'm finally leaving." You will of course respond with, "I need to see you on the plane first…send me a picture." A photo will be sent. LOL! D, you have showed me that life can pass you by very fast and you have to love it everyday. "Sucking the marrow out of the bone of life one day at a time" best describes how you approach life. The last minute trips to Vegas, driving in vicious snowstorms to watch Mana and our famous Sunday margarita fiestas; you truly love life, Bro. I feel blessed to have learned this lesson from you and I'm putting that lesson into action now. Gracias.
Papa, Mami y Elena,
Being away from you three has not been easy. You are my blood and never does a day pass by that I don't think of you three. And know that not a day passes that I don't understand and fully appreciate all the sacrifices you three have made for me to be here. Gracias, Familia.
New York, some people have come with the idea that they will beat you, only to go back to their hometowns defeated and humbled. We have had our share of battles with one another along the way…I have won some and lost many. The battle scars inflicted on me by you I don't see as scars of failure. On the contrary, I see them as scars of growth, resilience, and they're scars which I needed to acquire in order to grow. It is on this little island that demons from my past have been killed and some have been born. New York, know I leave you fulfilled, happy, and in peace with no traces of bitterness.
In closing, these tears I shed are tears of extreme happiness and of extreme sadness mixed together. I'm not too proud to state; it hurts me deeply to be leaving you and I'm thankful you have let me call you home for so long. Also, know that your are the reason that this boy who arrived 15 years ago on a Tower Air Flight with 100.00 bucks in his pocket has grown into a man who leaves with a wealth of experience in life. Thank you, New York and I will always love you.
Con respecto,
Joaquin Manuel Ochoa
Post Script – I will be having a going away/birthday party this Friday if you want to stop buy and have a drink with me before my departure.
Loreley Bar
7 Rivington Street
9:00pm – till the lights come on.
The Crew


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According to a class-action lawsuit brought against Apple, fans of AMC's Breaking Bad were charged twice for the fifth season, which was divided into two parts.
The plaintiff, Noam Lazebnik, alleges in his suit that Apple deceived iTunes customers by selling a "Season Pass" for the final season of Breaking Bad, then charging them a second time when the final half of the show premiered in early August. Season five is sixteen episodes in length.
News of the suit has hit the tech and TV world this week, and it could have lasting implications for other series on iTunes. Tech site Giga OM was one of the first to profile the suit.
According to the complaint, Apple owes each customer that had shell out more coin for part two of the series either $14.99 (what they paid for the standard download) or $22.99 (for the fancy HD one). Seems like a chunk of change for a TV show, but as a BB fan, I understand.
Observers are of the mind that lead plaintiff Lazebnik has a case, since AMC has advertised this new season as the second half of the fifth season.
Lazebnik himself is a doctor in Cleveland, Ohio, and he is referred to as such in the suit. This is a listing for his services in Cleveland, permitting he's the only Lazebnik in Cleveland practicing obstetrics and gynecology.
Lazebnik's suit is based on a breach of contract and violation of California's consumer protection laws. Wait, why not Albuquerque? Oh, because Walter White isn't a real person.
One of the lawyers representing Lazebnik told ABC News that their client is just one of many who are dealing with this same Apple issue. For his part, Lazebnik is only asking for $20 in damages. He already got back $2.99 from Apple for purchasing episode nine on its own.
"When a consumer buys a ticket to a football game, he does not have to leave at halftime. When a consumer buys an opera ticket, he does not get kicked out at intermission," reads the suit.
You can check out the suit here.


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Taking the classroom to the streets
Service-learning project helps transform a local storefront
October 26, 2010
By Jill Yanish '13
A service-learning project has transformed a barren, run-down looking storefront into a vibrant, colorful masterpiece thanks to a group of CSB and SJU students. The students are part of Rachel Melis's Sophomore Topics Art class and recently undertook painting the quilt shop in Avon, Minn. as part of the CSB/SJU service-learning program.
Rachel, an assistant professor of art for CSB and SJU, had the idea to include the service-learning program into her class when she stumbled upon the idea that a mural for Aunt Annie's Quilts & Silks would be a perfect project for her class of art majors. She had connections to the shop because she is a frequent visitor and knows the storeowner, Lucy Senstad.
"I wanted [the students] to understand how their skills could be applied to service, and to especially understand that artists need community support," Rachel said.
Students worked in groups to create a design for a mural that would cover the storefront. Lucy had talked with the students about the history of the quilt shop to provide them with an understanding of the store. She described how worldly fabrics are a key aspect to the store. Music also plays a significant role as well because the store hosts concerts.
Junior Nick Streine's design was chosen by Lucy and her husband Don, but aspects of other groups' designs were included into the final design as well.
"It was pretty exciting. I've never really won anything like that before," Nick said.
Painting on the shop began Oct.4 and was completed Oct. 21. Students devoted approximately 20 hours to wash, prime, and paint the store, not including the time spent drafting designs. The students weaved music and worldly fabrics together by incorporating an abstract piano, guitar, bright colors, and Mayan style patterns into the mural.
"I feel that [the students] did incredible work," Rachel said. "They exceeded my expectations in terms of enthusiasm for actually going to the site. I thought it was going to be hard to get them together outside of class, but they were more than willing to go other times and take initiative."
And the students from Sophomore Topics take pride in what their painting will bring to the store.
"This mural will help bring attention to the shop," sophomore Deanna Jansky said. "It will bring color to people's lives."
The project served a dual purpose, benefiting both the students and the quilt shop. Rachel believes that the project will not only help the store in terms of business, but also the Avon Area Arts organization that Lucy supports, and add color to the town. The students gained a sense of community, teamwork, and experience by designing for and with other people.
The Aunt Annie's Quilts & Silks project fulfilled the mission of the service-learning program by providing students with the opportunity to actively engage in the community by implementing the knowledge they have gained in the classroom. More than 540 CSB/SJU students are participating in the service-learning program this semester.
Deanna is a believer that the service-learning program has enhanced her education.
"It just kind of makes you feel that the things you are learning make a difference," Deanna said.


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The Negroni/
Two things I jump: bandwagons and the gun.
Bandwagons: Ever since the New York Times ran a story in late December about the upswinging trend of barrel-aged cocktails -- pre-mixing a large batch of an all-liquor tipple, like a Manhattan or a Martinez, then setting it aside for a month or more in either a glass vessel of some kind or a genuine oak barrel, preferably one that's already been used to age something else -- I've been all like gimme gimme I wanna I wanna. I even can brag my very own used oak barrel; Sean won a three-galloner from Tuthilltown Spirits in upstate New York (purveyors of Husdon Whiskeys) at their Facebook Fan Appreciation Day over the summer. (I originally misunderstood Sean's e-mail informing me he won the barrel. I thought it came with three gallons of bourbon inside it and told everybody so. That was embarrassing.)
I set my plan in motion on Sunday, starting small: A three-serving batch of Negroni put up in a handsome crystal flask. Why Negroni? Well, they're also cusping lately, and I don't know them very well. They're equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and Campari -- and yes, I admit, Campari has never ascended to the personal-pref top-shelf of my imaginary inventory. But I wasn't afraid or nuthin'. I'd tackled Cynar; I could surely manage a suavely made Negroni. Also, the Negroni's got a great history: Circa 1920s, Italian count Cammillo Negroni (Enrico Palazzo!) asks his favorite bartender in Florence to man-up his Americano with a shot of gin.
The gun: So here it is, five days past Sunday, and I couldn't wait any longer. I popped open my Negroni flask, poured a long draw into one of my martini bowls, threw in a hastily made orange garnish, and... hey, yum! The leathery bitterness of the Campari is still the dominant taste, but with edges sanded down, corners rounded, and aftertaste proving to be a most pleasant, lingering diversion. There's still plenty left in the flask so we'll see if I can make it to a full week, although it already feels like an unopened Christmas present just taunting me forever on end.
The Negroni
Tanqueray gin
Stock sweet vermouth
Optional club soda
Orange slice or peel, for garnish
All Negronis are made with equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and Campari, one ounce of each per cocktail. Adjust your measurements accordingly to make a large, aged batch.
Stir all alcoholic ingredients together briskly (in an ice-filled mixing glass, if drinking immediately). Pour into a cocktail glass or, to age, a glass vessel or a barrel.
Tasting Notes:
OK, first off, if you're barrel-aging: As the NYT story notes, you must pre-treat your barrel by soaking it with water in a bathtub. This seals up the joints. Otherwise, when you pour in your cocktail ingredients (through a funnel, natch) they'll eventually start to seep out.
Second, some say there's technically a difference between a Negroni and a Negroni Cocktail, the former including a splash of club soda and an orange slice garnish, as that hews to the precursory Americano recipe, the latter being what many cocktail aesthetes have turned the Negroni into, making it entirely with liquor (and hence, only an orange peel to garnish). To my taste, the former's more summer-suitable and refreshing, the latter more winterrific and contemplative. The good news is, no matter which you choose to drink, the Campari leaves its mark on your palate in equal measure. (Drinking a Negroni around a bunch of more hardcore Negroni Cocktail tipplers? Feel free to talk up the quixotic Campari flavor as much as the big boys.)


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You want a big cruiser but you don't need a large 1500 cc behemoth that weighs close to half-a-ton fully loaded. You want something you can cruise down the boulevard on but you want to be able to handle a corner or two. You want classic styling but you insist on reliability as well. If these are your guidelines, then Honda and Yamaha might have what you're looking for in the guise of the Honda Shadow American Classic Edition and Yamaha V-Star 1100. Shadow ACE 1100 The ACE and V-Star have a few things in common: Both sport requisite V-twin powerplants (75° for the V-Star and 45° for the ACE) and both possess typical Japanese refinement. Aside from these similarities, the two rides are very different machines. While both machines are shaft driven, the ACE uses the shaft housing as the swingarm. Although this arrangement is effective, it's a bit lacking style-wise. However, the whitewall tires and the classic fenders and tank help to create a traditional design that turns heads when you're out and about. The V-Star uses a different approach, utilizing a pivoting sub-frame design with a hidden mono-shock that keeps the lines fluid and consistent with the rest of the bike. Although this beast isn't equipped with whitewall tires, it still cuts a graceful, glittering profile. The only flaw we noticed was the small headlight that


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Attacks are most effective when they play into a pre-existing stereotype about a candidate. Nobody thinks that Hillary Clinton spent her career focused on making money. She was in the public eye advocating for a policy agenda. —Ben LaBolt, former Obama campaign spokesman
DENVER — Hillary Rodham Clinton is a hardworking champion of women, children and the poor. Or she's a wealthy elitist more comfortable in Davos, Switzerland, than Davenport, Iowa.
Which is it? If Clinton decides to again run for president, how voters answer that question could play a role in whether she's able to win the White House.
"They raised the bar on these issues with Mitt in 2012," said Ron Kaufman, a longtime adviser to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, whose wealth and business record were targeted by Democrats. "Now their candidates for president have to get over the same bar."
Perhaps the biggest news to come from the recent launch of Clinton's memoir of her time as secretary of state isn't what the book says about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, but what she's said about her personal finances while plugging the book.
It started with an interview with ABC News in which she said she and husband Bill were "dead broke" when they left the White House in early 2001, grappling with millions of dollars in legal bills. Then there was the interview with the Britain's Guardian newspaper, in which Clinton appeared to draw a distinction by saying her family paid an "ordinary income tax, unlike a lot of people who are truly well off."
The couple's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, was pulled into the fray when Politico reported that she earned $600,000 a year at NBC News, where she has infrequently appeared as a special correspondent.
Those statements don't mesh well with the fact the Clintons are, by almost any measure, quite wealthy, with an annual income that places them solidly among the top 1 percent of Americans. When she was secretary of state, Clinton's financial disclosure report filed in 2012 showed the couple had an estimated net worth between $5 million and $25 million.
The former first lady and New York senator is by no means a billionaire but can command $200,000 or more for a single speech — four times what the median American household takes home each year. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said Tuesday that Clinton would be paid $225,000 to speak at the university foundation's annual dinner in October.
Being rich isn't necessarily a political liability for potential presidents. Democrats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy both entered politics after privileged upbringings. The last two Republican presidents, George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, could vacation at the family's Maine seaside compound or at the younger president's sprawling Texas ranch.
Former President Bill Clinton, who defended his wife this week as someone who isn't "out of touch," said a president's wealth should matter less than the policies they seek to promote.
"I think I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office. But I still could have been tone deaf," Clinton said, adding: "The real issue is, if you've been fortunate enough to be successful, are you now out of touch and insensitive to the agonizing struggles other people are facing?"
And yet Republicans still remember how President Barack Obama's campaign dissected Romney's business dealings and capitalized on his reluctance to release certain tax records. The campaign successfully created an image of Romney tied to his wealth that was cemented by a video of him telling donors that 47 percent of Americans would automatically vote for Obama because they don't pay income taxes and are "dependent upon government."
Romney's campaign tried to respond by portraying him as a success story and a business turnaround artist. But their efforts were undermined by a series of ready-for-YouTube gaffes in which Romney told out-of-work Floridians that "I'm also unemployed." He told a New Hampshire audience that he liked "being able to fire people" and quipped to a Detroit gathering that his wife "drives a couple of Cadillacs."
Such comments are reminiscent of Clinton's recent struggles to talk about her money and lifestyle, including a January remark in a speech to auto dealers that she hadn't driven a car since 1996.
While Clinton said this week that any comparisons to Romney were a "false equivalency," they lend themselves to a still-forming GOP strategy of portraying her as a Washington insider who has enjoyed a privileged life sheltered by private jets, fancy homes and hobnobbing with the elites of Wall Street and Hollywood.
Democrats argue that Clinton's personal wealth won't be able to overshadow a long career in public service, which began as an advocate for poor families at the Children's Defense Fund and led to years of work in Arkansas and Washington on issues such as early childhood education, expanded health care coverage and job creation.
"Attacks are most effective when they play into a pre-existing stereotype about a candidate," said Ben LaBolt, a former Obama campaign spokesman. "Nobody thinks that Hillary Clinton spent her career focused on making money. She was in the public eye advocating for a policy agenda."
In the interview with PBS NewsHour broadcast Wednesday, Clinton said her record "speaks for itself" and her "unartful use of those few words doesn't change who I am, what I've stood for my entire life, what I stand for today."
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Photograph the unique beauty of any locale like a pro!
Discover the professional secrets of National Geographic photographer Jad Davenport and start taking captivating photos that tell the story of your travels! Set yourself up for success with Jad's tips for travel gear, planning a shot list and overcoming bad weather. Learn to create high-quality images anywhere with four key elements of design, and discover the most magical time of day to take your shots. Jad shares composition techniques for everything from iconic landscapes to small details, and reveals his tips for approaching and photographing locals with ease. Plus, you'll learn to how to curate your images, creating a memorable narrative you can't wait to show off!
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Meet your instructor, National Geographic Creative photographer Jad Davenport, and discover what goes into planning and preparing for a successful travel shoot. Jad shares how he makes the switch from tourist to photographer as he creates his own travel assignments: researching his destination, creating a theme and making a shot list and schedule. Then, take a peek into his pared-down gear bag as he shows you what lenses and equipment are must-haves and which pieces you can leave at home.
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Where is the academic literature on skepticism as a social movement?
- George Hansen, "CSICOP and the Skeptics: An Overview," The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research vol. 86, no. 1, January 1992, pp. 19-63. I've not seen a more detailed history of contemporary skepticism elsewhere.
- Stephanie A. Hall, "Folklore and the Rise of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics," New Directions in Folklore vol. 4, no. 1, March 2000.
- David J. Hess, Science in the New Age: The Paranormal, Its Defenders and Debunkers, and American Culture, 1993, The University of Wisconsin Press.
There's a lot of literature on parallel social movements of various sorts, including much about advocates of some of the subject matter that skeptics criticize, and some of that touches upon skeptics. For example:
- Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch, "The Construction of the Paranormal: Nothing Unscientific is Happening," in Roy Wallis, editor, On the Margins of Science: The Social Construction of Rejected Knowledge, 1979, University of Keele Press, pp. 237-270.
- Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch, Frames of Meaning: The Social Construction of Extraordinary Science, 1982, Taylor & Francis.
- Ronald L. Numbers, The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design, 2nd edition, 2006, Harvard University Press.
- Christopher P. Toumey, God's Own Scientists: Creationists in a Secular World, 1994, Rutgers University Press.
In some ways, the skeptical movement also resembles a sort of layman's version of the activist element in the field of science and technology studies, based on positivist views of science that are the "vulgar skepticism" dismissed in this article:
- Michael Lynch, "Expertise, Skepticism and Cynicism: Lessons from Science & Technology Studies," Spontaneous Generations vol. 1, no. 1, 2007, pp. 17-24.
- Philip Kitcher, The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions, 1995, Oxford University Press.
- R.C. Olby, G.N. Cantor, J.R.R. Christie, and M.J.S. Hodge, Companion to the History of Modern Science, 1990, Routledge.
UPDATE (September 27, 2014): Some additional works I recommend for skeptics:
- Harry Collins, Are We All Scientific Experts Now?, 2014, Polity Press. A very brief and quick overview of science studies with respect to expertise.
- Massimo Pigliucci, Nonsense On Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk, 2010, University of Chicago Press. A good corrective to the overuse of Popper, easy read.
- Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry, Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem, 2013, University of Chicago Press. Good collection of essays reopening the debate many thought closed by Larry Laudan on whether there can be philosophical criteria for distinguishing the boundary between science and pseudoscience.


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Mexican Hat
Mexican hat is a native prairie wildflower in the Asteraceae family, also known as the sunflower family. It is readily recognized by its head of large rich-yellow drooping ray florets and dark reddish-brown dish florets.
The forage value of Mexican hat is fair for cattle and wildlife. The achenes from prairie coneflower are eaten by wild turkey. When there is a dense covering of plants, bobwhite quail use them for cover.
Butterflies are attracted to them for their sweet nectar.
Native Americans used the plants to make tea, cure headaches, stomach pains and hemorrhages. They also boiled the stems and leaves making a solution that was applied to rattlesnake bites and cases of poison ivy. Black, brown, green and yellow dyes can be extracted from the plants.
Mexican hat is a popular ornamental plant for gardens.


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My problem happened again although already do this:
1) I update BIOS to latest level
2) And Power manager (i delete it) and display drivers to latest level available on Lenovo's web site.
3) And uncheck Display Power Savings Technology.
My display issue was resolved but my random shutdowns continue when i play games and the laptop turn hot, it is like someone pull out the battery, just black screen and i need to turn on my laptop again.
Please someone help, is my first Lenovo and this is very disappointing
Could the units be overheating that would cause an instant power off
I don't think this is thermal since it goes away for many customers for periods of time. Also, there seem to be a lot of variables in the discussion (there were on the T400s shutdown too). I've heard Win 7 is a common variable on this one, but I'm not blaming the OS itself.
I know you are working with Jamez regarding some of your other concerns, and I'd like to get our project office involved given your sizable install base, and the ongoing relationship.
Would you please send me a PM with your contact information - Your Name, the company / institution you represent and the related location & phone to reach you. Also, could you include an example MT & Serial from your intstall base?
I'd like to ensure we are working this at the right level and not just here in the forum.
11-13-2010 07:29 AM - edited 11-13-2010 07:31 AM
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I just ordered my first Lenovo product yesterday and it is also an X201 Tablet. Exactly how prevalent is this sudden loss of power problem among owners of this model? I am seriously considering cancelling my order and would like some reassurance prior to spending a premium for a product that offers no better "out of the box experience" than any other pc manufacturer (in other words if I wanted a crap shoot I can pay less for quirky problems of unknown origin). This forum stretches for months with no resolution. In fact it would seem your company has done little until a big customer with a large number of X201 brings up his concerns in here. I'm having cold feet about this already. I am in no mood to have these kind of ridiculous shenanigans with my first Lenovo product experience. There are not enough hours in the day for me to contend with sudden power loss issues. These forums do little to instill any faith in your product or your support thus far. Honestly, should I just cancel? This is a lot of money to spend on a tablet and if I would have a better experience holding off a few months than I just assume wait. Please Advise. (I will forward this thread to my sales rep and wait until Monday to get a response from you or him prior to cancelling my order.)
Hi jcarcopo, and welcome to the Lenovo User Community!
Don't forget that the forums represent a skewed view of reality since those with problems are way more likely to come and post here. Those without problems are much less likely to post.
I can only find one mention of this problem in a tablet (this is the non-tablet X Series board).
For X Series Tablet-oriented discussions check here:
In short, this wouldn't stop me from buying an X201, tablet or non-tablet!
Hope this helps!
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Edit: Ignore, Just had a system shutdown.
I think i have found a way to fix this issue,
I had my laptop turn off a few times a day and for a day and half now, I have had no shutdowns.
Go to bios>Security and disable bluetooth.
As I and others have experiancced, most times when random shutdowns happend the wireless radios would turn on/off randomly. I usually had my bluetooth off, and everytime it shutdowned bluetooth would be back on, which led me to belive it had something to do with the bluetooth module.
Also as i recall there was another post that said removing the bluetooth fixed the issue, so far, disabling it in bios seems to fix it.
obviously this is not an accaptable soloution from lenovo since we all paid for bluetooth because we needed to use it, but for now untill lenovo get their act together and fix this problem properly I rather have no bluetooth than my computer just shutting down whenever it pelease.
to try and track down the common cases, can people who are experiancing shutdowns answer as many of these questions as you can,
Clean Install or Factory:
version of OS:
Wifi Model:
that way we might be able to find if there is anything common between us and hopefully find and issue.
Clean Install or Factory: Clean
version of OS: Ultimate x64
Bluetooth: Yes
Wifi Model: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN
Cpu: i5 M540 2.53Ghz
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Lew Finishes 12th in Saber
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Up against some of the strongest fencers in the nation, a trio from the Yale women's fencing team—freshman Joanna Lew, sophomore Katherine Miller and junior captain Lauren Miller—have wrapped up competition at the Mar. 20-23 NCAA National Championship.
Lew posted the best result of the three Bulldogs, finishing in 12th place in saber competition at this year's national contest, hosted by Ohio State at the French Field House in Columbus, Ohio. Lew finished with 11 victories out of 23 total bouts.
Meanwhile, Lauren Miller and Katherine Miller finished in 17th place in foil and epee, respectively. Lauren Miller recorded eight victories in 23 bouts, while Katherine miller posted 10 wins in her 23 bouts.
The three fencers advanced to the NCAA National Championship as part of a field of 144 fencers across all weapons, after their performances during the regular season and at the Mar. 9 NCAA Northeast Regional in Wellesley, Mass.
Lew had advanced to the NCAA National Championship in ninth place for the northeast after finishing ninth in saber at the NCAA Northeast Regional, while Katherine Miller had qualified in seventh place from the northeast after an 11th-place finish in epee at the regional contest.
Lauren Miller, meanwhile, had advanced in fourth place amongst northeast fencers for the national competition after capturing sixth place in foil at this year's regional contest. At last year's NCAA National Championship, she finished in 13th place, while the year before she captured seventh place.
The close of the NCAA National Championship wraps up the Bulldogs' 2013-14 fencing season, one in which the team qualified its most fencers to the NCAAs in recent years. In addition, Yale claimed victories in matches against Drew, Sacred Heart and Vassar.
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Senators edge Flyers in shootoutby Sean Farrell
OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators finally broke through in the shootout, and managed to pull out a win by the slimmest of margins.
Jason Spezza scored Ottawa's first shootout goal in 13 attempts this season, and Craig Anderson stopped all three Philadelphia Flyers shooters in the Senators' 5-4 win at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday.
Clarke MacArthur and Bobby Ryan failed to score on Ottawa's first two attempts against Flyers goalie Steve Mason before Spezza, who assisted on the Senators' first two goals of the game, charged in and then stopped hard to deke Mason and stuff a shot inside the right post.
"It's been a struggle for me this year, but you stick with it, you believe, have confidence in yourself, and I was happy the coach gave me a chance to go again," said Spezza, who failed to score in his first three shootout attempts, including Ottawa's first shot in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Philadelphia's Matt Read, Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier failed to score in the shootout on Anderson, who made 25 saves prior to the breakaway competition.
Anderson jumped up and thrust his stick in the air before he was mobbed by his teammates after Couturier hit the crossbar on the Flyers' third and final attempt.
"That's where I wanted to go," Couturier said. "Just half an inch lower, I think it was in. I had him, I think."
Anderson made a glove save on Jakub Voracek's backhand at 14:22 to deny the Flyers right wing a second goal, and keep it tied at 4. With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Anderson sprawled to his right along the ice to stop a backhand by Giroux.
"He played unreal," said center Kyle Turris, who gave Ottawa its second lead at 8:21 of the third, six minutes after MacArthur scored his second of the game to tie it at 3. "He never gives up and it's frustrating in practice because he never lets us score in practice either. He battles, he always works and gives us an opportunity, and he got rewarded tonight."
The Senators won for the first time this season in five shootouts; Philadelphia fell to 1-2.
"It was a big two points for us," Anderson said. "We had some struggles all year this year with winning in the shootout, getting goals and making saves, on my end, but tonight kind of everything fell into place and I guess the stars were all lined up and we found a way to get that second point."
Kimmo Timonen drew Philadelphia even for the second time in the game at 10:58 of the third period, when he beat Anderson with a shot from the left point for his second goal.
"Going into the third period and giving up the lead, it's tough," said Mason, who made 30 saves during the game. "I thought we did a good job of coming back and tying it, but it's difficult to give up a lead. Obviously, it's not something that you want to do."
Flyers rookie Michael Raffl had two points, including his first NHL goal to open the scoring at 8:18 of the first.
Philadelphia fell behind 2-1 before regaining the lead in the second on goals 50 seconds apart by Voracek and Luke Schenn, who assisted on Raffl's goal.
"I didn't think we generated enough early on in the game but picked it up, for sure, later on," Flyers coach Craig Berube said. "You know, any time you're not generating offense and shots, you're usually in your own end. A bit too much in our own end in the first half."
MacArthur, who put a shot off the left post in overtime, drew the Senators even at 3 with his second goal of the game at 2:21 of the third. Turris scored unassisted at 8:21 to put Ottawa up 4-3.
MacArthur drew the Senators even with his first goal of the game, his 10th, at 10:37 of the first. Ryan had two assists, including a backhand pass to set up Patrick Wiercioch's power-play goal, which gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at 9:30 of the second.
Voracek drew the Flyers even at 2 with a power-play goal at 11:43 of the second. Schenn put Philadelphia ahead 3-2 at 12:33, when he blasted a one-timer over Anderson from the right boards.
Philadelphia got out to a 1-0 lead on Raffl's first goal in 18 games at 8:18 of the first. The 25-year-old left wing, who had two assists in his first 17 games, trailed Wayne Simmonds to the net and beat Anderson with a shot inside the left post.
"Obviously, it's nice to get the first goal but it would be even nicer with the win, I think," Raffl said. "It's kind of disappointing at the same time."
Ottawa has allowed the first goal in 22 of 31 games this season. The Senators are 7-11-4 in those games.
It was the last of three games between the teams this season. The Flyers won the first two games against Ottawa to secure the season series, outscoring the Senators 10-2, including a 5-0 win at Canadian Tire Centre on Nov. 12.


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Veteran actress Mia Farrow has stepped up to defend beleaguered Alec Baldwin following his nasty run-in with a paparazzo in New York City on Sunday.
The "30 Rock" star got in a dispute with New York Post staff photographer G.N. Miller near the Manhattan yoga studio owned by his pregnant wife, Hilaria Thomas.
Police officers were called to the scene and both men filed complaints, with Miller accusing Baldwin of using racist language – a claim the actor has strenuously denied.
Baldwin's friend Farrow has now waded into the debate and spoken out in his defense, writing in a post on Twitter, "I know (Alec Baldwin). Let me be CLEAR, he is no racist."
The actor's "30 Rock" co-star Tracy Morgan also spoke out about the scuffle and he is adamant Baldwin should only apologize if he did use offensive language, telling radio's Drex & Maney morning show, "If (Baldwin) called somebody a [bleep], he should apologize. … That goes for anybody. If another black person calls somebody a [bleep], he should apologize. … If he did it."


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My emotions are as low today as ever I can remember as I work through the tragic news born in Newtown, Connecticut. Another slaughter of innocent lives, this time little children, at the hands of a youth with guns, ammo, a damaged mind and a confused soul.
For me this isn't like 911. Then I was angry; someone from some far away land was going to have to shoulder the blame and pay for what they did to us. Today, I simply feel lost because we, the American culture, are the ones that must shoulder the blame for what happened and begin paying back.
1998: 13 and 11 year olds kill 5, injure 10, Jonesboro, Arkansas middle school 1999: 18 year old kills 13, injures 24, Columbine, Colorado high school 2001: 15 year old kills 2, injures 13, Santee, California high school 2005: 16 year old kills 9, injures 7, Minnesota, Red Lake Indian reservation 2006: 32 year old kills 5, injures 5, Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania Amish high school 2007: 18 year old kills 5, injures 4, Salt Lake City, Utah shopping mall 2007: 23 year old kills 32, injures 17, Blacksburg, Virginia university campus 2007: 19 year old kills 8, injures 14, Omaha, Nebraska shopping mall 2008: 27 year old kills 5, injures 16, DeKalb, Illinois university lecture hall 2010: 34 year old kills 8, injures 2, Manchester, Connecticut family business office 2011: 22 year old kills 6, injures 11, Tucson, Arizona shopping center 2012: 24 year old kills 12, injures 58, Aurora, Colorado movie theater 2012: 40 year old kills 6, injures 3, Oak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh Temple 2012: 22 year old kills 2, Clackamas, Oregon shopping mall 2012: 20 year old kills 28, Newtown, Connecticut elementary school
What exactly has happened to our society where a list like this is so overwhelming; further punctuated by the thousands of nameless inner city and gangland murders perpetrated by our youth that are not considered rampage killings?
Laying it at the feet of some psychological disorder diagnosis housed in the mind of the gunman is pure intellectual cowardice. The only thing that does is allow the rest of us to feel better because it becomes someone else's problem, another family's responsibility. Americans would do well to acknowledge the insidious decay in our cultural values where they continue to collide with what many interpret as their own set of personal freedoms. Freedoms are great but become worthless and detrimental to society as a whole if they are not exercised with maturity, restraint and responsibility. We seem to have lost sight of all three of these requirements in the American freedom equation.
Personal and moral failures at any level don't carry the negative stigma they once did. Breaking society's laws, even those little, seemingly inconsequential ones mean nothing anymore and is routinely modeled by parents to their young ones. Breaking little rules leads to breaking larger norms as one gets older. The end result is a perpetual diminishing of cultural values. At the end of the day what value does a human life have?
Even as a constitutional originalist and Second Amendment supporter I believe a rational gun control debate has become necessary; one where the debaters recognize that guns have evolved greatly since 1791. It doesn't have to be an all or nothing proposition that neuters the NRA, our Bill of Rights, or the American hunting tradition. But it does have to somehow find a way to keep us from lamenting that victims were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It is high time for our judicial system to do its job with a little less compassion and much heavier hand. Our culture has lost its fear of the consequences of breaking societal rules. Gen X and the Millenials have become the No Fear generation. Minds that consider crime no longer consider the consequences that go with it because plea deals, suspended and reduced sentences, and early parole mitigate a criminal's uncomfortable future. Cable television's offerings even depict a macho glorification of penal life that has found a twisted audience in our society that actually aspires to doing time. Our society must put fear back into a criminal's mind with hard core sentencing that has intractable teeth. Watch the 1973 movie, Papillion. In our present light, there comes with it a desire to dismantle the death penalty, buy some islands, clean out the prisons, and remove two strike criminals from society, forever. Compassionate, yet final. Bad actors shouldn't be allowed to have three strikes.
What affect did Hollywood, video games, and the internet play in the minds of the 16 killers previously listed? My guess is pretty significant if one dissects the age demographic of the killers. What are we, as a culture, allowing the next generation to be exposed to for the financial gain of those that exploit their immaturity and under-developed moral sense?
My guess is that in the immediate days following the Newtown massacre most Americans would welcome such a review and find it easy to connect the dots. Sadly, the short attention span of Americans has shown this too, shall pass. And our culture will continue to slide as we await the next horrific homegrown event.
12.14.12 was a tough day for me. My heart breaks for the families in Newtown. But my angst really comes from seeing that America, the shining city on a hill is losing its sheen; and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
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Hand-Built Lamborghini In Basement Sees the Light Of Day...
This Article is written by Ken Imhoff and is on: www.jalopnik.com
The time was 1985 and I was watching the movie Cannonball run. Yeah, you know the one with Farrah Fawcett and Adrienne Barbeau? 'That red car was a what?' I asked. A Lamborghini Countach. I was mesmerized. I spent the next five years figuring out how I was going to build one. The idea of buying something was out of the question — I was raised by a German perfectionist of a father who would quote, "I can't understand why anyone would buy something when they could make it" whenever the topic of buying something came up. He would say, "You have the skills, just build one". As things were starting to heat up with the Lamborghini, I got involved with a young lady and things started moving pretty quickly. When the topic of car finally came up, I told her 'I need to build this car and I hope it isn't going to be a problem.' She said 'I can't see how it would. I love you.' I figure I would test the waters and asked her if she had two grand for a ZF transaxle. I had a guy in CA with a Pantera ZF he wants to sell, but I was short on cash at the time.
Long story short, she lent me the money and we got married a year later just before we closed on a house with a 2 1/2 garage.
The idea to build the car in the basement is pretty simple really. I recalled back to my childhood again and remember my Dad's car projects always being put on hold during the winter because we couldn't afford to heat the one car garage. Sure I could heat my garage and do the work in there, but then my cars would have to sit in the driveway. I live in Wisconsin where winters seem to last six months out of the year, so that would be a long time with no place to put the daily drivers. This was going to be a long project and I figured the house had an unfinished basement with plenty of room and was heated anyway, what a perfect scenario. There would be no excuses not to work on the car right? Before I started off on the project, I had a neighborhood contractor take a look at it and he was confident I wasn't losing my mind. I will admit, the one thing I didn't think beforehand was how everything was going to either go down the stairs or go through a small basement window. There were times I wondered how well those 50 year old stairs were built, but thankfully I never did have an incident.
When I started the project, my wife would read in a recliner next to me but soon that faded. Even the dog left as soon as she did. I shouldn't pick on her though, she was very supportive coming down to see the latest part I had completed or asking "Sweetheart does this look right?" She seemed to always say the right thing and I always was always thankful for her outside point of view. Sometimes I would be way out there in la-la land and she would have to reel me back to reality. She had a level way of thinking I don't think I ever acquired.
At the beginning of the welding process I tried my hand at gas welding aluminum. Despite putting hours of practice in In ever quite got it. I tried everything. Cobalt glasses, flux and welding rod, I think I tried for six weeks but could never master it. I talked to an old timer about gas welding aluminum and all he would say was "Practice, practice, practice." His younger son, who was also in the family business pulled me aside and said "Buy a Tig machine and get it over with." The old man meanwhile mumbled something under his breath about "Always looking for the shortcut. Whatever happened to doing it right?" So with that advice in mind, I bought a Miller Syncrowave 250 a week later and never looked back. I did hear much later from the neighbors that they could tell when I was welding as it interfered with their TV antenna and picture.
I built a paint booth in the corner of the basement to prime a panel when needed. It worked really nice with a positive pressure blower forcing the fumes out a basement window. The neighborhood smelled like paint but my neighbors never complained, they would just move their cars to avoid the long distance overspray. I'm not quite sure how my wife put up with the paint smell that lingered in the house despite my best efforts. For those wondering, I choose not to color paint down there, after the mess I made priming and the fact that it wasn't all that clean to start. It was OK for priming but painting is another thing.
The project did end up costing a lot more than I ever thought it would — projects always seem to do that. You buy a 160MPH speedometer because that was the highest made at the time. You don't even get it out of the box and you see that they now make on that tops out at 180. Two units later I got a 200MPH... buying parts goes on like that until you end up with shelves of stuff you don't need and keep in mind, for a lot of this project, E-bay had not been invented yet. Speaking of the internet, if my project had started when the internet was available, I actually think it would have cost me a lot more. There are so many more options now right at your fingertips and I seem to have champagne tastes with beer money. I think I have 40K in my project without the equipment/tools I bought. I used to save every receipt until I started getting depressed at how much I was spending. Besides it could be held against me as spousal blackmail, so I eventually got rid of the evidence!
I remember the first time I started it. I filled the tank with racing gas, set the timing, and hit the start button — the engine exploded with life. Open headers in a basement, no matter how ready you are for it, will catch you off guard. I decided to not run it too long and made sure no one was home at the time. By the way, those carbon monoxide sensors really do work and you have to keep the windows open unless you want the sweet smell of racing gas lingering in your basement.
Actually getting the car out of the basement was pretty straight forward to be honest. I built a skid to put the car on — a trailer without wheels you might say. The rig is basically an angle iron frame designed to make it down into the basement to which I added 4 swivel casters to move the car to the opposite wall. We used an excavator to dig a ramp and then cut the block of the foundation out. We pushed the car to the opening, hooked it up to the excavator and pulled it out. Simple. I was like an expectant father watching it come through the wall. I was literally shaking and running the supposed plan over and over in my head. 'Have I overlooked anything? Is some of the wall going to fall on my work of seventeen years?...' The blankets I covered it with surely wouldn't stop that from happening, but I worried nonetheless, an it was in the end, worry for nothing. It went as smooth as something like this could. The neighbors started gathering around as it emerged, waiting for me to remove the blankets. It was like a artist unwrapping his masterpiece. I had never seen it in the light of day either. As the last blanket and car cover were removed I knew at that moment I had accomplished what I had dreamed about so many years ago and to see it sitting there in front of me was surreal. The whole process took two and a half hours and there it was, my Lamborghini safely in the garage. The next day we filled the hole in the basement with new block in no time it was good as new.
All that said, I couldn't have done this alone. A lot of people have helped me along the way. My wife and family that helped when things got rough. A close friend that would never let me give up even though at times I wanted to. I owe a great deal of gratitude to those people in my life.
The end of this story really wasn't about owning the car of my dreams, but the lessons I have learned, the people I have met, and the inner satisfaction knowing I built something piece by piece, each piece a new and different challenge and having it all come together. Paraphrasing an old cliche here, 'It wasn't the destination that was important, it was the journey along the way.'
Ken Imhoff
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All hand formed aluminum body representing a euro spec 1982 Countach LP5000S
Real Lambo tailights, parking lights, windshield, badges
All tube space frame
Ford Cleveland Boss 351 (514hp@ 6800rpm) with a Probe 377C.I. stroker kit with
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.630 lift roller cam and Milodon gear drive
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48 IDA downdraft Webers built by Inglesse
Canton 10 qt. trap-door road racing pan and oil cooler
Twin Howe sprintcar aluminum radiators with 2400cfm puller fans
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MSD box and billet dist.
Tires rear Hooiser 25.0x13.0x16 front 23.5x12.0x16 slicks
Wheels custom BBS rim shells with hand made center sections. 12x16 rear 10x16 front
Brakes Wilwood Suprelite 4 piston calipers and 12"x1.25" rotors.
Exhaust handmade 180deg. 2" S.S. headers, 3.5" collectors, 12" long x 3.5" racing muffers.
Wilwood racing pedals/master cylinders/hyd. clutch.
Pantera shifter and linkage
Performance untested weight 2700lbs.
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Why Kobe Bryant really ignored Chris Rock
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During a second half timeout in game one of the NBA Finals, comedian Chris Rock, who was lounging in courtside seats next to the Los Angeles Lakers' bench, tried talking smack to Kobe Bryant.
The shooting guard ignored him. It was like Rock - the loudmouth star of critically and commercially successful films like Death at a Funeral, Head of State, and Down to Earth - didn't even exist.
ABC broadcaster Mark Jackson suggested Bryant was able to tune-out the former Saturday Night Live star because of his incredible focus. And Bryant was certainly in Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight mode.
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Khoya Khoya Chand: a classy period film
What drew me to Khoya Khoya Chand was its soundtrack. I remember sampling it one night while on a long drive back from work on a Friday evening, tired, and suddenly feeling energized by the tunes, some of which have a pretty good sing-along quotient to them. More on the soundtrack below.
In a nutshell, the film is about the aspirations of a young woman to be a leading actress in the film industry. She goes through injustices (some of which are self-inflicted, as in accepting casting couch as long as it gets her stardom) and love affairs, and through the highest of highs and lowest of lows in the film industry. And the constants through them all are three characters played by Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, and Shiney Ahuja.
Without giving too much away, let's just say that the film is very well made, and the performances are, for the most part, rather good. It would have been interesting had Vidya Balan played the role of Nikhat instead of Soha Ali. And that's not to say that Soha did not do a good job, for she carried the film to its rightful portrayal. I just think Vidya would fit the role better. And amid all the talk of beautiful actresses, let's not forget Soniya Jehan -- this is her only movie I have seen -- who is one of the more beautiful actresses in the industry today.
Overall, a very good film with its share of strong moments. It is a remarkable display of Bollywood reflecting on itself, and of some jokes that the Bollywood inner circles (or the Bollywood-crazed fans like yours truly) would appreciate more so than others.
Notes on the soundtrack, composed by Shantanu Moitra, and with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire. The title song is great. O Re Paaki (Sonu Nigam) and Thirak Thirak (Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghosal) are excellent. But the best track is easily Sakhi Piya (Pranab Biswas and Shreya Ghosal). Two thumbs up for Shreya Ghosal for her vocals to Chale Aao Saiyan, a classic mujrah track which fits in perfectly with the movie.
Movie rating: *** (Very good)
Music rating: ***1/2 (Very good)
My classification: A/R (for plot and content)
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I disliked the film actually,for many reasons.Most of all the lead actors--Shiney Ahuja,very talented but the effort in his acting showed here,and Soha who just like Rang de Basanti was woefully inept.
I dont think anyone could have saved this film,but Vidya would have certainly done a more competent job at handling the openly readable Nikhat Bano than Soha did.Strangely there was some sort of an argument over the character between Vidya and Sudhir Mishra which led to her walking out.Mishra later reasoned that she was too old for the part.I disagree--Jennifer Connelly was 30 when she did Requiem for a Dream!!..CG and makeup could have done the trick.
- Monday, March 10, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Yes, the argument that Vidya Balan was too old for the part doesn't ring a bell. In any case, I appreciated the film for the sincerity of its approach. At least someone cared to make a film such as this. And executed it decently. Shiney Ahuja is emerging as a rather good actor, and if only Soha's character was better developed...it had a lot of potential. Yet, relatively speaking, I thought Khoya Khoya Chand was pretty good.
I am not sure I agree about Soha Ali in Rang De Basanti, though. I think her style suited her character. Since the character demanded a down-to-earth young woman, I thought she fit in well given her decent girl-next-door look and the ease with which current and former students could relate to her.
- Monday, March 10, 2008
No,its not that I think she didnt her character in RDB,but she was the only one in the alotgether Brilliant cast who was "acting"(if you get my drift).Everyone else was perfectly in sync with their characters and perfectly natural.I liked her in Ahista Ahista though.
- Monday, March 10, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
In that context, I agree. It was a great overall cast for RDB, wasn't it??!!!
I thought Soha was decent in Ahista Ahista too. I liked the simplicity with which she pulled off the role.
- Monday, March 10, 2008
Yeah Rang de Basanti was an excellently acted and excellently made film.Even then Rakeysh Mehra managed to make a royal mess of it.
- Tuesday, March 11, 2008
- Nida said...
Wow, I've had a copy of this film for quite some time and haven't watched it because the woman who sold it to me at the grocery store didn't seem too thrilled about it. She just said, "Oh, its something different, you should have this" and I can never say no to her for some reason, so I bought it.
But after reading your post, I'm actually excited to see it now!
- Tuesday, July 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
This one is slightly tricky, Nida. It's different and I thought that, and its music, made it worth watching. Plus the somewhat elaborate arrangements, which never hurt.
Do share your thoughts when done!
- Tuesday, July 29, 2008
- bollyviewer said...
I love how Bollywood has gotten into classy period films (as opposed to Mughal-e-Azam style extravanganzas) these days. This one though, didnt really come up to my expectations. Thought Soha and Shiney were both too stiff. Rajat Kapoor was great, though. Re Vidya vs Soha I think the former would bring more gravitas to the role but Soha looks so much like her Mom that I thought casting her as an actress of yore was a great touch.
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Bollyviewer: That's a great point about Soha looking much like her mom providing value to the film. Given that I fairly recently saw my first Sharmila Tagore film (Kashmir Ki Kali), I am definitely better able to appreciate your thoughts.
Rajat *was* great. And as I said earlier, my biggest issue with the film was that a couple of the best songs were almost ignored :( Oh well...and I agree with you on the classy period films too.
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Per omelette, slice two leek whites and four french breakfast radishes. Warm one half teaspoon wild leek oil in a medium metal saute pan, add leek whites, radishes, season with salt and pepper, cook for two minutes and remove from pan.
Remove oregano leaves from stems and mince one teaspoon per omelette. Mince one teaspoon chives per omelette (reserve chive blossoms). Add two-three egg whites to the warm medium metal saute pan with one half teaspoon wild leek oil, cook a few minutes until sides have firmed. Flip over omelette, add one tablespoon fromange blanc, leek whites, radishes, herbs and cook for another minute.
Plate omelette by folding over egg whites and top with a few minced chives. Garnish with chive blossoms.