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Michelle Wie ambassador for Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing
After playing a role in the inclusion of her sport in the Olympic programme, American golfer Michelle Wie has been named ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing in August next year.
The International Olympic Committee says that 24-year-old Wie is expected to share her experience with the young golfers competing at the Youth Games.
Golf will feature in the competition scheduled next year ahead of its return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
A Stanford graduate, Wie attended the IOC session in Copenhagen in 2009 to campaign for the reinclusion of golf.
She said making the American team for the Rio Olympics is "one of my biggest focuses".
The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games will be held from August 16-28 next year and will feature 28 sports.
Two Olympic champions, swimmer Michael Phelps and pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, are also Youth Olympic ambassadors.
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Going Digital? A Buyer's Guide
What type of digital is best for you?
Buying a digital camera can be a frustrating experience. There's a lot of information competing for your attention. But, in reality, there are only a handful of things you really need to know. Basically there are three types of digital cameras available today—compact cameras, advanced zoom cameras, and digital single-lens reflex cameras. Once you've narrowed your search down to one category, a lot of your work is done.
Compact cameras. These are point-and-shoot cameras, the least expensive rung on the digital-camera ladder. They're perfect if what you want is ease of use in a pocket-sized camera. You'll get a few less features (like exposure options) and a limited zoom lens range, but image quality is surprisingly good. The great news is that all of the standard features—LCD screen, auto-exposure, built-in flash—are standard. Expect to pay between $100-$200 for most cameras in this category.
Advanced zoom cameras. This is a hybrid of the compact camera and the more advanced single-lens-reflex camera (see below). These cameras come with a full complement of exposure options (including a manual exposure mode for more advanced shooters) and a heftier zoom range (in some cases 12X that of the standard lens). The downside is that the camera's standard "electronic viewfinder" (EVF) displays a video image on both the LCD and in the "peephole" viewfinder instead of a live view. Users say that looking through an electronic viewfinder is like looking at a closed-circuit TV monitor—it's not for everybody; try before you buy.
Digital single-lens reflex or DSLR. The DSLR is the great grandchild of the traditional single-lens-reflex camera, named so because the image that the lens sees is reflected by a mirror and prism system in the viewfinder. This system is a useful feature because there is no discrepancy between the "taking" lens and what you see in the viewfinder. This is not always the case with non-SLR cameras. With the SLR (and the DSLR), what you see is almost exactly what you get. Popular with professional photographers, the DSLR is fast becoming popular with novices, mostly because manufacturers have affordable models in the $500-$600 range. One of the primary advantages of this camera is that most are fully adaptable with a whole range of accessory lenses and other bells and whistles.
How many megapixels do you need? Because a digital camera's resolution is based on how many pixels its sensor contains, it would stand to reason that the more megapixels a camera has, the better the image quality and the larger the prints you can make. This is actually true, but with some caveats. For one, since a five-megapixel camera will make a perfectly good 11x14-inch enlargement, there seems to be little need to leap to the 8-, 10-, or 12-megapixel cameras that are available. Why? Because pixels must be smaller to fit more of them onto the same size sensors, so image quality diminishes rather than increases with larger megapixel counts. Our advice: don't go lower than five megapixels, but don't break the bank to own a camera with the highest number. A 6- or 8-megapixel camera will provide years of great pictures.
How much zoom lens do I need? Most compact cameras provide a minimum zoom range of about 3X, which means that the longest telephoto zoom setting (the setting that brings distant subjects closer) is about three times the widest setting of the lens. If you're shooting mostly wide views of city streets or on a cruise-ship deck, a 3X zoom will do fine. But when it comes to snapping things like small architectural details, or isolating a single boat in a harbor, a bigger zoom range is important. Many advanced zoom cameras have lenses in the 8X to 12X range and that's a very impressive range.
When comparing zoom ranges, only compare the "optical" zoom range, the actual focal lengths produced by the optical lens design. Disregard "digital zoom" claims by camera makers—the camera is just using digital cropping of the image and the quality suffers greatly. You can get better results by just cropping the image during editing. Digital zoom is a bogus feature that manufacturers would do well to stop mentioning.
How easy is the camera to use? Digital cameras come with a whole battery of dials, buttons, and switches. Some are much easier to operate than others. The Kodak EasyShare cameras, for example, are simple enough to hand your grandmother out of the box (they use words like "better" and "best" when it comes to setting image quality). Before you buy any camera, ask the salesperson to let you handle it a while and see if you can at least get your finger on most of the controls and read the menus (even if you don't know what they mean yet). And see how bright the LCD viewing screen is when you're standing by a bright window. You'll find a lot of reviews online for various cameras, but when it comes to measuring ease of use, nothing beats a hands-on visit in the store.Next: "Dos and Don'ts"


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The other day, someone told me that My Media Labs was "lucky" to have ran a certain successful marketing campaign last summer, and then wished us "luck" in replicating the results this year. I know that he meant well, but statements like this are the perfect example of the fact that most people have the wrong idea about marketing. If you are promoting your business with this kind of "blind luck" about marketing then this post is for you.
What Great Marketers Learn From Black Jack
We generally define luck as "success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions".
When applied to marketing, luck seems to favor the "throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" approach. It means not really doing your homework, spending money on the latest software or Internet fad and basically tossing marketing dollars (or shekels) into the trash can.
But if we really look at the idea of "luck" we see that it's a figment of the imagination, a mental security blanket we cling to in the hopes that a course we've chosen will come out right. For example, let's take the game of Black Jack or any "game of chance" for that matter.
There are certain rules to the game:
- Each deck has 52 cards:
- 16 cards in the deck have a value of 10: Jack (4), Queens (4), Kings (4), 10 cards (4)
- 4 cards in the deck have a value of 10 or 1: (4) Aces
- 32 cards in the deck are broken up into groups of 4 cards each with values between 9 and 2
- Additional decks can be added to the available cards (multiply the above numbers by any additional decks used)
- Each player starts with 2 cards and must beat the dealer by getting as close to a value of 21 without "busting" to 22 or greater
- Players can "hit" for an additional card or "hold" to keep their current hand
- When dealt two of the same card, a player can "split" their hand and play each one separately within the given round
As you can see, Black Jack involves a very structured set of probabilities, and depending on which cards are left in the decks to be dealt, a skilled player can make choices about their current hand that makes it more likely they will win. Therefore, "games of chance" is a misnomer – they are really "games of probability".
Marketing: An Investment in the Game of Probability
The Oscar Award winning movie, Rain Main showed just how much a skilled player can influence the game of Black Jack by "counting cards". While such activity is technically against the rules of most casinos and Black Jack games, great players have the ability to keep track of the cards dealt and determine the probability of certain cards being dealt to inform them of the risk in making certain best on their current hand. Producing a return on investment for your marketing should be as methodical as breaking down the rules of Black Jack and using them to your benefit.
Great companies understand that marketing is an investment. The best campaigns and products are clear about the potential cards and the decks they are dealing with, namely, the target customers. There are different outcomes that can be sought from the marketing game, but the generally fall into one of these categories:
- New product or service sales
- Branding or company awareness
- Thought leadership or establishing expertise
Certain activities influence the outcome of the marketing game, and winning a particular hand (succeeding in a campaign) usually means outperforming industry standards or company history for that marketing activity. For example, a successful email marketing campaign in the real estate industry must beat the following benchmarks:
- Open Rate -22.12%
- Click Through Rate – 2.68%
- Soft Bounce Rate – 1.29%
If your real estate email campaign does better than these numbers, congratulations. You are a winner.
Three Moves You Can Make to Improve Your Marketing Game Today
The keys to winning the marketing game are patience, persistence and passion. If you blend these three ingredients into your marketing mix you will see success over time.
That mix should include the following three moves:
- Develop and continue evolving a dynamic, user friendly website that serves as the home base for all of your marketing.
- Publish new content via your website's blog on a regular basis.
- Promote your expertise by engaging in online networks and other well trafficked areas that your target audience visits regularly.
On that last point – engaging doesn't mean bragging about your company or products. It means adding value to those forums by offering help, advice or support, re-purposing content (sometimes in full) to provide users with convenient access to your ideas and being generous with your expertise. The investment in focusing on these three areas will pay off as you influence the probabilities of customer conversion.


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A Century of Greats – Rugby League Collectible
The 100 Greatest Players of the Century are the cream of the crop of Australian Rugby League's first 100 years. Chosen by a select group of former players, coaches, administrators and historians, the 100 Greatest are quite literally the best of the best.
Headed by the seven players who are recognised as the game's Immortals – Clive Churchill, Johnny Raper, Reg Gasnier, Bob Fulton, Graeme Langlands, Wally Lewis and Arthur Beetson and another 29 who hold pride of place in the game's Hall of Fame.
The NRL has the great honour and privilege to make available this very special release of the greatest 100 players the game has ever seen.
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'A Centenary of Greats' is a celebration of Rugby League's 100 Greatest players – a tribute to the legends whose talents, vision and inspiration defined the game's first 100 years. Chosen by a select group of former players, coaches, administrators and historians on behalf of the Australian Rugby League and the Centenary of Rugby League Committee, the '100 Greatest' are, literally, the best of the best.
The list is headed by Australia's first Rugby League superstar, Herbert 'Dally' Messenger, and the seven players recognised as the game's 'Immortals' – Clive Churchill, John Raper, Reg Gasnier, Bob Fulton, Graeme Langlands, Wally Lewis and Arthur Beetson.
Included are 39 Test and World Cup captains, 27 Premiership captains, the game's highest point scorers, champions from the city and the bush, men who captured the imaginations of countless fans over the first century of League in this country. Those whose most prominent years were served in England – Albert Rosenfeld, Vic Hey, Arthur Clues, Brian Bevan and Harry Bath – have also been recognised.
Only one 2008 NRL player, Brisbane and Australian captain Darren Lockyer, made the list, emphasising his status as today's premier player. The selection process was designed to give appropriate weighting to all eras of the game's first century. The 36 Hall of Fame inductees were automatic selections, meaning the selectors were left with 64 places to fill. Of those, 23 were selected from the period 1908-45 and 41 from 1946-2007 making a final count of 38 players from 1908-45 (38 seasons) and 62 from 1946-2007 (62 seasons).
The task of the judges in equating players they had seen live, or on footage in the video era, and those they had only read about was monumental. After all, no one has watched every player over the last 100 years. However, the list includes players who were, without question, champions of their respective eras.
Australia has provided Test jerseys to 749 players in its first 100 seasons of Rugby League. About 1700 players were outstanding enough to have represented New South Wales or Queensland. To be chosen as one of just 100 from those many great players is a prestigious honour in the game's Centenary year.


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"There are other sites on the internet designed for people to make friends or relationships. This isn't one" Darsithis Super Moderator
Proof that the mmochamp community can be a bitter and lonely place. What a shame.
It was intentional, because the actions of the people native to that land have been consistent though out history. I find it quiet sad that both-sides of the dispute fail to recognize they are the same people, and should be working together.
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I don't trust Iran and have no reason to. Countries with a track record like Iran don't get afforded the benefit of the doubt by the west. If they don't like it, too bad, it's not their decision to make. Their lack of cooperation with UN inspectors means that the mere possibility of them developing nuclear weapons is cause for the west to hold them on a tight leash. Some nations can be trusted with nuclear weapons, unstable middle eastern nations do not qualify in that regard, therefore it is the responsibility of those in the world with power to make sure such destructive weaponry does not fall into irresponsible hands.
"The truth, my goal."
if we do attack Iran as we did in Iraq, millions of innocent people will die. 1.5 million dead Iraqis, no WMDs found. no link to Al Queada. Do you really want another war? for what end? corporate profits?
Who are we to think we have the right? We are the most powerful civilsation on the planet by miles, we are the most socially and morally advanced people the world has ever known. I don't see countless christian churches getting built in Saudi Arabia, I don't see immigrants flocking to Albania, I don't see the US government locking up a pop band for questioning the government, and I don't see UK men banning their women from owning mobile phones in case their wives use them to elope. Like it or not, we are in charge. The good thing is that our philosophies in the west mean that we respect every other culture and nation. We have no qualms with anyone unless they pose a threat to our existence. The only problem with our enlightened way of life is sometimes people go too far and start thinking that the west can solve all the world's problems. We still have to protect our interests and we cannot allow ourselves to get soft. The world has to know we will not stand by prattling on about rights while our citizens are jeopardised by people who do not afford us the same courtesy.
"The truth, my goal."
Sorry all I see in your post is xenophobia, racism and an almost god complex. Nuclear weapons are already in the region. The horse has bolted. Iran is no threat to us. Your world view is pretty skewed, I'd suggest travelling or reading more than just the daily mail. You want millions of dead Iranians because we're morally superior?
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There are two kinds of leadership. Leadership by force and leadership by "not-force". Sadly currently US is trying the force route. I don't think it works in today's world.
I've walked the realms of the dead. I have seen the infinite dark. Nothing you say. Or do. Could possibly frighten me.We are not monsters! We are not the mindless wretches of a ghoul army! NO! We are a force even more terrifying! We are the chill in a coward's spine! We are the instruments of an unyielding ire! WE ARE THE FORSAKEN!Those who do not stand with the Forsaken stand against them. And those who stand against the Forsaken will not stand long.
In America we believe you have the right to hate America, and we will discourage anyone who wants to stop this right. Look at Syria, they have been an on and off friend of the west. The current leader has done a bunch of things to make peace with western nations, and even with Israel. The current uprising which is made up of people who hate America and Israel have both America and Israel sympathetic, to the point where people are asking publicly why we don't go it and remove him before he uses illegal WMD's on his own people. If we only cared about our interests would we be worried about the civilians?
Don't get me wrong in the past America has made some blunders of policy, and the previous administration should be tried for war crimes and treason. But to think the modern western world is wrong is a statement of your lack of understanding of who we are and how we feel.
Your completely wrong, I've never said I hate America or israel. Generally I don't respond to personal comments in a thread as it detracts from the thread.
Not liking American foreign policy, Israeli oppression or the daily diet of lies were all fed through the media doesn't equate to hating a country or a people. 1.5 million dead Iraqis, a country broken up and largely ran by Iran, infrastructure ruined, corruption endemic doesn't sound like something I'd like to see repeated elsewhere. Why can't you recognise the harm your govt is doing? Or even understand why the rest of he world are unhappy about it? Sort your own house out and leave the ret of the world to do theirs.
Israel Recruits Army Of Bloggers To Troll Anti-War Websites
Israel responses to U.N.
General Wesley Clark: Wars Were Planned - Seven Countries In Five
I'll let the readers judge for them selves.
Because once you were focused on Being Horde, now you are waging a propaganda war. P.S. any poli-sci major understands the best Propaganda is to take the truth and twist it to achieve your ambitions.
Which is exactly what you are doing.
If you fallow my posts you will see I significantly dislike the choices made by the Bush administration, they screwed the world over big time. I think the whole of the Bush family are criminals. But I also see that for everything there are 2 or more points of view, and none of them cover the full truth. I can see where Israel messed up, but they still deserve to be there. I can see where Bush started a bad war, and things have been f** up around the world because of it. But these things are not the fault of Americans or Jews. Also you don't think every nation has armies of bloggers posting? I am fairly curtain you and a couple of others could fall in that group.
We're violating their airspace? Hmmm...just what the fuck are they going to do about it? Lol. I don't think anyone wants to go to war with the United States. Perhaps if their leadership wasn't so adamant about threatening our allies, we would give a shit. As an average, politically neutral (well...libertarian) American, I couldn't give two shits what we get caught doing in Iran. If they want to start a war over it, while unfortunate for us, it's definitely way more unfortunate for them.
I have a feeling that they're just sending old useless drones into Iranian airspace to let Northrop or Boeing claim the loss as a tax writeoff somehow.
Self-hating apologist westerners have no place in the world, because they are so caught up in their own self-righteousness and idealism that they fail to realise just how advanced we are as a society. This is not the year 1,000,000 AD, this is 2012 AD. Humanity is not a utopia yet and there are still irrational, terrible people out there. Get out of your dream world and realise that you cannot defeat the enemies or threats of the west armed with nothing but good intentions. The west is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it is the damn best chance this world has at achieving the goal of freedom and peace for everyone. Hating on the west is ultimately self-destructive. You must face reality. The middle-east simply cannot be trusted with nuclear weaponry. You think they have the right to develop it because we have nuclear weapons? Wrong. We have proved that we will not use nuclear weapons against our enemies. Do you honestly believe fanatically religiously motivated nations possess the same amount of restraint the west does? Even if they do, do you have faith in the security of said nations and the integrity of the leaders to not allow these horrendously destructive weapons to fall into the hands of people who place no value on the life of a human?
What I have is not a god complex, it is a realism complex, something which dreamers like yourself lack. I am the real dreamer here, because I envision where humanity will be millions and billions of years from now. Our progress will be stunted by people who cannot recognise what our best chances are at this moment in time. I applaud your good intentions, but you need to be practical. The fact that little girls are being killed in afghanistan simply because they believe in education for women should tell you how backwards nations like these are. And clearly the decent, upstanding muslim citizens don't have the will to stand up against this tyranny otherwise they would do so, therefore we are left with no choice but to take a harsh stance against this archaic way of life and make it very clear that we will not allow such people to pose a threat to our citizens and the people across the world we desire to protect from them.
Power is power, and we have it in spades. How lucky for the world that the west is the most powerful civilisation. South America seemingly revolves around the drug trade, Africa contains countless nations caught up in individual wars led by psycopathic warlords, the middle east oppresses its women and enslaves itself to a religion, China still to this day suppresses its own citizens and Russia locks up pop singers in a siberian prison. My point is you don't realise how fucking lucky you are to be a part of the west, and yes everything could be so much better but we are dealing with humans and not fairies so it is time to get fucking real about this situation before we get so entranced in our fantasies that we end up falling behind.
The west in its current state is only a stepping stone. The future of humanity has much more in store for it than this. But the west is necessary for the progression of mankind, it is a means to an end and not an end in itself and that is what I believe. I am not a patriot of the west. I am someone who sees the world for what it is, and sees the west as this world's best hope at this moment in time. I challenge you to give me a better example of a civilisation that stands for human rights and progression, then you can tell me the west isn't worth protecting vigourously.
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"The truth, my goal."
Self hating apologist? What planet are you on? Get a grip. 1.5 million Iraqi dead for no strategic, moral or any other reason somewhat undermine your argument. What were we protecting there? That's advancing mankind is it. Your basically saying we're better than them, they're lesser humans. Untermensch even. The end justifies the means. We've heard that before somewhere. It didn't work out then either. The west is at a point of terminal decline. Economies have flat lined. We're massively in debt. We waste our money on pointless war. Wakeup and take your sub par mien kampf Psycho babble somewhere people don't read so much.
All of these problems we are seeing in Africa and the middle/Near East have to due with the Would moving towards a type 1 civilization. A world with one uniform government, economy, and has the Ability to colonize the solar system. Some estimate we will get there in 100 years, I am hoping for sooner. Sadly nations like Iran need to be addressed by the Global community. I am hoping for a peaceful resolution, although looking at human history I am sure it will be a big war with nukes.
I agree with soulcrusher, you are a racist and you only see the realism from your point of view. Not because you don't want to, because you lack the perspective to understand realism. Read more, travel more and come back here.
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Since I purchased the car in November, I've heard a squeak which sounds like it may be coming from the front axel (right side?). It occurrs at all speeds but gets quieter with acceleration, and stops while braking with a high pitch and high frequency squeak in the transition. I also hear a squeaky kind of. Shuffle or knock, I guess, at lower speeds and especially while turning. I had the brake pads and rotors replaced in December and both sounds stopped for about.600 miles. But its back with a vengeance. Could it be a U-Joint or axle bearing? Its starting to concern me. There's no noticeable bounce and only the occasional steering wheel wobble above 65mph though I do probably need an alignment and balance. Help? Pleeease?
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In April 2009, a Taiwan-based company called Elan Microelectronics sued Apple alleging that the iPhone, iPod Touch, and MacBook all made use of touchscreen technology that infringed upon their patents. The lawsuit was the culmination of a failed licensing negotiation that first started in 2007.
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Who says middle aged women can't be sexy calendar models? That is just the premise proposed by one of the freer thinking members of Yorkshire England's Rylstone Women's Institute, a prim and proper ladies club, badly in need of a face lift. The 2003 comedy Calendar Girls is based on the true story of members of the Napely branch of the Women's Institute who decide to exchange their traditional money making project of producing an annul calendar featuring photos of jams, flowers, and landscapes, with discretely staged nude photos of the matronly members themselves.
The monthly meetings had become so monotonous that member Chris Harper (Helen Mirren) wisecracks, "If more people did Women's Institute, there would be half the need for hallucinogenic drugs." When fellow member Annie Clark's (Julie Walters) husband, John, dies of leukemia, Chris suggests that they try a new project this year, in the form of a nude calendar, and donate the money to buy furniture for the hospital in John's memory. She is initially met with opposition by the Institute's rigid Chairman Marie. (Geraldine James) However, when Chris volunteers by boldly announcing,"You're looking at January," an additional eleven volunteers follow suit, naming their chosen month. All that remains is obtaining approval from the regional chapter of the Women's Institute, which is a bit more of a challenge than the members bargained for.
Once approval is granted, the process of photographing the models is yet another comedic challenge, when one of the photos involves strategically placed cinnamon buns covering the model's breast, Chris quips, "I think we are going to need considerably bigger buns." Due to the self- consciousnesses of some of the models, it is suggested that the male photographer attempt to take the photographs from another room. This creates a very humorous scene, highlighting the frivolity and sense of lightheartedness that the project promotes.
Trouble arises when the project creates a media frenzy and profits begin to skyrocket. The working class calendar models get a taste of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood when they are invited to Los Angeles to appear on the Jay Leno show. What was originally planned to be a local charitable project seems more like a publicity stunt, straining the friendships of the members and calling their motivations into question.
Director Nigel Cole (Saving Grace) is successful in presenting an amusing and appealing lighthearted comedy, that is carried primarily on the strength of the performances the lead actresses, some effective one-liners, and the irresistible charm of the quirky calendar itself. He is also blessed with an excellent ensemble cast.
Helen Mirren (Gosford Park/Last Orders) and Julie Walters (Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone/Billy Elliot) deliver excellent lead performance in their complementary roles as the saucy Chis and her more conservative, serious minded, best friend Annie. Ciaran Hinds(Sum Of All Fears/Road To Perdition) adds a strong supporting role as Chris' frustrated husband.
The idyllic setting of Northern Yorkshire is beautifully captured in sweeping, panoramic, shots of the lush green valleys and sprawling countryside. Especially notable are the scenes in which the Women's Institute members are depicted practicing Tai Chi against the lovely backdrop of the picturesque landscape. Patrick Doyle (Gosford Park/Secondhand Lions) adds a dreamy soundtrack with a slight Celtic flavor.
The biggest weakness in the film it that it moves along at a fairly slow pace, despite the fact that there is not a lot of extensive dialog or dramatic scenes. A few of the scenes border a bit on the melodramatic, when the women begin to experience some major friction brought on by the trip to Hollywood.
Still, it's refreshing to see the beauty of middle aged women showcased in such a positive manner. The film also has a happy ending when the project raises enough money to fund the building of an entire wing on the hospital. Credit should be given to Nigel Cole for creating a film that is witty, but also intelligent, graceful, and visually attractive; the very characteristics which make "mature" women so appealing.
DVD Extras
"The Naked Truth" documentary with original members of the Women's Institute discussing their experience as Calendar Girls
"Creating The Calendar" photography featurette
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Widescreen format
Deleted scenes
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
French language track
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- 1 pound butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Add flour to creamed mixture alternating with milk; beginning and ending with flour.
- Mix just until blended after each addition.
- Stir in flavorings.
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A Short Story by Scott Semegran
I filled the coffee machine hopper with coffee, poured the water in the reservoir, and turned the machine on. I woke up a little earlier than usual and fought the urge to try to go back to sleep. So I got up, making sure not to wake the kids, and headed downstairs. After five minutes of staring into space, I snapped out of it while the coffee machine wheezed and hissed and dripped the last of its fresh batch into the carafe. I poured myself a cup and walked to the front of the house, peeling open the curtains and standing in the window, sipping my coffee.
I was mulling a list of chores through my head, things to do around the house. Looking at the lawn through the window, I knew I was going to have to bust out some lawn equipment in the next couple of hours and manicure the shaggy grass. I knew I was going to have to cut down some dead bushes in the backyard. I knew I was going to have to do a number of other mundane tasks on my mental chores list. I knew this. But I continued to sip my coffee slowly and didn't move.
My neighborhood was a quiet suburban place in north Austin. Typically suburban in many aspects but it also had some idiosyncrasies that it inherited from Austin's reputation for being weird. And I liked both qualities. Two houses down from my house was a small lake, home to hundreds of ducks and, especially at this time of year, ducklings. It wasn't unusual to see ducks cruising in my front yard, honking and quacking as they either were trying to get shade under one of my oak trees or trying to have duck sex with each other. But this morning, a small family of ducks marched across my front yard, the plump mother in front, and about a dozen yellow ducklings followed closely behind her. When she would stop abruptly, the ducklings would stop, looking up at her for direction. And when she started up again, they would follow behind closely. They waded through my shaggy grass and formed a line on the sidewalk. They were headed for the lake, no doubt, for a dip in the water. But as soon as they were organized for their march, they quickly scattered in a frenzy, the mother flapping frantically while the babies scurried in every direction. An old man, with a cane in one hand and a newspaper in the other hand, trudged into view in front of my house. He was wearing a bathrobe and a pair of house slippers so worn out, he might as well have been walking barefoot. And jutting out from his robe, like a bowsprit on a massive sailboat from the 17th century, was something that I had never seen displayed in public before: an erection.
The old man marched lazily, sliding one foot forward, then the other. But he did it with a sense of purpose, his old feet heavy underneath him. I could hear him grunting a cadence, nothing I could make out clearly, with sounds that seemed to match the rhythm set by his pace. And front and center was his boner, pointing to the sky at a 30 degree angle, and as bright a color of maroon as I had ever seen. It was a strange sight.
'What the hell is he doing?' I thought to myself. I thought of stepping outside and saying something to him. But then I thought, 'What would I say to him?' Seriously, what would you say to an old man with an unsheathed erection marching in front of your house?
But then I heard some rustling upstairs and I knew my daughters were awake. So I sat my coffee cup on the dining room table and rushed upstairs. They knew something was going on outside because they heard something from the yard.
"Daddy?" my oldest asked. "Are there baby duckies outside?"
"Uh, yes."
"Can I see them?!" she asked.
"Why not?"
"Because... you need to brush your teeth first."
"Ooooh," she moaned. She rolled out of bed and sulked to the bathroom. I peaked out her window, slightly opening the curtains a couple of inches. The old man was gone. The family of ducks was gone. The only thing out front was my shaggy grass. And I moaned and sulked too because the yard work was waiting.
I pulled the cord and the lawnmower roared to life, belching grey smoke and dry blades of grass from underneath. Should I mow vertically or horizontally today (that was the question)? I decided horizontally. Why? For two reasons: 1) Because I mowed vertically two weeks ago 2) If I mowed horizontally, then I could keep an eye on the sidewalk, just in case the old man appeared again. My youngest liked to watch me cut the grass from the front window, knocking on the glass, and waving at me from inside the house. The last thing I needed was my youngest witnessing a slow-moving senior citizen with a rock-hard appendage shuffling past our house.
I aligned the mower at the front of my yard and got to mowing. The vibration and loud rumbling from the mower was soothing to me and often helped me slip into a pseudo-meditative state. The old man was not in sight. The only other person around was my neighbor across the street. He was piddling around in his front yard, doing something. He smiled at me. And after I finished one pass with the mower, he was already in my driveway, his hands on his hips, and a big shit-eating grin on his face. I turned the mower off.
"What happened to your San Antonio Spurs last night?" he asked, the shit-eating grin stretching wider across his face.
"Fucking Lakers," I replied.
"Fucking 'A' the Lakers is right."
"At least I'm not a Knicks fan."
"I know! We've been sucking ass for over a decade. What is up with that?"
"Idiot owners, maybe?"
"Maybe. Maybe. There's always the draft." His head sagged a bit. His foot tapped impatiently. The draft could not come soon enough.
"Hey, I saw something weird this morning."
"An unidentified flying object?"
"Big Foot?"
"Sorry, just kidding. Go ahead."
"I saw an old man in his bathrobe walking in front of my house earlier."
"Right. Right. That's probably Debra's father. He was in a home until recently. He's staying with her now." Debra was our neighbor a few houses down. She and her husband were quiet folks. We didn't see them much outside. But they were nice enough and had two quiet teenagers that I would occasionally see walk to the bus stop early in the mornings. "In his bathrobe, huh?"
"Yeah, and he had his..."
My neighbor's wife bolted into their front yard and yelled for him to run home, waving her arms frantically. Something about their kid flying off the trampoline. It seemed serious.
"Shit..." he said, running off.
"Shit..." I said to myself.
My youngest knocked on the window and waved at me. I waved back, nervously. I started the mower again and continued where I left off.
Sitting in rush hour traffic on the way home from a long day at work was the worst, kind of like getting kicked in the nuts after getting a root canal. But I tried my best to stay positive as I merged into traffic, thinking it was better than the alternative, which was sitting in rush hour traffic on the way home from the unemployment office. I turned on my favorite radio station and took a deep breath, whispering under my breath, "Be cool. It's OK. Be cool. It's OK." It was my mantra; my sitting-in-rush-hour-traffic mantra.
As I settled in my lane, I thought of the old man. You know, THAT old man. My curiosity had the best of me, dozens of questions rolled through my mind. Was something wrong with him? How old was he? Did anyone else see him? Should I say something to my neighbor Debra? Is she embarrassed that he walks around with his pecker out? What was he saying to himself? What will I say if my daughters see him? Should I say something to him? But more than anything, I wondered if he cared or not. That one got me the most.
I pulled into my neighborhood and once I got to my street, I slowed the car down to a crawl. I could see my driveway a few houses down. And I could see my neighbor Debra in her driveway, putting some things in the trunk of her car. I didn't really know her all that well but I knew her well enough to say hi. And I felt I knew her well enough to ask her some neighborly questions. So I parked my car and walked over to her house.
"Hey Debra, how's it going?" I asked, extending my hand out to shake hers.
"Fine, I guess. How are..." she paused, shaking my hand.
"I live right back there," I said, pointing to my house.
"Right. You have the two cute girls."
"Yes, yes I do. Thank you."
"They are cutie pies."
"Oh, yes. Thank you."
An awkward silence settled in for a moment as she continued to load some things in her trunk. But I was curious.
"So, I saw an old man in front of my house this past weekend..."
"Uh huh."
"And one of the other neighbors told me it may be your father..."
"Was he wearing a bathrobe?" she asked, still loading stuff.
"Uh, yeah. A bathrobe and slippers."
"Yeah, that's my Pops. He's old and stubborn and not very cooperative. He was in a home for a while but he got to be too much for them to handle. So I brought him home with me."
"I see."
"Did he say something to you?"
"Was he mean to your girls? Sometimes he says strange things but he doesn't mean any harm. He's sick. He doesn't know any better."
"No, he didn't say a thing. I just saw him, that's all. I was just curious, you know?"
And just then I saw him out of the corner of my eye, shuffling out the front door, bathrobe on, slippers on, pecker out, his round belly covered in white hair. He seemed pretty perturbed, mumbling something, ranting under his breath. Debra saw him and sighed.
"Dad, dinner is almost ready. Where are you going?"
She walked over to him, sliding her arm around his, and attempted to maneuver him back toward the direction of the front door. But he yanked his arm away and continued shuffling across the driveway, heading somewhere. I could see the frustration in Debra's body language. So I stepped over to her dad, patting him on the back.
"Hey Pops," I said, pulling his bathrobe together at his belly. "Let's get you together here."
He angrily slapped my hands away, letting the robe fall open.
"Get your fucking hands off me!" he barked. "I can take care of myself!"
Debra walked back to the trunk of her car and I could see she was defeated. Or maybe she was taking a quick break from responsibility. But I imagined him shuffling his way to the front of my house. And I still wasn't prepared for that. So I leaned down again to cover him up. And he grabbed my wrists with his hands and squeezed, hard. Really hard. He was really strong. He pulled my hands up and looked me in the eye, pissed off. But as he looked at me, his eyes twitching back and forth, left and right, something clicked in him, and an easy smile slid across his face.
"John?" he asked me. "John, where you been?"
"John, you old goat. When's the last time I saw you?" he asked, patting me on the back.
"I'm not John. I'm..."
"Are you kidding me, John? You always were a joker. Want a beer?"
I looked at Debra and she nodded and smiled at me, a look of relief on her face.
"OK. One beer."
"Good. Come in my house. We have a lot of catching up to do."
"Can I help you cover up?"
"Whatever makes you happy, John."
I pulled his bathrobe together and tied a knot on the front. Pops put his arm around my neck and pulled me toward the front door.
"John?" he asked.
"Do you have that $50 you owe me?"
I filled the coffee machine hopper with coffee, poured the water in the reservoir, and turned the machine on. After five minutes of staring into space, I snapped out of it while the coffee machine wheezed and hissed and dripped the last of its fresh batch into the carafe. I poured myself a cup and walked to the front of the house, peeling open the curtains and standing in the window, sipping my coffee. I realized, with the morning sun penetrating my house through the glass, that I had morningwood. I chuckled a bit, giving myself a shake while I bounced in place a couple of times. It was just one of those things that happen sometimes. You know? I then sipped some more coffee.
Like clockwork, Pops shuffled in front of my house just like the day before. He was mumbling his cadence, sliding his feet beneath him. His robe was open. His cane tapped on the cement as he supported himself. Then he stopped in front of my house, cupping his hand to the side of his face.
"John?" he yelled. "John, come out!"
I opened the front door and stood on my front porch.
"Yeah?" I called back.
"Remember Stevie?"
"Willie's little brother?"
"Yeah, sure," I acknowledged, not knowing who he was talking about. His disease, at some point a few years ago, completely obliterated time and space for him, and his past and present now intermingled in his mind without the structure of history. And I knew he shuffled up and down my sidewalk in hopes of finding the many friends and acquaintances that appeared to him in his lucid thoughts. If he thought I was an old friend named John, then what did it hurt that I appeased him and played along? I didn't mind at all.
"He owes me $50. Come help me get it and I'll give you $5."
I stepped back in my house, poured my coffee in a travel mug, put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, and joined Pops out front. I patted him on the back and sat my travel mug on the sidewalk. I leaned over to pull his bathrobe together.
"Can I help you cover up?"
"Whatever makes you happy, John."
I tied a knot at the front of his bathrobe, picked up my travel mug, and we shuffled down the sidewalk together, off to Stevie's house. Or wherever.
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Dressed in a gold lamé jacket, the man accused of posting poison-laced letters to President Obama and a Republican senator is seen singing the Elvis Presley hit Don't be Cruel.
The video was uploaded to Kevin Curtis' YouTube channel in October 2010, one of many videos of Mr Curtis singing songs by the likes of Elvis, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis.
According to FBI Special Agent Daniel McMullen, Mr Curtis was arrested on Wednesday at his apartment in the town of Corinth in Mississippi, close to the Tennessee state line.
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Richard Land The Plagiarist: Top SBC Ethicist Stirs Up Controversy With Someone Else's Rant UPDATED
Richard Land is the President of the ETHICS & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
A controversy began to brew on April 2 when Associated Baptist Press reported on Richard Land's comments regarding the Trayvon Martin tragedy – "Land says activists using Trayvon Martin" – on his Nashville radio program Richard Land Live (3/31 audio here). Newspapers across the nation began to cover Land's remarks. Land's hometown paper – The Tennessean – ran an article titled "Richard Land's rant on Trayvon Martin case stings some Southern Baptists."
That article featured a strong response from Rev. Maxie Miller, an African-American Southern Baptist in Florida and church planting expert. Miller told The Tennessean:
At no time have I been embarrassed of being a Southern Baptist or a black Southern Baptist," Miller said. "But I'm embarrassed because of the words that man has stated.
The latest article on this matter came out today (April 14) and is from the Associated Press titled "Baptist leader criticizes Trayvon Martin support." The AP asked Rev. Fred Luter, who in June is expected to become the first-ever African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention, about worries that Land's remarks will hurt the SBC's effort at achieving ethnic diversity. Here's Luter:
It doesn't help. That's for sure.
And here's what another prominent African-American Southern Baptist had to say:
"I think his (Land's) statements will reverse any gains from the rightful election of Fred Luter," said the Rev. Dwight McKissic, a black pastor at the SBC-affiliated Cornerstone Baptist Church is Arlington, Texas. McKissic said he plans to submit a resolution at the SBC's annual meeting asking the convention to repudiate Land's remarks.
"If they don't, we're back to where we were 50 years ago," he said.
As this controversy continues over Richard Land's rant continues to rage, I'd like to introduce a twist that thus far the media hasn't picked up on.
Richard Land's rant is not his. It's a plagiarized rant.
Many of the words that he uttered during his radio show were taken VERBATIM – yes, WORD-FOR-WORD – from a Washington Times column penned by conservative commentator Jeffrey Kuhner. Kuhner's column titled "Obama foments racial division" was published on March 29.
Land stole from Kuhner two days later on his March 31 radio show.
Below is my transcript of Land's radio show. I have bolded the parts of Land's radio rant that are VERBATIM from Kuhner's Washington Times column.
RICHARD LAND: Welcome back to Richard Land Live.
The um, this this situation is getting out of hand. And it's going to be violence. And when there is violence it's going to be Jesse Jackson's fault. It's going to be Al Sharpton's fault It's going to be Louis Farrakhan's fault and to a certain degree it is going to be President Obama's fault.
Um, Rev. Jesse Jackson says "blacks are under attack." Really? Louis Farrakhan vows "retaliation." The Rev. Al Sharpton has organized massive protests, demanding Mr. Zimmerman be arrested and sent to jail.
Who made Al Sharpton judge, jury and district attorney?
The New Black Panthers have placed a $10,000 bounty for the shooter's capture. The poster says "Wanted Dead or Alive." This is racial demagoguery – pure and simple.
But it was Mr. Obama who turned this tragedy into a national issue. He should have learned from the Cambridge, Massachusetts police incident to stay out of these issues until the facts are clear. But he urged Americans to engage in "soul searching."
And then he said, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin." The president's aides claim he was showing compassion for the victim's family. In reality, he poured gasoline on the racialist fires. Under pressure from the Congressional Black Caucus, Mr. Obama gave them what they wanted: He put the presidential spotlight on Trayvon Martin's death – and thereby bolstered the burgeoning protests.
I believe Mr. Obama's comments were misguided and I think they are harmful. No one knows what his son would look like. The statement was meant as a sign of racial solidarity.
Martin is black and by extension Mr. Obama shares the victim's racial identity.
Also, shootings take place all over the country on a regular basis. If Americans are required to search their souls every time someone is killed we will be meditating ceaselessly.
Here's what makes this case so different. The answer is simple. The victim's skin color and the perpetrator. Race hustlers such as Mr. Jackson, Mr. Sharpton, Mr. Farrakhan have made their careers and lucrative fortunes by fomenting racial grievance and demonizing the "white power structure." In their eyes segregation has never been truly repealed it has just become invisible.
They need the Travyon Martin's to continue perpetuating their central myth: America is a racist and an evil nation. For them is always Selma Alabama circa 1965. Notice that the Nation has changed.
If guilty, Mr. Zimmerman should be held fully accountable. But here's some things you don't know about Mr. Zimmerman unless you dig. This narrative of white on black violence circa the Klansmen of 1965 has major problems. First of all, Mr. Zimmerman is Hispanic. He has black relatives and close friends. He is a registered Democrat. That's right, George Michael Zimmerman born October 5th 1983 registered as a Democrat in Seminole county Florida in August 2002.
And this idea that he's a white Hispanic. I still want to know what a white Hispanic is. Um, in addition to the fact that he registered as a democrat, we don't whether he voted for Mr. Obama, or not, um, his mother has alleged Zimmerman…. has acted as a mentor to a black single mother and her two children and he has helped them raise money for their all black church.
Now does that sound like a racial bigot to you? Sound like some proto-klansman to you? Of course not. If he is guilty he should be held fully accountable. But this mob mentality and rush to judgment from the President on down is disgraceful.
And the way in which the media has been largely silent about it and has aided and abetted it is also disgraceful. We do not know the full circumstances regarding the shooting. No one does. This has not prevented Mr. Zimmerman from being smeared as a murderer, racist, vigilante.
Floridas governor has appointed a special prosecutor to look into the case. FBI and Justice Department lawyers have been assigned as well. Instead of letting the legal process take its independent course racemongers are anointing theselves judge, jury, and executioner. The rule of law is being assaulted by racial demagogues and it is disgusting and should stop.
At no time during this segment does Land reference Jeffrey Kuhner. Plain and simple, Land stole from Kuhner. He passed off Kuhner's words as his own.
Folks, that's fraud.
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
- to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
- to commit literary theft
- to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In closing, let's remember that Richard Land is the president of the ETHICS & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
**UPDATE (4/14): Land links to the Kuhner column under "show notes" on his radio show website Richard Land Live! Again, Land made no mention of Kuhner during the segment transcribed above. Listeners did not know that he was quoting Jeffrey Kuhner word-for-word. Even in the show notes, Land does not indicate that much of his commentary drawn from Kuhner's column, word-for-word. To readers, the show notes will be understood to be "sources consulted" or "additional resources."
Clearly, Land's intent was to pass off Kuhner's words as his own. That's the definition of plagiarism. As you can see, Land attempted to make Kuhner's words his own by adding extra comments and using different adjectives.
As an author and student, I can't write a 500-word essay, pull 250-300 words verbatim or nearly verbatim from someone else and simply include a short footnote at the bottom. That's still plagiarism. Jeffrey Kuhner as a Washinton Times columnist can't do that either. Nor should Richard Land, the ethicist, get away with it.
Several of Land's comments from this particular segment of his radio show have been quoted in media outlets across the nation from The Huffington Post to The Tennessean. When asked about his remarks, Land told media outlets including the SBC's Baptist Press that he stood by his words. He didn't say those words were actually someone else's. Land – the SBC's chief ethicist – stood by his words, his plagiarized words, words that he made his own in an extremely deceptive and thoroughly unethical way.
***UPDATE (4/15): Another instance of plagiarism has been discovered. During what appears to have been the third-hour of Land's March 31st broadcast on the Trayvon Martin tragedy, Land passes off as his own an editorial in the Investor's Business Daily. The editorial is titled "Trayvon Shooting Facts Vs. Left-Wing Racism Storyline."
Land does provide a link (without explanation) on the Richard Land Live! website under "Full Show Notes."
However, at no point during the segment did Land mention that these words were not his own. At no point did he mention that this commentary was published on March 27th by the editorial board of the Investor's Business Daily.
Below is the transcript of Land's radio show. I have bolded the parts from Land's commentary that are VERBATIM from the IBD editorial. See the radio audio here and read the IBD editorial here.
Welcome back to Richard Land Live.
Today, we're talking about the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
At first blush, this shooting certainly appears troubling. A 17-year-old African American carrying nothing but a bag of skittles and a bottle of iced tea is shot by a Hispanic Neighborhood Watch volunteer.
That was enough for the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, most of the mainstream press and even President Obama to jump on the story as fresh evidence of ongoing racism in the U.S.
Sharpton charged that "Trayvon represents a reckless disregard for our lives that we've seen too long." Jackson said Martin was "murdered and martyred," adding for good measure that "blacks are under attack. … Killing us is big business." MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney charged that GOP-fed stereotypes about blacks "had lethal consequences." Obama volunteered that if he had a son, "he'd look like Trayvon."
All of this was before anyone knew much about the people involved or the facts of the case at hand.
It turns out that alleged shooter George Zimmerman is hardly some kind of white supremacist. He's Hispanic on his mother's side. His mother is Peruvian. He has black family members. He has mentored black children and is a registered Democrat.
And Martin isn't exactly a saint. He'd been suspended three times for vandalism, truancy and carrying a baggie with pot residue.
The real problem for all those hoping to exploit this case for their own political ends are the details surfacing about what happened that night.
An Orlando Sentinel story on Monday revealed that after Zimmerman followed Martin around the neighborhood, Martin reportedly attackedZimmerman, punching him to the ground and slamming his head against the sidewalk. The Sentinel added that much of Zimmerman's account "has been corroborated by witnesses." A 911 tape may yet confirm that it was Zimmerman, not Martin, who was crying for help.
As CBS News politely put it, this "new information is putting a twist on the Trayvon Martin case."
Not that the facts matter to people like Al Sharpton. Even if it turns out that Zimmerman really did act out of fear for his safety, and not racial animosity, don't expect anyone stoking the racial fires to start issuing mea culpas.
They'll be too busy looking for next racial ambulance to chase because they're race hustlers who've made their careers and made their fortunes exploiting racism in the United States.
We're going to go to Roy now in Richmond, Virginia. Roy, what is your question or comment?
Note that Land again adds his own comments and own adjectives. He takes the IBD editorial and tries to make it his own. Is this a common practice with Richard Land?


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If Portmanteau was a nation, Albert J. Earling would have been its king.
Albert J. Earling (1848 – 1925)
SOURCE: Chicago Daily Tribune, November 11, 1925
By now most readers understand Twelve Mile Circle's fascination with portmanteaus, a birth of creative new words resulting from the smashing together of two or more existing words. Previous articles dealing with this device included Mardela to Delmar and Dueling Portmanteau Placenames.
I am fascinated by Albert J. Earling at the moment although he's hardly a household name. His primary achievement involved working his way through the ranks of railroading to become president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad until his retirement in 1919. During his tenure he expanded his railroad from the upper Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, opening a corridor through the Dakotas, Montana, the Idaho panhandle, and through Washington state to terminate at Tacoma in 1909. It would be the last of the great transcontinental railroads constructed.
This route became known as the Milwaukee Road, an engineering achievement still celebrated by railfans such as the Milwaukee Road Historical Association and the Milwaukee Road Archive. Earling favored new technologies too. He electrified more than 500 miles of the line including the first such segment over the Rocky Mountains which allowed his trains to take steeper grades. Later the railroad would add the expansion to its official name by becoming the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, continuing to operate in various forms until around 1980 until it was absorbed into other companies including the Soo Line.
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What does any of this have to do with portmanteaus, you may be wondering? Plenty. There was a reason why this was the last transcontinental route: almost nobody lived out there. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad wished to remain competitive, however the pickings were slim by the time the clock ticked into the Twentieth Century. This railroad didn't connect a string of existing towns as much as it had to create them along the way and then vigorously promote homesteading in nearly empty quarters such as rural Montana.
All of those dozens of new towns had to be named. According to Earling's obituary in the November 11, 1925 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune (which is not available on a publicly-accessible website so you'll have to take my word for it):
Even after he became its president, Mr. Earling continued to keep in touch with details of the road. It is said he would spends nights in the yards, riding switch engines and talking to the men. When the extension was being built Mr. Earling spent weeks on the construction, working night and day watching every detail of line work.
It's reasonable to assume that Albert Earling had a personal involvement in naming towns along the line given his active role, some of which were portmanteaus influenced by various family members. An excellent map of the new transcontinental route and its various stops can be found on the Portal to Texas History, which seems odd because the railroad never serviced Texas. Whatever. There are several candidates to consider.
Ismay, Montana
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Remember Ismay? It was the town informally named "Joe, Montana" as a publicity stunt that 12MC featured recently. That's how I discovered the Earling connection. Ismay was reputed to be a portmanteau of Isabella and May, two of Earling's daughters. There's only one problem and it's huge: Albert Earling had only one daughter and her name was Harriet. Some sleuthing on my part did turn up a granddaughter, a child of Albert's son George Peck Earling, who was named Isabel Mary. She was born in 1903 — a young child during the construction of the railroad expansion — and later living in Washington, DC under her married name Isabel Van Devanter as late as 1940.
Some sources note that Ismay might have been named for the daughters of another railroad official, George R. Peck, who also seemed to be a namesake for Albert's son George Peck Earling. I did locate Peck in the 1900 Census in Chicago, IL, and he did have daughters named Isabel and Mary (listed as Minnie in other records). It's even possible that Albert's son George may have named his daughter for Peck's two daughters. Given Earling's personal involvement, and noting other examples, it seems likely that he created the portmanteau to honor both his own granddaughter as well as the two daughters of a close colleague and friend. I think this is why two separate yet plausible histories evolved.
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The naming of Marmarth seems more definitive. As noted in Welcome to Historic Marmarth:
With the arrival of the railroad in the fall of 1907, the town of Marmarth was established. By 1908, structures were being built in what is now the City of Marmarth. Marmarth was named for Margaret Martha Fitch, granddaughter of Albert J. Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.
Margaret Martha Fitch, a daughter of Harriet Maud Earling and granddaughter of Albert Earling was born in 1902. She passed away in 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This is why I believe a granddaughter may have figured at least partially into the naming of Ismay too. It's hard to imagine the President of the railroad naming a town for one granddaughter and not the other when they were both approximately the same age (Martha b. 1902, Isabel b. 1903) and both were young children during construction of the Pacific line.
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Mr. Earling also honored himself with a weaker portmanteau, combining his given name with "town" to create Alberton. He also shared namesake credit here and thus gave credence to what may have been a similar situation in Ismay. As the Town of Alberton explains:
When the Milwaukee railroad established its trans-continental line to the pacific coast, Albert J. Earling chose the route on the north side of the river. The Milwaukee railroad was surveyed in 1907 and was built in 1908-09. The catchy name of the town at that time was Browntown. It was then changed to Alberton, after Alexander Albert who was one of first settlers in this valley. His homestead was south of the river across the natural pier bridge. It was also named after the railroad president, Albert J. Earling.
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This last instance isn't a portmanteau at all. I just wanted to note that Albert Earling wasn't beyond having a town named in his personal honor. Earling, Iowa was founded in 1882 while he was still working his way up through the ranks of the railroad hierarchy. With that notch already attained, he had to get much more creative when he became President of the line and needed to craft names for all those other towns.
There might be a couple more Earling portmanteaus along the Milwaukee Road:
- Maudlow, Montana: Perhaps Albert's daughter Harriet Maud Earling figures into this?
- Melstone, Montana: Mel Stone has to be someone?
I conducted a quick search and didn't find any useful information on those final two possibilities.
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