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Weirich Farm
The log cabin at the Weirich Farm was originally Fredericksburg's first community bakery. The first cabin was built in 1853, and the second in 1855. The cabins have been in the same family since they were constructed. The two log cabins, originally joined by a dogtrot, have been joined together with logs and limestone rock to form one large accommodation. The scenic view from the back patio is of the Texas Hill Country is inspiring. The cabin is very private, situated on about 40 acres, and is only about five minutes from Fredericksburg. There is a large living area. It is comfortably furnished and is accented with Fredericksburg antiques. There are two separate bedrooms, both with Queen size beds. Both are also accented with Fredericksburg antiques. The kitchen has a stove, microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker, and is large and reminiscent of the old-time country kitchens. For comfort, convenience, views and history, come to Weirich Farm. An Ideal place for friends or family to relax.
Date of arrival March 31, 2017
Charming Cabin
This is the way I prefer to experience Fredericksburg. This cabin is very well kept and has character and history. It's just far enough out of town to feel like you're in the prairie, but not too far at all, only a few minutes from Main St. It is very roomy, clean, and our whole stay was very comfortable. I love it and the next time I go to Fredericksburg I hope to stay here again.
- Private guest house with Beautiful Scenic Views on 40 Texas Hill Country Acres
- Off Street Parking
- Close to Downtown
- Historic Log construction
- Covered Front Porch with Two Person Swing
- Screened in Porch with table and chairs
- 2 Bedrooms
- Bedroom 1 has a King-size and TV
- Bedroom 2 has a Queen-size bed
- 2 Bathrooms – 1 with Claw foot bath tub only and 1 with Claw foot bath tub with Shower
- Breakfast Vouchers
- Full Kitchen with Range, microwave, coffee maker, refrigerator, utensils and plates.
- Dish TV
- Alarm Clock
- Telephone
- Furnished with Antiques
- Long Leaf Pine Floors
- Washer and Dryer
- Central Heat and Air
- Grandfather Live Oaks
- Barbecue Grill
- Gas Fireplace
Rates & Restrictions
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- Rates are based on double occupancy
- $35.00 each additional person per night
- 2 nights required for All Event and Holiday Weekends
- Children Welcome
- No Smoking
- No Pets
- Maximum Occupancy – 4
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Putting Down Roots and Supporting Cherokee Culture Through Ethnobotany
It seems only natural that Frostburg State University's Dr. Sunshine Brosi, an assistant professor of biology, would end up doing research that involved working with the Cherokee Nation.
Brosi spent part of her childhood just outside of Cherokee, N.C., going to school with Cherokee classmates and eventually working in the area when she was a teenager. It was during this time that she discovered the beautiful baskets of the Cherokee people.
| Sedia Ngofa works clay in a pottery class that
was part of the Intersession program in Cherokee.
"My first job was at a Cherokee craft shop that sold junky crafts that were probably made in China," she said. "I always thought, 'This is too bad that this happens to people who have these amazing crafts they do, and then there's all this junk in the tourist shops.'"
The thought stayed with Brosi long after she went on to pursue an academic career in ethnobotanical research, which examines the relationships between people and plants, eventually completing her Ph.D. in natural resources at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Brosi decided to do her doctoral work with the Eastern band of the Cherokee in North Carolina. She focused on conservation of natural resources used in their baskets, including white oak, and butternut trees, which produce a natural dye that highlights patterns in the baskets.
"The Cherokee are known for their baskets they make with these native materials, but there's limited availability and supply of these materials," Brosi said. "I basically wanted to increase the supply and improve the sustainability of the resources. When you lose the material, you lose the ability to make the craft, the knowledge behind the craft."
In 2005, she implemented some experimental planting methods, taking care to plant the white oaks in tree shelters so they would grow straight and tall with fewer branches, making them more appealing and practical for Cherokee basket-making. To increase the number of butternut trees, which are being killed off by an exotic fungus, she combined them in a companion planting with river cane, a plant the Cherokee say is a "sister species."
Combining biological conservation with preserving that "knowledge behind the craft" was the inspiration behind Brosi's latest research effort in Cherokee, N.C. – a Frostburg State course over winter break called "Field Experiences in Ethnobotany and Ecology." For the course, Brosi blended online learning and readings with actual fieldwork and immersion in the culture of the Cherokee people in North Carolina.
Supported by FSU's President's Experiential Learning Enhancement Fund, students got to do everything from measuring the growth of the original tree plantings from Brosi's doctoral research to evaluating the current yield of plants and estimating the number of additional plantings required for sustainable harvesting. They also met with and profiled Cherokee artisans, visited the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and experienced Cherokee storytelling.
Sedia Ngofa was one of 14 students who participated in the course. A senior who grew up in Maryland's Prince George's County, Ngofa is majoring in ethnobotany, a decision she said came out of her original interest in pharmacy, with a focus on herbalism. Inspired by what she's learning in ethnobotany, Ngofa runs her own business, Bijoux's Basket, which specializes in all-natural beauty and hair products. She is the child of African immigrants; her mother is from Sierra Leone, and her father is from Nigeria.
"I never really grew up in nature, but I fell in love with being outdoors and being in the woods. It's kind of funny because no one from my family, my friends, is into the outdoors," she laughed. "I'm kind of the hippie tree-hugger one. My best friend likes to call me the African Pocahontas."
Brosi's course was Ngofa's first experience doing field work in ethnobotany. She particularly loved visiting the Cherokee's Katuwah sacred site and clearing out plants like greenbrier and honeysuckle from around the tree plantings.
"Being out there and clearing the area, and after hours and hours of work, being able to see that these trees were fighting for their lives all this time," Ngofa said. "It was exciting to realize that the butternut we were saving would be used to teach future generations. By going in there and saving and revitalizing that site, we were giving so much opportunity to others to come in and do bigger projects. … It made me excited about doing my own research. It was good motivation."
As part of Brosi's course, Ngofa is working with a classmate to create a poster they will present at the joint meeting for the Society for Economic Botany and the Society of Ethnobiology in Cherokee on May 14.
"We're basically taking the data that we gathered in Cherokee, and we're going to be doing a planting right here on the Frostburg campus," Ngofa said. "The butternut trees have a special chemical (juglone) in them that makes it hard for other plants to be around them, and ethnobotanists use the companion planting method. We're going to plant the butternut as a centerpiece, with morning glories, yellow root and juglone-resistant species, such as beans, corn and squash, mimicking the three-sister planting system of the Cherokee."
Ngofa is also applying for a grant to do research in Sierra Leone this summer.
"It wasn't until I learned about ethnobotany that I really thought about going back to my parents' home countries and coming up with innovative ways to improve the area," she said. "The traditional medicinal aspect of ethnobotany just fascinates me. When you think about it, in ethnobotany, what you're learning is the basis of modern medicine. … The fact that it's so multidisciplinary … it just amazes me. It touches on all parts of life."
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Jett Roman is a homicide detective, and for all Gray knows, Jett is the Grim Reaper who has come to lay her to rest. Are the foreign emotions Jett's making Gray feel true or just smoke and mirrors? Only time will tell if her suspicions are as dead on as the cold bodies under the flowers.
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Deep in the heart of an industrial area in South Philadelphia at the corner of Swanson and Ritner, surrounded by parking lots and warehouse outlets stands a fairly nondescript building. Its painted white bricks are stained by years of weather and pollution.
A simple sign on the front reading "New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center" is the only clue as to what this place may be. For most people, that is. For others, those of us who have found and converted to the religion that is hardcore wrestling, this place is holy ground. For this structure isn't just any bingo hall. No, this is the place where Extreme Championship Wrestling was born, raised, and nurtured. And on Friday, June 10, 2005, hardcore came back home.
"Hardcore Homecoming", a show that saw many of the stars from the now-defunct ECW come back to the Alhambra (also known as Viking Hall, or simply ECW Arena to fans), will no doubt be talked about for years by the 700 faithful fans that bought every available ticket. It was a night where ECW's past was celebrated, its fans were thanked for their years of loyalty to the company, and its wrestlers were given the opportunity to perform in the hall that made them famous.
The crowd was totally amped as they packed into the tiny hall. Though the venue isn't all that big -- seating was limited to 7 rows of ringside chairs, a set of raised bleachers at either end, and some seating in the balcony -- the intensity of the fans assembled was off the charts. Everybody was itching to take a nostalgic trip back in time, when ECW wrestling was a mainstay on the building's marquee. And that itch was scratched from the time the doors opened until the very last person had left.
Before the show, the familiar chants of "E-C-Dub!" echoed to the rafters. Certain fans themselves were recognized and celebrated by the rest -- including "Hat Guy", who was ever-present in his ringside seat when ECW ran there regularly, along with his companions "Hawaiian Shirt Guy" and the bearded guy who always wore sunglasses (often called "the Joey Ramone-looking guy" by fans, even though the resemblance isn't that great). A testament to the disciples of the extreme.
But the real ovations were reserved for every wrestler that came back to ECW Arena for the event, many of whom had retired from the business, or otherwise moved on in their life after the company folded. And every clap or chant translating into a "thank you", a warm exchange between old friends -- an exchange shared by every wrestler and fan who was in the building.
And even if this kind of event never comes back to Philadelphia -- or anywhere, for that matter -- I'll bet that years from now, if you go back to that corner in South Philadelphia, and put your ear to the wall, somewhere in the distance, you'll hear the crashing of bodies on the mat, the smashing of tables and chairs, and the familiar chant of "E-C-Dub! E-C-Dub!"
Event Results:
Joey Styles and Don "Cyrus" Callis came to the ring, and a vintage "Oh my God!" from Styles kicked off the event followed by an extended dirty poem from Gertner. Callis resurrected his heelish ways and insulted Gertner, leading to a brawl between the two for old time's sake. Tod Gordon, founder of ECW also received the crowd's accolades.
Match One: Simon Diamond & CW Anderson vs. Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti
Even some minor ring rust couldn't dampen the fans' enthusiasm for the first match of the night. Any of these four would be well-suited for WWE television, except perhaps for Mikey -- and that's not a criticism, I just don't want to see the guy wrestle in pain. CW got the first huge move in with a beautiful superkick on Mikey followed by the Anderson Backslam. Simon followed that by ending a "Three Amigos" suplex chain on Chetti by dumping him face-first onto the mat. Mikey was able to come back, though, and hit a Whippersnapper on Simon for the pinfall victory.
Match Two: Tracy Smothers w/ J.T. Smith vs. the Blue Meanie
Smothers' encouraging of the crowd to mock him with the infamous "Where's my pizza?" chant really demonstrated how much the wrestlers wanted to recapture some of the old ECW magic. A good comedy match here that saw some bad dancing from Smothers in an attempt to avoid fighting Da Blue Guy. Meanie looked like he was going to put the original FBI member away with a Meanie-sault, but Smith proved to be the equalizer, nailing Meanie with a brass knuckle shot, which Smith capitalized upon for the pin.
Pitbull Gary Wolfe and Public Enemy's Johnny Grunge came to the ring accompanied by Tammy Sytch to pay tribute to the ECW stars who had passed away recently, the most recent of which being Tammy's true love, Chris Candido. A solemn moment that paid tribute to the fallen heroes.
Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill came to the ring afterwards, and cut a promo against the still-living members of the Pitbulls and PE, and the four men got into a brawl. As Doring and the Angry Amish Warrior got the upper hand, Tammy ran to the back to call 911 for help. And help he did. The returning giant, one of ECW's most powerful men from the past, came in and cleared house like he did a decade ago. After each of the heels got a chokeslam from the big man, Grunge splashed Roadkill through a table for good measure. The villains vanquished, the four heroes knelt down in the centre of the ring for one last prayer for their lost comrades.
Match Three: Kid Kash vs. 2 Cold Scorpio
A lot of this match took place on the floor, which kind of cooled down the crowd (not literally -- the temperature in the building was about 300 degrees by this point!) since the layout doesn't necessarily lend itself to great sightlines -- the bleacher seats aren't elevated high enough to see over the tops of the heads of the people on the floor when they stand up. But once it got back in the ring, things got exciting in a hurry. The end of the match saw a series of top-rope moves and counter-moves, including a moonsault and a huracarana by Kash. But two 450-splashes by Scorpio put the Notorious K.I.D. away once and for all.
Match Four: Kronus & New Jack vs. Ian & Axl Rotten
Ian and Axl, collectively known as the Bad Breed, had originally reunited to take on the Eliminators, but sadly Kronus' partner Perry Saturn wasn't able to attend due to a broken neck suffered earlier this month. Replacing him was the original gangsta, New Jack. As is customary, New Jack came to the ring with various weapons, including what appeared to be a big hunting knife, and used them on his opponents unmercifully. All four men bled like stuck pigs in this brutally violent affair. New Jack went to his usual bag of tricks, and pulled out a huge high spot -- splashing Ian from a 20-foot scaffold through a table -- to win the match. After the match, New Jack cut a promo that I suspect Vince McMahon's lawyers would want the transcript of at some point.
Match Five: Justin Credible w/ Jason vs. Jerry Lynn
This was Lynn's first match since his recent rotator cuff injury, and fortunately he hasn't missed a step. A great match, harkening back to the feud they had over the ECW Heavyweight Championship, back when ECW had their TNN show. Really great stuff. Fresh from her WWE exile, Jazz came out to help Lynn after Credible's bodyguard Jason interfered. Lynn got the win after a cradle tombstone piledriver.
Match Six: Raven w/ the Blue Meanie and the Musketeer vs. the Sandman
Glad to see the Musketeer back, as he, along with Joel Gertner, were two of my favourite characters in the company. The hometown crowd was absolutely electric for the Sandman's entrance, with 700 singing along to "Enter Sandman" so loudly and enthusiastically, it felt like 7,000 people. The match was a wild chaotic brawl that predictably saw more caneshots than headlocks, and more ladders, tables, and chairs than an IKEA store. Raven and his henchmen, including Don E. Allen who ran in at some point, gang-assaulted Sandman until Mikey Whipwreck came in and cleared house. But before Sandman could share a beer with his saviour, Mikey turned on him, delivering a wicked Whippersnapper. Raven's cover was elementary by that point, and the Sandman was counted down for three.
Before the main event, the legendary Terry Funk requested the crowd's indulgence for them to make an unannounced change in the main event. Instead of the promised rematch of the 3-way dance between he, Shane Douglas and Sabu -- they were going to change this to a 3-way dance in a barbed-wire ring! The crowd roared with anticipation as the ring crew took down the ring ropes and replaced with the deadly strands.
Match Seven: Terry Funk w/ Tammy Sytch vs. Shane Douglas w/ Francine vs. Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso -- Barbed-wire 3-way dance
Two words: deliciously brutal. All three men gave it their all, going above and beyond the call of duty to entertain the crowd with this orgy of violence. If for nothing else, this is the match that you should buy the DVD for when it is eventually released. Taking extreme to new heights, all three men were bloody messes by the end of it. Funk worked like a man half his 60-years, and Sabu, who less than 6 months ago could barely move, put on a vintage match. Douglas was nothing to sneeze at either, proving that he can still give as good as anyone on any company's roster. The barbed wire was used extensively along with numerous tables and chairs, and all three were completely tangled up in it at some point -- scary stuff, as their bodies were carved by the deadly shards, mere inches away from their necks and wrists and eyes.
Douglas eventually got the advantage, and it looked like he was going to eliminate Funk, when the lights suddenly went out and the arena darkened. When they came back on, Mick Foley had returned to ECW Arena! He helped Funk vanquish Douglas with the use of Socko, whom he had wrapped with barbed wire for the occasion. Funk and Sabu fought to the bitter end, and it was a malfunctioning weapon that eventually did Terry in. The leg of a ladder he was climbing broke, and he, instead of Sabu, fell through a table as a result. Sabu hit a jumping Arabian Facebuster on the veteran and got the pin to end the match. Awesome.
After the event, fans were treated to an autograph session with the stars, and an open Q&A session with the participants. Douglas was frank as usual in condemning WWE for their planned participation of non-former-ECW talent at their show "ECW: One Night Stand", and openly challenged Vince McMahon and his company to out-do Hardcore Homecoming, though he doubted they could. Other highlights of this session, which hopefully will also be included on the DVD to give people some more insight into what ECW meant to these performers, included Francine (just because she's Francine), Terry Funk's sentimental comments on ECW fans, and Tammy Lynn Sytch's genuine appreciation for the well wishes she has received from fans in lights of Candido's tragic death. She even rewarded a lucky fan with a look at the puppies after he won a bid to buy the original ECW Arena sign that adorned the wall of the Alhambra Centre in an impromptu auction to raise funds for Candido's memorial scholarship fund. The gratitude of the wrestlers to the fans who welcomed them back home was evident, and many times the crowd was openly thanked. Other news of note that came about was that Douglas is in preliminary dialogue to host another such event at some point in the future. And though any such future events may be hard-pressed to top this one, it's clear that everyone associated with Hardcore Homecoming would welcome the opportunity.
"Bloodthirsty" Bob Kapur ate two too many Philly cheese-steaks while on his overnight trip to catch Hardcore Homecoming. But other than that, wouldn't trade this weekend's experience for anything.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Revenue for the third quarter increased 5 percent at Health Fitness Corp., the provider of integrated employee health management programs announced earlier this week.
Revenue was $17.2 million, an increase from $16.3 million in the third quarter of 2006. However, gross profit during the quarter decreased 7.5 percent to $4.9 million from $5.3 million for the same period last year.
Gross profits in 2006's third quarter included a $300,000 benefit related to a refund of workers compensation premiums for the company's 2005 plan year, which explains much of the decrease in that category this year.
"During the quarter, we encountered some temporary revenue and expense challenges," says Gregg Lehman, Ph.D., president and CEO of Health Fitness Corp. "From a revenue perspective, we experienced longer service implementation schedules for a few of our largest, new health management customers, which affected our ability to realize revenue growth consistent with past quarters. The good news is that we have begun to deliver services to most of these customers, which should lend support to our growth rate in the fourth quarter and into 2008."
The company's health management segment revenue grew 16.3 percent to $6.5 million from $5.6 million for the same period last year. Fitness management segment revenue declined 0.9 percent to $10.6 million from $10.7 million for the same period last year. Some of the decline is due to revenue losses from terminated contracts outpacing revenue from 2007 new contracts. In addition, the company has had fewer biometric screening engagements at its fitness center sites.
On the fitness side, the company is still feeling the effects of the revenue lost due to the termination of a large automotive contract during the first quarter of this year, Lehman says. However, the company obtained four new health management commitments and one new fitness management commitment during the third quarter, compared to two health management and three fitness management commitments in the third quarter of last year. Year to date, the company has 32 new commitments, which represents one of the best years for new business development, he says.
Also in the third quarter, the company received 26 new requests for proposals for health management services and 13 new requests for proposals for fitness management services, which represents the highest number the company has received at this time of the year, Lehman says.


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In the end, we need a master picture (see below) and then a way of using that same picture as an icon to highlight sections of text that will appeal to the audience described here.
We are developing a white paper on a technical topic around computing in healthcare insurance. Don't worry too much about the technology, that is almost beside the point for this exercise.
The back half of the document is roughly 8-10 pages that covers six topic area. We are looking to create a picture that we can place at the front of this section, that shows these six topics. Right now, we are using a simple wheel chart (see attached pdf sample page, called the Wheel) and we want to do something with a bit more elegant and novel (but not edgy or wild). We then have the same or similar graphic, in an smaller form, listed in the large white space to the left of each major section heading, but modified in such as way as the section under discussion is emphases (see attached, the wheel highlight, towards bottom left on the page).
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It would appear that this last May, while many of us were pleading with our congressional leaders not to pass the Amnesty Bill, Islamist terrorists were being escorted across our southern border by illegal drug cartels for the purpose of attacking Fort Huachuca, a military base in Arizona. This facility, represented by all four military branches, is the nation's largest military intelligence training center with 12,000 workers, some of whom have families living on base.
Laura Ingraham asked a very good question on her show today (paraphrasing): Why was this information kept from us during the debate on the Immigration Bill? Perhaps the answer to that question could be found on the list of members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The fact that it's chaired by John D. Rockefeller is bad enough; but the list of members doesn't instill much confidence in the direction we're taking to secure this nation.
But while the worst elements of this world sneak across our borders with evil intent, trying to cloak themselves among poor Mexicans looking for a better life, President Bush and other supporters of Amnesty drag their feet on fence construction and fiddle like Nero while Rome burns. Are our leaders simply afraid of offending the Mexican government? Is President Bush of the mindset of those who think a border fence will push Mexico into the lap of the terrorists? It would appear that the Mexican government is having less and less of a say about the disposition of its borders, yielding power voluntarily or involuntarily to some very powerful drug cartels that are nations unto themselves. Will we declare war against them? Or will we actually attempt to negotiate a separate (covert?) peace, thereby legitimizing them and establishing them forever as a force to be reckoned with (like the P.L.O.)? Just thinking out loud here.


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A rare and difficult disease to diagnose, eye cancer can have devastating consequences to vision and overall health. The American Cancer Society estimates over 3,000 cancers of the eye are diagnosed annually, and over 300 people die of the disease each year.
Every part of the eye is vulnerable: the eyeball, eye socket and eyelid can all develop cancer. Eyeball cancers include melanoma, lymphoma and retinoblastoma, while eye socket cancers include lymphoma, carcinomas and sarcomas. Eyelid cancers include basal and squamous cell carcinomas, sebaceous carcinoma and melanoma.
Symptoms of eyeball and eye socket cancers include blurry, double or loss of vision, floaters (drifting spots), a growing dark spot on the iris, a change in the size or shape of the pupil, a change in the eyeball's position or a bulging of the eye. Eyelid cancer may appear as new lumps, bumps or pigmented lesions on the eyelid.
Intraocular melanoma, perhaps one of the most dangerous forms of eye cancer, has a strong propensity to spread beyond the eye, and can target the liver, sometimes resulting in death. Risk factors include having light skin and/or blue eyes and an inherited condition known as atypical mole and melanoma syndrome, which causes abnormal moles on the skin. Some experts believe excessive sun exposure may increase the risk of primary eyelid melanoma and other extraocular cancers.
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Finally, the handsome star takes his perm public
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As much as we enjoyed seeing Bradley Cooper in tiny pink perm rollers a few weeks ago, it seemed like a bit of an unfair tease: When would we get to see the sure-to-be-adorable results?
At long last, the wait is over. After looking like his usual handsome self at his N.Y.C. premiere last week, the star was back on the Boston set of his next David O. Russell film with super-curly locks.
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The film is set in the 1970s, so Cooper's funky do (especially when worn with that close-shaven beard and those aviator sunglasses) fits right in. And frankly, we've been wanting the star to go shorter for a while now — though we have to say this isn't exactly what we had in mind.
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Checklist for New and International StudentsWe strongly suggest all new and international students review the checklist below. Completing this simple list ahead of your arrival will save you time, avoid lines and even save you money. All items can be completed in minutes and all are on line. Do these today!
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De apen en de tuinman (script Frank Jonker, P@per #15)
Arjan Wilschut is a Dutch film maker and children's book author. Born in Dordrecht, he has worked as an illustrator and designer on commercials and Malmberg schoolbooks through the Comic House agency.
He has participated in the creation of films like 'Dada' by Piet Kroon and the multi-awardwinning 'Father and Daughter' by Michael Dudok de Wit in 2000. He has written, designed and directed his own films 'Shadows' (2002), 'Penguins Christmas' (2004), 'Hard boiled Chicken' (2006) and 'Farmer Jack' (2012). He is the writer and illustrator of the children's book 'De Adelaar en de Koning'.
His comic strip 'De apen en de tuinman' was published in Groeneveld Magazine and P@per. Through crowdfunding, the Utrecht Opera Choir hired Wilschut to make a comic based on Verdi's 'I Lombardi', that is to be shown during the performance of the opera in 2013. A DVD with the opera was released in 2014.


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In a move that Mayor Ray Nagin said could provide much-needed momentum for the spotty recovery of eastern New Orleans, cable television giant Nickelodeon announced plans Tuesday to join hands with a fledgling Louisiana company to redevelop the abandoned Six Flags amusement park. The deal, which calls for an initial investment of about $165 million, hinges on the ability of the alliance between Southern Star Amusement of Baton Rouge and Viacom, Nickelodeon's parent corporation, to convince lenders to sink more than half that total into the project.
A few hours after Nagin unveiled the proposal at a morning news conference, the development team took its first step forward by winning the endorsement of the city's Industrial Development Board to pursue up to $100 million in Go Zone Bond funding.
The plan -- which Nagin said is not dependent on any local dollars -- still needs the blessing of the State Bond Commission, which would allow the partnership to begin shopping for investors. The so-called GO Zone bond program was created by Congress to help entice new business to the storm-ravaged areas by allowing private investors to take advantage of low government interest rates.
The Six Flags site has been shuttered since it was swamped by Katrina's floodwaters.
Assessing his prospects of lining up financing while the nation is still gripped by recession, Southern Star President Danny Rogers expressed cautious optimism. "It's as solid as it can get at this point in these economic times, " he said.
Asked why he thinks his project will fare better than an effort to restore the downtown Hyatt Hotel that's been stalled by a failure to secure GO Zone investors, Rogers pointed to the strength of Nickelodeon's famous kid brand.
"That's a hotel," he said, adding that his venture is affiliated with " a worldwide recognized entertainment company.
"I don't see any problem selling" the bonds, he said.
It is unclear how Tuesday's announcement will affect talks with Big League Dreams, a California company, that is looking into transforming the Six Flags site into a multimillion-dollar, multi-stadium operation that would host everyone from little leaguers to adults who once dreamed of being professional athletes.
The proposal is being championed by City Council President Arnie Fielkow, who led a delegation of city and state officials to Texas recently to tour one of the company's facilities.
In a written statement, Fielkow said the Nickelodeon project and his idea "are not mutually exclusive and could together present a very beneficial asset to our community."
During his news conference, Nagin took a harder line, saying, "This site is the Nickelodeon theme park site. Let me be very clear and blunt about that."
Nagin said the Big League Dreams proposal "is basically an unfunded dream." If the sports complex cannot be funded at this time, he said, there are other areas of the city it can go later.
While the Industrial Development Board voted 8-2 to move Southern Star's request forward, even supporters voiced doubts about the company's ability to find bond buyers and raised questions about the firm's financial acumen and managerial history.
Board member Farrell Chatelain Jr., who along with Susan Good voted against bond approval, seemed most skeptical.
"I think the message is good, " Chatelain said of the plan to refurbish existing rides and reopen the park. "I don't think the messenger is strong enough in financing to get it done."
Board members also were unable to get firm answers on the financing plan.
While the bulk of the money to rebuild the park would come from the GO-Zone bonds, Southern Star board member David Crais said the company has had "many conversations" with investors who could contribute as much as $5 million to the project.
Crais declined to provide details of those talks.
The company also said it has an equity investment of $20 million to $30 million in the park, but it was unclear if that claim referred to the value that Southern Star has assigned to the rides currently on the site.
Rogers would not answer questions about the funding sources after the meeting. A man identifying himself as Rogers' director of security said he was hurrying to another meeting.
Rogers qualifications were also called into question during the meeting. Southern Star, a start-up Baton Rouge company, recently opened an office in New Orleans. The Six Flags project would be its first.
Rogers, who said he has worked in the amusement park business since he was 10 years old, acknowledged that the New Orleans park would be the first that he has owned and operated.
Chatelain said that experience "doesn't mean that you are capable of running a huge organization like that."
Rogers responded that "Nickelodeon will oversee everything we do from start to stop." However, Viacom officials have said they have no plans to operate the park.
It was the lack of a concrete financial plan and potential investors that drew the most doubt from the board.
"This is a project that everyone wants to see go forward, " said board member Allison B. Randolph, III. "But we would like to feel comfortable that there are some financial commitments in place."
Randolph said he had "grave concerns" about Southern Star's ability to raise money. But, he eventually voted in favor of the bond allocation because it would give the company a better shot at finding potential investors.
Southern Star may ask for another $50 million GO-Zone bond allocation in the future, Crais said.
During the earlier news conference at City Hall, Rogers described an ambitious timeline, saying he intends to begin construction in the fall and open the park "by the end of 2010." But he offered only sketchy details about a project he said is still in the design phase.
"It's a work in progress, " he said.
Howard Smith, Nickelodeon's vice president for recreation, said while his network is involved in other entertainment venues, the proposed New Orleans project would be its first-ever outdoor theme park and its largest such venture.
Last year, the company opened Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minn. Nickelodeon also has built attractions in other regional parks, including Universal Studios in Orlando and Hollywood, Fla., and similar projects in Australia and Germany.
Smith said his 30-year-old network, which reaches 500 million homes worldwide, intends to use its marketing muscle to bring visitors to New Orleans. "We will marshal our resources to get them to come to the park, " he said.
In addition to renovating existing rides, Rogers and Smith said their plan calls for adding new rides and several 'water based" attractions. They did not elaborate on the types of rides or the size of the footprint for the park.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nagin said Nickelodeon will receive a licensing fee, while the city will retain a "leasing arrangement" with Southern Star. He did not elaborate.
Discussing the project's potential economic impact, Nagin was effusive.
"This is huge, " he said. "I don't know what we could have done better. . .I don't know if we could have found a better partner. Anyone who owns land in New Orleans east is probably sitting pretty good right now."
Six Flags, which still holds the lease to the shuttered park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As a result, Nagin said any plan to move the Southern Star plan along would need approval from a judge.
Nagin said talks with Six Flags are ongoing. "They are supportive of us redeveloping the park, " he said..
Nagin's administration is attempting to refinance $15.2 million in outstanding federal loans that the city made years ago to spur construction of the amusement park. The city has been paying $1 million a year to supplement $1.4 million from Six Flags to make the $2.4 million annual payment that has been due on the loan.
Administration officials estimate that the refinancing could save the city $700,000 to $800,000 a year.
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Crème brûlée
Is there anything better than a creamy, scrumptious dessert that mixes all the best ingredients to make something to savor? :-) Crème brûlée is my favorite French dessert, which also happens to be one of the easiest ones to make, in a way. It's a perfect solution for leftover yolks (after making Swiss meringue or Italian meringue buttercream)—one batch of the buttercream allows making 4-6 mini bowls of the dessert!
To prepare the crusty shell on top, you will need a blowtorch—you can get a small one at some convenience stores, and however some recipes out there suggest using a broiler instead, this method is faster, easier, and allows you to control the amount of browned caramel on top.
German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.
Cinnamon rolls
This recipe is simply amazing — great right from the oven, delicious the next day and really easy to prepare. You can also upgrade it with nuts, raisins and whatever you like in your rolls.
Simple cookies
Day are shorter now, and the weather is colder as the autumn and winter approach, so it's a good idea to brighten your day with some crispy cookies!
This recipe is really easy and cutting out the cookies is much fun. And of course, then you're left with enormous amount of hot, aromatic cookies that you can share with friends and your close ones.
They are tasty while still hot, but will get better if you leave them on the counter for a day or two, because they will absorb some of the humidity, making them really delicate and delicious!
Crispy apple tart
This French inspired recipe is a wonderful start into an autumn cooking season — sweet, tasty, crispy and soft at the same time. The most important part of this cake make apples, and they are the star. Choose the juicy, soft kind that feels grainy and rubs of when rubbing with fingers, they are usually sold in huge bundles on the cheap.


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Brew CrewDaniel and Deb Carey have successfully combined their business management and brewing professionalism with their philosophy based on individuality, cooperation, and the employment of 100% natural ingredients to produce world class, handcrafted beers for their friends in Wisconsin.
-St.Francis of Assisi
Dan Carey, a Diploma Master Brewer, is well known in the microbrewery world.
He is the Co-owner and Brewmaster for the New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
Dan Carey has worked in the Brewing Industry since the age of 20. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Food Science with an emphasis in Malting and Brewing Science from the University of California at Davis in 1983. He served his apprenticeship at a small brewery near Munich, Germany and has operated and constructed numerous breweries throughout the United States. He was valedictorian of the 1987 Siebel Institute Course in Brewing Technology. He passed the Institute of Brewing and Distilling Diploma Examination in 1990 as well as their Master Brewer Examination in 1992. Before starting New Glarus Brewing Company with Deborah Carey, he was a Production Supervisor for Anheuser-Busch. Dan won the Association of Brewers 2003 "Small Brewer of the Year" Award, the 2005 and 2006 "Mid Size Brewer of the Year" Awards, as well as the 2006 "Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Craft Brewing."
Deborah Carey is the Founder and President of the New Glarus Brewing Company.
One of life's entrepreneurial spirits, she raised the capital for the start-up as a gift to her husband, establishing her as the first woman to found and operate a brewery in the United States.
She is a native of Wisconsin. She attended Carroll College in Helena, Montana majoring in marketing and graphics. An entrepreneur at heart, she started her first business at the age of sixteen.
After studying Business with the S.B.A. and Clackamus College in Portland, Oregon Deb met the challenge of establishing the New Glarus Brewing Co. in 1993. As Founder and President of "One of the Top Ten Breweries in the World" she does everything—except brew the beer!


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Though he's never been one to embrace subtlety, Roberto Cavalli's show in Milan today was a bit muted. But pale colors aren't boring when you're taking about shredded nightgowns and sheer pants held together by string.
Likes: Mad Max, the Rolling Stones.
Dislikes: Rain, escalators. (Too dangerous!)
Body confidence not included.
Not only is this a glam take on a wild animal print, it looks as if it may have actually been attacked by a wild animal.
Cher just ordered this. Although she would probably prefer it in white. And she'd like more feathers. Please.
Does anyone have the urge to crochet a plant holder?
Ever-so-pale pink is neither sweet nor girly when there's snakeskin and rock n' roll lace-up trousers involved.
This is a costume from The Mermaid We Caught On New Year's Eve, a musical someone somewhere is working on.
The flat-ironed '70s hair takes you back to the early 2000s!
Insert your own "I'm a frayed knot" joke here.
Very expensive biker chick chic.
Desert colors and snakeskin accents make for a luxe take on Easy Rider.
Another delicate color, another chance for your cat to go completely insane.
The tassels really add something.
Another point for Team Slytherin.
All string, no cheese.
Cavalli loves throwing parties on his yacht, and that seems like the perfect location to wear this demure, hip-bone-bearing gown with an epic thigh-slit.
One can't help but wonder if these garments made a swish or a jangle sound as they came down the catwalk — perhaps just a gentle whoosh, like a large sum of money transferring into a trust fund?
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text: Hello, we would like to have a simple tool which tests that all the nodes are properly connected in the cluster. Something akin to Microway's MPI link checker but free and not necessarily MPI based. Fancy graphics is optional too. A report pointing to a suspicious node based on average latency and bandwidth between all the nodes would probably be sufficient to begin with. Although this is straightforward to code I'm wondering if there is already something available. Any comments on Microway's MPI link checker are also welcome! Many thanks in advance I. Kozin (i.kozin at dl.ac.uk) CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory tel: 01925 603308 http://www.cse.clrc.ac.uk/disco


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According to a statement released by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, attorney Charles Carreon has filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal regarding the lawsuit he filed against The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman, the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society. In the events leading up to the original filing of the lawsuit, Carreon sent a letter demanding that Inman remove a page on The Oatmeal site that detailed how FunnyJunk makes money when The Oatmeal webcomics are posted on the Funnyjunk site. Carreon's main issue with the page detailing Funnyjunk's business model is that the link appeared on the first page of a Google search result for Funnyjunk, thus demeaning the site's reputation.
In the letter dated June 2, 2012, Carreon demanded all mentions of Funnyjunk be removed from The Oatmeal and that Inman sent Funnyjunk a check for $20,000 for soiling the site's reputation. Inman mercilessly responded to the bizarre legal threat of a defamation suit by posting the original letter on The Oatmeal and making fun of Carreon's claims.
Inman also responded by stating that he was launching an IndieGoGo campaign to raise the $20,000 in donations, but indicated that the money would be split equally between the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society instead of sent to Funnyjunk. Inman added that he was going to take a picture of all the money along with a crude illustration of Funnyjunk's mother attempting to "seduce a Kodiak bear" for sending the original threat of a defamation lawsuit.
Noted by Forbes on June 14, Carreon claimed that Inman "instigated security attacks" on his personal site. Escalating the legal frivolousness, Carreon sued Inman, IndieGoGo, the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society on June 15. The lawsuit claimed that Inman's charitable efforts were actually designed to defame Funnyjunk as well as Carreon in addition to inciting cyber-vandalism.
Inman responded with a letter to Carreon attempting to convince Carreon that the reason the public turned against him was the inherently immoral act of going after the two charitable organizations mentioned in the lawsuit. Inman also attempted to encourage his fans to donate to the fundraiser rather than harass Carreon.
After the IndieGoGo campaign closed, Inman raised approximately $220,000 which left him with about $204,000 after IndieGoGo's percentage in addition to credit card fees. IndieGoGo distributed the portion of the contribution added by credit cards (about $95,000) directly to the charities and Inman divided the remainder into two $54,000 checks, one for each charity.
However, Carreon attempted to get a temporary restraining order to halt the distribution of the money claiming that Inman would get a giant tax write-off this year and that Inman was a "commercial fundraiser" according to California law. At this point, even Carreon's hometown newspaper was rooting against him.
As of July 3, the lawsuit against Inman, IndieGoGo, the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society has been dropped, but Carreon reserves the right to refile the suit at any time. In an odd interview with Ars Technica, Carreon stated "Mission Accomplished" about the entire ordeal. Inman has yet to release a statement about the dismissal of the lawsuit, but could potentially bring a lawsuit against Carreon for compensation of attorney costs and other legal fees.
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My doctor is a great man who went into HIV/AIDS treatment back when there were AIDS wards and counseled patients to boil their water. He expresses to me, as a friend, that he is now treating very few Opportunistic Infections. He feels he is treating AGE not AIDS. He comments that a lot of the younger newly-diagnosed patients he sees (who are healthy) bring him SSI paperwork and handicap parking sticker applications.
As a long term survivor who this doctor has saved from death (literally) when I was on the AIDS Ward, what can I say to him? He has treated AIDS for almost all of his practice and is not ready to retire but it kills me to see him so disheartened.
Thank You.
Response from Dr. Fawcett
Working with HIV is intense and it can frequently be emotionally exhausting. The nature of the work has changed over time as the epidemic has evolved. While our understanding of the virus has improved tremendously, as have treatment interventions, the nature of the work has changed to one more characterized by management rather than crisis (it concerns me sometimes that there isn't enough of a sense of crisis now).
Despite these changes, the rate of burnout among HIV professionals remains high. HIV affects not only the body but emotions and spirit as well, resulting in an extremely complex set of issues to address in treatment. Anyone working in this field really needs to be conscious of self-care. Many things can help: time away from the office, a place to vent feelings (especially frustrations), exercise, quiet time, and a strong support system.
You might suggest these to him (as a friend) but then I think it's best for you to let him address these issues on his own. One danger in the doctor/patient relationship is losing the boundary between the two. While I understand your concern for him, remember that his well-being is not your responsibility.
Thanks for writing,
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text: On Tue, 21 Mar 2006, David Mathog wrote: > I wonder if one couldn't set up a single modern computer, > with a fast CPU and tons of memory, as N virtual machines, for > instance using VMware, and then run a sort of virtual cluster? > Obviously there wouldn't be any performance advantage to doing > this but it might allow the subject to be taught when a real > clusters isn't available. ... > Seems doable. Maybe even worth doing so that this subject could > be more easily taught. I agree, sort of, except that vmware is expensive and introduces nonlinearities of its own into the simulation that are likely to be "different" from the nonlinearities of a real parallel system. I did something a BIT like this in one of my CWM articles. I used perl and threads (yes, perl now has threads) to write a very, very poor man's task distribution shell that farmed out N copies of a "task" to N machines, then collected the results. The task was "generating random numbers", and because this of course generally does NOT scale well as the compute to communication ratio is too low, I put in an adjustable (sleep) delay per rand returned, making them cost "more cpu" on the nodes relative to communication via ssh back to the controlling perl script. Fiddle with it a bit, and you can generate curves that demonstrate scaling very nicely. I discovered that it really didn't matter if the tasks were distributed on more real nodes or sshd many times to the master node. The sleep introduced "parallel delays" by permitting the threads to advance independently with ms resolution or thereabouts. Alas, I couldn't exactly control the network speed as easily, but... ...this is a good way to think about doing this in general. A hack of my original script would fork off N threads on a SINGLE host, and would introduce a set of parameters that basically permit one to adjust the computational granularity and the compute:communicate time ratios. This still wouldn't reproduce the nonlinearities of a real parallel process perfectly -- no cache effects, no latency vs bandwidth (at least not without further hacking and a rescaling of time), no memory I/O binding -- but it certainly suffices to show the general properties of scaling curves and how they depend on e.g. serial vs parallel fractions and the compute:communication ratios. Makes decent graphs of same, with a bit of work. I've still got the code around if anybody wants it -- it might be up on the Monkey website as well -- the article is there I'm pretty sure but Doug was going to work out a way of posting the supporting scriptware and I don't know if he ever did that. Doug? rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced his intention to retire from professional cricket after completion of the T20 Champions League in October, and has ended any hopes he may return for the Ashes.
The 38-year-old is currently playing for Surrey until the end of the English summer, and there had been calls for the Australia legend to end his international retirement for one final Ashes jaunt.
Ponting, however, has extinguished any dreams of facing England this summer, and has confirmed that he will never play competitive cricket for - or in - his country again, and will lower the curtain on his playing days later this year.
"While I'm enjoying my cricket as much as ever, it just feels like the right time to finish playing," he told reporters.
"My body and mind are in great shape and I know I'm going to really enjoy these last few months before the next stage of life begins."
He added: "To win the Sheffield Shield with Tasmania in my last game in Australia, played at Blundstone Arena, will forever be a memory close to my heart.
"It's one of a lifetime of memories that will become even more special to me in retirement.
"I'm so grateful for the opportunities that the game of cricket has given to me."
Ponting ends his career as the second highest scorer in the history of Test cricket, having hit 13,378 runs in 168 matches over a 17 year international career, during which time he recorded 41 centuries.
His final team will be the Mumbai Indians, who he represented in the IPL, and Ponting is set to open the batting in the CLT20 with the only player in Test cricket to exceed his achievements - Sachin Tendulkar.


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Eastman Kodak Co. reached a deal with bondholders for $793 million in loans that could take the onetime photography icon out of bankruptcy proceedings on the condition it sell a trove of patents for a certain amount, said people familiar with the discussions.
To get the financing, Kodak must sell a portfolio of 1,100 digital patents for at least $500 million, the people said. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, remains in discussions with a bidder group including Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and patent aggregators Intellectual Ventures Management LLC and RPX Corp. on the patents, the people said. RPX declined to comment and the other companies couldn't immediately be reached.
The exact makeup of the group that could ultimately reach a deal with Kodak on the patents remained unclear Monday. Kodak has been trying to sell the patents for more than a year, and a bankruptcy-court supervised auction of the assets has persisted since August. Last month a person familiar with the process said Kodak hoped to reach a deal to sell the patents before the end of the year.
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The biggest thing holding most people back from starting their own business is money. But the truth is, you don't have to have a lot of money to start a business.
"If I get one more stinking, whining email about how impossible it is to start a business without any money, I am going to explode!" entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz wrote in his book, "The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur."
In fact, Michalowicz argues that having the money could actually be bad when you're starting a business.
"The lack of money is actually advantageous," he said. "I've seen better businesses start off with no money than those with a lot of money. If you have no money, it forces you start asking better questions, which leads you to better answers."
"If you have the ability to send me an email, you clearly have access to a computer or cell phone — more than enough tools to get started," he wrote in the book.
In fact, there are many businesses you can start for under $5,000. Buying a franchise isn't one of them: Most fast-food franchises cost $100,000 or more to start and with some, you need at least half of that in cash.
Consider the story of Stewart Vernon of Macon, Georgia, who used a few thousand dollars he'd saved up in college to buy a truck and some chemicals , and opened a pool-cleaning business. Every year for the first four years he doubled his revenue; he became a millionaire by 25. He has now turned the business into a franchise.
Or, the story of Dave Petrillo and Dave Jackson, two twenty-something engineers who have been friends since childhood, who invented Coffee Joulies, stainless steel beans that instantly cool down your coffee and then keep it hot for up to five hours. They didn't have a lot of money to start their business, so they bought some supplies and made prototypes in Petrillo's parents' basement and then put their product on Kickstarter.com, a grassroots-fundraising site. They set a goal of raising about $9,000 . The product was such a hit, they made over $300,000 and recently moved to Oneida, NY, where they've contracted an old silverware factory to crank out Coffee Joulies to meet the booming demand.
Michalowicz says you can start just about any business for under $5,000.
"I would even argue you could start your own airline for under $5,000! People might say, 'A jet costs $50 million, no way!' but maybe you start out teaching flying lessons or opening a business that caters to the airline industry, then build up your business until you have enough to buy that first plane."
Whether you're selling products or services, your biggest expenses will be space and salaries, said Michalowicz, who learned the hard way about blowing too much money too soon . He picked up a few tips for saving money along the way. For example, redirecting phone numbers. He thumbed through the phone book and called the number of every competitor. If any were disconnected, he would call the phone company and ask for that number.
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Immigration: A Retrospective
After the passage of the Senate bill on immigration reform, which may or may not die in the House, I went back and reread some of my immigration columns from 2006 and 2007, when the last big bill came up. What is striking to me is that the basic facts and arguments haven't really changed. What was pertinent then is pertinent now, especially in terms of the larger forces at play.
In April 2006, a look at the facts of immigration.
In November 2006, a survey of the immigration picture and some pushback against the Bush administration's bill.
In May 2007, more on the Bush immigration bill, and an answer to the charge that those who oppose it support deportation.:
Here is the truth: America has never deported millions of people, and America will never deport millions of people. It's not what we do. It's not who we are. It's not who we want to be. The American people would never accept evening news pictures of sobbing immigrants being torn from their homes and put on a bus. We wouldn't accept it because we have hearts, and as much as we try to see history in the abstract, we know history comes down to the particular, to the sobbing child in the bus. We don't round up and remove. Nor should we, tomorrow, on one of our whims, grant full legal status and a Cadillac car. We take it a day at a time. We wait and see what's happening. We do the small discrete things a nation can do to make the overall situation better. For instance: "You commit a violent crime? You are so out of here." And, "Here, let me help you learn English."
Let's take time and find out if the immigrants who are here see their wages click up and new benefits kick in as the endless pool stops expanding. It would be good to see them gain. Let's find out if it's true that Americans won't stoop to any of the jobs illegals do. I don't think it is. Years ago I worked in a florist shop removing the thorns from roses. It was painful work and I was happy to do it, and I am very American. I was a badly paid waitress in the Holiday Inn on Route 3 in New Jersey.
The young will do a great deal, and not only the young. The dislike for Americans evinced by the Americans-won't-do-hard-work crowd is, simply, astonishing, and shameful. It says more about the soft and ignorant lives they lived in Kennebunkport and Greenwich than it does about the American people.
In June 2007, an assault on the Bush administration's bill, coupled with an argument for breaking immigration legislation down into a series of smaller bills, in part because no one will trust Washington with anything comprehensive. This was on target:
I suspect the White House and its allies have turned to name calling because they're defensive, and they're defensive because they know they have produced a big and indecipherable mess of a bill—one that is literally bigger than the Bible, though as someone noted last week, at least we actually had a few years to read the Bible. The White House and its supporters seem to be marshalling not facts but only sentiments, and self-aggrandizing ones at that. They make a call to emotions—this is, always and on every issue, the administration's default position—but not, I think, to seriously influence the debate.
They are trying to lay down markers for history. Having lost the support of most of the country, they are looking to another horizon. The story they would like written in the future is this: Faced with the gathering forces of ethnocentric darkness, a hardy and heroic crew stood firm and held high a candle in the wind. It will make a good chapter. Would that it were true!
If they'd really wanted to help, as opposed to braying about their own wonderfulness, they would have created not one big bill but a series of smaller bills, each of which would do one big clear thing, the first being to close the border. Once that was done — actually and believably done — the country could relax in the knowledge that the situation was finally not day by day getting worse. They could feel some confidence. And in that confidence real progress could begin.
A piece on the modern immigrant experience.
I'll throw in a column from three years ago. In May 2010, I looked at the logic of certain states' attempts to control the border, in the absence of a credible federal commitment. This is still acutely true:
Every state and region has its own facts and experience. In New York, legal and illegal immigrants keep the city running: They work hard jobs with brutal hours, rip off no one on Wall Street, and do not crash the economy. They are generally considered among the good guys. I'm not sure New Yorkers can fairly judge the situation in Arizona, nor Arizonans the situation in New York.
But the larger point is that Arizona is moving forward because the government in Washington has completely abdicated…


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