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Quantum and Woody's Mildly Postmodern Gags
Are Quantum and Woody a dynamic duo, or just another wearying odd couple with a duo dynamic?
In perhaps the all-time least pretentious description by a credible source of a Pulitzer-winning novel, a Washington Post Book World cover blurb touts Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay as "absolutely gosh-wow". I recently read Kavalier and Clay for the first time in nearly a decade, and yeah, "gosh-wow" still pretty well covers it. More relevant to our focus today is that The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a gushing love letter to comic books; just as Scott McCloud in his seminal Understanding Comics suggests that "to kill a man between panels is to condemn him to a thousand deaths", Chabon in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay wonders at "the infinitely expandable and contractible interstice of time that lay between the panels of a comic book page". This literary foreplay left me eager to explore the comic book medium at its most daring, experimental and transcendent.
All I've got handy is Acclaim's Quantum and Woody.
Quantum and Woody is the story of two superheroes: Eric is the driven, earnest, disciplined partner, while Woody is the streetwise smartass. Eric is African American; Woody is European American. Eric's superhero name is Quantum; Woody's superhero name is Woody. Quantum and Woody bicker with one another and they try to fight crime and they say and do things that are kind of comical, but nowhere near as comical as they seemed in 1997. Or maybe Quantum and Woody's antics are just as funny (or unfunny) as they always were—perhaps they were just more amusing when I was 19.
Alas, yes, Quantum and Woody has aged poorly, and in a manner that proves challenging for the essayist; it's not audaciously bad, it's mostly just limp. Most of Quantum and Woody's humor is juvenile and obvious—as when Eric says, "Tell me again when you drop dead from the toxicity" and Woody replies, "Eric, it doesn't matter whose titty"—and its ostensibly touching scenes have the feel of the Very Special Episode pandering of '80s sitcoms; a flashback to Woody's childhood with his junkie sister and drunken pederast father is reminiscent of the over-the-top child abuse imagery in certain issues of Todd McFarlane's Spawn.
I had it in mind that Christopher Priest wrote the series and MD Bright provided the illustrations, but each issue's credits seem to suggest that the pair collaborated on both the art and writing chores, and the clashing art styles from issue to issue and even within a given issue seem to back this up. I do not know which of the two was responsible for which pages or panels, but the artwork is distractingly inconsistent. At times the series boasts a clean, thick-lined style that is very pleasing and fun, while other pages feature characters with excessively cross-hatched faces and anatomically awkward stick-up-the-butt poses right out of, again, Todd McFarlane's Spawn. (If you can procure a copy of the second issue, compare Woody's appearance on page five with his appearance on page 22—they almost seem like different species.)
Priest and Bright frequently place too much dialogue in a given panel, which is to say that there is dialogue in panels that should have no dialogue at all. An example from the first issue occurs on page 22: Eric and Woody blame one another for the dissolution of their friendship 15 years ago, and the emotions escalate until Woody punches Eric. This should be a silent panel, but instead Woody manages to say all of the following while he punches Eric once in the face: "You—moron! I lived next door to you! When did I ever call you on the phone?! I never wrote because my mom said you'd moved away!"
The odd couple contrast between the two heroes still provides an occasional chuckle. Quantum carries "Tactical field material, survival gear, evidence containers" and "comm link apparatus with redundant subroutines", while Woody carries a beretta and a zippo, and when the two scale a skyscraper like Burt Ward and Adam West in the old Batman TV series, a crowd gathers on the street below and chants "Jump! Jump!" while a policeman pleads with Quantum and Woody not to kill themselves, assuring them that "all couples go through some rough spots". The mildly postmodern gags are still a hoot, as well, as when Eric says "The chamber—the field modulators must be transforming us—from matter to energy—!" and Woody replies, "Wow, that's amazing—I'da probably come up with—AAAAAAHHHH—!—or something similar."
During the inevitable heroes-switch-bodies issue—the teaser in the preceding issue reads simply, "C'mon—you knew we had to do it"—Eric and Woody are so wary of touching one another's penis that when it comes time to pee, they ultimately decide that it's best for Woody-in-Eric's-Body to use Eric's hand to hold Woody's penis and Eric-in-Woody's-body to use Woody's hand to hold Eric's penis. Inevitably, a stranger walks in on this unlikely scene, leading to the most comical and least convincing instance of Woody's oft-repeated disclaimer: "We're not a couple".
But Woody's jokes are too often contrived or off-putting or cliché, as is so commonly the case with superhero battlefield banter. In the eighth issue, he arrives at a tense hostage crisis in a blast of energy beams and says, "'Sup. Somebody order a pizza?" On the next page, he places a gun in a hostage's face in the mistaken belief that she is one of the terrorists. Turns out she's a cop, and so the real terrorist among the hostages points a gun at the back of Woody's head. With his gun under the policewoman's chin and with a terrorist's gun pointed at the back of his skull, Woody says to the policewoman, "I was thinking later, we maybe get a drink or something." In the fifth issue, a policeman says, "We just got an emergency call—we could use a hand." Woody applauds.


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Various digitizations available, with minor differences (see especially the counters, e.g. of 'V'). None of the versions has the original alternate 'T' with tail. URW's version adds a Poster (P) cut with integrated diacritics, an Outline version thereof, and an all-caps Compress. SoftMaker's Deko Display Serial adds an Italic (oblique) and an Open (outline). It has the original lower bar on 'f' an 't' and is also distinguished by the centered tail on 'Q' and the seriffed '1'.

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I've had my 9810 for about a year and a half. I don't have documentation of what OS it was running prior, but it used to connect to my O'Neal motorcycle helmet with BLINC III, play music, answer phones calls perfectly. About a month ago I nticed that an OS upgrade was avaiable and allowed it to perform the update to 188.8.131.524. Now when I pair, the phone reads Connection to Blinc III Successful but then under that Hands free and Stereo Audio both have a red X and nothing works. The phone still pairs fine with my Uconnect in my Jeep and my JBL speaker on my desk. I have deleted the BLINC III pair in the phone and re-established it and it didn't change.
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Baltimore City police commissioner wants higher pay for officers
Commissioner Anthony Batts: Increasing pay will lower crime rates
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said if the city wants a lower crime rate, it has to give city officers a pay raise.
Batts' remarks came in his exclusive interview with WBAL-TV 11 News' I-Team as he approached the one-year mark of his tenure in Baltimore.
Batts said he blames some of the problems on a revolving door of police officers who get training and experience in the city and then move on to other departments for higher pay. But he said one bright side of all those vacancies is a chance to use hiring to change a culture that's been around too long.
Batts on Tuesday offered a friendly hug to some city toddlers, hoping to make a different impression of the Baltimore City Police Department than the one he recently heard about from other kids.
"Little girls -- and they're the most adorable things -- they said, 'Are you going to take me to jail? Don't take me to jail.' And then the other one says, 'My mommy says you're going to shoot us. Are you going to shoot us?' And I got down on my knees and said, 'Sweetie, can I just get a hug? We're here to protect you,'" Batts told Miller.
Changing the department's negative reputation in parts of the city is a stiff challenge for Batts in a city full of challenge, Miller reported. Violent crime is up over past year. Batts blamed the increase on the high-vacancy rate in the ranks of the Police Department.
"We are having a crisis with our number of vacancies. Our attrition is up over last year about 35 percent," Batts said. "Right now, we are spending overtime to staff our organization because we have heavy numbers that aren't there."
Batts said he wants a pay raise for officers, even though he's aware that Baltimore already spends more per capita for policing than nearly any other city. Batts promised reforms in the department structure to deliver a better product, and he said big changes in how city police do business might be on the way.
"We have officers spending more time on issues that they shouldn't be spending time on, so we are in the process of fixing that. We have our smallest geographic areas -- our posts -- that are out of balance," Batts said. "We are going to calls that normally other police departments don't go to. Because we have the numbers, we are spending a lot of time on service-related issues when we should be shifting to the violence and the crime to address those issues."
A police consultant's report should be out soon.
Batts said when he arrived a year ago, he was surprised that the city didn't want to acknowledge its gang problem -- a big driver of the violence. He comes from the West Coast and said he has been chasing gangs his whole career.


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Categories: Labor and Employment Law Administrative and Regulatory Law
Instructor(s) Aplin, Ronald, Neal, John
Two experienced Wisconsin worker's compensation attorneys, John D. Neal of Stafford & Neal, S.C. and Ronald S. Aplin of Aplin & Ringsmuth, LLC, will offer a two-credit worker's compensation course Spring semester. Introductory lectures on substantive legal and procedural topics will be augmented by presentations by guests including an orthopedic surgeon, a neurologist, an occupational medicine specialist, a psychologist and a chiropractor, who will introduce students to some of the medical and psychological principles and issues involved in litigated worker's compensation claims. A vocational consultant will also serve as a guest presenter, to familiarize students with issues as to vocational rehabilitation and loss of earning capacity, which are frequently litigated in contested worker's compensation claims. A panel of administrative law judges will also present their views on effective representation in litigated worker's compensation cases. Experienced Wisconsin worker's compensation attorneys will examine and cross-examine the guest medical, psychological and vocational experts as a means of providing information to students in an interesting format, and to give them a look at trial skills in action. At the conclusion of the course, students will conduct mock worker's compensation hearings, based upon a hypothetical worker's compensation claim presenting legal, medical, psychological and vocational issues. (The hypothetical case will serve as the basis for the "testimony" by the medical, psychological and vocational guest presenters as the course progresses.) Experienced attorneys will "adjudicate" the mock worker's compensation hearings at the conclusion of the course. Students will be graded in part upon a legal memorandum to be written in support of the positions of their "clients" at hearing, and in part upon their presentations at the mock hearings themselves.


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This made the rounds yesterday but since people keep sending me links to it (and I do appreciate links - so keep them coming...except, you know, on something else now):
Yes. Ug. The iPhone New Yorker cover. Of all the amazing digital art in the world this is a revelation!?
"The best feature of it is that it doesn't feel like something that was done digitally; quite the opposite," said Françoise Mouly, the art editor for The New Yorker.


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ASU Water Polo Tabs 8 to ACWPA All-Academic Team
TEMPE -- Eight members of the Arizona State University water polo team were honored as the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches released its annual All-Academic Awards, the ACWPA has announced.
Senior Amanda Young earned an "Outstanding" recognition based on her 4.00 G.P.A. she has carried through her first year of graduate school and it made her just ASU's fourth full-time selection in program history.
Additionally, the team's cumulative G.P.A. of 3.03 earned the squad a spot on the ACWPA All-Academic Teams list as well.
Seniors Shannon Haas and Alicia Brightwell each nabbed "Superior" recognition for their work in the classroom with Haas graduating with a 3.51 G.P.A. and a double major in early childhood education and family and human development. She also became a four-time ACWPA All-Academic selection and the fifth in ASU history in the process.
Brightwell earned All-Academic honors for the second consecutive season, finishing with a 3.49 G.P.A. in general studies.
Freshman Abigail Kerth also cracked the list for the first time in her career, finishing the year with a 3.57 G.P.A. in business.
Earning a nod in the "Excellence" category were sophomore Anna Kertes, Ao Gao and Liz Kreek while freshman Katie Sverchek also made the list.
Kreek was an All-Academic selection for the second consecutive season while Kertes, Gao and Sverchek were all first-time honorees.
Notable about this season's sections was the fact that Brightwell, Haas and Gao were also All-Americans this season while those three in addition to Kertes were among the team's consistent starters throughout the season with Kreek, Sverchek, Young and Kerth all seeing significant time as well.
The All-Academic awards are separated into three tiers based upon the overall GPA of student-athletes. An `Outstanding' merit level is granted to those with a GPA ranging from 3.71 to 4.00, a `Superior' honor to those with a 3.41 to 3.70 GPA and an `Excellent' rating to those with a GPA between 3.20 a 3.40.
Overall, 39 Sun Devils have earned ACWPC All-Academic honors in their careers in Tempe with a total of 70 accolades combined. Of those 39 women, 17 have been honored two or more times in their careers. The Sun Devils have made the All-Academic Team as a program in seven seasons now and three of the last four.
Outstanding (4.00-3.71)
• Amanda Young
Superior (3.70-3.41)
• Shannon Haas, Abigail Kerth, Alicia Brightwell
Excellent (3.40-3.20)
• Anna Kertes, Liz Kreek, Katie Sverchek, Ao Gao
All-Time Honorees
Arizona State (Team): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 , 2013 Bentley, Elaine - 2005 (E) Bower, Ashley - 2004 (O), 2005 (E), 2007 (O) Brightwell, Alicia - 2012 (O), 2013 (S) Buck, Kim - 2007 (E) Campo, Jennifer - 2007 (S), 2008 (S), 2009 (S) Carter, Annabelle - 2010 (E), 2011 (E), 2012 (E) Clopp, Becca - 2010 (O) Fowler, Makenzy - 2012 (O) Gronow, Ali - 2007 (O) Haas, Shannon - 2010 (S), 2011 (O), 2012 (S), 2013 (S) Harris, Sarah - 2010 (E), 2011 (S) Harvey, Dana - 2010 (E) Hayes, Lauren - 2008 (E) Hedley, Katie - 2005 (E), 2007 (E) Hutchinson, Ianeta - 2011 (O), 2012 (O) Jacobson, Lauren - 2004 (S) Kertes, Anna - 2012 (O) Kerth, Abigail – 2013 (S) Kreek, Liz - 2012 (O) Lawlor, Katy - 2007 (E), 2008 (E) Miles, Bonnie - 2007 (S), 2008 (S), 2009 (S), 2010 (O) Mota, Adriane - 2004 (E), 2005 (S) Newman, Holly - 2005 (E) Phillippe, Candice - 2008 (S) Reed, Jaron - 2007 (S) Rempfer, Heather - 2004 (S) Salloum, Mariam - 2009 (S), 2010 (O), 2011 (O), 2012 (O) Sanderson, Jennifer - 2004 (S) Schubert, Sam - 2009 (S) Stibbe, Christy - 2008 (E) Unbehaun, Nikki - 2008 (S), 2009 (S), 2010 (S), 2011 (S) Wallace, Caylinn - 2005 (O), 2007 (S), 2008 (S) Walsh, Kari - 2007 (E) Williams, Lindsay - 2007 (E) Wyborny, Tessa - 2004 (S), 2005 (S) Young, Amanda - 2010 (S), 2011 (S), 2012 (E), 2013 (O)
O - Outstanding (4.00-3.71 gpa) • S - Superior (3.70-3.41) • E - Excellent (3.40-3.20)
All-Academic Eligibility Standards
1. Any varsity athlete meeting NCAA eligibility requirements who was a regular member of your varsity squad.
2. Athlete must be an active participant on your team having competed in at least fifty-percent (50%) of games in the current season (may not be a red shirt-athlete).
3. This is an honor restricted to the top players who meet the academic requirement, only the top eighteen (18) players from each team may be nominated.
4. Athlete must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.2 or higher for their collegiate career.
5. Athlete must be a full-time student.
6. Athlete may be a freshman.
7. Athlete Merit Levels:
3.2 to 3.4: Excellent
3.41 to 3.7: Superior
3.71 to 4.0: Outstanding


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Like most artists, Dean Mitchell always painted what he knew.
Cypress trees. Tobacco barns. People. "My uncle Ben and stuff like that."
Then, as now, his artistic influences were Rembrandt, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth.
The people he knew and painted in blue-collar Quincy in the Florida Panhandle were black. It wasn't until he started showing and selling his art in high school that he realized his subjects made his work political.
"As my career started merging more in the mainstream, I was getting calls from older African-American artists protesting the Whitney Biennial," for its lack of black artists, says Mitchell. "I always wanted to do art, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into."
Mitchell is 51 now and still painting what he knows.
On Thursday, Mitchell will be at the Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture in Delray Beach for a reception in honor of a show of his work, "Everything's a Portrait: Watercolors of Dean Mitchell," on view through June 21.
Mitchell was raised by his maternal grandmother, who encouraged his early interest in art. She even bought him a paint-by-number kit. Other family members were less supportive.
"My aunt, my mom's sister, said [I was] going to end up on the street peddling pictures because black people don't buy art very much," he says.
He understands now that his aunt was just being practical.
"When you look at it, African-Americans went through the same thing in sports, entertainment and music trying to get paid for what they did," says Mitchell. "The visual arts are no different. It's just the way it is. It's just America."
After graduating from Columbus (Ohio) College of Art and Design, Mitchell landed a job at Hallmark cards in Kansas City, Mo., all the while entering and winning some of the most prestigious watercolor competitions in the country. He left Hallmark after three years with a goal of doing his own art full time.
In the mid-'90s, Mitchell designed a series of United States Postal Service stamps featuring musicians Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Erroll Garner.
Five years ago, a limited-edition book featuring Maya Angelou's poem, Deep Rivers in My Soul, included Mitchell's etchings and a CD of original music by Wynton Marsalis. A filmmaker is currently raising money for a documentary about the artist.
But mostly Mitchell has been making a "very good living" from his watercolors, acrylics, etchings and oils. He moved from Kansas City to Tampa seven months ago.
"I always tell people that small-town America put me on the map," he says.
Mitchell has been called a "modern day Vermeer" by The New York Times. Others have said he makes the ordinary extraordinary.
"I have this gift to celebrate people who don't have material-type wealth but are another kind of wealthy - a wealth of life lived - which is really rich and endearing to me as an artist."
The show includes a tiny portrait titled Bob. He's a bald guy and looks like someone's brother-in-law or neighbor or co-worker. He's actually an artist friend of Mitchell's from Denver who creates folk art out of found objects.
There's a painting Mitchell calls Noon Nap that shows an old man asleep in a room of tables covered with checkered tablecloths and simple bouquets of flowers. Mitchell says the man is Mr. McKinney, someone he knew in Tulsa, Okla., who was attending a senior citizens luncheon.
"When I do portraits, I'm really about celebrating them as a power of humanity," says Mitchell.
That's true in portraits such as Quincy Plant Worker, which shows a man in rolled-up sleeves with a white T-shirt underneath, or in Rowena's Last Visit. The blue-eyed and wrinkled Rowena was someone Mitchell went to church with. He was so eager to get her to pose for him that he had to buy and install an air conditioner in her home to get her to agree. Rowena was someone Mitchell painted repeatedly.
"She was kind of a way for me to recapture my grandmother in some way," says Mitchell, "because my grandmother had passed by that point."
The show includes paintings of musicians, New Orleans architecture, farms and boats. Each piece seems more real than the last.
"His work is crisp and clean and precise," says Gloria Adams, director of the Cornell Museum. "He thinks out what he's doing. He infuses his paintings with light. They just pop off the wall."
John Tanasychuk can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 954-356-4632.
"Everything's A Portrait: Watercolors of Dean Mitchell"
Where: The Cornell Museum,
Old School Square,
51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach
When: Through June 21; open 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $6; $4 for seniors
and students 14-21, free for ages
younger than 14
Contact: 561-243-7922 or oldschool.org.
Get the stories behind some of Dean Mitchell's evocative paintings. Sun-Sentinel.com/mitchell


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Boeing will move up to 400 jobs to Alamo City
S.A.'s facility will gain maintenance responsibilities for Air Force One.
The Boeing facility in San Antonio will gain hundreds of workers and maintenance responsibilities for Air Force One now that the aerospace giant has decided to shutter a Wichita, Kan., plant over cost inefficiencies.
The decision announced Wednesday after a lengthy evaluation of facility costs will move 300 to 400 jobs to Boeing's plant in San Antonio and about 800 jobs to Oklahoma City, said Mark Bass, vice president of maintenance, modifications and upgrades for the Boeing unit that operates the Wichita plant.
San Antonio is scheduled to take on aircraft maintenance, modification and support work that would have gone to Wichita, while engineering work will be shifted to Boeing's Oklahoma City facility.
Also moving is the work being performed in Wichita on the KC-46 refueling tanker, a contract worth at least $35 billion that Kansas officials were counting on to bolster aerospace activities in a city known for its aviation capabilities.
About 200 jobs on the tanker will move to a facility in Puget Sound, Wash.
The decision drew angry responses from Kansas lawmakers who had helped Boeing win the tanker contract. U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a Republican representing the Wichita area, called the announcement "terrible news" by a company that has turned its back on a commitment to Kansas.
But San Antonio officials, including Mayor Julián Castro, were energized by the decision and pledged to focus on keeping San Antonio's aerospace industry strong.
"It's a great way to start 2012," Castro said. "I'm confident this will be a great year for job creation in San Antonio."
Boeing said labor and infrastructure costs at the Wichita plant had made it noncompetitive, especially in a period where contractors were anticipating cutbacks in military spending.
No jobs would be cut in Wichita until early in the third quarter, the company said in a news release. The plant, which currently employs 2,150 people, will close by the end of next year.
The aircraft maintenance and support work moving to San Antonio will include improvements to the nation's fleet of executive jets, including Air Force One, the Boeing 747s that transport the president of the United States, and the jets that transport the vice president, Cabinet members and other government officials, Boeing representatives said.
Exactly when work would begin to arrive in San Antonio was unclear Wednesday.
Officials said some of the jobs heading to San Antonio would be filled by employees transferred from Wichita and others would be hired locally, but the split had not been finalized.
Boeing spokeswoman Wendy Parker said the San Antonio facility, currently the largest employer in Port San Antonio with 2,800 employees, may need to expand to accommodate the new workers. Boeing real estate officials will decide on any changes.
Bass told reporters in a news conference that financial incentives offered by states to attract new jobs were not part of the review that led to the closure of the Wichita plant. But incentives are available in the states where the work is moving, and Boeing will pursue tax breaks and other assistance available there, the vice president said.
Gov. Rick Perry's and Mayor Castro's offices said they were open to discuss incentives but made no promises.
San Antonio business leaders were excited about Boeing's plans, though they recognized how competitive the aerospace industry is and how important it is for the city to focus on the industry's needs.
Richard Perez, president of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, said that based on Wichita's experience, some may question how long aerospace jobs will last.
"I think they'll last as long as we do good work," he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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On World Water Day, United Nations water and sanitation expert Catarina de Albuquerque called on countries not to go back on their decisions to recognize the right to water and sanitation for all, and act consistently with them. The right to water and sanitation was explicitly recognised by the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council in 2010.
"Some States, including Canada and the United Kingdom, are apparently proposing the removal of an explicit reference to the right to water and sanitation for all from the first draft of the 'Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development' outcome document," warned the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. This declaration is currently being discussed in New York.
"States are wasting their time on re-negotiating their own decisions rather than moving forward to implement the right to water and sanitation for all," Ms. de Albuquerque stressed. "We should be marking World Water Day with progress, not debating semantics and certainly not back-tracking on these issues."
"In the context of the Rio+20 agenda," she said, "who does not want a future where every single individual enjoys safe drinking water? Who does not want a future where nobody dies due to drinking unsafe water? Who does not want to eradicate the indignity and humiliation of open defecation?"
"In order to achieve the future we want, we need to again underline our commitments to the human right to water and sanitation. We need to speak up for the millions who are marginalized and forgotten – people sleeping on the street, girls who walk miles to fetch water every day, boys who drop out of school because of diarrhoea, people who cannot access water because of their disabilities."
We should not forget that billions still lack a safe supply of water and access to safe sanitation," Ms. de Albuquerque underscored.
"Rio+20 and post-2015 development goals should not betray the previous commitments on the right to water and sanitation. It is now time to focus on the world population who only have access to unclean and unsafe water and inadequate sanitation," the UN Special Rapporteur appealed on World Water Day.
Catarina de Albuquerque is the first UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. She was appointed by the Human Rights Council in 2008. Ms. de Albuquerque is a Professor at the Law Faculties of the Universities of Braga and Coimbra and the American University's Washington College of Law and a Senior Legal Adviser at the Office for Documentation and Comparative Law, an independent institution under the Prosecutor General's Office. Learn more, log on to:
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Quarter Horse Broodmares
Our broodmares are the blocks with which we build upon.
Our broodmares are daughters and granddaughters of: Colonel Freckles, Docs Lynx, Doc Solis, Docs Jack Sprat, Gay Bar King, Right on Jack. Blue Chip Driftwood, Sak Em San, Orphan Drift, Peppy San, Doc Tari, Ciderwood, Joe Jack Honey Bar, Tripple Goldrush, Docs Jack Frost, JoJowood, Captain Crusade, Dusters Revenue, Snippy Cowboy, Boon Dox John, Hesa Commander and Ali Jack.
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House of Commons Hansard #44 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was columbia.
House of Commons Hansard #44 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was columbia.
Telefilm Canada ActGovernment Orders
1:55 p.m.
Some hon. members
Telefilm Canada ActGovernment Orders
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The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
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The Acting Speaker (Hon. Jean Augustine)
I declare the motion carried.
(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)
MarriageStatements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
Madam Speaker, last week the Supreme Court ruled that the draft legislation referred to it by the Government of Canada upholds the right of same sex couples to civil marriage. As a result, the government can either move ahead with legislation to codify civil marriage for same sex couples or use the notwithstanding clause to take away this right.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a pillar of Canadian society. The rights protected under the charter are the same rights that protect churches, synagogues, mosques and temples from being obliged to perform marriage ceremonies that are contrary to their beliefs. This is not about religion. It is about equality.
The Prime Minister has stated that he will not use the notwithstanding clause to deny rights guaranteed by the charter. I am proud to say that I will be voting with the government and the Prime Minister to acknowledge same sex civil marriage.
We all have a choice. We can either uphold the charter because we believe in it, or we can abandon it. Parliamentarians must now make that choice.
Cornwall Centennial ChoirStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate the Centennial Choir from the city of Cornwall in my riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry for its excellent concert on the Hill, an event that took place earlier this afternoon. The event raised money for SOS Children's Villages Canada, a charity that provides permanent loving homes for children who have been left homeless due to war, natural disasters and other calamities.
The Centennial Choir takes its name from Canada's centennial year, 1967, the year the choir was founded. It has approximately 65 members from throughout the three united counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry. The choir produces annual spring and Christmas concerts and takes part in special events throughout the year in our community.
I encourage everyone to take any opportunity to attend a performance of the Cornwall Centennial Choir. I promise that people will not be disappointed.
Rhodes ScholarsStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Raymond Simard Liberal Saint Boniface, MB
Madam Speaker, it is with great honour that I stand before the House to share the news about two students from the University of Manitoba who have received the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, which provides two to three years of study at Oxford University in England. The recipients are chosen on the basis of academic achievement, integrity of character, community service, leadership potential and physical ability.
The first student is Daniel Lussier from my riding of Saint Boniface, a fifth year mechanical and manufacturing engineering student. He is one of only three Rhodes scholarship recipients from the Prairies.
Graham Reynolds, the second recipient, a talented musician and an active volunteer with the Pro Bono Student Association, is currently studying at Dalhousie Law School. He was awarded a Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship in 1999 and earned the Gold Medal when he graduated from arts in 2002 from the University of Manitoba.
I am proud to say that my alma mater, the University of Manitoba, has produced more Rhodes scholars than any university in western Canada and places fourth among all Canadian universities in that category.
Sûreté du QuébecStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Paule Brunelle Bloc Trois-Rivières, QC
Madam Speaker, in the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec district, the Sûreté du Québec is now led by a woman. Lieutenant Caroline Guay was recently appointed director for the regional county municipality of L'Érable.
Ms. Guay, who has been a police officer for 15 years, has assumed various responsibilities. She joined the Sûreté du Québec in 1991, as a patrol officer at the Témiscamingue police station, in the Abitibi. She fulfilled the duties of public affairs officer and investigator with the organized crime unit, where she also worked as the acting assistant to the director.
In 2001, she was seconded to the École nationale de police du Québec, where she worked as an instructor, and, in 2002, she was placed in charge of the initial training program for patrol officers.
Lieutenant Caroline Guay is the second woman in Quebec to hold such a position within the Sûreté du Québec. We congratulate her.
University of Prince Edward IslandStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Shawn Murphy Liberal Charlottetown, PE
Madam Speaker, I would like to share the news that the University of Prince Edward Island has announced that William E. Andrew of Calgary, Alberta will be appointed as the institution's seventh chancellor.
Mr. Andrew, a native of Milton, Prince Edward Island, is the president of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., a leading Canadian energy company. Mr. Andrew has worked with many community endeavours, including the Alberta Children's Hospital and the United Way. He is also involved in the Canadian harness racing industry. He will bring a wealth of experience to this position.
I know that Mr. Andrew's commitment to education and love for Prince Edward Island will inspire him to excel in his new position. Please join me in congratulating William E. Andrew on his appointment as the chancellor to one of Canada's great universities.
Christmas ListStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Gurmant Grewal Conservative Newton—North Delta, BC
Madam Speaker, the holiday season is upon us, and in that spirit my constituents have a Christmas list.
They want a government that recognizes the supremacy of Parliament and lets parliamentarians, not judges, decide issues that matter most to Canadians. They want resources for law enforcement agencies to put a stop to gang violence, grow ops, break and enters, and auto theft. They want a justice system that works with police instead of against them. They want federal funds for vital infrastructure projects such as the South Fraser perimeter road, the Port Mann bridge, and the Fraser port. They want the final 422 acres of Burns Bog bought and protected. They want improved services at Surrey Memorial and Delta Hospitals and an end to waiting lists. They want open borders for the free flow of softwood lumber and beef. They want an efficient immigration system free from political interference. They want jobs and affordable housing for the homeless. They want an end to absurd political correctness that robs Christian holidays of their true meaning.
Merry Christmas, and may everyone's Christmas wishes come true.
LacrosseStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Kawartha-Chrysler Peterborough Lakers won the Mann Cup this year. This revered trophy is emblematic of national supremacy in one of our national sports, lacrosse. After a tough season, the Lakers took on the Victoria Shamrocks and won the final series in six games. I congratulate the team members on their achievement. They gave our community a lift after a summer of floods.
I also congratulate and thank all those who have worked to maintain lacrosse in Peterborough over many years. In particular I thank and congratulate Ted Higgins, the Lakers coaching staff, its board of directors and supporters.
Once again Peterborough leads Canada in lacrosse.
The Governor GeneralStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Johanne Deschamps Bloc Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am rising in this House today to condemn the remarks made by the Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.
The Governor General reacted with arrogance to the democratic vote taken in this House to reduce her budget.
Ms. Clarkson stated that the reduction of over $400,000 imposed on her by members of Parliament will result in the elimination of events such as the ceremonies for the Order of Canada, and will have an even greater impact on winter events organized especially for children.
These comments are unworthy of the office held by Ms. Clarkson. She should cut her expenditures relating to official trips and lavish banquets, rather than targeting children. Not all children have the chance to enjoy the luxury to which she is entitled. In fact, more than one million children in Canada are living below the poverty line.
On behalf of children and their families, the Bloc Québécois asks for an apology from the Governor General.
Club Richelieu in DalhousieStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean-Claude D'Amours Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize today the 50th anniversary of the Club Richelieu in Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Founded in 1954, this community organization actively contributes to local development through a variety of fundraisers.
Since its creation, the Club Richelieu in Dalhousie has had nearly 200 members, all truly dedicated. Furthermore, in 50 years, the club has given more than $600,000 to the community through contributions to sports teams, children in need, scout troops, student bursaries and so on.
The hard work of these volunteers helps make our communities proud, and that is why this organization deserves our recognition here today.
MarriageStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been misleading Canadians, saying that the traditional definition of marriage was unconstitutional. Now we know that the Liberals have been deliberately misleading Canadians. The Supreme Court did not fall for that Liberal trap and has sent the issue of marriage back to Parliament where it belonged. The Conservative Party was right all along.
I agree with the majority of Canadians on the definition of marriage being between a man and a woman. That definition is constitutional, yet the Prime Minister wants to outlaw that definition against the democratic wishes of the majority. He will be tabling his own legislation and has threatened his caucus to vote for it or else.
Will the Prime Minister stop dithering, come clean about his hidden agenda where religious freedoms will be lost, where marijuana will be made legal and supplied by his government, and where child pornography will be considered art? He is wrong. I challenge him to permit a free vote for all members on these important issues.
Rett SyndromeStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Lloyd St. Amand Liberal Brant, ON
Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute to a very brave young lady and her parents. Olivia, a constituent of Brant, was diagnosed with Rett syndrome at an early age. Since then, her family has actively petitioned for increased medical funding and has also created a network of support for families affected by Rett syndrome.
Rett syndrome is a unique developmental disorder which begins in early infancy, almost always affecting females. Those with Rett syndrome lose previously acquired hand and verbal skills and remain dependent on care providers for life. Rett syndrome did not come to international attention until 1983. Since then, remarkable progress has been achieved in understanding the clinical history and pathophysiology of Rett syndrome.
I ask all hon. members to join me in commending Olivia and her family for their tremendous courage and determination.
ImmigrationStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, last week an Iranian woman, a refugee claimant, was deported back to Iran. She was immediately detained, charged with leaving Iran illegally and could face the death penalty. She had fled Iran because of her activism on student and women's issues.
How could this happen given Canada's position at the UN where just last month Canada again condemned Iran's human rights record and its treatment of women? Has the government forgotten Zahra Kazemi's death?
How could the pre-removal risk assessment process conclude that there was no risk of return to Iran? Only 3% of PRRA reviews are successful, raising serious questions about their effectiveness. That Immigration Canada could be so off base with Canada's foreign affairs policy is appalling.
Two years ago Parliament passed the refugee appeal division, a fact based appeal on the merits of a refugee case. The government has refused to implement it, showing contempt for Parliament and leaving refugees at risk.
Deportations to Iran must stop immediately. Deportations to any country where there is any risk of persecution must end. The refugee appeal division must be implemented now.
Veterans AffairsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Darrel Stinson Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Gordon Read, who served in the air force for 32 years, has discovered that his wife of 10 years will not be eligible for his military pension upon his passing. Why? It is because Mr. Read married after the age of 60.
How dare this Liberal government decide if a widow or widower should receive a veterans pension based on the age the veteran marries. This is an atrocity.
Our veterans put their lives on the line for our country. Is this how we repay them, by having them worry about what will happen to their loved ones after they are gone?
ImmigrationStatements By Members
December 13th, 2004 / 2:10 p.m.
Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Council for Refugees comprises organizations concerned with defending the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees.
Recently, this organization held a conference in Victoria at which participants wondered if Canada was still an asylum-granting country. I had the opportunity to talk with these people, who live each day in exile and who want only a safe place to live. I saw their disappointment about Canada's lack of consideration for them.
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the way in which it is currently enforced are inhumane. Since 2002, refugee claims are assessed by only one board member, whose decision cannot be appealed. Although the 2002 legislation set out an appeal process, it has never been implemented.
I remind the government, since it seems to have forgotten, that asylum-seekers have a right to dignity, justice and security. For this reason, the Bloc Québécois demands the immediate implementation of the appeals division for refugee claimants.
Miles SelbyStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Dave Batters Conservative Palliser, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to Captain Miles Selby, a member of the world renowned Canadian Snowbirds, who was killed in a tragic accident while on a training exercise south of the Snowbirds' base at 15 Wing Moose Jaw this past Friday.
Captain Selby was in his second year with the Snowbirds and was a 13 year veteran of the air force. He had logged over 2,600 hours of military flying experience and had bravely served his country in combat missions in Kosovo.
Captain Selby's dedication to his country and skill as a pilot embody the tradition of military excellence and national pride which the Snowbirds represent.
I would ask my fellow members to join with me in extending our hearts and prayers to Captain Selby's wife, Julie, and his family. His service to Canada, the Snowbirds team and 15 Wing Moose Jaw will not be forgotten.
International DevelopmentStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Lui Temelkovski Liberal Oak Ridges—Markham, ON
Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring attention to the important issue of Canada's role in international development.
As one of the globe's most developed and resource and culturally rich nations, there is an inherent responsibility which ethically and humanely requires Canada to continue to enhance its leadership role in funding untied, non-ideological aid and capacity development to lesser developed nations.
As a nation fuelled by cultural, social and political diversity as opposed to archaic and discriminatory religious fundamentalism, it is important for Canada to utilize its immense capacity to show the world that compassion does exist, and universal, tangible results can be had through the spearheading of those fortunate nation states willing to increase the value they place upon the quality of life.
Arts and CultureStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Maka Kotto Bloc Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, can we envision culture without arts and letters, theatre, music, dance, literature, art crafts, and visual and media arts? No. Culture is the heart of every people.
In Quebec, the Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres, which represents 15,000 professional artists, has long been campaigning for increased support for artists, the majority of whom are living below the poverty line.
The government must understand cultural issues and the need for more support to our professional artists. Artists and artisans are not free to create. They generally have a double life imposed upon them by the obligation to earn enough to live on.
So that they may have that freedom to create a culture that will be worthy of protection by an eventual convention on cultural diversity, the budget of the Canada Council for the Arts needs to be raised to $300 million this very year, and the program "Tomorrow Starts Today" must be restored permanently, and enhanced as well.
National DefenceStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, there are responsible, effective alternatives to Bush's missile defence, alternatives that would accelerate global disarmament instead of fuelling a dangerous arms buildup and weaponization of space. These include: support of a verifiable, negotiated solution between the U.S. and North Korea; formalize and expand the concept of non-interference with verification; urge all space-faring nations to declare that they would not be the first to deploy weapons in space; support a UN code of conduct for prevention of incidents and dangerous military practices in space, which threaten existing space assets; seek consultation with the U.S. under article IX of the Outer Space Treaty, to which Canada is a signatory; and urge all governments with nuclear weapons to agree on decisive measures to reduce and neutralize their nuclear arsenals, and work toward acceptance of these by non-weapon states.
Natural ResourcesOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativeLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, we are rapidly nearing Christmas and I am sure the Prime Minister does not want to be known to Atlantic Canadians as the evil grinch who takes their oil and gas and gives them only a lump of coal in return.
Will the Prime Minister stop dithering and deliver on the deal he promised with no eight year moratorium on prosperity?
Natural ResourcesOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Wascana Saskatchewan
Ralph Goodale LiberalMinister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, the objective of this government is to achieve permanent and ongoing prosperity for Atlantic Canadians and for all Canadians. The equalization program is part of that. The offshore accords are part of that. The most recent negotiations are also part of that. The work is ongoing at the very highest level and we anticipate success, but it is not over yet.
Natural ResourcesOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativeLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, if the government's objective is to create a have status in Atlantic Canada, it has failed and continues to fail in that area.
Last week Atlantic ministers were here in Ottawa being stonewalled by federal officials. In Halifax the Atlantic premiers were being stalled by the Clerk of the Privy Council. Surprise, the Prime Minister was nowhere to be found.
This is a promise for the Prime Minister, not for his officials, to keep. My question again is for the Prime Minister. Will he show some leadership, not play Scrooge, and get this deal done before Christmas?


text: Egyptian Dreams - Ancient Egyptian Discussion Board :: View topic - Marion Hesse's Die Privatgräber von Amarna - Ancient Egypt - Egyptology Forum Click on the logo to visit the shop Egyptian DreamsAncient Egypt Discussion Board FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Marion Hesse's Die Privatgräber von Amarna Egyptian Dreams Forum Index -> Books View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message evarelapScribeJoined: 28 Jan 2015Posts: 102Location: Barranquilla, Colombia Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:54 am Post subject: Marion Hesse's Die Privatgräber von Amarna Hello. Does anyone know if there is an English edition for Marion Hesse's book Die Privatgräber von Amarna: zum Wandel des Grabgedankens in Zeiten eines religiösen Umbruchs. Archaeopress, 2013, 137 pp.? Or at least an equivalent publication by Hesse in an academic journal written in English? Thanks! Back to top LutzPharaohJoined: 02 Sep 2007Posts: 4174Location: Berlin, Germany Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:08 am Post subject: No, there isn`t. So far she probably only published in German... The topic itself (otherworldly ideas during the Amarna period) is not very well edited, I guess because of the difficult situation with the supporting documents. German-speaking Egyptology is clearly leading on this field. There is an interesting article by Thomas von der Way : Überlegungen zur Jenseitsvorstellung in der Amarnazeit. - In: Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde - ZÄS 123(2). - 1996. - pp. 157-164 and another one by Marion Hesse : Grabsitten und Jenseitszeugnisse in Amarna. - In: Bestattungsbräuche, Totenkult und Jenseitsvorstellungen im Alten Ägypten. - Berlin : EB-Verlag, 2015. - pp. 129 - 154. Worth reading is with security the english translation of a book from 1995... Erik Hornung : Akhenaten and the Religion of Light. - [Translated by David Lorton]. - Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1999. - ISBN : 0801436583. - XII, 146 p. : Quote: OEB : This book is a concise study of the theology of the Amarna religious reform. In chapter 1 the author points out how this revolution had already faded from memory in Classical times. However, Jean-François Champollion and Carl Richard Lepsius got some vague idea of this revolution, and this prepared the way for the return of king Akhnaton on the stage. The heretic became to be seen as a precursor of modern ideas, and after discoveries, mostly through the excavations at Amarna, the Amarna religion got more shape, and soon the first study of Akhnaton appeared. After the Second World War the reformer king was less positively judged. In chapter 2 the author sketches the religious background of the New Theology of the Sun and the religious policy and conceptions under his father Amenhotep III (i.a., the sed-festivals) which led to the Amarna reform: in that period one was in search of divine nearness and new mediators between the human and divine worlds. After his accession, Akhnaton expressed through the medium of the royal protocol his programme, which created the god Aton from the traditional sun god, originally still anthropomorphic and with the falcon head of Re-Horakhte. The evidence for these first steps, which involved an all-important religious position of the king and Nefertete, comes from the early Aton sanctuaries at Karnak (i.a., the Gempaaton), in the decoration of which the sed-festival celebrated by Akhnaton in the company of his god Aton is prominent. The decoration on the talatat and the colossal statues from Karnak are the first testimony of the king's reform of the art, which is characterized by motion and emotion. The coexistence of Aton with the other gods lasted only a short while, and soon the symbol of the radiating sun disk was the only divine image admitted. In the 3rd to 5th regnal years Akhnaton carried through a deliberate reform deeply affecting the important aspects of life and culture. Also, Akhnaton raised Late Egyptian to the status of the language used for the inscriptions, a reform with a lasting effect, which confined Middle Egyptian to religious and official inscriptions. Chapter 4 is exclusively devoted to the new religious doctrine, Akhnaton's (oral) "Instruction" (sebait), since no trace of a written revelation can be found. Still, the few sources show a clear and simple doctrine: one image connected with one name only; the continuous creator and "king" Aton rather as light than as sun disk, without a nightly course through the netherworld; Aton as the personal god of Akhnaton, who, as his son, is a god himself; personal piety is loyalty towards the king as sole mediator; Nefertete as Akhnaton's personal goddess, who forms a triad with the king and Aton. At the end of the chapter the question of possible other private and royal persons engaged in the conception of the new religion. In chapter 5 the author turns to the city of Amarna, founded in the 5th regnal year and speedily constructed with an original city plan, in which comfortable living quarters enclosed the official centre with temples and palaces. The city of Akhetaten was a city for Aton, the god of light, whose hands should be able to reach everywhere. Hence open altars, a processional road for the king without roof, no dark halls etc., but also a relentless sun burning on the heads of commoners. The city saw the birth of the mature Amarna style. The perfected doctrine lived by in the city of Amarna is the subject of chapter 6. Since the Aton has no cult statue, there is no daily ritual in the typical Aton-temple which allowed contact with Aton above at every spot and in which the procession road is not destined for the transport out of the cult image, but for the entrance of the king into the temple. The royal Holy Family scenes replace and continue the scenes of gods, but the private officials cannot partake in the cult and remain outside the temple. Four years after the king had changed his titulary, Aton received a new royal protocol, which reflected the perfection of the doctrine. The nature of the god Aton is pregnantly described in the Great Hymn to the Aten (translated here): mythology is replaced by imagery from nature; the centre is the light as the universal god, though the religion had no universal claims and seemed to have had a very restricted reach. Chapter 7 is devoted to the question of monotheism and the persecution of the other gods. It is certain that Akhnaton strictly and ruthlessly pursued a policy to realize monotheism, or rather the "one" god. The author briefly discusses scholarly opinion on the problem of certain religious signals in this direction; in any case, the conception of the "one", the cosmic god, is present in the Ramesside hymns, no doubt under the influence of Akhnaton's attempt. For Akhnaton the light is the cosmic principle, on which all is dependent and from which all is derived. Most interesting are the Amarna funerary beliefs without an actual hereafter. In the early stage of the Amarna doctrine the attitude to Osiris is most reserved, which shows a change leaving no room for Osiris. In a religion of light the dark side of the world is a problem. The dark phase is now no longer the regeneration time of light, but simply its absence; the waking up of the dead into new life does not take place in the Netherworld, but in morning at sunrise, together with the living world. The orientation is east; the west has vanished. The Hereafter, the Netherworld does not exist anymore; the world of the dead is not distinct from that of the living, and is situated in the Aton temple of Akhetaton; temple and palace represent the new world of the dead. The ba of people buried elsewhere would head for some, or the, Aton temple, to participate in the offerings and the presence of the king. However, funerary customs such as the shabti are retained, but on the royal sarcophagus, e.g., the protective goddesses are replaced by the queen. Furthermore, the grace of the king substitutes the judgment of the dead. In short, at night the dead sleep, and during the day they accompany Aton, the king and his family to the great temple, where they receive the provisions. Aton, "gone away" in the night, is settled in the heart of the king, his abode. The sceptical attitude towards the Hereafter in the Harper's Song in the tomb of Paatenemheb (translated) is a product of Akhnaton's religion of light. In chapter 9 the author notes that with the persecution of the ancient deities the religion reaches at the same time its zenith and the point where the decline began. He deals with the last official monuments of the king dating from his 12th regnal year, the position of the second queen Kiya, the Dahamunzu-Zannanza affair in the time of the Hittite king Suppiluliuma, possible satirical objects from Akhetaten ridiculing the heretic king, the presence of traditional divine images in Amarna houses etc. Chapter 10 is concerned with the succession: many princesses but no male pretender, Tutankhaton/Tutankhamon and the return to the traditional religion, and the kings Ay and Horemheb. In the epilogue the author remarks that, although the religion died with the king, the long-term influence in many aspects of the Ramesside and later periods is evident. It forced to a reconsideration of funerary conceptions, and stressed the bond between the sun god Re and Osiris. A final remark is devoted to Akhnaton as the first historical fundamentalist. Bibliography, general as well with reference with the various chapters, and index added. 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Just before dinner tonight, I was watching the news about Hurricane Sandy, fretting about all the destruction, and wondering if people were all right. My son was in the room doing homework. He glanced at the screen, and said, "Why doesn't Donald Trump take that $5 million he was going to donate for Obama's transcripts and give it to the Red Cross?"
I thought that was a good comment, so I put it on Twitter. After dinner I was helping him with his math homework, and I peeked at my Twitter mentions. His comment had been retweeted twice, and someone responded by saying, "That would require 'The Donald' to have a soul." My son thought that being retweeted was kind of cool.
But things were just getting started.
Over the next hour the mentions flowed in, as did the retweets. They kept coming. And coming … for the next two hours. Then it looked something like this:
Over 450 people had repeated it. Needless to say, he was really excited, even though he didn't fully understand the dynamics of social media (or really, why his well-meaning comment about philanthropy had struck like a well-timed bolt of lightning).
But it made him happy. And I liked it when the commentariat started including Donald Trump's Twitter address in responses and asking, "Well, how about it?"
As a former English instructor, I'd like to think this is empowering for him: that a good message will cut through all the noise, that it's worth speaking up … that he might even affect change.
Will that happen? Hard to say. I think the tweet struck a chord because people were fed up with Trump's grandstanding that if President Obama released his college transcripts, Trump would donate $5 million to the charity of Obama's choice. It's a gambit that looks particularly awkward, now that New York and surround states are facing billions in damages. Then again, about 10 percent of the mentions thought Obama should comply; apparently they were more concerned with how Obama did in college than they are about Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc on the eastern U.S.
But you never know. Two hours after my son's comment was out in the world, someone sent me a message that they had started a group on Facebook, called Donald Trump Should Donate His $5 Million to the Red Cross:
Can you see that first post? That's the part that made me happy.


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As many of you know, I tend to post when provoked to rage by something in the press/literature/world. These days, I am massively overtasked, which means I need special levels of rage to post. So hooray to Tom Friedman, who in his utterly frustrating column yesterday actually managed to get me there.
I'm going to set aside my issues with the Friedman-standard reductionist crap in the column. Ken Opalo killed it anyway, so just read his post. Instead, I want to spend a few words excoriating Friedman for his lazy, stereotypical portrayal of my friend and colleague Ousmane Ndiaye in that column. First, as has been noted a few times, Ousmane is a climatologist with a Ph.D. This is NOT THE SAME THING AS A WEATHERMAN. Just Google the two, for heaven's sake. What Ousmane is trained in is high-end physical science, and he is good at it. Really good at it.
But what is really remarkable about Ousmane, and totally elided in Friedman's lazy, lazy writing, is that he is no office-bound monotonic weatherman. First, Ousmane is really, really funny. I've never seen him not funny, ever – even in serious meetings. Which makes me wonder how hard Friedman, who writes ""His voice is a monotone," is working to fit Ousmane into the box of "scientist" as Friedman understands it.
Second, Ousmane does remarkable work engaging farmers across Senegal. I have seen him in farmer meetings, talking about seasonal forecasts. He cares deeply about these farmers, and how well he is able to communicate forecasts to them. I've also seen him at Columbia University, in scientific meetings, moving between professors and development donors, talking about new ideas and new challenges that need to be addressed. He moves between these worlds easily, a skill far too lacking in the climate change community.
What I am saying here is simple: Friedman missed the fact that he had the star right in front of him, clicking away at the computer. He needed a counterpoint for his rapper, and a sad caricature of Ousmane became that counterpoint. And because of the need to present Ousmane as the boring scientist, Friedman totally missed how unbelievably apocalyptic the figures he was hearing really are, especially for rain-fed agriculturalists in Senegal. A 2C rise in temperature over the last 60 or so years means that, almost certainly, some varieties of important cereals are no longer germinating, or having trouble germinating. The fact Senegal is currently 5C over normal temperature is unholy – and were this to hold up, would totally crush this year's harvest (planting starts in about a month, so keep an eye on this) because very little would germinate properly at that level.
Ousmane was describing the apocalypse, and Friedman was fixated on a clicking mouse. Friedman owes Ousmane an apology for this pathetic caricature, and he owes the rest of us an apology for the ways in which his lazy plot and the characters he needed to occupy it resulted in a complete burial of the lede: climate change is already reaching crisis levels in some parts of the world.
P.S., if you want to see some of the work that has started to emerge from working alongside Ousmane, check out this and this.


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|For other uses, see Bruce (disambiguation).
- "Be genetically different, baby!"
- ―Bruce Kibbutz's trademark quote, as heard in radio commercials about his auto shop.
Bruce "Brucie" Kibbutz is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series that appears as a main character and a friend in Grand Theft Auto IV, a supporting character in The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto Online. He is the younger brother of Mori Kibbutz.
He is also mentioned in The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Kibbutz is a luxury automotive entrepreneur, fitness enthusiast, and lifestyle coach. He is also a frequent user of steroids and possibly a closeted bisexual.
Childhood and insecurities
Bruce Kibbutz was born in 1977. Brucie occasionally mentions to Niko that he was once a "fat loser" that "no girl would want to date." In the mission Search and Delete, he awkwardly claims that if he were gay, Roman would be in big trouble, but then quickly states he is only joking about being attracted to Roman. He also makes a definite point of saying to Niko "Brucie likes pussy... remember that, all right?"
Brucie indulges in what he calls "juicing" - injecting testosterone allegedly taken from Chilean bull sharks. It has led to excessive roid rage, and may account for Brucie's overactive excitement in most situations. He is a steroid user and possibly a dealer of performance enhancing drugs, something that has resulted in a few encounters with law enforcement.
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, Brucie's older brother Mori Kibbutz is introduced. Mori ridicules Brucie to no end, even now that they are both adults. During his appearances in Mori's missions, Brucie's arrogant, self-absorbed and egotistic lifestyle is revealed to be the result of living in his older brother's shadow, Mori constantly putting him down and becoming overly competitive. More than once, this results in Brucie quietly sobbing to himself. His bisexuality is also more outwardly hinted at, most significantly in the mission Ladies Half Price when he awkwardly tries to kiss Luis, even though he very quickly covers his tracks, claiming that he was just checking to see Luis wasn't gay. He also denies his bisexuality in an e-mail he sends to Niko if the player wins a race in GTA IV. However, Brucie indicates his potential bisexuality to Niko numerous times in the game, occasionally asking Niko to touch a part of his body to feel how "perfect" it is or saying things like "I'd love to eat with your ass, bro. Not your ass, with your ass." when asked to go out on a friend activity.
Lifestyle and wealth
Brucie is a successful entrepreneur who runs Brucie's Executive Lifestyle Autos, a garage situated in East Hook, Broker. He makes a point of flaunting his money and has even started his own website called Brucie's Executive Lifestyle, the actual purpose of which is unknown, but which seems to be a combined blog/lifestyle guide. Brucie is a V.I.P. at Maisonette 9, and has his name laminated on the guest list (it is implied Roman does as well). His favorite place to eat is at the Superstar Café.
Being in the business of cars (importing and exporting, customization, etc) provides him many luxury and sport cars for his own use. Two of his own vehicles, a Banshee and Huntley Sport, have a black and gold color scheme. In addition, he owns a Squalo powerboat and a Maverick helicopter, both for purposes of entertaining women and friends. He is a womanizer, and is openly disrespectful towards women; it is implied that they are only drawn to Brucie because of his vast fortune, which he uses to take them on power-boating and helicopter rides throughout Liberty City.
A half of Brucie's Chinese tattoos are derisive, indicating that he might not have a clear knowledge of Chinese when he got them.
- When Brucie has his shirt off, a Chinese tattoo that reads "我" is visible. This translates to "me", or "I" in English, depending on what context it is being used in Chinese.
- "人妖" on his lower back, a derogatory term for a transgender woman or a cross dressing male.
- 二打六 (literally 2 vs 6) on his left arm means "background actor" or "not an important role" in Hong Kong film production slang.
- 愛恨分明 on his right arm means "clearly distinguished between love and hate".
- A tattoo on his lower stomach with the words "Mommy" which is only visible in two missions when he has his shirt off.
Events of Grand Theft Auto IV
Brucie's attitude towards life has also attracted many friends, including Roman Bellic, who aspire to live like him. Roman meets Brucie through his website, and eventually, Roman introduces Brucie to his cousin Niko, who starts to work for Brucie. This well as forms an "odd couple" friendship (Brucie's attitude of loud, egotistical, self-centered and impulsive are the complete opposite of Niko Bellic's). Nonetheless, the two become good friends over time. Despite his protestations that he is not Russian, Niko is praised by the oblivious Brucie for his "Red Army" fighting and driving skills.
At first it appears as though Brucie is working for some sort of crime boss, as he orders Lyle Rivas killed for cooperating with police, his car stolen and his gay cousin Tom killed by Niko for debts. Niko later learns that Brucie is largely a legitimate business owner (though his Executive Lifestyle Auto shop is a "chop shop"), and not involved in organized crime - it is implied that the missions he set you were unnecessarily violent and mostly fueled by 'roid rage. Brucie, however, does not contradict the justifications for his prior missions (silencing snitches, etc.).
Following this revelation, Niko ends the business relationship with Brucie, however the two remain friends and socialize often. Brucie introduces Niko to the world of underground street racing as well, along with a stolen car ring. First, Niko performs a series of thefts for Brucie through email listings, and then eventually he is introduced to a colleague named Stevie, whose list is much more difficult to attain - Brucie's requests take the form of mini-missions, with markers designating the vehicle locations, whereas Stevie's requests merely specify the make of the vehicle, and its general vicinity. Brucie also tips Niko off to a vigilante system set up by the Liberty City Police Department, where they have contracted out assassinations to vigilantes like Niko through a "Most Wanted List".
The Lost and Damned
He doesn't physically appear in The Lost and Damned, but it is possible to hear his voice in Liberty Rock Radio, and the radio host will make a mark of his use of steroids by saying "Be genetically different baby". Roman also mentions him in the mission Roman's Holiday when he exclaims that he's "Sorry for laughing at Brucie's balls!"
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Brucie is one of the few characters from the original GTA IV that actually engages with Luis in extended dialogue, often appearing along with Roman either inside, or trying to get into Maisonette 9. During the missions for Mori Kibbutz, light is shined on Mori and Brucie's relationship as brothers, mostly consisting of Mori ridiculing Brucie at every turn, with Brucie refusing to stand up to him until the end of No. 3, where Brucie, having taken enough abuse, breaks Mori's nose, finally besting his brother.
Towards the end of the game, Brucie awkwardly attempts to kiss Luis, but later denounces it as a test of Luis' masculinity (see above).
In the ending credits it reveals that Brucie and Mori solved their differences and entered themselves into the L.C. Fight Club and are seen fighting in the cage, without behaving overly aggressive towards each other.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V
Circa 2013, Brucie has become the spokesman for Bull Shark Testosterone supplements. The player can look at the website for Bull Shark testosterone and even hear a Weazel News report about the effects of Bull Shark testosterone, both of which mention Brucie as the spokesman. Brucie is also an avid bleeter and his bleets can be read with new ones being posted throughout progression of the storyline, with bleets covering on his life and give-aways on calendars from 2012 that feature pin-ups of himself. His Bleeter profile picture and website picture shows his appearance to be different from GTA IV as he now sports a different shaped head, a goatee and looks quite a bit older, probably due to artificial tanning and steroid abuse. It is implied also that his car is stolen by Lamar Davis in a deleted mission, though it is likely that he still had his car stolen offscreen.
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online
Brucie appears in GTA Online and contacts the character after they reach rank 17, informing them that he will order Bull Shark Testosterone of which the player can then phone Brucie for him to deliver.
GTA Online: The Diamond Casino & Resort
By 2019, Brucie has apparently relocated to Los Santos. He responds to an ad at The Diamond Casino & Resort for a personal masseuse/fitness aide to its then owner Tao Cheng. Brucie soon has the young Triad on a schedule of intense work outs and Bull Shark Testosterone. Unintentionally, the supplements make Cheng highly aggressive and spark a war with Avery Duggan and his potent private security force. Brucie stays in his post throughout the ensuring conflict between the resort and the Duggan family. At the end of the conflict, Tao sells the Casino & Resort and boards a plane to return to China. It is unknown what became of Brucie.
Events of GTA Online: The Diamond Casino Heist
It is reveal that Brucie is still employed at the Diamond Casino & Resort after the events of The Diamond Casino & Resort and it's take over by the Duggan Family.
Friendship and Favourite Hangouts
At some point after completion of the mission "No. 1" for Brucie, he will call the player to do some activity with them and it's possible to become friends with him. The player can do most of the activities with him that are available for other friends (except playing pool or darts), and he has two unique activities: Heli Rides, and Powerboat Rides.
Brucie is one of five friends the player can make within Grand Theft Auto IV and he's usually available between 7 AM to 1 AM.
Brucie is available for seven types of activities. They are: Boating, Heli Ride, Bowling, Drinking, Eating, Show, and Strip Club.
When the player gets above 75% in Brucie's Like Stat, they will gain his Special Ability which is being able to get him to transport the player anywhere by helicopter. This will add a Chopper option in his entry in the Phonebook.
Mission Appearances
- Logging On
- Exotic Exports (Email/Boss)
- Search and Delete (Boss)
- Easy as Can Be (Boss)
- Out of the Closet (Boss)
- No. 1 (Boss)
- Brucie's Races (Voice/Boss)
- Undress to Kill (Phone call)
- Stevie's Car Thefts (Voice)
- Weekend at Florian's (Post-mission phone call)
- Dining Out (Phone call)
- Mr and Mrs Bellic
- A Revenger's Tragedy (Post-mission phone call/Deal)
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- GTA Online
LCPD Database record
Services (GTA Online)
|GTA Online Description
|In-Game Effect
|Level Requirement
|Bull Shark Testosterone
|Request a package of Bull Shark Testosterone. Doubles damage inflicted and halves damage received.
|A Bull Shark Testosterone pick-up is spawned at a nearby location. Once it's picked up, the damage inflicted is doubled and damage received is halved for 1 minute.
- Brucie's appearance has slightly changed between GTA IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony. In the latter game, his skin looks paler, his eyebrows look darker and have also been raised slightly.
- In the Mafiya Work multiplayer mode of GTA IV, it is revealed that Kenny Petrovic promised Brucie a "sexy truck," which is just a Cavalcade FXT.
- Brucie's e-mail address is email@example.com.
- There is a photo of Brucie on one of the magazines in Luis' safehouse.
- Brucie's favorite radio stations are The Beat 102.7, The Classics 104.1, and Liberty Rock Radio. During a helicopter friendship activity he mentions that he likes trance music.
- After a boat ride, one can take Brucie's unique gold Huntley Sport SUV to keep, as he will always still have one.
- The radio station that plays in his apartment is Electro-Choc.
- Sometimes when doing boat riding or helicopter riding with Brucie, one of his girls shares the same pedestrian model as Shirley.
- It is implied in GTA IV and The Lost and Damned that Brucie has shrunken or deformed testicles, (a side effect of steroid use,) as Roman mentions in Roman's Holiday, apologizing "for laughing at Brucie's balls!" It is also implied during conversations between Niko and Brucie, where Niko criticizes Brucie's steroid use and warns him of possible physical side effects.
- Like most characters in the game, Brucie will don a unique helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. His helmet is light blue with two white stripes at the bottom of the helmet.
- He has his own website, which is also advertised under Autoeroticar.com.
- Brucie is blatantly proud of his body and health. However, unlike most bodybuilders, Brucie has no qualms about drinking alcohol and will gladly go to bars with Niko, he does however insist they be "low-carb." He likes his drinks expensive as he takes pleasure in "dropping serious dollar" at the bar.
- If Brucie asks the player to give him a lift from the hospital, he will appear shirtless.
- Counting his voice and pictured only appearances, Brucie appears in almost all games in the HD Universe. He appears in person in GTA IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony and GTA Online, can be seen on a website in GTA V, and his voice is heard in The Lost and Damned. There is no hint of him anywhere in GTA Chinatown Wars, it's likely that he moved to Los Santos before the events of that game. However, Brucie's Executive Lifestyle Autos can be found in Chinatown Wars.
- Brucie's voice actor, Timothy Adams, went on to voice a random Saint in the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third (Saints Row has often been considered as a GTA Clone). Adding to this, the character he voices calls the protagonist to ask him to find his "roids," because he "can't live without them". He also quotes a line from GTA IV, "I'd deal with 'em myself, but I can't without my 'roids!"
- Brucie states on his website that he legally changed his middle name to "Motivation," and repeats multiple times that he is not joking. This can be seen on the "motivation" tab of his website.
- At the end of a heli ride activity, one can see some sports cars driving in front of Brucie's apartment, or even rare cars such as the Comet, Super GT and Infernus (regardless of its area, BOABO).
- If the player destroys Brucie's chopper after calling for a helicopter lift (use cheats, such as Annihilator cheat to fly into his helicopter), Brucie will come out (if done right). If the player attacks him, he will attack back because he has pedestrian characteristics after his helicopter is destroyed.
- He is featured on the website Our Own Reality.com in GTA IV where a blogger writes: "To Brucie Kibbutz, Please, whoever you are, LEAVE US ALONE!!! Stop with the persistent emails and phone calls. We are never going to post your workout photos or write an article about "how you roll". You're a nobody and we're only interested in real people (I.E. celebrities). You say that you're a lifestyle guru; so get a life!"
- Brucie appears on the Internet site Bullsharktestosterone.com in Grand Theft Auto V, where he endorses it and the site has him as a "world famous life style guru" and "fitness expert." Steroids (presumably) from bull sharks is what caused to him to have Niko kill people in a fit of roid rage in GTA IV.
- As evidenced by the game's files, Brucie was supposed to appear in person in Grand Theft Auto V, in a mission where the player would lure him with a prostitute to steal his Stinger for Devin Weston. However, the mission was cut before the game was released.
- A kibbutzism is a name for an Israeli farm, it could also be referenced by Mori Kibbutz when he says he's working on one.
- In GTA Online, a rare Golden Minigun inside a Weapons & Ammo crate can be purchased through the SecuroServ network for $23,000 and can be sold for $115,000. Interestingly, Brucie appears to be the buyer, as the company interested in purchasing the item is called 'BK Exec Lifestyle Ltd'.
External links
- gta4onlineguide.com - contains details on how to raise Brucie's like percentage.


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What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. -William Shakespeare
"Mommy! Why are there so many kids named Emma?" my eleven year daughter, Emma asked.
My answer, "I think a lot of parents like the name "Emma" plus Rachel on the sitcom Friends named her daughter Emma a month after you were born causing many Rachel fans to name their daughter Emma. I decided to find out how popular the name "Emma" is. A quick Internet search confirmed its popularity:
http://www.behindthename.com/name/emmaI also found out that 'Emma" is originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element "emen" which means "whole" or "Universal." I have to admit that I became interested in the topic of names because of my daughter's constant questioning about her name plus a recent experience that I will remember fondly for many years to come.
I share today in honor of Emma and how proud I am of her. My hope is she will continue to enjoy working hard and giving her best in all of her endeavors regardless of the outcome . . . the way she strived to win a basketball championship a month ago. The weekend before the championship, Emma and I went to an office supply store as I wanted to make some posters for the team. While waiting for me, Emma tried out pens by writing the following . . .
"This is Emma. I would like to share something with you as I wait for my mommy to decide on the boards and markers she wants buy to make posters for my basketball teammates. Last year, my basketball team lost the city 4th and 5th graders championship. For an entire year my teammates and I have been focused on one primary vision: to bring the championship to Colfax Elementary School this year. So far, we are undefeated and if everything goes as planned, we will be the city champions. What I have learned from this experience is that it truly takes a team to put together an undefeated season. Every one of my teammates bring something unique to the court which when put together has helped us be victorious each game. Our first win was followed by our second win, and so on and so on. We realized that it was going to be a long and challenging season but we never gave up as every single one of us was focused on the vision we set for ourselves after we walked off the court last year in second place. Although I am excited and we are now in the championship, the reality is that I know we could lose. We will be very sad and disappointed but for now all I know is we wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't because all of us made a pack to win the championship a year ago."
Emma's note was written a week before the championship game. Today, a month after the game, we know the outcome. Emma's team lost the championship.
After waiting all year for this day . . . February 16, 2013 was a sad day. There were lots of tears. The opposing team led by 10 points before Colfax could score. Although the teams tied at 17 towards the end, Colfax could not end the game with a win. For a while, Emma blamed herself for letting the team down as she missed lay-ups, jump shots and foul shots. As a mom, I just could not say anything to make her feel okay (which is the worst feeling ever) so I let her be sad. At one point when she was still sobbing, I said, what can I do to make you feel better . . . shut up? And she smiled through her tears and nodded her head.
The school's basketball season is over and Emma is over the loss of the championship. What is not over for Emma is regular basketball practice at the community center, on the court at a nearby park and the basketball stand in our driveway. What is not over is Emma's passion for basketball. What is not over is Emma's zeal and commitment to prepare herself for another championship.
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Emma is truly not just a name . . . Emma understands disappointments and the sacrifices needed to excel . . . Emma knows how to use loses to spur on for excellence . . . Emma is growing to be a whole and well balanced young woman . . . I am so proud of my Emma. Thank you for enriching my life.


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Crab Corn Chowder
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.
Makes8 servings (2 quarts)
- 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- 2 cups boiling water
- 6 bacon strips, diced
- 1/3 cup each diced sweet red, yellow and orange peppers
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups half-and-half cream
- 2 cans (14-3/4 ounces each) cream-style corn
- 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or 2 cups imitation crabmeat, flaked
- 1/2 cup minced chives
- Dissolve bouillon in water; set aside. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings.
- In the same pan, saute peppers and onion in drippings until tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in bouillon mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat; gradually stir in cream and corn. Add the seasoned salt, basil and cayenne. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally (do not boil). Stir in the crab. Garnish each serving with bacon and chives.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 290 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 88mg cholesterol, 1195mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 2g fiber), 16g protein.
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Jan 25, 2019
I made this for 7 people, 5 adults and 2 kids, so I doubled the recipe. Honestly, I was a little surprised that nobody choked with how fast they all sucked down their bowls. Both kids spoke up twice at random to tell me how much they loved it, and the adults all agreed they wanted to go at the pot similar to how frat boys go after a keg at parties. Oh yes, this was unanimously declared a MUST make on a regular basis.
Mar 24, 2015
This was very good. I substituted one red pepper instead of the different colors, and I didn't have basil so I added dried dill instead and used Old Bay (adding a dash extra) for the seasoned salt. I also used krab because at this time of year, I can't get local crab. It was delicious--I will definitely make it again.
Jan 16, 2014
This was a hit with my family. The only change I made was replacing the bouillion & water with seafood stack.
Jan 3, 2010
Tastes like "fishy chicken". Needs clam juice or seafood stock instead of chicken bouillon.


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This document assumes you are familiar with Python and Django. It should outline the steps necessary for you to follow the Introductory Tutorial.
When installing the django CMS using pip, Django, django-mptt django-classy-tags, django-sekizai, south and html5lib will be installed automatically.
The instructions here install certain packages, such as PIL, Django, South and django CMS globally, which is not recommended. We recommend you use virtualenv instead. If you choose to do so, install Django, django CMS and South inside a virtualenv.
If you're using Ubuntu (tested with 10.10), the following should get you started:
sudo aptitude install python2.6 python-setuptools python-imaging
sudo easy_install pip
sudo pip install Django==1.4 django-cms south
Additionally, you need the Python driver for your selected database:
sudo aptitude python-psycopg2
sudo aptitude install python-mysql
This will install PIL and your database's driver globally.
You have now everything that is needed for you to follow the Introductory Tutorial.
TODO (Should setup everything up to but not including "pip install django-cms" like the above)
We recommend using PostgreSQL or MySQL with django CMS. Installing and maintaining database systems is outside the scope of this documentation, but is very well documented on the systems' respective websites.
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About: Captain Howdy was inspired by the font often seen on classic Ouija boards, known as a woodtype, "circus," or "Western" font. Cleanly redrawn using my 70s-vintage wooden Ouija board as a model. I never cared much for playing with it, I just liked the way it looks! Captain Howdy is what Regan, the possessed girl in The Exorcist, calls the spirit who contacts her through her Ouija board. And now there's my second Ouija-inspired font, Sideshow!
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