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Brown not with N.H. GOP on abortion
The party platform supports "the pre-born child's fundamental right to life and personhood."
Report: ACA abortion rules ignored
Fifteen out of a sample of 18 insurers sell plans that do not segregate funds to cover abortion.
Davis writes about ending pregnancy
After determining that the baby was "suffering," Davis and her husband decided to end the pregnancy.
DWS: Walker gives 'back of his hand'
The Democratic National Committee chairwoman attacks the Wisconsin governor on women's issues.
Louisiana abortion law blocked
It requires admitting privileges for clinics.
Key part of Texas abortion law halted
A judge declares unconstitutional a law that would have shut down most of the state's clinics.
Poll supports limited restrictions on abortion access
Nearly 70 percent of registered voters say the government should not restrict access to abortion, according to a new national poll that a prominent abortion-rights group says should discourage politicians from trying to limit access to the procedure.
Abortion laws fuel fight for Senate
Democrats and Republicans are using state abortion restrictions as weapons.
Judge: Abortion law unconstitutional
A federal judge moves to temporarily block an Alabama law restricting abortion doctors.
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Miss. abortion clinic to stay open
A three-judge panel finds new requirements for abortion clinics would impose undue burden.
Clinton docs: Abortion, bin Laden
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The former secretary of state says she finds the Supreme Court's decision "deeply disturbing."
Rush: Never should've been an issue
The radio host says the Hobby Lobby case is the left's "all-out assault on the Constitution."
SCOTUS crowds cheer, jeer ruling
The long-awaited decision brings loud demonstrators both for and against the mandate.
Justices void abortion 'buffer zone'
The state loses its argument that a buffer zone is needed in the wake of violence and harassment.
Christie pushes 'pro-life' reforms
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Christie to address conservatives
He will address the Faith and Freedom Coalition, which is not typically viewed as his base.
Challenge to campaign lies ban OK'd
The Supreme Court opens the door for a challenge against the right to police political ads.
Abortion becomes issue in La. race
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- Robert Winner
- Joseph City, AZ
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Michigans right to work law.
With all of the legislation having been voted on and passed Michigan becomes the 24th state to fall under the right to work law ... when signed.
Schools shut down as teachers played hooky. Teachers held signs shaped like a tombstone that read "here lies democracy" ... hope they did not teach government classes. Should teacher pay be docked for playing hookie? Should this be a issue in the next contract meeting for rehire?
After the vote union members chanted "No justice", "No peace", and "shut it down" ... they failed to explain the meaning.
The dock worker strike in California cost over a billion dollars a day, Hostess demands broke the company, etc .... and now over half of the states have a right to work law.
What do you think ... are union a thing of the past? Are they necessary? Should President Obama have lobbied for the unions against the will of the people of Michigan. Unions are big contributors and campaigners did he have to lobby as a political pay back? What influence does the union have in politics?
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Dec 12 2012: " First, public employees should never have the right to strike. Public unions can be used to negotiate, but never with the threat to strike. Employees of hospitals should not have the right to strike. Health workers have a higher duty"
If they have a "higher duty" should they not then have higher pay?
Dec 13 2012: No, I mean to an atheist a minister doesn't have a "higher duty" he has a delusion, nurses, doctors, paramedics, teachers, police, firefighters etc have a higher duty and a higher responsibility but in my country at least are not very well paid. Doctors can eventually make a fortune as a specialist but from the start of med school to the first time you get specialist rates is about 15 years in our system.
Dec 14 2012: Not to be argumentative .. but ... what if a doctor/nurse/etc... believes in God and that God is the highest authority .... could a atheist , in clear conscience, go to this person for assistance or help. By your defination would the Atheist be going to a delusional doctor or nurse. Would or could you trust your health to this delusional person.
Since 2% of the world claims to be Atheist there is a lot of delusion going on out there.
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
Feb. 18
Midnight: Deputies arrested a man during a probation search on the 1100 block of Pilger Road in Boulder Creek after they allegedly found him with methamphetamine, hypodermic needles, training bullets and a loaded firearm.
5:55 p.m.: Deputies found a man passed out and blocking a walkway near the intersection of Mill and Main streets in Ben Lomond. He was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.
6:14 p.m.: Deputies arrested a woman on suspicion of being drunk in public on the 8400 block of East Zayante Road in Felton. Her boyfriend had reported that she left home on foot wearing no shoes and in a drunken state.
Feb. 17
9 p.m.: Deputies arrested a teenager in Boulder Creek after a mother reported that she had been struck by her daughter. The teenager was taken to juvenile hall.
Feb. 13
4 p.m.: A woman was arrested in front of a grocery store on the 13100 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek for being drunk in public after deputies responded to a call stating that a woman was passed out in front of the store.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Feb. 18
9:01 a.m.: Hard drives and computers were reported stolen from inside a business on Mount Hermon Road.
5:04 p.m.: A woman was arrested at a fast-food restaurant on Victor Square after employees of a nearby grocery store reported that she had shoplifted $150 worth of alcohol from their store. Officers found the woman with the merchandise in the restaurant and took her into custody.
Feb. 17
2:06 a.m.: A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol by officers who reportedly spotted his vehicle speeding and straddling lanes near the intersection of MacLeod Way and Scotts Valley Drive.
9:18 a.m.: Multiple pieces of jewelry were reported stolen from a home on Kerry Court.
7:23 p.m.: Officers saw a vehicle swerving along westbound Mount Hermon Road and arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Feb. 16
2:35 p.m.: Staff members of a restaurant on Mount Hermon Road reported that someone had stolen money from the tip jar.
Feb. 15
9:33 a.m.: A residence on San Augustine Way was reportedly burglarized by someone who entered through a bathroom window. Numerous items, including alcohol and electronics, were reported as missing by the owner, who had recently purchased the home and had not yet moved in.
Feb. 14
2:29 a.m.: Officers arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after they stopped a vehicle for speeding at the intersection of Granite Creek Road and Meadow Way.
10:12 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated man slashing tires in the parking lot of a movie theater on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road. The man left before the officers arrived, but witnesses provided a description of the vandal and a description and license plate number of the vehicle in which he left. The vehicle was recognized as associated with a man who lives in Scotts Valley near the theater. Officers found the vehicle and found a man matching the description in the driveway trying to dispose of a hubcap, which was believed to be from one of the vandalized vehicles. The 28-year-old man was found to be in possession of the knife believed to have been used during the tire slashing, and officers arrested him.
Feb. 13
2:48 p.m.: Officers took a report after workers at a car wash on Scotts Valley Drive claimed that someone had stolen multiple handbags and stuffed animals that were sold inside the store.
Feb. 11
6:52 p.m.: A laptop computer was reported stolen from someone's home on Christel Oaks Drive.
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Ship(s): Ocean Nova (charter)
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Summary: Svalbard, a remote and spectacular archipelago of immense glaciers, narrow fjords, sheer mountain cliffs and abundant wildlife, has lured many explorers into its enticing web. Visit Svalbard during the second half of the season. The ice is slowly starting to loosen its grip, which offers good opportunities to explore Svalbard's eastern parts, where few people set foot. During this expedition, explore the archipelago, searching for wildlife such as polar bears, walrus and whales. If lucky, you will be able to complete a circumnavigation of Spitsbergen or explore the spectacular Norduastlandet.
Arrive in Longyearbyen, embark your expedition ship in the afternoon and sail out through the spectacular Ice Fjord.
Days 2 - 10: Svalbard
In a part of the world where you are dependent on ice and weather conditions, your exact itinerary depends on these factors and on the wildlife you encounter. Each day you make several landings with your rigid Zodiac craft and these are a few of the places you may visit:
Northwest Svalbard
In the scientific village of Ny Ålesund, Arctic terns nest by the main street. It was from here that Amundsen and Nobile started their heroic expeditions to the North Pole. On the islands of Danskøya, Amsterdamøya and Ytre Norskøya, find remnants from the bustling activity during the 17th century whaling period. Two of the most courageous attempts to reach the North Pole started on Danskøya. Swedish balloonist Andrée made an attempt with hydrogen balloon and American journalist Wellman started out with airship. The site is still littered with interesting remnants from these expeditions.
Liefdefjorden, meaning "the fjord of love," is lined with snow-covered mountain peaks and at its base you may cruise along the face of the spectacular Monaco Glacier. Many common eiders and pink-footed geese nest in the area and if lucky, see the rare king eider.
In Krossfjorden, delight in the beautifully sculptured front of the 14th of July Glacier to the raucous greeting of the large numbers of kittiwakes and Brünnich's guillemots nesting on the nearby cliffs.
Raudfjorden is an area of immense natural beauty. Dominated by beautiful glaciers, it is also a favorite spot for seals and the bird cliffs are bursting with life.
Hinlopen and Alkefjellet
If the ice allows, you may enter Hinlopen Strait. Here is Alkefjellet, a sheer, basaltic cliff, which is the home to an estimated 200,000 Brünnich's guillemots. You may also continue into the beautiful bay of Palanderbukta on Nordaustlandet.
Eastern Svalbard
The island of Nordaustlandet is covered by an enormous ice cap and fascinates naturalists as well as historians. There are huge glacier fronts here, intersected by hundreds of waterfalls. Even further east is Kvitøya (White Island). In very favorable ice and weather conditions, we may land on this ice-capped island where few people have set foot. Here Andrée and his men were found 33 years after their unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole with a hydrogen balloon. Barentsøya and Edgeøya offer magnificent landscapes and vast tundra. Chances to encounter walrus, Arctic fox and Svalbard reindeer are good here.
Southwest Svalbard
The grand fjords of Hornsund offer spectacular glaciers and a breathtaking landscape of towering mountain peaks. This is a favorite haunt for some of Svalbard's polar bears.
Day 11: Longyearbyen
Arrive in the early morning, disembark and begin the journey back home.
Please, read this itinerary as a guide only; your exact route and program will vary depending on ice and weather conditions—and the wildlife you encounter. Flexibility is the key to a successful expedition.
10 nights on board the Ocean Nova; all meals; an experienced Expedition Leader and knowledgeable naturalist guides/lecturers; lectures on board and on shore; all shore excursions and activities by Zodiac; a detailed post-expedition log.
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The campus community is invited to hear George C. Halvorson, former chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, present the Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
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William Carlos Williams
The Red Wheelbarrow
so much depends
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Comments about this poem (The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams )
Vincent Trinidad (6/24/2014 5:14:00 PM)
* Sunprincess * (6/18/2014 11:40:00 AM)
............oh this piece is so imaginative....a red wheelbarrow definitely means someone is going to do some work..... (Report) Reply
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black (4/1/2014 3:56:00 PM)
Very good imigery... almost haiku like..I studied this poem in college many years ago and its image has always stayed with me...it's true it gives many meanings to the readers but the poet could have had many ideas, too...many of these poems have a secret meaning..does only the poet know the truth? That's the beauty of writing abstract poetry...the space between the words...and the solid picture defines..we see what we want to see and feel as we want... (Report) Reply
Alyssa Newton (2/27/2014 7:34:00 PM)
We had an assignment just recently in my english class for this poem. We had to take the image painted by Williams and create a story around it. It was purely inventive, and despite the consistent image, no two stories were alike. I think that's the real point of this poem, and imagist poetry in general. Even all writing in general, come to think of it. Sure, it may be about something specific, or it may mean something particular to the writer. That will always be a thing. But what is important is that it means something to the reader, and moreso that it means something different to every reader. So I think the utter abstractness of this poem is because we are supposed to give it our own meaning. We are supposed to make it our own. (Report) Reply
D Sterling (2/16/2014 2:30:00 PM)
Myles Sweeney (1/7/2014 9:23:00 PM)
Possible, Billy. However, W.C Williams had a child who was ill. As he sat in the child's room, he could look out the window and see a red wheelbarrow in the yard. As the child's condition worsened, he convinced himself that if the child could only get well enough to walk from his bed to the wheelbarrow without help, he would be okay...
The child eventually died, so I think the poem is about how we attach such importance to such arbitrary things in our lives to mask what really matters. We try to fool everyone, and in the end we only fool ourselves. (Report) Reply
Myles Sweeney (1/7/2014 9:21:00 PM)
Possible, Billy. However, W.C Williams had a child who was ill. As he sat in the child's room, he could look out the window and see a red wheelbarrow in the yard. As the child's condition worsened, he convinced himself that if the child could only get well enough to walk from his bed to the wheelbarrow without help, he would be okay...
The child eventually died, so I think the poem is about how we attach such importance to such arbitrary things in our lives to mask what really matters. We try to fool everyone, and in the end we only fool ourselves. (Report) Reply
Billy Sheppard (12/7/2013 9:53:00 AM)
This poem is a kind of test. I don't believe I have the definitive answer. I don't believe there is a definitive answer to the poem, but I do believe the meaning is in the nature of a puzzle. As in any puzzle, we know that we must have all that is necessary to know the answer. It is the nature of a poem to have all the right words. A poem is just right. It's self contained. The form of the poem is the key, but WCW violates the form in an subtle way as the poem progresses. I am content to love this poem. My solutions are nearly adequate to account for my love of the poem, but not quite. I believe the answer that fits the form and content perfectly is that WCW has found in a tiny collection of words a trap to set my mind and heart on a delightful search in to the meaning and value of poetry. The form of this poem continues to evolve and to violate my expectations like a great piece of repetitive music which imperceptibly alters into a very different thing. I can't reduce the poem into a smaller form. I cannot solve it. I can love it and it is short enough to live in it's unsolved state as an object of pure poetic joy. It is its own best explanation. It's just right. I love it. The answer to why I love it is the poem itself. Never ever answer the question, Why do you love me? That question is always a trap.
[Beside the white is fun because it makes me think of enjambment. The syllable counting is fun because it almost fits but never quite what I expect. So much depends is fun because it establishes high stakes. All of the time spent analyzing this poem is fun to me, and all of it is a contemplation of the nature and importance of poetry itself. When in doubt, I have been told, a poem is about poetry. Even Shall I compare thee to a summer's day... is about a poem. I think that. And other stuff like that. I don't know why this poem has special meaning, but I know that it does. I know that because I feel it.] (Report) Reply
Ju Ro (7/7/2013 9:56:00 AM)
The wheelbarrow is parents, the rainwater, their tears from raising children, represented by the chickens. (Report) Reply
Lauren Robinson (6/9/2013 12:44:00 PM)
this poem is about the structure not the content the words are just functional they hold no meanign for the poet (Report) Reply
Robert Ensor (4/25/2013 9:37:00 AM)
Dear Alec Whitthohn,
What a wonderful critique of The Red Wheelbarrow.
Perhaps you would do me the honour of looking at
my Voice of Buddha and leaving your comments
(however critical!) .
Yours sincerely,
Robert Ensor. (Report) Reply
Alexandra Haddad (4/4/2013 2:06:00 PM)
Alec Witthohn (3/17/2013 9:57:00 PM)
First let us analyze the structure notice the three one grouping of words and how each single is two syllables and how each triplet is either four or three and that the four's are on the outside of th poem on so much depeneds and beside the white you can think of this as a sort of way of marking the introduction and conclusion. What one must take from this is that it is an imagism and is only meant to intesify the experience as if painting a mental still life, Williams has no intention of metaphor or symbol, though many can be drawn. The introduction pulls us to beg the question what does so much depend on. This is a way of setting the insensity of the piece and creating certain way of looking at the situation, which Williams believes closely aligns with mental experience. Next we can look at the four middle lines or the body, comprised with the three sylable top lines. We notice wheelbarrow and rainwater have been spliced through enjambment in doing this Williams changes our perception once again by compartmentalizing singular objects the wheelbarrow is thought of as three seperate enitties the redness, the wheel, and the barrow, similarly the rainwater becomes rain and water. On the conclusion however Williams toys with us using white chickens in a similar way, however they are seperate words by this juxtaposition he enlightens us to question the formation and composition of words.
There are only for groups shall we call them rather than stanzas as Williams would have been adverse to such a term, writing it off as an old device in forming sonnets and ballads, which he stated were dead and inappicable to the growth of poetry in modern times. The simplicity of this poem is not accidental, but rather speaks to the simplicity of the scene, one can be sure that this must be a simple farm scene consisting of chickens and a wheelbarrow, suggesting that the experience, experience being the overall goal in the portrayal of many of his poems, must have been simple as well. The color choice speaks to this simplicity as well; red and white are not ellaborate color choices they are fairly simple, rather than crimson and ivory. Along with simplicity Williams' color choice intesifies the mental image and experience of the poem, when one thinks simply of red one thinks of pure red and likewise pure white, hightening ones senses. The last notable diction choice is the word glazed, which creates intensity as it suggests a spritzing of light upon the entire poem and by extension our mind becomes glazed as well.
This poem is far more of a neo-aestheticism rather than neo-symbolism, one can think of this as a realism poem though there are very few and it doesn't quite fit the catagory. The Red Wheelbarrow speaks to morals, values, ideologies and ideas in a diffrent light, through structure, emphasis, and diction rather than metaphor and symbol. This is the ideal of the poem and William Carlos Williams; to create something new and diffrent he created moments, word paintings, experiences, he created Imagisms. (Report) Reply
Eljay Ryan (10/1/2012 3:28:00 PM)
The best, most beautiful poem I've ever experienced. (Report) Reply
Richard Haskell (8/22/2012 2:18:00 AM)
So much depends upon establishing of our sense of place, our familiarity with our own world, synced as it were into your own constant; our grounding. We all do this in terms of ritual or routine; doing what needs to be done almost unnoticed, allowing us an unquestioned sense of place, that sense of ease that comes with knowing our own world. Much depends upon the specific details of our world, our conscious and unconscious familiarity with certain arrangements of the things of this world. There are red wheelbarrows glazed with rain water besidewhite chickens for all of us, and we just call them something different. This poem recognizes this, as we all do who read and enjoy this poem, it is fundamental - that recognition which places man in his world - and how much depends upon it. Richard Haskell (Report) Reply
Sarah Carroll (7/29/2012 1:29:00 PM)
Definitely love this poem. I remember my English class in high school spent two days just coming up with various meanings on what it meant and you wouldn't believe the different variations!
I did find a great explanation for The Red Wheelbarrow here which helped solidify my beliefs on it's meaning www.writerslobby.com/poetry-corner/the-red-wheelbarrow-by-william-carlos-williams
Overall though this is defintiely my favorite William carlos Williams poem! (Report) Reply
Allison Helman (7/1/2012 8:32:00 PM)
so much depends
a pediatrician
ministering to a sick child
whose prized red wheel
and white chickens
also must wait. (Report) Reply
Ahmad Shiddiqi (3/16/2010 2:18:00 PM)
nothing to something. ideas to things. imagination to real. complicated to simple.mere to important. word style to pictorial style.WCW transformed a poem into another artistic level. (Report) Reply
Sam Peterson (3/8/2010 12:43:00 PM)
You guys are clearly missing the true meaning of this poem. This poem is clearly about a mouth. Yes, a mouth. The red wheelbarrow represents a tongue and the white chickens are the teeth and the glazed rain water is saliva. So much depends upon our need to eat food. Food is a necessity for life. Also, in many cultures the mouth is a romantic spot. This shows all that depends on the mouth. (Report) Reply
Epr Epr (10/18/2009 11:54:00 AM)
I think the poem is a total masterpiece.
I just read the backstory above which, if accurate, would give this poem different interpretation than the one I present below but if I ignore the backstory this is what I think.
The redness of the wheelbarrow somehow makes me think of a child. As if the wheelbarrow were a toy, not a garden tool. Why is it outside, left in the rain? Something happened to cause it to be abandoned. It feels like there was a tragedy of some kind. When the poet says 'So much depends upon', what exactly is it that depends upon the wheelbarrow. Could the tragedy have been avoided? Did the incident that the poet recounts, without actually mentioning it, happen to the poet a long time ago or just recently? Was the poet an adult that should have known better and could have avoided the tragedy? Was the poet a child when this unspoken of incident occurred. Was he somehow responsible and could this thing that depends so much upon the wheelbarrow be the long sadness that he's felt because of his involvement?
What's so beautiful about this poem is the first four words. Without them this is just the simplest of sentences. By adding those first four words the meanings of the poem just explode into a million different possible meanings.
Other things come to mind when I read this poem. The colors, red and white. Why those colors? To me, if there was a tragedy, then red and white might symbolize blood and bone. And the use of the word 'rain' I think is what brings in the hint of the tragedy.
One further point. Perhaps the poem is trying to say that whatever it is that depends on the simple wheelbarrow is like anything else. Perhaps its saying that big important things depend on little details like the wheelbarrow and the chickens? Like big tragedies or big things happen because we ignore and don't pay attention to the little details. I think its an absolutely wonderful poem. More meaning stuffed inside fewer lines than anything else I've seen. (Report) Reply
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2013 American Cup | Elisabeth Seitz
(Graphic made by me; photo credits: John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
Katie Heenan
Birthdate: November 26, 1985
Years on National Team: 1998-2004
Club: Capital Gymnastics Training Center
Coach: Tatiana Periskaia
Year Began Gymnastics: 1989
Favorite Event: Bars and Floor
National Competition Results:
2004 American Classic, Ontario, CA- 1st AA, UB, 2nd BB, 6th FX, 9th VT
2003 U.S. Championships, Milwaukee, WI- 7th AA, 1st UB, 8th BB
2003 American Classic, Boston, MA- 6th AA, 4th UB, 5th FX
2003 National Elite Podium Meet, Fairfax, VA- 1st UB
2002 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, VA- 1st UB
2001 U.S. Championships, Philadelphia, PA- 6th AA, BB, 1st UB, 3rd FX
International Competition Results:
2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii- 1st Team, UB
2004 Stella Zakharova, Kiev, Ukraine- 5th AA, 3rd BB
2003 Pacific Challenge (USA/CAN/AUS), Fullerton, CA- 2nd Team, UB
2001 World Championships, Ghent, Belgium- 3rd Team, UB
2001 Pan American Championships, Cancun, Mexico- 1st Team, 7th AA, 2nd UB
Rebecca Bross and Alicia Sacramone 'tude.
Russia: WHAT THE FUCK I WAS TOTALLY UNDERSCORED
China: I AIN'T EVEN MAD CUZ I'M NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO BE COMPETING IN A SENIOR COMP
Romania: WE ARE FUCKING FLAWLESS
Canada: I love everyone.
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Kristyna Palesova's amazing floor routine.
I think that gymnasts from countries with smaller gymnastics programs are really underrated when it comes to artistry just because they don't have relatively high difficulty. The qualification round from the Olympics is actually my favorite part because you get to see so many unique routines.
Really nice but kind of wish the cameras didn't zoom up on her so much.
Here is a better video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TCiufCzMtDs#t=2015s
I'm not sure if it works for every country, though.
Managed to get sepsis from a blister on my hand and spent a little while in hospital. The joys of gymnastics, eh?
Oregon have an ACRO TEAM. Excuse me?! Where was this when I was applying to colleges this would have made my life worth living. No colleges did acro so I just gave up on gymnastics this is insane!


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Town & Country December issue "covers" Fabien Cousteau's epic upcoming Mission 31 expedition. Read more here: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/cousteau?click=main_sr#slide-1
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The Big Splash Down! Fabien Cousteau's Mission 31 Announced!
June 11, 2013 10:31 ET
Fabien Cousteau Takes Grandfather's Legacy to New Depths With Mission 31
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 11, 2013) - No exploration team has ever spent 31 full days submerged underwater in the name of science and discovery, but a new ocean exploration endeavor named Mission 31 led by noted filmmaker and oceanographic explorer, Fabien Cousteau will launch this fall to test new science and tech-based experiments with underwater motorcycles, autonomous robots and Kirby Morgan tech diving helmets.
Cousteau announced the global Mission 31 endeavor on the anniversary of his grandfather's birthday (June 11). Aquarius, owned by NOAA and managed by Florida International University, will serve as Mission 31's base camp for Cousteau's team to explore climate, pollution and overconsumption problems. Located 63 feet under sea level in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (nine miles south of Key Largo), this "inner-space" station is the only undersea marine habitat and lab in the world and will be the longest mission Aquarius has hosted.
Cousteau's endeavour will break new ground in ocean exploration and also coincides with the 50th anniversary of a monumental legacy left by is grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau, credited with creating the first underwater habitats for humans and leading a team of ocean explorers on the first attempt to live and work underwater aboard Conshelf Two. The ambitious 30-day living experiment in the Red Sea succeeded as the first effort in saturation diving, proving that it could be done without suffering any ill effects. Mission 31 will expand the 50-year-old Cousteau legacy by one full day, 30 more feet of saturation and will broadcast every second on multiple channels exposing the world to the adventure, risk and mystique of what lies beneath.
"When my grandfather's Conshelf Two mission was complete he produced an Academy Award-winning documentary film (World Without Sun), but still received critisim rooted in disbelief of how he captured the mind-boggling underwater scenes," says Cousteau. "Using the latest camera technology, we will be able to show the world every second of Mission 31 in unedited, real-time and I believe it's going to shock people. We have explored less than five percent of our ocean realms; there's so much more to be discovered."
Saturation training for Mission 31 starts mid-Sept. and Cousteau's team will submerge on Sept. 30 for the first full day on Aquarius, Oct. 1. Each day of the mission can be seen by students worldwide via live Skype video calls into classrooms around the world. The Weather Channel has also partnered with Cousteau to provide ongoing coverage including live reports throughout the mission. Cousteau's production team Bonnets Rouges and Liquid Pictures will be shooting footage for a longer format IMAX documentary.
During Mission 31, research will be conducted on the underwater effects of climate change on corals, sponges and sea life with scientific advice and mission support from Northeastern University's Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative. Cousteau's team will lead human physiological and psychological experiments to determine how long humans can live without the sun, the effects of long-term high pressure and Divers Alert Network (DAN) research team will study prolonged confinement on brain function and the physiological effects after long-term saturation diving.
OceanElders organization, which includes Sir Richard Branson, Sylvia A. Earle, Jackson Browne, Neil Young and others, will assist in raising awareness and VIP visits to Aquarius during Mission 31. Global music artist, will.i.am, and founder of the i.am.angel Foundation will sponsor 12 high school students from his i.am College Track program to receive scuba training visits during the mission. DOXA watches will be the official timekeeper for the mission and will commemorate the endeavor with a Mission 31 watch.
To become a supporting partner, visit: www.mission-31.com. Follow Mission 31 at: www.facebook.com/CousteauMission31, and www.twitter.com/Mission_31.
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Sea Turtles
Through Plant A Fish and its special Salvadorian-based ViVAZUL initiative, Fabien is committed to restoring endangered sea turtles—and empowering others to do the same. The eastern Pacific hawksbill turtles are the most endangered populations of sea turtles in the world. Hope was lost to save them until very recently, a small but viable population was found nestling in the mangroves of El Salvador. Now, Fabien makes frequent trips to El Salvador, where he works with partners like ViVAZUL to engage local communities in helping "replant" baby sea turtles.
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Residing 60 feet beneath the surface and eight miles off the shore of Key Largo, Florida, the Aquarius is the only remaining undersea marine lab in the world. Unfortunately, the high-tech "inner-space" station is at risk of being shut down due to government budget cuts. Fabien is committed to ensuring a future for Aquarius and the aquanauts who live underwater to study our coral reef ecosystems. After visiting Dr. Sylvia Earle and her team in the marine lab and seeing its value first-hand, Fabien joined the Aquarius Foundation as a board member to support the ongoing operation of the Aquarius Habitat.
NBC News 4 New York
NBC News 4 New York
Fabien talks with NBC's Tracie Strahan about Plant A Fish and restoring oyster beds in the Hudson River.
Fox 5 News: Good Day New York
Fox 5 News: Good Day New York
Fabien talks with Good Day New York about Plant A Fish and planting oyster beds in the New York City area.
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CBS 4 News: Focus on Florida
Fabien talks with CBS' Michele Gillen about Plant A Fish, the next generation and the future of the oceans.


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Taco Bell Is Just Folding Biscuits in Half and Calling Them Tacos
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When should I introduce solid foods to my infant son, and what first foods are best for him?
Breast milk or infant formula supplies all of your baby's nutritional needs for at least the first five to six months of life, so don't be in a rush to start solid foods. Your baby's intestinal tract is not fully developed, and starting solids too early may increase his risk of food allergies. Keep in mind that even after you've started solid foods, your son will still need the nutrition of breast milk or formula until he is a year old. Babies develop at different rates—some are eager and ready for solids at 6 months, while others need to wait until they are 7 to 9 months of age.
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Since the digestive enzymes that break down solid food develop slowly, the first solids for babies should be foods that are easy to digest, such as cooked organic vegetables, scrambled or boiled organic egg yolks, and raw bananas. (Make sure to puree or mash your son's food, since he could easily choke on chunky foods.) Organic egg yolks make an excellent first food because they supply cholesterol, vitamin A, and omega-3 fatty acids for mental development. Since egg whites are a high-allergenic food, separate the yolk from the white before cooking. Do not give your baby raw or soft-boiled eggs, because of the chance of salmonella contamination. Go slowly, introducing one new food at a time, and wait two or three days to observe reactions before you introduce another food.
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Lancaster University researchers who helped bring about an IT revolution in a rural community are set to present their work in the House of Commons this month.
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Did Rupert Sheldrake make a factual error?
An editor at TED seems to suggest that Rupert Sheldrake made a factual error in his talk "The Science Delusion" when he said governments "ignore complimentary and alternative therapies." She writes:
"Sheldrake says that governments do not fund research into complementary medicine. Here are the US figures on NIH investment in complementary and alternative medicine 2009-2010: http://nccam.nih.gov/about/budget/institute-center.htm "
At the NIH link we find that the NIH invested $441,819, 000 in complimentary and alternative medicine in 2011.
But the total NIH budget is about $31,000,000,000 or $31 billion.
This means the NIH invested about 1.425% of its budget in complimentary and alternative medicine in 2011.
To what extent have other governments funded research in complimentary and alternative medicine?
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edward long 100+Mar 11 2013: Spending $441 million a year on something could hardly be characterized as "ignoring" it. Sheldrake stated that one of the 10 examples of delusions created by mainstream science today is that only mechanistic medicine works(#10). Was he wrong to use the word "ignore" (if, indeed he did)? Yes. Nearly half-a-billion dollars is NOT ignoring, even in government bookkeeping. Is that Sheldrake's point? I don't think so. I think his issue is with Science's promotion of the perception that only mechanistic medicine works. Factual error? No. Semantic error? Maybe.
edward long 100+Mar 14 2013: Wow! Something is rotten in the data barrel. The mccam.nih.gov website, linked in the OP, says the total NIH budget for 2011 was about $441M. The nih.gov website also linked in the post, says the NIH total investment in research is $30.9B. Do you get $441K for from one of those links? I think Mr. Marshall misinterpreted the figure as $441,819. It is actually in thousands of dollars so the correct number is $441,819,000 which is listed as the NIH annual expenditure total for 2011, NOT the expenditure for Complementary and Alternative medicine in 2011. That number is $107,113,000. If the NIH budget is $30.9B that is 0.34% of the total budget spent on Comp. & Alt. Medicine research. If the NIH budget is $441M then the percentage jumps to 24.3%. Thats about all I want to put into this.
Mar 18 2013: $441 million is still paltry, still trivial and still beneath contempt. 0.34% of the total budget is an appallingly repugnant commitment to the scientific investigation of complementary and alternative medicine a term that is itself insulting. Integrative medicine should have a much higher proportion of the NIH budget - instead of 0.34% - how about 34%? According to my calculations, 34% of the $30.9 billion is about $10.5 billion, a far more realistic figure for the advancement of science.
Mar 18 2013: RE: "$441M is still paltry. . . " Revisit the claimed factual error. The OP says Sheldrake claims C&A medicine is ignored. It is not possible to interpret that word "ignored" in any other way in Sheldrake's context than to be saying "C&A medicine is not even included as a budget item." Of course that is not true, or, to put it another way, it is a factual error, and, worse, it is a binary factual error. It is either 100% correct (C&A is ignored), or it is 100% false (C&A is not ignored), so partial credit is not permissible. Did Sheldrake demonstrate a factual error?. . . Yes. Had he included the word "virtually", he could plead not guilty. As it is, TED can dispense with him as they would a malicious, unqualified pretender. It's in the details!
Mar 18 2013: RE: "No, it's in the meaning.. . " I intended no attack on Mr. Sheldrake. The adjectives I used are associated with the manner in which TED removed the talk, treating Rupert as if he were to be grouped with "malicious, unqualified pretenders". I make no pretense of being qualified to judge anything other than TED's assertion that there was a factual error in the talk. It is not in the meaning, as you hope, it is in the pedantic venue of semantic rules. "Ignore" has a very precise meaning. To say the NIH ignores C&A medicine is a FACTUAL ERROR. I favor Sheldrake's agenda, but this precise issue is in TED's favor.
Rome ViharoMar 18 2013: Rupert's response "This is a good opportunity to correct an oversimplification in my talk. In relation to the dogma that mechanistic medicine is the only kind that really works, I said, "that's why governments only fund mechanistic medicine and ignore complementary and alternative therapies." This is true of most governments, but the US is a notable exception. The US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine receives about $130 million a year, about 0.4% of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) total annual budget of $31 billion.
Obviously I could not spell out all the details of my arguments in an 18-minute talk, but TED's claims that it contains "serious factual errors," "many misleading statements" and that it crosses the line into "pseudoscience" are defamatory and false."
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#31 - Maiysha's Urban Oasis
Name: Maiysha
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: 1 BR Rental
Why I use color:
Color is the simplest, most creative, and most significant way of setting the mood you want in your home. Each apartment I've lived in has been a different color, indicative of a different stage in my life, and the energy I want to invite in.
I wanted this apartment to feel both playful and soothing, and for everyone who enters to feel the same. Color energizes me, inspires me, and helps me create a space that's says "me".
2 Good color tips:
1. I think this is a no-brainer, but you should never paint your walls a color you don't look good in, for obvious reasons. If you wouldn't wear it, don't put it on your walls.
2. Also, I like to play with strong colors, so I always buy my large furniture (sofas, etc.) in white or neutral tones, so the wall and accent colors I choose "pop", and I can feel free to change them at will.
2 good color resources:
1. I make my own pillows and window treatments, so
most of my inspiration/ideas for color combinations come from the
fabrics (silks, vintage kimonos, saris, etc.) I use and collect.
2. When in doubt, I wander around a good paint store (Pintchik,
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home, cut them up, and mix and match -- "playing" always yields new
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I love it!
Wooo! Love it. And you are so brave to have the white sofas (even with slipcovers.)
I like it, but why the same photo twice? There seems other interesting stories happening in the bit of your dining room that we can see.
I like the layering approach at work here. I also appreciate that this entry's 'look' is truly anchored in color, and not dependent upon show-stopping furniture or architectural details.
Great pillows!
Also, what brand/color is your paint?
Wow. This is a really impressive room. I love it. It's fresh and fabulous. :) Definitely INSTAFINALIST material. You've got a solid vote from me, Maiysha!
This is great! Looks incredibly comfortable, as well as beautiful. I would have a hard time leaving for work every morning. Would just want to lounge with a good book all day long. The architectural details of the apartment look amazing as well. What kind of a building is it?
Do you find having white sofas a pain? I've been dreaming of buying a Jasper slipcoved sofa from Room and Board in white or a linen color (for the same reason you mention, plus, when clean it's just gorgeous). How hard is it to clean slipcovers? Do they stay nice for any reasonable leangth of time?
yes, paint information please.
I like your "no-brainer" tip. It never crossed my mind before to think about wall color that way. ;)
Where'd you get that great coffee table?
looks quite tasty, well done.
best apt by a ford model.
Love it, but would like to see another photo!!
i love your pillows. do you sell them anywhere? can i buy some???
its very cheery. i would change the walls to chocolate brown because it seems like it would be a more up to date combination. i love your pillows.
I personally think this may be too matchy-matchy. I love the wall color and the painting, but there is too much perfect coordination. I would like to see something unexpected.
I was just thinking the same thing! Great as this apartment is, I'm WAY too aware of the effort that went into making sure that every last item down to the book & vase on the coffee table fit into the strict 4-color scheme. I would suggest a different painting, or maybe one great wild pillow that has a slightly different kind of punch.
Am I the only who one noticed how amazing the ceiling looks?
Victoria, no, me too, when I referred to architectural details. I was thinking of the ceiling and the cool windows that start at the ceinling and have a trim. The ceiling is a gem!
I think I would have liked it if the sofas weren't white and maybe a few less, but larger pillows. Excellent paint job though.
Once again, two pictures of the same exact space. I like the blue, but the pinks make me think 80's. No way Jose.
This is SOOOO easy on the eyes! Even with the bright colors...it just FLOWS so well together. My guess is, the energy you are inviting into this apartment is all very positive! Beautiful!! Insta-Finalist!!
This is my first comment so far as its the only one that seems true. Beautiful, colourful AND comfortable! Love it. Congrats. I see many many gatherings here. O, and for some of the other comments, dont you think if the room had something a bit off (unexpected, that didnt fit in), EVERYONE would be pointing that out?
I have a white sofa too that is not slip covered
but I bought it with my heart and not my mind. I am a clean nazi though and it makes me happy everyday!
Excellent room, perfect comfort! Congrats again.
i'm usually not a huge fan of light blue on walls (it reminds me of baby-boy-room), but this works for some reason. i wanna hang out there, it looks clean and cozy.
i love it. a find a blue like this is hard to get right. you got it right for SURE. it feels so clean and fresh and airy. I really love all the accent colors with the white and blue. So refreshing. I vote insta
These are some of my favourite colours but I also find this too "matchy matchy". The pressed tin ceiling is ah-mazing!
I think this is a great room!
This looks very Empty Nest/Golden Girls set to me.
Im surprised it has so much favor among the AT community.
Love the color scheme. Looks comfortable and put together. If it weren't for the resident toddler and the cranky landlord, I'd love to go for all white sofas and Tiffany blue walls.
That having been said, this is all a bit too matchy-matchy.
While I have often developed a color scheme from a piece of art, I can't imagine limiting my art options to ones that fit my color scheme.
(Then again, my apartments have never looked this cohesive, so maybe I'm wrong here...)
I would remove the white rug or replace it with a color that contrasts with the sofas. It practically makes the sofas disappear.
Oh, how I wish, I wish, I knew how to sew. How GREAT to make your own pillows!
Looks great.
In your apartment the use of your paint color and throw pillows makes your apartment an instant finalist. Even the small accents like the blue vase to match the paint on the wall allow your eye to bounce from one area of the room to the other seamlessly. You definitely have my vote!
Wow. thats great, I'm currently apartment searching and could use some tips...thats my cousin, such a special little girl..lol
Beautiful. And I appreciate the different colors for the different stages of your life. Colors wrap you in your own time and space and sooth the spirit.
Why do people feel like it's their job to pick on someone else's taste? I mean, you don't HAVE to like 4 colors or matchy-matchy. But you SHOULD respect her decisions.
I, however, LOVE this apartment! I want to move in right away! Everything about this room makes me happy! The colors, the fluffy pillows, and most of all the comfortable-ness of it! Can we see more?
Fabulous! I'm ready to move in whenever you say. It's plush, comfy, bright, refreshing and eye-soothing. And the condition of the ceiling is icing on the cake!
I love this apartment too. I agree that if there was something 'off' people would complain about that. Now that it's all pulled together and cohesive, people complain about matching. At least she cleaned and staged and took good pictures (although a different vantage point would have been helpful) some entries didn't even do that!
Robin's egg blue has just that hint of green in it that makes it not-baby-blue in a baby-boy kind of way. It's a lighter turquoise and goes well with the bright pink, orange and reds in the pillows and art.
I'm also envious of the tin ceiling and that table is very nice. I like that the theme continues into the dining room, but that it's anchored by the wood of the buffet and mirrors.
I love how Maiysha blends bold and luscious color palletts, she's a brilliant artist and this transends into each aspect of her life. Definitly a winner in my book.
Now I want to paint my apartment turquoise (just when I finished painting it pink)! Seriously, though this is one of my favorite entries. This place just exudes serenity. I love how you pulled off comfort and simplicity. The pillows are absolutely gorgeous. I also love the vase, is that an Eva from Klein Reid? I want a tour of the rest of your place! Good luck.
Love it! The design and decoration is so creative, beautiful and inspiring.
I think it's telling that so many people found this mix comfortable and relaxing and pleasant and want to hang out in this pad.
Um... that's partially BECAUSE the colors don't clash.
It's the most original display of personal taste I have ever seen. Well done!
bright and cheerful, soft and elegant. i want to dive thru this screen and onto that couch. that room is pure eye candy.
This is lovely. I love the colors, they reflect a homey atmosphere,warm and comfortable.
Pillow overkill. Too matchy matchy for sure. It takes much more interesting artwork than a wall of Ikea mirrors to break up all of this pink, white and turquoise. Even a different accent color such as forest green, red or brown (rather than yellow) could have kept this alive. I hesitate to throw one more log in the fire but the lighting's much too bright. I'm not impressed and also very surprised that this room is so heavily favored.
It's really stunning. Seems to me you might have been inspired by the shiny white (gorgeous) ceiling and went from there. I really love the mustard color thrown into the mix. Walking into this place must be like walking outside into the most beautiful day.
Will you please come to my place and help me out? First order, getting rid of my college futon. Second, figuring out what colors I look good in. (Though I don't think I look good in quite as many colors as you do. You probably look good in all of them, which is not fair.)
Really love it! It's so light and bright - such a positive space.
Looks Amazing. It's so refreshing to see happy colors in NYC.
Amazing, you have inspired me to use colors. I swear I would have never ever thought to use it until seeing your masterpiece.
i feel anyone relying on pillows to "make" the decor isn't up to AT originality
Pillows are an option, so to me that comment isn't up to originality.


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Tonight, Paul McCartney will be the new lead singer for Nirvana, Eddie Vedder will be part of Pink Floyd
At tonight's 12.12.12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert in NYC, there will be lots of big names on hand to perform, including a couple combinations that could be very interesting to watch. Paul McCartney will be joining Krist Novaselic and Dave Grohl, essentially making McCartney the lead singer of a briefly re-formed Nirvana, and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will be teaming up with Roger Waters on some Dark Side of the Moon songs. Ow my head.
Sorry posting has been sort of light this evening. Was busy having my mind blown at Roger Waters' The Wall
Really, really good fucking show if you're a fan of Pink Floyd.