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By SANDY PRICE
It is bad enough that our American soldiers are thrown into a terrible sectarian fight in Iraq but is it possible our own American people may be witnessing a civil war within the Republican Party? I've never understood how or why any major political party would change their platform in mid stream.
I remember when President Bush 41 changed from his Republican roots of sizing down the federal government and came blasting out with a new agenda of one world order global governance. This was such an awful plan that it woke H. Ross Perot up to take action! Was this to be the end of the Republican Party as we knew it? It knocked me out along with millions of others and we saw Bush 41 lose his reelection. Was this the end of the Republican Party, or just for me? Why would a political party change their agenda to such an extreme? Did they not realize this change eliminated many of their core base?
The Republican Congress did stand up to the Democrats during the years of President Clinton and a spark of the old GOP began to shine. Running Senator Dole against President Clinton along with a new agenda of social threats was devastating. It showed to half the GOP that the other half has taken on a plan for social changes that had no basis in the Constitution. Some of the nicest people I know were Republicans and even they could not understand this desire for prohibitions to be sought after by their party. I will not enter into a Civil War within the GOP. They aren't worth it.
What basically are the difference between the Democrats and Republicans?
Republicans represent Capitalism making it possible for all Americans who are willing to work and save to develop their wealth through investments or starting up their own businesses. Democrats represent the working force in America with guarantees that all American workers are treated equally and with the same advantages. They worked toward all the benefits that our American workers now enjoy and helped to break the glass ceiling for women and minorities. In my point of view this seemed like a good balance and looking at growth of American industry and the working force, it seemed to work.
It was common in American homes to find one member who would cancel out the vote of another. It was a friendly mixed family and it seldom brought on a war in the family after the elections were over. Today, it is causing a war not just between the two parties but between the two factions of the GOP.
This division could destroy the GOP due to the loss of several Republican agendas that worked for the party since the end of the Civil War (the first one). I never feared having a Democrat in the white house but in the last 6 years of watching President Bush 43, I fear voting for another Republican as he seems to have done just about everything he could to destroy our nation and our Constitution.
President Bush does not represent the Republican Party and is working to change America into an Empire of such force that we don't know what he is doing or what he represents. He is not team member and has intimidated his own Republican Congress into believing that he talks to God and his social programs must be included into the Constitution as prohibitions.
The only firm support President Bush has are the Social Conservatives and not the members of the Republican Party at all. We saw the results of this division in November when a great many Social Conservative legislators were voted out of office. So where did the Republican Party go? Have they simply lost their agenda of a limited government and individual freedoms?
Do they see what the Bush administration has brought to our government? Are we supposed to accept torture and prisoner abuse as simply a new way to fight war? Do we accept the corruption found in our Social Conservative legislators simply because they were elected? This exposure of corruption is too vast to accept as the norm. By 2008 will the voters look at the GOP and think "corruption" and throw the rest of them out of office? They should! Damnit they should! Can we even try to locate anyone from the old Republican Party and ask them to return and help us eliminate this new corrupt mess? I think it would be a waste of time.
The Democrats have remained the party of the working force. We could do worse. Our corporations are already heading out of America due to their own CEOs drinking the kool-aid corruption. We only have to look at the reconstruction of Baghdad to see where the abuse of tax money has been found. The smell of corruption is everywhere in our Administration and there is no hope to clean it up.
Do we then talk about a new political action group with an emphasis on clean and open discussions between our Federal Government and the people in America? I've been around this Capitol Hill Blue group long enough to have a deep trust in Doug Thompson and have read his RANTS for as long as he has written them. I do not necessarily agree with him on many subjects but my trust in him is boundless. His frustration with both sides of the aisle and focusing on the current administration has brought about another possible action. If we could drop our preconceived labels for each party, we could simply pick out the best of the best legislators and work with them for a new group. In order to open the dialog, Doug has suggested "THE CAMPAIGN FOR OUR AMERICA." He has set up a thread in the "Reader Rant" part of this site and we can use it to debate and discuss what it is we want.
If I can drop the GOP from my political brain, anyone can. We do not have the time to develop a new agenda plan but if we work together as a think tank team we could be ready for action in 2012! I think we all recognize that there is no overwhelming partisan movement in America at this time. We need to get out of Iraq and start focusing on the academic education of the next generation. We need to build a voter base in 2012 which means we start now! That gives us 6 years to get our kids/grandkids ready for an open election for their own advantage. Our target should be the kids from 13 on up.
We should skip the party affiliations and go for the honesty and freedoms that should not be overlooked in our candidates. Let's put our heads together and discuss what our major problems are at this time.
(Sandy Price began her political activism after finally getting cable in her area of the central California coast. She watched two hours of C-SPAN and realized she needed to get involved immediately. That was in 1993 and once she found the internet, it was just the beginning. She is now retired from working as a technical writer and costume designer and lives in Sun City, AZ.)
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Mike Nelson, you round it up very well. I am very concerned about runaway immigration for many reasons. Primarily it costs Arizona 43 million dollars a year just in health costs.
I would love to return to the two-party system that evolved naturally so all Americans had a place to hang their political hats. We let them both get away from the people. What would you think of firming up of the separation of church and state? I may try a commentary on this very sensitive subject.
Way to go, Sandy. I always read your comments and agree with you almost all of the time.
Good for you in becoming a contributer to CHB.
Kudos to you Sandy. As a life long Republican I am disgusted by what has happened to my Party. I have encouraged all of my friends that it is time we retake the ideals upon which the Republican Party was founded and stop pandering to the far right wing. I believe that America can recover from the abuses she has suffered over the past decades and that a new era, dedicated to firming up the lofty ideals of our Constitution, can begin if we all work together to make it happen. We have come to far in a short historical time to let it fall apart now. Let us all do our part to reclaim the America of our forefathers.
Steps of reclaimation of America: 1. Abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and return to the gold standard and issue our own money. 2. Re-enforce the standards of performance to abide by the laws of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights by the elected representitives. Remove all special interest lobby from the halls of congress. Set term limits. Set pay rates that reflect level of performance.
Remove signing order options. Disallow porck projects being attached to unrelated bills. Require legislature to actually read all bills they vote on. Outlaw foriegn intervention. Stop Illegal Immigration absolute and deport all Illegals. Replace all supreme court judges and all people of government who are now affiliated with replican or democratic parties. Appoint Ron Paul as president and all the readers of CHB to ffill the cabinet. Wouldn't that be a lovely reality?
Nice one, girl. Nice one indeed.
Can't wait to read more.
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Way to go Sandy. More Republicans need to speak out about the theft of the Republican Party by Bush and the Fascist neocons. I became so upset with the direction that, America has taken; I quit the Republicans and joined the Democratic Party in July 2006.
Heck I even became the Chair of the Finance Committee for a Democrat running for Congress! I found out a lot about the system as this big change caused me to take a serious look at the status quo. The problem is that Republicans need new blood to return to their historic roots. If Barry Goldwater were alive today, he would be a Democrat. Today the Republicans want to live in everyone's bedroom, they spy, they think the Constitution is a piece of paper, they torture people, they are racist because their leader is, they have destroyed Christianity, and America under Republican rule has gone to a dark place from witch I believe we may never recover.
Having said that, we live in the era of the new military complex, and we are not told the truth by the Press or our leaders. Lies have become commonplace in the Media. I have Fox blocked on TV and ABC (911 lies) and CNN is about to be next. I figure I can vote with my pocket book, because I am not listening to their sponsors.
The other problem is with the establishment Democrats. They block the progressives by withholding money for their campaigns. This is one huge reason the Democrats lack guts today. The Progressive Democrats would have impeached Bush and Cheney by now if sufficient numbers were elected. Gore Vidal is right; we live in a two party system of property owners. Since 911 the President and both political parties have given us a steady diet of lies and deceit. We need to do some serious house cleaning. 6 Years of lies.
Good to see you writing for CHB.
Thanks Sandy,
Your observations are certainly inline with so many others in this nation. In my lifetime, and the first time I voted was in 1964, I don't think I've ever felt so shockly astonished with negatism and disappointed in particular the Executive Branch, but also to see what's happening to party affiliations.
Just because my neighbor, who like myself is a native Texan, makes a claim of truth about whatever topic, I don't surrender my own belief system just because my neighbor is a fellow native Texan.
With George W. Bush's Presidency in 2000, we have witnessed a TOTAL LOSS of bi-partisanship.
Sen. Chuck Hagel is the only person in either chamber to admit that our elected officials have failed miserably and challenged them to stand, one by one, and publicly state what they believe and stand for. NONE have done so.
Thanks for your article. Well said!
Not a bad entry. I'd suggest narrowing your focus to a smaller number of topics for your next article.
Just to be nit-picky… It was Flavor Aid that was used at the Jimmy Jones Summer Camp For Budding Gullible Dumbasses. Hope to see more articles from you.
Bravo Sandy!
You need this,and the country needs you.Fresh ideas with common sense directions might just be what is needed to initiate a change of direction. As it stands now, there is no one with any ideas to rally the people. You mention politics or politicians and most folks get bummed or pissed or walk away with disgust muttering something foul.
The next question is how to beat the mega dollars that buy the media and the players?
Is their anything left of this country to manage? Is it possible to overcome the misstakes of the last decade. We have no industrial base, the housing crash will probably take us all to financial hell and the list goes on and on. To much corruption at all levels now exsist to completely destroy what little is left of the "old way"…..that is 90% honesty and 10% crap. Now we have 100% crap. Good luck.
Sandy..I have been reading your comments for quite a while, and was wondering when you were going to start writing for CHB..congratulations ! !
Congratulations on your first article Sandy!
I assert that both Republican and Democratic Parties are now corporatist parties. The Democrats abandoned the working man a long time ago.
They have done nothing to stop the off-shoring of corporate profits, outsourcing of high-wage jobs, rampant abuse of H-1B and L-1 visas bringing a flood of cheap labor to undercut American workers, and the tidal wave of illegal immigration to take all the entry level jobs away from our students and the working poor.
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Hi Phil.
Great composition and tones, it is a pity that part of the sky is burnt out, I do think there is detail there that you can recover if the original is shot in Raw, this is the advantage over JPEG that you have five stops either way to bring back detail in highlights and shadows, the other way is to take three shots, one as camera has suggested, one stop under exposure and one stop over exposure, then blend them in Photoshop, do you have your camera screen set to show if there are clipped highlights, good tool to use, also checking the histogram after taking the shot helps, this is not to criticize but to help.
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still getting the hang of the exp comp, i put it at -1 stop but i didn't want the foreground too dark ( I do use the histogram, and highlight warning), all will be better in a week as i have some grad filters on the wayLast Modified By phil1963 at 29 Sep 2013 - 3:16 PM
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Hi Phil.
You can get back detail from the shadows far easier than recovering detail from blown highlights, if you notice on most of my shots that the exposure is usually two or three stops under exposed if there is a white area, you can set a preference in camera to take a sequence of shots, on mine up to nine frames while pressing the shutter, so you would have one as camera, then four over exposure and four under exposure in increments of one stop, or one third of a stop or two thirds of a stop, you decide, I never have to go more than one stop over and one stop under to get a good result. Hope this helps.
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I make this often & we all love it. I've never made it with barley, just basmati rice, and I'd like to try it with quinoa one of these times. I think the arugula & crushed red pepper are a must. I leave out the pistachio due to an allergy.
Mediterranean Barley with Chickpeas and Arugula
Photo: Romulo Yanes; Styling: Simon Andrews
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Recipe Time
31 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 360
- Fat: 10.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 10.1g
- Carbohydrate: 59.9g
- Fiber: 12.4g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 2.9mg
- Sodium: 682mg
- Calcium: 55mg
- 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 1 cup packed arugula leaves
- 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil
- 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios
- 1. Cook barley according to package directions, omitting salt. Combine barley, arugula, bell pepper, tomatoes, and chickpeas in a large bowl.
- 2. Combine lemon juice, oil, salt, and crushed red pepper, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle over barley mixture, and toss. Sprinkle with pistachios.
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Today's post is inspired by the humble rock. Lately the design world has been in love with the geometry of nature; organic shapes are emerging all over the place in carpets, furniture, textile prints and architecture. Here are a few lovely objects that pay homage to geology:
The vault table above was inspired by Pyrite (aka fool's gold) it has five small drawers where you can hide treasures or mementos. The idea for the table came to the Dutch design duo when they were examining what "things" held the most value for them; they came to the conclusion that items like photographs and letters were the most valuable because they represented loved ones and significant memories. Like "fools gold" these objects are meaningless in themselves, but are immensely valuable in the eye of the beholder.
Rhodocrosite Painting by Carly Waito
Carly Waito paints beautifully realistic portraits of various minerals and rocks. Her technique is amazing and the rocks she chooses become other worldly when enlarged on the Canvas. I highly recommend checking out her website to see more of her work.
faceted drawer pulls by PigeonToe Ceramics
These faceted drawer pulls by Pigeon Toe Ceramics have been all over the blogosphere. Pigeon Toe makes "heirlooms for the modern home" and these gorgeous pulls are cast from hand-sculpted molds and glazed in bone white. I think that a set of these pulls could be really amazing on a simple chest of drawers. I also kind of like the idea of mounting them to a board as shown in the above picture and using them as hooks as well.
quartz table lamp by Michael Studios
I love the lamps by Michael Studios that show off the natural beauty of uncut stones. Most of his designs come in a choice of colours and rock types. The purple one above is my favourite. I keep picturing this lamp in a bedroom but it could be a excellent accent in a living room as well.
Rock Fusion Tables by Arik Levy
I don't know your opinion on these rock fusion tables by Arik Levy but they kind of remind me of something out of a Superman movie, in a good way. The metallic finish adds a lot of glamour and I really like the unconventional shape. I'd love to see how someone has included them in a room.
photograph by Carsten Peter for National Geographic
Just for fun I thought I would include the above photograph from National Geographic; I am in complete awe over this image of The Cave of Crystals in Mexico. The scale of these crystals is just mind-blowing, and the corresponding article about exploring this natural phenomenon by Neil Shea is worth a read.


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Stagnant emotion –
That's what pushes
this unyielding pen,
while your parabola of intransigency,
this unwillingness to feel,
only fuels it along.
The moon draws near to the horizon –
its asomatous life highlighting this
thistly landscape.
my mind swims in
the dreams of conversations from a
long-dead fantasy.
Neither friends nor lovers,
our hearts still resounded with understanding,
flooding the senses with a desire to believe.
I wonder –
What does one say to the apoptotic soul,
those no longer prepared to see?
But this painful wishing, this longing to
escape into these veil-guarded worlds,
only smothers my own lingering vitality.
After all,
you were never real.
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To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you."
Steve Jobs announced his third medical leave in the past decade in January. Our story from January here.
Text of resignation letter by former Apple CEO STEVE JOBS.
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A group of employees of a supplier involved in the production of iPhones say that toxic fumes from the process poisoned them, with ongoing effects. Apple maintains that "all affected workers have been treated successfully."


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Minnesota State Patrol troopers are preparing to close several highways in west central Minnesota, including Interstate 94 between Moorhead and Alexandria.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed the following roads at 5:30 p.m. due to near-zero visibility and hazardous road conditions:
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By the end of Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota State Patrol reported 239 crashes statewide, with 32 involving injuries.
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Chicago, IL, United States
May 2nd, 2013 - May 3rd, 2013
About this event
This year TEDxMidwest has 35 world class speakers and one of the best audiences in Chicago. The feedback we hear most often from our previous events is that it's "one of the best events ever in Chicago". This year will be even better.
TEDxMidwest runs Thursday, May 2 from 1pm-6pm and Friday, May 3 from 9am-6pm at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. There is a reception both nights from 6pm-8pm so you can meet the other amazing attendees.
35 GREAT SPEAKERS - Most of our speakers have spoken at TED, have won MacArthur Prizes or Pulitzer Prizes or are from other amazing organization like National Geographic and the MIT Media lab. Our speakers this year include Joi Ito who heads the MIT Media Lab - one of the most amazing tech places in the world, TED 2013 speaker and Harvard anti-corruption activist Larry Lessig, urban gardener Ron Finley, National Geographic top nature photographer Joel Sartore, Dr. Benjamin Harrison who prints human organs on essentially modified ink jet printers and Frank Heidt who is one of the top cybersecurity experts with stories that will shock you. Other previous TED speakers include futurist Stephen Petranek, urban training hero Bill Strickland, photographer Rick Smolan, ocenaographer Tierney Thys, comedienne Julia Sweeney, attention expert Linda Stone, oceanographer Dave Gallo. Other TEDxMidwest 2013 speakers include MacArthur winning architect Jeanne Gang, 2-time Pulitzer prize winning writer Paul Salopek, comedian Baratunde Thurston, 2-Time Peabody Award winning broadcast journalist Carol Marin and many others.
AN EXCEPTIONAL AUDIENCE – Our audience will include hundreds of C level business people, presidents, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors and executive directors as well as scientists, authors, architects, performers, artists and teachers. We have many tools like our private social network Intronetworks and our "ambassadors" for you to meet dozens of other remarkable attendees before, during and after the event.
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US qualifies for World Cup 2014
This Child Is Willing Herself to Fame via Vine and Chips
This child wants to be famous. Just doing my small part.
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Everything is going great in your life until your 16-year-old cousin asks if you know who N*Sync was. We present to you YOUTH guest starring the terrifically sublime SUPERCUTE! These girls are so talented it makes me want to yak.
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The Dos and Don'ts Of Office Chic: Summer Style Edition
DO wear a crisp white top.
I believe a polished look always wins! Wear it with a pencil skirt.
White shirt, $50, gap.com
DON'T do flip-flops.
"Unless your job involves sitting at a lifeguard station, this is a no." —Michael Kors
DO go for bold jewelry.
It adds personality, even in a conservative setting.
BaubleBar necklace, $24, baublebar.com
DON'T flash your bra.
"Ask your tailor to add snaps under your straps to keep your bra in place. It works!" —Nicole Miller
DO sport a not-so-ordinary blazer.
The stripes are fun, the shape is classic, and it's right on trend!
Striped blazer, $129, bebe.com
DON'T go too bare.
"Too much skin is never 9-to-5 appropriate." —Simon Kneen, EVP and creative director, Banana Republic
DO carry a vibrant bag.
Says Stacey Bendet, designer for Alice + Olivia, "A bright accessory makes any work suit smile."
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Teen Vogue Interactive Blogger Lounge at WWD MagicThis past week I have had the pleasure of working with Teen Vogue at WWD Magic with some of the most rockin' fashion bloggers and stylist in the industry. The days were long, blisters were formed, and we brought a little flare to Vegas. It was such a treasure meeting these lady lovelies, and a few gentlemen gems.
Will miss you all, xo Whit
DIY with Erica from PS I made this…
How adorbs are her Sharpies? Make's a girls' heart warm.
Erica herself. Such. A. Doll.
Elim from the Style Seen.
P.S. Buy her book, it's to DIY for!!
Looking down on Elim and her new chunky creation.
Bebe Zeva from fhtbh.blogspot.com, and her PS I made this creation, layered with Chanel of course…
L'Oreal Beauty Lounge makeovers on a whim, life savers for long conference days, and long Vegas nights.
Nacole from Rich Skinny Pretty, and Crosby from PR Couture standing in beauty.
Nacole is as lovely as the lounge that surrounds her.
Ready for their makeovers.
Bebe getting dolled up.
Sittin' pretty.
No pouting here.
Isn't she lovely?Style I saw, style I loved.
Valerie of Charmed Valerie. Effortless.
Gillian of Teen Vogue
Forgot her name, but loved her socks! She clearly shines.
Erica's PS I made this: Rings on a String.
Jazzi McG loved her looks everyday!
Didn't catch her name, lovin' the chunky headbands/turbans trend.
Pretty Pilgrim.
Love love love the boots and shirt dress. Naughty nice.
Step inside our lounge.
Teen Vogue's for everyone! PS Who is that on the screen?
Jane Aldrige's pup Kim!Colby Jordan of Minnie Muse (such a DOLL) and stylist extraordinaire Jennifer Margolin!
Meeting with Daniel Saynt, CMO of Rebecca Minkoff, Director of Bloglovin' Awards
Sony technology and bloggies! Hi Elim!
Kimmy of http://www.fabulush.net, one of the nicest/stylish people you could meet.
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People on Rockford's west side get a chance to tell local legislators how they feel about losing the driver's license facility in their neighborhood.
Representative Chuck Jefferson arranged this evening's meeting and invited the Secretary of State's Office. No one from the department showed. Jefferson believes by not coming Jesse White's office showed exactly how much it cares about people here in Rockford.
"It's a long way for us to go it's over 20, 25 miles for us to go to east state. With the gas prices the way they are right now it's terrible that they would even think about closing the one on Auburn street," said town hall attendee Carol Shook.
About 70 people packed the auditorium at Rockford's Ellis Arts Academy to talk about why they need the drivers facility on the west side and what can be done to get one back.
"I'm angry, the way they treat people on the west side, disabled veterans, the veterans, senior citizens, poor people I'm really angry about it," said Prophet Yusef.
For Rockford Aldermen tonight was a chance to speak directly with constituents and get that message to Jesse White's office - in the form of a petition.
"The Secretary of State has forgotten who he serves and what services he needs to provide and who to not to his staff not to the political party but he needs to provide service to the citizens of this community and blatantly his office has just done totally the opposite," said 7th Ward Ann Thompson-Kelly.
Many folks on the west side say they're concerned about elderly and disabled people having to travel to the East State facility to register to vote or get ID cards. Something that used to be much closer.
"The location on the west side was kind of convenient for people it was more accessible I think you get business taken care of a little bit faster and I think it was a great asset to the community," said Antoine Bailey.
Alderman Thompson Kelly tells me the city is hopeful about getting another facility in Rockford, but leaders don't have any idea where it might be or when it would be here. Until then people will have to use the new facility coming to I-39 and Baxter road. Which is set to open in September.
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UNION, N.J. Broadway and concert star Linda Eder will kick off Kean University's 2004-2005 concert season on Sunday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Wilkins Theatre, located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J. Considered by many critics to be the pre-eminent female vocalist of her generation, Eder evokes the very spirit of legendary interpreters of American popular music such as Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald, while, at the same time, achieving a style that in uniquely contemporary and distinctly her own.
Initially discovered on the national talent-competition show Star Search, where she reigned for an unprecedented 13 weeks, Eder is best known for her debut role as Lucy in the original cast of the long-running Broadway show Jekyll & Hyde. She has also released seven solo albums and had the ultimate honor of performing in three sold-out one-woman shows at Carnegie Hall. USA Today has said that Eder has "a captivating presence and a Streisand-esque singing voice that elevates everything it touches."
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Everyone has their own opinion on the swine flu vaccine, but the CDC has one -- they are urging people to get the H1N1 shot. And their latest statistics say that 28 pregnant women have died after contracting H1N1.
In total, 700 cases of the virus have sprung up in pregnant women since April.
This freaks me out. I don't like hearing about pregnancy deaths when I am pregnant. But I am still not getting the H1N1 vaccine.
Note: This is my choice, and I know you will make your choice on whether or not to get the shot based on your thoughts and beliefs -- not mine.
Of course, it's important to look at why they urge pregnant women to get the shot.
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I had the regular flu shot, but I won't be getting the HINI shot. It simply has not been tested enough for me to think that it is safe to get...especially not while pregnant.
I think this vaccines is a crock. Lets make a huge hype over this flu, make a vaccine in a matter of months, with very little testing, certainly no LONG TERM testing, and then lets pump it into kids, pregnant women and old people.... all the while bringing in MILLIONS of dollars with doctors visits and vaccines so we can boost our struggling healthcare and economy..... perfect timing for a deadly flu scare!
well I do believe that this shot is extremely dangerous. I also believe that it has to do with a cospiracy and it has to do with the interest of certain companies. Most people or should I say none here in Greece will do it. I have a friend who's a very good doctor and he really prevented me from having that shot.
haha Why is it a pig with a mask when discussing pregnany women's safety from the flu? That made me giggle.
Not saying pregnant women are pigs. I sure was. Sorry. This comment had nothing to do with the subject at hand.
For those who believe that the vaccination effort is a conspiracy I have a very simple question:
If there was a conspiracy to increase medical profits why would doctors tell you to get the vaccine?
The real money is in those who get sick, literally tens of thousands of dollars for every patient hospitalized in the ICU. Preventive care like a vaccine costs far, far less than the illness itself, especially if the illness leads to complications. Advising everyone to get vaccinated is actually against the financial interests of the medical profession.
Because doctors get kickbacks for pushing these shots. The vaccine industry is a billion dollar business lady.
"Because doctors get kickbacks for pushing these shots"
The goverment is providing the shots for free. How could doctors possibly be getting kickbacks when they don't pay for the shots?
From taxpayers...and the insurance companies...it's not like this stuff is just FREE. Somebody pays for it. Just because we don't hand over the cash at the time of an appointment doesn't mean we're not paying for it.
We're also paying for it with our childrens lives. When you have a child who passes away or is seriously injured by a vaccine (which I hope you never do--wouldn't wish that on anyone) come back and chat with me. Until then, I'm not interested in more propaganda from the medical community. Sorry.
Also...I have to ask....there is nothing on your profile. No friends, groups, etc. Did you join CM for the sole purpose of advocating for a vaccine?
I'd say to each their own based on circumstances and their environment.
As for myself, I am 26-weeks pregnant and plan on getting the H1N1 vaccine. Everyone at my work is coughing, sneezing, using the copy machine, greeting customers, etc.... I have more potential risks of contracting H1N1 than I do of dying from the vaccine.
As stated by my OB:
"The H1N1 virus is a new virus. And yes, the vaccine is a new vaccine. Scientists have had more experience creating new vaccines than they have with understanding this new H1N1 virus."


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IRVING, Texas -- Some thoughts from the practice field at Valley Ranch:
Offensive Line Shuffle
With the Cowboys now planning for the worst without
Travis Frederick will see some work at both guard spots along with Doug Free. As much as this coaching staff does not want to move Frederick or Free, it is quite possible this combination might be called on to finish a game this season.
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Speaking of Jeff Heath,
Quarterback Questions
Word out of Minnesota is that Josh Freeman will get the start against the Cowboys on Sunday. With the way the Vikings quarterbacks have played this season, it really hasn't mattered who will hand the ball to Adrian Peterson.
I have studied both Josh Freeman and Christian Ponder with the thought that Freeman clearly has the more quarterback traits, but there is no telling where the ball is going to go when he throws it. The Vikings offense against the Giants was grab bag by Bill Musgrave in looking for plays that he could actually run.
With Ponder, you are going to get a quarterback that plays with a great deal of grit and toughness, but he is nowhere near as talented as Freeman. The problem the Vikings must have with Ponder is that he leaves plays on the field. There have been times where their skill players have been wide open and he either hasn't seen them or is afraid to pull the trigger in fear of a mistake. In the games I have studied, teams have loaded the box and dared these quarterbacks to beat them with their arms and it has yet to happen.
The biggest difference in my opinion of the two, is that Ponder is more likely to try and make plays with his legs while, Freeman would much rather throw the ball than run.
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Where Pellerin can help this squad is in a couple of areas. He has the length and physical size that you don't get in Claiborne or Webb. Where Pellerin also helps you is that he is a much better special teamer than what you would get from Sterling Moore.
There is nothing wrong with this front office wanting to keep adding quality players in this area because of the dynamic returner that you are going to face this week in Cordarrelle Patterson. Micah Pellerin has been playing well on the scout teams but now with the second defense getting him ready for this move because he is needed.


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As is evident, WoW has great potential to turn even solo play into a social experience as we saw in the previous parts, depending on what level of sociability we tap into. However, solo play was also utilized as an escape from the social venue of the game, described by the players I interviewed in terms of taking a break or hiding:
Ironyca: You characterized playing alone as a break, what would it be a break from? (Just to make sure I understand you correctly)
Jefflindsay: People talking! haha. That constant scroll of bright green is a strain on the eyes :P
Here we are looking at the extreme end of solo play where the player purposefully wants to avoid contact. One of the more efficient ways to do this is to create a secret alt.
This particular topic is something I feel strongly about, I used to have a secret alt myself, my shadowpriest who later became my main through several expansions. While she was secret, it was a huge relief to play her, I could level and PvP in peace. I wasn't trying to escape huge guild drama, I just needed a quick play session, some quiet time and no questions asked and my shadowpriest offered all of this.
Obligation and the difficulty of opting out
In T.L. Taylor's book Play Between Worlds – Exploring Online Game Culture (2006), she documents how experienced players found themselves spending increasing amounts of time helping out friends or dealing with guild matters than actually playing themselves.
Saying "no" can sometimes be interpreted very negatively as rejection. Think about how a friend might react if you say "No, I'm sorry, I can't attend your party tonight, I'm not in the mood". I've tried it and usually people will think something's wrong and won't let you off the hook that easily. Why do you think everyone's always busy? (whether it be offline or online) – Because it's the bulletproof answer to every request, every question, every invitation! We aren't always that busy, but saying so, stops the questioning and lets us move on.
The decision to keep a certain character secret illuminates that perhaps the social obligations that are connected to f. ex being part of a guild or more broadly online friendships, can be either too demanding, or just too difficult for the players to opt out of.
I used to frequent the Guild Management section on the old forums, and one of the recurring themes was guild master burn out.
Every thread about it was written by someone in a position of responsibility, it could be both casual but also more progression oriented guilds, and now this person was sitting in front of the computer, dreading to log in. The same topics came up: guild drama escalating, increasing workloads with recruiting and guild members generally expecting your attention and assistance at random.
Play had become work.
I have never been in a position, where if I took that break I actually really needed, my guild would collapse, no one willing to step up, no one there to continue raid leading, people would scatter – but I know people who have. In such situations they would push themselves, try and stick to it until they could possibly find help to sort things out instead of just vanishing.
The social obligations had them staying in the office working over time.
And so, avoiding the confrontation of having to reject your contacts within the game can be done by simply creating a new character and omitting this fact to others, without having to log off… or can it?
RealID as Secret Alts Prevention
The biggest outcry from the community regarding RealID came from concerns over privacy – that merging real life names with WoW characters was a lot to ask for a feature that simply allowed you to chat to someone regardless of what character/blizzard game you were playing. RealID could be so simple and convenient, but instead it forces you to share, not only real names, but also every character you will ever be online on. If you have anyone on your RealID list as it is right now, you cannot also have secret alts. Putting friends on RealID is for a lot of people, including myself, not a light decision.
But why is Blizzard so vehemently against adding a show-as-offline feature that practically every other social media has had from the onset?
"The second you can turn off your presence is the second everyone does it, and then it's a weird situation where you appear offline but you're secretly looking at everyone else who has themselves as online, but then they find out and start offline snooping.
We encourage that Real ID only be used with people you know in real life, friends, family, co-workers, school mates, etc. and for that reason it shouldn't need to be a secret if you're on your computer or not.
Also, when one of my Real ID friends asks me to run a raid or fill in a spot and I don't feel like it, I say no. I realize that may not be a situation that's reasonable for everyone at all times. I also don't agree to be Real ID friends with everyone I know in real life in just the same way I don't agree to allow my Grandma to be friends with me on Facebook (for fear of her seeing pictures of me at parties, etc.). [...]" (community manager Bashiok – source)
I like how Bashiok in the quote contradicts himself by saying RealID is for RL family and friends, and then goes on to say that he wouldn't want his "Grandma" on there. Apparently RealID was designed with such a narrow intent in mind that you should only add people who you know offline, who also knows that having a mana potion drop is not big news and who doesn't run and create an alt when they see you logging on your new low level stealthed rogue.
What I get from the lack of acknowledgement about players asking for an offline function, is a strange fixation on making and keeping WoW social – "goddamnit people, CHAT, chat and play together ALL the time!!!!".
I think this is social engineering gone wrong, the leash is too tight.
We hear about employees on the work market feeling pressured to keep their mobile phone on, even when they are on vacation, and that's basically what RealID does. It puts a phone in your pocket and tells you it can't be switched off, omitting to answer a text message triggers perhaps another message, and another. Everyone knows that when it has been switched on – it's on, and there's no switching back. Let me remind you that sometimes people play this game to get away from the drama real life throws at us, yet to find themselves unable to escape overly friendly friends, insisting siblings and demanding guild members.
When I did the interviews, I was actually fortunate enough to actually run into someone's secret alt:
Fidell: No one knows I have this character or that it's me! My hide away for the moment lol.
Fidell did specify that she did not intend her character to remain secret forever. It was a momentary choice for her, as she said she might reveal herself on this character in the future.
This series is unfortunately unable to say how permanent players consider their secret alts to be or how often they play them. A deeper investigation into the phenomenon of secret alts and how players utilize them could pose much richer information about the backsides of social gaming and the commitments to others, players can find themselves persistently abiding to and in the end wishing to escape.
This is something I don't see RealID or the upcoming Battle Tags change, in fact, I believe they are worsening the problem.
There's a limit to social play and it's not necessarily something players want to engage in at every opportunity, regardless of the fact they are playing an MMO.


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Special Guest Writer: Roddy E. Nixon, Jr. (aka Seminole Warrior)
Like you, my fellow Falcon friends, I have had time to sit back and reflect on the season that was lost in 2013. Many fans came into the season with extraordinary expectations of being a Super Bowl team. Many, including many in this forum, warned that the image in the mirror was false. So now, we turn our attention to the reconstruction; the re-tooling of this franchise. This is part one of a two part series that will lay out a plan that, if followed, would restore the faith and confidence of the fans in the direction of the team.
In this narrative, we will assess how we got here. Then, in the next week's follow-up, we will address, position by position, where the team stands and what must be done to field a consistent winner.
Simply put, our Falcons suffered a major collapse in 2013. The Branch would have you believe that it was all a result of
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A Look at the Falcons in Mike Smith's Six Seasons
Mark Twain famously penned that there are "lies, damned lies, and statistics." While it's easy to get to a point of paralysis by analysis, statistics can point to trends, prove or disprove commonly held beliefs, and open eyes in some cases. Mike Smith has been the man in charge of the Atlanta Falcons on the field play for 6 seasons. Many believe it takes at least three years to get good data, so the Falcons six years under Smith can definitely provide some interesting feedback. A look at the Falcons the past six seasons:
Mike Smith's Regular Season Record
96 Total Games = 60 wins, 36 losses (62.5%)
Playoff Record: 5 games = 1 win, 4 losses (20%)
Record vs. NFC South – 18 wins, 18 losses (50%)
Analysis - This one's really no secret and is commonly known. Smith has done a very good job in the regular season, compiling one of the best records of any NFL team over the last 6 years (obviously
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As we Falcons fans sit on the sidelines and watch the divisional championships this weekend, what's your biggest concerns for the off-season? Are you worried on a micro level that the Falcons top brass won't sign the players needed in free agency or will find a way to mess up the draft? Or are you more concerned on a macro level and worried about the ongoing disconnect that seems to be prevalent at the top?
Working on new post about Head Coach Mike Smith's tenure in Atlanta, but until then share what's on your mind about the Falcons as we watch the legit teams make a run to the Super Bowl.
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Any More Blame to Throw Around?
*****Make sure to stay with us here in The Cage during the entire off-season as we'll do our best to analyze, break down, and dissect everything Atlanta Falcons Football
Now that the season of misery has come to an end, it's time to officially move on to the off-season. Thank goodness for that. Long ago when owner Arthur Blank and Thomas Dimitroff said that Mike Smith was going nowhere, it was assumed that some on the Falcons staff would be scapegoated and be relieved of their duties. No major changes to make at the top, only the lowest on the totem pole would be blamed for the wretched season that was. It's that old adage of stuff rolling down hill (to put it cleanly) and that's just what's happened up at Flowery Branch. So, there has already been countless changes to almost every position coach, coordinators, strength and conditioning coaches, and now even one position has been changed not once, but twice in
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Comedy of Errors Sees Rival Win Division at GA Dome
It's over. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The end has come to the Atlanta Falcons trainwreck-boatsink-planecrash-disaster-of-a-season, and most fans couldn't be happier. There will be a time when the angst and deep-seated pain will wash away and some bright light will shine in…..maybe. Considering no major changes will be made, than maybe not. But this post will serve as a cathartic chance to rid yourself of any and all negative and bad feelings about, arguably at least, one of the worst Falcons teams in recent memory. In fact, fans always reference the 2007 season as one of the worst with the whole Michael Vick federal dogfighting ring and Bobby Prictrino sneaking out in the middle of the night episode. Guess how many wins that team had? And the QB was a mix of Joey Harrington, Byron Leftwich, and Chris Redman. Now that should give pause to anyone who says there should be fundamental, deep, and
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Hopeful or Depressed in Falcons Immediate Future……..
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As the Atlanta Falcons get ready to end one of the worst seasons in recent memory, most of the talk, discussion, and thoughts about the Falcons has turned to the upcoming off-season and 2014. Most fans are completely expecting their team to fall to the next two opponents, the Niners and rival Panthers. Two teams that are the exact opposite of the red and black team: tough and physical. The question now turns to whether or not the Falcons can actually fix all that ails this team in one season. Theory would have it that since the team from Flowery Branch has been so successful the last 5 out of 6 seasons, that it would be like riding a bike and they could easily slip back into success.
However, as Lee Corso might say, "Not so fast my friend." If you look at the Falcons problems in a one-season vacuum, it would be easy
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Another Weak Showing
It's a win. That's about all fans can say after this one. If ugly wins are still wins, than this has to be one of the ugliest the Falcons have played in a long time. As will be mentioned in the post, the Falcons had 7 takeaways and needed a last second tipped pass on a failed two point conversion to win the game. The Falcons found a team that was as bad or worse than them and barely managed to beat them. Problem is, one of the teams had it's backup quarterback and the other did not. The Falcons sit at 4-10 and have two more games before this season comes to it's merciful end. A look at the bad game that was.
How is this Play Justified?
Injuries, injuries, injuries. That's why the Falcons are playing so bad right now, correct? It's true that the Falcons have had their share of injuries throughout the year, but trying to chalk up the entire season's collapse to a handful of injuries is
Another Game, Another Loss
It looked the Falcons of old for a half. The offense was moving well and the defense came up with some turnovers and the Falcons looked like the team that had done so well the past 5 years. And then the second half started. The Falcons ugly habit of blowing leads, regardless of how big or small, continued yet again on Sunday. Atlanta's team seemed to be in a good position to win their 4th game of the year vs. an Aaron Rodgers-less Packer team, until halftime at least.
Second Half Collapse
Fans are sick of this. The argument can be drilled down to why a thousand times over, but the simple fact is this: Mike Smith the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons Football team. He is the person charged with fixing things that need improving on the field. The Falcons have been a disaster coming out of halftime since he has been head coach and there is literally no improvement. If anything,
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Not Pretty, but a Win's a Win
Even though the season's long been lost, the Atlanta Falcons showed some grit and found a way to win against a very talented Buffalo Bills team. It took some big strokes of luck at the end of the game (recovering not one, but two fumbles on possible game-winning drives), but the Falcons will take any breaks they can get in a season full of woes and faceplants. In actuality, the Falcons probably shouldn't have won, but there's quite a few games they probably shouldn't have lost earlier in the year either. Going out and winning games such as this when the season's over in terms of the postseason shows a toughness of character that the Falcons can use next season. There's still a long, LONG ways to go, but there are some signs of life in this team and that couldn't be said a few weeks ago. They have a good schedule in terms of difficulty, where they can use as a possible jumping off point for 2014. At this
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A Glance Ahead Amid 2013 Trainwreck
The dead horse has been beaten to a pulp on the awfulness that is the 2013 Atlanta Falcons. The collapse, undisciplined play, poor effort, weak coaching, and on and on and on have been analyzed, dissected, complained about, and taken apart for months now. And there probably will be more to come when they play their remaining games in 2013, but most fans need something, anything, to take away from the pain of the 2013 season. In short, it has been an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. In fact, the Falcons have the distinct luxury of being the very first NFL team officially eliminated from the playoffs. Everyone already knew it, but it became official when the 49ers beat the Redskins on Monday Night Football.
There's five more games, so there will likely be plenty more teeth gnashing ahead. But to offer something a little different from the gloom and doom of 2013, this post


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James ends Boks career
Former Bath player won his last cap during the 2011 World Cup
Last Updated: 16/04/12 8:31pm
Butch James: South Africa's most capped fly-half
South African Butch James has retired from international rugby, ending a 42-Test career that included winning the 2007 World Cup.
The 33-year-old is the most capped No.10 for the Springboks, having played 37 matches in the position since making his debut back in 2001.
He made his senior provincial debut in 1999 for the Sharks but is now with the Golden Lions, helping them to glory in the Currie Cup last season. He also enjoyed a stint with Bath, playing in 68 games during his time in England.
James, who made his last appearance for his country at the 2011 World Cup as a replacement against Wales, admitted it had not been an easy decision.
Great career
"I've had a great career playing for South Africa, the Sharks, Bath and the MTN Lions, but I'm not getting any younger and I knew this was the right decision to make, even though it was very difficult," said James.
"I think I've got one or two more years of rugby left in me and all I want to concentrate on at this stage is to give nothing less than 100 per cent on the field and enjoy my game.
"I've been fortunate to have a long career playing at the top level and I'll look back at my time with the Springboks with nothing but fondness."


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Valley City is in the process of updating its liquor license ordinance and has asked for input from local liquor establishment owners to make the process go smoothly. On Tuesday, city leaders held an informal meeting with liquor license holders to discuss what could – or should not – be included in the updated ordinance.
Currently, the city's liquor license ordinance is decades old, and some establishments are not in compliance with state statutes, according to Russell Myhre, Valley City City Attorney.
Read more in Wednesday's Times-Record.
A preservation society in Valley City is taking its next steps toward renovating the President's House Guest Inn on the campus of Valley City State University.
Jan Stoman, co-chair of the President's House Preservation Society, said she and other volunteers have worked long and hard to preserve and restore the interior of the house, and the next step is to address accessibility and the exterior.
Read more in Wednesday's Times-Record.
Fort Ransom closed its general store Saturday, Dec. 7, because no one was found to run the business. More in Tuesday's issue of the Times-Record.
North Dakota Winter Show Manager Dawn Riley said country singer Joe Diffie, upcoming country group Parmalee and Fargo-based band 32 Below are set to perform at the Winter Show concert Friday, March 7.
Diffie, a country singer known for songs "Pickup Man," Bigger Than the Beatles," and "Third Rock from the Sun," will headline this year's show with Parmalee, an upcoming country music band known for their hit single "Carolina."
32 Below, a regionally-known country and rock band, will open the show.
The concert will be held at the NDWS event center, and tickets go on sale Feb. 10.
Christmas isn't until Dec. 25, but for some area children, Santa will come a little earlier. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, area law enforcement and emergency responders will host the annual Santa, Cops and Kids event for local children who faced hardships in the past year.
Read more in Tuesday's Times-Record.
Barnes County's Salvation Army is at $9,500 as of Monday, which is more behind than previous years. Chairman Lee Isensee said because the campaign started later this year, due to Thanksgiving being late, they are only a quarter of the way to their $40,000 goal.
Isensee said the organization is grateful for all the donations received so far.
Read more in Tuesday's Times-Record.
Barnes County Commissioners have decided to re-elected Eldred Knutson chairman and Phil Leitner vice chairman of commissioners for 2014.
Meeting Dec. 3, commissioners voted to name both commissioners to the officer seats they now hold.
The 14th annual North Dakota Winter Show North Star Classic wrapped up another successful year Sunday with lower than usual numbers, thanks to a winter onslaught from Mother Nature.
Read more in Monday's Times-Record.
Meeting Dec. 3, Barnes County commissioners decided to repave County Road 21 from the North Valley Bridge to the Bayshore Resort at Lake Ashtabula for a total cost of $2.8 million in the summer of 2014. More in Monday's issue of the Times-Record.
Santa Claus will be at the Dakota Plains, located at 151 Ninth Avenue Northwest, Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Children can get their photo taken with him for free.
Read more in Monday's Times-Record.


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The Complete Playes of Aristophanesby Aristophanes
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A poet who hated an age of decadence, armed conflict, and departure from tradition, Aristophanes' comic genius influenced the political and social order of his own fifth-century Athens. But as Moses Hadas writes in his introduction to this volume, 'His true claim upon our attention is as the most brilliant and artistic and thoughtful wit our world has known.' Includes The Acharnians, The Birds, The Clouds, Ecclesiazusae, The Frogs, The Knights, Lysistrata, Peace, Plutus, Thesmophoriazusae, and The Wasps.
About the Author
ARISTOPHANES, the most famous comic dramatist of ancient Greece, was born an Athenian citizen in about 445 B.C. Forty-four plays have been attributed to Aristophanes; eleven of these have survived. His plays are the only extant representatives of Greek Old Comedy, a dramatic form whose conventions made it inevitable that the author would comment on the political and social issues of fifth-century Athens. This Aristophanes did so well that Plato, asked by the tyrant of Syracuse for an analysis of Athenians, sent a copy of Aristophanes' plays in reply.
His earliest play, the Banqueters, won the second prize in 427 B.C. when the dramatist must have been less than eighteen years old, since, as he notes in the Clouds (423), he was too young to produce it in his own name. Another early play, the Babylonians, criticized the demagogue Cleon, who responded by subjecting Aristophanes to legal persecution, and as the author charges in the Acharnians, Cleon had "slanged, and lied, and slandered and betongued me . . . till I well nigh was done to death." Nevertheless, in the Knights (424), he renewed his attack on the popular Athenian leader and won first prize in that year's contest. Plutus (388) was the last of the author's plays to be produced in his lifetime.
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Introduction — Acharnians — Knights — Clouds — Wasps — Peace — Birds — Lysistrata — Thesmophoriazusae — Frogs — Ecclesiazusae — Plutus.
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