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Saturday, September 06, 2008
Nothing like a walk off grand slam
What a beautiful script it was. A 3-0 lead in the 9th is squandered. Top of the 13th the Rays finally take the lead only to set up Gregg Zaun for a dramatic at bat - a 2-out, walk off grand slam. Zaun was 0-`7 in August and has barely played of late. Though he got lots of work today.
The Jays bullpen was shaky all afternoon, refusing to do what they do best (not walk people.) Scott Downs only threw 3 strikes? The bullpen actually gave up 6 hits, 6 walks and 4 runs. It was a waste of a great start by Shaun Marcum who struck out seven batters and allowed four hits over seven innings. He departed after tossing 101 pitches and a shut out.
But the Jays hung on to take their streak to 7 games. The last time they have an 8 game streat was 1999. Right now the4 Jays are tied for 3rd with the Yankees who play tonight in Seattle.
Take my garbage - please
One of the things I love about Torontonians is their love for writing passive-aggressive public notices and stick it to the bureaucrats. So naturally, after the city started mulling over the idea of actually enforcing the anti-garbage-picking provisions in its waste collection by-law it didn't take long for some homeowners to disagree. One recycling family has attached a sign to its blue bin authorizing scavengers to remove any reusable containers.
The 11th Commandment
Michelle Obama has a Rabbi in her family
Here is an interesting revelation that has largely gone unnoticed. It turns out that one of Michelle Obama's cousins is the country's most prominent black rabbi. Meanwhile, Barack Obama has struggled to capture the Jewish vote.
Michelle Obama and Rabbi Capers Funnye, spiritual leader of a mostly black synagogue on Chicago's South Side, are first cousins once removed. Funnye is chief rabbi at the Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in southwest Chicago. He is well-known in Jewish circles for acting as a bridge between mainstream Jewry and the much smaller, and largely separate, world of black Jewish congregations, sometimes known as black Hebrews or Israelites.
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My thoughts on Sarah Palin
- I'm intrigued by the nomination of Sarah Palin. The reaction it's received confirms that it was brilliant despite what Democrats may think. People are talking about her and not Bush, the war, the economy. You tell me how that doesn't help the Republicans.
- Experience in politics is more a perceived need than a real one. Some awful politicians have been around for years and frankly should be buried in a deep dark hole. Running a country is about leadership, stewardship and vision. You surround yourself with strong technical experts.
- She is not likely to be a change agent in Washington. Vice Presidents don't have much power. She won't be introducing legislation and doesn't have a veto either. That's not to say she won't wield power. But using it from the VP post takes some skill.
- Sarah Palin is creating turmoil in the feminist movement. She is a strong powerful woman with strong conservative views. Do you support her in effort to break another glass ceiling or oppose her because of her politics. I understand that not all Clinton supporters are pro-abortion so it will be interesting to see how the female vote is distributed.
- I wonder how much she is there for her family when she is Governor of Alaska? I applaud her accomplishments but they come with sacrafices - one is ususally your family. She may not be totally honest on this one.
- Speaking of which, if you showcase your family then you can't complain how your personal life is unfairly be scrutinized. You can't have it both ways.
- Married voters have leaned Republican in the last three elections, and did so by a large margin four years ago; it is uncertain how the pregnancy of Gov. Palin's unmarried 17-year-old daughter will affect that calculus.
- The rumours and digging up possible scandals is all part of the political landscape in the U.S. presidential campaigns. Sarah Palin isn't being subjected to anything that wasn't done to Richard Nixon (Watergate), Gary Hart (Monkey Business), Tom Eagleton (mental health), Clinton (Whitewater, Gennifer Flower, etc.). It's the seedy side of politics.
- Some American visitor to this blog left a nasty message about my comments on the U.S. election. As always it included stereotyped labels for Canadians. My question for him or her is - if my comments don't interest you or matter, then why are you reading them?
TTC will tell you when next subway is arriving
The TTC has launched their Next Train Arrival signs. The new program alerts commuters when the next subway train will arrive at the station.
In its current incarnation, this service is rather limited in usefulness, such as during rush hour, when trains run about every two minutes. But it can alert commuters to possible delays, which would be a lot better than having to wait and wait, not knowing what's going on, only to eventually hear a muffled announcement over the intercom.
The system will eventually use GPS for buses and streetcars with LED screens on poles or built into all-new shelters that will show the expected time and physical location of the next vehicle. York Region's VIVA buses already are using this technology.You may be wondering why the TTC is spending its already-strapped budget dollars on this venture. The TTC says it costs less than $5,000 per station and the screens are paid for by advertisers.
Fashion Disaster
Bengals' WR Chad Johnson is now Ocho Cinco
Friday, September 05, 2008
Woman in 'shock' over giant zucchini
A Queens woman has taken homegrown fruits and vegetables to a whole new level by cultivating a 6-foot-long zucchini in her backyard...
"I went to look at it one day and was like, 'It's a little long,' then a few days later, I said, 'Oh, my God, what's this?'
"I was so in shock, I grow them every year, but never more than about 4feet. I decided I wasn't going to touch it and just let it grow."
She's currently in the hospital, and is expected to make a full recovery.
Travis Snider is one big boy
He's only 20 years old (the youngest player in the majors) but he is already pounding opposition pitchers. That 240 lbs. on a 5'11" frame is built for power. Snider was 3-for-3, with 1 homer and two-RBIs.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Everyone is calling for change,,,
"Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country."
"The change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington."
"Millions of jobs have left our shores, yet John continues to support tax breaks for corporations that send them there. That's not change; that's more of the same."
Welcome to Toronto Amber van Ryn
New Maple Leaf defenseman Mike van Ryn is married to Amber (on the left) a former Dolphin cheerleader. I'd give up a 4th round pick and Bryan McCaka for that.
Lame endzone celebration deserves a fine
Canadian federal election projections
National (24 Aug - 31 Aug, +/- 1.4%)
Conservative — 34.3% (125 seats)
Liberal — 31.3% (112 seats)
NDP — 16.6% (26 seats)
Green — 8.6% (0 seats)
Bloc — 8.2% (43 seats)
Other — 1.0% (2 seats)
There could be a breakthrough for the Greens during the campaign but for now they may come up empty again. Not much different than the existing Parliament.
One Hit Wonder
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Is Sarah Palin showcasing her family?
If there is any hypocrisy about this whole week of Palin coverage, it is how she is using her family for political game and then knocking the media for taking shots. At least that's the impression I got watching her tonight. She spent 10 minutes talking about her family and less than 5 minutes on her accomplishments as governor. I just didn't get a good feel about it.
This Britol business is bugging me even more. Sarah Palin supposedly allowed Bristol the choice to keep her baby. They were free to make that decision. And the governor is, supposedly, "proud" of her daughter's "choice." But, if Governor Palin's rhetoric is to be believed, no one should be allowed to make that choice in the first place. The Palins have painted this as a decision, one made, as anyone's would be, in line with their religious convictions and their family's values and their personal consciences. So again, if this was a real choice between two or more options, then what did she choose between? Having the baby and....?
Cliff Fletcher is actually doing his job
Then all the moves in the summer involved a transfer of draft picks for marginal talents (eg.,2nd for Garbovski, 3rd for Mayers, 5th for Hollweg). Here is a summary of draft pick transfers:
1st round: none
2nd round: + (Gill) - (Schenn) - (Garbovski) = -1
3rd round: + (Kilger) - (Schenn) - (Mayers) = -1
4th round: - (Van Ryn) = -1
5th round: + (Belak) + (Gill) - (Hollweg) = +1
Essentially they are down two picks right now which at this point this is'n consequential since there is no draft in September. The draft takes place in June and the Leafs will be sellers next February so the pick count will change. Sure they haven't acquired any 1st round picks but with few valuable assets and loads of no-trade contracts, those types of trades just weren't going to happen.
This team should have some real difficulty scoring goals. It's a toss up who will be their leading scorer but that player will likely have only 60 points or so. But the Leafs will be far more physical and they will play hard. There will likely be no more mailed in efforts. That is already progress.
Cliff Fletcher wasn't hired to rebuild the Leafs. He is an interim manager who was hired to clean out the malcontents and make salary cap space. He has done that and likely not finished. I would have been happy to see the rebuilding start this year rather than wait a year. But as long as it is accomplished, the team becomes competitive, then I can be patient.
More fake Sarah Palin photos
Here is the actual picture of someone else.
Where's Chad Kilger?
Whatever happened to Chad Kilger? Chad is as scarce as Waldo or bin Laden. He was supposed to have caught a flight to Florida at the trade deadline but never made it. Obviously something in his personal life compelled him to leave the NHL as well as $800,000 on the table. Chad was a useful role player that could have played a few more seasons. The Panthers thought enough of him to give up a 3rd round pick. Personally, that's probably why the Leafs had to throw in a 4th rounder with Bryan McCabe this week.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Ms. Palin Goes to Washington
Why people choose to run for office with this kind of scrutiny just floors me. Good for Obama for at least saying a person's family is off limits.
Nothing like wedge issues like conception and contraception to wake up the electorate. This is starting to get real interesting. It's like liberals and conservatives have switched roles.
The people we'd expect to be most angry about sexual impropriety - conservatives - have become Bristol Palin's most vocal defenders. And the people we'd expect to be most tolerant of it - liberals - have unwittingly and indirectly assumed the role of her attackers.
If there's a lesson here, it's that liberals and conservatives are defined not so much by their dogma as by their need to use their differences against each other.
Monday, September 01, 2008
Exclusive: Last official meeting of the Muskoka Five
Tomas Kaberle (TM): Good to hear from you Mats. It's Kabs in my condo in TO.
Pavel Kubina (PK): Pav here from Prague. I was just taking my daughter out for some shopping before heading off to Canada for the start of the school year.
TM: Have to get you guys over for dinner when you get settled.
MS: You guys know I'm coming in for a charity hockey game this week.
Darcy Tucker (DT): So you're back!
MS: Umm, haven't decided yet. Is that Tucks?
DT: Yeah, I'm in Denver unpacking still. This is such a drag. Is the Caber on the line?
Bryan McCabe (BM): I am Tucker you little Fucker. On my cell phone in Nashville. Driving the whole damn fucking family down to Florida. I'm going to strangle the little shits.
TM: Haha. I hear thats legal down there.
MS: Listen up guys. I've called this meeting...well...because we got to disband the current Muskoka Five.
DT: I knew this was coming. That Fletcher is such a dickhead.
MS: Ease up guys. I know Cliff a long time. He's just doing his job. Now when we first organized this little club, we thought those no trade contracts would have us set up for life. That Ferguson was such an easy mark. But he's gone so we got to move on.
BM: Yeah. That Cliff is too shifty. Couldn't squeeze a buyout from him no matter how much we tried. It's a new world guys.
MS: But we got a hell of a tradition going in Toronto that we don't want to kill. Kabs I'm leaving in your hands as the longest surviving Muskoka Five member to recruit some rookies.
TK: I'm up for it Mats.
PK: Kabs you hit the Canadian guys and I'll go after the Euros.
DT: Take my word for it that floater Steen is a sure thing.
BM: Hey and Carlos the Glassman was always bugging me to get in.
MS: Now what I hear about Wilson is he is a bit of a tough guy. Don't worry about him Kabs and Pav. They all start out that way but when Damien Cox gets through with him, he be crying like a baby. Just tell the guys, you can't get sent down so don't sweat it.
TK: I hear you. I'm going to come late to the first practice. Haha. I'll tell him my kid had diarrhea.
MS: Well I've got to run. I'm late for a golf game. Take care and see you guys around. It was a blast.
PK: Keep your head down on those drives Mats.
BM: Hey Darcy Fuckhead, keep your head up when we play the Avs.
DT: I'm going to make you into a board ad.
BM: Shit I gotta go. I think my wife lost one of the kids.
TK: Bye guys.
PK: bye.
DT: Five for ever, Signing out.
Exit David Eckstein
This was a signing in retrospect made no sense. In fact I was scratching my head last winter since Ricciardi had signed John Macdonald as his every day shortstop and Eckstein glove was never that good.
But Eckstein was a class act to the very end. He never complained when he fell to 3rd string in the depth chart and didn't ask to be traded. Eckstein is off to Arizona, in return the Jays get Chad Beck. He's a 6'4" 23 year old RHP who spent most of the season in the California league (High-A, the equivalent of Dunedin) and is in his second professional season. The Jays drafted him out of high school in 2004 but didn't sign him so he's been on their radar awhile.
It's September and summer is almost over
Sunday, August 31, 2008
John McCain's VP Checklist - Sarah Palin edition
Ethnic X
NRA member ✓
Likes to hunt and fish ✓
No Big Oil connection X
Washington outsider ✓
Pro-life ✓
Anti-same sex marriage ✓
Believes creation should be taught in school as a science ✓
Great speaker X
Mother ✓
Mother of a soldier ✓
Mother of soldier soon to be in Iraq ✓
Ashkenaz Festival
I generally stick to the music. In past years the groups have either played Klezmer music or heavily influenced by Klezmer music. Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as 'klezmorim', performed at joyful events ('simkhes'), particularly weddings. It developed very much like jazz developed in the U.S. Contemporary Klezmer bands share artistic ideas and bring their own compositions, accepting the influences of jazz, free-jazz, pop music, rock'n roll and other kinds of 'ethnic' music: Indian, bhangra, Arab, Celtic, etc.
The first group I saw was a string quartet from the Netherlands called Di Fidl Kapelye. They have a neo-traditional East-European Jewish sound but include a mix of contemporary compositions. The band included a tsimbl which added to the traditional sound.
Next I heard the family brass band out of the Ukraine called of Konsonans Retro. I really didn't care for the brass band sound but the organizers matched the band up with a German clarinetist Christian Dawid and British drummer Guy Shalom who were terrific.
The final act I saw on Saturday was a New Jersey group with the best name called the Klez Dispensers. They are pretty young eight-piece band that played a cross of jazz and klezmer music with an outstanding jazz vocalist Susan Watts. I couldn't find a video of the band.
The next night I caught two really original acts neither which are Klezmer acts. First was Pharaoh's Daughter, an American sextet led by a charismatic Basya Schechter. I would guess that Schechter had a religious Orthodox upbringing and the group's music had a mix of Sephardid folk-rock and Hassidic chants. All their songs are in Hebrew and it was quite funny to see her violinist Megumi Okura who is Japanese sing in Hebrew.
The last act I saw was Joshua Nelson who is a Black Jew (he calls himself "the KKK's worst nightmare") and he combines African-American spiritual gospel styles with Jewish liturgical music. He calls it Kosher Gospel. He was just an incredible performer with a powerful voice and a terrific stage presence. He took Hebrew prayers and composed them as gospel music creating a new sound that blends Jewish liturgical and African American spiritual styles.
Mats Sundin Update
JP Barry was just interviewed on Fan 590 and stated that his client Mats Sundin will be in Toronto September 5th to participate in a charity game being played for the Right to Play organization.
Naked photo of Sarah Palin discovered
The Green Party makes history and Elizabeth May demands an invite to the big party
History has been made today. The Green Party has an MP in Canada's Parliament.
Well, technically, the Green Party has an MP who is ready to sit in Parliament, though it is unlikely Parliament will sit before an election is called. Indeed, after all is said and done, the Green Party might come out of all this never have had a sitting MP. And certainly not an elected MP.
That might not matter much to some people, but I think these are more than just subtle distinctions. Blair Wilson, the Liberal MP tossed out of the party for hot have disclosed his numerous legal problems, has switched to the Green Party. From my perspective Elizabeth May is clearly no different than any othe politician. She will accept other parties' rejects if it will advance her political career.
Does that earn Elizabeth May a spot in the leader's debate?
It seems like the only specific reason Blair Wilson can name for sitting as a Green Party MP (if Parliament sits again before an election is called) is so that he can affect the leaders' debate in an upcoming election. Indeed, he obliquely suggests it is an act of mischief aimed at the Liberal Party. And Elizabeth May clearly sees Blair Wilson as a ticket to the leaders' debate.
So will the Green Party ever actually win a seat in Parliament?


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The image above depicts 12 functional regions of the brain clustered by genetic influence, either in terms of cortical thickness or by cortical surface area. The numbers identify specific regions. For cortical thickness: 1. Motor-premotor-supplementary area; 2. Superior parietal cortex; 3. Inferior parietal cortex; 4. Perisylvian region; 5. Occipital cortex; 6. Ventromedial occipital cortex; 7. Ventral frontal cortex; 8. Temporal pole; 9. Medial temporal cortex; 10. Middle temporal cortex; 11. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and 12. Medial prefrontal cortex. For surface area: 1. Motor-premotor cortex; 2. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; 3. Dorsomedial frontal cortex; 4. Orbitofrontal cortex; 5. Pars opercularis and subcentral region; 6. Superior temporal cortex; 7. Posterolateral temporal cortex; 8. Anteromedial temporal cortex; 9. Inferior parietal cortex; 10. Superior parietal cortex; 11. Precuneus; and 12. Occipital cortex.
Delving deeper into brain-building
Given its incredible structural complexity – 100 billion chattering neurons connected by a network of perhaps a quadrillion synaptic connections – it can hardly be surprising that the actual construction of a human brain is equally complex and marvelous.
A new paper by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System underscores that point by plotting for the first time how genes influence the development and thickness of the cerebral cortex – the thin, outermost sheet of neural tissue, often dubbed "gray matter," that plays a key role in high-level mental functions like memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language and consciousness.
Writing in this week's early edition of PNAS, William S. Kremen, PhD, professor of psychiatry, and colleagues describe mapping genetic influences and the varying thicknesses of the cortex.
The work adds a new dimension to a 2012 study by the same scientists that rendered the first atlas of the surface of the human brain based on genetic information.
"There are two major dimensions on the cortical ribbon or cortical sheet," said first author Chi-Hua Chen, PhD. "One is the horizontal dimension for the expansion of surface area and the other is the vertical dimension for the size of cortical thickness. The 2012 work was to study the genetic topography of surface area; this study was to study cortical thickness."
The researchers found that genetic influences work differently depending upon the direction taken during brain development. On the surface of the cortex, the effects are most striking horizontally, with maximum differences between those at the anterior or front of the brain compared to the posterior or back of the brain. With cortical thickness, the differences were dictated vertically, with maximum deviation measured dorsal (top) to ventral (bottom).
According to Chen, the findings confirm other evidence that cortical construction involves different mechanisms of brain development. "I think the importance and relevance of this study is that human cortical morphology is under genetic control that shows orderly spatial patterns on the cortical ribbon," she said. Previous animal studies had suggested as much, but the concept of brain development through genetic gradation has not been well-studied in humans.
While there are no immediate clinical applications for the research, Chen and Kremen say the findings will further understanding of how complex genetic influences affect cortical morphology and aid future efforts to identify involved genes and associated neurological disorders.
"The genetic underpinnings of the brain are poorly understood, especially for the human brain," said Kremen. "New genomic technologies are making it possible to explore this area and answer, from a genetic perspective, how genes affect brain development and how they are involved in neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and autism.
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"As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all."—Michelle Obama
"I've been in this field for more than 30 years," said co-anchor of Today Ann Curry. "I've heard a lot of stereotypes."
Women continue climbing the rungs of power—building their ranks as heads of state, corporate leaders and media influencers—but their minority status means they still face harsh, limiting assessments based on their gender. "Women are being judged more, even by other women," said Valerie Young, Ed.D., author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women. While male leaders are allowed to have complex personalities, powerful women are often summed up by hackneyed stereotypes that undermine them and their power.
ForbesWoman tracked down many of the world's most powerful women, from IMF chief Christine Lagarde to Jill Abramson of the New York Times, to ask: What is your least favorite stereotype about powerful women? Gender and career experts also weighed in on the dangerous notions about female success and how they seep into the collective subconscious. The following represent the 10 most hated and pervasive stereotypes.
No. 1: Ice Queen
Halley Bock, CEO of leadership and development training company Fierce, notes that the ruthless "ice queen" stereotype is rampant. Cultural depictions, like frigid magazine editor Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (and her real-world counterpart Anna Wintour of Vogue) and back-stabbing boss Patty Hewes on Damages, paint successful women as unsympathetic power-mongers. It is, of course, a Catch-22. "A woman who shows emotion in the workplace is often cast as too fragile or unstable to lead," Bock said. "A woman who shows no emotion and keeps it hyper-professional is icy and unfeminine. For many women, it can be a no-win situation."
No. 2: Single and Lonely
Harvard lecturer Olivia Fox Cabane notes that the strong perception that powerful women are intimidating to men and will need to sacrifice their personal lives may stop women from going after power. Even those women who aren't interested in marrying, face harsh judgments. Men get to be "bachelors" while women are reduced to "spinsters" and "old-maids." In fact, when Janet Napolitano was nominated Secretary of Homeland Security, critics said her being single would allow her to "spend more time on the job."
No. 3: Tough
The first female Executive Editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson is anything but stereotypical. She had a hard-charging career as an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal and edited her way to the top of the Times masthead. She's also a true-blood New Yorker and is writing a book about puppies. Despite her complexities, she must contend with being called "tough" and "brusque," making the "she's-tough stereotype" her least favorite. Said Abramson: "As an investigative reporter, I had tough standards and a formidable way of framing and reporting stories, but I don't think of myself as a tough person."
No. 4: Weak
Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla, the country's first female leader, told me that successful women face typecasting largely because society is still adjusting to women's recent decision-making power. Chinchilla believes the most pervasive stereotype is that women are "weak," a perception that may stem from women's greater desire to build a consensus. "We understand success not as the result of just one person but as the result of a team," she said. "[It's a] different way of dealing with power [that] is misunderstood as a kind of weakness."
No. 5: Masculine
The notion that powerful women must be, lead and look like a man really aggravates Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund. In a video interview with FORBES she said–pumping her fist–she hates the idea that "you have to look like a businessman." She admitted she sometimes feels the pressure to look the "right" way, but tries to resist not being "overly businesslike."
No. 6: Conniving
When NBC's Curry first started her career, she was told she couldn't be a news reporter because women had "no news judgment." Now, she's at the top of her game and says the stereotype that most offends her is "the idea that a woman can only be successful because she somehow connived or engineered her rise–that she could not rise simply because she was too good to be denied." She has experienced it herself, saying that she gets asked if she "forced" NBC to give her the anchor job or if there was a "backroom deal." Curry told me, "I find it really annoying."
No. 7: Emotional
Ellen Lubin-Sherman, executive coach and author of business guide The Essentials of Fabulous, believes one the most dangerous stereotypes female leaders will face is that they are prone to emotional outbursts. Despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's consistent cool-headed demeanor, when she teared up on the campaign trail, the media pounced. Similarly, former Yahoo Chief Carol Bartz is frequently cited for her "salty language," which has been used as evidence that she is "emotional" and a "loose cannon."
No. 8: Angry
"Anger is a sign of status in men, but when women show anger they are viewed as less competent," said Young. First Lady Michelle Obama was condemned as an "angry black woman" when she was campaigning for her husband in the 2008 presidential election. The Harvard-trained lawyer conscientiously softened her image and speeches in order to be more "likable," becoming better known for her fashion and her unending support of her husband than for her stance on political issues.
No. 9: A Token
Women hold just 16% of corporate board seats. But instead of focusing on balancing things out, they are often devalued as being a "token" of diversity rather than having earned the post. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was often the only woman in the room, but her gender didn't get her there. "While companies take their diversity goals seriously, they are not going to settle for less than the best person for the job," said Lynne Sarikas, director of the MBA career center at Northeastern University. "Women are hired because of their education and experience and what they can do for the company."
No. 10: A Cheerleader
Billie Blair, president and CEO of Change Strategists, notes that prominent women who are considered feminine and warm may be dismissed as "cheerleaders" rather than the strong leaders that they are. When former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was running for VP, Blair was amazed to hear a male client describe her as "a cheerleader, not a coach nor a quarterback."
(From October, 2011)
Think. Who is the scariest woman you can conjure? Does she have snakes writhing from her head? Razor eyes and sharpened teeth? Or is she in practical pumps and a power suit?
For the Financial Times' Lucy Kellaway it is the latter. The columnist confessed in a piece on Sunday, "My successful female friends have started to scare me." Her successful male friends (see: pudgy, balding), on the other hand, produce nothing but warm fuzzies.
She goes on to list the women she finds most frightening in the world: Madonna produces chills with her grinding and thigh-high boots; Angela Merkel apparently strikes fear with her bowl cut and lip pursing; Carla Bruni-Sarkozy loiters terrifyingly; Rebekah Brooks has that red hair; Marjorie Scardino dares to be the boss, while Margaret Thatcher and Anna Wintour terrorize tyrannically; Hillary Clinton's mere existence appears to scare Kellaway.
To her credit, Kellaway seems to recognize the absurdity of her fears, and (eventually) notes that "it could be nothing to do with successful women and everything to do with how we perceive them."
Last year, I rounded up the 10 worst stereotypes about powerful women, with input from some of the world's most influential female leaders. Many of them invoked either a cold, sterile rigidness or an erratic, vengeful fury–distinct but equally scary. Meanwhile, studies show that assertive women are more likely to be perceived as aggressive; that women usually don't ask for what they deserve but when they do, they risk being branded as domineering or, worse even, "ambitious."
Lifestyle magazines and romantic comedies also often paint power in women as threatening, especially when it comes to love. Female success scares men away, they taunt. It's intimidating, abnormal and unattractive. But if you just have to earn more than him, do let him drive and don't talk about work. How generous.
But perhaps it isn't too shocking that pastel pant suits strike fear in the hearts of friends and employees everywhere. In the U.S., men run roughly 97% of the largest public companies, hold 84% of major board positions and control 83% of Congress. Truly powerful women remain a tiny minority, and fear of the unknown is common and rational—unlike Kellaway's fears of footwear and hairstyles.
The real question isn't who the scariest woman is or why she scares us; it's how as a society do we plan to face these fears and put them behind us?
Happy women's day, yo
What's misandry, again?
- Women perform 66% of the world's work, but receive only 11% of the world's income, and own only 1% of the world's land.
- Women make up 66% of the world's illiterate adults.
- Women head 83% of single-parent families. The number of families nurtured by women alone doubled from 1970 to 1995 (from 5.6 million to 12.2 million).
- Women account for 55% of all college students, but even when women have equal years of education it does not translate into economic opportunities or political power.
- There are six million more women than men in the world.
- Two-thirds of the world's children who receive less than four years of education are girls. Girls represent nearly 60% of the children not in school.
- Parents in countries such as China and India sometimes use sex determination tests to find out if their fetus is a girl. Of 8,000 fetuses aborted at a Bombay clinic, 7,999 were female.
- Wars today affect civilians most, since they are civil wars, guerrilla actions and ethnic disputes over territory or government. 3 out of 4 fatalities of war are women and children.
- Rape is consciously used as a tool of genocide and weapon of war. Tens of thousands of women and girls have been subjected to rape and other sexual violence since the crisis erupted in Darfur in 2003. There is no evidence of anyone being convicted in Darfur for these atrocities.
- About 75% of the refugees and internally displaced in the world are women who have lost their families and their homes.
- Gender-based violence kills one in three women across the world and is the biggest cause of injury and death to women worldwide, causing more deaths and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accident, and war.
Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as Nellie Bly. This woman was AWESOME. As a female journalist in the 1800s, she not only took a record breaking trip around the world, but she faked insanity to go undercover in a Victorian mental institution and write an expose.
On Facebook and Twitter, there's hot debate over "Bad Girls." Many absolutely love the video, proclaiming it to be M.I.A's big comeback, while others remain unsure. Some see it as embodying resistance to the norm, while others don't think it resists enough.
For my part, I'm taken in but left feeling uneasy. What's missing is the present context of North Africa and the Middle East; it's been a year since the revolution that toppled Tunisia's Ben Ali, Egypt's #Jan25 call that led to the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, the Libyan uprising against Muammar Qaddafi, and ongoing struggles for political justice in Syria and Yemen. Images, videos, and news reports of the region have shown inspiring scenes of resistance.
But in "Bad Girls"' depictions of the Arab world, I see a false, hyped-up misrepresentation of the region we now know for the Arab Spring. I'm bothered by M.I.A.'s reproduction of Orientalist tropes–"Orientalist" in Edward Said's sense, of a distorted lens through which Arabs are viewed and "experienced" by the West. "Bad Girls" is just a hipper, high-definition stereotype of Arabs as desert-dwelling, sword-wielding, horse-riding, and dangerous.
M.I.A. and the video's director, Romain Gavrais, perform controversy for the sake of controversy and cash in on the Arab Spring. They aestheticize the recent uprisings while avoiding a precise political statement.
I get that it's just a music video. I also get that there's only so much a music video can do. At the same time, compared to a reality in which Arab peoples are demanding control of their own representation, not as terrorists or blank faces with guns but as people fighting for political voice, "Bad Girls" seems lacking in creativity and vision. While undeniably hip, M.I.A.'s video is politically vacant in comparison to lesser-known artists with far fewer resources–like DAM and Shadia Mansoor from Palestine and the Iraqi-Canadian rapper The Narcicyst." - Hyphen Magazine's Thanu Yakupitiyage questions M.I.A.'s solidarity politics in her "Bad Girls" vid on the R today. (via racialicious)
Focus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women
Rick Santorum creates a stir by speaking out against prenatal testing. Virginia's governor and legislature get caught up in an emotional debate over requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound. President Obama, under pressure, recalibrates his position on health-insurance coverage of contraception for employers with religious affiliations.
Social issues are back with a vengeance, dominating the dialogue on the presidential campaign trail, in Congress and in state capitals.
In an election that until this point has been almost totally defined by the economy's struggles, the abrupt return of the culture wars has introduced a volatile new element. There are any number of ways in which the politics might play out, but perhaps the biggest question is the degree to which the new attention on social issues might shape the battle for one of the most important electoral swing groups: moderate and independent women voters.
Even before social issues were forced front and center by the combination of Mr. Santorum's new prominence, the recent battle over the Susan G. Komen foundation's financing of Planned Parenthood and Mr. Obama's decision to revise his contraception policy, both parties were tracking the sentiments of women voters closely.
Comments by Mr. Santorum about related issues, including women in combat and the role of "radical feminism" in encouraging work outside the home, only fueled the sense that the election could present women with stark ideological choices about their rights and place in society.
Democrats, including Mr. Obama, have traditionally relied heavily on the female vote. From 1992 to 2008, Democrats won the overall women's vote in every presidential election, with Mr. Obama defeating Senator John McCain four years ago 56 percent to 43 percent among women, according to exit polls. (Republicans have tended to win white women and married women, with Democrats winning nonwhite women and single women.)
But in the 2010 midterm election, women, who vote in greater numbers than men, swung to Republicans, if barely, cutting deeply into the core of Mr. Obama's electoral coalition.
There are now signs that Mr. Obama is winning women back to the Democratic side. In a New York Times/CBS News poll this month, Mr. Obama came out well ahead of Mitt Romney among all women in a head-to-head matchup (53 percent to 37 percent) and essentially held him to a draw even among white and married women. Mr. Obama held much the same advantage over Mr. Santorum, who has trailed behind Mr. Romney among women voters in some state polls looking at Republican primary contests.
Social issues provide both parties a chance to rally their ideological bases. For Republicans, especially in low-turnout primaries, invoking values-laden subjects helps generate turnout among conservatives, both men and women. On the Democratic side, the Komen fight and the Virginia ultrasound law have been opportunities for abortion-rights and women's groups to raise money, register voters and promote their agendas.
It is less clear how the issues might play among moderate and independent women. As one example, Catholic women, another swing group won by Mr. Obama in 2008 that Republicans won in 2010, backed the administration's stance about health coverage of contraception in this month's New York Times/CBS News poll.
Democrats say their opportunity is less to run on those issues in particular than to use the subject to help convince women, and especially independent women, that Republicans are moving so far to the right in a general sense that they are no longer an acceptable alternative to run the country.
"When Republicans focus in a very extreme way on these kinds of issues, it focuses more attention on the problems with the Republican brand," said Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster. "It becomes part of a larger narrative about Republican leadership and a referendum on Republican leadership over the last year and a half."
Independent women "are turned off by extremism," Ms. Greenberg said. "It's not a broadband issue for the Democratic Party, but as a targeted message to independent women, it can be very effective."
But while social issues inspire passionate reactions along the ideological wings of the two parties, they tend not to be seen as priorities among the vast pool of voters in the middle – especially at a time when the economy remains far and away their main concern.
"You rarely ever see social issues come up as one of the most important issues facing the nation," said Karlyn Bowman, who studies public opinion as a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, the conservative research group. "Historically, while they have been big and divisive issues in some governor's and Senate races, they tend not to be very important on a national level."
More to the point, some Republicans said, the surge of attention to these issues could well prove to be brief, and to fade quickly away if Mr. Romney can dispatch Mr. Santorum relatively quickly and return the focus of the campaign to Mr. Obama's performance on creating jobs.
"If Rick Santorum is not the nominee, all the attention to these issues is going to evaporate," said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. "The probability of social issues playing a significant role in the general election is minimal."
The idea that Republicans will be branded as extremists in the eyes of independent and moderate voters as a result of the current focus on the issues is "a Democratic fantasy," Mr. Ayres said. "What will drive independent voters is whether they see improvement in the economy and progress in stopping the relentless expansion of federal spending and deficits and keeping us from going the way of Greece."
A Ninjutsu practitioner performs a split as members of various Ninjutsu schools showcase their skills to the media in a gym at Karaj, 45 km (28 miles) northwest of Tehran February 13, 2012. Currently about 3000 to 3500 women train in Ninjutsu in independently run clubs throughout Iran working under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports' Martial Arts Federation. Picture taken February 13, 2012.
srsly what the hell am i doing with my life?
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — Only days after having to explain a comment about women in the military and emotions in combat, Rick Santorum seemed to struggle a bit on Sunday to explain a remark in his book "It Takes a Family" that accuses "radical feminists" of undermining families and trying to convince women that they could find fulfillment only in the workplace.
Asked by George Stephanopoulos about that remark on ABC's "This Week," Mr. Santorum said that his wife, Karen, had written that section of the 2005 book — though only his name is on the cover and he does not list her, in his acknowledgements, among those "who assisted me in the writing of this book." He said that when Ms. Santorum, a nurse and a lawyer, had quit her job to raise the couple's children, she felt that many people "looked down their nose at that decision."
"Sadly the propaganda campaign launched in the 1960s has taken root," Mr. Santorum, or his wife, wrote in the book. "The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness."
In the interview Sunday with Mr. Stephanopoulos, Mr. Santorum pleaded unfamiliarity with the citation, saying, "I don't know — that's a new quote for me," before adding that "the bottom line is that people should have equal opportunity to rise in the work force."
But criticism of his argument that more women should perhaps stay home should not have come as news to Mr. Santorum as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. The book was sharply debated during his unsuccessful 2006 bid for re-election as a senator from Pennsylvania, drawing pointed criticism from women's groups and Democratic officials at the time.
Mr. Santorum argues in the book that many of the problems facing the poor could be solved by building stronger families and communities, including by making divorce more difficult and providing fatherhood training programs.
His fundamental point, he said on Sunday, was that there should be a strong "affirmation of whatever decision women decide to make."
Last week, Mr. Santorum faced a brief storm of criticism after saying in a CNN interview that to put more women in combat roles "could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission because of other types of emotions that are involved."
He managed to quell some of the criticism — if not all — by saying later that he was referring to the emotional reactions of male soldiers. "Men have emotions when you see a woman in harm's way," he said Friday on NBC, adding that it was a "natural inclination to not focus on the mission but to try to be in a position where you might want to protect someone."
There is another reason Mr. Santorum, in his interview Sunday, should not have been surprised by the line of questioning he got Sunday. Mr. Stephanopoulos had asked him about the same quote in 2005, pressing him to identify those he said were creating pressure for women to work:
Asked by Mr. Stephanopoulos, "Where are these radical feminists?" Mr. Santorum had replied, "It comes from an elite culture, dictated, again, from academia, dictated, again, from the Hollywood culture and the news media, that says, 'The only thing that's affirming, the only thing that really counts is what you do at work.' "
He then added: "And that goes for men and women. And it's wrong. It's wrong to tell that to fathers. It's wrong to tell that to mothers. And we need to value mothers and fathers spending time with their children much more than we do in America."
Katharine Q. Seelye contributed reporting from New York.
When Scientists Choose MotherhoodJennifer was an extremely talented undergraduate, majoring in mathematics and engineering. Her grades and test scores were nearly perfect; her professors saw a bright future for her as an engineering professor and encouraged her to pursue a doctorate. In graduate school, she continued to excel, accumulating high-quality publications, fellowships and awards. She landed a premier postdoctoral position and was headed for a first-tier professorship. But she never applied for a tenure-track academic job. As a 33-year-old postdoc, she could not imagine waiting to have children until after tenure at age 40, nor could she imagine how she would juggle caring for a young family with the omnipresent demands of an assistant professorship. The harried lives of the two tenured mothers in her department convinced her that such a path was not for her. Jennifer made the choice to have a family and teach mathematics part-time at a local community college.
Although it's not hard to find evidence of women professors' many successes in the academy, scenarios like Jennifer's are all too common.[…]
If we are to truly equalize the professional opportunities in science, a field where "expertise" takes in the neighborhood 10 years of post collegiate training, we must provide ample and fair support for young families. Fathers too, sure, but the stigma of motherhood and the false conflict that has been built between having children and being able to compete for jobs in professional science. It seems like Sophie's Choice, only between doing what you love or creating something you love.
This would be a good time to tell you all about DoubleXScience (also on Twitter), a blog collaboration designed to highlight the challenges and successes of doing science with two X chromosomes.
It's about more than the dangers of having kids later in life and creating a real-life Idiocracy. It's about continuing to rid sexual bias from a world where it has been deeply rooted for decades. Has anyone had thoughts or experiences about this fork in life's road?
The first is that true gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor of women.
And if you don't believe me, you've never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my "sexism." My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because "everyone would know who ruled that relationship." Perfect equality - my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part." -
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OMG I LOVE THIS ESSAY SO MUCH. This is the thing that made me embrace slash a few years ago because before I was like "uh-oh I can't do that it's something GIRLS do D:" /coolstorybro
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Things that cannot screen for breast cancer and things that can.
And for those who are yelling about PP not doing mammograms, "screenings" are not just mammograms. "Screenings" are also breast exams, which are the first line of defense. Those breast exams are done every time a woman has a pelvic exam, which she needs in order to get birth control or STI testing. Get it together. Semantics do not change the facts.
For more information on supporting REAL pro-women organizations, check out this great article by Kaili Joy Gray.
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It's sad but it's true how society says her life is already over…
Dee Rees' debut film, Pariah, has rightfully been celebrated for its tender coming-out and coming-of-age story of a shy yet sexually curious 17-year-old African-American girl, Alike (Adepero Oduye).
An unprecedented black LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) success at the Sundance Festival in January, the film was immediately picked up by Focus Features for distribution and has since received two nominations for the Spirit Awards, which recognize independent film. In November, Rees was awarded breakthrough director of the year at the Gotham Awards.
Clearly, the movie's positive critical reception owes much to the brilliant dramatic performances of newcomers Oduye and Pernell Walker, veterans Charles Parnell and Kim Wayans, Bradford Young's beautiful cinematography and Rees' subtle yet sophisticated depiction of Alike and her middle-class African-American family's coming to terms with her lesbian identity.
But Pariah is also indebted to a cadre of often overlooked but no less important documentaries and coming-out films released during the height of black lesbian filmmaking from 1991 to 1996.
In 1993 filmmaker Michelle Parkerson wrote about the birth of a "new generation" of gay and lesbian filmmakers of color whose work challenged stereotypes and stigmas about black lesbian and gay lives on the big screen. Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon, founder and director of Sisters in Cinema and curator of the "Sisters in the Life" black lesbian transmedia project, calls 1991-1996 the "golden age" of a black queer cinema.
"That was the period of time when we had the most women producing the widest variety of work," Welbon said in an email interview. "Approximately 50 percent of all work produced was made during that five-year time period. Very little work is being produced today by out black lesbian media makers. So maybe Dee Rees is part of the trend of the mainstreaming of niche content that we see happening across all media platforms."
In her essay " 'Joining the Lesbians': Cinematic Regimes of Black Lesbian Visibility," film critic Kara Keeling attributes the rise of these self-identified "black lesbian films" to their roots in the larger social movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. These filmmakers not only were children of the civil rights, black power, women's and lesbian and gay movements, but also grew up as beneficiaries of a more nuanced identity politics with which they infused their work.
Moreover, this golden age of black lesbian filmmaking should be considered part of the new wave of black cinema that included Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It and Jungle Fever, Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust and, of course, Marlon Riggs' Tongues Untied and Black Is … Black Ain't, two groundbreaking documentaries that explored racial and sexual identities.
While Parkerson has been making films since 1973, her most notable films — Storme: The Lady of the Jewel Box, the story of Storme DeLarverie, emcee and male impersonator at the Jewel Box Revue, the first integrated gender-impersonation show; and A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde, co-directed with Ada Gay Griffin — were released during this heyday of black lesbian filmmaking.
The most critically acclaimed movie of this period was Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon Woman, a clever mocumentary about a black lesbian filmmaker researching the life of a relatively unknown black actress who played "mammy roles" in the '30s. The main character, Cheryl (played by Dunye), discovers that Fae Richards, the actress dubbed "the Watermelon Woman," was actually in a sexual relationship with the white female director, Martha Page, and was part of a vibrant underground black lesbian community in Philadelphia throughout her life.
The vast majority of black lesbian films made during the golden age were documentaries, such as Aishah Shahidah Simmons' coming-out short films In My Father's House and Silence … Broken; Jocelyn Taylor's Like a Prayer, Looking for LaBelle and Bodily Functions; and Welbon's Living With Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100. However, Dunye's film stood out because it was a fictional film that featured a black lesbian protagonist and landed a distribution deal with First Run Features.
Since Watermelon Woman's release in 1996, there have been more than 20 feature films directed by black lesbians. However, like most women in Hollywood, black lesbian directors do not have access to the necessary networks, capital or resources to have their films made and distributed for mass circulation.
A recent article, "Why the Odds Are Still Stacked Against Women in Hollywood," paints a pretty dismal picture. Despite being 50.8 percent of the U.S. population, female directors make up only 13.4 percent of the Directors Guild of America, and women hold only 16 percent of powerful behind-the-scenes jobs, such as producer, director, writer and editor.
Add the layers of being both African American and lesbian, and the dearth of opportunities in Hollywood becomes even more dire. In this context, Rees' Pariah is already a marketing success.
This is partly because of the savvy of its producer, Nekisa Cooper, who had an illustrious career working in brand management for such companies as Colgate-Palmolive, L'Oréal and General Electric. It was Cooper who helped brand Pariah as a universal coming-of-age story. It is also because of Rees' access to Spike Lee, her former New York University film-school professor, who was script adviser and executive director for Pariah.
But mostly Pariah is the beneficiary of Rees' talent and a slowly increasing visibility of complex LGBT characters in both independent and mainstream Hollywood films. More important, the buzz surrounding Pariah (and other films, such as Ava DuVernay's recent I Will Follow) indicates a small though significant shift in the exploration of the inner lives of black women — their sexual desires, contradictory emotions, lost loves and found selves — on the big screen.
This alone gives a new generation of black lesbian filmmakers, such as Tiona McClodden, director of the 2008 documentary Black/Womyn: Conversations With Lesbians of African Descent, reason to be excited. "After Pariah," McClodden said in an interview, "it might be a little easier for more of these types of film to be made. I hope it gets even more recognition and award nominations. So far there hasn't been a show of something that has been commercially successful in this genre, so this is why Pariah is so important."
Salamishah Tillet is an assistant professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the co-founder of the nonprofit organization A Long Walk Home Inc., which uses art therapy and the visual and performing arts to end violence against girls and women. Follow her on Twitter.
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Sound and picture cut out over hdmi
Wonder if anyone can offer some suggestions to fix my problem: Acer pc connected to pioneer amp connected to pioneer plasma via hdmi. Recently the picture goes black for a few seconds and the audio cuts out.
I have now run the hdmi to the plasma from the pc and an optical (spdif) to amp/receiver via a cheap external usb soundcard from the pc. This solves the problem but I would rather have the one hdmi as its simplier and presumeably slightly more direct for sound.
I also have tried connecting the hdmi as it is as the moment (to the plasma) and then selecting to output the audio from the tv to the amp via optical (which is already there for cable tv). This resulted in the audio still cutting out but the picture being fine.
The audio/picture cutting out is completely random and can happen every minute or not for days so its very annoying and hard to find the cause. I do find that I can almost make it cut out by playing the media player and opening youtube (ie 2 things playing at once).
I've noticed in device manager that I have realtek audio device and nvidia high definition audio device plus obviously the usb soundcard I have added. I'm not fantastic on the computer but can carry out straightforward tasks. I've checked windows updates for the drivers which says they're up to date. Why do I have nvidia and realtek? Which would be preferable? Could this fix the problem? Any suggestions appreciated.
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Food Network Stainless Steel cookware set at Kohls
Anyone have any experience with this line?
I'm trying to decide between this and the Tramontina set at Walmart. I only cook for 2 about 99% of the time, so the Tramontina sizes seem huge to me. But I know people usually prefer the stainless steel lids to the glass ones that the Kohls set has. I can get the Kohls set for about $100 less than the Tramontina with coupons and Kohls cash back, so of course I'm leaning towards that set. But I can't find any reviews on it anywhere.
Just wondering if they would be as good as the Tramontina line.
re: chuckl
I would use most of the pieces at one time or another. The Kohls set isn't sold individually, so if I went that route I would have to get the Tramontina. By the time I get all the individual pieces I'm almost at the cost of the set.
re: mishasmom
the tramontina 10 piece is 249
they also have the 8 piece with smaller pans for 149, my local store carries that one.
Can you get a replacement of the glass lids when it is broken? Are you sure that the glass lid is also oven safe? The set includes a saute pan. I have many good recipes asking to use a saute pan in oven. If I were you, I would avoid any set with glass lids because I know I would be careless sometimes and even pylex shutters in oven. I know Calphalon's lines are also with glass lids, but at least their replacement lids seem widely available including BBB. The stainless steel lid itself is enough for me to go with tramontina. On top of that, CI's good review on it.
From reputation, I will go for Tramontina and especially the Walmart prices shown by grnidkjun. I am just not super impressed with the Food Network knives. I know, I know. Knives are not the same as cookware, but I am just saying I think that we should not buy into the "Food Network"'s name.
On top, the Tramontina set is made with 18/10 stainless steel. Better looking.
I have a set of stainless with stainless lids and some stainless pans with glass lids, and I really like the glass lids. The oven-safe question is pertinent, as well as knowing if you would be able to order replacement lids.
I think it is best to handle the pans you are considering, decide if they are comfy in your hand, and whether they feel balanced. and if the handles are well attached. I think a set is a good way to get started with decent pans. If you become cooking obsessed you will want other and better things, but a moderately priced set is a good way to begin.
There is no black and white answer to this question. Ultimately you have to decide which set meets your needs. I wouldn't make this decision based on cost, unless you have to.
I know nothing at all about the Food Network products but the glass lids would stop me from considering it. I do have the Tramontina - the 8 piece set and some open stock pieces and I have been delighted with it. I also have several pieces of All-Clad stainless and they are, as Cook's Ilustrated reported, equal in beauty, performance and construction.
re: Chemicalkinetics
I have a combination of glass and stainless.. I have the stainless that have come with my ply cookware.. and I've kept several glass lids from my old set that I've replaced. Sometimes I like a glass lid and if they fit the ply cookware.. then sometimes I use them too. I've not had issues with the glass lids getting cloudy.. I just wash them in the dishwasher.
Glass lids - harder to clean, less likely to be oven safe ( esp at higher temps) and the ever-present fear of breakage. And to be honest, I simply don't like the look of them after they are used for a little bit, it seems even when people try hard to clean them they start to look a little scruffy.
re: knet
Totally Agree. Glass breaks vs stainless steel might bend when worst case it hits the floor very hard. Some sales people told me that glass lids are more practical to see how things are being cooked. Is this really true? I think that the lid does not stay clear transparent when a pot/pan is on heat because of the steam from the things cooked or liquid in the pot/pan. I also noticed glass replacement lids are not necessarily cheap either as far as I see the replacement lids for calphalon's.
Thanks for all your replies. Does anyone know what the advantage of the 18/10 stainless steel is? I know the Tramontina is 18/10 but I don't think the Food Network set is.
My sister-in-law recommended Chantal Copper Fusion-are they worth the money? There's not a lot of reviews out there on this line.
re: mishasmom
18/10 is considered a higher grade of stainless steel than 18/0 and 18/0 . The "10" refer to 10% nickel. It makes the steel shiner and even more stainless. However, 18/10 is not magnetic (rather very very weak), so a 18/10 stainless steel cookware will not work on an induction range.
If you think you will be using an induction range, then you should consider another. If not, 18/10 is a great steel.
re: mishasmom
The Tramontina tri-ply line will work on induction as it is clad and not just stainless construction. All of my pieces are induction ready.
re: knet
What do you mean by "it is clad and not just stainless construction"? Triply cookware are cladded by definition. Calphalon triply cookware are cladded with 18/10 stainless steel, aluminum, 18/10 stainless steel -- none of which is strongly magnetic. All Clad cookware are cladded with 18/10 interior, aluminum, 18/0 exterior. It is the exterior 18/0 which gives All Clad the induction capacibility. If induction is important, get 18/0. However, 18/10 is considered a higher grade of stainless steel than 18/0.
re: Chemicalkinetics
Hi CK - completely correct but I was just trying to respond to the question on stainless steel. It wasn't clear if the poster knew that the Tramontina line mentioned in that question WAS actually cladded.
Walmart had a Tramontina 22 qt., 18/10 SS stock pot on sale for 17 DOLLARS !!! I asked if they had more but it was the last one. Yes it has a glass lid..... BUT, Macy's has 'Tools of the Trade' cookware, and one of the items is a 12 ", 5 qt. SS sauteuse (no lid, straight sides) on sale for $15, and the glass lid fits the new pan just fine. Yes, Tools of the Trade is on the light side (and almost disposable) but it fits a niche
I'm curious to hear what you decided. I'm having the same dilemma right now. I have the Kohl's Food Network set and similar sized Tramontina pans from Walmart and I'm trying to decide between the two. The cost for the Food Network set for me was $210 and the Tramontina was $300. The Food Network set comes with 1 1/2 and 3 Qt saucepans, 9 1/4" and 11" skillets, 8 Qt stockpot and a 5 Qt saute pan. The Tramontina pans I have are 2 and 4 Qt saucepans, 10 and 12" skillets, 8 Qt stockpot with pasta insert and a 5 Qt saute pan.
The Food Network set is cheaper but also smaller and with glass lids. However, it has rolled edges on the saucepans, stockpot and saute pan. The rolled edge seems nice. The Tramontina pans are more expensive but are also larger, have SS lids, and the handles are more comfortable.
Does anyone know which pans are more durable? Anyone have any other likes or dislikes with either pans? My wife is about to kill me for having so many different pans in the house.
re: bngnome
I bought the Food Network set, but haven't opened the box yet. The smaller sizes appealed to me-I never cook enough food to need a 12 qt stockpot! Plus I wanted the 5 qt saute pan versus the 5 qt dutch oven that comes with the Tramontina (and I really hate those pasta inserts-the pasta always sticks in all the little holes and is a pain to clean). I also liked the rolled edges. I am a little concerned about the glass lids, but I'll just have to be careful. I did look at both of them before I decided-wanted to feel how heavy they were, what the handles felt like, etc. I hope I'm happy with my decision.


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- Thank you, Cory. Rest In Peace (May 11, 1982 - July 13, 2013)
Tribute to Cory Monteith in Argentina, July 16, 2013.
Tribute to Cory Monteith in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Bs. As por Cory - Homenaje a Cory Monteith"
idontwanttoseedat That smile never changed.
|This is for people hating on Matt Morrison for continuing his show, for people hating on Chord Overstreet for showing up for the baseball game, who both dedicated their performance to Cory, it's also for people hating on Jane Lynch for performing her musical and for people hating on Darren Criss for attending his movie premiere who wore a black ribbon for Cory. These people have jobs to do, they can't just cancel everything. Yet they did dedicate their hard work to Cory and tried to show their love the way they can. Don't judge them for doing their jobs. #RIPCoryMonteith (via super-junior-and-klaine)
According to GleekOutBR, there is a candlelight vigil being held at Paramount at 8 PM PST to honor the life and death of Cory Monteith.
For anyone who is not able to attend this vigil in Los Angeles, please light a candle at 8 PM PST, adjusted for whatever timezone you're in, and share it with Tumblr and/or Twitter via picture, Instagram, or Vine.
If you're not able to do so, simply reblog this post or post a picture of a candle. I encourage any person who was affected or touched by the loss of Cory, no matter what fandom or part of fandom you're a part of, to take part in this movement. Let's make this the biggest Tumblr-wide vigil in history. For his family. For his friends. For his co-stars. For his fans. For Lea. For Cory.
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UT: Game-day ticket scalping being cut off near stadium, arena
Scalpers with extra tickets to sell at next week's home opener against Georgia State will have to do so away from Neyland Stadium — or at least across the street.
The University of Tennessee announced a new policy Thursday banning the sale of tickets or anything else on the sidewalks outside of the stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena. It's a rule that will be in place four hours before the start time through the end of the game, concert or other event.
"We're not saying you can't sell tickets, we're just restricting it in a small area here at the football stadium and the arena" said Jeff Maples, associate vice chancellor for finance and administration. "The rest of the campus is still open to sell tickets if people have some to sell.
"It's just this sidewalk has so much activity going on with the ticket window, customer services, the buses coming in and out, and we have people with disabilities. We just want to keep this area as open as possible."
Besides easing car and pedestrian traffic in front of the venues, according to UT, the policy is meant to protect the university's ability to sell tickets at its windows and offer some relief to fans who are just not interested.
During football games, no ticket sales will be allowed in the Gate 21 Plaza and along the east side of Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Way Drive to Gate 10. During basketball games, the sales restriction includes Phillip Fulmer Way from Tee Martin Drive to Lake Loudoun Boulevard in front of the arena.
Those who don't comply would be asked to move, but if that's not enough, they could face a citation, said Maples.
"We're not trying to strong-arm people. When we see people trying to sell tickets here we will ask them kindly to move from the restricted area, and I think by and large people will comply with that request," Maples said.
Chris Peterson, 43, has purchased his tickets in front of Neyland Stadium since he graduated in 1992 and could no longer use student tickets. Peterson, who now lives in Denver but catches games when he's in town, said he isn't sure how the school will be able to stop so many sellers in a such congested area — or why they should have to.
"If someone wants to buy a ticket and someone wants to sell it, what's the detriment of that happening in front of Neyland?" Peterson said, adding that he's also concerned UT will expand the restricted area in coming years. "The only concern they could have is if tickets on the street sold for less than face value, and then , let's face it, it's because the product on the field is so bad they can't even get $50. Make the product on the field better and you're going to sell all your tickets."
Of course, not all the fans buying scalped tickets are dressed in orange, which irritates longtime season ticketholder Don McCown, who has attended UT games for 60 years and has seats on the 50-yard line.
"I bleed Big Orange, I pay for the right to buy those tickets, and it irritates me when even people I know, who have been grandfathered in (to season tickets), never go to a game," he said. "Yet, they buy the tickets and then sell them. I end up in primo seats with opponents sitting all around us."
Other fans are sympathetic to the university's point of view, including Tyler Freshour, 38,who has sold extra tickets in front of the stadium before.
"Imagine if someone outside Kroger on the sidewalk was selling vegetables. I have no problem with (UT) putting that rule in," said Freshour, who has attended games for three decades. "You got a lot of people there on a little sidewalk, and when you get a scalper, you've got people stopping and talking and looking, and you have a traffic jam of sorts."
Still, it's likely to be run-of-the-mill fans who will be most affected by the new rules, said Clark Moore, owner of www.selectticketservice.com, a ticket brokerage company based in Knoxville.
Moore said he does most of his business online, and when he does come to Knoxville for a game day, he usually operates elsewhere on campus or downtown.
"It's going to affect the common fan more than anyone because they walk through the door and then hold up tickets," Moore said. "But people in the business know it's better to be further out."


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Liliana Folta: An Abstract Poem of Freedom, detail 2. The ceramic bullets are signed by soldiers, veterans, and/or their families from different wars throughout history: WWI, WWII, Vietnam War, Islas Malvinas War, etc.
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"My work has a sculptural yet functional element to it and encompasses a sense of traditional ceramic techniques. Within this tradition is the art of storytelling and symbols which evoke certain sentiments and nostalgia but also a sense of the present environment. This environment is psychological and therefore each piece points to emotions within the narrative.
My present work is currently narrated by the symbol of the chair.
How does one define a simple thing like the chair? What makes the chair, a chair? As James Joyce says in A Portrait of a young man, "Is a chair conceived as a work of tragic or comic art?"
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One can imagine the world from a persons' perspective as it communicates compassion. Just as its absence communicates disrespect, lack of empathy and loss, whether this loss is a physical or emotional one." Kira O'Brien
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Annie Woodford: Piercing Rim, detail, 2007
Annie Woodford: Splinter 2, 2010, Porcelain, copper, stainless steel, 30x25x30 cm.
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"The concept of my recent work is about form, and it grows from my curiosity about space; it investigates the relationship between two objects and it questions how we should make the landscape to react to man-made object. In my work I aim to explore that joyful, interesting, and mysterious relationship between objects and to create compositions with complex configurations though simple and unexpected components.
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Quick Tip: Freeze Pre-Baked Cakes
When we're throwing a dinner party or any other kind of gathering, we like to do as much of the cooking ahead of time as we possibly can. We love this trick of freezing baked, unfrosted cake rounds because it means we can do the baking a week or even a month before the party! It's super easy...
Just bake the cake as normal and let it cool completely on the counter. Then wrap it in a double layer of plastic wrap and then a layer of tin foil to protect it from freezer burn, and lay it flat in the freezer. Don't forget to label it with the type of cake and the date!
Frozen cake rounds will keep in the freezer for several months and no one will know the difference once they're thawed and frosted. If you're making a layer cake, an added bonus is that cake is easier to slice into layers when it's slightly chilled.
The only trick is remembering to take the cake out of the freezer and put it in the fridge the night before you want to frost it. Cake really needs to thaw slowly so it can reabsorb the moisture evenly. Cake left on the counter to thaw can sometimes end up mushy.
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Did you mean to title this just 'baked' cakes? Because wouldn't pre-baked cakes be, well, not baked?
In a more constructive comment, I do this often with cupcakes. I'm a 1 person household but I love cupcakes. So I make them, bake them, and then defrost one or two at a time to enjoy. Thanks for the reminder about larger cakes!
Great suggestion. My daughter's birthday is New Year's Eve, and baking the cake on December 30th after all the holiday baking that had already gone on was a stressor--and not a great cake. Birthday cake is going to be coming out of the freezer in '09.
I've done this before! I did it for my Grandad's birthday because it was on the friday and I had a superbusy week ahead, so I made it the weekend before. Really good time saving tip. Good idea to do it with cupcakes too, I hadn't thought of that before! I freeze buttercream sometimes when I have loads left over though.
Great idea! I thought I'd attempt a layered ice cream cake for my boyfriend's birthday, and now the task doesn't seem so daunting! And I can slice it when it's cold... excellent.
I did the for the first time when throwing a bridal shower. Though I was NOT the maid-of-honor I quickly realized none of the other bridesmaids were going to help at all, and my friend really deserved something nice. I had to do ALL the food, decorations, entertainment/games, and if I hadn't been able to make the cupcakes ahead of time and freeze them, they would NOT of gotten done! Everyone commented how moist and yummy the cupcakes were!
I'm doing it again this week too! My friend's birthday party is Saturday, but I'm making the cupcakes tonight!
I do this, but quickly learned to do it early in the morning so the fragrance of cake would be gone before Husband came home from work.
Pound cakes keep especially well in the freezer, and I like to divide the batter, and make two loaf cakes instead of one round pound cake. Then Husband is happy, and I have a cake tucked away for emergencies.
Thawing is the tricky part - watch it! I just had to serve a mushy carrot cake last week b/c I didn't thaw it properly! It was more like carrot pudding. Oh well. Next time I'll know!


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Michael R. Bloomberg is the 108th Mayor of the City of New York. He was first elected in November 2001, two months after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
Born on February 14, 1942 in Boston and raised in a middle class home in Medford, Massachusetts, Michael Bloomberg attended Johns Hopkins University, where he paid his tuition by taking loans and working as a parking lot attendant. After college, he went on to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School.
In 1966, he was hired by a Wall Street firm, Salomon Brothers, for an entry-level job. He quickly rose through the ranks at Salomon, overseeing equity trading and sales before heading up the firm's information systems. When Salomon was acquired in 1981, he was let go from the firm. With a vision of an information company that would use emerging technology to bring transparency and efficiency to the buyers and sellers of financial securities, he launched a small startup company called Bloomberg LP. Today, Bloomberg LP has over 300,000 subscribers to its financial news and information service in over 160 countries around the globe. Headquartered in New York City, the company has about 13,000 employees worldwide.
Already deeply involved in civic affairs, he officially entered public life in 2001, when he entered the race for Mayor of the City of New York. After entering City Hall, Mayor Bloomberg won control of New York City's broken public school system and turned it around by raising standards, promoting innovation, and holding schools accountable for success. He spurred economic growth and job creation by revitalizing old industrial areas and strengthening key industries, including new media, film and television, bio-science, technology, and higher education. The Mayor's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan helped bring the City through the national recession as quickly as possible and helped avoid the level of job losses that many experts had forecast and that other cities experienced. He has also launched programs that encourage entrepreneurship, combat poverty, and help people acquire the skills they need to build careers.
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