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GameCast: April 26th - Cubs at St. Louis, our fragile shells are cracked edition
Rich Harden (1-1, 4.20 ERA) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (1-1, 5.29 ERA)
The sky is falling! The Cubs have lost 4 straight! Run, run for your lives! Abandon this team before it's too late!
Erm, sorry about that. I need to chill. Anyway, I wonder what it would be like to live in Lou Piniella's brain on a day like this. The team he's managing - expected to be the best offensive team in baseball - is struggling, is sluggish, and is losing a lot. Like Murtaugh, he's probably feeling way too old for this shiz. I'm waiting for Lou to crack.
Who's Hot
Theriot, Fukudome, and even Fontenot all managed 2 hits yesterday. Regrettably the Cubs left 9 on the bases and have struggled to get the hits when they count.
Who's Not
The heart of the lineup and the bullpen. It was a testament to the '08 Cubs that they were able to win so many games when the top of the lineup struggled. Believe it or not, they are still that deep. They're just having trouble getting the engines revved up.
As for the bullpen, I think that the release of Luis Vizcaino has complicated matters. Maybe he was an attitude problem; probably he was pissed to not be used often enough. But his departure plus the promotion of Samardzija minus the reliability of Marmol plus the flailings of Patton and Cotts equals a volatile situation. I get the feeling that once the Cubs pull the plug on the Patton experiment - due any day now - the last few spots of the pen will become a revolving door until somebody mans up and takes the job with authority ... or until Hendry makes a few trades.
I would expect the Cubs to play hard today. They don't want to get swept by the Cardinals, they don't want to fall a game under .500, and they certainly don't want to cause Lou to stroke out in the dugout. (Hmm "Stroke Out in the Dugout" could totally be a song.)
Which isn't to say that they will win today, or escape their current troubles by having one magical performance, but if you don't think the Cubs are a better team than how they've been playing then I have nothing for you.
One last note
I'm posting this a little early today because I have the always-exciting marriage course to go to in order to gain the church's permission to have a Catholic wedding. I sure am happy I get to do that rather than watch baseball. (Hint: that was sarcasm)
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Series Preview: Cubs at St. Louis
Game Recap: Cardinals 4, Cubs 3, rising tide of panic
Game Recap: Cardinals 8, Cubs 2, our season is clearly over
GameCast: April 25th Cubs vs. Cardinals
The Cubs offense slumbers their way along. Maybe today's the day they light a fire. But probably not. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are off to the start that we'd dreamed the Cubs would have.
Lou Piniella continues his experiment with yesterday's lineup. There's only one discouraging problem - the cleanup and protection hitters are batting .206 and .208 respectively.
Who's Hot
Not really anybody. Reed Johnson, I guess, who went 2 for 4 yesterday. The Fonz's sole hit yesterday was a double. And, hey, Fontenot drove in a run! Woo-hoo!
Who's Not
See above.
The Cubs are facing a young pitcher who hasn't had a whole lot of experience. I'm wondering if/when Lou will try to light a fire under his team. You can bet that if the offense remains lackluster, if big opportunities are squandered, if the Cardinals thrash the Cubs today, then ... dare I say it? It's gonna hai.
Gamecast: April 24th vs. Cardinals
The Cubs come into the series down two games, and they are playing the best offense in the league (I gagged as I typed that). The Cubs have shifted around the lineup, thanks in part for Crazy Milton sitting out with only one hit this season. Ryan Dempster will try and get back to his dominating stuff from last year, instead of walking everybody.
The Cubs will also have to hold down Albert Pujols, who is crushing the ball early in the year.
Who's Hot
After two games and 1 run, I'm going out on a limb and saying nobody's hot. We need to win before anybody can move back up.
Who's Not
The Bullpen - I'm not ready to give on them, but we need some improvement.
The bottom third of the lineup - I could have said everybody, but it looks we need to get going.
The Cubs are scuffling heading into this season, and the Cards are coming off a sweep of the Mets. All it take is one game to get the next winning streak going. I think it starts tonight.
GameCast: April 23rd Reds vs. Cubs Rubber Match
Aaron Harang (1-2, 2.70 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 5.21 ERA)
It's another rubber game for the Chicago Cubs (or as I hoakingly called it, a Rubber Match). In his last outing, Carlos Zambrano went 7 innings and gave up 7 runs. Aaron Harang, meanwhile, appears to be his old self pre Dusty-Destructo days.
Amazingly, Jeff Samardzija appears to be headed to Chicago. I call it "amazing" because in order to make room for him, the Cubs are cutting a guy with a 0.00 ERA. I'm referring to Luis Vizcaino who has 2 hits allowed, 3 strikeouts and 0 walks in 3.2 innings of work. He's called "seldom used" by the Tribune although at this point he's pitched in 31% of the Cubs games - putting him on pace for 50 over a full season.
Maybe Lou sees something that the stat lines don't convey, but it's a little baffling that he and his 4 million owed would get cut over Neal Cotts who has turned into a pitching masochist.
Also still on the team are Dave Patton - 5.79 ERA - and Angel Guzman - 5.87 ERA. It just seems weird. Then again, Luis Vizcaino never even got his own tag here at GROTA, so maybe it was just ... destiny.
Who's Hot
Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome - It's a strange definition of "hot." It's more like "who got a hit yesterday." But Soriano is now batting .304, by far his best start as a Cub. Fukudome is at .348. Ramirez is batting .362. And Lee, who started out slow and was sluggish against the Cardinals, is still batting an impressive .344 in his last 29 at bats.
Who's Not
Geovany Soto - He went 0 for 4 yesterday and is now batting .115 on the season. I have a feeling that barring a really, really hot May, an All Star selection is not in Soto's future for 2009.
Milton Bradley - Lou's cleanup hitter is batting .043 on the season right now and the Cubs are still 8-5 after 13 games. Here's a little fun math for you. If Bradley finishes the year with a .300 batting average in 520 at bats, he'll need to go 155 for his next 497, which is a .312 AVG. Actually, when I put it that way it seems very possible and nothing at all to worry about. Let's talk about Bradley again 23 at bats from now.
The Cubs are in a crowded NL Central right now. By that I mean that they are 1 of 4 teams playing better-than-.500 baseball. Can you believe that the Pirates have 9 wins right now?
The Reds are 8-6 and are poised to hurdle Chicago in the standings if they win today. And if they win I hope they enjoy it because it won't last.
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Gamecast: April 22nd Reds at Chicago Cubs
Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.22 ERA) vs. Ted Lilly (2-0, 3.86 ERA)
The Cubs try and take game two tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. It is the second night game at Wrigley. The weather has played a big role in the past few games, a cancellation on Sunday, and freezing temps last night, which killed a couple HR's off the bat of Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto.
The Cubs remain in first by percentage points after New York's Oliver Perez decided to self-destruct in the fifth inning against the Cardinals.
Milton Bradley will most likely return to the lineup tonight. He has as many hits as ejections. I'm sure we would love to see him get hot and put this first two weeks behind us.
Who's Hot
Micah Hoffpauir - Say what you want about the 29-year-old rookie, but he came up big last night. After Jay Bruce put the Reds on top, Micah took Micah deep for his first home run of the season. He's only hitting .375 with five RBI (two of which came last night) in 16 at bats. I know there is no way for him to keep it, but if he can hit .290, while getting four to eight at bats a week, I would take it.
Aramis Ramirez - He had one of the best at bats during the fifth inning. He fouled off pitch after pitch, before punching a ball to right to give the Cubs a 4-2 lead. He looks poised for a great year.
Ted Lilly - Roosevelt is 2-0 already this season, after nearly no-hitting the Rockies last week. After last year's lousy start, it has been nice to see him win early.
Who's Not
Mike Fontenot - "Little Babe Ruth" has been nothing like "The Babe" as he went 0-for-3 last night to drop his average down to .205. He drew a walk, but it would be nice to see him hit a little bit like the other Cajun.
Neal Cotts - Poor Cotts. He gets a gift to strike out a guy in the 8th, before remembering he was Neal Cotts. He proceeded to give up a hit, then walk a guy before Lou had seen enough and brought Carlos Marmol into the game. Cotts' ERA dropped, but he went further in the doghouse.
Clogging the bases vs. Slugging: The battle continues wage on as the Cubs clogged the bases seven times last night (nine if you include the two hit batters). The Cubs clogged their way to seven runs, while the Reds slugged their way to two. I wonder how this game will turn out? The Cubs are facing Johnny Cueto tonight, who has walked seven in 10 2/3 innings, but he has struck out 12. The Cubs should be able to do enough damage to take Game 2 to set up the sweep tomorrow against Aaron Harang.
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GameCast: April 21st Reds vs. Cubs
Micah Owings (0-1, 7.20 ERA) vs. Rich Harden (0-1, 5.00 ERA)
Dusty Baker and the Cincinnati Reds come to Chicago. Cub fans have to wonder what Dusty will bring with him on this trip. Will he make excuses about the number of day games? Perhaps he'll put a little bit of the blame on the fans for not supporting the team if the Reds play poorly? I suppose he could always imply that we're racist and overly-critical of him.
Nevertheless, the Cubs will be looking to extend their stranglehold on the NL Central with a throttling of the Reds who themselves are only half a game out of first.
Who's Hot
Aramis Ramirez - A-Ram batted .462 in his last series against the Cardinals with 1 homer and 5 RBI. He's swinging a heavy stick right now and is on pace to hit 53 homers and drive in 193 RBI. (Reminder: it's only been eleven games.)
Kosuke Fukudome - We're going to learn a lot about Fukudome this season. For example, if his totals drop down to around .265 or .270 again, then he's a flash-in-the-pan hot starter. If he can stay fairly level all season long, then he's a genius hitter who adjusted to the league. At this point, 'dome is on pace to hit 44 homeruns.
Ryan Theriot - Hmm. Ryan Theriot is batting .400 right now. He's speedy. He's actually hitting a fair number of doubles. He bats righty, Fukudome bats lefty, and Ramirez bats righty. Sounds like the ideal 1-2-3 R-L-R combo the Cubs need at the top of the order. And yet he'll be batting 8th tonight - if we're lucky.
Who's Not
Geovany Soto - Jack Sparrow's stunt double needs to find the white pearl pretty fast. (In case the metaphor is just too stupid to be sensible, the white pearl in this case would be a pitched baseball.) When Geo isn't pirating the Caribbean, he's experiencing 0-fers. But it's not as bad as it looks. He's had 5 games in which he's had 4-or-more plate appearances, and he's failed to hit in 3 of them. Okay, 60% is pretty bad, but it's still a very small sample size.
Aaron Miles + Mike Fontenot - Our two-headed, switch-hitting, ring-bearing, Mount-Doom-Heading second base duo isn't exactly winning over old enemies right now. Between the two of them Miles and Fontenot are 10 for 51 (.196) with 3 extra base hits. That cute girl wearing a DeRosa game who's sitting next to you at the game tonight will be secretly crying when you aren't looking.
Derrek Lee - On a bigger scale, Lee's doing much better now, thank you. But he batted a meager .214 in 3 games against the Cardinals. It'd be nice to watch D.Lee (still DP free, by the way) have a big series against Dusty's boys.
As Rob noted, Rich Harden is throwing tonight and apparently that guy could crap a 10 strikeout performance if he had to. There's one thing the Cubs are missing, but luckily it's something every team is "missing" early on in the year - consistency. The offense will set the world on fire, but the pitching will crap the bed. The pitching will come close to shutting down the opposition, and the team will still lose 1-0. The rotation will be aces, the bullpen will be eights. You get what I'm saying. But nobody "puts it all together" in the first two weeks of April.
Still, the Cubs are in a position to pummel the Reds, and I'm pretty sure they're entirely capable of doing it.
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Series Preview: Reds at Chicago Cubs
GameCast: April 19th - Cardinals vs. Cubs CANCELED
Update: This game has been canceled. A very special Series Recap will be published either late tonight or early tomorrow.
Todd Wellemeyer (1-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. Ted Lilly (2-0, 3.86 ERA)
The first meeting between the Cubs and Cardinals has been everything it was billed to be. We've had one frustrating loss and two down-to-the-wire games decided late by big homeruns. We've seen the failure of our starting pitchers and of their bullpen. We've witnessed timely hits, cutting defensive plays, and so far the Cubs have two wins to show for it.
Today's game, then, is pretty important. These teams are tied for first in the Central. And who knows - a Chicago win today just might be the moment where they pull ahead and stay that way for the duration of the '09 season. Unlikely, but not impossible.
Who's Hot
The Cubs offense ...
Soriano. .292 on the season. 5 homeruns, 8 walks, .393 OBP and 1.039 OPS.
Fukudome. 9 of his 15 hits have been for extra bases (3 homers, 6 doubles). He leads the team with 9 walks. His AVG is .375; his OBP is .480; his OPS is 1.230.
Theriot. .400 AVG, .468 OBP, 3 steals in 4 tries.
Ramirez. .333 AVG. 3 homers, 11 RBI, one Clutchy McClutcherson moment.
Lee. .381 AVG in his last 5 games, 0 double plays and counting.
Who's Not
... except for Soto, Fontenot, and Miles
Soto. 2 for 19. On the bright side, he drew 3 walks yesterday and he doesn't appear to be pressing in order to compensate for his crappy bat skills.
Fontenot. His .222 AVG is bad. (Duh.) His .364 OBP and .725 OPS, not too bad. He'll straighten out.
Miles. At least Mike's direct competition for second base isn't exactly setting the field on fire. Mr. Aaron Miles is 2 for 15 with a .369 OPS.
As a team the Cubs are batting a mere .258, but their OBP is a spectacular 101 points higher. There are other teams out there with better OBPs so far, but only 3 have actually drawn more walks.
On the pitching front, it's been very hit and miss with the Cubs. But Ted Lilly in his last outing was mostly miss for his opponents. He probably won't throw another 1-hitter today, but I anticipate him having another good outing.
And wouldn't it just be a perfect start to 2009 for the Cubs to take 3 of 4 at home from their rivals?
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Series Preview: Cardinals vs. Cubs
Game Recap: Cardinals 7, Cubs 4
Game Recap: Cubs 8, Cardinals 7
Game Recap: Cubs 7, Cardinals 5
GameCast: April 18th - Cardinals vs. Cubs Round 3
Ryan Dempster (1-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. Kyle Lohse (2-0, 1.13 ERA)
In the first game, the Cardinals wielded a strong pimp hand against the Cubs.
In the second game, it looked to be more of the same before Alfonso Soriano selfishly hulked up in the 8th inning and hit a decisive game-winning homerun.
In the third game, Cubs ace Ryan Dempster will take on Kyle Lohse, who is just one of many pitchers to have mediocre careers before coming to St. Louis where he went 15-6 last year.
In the past 3 seasons the Cubs have pwned Lohse. In 7 starts he's 1-2 against the Cubs with a 5.16 ERA, although he's pitched very well at Wrigley Field.
One way or the other, one of these two teams will be playing for a split-at-best after today's game. My money would be on the Cubs if I wasn't opposed to gambling due to political reasons. Nevertheless...
Who's Hot
Alfonso Soriano - He struck out 3 times yesterday, and walked not once, but a game-winning homerun will keep anybody in the hot column.
Derrek Lee - Since starting the year 2 for 25, Lee has gone 7 for his last 15. Again, small sample size. But Derrek seems to be able to still get hits after all, and so far this year 0 double plays.
Aramis Ramirez - after going 3 for 4 yesterday, he's up to .364 on the season.
Who's Not
Milton Bradley - Don't Wake will miss the next 2 games thanks to a supsension. He's still only got 1 hit on the '09 campaign, a homer, and his slow start may be a reason for the occasional offensive druthers of the Cubs.
One other thought about Milton and his suspension-inducing strikeout. Rob is right. If you're in Milton's position, after the very first blown call your job becomes Defender of the Strike Zone. Swing at anything and everything close. I'm sure there was something in Bradley's brain that was screaming "you know you're right, it was a ball, so screw him and stick to your guns! Only swing at strikes!" (It's the same kind of mentality that causes a person to drive for half an hour in the wrong direction while lost ... once you start headed down that road, it's awful hard to turn around.)
But what Bradley should have done was protect the strike zone and foul off the balls that looked close until he got one that was an indesputible strike. Just my two cents on it.
Mike Fontenot - A 1 for 4 game yesterday is great, but he's still only batting .229 on the season. Wake Up, Fontenot!
I like the Cubs' chances today. Dempster seems to enjoy pitching at Wrigley, Lohse flinches like a battered spouse any time the Cubs roll into town, and the Cubs offense is starting to click.
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Series Preview: Cardinals vs. Cubs
Game Recap: Cardinals 7, Cubs 4
Game Recap: Cubs 8, Cardinals 7
GameCast: Cardinals vs. Cubs THE REVENGE!!!
Carlos Zambrano (1-0 3.00 ERA) vs. Pb&J Walters (-)
The hate between Cardinal and Cub fans is real. For those of us who live on the periphery of Cubs baseball, it doesn't seem so bad. I admit that I have to resist the temptation to taunt anybody I see wearing a Cardinals hat when I'm oot and aboot* in Toronto, but I don't feel any particularly strong feelings toward the birds or their fans for the most part.
(*note: we don't really talk like that. We also don't live in igloos, our bacon looks like your bacon, and yes, we have socialized health care. Suck it, America)
But I have to admit - I feel a little more anxious whenever the Cubs play the Cardinals. For whatever reason, I don't want the Cubs to lose to them. I don't want to be embarrassed. So, yesterday's opening shot across the Cubs-Cardinals bow was an unfortunate one.
Today, though, the Cubs face a rookie pitcher making his major league debut in a hostile ballpark. There will be REVENGE!
Who's hot
Alfonso Soriano - Another hit and 2 walks yesterday gives the Fonz a .308 AVG and .400 OBP start to the '09 season. I still believe that the Fonz is a prolific slow starter and I'm expecting a 1 for 20 drought sometime before May. Still, he's doing well -- for now.
Kosuke Fukudome - Last year, Fooky began the season like a monk on fire. Okay, so that analogy doesn't exactly make sense, but think about it. He starts out flaming, running around, waving his arms, and gradually stops moving and the fire burns out. That was Fukudome. Maybe we shouldn't get too excited too soon, but Kosuke has already hit 3 homers and is batting .375 on the season.
Remember when, after an 0-fer on opening day, fans were calling for Kosuke to be deported? He's given a big Fuku to those fans.
Ryan Theriot - He is now batting .387 on the season. I love how well the Fonz is playing, but doesn't Theriot make way, way more sense at leadoff?
Who's not
Mike Fontenot - Uh oh. If Dusty Baker was running this team, with Miles on the bench and Fontenot written into the lineup, his erasin' pencil would be looking real good right now. Fontenot is batting .226 on the season after an 0 for 4 outing yesterday. Who is your DeRo ...er, hero ... now?
Geo Soto - Sore shoulder, check. 1 hit to start the season. Check. .071 AVG so far. Check. Panic and fear - ehh, half-check.
Just a friendly reminder, written with ardor and care.
Right now, somewhere in baseball there's a guy with a .400 AVG and 3 homeruns who will be demoted to the minors by July. There's another guy in baseball right now who's batting .150 who'll be a finalist for the MVP award. That's just the way it goes.
Brash decisions about the roster is a move better suited for a Baker. Yes, we're turning Baker into an insulting nickname, and probably our first photoshop of the season. So don't Be a Baker - be patient with this team. Much as you would certainly not buy into Fukumania based on his great start, don't sell your Geo stock just because he looks more confused right now than a straight man in a tranny bar.
But I suppose I could be wrong about that. I hope I'm not, though.
GameCast: April 16th Cardinals vs. Cubs
Adam Wainwright (1-0, 1.74 ERA) vs. Sean Marshall (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Ah, the Cubs and the Cardinals. Chicago hates St. Louis for being responsible for single-handedly keeping the mullet in style. St. Louis hates Chicago for those sticklerish rules about wearing shoes in restaurants and not smoking cigarettes while pregnant.
But more importantly, the Cubs and Cardinals are tremendously followed by people who live in two kick-ass, hard-working cities who can only agree on one thing: the Yankees are overrated. They will spend the 2009 season chasing one another, and even though on paper the Cubs have a ridiculously superior ballclub, there are a multitude of Cub fans who won't stop working about LaRussa's pesky bunch until that dreaded phrase "mathematically eliminated" comes into play.
I suppose that that's the way it should be.
Who's hot?
Dare I say it? Derrek Lee had a 3 for 4 game yesterday including his first homerun of the season. But before you hop onto the Lee bandwagon, Micah Hoffpauir is batting like .500, dood! That guy should be starting!
Reed Johnson is making the most of his recent opportunity to start. He's batting .385 in 13 at bats.
Who's not?
Geovany Soto has something in common with Aaron Miles. They've both started the '09 campaign by batting 1 for their first 10.
Have you seen Kevin Gregg's wife? I'm just saying.
(Note: I have neither seen Gregg's wife nor do I know if he's actually married)
Go get 'em, boys. And watch out - when Cardinals fans are angry they fill empty packs of cigarettes with rocks and chuck them onto the field.


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Janine's Q & A
Favorite Sport/Team
It changes every year. I choose the cutest player and cheer for their team. This year its the Mets. Hello David Wright!
Favorite Movie/Actor
Movie: Beauty and the Beast & Aladdin. Actor: Right now I love funny guys like Michael Cera,Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis.
Go-to karaoke song
I haven't sang in public ever since Elementary school, teachers didn't like my rendition of "I want to be an Oscar Mayer wiener"
My first job
Worked at a Pharmacy..Counting pills
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
Only my ears, I'm a good girl.
Mac or PC?
An apple a day..Mac!
Nintendo, Xbox 360, PS3, or don't game?
Does playing the Words With Friends and Scramble app on my Iphone count?
What fun fact, talent or superpower of yours should guys know about?
My superpower would be making people fall in love with me immediately when they meet me....JOKING, I'm the best baker in the world, my grandpa tells me so.
What's the most memorable pick up line you've ever heard?
"Do you come here often" The only reason it's memorable is because I didn't know people actually used this line! I thought it was a myth
What's the craziest thing you've ever done?
Besides this? The males in my family are going to kill me, so this is risking my life haha No, I moved to New York for a little right after my high school graduation, and I used to introduce myself to every guy I'd meet as "Eva Carmen, I write the sex tips for Cosmo"..So I guess alter egos are kind of crazy.
What's the most unusual place you've ever hooked up? How'd it go?
Under a pool table. It wasn't that unusual until I hit my head on one of the ball thingys in the corner.. It was still great though.
What's in your purse or pocket right now?
What isn't in there is a better question. I have my wallet, lipgloss, an Aruba guide (don't ask), my ipod, a tea bag, gum, and 3d glasses from seeing Beauty and the Beast in 3d last month (I should probably take these out because I always think they are sunglasses and yes I've made the mistake of putting them on)
What do you feel most comfortable wearing?
Robes or a bikini
Would you rather have boring sex all the time or an amazing romp once a year?
Haha nothing is boring with me, so I'm going to have to go with all the time.
If you could do a shot of Jose Cuervo with anyone -- dead or alive -- who would it be?
Justin Bieber..Take the innocence right out of him.


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The landmine situation in Ethiopia
First-year law student Phil Duguay will speak about his experiences working for Mines Action Canada on the landmine situation in Ethiopia. The presentation will feature photos and video from the region, a discussion on Canada's role in the implementation of the Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention), and internship opportunities for young people. A Human Rights Working Group presentation for Canadian Landmine Awareness Week.
Ethical issues and HIV/AIDS research
Emile Bienvenu, currently in residence at the Faculty of Law, is a pharmacist with a master's degree from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and a lecturer at the National University of Rwanda. His research focuses on rational use of medicines for key diseases and on good pharmacy practice. His current research interest seeks to optimize pharmacotherapy in HIV/TB/malaria co-infected patients. A co-presentation of the CIPP with the HRWG on HIV/AIDS and Public Health.
Unnatural relations: Should companion animals be included in the legal definition of "family"?
Panel discussion with profs Wendy Adams, Margaret Somerville and Nicholas Kasirer, and Lesli Bisgould (a full-time animal lawyer). A reception at Thomson House will follow. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about animal law and chat with a practitioner.
Colloquium Series - Silvina Montrul
Back to basics: Incomplete acquisition of differential object marking in Spanish heritage speakers
Linguistics Future Week
Career week hosted by SLUM
McGill's Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates (McCCLU)
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Competitive mooting run-offs
First, second and third year students are invited to try out for a spot on one of McGill's moot court teams. Visit the SAO website link below for more information and to download all the documents needed. Schedule: 9h00–12h30 and 14h30–17h15.
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Opening the doors to rights for live-in caregivers: A critical discussion of Canada's live-in caregiver program
Panel discussion: Abigail Bakan (Professor of Political Studies and Women's Studies, Queen's University); Cecilia Diocson (Executive Director, National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada); Delia de Veyra (Vice Chairperson, PINAY, former live-in caregiver program participant); and Walter Chi-Yan Tom (lawyer practicing immigration law in Montreal). Moderator: Jill Hanley (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, McGill, co-founder of the Immigrant Workers' Centre). The Live-In Caregiver program brings thousands of domestic workers to Canada on temporary work visas each year to fill a labour market gap to provide care for children and elderly persons. Mostly women from developing countries, these caregivers are required to live in the homes of their employers, and their immigration status remains precariously tied to their jobs. The temporary status of live-in caregivers in Canada creates a context that leaves caregivers vulnerable to abuse and to denial of workers' rights. Is the live-in caregiver progr
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Prefrontal contributions to source memory retrieval in young and elderly
Maria Natasha Rajah, PhD, assistant professor, Dept of Psychiatry
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From Input--Output Tables To Supply-And-Use Tables
AbstractIn 1991, Statistics Netherlands introduced the supply-and-use tables as part of the national accounts. Since then, the supply-and-use tables have been the main statistics on the production structure of the Dutch economy. They form the basis from which input--output tables are derived. The time series of supply-and-use tables starts in 1987. However, there is a need for a time series since 1970 because benchmark revisions of the Dutch national accounts would become far easier if such time series were available. Therefore, a method has been developed to derive supply-and-use tables from existing input--output tables. This article presents the algorithm.
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I don't know if it has to be, but we do. We don't use it fast enough to store it on the shelf.
Anyone know? I'm clueless about sauces that do/don't need to be refrigerated.
I don't know if it has to be, but we do. We don't use it fast enough to store it on the shelf.
We refrigerate ours once opened, but I tend to "refrigerate when in doubt".
I'm 90% certain it should be refrigerated.
My bottle doesn't say anywhere to refrigerate after opening. My guess is that there's enough salt in it that it won't go bad quickly.
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I don't refrigerate mine, and it's been in my pantry for ages.
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I don't refrigerate it either.
Interesting - I've always refrigerated mine, but now I'm thinking I don't have to, and can free up some valuable refrigerator real estate!
What about Soy Sauce? Would that be the same thing?
So many of those condiments have so much vinegar and salt that they're perfectly fine in the cupboard unless they specifically state to refrigerate. Heck, I didn't even keep ketchup in the fridge until this last bottle I bought indicated "refrigerate after opening" on the label.
Becky, my soy sauce is in the cupboard, too. Right next to the Worchestershire, actually.
I have always refriged mine. I have never thought about it though. My mom does and I followed her.
I have one in the fridge and one in the pantry next to my soy sauce
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Two-thirds of the company's intake of fresh engineering graduates now comes from off-campus hiring. This, in a way, is an indication of the general IT industry's shift towards just-in-time hiring.
"We took a rap on our knuckles, and we did learn from it. A lot of our problem was a legacy issue, wherein we hired somewhere in 2010 for a business situation in 2013," said Naveen Narayanan, Senior Vice President – Human Resources, in an interaction with The Hindu on Wednesday.
"But now we want to clearly ensure that we are not piling-up inventory, and are getting closer to just-in-time hiring. We will continue the pace of our lateral hirings as well, which now account for three-fourths of our overall hiring," he added.
The company, which does not expect hiring to drop this year, is also tackling the problem of better communication with its newly-hired engineering graduates.
In particular, according to Mr. Narayanan, HCL is in the process of learning how to manage multiple communications channels.
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Mr. Narayanan also pointed out that one of the bigger issues surrounding U.S immigration reform was the new wage compliance regime that would come into effect.
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Will Google release another Nexus flagship in time for the holidays?
Summary: Google's Nexus line offers a pure Android experience that gets updated before everyone else and we should see one with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) launching before the end of 2011.
I loved my Nexus One and it is one of the rare smartphone purchases that I regret ever giving up on and selling. I was not that impressed with the latest Nexus S 4G device and want to see HTC get back into the Google Nexus race, which is what Boy Genius Report posted in their rumor post today about a possible Nexus 4G being released prior to Thanksgiving.
Google revealed their Ice Cream Sandwich plans at Google I/O recently so it makes sense that one of the first devices to launch with this OS will be their pure Google Nexus device. BGR's sources indicate these may be the specifications of this device:
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We don't know the screen size, but the leaked rumored photos show it being in the 4" plus range. The LTE radio indicates Verizon is a likely target, but AT&T/T-Mobile will be getting LTE too so maybe it will support these carriers. I think 5 megapixel cameras are just fine for smartphone as long as the optics and software are done right so we get decent photos. Most WP7 5 megapixel cameras suck, but Nokia has shown you can have great 5 megapixel shooters so it can be done.
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How to play China's 'rural' rise
China's migrant workers aren't really rural at all -- and employees who live in small and midsize cities are transforming the nation's economy.
When China's leaders introduced the country's 12th five-year plan, in March 2011, it included the wildly ambitious goals of rebalancing the economy away from exports and toward domestic consumption, of closing some of the huge gap between rich and poor by raising the minimum wage by at least 13% a year, on average, and of reducing rural poverty by extending programs such as pensions across the country. All while keeping the economy growing by 7% a year with stable prices.
You don't suppose they actually meant it?
Absolutely they did, recent data say.
In 2012, rural incomes rose faster than urban incomes -- for the third consecutive year. Rural income from benefits payments rose 21.9%, twice the rate in urban areas, as the government increased its spending on health care subsidies by 36%. And because poor families tend to consume a higher portion of their income than the wealthy, the growth in rural incomes should help with the goal of rebalancing the Chinese economy toward consumption.
What does this mean for investing in China?
It's certainly not time to throw out the traditional model, which has stressed the shares of exporting companies and the commodity producers that fuel their growth. Nor is it time to abandon the shares of companies that cater to the rising incomes -- and in some cases rising wealth -- of city dwellers. China's urban population accounts for about 53% of its total population of 1.35 billion, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. But rural spending in 2012 was less than a fifth -- at $447 billion -- of urban spending.
Still, given the trend, I'd recommend adding a stock or two or three from companies positioned to profit from growing rural incomes. Retail sales in rural regions grew by 14.5% in 2012, faster than the 14.3% growth for retail sales in urban areas. That's a new development. (Growth for both rural and urban retail sales was down last year from the 16.7% and 17.2%, respectively, recorded in 2011.)
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But to understand which companies will do best in this changing Chinese landscape, you have to understand that the biggest beneficiaries of a rise in rural incomes aren't actually rural areas, but China's small and medium-size cities. In this column, I'm going to begin by explaining how China's "rural" trend works to benefit China's smaller urban areas. And then I'll give you the names of some stocks I think are well positioned to profit from the way rising "rural" incomes work on the ground in China.
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There's no doubt that rural incomes are rising. Rural per-capita net income grew 10.7% in 2012, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (versus 9.6% for city dwellers).
Part of that is an increase in government "transfer" payments for pensions and health care. Part of it is an increase in farm incomes as agricultural production and prices rise. But a big part of the increase comes from growing wages for China's army of migrant workers -- 230 million by official count -- who aren't really rural at all.
China's system of household registration -- known as hukou -- prevents migrant workers from rural areas from getting permanent residency status in the urban areas where they work. They make their money working in the city (and their wages are rising, thanks to government policy and China's growing shortage of workers for factory jobs). But these workers are still officially residents of the rural towns they came from. They aren't eligible for education or health care in the urban areas where they live. Further, their incomes count as rural for official statistical purposes.
In February 2012, the State Council announced a major effort to tackle the unregistered-migrant-worker problem. The government will implement a policy to help migrant workers register in urban areas -- but not in all of them. The government will continue policies to limit the growth of the country's biggest cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing.
The new registration policy will be targeted at helping migrant workers attain residence status in small townships and in small and medium-size cities. In effect, as these policies are implemented, migrant workers who are now registered in rural areas will become residents of the small and medium-size urban areas. From the point of view of government statistics, they will take their incomes with them. In reality, many of these workers will move their families from rural areas to these small cities, where they will see their discretionary incomes increase as they become eligible for government-funded education and health care.
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Well, just like Pablo Picasso moved out of his blue phase, it looks like Woody Allen has moved past his Scarlett Johannson phase. Oh well, any chance to see Scarlett is a good thing, but if he decides to go on a Rachel McAdams phase, well then Woody continues to do good things. Rachel stars in his latest romantic comedy, "Midnight in Paris," along with Owen Wilson. To celebrate the union of Woody, Owen and Rachel, let's look back at some of Rachel's other films, including one where these two actors already shared the screen.
5. Red Eye
This taut thriller (yes, this may be the most overused description of this genre of movie, but at only 85 minutes, it's apt in this case) directed by Wes Craven and also starring Cillian Murphy (the creepiest eyes in movies) is just plain fun to watch, unlike the other terror in an airplane movie with a leading lady, "Flightplan."
4. The Notebook
Yes, this is just a straight romance movie and it is of the genre of "chick flick." However, James Garner is still the coolest guy this side of Jim Rockford and an Academy Award nominee, Gena Rowlands is a two-time Academy Award nominee and Rachel and Ryan Gosling (also nominated for an Oscar) make this film darn enjoyable.
3. The Family Stone
I have strange taste in Christmas movies. No "A Christmas Story" for me. No "It's a Wonderful Life." I'll take "Scrooged," "The Ref" and lastly, "The Family Stone." This film also means that Rachel will act beside any Wilson, as Luke is her co-star.
2. Mean Girls
Is there a funnier woman than Tina Fey? It's a rhetorical question, because I know the answer and it is yes. Fey wrote and starred in this movie that went beyond being a teen movie and became a classic that launched Rachel and made us wonder, besides all of the drugs, what happened to Lindsay Lohan? (Again, rhetorical.)
1. Wedding Crashers
Is there any question what would be number one? Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn helped to create the roles in one of the best guy movies ever. But, can it be a great guy movie without a couple of great girls? Well, yes, but the presence of Isla Fisher and Rachel certainly didn't hurt.
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Gloria Allred, the famed celebrity lawyer, sent a letter to the Palm Beach County Attorney's Office on Thursday saying prosecutors should consider a charge under an 1883 law making it a misdemeanor to question a woman's chastity.
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Federal regulators cited mortgage servicers' 'misconduct and negligence' but penalties so far have been called weak.
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
It's a dark day for consumers, if you believe critics of an agreement signed between federal regulators and 14 mortgage servicers -- the arms of banks that collect mortgage payments and foreclose in case of nonpayment.
The Federal Reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "found banks didn't hire enough workers; didn't adequately supervise outside lawyers and other firms; didn't ensure they had accurate foreclosure documentation; and didn't stop foreclosure proceedings when warranted," says MarketWatch. Post continues after video.
The agreement is supposed to stop such practices as "robo-signing" (in which bank officials sign foreclosure documents without knowing exactly what's in them), filing false court documents, and piling exorbitant late fees onto homeowners' bills -- practices that critics and some banks themselves have said were used.
Servicers, including some of the nation's largest banks, have processed unprecedented numbers of defaults and foreclosures with limited staffs that apparently have been overwhelmed by the job.
Responding to the sanctions in the agreement signed this week, some servicers issued regrets for errors; others defended their records.
"Servicers were ill-equipped to deal with something so complicated. Nor did they have much incentive, because in most cases the loans had long ago been sold to investors," writes The New York Times.
Servicers who signed consent decrees include: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Ally Financial, HSBC North America Holdings, PNC Financial Services, U.S. Bancorp, MetLife, SunTrust Banks, Aurora Bank, EverBank, OneWest Bank and Sovereign Bank. MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., of which the Mortgage Bankers Association is a shareholder) and Lender Processing Services Inc. also were admonished to improve internal controls.
Disagreeing over what's "tough"
The Federal Reserve described finding "a pattern of misconduct and negligence" that was "significant and pervasive."
The regulators said the agreements impose tough new requirements, ensuring that the servicers:
- Refrain from foreclosing once a mortgage is approved for modification.
- Provide remedies to borrowers who suffered losses from wrongful foreclosure.
- Comply with state and federal laws, particularly on foreclosures.
- Improve communications with borrowers and provide them the name of someone accountable in the servicer's office.
- Keep an eye on the activities of third-party vendors who work with borrowers.
The penalties include no fines, although fines may follow.
Representatives of prominent consumer groups call the agreements weak, a disappointment and possibly creating a worse situation than before.
… consumer activists were unimpressed, saying the reforms let the banks police themselves.
"The banks who caused the economic crisis and received government bailouts are getting a free pass while homeowners still struggle to save their homes," said Alys Cohen of the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group.
What's needed, Cohen says, is a way to stop avoidable foreclosures.
Consumer advocates had hoped the agreement would give troubled homeowners help in renegotiating their mortgages and saving their homes.
Making things even worse?
The Times itself has been a vocal critic. In an editorial called "Banks are off the hook again," the newspaper last week called draft versions of the consent decrees "a wrist slap at best."
"At worst, they are an attempt to preclude other efforts to hold banks accountable." The editorial continues:
The draft does not call for tough new rules to end those abuses. Or for ramped-up loan modifications. Or for penalties for past violations. Instead, it requires banks to improve the management of their foreclosure processes, including such reforms as "measures to ensure that staff are trained specifically" for their jobs.
"The gist of the terms is that from now on, banks -- without admitting or denying wrongdoing -- must abide by existing laws and current contracts," it added.
Auditors, chosen and paid by the banks, will examine servicer records, identifying any injured borrowers and investors and reimbursing them as the banks deem "appropriate."
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Adam Levitin, an associate professor of law at Georgetown University who's been watching the negotiations, says it's "a sham settlement" -- "worse than none at all."
The concern is that the settlements could contribute to legal claims by banks that they can ignore state regulations in favor of weaker federal rules.
The consent decrees are just the first shoe to drop in the drama involving banks and government over bad behavior by mortgage servicers. The other shoe -- a long-awaited settlement between the servicers and the 50 state attorneys general -- is still hovering. The states have leverage because their laws govern banking practices, to varying degrees.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, leading those talks, told the Times earlier this week that a settlement between federal regulators and servicers "neither pre-empts nor impacts our efforts."
Miller said his group is trying to keep its work away from the pressure of the limelight.
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Classic Banana Bread
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We love this bread's moist texture and simple flavor. Banana bread should form a crack down the center as it bakes--a sign the baking soda is doing its job.
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- Calories from fat: 21%
- Fat: 4.3g
- Saturated fat: 2.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 3.3g
- Carbohydrate: 34.4g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 198mg
- Calcium: 20mg
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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The Dangerously Delayed Reactions of the Secret Service on 9/11
The United States Secret Service--the law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the president and the White House--had a critical role to play in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Various accounts, however, reveal that it was inexplicably slow to react to the crisis that day. Secret Service agents only appear to have acted with the kind of urgency we might reasonably expect more than 45 minutes after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center and more than 30 minutes after the second plane crashed.
The Secret Service's slow response meant some high-level individuals the agency was responsible for protecting were allowed to remain at unsafe locations throughout much of the duration of the attacks, and so could have been killed or seriously injured if their locations had been targeted.
The Secret Service was also alarmingly slow to protect the White House--a building considered a likely target for terrorists--which meant the people there, including some key government officials, were left in danger throughout the attacks. It only ordered the evacuation of the White House about an hour after the attacks began.
In this article, as well as examining the Secret Service's apparent failure to adequately protect the White House on September 11, we will look at the experiences of three individuals--Vice President Dick Cheney, his wife, Lynne Cheney, and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice--and consider how the Secret Service appears to have failed to sufficiently protect them.
The 9/11 Stand Down
"Do the orders still stand?" -- Military aide to Vice President Navy Capt. Douglas Cochrane
Was there a stand down on 9-11? In a sense yes, but there is no evidence that a stand down order was issued. There would be no reason for VP Cheney to issue a stand down order, since he issuing a shoot down order, would have the same effect. I will proceed to show this as a fact along with the disturbing fact that the President of the United States, and the Secretary of Defense, both deserted their posts in a time of war. These two individuals who are the only ones authorized to issue shoot down orders of civilian aircraft, created the stand down, by deserting their posts, and then further disgraced themselves, and their offices, by lying to the American people.
"On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country." - Pres G Bush
First - the players involved:
Condoleezza Rice -- National Security Adviser
Dick Cheney -- Vice President of the United States
Donald Rumsfeld - Secretary of Defense
George W Bush - President of the United States
National Archive keeps bulk of 9/11 Commission report sealed
By Reuters
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ten years after al Qaeda's attack on the United States, the vast majority of the 9/11 Commission's investigative records remain sealed at the National Archives in Washington, even though the commission had directed the archives to make most of the material public in 2009, Reuters has learned.
The National Archives' failure to release the material presents a hurdle for historians and others seeking to plumb one of the most dramatic events in modern American history.
The 575 cubic feet of records were in large part the basis for the commission's public report, issued July 22, 2004. The commission, formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, was established by Congress in late 2002 to investigate the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks, the pre-attack effectiveness of intelligence agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the government's emergency response.
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Vic Sadot is a singer-songwriter and maker of music videos who is based in Berkeley, California. Vic is an active member of the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance, and is featured on Actors & Artists for 9/11 Truth. http://actorsandartistsfor911truth.com/Q-Z.htm
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Writing Blind or Turning a Blind Eye? The Confused World of Amy Zegart
I recently had the misfortune to read Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11 by Amy Zegart. I have to say it is the very worst book I have ever read abut 9/11. It was even worse than this+one, which, as you can appreciate, is difficult, and it was way, way worse than this+one, this+one and this FBI press release. I haven't read this one yet, and I anticipate it will be a lot, lot worse even than Zegart's attempt, but you never know.
Basically, Zegart takes the 9/11 Commission's no-fault thesis to the nth degree by claiming the whole thing was systemic failure and holding no individual accountable for his or her failures.
Condi Set Sights On Iraq As 9/11 Unfolded: U.K. Diplomat
And people say we're crazy for thinking that elements within our Government were complicit in the 9/11 attacks. Even when some of them acted like Iraq was all part of the "plan" after the 9/11 attacks took place. What qualifies as suspicious behavior? I mean C'MON. - Jon
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009 -- 6:38 pm
Not sure if Bush-Blair deal to invade Iraq was 'signed in blood,' former UK ambassador says; Iraq war inquiry could be a cover-up, critics claim
A former British ambassador to the United States says then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice talked to him about Iraq and Saddam Hussein hours after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Trauma of 9/11 Is No Excuse By Richard A. Clarke
Richard Clarke, Bush's Counterterrorism Czar and a holdover from the Clinton Administration, weighs in on the Bush Administration prior to and after 9/11, and recent attempts by Rice and Cheney to spin the events and their actions. Clarke gives his own spin, essentially labeling Bush Administration principals as negligent, but not calling for accountability, merely a slight correction of perspective and course. Clarke, in his book and in testimony, is one of the people who placed Cheney in the PEOC while the attacks were in progress (Against All Enemies, 2-19). Here he recalls, "Once in the bomb shelter, Cheney assembled his team while the crisis managers on the National Security Council staff coordinated the government response by video conference from the Situation Room." and quotes Cheney's recent admission that he was, without noting that this contradicts Cheney's and the 9/11 Commission's timeline; "'I'll freely admit that watching a coordinated, devastating attack on our country from an underground bunker at the White House can affect how you view your responsibilities,' Cheney said in his recent speech."
[Zelikow] to testify on interrogations
In this article, the AP writer continually refers to Zelikow's memo as if it's a fact; as far as I know, the only evidence of it existing in 2005 is that Zelikow, a completely untrustworthy source, claims he wrote it and circulated it. Perhaps he did. Nowhere does this article claim the AP has already obtained a copy, and they say, "Several members of Congress have asked the Obama administration to search for a copy." Still, it will be interesting to see what he has to say, and how he justifies not resigning, knowing what was going on, and having the opinion that he alleges he did.
Profile: Zelikow
Historian Sheldon Stern found numerous errors in their transcription of JFK tapes, some of which change the context of statements and conversations, despite him being able to clearly understand the words when he reviewed the tapes himself:
May 2000: Future Authors of 9/11 Report Produce John F. Kennedy Book Riddled with Errors
The article quotes Zelikow as saying he "suspect[s]" he gave Rice a copy:
Rice: "September 11 was the worst day of my life in government, watching 3,000 Americans die"
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Rice: "September 11 was the worst day of my life in government, watching 3,000 Americans die"
Profile: Condoleeza Rice
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Between August 6 and September 11, 2001: No High-Level Meetings to Discuss 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US' Memo
Condoleezza Rice: We Didn't Tie Saddam To 9/11
From yesterday, thanks to thinkprogress.org…
Fact #12 from my article, "The Facts Speak For Themselves..."
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From 2005: Reps. Waxman And Maloney Call For Hearings
I guess we're still waiting on that. - Jon
Reps. Waxman And Maloney Call For Hearings
CONTACT: Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Karen Lightfoot, 202-225-5051
WASHINGTON -- February 10 -- Today Rep. Waxman and Rep. Maloney ask for hearings on whether political considerations caused the Administration to delay release of findings by the 9/11 Commission about pre-attack warnings. The text of the letter follows:
The Honorable Tom Davis Chairman
Committee on Government Reform
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Philip Zelikow Had 9/11 Report Rewritten To Be More Favorable Of Condi
This is a new entry at historycommons.org. Condoleezza Rice didn't deserve "more favorable" treatment. She belongs in prison.
May-June 2004: Zelikow Has Portions of 9/11 Commission Report Rewritten to Be More Favorable to National Security Adviser Rice
Flight 93, Rice on 9/11 - Additions to the 9/11 Timeline as of July 27, 2008
About half of the new entries in the History Commons' 9/11 Timeline this week deal with the actual day of 9/11. One set focus on Flight 93, on which passenger Todd Burnett reportedly said a hijacker had a gun, although the 9/11 Commission disagreed. Burnett's wife informed the FBI of her husband's calls before+the+plane+crashed. United Airlines informed its staff of the crash at 10:17, American Airlines at 10:27, and the public at 11:17.
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Reward offered for citizen's arrest of Rice [Australia]
Reward offered for citizen's arrest of Rice
8:25PM Thursday July 24, 2008
A $5000 reward is being offered to any Auckland University student who can make a successful citizen's arrest of United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the country this weekend.
Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) president David Do said the arrest would be for her role in "overseeing the illegal invasion and continued occupation" of Iraq.
"It is hard enough living as a student in Auckland these days without having a war criminal coming to town, so we thought we'd give our students a chance to make a dent in their student loans and work for global justice at the same time."
Dr Rice will be in Auckland on July 26, where she will meet with Prime Minister Helen Clark, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Opposition leader John Key.
She will make her first trip to New Zealand after attending a meeting of the Asean Regional Forum this week in Singapore.
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They knew, but did nothing (excerpt from Shenon book published in Austrailia)
At what point does "criminal negligence" become so extreme that it can be considered "complicity" beyond a reasonable doubt? Shenon attempts to put the "incompetence", "ignorance", "failure to imagine", "system failure" and "covering up incompetence" spin on what he reports while essentially supporting the theory that Al Qaeda outwitted the dimwitted and incompetent US intelligence and defense establishments, but even what he does say seems like grounds for impeachment hearings to me.
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"The warnings were going straight to President Bush each morning in his briefings by the CIA director, George Tenet, and in the presidential daily briefings. It would later be revealed by the 9/11 commission into the September 11 attacks that more than 40 presidential briefings presented to Bush from January 2001 through to September 10, 2001, included references to bin Laden.
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ANCHORAGE-Nate Ezell brought back a gold from the 1-3A ASAA State Championships this past weekend at Anchorage Christian School.
The Eielson senior finished his senior season with 27-6 and straight wins by pin. The last one in 2:41 over Josh Mendenhall of Bethel for the 132 pound state title.
Ezell is the first state champ for Eielson wince Chris Frazier won the 115 pound class in 07. Frazier is an assistant coach with the Ravens now.
Also of note Gavin Maslen of Glennallen went 32-0 this year in the 98 pound class and won a state title.
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"I think it's critically important that we review the history of this youth sports complex and frankly how we got to where we are," said Mayor David Miller.
A seemingly harmless statement made by the mayor Friday about the $11 million complex. But then he said, "Former Councilmen Gary Boren and Tom Martin, it's my understanding, began meeting with an architectural firm here in Lubbock on their own... they shut out the parks board, the parks dept staff and then came to council with a plan that was quite different that what had originally been agreed to by all parties."
And before the microphone was turned to him, Councilman John Leonard spoke up saying, "I find it curious that we're calling out two councilmen, past council men by name. I understand one of them is going to be your opponent in a future election but I don't understand why we'd call out... We all have meetings from time to time on projects," he said.
"I've never quite seen that done before where you call out two prior council members by name and try to assign blame and I jokingly said," said Leonard in an after meeting interview.
"This being the centennial year, why don't we just go back to 1909 and blame all the previous councils for all the problems we have," added Leonard.
Then the mayor fired back saying, "I'm just pointing out the facts, that it was those two councilmen, Boren and martin who did go and create their own plan and include an architectural firm and excluded others in the process I have a problem with that."
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15. know if my Nexus Email and PIM data will synchronise when I am overseas?
- Your contract with your telephone operator
- The model of BlackBerry you are using.
- The capabilities of the mast to which you're connected
You must, as a minimum, enable international roaming which will allow you to make calls. But, in addition, you will need to ensure that your data-plan is also available when roaming on another operators network.
Bear in mind that not all BlackBerry models will work in all countries. For the widest possible coverage you need a quad-band model which will support the different radio frequencies in use in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
- 850 MHz: North and South America (except the North and West of Brazil)
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Most basic phones sold in the UK support only the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz wavelengths. Only if your model is tri-band or quad-band can you be confident of widespread international coverage.
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This page gives you access to the current Arturia beta test campaign. A product's beta is an officially released version of a product intended for external testing. Please note that a beta version is NOT the final version of the product and therefore the developer does not guarantee an absence of errors that may disrupt the computer's operation and/or result in data loss.
Consequently, beta testers use the beta version at their own risk and Arturia bears no responsibility for any consequences arising out of the use of the beta version.
Participating in beta testing enables you to:
- be among the first to gain access to the latest versions of Arturia products and share your opinion with us;
- help Arturia improve the quality of the product being tested;
- provide your suggestions on possible ways of improving the product;
When taking part in the beta testing it is necessary to:
- download and install the product you are interested in testing;
- spend a certain amount of time on testing the product
- prepare and send out bug reports on any errors found;
- provide suggestions on ways to improve the product being tested; and,
- report on compatibility issues (specifically related to your configuration).