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African Hunt For Investment: Any Chance For Success?
AbstractDuring recent two decades the world has witnessed a drastic increase in global FDI inflows. Gradually more and more investment has been directed to the developing countries in the attempt to diversify portfolios and use finance in the most efficient way. Not all developing regions of the world perfectly succeeded in attracting FDI. Large by labor force and territory, abundant in natural resources Sub-Saharan Africa could perform much better in this aspect. This paper once again reviews the opportunities for FDI in Africa and suggests possible ways for authorities of African states to overcome the existing situation.
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Volume (Year): 2 (2009)
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Preview: Adirondack vs. Toronto
November 12, 2011
ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS (7-4-1) vs. Toronto
Marlies (6-5-2)
Phantoms - 2nd Northeast Division, 6th Eastern Conference
Marlies -2nd North Division, 7th Western Conference
Glens Falls Civic Center; Glens Falls, NY
Saturday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.
Second Game of Back-To-Back
Prior to last night, the Phantoms had played just
once in 13 days. Despite a late comeback attempt
which included Denis Hamel's 324th goal in
the AHL, the Phantoms fell to the Crunch, 3-2, on
Friday; but look to rebound against the Toronto
Marlies on Saturday night. The Marlies are coming
off a 3-1 loss to the Western Conference-leading
Oklahoma City Barons on Tuesday. Toronto is second
in the North Division with a 6-5-2 record, having
been recently passed by the Rochester Americans.
Tonight's game is Youth Jersey Giveaway night for
the first 1,000 kids age 14 and younger presented
by Glens Falls Hospital. The game also features
the dancing and craziness of Super-Fan Cameron Hughes
firing up the crowd again.
The third annual Guns and Hoses Charity game takes
place at 3:00 as the local police and fire representatives
take on the NYPD team. All the proceeds from the
charity game go to benefit the South Glens Falls
Marathon Dance. The Phantoms' Wives have gotten
together to sell bracelets for the Love for Lokomitv
project to raise funds for the vicitims of the Russian
team tragedy of September. They will also feature
an autographed stick for auction at their booth.
Northeast Division Standings
1. Connecticut Whale (17 points)
2. Adirondack Phantoms (15 points)
3. Albany Devils (15 pts)
4. Springfield Falcons (14 points)
5. Bridgeport Sound Tigers (13 points)
Denis Hamel Countdown – 1 Goal to
Catch Merkosky
Denis Hamel continues to rise up the all-time AHL
ranks in goals, points and total games played. He
scored his 324th AHL goal on Friday and he's
now just one behind Adirondack Hockey Hall of Famer
Glenn Merkosky for 12th all-time.
Hamel added an assist in Friday's game and
passed Les Douglas for 36th on the all-time points
list. With 622 points, Hamel's next targets
are Brian Kilrea and Ken Gernander, who both retired
with 624 points. With 788 games in the AHL and 192
in the NHL, Hamel is 20 games from 1,000 as a professional.
Adirondack Phantoms (NHL Affiliate: Philadelphia
Despite Friday's 3-2 loss to the Crunch, the
Phantoms have one of the AHL's best home records
since the midway point of last season. Adirondack
is 14-3-5 on home ice since last February and 3-2-1
at the Glens Falls Civic Center this season.
Both of the Phantoms' goals on Friday came
on the power play (2-of-6). Adirondack has scored
power-play goals in 10 of its 12 games, and is 16-of-68
(22.2%) for the season. Only the Texas Stars (19
PP goals) and Hershey Bears (18 PP goals) have scored
more times on the man advantage. Adirondack tied
for seventh in the Eastern Conference with 37 goals
The Phantoms enter action tonight in second place
in the Northeast Division at 7-4-1 for 15 points.
Adirondack trails Connecticut by two points. The
Phantoms are tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Denis Hamel is third in the league with nine goals
and leads the Phantoms with 14 points. The 34-year-old
from Lachute, Quebec has played in 980 career professional
The Phantoms received an offensive boost on Friday
from Ben Holmstrom who notched his first goal of
the season. The team's captain out of Colorado
Springs, Colo. was Adirondack's MVP for 2010-11
with 16 goals and 38 points.
Dan Jancevski enters tonight's action one
away from his 200th career assist. The 30-year-old
defenseman is in his 11th season of professional
hockey and his second year with Adirondack.
Michael Leighton has received the majority of the
duties in net going 6-3-0 in his 10 total games
with a 2.31 goals against average and a .920 saves
percentage. Leighton has 105 career NHL games under
his belt including a run in 2009 in which he backstopped
the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Jason Bacashihua has gone 1-1-1, 3.62, .908 in his
three games thus far. The 29-year-old played with
the Lake Erie Monsters last year and with the Hershey
Bears in 2009-10.
Phantoms Tidbits
Eight (4g, 4a) of Denis Hamel's team-leading
14 points (9g, 5a) have come at home.
The Phantoms' loss to the Crunch was their
first this season when allowing three or fewer goals.
Adirondack is 7-1-0 in those games and 0-3-1 when
allowing more than three goals.
Friday's game was the third straight where
the Phantoms have limited their opponent to fewer
than 30 shots. The Phantoms are 4-1-0 when allowing
fewer than 30 shots and 3-3-1 when allowing 30 or
more shots.
Adirondack is 5-0-1 when scoring three or more goals
and 2-4-1 when scoring fewer than three goals.
The Phantoms are 3-2-0 in the second half of back-to-back
As a result of fighting former Phantom Patrick Maroon
on Friday, Tom Sestito extended his team lead to
four fights this season.
The Adirondack Phantoms is 2-2-0 all-time against
the Marlies.
Saturday's game is the Phantoms' second
against the Western Conference. The only prior game
against the West was a 3-1 win at Rochester on October
Toronto Marlies (AHL: Toronto Maple Leafs)
Joe Colborne, the Marlies' leading scorer,
is tied for the league lead with 19 points (10g,
9a) and is second with 10 goals. This is Colborne's
first full season in the Maple Leafs organization,
after being acquired in the same trade which sent
longtime Maple Leaf Tomas Kaberle to the Boston
Bruins at the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline.
Nazem Kadri, who has four assists in six games,
is another top offensive talent for Toronto. A former
first-round draft choice in 2009 (seventh overall);
Kadri has represented Canada in the World Junior
Championships and had an assist in three NHL games
this season.
The Marlies goaltending situation has undergone
a recent transformation, due to an injury to the
Maple Leafs' top goalie, James Reimer. The
injury caused the Marlies' early-season starter,
Cornell University alum. Ben Scrivens, to get called
up to the NHL and leave the Marlies' goaltending
duties to Mark Owuya and Jussi Rynnas. Owuya has
a great 1.81 goals-against average and .917 save
percentage to go along with a 1-1-0 record. Rynnas
has a 3.50 goals-against average and .884 save percentage
to go along with a 1-5-0 record.
Also of note for Toronto is forward Will Acton,
whose father, Keith Acton, played for the Flyers
from 1988-92. Keith Acton played 1,023 total NHL
games and was a Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton
Oilers in 1988.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 12, 3:00 - Third Annual Guns
and Hoses game pitting area police and fire representatives
against the NYPD hockey team. Proceeds from this
charity game will go to benefit the South Glens
Falls Marathon Dance.
Saturday, November 12, 7:00 - Toronto Marlies at
Phantoms. Youth Jersey Giveaway night for first
1,000 kids (age 14 and younger) courtesy of Glens
Falls Hospital.
Monday, November 14 - No Phantoms Power Hour show
this week. The team will be traveling.
Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 - Phantoms at Portland
Saturday, November 19, 7:00 - Phantoms at Syracuse
Sunday, November 20, 3:00 - Phantoms at Bridgeport
Sound Tigers
Next Home Games
Friday, November 25, 7:00 – Springfield Falcons
at Phantoms. Annual Black Friday game. 80's
Saturday, November 26, 7:00 – Albany Devils
at Phantoms. Time Warner Cable Cup Rivalry Game
#2. Phantoms Snow Cap Giveaway for first 1,000 kids
(age 14 and younger) courtesy of UniFirst.
Get great savings and have fun with your friends,
family or co-workers by bringing your group of 15
or more fans to enjoy fast-paced, hard-hitting Phantoms
hockey. Call the Phantoms to find out more at 518-480-3355
and check the team's website at phantomshockey.com.
Catch all the action of Phantoms hockey all season
long on the team's flagship station, Classic Hits
Q101.7 and on phantomshockey.com. Bob Rotruck has
the broadcast coverage 30 minutes prior to game-time
with Countdown to Faceoff.
Recently reaching 4,000 Twitter followers , the
Adirondack Phantoms are now over 10,000 members
strong on their social media networks. Be sure to
follow us on twitter @phantomshockey and on facebook.com/adkhockey

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text: Rose Ann Smith Age 81 of Park Falls, died Tuesday October 8, 2013 at Park Manor Nursing Home in Park Falls. She was born on May 29, 1932 in Jump River, the son of Vilas and Margret (Allaback) Smith. Her early life and schooling were in Jump River and later moved to Park Falls, On August 25, 1958 she married Myron "Mike" F. Smith in Park Falls. Rose was homemaker and love spending time with family and friends. She is survived by: (3)sons: Tim A. Smith Douglas M. Smith Edward M.Smith all from Park Falls (4)Brothers: Alan Allaback Vilas Jr. Allaback John (Annie) Allaback of Neenah Tony Allaback of Park Falls (3)sister: Wilma Morford of Park Falls Mary Jane Allaback Sally Allaback Her dog "Lady" and nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Myron "Mike Smith in 2003, (1)son: William P. Smith. (1)brother: Paul Allaback. (2)Sisters: Vonnie Sellow and Loies Eheler. Grave side service will take place at Nola Cemetery in Park Falls at a later date with Deacon Chet Ball officiating. The Novitzke Funeral Home is assisting the family.


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About me"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination." --Mark Twain
About my librarySince I was raised by a family where each member had their own favorite genre, and I read what they read, I will read anything I can get my hands on. Anything. That's what you'll find in my library. Literary gumbo. Mostly good. Some awesomely disturbing and/or embarrassing. Heck with it.
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Well, don't feel too bad; you might've noticed that most of the books on my "currently reading" list are effectively abandoned, given how long its been since I've actually read any of them.
I've been thinking about picking up Pynchon's Against the Day again, given the hubub over his new one (Bleeding Edge..?) that just came out; since Pynchon wrote Against the Day in such a disjointed manner, I don't think it'll make any difference that it's been five or six years since I've read it: it had good-to-great writing, but not a whole lot in the way of character development or a consistent plot. (If you really like to understand the books that you read, you probably shouldn't read Pynchon. Or William S. Burroughs; I've read a baker's dozen of his books.)
I should probably take Towing Jehovah off my "currently reading" list, since I've no real intention of finishing it: it's the first book in a trilogy (which I stupidly bought in its entirety rather than try the first book on for size...) revolving around the premise of the Judeo-Christian God's corpse plummeting to Earth and getting towed by a decommissioned oil tanker skippered by the equivalent of the guy who helmed the Exxon Valdez; unfortunately, the author, James Morrow, was most interested in exploring people reacting to the Lord of Hosts's demise by acting out Hassan i Sabbah's (echoed by "The Great Beast," Aleister Crowley) dictum of "Do as thou wilt, that be the whole of the Law" -- since there is no more fear of supernatural and eternal punishment -- and in the half-assed satire (..?) of rich mopes going all Richard Lester with their reenactments of WWII naval battles around the Creator's remains.
Damn, if I could sell these books to somebody for $5 each -- which is between half and a third of what I paid for them -- I'd call it even.
I really like Lion of Ireland; I've read it 3 or 4 times. And at least you've gotten some Elmore Leonard. If you haven't read Maximum Bob or Killshot yet, you should do so; they're my two favorite books of his so far. Wouldn't kill you to read some Loren Estleman (the Ford to Leonard's GM..?) either!
posted by uvula_fr_b4 at 10:41 pm (EST) on Sep 28, 2013
I thought you may be interested in a new thread of mine. Check it out.
happy new year BTW
posted by grelobe at 10:12 am (EST) on Dec 29, 2010
I saw where you just joined the Bham group. I'm trav and a big fan of mysteries too. Do read BookMarks magazine? They just had a nice write up on Tracy Chevalier, which was enough to get me looking for her books.
posted by trav at 1:44 pm (EST) on Mar 12, 2010
Amazon.com says I would like books by James Lee Burke, so I checked the reviews of James Lee Burke on LT. I read your review of Burning Angel, and if continuing to read a book during a hurricane while a tree limb crashes through your window isn't the best recommendation I've ever come across, I don't know what was. Thanks much.
posted by IronMike at 3:27 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009
I will gladly join your revolution. It's not just that Twilight is another poorly-written piece of trash (which it is), but it's also uniquely objectionable thematically (some of which you discussed in your review). I am working on a novel that will be the anti-Twilight, in that its theme is the polar opposite. Also, there is not a single vampire in it. :)
posted by AshRyan at 12:15 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2009
I haven't read Twilight, or seen the movie ... (and am not in a rush to do either one, after reading your great review) - very funny! I agree with the previous poster: "aubergine passion" was an inventive alternate to the usual.
posted by chiara2 at 5:18 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2009
I loved your Twilight review. Thank you for telling it like it is (and in such an intelligent and amusing fashion). I don't think the word "aubergine" is used nearly enough anymore.
posted by SylviaO at 10:37 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2009
I just wanted to say that your Twilight review has restored my faith in humanity. Thank you.
("...hideous little twerp." lol.)
posted by AshRyan at 4:54 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2009
I could not agree more with your review of Twilight. I only made it about 200 pages. Zzzzzzzzzzz. I wanted to see what the hype was all about, and I just don't get it. Speaking of vampires, I see that you recently added Dead Until Dark. I got sucked into True Blood on HBO, though I usually don't like all the sex and nudity HBO insists on adding to their shows...I was wondering if the books are similar or if they are more PG? Would someone who likes fantasy but is a bit of a prude enjoy them? (-; Happy reading!
posted by shinyone at 7:42 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2009
Thanks for that review of Twilight. I also got to around 300 pages, and when NOTHING STILL happened in the book, I also chucked it. I only started reading it because my daughter is so into the whole twilight thing, and I wanted to know what she found so appealing. Of course, what I found was quite disturbing. I almost wish there was rampant sex or violence or something actually somewhat cool or interesting about the whole book. But it was really, really nothing.
So i got her into old Buffy the Vampire slayer dvds, and that seems to have diverted her attention a bit. Yeah, sure there's some sex and violence and attitude in Buffy, but at least she's not subservient to Angel. Yeah, that's what Edward SHOULD have been. Otherwise he's just a sad bad-boy wanna-be. Cookie monster to the real lover-demon hanging outside the window.
OK, don't take this as particularly good parenting advice. Just wanted to say your Twilight review was right on.
posted by rventura at 10:31 pm (EST) on Apr 7, 2009
Saw you liked Trainspotting, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reading my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). Thought you might like my novel since it's also about a group of disturbed kids and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:
posted by cmtusa at 3:49 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2009
I loved your review of Twilight. The end just freaking killed me. I was laughing out loud. I feel the same way. Bella has no right to be passed off as any kind of example of a character worthy of wasting my time on. I have a best friend of twenty years, obviously this is not a young woman, who is obsessed with these books and consistently bothers me until I read them, so I've read more than I've ever wanted. And each book I become more and more enraged with Bella. She infuriates me. Anyway, just wanted to say I appreciated your words.
posted by ajchase at 1:06 am (EST) on Apr 6, 2009
I love that you hated Twilight with an "aubergine" passion! For my part, I don't intend to give it a go so I will take your word for it. Pummz.
posted by Pummzie at 3:49 pm (EST) on Apr 4, 2009
I just read your review of Kerouac's On the Road; just curious, which two words from the novel did you add to your vocabulary?
posted by twain at 11:54 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
Loved your review of Twilight - I listened to it on my computer at work and had to keep turning the volume down because the descriptions of Edward were so ludicrous it made me wince in pain and embarrassment. I hope nobody heard what I was listening to! I even forced myself to listen to the second one (because I spent $ on it) which is not as bad but will definitely skip the 3rd.
A Vampire book I really enjoyed was Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin.
posted by erinclark at 8:26 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
I applaud your review of "Twilight" bc you said everything I've been ranting about most of last year. I read the first two chapters of that book and immediately realized the author wrote a stereotypical teen girl diary with "Edward Cullen" and "vampire" as every fourth word.
I cannot believe this shit is popular and if teen girls wanted to swoon over vampire novels, they ought to give Anne Rice and Charlaine Harris a try.
posted by leedavies777 at 7:41 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
Hi - I just wanted to say I really liked your review of Percival Everett's 'Wounded'. I have just bought this book today, and came on here to see if there were any reviews of it. I'm really looking forward to reading it after your review. I haven't read any others of his books, but if I enjoy this as much as you did, I will definitely be getting more of his work.
posted by Ruth72 at 1:53 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2009
Hi Quill...Just wanted to state for the record how much I enjoy your reviews. You clearly have a great sense of humor, and I love your take on things...What mystery book would you recommend to someone who's not all that familiar with the genre? In other words, what's a "starter" mystery book? I've read some Josephine Tey (Daugher of Time, Miss Pym Disposes) and liked them...have you read any of Kate Atkinson's books? I've been loving her latest series: Case Histories, One Good Turn and When Will There Be Good News? (waiting for this last one to come out in paperback). They're crime-genre mysteries, but just a little different, set in England and Scotland. Happy reading!
posted by ellengryphon at 2:08 am (EST) on Feb 3, 2009
Hiya! Just thought I'd drop by and say I loved your review of "The Story of the Little Mole..." by Werner Holzwarth. Glad to see I'm not the only immature adult out there. :D
posted by saraslibrary at 5:36 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2009
Hi, Valerie!
Sorry it has been so long, but I want to wish you a very happy New Year! I've been lazy. I need to add some more books to my library. I'm still trying to plow through this massive biography of Jane Goodall. She's a hero of mine!
Have a wonderful 2009! Have fun!
posted by chrisdroberts at 10:50 am (EST) on Dec 31, 2008
LOVE LOVE LOVE your review for Farewell to Arms. Perhaps I should go hunt down more of your reviews to amuse me on a slow day at work.
posted by ShannonMDE at 11:46 am (EST) on Nov 26, 2008
Ha!! I just finished reading and reviewing "The Alchemist" by Coelho and I came across your review. Very nice!! I can't figure out what the big deal is either. I was so bored by it.
Anyway, I got a nice chuckle from your review and I nodded in a agreement more than once. Looks like I will be dodging pitchforks too. :-)
posted by BlondeBibliophile at 12:09 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2008
I totally agree with your review of "The Alchemist"! I've found lots of books inspirational, but this wasn't one of them!! :)
posted by tjsjohanna at 5:36 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2008
Pi was one of my very very rare did not finishes. I thought it was daft as a brush. I'll look for the Original and give that a go WHEN I GO AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH!
Sorry - was I bragging? I think I was. I'm just very excited. About the GOING AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH! thing.
posted by mccardey at 12:22 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2008
How did you feel about The Life of Pi? (If it's not a rude question...)
posted by mccardey at 6:50 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008
Just read your review of The Alchemist. At last, I'm not alone! I've been feeling like the child seeing through the emperor's new clothes all these years...
Am off for a snoop round your library now to see what else we agree on ;)
posted by rachbxl at 4:19 pm (EST) on Sep 5, 2008
I just read that you're from Mississippi, but you don't list Faulkner as a favorite author. Of course, that must mean you hate Faulkner. It's okay. I think most people do. :)
posted by chrisdroberts at 11:21 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2008
I'd like to say that my icon is from my wild college days, but it's actually Mexican wrestling legend and schlock movie star, Mil Marcaras. Man of a Thousand Masks. :)
I haven't listed any new books in a while.
It's great to hear from you.
posted by chrisdroberts at 11:38 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2008
I wouldn't worry about it yet, all the holidays delayed shipping, so the books from the December batch are just starting to trickle in now... I'm betting it hasn't arrived yet.
posted by ablachly at 12:08 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2008
Honestly I couldn't tell you, 'cause I haven't read 'em yet; the only reason I bought them is 'cause I spotted them at the local Salvation Army Store and happened to have a couple of bucks that weren't needed for something else....
Yes, I am a book-hoarder. *Hangs head in affected shame*
As for The Godfather -- maybe I'm a philistine, but I actually prefer the first two movies to the book. (Mmm-boy, am I ever glad that Francis Ford Coppola 86'ed the extra Johnny Fontaine and floozy Hollywood starlet crap that's in the book...)
posted by uvula_fr_b4 at 10:01 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2007
Maybe my being here will cause me to read a book or 3 that have some substance ;)
posted by BrokenWench at 6:20 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2007
Do all of my "Cat in the Hat" books count??? huggs :D
posted by BrokenWench at 4:49 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2007
It just blew my mind when I saw that you have George Stewart's Ordeal By Hunger. You have to understand that about ten years ago I went through a period when I was obsessed with the Donner party. I even started a screenplay on the subject that never materialized. I guess one day when I have an hour or two to spare I'll have to check out your entire collection.
posted by chrisdroberts at 4:17 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2006
I find myself getting irritated by the open space on the shelf where the book is supposed to be while it is on loan. It's like a gap-toothed grin reminding me that somebody is probably getting crumbs between the pages of one of my favorites.
posted by chrisdroberts at 12:58 am (EST) on Dec 15, 2006
To my knowlege, I have never "liberated" a book, though I have talked my mom and grandma out of lots of theirs :) But have you ever seen a treasure where it's not appreciated and wanted to liberate it? A woman I knew had a collection of Gene Stratton Porter books, first editions. When she died she left them to the family which cleaned for her. They didn't read or appreciate books. It broke my heart. My hope was that the family would at least sell them so someone could appreciate them. Sigh. I didn't have the guts to make an offer.
Why did I bring that up? I guess the train of thought of people borrowing books and not returning them got me thinking. I think most people have good intentions of getting around to reading our borrowed books, but never do, then they get buried, shelved or shoved under the couch until forgotten. I always read my borrowed books first so I can return them fast before they get lost.
posted by MrsLee at 3:09 am (EST) on Nov 15, 2006
I don't know what the Barbara Cartland discussion was about, but it brought back memories. I read romance novels for about one year in high school, discovered much the same thing as Winnowill described and haven't read one since. Welll, maybe some if the author had an excellent reputation for historical accuracy. Anyway, we have a lot of books in common and I'm only listing those I've read in the last two years, not done yet.
I have loaned/lost several of my favorite books in my lifetime, but they have a way of finding me again, if not the same copy, at least the same book. I like to think of collecting as a series of blessings. Each treasure I find at a tag sale or library sale or used book store is just another friend to enjoy. I like to loan my books to friends, but I do keep track of where they are, and I'm not afraid to ask for them back. Not even from my mom :)
posted by MrsLee at 3:39 am (EST) on Nov 12, 2006
I'm surprised to see Robert A Heinlein on your list. I was going to suggest Time Enough For Love but it seems you've already read it.
posted by orionsafari at 2:55 am (EST) on Oct 10, 2006
i feel your pain. i am also an obsessive-compulsive dear who has a hard time lending out her books. i would almost rather go out and buy the person a copy of the book than part with mine!!! so no, you aren't a bad person; you are just good to your books. :) i also fear that i will never own or even read all the books i want before my time here is over!!! good luck with your mission!
posted by amanaceerdh at 10:50 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2006
Thank you for your comment. I have been reading Burke for some time. I have all his robicheaux novels. Have you tried british(Scottish) author Ian Rankin? He also is first class and has been gaining in popularity in the USA for some time.
posted by paddyb at 3:01 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2006
Cute pic! I scanned your library. You have some great books!
posted by magst at 6:51 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2006
I'm always amused by Cartland. Every single story has the same basic plot and characters:
Innocent, but earnest (and, of course, beautiful - but of the English Rose variety with enormous eyes), young girl of good family who is not afraid to tell it like it is. Girl's name always ends with the letter "a". And as far as I can tell, Cartland never used the same name twice so they tend to be fairly unusual names.
Experienced, bored nobleman, generally a womanizer (but of beautiful, exotic women, not English Roses) whose experience of innocent young girls is minimal at best, but who is Essentially A Good Person.
Random other characters:
Girl's parents (sometimes deceased), who lived their lives together in an ecstasy of love and devotion.
Man's family - generally dissolute rakes who cause mayhem to girl and man (who is often marked for death so that the rake can inherit the estate and pay his creditors).
One of the main characters is poor (or otherwise disadvantaged), and one is wealthy.
They are thrown together for unlikely reasons, where the girl refreshingly tells the nobleman exactly what she thinks (often from horseback). He thinks she's unlike any woman he's ever known and, despite all his worldly experience, falls madly in love with her. She, on the other hand, thinks he's everything she despises, until she realizes that that's only his facade and that he is Essentially A Good Person. To her very great surprise, she discovers that she's in love with him. But it usually takes till the very end of the book for them to reveal their love to each other.
And then they live Happily Ever After.
posted by Winnowill at 4:27 pm (EST) on Jul 17, 2006
What, you think? ;-)
Although, when you see the plethora of Barbara Cartland opera I just added, you may run away in fear.
posted by Winnowill at 12:47 pm (EST) on Jul 12, 2006


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It's official! I am a fourth grade teacher!!!! I go and sign my contract on Monday!
I honestly cannot believe that I am 21 and at the point in life where I am now. Sometimes I feel sad that I didn't get to endure the "college years" as long as I could, but how many people can say that at 21 they were done with college and starting their career?! When I think about that and where I am going with my life, I am so excited!
It still amazes me how GREAT our God is! I am so thankful that He allowed me to stay focused and that I got to have the college experience that I did. I have made so many great friends in the process!
I plan on living at home this year and paying off my large amount of student loans…well, some of it, anyway. It will definitely take me more than a year! And after that, who knows! I want to move out, but I guess it just all depends on how things look when that time comes.
Thank you friends for always being there for me when I need it!
Well not officially, but pretty close!!!!
I went on an interview today and I really liked the principal and she told me I would fit in well with her team and then she called me this afternoon and told me she would love to have me!
She can't officially offer me the job because in the district the principals have to recommend who they want to the school board and the school board approves it and then will call me and offer me the job.
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I'm beyond excited!!
Thank you Jesus!!!!!!
Looking for a job is very stressful :/
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I am going to be VERY upset if this ends badly!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so tired of boys!!!!
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SORRY I DIDNT TEXT YOU BACK DANIELLE! I got busy and figured I would update on here for all to see :)
Dad -
First of all, if you didn't know, my dad had been going through chemo for the two spots on his brain that they found last summer. Well, recently, the drs found another spot that is growing pretty fast. They wanted to see what it was, so they stopped the chemo and decided to do a biopsy on that third spot.
He had the surgery yesterday (3 hrs long!) and the drs said they removed most of what they could. The spot turned out to be part scar tissue from the radiation on the other two spots and part tumor. He didn't know how much of the spot was what, but we should know more later this week. He said that it looked to be a stage 3 or stage 4. He said said he couldn't get a clean removal because it is involved with the brain around it, so that will probably mean a higher/longer dose of chemo…i really dont know…that is also something we will know more about next week when we meet with the oncologist.
Dad is doing fine and will get to come home tomorrow! We are all praising God…it could be worse! My dad is the strongest man I know and he is staying positive and giving all glory to God!
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For all you wonderful teachers-to-be…
Start studying for this dang TExES Certification test early! There is too much to cover to be doing it last minute!
I take my test on Thursday, and that will be the last test I'll ever have to take! (well, if I pass!)
So please be praying for me! :)
I absolutely LOVE it!!!
I am in a third grade classroom right now, and they are so sweet! The kids are still small enough where they don't have attitudes really and they still listen to you when you tell them to be quiet haha. (well, most of the time:) )
I have had the best time this past week not only with the kids, but with the teachers, too! I was able to work with one of my 6th grade teachers, and I absolutely LOVE it! It is definitely a blessing to be able to work with her and learn from her!
I have also seen many more of my old teachers/principals there, and I am just having the best time.
I get to start teaching on Monday! :)))) I will take over the afternoon part of the day, and then the next week I will start doing it all on my own! I am a little nervous, but I realized that this is just practice, and the teacher will be there if I have any questions.
Hope you all had wonderful weeks and continue with a wonderful weekend! :)
Operation Lose Weight is in full affect :)
Went to a body pump class today with Tiffany and a zumba class after that…I am SO out of shape! I don't think I have used some of those muscles in a very long time!
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Much of today's Microsoft headlines allude to a company that seems to be changing its culture of old and stodgy to one of having learned some new tricks about iteration, iteration, and iteration.
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(previous) (the next part won't take half a year to come out I swear)
THAT'S RIGHT! my game is finally playable! it's a VERY small portion of the game (the whole thing will probably take you five minutes), but it's a fun one nonetheless. consider this the e3 demo of my game. wait shit i should've waited until e3 to do this, huh? oh well, it's ready now, so i'm releasing it
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when you download the demo it will be a shiny blue cube icon. double click it and the file will extract everything to the folder you specify. then go to that folder and double click GAME.EXE (the red dragon icon) to play
of course please note that the final version coming in june will have way more cool stuff. also everything in this demo is subject to change, just like it says at the bottom of the title screen
i think that's all i need to say here. just play the demo. it's fun, i promise. go go go
FlutterDash Prequel Trilogy Episode II: Attack of the Pones
FlutterDash Prequel Trilogy Episode I: The Puberty Menace
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Pinkie Pie's gonna hide in a fake present box and wait for her girlfriend to show up.
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Reading a frame from a GIF image.
How can I read a frame from a GIF image (animated GIF with several frames)?
The following source code demonstrates how to modify the Bmpmanip example to read a required frame from a GIF image file.
Open the CBmpmanipAppView implementation included in the S60 SDK (\Series60Ex\bmpmanip\src\bmpmanipappview.cpp) and modify it as follows:
TFrameInfo frameInfo;
// Find the desired frame from the GIF
// image and assign it to gifFrameIndex
// Get the frame info
iConverter->FrameInfo(gifFrameIndex, frameInfo);
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Manal, Roula, Aminah, Latifah, Sonia, Christelle, Marguerite, and all the women who died of domestic violence will not rest in peace, because today the Lebanese Parliament passed a joke of a law, a joke that now legalizes marital rape. No women will leave or face her husband while her children remain at risk… no women will dare to speak up knowing that if she protects herself, her children will be the next boxing bag.
A law passed, it is for sure not the law we've been fighting for! All those thousands of people who marched weeks ago where not apparently enough to move our parliament, all those women who died, and those children who were/are bruised for life apparently are not enough reason for a fair law.
To hell with this country, to hell with every politician… all the blood of innocent women and children are on your hands!
KAFA, is calling for a public protest at 5pm in Riadh El Solh square… be many.
Following the scoop mentality, Al Jadeed TV published an article and later on a video about Lebanese Athlete Jackie Chamoun who is currently representing Lebanon in Sotchi winter olympics.
The beautiful, sexy and with amazing athlete body Jackie Chamoun, took part in a photo-shoot 2 years ago for an international magazine. Al Jadeed published both article and video under the title: "فضيحة- بطلات لبنان بالتزلج نجوم تعرٍ!" , (Scandal, Lebanese Skiing Champions are stars of nudity), yes it is Al Jadeed, not a cheap scandalous magazine! Continue reading "Jackie Chamoun, Al Jadeed TV and Minister Karami: The Real Scandal" »
Yazan Halwani, the artist that made Beirut Walls a sight for sore eyes, was harassed and detained by El Zo3ran and the police (2 sides of the same coin?). Apparently Yazan's grandmother have horrible neighbors, really the worst: A political party HQ and some ranking security officer, so you can imagine the barracks and the no photo zones and whatnot!
And with no surprise these men have a very tiny brain, an inflated ego and a loaded gun. And just because they are owned by someone with a bigger brain, they think they own the street and everyone in it. Well you know what they say: كلب الزعيم زعيم Continue reading "Lebanese Graffiti Artist Yazan Halwani Detained by Police & Militia Men" »
The Daily Star featured an article by Nadim Houry (head of the Beirut office of Human Rights Watch) about a draft law introduced by Minister Shakib Kortbawi, that will allow couples in Lebanon to marry under the a civil law without leaving the country or having to cross out their religion on their civil records.
At first, this sounds exciting and you might want to celebrate or cancel that Cyrpus trip, but no. The draft law will basically play a somewhat "LibanPost" role, by allowing you to choose any foreign civil law by which to marry, as long as the law does not contradict "public order and general morals." (So, don't start getting all excited about same sex marriage and all). And this LibanPost service will cost you $333 for the religious court.
You might ask why that $333 and what the hell the religious court and the clregy have to do with my civil marriage? Well Minister Kortbawi will answer you:
"It's not our job to cut everything from them [the religious courts], because also, they need money. This is to tell them, 'This is not against you.'
Seriously? So, every couple is legally bribing the clergy into this marriage! From what it looks like, Minister Kortbawi just wants you to cancel that Cyprus trip! He doesn't want to grant you a real civil marriage, he is just micro managing your pocket and shutting up the clergy with $333.
No Hope what so ever for this country! No hope!
After Roula Yaacoub, yesterday marked the death of Manal Assi. Manal was tortured and beaten to death by her husband.
The Lebanese government along with Manal & Roula's husbands is an accomplice to the domestic violence, since yet there is no law that specifically addresses domestic violence and that can protect the wife (and her kids) from the abusive father.
Based on data from the world bank, The Guardian, put together an interactive visualisation that shows the non-existence of women's rights in Lebanon.
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Even though it is sickening what is happening back home, I am homesick. I decided to overcome this feeling by going through some of my photography folders.
I remember that day, we were going back from Halba, after attending a protest for Roula Yaacoub. I convinced Pat Sy that this is the best time to shoot the train station in as everyone in Tripoli was either busy BBQing or Shooting at their BBQ-ing neighbors (sigh!). Continue reading "Home via Tripoli Train Station" »
Who can believe it eh? I am leaving Lebanon, and I am very excited about it. I will spare you all the patriot speech since I am extremely angry at this country. Angry to the point where I can look Gebran Khalil Gebran in the eye and tell him: "Dude, If Lebanon was not my country, I wouldn't have chosen it to be" (this applies to Lebanon in its current state).
Lebanon is not Okay, and there is certainly something wrong with us for accepting the facts as they are, but who am I to say anything now right, eh? I am leaving; well wrong: I have been here, working, fighting, getting into trouble trying to better whatever little is left for us to work and live with. And I will keep fighting, maybe more freely this time (bullies like Mr. Wrong -and this just one example- can't sue me now for exposing their documented violations.)
However, this country is killing us, surely but slowly (that is what my little brother told me in his goodbye letter), and he is right. So yes, I am happy I am leaving and excited about the new discoveries and adventures that I will never experience in Lebanon.
For those who will keep fighting, try not to become very angry, I failed at this. I am angry, extremely angry at everything and everyone in this country including and mostly the people who blame those in charge for the situation, as if in life, the pyramid is inverted and it stands on its smaller base!!
We should not be okay with how things are, from the smaller to the bigger thing! Including valet parking mafia, who steal your right to have a sidewalk and a parking space, the unpunished domestic violence and martial rape, and the biggest and bulliest CEO / Politician / Religious leader who transform the employees / people to pawns and string dolls to the point where they would thank him for the oxygen they are breathing!
There is no lala land, but I am hoping now for a better more exciting land, filled with love, music, photos, success and some mistakes.
Goodbye everyone, بحبكن كتير
The amazing project of the technically and artistically talented Bassam Jalgha and Hassane Slaibi is now at a stage where it needs all your support. Yes, Roadie Tuner is now on Kickstrater.
Roadie Tuner helps you tune your guitar, change alternate tunings, track your strings quality, and follow up on your instrument's maintenance.
The guys launched the Kickstarter campaign 2 days ago and they are now at the 20,ooo$ milestone of their 60,000$ goal. Your support will make this product see the light. so go ahead! Support them, talk about Roadie, share and share some more.
Raafat Hamze, Roadie's design consultant announced the news yesterday with all the hapinnes in the world:
It is finally time to unveil something that's very dear to my heart: Roadie Tuner, which combines the digital and the analog to deliver a superior tuning and string health experience, is now kickstarting.
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A year of GIFS
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Today #SOYEAHDUH turns 1 year old. Holy balls.
A year ago today I was on an airplane after a 3-week business trip posting GIFS, anonymously onto a Tumblr page. Why? I'm still really not sure.
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I know I wanted to know a little bit more about the Mets' starting pitcher for tonight's game against the Nationals. Reading the morning papers today, we learn that he is twenty-four years old, and is 1-3 with a 2.63 ERA down in Norfolk so far. Sounds like some poor run support, becuase he's not allowing a lot of runs. Maine also had a 12.60 ERA in spring training, and went 2-4 with a 6.30 ERA in Baltimore last year in select games.
The main thing we know about him, though, is that he's getting the start for the Mets today because, unlike the other options for this spot start, (Jeremi Gonzalez and Jose Lima) Maine is on the 40 man roster, meaning the Mets do not have to release anybody to make room for him. All they had to do was send Victor Diaz down, after a grand total of one at-bat up north with the big team.
We'll know more about John Maine after tonight, though perhaps not that much more, since he is playing the hapless Washington Nationals. Who knows, maybe if he can put together a good start, he'll be considered for any future openings in the Mets rotation if, for whatever reason, certain starters who aren't very good are taken out of the rotation.


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According to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Baltimore Orioles are waist-deep in the trade mmarket and have their eyes on some big-name additions.
The Orioles' targets, according to major-league sources, include Chicago White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy, Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Michael Young.
In any case, the Orioles' aggression is notable. Sources say the team is even willing to move one of its top prospects, right-hander Dylan Bundy, for the right return.
Despite having heard earlier that Baltimore had exhausted their financial resources after adding Scott Feldman, the O's went out and landed Francisco Rodriguez from Milwaukee. Owner Peter Angelos has deep pockets and has tried to out-spend the league in years past, but the 2013 payroll is already among the highest his club has ever had.
While the players mentioned by Rosenthal above are all veteran pieces that would be sure to fortify Baltimore's push toward the playoffs, certainly none of them would be worth giving up one of the best young pitching prospects in the game, even one that will likely miss all of the 2014 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Still, if Baltimore is trying to add someone like Peavy, who is under contract for $14.5 million next year with a $15 million player option for 2015, without having to take on significant dollars, they'll need to spend big in terms of prospects to get Chicago to foot most of the salary involved.
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Mental Retardation Criteria
IQ less than 70; Deficits in adaptive social functioning in areas such as communication, self-care, home living, interpersonal skills, use of community resources, ability to make decisions, functional academic skills, leisure, work, health and safety; onset before 18 yrs of age
Classification of Mental Retardation - Mild
50-55 to 70 IQ score
Classification of Mental Retardation - Moderate
35-40 to 50-55 IQ score
Classification of Mental Retardation - Severe
20-25 to 35-40 IQ score
Classification of Mental Retardation - Profound
IQ score below 20-25
Cause of Mental Retardation
25% biological cause; 200 known physical causes (maternal alcohol use, infections, recessive-genes, chromosomal anomalies)
Maternal Alcohol Use
Alcohol consumption during 3rd to 4th week especially.
Smaller babies; more slowly developing
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - birth defect characterized by face abnormalities and faulty brain development
Alcohol interferes with protein guiding neurons
Meningitis, Rubella
Immunization is key
Phenylketonuria - caused by a lack of enzyme that converts amino acids
Excessive amounts of phenylalanine interferes with myelinization of CNS neurons
Chromosomal Anomalies
Fragile X Syndrome, Tisomy 21 - down's syndrome
Down Syndrome
developmental delays; prevalence 1:800 and risk increases with age of mother; characteristics features include slowed growth, higher risk for physical problems such as heart defects, hearing problems, Alzheimer's disease
Down Syndrome Cognitive Profile
Intellectually disabled (mild to moderate)
Poor memory and language skills
Down Syndrome Social Profile
Socially skilled, friendly/easy to get along with
Down Syndrome Brains
Differences in neuron structure; cerebral cortex is smaller especially in the frontal/temporal areas (hippocampus) and gyri and sulci are simpler and smaller
cerebellum/brainstem are smaller is relation to cerebral hemispheres
Down Syndrome Genetic Bias
95% extra chromosome 21
5% translocation; part of 21 attached to another chromosome before/at conception
term used to describe a group of complex developmental disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
Asperger's syndrome, Rett syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Autism Diagnosis - Characteristics
Social interaction deficits; nonverbal behaviors, peer relationships, seeing/enjoying human interaction
Communication impairment; delay speaking, lack of initiation, repetitive language, lack of make believe play
Receptive stereotyped actions
Autism Diagnosis
Typically not before 3 years old
Increased prevalence - 1:150 births
Physical characteristics - nothing striking, sometimes ear structure or toe walking
Autism Characteristics
75% mentally retarded but whole range
75% male
35% epileptic late in development
Cognitive Profile - Autism
Entire range of IQ; weak central coherence, tend to focus on elements; good with numbers. May be impaired on social reasoning - difficulty with Theory of Mind
Social Profile - Autism
Less smiling and eye contact as infants, delayed speech and echolalia, reduced ability to interpret intentions and emotions
Physiological Basis of Autistic Disorder
Brain anomalies; 30% f adolescents who had sever autistic symptoms as children begin to have seizures; abnormally rapid growth in brain after birth till 2-4 years of age --> areas that grow fast show anomalies, areas growing at a normal rate unaffected
Etiology of Autistic Disorder
Genetic factors; siblings of autistics siblings are 20 times more likely to be autistic. Identical Twins at a 60% risk
X Chromosome may carry from of the risk --> 2-4 times more likely in males
Williams Syndrome
Williams-Beuren Syndrome; developmental delays & genetic tests
Prevalence as low as 1:7500
Physical characteristics --> small stature, coordination difficulties, higher risk for physical problems such as heart defects in connective tissue
Cognitive Profile Williams Syndrome
Intellectually disabled (mild to moderate) and poor visuospatial skills
Strong language and object recognition
Social Profile - Williams Syndrome
very outgoing, anxious but not socially
Brains - Williams Syndrome
Cerebral cortex is smaller especially occipital and parietal areas; these areas also tend to be underactive
Genetic Basis - Williams Syndrome
95% deletion of some material (aprox. 25 genes) on chromosome 7
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Almost deleted my whole book yesterday. Scared me half to death.
Currently sat in hospital to try and resolve one of the side problems my sickness has created. Joy of joy. Surrounded by the sad and sick.
Just a little update for you :) I'm still doing the edits. Slowly but surly. I feel like I need a wine evening. Drinking and correcting! Would probably get quiet a lot done.
Here's a song for you that was recently introduced to me, currently listening to it. Headphones in. Watching the hospital world around me:::::::
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Is it correct to ditch the 7805 for a LM317T and a resistor?
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Preference-free option pricing with path-dependent volatility: A closed-form approach
AbstractThis paper shows how one can obtain a continuous-time preference-free option pricing model with a path-dependent volatility as the limit of a discrete-time GARCH model. In particular, the continuous-time model is the limit of a discrete-time GARCH model of Heston and Nandi (1997) that allows asymmetry between returns and volatility. For the continuous-time model, one can directly compute closed-form solutions for option prices using the formula of Heston (1993). Toward that purpose, we present the necessary mappings, based on Foster and Nelson (1994), such that one can approximate (arbitrarily closely) the parameters of the continuous-time model on the basis of the parameters of the discrete-time GARCH model. The discrete-time GARCH parameters can be estimated easily just by observing the history of asset prices. ; Unlike most option pricing models that are based on the absence of arbitrage alone, a parameter related to the expected return/risk premium of the asset does appear in the continuous-time option formula. However, given other parameters, option prices are not at all sensitive to the risk premium parameter, which is often imprecisely estimated.
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- Harrison, J. Michael & Kreps, David M., 1979. "Martingales and arbitrage in multiperiod securities markets," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 20(3), pages 381-408, June.
- Black, Fischer & Scholes, Myron S, 1973. "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(3), pages 637-54, May-June.
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- Robert C. Merton, 1973. "Theory of Rational Option Pricing," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 4(1), pages 141-183, Spring.
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*What's that guy's name again? Here's another interesting tidbit from the political scene in Nevada. Seems some guy named Rory is running for governor on the Democratic ticket. His campaign site has lots of feel-good information about his wife, his children, where he went to college, what he's done since. The only thing that isn't […]
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If there were any liberal Democrats in the crowd that filled Bally's Convention Center two weeks ago, they kept a very low profile. Because from the opening bell, the 2,000-plus people attending this year's FreedomFest made it clear what they wanted. Read this article to learn what the FreedomFest crowd was clamoring for…
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Healthcare bills, energy bills, rules on how much water toilets can use, regulations on acceptable light bulbs, education bills and most every topic Congress discusses these days go far beyond what the Founding Fathers envisioned as the role of government.
As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 14, "In the first place, it is to be remembered, that the general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws. Its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained by the separate provisions of any."
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An interview this morning on the 1st Quarter got me thinking further about the situation on the campus of Ole Miss. (Here's the link for reference http://usat.ly/PYbvGF )
I have existed on this planet for over 42 years and have come to realize we will never stop using "race" as a form of classification.
When I became a parent I applauded children's programs like "Sesame Street" and the "Teletubbies" for trying to establish the differences in characters as purely cosmetic. Can you imagine our kids growing up thinking because "Cookie Monster" who is blue was smarter than "Big Bird" who is yellow??
Funny huh? Just about as funny as a group of "students", participants in higher learning mind you, that would engage in a protest where racial slurs were a part of the message. I mean, are we that isolated in our social existances that the racial lines aren't crossed with regularity? Enough to understand the only classification associated with color is "green." And even THAT is inaccurate, fooling us into thinking richer is better.
I don't hold those with jaded perceptions responsible for their outlook because like a contagious disease, racism is contracted or learned - not inherited. Exposition of our youth and under-educated to the influences of the equally under-educated is OUR fault as a general society. We have made it acceptable for those around us to hold and spread views that are offensive to other cultures, genders, races, and creeds.
Until the people who would make such comments and statements are held accountable and shown the short-sightedness of their beliefs, our children and their children will STILL be subjected to the same mindless rhetoric my GRANDPARENTS experienced.
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thawedtheorc said...
You pegged it perfectly. The first week of Cata, I spent so many hours just trying to get through healing Stonecore. From tanks that loved to hop and spin.. causing melee to be flayed to death to the Wrath AOE fanatics who turned loose a microsecond after the tank pulled. Let us not forget the bugs... the bugs in that damned place.
I hated that week until I started running with players I know. This time around I am avoiding pugs for the first week or two, so I can save my sanity.
My tank and dps classes have become much more fun to play, but yeah.. healing being my main.. I feel an anxiousness before every run that is just not there on my tank or dps classes.
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Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), largest labour union in Great Britain throughout much of the 20th century. It originated in 1889 with the formation of the Dockers' Union. In 1922 that union led the merger of 14 unions to form an organization representing more than 300,000 workers. A dominant influence in the TGWU's formation and growth was Ernest Bevin, the union's first general secretary (1922–40).
As a general union, the TGWU maintained a policy of enrolling workers who had been excluded by the rigid requirements of the craft unions. As a result, the TGWU underwent remarkable growth, with membership exceeding two million in the 1970s. Members came from nearly all of the transportation industries (except railroads) and from automobile, construction, chemical, textile, and other industries. By organizing both semiskilled and unskilled workers, especially in smaller manufacturing trades, the general unions such as the TGWU represented workers traditionally ignored by the craft unions and industrial unions.
The TGWU was characterized by an unusual degree of internal democracy and stability, and its relationships with the Trades Union Congress and the Labour Party allowed the union to exert considerable influence on general trade union policy in Britain. In recent years, however, the TGWU and other British trade unions have experienced significant declines in membership and influence.
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glass houseOriginally used to refer to the large windowed rooms that contained an enterprise's mainframe computers and other hardware devices necessary for data storage and processing, today the term refers generally to the centrally administered computing environments of enterprises. As computers have gotten smaller and can be fit into smaller spaces, they are no longer housed in centralized rooms surrounded by glass windows as they were as early as the 1950s. However, the terms glass house is still used to describe an enterprise's centrally controlled computing environment.
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