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My TCSDaily / TechCentralStation columns are archived here.
Previous columns written for FoxNews.com (I stopped in 2002) can be found here.
A (partial) list of my law review articles can be found here. It's not usually up to date, but it's the best I can do.
Also, downloadable copies of many of my law review articles can be found here, through SSRN.
Contributions to The Guardian are (mostly) rounded up here.
Some other items are listed below:
Where Does the Vice President Belong? in The New York Times, October 27, 2008.
Is This The Best We Can Do? in Forbes, October 27, 2008.
Bring Your Own Camera, in the New York Post, September 13, 2008.
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, New York Post, September 7, 2008. (Reviewing Neal Stephenson's Anathem.)
We Can See Clearly Now, in The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2008. (Reviewing Robert Zimmerman's The Universe in a
Not Your Father's Space Program, in The Atlantic Monthly, June 5, 2008.
Who Owns the Moon: The Case for Lunar Property Rights, in Popular Mechanics, June, 2008.
Green and Smart: Earth-Saving Done Right, in the New York Post, April 22, 2008.
Spare Air is Reverse Parachute of Scuba: Test Dive, on PopularMechanics.com, March 2009.
No Freedom to Keep Secrets, in USA Today, March 9, 2008.
The End of Aging? in Popular Mechanics, March 2009.
Mr. Friedman Explains Mr. Big, the New York Post, January 27, 2008. (Reviewing Tim Harford's The Logic of Life.)
Watching the Watchers: Why Surveillance is a Two-Way Street, in Popular Mechanics, January, 2008.
Lawyers, Guns, and Washington, in the New York Post, November 21, 2007 (on the Heller Second Amendment case).
You say you want a new Constitution? Well . . . in the Philadelphia Inquirer, October 7, 2007. (Reviewing Larry Sabato's A More Perfect Constitution.)
In Age of High-Tech, Are Americans Losing Touch with DIY Skills? in Popular Mechanics, October, 2007.
Rise of the Office Romancers, in the NY Post, September 30, 2007. (Reviewing Mark Penn's Microtrends).
Starship Enterprise: How Private Investment Has Launched a New Space Race, Opinionjournal.com, July 29, 2007, originally published in the Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2007.
How Private Rocketeers Got Real, in Popular Mechanics, July, 2007.
A Wistful Look Back at Big Media's Day, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2007.
Open Source War Fare: John Robb's Chilling Brief on Postmodern Terrorism, in the City Journal, May 22, 2007.
Bring Back Our Knobs: Analog v. Digital, Popular Mechanics, May, 2007.
Dust-up: Media Blitzed, A dialogue with Prof. Robert McChesney in the Los Angeles Times, May, 2007.
People Don't Stop Killers; People With Guns Do. New York Daily News, April 18, 2007.
David vs. Goliath U., in The New York Post, April 1, 2007.
A Rifle in Every Pot, The New York Times, January 16, 2007.
Can Blogging Derail Your Career? in the Chronicle of Higher Education, July 28, 2006.
An Instinct for the Capillary: Luckily for the Bush Administration, Its Media Opponents Can't Shoot Straight, in The Guardian, February 20, 2006.
Watch Out, Hollywood, in Popular Mechanics, October, 2005.
Unwise Counsel: Why was the White House so unprepared for the Miers flak? in the Wall Street Journal, republished at OpinionJournal.com.
Here it Comes: Technology's progress will soon accelerate -- exponentially. You have no idea how much. Ray Kurzweil does. (Review of Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology) in the Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2005.
Judge Bork's Inkblot, in The New York Times, September 12, 2005.
No 'Journalistic Privilege,' in USA Today, June 28, 2005.
News Without Newspapers, originally in the Wall St. Journal, May 31, 2005.
The Vision Thing, in The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2005.
Will the GOP Need Life Support? Salon.com, March 31, 2005.
The Next Bubba? Tennessee's Gov. Phil Bredesen may be presidential material--unless fellow Democrats stop him. Wall Street Journal, Feb. 13, 2005. Don't blame me for the title, as I didn't write it -- Bredesen's no Bubba, as everyone who knows him realizes!
Back to the Baroque, The Weekly Standard, December 6, 2004.
Time for a Kofi Break, OpinionJournal.com (originally published in the Wall Street Journal) December 5, 2004.
Pressed Into Place, The Guardian, November 3, 2004.
For a Decisive Victory, The Guardian, November 2, 2004.
Explaining the "Anglosphere," The Guardian, October 28, 2004.
George W. Kerry? The Guardian, October 21, 2004.
God Forbid, A Success Story, The Guardian, October 14, 2004.
Loose Definitions, The Guardian, October 7, 2004.
Songs About the Southland, The Guardian, Sept. 30, 2004.
Godzilla vs. the Blogosphere, OpinionJournal.com (originally published in the Wall Street Journal) Sept. 4, 2004.
The Science of the Small, Legal Affairs, July-Aug. 2003.
Gun by Gun, Legal Affairs, May-June 2002.
Keeping Ms. Leggett Quiet: The Book the Justice Department Doesn't Want You to Read, OpinionJournal.com (originally published in the Wall Street Journal) April 25, 2002.
Community by the Book, Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2001.
Whose Right on Bearing Arms? Second Amendment Means What It Says, Boston Globe, November 25, 2001. (A colloquy with Jack Rakove of Stanford; read his piece here). (These links probably won't last -- Globe links tend to be temporary -- so this piece is also below).
Opening Argument (Review of Larry Lessig's The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World), Washington Post, November 18, 2001.
A Right of the People: The Meaning of the Emerson Decision, National Review Online, October 25, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
Up With the People, National Review Online, October 10-11, 2001 (with Dave Kopel) (reviewing NBC's miniseries Uprising, about the Warsaw Ghetto revolt).
Gun Control Book Based on Faulty Data, FoxNews.Com, October 10, 2001.
Don't Sacrifice Freedom, FoxNews.Com, September 15, 2001.
Another Bad Treaty, National Review Online, September 6, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
Political Science, National Review Online, August 29, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
Persecuting Jenna, and Ourselves, National Review Online, June 5, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
One Trigger-happy Attorney, National Review Online, April 30, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
Should Cloning be Legal? It's Not a Federal Question, National Review Online, April 16, 2001 (with Dave Kopel).
Techno Worries Miss the Target, IntellectualCapital.Com, June 8, 2000.
Satellite Pics Are Free Speech, Space.Com, March 27, 2000.
The New York Sun, April 16, 2002Whizzers LegacyGlenn Harlan Reynolds
The milk of human kindness, a well-known federal judge once remarked to me, does not flow through Whizzers veins. He meant this (mostly) as a compliment.
Byron Whizzer White served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court at a time when compassion, as personified by judges like his colleague William J. Brennan, Jr. and federal appeals judges like J. Skelly Wright, was regarded as the cardinal virtue of the bench. But, as befitted a man who was once the highest-paid professional football player in the nation, White favored a more strenuous approach.
Like his colleague John Marshall Harlan, White was a kind of liberal, but he was a liberal of a species now nearly extinct, a species for whom compassion was only one and not necessarily the foremost one among many values. With Harlan, White voted to strike down the Connecticut anti-birth-control law in Griswold v. Connecticut. But, also like Harlan, he wrote separately to express a more modest rationale for the decision. For White, unlike the majority, the biggest problem with the law was not that it infringed a fundamental right of privacy it was that it did not make sense. The State of Connecticut claimed that its law against birth control was intended to prevent premarital and extramarital sex, but the statute, and its enforcement, did something else entirely.
I wholly fail to see, he wrote, how the ban on the use of contraceptives by married couples in any way reinforces the States ban on illicit sexual relationships. . . . [The statute] has been quite obviously ineffective, and [its] most serious use has been against birth-control clinics rendering advice to married, rather than unmarried, persons. In short, White found, the law violated something as important as privacy the right to expect a law (and the arguments made in court supporting the law) to make sense. If the State of Connecticut had a legitimate government purpose for enacting the birth-control statute, then it had done a particularly bad job because the law simply didnt serve the purposes it was claimed to.
Though critics of the majority opinion in Griswold often call the right of privacy it recognized radical, White was in fact calling for something far more radical than a new individual right. Whites hardheadedness made him hard to pigeonhole: he voted with the liberals on (most) civil rights matters, and with the conservatives on (most) criminal matters.
But his approach was in many ways a foreshadowing of what was to come. In the 1996 case of Romer v. Evans, for example, the Supreme Court struck down an anti-gay-rights provision adopted in a Colorado referendum. The majoritys reasoning was that the provision which barred localities from adopting gay-rights ordinances failed rational basis review because the Court could identify no legitimate governmental purpose behind it. Instead, the Court held, the provision was motivated by a bare desire to harm an unpopular group.
Although rational basis analysis was long taught in law schools as being synonymous with the law will be upheld, White was long a champion of a more rigorous approach. The Romer decision is a fitting example of Whites legacy for another reason, too: it was criticized from both left and right. The left didnt like it because it contained no ringing affirmation of gay rights. The right didnt like it because it was insufficiently deferential to the state.
It may seem odd to link Whites legacy to a gay-rights case, given that his most unpopular opinion was probably the majority opinion he authored in the 1986 case of Bowers v. Hardwick. The Bowers case involved the constitutionality of a Georgia law making homosexual (and, actually, heterosexual) sodomy a felony punishable by up to twenty years imprisonment. Whites majority opinion upheld the law, finding no fundamental right of homosexuals to engage in sodomy.
Whites opinion was, in my own opinion, wrong. Under the logic of Griswold and Romer, the Georgia law is irrational though since, despite the disingenuous claims of Georgias counsel at oral argument, it applied to heterosexuals and homosexuals alike, it was at least nondiscriminatory.
But though White may have been unable to bring himself to follow his own lead in Bowers, the courts of many states including Georgia have since struck down their sodomy laws on precisely the ground that they are irrational, and fail to advance a legitimate governmental purpose. In court after court, judges have examined the various justifications offered for laws banning homosexual sodomy (for example, that homosexual relationships cant lead to children) and concluded that they didnt make sense (after all, we allow heterosexuals who are sterile, or too old to reproduce, to have sex). Whites methodology, it turns out, may have had more impact than the opinion he authored.
Whats more, this principle is spilling over from traditionally liberal subjects like gay rights to those generally regarded as conservative. We see even economic regulations once almost immune from judicial scrutiny being examined in terms of rational basis and governmental legitimacy today. Just recently, for example, the Institute for Justice persuaded a court in my home state of Tennessee to strike down a law banning the sale of caskets by anyone other than a licensed funeral director, even though independent sellers could offer the same caskets at a fraction of the price. The states asserted justifications, it was found, were irrational: no one ever protected a consumer by keeping markups at four hundred to six hundred percent.
The principle that laws should make sense is, in fact, a radical one. While it has a long way to go before it has occupied the field, it has made great strides since Justice White began championing it. Like White himself, it will produce decisions that sometimes look conservative and sometimes look liberal. But it is really a species of muscular skepticism that like White himself is not made for ideological pigeonholes.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds is Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, and publishes the InstaPundit.Com website.
Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2001Of Capitalism and Third PlacesGlenn Harlan Reynolds
Senators have hideaway offices, and so do I. Theirs are scattered in various nooks and crannies around the Capitol. Mine is at the local Borders. Theirs are more prestigious, but mine has better coffee.
I have an office with a nice computer, and I have a study at home with a nicer computer. But I often pack up my laptop, or a book that Im reading, or student papers to grade, and relocate to this third place: somewhere more congenial than the office, less isolated than home.
Others must feel the same way, because when Im there I find myself surrounded by people of all sorts. On a typical day there will be two or three with laptops intently writing, well, something. There will be tables full of high-school or college students, alternately studying and flirting, a home-schooling parent drilling a child on Babylonian history, one or two road-warrior salespeople catching up on scheduling and messages, a claque of bible-studiers arguing about Job, and a leather-clad cyberpunk-looking youth sitting with his more conventional mother. By now, I know all the regulars by sight, and many by name. We keep up on each others lives in a casual sort of way.
This third place, of course, is the Third Place that sociologist Ray Oldenburg called essential to civilization in his 1989 book, The Great Good Place. The third place had several characteristics: it had to be free or inexpensive, offer food and drink, be accessible, draw enough people to feel social, and foster easy conversation. Another characteristic that Oldenburg identified was that such places were disappearing.
In 1989, they were. In 2001, theyre not and you can thank the much-maligned chain book superstores for this. Certainly when I moved to my upscale Knoxville suburb in 1989, there werent many such places. Nor had there been many in Washington, D.C., where I came from: the Afterwords café at Kramerbooks was the closest thing, but it didnt really fill the bill. When I lived in New Haven, the famous Atticus books was like a poor mans Borders without public restrooms. (Theyve since added them, in the face of competition from the palatial Barnes & Noble - operated Yale Co-op down the street).
Now, within about a mile of each other, are three big bookstore/café complexes: Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Books-a-Million. All seem to be doing well.
Theyre doing well because theyve identified a need, and theyre meeting it. Youd think that this would make a lot of people happy and of course, it does, as I can tell just by looking around. But youd think it would make more than just the customers happy; youd think that it would please the people who are always worrying about Americas need for community.
In that, however, you would mostly be mistaken. While hostility toward book superstores has receded from its late-90s peak, it is still very real. Independent bookstores, we are told, are genuine; chain bookstores are all about marketing. Chain bookstores are bad for small presses, bad for communities, and as Carol Anne Douglas writes in Off Our Backs bad for feminists, whose books apparently can only be bought at feminist bookstores.
I dont know about the feminists, but small press sales appear to be up thanks to chain bookstores larger selection of titles. Communities are surely benefitting from the introduction of pleasant third places where such didnt exist before. And whats more, with the exception of a handful of independents, chain bookstores are better at being third places.
Thats because independent bookstores have traditionally been run by people who like books. Those people generally arent interested in offering the other amenities that Oldenburg calls important and that superstores offer, like coffee shops, comfy chairs, and live music performances. At many independent bookstores, they like books better than people, and want you to know it the bookish version of the music geeks in the movie High Fidelity. The chains, however, arent in business for personal gratification. They just want to keep customers coming back. Want coffee? Got it! Want a triple mocha latte, and handmade fresh salads from the Tomato Head restaurant downtown? Got it! And, interestingly, the extra traffic that these amenities produce means that chain stores typically can afford a better selection of books than the independents, too, which is why small presses are benefitting right along with latte-lovers.
Well, no surprise there. Thats what capitalism is all about. Funny that its a dirty word to some people.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds is professor of law at the University of Tennessee and publisher of InstaPundit.Com.
The Boston Globe, November 25, 2001Ashcroft and the Second AmendmentGlenn Harlan Reynolds
The Attorney General was asked a question at a Congressional hearing: "What in your opinion would be the constitutionality of a provision added to this bill which would require registration [of firearms]?" His answer: "I am afraid it would be unconstitutional."
The year is not 2001, but 1934, and the Attorney General is not John Ashcroft, but Homer Cummings. Cummings was hardly the first to think there were constitutional barriers to gun control. Throughout the nineteenth century, leading scholars like Thomas Cooley, Joseph Story, and St. George Tucker had found the Second Amendment protected an individual right to arms against federal interference. Congress agreed: the 1866 Freedmen's Bureau Act provided that "the constitutional right to bear arms, shall be secured to and enjoyed by all the citizens."
Leading modern scholars of constitutional law agree. Laurence Tribe of Harvard has written that the Second Amendment protects an individual right. So have William Van Alstyne of Duke, Eugene Volokh of UCLA, Randy Barnett of Boston University, and many others. They also agree with Ashcroft's statement that this right does not bar reasonable regulations aimed at preventing crime, rather than disarming honest citizens.
The twentieth century Congress agreed with its nineteenth century counterpart: the 1986 Firearms Owners' Protection Act found that "the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms under the second amendment to the United States Constitution" required additional legislation for their protection. An accompanying Senate Judiciary Committee report on the Second Amendment stated that "what is protected is an individual right of a private citizen to own and carry firearms in a peaceful manner." And in several cases some quite recent the Supreme Court has, though admittedly in dictum, lumped the right to arms together with clearly personal rights like free speech.
Despite this, Attorney General John Ashcroft's recent statement that the Second Amendment protects an individual right was treated as a lurching departure from settled law by some. Yet Ashcroft's interpretation sits rather comfortably with the mass of opinion from other branches.
The chief opposition to the individual-rights view comes from gun-control advocacy groups. I've never quite understood why gun-control groups have felt it necessary to adopt an absolutist no-right-to-bear-arms position, when it is clear that the individual right view leaves room for reasonable regulation, so long as that regulation is really about preventing criminals from getting guns, not disarming ordinary citizens. (I myself have written that gun registration wouldn't violate the Second Amendment). But such absolutism is one of the dynamics of our ongoing culture war, on the left as much as on the right.
Some critics of Ashcroft's view have claimed that it conflicts with United States v. Miller, the 1939 Supreme Court case that is its only opinion directly addressing a Second Amendment argument in the past hundred years. Miller, we are told, makes clear that the Second Amendment only protects the National Guard. There are two major problems with this argument. One is that Miller never mentions the National Guard. The other is that the only action actually taken in Miller was to remand the case back to the District Court (which had previously held the National Firearms Act unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds) for factfinding on the issue of whether a sawed-off shotgun was the kind of weapon the Second Amendment protects. Whatever Miller did, it did not endorse the "National Guard" theory.
The lower federal courts are a different story. The lower courts' resistance to the individual-rights view has, at least until recently, been widespread, and those criticizing Ashcroft's position have been quick to point to these decisions as evidence that Ashcroft is somehow off the reservation. Yet on closer examination, the lower courts' opinions are less persuasive. In a recent article, Professor Brannon Denning of Southern Illinois University Law School analyzed all the lower court decisions on the Second Amendment, and concluded that , "lower courts have strayed . . . from the Court's original holding to the point of being intellectually dishonest." Many lower courts in fact have endorsed the National Guard theory. Of course, many of them also claim that Miller did the same, which it clearly did not, and to read these opinions in series is to see lower courts progressively and unashamedly moving the goalposts in order to ensure that regardless of the arguments offered by counsel no one could possibly succeed in a Second Amendment challenge. This line of cases is no great testament to the rule of law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with this last month when it essentially adopted Professor Denning's criticism of other lower court decisions and held that the Second Amendment does in fact protect an individual right. In response to this decision, Michael Barone noted that "It will now be very hardI would say impossiblefor any intellectually honest judge to rule that the Second Amendment means nothing."
On analysis, therefore, it appears to be the lower federal courts (except, now, for the Fifth Circuit) who are out of the mainstream on this issue. So are the gun-control groups who so vigorously invoke the lower courts' opinions to deny any possibility that the Second Amendment (which is, after all, one-tenth of the Bill of Rights) does anything so uncouth as to create an enforceable constitutional right.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds is Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, and writes for the InstaPundit.Com website.


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Not destined to be a show queen, it'll be put to the test in Moab Utah during Easter Jeep Safari.

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There is no more fitting couple to represent the Hollywood side of the grunge era than Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. First seen on screen together in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, they captured my heart. He even got the infamous tattoo to prove it…Let's face it you just can't go wrong with Johnny Depp, ever.
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Fashion Film: Belle Sauvage FW 2011 "Self Similarity"
It's no secret that fashion films are the wave of the future. More and more these short films or "video editorials" are popping up. This gives people all over the world the chance to see the clothing in motion and is more realistic than a photograph in a highly stylized environment. Since an attempt at trying to make my own I have been obsessed with tracking them down on youtube and becoming more inspired by the minute.
Belle Sauvage is an edgy label out of London and has just recently caught my eye. Worn by Katy Perry, Florence Welch, and La Roux it is sure to be another designer that will break the bank for me. Their fall 2011 collection showed influences from Martin Margiela to Tim Burton with leather cut outs and architecturally gorgeous accessories.
Here is their fashion film for the season:
Fashion short film for Belle Sauvage FW2011 entitled "Self-Similarity".
Film by Christian Neuman
A glassloves and Focusart production
Produced by Gity Monsef and Michelle Arnusch
Cinematography by Alex Aach
Styling Masha Monbelli
Music by Planktonwaves
Hair by Sam Burnett
Makeup by Oscar Alexander Lundberg
Model Elina from Profile
Location by Joe Kotroczo
Special thanks to Virginia Ferreira
Menswear Monday: Johnny Depp as "Sweeney Todd"
It's no secret that Johnny Depp is one of the best actors in the business. Personally I feel he has been robbed for the Oscar almost every year, however his performance in Sweeney Todd was not only inspiring but visually inspiring. Can you believe Johnny Depp can sing?
Anywhoo…I happen to love the style in this film. Set in a Gothic 1800's London Depp is dressed more like a deranged Beethoven with a gray streak in his hair…
Check him out…
Here he is arriving at the Paris premiere in one of my favorite outfits ever.
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Should newspapers be truth vigilantes?
Arthur Brisbane, Public Editor for the New York Times wrote an interesting article OpEd today (January 12, 2012) asking "Should the New York Times Be a Truth Vigilante?"
The article can be found here: http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/should-the-times-be-a-truth-vigilante/
In a time where people are being bombarded with information, what role (if any) should newspapers play in correcting un-informed, egregiously inaccurate statements? What implications would this have?
To quote Brisbane:
"...[People] look to The [New York] Times to set the record straight. They worry less about reporters imposing their judgment on what is false and what is true.
Is that the prevailing view? And if so, how can The Times do this in a way that is objective and fair? Is it possible to be objective and fair when the reporter is choosing to correct one fact over another? Are there other problems that The Times would face that I haven't mentioned here?"
Interested to hear your thoughts on this one...
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Jan 14 2012: Responding to Mr. Brisbane's question, "Is it possible to be objective and fair when a reporter is choosing to correct one fact over another?" All critical thinking separates facts from beliefs where facts are indisputable and all who view agree. Facts are, therefore, objective. A reporter cannot correct one fact over another, but a reporter can correct inaccurate beliefs by introducing facts. It seems too many reporters stoke inaccurate beliefs by failing to dig for the facts, omitting facts altogether, or introducing their own beliefs into their report of events.
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Itis fun to bring dogs to events that encourage their presence, but their safetyshould always be a concern. The Houston Humane Society has severalsuggestions when taking dogs out of their comfort zone into a public event withplenty of people.
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Great initiative there amigadave and good luck with it.
Im sure I dont need to tell you this, and its good to see you have a reasonably safe criteria, but Id advise a little caution. Ive seen it many times with these sorts of initiatives over the years that some people with no real knowledge (but enough to sound convincing to those with less) take advantage of this sort of thing, only to never contribute anything back other than a few write ups and excuses after theyve received their machine. Not to say there's a deliberate intention to deceive, but some peoples eyes are bigger than thier brains
(that's to say their interest in what's offered outweighs their ability to deliver).
Hey fishy_fiz, quit describing me with that eyes bigger than brains comment! My interest has always been outweighed by my (lack of ) ability to deliver.
Well, I still have the deserving developer in Australia that needs help getting a MorphOS system, if anyone can help in that country, please contact me.
I also have a deserving programmer in Spain that has actually completed porting some software to MorphOS while only using an unregistered Efika 5200b computer that he has to reboot every 30 minutes. He just wants a keyfile donated so he does not have to reboot all the time, but I told him I would first look to see if we could find him a more powerful MorphOS compatible computer to register, instead of his Efika.
Although, the Efika at 400MHz is actually a very capable computer when running MorphOS2.7, but the limitation of only 128mb of RAM can cause challenges under certain circumstances.
Any MorphOS users within Spain interested in helping solve this request for keyfile, and/or more powerful MorphOS system?
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The Globe Gazette of Mason City, Iowa reported yesterday that "Justice's husband gets probation in drinking case."
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported yesterday that "Chief Justice speaks about son's party night."
And Radio Iowa reported yesterday that "Husband of Chief Justice enters plea in drinking case."
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And The Arizona Republic reports today that "Attorneys to ask high court to review Ariz. tuition tax credits."
My earlier coverage of yesterday's Ninth Circuit order denying rehearing en banc, from which eight judges noted their dissent, can be accessed here.
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My earlier coverage of yesterday's Third Circuit ruling appears here and here.
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Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Court, governor dig in heels on prison crowding."
In The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz reports that "Court rejects governor's plan to solve prison overcrowding."
The Sacramento Bee reports that "Governor blames budget woes on judges 'going absolutely crazy.'"
And The Associated Press reports that "Court rejects Calif. plan to cut prison population."
I have posted online at this link yesterday's order of a three-judge U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California.
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Three reasons for concern as the Bills enter the 2013 season: 1. New Offensive Coordinator Nathaniel Hackett I like the hiring of Doug Marrone as head coach, and I love the hiring of Mike Pettine as defensive coordinator. Admittedly though, I am taking a very cautionary approach to new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. I'm not saying this is a bad hire. Hackett certainly has a reputation as a great young offensive mind, and this could prove to be a very good match in the end, but I'm just skeptical. It's no secret that calling plays in the AFC East is going to be a bit different than it was in the Big East, and at this point it is a question of whether or not he can adjust to running the show at the next level. My concern would be slightly tempered if Hackett's past NFL experience consisted of more than two brief stints in the role of Offensive Quality Control. One huge plus that I do see, and the reason I think this could be a good match is that Hackett is known to have a pretty high level of expertise when it comes to the quarterback position. The Bills have a great running back tandem, a good wide receiver corps, and a solid offensive line. If Hackett can bring along Kolb and Manuel in his system, he may just be one of my 3 Reasons for Hope going into the 2014 season. 2. Cornerbacks Stop me when you hear a name that gets you excited: Leodis McKelvin…Ron Brooks…Justin Rogers…Crezdon Butler…Kip Edwards…still no? Yeah, same here. Let me make one thing clear: I love Stephon Gilmore. Love him. The guy has the mentality and ability to be a big-time defensive back for a long time in this league. Now let's make another thing clear: Bills' opponents may do pretty well for themselves just by simply looking for #24 and then throwing to the opposite side of the field. I know McKelvin finished strong last season and showed signs of being a decent NFL cornerback, and Ron Brooks has some people excited going into his second year, but until one of these guys steps up and really establishes himself as a true solid second option, there is plenty of reason for doubt about the position heading into the season. I loved the way the Bills addressed the linebacker corps with free agency and the draft, but I would've loved to see a similar effort in regards to the cornerback position (aside from a couple of late-round snags in the draft). At this point, though, the drop from Gilmore to whomever the #2 guy ends up being (McKelvin at this point) appears to be fairly sizeable at this point. Add to that dates with Brady (2x), Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger, Andy Dalton, and Drew Brees and there is plenty of reason for concern. That said, there is still time to add somebody through free agency. [crosses fingers] 3. They're the Bills While casual NFL readers would see this as a journalistic copout, Bills fans will see that section header and know exactly what I'm talking about. The Bills' 13-season playoff drought has been 97% pure turmoil, but that other 3% – the portion of the last 13 seasons spent injecting false hope into the entire fan base – that is the part that has truly caused the most heartache. I'm sure each person reading this could name ten moments off the top of his or her head that fall into this category, but I'm going to go ahead and ruin your Monday anyway: In 2004, the Bills recovered from a tough-luck 0-4 start to win nine of their next 11 games and set up a week 17 showdown against the Steelers' BACKUPS for a shot to get back to the playoffs. The result: a five-point gut-wrenching loss at the hands of Tommy Maddux. Hopes crushed. In similar fashion, the 2007 Bills bounced back from a 0-3 start to win five of their next six games only to be violently brought back down to earth by a humiliating 56-10 drubbing AT HOME to New England. Still, four weeks later Buffalo entered a very winnable game at Cleveland with its wild card hopes still alive. In a game that I so painfully wrote about last week, they were slowly and painfully removed from the playoff race in their first shutout loss since 2003. Hopes crushed. The 2008 Bills began the year 5-1 only to end the season with a 7-9 mark. Hopes crushed. Not to be outdone, the 2011 squad started 5-2 (insert ridiculous Fitzy contract here) only to go on a brutal seven-game losing skid and end the year at 6-10. Hopes crushed. I could go on, but the point is that Bills fans have been taught a tough lesson in tempering hopes. We can talk about new energized coaching staffs, stud rookies, big free agent signings, and new management all we want, but until the Bills head back to the playoffs everyone that carries the curse of Bills fandom has plenty of reason to proceed with caution. Now that I have you all reaching for the anti-depressants, let's take a step back from the edge of the cliff and look at some cause for optimism. Three reasons for hope going into the 2013 season: 1. The Schedule Ready for some good news? Only five of Buffalo's 16 games on the 2013 schedule are against teams that finished above .500 in 2012. Their 13 opponents combined for a .473 winning percentage (121-135) in 2012, which is the lowest opponent's winning percentage of any AFC East team. The Jets' 2013 opponents combined to go 127-129 (.496) last season, while the Patriots' and Dolphins' opponents finished 2012 at 130-126 (.508) and 133-123 (.520), respectively. Now, I feel like I should point out that several of the Bills' 2013 opponents that finished under .500 a year ago appear poised to be much improved this year. Miami made major upgrades to their roster this offseason, New Orleans will have Sean Payton back on the sidelines and won't be operating under the dark cloud that followed them around last season, and Tampa Bay is a young and talented team with playoff aspirations in Greg Schiano's second year at the helm. I know much has been made of the Bills feeling like they got a tough draw regarding opponents' bye weeks, but this schedule sets up nicely, and dates with the Panthers, Jets and Browns in the first five weeks give the Bills a chance to get off to a nice start. Ready for some more good news? The AFC East actually seems ripe for parody for the first time in a while. The Patriots will still be favored to win the division, but they don't appear to be the unstoppable force they once were. The Jets are the definition of unstable right now. The Dolphins are stronger, but still have yet to prove how their newfangled roster will work out on the field. In 2013, the pecking order in the division will be decided during the season rather than in mid-August. The point being that the six games against AFC East opponents are all winnable. Some tougher than others (week 17 at New England), but still, all winnable. 2. Running Backs The Bills may not boast the best single running back in the game (pretty sure that guy wears purple and gold on Sundays) but they very well may have the NFL's best running back tandem in CJ Spille and Fred Jackson. 2013 will bring about a slight changing of the guard as Spiller appears poised to get the lion's share of the carries, but let's not forget that Jackson is still a pretty dang good back. And while they aren't a "flash and smash" combo, they still have two very different styles, each of which compliments the other very nicely. There isn't much left to say about Spiller that hasn't been said a thousand times before. The guy is incredible to watch. He's a burner, he's shifty, and oh by the way, he's REALLY good after first contact. Jackson, on the other hand, is not very fast and he doesn't do much on the field that has you springing for the rewind button on your DVR, but he's got underrated shiftiness and is savvy to the point where it looks like he's actually controlling the defense with his mind. He's also the most patient back I've ever seen play. I swear I've seen him actually tie his shoes while waiting for his blocks to set up. Also, both backs are very good at catching passes out of the backfield, and those kinds of safety nets help immensely when you have a new quarterback leading the charge. 3. New Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine The promotion of Dave Wannstedt to defensive coordinator was one of the more puzzling moves I've seen made in Buffalo in recent years. At the time, the Bills had some nice pieces on the defensive side of the ball and their answer was to hand the reigns to a guy who has refused to evolve within the game and is still coaching defense the same way he was over a decade ago. Well we all know how that turned out. Buffalo finished 25th in the NFL in total defense under Wannstedt. A campaign made ever more frustrating by the waste of talent on the field (I still contend that Mario Williams, Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus are one of the better trios of defensive linemen in the NFL). Enter Mike Pettine, the four-year defensive coordinator of the Jets, whom appears to be the anti-Wannstedt. Pettine was hired by the Bills in January and brings with him to Buffalo a quiet confidence and intensity, as well as a reputation for getting the most out of his unit. But more importantly, he knows exactly what he wants his defense to look like, and the front office wasted no time going out and getting guys that fit Pettine's controlled-chaos-style hybrid 3-4 defense. For example, when you hear rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso's name already being thrown around as the quarterback of the defense, it shouldn't surprise you if you listen to Pettine talk about the up-tempo attacking style he coaches and then watch this clip of Alonso during his college days. If you're still not sold on Pettine, watch this clip. I watched it the day we signed him, and I've been in his camp ever since. I'm not expecting the Bills to be a top five defense in 2013, but they have plenty of big-time pieces and I truly believe Mike Pettine is the right guy for the job. Expect MAJOR improvements on the defensive side of the ball in 2013. The post Reasons for Concern, Hope Entering 2013 appeared first on Buddy Nixon.
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Tony-nommed Kinky Boots star Annaleigh Ashford drops by the Broadway.com studios to share the grossest Annie story ever, offer advice for young performers and give her dead-on impression of the show's composer, Cyndi Lauper.
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This worm arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.
It deletes autostart registry entries associated with the processes it terminates to completely disable applications.
It gathers target email addresses from the Windows Address Book (WAB). It exploits software vulnerabilities to automatically execute attachments once a user reads or previews spammed messages. It does this action to allow easy execution of email attachments without the user opening the said attachments.
Arrival Details
This worm drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.. %Temp% is the Windows Temporary folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Temp.)
Autostart Technique
This worm registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup by adding the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wink{random alphabetic characters}ImagePath = "%System%\WINK{random alphabetic characters}.EXE" (if the operating system is Windows NT, 2000, or XP)
It adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunWink{random alphabetic characters} = "%System%\WINK{random alphabetic characters}.EXE" (if the operating system is Windows 95, 98 or ME)
It registers as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup by adding the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wink{random alphabetic characters} (if the operating system is Windows NT, 2000, or XP)
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This worm deletes the following files:
This worm drops copies of itself in the following shared folders:
It searches for available SMTP servers by checking the following registry key(s):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts
It gathers target email addresses from data files related to the following instant messaging application(s):
It gathers target email addresses from the Windows Address Book (WAB).
It composes messages as part of its spamming routine. The messages it sends has the following details:
Sender: Taken from the gathered email addressesOption 1:
It exploits the following software vulnerabilities to automatically execute attachments once a user reads or previews a spammed message:
Process Termination
This worm terminates the following services if found on the affected system:
Dropping Routine
This worm drops the following files:
(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other Details
This worm contains the following strings in its code:
If the user SMTP server is unavailable, it attempts to use the following SMTP servers:
It modifies .EXE files by encrypting them using a Run-Length compression algorithm. It renames the encrypted file to {original file name}.{random extension name} with attributes set to Read-Only, Hidden, System, and Archive. It then copies itself into the same folder and assumes the original file name, icon, and file size of the modified file. As a consequence, users may not notice the infection. When the worm copy is executed, it decrypts the host program in the companion file then spawns it as another process.
The dropped RAR file in the shared folders contains the file {random file name 1}.{random extension 2} where {random file name 1} could be any of the following:
{random extension 1} is chosen from the following list:
{random extension 2} is chosen from the following list:
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by WORM_KLEZ.H
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as WORM_KLEZ.H
Step 4
Restart in Safe Mode
To restart in Safe Mode:
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• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
Step 5
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
To delete the registry value this malware/grayware created:
Step 6
Delete this registry key
To delete the registry key this malware/grayware created:
Step 7
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_KLEZ.H. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 8
Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.
Step 9
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
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Compared to middle-aged adults, older adults also did not appear to be at any increased risk of having major adverse events, like heart attacks, strokes, and serious infections, after their procedures.
Seniors did have longer hospital stays than younger adults, however, especially if they were over age 70 and the procedure involved opening the abdomen.
Prolonged hospital stays were considered to be anything over three days for a laparoscopic procedure and anything over six days after an open surgery.
Adults aged 65 to 69 had a 20% increased risk of a prolonged hospital stay after a laparoscopic procedure and an 80% increased risk of a prolonged hospital stay after an open procedure compared to those younger than 50.
For those over 70, there was no increased risk after a laparoscopic procedure, but a more than fourfold higher risk of a prolonged hospital stay after an open procedure.
"We tend to focus on younger patients, but obesity affects younger people as well as older people," Magnuson says.
"Studies like this point out that indeed the risk of surgery isn't any greater in carefully selected elder patients than younger patients," he tells WebMD.
For bariatric surgery patients of any age, things that did appear to predict the likelihood of a poor outcome included having type 2 diabetes, being a man, or having a BMI over 55, Dorman says.
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The Greeks Are Being Unfairly Maligned by Global Financiers: The Truth Is Very Different
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Yiannis manages a small inn in Crete. The 50-year-old from Heraklion with salt-and-pepper hair and a hefty moustache has a son just graduating from college.
"We tell the young people to leave," he says quietly. "There's nothing for them here." Protests and strikes are sweeping the nation, but Yiannis doesn't like talking about the economy. I sense a feeling of pride holding him back. But he does offer this insight: "We know that it is the ordinary people, not the rich and the powerful, who pay for this."
The Lazy Greek Meme
Greece is a land of ancient myth. But more recent myths have made Greeks like Yiannis cringe when foreigners start asking questions.
Greeks are lazy. They don't work. They're profligates who are taking down Europe. The caricature has become so common that a recent TV commercial in Slovakia used it to sell beer, drawing a contrast between the virtuous Slovak and the paunchy Greek indulging himself on a beach.
Most foreigners know Greece from holidays spent lolling on its beaches and drifting around its magical ruins. You could easily take it for granted that everybody here is just chilling out. They aren't. The Greek labor force, comprising 5 million souls, works the second highest number of hours per year on average among countries in the Organization for Economic Development (OECD), right after South Korea. Greeks work 42 hours per week, while the industrious Germans toil just 36.
The average Greek worker earns a bit over $1,000 a month. Private sector employees are the most underpaid in the EU. Even before the harsh austerity measures imposed by the EU and the IMF, the Greeks had already cut the real average wages in the private sector to 1984 levels. This week the Greek parliament is expected to vote on measures that would place 30,000 public sector workers in a "labor reserve" at slashed pay – up to 40 percent.
Greeks retire a bit later than the European average. And the average pension, $990, is less than that of Ireland, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Thirty percent of the labor force works with zero Social Security or protections, while in the rest of the EU only 5-10 percent of workers are in this precarious situation.
So much for the myth of the overpaid, lazy Greek.
The reality is simple, though rarely admitted – except maybe by Yiannis, who seems to know exactly what's happening. The "bailout" of Greece is really a bailout of big European banks. A game of smoke and mirrors leads us to think that Greek indolence led to financial ruin. The Greeks have done some things wrong, to be sure. But it was a dangerous mix of stupid economic theories and high-flying finance, fueled by a corrupt government, that exploded the economy. If all this sounds sickeningly familiar, it should. We're witnessing Round 2 of the Great Global Shakedown by the banks.
Mini-History of the Modern Greek Economy
In modern history, southern economies have typically been weaker than those in the north. They industrialized later and only fitfully; large landowners often dominated them far into the 20th century. Economic growth was painful, marked by big deficits, bloody political conflicts and instability. You can see this in the history of Italy, Spain, and even France to a degree, but especially in Greece. The Greeks got socked in WWII and then creamed again by a brutal civil war (1946–1949), in which American military aid to the Greek governmental army ensured the defeat of the Greek Communist Party.
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"I'm surprised that Harvey Weinstein likes Veronica Mars. He never mentioned it before. I bet he only said it because it's hot right now. And he's Joel Silver's rival. These people are like sharks."
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Spicy Eggplant Parmesan
Serve over whole wheat spaghetti or steamed spaghetti squash.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 203
- Calories from fat: 29%
- Fat: 6.5g
- Saturated fat: 3.2g
- Protein: 13.3g
- Carbohydrate: 23.1g
- Fiber: 5.1g
- Cholesterol: 51mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 780mg
- Calcium: 256mg
- 3/4 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 (1 1/3-pound) eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Cooking spray
- 1 (26-ounce) jar light tomato-basil pasta sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1. Place a baking sheet inside oven, and preheat oven to 400°.
- 2. Combine breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and garlic in a shallow dish. Combine egg whites and egg in a separate shallow dish. Dip eggplant slices in egg; dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
- 3. Remove pan from oven; coat with cooking spray. Arrange eggplant on pan; coat with cooking spray.
- 4. Bake at 400° for 17 minutes or until golden.
- 5. Reduce oven temperature to 375°.
- 6. Combine pasta sauce and crushed red pepper, and spread 1/2 cup evenly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange eggplant slices over pasta sauce. Spread remaining pasta sauce evenly over eggplant; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and mozzarella.
- 7. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until bubbly and cheese melts.
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Spicy Eggplant Parmesan Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- PUBLICATION: Oxmoor House
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Here are 10 tips when it comes to life insurance:
1. All life insurance is not created equal
Some life insurance is better than none. That's not to say all policies are created equal. Insurance in New Zealand is riddled with get out clauses and two "similar" life policies may have very different wording. Read your policy well to avoid surprises.
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Life insurance policies have exclusions for pre-existing conditions. That's illnesses that you've got the symptoms of before you take out the insurance. This includes illnesses you may not know you have at the time of signing on the dotted line.
5. "Better policies" can be worthless
Life insurance sales people make extra commission by "churning" clients. They tell you that the policy your previous broker sold you isn't as good or is more expensive as the one from XYZ. If, however, your health has changed in the meantime you may not be covered for an illness your old policy would have paid out on, because you now have "pre-existing illnesses".
6. Life insurance is important even if you don't work
What happens if the at-home parent becomes seriously ill, disabled, or dies? Who pays to look after the children? All too often this scenario catches a family out unawares.
7. It can happen to you
By the age of 39, four out of 100 males would have died. By 49 that's six. For women the figures are two and four.
8. Life insurance may pay out before you die
Many life insurance policies will pay a lump sum if you're diagnosed with a terminal illness. That gives you money to live on and pay for treatment while you're ill.
9. "Term" life insurance is cheaper than "whole of life".
Term life insurance covers you for a period of time, such as the life of your mortgage. "Whole of life" insurance covers you until you die. Some whole of life policies only make you pay premiums until the age of 65, but continue to cover you after then.
10. How much cover?
As a rule of thumb you should ensure the sum insured is sufficient to cover your funeral bills and mortgage as well the remaining partner's living costs and child care.
Finally, to steal a phrase from Nike, "just do it". You could live (or die) to regret it if you don't. And that's from someone who doesn't get commission from selling life insurance.
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text: [singlepic=333,320,240,,left]The Butler Bulldogs bounced back from their first loss of the season to cross-town rival Independence last Friday and took out Davie County 24-0 in the first round of the state 4A playoffs. The Bulldogs were the more dominant team and held the War Eagles to just 12 total yards of offense in the first half despite having three starters miss the game due to injuries. Deshaun McCutchen, defensive standout Hawatha Bell and starting tailback Markel Moore all were out, but Butler had plenty of firepower left to cruise to an easy victory. (Photos by Mark Sward swardpics.com) Continue reading


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Salvation Army: It's always there in time of needAssociated Press religion writer Richard N. Ostling had an interesting article recently about the Salvation Army. It was enlightening, encouraging — and in some respects disheartening. The Salvation Army probably is second to none in public respect for its service...
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Chefs at Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Women's Hospital Take Fresh Food to a Whole New Level
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Rooftop garden yields 32 varieties of organic vegetables and herbs used in menu items
A garden of lettuce, dill, basil, multiple varieties of tomatoes and more resides 19 stories high above Chicago Avenue in a rather unlikely place – a hospital rooftop. While they've always been proud to serve food using the only the finest ingredients, chefs at Fresh Market at Fairbanks, located within Prentice, have taken the concept of fresh produce to a whole new level by establishing a rooftop garden that not only contributes to their recipes, but also provides environmental benefits.
"Rooftop gardens are emerging all over Chicago," said Joseph Hernandez, executive chef and general manager of Fresh Market at Fairbanks. "It's a great way to go green, and the gardens produce vegetables and herbs that simply taste better."
Hernandez and fellow chefs Scott Thompson and Andrey Robinson grow each plant from seed and then transplant it to the roof once it has matured. Each plant then grows in bins with a southern exposure, carefully selected to ensure they are protected from the elements. The chefs volunteer approximately four hours of their personal time each week to tend the garden and use the fresh picked organic produce and herbs in dishes served to Fresh Market patrons.
"We feel it is our responsibility to provide nutritious menu options for patients, visitors and caregivers at Prentice as well as the community," said Hernandez.
"It's great to see them use their talents to benefit co-workers and visitors," said Sonia Alexander, RD, director of Food and Nutrition at Northwestern Memorial. "We have several healthy eating initiatives around campus and the addition of organic produce at Fresh Market is a wonderful complement."
Hernandez notes that while the small garden can't produce enough food for all Fresh Market recipes, it's a great start.
"We look forward to expanding the garden next year to include even more varieties of vegetables and fruits," said Hernandez. "We learn daily how the garden responds to Chicago weather and which varieties of plants grow well. This is a labor of love and we are excited to watch it grow."
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Survey: Do You Have a Guilty Non-Green Pleasure?
Okay, it's time for a little confession. We try and live as green as possible. But even for the most environmentally-aware person, there's usually at least one non-green thing they can't live without. A friend of ours recently told us that, even though he knew it was bad for the environment and tried to use it sparingly, he just couldn't totally give up the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser because nothing else would clean a grimy shower quite as well.
So, we think it's time for us all to come [non-green] clean. If you say yes, tell us in the Comments what it is! Don't be shy!
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it's windex :-( we have a large mirror in the bathroom, that gets splashed a lot; a cat and a toddler who like to stick their hands and noses to the windows. Vinegar just does not work. I do use vodka sometimes to polish the mirrors, but the smell is too strong. So, Windex is the thing that gets the job done easily and it's always ready...
paper towels... try as I may, I cannot give them up completely.
I buy 100% recycled paper towels and use them very sparingly... mostly only to drain or blot greasy food stuffs and clean up kitty hurl mishaps... I use tea/dish towels and recycled clothes, sheets, towels for napkins, housekeeping etc...
Mine is a huge sin- my Keurig k-cup machine. Huge amounts of waste in each individually portioned coffee cup. But I don't waste coffee anymore, and they do have fair trade and organic coffee available in k-cups.
@Nudik - Have you tried Earth Friendly Cleaners' glass "kleener" ? It works as well for me.
Unfortunately, I am a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser addict, too. It's my go-to product for getting all those fingerprints and mysterious markings off the walls.
P.S. I had a difficult time giving up commercial glass cleaner until I tired Club Soda. It works like a charm for me.
this isn't a house cleaning product...but i can't use organic/green hugging shampoo/conditioner. every one i've tried my hair hates.
so it's kerastase for me...
Turning the heat way up when it's cold. I can wear sweaters, but I don't function well if I'm not in a toasty warm environment during the winter. So it's pretty cozy in here.
I used to be addicted to windex but you could clean the mirror with a sinkful of warm soapy water and a squeegy.
Ok well, i still use windex to clean my granite countertops
Oh, theambershow, I'm with you. I hate being cold. I have learned to bundle up a bit more since our new (old) house is drafty, but I still crank up the heat to help compensate.
I have to have something physical to read. I can read blogs, but I can not give up my physical magazines. (Tear...domino...) I do recycle them and when I go outside of my subscriptions I try to pick them up at a used bookstore or the library. But I can't give them up.
Ditto books. I shudder to think of the day when everyone's reading off a kindle-type machine.
I just can't seem to give up the Comet. I have a vintage, very porous porcelain bathtub that absorbs everything and it really seems to be the only thing that gets it really clean and lifts out all the spots. Sad. :(
I use regular paper towels and toilet paper instead of organic/recycled/what have you. I've found that if I go with the quality stuff, I go through it a lot faster--one regular roll to 4-5 recycled ones.
Oh, and Magic Erasers. But I've probably purchased three of them in my lifetime, so I'm not going to worry too much.
Paper towels. I have started using the half-sheets though. That's usually all I ever need.
This isn't just about household products, is it?
There are a few bad habits that I try to kick but they just keep coming back - like eating meat and buying apparel that isn't sustainably made. I can't stop browsing Forever 21, I rarely buy anymore but it's hard when I like their fashions. Also, no sustainable lingerie "works" as well as VS' Very Sexy collection for me. I live in those bras. :(
Paper towels!
And Windex, but I use it for eeeeverything. One thing I learned when I used to work in retail - Windex. Cleans. Everything. The dad from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was right, it really can do anything.
Dry cleaning. I have clothes that I adore that are dry clean only. *Sigh* All those plastic garment bags.
I do return the hangers to the cleaners, and recycle the bags. But the chemicals - I am so guilty here.
I just use a damp microfiber cloth on the mirror, and it works fine. No cleaning product needed.
Hot baths...
I haven't been able to give up paper towels, either, but I look at it this way: I recycle, garden, compost, bring my cloth bags to the grocery, and more. None of us can do everything right but if most of us try to do a little bit right, it will make a difference.
Paper towels. Cascade. Tide.
Scoopable cat litter. I know there are alternatives but it is so incredibly convenient. My husband has this chore so I can avert my eyes.
Conveniences have been a point of conflict in our house - paper towels, sammich bags and saran wrap especially, then excessively packaged things. I'm slowly wearing him down.
He was an inveterate wastrel until we got married, but the other day I got into the car and found a plate on the passenger seat. Apparently he took a sandwich with him and didn't want to wrap it. I <3 that man.
I make all my own cleaning stuff, use my own bags shopping, use CFLs, turn off heat and AC, and have switched to microfiber clothes for everything.
But! I cannot make the switch to eco-friendly/organic hair and body stuff. I have serious oil issues and none of it works. Also, I cannot give up Dawn - it's the only thing that removes the grease from The Boy's work clothes.
Long-ish hot showers.
McDonald's Chicken Nuggets.
I can go a few months without them and then BAM! I'm backsliding.
Coffee, tea, liquor, beer & wine. Ain't nothing green about items that either use ridiculous amounts of water to make or have to ship across the world just for me to drink.
Toilet paper and air conditioning. If I had more than one window in my 300 sq. ft. apartment, I could probably cut down on it and get a breeze flowing, but from June-August in Texas I gotta have a little air. I do at least try to keep it pushed up to 85F and use a ceiling fan, but a 100 degree house with no air flow just doesn't work for me.
Long showers !


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District, Yorkshire Dales and Summer Wine Country, all within easy reach. The hotel is close to Barnsley and Sheffield and is conveniently situated just one minute from Junction 36 off the M1. Relax and enjoy the surrounding countryside.
The Trans Pennine Trail stretches right across the North of England. The Pennines and the hotel enjoy a prime location for exploring the amazing route whether walking, cycling or horse riding. If you are in search of a spot of retail therapy Meadowhall offers 280 stores under one roof or try designer discount shopping at Lakeside Village Outlet Centre. For horseracing enthusiasts the surrounding area is perfect for a meet whether at Pontefract or Doncaster.
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Members may enroll in the plan only during specific times of the year. Contact EnvisionRx Plus Member Services for more information.
If you require a medication that is not on the EnvisionRx Plus formulary and you cannot use a formulary alternative, or if you require an exception to one of our utilization management rules or tiered cost sharing, you have the right to request a coverage determination. The coverage determination process is outlined in the Grievances, Coverage Determinations, & Appeals policy.
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At Walmart's Annual Meeting: Celebrities, Spin and Dissent
Walmart's annual shareholders' meeting features plenty of star power, but there are also some unhappy shareholders in the stands.
Walmart's annual shareholders' meeting features plenty of star power, but there are also some unhappy shareholders in the stands.
Walmart executives are expected to make the case it is improving the way it does business overseas and outline new growth opportunities at its annual shareholder meeting.
At Target's annual meeting this week, executives laid out their plans for an ambitious sales growth spurt; they also addressed head-on complaints that the retailer had chosen sides in the "culture wars" by selling gay pride T-shirts.
CEO bonuses rose 30.5% in the past year, but are the heads of large U.S. firms really earning their hefty compensation packages by creating increased profits and shareholder value? A closer look reveals wide disparities: There are some Bargain CEOs, but also some Hogs and Value Destroyers.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a measure that gives institutional shareholders a vote on executive pay at large corporations, part of regulators' efforts to give investors greater say over top-level salaries that have been described as excessive.
The Japanese-style steakhouse chain is famous for its whirring cutlery, flying meat and flaming piles of onion slices, but recently the excitement has spread from the dining room to the boardroom as a struggle for power threatens to put the company up for sale.
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National Peanut Butter Day Celebration
It's National Peanut Butter Day Friday, and Devil's Den is celebrating in a "nutty" way.
Chef Matthew Daggett will be dishing out a number of peanut butter food specials including Pork Satay, a marinated skewer of pork with creamy peanut sauce; Tod Mun, a Thai fish cake with a spicy cucumber sauce; Grilled Flank Steak with Peanut Sauce over bok choy; and for dessert, what else but Peanut Butter Pie! This decadent dessert is loaded with peanuts, mixed with cream cheese and covered in chocolate ganache.
You need something to wash down all that peanut buttery goodness, and Devil's Den has quite a few drafts to choose from, including these chocolate peanut butter stouts: DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus, Twisted Pine Rhesus and Spring House Big Gruesome.
National Peanut Butter Day Celebration
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September 25, 2013
Philippine Airlines' affiliate carrier PAL Express today cancelled the following domestic flights due to existing weather conditions along with unexpected operational issues:
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The following discussion of the history, design, significance, and stylistic composition of the Senate carpet begins with certainties, only to end in the complexities of imagination and hypothesis. From the secure documentation of the presence in the Senate Chamber of an Axminster carpet, through recognition of the easily identified United States seal in its center, to a declaration that its neoclassical design and symbolism were easily read by those who walked upon it, is a progression both orderly and logical. But some particulars of composition are unclear, and many details of design are totally undocumented.
In view of these problems, some obvious questions arise: If not a shred of physical evidence of the Senate carpet remains, if only two newspaper accounts and a few bills exist to show what this carpet was like, why has Independence National Historical Park chosen to reproduce it? What was so important about this one object to require its reconstruction on the basis of conjecture, when others, perhaps equally interesting, are left unattempted?
Although the design of the Senate carpet is imprecisely known and many details of composition are lacking, it is in the meaning of the details which are known that the importance of the Senate carpet becomes obvious. The carpet which covered the plain board floor of the upper chamber in Congress Hall was a furnishing so overwhelmingly important that without a suggestion of its imposing presence and symbolic warmth, the room in which some of the earliest business of the United States government was discussed was a mere shadow of its original self. It is a function of objects that they illuminate and fill out written evidence of the minds of the persons who looked at and used them. If there had been, along with the political revolutions of 1776 and 1789, a stylistic revolution so important that Jules Prown has called it "the most complete and dramatic stylistic change in the entire history of American art," the Senate carpet exemplified that revolution. [1] Indeed it was one of those objects, taken for granted by those who used it, which, like the stained-glass windows of Chartres, seems to sum up in itself an entire moment in cultural history.
Although relatively unnoticed by the Senators whose room it graced, it was, nevertheless, all the things they themselves believed in: neoclassical to a fault, an expression of controlled and therefore acceptable luxury, luxury which in half-remembered Puritan fashion, was a sign of God's approval, symbolic of pride in republican virtue, peace, and prosperity which these men took so seriously. That these Senators did not pay more literal attention to it, recording it in their memoirs or drawing versions of it to illustrate their letters to granddaughters, shows not indifference, but natural acceptance: how suitable a carpet it was, and how well it fit their intellectual state and aesthetic mood.
As Prown has summarized so well, in the book American Art 1750-1800, "the exuberance of rococo objects increasingly disturbed the post-Revolutionary sensibility, suggesting reliance upon feelings, instability, possible irrationality, whereas the intellectually controlled aloofness of neoclassical objects represented the dominion of the mind. They embodied the premise that as in furniture or silver or architecture man could apply his rational powers to solve problems of design, so too could he use his mind to create an ideal society." [2] Thus the fact that many details of the Senate carpet reproduction are based wholly on conjecture becomes largely irrelevant. The larger meaning of the carpet as symbolism and as art takes precedence over exact form.
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RIP: Nora Ephron, at 71: Nora Ephron, acclaimed writer and director behind romantic comedies like You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle, has died due to complications of illness. She was 71.
A force of wit and wisdom, Ephron's novels, essays and films surpassed generations and genders alike. She began as a journalist and a playwright, then took on the Hollywood boys' club, observing that, to studio executives, "a movie about a woman's cure for cancer is less interesting than a movie about a man with a hangnail."
After writing the script for When Harry Met Sally, and writing/directing You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle, it was her turn to call the shots.
For the last six years Ephron struggled with myelodysplasia, a blood disorder, of which recently made her extremely ill. She passed away Tuesday in a New York hospital.
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Groucho Marx once insisted, A mans only as old as the woman he feels. But maybe thats only half the battle for an aging punk; the rest is yanking up those skinny leather slacks again, flinging spittle into the front rows again, pummeling three chords against oppression again, and having the conviction of his relevance doing all of the above. Maybe a mans only as old as his submission. And so Jello Biafra, raging ex-ruler of the Dead Kennedys and now of San Franciscos the Guantanamo School of Medicine, is still amazing in his vitality; he formed the new outfit in 2008, on the cusp of his 50th birthday, and has since brought the five-piece to the noisiest, most sprawling heights of his exacting career (see: 2009s The Audacity of Hype). Hats off to Biafra; there is no bedtime for democracy.
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