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Crowley's comments contradict the U.S. government's own approach to telecommunication regulation- says UAE Ambassador to the US.
August 3, 2010 8:47 by Reuters
The United States said it was disappointed that the United Arab Emirates planned to cut off key BlackBerry services, noting that the Gulf nation was setting a dangerous precedent in limiting freedom of information.
"We are committed to promoting the free flow of information," said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. "We think it's integral to an innovative economy." BlackBerry Messenger, email and Web browser services from Oct. 11 until the government could get access to encrypted messages.
Crowley said the United States was seeking additional information from the UAE about its security concerns, but urged the country to allow BlackBerry services to aid the free flow of information.
"It's about what we think is an important element of democracy, human rights and freedom of information and the flow of information in the 21st century," Crowley said, adding that the United States makes the same argument to Iran and China.
"We think it sets a dangerous precedent," he said. "You should be opening up societies to these new technologies that have the opportunity to empower people rather than looking to see how you can restrict certain technologies."
Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE Ambassador to the United States, said Crowley's comments were disappointing and contradict the U.S. government's own approach to telecommunication regulation.
"In fact, the UAE is exercising its sovereign right and is asking for exactly the same regulatory compliance — and with the same principles of judicial and regulatory oversight — that Blackberry grants the U.S. and other governments and nothing more," Otaiba said.
"Importantly, the UAE requires the same compliance as the U.S. for the very same reasons: to protect national security and to assist in law enforcement," he said. "It is regrettable that after several years of discussions, BlackBerry is still not compliant with UAE regulatory requirements even as it complies with similar policies in other countries."
(Reporting by Deborah Charles; Editing by Robert MacMillan and Richard Chang)
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Manchanda hopes to make Delhi football 'DEN' in ISL
Delhi businessman Sameer Manchanda, who Sunday bought the Delhi franchise of Indian Super League (ISL), said the much awaited eight-city league was the missing link in Indian football.
Manchanda's DEN Network, a cable network company, bagged the sole rights for Delhi by reportedly paying around Rs.12-15 crore per year for a period of 10 years.
Manchanda, a qualified chartered accountant, concurred with claims by ISL promoters IMG-Reliance that the eight-city league aims to glamourise the sport in the country.
"Soccer runs in the blood of every Indian and is part of our sporting DNA. We see this in the millions of loyal and passionate viewers of the FIFA World Cup, the EPL and Champions League. The missing piece was a strong Indian league and ecosystem of state-of-the-art grounds and academies which the youth and soccer lovers could relate to," said Manchanda, who helped set up Global Broadcast News Ltd (now IBN18 Broadcast Ltd) in 2005.
"The Indian Super League is the beginning of a movement that will revolutionise Indian soccer and uncover the true potential of the sport in our county. It will be a dream come true when India plays in the FIFA World Cup finals," said Manchanda, who launched DEN in 2007.
"DEN Networks is proud to be associated with IMG Reliance and Star India in making the Indian soccer dream a reality. DEN's roots in Delhi make it the ideal home to spearhead the city's aspirations to become the champions of Indian soccer," he said.
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Reel Movie Reviews: Sex and the City 2by Rupert Pupkin at . Comments
I'll be honest, I wasn't a Sex and the City fan before seeing Sex and the City 2. I'll admit that I'm not the film's intended target audience, and never took to the first movie, though I respect the show. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I want to make it clear that I'm reviewing this film based on its cinematic merits, not through the rosy eyes of a fan, and not through the red vision of a hater.
Basically, Sex and the City 2 is a sequel nobody needed. It didn't need to be made, especially within the context of the series, and nobody needs to see it. Beyond being a rehash of the characters everyone has grown to love, it's a mere shell of a movie compared to the first film, which in it's own right was a flimsy carbon copy of the original show.
The film begins with the marriage of Stanford (Willie Garson) and Anthony (Mario Cantone), where Samantha (Kim Cattrall) manages to land an all expense paid trip to Abu Dhabi, but refuses to go without her friends. That wouldn't be so hard to swallow if it was, say, the first ten minutes of the film, but no, this plot device takes an entire half hour to unfold. And as if that wasn't painful enough, the repetition of the words "gay marriage" could make your head spin.
Either way, Samantha scores the tickets and convinces her girlfriends to come along, which isn't exactly a tall order; Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is already having marital problems with Mr. Big (Chris Noth), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) can't stand her excessively loud children, and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is having problems at work. So it's off to the Middle East!
From that point, it's an additional 2 hours of bad Arab jokes, stale sexual innuendo, and prodding at middle-aged life. It's exactly what the show skirted around- a bloated and purposeless exercise in vanity and being spoiled, passed off as a story about friendship. From the moment the girls step outside New York City, it should be clear that the film breaks all the rules the series set. And you thought seeing Carrie get married was the last straw?
From Carrie yelling at Mr. Big about buying her a television instead of jewelry for their anniversary to a climactic chase brought on by the overwhelming desire to not fly coach, the chicness of the girls' pompous lifestyle wears down to reveal them as nothing more than obnoxious spoiled brats. It's a calling card as to why everyone hates America, and with the Arab element, I'll be surprised if someone doesn't declare jihad on Sarah Jessica Parker.
Maybe that's a little harsh, but the fact remains that Sex and the City 2 is a model of excess- excessively long, excessively vapid, and excessively unnecessary. It's so abundantly clear that it's a shameless cash-in that it makes me want to slap whoever is in charge at HBO. But then again, they didn't make this movie to tell a good story, only to make money, which it most certainly will. Even this review (or any other negative review the film garners for that matter) won't keep the crowds away, but those of you expecting the fun, laughs, and sexiness of the original series will be sorely disappointed in this tasteless imitation of Sex and the City.
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It's fun to drive around the mansion district at Christmastime. I think I need to get my tripod out and try to take more photos. I steadied my camera on the car window opening to take this photo. There's a life-sized Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus in the furthest left hand window, but you can't see it here.
I've posted this house previously. I like their elephants. Now they have added a nutcracker, Christmas wreath and a little horse and carriage. As I search through my old posts I see that someone at this house decorates for the seasons. How fun!
You can see we don't have any snow. And I didn't realize how green our grass still is until I looked at this photo.
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I first posted a photo of this Mansion with the elephants in Aug. of 2010. At that time I wrote:
These elephants welcome visitors to this Congdon home on East Third Street. Elephants are symbols of prosperity, wealth, good luck, strength and power. It also represents perseverance, in that it is an extremely hard working animal. Some worship the elephant so much as to make it their national symbol, such as Thailand. Elephants are also seen as symbols of wisdom and dignity, because of their incredible intelligence and very long life span. In Christian symbolism the elephant is an icon of temperance, patience, and chastity.
Of course in the United State they are associated with the Republican Party.
I took this photo too. It's a lot more dramatic than the foggy morning photo
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When we were choosing were we would live as we prepared to move to Duluth five years ago, we took a walk around the neighborhood. I remember walking by this house and taking a photo of it to send to my daughter, telling her, this is in the neighborhood. Now it will be torn down so that Walgreens can make a bigger, better big box store.
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Significance of Mining in Alaska's Past
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Showing the value of Alaska's mineral resources to the nation used to be a popular political tool for Alaskans. James Wickersham and other Alaska representatives to Congress loved to compare the modest purchase price of the territory and the total government's expenditures on improvements to the value of Alaska's product. With gold, salmon, and other products, Wickersham figured in 1932 that Alaska had contributed $2.5 billion more to the nation than the government had spent in the territory. Philip Smith of the USGS calculated that by the end of 1936, the total value of all minerals produced in the territory was $720,000,000 "or one hundred times the purchase price of the Territory." In January 1941 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer crowed about Alaska's record gold production of $25,375,000 in 1940. The editor reminded readers that Alaska's total gold production mounted to $561 million, "a wonderful return on an investment of the $7.2 million purchase price." [1]
Many general claims made by the Seattle editor were true enough: "The Yukon and Alaska discoveries of the Klondike era strikingly altered worldwide financial conditions, completely changed the trend of monetary theory over a large part of the United Statesand incidentally made Seattle as a modern city." [2] Pacific coast cities had prospered at least partly because of the gold rush, particularly Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Victoria, Vancouver, and San Francisco. Seattle gained most because the business community established the port as the best outfitting, shipping, and trading center for the North. Merchants, whose total pre-Klondike sale of goods was some $300,000, were selling $10 million worth in 1899.
The nation as a whole benefitted as well. Economic depression, which had dogged the 1890s, gave way to much better times with the gold boom.
Alaska's Development
Altering worldwide financial conditions was less important from a national and regional standpoint than was the impact of gold production on Alaska's development. Great wealth was produced in a region that had formerly produced little. The wealth was bountiful, widely distributed throughout the territory, and capable of supporting communities for decades.
An assessment of the importance of mining cannot be measured solely in terms of production. Alaska's development owes more to mining than perhaps any other region in America. But for gold discoveries on the Yukon and Seward Peninsula, the interior might have remained a scarcely known, sparsely populated region into the present. Thanks to the Klondike and Nome gold strikes the population of Alaska doubled between 1890 and 1900 to reach 63,592 persons. The native population remained stable at some 30,000, so the gold rushes were responsible for bringing in some 30,000 new residents.
Gold excitement helped to interest and educate the nation to the value of Alaska. It fostered progress in exploration, transportation, land administration, and law-making by government; and it greatly increased capital investment by private individuals. The general movement of the American population from east to west was stimulated by related economic activity in Pacific Coast cities.
The mining industry greatly influenced and largely directed the course of Alaska's development. By 1912 the total gold output exceeded $225.5 million. Copper production had been only $16 million by that early date, but Kennecott's operation had scarcely begun. In addition to the great wealth of gold and copper produced, there had also been more than $2 million in silver. It was significant in fostering development that the mineral production had been so widely dispersed from Juneau, Unga Island, Kenai, Prince William Sound, Seward Peninsula, and the subarctic and arctic interior. It was also important that the several major discoveries occurred over a number of years, thus allowing a more orderly development of transportation and other support services.
Exaggeration of mining's effects on development would be difficult. In several regions the first permanent communities were established as a direct result of mineral discovery. Tens of thousands of people first settled in Alaska because of the mineral discoveries and at times up to 60 percent of the population was supported directly or indirectly by mining activities. From 1885 to 1964 gold production totaled $750 million.
The peak year of Alaska's gold production was 1906, when the territory ranked second to Colorado in output. Overall, for production in this century, Alaska ranks fifth after California, Colorado, Nevada, and South Dakota. These states are generally referred to as "the big 5" and account for 80 percent of gold mined in the United States. Among the nation's individual mining districts, Alaska's leadersFairbanks, Juneau, and Nome, rank seventh, eighth, and 13th nationally. Fairbanks leads all placer districts, however, with a production of 7.2 million ounces. Nome's output totaled 3.5 million ounces. By comparison, Canada's Klondike district leads all those in North America with 11 million ounces. [3]
Alaska's contribution to the nation's total gold production has been substantial too. In 1908 Alaska's share was 8.8 percent rising to 16.9 in 1910, 16.7 in 1915, 17.1 in 1920, and peaking at 20.1 in 1933. From that time the decline was sharp, yet remained about 10 percent in the early 1960s. [4]
It was not until 1938 that commercial fishing superseded gold as the most valuable export from Alaska, but mining continued to be significant for several more years.
Mining supported nearly 40 percent of the territory's white populationan estimated 15,400 peopleuntil World War II. Some 600 natives also depended upon mining as did most white families in the interior. Some statistics of the governor's office for 1940 follow:
Other employment statistics for the 1900-1940 period show the rapid increase of population and employed miners from 1900 to 1910. Alaska's population decline in 1920 and 1930 was not reflected in numbers of miners employed.
Alaska Mining Employment, 1900-1930 [6]
How Much Gold?
Production figures to 1979 for the many camps provide a sense of how widespread gold mining was and the disparity between great fields like Fairbanks and Nome and lesser ones.
Production for the following districts was reported with that of larger districts:
Production during the last decade is not reflected in the figures listed above, which break down the production by districts, but current total figures are available. From 1880 to 1988 Alaska produced 31,966,112 ounces of gold and 20,017,685 ounces of silver from lode and placer sources.
Cultural Significance
Any gain to individuals, communities, or the nation must be considered a significant value and be worth inclusion in an assessment of mining history. The perceived value of the experience in character building upon participants has been discussed (see Chapter 5). Though such intangibles are impossible to measure, it does relate to a well-known overall interpretation of the frontier experience. The Turner thesis, a contribution to American thought made by the 19th century historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, holds a number of elements. Of application here is Turner's view that Americans' westwarding tendencies stamped the national character with qualities of initiative, resourcefulness, courage, and other virtues. In substance, Americans became better people because they forced themselves out of settled molds into novel and unsettled conditions on the frontier.
Whether derived from Turner or not the same theory has been presented by Alfred H. Brooks, chief of the USGS in Alaska. Brooks, whose fieldwork dated from the Klondike era, liked to generalize about 50,000 stampeders to Alaska. They were "thrown entirely" on their own resources, Brooks argued.
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Similarly, the government had to balance the demands of Alaskans for improvements against other national needs and in terms of long-range gains to the territory. But Alaskans also had a difficult time in assessing government's efforts in fostering mining and other development. Rather early in territorial history the tradition of blaming the government for everything but the weather became established. As mining opened up the country, it somehow seemed reasonable to praise the initiative and other fine qualities of involved individuals and to censure the government when conditions went sour. Government officials, on the other hand, thought that they deserved some credit for Alaska's progress.
This peculiar tendency of Alaskans was a familiar attitude on other western frontiers as well. Home-rule measures, including territorial representatives in Washington, elected officials, and a legislature were long in coming to Alaska so the "colonial" attitude persisted longer than elsewhere. Even when some elements of home rule were established, the critical attitude of Alaskans towards the national government persisted strongly until statehood. After statehood, Alaskans had control of many matters, but Uncle Sam remained the major landowner so the occasions for complaining did not vanish entirely.
Cultural Influence
Cultural influences expressed in mining literature and legend have been treated elsewhere (see Chapters 5 and 6), but some general characteristics are worth noting. Few Alaskans today have anything directly to do with mining, but a general understanding of methods and historic activities forms part of the popular culture. Alaskans commonly use mining terminology and metaphor. This was even truer in earlier decades, of course, particularly in areas where mining was common. Even with the decline of mining in recent times, interest in historic activity has flourished.
The efforts of state, federal, and private landholders to preserve remnants of mining industry have been valuable. The state park preservation of Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass; the National Park Service's care at Skagway and along the Chilkoot Trail; and the restoration of buildings in the old mining camp at Crow Creek near Alyeska are examples.
Still another explanation of the modern public's ease of identification with the mining tradition is in its relationship to other activities. Alaska's hunters, trappers, dog mushers, and hikers have a certain respect for those early miners. It required travel skills and a spirit of adaptation that is generally admired by Alaskans who have a particular sensitivity to their natural environment.
Emphasizing the great significance of mining in Alaska's economic history is easier than predicting what might occur in the future. The "boom or bust" cycle of Alaska's economy has been prominent throughout territorial and statehood history. The ups and downs of mining have contributed to this characteristic cycle. Whether those who in recent years have forecast the end of Alaska's metal mining have read the future accurately cannot be known. Interestingly enough, the latest statistics of 1988 show gold production of 265,500 ouncesa 16 percent increase over 1987. [9]
Many observers of the industry argue that other contemporary trends point to a gloomy future. The number of mines has fallen sharply over the last five years. Most of the production increase can be traced to the mines at Valdez Creek and Bima's work off Nome. Many placer miners have relocated in the Yukon Territory, where the government's policies favor mining and where support efforts far exceed any that Alaska miners have ever received.
Notes: Chapter 18
1. P.S. Smith, Mineral Resources of Alaska in 1936, USGS Bulletin No. 897-A (Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1938), 7; Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 4, 1941.
3. "Iditarod Trail," (Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, 1977), 19.
4. "Industries of Alaska," (ISEGR Report, University of Alaska, 1966,), 1-7.
5. Governors' Papers, 1934-53, roll #314, UAA.
6. John Kinney, "Copper and the Settlement of South-Central Alaska," (Journal of the West, Vol. 10, No. 2, April, 1971), 314.
7. Mining in Alaska's Past, Conference Proceedings (Anchorage: Alaska Division of Parks, Publ. No. 27, 1980), 26; Tom Bundtzen to author, July 20, 1989.
8. Alfred H. Brooks, Blazing Alaska Trails (College: University of Alaska Press, 1953), 351.
9. Anchorage Daily News, March 10, 1989.
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- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3 pounds Granny Smith, Gala, or Pink Lady apples (about 6 medium)
- 2/3 cup golden raisins, also known as sultanas
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Toss the butter in the flour mixture until well coated. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it's reduced to pea-size pieces, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Drizzle in 4 tablespoons of the ice water and mix with your hands just until the dough comes together. (Add the last tablespoon of ice water if necessary, but don't overwork the dough or it'll become tough.)
- Shape the dough into a flat disk, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile, make the streusel.
For the streusel:
- Whisk the flour, sugars, oats, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl until evenly combined. Add the butter and walnuts and, using your fingers, squeeze the flour mixture and butter together until they form large clumps and all of the flour is totally incorporated into the butter, about 5 minutes. (Make sure there are no dusty bits at the bottom of the bowl.)
- Using your fingers, break the large clumps into irregularly shaped pieces about the size of kidney beans. Cover and place in the refrigerator. Meanwhile, make the filling.
For the filling and to assemble the pie:
- Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the lower third. Meanwhile, line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and turn up the edges of the foil to catch the juices as the pie bakes. Place the prepared baking sheet on the rack.
- Place the sugars, measured flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl and whisk until evenly combined; set aside. Peel, halve, core, and slice the apples about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and place in the bowl. Add the raisins and vinegar and toss until the apples are evenly coated; set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to about 13 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch thick. (Don't worry if the dough cracks—just press it back together.) Line a 9-1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate with the dough and trim it flush with the top edge of the pie plate. Using your fingers or the back of a fork, crimp the dough in a decorative pattern.
- Pour in the filling and spread it into an even layer. Dot the top with the butter pieces.
- Place the pie on the hot baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the pie. Carefully pat the streusel onto the apples to adhere.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F and return the pie to the oven. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is thick and bubbling, about 40 to 50 minutes more. (Check the pie after 30 minutes: If the streusel is starting to look too dark, loosely cover the top of the pie with a sheet of aluminum foil.)
- When the pie is done, remove it from the oven, discard the top sheet of foil (if using), and let the pie sit on the baking sheet until the fruit stops bubbling, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and let the filling set before slicing, at least 3 hours.


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Thanks to Gamers.com for their report discussing the newly revealed synergy between F-Zero's home and arcade versions (here's an alternate article at GamePro.) According to the article, "..customized racers are freely interchangeable between the arcade and console versions of the game. Just save a custom racer to the GameCube memory card with either game, and you can transport it from one game to the other." As well as this, "..winning a race in the arcade game can unlock.. ships or tracks as a special bonus - save that data to a GC memory card and you can play an otherwise unavailable ship or course in the home game." You'll also get a special magnetic License Card for high scores in the arcade version, in this interesting attempt at providing incentive for players to return to arcades.


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1. Living with a male model is a lot of fun, but it's also exhausting. First, you inherit about 15 other male models who drop over unannounced at all hours of the day; every night is a party that starts at three in the afternoon; and Guitar Hero is a 24 hour pursuit (luckily I like Bon Jovi as much as they do). Everything is a competition, be it beer pong, arm wrestling or the pursuit of women, and when the testosterone builds up to the point where all that's left to do is wrestle like cavemen, I always end up being the innocent bystander who cops an elbow to the side of the jaw. They'll make a real man of me yet.
2. On the plus side, male models also make the best personal trainers, as I discovered yesterday when Tom and I joined the rattiest gym that Williamsburg has to offer ($30 per month!). That guy had me pushing weights until I couldn't even open a door anymore. Today, typing is a real struggle.
3. Lots of people (read: like, three) have been contacting me to ask me why I keep saying LOLCATS so much. The answer is simple: It applies to so many different circumstances. A LOLCAT is somebody who makes a joke that is probably not very funny but then laughs really hard at it. When that in turn makes you laugh a lot, it's also a LOLCAT situation. You can excuse a bad joke by saying LOLCATS at the end of it, and you can make fun of your friends' bad jokes by saying LOLCATS. It genuinely is the perfect word.
4. Sometimes I wake up in New York and go, 'Wow I am so lucky to be living in this city,' and sometimes I wake up in New York and go, 'This place is the most ridiculously hedonistic playpen on Planet Earth.' You're wholly anonymous here and everything is on tap so self discipline, self control and a clearly defined set of values are imperative or you'll end up becoming someone you might not want to be.
5. With that in mind, here's my favourite song of the week. It's an oldie but a goodie.
6. Don't send emails in the heat of the moment. Impulsiveness is a silent killer.
7. The easiest thing in the world is giving advice; the hardest thing is taking it.
8. Last week Greg Lewis, Tom Bull and I shot the Fall/Winter Barkers campaign here in New York. We braved the elements – gale-force winds, all day rain, snow – and ran all over town and captured what I hope will be the greatest advertising imagery Barkers has ever put out, besides, of course, this bad boy right here. Those guys have upped their menswear game to a whole new level, which means that we need to push Little Brother even further forward than it's ever gone before. I reckon it's going to be a bit of a challenge for the average Kiwi guy, but a welcome sight for New Zealand menswear enthusiasts, young and young-ish.
9. I'm having dinner with Bruce Pask and Richard Haines tonight! Hooray!
10. Today is your last opportunity to order a THUGGED OUT SINCE CUB SCOUTS tee shirt before we cut off the store! GET IN THE GAME! We'll keep the online shop live up until midnight, then we start the reprint tomorrow. Thanks to everybody who has ordered one so far, sorry about the wait, and we hope you like the tees! HOLLA!
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literally now means figuratively. Congrats, morons. via
language evolves. don't be a literal nazi over it op
but what's the point if the word comes to mean literally the exact opposite of its original definition.
It doesn't…really…matter? Like, again, language evolves. I don't really understand asking "what's the point" about this, because the purpose of all language is to communicate. If a certain set of sounds stops communicating one idea and starts communicating another, then the point is still the same: communication. Let's take the classic example, "nice." (This post is not going to be very nice.)
Latin (nescius): "ignorant."
Old English and Old French: "foolish, stupid".
16th-century English: "particular, finicky; specific".
Today: "pleasant, agreeable, respectable". In my experience, it's increasingly being used to mean "fancy, upper-class, expensive": "Their apartment is SUPER nice, holy shit," "He took me to this really nice restaurant and I felt a little out of place, to be honest."
"Nice" means more or less the opposite of what it meant to begin with. Is anyone confused? Nope! If someone says "I was literally freaking out" vs. "I was literally for real falling asleep in class" are you confused about what they mean in either case? Does body language and intonation count for nothing? (I recognize the latter doesn't apply online.) Do we really have no alternatives for "literally" in the sense of "exactly," "actually," "truthfully," "per se"? Oh look, four right there!
Want another, more similar example? How about "really"? It means either "truly" or "very much so, intensely," just as "literally" does (though I'd argue that "really" is comparative while "literally" is superlative). It originated in religious discourse ("literally" took a stop through there as well), meaning that Christ was present in the Eucharist in a real sense. So "real" + "ly" is an awful lot like what "literally" has meant and still means some of the time. Nobody's telling you not to use it the way you'd like to, or that you're wrong to do so. It just has a second meaning.
That variation may annoy you, but the vast majority of English-speakers do not give a shit that you're annoyed. The existence of the rule that allows you to say "a SUV" instead of "an SUV" bothers me no end because I think it sounds horrible, but it is technically allowed, in formal writing and therefore, from your perspective privileging existing rules over evolving speech, at any other time as well. From my perspective welcoming evolving language, it's also valid because it's very common in speech among people who simply happen speak differently from me. It's not up to me to tell people not to do it just because I don't like it or it sounds weird to me. The way I talk is specific to where I'm from and the environment I grew up in, the difference is very much interwoven with race, class, and geography, and my speech is not better or more correct than anybody else's.
It's certainly not up to me to call people fucking MORONS because they're using a word in a way I don't like, especially when doing so hurts no one—unlike, say, the word "moron." So fuck you for that one, OP, because it makes you a classist, ableist asshole who cares more about your precious, ossifying definitions than you do human beings.
For that matter, I think there's a reason that "literally" keeps coming up as a flashpoint of this kind of reactionary anger about language changing, and I think it's because it's commonly a feature of young people's, and especially girls', speech. The same panic happened over the heavy use of "like," over abbreviations in instant messaging and texting, over pretty much every feature of Valley Girl speech. God forbid teenage girls' language spread and have influence on the way we all talk. God forbid the ways in which their speech is distinct from others' be considered valid and normal.
"Un idioma es un dialecto con armas": A language is a dialect with weapons. Language is not a dialect with natural superiority; language is the dialect of whoever is in power. This is why our grammar is arbitrarily based on Latin even though English is a Germanic language (don't even get me started on the ridiculousness of the rules about split infinitives). This is why kids coming from lower classes or non-white ethnicities have to learn to "talk white," why ebonics is systematically stamped out. This is why the speech of girls and women is policed and treated as some kind of mental or societal cancer.
The fact that the word "literally" exists at all is fundamentally arbitrary, because language is fundamentally arbitrary. "Literal," if we want to go back in time, just means "of or relating to letters," which has nothing to do with either meaning today.
The changing of the definition of "literally" is literally not a problem. It's what's behind the objections that I'm literally soooo mad about, oh my god.
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Bicycle workshopcomments (1) November 21st, 2012 in Project Gallery
Here is the shed I built for my Wife and Son's just before deploying to Afghanistan. It has a 120 sq ft footprint and a second floor for additional storage. Along with a redwood fence and pergola, it has become our favorite part of our San Diego yard.
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Sandra believes that global climate change is one of the most critical issues of our time. That is why she has spoken out in support of a statewide fracking moratorium, plastic bag ban, and why she takes the responsibility of being an environmental champion in the legislature very seriously.
Some of Sandra's priorities include:
- Water
One of the most urgent environmental issues for Senate District 26 and the state is water. SD 26 is a majority coastal district, and includes the Ballona Wetlands, Santa Monica Bay and Hyperion treatment plant. Sandra will work to protect our local water supply with a focus on recycling, conservation and storm water capture.
- Transportation
The Westside of Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic in the region. We must solve this problem, for the health of both our community and our environment. Increasing investment in current projects, like extending the purple line down Wilshire, bringing the Expo to the ocean and 405 improvements, as well as developing transit to connect the South Bay to the rest of the region is critical. Sandra will also prioritize investment in other alternatives, like active transportation, so people feel safe when they walk or bike, and so public transit users have feasible options for the first and last mile of their trip.
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The Princess Theater opened in the early part of the twentieth century under the Southern Enterprises banner and was equipped with a Kimball pipe organ. The theater was later acquired by the Shelby Amusement Company and closed around 1969 and demolished around 1972. Please update if you have any additional information on this theater.
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The cashier at the Malco (Orpheum) a half-block south was killed by a gun man around the time of the 1968 riots. I never heard anything about a murder at the Princess, but it certainly isn't beyond the relm of possibility.
I heard that about the Malco cashier too, from Bill Kendall. Sorry I don't have more details. I do know that when I came back to Mempho in 1972, the Malco/Orpheum had bulletproof glass installed in the box office.
According to Bowers' "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments" page 551, there was a Reproduco organ made by the Operators Piano Co. installed at the Princess at one time.
There was a photo of the concession stand in Boxoffice, June 1960:
Thanks Ken.
this theater was still in business when i was a boy of 11 or 12.this would have been in 1967 or so.in those days it was still safe and accepted for kids to ride the bus downtown and see movies at the malco,loews state etc…however we were warned not to go to movies at the princess as that was where the perverts hung out.i have no idea if that reputation was warranted or not.
The Princess probably had that reputation because it stank. It had a men's room but it was easier to use the storm drain in the alley on the south side. The Princess was legendary because of that and convenient because the concession stand was outdoors. It stank even after it closed, inside and out, and during demolition. I remember hearing from people I knew that it was a "colored theatre" on Main St. It had some upper levels because my father bought some of the fire escape stairs for a project of his. Also some of the balcony rails from Loew's State. That's how I got my mementos from the State and a glimpse of the ruins of the Princess. BTW, Mary Pearcy was shot in the boxoffice of the Malco in late 1971, just before "Hair" reopened the stage in January 1972. It was an attempted robbery. After that, the bulletproof glass was installed which remains today. Malco did not use the window facing Main ever again. I was at the theatre before and after and I will never forget that night.
My wife and I were in the theater watching 'Dirty Harry' the night Mary Pearcy was shot at the Malco. Policemen everywhere and we could not exit through the front. Had to find out what happened on the news.
There is additional information about and pictures of the Princess on this webpage.
There is reference to the Princess having a Kimball organ. In David Bowers "Encyclopedia of Automated Musical Instruments" p. 551 is a reference to the installation of a Reproduco organ (probably a photoplayer) at the Princess. There is no date: maybe it preceded the Kimball.
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Seniors, students mingle during art exhibit opening
The Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury art committee has announced a new exhibit consisting of specially selected student works from seven Frederick County middle and high schools.
Because of bad weather, the exhibit opening reception was rescheduled from March 17 to March 24.
Students and their families, as well as a few teachers, filled the halls of Lawrence Gallery. Residents of the retirement community engaged the artists, allowing for a unique, multi-generational synergy. The gallery exhibit is open to the public will continue through May 15. For more information, call Kitty Zuckerman at 540-665-5915.
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A little peek outside.October 21st, 2014
Florida scrub land is endangered, rare and beautiful land on a sandy ridge. Since we just had three weeks of rain and many trails are flooded, I headed to Lyonia Preserve, nice dry scrub, and home to many families of friendly Florida Scrub Jay.
It is June, now officially Summer, and HOT. But all the critters are out! You will see a lot of amazing things at this time of year. I have been pushing myself to go out and haven't regretted one moment.
Last month I was busy creating some very specific things for people.
The first piece was for my friend that I just visited in Colorado. I wanted to thank her with a painting, so I did this piece of her three dogs:
That is the second time I have painted pets/dogs. It takes a lot of concentration and looking at photos on instagram! ha! But true…
The second piece is a tattoo design of a Calliope Hummingbird. This is the fifth tattoo design I've done, but surprisingly the first bird! I am always super super honored that people want to put my art on their bodies.
The third piece is a bear, holding a chipmunk, with a Northern Cardinal (female) on it's shoulder. This piece represents "The Roberts Family". And, I think, absolutely adorable. I was really happy to paint this because I love the idea!
If anyone is interested in a commissions, you can e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com or send an etsy conversation.
Although I did no true "birding" in Colorado, I am constantly looking and listening for birds. I saw many birds that are common there, but still new and exciting for me. I did some little paintings to remember the birds that I saw.
Steller's Jay:
Mountain Bluebird (male):
Mountain Bluebird (female):
Western Scrub Jay:
Yellow-headed Blackbird:
Spotted Towhee:
Magpie is another one I saw often… I still need to paint one of them. They are very cool birds.
Here are the last of the photos from my Colorado trip.
Helen Hunt Falls:
Prairie Dogs, with "Prairie Pups":
Red Rocks, as seen from Dinosaur Ridge:
Buffalo (Bison), with babies:
Colorado is full of wonder, and totally different from my dear Florida. Can't wait to go back!
Stumbled upon some great art by accident in Colorado.
While visiting and drinking from the magical springs of Manitou Springs, we walked by the gallery of Terry Miller. I LOVE her colorful animals, they are cute and so original. I brought home two prints of Buffalo to frame and hang at home, can't wait to get them up! Here is a beautiful mural outside the gallery:
And here is a photo from inside the gallery of Terry Miller at work!
See more of Terry Miller's work on her facebook page (+shop).
Then, as we headed out to Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs, we drove by this amazing wind sculpture…
It turns out to be the work of Starr Kempf. He is now deceased, it is the sad tale of a troubled artist. This was his home, and the yard is full of amazing sculptures that tower over the home and all move in the wind!!
They are all exactly my style. I am so impressed! Definitely worth a visit. I wish his work was all over the world, it is really beautiful. I was very sorry to learn that some of his work is no longer even assembled. While visiting, and not knowing he had died, I thought the pieces laying on the ground were works in progress. The story of his death and what followed are very unfortunate. I hope those pieces can go back up some day.
Here is an interesting video about Starr Kempf.
Garden of the Gods. Amazing place! Lands of swallows, dwelling in the rocks. It's quite a wonder. I wish I could have photographed the swallows, but it's too hard, even though they're flying right by your head- it's so fast you just hear the "woosh" as they go by.
I did get this photo of a Blue Gray Gnatcatcher. They were everywhere, as well as Western Scrub Jays, Spotted Towhees, and Magpies. Also saw some deer resting in the shade of a tree.
Here are some photos from our journey to State Forest State Park in Colorado to search for Moose. We did not find any, but we did see many signs of them- Moose tracks, poop, and damage to trees. Beautiful place. Weather in the 70s, but lots of snow and a gorgeous iced over lake with slushy edges.
Beaver mound and dam:
Poudre Falls:
After visiting Capulin Volcano (see previous post) in New Mexico we headed back to Colorado and to the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
We went to see the stars at night, and it was incredible. I wish I could have taken photos of that beauty but you have to see it in person! It was dark but we could hear the water rushing and knew the river from snow melt was at the dunes and I was so excited to go back the next morning. We also saw Elk while driving out there at night! They are huge and a little scary. I never did see Elk during the day.
The next day when we returned to the Sand Dunes it was the most perfect day, not too hot or cold and just a little wind. We did sand boarding (or more like sledding for me) with sand boards rented in town. I highly recommend this activity!
On the way out of Sand Dunes you pass by Zapata Falls, so we decided to to check it out. Who knew it would be so stunning. When you to get the "falls" at the end of the trail there you see a river. You walk through the river and through this crevice…
And then, you find the beautiful Zapata Falls!! FROZEN! So cool! You can't tell the scale and awe from the photo, but it's seriously awesome.
Also, Pronghorn "Antelope" seen from the road all over the place.


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I'm not prepping for the end of the world or anything, but I make sure to keep my pantry stuffed to the gills even though there's just one of me. As long as I could fill the bathtubs with water i probably wouldn't have to leave the house for a month or two.
Tons of ammo, too, BTW, but that's more in prepping for another price spike or some kind of ammo regulation, but it's also good in case anyone wants to raid my pantry.
A couple months of civil unrest isn't as far fetched as it sounds. My biggest concern would be a cyber-attack on the electrical infrastructure, which'll become an increasing concern as smart-grid tech is implemented. There are pieces of hardware that are no longer manufactured in the US. It'd be chaos- no power to communicate, pump water, run the hospitals, pump fuel to move supplies, heat or cool buildings, many of which would become uninhabitable, refrigerate food, etc. People would be stuck and dying or desparate in a week. The destruction could set the economy back decades. Of course, if you could last it out, a lot of the stupid people would be dead, and a lot of the violent people would've killed each other, so it'd be a pretty nice place after a few years :P
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Marquette's Jake Thomas, a native or Racine, Wis., was a surprising invitee to Friday's workout.
The Bucks hosted four prospects Friday in the first of what is sure to be many pre-draft workouts. Ben Brust (Wisconsin), Mike Moser (Oregon), Jake Thomas (Marquette) and Taylor Braun (North Dakota State) all took part. While none of the four are elite talents, they're players Milwaukee may consider in the second round.
The good folks at Bucks.com provided a photo gallery of the workout, which can be viewed in its entirety HERE.
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