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Victims Begin Steps in Long Recoveries
Some victims of the Boston bombing began to reach the first milestones of their recoveries this week but faced a long, sometimes uncertain path forward.
Sydney Corcoran took her first steps since the bombing with help from a walker earlier this week, her uncle, Tim Corcoran, said Tuesday. On Monday, she began to walk with crutches, he said, after several surgeries to repair a major artery in her leg that was severed in the bomb blasts.
Physical therapy would come next, but it wasn't clear when Ms. Corcoran, age 18, would begin, Mr. Corcoran said. "There's no word on that. We're still in the healing process," he said.
For Sydney's mother, Celeste Corcoran, age 47, the road is even longer. The elder Ms. Corcoran lost both legs to the explosions, and mother and daughter were separated during the chaos. Though it is unclear when his sister-in-law will be able to leave the hospital, her sense of humor is returning and she has joked a bit with visitors, he said.
A total of 264 people were injured in the bombing, according to updated figures from the Boston Public Health Commission. Many of the hospitalized patients have been discharged, but 44 remain hospitalized, with two in critical condition.
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At Brigham and Women's Hospital, doctors on Monday amputated the leg of a woman they had hoped to save, bringing to 14 the number of people who lost limbs in the explosions.
The effort to prevent even more loss remains urgent. At Boston Children's Hospital, surgeons were fighting to save as much as possible of a young girl's leg. She remained in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon and is likely to face several addition surgeries, said David Mooney, the hospital's trauma director. "Even if we can't save the whole leg, we'll do what we can to save as much leg as possible," he said. "If you can save a child's knee, it helps them tremendously through life."
For Erika Brannock at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the surgeries seem constant, said friend Liz Harlan. Her left leg was amputated from the knee down and she remained on a ventilator for three days.
"She's gone back into surgery so many times, and everyone thinks they're going to fix her right leg," Ms. Harlan said. "But all they've done is take care of the wounds. That's what they've had to do."
Thursday, another lengthy surgery is planned to repair her right ankle, badly damaged in the explosion. Ms. Brannock, whose sister was also seriously injured in the blasts, is expected to be in the hospital for at least four to six weeks, Ms. Harlan said.
It hasn't kept her spirits down. Ms. Harlan said she and Ms. Brannock had attempted to FaceTime but couldn't figure it out. Tuesday afternoon, a hairdresser was coming in to "give her a little pampering," Ms. Harlan said. And she has been surrounded by friends and family, who have raised more than $40,000 in a fund for her recovery.
The Corcoran family has also begun a fund, with their effort raising at least $600,000 Tuesday with donations from more than 9,000 people. "We're amazed by the outpouring of support," said Mr. Corcoran, adding that he didn't think the women's health insurance would "cover all of these costs."
Once amputees do leave the hospital, their journey will take them to rehabilitation centers where they will work to learn to walk again.
At Boston Medical Center, where five patients had suffered a total of seven amputations in the bombing, two had been discharged to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital as of Tuesday. Another is scheduled to go Wednesday and the remaining two will go soon, according to Jeffrey Kalish, director of endovascular surgeon, who was very optimistic about all their chances for recovery.
"I told everyone who had an amputation below the knee that in three to five months, I want them walking into my office and telling me how they're doing," said Dr. Kalish.
Amputations above the knee require much more rehab, he said. "But there is absolutely no reason that those patients won't walk, if they have the right physical and mental energy. They will have to work harder, but they are going to walk."
At Boston Children's Hospital, eight children who had been treated, mainly for shrapnel injuries, had gone home, but the psychological damage they suffered is just becoming apparent. A few young patients returned for counseling, said Dr. Mooney. There is no correlation between the severity of the injuries and the severity of the stress reaction, he added. "Oftentimes the psychological injury is worse than the physical—this is a really big problem we didn't even know about ten years ago."
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Is there a name for the relationship between sequences $A_n$ and $B_n$ which means that the sequence $A_n - B_n$ converges to zero? I want to say something like "sequence $A$ converges to sequence $B$" which might not mean the right thing, or something like "sequences $A$ and $B$ converge" which certainly doesn't mean what I want it to. Sorry if this question is too noob.
Note that this is an equivalence relation. In fact, if you start with just the rational numbers, then this relation for Cauchy sequences of rationals is usually called "equivalence", and the equivalence classes can then be identified with precisely the field of real numbers. (This is my personal favorite way for constructing the reals from the rationals.) So I think that in any reasonable context it would be quite reasonable to just call such sequences equivalent.
In one context they are called equivalent. If $A_n$ and $B_n$ are Cauchy sequences in a metric space $X$, they are called equivalent when $d(A_n,B_n)$ converges to 0, and the completion of $X$ consists of equivalence classes of Cauchy sequences. This can match your $A_n-B_n$ in cases where $X$ is a subset of a normed linear space.
For sequences of real numbers there is a French term: "suites adjacentes" (may be translated as adjacent sequences) which means that the two sequences satisfy $\lim_{k\to\infty}(A_k-B_k)=0$, but with $A_k$ decreasing and $B_k$ increasing.
To define convergence one needs a "metric" or a concept of "distance", and there can be many different notion of "distances". For example one can consider $\lim_{n -> \infty} \frac {1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^n |(A_k - B_k)|^p$. Or alternatively $\lim_{n -> \infty} \frac {1}{n} \sum_{k=n}^{2n} |(A_k - B_k)|^p$.
Though your notion of distance is much stronger than the above, to be precise its $\limsup_{n->\infty}|A_n-B_n|$. So if the "distance" between two sequences is zero one can define an equivalence relation in a natural way and then you do actually get a proper metric. As everyone has mentioned this is how we go about constructing the real number system using Cauchy sequences.
So, I would suggest the sequence

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Let $D$ be a region given as the set of $(x, y)$ with $$a \leq x \leq b\quad\text{and}\quad-\Phi(x) \leq y \leq \Phi(x)$$ where $Φ$ is a nonnegative continuous function on the interval $[a, b]$.
Let $f(x, y)$ be a function on $D$ such that $$f(x, y) = - f(x, - y)$$ for all $(x , y) \in D$.
Argue that $$\displaystyle \iint_D f(x, y) dA = 0.$$


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Taxes: What would Reagan do?
As President Obama and the Democrats urge Republicans to increase taxes, some liberals are curiously invoking the name of Ronald Reagan, the ultimate tax-cutting Republican. They insist that even Reagan was willing to compromise with Democrats on tax increases; thus, House Speaker John Boehner and Republicans should as well. In truth, this is at best a false parallel.
It is correct that Ronald Reagan occasionally compromised on certain tax increases, as he did in 1982. He did so in exchange for promised spending cuts from Democrats that never materialized, to his great regret. Reagan often pointed back to this broken promise by Democrats.
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Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 23, 2012 12:04 PM:
Interesting that this piece was written by the Executive Director of Vision and Values ( A far Right-Wing Republican Think Tank) and Ronald Reagan's son.
We never see mention of either of the Bushes and the damage they did to the economy. Nor do we see how Clinton not only balanced the budget but also created surpluses. Or that where the country would be without the stimulous.
And that's the problem with this newspaper. Readers are bombarded with only one viewpoint.
This is a classic "Strawman Editorial"**. In this article, Kengor and Reagan define the Democratic/Obama position and then trash it. There is never a chance for an Obama columnist to reply.
It is as if Pape is frightened to death to allow another viewpoint to be heard. He just keeps bombarding his readership with one sided P.O.V.
One of the saddest comment I ever heard was when this elderly friend of mine said, "I get all my information from Fox News and the Waterbury paper."
** "Strawman Arguements" are derived from boyonet training in the military. Soldiers fix bayonets and charge strawmen. The Strawmen never fight back and the soldiers are always easily victorious.
That's what happens in this newspaper. A republican/conservative columnist defines a liberal/democratic position in his terms and then destroys it. The liberal is never given a chance to make his case or defend his position.
The only explanation is Pape is a coward "
FREEPRESS wrote on Dec 24, 2012 9:58 AM:
It is one of the most regressive and punitive taxes ever. For starters it is on the retirees' own money previously taken and taxed under FICA and income taxes. It punishes those who saved and created a nest-egg for retirement rather then be dependent on government handouts: the higher your retirement income, the more your Social Security is taxed.
We live off a gross income in the mid to low 5 figure range (including our SS) thanks to our doing without and saving for retirement - after taxes our meager pensions are just enough to pay our Medicare parts B & D plus our Medicare Supplemental insurances which cost over $8,000 a year (not a freebie as many assume). Our income is so low that under current income taxes, we pay no tax on our dividends or an occasional capital gain, yet 85% of our SS is taxable. Does that seem right? NO!!! Thank you, liberal Democrats. "
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 24, 2012 4:19 PM:
Here's what I found:
Q3. Which political party started taxing Social Security annuities?
A3. The taxation of Social Security began in 1984 following passage of a set of Amendments in 1983, which were signed into law by President Reagan in April 1983. These amendments passed the Congress in 1983 on an overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote.
The basic rule put in place was that up to 50% of Social Security benefits could be added to taxable income, if the taxpayer's total income exceeded certain thresholds.
FREE did you notice the words, "overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote".
So to isolate and tie this vote to Liberals and Dodd simply isn't fair. "
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 24, 2012 4:27 PM:
Here's whhat I discovered:
Q5. Which political party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
A5. Neither immigrants nor anyone else is able to collect Social Security benefits without someone paying Social Security payroll taxes into the system. The conditions under which Social Security benefits are payable, and to whom, can be found in the pamphlets available on our website.
The question confuses the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program with Social Security. SSI is a federal welfare program and no contributions, from immigrants or citizens or anyone else, is required for eligibility. Under certain conditions, immigrants can qualify for SSI benefits. The SSI program was an initiative of the Nixon Administration and was signed into law by President Nixon on October 30, 1972.
Naturally to many people, passing out free money at tax payers expense is always attributed to Democrats. But here we can see it was a Republican President who initiated it.
Now there have been many presidents and congresses since then - some Dems and some Reps - but none choose to end it. "
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 24, 2012 4:35 PM:
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The above info come from "The official Websire of the Social Security adminstration. "
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 24, 2012 4:39 PM:
That's what this newspaper doesn't without ever giving a Democratic/liberal leaning columnist a chance to respond or defend itself. It drives me (and kitty) crazy.
Hey, listen, let's put all this aside and wish eachother and our families a safe and happy holiday.
Merry Christmas Freepress. "
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sounds like a good deal, but I'm not giving up a gig of space on my phone to play a game that has so many complaints about constantly crashing...
This was so much better than the movie tie-in mobile game. Great deal for a buck.
Wow. That game looks incredibly boring.
If this is any indication of the gameplay I think .99 is too much
is this available for ipad? ill probably pass anyway but its teh only apple product i have...
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What is the difference between "There will be users who doesn't buy something" and "There will be users who don't buy something"? Are they both grammatically correct?
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It's users, plural. The verb has to agree. Users buy X. Users don't buy Y. Users who don't buy Z. Saying "users who doesn't buy something" would be ungrammatical.
Edit: I took the "something" in your example to be a placeholder for a product name. If that is not the case, i.e. if what you actually want to say is that there will be users who will buy nothing at all, then, as JoseK points out, you should be using "anything" rather than "something". That's because anything is a negative polarity item, while something is a positive one. So, to sum it up:
Doesn't is 3rd person singular. Don't is everything else, including 3rd person plural. So "there will be users who doesn't buy something" is wrong and should be "there will be users who don't buy something" or "there will be at least one user who doesn't buy something"
The difference is singular vs. plural. It's the conjugation of "to do" that creates this distinction; "He does" vs. "They do":
Implies that "who" is singular (a he or she). Appropriate answers to "Who doesn't?" would be "He does", "Sally does", or even "I do". A plural "we don't" or "they don't" would still be appropriate but it will mean that the asker didn't ask the right question.
Implies that "who" is plural. The same applies here, but opposite. The obvious answer is "They don't". If you answer a singular, "He doesn't", it's actually a bit ambiguous whether he is the only one that doesn't, or if he's part of the group that doesn't.


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A cute girl who is not afraid to slutt around. Very outgoing. Not a good friend to rely on in times of need. Not very trust worthy, but fun.The type of girl who sleeps with many people, and has a bad reputation.
example 1
GUY1: "hey did you hear kylee is dtf?"
GUY2: " Dude I already did that"
example 2
Girl 1: "im so sick of hearing kylee complain about her guy problems."
Girl 2: "I know, she brings it on herself, if she would just stick with one guy."
Girl 1: "yea atleast one guy a night ha"
GUY1: "hey did you hear kylee is dtf?"
GUY2: " Dude I already did that"
example 2
Girl 1: "im so sick of hearing kylee complain about her guy problems."
Girl 2: "I know, she brings it on herself, if she would just stick with one guy."
Girl 1: "yea atleast one guy a night ha"
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yea told you, cant compare to a Kylee
by pastykid May 07, 2011
A sexy female who loves skaters
She looks like a kylee
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Very outgoing. a good friend to rely on in times of need. very trust worthy and fun.The type of girl who sleeps with many people ,The best mother fucking friend ever .Clearly the most rediculously awesome person ever. You just dont get more awesome than Kylee .An extremely beautiful girl who is liked by many people, very smart and caring, athletic and surprising at everything she does. She can make anybody laugh and loves to smile. She is not like any other, she's amazing. She has friends that are incredible. She's so much fun and likes to take risks , A girl that laughs. And laughs..and laughs. A Kylee is when somebody is always doing something that you never expect or that is random, you just can't help but to laugh toob.kylee is a word use for a girl thats fine and has a tight pussy you cant pass up. A kylee is when a guy has no more strength to go on during sex, this usually happens after prolonged session of sex .
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someone who is super hot, sexy, cute, gorgeous, beautiful and a total sex kitten. AMAZING FACIAL FEAUTURES AND THE HOTTEST BODY! that you wouldnt mind banging everyday :) has big sweet eyes and a cute smile not to mention big boobs and a hot booty. takes pride in the way she looks especially her hair. Kylee laughs alot, gets along with practically everyone. an amazing girlfriend doesnt take shit from no one and will protect her loved ones no matter what. if you dont know a kylee your missing out on such a beautiful and hot girl!
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by nooneeimportant October 02, 2011
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A girl who is delicious, everyone think so.
Damn! Who's that girl over there? It's Kylee, she is soo delicious
by Krister,from norway March 31, 2010
prolly one of the finest italian girls you'll ever meet. with one of the nicest asses you'll ever see. she's great in bed and is a good friend and lover!
Damn did you see that Kylee! hah
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Fix the algebraic closure of $\mathbb{Q}((x))$ for this question to make sense. I know that $\mathbb{Q}((x)) \cap \overline{\mathbb{Q}(x)}$ has elements that are not in $\mathbb{Q}(x)$ (in analogy to the "algebraic p-adics"). So I wondered, if we intersect with something even smaller, $\bar{\mathbb{Q}}(x)$, would then the result be $\mathbb{Q}(x)$?
More neatly, does $\bar{\mathbb{Q}}(x)\cap \mathbb{Q}((x))=\mathbb{Q}(x)$?


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There are some stylish flat fenders out there (e.g. these). Some, like the one in the preceding link, seem to only be as wide as the tire.
This question is posed to people who have used flat fenders:
Do you ever find that you get some splash, say on your legs, or the outer edges of your butt/back? Or are they completely fine?
When answering, please also tell me whether your flat fender was the same width as the tire (as in the link above), or a bit wider.


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The title says it all. Does this exist?
I want to receive email alerts if a question is asked with a specific tag. Is there an app for that?
Well, one of mine comes close... Stack2RSS converts an API request to an RSS feed that you can subscribe to with an RSS reader. (You can also get daily emails with the contents of the feed.)
The RSS feed for tagged questions looks like this:
An example that fetches all questions on StackOverflow tagged
I don't know for how long the solution is around, making an app for that not needed anymore.
Just move your mouse over the tag, wait for the tooltip, press on Subscribe.
Only issue is that it is, just like any other e-mail notification on the system, not instant.


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If you are like me have a lot of media you will tend to have this on a few dedicated disks in your systems or external.
What I wish to be able to do is search pictures/videos/music from the unity dash but locate all my media spread over a number of locations.
At the moment by default the dash will only search the home folder locations for the above with no simple way to change the paths where it looks.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) -- A Manhattan man was taken into custody after an altercation at a local bar and short police chase that ended in a nearby neighborhood.
Officers responded to the Blackstone Tavern in the Westloop Shopping Center at 2 AM on Friday, December 28, 2012 for a report of a fight.
Officials say Naim Alamin, 33, of Manhattan, was asked to leave the business and refused and fought with the people who escorted him out.
Responding officers arrived as Alamin was getting into his car and he left the parking lot at a high rate of speed, refusing to stop when the officers tried to pull him over.
Alamin crossed over Claflin Road and headed north on Beechwood Terrace. The brief pursuit ended when he reached a dead end in a cul-de-sac and hit a curb, disabling his vehicle.
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FORT RILEY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Members of Fort Riley's 1-7 Field Artillery Battalion are getting some hands-on training this week, working with Paladins- powerful weapons that provide support for our troops in combat.
The self-propelled 155 mm Howitzers can hit a target up to 12.5 miles away.
It is the battalion's first live fire training exercise in two years. They deployed to Iraq in 2010 and returned this past fall. Now, they're ramping up their training for future missions.
"The focus is getting back to our core competency, ensuring our soldiers understand how to shoot the artillery systems, how to track it through radar and how to get all of the data that goes into the gun line," said Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Gainey, Battalion Commander for 1-7 Field Artillery.
"The last time we had an opportunity to do live fire operations was back in May of 2010 and coming out here and having the ability to get the guys on the guns again, it brings up a lot of energy and the soldiers are excited about that. It's fun, it's a rush but it's also a little nerve-racking because you're shooting live rounds down range at least 4-10 miles and you want to make sure that all those rounds are tracked safely into the target area. This is important because if we have the ability to fire artillery accurately, then we can save lives and prevent the enemy from shooting on US forces," Gainey added.
"This has been a great experience for artillerymen to get back and focus on their core skill set which has been the overall focus of this training event- getting these guys refamiliarized with their weapons system and their core competency. This will eventually lead into our combat scenarios as we get into a brigade combined arms live fire exercise later on down the road and as we prepare for our next mission wherever the Army needs to send us," Captain Brian Cotter told 13 News.
The artillery training is set to wrap up Thursday at Fort Riley's impact area, according to officials.


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The ballot for city commissioner on election day in Oakland was blank because candidates did not meet the filing deadline, but after yesterday, three write-in candidates were elected.
However, the commission still has an empty seat.
"Oakland's like a small family. It's more family than it is community, and when something needs to be done, someone always steps up," said Commissioner John Blubaugh.
And just how many people have shown interest in the position?
"One and a half, that's an odd answer, but the half being he's not to sure he wants to do it, but he's sort of interested. So, we'll see. I don't expect any trouble in filling it," said Mayor Billy Mansfield.
Other commissioners said people have approached them about being on the commission, and now the decision is up to the three members and the mayor.
"We all meet together and we decide on somebody, have them come in and interview then decide," said Mansfield.
While some of the qualifications are basic, one commissioner said they want someone who really cares about Oakland.
"Just a genuine interest in the community, that interest has to be honest to step forward and do this kind of work, to serve your community for no money. It's strictly volunteer, it pretty much speaks for anyone who would want to be on the commission," said Blubaugh.
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Does your code go 218 m.p.h.?
The code on this project goes that fast and faster. In October we traveled to meet the Target Indy Race Team (Chip Ganassi Racing) to find out how the Target team uses the technology.
OK, OK, a Microsoft employee, Eric Maino got us tickets and introduced us to the team. We knew the Target team uses lots of Microsoft stuff, so we were very fortunate to get into the garage and other behind-the-scenes areas.
The interview starts in the garage. It got a bit noisy, sorry about that (keep watching, the interview starts at about 1:30 after we stop and start). You meet Brad who's an engineer on the team.
More than 30 sensors on each car spits out tons of data on each car on all sorts of things. How high the car is off the ground (all four wheels). Fuel flow. Speed. Temperatures of tires and brakes.
Oh, and show this one to your kids! This will get them to go to University. You don't get on this team without a technical college degree.
Later, at about 33:00 you'll meet the race engineer. He runs the entire team from a Tablet PC.
There's actually three videos in this series. This one, an interview with the driver, and a look at the equipment in the pits.
Sorry these took so long to get to you. We had some troubles encoding the video off of our new HD camcorder.
We want to thank the Target Race Team (Chip Ganassi Racing). They treated us very well and gave us access every kid dreams of.
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This is a question my son Bob asked me. For some sets it is relatively easy to test for membership but a lot more difficult to find members, and for others the reverse is true. Here is an elementary example to get the idea across. An $m \times n$ real matrix $M$ defines a linear map $x \mapsto M x = y$, from ${\mathbb R}^n $ to ${\mathbb R}^m $. It is easy to test if $x$ is in the kernel; just compute $M x$ and see if it is zero, but to find an $x$ in the kernel you must solve $M x = 0$ which is more computationally intensive. Conversely it is easy to find an element in the range; just choose any $x$ and compute $M x$; but to test if $y$ is in the range you must solve $M x = y$. Does anyone know if there is a standard name for this distinction or for sets of these two types?
Is there a name for sets for which it is easier to test membership than to find members---and vice versa?
This phenomenon occurs both positively and negatively in many parts of logic, but to my knowledge, there is no particular adjective that is always used in such situations.
Thus, to my mind, the phenomenon is intimately wrapped up with the ability to effectively enumerate, in the relevant sense, the objects in the domain of discourse.
Similar examples would be provided by any sequence of sets $A_n$, all of whose members were very large in comparison with $n$, but such that the membership problem $x\in A_n$ is easily decided.
A similar question was asked at cstheory.stackexchange; there are several examples from computational complexity given there. However, I agree that there seems to be no standard name for such things.


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- Binding: Hardcover & eBook
- Era: World War II
- Number of Pages: 360
- Subject: History
- Date Available: May 2011
Cmdr. Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage was among an elite group of just seven U.S. submariners who were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II and the first not to die in the course of his heroic exploits. He was honored for his actions in the Pacific on the night of 31 July 1944 when he kept his submarine, USS Parche, on the surface and defiantly charged into the midst of a large Japanese convoy. Ramage's close-in, furious surface rampage became the talk of the submarine force, both in terms of its boldness and its destruction of the enemy shipping. Remarkably, Parche's crew had managed to reload their torpedo tubes while their skipper twisted and turned the boat through the chaos of machine gun bullets, exploding heavy shells, and Japanese ships trying to ram them.
To tell Parche's dramatic story, author Stephen Moore draws on recently discovered wartime diaries and interviews with dozens of veterans, who add rich details to the official record. Readers learn what it was like on patrol in the Pacific to endure the terrors of torpedo attacks and depth charges, as well as learn how they relieved the stress of combat on liberty. The only book to focus exclusively on Parche and the incredible "Red" Ramage, it offers a rare, up-close look at the actions of the legendary World War II submarine, whose conning tower and periscopes are on permanent display in Pearl Harbor.
Stephen L. Moore has written a number of books on World War II and Texas history, including Presumed Lost: The Incredible Ordeal of America's Submarine Veteran POWs of World War II [9]; War of the Wolf: Texas' Memorial Submarine, World War II's Famous USS Seawolf; and Spadefish: On Patrol With a Top-Scoring World War II Submarine.A sixth generation Texan, Moore is a frequent speaker at Texas historical conferences and writes for local magazines and historical journals. He lives in Lantana, TX.
Praise for Battle Surface!
"Battle Surface! is a detailed examination of the six war patrols and commissioned and enlisted crewmen of Parche. Written in a concise, easy to read format, the short chapters, firsthand accounts, and numerous photographs and illustrations make the text a valuable resource for scholars and armchair historians alike. The addition of multiple appendixes, extensive endnotes, chapter summaries, and an organized reference section increase the usefulness of the text for those readers looking for additional sources or documentation."
— Nautical Research Journal, Autumn 2012
"Battle Surface! presents a lively, chatty look at the wartime service of an American submarine. Moore makes extensive use of interviews with former crewmen to construct his narrative, and this material gives the reader an intimate look into a submarine sailor's life, both afloat and ashore. Indeed, these vivid accounts of the crew's experiences are the book's strength."
— The Journal of America's Military Past, Winter 2012
"Battle Surface! is readable and eloquent in depicting the officers and men and their achievements that helped make Parche one of the most famous and successful American submarines of World War II."
— Marine Technology, October 2011
"[Moore's] latest [book] blends superb research and a writing style that rivals good fiction."
— Dallas Morning News, October 16, 2011
"Well-written, often riveting account of the war patrols of the USS Parche during and following World War II. It gives fascinating insights into the history of U.S. submarine warfare in the Pacific. The prose is easy to follow and interesting, as is the format of the book. Reading this work was a pleasure."
— Undersea Quarterly, Fall Quarter 2011
"…Fascinating chronicle…Author Moore writes well about the submarine warfare he knows so intimately. This is his fourth book on the topic and by far is the best. A very enjoyable nail-biting read from cover to cover."
— Sea Classics, October 2011
". . . .[a]n intimate view of what life was like on a submarine at that time."
— Publishers Weekly
"To tell the story of the USS Parche, Stephen Moore has interviewed living crewmembers and consulted sources, both American and Japanese, to recover, it seems, virtually every move on board this important boat. The effect is to take us below for some of the crucial patrols of the Pacific War and let us witness how American submarines starved the Imperial Japanese military into submission. And when Battle Surface! treats the famous 'Ramage's Rampage,' in which Commander Lawson 'Red' Ramage maneuvered the Parche inside a Japanese convoy, sinking ships and dodging escorts, the detailed account is beyond impressive—it's thrilling."
—Robert Schultz, author of We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War
"Author Stephen Moore's account of submarine skipper Lawson 'Red' Ramage's wild, singlehanded attack on a Japanese convoy in World War II, which earned him the Medal of Honor, is not to be missed. Likewise, a coordinated attack by Japanese escorts that nearly doomed the USS Parche late in the war keeps readers on the edge. Attack. Counterattack. Monotony on long war patrols interrupted by moments of sheer terror. The author takes you inside the Parche to meet crewmen who put their lives on the line and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for what they accomplished in the Pacific War."
—Carl LaVO, author of Galloping Ghost: The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Captain Eugene Fluckey
"I was lucky to have known Red Ramage and many of his crew members. . . . Battle Surface! is a must read for all who want to understand what the 'Greatest Generation' gave us in World War II."
—Vice Adm. Albert H. Konetzni Jr., USN (Ret.), former Commander, U.S. Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
"A fantastic telling of a great submarine's exploits and the stirring tale of a truly extraordinary commander. I can't recommend it highly enough."
—Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and Escape from the Deep


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Ohio Shorts Screening
Celebrate the vibrant community of Ohio filmmakers and video artists at Ohio Shorts, our showcase of short-form work that has been produced here in the Buckeye state during the past 18 months.
Now in its 17th year, Ohio Shorts features work from documentary to dramatic narrative to animation, and provides a platform for local artists to show their work in a theater setting.
Come early to mingle with artists and filmmakers from the Youth Division (age 18 and under) and the evening program at a public reception starting at 5:30 PM. Or come at 4:30 and see the Youth Division screening too.
Selections were judged by Jennifer Lange, Curator of the Wexner Center's Film/Video Studio Program and Melissa Starker, freelance art and film writer for the Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Alive.
2012 selections (alphabetical order):
Corey Aumiller, Columbus
Magnum Opus, 2011
(19 mins., video)
Ann Sofie Clemmensen, Columbus
It's Just My Thoughts and Me..., 2011
(10:00 mins., video)
Stephen J. Conroy, New Albany
Young Mother Nature, 2011
(4:30 mins., video)
The Kinsinas (Tammy Kinsey and Jean Kusina), Toledo
Textual Flood, 2011
(2:57 mins., video)
Caleb Kung, Cincinnati
Four x 11, 2012
(11:19 mins., video)
Lindsay LaPointe, Galloway
Preserving Friendship, 2011
(5:20 mins., video)
Michael Mercil, Columbus
County Fair, 2012
(2:51 mins., video)
Gus Péwé, Granville
This Vacuum is Too Loud, 2012
(5:42 mins., video)
Maggie Rose Price, Centerville
Monster House, 2012
(3:22 mins., video)
Chris Purdie, Columbus
Time of Death, 2011
(2:10 mins., video)
H. Michael Sanders, Cincinnati
Magnetic Resonance Medley, 2011
(11:30 mins., video)
Erick Stoll and Chase Whiteside, Cincinnati
Lifelike, 2011
(11:00 mins., video)
Tatiana Svrckova, Columbus
Inhibition, 2011
(2:58 mins., video)
Admission$3 all audiences
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By: Susan Ragsdale
originally published at www.parentfurther.com
It's National Hispanic Heritage month, and I can think of no better way to celebrate than by honoring my friend, Carol, and asking her for her insights and perspective on what it means to be Latina in the United States. As Carol and I talked for an hour over coffee, I asked her about where she grew up, her home now, her family and her work. Here is Carol's story.
Carol grew up in Costa Rica where her dad owned and ran a grocery store. Ten years ago, she moved to Nashville, TN, where she currently runs the YMCA Latino Achievers program. At home, she and her husband have a 14-year-old son who spent four years of his life in Costa Rica and 10 in Nashville.
What was it like to move into the United States?
When I came here, I was suddenly identified as a "Latina," a label, a check-mark on a box. I had to check it; there was no other option. That check-mark shocked me – it tried to define my identity and denoted me as separate, not a part of the whole. I never thought I could be limited to fit into a boxed description. I stopped being recognized as Carol. I felt disconnected and sometimes I didn't even feel like I was a person.
When you are told you are something so many times, when you are constantly asked to check that box, it begins to imprint in your mind that you only fit in this box along with a limiting definition. And if you aren't careful, you might begin to believe that.
Coming here turned out being a great opportunity to discover and define who am I today. I learned to reframe my internal dialogue (the way I thought about myself) so I wouldn't lose who I really was. I had to question myself constantly: "Is this my truth?" "Is this who I am?" "Is every Hispanic stereotype true about myself?" I started analyzing the information bombarding me. I sorted through everything so that it was ME who was defining my dreams and my reality.
What's your experience like now?
For the most part, I am treated with respect. There is much I enjoy about my work and the opportunities around me, but I still encounter those instances where I feel that people hear my accent or see the color of my skin and assume things about my intelligence or personality. I know those first 5 minutes in meeting someone creates impressions so I am conscious of giving the best of myself in every interaction and especially in those first 5 minutes.
What's the gift of being Latina in the United States?
Latinos are "Citizens of The World!" I am bi-cultural. I am able to recognize how the beauty of both cultures, where I grew up and where I live now, have enriched my life with gifts and challenges. The trick to living well with both is to accept yourself and both worlds. It is a great gift in my eyes.
Empathy. I feel I am able to understand people a little better because of my experiences. When you travel, I believe you develop a more empathetic point of view because you learn to recognize and are more aware of what makes people uncomfortable or vulnerable, and you can connect with them.
Being Latino opens a window to the world. I have discovered that as a Latina I ignite curiosity: "You're from where?" I can open a window to an unknown part of the world to others. In this BIG world, there are other perspectives to think about or see on any given issue. For example, here at 3:00 p.m., people are at their desks. In Costa Rica, people are sitting with friends drinking coffee. This difference is an opportunity for me to share differences and let other people see through my eyes the world I have known.
What does it mean to be a "Citizen of the World?"
Our philosophy is that we're world citizens who happen to be born in particular places. We are here to be part of and take care of the whole world. We are here to experience the WORLD God created for us – all of it. We have a great opportunity to enrich our lives by knowing, learning from and experiencing other cultures and friends. Being world citizens is how we live. We try to be curious about everything that is around us not only in this moment and in this space because we know that everything we do affects the world globally. We are interconnected.
How do you pass along your own cultural traditions to bi-cultural kids?
In my work, I want to pass on the message to be proud of who you are, take advantage of the best of both worlds, and use your gift for the betterment of your community. Know that your existence can make a difference in someone's life.
What does it mean to "be Latino/Latina?"
Family: Being Latino means traditions. Stories about heritage and family live together. It's important to know those stories–like how your grandparents worked the lands, or what they had to do to bring the family together. Being Latino means knowing what a cup of coffee symbolizes: to sit down, connect, and check in. Coffee is the only thing that all of Latino America has in common. The values and traditions may differ from country to country but everybody has coffee, drinks it, and connects over it. This is a rich part of who we are.
Embracing your roots: I want bi-cultural youth to know their roots and history and to [connect with and be inspired by] their rich history. Our history includes very smart people who built pyramids, contributed to art and music, and so much more! There's a whole legacy that comes from the culture.
Embracing where you live: I want youth to reconcile the American side with the Latino side. I believe we are a beautiful result of genetics and environment. I want our kids to embrace our country's organization, structure, our quest for achievement. America was built on people who came from all over the world and managed to work together. Unity should not just be another word in our vocabulary but a motto for life. I want youth to make a plan and work their plan for the betterment of all.
Embracing your story: More than anything, I want everyone to personally embrace his or her story and love who you are, because at the end of the day, it's just you! You are with yourself 24/7. You might as well love yourself.
My son is able to translate two ways. He has perspective and is able to find the middle ground. He is aware of intrinsic things–things he didn't learn from a textbook. He learned these things for himself, from being immersed in both cultures. He has flexibility of thought; he can see solutions in ways that maybe his dad and I don't. This is part of his story of being bi-cultural (and awesome).
What would you share with other parents to help them embrace some of what you've talked about?
1. Listen to your kids. They are transitioning; they are switching on and off and living in a complex world trying to define who they are and what they believe in and what their values are and what they believe is true for themselves. To be able to listen to them and their opinions – the war in Iraq or the neighbor next door – is essential. What do they think? What are they feeling? If they are also navigating a system at the house and a system at school, then they are switching back and forth in two systems. Be patient but persistent to make connections with your kids; listen and guide according to your core principles.
2. See the challenge of living in two systems as an opportunity for your kids. Kids have a greater capacity to navigate two worlds. They are flexible. They can bring understanding and unity to help things move smoothly between different systems. Try to be open to learn from your kids and be open to new ways. We want them to be better than we are. Be patient with yourself, your ways, and the ways that push back from other systems. Hold onto your values, but also be open to new expressions and new ways. When you're wiling to learn, you put your guard down: "I want to understand what you are saying and where you are coming from." That willingness is key for growth and understanding to happen within the whole family.
Share your stories. Your history and YOUR story is important. How were you raised? Where did you come from? What about your parents? What lessons have you learned? Parents should make a conscious effort to share learned lessons with their kids.
Remember: Society is made up of families. Families are miniature versions of a society. We can make society better by making the family stronger and more aware as we share what we've learned.
Carol Cubillo-Seals is Director of the YMCA Latino Achievers program in Nashville, TN. She can be reached at email@example.com


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How would you adapt a brownie recipe to a two-bite cupcake size? Additional constraint, I usually bake with whole wheat flouer, and try to reduce butter in favor of apple-sauce, olive oil and coconut oil. Eggs are fine. Thanks for reading.
I have just used the same mix and the same baking time, just using a mini muffin pan in place of a 9x9 or 9x13 pan. It worked quite well, although I suggest using the mini muffin liners in the pan, because cleaning all those individual spaces in the pan after brownie baking goes much smoother. I found that without the liners, the tiny brownies seemed to stick quite a bit, even in my good Pampered Chef pan.
Depending on the size of the cupcake tin you may have to increase or decrease the cooking times and temperature. My favorite "brownie disguised as a cupcake" recipe is from Paula Deen - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/peanut-butter-brownie-cupcakes-recipe/index.html


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Board approves leave for IT director
October 17, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville Board of Education approved a paid administrative leave for Director of Technology William Rhinaman effective during Wednesday night's meeting, that also saw the boar......
The school board is covering him with a paid leave for what he did to protect them, the school administration, and Coach Sac. How sad that Steubenville leadership just doesn't understand what "Rape is Rape" means. Director of Technology William Rhinaman is a SCUMBAG who deserves to spend many years in prison for what he did to coverup the rape aftermath e-mail messages and pictures from the party.
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Paid leave and he wants us to pay his legal costs.
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Get indicted by a grand jury and receive a paid vacation from the Steubenville Board of Education. Unbelievable. The corruption in this town defies any level of parody or satire. One can only hope that McVey himself will soon be indicted.
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With a little experimentation I came up with a much better fresh whole pasta than my first attempt.
I made this recipe again, and this time I sifted the whole wheat flour, then ground the leftover bran and germ in my coffee grinder (which I use to grind flax seeds, etc.) and added it to the dough. It worked very well and made for a smoother dough.


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High Dudgeon
Comments on the three posts just below are amazing in their variety of snark and disdain. Gene McCarraher is in high gear and that is always bracing.
I knew nothing of the TV interview with Langone, only what I have read here. But the name struck a bell. I looked it up and found that the Langone Medical Center at NYU is named after Kenneth (the wicked) and Elaine Langone who contributed $200 million to the Center (in keeping with Christian humility they probably should have kept their name off...Peter and Paul not knowing, etc.).
Recently wandering through its lobby on the way in and the way out of the hospital, I was struck by how many halt, lame and the poor were sitting there, or coming and going like me, well not like me; I had a coat. So if I had $200 million!! Maybe I wouldn't give it to NYU, but I wouldn't give it for the renovation of Saint Patrick's either. On the other hand, the Langone Center has probably done more for the halt, the lame, and the poor than Saint Patrick's ever has [I do not speak of Catholic Charities, etc.].
Wiki: "In 2008, Kenneth and Elaine Langone made an unrestricted $200 million gift—the largest in the Medical Center's history—and the NYU Medical Center was subsequently renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center. Kenneth Langone is the chairman of the board of trustees."
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Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, a former editor of Commonweal, writes frequently in these pages and blogs at dotCommonweal.
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The Langone Center is one of the nicest hospitals I've ever been in; it's the kind of project any donor should be proud to have his name attached to. I don't think any of the posts here have suggested that Langone is not generous with his wealth (the comments are perhaps another story). His generosity speaks well of him.
But his notion that it is appropriate for him to use his influence with Cardinal Dolan to try to get the pope to speak less forthrightly on the subject of economic justice reflects less well on him, especially since he publicized his concerns and the related (let's say) consequences via an interview with CNBC. He seems genuinely confused about what the pope has actually said, given that he seems to think it consists of attacks on the character of wealthy individuals, rather than a challenge to work for a more just society. AEI certainly isn't going to clear up that misconception, but it would be nice if his friend the archbishop would. Maybe the reason money is said to make it harder to get into heaven is that the people who are supposed to help you get there are too distracted by your money to give you appropriate guidance.
Mollie: Do you think Cardinal Dolan too might be confused about what the pope is saying? Or perhaps, like Mr. Langone, he thinks the pope doesn't know what he's talking about.
I think the editors (past and present) of Commonweal are confused about what the pope is saying. You are not exempt from Jesus' command: GO and sell ALL that YOU have and GIVE it to the poor. YOU do it first.
Why all the top posting about something utterly theoretical? What is rich? You are rich. And yet you presume to give "appropriate guidance" to others.
I wonder if Cardinal Dolan has even had a chance to read all of Evangelii Gaudium. He's pretty busy. And he may have skipped ahead to the parts that speak most directly to him, like the section about what makes for a good homily. He probably realizes, though, that the whole point of the exhortation is to challenge people. If it makes even the generous rich uncomfortable, then it's doing it's job. I wish he'd said so on CNBC. I do have to laugh imagining him taking the pope aside to suggest he'd catch more flies with honey.
A study has shown that ... ""The poor, say with family incomes below $30,000 and $25,000, are giving about 4.2 percent of their wealth away, whereas the wealthy are giving away 2.7 percent." ... http://www.independentsector.org/giving_volunteering#sthash.epEeaaE2.dpbs
As the NYT opines; "Rich People Just Care Less" ... http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/rich-people-just-care-le...
Interesting that The Economist wrote that the Church gives on;y 2.7% of its wealth to charity ... http://www.economist.com/node/21560536
A question ....
With all the mentions of Cardinl Dolan, I have to ask those who seem to respect and like him: does it really not matter to you that he lied about and committed banckrupsy fraud, hiding millions of dollars in church assets from clergy sex abuse claimants? I don't understand how he can be taken seriously on anuthing else, given what he has done. Is it that easy to morally compartmentalize?
On the other hand, the Langone Center has probably done more for the halt, the lame, and the poor than Saint Patrick's ever has [I do not speak of Catholic Charities, etc.]
Margaret, if I may - I question this compare-and-contrast between St. Patrick's and Catholic Charities, with the implication that whatever the cathedral is about, it's not as important. It's true that Catholic Charities feeds and clothes more people than the cathedral does, but feeding and clothing people isn't really the point of a cathedral (at least that's not its direct, primary mission). Yet there is a sense in which the cathedral does indeed "feed" the poor: feeds us the bread of life. I think we're sometimes too quick to dismiss that. And surely, sacramental life and alms and service all help to support and sustain one another.
I have no idea whether the price tag for the renovation is prudent or not. But I do think the church in New York has an obligation to have a public center for its life in the community, and if it's possible to properly maintain what it inherited from previous generations without impacting its other pastoral and spiritual initiatives, I don't know why it should be a problem.
Jim P: Of couse, I completely agree with you.
Except: the archdiocese appears to be headed toward another round of school/parish closings (in a process called, "Making All Things New"). Perhaps we can agree that some of this may be necessary (as in Chicago). The Spiritual care and feeding of Catholics in NYC is mostly, even overwhelmingly, done in these parishes, and not at the cathederal.
So....renovate St. Patrick's for millions where hundreds will be spiritually attended each Sunday, OR use the money to keep more parishes open where thousands/maybe even a million are spiritually attended. [On that score, it seems to be the case that closings have more to do with the looming priest shortage than with finance, since the Archdiocese seems resistant/uninfomred about the parish administrator, pastoral assistant alternate route for parish management.]
Ms. Steinfels and Ms. O'Reilly - really amused at your Timmie Dolan musings. Will bet this month's salary that he has never read the complete exhortation....OTOH, am sure that his minions have fed him excerpts complete with commentary.
Here is a link to a story today that is related to this topic: http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/nj-diocese-purchases-500000-mansion
Find that this story appears to be a familiar theme among some bishops, university presidents, etc. In Dallas, when our current bishop was installed, his first decision was to purchase a $1 mil+ home justifying this by saying that he needed a place to host *big donors* and to socialize. Now, find that some diocesan pastors are doing the same - renovating rectories so that they can market big donors. Has it really come to this - that we buy into the current corporate marketing and PR campaigns (how secularist). Do we now march to big business mantras rather than listen to the gospel imperatives.?
This new bishop of Camden (of course, auxiliary in NYC, home of T. Dolan previously) appears to have ignored the example of Francis - who passed on the papal apartment; who lives, dines, prays, and meets with folks in the Vatican hotel; who drives a 1985 Renault that was given to him. Wonder - why does the example of Francis seem to invite, call, and welcome folks...can one imagine that the response (financially, etc.) might actually do better than the *corporate* approach?
Have folks such as T. Dolan stopped and thought about what living the gospel imperatives means to the folks in the pews, in the streets, in the alleys, etc?
Have grown concerned when I see the almost total focus on diocesan big donors - in Dallas we have the Catholic Foundation allied with the bishop - it recognizes, awards, and highlights the 1% donors in the diocese; there is always a few pages in the diocesan rag that focuses on these people. But what about the vast majority of the rest of the diocese? It appears that if you don't have wealth; don't donate your wealth; well, you are just forgotten. No focus on the thousands who donate or give of their time even when that donation/time given is substantial for that family or person? It really does feel like the *tale of two dioceses* (to borrow a current phrase).
And wonder if Francis will impact the current Vatican system of big donors - Opus Dei; Knights of Columbus; Knights of Malta; LC, etc. Stories from folks such as Jason Berry have painted a sad picture of influence buying in the Vatican halls; etc. and even folks such as KC head, C. Anderson sit on the IOR bank board?
Finally, you ask about T. Dolan's awareness or understanding of the exhortation....what is sad is that Dolan has the background, expertise, and ability to actually write a US version of Evangelii Gaudium in terms of US catholic church history......does leadership just not understand that living authentically; living the gospel; etc. is what inspires, motivates, and brings passion to the community of faith?
Excellent point, Ms. Steinfels. Have become very concerned about some of the lavish spending on cathedrals (Oakland, LA, NYC, Orange County, etc.) when, at the same time, they close parishes and schools. It does really appear to be a *cognitive disconnect*?
You do touch upon a pressing issue - parish/school closings. Data (Boston, Cleveland, Camden, etc.) suggests that this is driven by a cleric shortage and bishops who don't or can't see that parishes exist, function, and flourish with or without a resident priest.......see the US Church experience in the 19th century. (if only we had another Bishop Ireland)
There has been some push back on this narrow approach - some parishes have been re-opened based upon Vatican rulings but bishops continue to only see via *how many priests do I have on hand*.
Big donors will not solve this issue....eventually wisdom will lead to better insights; letting go of certain current man-made regulations; and realizing that the church is the pilgrim people of God - not how many clerics do I have available.
Well, Peggy, I'm glad you find me 'bracing."
Let me take this opportunity to make one thing perfectly clear. (Cue the Nixonian jowls.) The issue isn't whether or not Ken Langone and his fellow capitalists are generous people. No one is denying the obvious truth that capitalists endow hospitals, universities, scientific foundations, religious institutions, etc.. What's at issue is how the money is made, and what it says about Ken Langone that he feels he can, as Mollie puts it above, get the Pope to speak less candidly about economic justice.
Let's get some historical perspective here. Slaveholders provided numerous universities with benefactions in the 18th and 19th centuries. Eight of Yale's twelve colleges, for instance, are named after slaveholders. Did the money come from the plantations? Yes. Were the slaveholders generous men to donate this money, often for needy students? Yes. Does that make slavery defensible? No.
At the risk of skeering Ken Langone, the issue here is similar. Is Ken Langone generous? Yes. Did the money come from capitalist enterprise? Yes. Does that make capitalism defensible? In my view, no.
Gene, you must be on semester break! from a modestly endowed university. Oil money? And me! I have left behind a string of non-profit institutions who more or less got by on the generosity of many with modest incomes (from capitalism) and now and again a large contribution (from a capitalist). So it goes...
You may not believe this:I have been to a Home Depot a few times. The people who work there always know a lot about what they're selling (sometimes made in China; sometimes in the USA, Germany, whatever). They seem to sell what you need for the faucet that is broken. I'm told that people who work for Home Depot, unlike Wal-Mart, etc., get paid, have benefits, etc. So Mr. Langone made it big; maybe it was his dad's money he invested; maybe he started from scratch. Presumably he is a big stockholder and presumably that's where he gets the gazillions he's trying to give away. And apparently he has given many people a job and a decent living. So what's the problem.
Marx never made a buck in his life except from mooching off Engles. Yes, he is a provocative and important thinker. So who's done a better job of keeping/taking people out of poverty Langone or Marx?
I admire Francis's joie de vivre, his spirit, his energy, his efforts to get us to live like we've read the Gospels. But as some have pointed out in the comments below, his experience of economic life in Argentina should be counted as dreadful, and probably his experience of politics too. And the native land of his ancestors--Italy--isn't much to brag about either when it comes to economic or politics. So it goes.
Have a good semester break.
So who's done a better job of keeping/taking people out of poverty Langone or Marx?
My parish is stocked with Polish immigrants who actually lived under communism. I'm sure they don't tell me everything on their minds, but I've never heard one wax nostalgic about the good old days of totalitarianism and repression. Their appetite for class struggle apparently isn't bottomless.
Peggy -- Yes, I'm on semester break, and obviously I'm using the time wisely.
Both you and I have depended on the kindness of (capitalist) strangers. I agree -- so it goes.
But to your substantive points. So what if Marx was a sponge? Trust the tale, not the teller. The fact that he mooched off Engels for so long is utterly immaterial when judging his work. If you think he's "a provocative and important thinker," what provokes you? Why is he important?
I think Matt Boudway does a good job handling your final point about the Pope's experience in Argentina, a meme which is really just another way of asserting American exceptionalism.
"With all the mentions of Cardinal Dolan, I have to ask those who seem to respect and like him: does it really not matter to you that he lied about and committed bankruptcy fraud, hiding millions of dollars in church assets from clergy sex abuse claimants?"
Maybe I'm being too practical, but Parish funds in the Archdiocese's accounts belonged to the Parishes who parked their funds there. Should all the other Parishes' accounts, not parked in the Archdiocese accounts, be tapped to pay for settlements, as well? Or just those unlucky enough to be stored alongside the Archdiocese's funds?
I don't think individual Parishes' funds should be used for settlements with the Archdiocese management. So I don't have a problem with the transfer of funds.
Peggy - It seems to me that part of Marx's critique of capitalism is precisely to point out that it creates structures of dependency between "moochers" and benefactors in which the former are made to fall all over themselves with gratitude for the scraps thrown to them by the latter. So, it won't do to point out that Marx was a "moocher," since his whole point was to show that it's the "moochers" who will inherit the earth. Here, I think it's safe to say he was with Jesus.
The question of the rightness/wrongness of what Dolan did is uncontested .... it's a federal crime to hide funds from creditors in a bankruptsy ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy#Fraud ... he was let off the hook by a judge who decided that waht was a criminal act for a civilian was not for a church.
What I don't understand is that no one seems to care that this cardinal and archbishop purposely lied and defrauded people.
Eric -- Moochers of the world, unite!
Seriously, excellent point. People like Ken Langone expect us moochers and takers to bow down in adoration of our Galtian overlords. And the Sermon on the Mount contains some of the finest dismissals of the work ethic ever spoken. The heirs to the earth are those who consider the lilies, not those who build big-box stores over them.
They weren't the Archdiocese's funds. It's like saying my bank was run by crooks and the money I deposited was subject to be taken by creditors.
You asked if I would care, not if I thought it was illegal. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think Archbishop Dolan's moving the funds was something I would think less of him for. At least the argument doesn't have traction with me.
If you dislike him for other reasons, including his actions or lack of actions regarding criminal activities of priests, I'll listen. I'm more concerned about that. But in this case, he projected parishes' funds, not defrauded the people who put their money there. If it was my parishes' money, that's how I might feel.
Marx never made a buck in his life except from mooching off Engles. Yes, he is a provocative and important thinker. So who's done a better job of keeping/taking people out of poverty Langone or Marx?
And then there was that notorious moocher Francis of Assisi, a man who had a promising career as a merchant before him and gave it all up to gather together a band of fellow moochers who convinced themselves they were imitating Jesus. And what does this new pope do? He goes and names himself after this ne'er-do-well.
The question of the rightness/wrongness of what Dolan did is uncontested .... it's a federal crime to hide funds from creditors in a bankruptsy ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy#Fraud ... he was let off the hook by a judge who decided that waht was a criminal act for a civilian was not for a church.
No, he was let off the hook by a judge who decided that what Dolan did was non properly described as hiding funds from creditors in a bankruptcy.
I guess we just disagree. I don't think belonging to a church is like putting money in a bank. When you give money to the church it isn't your's anymore, as it is when you put it in a bank, it is the church's. And when the church does harm to people and must pay damages for that harm, then it's not just criminal to hide asses, it's immoral. The people who are harmed by abuse can never get back the lives they had before they were harmed .... to then defraud them too is to do harm to them all over again. And when we in the church say this doesn't matter, it gives the lie to all we say we believe in and live by.
The article that I saw about this states that the reason the judge ruled as he did was because of "First Amendment's free exercise of religion clause and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act" and not because Dolan did not hide the funds. And in fact, the judge's ruling appears to be conflicted by the fact that he has several relatives buried in the cemetery in question ... you can't make this stuff up!
Further reading about Dolan and the funds he moved ... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/bruni-the-churchs-erran...
Gene Mc: "So what if Marx was a sponge? Trust the tale, not the teller. The fact that he mooched off Engels for so long is utterly immaterial when judging his work. If you think he's "a provocative and important thinker," what provokes you? Why is he important?"
Marx is important for the same reason that Freud and Weber are important. He showed at great length that not all is as it appears to be. That is, beyond, beneath, around our common every day observations about money, people, events, there are structures, ideas, movements that shape money, people, events and which may not be obvious to the casual observer. Marx did it for the economy, Freud for the psyche, and Weber for culture. Pointing to these "unseen" factors, does not mean that any of them were good preditctors of where the ideas and structures were leading. Marx fell into bad hands, of course, and the seven decade experiment that was the U.S.S.R. has done him in.
However, post-1990, there is no reason not to consult his insight as to the current state of the economy and relations between classes. I am doubtful that Cardinal Dolan, Kenneth Langone, and CNBC "chief international correspondent," Michelle Caruso-Cabera are the people to consult on this.
Capitalism may be the worst of all economic systems, except for all the others, to paraphrase a non-economist.
I think Matt Boudway does a good job handling your final point about the Pope's experience in Argentina, a meme which is really just another way of asserting American exceptionalism.
Not necessarily. Maybe it's a way of asserting Argentinian exceptionalism. Or maybe it's just asserting that Argentina and the US have different roots, different histories, different cultures, different values, and different approaches to economics and justice - i.e., they're different.
When an American plutocrat asserts he's different than an Argentinian aristocrat, certainly that assertion may be largely self-interested. But isn't it also possible that it's simply true?
Matthew: And then there was that notorious moocher Francis of Assisi, a man who had a promising career as a merchant before him and gave it all up to gather together a band of fellow moochers who convinced themselves they were imitating Jesus. And what does this new pope do? He goes and names himself after this ne'er-do-well.
Promising career? Inheriting the family business in feudal fashion? Exploiting sheep and sheep shearers? Francis wed Lady Poverty. Did his Mom slip him a crust of bread now and then? Maybe. His followers have done quite well on the economic front down through the centuries. The point: if everyone behaved and acted as Francis is reported to have acted, we would all be dead or non-existent.
However, post-1990, there is no reason not to consult [Marx's] insight as to the current state of the economy and relations between classes.
Well, except for the complete and utter discrediting that you mentioned in your previous paragraph.
My view is that economic theorists of past ages generally are unreliable oracles for what goes on today. It's why I largely stay away from the Keynes/Hayek taffy pulls. Like Marx, their insights, of whatever merit, were contingent on sets of conditions that no longer obtain. Just as generals need to resist the temptation to refight the last war, economic policymakers (and, for that matter, popes who comment on economic policies) always need to realize that what was true yesterday, or six generations ago, probably isn't the same today.
I don't know if y'all have seen this Atlantic Magazine economic year in review piece. There is quite a bit in it (it being, after all, Atlantic) that would give aid and comfort to folks of a progressive persuasion. But there is one particular exhibit that is relevant to this discussion of Marx. Unfortunately, the individual items in the roundup aren't numbered or sub-headed, so you'll need to scroll down to see it. It's about 1/3 of the way down. The exhibit is entitled, "Figure 6: A Non-Marxian world: Level and Composition of Global Inequality in the 19th century and around year 2000 (measured by the Theil index)". It's a simple stacked-bar chart with just two bars. What it purports to illustrate is the relative importance of social class and geographic location in determining global inequality. The suggestion is that, whereas in Marx's time, social class was the primary determinant, today location is much more important. The chart is accompanied by some commentary - and it's provocative - by Dylan Matthews of WonkBlog.
Herewith Jim Pauwels suggested reading from the Atlantic:
Dylan Matthews, Wonkblog: This is a very simple chart but I think it does a very good job of showing how much nationalistic blinders affect how we think and write about the distribution of income and wealth. Consciously or not, many of us are stuck in a vulgar Marxist mindset where decisions within countries about how much each group gets are of crucial importance. The Occupy movement's "99 percent and the 1 percent" frame gets at this explicitly, but there's a broader tendency, of which I'm as guilty as anyone, to focus obsessively on whether a given policy is "progressive" or "regressive" intra-nationally. But while that really was the most important cleavage in 1870, it just isn't anymore. Talking about a transnational proletariat made sense then; a working class person was a working class person, whether they were in Prussia or France or wherever. But someone in the bottom quintile of China's income distribution does not have much in common with someone in the same position in America.
We need to shift our thinking, in World Bank economic Branko Milanovic's words, "from proletarians to migrants." The key issue going forward isn't how the income will be divvied up within rich countries. It's whether rich countries are going to continue using men with guns to keep would-be migrants impoverished in their home countries
It seems to me that part of Marx's critique of capitalism is precisely to point out that it creates structures of dependency between "moochers" and benefactors in which the former are made to fall all over themselves with gratitude for the scraps thrown to them by the latter. So, it won't do to point out that Marx was a "moocher," since his whole point was to show that it's the "moochers" who will inherit the earth
If you walk into a Home Depot and inform the workers that their work is the equivalent of sponging off their friends to support an upper-middle-class lifestyle, don't blame me if one of them drops a pallet on your toe.
And I haven't seen "Blessed are the moochers", either in Matthew or Luke. On the other hand, I do see, "Blessed are the peacemakers", an admonition that Marx and his adherents don't seem to take much to heart. The project to align Marx with the Gospel strikes me as about as promising as the one to align Ayn Rand with the Gospel, but I wish you luck.
Margaret - thanks. How did you do that?
"If everyone behaved and acted as Francis is reported to have acted, we would all be dead..."
Have you read the Gospels? I must have missed the alternate ending where Jesus decides to give up all this "my kingdom is not of this world business" and leverages his popular support to start a non-profit. Blessed are the pragmatists?
Jim P: Go to site. Highlight object/text by clicking at beginning and end. Go to Edit, click copy, return to dotCWL, go to comment box, click paste. Anyway, that's how I did it.
EB: Silly!
Margaret - thanks. In the past I've tried to paste graphics and tables into comment boxes but it hasn't worked for me. Maybe it's a posting-related superpower that you possess. Have you leapt any tall buildings in a single bound recently?
Eric -- That's "blessed are the entrepreneurs." And it's the TED Talk on the Mount.
Jim P -- Langone may be right about his being different from an Argentine plutocrat -- maybe he is more generous and philanthropic -- but as you suggest in your remarks on Matt's post about American exceptionalism, Langone is blind to the structural injustice that helps put him where he is. In that regard, there's little or no difference between Langone and his Argentine counterpart.
Also, I'm more inclined to think that social and economic theorists from yesteryear are still very much worth consulting -- Keynes, Smith, and yes, Marx. Much more so, in fact, than wonks like Dylan Matthews or Ezra Klein. The great economists may not have known about "Thiel mean log derivations," but they understood the dynamics of the system, which remain pretty much unchanged.
Jim P: No tall buildings today. Did go out in the 12 degree, sunny day; snow not as serious as predicted. Reminded me of my childhood trek five mile to school, five back in chicago's ten foot snowdrifts.
Also (sit down!), I agree with McCarraher that Keynes, Marx, and yes Adam Smith (not Hayek) are still worth consulting for their thinking about economic matters.
Peggy -- You show impeccable judgment. About the thinkers, that is.
The issue is to build up people not cathedrals. To wash the feet of the poor as well as the wealthy. To have the intergrity not to prostitute oneself for the money. The widow's mite is more noble than Langone's million dollar gift. But you could not sell Langone nor Dolan on it.
Peggy wrote: "The point: if everyone behaved and acted as Francis is reported to have acted, we would all be dead or non-existent.
"Do you mean crucified? Or that "the servant is not greater than the Master?" Isn't it in dying that we live?
Nothing so exalted. Only that if everyone was a celibate like Francis, there would have been no children. Or if he wasn't a celibate, his children would have starved, been frozen to death, or perhaps been eaten by wolves. We can't all be exemplars, that is all I meant.


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So I know this question has been asked the other way round, but I'm in the UK and I'd like to make a solid American IPA, and I'm wondering what the best UK malt would be to replace US pale ale malt for this purpose. I've heard that staple UK varieties like Maris Otter don't quite work well. Does anyone have any suggestions? I should also add that I don't know of any means to get US malt in the UK, so import over the Atlantic probably isn't possible, even if I wanted to...
You can try Muntons Pale Ale malt - it's a good solid base that's fairly clean and doesn't bring oodles of that soft biscuit maltiness and complexity that you get with the Maris Otter malt. It's highly modified, so well suited to single infusions and has good diastatic power so you can add adjuncts to the mash also.
Being a pale malt rather than a lager/pilsner malt, you'll still get some malt backbone, just not so "in your face" as with the MO. However, since US 2 row is quite "dry/grainy", and you might want your IPA to be "just hops" then you could try using a good pilsner malt, which will contribute the least flavour from the malt. Personally, I'd go with the pale, since you need a little malt to stack the hops up against.
FWIW, all these malts are "2-row" - although barley strain does contribute something, the primary difference between the US and UK malts in how they are handled by the maltster.
I've brewed with US 2-row and Muntons, and to be honest, unless you're comparing them side by side, it's going to be difficult to discern any difference in something as hoppy as a IPA. (EDIT: My LHBS just stocks it as Muntons Pale malt - when I got the 25kg sack, I remember now it was Optic. So the suggestion you to use Optic got seems on the mark.)
For more anecdotal evidence comparing grain flavours, (source)