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Saturday, March 14, 2009
The Ever-Changing Family portrayed in the Media
The media has noticed the changing and diversity of America's family and that there is becoming less of an idea typical family, which includes a husband, wife and two children. Now families come in many different forms.
A TV show that is an example of how the media is adapting its shows to the ever-changing family structure in the US is clear in the show Gilmore Girls. In this show, a single mother has one daughter of her own. They live together in their own house. There is no father or paternal figure in the family. The grandparents or the mother's parents are a part of their lives although they live a different conservative lifestyle. The mother's name is Lorelai Gilmore. The daughter's name is Rory Gilmore. Rory proves that success is possible for a child growing up in a single-family home as she is admitted into an Ivy League college securing her future. The mother and daughter share a close relationship through the difficulties of life. They show how family is love and is support for each other in whatever form family comes in. They do not have a father in their life but they have plenty of love that they share with each other. This show is a common scenario in the US today. There are many single mothers with a child.
"According to Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2005, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August, 2007, there are approximately 13.6 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible for raising 21.2 million children (approximately 26% of children under 21 in the U.S. today)." Source is http://singleparents.about.com/od/legalissues/p/portrait.htm.
Is the new view the media is taking and publicly sharing on TV changing the way families function in society today and could this portrayal encourage dysfunctional families or does it simply celebrate the diversity of types of families in society today? Or are there any other thoughts and comments you have on this subject?
-Taylor Faulkner's Portion of Group Blog.
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Thanks Taylor for kicking-off this blog, and while slightly off-topic, I can't help but think of new data re: the number of homeless children and how such stories are another reflection of the ever changing US family portrayed in the media. I look forward to this blog and the postings it inspires!ReplyDelete
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When I was writing this blog, I also thought about how this relates to the number of homeless children and how many single parent families are living in poverty. I volunteered one summer at the Home for Little Wanderers Day Care program and I got a glimpse at some families that were in a state of financial crises. Many of whom were single parent families. This also makes me think about how women tend to be paid less for jobs that they do compared to men. This makes me wonder if the pay-gap between women and men were fixed, then would there be fewer children in poverty because single mothers would have higher incomes, and be able to adequately provide for their families. Maybe the first step towards resolving poverty issues would be to mandate equal pay for women and men in careers or find any solution to the unequal pay.ReplyDelete
I believe the media today is simply trying to draw in as many people as possible. By portraying various different lifestyles on television shows almost everyone can find something to connect with. I hope that, though glorified, these different kinds of TV families might raise awareness of some of the problems effecting society today.ReplyDelete
About the homeless children: It is unbelievable that in this day and age, women are still suffering from more severe financial problems than men. Especially because women are the ones that generally take care of the children. Just because the woman carries the child automatically makes her the primary caretaker. There are no laws that protect single mothers and there should be.
The film we watched in class - Growing Up Fast - shows that taking preventative measures with classes and awareness groups is not enough. The family unit is crumbling and there is very little being done to protect it.
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I completely agree with you that the family unit is crumbling and that there is little being done to protect it. The movie we watched "Growing up Fast" clearly showed this. There was one example of one of the women who became pregnant and was immediately abandoned by her mother, boyfriend and left with no family and no support. This is a tragic situation and I feel like this is common as well. Then this pattern tends to continue. I know on my father's side of the family my grandmother had children as a teen and they grew up very poor. Then many of my relatives on that side also are teen mothers most of them single. It sets a bad example for the future generations and I think it becomes accepted or a norm and that many of the women feel they do not have much they could give to the world or any purpose except to have children. Another common idea that many teen moms seems to have when becoming pregnant as shown in the movie as well the mother wanted a friend and someone to love her. This is a shaky reason to have a child. The mother is clearly not thinking through all of the responsibilities of parenting if they become pregnant just to have someone to love them. I feel that is selfish of some mothers in some cases because if they do not have financial means or emotional stability to provide for the life they bring into the world I feel they should not have the baby on purpose until they can support the child adequately. The reason why I think this is selfish is because then the baby comes into the world at a disadvantage. The mother might not be able to properly feed, clothe and care for the baby never mind give the baby opportunities to succeed in their life. For example, my grandmother could not help support any of her children in their education or college because she was poor and had so many children as a teen. Whereas my father and mother were financially stable and planned their money out when they had children. Therefore, now they are sending me to college with money they have budgeted and thus given me many opportunities that my dad never had because his mom did not support him because she did not plan or take responsibility. In short, I think that it is a huge responsibility to have a child and that it needs to be well thought out before becoming pregnant. One needs to be able to adequately provide and give opportunities to the baby before deciding to have a baby in my opinion. In addition, I do think that the government does need to do more to support single mothers today since there are such a disproportionate number of single mothers in poverty. Although I do not support teen pregnancy, I know it is a reality and believe that the government should step up and help prevent or at least take steps in aiding pregnant teens raise their children in a healthy way.ReplyDelete
Taylor Faulkner
Progression is met with resistance, and for every show that portrays an unusual family structure, there are probably 5 or more that show the typical idealized family. Media's changing and expanding view of the family is a positive thing, but it most likely will not create change or more social acceptance immediately.ReplyDelete
As we saw in the link the professor posted, a lesbian wedding on a TV show is enough to cause social uproar. Traditional values are difficult to get rid of, or bend. People probably just don't watch the shows they morally disagree with, and the people that watch them are most likely already accepting.
I think different types of families, and even parenting styles, should be shown on TV, because media should be a representation of what's actually happening in our society.
I believe family patterns are more influential on child rearing than are media representations of the family.
Mia BloomBecker
I believe the growing diversity of family structures and situations portrayed in the media is definitely celebrating diversity of family structures rather than encouraging dysfunctional families. These shows are beginning to open our eyes and lower our shock threshold to families that are not the ideal. The lesbian wedding, not surprisingly, caused a major uproar because our shock thresholds are still high to these new situations. Shows like Gilmore Girls and Two and a Half Men are starting to depict singe-parenthood in the media. As Mia hinted on in her comment about not easily breaking traditional values, I do not think that our society is ready to let go of our image and goal of striving toward that "ideal family." Yes these different shows encourage acceptance, but I feel for now they are mainly just satiating a society's media craving for drama. Many of the shows I watched as a kid did not portray an ideal family. Full house displayed extended family issues, Step By Step and the Brady Bunch showed blended families...but I still can't say that the "ideal" family isn't something I keep in the back of my mind for my future.ReplyDelete
I relate these values back to the idea of the "American Dream" of achieving personal success and happiness...I highly believe that the "ideal" family has become part of that dream. Because our country still thrives on it, I don't see the media having a tremendous effect on what families strive toward. I do believe however that in time these expectations can be broken down and our shock thresholds will be lowered, creating more acceptance and diversity in the media and our thinking.
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Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: Last Straw?
December 25th, 2010 by Editor
On 28 of November 2010, the first round of the Egyptian parliamentary elections has taken place in an atmosphere of skepticism on the part of Egyptians and grave concern on the part of human rights and social and developmental organizations. This concern led to the creation of the Egyptian Coalition for Monitoring the Elections (ECME) which included 123 human rights and civil society organizations from 26 different governorates. The efforts of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) within the ECME and on it own to observe and document the violations occurring throughout the whole electoral process have shown unfortunate and disappointing results. It is safe to say that violations have marred the electoral process from the beginning to the end tainting the credibility of the upcoming parliament and raising questions as to how much it really represents the will of the people.
Violations extended from the pre-elections phase to their conclusion. This has not come to surprise us in EOHR as the context has been set for such a sham to take place as early as in 2007 with a set of constitutional amendments which have been passed in 2007 through a national referendum of a compromised credibility to say the least. The constitutional amendments and the resulting legislations which accompanied them have been the first tool of manipulation which began to structure the context within which the 2010 elections violations have been enabled.
Legal and constitutional shortcomings:
The legal framework within which this year's elections took place has been set up long before the official electoral process has begun. A package of constitutional amendments has been passed in 2007 after a referendum whose credibility is at best questionable before which an overwhelmingly National Democratic Party (NDP) dominated parliament had passed this package for referendum. In this package, Article 88 of the constitutions was amended to state that: "the law sets the conditions a candidate must meet to run for a parliamentary seat, and defines the rules of elections and referendum. Voting must take place in one day under the supervision of a higher committee characterized with independence and neutrality according to law. The law clarifies the duties of this committee and its structure and the guarantees of its members. This committee has to include current and past members from judicial bodies. This committee forms the general commissions which supervise the elections on the level of constituencies, and the commissions responsible for supervising the voting and the counting procedures. General commissions have to be formed from members of judicial bodies and they must supervise the counting process. All this must happen according to the law". In law number 73 for the year 1956 on political participation, Article 24 gives the Minister of Interior jurisdiction to determine the electoral constituencies which has been used to divide up constituencies with overwhelming support for a certain opposition figure so that he could only run with half his popular base. Also, the same article gives the Minister of Interior jurisdiction to have the final say in the structure of the general and secondary commissions. The article states that presidents of general and secondary commissions have to come from judicial bodies, however, the secretaries of those commissions come from the public sector and government employees. It is important here to understand that the secondary commissions' secretaries are the ones directly responsible for supervising the voting boxes and the voting process inside the polling stations. It is also important to understand that the Egyptian government is an NDP government which means that when it has control over who supervises the voting boxes, it means that the NDP -a competing party- has control over who supervises the voting boxes. To further the interference of the executive branch in the affairs of the elections, members of the judicial bodies who are chosen to be part of general and secondary commissions have to be approved by the Minister of Justice and then be appointed by the members of the Higher Electoral Committee (HEC) in coordination with the Minister of Interior. It would be later below explained that the choice of the HEC members themselves happen through an overwhelmingly NDP dominated parliament which means that the government is the one mostly supervising the elections which refutes any allegations of neutrality as the government in Egypt is exclusively formed from NDP members.
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These legal texts are translated into reality through an electoral system that is structured under the supervision of the (HEC) instead of the judiciary. The HEC is made of 11 members, 7 of which are chosen by the two houses of the parliament. The overwhelming majority of the NDP representatives in the parliament means that 7 out of the 11 members of the HEC are effectively chosen by NDP members, which constitutes a grave conflict of interest due to party affiliation in addition to the fact that many of them run for second and third terms. In that scenario, the members of one party get to choose those responsible for the elections of their co-party members in the following parliament, if not their own. Also, the fact that there are only 11 members in the HEC raises questions about how effective it could be in supervising the ongoing elections throughout the whole country.
Threats to the separation of powers:
According to the law explained above, the executive is the one responsible for the formation of the general elections commissions which supervise the elections in the governorates. The constitution states that members of these commissions have to come from judicial bodies. However, it is noteworthy that another constitutional amendment made it up to the law to determine what a judicial body is, which practically means that even the general elections commissions members are not necessarily judges as not all judicial bodies according to the laws are made up of judges. The executive is also the one responsible for the formation of the commissions supervising the polling centers -the secondary commissions-. Such commissions are made up of public sector and government employees. This is of the utmost absurdity as it raises a question as to why would the government and the NDP dominated-parliament of 2007 want to take elections supervision away from the hands of the judiciary and put it in the hands of government employees, members of the executive branch?
A little context is needed to shed some light on the issue. As a response to all forms of intervention in the affairs of the judiciary, the Egyptian Judges Club (EJC) declared its opposition to the overlap between the powers of the executive authority and that of the judiciary. In 1992, the EJC adopted a proposed draft law to replace that of 1972 on the regulation of the judiciary which would increase their relative independence from the executive authority. The draft was rejected despite the consistent attempts to pass it through the legislature. Instead, the Ministry of Justice drafted an alternative law in 2004 which did not include the demands of the EJC. As a result, the EJC held an extraordinary general assembly meeting on 13 May, 2005 when they declared that they would boycott the then approaching parliamentary and presidential elections if their demands had not been met. This was before the latest constitutional amendments which evacuated the principle of judicial supervision over the elections from any real meaning. At the time, judges had to fully supervise the elections as a constitutional obligation supported by further rulings of the Supreme Constitutional Court. At the end of the much publicized confrontation, the EJC had not only lost the battle over the law proposed by the Ministry of Justice which did pass in 2006, they also lost the right to fully supervise the elections in the 2007 constitutional amendments. Article 88 was amended to state that the presidents of the general electoral committees have to be members of judicial bodies (whose definition is up to the legislature monopolized by the NDP) according to law. However, law number 73 for the year 1956 modified by the President's decree of law number 176 for the year 2000 on the political participation makes the secondary committees members who are directly responsible for voting ballet boxes employees of the state directly answering to the executive thus making the judicial supervision only superficial and not capable of preventing any corruption in the voting process.
The facts reports issued by the EOHR on the 2010 parliamentary elections show many incidents were fraud was committed in the sight of secondary commission members and sometimes even under their protection or with their help. Bullies were roaming the streets around the polling stations and breaking into them, committing fraud inside, and pre-marking voting ballots for the NDP candidates -sometimes in their presence and with their help-. In a couple of incidents, judges who were members of the general commissions publicly declared the occurrence of elections fraud which was facilitated by the inadequacy of members of secondary commissions directly responsible for the polling stations.
In the first incident, Judge Waleed Al-Sahafei excused himself from resuming his duties as a member in the general electoral commission after he was locked into one of the polling station he was supervising where he first handedly witnessed election fraud facilitated by secondary commission polling stations supervisors in favor of NDP candidates. In the second incident, Judge Ibrahim Al-Wirdany asked to be excused from resuming his duties as a general commission member after witnessing extensive fraud committed in his jurisdiction and after reporting his lacking the tools to control such a phenomenon.
The two judges along with many others complained that the role of the HEC itself has become limited to issuing propaganda regulations and declaring results in the light of the extensive role of the Ministry of Interior whose jurisdiction extends to setting up the electoral rolls, declaring the final list of candidates, staffing general and secondary commissions in coordination with the Ministry of Justice and the HEC, and setting up the electoral constituencies. The whole concept of separation of powers is thus compromised which undermines the whole principle of democracy in Egypt. When the NDP controls the parliament and the executive -the government is ultimately and absolutely an NDP government- it seems that it becomes harder and harder for Egypt to move forward as a democratic country with one political party, and one political ideology dominating the whole political scene. When all this is combined with an open challenge of the judiciary, the picture looks really dark.
Such a challenge is not limited to taking elections supervision and management from the hands of the judiciary and placing it in the hands of the executive and members chosen by the NDP parliament representatives. The challenge is further extended to ignoring the rulings of the administrative courts concerning some candidates' rights to be included in the final candidates' lists, and concerning the cancellation of the elections in many constituencies in both rounds. Regarding this issue, the High Administrative Court declared that HEC's negligence of the legally binding nature of the decisions of the administrative courts and the State Council compromises the legitimacy of the entire parliament and any of its upcoming decisions regarding some of the issues ruled on by the administrative courts before and during the elections. This means that the Egyptian judiciary insists on the enforcement of its decisions regarding the elections. When it is known that such decisions include the cancellation of elections in almost all the constituencies of Alexandria, all the constituencies of Kafr El-Sheikh, 10 constituencies in Dakahleya, and many others in Qaluibiya, Al-Behira and Assiut, it is clear that Egypt is facing a situation where the very creation of its parliament for the next five years is illegitimate and unconstitutional at best. This unconstitutionality comes originally from the very clear constitutional decree that law is the basis of governance, and that the authority and independence of the judiciary is not to be breached.
Further complications regarding the rule of the executive branch of the government show in several incidents when security forces were present while bullies committed violations ranging from violence to pre-marking voting ballots in public without taking any action. In some constituencies, members of the security forces took part in such violations; in one incident some of them opened fire on voters in the constituency of Al-Borlus and Al-Hamoul during the first round. Police officers were also involved in elections fraud, protecting bullies, assaulting voters, harassing civil society observers, and assaulting media representatives. During the first round, bullies roamed the streets in one constituency in police cars. Such an open challenge of all the rules of democracy and elections integrity leads to questioning the ability of the current constitution to ensure free and truly democratic elections. Questions also rise to doubt the current electoral system as applied this year. And finally civil society and human rights organizations raise the question of their role during the elections and how it could better be served.
Through evidence gathered from the observation efforts of EOHR, and through analyzing such results, we recommend the following:
1- Improving the legal framework of the elections:
A structural change needs to happen regarding elections laws and regulations to provide guarantees against fraud and favoritism in the light of the NDP domination of all the political tools and channels of the country. A constitution that would allow for such domination and thus such an extensive set of violations is most definitely flawed. In that regard, it must never be forgotten that the legitimacy of the latest constitutional amendments is in itself questionable due to the reported fraud committed during the referendum which approved such amendments.
As a result, EOHR strongly recommends the establishment of a preliminary think tank of five public figures who have the experience and the willingness to draft new amendments or a new articles all together that would ensure the protection of the most fundamental basis of democracy as a nucleus to a general assembly committee to draft the new amendments to correct the flaws of the current constitution which enables such atrocities to take place under the protection of the constitution itself thus depriving Egyptian from having a reference point of integrity.
2- Changing the electoral system:
The elections of both houses of the parliament this year have shown extensive flaws in the current electoral system. We thus recommend that it would be changed to a proportional representation system. Moreover, the electoral system as set right now have failed miserably in providing any sense of integrity to the elections as the domination of the Ministry of Interior over the electoral process is a major flaw in itself. We hereby then strongly recommend that elections supervision and management is meaningfully restored to the Egyptian unbiased judiciary.
3- Enhancing the role of civil society in elections observation:
Further legal and practical guarantees should be given to civil society organizations who wish to take part in observing the elections. Their observation authorization should be given without stalling or illegal obstacles. A safe environment has to be provided for them to meaningfully do their job without being threatened by bullies or security forces. Also, their reported violations have to be investigated and acted on by the specialized authorities.
4- Overall political reform:
Development and democratic change have always been long term inclusive collective packages. Changing legal texts, or enforcing regulations more forcefully would not mean anything as long as corruption is a political day-to-day given that is neither challenged nor even acknowledged. The picture is painted through different dimensions in media, economics, politics, and social structure. The NDP dominates the government, the parliament, the media, and the business world. In the light of such monopoly, it is impossible to create any meaningful change even if laws changed, even if the constitution was amended, and even if every single eligible citizen went to voting. Creating a healthy political environment has to involve a meaningful discussion between opposing parties. The political arena of Egypt is undiversified at best, which is a context that could never accommodate a diversified parliament. A parliament of over 95% of its structure from one party is not the problem; it is only a manifestation and a symptom of the problem which is a gravely exclusive, monopolized, and undiversified political life.
On a separate note, it has to be understood that ideology too is a long term word, and a word that doesn't change outside of context. As such, it is unfair to call on people to become agents of change in a context that does not support any kind of change anyway. Part of the responsibility lies with the people, that much we all know is true. But how much of this responsibility would really make a difference? Does it make sense to ask citizens to go to polling stations where bullies open fire randomly under the protection of the police, where the police itself confiscates media representatives cameras and assault civil society observers, where those responsible for the integrity of the voting boxes are the ones who commit elections fraud, and where the judges who are supposed to be monitoring the work of those are held in custody, harassed and denied the right to perform their monitoring jobs? How is it that people are going to lead the change in the absence of an infrastructure that supports it? How do we ask people to go and vote when we know that it is a very real possibility that they would go only to find their votes already put in the voting boxes for them, or would have their dignity compromised by the violence surrounding the scene, or the disrespect characterizing the attitude of the security forces individuals?
These are all questions to stimulate our minds about how difficult it really is to achieve change. Change has to be sought structurally, textually, contextually and ideologically. Aiming for one of these aspects without the other would make any result meaningless. Excluding the importance of one of those aspects would mean that any change achieved is void and useless. Only through a collective effort towards change in all those fields would we have fair and democratic elections.
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Where: Trieste, Italy
Why he is being Spotlighted:
Trieste, a city in northeastern Italy has brought us the musical talent of Luigi de Santi. Luigi is a classically trained musician who musical roots grew throughout his childhood. His musical career could have taken a wrong turn as his experience at a music academy almost took away his interest and excitement about music. After realizing that he was not a fan of the strict rules at the academy, he began to expand his musical endeavors to progressive rock, acoustic, and folk music. He has played several instruments in several bands and has finally started to come into his own. He works to create music and lyrics that are full, rich, and just might begin to inspire a wave of change.
Luigi and his cousin, Giulio have worked together to create a collection of songs that are both musically and vocally intriguing. They aim for their music to touch people deeply and inspire. Their newest effort, and album to be released on May 8 called Deja Vu has musical stylings from the 60's and 70's in the de Santi's progressive rock sound. You can stream samples of each song from the new album on their website: http://www.luigidesanti.com/listen.php


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Araw ng Naujan 2012
(107th NAUJAN FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY commemoration day)
blue and green flannel polo (takeo kikuchi), blue jeans (replay), black zip up jacket (vintage), navy blue boat shoes (calcei)
mass first!
at mena g valencia gymnasium for the state of the town address of mayor angie
supposed to be starting with a parade but rain poured down...
arrival of mayor angie... in mint green terno...
vice mayor dein
merly's rolling carinderia... bukas sa lahat ng gustong kumain, haha = )
ms. naujan 2012... zairah ylagan...
sweet and spicy dilis aka french fries c/o tita merly
a dance number from mangyan tribe: ALANGAN
launching of kaya natin program of mayor angie
special number from alessandra casubuan... mayor angie's daughter...
off to center for patients and lunch c/o doc jude!
sotanghon festival at the center...
guisado and bihongke


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These blogs deal with language, linguistics, linguistic anthropology, translation, or writing in one form or another.
Arnold Zwicky's Blog: A blog mostly about language
BabLa: Loving Languages (Dictionary, Vocabulary, Translation)
Endangered Languages and Cultures (Australia)
LinguaTrek: A journey in language learning
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
North Carolina Language and Life Project
Numerous Ways of Analyzing Change (NWAC)
Popular Linguistics Online Magazine
Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology
Separated by a Common Language
Social Science Research Network–Cog Sci
Talking Alaska: Reflections on the Native Languages of Alaska
ThinkMap Visual Thesaurus (and Blog)
Vocalized/Vocalised: voicings about language by an American linguist in Edinburgh
Also recommended:
the Lingua Franca blog at the Chronicle of Higher Education, which often features linguists like Dr. Geoffrey Pullum and Dr. Alan Metcalf
Dr. Ben Zimmer's writings, which can be found at on the Language Log, the ThinkMap Visual Thesaurus, the Boston Globe, and the New York Times (among other places!)
Grant Barrett's work, which is most often found on Public Radio's A Way with Words


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Did Canadian painter Tom Thomson work in the Canadian Rockies? Art researcher Debra Hay is attempting to find out. It's generally believed that Thomson never painted in the Rockies, but a small group of paintings appear to suggest otherwise.
Click here for the full story, published Dec. 22 in the Rocky Mountain Outlook newspaper.
The images below accompany are mentioned in the story but did not run due to space constraints.


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We do all we can to make sure our patients feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible during each and every visit to our office. Our fundamental philosophy is that the best way to ensure good dental health is to be proactive with our patients' dental care. We offer comprehensive teeth cleanings and exams. We typically recommend to our patients at least two cleanings and exams per year. The importance of staying on top of the oral healthcare needs of our patients cannot be stressed enough.
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Keeping kids teeth healthy is more than just daily brushing and flossing. By visiting the dentist twice a year for cleanings and exams, will help keep your child's teeth healthy. We also provide routine fluoride treatments. Fluoride is nature's cavity fighter and is especially important in good oral health for children. We use a topical fluoride treatment form during dental visits for children. Fluoride is effective in preventing and reversing the early signs of tooth decay. It also helps to create a tooth surface that is more resistant to decay.
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No oral exam is complete without an oral cancer screening. During your cleaning and exam we make sure to give each of our patients an oral cancer screening. It takes very little time (less than 5 minutes) to complete but can be a life saver. Despite advances in modern medicine and cancer treatments, early detection remains one of the surest ways to combat oral cancer.
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Bianca Chase brings us an awesome recap video of Soul Skate 2016. This has great videography skills and editing.
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Monks at a North Yorkshire monastery are eagerly awaiting the first renovation of their austere accommodation in 120 years.
Ampleforth Abbey, which is home to members of the Benedictine order, adheres to the monkish principles of simplicity and poverty - yet old-fashioned fittings are causing discomfort for its elderly residents.
A major £6.8million refurbishment is now underway at the abbey, which houses 58 monks, many of whom teach at the co-educational public school Ampleforth College.
The 'cells' will now have their own en-suite bathrooms, thus ending the established ritual of monks having to queue to use the showers in the shared facilities.
The decades-old plumbing had become so loud that a 'bathroom curfew' had to be introduced to minimise night-time noise.
While the expectations of today's teenage boarders has meant that dormitories at the nearby school have been upgraded multiple times, their teachers have had to make do with just the installation of electric lights and hand basins since the turn of the 20th century.
Building work at the abbey is expected to be completed by 2019, and the cells will be rejuvenated with comfy new furniture, storage and even Molton Brown products in the bathrooms.
The Fathers themselves had debated the suitability of the modernisation proposals while still ensuring they remained faithful to their vows, but eventually decided that the building was wasting energy due to problems with the heating system, water leaks and broken windows.
The gurgling sinks are described as sounding 'like Niagara Falls' and cannot be used after 10.30pm or before 5.30am, when members of the order rise for morning prayers.
The monks' ages range from 25 to over 90, and older members have been resident in the abbey, which was built in 1897, since the days before central heating was installed.
They have even sold off some of their own personally-hoarded 'clutter' to fund the project, which will include a new hearing loop for elderly Fathers.
They insist they are hoping for comfort rather than luxury when their accommodation is refurbished, and have been moving to temporary lodgings while work takes place.


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Folsom Neighborhoods
Folsom residents enjoy a wide variety of beautiful neighborhoods. Tree-lined streets showcase a variety of appealing houses, condominiums, and apartment homes. From Victorian-era residences in the City's Historic District , to the classic designs of the 20th century, to the latest in executive homes in Tuscan style, there is something for everyone here.
Folsom residents value diversity, friendship and community spirit. This is a safe, family-oriented community with a low crime rate and highly regarded schools. The emphasis is on excellence in every aspect of life.
Folsom has some of the best schools in Sacramento county. Schools in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District are highly rated. Most are rated 9 or 10 out of 10 on GreatSchools.org
Folsom residents enjoy access to multiple recreational opportunities, from Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma, home to the Sac State Aquatic Center to a growing system of bike and hiking trails through The Parkway and around Folsom Lake. Folsom boasts its own City Zoo Sanctuary which takes in rescued animals, Aquatic Center with pools, slides, and diving boards, Sports Complex with indoor soccer, basketball, and volleyball , numerous sports fields, a dog park and much more.
Folsom is also home to many businesses, including Intel, one of the largest employers in the Sacramento area. Nearby shopping centers and lifestyle centers provides residents and professionals necessary amenities close by. For the commuter, the city's three Light Rail stations allow access to downtown Sacramento. Local shopping centers, including the Historic District, the Folsom Premium Outlets , and Palladio at Broadstone, and a wide variety of local businesses make shopping convenient and a pleasure.
Cultural events and performances provide even more activities to choose from. The City hosts an annual Renaissance Faire, a Spring Eggstravaganza, free summer concerts in the park, a Wacky Dash, and more. The Harris Center , located on the campus of Folsom Lake Community College , offers performances by the Folsom Lake Symphony, as well as visiting Broadway productions and musical events.
Folsom is a wonderful place to raise a famiy, savor the outdoors, and enjoy all that this great community has to offer!


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Through Twitter, blogs and email, I run across some fabulous resources for learning various topics or fields of biology. I will list and link them on the pages linked here, organized by subdiscipline. Most of these resources are appropriate for university-level introductory biology. If you know of a resource that isn't listed here, or would like to add your experience with these resources, please comment! I will continually update these pages.
Climate change resources for intro biology
Last updated June 13, 2016
Agriculture and Plant Biology
The case for engineering our food TED talk by one of the scientists I admire most: Pamela Ronald (March 2015)
http://archaeology.about.com/od/domestications/a/plant_domestic.htm A table of when and where plants were domesticated, with dates and links to more information. (updated June 2016)
*NEW* http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/06/13/481586649/a-map-of-where-your-food-originated-may-surprise-you NPR story on new CIAT resource on the origin of 151 crops: http://blog.ciat.cgiar.org/origin-of-crops/ (June 2016)
A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself A NY Times article by Justin Gillis on the looming crisis in agriculture, caused by increasing population, changing diet, and global climate disruption, while research and development funds have declined. Links to follow-up related articles. (June 2011)
How do we feed the world without destroying it? Video by UMN Inst. Environment http://bit.ly/90yJFZ
Excellent National Geographic piece on the state of agriculture in Africa, with wonderful informative visuals http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/land-grab/ (July 2014)
Biochemistry & Bioenergetics
Online Macromolecular Museum A rich and extensive gallery of molecular 3-D visualizations of biomolecules, from simple amino acids to nucleic acids and macromolecular assemblies such as photosystem II and the ribosome. Requires JMol or Chime plugins.
Where do trees come from? YouTube video by 1veritasium exploring common misconceptions and the Van Helmont experiment.
Trees come "from out of the air," said Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman. Krulwich blog posts YouTube videos of Richard Feynman musing about and explaining carbon, oxygen, and where trees come from. Also includes the veritasium video above.
Are you lightest in the morning? YouTube video by 1veritasium exploring common misconceptions about matter/energy
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/metabolomics/learning-center/metabolic-pathways.html – The IUBMB-Nicholson metabolic pathways animations of glycolysis, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, citric acid cycle, the electron transport chain, and ATP synthase. For advanced level undergraduate/graduate students – more mechanistic detail than required for intro biology students. The ATP synthase animation may be suitable for some intro students who want more detail on stoichiometry.
Photosynthesis Light Reactions – NDSU Virtual Cell animation
Proteorhodopsin in marine surface bacteria Science Daily news summary of a PLoS paper characterizing the role of proteorhodopsin in light-dependent enhancement of survival and growth of some marine Vibrio. Accompanying commentary in PLoS.
Overview of Immune System A short (< 6 min) YouTube video, from http://www.handwrittentutorials.com, outlining steps from initial infection to full-blown adaptive immune response.
Cytotoxic T-Cells on Patrol Video from the American Society for Cell Biology showing movement of T-cells and their interaction with cancer cells
Exploring-the-invisible-universe-that-lives-on-us-and-in-us A summary of the state of human microbiome research as of Nov 2013, with a cute 5-min animated video, by NPR.
http://aidsvu.org/ and http://www.maphiv.org/index.html A county-by-county map views of AIDS/HIV in the U.S.; data from 2008 for both sites.
HIV Replication 3D Medical Animation The best animation of HIV replication I've seen, also shows how various anti-retroviral drugs interfere with HIV replication.
HHMI Virtual Bacterial ID lab – virtual lab that goes through the process of taking a bacterial sample from a patient and identifying it through 16S rDNA sequencing.
Microbes 'R' Us July 2009 blog post by Olivia Judson summarizing recent discoveries about the human microbiome.
Virology blog By Vincent Racaniello A virology Professor unravels viruses. Check out TWiV (This Week in Viruses podcasts), with links, as well as regular blog posts on recent virology research findings of interest. Be sure to visit his Virology 101 and Influenza 101 pages as well.
Organismal Biology
Creaturecast – a series of colored line-drawing animations about the marvels of various creatures. by the Dunn lab at Brown University.
Huge list of interactive animations http://mrsebiology.visibli.com/share/eZ6jRC
Hank Green doesn't forget to be awesome in his new series of YouTube videos called Crash Course Biology. These are snappy, entertaining, 10-15 minute talks on topics in Intro Biology. New videos are being added weekly as of March 2012.
TED-Ed Awesome Nature Playlist 5-10 minute talks tightly produced with slick videos and animations. Only 3 as of March 2012, but promise of more forthcoming. Videos on evolution in the city, neurobiology with a cockroach leg, and life in the deep ocean. Good for capturing student interest before introducing the actual science.
HHMI's Biointeractive Gateway to a wealth of animations, video clips, video lectures and virtual labs. You can order DVDs of the video lectures for free.
iBioSeminars: Free biology videos online A collection of longer video seminars (30-60 min) by HHMI Investigators for undergraduate audiences. Each speaker generally gives 2 or 3 seminars; the first discusses the overall topic and are usually suitable for freshmen. The later seminars are more specialized and more advanced.
http://www.johnkyrk.com/index.html John Kyrk's web site has a growing list of animations, mostly of cell/molecular biology topics, although his evolution page presents a wonderful visual timeline from the Big Bang to modern day, with an accompanying chart of atmospheric oxygen, a globe showing continental movements, and animations of flora and fauna that emerged at each time period.
Khan Academy If you have not yet viewed any of these videos, you have been missing a huge trove of resources for students. Simple, but very well-presented chalk-talks that span numerous college-level subjects. The biology collection pretty much covers a freshman introductory biology course. The challenge for college faculty: what can you do in your classes that's better than these videos? Students can view these videos to review, or learn basic concepts in advance of classes where they explore the concepts and their applications in greater depth.
Powers of 10 From 10 exp(23) meters 10 million light years from the Milky way to 10 exp(-16) meters a quark in a leaf cell.
Rediscovering Biology A collection of 13 units on various aspects of modern biology, with downloadable pdf text chapters, case studies, and a nice 35-min video-on-demand. Intended for teachers, but the texts and videos are just as good for students!
Sci-ence.org – "A Skeptical Comic and Blog". Wonderfully illustrated comic strips about all areas of science. Unfortunately, no list of topics that I could find; just a very crude search tool that is not very useful.
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Someone is going to use this incident as evidence to support the claim that social networking websites are dangerous.
Lindsay's father said the teens attacked her to make a video that might become popular on YouTube, the video-sharing Web site. But the mother of one of the girls arrested said Lindsay had provoked the other teens by threatening and insulting them on the MySpace social-networking Web site.
Teenagers use social networking websites. Teenagers commit crimes. As more teens use social networking websites, more teens who use social networking websites will commit crimes. No matter who started what, nobody deserves to be beaten up for a half hour. But look on the bright side… thanks to the hubris of whoever posted the video to YouTube, the lawyers for the defense will have a much, much harder time in court.


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"Spring is in the air and all thoughts turn to love."
We think that's how the saying goes. Regardless, we are constantly being asked for ideas that will help bring more romance into a marriage. It's said that romance is fleeting, even in an excellent marriage, but we disagree. That overwhelming, chaotic sense of "falling in love" may soon settle into a steadier love, but that doesn't mean that the romance is gone. With a bit of commitment and creativity, you can keep enough romance in marriage to keep the heart pattering and the sparks flying.
However, romance doesn't require expensive or elaborate romantic gestures. Many couples say they don't have the money to be romantic, but that's because they're focused on expensive evenings out, flowers and gifts. Romance is so much more than that and being on a tight budget should never keep you from having a more romantic marriage.
Romance on the Cheap, But Not Cheap Romance
We found a neat article from Leo Babauta over at Zenhabits.com, called "50 Ways to Be Romantic on the Cheap" and we thought it was a terrific collection of ideas on how to inject some more romance into your marriage without spending a lot of money. Just like homemade Christmas gifts that have incredible sentimental value, creative romantic gestures almost always trump expensive romantic ideas.
The Best of The Best Inexpensive Romantic Ideas
Babauta came up with quite an extensive and creative list of romantic ideas (some of which we're definitely going to try ourselves) but here are five that we really loved:
- Send a love email every day for a week.
We think this is a great way to make a very personal and creative gesture. It's also a terrific way to almost guarantee a romantic weekend.
- Sneak away from a party and make out.
We can't add anything to this one. Nothing brings the passion back like remembering when you couldn't keep your hands off each other long enough to get home.
- Take a walk down memory lane.
If you still live in the same area as you did when you were dating or even newlyweds, revisit some of the places that were special. This could include the scene of your first date, your first kiss or even your proposal.
- Give a love token to your partner to wear.
This could be a pin, one of your cufflinks or any small item. Tell your partner that it's to help them remember, all day long, how much you love them.
- Say "I Love You" in a different way, every day.
Google Translate is a wonderful thing. Look up "I love you" in a different language every day and learn it. Try some really uncommon ones. Don't worry, you can play a midi file that teaches pronunciation.
These are just five of the ideas we loved for being romantic on a budget. Check the article out yourself to find plenty more ways to get more romance in your marriage without spending a lot of money.


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I don't need a projection of the photos.
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12 ounces crispy pork belly (see recipe)
1 large carrots
2 cups cabbage, sliced thin
1 fresno chile, sliced thin
1 serano chile, sliced thin
½ cup fresh cilantro, leaves picked
½ cup fresh mint, leaves picked
1 each cucumber, sliced thin
1 teaspoons sriracha
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Pickled Green Papaya
2 heads butter lettuce
In a medium sauté pan, sauté 2" pieces of pork belly.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine cilantro, mint, cabbage, carrots, chilies, cucumber, green papaya, sriracha, olive oil, lime juice, and rice vinegar together.
Prepare pieces of lettuce head to form cups.
Place a piece of sliced pork belly on the lettuce and top with slaw.
Garnish with roasted peanuts.
Pork Belly
3 tablespoons fennel seed
3 tablespoons cumin seed
3 tablespoons coriander seed
8 teaspoons black peppercorn
2 pieces star anise
2 pieces cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons black peppercorn
1 Tablespoon whole clove
1 orange zest
1 cup salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 pork belly (approximately 5 lbs.)
2 quarts chicken stock
In a coffee grinder or food processor, grind all spices.
Transfer to a bowl and stir in the orange zest, sugar, and salt.
Rub the pork belly with the dry cure and refrigerate for 48 hours.
On day 2, rinse the pork belly and place in a large roasting pan.
Preheat the oven to 200°F.
Cover belly with rich chicken stock and cover pan.
Place in oven and cook overnight, about 6 hours.
Remove belly from braising liquid, drain, and cut into serving pieces.
To serve, sear the fat side of the belly until crispy and glaze with bbq sauce.
Pickley Green Papaya
(Makes 2 cups)
2 cups green papaya, cut into pieces about 2-inch strips
½ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup water
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons Kosher salt
1 star anise
1 two-inch piece of ginger, peeled and smashed
Cut green papaya into 2-inch strips. Place into a quart-size container. Continue peeling and cutting until you've filled the quart-size measure
Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, star anise, and ginger in a large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt.
When this mixture reaches a boil, remove pan from heat and pour over the green papaya.
Cool for one hour.
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A former Huguenot capital in the 16th and 17th centuries, now Prefecture of the Ardèche and also a gateway town to the Ardèche Mountains Regional Nature Park, Privas is famous for its chestnut purée and candied chestnuts, which have earned it the label of "remarkable site of taste".
In the course of an amble through this quiet little town you can explore its squares, its shopping streets, and reminders of the past such as the Diane de Poitiers Tower from the 15th century, in the Renaissance style. There is plenty of heritage to be enjoyed along the historic trail, which is marked out with 24 information boards. Then take a break to have a drink on one of Privas' café terraces, before climbing to the Montoulon site, where three crosses stand along with a sculpted Pietà, and where you can delight in a superb view over the town's roofs and the Ardèche Mountains.
Another site to see, on the picturesque banks of the Ouvèze, is the remarkable Louis XIII bridge, which is a listed historic monument.


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Oliver's Cardigan - DONE! And on to the next.
I finished it last night and of course resisted the urge to wake him up to try it on him. It seems pretty perfect on him--the sleeves are a little long, which is exactly what I wanted so he has room to grow into it. This was an easy no-seam pattern and I would definitely make it again!
Next up is chunky toddler mittens for my little kittens. I have oodles of chunky wool laying around and must use it. I am forbidding myself from buying new yarn for a project for at least a month.
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H.R.4234 - Grazing Improvement Act of 2012112th Congress (2011-2012)
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|Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] (Introduced 03/21/2012)
|House - Natural Resources; Agriculture
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|H. Rept. 112-533
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|House - 06/15/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381. (All Actions)
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Grazing Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states. Permits the issuance of permits and leases for a period shorter than 20 years (under current law, shorter than 10 years), including where the Secretary concerned determines that the initial environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed.
Directs that grazing permits or leases issued by the Secretary of the Interior respecting lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and grazing permits issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) respecting National Forest System lands that expire, are transferred, or are waived after this Act's enactment be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under the Act, the Granger-Thye Act, the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.
Allows the exclusion of the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned from the NEPA requirement to prepare an environmental analysis if: (1) such decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer current grazing management of the allotment; (2) monitoring indicates that such management meets objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment; or (3) the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or USDA regarding extraordinary circumstances.
Gives the Secretary concerned the sole discretion to determine the priority and timing for completing each required environmental analysis regarding any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the environmental significance of such authorization and available funding.
Makes NEPA inapplicable to domestic livestock crossing and trailing authorizations and transfers of grazing preference.


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1 Timothy 2:14-15
And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and
became a sinner. But women will be saved through childbearing -- if they
continue in faith, love, and holiness with propriety.
Now I'm very curious how others interpret this "difficult" passage to mean?
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Now I've spent a few hours digging into the Android developer site. While I have some concerns, Artem makes a very good point: this is a platform that developers want to develop for. There's a public SDK a good 6 months or so before the first actual device will be released.
Sure, people seem to want to write code for Windows Mobile as well, but Steve Ballmer is like the only person in the whole world who would consider Windows Mobile a success. Symbian has 70% of the worldwide smartphone market, and that's starting to translate into a serious share of the mobile phone market as a whole. The most recent figures I saw are that 7% of the mobile phones being sold at the moment are running Symbian OS. Where does that leave Windows Mobile? 0.4% or so. About the same as Apple, that have been in this business for a couple of months now. Way to go, mr. Ballmer!
Speaking of the iPhone, there's a device that people want to write code for, and soon there will even be a public SDK. Of course, we don't know much about what sort of openness they'll provide yet. Sure, you might have the SDK, but there's no guarantee that you won't have to shell out a few thousand currency units to get you app signed, so that it can actually be installed.
There are some concerns about the Java emphasis of the Android platform. The problem I see with this is that there's no way to do a five minute port of your existing app if it's written in C. About performance, I don't think there's a reason to worry. You can write kick-ass games that run on VM:s, as long as they're done right. This was proved a long time ago with mophun, and when actual Android devices are on the market, most phones are going to have 3d hardware. For DSP stuff, there might be a problem, but it's not like there's a lot of DSP related apps around for the open platforms we have right now...
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The Android SDK is available for download. And in a dramatic break with tradition, you don't have to sign up to download the SDK. Just download it. Wow. This doesn't feel like the mobile phone business.
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A judge sentenced Eddie Tate Tuesday for the murder of Veno Leigertwood.
Officers say the 31-year-old was gunned down outside his Yeadon home in September 2008.
Tate reportedly told FBI agents, he was the driver for two other men, who went looking for a man to rob that day.
Liegertwood worked for the state's "Gear Up" program, which helps students with academics and college enrollment; he was also a real estate investor.
Leigertwood left behind his wife, Raven, and a young daughter.


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DRAHTHAAR PUPPY MANUAL - Fourth Edition. A complete guide to surviving your first Deutsch-Drahthaar puppy experience and the German breeding and testing systems, by Altmoor owners Roger Smith and Nancy Bohs. After years of urging by other German registry breeders, we've finally made our puppy manual available to the general public. This 120+ page manual is designed to get the new owner of a German-registered Drahthaar up to speed as quickly as possible with regard to the complex German breeding and testing systems, and provide a step-by-step detailed guide to raising and training the pup from 8 weeks through 2 years. Training and preparation for the spring Puppy Test (VJP) and Fall Breed Test (HZP) is covered in great detail. Tips on advanced work such as steadiness, e-collars, and blood track training are also included. While biased toward the Deutsch-Drahthaar, owners of any of the German-registered versatiles should find this manual to be an extremely useful guide, and owners of any versatile breed, regardless of registry, should find it very helpful in preparing their pup for its ultimate role as the complete gun dog.
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Robert Plant delivered some big news today as on top of releasing a new song featuring Chrissie Hynde, he announced a winter North American tour that at the moment consists of 12 dates.
The tour starts February 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina and runs to March 2 in Los Angeles. Check out dates below:
Feb. 9: RALEIGH, NC Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Feb. 11: CHARLOTTE, NC Ovens Auditorium
Feb. 12: NORFOLK, VA Chrysler Hall
Feb. 14: NEW YORK, NY Beacon Theatre
Feb. 16: BOSTON, MA Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 17: TORONTO, ON Massey Hall
Feb. 20: CHICAGO, IL Riviera Theatre
Feb. 22: MINNEAPOLIS, MN Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 24: DENVER, CO Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Feb. 26: PHOENIX, AZ Symphony Hall
Feb. 28: OAKLAND, CA Fox Theater
March 2: LOS ANGELES, CA Orpheum Theatre
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His new track is a guitar-driven cover of "Bluebirds Over The Mountain," a song originally written in 1958 by Ersel Hickey and later covered by The Beach Boys and Ritchie Valens. Listen below:
The track is the third to be released from his upcoming album Carry Fire, along with "The May Queen" and "Bones of Saints." Carry Fire is due for release on October 13.


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Some repudiate the idea of regulation on the grounds that "we live in a global economy." Others have objected on the ground that not all markets are regulated to maximize the welfare of Canadians, e.g., the textile industry which has been largely off-shored, and therefore it is naive to propose regulation of the real estate market.
However, there's nothing naive about regulating markets in the interests of your own community, which is what democracy is supposed to be about.
Of course, what the globalists want is to neuter the democratic system and run things by way of global institutions subject to the hidden hand of the banking/corporate/plutocratic elite.
|Textile factory pollution: Most fresh water in China is unfit to
drink or bathe in.
And after all, it daft assembling cars or writing software in Canada when there are people in China, Vietnam, India, etc. who will gladly do the work at half the price, a quarter of the price, maybe a tenth the price. Equally, why put up with the cost of environmental protection and workplace health and safety when entrepreneurs and government regulators abroad are happy enough to poison rivers and wells with industrial wastes, and install anti-suicide nets for troubled workers inclined to jump off the factory roof.
The net result of unlimited globalization would be good for people in the Third World, especially people in those poverty stricken places with a fertility rate two or three times the replacement rate. They'd be coming to Canada in considerable numbers.
However, globalization is demonstrably bad for most people in the West who will see wages crushed. For example, how many New Delhi pedicab drivers earning a dollar or two a day would refuse a job at $20 plus an hour driving a bus in Victoria or Vancouver? Or even at $10 an hour or $5, or wherever the rate would settle under Justin Trudeau's plan for Canada as a post-national sanctuary state.
And, needless to say, when the rights and freedoms of very rich people are guaranteed everywhere equally, they will acquire the best real estate wherever it is to be found, whether in Victoria or Vancouver, BC, or in London, Los Angeles or Lucerne.
Globalization means the death of democracy and with it the inventors of mass democracy, the Western nations.


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Always get a coordinator.
It doesn't have to be anyone overly expensive or anything like that. For as long as you have a professional at the helm, this should more or less allow you to relax and enjoy your wedding day better without having to worry over the little and tiny details when it all comes down to it. This will really clear up your task lists and help put your mind at ease. A coordinator can even help figure out if you really are getting everything that you are entitled to from your wedding photographers Kent offer during the day of the wedding. By all means, this will always turn out to be an extra cost but a cost that pays for itself nonetheless. You won't be able to do much during the day of the wedding as everything will mainly be centered around you and your partner and it would be in your best interest to make it a point to have someone there on deck and professionally attuned to the tasks of the day.
Let the little things go.
If they don't turn out to be just as you have expected them to, you don't have to stress yourself out too much about it and end up ruining your wedding day somewhere in the process. For as long as you have the plans set in place, that should set things in motion already and you shouldn't worry too much about how the rest pan out so far.
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New York hotel and nightlife ringmasters Sean McPherson and Eric Goode opened the Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery; www.theboweryhotel.com) in 2007, having built it from the ground up to resemble a 19th-Century factory. While it looms satanic mill like over the surrounding neighbourhood, inside it drips with freshly recreated and often wittily re-purposed period details, and with a lobby bar draped in tapestries and sporting a manorial fireplace. Old New York, with its brawling bar rooms, smoke stacks and fervent hopes for a better life, has become the next big thing.
Around the corner on E. 4th St, Bowery Hotel offshoot Lafayette House (38 E4th St; www.lafayettenyc.com) riffs along a similar theme. Set in a creaking, rambling town house, the 15 rooms possess the original 19th-Century bones to offset their Rose Bowl-sourced and individually furnished interiors, a cosy of velvet settees, fringed lamps and sepia-toned writing paper.
This is Victorian parlour melodrama to its big sibling's Five Points swagger (but the working fireplaces, huge baths and windows that can be flung open will temper the need for smelling salts).
Also from the duo is The Jane (113 Jane St; www.thejanenyc.com), set in the former sailor's hotel that housed the survivors of the Titanic and more recently was a rooming house. It may be their budget offering (apart from a few river-facing rooms, it has shared bathrooms), but the art direction is no less obsessive, down to the potted palms in the lobby, bellhops dressed as, yes, bellhops and a clanky old lift. The bigger rooms – excellent bedding and iPod docks aside – have the air of a Broadway chorus girl's bedsit, while the cabins are the very essence of steamers past.
Freeman's (Freeman Alley, off Rivington St; www.freemansrestaurant.com), a perennially popular Lower East Side restaurant, and Brooklyn's pioneering Moto (394 Broadway, Williamsburg; www.cafe-moto.com), were early adopters of the Old New York look, and the designers of each have kept up their patina-led practice.
Taavo Somer morphed his hipster Kunstkammer aesthetic at Freeman's into the Bowery Hotel's bucolic Gemma, while Johnny and Kevin McCormick's longshoreman whimsy at Moto goes full-throttle steampunk at Smith & Mills (71 North Moore St, www.smithandmills.com). This tiny Tribeca bar stages a Eugene O'Neill-worthy homage to the world of manual labour, with boiler room blueprints on the walls, carefully cultivated rust and Dark and Stormys on the drink card.
Over in Williamsburg, deli-saloon Marlow & Sons (81 Broadway, Williamsburg, marlowandsons.com) does not just look the part with its rough-hewn benches and stain-addled mirrors; their whole operation is defiantly backward looking, with a dedication to sustainable local produce serious enough to see them farm and slaughter their own cows, and then sell satchels produced from the by-product hides.
In Specimen Days, the novelist Michael Cunningham conjured up poet Walt Whitman along with a triptych of disjunctive New Yorks: the beauty and the horror of the city's 19th-Century industrial heyday, the teeth-grinding anxiety of the post 9/11 years, and a future where the city has become an android- and alien-staffed theme park with Central Park muggings to order. It is all three of Cunningham's New Yorks that spring to mind when looking out over lower Manhattan from the floor-to-ceiling windows at the Bowery Hotel.
The urban landscape is, of course, much changed from what it was during the era the hotel so tenderly evokes, and ever transformed by the jolting absence of the Twin Towers. Meanwhile, the troubled starlets throwing tantrums at the bar and the Instagram-snapping tourist-bloggers hint at a city that faces being eaten alive by its own seductive powers. But the extreme craft ethos and luxurious materials that the hotel (and many of its rewinding counterparts) employ lends a solidity and, yes, even an authenticity, to the enterprises, even with the piled on fakery and the many contemporary comforts. It is another kind of comfort that all this nostalgic yearning offers too – a communal affection for America's grandest, story-filled city. One that might just save it yet.


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Thank you for sharing Tony Payne's first column and your "justification" for it. Your disclosure that two Falmouth town councilors objected is disturbing, and odd. The attempt by councilors to muzzle you smacks of censorship, or worse. You are a free enterprise company, trying hard, like many, to build a business. Must you think politically about decisions you deem in the interests of your, and the overall, local business development? Maybe. Last week's Falmouth council meeting clearly showed the disinterest of some on the council to pursue economic development, i.e. development that adds employers, jobs, diversity of tax base to lower our property taxes, and, adds paying advertisers in your free paper.
For the councilors to discourage the clear, unspun, public message of potential opposition, either personally or philosophically, seems odd. Such candor usually stirs up the opposition, not supporters, of the writer. Plus, throughout campaigns, opponents always try to "pin down" opponents. Well, if Tony runs, you won't have to pin him down, he's doing it himself! To your dismay, councilors?
To Tony: I hope your purpose was to show those legislators that on key issues they vote Republican. Maybe they should cross the aisle? I hope you got them thinking.
Bill Gardiner