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LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 9, 2008) - The ETSU women's tennis team fell to No. 28 Kentucky, 6-1 Saturday, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington. The Lady Bucs fall to 1-3 on the year while the Wildcats improve to 6-1.
In doubles the Wildcats claimed the point as the No. 20 duo of Carolina Escamilla and Christine Johnston defeated Olya Batsula (Minsk, Belarus) and Yevgeniya Stupak (Kyiv, Ukraine), 8-4 in the top position, while Tara Byrne (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Tara Sheets (Gate City, Va.) fell to Megan Broderick and Sarah Woestmann, 8-3 in the second position. The No. 3 position was not contested.
Competing in the No. 1 singles position Yevgeniya Stupak fell to Christine Johnston, 6-3, 6-2 while Tara Byrne fell in a three-set match, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 to Alaina Trgovich in the No. 2 slot. In the third slot, Olya Batsula fell to Carolina Escamilla, 6-2, 6-2 and Tara Sheets fell to Megan Broderick, 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 4 position. In the fifth position No. 69 Sarah Woestmann defeated Andra Voinea (Brasov, Romania), 6-1, 6-1. ETSU earned their lone point when the No. 6 match with Vita Moskaliova (Minsk, Belarus) was scheduled but not contested.
"This was our third match in two days and we were really tired. I want to give all the credit to Kentucky, they are a good team and they always seem to step it up a notch when we play them," said head coach Steve Brooks. "We had some shots that we make every day but when you get down a couple of games you just start trying too hard and we wound up missing those shots. We just didn't get it done today."
The Lady Bucs will be back in action on February 16 as they travel to the Music City to take on No. 10 Vanderbilt. The match is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. Follow all ETSU women's tennis action at www.ETSUBucs.com.
No. 28 Kentucky 6, ETSU 1
No. 1- Christine Johnston (UK) def. Yevgeniya Stupak (ETSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2- Alaina Trgovich (UK) def. Tara Byrne (ETSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
No. 3- Carolina Escamilla (UK) def. Olya Batsula (ETSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4- Megan Broderick (UK) def. Tara Sheets (ETSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5- #69 Sarah Woestmann (UK) def. Andra Voinea (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6- Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Whitney Spencer (UK) scheduled, but not played
No. 1- #20 Escamilla/Johnston (UK) def. Batsula/Stupak (ETSU) 8-4
No. 2- Woestmann/Broderick (UK) def. Byrne/Sheets (ETSU) 8-3
No. 3- Trotter/Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Spencer/Tgrovich (UK) scheduled, but not played.


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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Linda Bean's Maine Lobster Roll: Perfect on Opposites Day
What a bunch of bullshit....
I was in a perfectly good mood tonight, hanging out in the kitchen at the Old Port Sea Grill. Drew mentions that Linda Bean's Perfect (fuck you) Maine Lobster Roll had opened today so we decide to do a little research to see how it matched up with the OPSG version (which is delicious).
This is before I knew, mind you, that Linda actually doesn't like the word "claw" because she thinks it's "scary." She prefers to call them "cuddlers (i've got something for you to cuddle with...)" As I type, I'm resisting the urge to break things.
It's located in the old Javanet spot, and has been re-done with pictures of lobsterman and a full bar. Who the hell would actually hang out and drink at this bar, I have no idea...
We purchased two "perfect (blow me)" lobster rolls (15.50/each) and a small lobster stew (7.95).
The lobster rolls were served on hot dog buns and tasted like frozen meat with dill. Absolutely disgusting. I've had very few lobster rolls that I've truly hated, and this was the worst.
Now let's talk about the "lobster stew." This gluey mess tasted like it was 70% sherry with a hint of frozen lobster meat. Everyone agreed that it was INEDIBLE.
The highlight of our meal were Mrs. Vicki's salt and vinegar kettle chips, too bad she had nothing to do with the rest of the food....
Honestly, I didn't have high expectations but using the term "perfect (suck it)" in the name aroused my curiosity.
Never Go Here.
Your Pal,
I'll leave you with a quick taste of N.L. in her review of Hugo's:
Short rib (23.00) gave way at the pressure of the fork intent on it's destruction.
I've got a fork with a certain someone's name on it....
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Who is Linda Bean?ReplyDelete
Linda Bean is a Ron Reagan-idolizing right-wing whack job. Susan's Fish and Chips is where I get my lobster rolls.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 5:24 PM
She is still trying to find a way to cash in on the name whilst not actually doing anything.ReplyDelete
Good Luck Linda. Your gonna need it.
I wasn't planning to give Linda Whackjob Bean any money for her lobster rolls to begin with, and now you've confirmed my expectations. If we're lucky she'll fold before 2010 is out, if we're not lucky the shortsighted Massholes and New Yorkers she caters to will shovel all their money her way.ReplyDelete
Not a soul in there when I walked by yesterday @ 4pm... and I stand on the side of Katie as far as the woman was never getting my $$ anyhow..ReplyDelete
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"We" have vetoed your arbitrary Jan. 2nd cut off date. That just doesn't fit into "our" schedule. So I hope you'll find it in your heart and liver to accommodate drinking with us in early January. (This makes more sense than what I originally wrote.)ReplyDelete
Unfortuntely due to the competitive nature of the whole thing (you may remember "the weight loss contest - more about that later) and the fact that there are bets and money involved, I can't change the January 2nd start date. I can, however, tell you that we still have time this month.... and there's always New Years Day...ReplyDelete
Not for me, unfortunately. I leave tomorrow for Maryland (and Charleston, SC!) and don't get back until the 3rd. But this is a bet and therefore might end early? (If your competetor caves first, I mean.) But you guys should plan the event over the holidays, we had one without you, so it's only fair that you exclude one of us!ReplyDelete
Humbug to pre New Years gathering! It must be in the summer so Joe can wear his skankiest spaghetti strap dress :)ReplyDelete
And, well, because I'm busy before New Years and wouldn't want to miss that for the world...
these lobster rolls taste like they have tartar sauce on them. WHO PUTS TARTAR SAUCE ON LOBSTER?????? these rolls are far from perfect, i am so sad that they are associated with this state. warn everyone you know to stay away....ReplyDelete

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Code4lib Mid-Atlantic
Welcome to Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic, a Philadelphia Area/Tri-State chapter of the Code4Lib organization.
Upcoming Events
From Andrew Sather, Jenkins Law Library:
Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia will host the next Code4Lib on Wednesday, May 29th at 6:00pm.
We will have wireless access for all. Unfortunately, I can't promise cookies!
There will be time scheduled for lightning talks. We'll provide Internet access (wireless or CAT-5) and a VGA hookup for your laptop if you're speaking. Please bring your own Mac adapters, if applicable.
We also have a dedicated PC for the projector if you plan to download a presentation or bring it with you on a USB drive.
I'd love to have a volunteer or two for a more lengthy presentation. Send me an email if you're interested.
Jenkins is located at 833 Chestnut Street, a block from the regional rails at Market East, PATCO at 8th Street, and the MFL. More information (including parking) is accessible here.
The library itself is located on the 12th floor of a building best known as "The 833 Chestnut Building" at 9th and Chestnut. There's an entrance on Chestnut Street and one on 9th Street. Tell security you're here to visit Jenkins. You will be asked to show a government-issued ID.
Jenkins' entrance will be visible when you step off the elevators Tell the Circulation Desk that you're here for Code4Lib and someone will direct you.
We can go for drinks afterwards, if you're interested. Cooperage is just down the street, though I'll happily take other recommendations.
Let me know if you have any special requests.
The official kick off of the chapter occurred on October 17th, 2012 at the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic conference. As with the main code4lib organization, the goal of the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic is to connect librarians, hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators in the Philadelphia and greater Tri-State area (and if you're further out, that's cool too).
Sign up for the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group as we work out the details there for future meetings and activities.
Call for Volunteers
We're looking for volunteers, both for general long-term organizational duties and to help plan future events. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, sign up for the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group and post what you'd be interested in. We're a friendly bunch so don't be afraid to jump right in.
Host a Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meetup
As well as volunteers, we're definitely looking for future hosts for our Last Wednesday of the Month meet-ups. May, June and October 2013 are currently earmarked, but we're open after that. Typically, we meet in a conference room for one to two hours (having a projector and laptop/computer on hand recommended) and adjourn to a local restaurant or bar for a social hour. If you're interested in hosting, contact David Uspal and he'll get you on the calendar.
To keep us "regionally diverse", we're trying to keep on a 3:1 (previously 2:1, since updated) host schedule -- i.e for every two events hosted in Philadelphia, we'd like to get one outside the city as well. As such, we're especially looking for hosts outside the Center City Philadelphia area.
So far, our informal meet-ups have been "Quaker Style", aka anyone who has something to say gets up and presents (no formal time limits, but keeping it 10-15 minutes to be polite.) Feel free to plan your future meetup in this fashion or feel free to experiment with the formula. We're an easy-going bunch, so feel free to has as you'd like.
Past Conferences
Thanks to all who made the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic kickoff conference a success! For the October 17th kickoff meeting, the conference was located at Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University, and was held as part of the series of tech conferences, nicknamed the "Tech Trifecta", being held at Falvey Library over the week of October 15th, 2012. Conferences held included the VuFind Summit 2012 (October 15th and 16th), Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic (October 17th), and VuStuff III (October 18th).
Video, slide presentations, and abstract pages from this event coming soon(tm).
Our first informal meetup was held at the end of November at the Landmark Americana in University City.
January 20th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Our next meeting will be on April 24th at Temple University (see Upcoming Events above).
We want to structure the regional meetings to tailor to what the community wants -- be it more formal meetings with talks, roundtables, etc or just evening informal meetups at a downtown pub. To this end, we want to hear from YOU (you've read this far, so you must be interested). To be heard, just contact David Uspal or jump onto the mailing list and send a post with your ideas.
Contact Info
Inquiries or general comments can be directed to David Uspal at davidDOTuspalATvillanovaDOTedu


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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program targeting customers of Verizon Communications.
The ACLU's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, contends that the NSA's bulk surveillance of Verizon telephone customers violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, giving U.S. residents the rights of free speech and association, and the Fourth Amendment, protecting residents against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The program, as described in a news report by the Guardian, exceeds the authority Congress gave the NSA in the Patriot Act, the ACLU alleged.
Named as defendants in the lawsuit are James Clapper, director of national intelligence in President Barack Obama's administration; Keith Alexander, director of the NSA; Chuck Hagel, U.S. secretary of defense; Eric Holder, U.S. attorney general and Robert Mueller, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Verizon is not named as a defendant.
"This dragnet program is surely one of the largest surveillance efforts ever launched by a democratic government against its own citizens," Jameel Jaffer, the ACLU's deputy legal director, said in a statement. "It is the equivalent of requiring every American to file a daily report with the government of every location they visited, every person they talked to on the phone, the time of each call, and the length of every conversation."
Spokesmen for both Verizon and the U.S. Department of Justice, the agency handling press inquires on the surveillance program, declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The ACLU is a customer of Verizon Business Network Services, which has received a secret surveillance court order published by the Guardian last week. The order required the company to turn over phone call details, on "an ongoing daily basis," including information about calls made and received and when the calls were made.
The NSA's blanket seizure of the ACLU's phone records compromises sensitive information about the civil liberties group's work, and undermines the organization's ability to engage in legitimate communications with clients, journalists and advocacy partners, the lawsuit alleges.
The ACLU's lawsuit is not the first to challenge the NSA surveillance program after new details emerged last week in media stories. Conservative activist Larry Klayman, founder of watchdog websites Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, filed a similar lawsuit on Friday.
The ACLU's 2008 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act, which authorized large surveillance programs, was dismissed 5-4 by the Supreme Court in February on the grounds that the plaintiffs could not prove that they had been monitored. The ACLU said it expects courts to find it does have legal standing to file the new lawsuit because it is a Verizon customer.
On Monday, the ACLU and Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed a motion with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, requesting that it publish its opinions on the meaning, scope and constitutionality of Patriot Act Section 215, the section of the law that allows for mass surveillance programs. The ACLU is also in the middle of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, filed in October 2011, demanding that the DOJ release information about the government's use and interpretation of Section 215.


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Metamorphosis is the process in which an animal undergoes a noticeable changes in its physical appearance as it moves from one stage of its life to another.
Animals that commonly undergo metamorphosis include insects and amphibians.
Some species of fish also undergo metamorphosis.
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Almost all species of insect experience metamorphosis.
An insect may undergo incomplete metamorphosis or complete metamorphosis.
In incomplete metamorphosis, the insect goes through three stages: egg, nymph and adult.
A nymph looks like a small adult, but has no wings or working reproductive organs.
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Amphibians go from an egg stage, to a larval (juvenile) stage in which they live in and breathe water, and then move on to an adult stage in which breathe air and can live on land.
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Fish Metamorphosis
Some species of fish undergo a period of metamorphosis in which the young, or larvae, change into a completely different adult form.
Flatfish, such as flounder, undergo a striking metamorphosis.
Young flatfish look like ordinary fish.
They live near the ocean's surface.
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They change color during metamorphosis as well.
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Some species of lamprey are anadromous, like salmon. They spawn in fresh water and live in the ocean as adults.
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The European eel is catadromous. This means that it breeds in the ocean but spends most of its life in fresh water.
European eels lay their eggs in the Sargasso Sea.
The larvae, which are known as leptocephali (singular is leptocephalus), have flat, leaf-shaped bodies.
They live in the sea, drifting along with the current, for as many as three years.
Eventually, the Gulf Stream carries them to the European coast, where they metamorphosize into glass eels.
Glass eels are shaped like adult eels, but are still transparent.
The eels then migrate up freshwater streams. They begin to develop pigmentation, and become known as elvers.
As they grow, the eels' pigmentation becomes even darker, and they become yellow eels or brown eels.
After many years, the eels become sexually mature and their scales become silvery or coppery in color. The silver eels, as they are now called, migrate back to the sea to spawn.
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So last night Dorothy Barker wouldn't sleep and she whined like crazy and tried to go out to pee at least 10 times so today I took her to the vet and the vet was like, "Her bladder is too small to stick a needle in (wtf?) but we think your dog has a bacterial urinary tract infection and canine derma vaginitis" and I know the first one but the second one was new to me so the vet was like, "Her cooter's all borked up. That'll be $300."
Then she was like, "I'm giving y'all some medicated wipes. You'll need to clean your dog's vagina four times a day."
Dorothy Barker:
But then I got home and Dottie refused to let me near her lady garden and I was running after her yelling "LET ME WIPE YOU" but she growled and hid under the table and I was like, "YOUR VAGINA IS A GROUP EFFORT, DOG" and then she tried to bite me and I was like, "LOOK, I'M NOT TRYING TO SHAME YOU. I ASSURE YOU THIS IS ALL PERFECTLY NATURAL FOR A WOMAN" and then Victor came out of his office and yelled about how hard I made it to be professional on conference calls and I was like, "Dude, don't blame me. Blame your dog's vagina" and then he was like:
Then I decided that maybe it would be easier to wipe the dog's hoo-hoo if it didn't have so much fur on it so I went to Target to find dog-clippers but they didn't have any so I went to the men's grooming section and there were a thousand trimmers but I didn't know which one to use and a lady who works there asked if I needed help and I told her I was looking for the best way to shave my dog's vagina and she was like, "Oh" and I explained that it was for medical reasons, not recreation but she still looked disturbed and then I realized that maybe she's one of those people who is very pedantic about the term "vagina" meaning the tube part of the lady garden and honestly it would be weird to shave inside a dog's vagina so I corrected myself and said, "My dog's vulva, I mean. Obviously. You know what I meant" but it seemed like she didn't really so I grabbed the cheapest clippers with the ear hair attachment because it seemed like if it was safe for ears it was probably safe for dog vaginas.
But then when I got home Dottie totally didn't understand what I was trying to do…
…and she got freaked out by the clippers and kept running from me so I had to wrap a towel around her head so that we didn't have to make eye contact and share our mutual shame and then she calmed down a little (which is probably the same way I'd want to get a bikini wax if I'm being honest) but I was holding her like a burrito in one hand and the clippers in another hand and she got squirmy and I totally cut a giant chunk of fur off of her tail and now it looks like she tried to cut her own bangs, but if her bangs were on her butt.
Then Victor yelled at me for breaking the dog but she was already broken and I have the doctor bill to prove it and technically she seemed pretty happy to have a freshly shaven vagina and she ran around the house feeling the breeze on her downstairs apartment and showing it off to anyone who would look.
This post is going to get me so many gross internet search results.


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Workshop on the concept and application of genomics in clinical medicine
Genomic technologies have been progressing at break-neck speed in the recent years, with newer applications being developed almost every day. Many of these advances have undeniably accelerated our understanding of human disease biology with implications in better molecular characterization of diseases. In recent years, advances in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled a significant reduction in the cost of nucleotide sequencing. These together have signalled a significant change in the way we practice medicine.
A large number of molecular data-sets including genomic data needs to be integrated in the clinic for precise diagnosis and to be able to predict prognosis for a patient. It has become necessary that clinicians keep abreast of these developments and be equipped to implement it in their clinical practice. The workshop attains significance in this backdrop and provides a conceptual understanding of the spectrum of applications encompassing genomic medicine.
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Today I officiated at a funeral. It is a mitzvah that I am both sad and honored to do, to help a family through a difficult transition.
Jewish funerals are simple, powerful rituals. We read a few psalms and passages from the Bible, we memorialize the person with a hesped [eulogy], we chant El Male Rachamim [God, Full of Mercy] and Kaddish. We place the body of the person gently in the ground, usually in a plain wooden box, and we cover it up with earth.
The sound of the clods of earth falling on a casket are distinct and unforgettable. Even when the person in the grave is a relative stranger it is a sobering sound. It says, "This is final."
Each mourner ladles three shovels full of earth into the grave. They put the shovel back into the pile of fresh earth, and do not hand it to the next person. There are superstitions about this that mostly have to do with containing the "contagion" of death. Nowadays few people believe in a literal Angel of Death or that death is contagious, but they still avoid handing the shovel to another person, and in the shiva house, they cover the mirrors.
Sometimes people are shocked, when they hear that thus-and-so is "to keep the Angel of Death away." But really, all these traditions are for making ritual so that people who feel lost will know what to do. Otherwise, how can anyone know what to do at such a time, except collapse and cry?
We tell stories about these things. It is always important to see the faces, to touch the hands, to be with people. The stories are just stories.


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Close Trump aide Hope Hicks refuses to discuss her time in White House as she testifies to Russia investigation
Hicks is under questioning by the House Intelligence Committee, but is said to be following White House orders about what she will not discuss
US President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee.
The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and any contacts between Trump's campaign and Russia. As one of Trump's closest aides, Hicks is a key eyewitness to his actions over the past several years. She was his spokeswoman during the 2016 presidential campaign and is now White House communications director.
As the interview went into the afternoon, several members of the committee said during breaks that Hicks was declining to answer any questions from her time in the White House. Others who have worked in the White House, including former strategist Steve Bannon, have also declined to talk about that time in interviews with the committee.
"There are some questions that she's not going to answer," said Republican Representative Chris Stewart of Utah.
Another person familiar with Hicks' testimony said her lawyer was responding to questions about that time period by saying the White House has advised her not to answer and by saying she will take some questions "under advisement." The person declined to be identified because the committee meetings are behind closed doors.
At the beginning of the day, Hicks was also declining to answer questions about the transition period between the election and the inauguration. But as the interview came close to its eighth hour, a Republican lawmaker said that Hicks had started to answer some questions from that time.
"They actually opened up some questions on the transition, so that's good," said Florida Representative Tom Rooney as he left the meeting. He said she has answered "everything" they have asked about the time period during the campaign.
Hicks arrived shortly after 10 am through a rear entrance to the committee's interview space and did not answer shouted questions from reporters. This is the second interview she has done as part of the congressional Russia probes — she was also interviewed by the Senate intelligence committee several months ago, according to a person familiar with that interview. The person declined to be named because the Senate does not publicly disclose who has been interviewed.
In the hours before Hicks' arrival, Trump tweeted several times, quoting cable news commentators who said they hadn't seen evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia. One tweet encouraged investigations of his Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. And a last tweet simply said "WITCH HUNT!"
Asked about Hicks' refusal to answer some questions, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that "we are co-operating because as the president has said repeatedly there is no collusion, and we're going to continue to cooperate, and hopefully they'll wrap this up soon."
Hicks has also been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to published reports, along with other White House officials. Mueller is investigating matters related to the Russian meddling and potential obstruction of an ongoing federal inquiry.
One area of Mueller's interest has been the White House response to news reports of a 2016 meeting that members of Trump's campaign team held with Russians in Trump Tower. The White House has said the president was involved in drafting an early statement saying the meeting primarily concerned a Russian adoption program, but emails released later showed that Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., enthusiastically agreed to the sit-down with a Russian lawyer and others after he was promised dirt on Clinton. Hicks was with the president on Air Force One while they were writing the initial statement.
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Mozilla's Jetpack for Learning Design Camp
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Design Camp for Mozilla Jetpack This week, I'm in beautiful Austin, Texas with BBQ, cowboy hats and more live music than you can shake a stick at. Aspiration is here co-organizing Mozilla's Jetpack for Learning Design Camp, an event bringing together finalists who have developed open education-related add-ons for Firefox using Mozilla's new "Jetpack" framework. […]
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So, not sure when we'll get this posted. On top of that, I can't get Chrome to open up, so am trying to work it with Internet Explorer and that's not going so well either!
But on the bright side...we're back in our motorhome!
Yesterday, we flew from Toluca (just outside of Mexico City) to Puerto Vallarta. First time flying with the local Mexican carrier, Interjet. And we gotta say, we're impressed! It was only an hour and five minutes flight, but even for a short flight it was nice to have the extra legroom. The only time we've been on a plane with that much legroom it was in first class and I'll tell you, that doesn't happen very often!
And, they even served free booze!
So, note to self... when flying in Mexico, try to use Interjet.
Arrived just after 4:00pm. We knew how to take the local bus from the airport out to Valle de Banderas, so we waited outside the airport. Didn't take long, and our bus arrived. It was pretty full but Ruth got a seat right away. Not vey comfy because we had our bags with us and we ended up with our bags on our laps most of the journey. And boy, did we stand out like sore thumbs! Not very often a couple of gringos get on the local bus to head out to Valle de Banderas.
Then, we get into the central plaza and get off the bus with our bags.
We knew that there wouldn't be any food in Sherman, and we needed some supper. I went to the local roast chicken place, but they were already sold out. So Ruth went into the fruit and veggie store and bought eggs, and some fruit and veggie. That'll keep us going until we can get stocked up today.
Then, we looked for a taxi...but there were none to be had. The girl in the fruit store said that there are only collectivos. Hmm. We knew we could walk to Sherman. Without bags, it's probably a 20 to 30 minute walk. With bags, not the easiest, but it was doable. So we set off.
We walked by one house where we knew the people outside. They own a little restaurant beside the RV park and they recognized us from before. The man offered to drive us there! Nice! That was much appreciated and he was quite hapy to take the 50 pesos I offered him for the service.
Sherman looked pretty sad. Very dirty. It's pretty humid here over the summer, and he needs a good scrubbing. And he was partly under a tree so there's a bunch of bird crap over the front end.
Overall, the interior was not bad. A couple of dead ants, a couple of dead wasps, and a couple of mouse poops. Only enough to say that one or two passed through. We haven't seen any indication that any mice were living in here at all.
We sat out with park owners Garry and Jean and they plied us with a few welcome drinks! Nice to see them again.
Lots of time over the next few days to get Sherman all cleaned up, so we better get to it. We had planned on sitting here between a week or two, but with the poor internet connection from our cell stick, we'll play it by ear.


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[This is a July 30, 2013 summary from The Hill of my series that first appeared in the Huffington Post on July 26, 2013–let's see how I did after the Music Modernization Act.]
1. Create an Audit Right for Songwriters for Compulsory Licenses: One of the oldest compulsory licenses in the Copyright Act is the "mechanical license", the statutory mandate forcing songwriters to license songs that dates from 1909. The government mandates the license and also mandates the rate that songwriters are paid—from 1909 until 1977 that rate was set at 2¢ per recording. Although that rate was eventually indexed to inflation leading to the current 9.1¢ minimum, songwriters had to dig out of a deep hole.
Getting paid is another story. This statutory license requires songwriters be sent "statements of account" for royalties—but songwriters are not allowed to conduct a "royalty compliance" examination (called an "audit"). The law requires a company officer and a CPA to certify the company's statements—a practice rarely complied with. As recently demonstrated by Aimee Mann's lawsuit against Medianet, if songwriters don't get paid there's not much they can do except sue—a costly process.
The government tells the songwriter "trust—but don't verify." This is an easy fix. Congress could give songwriters an audit right as they did for stakeholders in the contemporary digital performance compulsory license for satellite radio and Internet radio.
2. Allow Artists and Songwriters to Opt Out of the Compulsory License: The recent blow-up regarding the so-called "Internet Radio Fairness Act" and the related ASCAP and BMI rate court proceedings should let the Congress know that there are many artists and songwriters who want to be able to decide who gets to license their songs. Again, the digital performance compulsory license allows copyright owners to control "interactive" uses of their works—why not at least do the same for the mechanical license as well?
3. Require Digital Royalties for pre-72 Sound Recordings: Sound recordings did not receive federal copyright protection until 1972. When the Congress established the digital performance royalty, it seemed to clearly apply to all recordings and did not arbitrarily exclude recordings prior to 1972. However, this "gotcha" is used by SiriusXM and others to avoid paying great American artists whose records were released before 1972—jazz, R&B and rock legends get nothing. Congress could fix this "gotcha" and secure a fair share of digital performance royalties to these authors of our musical heritage.
4. Require All Unpaid Statutory Mechanical Royalties Be Paid to the State Unclaimed Property Offices: As Aimee Mann's alleged in her lawsuit against the white label provider Medianet, witnesses stated that 23 percent of the songs used by Medianet are unlicensed—which could easily be millions of songs if true. And there are likely a number of digital music services that are arbitrarily holding unpaid royalties in an unauthorized "escrow."
It seems that there could be substantial royalties controlled by the very retailers who must pay songwriters under the law, a potentially significant moral hazard. Congress could require that any "escrowed" royalties be paid over under State unclaimed property laws—a lawful "escrow."
5. Require that Online and Offline Videos Follow the Same Rules: As online video platforms become available through Internet enabled home televisions, attention should be paid to a frequently overlooked category of songwriter—the film and television music composers. Current reporting by online video platforms makes it difficult for score composers to be paid for their work. The Congress may well ask whether those who seek to replace television should be held to the same licensing standards as television.
These are but a few ideas the Congress could be addressing that might make a difference in the lives of artists and songwriters and would cost the taxpayer very little. All leverage existing structures and bureaucracies, eliminate "gotchas," and help to reduce the unintended consequences of government mandated compulsory licensing.[from http://bit.ly/2llz3cO]


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The Reign of the PG-13 Rating: Sanitized, Safe, and Worth Shitloads of Money
It's a great time for PG-13. Seven out of the nine films nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscars were rated PG-13. Eight of the Top 10 grossing films of last year in the U.S. sported that rating. It's become something of a badge of honor: This Means War was edited to qualify (not that it made a difference in its paltry box office take), The Expendables sequel is being tailored to be a PG-13 "barbeque of grand scale ass bashing [that] will not leave anyone hungry" (according to Sly Stallone) and high-profile outrage met the MPAA's decision to slap Lee Hirsch's documentary Bully with an R instead.
PG-13, it's where people want to be.
It's simple math, really: Movies rated PG-13 make more money on average ($42 million per picture versus G's $38.5 million, PG's $37 million and R's $15 million). Getting blessed with PG-13 ensures that the odds are ever in your favor. In this economy, who wants to gamble?
During its opening last weekend, The Hunger Games—another PG-13 conformist—made $155 million domestically, placing it at No. 3 on the tally of biggest opening weekends of all time (in the Top 10 domestic openings of all time, it's joined by nine other PG-13s –- Shrek the Third is the PG-rated oddball). Games director Gary Ross was upfront about targeting PG-13 before the film began shooting, and despite it telling the story of 24 kids who are made to fight each other to the death, its depiction of violence didn't betray the book's depiction too drastically. The film could have gone farther out, but that it didn't is no surprise.
The modern movie almost always runs the risk of being diluted by virtue of the -13 advantage. PG-13-conscious cinema that is avoiding an R-rating almost always seeks to tone itself down so as to cast as wide of a net as possible. The parameters for what exactly determine PG-13 status are, like anything that has to do with the MPAA, nebulous—but here's how the association's site breaks it down:
A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion picture's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous.
Typically, the board of parents who determine the ratings allow each PG-13 movie one "fuck," but no fuck-ing. (Although Adventures in Babysitting and Soapdish are early-ish examples of movies that gave two "fucks.") Violence is brief, and so are boobs. If you're after a real trashy time, you're better off looking somewhere else.
The sweet-spot status and overall prominence of PG-13 is reminiscent of the mass-sanitizing Production Code that spawned the MPAA in the first place. We get away with more now, but seem to be agreeing as a culture that we prefer the tepid to the graphic, the suggestion to portrayal.
It wasn't always that way. The great irony of PG-13 is that while today it suggests a sort of conformity of standards, it came from a place of boundary-pushing. It emerged in 1984, after the heart-ripping intensity of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and monster-microwaving carnage of Gremlins sent parents complaining that these were way too intense for their PG ratings. "I created the problem and I also supplied the solution…I invented the rating," says Steven Spielberg, who directed the former and produced the latter, with every ounce of the modesty you'd expect from him.
Two months after Gremlins came the first PG-13-rated movie, Red Dawn. The Woman in Red, Dune, Johnny Dangerously, and The Flamingo Kid soon followed. I remember being a kid while this middle ground was solidifying and being really excited by it all. Seeing my first PG-13 movie (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) felt like a rite of passage, but a gentle one: A hop to racy instead of a leap to explicit. The innocence was reflexive, too — before PG-13 was something to aspire to, it's just what those movies were.
The middle ground makes sense for user-friendly comedies with a sitcom sheen, optimistic portrayals of high school and comic-book action that has little chance of coming off as realistic anyway. In this light, The Hunger Games makes even more sense as PG-13, as its protagonist Katniss is essentially a superhero who just can't lose.
But with time, PG-13 came to signal a muting of the senses, specifically those in which violence takes center stage. This is because sex can barely be portrayed at all in PG-13, but violence is more open to loop-holing. The wave of PG-13 horror that followed the Scream-spawned slasher revival of the late '90s was so widely reviled, the subgenre of torture porn emerged as a response (or as a punishment, depending on your view). It's rare that horror, in particular, doesn't come off as anything but castrated within the confines of PG-13. Exceptions include Cloverfield (which used the found-footage genre's amateurish camera work as a sort of self-censorship) and Drag Me To Hell (which horrified with things typically off the MPAA's radar like vomit and extreme sound effects). These movies don't merely conform to PG-13 lameness; they exploit it to their creative advantage.
For as important as a cultural force as PG-13 is, its meaning isn't always straightforward. We often overemphasize the importance of film ratings, forgetting all those Nightmare on Elm Street movies we saw opening weekend when we were way below the prescribed age. The truth that goes beyond industry and to the essence of free will is that if a kid wants to see a movie, a kid is going to get to see that movie. Conversely, the Bully hubbub ignores that kids aren't going to see a documentary unless they're made to. It might as well be Rated R, since it's an adult who's inevitably going to be dragging them through the swinging doors. (And furthermore, the R-rating didn't prevent Schindler's List from becoming a field-trip destination when it was released in 1993. They bused eighth graders in my school to the multiplex in droves.)
The Weinstein Company has ultimately decided to release Bully unrated, not that it will make kids want to see it more or less. If anything, the explicit connotation that an R-rating carries should make it more appealing to those in the typically rebellious phase of adolescence. Kids indulge in the forbidden.
As for us adults, PG-13 will continue to signal that what we're getting is only part of the story. The PG-13 label signals that we'll be seeing something that is most likely compromised for the sake of another demographic, that unfounded fears of early exposure to depictions of sex and violence are guiding mainstream entertainment. The village that it takes to raise a child has installed a multiplex.


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For 6 years I dreamed of using the acronym DOR.
DOR means date of referral in the adoption world. Anyone signing a post on a blog or a thread with a DOR below their name means they were one of the lucky ones who made it through the big bad wait.
They had their picture.
1 year ago today was a Thursday. A bright beautiful day here in New England. The day before we officially learned China's cutoff date for that month's referrals was 7/6/06. Our Login Date was 7/6/06. Our agency said they would be calling us on Friday.
At 3:30 pm we were driving home from a day in Boston and we got the call. IN THE CAR!
I begged them to call us back when we got home so I could record it. {and if I were more with it these days I'd have that video ready to post here for you but that ain't happening}
But we got a little bit of information before we hung up. She was 9 months old and in Guangdong.
Just those two pieces of information were huge. They resonated over the next 20 minutes as we pushed our car as fast as we could up the coastal roads toward home.
We raced into the house. Turned on the video. Brushed our hair. And called CCAI.
The call gave us lots of detailed information about our new daughter but it was this we were waiting for....
our first glimpse of Cici.
We think she has a very MAO look to her here and wondered just how serious of a baby they thought we needed.
Well you be the judge....
one year later almost to the day....
She is an amazing little girl who is the light of our lives. Her big brother and sister are totally wrapped around her little fingers.
Looking forward to year two with you babe!


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Well, I can see that passing off someone else's work as yours or mine would be an ethical failure - but that just seems to be an example of fraud, an ordinary human failing (like other kinds of nastiness).I'm curious to know what specifically The Committee of Artistic Ethics should examine? :-)
Ray,I've never seen the Himalayas. So for me, as a prospective buyer you could have told me it was Lake Titicaca.David
So David, I could also sell you a lemon (local Aussie jargon for a dodgy motor vehicle) and as long as you didn't know the difference between the lemon and a decent motor vehicle it would be OK - until you later found out the truth of course ...RegardsTony Jay
So why not create perfection when I can?
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If the buyer of your extensively manipulated image... However, if you told the buyer that you manipulated the image...
I pretty much agree with Tony. Because a photograph is a photograph, there is an implicit (and almost explicit) suggestion that the scene was more or less as represented, with a few of what Alain calls Ansel moves.As long as Photoshopping is explicit, I don't have much problem with it -- but you know what? It's not usually explicit. I'm not sure I've ever been in a photo gallery where an image caption said something like, "Sandia Peak -- Photoshopped." There's a good reason for that. I suspect, but don't know, that most people, if told a landscape image was heavily photoshopped, wouldn't buy it. People are interested in the wonders of nature, not the wonders of Photoshop. Photoshopped landscapes seem to me to be a form of jackalope.http://www.google.com/search?q=jackalope&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KgzIT67lEoXogQevxKGXDg&sqi=2&ved=0CHoQsAQ&biw=1204&bih=1269JC
Obviously there must be a subjective bent at play but the result would still be instantly recognizable to any third party observer who viewed the scene when I was shooting.
When I view a landscape photograph, my expectation is to be able to travel to said location and at least view the same subject matter as was photographed.
To put it simply, there needs to be another word for images that have been modified in this manner to distinguish them from photographs because quite clearly they are not photographs.
True, the point pertains to credibility and honesty. And since we all shoot different things for different purposes, I trust, that most of us will make the right decision.
When I view a landscape photograph, my expectation is to be able to travel to said location and at least view the same subject matter as was photographed. It may be that the light is different or that the sky is different, but that is to be expected.


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Self-control is a fierce fruit - yet one that is absolutely essential for the man who desires to be godly. The one who lacks it is definitely in danger. Without it our defenses our down and the likelihood of having our base desires control our lives is high indeed.
The wall of a city was essential to it defenses. The wall was a barrier that allowed a city to withstand a far greater opponent with only a few warriors. But when the wall was breached, the cities defenses would themselves be breached. Once this happened, it was not difficult to conquer the city itself. The first picture painted for us by the Lord is that of a city that is broken into. The picture is of a city whose walls have been breached - and a break through of the enemy is happening. This is a dangerous moment because once the enemy is aware of such a breach, all of its might will be concentrated on that point to exploit it in the greatest measure. What begins as a small breach, if not dealt with quickly and decisively, will become a huge gaping hole through which the enemy will pour in a matter of days and hours.
This picture is compared to a man who has no control of his spirit. A man's spirit here is his inner fortitude. This is limited in the fallen condition of man, yet is greatly strengthened in salvation and in a continuing relationship with the Holy Spirit. A man who has no control over his spirit is unable to deal with his flesh. His selfish ego is ungoverned and unfortunately tells him what he shall do. The list of sins in Galatians 5:17-21 are a good list of what will come forth from this man. To say that this is not a pretty sight is an understatement. More and more the devil, the world, and his own godless ego will dominate his life. What is sad is that this situation grows over time. It may start as just a small fault early in life - yet when not dealt with decisively and completely it will develop into quite the breach in his defenses. A little temper while young can become a horrendous temper when older. A little deceit and lying can grow into a way of deceit as an adult. Oh, how we need to heed the Scriptures that sin must be dealt with viciously - with every effort and amount of strength needing to be focused on killing the flesh and its desires. As Paul said, "If we by the Spirit put to death the desires of the flesh, we will live."
The word used here as "control" is the Hebrew "matsar" which means restraint and control. There are those today who say that we should not seek control or restraint - but allow the Lord to give us victory. Yet the Word says again and again it is both that need to happen. We need to fight passionately against the flesh - while looking to the Lord as the source and strength for the victory. Looking alone will not do - just as striving alone will not either.
The second picture is much more grave - for it is the picture of our lives when a lack of self-control is fully matured in our hearts. The city without walls is a sitting duck, just waiting for the first enemy to come and wreak havoc upon it. Here is the man who has cultivated quite the harvest of self-indulgence. His city is without walls at all. Thus when the enemy attacks - there are no defenses. What a foolish strategy this is - yet that is what too many rely upon in life. They think that there is no battle - no fight - no enemy. All will be well - and all willl go perfectly. This is nothing more than an exercise in self-deception, and it is one that will cost the person who holds is everything.
We need to take Paul's attitude when it comes to how we fight against sin in our lives. "Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. (1 Corinthians 9:26-27) We do need to take this attitude toward our bodies and our spirit. If there is no control of our spirit - where whatever influence that comes upon us rules - we are doomed. Instead, we need to work daily to build high walls of the Word and godly living that will help us to repel the enemy when he comes. When we do this, we will find the blessing of a spirit that is cooperative with the Holy Spirit and a life that embraces the godliness laid out for us in the Scriptures.


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ISFPs are the first to hear the different drummer. Many eagerly plunge into new fashions, avant garde experiences, 'hip' trends--some even setting the trends.
More in touch with the reality of their senses than their INFP counterparts, ISFPs live in the here and now. Their impulses yearn to be free, and are often loosed when others least expect it. The ISFP who continually represses these impulses feels 'dead inside' and may eventually cut and run. (One ISFP friend has become nonambulatory within the past few years. He will still, on impulse, leave home in the middle of the night and go to Las Vegas or wherever, regardless of the difficulties of his physical condition.)
ISFPs may be quite charming and ingratiating on first acquaintance, flowing with compliments which may (or may not) be deserved. On other occasions, the same individual may be aloof and detached. Some ISFP males are fiercely competitive, especially in sport or table games, and may have great difficulty losing. This competitive nature, also seen in other SP types, sometimes fosters 'lucky,' 'gut' feelings and a willingness to take risks.
Organized education is difficult for the majority of ISFPs, and many drop out before finishing secondary education. Their interest can be held better through experiential learning, at which many excel. ISFPs will practice playing an instrument or honing a favored skill for hours on end, not so much as practice as for the joy of the experience.
ISFPs are less fantasy-oriented than INFPs. These types are often confused, however, INFPs lean strongly to daydreams, poetry, prose and more philosophical pursuits; ISFPs often live out 'id' experiences rather than writing or even talking about them.
ISFJs are driven by the conventional, by 'should's and 'ought's; ISFPs internalize their Feeling (by nature a judging function) which bursts out spontaneously and leaves as quickly and mysteriously as it came.
Because of these variant expressions of Feeling judgement, ISFPs are sometimes confused with ESFJs, but keep themselves more aloof, more often concealing the feelings that ESFJs are so apt to expose.
ESFPs express thoughts more readily (and, in the main, skillfully). ISFPs can and do perform admirably in the spotlight, but generally have little to say about the performance. For example, few ISFPs would be disc-jockeys, a field strongly represented by ES_Ps.
If the individual has values greater than herself, feeling may express itself in valiant acts of selflessness. Turned in upon self, however, it becomes an unscrupulous, capricious enigma, capable even of heinous acts of deception and treachery.
ISFPs cherish their impulses. Some of the most beautiful, graceful, and artistic performances are the result of this drive for physical, sensate expression.
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So you're planning on converting your garage into a relaxing space as an addition to your house? More and more people are doing so as it's not only a fun and exciting project, but can add a great amount of character to your home. Of course a project like this requires thorough preparation. Though we can't turn you into the ultimate handyman, we can help you be ready to take on the task by making sure you can weigh all of your garage air conditioner options.
Besides the entertainment for the game room or man cave you might be building, you need to consider an air conditioner as one of your most pressing priorities. Without it, your new room can be a lot less pleasant to spend time in during hot days and nights. There are several options to think about when determining what kind of air conditioner is the best choice for your converted garage.
- You can connect an existing air duct from your house to the walls of your garage. This can happen only if the garage and the home are connected and have a nearby duct that can be connected to your garage. This is obviously a job for someone with the proper knowledge, so consult with a technician from Midway Services to find out if this is a potential option for you.
- Install a ductless air conditioner, also known as a mini-split system. This type of air conditioner operates on its own condenser that's installed right outside the garage. The indoor AC mounts to the wall near the ceiling. A mini-split system is also a unique kind of packaged HVAC system, which means you can get an air conditioning system that can handle your heating needs in the cold months as well.
- Purchase a window air conditioner. If connecting an existing duct is not a possibility and the room isn't that big, this could be a a fine choice. However, there are a couple downsides to this choice. It is not the most efficient for evenly distributing air, and is not the most efficient for energy usage. If there is not already a window, a window air conditioner will leave a large hole in your wall that could look inviting to a determined thief.
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Sequester looms over typhoon aid
Seapower advocates in Washington say the Navy and Marine Corps' new high-profile disaster response in the Philippines shows why Congress must act quickly to repeal sequestration.
The automatic, across-the-board budget restrictions are an albatross around the troops' necks at a time when they need to focus on saving lives, delivering food and helping Filipinos recover from one of the worst storms in history, the Pentagon and its allies say.
"One of the things that will help change sequestration is for more members to understand the facts here, and whether that comes from the headlines, from things like the Philippines — that helps get the facts through," said Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's seapower subcommittee.
( Also on POLITICO: Tons of aid in Philippines, but not where needed)
The Navy League has been warning even before sequestration took effect early this year that it would curtail the sea services' readiness for crises exactly like the humanitarian nightmare that could follow the monster storm.
"Because of our inherent expeditionary nature, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps is uniquely situated to rapidly respond to worldwide crises such as that in the Philippines," said the Navy League's executive director, retired Navy Capt. Bruce Butler.
"As forces are reduced and equipment scaled back to meet the drastic, across-the-board funding cuts required by sequestration, the sea services will not be able to be in two places at once should more than one crisis — be they natural or man made — erupt at the same time. We will have to choose or put our troops at unnecessary risk," he said.
( PHOTOS: Philippines' Typhoon Haiyan)
But defense advocates still have the political problem that has dogged them all through the sequestration dilemma: The negative effects they say are inevitable are invisible to most audiences. In this case, Navy officials said Tuesday that although they continue to oppose sequestration, they did not expect it to cause any immediate problems for the ships and troops going into action in the Philippines.
Just the same, at his final on-camera briefing in the job, Pentagon press secretary George Little told reporters on Tuesday that he and the Pentagon had used every opportunity to warn about sequestration's problems for the military.
"We've been clear since sequestration took effect about what's happened to our readiness," he said. "I think we've been clear and straightforward with you and with the American people, and with Congress. Still, we are where we are."
( Also on POLITICO: Kerry to Philippines: Help on its way)
Commanders went into action anyhow. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered several warships to the Philippines, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which is carrying an air wing that includes two squadrons of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, as well as the cruisers USS Antietam and USS Cowpens and the destroyer USS Mustin.
The nuclear-powered George Washington can make about 400,000 gallons of fresh water per day, Little said. And its aircraft, along with Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys that have already arrived, will most likely transport the water, food, first aid and other essentials to hard-hit areas.
Commanders have also dispatched the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew and the destroyers USS McCampbell and USS Lassen from their berths in Japan. More Navy warships could sail to the Philippines depending on the country's long-term needs, including an amphibious warship carrying more heavy-lift helicopters or even the USNS Mercy, a hospital ship based in San Diego.
But in the longer term, Hagel warns, there might not be an aircraft carrier available for quick tasking in response to a crisis. His strategic review earlier this year raised the prospect of cutting as many as three carrier strike groups, and sequestration has already meant less time at sea and in the air for ships, aircraft and crews.
Forbes said that when he lobbies his colleagues, he tries to put these implications into human terms.
"One of the things I always raise to members making these [defense] cuts is, would they put one of their children on an airplane if there was a disclaimer on the side that said, 'Warning, this aircraft has only had 70 percent of its maintenance, and its pilot has only had 70 percent of his training?' " he said. "They wouldn't — and yet that's what they're asking Americans to put their sons and daughters on, with sequestration."
It isn't clear yet what the Philippines' response could mean for the Navy and Marine Corps' operations and maintenance accounts, which are set to undergo another round of sequestration in January.
Little said Tuesday that defense officials did not yet have an estimate for how much the military disaster response effort might cost. In March 2010, after a Navy armada responded to Haiti's devastating earthquake, the Defense Department made a supplemental request to Congress for $655 million to cover the operations and continue assistance there.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree they must undo sequestration but want to do so in different ways.
Republicans want cuts elsewhere in the budget, and Democrats want a mix of cuts and new taxes. House and Senate Budget Committee negotiators have set expectations very low for the outcome of their talks that are supposed to conclude by mid-December. But sequestration opponents hope front-page headlines and TV pictures of the disaster response could change their political calculus.
"Should sequestration continue through 2014, the Navy and Marine Corps leadership will have to ask Congress and the administration, 'Which mission do you want us to do?' because they will not be able to do everything they can now with the same level of readiness," Butler said.


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Saloninus was one of the sons of Gallienus and Salonina. After the death of his older brother Valerian II, he was made Caesar late in 258 A.D. and sent to oversee the western regions, aided by his praetorian prefect Silvanus and the governor of Germany, Postumus. In 260 A.D., the same year his grandfather was captured by the Sasanians, Postumus rebelled and besieged him at Cologne. He was made Augustus in 260 but within a few weeks or months of his accession he was captured and executed. According to Vagi, his coinage as Augustus is extremely rare, with perhaps fewer than 20 specimens known. -- Coinage and History of The Roman Empire by David L. Vagi


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CAPSULE REPORT: Along with Sauces 'n Love, this is our favorite brand of fresh pasta and pasta sauces—refrigeration required. We like the sauces better than the sauces at our local restaurants. Retailers and restaurateurs should hasten to taste them and consider if they're offering the best they can to their customers. We like nothing better than making a great pasta sauce...but we can't make any this good! Don't overlook our favorites, the Basil Cream Sauce and the Tomato Vodka Sauce. This is Page 1 of a two-page review. Click on the black links below to visit Page 2.
There are certain places in America that are becoming culinary tourism destinations, and deservedly so. The Ferry Building in San Francisco is one, especially on Farmers Market day. Seattle's Pike Place Market is another. There, among other goodies, you can buy Cucina Fresca's pasta sauces: sauces so good, you could drink them from the jar. But then, you'd have nothing left to put on the pasta...or the chicken, seafood, tofu or whatever you enjoy saucing. (Honestly, though, we did eat the sauce from the jar, and did a very good Canis familiaris imitation of making sure not a speck was left.)
Cucina Fresca began making handcrafted pasta in Pike Place Market more than twenty years ago and has been a local success—it's moved twice to bigger digs while still producing its all natural line in small batches. Today, the company delivers its pasta, ravioli and sauce to more than 600 local restaurants and grocers in the area. It may be easier to make satisfying pasta than satisfying sauce. We don't have to go too far to lay our hands on good ravioli. Sauce is another story entirely.
If only every restaurant in our area served sauce as good as Cucina Fresca's—especially at $18.50 a plate! Alas, few measure up. As we're lacking recipes and ingredients as good as Cucina Fresca's, what's the logical choice? Given restaurant markups and iffy results (we're pretty demanding), it makes sense to put in a nice order and enjoy the seven varieties of Cucina Fresca at home. It also translates to easy entertaining—your guests will be impressed.
Everything made by Cucina Fresca smacks of fresh ingredients, and the finest, from premium, vine-ripened plum tomatoes to extra virgin olive oil to the organic basil and oregano and sea salt. The cream is rBST-free, the cheeses the finest aged Asiago and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Chef Brad Glaberson, owner of Cucina Fresca, is our hero: His ingredients are so fine, he never uses sweeteners to add flavor to his products.
Cucina Fresca makes both tomato and cream sauces. Each is better than the next, and sauces that are boring in other hands—marinara and Alfredo—shine here. Most of the sauces are not just for pasta, but can be used with most proteins (chicken, fish, veal, tofu), steamed or fried vegetables and polenta, as bread dippers and wherever your imagination leads you. Chef Glaberson has many tempting recipes on the website, most of which transcend the simple "top pasta with sauce." But if you just want to top pasta with sauce—our favorite comfort food—he provides turnkey comfort in spades.
Red Sauces
As with anything, there are many levels of quality. Here, the tomatoes are so naturally sweet that no sugar is added to the sauces. (Look at labels: If there's sugar in your tomato sauce, it means that the tomatoes aren't top-quality, vine ripened.)
Marinara Sauce. This is the classic tomato sauce served with spaghetti and meatballs; atop pizza, veal and chicken Parmigiana; as a dipper with fried zucchini and other dippables. With most marinaras, alas, the main characteristic is "red"—and worse, red with sugar thrown in to provide flavor that the other ingredients aren't good enough to generate. With Cucina Fresca, lush tomatoes are joined by flavorful onions, fresh basil, garlic and oregano. It is a much-appreciated marinara.
Puttanesca Sauce. This rustic, spicy pasta sauce is a Neapolitan favorite, borrowing Kalamata olives from Greece, across the Adriatic Sea. Capers, crushed red pepper, garlic, parsley, and yes, anchovies (don't worry—you won't taste them) add to the riot of flavors. The Neapolitans use it on grilled fish, fresh from the ocean; you can also spread it on fresh bread or crostini.
Smoked Tomato Sauce. The richness in this sauce comes from smoked paprika, a Spanish-inspired recipe. It is versatile with pasta, fish, meat, stews—there's even a recipe on the Cucina Fresca website that uses the sauce as a base for a soup. The touch of smokiness is a nice change; we served it with pasta, smoked mozzarella bocconcini and fresh basil.
Tomato Vodka Sauce. The cream makes this sauce pure velvet. While there is vodka in the recipe, it doesn't show itself, which is fine with us—we don't like vodka sauces that taste like a shot has been poured in at the end (remember, alcohol evaporates during cooking). If you want to heighten the flavor, you can add a tiny bit at the end—try orange-flavored vodka—but we'd recommend enjoying this gorgeous sauce as is—a creamy tomato base seasoned with fresh basil and thyme, garlic and onions, and heightened with some crushed red pepper.
Cream Sauces
Alfredo Sauce. Here's another sauce that can be very rich, but also very bland. In Cucina Fresca's hands, it's worth every calorie. Read the history of Alfredo sauce.
Basil Cream Sauce. We're absolutely in love with this sauce, fragrant and flavorful with organic basil, velvety with cream and accented with Parmesan cheese. Perhaps the most versatile sauce on the menu, we can think of nothing—meat, fish, veggie—this won't complement. We would buy it by the quart; this little 8-ounce container is frustrating!
Pesto Sauce. We didn't sample this one, but have no reason to doubt it's as good as all the others.
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