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Apple shares jumped more than 5% in after-hours trading after the company reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's estimates thanks to stronger-than-expected iPhone sales. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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CNBC: Dow falls more than 150 points, Nasdaq off 1% as optimism on Trump agenda diminishes
U.S. stocks began the week on the wrong foot, trading sharply lower on Monday as enthusiasm about President Donald Trump's agenda dwindled.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 150 points at the open, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most losses. The S&P 500 pulled back 0.9 percent, with financials falling 2 percent to lead decliners. The Nasdaq composite lagged, falling 1 percent.
"I don't think this is the beginning of a full-blown correction, but it's definitely a reversal in market sentiment," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial.
The Trump administration was dealt a body-blow Friday after a House bill aimed at replacing Obamacare was pulled from the floor. The GOP bill faced opposition not just from Democrats, but also from conservative and more moderate Republicans, and was not able to secure enough votes to pass.
The House vote was seen as crucial for the Trump agenda. Trump had said the repeal and replacement of Obamacare must happen before action can be taken on his other plans, including a major tax reduction. Stocks have rallied significantly since the U.S. election on hopes of lower taxes, deregulation and fiscal stimulus.
"I am really disappointed that the ACA is not going to change for the better (for now) and am really [mad] that tax reform now may get all chopped up with potentially only modest changes," said Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at The Lindsey Group, in a note.
Trump said Friday the administration would move to try and slash taxes.
"It's been such a powerful rally that it's not surprising to see a pullback after a disappointment that big," said Maris Ogg, president at Tower Bridge Advisors, referring to the health care bill's defeat. "But the big picture really hasn't changed."
U.S. Treasurys rose, with the benchmark 10-year note yield sliding to 2.357 percent and the two-year note yield dipping to 1.227 percent. The U.S. dollar also declined against a basket of major currencies, with the euro near $1.09 and the yen around 110.2.
Overseas markets also faced pressure following the American Health Care Act's defeat, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index falling 0.75 percent.
There are no major economic data due Monday, but this week investors will digest the third reading on fourth-quarter GDP and personal income data, among others.

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5 Kickboxing Routines
Looking for 5 kickboxing routines? Discovering a kickboxing routine is a personal style choice, but the 5 basic routines always remain the same. The 5 best kickboxing routines work the primary kickboxing functions. These routines make for training sessions that concentrate on the finer points of kickboxing. Kickboxing is a popular component of martial arts. It offers the luxury of combining devastating kicks with powerful strikes. Learning these 5 routines will send you on your way to becoming a successful kickboxer. Here are 5 of the best routines for training for kickboxing.
- Foot routines. Work your kicks either against a heavy bag, focus pads or by sparring. Work all three kick routines: front, back and side. Working the kicks and practicing them will make them second nature. When engaged, you do not want to have to think about the kicks; they should flow freely.
- Hand routines. Striking is an important part of kickboxing. Without the hands, you are missing the "boxing" part of kickboxing. Work this routine to include the major striking components, such as hooks, jabs, crosses, uppercuts and body punches. Use either focus mitts or a heavy bag to work this area.
- Combination routines. Now that you have your kicking and striking routines set, mix them into combinations. To work the combination routine, you can use either a heavy bag or a sparring partner. Take the routines from both the kicking and striking and fold them together. Mix striking with kicking, using both aspects to gain an advantage.
- Cardiovascular routines. This is very important and often misunderstood. Many feel the kicking and striking routines work cardio, and they do, but not to the proper extent. Fold in jumping rope, running, cycling or whatever your favorite routine may be. You need to work cardio as a separate routine to stay fit and extend your endurance.
- Weightlifting routines. This is the final component to your kickboxing training. The heavy bag will work arm and leg fatigue by working the muscle groups based on impact stress. Weight training will build the necessary muscles in the arms and legs to increase your strength and overall stamina.
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Opening the match with a statement, the Lady Bisons quickly won the doubles point.
At No. 1 doubles, Elizabeth Keevil and Mackenzie Bishop kept their winning streak going by defeating Mallory Waites and Victoria Rees 8-4. The duo has not dropped a match yet this season, playing at both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
Kara Jackson and Danielle Hansen beat Lenka Hola and Teresa Franco at No. 2 doubles 8-3.
Finishing off the doubles play, Julianne McMeen and Carlina Jow defeated Jessica Keehn and Ashley Alfonso at No. 3 with a score of 8-4.
With a clean sweep in doubles, the Lady Bisons took a 1-0 edge over North Alabama.
Hansen came off court first at No. 3 after suffering a tough three set loss to Hola 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. This tied the match score at 1-1.
Putting the Lady Bisons in the lead 2-1, Jackson defeated Franco at No. 4 in yet another three set match, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
A loss in the No. 2 spot evened the match score to 2-2. Keevil fell to Waites 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In a third close three set match, Bishop put the Lady Bisons up 3-2 with her win at the No. 1 spot, defeating Rees 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
With a 3-2 lead over North Alabama, the Lady Bisons picked up two easy wins at No. 5 and No. 6.
Jow rolled past Alfonso at No. 5, winning handily 6-2, 6-1.
At No. 6 McMeen crushed opponent Keehn 6-0, 6-1,
The Lady Bisons finished the match with a 5-2 victory. With this win, their record is 2-1.
"It wasn't the best that I have seen us play this year," said Coach Kristin Lusk. "But it was overall a good team effort and a good win. We get a chance to play better tennis tomorrow against Western Kentucky."
The Lady Bisons travel to Western Kentucky Saturday, Feb. 13. Match play begins at 1 p.m.
1. Keevil/Bishop (LU) def. Waites/Rees (NA) 8-4
2. Jackson/Hansen (LU) def. Hola/Franco (NA) 8-3
3. McMeen/Jow (LU) def. Keehn/Alfonso (NA) 8-4
1. Bishop (LU) def. Rees (NA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Waites (NA) def. Keevil (LU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Hola(NA) def. Hansen (LU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. Jackson (LU) def. Franco(NA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Jow (LU) def. Alfonso (NA)
6. McMeen (LU) def. Keehn (NA)
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text: Iran has been ruled by an Islamic fundamentalist government since 1979, but there is one area where they've been unwilling to allow Shiite citizens to express their faith. Imam Hussein was a Shiite Muslim holy man who became a martyr to his faith, and a sacred shrine to his life's work has been established -- in Iraq. Given the political tensions between the two nations, the Iranian government has not been willing to allow its citizens to cross into Iraq, even for a religious pilgrimage, while Iraq has shown no greater willingness to allow Iranians to visit their nation. Despite this, nearly every day more than a thousand Shiite Muslims attempt to cross into Iraq to pay homage to Imam Hussein, and many will go to remarkable (and dangerous) extremes to make the voyage. Some will cross desert minefields, others will ride through in the backs of covered trucks, and while a good number are captured by border patrols, many slip through undetected. Being captured generally means serving at least a year in prison, but the faithful press on, believing that Allah's law trumps the Iranian legal system. Pilgrimage (aka Ziarat) is a documentary that takes a sometimes witty but always respectful look at this legal and spiritual paradox, and the travelers who are caught in the middle.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


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The Jennifer Aniston-Angelina Jolie feud must not be selling tabloids anymore! Must be time for fresh blood! That must be the case, because the gossip mill seems to be working at warp speed churning out silly, fictionalized rumors about various other actresses or divas hating on one another. Like Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence. Yep, haven't you heard? The Oscar-nominated actresses are supposedly at one another's throats! But uh, not really.
Chastain set the record straight recently, taking to her Facebook page to rave out about the ridiculous rumors, which she actually sees as illustrative of a bigger problem ...
She wrote:
I find it very sad that media makes up bogus stories about women fighting in this industry. Filming The Help was the most amazing experience and yet, that is the film Im most asked about in regards to "fighting on set". Why do we support the myth that women are competitive and cannot get along?
FABULOUS question! We seem to eat these girl-on-girl "catfight" stories up even more than cheating scandals! Why? It's horrible, because it's probably more often than not a completely vicious, fictitious story just meant to sell magazines. And we seem to fail to realize that the basis of these stories is pretty misogynistic. Do we ever pit men in Hollywood against one another the way Jessica and Jennifer have been, Jennifer and Angelina, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, etc.? No! (Okay, maybe if it's about who is going to play Christian Grey, but that's a different story completely ...)
Jessica went on to describe the relationships she has with her so-called "competition":
I think all of the actresses recognized this year have given incredible performances. But more important, they've all shown themselves to be filled with generosity and kindness. I've done two photo shoots with Jennifer Lawrence over the years and have found her to be utterly charming and a great talent. I've told her how beautiful her film work is.
Aww! I don't know about you, but I totally buy that. And that's exactly how it should be.
In closing her Facebook post, Jessica pleaded with her followers to do what they can to set the record straight ...
Please don't allow the media to perpetuate the myth that women arent supportive of each other. Everytime an actress is celebrated for her great work, I cheer. For the more brilliant their performance, the more the audience demands stories about women. With support and encouragement, we help to inspire this industry to create opportunities for women. And as we all know: a great year for women in film, is just a great year for film xxjes
Love. Love. LOVE this! Love her for speaking out on this nasty habit Hollywood, the press, and even women themselves seem to have, perpetuating the idea that we don't support one another and are constantly gouging one another's eyes out. It's about time we cut that out. Because, as Madeleine Albright once famously said, "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." Thanks, Jessica, for helping other women -- in Hollywood and elsewhere -- by setting the record straight here.
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It has been over a week now since Phil Robertson from the hugely successful A&E reality show �Duck Dynasty� shared his religious convictions with the world and many found them to be offensive.
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It has been over a week now since Phil Robertson from the hugely successful A&E reality show �Duck Dynasty� shared his religious convictions with the world and many found them to be offensive.
Personally, I do not see what everyone sees in this program; but what I would like to address is the missed opportunity for the church both locally and nationally to stand up and defend the word of God by speaking the truth in love. Paul tells us, �But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things� (Ephesians 4:15); and �Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.� (Ephesians 4:25)
I have not heard or read where any local pastor in Eastern North Carolina has taken a stand for the word of God with regard to this issue. Maybe they think it will just go away � it will not � thinking, �After all, what would my congregation think if I defend (not Phil Robertson�s words) the word of God?�
�Oh no, I have my rice bowl to think of.�
Sadly, many pastors have learned not to speak the truth in love because they value their job more than the word of God. I have not heard from the Christian TV celebrities from the Trinity Broadcasting Network crew. I am afraid they too have learned the lessons of the late �70s (when homosexuals started coming out of the closet) when very few in the church stood up and spoke the truth of God�s word in love. The church was silenced by the power of the press and the power of the boycott.
Singer Anita Bryant tried, but in the end it cost her career and even her marriage as the homosexual community boycotted the orange juice industry in Florida and most in the church turned their back on her. When will the church in America grow a backbone and stand up to defend the word of God?
And do not get me started on Cracker Barrel�s integrity � shame on them for operating a business by political correctness polls.
The national debate has centered around First Amendment rights of free speech; and sadly the message of truth, hope and redemption is being lost to endless debate, political spin (by both sides) and an one-ups-manship for some silly advantage.
I was watching a news segment and this fellow from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was defending their position and he was almost beside himself �he was practically foaming at the mouth in anger. When I saw this, I thought this is what Stephen must have seen before he was stoned to death for telling the people the truth, �When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.� (Acts 7:54)
My Christian friends: I do not believe the homosexual community is really angry at Phil Robertson (you know what the messenger gets); they are really angry at God because in their heart they know the lifestyle they find themselves in today is in direct conflict with God and His word. They are frustrated and will do and say all they can to convince the world to agree with them.
I will not put someone in hell for being a homosexual as that is God�s call not mine. I wish no one to go to hell, but God has given us His standard of measurement for those who will find themselves in hell someday � it is His Holy word and, yes, His word changes not.
My brothers and sisters, let the homosexuals shake their fist at God, but we must tell them the truth from the word of God: it is what Paul calls, �our responsible service;� our duty before God and man, no matter what misguided religious denominations or people say.
Certainly pray, but righteousness is only done on Earth as it is done in heaven when good people stand up and speak the truth in love from the Bible just as much as when they feed the poor and bind up the broken hearted. It is time for the church to be salt and light in the world and start standing up for the word of God.
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for two inmates before the state's supply of an execution drug expires.
Attorney General Chris Koster asked Missouri's highest court to set execution dates Monday for two long-serving inmates, arguing that time is running short to use a limited, nearly expired supply of a lethal injection drug.
Executions essentially have been on hold in Missouri since the state Supreme Court last August declined to set execution dates for six condemned prisoners. The court said then that execution dates would be "premature" until a federal legal challenge was resolved regarding the use of the drug propofol as Missouri's newly designated execution method.
Propofol gained public attention as the anesthetic drug that killed pop star Michael Jackson in 2009. It has never been used as an execution drug. Defense attorneys for Missouri inmates have asserted that it could cause extreme pain in violation the U.S. Constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Drug maker Fresenius Kabi USA, a German company with U.S. offices based in Schaumburg, Ill., said last year that it won't sell propofol to states looking to use it in executions.
Meanwhile, Missouri's existing supply of the drug is aging.
The attorney general's office said in court documents filed Monday that the Missouri Department of Corrections has just three quantities of propofol remaining — with one expiring this October, another in May 2014 and the third in 2015. As each batch expires, the department's ability to carry out executions diminishes, the attorney general's office said.
"This Court should not allow the mere pendency of ongoing federal litigation to effectively eliminate capital punishment in Missouri simply because the lawsuits outlast the Department's supply of propofol," the attorney general's office wrote in a court document signed by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Hawke.
Koster's office specifically asked the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for two Allen Nicklasson and Joseph Franklin.
Nicklasson was convicted of the 1994 killing of Excelsior Springs businessman Richard Drummond, who stopped to help when a car used by Nicklasson and two others broke down on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. Drummond was forced to drive the group west, and then was shot twice in the back of the head in a field in rural Lafayette County.
Franklin was convicted of the 1977 sniper shooting of Gerald Gordon as a crowd dispersed from a bar mitzvah at the Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel Congregation in the St. Louis suburb of Richmond Heights. Two other men were wounded.
A drifter from Mobile, Ala., Franklin has said he tried to start a race war by traveling around the country shooting people. When he confessed in 1994 to the synagogue slaying, Franklin already was serving several life sentences in a federal prison for the murders of two black joggers in Salt Lake City and an interracial couple in Madison, Wis., and the bombing of a Jewish synagogue in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Franklin, who is white, was later convicted of killing two black teenagers in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a black man in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Attorneys for Franklin and Nicklasson did not immediately return messages left Monday.
Koster had initially asked in June 2009 that the state set an execution date for Franklin and had asked in January 2010 that a lethal injection date be set for Nicklasson.


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Royal hoax duo taken off air
Sydney radio station 2Day FM is facing a serious backlash over a royal phone prank after the death of a British nurse, and could potentially lose its broadcast licence.
Sydney 2Day FM presenters Mel Greig and Michael Christian have been taken off air after their hoax call to London's King Edward VII Hospital following the death on Friday of respected nurse and mother Jacintha Saldanha, 46.
Ms Saldanha could not be revived after being found unconscious at an address near the hospital at 9.35am (local time) on Friday.
Police are not treating her death as suspicious.
Ms Saldanha was on duty at the hospital earlier this week when Greig and Christian telephoned, impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles as they sought details of Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The DJs are thought to have been put through by Ms Saldanha to the ward nurse looking after the Duchess, who was being treated for acute morning sickness
The pair used fake upper-class voices as they were patched through to the nurse, who relayed confidential details of Catherine's condition.
The prank call was pre-recorded and vetted by lawyers before being broadcast to listeners in Sydney.
News of Ms Saldanha's death was acknowledged by the royal family.
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha," a statement issued by St James's Palace said.
"Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time."
Hospital chief executive John Lofthouse described Ms Saldanha, married with two children, as a "first-class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients".
"Everyone is shocked by the loss of a much-loved and valued colleague. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with her family and her friends," he said.
2Day FM's owners, Southern Cross Austereo, are expected to address the media in Melbourne at 2.30pm (AEDT).
The broadcast watchdog, the Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has flagged it will investigate the actions of the two presenters after receiving several complaints.
In May, ACMA warned the station it could lose its broadcasting licence for any repeat of offensive on-air comments after morning show presenter Kyle Sandilands called a female journalist a "fat slag" and threatened to "hunt her down".
Coles and Telstra have announced they are suspending their advertising on the station, while Optus has issued 2Day FM a "please explain".
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the incident as a "terrible tragedy".
"Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time," she said in a statement on Saturday.
Greig and Christian have been told not to comment on the matter.
A statement from Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) says the company is "deeply saddened by the tragic news".
"Chief executive officer Rhys Holleran has spoken with the presenters, they are both deeply shocked and at this time we have agreed that they not comment about the circumstances," it said.
"SCA and the hosts have decided that they will not return to their radio show until further notice out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy."
Beyondblue depression initiative chairman Jeff Kennett, meanwhile, called on Australians to support the two radio hosts, who are facing a tirade of abuse on social media sites.
A Facebook page condemning their actions has been set up and they have deleted their Twitter accounts.
"When they did this they had no intention to cause harm, it was a harmless prank," Mr Kennett told ABC radio.
"Now they will be under extraordinary pressure and I just hope that they get our support and that their employer provides them with the professional support to help them get through what will be a terrible few weeks."
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell told reporters the two radio hosts must be feeling "terrible".
"I don't imagine in any way that those who were engaged in the typical FM radio stunt would have thought it would lead to this," he said.
"I think there are some people today who are suffering, not just the family of the nurse but those who in some way were involved with what appears to be the trigger for this tragedy."
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Despite the record-breaking numbers, there were no safety incidents and the streets were clean within hours of the event, she said.
The holiday festival following the parade was also a huge success with the new educational, arts and crafts element that drew children of all ages.
"At any given time, we had probably 300 kids here learning about surfing, dogs, the Wells Fargo stagecoach, the Birch Aquarium," she said. "The kids got the entire spectrum of education, as well as having fun."
Kerr Bache also thanked "Rob's Riders" — former LJTC trustee Rob Hildt and his band of volunteers — who distribute fliers warning cars before the parade they will be towed.
La Jolla Village Lodge owners Egon Kafka and Maureen Murphy also helped notify drivers about the impending parade. No cars on the main parade route were towed.
"The parade couldn't happen without all these people," said Kerr Bache.
• The SDPD Northern Division substation renovation in Pacific Beach will begin in January, announced trustee Nancy Gardner. Sherwin Williams is donating paint for the project, Wurts Carpet is supplying flooring at cost, and numerous other volunteers, including Dewhurst & Associates, have committed their time for labor on the project. Critical funding for HVAC and electrical system is still needed.
"We have a lot of people who are volunteering time," she said. "Moneywise, we have about $17,000, but I need another $12,000 at least for the HVAC and the electrical to make all of that happen."
Checks made payable to the San Diego Police Officer's Association are tax deductible. For more information about the project or to donate, contact Nancy Gardner at firstname.lastname@example.com or (858) 456-3000.
• The LJTC's much-anticipated "Dancing with La Jolla Stars" will take place Sept. 21 at the La Jolla Financial Building's outdoor patio on Prospect Street. The event will feature a silent auction, live entertainment and catered food.
"There is a groundswell of support from the community. Every time I mention it, it's thrilling because people want to be involved in it," said Gardner. "It's going to be a big deal and you'll be hearing about it a lot between now and then."
The event committee has been working to get some big names in the community to participate as dancers for the show, including sports figures, politicians and public safety personnel. Organizers hope to raise about $400,000 from the event, all of which will go back to the community through Town Council projects.
Organizers invite anyone who wishes to get involved on the committee to join them at their next meeting at Hennessey's on Jan. 7 at 5 p.m.
• The Coastal Access & Parking Board is working on attaining its 501(c)3, announced Gardner. In the meantime, the La Jolla Village Merchants Association has agreed to open an account to sponsor the board's status.
• Newly elected trustee Ramin Porteymour agreed to fund the "Seasons Greeting" sign at the entrance to the Village.
• The community's ever-popular rock band, NeverReady, will perform at the La Jolla Community Center on Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. to raise money for the community center, as well as for the band to create a music video.
City and state news
• The County Board of Supervisors also acts as the board for the area's Air Pollution Control District (APCD), announced Supervisor Ron Roberts' representative Sterling McHale.
"We've been testing our cleanliness for the last 55 years, and we are currently at the cleanest levels than we've ever been before, and we have finally come into attainment with what regulations are expected by the federal government," he said. "As part of that, APCD has voted to send that new designation application out to CARB [California Air Resources Board] on the state level. They have approved it and now it will move to the federal EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] to get our re-designation."


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W;,-^.v.,...". ArcJiaeologlcul & Hislorical Mun- N. High St. at 15th—1 UJF Drive Opens Here Mext Week! ^f\?/- Serving Columbug and Cenlral COito lewish Coinmuniiy"\^'(^ Vol. 27, No. 14 COLUMBtrS, OHIO, FRIDAf, APRlt 8, 1949 llevoted to American and Jewish Ideal. Women Await EddieCantor Luncheon Monday Assembly of 300 Local United Jewish Fund Workers to Hear Famous Entertainer Speak The 1949 campaign of tbe AVomen'fr DIvInIoji of the llnitod •lewlHh Fund will ;;et under way. noon Mondity,. nt tho iik>uthern Hotel. More than S0() wonien will aNNenible to hear (iiinous Eddir Cantor tell of hl.M pcpNonal experiences In Europe, diirlnj? his re¬ cent visit to DP eanips there.-' Not .since the inception of tlie Women's Division In 10-10 h'ave the fundralsinp activities of the Columbus'Jewish women's com¬ munity created so much Interest ami enthusiasm, and It is with'a feeling of confidence that the leaders of this year's 'camjialgn approach the opening of the drive , . "Wc l<now that thi.s Is Ameri¬ ca, .lewry's Year of Opportuni¬ ty,' 'd Mrs. E. .1. Gordon, po- chaini i %vlth M r .s. .Simon I.-azaru;s and Mrs. ,1. S. ftesler of the Women's Division. "The end is in sight. Tills is the year In which we can empty the DP camps; this is the year In which We can .send a quarter of a mil¬ lion homeless European Jews home to Israel: this is the year In which we can give them the chance they nWd. it is up to us, the fortunate women of Ameri¬ ca, lo act NOW on behalf of those vvlio wait on the threshold of a new life." Nine yeai-s ago, wnen the wo¬ men, of Columbus first under- toolt a separate campaign for tlie United Jewish I''Und of Co¬ lumhus, il was Mrs. .fi. J. Ko¬ backer who a.ssumed the chair¬ man.ship. This year, with' the W'ornen's Division firmly estab¬ lished as the mo.st Important fund-raising activity of local women, and with more and more women each year being added to the list of those who wish to share through the UJI'', It is appropriate that Mrs. Ko backer lias been chosen to give Ihe opening prayer at the J^Iddle Cantor Luncheon Monday. Mrs H arry Goldberg, reservations chairman, has dsked the follow ing women to a.sslst her with the luncheon tickets: Mrs, Rol> ert lllashck, Mr?. Herbert i.,evy Mrs. D. W. Goodman. Mrs. Harry l^oth, Mrs. S. D. Edelman, Mrs Dan Cohen, Mrs. Arth-ur Gold berg -and Mrs. ' Henry .Piatt while Mrs. Moe Glassman and Mrs. Raymond Kahn will check reservations. Chairman of Hoste.s.ses, Mrs I-tobert i.evy and Mrs. Sam Mel Iori, have recjuested that all wo men who will serve as hostesses be al the "hotel..by U.-if). These will Include Mesdames A. A rContlnued on Paffe -5) TO DISCUSS ADL AT BB MEETING TUESDAY NIGHt An Antl-Defamatlon League clinic is the theme of Tuesda*^ Joint meeting of li'nai Brith's men and women i^odges of Co¬ lumbus. The ADL discussion 'will be le<l by Mr. Seyminir Gorchoff, executive director of B'NAI BRITH WOMEN LAUNCH AID-TO-ISRAEL CAMPAIGN IN BEHALF OF CHILDREN'S HOME in the acc'ompanying pliot«-4ire Mrs. Justin Sillmari and Mrs. Joseph Schecter, co-chairmen of the local R'nal Brith Women's chapter's Aid-to- Isi^T project. Their committee l.s engaged in llic sale of space for names lo be embroidered on the chapter's Ijanquet table cloth, displayed by Mrs. SUlman and Mrs. Schecter. Air funds raised lhi'OU)(h this pi'ojert go tu the It'iial nrith t'liildreu'H Home in Israel, sponsored and suppoi'led by Illl Wo- nieo's chnplera Ihi-oujshout the I'. S. As a result of the damage done by Arab bombs, many cnildren still are waiting to be admitte\d into the I-Iome, to be treated and cured'. F'unds are needed despe¬ rately for this rebuilding pro¬ gram so that these children may take their place's as healthy citizen's ot. Isra:ei. Names of everyone responding to the plea (and their families) are to be embroidered in a Menorah background of the baiy quet cloth, for $1 per name. Many already have indicated the desire to dedicate an entire Menorah for the names of their entire family. Mrs. Morrey Levison drew the Menorah tor the napkins. Mrs. Max White and Mrs. Rol)'t Raphael will crochet the nap¬ kins together to form tlje ban¬ quet cloth. ¦ Anyone interested in partlcl paling In this unique and worth while presentation miiy con¬ tact Mrs. SUlman Or Mrs, Schec¬ ter or pny- of the following com¬ mittee: Me.sdames Sam Schlonsky, Murray Barnett, Abe Wolman, 1. M. Harris, phll Dolan,. Ted Schlonsky, Louis Levin, A. M. Pollock, Sam Gurevltz, Abe Yen- Itin, MUton- Lee'man, Gilbert Knolls, Abe LevLson, Louis Roti- 1ns. Joe Minkin, Rudy Mlnkln, Jack Coopersteln, Wm. Good¬ man, Jack Schilling, Harry Cow¬ an, I. W.' Garek, Jule Mark, Jack-Schlff, Harry Getz, Chas. Solomon, Sol Rising, Irving Co¬ hen, Leon Schottensteln, Wm. Bronska, -Leon Ginsburg, Harry Schwartz, Herman Rosenthal, Harold Schottensteln, Irving Gertner, M, Hepps, Mel Furman, r^aul Meyers "Jack Swartz Harry KollUs Hy Koppelman Sam Sherman and &ally Cohen E^die Cantor Guest Speaker For Kick-off Dinner Monday Yes, you have a date with Eddie Cantor . . .- believe it or not . . , next Monday evening, 6:30, at the Winding Hollow Country Club. ^Hailed everywhere as one of the outstanding personalities of stage, screen, and radio, Eddie Cantor is also a great humanitar¬ ian. For never during his lifetime of fame and fortune has he forgotten the unfortunate among our people here and throughout the world. Whenever any call was made on Eddie, He un¬ hesitatingly gave of him..self, his talents, as well- as financial support to major .lewish cau.ses. Although he will appear on Ihc KKO Palace stage Ihis Haturday nnd Hunday, Eddie has gi'a<'ii>usl.y con.sented lo reni.iln IJor iVIopday evening's Inlted .lewish Fund "kick-off* dinner, for Hhlch he will deliver the keynote address on behalf of the KHU local drive. This week, orgarfizational planning moved ahead swiftly for the coming United Jewish Fund campaign. This year,' there will be only .six Trade groups, wHb-,-according to Leo Yas,senoff, general cam¬ paign chairman; will endeavor to do a thorough Job in canva.ssing every prospect in Columbus. The heads and committee members of these groups will be announced in next week's Chronicle. On tbe eve of the ojwning of the United Jewish Fund cam¬ paign Monday evening, .Mr. Yassejioff stressed the' Importance of this year's effort, and pointed to 101!) as a year of prosperity for the .lews of the Uniled Slalek. He further added: "This Is the greatest .^ear of prosiierity that we have ever ex¬ perienced. How many times in the annals of a people does a generation, such as ours, have the historical privlleg;e and op¬ portunity to help build a new state? 'When in the history of Eddie Cantor the honor to contribute to such a noble cause and to be counted among the builders of a new na¬ tion? "Wt»en was there a greater op¬ portunity for us to make It pos¬ sible for thpse of our brethren who have suffered hardships people does any generaticm have and pensecution over the years to find a ..^ome which they can .Mr. (Jorclioff Ihe Ohio-Kentucky regional of¬ fice here. Gorchoff will illustrate the fiinclions <if Alii, in .solving tho pioblcnis il nu'fls on a local and national scale. Since his arrival in ('oUiiiihus, Mr. Conlioff's of ficc has handled many sitiia- lious, several of which" he will discuK^ Tuesday at liroad St. Temi>le. .•\ eoiiiparative newcomer lo Ohio, he moved hejc last year to esUiblLsh the new ADL office at k:) S. liigh St. lie resides al i;il1 W. :ii'd Ave., wilh his wife and infant son. Following Mr. Gorchoffs pre¬ sentation Tue.sday, a question and answer perloti will he held,' plus a demonstration of the ADL "rumor clinic," Also, siiedal films will be .shown, part of' the ADL film library. The meethigr-whlch starts at 8:30, will be mo.'st interesting, and merits attendance of all members of B'nai Brith chapters here. ADI, CONKEKEiNt'E Cleveland—Officers and metn¬ hers of A.D.L. CorhmiWees from Lodges and Chaiitei's througoul Ohio and Kentucky, gathered last Sunday In Cleveland to ;it. icnil a Regional Antl-Defama¬ lion League Seminar. 'i'he all-da.v lonfei'encc >vas condutied on a workshop basis. Its [jurpose \vas lo ad\'ise com call their own,'to li,ve In peace and to help build a new nation? O'This Indeed is a year of op¬ portunity and prosperity for all of us." TEMPlyE 8IHTERHOOD .MEET!N't; Tl'ES».-\Y , Featuring Tuesday's meeling of the Rose K. Lazarus Sisli:r- bood will be "Design for Sum- muniiy H'nal liiilh and A.D.L. jmer Living" — a dl.scussion^'io leadeiship uf Ihe status of anti-1 be led by the following well- Semiii.spi aiK.I Ci\'il Righls hi ' knoun. i)ersonalilles: Mr. Gene the ii'.ijion :uid in the nalion. and . lta.\\ Mr'K. A. Villlei's, Di', Sam lo ex|ilaiii in delail Ihe A. I). L, ' Kdelmirti and Mrs. Florence pnigi-.iiii for pi'oinoiiiiK heUei' .\laiklin. ' lunnan {¦(.¦laiions in ihe coni-'- The meeting starts at I p. m., munily. ' Iin the veslry room of ilryden Seymour Gorchoff. Director of i Rd. Temple, and will be preccd- the OhioKemucky office in Co-1 ed hv a socl.d hour and tea, with lumbus. oullined the operations | Pas.sovei: refreshments, of the regional offlc'e aii)J—the An elei'tion of new Board ¦^ei'vices which are being ex-1 members al.so will be held. .Mrs. lended to cominunltles through- Ren Yalman will give the open- out the region. ' ing prayer. DR. FOX TO CONDUCT PA880VEB SERVICES Dr. Marvin Fox, Ph D of Ohio State University, will con duct Pa.s.sover services at Agu dath Achim synagogue starting Wednesday evening Dr Fox made a wonder- f"u 1 impression last year tiiirlng- Yom Klppur- and Rosh Has¬ honah services at Agudath AShlm. Passover ser¬ vices begin at 7:30 next Wed¬ nesday evening, under the direc¬ tion of Cantor P. H. Gellman. Services also will be held Thursday and Dr. Fox Prlday mornings at 8 o'clock (first and second days of Pass¬ over), during wrhlch Dr. Fox WlU speak, at 10:30. ' gUBSCBIPTIOMB NOW DDE Butemeatt have this week (one oat Id oar •nbiorlbcra. Prompt paymonl wlU be hlfhly eppreolftted. T. I. SISTERHOOD INVITES COMMUNITY TO HEAR ESTHER GERSHONE SPEAK TOMORROW Tifereth Israel Sisterhood Is extending a cordiai^nvitatlon to qll .Columbus Jewry to attend a vei'.V special event tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, 2:30, in the a.s.sembly hall of Hroad St. Tem¬ ple The Sisterhood is present¬ ing Miss Esther Gershone, an outstanding student of the Jew¬ ish Theological Seminary. Miss Gershone Is 9 graduate of the University of Bombay and comes to America from faraway India to help her Jewi.sh peoplfe in the fight against the "famine" endangering all modern Judaism —the lack of religious teachers.' She has traveled halfway a- round the world to train herself" at the Seminary, one of the greatest centers of Jewish learn¬ ing. When she feels sufficiently equipped to serve her people well, Miss Gershone will return to India and dedicate her life to teaching her people their herlt-' ' age. At the Temple, tomonow, thla teuly great peitionallty and lead¬ er will speak on "An Indian Jew Dlt<cpvoBt America." . During tomorrow's progran?, several musical selections will be greseated and r.eifreslipientp will e served. Mrs. "Wm. Wasser¬ strom apd Mrs. Louis Schles¬ lnger are In charge of arrange¬ ments. !. The Slsterjiood Is Indeed proud to present ; this fine program; highlighted by Miss (jershone. (Continued oa Pafe 5) Miss Oershone
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ArcJiaeologlcul & Hislorical Mun- N. High St. at 15th—1
UJF Drive Opens Here Mext Week!
^f\?/- Serving Columbug and Cenlral COito lewish Coinmuniiy"\^'(^
Vol. 27, No. 14
COLUMBtrS, OHIO, FRIDAf, APRlt 8, 1949
llevoted to American and Jewish Ideal.
Women Await EddieCantor Luncheon Monday
Assembly of 300 Local United Jewish Fund
Workers to Hear Famous Entertainer Speak
The 1949 campaign of tbe AVomen'fr DIvInIoji of the llnitod •lewlHh Fund will ;;et under way. noon Mondity,. nt tho iik>uthern Hotel. More than S0() wonien will aNNenible to hear (iiinous Eddir Cantor tell of hl.M pcpNonal experiences In Europe, diirlnj? his re¬ cent visit to DP eanips there.-'
Not .since the inception of tlie Women's Division In 10-10 h'ave the fundralsinp activities of the Columbus'Jewish women's com¬ munity created so much Interest ami enthusiasm, and It is with'a feeling of confidence that the leaders of this year's 'camjialgn approach the opening of the drive , .
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Liam's Yellow & Grey & Red Room
Name: Liam (5 months)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
As soon as I found out that my second child was going to be a boy I knew I wanted to use yellow and grey in his nursery. As I was designing the room I felt like it needed something more so I decided to add in pops of red. I think the red makes everything more interesting and keeps things feeling fresh.
The crib bumper, skirt and quilt were made by my mother and sister as a baby gift for Liam. The colors in the quilt really pop against the black crib. I love the Jenny Lind crib not only because it's very affordable but it also adds to the vintage vibe of the space.
I chose artwork that didn't feel too 'baby' in the hopes that we can use it as he gets older. When I spotted the ABC poster at IKEA I just knew it was perfect for the space, adding just the right amount of red.
It was very rewarding designing Liam's room and I hope it is a room that he will enjoy for years to come!
Source List:
- Crib: Jenny Lind
- Pouf: Land of Nod
- Rocker: Overstock.com
- Bookcase & dressers: IKEA
- Striped toy bins: Land of Nod
- Burlap map: Land of Nod
- Rug: Rugs USA
- ABC poster: IKEA
- Paint color: pewter by Benjamin Moore
Thanks, Jessica! Readers, see more details of Liam's lovely room at Breakfast at Gigi's.
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NetBSD still used the 'old' BSD license, which included the (in)famous advertising clause. The advertising clause has been the subject of much debate and frustration, and as such, it was removed from the BSD license in 1999. The original clause read:
* 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by the University of
* California, Berkeley and its contributors.
The reasons presented by the NetBSD Foundation to switch to the 'new' BSD license stem solely from the same kind of issues that prompted the clause's removal in 1999: organisations and people were concerned about the clause, to the extent where NetBSD could not be used in commercial products. In addition, the clause was already ignored anyway by some people. "The members of the NetBSD Foundation (i.e. its developers) no longer [consider] clause 4 to be useful in today's software world."
All the code which was contributed to the NetBSD Foundation has been modified to use the new 2-clause NetBSD license, and the Foundation encourages people to use this license when assigning code to the NetBSD Foundation.


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Butler University Orchestra and Chamber Dance to Present Brave New Whirlby Karen Handley • September 21, 2004 Share:
The Butler Composers Orchestra and Butler Chamber Dance pair up to present a lively evening of new music and dance performed by Butler University students and staff. The performance will feature pieces that reflect the experimental aesthetic and bold innovations in the late 20th century.
Seating for Visiting Artists Series events will be by general admission, though free tickets are required for Visiting Artists Series programs
Contact the Fine Arts Center Box Office by email at email@example.com; phone: 765-361-6411; or by mail at Fine Arts Center Box Office, Wabash College, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0352. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. The box office will open 90 minutes before curtain time for Visiting Artists events. Tickets not claimed at the Box Office 10 minutes prior to curtain will be released to the general public.


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Liberty News
Chancellor Falwell awards scholarship to kindergartener
Most kindergarteners are not yet thinking about their college education, but Simon Nolen from Appomattox Primary School in Appomattox, Va., is way ahead of the game. During an American Red Cross "Quarters That Care Campaign," Simon's name was drawn for the first-place prize in a Red Cross student giveaway — a four-year scholarship to Liberty University worth nearly $60,000.
"I didn't quite know what to do or say," said Simon's mother, Misty, a teacher in Appomattox County. "It's a huge blessing."
Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. and wife, Becki, presented the scholarship to Simon, his parents, Misty and Thomas Nolen, and extended family at a school-wide assembly on Wednesday. During the assembly students sang Christmas carols and heard from American Red Cross representative Melissa Waugh. Five different Virginia school districts participated in the campaign — Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell and Lynchburg.
"With all you students together we were able to raise over $16,000," Waugh said. "I'm here to give you a big thank you."
Waugh also thanked the Falwells and Liberty University for providing the first-place prize. Jerry Falwell, Jr. said an injury he suffered from two years ago, which resulted in a lot of blood loss, made him even more appreciative of the work the Red Cross does in the community.


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Chien Lo
From EEBedia
- Currently I am an incoming student in the pharmacy program at UConn. In spring 2009 I received my B.S. at Uconn with a double major in EEB and MCB (receiving two degrees).
- In summer 2007 I began research in the lab of Dr. Lewis where my primary objective was to gain an understanding of molecular analysis in algae by extracting and evaluating DNA. The techniques used in lab consisted of DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and DNA sequencing. We are currently working on a group of desert green algae.
- The overall experience in biology has sparked my interest in microorganisms and evolution, both of which I will further continue studying.


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Discover ESA's environmental satellite at the Palais de la Découverte, Paris, 03 April – 26 August 2007
ESA's environmental satellite Envisat is the subject of a special dedicated exhibition at the Palais de la Découverte, a much-acclaimed visitor centre focussing on science in the heart of central Paris, as part of their programme of activities for the International Polar Year.
The International Polar Year, IPY, is a scientific programme for research and observation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Data acquired during the last IPY in 1957-1958 provided the foundation for much of the polar science knowledge we have today. This year scientists will have the additional aid of measurements from space and ESA is contributing satellite data to many IPY initiatives, to monitor variations in snow and ice cover and examine the critical influence of the polar regions on our climate system.
Space-based observations are unique in that they show natural phenomena on a global level and provide vital data from remote and inaccessible areas. Envisat is the largest Earth observation spacecraft ever built and carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments on board. Successfully launched by Ariane 5 in 2002, it has made more than 26,000 orbits around the Earth providing a wealth of data to help understand our planet, secure our environment and bring benefits to the world economy.
Public visiting the exhibition "Envisat, keeping a close watch on the environment", "Envisat, la sentinelle de l`environnement", will be immersed in a display of huge satellite images showing spectacular views of land, atmosphere, oceans and ice caps, including changes in the ice sheets, vegetation and rivers, and a global picture of sea temperatures, chlorophyll, water-vapour content and other vital indicators of the state and evolution of our planet.
Visitors can browse through Envisat images and results using interactive computer demonstrations, and leaf through the pages of a 'magic book' « Satellites keeping watch over the Earth », to learn more about how slight changes in the oceans, atmosphere, land and ice-cover are monitored from space.
Younger travellers are invited to discover a "Window on the World", using a joystick to drive their own space vessel on a guided tour of our planet. "Planet Earth, heavens above!", will introduce primary school pupils and their teachers to the different ways in which satellite remote sensing can safeguard our environment.
Films showing Earth observation satellites and the role they play in monitoring the Earth are shown in a small cinema area adjacent to the main exhibition area.
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Thug Life
The Fray dissects The American Conservative.
Thug life: Kate Taylor noted the design similarities between "anti-war rags" The Nation and The American Conservative here. Sam Tanenhaus saw the potential for a new version of the "Old Right/New Left" alliance in Buchanan's anti-war stance here. But it was Ron Radosh in The Fray herewith the evidence of the meeting of the minds:
Actually, Buchanan did do his part to try and cement the left-right alliance. Two years ago, the two keynote speakers at the anti-war rally held in San Francisco by antiwar.com were Pat Buchanan and Alex Cockburn. And in his book on the Republic and empire, he cites Williams approvingly more than once. I argue that if he was alive, Williams would be a major Buchanan supporter. The last op ed Rothbard wrote right before he died (a week earlier) was a defense of Buchanan. It will be interesting to see if his mag is embraced by some Left-wing Nation type figures.
The Stassen cutoff: Many readers thought the characterization of The American Conservative as "thuggish" was thuggish in its own right. Don't cry for Buchanan; he is probably used to being called a thug and a bully. But anthony really knows how to hurt a guy here: "He is more annoying than acne, as out of touch as a corpse and less important politically than the late Harold Stassen" … 10:20 p.m.
Add it update: Responding to Jordan Ellenberg's mathematical critique of grade inflation, Michael threw down the thought-experiment gauntlet here yesterday, and even offered a bet. Today, Ellenberg takes the bet here, sort of. The terms are complicated, and too long for the blog. I could quote the trash-talking (Michael: " Numb-nut's argument doesn't hold water … I can't imagine that any scientist worth his salt would feign indifference as to the precision of his instrument"; Ellenberg: "Michael and his sensitive testicles are correct.") but that wouldn't be fair to the, um, meat of the argument. … 9:10 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002
Everybody's talking at me update: The Table of Contents now indicates which Slatewriter is the author of the most recent entry in the "Should we go to war with Iraq?" Dialogue. David Plotz is up now. ...
Blind mice or stooges? Responding to Chris Suellentrop's limited defense of the three anti-war Democratic Representatives who went to Iraq, Caliban Weeps remained cynical here:
How long have these guys been in Washington? And they've been able to keep up the pretense of their naivete? Come on. If you work in a whorehouse for five years you have to know what is going on and it is not religious in nature.
Grubbing bubbles: Some excellent Fraying in following Jordan Ellenberg's critique of the perils of grade inflation. Michael offered a solid thought experiment hereas an example of a situation in which grade inflation obscures real distinctions between students. (Ellenberg has offered to reply; check back here for the update.) Professor Moriarty offered this refutation of Ellenberg's analysis:
It "snapshots" grade inflation at a given moment, instead of treating it as a dynamic phenomenon—one which, like monetary inflation, feeds on itself and therefore becomes "runaway." Nowadays students … if they get a B+ ... I've already inflated grades as if they were the tires on an 18-wheeler, but it's never enough. Eventually A- will becomes the grade that students find unacceptable, then A, and at that point (Lord, I hope) the system's absurdity will become so obvious that even a college dean can grasp it.
8, 8, I forgot what 8 was for: First Michael O'Hanlon gave his best estimates for casualties in an Iraq war; now Robert Shapiro adds up the financial cost. Many readers are complaining about Shapiro's parthian shot at the Bush tax cut; none better than Keith M. Ellis. A fragment of his long post here:
Good Lord! I'm pretty damn liberal and a bitter enemy of Bush's absurd tax cuts, and yet I can easily differentiate between $300B spent on waging a war and a tax cut.
Any money spent on fighting a war is economically one of the worst ways to spend it (if we exclude the possibility that a war prevents a worse economic outcome) since much of that money essentially goes up in smoke. In contrast, tax revenue not collected is almost certainly more productively spent privately than it would have been spent by the government. So if you're talking about how the government "spends" its money, and the resulting effects, they're essentially opposites.
Annenberg family values: Halloween comes early this year in Press Box. Derided as an immature hack, Jack Shafer plays Gomez Addams here:
You Fraysters are encouraging me to dig up Annenberg again and build a playpen with his bones.
Ben Kirkup argues that while JFK and Walt Annenberg are alike, Shafer would not have attacked Kennedy in the same way. In response, The Slasher turns to more practical politics in place of handwringing over the liberal media:
I assume that these two examples of men given enormous and completely undeserved power over others by the fortunes of their gangster fathers will lead you to join me in a strong call for killing the repeal of the inheritance tax, lest the situation—obviously bad enough as these two cases would indicate—gets much worse when ALL the ill-gotten money can be passed on to the noxious spawn.
Sneetch news: While we are playing dress-up, new stars for Abre los ojos (the deal sealed with this post from "Yoda los ojos" in the Do The Math Fray), The Slasher (see above), JTF, and Kip Soteres. Stop by The Best of The Fray Fray for your stars. ... 9:30 a.m. Everybody's talking at me: Robert Wright, who writes the Earthling, has contributed to the Iraq Dialogues (find his entry below Kate Taylor's on the Wednesday page). ... 12:40 a.m.
Sneetch news: While we are playing dress-up, new stars for Abre los ojos (the deal sealed with this post from "Yoda los ojos" in the Do The Math Fray), The Slasher (see above), JTF, and Kip Soteres. Stop by The Best of The Fray Fray for your stars. ... 9:30 a.m. Everybody's talking at me: Robert Wright, who writes the Earthling, has contributed to the Iraq Dialogues (find his entry below Kate Taylor's on the Wednesday page). ... 12:40 a.m.
Everybody's talking at me: Robert Wright, who writes the Earthling, has contributed to the Iraq Dialogues (find his entry below Kate Taylor's on the Wednesday page). ... 12:40 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002
Into the wind: Michael Steinberger's discussion of wine-spitting is meeting with laughter, although no one laughs at this analogy: "If you want to be seen as legit by the Crips, it helps to have a drive-by shooting to your credit. If you want be seen as legit by wine geeks, you need to be able to shoot a mouthful of Chardonnay in a clean, straight line." (Examples here, here, and here.) Among the discussions of sports-related loogieing, there was this rather backhanded compliment from Jacoby here:
Finally, a Slate article devoid of left-wing bias. How refreshing. In fact, it could even be called somewhat elitist, which is even better for those of us who prize a meritocracy. ... 12:20 p.m.
Revolution #9: Lynn Sanders points to a number of Title IX critics in her "Jurisprudence" piece, titled "Hardly Sporting," and criticizes the Independent Women's Forum and Christine Stolba in particular for seeing quotas in the law. Here's the relevant passage:
Christine Stolba sounded an alarm about "quotas in every arena of higher education, including the classroom."
But again, there are quotas and there are quotas. Apparently statistical arguments about gender equity on campus are entirely palatable when the claim is that men and not women are at risk. Without a glimmer of worry about self-coronating as a quota queen, Stolba ominously remarked that "the underrepresented sex on campus will no longer be women, but men."
Here, in the Jurisprudence Fray, Stolba responds. Part of her answer:
[T]he remarks she cites from my testimony before the Commission were hardly "ominous," nor were they an effort to "self-coronate" as a "quota queen." In fact, my statement was meant to emphasize exactly what Ms. Sanders says we are all ignoring: the broad reach of Title IX into all areas of education, including athletics.
As to the underrepresentation of men on college campuses, Stolba writes,
[M]y point in raising this fact was not to argue that we should start using Title IX to grant men preferences in education. It was to demonstrate the danger of using rigid notions of statistical parity as the measure of equality in education for either sex. ...
Twilight time: In the Poems Fray, two events of note. First, Paul Breslin, author of "The City" has jumped into The Fray to respond to his critics (starting here). He hopes other poets will take advantage of the attentive audience. Second, responses to this week's poem "Still Life With Moving Figure" are running 9 to 2 in favor. Check out the shann's thread here and Kip Soteres' here. ...
Don't fence me in: Hugo Lindgren makes the counterintuitive argument that Jason Giambi is hurting the Yankees (his stats have fallen; he costs too much), and the Sports Nut Fray subjects him to his ritual pummeling (even before last night's 3-for-4, 3 RBI performance). While there are several statistically rich refutations (like Adam Masin's here), Deak Nabers offers this strategically savvy counter:
It wasn't the money that the Yankees pay Giambi which kept them from acquiring great mid-summer talent; it was the prospects (arguably their two best) they spent acquiring Jeff Weaver. ... 9:45 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002
Good vibrations: In the wake of Sunday night's Sopranos (and our shrinks' rediagnoses), many viewers have announced that the show is in danger of losing them. BadaBing is to the point here: "Another show like the last one, and it will get a toe tag."
Judith Shulevitz and Buffalo Gal are fighting over Glen Gabbard's therapeutic style. Some clips:
JS here:I'm horrified by Glen Gabbard's highly unprofessional claim that it was healthy for Janice to push Ralph down the stairs, nearly breaking his back—that it was necessary for her "to stop being a doormat." What pseudofeminist hogwash! … [E]ncouraging Janice to wallow in her already brimming pool of self-pity inevitably led to Janice acting out, and when Janice acts out, she becomes a psychopath, just like her mother and to a lesser degree her brother.
BG here: [I]t is possible to be both aggressor and victim. No one can say Ralphie is anything other than a miserable psychopath, abusing women left and right. ("Sorry I disrespected the Bing" after committing murder!)
David NYC and Mitch have the best discussion of Janice (beginning here) and the ontological status of fictional psychopathy (or, who decides how crazy she should be?). ...
Jammed with Barakan heroes? New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey has been busy, scrambling to find a viable Democrat to run in Torricelli's place (more below) and forcing Amiri Baraka to resign as New Jersey's poet laureate. (See this Recycledpiece for the poem that got him tossed and Bryan Curtis' debunking of the myth of "4,000 Jews" who did not go to work on 9/11. Bob Baraka (no relation) files the Baraka flap under "Well, what did you expect?" here:
If you make Amiri Baraka poet laureate you can't act astonished when he spews anti-Semitic bile—it's been his stock in trade for several decades now. Either accept him as he is, or appoint someone else to the post. And what does it say about N.J.'s illustrious governor that the only thing he objected to in the entire poem was the one line about Israeli workers?
Philo attacks Baraka's postmodern relativism here. Our Poems Fray regulars might use this as a jumping off point for a discussion of, ahem, narrative voice. …
Down with MPP? Following the International Papers roundup of British reaction to the revelation that Conservative former PM John Major had been carrying on a long-term affair, Lee compares American and British attitudes toward sexual infidelity here:
Luckily for Major, the mere fact of having an extramarital is not that big a deal in Britain. His opponents will get some mileage (kilometerage?) out of his hypocrisy, since he stumped on the traditional family values thing, but the Brits don't seem as susceptible as we are to that whole "...nation sliding into the rotting ooze of moral decay..." nonsense we hear from Robertson & Falwell. … 10:45 a.m.
I lift my lamp: Even before William Saletan's diagnosis of Senator Robert Torricelli's withdrawal, Ballot Box and Today's Papers Frays were debating Torricelli's exit. (For some good threading see here—marylb leads off.)
Cato the Censor objects to Saletan's analogies and offers a more home-grown explanation here:
Unfortunately, Torricelli brought this ignoble end to his public life upon himself. Torricelli is an incredibly talented, but deeply flawed man. He served New Jersey well, and he could have been great. He is not like Clinton, Gore or even D'Amato. The Torch was the type of politician that Garden Staters love—an outrageous street brawler with a bit of a mean streak that helps him get things done. However, he had a character trait that was more like former Gov. Florio's, which New Jerseyans loathe—arrogance.
Joan is one of the many who feels some pity for the passing of the torch here:
I worry that that lack of "forgiveness" that Torricelli spoke of today denies us the talents of the brilliant but flawed, and leaves us alone with the mundane and unimaginative. ...
Ain't got time for the pain: Kurl gives us a "Torch song trilogy" of gloating limericks here, here, and here. ...
Maryland, his Maryland: Last Friday, Saletan explained how moving to Maryland was like going through the looking glass of Texas politics—from default Republican to default Democratic. Baltimore attorney kfa offers a more geographically nuanced explanation the Maryland electoral layout here—the usual high-density islands of red in an ocean of blue. BD says the Texas race between John Coryn and Ron Kirk is Maryland in reverse; The Bell explains how Saletan's indecision is a "microcosm of independent voters today at the national level." … 5:00 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 30, 2002
Iraqathon, round III: As Slate writers debate whether the U.S. should go to war with Iraq, the Dialogues Fray has featured some of the best reader reasoning I've seen, on every side of this debate. (Now that the Iraq dialogue is posted on MSN.com, readers can expect many more voices in The Fray, and many fewer good threads for the next several hours.)
One way to keep up with the weeklong flood of posts will be to read the excerpts I have appended at the bottom of the "Dialogues" page. Another way for readers to track theSlate line on the war is to look at Abre los ojos'summary here. (Kinsley favors "national dithering," the "Brookings group" is "credentialed and credible," and Weisberg shows "at least tolerable depth and familiarity with the issues.") Perhaps he will come back and provide updates as the dialogue continues. (Hint, hint.) ...
Process, schmocess: Early in his "case against the case against the war," Jacob Weisberg argues that Michael Kinsley and Joe Klein are making "process objections." Robert hall gives process its due here:
While I personally agree with Weisberg that Iraq has to be attacked, I don't see how the process objections Kinsley raises can be so easily dismissed. An honest, democratic process is most likely to get you the right ideas, in general. Bush might be right now, as I think he is, but if democratic process is violated, he could get us in real trouble in the future.
Meanwhile, Kevin Thomson usefully parses the difference between Rumsfeld'sreasons for war and Wolfowitz's here and strongly argues for war and nation-building. ...
Scenarists: Weisberg also hints that only preparation for war could make inspections possible. Readers continue to debate this idea; see Engram here (and the responses) and Mike Klepzig here ("Last time (Desert Storm) we DID prepare for war and look to all the world as if we meant it. Did Saddam withdraw his troops from Kuwait? No!").
NS argues that the war could backfire, driving Saddam closer to terrorist organizations; that the peace could be unmanageable, resulting in a dangerous Iraq—anarchic or Shiite-dominated—and that either one of those scenarios make inspections a better option than war. ...
Nice threads: Anticipating Steve Chapman's argument, Beverly Mann starts a terrific thread on deterrence here, and has been joined by bmcburney, Bill Nolan, Engram, and Publius. The Bell asks anti-war Fraysters for their arguments here, and is getting them ...
If it's not love, then it's the bomb: Responding to Weisberg, Steve Chapman stakes out the maximal position, that even a nuclear-armed Saddam is no threat to the U.S. (Doodahman had made a less temperate version of Chapman's argument here.) In response, Andrew Millhaupt makes the case that the costs of even an accidental release from the Iraqi biological weapons program are enough justification for an invasion here. ...
On looking into Chapman's archive: Ender wonders if Chapman had contradicted an earlier position against missile defense; Chapman enters The Fray here to explain why not. ...
Again again: In his entry today, William Saletan reaffirms the importance of stopping Saddam's nuclear program here; in rapid response, doodahman reaffirms his faith in containment here. ...12:05 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26, 2002
Domestications: The Chatterbox Fray (filtered here) has newfound focus discussing Tim Noah's latest entries. Today's Whopper, in which term limit pasha Tom Tancredo reneges on his pledge not to run again finished with a plea to end the crusade for term limits. Dilan Esper roused himself to explainwhy the crusade should not end, even when your representative is Henry Waxman.
Noah's defense of Tom Daschle's dudgeon (word on loan from kausfiles here) includes a crack about the irrelevance of the anti-terror org chart. This earns smart criticism from Thrasymachus here (not your usual Bush supporter). Has he been corrupted by the bizarro world of Chatterbox? Hardly. This is what happens when you bring your usual thoughtfulness with you …
The response to Noah's piece also contains the best short case I have seen for extending civil service protections to the new Homeland Security department, from RuebenJames here:
[T]he evidence about how the intelligence agencies performed before 9-11 would indicate that the civil service types at grunt level did a good job. The rank and file people had massive amounts of evidence about what the terrorist were up to. The failure appears to be at the management levels, where supervisors ignore evidence, didn't pass it up, didn't talk to their counterparts in other agencies, etc. Bush's plan to make these workers solely dependent for job security and promotion on their superiors is only going to ensure that these agencies are staffed with people who are afraid to go up against their bosses, even when they know they're right.
If only these posts led somewhere, like the nice Chatterbox thread between Media Watcher and bmcburney as they debate Gore's contradictions here …
Guide to Kulcha: Not everything is Iraq. In the Movies Fray (which is back to normal), posters are taking issue with Edelstein's pronouncement that Moonlight Mile is the worst movie of the year. Many have other nominees (DB omnibus list here), while Roy Kristiansen notes "we've still got three whole months to go." …
Daily Doses III: Churchill is back, needling Hollywood flack Henry Eshelman in the Diary Fray. This time, he offers an alternative summary of Eshelman's Thursday:
Post-ironic breakfast with daughter. Cram three days of work into 90 minutes. Over dramatise own stress levels. Patronisingly rebuff creative thoughts designed to satisfy a client need. Lunch with ex-wife. Starfuck. Call 911 for a NOISE complaint? … 11:20 p.m.
Iraqathon II: Joe Klein defended Gore's speech against the Administration's war campaign and asked "Can Al Gore Rouse the Democrats?" At least Gore can rouse The Fray. Again, not much discussion, but many good posts that can serve as beachheads …
Freedom's just another word for: H.L. Mencken (not the real one, silly) gives a cynical (or politically savvy) explanation forGore's guts here:
If Gore steps out on the Iraq issue and is shown to be prescient he will have a political foundation upon which he can build another campaign for President. If he turns out to be wrong, he has lost nothing.
Publius makes a similar point here, and is probably willing to debate it ...
Lyall opposition: Lyall Bush is in fine rhetorical form here criticizing the apathetic populus:
[T]he country allows Bush and his advisors to bray about a world whose history and politics they haven't learned, simplify the globe's labyrinthine arrangements as if they were the malleable stuff of a Clint Eastwood movie, and puff themselves up as if advertising new communications software -- all the while working to make the world a more dangerous place. And Klein is right to commend Gore for saying why we need to push back at them, too.
Utek, though, finds the problem lies with Democrats in Congress who first failed to oppose the Bush tax cut and are now rushing to support the war. His conclusion?:
So far, the only criticism from the Dems has come from a politician who's not in office. Someone should tell the Democrats that to be the loyal opposition, one needs to start opposing something ...
Drumbeat: Speaking of Democrats in Congress, Gore advocated slowing down the debate on going to war and Klein thought would hurt Democrats who don't want to campaign on the war. But The Bell disagrees here. The crux:
Gore's call for a slowdown in the debate and vote is not unintentionally meant to inconvenience incumbent Democrats but intentionally meant to help them … If Democratic anti-war incumbents are forced to stand and make a protracted fight in Washington debates, they cannot stump in their home districts ...
One of us … one of us: Joe thinks Gore's "hastily written pronouncements" as Klein called them, make the ex-Veep "just like the writers and fraysters at Slate." "Come on Gore, join the dark side." 12:50 p.m. Iraqathon: From yesterday's cover, you can see that for awhile Slate will be all-Iraq all-the-time (almost). How to Fray? Let me offer some suggestions:
One of us … one of us: Joe thinks Gore's "hastily written pronouncements" as Klein called them, make the ex-Veep "just like the writers and fraysters at Slate." "Come on Gore, join the dark side." 12:50 p.m.
Iraqathon: From yesterday's cover, you can see that for awhile Slate will be all-Iraq all-the-time (almost). How to Fray? Let me offer some suggestions:
If you want to participate in a discussion and not simply shout from the laptops, you might want to avoid any Fray for an article that is currently linked to the msn.com homepage. The msn.com link encourages a lot of posts, but it creates a shoot-and-scoot effect.
If you want to read some of the better posts, but don't have time to page through them, you can start with the posts I append below the article (although I may be playing catchup for awhile) or you can select "View Editor's Picks" once you have entered The Fray.
Finally, you can check back here. While everyone knows that there are at least two sides to the invasion debate, and a slew of reasons for any position, everyone may not know what the terms of the conversation are. I will try to draw attention to them.
Both sides now: Michael Kinsley's Readme piece started off Slate's great Iraq debate. In The Readme Fray, responses are running the gamut. Zathras's pro-invasion response begins by cogently arguing that not knowing enough is an inveterate problem:
Crucial information is always unavailable to citizens before war begins. It is usually unavailable to governments also, or is not distinguished from less important information before war starts, or is not utilized because no one in a position of responsibility knows where to look for it. This has been the case in every war the United States has ever fought.
This is not a failure of democracy; this is life …
Adam Masin points to another inveterate problem: acting without legitimacy:
[H]e will go to war without the support of half of his country and almost all of the rest of the world. Say what you will about the merits of a Iraq war, Bush's stance does not put him in very good company amongst history's world leaders who have taken similar action.
And for readers who tire of measured political discourse, you can always look to posts by doodahman for a more cantankerous exchange (such as this):
In a just world, any time that a war hawk uses the term "appeasement" when attacking Iraq war opponents, a huge cartoon Monty Python fist ought to come down and squish them ... Appeasement is not failing to invade a sovereign nation. The proper term for that is called "Civilization."
Death and the salesman: There is much discussion of the Administration's "sales pitch." Matt says no pitch could work:
The reason for the fundamental dishonesty of Bush's sales job is that the real reason for a war is just not appealing enough.
But The Bell says all this attention to sales misses the point (apologies for the truncation):
Kinsley says facts do not matter, sales pitch matters; and since President Bush has not been a good salesman, he is a fatuous hypocrite even if he is ultimately right. The converse being that he is a great leader if he knows he is wrong but can lie convincingly. For my money, THAT makes Mr. Kinsley the reductio ad absurdum of Marshall McLuhan.
Rhyme and reason: Regular contributors to the Poems Fray are hanging out in Readme to give Kinsley's "Charge of the Right Brigade" some Tennysonian support. Persephone leads off here:
"Forward the Right Brigade"
Was there a fear allayed?
No tho the people knew
Some one had bluster'd
Is this a casus belli?
Should W provide a "why"?
Can we do naught but sigh?
Into the alley bereft
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Commuters will have to contend with roadworks at Little Eaton until at least the end of the month.
The work to make improvements to the A38 at Little Eaton began in January, regualrly causing long tailbacks, and were expected to finish in May.
However , the Highways Agency said poor weather, the discovery of a rare species of crayfish and contractors damaging a water pipe have caused setbacks.
At the beginning of June Tory MP for Mid-Derbyshire Pauline Latham asked bosses at the Highways Agency to lay on more staff without success.
The works involve increasing the number of lanes and installing traffic signals to control the flow of traffic through the junction.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "These works are being carried out in conjunction with the A38 Markeaton scheme and are being delivered one after another. To that extent the completion date is an estimate."
These works are part of the national pinch point programme. The pinch point programme forms part of the UK Government's growth initiative, outlined during the Chancellor's Autumn Statement in November 2011.
When and where is this happening?
Work began on 6 January 2014 and will aim to be complete by July 2014.
The A38/A61 Little Eaton roundabout is located to the north of Derby.
Why is this happening and what will it cost?
The A38 through Derby suffers from heavy peak time traffic, particularly at Little Eaton and Markeaton Roundabouts. The congestion conflicts with numerous turning and crossing movements at these junctions.
The scheme will cost approximately £2.7 million.
Read more: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Extra-workers-A38-8216-cause-traffic-jams-8217/story-21212994-detail/story.html#ixzz36tUso35b
Read more at http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Extra-workers-A38-8216-cause-traffic-jams-8217/story-21212994-detail/story.html#u3X5xhz1mJC5qGZR.99
The misery will continue for morning commuters as the roadworks at the Little Eaton Island will not be finished until the end of the month.
This morning the Highways Agency confirmed the work will not be finished in early July as previously stated.
The Highways Agency said poor weather, the discovery of a rare species of crayfish and contractors damaging a water pipe have caused the issues.
The crayfish have since been moved another part of the same brook well away from the ongoing roadworks at the roundabout.


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Providing a fair and honest election to my precinct
Yesterday, I was an election worker in Kentucky's General Election. My day began when the alarm rang at 4:15 AM. I left the house at 5:15 AM and drove a couple of miles to the local church that is the polling place for our precinct. Other workers arrived at about the same time, and we got the voting machines ready to go, tables arranged, sample ballots posted, and "Vote Here" signs installed outside.
At 6:00 a.m., we had our first voters. The next 12 hours went by fairly quickly, with a steady stream of people passing through. Usually, we had only one or two voters at a time, but at times, we had up to a dozen people waiting to vote. In all, about 1/3 of the registered voters in our precinct cast a ballot.
Due to a shortage of election workers, we had a three-person crew. We are supposed to have four workers -- clerk, Republican judge, Democrat judge, and sheriff. Since we didn't have a sheriff, we had to share that job between us.
Voter registration irregularities
We did have a few registration irregularities. We had several people who had moved from the precinct but had not changed their registration to their new precinct. It's illegal for them to vote in a precinct where they don't live, so we had to fill out paperwork for them and send them to their proper polling place.
In another case, a wife was listed as a legal voter in the book, but the husband was not listed, even though he had voted and resided in the precinct for years, just as his wife has. The county clerk allowed him to vote, but it required some phone calls and paperwork. The man was irritated and I understand why, but it certainly wasn't our fault.
In another case, a voter was incorrectly listed so we couldn't find his name. After a phone call to the County Clerk's office, we learned that he was listed with his middle name as his last name and his last name as his first name. He was able to vote under his incorrectly-listed name, and he filled out a new voter registration card to change his name so it will be correct next time (we hope.)
Problems with voting
An elderly gentleman requested the old voting machine. He couldn't hear very well. When he came out of the booth, we election workers didn't think that we had heard the bell on his machine ring (indicating that his vote was cast.) He asserted that he wouldn't have heard the bell if it did ring, but he had certainly pushed the "Vote" button. We commented that the lights next to the names on the screen were still flashing which indicated his vote was not complete. He insisted again that he had voted (!) so we didn't press the issue further. However, we don't think that his vote was recorded.
Workers aren't allowed to enter the booth with the voter, so it's hard to determine exactly what the problem is in some cases. One of the last voters of the day used the new voting machine and somehow managed to press buttons in a sequence that looped him back through the ballot several times. We tried to talk him through it from outside the booth. When the ballot has been successfully cast and the votes recorded, a success message and the American flag are displayed on the screen. He finally got that screen, but he was not satisfied that his vote had been counted.
Each of these incidents had to be recorded on the Sheriff's report, and some of them happened while we were pretty busy with voters, so it would have been good to have that fourth worker. Our precinct was one of several that did not have a full crew. I don't know why they can't find enough election workers. Is it the long day?
Following correct election procedures
Some voters seemed a bit miffed that they had to show an ID, but that's the rule unless an election worker will sign that he/she personally knows the person's identity.
I felt that all the election workers at our precinct were following regulations and procedures as best we could. We were going by the book. No one was trying to stretch or bend the rules or influence the voters. We were doing our best to provide a fair and honest election to the residents of our precinct.
After the polls were closed at 6:00 p.m., it took us about half an hour to print out the tapes on the machines, close them and shut them down, and pack up all the election materials. Then the other judge and I had to take the tapes, the memory units from the machines, and the voter books and other papers to the County Clerk's office.
One thing I learned is that it might be a good idea to check your voter registration at the courthouse once in a while, even if you've been voting regularly and haven't made any changes of address.
It was a long and tiring day, but it was good to participate in the exercise of democracy. I enjoyed it.
KY Poll Worker Charged With Assault -- Wow!
Fun, Civic Duty Cited as Reasons to Work the Polls -- Local election worker has served for 25 years.
Sheriff Called In to Solve Oak Grove Poll Problem -- Election workers coped with an inhospitable polling place elsewhere in my county. Check out the mayor's statement in the last paragraph. What an idiot. I hope the voters realize that he's messing with their voting rights, not just with the election workers who happened to be assigned there.


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quote: I started the Oklahoma Science and Engineering Foundation (OKSEF) and hosted the inaugural tournament on November 15th.
quote: My goal is to finish my degree before my two sixth graders leave FOR college
quote:Originally posted by Farmgirl: Great post, Jack!(disregard Achilles trying to act like Slash)
quote:Originally posted by brojack17:I shared that with the kids. They all want to play now.


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The best bacon recipes, based on trending searches
Dec. 30 is National Bacon Day
The best bacon recipes, based on trending searches
Dec. 30 is National Bacon Day
Friday is National Bacon Day.
While some people celebrate this holiday throughout the year, many have been planning out the best dishes.
Here are the most popular bacon recipes people have been searching for on Google in the last week across the country.
7. Bacon-wrapped asparagus
6. Bacon egg casserole
Happy #nationalbaconday! Try this yummy bacon, egg & cheese breakfast casserole #recipe: https://t.co/JBuGBBv5vB pic.twitter.com/mFdtDOqP4f
— CafeMom (@cafemom) December 30, 2016
5. Bacon green beans
4. Bacon-wrapped wieners
3. Brussels sprouts bacon
Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon, onion with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar #delicious #healthy #sproutrecipe pic.twitter.com/OpNwMpuwcj
— Lauren Delany (@LaurenVeronaD) December 29, 2016
2. Little smokies bacon
@975Hans @ScottyG1280 I thought you two would appreciate what is cooking on my @TraegerGrills right now. Bacon wrapped little smokies! pic.twitter.com/a0hqwqA13R
— Trevor Salmon (@tsalmon88) December 23, 2016
1. Scallops and bacon
A feast before the beast #homemadefood #crabcakes #mushroomcaps #procuttoasparagus #scallopsandbacon acon #christmasappys
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My Room: Felicity
Just because their housing is temporary doesn't mean Jessica wasn't enthusiastic to create a beautiful room for her daughter. She shares: My husband and I live at Hanscom Air Force Base in standard base housing that's about 60 years old. Just imagine primer white walls and beautiful old wooden floors. As soon as we found out we were expecting our first child, my mind started running wild with all of the decorating possibilities for the nursery. My passion is decorating, although I have no formal training.
Knowing that we would only be living here another one to two years, I decided not to paint the nursery and go bold with colorful accessories instead. The space is pretty small so I wanted to make the room pop without going overboard. I would say my style is pretty eclectic with a mix of old and new. I'm not a huge fan of themed nurseries so I decided to just start buying pieces I loved that would coordinate seamlessly together.
My inspiration started with the vibrant curtains which I bought from Urban Outfitters. I loved how they incorporated a variety of bold colors that I could use throughout the space. I found a few key pieces from thrift stores and the rest I bought from online sites. I found the $15 campaign dresser on Craigslist which I painted white. The two vintage blue picture frames that were once gold, I found for $1.99 each at a local thrift shop as well as the gold floor lamp for $5. I made the cork board out of an old picture frame as well. I made the crib skirt using some zigzag fabric I found online and I also ombre dyed the crib sheet. The initial scrabble letters were purchased from Etsy, which I would have to say are my favorite pieces of the room. The crib came from Wal-Mart's Baby Mod line as well as the shaggy, ivory rug.
Overall, I would say I'm pretty happy with final results. Each detail was carefully chosen with love and it's the most cheerful space in our home.
Thanks Jessica! Readers, find Jessica at Jessin' Around.
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During Apple's Q1 2013 conference call, when asked about the mix of iPhone 5 compared to the lower priced iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 still on the market, Apple CEO Tim Cook responded that not much had changed from last year's iPhone 4S mix relative to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G, then the discount options.
When all was said, done, and factored, the average selling price (ASP) was essentially the same. Why would carriers keep paying Apple their premium rates to stock the iPhone 5, and why would people keep paying more to buy it, when the iPhone 4 is now a cheaper, free-on-contract option? Horace Dediu of Asymco did the math:
The clue comes from the fact that the consumer is not the only buyer. It's operators who buy and re-price the product. They are hiring the product to sell broadband and the newest variant is still the best hire to do that job. This observation is crucial to understanding the growth dynamics of the iPhone and consequently, of Apple itself.
Carriers want to sell data services, we want to use data services, and the iPhone is still the best way to do that for everyone. This year, add LTE to the mix, and the iPhone 5 is the best iPhone.
Apple might one day find compelling business reason to explore less expensive iPhones for emerging, non-contract markets, but it looks like the top line is doing just fine.
Check out Dediu's full post for all the charts, and his exploration of how the iPhone business looks now that Apple is reporting is separately from accessory and services revenue.
Source: Asymco