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Let's start another week by grabbing another slice of Southern Gospel cheese. The Kingsmen's "Excuses", from the 1981 album Live…Naturally, was the biggest #1 hit of the group's career and one of the longest running #1 songs in Southern Gospel chart history.
Would a novelty song such as "Excuses" be as big a hit today? Probably not. But, one can't deny the fun factor the song had as is evidenced by this YouTube clip from the Kingsmen reunion video done in 1995. What do you think; could a novelty song like "Excuses" be a success in today's Southern Gospel market place?


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Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. A dentist is a professional practitioner of dentistry. In most countries, to become a qualified dentist, one needs several years of training in a university (usually 4-8) and some practical experience working with actual patients' dentition. The patron saint of dentists is Saint Apollonia, martyred in Alexandria by having all her teeth violently extracted, not, one would have thought, such a very desirable exempla.
Glossary of dental terms([1]).
In Australia, graduating dentists have either a B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) or B.D.Sc degree (Bachelor of Dental Science).
In the United Kingdom, there is 5 years of undergraduate study before obtaining a B.D.S. degree. After graduating most dentists will enter a V.T. (vocational training) scheme, of either 1 or 2 years length, to receive their full NHS registration. In the UK a dentist must register with the G.D.C. (General Dental Council), and meet their requirements as the governing body of the profession, before being allowed to practice.
In the United States, dentists obtain either a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree after 4 years of postgraduate education. (That is, another 4 on top of the 4 years of an undergraduate college.)
There are nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association[2] and require 2-6 years of further formal university training after dental school. The specialties are orthodontics (straightening of teeth), oral and maxillofacial surgery (extractions and facial surgery), pedodontics (treatment for children), periodontics (treatment of gum disease), prosthodontics (replacement of missing facial anatomy by prostheses such as dentures, bridges and dental implants), endodontics (root canal therapy), dental public health (study of dental epidemiology and social health policies), oral and maxillofacial radiology and pathology (study of oral and dentally related diseases). Specialists in these fields are designated registrable (U.S. "Board Eligible") and warrant exclusive titles such as orthodontist, oral surgeon, pedodontist, periodontist, or prosthodontist upon satisfying certain local (U.S. "Board Certified") registry requirements.
Other dental education exists where no post-graduate formal university training is required: cosmetic dentistry, dental implant, temporal-mandibular joint therapy . These usually require the attendance of one or more "hotel courses" that typically last for one to several days. There are restrictions on allowing these dentists to call themselves specialists in these fields. The specialist titles are registrable titles and controlled by the local dental licensing bodies.
Forensic odontology consists of the gathering and use of dental evidence in law. This may be performed by any dentist with experience or training in this field. The function of the forensic dentist is primarily documentation and verification of identity.
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In 2001, archaeologists studying the remains of two men from Mehrgarh, Pakistan, made the startling discovery that the people of Indus Valley Civilization, even from the early Harappan periods (circa 3300 BC), had knowledge of medicine and dentistry! The physical anthropologist that carried out the examinations, Professor Andrea Cucina from the University of Missouri-Columbia, made the discovery when he was cleaning the teeth from one of the men. See Indus Valley Civilization: Science.
Today, Indian dentists must earn the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree (B.D.S.), which requires four years of study and one year of internship. This degree is overseen by the Dental Council of India. In most states, one has to appear for an entrance test conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education, whereas some autonomous universities conduct their own entrance tests.
Dentistry in Canada
Canadian dentistry is overseen by the Canadian Dental Association , while specialization is overseen by the Royal College of Dentists. Today, Canada has about 16,000 dentists. Canadian dentistry is not publicly run (see Medicare (Canada)); only children and the elderly can have free dental care. Other Canadians are mostly covered by workplace dental plans, but many have to pay out of pocket.
For most of the early colonial period dentistry was a rare and unusual practice in Canada. In severe situations, barbers or blacksmiths would pull a tooth, but for many years Canada lagged behind European advances. The first dentists in Canada were United Empire Loyalists who fled the American Revolution. The first recorded dentist in Canada was a Mr. Hume who advertised in a Halifax newspaper in 1814.
During the first half of the 19th century, dentistry expanded rapidly. In 1867 the Ontario Dental Association was formed and in 1868 they founded Canada's first dental school in Toronto, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario . The University of Toronto agreed to be affiliated with the dental school. As time passed, other Canadian universities also created dentistry programmes.
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Canadian dentistry schools
- University of Toronto (1868)
- McGill University (1905)
- Université de Montréal (1905)
- Dalhousie University (1908)
- University of Alberta (1923)
- University of Manitoba (1958)
- University of British Columbia (1964)
- University of Western Ontario (1966)
- University of Saskatchewan (1968)
- Laval University - (1971)
Dentistry in Hong Kong
The longest record for such ongoing and routine training and qualifying requirement for dental specialties in the world exists in Hong Kong where 6 years of pre-specialty, formal training and supervised practice are prescribed. It is uncertain if trainees there are more intellectually challenged than those in, say, North America, Australia or the United Kingdom where the specialty route would only take 2-3 years. It is accepted that only after 6 years of such training would the trainees achieve an equivalent level of professional competence to that attained by their counterparts in the western world.
Related dental topics
- bruxism
- ceramics
- dental brace
- Dental caries
- dental restoration
- fluoridation
- implants
- laboratory technology
- Novocain
- occlusion
- oral surgery
- plaque remover
- temporomandibular joint disease
- tooth
- toothbrush
- waterpik
- American Dental Association
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American College of Prosthodonists [3]
- British Dental Association [4]
- The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry [5]
- Canadian Dental Association [6]
- Royal College of Dentists of Canada
- ask the dentist
External links
- Everything2 article on history of Dentistry
- Dentistry Directory
- free dental advice and common problems
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MERIDIAN (June 25, 2012)--Sheriff's deputies in Bosque County said Monday they believe a man missing from Meridian may be in the Cleveland area in Southeast Texas and are continuing to ask for the public's help in finding him.
James Marshal Woodfin, 50, was last seen at 9 a.m. on June 18 at his residence at Private Road 2619.
Woodfin is 6-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and blue jeans with flip-flop-style shoes.
Woodfin is a diabetic and has other medical issues, Potts said, and authorities and his family are concerned about his medical condition.
Cleveland is in southeast Texas, just east of Conroe.
Potts said there is no indication of foul play in the disappearance.
Deputies have conducted several searches, both in daylight and after dark, in and around the place where Woodfin was last seen.
His family members also have been searching for him since Monday.
Potts said Bosque County deputies have called hospitals and police agencies between Dallas and Austin to find out if they might have encountered a "John Doe" who has not been identified.
Potts said Woodfin is not carrying any identification with him.
Potts said Woodfin is believed to be on foot.
Because Woodfin is diabetic and in immediate need of medication, if encountered he might appear disoriented or confused.
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The NASL Playoffs kick off this weekend with the Quarterfinals. While the RailHawks have the weekend off, they'll be affected by what happens with this week's slate of matches. So here's all you need to know heading into the postseason.
What's the format?
The Playoffs consist of three rounds: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The top two teams in the standings – No. 1 Carolina and No. 2 Puerto Rico – each receive a bye into the semifinals.
Quarterfinals will consist of two single-game matches. The third-place team – Tampa Bay – will host the sixth-place team – Minnesota. The fourth-place team – Ft. Lauderdale – will host the fifth-place team – Edmonton. The winner of each quarterfinal match advances to the semifinals.
The semifinals will consist of two, two-leg, aggregate goal series. The away goals rule is NOT in effect. The first-place team – Carolina – will face the lowest remaining seed, while Puerto Rico will draw the other quarterfinal winner. For example, if Minnesota defeats Tampa Bay, the RailHawks will face Minnesota, regardless of the outcome of the other quarterfinal. If Tampa defeats Minnesota, it will play the winner of the other quarterfinal series.
The championship finals will consist of a home-and-home, aggregate goal series. Once again, the away goals rule is NOT in effect.
In the quarterfinals, if the teams are tied after 90 minutes, they will play an additional 30 minutes of extra time (two, 15-minute halves). No Golden Goal. If they remain tied after extra time, they match will be decided in a penalty kick shootout. The same overtime rules apply in the semifinals and finals if the teams are tied after the second leg of the series.
What's the schedule?
Quarterfinal Round (two single-game matches)
Saturday, October 1
Edmonton at Ft. Lauderdale, 7:30p.m.
Minnesota at Tampa Bay – 7:30 p.m.
Semifinal Round (two-legg, aggregate goal series)
Game 1
Quarterfinal Winner (highest seed) at Puerto Rico - October 8 – 9, kickoff TBD
Carolina at Quarterfinal Winner (lowest seed) – October 8 – 9, kickoff TBD
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Quarterfinal Winner (lowest seed) at Carolina – October 15, kickoff 7pm
Puerto Rico at Quarterfinal Winner (highest seed) - October 15-16, kickoff TBD
Championship Round
Game 1
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Game 2
Semifinal Winner vs Semifinal Winner – October 29 – 30, kickoff TBD
What is a home-and-home, aggregate goal series?
The higher seeded team in the series earns the right to chose which game in the series it will host. And the winner of the series is determined by the total score of the two games.
Who's in?
No. 1 Carolina (17-3-8)
The Regular Season Champion RailHawks finished the regular season with 54 points. Their 50 goals scored and 26 goals against were both best in the league. Forward Etienne Barbara led the league in scoring (20 goals, 8 assists), and earlier this weeks, the RailHawks had four players named to the NASL Best XI: Barbara, midfielder Matt Watson, defender Kupono Low and goalkeeper Brad Knighton.
No. 2 Puerto Rico (15-7-6)
The Islanders, the 2010 league champion, nearly ran down the RailHawks in the standings, but ultimately finished two points behind. Puerto Rico went 7-2-1 over the season's final two months, and they finished the year undefeated at home (8-0-5).
No. 3 Tampa Bay (11-8-9)
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No. 4 Ft. Lauderdale (9-11-8)
The Strikers finished the regular-season on 38 points, and they're back in the playoffs for the first time since 2006 (when they were Miami FC). They scored the fourth most goals in the NASL (35), and had at least 16 different players score once. Brian Shriver and Eduardo Coudet let the way with six goals. Goalkeeper Matt Glaeser had the third best GAA in the league (1.04). Defenders Lance Laing and Toni Stahl were both Best XI picks.
No. 5 Edmonton (10-6-12)
Edmonton qualified for the postseason in their first year of existence after finishing in fifth place with 36 points. Like Ft. Lauderdale, FCE scored 35 goals this season, while their 40 allowed were second-most in the league. Midfielder Shaun Saiko had nine goals and five assists and was a Best XI selection.
No. 6 Minnesota (9-9-10)
The Stars will face No. 3 Tampa Bay on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Minnesota went 0-2-2 in four matches against FCTB this season. The Stars snatched the sixth and final playoff berth on the final day of the regular season last Saturday after defeating the RailHawks 2-1 at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Who might the RailHawks face in the semifinals?
The RailHawks could meet one of three teams: Ft. Lauderdale, Edmonton or Minnesota.
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This site existed as a stronghold in Carthaginian times, and when the Romans occupied the Iberian Peninsula they turned it into a Castro or Fort. When the Romans left, it was taken from the Arabs by Bishop D. Soeiro with the help of the crusaders, who gave it to the order of St. James (S. Tiago). However little by little it fell into ruins and the village was prey to Algerian pirates who ransacked the place several times. The Castro was completely rebuilt during the early part of the Spanish occupation in 1590; indeed the walls you can see today are of that period. When the pirates no longer threated the coast, there was no more reason to keep the defense up and time did its job-it became a ruin. The government sold it at auction in 1906. There were three owners before 1939, when Dom Luis de Castro e Almeida bought it in a complete state of ruin and restored it in its present shape. From 1959 on, he began to receive paying guests with whom he shared his motto: Life without friends is not life". The heirs of Dom Luis motto continue the unique atmosphere of friendship, at the "Castelo" refurbished in 1998.
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On World Biodiversity Day, Remember the Taxonomists
Species are disappearing before we even know what exactly they are
If you're a regular reader of Earth Island Journal or other environmental news sites, you probably know that plant and animals species around the globe are going extinct at the fastest rate in human history. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, we are losing species at up to a thousand times the natural rate. Many experts now agree that Earth is heading for, or already experiencing, a mass extinction – the sixth in nearly half a billion years. The last mass extinction occurred about 65 million years ago when the dinosaurs, among the 76 percent of life forms at the time, were wiped out. Now, scientists believe, between 0.01 to 5 percent of the world's species are lost every decade.
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The reasons are many: encroaching urban development, pollution, hunting and illegal trade, expanding invasive species, climate change, and in many cases a perfect storm of few of the above. To help bring attention to the extinction crisis, in 2002 the United Nations declared May 22 "The International Day for Biodiversity." The idea is to raise public awareness about how maintaining the planet's biodiversity – the mosaic of creatures that makes up ecosystems – is essential.
Hopefully awareness will be raised, because there's another associated problem confounding biologists: It appears many species could be gone before they were even known to science.
One of the less known aspects of the biodiversity crisis is the lack of scientific knowledge needed to even understand the extent of the problem. So far, researchers have documented about 1.5 million species. Every year nearly 18,000 more are added to the scientific corpus. But there's still a long way to go, even in evaluating the knowledge gap itself. Estimates of the overall number of species on Earth range between two million and 100 million.
In short: We don't know exactly how many species we share the planet with, so it's difficult to know exactly how many we are losing.
The systematic classification of all species is done within the scientific field of taxonomy. Identifying and cataloguing species is key for a host of research and professional fields from medicine, to agriculture, to conservation. Taxonomists identify plants and animals, ascribe them to the appropriate hierarchic group (species, genus, family and …more
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From Food Security to Food Sovereignty
By asking Who is control here? the sustainable food movement sets example for broader green movement
It's an exciting time for the good food movement. Sometimes it can feel as though the efforts to make agriculture more sustainable are the most visible and active component of the broader environmental movement. This shouldn't be surprising. Our relationship to food is visceral, emotional, and continues daily. Climate change, as important as it is, can feel abstract.
If you've seen Food Inc. or read any Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, or Rachel Carson, you know that the sustainable food movement is trying to address the social and environmental problems created by an industrial farming system in which convenience and profit trump everything else. The responses to industrial farming have included critiques like Silent Spring, the back-to-the-land and organic farming spark of the late 1960s, the family farm movement that resisted bankruptcy and corporate consolidation in the 1980s, and now the urban farming movement that has burgeoned during the past 10 years.
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Many elements of the sustainable food movement have been organized by (or organized for) the two most obvious sectors of the food system: eaters and producers. Generally food activism has revolved around those who grow the food and those who eat it. In parts of the world where populations are still largely agrarian, eaters and producers are often the same people, but here in the United States (where the farming population hovers around 1 percent) consumers have been the dominant focus of food policy, at least for the past 40 years.
In the global North, much of the past 20 years of activism has been framed by the concept of "food security": that is, the right of all people to have enough food to avoid hunger and malnutrition. While this consumer-focused concept has its benefits, some people have found it lacking. There is, then, a new effort underway to deepen food activism and to focus it on a more radical idea: the concept of food sovereignty. The global food sovereignty movement is making the case that reform of the food system will be insufficient if it does not democratize and make more transparent the means of food production. In short: we'll never be able to resolve the environmental and social abuses of industrial agriculture without changing who controls the food system.
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US Diplomats' Campaign GM Foods
Review of Wikileaks cables reveals effort to break down other nations' resistance to GMOs
by Suzanne Goldenberg
American diplomats lobbied aggressively overseas to promote genetically modified (GM) food crops such as soy beans, an analysis of official cable traffic revealed on Tuesday.
The review of more than 900 diplomatic cables by the campaign group Food and Water Watch showed a carefully crafted campaign to break down resistance to GM products in Europe and other countries, and so help promote the bottom line of big American agricultural businesses.
The cables, which first surfaced with the Wikileaks disclosures two years ago, described a series of separate public relations strategies, unrolled at dozens of press junkets and biotech conferences, aimed at convincing scientists, media, industry, farmers, elected officials and others of the safety and benefits of GM products.
The report offers a further glimpse of the power of the agricultural and biotech industries in America, after the supreme court came down on the side of Monsanto in its effort to enforce its patented GM soybeans.
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The court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer had to buy new seeds directly from Monsanto every time he planted the GM Roundup Ready soybeans.
The public relations effort unrolled by the State Department also ventured into legal terrain, according to the report. US officials stationed overseas opposed GM food labelling laws as well as rules blocking the import of GM foods.
The report notes that some of the lobbying effort had direct benefits. About 7% of the cables mentioned specific companies, and 6% mentioned Monsanto. "This corporate diplomacy was nearly twice as common as diplomatic efforts on food aid," the report said.
Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food and Water Watch, said it was unsettling to see the State Department investing so much effort into promoting industry. "I'm especially concerned to see how much of the cables have to do with changing laws and regulations of many of those countries," she said. "Instead of focusing on security and promoting democracy, they are focusing on pressuring foreign governments."
In some instances, there was little pretence at hiding that resort to pressure – at least within US government circles. In a 2007 cable, released during the earlier Wikileaks disclosures, Craig Stapleton, a …more
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Tim DeChristopher's Case Reveals Obama Administration's Selective Prosecution
Film Review: Bidder 70
Bidder 70 is a stand-up-and-cheer documentary about an activist who made waves while sitting down. Shortly before the Bush regime left office W. leased vast swathes of federally-owned pristine acreage to developers for drilling and mining — an exploitation of public property intended to enrich energy companies. But there was an unexpected fly in the ointment: Due to what this documentary indicates was a case of mistaken identity by the authorities, Tim DeChristopher managed to infiltrate the December 19, 2008 Bureau of Land Management Oil and Gas Lease Auction in Salt Lake City. Acting, he says, "on the spur of the moment," the 27-year-old became "bidder 70," proffering almost $2 million for 22,000 acres of wilderness in the red rock country near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
There was only one problem. Far from being an energy or mining industry representative, DeChristopher was a University of Utah economics student who did not have the money to lease the dozen or so parcels he successfully bid upon. But by doing so in an effort to save the public land from being developed and exploited, he gummed up the works of the auction process.
For "disrupting" the auction, DeChristopher was indicted on two felonies and faced up to 10 years behind bars plus an almost $1 million fine. After Obama moved into the White House his new Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, directed the BLM and Interior Department not to accept the bids for 77 parcels near environmentally sensitive land. But the charges against DeChristopher weren't dropped.
Bidder 70 reveals how conscience, consciousness and peaceful civil disobedience remain powerful weapons in the arsenal of dissent. Award-winning veteran filmmakers Beth and George Gage use archival footage of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, and the anti-Vietnam War movement —- including shots of protesters burning draft cards — to vividly make this point.
The documentary follows DeChristopher's growth as a world figure and the struggle to keep him from becoming a political prisoner, as activists, actors, and attorneys rallied around the environmentalist, who says onscreen that he took spontaneous action because: "It's really hard for me not to think about climate change… It's this big weight our generation is bearing on its shoulders."
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Fox News "Mole" Inks Book Deal
The former O'Reilly Factor producer's memoir is set for an early 2013 release.
| Posted Friday, May 4, 2012, at 5:33 PM
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UPDATE: This should help him pay any upcoming legal bills: Joe Muto, the former Fox News associate producer who turned double agent last month, has a book deal.
The Associated Press reports that the self-professed "Fox Mole" has inked a deal with Penguin Group imprint Dutton for a memoir that is set for release in early 2013. Title: "An Atheist in the Foxhole."
Fox execs have said they are looking into possible legal action against Muto for his then-anonymous posts on Gawker.
Wednesday, April 25: Fox News "mole" Joe Muto reportedly woke up Wednesday to an early morning raid from the New York District Attorney's office.
At around 8:30 a.m., Muto tweeted: "I just got search warranted at 6:30am by a very polite crew from the DA's office. Took my iPhone, laptop, some old notebooks."
The former O'Reilly Factor producer turned Gawker double agent says that, according to the warrant, Fox News is "apparently accusing me of grand larceny, among other things."
The DA's office declined to comment on the open investigation to Forbes and other outlets.
Gawker confirmed earlier this month that Fox News attorneys had notified them that they were considering legal action against both the website and Muto, so the search likely didn't come as a complete surprise to Muto.
Meanwhile, the ex-Fox News employee offered one more parting shot at his former employer and its parent company, News Corp.: "I should have done something more innocuous, like hacked a dead girl's phone and interfered with a police investigation."
Thursday, April 12: And the "Fox Mole" was ... Joe Muto, a (now former) associate producer on The O'Reilly Factor.
A Fox News spokesperson told Mediaite late Wednesday that network officials had fired Muto after learning he was the author of the behind-the-scenes Gawker posts, adding that they were "continuing to explore legal recourse" against the former staffer and "possibly others."
In a Gawker post, Muto confirmed the news.
"In the end, it was the digital trail that gave me away," he wrote. "They knew that someone, using my computer login, had accessed the sources for two videos that ended up on Gawker over the past few weeks. They couldn't prove it entirely, but I was pretty much the only suspect."
Wednesday, April 11: Fox News said Wednesday afternoon that it had discovered the identity of a current (but we're guessing soon-to-be former) staffer who began writing behind-the-scenes dispatches for Gawker the previous day.
"We found the person and we're exploring legal options at this time," a spokesperson for the cable news network told Mediaite.
The unnamed staffer, however, quickly responded with a post saying that as far as he/she knew his/her identity remained a secret within the cable news network's HQ. "If Fox has smoked me out, it's news to me," the person wrote on Gawker shortly after the news broke. "I'm still here. Back to work"
Gawker, which isn't exactly Fox News' biggest fan, went live with its new "Fox Mole" feature on Tuesday, with a post it said was authored by "a long-standing, current employee of Fox News Channel who will be providing Gawker with regular dispatches from inside the organization." Accompanying the post was an exclusive video of Mitt Romney speaking with Sean Hannity before the taping of an on-air interview.
"I always intended to keep my mouth shut," the post began:
The plan was simple: get hired, keep my head down and my views to myself, work for a few months, build my resume, then eventually hop to a new job that didn't make me cringe every morning when I looked in the mirror.
That was years ago. My cringe muscles have turned into crow's feet. The ten resumes a month I was sending out dwindled into five, then two, then one, then zero. No one wants me. I'm blacklisted.
I work at Fox News Channel.
Earlier Wednesday, Gawker went live with a second, slightly less ground-breaking installment of the series, a post titled "The Thin White Line That Separates Fox News Staffers From Bill O'Reilly on the Shitter."


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Read King Lear's Unhappy That Am I, I Cannot Heave soliloquy below with modern English translation & analysis
Spoken by Cordelia, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1
Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave
My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty
According to my bond; no more nor less.
Good my lord,
You have begot me, bred me, lov'd me; I
Return those duties back as are right fit,
Obey you, love you, and most honour you.
Why have my sisters husbands, if they say
They love you all? Haply, when I shall wed,
That lord whose hand must take my plight shall carry
Half my love with him, half my care and duty.
Sure I shall never marry like my sisters,
To love my father all.
"Unhappy That Am I, I Cannot Heave" Soliloquy Translation:
Unhappy as I am, I can't express in words the things that are in my heart. I love your Majesty according to my duty as a daughter. No more, no less. My dear lord, you have conceived me, brought me up and loved me. I return those duties accordingly – obey you, love you, and honour you entirely. Why do my sisters have husbands if they say they love you exclusively? If it happens that I should marry, that man who has my hand in marriage will have half my love, half my care and duty. Certainly, I'll never marry like my sisters to love my father totally.
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Recent county supervisor forum leaves some attendees rooting for underdogs
By Shane Cohn 04/26/2012
In the lobby of the Ventura Marriot Beach Hotel, county residents Ron Elliot and Eric King ordered a round of drinks following the conclusion of Ventura County District 1 Board of Supervisors forum on Thursday, April 19.
It wasn't that the forum was so dull that they needed a shot of alcohol to jump-start their nerves, but the format of the event was too rushed, they said, and they needed to take some time to vet the responses from the candidates vying for the one open seat.
Three-term incumbent Steve Bennett, retired county fire chief Bob Roper and Ventura City Council members Christy Weir and Neal Andrews took turns introducing themselves to the audience; answering questions provided ahead of time about job creation, pensions, general government and land use, and responding to questions from the panel and audience.
While Elliot and King, both local business owners and undecided voters in the supervisor race, would have liked the candidates to have more time to respond to the audience's questions, including their own about agriculture and oil, it was a forum presented by the Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) and Ventura Chamber of Commerce's political action committee, so a focus on pension reform was to be expected.
As Elliot and King discussed the candidates while awaiting their drinks, Andrews and Roper, both Republicans, emerged as their favorites of the night. What's interesting about their choices is that the fiscally conservative Andrews was arguably the darling of the evening, while Roper faced heavy scrutiny from panelist and taxpayers attorney Jim McDermott about how Roper, who had a base salary as fire chief of $190,000 and now a pension that will exceed $230,000, could possibly have credibility with employee unions in regard to pension spiking.
"As far as making sure we have credibility with labor organizations," said Roper, "if we're looking at the current number of employees out there that are already vested in the system, I don't see making changes to that group at all. What we're looking at is a long-term plan for new hires to look at salary compensation, benefits, packages as a whole."
McDermott shot back. "Did I hear you correctly that you are only interested in making changes for new hires, in which case wouldn't impact the budget for 30 years?"
Roper countered. "I don't have the legal opinions of county counsel or outside legal firm on each of the labor contracts to say what we can unilaterally do and can't do."
Pension talk aside, King said he was impressed with Roper's experience as a fire chief and the networking skills he developed over three decades of county service.
Andrews, on the other hand, elicited cheers from the audience when he discussed his plan to defer the draw on the retirements until a time that was consistent with most of the social security retirement provisions.
"Neal showed he held a strong conservative side of governing," said Elliot.
The other two candidates, Weir and Bennett, were also firm in their stance regarding pension reform. Weir said that she supported all the VCTA recommendations to lessen the burden of pension costs on the county budget, and also added that the retirement age must be increased.
Bennett, elected to the board of supervisors in 2001, used his track record to prove he has been fighting for pension reform since well before it was really an issue, even of the VCTA. "In 2001 and 2004, when I challenged these issues and finally and successfully won," said Bennett, "the old leadership of taxpayers association did not join me on those issues. So I thank the taxpayers association for new leadership and fresh approach on these."
The forum, although briefly, also touched on job creation, general government and land use. But clearly, for those like Elliot and King, who came to the event detached from the media's labels of underdog and favorite, the field is still wide open for a breakaway candidate.
The primary will be held June 5.
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A very short time will tell as march madness '10 comes to an end w/ scheyer & team taking it to the final stages! As for me, I'm just throwing a shoutout to him here because he has demonstrated mad skills on the court, has been a good sport & role model, and is simply a product of our community… so wish him all the best! Even if he did sell out! haha…. kidding man… bring home something substantial to make the heat worth it!
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These yummy little appetizers almost taste like dessert. They are always a big hit at parties. —Marilyn McSween, Mentor, Ohio
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Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2013 by R_uth
Outstanding! It's tempting to eat several after tasting them. Made them exactly like the recipe and will make them for special occasions. A little pricey for all the ingredients, but it is worth it.
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Tasty treat. I used a light brie and the cheese did not melt very well. It was still tasty nevertheless. I will make with regular brie next time.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2012 by Simmy22
I use premade pastry cups, goat cheese, walnuts in syrup and cranraisins. The chives wouls be great for Christmas color.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2012 by Bobbilonia
Also wanted to add that some slivered almonds on top instead of, or possibly even in addition to, the chives would be heavenly! ;)
This sounds utterly fabulous! I like the idea of using some apricot preserves as a change even though I dearly love anything cherry. I did notice that pretty much without exception, the lower rated reviews seemed to be because the recipe was not followed as written. Puff pastry and phyllo dough are NOT the same thing. And I've never noticed individual cherries in cherry preserves. Sounds like somebody didn't read very well & was using maybe maraschinos? Anyway, I'll be making these for sure! I can already taste them without ever having made them!
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by dockgirl
These are a perfect balance of flavours. The cherry preserves give a perfect touch of sweetness to go with the cheese. Everyone devours these.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by sookiepie
A fun recipe to play around with too. I made these and also made them using corned beef, cream cheese and chives. Great recipe and full of flavor.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by Auntiebetty
Excellent recipe with lots of possibilities for change. Note: puff pastry and phyllo are NOT the same.
Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by Joanna07
I will make these again, but change things a bit. I used 5 sheets of phyllo dough for each cup, and that was fine. I used two cherries per cup, and found that too strong. For the cheese, I used a Brie log (for lack of a better word) and found the quarter shaped circles not enough. The balance of flavor was off. Next time I will just use just one cherry and a decent chunk of cheese. The presentation is beautiful and colorful.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2010 by Mugsy143
I made this recipe for Christmas Eve and it was a hit. So easy and yummy. I am making it for a party on New Years Eve since I have Brie cheese left.
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For China, Corruption Fight is 'Life or Death' Struggle
by William Ide
China's fight against the rampant problem of corruption has long lacked a tool that many believe could help shine a light on graft: a requirement from the central government that officials publicly disclose their assets.
In the past, authorities tried such policies at the local level, but there has not been a top-down approach to give the public more information about officials' assets.
That, however, could be changing.
China's Communist Party has publicly acknowledged its fight against corruption is a life or death struggle, and in the coming weeks several new - albeit small scale - asset disclosure programs are expected to be initiated, one in the eastern city of Ningbo and three others in the progressive southern province of Guangdong.
Details of the programs are still coming together, but state media report that the program in Ningbo will only be applied to newly appointed government officials.
The program in Guangdong will require major party and government officials to report their assets, investments and employment details of their spouses and children.
He Bing, assistant dean of the law school of the China University of Political Science and Law, says there are signs that the new measures could succeed where past experiments failed. He says the public demand for disclosure is stronger and China's change in leadership is helping to intensify the anti-corruption push.
"Given all these factors, I think that these new policies like the one that is going into place in Guangdong are different from the past," He Ping says.
"The ones we have seen before were just tests, but these new pilot programs are more like a signal that something is about to begin. And slowly these experiments will expand."
Not everyone is optimistic. Some of the programs that already have been experimented with in the past, such as one in Xinjiang and the provinces of Hunan and Zhejiang, have had mixed results, says Allen Clayton-Greene, a senior analyst with China Policy.
The program in Xinjiang lasted for less than a year and ended when the anti-corruption official there passed away, Clayton-Greene says. But the program in Zhejiang's Cixi has been going on since 2009.
"That [program] required people to disclose their personal income, private cars and houses as well as those owned by their children and family members," he says. "But one of the issues with the Cixi pilot program is that there were zero complaints received from the public and there was sort of fury about the fact there was actually no way in which the public could file complaints, in respect to officials' assets."
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Analysts say that just how high up the experiments in Ningbo and Guandong will reach remains to be seen.
Ren Jianming, director of the anti-corruption and governance research center at Beijing's Tsinghua University, says that whatever the final product, the asset disclosure should include prominent officials as well as their family members.
"It is not necessary that all officials be required to disclose their assets, but at least the high-ranking officials including municipal level ones, departments and bureau heads should release details of their assets to the public," Ren says.
"Other lower-ranking officials do not need to make the assets public, instead they only need to release their information internally so it can be monitored."
Since 1995, officials in China have been required to report their salaries to the party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Just a few years ago, that was expanded to include the assets of their family members' personal income, investments and property holdings.
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He Bing says what China needs is a breakthrough, and that the country's leader in waiting, Xi Jinping, knows the crisis his ruling party is facing.
"Xi is like any other leader, like President Obama, once he assumes power he needs to take action. As new leaders they introduce severe new measures and changes and take a more aggressive approach."
What kind of role asset disclosure could play in that plan is unclear. The party's disciplinary commission says it will carry out spot checks on senior leaders' disclosed assets, albeit internally.
Some anti-corruption scholars in China say the government should set up an amnesty program to prod corrupt officials to come forward, and give them some guarantees that possible penalties could be lightened.
Tsinghua University's Ren Jianming says amnesty would need a legal basis and should be different from political movements the party has launched in the past to root out corruption.
"In the past, similar policies by the Chinese government have resulted in unfavorable outcomes," Ren says. "Those who did not come forward and reveal their acts of corruption managed to escape punishment, and those who did come forward willingly were punished. In the end, the result was just the opposite of what was intended."
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Ur was a supercontinent that formed 3,000 million years ago (3 billion) in the early Archean eon; perhaps the oldest continent on Earth, half a billion years older than Arctica, but it may have been preceded by one other supercontinent, Vaalbara, which is suggested to have formed about 3,600 to 3,100 million years ago.[1] Ur joined with the continents Nena and Atlantica about 1,000 million years ago (1 billion) to form the supercontinent Rodinia. Ur survived as a single unit until it was sundered when the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart into Laurasia and Gondwana.[2]
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Rocks that made up Ur are now parts of Africa, Australia, and India.[2]
In the early period of Ur's existence, it was probably the only continent on Earth. Thus Ur is considered to be a supercontinent, even though it was probably smaller than Australia is now. Current day New Zealand has a vague resemblance to Ur, but rotated 90 degrees out of phase, and is about 1000 km too far South. When Ur was the only continent on Earth, all other land was in the form of small granite islands and small land-masses like Kenorland[dubious ] that were not large enough to be continents.
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- ~3 billion years ago, Ur formed as the only continent on Earth.
- ~2.8 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the major supercontinent Kenorland.
- ~2 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the major supercontinent Columbia.
- ~1 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the major supercontinent Rodinia.
- ~550 million years ago, Ur was a part of the major supercontinent Pannotia.
- ~300 million years ago, Ur was a part of the major supercontinent Pangaea.
- ~208 million years ago, Ur was torn apart into parts of Laurasia and Gondwana.
- ~65 million years ago, the African part of Ur was torn apart as part of India.
- ~Present, Ur is part of Australia and Madagascar.
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- Lerner, K. Lee; Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth, eds. (2003). "Supercontinents". Gale Cengage/eNotes.com.
- Zubritsky, Elizabeth (1997). "In the beginning, there was Ur". Endeavors.
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- Zimmer, Carl (January 1997). "In Times of Ur". Discover Magazine.


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The defendant has nothing to complain about in this case except for himself, writes Judge Schneider after conducting an in depth investigation as to the validity of the claimant's assertion that the defendant no longer had the status of "Protected Tenant" (a status granted to certain East Jerusalem Palestinians who had had rental agreement with the Jordanian Custodian for Enemy Property prior to the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967) and that the property should be "returned" to Jewish control, based on Jewish ownership documents from before 1948. Having ruled in favor of the claimant's argument, the Judge ordered that the Shamasneh family leave their home and that the property to be transferred to the Israeli General Custodian, a governmental body that then has the ability to rent or sell the property to whomever it wishes. Like other cases in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the process was carried out in a rational, civilized manner, the competing claims were weighed against one another, and in this case, the Palestinian family's claim did not convince the Israeli judge. The law ruled. Had the case gone differently, the Palestinian family could have won, and the government ministry and its settler partners would have been sent away empty handed. Although we may not like the results, there is little that is more important in a democracy than the rule of law. Isn't that so?
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