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Shelby County Commissioners gave final approval Monday, April 1, to an exemption to the county government residency requirement for Memphis City Schools teachers and other school system employees.
The commission also voted down an August ballot question that would have put to voters doing away with the residency requirement in the county charter.
Meanwhile, the commission appointed attorney Kathleen Gomes as the new Probate Court Judge to fill the vacancy created by the pending retirement of Judge Robert Benham.
Benham has delayed his retirement pending his ongoing hearing on the custody of the children of slain Memphis Police officer Martoiya Lang. The hearing was underway at the Shelby County Courthouse Monday as the commission considered his replacement.
Gomes will serve through August 2014 when the winner of a full eight-year term in the August 2014 "big ballot" elections takes office.
Gomes won on the second round of voting by the commission, defeating State Senator Jim Kyle.
Kyle appeared to have the seven votes to become judge of the first ballot when commissioner Walter Bailey changed his vote for attorney and former county commissioner Julian Bolton to Kyle. But when Bailey changed his vote for Kyle, commissioner Steve Mulroy changed his vote for Kyle to an abstention, leaving Kyle one vote short.
Gomes had the seven votes she needed on the second round of voting.
In other action, commissioners voted down a resolution to transfer another $103,889 from its contingency fund to pay legal fees in the federal schools lawsuit.
The resolution fell one vote short of the seven necessary to pass because Bailey, the seventh vote in favor, was out of the room at the time.
Commissioner Henri Brooks abstained just minutes after she complained that commission chairman Mike Ritz had "disrespected" her during the residency debate by asking her if she was seeking to speak again.
Reconsideration of the item was blocked under commission rules when there was an objection to commissioner Steve Mulroy's move to change his vote in order to move for reconsideration.
The commission could reconsider the item when minutes from the meeting are voted on at the April 15 commission meeting.
Ritz announced at the end of the meeting that the county commission-approved resolution seeking a 13-member countywide school board had become effective without Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell vetoing it. Luttrell also didn't sign it.
The plan which would involve the commission appointing six people to the school board to begin serving effective Sept. 1 with seven existing school board members now goes to Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays.
Attorneys for suburban leaders have already indicated they are opposed to the commission action.
Countywide school board members approved a resolution last month asking Mays to instead delay the move to a 13-member board until voters can fill the six positions for the first time in the August 2014 county general elections.
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Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Rand Paul supporters attack MoveOn activist before debate
It reminds me of someone who takes their two fingers in front of a video camera and pinches someone's head in the foreground, as they're filming. Only this simply represents someone who's wanting to take it a little too far. Like actually using their foot to crush cervical vertebra, or maybe the hope was someone would turn her over for a good old fashioned KKK curb stomp.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
I admire her calm. Though that could have been the side effect of a concussion. I hope she went to a doctor right after, just to be safe. I remember the actor Liam Neeson's wife who took a simple fall on the slopes and laughed it off, a couple of years ago. She died, later in the evening from a head injury she didn't even know she'd suffered.
I think our political community here is getting this fired up, because they're just that frustrated. They listen to the likes of Beck, O'Reilly, Hannity, and believe their lies and they act out of fear that not only is it all true, but they're under threat by the "eeeevil dems!".
I don't think the political atmosphere here has been this offensive and violent, or even overtly threatening like those couple of times when men were caught by security for carrying concealed handguns during Obama's public appearances at town hall meetings, last year.
It's scary, to think what the public are going to resort to. But more importantly, it's frightening to think tea party people, that are represented by idiots like foot boy in that video, could get into the Senate.
I picture our freedoms combusting one at a time, and in short order if that happens. Especially if one ever got to the Presidency.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
You can imagine my distaste when Christine O'Donnel won the primary in Delaware. Honestly, we need people in office who have common sense and credentials. Nowadays we're just getting people who say the things we want to hear but never back them up. And the last thing I want is a tea bagger in charge of the country. As soon as I see that happening, I'm shipping my ass to Canada. From what I hear around these forums, it's a really nice place
Politics in general are begining to wear down on me. I don't really want to be that involved in major discussions, usually because of my lack of knowledge about them, or because I know my opinions aren't very popular. I live in Virginia, so the Republican party is pretty big 'round these here parts being a more liberal individual tends to shy some people away.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Christine O'Donnell hasn't seen fit to get a job at anytime in her life. Now she moron wants to work for us in Washington? She's an embarrassment to Delaware.
I've decided that there's a limited amount of "outside" stuff that I can let myself choose to give a care about, because there's not a lot I can do to change what takes many participants to screw up.
When it comes politics, I hearken back to that old saying; if you do what you've always done you'll get what you've always gotten.
That is made apparent when people re-elect the good old boys, into what is a good old boy network. Career politicians, are the ruin of this country. And it's nonsense! Keep electing the same suits that legislated the problems in the first place, so they can keep making problems!? How does that make sense ?
And now that the Supreme Court has said what amounts to, Corporations can buy a Senator, what chance does the average working citizen have when we've been taking it in the shorts through the lobbyists, special interests, and corporations that have always had D.C.'s ear and padded their pockets? None!
I won't vote in the mid-terms. I won't vote in 2012. I'm tired of the slogan: If you don't vote don't bitch! It amounts to saying, vote so that you are responsible for electing a reason to bitch !
And that other old excuse people often tout when there's so little to choose from on the ballot: I voted for the lesser of two evils! That just means you're admitting you elected evil to run your future.
For over 234 years this country has been screwed from the core out. The founders knew what they were doing when they set that into motion. So after 2 centuries, we're simply a country more evolved technologically, so we can continue to be abused by the system we pay for so that it screws us for our monies worth, until the day we die. And in the meantime, what we pay into, like social security, we have to beg to get back! When it's our money!
It's like putting cash in a savings account and then having to crawl on your knees across the lobby of the bank and begging a teller to let you have a few dollars of your own money.
Syndicate D.C.
They're no better than any other criminal enterprise, they simply excuse their behavior by writing the laws that make it all legal.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Wow. This makes me proud to be a through-and-through born-and-bred Kentuckian. [/sarcasm]
"It does feel like something to be wrong; it feels like being right." -Kathryn Schulz
I am 100% certain that I am wrong about something I am certain about right now. Because even if everything I stand for turns out to be completely true, I was still wrong about being wrong.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Uhm, no offence you guys from the US, but to some of us outside the US the Tea Party looks like a neo-Nazi movement.
The pattern seems to be the same.Uneducated , angry people ; social problems ; economic problems; and to top it all a political party that exploits all their anguish to get ahead.
The violence seems there as well.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
(26-10-2010 09:06 PM)gaglamesh731 Wrote: Uhm, no offence you guys from the US, but to some of us outside the US the Tea Party looks like a neo-Nazi movement.
I think Nazi references, including Obama as a Hitler caricature, have made the Press since he took office. That would then be a reference intending to implicate the Democratic party as such, since he is the top Dem. in the country.
So it's ironic, if that's the right word, for the Tea Party to now be afforded the label, due to their expressive tactics in contrast and opposition to all things Democrat.
That being said, given your observation, what of the Tea Parties platform do you see as related to the political philosophy afforded as, National Socialism?
27-10-2010, 12:17 AM (This post was last modified: 27-10-2010 12:23 AM by gaglamesh731.)
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(26-10-2010 09:33 PM)GassyKitten Wrote:(26-10-2010 09:06 PM)gaglamesh731 Wrote: Uhm, no offence you guys from the US, but to some of us outside the US the Tea Party looks like a neo-Nazi movement.
It's not their policies per-say but their political tactics. People seem desperate in the US since few have jobs and most get by very hard. Many people did not have access to education and cannot afford it.
It's the exploitation of these simple people , desperate to improve their lives that makes me think of the Nazi party and how it took advantage of the populace in post WW1 Germany.
Also certain members within the Tea Party have resorted to violence and threats but have never been held accountable by their political party.
Maybe I'm just exaggerating.My opinions are based on what I've seen on CNN and TYT.
Also like some republicans they seem to have it out for immigrants and minorities , treating them with scorn.(Based on ads and a few speeches)
And as a last point they seem to be in the right of the political spectrum,from what I've gathered.
RE: Step on an opponents head and send a real message!
Many people around the world say ... Oh, that nasty old Nazi stuff could NEVER happen HERE! We are a gentle people with a long history of freedoms.
If our economy truly collapses and we go deep into a long-lasting economic depression, the demagogues all over the political spectrum will spring up like mushrooms overnight. What happened in Germany in the 1930s could happen most anywhere. Hitler and the Nazis as a metaphor gets overused and is often misapplied, of course. But when times get really bad and stay that way, who knows what could happen? The actions of zealots often embrace violence, as we see with regard to religious fanatics of all brands.
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Most of us love food, as well as tea, so here's a discussion group for sharing recipes, as requested!
I know I promised this to DaisyChubb but here it is for everyone: maple apple pie! http://integra.tumblr.com/post/36329423475/maple-apple-pie-1-premade-pie-crust-1-1-3
Here is the recipe for 'Chocolate Midnight' from the Millennium Cookbook. It is vegan, and it is amazing! I'm also including my alterations to make it gluten free:
Cashew Crust
1/3 C unsalted raw cashews
3 T Sucanat
3 T canola oil (I used melted coconut oil)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 C unbleached all-purpose flour (I used almond flour)
1/8 tsp sea salt
Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly oil an 8 inch round springform pan. Grind the cashews in the food processor to a fine meal. Add the sucanat, oil, and vanilla. Process again until well combined. In a small bowl mix the flour and salt together, then add the cashew mixture and work them together. Press into the bottom of the pan (do not go up the sides) and bake for 20 – 25 minutes until lightly brown and dry. Cool completely.
Chocolate Mousse
2 C nondairy chocolate chips
24.6 oz (2 boxes) extra firm silken tofu
3/4 C sucanat
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler. Combine all other ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth. Add the melted chocolate & process until fully blended. Preheat the over to 350, lightly oil the sides of the pan above the pre-baked crust, pour the mousse in the pan and bake for 35 minutes.
Let cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the inside of the pan (I always skip this part). Let the cake cool to touch, and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Once I made the mistake of trying to cool it quicker by putting it in the freezer. MAJOR FAIL! It was a disaster, so don't do it!
That crust sounds amazing! I think cashews don't get enough love.
I've made a version of this chocolate mousse before. Everyone loved it until they found out there was tofu in it. ah wells. I didn't bake it though. Just the mousse straight into baked crust. Smooth. Chill. Eat.
I would also add that you should ensure that the tofu is room temp when you blend in the melted chocolate or you'll get a yucky mess that won't blend well because the chocolate is solid from the cold tofu. Don't make the same mistake I did!
With this one, you want to make sure & use the tofu that comes in those little aseptic boxes, like morinu brand.
This sounds so yummy and pretty easy to make! I will probably be making this around the holidays. Thanks for sharing. :)
This is more of a cooking tip than a recipe, but the next time you blanch veggies, try using genmaicha instead of water! Imparts a really nice nutty/buttery quality, plus the veggies absorb some of the nutrients. You could probably also use lapsang too for a smokey taste.
Wow! I've never thought of doing that! I usually steam saute veggies, with just a little water in the pan. Maybe I'll try just a little tea instead.
That's an awesome idea. :)
I've made this Creme Anglaise recipe a few times with vanilla beans that I had requested for my birthday. :D Everyone always loves it! And it's easy to blend in matcha powder for a green tea version! And with Red Leaf's awesome flavored matchas, your creme anglaise can taste like anything imaginable! And it's so easy!
Creme Anglaise:
2 cups (480 ml) light cream or half and half (12 – 18% butterfat)
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1/3 cup (66 grams) granulated white sugar
5 large egg yolks
Have a fine medium-sized strainer and bowl ready near the stove.
In a stainless steel bowl stir together, using a wooden spoon, the sugar and yolks until well blended. (Do not let this mixture sit too long or a film will develop on the yolks.)
In a small saucepan heat the cream and vanilla bean (if using) just to the boiling point. Remove from heat and whisk a few tablespoons of the cream into the yolk mixture. Then, gradually add the remaining cream, whisking constantly.
Pour this mixture into a medium sized saucepan and, over medium heat, gently heat the mixture to just below the boiling point (170 – 175 degrees F) (77 – 80 degrees C). You will notice that steam will begin to appear and the mixture will be slightly thicker than heavy cream. Do not boil or the eggs will curdle. Check to see if it is the right consistency by holding a wooden spoon sideways that is covered with the custard and run your finger along the back of the spoon. If the streak remains without the cream running down through the streak, it is ready.
Immediately remove from the heat and pour through the strainer, scraping up any thickened cream that settles on the bottom of the pan. Remove the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds into the sauce. Stir until seeds separate. For maximum flavor, return the pod to the sauce until serving time. (If you are using pure vanilla extract, instead of the vanilla bean, add it to the cream now.)
The creme anglaise can be refrigerated covered with plastic wrap for a couple of days.
Note: If sauce was overheated and curdling occurs, pour instantly into a blender and process until smooth before straining. If necessary, add a little heavy cream to the mixture before blending.
Makes about 2 cups (480 ml). Preparation time 20 minutes.
Here's a very simple one. This last time I used hot thai orzo to change it up a bit. You could also use a flavored balsamic for something different.
Spinach & Orzo Salad
4 ounce package uncooked orzo pasta
5 ounces package baby spinach leaves, finely chopped
1/4 pound crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup pine nuts
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add orzo and cook for 8-10 minutes till al dente; drain and rinse with cold water. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in spinach, feta, pine nuts, basil, white pepper and salt. Toss with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Refrigerate and serve cold. Do not toss together too far ahead; the spinach gets a bit wilty.
I have a really nice cherry balsamic that sounds perfect for this! Mm, I love orzo.
I would love for you guys to check out my food blog :) http://www.adustingofsugar.com/
Let me know if you have ideas for what I should make next!
I've been getting more involved with cooking lately. Can't wait to try all these ideas! Will post some of my own soon :)
TeaEqualsBliss was looking for a Vegan Paella recipe, so I dug through my (rediculous number of vegan) cookbooks, & actually came up with more than one. T=B, this one's for you! It's fairly involved, & not necessarily authentic, but it was delish & everyone here loved it!
From the Voluptuous Vegan, by Myra Kornfield
Preheat oven 375
toss together the following:
1.5 C cooked chickpeas (1 15oz can, drained & rinsed)
1/2 a cauliflower, in small florets, roughly 2 cups
3/4 tsp salt.
Spread it all out on a parchment covered baking sheet &roast 30 – 40 mins, until chickpeas are browned and caulifl is tender. These are so good, I had to start doubling the recipe, cuz we'd all sit around eating them!
cut 8oz of tempeh into 1/4" cubes, steam for 10 mins. combine with
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 T shoyu
1 tsp paprika
Spread this out on parchment & roast it too, 30 minutes until the tempeh is crisp. Stir half way through. Hopefully you can fit both roasting pans in the oven!
Warm 2 T EVOO in a med. Skillet. Add 1 onion (cut in half and thinly sliced, 1 cup or so). Saute until soft, then put it in a blender with:
2 medium tomatoes, stems removed (1/2 lb, I think I subbed canned tomatoes on occasion). Blend until smooth.
Rinse 1 cup brown basmati rice, drain well, then stir it around in a medium saucepan over medium heat until it's toasted and dry. Add the tomato onion puree, 2.5 C of water, a pinch of saffron, & 1/2 tsp salt. Stir, come to a boil, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes until most of the liquid is gone. cover, reduce heat to low, and cook another 5 minutes.
And while that's cooking:
Warm 2 T EVOO in a large pot or skillet. Add:
1 small carrot, cut into small dice
1 celery stalk, small dice
1/2 red bell pepper, small dice
1/2 tsp salt
fresh black pepper
Stir often for 5 mins, or until tender. Then add:
1 small zucchini, small dice
3/4 c fresh or frozen peas
Cook 5 more minutes. Add:
The tempeh, chickpeas, and cauliflower and:
1/2 C sliced black olives (preferably kalamata)
1 T capers
Stir it around until it's all warm, then add the rice and stir some more! Sample, adding salt & pepper to taste.
She also includes a roasted tomato sauce to serve with it:
Preheat 375
3 lbs tomatoes cut in half
2 onions, halved & thinly sliced
1 jalapeno, stemmed, halved, and seeded (I subbed a pinch of chipotle powder)
5 garlic cloves, unpeeled
1/4 c EVOO
1 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
8 sprigs of thyme
*divide everything between 2 9 X 11 baking dishes: onions jalapenos and garlic on the bottom, tomatoes on top, cut sides up. drizzle with evoo, sprinkle salt, pepper, and lay thyme on tomatoes.
Roast uncovered 40 – 50 minutes. Discard time, squeeze out garlic, put everything in the blender in liquidate. (I like to point a chopstick at the vitamix, wave it, and say "liquidate" with an english accent as I push the button. It makes me feel like I've attended at least a semester at Hogwarts).
She also gives a tofu-roasted garlic aioli (mayo). I think we skipped this step, but here it is:
1 small head of garlic, unpeeled
1 clove of garlic, peeled
2 T plus 1 tsp EVOO
1/2 lb silken tofu
1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Preheat 375
peel outer layers of garlic, but not enough to break it up. Cut away the top 5th of the head. Lay on a piece of foil, drizzle with 1 tsp of EVOO, sprinkle salt, wrap it up and roast 30 – 40 minutes.
When it's done, put everything in the food processor, squeeze the garlic out of its skins into the processor too. Process until creamy.
Finally, Sauteed cherry tomatoes:
1 pint cherry tomatoes, stemmed, washed, and dried
Heat the oil, add cherry tomatoes, saute 2 or 3 mins until shriveling.
Serving suggestions:
ladle some sauce in a bowl or plate. Put the paella on top of it, garnish with the aioli & tomatoes.
To be quite honest, I think the first time we did the whole shebang, but after that we just made the paella & left of the sauce, aioli, and tomatoes. There were also several times that we just made the garbanzos and caulifl.
I just realized that this was not the 'favorite' paella recipe, although we enjoyed this one several times. I'll look around some more & post the other one too.
Great additions to paella: artichoke hearts, oyster shrooms, vegetarian sausages or seitan (if you go for those, I can't do the gluten), kidney beans, green beans, chili flakes, fennel bulbs, smoked tofu. I have several other recipes, including one you make in the crock pot.
Thanks so much!!!
@ T=B Here's another one for you & the other Vegans (Nik, I miss you!)
Moroccan Saffron Quinoa Tabbouleh from The Balanced Plate, by Renee Loux
(this stuff is awesome, but I can't eat Quinoa, it kills my guts, so I substitute cauliflower).
Toss 2 cups already cooked or sprouted quinoa with:
1 T flax oil (opt)
3 T lemon juice
4 large dates, pitted & chopped
1 – 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 C finely chopped green onions
2 T chopped fresh chives (if you have them)
2 tsp fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried
1 1/2 tsp saffron threads
1/2 tsp chipotle powder (or cayenne)
1 1/2 c chopped fresh parsley
1 C chopped mint (opt. I grow mint, but I don't think I ever added it)
salt to taste
Peel a lemon, getting all the white pith off. Cut away the membranes, so you just have the wedges of flesh. Gently slice into 1/4 inch pieces. Gently fold the lemon pieces & 2 cups of chopped fresh tomatoes into the Tabbouleh. Let it stand for at least 15 minutes, or up to an hour for the flavors to meld.
I need to make a batch of this (using cauliflower). It's so SO good!


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While first encountered in writing in the 1920s, FUD is said to have been formally defined by Gene Amdahl nearly four decades ago after he left IBM to set up his own company, Amdahl Corp:
FUD is the fear, uncertainty, and doubt that IBM sales people instill in the minds of potential customers who might be considering Amdahl products.
Roger Irwin illustrates how Microsoft grabbed the FUD baton from IBM:
Of course the PC story is perhaps more a tale of big name marketing rather than deliberate FUD mongering, but the PC also brought Microsoft to the forefront as the supplier of the basic-in-ROM cum disk operating system. Microsoft soon picked up the art of FUD from IBM, and throughout the 80's used FUD as a primary marketing tool, much as IBM had in the previous decade. They ended up out FUD-ding IBM themselves during the OS2 vs Win3.1 years.
A good example of MS FUD, and its potential, was demonstrated when Digital Research launched their DR DOS against MS-DOS5. DR-DOS offered more features and cost less, and was widely acclaimed by all. Then the new MS windows 3.1 release flashed up a trivial error message when run under DR DOS, and all of a sudden everybody was saying DR DOS is great but you can have problems running Windows on it. At the same time Microsoft announced the 'imminent' release of MS DOS6 which would be far more feature packed than DR DOS. In reality they had nothing, they had only just started looking at a 'DOS 6' in response to the DR launch, and it is also questionable whether the MS product was better. This classic FUD pack occurred together with a dealer package designed to make it financially advantageous to offer MS DOS with windows, and the result is history. Many believe this was the making of the MS monopoly.
A former Microsoft program manager, Joel Spolsky explains how Microsoft made a habit of FUDding competitors:
Think of the history of data access strategies to come out of Microsoft. ODBC, RDO, DAO, ADO, OLEDB, now ADO.NET – All New! Are these technological imperatives? The result of an incompetent design group that needs to reinvent data access every goddamn year? (That's probably it, actually.) But the end result is just cover fire. The competition has no choice but to spend all their time porting and keeping up, time that they can't spend writing new features.
Pre-Internet, FUD was easier to pull off for Microsoft:
- Hold a press conference to pre-announce products not even half-finished or entirely nonexistent except as clip art in a product manager's PowerPoint deck.
- Give "exclusive" interviews to friendly tech reporters to generate one-sided stories without any counterpoints.
- Buy advertising in "friendly" publications and other media read by decision-makers-with-checkbooks to reinforce the central FUD message.
- Go astroturfing on mail-lists, forums and letters-to-the-editor sections through stealthily paid endorsers.
Of course, a lot has happened since the golden age of IBM and Microsoft FUD, namely the Internet and the fact that nobody really cares what IBM or Microsoft says or does any longer, especially in the consumer markets. Today, neither company is a market maker or has enough technical or business clout to dictate industry direction.
Enter Google
For several years now, I've been writing about how Google recognized the incredible opportunity presented to it by the rapid decline of Microsoft's monopoly and how Google began to use Microsoftian tactics, predominantly featuring FUD, to buttress its market dominance:
- Fragmandroid: Google's mad dash to Microsoftdom
- Microsoft passes the "choice" bludgeon against Apple to Google
- The Unbearable Inevitability of Being Android, 1995
- Google Buzz: The Big Misdirection
In fact, none other than Vic Gundotra, former Microsoft chief evangelist and current Google+ czar, told BusinessWeek how FUD plays a critical role at Google:
In Silicon Valley, that kind of evangelism usually involves firing insults at the competition. While that hasn't typically been Google's style, Gundotra hasn't shied away. As he says, "It's an art to create a sense of inevitability." In a keynote speech at a Google event for developers last year, he even took aim at Steve Jobs and "a draconian future where one man, one company, and one device would be our only choice. … That's a future we don't want."
"It's an art to create a sense of inevitability"
So how would the new FUDster Google attempt to discount a rival's product announcement three days prior to the event? Why, hold a press conference, pre-announce "potential" products without ship dates and essentially "create a sense of inevitability":
- We cover so much of the earth (Hey, we're bringing Map Maker to South Africa and Egypt today, and did you know you can get Street View in Antarctica? )
- We have everything the competition may have and, just wait, we'll have even more (You can download parts of maps to your mobile device for offline use, sometime in the future.)
- Nobody else can do it as well as we can, because this thing is really hard (We managed to miniaturize all the stuff needed to capture Street View data into a backpack called the Street View Trekker, and did you know plate tectonics can lead to misalignments between different data sets?)
- It takes a lot of money, people and resources to do this (Street View cars have now driven 5 million miles and collected 20 petabytes worth of image data, and did you know we even use a snowmobile to collect data?)
- Everybody uses our products, we're the safe choice ("communities of over 300 million people" will be using this stuff sometime soon.)
- We're not evil (Halo Trust uses Google Maps to mark where land mines are around the world, also did you know we once helped a tribe in the Amazon?)
Now, I know the work of mapping related companies Apple bought in the last few years and wrote about it two years ago in Apple, Google and the map wars. But I have no idea whether Apple will in fact offer a map product next week or how good it may be. It looks like Google thinks Apple will and it may be good enough to resort to FUD. That's good enough for me.
I've heard Steve Ballmer laugh heartily at iPhone's prospects: "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance." I've seen Vic Gundotra tell us "One man. One phone…" is "Not the Future We Want." I've been scared by Android czar Andy Rubin evoking North Korean nightmares under an Apple regime. So excuse me if I can smell FUD even 2,945 miles away as the 3D Google Maps flies, I'm well trained.


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Now we've all paid our taxes and, hopefully, avoided those automobile accidents that only make tax day worse. And even if you're one of the lucky few expecting something back, the whole ordeal is still a big headache. Tax regulations are on a nonstop march into baffling complexity and the political chatter around the so-called Buffett Rule is more theater than policy. Nor has Romney's latest specifics about the deductions he'd cut generated much other than the predictable partisan banter. But it's mostly the future which is so worrisome. If you look at the inevitable 21st century trend where more and more Americans will be over 60 -- that longevity we achieved in the 20th century combined with increasingly low birth rates -- tax and spend policies will have to profoundly shift if we are to avoid burdensome, confiscatory rates on those in the traditional working population.
Here's where we are today: For every dollar we spend on a child, we spend $2.40 on an over 65er. And if the $68 billion budget on education seems generous, it pales next to the $480 billion annual price tag for Medicare. According to the Brookings Institute, this lopsided spending is only going to increase in the coming years, "rising to 7 to 1 if looking just at the federal budget."
That does not compute against 21st century demographics, unless we profoundly alter the policy approach. 700% more spending on the elderly than children? Of course, you justify 700% more spending on seniors than children if you are operating on paradigms that posit the aging as dependent, needful and socially and economically obsolete. If Boomers want to continue the proud national tradition of handing off a better America to each generation, then it's time to rethink what it means to age. If Boomers are going to take from their grandchildren at a seven-to-one clip, then there's not much prosperity on the horizon. Especially if we continue to assume a growing tax burden on those who are traditional working age.
Worse, this conventional approach to work, tax and spend leads to an "age-warfare" as reflected in a recent finger-pointing article in this month's Esquire. Author Stephen Marche declares that the Boomers have waged a "war against youth" by creating a "gerontocracy" that is "bleeding up the national wealth" and "eating the young." If it sounds outlandish, first consider Marche's jaw-dropping statistical evidence. In the last 25 years, older Americans have increased their wealth by 42% while younger Americans have seen their wealth decrease an astounding 68%. In 1984, Americans over 65 made ten times more than those under 35. Today, it's 47 times more. And "a retiring couple with low to average wages" who pays a lifetime total of $510,000 in taxes will receive a whopping $821,000 in entitlements over their lifetime. And, as Marche points out, it will be the low-wage-earning Gen Xers and Millennials who are left to foot the bill.
Marche's piece is a sobering reflection on the current generational divide in America. But it's also wrong, not least because it is so narrow and has not an ounce of innovation on what a 21st century demographically transformed America can be. Marche's thesis makes a fatal presumption. He supposes that the economy is a fixed size that offers diminishing returns as more participate in it. Or, to put it in metaphorical terms, he believes that the economy is like a pie that must be divided into ever-smaller pieces as more people want a part of it. But, as we have seen in the past, this is not our experience in a growing economy based on markets, innovation and change. The pie does grow, and more people will have bigger shares. It happened with the women's movement, and it can happen again with population aging.
It is true that it requires driving leadership to effect a changed approach to how a federal government taxes and spends based on a historic transformational shift in demographic make-up of "old" to "young." And it is a change that is global, as recently articulated by Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats.
Paying taxes may be gloomy, but it can also be a moment to reflect. The challenge of getting older Americans to be healthy, active and productive members of the economy is an essential path on which true tax reform can be based. It is through that lens that we can truly change how we approach the spending that is the rationale for those exploding tax rates.


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SOURCE: Symform
January 23, 2013 19:00 ET
Company Strengthens Go-to-Market & Product Strategy Focusing on Small Business and Prosumers; Taps Ashida to Bolster Management Team Including Hire of Omri Gazitt as SVP of Product Development
Company Strengthens Go-to-Market & Product Strategy Focusing on Small Business and Prosumers; Taps Ashida to Bolster Management Team Including Hire of Omri Gazitt as SVP of Product Development
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jan 23, 2013) - Symform, a revolutionary, distributed cloud backup service, today appointed Mark Ashida, former managing director at OVP Venture Partners and Symform board member, as CEO. Ashida takes over the helm from Matthew J. Schiltz, who is pursuing new opportunities. The Symform board of directors and executive team agreed to leadership adjustments to execute on its aggressive 2013 plan and support the company's long-term vision. As CEO of Symform, Ashida will strengthen the company's management team and drive continued momentum of its award-winning Cloud Storage Network.
The company also announced today the appointment of 13-year Microsoft veteran, Omri Gazitt, as senior vice president (SVP) of product development. Symform also recently hired Bob DeSantis as SVP of global sales and business development, who joined the company with more than 25 years of technology industry leadership.
Symform's addition of Ashida, Gazitt and DeSantis comes as the company is sharpening its focus on small business users and prosumers and strengthening its strategic OEM and private label partnerships. The company is also implementing an aggressive product roadmap and further global expansion. In 2012, Symform achieved record-breaking growth, expanding to 160 countries and seven billion data fragments stored in its distributed cloud network, while securing partnerships with three of the leading Network-Attached-Storage (NAS) vendors (NetGear, QNAP and Synology), who together shipped over 40 percent of entry-level NAS units globally, according to Gartner. Last week, Symform announced a strategic investment from Second Century Ventures (the venture fund of the National Association of REALTORS®).
"Since becoming a founding investor in Symform, I've been bullish on the company's disruptive storage technology and innovative business model and believe Symform is well-positioned to capitalize on the burgeoning prosumer and small-business markets for cloud storage and backup," said Ashida. "After participating on the board for four years, I feel even more strongly about Symform and where it is headed over the next few years. Given its success to date, the company is attracting top-tier talent and I'm committed to creating a leadership team that will accelerate our growth as we capitalize on a tremendous market opportunity."
Ashida is a 25-year technology veteran who held CEO and COO roles at several prominent startups, and serves on the board of numerous Pacific Northwest companies. Supporting Symform through three rounds of financing, Ashida specializes in SaaS, security, networking and storage technologies. For the past 15 years, he has proven experience scaling startups to fast-growing and successful businesses, serving as CEO at PassEdge Corporation (acquired by InterTrust Technologies in 2000) and COO at InterTrust Corporation (sold to Sony and Philips for $450 million in 2002).
In his newly established role of SVP of product development, Gazitt will work closely with CTO and co-founder Bassam Tabbara to accelerate Symform's innovation and product delivery. Gazitt joins Symform after a successful career at Microsoft and as an entrepreneur. He most recently served as co-founder and CEO of BuiltSteady, and spent 13 years at Microsoft in roles ranging from architect to general manager. At BuiltSteady, he created a web and mobile personal assistant product for consumers. His tenure at Microsoft included roles as a GM of the .NET teams responsible for Web Services, XML, Communications, Workflow, Transactions, Data Access, and Modeling. Gazitt also contributed to Visual Studio, Windows Server, Windows Azure and the 2011 release of Xbox and Kinect.
"My passion lies in shipping great products, and I'm eager to begin working with a really talented development team at Symform," said Gazitt. "I'm excited about delivering on Symform's mission of building the world's largest virtual data center and cloud storage network."
About Symform
The Symform Cloud Storage Network is a better way to store and backup all of your data. As the world's first distributed and crowdsourced free online storage, Symform enables users to pay with bytes instead of bucks. Every business on the network contributes excess local drive space to the grid in exchange for secure, fast and reliable cloud data backup. Before data leaves the source device, it is encrypted and shredded, redundancy added, and then geo-distributed across the global network. With its proprietary and patented technology, Symform is building the world's largest virtual datacenter using existing Internet infrastructure. Go to www.symform.com or email email@example.com for more information.
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THE CANTERBURY TALES: The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
Lesson 5 of 9
Objective: SWBAT demonstrate applied comprehension through reader response, collaborative learning, and discussion.
Big Idea: "The love of money is the root of all evil." (1 Timothy 6:10; Pardoner's Prologue, THE CANTERBURY TALES)
My class periods are held in 100-minute block sessions. The activities in this lesson take one class period to complete.
In the last class period, students worked in groups to share their responses to the modern translation (Ecker and Crooke, 1993) of the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale from english.fsu.edu/canterbury. They discussed the text in light of their interpretations and explored observations and questions about the text, including uncertainties.
Next, students came to a consensus on (1) three observations and/or questions about the text and (2) the theme of the text. Each group created a two-slide PowerPoint/Keynote presentation for the Assignment - Pardoner's Prologue and Tale.
The lesson below outlines day four of activities on the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale, where students make presentations; vote on their chosen themes using polleverywhere; and distinguish differences between clip vs. text interpretations of the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale.
Resources (3)
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch: Classroom Video: Student Ownership
I provide students five minutes to write down what they remember about the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale. Since students are making presentations today, I want to activate background knowledge from previous lessons. I encourage students to write down a bulleted list of what they remember if that is a better strategy for them to note what they remember.
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Group Debriefing
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch: Classroom Video: Student Led Inquiry
I remind students that they will have time in their groups to share their warm-ups; review their presentations; and revisit the text for clarification. I remind students that they need to be prepared to answer questions I or their classmates may have about the text during their presentations.
I have students get into their groups. Since I have printed out a copy of each group's presentation, I ask a representative to pick up the printout.
Students review their warm-ups and presentations (Student Work: Group 1 Presentation), and revisit the text for clarification as necessary.
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch: Classroom Video: Performance Task
A spokesperson from each group presents its findings in two-slide PowerPoint/Keynote presentations (Student Work: Group 1 Presentation)(Student Work: Group 2 Presentation)(Student Work: Group 3 Presentation)(Student Work: Group 4 Presentation)(Student Work: Group 5 Presentation). During presentations, we revisit the text for clarification and discuss further insights on the text in light of each group's interpretations.
We discuss some trends among presentations:
- The old man personifies Death.
- Does the Church know the Pardoner is a fraud? If so, what action could they take to stop him?
- Why does the Pardoner tell the other pilgrims he is a fraud and then try to swindle them into buying pardons?
In between presentations, I give students a few minutes to write their reflections on what they learned from each presentation, even if the presentation is their own. Students state that the presentations broadened their interpretations.
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Wrap-Up and Poll
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch:
Next, students vote on themes presented by the groups, using polleverywhere. Students can text or tweet the code for their chosen theme, and the class gets real-time feedback (Screenshot: Poll on Themes). The theme for group four: "Money can overrule the mind" wins the day with the most votes. What is interesting is that no students vote for group three's theme, not even the students in group three!
We wrap-up with volunteer students explaining why they selected particular themes:
- Greed is strong enough to tear apart any friendship: The three rioters pledge themselves to be brothers to one another until gold comes into the picture. Their greed for the gold tears apart their allegiance.
- Intelligence can lead to corruption: The Pardoner is highly intelligent and gifted as an orator, but instead of using it for good to help people, he uses it to make money for himself.
- Money can overrule the mind: The Pardoner and the three rioters in his tale let their lust for money overrule good judgement.
- People go through extreme measures to get what they desire: The Pardoner passes off items as relics, and the three rioters scheme to kill one another.
Resources (2)
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch: Classroom Video: Complex Tasks
Since we have been distinguishing between multiple interpretations of literature this year, I show students a clip of a modern interpretation of the Pardoner's Tale and ask them to note differences between the text and the clip.
After the clip ends, I provide time for students to confer with a partner on their findings.
We discuss the differences in the all-class setting and reasons why the screenwriter designed the clip to have these differences.
Resources (2)
To see this part of the lesson unfold, watch: Classroom Video: Student Feedback
I ask students to revisit their presentation reflections and their writing on multiple interpretations of the text. Since we are short on time, I have each student complete a paper towel ticket out (Student Work: Paper Towel Ticket Out - Sample One)(Student Work: Paper Towel Ticket Out Sample Two) to answer the questions: (1) What did you learn from the activities? (2) What did you think of the activities?
I invite students to continue the conversation about the Pardoner with me on Twitter by replying to my tweet, which asks for their opinions on the Pardoner (Student Work: Tweets on Pardoner Sample One)(Student Work: Tweets on the Pardoner Sample Two).


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Two young Buffs, sophomore Emma Coburn and freshman Shalaya Kipp, will compete for a national title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
The dynamic duo finished 1-2 in their heat at the NCAA West Regional last month in Austin, Texas.
"This year isn`t about filling Jenny`s shoes," Coburn said. "It`s more about me and Shalaya trying to do well and work off each other."
Last year as a freshman, Coburn finished 11th at the national meet with a USA Junior record time of 10 minutes, 6.21 seconds. Barringer, the top American finisher in the steeplechase at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, won her third NCAA steeplechase title with a record time of 9:25.54.
Coburn has closed the gap on her legendary former teammate a little bit. She won the Big 12 championship with a time of 9:56.29, which broke the conference meet record held by Barringer (9:58.14) set in 2009.
"You want to improve what you do in the past," Coburn said of her expectations for this year`s NCAA championships. "I want to finish in the top eight because that`s where you`re automatically an All-American. ...
"I was just happy to win the Big 12 championship. A lot of the good steeplechasers are in the Big 12.
Kipp won Utah high school state championships in cross country, the 1,600 and 3,200. Once she arrived in Boulder from Salt Lake City, CU head coach Mark Wetmore had her try steeplechase.
"I was definitely surprised because I didn`t know much about it. I was thinking I was going to be a 5K and 10K runner," Kipp said. "Once I started getting recruited I started following what Jenny was doing. I think the success we`re having this year shows we have good coaches who know what they`re doing."
Coburn and Kipp will have the advantage of teamwork on their side if they both advance beyond Thursday`s semifinal to Saturday`s final.
"Having Emma around is very helpful," Kipp said. "In the regional I was able to stay right behind her and have confidence going over the water jumps because she knew what she was doing."
SMU`s Silje Fjortoft ran the best regional time (10:08.20) in the third and final heat. But Coburn and Kipp were just trying to survive the Texas heat and advance to the NCAA meet.
"They ran exactly as we instructed them to get through in difficult conditions," Wetmore said. "It was another hot, muggy night (in Austin). They kept hitting their splits and advanced easily."
The events are sold out for the NCAA championships, which will be run on the University of Oregon`s famous Hayward Field.
"I think it`s going to be really fun. I raced a 1,500 there my freshman year in a random meet (the Oregon Relays) and it was still a spectacle," Coburn said. "I`m excited to see the full stands and watch all of the races. There`s going to be a lot of energy there."
And an opportunity for CU to win another national title in Barringer`s signature event.
"Shalaya is right on my heels," Coburn said. "With us doing well this year the steeplechase might shift from Jenny`s event to being known as a CU women`s event."


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Last night, I watched a Barefoot Contessa episode that I had recorded. Ina made chicken salad, using her "secret ingredient" of tarragon. Yes!!! I had a little too much cooked chicken for the Chicken & Mushroom with Balsamic Cream Sauce dinner I had made, the night before.
Ina served her sandwich on a beautiful whole wheat bread. That got me to thinking-- lately, I've been disappointed in the tasteless (and expensive) commercial bread I've been buying. I decided it was time to start baking bread again. Every time I bake bread, I wonder why I wait so long!
I am not a master baker of bread, by any means. I read blogs with the most beautiful Artisan bread photos-- and I vow that I will practice this art, when I have more time. In the meantime, I've learned a few simple tricks that have yielded pretty decent bread. I will admit, though, that I no longer use a bread machine. Mine broke, and that's when I realized how easy it is to use my Kitchen Aid Stand mixer. Unlike some true bread baking experts, I don't particularly want to knead my dough by hand!
Anyway, let's start with the bread. I used a recipe that has never failed me over several years:
Honey Wheat Bread (you will see the entire recipe at the bottom of this post, via "Key Ingredient").
Besides my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, and the dough hook, I use a "Dough Doubler". Let me save you some money-- you can buy these at King Arthur Flour's website, like I did. Or, you can find out that most restaurant supply stores sells these buckets. They're what restaurants and caterers use to prep, store and tote ingredients in. That way, I no longer have to dig out a big bowl and bother with using plastic wrap. I recently read that a shower cap works great. I'm getting ahead of myself, again--
I preheat my oven to 250F for a couple minutes, then turn it off. This makes a nice draft-free place for me to let my dough rise.
I use Bread Machine rapid rise yeast, by the way. There are all kinds of yeasts, but I'll stick to the basics (and that's about all that I know anyway).
To begin, I added sugar and the yeast to warm water and set that aside. Next, I added the evaporated milk, water and whole wheat flour (I use King Arthur flour, by the way). I let the KA mix it, and let it rest for 15 minutes...and, as usual, I cleaned up the mess and got the oven warmed.
Next, I added the unbleached white flour and let the KA mixer do all the kneading for about 5 minutes.
I like to use a light layer of olive oil, and then I placed the dough and turned it to coat. That's when my husband said he was going to hit the jacuzzi, and I decided to join him.
45 minutes later, I was ready to "punch" the dough. I've read enough bread bakers advice, that I should not take that literally! I am gentle about that.
My kitchen is not much larger than a postage stamp, so this is what works well for me:
I place a wet dish cloth on top of my cutting board, to keep things from slipping around. Then I place one of my nifty plastic cutting mats on top, sprinkle some flour and that's where I fold the dough and work out the bubbles (and say a little prayer). I love my bench scraper (or whatever you might call it) for so many things. Here, I like to cut the dough in half.
Here's where I wish I had saved those shower caps from hotel rooms! I used plastic wrap and put these back into the oven for the second rise-- 30 minutes.
I removed them before preheating the oven (obviously) and filled a small pan with water and set it on the very bottom rack. I read that this helps to make "steam". True or not, I find that my bread turns out moister, so that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
There is nothing like the smell of fresh baked bread, is there? Well, maybe cinnamon rolls, but home baked bread is so good!
Now let me introduce you to a gadget that I have owned for years. These aren't sold any longer, as far as I know. I've seen people on eBay, bidding furiously for these-- mine is not for sale:
How cool is that?! Want to see it again?
The slicing guides are in different colors, so that I match the electric knife in perfect alignment! That's how these slices look so perfect:
I am happy to report that this bread is a winner!
Right about now, the men in the house are hungry. I'd better get busy with the chicken salad:
Simple-- cooked chicken, celery, salt &pepper, fresh tarragon and -- if you know Ina Garten-- "Good" Mayonnaise. Ina, please get a clue-- nobody wants to use bad mayonnaise! I can't find Hellman's Mayo where I live. So, it's Trader Joe's.
I really wanted to add scallions to this, but the men said "no"! Secretly, I would love to add dried cranberries-- maybe tomorrow, for my lunch.
Right about now, I can feel the men anxiously waiting for lunch. I got to working fast... a little more mayo, some lettuce.... here! Lunch is ready:
I actually didn't eat one of these. I'm not a HUGE fan of mayonnaise. The boys loved it.
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Harral saves victory for Panthers
THOMAS — After watching Teton march down the field in the final seven minutes of the game and punch the ball in the end zone to cut the Snake River lead down to 15-13 the Panther needed to make a play to keep their playoff run alive.
On the ensuing two-point conversion try, Teton quarterback Anthony Jones rolled out to his left looking for a receiver in the back of the end zone.
Jones' pass appeared to find an open receiver, but s diving Kade Harral knocked the ball away preserving the Panthers 15-13 win in their 3A playoff game at Snake River High School on Saturday.
"They called a good play and Harral made a good play to get in there and knock the ball out if his hands," Snake River head coach Jeff Dalley said. "Once again another one of those seniors coming up and making a big play for us."
The Panthers had the chance for that final stand thanks to a pair of huge plays made by another senior Brad Coombs.
Coombs scored the Panthers first touchdown with 7:16 left when he found the end zone from three yards out. Forty seconds later Coombs intercepted a Stephen Hales pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown and just like that the Panthers led 15-7.
"Brad comes every week and he knows what we do on offense and what we do on defense," Dalley said. "Defensively he is the captain and he know where he needs to be and he was right there for that pick and it was a big play on his part."
Prior to Snake Rivers success in late stages of the fourth quarter the Panthers struggled to do much of anything offensively.
Between the 20 yard lines the Panthers moved the ball with some success. Inside the 20's Snake River's offense stalled.
The Panthers missed a field goal to start the second quarter after a long drive moved the ball down to the 15-yard line, they had two other drives result in turnovers on downs after failing to pick up fourth downs.
But despite the lack of offensive success the Panthers kept the game close and Teton's wing-T attack under wraps.
"That option is tough and what they do, they do very well," Dalley said. "We did a good job of keeping them contained and made some plays."
Coobs led the Panthers with 62 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Snake River will host Shelley next Saturday at 1p.m. with a berth in the state semifinals on the line.
Snake River 15, Teton 13
Teton 0 7 0 6 — 13
Snake River 0 0 0 15 — 15
Scoring plays:
Second quarter
T — Josh Phillips 1 run (Tanner Starkey kick)
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SR — Brad Coombs 3 run (Sean Miller run)
SR — Coombs 25 interception return (Oliver Rasmussen kick)
T — Anthony Jones 4 run (pass failed)
Individual stats:
Rushing — Teton: Tatlor Petersen 8-27, Tristan Hansen 13-13, Derek Birch 5-65, Anthony Jones 2-5-1, Josh Phillips 5-46-1, Kolton Bleggi 1-5. Snake River: Sean Miller 3-15, Brad Coombs 18-62-1, David Serna 3-18, Collin Bingham 3-31, Wyatt Volger 13-47, Kade Keller 6-32.
Receiving — Teton: Taylor Petersen 2-12, Austin Jacobs 2-23, Kolton Bleggi 1-10. Snake River: Collin Bingham 4-18, David Serna 5-28, Tyler Coombs 1-6, Kade Harral 1-5.
Passing — Teton: Stephen Hales 1-3-6-0-1, Anthony Jones 4-8-45-0-0. Snake River: Sean Miller 7-15-46-0-1, Kade Keller 3-5-6-0-0.


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Marguerite W. "Mockie" Clark, 95, a resident of Pinecrest Manor and formerly of 372 Chestnut Street, St. Marys, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Elk Regional Health Center after a brief illness.She was born May 31, 1916 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Stauffer Wiesner. She was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a graduate of St. Benedict's Academy and Lock Haven Teacher's College. She was a retired math teacher from the St. Marys Area School District. She was a member of the St. Mary's Church, the BPOE (Elks) Auxiliary and the St. Marys Country Club.She is survived by her son-in-law, Bruce C. Young of Sylva, N.C.; her granddaughter, Holly Keiper and her husband Robert of Stroudsburg; and two great-granddaughters, Kaitlynn and Alexis Keiper.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Maurice Goetz, who died in 1964, Gilbert Mullaney, who died in 1979, and Donald Clark, who died in 1992; a daughter, JoAnne G. Young, who died October 6, 1992; two sisters, Marion Lion and Elizabeth Wiesner; and five brothers, Clarence Wiesner, Francis Wiesner, George Wiesner, Andrew Wiesner and Joseph Wiesner. She was the last member of her immediate family.A Mass of Christian Burial for Marguerite W. "Mockie" Clark will be celebrated in the St. Mary's Church on Tuesday, July 26 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials, if desired, may be made to a favorite charity.


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Spiro boys begin '12-'13 season Tuesday with road basketball game against Eufaula Ironheads
The Spiro Bulldogs will begin clawing their way to basketball wins Tuesday night when they open their 2012-13 season at Eufaula for an 8 p.m. game.The Bulldogs were 18-9 last season, and return two starters from last year — junior guard Knifeis Carter (16 points, four rebounds a game last season) and senior guard Jermaine Jimmerson (11 points, eight rebounds).Carter is among the top 100 players to watch this high school season in the state of Oklahoma in the Vype Oklahoma Basketball Preview magazine.Editor's note — No preseason information on the Spiro girls has been received yet. Once the information on the Lady Bulldogs, as well as other LeFlore County teams, has been received — and their season openers approach — look for their season-preview stories to appear. Any coach which needs a questionnaire sent to them, call sports editor David Seeley at (918) 647-3188 or e-mail to email@example.com.


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If you're a T-Mobile customer, get ready for the sale of a lifetime. T-Mobile offering the best deals around by reducing the price of all its 4G smartphones to a nicely rounded zero! That's right, you can get the new HTC One S or even the T-Mobile SpringBoard for free (after a mail-in rebate).
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Cori Elson, like many cat owners, loves observing her cat, Rita. "She walks around like she's on a stealth mission, moving so elegantly," says Elson.
It turns out that scientists also enjoy cat gazing. Recently, researchers from Duke University's evolutionary anthropology program observed and measured the gaits of six felines. They determined that cats evolved to move differently than the other mammals we most commonly observe, namely humans and dogs.
"It is usually assumed that efficiency is what matters in evolution," says Daniel Schmitt, Ph.D., a Duke associate professor of evolutionary anthropology. "We've found that's too simple a way of looking at evolution, because there are some animals that need to operate at high-energy cost and low efficiency."
Below, Dr. Schmitt explains how these findings apply to your cat.
Survival of the FittestAnimals that need to travel long distances in order to find safety or food move in energy-saving ways. Humans, dogs, large birds and horses use gravity to their advantage when they walk and run. "Our centers of mass rise and fall when we walk," explains Dr. Schmitt. "When we do that, humans and other animals minimize energetic costs. It's an evolutionary miracle in my view."
The movement of our furry feline friends is a different sort of miracle. Dr. Schmitt and his team of researchers found that when cats slink close to the ground, they walk in a way that the movements of their front and back ends cancel each other out -- a good core workout to be sure but not the way to use gravity to one's advantage or to conserve energy.
"The total movement of their bodies is even, and they flow along," describes Dr. Schmitt. "If they're creeping, they put each foot down in an even fashion. We think it has to do with stability and caution."
It also has to do with putting food on the metaphorical table. "Cats need to creep up on their prey," says Dr. Schmitt. "Most scientists think that energetic efficiency is the currency of natural selection. But here we've shown that some animals make compromises when they have to choose between competing demands."
What This Means for Your CatYour feline shares the same basic movements with wild cats, even though it may just stalk a toy mouse instead of big game. The stealthy, energy-inefficient way it moves when on the prowl causes it to expend many calories. That, in turn, means it needs to consume many calories.
The current obesity problem among domestic cats may, in part, result from the fact that such house kitties no longer inhabit the environment in which they evolved -- an environment of daily, high-intensity workouts. A two-cat household -- or one with enough cat trees and toys to keep your furry friend in motion for part of its day -- can help keep your pet in fine shape.
Walk This WayBecause a cat's gait is theoretically important to its survival, an impaired gait is always a sign of a problem. If you notice Fluffy looking unsteady or walking without his usual fluidity, make an appointment with your veterinarian. All of these symptoms are typical signs of middle-ear disorders, like ear infections or punctured eardrums.
As for Rita, she seems to take her gracefulness for granted. "Sometimes when I'm watching her, I swear she looks at me like I'm crazy," Elson says. "I guess my walk isn't as fascinating to her -- unless I'm moving toward her with treats!"
Darcy Lockman is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based freelance writer and frequent contributor to The Daily Cat. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times and Rolling Stone.
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Donna Stiles says: my crazy cat is constantly pawing at his water bowl and he drags it across the room and it makes a horrable mess he only did it once in a while now its constant it drives me nuts my floors are always wet now no matter what i do he just keeps doing it please do you have any suggestions
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shirley peterson says: WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE MEANING OF THE MOVEMENT OF A CATS TAIL?
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Ann Stein says: We keep the liter box for our 8 yr female cat in the basement. After the kitten who werewatching for a neighbor left after 2 weeks our cat refused to use her box in the basement. I had to bring it upstairs and she refuses to go back downstairs. What do I do.
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Fatigue? Don't even mention the word to Jaromir Jagr, the Bruins' ageless 41-year-old forward and future Hall of Famer.
Coach Claude Julien has blamed Boston's grueling schedule — its last 33 games are compressed into 60 days — for its recent struggles. But Jagr is an entirely different animal from the other 23 players on the Bruins' roster.
Jagr, who is in his 24th professional season (20 in the NHL, four in his native Czech Republic), was asked if he feels more tired at this point in the condensed season than he does in a normal April.
"I don't know — I'm never tired," said Jagr, who even showed up at an optional practice on Friday at Ristuccia Arena, along with fellow physical specimen Zdeno Chara.
"I'm never tired, man," Jagr repeated. "I don't know — I'm a freak, I'm never tired. That's why I cannot answer the question. I would probably have to play three straight games and overtime (to get tired)."
Bully for him, but for the mere mortals on the Bruins — including fellow workout nut Chara — the brutal schedule over the last two-thirds of this wacky season is taking its toll.
It's the price Boston must pay for its soft early schedule, when it had 37 days to play 15 games. It showed up in the results, too — an 11-2-2 start that grew to 14-2-2 before the first bumps in the road appeared.
Since then, the Bruins have gone 12-8-2, including 7-6-1 over the last 14 games, not including Saturday night's visit to Carolina.
For those who counter that all NHL teams play the same schedule, that's not quite accurate.
Playing 33 games in 60 days is the toughest grind that could be found in a random survey of a handful of contending teams.
Some examples: Montreal will play its last 30 games in 62 days; Pittsburgh and Columbus play their last 29 games in 61 days; the New York Islanders have 29 games in 60 days, and Chicago will play 30 games in 62 days.
The closest thing to the Bruins was Anaheim, which plays 32 games in 62 days, and even that is one fewer game with two extra days' rest.
"It's been a bit of a grind," admitted Shawn Thornton, who doesn't play as many minutes these days. "It's more the travel and the lack of having a sleep pattern more than anything. Two nights ago, we got back to our places at quarter after 2 and in bed by 3 (a.m.) — for whatever reason, we were delayed in Newark. ... It's kind of all over the place."
Some players don't like to discuss the fatigue and schedule issues. The 36-year-old Chara is among them, and he logs more ice time per game (24:58) than anyone on the team.
"You can ask me if I'm tired of that (question) or I can ask you if you're tired of asking it," said the team captain, whose ice time has diminished gradually since he led the NHL in 2007-08 with almost 28 minutes per game.
"It's not easy," Chara added, "but like I've been saying, it's not an excuse. Everybody has the same schedule. I think we are in a good spot; we just need to get better in certain areas of our game."
One of those, of course, is scoring. Before Saturday's Carolina game, the Bruins had produced just one goal in four of their last eight games, and just two goals in another. Yet they had a 5-3 record.
The other area is opposition shots on goal. The Bruins had given up an average of 37 in their last six games, including three games of allowing 40 or more.
Now, shots on goal can be one of the most misleading stats in hockey, especially with the Bruins, who usually force enemy players to the perimeter and let them shoot forever from there. But many of the shots they've given up lately have been quality chances, which has put pressure on goalies Tuukka Rask and Anton Khudobin.
The Islanders got 36 shots in Thursday night's 2-1 victory, but Julien pointed out that seven of those came during one awful defensive shift at the start of the second period when New York spent two continuous minutes in the Boston end.
"I don't know if it's a concern," Julien said about the shots against. "We always look at the scoring chances as a concern, and if there's more than there should be — and (Thursday) night, there was more than there should have been — that's more of a concern.
"A lot of teams will choose to shoot from anywhere, from the outside, and that can put the shot count up, but does it mean they had scoring chances? We gauge ourselves more on that."
Patrice Bergeron, who has just about recovered from his fourth concussion, practiced vigorously on Friday and traveled with the team to Carolina but did not play Saturday night.
He could return for Monday night's game against Ottawa, which kicks off a four-game homestand.
Boston plays five of its last seven games at home, where it is 14-3-2. Brad Marchand, who has a minor concussion, "is progressing" and "seems to be feeling better," Julien said before Friday's practice. Marchand also could be back on this homestand, but the Bruins insist they won't rush either player.
"It's going to be a huge plus for our team," Jagr said, "when he (Bergeron) gets back."
Julien doesn't think the absences of Bergeron and Marchand are a reason for the Bruins' recent woes, even though they represent a combined 26 goals and 64 points.
"Things weren't fine when Bergie was here," the coach pointed out. "We know we can be better. ... I'm very careful about falling into the negative when you're trying to straighten out a team that is still having a decent season and winning hockey games.
"But, you know, I'm not going to stand here and say we're in great shape for the playoffs. We still have to get better. ... I still feel very confident about this hockey club moving forward."
Isn't it time for the Bruins to do something about the lethargic Milan Lucic, who has just one goal in his last 25 games?
Lucic finally was dropped from the first line on Thursday night, taking up residence on the second unit with Gregory Campbell and Jagr. The result: no points, one shot, two hits and two giveaways.
It's more than the lack of scoring. The 24-year-old forward, who next season will become the highest-paid forward and the second highest-paid player on the Bruins at $5.5 million, still looks lost out there.
His hits are way down; though he still leads the team with 112, he has had two or less in eight of his last 11 games. He used to have that many in one period.
His fights are down; he has engaged in three of them in 39 games. Admittedly, you don't want a potential 20-goal scorer — the key word there is "potential" — spending too much time in the penalty box, but he usually doesn't show enough aggression to ignite anything.
Julien needs to do something with the guy — bench him for a game or two, both to rest him and to shock him back into reality. Maybe it's his first year being a husband and a father that has changed him, or maybe it was signing that three-year, $18 million extension in September that drained him of his desire and hunger.
One thing is for sure: The Bruins need more offense from him or their Stanley Cup hopes are toast.
In less than half of a normal season, Daniel Paille is challenging some of his best NHL seasons ever. The 28-year-old left wing, who bumped the slumping Lucic off the No. 1 line on Thursday, took 8-6-14 totals in 38 games into Saturday night's action. Last season, Paille was 9-6-15 in 69 games, and he was 10-9-19 in 74 games in his first season in Boston (2009-10). ... Campbell is 4-8-12 in 40 games, not far off last season's 8-8-16 totals in 78 games. ... The Bruins, the best faceoff team in the NHL (56.2 percent), lost their battle on the draw in the first three games after losing Bergeron, who is the top faceoff man in the league (61.5 percent). They had lost the faceoff contest in just four of their first 35 games with Bergeron. Boosted by the return of Chris Kelly, Boston has won the faceoff war the last two games, 36-25 and 22-19. ... When the Bruins play three games in four nights, they are 1-6-1 in the final game. ... The Bruins' game against Florida next Sunday at TD Garden is a 12:30 p.m. start, not 3 p.m. as originally scheduled.
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