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For over 15 years, his unique language communicates with all our senses, for it's with Love – his favourite theme – that Matthieu Chedid leaves us reeling with that voice which is so recognizable.
Way beyond the masks and the costumes, no matter who his musical partners are or what mood he is in at the time, the idea is still the same: his music, set in a groove, wraps itself around us and is impossible to resist.
After the lunar trip « Mister Mystère », -M- brought out a solar saga in 2012. With his new album « ÎL », Matthieu Chedid offers us a pop album that is very direct, sometimes rock, which shows off all the artist's assets: his generosity, melodic talent and inevitable gimmicks.
The singer of hits such as Onde sensuelle, Je dis aime and Qui de nous deux ? gets enthusiastic about a particularly poetic and enjoyable come-back, unbridled, sensual, and as playful as ever.
On his first 2 albums, we knew Yodelice as a dreaming hobo, laying down his voice and his guitar on crystalline and airy folk music. With « Square Eyes », which came out in 2013, Maxime Nucci alias Yodelice is in revolution mode. As soon as his guitar is plugged in, his music turns to rock and we can't help thinking of Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and even Artic Monkeys!
He is one of the rare singers able to casually start a melody which will permanently mark you, and make you want to hear more. And it's at the Sporting Monte-Carlo that we'll see him on the 30th July 2014.
HollySiz has become a pop phenomenon thanks to her formidable hit Come Back To Me, and she's mastered the art of getting herself noticed! With her blond mane and short red mini-skirt, you can see something of Blondie's Debbie Harry in this extraordinary artist. Her first album reminds us of an 80's rock sound, something like the Cure through to Jimmy Somerville. Her musical potion may well be a big hit with the Monegasque audience.
-M-, Yodelice and HollySiz Concert - Wednesday 30 July 2014
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This legendary casino and Belle Epoque jewel is the absolute reference for all players. Its wide range of table games is the most prestigious and the most complete in Europe.
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A legendary luxury hotel ideally located on Monaco's glamorous Place du Casino: 182 rooms including 74 suites and junior suites, 3 restaurants including Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse, and direct access to the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo.
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Welcome to a legendary hotel that has been redesigned by India Mahdavi: 40 rooms, including 14 suites and junior suites, the gourmet Elsa restaurant, a sweeping view of the Mediterranean, a water sports club and Olympic-size swimming pool.
Discover the innovative cuisine inspired by Chef Marcel Ravin on his travels, in a casual trendy ambiance with superb views of the sea and gardens.
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A restaurant offering Latin American cuisine and Monaco's festive spirit.
This new restaurant offers top quality contemporary cuisine which draws on Riviera culinary traditions.
The products of the Mediterranean Sea greatly inspire our chef who offers healthy cuisine that deftly combines wellness and delicious gourmet flavours
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A summer restaurant with south-facing terrace located between the sea and the lagoon.
The Chef prepares an inventive and contemporary cuisine in a casual club-like ambiance.
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Traditional Italian cuisine. Located at the entrance of the gaming halls, overlooking the Place du Casino, décor recreates in minute detail a dining room sleeper in the time of the Belle Epoque.
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Inverness Club
Toledo, OH, United States of America
When golf was initially played here in 1903, the course was well removed from Toledo and truly out in the country. Yet, the land with its river valleys, plateaus and unique landforms was so compelling that it made the trolley ride well worth it. Local Bernard Nichols is given credit for the nine holes, though one must presume that Inverness's first club president, the fascinating S.P. Jermain, had a hand in the design as well. Jermain is one of golf's great, untold stories. His resume includes the creation of Toledo's Ottawa Park in 1899, the seventh municipal course in America. In 1907, he condensed and simplified the Royal & Ancient's rules into the 'American Code of Golf', which helped novices on this side of the pond understand the rules that governed play. In the early 1920s, he was vocal in calling for matches between the United States and Great Britain, contests that eventually became known as the Ryder Cup!
What a friend of Inverness and the early game! He helped find today's site and his clear understanding of its attributes is evident from his description of Inverness in the June 1920 issue of Golf Illustrated:
In this spirit began and continued the development of those dune-like-formations which possessed a soil most favorable for the growth of the bent grasses characteristic of the sea-side links. While now far inland, the waters of that vast ocean which followed the subsidence of the glacial floods had, in those ages long past, here flowed and ebbed, creating the remarkable natural golf conditions which place Inverness in a unique position as an inland course. As a rich legacy of the ages, a sandy loam predominates throughout Inverness region with a clay sub-soil, whereby the moisture is ideally retained.
Bobby Jones famously extolled that there is 'golf, championship golf and major championship golf.' His comments were largely about the mental challenges for a competitor but can be applied to clubs and their golf courses. Inverness throughout its illustrious history has hosted major championships and this affinity has shaped not only the culture of the club but also the nature of its golf course. Without this penchant, the 18 holer at Inverness might be just another pleasant, compact, Midwestern retreat. However, the requirements of major championship golf have made it something entirely more elaborate.
The club initially acquired eighty acres and the first nine holes played in and out of the river ravine. They measured 3,115 yards and the nearby corn field was identified for a second nine. According to Inverness's very readable centenary club history penned by Dave Hackenberg and Mel Fultz, W.J. Rockefeller assisted Nichols in the construction and became the long-standing, influential Green Keeper at Inverness. Rockefeller apparently oversaw the addition of more holes in the mid-1910s but Inverness was still not ready for championship golf. That began to change in 1916 when Ross was invited to submit plans for an eighteen hole course that would be fit to host the best. Work proceeded over the next two years with a big, hands-on assist from Rockefeller. The existing holes were completely re-vamped and the nucleus of today's course was born. In part because of a clubhouse fire in 1918, it is unclear to this day what existing corridors Ross might have utilized. What is certain is that additional land was secured including that which houses today's imperial fourth and seventh holes, so those are categorically Ross creations. When Ross finished his work, the two nines started on the west side of the clubhouse and finished to the east. Chris Buie, author of The Early Days of Pinehurst, shares the architect's sentiments about the merits of returning nines:
One of the desirable shapes for a piece of golf property is that of a fan. It gives you the opportunity to place your clubhouse in the center or handle of the fan and lay out two loops of nine holes each on either side of the handle. The 1st tee, the 9th green, the 10th tee and the 18th green are then all right in front of the handle near the clubhouse. You can play 9 holes without cutting in on other players. When the course is crowded, players can be started on either tee #1 or #10, which greatly relieves congestion. This layout affords another rather pleasant feature, as members can stop after 9 and have refreshments.
Jermain and other founders of the club appreciated what a big event would mean for their hometown and persuaded the United States Golf Association to bestow the 1920 U.S. Open to Inverness. The New York Times reported in 1920 that Ross …'gave personal supervision to the most minute changes, such as the widening of a trap, the lowering or raising of a bunker and the mowing of long grass.'
History has marked this as a crossroad in golf; great American players like Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen emerged while the English legend Harry Vardon would soon call it a career. Ted Ray won the tightly contested event, in part because of how he dominated Ross's curling, risk-reward (now defunct) seventh hole. Rather than play safely to the right, Ray, known for his prodigious length, took a short cut, strangling a birdie each round. Though Ross's seventh was fraught with trouble for those that strayed left, the hole could be had – even in 1920 with hickory golf clubs.
Inverness regularly sought and was granted USGA championships including the open in 1931, 1957 and 1979. For each of these events Inverness strived to improve their golf course so that it would remain a major challenge. On each occasion preeminent designers were employed to enhance the Ross layout. In the late twenties, A W Tillinghast did some bunker and green work ahead of the 1931 national championship. Dick Wilson added and modified a dozen plus bunkers to test the world's best in 1957. George and Tom Fazio were called in to make 'minor tweaks' to the severe slope of the seventeenth green in anticipation of the '79 championship . Their visit extended much farther after they suggested ways to reduce the congestion near the eighteenth tee where a number of greens and tees converged. After much discussion, the board endorsed the Fazios' plan to condense Ross's sixth, seventh and eighth holes into one (today's eighth) and to build three new holes (current third, fifth and sixth) on additional property at the southern end.
Several points need to be made clear. One, Inverness and its identity is tied to championship golf and alterations to its golf coursse. Two, the Fazios' gave the club what they wanted. Three, two new par 3s were created that are long, hard and of the sort that one finds at major tournament venues. Four, a principal knock on Inverness, that it had too many straight holes was alleviated by the newly created sweeping doglegs at the fifth and eighth holes. Finally, at the time the Club agreed to the work, there was very little discussion about golf course architecture in general and even less about preservation. The Ross Society had yet to be born, The World Atlas of Golf was only just about to emerge and Golden Age works were not being trumpeted or heralded for what they stood for. Having said all that, the issue remains: How well do the new holes fit within the fourteen Ross originals? Well …. the third with its artificial pond is 'nails on a chalk board' to the author. The good news is that Arthur Hill's recent work and the passage of time have softened the intrusion of the other three holes. Indeed, the author has come to enjoy the eighth hole and the adjustments it has received since his first visit in 1987.
What can be done about the unloved third? That's simple. Ross's old eighth was a 210 yard bunker strewn one shotter over modest land of the sort that the third occupies sans pond. Let's rebuild Ross's hole where today's third hole exists, especially since Shawn Smith from Arthur Hills is showing such a flair for building Ross bunkers. After all, this is a Ross course and we want Ross holes!
While the cost would make him gasp, Ross would be thrilled with the results of the Club's 2013 $2 million renovation, another indication that the club is willing to invest to attract major championship golf. All the tees, fairways and greens were re-grassed with Pure Distinction after greenkeeper Steve Anderson had tested more than a dozen strains of bent. This tight dense turf provides optimally firm conditions for the June through September playing window. That's crucial for a club like Inverness who desires to host the world's best every decade or so.
Importantly, while the work was being performed, new fairway lines were established. Either the fairway lines were expanded (as seen above left where the thirteenth fairway now extends to the left bunker) or bunkers were edged into the fairways. As a result of this work and other enhancements, the collection of Ross holes at Inverness surely rank with his best in terms of appearance and playing qualities. After just a year, Anderson regularly achieves firm playing surfaces that were previously possible only with very favorable weather. The mix of shots required – from high soft floaters to low bullets – constantly rotates on the undulating playing fields.
Let's examine the panoply of pleasurable holes that constitute the Inverness Club. As this is a pedigreed Ross course, only Ross holes are featured.
Holes to Note
First hole, 400/385 yards; The golfer is introduced straightaway to Inverness's unique topography where the golfer needs to negotiate not one but two valleys. Immediately, the theme is established for driving the ball in the fairway. If you don't, how and where to lay-up becomes an issue that requires the golfer's attention much more so than at most courses where a standard punch out would suffice.
Second hole, 385/370 yards; Of the thirteen par fours only this one, its parallel cousin at eleven and the ninth play over flat land from tee to green. Despite their lackluster terrain all three are very fine holes. A distinctive nest of bunkers separates the second and eleventh fairways and it was enlarged by Arthur Hills in 2013. The presence of the handsome, grassed-faced bunkers has been amplified by tree removal, part of Inverness's ongoing management program. Just a decade ago, Inverness was quite forested, robbing people of an accurate impression of the land's beautiful rolls.
Fourth hole, 465/430 yards; Is it harder to reach this monster in regulation or to two putt its exuberant green? Regardless, you get the point. Similar to the first a carry over a valley is required on the approach shot but almost certainly with a long club. One can only imagine how few members hit this green in regulation during the days of hickory. As spectacular as it is large, the putting surface features a high point front right with frightening slopes racing away left and rear. Featuring only two par fives and three par threes, Inverness's reputation hinges on the quality of its two shot holes. By the time he has reached the fifth tee the golfer is cognizant of why that is. Jermain opined, 'From a mashie niblick to a spoon or brassie the second shot at Inverness is the crucial test.'
Seventh hole, 485/435 yards; An epic hole that in Ross's day followed the fourth. This pair would constitute the most difficult back-to-back two shotters on any Ross course with which the author is familiar. It would be like following the fourth at Seminole with … the fourth at Seminole! In fact, information exists to suggest that par for each hole was determined daily with the one played into the wind listed as a '5.' The 1931 U.S. Open program accurately summed it up: 'A remarkable golf hole, picturesque, naturally protected, the hardest par four at Inverness, and recognized by any authority as one of the best on any course in any country.'
Ninth hole, 470/340 yards; Ross courses built in different decades possess charming anachronisms. One such feature is found greenside here where dirt was pushed to create left and right mounds into which Ross cut bunkers. It's seen at other pre-1920 Ross designs like Wannamoisett but rarely thereafter when he tended to build his green pads taller and cut the bunkers into their bases. The ninth plays along the flat border of the property and the mounds furnish the green complex its visual interest. When played from the back markers, it's a daunting second shot to one of Inverness's famous intermediate sized greens. This putting surface is even smaller than the course's average of 4,360 square foot, in part because Ross built it as a green to defend a reachable par 5. In an example of how the game has evolved, the hole is nearly the same length as it was for the 1920 U.S. Open but it's now a par 4! Out of bounds is a scant fifteen paces left and behind the none-too-big green.


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The disappearing Library folder
At least, that's how it appears. But rest assured, regardless of your version of OS X, your personal Library folder is right where it's always been, at the root level of your Home folder. It's just that, starting in Lion, and continuing in Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite, Apple has made the folder invisible.
The reason for this move is presumably that people unfamiliar with the inner workings of OS X often open ~/Library and start rooting around, moving and deleting files, only to later discover that programs don't work right, application settings are gone or – worse – data is missing. This is the same reason Apple has always hidden the folders containing OS X's Unix underpinnings:
/usr, and the like.
While I understand Apple's motives here – I've had to troubleshoot more than a few Macs on which an inexperienced user has munged the contents of ~/Library – a user can have plenty of valid reasons for needing to access the personal Library folder. Luckily, as I mentioned, the folder is merely hidden, using a special file attribute called the hidden flag. You just need to know how to make the folder visible again.
The setting you need to know
If you're still running Lion or Mountain Lion, making the ~/Library folder requires a little bit of work. (I came up with – no joke – 19 ways to view the folder in Lion and Mountain Lion.) But in Mavericks and Yosemite, Apple has made the task much more convenient, providing an easily accessible setting for toggling the visibility of your user-level Library folder. Here's how to use it:
Open your home folder (/Users/yourusername) in the Finder. Depending on your Finder settings, this may be as easy as simply opening a new Finder window. Otherwise, choose Home from the Finder's Go menu (Go > Home); or press Shift-Command-H.
Still in the Finder, choose View > Show View Options (or press Command-J).
Near the bottom of the resulting View-Options palette is a setting called Show Library Folder. Enable this option. Your Library folder is immediately visible.
Close the View-Options palette.
You can access this setting at any time to toggle the visibility of your personal Library folder. For example, Macworld senior contributor Joe Kissell has found that applying an OS X update can make the folder invisible, requiring you to manually make it visible again.
Now that the folder is visible, just remember to be careful – because, as I mentioned above, deleting or moving the wrong file(s) inside this folder could cause an application to misbehave, to lose its settings or even to lose data.


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Going Ballistic with Ryan Cleckner
Former special operations (1/75) sniper, bestselling author, and firearm industry executive and attorney Ryan Cleckner discussing all things firearms. Episodes will include classroom format lessons on shooting theory and technique and talk-show format discussions on all things shooting related.
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15 – El Cheapo Contest Results, Rifle Giveaway, Jason's Precision Build ResultsJason's precision AR-15 build is finally complete! The results of his build and also the results of the "El-Cheapo" contest are discussed. There's only one day left before the giveaway of Ryan's "El-Cheapo" rifle – you... read more
14 – Painting Rifles, El-Cheapo Contest Results, and Shooting Glasses, Ear Protection, and BagsIn this podcast, Ryan discusses the update on Jason's precision AR-15 rifle build and he announces the winner (on price, at least) of his and Jason's "El-Cheapo" AR-15 build. Spoiler alert: one of the Cleckner boys built the AR-15 for... read more
13 – Ryan's Second Squib, El-Cheap Build, Listener Q+AIn this podcast, Ryan discuses a squib round that he experienced earlier in the morning – he explains how it happens, how they can be dangerous, and what to do if you encounter one. The contest he and Jason have started to build the cheapest functional AR-15 is... read more
12 – AR-15 Project – Barrel, Handguard, and Gas BlockIn this episode, Ryan and Jason continue to discuss Jason's AR-15 build project. They move on to the barrel, gas block, handguard, and gas tube. They explore options and considerations for each. Links: Sierra Bullet's Facebook page for contest Long Range... read more
11 – AR-15 Project: Upper Receiver, Bolt Carrier, Bolt, and Charging Handle; SpottingIn this episode, Ryan and Jason continue to discuss Jason's AR-15 build project. They move on to the upper-receiver and discuss receiver options and explore the carious components within – to include charging handles, bolt carriers, bolts, forward... read more
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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: BRABOEUF MANOR
List entry Number: 1029535
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County: Surrey
District: Guildford
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Artington
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Date first listed: 21-May-1985
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3/51 Braboeuf Manor
Manor house, now administration block for College of Law. Late c16, circa 1590, with C19 front and C20 extensions to left and rear. Timber- framed core with Bargate stone front and sandstone dressings. Plain tiled roofs. Main range with gabled wing to front left. Four gabled wings at right angles to rear and extensions set back to left. Two storeys with attics in gable to left and under two gabled casement dormers to right. Corbelled end stacks to right and left, further stacks to rear. Stone dressed, mullioned, casement fenestration, those windows on ground floor with stone transomes. Regular facade of three windows to both floors with additional first floor window over projecting, two storey gabled entrance bay to left of centre. Domed wood cupola above. Stone dressed chamfered and moulded door surround, arched, to porch recess with panelled door behind. Single storey angle bay window projecting to end left from extensions set back to left. Two storey range behind with arched casement fenestration and end stacks. Further extensions to left, C20, not included.
Interior: Extensive C17 and C20 panelling in ground floor rooms. Chamfered spine beams and joists in ceilings exposed: Two good C17 overmantles to fireplaces, panelled with strapwork and foliage decorations, some figure carving. Fireplace in former library particularly notable: en gadrooned base over stone fire surround with triple arched arcaded top on squat Ionic pilasters and scrolls in decorated entrabature. Squat figures to scroll pedestals. Further panelled and plasterwork ceilings.
PEVSNER: Buildings of England, Surrey, (1971) p 293.
Listing NGR: SU9904648172
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National Grid Reference: SU 99046 48172
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The things I do to keep myself warm. It wasn't snowing this time here yet. But it's unbelievably cold. I think I haven't still got used to the cold. I don about 3 to 4 layers of cloth,the last being a soft and cozy robe. Last winter,I didn't know a fleece robe is a quintessential winter clothing to be worn inside the house. Man,I suffered. A dear friend pulled me out of that misery. We talked about robes while she cooked me lunch wearing a soft blue one. This time around I never made that mistake. I bought not one but two robes. And bought them for hubby and kids too. I'm glad I converted my husband and he can never be seen around the house without his dark blue manly robe.
And then comes warm liquids. I haven't craved for warm teas since my vacation days in Nuwara Eliya. Hill Country. The coldest part in Sri Lanka. We were once staying at Ambewela,near the famous milk factory. Every morning fresh milk was brought to the cottage,heated until steam comes forth,Mom would generously add heaps of tea leaves and sugar ,stirring until the color is just right.a sort of beige,and pour the steaming milk tea into our mugs. I would hold the mug as a precious jewel as dropping even a drop of that liquid gold was unthinkable. An utter waste. I would savor each gulp and never wanted that stream of hot tea down my throat to end.
I don't remember how I came up adding turmeric to my milk. I probably saw it in Pinterest and Instagram when it was doing it's round in autumn. I wanted to try. To be honest, i didn't know what to expect. I use turmeric everyday,mostly twice a day in my cooking. In curries and fries. I was skeptical how it will taste in my tea.
Paired with crushed cardamom,the smell whet my appetite. I was impatient to taste it. With the right amount of sweetness it won me over. It'snot an everyday thing for me. But when the mood hits for loads of crushed cardamom and a touch of yellow dust in my milk I go for this tea. For warmth. For the sense of If you want to take a break from your everyday cup of hot chocolate give this turmeric milk a chance. It can't and won't replace a steaming bowl of hot cocoa but at least you're not left off the health bandwagon. You can fit in with the "turmeric cures cancer"crowd.
Before we were down with the flu,we took a walk in the lake which is a stones throw from our house. When the weather is nice I take a walk near the lake. It clears the cobwebs in my head. Makes me fall in love with my town again and again. I will post more pictures of my town in the coming posts.
Turmeric Milk
Serves 1
1 cup milk of your choice. I used Soya milk
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
3 to 4 cardamom pods
2 tsp or more sugar or sweetener to taste
Add the milk to the saucepan. Sprinkle the turmeric powder to the milk and stir to break any visible lumps. Crush the cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle. When the green skin is bruised and the brown seeds pop out, crush them too to release the wonderful aroma of the cardamom. Add the skin and the seeds to the milk. Heat the milk and stir occasionally to prevent burning in the bottom. Once it comes to rapid boil,lower the heat and let it boil slow for a good 5 minutes. Switch off the fire and strain the milk into your mug. Add sugar or sweetener if that's what you're using and stir to dissolve.
Now find the warmest,coziest spot on the couch,grab a book and enjoy the turmeric milk.


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This brings us to why we are reading this, rather than riding bikes around in the glorious sunshine, (today is a remarkable 80 degrees in San Francisco). Our team, Ronin Bicycle Works, wants to continue our work to affordably bring the bicycling community one of the lightest, stiffest and most durable bicycle frames on the market and bring back bicycle frame manufacturing to the US. Since we have a strong independent streak, we want to do it without the usual angel funding or venture capital. Why do we think we can do it? Because we can fold the stiffest sheet metals like they were paper, bond the parts together without welding or brazing and because we've already built a working lightweight frame out of aluminum 6061-T6.
The great people over at Galgon Industries, Manfred, Steve, Tony, Colin, Tuan and Sarathy, (to name a few), were instrumental in getting the first prototype out. Over the course of three weeks we met, designed, rapid prototyped in paper and burned out the first set of parts out of metal. The first parts went together without issue and made a good bike. We burned a set of reinforcement parts to add to the frame and made an excellent bike. Then Galgon Industries announced its retirement after 44 remarkable years. We wish your team a happy retirement and for the rest of you youngsters, a happy new job placement!
Now we'd like to work with the Kickstarter community to take us the rest of the way to create production ready US made bicycle frames. With the lessons learned from the first prototype, we could kick out an amazing aluminum 6061-T6 road bike frame quickly. But we'd also like to work with titanium, various series of aluminum, steel and magnesium. We'd also like your input on what type of frame you'd like to see, whether it be road, mountain full suspension or hardtail, 29'er, commuter, beach cruiser or other type of bike. Look for us on Kickstarter soon. For more information on our technology and team go here: http://www.roninmetalmasters.com.


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I'm looking forward to drowning in fabric this winter. Who needs a Snuggie when you have one of these jumbo-sized jumpers with overt symbolism? I really, REALLY want the Bernhard Willhelm smiley sweater- it would make the family proud.
top, Bernhard Willhelm from ebay; bottom, Daniel Palillo from Fatal
5 comments:
- noura. said...
Woah those look so comfy!
- August 25, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- The Six Six Sick Girls said...
Haahahah. HOly awesome. And it's a practical buy for Fall too.
- August 26, 2009 at 2:15 AM
- t. said...
digggin em'i just got the jc castelbajac smiley sweater dress yesterday... pretty nice!
- August 26, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- Amanda said...
tania- i've been going back to all the jc smiley tops/dresses on yoox trying to decide if i should get one. i love so many!!
- August 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- M E L I $ $ A said...
ohhh wow so perfect for fall. come to mama.
- August 26, 2009 at 10:59 AM
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Top-Ranked Richmond Rides 22-Point Burst To Topple Towson, 42-14
Oct. 31, 2009
TOWSON, Md. - No. 1 Richmond scored 22 points in a three-minute span in the third quarter and toppled Towson, 42-14, Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. Senior QB Eric Ward was 11-of-14 passing for 177 yards and two TDs for the Spiders, who are off to their best start in school history at 8-0.
Freshman FB Kendall Gaskins scored three of the Spiders six touchdowns, while senior TB Justin Forte surpassed the 100-yard mark for the second-straight game with 121 yards on 22 carries and a TD.
With the win, the Spiders (8-0, 6-0) remain in sole possession of first place in the CAA Football South Division, while extending the FCS's longest winning streak to 17 games. Now off to its best start in the 127-year history of Richmond Football, the Spiders have won 11-consecutive road contests -- the longest active streak in Division-I football.
The victory sets the stage for a Top-5 showdown next Saturday when No. 4 Villanova (7-1, 4-1) visits UR Stadium on the Spiders' Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. in a game that holds huge postseason and CAA Football title implications.
Richmond trailed 14-13 early in the third quarter, but the quick-strike Spiders seized complete control by scoring the game's final 29 points - including 22-consecutive in a 2:32 span in the third.
Forte capped a 62-yard drive with a 10-yard TD run at the 8:01-mark and the Spiders drew even with their first two-point conversion of the season -- a pass from Ward to Jordan Mitchell.
Richmond forced a quick three-and-out, then Jonathan Mayfield recovered a fumble on Towson's fake-punt attempt at the three-yard line. Gaskins scored on the next play, followed by a 23-yard interception return for TD by sophomore Tremayne Graham just three plays from scrimmage later.
Gaskins, whose first TD rush of the game gave the Spiders a 13-7 lead before the break, scored again on a 10-yard pass from Ward with 11:37 left in the game to cap the scoring.
The Spiders dominated the game with a 13-minute advantage in time of possession thanks to four scoring drives of 62 yards or longer. Richmond limited Towson to just 49 yards of total offense in the second half and out-gained them 420-164 for the game.
Junior LB Eric McBride led the defensive effort with 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup. Junior DT Martin Parker had seven stops (two for loss).
Richmond was able to rest many of its offensive and defensive starters in the fourth quarter.
After Towson (2-6, 1-4) kept the Spiders off the board in the first quarter - its first time holding an opponent scoreless in the opening quarter this season - Ward put Richmond on the board first when he hit senior TE William Bischoff early in the second for Bischoff's first career score.
QB Tommy Croninger drew the Tigers even with a TD pass on the ensuring drive and his 12-yard scamper early in the third quarter gave Towson its first lead over Richmond since the Tigers stunned the Spiders 23-21 on a last-second TD pass in 2007. Richmond never trailed in a 45-14 rout at UR Stadium last season.
Ward completed his 11 passes to seven different targets, including three catches for 74 yards to sophomore Donte Boston. Sophomore Tre Gray reeled in two for 58 yards.
Towson gained just 80 yards on the ground, while three different Tiger QBs combined to go 10-of-19 for 84 yards.


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If you were hoping George R.R. Martin was keeping his schedule clear to finish those last two books in the Song of Ice and Fire series, this may disappoint you… The author of the acclaimed novels, the basis for HBO's hit series, Game of Thrones, has signed a new overall deal with HBO, reports Deadline.
This deal will keep Martin on as a co-executive producer on Game of Thrones (he typically writes one episode a season), but will also involve him developing and producing new series projects for HBO. Martin got his start in television, writing for series like Beauty and the Beast (with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton) and the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone.
In the meantime, George, come on… We want to see book 6 and 7!


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The Jazz's playoff hopes came down to the final night of the regular season. Seven preventable losses helped put them in that position.
It wasn't just the fact that the Hornets ended up being one of the worst teams in the league. They were also without top returning scorer Eric Gordon (injury). New Orleans also ended up losing Anthony Davis after he was elbowed by his teammate and fellow rookie Austin Rivers in the first half.
Without Gordon, without Davis, the Hornets somehow made Utah's first road game of the season a sign of things to come. The Jazz could — and, it turned out, would — lose to anyone on the road.Nice
Even if that anyone included Robin Lopez (19 points, seven rebounds) outdueling Al Jefferson (10 points, eight rebounds).
A 14-point, second-half lead at home wasn't enough, not even with Mo Williams turning in 20 points and 12 assists.
Incredibly, the game ended with the Jazz playing for a comeback win, with Randy Foye nearly coming up with a Reggie Miller-esque sequence in the final two seconds. His 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left pulled Utah within one, and he stole the ensuing inbounds pass.
His shot attempt missed, a moot point since it came after the buzzer sounded.
It was a near-heroic attempt the Jazz shouldn't have needed.
Consider this: before Phoenix hosted Utah on Dec. 14, the Suns had trailed by double digits in all but one of their previous 11 home games.
Against the Jazz, Phoenix rarely trailed at all.
The Suns ended the season with the worst record in the Western Conference, but Utah somehow managed just 40.2 percent shooting against them.
In a year the Jazz absolutely needed to beat inferior teams, this loss stays stuck in the throat.
This defeat kicked off the most torturous stretch of the season: three consecutive losses decided by a combined five points.
All three defeats featured spectacular last-minute collapses.
After wiping out a double-digit deficit, the Jazz held a two-point lead and the ball with 16 seconds left after Monta Ellis missed. Paul Millsap was intentionally fouled and missed the second free throw.
Brandon Jennings made a deep 3-pointer to tie it at 99-99 with eight seconds left. With a chance to win, Gordon Hayward's shot was blocked and Enes Kanter's putback attempt missed.
J.J. Redick scored eight of the Bucks' 10 overtime points to hand Utah the loss.
Instead of forfeiting a two-point lead in 16 seconds, Utah saw an eight-point lead disappear in three minutes thanks to Kyrie Irving. The Cavaliers point guard scored 11 of his 20 points over the final 4:21 of the game.
Utah's production in the final two minutes? Four missed shots, two turnovers and a Gordon Hayward free throw.
Former Cavs head coach Byron Scott said it best after the game.
"Merry Christmas to us," Scott said. "We got lucky. That was a gift, basically."
Part 3 of Utah's nightmare road trip marked the return of Al Jefferson from injury
which made the game-ending sequence even harder for Jazz fans to endure.
With Utah up two after a Jefferson jumper with 51 seconds left, the teams traded misses before the Bulls got one last chance. Marco Bellinelli's short jumper missed, but Joakim Noah wriggled his way through traffic for the offensive rebound, which he saved from going out of bounds by throwing it to Jimmy Butler.
Butler promptly whipped the ball out to wide-open Belinelli behind the 3-point line, where he gave the Bulls a one-point lead with 5.9 seconds left.
Gordon Hayward's mid-range jumper for the win was off.
No Carmelo Anthony. No Amare Stoudemire. No Tyson Chandler.
No problem for the Knicks.
Against perhaps the most short-handed team they saw all season, the Jazz eked out a measly 83 points on 38.2 percent shooting. The loss came despite outrebounding the the Knicks by 12, including an 11-board advantage on the offensive glass.
New York's saving grace? J.R. Smith's 20 points off the bench along with an unlikely effort from the league's oldest player, Kurt Thomas.


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``Football is not an easy game to play,`` McMahon says. ``It`s brutal, it`s a sick game, but it`s fun. My wife says she doesn`t worry as much about me getting hurt as she does about me throwing an interception, because she knows that makes me angrier.
``No one wants to get hurt or walk away crippled, but I`m sure that will happen, anyway. As long as I can walk out there, I will. When I came in, I wanted to last at least 15 years. Now I want to last week to week. But I don`t think I`ll quit. They`ll have to drag me out of here.``


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|International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]
Mr. Maclennan: Yes, it is perfectly possible. I am familiar my noble Friend's words and I have discussed those matters with him. There may be a slight difference of emphasis, but it would not be practical to give similar powers to all the signatory states of a treaty such as the statute of Rome to allow their legislature to bring about the piecemeal disruption of a process agreed by a large number of states.
However, when the Government, who determine the response to any amendment proposed to the documents following the establishment of the ICC, are formulating that response, it is reasonable that Parliament should be informed and have the opportunity to debate, consider and give its opinion. I do not accept that Parliament should have a right to override: that would take us closer to giving this House the power of the Senate of the United States, to block by refusal of advice and consent an international engagement into which the Executive are willing to enter. My position is to some extent a halfway house. I think that the hon. Member for Reigate is recommending something that is closer to the power of the Senate of the United States.
Mr. Blunt: We do not have a system of separated powers as in the United States. The Executive here is present in Parliament; if they could not command a majority in Parliament for an amendment to the ICC, that would probably be a matter of confidence, triggering an election. I do not, therefore, accept the right hon. Gentleman's suggestion that we are setting up a body analogous to the United States Senate, as the American constitution lays down the separation of powers.
Mr. Maclennan: If we were to accept new clause 8 it would in effect give the Houses of Parliament the opportunity to defeat the wishes of the Executive. I do not think that that is desirable. Whether it would be a matter of confidence would depend on the attitude of the Government. A single defeat of the Government does not necessarily mean that they have lost the confidence of Parliament.
I have made my position clear and do not want to labour the point. The hon. Gentleman has triggered a useful debate and I hope that other Committees that are examining scrutiny of the Executive will return to the matter, especially in the area of treaties. The upper House considered the matter, but felt that it was not well placed to take up such scrutiny because of limited resources. I do not think that we should resile from the need to take the matter further as soon as possible.
Mr. Gerald Howarth: The right hon. Gentleman has acknowledged that the debate is important. I have been interested to follow the arguments of the Liberal Democrat party, which I thought was in favour of greater openness and accountability. Undoubtedly, new clause 8, to which my name is also attached, goes some way to providing greater accountability, if not more scrutiny.
The Committee cannot change the rules on how the House of Commons handles treaties. However, it is legitimate for us to consider the new clause within the structure of debates on the Bill and the statute of Rome. The fact that we are in Committee today enacting legislation means that, although the statute itself is not amendable, Parliament can, if it so wishes, say that it does not believe that Her Majesty's Government should have signed up to the statute and that it expresses its dissent to their actions by rejecting the Bill.
The prerogative of treaty-making is not inviolate. If we had advanced a comprehensive case against the Bill and Government Members had found our arguments overwhelming, they might have said, ``This is something up with which we cannot put. Of course, it appears that there is no sign of that happening today.
Mr. Gapes: Is the hon. Gentleman arguing that we should vote to reject the Bill?
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Mr. Howarth: Perhaps the hon. Gentleman would be kind enough to listen. I said that the format of the Bill allows Parliament to reject the treaty. Parliament cannot amend the treaty, but it can say to the Government, ``We do not like the Bill, and we feel that it should be rejected''. In that regard, an interesting comparison can be made with much EU legislation, which, as we know, is enacted without Parliament's having any say. By and large, EU legislation is unamendable and even unrejectable.
I simply want strongly to reinforce the arguments of my hon. Friend the Member for Reigate. This modest new clause would allow Parliament to reject an amendment to the treaty that was subsequently approved. In response to a report from the Select Committee on Procedure, entitled ``Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties'', the Government acknowledged that further development might be useful, and they accepted some of the Committee's recommendations. As Library research paper 01/39 points out, the Government said:
There is no doubt that the Minister has referred to a megacourt for megacrimes from the outset. The ICC is a substantial supranational body, and the Government have sought constantly to reassure us that if it develops over the years in the way that they envisage, our concerns should prove groundless. However, substantial and fundamental amendments might be made to the treaty in the teeth of opposition from a future Government, so it is right and proper for all who believe that far too much power has transferred from this elected Parliament to the Executive to argue that accepting the new clause would be in the interests of our country, and of the armed forces that are uppermost in my mind.
The Solicitor-General: I have two main points to make. First, as we have said on previous occasions, any amendments to the ICC statute would not automatically have effect in our law without legislation. If key changes were made to the statute in relation to, say, new crimes or different arrest and transfer procedures, the Executive would have to seek parliamentary approval. A fundamental rule in our law states that, if treaties are to have effect in domestic law, there must be legislation.
The debate has proceeded on the assumption that any amendment would not require legislation, but that is not right. If there were to be major changes, we would have to return with a new Bill. The standard practice of all Governments is never to undertake legal obligations under a treaty that require implementation in domestic law without first ensuring that the necessary legislation is in place. We would therefore have to legislate again before we notified the UN of our formal acceptance of future amendments to the statute.
The hon. Member for Reigate mentioned the seven-eighths provision, a subject to which I am sure that we will return. We think that that is a high proportion of states parties. For new crimes, an additional protection exists in article 121.5. We to expect to play a prominent part in the negotiating process and to have a strong influence over amendments to the statute.
Mr. Blunt: The Solicitor-General is correct about the elements of crimes that must be included in domestic legislation. I accept that argument. He is talking about amendments, which require a seven-eighths majority, that concern the nature of crimes. One of the greatest concerns about the operation of the court is how the institution will work. Amendments to the court of an institutional nature will require no changes in domestic legislation and, as stated in article 122.2, require only
The Solicitor-General: That leads to the second major point about the approach to treaties. The right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was correct when he said that the hon. Member for Reigate was trying to overturn our constitutional provisionsI suspect by a little breeze, rather than by a side wind. The point is that the Executive have a long-standing role in negotiating treaties, which includes negotiating amendments to treaties. Inasmuch as amendments to treaties do not require legislation, procedures exist, such as the Ponsonby rule, which have been the subject of discussion. The hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth) also referred to the Government's response to the report by the Procedure Committee. I reiterate that we remain open to considering ways of contributing to the efficient and effective scrutiny of treaties by Parliament. That is an argument for another day, rather than one in relation to the Bill.
To summarise, major changes concerning new crimes and the warrant-surrender procedure would require us to return to those matters. There is still a possibility for Parliament to examine other changes and express its views. Perhaps parliamentary procedure rules need to be changed; that is matter to which we are alive and are happy to consider, but in a different context.
Mr. Blunt: I listened to the Solicitor-General's arguments and have not found them particularly strong. A gale of an argument has blown a hole in his position on institutional changes to the court. Such changes can now be approved by a two-thirds majority of states parties. That could amount to a fraction of the population represented by those states, compared to the population of countries outvoted, and that is a matter of principle that should not be avoided in identifying particular institutions of the court. The Government would have such changes forced on them under the statute, and there would be no provision to return to Parliament to obtain parliamentary approval of them. The Solicitor-General's only argument is that that is an argument for another day and that we are not in an appropriate forum in which to make such a case. That is not good enough. What is wrong with deciding the issue here? The Bill has immense importance for the future of international jurisprudence of the most serious crimes.
The right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross said on Second Reading that the Bill is among the most important that he has dealt with in his 35 years in the House of Commons. There is nothing wrong with it being the vehicle by which Parliament gets off its knees from before the Executive and says, ``No, we will insist on bringing back the Executive to seek parliamentary approval for changes to this immensely important statute.'' I listened to the arguments of the right hon. Gentleman and I intervened on him a couple of times. He accepted the principle of what I am seeking to achieve, and I am grateful for that supportalthough it became clear that I would receive from him every assistance short of practical help.
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Chief Bourn is retiring
Bourn, more affectionately referred to by his childhood nickname "Grub," won't be hanging his helmet just yet, however.
He will continue to serve among the MFD's ranks, under the leadership of incoming chief Chris Towslee.
"I've been here long enough; I need a break from it, they need a break from me, but I'm not going anywhere," Bourn laughed. "I'll still be around, and as Chris steps in, I'll be by his side."
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"Hopefully the word gets out there that we are a good group of people, and more recruits will come forward and be willing to join this group of firefighters," Towslee added. "We're trying to get some more training for the guys below us, so that we'll have more people who are willing to move up the ladder and someday be chief."
Still, the position is an intensive one. Beyond the duty to respond to emergencies and train, the fire chief is expected to put in an average of twenty hours per week on top of other professional and familial obligations. As Towslee points out, there's something that needs to be done every day.
"This town has gotten a lot bigger, and the responsibility of being Fire Chief in the town of Manchester has grown with it," he said. "Fighting fires is one thing, but the responsibility behind it is a lot to take in, and a lot to cover."
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Though he now has a clean bill of health, Bourn has also decided to put his business on the market in the interest of retiring.
"When the doctor says you need to slow down, that you might have a heart attack or stroke, you pay attention to that," Bourn said. "I hadn't realized that I was sick; I lost my fight."
His commitment to maintain an active role in the department has made the transition easier, Bourn said, and he's proud of the work that he's done for the Manchester community. In his time as chief, Bourn says that he has overseen the procurement of an upgraded radio system, a 95-foot tower truck, and the construction of a new public safety facility.
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"My father was fire chief for 18 years," Bourn said. "He was chief when I was born in 1953, and he was chief until 1970. I was going through some paperwork the other day when I found some that had his signature on it, from the 1950's."
In his own retirement, Bourn says that his goals are to "plow snow, teach, and play golf in the summer." As a Vermont State Fire Instructor, the Chief hopes to continue sharing the knowledge he's accumulated over the years.
"I'm not going to stop working; it would kill me," Bourn said. "I'll go back to driving and pumping water, and I'm going to put more emphasis on teaching fire training."
"His knowledge will be a big asset to the department," Towslee said, expressing his gratitude for Bourn's service to the town of Manchester. "We have a good group of firefighters. We'll still be the same group of guys willing to go out there and do our job when we're called upon."
While Bourn is grateful to have been continually re-elected a chief over the last decade, he explains that it was time to take a step back, and keep an eye focused on the future.
"I'm going to miss it, but there's a time when you've got to say that enough is enough," Bourn said. "I've had a hell of a good run of this, and I felt that this was a good time to get out on high."
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Sheridan high school Activities Director Don Julian says it will be nice for our wrestlers and the fans to be at home this weekend.
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GENERALS / LADY GENERALS BASKETBALL - The Sheridan college Generals and Lady Generals play at Northwest college in Powell tomorrow night then head to play at Central Wyoming in Riverton Saturday.
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TRENTON – The Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced legislation that would impose a mandatory prison time of 25 years to life for those convicted of sexually abusing children under the age of 13.
"Right now, an individual convicted of abusing a child younger than 13 could face anywhere from 10 to 20 years in prison. This bill would upgrade the punishment to a mandatory 25 years before parole could even be considered. Given the heinous nature of the crime, they deserve nothing less," said Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Union), a sponsor of the bill. "The fate that these children endured is an affront to human decency and a fate that no one deserves. We must do everything in our power to protect our children from sexual predators."
The bill is modeled after Florida's "Jessica Lunsford Act," named after a nine-year-old Florida resident who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a registered sex offender in 2005.
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Under current law, aggravated sexual assault is a crime of the first degree, if the perpetrator commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim under the age of 13. A crime of the first degree is ordinarily punishable by a term of imprisonment of 10 to 20 years, a fine of up to $200,000 or both.
The bill would take effect immediately upon passage.
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Brenda Frese always wants to give her team new experiences.
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Now, though, George W. Bush is in serious contention for the title of worst ever. In early 2004, an informal survey of 415 historians conducted by the nonpartisan History News Network found that eighty-one percent considered the Bush administration a "failure." Among those who called Bush a success, many gave the president high marks only for his ability to mobilize public support and get Congress to go along with what one historian called the administration's "pursuit of disastrous policies." In fact, roughly one in ten of those who called Bush a success was being facetious, rating him only as the best president since Bill Clinton -- a category in which Bush is the only contestant.Nixon is remembered for abuses of executive power and his outright disdain for the Constitutional "separation of powers". Like Bush, Nixon equated dissent with treason and considered critics to be threats to national security. He spied on US citizens, pried into income tax returns and considered himself above the law: "if the President does it, it is not illegal". Nevertheless, his assaults on the Constitution pale beside those of Bush. If Bush's various treasons are allowed to stand, he will have rendered the Constitution moot and the United States of its creation destroyed, perhaps forever. Nixon never came close, primarily because Nixon was courageously opposed by the media, the Congress and the courts. Where are those real "patriots" now? Where is courage? Where is outrage?
...No previous president appears to have squandered the public's trust more than Bush has. In the 1840s, President James Polk gained a reputation for deviousness over his alleged manufacturing of the war with Mexico and his supposedly covert pro-slavery views. Abraham Lincoln, then an Illinois congressman, virtually labeled Polk a liar when he called him, from the floor of the House, "a bewildered, confounded and miserably perplexed man" and denounced the war as "from beginning to end, the sheerest deception." But the swift American victory in the war, Polk's decision to stick by his pledge to serve only one term and his sudden death shortly after leaving office spared him the ignominy over slavery that befell his successors in the 1850s. With more than two years to go in Bush's second term and no swift victory in sight, Bush's reputation will probably have no such reprieve..
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That he lied about Iraq's 'threat' to the United States is no unsubstantiated allegation. The recently revealed "Downing Street Memo" is the report of Britain's' intelligence chief made to Prime Minister Blair about his trip to the United States eight months before the war in Iraq began, long before it was publicly considered. The memo makes clear that deception and the fitting of facts to serve a military agenda was a high priority for the Bush administration. ('C' in the following is Sir Richard Dearlove, head of Britain's foreign intelligence service - MI 6 - who had just returned from meetings in Washington.) "C reported on his recent talks in Washington. There was a perceptible shift in attitude. Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." Let us be blunt. Basing a war on 'fixed' evidence is a high crime, a betrayal of the trust of the nation's citizens. In the United States, it is grounds for impeaching the president and removing him from office.It is interesting that "worst" Presidents always seem connected in some way with the lingering consequences of slavery. Bush's base of support is not merely the south; demographically, it's base is found in the "dis-affected" South, the south that felt persecuted by an admittedly harsh and reactionary re-construction. But it is also the "south" that would never have abolished slavery short of Civil War. Nixon, for example, is remembered for his "Southern Strategy", an exploitation of bigotry if not an outright appeal to it. What had been a Democratic south (the south had hated Lincoln) has been solid "red" since the sixties. There is even some credence given the opinion that the rest of the US would have been better off if the south had gone its own way. That position, however, does not wash Northern hands of the crime of slavery, a crime against humanity if there ever was one.
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--History News Network, Historians vs. George W. Bush