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Police Chief Jeff Halstead has appointed two new deputy chiefs to fill positions left vacant by retirements.
Capts. Marty Salinas and Kenneth Dean will be promoted Thursday morning during a ceremony at the Fort Worth police academy.
Salinas has 32 years in law enforcement, including 28 with Fort Worth. He previously commanded patrol, the youth division, training, traffic and internal affairs and was instrumental in developing the department's first Spanish citizen's police academy.
He has a bachelor's degree in applied arts and science from Midwestern State University and a master peace officer license.
Dean, a 22-year department veteran, has previously commanded patrol, criminal investigations, major crime, internal affairs and special operations.
Dean served more than 18 years in the Army. He currently works as a special agent in the Army Reserve's criminal investigation division.
He has a bachelor's in criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University and is currently enrolled in the executive MBA program at Texas Christian University.
The men will fill positions left vacant by the retirements of deputy chiefs Gene Jones and Billy Cordell. Cordell began this month as the new police chief of the Burleson Police Department.

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posted by Admin, last updated on December 12th, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Okay, so in the latest happening of the house, I saw Upen, Karishma and Diandra opposing the appointment of Gautam as the Vice- Cpatain. Diandra was very cleaver and clear on her opinion of Gautam incapable of being vigilant as he is seen clinging on to Puneet more than half of the time. I can see the old Gautam-Diandra rivalry back in the house. What the trio wanted to point out was the fact that as a vice-captain the person needs to be alert and proactive, which Gautam wasn't!
Upen, who has surprisingly started behaving like a true gossip king off late said that if this continued he would be soon shown the door by 'janta'. Karishma at the same time hoped and prayed for Gautam to leave the house, she mentioned how badly she wanted him out. I am still not able to understand the grudge that KT carries for Gautam.
Do you think the old anti-Gautam days are back in the house? Well, tune in tonight @ 9pm to know more!
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Watch Cougar Town's Actors Face Off Against Cougar Town's Writers on Vulture
We kick off with Dan Byrd, who plays Courteney Cox's long-suffering son, Travis.
Much like the Parks and Recreation crew during their downtime, the Cougar Town cast and crew are going to be keeping busy on Vulture during their two-month hiatus. Creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel have kindly agreed to put their downtime to good use by settling a series of long-simmering disputes between the show's actors and writers right here on Vulture. Each week, a different cast member will help air out a rift between him or herself and the scribes — and then settle said grievance once and for all. This week, we kick off with Dan Byrd, who plays Courteney Cox's long-suffering son, Travis. Turns out his Bieber-simple hairstyle is the subject of much scorn on the show's set, and the time has come for an intervention. Click the video to see what happens, then come back to Vulture every Wednesday for a new grudge match.


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Definition of Bronx
1. Noun. A borough of New York City.
Group relationships: Greater New York, New York, New York City
Definition of Bronx
1. Proper noun. A borough of New York City. ¹
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1. Historical Guide to the City of New York by City History Club of New York (1909)
"HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE Bronx. The Borough of the Bronx derives its name rrom the first white settler, Jonas Bronck, who settled near the Bronx Kills in ..."
2. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1897)
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3. The Catskill Water Supply of New York City: History, Location, Sub-surface by Lazarus White (1913)
"This made it necessary to build temporary works to supply the Bronx conduit, as, ... Temporary Water Works to Supply Bronx Conduit and Highways. ..."
4. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association, American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education (1898)
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5. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution by Henry Barton Dawson (1886)
"It is one of the range of high grounds, on the western side of the Bronx, on which the line of entrenched encampments had been thrown up by detachments from ..."
6. A Brief History of the City of New York by Charles Burr Todd (1899)
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State College Gets Lit With Annual IFC Holiday Light Tours
by Joseph Whitman
With only a week left in the semester, students are anxiously looking towards Winter Break. To help everyone get in the holiday mood and forget about the impending doom sure to come next week, more than 30 Fraternities decorated their houses throughout Frat Land to participate in the annual IFC Holiday Light Tours.
Sigma Nu, located on the west side of campus, kicked off the event by welcoming families Wednesday night. The brothers of Sigma Nu provided refreshments prior to boarding the trolleys that would take families around State College, to the other frat houses.
Luckily for the students who were too busy studying to go look at the lights, we decided to get into the holiday spirit, dawning our ugliest of ugly sweaters. Here are some of the houses that went the extra mile in getting lit this year.
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The world's 1.2 billion Catholics have a new leader. His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, but he will be known henceforth as Pope Francis.
After just a day and a half of voting, the 115 cardinal electors locked inside the ornate Sistine Chapel sent a cloud of white smoke up a chimney and into the air over St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, signaling a conclusive vote—at least 77 of them agreed on a man to succeed Pope Benedict XVI.
Click here to follow Chris Nagus' coverage of the conclave in Rome
News 4's Chris Nagus has been covering the conclave in the Vatican City, where thousands of people from around the world waited for hours to see the new pope.
Nagus spoke with St. Louis priest, Father Don Anstoetter, who is studying in Rome. Anstoetter said he was just thrilled to be there to see it in person.
"I was on my way class when I heard the pope was elected so I broke into a jog so I'm still out of breath," Anstoetter said shortly after the results came in.
"I got here in time to see the end of the white smoke now I'm just waiting to see who's going to walk out," he said before Pope Francis was introduced.
Anstoetter speaks Italian and helped Nagus interpret the papal blessing.
There will be an installation mass, but the exact date has not been announced. Some rumors indicated that could happen on Tuesday.
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Marrakech Weekending
"The intense experience of staying in the thick of the Medina"
Review by James Dunford Wood, published 23rd April 2012.
Not everyone who has been to Marrakech will have experienced the intense experience of staying in the thick of the Medina. Most tourists stay in one of the larger, more modern hotels of the new town - but to experience the best of Marrakech, a few nights spent in a riad in the warren of small souks and alleys is, in my view, an essential part of the experience of Morocco.
Arrival can be unnerving the first time. The taxis from the airport drop you off on the edge of the Jamaa el Fna, the famous open square on the edge of the main souk, and a porter from the riad you are staying in will normally meet you to guide you and take your cases in a handcart. These guides are essential, because finding a riad can be daunting. Moreover, until you are steeled to the tricks of the hustling street vendors, it is easy to be relieved of most of the cash you brought with you before you even get there. There are only three rules - don't stop, don't shop, and don't start a conversation!
Choosing a riad is key. In recent years there has been an explosion of them, and there are now nearly 1000, of which about a half are unlicensed, and many more are poorly converted townhouses with just a veneer of authenticity. We stayed in two raids, but there are many others we would recommend.
The first of them, Dar Fakir, was the perfect choice for young children as it was the riad, it transpired, where 'Made in Chelsea' was filmed, so for 13 year old girls it conveyed huge bragging rights. However, it is much more than this. Run by the charming Kerstin Brand, the riad is a jewel, with a small, romantic courtyard which can be covered in winter to retain the heat (the problem with many of these courtyard raids is that they can be freezing in the winter), where guests can eat year round. It is framed with olive trees in pots and a twinkling pool (not for swimming!). At night, candles flicker, and guests can lounge on traditional Moroccan cushions in small private alcoves, or eat out under the stars. The rooms - just four suites and three doubles, ranging from 15-25 square metres - are elegantly furnished in Berber style and decorated in pale colours - creams and beiges. In common with most riads, the rooms face inwards, but in this case with large open doorways and shuttered windows that lend an air of living in a family house. With only seven rooms, this riad has a real feeling of intimacy. In addition to the courtyard, there is a spacious rooftop terrace for sunbathing and relaxing in the day, or star gazing at night. Dinner can be served there too. If you feel like getting away for your William Burroughs moment - or perhaps think you are William Burroughs - this place will fit the bill.
Dar Fakir is a luxury riad of real style, and the best thing about it is the price - rates are well below those you would find elsewhere for this kind of experience.
The second riad we stayed in belonged to the Sansouci Collection. Owner Eben Lenderking is an old Marrakech hand, a stalwart amongst expatriates who have made their home in Marrakech, and someone who has created three stunning riad experiences of differing styles. We stayed in Riad Kaiss, which differs from Dar Fakir in a number of ways. Where Dar Fakir was jewel like and intimate, Kaiss is larger, with a wide courtyard full of chirruping birds and tall trees, so you get more of the feeling of a private garden. There are nine rooms, all in different styles and configurations, with their own unique character. Striped fabrics, traditional Moroccan latticework furnishings, Berber rugs, ornate iron bedsteads - it is clear that the owners of the riad, as it's sister raids, have spent years making a collection of great art and artefacts. and art is everywhere here. Room 9, for example, has large floor to ceiling French style windows, that lead onto a private exterior terrace, while room 3 is decorated in a warming rose. There are many terraces at this riad, with great rooftop views, and in addition to its own hammam it has a small swimming pool on the roof. There's a cosy living room/library overlooking the garden courtyard for intimate dinners or games of chess, and for those interested in Moroccan cookery (why would you be, I thought before I arrived, but having been here, I am won over), there are regular cooking school courses held here for guests and visitors.
If the Kaiss is fully booked, Eben's flagship riad, Dar Les Cigognes, is located outside of the souk area next to the Royal Palace, and is stunningly designed. This has more of the intimate courtyard, interior feel of the Kaiss. Though it is further from the hustle of the souk, some may prefer it for this reason - it can be reached by car, and is perfectly positioned for sightseeing. The large roof terrace here is wonderful - with views of the storks nesting on the roofs of the Royal Palace, which gives the Riad its name, as well as a cornucopia of potted plants, cactuses, bourganivillia and oleander that make it a riot of colour in the spring and summer months.
Of course there are many other riads to choose from in the Medina, and we have a full Marrakech Medina list to recommend. But make sure you do get a recommendadtion, because with over 1000 claiming the title of riad, you can easily go wrong. Moreover, we heard plenty of evidence of shady practises like 'gaming' the big review sites such as Trip Advisor - so, 'Caveat Emptor' seems particularly relevant in Marrakech.
The Hotel Guru verdict
Rooms in these romantic Medina riads are authentically furnished with great ambience.
While not offering the full hotel service you get elsewhere, they are very keen to help.
Bags of character in these riads.
|Food and drink
Simple but fresh and well prepared.
|Value for money
Considering the ambience and location, much better value than many of the larger hotels.


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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Attaches itself to Yacht
Interesting story, including a picture of the sucker marks.
Posted on January 19, 2007 at 3:28 PM • 18 Comments
Interesting story, including a picture of the sucker marks.
Posted on January 19, 2007 at 3:28 PM • 18 Comments
SquidLover • January 19, 2007 4:54 PM
Bruce, thank you for posting this one.
Anonymous • January 19, 2007 4:59 PM
You may have missed the news where hockey fans threw golf balls and squid onto the ice.
antibozo • January 19, 2007 5:34 PM
Could be that anti-fouling paint was applied over an old coat that had been sanded with a disc sander, resulting in uneven bonding in circular patterns about 5 inches in diameter.
jkohen • January 19, 2007 5:56 PM
So it seems squid also leave fingerprints. How long before we start tracking them in a centralized database? After all, they might travel through international waters and we don't know what kind of ideas they could carry to our coasts.
Enjoy your weekend, fellows.
Dylan • January 19, 2007 5:58 PM
Intersting theory. Doesn't help to explain why the boat travelled so slowly and experienced its other problems.
Dylan • January 19, 2007 6:05 PM
Unless of course the sander was attached to the bottom of the boat.
Rick • January 19, 2007 7:01 PM
"... pucker marks"
Really? The squid was kissing the hull of the boat? And I didn't even know they had lips.
antibozo • January 19, 2007 8:53 PM
Dylan> Doesn't help to explain...
No, I agree it's a stretch, though perhaps no more of a stretch than assuming a squid was stuck on the boat for all that distance either. But stranger things have happened.
Funny, this is like underwater crop circles. Soon maybe there'll be an industry of experts who judge which squid pucker marks are authentic and which are hoaxes. Also "The Squid Puckers" might be a good name for a band...
Anonymous • January 20, 2007 10:40 AM
A little off-topic, but I just want mention "Bruce Schneier Facts" (similar to "Chuck Norris Facts") at http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/
Fenris Fox • January 20, 2007 12:37 PM
I've heard of barnacles attaching to ship hulls.. but these guys should contact the Guiness Book. At the very least, they (literally!) have one hell of a fish story! =xoD
The engineer spilled a jug of engine degreaser/alcoholic delight on the engines, therefore causing delays for the ship. =;o)
Ted Demopoulos • January 20, 2007 10:12 PM
Giant squid? Nonsense! Space aliens.
So, they resemble giant squid? So what?
I look stupid myself but I'm not :)
antibozo • January 21, 2007 3:02 AM
Ted, haven't you heard? The resemblance isn't coincidental--giant squid *are* space aliens.
Cats, too. :^)
Affiliate Marketing Tools Guy • January 21, 2007 5:38 AM
What about the lochness monster?
Davi Ottenheimer • January 21, 2007 11:56 AM
What a drag. But seriously, the story doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
"...most important of all, something had slowed his speed down to 2 knots, even with full sails, a lot of wind, and the engine running..."
And yet, they did not look under the boat? If you're doing 2 knots under full power and having a tough time controlling the rudder, with no autopilot, seems like a good time to have a look under the hull.
"Shigeo said that his boat became so difficult to steer that, at one point, he had to issue a Mayday call to avoid a collision with a Japanese tuna boat."
Other boats around, he has steerage problems and he still is not trying to look under the boat to see what's dragging?
"We also thought that "Akitsushima" must have fouled some kind of fishing net or other junk, as no amount of barnacles could slow a modern 42-foot boat to 2 knots. But we left Nuku Hiva before we had time to dive down to look for ourselves."
Right, because a dive to look under the boat, especially the rudder, takes all of five minutes...I've been overboard 1500 miles from shore (to inspect for debris) and really it's no big deal. Besides that if you're underway and don't want to pause, you can usually see the rudder from topsides, or run a line to check the hull for debris.
Weird story. I'd say anti-fouling paint could just be modded to include squid repellent, but the story doesn't fit and the skipper seems rather, how shall I put it...unaware. Based on the circumstances in the story it's probably best not to "jump" to conclusions.
bani • January 21, 2007 10:53 PM
looks like algae to me. you can even see in some pictures where it's been wiped off. abrasions wouldn't "wipe off" like that.
also, occam's razor and all that.
Lee • January 21, 2007 11:32 PM
"...a very fertile piece of ocean, known for its population of sperm whales. Sperm whales eat giant squid."
The ultimate form of squid camouflage: a boat.
Kaienana • April 9, 2007 11:39 PM
I live on Nuku Hiva, the island that Shigeo stayed on his arrival. As I do repairs on visiting yachts, I was asked to look at his hydraulic steering which had sprung a leak.
Shigeo is over 70 and a late starter in single handing. (I had an email from him last week saying he had left Tarawa on the last leg to Japan.)
His boat is built to move, and, he did a really fast time from here to Raiatea, so, it wasn't his inability to sail fast that caused such a long voyage, it had to be something else.
It was not Shigeo who dived to look, as I was told, it was a skipper from another boat, a long-time sailor and doctor, so not prone to exaggeration.
these squid exist, it's possible......
On a different note I'm looking to contact a yacht leaving soon for Nuku Hiva as I have a request for something he could bring.
My email is email@example.com
Having arrived here by boat myself, some 13 years ago, I could also help with local knowledge.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
#$*&@ Figures!
I've also misplaced my camera's connection cable and am having to borrow the school's card reader to do my 365 project. I missed Saturday because basically I was inside staring at a computer screen all day. Sunday, it occurred to me to snap a photo of the screen. I took one when the computer crashed (as a result of rearranging figures), and another one after the documents had been recovered. Luckily, I save often, so I only lost a couple of sentences.
The 365 project has made me realize how much I stick to a routine and similar surroundings every day. Partly, that's due to the dissertation project which has kept me at home inside. Partly, too, it's the weather. I'm not a cold weather person, so I haven't been outside much. By March, I think the outlook will improve. The dissertation will be out of my hands; the weather will be improving; and I'll try to do more interesting things.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Linkilicious Friday
- Notional Slurry » Digitization access licensing and scholarship's "best before" date
At What Point Is It Her Fault?
Heading Home from ELI--Lessons and Leanings
Social Bookmarking, Folksonomies, and Web 2.0 Tools
I changed the link to #4. It allows you to access the article via your own library. May not work for everyone, but it's worth a try.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
What I need to know
- A variety of software applications, including but not limited to:
- iMovie
- Flash
- Dreamweaver
- Photoshop
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheet
- Camtasia (screen recording)
- Cleaner (video and audio file conversion)
- Audacity and/or Garageband
- Acrobat professional
- iPhoto
- Skype
- iChat and AIM
- PowerPoint
- A variety of web browsers
- Blackboard and other course management systems
- Drupal and other blogging platforms
- CD and DVD burning software
- FinalCut pro
- Picassa
- Illustrator
- QuickTime
- OpenOffice
- GIMP (linux-based photo editor)
- HTML and CSS
- An understanding of how our Student Information System works (PeopleSoft)
- A general understanding of databases. I have actually created a simple database-driven web site, but I wouldn't want to do that on a regular basis. It's harder than it looks.
- Knowledge of the field of educational technology. I need to know the latest research and understand what experts say about the effects of technology on learning. Best practices in integrating technology into different disciplines
- Basic understanding of instructional design. People get whole degrees in this, but I understand the basic principles. We don't actually do instructional design, really, at our institution.
- Understanding of web design principles and standards.
- Some system administration skills--modifying the apache configuration, setting file permissions.
- A smidge of php.
- How to use search effectively. I can't tell you how many times Google has helped me solve a difficult problem.
- Various web 2.0 applications
- Blogger
- Odeo
- del.icio.us
- furl
- flickr
- youtube
- An understanding of how above applications are affecting education and learning
- Excellent writing and communication skills, especially the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people.
- All three major operating systems--Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Streaming media creation and serving
- How to connect various hardware--digital cameras, scanners, palms, iPods--to various kinds of computers.
- How to scan slides, photos, and documents into appropriate formats and at appropriate quality levels.
Does anyone read books anymore?
The buzzword in the trade is "information literacy," a misnomer, because what it is really about is mastering computer skills, not promoting a love of reading and books.This is the common framing of technology vs. books, as if understanding and appreciating technology naturally precludes a love of reading. In the eyes of people like Mr. Washington, he's in a zero-sum game where books and computers can't *really* live side by side. It's why someone in my position is looked at with skepticism because I'm one of those people who wants to take away books and make everyone read everything on a computer or better yet, watch the YouTube version. This is all completely untrue. I certainly don't think books are going anywhere. I'm an avid reader myself. My whole life I've been an avid reader and a technophile. However, I will say that you can't ignore what's going on with technology. More and more people, especially high schoolers and college students, are getting their information on the web. Librarians are uniquely qualified to help students sort through all that information. If they just direct students to books, then students will be missing out on a lot of information, information that may very well be more relevant and more recent. Is it really a librarian's job to inculcate a love of reading in students? Isn't that a parent's job? Or maybe an English teacher along the way? And is it the end of the world if someone doesn't want to read Bleak House? I've known lots of people who don't read "literature," including most of the people in my family. They still read. Mostly they read mysteries and popular fiction, magazines and a daily newspaper. Yes, the NEA report says that reading is declining, especially among the 18-24 crowd. Many people in this group are required to read for school, much more than I remember being required to read when I was in college. I also remember not having time to read for pleasure in either college or grad school. I'd like to see another study about reading online. Do people now read more online? And maybe this whole thing isn't a problem with technology, but a problem with our society generally not encouraging leisure time. I'm willing to join the fight to encourage more reading when librarians (and I know many who already do) will admit that navigating and being critical of web-based information is equally important.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Am I Getting Anything Done?
One thing I did that usually works for me was to actually schedule a couple of tasks I had been putting off. I have a lot of semi-ongoing projects that if I don't make time to work on them, I will ignore them. They have no end date and very little impact, but they still have some importance to someone--things like documentation.
Though I managed to stave off panic yesterday, still it sometimes seems like I have way too much to do.
Monday, January 22, 2007
First day of school: GTD
Friday, January 19, 2007
Naked Conversations: A Review
Perhaps the reason I didn't like this book is because I am not its target audience. The audience seems to be business leaders, ceo's, pr and marketing people and mostly people who don't really understand what blogging is. Since I know what blogging is and how it's changed a lot of what I do, I obviously didn't need the information the book provides. So maybe someone who's clueless about blogging might get more out of it. However, I also didn't find the book very well written. First of all, it has two authors but it tries to have a single voice. In a book that's supposed to be about conversations, it's ironic that it has no sense of conversation. In trying to have a single voice, it has no voice. At the beginning of the book, the authors reference Cluetrain Manifesto, a book I thoroughly enjoyed. CM also has multiple authors. Rather than trying to mesh the voices together into something monolithic, each author gets a voice. I think NC would have benefited greatly from this approach. I want to hear Shel and Robert, not "The Author."
The best section of the book is the "Doing it Right" section. Here there's a list of ways to blog effectively. The suggestions offer here make sense but won't be new to anyone who's been blogging.
If you're in business and want to blog, rather than reading this book, I'd suggest just reading a bunch of blogs and getting a sense of blogging that way. If you want to understand the foundation upon which the idea of business blogging is built, read Cluetrain Manifesto instead. It's a better read and more effectively conveys the change that the Internet has had on business.
Most of the reviews at Amazon are positive, but here's one that echoes my own thoughts:
"This book falls in the category "airport literature", i.e. written for managers who like to be updated on topics and lingo."
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
A little bored
Maybe I need to move on to a different conference. I'm skipping a session right now because there was nothing of interest to me and I'll probably skip the next one. The teaching and learning track is offering something on using an intelligent agent to provide Blackboard help. I don't really want to know about that.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
95 Emails
I'm looking forward to the conference where I hope to have some good conversations and hear some interesting presentations. And there will also be good food and drink.
I'm sure there will be 95 emails waiting for me when I return, but that's okay.
*This is something that people can do themselves, but the same people every year forget and ask me to do it. Or they wait until it's too late to do themselves and the material is only available on DVD.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
I guess that's the way academics are. There are stretches of time with no specific obligations but plenty to do during which the things that need to get done don't quite get done. And then there are the stretches of time with too many specific obligations, plus the leftover stuff that didn't get done before. I suppose every industry has its busy times, but I think I'm getting too old for this roller coaster ride. Partly, it's my own fault for signing myself up for these things, but life would be boring if I just sat back and coasted, wouldn't it?
Monday, January 15, 2007
On cooking
Although, I'd love to be able to throw together the things in my cabinets to make something tasty without following a script, I think much of the pleasure (and the stress relief) I get comes from the focused attention on the recipe. I rarely have a recipe memorized and so I must concentrate on what it tells me to do. While I'm concentrating on the instructions, I can't really think about anything else. Any worries I've had disappear as I rush to get onions chopped or carrots peeled or find the curry tucked away in the cabinet.
There's the added pleasure, too, of watching everything transform. I love watching onions soften and broccoli turn bright green, sauces thicken and butter melt. And the colors of things mixed together, of broccoli next to carrots, of tumeric turning everything yellow, of tomatoes mixing with cream to be almost (but not quite) pink. It reminds me of being a kid again, when I would mix play-dough colors together or paint and I wasn't quite sure how it would turn out. And it really didn't matter. I was delighted nonetheless.
Friday, January 12, 2007
- Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
Egg Fried Rice
Pork Roast with Three-Mushroom Ragout
Oriental Flank Steak
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Free Culture Event at NYU
Splice - Meet. Mix. Mashup.via Phillyist
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
Day 11
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I honestly feel pretty bad that we haven't done a better job of instilling the importance of schoolwork in Geeky Boy. I believe we've instilled the importance of learning and education, but we haven't really explained that to get that learning and education, there are hoops to jump through. And sometimes those hoops aren't fun and are quite difficult, but you have to do them anyway. Geeky Boy feels pretty defeated right now, like there's just no chance of pulling it out. School, which used to be easy for him, has now gotten difficult.
I remember when school first got hard for me. It was math. I'm actually very good at math, but when we got to trig, I was so confused. And I was afraid to ask for help. I sat in class, feeling stupid and just muddled through. But, when the final came around, I did some math and figured out I could pull out an A if I got a 98 on the exam. So, I went to my teacher and I explained that I'd let myself fall behind because I didn't always understand what was going on. So he worked with me for about an hour or so and I got it. And then I went home and studied my butt off and I got the 98. Wherever you are, Mr. Chandler, thank you! A similar thing happened again in calculus and I got a friend to tutor me. Somewhere I found the motivation to do better. Now, I need to help Geeky Boy find his.
I'm still on the fence about homework. In elementary school, I think it's superfluous. In middle school, though, it's obviously laying the groundwork for high school and college. Here in the northeast, academic competition is fierce. This is where some of the extra work comes from. People want to make sure their kids get into the best schools. Public schools compete with private schools, wanting to prove that their kids are just as smart as the ones in private schools. This puts a lot of pressure on the kids. It's my job, then, as a parent, to help alleviate that pressure, to support my kids in their work. It's a harder job than I thought. We want our kids to be independent and we want to sit back and watch them become independent and cheer from the sidelines, but sometimes that's not enough. Sometimes we have to dig in with them, show them the way, and do more than cheer. It's not what we remember as kids, but this is the way it is now.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
What's in a reputaton
I honestly do my very best to respond to people quickly, but, I, too, have had a number of times when things have slipped through the cracks or I've gotten backlogged. We have a system for keeping track of our work. Whenever someone calls or emails the help desk, they enter the information and assign it to the appropriate person. If I get a phone call or email, I enter it into the same system. Recently, I checked to see how many of these incidents I've logged in the system and it's well over 200. That's an average of about 3 a day since the beginning of school. Typically, of course, the issues don't trickle out at 3 a day. Usually, there's a day where there's 25 issues sitting there for me to deal with and I have to decide what's most important to handle first. I actually follow a lot of the GTD principles when dealing with these things. I set aside time at least once a week, but during busy times, it's often every day, to go through these and handle them. Anything that takes 5 minutes or less, I handle immediately, including letting the person know that the situation has been taken care of. Often there are issues where I need more information or that I know are complicated. Sometimes I divvy these tasks out to my student workers. At the beginnings of semesters, however, I don't have workers around, so it falls to me. It's very easy to get overwhelmed pretty quickly between what's already sitting in front of me to be dealt with, long term projects, and the panic-stricken phone calls and emails. In theory, things that sit in the system for too long will get picked up by your work group or a manager. There are a lot of things that only I can handle, unfortunately and that's true for others in my group. Also, from what I understand from those in desktop support, everyone has so much on their own plate, they can't possibly take on anyone else's work.
And then, you get delays. I don't know what to do about this. My strategy works for me, though it's not perfect. A lot of the desktop people have to go visit people whereas most of my issues can be handled remotely. During those visits, things can bog down. The problem can be bigger than they anticipated and then they get behind. Personally, I think we need more people, but I've been told that that's not in the budget and faculty often complain then that "we're spending all their money." I'm not in a position to view the problem from 10,000 feet. I see it at 10 feet and what I see is some good people working hard, but maybe not efficiently enough or maybe without enough help. I would really like for our department to be viewed as a well-oiled machine. I would like it if people felt that we provide reliable service all the time. I know some people feel that certain individuals within our department are efficient and reliable, but as a whole, not so much. And unfortunately, that hurts all of us.
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Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Mean Girls Start Early
I have a couple of theories about why MG behaves this way. One theory is that she has an older sibling in high school and she must hear her and her friends behave this way. The other theory, more likely I think, is that she's not adjusting to the new school very well and her way of dealing with her insecurity is to try to control the one thing she can: GG.
We've explained to GG that she doesn't have to be friends with MG and that we'd be happy to have anyone else from her class over for a playdate. We're also trying to help her come up with what she can say in response to the mean things MG says. The teacher has encouraged us to role play with GG so that she feels confident saying what she needs to to MG. The thing is the meanness is subtle most of the time. She uses a quiet and pleasant voice when she's being manipulative. So I think that GG has recognized that she's not on the up and up, but hasn't been able put her finger on what's going on and hasn't really known what to do about it. I had some very unpleasant mean girl experiences in middle and high school. It seems it's a rite of passage, but I really don't want it to be. I hope we can give GG enough confidence to deal with these situations and not feel beaten down by them. I can't believe we're dealing with this at the tender age of seven! On the bright side, it gives us time to deal with it. On the down side, it could be a looong road to the end of high school.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Weekends are never long enough
I'm supposed to set goals for myself for the coming year. I'm thinking surviving might be a good one. I've done so much in the last couple of years that I'm thinking it might be time to sit back and just do the minimum to get by. That's not really my style, but maybe I'm feeling worn out and tired. Maybe Monday came too soon.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Democrats as Alpha Males
I don't know Chris Carney, but I've seen Patrick Murphy and Joe Sestak several times up close and personal and I wouldn't characterize either one of them as macho. Sestak is rather small in stature and a bit soft spoken and both Murphy and Sestak seem to think with their hearts as opposed to other parts of their anatomy. Those are not negative qualities in my mind, but I think saying that because someone served in the military or likes football makes them macho is a mistake. There's more to a personality than past work experience.
The fruits of those efforts arrived in Washington last week. Take, for example, three House freshman from Pennsylvania. Patrick Murphy, the son of a Philadelphia police officer, was a West Point professor, a prosecutor and an Iraq war veteran before he ran for Congress. Chris Carney was a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserves. Joe Sestak is a former Navy vice admiral whose last job was commanding 15,000 sailors and dozens of ships and aircraft for operations in Afghanistan.
"Joe Sestak — that guy's muscular!" says Mr. Lapp. "He's a vice admiral. I've told him to spend a lot of time going on the national talk shows. He can really do a service changing the mold and the way the Democratic Party is viewed."
Lizza thinks the predominance of macho men might be a problem for women's issues. I don't think this is necessarily the case. Murphy and Sestak both ran on issues important to women such as health care and pro choice. Maybe most of their issues weren't specific to women, but I don't think we need to worry too much about these macho men inisisting women stay at home.
Friday, January 05, 2007
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Thursday, January 04, 2007
Being a staff member
Book Review: The Kite Runner
The first book they recommended was The Kite Runner. So far, I'd say they're one for one. This was a good book. The characters and the story hooked me almost immediately. The story begins in pre-war Afganistan when the narrator is a young boy of about 9. I was fascinated by the setting, knowing nothing of Afganistan before the Taliban took over. How accurate the descriptions were, I don't know, but they were certainly compelling. The narrator, Amir, is the son of an influential and wealthy father. His best friend is the son of his father's servant, a Hazara named Hassan. Their friendship, however, is conflicted (at least in Amir's mind) by the difference in their status. This relationship is the anchor of the story. It is the conflict the narrator can't let go, even after he leaves Afganistan. The relationship is also a touchstone in many ways of the relationship Amir has with his father.
The narrator ages more than twenty years during the course of the book, and I was impressed by the way he seemed the same boy we met at the beginning of the book and also a completely different person who had been through two wars and a gruelling move to America. Also impressive were the descriptions of Afganistan during the reign of the Taliban when Amir returns to take care of some business of his father's (so as not to spoil the whole book for you). Amir remembers the tranquil Afganistan of his youth and seeing so much destruction and violence is heartbreaking. As a reader, I, too, felt the sadness of seeing something that was described so beautifully at the beginning of the book completely destroyed.
My only problem with the book, really, was the resolution. It's not that I didn't like the way it ended, but it was painful getting there. There were so many mini-conflicts at the end, I felt like I was in a bad action movie at times. The conflicts make sense, but I think at least one or two could have been left out and the ending still would have worked.
I would recommend the book wholeheartedly. It's a good read. You won't be disappointed with the story or the writing.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Mistakes were made
So, this evening mistakes were made. Tonight's meal, Pork Roast with Three-Mushroom Ragout, was quite tasty despite the mistakes. First mistake, should have deboned the roast. Okay, before that, I should have checked the recipe more carefully to see that I needed only 1.75 pounds of meat and not the 6.5 pounds I ended up with. And I could have had the butcher debone it. What I need it one of these. But, I managed to cut a third of the roast off with a little help from Mr. Geeky. I froze the other two thirds and will do something else with it. Second mistake, wrong kind of crushed tomatoes. Got the kind with Italian Seasoning. Didn't seem to matter that much, though. Third mistake, no cremini mushrooms. Fourth, no sundried tomatoes without oil. This is what I mean about ingredients. If the store I frequent doesn't have these things, I'm not running all over creation to find them. I just added a few more shitaki and button mushrooms and lived with oil soaked tomatoes. Didn't seem to affect it much. Fifth mistake. The timer didn't set correctly (i.e. I failed to push the "start" button) and so, my noodles cooked a little longer than they should have. Still the meal was good and I would definitely eat it again.
The lessons? 1) Read the recipe carefully before going shopping. 2) Make do with what you have.
Five things about me
- I used to sing in a church choir. I even sang a few solos. It was the one thing I liked about church. I still enjoy singing in my car and in the kitchen while I cook. I used to sing the kids to sleep. They still remember it.
- I have a teddy bear that's 37 years old. I used to bring him out every year for Christmas to celebrate his birthday. I haven't done that in about five years. He's alive and well (though decrepit) in the attic.
- I was once part of an all-women's Quake team. I was 28 or 29 at the time. All the other women were 19-22. We used to regularly beat teams made up of teenaged boys. It was a great stress reliever.
- I had a dog named Boo (just like the song). Boo was an avid car chaser and was hit by a UPS truck when I was 11. Ten years later, my dad got another dog and named him Boo II.
- I changed my major 8 times in college. I started out as an English major, but I considered French, Business, Economics, International Studies and various combinations of those before returning to English again. At one point, I wanted to be an International Business Lawyer. Sometimes I wish I had majored in Computer Science, but they didn't even have that as a major then.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
First Healthy Meal of the Year
Be it resolved
- I want to get back to exercising, at least three times a week. I was doing pretty well with this last year, but by summer, had quit keeping up with it. I have to think about when to do this. Right now, either in the morning or at night, it's dark out. I could certainly do something indoors, but walking is the easiest exercise I can do, which makes it more likely I'll keep it up. I'd like to do some yoga with that. Once the weather gets better, I can play tennis and do other outdoor activities.
- Along with the exercise, I'm planning to eat better. This past semester has been one of convenience foods. And most of those have been fairly unhealthy. I'm sure there will be a few of those still, but if it's only every once in a while as opposed to every day, it won't be a big deal. Mr. Geeky has resolved to cook more, so we'll see how that goes.
- Reinstitute family game night. We have a ton of board games and got some new ones for Christmas, and it'd be fun to get back to having at least one day a week when we do something together as a family.
- Reinstitute date nights. Mr. Geeky and I were going on a date twice a month, but in December, we just couldn't get it together since I was working constantly on the dissertation and we just generally had too much other stuff going on. I just don't want this to fall completely by the wayside.
- Quit complaining about work. I think this is going to be a hard one. I have had some frustrating things to deal with at work. It's hard not to let that stuff get you down. Plus, two of my favorite colleagues resigned just before the winter break. Mostly, I just want to focus on constructive solutions as opposed to railing against perceived injustices.
- Related to the above work resolution, I want to follow my passions at work. I have enough freedom in my job that much of the time I can pursue my interests as I see fit. For me, that's going to mean more reading and research and more writing about that research. It's also going to mean finding a way to share my knowledge and expertise with my immediate community as well as the broader community. And, I want to find ways to connect people who are interested in similar issues.
Update: One other resolution I had was to make some blog changes. As you can see, I've upgraded. Mainly I was waiting for haloscan. Finally, they have got it working with the new blogger. There will be more changes later, but I need to run off to the grocery store for some healthy food.
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year
I'm returning to work on Thursday, so I get to slide into it slowly. I still have grading to do and calculating, but I suspect I'll be done with that fairly quickly. Grades are due Wednesday. I do have resolutions and some reflections on the past year, but no energy to deal with those for now. I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday and I wish you all the best in the new year.


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Four-wheel drive route on NC 12 to close temporarily
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Road crews will temporarily close the four-wheel drive route along N.C. Highway 12 north of Rodanthe on the Outer Banks to remove damaged pavement and level the area in hopes to reopen the road to all traffic by Christmas.
The N.C. Department of Transportation said the highway will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. The emergency ferry route between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe will remain open.
The road suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy, which also washed away the protective dune, when it struck in late October.
Currently, only four-wheel drive vehicles can pass through. The DOT hopes, if the weater, wind and waves cooperate, to make repairs and open the highway linking the Outer Banks to the mainland to all vehicles by Dec. 25.
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Our Brand Experience Studio recently curated a collection of stores that identify emerging global retail trends, referencing benchmark projects conceived at the intersection of visionary and ambitious thinking. The examples explore innovative and award-winning approaches, technologies and materials that make up todays retail environments and we invite you to view the presentation online. Before you do, a little background and some highlights on the Retail Design Institute's 45th International Store Design Competition & Gala celebrating those influencing our Industry …
Who would have thought it – a Brit, living in California, guiding hundreds of visitors around NYC. For the second year in a row, I was invited to present at NRF's 105th Annual Convention & EXPO last month. The event boasts more than 33,500 attendees, miles of EXPO, mind-bending technology and dozens of thought-leadership sessions. I took the opportunity to invite three retail brands to join me on stage – Chris Derringer, IT Leader at Microsoft Retail, Nick Stowe, CEO of Nixon and Jonathan Luster, Vice President Market and Concept Development at Lowes, each offering our attendees a unique perspective and insight. READ MORE
Sitting on a panel and reviewing leading design submissions from around the globe is a tremendous privilege – lots to be inspired by and plenty to learn from. I recently had the opportunity to chair the judging for the 43rd International Store Design Competition, which celebrates exceptional global retail design projects in over 20 categories from full-line department stores to manufacturer's showrooms.
Five best practices rose to the surface throughout this judging process that may be of benefit to you or someone you know who is preparing for a competition: READ MORE
I've always been inquisitive by nature and while I'm a far cry from an 'extreme adventurer' I have a wanderlust where I've always sought out new experiences. I was reminded of one such experience when having dinner at the DDI Forum's Design Awards ceremony the other week in Napa Valley. Sitting next to the Senior Global Director of Creative Services for Timberland – I was recounting the story of my very first pair of Timberland boots.
I first developed an interest in design in the well-equipped metal and woodwork shops of my English childhood schools. This curiosity for how objects and materials are constructed soon developed into a love of detail and form, which later I came to realize, had laid the foundations for the last 20 years of my career. READ MORE


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T Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman to Score The Hunger Games
So at least the soundtrack should be good.
T Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman are teaming up to score Gary Ross's The Hunger Games, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It's a high-profile collaboration: Burnett, who scored Cold Mountain and Crazy Heart, has twelve Grammys on his shelf; Elfman, who scored Spider-Man and The Simpsons, has won four Oscars. Games producers said the music will be "sophisticated, cerebral, soulful, and rebellious." Pressure's on. [HR]


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|Brunswick Corporation : Brunswick Agrees to Acquire Indoor Cycling Group
Will Provide Cornerstone to Expand Group Exercise Segment Participation
LAKE FOREST, Ill. July 28, 2016 - Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Indoor Cycling Group (ICG), a market leader specializing in the design of indoor cycling equipment. ICG is based in Nuremburg, Germany.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ICG's 2015 revenues were approximately €37 million ($41 million), and the transaction is subject to usual and customary closing conditions as well as approval by the German competition authority, which is anticipated sometime late in the third quarter. At that time, ICG would become part of Life Fitness' global operations.
"Our vision is to build and augment our product and technology portfolio to establish a strong leadership position in the global group exercise market," explained Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark D. Schwabero. "Group exercise is a growing sector of fitness and represents another important adjacency that we have targeted to expand our fitness business.
"Blending ICG's integrated technology and programming capabilities in the indoor cycling space, with our broader Life Fitness product assortment, is an important component of our strategy to grow our fitness business, and consequently, Brunswick. Additionally, we believe that Life Fitness' strong product development and distribution capabilities will further advance ICG's position within the group exercise and indoor cycling markets," Schwabero said.
"Our stated goal is to double the size of our Fitness operations by 2020, and we are pursuing that goal with a growing stable of prominent brands, including Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, Cybex and SCIFIT. Through the integration of additional leading brands - such as ICG's Tomahawk - into our product portfolio, we are building and strengthening our position in several market segments," Schwabero added.
"ICG will provide a cornerstone from which we plan to expand our presence in group exercise," echoed Life Fitness President Chris Clawson. "We're eager to join it with our existing group exercise products such as Life Fitness SYNRGY360, Row GX Trainer and the Hammer Strength rigs and racks to provide a robust product portfolio for our global customers."
Clawson said the ICG management team, staff and operations will remain largely intact, and under the direction of founder and current Chief Executive Officer Bernd Puerschel, who will report to Clawson.
ICG was founded in 1995. Among other attributes, ICG products are particularly recognized for their aesthetics, design and integrated technologies, Clawson added. ICG has exclusive rights to key technologies such as the WATTRATE® Power Meter, one of the most accurate and robust power meters in the fitness market. It also includes "Coach By Color," a highly effective and motivational system in which the range of color covers the physiological responses to the different types of training required to meet the demands of group-fitness-based cycling. Such technologies and capabilities, Clawson pointed out, provide ICG with a sustainable competitive advantage supporting the strongest product portfolio within the group exercise cycling category.
"As the supplier of Life Fitness' existing group cycling bike, we have had a strong relationship with ICG for the past five years. Through this relationship we know that ICG's culture of innovation and its customer-focused approach are a great fit for our team. We look forward to having ICG join the Life Fitness family," Clawson concluded.
ICG will have minimal impact upon Brunswick's 2016 results.
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Additional risk factors are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2015. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Brunswick does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service providers.
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A bad breakup leaves you depressed and anxious. So what's normal sadness and what's real depression?
"There is extra risk for young people. How deeply wounded someone is is tied to how much of their sense of self is rooted in the person that they're with. If a person's good feelings about herself and her identity are interwoven with the other person, then they're really submerged."
Hindy also says the loss of a first love, as in Alexa's case, can be especially painful.
"First love, the earliest love, has a special importance. You're less experienced, more insecure and more vulnerable. Certainly first love makes for greater intensity and greater loss." My One Great Love...Wasn't
But this doesn't mean that every young heartbreak leads to depression. While a patient complaining of Heartbreak-Related Depression could be suffering from a major depressive disorder, he said she is more likely to have an "adjustment disorder," one of the most common reasons people seek professional help.
In an adjustment disorder, "the patient is dealing with some hurtful, stressful experience or life event, such as losing somebody or losing a job," says Hindy. "This can cause symptoms of anxiety and depression that are usually transient." If the severity of the symptoms is extreme, it is more likely to be a major depressive disorder, Hindy added.
Getting Treatment
On Facebook, Joel is leading the charge to bring attention to Heartbreak-Related Depression.
"Let's all help to shed the light on [this]; it is a REAL & SERIOUS condition that affects millions, and it SHOULD get TREATED!!!" she wrote last week.
But seeing as the condition does not technically exist, how is it treated?
"If it's a result of a breakup, then I'd guide them through grief by writing, talking, and creating a ritual," says Tessina. "I do a lot of listening, because grief needs a witness."
Tessina also helps her patients to sort out their feelings about the split.
"I help them figure out what they're angry about, what they're sad about, and to help them see the relationship more realistically, recognize its flaws, and why it ended. After getting through the initial stages of the grief, we'd talk about what went wrong, and what the client can learn from the experience to improve future relationships." In certain cases, Tessina would treat the patient for depression.
Hindy agreed that in addition to treating a heartbroken person's depression, he would also "explore the grief that's related to this particular loss and find out what happened in the relationship."
And while "Heartbreak-Related Depression" may not technically exist, Hindy thinks Alexa has "coined a term." So does Piver.
"I think it's a genius phrase—anybody who has ever been through it knows exactly what it means," she said.
The only way to know if you have a serious condition that needs treatment is to talk to a professional. And even if you don't have a clinical disorder, talking to a therapist or coach can help you through a tough time in life. Many problems can be resolved in only a handful of sessions. Click here to visit ProConnect, YourTango's professional directory, and find someone who can help you.
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It's been a busy week for the gay community in Louisiana, with a New Orleans-based LGBT group filing a legal challenge against the state's same-sex marriage ban just as judges in several other states strike down similar laws as unconstitutional. But as the legal battle plays out in court, advocacy groups are turning their sights to the state Capitol, where they plan a major legislative push this year.
Louisiana law does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment and public spaces. For the past several years, conservative organizations like the Louisiana Family Forum have blocked efforts by a handful of state lawmakers to institute such prohibitions on the statewide level.
But riding the wave of momentum provided by national trends and the passage of anti-discrimination ordinances on the local level in New Orleans and now Shreveport, two LGBT advocacy groups are hoping to see some small successes for their agenda during the 2014 legislative session that begins March 10.
To this end, the New Orleans-based Forum for Equality Louisiana will file legislation the group is dubbing "The Louisiana Non-Discrimination Act," or LANA. While still in the drafting phase, the bill or package of bills will be massive and will touch multiple areas of state law.
Mary Griggs, chair of the group's Executive Board, said creating LANA involved the group's political director going through all of the Louisiana revised statutes "and every place they listed protected classes, we are attempting to add sexual orientation, gender identity and expression."
Where applicable, Griggs said they will also add age, sex and disability. She said the bills will run the "whole gamut" of state law from employment and housing to even criminal justice. It will be part-and-parcel of the Forum for Equality's multi-faceted approach that also includes action in state courts, at the local level and among business groups.
"It is a multi-pronged approach," Griggs said Friday (Feb. 14). "It is not necessarily, 'we're going to win this court case,' and suddenly it's going to be rainbows and unicorns in Louisiana."
It was the Forum that filed the legal challenge against Louisiana's ban on recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages Wednesday; it was also behind the successful campaign to pass a non-discrimination, or "fairness," ordinance in Shreveport -- a move Griggs said would have been impossible without the support of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Staying on the local level, Griggs said the Forum is now turning its sights to the Lake Charles area, Lafayette and Jefferson Parish, where it will push for similar ordinances to be passed. But that begged the question, why not Baton Rouge?
"That's fairly well-illustrated with what happened with the (Baton Rouge Metro) Council" this week, she said, referring to the panel's 7-3 decision not to support a bill filed ahead of this year's legislative session that seeks to remove unconstitutional "crimes against nature" laws from the books.
The legislation, House Bill 12, is being sponsored by state Rep. Pat Smith, D-Baton Rouge and is part of a package of bills to be shepherded through the legislative process by another LGBT advocacy group called Equality Louisiana.
Equality Louisiana, which is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has offices throughout the state, is a coalition group that will focus on housing and employment discrimination issues as well as bullying during this year's session by helping a diverse group of legislators file multiple, separate bills.
Smith's bill is the first in Equality Louisiana's package to be filed. It focuses on the state's anti-sodomy laws, which banned oral and anal sex, but were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court a decade ago. While the high court's ruling rendered them unenforceable, they remain on the books in Louisiana.
Smith characterized the legislation as a housekeeping measure, adding the Metro Council's decision not to support it is symbolic of a wider unwillingness among Baton Rouge politicians to support the LGBT community.
This support is important now more than ever, Smith said, after Baton Rouge made national headlines when it was revealed sheriff's deputies were arresting men who met in public parks and agreed to travel to a private location for sex. The office was accused of using the unconstitutional anti-sodomy laws to specifically target gay men in these sting operations. Sheriff Sid Gautreux denied this accusation, but ended up apologizing.
"I was not surprised (by the Baton Rouge Metro Council vote)," Smith said Thursday. "It will only hit the council members if a lawsuit is filed against them." She has deep concerns that what happened in Baton Rouge's parks last summer could happen again if the laws remain on the books.
This is why she is filing the legislation, which she thinks has a 50-50 chance of passing. Equality Louisiana is also working with Smith and a wide coalition of other state lawmakers on a series of other bills.
With state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, at the helm, the group will support legislation to collect and track data on bullying in Louisiana's public schools. It is also supporting Smith as she resurrects an anti-bullying bill she sponsored last year. This year, her legislation will include a provision to allow gay youth that have not come out to their parents to have a safe adult third party, like a teacher or counselor, alerted when bullying occurs.
Non-discrimination issues will also be at the forefront of Equality Louisiana's legislative package, Coalition Manager Bruce Parker said Friday.
State Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, said he will help work on employment non-discrimination legislation that will be carried in the state House by Karen St. Germain of Plaquemine. Unlike a push for this same issue last year, St. Germain's bill would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in both the public and private sector.
Citing the local Chamber's support of the Shreveport fairness ordinance, Leger said enacting non-discrimination employment laws across Louisiana would help bolster the state's workforce and encourage more companies to lay down roots here.
"While we continue to try to attract the leading companies from around the country and the world to come to Louisiana and do business, we have to remember that a majority of Fortune 500 companies share this corporate ethos that we would like our laws to reflect," said Leger.
During his last session as a state legislator before taking a seat on the New Orleans City Council this year, Rep. Jared Brossett will also work with Parker's coalition to file a housing non-discrimination bill similar to the fairness ordinance already in place in the Crescent City. Parker said a separate housing bill would be filed by Smith next week. This legislation would ban discrimination in accommodation for members of the LGBT community as well as felons.
Legislators pushing the LGBT agenda this year will likely face heady opposition from groups like the Louisiana Family Forum, a powerful conservative Christian group that lobbies the state Legislature on everything from abortion and Medicaid to guns and education.
Family Forum President Gene Mills said Friday he was concerned with proposals to include "sexual orientation" as a protected class under state law. Noting "sexual orientation" is not defined in state law, Mills said he believed it would create legal confusion over who falls within this category.
"Sexual orientation" is mentioned in Louisiana's hate crime law, but it is not defined in the statute.
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Too madly prolific for every movie to be a uniquely personal statement, the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has been long overdue for proper appreciation. His iron-man work ethic has produced more than 80 films since 1991, ranging from serialized crime dramas to fiendishly sophisticated entertainment for children, costume Westerns to contemporary folk tales. But the director remains most notorious for the visceral extremes of a pair of cult favorites.
The 1999 "Audition" is justifiably regarded as a shocker. It's the story of a lonely middle-aged widower who contrives to find a new love by staging phony auditions for a TV show, then dating the most appealing actress. She turns out to be the shy, mysterious Asami (played by the remarkable Eihi Shiina), a willowy former ballet dancer haunted by dark occurrences in her past. As budding romance turns to a game of psychotic cat-and-mouse, the jump scares escalates into scenes of horror that revulsed some moviegoers and thrilled others. Yet, there's a genuine tone of melancholy that carries the film beyond raw-nerved gasps, and hallucinatory flourishes that are as masterful as anything by David Lynch.
The hyper-violent "Ichi the Killer" (2001) is a postmodern yakuza caper that trades in the gleeful splatter that has become a staple of underground Japanese cinema, achieving unparalleled levels of sheer psycho-sexual insanity. But then this sharply curated retrospective rolls out "The Bird People in China," a gentle fable about a Japanese salaryman out of his element in China, where he stumbles across a mystical village whose occupants may possess the power to fly.
And there's "The Great Yokai War," a children's fantasy adventure saga, and a nod to Preston Sturges in "Shangri-La," a comedy that pits a community of homeless people against a greedy businessman. The series also gives New York audiences a chance to catch up with Mr. Miike's more recent work. "Crows Zero II" (2009) is part of the director's highly acrobatic franchise about high school wars.
The new "13 Assassins," which gets a sneak preview before wider theatrical release, is a rousing, old-school samurai epic. This remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film strides familiar but satisfying turf, as an unlikely assortment of swordsmen band together to stop an evil heir to the Shogun from ascending to power and leading Japan into doom. The final 40 minutes is a stunningly choreographed battle royale that will makes audiences gasp – in amazement, not fright or disgust. Mr. Miike was due to visit New York for the retrospective, but has chosen to remain in Japan as his family copes with the aftermath of the recent earthquake.
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As profound and poetic as a film can be, this unusual documentary is a visually breathtaking meditation on cosmic mysteries and the tragic facts of history. Chilean director Patricio Guzmán, best-known for the epic political documentary "The Battle of Chile," begins with an astronomical theme: a visit to the Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level. It's the best seat on the planet for scientists to observe the heavens. The site also is unique as the driest place on earth. Its arid plateaus harbor mummified bodies of the dead, including the bodies of political prisoners "disappeared" after the military coup of 1973. Eternity has a different meaning for the mothers, wives and children of the dead, who gaze not at the skies but the sands. Mr. Guzmán will be present for Q&A sessions on Friday and Saturday.
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Giant radioactive ants threaten mankind in "Them!" But sometimes insects are more than insects. The 1954 sci-fi thriller, which spawned generations of cinematic monster-bugs, is screened as part of a series curated by Village Voice film critic Jim Hoberman, who considers the larger social implications of the film in his new book, "An Army of Phantoms: American Movies and the Making of the Cold War." Joan Weldon, who plays a heroic entomologist in the film, will be present to introduce it. Paranoia returns in 1953's "The Wild One," with the entry of renegade bikers. Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin play the leaders of rival gangs (the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Beetles), menacing the squares.
Single Frame Presents: Michael Snow
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave., (212) 505-5181
March 24
Avant-garde filmmaker Michael Snow leads off a new series devoted to the art of the slide show. The Canadian director, known for his conceptual wit and imaginative explorations of the form, visits with three presentations. They include "Slidelength" (1969-'71), in which Mr. Snow projects 80 35mm slides at 15-second intervals, investigating the nature of perception and memory. "A Casing Shelved" (1969) consists of only one slide: an image of the filmmaker's bookshelf, accompanied by his detailed narration. The program will be followed by a screening of "Wavelength," Mr. Snow's "greatest hit."


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How to Make a James Bond Vesper Martini
Two Methods:Treuter variationCommunity Q&A
A James Bond martini is called a Vesper. A Vesper is of course always shaken, not stirred. A Vesper is made with vodka, gin, Lillet Blanc or Kina Lillet (No longer available anywhere), and garnished with a lemon twist.
Method 1:
- 1 oz (30 mL) or two parts gin
- 1/2 oz (15 mL) or one parts vodka
- 1/4 oz (7.5 mL) or 0.5 part Lillet Blanc (or Kina Lillet)
- Lemon twist for garnish
Method 2:
- 1 oz Gordon's Gin
- 1/2 oz Gilbey's Vodka
- 1/4 oz Lillet Blanc
- 5 to 10 drops of prepared quinine "tea"
- Ice
1Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
2Add the gin, vodka and Lillet to the cocktail shaker.
3Cap the shaker.
4Shake the ingredients vigorously for about five seconds.
5Strain into a deep champagne goblet or cocktail glass.
6Twist or bend the lemon twist to squeeze out some citrus oils and rub around the rim of the glass, then drop the twist into the drink.
7Serve and enjoy.
Treuter variation
1Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
2Add the Gordon's Gin, Gilbey's Vodka, Lillet Blanc, and 5 to 10 drops of a prepared quinine "tea" to the cocktail shaker.
3Cap the shaker.
4Vigorously shake the ingredients within the capped for no less than 15 seconds.
5Strain into a deep champagne goblet or large martini glass.
6Twist or bend an orange twist to squeeze out some citrus oils and rub around the rim of the glass. Drop the twist into the drink.
7Serve and enjoy.
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- Use a deep champagne goblet for the most authentic Vesper.
- To come closer to the original strength of the Vesper, use a 94-proof gin and a 100-proof vodka.
- You can substitute the Lillet with Absinthe and the lemon with a slice of lime to create a "Green Vesper."
- Adding a pinch (1/16 of a tsp.) of quinine powder to the Lillet will effectively recreate the (somewhat bitter) flavor it had in the 1950s.
- Drink responsibly and be cool like Bond. James Bond.
- While adding quinine powder to the Lillet will give it its original flavor, adding too much will ruin the taste or worse, make you ill. Stick to no more than a pinch.
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The Rock Island County NAACP has come out against the Moline School District's plan to close two elementary schools after the 2014-2015 school year.
As previously reported, the Moline School District is looking to close both Ericsson and Garfield Schools. Superintendent David Moyer says that could save the district at least $300,000 a year. That is part of a plan to save the district more than $2 million a year.
"Losing Ericsson School will only serve to further destabilize the community and provide the negative imagery that the poor Latino community has been cast aside and the members of that community are on an island," Rock Island County NAACP President Elizabeth Sherwin said in the letter.
The district is also looking to expand Hamilton School because the kids from Garfield would move there in the new plan. Most of the Ericsson kids would move to Lincoln Irving in the process.
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