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Rachael Yamagata
A few rounds of heartbreak ? a broken wrist ? eight stitches ? a blown-out eardrum ? and label realignment.
It wasn't easy getting here for Rachael Yamagata. Three years after she began to appear on the public's radar with her self-titled debut EP and full-length album Happenstance, Rachael will release Elephants?Teeth Sinking Into Heart, a single record in two parts, on October 7th, 2008.
"I didn't set out to make a two part album," Yamagata says. "We just followed the songs' lyrical lead and built them up with textures and sounds that served the story. The beautiful ones were darker and worked with lush arrangements. We used the sounds of rain, tree branches falling on the roof ? whatever kept the mood true to this haunted studio in the first stormy days of spring. The second part became more anthemic, like a reclaiming of personal power. There's something raw about it. To me it sounds weathered, but not broken or cynical."
The nine tracks on Elephants are darker and more vulnerable than the five gritty, defiant rock songs on Teeth Sinking Into Heart. Taken together, the two halves present a complete timeline of the emotions that revolve around complicated relationships and the accompanying fallout. "Elephants is much more intimate," Yamagata says. "It's about being willing to take a risk even if it's not going to end up well. Teeth is like rediscovering your backbone after you've gone through the loss."
Yamagata sometimes worries that her need to analyze heartache in her songwriting is too often mistaken as depressed obsession. After all, her songs are famously populated by breakups. "I see it more as a fascination with human relationships and behavior," she says, "the struggles we create and the strength we gain." Her lyrics display an ability to draw new wisdom and confidence from every devastating experience in the hope that the next time will be different. Elephants?Teeth Sinking Into Heart, reveal a woman not only undaunted by such losses, but smart enough to know she deserves a lot more than she's been asking for.
"My mother said recently that Happenstance is the beauty of your '20s, this one is the richness of your '30s ? of someone who's been through the mill and is trying to make the choice between optimism and defeatism," she says.
Of the two CD's 15 tracks, 12 were produced by the Nebraska-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, known for his work with Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley. Two tracks, "What If I Leave" and "Horizon," were produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band), who also produced Happenstance. The bulk were written during the two-year touring cycle that followed Happenstance and, especially, the nine months afterward that Yamagata spent holed up in her Woodstock refuge ? a period that saw her turn out some 160 songs. "I wasn't being very social, so I didn't have many distractions," she says, laughing about her ridiculously prodigious output.
Twenty-five tracks were eventually recorded for Elephants?Teeth Sinking Into Heart, most of which Yamagata demoed herself in Woodstock on various instruments. It was clear to her that the title song "Elephants," as well as "Sunday Afternoon," "Horizon," "Don't," and "Duet" (with Ray Lamontagne) would make the final cut.
"Elephants" opens the first part; she ran down a mountain in Woodstock and, by the time she ran back up, the song was written. "I don't really know where it came from," she says. "When I went back and reviewed the lyrics, they said so much more than I could have wished for. "Elephants" also sets up the record, its lyrics pinpointing the potential for heartache when entering a relationship, and metaphorically relates us to the base natures of animals and their reactions. "Horizon," by contrast, closes out the first part. "Somewhere along the way, the love died, your world has turned upside down, and you're left searching for balance again," she explains.
"Sunday Afternoon" is about accepting your part in the demise of a relationship and allowing yourself to be depressed and maybe even obsess a little, "but don't stop your life because of it," Yamagata adds. The song was written at the tail-end of recording her first record and she's happy to have given it time to grow by playing it live on tour. Another highlight, "What If I Leave," is one of the first songs Rachael ever wrote, more than ten years ago. "Everybody has that purgatory where you know in your gut it's not right, but you haven't mustered the courage to leave yet," she says of it.
By the end of Elephants, Yamagata's ability to find hope in anguish is feeling taxed, maybe verging on cynicism. Teeth Sinking Into Heart's up-tempo grittiness is the answer to that. "Sidedish Friend" takes on the perils of being someone's part-time lover, while "Pause The Tragic Ending," is about "a vampire who knew me so well, it almost drew blood from me," Yamagata says. "I could probably name every album Pause The Tragic Ending." The second part closes with "Don't" ? a calling-out and warning, but tongue-in-cheek at the same time. Again, an epilogue to lost love, but this time from someone who knows what she wants, who acknowledges her responsibility in all that's happened, and who will go on.
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Toy soldiers have been collected for centuries. First made from wood, stone, clay and metal for the rich and royal, it wasn't until the end of the 18th century that they were first mass-produced. By the turn of the 20th century, several companies in Europe were producing inexpensive lead toy soldiers, which began to catch on with children and adults alike. American makers began producing toy army figures around World War I (WWI). Several makers molded their figures in cast iron or used a sawdust and glue mixture called "composition." After WWII, amid concerns about lead poisoning, some manufacturers looked to plastic as a cheaper and more child-friendly medium. These soldiers were owned by the Harold and Effie Ames family of Northampton, Massachusetts. Their four sons, Frederick, William, Richard and Roger, born between 1927 and 1933, played with them in the 1930s. The metal soldiers wearing beige uniforms are unmarked.
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Brewers fans show support at last home game
Team to finish season in Atlanta, New York
Despite a major scandal involving their star player, and a losing season, the Brewers drew big support for their last home game Sunday night.
The Brewers closed out their home stand with a blast, double play and a base hit in the first.
"I've been looking for that kind of play against the Cardinals all season," said Brewers chief operating officer Rick Schlesinger.
It's been a year of distractions and injuries. It kept the team out of the playoffs for the 2013 season but through it all the fans remained faithful, 2.5 million strong.
"Given the circumstances of how we played and some off the field distractions it's a great number and you can't say enough about the fans," said Schlesinger.
There's no looking back. New and better things are planned for next year.
"We're going to redo the outfield grass. It's due for its biannual change and it's a big operation," said Schlesinger.
"And we're looking at some other things, you know we're going to do things that the fans are going to like," Schlesinger said, "We're going to do some back of the house things. We may add a chiller to increase the air conditioning in the suites and stores. You know some of the things we're going to do it's all about the fans."
The fans are all over that. Some have already put this year behind them.
"Things will get better, things will improve, we look forward to next season," said fan Marcia Hendrickson.
The Brewers finish out the season on the road in Atlanta and New York.


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Russett takes the reigns as new Chamber secretary
By Deanna Wakkinen, I-O Reporter
A Texas native, Melinda Russett has lived in Conrad for over three years with her two children and husband Steve. She now takes the reigns as Conrad Area Chamber of Commerce executive secretary.
Russett's first big projects on the job will include their yearly membership drive and banquet.
With over 15 years of computer experience, Russett looks forward to getting to work with and help in the community that her children are growing up in. She comments that Conrad is a "great place to raise kids" and that she really likes the community that her husband also grew up in.
Having adjusted to the winters, Russett says she prefers it over the heat and loves it here. She is a people person who has been an EMT for Conrad since Sept. 2009. Her husband is also a member of the Conrad Volunteer Fire Department.


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Angel's Rest
- An Eternity Springs Novel
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Series: Eternity Springs, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 15-02-2011
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audio
Regular price: $45.70
Publisher's Summary
Beloved author Emily March returns with a warm and uplifting new novel about a small town with a big heart. Welcome to Eternity Springs, a little piece of heaven in the Colorado Rockies.
Gabriel Callahan has lost everything that mattered. All he wants is solitude on an isolated mountain estate. Instead, he gets a neighbor. Vibrant, no-nonsense Nic Sullivan is Eternity Springs' veterinarian, and she has an uncanny plan to lure this talented architect back to the world of the living. First with a dog, next with a renovation project, and, finally, with a night of passion that ends with a surprise.
Now a man still raw from tragedy must face the biggest struggle of his heart. Can he forgive himself and believe in the power of second chances? Dare he trust in the promise of a future and a brand-new family here in Eternity Springs?
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- Donna
- 20-02-2011
I loved this book by Emily March, I haven't read any of her previous novels, but will now find as many of them as I can and do so, I listened to this audiobook in a day, lucky it was the weekend, the narrator Kathe Mazur did a wonderful job which always make for easy listening. Welldone !!!!!!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Judy
- 21-04-2011
Unbelievebly Good!
Emily March does a fantastic job of portraying the broad spectrum love can take you -- from elated delight to heartbreaking sorrow. This book withdrew from me such intense emotion that I literally could not stop listening! This is my first experience with EM as an author, and if it is any indication of what the rest of her work is like, I am now a devoted fan. The narration by Kathe Mazur was also excellent! I hope Audible continues to add more books by Emily March.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- betty
- 10-02-2012
I love this series. When I first started listening, I thought the story started a little slow, and the reader was a little too drab. Well, I was so wrong. The story is the best, and the reader is perfect. I would highly recomment this series to all.
Make sure you start with the first book, and continue through the series.
I am sorry the next book won't be out until September 2012.
In other words, I LOVE THIS SERIES.
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- Jane
- 22-10-2011
Dramatic read !
This was my first Emily March book & I listened to it straight through last night. It was recommended by a friend as being along the same line as the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr which I love. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised & am currently downloading the next book in the series ...
That being said this is not a light read it is very dramatic & emotional ... these are two damaged people caught by surprise trying to do the best that they can.
I was not crazy about the narrator, to me she seemed a bit flat.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Kyjia
- 19-08-2012
Unexpectedly Heart-Wrenching
I am not generally lured into these feel good romances, as the plots are generally way too slow paced for my tastes, but due to some interesting reviews, I gave this one a shot.This book kept my interest peeked just about the whole way through.
The book has a shattered and troubled male lead (which is my fav time) who seemingly just keeps making awful decisions through out the story, as it relates to a budding relationship with the female lead. So the book takes fabulous turns from the routine "getting to know you" formula to "OMG did that really just happen!" I also like this because, yes people realistically do make decisions based on paralyzing drama from past events that have nothing to do with the current situation and from plain old selfishness. And a good book and narrator should truly take the reader on this emotional roller-coaster with our characters.
This is no romance mixed in a thriller, or adventure, so I will not give it perfect ratings, but if you are looking for a well written enjoyable wholesome romance only, then look no further. My rating is 3.5 out of 5.
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- E. Knight
- 28-12-2017
Best Emily March so far
The character development in this book is excellent. The story had me crying and laughing
- jackie
- 13-02-2017
Dont bother ...
Would you consider the audio edition of Angel's Rest to be better than the print version?
There is no point to getting this audible book because its a series and you are able to get 1-5and 10-12 but books 6,7,8,9 are not available. very disappointing I really enjoyed the series until I couldn't keep getting books that have been in print a long time.
Any additional comments?
where are books 6,7,8, & 9!!
- 11-11-2017
A poor substitute
This was a poor substitute or Virgin River by Robyn Carr it has a small town, querky characters. A strong female doctor/vet, women's quilting group like Grace Valley another of RC trilogy's.
The story needed more individuality


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A success story in times of crisis is always a pleasure, and this 22-acre Community Farm in Bristol has boosted for the local region in many ways. Landowner Luke Hasell teamed up with local food producers, and using an unusual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business model the team managed to get a fully organic, not-for-profit farm up and running. The CSA invited local restaurants and businesses to invest in the project at the outset, and in return they are guaranteed fresh, organic local produce year after year.
After looking for funding two years ago, Bristol Community Farm found over 400 investors from the local region and raised over £120,000 to make the Community Farm a reality. Local restaurants, chefs and grocers now have a source of locally produced organic produce, and anyone in the locality can order one of their Organic Veg Boxes.
The farm produces a wide array of organic produce and utilizes some heirloom seeds – and interestingly, in price comparisons with local supermarkets they claim their produce is 10-15% less expensive to the consumer. They regularly hold open tour days, and host a large Harvest Festival where visitors get hands-on experience with the food growing process.
The farm has also partnered with local job centers to run apprenticeships that host a several people on-site for a few months at a time to get vocational experience and hopefully a good reference. They also hold workshops where people of all ages can get some basic tuition and insight into organic farming.
Upon inspection, the CSA model at the Community Farm was given a glowing review – it was considered a proactive response to concerns around resilience and transparency in the food system. The report goes on to state that it provides a logical step forward for consumers in reclaiming sovereignty over the way their food is grown, processed and traded.
The farm has created various orchards, holds livestock and grows around 70 varieties of organic vegetables over the 22 acre site. Additionally, over 100 fruit trees were planted this spring and the farm plans to keep adding to the list. With more restaurants in the region showing an interest due to the quality of the produce and the local populace increasingly aware of concerns about food security, it seems that the project was created at the right time.
In a further push toward supporting local producers, the Community Farm is one of the many businesses in the Bristol area to have signed up for the Bristol Pound, an independent currency that came into being in the last few weeks that can only be spent in the Bristol area, thus encouraging independent producers to ensure the wealth they generate is genuinely beneficial to their locale.
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Magic Valley Uprising
How an Idaho citizens' coalition gunned down a dirty power plant — and what it means for the West
BOISE, Idaho — In the elegant lobby of Idaho's capitol, a miner hefts a jackleg drill, like a medieval knight raising a lance at an unseen foe. He's only a statue, molded of metal, but his spirit inhabits this building. Pro-industry lawmaking has long been the tradition here, benefiting not only mining, but also agriculture and nuclear reactors and everything in between.
One morning in late March, Rick Johnson, head of the Idaho Conservation League, the state's biggest environmental group, walks past the statue and up the marble staircases that spiral toward the domed, heavenly ceiling. In a high gallery overlooking the Senate chamber, he takes a seat beside three environmental lobbyists. They've come to observe what Johnson describes as "the biggest environmental vote of the year."
These environmentalists are experts at jumping into the fray. But on this issue, they have had to work quietly in the background. Today, they wait, professionally composed but showing signs of inner tension, as the senators slog through a pile of routine bills that deal with water disputes and the Alfalfa and Seed Clover Commission. Finally, the senators get to the crucial item: House Bill 791.
The bill challenges a multinational corporation's desire to build Idaho's first major coal-fired power plant. Already approved in the House of Representatives, it would stall the proposed plant for two years, and might sink it completely. San Diego-based Sempra Energy has invested millions of dollars in this power-plant scheme; HB 791 could turn that into a waste of money.
Sen. Bob Geddes, the stocky Republican who represents Soda Springs, stands to warn his cohorts that the bill will have "a chilling effect on business coming to Idaho." Normally, Geddes' argument against the bill would have traction, because his party doesn't like regulations, and it holds nearly 80 percent of the Legislature's seats. Indeed, the Republicans' national leader, President George W. Bush, champions fossil fuels, including coal plants.
Democratic Sen. Clint Stennett, who represents ski resort communities, does the most talking in opposition. "Nothing could change the face of Idaho as significantly as coal-fired power plants," Stennett says, rattling off possible impacts such as pollution, including lethal mercury compounds, along with the squandering of water and an eroded quality of life.
So far, it all seems utterly predictable. But the debate takes an unusual turn: Two Republican senators stand to voice their agreement with Stennett. And when the Senate leader calls for a vote, and the senators stand, one by one, to announce their positions, the anti-coal plant bill wins approval by an overwhelming margin: 30-5.
The environmentalists in the gallery break into low-key grins: They've just witnessed the results of a remarkable grassroots uprising.
Battles are raging around the West against questionable energy development, and finally, here in Idaho, the locals have won one. It's the latest sign that the region is growing up, defying the edicts that come out of corporate boardrooms and Washington, D.C. And it adds to the hope that, even if the West is fated to be an energy colony for the rest of the nation, at least it will be on Westerners' terms.
To Sempra Energy, a company that racked up $11 billion in revenues on its worldwide operations in 2005, Idaho must have seemed like the perfect date.
Sempra had found a strategic site for a coal plant, on a butte in the Magic Valley, a gentle sweep of land along the rim of the Snake River Canyon, about 120 miles southeast of Boise. The company had no contract to sell power to Idaho customers, who already have plenty of electricity from dams, natural gas plants, a few windmills, and coal plants in every neighboring state. Instead, Sempra proposed a "merchant plant." Such plants are strictly profit-making ventures, selling power to any customers they can reach over interstate transmission lines. The site was conveniently close to lines that could carry the plant's 600 megawatts around the Northwest, and it was also near a railroad line that could haul in 500 railcars of Wyoming coal per week.
But it was Idaho's business-friendly environment, and its scanty regulations, that made the state most attractive to Sempra. With current technologies, coal remains the dirtiest method of generating electricity. Idaho was naive about that. As retired Republican legislator Laird Noh said in the days before the vote, "Sempra feels the folks here have fallen off the turnip truck."


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Alchemy Studio - Matteo Bosi
Welcome to my home!
A video is worth more than 1.000 words. Listen to my cinematic music on the background of this stunning 3D movie:
Who am I
I began playing music when I was a child and I'm involved into computer music since 1999. I deal with a lot of different generes of music, from rock to bombastic soundtracks , from ambient to children's lullabies . The feelings expressed by my music varies a lot from romance and love to epic fantasy , from thriller and horror to hope, joy and happyness : you will find for sure something that suits your needs and tastes in my portfolio!
I'm a guitarist, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, with an experimental attitude.
I always put a lot of passion in my productions. Music is meant to drive emotions and to set a mood: this is exacly what you will find here.
I have plenty of exotic instruments collected around the world (indian sitar, chinese erhu, dizi and guzheng, turkish saz, etc) and I like to combine them also with samples and synth sounds from the PC, as well experimenting with sound design, unusual, and custom build instruments.
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Check out my "Happy uplifting tracks", mostly played with original acoustic instruments:
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I have some other personal music projects beside Royalty Free tracks on Audiojungle, check them out!


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Like many Americans, my first thoughts turned to the florists.
Yesterday, as thousands of people erupted in cheers to historic gains involving same-sex marriage, the head of the Family Research Center was providing the sort of wise and thoughtful perspective you'd expect from a sea otter.
Appearing on CNN with a countenance more befitting a funeral than a celebration of civil rights, Tony Perkins looked like he wanted to stab someone in a shower stall, telling Wolf Blitzer that the Supreme Court ruling was "devastating" for the country.
"I think it's hard to overestimate the impact of the decisions today," Perkins said, but he managed to do it anyway. "What you're going to see happen over time ... is a loss of parental rights ... religious liberty lost, business owners, bakers, florists and others who are forced to comply with a different view of marriage. ... And it is, I think, something that will be very, very devastating for our country over the long term."
Now, I poke much fun at organizations with the word "Family" in their title, as they tend to focus exclusively on denying gay people the right to have a family, but Perkins has a point. Sure, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling will improve the lives of thousands of Americans. Sure, it will send a message to the children of gay couples that their parents' union is just as valid as the marriage of straight couples. And sure, the 83-year-old activist behind the landmark court decision is a hero for taking on the government, after her partner of 40 years died and she was ordered to pay $363,000 in estate taxes.
But what about the florists? How is this victimized profession holding up under the strain of seeing a possible uptick in their livelihood?
To investigate, I stopped at Auburn Florists on my way to work. There, owner Molly Zelley was stoically working on a large floral centerpiece as though society had not just gone to hell in a handbasket, albeit one tastefully arranged.
"We've been working and we haven't heard anything," Zelley said. When I gently broke the news that the Supreme Court had just struck down a section of the Defense of Marriage Act, she simply smiled.
"We have so much fun with the gay weddings," she bravely claimed. "They're the people who are usually the most happy. There seems to be a lot more joy around those weddings. The way I see it, the more weddings, the better."
Her associate, Pat, opened up about her own experience with a gay wedding last month, and it wasn't pretty. Well, it actually was, but still.
"The last guy we dealt with had excellent taste," she said. "He knew all of his flowers and how to put them together. He knew exactly what he wanted and he was so pleasant. He even brought his own vase, and it was exquisite."
On Park Avenue in Worcester, Sean Maher of La Jolie Fleur expressed surprise at the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 ruling.
"How could four of the justices have dissented to this ruling?" he asked. "It just goes to show how divided the nation is."
Yes, but what about the potential loss of his rights to deny loving couples a stunning floral centerpiece?
"We're delighted," he said. "We'd be thrilled if it means our business will grow because of this. But we're delighted on a deeper level. My husband and I have been married over 10 years."
Wait � what? A gay florist?
"It's who we are and the life we live," insisted Maher. "We pay taxes the same as everyone else. People who know us love us for who we are. We're just people, and we just want to live our lives like regular people."
Clearly this aggrieved profession is in denial. Next time, I'll try the bakers.


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★ Don't forget to check out my graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea!
A new page every Wednesday!
Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Wednesday, December 12th
- Second day of cat sitting!
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Helped my mom, the abstract artist, with developing her blog (irenezweig.wordpress.com).
- "Correspondence with The Blake Society."
Thursday, December 13th
- Third day of cat sitting!
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on The Flea script.
Friday, December 14th
- Fourth day of cat sitting!
- Sent out some more fellowship/internship/job applications.
- Worked on The Flea script.
Saturday, December 15th
- Last day of cat sitting!
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on The Flea script.
Sunday, December 16th
- Went to see The Hobbit with Wes and the folks! I was a major fan of The Lord of the Rings films when they first came out (and still am), so of course I was (and still am) super excited for The Hobbit. Even my dad, who was skeptical and didn't really want to come, loved the movie (and even shed tears at the bromance between Bilbo and Thorin, I kid you not). (^-^) I know this is bizarre, but I think my favorite part was when the Great Goblin's secretary cackled as he ziplined through the air!
- Wes is so sweet and got me a Rose Vampire figurine from Super7 — IT'S SO CUTE!
Monday, December 17th
- Signed up with Behance.net: www.behance.net/gegallas.
- Worked on The Flea script.
Tuesday, December 18th
- Worked on The Flea script.
Wednesday, December 19th
- As usual, great meeting with Gabe. Working out the next few steps for Elias & The City of Cats and thinking about our future projects.
- 2:30 p.m.: Phone interview with The American Pavilion for the Cannes Film Program. I think it went pretty well. I'll be hearing from them this Friday. Wish me luck!
- Came up with a really cool idea for The Blanks screenplay collaboration. Wrote an e-mail to Gabe and waiting to hear what he thinks!
Thursday, December 20th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Applied to the Creative World Awards (a screenwriting competition). For more information, click here.
- Worked on The Flea script.
- Did some more research on fellowships/internships/jobs.
- The Poet and the Flea: 60 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-24, 27-30 completed, and 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
To Do:
- Add more information to my Behance.net profile.
- Add more information to my Coroflot.com profile.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Continue to work on Elias & The City of Cats.
- Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.
- Sign up with Top Web Comics: Comic Rankings.
- Sign up with OnlineComics.net.
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas


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Evangel Profile
Dr. Shonna Crawford: Assistant professor of education
March 3, 2012
Shonna Crawford has always loved school, and it shows. Between graduating from Evangel in 2000 and returning as an assistant professor of education in 2011, Crawford spent time teaching elementary school, received her Master in Reading degree and worked for the Missouri Reading Initiative. While teaching in Oklahoma, Crawford was a finalist for Teacher of the Year and was also named "Teacher of Today" by the Masonic Lodge. She has presented at several regional conferences, including events for the International Reading Association and The Primary Conference.
Family holds a very special place in Crawford's heart. She and her husband, Michael, met while attending Evangel, and they have two children, Gavin and Aubree. Her hobbies include reading, running, going on family vacations and watching her kids' activities.
You met your husband while attending Evangel. Could you tell me a little bit about how you met?
I met my husband at a Brother/Sister Floor activity. It was at Lighthouse Lanes. We were glow bowling. Now, I think that's so hilarious because we are not bowling pros. At Evangel we had the same group of friends, so we were always together, right from the beginning of our freshman year.
What activities were you involved in while attending Evangel, and how did they help prepare you for life after college?
As a student at Evangel, my main activity was working as a youth leader with Michael at Park Crest Assembly of God. The youth group was called The Fish and one of the "kids" in the group was EU Admissions Counselor Nate Griepp. We spent a lot of our time with our small groups and helping with activities. We also helped lead a missions trip to Hammond, Indiana. I played softball my freshman year, and that was a great experience. I learned so much from Coach Breaux and had fun traveling with the girls. I also took some leadership roles on the floors I lived on.
What inspired you to pursue a career in education?
It was a conversation I had with my father-in-law while he was working in the breezeway at the front of the Chapel on faculty/staff work day. It was just before I started my sophomore year. After spending part of my summer working as a counselor at Pine Cover Christian Camps, I was feeling God calling me to be a teacher. After that conversation I changed my major to Elementary Education. I've always loved school and I loved working with elementary age kids, so I knew that I would love working in schools.
What is it like coming back to Evangel as a professor instead of a student?
It's fantastic. I love being back here at Evangel. It's really made me reminisce about my experiences as a student. It's also very humbling because I know how much I looked up to my professors (and still do), so I put a lot of pressure on myself to live up to them and to be a blessing to my students.
You are currently working toward obtaining your Ph. D. in Literacy. Can you tell me a little bit about this experience?
I am working on my Ph.D. at Mizzou and I love it. I'm almost to the half-way point. It's been a wonderful experience and has broadened my knowledge and provided awesome opportunities for me to learn from people all over the world. I am the first student in the Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum College to travel from three hours away on a weekly basis. My adviser is amazing and supportive as I attempt something that has never been done before. She is always reminding me that I am their "pioneer" distance-learning student. Currently I am most interested in Critical Literacy in Early Childhood and Language in Society as it relates to literacy. These are the emphasis areas within my program of study. Being a student and a professor at the same time is a challenge, but I think it helps me to relate to what my students are going through.
What is your favorite part about teaching here at Evangel?
The students. I absolutely love the dreams and goals God has given students here at Evangel. It's very exciting to be even a small part of preparing them to pursue God's plan for their lives.
What advice do you have for prospective students, especially those considering a career in education?
First, the best advice I can give is to listen to God and follow the calling He has for you. God has a plan beyond all you could ask or imagine. Listen for His call and wait on Him. He will provide, He will give wisdom and He will guide. Second, if you feel called to education, get as much experience interacting with kids as you possibly can; work at a day care, babysit, volunteer at school, at church, at camps … anywhere you can. The more you know about how to work with kids and build relationships with kids, the better prepared you will be for any position in the field of education.


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(Reuters) - Seminal American author Philip Roth, whose novels explored modern Jewish-American life, has told a French magazine that he will write no more books because he has lost his passion for it.
The author of such novels as "American Pastoral", for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and "Portnoy's Complaint" slipped his retirement announcement into an interview last month with French magazine Les Inrocks.
On Friday, Houghton Mifflin confirmed his decision. "He told me it was true," said Lori Glazer, executive director of publicity at the publisher.
Roth, 79, one of the world's most revered novelists and a frequent contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature, said he had not written for three years.
"To tell you the truth, I'm done," Roth was quoted as telling Les Inrocks. "'Nemesis' will be my last book," he said of his 2010 short novel set against a fictional polio epidemic in Newark, New Jersey, in 1944.
The novella "Goodbye, Columbus" catapulted Roth onto the American literary scene in 1959 with its satirical depiction of class and religion in American life. Published along with five other short stories, it won the National Book Award in 1960. He again received that award in 1995 for "Sabbath's Theater."
Roth, who has written some 25 novels, told Les Inrocks that he had always found writing difficult and that he wanted nothing more to do with reading, writing or talking about books.
He said that when he was 74, he started re-reading his favorite novels by authors Ernest Hemingway, Ivan Turgenev, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and others, and then re-read his own novels.
"I wanted to see whether I had wasted my time writing," he explained. "After that, I decided that I was done with fiction. I no longer want to read, to write, I don't even want to talk about it anymore," he was quoted as saying.
"I have dedicated my life to the novel: I studied, I taught, I wrote, I read - to the exclusion of almost everything else. Enough is enough! I no longer feel this fanaticism to write that I have experienced all my life. The idea of trying to write again is impossible," Roth told the magazine.
Roth's four most recent novels, "Everyman," "Indignation," "The Humbling" and "Nemesis", have been short works, often focusing on ageing, physical decline, depression and death.
New Jersey-born Roth is best known for his semi-autobiographical and unreliable alter-ego Nathan Zuckerman, who appeared in nine of his novels.
Roth told Les Inrocks that he had spent most of his time in recent years preparing material for his biographer, Blake Bailey. "If I had a choice, I would prefer that there is no biography written about me, but there will be biographies after my death so (I wanted) to be sure that one of them is correct," Roth was quoted as saying.
Roth said he had asked his literary executors and his agent to destroy his personal archives after his death once Bailey has finished the biography. "I don't want my personal papers hanging around everywhere," he said.
(Reporting By Eric Kelsey and Jill Serjeant in Los Angeles)


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The Winder-Barrow High School baseball team defeated Salem 8-0 Thursday at Charles W. Maddox Complex.
Originally scheduled for Friday, the game was moved up a day due to a forecast of rain.
Travis Demeritte earned the win going all seven innings. Demeritte, Drew Dunagan and Patrick Overstreet all had homers. WBHS is now 18-4 overall and 13-3 in Region 8-AAAAA.
See Wednesday's print edition of the Barrow Journal for a complete report for the Diamond Doggs and all spring sports.
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Well, as far as the hats go, we didn't get something we paid for, so we do have the power to leave negative feedback.I'm not saying I definitely will, but that's an option available to us. Sellers really try to avoid that.
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A Moment of Torah: Va'era
January 10, 2013
Watch this week's Moment of Torah, Va'era, with Rabbi Hannah Greenstein, Community Outreach specialist at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
To record your own Moment of Torah, contact Jody Hirsh, Rabbi Shari Shamah or Deb Carneol. There are many portions still available!
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By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget office on Thursday catalogued the economic damage from the 16-day government shutdown, saying the closure wasted billions of government dollars and hurt individuals and businesses that depend on government functions.
Broadly speaking, the shutdown shaved an estimated 0.2 to 0.6 of a percentage point off U.S. gross domestic product in the last three months of the year, the budget office said, citing private-sector analysts.
It is also calculated to have dampened job creation by 120,000 jobs, the budget office said, pointing to an analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
The closure, which prevented some government employees from going to work, also cost the government $2 billion "for services that could not be performed," the budget office said.
Budget Director Sylvia Matthews Burwell said the report was prepared at the request of Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski and because the White House wanted to document the impact of the shutdown.
"One thing that did come out of the shutdown is a greater appreciation for a number of the things that government did," she told reporters on a conference call.
Lawmakers have begun meetings to hash out differences over the budget between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate. Lawmakers of both parties have said they want to avoid another shutdown, but the parties are deeply divided over spending and taxes, and they must agree on a spending bill in order to avoid another shutdown on January 15.
The closure, which took place in a budget standoff as congressional Republicans sought to block or delay the president's signature healthcare law, affected individual and businesses on a range of levels, from people who seek loans or permits from the government, to those expecting tax refunds or to be enrolled in clinical trials, the White House said.
Among specific setbacks caused by the shutdown, the Bureau of Land Management was unable to process about 200 applications to drill, delaying energy development on federal lands, the budget office said in its report.
The closure also held back international trade as import and export license permit applications and export promotion activities languished, officials said. They noted that the Export-Import Bank, which provides financial support for U.S. firms to trade abroad when private-sector financing is hard to come by, and which typically backs exports valued at $4.2 billion in a month, had to suspend approvals of new applications.
The report detailed some of the smaller effects of the shutdown, noting, for example, that the Alaskan crab fishing season was delayed by three to four days, costing fishermen thousands of dollars.
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Peter Cooney)


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The proposed Regional University Specific Plan project comprises 1,157.5 acres and is located south of Pleasant Grove Creek between Brewer Road and the western boundary of the City of Roseville, approximately 1.6 miles north of Base Line Road. The Plan incorporates two integrated elements—the 600 acre University and the 557.5 acre Community. The primary components of the University include the academic core, the quad, the campus commons, administration, student village, athletic facilities, faculty housing, retirement housing and open space areas. The Community is conceived as a full service community incorporating residential, retail/office, public facilities, parks and open space.
Draft Environmental Impact Report
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Aureole, chef Charlie Palmer's flagship restaurant in New York City, has evolved a lot with the times.
Once a luxurious fine-dining restaurant in a super-rich section of Manhattan's Upper East Side, the restaurant was moved in 2009 to a much larger space farther downtown, on 42nd Street, about midway between congenial Bryant Park and touristy, touristy Times Square.
Few people seem to realize that Times Square and Bryant Park are a single block away from each other, because they're so different culturally, but they are.
The now-four-year-old space has a giant kitchen, including a chocolate room, which is virtually unheard of in New York City restaurants, and spaces for private dining, which the original Aureole lacked.
Also, the main space is a high-end but still casual dining room and bar. Traditional fine dining is relegated to a separate room in the back.
It does a lot of pre-theater business.
The ostensibly casual dining room was pretty fancy today when I went there for lunch. Business was brisk, and most of the customers were wearing suits.
But Palmer's hoping to change that fancy air, at least on Sunday night. So he invited me and a few other journalists to sample his new Big Mag Boeuf Sunday night menu.
New Yorkers don't tend to eat anything fancy on Sunday, Palmer reasoned. They stay home and order pizza or Chinese food. He wants to create an atmosphere in which people can feel similarly comfortable.
It's a set menu, available only in the large bar area, that starts with a salad, which will change seasonally, but currently has spring greens, fava beans, English peas and a citrus-Dijon vinaigrette. Next is a big hunk of côte de boeuf — the French version of a rib eye, basically — for two, with spinach and French fries. Dessert at the moment is a light cake with vanilla ice cream, crème anglaise and berries.
You only get one drink, but it's Bordeaux, poured from a magnum. Currently it's a 2004 Château La Vielle Cure Fronsac. Fronsac's not the most prestigious part of Bordeaux, Aureole's sommelier, Justin Lorenz, explained to me, but it's still Bordeaux, it's still delicious wine, and it's something you can pour from magnums without bankrupting your restaurant.
The wine's not all-you-can-drink, because that's illegal in New York City, but let's just say they'll refill your glass unless you've reached an unacceptable state of inebriation.
That's the plan, anyway.
The price: $49.
Palmer said he wants people at Aureole on Sunday nights to feel comfortable coming in jeans and sweatshirts, relaxing among friends and eating more steak and drinking more wine than is really necessary: A fun, relaxing Sunday night.
Of course, if you look at it on paper, steak and Bordeaux is not a casual, relaxing meal. It's fine dining, even if it comes with fries.
But it seems to me that that's a sign of where food is in The United States these days. You can eat whatever you want in whatever setting you like; it just depends on your attitude.
April 12: This story has been updated with further information about the special and with a picture of the meal.


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Hampton man, 28, dies in Exeter crashBy Doug Alden
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 27. 2013 3:40PM
EXETER - A Hampton man died on a one-car crash Sunday on U.S. Route 101, New Hampshire State Police said.
State Police say Christopher Poulin, 28, was in the westbound lane about 4:30 a.m. when the 2006 Nissan Sentra he was driving veered off the road and rolled over, trapping Poulin inside.
Poulin was the only person in the car. The cause of the crash remained under investigation later Sunday.


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The time it takes for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to deliver a finished report can be broken down into several sequential operations, summarized and simplified here:
- Launching SSRS: SSRS is an XML Web Service that, like any .NET assembly, must be compiled from intermediate language on first invocation and recompiled if it's paged out of memory. This means the first time any report is invoked or deployed to the server, you can expect a considerable delay while SSRS is launched and initialized. On my development system (an Intel Core 2 Quad with 8GB RAM), first invocation can take 30-45 seconds, pounding on all four processors.
- Loading and interpreting the RDL: Once the report processor validates the user and identifies the report, the report must be fetched from the SSRS report catalog, decompressed and the RDL interpreted. Reports with embedded graphics and code are considerably larger than those with de-referenced graphics or DLL references and, of course, larger, more complex reports take longer to process and cache.
- Capturing input parameters: Once the report processor begins interpreting the RDL, the specified database connection(s) are opened, but before any queries can be executed, any unset query parameters (like those used to feed the WHERE clause of a query) or report parameters (those to feed RDL expressions) must be captured from the user or the system. This means that parameter values can be entered or chosen by the user or generated from system information like the time, date, the user's credentials or other system-provided information.
- Processing the query: Once the input parameters are captured, the data region query(ies) are executed using the supplied parameter values. This phase can also take a considerable amount of time depending on how many connections must be opened, how much query processing must be performed to generate the rowset (the efficiency of the queries), if the data cache can be leveraged, how many rows are returned and other factors. You have at least a modicum of control over all of these performance-gating constraints. This is a great place to focus your attention as you try to optimize report performance.
- Generating the report: Along the way, the report processor must also evaluate each of the expressions embedded in the RDL. These expressions can be simple assignment statements, more complex conditional logic, invocations of RDL embedded code or execution of external CLR .NET DLLs. They can be data-driven or as I'll discuss later, these expressions can be parameter-driven. In any case they're often used to focus the report on a subset of the data and provide the user with a far more useful report. Again, the complexity of the expressions can impact the processing time—especially if the code must be re- executed on each row in the report.
- Rendering the report: One of the last phases handled by the report processor is to pass the formatted report to the report rendering extension which transmogrifies the report to the specified format (such as WMI, HTML, RTF, Excel or TIFF). Consider that the report rendering extension works somewhat like a printer's rendering engine so it can consume considerable CPU time and memory (that it robs from other processes running on the same system). If the rendering extension has to compete for resources with the SQL Server query engine or some other resource hog like PowerPoint, report performance can suffer. This means you should run the SSRS service on another, dedicated system.
- Creating a snapshot of the generated report: The generated report (based on the query parameters provided and the rowsets it consumes), can be persisted in the in the form of a report "snapshot" to be recalled later from SSRS on demand. By using snapshots, you can dramatically reduce or eliminate the load on the DBMS engine caused by query processing thus reducing the time SSRS has to wait for the results to be returned. This approach makes a lot of sense for relatively static data that only changes gradually over time, so it's especially useful for reports based on rollup or summary data where information that's a few minutes old won't pose a problem.
Note that the Report Manager can also be used to specify default parameter values (and prompts) for specific reports. The report processor does not wait on the user if all parameters have default or computed values but when there are unset values, SSRS must create appropriate UI elements and capture values from the user before the report data region queries are executed. Yes, this might mean that specific queries must be executed beforehand to populate parameter pick lists or deal with cascading parameter schemes.
Generally, it does not take much time to perform this step, as the server simply waits (for awhile) the user to supply the values. However, if the user is required to supply defaults each time, this can increase their impatience so it's a good idea to figure out what makes the most sense. For best overall performance, it's not a good idea to execute unfocused queries—those with extremely broad-scope results but I'll discuss this again later.
Graphics rendering and processing can also consume additional resources so strategies that move graphics (pictures) to sub-reports makes a lot of sense. In the example reports I discuss here, I created a subreport that did all of the graphics heavy-lifting so the base "query" report that located the product to examine could run faster.
Executing an Efficient Query
As you can tell from the list of operations above, there are several opportunities to help SSRS work more efficiently. One of the easiest is to use the SQL Server data and procedure cache, which holds recently used data pages and query plans in RAM. By using a stored procedure to return the rowsets used in a report, you can help the SQL Server query optimizer reuse a cached query plan, eliminating the need to recompile the procedure. Ad hoc SQL queries are also cached, but it takes a bit longer for SQL Server to determine that the cached plan is applicable. Remember that when executing a stored procedure, only the first rowset can be used by the report processor.
When I'm asked to help work out a performance problem, the development team often wants to focus on the code used to consume the results of the query. I usually counsel to do just the opposite—focus on the question, not how the answer is consumed. By this, I mean that many more performance problems have to do with how well the query uses the ability of SQL Server and the database configuration to quickly build a result set. I expect you know that if the right indexes are in place and they can be efficiently used in the query, the query will run far faster than if no indexes were in place. The problem is, if the query returns too broad a subset of the table rows, the query optimizer can't (and shouldn't) use the indexes. This rule applies to report queries as well as application queries. Smaller, more focused rowsets will help the query optimizer use the indexes far more efficiently. Unfortunately, smaller rowsets are often not possible when building reports that have to encompass a broad range of information, so OLTP queries aren't going to help build efficient reports. When building reports against large datasets, it often makes sense to use SQL Server Analysis Services or other data engines that roll up data into logical (more easily consumed) subsets, or do brute-force summarizations before the SSRS report processor is handed the data.
The next question you should ask is how many rows you should return. The answer is that it depends. Ideally, the query should only return the rows and columns consumed by the report. However, in some scenarios (such as in the main article, \\[LINK\\]) you might be able to eliminate the need to re-execute the query if the rowset includes rows needed by a broader view of the data. This is especially true for queries that take more than a few seconds to complete. For example, if your query returns products from the AdventureWorks database in a narrowly focused class but the user wants to see other classes, you'll have to re-execute the query to fetch the additional classes. On the other hand, if the query returns a broader scope of rows that includes more than one class of products, it might consume more time to generate and process the initial rowset. But if the report is persisted as a snapshot, the report processor can generate any number of alternate views on the fetched rowset without having to repeat the query.


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Amazon and Penguin have announced the two winners of the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Gregory Hill won the general fiction award for his title East of Denver. Jill Baguchinsky won the YA fiction award for her title Spookygirl.
Here's more about the contest: "The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award brings together talented writers, reviewers, and publishing experts to find and develop new voices in fiction … Each winner received a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance."
The judges for the YA fiction category included YA author Gayle Foreman, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers publisher Jennifer Besser, and literary agent Julie Just. The judges for the general fiction category included novelist Lev Grossman, G.P. Putnam's Sons editorial director Marysue Rucci, and literary agent Jennifer Joel.
In 2010, Patricia McArdle won in general fiction for Farishta and Amy Ackley won in YA fiction for Sign Language.


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Jan. 5, 1912
For the past two days the wind has blown harder than for years. The ferryboat has found it difficult to force its way against the gale, which has been from the west or northwest since Thursday morning. Thursday, during the worst of the blow, the boat was 40 minutes on one trip from Newport, and so far behind the schedule that one trip was omitted.
The third in the series of whists and dances to be given by the King's Daughters was held Monday evening in the Gardner House hall. For the whist there were 15 tables, and other games came later making the largest attendance of the series. Peckham's Orchestra furnished the music for the dancing.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Dec. 30, 1936
St. Matthew's Sunday school held its Christmas tree parties and entertainments Monday afternoon and evening in the parish hall.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 6, 1937
The old workshop on the North Ferry dock has been razed, and the Ferry Company will have workshop quarters in Moll's Garage on Narragansett Avenue.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 7, 1937
The meeting of the Jamestown Board of Trade was held Wednesday evening at the office of Meredith & Clarke on Ferry Wharf. The need of public piers for the accommodation of the numerous boats and yachts during the summer was brought to the attention if the board by Mr. Lyons. A committee was appointed to confer with the Town Council regarding the matter.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 2, 1962
The Hawks threw the Jamestown Junior Basketball League into a three-way, first-place tie Friday night by defeating the previously unbeaten Eagles, 18-13.
The Mothers' New March of Dimes will be held Sunday from noon until 1 p.m. After the workers have completed their routes, returns will be left at Red Cross Headquarters on Narragansett Avenue.
From the Newport daily News, Jan. 6, 1962
The Rhode Island Supreme Court yesterday refused to rule on the constitutionality of a bill to exempt certain vehicles and students from tolls on the Jamestown ferry because the House failed to send along the bill on which it sought the ruling.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 2, 1987
Buoyed by comparatively mild weather, more than 300 hardy "penguins" braced the icy waters of Mackerel Cove Thursday, raising close to $20,000 for the R.I. Special Olympics.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 6, 1987
Town officials have reached "handshake" agreements with two public employee unions, and a third will meet Thursday to vote on a new contract.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan.6, 1987
State workers have started reconstruction of a section of the seawall along Conanicus Avenue that was heavily damaged by storms.
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Despite the country's and world's downturn, the town is in relatively good financial condition, according to a discussion at the Dec. 26 Town Council meeting.
With penguin images marching over red, white and blue themes, over 600 plungers shocked themselves into the New Year at the Penguin Plunge. The annual fundraiser netted some $40,000 for the Rhode Island Special Olympics.
The 18th annual Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, Dec. 30. A total of 65 species was reported, the third highest number for a Christmas count here, and in spite of the cold weather, a record number of 26 birders participated. The most notable species was the great horned owl – one was seen near the police station and another off Beavertail Road.


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The occupation of Palestine is now in its forty-third year. I was three at the time of the six-day war and am lucky to live in Canada, a country where all citizens are equal, human rights do apply and the concept of freedom is afforded to all, not just "God's chosen people". The oppressed Palestinian people, some who have been denied their basic, fundamental rights their whole life, are being quashed not by the world's most brutal dictators, but by the homeland of the victims of the most brutal erasing of a people, the self ascribed "only democracy in the Middle East", the State of Israel.
Direct talks have again taken center stage. Do the proclamations of a Palestinian state and fulfillment of the Palestinian self determination within one year, the sacrifices and concessions Israel will offer, the stubborn refusal to negotiate in good faith by the Palestinians are all too familiar? It should. This rhetoric, present in almost all previous peace negotiations, notably the Camp David Summit, just plays lip service to the International community and advocates of peace.
Has the vision for the Greater Israel held since 1948 changed at all? It has changed only in the sense of how ingrained the moral, righteousness Israel is perceived by its closest allies. We have now arrived at a place when humanity, justice and morality have been thrown out the window to unequivocally support a leadership and military which recently murdered 9 human rights activists in the name of security.
The problematic issues which continue to elude successful peace negotiations have remained the same. Border, Settlements, the status of Jerusalem and the Palestinian right to return are the same four issues which have plagued the history of the peace talks between Israel and Palestine. These four issues are not complicated, nor difficult. The legal status of all four have been established under International Law. In addition, Israel has already agreed to these conditions when they became a member of the United Nations.
The Border
UN resolution 242 clearly states that it is illegal to acquire land through through force. The 2004 landmark advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice re-affirms the position that the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza are occupied territory. The legal border of Israel must be the June 4, 1967 border, not the ever expanding border Israel is attempting to claim through settlement construction and the meandering, wandering route of the illegal apartheid wall.
The transfer of the occupiers population to the occupied land is illegal under International law. "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive" and "the Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies". [Geneva Convention IV, Article 49, Part III : Status and treatment of protected persons #Section III : Occupied territories].
The Status of Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is not under Israel's sovereignty and is considered occupied. This is also affirmed by the International Court of Justice advisory opinion of 2004.
The Right of Return
The principle of the right to return has been held for a long time. Under Chapter 42 of the Magna Carta, "It shall be lawful in the future for anyone…to leave our kingdom and to return, safe and secure by land and water…".
In addition, UN Resolution 194 provides "that refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible….", and in Resolution 181 "Arab inhabitants of the Jewish state shall be protected in their rights and property". In order to gain membership to the United Nations, Israel agreed to abide by these resolutions. Israel also signed the Lausanne Protocol in 1949 thereby reaffirming their acceptance to 194 and 181.
Under the 4th Geneva Convention (12 August 1949), Article 49 states "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive" and Israel ratified the 1948 Geneva conventions in 1951. Finally, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 13, (2) states "everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country".
Since the four final status issues have been determined through existing International law, why is it considered a concession when the Israeli negotiators offer to disband some of the settlements? Considering the fact that Israel would still ee leaving settlements in the OT and if the Palestinians agree to allow any settlements to stay, the concessions would be on the part of the Palestinians, not the Israelis. Any Israeli stance that does not include complete withdraw of the settlements from occupied territory is not negotiating in good faith nor are they conceding anything. Israel negotiates from their Santa Claus wish list, not from the legal realities they are obligated to heed. In fact, any stance which does not include 1967 borders, the right to return, the return of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians and the dismantling of the Apartheid wall is not negotiating in good faith, it is not negotiating at all.


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15 Fast, Fresh Pasta Recipes
Pasta is a generous, abundant sort of meal. The best pasta dishes feel lush, like you can't believe there's such a big bowl of deeply delicious food in front of you. You can sink a whole day into pasta — kneading, rolling, and cutting fresh dough into sheets so thin the light shines through; slowly cooking sauce redolent of garlic and browned meat; patiently layering it all together into a heavenly stack of noodles, sauce, and cheese.
But pasta can be generous in other ways, too. Pasta can feed you even when you're feeling stretched and tired.
Pasta can be fresh and simple, dressed with greens and other vegetables, tossed together in one big pan.
Here are a few of our favorite recipes in that vein — pasta and other noodles to be made just after you shrug off your coat, tossed while you relax back into an evening at home, sipping a glass of wine. This is pasta that brings you home, and feeds you when you need it most.
• 1 Creamy Lemon Pasta with Spinach and Peas
• 2 Authentic Spaghetti alla Carbonara
• 3 Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
• 4 Chili, Lemon, and Basil Shrimp with Israeli Couscous
• 5 Orzo Caramelized with Fall Vegetables & Ginger
• 6 Open-Faced Ravioli with Poached Egg, Wilted Greens, and Brown Butter-Lemon Sauce
• 7 Pasta with Cauliflower, Sausage, & Breadcrumbs
• 8 Roasted Garlic, Olive and Tomato Pasta Salad
• 9 Creamy No-Roux Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
• 10 Zesty Tortellini Salad
• 11 Spaghetti with Mascarpone, Meyer Lemon, Spinach, and Hazelnuts
• 12 Pasta with Mint Pesto, Peas and Ricotta Salata
• 13 Velvety Broccoli and Feta Pasta
• 14 Soba Noodle Salad with Bok Choy
• 15 Peppery Whole Wheat Pasta with Wilted Chard
What's your favorite quick, fresh pasta recipe? What do you throw together when you want a fast dish of pasta in the evening?
(Images: See linked recipes for full image credits)


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The conference, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, at Suffolk Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, comes on the heels of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on two same-sex marriage cases.
"This important conference will be a reunion of sorts for some of the great legal minds who saw that gay and lesbian citizens were being denied the rights and privileges that other members of society enjoyed," said Suffolk Law Dean Camille Nelson. "A majority of Americans now favor making same-sex marriage legal, whereas only 22 percent approved in 2004. This conference gives us an opportunity to explore how government, the legal community and others have contributed to this social revolution."
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