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Understanding the chaos phenomenon
According to academics and other wise people, small differences in like conditions or systems can result in widely diverse outcomes – some good, some bad. It doesn't matter. The outcomes are not predictable. The accepted term for this phenomenon is chaos.
Without doubt, chaos is a good word. A wide range of situations, conditions, and things can be described as chaotic or the result of chaos.
For instance: Ask three different people who went on the same cruise 15 years before being asked the question: "How did you like that cruise?"
You wouldn't be surprised if you were given three answers so diverse that you might think they were on separate ships going to different destinations.
One woman might say, "It was fabulous. I traveled with my girlfriend. We met two of the nicest guys and really enjoyed ourselves. My friend married one of them and they had three wonderful children because of that cruise."
Another might say, "It was the worst vacation I ever had. I was seasick for the first three days, and had the strength of an overly cooked noodle for the remainder of the cruise. I could hardly wait to go home."
A man might say, "Because of that cruise, my life was ruined. I met my wife on that vacation. It was love at first sight. The tropical setting, the music and the moonlight were so overwhelming that we asked the captain of the ship to marry us. We knew each other for five days. Ten years later, she left me, took my house, my kids, and broke my heart – all because of that cruise."
Another example of chaos could be weather related.
Winter storms in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon regularly blocked a road to a beautiful national park that opened annually on the first week of July if the road were passable.
Since the road conditions were not predictable, the park didn't attract many visitors. People went to destinations where they could depend on the access.
One of those massive winter storms inspired an imaginative mechanic by the name of Paul Wright to invent the snowplow.
Because of his invention, from 1927 on, the roads to the beleaguered park were always open in time for the tourist season. You might say that snow was responsible for a much needed invention.
Years later, a similar weather system spawned in the same area moved across the country and dropped several feet of snow on Breckenridge, Minn. Two people who were snowbound by the storm conceived a baby that was born the following September. The baby was Cheryl Tiegs.
The same system continued across the country and passed over Portland, Maine. Author Stephen King was born nine months later.
Could it be said that if it weren't for snow, the world would never have had the pleasure of seeing the beautiful Cheryl Tiegs or reading the tomes of Stephen King?
The point is arguable.
However, it makes as much sense as saying that the person who invented the internal combustion engine was responsible for every traffic death that ever occurred. The inventor should also be held to task for the depletion of a valuable natural resource.
Is that inventor also the single cause of all the wars that have been fought over oil? If these examples are valid, then he was really a bad guy.
Some philosophers believe that we are accountable for the ultimate results of our actions. If that were the case, we would still be contemplating the wisdom of producing anything involving the use of a wheel.
Shortsighted thinking has long been a nemesis for which there are no mitigating factors. No matter what is invented that is intended for the common good, someone will re-think its use and apply it to something questionable at best.
I wondered if the inventor of the atomic bomb agreed with the government's assessment that to assure peace we needed a nuclear weapon.
Research revealed that Leo Szilard, a maverick German physicist, actually conceived the idea of the atomic bomb.
He allegedly took such full and active responsibility for his creation that he spent much of the time from 1944 until his death in 1966 as an advocate for the prevention of nuclear war.
Although illogical, such is the way of chaos – unpredictable results from clearly defined conditions.
Until we find a way of eliminating chaos, we will continue to muddle our way through life in a system we can't understand.


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MAE WEST WALKING TOUR Tour Greenwich Village with historian Linda Ann Loschiavo and visit locations linked to the transgressive careers of Mae West and Texas Guinan during the roaring 20s. Sun., Aug. 20 at noon. Meet at the Village Restaurant, 62 W. 9th St., near 6th Ave. $25, includes brunch at the Village Restaurant and gin cocktails after the tour. Rain or shine. 212-505-3355. Pay before Aug. 20 and receive a free gift. Also view a free exhibition of rare archival images of Mae West and Texas Guinan at the restaurant Aug. 18-31 during business hours.
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART Strange Powers is a group exhibition of 20 internationally acclaimed artists whose works are made to have a paranormal effect on the world, including spells, talismanic objects and more. Continues thru Sept. 17, Thurs. & Fri. from 4-7pm and Sat. & Sun. from noon - 7pm. 64 E. 4th St., 2nd floor. Location is said to be haunted. Sponsored by CreativeTime. www.creativetime.org. Pictured above is Poltergeist (Spoon) 2001 by New York artist Paul Pfeiffer.
ART BY NYC WORKERS The City Workers Show is an exhibition of over 120 rich, expressive works by NYC employees. View paintings, sculptures, photography and graphic art created by teachers, policemen, psychologists, architects and transit, park & sanitation workers. July 12 - 20. Reception & awards ceremony is Fri., July 14 from 5-8pm. Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Ave. 212-255-7740. www.salmagundi.org. Open daily from 1-5pm. Pictured above is Marvin Franklin, a subway track inspector, who will have his drawings of the subway and its riders exhibited.
DCKT Contemporary Art
Photos, installations, posters, public art, video and neon from author
and artist, Aaron Krach. 552 West 24th Street, through August 4. Tues-Friday, 11am - 6pm
BEHIND THE SCENES ON BROADWAY Bare Exposures, a collection of photos by Rivka Shifman Katvan, captures Roundabout Theatre actors caught in a cramped dressing room or inside a green room where they await their cues. Continues thru June 23. Gallery 138, 138 W. 17th St., 5th Floor. 212-633-0324. www.gallery138.com. Gallery hours are Wed. Sat. from 11am - 6pm. Exhibition benefits Broadway Cares, the nations largest industry-based non-profit AIDS fundraising campaign.
A WORLD OF ENDLESS VACATION The works of French painter Sebastien Mahon will be shown in the exhibition Destinations. His works are half comic book and half tourist brochure mixing graphic representations, photos and drawings to create an imaginary world of endless vacation. Continues thru June 12. Cheryl Hazan Gallery, 35 N. Moore St. 212-343-8964. www.CherylHazan.com. Pictured above is Retour du Cap des Lusiades.
Cooper Union, Cooper Square, Hewitt Building, Classrooms 208 and 211: THE LAST SHOW 1912-2006, An exhibition featuring works by well-known Cooper Union alumni, some never seen before. "THE LAST SHOW 1912-2006" celebrates the Hewitt building, before it comes down this summer to make way for Cooper Union's new academic building. Thru June 10.
Cuchifritos, 120 Essex St., bet Delancey & Rivington, 212-598-4124, www.aai-nyc.org/cuchifritos:
PERMANENT ADOLESCENCE, Explores the topic of a new century and currently evolving art practices within it. Thru June 10.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., 212-219-2166, www.drawingcenter.org: EVA HESSE DRAWING, The first exhibition in over 20 years to focus on the critical role of drawing in the achievements of Eva Hesse (1936-1970), one of the most influential artists of the postwar era. Thru July 15. STEPHEN POSEN: DANCER/MIRROR, An ambitious new drawing installation that will explore scale, color and the quality of line with a circular trace of movement, engaging the walls, ceiling and floor of the space as well as the street outside it. Continues thru June 10.
Fresh Art, 548 Broadway, 3rd floor, 646-262-3273, www.freshartnyc.org: DOG TIRED OF CATTIN AROUND, Works by artists from Baltic Street Studio, Bowery Residents Committee, Chemical Dependency Clinic at Bellevue Hospital and more. Thru June 10.
Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East: LEE MULLICAN: AN ABUNDANT HARVEST OF SUN, Show features a retrospective of 46 paintings, 24 drawings and 10 sculptures. Thru July 15.
Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion Museum, 1 W. 4th St., 212-824-2205: THE JEWISH GRAPHIC NOVEL, The Jewish themes of anti-Semitism, Holocaust, belief and survival are combined with powerful graphic images in this contemporary literary work. Thru June 30.
Invisible NYC, 148 Orchard St., bet Stanton & Rivington, 212-228-1358, www.troydenningtattoo.com: THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME, Eerie photographs of NY's empty nightscapes and line drawings offering a rough yet sensuous inspection of the illicit by Luke Barber-Smith and Patrick Rocha. Thru June 24.
June Kelly Gallery, 591 Broadway, 212-226-1660: NOLA ZIRIN: RECENT PAINTINGS, Exhibition features abstractions with aggressive, vibrant splashes and streaks of color that draw on the urban scene. Thru June 26.
Location One, 26 Greene St.: 2006 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ART SHOW, View new work by resident artists from the USA, Finland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Japan, Greece and Taiwan representing a diverse range of artistic approaches. Thru July 29.
Michael Ingbar Gallery, 568 Broadway in the basement, 212-334-1100: IT'S ABOUT REAL ESTATE, A group exhibition with works by 90 artists showing New York City, past and present. Continues thru Sept. 30.
MV Gallery of Photography, 33 Little West 12th St., #204, 212-929-3036: ATMOSPHERES, Twenty-five images will be on display by Francesco Nonino "dominated by spectacular clouds and framed on the lower edge by a tiny but very detailed strip of land." Thru July 1.
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, 8 W. 8th St., 212-673-6466: FRANCES BARTH - PAINTINGS, Works take geology as their starting point and inhabit a space between landscape, abstraction and mapping. Continues thru July 1.
Pen and Brush Gallery, 16 E. 10th St., 212-475-3669: CELEBRATING FORM, Features the works of the winners of the 2005 annual national sculpture contest. Thru June 11.
Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 W. 14th St.: DEPTH OF FIELD, A juried photography exhibition featuring a wide variety of work from 16 Pratt alumni who received a BFA in Media Arts at Pratt between 1995 and 2005. Opening Reception is Thurs., June 15 from 6-8pm. Continues thru Sept. 12.
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 31 Mercer St., 212-226-3232, www.feldmangallery.com: ARTISTS AGAINST THE STATE: PERESTROIKA REVISITED, An exhibition of works by 50 nonconformist artists from the former Soviet Union. Unofficial artists needed to develop various strategies for survival during this time period and their works existed at great risk. Thru June 24.
The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. 6th St., bet 2nd & 3rd Aves. 212-228-0110: PYSANKY: UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS, View hundreds of exquisitely decorated eggs thru July 2. THE TREE OF LIFE, the Sun, the Goddess: Symbolic Motifs in Ukrainian Folk Art, View more than 100 artifacts including embroidered and woven textiles, ceramics, woodwork, metalwork, pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), and holiday and ritual breads. Continues thru mid-Oct. $8; $6 student/seniors; children under 12 and members.
westbeth Gallery, 57 Bethune St., 212-989-4650: BEYOND, The photographs of Shelley Seccombe. Presented by Friends of Hudson River Park and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. June 17-July 9. Opening Reception Tues., June 20 from 6-8pm. Free.
Women in the Arts Foundation, Exhibition at Lafayette Grill, 54 Franklin St.: ART TANGO, 35 artists will show recent works and there will also be music, dancing and food. Continues thru June 23. Reception on Sat., June 10 from 5:30-8:30pm.
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Yesterday on We Love Soaps, I lamented the firing of Brett Claywell and Scott Evans from ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and pondered if gays and lesbians are better or worse with extraneous and disposable representation on daytime television. Today I am celebrating the integral and fundamental portrayals of gays and lesbians on several of the wonderful indie soaps now available. If you are one of the viewers that are disappointed by the disappearances of "Kish," "Otalia," "Nuke," or simply enjoy seeing same sex couples do more than touch one another's chins, then you definitely will want to check out the positive and sexy images on the shows below. [To watch the show, simply press on the title].
ANACOSTIA: If DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES took place in an upper-middle class African-American suburb, and given realistic and emotionally gripping stories, then you would have the compelling indie soap ANACOSTIA. The ensemble cast has magic chemistry together, and was deservedly given the Indie Soap Award for Best Ensemble. However, unlike the ABC show, the gay couple in this neighborhood is not peripheral and used for comic relief, they are an integral and essential part of the fabric of the show from Episode One onward. The love scene between these two men makes "Kish's" sex look like something done by Disney. Hey, wait a minute...just check out ANACOSTIA now!
ANYONE BUT ME: 16-year-old Vivian's life is turned upside down when her single father must move from New York City to the suburbs, due to his declining health after being a first-response firefighter called to the Twin Towers on 9/11. Suddenly this out lesbian and her girlfriend must adjust to loss, separation, confusion, and culture shock. Rachael Hip-Flores as Vivian welcomes us into this heart wrenching predicament, and introduces us to a diverse ensemble of supporting characters who are struggling with their own conflicts. Never before have I seen the heartbreaks and struggles of 21st century gay teens so brilliantly and sensitively portrayed.
BUPPIES: What starts off as a celebration amongst an affluent African-American community in Hollywood turns into a day of conflict, confessions, and confusion amongst friends. Tatyana Ali, formerly of THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR and YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, spearheads this superb and beautiful cast of characters, who each bring a new and different element into the mix. Each individual is struggling with conflicting values within himself or herself, and one character's struggle with coming out is an essential part of the story. You won't want to miss this fascinating cast including Indie Soap Award winner Preston Davis.
EMPIRE: Season One of this innovative series invites you to learn why the Haven family puts the "fun" in "dysfunction." In the wake of their parents' disappearances, the three Haven brothers must come together to figure out how to continue successfully running the family publishing business. Along the way they encounter secrets, betrayals, deceptions, and twists that would make even the Quartermaine's heads spin. Essential to the story is the how youngest brother Cane [Ryan Clardy] had been ousted from the family after coming out as gay, and how his role in the family is factored in the midst of such turbulence. Season Two (starting in April) promises to delve deeper into Cane's relationship with his alcohol-loving partner Alex.
HIGH RISE: This soapy delight, set inside the architecturally stunning interior of the Terminus Buildings in Atlanta, tells the ongoing story of a group of friends trying to find their way. Not since DALLAS have I seen a show so smoothly integrate friendship, greed, backstabbing business deals, and deceit. Integral to the fabric of this ensemble is the nosy and sassy gay concierge Colin, who is the eyes, ears, and mouth of the entire operation. Through Colin's perspective we are able to feel his annoyances, personal struggles, and lusty longings.
VENICE: Trying to tell Crystal Chappell's captivating story without lesbians would be like trying to watch Avatar without the color blue. Same-sex relationships are the foundation of this visually stunning drama, and Chappell, along with writer Kim Turrisi, excel at portraying many of the realistic and complicated dynamics involved when two people try to connect (or at times disconnect). It is a perfect example of how lesbian and gay stories can be told in a way that is respectful, organic, and vital.
This list is by no means intended to be comprehensive. To find other show that feature gays and lesbians in essential and meaningful roles, I would suggest checking out SEEKING SIMONE, THEN WE GOT HELP!, and checking out the Indie Soap Beat features here at We Love Soaps. Suffice to say, the indie soaps are picking up where television has dropped the ball, offering fascinating, relevant, and meaningful stories about gay and lesbian struggles. You'll also notice a world of difference in the overall diversity of these shows with writers and producers who aren't given a shot on television able to portray their stories and voices on the web. If you are upset about "Kish," then I invite you to check out one of the above shows and experience the fascinating and satisfying new world of story telling.
Damon L. Jacobs is a Marriage Family Therapist practicing in New York City, and the author of "Absolutely Should-less: The Secret to Living the Stress-Free Life You Deserve". He is re-imagining a world without "shoulds" at www.shouldless.com.


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We posted a week or two ago on the arrest of al Qaeda plotters in Jordan, armed with chemical weapons which they obtained in Syria; one obvious question is whether the weapons originated in Iraq. Here is the latest on what should be a really big story, unless there is an unpopular vote on American Idol tonight:
Under the direction of Abu Musab al Zarqawi — a terrorist chemical-weapons expert who began operating in Iraq well before the U.S. invasion of that country — al Qaeda planned to launch its first weapons-of-mass-destruction attack last month in Jordan. The U.S. Embassy in Amman was one of the planned targets of the attack.
A televised confession by the terrorist allegedly responsible for carrying out the operation included information that closely tracks the testimony about Zarqawi and his operations in Iraq that Secretary of State Colin Powell presented to the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 5, 2003.
According to the government of Jordan, the attack could have killed as many as 80,000.
In Herat, [Afghanistan]," Jayousi told Jordanian TV, "I began training under Abu Musab [al Zarqawi] which involved high-level instruction in explosives and poisons. Then I promised my loyalty to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. I agreed to work for him — no questions asked. When Afghanistan fell, I again met up with al-Zarqawi in Iraq."
"There in Iraq," said Jayousi, "I was told by Abu Musab to travel to Jordan with Muwaffaq Udwan. We were to get ready for a military action in Jordan."
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"Next Muwaffiq and I began reconnaissance on the targets," said Jayousi. "Then we began to gather chemicals needed to make explosives. . . . amassing almost 20 tons, which was sufficient for all our plans in Jordan. Then I began manufacturing."
During this time, Zarqawi directed resources to Jayousi through Syria.
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By Bernard Vaughan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A securities research analyst who had publicly refused to cooperate in the U.S. government's sweeping insider-trading probe was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday after admitting he supplied hedge funds with illegal tips.
John Kinnucan, who had run Broadband Research LLC in Portland, Oregon, has been in custody since his arrest last year after failing to meet bail. He appeared gaunt and wore a full beard as he apologized briefly before he was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
"I'd just like to say I'm very sorry to everyone involved," he told U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts. "It wasn't my intention and I'm deeply sorry."
Kinnucan, 55, gained wide attention in the financial world in late 2010 with his public refusal to wear an FBI wire to cooperate with the government's trading probe. His research firm operated in an opaque industry that provides insight for hedge funds and has become a target for investigators examining how information is traded on Wall Street.
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"He is humbled and ashamed and has really taken in the message of what he's done here," Brown said.
Batts recommended that Kinnucan serve his 51-month sentence at a prison south of Portland, Oregon, and be enrolled in an alcohol abuse program there.
The judge acknowledged letters written on Kinnucan's behalf by his friends and family, noting that he has shown he can be kind. But she also noted the seriousness of insider trading and that obstruction of justice "cannot be tolerated," despite his personal problems.
Kinnucan's "sense of entitlement and anger were equally, if not more" to blame for his behavior, she said.
The case was brought by the office of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan. Bharara's office has ramped up insider-trading prosecutions in recent years, winning convictions of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, among dozens of others.
In a statement, Bharara said that Kinnucan's sentence "is a fitting conclusion to a criminal odyssey that began with the buying and selling of inside information and evolved into a vile and very public campaign" to threaten public servants.
(The story corrects company name in headline to Broadband, not Broadbank)
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We must now go back and take up the thread of the story of the war in America. During the year 1777 the military operations were carried on in two parallel lines. The one we have traced to its culmination in the surrender at Saratoga. The other lay in a different field and with different surroundings, and although no brilliant victory rewarded the American commander his generalship was this year, as usual, superior to that of any of his fellow- commanders.
We left Washington encamped for the winter at Morristown. With the opening of spring new recruits began to arrive, and when the commander broke camp on the 28th of May his army numbered some eight thousand men. General Howe had spent the winter at New York, and his plan now seemed to be to dash across New Jersey, capture Philadelphia, and return in time to assist Burgoyne. Washington, divining this, planted his army stubbornly in the way. His army was but half the size of Howe's, and he refused to be drawn into open battle; but he harassed his enemy from every side, and after eighteen days of this watchdog policy, actually drove Howe back to Staten Island.1 Washington, supposing that Howe would proceed up the Hudson, prepared to cooperate with Schuyler. But Howe embarked upon the sea and sailed for the mouth of the Delaware. Finding that river too well guarded, as he supposed, he sailed around the peninsula and up Chesapeake Bay, landing near Elkton, Maryland, the last of August.
Washington was amazed to discover that Howe had abandoned Burgoyne; such a military blunder was almost inconceivable. And besides, the possession of Philadelphia could be of little advantage to the British, as the city was not a military, nor even an administrative, center. Congress could easily fly to a neighboring town and continue its business. But Howe acted as though the goal of the war was to take the "rebel capital." Soon after he landed at the head of the Chesapeake, however, Washington was there to confront him with an army now raised to eleven thousand. Howe's army was much larger and better drilled, but Washington determined to risk a battle. He was driven to this, it may be said, by public sentiment. The people could not understand the Fabian policy, of which he was such a master; and had he given up Philadelphia without striking a blow, he would have been severely censured by the public. As Fiske says, he saw that it was better to suffer a defeat than to yield the city without a struggle, and he met Howe in southern Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Brandywine.
Washington took a strong position at Chadd's Ford, his center protected in front by artillery under General Anthony Wayne, while Greene remained in the background as a reserve.
The right wing under Sullivan was then thrown up the stream for two miles. A portion of the British army, under Knyphausen, the ablest of the Hessian commanders except Riedesel, occupied Washington's front, while Cornwallis, with great skill, made a flank movement by marching up the Lancaster road, crossing the Brandywine, and striking Sullivan in the rear. Washington had expected this movement, but was thrown off his guard by a false report. Sullivan made a desperate fight at the church, but was slowly forced back. Knyphausen then crossed the creek to attack Wayne, who, fighting as he went, made an orderly retreat upon Chester, as Sullivan and Greene had done. The loss on the American side exceeded one thousand men, while the enemy lost nearly six hundred. The British were justified in claiming a victory, as they drove the patriot army from the field.
Brandywine decided the fate of Philadelphia. Washington knew that the capital must be given up, but he determined to harass and detain the enemy as much as possible, his chief object being to prevent aid being sent to Burgoyne on the Hudson. There were frequent skirmishes, in one of which Wayne lost three hundred men, and a regular battle was prevented at Chester Valley only by a violent storm. So vigilant was Washington in retarding the British that it required fifteen days for them to march twenty-five miles. They entered the capital on September 26. Congress had fled to Lancaster, after again making Washington dictator--this time for sixty days. Howe encamped his main army at Germantown, then a village of one long street a few miles north of Philadelphia; and here, on the 4th of October, Washington again gave battle.
This battle might have proved a glorious victory for the Americans but for an unfortunate accident caused by a dense fog. Washington had planned the battle admirably. His army was to advance by four different roads, and to meet at daybreak and open the battle at different points. Sullivan, in command of the main army, swept down from Chestnut Hill and met the British advance guard at Mount Airy, a slight elevation between Chestnut Hill and Germantown. Joining with Wayne at this point, Sullivan charged the guard, pressing them back on the light infantry, and both were soon put to flight. A portion of the British took refuge in Judge Chew's stone mansion, which the Americans bombarded for some hours without effect. Sullivan had passed on down the main street, and was now supported by Greene, who had come up with the American left wing. The British were thrown into confusion, and there was every promise of a brilliant American victory, when, in the dense fog that enveloped the entire surrounding country, General Stephen, who commanded a brigade of Greene's division, fired on Wayne's men, mistaking them for the enemy. A panic soon spread through the army, and a general retreat was ordered. The British saw their sudden advantage, re-formed, and pursued the Americans for several miles. The latter, however, retreated in good order, saving their wounded and their artillery. The respective losses were nearly the same as at the battle of Brandywine.2
This battle, which occurred thirteen days before the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, though resulting in a defeat, came so near being a victory that the American army was rather elated than depressed by the result. The British general, after opening the Delaware to his brother's fleet by reducing forts Mercer and Mifflin at the cost of half a thousand men, settled snugly in Philadelphia for the winter; while Washington, after hovering threateningly about for some weeks, led his army to Valley Forge.
1John Fiske, our ablest writer on the Revolution, pronounces this feat of Washington's as remarkable as anything he ever did, and I do not hesitate to agree with him. Return
2General Stephen was accused of drunkenness during the battle, was tried by court-martial, and was dismissed from the service. As to the losses at Germantown, as in most of the battles, the records are incomplete, and it is difficult to get at the exact truth. Return
History of the United States of America, by Henry William Elson, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904. Chapter XIII p. 280-283
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To honor her late Gran Gran Dolly, who took the escalator up to heaven this past July, RiRi spendt hours getting a gigantic tattoo under her chichis area of the Goddess Isis. Because nothing says "I love you forever" like an under titty tattoo that in 50 years will look like a mangy, tattered pigeon that was shot down by a pellet gun.
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Eagles quarterback Michael Vick reaffirmed his desire to start for another team but declined to speculate which team that might be, during an interview with the Daily Press in his hometown of Newport News, Va.
Vick, entering the last year of his contract, is due a $1.5 million roster business on March 5. The Eagles seem likely to pay the bonus and then work out a trade.
"I accomplished a lot, probably should have been out there a bit more," Vick told David Squires during a 30-minute conversation at his aunt's real estate office. "But I totally understood my position coming in. And I couldn't override any decision. … So moving forward, what I want to do is get into position where I have my own team and becoming a starting quarterback again."
Vick also dismissed a statement by a Playgirl magazine spokesman of an offer to pose nude in exchange for a $1 million donation to PETA.
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"There were a lot of people who really wanted to know what I was going through," he said. "There were a lot of inquiring minds and people who wanted to talk. There was lots of 'we support you' and 'we love you,' and a lot of smiles ... And that was even before I was incarcerated ...
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Also, as the scouting combine begins, take a look at our list of players the Eagles should be checking out by clicking here.
One more item to pass along, as we told you yesterday, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt was the victim of Captain Janks on "SportsCenter," when Janks called in and pretended to be Brian Westbrook. (The link includes video.)
During his radio interview on 97.5 The Fanatic yesterday, Westbrook said former teammate Ike Reese called him to tell him about the impersonator. "I don't know where they got that guy," Westbrook said.
As for the other victim here, ESPN's Van Pelt, he seemed to take the whole thing in stride.
"Many of the most respected anchors in the business, folks far more respected than me, have been on the wrong end of Howard's loyal following," Van Pelt told SI.com. "Here's a little-known fact. I was on the receiving end [of a prank call] back in the day at The Golf Channel. So, I believe this places me in rarified air. How many people have twice on live TV heard the dreaded words 'Howard Stern'? I'm just bummed that my 'Hi, YouTube' comment was not caught on camera, because I knew that's where this moment was headed."


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Kandelia obovata
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Kandelia obovata Sheue, H.Y.Liu & J.Yong
|Taxonomic Notes:
|This species was formally considered part of K. candel but is now considered a distinct species (Sheue et al. 2003).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Duke, N., Kathiresan, K., Salmo III, S.G., Fernando, E.S., Peras, J.R., Sukardjo, S. & Miyagi, T.
|Polidoro, B.A., Livingstone, S.R. & Carpenter, K.E. (Global Marine Species Assessment Coordinating Team)
This species is common within a relatively restricted range. There has been an estimated 29% decline in mangrove area within this species range since 1980. However, it is easily propogated, is a hardy species, and its range is increasing in Japan. This species is listed as Least Concern.
|Range Description:
|This species is found in southern Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Japan, and only on Natuna Islands in Indonesia. Its range may also extend to the extreme north of Philippines, although this needs to be confirmed. This species distribution is increasing to the north in Japan (at least present now to 35 degrees N).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:China; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan, Province of China; Viet Nam
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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|This species is common within its range.
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|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is found in the downstream estuarine zone in the lower intertidal region (Robertson and Alongi 1992). This species is easily propagated, and coppices. It is considered a hardy species, although is relatively slow-growing (5 years to grow 1.5 m). This species generally grows up to about 3 meters.
|Terrestrial; Marine
|Use and Trade:
|This species is harvested for firewood and is used for other purposes given its highly valued "hard wood".
|Major Threat(s):
Although local estimates are uncertain due to differing legislative definitions of what is a 'mangrove' and to the imprecision in determining mangrove area, current consensus estimates of mangrove loss in the last quarter-century report an approximately 29% decline in mangrove areas across China, Japan countries within this species range since 1980 (FAO 2007).
All mangrove ecosystems occur within mean sea level and high tidal elevations, and have distinct species zonations that are controlled by the elevation of the substrate relative to mean sea level. This is because of associated variation in frequency of elevation, salinity and wave action (Duke et al. 1998). With rise in sea-level, the habitat requirements of each species will be disrupted, and species zones will suffer mortality at their present locations and re-establish at higher elevations in areas that were previously landward zones (Ellison 2005). If sea-level rise is a continued trend over this century, then there will be continued mortality and re-establishment of species zones. However, species that are easily dispersed and fast growing/fast producing will cope better than those which are slower growing and slower to reproduce.
In addition, mangrove area is declining globally due to a number of localized threats. The main threat is habitat destruction and removal of mangrove areas. Reasons for removal include cleared for shrimp farms, agriculture, fish ponds, rice production and salt pans, and for the development of urban and industrial areas, road construction, coconut plantations, ports, airports, and tourist resorts. Other threats include pollution from sewage effluents, solid wastes, siltation, oil, and agricultural and urban runoff. Climate change is also thought to be a threat, particularly at the edges of a species range. Natural threats include cyclones, hurricane and tsunamis.
|Conservation Actions:
This species range may include some marine and coastal protected areas. This is a protected species in Taiwan. In Japan, this species has been planted for at least the past 100 years. In Viet Nam, this species is planted as protection from coastal erosion and storms.
Continued monitoring and research is recommended, as well as the inclusion of mangrove areas in marine and coastal protected areas.
|Duke, N., Kathiresan, K., Salmo III, S.G., Fernando, E.S., Peras, J.R., Sukardjo, S. & Miyagi, T. 2010. Kandelia obovata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178855A7628562. . Downloaded on 18 September 2018.
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June 26, 2012 — The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts on Friday revoked a physician's medical license based on allegations that she conducted inadequate mental health exams of abortion patients when providing second opinions for the late George Tiller, the AP/Athens Banner Herald reports.
Ann Kristin Neuhaus provided the exams to comply with a Kansas law that requires abortion providers to obtain an independent second opinion concurring that patients seeking abortion care late in pregnancy would face significant and permanent harm if the pregnancy continued. Tiller -- who was one of the few physicians in the country who provided late abortions -- was shot to death by an antiabortion-rights activist in 2009.
The board accepted the findings of an administrative judge who in February said Neuhaus "seriously jeopardized" her patients' care. The case involved mental health exams conducted in 2003 on 11 patients ages 10 to 18. The judge said Neuhaus' records did not contain enough information to show she conducted thorough exams. The judge also found some patients were described as suicidal, but Neuhaus did not recommend additional treatment.
Neuhaus testified at a hearing that she did not put more details in her records to protect patients' privacy and that in some cases, she denied the request for an abortion. Neuhaus and abortion-rights groups said the board's action is part of an ongoing effort to restrict abortion access in Kansas. "It's all about abortion rights, absolutely," Neuhaus said. She plans to ask the state's courts to overturn the board's decision (Hanna, AP/Athens Banner Herald, 6/23).


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The court-appointed mediator who brokered a proposed $765 million deal between the NFL and 4,500 former players characterized it as a "win-win." So did the league and the players' lead attorney.
But not everyone with skin in the game was convinced. At least one player suggested it was hush money well spent.
"I'm used to the NFL taking a hard-line approach as they have throughout the years with strikes and everything else," said former Pro Bowl lineman Lomas Brown, a plaintiff in the concussion-related lawsuits. "I'm curious how they came up with the figure and I've got a lot of questions, but I am happy that it's done."
Yet Brown couldn't help adding, "Any time the NFL acknowledges they are ready to settle something, it shows they knew they had some sort of negligence."
The nature of compromise is such that neither side gets everything they want. And the benefits proposed for former players are both considerable and desperately needed.
It won't restore lives already lost or ruined, nor heal broken minds and spirits — the toll the game extracted from some has been terrible and irreversible. But it would provide help right away to generations of past players still suffering the effects of concussion-related injuries. It would also replace the uncertain outcome and cost of litigation with a step-by-step process overseen by independent doctors to assess the extent of those injuries and then cover the medical bills.
There's no way to minimize how important that is to those near the breaking point or beyond, and the families struggling to look after them.
"I am able to live my life the same way I was, but now — chances are I am 44 now, I won't make it to 50 or 60 — I have money now to put back for my children to go to college and for a little something to be there financially," said former NFL running back Kevin Turner, who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and was also a party to the lawsuit.
"It will give them the peace of mind to have the best quality of life they can have," Turner added, referring to other former players. "No longer have to make decisions regarding their health based on what they can afford, but based on what is the best treatment for them."
And as mediator Layn Phillips, a retired judge appointed by the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, noted in a statement released after the proposed deal was announced, "The alternative was for the two sides to spend the next 10 years and millions of dollars on litigation, which would have been great for lawyers, expert witnesses, trial consultants and others. But it would not do much for retired players and their families who are in need."
Yet it was Phillips' next sentence that may ultimately decide how good a deal this turns out to be: "This resolution allows the sides to join together, do something constructive, and build a better game for the future."
Like the players, the NFL will reap some important benefits. For one thing, the league can deny any wrongdoing and likely won't have to answer a welter of potentially damaging questions; for example, how a rheumatologist ended up in charge of its euphemistically named "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee" for more than a decade.
The deal also ends the spectre of Commissioner Roger Goodell and his league — just ahead of this season's kickoff, no less — callously battling in court the very players who made pro football wildly popular and profitable. And it finally puts real money where the NFL's mouth has been for years.
"Commissioner Goodell and every owner gave the legal team the same direction: Do the right thing for the game and for the men who played it," league vice president Jeff Pash said.
"This is an important step that builds on the significant changes we've made in recent years to make the game safer, and we will continue our work to better the long-term health and well-being of NFL players."
Save the second half of that quote, and look at it again at the end of this season, and for a few seasons after that.
Because the $765 million, even if the league paid it now in a lump sum. represents less than 10 percent of the $9 billion-plus the NFL currently collects in revenues. Assuming the league grows only modestly year after year, by the time the settlement fund is closed sometime around 2025, the payout will be less than 1 percent.
Until the settlement was proposed, it was impossible to have a candid discussion of how safe playing in the NFL can be. The league's insurers and lawyers made sure of that, at least as long as the lawsuit was hanging over their heads. On top of that, the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players effectively heads off similar lawsuits in the future.
By capping the league's liability for the damages that concussions caused in the past, it frees the NFL to become a real partner in player-safety issues unhindered by any conflicts of interest. That was exactly what Phillips had in mind when the mediator called it a "win-win."
"The settlement means that the parties reached an agreement to put litigation behind them, get help to retired players who need it, and work proactively to support research and make the game safer. These," Phillips wrote, "are goals everyone can share."
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at email@example.com and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service says acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller was first informed in May 2012 that tea party groups were inappropriately targeted for scrutiny.
A month later he wrote a member of Congress to explain the process of reviewing applications for tax-exempt status without mentioning the controversy.
Over the past year, numerous lawmakers raised concerns with the IRS about complaints that tea party groups were being harassed. Each time the agency responded without mentioning that groups had been targeted. Miller provided some of those responses.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors won't file criminal charges against Scottie Pippen for fighting with an autograph seeker who authorities say was drunk and exaggerated his injuries including faking seizures after claiming the former Chicago Bulls star punched him in the face.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Tuesday there was insufficient evidence to bring assault charges against Pippen for the altercation with Camran Shafighi at Nobu, a sushi restaurant and celebrity hangout on the beach in Malibu.
Pippen was dining with his family June 24 when he was approached by Shafighi inside the restaurant. Pippen obliged to have a photo taken but not with Shafighi, and then Shafighi followed the retired NBA forward outside into the parking lot. He again asked for a photo and an autograph from Pippen, who said no.
Pippen told investigators Shafighi became irate, "grabbing at him, cursing him and then spit in his face," according to a report by the district attorney's office.
Shafighi, 49, said Pippen punched him in the mouth and kicked him several times. The last memory Shafighi had before losing consciousness was seeing Pippen's foot coming toward his face, the report said.
Pippen admitted spitting at Shafighi and pushing him away, but prosecutors said that based on witness accounts, it was unclear whether Pippen was the aggressor or acted in self-defense.
Shafighi, who has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Pippen, was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion. All tests showed there wasn't any internal trauma, but Shafighi returned to the hospital later and told doctors he had been diagnosed with fractured ribs and ankle, the report said. The only visible physical injuries were a small bruise on Shafighi's chin and a cut to his lip.
Shafighi, whose blood sample turned up positive for opiates and a 0.18 percent blood-alcohol level — twice the legal limit for driving — also feigned having seizures, according to the report. The seizures ended when the doctor ordered him to stop them.
The physician who examined Shafighi told investigators he believed Shafighi was "making up stuff," the report said.
Pippen's attorney, Mark Geragos, indicated his client will sue.
"This shakedown artist was drunk, screaming racial slurs, and assaulted my client and his family," Geragos said. "Scottie and his family are grateful to the sheriff for their investigation and DA for their decision to reject these unfounded charges. Scottie and his family plan on holding this man accountable for his outrageous actions."
Shafighi's lawyer Lee Boyd, said she's disappointed with the district attorney's decision and denied her client feigned injuries.
"The ambulance and hospital records confirm the gravity of the victim's harm, which included seizure-like activity, secondary trauma, unresponsiveness and altered levels of consciousness," Boyd said.
She added that Shafighi sought to share the records with investigators but prosecutors didn't contact him or his lawyers until Wednesday.
Boyd said prosecutors may have opted not to file charges because of Pippen's status.
"We have no doubt that had this vicious attack involved an everyday citizen, instead of a famous and connected individual like Mr. Pippen, that criminal charges would have been filed in this case," she said.
Pippen, 47, won six NBA titles with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. In 1996, he was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Pippen now serves as special adviser to the Bulls' president and chief operating officer.


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Why: Readers seem to have gotten duped on the packaging of this mascara saying, "I loved the packaging, [which is] the main reason why I bought it. Well, it sucks. It is flakey, clumpy, irritating, just a complete mess and waste of money." Another agrees saying, "How adorable is this packaging? Cute as a button, but if you buy this mascara, that's all you're buying. Within an hour of applying, this mascara runs, smudges, and flakes like you would not believe." One says it "didn't do much to make my lashes look any thicker or longer." And another says the product "was a bit clumpy and thick. It gave me the dreaded 'spider legs effect' I hate so much."
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Sheww. I haven't bought any of these before. And I guess I never should.
by jessielynn17 Monday, May 6, 2013 at 01:54AM Report as inappropriate
whew! glad i haven't bought any of these!
by 92jess11 Friday, April 26, 2013 at 06:27PM Report as inappropriate
Maybelline's "Stiletto" and Rimmel's concealer and duo eyeshadows are pretty awful.
by GigiSD Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:40AM Report as inappropriate
I haven't tried any of these, but I won't now. I'm glad I've so far had good luck with drugstore products.
by thequietnoise Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:29PM Report as inappropriate
I will have to see for myself, I am a skeptic, thanks for the article though!
by Misselizabeth Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 01:15AM Report as inappropriate
I am a true Guerlain girl.
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Thanks for the heads up! I'm happy to say, I haven't tried any of these products.
by hopela Monday, January 14, 2013 at 09:38PM Report as inappropriate
I have the stiletto mascara and the Rimmel eyeshadows (different shade than pictured), and don't have any problems with them. Never tried the others.
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will definitely steer clear of these!
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I agree with this article...alll the products mentioned are not good.
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