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Series: Dirty Angels #3
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Blood. Sex. Revenge.Being king comes at a brutal price.Drug lord Javier Bernal has sliced and diced his way to the top of the Mexican drug trade, presiding over the country's largest cartel. But his rise to power comes at a brutal price: the death of his sister, Alana. Devastated and wracked with guilt, he turns away from his new wife, Luisa, forcing their marriage into a steady decline. But it isn't until she's pushed into the waiting arms of Esteban Mendoza, his right-hand man, that Javier realizes everything he's lost.And it isn't until he learns the truth about Alana, that he realizes everything there is to gain.Blood will spill.Cities will burn.Heads will roll.Because Javier will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.And what he wants is raw, ruthless revenge.Dirty Promises is the third and final book in the Dirty Angels Trilogy. While the other two books - Dirty Angels and Dirty Deeds - can be read as standalones, it is recommended you read at least Dirty Angels before reading Dirty Promises.
Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky, Racing the Sun, The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.Halle is represented by the Waxman Leavell Agency and is both self-published and published by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.Hit her up on Instagram at @authorHalle , on Twitter at @MetalBlonde and on Facebook. You can also visit www.authorkarinahalle.com and sign up for the newsletter for news, excerpts, previews, private book signing sales and more.


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LYNCHBURG — Randolph College is the first school in Lynchburg to receive national accreditation from the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Officials with TEAC announced the decision Friday, March 26.
TEAC is recognized as a national accreditor by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Randolph College is one of more than 100 accredited programs from 21 states with TEAC-accredited educator preparation programs. There are only 9 others from Virginia.
"Only a bare majority of the of the nation's college and university teacher education programs and programs for professional educators in the United States are nationally accredited," said Frank B. Murray, president of TEAC. "We welcome Randolph College to this select group."
Founded in 1997, TEAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators–those who will teach and lead in schools pre-K through grade 12. Accreditation by TEAC is a voluntary system of quality review for educator preparation programs. It is designed to assure both education professionals and the public of the institution's commitment to academic quality and fiscal integrity as well as stimulate on-going improvement in its educator preparation program.
To be accredited by TEAC, a teacher education program must have solid, independently verifiable evidence of its graduates' competence. In particular, the program must show that its graduates understand the subject matter they are certified to teach, understand the process of learning and teaching, and possess teaching skills that lead students to appropriate levels of achievement. The program must also have an ongoing process for reviewing and improving itself, and must demonstrate that it has the capacity to offer quality education.
The TEAC accreditation process includes two levels of decision-making, culminating in a decision by TEAC's Accreditation Committee, which includes representatives of both the public and the education profession. Randolph College education faculty members have been preparing for the TEAC accreditation for more than two years. TEAC requires schools to examine goals and student outcomes in addition to creating a brief that shows graduates meet the criteria quantitatively and qualitatively. TEAC then sends an audit team to ensure the data is correct.
"We congratulate the Randolph College program on this significant accomplishment and appreciate their dedicated work for students and educators in Lynchburg," Murray said.
Randolph College's education program includes a four-year program for teacher endorsement and licensure and a five-year program which results in a master's degree in either curriculum and instruction or special education.
"I always thought our program was good," said Consuella Woods, education professor. "But TEAC gave us an opportunity to make it even better. Accreditation means that we have proven by national standards that we are a quality program for teacher education. We are producing competent, caring, and qualified teachers. As prospective students and parents of those students look at our program, they will know that we have documented proof that our program can be compared, not just with other institutions around the state, but also at the national level."
Randolph College's education program offers a unique opportunity for students to gain in-the-classroom experience from the first year.
"Our program is heavily based in practical experiences, and partnerships with schools are extremely important," said Gail Brown, education professor. "The number of practical experiences and the action research conducted by teacher candidates throughout the program were elements viewed by the TEAC auditors as somewhat unique in their experience and beneficial.
"Students are excited to be able to tell future employers that they graduated from a nationally accredited teacher education program," Brown added. "The reputation as a college that prepares its students to be highly qualified, caring, and competent teachers is extremely important to our students as they enter today's job market."
Though the TEAC accreditation process was intense, faculty members said the time and effort was worth it.
"This national recognition is a proud distinction for Randolph College," said Peggy Schimmoeller, education professor. "Through the TEAC process, the audit team undertook an exhaustive and objective review of Randolph College's education program pedagogy, faculty and most importantly–our results in preparing men and women to teach in a variety of educational settings.
"TEAC accreditation further validates the quality of Randolph's teacher education program, its comprehensive curriculum and the committed faculty and highly qualified teacher candidates," she added.
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qualified to satisfy
Hillary wants your vote -- for which campaign song she should use. I think all of the choices stink for various reasons: too cliche, used by someone else four years ago, too old school, too "I'm trying to appeal to the middle of the country."
Even though I did experience a moment of, "Please don't make fun of the notion of engaging your supporters on making important decisions," I'll give Hillary a chance here. She's having fun, which you have to know is not something she comes across as doing very often.
So, the worst kind of critic is the critic that bashes the options without coming up with any ideas of their own. Because she offers you the chance to making your own suggestion, here they are: my suggestions for Hillary's campaign song. When you're done going through my list, tell me your ideas in the comments or go on over to Hillary's web site and tell her what you think.
"I'm Qualified to Satisfy You," by Barry White
"I Found a Reason," by Cat Power
"Control," by Janet Jackson
"Take the Power Back," by Rage Against the Machine
"Got to Be Real," by Cheryl Lynn
"Fighter," by Christina Aguilera
"People Have the Power," by Patti Smith
"Ladies First," by Queen Latifah


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Hey everybody this your State Council Report again! June was an important month for me because I had graduation, Kentucky trip with the State Council Team, and I start my college summer classes!
When graduation day came let me say I was so excited to graduate high school. Although I will say that I am going to miss my friends and the really awesome teachers I had that help me get to graduation with their wonderful support. It wasn't an easy senior year that's for sure, but I knew I could make it to graduation and I did!
A couple days after graduation I left to go to Kentucky with some of my State Council team. I had a blast in Kentucky. The State Council went to Kentucky for the Kentucky 4-H State Teen Conference and that was a fun seeing house the Kentucky 4-H does there Conference. The State Teen Conference was different then our State Leadership Conference. They had two days for workshops and tracks, they had a opening dance on the first night and then they had a closing dance which was their 4-H ball, and they had a fashion revue. The first night that we in Kentucky we met up with the State Council team and the State Officer and all had great time by getting to knew each other. I really liked the workshops and the track I was in. I took a "Don't Stress" track it helped me a lot because if I am every stress then I know how I can deal with it. For my first workshop I took a "Chocolate" where I got to take all different kinds of chocolate and what they are called and the ingredient they use to make it. I also got to make my own fudge in that workshop and it was awesome. For my second workshop I took "Launching Your Further" where I got knew all the financial for college and like what the different is between credit and debit. It was a good workshop for me to go to. One night Kentucky had a night out where all the district got to out in town or go swimming. Well our State Council when to a place called "Malibu Jack" where they had Go-Cart racing, Miniature Golf , and arcade and that was a lot of fun. Throughout my time in Kentucky I have made a lot of new friends that I hope to keep in touch with. I would have to say that I had a fun time in Kentucky and I hope to go visit again.
I know June is still not over but I wanted to talk about that I get to start summer college classes and I am really excited and scared at the same time. I am really excited that I get to make new friends and hopefully taking classes with the friends that I will be making.
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(If you missed the beginning of this story, you can find parts 1-3 here:
- Part 1: She Got Hurt
- Part 2: Facing Judgment
- Part 3: The Hot Pink Cast)
I was getting used to having to tell the story of how C. got hurt. It never got easier, but it almost became routine. I think the biggest saving grace for me through all of that was the fact that I had SO many people who actually knew me and not one of them doubted that it was just a horrible accident. If my husband or my family or my in-laws had ever suspected that I would intentionally harm my child, that probably would have just done me in. But they did not.
A different doctor came back in the room a couple of hours later. I still wasn't really sure why we were still stuck there but, because I was the one under investigation, I didn't feel it was my place to question. This new doctor told us:
"If we are to accept the story you've given us, Mrs. S, and, at this time, we haven't found evidence to the contrary, then we have to find out why your daughter was injured falling such a short distance. We need to conduct further testing. We will be doing a full-body scan to look for any signs of previous breaks or injuries that were perhaps not reported. We also want to run some bone density tests to see if C. has brittle bone disease- that would help explain why her leg would break more easily."
And, without another word, she left.
We were shocked.
I fully understood that they wanted to this whole body x-ray scan because they still weren't convinced that I hadn't hurt this baby before. They were still looking for evidence that she was the victim of abuse and this was a good way of checking for past injuries. I didn't like the idea of all that radiation exposure, but I was also pretty confident that nothing was going to turn up. I, of course, knew I had never hurt our baby girl, and I was quite sure I would have known if she had somehow gotten hurt previously.
Brittle bone disease???
We were silent for a long time. Then my husband spoke,
"Wouldn't they have noticed something earlier? During all those months in the NICU? At all those check-ups with Developmental Pediatrics?"
"I don't know..." I said quietly.
"That would change her whole life... I can't imagine." He hung his head.
We had several more hours of trying to entertain our son and rocking our awkward, casted baby daughter. And worrying.
Yet another doctor walked in. He was there to explain the risks of the procedures and to tell us that C. would be sedated and intubated for the tests... and also that the tests would be on different days, meaning she would be put to sleep and put on a ventilator TWICE.
I burst into tears.
You may think that it would be easier for parents of a preemie who had spent weeks or months on the ventilator to hear that she would need to be intubated... after all, we'd been through all this before.
It is not.
Preemie parents spend SO long waiting for our babies to breathe on their own. Once they are finally weaned from the vent, it is cause for celebration. And also fear... we worry, unendingly at first, that any day could be the day she has to be re-intubated. No one wants to have to go back there. We were so afraid that she wouldn't "remember" how to breathe on her own...
The full-body scan was to be that evening. Long after radiology was closed for the night, our little girl was wheeled down there. Our son explored the toys of the waiting room while I flipped listlessly through a Highlights magazine from 1994...
When it was over, my husband headed out to stay with our son. I hunkered down to stay with our baby girl.
It was a long, sleepless night.
One of the doctors came back in the morning, her face set in a stern line.
"Mr. and Mrs. S... it looks like the humerus was chipped awhile back and has since healed. Are you able to tell us what caused that?"
We had no idea.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL.Professor Woodward was the professor of mathematics and engineering who is considered the father of manual arts in America. We have an alphabet of letters that we push in schools whether the children are ready or not. We have an extreme sense of urgency about that. But if we have no alphabet of tools, what will children do with the many words they can can spell? And will they have any deeper sense of understanding?
This distinguishing feature of a polytechnic school, next to the kind of knowledge it aims to give, lies in its method of combining theory with practice. Not only should a polytechnic school aim to give instruction in the scientific principles theoretically involved in every important branch of industry, but it should not be satisfied until the student himself is sufficiently familiar with the details of the processes in question, and sufficiently skilled in the necessary manipulations, to enable him to illustrate these principles himself. These two things characterize the ideal technical school, and mark the educational progress of this generation: First, the things studied and taught are of immediate importance and of intrinsic value; second, one is not supposed to understand a process or an experiment till he has performed it. You know how it is in music. I may be quite familiar with the mathematical and physical theories of music. I may have studied with Helmholz the wonderful mechanism of the ossicles of the ear. I may be deeply read in the aesthetics of harmony and thorough-bass. I may even be able to explain the exact difference between a euharmonic and a common organ. And yet, if I can not play, I am no musician. Moreover, this playing on an organ is not a manual accomplishment merely. The brain is more concerned than the fingers. It is so in every thing. What avails your knowledge of photography unless you can take a good picture, and of what worth is your engineering if your bridge will not carry its own weight, and you have designed an impossible engine? None but the wearer can know where the shoe pinches, and none but a man who has had some practice is prepared for practical difficulties. Prof. Tyndall says, "Half of our book-writers describe experiments that they never made, and their descriptions often lack both force and truth. No matter how clever and conscientious they may be, their written words can not supply the place of actual observation," and he might have added, "of actual manipulation." Theory and practice, then, must go hand in hand; and, in order that the practice may be adequate to the theory, the hand and eye and head must receive previous careful training,—the hand in the use of instruments and tools; the eye in measuring distances and angles, in detecting peculiarities of form, and in observing the details of a construction; the head in a knowledge of the common properties of the commonest material substances, such as wood, stone, iron, glass, etc. The hand is a wonderful organ, and capable of performing vastly more than it is usually made to do. The same is true of the eye. Close observation is a habit which few acquire.
Children should early be taught to use, as well as to beware of, sharp tools. Just as every boy should be taught to swim, to row, to ride and groom a horse, so he should be taught to use the ax, the saw, the plane, and the file. Even a little skill in the use of these tools is invaluable. No one possessing manual dexterity of any kind fails to find abundant opportunity for its use.
I do not think I overestimate the value of physical strength, dexterity, and skill. It is in vain to assert the dignity of labor. Unless it has something in it besides dignity, we are not likely to be very zealous in seeking it. But skill we delight in. It is the exercise of skill which gives zest to all our games and sports, and removes the curse of Adam. There is not a person before me possessed of unusual skill, — I care not whether it be in handling the carpenter's ax or the painter's brush, in playing the organ or in shooting game, in driving horses or in sailing a boat, in making bread or in fitting a garment,—who is not conscious of a feeling of gratification and pride in consequence. Carlyle says in his Sartor Resartus, "Two men I honor, and no third: First, the toil-worn craftsman," etc. It is obvious that it is the craft that lie honors, and not the toil.
I therefore plead for a more extended and more systematic physical [manual] education. It is the best aid towards securing a wholesome intellectual culture, and it is the only means for making that culture of practical use. The world judges and rates us according to what we can do; and as an accomplished gymnast never loses his presence of mind, whether hanging by one foot or turning in mid-air, so a well-trained engineer is rarely at a loss. An acquaintance of mine, a young man well trained in both the theory and use of tools, and accustomed to do things, chanced to pass, in the city of New York, a gang of workmen endeavoring to move an immense iron safe. The unwieldy mass had partially slipped from their grasp, and all efforts to bring it again under control seemed to fail. Taking in the situation at a glance, my friend stepped forward and assumed the command. Clearly and without hesitation he gave his orders; promptly and willingly the men obeyed. In a moment the safe was well in hand, and expeditiously moved to its place. As the young engineer turned to go, a gentleman stopped him and said, "Young man, I will give you three thousand dollars a year if you will enter my employ and take the charge of moving our safes." Besides saying that the skill thus displayed was gained by study of the strength of materials and the mechanical powers, coupled with the actual use of tools in his own hands, I ought to add, perhaps, that the blunt offer was politely declined.
But the acquisition of this desirable manual skill requires workshops and tools and teachers; and, as such essentials are not in general to be had at home or at a common school, the work must be done at a polytechnic school. Hence, at the earliest possible moment, in the lowest class, students must enter the workshop. From the bench of the carpenter they should go to the lathe. Wood-turning is an art requiring great judgment and skill, and any one accomplished in it will testify to its great practical value. After wood, come brass, iron, and steel turning, fitting, and finishing; then the forge, where each should learn welding and tempering. This is the alphabet of tools. Next will come their legitimate use in the manufacture of patterns for castings, in the construction of model frames, trusses, bridges, and roofs; in the cutting of screws and nuts with threads of various pitch; and in the manufacture of spur and bevel wheels, with epicycloid and involute teeth. This shop-work should extend through the entire course of four years, varying somewhat according to the professional course selected.
|Hinge made of hardwood dowels and brass rod.
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That is all.
Yes. Yes, they are :)
Indeed, they are!
Very cute!!!!:)
haha yes they are....my boys love to cook...
I agree!! Really cute in fact!
TOO freakin cute!!
Yes they are!
Your kids are SUPER CUTE!!! Can't believe how big they're getting though - crazy!
Beyond cute!
Been a long time since you posted. Too busy words with friending! lol
hope you all had a great holidays...smiles...
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This spice cake it not too banana-ie, they mostly make it crazy moist. If you don't want to serve it from the pan, the bottom really must be lined with parchment paper. This cake is so gooey and moist, it is hard to get out of the pan. I had thought about dusting it with some powdered sugar, just to be pretty. I'm glad I didn't, though, because it is plenty sweet already. Whipped cream would be good with it…
Skylar, who does not like spice cake, went back for seconds, and said two days later, "I can't get your cake out of my head." Hot.
2 T butter
2 C light brown sugar
2 large overripe bananas, creamed
2 beaten eggs
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 C shortening
1/4 C sugar
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 C flour
3 t baking powder
1/2 t ground anise
1/2 t ground cinnamon
2/3 C evaporated milk (I used the fat free kind) + 2 T water
ground pecans (optional)
- In a saucepan melt butter, stir in the brown sugar, then add bananas. Mix well, leave aside to cool.
- Cream shortening and sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Add cooled banana mixture, and mix till creamy and smooth.
- In a separate bowl, sift salt, flour, baking powder, anise and cinnamon. Alternate adding dry ingredients and evaporated milk to the batter, mixing as you go. Beat until smooth. Mix in water. Pour cake batter into a well greased and floured 9×9 inch cake pan.
- Add ground pecans over batter, if desired. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.


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Big Bang Theory Reveals Details of Leonard Nimoy's 'Tiny' Cameo
When Leonard Nimoy's guest role on CBS's The Big Bang Theory was announced a few weeks back, it was made very clear that he would not appear on screen, but would offer his voice as Spock in some fashion.
With the episode, dubbed "The Transporter Malfunction," airing this week, more information has been revealed. First off, you can see Jim Parsons and Nimoy together in the above set photo, which debuted on TVLine. But, more importantly, CBS has started running commercials for the episode that show exactly how Nimoy's voice will appear: through the body of a Spock action figure in Sheldon's dream sequence.
It looks to be one of the Diamond Select Toys Star Trek Retro Cloth Spock figures, which take their cues from the 1970s Mego line. It seems like an appropriately geeky way to bring in an all-time genre icon into the series without having the man himself on screen.
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Exactly five years ago I was with the Third Batallion, Fifth Marines, waiting for the order to cross what they called the Line Of Departure-a pass they'd cut through the giant sandberm that ran along the Iraq/Kuwait border. I was squeezed into the back of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle-an engineering marvel that was built for beach assaults but had no trouble making it all the way to Baghdad, and beyond. We were part of a convoy that stretched as far as I could see forward and back. Amazingly, many of the 19 or so Marines who were squeezed into a space built for about 10, slept. They were smart enough to know they'd need their rest. I was not. I stood and watched through an open hatch as we blasted through the LOD and roared across the Iraqi desert-with no idea of what to expect.
Paging through the journal I kept during those three weeks to Baghdad, it seems (sorry for the cliche, but it really does) like it was just a few months ago. I wrote a lot about the conditions-which were arduous, and dangerous. For example, the night I dug a ditch in the hard desert sand to get a couple hours sleep, then awoke in a cold sweat with a Marine screaming at me to put on my gas mask, that we were under attack. I also wrote a lot about the Marines-so incredibly young (most in my vehicle were were between 18 and 22), and who so astounded me with their maturity and resolve while facing life or death situations.
But five years later, two passages in my journal really catch my eye because they tell so much about Iraq then, and now.
The first was on the highway to Baghdad, where I wrote: "Iraqis wave and blow kisses-and plead for food." It happened in a Shiite area, and it was a reflection of how desperate they were and, at least initially, how grateful they were that the Americans had arrived to end the rule of the much-hated Saddam. The experience convinced a lot of the Marines I was with that the war planners were right-that they would be greeted with open arms.
But another short notation foretells a very different story. It was the day we arrived in Baghdad. In my notebook I simply wrote: "Suicide bombing on way to hotel." A man got out of a taxi, walked up to a Marine check point, and blew himself up. No Marines were killed, but three or four were injured.
I reported the details on the air at length and repeatedly (I worked for NBC and MSNBC in those days), but only later did I realize the significance of what I had witnessed-the first suicide attack in Baghdad on American forces, by what would soon become an army of suicide bombers.
Since shortly after I returned from Iraq, my beat has been Congress. And during that time, I've done more stories on Iraq than any other topic. And I like to think that my experience in Iraq has helped me understand the issue-from Iraqis blowing kisses to suicide bombers to young Marines in extraordinarily stressful situations.
But one thing I'm constantly asked to explain by people who oppose the war is why Congress is so silent on the issue now. Democrats, of course, came to power confident they could force the president to start bringing the troops home. But after countless futile efforts, they appear to have accepted the fact that with their margins in both Houses so small, Republicans have the votes to block them at every turn. Now, with Republicans arguing that the troop surge is working, and with the economy dominating the agenda, Iraq has all but fallen off the map on Capitol Hill.
As long as Democrats stick to their policy of not cutting off funds for troops in the field-a policy they believe is necessary lest they turn the nation's moderates and independents against them-there is little they can do to force the President's hand. Even if they could pass legislation, he would veto it. And Democrats don't have anything close to the numbers they need to override a veto. They've now realized the only way to end the war is to elect a Democratic president, or, if McCain wins, to gain enough seats in both Houses to override his vetoes, which is why the silence on Iraq up here on Capitol Hill is so deafening now. It's all about who wins in November.


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The Lord willing, we will host author Jim Wallis at Old First on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 7 pm, in partnership with the Community Bookstore.
He will be reading from his new book, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious-Right America (Harper San Francisco).
The Community Bookstore will have copies for sale, and you can have your copy signed by Mr. Wallis.
Admission is free, and all are welcome. We are the second location in Mr. Wallis' nationwide tour to introduce the book, which debuts the day before, on January 21.
It will have been a big day for us at Old First. That morning we expect to host the second "Home Team" event in Brooklyn for the NYC Department of Homeless Services, working with the Park Slope Coalition for the Homeless.


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It has been a while since I have been taken by a shoe like I have been a second ago.
These Zara BLACK AND WHITE COMBINATION HEELS took my breath away instantly, and the only thing I could think was - I need to have them. And that could be a problem for another 3-4 months. I have been trying to execute this very intense "no shopping" challenge, due to my shopping addiction per se, due to some family budget restructurings. My heart aches. Although it will be months before I can even think of wearing them (weather issue) I am scared they won`t be available in my size when I will be able to acctually buy them.
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'Sheriff Joe' Arpaio held in civil contempt for ignoring judge's orders
The contempt charges were based on three alleged violations, AZ Central reported: failure to hand over video evidence that was necessary for the racial-profiling trial, continued enforcement of immigration law despite Judge Snow's orders to stop and Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan's failure to collect evidence as he had been ordered to do.
'Toughest sheriff in America' Joe Arpaio under fire for warrantless arrests of critics in the middle of the night http://t.co/bqt2k1e8— RT America (@RT_America) August 30, 2012
The 82-year-old Arpaio claimed that he did not willfully ignore Judge Snow's orders – and the court appointed monitor's orders – but rather misunderstood them.
District Judge G. Murray Snow has some history with Arpaio, who has been in and out of court since 2007 for charges related to racial profiling. In 2011, Judge Snow ordered Phoenix's sheriff to stop using traffic stops as a way of conducting immigration sweeps in Latino neighborhoods.
It all began when Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres, a Mexican tourist, was detained for nine hours by Arpaio's deputies, despite being in the country legally. Melendres filed a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union and was joined by others. In 2013, Snow appointed a court monitor to ensure that Arpaio and his deputies complied with his orders.
Three years later, Judge Snow found that Arpaio has not done so.
"[T]he Court finds that the Defendants have engaged in multiple acts of misconduct, dishonesty, and bad faith with respect to the Plaintiff class and the protection of its rights. They have demonstrated a persistent disregard for the orders of the Court, as well as an intention to violate and manipulate the laws and policies regulating their conduct…"' he wrote.
Arpaio is not the only one named in the lawsuit. Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, retired Chief Brian Sands and Lt. Joe Sousa each were found in contempt as well.
Den of corruption: FBI arrests all but one local official in Texas town https://t.co/Mkv4YF4I2upic.twitter.com/nzEbmFzavV— RT America (@RT_America) February 8, 2016
So far, Phoenix taxpayers have shelled out $41 million in legal costs over the past eight years and are expected to pick up an addition $13 million in fees, KTAR reported.
Supervisor Steve Gallardo told KTAR that the money could have gone to flood-control improvements or giving raises to county employees who haven't received one in four years. Arpaio's salary is $100,000, and he owns $2 million in commercial real estate, according to KTAR.
Although he has not had to use any of his own money yet, Arpaio will be forced to pay for his own defense lawyers in relation to the contempt proceedings. He has reached out to supporters for donations.


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As someone who can attest to the virtues of being both double-stuffed and sickening sweet at the same time, you might think that goo-filled food-fun is a big part of my life. While on occasion I'll munch on a hillbilly brunch featuring the fragrant siren's song of Pop Tarts, pizza rolls, Rolaids and Mountain Dew, it is not my regular routine. As a rule, especially when eating, whales of my ilk don't like surprises so naturally I flee from cream-filled krill that squirt up my snout like jelly-filled pastries , cold pies, or candies with concealed liquid centers.
Sure sugar is sugar so I should look forward to titillating my teeth with a few shots of Pop Rocks or plunging my prow into a donut pumped up on puddin' but that's not the case. I despise most pastries that have the telltale signs of a powder coating and a diminutive yet wet singular orifice poked in the side. Even Twinkies and Ding Dongs barely make the cut but at least their 'entry wounds' are underneath so I don't have to re-live the thought of them succumbing to a gruesome duff-stuffing.
I seem to do a bit better with hot pot pies, or warmer foods roughed up and puffed but I am still not a fan of un-spooling a gavage to top off a turkey with bread crumbs or plump up the liver of a goose. Heck, I even shy away from canoodling my car's tank with one of those long n' greasy, nasty gas nozzle umbilicals, because everyone knows that the 'E' on the gauge means 'ENOUGH' still to get you there. Yeah, though I take up a lot of space, it's clear I'll never work there because black holes, the unknown, and I aren't friends and don't get along - plus like most sane people I don't like vacuums.
I think the REAL problem is that I already have enough trouble keeping my kisser clean without the added worry of secretly squeezed food doo, and mixed moo-goo too from frappe' filled-foods covering my mug. Please don't look at me, give me the finger bowl, or pass the napkins since eruptions of this order can only call for a true industrial strength cleaner. Believe me I KNOW - as unappetizing as it is for others to witness, to get the stuck gunk off completely, it's a lot worse for me to LICK this!


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Capitol Films will finance and handle worldwide sales on "The Best Time of Our Lives," starring Keira Knightley and Lindsay Lohan.
Shooting's set to start in the spring in Wales. Capitol's introducing the project to distributors at the American Film Market.
"Lives" will be helmed by John Maybury and produced by Rebekah Gilbertson and Sarah Radclyffe.
Script by Sharman Macdonald, Knightley's mother, is based on the relationships among Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, his wife Caitlin (Lohan), his childhood friend Vera Phillips (Knightley) and her eventual husband, William Killick (Daily Variety, Oct. 31). Casting's under way for the role of Dylan Thomas.
Capitol announced last month that it was financing and selling worldwide "Blackout," a serial-killer thriller from Mexican director Rigoberto Castenada; Amber Tamblyn and Aidan Gillen star. Valerio Morabito and Simon O'Leary are producing from a screenplay by Ed Dougherty, based on the Italian novel "Blackout" by Gianluca Morozzi.
U.K.-based Capitol was acquired earlier this year by David Bergstein's media holding company Capco. During the past week, Capco has purchased indie distributor ThinkFilm and announced a three-year production-financing joint venture with Vincent Newman Entertainment with a $270 million revolving production fund.


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My husband has always said I was 'certifiable'--although he meant that I was a little bit nuts over my crafts and hobbies. And I have to admit it--I am. If I'm working on a project, the house could fall down around me, and I wouldn't notice--I'd just brush the dust off my markers and paper and keep going! LOL
But this week, I was able to meet one of the goals I had set for myself when I started working with the Copic markers--I completed their Certification Class! A long day of soaking in information on the markers themselves, and on coloring techniques, and I still have quite a bit more to study in the book. It was so worth it, though, because I learned so much that day!
I was absolutely thrilled to have Debbie Olson as a teacher! I've followed her blog for a long time, and learned quite a bit from it--but in class, she was an awesome instructor, and made sure we all had the basics of the technique down before we moved on. THANK YOU, DEBBIE!
There are still more goals ahead of me--start teaching, eventually take the intermediate course--but everything comes one step at a time!


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I've been spending a little less time at the metalsmithing bench lately. I had a great idea for a project - still jewellery, still opulent in the typical "Gracebourne" style - but made out of something softer, something more pliable and delightfully tactile - leather!!
I came to the realization that my style of jewellery, while detailed (sometimes intricately) is fairly one-dimensional. I spend a lot of time just sawing away at a flat sheet of metal - sometimes I give that metal a bit of a curve, maybe I set a stone in it, give it a nice patina or enamel it all over - but the style remains the same: negative space sawn out, metal shape left over. I decided that this particular style would lend itself beautifully to a laser cutter upon leather. All I had to do was learn some graphic design basics.
|Everything starts with a sketch.
I cannibalized old notebooks for semi-discarded sketches and I used existing patterns from my metalsmithing, and I photographed everything. I downloaded an open source graphic design program and set about learning how to use it to trace my drawings. It took a while for me to get going with the computer program, but it was a lot of fun to learn, and, best of all, I could do it away from my bench - in a coffee shop, the library, or in the park.
|Hard to believe this came from my sketch!
Next step was shopping for the leather. I really had no idea what to look for. But I had a basic idea of colour, and I didn't go crazy and buy too much because this is a trial run. I bought two large pieces in basic black and basic white, and a few smaller pieces for accents. I printed out some paper maquettes of a few of my designs, to check scale and layout.
|Laying out paper maquettes on my leather pieces
You'll have to stay tuned to find out how it all turns out. Give me a few more weeks and this project will be in full swing! Until then, here is a cute picture of me modelling my "parentica aspasia" headband maquette!
|My biceps are huge. Yoga, people. Do it.
I'm not the only one with new and exciting stuff going on. Please check out my fellow etsymetal team members' blogs to find out what's happening with them, too!
Laney Clark of Silentgoddess
Evelyn Markasky
Victoria Takahashi of Experimetal
Beth Cyr
Rebecca Bogan of Adobe Sol Designs
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Erin Austin
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Quote for the day- Sept 10th
Another round of randomess from the ghoul next door...
Today's quote is from the The Goonies. (1985)
Mouth -"This was my dream. My wish, and it never came true. I'm taking it back, I'm taking them all back."
The really scary part is I know the Goonie Oath by heart after almost 30 years....
I will never betray my goon-dock friends,
We'll stick together till the whole world ends,
Through heaven and hell,
And nuclear war,
Good pals like us will stick like tar,
In the city, or country, or forest or boonie,
I'm proudly declared a fellow Goonie.
My dorkdom knows no boundaries
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Bill Clinton gave me these Chiclets for teeth.
As a member of the Party of Personal Responsibility, I couldn't be happier than to see Pat Robertson give his Blessing to the candidate who practices the most precious of our Our Christian Values: Blaming Bill Clinton for everything. Slick Willie's toxic legacy to America was single digit unemployment, an appalling 75% approval rate in Muslim countries, epidemic teenage masturbation, and a run-away stock market. In short, this country was in the shambles, and I for one am grateful I lived through those dark days to witness Our President restore some of our tarnished Honor.
Seeing Mr. Clinton finally being called to account for the dilapidated state he's left our military in inspired the Citizen Journalist in me: What other misfortunes are the Clintons responsible for, but MSM is too lazy to report on and it would take away from their negative reporting on Iraq? I glanced over this past week's stories and the fingerprints of Bill & Hill (or their minions) are all over them:
† Al Gore,* fat-assed serial killer:
An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said. ...If Al Gore hadn't parked his fat ass down in front of his TI-99/4A with a bag of Doritos and invented the Internets, there would be no YouTube to post to, and those Finnish kids would be alive and pearl-diving or whatever it is they do down Finland.
Finnish media said the shooter revealed his plans in a YouTube posting before the attack.
The video, titled "Jokela High School Massacre," showed a picture of a building by a lake that appeared to be the high school, along with two photos of a young man holding a handgun. The person who posted the video was identified in the user profile as an 18-year-old man from Finland. The posting was later removed.
† Hillary Clinton, Hell's file clerk:
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is unable to find or account for tens of thousands of valuable mementos of Reagan's White House years because a "near universal" security breakdown left the artifacts vulnerable to pilfering by insiders, an audit by the National Archives inspector general has concluded.What with all her illegal fundraising, pet-killing, and dining and dashing, I didn't think Chairman Hillary had the time to apply her shady record-keeping skills to another crime scene, but clearly I have understimated her. I'm only grateful The Gipper isn't alive to see what she's done to His memory.
Inspector General Paul Brachfeld said that his office was investigating allegations that a former employee stole Reagan memorabilia but that the probe had been hampered by the facility's sloppy record-keeping. ...
The audit found that the Reagan library was unable to properly account for more than 80,000 artifacts out of its collection of some 100,000 such items, and "may have experienced loss or pilferage the scope of which will likely never be known."
† Jimmy Carter, child abuser: Your very own Sister Nancy Beth cracked a molar this week, resulting in an emergency protest to the dentist's and a temporary crown. I don't know exactly when this tooth got filled,** but most of my fillings date back to the early years of the Reagan administration, which means this cavity probably started forming some time during the Carter years. If Jimmy Carter had been more interested in oral hygiene than capitulating to our Muslim enemies, I wouldn't have had to go through this ordeal.*** I wonder if that makes it into Hollywood's latest fawning documentary about this traitor, but I seriously doubt it. Praise Him!
* Meaning, course, that Al Gore is fat-assed, though I suppose the fact he's a serial killer of the fat-assed hasn't entirely been disproven yet, either.
** According to my dentist, teeth with fillings are weaker than those without. But then again, what does he know?
*** Check your spam filter for Sister Nancy Beth's Dental Defense Fund fundraising pleas!
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One of the usability rules that you might have heard is "provide the user information where and when they need it." Sounds like a no-brainer, right?
It sounds so simple … but it's harder than you might think.
It goes hand in hand with another usability principle that goes something like this–"don't take a user to another room unless it's really necessary and justified". What does that mean? Well, every time you move to another page or bring up a dialog box, think of that as having taken the user into another room. Let's say you're on a USGS web site that has information about each of the U.S. states. Think of the page you start on as the living room–do you really need to take the user into the kitchen to ask him which state he wants to look at or give him the information he requested? There are times when it's good to switch rooms, such as when you're switching topics, but I would caution you to consider that decision carefully.
Hyperlinks on the web enable a lot of room-switching and it's very easy to fall into the trap of hyperlinking to new pages, when you could provide the information right there and then–when and where the user needs it, without the hassle of moving to another room.
I am going to pick on the USGS earthquake center for an example. They have a lot of fantastic information on their site and I love that they are using many of the new technologies available. Some simple modifications that reduce room-switching would really improve the usability of the site.
- Let's start at the worldwide earthquake page on their web site.
- Click on one of the more isolated earthquakes. You are taken to another page (a new room) listing the details of the earthquake. Now the user has lost the visual of where the earthquake they clicked on was located. There is a "Maps" tab that even includes a Google Earth KML file and a Google map, along with lots of other useful-looking maps, but still the user can't see the earthquake details and the map at the same time.
- It would be very simple to replace the original world map with an interactive map with placemarkers for each earthquake. (Google Maps does this very well–and it's free and easy to implement. Tim Mentele has done a lot of work with them already.) When you click on an earthquake placemark, the placemarker balloon could give you all the detailed information right there within the balloon. Voila! Information right where and when the user needs it–without leaving the room!
- Similarly, open their KML file in Google Earth.
- Click on any of the dots. An information balloon comes up with a link to their web site for the earthquake details.
- Now imagine that information from the web site right inside the KML info balloon. It would provide the information in the geographic context the user requested it in and eliminate the uncomfortable and unnecessary room-shifting.
- You do have to moderate the use of this because you don't want to overwhelm the user with too much information, but there are ways of segmenting information to control that. (Tabs work well … like the USGS Earthquake Center has employed on their web site.)
There are many other examples where this simple usability principle could be employed. Where could you use it?


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
How I Celebrated the Fourth, Then and Now
Going way back, what I remember most about celebrating the Fourth of July was playing with sparklers in our front yard.
Another year, I remember organizing all the kids in the neighborhood, helping them decorate their bikes, trikes and wagons with red, white and blue crepe paper and having our own neighborhood parade. (This was during WW II.)
Someone was impressed enough that we got a write up in the newspaper--pretty good since we lived in Los Angeles.
Jumping ahead to when I had my own houseful of children, on the evening of the fourth, we'd all climb on the roof of the patio to watch the fireworks from the harbor. This worked well, except one year when it was too foggy to see much of anything.
Of course there have been many barbecues and big parades to watch on the Fourth of July since then.
For two years in a row, I had a booth at a Fourth Celebration in the park of a nearby town--but it was far too hot, so this year I headed to the Channel Islands Harbor for another Fourth of July Celebration and joined lots of other folks who had booths set up with their wares, crafts, jewelry and food--and as seems to be the case, me with my books.
This year I didn't have to worry about being too hot because the day started out with a light fog which burned off for a few hours during midday--but it never too warm.
People watching is probably the most fun at something like this. Maybe I should say, people and dog watching, because there were lots of varieties of both.
Of course I enjoyed talking to people about my books--many are surprised that a "real" author would bring her own books and sell them at a place like this event. Some were thrilled to meet me and buy a book.
Most exciting was a 90 year-old-fan who had heard I would be there, who had her son bring her down so she could see me and buy my latest book, Lingering Spirit.
I also met a lady who lives in a city close to me but also has a home at Channel Islands Harbor she escapes to when the valley heat gets too much. She belongs to a book club and asked if I'd come and visit with them sometime--and I'm sure you know the answer to that--I'd love to.
We stayed with our youngest daughter and her husband while we were in the area and had a great time visiting with them too. (And they helped us set up our booth and take it down.)Another plus was having some great conversations with my seventeen year old granddaughter.
And that's how I spent my Fourth of July this year. (And no, I didn't see any fireworks though everyone else did--I was too tired and went to bed.)
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Written on March 4th, 2010
I have many dreams I want to live. Passions I want to nurture and grow into projects. For a long time I've felt that I haven't done enough to nurture them. Yesterday, I decided to start realizing one such passion project. The world was mine for the taking and I knew it.
This morning however, I was greeted by a huge monster standing next to my bed. It woke me up early. Way earlier than comfort dictated. It was ugly. It was huge. It made me sick.
All day it followed me around. I couldn't see it. I couldn't get a hold of it. But I knew it was there. From the way it made my stomach hurt. From how it made my head spin. I could hear it. A whisper, but a penetrating one. The contrast from the day before, when everything seemed possible, was shattering. I'm here again and I hate it.
That's when I realized. I had indeed been here before. I'd seen this abomination before. I knew its name. It was Phobos. Fear. And this time I wouldn't let it win.
It took me hours and I wanted to run several times, but I kept working on my project. Trying to reclaim that feeling I'd felt the day before. I could not let it win. Not again. Not this time.
I gradually realized that this particular one and I go way back. Every time I've tried to really go for something, this guy shows up. What was it about living my dreams that scared me so much? Living my dreams! What could possibly be horrible about that?!?
Suddenly I realized. This is my fear:
If I decide to realize one of my dreams I'll close off access to every other passion I've ever dreamed of living. I put everything in one basket and nothing else will ever come to fruition. If this one thing fails, I will be doomed to a life of shame and regret I will never be able to look another person in the eye.
But I see you, Phobos. I am looking you in the eye. I have you by the throat. I will show you no mercy. You will die. Now.


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Inspired by Mary's post for this weeks topic over at IF.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Tennessee Trip 2011
The Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee as seen from my friends' house. I went to visit for a week of hiking and relaxation. It was great to get away from the Texas heat and drought. The fall color was at it's peak.
We had a picnic dinner one night on a hill just up from their house. We ate Amish cheese with wine, and watched a front roll in.
The next morning, I awoke to this view outside my window. It's been months since I've seen it rain like this.
When the sun finally came out again, I went hiking around their property. They own about 100 acres in these mountains.
The hike was photographically inspiring. I've posted more pics here at Silk Creek Portal.
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PCSS.CoordSystem coordSys = null;
PCSS.UnitAndFormatSpec spec = null;
bool isValid = false;
double x = 104.0, y = 4.0, z = 0.0;
double[] point = { 0, 0, 0 }; //the output easting, northing, height values
//Get a reference to the Coordinate Systems Manager class
//of the GeoMedia workspace
coordSysMgr = (PCSS.CoordSystemsMgr) this._document.CoordSystemsMgr;
//Create an instance of the UnitAndFormatSpec class
spec = (PCSS.UnitAndFormatSpec)this._application.CreateService("UnitAndFormatSpec");
//Convert the longitude to radians
spec.ParseValueString(Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSValueStringConstants.csvsLongitude, lng.ToString(), out x);
//Convert the latitude to radians
spec.ParseValueString(Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSValueStringConstants.csvsLatitude, lat.ToString(), out y);
//Get a reference to the coordinate system class
coordSys = coordSysMgr.CoordSystem;
//Check first to see if the conversion from latitude, longitude to
// easting, northing is valid
coordSys.IsTransformationValid(Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSPointConstants.cspLLU, 1, Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSPointConstants.cspENU, 1, out isValid);
//If the conversion is valid, then perform the actual conversion
//from latitude, longitude to easting, northing.
if (isValid == true)
coordSys.TransformPoint(Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSPointConstants.cspLLU, 1, Intergraph.GeoMedia.PCSS.CSPointConstants.cspENU, 1, ref x, ref y, ref z);
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point[1] = y;
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Convert Latitude/Longitude to Easting/Northing Coordinates
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I have a problem and I wan´t to see if you can help me. I use Geomedia objects to read a shape file. I open shape files and read them with no problem, but I don't know how can I transform or change the projection. My geometries are in Datum 73 and the shape file that I'm reading is in PT-TM06-ETRS89. I could use Molodensky transformation formulas to convert, but I think that Geomedia can do this for me. The only thing I don't know is how ?
- November 19, 2008 at 6:17 PM
- d0min0c said...
Yup, if you have defined your coordinate systems properly the GeoMedia application can do the transformation automatically for you. However, you've got to do a lot more work if you using GeoMedia objects. In your code, you've got to check your source dataset and your destination coordinate system. If they are not the same, then you have to use a GeoMedia transformation service object to reproject your feature recordsets.
- December 19, 2008 at 9:34 AM


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UMPCPortal reports that Viliv may be closing up shop soon. When considering a new UMPC, I'd contemplated purchasing a Viliv N5. Its sleek lines and specs made it an alright upgrade. It's still available on Dynamism, but who knows for how long as they only have one model left.
Having watched company after company bite the dust when it came to UMPCs, this isn't a surprise. Its predecessors, Vulcan, Raon, and UMID to name a few all collapsed within a model or two. The pocket clamshells garnish a lot of attention at events, but rarely ever come to fruition, at least in the US, such as the iWatch Q839, or Usmart M1C. They are often delayed, outdated, and expensive (UMID M1, Vulcan Flipstart, and even the N5 are guilty of this). Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the form factor, but I don't want to pay a premium for size and have it run slower than the current iteration of netbook that I can get for half the price.
I've noticed that companies dedicated to this form factor never really take off in the market, as opposed to major electronics corporations with sizeable R&D departments where part of the development is done, so it's more cost efficient. Especially now that data phones are becoming more prevalent and tablets are gaining in popularity.
I fear that my favorite tiny computer, the Nanonote will fall victim to what these other companies have fallen. Open hardware companies tend to have a difficult time unto themselves and despite having a large community, it's harder than with open-source software. I've noticed their timelines for their next iterations were extended, which is typically one of the precursors.
I'll always prefer the clamshell over a tablet for the convenience of a keyboard for which I do not have to pay separately, the screen protection, and the miniature factor, but it seems it's not the popular choice. I wish there were room for both in the market; however, I don't think that is the case. I truly hope there is a resurgence.
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I am writing a series of posts about a recent trip to Monument Valley. A long-time client asked me to go out and do some one-on-one shooting with him. I hadn't been there in 15 years so I jumped at the chance.
Monument Valley Sunrise – Photo Copyright Scott Bourne – Shot With Fuji X100T
The winter in Monument Valley is often my favorite time to go. The crowds are smaller (sometimes you seem to have the place to yourself,) the hotels offer lower-cost (off-season) room-rates, and if you're lucky, you'll get clouds or even snow.
If you go in the summer (when everyone else does) you'll have a better chance of capturing big, dramatic storm clouds. But you'll compete with hundreds of photographers for space and it will cost more. It's a trade-off.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The "Other" Perspective: Part I - Sunni Politics, Jumblatt & the Opposition
There are some places where I quote Arabic phrases, it's just the original quote that I translated, so don't worry if you can't read it.
I will also address major sects as a whole, so please excuse the generalizations. I know there are exceptions, and some of them are very refreshing, but the fact remains that this is what the main players are basing their moves on. Very few political leaders can claim they represent many people outside their sects. The opposition forces itself to put up with liability/allies like bassem sabeh in order to say they have a shia figure with them. There are other examples…
I may sound harsh/sectarian at some points, so please bear with me. Keep the following in mind:
The groups of Lebanese youth gathered in downtown are mostly driven by a true sense of patriotic duty, albeit slightly misdirected. Some are acting out of sectarian interest or vendetta, but these shouldn't tag the crowd. I believe firmly that they are acting out of their ideals and a belief in a unified free Lebanon, despite all the crap u hear from pro-Syrian politicians on TV. However, I fear that in many ways, the end results of the movement will shock them, disgust them and make many of them doubt the idealism of youth which now moves so many of them. Following this disappointment, many of them will go back to not dealing with politics, as they did before they discovered they wanted to be "Cedar Revolutionaries" or "Gucci Revolutionaries" as BBC called some. The others will just lose most of their perfectionism and adopt the stereotypes of their ancestors, really blowing the chance we have now for change.
Anyway, here goes:
Sunni Politics, Jumblatt & the Opposition
The political situation in Lebanon seems to be heading towards some rest, with some surprising results. I still think that hassan nasrallah is the strongest "player", and holds most of the keys to the situation, even regionally. However, it's usually more fit to track the situation through one of the most-involved, and smartest in regional politics, walid joumblatt, who's much more engrossed in it all. Joumblatt currently heads a parliament block of around 17members, including many Christians. Note: should he continue in the opposition, he is bound to lose many of these seats to give way to his new maronite allies in the mountain. He has been known to shift alliances at just the right time, making two major shifts in the last four years. In each of these times, he attacked the Syrians harshly enough to attract the maronite votes in the mountain, then shifted back after the elections.
In the first few weeks after hariri's assassination, the opposition were able to make enormous political gains: the government resigned(more by the pressure of the hariri legacy than the actual parading, but it still fell), the syrians are withdrawing faster than any one expected, and the people mostly seemed to be "100% behind us", a statistic which the opposition never failed to overrate and exaggerate.
On the ground, a source of easing the tensions is that there was no direct blame of any local sides. The sunnis refrained from adopting some rumors spread in the first few days about a Shiite involvement, and didn't seek any vendettas. There was news of a huge retaliation campaign against Syrian workers, but that seems to be exaggerated.
In sunni parts of Beirut, such retaliation was probably directed at the (alawite) minority regime of Syria, but this was a relative failure, as most of the Syrian workers in Lebanon come from the far eastern side of Syria where places like "Deir Al-Zure" are. It is a sunni region whose poor come to work in Lebanon. The poor among Syrian alawites mostly join the army.
Back to the sunni street. The sunnis of saida and Beirut have been acting with great carefulness, though still not guided by any single side the way it was when hariri was around. This attitude, which will hopefully continue long enough to avoid any serious sectarian clashes, is nourished by the hariri family's flexibility after the government resigned, and by the general sunni unwillingness to associate with some members of the oppositions, mainly samir geageah's Lebanese forces, shamoun's free patriotic party (7izb al-wataniyin al-ahrar, not to be mistaken with the free patriotic movement, aka tayyar), and, to a lesser extent, joumblat's Progressive Socialist Party. This is seen in the sunnis rejecting the attempts to compare hariri's martyrdom with basheer gemayel's or dani shamoun's.
One note on Joumblatt is that he has been able to "inherit" hariri's constituency for a relatively long period. He became the actual (i.e.effective) leader of the sunnis, in addition to his own constituency, especially while the hariris sort their own internal business. To do this, he used his excellent relation with rafik hariri, the fact that "it was bound to be one of us two", as he says hariri told him fewdays before February 14. It was obvious for some time that sunni support would give great advantage to whoever gains it. This is true because the sunnis are a big population (20% of the population?) and without a leader or a clear agenda.
However, the sunnis of Lebanon are mostly urbanized traders and coast dwellers with little willingness for combat or tendency to cluster, so, as a sect, their participation in the last war was very limited, so they got few political gains after it, which hariri was able to change by giving them more political power. Now, they are still not intent on clustering, as the Lebanese fashion suggests.
The sunnis are more also reluctant to take extreme sides now because of the idea that they, as a sect, have lost twice, in "Lebanese terms". They lost hariri, then they "lost" karami when his government resigned. For the layman, even a futile leader is a good one in the absence of a replacement.
So, when the opposition said "all of Lebanon is with us", they were wrong, of course. The urge to highlight this was very obvious when they started asking for Hezbollah disarmament. It also became obvious when the opposition started to reply to any governmental procedure with a now-famous quote/threat "we'll let the street decide"(al-i7tikam ila al-share3/ literally means letting the street arbitrate).
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- Michel said...
Is it just me, or does there seem to be a sense of inevitability to all this?
Syria will leave. The opposition will take power.
The question then becomes, what happens next?
I say we declare war on Greece.
What do you suggest?
- Mustapha said...
As a Sunni from Tripoli, i will have to say that some of M's points are, well, a bit un-informed.
Jumblat the effective leader of the Sunnis? Sunnis "losing" when karami fell? give me a break Raja.
If Bahia al hariri says that jumblat is no more a friend, most sunnis will believe her and line up behind her. Moreover, i know from anecdotal evidence that tripoli was euphoric when Karami was kicked out; the sunnis' disgust of karami is much stronger than their carefulness for the position of the "premiership". Alas, a stand not shared by our Maronite Brethens who seem to be careful not to harm Lahhoud in a similarly humiliating fashion.
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- Raja said...
hey mustapha, why are you asking ME to give you a break!?!?!?
please, remember, I did not decide to do this because I believe "M"'s words manifest Truth! There maybe some truths in there, but I certainly don't agree with all of his opinions....
The value of this excercise is that we get an insight into the way another individual percieves what is happening in Lebanon.
If you, or anyone, disagrees with an assertion "M" makes, then I expect that he be made aware of it.
there is a rumour circulating in Lebanon that rustom ghazale has been murdered.
it is supported by certain people with access to the syrian regime.
bashar is cleaning his house before investigators move in!
i heard that rumor too some two weeks ago.


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This disc of (almost entirely) American music opens with an attractive set of dances by William Grant Still, straightforward, lively pieces, played in good café-music style by the Serafin Quartet, lilting and swinging, with a fine feel for the gently syncopated dance rhythms pulsing beneath. Someone even gets to throw in a bit of percussion in the opening 'Tamborito' and the final 'Cumbia y Congo'.
The Serafin violinists share the first and second parts, so Timothy Schwarz, the agreeable first-violin melodist for Still, changes places with Kate Ransom for the central work on the disc, Dvo?ák's F major Quartet, 'American' by name and inspiration. This too receives an amiable performance, in a similar café style, which doesn't get much below the surface, but works nicely as a collection of good tunes.
Schwarz returns to the top line for Barber's quartet. Like the Dvo?ák, this drifts along rather, but there is some genuine urgency in the first movement, and the famous Adagio builds to a properly tragic climax. The Serafin players are at their most effortlessly delightful in Gershwin's Lullaby (an early work rescued from obscurity by the harmonica player Larry Adler), played with style and sophistication. The sound is full and clear.


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In a number of critical essays like The Perfect Critic, The Imperfect Critic, The Function of Criticism and The Frontiers of Criticism, Eliot has dealt with the qualifications and functions of a critic. His views in this respect may be summed up as follows:
An Ideal Critic: His Qualifications
1. A good critic must have superior sensibility. He must have greater capacity of receiving impressions and sensations from the work of art he studies.
2. He must also have wide erudition. This would increase his understanding. His mind would be stored with impressions which would be modified and refreshed by each successive impression he receives from the new works he contemplates. In this way would be built up a system of impressions which would enable him to make generalised statements of literary beauty. Such a universalizing or generalising power is essential for an ideal critic, and he can get it only through erudition.
3. A good critic must be entirely impersonal and objective. He must not be guided by the inner voice, but by some authority outside himself. Eliot instances two types of imperfect critics, represented by Arthur Symons and Arnold. Symons is too subjective and impressionistic, while Arnold is too dry, intellectual and abstract. Eliot regards Aristotle as an instance of a perfect critic, for he avoids both these defects. In his hands, criticism approaches the condition of science.
4. A good critic must not be emotional. He must be entirely objective. He must try to discipline his personal prejudices and whims. He must have a highly trained sensibility, and a sense of structural principles, and must not be satisfied with vague, emotional impressions. Critics who supply only vague, emotional impressions, opinions or fancy, as he puts it, are great corruptors of taste.
5. An ideal critic must have a highly developed sense of fact. By a sense of fact, Eliot does not mean biographical or sociological knowledge, but a knowledge of technical details of a poem, its genesis, setting, etc. It is a knowledge of such facts alone which can make criticism concrete as well as objective. It is these facts which a critic must use to bring about an appreciation of a work of art. However, he is against the 'lemon-squeezer' school of critics who try to squeeze every drop of meaning out of words and lines.
6. A critic must also have a highly developed sense of tradition. He must be learned not only in the literature of his own country, but in the literature of Europe down from Homer to his own day.
7. Practitioners of poetry make the best critics. The critic and the creative artist should frequently be the same person. Such poet-critics have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the process of poetic creation, and so they are in the best position to communicate their own understanding to their readers.
8. An ideal critic must have a thorough understanding of the language and structure of a poem. He must also have an idea of the music of poetry, for a poet communicates as much through the meaning of words as through their sound.
9. Comparison and analysis are the chief tools of a critic and so a perfect critic must be an expert in the use of these tools. His use of these tools must be subtle and skilful. He must know what and how to compare, and how to analyse. He must compare the writers of the present with those of the past not to pass judgment or determine good or bad, but to elucidate the qualities of the work under criticism. In other words, he must be a man of erudition, for only then can he use his tools effectively.
10. He must not try to judge the present by the standards of the past. The requirements of each age are different, and so the cannons of art must change from age to age. He must be liberal in his outlook, and must be prepared to correct and revise his views from time to time, in the light of new facts.
In short, an ideal critic must combine to a remarkable degree, "sensitiveness, erudition, sense of fact and sense of history, and generalising power."
The Critic: His Functions
1. The function of a critic is to elucidate works of art. This function he performs through, 'comparison and analysis'. His function is not to interpret, for interpretation is something subjective and impressionistic. Critics like Coleridge or Goethe, who try to interpret works of art, are great corruptors of the public taste. They supply merely opinion or fancy which is often misleading. The critic should merely place the facts before the readers and thus help them to interpret for themselves. His function is analytical and elucidatory, and not interpretative. "Analysis and comparison, methodically with sensitiveness, intelligence, curiosity, intensity of passion, and infinite knowledge, all these are necessary to the great critic."
2. The critic must also have correct taste. He must educate the taste of the people. In other words, he must enable them positively to judge what to read most profitably, and negatively what to avoid as worthless and of no significance. He must develop the insight and discrimination of his readers.
3. A critic must promote the enjoyment and understanding of works of art. He must develop both the aesthetic and the intellectual sensibilities of his readers.
4. It is the function of a critic to turn the attention from the poet to his poetry. The emotion of art is impersonal, distinct from the emotion of the poet. The poem is the thing in itself, and it must be judged objectively without any biographical, sociological or historical considerations. By placing before the readers the relevant facts about the poem, the critic emphasises its impersonal nature, and thus promotes correct understanding.
5. Criticism must serve as a handmaid to creation. Criticism is of great importance in the work of creation itself. The poet creates, but the critic in him sifts, combines, corrects and expunges, and thus imparts perfection and finish to what has been created. No great work of art is possible without critical labour.
6. The function of a critic is to find common principles for the pursuit of criticism. To achieve this end, "the critic must control his own whims and prejudices, and co-operate with other critics in the common pursuit of true judgment." He must co-operate with the critics both of the past and the present. He must also realise that all truths are tentative, and so must be ready to correct and modify his views as fresh facts come to light.
7. The function of a critic is not a judicial one. A critic is not to pass judgment or determine good or bad. His function is to place the simpler kinds of facts before the readers, and thus help them to form their own judgment. He does not supply statements or communicate feeling; he merely starts a process. A critic is a great irritant to thought; he tries to secure the active participation of the readers in the work of criticism.
8. A critic should try to answer two questions: "'What is poetry?" and "Is this a good poem?" Criticism is both theoretical regarding the nature and function of poetry and the poetic process, and practical concerned with the evaluation of works of art. With this end in view, he should bring the lessons of the past to bear upon the present.
Conclusion: Eliot's Classicism
In short, Eliot's conception of a critic and his functions is classical. He insists on a, "highly developed sense of fact", on objective standards, on a sense of tradition, and rejects the subjectivism of the romantics. The concern for a poem as an objective thing is the special highlight of the classicism of Eliot.


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Posted by WarmBiscuit 11 hours ago
Hope is here, but she's looking out of shape and too many dogs keep getting in the way. Seems like they're all really worked up about something. Thriller and Hazard look like they want to go at it, but are holding off since Meathook and his pack look ready to pounce. Some of the dogs are chomping at bees. This is a bad scene for sure.
Posted by DogGoneIt 10 hours ago
NO, no, no NO. Something bad just happened...
Hope's been attacked. Didn't see who it was because there were over a dozen dogs going crazy and fighting each other. She's not looking good. They all ran off and she is just lying there and her owners are crying.
Oh god, I'm crying now.
Posted by HuskyLover 9 hour ago
I can't believe what I just saw... so horrible... so many dogs moving like a tornado, growling and biting. I couldn't make sense of what was happening, but when the dust settled, there was beautiful Hope all mangled and broken. I don't know who did it, but I... I think we should kill them all as punishment. If Hope can't live, no other dog should be allowed to live. It's what Hope would have wanted.
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Posted by Pawlease 7 hours ago
How could any dog do this? She was the light of this town, the prettiest, most loveable dog in the world. I've been in my car for the past hour punching my steering wheel. I feel so powerless... this is so much worse than when we lost Promise and a thousand times worse than when Bug moved away. Some dog messed up big time, and my money is on Caribe. I hate him so much.
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Not exactly a surprise. If you've been following BigDog's newsletter, you know she and Hazard have been on the outs. As much as people want to deny she was spending time with Thriller, we all know it's the truth. She's toyed with the hearts of some dangerous dogs, and that brought about tragedy. Maybe the worst tragedy this town has ever seen. And I just finally got over 9/11. :(
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Albert Midlane
Above the Bright Blue Sky - Poem by Albert Midlane
There's a Friend for little children
Above the bright blue sky,
A Friend who never changes
Whose love will never die;
Our earthly friends may fail us,
And change with changing years,
This Friend is always worthy
Of that dear name he bears.
There's a home for little children
Above the bright blue sky,
Where Jesus reigns in glory,
A home of peace and joy;
No home on earth is like it,
Nor can with it compare;
And everyone is happy,
Nor could be happier there.
Topic(s) of this poem: children
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Chinedu Dike (12/20/2015 9:08:00 AM)
Beautiful piece of poetry elegantly penned in good rhyme scheme with spiritual insight. A lovely depiction of Jesus' love for little children, well articulated and nicely penned with conviction. (Report) Reply
Anil Kumar Panda (12/13/2015 11:56:00 PM)
With sweet flow and rhyming it is a beautiful poem. Liked it. (Report) Reply
Rajnish Manga (12/13/2015 11:22:00 PM)
'Our earthly friends may fail us' but the one who is sitting above the blue sky will always be there to support us children. Albert Midlane, wherever he is, be blessed with His divine bliss.
A home of peace and joy / And everyone is happy / No home on earth is like it, (Report) Reply
Francis Lynch (12/13/2015 7:54:00 PM)
Cute. Very simplistic form conveying a message for Christians. (Report) Reply
B.m. Biswas (12/13/2015 11:20:00 AM)
good.......none is happier there.. is great saying....key note... (Report) Reply
Kim Barney (12/13/2015 10:36:00 AM)
A lovely poem by Mr. Midlane. However, is that the only one he ever wrote? I can't believe that. Why does PH not have more of his poems? (Report) Reply
Mohammed Asim Nehal (12/13/2015 9:07:00 AM)
The house for all is the final destination it could be any of the H if you do good and follow the path of the guidance then victory is yours and if you deny and do bad and fight, create difference, make this earth a battle field then again you will be in H so choice is ours. (Report) Reply
Ratnakar Mandlik (12/13/2015 6:23:00 AM)
Very wonderful muse showering happiness and singing the glory of Lord and his heavely abode above the bright blue sky. Thanks for sharing. (Report) Reply
firstname.lastname@example.com Abiodun (12/13/2015 6:09:00 AM)
Manonton Dalan (12/13/2015 2:42:00 AM)
it's always wonderful to have true friends...nice poem (Report) Reply
David Wood (12/13/2015 2:02:00 AM)
A delightful poem to start the day, inspiring. (Report) Reply
Susan Williams (12/13/2015 12:47:00 AM)
A lovely poem to read to children, it flows like music from the lips (Report) Reply
Chinedu Dike (11/20/2015 8:11:00 PM)
Beautiful depiction of our Lord Jesus in his heavenly glory, well articulated, nicely encapsulated, and subtly penned with spiritual insight. A lovely poem indeed. (Report) Reply
Fabrizio Frosini (11/17/2015 5:46:00 AM)
'' Where Jesus reigns in glory,
A home of peace and joy; ''
yep.. joy to the world... unfortunately, the world is filled with hatred..: ( (Report) Reply
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Thursday, July 05, 2012
Idiots demand that police learn to "shoot to disarm".
Rally planned in wake of police shootings
Yep. Because two different mental defectives challenged and attacked police officers with weapons, resulting in their being shot, some of the locals, instead of supporting their community police, want to force them to take classes on how and when to shoot weapons out of people's hands or some such nonsense.
Anyone with even average intelligence who has been taught to shoot knows how stupid that is. When faced with a threat of immediate deadly harm, you shoot to stop the threat. Period. You don't try to be Roy Rogers and shoot the gun out of the other guy's hand--you aim for the largest part of that other guy (the torso) and you shoot him there until he stops presenting a threat. And if that means that you keep firing and shoot him to the ground, then so be it. Nothing in the law requires you or I or a police officer to accept a stab wound or a strike from a blunt impact weapon because "that's less than a gun", just like nothing requires any of us to stop an attacker and ask to examine his handgun to see if it's really a functional firearm or just a realistic-looking BB gun. Sorry Alaska Polynesians and other misinformed people...that's not how it works. The idea is for you, the defender of your life, (or the police officer) to go home safely at the end of it; it's not to ensure a fair fight that evens the playing field and gives the aggressor a sporting chance.
When Alaska's half-dozen Polynesians show up at this "rally", someone of average intelligence should really be on hand to explain it to them. Just remember to use small words and talk slow.
EDITED TO ADD: Guess they'd better add the Alaska State Troopers to their protest now, seeing as how they just aired another one out on Wednesday.
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I suggest a demonstration for them. Of course we won't want to use real guns because someone might get hurt. But let's make sure that the failure to get the "shoot to disarm" thing done correctly will have recognizable consequences.ReplyDelete
We will arm the attacker or perp with a Taser. The "defender" or law-enforcement operative will be supplied with a paint-ball gun. The object will be for Alaskan Polynesian liberal to hit the Taser hand thus stopping the attacker. A miss of the hand or a paint-ball shot to the torso or other disarming area will still result in the "shoot to disarm" proponent getting a jolt...or two.
Polynesian = Samoan? Anyone that has ever fought a Samoan knows they don't stop until they are out cold. Brave and tough people. Add alcohol, and look out!ReplyDelete
Oh. Good. Grief.ReplyDelete
Yeah, "Polynesian" = Samoan. There are a lot of 'em in Anchorage - very like the Koreans, once a critical mass arrives, they busily start working on bringing in their relatives and supporting them until they can get on their own feet with their own small shop.ReplyDelete
The Anchorage Daily Worker has long been a little left of moonbat, so don't believe all you read, and don't be surprised if this is about as "big" as the Occupy movement wasn't.
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