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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction with "Americanah", which is a novel about race and identity.
Adichie, whose other works include "Half of a Yellow Sun," was chosen over "The Goldfinch" author Donna Tartt and three other finalists.
Sheri Fink's book on Hurricane Katrina, "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death In a Storm-Ravaged Hospital," won for nonfiction. The biography winner was Leo Damrosch's "Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World" and Amy Wilentz's "Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti" received the autobiography prize.
Other winners at Thursday's ceremony in Manhattan included Frank Bidart's "Metaphysical Dog" for poetry and Franco Moretti's "Distant Reading" for criticism, with books by Jonathan Franzen and Janet Malcolm among the other nominees.
The critics circle presented its inaugural award for a debut book of any genre, the John Leonard Prize, to Anthony Marra for his novel "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena." John Leonard, who died in 2008, was a longtime reviewer, avid supporter of new writers and a founder of the critics circle.
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, an influential Chicano author, teacher and translator, received a lifetime achievement prize. Katherine A. Powers, whose criticism has appeared in the Washington Post among other publications, was given an honorary award for "excellence in reviewing."
The NBCC was established in 1974 and has around 600 members.


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You may not know this, but here is the gist flying around for a while now, the family of Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, known as Emmanuel Adebayor, a Togolese footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Togo national team, has been granting interviews about spreading allegations by his family over him not assisting them despite being rich. Adebayor has since explained what he has done for his family members yet they are still painting him red in the eyes of the world.
Here is what a close friend revealed about the true story behind the Dirty Family feud. Here it goes clears throat 'eehhherrrem..
….the koko is they don't like the mother of Adebayor's daughter ( his wife) Charity. Ade's mum wanted him to settle with one Ghana babe like that ( she's married now Tho ).
Long story cut short: Ade's family feel charity used juju to make Ade hate his own family. Which I don't think it's true, Ade was all giving but when he settled with Charity, she advised he starts investing, the usual HUGE AMOUNT OF money his family would always get in something lucrative, therefore, he stopped sending that much to them. #BasicallyStoppedWasting Before Charity stepped in, he had promised to build each of his family member a house in either Ghana or Togo ( according to his close friends) but the guy changed his mind thanks to Charity. She felt it was better to invest and start business or Something for each of them, then later build them houses, that didn't go down well with his family. Continue reading

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Haven't we had enough of Gov. Martin O'Malley's political grandstanding? Trying to one-up New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not a substitute for governing ("O'Malley to focus on guns," Jan. 10).
Maryland already has more gun laws than necessary. Pandering to President Obama's base is too much.
Fact: Less than 1 percent of criminals convicted of gun violence used an assault rifle, and even fewer obtained those weapons at a gun show.
Mr. O'Malley is great on the hot-button issues but not so much on less politically charged problems.
Dennis Quinn, Parkton


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nmon - Do we have a serious problem .... or not!
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I am working with a larger Power 7 customer and learning lots about life in the large and professional computer room.
Actually, we are in offices many miles away from most of the Power 7 computers because the machines are split across three sites. More than twenty Power 7 Model 795's is enough to impress most people. And if it does not: how would you like 200,000 users online!! They are also very well organised and consistent - I have to run "diff" against the configuration files to find anything different in the setup - the only difference was 16 KB different in numperm! Then they are up to date N -1 for HMC (7.7.2), Systems Firmware (720) and AIX (AIX 6.1 TL05 Service Pack 3). I was impressed.
So these good guys are looking at the below screen (actually one very like it - I did not want to copy data from their machines) - So should they be concerned or very concerned?
And the answer is ....
So why all the large System Utilisation times around 55% ?
So are we really just running a tiny fraction of one CPU ... YES.
Now do be careful because this is changing with my AIX 6.1 TL06 Service Pack 5 Virtual Machine we are back to the "normal" nmon view.
It is a slight different size VM but you will get the point.


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I've never felt any thing remotely resembling sisterhood with White women. Friendship, affinity, fondness, love—sure. Sisterhood? Nah. That sense of loyalty, interconnectedness, accountability and shared struggle simply isn't there.
That lack of sisterhood haunted me at times during the 2016 election season. As Election Day approached and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged as the frontrunner, I waited to feel something. Some sort of connection between her and me, some sort of emotion tied to the likelihood that a person who shares my gender expression would be the "leader of the free world." It never came.
However, the absence of that sisterhood never felt more real for me than it did when I learned that 53 percent of White female voters cast a ballot for a man whose bigotry was, perhaps, his greatest selling point. I never expected that White women by-and-large would favor Clinton over Donald Trump because she promised criminal justice reform or would do more to protect the rights of people of color than her opponent. But I did believe that Trump's incredibly public misogyny—manifested in attacks on women's looks, a boast about "pussy" grabbing and promises to prosecute people who seek abortions—would have made him less than favorable. Silly me to expect self-preservation to take priority over racism, I suppose.
Of course, much of the post-election news cycle was dominated by White folks wringing their hands: How could this happen? Why did it happen? There was lots of weeping and wailing from women who could get the answers to those questions by simply asking their relatives, friends and partners who put Trump in power. As fearful as I am for the lives that are most vulnerable in the wake of a Trump presidency (including immigrants of color, Muslims, LGBT people and, of course, Black folks), there was a tiny, tiny part of me that felt a tiny, tiny bit of satisfaction at seeing how sad many White women were. Finally, they got to know some semblance of the pain and anguish that accompanies our lives in this country.
But when I learned that some of those women had decided to channel their disappointment into a "Million Women March," my twisted moment of pleasure quickly gave way to a familiar sense of annoyance. Once again, the labors of Black folks (in this case, the 1995 Million Man March and the 1997 Million Woman March organized by Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam) were being co-opted and erased by clueless White ones. And just what would this "million" women be coming together to march about—their mothers, sisters, homegirls and friends who elected Trump in the first place?
The name of the march did quickly change and a group of women of color that I deeply admire signed on as co-chairs. They are now the face of the event and among its lead organizers. For me, this sparks a few conflicting feelings. On one hand, I think of Tamika Mallory (former executive director of National Action Network), Carmen Perez (executive director The Gathering for Justice), and Linda Sarsour (executive director of the Arab American Association of New York) as living and breathing superheroes. They are the closest our shared home of New York City has to Wonder Woman, Storm and Misty Knight. People who are open to hearing from them and who allow them to lead will benefit from doing so.
On the other hand, I'm really tired of Black and Brown women routinely being tasked with fixing White folks' messes. I'm tired of being the moral compass of the United States. Many of the White women who will attend the march are committed activists, sure. But for those new-to-it White women who just decided that they care about social issues? I'm not invested in sharing space with them at this point in history.
Will the Women's March on Washington be a space filled primarily with participants who believe that Black lives matter? I'm not sure, especially considering the attitudes of some who have publicly stated that they don't want to hear calls for attendees to check their White privilege at the proverbial door.
Thus, I am affording myself the emotional frailty usually reserved for White women and tapping out this time. I'm not saying that I will never stand in solidarity with masses of White women under the umbrella of our gender, but it won't be this weekend. Managing my depression is a complicated daily task, one that will certainly be exacerbated by the presidential inauguration festivities. It won't serve my own mental health needs to put my body on the line (a body that I believe will invite more violence from Trump supporters than paler attendees) to feign solidarity with women who by and large didn't have my back prior to November. Not yet. Eventually? Perhaps. But not now.
I'd like to see a million White women march to the grave of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth or Audre Lorde, or perhaps to the campus of Spelman College to offer a formal apology to Black women. It's time for White women to come together and tell the world how their crimes against Black women, Black men and Black children have been no less devastating than the ones committed by their male counterparts. Perhaps the Women's March on Washington will provide the grounds for the level of catharsis required to make that happen. If anyone can plant the seed, it's Mallory, Perez, Sarsour and Janaye Ingram, the march's head of logistics. But I just can't make my way to Washington D.C. this weekend to find out.
Maybe next time.
Jamilah Lemieux is a writer and the vice president of Men's and News Programming for InteractiveOne. Follow her on Twitter: @jamilahlemieux
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Thank you for expressing so well what my adult daughter and I were just talking about today. I think you touched on all the points. This was immediately posted to my FB page, since half my FB friends are white women. Peace.
I have been going on about this for weeks about the lack of attention to Deaf/Disabilty/Mad intersectional issues in relation to the march being organized in my city. I feel like I am back in the 70's quite frankly - the unbearable whiteness of being.
I'm a white (ethically Jewish, but whatever) male, and I just read your well written piece with sadness and compassion and no thought that I have the right to weigh in on your decision.
Black lives do matter, and our society doesn't reflect that, and I believe it's important to keep fighting until that changes.
IMO Trump supporters are, to put it baldly, fucked in the head. They are either racist themselves, or they don't care about racism. They lack critical thinking. They are brainwashed into thinking that Trump is somehow on their side.
And I am appalled by white voters who thought he was an acceptable choice. I'm even more appalled by white women who voted Trump, and baffled by the black and Hispanic voters who voted for him.
All I can say is that I reject the people who reject you, I'm marching today and I hope you keep making yourself heard.
And I replied to the wrong post. :) Meant to reply to the OP...
Thank you for your transparency, your frankness, and this thoroughly honest piece. I love how you addressed the issue that I struggling with articulating yet moving beyong my feelings and still trying to march. But know that this rings dear to my heart (due to some recent microagressions that I have faced) and forcing me to consider why I am not paying to truths vs participating in a social event meant to provoke change that many are to afraid or not willing to address. Thank you for making me think and think and think so that I can the right decision.....
The march in my opinion will not be attended by any women that supported that person in November. It appears to be a movement of those that VOTED and want their voices heard.
The women(and men) that supported him will be there Friday for him. I don't think they would take the time for such an amazing event.
She is not talking just about white women who voted for Trump. She is talking about those of us white women who have kept quiet for decades and JUST NOW decide to be active. And even though we are sincerely interested in equality for all, I think perhaps it feels like it's too little, much too late.
Well it's not like women(in general) were allowed to have a voice, since they were considered inferior to men for many centuries. So how could they protest about...anything, really?
Attendance is not an obligation, so what's the big deal? Too over analytical. Red shoes or black shoes. It is each individual's decision. Everyone always wants to be so profound with soul searching and introspect, sheesh. While a million people might show up and show out in DC on Jan 21, there are countless millions who won't, and you'll be one of them.
Good for you, Jamilah! I can totally appreciate where you are coming from. For me, I refuse to participate in anything other than a massive boycott. I strongly believe that protests are great and meaningful, but we are in different times and most only understand dollars as their bottom line and once we recognize that, en masse, we win!
Your willingness to lay bare your feelings on this subject is more than admirable. The...exhaustion that I feel in trying to understand and then explain my identities and loyalties as a Black woman is almost unmatched. It is true that there are so many areas in which the movement (this movement, all movements?) are lacking and it doesn't help us to continue ignoring the discrepancies.
I hear you Jamilah. I'll never pretend to fully understand or know your experience or position in life-nor you can mine. But how fragmented can we be? At some point we've got to get it together!
I offer my deepest apologies.
You are 100% right. White women have been self absorbed and unenlightened. Thank you for holding us accountable. For calling bull shit. This is what is needed, a frank and honest assessment of the situation. I am actively listening and I hear you. I agree with you and I am taking responsibility. I am stepping up.
Please continue to offer your dialog. Thank you for your strength, honesty, and wisdom.
To be honest, I think that most women, black and white, do not understand the nature of hierarchichal violence. As a child rape victim I have found women, both black and white, equally sexist and non supportive of a rape victim and it doesn't surprise me that white women are equally racist too. To be honest with you, I wonder how many black people have huge issues with internalised hatred in the way that women do and that this might account for some of the black on black crime figures. The proliferation of hate media such as porn is driving a resurgence of biological hatred that has taken over from the bible in backing white male supremacy. The rest of us that aren't pale and male have taken to snapping at each other's throats rather than overthrowing the people in charge.
I hear you and I think we all (but especially women of Color) need to practice self-care. My personal opinion as it relates to this March is that every person is marching for their own unique reasons. There is power in the sheer number and diversity of who has signed on to put their bodies on the line. I feel certain that none of the 53% of White women who voted for Donald (I'll never give him the respect of using Mr. or President-elect) will be marching. With regards to the co-opting of culture in the early stages, it was ignorant and insensitive. The fact that our voices were heard on the subject and that women of color with pedigrees in social activism are now coordinating and driving the effort shows that we can move forward together. That doesn't mean all our interests are aligned but the respect of intersectionality is evident in the unity principles, the speakers and the spirit. I am Black. I am a woman and at this March I won't have to choose.
I thought the marches were for all women to join together for women's rights (equality, healthcare, and safety) and to protest the misogyny, bigotry, Islamophobia, homophobia, and racism demonstrated and supported by Trump and the GOP. I didn't realize there was any attempt to make it a white women's march. Is it because the women who started it originally were all white, or was it explicitly presented as a march for white women? I hope you will still join as opposed to boycotting the march. We're all in this together, and each individual has different issues that are most important to them. There will be some pro-lifers and Republicans too who still join because they want to march on behalf of ALL women. The more women we have, the more they'll hear us roar we won't back down when it comes to rights and equality for all. All races, nationalities, orientations...standing together! Even if it started without mention of specific groups, it does now. Please march and bring your daughters, friends, spouses. We can all continue to learn from and support each other.
It was not ever a white woman's march - it was a woman's march so we can stand together to see the change we want. This author has changed it to seem that way to fit narrative -- the march was from the start designed be inclusive. Was it perfect no, few things are in their infancy and in this case it came from a group of women who had an idea but little experience in what was needed to make it happen. I respect anyone who chooses not to march, it should be their choice, but I don't respect people misrepresenting those of who are, nor do I respect the idea of blaming all "white women" You are right we need to learn from and support each other - but that is a two way street.
Why not blame all White women. White people are fine with blaming all Muslims of all Black people when some of of us err. But you all always want to avoid your own rules applying to you so this lack of integrity is par for the course.
Please do not cheapen yourself this way. It is never a good idea to justify doing something unethical just because you see someone else doing it. Integrity is a challenge, but please do not let other people's poor choices encourage you to treat those people any less respectfully. You only have control of your behavior and attitudes and they are accountable for their's.
Don't tell us, "We're all in this together now" when anything that didn't affect your cis-het, White self wasn't your damn problem.
And when have you ever done something for people who were not black, or cared about an issue that affected people other than black people? Get off your high horse.
Thank you for sharing. I'll mull this over more in the coming days (weeks... Months...)
I understand your points. I assume the march will be attended by women like me, who work hard to educate their friends and families and enemies to the realities of life for all people in this country. Who stand for Black lives matter and who bring up issues that make white people cringe. Im attending this march not only to fight for all women in this country, but to show white men and women who voted for satan- especially the ones that to this day wont admit it and are unable to explain why- you will not win. You are not just fighting the changing demographics of this country- you are fighting white people who dont live in a bubble and who care about humanity. You do not represent me- and I won't let you take us all down. You can sit in your living room and watch me march in DC and know we are coming for you. We will target and educate your children to want more for themselves and all children of this country. You will be inconsequential. Black women can sit this out if they want- I get it and maybe I'd do the same. While I understand why, I am still disappointed that progressive women are still not in a place to stand together in this country. I hope that by the time my daughter is voting age, there will be a sisterhood of progressive, loving, and strong women of all races she can call her own. The conservatives have seemed to nail this shiz down. Thicker than thieves in their hatred. I hope we will get there too.
I am a white woman participating in the March on Washington... At first glance, I was highly offended by the tone of this article. I will be crashing at the apartment of an African American friend of mine in DC (who is also participating in the March). Once I let your words set in though, it dawned on me that this was a perspective I hadn't even really considered or thought about prior to reading this and your points are incredibly valid. This will certainly make me more mindful of what my fellow African American marchers are going through and leaves me with the notion that we, as white women, need to do more. I support Black Lives Matter, have hit the streets of Chicago to protest police killings of unarmed black men in my city.... but I know that's not enough. The question is... will it ever be enough?
Just so happened to see your piece while listening you to 1A, while I empathize with your mental health journey, I wish you could see this march as a unique opportunity to bring people into the fold. I admit to a certain discomfiture with white women talking about POC but I am getting over it. I am done talking about white privilege. That can be someone else's job. If white women want to walk my journey with me, I've got a spot for them on my left and right side.
Girl, you took the words right out of my mouth.
I'm sorry you feel that way, Jamilah. I wish you felt encouraged, empowered, and safe among women and men who care about you and what you need to have a productive, fulfilling, and joyous life. That's who will be at the March on Saturday. Homo sapiens don't understand people they don't know. It's only when we live together, work together, talk together, play together, and join together to fight for what is important to us that we recognize our common humanity. I'll be thinking of you on Saturday. We will march for you.
This is a helpful article in many ways, honest and direct. As well, there have been some good points made in the above comments. Nevertheless, as long as progressives continue to divide themselves off from each other and fail to make common cause over various concerns, the right will continue to win. They know how to get together.
Jamilah. I hope you change your mind. This is a rare moment in history where real intersectionality and understanding might happen.
This opinion/commentary is EXACTLY what DT wants to have happen. We are clearly weaker in smaller numbers. This is what Apartheid was very successful at doing. Pick apart the majority, fractionated into parts we are much less powerful. Can't be too righteous to stand up for women's, minority's, disabled, LGBT's RIGHTS right NOW!
Your solidarity is to the 57% of white women who do care. Don't turn your back on us. This is personal.
Just to remind you, only 47% of white women voted for Trump. That's part of what I understand to be part of the issue here. And it's certainly an issue for me, one of the 47%. As a Jewish woman, I know most of us voted for Clinton, since 75% of Jews did. And now Jewish organizations are getting bomb threats on a regular basis. So far, they've all just been threats, but that might not remain the case. We have to be clear that we stand for - put our bodies on the line for - ALL vulnerable people, not just "our own."
I meant only 47% of white women voted for Clinton. Sorry about that.
Actually, only 53% of the white women *who were eligible to vote* actually got out and voted and sadly cast their vote for Trump (and 47% of the *eligible* white women voted for Hillary). That's a half of a half, really. It's a tiny fraction of the overall population.
We have 320 million people in this country, and only 6.2 million of those prefer orange. That's 0.02% of the population rooting for the Toupee Man. The ONLY reason he's in power is because the rest of the eligible voters didn't bother to do their patriotic duty, and because this country, for some bizarre reason, doesn't go by the popular vote (in which case we wouldn't be having this conversation), it goes by some archaic notion called Electoral College votes.
Yet another reason why we ALL should be out there marching.
White women turn their backs on women of color all the time. THAT is where your focus should be.
You are more racist than the most racist white person. Hell, even your user name is divisive! How many black people voted for the white candidate when Barack Obama ran in 2008 and 2012? Less than 5%. But that is ok, right?
Thanks for getting my blood pressure up and re-upping my rage-energy to tear down this fascist patriarchy and replace it with intersectional justice. I will be at this march and at every subsequent march and you can come or not, whether you think I am worthy of marching in solidarity with you or not. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I consider Jamilah one of the best of the crop of current commentators/journalists. Her courage under (actual and soon-come) fire is so very inspiring. Thank you, Jamilah, for not only fearlessly sharing your own truth but that of others.
I am marching and believe that Black Lives Matter and that Muslim American and LGBTQ rights matter. I hope all will come out while we have not historically stood united, we must meet this immense challenge with the idea that united we stand, divided we fall.
I am of Middle Eastern decent and identify as white and brown.
Me, too. I'm Puerto Rican and I'm marching for my disabled daughter - and for any other woman that's ever suffered oppression. I believe it's the first time that all parties have been encouraged to attend. I'm going to support that.
I won't be going to the march because I can't afford the travel. If I had the $$ I'd seriously consider going, despite my disabilities. I am mixed race Black, Native and Polynesian and understand about the lack of solidarity issue but for me the questions are 1) would the march make a difference? and 2) is it the responsible or "right" thing to do. I aspire to never let the actions of White women (or anyone else's) deter me from doing what I think is "right" and effective.
I'm glad you will be taking care of your mental health, of course. And if it helps please know that the other 47% of white women, those of us who voted for Hillary, are the ones out there marching. Together with you we WERE and are the majority that hate the idea of the inauguration that is now coming up. We will be there to stand with you whenever you're ready.
I have worked for non-profits and in public health my entire career, I voted for Obama twice and am deeply saddened we are losing him, I have been politically and socially active in causes I believe in that affect many women for years: reproductive rights, affordable childcare, paid family leave, and equal pay.
Initially, I supported Bernie Sanders, later voted for Clinton, yet understand what you mean about not feeling a sense of connection or pride in her as a female candidate. That kind of connection with a candidate forms if he/she has integrity, authenticity, and displays a genuine concern for other people.
This essay conveys a sense of disgust and dismissiveness for those of us that have worked for social justice our whole lives if we also happen to be white. The fact that 42% of white women voted for Trump enraged me, but 54% voted for Clinton.
Attending the march is a personal decision and I can't wait to go, but I realize that it is only one day and that sense of camaraderie will be largely fabricated. However, I'm of the mindset that going forward those who value equality and economic and social justice are going to need all of the help they can get. After all, currently 40% of this nation still unquestioningly supports Trump no matter how many monumental missteps, hateful tweets, or poor decisions he makes.
I pray that making progress together will take precedence, but it sure doesn't seem likely after reading this essay.
Just to remind you, only 47% of white women voted for Clinton, meaning MORE white women voted for Trump, the pussy grabber sexist, racist, anti immigrant, anti Muslim, mocker of people with disabilities, than for Clinton. That's part of what I understand to be part of the issue here. And it's certainly an issue for me, one of the 47%. It's important to get our facts straight and acknowledge how horrible it is for a woman of color to imagine that most white women "got over" all Trump's racism, etc. and voted for him. John Legend shook me (and I agreed heartily with him) when he said on Bill Maher the Friday after Election Day, "Most POC couldn't get beyond Trump's racism, and now we can't get beyond all the white people who could" [get beyond his racism].
For the record, the white women who voted for Trump are a minority of white women, not a majority. Remember, 90 million voters stayed home, and millions more were not registered to vote.
Right after the election, the first thing I did was look up the statistics. Not only did the 53% stat tick me off, so too did the "special breakdown". Where white women were broken down according to education level, we were lumped together in one stat. I started a conversation on the Facebook page of this march and straightaway pointed out the lifting of the name. I had other white women call me a troll and to "not engage me because had an agenda". Still I pushed and ended up getting one other black woman and about 70 white women to discuss this march. For the most part they were receptive until I told them the reason why I wasn't showing up. The other back woman in there was in agreement. The overarching problem was the intersectional nature of this march that white women by and large are ignoring. They were not receptive to criticism. So rather than waste my breathe I stated that until they were willing to acknowledge the exclusive nature they were employing, they could expect to see low turn out among women of color.
It is so moving to read real civil discourse. I love the gently waving line of reasoning throughout the article and comments. Pros and cons revealed aspects of the true complexity of our race dilemma. Thank you Jamilah Lamieux for your insights and thank you readers for your thoughtful, compassionate responses. May we all remain open to the opinions of others.
Okay. I have to confess I am a white man wading into difficult terrain. I have been trying to promote husbands and fathers and even my boys to March with the women we respect, care about and admire. I have been hearing from them....why should we March it's a women's day or Isn't this a girl or women thing? Men are whimping out... It infuriates me.
In my mind I intellectually love the sentiments of this author. Practically it reminds me once again of the left's inability unwillingness to unify. In the last election I was harassed ridiculed attacked on left and right for fighting like hell for the Democratic candidate. The attacattacks came from all directions. From fellow progressivessocial workers people in my family friends and colleagues. Everyone has their grievances. Yet in order to protect the basic human rights we all value the grievances need to be addressed while at the same time common bridges created. This is how we lost.
In her passionate argument she linked all white women together and failed to differentiate. Equally she failed to recognize people of color in the African American community, Latina community and other communities were not "all on board". Many people skipped or worse many crossed lines in places like Florida and Michigan to make a Trump presidency possible. Yes white women are not entitled to run, lead and speak for all women...point noted and much work, hard painful work to do....but until women see their common threats as more important then their internal differences we Wil struggle to unify and beat back forces of darkness.
I feel sorry for the mothers wives, sisters girlfriends of the men too proud, cowardly, scared or indifferent to support those who always lift them up (got their backs) and I'm sad that women feel disempowered at a time when coming together is essential to our common humanity....to say with a unified voice not on our watch assholes.
You actually tried to shift some of blame onto people of color. And you wonder why the rest of us won't just shut up, sit down and embrace your self+centered "solidarity."
Ah yes, black people can do no wrong. All of the worlds' evils are perpetrated only by white people. Blacks can only ever be the victims of hate, but never the ones who hate. You can't get over your own hate to see that you have a distorted view. During the civil rights movement, American Jews stood with black people to fight for civil rights. What has the black community done for Jews? Ms. Lemieux expresses her "annoyance" with the audacity of white women organizing a million woman march on Washington because it hijacked the original idea of the Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam to hold the "Million Man March." Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam spouted nothing but hatred and violence against Jews, whites, Christians and homosexuals. But as long as he is fighting for black people, its all good, right?


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Civil Code Sections 1789-1789.8
"Electronic commercial service", (E-Commerce), also referred to as "On-line Service", means an electronic shopping system to conduct the purchase of goods and services via a telecommunication network.
The definition excludes conventional voice-only telephone service, one-way television, or radio-broadcasting, an electronic funds transfer system, or a service provided through an electronic terminal located at a place of business where the sale of those goods or services otherwise occurs. [CC § 1789.2(a)]
The statute does not impair rights and obligations of a credit cardholder and a card issuer with respect to the use of a credit card for the purchase of goods or services conducted through an electronic commercial service. [CC § 1789.7(b)]
"Provider of service" means a person who contracts with consumers to provide an electronic commercial service. [CC § 1789.7(c)]
"Goods and services" include tangible items or physical services, or tickets or vouchers for tangible items or physical services, but do not include computerized data delivered to a consumer via a computer terminal or in printed form. [CC § 1789.2(d)]
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After performing thousands of product demonstrations, Bob could see that no single vacuum could serve everyone's needs. In 1981, the name of the business was changed to Cutter Vac, LLC and Bob and his wife Lillian opened the door to sales and service of all brands of vacuums. In 1992 Bob and his son Ron decided to expand the business and start selling and installing Central Vacuum Systems.
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The Mazda CX-7 is sporty and svelte yet functional, roomy, and comfortable. Designed to compete with the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV-4, the CX-7 is a sporty five-passenger vehicle that will haul nearly as much stuff as it does people. It features a powerful yet frugal turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a six-speed automatic transmission.
The Mazda CX-7 offers seating for five, decent cargo space, a comprehensive set of safety features and distinctive looks. We found it fun to drive, with responsive handling and good high-speed stability. Though pricier than the prime opposition, the CX-7 excels in ride and handling.
Mazda introduced the CX-7 for 2007 as a totally new crossover utility vehicle to compete against the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, among others. Crossovers, as they're called, have become the hottest segment in the auto industry. They combine the high seating position and cargo capacity of a truck-based sport utility vehicle with the agility, smoothness and fuel economy of a car. And they avoid the image of a minivan or station wagon.
For 2009, Mazda CX-7 gets an upgraded list of standard features. All models are now MP3-capable, and come with an auxiliary audio input jack. Base-level Sport models add leather wrappings for the steering wheel and shift knob. The premium Grand Touring adds a standard auto-dimming rearview mirror with Homelink, and turn signals are now integrated into the exterior mirror housings. Some option packages have been beefed up for 2009, some interior storage systems upgraded, and air conditioning improved.
Mazda CX-7 comes in three trim levels, all with the same engine, a 244-horsepower, turbocharged four-cylinder. The transmission is a six-speed automatic with a Sport shift feature. Front-wheel drive is standard, all-wheel drive is optional ($1700).
Mazda CX-7 Sport ($23,900) is the least expensive model. Air conditioning and cloth upholstery are standard, as are cruise control and the usual complement of power windows, mirrors and locks. A six-way, manually adjustable driver's seat is standard, along with a tilt steering wheel hosting cruise and secondary audio controls, satellite radio pre-wiring, 60/40 split folding rear seatbacks, and carpeted floor mats. New for 2009 are a four-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo with automatic volume control and auxiliary input jack, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. Heated front seats are available ($450) and now include eight-way power adjustment for the driver. A Preferred Equipment Package ($315) adds a cargo net, cargo tray, retractable cargo cover, rear bumper guard, and wheel locks.
Mazda CX-7 Touring ($25,800) comes with leather upholstery, heated front seats with eight-way power for the driver, and the retractable cargo cover.
Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring ($26,700) upgrades with automatic climate control, unique trim for the leather seats and steering wheel, electroluminescent gauges with indirect blue lighting, auto-dimming inside mirror with a universal garage-door opener, and an outside temperature readout. Also standard are fog lamps, automatic xenon high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps, high-gloss painted wheels, and chrome door handles. New for 2009 are heated outside mirrors with integrated turn-signal repeaters. A Preferred Equipment Package ($190) for Touring and Grand Touring adds a cargo net, cargo tray, rear bumper guard, and wheel locks.
The Moonroof/Bose Audio/6CD Changer Package ($2,060), expanded for 2009, includes Sirius Satellite Radio with a six-month subscription and Bluetooth phone capability, a nine-speaker Bose sound system with a 6CD in-dash changer, and a tilt-and-slide power moonroof. The Technology Package ($4,485) includes all of that and adds a DVD-based navigation system with touch-screen LCD and voice command, Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry and Start System, rearview camera, and perimeter alarm.
Options include Sirius Satellite Radio with six month's pre-paid subscription ($430), cargo net ($50), cargo tray ($50), retractable cargo cover ($125), remote engine start ($350), auto-dim inside mirror with compass and programmable garage-door remote ($275), auto-dim inside mirror with just the compass ($200), moonroof wind deflector ($70), fog lamps ($250), all-weather floor mats ($78), front and rear mudguards ($125), Class II trailer receiver hitch with ($350) or without ($335) wiring harness, and wheel locks ($50).
Safety features on all models include frontal airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags (to minimize upper body injuries), front and rear side air curtains (to minimize head injuries) with extended inflation (for added protection in the event of a rollover) and a fold-away brake pedal assembly (to reduce threat of injury to the driver's feet in frontal crashes). All CX-7 models come with three-point seatbelts (so be sure to use them), adjustable head restraints at all outboard seating positions, and rear-seat child safety seat anchors (LATCH). To help drivers avoid accidents, the CX-7 comes standard with four-wheel antilock disc brakes (to permit steering the car under hard braking) with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist (to maximize stopping power in emergencies); plus electronic stability control (to correct for driver error in evasive maneuvers) and traction control (to improve traction and stability on slippery surfaces).
The Mazda CX-7 sports the current Mazda styling theme.
The fenders are seemingly transplanted directly to the CX-7 from the Mazda RX-8 sports car. To fit those bulbous wheel housings to a sedan-like body required pinching the nose and squeezing headlights into the tops of the fenders. This leaves substantial mass below the bumper line that's only slightly lightened by a massive mouth braced by large intake-like recesses that double as housings for the optional fog lamps. A set of bright streaks added behind the fog lamps for 2009 break this mass up a bit. The way the CX-7's bulk is suspended across its exceptionally wide track (distance between the tires side to side) leaves it looking almost as if it's drooping, or sagging, from the weight.
The side view appeals more, with wheels pushed to the corners and a super-fast windshield sweeping back over tautly drawn side glass. Side mirrors separate the front door glass from an odd-looking, wind-wing-like, but fixed, tiny piece of glass at the base of the A-pillar. The beltline rises as it moves rearward, peaking just aft of the severely blistered rear wheelwell before tucking in between the steeply sloped backlight and the sculpted back end. Full-round, easy-to-grab door handles ride the crest of a soft bulge connecting the tops of the fenders. An understated crease highlights the lower door panels, skipping over the rear tires to continue around the bottom fold of the rear bumper.
The rear aspect is plain, with a modest spoiler sitting atop the backlight, itself resting in a gentle dip in the liftgate. A large, seamless bumper stretches the width of the back end, above a widespread pair of exhaust tips.
The interior of the Mazda CX-7 makes no less of a statement than the exterior, and with much the same result. Some design features seem to work, others not so well. Overall, the CX-7 cabin doesn't seem as friendly and as functional as its primary competition, the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4. Where other car makers are trending toward simplicity and sleekness, the CX-7 has gone chunky and choppy.
The dash is a prime example. Some parts look right, while others come across almost as an exercise in Design 101, and not much of it looks of a piece with the rest. For starters there's what Mazda calls the double-roof instrument panel. Translated, this constitutes, first, a ridge stretching across the top of the dash that's supposed to make the front seat passenger feel included in the interior's dynamic. Below this floating lip is the second part, a more traditional dash construct comprising three elements: the instrument cluster, the center stack and the section holding the passenger airbag and housing the glove box. This lower part, the designers say, is intended to play to the driver, concentrating on the interfaces necessary for managing the car. All the pieces for this are there, so the job is doable, but the way everything is put together doesn't make it all that easy or appear that seamlessly integrated.
Beyond the quirky design, the instrument cluster is deeply hooded, stylishly compartmentalized and softly lit to the point where it's not a quick and easy scan. The steering wheel, borrowed directly from the sporty MX-5 Miata with its much more confined cockpit, feels undersized in the more expansive interior of the CX-7.
Large buttons and knobs populate the stack of air conditioning and sound system controls in the center, but their arrangement and assigned functions are far from intuitive.
The navigation system adds complexity, as it incorporates many of those functions into one of the menus accessed only through the touch-screen LCD and, for example, allows switching preset radio stations by exchanging the map display for the audio display.
In interior accommodations, the Mazda splits the difference between the Honda and Toyota in front-seat legroom, rear-seat headroom, and in hip room, front and rear. The Mazda finishes last in front-seat headroom and rear-seat legroom, the latter a true dead last by a substantial two inches.
Seat comfort is average at best. The seat-bottom cushions offer slightly more thigh support than economy class airline seats, which is to say more would be better. Substantial front-seat side bolsters are fitting for a vehicle with sporty aspirations. And the nicely padded, front seat center armrest sits about the same height as the front door armrests, promising comfortable postures for long drives.
The rear seats favor two passengers over three, an impression reinforced by the decently contoured seatback and the absence of a head restraint for the center seating position. The CX-7's competitiveness in rear-seat headroom is no doubt facilitated by the shallowness of the rear seat bottom cushion and by the closeness of that cushion to the floor. We sat in the back seat and didn't like the proximity of knees to chin.
Visibility is best out the front. The kicked-up beltline and tapered cabin constrict vision toward the rear. Even with the driver's seat at its highest adjustment, however, the hood drops away so severely it's below the sight line of a six-footer. This demands cautious navigation of parking lots and tight spaces. The rearview video camera (part of the optional Technology Package) helps the driver spot objects behind the vehicle when backing up, including short metal posts, other cars and children on tricycles.
Storage is adequate. The front center console's lockable bin is deep enough for a laptop computer and includes a secondary power point for that purpose. The glove box holds more than gloves, but not much more; at least it finally comes with a lock as well. Fixed, hard-plastic, front door map pockets are shaped to hold a pop can or small water bottle, too. Rear seat passengers get no map pockets, but magazine pouches are provided on the backs of both front seats. Two cup holders fill the space in the front center console between the shift gate and the storage bin. The fold-down center armrest in the rear seat also provides two cup holders. Illuminated vanity mirrors are located in the sun visors.
Air conditioning performance has been improved on the 2009 models, says Mazda.
Both the CR-V and RAV4 hold more cargo than the CX-7 with the rear seat either up or down. With it up, the CR-V can handle about six more foot-square boxes, the RAV4 about seven more; down, both can hold more than 14 additional boxes that the CX-7 would have to leave behind.
A few more distinctions: Alone among the three, the RAV4 can be ordered with a third-row seat, giving it accommodations (however meager) for seven passengers. The CX-7, on the other hand, is the longest, lowest, and widest of the three; which gives it the dubious distinction of providing the least interior space for the most exterior bulk. However, the CX-7 has the best aerodynamic performance of the group.
The Mazda CX-7 is fun to drive, especially when compared with the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and other compact crossover SUVs.
We found it stable at high speeds. The brake pedal returns a solid, firm feel, and the vented disc brakes deliver reassuring, controlled stops when called upon. Driven fast on winding, two-lane roads, the CX-7 tracks cleanly, with minimal body lean despite its somewhat upright stature. Yes, its design default mode when carrying too much speed into a corner is understeer (where it wants to go straight instead of turn), but the electronic stability control system shields all but the most lead-footed driver from ever experiencing this. There is some head toss in quick left-right-left transitions, not a lot, but it's notable.
The steering wheel, brake and accelerator pedals and shift lever are properly juxtaposed for spirited driving, or at least as spirited as is comfortable in the CX-7. In support of which, Mazda points out that the wheel/shifter geometric replicates that of the RX-8 sports car. Over rough pavement, the suspension tends more to stiff than firm, with a hint of harshness. This no doubt contributes to the disappointing amount of road noise the tires transmit into the cabin, which otherwise was fairly quiet, even over poorly graded railroad crossings.
Power from the turbocharged four-cylinder engine builds smoothly, with impressive torque at low engine speeds. It's worth noting here that the CX-7 develops more torque at significantly lower engine speed (258 pound-feet at 2500 rpm) than the Toyota RAV4 V6 (246 pound-feet at 4700 rpm) or Honda CR-V (161 pound-feet at 4200 rpm). That's worth noting because it's torque, not horsepower, that propels you from intersections and up steep hills. More torque sooner is always better.
However, the CX-7 pays a price with the poorest EPA fuel economy estimates of the group.
Underway, the mechanical tones from the Mazda's engine compartment are decidedly low-key, more buzzy than throaty.
The transmission shifts well and adapts well to different driving situations, quickly learning a driver's preferences and holding lower gears longer and adjusting shift points to match. That's in Drive. Shift into the Sport mode and it executes manually directed shifts smoothly, up or down. To change gears manually, slide the shifter into the Sport slot, which is conveniently placed on the driver's side of the primary shift gate. Then simply push the lever forward to downshift, pull it back to shift up. This is similar to the way it works on many race cars.
There's some torque steer (where the front tires pull one way or the other, most commonly to the right) under hard acceleration, and we've noticed it in both the front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models. It's somewhat less in the latter, which redirects up to 50 percent of the power to the rear wheels in extreme conditions.
The Mazda CX-7 is a competent crossover utility vehicle when measured against the competition. It's not the roomiest in the class, trading some interior space for sporty styling. The sporty looks are backed up by sporty handling characteristics. The CX-7 has a remarkably energetic engine and an equally accommodating transmission, and it's available with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. That easily makes it worth a look.
Tom Lankard filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive the CX-7 in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.


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Sunday's event marks the Kings' second annual Rhythm 'N Rims to raise money for 14 community groups including: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento; Society for the Blind; and Sacramento Habitat for Humanity.
"Last year we raised about $165,000 and our goal is to beat that this year," says Debbie Gabelich the Kings' director of Corporate Relations and Social Responsibility.
Activities include a 5-K walk in the morning, music, food and autograph sessions with players. Gabelich says the highlight will be an exhibition game.
"We are erecting a stadium in the middle of Capitol Mall, it will seat 3,000 people, it has never been done before," says Gabelich.
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Whether you are a permanent resident or among the 70 per cent of holiday home owners who visit Whangamata only occasionally, Environment Waikato wants your feedback on proposals to improve the health of the harbour.
A collision between a diesel tanker and a truck on SH1 at Horotiu this morning is unlikely to have caused any serious environmental effects.
A Pukekohe egg producer is facing serious pollution charges after local residents complained of strong offensive smells.
Environment Waikato is using beetles to help track the success of pest control work being carried out under its Hamilton Halo project.
Registrations for three field trips being held as part of the New Zealand Grassland Association's 69th annual conference in Taupo next month are being called for.
A total of more than $160,000 in fines and costs have been imposed on a company and a contractor developing a Waikato hydro power scheme in the upper Waipa River. The fines and costs resulted from a prosecution taken by Environment Waikato, for what council staff described as "flagrant environmental vandalism".
More than 350 people attended last Saturday's Healthier Harbour information day in Whangamata.
Hamilton City Council can continue discharging leachate and landfill gas from the closed Willoughby Street landfill on the condition it puts in place a range of measures to protect people, property and the environment.
With summer approaching, Environment Waikato is appealing for motorcycles and four-wheel drive vehicles to be kept out of sand dunes on the region's West Coast beaches for safety and environmental reasons.
Waikato people interested in improving water quality in their local lakes are invited to a community information day in Huntly on 1 November.
Waikato Weedbusters is providing Hamilton gardeners with an extra incentive to spring clean their gardens on 28 October.
The New Zealand Grassland Association's 69th annual conference will be held in the Waikato region next month.
Ngaruawahia Weedbusters is declaring war on weeds and providing an extra incentive for locals to spring clean their gardens.
Taupo District Council has been given approval by an Environment Waikato hearings committee for various works associated with development of the major new East Taupo Arterial (ETA) roading project.
If you're undecided about what to do about the mangroves in Whangamata's harbour and estuary, drop in to the Healthier Harbour information day anytime between 10am and 2pm this Saturday. It's being held at the Thames-Coromandel District Council office on Port Road in Whangamata.
Environment Waikato has seven new councillors following today's local body election, with five councillors losing their seats.
Tears flowed at Environment Waikato's final meeting of the triennium this week as councillors said goodbye to four retiring colleagues.
Progressive results from Environment Waikato's triennial elections will be available on the council's website tomorrow afternoon from 2.30pm onwards.
Waharoa dairy processor Open Country Cheese was yesterday fined a total of $55,000 in the Hamilton District Court after pleading guilty to 11 charges laid by Environment Waikato.


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1. HE READ THE BLOG. Ben totally knew what I was up to with the pumpkin cake meatballs and even went so far as to put a mangled ball up to his lips (…) before saying, "Did you really think I wasn't going to read your post???"
Daaaaamn! I had the video camera rolling and everything!
He's been so busy at work lately that I figured he wouldn't have a spare moment to check it – but he did and completely turned the tables on me. Darn that faithful, supportive husband of mine. ;)
2. Fellow wanderers: I forgot to share my favorite travel blog of all time when I posted My Wanderlist the other day: Youngs Around The World. My friend's sister and brother-in-law took a year and a half to travel the world in '07-'08, and chronicled their entire journey. Their writing style is incredible, and you really feel like you right there with them the whole time. Start reading from the beginning and prepared to get HOOKED.
Today Ben and I hit up the Iowa State Fair – whee!
The state fair is a HUGE deal around here – it's even in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
I've gone ever single summer for as long as I can remember. Nothing really changes from year to year, but it's tradition and you have to go to see your favorites.
An eat them too! Ben and I made an intense beeline for the nearest corn dog stand as soon as we stepped inside the fair grounds.
I eat one corn dog a year, and it's always at the Iowa State Fair.
Hand dipped in sweet, crispy cornmeal batter, fried to a golden crisp,
and topped with globs and globs of ruby-red ketchup.
The cornmeal batter to hot dog ratio was like 4-1 on this bad boy!
SO worth feeling like crap afterwards!!!
Next we went off to find some animals to look at.
The Big Bull was up first.
"Bubba" was MASSIVE,
and "Tiny" was anything but.
I grew up going to the state fair, so walking around barns looking at different animals seems totally normal to me.
I'm curious to know what those of you who grew up differently think.
Is this weird?! :)
Well, we sure like it. :)
One of my favorite attractions at the fair is the Agriculture Building.
They have all the best produce contest entries on display.
Best corn, onions, tomatoes, beets,
cucumbers, apples, eggplant, etc.
It's total eye candy!
As Ben and I were perusing the produce, we noticed a HUGE line snaking around the inside of the entire building. What in the world…?
Oh, right…
it's the 100th anniversary of the state fair Butter Cow, and everyone was dying to take a look. Yep – she's all butter, baby! ;)
I was feeling rather parched at this point, so we stopped to get some Honey Lemonade just up from the butter cow.
It looked SO refreshing,
and tasted juicy and sweet with just the right amount of honey flavor. Yum!
Ben had a must-have-fair-food list a mile long, so we headed back out to the food stands to keep chipping away at it next.
Turkey time!
Doesn't he look like such a caveman with this thing?! ;)
Me like turkey.
Me gnaw on leg.
Ok, call me a cavewoman, because I also dove in. WOW – this was my first turkey leg ever, and it was so delicious.
Smokey, juicy and bursting with flavor.
We were enjoying our leg o' turkey when I looked over and noticed another gigantic line to our right.
Upon further inspection, we realized we were sitting right in front of the DEEP FRIED BUTTER stand.
I know. I'm scared too.
Deep fried butter is new to the fair this year, and apparently they take a frozen half stick of butter, batter it, fry it, then sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar. We watched this guy devour his, and melted butter was literally squirting out the end and all over his arms. AHHHahahahanooo!!!
Ben was this close to joining the line, but we both agreed that we just…couldn't…and got warm chocolate chip cookies instead. :)
The fair's mini chocolate chip cookies cannot be replicated at home.
Soft, warm, squishy and melty – they are everything that is right about chocolate chip cookies!
Not healthy…
but also not fried butter.
I'd say that's a win! ;)
Woo – what a day! Fun, familiar sights, and once-a-year fair-food indulgences. Usually I go a wee bit overboard and throw some mini donuts into the mix, but I was able to refrain this year. Feeling good. :)
Off to relax before the start of another week! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! :D
What's your favorite fair food to indulge in?


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What should I do if there's bad grammar in comments, such as "it's" as a genitive (link is to the answer that has the comment). Does it qualify as "offensive, spam, or hate speech"? Or are comments too lightweight (as Jeff put it) to qualify for cleanup?
Update: Sorry, I should have phrased it a bit better. I don't think that comments with grammar problems should be deleted.


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For three innings yesterday, it looked like we had a fun afternoon of baseball on tap. Cain was dealing, Hamels faced the minimum. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, the Giants attacked and the Phillies couldn't even the score.
Let's get the ugliness out of the way. The Giants lead the series 2-1. Since the NLCS became a best of seven series, 15 of the 19 teams that took a 2-1 lead have won the series. WIP noted this afternoon that Joe Blanton is 1-4 with an ERA over 5.00 with tonight's Home Plate Ump Wally Bell behind the dish.
But enough of that negativity! Two of those 15 teams were the 2008 and 2009 Phillies. The last team to come back from a 2-1 deficit was the 2003 Florida Marlins. That team went on to defeat that Yankees in the World Series. In 1993, the Phillies were down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves. And came back to win the NLCS.
Need more pep talk? This year, Blanton has a 2.84 ERA against San Francisco. He pitched 6.1 innings at home against the Giants this year. He gave up 8 hits but only two earned runs, struck out 7 and walked none on the way to an 8-2 Phillies victory. Last year he went toe to toe against Linceum out at AT&T. The Phillies lost 2-0, but Blanton went 7 innings, gave up 7 hits, two earned runs, struck out 5 and walked none.
Today the Phillies face 21-year-old lefty Maidson Bumgarner. While his numbers this year are impressive, he does have a 4.60 ERA at AT&T Park this year where opponents are hitting .303 against him. Back in August, the Reds were able to drive him out of a game early after tattooing him for 8 runs (7 earned) over only 2.2 innings.
Bumgarner is hittable. The Phillies need to start hitting. Almost every outlet has analyzed the Phillies lack of hitting in the postseason, no need to rehash it here. But if the Phillies can get their bats swinging tonight and turn this into a best of three series, you have to like the their odds: Halladay in Game 5 with a chip on his shoulder, Sanchez coming back to Philly for a Game 2 rematch, and a potential Game 7 with Hamels at home versus Cain in ballpark where Cain's never won.
That concludes your daily dose of optimism.


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Stricter protections for elderly will go into effect July 1 as part of a package of state reforms to help protect the rapidly aging population.
The number of people over 65 is expected to double to 83.7 million across the country by 2050, according to a recent census projection.
Colorado was one of only three states that didn't require certain professionals – including those in medicine, social work or the clergy – to report the abuse or exploitation of at-risk elders 70 and older.
Now the cases will also have to be turned over to law enforcement and the District Attorney's office by the county level Adult Protective Services, said Hollis Bock, the caseworker for the county. Law enforcement is required to complete a criminal investigation when appropriate.
"I think what it does is makes it clear to people that they have a responsibility," said Martha Mason, the executive director of the Southwest Center for Independence.
However it was not an unfunded mandate.
For the first time, the state will also direct money to county offices to help reduce caseloads to 25 and also would like county offices to keep investigations and case management separate.
Currently, Bock in the only local APS employee who may receive four reports on a busy day. She tries to keep her caseload from creeping up to 40.
"It's really hard to keep it contained," she said.
A new computer system that is being implemented is meant to help APS make decisions about whether the client needs county services or just an advocate.
The Southwest Center for Independence, which opened an office in Cortez last year, provides the advocates to help the elderly stay in their homes or move out of a nursing home. Nursing homes can cost $6,000 to $7,000 a month for care, said Bock.
One of the problems that Bock sees in her work is a sense of entitlement that the younger generation has to their parents possessions.
"They feel entitled to take their money and their property. They feel it's owed to them," she said.
To officially control of another's financial affairs a court-ordered conservatorship is required.
Almost two years ago, the local court hired a protective proceedings monitor. The positions were created in the state to help oversee new and ongoing conservatorships to prevent financial exploitation.


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Yesterday I got a panicked email from my client with a bug from their client. This sort of tertiary contact is part and parcel of being freelance.
The email contained a bug in my latest project. The bug was;
This is the exact error in IE7. I'm running Flash 10,0,2,54 Debug.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at com.utils::MainImporter()
at subaruLegacy/checkFlashVars()
at projectClass()
I love Flash errors. No, I really do. The fact that I can instantly look at this and know precisely where the problem lies is amazing. checkFlashVars is the function I use nearly instantly at instantiation of the entire project to grab the provided variables from swfobject. ie. project language "en" or "fr", location of the xml content, locations of external links. I didn't want to need to update this project after delivery so i externalized quite a bit of it for editing outside of flash. Always a good plan.
So back to the bug. What happened is swfobject isn't passing the flashVars to flash in time. The likeliest reason is the page isn't loading completely in time for swfobject to know precisely what it's sending. I didn't know this at the time, but I obviously knew something was amiss.
In comes Twitter.
wtf is with fp10 and IE7? they not friends? got an email from the client and they're freaking out.
You want to be concise? Use Twitter.
Nearly instantly, my good friend Chris Pelsor IM's me and says "We had the exact same problem, hold on." After over an hour of him cleaning up my html, asking Stacey Mulcahy to join in on the fun, having her ask "Is your code smart enough to know when it's failed?" and "What version of swfobject are you using? 2.1? Update, Hugh." and the both of them testing, Chris found the project where they figured out the solution. I don't want anyone else googling "IE7 flash player 10 not working" like I did initially. So here is the solution.
Obviously, you'll need a div called "content" or whatever you are determined to name it.
I had to admit a couple of things to two people in who's opinion I respect;
1. I know very little about html. I look stuff up, I copy, I paste.
2. I know even less about css. Copy, paste.
3. No, I don't know why there are three different methods of commenting in the html. Copy, paste.
4. I agree, I should learn. I've written it in my agenda.


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Former Catholic Altar Boy's Death at 39 Was Result Of Abuse, Lawsuit Alleges
David Michael Pain Jr.suffered abuse, leading him to act out, use drugs.
An Arizona man filed suit against the Diocese of Phoenix and two church figures, alleging the abuse his son suffered as an altar boy led him to engage in destructive behaviors that ultimately led to his death.
David Michael Pain Sr. filed the suit on Wednesday, seeking justice for his son, David Michael Pain Jr., who died two years ago at the age of 39.
The suit names the Diocese of Phoenix, former Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien and Rev. John "Jack" Spaulding, the priest who allegedly abused David Jr., beginning when he was in 7th grade.
The alleged abuse swept David Jr. into a downward spiral of drugs, crime and suicide attempts, drastically altering his life, according to the lawsuit.
In June 2010, David Jr. burst into his father's home and threatened him. Pain shot his son in self defense.
He told the Arizona Republic he did not want to inflict a life-threatening shot, but the bullet happened to graze an artery.
David Jr. died hours later without seeking medical treatment. Cocaine and methamphetamine were found in his system.
Jan Krolczyk, the mother of David Jr. and ex-wife of Pain, is not participating in the lawsuit but said she wholly agreed the church was responsible for her son's death.
"I absolutely hold them responsible," she said.
Krolczyk said she didn't find out about the abuse until her son was in his late teens or early twenties.
"We were talking and he suddenly disclosed [the abuse]," she said. "I had no idea."
Looking back, Krolczyk said during the abuse "that's when David started drugs."
"He became unmanageable. He became angry," she said.
Weeks after David died, his father told the diocese about the alleged abuse.
The Diocese of Phoenix said it could not discuss the pending litigation, but would continue to keep the Pain family in its prayers.
"As always, Bishop Olmsted and the Diocese of Phoenix encourage anyone who has experienced sexual misconduct or abuse by a member of the clergy or by any employee or volunteer of the Church to make a report to local law enforcement and to contact the Diocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection," the diocese said in a statement issued to ABCNews.com.
Spaulding, the priest who allegedly abused David Jr., was suspended in 2011 after a diocese investigation found Pain's story, and that of three other accusers, to be credible.
Spaulding's attorney, Philip Seplow, called him a "beloved" member of the community and denied the abuse allegations.
"I think what it is is [David] Michael Pain Sr. killed [David] Michael Pain Jr. and it looks to me like he's trying to exorcise his own demons," Seplow said.
Krolczyk left the church, though she said despite the lawsuit, her ex-husband has not.
"I just find the whole scenario obscene," she said. "I think the Catholic Church knows what is going on and they do nothing about it."