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When EVE Online developer CCP games asked players to cast a vote for the game in the European Games Award, the response was overwhelming: fix the game first.
It was a simple enough request. Yesterday on the official EVE forums, CCP dev Zymurgist posted the following:
The European Games Award is the first award exclusively for European games and is now looking for votes from gamers for the best European video and computer games. EVE Online has been nominated for best Online Game but needs your vote to win the competition. Check out what games are being nominated for here and then cast your vote for EVE Online for best online game!
The first response set the tone for what has grown into a forum thread more than 27 pages long. "You're serious?"
A large number of EVE fans are unhappy with the lag that CCP has introduced into the game over the past year. An EVE player named Sam emailed us with a brief explanation of the situation.
"The fact is: in December 2009, the game could support 1000 players in a single battle. In the winter 2009 expansion, performance decreased because of new features involving fleet organization. However they never rolled back the changes and instead of kept going forward with more new features that layer new problems on top of old. This cycle is to continue for the next 18 months while CCP works through their planned new feature pipeline."
While some players expressed support for the game, suggesting that an award would equal more players and more money for CCP to fix things, players like Sam point to a recent post on the EVE dev blog, indicating that most of the developers were working on new features rather than polishing what was broken.
This morning CCP issued a statement to CVG, indicating that fixing the lag in large fleet battles was a top priority for the dev team.
'CCP has invested significant time and resources throughout EVE's history on increasing the performance of fleet fights. We've always had a team of developers devoted to improving our technology and in recent years we made exponential headway through massive server upgrades and initiatives like "Stackless IO".
'Currently, unsurprisingly, this effort is our No.1 development priority and we have given the specialised team carte blanche in re-attaining 1,000+ player fleet battles that EVE is famous for.
It's damage control, of course, but at least now the developer is committed to fixing the problem.
With fans voting for everything from Battlefield 1943 to Age of Conan, there's no way in hell EVE Online is winning the European Games Award for best online game. There's always next year.
This is an embarrassing situation for CCP to be sure, but I think the developer should be proud of the community they've fostered. They seem like a very bright, empowered group of folks. As EVE player Magnus Orin put it, "I still love Eve, but it's not unconditional."


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Happy Halloween my lovely readers! This weekend is going by slendidly. Yesterday Nick ended up having to work for a couple of hours (boo!), but we got our paw decals up in little T's room and got the safety lock on his window. His window is proteceted by this half wall thing from outside, but a bad guy could still have access to his room. So mommy and daddy felt safer knowing that window could only be unlocked from the inside.
The rest of the day consisted of a delicious bfast with my sister and bunny boo and Nick of course, Home Depot (which Nick informred me is more geared towards women and Lowes is for men? News to me), and then Target & grocery shopping. I deserve a real spanking because I didn't go to the gym once this weekend, GASP! But, tonight I plan on walking around the neighborhoods as we go trick or treating with my niece (aka the Bunny Boo to new readers). So Im sure I'll cover some mileage..while eating my 6 little fun sized butterfingers...yes, you better believe I have them in my purse as I type ready to go!
Since we're on the topic of Halloween and trick or treating, I have a fabulous idea for next year with Troy. Of course he will only be 10 months and wont be walking up to people's doors, but we still plan on walking around with my niece again and Nick and I will go out with friends for our own festivities. This is my idea - me as a sexy Alice from Wonderland or a Queen of hearts, Nick as the Mad Hatter, and Troy as the little white rabbit!!! It's bound to be cold that night like every year, so Troy will be all bundled.
I'm still trying to find a little white rabbit custome witout a bunch of pink on it <----- No pink according to Nick haha. Since I wont end my night with a pillow case full of candy, I am giving myself a different kinda treat...... droooool
Oh Vera Wang, how you tease me. These babies can be found at Kohls. They are over the knee and would make me feel like I could put on a cape and show Batman a thing or two

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An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Robert Dallek's ambitious biography of John F. Kennedy's heroic life from 1917 to 1963 is a fascinating read. It portrays the life of the 35th president of the United States in candid detail. JFK lived a life of ease before and after his service in the US Navy during World War II. He came from a prominent Boston family, was extremely handsome, and had great orator skills plus a vision that took him to great heights. Joe Kennedy, JFK's father did all he...
Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President
Oxford University Press, Nov 2003, 30.00, 396 pp. ISBN: 0195159209 Professor provides an incredible biography of one of the most complex presidents of the twentieth century, LBJ. Readers obtain insight into a compassionate yet deceitful individual who believed in his populist social reforms; Professor Dallek believes LBJ was motivated by an impoverish childhood. Of most interest is how LBJ anguished over the Nam War that just seemed to get wor...


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A 16-year-old Ottawa boy is facing more than 60 charges related to dozens of "swatting" calls throughout the United States.
The calls would include false information to police, suggesting a threat exists at a particular location, often leading to lockdowns and a heavy police presence.
The boy's name is not being released due to his age, but Ottawa Police officials say he's likely responsible for at least 30 swatting calls in the U.S., including calls made to Montgomery County schools.
U.S. & World
According to a news release from Ottawa Police, the teen was arrested Thursday, and allegedly made swatting calls to cities in California, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland and New York.
He's facing 60 criminal charges, including public mischief, utter death threats, conveying false information with intent to harm and mischief to property.
Ottawa Police say they have seized the teen's communication devices along with firearms and ammunition.


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It's not rocket science - closing areas of land and water to humans allows nature to recover and restore its fragile balance. The idea has been successfully tried and tested many times on land but it has taken years of destruction before the message has hit home for the oceans.
Ten years ago in Johannesburg, global leaders committed for the first time to establish by 2012 networks of marine protected areas to protect oceans from human impacts. The 2012 target has been reiterated over and over in global and regional environmental political meetings. In 2007 Mediterranean governments agreed to set aside by 2012 marine protected areas including seas areas of international waters to save marine life, and in 2009 they agreed to a plan to make it happen.
It's now February 2012. I am in freezing Paris where the 17th meeting of the Mediterranean Environment Convention – the Barcelona Convention – has just taken place. The icy temperatures here in the French capital reflect the cold truth. There is no Mediterranean network in place... in fact the last area of international waters to be protected was set up ten years ago! The complex politics of the region and thorny histories between governments has hindered collaboration for the protection of the oceans that belong to all of us- you and me.
In the past years Greenpeace has taken direct action in the Mediterranean to stop the senseless plunder of bluefin tuna. We have published reports and scientific information highlighting areas, such as the Sicilian Channel and the Balearics, and have proposed a network of marine reserves covering 40% of the Mediterranean sea.
In Paris, once again Greenpeace denounced the lack of action and urged governments to stop dragging their feet and take action. The meeting finally decided to send the the list of ecologically and biologically significant areas identified by the regional scientific project to the global Convention on Biological Diversity. The science has identified significant areas in the region - fragile seamounts, coral reefs and spawning areas of species such as bluefin tuna. Countries now need to take up the responsibility to protect these areas against overfishing, destructive fishing, pollution and abandon their catastrophic plans to drill for oil and gas. Will the Mediterranean countries act to defend the sea, despite the region's political and financial turmoil? Or will there be more empty promises?
Unlike most areas of the world, the lack of progress in the Med is less about legal gaps and more a result of the lack of political will. For most parts of the world's oceans however, there is no mechanism to set up and manage protected areas in the high seas. A new Oceans Rescue Plan is necessary to spell these rules out and we hope that the need to negotiate such an agreement will be agreed at the Rio 2012 conference this June. Unfortunately countries such as the U.S, Iceland and Norway still enjoy the wild west of the high seas and want to see no further development of rules to protect and manage marine life in these areas. Thankfully, the 22 Mediterranean countries at least sent the opposite message through the Paris declaration last Friday.
Sofia Tsenikli is an oceans policy advisor based in Greenpeace Greece's Athens office.
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I want to protect the oceans! They are very important to me.
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I strongly oppose your comment about Norway not wanting to protect marine life. We still have untouched areas in our coastal line. The National Marine...
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This news is useful for me.
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Former President Bill Clinton basked in the glow family and a group of A-list celebs to celebrate his 64th birthday in the Hamptons, reports the New York Post.
On hand for the big night were designer Vera Wang, who made Chelsea Clinton's wedding dress, Katie Couric, "Today Show" host Matt Lauer, and rockers Paul McCartney and Jimmy Buffett.
The fiesta was held at the home of longtime Clinton aide Doug Band in the town of Water Mill with the food catered by Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton. Bubba's wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, co-hosted the party.
The president's actual birthday was August 19 and he received a call from Sir Paul on which he sang the Beatles 1967 hit, "When I'm Sixty-Four."
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A sequence of row houses on Woodlawn Avenue caught fire at about 4 a.m. Sunday and quickly spread into a major structure fire that burned for more than six hours. As a result, 32 people were displaced from their homes. No tenant injuries or deaths were reported, but three firefighters were sent to the hospital for heat- and smoke-related issues. They were later released. The five row houses, connected by stairwells, were 100-108 Woodlawn Ave. The blaze started in the back lower-half of No. 108, which is on the end of the row of houses, officials said. There were 16 residents home at the time of the fire. Due to the instability of the fire-ravaged houses, Saratoga Springs Police Lt. John Catone said demolition on 106 and 108 Woodlawn Ave. started Sunday. W.J. Morris Excavation continued work overnight. "The buildings were a total loss. The majority of the buildings have collapsed on the back side and we're going to be quite some time before we can even get in there, and if we can even get in there, to start an investigation," Catone said. Woodlawn Avenue from Church to Van Dam streets and Van Dam Street from Broadway to Clinton Street will remain closed until further notice. At the height of the blaze, nearly 100 firefighters and 15 fire trucks from various departments were at the scene. For most of the morning, firefighters swarmed the premises wearing a look of exhaustion, some resting on the ground. Catone said it took the first fire department a minute-and-a-half to respond, but by the time they arrived, 106 and 108 Woodlawn Ave. were engulfed in flames. By 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the remaining three houses caught fire. By 6 a.m., the middle and rear portions of 106 and 108 Woodlawn Ave. collapsed and firefighters were ordered out of the buildings. From that point on, firefighters battled flames from multiple angles, including from the rooftops of neighboring buildings and two aerial ladders. The fire was declared under control but not completely extinguished at 9:15 a.m. Sunday by Saratoga Springs Fire Chief Robert Williams. A young woman at the scene of the fire who wished to remain anonymous said she was getting ready for bed at 4 a.m. She heard pops outside "like a bang" and thought someone had fallen upstairs, she said. When she heard the noise again, she thought her roommate could be in trouble and quickly opened her door. That's when she saw the fire in a hallway closet. At first, she and her roommate tried to douse the flames with water but quickly realized it wasn't working. She called 911 and her roommate ran from apartment to apartment to wake the other tenants, she said. The landlord of the row houses, Charles Israel, watched firefighters work on the fire. He said police notified him of the blaze at 4:30 a.m. "Everybody got out OK, that's the important thing," said Israel, whose father owns the buildings. One resident said they lost two pets during the madness of the fire -- one kitten and one cat. The kitten was later recovered, scared but alive, when firefighters let the man's daughter briefly enter the apartment to search for the animals. However, their other cat, Boots, remains missing. Boots is a large and friendly black cat with white, declawed paws. Emailnews@saratogian
. com with any information on Boots. During the school year, the buildings tend to house college students. During track season, they are usually home to Saratoga Race Course workers. One of those employees, Derek Daye, said he and several track workers have stayed in the houses for the last four or five years. They still have five weeks of track season ahead of them, but everything they brought with them from downstate was lost in the fire. Across the street at 118 Woodlawn Ave. is the Saratoga Assembly of God, which opened its doors to its neighbors and invited everyone on the street over for coffee and donuts and later served lunch. The Rev. Todd M. Bumbarger, lead pastor, said he was just doing what he tries to teach members of his church -- giving with no strings attached. He said the church will be taking a collection for the people who lost everything in the fire. The American Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter at the Saratoga Springs Recreational Center at 15 Vanderbilt Ave. for anyone displaced by the fire. The shelter is available and staffed around the clock, serving food and helping victims of the fire acquire everything from clothing to housing. Additionally, donations of new and gently used clothing, gift cards, toiletries and pre-paid phone cards will be accepted from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Sunday at the backstretch recreational hall inside gate 16 off Union Avenue. Leads on available housing also will be accepted at that location. Malta Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Maple Avenue Fire Department, Middle Grove Fire Department, Porter Corners Fire Department, Saratoga County Hazmat Team and Saratoga Springs Fire Department responded to the scene.


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As part of ThinkAdvisor's Special Report, 21 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2014, throughout the month of March, we are partnering with our Summit Professional Networks sister service, Tax Facts Online, to take a deeper dive into certain tax planning issues in a convenient Q&A format.
What is a tax shelter?
In the traditional sense, a tax shelter is simply a method that a taxpayer uses to generate tax deductions and credits by investing in "investment activities" that often are not expected to generate any real profits. Historically, taxpayers specifically entered into these transactions with the anticipation of producing losses that could be used to offset a taxpayer's otherwise taxable gains.
The basic concept is presented in the example below, which illustrates the potential results of tax shelters that were available to investors before the enactment of legislation designed to curb the use of these shelters.
Example: Simon has annual income of $450,000 and dividend income of $30,000. He invests $40,000 in a 10 percent interest in ABC partnership ("ABC"), which is in the business of breeding racehorses (Simon had no active role in ABC's business). ABC, through the use of $800,000 in nonrecourse financing and $200,000 in cash, purchased several horses as a part of this breeding program. After depreciation, interest and other deductions relating to the breeding program, ABC experiences a loss of $500,000. Simon's share of the loss is $50,000 (10 percent). Even though Simon only actually invested $40,000 in the partnership (and could have only lost $40,000 if the investment subsequently became completely worthless), he would have been entitled to deduct his entire $50,000 share in ABC's loss.
Although characteristics of a tax sheltered investment may vary depending on the form and type of vehicle employed, several common features are:
(1) Leverage. This refers to the maximization of investment return through the use of borrowed capital;
(2) Depreciation and Depletion. The tax shelter vehicle, such as an equipment leasing venture, may use the accelerated cost recovery system or accelerated depreciation with respect to the cost of the property. This is true even though all or part of the cost of the asset has been financed by other parties.
A depletion deduction may be available for an investment in natural resources such as oil, gas, timber and minerals. Although deductions for depreciation and depletion may create a loss from a tax standpoint, the investment's cash flow may still be positive. Thus, the investor may benefit from both a currently deductible loss and the receipt of cash flow for other investment or business endeavors;
(3) Deferral. If an investment is made in a venture which initially operates at a loss, the loss may be available to shield other income from current taxation. The tax liability is effectively deferred to later years when the investment is producing income.
Timing is important in this regard to avoid having deferred income taxed at a steeper rate in a later taxable year. Obviously, it is desirable that deductions are available in current high-income years while gain or investment income is realized in later low bracket years.
In recent years, the IRS has enacted legislation to prevent the use of tax shelters as vehicles that operate solely for the purpose of tax avoidance (see "abusive tax shelters" below), but one of the key elements of tax shelter partnerships prior to this legislative reform was the allocation of annual operating losses among the partners in such a manner that the investors seeking tax shelter were allocated losses disproportionately greater than their true relative economic interest in the partnership.
IRC Section 704(a) generally permits a partner's distributive share of income, gain, loss or deduction to be determined by the partnership agreement. IRC Section 704(b)(2), however, provides that a partnership agreement's allocation provisions that are different from the partners' "interests in the partnership" (taking into account all facts and circumstances) will be effective only in situations in which the allocations have "substantial economic effect". The IRS has developed an extensive set of economic effect tests and a definition of "substantiality" in the final regulations interpreting Section 704.
What is an abusive tax shelter?
While Congress has recognized that the loss of revenue is an acceptable side effect of special tax provisions designed to encourage taxpayers to make certain types of "tax shelter" investments that yield tax benefits, losses from tax shelters oftentimes produce little or no benefit to society, or the tax benefits are exaggerated beyond those intended. These cases are called "abusive tax shelters," and are described by the IRS in Publication 550 as follows:
"Abusive tax shelters are marketing schemes involving artificial transactions with little or no economic reality. They often make use of unrealistic allocations, inflated appraisals, losses in connection with nonrecourse loans, mismatching of income and deductions, financing techniques that do not conform to standard commercial business practices, or mischaracterization of the substance of the transaction. Despite appearances to the contrary, the taxpayer generally risks little.
Abusive tax shelters commonly involve package deals designed from the start to generate losses, deductions, or credits that will be far more than present or future investment. Or, they may promise investors from the start that future inflated appraisals will enable them, for example, to reap charitable contribution deductions based on those appraisals. They are commonly marketed in terms of the ratio of tax deductions allegedly available to each dollar invested. This ratio (or "write-off") is frequently said to be several times greater than one-to-one."
The IRS has taken steps to combat abusive tax shelters and transactions. A comprehensive strategy is in place to:
- Identify and deter promoters of abusive tax transactions through audits, summons enforcement and targeted litigation;
- Keep the public advised by publishing guidance on transactions and shelters that are determined to be abusive;
- Promote disclosure by those who market and participate in abusive transactions; and
- Develop and implement alternative methods for resolving abusive transactions claimed by taxpayers.
Planning Point: An investment that is considered a tax shelter is subject to restrictions, including the requirement that it be disclosed and registered. The regulations require taxpayers to disclose certain reportable transactions involving abusive tax shelters in which they participate. These transactions include transactions that are the same as, or substantially similar to, a transaction specifically identified by the IRS or state tax agency as a tax avoidance transaction (a so-called "listed transaction."
For more tax planning stories, check out our Special Report 21 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2014 home page.


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TUCSON, Ariz. - The 2010 Eastern Championship field is now set as the seeding committee has announced the eight teams which will battle for the Collegiate Water Polo Association's varsity championship at the University of Maryland's Eppley Recreation Center on April 30-May 2. The victor of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship at San Diego State University.
The Harvard women's water polo team earned one of two at-large berths to the Eastern Championships, to be held April 30-May 2. The Crimson will face Michigan, the top-seeded team in the tournament, in the opening match. Harvard, which finished the 2010 season with a 12-12 record and a 1-3 mark in the Northern Division, is the No. 8 seed in the field. The Wolverines wrapped up the season with a 28-6 overall record and went 5-0 in the Western Division to claim its ninth consecutive Western Division crown. Michigan will be looking to capture its third-straight Eastern Division title.
Each squad is guaranteed three games over the three days. A second round of games will be played Saturday, May 1 and the placement round will take play Sunday, May 2.
The Eastern Championship field is selected by a panel of coaches which examined the entirety of the season's results to determine the strength of teams at the conclusion of the season. The Northern, Southern and Western Division champions and runner-up finishers earned automatic bids to the field, while two teams earn spots based as at-large selections.
A complete tournament schedule and ticket information are availabe on the 2010 Eastern Championship site.
2010 Eastern Championship Field
1. No. 7 Michigan
2. No. 10 Hartwick
3. No. 15 Indiana
4. Bucknell
5. No. 19 Princeton
6. Brown
7. Maryland
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Dec 14, 2010 | ISBN 9780307446039
Praise for The 60-Minute Money Workout
"Ellie Kay has the unique ability to make mastering your family's finances easy, accessible, and yes, even fun! Written with the true insight of someone who's been there, The 60-Minute Money Workout is a serious finance guide that doesn't take itself too seriously…and offers something for every member of the family, even the kids."
—Tanya Rivero, anchor of ABC News NOW's "Good Money"
"Ellie Kay has a unique gift of being able to communicate through many mediums. She is an expert on practical money matters. This book is filled with insights and tools to help any family experience financial freedom and contentment."
—Ron Blue, founder, Ronald Blue & Co.: Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.
"Ellie Kay is wise, articulate, and practical. Her new insights in The 60-Minute Money Workout are no exception. If your finances feel out of control, this book will whip you into shape!"
—Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Have a New Kid by Friday and Have a New You by Friday
Praise for Ellie Kay
"Ellie's work, helping us be better stewards, is one of the great services to families across our nation."
—Dennis Rainey, executive director and radio host of FamilyLife Today
"The debt mentality in our society is rampant, and people are desperate. Ellie hits the nail on the head by defining those struggles and offering practical solutions in a remarkably clear way."
—Howard Dayton, CEO, Crown Financial Ministries
"Ellie is amazing! I don't think she ever sleeps! She provides great information and is always a fun guest on the show."
—Bill Griffeth, host of CNBC's Power Lunch
"A splendid example of the far-reaching and positive impact that an individual with vision and faith can make in our world. Thank God for people like her who are a tremendous inspiration!"
—Dr. Robert H. Schuller, The Crystal Cathedral and television host of Hour of Power


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Architects and Fabricators Agree:
V-Grooving Machines Ideal for Curtain Walls
Curtain-wall systems (says Wikipedia) typically are designed with extruded aluminum members, although the first curtain walls were made of steel. Copper cladding enables architects to incorporate visually desirable features into building design. Sheets, shingles and prefabricated panels can be cut, routed, sawed, filed, drilled, screwed, welded and curved to form complex shapes. Ceiling panels also can be fabricated to create a unique decorative appearance, as can elevator entries.
V-grooving sheetmetal panels enables forming
To achieve sharp corners on panels, to enable a seamless appearance when the panels are assembled on the building, the V-grooving process has become popular with fabricators. With this process, panels are formed like pans with four to eight grooves. A V-groove is machined on the inside of the bend line, and when the material bends along that line a sharp corner is achieved, providing a distinctive, high-quality look and precision fit.
sharp corners to fabricate aesthetically pleasing curtain walls and other architectural panels.
V-grooving sheetmetal panels enables forming
Early V-grooving machines were created to enable forming of sheetmetal with sharp outside corners on bend lines. Some machines were modified planers, others were more like routers, and in some cases fabricators would perform V-grooving on milling machines. These early versions of V-groovers had limited capacity, often capable of fabricating decorative stainless steel to 3 or 4 mm thick.
Taking V-grooving to the next level, Hydrapower International, Marco Island, FL, has introduced grooving machines that can accommodate sheets and plate to 1/2 in. thick and 20 ft. long. The machines can finish a 10-ft. by 0.045-in.-deep groove in 16-gauge stainless steel in 5 sec., and finish off a panel with four 10-ft.-long grooves in about 1 min. And, using Hydrapower's new software, fabricators can activate a "pause" function to automatically bring the sheet to the front of the machine, where the clamps will release and the operator can rotate the sheet 90 deg., to run grooves in the perpendicular direction. This feature also finds use when making grooves on both sides of a sheet.
The machine's tool holder features cavities to hold several tools that can be used in combination, or just a single tool, depending on the application. Fabricators can select tools to make square grooves (like a key), V-grooves or grooves shaped like semicircles.Hydrapower Intl.: 239/642-5379; www.hydrapower-intl.com
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Directions to PetsMart stores in Tulsa
The Pet Adoption League - Cats - Page One:
Use links at the top and bottom of each set of listings to move through the full set of gallery pages. When photos are available of a particular animal, there will be two pictures. Click the photo you see to view the second picture. All questions go to the contact listed, not to the webmaster.
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The taste and scent of cardamom is hard to describe. It's very distinct and unique. If you're familiar with it, there is no mistaking it. If you're not familiar, then you might say it's floral with a hint a ginger. I would never describe it as spicy. Cinnamon is spicy. Ginger is spicy. Cardamom is not. I am at a loss for how else to describe the mysterious and exotic cardamom.
The yogurt along with the half pound of butter makes this coffee cake moist and definitely not low in calories. But the cardamom permeates each bite and gives the illusion of something bright and fresh that belies any sense of heaviness. The sweet filling is the perfect counterpoint to the fragrant cake. The cinnamon scented walnut filling holds its own yet does not compete against the cardamom infused cake. If you like cardamom chances are you'll love this coffee cake.
Cardamom Coffee Cake
(adapted from "The Bake Sale Cookbook" by Sally Sampson)
(makes one Bundt cake)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp ground cardamom
1/8 tsp salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups whole milk plain yogurt (or sour cream)
Preheat oven to 350F. Generously butter and flour a 12-cup capacity Bundt pan.
To make the filling:
Combine walnuts, both sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
To make the cake:
Sift together flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt. Set aside.
Place butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl before each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Add half the flour mixture and beat well. Add 1 cup of the yogurt, continuing to beat. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat in the remaining half of the flour mixture. Add the remaining 1 cup of the yogurt and beat well.
Pour one-third of the batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle with half of the filling mixture. Repeat and top with remaining one-third batter. Bake at 350F until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a tester comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
Cool for 20 minutes in the pan and then invert on a rack. Cool to room temperature. Dust lightly with powdered sugar if desired.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 31
This article appeared on WorldNetDaily.com on Thursday, June 6, 2002.
It's difficult to make a case that the FBI has not been politicized, but the degree of impact that politics has in the day of an average FBI special agent depends a lot on political courage.
Minneapolis Special Agent Coleen Rowley raised the issue of political correctness in her now famous memo to the FBI director when she suggested that the reason a warrant was not issued to search the computer hard drive of Moussaoui was because FBI Headquarters managers were worried about "racial profiling." In the crafting and distribution of her memo, Special Agent Rowley found the courage to say what a lot of others were already thinking.
We haven't heard from the FBI managers who stand accused of serious inaction by Rowley, but does she make a valid claim? Has "PC" gripped the FBI so much that it constrains the normal law enforcement functions that might otherwise keep us safer?
I would contend that "PC" hampers the FBI no more or less than it hampers the average PTA president or the average minister or priest. In fact, if we look around and listen, we would have to conclude that many of us have become "PC" to one degree or another, and those who have refused to cave in to this dysfunctional "group think" mentality seem odd to us curiously out of step.
The fact is, we have been "scolded" so much by the "PC" Police that we have nearly lost our precious rights of free speech. Think of all the things you are no longer "allowed" to say the list is long. Think of all the immoral, immodest, crude conduct you are no longer "allowed" to object to, out of fear that you may offend somebody. Today it seems that just about anything goes, as long as it's not illegal and the Loony Left is working on that!
Some would contend that the Loony Left, finding itself unable to force changes through the courts, has turned to the media to get their wacky agenda forced through. In this morning's newspaper for example a loony college professor contends that a monkey is as smart as his 4-year old child, and, therefore, the monkey should enjoy the same civil rights as his child. The question is, how smart is the newspaper editor who thought this "news" was news?
Nevertheless, today's laughable news item has a good chance of becoming tomorrow's "PC" rule against making fun of animal behavior or repeating monkey jokes. That's because when we consider how all the other agenda items managed to become cemented into our cultural rule book we may also remember that we dismissed previous silly notions and stood silent as the Loony Left marched the agenda forward, right into the "PC" handbook. Nobody can claim innocence in this regard unless they have the intellect of a monkey.
Another example in today's newspaper hits closer to home. It involves the issue of screening airline passengers for signs of terrorist activity. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against several major airline carriers because in the days immediately following the deadly Sept. 11 attack against our country, four Middle Eastern young men were escorted off of scheduled airline flights because the other passengers refused to fly with them. All that the passengers wanted was the security of knowing that these young men were not part of another attack.
The ACLU objected to this, claiming that no matter what, there could not be racial profiling! We might conclude that no one in the ACLU's leadership lost relatives in the World Trade Towers, or in the Pentagon bombing, or on the hijacked flights or else we'd have to conclude they are simply crazy!
Nevertheless, the ACLU presses forward with their lawsuit because four young men were inconvenienced for a few hours and had their feelings hurt.
Is it any wonder that FBI special agents and other law enforcement officers are nervous about doing their work? They don't want to get sued, and they have no confidence that their agency would back them up 100 percent if they stand accused, such as in a lawsuit of this kind. Lawsuits are messy and mean lost money and lost time. No federal agency wants to invite lawsuits, so they pile on the warnings about what their employees can and cannot do.
This overreaction to potential lawsuits creates an atmosphere of fear and, sooner or later, employees pull back instead of pushing ahead when their instincts and common sense tells them there is a major issue that should be investigated. Most federal agencies have become adverse to lawsuits to the degree that they are willing to overlook quite a bit just to avoid them.
This is where political courage comes in. The average FBI special agent needs to concentrate on the mission and not allow "PC" to distract him or her from what they are supposed to be doing. They must be reminded by the management that the mission of the average FBI agent is not to avoid lawsuits at all costs, but to address the mission heading off more terrorist attacks against our nation.
And the White House and Congress can do their part by making it perfectly clear that they reject "PC" in all its forms and will fend off each and every frivolous lawsuit that the ACLU might throw at them. If they need to hire more lawyers to do this, then bring them on board!
Yes, lawsuits take up a lot of time and cost the U.S. government lots of money but consider what another terrorist attack will do to this nation's economy. Consider what the last one did to our federal budget! What costs more the avoidance of lawsuits so as to adhere to the "PC" Police and the ACLU's wishes, or dealing with the potential for lawsuits so we can avoid another terrorist attack?
To many, there is no choice we must fight terrorism at the risk of offending some people. But the "PC" Police are very strong, and some claim they have a great deal of influence in the mainstream media. Again, this is when a little Political Courage the other "PC" can save the day.


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Taylor Lautner To Star In 'American Idiot?' He Was Out With The Film's Writer!
Taylor steps out with Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant — do you think he is being considered for the film version of the popular rock musical?
Taylor Lautner enjoyed a lovely dinner at Bottega Louie in Los Angeles July 13 with two very unlikely companions — Oscar nominees Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant. Is Taylor in talks to take a role in the film version of American Idiot?
Not to slight young Mr. Lautner, but Dustin and Gus seem like VERY unlikely dinner mates for the 19-year-old. Furthermore, news that Dustin is developing the script for American Idiot makes it seem like Taylor may be in talks to take a role in the rock musical. He might be looking for a departure after Twilight and the role of Johnny, the "Jesus of Suburbia," would be ideal. A sex crazed heroin addict is a far cry from the chaste and cordial werewolf he has played for the past four years.
Gus is not officially involved in the project but he could have been introducing the two as he was at one time in talks to direct the final two installments of Twilight, Breaking Dawn. Or, Gus could be replacing director Michael Mayer, who also directed the stage version, and taking the reigns of the upcoming film.
Gus is no stranger to rock films, having directed the critically acclaimed Last Days in 2005, a film that drew parallels to the lives of both Kurt Cobain and Elliott Smith.
Taylor's reps tell HolywoodLife that any reports of Taylor working with Dustin or Gus is, "Not true." But why would they be having dinner?
What do you think HollywoodLifers, could Taylor be starring in American Idiot?
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NORD gratefully acknowledges Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Chief of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD) is a rare genetic disorder of fatty acid metabolism that is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. It occurs when an enzyme needed to break down certain very long-chain fatty acids is missing or not working properly. VLCADD is one of the metabolic diseases known as fatty acid oxidation (FOD) diseases. In the past, the name long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCADD) was applied to one such disease, but today it is clear that all cases once thought to be LCADD are actually VLCADD.
The breakdown of fatty acids takes place in the mitochondria found in each cell. The mitochondria are small, well-defined bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of cells and in which energy is generated from the breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones (mitochondrial oxidation).
Classically, two forms of VLCADD have been described: an early-onset, severe form which, if unrecognized and undiagnosed, may lead to extreme weakness of the heart muscles (cardiomyopathy) and may be life-threatening, and a later-onset, milder form that is characterized by repeated bouts of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). In reality, patients may present with a combination of symptoms and the disease is best thought of as being a continuum. Since the advent of expanded newborn screening programs using tandem mass spectrometry technology, most VLCADD infants in the United States are being detected neonatal period.
Children with early-onset VLCADD present with symptoms within days or weeks after birth. These infants also show signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), irritability and listlessness (lethargy). From ages two or three months to about two years, infants with this form of the disorder will be at risk for thickening of the heart muscles (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), abnormal heart rhythms and cardiorespiratory failure. Cardiomyopathy is rare in infancy, but may be life threatening when present.
Later-onset VLCADD may present with recurrent episodes of lethargy and even coma associated with low blood sugar during infancy and a noticeably enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) during childhood. During later childhood and early adulthood, the patient hypoglycemia becomes less common and patients instead experiences periodic attacks muscle pain and breakdown (rhabdomyolysis).
The hypoglycemia associated with VLCADD occurs with little or no accumulation of ketone bodies (hypoketotic hypoglycemia) in the blood. (Ketone bodies are chemical substances normally produced by fatty acid metabolism in the liver.) There are very complicated patterns of blood chemicals and concentrations of unusual acids in the blood. A patient's blood will be examined for these patterns if VLCADD is suspected.
Affected individuals may begin to experience recurrent increased acid levels in blood and body tissues (metabolic acidosis); sudden cessation of breathing (respiratory arrest) and even cardiac arrest. These symptoms may be associated with cardiomyopathy [see below]); listlessness, severe drowsiness (lethargy), and coma. Without prompt, appropriate treatment, such acute episodes may lead to potentially life-threatening complications. (For further information, please see Standard Therapies below.)
Individuals with VLCADD deficiency may have fat deposits (fatty infiltration) and abnormal enlargement of the liver (hepatomegaly); poor muscle tone (hypotonia); and/or evidence of cardiomyopathy. For example, there may be abnormal thickening (hypertrophy) or stretching and enlargement (dilation) of the left lower chamber (ventricle) of the heart (i.e., hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy). Cardiomyopathy may lead to weakening in the force of heart contractions, decreased efficiency in the circulation of blood through the lungs and to the rest of the body (heart failure), and various associated symptoms that may depend upon the nature and severity of the condition, patient age, and other factors.
VLCADD deficiency is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. The gene for VLCAD (ACADVL) is found at gene map locus 17p11.2-p11.1. Original reports of long chain Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCAD) in the literature were in error and all previously published cases of LCAD deficiency have been shown to be VLCAD deficiency.
Chromosomes, which are present in the nucleus of human cells, carry the genetic information for each individual. Human body cells normally have 46 chromosomes. Pairs of human chromosomes are numbered from 1 through 22, and the sex chromosomes are designated X and Y. Males have one X and one Y chromosome and females have two X chromosomes. Each chromosome has a short arm designated "p" and a long arm designated "q". Chromosomes are further sub-divided into many bands that are numbered. For example, "chromosome 17p11.2-p11.1" refers to a region between bands 11.2 and 11.1 on the short arm of chromosome 17. The numbered bands specify the location of the thousands of genes that are present on each chromosome.
Genetic diseases are determined by the combination of genes for a particular trait that are on the chromosomes received from the father and the mother.
Recessive genetic disorders occur when an individual inherits one copy of a gene that does not function properly from each parent. If an individual receives one normal gene and one gene for the disease, the person will be a carrier for the disease, but usually will not show symptoms. The risk for two carrier parents to both pass the defective gene and, therefore, have an affected child is 25% with each pregnancy. The risk to have a child who is a carrier like the parents is 50% with each pregnancy. The chance for a child to receive normal genes from both parents and be genetically normal for that particular trait is 25%. The risk is the same for males and females.
All individuals carry a few abnormal genes. Parents who are close relatives (consanguineous) have a higher chance than unrelated parents to both carry the same abnormal gene, which increases the risk to have children with a recessive genetic disorder.
As noted above, VLCADD is a genetic disorder of fatty acid metabolism. Metabolic disorders result from abnormal structure and functioning of a specific protein known as an enzyme. Enzymes are proteins that speed up the chemical reactions of the body. Enzymes are complicated proteins that must be folded in very precise ways in order to do their job of speeding up specific chemical reactions so that metabolism may proceed.
VLCADD was originally described in 1992 and is now recognized as having an incidence of 1:40,000 babies. The introduction of heel-stick tandem mass spectrometry for the early diagnosis of VLCAD in newborns has markedly increased the number of infants in which the disorder is detected.
VLCADD may be diagnosed based upon a thorough clinical evaluation; identification of characteristic findings (e.g., hypoketotic hypoglycemia, severe skeletal muscle weakness, heart enlargement); and the results of various specialized tests, including analysis conducted on various specimens, such as urine, blood, muscle, liver tissue, skin cells (cultured fibroblasts), and/or white blood cells (leukocytes). A thorough and complete family history is especially important in order to determine if there is an episode of sudden infant death (SID) in the family's past. One estimate is that prior to the advent of newborn screening VLCAD deficiency was responsible for up to 5% of all SIDS deaths.
In individuals with the disorder, urine organic acid analysis typically reveals reduced or absent ketone bodies and elevated levels of certain dicarboxylic acids (i.e., dicarboxylic aciduria, e.g., increased C6-C10, C12-C14 dicarboxylic acids). In some cases, there may be increased blood levels of the enzyme creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and the abnormal presence of myoglobin in the urine (myoglobinuria).
Removal (biopsy) and microscopic evaluation of small samples of liver tissue may also reveal fatty infiltration and structural changes of mitochondria, though this is not necessary for clinical diagnosis. In addition, abnormal enlargement of the heart (cardiomegaly) associated with cardiomyopathy may be apparent upon chest x-ray examination.
Prenatal diagnosis is available by enzyme measurement of either cultured cells or cells obtained from the amniotic fluid or during chorionic villus sampling (CVS). (With amniocentesis, a sample of fluid that surrounds the developing fetus is removed and analyzed, while CVS involves the removal of tissue samples from a portion of the placenta.)
Disease management and treatment are primarily directed toward preventing and controlling acute episodes. Preventive measures include avoiding fasting for more than 10 to 12 hours and maintaining a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, with frequent feeding (i.e., to keep periods of fasting to a minimum). Additional recommendations may include the use of low-fat nutritional supplements, medium-chain triglycerides (e.g., MCT oil), and corn starch (e.g., at bedtime). Physicians may also advise supplementation with carnitine (Carnitor) and/or riboflavin.
If hospitalized for an acute episode, treatment may require the prompt administration of intravenous glucose (10% dextrose) and additional supportive measures as necessary.
Genetic counseling will also be of benefit for affected individuals and their families. In addition, as noted above, diagnostic testing of siblings is crucial to help detect and appropriately manage the condition. Other treatment for this disorder is symptomatic and supportive.
A clinical trial is currently being conducted on treatment of VLCADD with triheptanoin, an artificial fat that is substituted for MCT oil in the diet. Published studies to date indicate improved glucose control and reduced episodes of rhabdomyolis in patients treated with triheptanoin. Cardiomyopathy may also be improved.
Bezafibrate is an experimental medication originally developed to lower blood cholesterol. It has coincidentally been shown to increase the amount of VLCAD protein in cells. Limited clinical studies have been published to study the use of bezafibrate in VLCAD deficiency but no active clinical trials are in progress.
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:27 pm
Sounds like you dog has a great new home!! and for the record, our pit loves to "hog" the bed as well
mrtubbydog wrote:Please don't tell her that, though, or she might think she has to be mean.!
mrtubbydog wrote:Hi, I'm Cindy
My new baby dog, Nina, AKA Ninny, Neenja, Ninja, is a rescue, and yes, she is probably part pit.
Please don't tell her that, though, or she might think she has to be mean.
She is the sweetest dog I have ever met.
She spent the first year of her life tied to a tree in a backyard with no food, no water.
The second year she was fostered by the parents of the girl who stole her from the backyard.
They were not really dog people, so she spent a lot of her life in a crate.
Being in a crate, she barked way too much for their neighbors to handle, so they were always getting complaints.
Now she is with me, my husband, and 2 teenage boys, 17 and 14.
We live in the woods, she can run and bark to her heart's content.
My 14 YO boy is an animal lover, he has 3 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 bunny, not to mention the countless hamsters we have buried in our pet cemetery.
Jay took to Nina right away, and she to him.
To make a long story short, if it's not too late already, she is the love of our life!
I can't be without a dog, I've had one ever since childhood, and am just lost without one.
Nina took over our hearts very quickly.
She is even starting to get along with the cats!
She is a little thing, only @ 50#, which for us is little because our dogs, all rescues, have been at least 100#
For such a little thing, she sure does take up a lot of bed!
Thank you for welcoming me into the Pit Bull (I love the term, "Bully dogs" because she bullies me out of my half of the bed!) community.
Cindy and family and Ninny!
jamielvsaustin wrote:mrtubbydog wrote:Please don't tell her that, though, or she might think she has to be mean.!
What would make you say something like this? It implies that you think all PB type dogs are mean-not a great way to start off on a PB forum. JS


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Africa Mourns Coretta King
The profound illustration of Mrs. King's power shone when the first federal holiday was celebrated in 1986, something that was inconceivable during fiery days of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. "Her spirit will remain with us just as her husband's has," said Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and civil rights movement activist. Many people described her as a woman of the struggle who never tired to sustain the power of women as keepers and guardians of the society's moral codes
Coretta Scott King, the widow of the late American civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with unbending determination guided and kept alive her husband's dream for justice and equality among people of all races. Her death Jan. 31 is being mourned globally including here in Zimbabwe.
She founded the King Centre in honor of her slain husband and to advance Dr King's legacy of non-violent social change. Today this institute has touched the hearts and minds of many people throughout the world. Her more-than-a-decade campaign to have her husband's birthday observed as a national holiday shook the White House establishment to the core forcing former U.S. president Ronald Reagan to sign the bill into law in 1983.
The profound illustration of Mrs. King's power shone when the first federal holiday was celebrated in 1986, something that was inconceivable during fiery days of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. "Her spirit will remain with us just as her husband's has," said Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and civil rights movement activist. Many people described her as a woman of the struggle who never tired to sustain the power of women as keepers and guardians of the society's moral codes.
Her death follows the passing away of another luminary of the civil rights movement Mrs. Rosa Parks late last year and just 15 days after the celebrations of Dr King's 77 birthday on January 15. Mrs. King's works ranged far and wide and over the years she grew to become the most influential Black woman the world over spreading the gospel of social justice, Black emancipation, poverty, education, Aids, African debt as well as promoting women's rights.
Zimbabwe and Africa had a place in her heart. She first visited Zimbabwe in November 1983. During the visit she toured the National Heroes Acre to pay tribute to Zimbabwe's sons and daughters who died fighting for the country. "We are going to work with women here to plan for a larger conference of women that will take place in Nairobi in 1985 to promote the participation of women in the political process, not only on the African continent but throughout the world," she said way back in Nov 1983.
She said women need resources to lead them to more opportunities. In that year, Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda bestowed one his country's highest honor on her in recognition of her continued work for freedom and justice for oppressed people the world over. Mrs. King was decorated with the Companion Order of Freedom at a colorful investiture ceremony held in Lusaka, Zambia. Many people in Africa we recall her deep sense of service to people on the entire continent and to the liberation movements in southern Africa.
During the 1985 United Nations conference marking the end of the decade for women, Mrs. King said she was 'moved to tears' by the suffering of Black South African women and children who were still under the yoke of the evil apartheid system. "They made me understand that many victims of South African militarism and barbarism are little children and women left alone and helpless," she said.
"They have ducked and dogged bullets, they have watched their husbands and sons murdered before their eyes." Mrs. King supported the cause of the liberation movements in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia and personally urged the Reagan administration to support a stronger resolution condemning South African racism.
In the following year, she visited Zimbabwe again and held talks with Frontline States leaders including the president of the African National Congress Oliver Tambo and other leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement. She even visited Winnie Mandela, then the wife of the jailed ANC leader. Mrs. King guided Blacks through the emotional day of remembrance of his slain husband whose death propelled the ideals of the civil rights movement even further.
She once said that her husband's life represented "a triumph of all peoples…joined together in one human family in a common struggle for justice and righteousness." She was a firm advocate for peace, justice, equality and family values as well as supporting the disadvantaged in the US and in Africa as well.
In 1990 when she visited Zimbabwe, through the Martin Luther King Jr. Centre for Non-Violent Social Change, she donated US$2, 000 to the Zimbabwe Child Survival and Development Foundation which was founded by the late First Lady Amai Sally Mugabe.
Her donation went a long way towards meeting the needs of children who needed shelter, clothes, food and medicines. She hailed President Mugabe's 1980 policy of reconciliation and the unity agreement of December 1987 which brought two warring sides of the country's main liberation movements together.
Mrs. King provided solid support to her husband whom she married in 1953 during the most tumultuous days of the American civil rights movement. After the assassination of Dr King in Memphis, Tennessee, on 4 April 1968, she worked tirelessly to keep her husband's dream alive while also raising their four children.
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[Walt Whitman, circa 1863-64, Washington DC - photograph by Alexander Gardner - courtesy the Alderman Library, the University of Virginia, via The Walt Whitman Archive]
"The Good Grey Poet", the immortal Walt Whitman, lurker in supermarkets, was born on this day. Our last year's (2011) birthday-posting has been (surprisingly?) hearteningly, among our most-visited posts (we pray, given his commitment to candor and health, for scholarly pursuit, not for mere prurient interests). That posting included information about the truly remarkable Walt Whitman Archive, whose praises we continue to sing (We "sing the Body Electric"?). That site, we are pleased to report, has been considerably expanded in the past 12 months. Just in the past two months, for example, new Civil War notebooks have been added, along with nearly 450 letters from the Reconstruction years (the complete two-way correspondence from this period will be available in the Fall). The first installment of Whitman's Civil War journalism is also now on-line and available.
Here on the Allen Ginsberg Project we've featured important first-time transcriptions of Allen lecturing on Whitman (in 1975 at Naropa) here. We'll be publishing more such Ginsberg-on-Whitman in the coming months.
Guess we should also mention "the Gay Succession" once again!
Here's Allen's essay from Sulfur (1992) - "Whitman's Influence: A Mountain Too Vast to Be Seen":
"Like Poe, Whitman's breakthru from official conventional nationalist identity to personal self, to subject, subjectivity, to candor of person, sacredness of the unique eccentric curious solitary personal consciousness changed written imaginative conception of the individual around the whole world, and inspired a democratic revolution of mental nature from Leningrad and Paris to Shanghai and Tokyo.
Like Poe, who introduced modern self-consciousness to Baudelaire and Dostoevsky, so Whitman's exposure of a new self of man and woman empowered every particular soul who heard his long-breathed inspiration. "I celebrate myself, and sing myself/ And what I assume you shall assume..."
This expansive person and expanded verse line affected continental literary consciousness by the turn of the century, Emile Verhaeren in Belgian French, Paul Claudel later with extended strophic verse. The Russian Futurists adapted Whitman's bold personism - vide Mayakovsky's "Cloud in Trousers", Blok's "The Twelve", Khlebnikov's vocal experimentation. Perhaps through the French, Japanese and Chinese poets reinvented verse forms and personality of poet - Guo Moruo and Ai Qing [the father of Ai Weiwei - sic] particularly, introduced Whitmanic afflatus and expanded verse line to China by 1919. And Ezra Pound also said "I make a pact with you Walt Whitman" in introducing modernism to American English poetry by World War I - thereby catalyzing renewal of all world poetries. What was Whitman's effect on Italian Futurists? On Marinetti and Ungaretti?
In "Democratic Vistas" Whitman warned that unless American materialism were to be enlightened by some spiritual influence, the United States would turn into "the fabled damned of nations". His spiritual medicine or antidote to poisonous materialism was "adhesiveness", a generous affection between citizens. In his preface to "Leaves of Grass" he prescribed "candor" as the necessary virtue of "poets and orators to come".
The Good Grey Poet's own affections and candor led to the excellent tender erotic verse in the "Calamus" section of "Leaves of Grass", prophesying a gay liberation for American and world literature.
His "Passage to India" predicted a meeting of Eastern and Western thought in our twentieth century, a pragmatic transcendentalism that's come true with the flavor of meditation practice in American poetry as we approach the second millennium's end.
His image of universal transitoriness in "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" has transmitted itself across a century. As the Tibetan lama, the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, remarked, Whitman's writing equals Buddhist sutras in this perception.
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", his threnody for Lincoln, salutes Death with romantic vigor equal to his salutation to Life, "Salut au Monde".
And his "Sands at Seventy",[note - "Sands at Seventy" is actually the title of a sequence of poems in the later "Leaves of Grass"] "Good-Bye My Fancy", and "Old Age Echoes" are marvelous short poems of old age, describing with equanimity the "querilities...constipation...whimpering ennui" of body and mind approaching death, signaling farewell, waving goodbye, "garrulous to the very last". These late lesser known poems are among his most vividly appealing , and prefigure the brief clear-eyed sketches of his poetic grandchildren the Imagist and Objectivist poets William Carlos Williams and Charles Reznikoff. Such poems serve as candid models for my own verse to this day."
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Selling coal to Newcastle
The phrase Selling coal to Newcastle is an Australian colloquial saying that is used for several different situations. This follows other Australian language customs of utilising words that may be inappropriate for some people, but are bloody brilliant for others. It also demonstrates another Australian custom of using a single phrase to refer to as many things as possible so they can be as lazy as possible. The phrase stems from Newcastle, a town on the New South Wales coast that used to produce coal and dole bludgers, an Australian term for a type of welfare bludger. Nowadays in only produces dole bludgers.
Selling coal to Newcastle can be used in a variety of situations. In most cases it is used to indicate that the suggested action is foolish, futile, fruitless, or dumb. This references the fact that attempting to sell a surplus item to a supplier of that item is unlikely to be successful. The phrase is usally used as "That makes about as much sense as selling coal to Newcastle". Other related phrases that people with a larger vocabularly are likely to use are "If you believe that then I've got some waterfront property in the Sahara desert for you to invest in" and "What are you drunk?".
Alternatively the phrase can be used to mean the opposite. In this case it is a compliment to the person themselves if they are particularly skilled at debating, marketing, or haggling. Thus the phrase becomes "he could sell coal to Newcastle". This is similar to phases such as "he could sell paintings to the blind", or the American favourite "he could sell refridgerators to the eskimoes". People usually use this to refer to con-men.
A final use of the phrase occurs in school aged children. To say one is "Selling coal to Newcastle" means that they are doing study. While truthfully mean that they are not doing study. Parents don't understand though, which makes it cool.
In recent years the primary export of Newcastle has been steel, as pure coal production halted in the 1960s. In 1911 BHP offered to build a pollution production plant in Newcastle that could double as a steel mill. After steel production overtook coal production there were suggestions that the saying should be changed to "Selling smog to Newcastle" since it sounded much catchier. However in order to be politically correct the mayor of Newcastle changed the saying to "Selling steel to Newcastle", as steel was now nominally the third highest export behind pollution and dole bludgers.
Steel Mill Closure[edit]
BHP announced the closure of the steel mill in 1999. Large protests were held at the mine as the closure would have meant that the phrase would have to be changed once again, this time to "Selling dole bludgers to New Castle", which did not roll off the tongue as easily as the other sayings. Thousands of people demonstrated to protest against forcing the name to be changed once again. A national referendum was held shortly after the closure of the mine to decide if Australia was to become a republic. Several ringleaders of the protests snuck in an extra line on the ballot. Thus it was changed from asking if you support Australia become a republic or remaining a constitutional monarchy, to asking if you support becoming a republic and changing the saying "Selling steel to Newcastle" into "Selling dole bludgers to New Castle". Or if you support remaining a constitutional monarchy and changing the saying back to "Selling coal to New Castle". Needless to say more people wanted to remain a constitutional monarchy than accept the messed up "Republic" that they were suggesting.
Recent Examples[edit]
A chinese firm, Zhongguo Kilts. Inc, recently began mass producing kilts and has been shipping them to Scotland. Due to a stroke of luck, when the first shipment arrived the local kilt-weavers were all striking to get better working conditions. The chinese firm were able to come in with their cheap imports and steal all the business away from the local manufacturers.


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HOTSEAT- Worlds traveler: Friedman connects her causes
Sue Friedman is resplendent in turquoise at Shenandoah Joe's, where she seems to know many of the customers. There's Ned Michie from her School Board world– he's on the Charlottesville board while Friedman chairs Albemarle's. She stops to chat with a friend from her League of Women Voters world. And she's just come from a lunch in the Alzheimer's Association world, where she's president and CEO for western and central Virginia.
Before taking that job earlier this year, she worked in economic development with the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development. And through her husband, Frank Friedman, president of PVCC, she also has connections in academia.
But now Friedman's worlds are in transition. She's not running for reelection to the School Board when her first term expires at the end of this year.
"I would have considered it if I hadn't changed jobs," she says, "but I need to devote all my attention to the Alzheimer's Association. It's such a huge project."
Indeed. Friedman rattles off alarming numbers about the horrific disease: While 1 in 8 people over age 65 have Alzheimer's, 1 in 2 over 85 years do. And as baby boomers age– and live longer– the 5 million victims today is likely to spike to 20 million.
"I have an opportunity to add value," says Friedman of the looming public health crisis.
In Friedman's world of working with nonprofits, it all comes down to education. While she was growing up in Indiana, her father held three jobs to support his five kids. She was the only one in her family who went to college, and the only one who left the Indianapolis area. "I knew if I didn't want to stay where I was, education gave me options," she says.
She put herself through Purdue in three-and-a-half years by taking 18 to 21 hours a semester, stopping for nine months in the middle of her junior year to work at a brokerage firm to earn money to finish.
While at Purdue, she met Frank, and his career took the family all over the country. She ran a Chamber of Commerce, worked for a nonprofit for emotionally disturbed adolescents, a school division, a technical college in Georgia (where she ran an economic development program), and well, frankly, we couldn't keep up as she rattled off other edu-associated positions.
Not on her resumé are stints at a toy store and a defense contractor. Each time the job lasted five months; each time it was a disaster, she laughs, admitting her shortcomings in the for-profit world: "I can sell concepts, but I can't sell products."
She's talking hope and opportunity– and what Albemarle students need to succeed in the global economy of the 21st century. What will it be like 50 years down the road when China and India will have bigger GNPs? she asks. How will we maintain our standard of living?
That's what she sees as the big-picture job of the School Board, and after she's been on it for over three years, it runs like a well-oiled machine– mostly. "I'm really impressed with the work we're doing," she says. "It's cutting-edge work."
Colleges both in and out of state know Albemarle and the work the school system has done in making its students critical and analytical thinkers, she claims.
Of course her term has also seen its share of controversies: alleged bomb plots, Pagan notices in backpacks, and the perennial favorite– redistricting.
"No parent has ever said, 'Please, please move my child,'" says Friedman. "The reality is, it will happen."
There's one other controversy Friedman is prepared to weather. "I would love to be part of the School Board that, along with the supervisors, says raise taxes 10 cents t0 pay teachers $60,000."
But that's not going to happen between now and December, when her term ends. Though Friedman is leaving the School Board, she's not leaving education: she has signed on to mentor an eighth grader for the next five years.
She thinks back to growing up in Indiana. "I knew there was more to life, and education was the key."
Age: 54
Why here? University town and job opportunities
What's worst about living here? "We/they" rather than "us"
Favorite hangout? Ocean beach
Most overrated virtue? Patience
People would be surprised to know: Probably not much
What would you change about yourself? I'd be on time.
Proudest accomplishment? Being part of the solution
People find most annoying about you: Let's ask them.
Whom do you admire? Those who see the glass as half full... and likely to fill up
Favorite book? Anything that makes me think
Subject that causes you to rant? Ignorance
Biggest 21st-century thrill? I haven't experienced enough of the century to know!
Biggest 21st-century creep out? Same as above
What do you drive? Reliable, fuel efficient car
In your car CD player right now: Mystery
Next journey? Road to prevent Alzheimer's disease
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? Old news
Regret: Idealistic optimists don't dwell on regrets.
Favorite comfort food: Chocolate chip cookies
Always in your refrigerator: Yogurt
Must-see TV: NCAA "Dance"
Favorite cartoon: Inspector Gadget
Describe a perfect day. Making a difference
Walter Mitty fantasy: Lead a foundation
Who'd play you in the movie? Jessica Lange
Most embarrassing moment? Eeek....
Best advice you ever got? Golden Rule
Favorite bumper sticker? Be The Best You Can Be


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H&M Denver: Countdown to the opening
One of the most anticipated store launches in recent memory will come down Thursday with the noon opening of H&M at the former Niketown location at Denver Pavilions.
I previewed the store earlier today and shared my shopping tips at http://tiny.cc/jqz99
Shopping center management is welcoming the Swedish-based retailer by staging a full-on Street Style event with fashion shows from existing merchants like Banana Republic, a ballet performance and music on Glenarm Place and in the Denver Pavilions' plazas.
If you're heading to the Pavilions, be sure to check out the "Cut and Sew Challenge" sponsored by the Denver Art Museum and hosted by Fallene Wells, a contestant on "Project Runway" season 9.
The Denver Art Museum is hosting an exhibition beginning in March on the late French designer Yves Saint Laurent. To tie in, four local designers – Melissa May, Trisha Hoke, Heidi Busk and Rachel Marie Hurst — have just hours to create an outfit inspired by YSL. They pre-shopped for fabric and will be working at sewing machines on Glenarm Place in full view of the public. Various dignitaries will judge the results later in the day.
Murals focusing on Denver-based cultural themes designed by Like Minded For more information on the event visit www.DenverPavilions.com or www.DenverArtsWeek.com.
For those coming downtown who don't know how to navigate the city's core, the Pavilions offers these tips:
• Take RTD's D, H, & F line trains to 16th and California then walk two-blocks to the Denver Pavilions or transfer to the FREE 16th Street MallRide. Take C & E line trains to Denver Union Station then transfer to the FREE 16th Street MallRide buses to the Denver Pavilions. RTD light rail schedules and fare information can be found at www.rtd-denver.com or by calling 303.299.6000.
• The following local bus routes stop in Downtown Denver: 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 20, 28, 30, 32, 38, 44, 48, and 52. Additional limited, express and regional routes also stop in Downtown Denver. RTD bus schedules and fare information can be found at www.rtd-denver.com or by calling 303.299.6000.
• There are plenty of on-street bicycle racks at the Denver Pavilions and throughout Downtown Denver. On-street bicycle racks are unattended; park at your own risk. Don't own a bike? Consider using B-cycle. The Denver Pavilions has a B-cycle station on Glenarm between 15th & 16th, and 6 additional stations are located within a five block radius of the Denver Pavilions. Visit www.denver.bcycle.com for information on exact station locations and rates.
• Downtown Denver offers approximately 44,000 off-street parking spaces. Use the parking guide at www.ExperienceDowntownDenver.com to find a lot or garage.
• Most parking lots in Downtown Denver are within an easy walk to the FREE 16th Street MallRide buses offering a direct ride to the Denver Pavilions. The FREE MallRide buses travel over a mile on Denver's 16th Street Mall from Union Station (Chestnut Place) to Civic Center Park (Broadway St.) and back. It stops at every intersection along the 16th Street Mall and runs daily until 1:30am.
Denver Pavilions was instrumental in that process," added Manning.


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