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Medgar Evers
It took more than three decades, but justice was finally served in the 1963 murder of a pioneering civil rights leader in Jackson, Mississippi.
Medgar Evers stands near a sign of the state of Mississippi in 1958. AP Photograph.
About half past midnight, a shot rang out.
It was June 12, 1963, in a suburban neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi. A 37-year-old civil rights activist named Medgar Evers had just come home after a meeting of the NAACP.
As he began the short walk up to his single-story rambler, the bullet struck Evers in the back. He staggered up to the steps of the house, then collapsed.
Across the street on a lightly wooded hill, another man jumped up in pain. The recoil from the Enfield rifle he had just fired drove the scope into his eye, badly bruising him. He dropped the weapon and fled.
Meanwhile, Evers' wife and three children—still awake after watching an important civil rights speech by President John F. Kennedy—heard the shot and quickly came outside. They were soon joined by neighbors and police. His wounds severe, Evers died within the hour.
Leading the investigation, the local police immediately found the rifle and determined that it had been recently fired. Back at the station, a fingerprint was recovered from the scope and submitted to the FBI.
The FBI connected it to a man named Byron De La Beckwith based on its similarity to his military service prints. He was arrested several days later.
Beckwith, a known white supremacist and segregationist, had been asking around to find out the location of Evers' home for some time prior to the shooting.
With the obvious motive, his fingerprint on the weapon, the injury around his eye, his planning, and other factors, Beckwith clearly appeared to be the killer.
In two separate trials, local prosecutors presented a strong case. A number of police, FBI experts, and others testified on different parts of the evidence against Beckwith.
But this was the 1960s, and in both trials, all-white juries did not reach a verdict. Beckwith went free.
By the early 1990s, however, the time was ripe to revisit the case.
Evers' widow, Myrlie—a formidable civil rights organizer in her own right—asked local prosecutors to reopen the investigation and see if other evidence could be found. The FBI again provided its assistance.
In December 1990, a new grand jury returned an indictment against Beckwith based on witnesses finally willing to tell their stories, including hearing the white supremacist brag how he had killed Medgar Evers.
This time, justice was done. Beckwith was convicted in 1994 and sentenced to life in prison.
Byron De La Beckwith (left) is escorted to the Jackson police station by FBI agents on June 23, 1963. AP photograph.
The murder of Medgar Ever was a loss to his family, the community, and the nation.
Evers was a devoted husband and father, a distinguished World War II veteran, and a pioneering civil rights leader. He served as the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi—organizing protests and voter registration drives, recruiting new workers into the civil rights movement, and pushing for school integration.
But his death in 1963 was not in vain. The brutal, senseless murder helped galvanize the nation in its steady march towards equality and justice.


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H.R. 4798, the Reuniting Families Act, would recapture unused family-based and employment based visas from 1992-2015 to help clear out the backlog of more than 4 million foreign citizens. The bill would also make massive increases to chain migration categories and codify Pres. Obama's DAPA amnesty.


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Angelica archangelica
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- Country of Origin:Germany
- Plant Parts:Root
- Cultivation Method:Wild Harvested
- Note Classification:Top
- Method of Extraction:CO2 Select Extraction
- Botanical Family:Apiaceae
- Chemical Family: Monoterpenes
- Extraction Date: Summer 2022
- Approx. Shelf Life: 10 plus years
- Batch: angco2
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Angelica Root Co2 se is also known as the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit Root, Archangel Root and Oil of Angels. This oil probably got its name because its healing powers were so great and vast that the origin must have been from a Divine Source.
Traditionally, Angelica Root has been considered an effective tonic for the digestive system due to its carminative & cholagogue properties. It is recommended for flatulence, gastritis, and stomach ulcers. It can also be effective when dealing with hiccough and anorexia.
This extract also beneficial for the respiratory system. It is a mild expectorant with anti infectious qualities which makes it an effective inhalant for chronic bronchitis, asthma, the flu, pneumonia, sinus infections, and coughs.
In China, Angelica Root is known as the "female Ginseng". It is used for "women's troubles" relating to menstruation and menopause and to help with problems of the heart and circulation. Angelica is considered to be a very powerful lymph and blood purifier.
Because of its ability to reduce excess uric acid levels in the blood, is a valuable remedy for the relief of gout, rheumatism and some forms of arthritis.
Angelica Root has been known to rebuild strength after any condition that depletes the body's energy. It can be useful in convalescence after chronic illness and to strengthen the emotional body. Angelica Root's effect on the psychological body is one of revitalization and restoration… alleviating feelings of hopelessness. It is ideal for fatigue and stress related disorders.
Angelica grows to 6ft fall. Its leaves are composed of small leaflets. The flowers blossom in July, are yellow or green in color, with umbels, bearing pale yellow fruits. Angelica grows in damp soil, preferably near rivers or deposits of water.
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We have found this Co2 extract to be very useful when one is feeling blocked or cut off from their higher self, guides or higher information. Angelica Root Co2 extract is very effective when working with the Root (1st chakra) , which deals with survival, living on the planet and grounding, Heart (4th chakra), which deals with love for self and love for the Divine, Brow (6th chakra), which deals with spiritual gift of seeing as well as how we see ourselves and how we see the world, and the Crown (7th chakra), which deals with our higher information and connection to the Divine. It also assists the user to be open to the angelic realm, source energy and higher self.
Angelica Root Co2 is extracted from the dried roots of the Angelica plant. Extracts that come from the roots are good for grounding and support. These extracts usually have an earthy aroma, and are reminiscent of the essence and stillness of ancient forests. It also assists the user to be open to the angelic realm, source energy and higher self.
Angelica Root is a wonderful Co2 for times of high anxiety, fear, depression and instability. We have also found Angelica Essential OIl to have a protective quality about it. The fragrance of Angelica essential oil may help release negative feelings from traumatic events.
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Being bored at work can make us more creative, study finds
Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.
That is the finding of a study being presented today, Wednesday 9 January 2013, by Dr Sandi Mann and Rebekah Cadman from the University of Central Lancashire at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology. The Conference is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester.
Dr Mann and Ms Cadman conducted two studies. In the first 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task (copying numbers out of a telephone directory) for 15 minutes, and were then asked to complete another task (coming up with different uses for a pair of polystyrene cups) that gave them a chance to display their creativity.
It turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than a control group of 40 who had just been asked to come up with uses for the cups.
To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task.. This second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.
Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity - whereas writing, by reducing the scope for daydreaming, reduces the creativity-enhancing effects of boredom.
Dr Mann says: "Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be eliminated, but perhaps we should be embracing it in order to enhance our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work - or do they go home and write novels?"


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham remained in custody on Monday following an initial court appearance for domestic assault charges, with the possibility that more charges could be coming from a second arrest over the weekend.
Cunningham was arrested twice in three days last week after alleged incidents with the woman he had been living with for the previous eight months. Cunningham was charged Friday with felony domestic assault for allegedly choking the woman.
Police said they received a call from the woman in the early morning hours on Sunday saying that Cunningham had violated a protection order by sending threatening text messages that "rose to a terroristic level." Bail was set at $150,000 pending any charges.
Cunningham surrendered Sunday and turned over his cellphone and computer as part of the investigation. The Associated Press left a message with Cunningham's attorney seeking comment.
The Timberwolves said Sunday they were gathering information about Cunningham's latest arrest.
"The situation with Dante Cunningham is very fluid and we continue to monitor all available information," the team said. "We reiterate that the Minnesota Timberwolves do not condone the behavior described in the accusations. We continue to wait for the legal process to run its course and will have further comment when appropriate."
The Wolves declined to comment much further after practice on Monday.
"I really don't know all the circumstances so it's just something that we'll have to wait and see what happens with that and we'll move on when we find out," coach Rick Adelman said.
Cunningham played for the Timberwolves in Orlando on Saturday night. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement requires the league and the Timberwolves to allow Cunningham to return to work while the legal process plays out.
"Nothing's happened to him (yet)," Adelman said. "He wanted to play. I think it's a situation where you have to listen to the league, you have to listen to different things. Right now I don't have any information at all about what happened."
Cunningham started against the Magic for the injured Kevin Love and had 12 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes.
In his fifth year in the league, Cunningham is averaging 6.1 points and 4.1 rebounds this season. He is set to become a free agent on July 1 after completing the final year of his contract that pays him $2.1 million this season.


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NEWARK – County schools face $1.8 million in reductions in next year's budget, with $1.2 million of the overage representing higher fixed costs such as fuel, insurance and energy.
The Worcester County Board of Education received the fiscal year 2011 schools budget Tuesday afternoon knowing that reductions must still be made to meet a Maintenance of Effort (MoE) budget.
The county funded the schools at the MOE level last year. The state of Maryland requires counties to fund school systems at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year's budget. MOE budgets do not take rising operational costs into account.
The county has asked the school board for its budget 30 days earlier than usual to allow the County Commissioners more time to make budget decisions.
A large number of pre-kindergarten students, 385, complicates the school budget, since MoE only covers students from kindergarten through grade 12.
While overall enrollment from pre-K to 12 is constant at 6.700 students, the number of kindergarten to 12th grade students factored into the MoE requirements means a reduction of $615,000 in the mandated county budget allocation. That will have to be made up through cuts, school board staff said.
There is less certainty over state education funding.
"At this time we have not received state estimates for state aid," said Chief Financial Officer Vince Tolbert.
Operational costs like insurance, fuel, and energy are projected to come in higher than in the previous fiscal year.
The budget as presented shows cuts in numerous departments, from $470,000 less for textbooks and materials of instruction to $70,000 less for pupil transportation to $30,000 less for instructional salaries and $4,700 less for administration. The technology allocation remains the same, at $200,000, while capital outlay remains at $100,000.
Another $1,225,000 in cuts are necessary to reduce the budget to MOE levels.
"A lot of people who hear maintenance of effort, they think of maintaining, but that's not true," said Tolbert.
"The dollars have to come from some place," said school board president Bob Hulburd.
Employee contracts for next year are not complete, Superintendent of Schools Jon Andes noted, posing another challenge for the school system. Negotiations with school bus contractors are also still ongoing.
The school board will hold a public budget workshop on Feb. 2, at 10 a.m., in Newark.


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Social Media Series: Is "Friending" Your Work Colleagues A Good Idea?
This article is part of an on-going, social media series.
Any good comedian knows you must tailor the joke for the crowd. The same approach is true in the work environment. A supervisor might comment on a football team cheerleading squad in different ways to his bar buddies than he would to a subordinate at work. Unfortunately, to a large extent, Facebook and other social media outlets do not provide the tools by which to discriminate which joke gets told to what audience. This can lead to many pitfalls for employers.
If a supervisor's sexually inappropriate jokes told around the water cooler at work could result in legal liability for the employer, then it is likely a bad idea for the supervisor to send Facebook messages to subordinates with the same inappropriate jokes. In fact, according to one recent survey, nearly 50 percent of employees felt uncomfortable when "friended" by subordinates, co-worker peers, and/or their supervisors. It's easy to understand why.
Suppose A posts pictures of herself at the beach in a bikini. What if B, A's supervisor, is Facebook friends with A and comments to A in a work email about how great A looks in her swimsuit? This use of social media could create a hostile work environment and lead to a discrimination action.
Supervisors and employees should be reminded that federal and state non-discrimination statutes can apply to communications between an employee and his or her coworker or supervisor done during non-work hours and online, not just in person at the office.
Carrie Pixler, an associate with Fennemore Craig and a member of the firm's Litigation Section, co-authored this story.
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Last year, I designed these Valentine's Day cards. I love them so much, I have to share them again with you this year.
Here are 4 little Valentine's Day Cards to give to your loved ones. Print out on regular 8.5 x 11 paper or cardstock, cut on the dotted lines, feel free to add a personal note on the front (or back), and give out to the people in your life that complete you (whether they are the peanut butter to your jelly, or the bacon to your eggs…) — intentions are to put smiles on their faces and add warmth to their hearts. Click here to download.
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10 Funding Models for Non-Profits
I recently read an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, "Ten Nonprofit Funding Models" that discussed different types of funding models that could be used by nonprofit organizations and so I decided that I would assemble my top 10. The only real strategy for most nonprofits seems to be, "let's raise more money this year than we did last year!" For stability, an organization needs to have a predictable source of revenue for at least 70% of their operating costs and a plan to raise the rest of the funds needed for their annual budget. Competition for the charitable dollar is fierce and most successful organization must use more than one or two of the following strategies to raise the money they need.
This fundraising approach focuses on causes that resonate with the existing concerns of large numbers of people by creating a structured way for people to connect with the cause where none existed previously. The job is to build connections to the cause and give them ways to be involved. It is broad based and relies on quantity rather than quality of the donors. You will need a large potential donor base with a connection to the cause that you can begin to communicate with and invite to participate usually in a small way at first. You need to be able to communicate what is compelling is a simple concise way. You will want to find natural avenues to attract and involve a large number of people to your cause. Primary funding technique is direct mail or social media.
These nonprofits usually start small based on the vision of the founder and a network that is created by the founders of friends and family. Often these donors can be accumulated based on an event or particular strategic need. Their support is primarily due to the relationship with the people involved first and the cause second. Founders can create a very loyal base by personally communicating with the donors. This is often know as personal support raising and is used by many missionary and youth organizations. Primary funding technique is personal mailings or newsletters, telephone calls and emails.
This model tries to get a majority of their charitable support from major gifts. Supporters usually are drawn by a deep value connections with either a staff person, the people who benefit from the service or the approach or technique used to help the people. The focus is on developing deep donor relationships with people of means who can make a large gift and connecting them to the cause. These gifts are usually once a year and the approach should be personal solicitation, not mass appeal. These donors are also often looking for a report back on how funds were used and a general ROI on the effectiveness of the program funded by the gift.
Some organizations lend themselves to membership. People usually belong because they are personally invested in the issues and the issues tend to be important to the members everyday life . Members feel that they get a collective benefit from belonging to the organization. People give to belong or because they belong they give. This usually means providing common benefits to a growing group of people who consider the membership to have value for their lives. Because of the quid pro quo of membership, donor do not usually get a tax deduction for their membership dues or fees but may for additional gifts to the organization. Fundraising often is a value exchange for these organizations so gift premiums are often an important tool for fundraising.
These organizations rely on major gifts from a few individuals or foundations or a major grant from the government or another institution. The problems being addressed by the organization can potentially be solved with the direct influx of money or the organization is using a unique and compelling approach to solve problems. This type of funding may be a good way to get started, but since the funding relies so heavily on one source if that source does not come through, then you are out of business. This usually works better for one-time projects in an organization where immediate action fueled by sufficient support has a high probability of a big return. One down side is that these types of gifts usually take a long time to develop and so you will have to be able to keep things going before and in between grants.
This type of organization collects in-kind donations and then distributes the donated goods to people in need. In kind donations account for most of the revenue of the entity, but they must raise funds for operating costs to stay in business. Though operating costs are a small part of the annual budget, they are critical and so one of the other funding models must be effectively utilized to make it work.
The nonprofit has developed a novel method or approach to solving problems present in government funded programs. They convince the government funders to support these alternatives by presenting their solutions as more effective and less expensive than the existing programs. This funding often occurs based on actual results, not on anticipated or planned results so another form of funding is often necessary to fund the operation until it can prove that the method or approach provides the desired results. Payment is usually received based on actual results and often follows the activity.
People pay for goods or services that the nonprofit sells to fund the activities of the organization. This will work if the goods or services are directly related to the mission activity. It has not proven to be successful where the earned-income ventures are distinct and separate from the core mission. Nonprofits need to be careful in structuring these activities so that they are not considered unrelated business income for income tax purposes. Also, too much business activity, even if it is related, can cause the organization to lose its public charity status. In many cases setting up another type of entity to operate these activities can be a more effective way of operating.
These nonprofits generate the majority of their revenues from fees or donations that re directly linked to their activities. They often receive funds from businesses or service agencies to help people use the services from the donating businesses when they could not give directly to the beneficiaries or provide the services directly based on legal or tax restraints.
These organizations create a national network of locally based operations. They focus on issues that are important to local communities where government can't solve the problem. By consolidating common services they can provide more effectiveness and efficiency for local affiliates. Most of the money for these entities is raised locally and then they local entity partners with the national network.
Most small to medium sized organizations rely heavily on one or two of the strategies presented and disregard the rest. Social problems today are massive in scope and our charitable organizations are tiny by comparison. We must expand the way we think about the funding of nonprofit organizations if we are going to meet the challenges ahead. The list of 10 models is only a beginning. New ways of funding must be created and tried that expand on what we have always known or done. Fundraising needs to be viewed in many cases as a series of experiments looking for evidence of repeatable outcomes. We need to be constantly looking at things in new ways and staying up with social media and trends in society so that what we present in fresh and interesting to the people we want to support our cause. The lines between for profit and nonprofit may become blurred as we explore new ways to change the world.


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141 Postgraduate Research Funding Grants in Music
Abbey Fellowships in PaintingBritish School at Rome (BSR)UK £800 per month plus board and lodgingCloses: Mid-January
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts FellowshipAustralia Council for the ArtsAustralian $45,000 per yearCloses: November 19th
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Presentation and PromotionAustralia Council for the ArtsUp to a maximum of $10,000 for CD/DVD recording projects involving writing, recording, production, manufacture, distribution and promotion.Closes: November 19th
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Skills and Arts DevelopmentAustralia Council for the ArtsVariesCloses: November 19th
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander New Work GrantAustralia Council for the ArtsVariesCloses: November 19th
Adelphi University Talent AwardsAdelphi University$4,000-9,500Closes: February 15th
AICF Sharett Scholarship ProgramAmerica-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF)US$750-2,000Closes: End of February
Alfred Einstein AwardAmerican Musicological Society (AMS)VariesCloses: May 1st
Allcard Grants + Busenhart-Morgan-Evans AwardWorshipful Company of MusiciansUp to UK £6,000Closes: Applications are to be made after January 1st and before April 30th
Alvin H Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation One Year FellowshipsAmerican Musicological Society (AMS)US$20,000 stipendCloses: December 17th
American Music Center Composer Assistance ProgramNew Music USATotal of approximately $80,000 annually. The maximum one-time grant is up to US$5,000.Closes: October 15th
AMIA Kodak Fellowship in Film PreservationAssociation of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)A $4,000 scholarship for the upcoming academic year. Complementary registration to the AMIA Conference. A four-week summer internship at Kodak and other film restoration facilities in Los Angeles.Closes: May 1st
AMS Subventions for PublicationsAmerican Musicological Society (AMS)US$500-2,000 with a maximum of US$2,500 availableCloses: February 15th to August 15th
Artist Trust FellowshipsArtist TrustUS$7,500Closes: June 12th / February 24th
Artists Fellowships at WSWWomen's Studio Workshop (WSW)The award includes on-site housing and unlimited access to the studios. Cost to artists will be US$200 per week, plus their own materialCloses: March 15th or October 15th
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99 Coastal Destinations Rated: Bottom Rated
Score: 33
A family beach destination for decades, the Mississippi coast has seen Hurricanes Camille and Katrina, the legalization of casino gambling beginning in the 1990s, and this year's oil spill. All have transformed the struggling resort area in difficult and different ways.
Here is a representative sampling of additional anonymous comments from the panelists. They are not necessarily the views of the National Geographic Society:
"Before Katrina you had to seek the real stories of the coast out on the back roads, behind the cookie-cutter hotels and new casinos. After the hurricane these historic places were almost wiped from the face of the Earth. The oil spill is the final trial for the region."
"Already a disaster before the oil spill—many years of environmental neglect and poor planning."
"When the coast bounced back from Katrina, much of the new development was the same old stuff: strip malls, typical Walmarts, tacky casino architecture. But some areas have improved. There are now some good examples of sustainable design and development."
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"Given the recent natural and human disasters, the inexorable popularity of casinos, and more pressing priorities for locals, I have doubts that there is a glowing future in sustainable tourism. Some bright spots, however: Ocean Springs, historic renovation of parts of Biloxi located away from the casino, and the Gulf Islands National Seashore."


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Last week, I wrote about the deceptive nature of the VW Tiguan's taillights — specifically, that they have an amber section that isn't used for the turn signal. The post proved much more popular than I'd have guessed, and sparked a lot of interesting debate about the use of amber rear indicators. Let's settle this question.
Here's the fundamental issue: the US (and Canada, but they're just piggybacking on our regs) is the only place in the world where the rear turn indicator may be red, instead of orange/yellow/amber. Up front, indicators need to cast an amber light to differentiate from the white headlamps, but out rear you can actually just use one red-shining bulb for stop/tail/turn functions, as many cars do — especially trucks and jeeps and other vehicles that use off-the-shelf cheap trailer-type lights.
Studies have shown that amber rear indicators are more visible, and as a result, safer. In fact, a 2009 study by the NHTSA found a "statistically significant" accident-reduction for cars using amber rear indicators. Here's the summary:
The principal finding of the report is that amber signals show a 5.3% effectiveness in reducing involvement in two-vehicle crashes where a lead vehicle is rear-struck in the act of turning left, turning right, merging into traffic, changing lanes, or entering/leaving a parking space. The advantage of amber rear turn signals is shown to be statistically significant.
That's just a recent study. Here's a 1977 Volkswagen study that came to essentially the same conclusions.
While there certainly have been plenty of American cars with amber indicators, generally, American car makers seem to prefer all-red (except for the clear reverse light, of course) taillights. And many foreign car makers have red-indicator lights for their US-spec cars, too. Some of the reason may be stylistic — the less colorful lights can look cleaner, in some contexts — and some of the reason may be cheapness — why use two bulbs/LEDs when one set will do?
Personally, I think I prefer amber rear indicators. I kind of like the way they look in a taillight, and I do think they're more instantly identifiable. Usually it's not an issue, but there have been times when a car with a burned-out brake light has looked like it's indicating a turn, for example. Plus, there's lots of ways to have the whole lens look red and have the light shine amber, so why not use a different color?
But I want to hear what all of you think, so I can see what the Jalop consensus is.
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After the countdown and the cannonballs, the first group at the first public swim in the Charles River in 50 years had a moment to tread water and look down. It was then that the seven swimmers began shouting their impressions of what the once-famously filthy body of water felt like.
It's warm, came one report. It feels great, came another. And then a woman looked down and shouted what was unmistakable for the people standing on the dock.
"It's orange," a woman shouted as she looked down at her body in the water, which faded to black somewhere around the thighs. "We look orange."
A man on the dock said it was more like beef broth. Renata von Tscharner, the head of the Charles River Conservancy, said she prefers to describe it as a tea, because she believes that sounds more pleasant.
Whatever it was, it was clean enough Saturday morning for dozens of people to jump off the River Dock near the Hatch Shell on The Esplanade for the first approved community swim in the Charles River since the 1950s.
Swimming in the Charles River, like playing in the street, is something generations of Boston children have been taught will lead to no good. At the very least, a tetanus shot.
But since 1995, when the EPA gave the water quality a grade of D, the health of the river has improved dramatically, rising to a B in 2011, and now meeting state standards for swimming most days of the summer. The bottom of the river remains a mess of heavy metals and other toxic elements left over from industry, particularly from the period when tidal flow was eliminated by the construction of the Charles River Dam in 1911. But if a swimmer can get in and out of the water without touching the squishy bottom, no tetanus shot is necessary.
Over the past eight years, a group called the Charles River Swim Club — which sounds like something you would read on an ironic T-shirt, the club's founder concedes — has hosted a 1-mile race for elite swimmers, but Saturday morning was the first time officials allowed a swim for the general public. Getting the permit took six months.
During the course of two hours, about two dozen swimmers at a time took their turn jumping from the dock into the water — which was a comfortable 78 degrees — and playing around for 20 minutes in a small roped-off area while the passing Duck Tour boats beeped their horns. Four lifeguards on the dock, as well as two in kayaks kept watch.
When John Dwinell, the director of aquatics for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, put on diving gear to inspect the site before the swim and make sure there were no shopping carts or other objects that swimmers might get tangled in — the water near the docks was between 9 and 14 feet deep — he reported visibility was no farther than his hand. But he did find a skateboard, and a fish got "cozy" with him a couple times, he said. The river has famously long carp.
Kathleen McDermott, 56, from Bay Village, said she chose not to think about what might be below her as she swam with the first group of swimmers. "When you're in the water and you look out and see the view, it's incredible," she said.
The public recreational swim was a milestone after decades of work and $500 million in cleanup, and the day was a chance for many of the stakeholders in the river's issues to celebrate and take a dip.
Bob Zimmerman, the executive director of the Charles River Watershed Association who jumped in with the first group, said it was a big step, but there were many more to come.
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When von Tscharner, who had founded the conservancy in 2000 with a swimmable Charles River as one of its goals, jumped in with a later group, she was all smiles as she lay on her back and floated. Karl Haglund, the author of a book called "Inventing the Charles River," swam up and congratulated her. As she tread water, von Tscharner introduced Haglund as "the man who knows the most about the Charles River," which prompted a woman nearby to ask Haglund a question.
"So we're not going to need hazmat suits on the way out, right?"
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When President Obama started talking about "shovel-ready jobs," who knew he was talking about the shovels needed to dig a hole deep enough to lower the bar to a level his campaign could clear. As if his campaign of "Romnesia," Big Bird and "binders" wasn't desperate enough, the stench of desperation was turned up to 11 yesterday.
To Democrats it seems women are nothing more than hyper-fertile vaginas on a constant quest for sex, contraception and abortions. What else has the president's campaign addressed? No appeals to women on jobs, even as they suffer an obscenely high unemployment rate. Despite all the talk of equal pay, no accountability or attempt to rectify or explain the Obama administration paying women 18 percent less than men.
They think women don't care the administration ignored both pleas for more security before the attacks that killed four Americans in Libya and cries for help during the attack. They don't think women care about Obama's unwillingness to answer a direct question about it, or that he ordered an investigation into it while the seven-hour attack what happening. And they really don't think women will find it odd he demanded those attacking Americans be brought "to justice" after the attack rather than bombing them beforehand when he had the chance.
Nope, for women it's been, "Here's some free birth control, now shut up and vote for me." And "There's a war on women, and Republicans are responsible." Disgusting.
And now we have the latest salvo in the Democrats' real war on women.
The Obama campaign released a new ad featuring actress Lena Dunham talking about her "first time." For those of you who don't know, Dunham is in HBO's mildly amusing show "Girls," which is set in Brooklyn and has been widely criticized for managing to not have any minority characters in the heart of America's melting pot.
Her "first time" refers to her first time voting, and voting for Barack Obama. But it's done in a double-entendre way that is beneath the office of the president.
I love a good double-entendre joke as much as anyone. But this is just trashy and exposes even further the lack of respect Democrats show women.
Dunham says your first time should be with "A great guy." So what to her and the Obama campaign constitutes "a great guy"? It seems it's "A guy who cares whether you get health insurance and specifically whether you get birth control."
The use of the word "specifically" is what's most telling. The ad is absurd and sickening, but that line takes the cake. Honestly, that's what constitutes "a great guy" to liberals? "I know you don't have a job, but I'm paying for your birth control, and we all know that's what really matters to you. Here's the pill, now let's get it on."
It's like Democrats want women in the bedroom – barefoot but not pregnant. Women, real, intelligent women, want more from life.
So who does this ad target? Allahpundit at HotAir.com asks the question of a campaign that produces an ad like this, "Do they think women are too stupid to appreciate a straightforward pitch on the issues?"
They must.
Dunham also lists Obama's support for gay marriage as a reason why he should be your "first." But the joke is on her, because the President told MTV, after raising millions off his support, that he'll do exactly zero about it, that gay marriage is a state issue.
Ace over at the Ace of Spades website points out how this sort of superficial pap appeals to the president's base. He writes, "It underlines the essential triviality of Obama and his Government Client & Upper Upper Class White Voter agenda. There is nothing to his campaign except very small social-progressive appeals to people who are simply not affected by the economy, whether they are too poor to notice a bad economy, immunized from the economy by being a government worker, or so rich they have nothing at all to fear from a bad economy."
Most Americans, of course, don't fit into those categories. Most are suffering in Obama's economy.
But in an election when turning out the base could be everything, making an appeal to that group, particularly young people, makes sense. And considering the un-and-under-employment of recent college graduates is about 50 percent, an appeal on policy or accomplishment is out of the question. So you end up with something incredibly stupid and un-presidential like this ad that harkens back to a panned and quickly retracted campaign picture that implored women to "Vote like your lady parts depend on it." Because, to Democrats, that's all you are.
Come to think of it, considering the unemployment rate for the targeted group is 50 percent and the incredible, crushing debt they'll inherit from this president, maybe birth control and contraception should be a priority for every young person. After all, if Barack Obama wins a second term and it's anything like his "first," we're all getting completely screwed.


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Jack Ma is stepping down as chief executive of Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, saying in a letter to employees Tuesday that he was making way for younger leaders with better ideas.
The billionaire will remain as the company's executive chairman. A new CEO will be chosen by May 10, and Ma will stay in the post until that date.
"At 48, I am no longer young for the Internet business," Ma wrote in the letter, obtained by CNNMoney.
"I see that Alibaba's young people have better, more brilliant, dreams than mine, and they are more capable of building a future that belongs to them."
Alibaba did not issue a statement about Ma's decision to resign.
Ma and 18 partners launched Alibaba.com from his Hangzhou apartment in March 1999, with a dream of making business easier for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
With Ma at the helm, Alibaba grew to become China's dominant e-commerce site through its Taobao Marketplace, which lets consumers trade goods online.
To tap into China's fast growing business-to-consumer e-market, Alibaba also runs Taobao Mall, a service that lets consumers buy goods directly from retailers online.
Alibaba collects additional revenue through an online payment company called Alipay, which functions like PayPal.
The letter suggests that Ma's role change is part of a larger shakeup at the company.
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"This year, most of the Alibaba leaders who were born in the 1960s will retreat from management and execution roles as we hand over leadership responsibility to colleagues from the 70s and 80s generations," Ma said.
Alibaba said last week that it was dividing operations into 25 divisions, in order to improve flexibility.
Ma's tenure has not been without difficulties.
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U.S. Department of Transportation officials announced the decision to award the money from the Essential Air Service program, which is designed to help small communities provide air service.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/QW5DsE) that previous subsidies granted for Athens' airport provided service to Charlotte and Atlanta.
Under the new arrangement, plans call for SeaPort to offer a dozen weekly round trips between Athens-Ben Epps Airport and Nashville International Airport
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Including unvalidated data in an HTTP response header can enable cache-poisoning, cross-site scripting, cross-user defacement or page hijacking attacks.
HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities occur when:
- Data enters a web application through an untrusted source, most frequently an HTTP request.
- The data is included in an HTTP response header sent to a web user without being validated for malicious characters.
As with many software security vulnerabilities, HTTP response splitting is a means to an end, not an end in itself. At its root, the vulnerability is straightforward: an attacker passes malicious data to a vulnerable application, and the application includes the data in an HTTP response header.
To mount a successful exploit, the application must allow input that contains CR (carriage return, also given by %0d or \r) and LF (line feed, also given by %0a or \n)characters into the header. These characters not only give attackers control of the remaining headers and body of the response the application intends to send, but also allows them to create additional responses entirely under their control.
The following code segment reads the name of the author of a weblog entry, author, from an HTTP request and sets it in a cookie header of an HTTP response.
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Combustion-powered less lethal weapon coming soon
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It didn't take long for the technology sector to get interested in the less lethal market. Lund Technologies is working to release what the innovative company says is the world's first combustion-powered, less lethal weapon. The Lund Variable Velocity Weapon (LVVW) offers the operator the ability to adjust the velocity of a fired projectile.
"It meters a measured amount of combustible gas into the combustion chamber. It can meter different amounts of gas into the chamber, not unlike how you change the speed of your car with more or less fuel," Bruce Lund, founder and owner of Lund Technologies said. "This makes it possible to raise or lower the velocity of the projectile fired."
The LVVW is an evolution of Lund Technologies work with hydrogen combustion — the company has worked on a number of hydrogen concepts, from hobby rockets to lawnmowers.
Lund's hydrogen work was discovered by an Illinois task force designed to identify new technologies that could be of use to industry or the government. They were quickly put in touch with the Department of Defense, which was intrigued enough by the technology and asked Lund to work on a variable-velocity less-lethal weapon.
Although DOD approved the further work, they asked Lund to move away from hydrogen, toward a more cost-effective, and commercial-viable fuel. MAPP gas is what powers the projectile shot from the LVVW.
"It can fire a number of different projectiles. The one we've been working with is a fin-stabilized paintball in use with the military. We were asked to build the system around existing projectiles, such as the FN 303, instead of developing our own," Lund said. "It can fire anything from the fin-stabilized paintball to any type of non-lethal sphere, including ones that produce a powder material on impact."
According to Lund, the main advantage of the LVVW for law enforcement is its versatility in the field. The velocity of the weapon can be adjusted from 200 fps to a maximum of 450 fps. The variable velocity allows the officer to be able to use it at short range at the lower setting and from a distance with a higher fps.
"With it, you can maintain the same impact and effect from the projectile – if you want to stop someone close you can, if you want to stop someone far away you can do that, too. Rubber bullets and TASERs can only function at a single distance. This gives an officer a greater control of the situation," Lund said.
It is also, unlike other projectile launchers which often require a large air compression tank, a fully-contained unit and the LVVW can fire up to 1,500 projectiles before the fuel container needs to be replaced.
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Love her so f-cking much.
There's a reason why Stephen King, and so many J.K. Rowling fans, took such offence to those early dumbass comparisons between Harry Potter and Twilight. One is gold, the other is ass, and it's incredibly insulting to Jo's great talent and her legacy to put her in the same sentence as that silly Stephenie Meyer. I mean please.
Jo is the best. And the best is also the most generous. But Jo lost her mom at 45 to MS, well before she introduced the world to Harry Potter, and it's a heartbreak that has stayed with her, a heartbreak she does not want to share with anyone else, which is why she just donated $15 million (10 million pounds) to the University of Edinburgh:
"I cannot think of anything more important, or of more lasting value, than to help the university attract world-class minds in the field on neuroregeneration, to build on its long and illustrious history of medical research and, ultimately, to seek a cure for a very Scottish disease."
It is not her first gift to the institution and, obviously, not the only recipient of her philanthropic spirit. She also supports the Children's High Level Group, Comic Relief, and several women's societies around the world.
As Jo once said:
"You have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently".
And she does.
Today then would be a good time to revisit Jo's inspiring, spinetingling, no adjective does it justice Harvard Commencement Speech, both for those of us who've already watched it several times and for those of you who've never. To read the transcript, click here.
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Okay, I spend a lot of time covering ideas that others have but here's one I've mulled over…
People love autographed copies of books, especially books they actually enjoyed reading. But how does that work if your library is in electronic form and all of your books are downloaded to a Kindle or Nook?
No hard copy to treasure and pass on to your kids? Or to eBay if the author is(gets) really famous?? =)
There are many varieties of autograph apps out there but I haven't seen something specifically compatible for the e-readers. Wouldn't it be great to bring your device to a book signing? Or have an author gift you an electronically signed copy of their bestselling book, Unlikely Venture? (Wink, wink).
Sign with your finger and BAM! You've got digital swag!!!


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The ballot you'll receive on Nov. 4 – or earlier, if you are voting absentee – is chock full of intriguing choices.
There's Barack Obama versus John McCain for president. There's Andy Harris against Frank Kratovil if you vote in the 1st District congressional race. There's slots. Finally you get to decide whether you are for more gambling, or against it.
Then there's a constitutional amendment that has received virtually no attention so far.
The slots referendum is actually the second statewide ballot question. The first is whether to allow early voting in Maryland.
Lawmakers in 2005 passed an early voting system, and reinstated it after a veto by then Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Opponents sued, and in 2006 the state's highest court ruled that the plan was unconstitutional. The constitution now reads that election day shall take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and that eligible voters must vote in the ward or district in which they preside.
The Democratic majority in the state General Assembly wants to change that to allow for an early voting period. If voters approve, elections officials will establish a 10-day period within two weeks of Election Day to let registered voters record their choices. By changing the constitution, the amendment would alleviate concerns raised by the Court of Appeals.
The benefits and costs of early voting have been distorted by partisan politics.
Early voting is a convenience for people who work odd-hour shifts or commute long distances, Democrats argue.
Republicans in Maryland are opposed to the initiative. They say it is unnecessary, and opens the door to fraud. Blair Lee IV, a columnist and longtime political observer, says the plan is expensive, and details – such as when and where the early-opening polls will be – haven't been well-thought out.
UMBC political scientist Thomas F. Schaller is a critic of early voting, arguing that campaigns matter and events change, and voters might be locking in decisions with incomplete information through early voting.
Fifteen states allowed early voting in 2006, legislative researchers said. With interest in this year's election running exceptionally high, and no organized campaign against Question 1, look for the early voting plan to pass and Maryland to be added to the list.
But wait. There's more.
Voters in Baltimore City and Baltimore County will have a lot more decisions to make. The Baltimore ballot runs to 11 pages, City Hall reporter Annie Linskey has found, because it seeks voter approval for a series of loans to cultural institutions, from the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center to the Walters art museum and Everyman Theater.
In Baltimore County, voters will decide of a range of capital projects, from community colleges to land preservation. For a full list of ballot questions, click here.
So for many of you, you might be spending a little bit more time inside the voting booth than you expected.
David Nitkin


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By John Chubb – Everyone agrees that America's high schools need to do a better job of preparing students to be "college- and career-ready." But the big problem is, how do we get them to do that?
One state has just come up with a bold solution – and it could serve as a model for education reform throughout the entire country.
California recently passed a law that reduces the weight of standardized test scores for ranking high schools. Now, crucial factors like graduation rates, attendance and student advancement will play a larger role in grading the ability of public schools in preparing students to succeed after high school
This law is a big step in the right direction — and it paves the way for other states to pass similar reforms aimed at preparing students for college and beyond.
Why the change? Since 1999, every California public school has been granted an Academic Performance Index, or API, score based almost entirely on how its students fare on a handful of standardized tests. Other states are also similarly reliant upon test scores to evaluate their schools' successes.
These scores help determine everything about a school's future — whether it receives funding, whether parents can move their children to a better school, even whether home values rise or fall. So the pressure to get a high score is enormous.
The intention, of course, has been to hold schools accountable for their performance and to give them incentives to improve. The problem is that the system puts too much emphasis on tests that don't necessarily predict how well a student will actually do after high school. In the end, students were being prepared to succeed on tests while they were in school, not to succeed beyond graduation.
Sure enough, a closer look at the numbers reveals that, when based primarily on these tests, a school's API score can be an unreliable predictor of how well its students will perform in college. A 2012 study conducted by Education Sector found that one school with the relatively high API score of 778 out of 1,000 had a 91 percent graduation rate but sent just 66 percent of its students to college. Meanwhile, a school with a score of just 698 had a graduation rate of 95 percent and sent 86 percent of its students to college.
The API's true shortcoming is revealed when the scores are applied to schools with a high proportion of low-income students. According to our study, three of the five high-poverty schools with the lowest API scores were among the top five overall in sending their graduates to college. And the school with the lowest API score had the highest postsecondary enrollment rate: 79 percent of its graduates in 2009 went on to a postsecondary institution, 5 percentage points above the state average.
Standardized test scores certainly provide one valid measure of student success. But it is clear that they are not entirely accurate in measuring whether students are really ready for life after high school.
And this problem has serious real-world consequences. Only 25 percent of high school students taking common college entrance exams in California are deemed college- and career-ready. And two out of every five college students must take remedial classes for basic skills before they can qualify for credit-bearing work. Our nation's high schools have been failing to provide the requisite tools for students before sending them out the door.
The new law does much to fix how California ranks its schools. It ensures that, as of 2016, test scores can count for no more than 60 percent of a school's API score, and it says that the state superintendent must add graduation rates and measures of college- and career-preparedness to the mix.
The reality of today's economy is that students must start preparing for life beyond high school from the moment they enter a freshman classroom. It's our job to make sure that our high schools are helping them do just that.
If we want America's students to arrive at college ready for postsecondary work, then we must improve our country's systems for evaluating high schools. California just put forward a great model for reform. What we need now is for the rest of the country to follow.
John Chubb is CEO of Education Sector, an independent think tank, and is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.


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The propeller is one of the most important items on your boat. The choice of a propeller can significantly affect the performance of your boat in terms of top speed, acceleration, fuel economy, and engine life, particularly in higher horsepower and higher potential top speed applications.
Although there are basic propeller selection guidelines, the best propeller for your boat can only be determined after trying various propellers. Your dealer or the boat manufacturer may have already tested different propellers with your boat/motor combination, or with a similar one, which determined the "best" propeller. These tests provide you with an excellent starting point. Remember, however, that your operating conditions and requirements could be different than the conditions during testing, so a different propeller may actually be better for you.
To pick a propeller for your boat follow the procedures below (also see Propeller Basics):
Propeller Selection - Propeller Series
Choose a propeller from the right Propeller Series for your engine. A propeller designed to fit a large V6 will not physically fit a mid-size engine, The propeller selection charts in the following pages are grouped by the engine groups that can physically use the same propeller.
Propeller Type
Choose the type of propeller material and construction which meets your needs. Often this means finding the best balance between cost and the performance level desired. Aluminum propellers are less expensive than Steel propellers, but generally deliver lower performance and aren't as durable. Propellers designed for specific applications, like the Saltwater Series props, are often highly polished stainless steel and usually cost more and produce even better performance than conventional steel types. See Propeller Types.
Expected Boat Top Speed
The expected top speed for your boat can usually be determined by asking the dealer or boat manufacturer. Note that some boat speedometers produce optimistic (higher than actual) speed readings. The Yamaha multifunction digital speedometer is one of the most accurate speedometers available and is a good source as a speed reference.
Speed Range
Choose a propeller from the chart that lists your boat's expected top speed near the maximum of the speed range. The propeller you select from the charts using these guidelines should be a good starting point for further testing. Generally the propeller selected should produce engine speeds near or at the maximum recommended rpm range. This will produce less strain on the engine and better performance when additional load is added to the boat, especially as the boat ages.
Propeller Basics
Propeller Size
Referred to by a series of two numbers, such as 14 x 17. These numbers correspond to the diameter and to the pitch, respectively. Generally the second number, the pitch, is the most important number.
Pitch is described in terms of inches and is the distance the propeller would travel during one full revolution without slippage. Most pitches fall between 5 and 35 inches.
To understand pitch, visualize the outboard mounted on the stern of the boat, looking at the propeller from the port or starboard side. The angle of the blade in relation to the hub determines how much pitch the propeller has. A blade that was exactly perpendicular to the hub (90° from the prop shaft) would have zero inches of pitch. A shallow angle produces a low number of inches of pitch. The effect of low pitch is similar to low gears in a car's transmission: greater low speed pulling power and acceleration, with low top end speed. A propeller with high pitch provides a greater top-end speed but reduced low-end performance, similar to the car's higher gears. Typically, increasing the pitch by 2" with the same type propeller will drop engine speed by approximately 400 rpm. The reverse is also true.
Even though a boat/engine combination may be able to use a high-pitch propeller, choose a lower pitch if a heavy load use is expected, such as pulling a water skier
Diameter is twice the distance from the centerline of the hub to the tip of blade as the propeller rotates, or the width of the circle described by the blades. Here are some points to consider when choosing the propeller diameter:
The small curved lip on the blade tip and trailing edge is the cup. Cupping permits the prop to get a better bite. It reduces ventilation (propeller slip caused by air on the surface of the blade) and slippage, which allows you to mount your motor higher on the transom for more speed and less drag. You can also trim out farther for greater bow lift.
The rake is the angle the propeller blades are mounted at in relation to the centerline of the hub and 90 degrees from the pitch angle. During operation a propeller with a high rake angle will tend to hold the water on the blade at high mounting heights and therefore be less likely to ventilate. A high rake angle will also produce thrust that tends to pull the stern down and lift the bow of the boat.
Number of Blades
Some propellers have three blades, while others have four. Which should you chose? Generally, a 3-blade propeller provides good performance in most circumstances. A 4-blade propeller, however, can provide better performance in rough water or with high mounting heights (such as Flats boats). This is because a 4-blade propeller has more blades to hold the water when air may be present in the water, which is more common in rough water or with a high engine mounting height.
Keep in mind that the load on the engine is determined by the total blade area and the pitch of the blade. A 4-blade propeller will increase the load on the engine compared to a 3-blade propeller. To compensate for this, a 4-blade will require a slightly smaller diameter or a higher engine mounting height than a comparable three-blade propeller, or special design. For example, the Yamaha Performance Series 4-Blade propellers for the 150hp and up have a special design using a smaller exhaust tube than normal for a V6. This is done to allow exhaust gases to pass between the propeller hub and the gear case during low speed acceleration, reducing the effective blade area and improving acceleration.
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If Mark Sanchez doesn't have a future in Gotham, will other teams come calling?
One coach of a quarterback-needy team told the New York Post this week that the Jets passer wouldn't be out of work for long if Gang Green cuts him this offseason.
"We'd take Sanchez," the coach told the newspaper. "He'd be the starter as soon as he walked in the door for us."
Sanchez's release would save the Jets $8.3 million off his lofty $13.1 million salary-cap figure. With Geno Smith easing into the starting role, no one would be surprised to see New York part ways with Sanchez, who coughed up 52 turnovers during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
He's far from a long-term solution, but Sanchez would be aided on the open market by this offseason's thin crop of free-agent passers. March's collection of available quarterbacks is set to include Michael Vick, Josh Freeman, Shaun Hill, Josh McCown and Chad Henne.
"Supply and demand," one executive told the Post.
We doubt the Bears will let McCown walk if he intends to return in 2014 at age 35, and Vick -- despite durability issues -- remains a better overall player than Sanchez. Still, we don't disagree with the premise: Quarterbacks have nine lives, and some coaching staff is going to snatch up The Sanchize with hopes that it can mend his shaky play.


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Brisket, Biscuits, and Honey Butter at Sweet Cheeks Q (Boston, MA)
In the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood of Boston is Sweet Cheeks Q, a barbecue joint from Top Chef finalist, Tiffani Faison. It's noted to be the most expensive bbq place in Boston, but possibly also the best.
You can order meats by the pound or get a tray with 1, 2, or 3 meats (the last one is called the Fat Cheeks Tray) that comes with two sides.
Above anything else, though, you have to - absolutely must - get the biscuits with honey butter.


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Iowa GOP Debate: What To Expect
Based on everything we've seen so far in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, what should we expect from the candidates at Thursday's debate at Iowa State University in Ames?
In the two-hour Fox News/Iowa GOP debate to start at 9 pm ET, Mitt Romney, the frontrunner, will likely stick tightly to his message, which is that President Obama has failed to lead, and his approach, which is to play it safe.
It's a traditional frontrunner's strategy against an incumbent president of the opposite party: target all your attacks on the man in the White House and give off the air that it's inevitable, just a matter of time, before you'll be the one facing him as your party's nominee.
Romney may have to revise that once Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially enters the race and immediately threatens what up till now was looking like Romney's fairly smooth path to the nomination. But for Thursday night, at least, Romney's still the presumptive frontrunner.
While Romney made it through the previous debate which took place in New Hampshire without being attacked for signing into law as Massachusetts governor health insurance legislation with an individual mandate, that could change Thursday.
That's because the Ames Straw Poll is Saturday and at least two of the eight people on stage tonight — Rep. Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty, — are counting on a strong straw poll showing to sustain their efforts.
If they can do something tonight that makes Republican voters looking for a Romney alternative consider them, that could help them get the kind of straw poll success they seek.
Both Bachmann and Pawlenty have different challenges. Bachmann is the frontrunner among Iowa conservatives, boosted by the excitement she generates among self-styled "values voters" as well as Tea Party voters, sometimes the same people.
She emerged with her star shining more brightly after the New Hampshire debate. That was partly because she beat expectations which were fairly low.
She also made "news," dramatically announcing her presidential bid on stage even though the fact that she was on the stage that night meant that she already in the race that night.
But expectations this time will be higher and it's hard to see what "news" she'll be able to drop to positive post-debate headlines.
Pawlenty, a former Minnesota governor, faces perhaps the most critical 36 hours period of any of the candidates. After signaling a new aggressive stance against Romney before the New Hampshire debate, he pulled his punches during the debate, failing to go after Romney on what Pawlenty had derided as "Obamneycare."
In recent weeks, Pawlenty has once again indicated a feistier attitude toward Romney, criticizing him for not wading in more deeply into the debt-ceiling fight and using it as an occasion to question Romney as a leader.
The question is: will Pawlenty sustain these criticisms against Romney when they're standing a few feet from each other or will he once again retreat? His presidential hopes probably rests on the answer.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is very experienced at these debates, having now run in several different cycles. So he knows how to get his message across and it's a predictable message that's prized by fellow libertarians and has crossover appear to Tea Party supporters. End the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, rein in the Federal Reserve, get back to hard money and reduce the size of government to pay down the federal debt.
It's a message that plays well in Iowa but the voters most likely to respond to it have, by and large, already have. A debate is unlikely to change that.
The debate will be the first one for Jon Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor and a former Obama administration ambassador to China. Huntsman is polling in the single digits and many of the stories his campaign has generated have been about missteps and internal dissension.
The debate gives him a chance to try to turn that around but it's only a sliver of a chance since he'll be sharing the stage with seven other candidates. It's hard to see the debate doing much for Huntsman's chances.
Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, is good at launching snappy soundbites and expect more from him tonight about Obama being a the "greatest food stamp president in history."
But his campaign's dysfunction became the dominant story from shortly after he entered the race. Even a great debate performance probably wouldn't undo the damage that's already been done. Anyone who's followed his career already knows he's one of the glibbest politicians alive. That won't come as news.
Then there are the even longer shots for the nomination.
Herman Cain, the former pizza company executive, got into trouble in the New Hampshire debate when he tried to clarify earlier remarks in which he sounded like he wouldn't have Muslims in his administration. After his clarification, it still sounded like he would put Muslims under greater scrutiny than he would Christians. While Cain was once showing some momentum in the polls, that has ceased.
Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania, holds the sort of religious and social views popular with Iowa conservatives. But, unlike Cain, he has drawn little excitement. And it's difficult to see him breaking out as he shares the stage with seven other people.
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Getting You Car Stolen is a Nightmare. And Farmer's Insurance Knows Nightmares!
It's not often we're surprised by an ad. This one by Campbell-Ewald for Farmer's Insurance scared the crap out of us. And the guy in it kind of looks like Kevin Spacey.
Other spots from the taglined "Sanity makes a comeback" effort were equally interesting. There's this wind insurance one where a woman's papers keep blowing around (wait for the part where she slams into the wall and breaks it - that's pretty funny), a confusing one where a woman leaps on a garbage truck and hitches a ride with a cop on a horse (it was fun guessing what that was for), and a pretty good one about transient suburbanites getting by after a house fire.
We like this campaign a lot - it does a neat job of crawling into the minds of people actually dealing with hazards in real-time.


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t@b shakedown at paulina lake
I accompanied BFF Patty on the shakedown cruise of her cuddly new T@B trailer at Paulina Lake, an easy 35-mile drive from our homes in SE Bend.
Not quite an Airstream (but not a white box nor hillbilly tent trailer either), the new T@Bs look to me like a next-best alternative for those, like Patty, with a Subaru Outback—meaning a lightweight towing limit—and a spouse on a budget who's suspicious of used Type B motorhome engines. (If pressed, Patty will tell you that if she won the lottery, her preference would be to forego towing forever and purchase the Interstate.)
In the meantime, the T@B is an enormous step up from sleeping in a tent. It's cozy, cute as a bee's wee, and packed with clever tricks and devices built in to save space and maximize ease of use. More than once I said—out loud—"I wish our DWR had/did this." (Blasphemy!)
But I don't have to live in it. Here's the new owner's review on record, the morning after her very first night:
The bed? Not long enough for her 6'2" husband, but fine for 5'6" Patty and her two cocker spaniels. "It's comfortable like my own bed, believe it or not," she said, and converts fairly quickly. One simply lowers the table, inserts two little side panels (not sure where these are stored when not in use), and arranges the banquette cushions as a mattress. Fancy bedding optional.
The galley seems great for food prep (I enviously eyed the yards of countertop space), with a midget fridge, two-burner stove, cute round sink (cute is the operative word when describing a T@B), and ample oak cabinetry. The tiny tank is the drawback. "I brought extra water, so I didn't worry about it," said Patty. "And we could hook up to city water. If we had hookups."
Ah, that. Paulina Lake Campground is indeed dry, without hookups, and was therefore the perfect test site for the T@B's boondocking capability. As predicted, after washing dishes, burning the lights and cranking showtunes on the CD player, the T@B lost power and ran out of water in about 24 hours. Patty's husband, a fix-it kind of guy, will most certainly rig up a variety of homebaked geekery to solve these and any other problems they encounter. (I'm encouraging him to join the T@B society and start his own blog to share his inevitable inventions with other users.)
Finally, what's the deal with that at-symbol? A pretentious nod to the social media crowd? Someone's name, "T at B"? Should the brand be pronounced "tatabuh"? Without any connectivity in the area the mystery went ungoogled. (Seriously, prepare to enjoy a cyber vacation while visiting this part of the Deschutes National Forest, though you can find a signal strong enough to check your email at the scenic overlook on Highway 21.)
That inconvenience notwithstanding, don't miss the attractions within the Newberry National Volcanic Monument when you visit Central Oregon. So laid back, so much to do and see. While there we tackled the 7.5 mile Lakeshore Loop Trail (if we can do it, you can do it). The roundtrip hike rings the lake and offers everything: vistas, forests, beaches, meadows. Sun, shade, elevation. Picnic tables in the pines where you need them, about halfway around. Flora and fauna: ducklings, mosquitos, songbirds, the occasional Australian. And it serves as an comprehensive walking tour of the nostalgic Lodge and lakefront campgrounds.
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Rhonda, I LOVED your article, especially because I was just up there on Wednesday. I was with a COCC Community Learning group that I hike with. We went up to Paulina Peak, walked a small section of the Paulina Lakeshore Loop, and then hiked down the Peter Skene Ogden Trail to McKay Crossing Campground (past zillions of spectacular waterfalls). We even saw cougar and bear tracks right in the trail! We did a shuttle with the cars. (I did a FB posting) Thanks for sharing your adventure!
They ARE cute but from the sound of it, can't make it boondocking very easily. They appear to have a good leg up on the aerodynamics but stay close to water and power.


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