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Cody Ross Has 4 RBIs, Red Sox Beat Rays 5-3
Cody Ross helped the Boston Red Sox rebound from a frustrating loss.
Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Thursday night.
"I was going after this game tonight," Boston manager Bobby Valentine said. "The guys really wanted this game, and I was just going to do everything we could to win it. Just frustration (from Wednesday's loss), and we wanted to get back into the winning ways."
The Red Sox were beaten 2-1 on Wednesday. The Rays' go-ahead run scored when Ross, in right field, had problems with the Tropicana Field roof and had to backpedal to catch Luke Scott's shallow sacrifice fly.
Ross extended Boston's lead to 5-2 Thursday on a two-run single off reliever Wade Davis with two outs in the eighth.
"Cody was big," Valentine said. "Cody will give you everything he has, and it's enough for me."
Doubront (4-1) allowed two runs and six hits over 5 2-3 innings. The left-hander was hit on the ear by a ball during batting practice Tuesday and cleared one day later to make his scheduled start.
Matt Moore (1-4) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings for Tampa Bay, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.
"I thought he finished really strong," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "That's definitely a game to build off. He definitely pitched well enough to win. Confidence is a big thing. I know he's going to sleep better. Despite the loss, he's going to feel better about himself. That's just a right step in the right direction."
Moore retired his last 10 batters. He struck out eight and walked one.
Alfredo Aceves, the fifth Boston reliever, got four outs for his eighth save. He allowed B.J Upton's RBI single with two outs in the eighth.
After falling behind in the count 0-2, Ross worked a bases-loaded walk off Moore to put the Red Sox up 1-0 in the first. Moore avoided further damage by striking out Daniel Nava to end the inning.
Boston went ahead 2-0 on Marlon Byrd's second-inning homer. Ross made it 3-0 with his seventh homer, on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the third.
Jeff Keppinger got the Rays within 3-1 on an RBI single in the third. Upton reached base with two outs when Kelly Shoppach was charged with catcher's interference and went to second when Luke Scott was hit by a pitch.
Rich Thompson, who has played in 1,388 minor league games, cut the Tampa Bay deficit to 3-2 with his first big league hit, a run-scoring single in the fourth. Thompson, acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday, also stole second and third after his hit.
The Rays loaded the bases later in the fourth with two outs, but Scott hit a hard liner that was caught by first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.
"We always have pretty good series against the Rays," Boston shortstop Mike Aviles said. "The fact they won (Wednesday) in a close game, and another close game today, it's definitely good to get that win. Bobby did the right thing mixing and matching later in the game."
Aviles was ejected in the seventh by plate umpire Dan Bellino for arguing after striking out. It was his first career ejection.
"Guys had complaints tonight and I was with them," Valentine said. "We've got to fight through it, that's for sure. We're trying our hardest, and I think they're trying their hardest, too."
Tampa Bay second baseman Will Rhymes was not in the lineup a night after being hit by a pitch in the right arm, fainting after walking to first base and having to be driven off the field on a cart. Maddon said Rhymes, who is day to day with a bruised right forearm, was feeling better and wanted to take batting practice but the team trainer wouldn't allow it.
This program aired on May 18, 2012. The audio for this program is not available.


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Two Rivers Tribune Being Shut Down – July 2, 2011
Eye Staff Report
According to a story in the Two Rivers Tribune, the Eastern Humboldt County newspaper is about to close.
An editorial on the paper's website states that Hoopa Valley Tribal Chairman Leonard Masten Jr. made the decision to close the newspaper, citing financial problems and displeasure with recent coverage of cannabis issues.
The TRT is a small, tabloid-formatted weekly offering original reporting on Hoopa Valley news and community events. It distributes 1,400 newspapers in Arcata, Willow Creek, Salyer, Burnt Ranch, Hoopa, Weitchpec, Orleans, Somes Bar and Happy Camp and has 300 subscribers.
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Love you three thousands
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A hand made resin ring featuring a loving mum and son complimented with aroma stone elegantly decorated with eternal flowers. A perfect gift which can be enjoyed visually and the scent of the essential oil in the aroma stone will being relaxation and calmness.
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Medium bouquet width 25cm approx
Large bouquet width 26-30cm approx
XL bouquet width 31-35xm approx
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At Flower Actually, we believe that a beautiful floral arrangement should last as long as possible. That's why we've put together the ultimate flower care instructions to help you keep your blooms fresh and stunning for longer.
Caring for Your Cut Flowers
Follow these simple steps to care for your cut flowers:
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- Add the complimentary flower food that comes with all Flower Actually bouquets to the vase of water. Our flower food is specially formulated to keep your flowers looking their best for longer.
- Use a clean knife or pair of scissors to cut 2-3cm off the stems at a sharp angle. This helps the stems absorb water more easily.
- Remove any leaves that will be below the water line in the vase. This helps prevent bacteria growth and keeps your flowers fresh.
- Change the water and re-cut the stems every two days. This helps keep the water clean and your flowers fresh.
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Walls may not have ears, but the city's bar and restaurant staff certainly does. And front-of-the-house folks at New York's favorite date spots are in the best position to dish the dirt on how to get down — and help when needed.
Antonio Rappazzo's official title is general manager at Almond, a bustling bistro in the Flatiron District, but in reality, he serves as all three wise monkeys combined. "We have one serial dater who brings a different girl in every week and treats us as if we don't know what he's up to," says Rappazzo. "He always arrives before his dates to check in with us, and is very aggressive about getting the best table in the house, a cozy corner banquette. 'I'm meeting someone,' he tells us every time. And we think: 'Yes, we know you are.' " The Casanova customer, in his late 30s, expects nothing less than VIP service, reports Rappazzo. "And of course, we're happy to treat him that way, so he looks good in front of his dates."
Eric McCarthy, a regular at the restaurant, admits it's a successful spot for him to woo women. The 47-year-old real-estate agent has been bringing different dates here since the bistro flung open its French doors four years ago. "I usually give dates three options, so they feel like they're making the choice, but my preference is to bring them here. I steer them in that direction," he says. "It has a great ambience, and the terrace is a perfect date spot in summer. I'd suggest having drinks here first, and then, perhaps, dinner. I don't commit to dinner until I know how well it's going though."
Being a regular can certainly give romance a leg up, singles at the bar report. "I never go anywhere new on a first date," says Tracy Bussan, 38, an advertising executive. One recent blind date arrived at Almond before her, and secured two seats at the end of the long bar. "Unfortunately, they were right in front of the open kitchen, so it was like sitting in a furnace," she says. "The barman, who knows me, managed to get us seats further away from the oven, which made me look like a total VIP."
At Madam Geneva, a NoLIta gin joint, bar manager Laura Lashley and her staff observe the comings and goings of a serial dater known as 'the jam guy,' who unfailingly orders the bar's specialty jam cocktail. But while his drink order never differs, his company always does. "He has been bringing three new dates here each week for three years — never the same girl twice," says Lashley. The mid-20s Romeo was caught out recently, however. "He brought in a girl whose roommate he had brought here not long before, and even ordered the same jam drinks with both of them," dishes Lashley.
The front-line staff at the city's bars and restaurants are not simply skilled at mixing spirits and muddling cocktails; their observations of daters in the wild make them human behavioral specialists, too. "We can always spot the signs," says Lashley. "For example, if a guy orders a second drink before we've even offered them one, you know the date is going well from his point of view. If the girl doesn't say yes immediately, she's clearly not feeling the same."
"When the check arrives, if a guy asks his date to split it, you know he isn't interested," reveals Rappazzo. "I have seen a woman walk out on a date at that point because she was so insulted," he continues. "The guy didn't seem too bothered though — he simply ordered another drink."
Disastrous dates can often be salvaged and the city's servers admit to helping romance ripen in even the most inauspicious circumstances. Olivier Flosse, the wine director at Midtown Italian restaurant A Voce Madison, played Cupid to two regulars whose dates had stood them both up at an intimate, couples-only wine dinner. "I sat them next to each other, and after a couple of glasses of wine, I could see they were really getting along," says Fosse of the pair, who exchanged contact info before heading home — separately.
"I was surprised when I didn't see or hear from either of them for three weeks," admits Flosse. When they did return, it was as a couple; the pair had both split up with their respective partners. Two years later, they were married, with the seduction sommelier in attendance. "They say they got together because of me; I say it was because of the wine," he demurs. "But they've even named their baby daughter, Olivia, after me."
Dave Coleman, a bartender at the fashionable Lower East Side bar and restaurant Hotel Chantelle, recalls a potentially embarrassing incident when a female customer's card was declined. A chivalrous customer cleaned up. "A gentleman she didn't know came over and settled the bill," says Coleman. "His gesture obviously worked, because they left together soon after." Bar regulars confirm Hotel Chantelle to be a reliable spot to meet members of the opposite sex. "There is always potential talent here, particularly on the roof, on a warm summer evening, when people aren't wearing many clothes," says Martin Olsson-Prescott, 29, who works in advertising. "I've met quite a few women here who I have been successful with." Amanda Jones, 24, who also works in advertising, organized her girls' night out here with just that sort of result in mind. "It feels like a good place to meet guys," she says. "Half-price drinks and cute barmen don't hurt." And if the romantic rooftop doesn't prove a happy hunting ground, there are two more levels — the ground-floor bar and the rowdier, club-like basement — to prowl around. "The different floors attract a slightly different crowd — you're bound to find someone you fancy in here," says Coleman, confidently.
Staff at one of the city's classic candle-lit date spots, the upper-crust Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel, report numerous romances blossoming, including that of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who spent both their first date and their wedding night at the historic Upper East Side hotel. The bar, with its famous murals, martinis and jazz trio is also a popular spot for proposals. "My favorite proposals are when the bar is full, the gentleman tips off the staff and the pianist plays all the couple's favorite songs," says Fred Petry, the bar's director of operations. "But several gentlemen have booked the entire bar out, so they have it to themselves, just the two of them — plus the staff — for him to propose in."
Because the Carlyle is a fully legit hotel, couples could potentially, as the saying goes, get a room, if passion has been seriously stoked. "Have I ever directed people to the front desk after a successful date? I am sure I have," Petry confirms.


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Strategic Plan
MissionTo promote physics education research within and beyond the AAPT.
VisionThe Physics Education Research Topical Group strives to:
- Be the leading voice for physics education research and an authoritative source of information for the advancement of physics teaching and learning.
- Have an active, engaged, and diverse membership and support the activities of its members.
- Physics education research includes diverse approaches to understanding the teaching and learning of physics.
- All physics instructors and all students can benefit from the results of physics education research and access to instructional materials and strategies that research has shown to be effective.
- Contributions from other fields help us understand and improve the teaching and learning of physics.
ObjectivesThe objective of the PERTG shall be to assist the advancement, dissemination, and application of knowledge of physics education research. This group serves to promote physics education research within and beyond the AAPT by:
- Promoting research in physics education
- Supporting activities that foster communication and exchange among professionals with an interest in PER, including but not limited to overseeing the organization and running of an annual Physics Education Research Conference and associated Proceedings
- Promoting the development of publication venues for PER
- Publicizing PER events and news to the PERTG, AAPT, and wider communities
- Promoting access to quality resources for learning about and conducting PER


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During all the mounting losses, the short outings, the brutal beatings from the opposition that left-hander Brian Matusz endured last season, the Orioles faithful remained fairly kind, with only a smattering of boos for his worst performances. Matusz was, after all, considered a key to the club's future after a solid 2010, and the fan base was just waiting to embrace him again.
So when he walked off the Camden Yards field Tuesday after throwing a two-hit gem in a 4-1 win against the Boston Red Sox, the announced crowd of 25,171 -- at least those there to cheer the Orioles -- showed its appreciation with a loud and long standing ovation.
"I had chills going through my body," Matusz said. "It's such a great feeling to see the fans on their feet like that. You know, it really means a lot to have the support of the fans behind us. It's a pretty special feeling."
Matusz (4-5) has won four of his past five outings since May 1, when he ended a personal 12-game losing streak, which primarily stemmed from a disastrous 2011 in which he went 1-9 with a 10.69 ERA.
Veteran manager Buck Showalter said he noted the fans' exuberance when Matusz headed to the dugout with one out in the seventh after his ninth strikeout of the game, tying a career high.
"Everybody wants to see these guys do well, and especially themselves," Showalter said. "The fans and everybody, they're waiting to embrace good baseball."
The surprising, first-place Orioles (28-16) continued their roll, beating the Red Sox (21-22) for the 10th time in their past 12 games versus Boston. Previous losers of two straight, the Orioles maintained their two-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the American League East, thanks to Matusz's best statistical performance since he threw seven shutout innings Sept. 27, 2010 against the Rays. This was by far his best outing of 2012.
"I'd have to say so," said Matusz, who allowed one run, on Kevin Youkilis' fourth-inning homer. "I was pounding the zone, getting ahead and putting guys away today. I mixed it up really well. I had all four pitches going for me, and [the] defense was solid."
It was Matusz's third consecutive game in which he walked just one batter, and his 6 1/3 innings tied his longest outing of the season. He had never allowed three base runners or fewer in a non-injury-shortened start in his big league career. He did, however, throw 101 pitches, something he would like to cut down in the future.
"Man, he was special tonight," third baseman Steve Tolleson said. "Locating all of his pitches. It seemed like every time he needed to make a big pitch, he made it. And that's a tough lineup to pitch against, and he did a great job tonight."
Tolleson gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead in the second inning by depositing a 92 mph fastball from Felix Doubront over the left-center-field wall. They were then held scoreless until the eighth, when Wilson Betemit hit a two-run, two-out homer onto the flag court beyond right field against former Oriole Matt Albers. It was Betemit's seventh home run this season -- and the club's major league-leading 67th of the year.
Tolleson's was a little more special, his first as an Oriole and just the second in his career. His previous homer came for the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 26, 2010, versus the Texas Rangers.
"When I hit it, I said if that doesn't go out, then I'm probably not going to hit one out," Tolleson said.
After the game, Tolleson received the now-typical shaving-cream pie in the face from center fielder Adam Jones.
"Jonesy is throwing the knockout punches with the shaving cream to somebody different every night, it seems like. I mean, it's a lot of fun to be in this clubhouse right now," Tolleson said. "It felt like a punch instead of shaving cream. But that's a great feeling. It's me tonight; it will be somebody else tomorrow."
Youkilis attempted to steal the headlines early, homering in his second at-bat after coming off the disabled list. Youkilis has more homers (22) and RBIs (84) versus the Orioles than against any other team.
But take away his blast, and a second inning that featured single by Adrian Gonzalez and a walk to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Matusz was perfect. He retired the final eight batters he faced, including five by strikeout, before turning the night over to the club's standout bullpen.
Darren O'Day, Pedro Strop and Jim Johnson combined for 2 2/3 shutout innings, with Johnson picking up his major league-leading 16th save with a perfect ninth. He has converted his past 24 save opportunities dating to 2011.
Doubront (4-2) was nearly as good as Matusz, striking out a career-best nine batters in six innings. He allowed two walks and four hits, including a third-inning single to Jones that extended the Orioles center fielder's career-best hitting streak to 14 games.
Ultimately, though, it was Matusz who received the spoils of victory, who again seems to have captured the favor of a fan base that is cheering much more often than it has in the recent past.
"It's a great feeling. I've come a long way since last year, when it was the opposite, when people were on their feet booing," he said. "It's really special to be able to work as I have and be able to come back and get back to being my normal self, and be able to see the support from the fans. There's no better feeling."
During all the mounting losses, the short outings, the brutal beatings from the opposition that left-hander Brian Matusz endured last season, the Orioles faithful remained fairly kind, with only a smattering of boos for his worst performances. Matusz was, after all, considered a key to the club's future after a solid 2010, and the fan base was just waiting to embrace him again.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a hurricane, there are always those who try to take advantage of homeowners who are recovering from the storm. There are some important tips to avoid being ripped off.
Roofers or builders
- Don't be rushed into signing a contract with any company. Instead, collect business cards and get written estimates for the proposed job.
- Beware of building contractors that encourage you to spend a lot of money on temporary repairs. Payments for temporary repairs are covered as part of the total settlement. If you pay a contractor a large sum for a temporary repair job, you may not have enough money for permanent repairs. In most cases, you should be able to make the temporary repairs yourself. Remember to keep receipts. Your insurer will reimburse you for these costs.
- Investigate the track record of any roofer, builder or contractor that you consider hiring. Look for professionals that have a solid reputation in your community. You can call your Better Business Bureau for help. Also, get references and never give anyone a deposit until after you have thoroughly researched their background.
- A common fraud scheme is for a "so-called" contractor to convince a homeowner that a large deposit must be provided before repair work can begin. Frequently, the job will be started, but not completed. Unfortunately, these con artists are never seen or heard from again.
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- Don't make any rash decisions about hiring someone to handle your claim. Be especially wary of individuals who go door-to-door soliciting business in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Most importantly, don't let anyone scare you into signing a contract. You don't want to be victimized by someone who is swooping into town to make a fast buck. You could end up forfeiting a significant portion of your insurance dollars.
- Before hiring a public adjuster or an attorney, try to settle your claim directly with your insurance company. Your insurer provides an adjuster at no charge to you. Ask your insurance agent or company representative to help you with your claim and don't be afraid to ask questions. If you decide to work directly with your insurer, you still have the right to hire a third-party professional to help you.
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- Understand that you will have to pay a public adjuster 15 percent and an attorney 30 percent of your total claim settlement.
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An engineering student has been arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 23-year-old woman software engineer by making an obscene video clip of her, police said today.
Rishabh Katodia (25), a civil engineering student who belongs to Bhavnagar in Gujarat, was arrested yesterday after a written complaint was filed by the woman alleging that he raped and blackmailed her for the last many months, a sub-inspector at Bhanwar Kuan police station said.
The woman said in her complaint that she became friendly with Rishabh through social networking site Facebook while studying at Indore, he said.
She alleged that Rishabh had come to Indore on January 4 this year and took her for sight-seeing. He offered her a coffee laced with some sedative following which she became unconscious and during this time, he recorded an obscene video of her on his mobile phone.
The accused then called her after two months and after threatening her to make her video clip public, he asked her to come to Vadodara where he allegedly raped her for three days, the police officer said quoting the complaint.
The woman also mentioned in the complaint that the accused deleted some of her pictures from his mobile phone following which she returned to Indore, he said.
However, after some time, Rishabh sent her some of her obscene photographs and pressurised her to marry him. When she refused to comply with his demand, he allegedly threatened to kill her and show the pictures to her parents, the SI said.
The harassed woman then lodged a complaint with police and called Rishabh to Indore yesterday on the pretext of wanting to meet him.
As Rishabh came to Indore, police arrested him yesterday and registered offences against him under sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and section 66(A) of the IT Act, the police officer said. A detailed investigation in the matter was on.


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God Save The Queen
September 12th, 2015.
God Save The Queen.
This week Elizabeth Regina became Britain's longest ruling monarch.
The controlled media celebrated this although Elizabeth Regina has never achieved anything nor even attempted to do so.
Elizabeth Regina has been the Queen of Australia for more than half of Australia's history as an independent state. The Monarchy is an inherently unjust and immoral institution and the truth of this can be easily assessed by simply viewing the hideous and hate filled society that is modern Britain.
Elizabeth Regina is reaching the end of her feted life yet she has not achieved or contributed anything during her life and neither has her pitiful and well "beyond mediocre" son.
The idea that these people are to be admired is an absolute travesty.
The level of stupidity is equivalent to the worship of the badge that sits at the front of a car.
These people are simply nothings. To offer a single positive word about any of them for even a second is a powerful indication that the person involved is mentally dead.


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Where else can you walk from OB to a nationally-known natural wonder without crossing the street?
Not everybody knows that Sunset Cliffs Natural Park starts at the point between Ocean Beach and Point Loma at Adair Street, where the cliffs and ocean view run alongside Sunset Cliffs Blvd. There is a kiosk, a sign, and a bench there, but the barren trail doesn't provide the cut-grass ambiance we ordinarily associated with city-owned parks.
That's about to change. This entry point will soon become an experimental garden for native plants. Designed by Clayton Tschudy, a botanist with Cal Native and presented by David Fleitner from the San Diego Native Plant Society, work will begin as soon as permits are in place. This is the Entryway to Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.
First proposed in March 2013, this project doesn't share much in terms of grandeur with the Ocean Beach entryway. The design work was volunteer and a pilot project of the California Native Plant Society. The plants will be funded by donations, and the work done by volunteers. The city will assist by providing the right-of-entry permit required to make the project happen.
The Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Council (SCNPC), a Parks and Rec advisory committee, has been active in the planning from the first proposal with a committee chaired by Debbie Blum, council member. What kind of advice did they provide? The design includes flexible, naturalistic planting beds which can be moved, and no cactus to attack unsuspecting joggers. The January 6 SNCP meeting provided the latest data for this planned entryway.
Right across the street from the Hippie House and its native plant landscaping, this new project itself is a picture of ambition. Whereas the Ocean Beach entryway turns dirt into cement, this project will turn a cement-like dirt lot into a garden.
There will be no paths constructed. Instead, some areas will serve as pathways for foot traffic by not being planted. These non-planted areas will serve as access roads for emergency vehicles, with a 12 foot access width provide for lifeguard truck access. The plants themselves are selected to protect the view – a maximum of 3 /2 feet in height except for those next to the building wall on the boundary.
This is not the only project planned for Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.
Most people think of the park as the area below Point Loma Nazarene University. That area is known as the hillside park. It also has an extremely ambitious Trails Project planned by the city with a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy, also reviewed and supported by the advisory council. The Hillside project was recently approved as a Process 3 permit by the City of San Diego hearing officer, but it has been appealed by local residents who feel it does not include enough drainage. Extensive discussion and a slide show at the January 6 meeting resulted in a vote to continue to support the Hillside Improvement Project.
No, you don't have to be a Point Loma resident to be a member of the council, and a few memberships are available. Meetings are the first Monday of every month at Cabrillo Rec Center on Canyon Street, 6:45 PM. Everyone is welcome to come; this is a City of San Diego, not a Point Loma Park, and yes, if you are from OB you can provide that unique OB point of view by becoming a member.
Will the entryway plants really survive? Not everyone is so sure. This street-side park area is more parking lot than park. The wind blows plants right out of the ground occasionally. Still, if it works, other areas along Sunset Cliffs will be selected. It's worth a try. So we will see – which is done first – the OB Entryway or the Sunset Cliffs Park entryway?


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Are Suburbs Killing The American Dream?
The Article: Are the Suburbs Where the American Dream Goes to Die? by Matthew O'Brien in The Atlantic.
The Text: Rumors of the American Dream's demise have been greatly exaggerated — at least in parts of America.
That's the message of a new study that looks at the connection between geography and social mobility in the United States. It turns out modern-day Horatio Algers have just as much a chance in much of the country as they do anywhere else in the world today. But if you want to move up, don't move to the South. As you can see in the chart below from David Leonhardt's write-up in the New York Times, the American Dream is on life support below the Mason Dixon line.
So why does a kid from the bottom fifth in the South or the Rust Belt have such a hard time making it to the top fifth? It's not how progressive local taxes are. Or the cost of college. Or how unequal a place is. At least not much. The research team of Raj Chetty and Nathanial Hendren of Harvard and Patrick Kline and Emmanuel Saez of the University of California-Berkeley found that these factors only correlated slightly with a region's social mobility. What seems to matter more is the amount of sprawl, the number of two-parent households, the quality of elementary and high schools, and how involved people are in things like religious and community groups.
The suburbs didn't quite kill the American Dream, but a particular type did. That's the low-density and racially-polarized suburbs that have defined places like Atlanta. Indeed, as you can see in the chart below from Paul Krugman, there's a noticeable relationship between a metro area's density and its social mobility.
As usual, the elephant in the room here is race. So let's address it: the researchers found that the larger the black population, the lower upward mobility. But on closer inspection, this has something to do with population density too. I went back to the Census data, and looked at the same ten cities Krugman did, but this time I compared their population-density ratios and the percent of their population that's black. There isn't nearly a perfect relationship — look at Boston or Dallas or Houston — but there is a relationship.
Now, it's not that suburbs outside the South and Rust Belt are some kind of integrated utopia — far, far from it — but rather that density changes things. Well-off whites who work in the city and live close by have an interest in paying for the kind of public goods, like mass transit, that benefit everybody. Well-off whites who live far away don't. Atlanta, of course, is the prototypical case here: going back to the 1970s, it's under-invested in public transit, because car-driving suburbanites haven't wanted to pay for something they think only poor blacks would use (to come, they fear, to their lily-white cul-de-sacs). Even last year, a compromise bill that would have increased the sales tax by 1 percentage points for 10 years to pay for expanded roads and railways in the always-congested city got voted down. This malign neglect of infrastructure keeps low-income people from living near or commuting to better jobs — and that's not a a race issue. Indeed, the researchers also found that whites and blacks in Atlanta both have a hard time moving up. In other words, racial polarization might spur sprawl, which makes cities less likely to invest in their infrastructure — and underfunded infrastructure hurts low-income people of all races.
Of course, the story of mass transit isn't just a story about race. There's plenty else going on. Sprawl happens in the Sun Belt, because it can. There's more land. And coastal cities are denser, because they have to be — though even then, they don't always build better infrastructure. Just look at Los Angeles. But for whatever the reason, upward mobility has a local flavor. And that means part of the solution will too. As Reihan Salam argues, loosening zoning restrictions and building out public transit would let cities become denser and more livable. Both, of course, die a thousand NIMBY deaths in a thousand different cities.
There's an old vision of the American Dream that is obsolete, and has been for quite awhile. That's Thomas Jefferson's idea of a nation of self-sufficient farmers — an agrarian republic. Over time, as people left the countryside for the cities during the Industrial Revolutions, this vision morphed: it became a nostalgia for (and even snobbery of) small towns. It's a vision that Republicans still cling to. Remember when Sarah Palin talked about "real America"? Or when Republicans warned that high-speed rail and bike lanes were some kind of socialist plot? It's a vision of America at odds with the American Dream today.
It turns out the best place to pursue happiness — and a career — is in the city.


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Scientists Invent a Self-Repairing Computer That Will Never Crash
Haven't we all felt the urge to throw our laptop against the wall when the screen goes blank at 3 am and totally wipes hours of hard work or wish we had a self repairing computer?
To prevent those frustrating computer crashes, scientists at University College London (UCL) have created a self-repairing computer. The "systemic" machine, according to a report in the New Scientist, can instantly recover corrupted data.
The invention is expected to have far-reaching consequences for physicians and the military. It could allow drones to recover from combat damage in a matter of seconds, or create a more realistic model of the human brain.
The team behind the systemic self repairing computer built it to be able to respond to random and unpredictable events. Computers were originally designed to follow a linear set of instructions, and can only consider one thing at a time.
"Even when it feels like your computer is running all your software at the same time, it is just pretending to do that, flicking its attention very quickly between each program," Peter Bentley, a computer scientist at UCL, said in an interview with the New Scientist.
Together with his colleague Christos Sakellariou, Bentley re-engineered a newcomputer that thinks more like the human brain.
Anant Jhingran, who has been considered the brains behind IBM's super computer "Watson," said that new computing systems are designed to "mimic the real world better." The vice president of products at Apigee, a "big data" analytics company, said IBM has spent years building computers that "observe and then react" like humans do.
The trick is a safety in numbers approach: The new self repairing computer contains multiple copies of its instructions across its individual systems, so if one fails, it can access a clean copy and repair itself.
In the future, Bentley's team will incorporate machine learning, so if you're sitting outside working and the temperature gets too high, the computer will respond to preemptively prevent a crash.
The next generation of school kids may need to come up with a more creative excuse for failing to turn in work on time!
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by Liam Martin
Building a company of 50 virtual employees across nine different countries has been a huge challenge. From day one, my team and I decided that Staff.com was going to be chiefly a virtual company. We believed that this model was the future of work, and building our company any other way would counter our work philosophy.
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If you're an entrepreneur and you're reading this article, then this is going to be a little difficult for you to hear: out of all the thousands of jobs you have to perform in your business, you're not necessarily an expert at all of them. In reality, you're probably really bad at the vast majority of them! That's why it's so important to hire out people you trust to do what you're not good at, allowing you to concentrate on adding amazing value to what you are good at.
Even though some entrepreneurs would love to say they got to where they are because they're amazing entrepreneurs, it's never the case. When you think about it, entrepreneurship is a team sport. It requires like-minded people to work together in order to solve new problems with restricted resources. I learned the lesson late that the more people you talk to, the better you will do. Getting like-minded entrepreneurs in the same room has been critical to my success. The combined brain trust you gain from these kinds of connections provide long-term dividends that you can reach for throughout your entire career.
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I spoke to a new entrepreneur who was worried about incorporation, scaling the business and his two-year plan. As he was asking me for advice, I answered him with my own standard question: "Have you actually made any money yet?" This is a problem that most entrepreneurs run into — they think about what will happen later without actually taking care of what needs to happen now. Don't worry about retaining customers before you've even acquired them. Entrepreneurship is a step-by-step process, and you have to crawl before you can walk.
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Murray will play against Robin Haase in the first round of this year's Australian Open
Fighting Novak Djokovic to a standstill in a cliff-hanging Australian Open semi-final last year convinced Andy Murray he had what it took to win a grand slam title.
Struggling to swat away moths fluttering in front of his face, an exhausted Djokovic finally broke Murray's resistance in a pulsating 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-5 win taking almost five hours.
Despite the loss, Murray came away feeling he had got to within a whisker of a victory that would have sent him into his third Australian Open final.
That belief laid the foundation for a breakthrough 2012 season for the Briton.
"I learnt a lot from last year's semi-final," Murray told reporters at Melbourne Park on Saturday. It was a very important match for me in the context of my year.
"I felt like I played well. There was something I could really take away from it.
"I went about the match the right way. I was taking my chances. I wasn't waiting for him to miss. I was disappointed obviously, but it wasn't frustration.
"I got over that loss a lot quicker than I had some of my previous slam losses."
The 25-year-old Scot, who had lost three grand slam finals, used those lessons to great effect.
He reached his first Wimbledon final, losing to Roger Federer, before he returned to the grass courts of south-west London to beat the Swiss maestro for the Olympic gold medal.
Murray went on to beat Djokovic in the U.S. Open final to end Britain's 76-year wait for a men's grand slam champion.
"Obviously last year was by far my best year on the court," said Murray. "I had my first Wimbledon final, the Olympics was obviously a great experience, then my first grand slam.
"There were a lot of firsts for me last year, and that's pretty important."
Murray, who meets Robin Haase in the first round of this year's Australian Open, admitted a sense of relief in finally shaking the grand slam monkey off his back.
"I kind of maybe always felt like I was having to prove something every time I went on the court ... because I hadn't won a slam," he said.
"Even when you win a Masters series (tournament), people still asked me always about the slams. It's nice just to kind of not have to worry about that anymore.
"I think it will help me throughout the rest of the year on the tour because I just won't be worrying and thinking about the slams all the time. I can focus on all of the events."
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Rattlesnakes. Copperheads. Water Moccasins. We have our share of venomous snakes in Oklahoma, but a bite from any snake warrants a look from a doctor.
Each year, approximately 8,000 people receive bites from venomous snakes in the United States, mostly between April and October. Even a bite from a nonvenomous snake can cause infection or allergic reaction in some people. The most important thing to remember for snake bites is to treat all snake bites as if they were venomous and get to a hospital emergency room as quickly as possible, especially if you are unsure of the exact type of snake responsible for the bite. With the correct treatment (or antivenin), severe illness and/or death can be prevented. (Antivenin is an antitoxin specific to the venom of a particular animal or insect).
People who frequent wilderness areas, camp, hike, picnic, or live in snake-inhabited areas should be aware of the potential dangers posed by venomous snakes. These people should:
Only about 5 percent, or roughly 25 species of snakes in the US are venomous. The most common venomous snakebites are caused by the following snakes:
Rattlesnake bites cause most of the venomous bites in the US. Coral snakes cause less than 1 percent of venomous snakebites.
Symptoms will vary depending on the type of snake bite, amount of venom injected, and size and general health of the snake bite victim. Some snake bite victims may not have symptoms for a period of time. Symptoms may include any of the following:
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Spaghetti Squash Oregano Bake
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I will confess, I have never had spaghetti squash before! I like other squash though, so I think I probably just need to commit and try it out :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Its worth the plunge :) The flavor is milder than most of the other squashes and goes great with tomato sauce!Delete
I am a BIG fan of spaghetti squash!! This sounds amazing.ReplyDelete
This has to be one of my favorite new dishes.. my wife makes it once in a while and i cannot get enough of it!ReplyDelete
Looks delicious! Squash and spaghetti combination sounds tasty.Happy Friday!ReplyDelete
This looks delish! I love spaghetti squash but have never tried baking before.ReplyDelete
Yum! I will need to try this.ReplyDelete
This is a unique flavor for spaghetti. It looks like it would be a savory delight having this.ReplyDelete
We have never had spaghetti squash...looks like something we are going to have to try.ReplyDelete
This looks great, but I must confess- I'd have to find a way to add meat! My husband and I are both big meat-eaters.ReplyDeleteReplies
You could serve it a as a side to your meat entree, or I bet shredded chicken would be great in it!Delete
This looks so yummy! I have never used squash in spaghetti before, but it would be a great way to have my little ones try a new food!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh absolutely! Our little one devours it like there is no tomorrow!Delete
Oh my husband loves squash and would eat this right up!ReplyDelete
I need to try this already. You make it look so easy!ReplyDeleteReplies
It IS so easy! :) I'd love to hear how you like it!Delete
This sounds like a great twist on regular spaghetti :0ReplyDelete
I have also had good success mixing spaghetti squash with whole wheat spaghetti. I cant trick them with just the squash, but I like the compromise of both together- thank you for the added inspiration!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, I love that idea! Thanks for sharing!Delete
Looks great! I've never been on the spaghetti squash band wagon... may have to try it!ReplyDelete
Spaghetti squash was something I ate a ton of when I was on paleo. It's so crazy how much it tasted and resembled regular noodles. I loved it, mainly because it was so easy....scraping the squash was probably my favourite hahaReplyDelete
This looks delicious! I'll have to try it as an alternative to our usual spaghetti bolognase.ReplyDelete
So yummy looking! Im always looking for easy recipes like this. I bookmarked it :)ReplyDelete
I'm a HUGE fan of Spaghetti Squash but I've never attempted to make it on my own! That's for sharing this awesome recipe <3ReplyDelete
I've always wondered what I could do with squash... Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
Yum! I LOVE spaghetti squash! Almost better than pasta these days! I'll definitely have to save your recipe and try it :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2014 at 12:09 PM
Never tried spaghetti squash before. Looks like a great recipe!ReplyDelete
yum!! I've recently become obsessed with spaghetti squash so I'm totally saving this for laterReplyDelete
I've always wanted to try that. It sure looks good!ReplyDelete
I never knew how to make spaghetti squash before this. It sounds fairly easy, I think I can manage it!ReplyDelete
This looks delicious! I think I will have to try it sometime.ReplyDelete
Can you believe I've never cooked with spaghetti squash? FOR SHAME. (Eaten it, yes. :))ReplyDeleteReplies
Eating it is half the battle...right? :) Better late than never!Delete
This looks so delicious! I have been SO uncreative in the kitchen lately - thanks for the new idea!ReplyDelete
Yum! This sounds great!ReplyDelete
Would love to try this! :)ReplyDelete
Must try this! Sounds like an interesting combination.ReplyDelete
My mouth is watering.ReplyDelete
Love it. Healthy and easy to make. Win/win.ReplyDelete
A friend of mine just posted a recipe for spaghetti squash mac and cheese, I think this is a definite sign to start cooking with spaghetti squash.ReplyDelete
This looks really yummy! I think this would be a great way for me to try spaghetti squash for the first time!ReplyDelete
Yummy. Love how short the ingredients list is! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
This is oh so yummy. I love spaghetti squash. I just wish I could convince my family that it is delicious.ReplyDelete
Yum! This looks incredibly delicious! I'll definitely try this.ReplyDelete
I love spaghetti squash. so good and such a great substitute!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to try spaghetti squash for a while now. This looks just delicious!ReplyDelete
It took me a long time before I love spaghetti squash. Now, it's my go to spaghetti and my family just love it. I'm going to try your recipe when my foot heal from surgery. Thanks for letting everyone know about this wonderful alternative to gluten products.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope your foot is better soon! Take care!Delete
Spaghetti squash is so good. This recipe sounds great! I'll have to give it a try. :)ReplyDelete
This remins me of a meal my mother made for us when I was a child.This post made me smile.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:08 AM
I love love love spaghetti squash!!! I'll definitely keep this one in mind to try!ReplyDelete
That's my kind of recipe. It looks delicious, and I would make it for my family.ReplyDelete
I love recipes that have squash in them. This is the perfect time of year for cooking with squash. I will be trying this recipe as soon as i can.ReplyDelete
Yum! this sounds so great! Perfect to curl up on the couch under a blanket with! I eat all my cozy foods on the couch :)ReplyDelete
This looks so good and I will have to try this for sure. I love squash. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I love spaghetti squash and so happy it's finally in season! ^_^ Yummy recipe!ReplyDelete
I waa talking to my husband today about trying Spaghetti squash. Your recipe looks fantasticReplyDelete
I love spaghetti squash! I still can't seem to get my husband on board, but I will have to try this one out.ReplyDelete
Looks yummy and definitely love the short ingredient list :)ReplyDelete
I had this for the first time a few months ago. DELICIOUS!ReplyDelete
I have never heard of spaghetti squash until this pregnancy ap I have where they told me my baby was the size of one. haha! This looks like a yummy recipe!ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, those apps are so funny. The one I had gave such random veggies...Wati...my baby is the size of a carrot?? Good luck with your pregnancy!Delete
I've never heard of this either, but it sounds like a great meal for went lent comes around, and being Christian we don't eat meat on Fridays. I need to put this in with my recipes in Pinterest. Woo Hoo Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Love the sound of this food especially getting to this time of year.ReplyDelete
I'm definitely going to have to try this! Tis the season for spaghetti squash! :)ReplyDelete
I do like spaghetti squash as alternative to pasta when I can find it.ReplyDelete
This looks so good. Makes me wish I wasn't on Nutrisystem right now.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not familiar with Nutrisystem and what's allowed, but this is a veggie-filled meal that is super healthy and hardly has any calories to it!Delete
I've made spaghetti squash before. It was an interesting texture.ReplyDelete
I have always wanted to try a spaghetti squash recipe, this looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I love spaghetti squash. I usually make it with sauce and then melt mozzarella on top like a parm dish. This looks great.ReplyDelete
This looks like a really tasty (healthy) comfort food meal! Looks really good!ReplyDelete
p.s. I just had to google what a spaghetti squash was! I guess it's similar to a marrow here...?
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love spaghetti squash!! This looks tasty!ReplyDelete
I've heard so much about spaghetti squash! I'm going to have to cave and try it!ReplyDelete
What a delicious idea! I want to try this out!ReplyDelete
Squash in lasagna is yummy! My grandma use to make it, but she also had beef. She even hand made the lasagna noodles for it.ReplyDelete
This sounds so simple and easy! I've tried squash as noodles but not lasagna.ReplyDelete
A must-try! I don't know if there's spaghetti squash available here.. but i'll look around..ReplyDelete
Yum! I love spaghetti squash!ReplyDelete
Would really love to have a taste of this one! :) I wonder where I can buy spaghetti squash?!ReplyDelete
My cousin tried making a dish from spaghetti squash and it was yummy.ReplyDelete
I will let her try this one too.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM
A co-worker shared with me how delicious spaghetti squash is when prepared properly. Your post has inspired me to give it a try. :)ReplyDelete


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Laxatives can help relieve and prevent constipation. But not all laxatives are safe for long-term use. Overuse of certain laxatives may lead to dependency and decreased bowel function.
If you've ever been constipated, you may have tried over-the-counter laxatives. A number of factors — including a poor diet, low fluid intake, physical inactivity and several medications — can disrupt normal bowel function and cause constipation.
Many safe, effective over-the-counter laxatives are available to treat occasional constipation in a variety of ways. However, it's very important to read the label directions carefully and to use them as directed. Overuse of laxatives may cause you to become dependent on them for a bowel movement.
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How often you have a bowel movement varies, but people normally have as many as three bowel movements a day to as few as three a week. You may be constipated if you have fewer bowel movements than are normal for you. In addition, constipation may involve stools that are difficult to pass because they're hard, dry or small.
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By Albert Mohler
"Liberal Protestantism, in its determined policy of accommodation with the secular world, has succeeded in making itself dispensable." That was the judgment of Thomas C. Reeves in The Empty Church: The Suicide of Liberal Protestantism, published in 1996. Fast-forward another fourteen years and it becomes increasingly clear that liberal Protestantism continues its suicide - with even greater theological accommodations to the secular worldview.
The latest evidence for this pattern is found in a report just released by The Presbyterian Panel, a research group that serves the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [PCUSA]. The panel's report is presented as a "Religious and Demographic Profile of Presbyterians, 2008." The report contains relatively few surprises, but it is filled with data about the beliefs of Presbyterian laypersons and clergy.
A majority of church members, pastors, elders, and specialized clergy describe themselves as moderate, liberal, or very liberal in theological outlook. Less than half of church members (44%) and elders (48%) report a conversion experience. Interestingly, ministers were not asked that question.
In general terms, elders were slightly more conservative in belief than other church members. Female pastors were significantly more likely (51%) than male pastors (23%) to identify themselves as liberal or very liberal. Among other ministers (identified as "specialized clergy"), 62% of females identified themselves as liberal or very liberal, compared to 45% of males.
Majorities of all groups indicated agreement with the statement, "There is life beyond death." But the most significant theological question concerned the exclusivity of the Gospel and the necessity of belief in Jesus Christ for salvation. On that question there was great division, with over a third (36%) of PCUSA church members indicating that they "disagree" or "strongly disagree" with the statement that "only followers of Jesus Christ can be saved."
Among ministers, the division is even more apparent, with 45% of pastors disagreeing with that statement and fully 60% of specialized clergy disagreeing. Roughly 20% of both pastors and specialized clergy reported themselves "neutral or unsure" about the question.
Only 43% of church members disagreed or strongly disagreed with the claim that "all the world's religions are equally good ways of helping a person find ultimate truth."
This is a church that has lost its confidence in the Gospel in terms of the clear biblical claim that salvation comes only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This latest report confirms the continued abandonment of the Gospel in an increasingly secularized denomination.
Liberal Protestantism - institutionalized in the old Protestant "mainline" denominations - has been following a path of theological accommodation for a century now, and there appears to be little hope for a major theological correction. Renewal groups have been working within these churches for decades, attempting to call the denominations back to biblical Christianity. To date, they have won only isolated battles in most of these churches.
As Reeves explains:
"And so the mainline churches wane - disheartened, aging, increasingly irrelevant, all too often satisfied to serve as a sort of sanctimonious echo of National Public Radio or the left wing of the Democratic Party. For a variety of reasons, many liberal Protestants, especially church leaders, have endorsed a view of reality and a way of life that have helped produce a society that is breaking up. And they have become part of the problem."But this report points to the most devastating reality among these churches - the loss of faith and doctrinal conviction among church members. Theological compromise appeared first among the pastors, theologians, church executives, and seminary professors. Denominational bureaucracies again and again prove themselves resistant to correction. For years, the hope had been that laypersons - the church members themselves - would force a correction and lead a return to evangelical conviction.
This report indicates just how distant that hope now appears, largely because the church members themselves have adopted liberal beliefs.
Back in 1994, a team of sociologists considered this phenomenon, looking particularly at the Baby Boomers in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Dean R. Hoge, Benton Johnson, and Donald A. Luidens published their findings in Vanishing Boundaries: The Religion of Protestant Baby Boomers. They identified the phenomenon of "lay liberalism" in the PCUSA and throughout liberal Protestantism.
As they explained, "This perspective is 'liberal' because its defining feature is a rejection of the orthodox teaching that Christianity is the only true religion. Lay liberals have a high regard for Jesus, but they do not affirm that He is God's only son and that salvation is available only through Him."
The title of their report points to the quandary of liberal Protestantism. As the boundaries between liberal Protestantism and the secular culture vanish, there is little reason for anyone to join one of these churches.
That report explained that "lay liberals who are active Presbyterians do not differ sharply in their religious views from the people who are not involved in a church but describe themselves as religious. There is, in short, no clear-cut 'faith boundary' separating active Presbyterians from those who no longer go to church." The researchers also repeated their point that the defining mark of "lay liberalism" is "the rejection of the claim that Christianity, or any other faith, is the only true religion."
This abandonment of biblical Christianity is a tragedy of the first order. Churches and denominations birthed in biblical orthodoxy have been ransacked and secularized. The crisis has migrated from the pulpits to the pews, and recovery is only a dim and distant hope.
Evangelicals should consider this tragedy with humility and theological perception. If similar trends are allowed to gain traction among evangelical churches and denominations, the same fate awaits. The larger issue here is not the continued vitality of any denomination as an end in itself, but the integrity of our witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Make no mistake - in the end, vanishing theological boundaries will amount to vanishing Christianity. This report makes that point with devastating clarity.
Related Links
The Last Days Apostasy of the Church - Bible Prophecy Today (Andy Woods)
Words From the Fire: Hearing the Voice of God in the 10 Commandments - Albert Mohler (Book)
Presbyterian Church USA: Some reject John 14:6 - OneNewsNow
Some Presbyterians see salvation by other faiths - AP
The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception - John F. MacArthur (Book)
Aren't all religions the same? Is Christ the only way to God? - FaithFacts.org


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By Ben Manski
Earlier this month, as Americans celebrated our Independence Day holiday, the true scope of American independence became visible. The revelations of Edward Snowden, and the elite reaction to those revelations show that Americans are not a truly free and independent people, our major media are not free or independent, and neither are the supposedly sovereign nations of Europe free or independent states.
The American people fully recognize the threat that the U.S. security state poses to American liberty; according to a national Quinnipiac Poll released this week, 55% of Americans consider Edward Snowden a whistleblower, not a traitor.
Yet who will protect this whistleblower, deemed a traitor by Pennsylvania Avenue, and a hero by most Americans?
Not the mainstream media of the United States, which has shamefully defended the security state and used character-assassination to shift attention away from the NSA scandal. The self-proclaimed progressive network, MSNBC, has described Snowden as a "punk" and a "coward." Considering their coverage of this scandal, it is now clear that the word "coward" better describes MSNBC and the rest of the media elite in this country. As media critic Jeff Cohen has asked, would U.S. media act any less independently if it were state controlled?
Nor will the heads of state of Europe protect the whistleblower, who shout objections to the news that they themselves were victims of U.S. spy operations, even while denying asylum to the person who made public this news. While we applaud the actions of the Venezuelan government in offering asylum to Snowden, we find the posture of Europe disturbing, and agree with former German federal minister Jürgen Trittin that his nation, with its harsh history of state surveillance, should today be "among the first to offer [Snowden] refuge."
Instead, the current government in Berlin has toed the White House line and the governments of Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal conspired with the U.S. State Department to hijack the plane of the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales in an illegal and fruitless search for the whistleblower. If any country had attempted to do this to a plane carrying Obama, Hollande, or Rajoy it would have been treated as an act of war.
This is a pivotal moment in world history. The true founding father of American independence, Tom Paine, could easily have been speaking to this moment when he wrote:
"Lovers of humankind, time has found us once again. Take heed, for freedom is hunted around the globe and bat-eyed men and women regard her like a stranger. Shed the coils of evil people. Resist the ones who would enslave us and those who would make the crooked seem straight. Take heed, for freedom has been given a warning to depart."
On July 3rd, our shadow Attorney General and Secretary of Defense issued a joint statement to the effect that:
"Since 9/11, the federal government has increasingly used the excuse of 'national security' to justify violations of human rights and civil rights, to spy on allied foreign governments, and to increase spending on intelligence gathering, weapons and war. We now know that the National Security Agency has even been spying on millions of American citizens — monitoring our phone calls, e-mail, and even directing the U.S. Postal Service to monitor our letter mail."
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers to expose the truth about the Vietnam War, agrees. He writes that:
"Snowden's whistleblowing gives us the possibility to roll back a key part of what has amounted to an 'executive coup' against the US constitution. Since 9/11, there has been, at first secretly but increasingly openly, a revocation of the bill of rights… In particular, the fourth and fifth amendments of the U.S. constitution, which safeguard citizens from unwarranted intrusion by the government into their private lives, have been virtually suspended."
Nor has Congress reacted in outrage the latest disclosure of misdeeds. Instead Congress has joined the call for prosecution of the whistleblowers. Those who leak information that bolsters the administration are treated differently. When John Brennan, Obama's counterterrorism adviser leaked administration-defending information about a terrorist attack, instead of being prosecuted for leaking classified intelligence, he was promoted to director of the CIA.
In contrast, during the 1975 Congressional hearings on NSA, Senator Frank Church stated that:
"I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return."
James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, lied to the US Senate when he said "no, sir" in response to Democratic Senator Ron Wyden: "Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?"
Other National Security officials have also repeatedly misled Congress about the extent of spying but none have been prosecuted – unlike Reagan administration officials who were convicted for lying about the Iran-Contra gate scandal.
We have witnessed the Obama's administration relentless attack on those who seek to expose the truth of what our government is doing, from its assault on the Associated Press and other news outlets, its abuse of the 1917 Espionage Act, its repression of Occupy Wall Street and the radical environmental movement, its prosecution and mistreatment of Bradley Manning for his disclosures, to its continuing worldwide pursuit of Wiki leaks director Julian Assange. Obama has succeeded in implementing the lesson's of Orwell's Big Brother.
Today we remember others who struggled against illegitimate power before, and triumphed, and we look to Tom Paine again for guidance:
"Liberty is hunted round the globe, but let it not be so for we are called to sing a song of universal love for all humankind. Come join us, that this land may be reborn once again; that this earth might be reborn to be a bright beacon. Sing to freedom that we may know the full measure of our days."
Who will protect Edward Snowden? Who must protect the liberties of Americans, the Americas, Europe, and the world? We must.


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- giving alternative interpretations of the incident,
- informing me that I am too sensitive,
- wondering why I am offended by such a minor incident, and/or
- telling me that I must hate men (or asking me why I hate men so much).
I agree that any one single minor incident could be interpreted in other (non-sexist) ways. It is important to realize, however, that many of these little incidents are examples of micro-inequities.
Micro-inequities are ways in which people are ignored, disrespected, undermined, or somehow treated in a different (negative) way because of their gender or race (or some other intrinsic characteristic).
A micro-inequity can be very micro. It can involve an action or words or even a tone of voice or a gesture. The inequity can be a deliberate attempt to harm someone or it can be unintentional, rooted in a person's perceptions about others.
Whatever the source and however minor each separate event, over the years the cumulative effect of these little incidents, words, and gestures on an individual and on various segments of society (academia, business, even within families) is not so micro.
There is a complete spectrum between the mini-incidents and the big unambiguous ones that most people would agree are sexist or racist. Clearly we need to eradicate the big unambiguous examples of discrimination, but are some (most?) people willing to accept micro-inequities because the incidents are, in many cases, so ambiguous? Where do you draw the line between deciding that someone is oversensitive vs. the target of habitual disrespect?
Even if most people support the general concept that people should not be disrespected or marginalized because of gender or race, in reality quite a few people are willing to overlook micro-inequities. It is certainly easier to label someone as oversensitive or too quick to see things through the notorious gender (or race) lenses in a mundane situation than to deal with the ambiguity of identifying a micro-inequity.
The conversation I described in my post last Friday was of a type I think of as an I-can't-believe-you're-a-professor incident. For me, this is one of the more micro kinds. I was not harmed by that particular incident. I was not even particularly inconvenienced by it. It was but one of many such incidents I have experienced in the past 20+ years. Any one of them is indeed a micro-incident, and many have multiple possible interpretations.
Over time, however, these incidents are a constant reminder that many people find it difficult to believe that women can or should be scientists and/or professors. They reinforce our sense of isolation, and together they send the strong message that women don't get the same level of respect that men do, even when we are doing the same jobs.
You don't have to believe that every such incident is an example of a micro-inequity, but in the case of FSPs who experience such things routinely, the alternative is to label us all as oversensitive man-haters who feel victimized by the slightest hint of disrespect (which we are probably misinterpreting because we are actively looking for sexism). That doesn't sound like any of the women scientists I know.


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An index to The Perl Journal articles on Dr. Dobbsby brian_d_foy (Abbot)
|on Sep 16, 2008 at 04:50 UTC ( #711609=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
Updated September 6, 2010 for the latest Dr. Dobbs URL mapping. I also found several more articles.
I answered a question over at StackOverflow about finding old TPJ articles. I'm not sure why the guy wasn't searching for TPJ, but that's what I did to get this list of results. With a little scraping, now you have an index of the articles on Dr. Dobbs that were published under The Perl Journal. They even have some of the PDF files available. This covers the period after TPJ was part of SysAdmin and after they tried publishing the issues as PDF only. Huh, I was the last person to publish an article in TPJ. Go figure.
I haven't verified this for completeness, so if you find missing articles, just send me the link.
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CRS: Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power, September 10, 2007
From WikiLeaks
About this CRS report
This document was obtained by Wikileaks from the United States Congressional Research Service.
The CRS is a Congressional "think tank" with a staff of around 700. Reports are commissioned by members of Congress on topics relevant to current political events. Despite CRS costs to the tax payer of over $100M a year, its electronic archives are, as a matter of policy, not made available to the public.
Individual members of Congress will release specific CRS reports if they believe it to assist them politically, but CRS archives as a whole are firewalled from public access.
This report was obtained by Wikileaks staff from CRS computers accessible only from Congressional offices.
For other CRS information see: Congressional Research Service.
For press enquiries, consult our media kit.
If you have other confidential material let us know!.
For previous editions of this report, try OpenCRS.
Wikileaks release: February 2, 2009
Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power
CRS report number: RL34039
Author(s): Carol Migdalovitz, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Date: September 10, 2007
- Abstract
- The seven-year term of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer was scheduled to expire on May 16, 2007, and parliament (the Grand National Assembly) was required to elect a successor by that date. Since November 2002, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), a party with Islamist roots which claims a conservative democratic orientation, controlled a comfortable majority in parliament, but its numbers fell short of the two-thirds needed to elect a president in the first and second rounds of a vote. Sezer, a former head of the Constitutional Court, is an ardent secularist who often vetoed AKP-proposed laws and appointments that he found conflicted with the founding nationalist and secularist principles of the state. Both the AKP and its secularist opponents understood that much was at stake in the choice of Sezer's replacement. On April 25, 2007, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan named Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to be the AKP's candidate for president. In doing so, Erdogan appears to have severely misjudged his opposition, failed to provide sufficient time for thoughtful discussion, and contributed to one of the worst political crises in recent Turkish history.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Small News
Well, 2012 really isn't my blogging year! Yes, that picture does indicate yet another small hiatus. There has been a somewhat sudden death in my family and I'll be flying back to New York for a little while. I have a post scheduled for 9/26 (for a book I loved) and I should also be back by then. Thanks for hanging in there with me! Tweet
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Oh no! Sorry to hear about the death in your family. I hope your trip to New York goes well and look forward to seeing you back soon.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 1:44 AM
Hope everything goes well on the trip, but I'm sorry for the circumstances prompting the trip back.
Oh, gosh, I'm really sorry, Small! Although I miss you, please don't worry about blogging; just concentrate on looking after your family and yourself. My best wishes to you.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 12:51 PM
I'm so sorry! You should be focusing on your family right now; please don't worry about blogging. :(ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 7:14 PM
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Smalllll!! :((( As much as I'm selfish and want your reviews/posts/happy blog, I completely understand!! I'm praying for you and your family!! We will all be faithfully awaiting your return! :)ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry to hear you had a death in your family. :( I'm glad you're going to be able to go and spend time with loved ones, though. Look forward to seeing you when you're back.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for the hugs and kind words. They help :)ReplyDelete
I've really been missing your presence around the blogosphere something FIERCE this year, Small! BUT I totally understand with everything that you've got going on. You know your priorities and if it means that the blog has to take a back seat while you work through them, then so be it. I am sorry for your loss.ReplyDelete
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