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Radia Tapes: 125 - Radia, G Ganapathy Subramanium (09:39:16)
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The Power Tapes
on Outlook India
Ring tone (Pal pal pal...)
Niira: Hi
Ganu : Hi, so finally...
Niira: Hello
Ganu : ...everything has come to a stop now.
Niira: Ganu?
Ganu :
Kya hai bhai
(What's going on)? (sound resembling key presses on mobile). G-g Ganu?
Ganu :
Kya hua bhai
? You people didn't... didn't take care?
Ganu : No. No, no. We did everything and I mean in fact that turned out to be counter-productive.
Ganu: First I...they were ok with carrying both the things without front page... little...on the inside, both side by side, with a little window pointer on the front page. So after we spoke and people pointed out that this is a more important story... this that... I think there's some fight that has happened, you know... Delhi versus Bombay... and some and you know everyday there are complaints from both sides. So for, for sometime they're going to now resign from publishing anything on this.
Niira: I don't think so. Because I was told that TK Arun didn't even know about this story.
Ganu : TK?
Niira: TK Arun...
Ganu :
Niira: ...didn't even know. Bodhi ...held it back.
Ganu :
... It was only...It was only with Bodhi. It never went to TK Arun.
Niira: Yea, but it is a... (inaudible) it's a Delhi story.
Ganu : Yea... But you know, it doesn't necessarily move like that,
Ganu: There's another person in Bombay, you might be knowing called Shaji.
Niira: Who?
Ganu : Shaji, Shaji.
Niira: Yea.
Ganu : So, it is coordinated by Shaji Vikraman and Bodhi in Bombay.
Haan, haan
Ganu : Otherwise it is coordinated by TK Arun and Javed in Delhi. But this one was... err... specifically at the instruction of Rahul now it is being coordinated from Bombay. And last night since their were so many claims and counter-claims ...and since some of the guys, these guys went and told them after we spoke...
Niira: Seriously...
Ganu : You know, that how can this be, you know, compared to that. This is far more important and all that.
Niira: Hmmm...
Ganu : Then they said this this this... too much of confusion happening because of this.
Ganu: Everyday there are complaints from one side or other. So...
Niira: But here we didn't, I didn't, I haven't spoken to anyone other than I spoke to Rohini and Venk-..Venu.
Ganu :
Niira: Just now to understand what's happening.
Ganu : No they're, they're calling up and complaining everyday
(isn't it)? First they...
Niira: Yea but then, Ganu tell me one thing. If they do lie...
Ganu : Hmmm...
Niira: ...and if they do wrong...
Ganu : Hmmm...
Niira: ...then what will happen? Won't they, won't people report on it? Isn't that journalism?
Ganu : No no no, exactly. I asked... What they're saying is - On the EGoM story, they vehemently went and complained after we wrote that saying that you know they are only trying to undermine our case- by saying that the government has to you know play a role and all that.
Niira: Hmmm...
Ganu : Then I think on-on on the other story, on the day when it went to the court where they made a hodge podge of it, I think there were some complaints from your side. I don't know who made those complaints.
Niira: No, we never made any complaint.
Ganu :
Woh keh raha hai ki us din ka
(He was saying that the other day) there were some complaints, objections from your side.
Niira: Not at all. We've not made any complaints, we've not talked to anyone. On the contrary, I've been so co-operative by
giving edit pieces of Mukesh Ambani everything.
Ganu : Hmmm, hmmm.
Niira: (inaudible)
Ganu : And as as as a result,
kal andar bhi kaafi kuchh
(internally also there were), you know, firing of volleys from here and there
bohot hua hai
(has happened a lot). So as a result, as a result, they've not carried both the reports that whatever, that
(some) Agarwal lawyer no, some whatever, his statement and this - both have been stopped yesterday, last night.
Niira: Yea, but whatever Agarwal said was in interest of ADAG to stop in any case because-I'm told the ADAG has really bashed him for saying that in the first place.
Ganu : Ohh...
Niira: 'Cause that weakens his case to the government.
Ganu : Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm...
trading and all that he has said that
Ganu : Hmmm...this is what I heard from my guys in the desk. The guy staff ...the insiders who sit in office late at night.
Niira: No, so I'm told now, that what you're telling me now is that ET is not going to carry anything in the court case at all?
Ganu : No, no, no... not like that. There ...only wherever there are some court orders or something whatever, only major things they're going to report, otherwise...
Niira: So the GVK writes, the state government writes, the government writes - none of this is gonna get carried?
Ganu : I think, I think that is what they're coming to.
Niira: Wow!...
(come), we'll go to HT then.
Ganu : Or, you speak to Ravi once
, and ask him
(that) what is this, I mean...
Niira: I'm not going to... I'm just gonna go. I'm meeting Raghav today, and we'll just handle it with CNBC and with Mint and HT.
Ganu : Hmmm...
Niira: It's perfectly fine. We don't need to... it's fine! If ET wants to stay out of it and not be part of the reporting...
Ganu : Hmmm...
Niira: So it's fine.
Ganu : Err... it'll be, it'll be entirely their loss, But at the same time you should not, you know, give them an opportunity. What these guys will do after a couple of days, I will, they will try and come and jump back saying we will... I told you
, already they have said to some of the people in my office- that we will provide you all things, in advance this that blah blah blah, blah blah blah...
Theek hai
(Alright) I'll I'll...
Niira: Carry their point of view
. We will not give anything to ET Now.
Ganu : Hmmmm... that's what is going to happen. I think the kind of cussed stand that is being taken, I think,
ultimately it is coming to that.
Niira: Oh, it suits ET and Rahul and people like that very much because obviously the case is not going to go in their favour, because they've got a point of law that is not going to be in their favour, so we'll see.
Theek hai na
, doesn't matter Ganu, we'll see. I'll make sure that we'll work through CNBC, HT and Mint.
Ganu : And I think, funnily what they've done is, they've led a TV report on this but not the paper.
Nahi karenge
(They won't do it, Ganu, we want print).
Ganu : Hmmmm...I know, I know.
Niira: I'll do a deal between CNBC and HT. I have no issue.
Ganu : I, I, I think that is the kind of message that is coming through. But once I get the confirmation, I'll tell you whether this is going to be the permanent position or what it is like.
Niira: No, if that is the case then we will...(laughingly) then fine
... it's their call.
Ganu : No but I think, I think, today you should, you know, tell Venu that you know, at least a couple of times yesterday it was mentioned to them and late at night messages were sent from several people. And you know now they're saying internally this has become a fight dividing factor. You know, they're saying that internally this is dividing people internally blah blah blah whatever.
Niira: Because, because, because you've got people like Javed and everybody who's on their side no.
Ganu :
Haan woh aisa
(Yes, that)...there is some kind of
(hodge podge) like that.
Niira: Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm.
Ganu : So, But ultimately, it... the management and Rahul have to, you know, take a stand on this and, you know, see... We should, we should not go by what people say. we should go by what the factual position is.
Niira: Hmmmm...
Ganu : So that is the entire fight about (sic).
Niira: Hmmm...
Theek hai
Ganu : I'll, I'll keep you updated in the afternoon.
Niira: OK.
Ganu : OK.
Niira: OK, Ganu, thanks, bye.
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So, I'm sick. In that vague "we don't know what's wrong with you and there's no visible symptoms! You can see a neurologist... eventually" sort of way. It sucks, but it could be worse. It's very much an on/off sort of situation. I'm either fine, or I'm not, and I can usually tell when I'm about to cease being fine (or might be, anyways) and can escape to safety (what ever that means) and decide if I want to take the (only slightly scary) prescription pain killers that live in my purse or just curl up in a ball of pain and fuckthisshit. This has been something I've been evasively describing as "migraines" to those who need to know something is up, but the situation has gotten to the point that I'm on disability at work now (well, will be. I think? Paper work is being processed. They may have fired me via paper work? I'm having a hard time getting any sort of answers about what the hell is going on). All in all,
I held off on telling my family what was going on (I still haven't told most of them) and dread getting into it with friends (sometimes I mention I'm on disability now when people ask me about work, other times I just lie and say I'm still working) because I keep having to go through the exact same shit. So, if you're like me when faced with a loved one who is sick and desperately want to help even if you have no idea how to do that here are some tips on what NOT to do from someone who has now been on both sides of that fence!
If you find out someone in your life is sick/dealing with some huge scary thing/insert shit storm here, do NOT get upset at them for not telling you sooner.* I don't care if it's your grandparents/kids; they're adults who get to decide when and what to share, and making them have this conversation will make them want to tell you less in the future. Instead just reassure them that you have their backs, which brings me to...
"Hey, is there anything I can do to help?" Listen, I feel you on this. I've been on the other side of the fence, and I get that you just don't know what to do, so you ask, but there is a very huge chance that the person doesn't know themselves. So if you're going to ask, maybe in the future offer specific things like "Want me to pick up some groceries? Need a lift? How about I come over and make you dinner? Need help researching X? Want me to take the kids for an afternoon, need a distraction and want to go blow off steam?" and don't pressure them to say yes. If they DO accept an offer, do it cheerfully and without a single complaint, and never mention what a huge favor you're doing. People are proud and it can be really hard to say yes to these offers, if they feel they may be taking advantage of you, it can be damned near impossible to say yes to them.
"Are you allergic to gluten?" If one more person asks me this I might punch them. I'm not even joking a little bit here. Unless you are a doctor, you should not be trying to diagnose people. You are not a doctor, and I have been dealing with this in some capacity for years (and its current one for months) and have been seeing a doctor! Anything you come up with off the top of your head is something that I have already thought of, as has my doctor, and as you pepper me with questions about my health/diet you are being as patronizing as you are invasive. It's also an unwanted and frankly cruel reminder that I don't know what is wrong with me, or what can set it off. **
"Well maybe it will all just magically get better! Just stay positive! It's all part of God's plan! Etc" I want anyone who says this to know it takes great effort for me to not just say "Fuck you" and walk away when you say this to me. What I am dealing with is very real, and you are implying there is a reason I am in so much pain that I am liable to puke at any moment? What, was there not enough tension so the great writer in the sky decided it was time to throw some shit at me to keep things from getting stale? Again, I get that you mean well and just don't know what to say, but "Try and stay positive, want to talk about it/a distraction?" is less frustrating and just as well intentioned. It also doesn't feel like you're just trying to shut me up because you're uncomfortable hearing about it. Guess what, I'M UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING IT!
"I am so upset about you being sick!"*** Rather than go on about how this is making someone already dealing with an issue (I keep using sick as the example but applies to most shit storms. Lost loved one, financial difficulties...) have to stop and waste mental energy and spoons on you, I'll just link to the wonderful kvetching circle. "I'm worried about you" expresses a similar thought but is less about you and more about them/their illness.
"How are you?" Okay, I admit this is probably about the extent of what I want people asking me (as I said, it's mostly an on/off switch for me, so this is a reasonable thing to check on) but try not to act like I'm about to shatter on the spot. I'm still a person, not an illness.
Don't tell me I can't be angry. Okay, this one might just be my Mother but when I started ranting about how frustrating/patronizing/invasive it was for people to constantly ask me about my medical history because apparently everyone around me has a secret medical degree? Her response was to tell me that they meant well and I couldn't go around talking like that to people and admonished me for sounding "pissed off". I am dealing with a lot already, and these people are making me deal with more. I get to be pissed off, and I get to vent.
Listen to them. Sometimes I want to talk about it, and sometimes I don't, and while it's fair game to check in at any point at which I am, some people check in because they want to talk about it and don't really listen to what I'm saying. If it's the type of medical issue that offers some very real restraints (can't walk far/stand/deal with loud noises) and they tell you that, remember it and don't make them repeat themselves. Again, people have limited time and energy and being sick cuts into that in ways you probably don't think of, you asking them to repeat their limitations repeatedly cuts into that. It's hard to remember everything, but there's a difference between making them say "Hey can we park closer? It makes a difference to me" instead of checking in on how far they can comfortably walk.
But I want to help and I need to ask them about gluten/whatever so I can make sure they are taken care of! It isn't about you. If you are doing this you are more concerned with feeling like you're helping than making the distressed person less distressed. Being sick is so much worse than I had ever thought. There is so much fear and frustration with not knowing, so much more than I had thought there was. I get it, you mean well! You only want to help! But intent is not fucking magic. And if there is only one thing you take from the list, let it be this: stop suggesting I'm allergic to gluten.
This list probably sounds bitchy, or ungrateful, but I've been on the other side, and been desperate to help and baffled on how to do so. I'm writing this now from the side of the person you so desperately want to help. I don't speak for all sick people, there are a lot of different kinds of "sick", but I will say this. Being on this side of the fence is different than I thought. It's scarier, more confusing, overwhelming and so frustrating. I'm writing this both as someone who's earnestly wanted to help, and who would earnestly like those around me to be able to.
So, readers, is there anything you'd add to the list?
For those of you wondering, 50 Shades will return next Thursday, and Cat's Cradle will run this Sunday. Hope to see you all then.
*Spouses exempt from this one.
** Will, being Will, has started saying things like "Good thing they figured out it was the stress-gluten in your birth control!" when I rant about people thinking they are entitled to my entire diet and medical history. I'm pretty sure he was nicer when I first met him and that I've gradually been breaking him.
***Spouses also exempt from this one.

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Mine were and still are purple on the back, the front was grey. I just spray painted the front and edges.
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Tejas Brownie
July 16th, 2008 | Tags: beer, food, recipe | 1 Comment
An infamous regular correspondent of this site has long advocated combining beer and cake. If you're not already revolted by the very prospect, you may appreciate a new recipe I've devised for when one is interested in this combination but no cake is available:
Tejas Brownie
source: http://blog.willbenton.com/tag/food/
Mix gently 4 parts cold dark beer and 1 part chilled creme de cacao. Pour four or five ounces into each of several small tumblers and serve immediately, before you or your guests have time to fully consider the prospect of drinking a beverage inspired by beer and cake.


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From Santa Fe, we took a day trip up to Taos. In Taos, we visited the Taos Pueblo. The Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.
The North-Side Pueblo is said to be one of the most photographed and painted buildings in the Western Hemisphere. It is the largest multi storied pueblo structure still existing.
The pueblo wall completely encloses the village except at the entrance. The wall used to be much taller for protection from surrounding tribes. The pueblo's primary purpose was for defense. Up to as late as 1900, access to the rooms on lower floors was by ladders on the outside to the roof, and then down an inside ladder. In case of an attack, outside ladders could easily be pulled up.
After visiting the Pueblo, we headed into Taos to the Taos Plaza. Our bus parked in a parking lot within walking distance of a quilt shop--Taos Adobe Quilting.
This is a picture of me outside the shop.
I bought a selection of SW Themed fat quarters...
...and a kit to make a pepper table runner. The pattern and fabrics are from a collection called Caliente Peppers by south Sea Imports. We have seen lots of red peppers hanging from buildings and in doorways so this table runner will definitely remind me of my trip to the SW.


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Meet Monkey, my thirteen-year-old brother. His real name is Treyson ("third" "son"), but when he was born I didn't like that name. I had a bad teacher named Mrs. Rayson and a bully in my class named Trey, so I channeled my inner preteen brat and renamed him Tanner, which has served as his name ever since. A few years ago I nicknamed him Monkey because he's little and always hangs on bigger people like the aforementioned primate. When Monk has short hair he looks like this...
and when he has long hair and makes this face, he looks like Robert De Niro.
I'm 12.5 years older than him because he was an accident child, so our relationship is unique. When he came into the world I was old enough to realize that being an ass-hat to your younger siblings is actually pretty wack and I was young enough to be the cool, suave older sister. I really like my brother, he's arguably my favorite primate on the planet, but let me be clear: I do not want to raise him. I get to take him to movies and stay up late with him and break the rules. I don't have to dole out punishment or make sure he gets to school on time or question why he doesn't eat his veggies. Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius* did not have that choice. At age 21, his family fell apart when both of his parents died within five weeks of each other. His mother's death was imminent, as she had been suffering from gastric cancer, while his father's death was relatively surprising. Dave was forced to become primary caregiver for his youngest brother Toph, who was eight at the time of his parent's death. I don't know about you guys, but at age 21 I was learning the art of a mixed drink, not the art of convincing little kids that brushing your teeth is important. Admittedly, I had to Google "what do eight year olds do" to finish the last part of the previous sentence. I didn't find anything interesting, so I guess I'm going the eight-year-olds-probably-brush-their-teeth-or-at-least-they-should route.
Dave's transition from playful older brother to roommate/father figure was as tumultuous as you'd expect. What you don't necessarily expect is Dave's gripping prose. He's straddling the threshold of adulthood/responsibility and youth/recklessness and he unhesitatingly lobotomizes himself for readers, allowing us to penetrate the depths of his struggles and confusion. He writes with a manic-depressive tone, excitedly portraying his predicament as an opportunity in one breath and dejectedly reflecting on the potential martyrdom of his twenties in another. On the one hand, he has "this amazing chance to right the wrongs of [his] own upbringing" (Eggers, 117). Toph's "brain is [his] laboratory" where Dave can input his own life views and raise Toph in a way that specifically corrects the mistakes his own parents made (Eggers, 49). On the other hand, this duty to rightly-raise his kin leaves no margin for error. No pressure or anything. Dave is overwhelmed with guilt as he (semi-jokingly) questions whether his poor cooking/cleaning skills and his inability to show up anywhere on time will result in Toph growing up to be a mass murderer or pet torturer. Toph is a responsibility that is sometimes a burden despite the fact that Dave loves him tremendously.
Dave's life is worth reading in and of itself but what made the memoir the critically acclaimed bestseller that it is was Dave's ability to be terribly funny amidst his terrible tragedies. He's a self-conscious smart ass who manages to even make the typically bland Copyrights page laugh-out-loud amusing. He combines Nick Flynn's poetic insight in Another Bullshit Night in Suck City with Joseph Heller's satirical witticisms in Catch-22. He's comedic in the way he writes and the way he interacts with others in real life. For instance, he starts a fringe magazine with his friends that runs segments like "What's Hot/What's Not". "What's Hot" lists things like the sun and lava (molten). "What's Not" lists things like a cold beverage and lava (hardened) (Eggers, 172).
Still, Dave's comedy does not shroud his brutal honesty. He's talking about really sad stuff in really intimate ways and he doesn't shy away from explaining things as they really are. When he walks into a room, he paints a blatant picture of what everyone is thinking, saying, and feeling. And sometimes it's ugly. But it's true. There are multiple layers to his reaction to his parent's death and he won't stop until he picks through them all. He honors parts of his parent's lives while recognizing their flaws. He admits that while his situation is awful, there is a celebrity associated with orphan-ism, a "good brother" status that comes with raising Toph, and an advantage to playing the "tragic guy" card. He obsessively combs through these conflicting emotions, showing the reader how unhinged he is by feeling all of these things at once. Furthermore, the death of his parents and the darkness that follows him like a cloud thereafter produces a kind of hypochondria where he fears that terrible things will continue to happen to him and his friends. This transmutes into a belief that he deserves these terrible things. The man is taking a psychological beating.
When I originally picked up this book-- at the astute recommendation of my book-loving friend Shreya—I thought the title was merely goofy and dramatic. Eggers is both goofy and dramatic… but the story is truly heartbreaking and the writing is staggeringly genius. It resonated with me by reminding me of my dear relationship with my youngest brother (Pic on left: 2015, reasonably spaced eyebrows. Pic on right: 2005, questionably spaced eyebrows).
Nevertheless, I think that it will resonate with most readers because of its openness. A writer who is sincere in his struggles and conveys that sincerity skillfully is worthy of reading and as such, I give this book 5 out of 5 camel humps.
*Eggers, Dave. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. New York: Vintage Books, 2000. Print.


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New York Congressman Peter King on Benghazi, Sandy, And A Possible Run At The Presidency
HH: Pleased to welcome actually for the first time in 14 years Congressman Peter King, chairman of the subcommittee on Homeland Security's Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee. Congressman, great to have you on, welcome.
PK: Great to be with you. Thank you very much.
HH: I want to start with Joe DiGenova, a serious character, old friend of mine…
PK: Right.
HH: …and I'm sure of yours…
PK: Great guy.
HH: …said on Washington, D.C.'s WMAL yesterday, I think to my buddy, Larry O'Connor, that one of the reasons people have been tight-lipped about Benghazi is because 400 U.S. missiles were diverted to Libya, ended up being stolen and fallen into the hands of some very ugly people. It Joe right?
PK: You know, I can't go into all the details of that. All I can say is we are very concerned about missiles in Libya that have gone missing that we believe it ended up in the hands of al Qaeda, and they're very likely in areas such as Syria. I'm not trying to be cute. I just can't go into that. Some of that information regarding all that is classified, but no, there's a real concern. This goes back to when the war, or when Gaddafi was overthrown, that the Obama administration did not take proper measures to secure the weapons, that people like Mike Rogers and the Intelligence Committee were warning them that there were just stockpiles of weapons everywhere – MPADS, all sorts of very dangerous weapons, very sophisticated weapons. And our administration, the Obama administration, and our allies did not take proper measures to secure those weapons.
HH: Congressman, to the extent that you can say so, do you think that the events on the night of the attack on the Benghazi consulate, and the murder of Ambassador Stevens, had anything to do with those missiles?
PK: It's possible. What I can say, though, is there was no doubt that that was being targeted, that the Benghazi consulate was being targeted by Islamist militants going back over the summer. And there's an al Qaeda, leading training camp right near the consulate. That is the badlands. That was a bad area. It was a dangerous area. And that's why the requests were coming in. So there were probably multiple motives as to why it was attacked. But it was in such a dangerous zone that it never should have been allowed to be there without the security that was being requested.
HH: Do you think we need a select committee on Benghazi, Congressman King?
PK: Yeah, let me tell you where I am on that. I think this has to be fully investigated. In the House of Representatives, the Intelligence Committee has responsibility for doing that. If that doesn't go forward, though, I think there should be a select committee. And Frank Wolf has been pushing this now for, I'd say, a good six months now. He's the congressman from Virginia who has really put his heart and soul into this. We have to make it clear that one way or the other, we're going to find out what happened, whether it's a select committee, or it's Darrell Issa's committee on government operations or whether it's the Intelligence Committee, sometimes the Intelligence Committee is somewhat restricted because we have different guidelines and different restrictions that other committees don't have. But one way or the other, this has to be fully investigated. I was one of the first people to bring out about the changes in the talking points last September. I was actually in the green room on Meet The Press when Susan Rice was there making her round robin of appearances. And from day one, really, from the time that the President was virtually out of contact that whole evening, when he left for Las Vegas the morning after the attack, and everything since then, we have not gotten the full story of Benghazi. And this isn't just a mistake. You know, tragically, mistakes are always made in government and in life. But the fact is that this was, goes far beyond making a mistake. It was the result of a failure to provide security that was requested, and then afterwards, even with four Americans dead, a refusal to tell what it was. It was a video, it was a spontaneous demonstration, it was just a riot that got out of control? No, this was a systematic terrorist attack, and we had to know it was coming because of all the warnings and requests we got from the consulate during the summer.
HH: Now Peter King, I want to talk a little bit about Hillary Clinton. She was secretary of State, of course, at the time of the attack.
PK: Right.
HH: She talks with her number two at 2:00 in the morning, Gregory Hicks. And the Ambassador is missing, there's an attack in Benghazi, Tripoli is, they've got the axes out and they're breaking up the computer counsels like the scene from Argo, clearly panicked. She never calls him back, even after the murder of Ambassador Stevens is announced. What, did she fail utterly to do what any other leader would do, which is stay in touch with your number two guy, now number one, in the middle of a crisis?
PK: She has an obligation to account for every minute of her time during that evening, or that night, from the entire time of the attack. And until she does, we have to assume that she failed. I mean, that's the reality. And I've had a good working relationship with Secretary Clinton when she was Senator from New York. And so this, I'm not one of these anti-Hillary people. But having said that, when she, to me, there's so many unanswered questions about Benghazi, it was on her watch. And that's why when she responded that time at the Senate hearing, oh, what does it matter, who cares, what does it matter now? When four Americans are killed, and it wasn't just four people who happened to be shot or happened to be ambushed. This was a sustained attack on Americans. It went from one building to another building. It was coordinated. It was, and really, we have the responsibility. We can never be a government, should never be a government, that sends people in to defend us, to work for us, or to carry any operation for the United States of America, and we don't do what we can to protect them, to secure them. And then, if God forbid they are wounded or killed, moving Heaven and Earth to make sure it never happens again.
HH: Now Congressman King, people familiar and experienced with America's capabilities, technologically, believe it is in fact the case that that conversation between the secretary of State and her United States staff and Mr. Hicks is in the archives of the NSA somewhere. It's an intercontinental transmission. It's encrypted, probably, but it's there. Do you think that Chairman Issa ought to subpoena that conversation so that we can know what was said by whom at that moment?
PK: Yeah, I think whatever has to be done to get that conversation, to find out what happened, to get transcripts, to actually hear the conversation, whether it has to be done in a closed setting or whatever, yes, it has to be done. You just can't allow four Americans to die, to be murdered, and for us not to follow through on what everyone was doing at that time. Also, we should know exactly what was the President doing during that evening. I mean, I can't imagine being president of the United States, knowing that one of your ambassadors is under fire, that one of your consulates is under fire, that there's an al Qaeda attack on the 11th anniversary of September 11th, and the President basically has no record of what he was doing that evening, or what he was doing during the night. You would think he would be up virtually all night in constant contact, waking up at the earliest hours of the morning, finding out what happened. Instead, he came out, gave a perfunctory statement about a video, and went off to Las Vegas to raise money, and that Secretary Clinton stood next to him and nodded in agreement. And that's what they wanted this to be. And for the next several weeks, they tried to keep up that façade. So the fact that they were trying so hard to cover up what happened indicates to me there is a lot there. And yes, if it involves getting the conversations, whatever Darrell Issa has to do, or whatever committee investigates it, should be done.
HH: So to your knowledge, has that subpoena been discussed among House leadership? Are they reticent about going after the secretary of State?
PK: I'm not aware of it being discussed, but it could be, again, that would be up to Darrell, of course. I have not heard it discussed, no.
HH: All right, now let's turn to some politics, Congressman. You like to, you're always blunt. And you were really blunt with Marco Rubio back in March.
PK: Yes.
HH: And you said nobody on Wall Street, nobody in financial services, nobody anywhere near New York, should give a nickel to these guys. Now I like the Senator, and I like you. Couldn't anyone in good conscience vote against Sandy if they thought they'd get a second bite at the apple to come back and vote for a stripped-down, more efficient bill?
PK: Because, you know, the bill that they did vote on in the Senate was stripped down. There was nothing in there. They talk about the money going for Alaska. That was all out of the bill. That was out of there. And there was no intelligent discussion of it, I thought, and especially considering, listen, I like Senator Rubio. I mean, despite what I said at that time, I like him. I've met him several times. He's a rising star in the party. But the fact that he's from Florida, which has received so much assistance over the years, and that he just gave again the standard statement, well, there is pork in the bill so I'm not going to vote for it, all that was taken out. We challenged him. And this bill was drafted, the bill that passed the House and went back to the Senate, was drafted by the House Republican leadership. They asked for spreadsheets from Chris Christie, from Mayor Bloomberg, from Governor Cuomo, from the county executives in downstate New York. All of that was submitted. And we said if there's anything in here, take it out. We don't want any of that stuff. We were desperate to get the aid. And that's really what bothered me with Senator Rubio on that. And also, you know, there was no decent interval. This was a month after the vote, and he's coming in. But listen, he is great for the party, and I would say of all of the newer people in the party, I would say he's the most promising.
HH: All right, now if in fact he was the nominee against Hillary in 2016, would you support him?
PK: Marco Rubio? Yeah, definitely, yeah.
HH: Okay, now we've got about a minute left, and there's speculation you're going to get in. So I want to give you the whole minute to tell us about this, because I've always been hell on wheels on people like Tom Tancredo who had no prayer of winning. Would you get in if you didn't think you could win just to make points? And is that a fair use of the electorate's time?
PK: No, it wouldn't. I've been asked by a number of people to consider running. I've said I would. I've been to New Hampshire. I was up there ten days ago. I'll be going up two more times in September. I've been invited up, I've gotten pretty good response. County chairmen have reached out to me. Party leaders have reached out to me, asked me to come up. I do think, especially on national defense, that I can fill a real void in the party which I'm concerned about right now. But if, and if I think there's a receptive audience, yeah, I will certainly very strongly consider running. But just to be there for the sake of running, to take up space on the stage? Absolutely not. I will only do it if I think there's a chance. And right now, if you look around, I think I have just as much a chance as almost all of the others. Money would be somewhat of an issue, but if I can establish a niche, then I think the money would come and we'll take it from there. But no, I'm not going to, the presidency is too important to play games with. But again, I would say that to some of the others, too. Don't get in unless you think you can win it. And I'm going to take a close look at it.
HH: Congressman Peter King, come back early and often, and keep talking about it. We appreciate it.
End of interview.


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War on Iraq Protest at Azad Maidan
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Voice over loud speaker in Hindi: Sisters and Brothers, we had written on posters ---. But you all took the real --- and for this, thank you to all of you. (Applause)
'Placards: Speak up against George Bush war criminal - People against War, Get out of Iraq, Stop killing innocents in the name of peace freedom, Stop USA
Azad Maidan
Public protest, demonstration, Iraq, war
Over Loudspeaker: In Mumbai's --
Placard No blood for oil
Badge: No to blood for oil, Not on our Soil, Stop America
Placard: Stop USA
Moving crowd: --- Zindabad
Placards: Stop USA, Stealing Oil to save the Dollar? Stop USA, Get out of Iraq, Amercians against War!
Stop USA
USA disarm now, Oil Theif, We are from IIT Powai, Stop USA, Oil Theif, I think therefore I am against War
No to Blood for Oil, Not on our soil, Stop Americans!
T-shirt: amBUSHed, don't attack Iraq,
No blood for oil, Build Trust not Bomb,
People of the world have spoken, no war!
People of the world have spoken, no war! It is time we clain our right for a decisive say in all affairs of society - Lok Raj Sangathan,
amBUSHed, Don't attack Iraq,
No blood for Oil
Placard: Insaaniyat - Against Communalism, For Cultural Freedom
Behind every Bush is a terrorist, Stop USA, Stop USA
We are from IIT Powai, Stealing Oil to save the dollar?
No to war,
Outlook Magazine Cut out: Wanted for Iraq Massacre
Stop USA,
T-Shirt: Standing in retaliation instead of fleeing is the best method of self defense
T-Shirt: Che Guevara, Hasta La Victoria Siempre
Stop USA, Stop USA, Stop America, No to Blood for Oil,
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Boycott Triple 5, Coca-Cola,
Boycott New Surf Powder, Ariel, Pepsi, Marlborough
Speak up against Geiorge Bush war criminal, No to War, Stop USA,
Placard montage: Boycott American Product, Speak up against George Bush War Criminal, Stop USA! - cap, Bush stop murder for Oil,
Shamiana demonstration: Stop USA!, Stop USA! Speak up against George Bush, War Criminal. Stop USA!
Stop USA!Stop USA!Stop USA! 'Ey. They are burning it!'
Burning Bush's effigy
Placards: Oil Thief, I think therefore I am against war.
Party People with Bush effigy
Samrajyavwad, Murdabad
Prerana Song - Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
George Bush Murdabad
Row of Placards: USA Disarm now, Stop war, Stop USA, Speak up against George Bush war criminal, Stop Killing innocents in the name of freedom, Saddam is (alive)


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It starts well enough:
And then things go a bit south:
Eat lunch at Frenchie. Frenchie has become so successful that they don't even serve lunch anymore. As for getting a dinner reservation at this point, I can just forget it. Do I care? Not really. I've eaten quite enough recently!
Attend a ballet at the Palais Garnier. FAIL. It's next to impossible to get ballet tickets. I should have tried to get tickets for May back in September. At least I've been inside the Opera House and seen that lovely Chagall ceiling.
Take the candlelight tour of Vaux le Vicomte. This one requires a car and with the number of weekends left until we depart, I don't think it's going to happen. But how many chateaux have I visited in four years? I can't even begin to count them all.
Go to a concert at Sainte Chapelle. This could theoretically still happen. What's more, this is the perfect time of year since the concerts are held in the evening and it's still light now until almost 10 o'clock and one could appreciate the light coming through those amazing stained glass windows while appreciating the music.
And the bottom line?
Although I only managed to check off six out of ten items on this list, what strikes me is not what's left undone but a sense that the list itself is irrelevant. First of all, completing the list wouldn't make it any easier to cut the cord with Paris. If I had done them all, could I honestly say, " I did it. My Paris experience is complete." That question gets a big fat "no" for an answer. And secondly, it's not as if I didn't get around to doing these things because I was sitting on the couch watching TV. I feel good about how I've used my time and the experiences I've had.
Am I rationalizing? Probably. Does it matter? Not a bit.


text: Forecast Calls for Google Mashup Published on May 03, 2007. Travelers - 'Independent Agent Finder' With its "Risk" and "Luck" spots in constant rotation on the telly, Travelers Insurance has now uploaded the interactive component of its "Insurance. In Synch." promotion. Thanks to the mapping technology of a little Mountain View, CA company named Google, Travelers has launched its "Independent Agent Finder" to help prospective customers throughout the U.S. locally fulfill their insurance needs. With umbrellas hovering over numerous major cities on a map, an amiable, attractive business type is there to guide you onscreen, with customized phrases to complement whichever city you click on. "With over 10,000 Travelers Independent Agents stretching across the nation, creating a Google mash-up of their locations just seemed like a natural fit," says Ari Elkouby, interactive art director at Fallon, Travelers' agency of choice. "The combination of an intuitive search experience with the addition of a human element has made finding an insurance agent both simple and rewarding." The Fallon folks also installed a tool that allows users to manually enter specific addresses to locate their indie agent. While it lacks the serendipitous zing of the TV work, Travelers' Agent Finder suitably syncs up with its traditional counterparts. Most Popular In this article: AdCritic Interactive


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I've been training regularly with weights for a quarter-century. My dad gave me a pair of 5kg dumbbells when I was 8 years old. I caught the strength and muscle-bug when I was about 16, thanks to mum bringing home body building magazines from work. I'm now 41. Those who have known me for that long, know that training has in some sense defined 'me'. I exercise and I go to the gym. I haven't been active in sports since rupturing by ACL in Jan 96.
I didn't start using kettlebells until the end of 2013. I saw them being used *properly* by Master RKC Andrew Read as part of a Functional Movement Screen course in Melbourne. The RKC hardstyle techniques couldn't be more different than what I used to watch (and cringe at) being done in group classes at Fitness First. Prior to Andrew Read, I actively avoided them because I thought they were crap.
I do very occasionally go to the gym and pick up a barbell, but essentially I've been training exclusively with kettlebells ala RKC/SFC/Pavel Tsatsouline since December 2013.
Without doubt they have transformed the way I train and the way I practice as a Physiotherapist. During the same period my education and clinical practice dramatically shifted direction too. I steered away from the now outdated and invalid structural pathoanatomical model of blaming structures and my manual therapy background trying to "fix" pain with my hands. Now I focus on movement, function, patient self-efficacy and education. The kettlebell and the Strong First principle has been an integral part of that shift. The expectation in my practice is that everyone does exercise – EXERCISE IS MEDICINE.
As a Physiotherapist in the hospital system, I used to feel like I was getting dumber. It didn't matter what medical condition or surgery someone had had, my job as the Physiotherapist in an acute setting was to help get them up out of bed and walk. If they were bed-ridden, sitting up and standing was progress. If they could stand up, walking was progress. If they could walk, using stairs was progress. If they could walk 10m, 15m was progress. Exercise is medicine and in an acute hospital setting it is physiologically essential. It's not too dramatic to suggest that we die without movement. The effects of being bed-ridden and physically inactive can be disastrous. Walking may not sound like much, but it's fundamental.
In a Private Practice setting, people are past the acute need to be fundamentally upright and just moving. Whether they've had surgery, recovering from injury, have a medical condition, are in pain, or generally deconditioned from poor choices regarding physical health, my role is to improve their physical health through exercise; to provide them with the necessary education about their physical health, and the skills to make me redundant. Shifting the locus of control from me to the client, and empowering them with a sense of self-efficacy is the best thing I can do. It's not my job as a Physiotherapist to "fix" you; that's your job because what you chose to do with your body is your choice and yours alone.
I still use manual therapy, but very sparingly. In helps in building the therapeutic alliance; to make the most of the all-important non-specific effects of treatment. Sometimes it ticks a box of meeting a client's expectation if their prior experience has been solely manual therapy. It also gives me the time to educate them about its' physiological effects. Safe, non-painful, reassuring physical touch from a caring, compassionate professional can have profound physiological effects, even if it does absolutely nothing structurally.
A comfortable treatment environment, lots of close attention, uninterrupted listening that isn't rushed by a 15 minute consultation time, checking to make sure I've heard and understood all of the client's narrative, setting a clear expectation of what they want to achieve in terms of goals, making it clear how I can help, providing pain educating and reassurance that it's going to get better, asking the client to take charge of their own recovery, establishing boundaries and setting accountability and responsibility on their part to stick to the plan, and having them feel comfortable enough to ask questions and give me feedback. Phew!
The volume of clinical research indicating that exercise and the graded, progressive and variable loading of tissue produces the best physiological outcome, regardless of condition, is overwhelming.
Expectation violation, graded exposure, conditioned pain modulation, overcoming habituation, maladaptive beliefs and behaviours, physiological deconditioning, anxiety and learned helplessness, exercise induced hypoalgesia, descending cortical inhibition, and building the components of healthy related physical fitness.
A simple round weight with a handle on it helps me to address all of these!
I pick things up and put them down – if you don't find that funny search Planet Fitness on YouTube
Taking a leaf out of Adam Meakin's book, I fucking love kettlebells!
Seriously, if you haven't tried them, do it.


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Date: 05/11/2017
Writer: Tiffany Acosta, 575-646-3929, email@example.com
Growing up in rural Kansas, Richard Aldridge knew he didnt want to be a rancher or a farmer. So, after high school, he traded in the cold winters on the family ranch for New Mexico State University and sunny days in Las Cruces in 1961.
I enjoyed math and science in high school and at an early age, I had my heart set on engineering, said Aldridge, a 1967 electrical engineering graduate.
As a 21-year-old, Aldridge spent eight months in Japan working on a satellite-tracking program as an NMSU Physical Science Laboratory Cooperative Education student. Co-op education is experience-based learning for students through paid employment in practical, curriculum-related work assignments, and it began at NMSU in the summer of 1929 in the College of Engineering.
Theres a big world outside the United States, Aldridge said. When I was sent to Japan, it was the first time Id been out of the country and I really developed an interest and passion for travel.
In addition to Japan, PSL work phases took him to California, Hawaii and Florida.
After graduation, he worked for a defense contractor as a communications engineer for the United States Navy in Vietnam from 1967-69. Throughout his communications engineer career, he worked for Exxon, Gulf Oil and Chevron in locales across the globe such as Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Angola. Over the years, he encountered fellow Aggies in Greenland, Hawaii, Virginia and Saudi Arabia. Aldridge retired in 2011.
For the lifelong experiences Aldridge gained through NMSU, he wanted to express his gratitude to the university so he created the Grateful Aggie Engineering Endowed Scholarship with a gift to the College of Engineering. The scholarship is expected to be awarded in fall 2017, and will provide $1,000 in support to at least two students from any engineering department.
I received a great education and fabulous experience and Ive long felt I owed a debt to New Mexico State University and the people of New Mexico.
Mr. Aldridges inspiring story and legacy gift will help to make the dreams of many Aggie engineering students come true, said Robert Peterson, NMSUs gift planning director.
Aldridge and his wife, Nancy, have been married since 1974. The couples only child is a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and is stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California with his wife and their three children.
The Corpus Christi, Texas resident enjoys traveling for leisure and spent 10 weeks in Australia and New Zealand, two of his favorite international destinations, in 2015.
I crossed that off my bucket list, Aldridge said.
Full-time engineering students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors, U.S. citizens and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 are eligible to apply for the Grateful Aggie Engineering Endowed Scholarship.
I did what I loved and loved what I did for 45 years. I hope that this gift will provide the same opportunity to some aspiring Aggie engineers, Aldridge said.
© 2013 New Mexico State University Board of Regents


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The following books and websites contain additional information, activities, and enrichment options.
- Magnets
- Rebecca Olien, Bridgestone Books, 2002
- Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Apart
- Natalie M. Rosinsky, Picture Window Books, 2002
- Mickey's Magnet
- Franklyn M. Branley, Scholastic Paperbacks, 1976
- What Magnets Can Do
- Allan Fowler, Children's Press, 1995
- What Makes a Magnet?
- Franklyn M. Branley, HarperTrophy, 1996
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Getting Started:
An Introductory Primer to Assessing and Developing Payments for Ecosystem Service Deals
Getting Started is an introductory resource on developing payments for ecosystem services (PES) agreements. The primer aims to:
Click on each of the steps below for more information about how to get started with payments for ecosystem services. In each step, you can download relevant resources, submitted by Katoomba partners, to help guide you along the way.
The Steps for
Getting Started with PES
The first step in developing a PES project is to identify the ecosystem services you could provide and evaluate potential deals.
Getting Started walks you through:
In this section, you will find tips for assessing carbon sequestration in a particular area; notes to assess the potential for water and biodiversity PES deals; information about organizations that measure and monitor carbon stocks on land, tips on land use and hydrology interactions, and an example of tools for watershed measurement.
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Step two offers guidelines for assessing key institutional needs for designing PES deals, focusing on:
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With these foundations, you can begin:
The primer provides tips on adaptive management, institutional innovations that allow you to reduce transaction costs, examples of existing contracts, and access to a wide range of related key resource articles.
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The final step in developing payments for ecosystem services focuses on initiating the project, as well as in the design of monitoring, evaluation, certification and verification frameworks.
The ability to continue monitoring outcomes and reporting results to show progress over time is imperative for the success of a PES mechanism from the perspective of the seller, the buyers and the environment.
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Prof. Edward Adelson
Fall 2001
An advanced seminar on issues of current interest in human and machine vision. Topics vary from year to year. This year, the class will involve studying the perception of materials. Participants discuss current literature as well as their ongoing research. Topics are tackled from multiple standpoints, including optics, psychophysics, computer graphics and computer vision.
Adelson, Edward. 9.357 Special Topics in Vision Science, Fall 2001. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-357-special-topics-in-vision-science-fall-2001 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
No posting until Hurricane Irene leaves...
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- Tori [Book Faery] said...
Stay safe my sweet! Text me tomorrow night if possible to let me know you (and the bum hubsters haha) are okay.
- August 27, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Christina T said...
I hope you make it through perfectly fine and the power comes back on soon!
- August 27, 2011 at 7:51 PM
- Bookish Brunette said...
Stay safe! xoxo
- August 27, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- Jen (Makeshift Bookmark) said...
stay safe!! :( make sure you have lots of the essentials.....booklights, batteries, super scrumptious books.
in all seriousness, i'm sending good thoughts your way <3
- August 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- My Life With Books - Jennifer K Jovus said...
oh my goodness, I wish you and all of the East Coast a safe weekend.
AND, situations like these are why I love me some real books and not an e reader. A book and flashlight are a must in all emergency kits. :)
- August 27, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Riv Re said...
Fortunately, NY still hasn't been hit too hard. Hopefully we'll hold out at least until Sunday. Best of luck to everyone! :h:
- August 27, 2011 at 9:41 PM
i hope ull b safe along with ur family, friends, and of course ur books! :j:
- August 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Hang tight. I am praying for all your safety.
- August 27, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Katharyn said...
Stay safe! I hope everything goes well! You will be in my thoughts.
- August 27, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- The Book Vixen said...
Stay safe!
- August 27, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Mari - Escape In A Book said...
I hope you and your family stay safe, Eleni!
- August 28, 2011 at 2:45 AM
- Lena said...
Stay safe, hon!
- August 28, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- vvb32 reads said...
batten down those hatches and hope things stay well.
- August 28, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Keeping you in my thoughts. Stay safe!
- August 28, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Khadija said...
Philly got hit with a major storm yesterday and last night but it wasn't bad. It was intense but other places got hit way worse. Hoping New York won't get it too bad either.
- August 28, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- Shae Carcar said...
I hope you stay safe!
- September 3, 2011 at 11:01 PM
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A lot of years have gone by since I made that coffee cake. It has actually been a long time since I have made any coffee cake! That was to change as for some reason, when I looked at the load of apples and pears in our weekly CSA box, coffee cake came to mind.
It was a great decision and it didn't last very long considering the amount! I think this particular recipe is for a large gathering, but it could easily but halved. Halving it is what I will do the next time...
Apple Pear Coffee Cake
adapted from Taste of Home
Yield: 12-15 servings
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cup chopped, peeled, cored apples
1/2 cup chopped peeled, cored pears
Preheat oven: 350° F.
Prepare 13 X 9-inch baking dish.
Prepare the topping
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut the butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the walnuts. Set aside.
Prepare the cake
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.
Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream.
Fold in the chopped apples and pear.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the topping over the batter.
Bake at 350° F. for 35-40 minutes or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
The cake was very moist....fall apart moist. I did add a full cup of pear to the batter which was probably a mistake. It didn't make a difference to the flavor, just the moistness. Next time I will be obedient and follow the recipe as it is written.
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Patchogue, New York— Fire Island National Seashore will mark National Park Week with hikes and other walks, celebrations of Earth Day, and a special National Junior Ranger Day workshop. "We're once again offering a wide range of activities during this year's National Park Week celebration," said Superintendent Chris Soller, "which reflects the diversity of resources and recreational and educational opportunities that the Seashore provides." National Park Week, which runs from April 16 through April 24 in 2011 is celebrated nationwide in many of the 394 units of the National Park System.
Fire Island kicks off National Park Week with its annual Historic Area Lighthouse Trek on Saturday, April 16, at the Fire Island Lighthouse. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Robert Moses State Park Field 5, this two-hour, 2-mile program includes a hike to the site of the first Fire Island State Park, established in 1908 on the grounds of the historic Surf Hotel, just east of the Fire Island Light Station. The trek passes several historic buildings and ends at the new Fresnel lens display building. Still under construction, the Fresnel lens building is between the 1826 foundation of the first Fire Island Lighthouse and the current 1858 Fire Island Lighthouse, a Fire Island National Seashore facility operated by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society. Reservations are required. Program fees ($15/person) collected by the Society help support the operation of the site. Additional National Park Week programs at the Fire Island Lighthouse include an Early Spring Bird Walk (free), from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., and an Evening Lighthouse Tower Tour ($15/person fee) at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17. For more information or to make reservations, contact the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society at 631-661-4876.
Additional ranger-guided walks and programs during National Park Week focus on Earth Day this year. At the Wilderness Visitor Center, a Seaside Stories and Crafts activity is offered on Saturday, April 9, at noon. A ranger-guided 3-mile hike into the Fire Island Wilderness is offered on Saturday, April 16 at 9:00 a.m. Each of these programs is free. Park at Smith Point County Park and meet at the Wilderness Visitor Center. Call 631-281-3010 on weekends or 631-687-4765 weekdays for more information about these activities.
The Old Mastic Signs of Spring walk at the William Floyd Estate is set for Sunday, April 10, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Call 631-399-2030 for more information about this 2- to 3-mile guided walk.
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On Saturday, April 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the park celebrates National Park Week activities is a special National Junior Ranger Day workshop on the grounds of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Children will learn to make seaside crafts. Special activities include "Orienteering," offered at noon; "Basic Nature Photography" at 1:00 p.m.; and "Animal Tracking" at 2:00 p.m. Activities will also be available in Spanish this year.
New this year, for kids 9 and older, is a 3-mile "Discovering Fire Island" hike, part of the Let's Move Outside initiative, planned for Saturday, April 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Register in advance by calling the Office of Interpretation at 631-687-4765. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes for hiking in sand, and pack a lunch and drink.
By participating in at least two of these ranger-led programs, children will earn their own National Junior Ranger Day patch. Families and kids of all ages are welcome to join the day's activities. For more information about these programs, contact Fire Island National Seashore's Interpretation Office at 631-687-4765.
National Junior Ranger Day is celebrated nationwide as a part of National Park Week. Participating in the day's activities allows children and their families to explore and learn about how the National Park Service protects parks, and how they can help, too. More information is available at www.nps.gov/npweek.
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Nearly half of Florida high school students failed the reading portion of the state's new toughened standardized test, education officials said on Friday.
Results this year from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test showed 52 percent of freshman students and 50 percent of sophomores scored at their grade levels.
The results came days after the Florida State Board of Education voted to lower the standards needed to pass the writing part of the test, known as FCAT.
The board took the action in an emergency meeting when preliminary results indicated only about one-third of Florida students would have passed this year.
"We are asking more from our students and teachers than we ever have, and I am proud of their hard work," Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson said in a statement.
Does the Education Commissioner know that 50% is a failing grade? Does he know that these are children who, unless they have fabulous parents who tutor their children at home to relearn the material, are doomed to be trapped for a lifetime in illiteracy and poverty? Does he care?
Public school and any bureaucracy's fatal flaw is the lack of accountability. Homeschooling is the opposite, parents are completely responsible for their children's education, there is no passing the blame if a child does not master the times tables or learn to read. I am very proud that my children not only know how to read, they love to read and they do it fast. Mary's best friend was amazed that Will and Mary had each read The Hunger Games in one day, "That would take me at least 2 weeks!" Not only that, but they begged and pleaded and then demanded that I get the next two books in the series. Only after I read the book did I understand their anticipation. It might be dicey as to who gets first dibs, but since I have to drive the car home, my bet is that Mary will get hold of it first.


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Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton
Written by Joshua Zeturner
Directed by Jose Padilha
Rated PG-13 - Violence, language
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Omnicorp finds its man in Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) of the Detroit Police. After he and his partner go after a local drug lord named Vallon (Patrick Garrow), Vallon puts out a hit on Murphy. A bomb is placed under Murphy's car, and Murphy himself is gravely injured. His wife Clara (Abby Cornish) is approached by Omnicorp's Dr. Dennett Norton (Gary Oldman) who proposes she allow him to save Alex's life by giving him his robotic replacement body.
At first, Murphy's transformation is only a mixed success. His humanity, it seems, gets in the way of his effectiveness compared to completely robotic officers. Sellars orders Norton to "fix it," and Murphy gradually becomes less human and a better cop.
But this takes its toll both on Norton's conscience, and on Murphy's relationship with his wife and son. As Murphy's popularity skyrockets, so do Omnicorp's profits, and as the repeal of the law banning robotic law enforcement approaches the question comes into play: Where does the machine end and the man begin?
It can often be difficult to review a remake of a favorite film. Now, I don't say that in the sense of feeling personally slighted by the mere existence of the remake. Honestly, if you feel that way then the problem isn't the movie or its makers... the problem is you. But, what I mean to say is that it can be difficult to judge the remake on its own merits rather than simply comparing it to the original.
And perhaps that's inevitable, since we are talking about a new version of something that already exists. Some remakes hew too closely to the original, while others often exist with almost no semblance of the familiar property. "RoboCop" 2014 strikes a rather fine balance between acknowledging the original and striking its own path.
So is "RoboCop" 2014 any good? Meh. It's not bad, and parts of it are surprisingly good, but as a whole it didn't quite do much for me. One of the things that made the original so much fun is its absolutely biting satire and this new version has a few brief attempts at modernizing that idea but it mostly falls short. Samuel L. Jackson appears as Pat Novak, a TV news commentator not unlike Bill O'Reilly, and while more often than not he is used merely for exposition, there are a couple of moments that come close to the original's penchant for skewering media and the news.
In this version, Alex Murphy is a detective rather than a patrol officer. His investigation into Vallon's crime empire leads him afoul of corrupt officers within the department. Here, Murphy is aware of his identity after his transformation, and initially has much more of his personality and emotions intact. But the story ultimately goes in similar directions as the original - Murphy must overcome his programming, override the machine, to restore himself.
In this version, Omnicorp isn't concerned with constructing a new city in place of Detroit, but with the profits to be had by constructing a nationwide robotic police force. Robocop is their big marketing push to prove to the public that the concept is sound, and it's those profits that drive the entire project. This, indeed, is part of one of the problems in the movie. This version of Detroit doesn't seem all that bad, so why do they really need RoboCop? Is the movie trying to say that RoboCop really is an empty marketing ploy?
This new version also juggles more characters than the original, including the subplot involving corrupt officers. That can sometimes mean that Murphy feels like a secondary character in his own movie, as we spend a lot of time with other people, especially the Omnicorp characters, as they discuss Murphy and their plans for him.
Casting is quite impressive. Everyone here does a fine job with their specific roles, even if the parts are smaller. Kinnaman does well enough as Murphy, though he's regularly outshone by Oldman and Keaton and even Jackson. But that's hardly fair, since those actors are generally just awesome to have around. Kinnaman does his best work when he's initially confronted with the reality of his situation, and there are a few moments where he really nails the fear, anger and sadness Murphy feels over what's been done to him and how it will affect his family. Kinnaman also gets a few moments to shine in his chemistry with Murphy's partner, Lewis (Michael K. Williams).
The action sequences strive to be a little creative. Director Jose Padilha likes to let his camera move around and keep his characters moving as well. But, these sequences have a tendency to feel very "videogame-y" since we often move into RoboCop's perspective and we see his software displays giving information about the battle and it looks quite a bit like a HUD one might see in the latest "Call of Duty" or some such. Still, these sequences aren't bad, it just feels somewhat artificial and jarring to see them interspersed with traditional action movie footage.
For all the attempts to make these sequences visually impressive, Murphy rarely feels like he is in danger, which makes it difficult to care. During his assault on Vallon's hideout, the villain is quick to note RoboCop's weakness to bullets of a certain calibre, and then Murphy wades right through Vallon's men taking round after round with little damage.
Pacing is also an issue. The film takes its time for a good chunk of the proceedings, then sort of races to the finish. The ending feels rushed, and the final confrontation between Murphy and Sellars feels a little tacked on. At least in the original, the criminal conspiracy within OCP allowed the movie to feel more cohesive. Here, with unrelated subplots, the film feels meandering and lacks focus.
While this new "RoboCop" has enough differences from the original to stand on its own, it ultimately feels like a somewhat watered down version. The script lacks the biting wit of the original, and it juggles a few too many characters and subplots that feel like a distraction. Even without the satire element, this story needed a sharper focus. As is, it's a competent sci-fi action film with some good performances and cool effects, but that's all it is.


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We hope to see you all back here playing along with our challenges which start on the 9th September.
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- Scrappin' Sista said...
Can't wait for the reveal. Best wishes to everyone.
- 27 August 2010 at 15:14
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Oh, how exciting! The Suspense ...., lol
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I didn`t really get a chance to take many outfit photos last week and I kept getting messages from people asking me if I`m dead. As you can see I`m still alive thank you very much, and hopefully I`ll be able to post more often this week.
Anyway, for my outfit today as you can see I went all the way maroon: maroon top, skirt, and nails. And probably if I had maroon shoes I would have added them as well to this look. Maybe I should put them on my shopping list?
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The 80th running of the Grade 2, $400,000 San Felipe on Saturday at Santa Anita features a trio of high-profile Kentucky Derby aspirants. Mastery is the one with the most buzz surrounding him, as is typically the case with undefeated colts at this time of year. However, he figures to face stiff challenges from the two other budding stars in the field, Gormley and Iliad.
Incidentally, all three of these runners possess a great deal of early speed. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the TimeformUS Pace Projector is predicting a fast pace. None of these three has won a race coming from more than one length off the early pace, so they figure to be aggressively ridden in the early going.
Let's go through the entire field:
#1, TERM OF ART: If the aforementioned three go too fast early, forcing the pace to collapse, I suppose this plodding son of Tiznow could make his way into the trifecta. However, he will need that exact scenario to play out for him to have any chance of making an impact. On the positive side, he is coming off a career-best speed figure in last month's Robert B. Lewis Stakes despite having been compromised by a moderate pace in that race. Still, of the three Doug O'Neill trainees, he's the hardest to get behind.
#2, VENDING MACHINE: He ran the best race of his career on turf and was beaten by Term of Art in his last dirt race. He prefers to be forwardly placed, which will not serve him well in a race featuring so much speed. Others appeal more.
#3, ANN ARBOR EDDIE: It's unfortunate that this California-bred finds himself in such a tough spot because there are some things to like about him. He has experience racing around two turns, having won a pair of route stakes over California Diamond, a talented California-bred who has never finished out of the exacta in 10 career starts. Ann Arbor Eddie's lone loss on dirt came at the hands of Mastery in his second start last November. While he was no match for that rival, it is worth pointing out that Mastery had the run of the race that day, setting slow fractions (indicated by blue color-coding in the PPs), while Ann Arbor Eddie was attempting to rally from just off the pace. It's harder to find an excuse for his loss in the El Camino Real Derby last time, when he worked out a great trip, but it's possible that he simply prefers dirt. If one of the top three falters, he's the most likely to benefit.
#4, MASTERY: This son of Candy Ride won his three starts with relative ease at odds of 1-5 each time. He has shown a great deal of professionalism for such a lightly raced horse, responding to Mike Smith's cues in each of his stakes victories. While those performances appeared to be quite impressive at the time, Gormley and Iliad have since run speed figures that nearly match or surpass the Beyer and TimeformUS Figures that Mastery was assigned for his wins in the Bob Hope Stakes and Los Alamitos Futurity. Given the hype surrounding this undefeated colt, he is going to be a strong favorite, and I'm not convinced that he should be. Let's take a hard look at what he's actually accomplished in his two stakes wins:
As previously mentioned, Mastery enjoyed a pace advantage when he won the Bob Hope. While he may have won with something left, he didn't finish that far ahead of Ann Arbor Eddie, who will be a longshot here. The Los Alamitos Futurity is the race that stamped him as an early Kentucky Derby favorite, but what did he actually beat that day? Second- and third-place finishers Irap – who is still a maiden – and Dangerfield returned to get walloped by Royal Mo in a weak Robert B. Lewis last month. Mastery has never faced a field of this quality, and he's probably going to have to overcome real adversity for the first time with both speedy rivals drawn outside of him. I'm taking a stand against him here. If he wins, I'm going to lose.
#5, GORMLEY: In my opinion, this is the horse to beat. If you excuse his Breeders' Cup performance – in which he raced four wide into the first turn and was used up chasing the fast pace – he has not done anything wrong in his three other starts. He earned the highest Beyer and TimeformUS Speed Figures in the field for winning the Sham back in January over a game American Anthem. I was pleased to see how well he rated off that foe in the early stages and battled back late after making the lead a bit prematurely.
John Shirreffs typically likes to take his time with young runners, but Gormley was just too talented at the start of his career, winning a Grade 1 race in just his second start. I get the sense that he's still figuring things out and that we have not yet seen the best of him. Gormley's developing versatility should allow him to sit the perfect trip in this race. I don't expect Mike Smith to get in the way of Mastery's early speed, and one would imagine that Iliad will be tugging at the bit as he stretches out from sprints. Gormley could find himself sitting just off these two in the early going.
#6, ILIAD: This relatively recent Doug O'Neill acquisition is obviously quite fast. He was able to comfortably track sprint fractions in both his maiden win and the San Vicente, unleashing powerful late bursts in the stretch of each of those races. So, the question is: Can he ration out that speed and negotiate two turns for the first time?
Iliad's pedigree sends mixed signals. His dam was a confirmed sprinter, but her only other foal to make a name for himself is Melmich, a rare runner who actually excelled in marathon events. He scored his most impressive victory in Woodbine's Valedictory Stakes going 14 furlongs. Furthermore, both Iliad's sire, Ghostzapper, and Melmich's sire, Wilco, are by Awesome Again, so they share many of the same genes. If Iliad can transfer his San Vicente form to this route race, he is a major threat to win. I'm not totally persuaded, but he does figure to be the biggest price of the three main contenders, so I have to use him prominently.
#7, BLUEGRASS ENVY: This hopeless longshot probably should be running in maiden-claiming races rather than a major Kentucky Derby prep race.
I believe that Gormley (#5) is the most likely winner, and I would bet him to win at odds of 2-1 or greater. I'll also play exotic wagers keying Mastery and Iliad behind the top pick while throwing in longshots Term of Art and Ann Arbor Eddie underneath in larger trifectas.
Win: 5
Exacta: 5 with 4,6
Trifecta: 5 with 4,6 with 1,3,4,6
Trifecta: 5 with 3 with 4,6