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Hey Harry, Your Pants Are On Fire!
Politifact examines Harry Reid's charge that Mitt Romney didn't pay any taxes for 10 years. To no one's surprise (except perhaps Reid's and Pelosi's), the accusation doesn't hold up against any form of scrutiny.
Reid has said Romney paid no taxes for 10 years. It was no slip of the tongue. He repeated the claim on at least two more occasions, at one point saying that "the word is out" when in fact it was only Reid who put that "word" out.
Reid has produced no evidence to back up his claim other than attribution to a shadowy anonymous source. Romney has denied the claim, and tax experts back him up, saying that the nature of Romney's investments in Bain make it highly unlikely he would have been able to avoid paying taxes altogether -- especially for 10 years.
Reid has made an extreme claim with nothing solid to back it up. Pants on Fire!
While Sen. Reid attends to the flames engulfing his breeches, he should also release his own tax returns. Just to clear the air about that serious and unfounded embezzlement charge. After all, it was a much younger Harry Reid who once said "Any man or woman who will not be completely candid about his or her finances does not deserve to be in public office."


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Wedding Father Daughter Songs
|I Am for You-Lisa Tucker
|Lisa Tucker is a renowned singer. Her song, "I Am for You" highlights the essence of true love. The song is a great way for fathers to tell their daughters that they will always be there to help.
|I Am Your Child-Barry Manilow
|Barry Manilow is a famous singer best known for his love songs. "I Am Your Child" captures the essence of a parent's relationship with their child. The song is great for father/daughter dance segments.
|I Ask (Amanda)-Richard Frankz
|Richard Frankz has released numerous songs that are personalized. "I Ask (Amanda)" is one of many songs that speaks to the heart. The songs is especially ideal for brides named Amanda.
|I Believe-Diamond Rio
|Having faith in the next person is the best way to maintain a relationship. "I Believe" speaks of such faith and encourages listeners to establish a healthy level of trust. The song is perfect for daughters who have a lot of faith in their father.
|I Can Love You Like That (Cinderella)-John Montgomery
|Love between a father and daughter is unmatched. Although they give everything in a marriage, husbands can never replace fathers. "I Can Love You Like That (Cinderella)" is just a reminder of the strength of the unconditional love that fathers give.
|I Can See Clearly Now-Jimmy Cliff
|Jimmy Cliff is a renowned singer. He has written several songs that bring life to special events. "I Can See Clearly Now" is perfect for any segment at the reception and is sure to bring life to father/daughter dances.
|I could not ask for more-Edwin McCain
|Edwin McCain is a great vocalist. The song, "I Could Not Ask For More" highlights all of McCain's abilities while establishing a calm atmosphere. The song is perfect for traditional receptions.
|I Cross My Heart-George Strait
|The heart holds many treasures. Among other things, the heart ponders promises. "I Cross My Heart" is a song about making and keeping promises; perfect for father/daughter dance segments.
|I Danced With You-Steven Chapman
|Written and recorded by Christian artist, Steven Curtis Chapman, "Cinderella" is the perfect wedding song that speaks of fatherhood. In the song, Chapman emphasizes the importance of spending as much time with his daughter while she is young. The selection is perfect for the father/daughter main event.
|I Do (Cherish You)-Mark Wills
|It's important to tell loved ones how you feel while they are living. "I Do (Cherish You)" is a song that expresses appreciation for special people in our lives. The song is a great way for fathers and daughters to relate their feelings during the dance segment.
|I Hope You Dance-Lee Ann Womack
|Lee Ann Womack has gained much popularity for her thoughtful songs. "I Hope You Dance" is one of many to receive national accolades for its ability to capture the essence of intimacy in its lyrics. The song is ideal for father/daughter dances in any reception.
|I Learned From You-Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus
|Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus have an ideal father/daughter relationship that spills out onto records. "I Learned From You" is one of many selections that highlights the bond between father and daughter. Although fathers teach their daughters a lot, they can learn how to love more from their little girls.
|I Love Her First-Heartland
|Although they're leaving the nest, fathers can always cherish the fact that they loved their daughters first. "I Love Her First" speaks of such profoundness. The song is great for father/daughter dance segments.
|I Love To Watch A Woman Dance-Eagles
|Although they will always view their daughters as babies, fathers typically admit that their little girls are women on wedding day. "I Love To Watch A Woman Dance" is a great way for dads to make such admission during the father/daughter dance segment. As the song implies, the bride is no longer his little princess, but rather a fully grown queen.
|I Love You Love-John Legend
|John Legend is a renowned singer and composer. His song, "I Love You Love" is a song that brings elegance to the reception along with the feeling of love. Fathers and daughters will enjoy dancing to this selection during their special segment.
|I Love Her First-Heartland
|Although they're leaving the nest, fathers can always cherish the fact that they loved their daughters first. "I Love Her First" speaks of such profoundness. The song is great for father/daughter dance segments.
|I Need You-LeAnn Rimes
|Regardless of how strong a person is, everyone needs someone. "I Need You" talks about the necessity of relationships and the characteristics of good bonds. The song is great for fathers and daughters who will rely on one another for support after the reception comes to a close.
|I Turn To You-Christina Aguilera
|Christina Aguilera is often characterized as an attractive woman. Although her song, "I Turn To You" does not speak of her attractiveness, the selection does talk about loved ones going to one another during times of need. The song is a great way for daughters to express dependency on their father's love.
|I've Got The World On A String-Tony Bennett
|Tony Bennett is a renowned singer. "I've Got The World On A String" adds class to any wedding reception. The song is perfect for father/daughter dance segments.
|I Will Always Love You-Whitney Houston
|Love lasts forever. Although not ideal for intimate moments between husband and wife, "I Will Always Love You" is great for fathers and daughters. The song tells each party involved that love will always be accessible.
|I Will Always Love You-Dolly Parton
|Love lasts forever. Although not ideal for intimate moments between husband and wife, "I Will Always Love You" is great for fathers and daughters. The song tells each party involved that love will always be accessible.
|I Will Be There for You-Jessica Andrews
|Jessica Andrews is an excellent vocalist. Her song, "I Will Be There for You" is a great way for fathers and daughters to express their love. Although time and seasons change, the bond between a father and daughter is permanent.
|I Wish I Could-Collin Raye
|Parents are constantly wishing. From wishing the best for their children to wishing they had done things differently, mothers and fathers are always hoping for the best. "I Wish I Could" highlights every wish that a mother or father could ever have, making it the perfect selection for father/daughter segments.
|I Wish You Love-Dean Martin
|Dean Martin is a profound singer. His songs are celebrated for their elegance and uniqueness. "I Wish You Love" is one of many songs that places a twist on the traditional wish list, by hoping that the person finds love instead of possessions.
|If I Could-Ray Charles
|The late Ray Charles is one of the most prolific and talented songwriters and composers of his time. Among various selections, "If I Could" is a popular song that is ideal for special occasions. The song is all about wishful thinking, and is an excellent choice for father/daughter segments.
|If It Wasn't For Your Love-Heather Headley
|Heather Headley is a newer singer who has made a profound impact on the R&B and Gospel world. "If It Wasn't For Your Love" talks about the difference that compassion makes on a person's life. The selection is a great way for daughters to express appreciation to their fathers.
|If This World Was Mine-Luther Vandross
|Luther Vandross is a prolific singer and songwriter. "If This World Were Mine" is a wish list song that talks about what a person would do if he or she controlled everything. The song adds class and soul to any father/daughter dance.
|If Tomorrow Never Comes-Garth Brooks
|Garth Brooks is a profound singer. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" highlights the importance of cherishing the moment. Even though we make plans for the future, it is important to live everyday to its fullest in the instance that tomorrow never comes.
|I'll Always Be Your Daughter-Lynn Leonti & Jim McShane
|Sometimes fathers get discouraged during weddings. Although they're happy to see their daughters move forward in life, they loathe the idea of losing their little girls. "I'll Always Be Your Daughter" should bring cheer to sad fathers during the wedding reception.
|I'll Always Love You-Taylor Dayne
|Love is eternal. No matter what we encounter, we can always depend on friends and family to support us. "I'll Always Love You" is the ideal song that talks about love's elasticity.
|I'll Be-Reba McEntire
|Reba McEntire is well known for her unique sound. "I'll Be" is among popular selections that speaks of a person being everything to someone else. The song is perfect for fathers wishing to give their daughters support.
|I'll Be There-Jackson 5
|The Jackson 5 are one of the original boy bands of R&B. "I'll Be There" has reached the top of numerous billboards since its debut. The song will make any wedding reception complete.
|I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi
|Support is important in a relationship. Although married to the love of her life, daughters still need to know that their fathers will be there to help them. "I'll Be There For You" is the best way for fathers to express love and support.
|I'll Remember-Madonna
|Memories make weddings special. Although optimistic about the future, it's the road traveled that makes the day special. "I'll Remember You" ties in memories of childhood and fits perfectly in the father/daughter dance segment.
|I'll Stand By You-Pretenders
|"I'll Stand By You" is popular among the masses. Since its debut the song has reached the top of numerous charts, and become common on television shows. The selection is perfect for fathers planning to give complete devotion to their daughters after the hype of marriage has died.
|I'll Wait For You-Joe Nichols
|Joe Nichols captures a vital characteristic of love in the song, "I'll Wait For You." Although many obstacles are presented in relationships, patience outweighs heartache. The song is great for father/daughter dances.
|I'm Everything I Am (Because You Loved Me)-Celine Dion
|A classic father/daughter song by Celine Dion. "Because You Loved Me" is a song of thankfulness from one person to another. The selection can be a great expression of gratefulness from the bride to her father for all of the sacrifices made over the years.
|I'm Your Angel-Celine Dion and R. Kelly
|Celine Dion and R. Kelly are famous singers who capture the essence of songs. Both artists provided background music for successful motion pictures. "I'm Your Angel" adds sentimental value to father/daughter segments.
|I'm Yours-John Mraz
|John Mraz creates a unique sound on his records. "I'm Yours" speaks of complete devotion in a relationship. The song is perfect for fathers and daughters during wedding receptions.
|In My Arms-Mark Wills
|The comfort of a father's arms is priceless. Mark Wills captures such comfort in his song, "In My Arms." The song is sure to bring unity during the father/daughter dance segment.
|In My Daughters Eyes-Martina McBride
|Martina McBride is an excellent vocalist. She captures the essence of a father/daughter relationship in the song, "In My Daughters Eyes." The song validates the concept of the eyes being the pathway to the soul; it's a great way to establish a bond during the father/daughter segment.
|In My Life-The Beatles
|The Beatles are a famous band responsible for several number one selections. "In My Life" highlights the importance of having loved ones. The song is great for daughters wishing to tell fathers that they are still needed.
|In My Life-Bette Midler
|Bette Midler is a famous singer. "In My Life" highlights the importance of having loved ones. The song is great for daughters wishing to tell fathers that they are still needed.
|In The Heart Of Every Girl-Elton John
|Elton John has gained much popularity for his songwriting and vocals. "In The Heart Of Every Girl" speaks of one's inner feelings. The song is great for daughters wishing to express their heart's desires to their fathers.
|In Your Eyes-Peter Gabriel
|Everyone's perception is different. While some people's perceptions are negative, "In Your Eyes" speaks of positive attributes that individuals identify. The song speaks well of fathers who always see positive attributes in their children.
|Isn't She Lovely?-Stevie Wonder
|Stevie Wonder is a singer, composer, and producer in his own right. "Isn't She Lovely" is world famous and adds value to any occasion. The song is great when introducing the bride during father/daughter dance segments.
|It Won't Be Like This For Long-Darius Rucker
|Memories are important but it's important to cherish the present. "It Won't Be Like This For Long" talks about seizing the moment and knowing that times will change. The song is a great way for fathers to reminisce about the past.
|It's Your Song-Garth Brooks
|Garth Brooks is famous for his personalized musical selections. "It's Your Song" is nothing short of personalization. While sharing is caring in any relationship, it is important to have some things all to ourselves.

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Re: Samuel Walter bn,. 1835, marr. Mary Armitage, of Oakwood, Ontario, Canada
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Samuel Walter bn,. 1835, marr. Mary Armitage, of Oakwood, Ontario, Canada
Carol Trollope 6/03/04
I have a listing for Mary Armitage b.1852 d.1946 m. Samuel Walter b. 1845 d. 1912 6 children:
Otta b. 1880 d. 1924 m. W. H. Wilson b. 1872 d. 1960 no info on children;
Charles S. b. 1885 d. 1973 m. Minnie G. Wooldridge b. 1885 d. 1949 - daughter Ila m. ? Sharp and had 2 children known;
Jesse T. b. 1891 - no further info;
Alice Maud unknown d.o.b. - m. Augustus Prouse - no info - daughter Zella - no info;
Ethel - no info;
Fred - no info.
I located a family tree which included this info - a Gedcom file which I have been working on in GenoPro to update and add information on my line. The first known record on this tree is Sir John Armytage of Wrigsbowl, Standard bearer to King Stephen. I believe a good portion was provided and/or added to by a Don Armitage of New Zealand who I have been unable to locate since finding the info.
Contact me and I'll try to send you a link to my info/As it is located on the GenoPro website.
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Unlike many in the chattering and political classes, I have experience with both guns / self-defense training and teaching, so I thought I'd offer a few thoughts on a nasty issue.
I should begin by stating I'm not concerned about my own school - I can see the dedication to safety my administration displays. I've also had conversations with an area first responder team member (think a SWAT team guy) who was very impressed with my school's commitment to safety. He explained to me just how quickly a tactical unit would be in control, should a dangerous situation arise.
I'm more worried about all schools in our country, generally speaking: When seconds count, the police are just minutes away - as the saying goes.
Five quick observations from my inside perspective:
1. Gun violence is here to stay. Things are getting worse, not better, out there. I understand guns and schools should never mix in a perfect world. In our actual world, we must address this issue practically, not with platitudes.
2. The cultural conversation is currently being dominated by arrogant, agenda-pushing elitists. David Gregory mocked the NRA president for suggesting we staff schools with armed guards on a recent Sunday program ... yet Gregory sends his kids to an elite school protected by a large staff of armed guards. It's frustrating when the people calling the loudest for less guns are often themselves protected by lots of guns.
3. Many of us are ignorant about the actual training the average police officer has under his belt. My close-quarters combat instructor (a veteran cop himself) won't teach other cops. They are too arrogant, and the most likely to be no-shows on training day, in his experience. He finds many of the cops he works with to be radically under-trained in all aspects of actual combat - including firearms training.
Related: On the topic of teachers being armed, a friend recently observed: "Great, now students will run up and grab guns from the hips of teachers."
See above - why do we assume a police officer has a special understanding of how to protect his sidearm? A Navy SEAL - absolutely you do not want to grab at his gun. But a cop who graduated with a history major and joined the police academy when he couldn't find work?
Bottom line: Cops are obviously an incredible safety resource and I thank God for the work they do, but they are also costly (often cost-prohibitive), and we often over-estimate their abilities and actual training. I know several "civilians" I'd trust with my life or my child's life in a heated situation over the average police officer.
4. My students feel like "sitting ducks." Their words. One argument against armed teachers is students will not feel safe. Guess what? They already don't.
Our kids are far smarter and more intuitive than we often give them credit for ... they understand current, standard-procedure lockdown drills are actual demonstrations of vulnerability in many ways. I feel the same way: Few times in my life am I rendered as helpless and ineffective as during a lockdown drill.
5. Back to the perfect world versus actual world: As the gun debate rages on, criminals remain unaffected by this entire conversation. Insane murderers are unaware of Maureen Dowd's musings on guns. The folks in Chicago killing each other by the dozens every weekend don't slow down and consider Mayor Bloomberg's latest press conference.
While politicians hash out theoretical solutions, we need to consider real solutions to stopping violent offenders from killing our kids.
I'm not calling for guns in schools; I'm just calling for more real conversation - currently all but impossible based on our deep and ever-widening cultural divide. A prominent teachers union put out this statement, in response to the NRA's call for more armed personnel in schools:
"Schools must be safe sanctuaries, not armed fortresses. Anyone who would suggest otherwise doesn't understand that our public schools must first and foremost be places where teachers can safely educate and nurture our students."
So we have come full circle to my first point - we're at odds as we hash out how to achieve a perfect world, versus accepting the reality of the world in which we live.
The sign below will likely either make you nod your head in solemn agreement, or shake your head in disgust. While the polarizing values, visions, dreams and agendas of adults continue to clash, our kids are still counting on us.
I don't want guns in schools, and I sure don't want to carry a gun into my classroom. But safety is not about feelings: If called upon I'd go through the identical training a police officer receives. So would thousands like me, with strong reservations but without any actual hesitation.
I'm not a wanna-be hero, or a cowboy ... I'm every bit as scared as most parents and educators. I hate this "solution," as it addresses no root causes, and brings a host of new problems to the surface.
I hate it, but I'd do it.
I'd do it because David Gregory and Barack Obama's children are of no greater value than mine ... regardless of a $34,000 / year tuition bill.
Monday, December 24, 2012
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One little act can change someone's day. It can change the way they see themselves, the world, and the people around them.
One little nice word can switch someone's day from good to bad.
One little kind smile can keep someone from slipping into the realm of assholes and ruining everything for everyone ever.
It's the holiday times, folks, and time for a PSA from ol' Noa Geez.
That's right. Service people are here to help you, but not to wait on you hand and foot. They are working jobs that you didn't hire them to do, so be fucking kind to them.
People driving in cars want the same thing that you do–to worship the idol of consumerism and spending. Remember that as you careen into another Prius that merged with you against your will. Be kind.
People in the mall, in stores, are just shopping–JUST LIKE YOU YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE. You can't be mad at people for doing a thing if you are also doing the thing. Maybe they're buying gifts for their mom's last christmas, or for their baby's first. Maybe that person is Jesus in disguise. OH UH OH WHAT NOW. Be goddamn kind.
Don't be a dick, you guys. One nice thing changes the tide. One nice thing begets so many, and makes heroes of us all.
Be kind as shit.


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On Saturday 5/26, ROMP hosted our monthly all-level ride at Henry Coe State Park…where approximately 30 riders enjoyed the singletrack, views, and cool weather — really great for climbing up the Jim Donnelly trail to the ridge! We split into three groups, rode until a little past noon, and gathered back at the trailhead for snacks afterward. Good times!
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The Return of "Barry & 'the boys'"
If it feels like they never left, it's because they haven't.
It is known as "the shark tooth capital of the world."
But tiny Venice, Florida might more truthfully be called "the home of an original CIA SpookPort."
The distinction goes unpublicized.
It does not adorn the cover of the Chamber of Commerce brochure.
It is like being in an otherwise undistinguished town whose one claim to fame is having one of the first McDonald's, complete with original Golden Arches. But for some unknown reason, that information is being kept on the down-low.
It is a truth which dares not speak its name; yet it has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
Even the historical marker at the airport has been classified. The Venice Airport, states the plaque, has its origins in the early days of WW2, when it was known as the "337th Army Air Field Base."
There is no such entity. There is not—nor has there ever been— anything called the 337th Army Air Field Base. What later became the Venice Airport was known at its inception as the Venice Army Air Base.
Who ever heard of an historical marker used as a cover story?
The second "Barry" & his Mexican pals
Some recent revelations from Venice:
One of the current owners of the former Huffman Aviation at the Venice Municipal Airport had a strange involvement with a Mexican company used as a front to launder drug money for a drug ring Federal prosecutors called "the biggest cocaine smuggling organization in American history."
It was led, until his assassination in 1986, by life-long CIA pilot Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal.
Lurking behind the façade of what is today known as "Tristate Aviation dba Suncoast Aviation," we can reveal, is another man named "Barry."
Whether this is mere coincidence, or a message from the gods, remains at this point unknown.
In either case, the link will be explored in an upcoming story. But it demonstrates the remarkable continuity of control of the U.S. drug trade—over decades—by a group which is shy about only one thing… Its identity.
They don't want us to even know their name. We call them the American Drug Lords.
In sunny Venice Florida, we have been bearing witness to something dark.
With the return of "'Barry & 'the boys," it just got darker.
What does "checked out and found to have no substance" mean?
It is Thursday October 5, 1967. In New Orleans, an exasperated investigator working for New Orleans' D.A. Jim Garrison's probe into the Kennedy assassination, is finally back in his hotel room. It has been another long sweaty day.
Tom Bethell is an Oxford graduate whose meticulous habits put him at odds with others in the free-wheeling New Orleans D.A.'s Office.
Now he takes the time to update his diary.
"I spoke to Martin Waldron in the afternoon, and he told me that the New York Times had been given a lead for a possible Clay Shaw-David Ferrie link, which, he said, had not been checked out, and so he gave it to me."
"It concerned a man called Shaw who rented an airport somewhere with plans to fly bombing missions over Cuba. The information was dug up by some history professor called Sadler in South Carolina while doing a thesis or something like that. Alcock reached Sadler by phone but concluded that there was nothing to the lead."
To this entry, Bethell appends a note in 1969:
"This is an illustration of the kind of dishonest reporting that has been going on in the Los Angeles Free Press.
"In their March 21, 1969, issue they refer to (i.e. Art refers to) Shaw's "possible involvement, according to information in Garrison's files, with other people from New Orleans Trade Mart in a plot to bomb Cuba in 1947 from a Florida airport rented by a "Shaw."
"The "information in Garrison's files" is simply a lead provided by a reporter from the New York Times, which was checked out and found to have no substance." (emphases mine.)
Today Bethell is a senior editor of a conservative magazine, The American Spectator, and a member of a conservative think tank, the Hoover Institution.
In a book he wrote on the Garrison probe, he admitted handing over key files from the prosecution to Clay Shaw's defense lawyers before the trial.
"I ended up betraying Garrison to Shaw's attorneys," he boasts.
Bethell didn't believe in Garrison's investigation. On the other hand, Bethell doesn't believe in evolution, or global warming either. So, there's that.
Moreover "checked out and found to have no substance" seems both a little vague, and a little much. Not that he'd listen, but here's what we could tell him:
Au contraire.
Sending divers down the memory hole
A new book recently offered partial confirmation for reporting here about the Venice Airport's history of use for gunrunning, international drug trafficking, and as a staging area for launching coups in Central America and across the Caribbean Basin.
CIA contract pilot David Ferrie took off from the Venice Municipal Airport on sabotage missions into Cuba, states A Farewell to Justice by Joan Mellen, which profiles New Orleans' D.A. Jim Garrison's thwarted investigation into the Kennedy assassination.
Among the ranks of American pirates, freebooting pilots, soldiers of fortune, and covert operatives calling the Venice Airport home during the past 50 years, we have learned, are a surprising number of names, likeDavid Ferrie, which are more than familiar.
They come from the murky world of international drug trafficking; or the even-murkier world of the Kennedy assassination.
Emerging from the "memory hole" and into the sunlight, their names alone evoke rumors and dark whisperings about secret American involvement in assassinations and coups in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
"They were running stuff out of there—like B-25's being used as attack aircraft—at the Bay of Pigs," a former covert operative who was there told us. "Over time the 'town fathers' just got exceedingly friendly with that group."
What does it mean when— absent any real history of our life and times—an investigation into the history of the Venice Airport is able to clear up a controversy from New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison's investigation into the Kennedy assassination?
News you should have heard 50 years ago
There was a coup launched in 1947 from an airport in Florida: the Venice Municipal Airport.
Fighter planes, tanks, and machine guns were seized, in Venice, and New Orleans.
"The planes seized here," reported the Associated Press from New Orleans, "are a P-38 fighter plane and a SG5, similar to two others attached by customs officials at Venice Florida at about the same time."
While we don't pretend to special knowledge on the subject of the Kennedy assassination, New Orleans was, apparently, where Clay Shaw was living at the time.
But even if Clay Shaw and David Ferrie were attending the annual Spooks in Service Conference on the far side of the moon when the coup was launched, what's noteworthy is that several coup participants, like Edward Browder, Jr, are also familiar names in Kennedy assassination lore.
What are the odds of that? Probably greater than most of us would like to think.
Browder ran guns to Fidel Castro with Jack Ruby, to cite just one example. A year after the Kennedy assassination, he flew a B-25 bomber to Haiti to a good buddy of George DeMohrenschilt, the White Russian good buddy of Lee Harvey Oswald his ownself.
Like Barry Seal, Ed Browder was a CIA pilot who seems to have been involved in everything everywhere…He was there for the CIA's first big coup, in Guatemala in 1954, with those other shining lights of probity, E. Howard Hunt and David Atlee Philips.
But it appears he was ahead of his time, with an entrepreneurial streak that got him in trouble with his bosses back at the shop. In an early example of what 50 years later became the Pentagon's embed program, he wrote Henry Luce and offered to sell TIME magazine exclusive rights to cover an upcoming coup in Costa Rica.
J. Edgar Hoover was unamused. And one day Browder would have 25 years in prison to reflect about where it all went wrong.
"Building revolutionary consciousness, one tank at a time."
In addition to the two P-38's busted in Venice, another two were seized in New Orleans.
"Two P-38 planes reportedly consigned for Cuba to aid in a revolution are safely impounded at Venice," reported the March 16,1947 Sarasota Herald Tribune, paraphrasing the Miami Herald.
"Another two P-38's were impounded in New Orleans, along with cache of rifles, revolvers, machine guns… even several tanks and amphibious landing craft."
The two amphibious landing craft were loaded with tanks. They were ready to launch when U.S. Customs officials swooped in. Authorities also found "a huge weapons cache" at one of the conspirators homes, in Gulfport, Mississippi, about 50 miles down the coast from New Orleans.
The planes, tanks, and weapons belonged to the man in Gulfport sitting 0n a weapons cache, identified as "the president of a company which carries on mahogany operations in Central America."
This will turn out to be a crucial piece of information in our next story. Having a mahogany operation is either a more popular hobby than we ever thought possible… Or a useful cover for spooks.
(But then, why mahagony, instead of birch, or pine?)
This was obviously a well-funded coup. These boys were not planning on hiding in the hills while building revolutionary consciousness.
Nope. Not these insurgentes. Not when you've got tanks.
"All rightie-right! Four tanks, four warplanes, and 21 machine guns.What next?"
What were they planning on doing with all that firepower?
"Officials declined to comment on reports prevalent in Miami and Havana that the planes were a part of a plot to attempt a revolt against the Cuban government."
But back then, we protested silently, Cuba wasn't yet riddled with Commies.
"The two planes seized in Venice were gassed up and ready to take off for a destination which customs officials refused to reveal. The MIAMI HERALD stated flatly that the planes were part of a plot to start a revolution in Cuba."
Participants were cagey about what they were up to; their statements filled with contradictions and obvious disinformation. Still it is clear that they weren't launching a coup in Cuba.
They were launching a coup from Cuba.
They were planning to take over Venezuela, where a recent election had brought to power, depending on who you were listening to, a mildly leftist President with hopes of improving the lot of his overwhelmingly poor fellow citizens, or a hardened member of the international communist conspiracy.
In a story called "Guns Across the Caribbean," TIME MAGAZINE put the coup into perspective.
"In waterfront cafes in Miami and New Orleans, coups are being plotted against a half-dozen governments. Ideology mattered little: the plots were against governments on both the right (Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic) and the Left (Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela.)"
What did matter?
"At hand in the U.S. were stacks of surplus guns, as well as plenty of adventurers, fighter pilots, aerial gunners and combat infantrymen who would fight at the drop of a dollar.
Winning World War II, in other words, had not been without negative consequences.
"Keeping natives and wild beasts from harrassing my workers, Your Honor"
Under the headline Three Convicted of Gun-Running Conspiracy the St Petersburg Times reported that "A former bomber pilot and two partners in a "construction company" pleaded guilty in Federal Court yesterday to conspiring to ship war equipment including tanks and aerial bombs, to British Honduras."
Just as a rule of thumb, if your cover story as a "construction company" gets placed in quotes by reporters, its probably not a good sign. But then, 50 years ago, cover stories were considerably less sophisticated.
William Iverson Marsalis was the former bomber pilot. He'd been a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps in World War II. With the benefit of hindsight, today its easy to see that Marsalis was probably just following orders from "unnamed superiors" in America's brand-new national security state, which was just then (in 1947) being born.
Marsalis, the story related, had explained the landing ships, the tanks, the P-38 fighters and the munitions dump in simple fashion. He said the guns were for a hunting trip.
"Marsalis explained he was thinking of opening logging operations in British Honduras, and needed the arms to keep the natives and wild beasts from attacking his workers in the jungle."
"Encouraging former U.S. soldiers with farming backgrounds, is all, your Honor"
The subtext here, as far as we could tell, seems to be "Keeping natives and wild beasts from attacking your workers in the jungle" is a job responsible employers should not take lightly.
Hence, the tanks. The warplanes. The machine guns. The landing ships. The two-car garage converted to a munitions dump.
Marsalis, the judge stated, had had a "splendid war record."
Did he just want to keep the good times rolling?
Two other men were convicted with Marsalis. Both were executives of the famous Higgins Boat Company of New Orleans, which made tens of thousands of landing craft that GI's used to hit the beaches in Normandy, in Italy, and all over the South Pacific.
We found an old article with a picture of one of them. George Rappleyea (on the left) was the vice-president of Higgins. Does he look like a dangerous adventurer? A wild-eyed soldier of fortune?
No. He looks like a bean-counting front man. And we'd bet five bucks (all we can afford) that he's a good friend of…Clay Shaw.
That's when we began to wonder. Who are these guys?
And so we looked up what we could on the coup-plotter-in-chief, a man named Karl Eisenhardt.
In our next story we'll tell you what we found.


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10 Most Critcal Mistakes To Avoid At Job Interviews
Critical Mistakes To Avoid At Interviews
My experience over the years as Human Resources Manager gave me quite an insight into the world of job applicants. They all come in different shapes and sizes, some walk in with genuine confidence and some with the know-it-all attitude. Others come with fear not because they don't know what to say or do but for fear of unknown.
It could be scary sometimes though if you have to face a panel of interviewers. You walk in to meet some stern and unfriendly looking faces and some warm and welcoming to make you feel at ease. Mind you, some of those stern faces may not be genuine, it may just be a way to rattle would be applicant to determine his/her level of confidence.
As an applicant, when you sit at interview facing a prospective employer that you are sincerely interested in working for, there are probably more than a hundred things running through your mind at a go, which of course, can make you anxious and cause you to walk into the interview unprepared. However, if you can focus yourself on the most important facets of the employment interview, then you will be able to relax yourself and be more in control of the message that you are sending to the prospective employer.
Job interview mistakes can easily be avoided, and many of the same mistakes cause a large number of applicant to fail on a consistent basis. There are ten critical mistakes applicants make during job interviews, by avoiding these mistakes, you will be able to show prospective employers that you are the right candidate for the job.
Inadequate Preparation for The Interview: One of the most critical mistakes that you can make is to arrive unprepared for the interview.How can you prove that you are the right candidate for the job if you do not know anything about the job you are applying for or the company you are applying to?
As soon as you find out that you will be interviewing for a company, you owe it a responsibility to research them and the position you will be interviewing for. By so doing, you can demonstrate that you are the right candidate and you will have better chances of impressing whoever your interviewer is.Visit the company's website and extract useful information relating to their industry and the company's performance over time. Remember, the better prepared you are ahead of time, the greater your chances of success.
Arriving Too Early or Too Late: It is imperative that you arrive on time for interview appointment but you do not necessarily have to arrive too early thereby forcing the interviewer to change their schedule in order to accommodate you. At the same time, you cannot afford to arrive late. Remember, first impression lasts longer. Make sure you have working directions, test travel time before the actual day or get directions online to determine travel time.
Ensure you have all necessary documentation long before hand so that you are not scrambling to print resume or gather references at the last minute. Pack all your stuffs together the night before and check through before leaving for interview venue to ensure you are equipped.
Your interview is your first impression and your main intention should be to impress future employers in as many ways as you can.
Having The Wrong Attitude: There are a number of behaviors during an interview that can cause you to come across as a negative person or simply connotes you as one who does not have the positive attitude for the job. For instance, if you should make complaint regarding various jobs, positions, bosses, co workers colleagues or companies can send a rather negative message to would-be employer.
Also, if your body language is not right, you may be sending negative signal, for example
-Hunching down
-Slumping in the chair
-Avoiding eye contact with the interviewer
-Looking down constantly
-Folding your arms over your chest
-Fiddling with you hair
-Fiddling with items on the desk
-speaking inaudibly
-Use of words like 'um' or 'like' repeatedly
It is important you practice your answers to test interview questions, and your questions about the company in front of a mirror in order to improve the tone of your voice and your positive body language.
Being Unprepared for Interview Questions: There are two important elements to a job interview. The first are questions the interviewer asks of you and the second are questions you ask the interviewer in return. There are many resources for common job interview questions, and most employers within different industries ask the same questions or at least similar which can help you to prepare to a certain extent.
There are a number of basic or general questions that tend to crop up regularly at interviews such as
-What are your strengths, or what is your greatest strength?
-What are your weaknesses or what is your greatest weakness?
-Why do you want this job position or why do you think you deserve this position?
-What are some of your achievements to date or what has been your greatest achievement in your working history?
-Why should we employ you?
Prepare and practice the answers to questions like these and you will be able to avoid this critical initial mistake. Avoid going blank in the middle of an interview.
Not Asking The Right Questions: At a point during the interview, your interviewer may ask 'Do you have any question for me?' Use the company research you have conducted earlier to ask insightful questions about the company, this will help you gain information about the company and the job. It also shows you are interested in the company and that you have done your homework and arrived prepared.Questions like
-What specific tasks will be expected of me in this position?
-Is this a newly created position or am I replacing another employee?
-What is the next step after the interview?
-How will my job performance be measured?
-What competitive advantage does the company have over other similar companies?
-What does the interviewer like best about the company and how long has she been there?
Dressing Inappropriately: While most people seeking jobs know that dressing appropriately is a big part of arriving prepared for interview, most people do not actually have a good understanding of what 'dressing appropriately' actually means. As a result, many arrive dressed inappropriately, either in general or based on the dress code in question.
As mentioned earlier, it is important to research the company that you are going before hand. By so doing, you can figure out what style of dress would be ideal. Get to know the company culture. Also avoid excessive, extreme, bright or loud appearance. Resist the temptation to wear colors that are too bright, perfumes that are too strong, loud nail polish or extravagant jewelry. If you have tattoos, cover them up, if you have piercings that are inappropriate, remove them. It is important that your interviewer focuses on your skills, your accomplishments and recall reasons for why you are the best candidate rather than your appearance.
Asking about Salary or Benefits: The right time to ask about salary or benefit ideally is after you have scaled the first hurdle of selling yourself and your skill. You should refrain from bringing this topic up prematurely. Career satisfaction comes in a variety of forms, so focus on joining a collaborative team environment with plenty of opportunity for growth.
Not Arriving with The Right Documents: Make sure you bring several copies of your resume so that everyone who attends the interview can have a copy. Many employers conduct group interviews, so they may not necessarily have your documents handy. Ensure you have a portfolio if your job requires it
Having the right paperwork and documents prepared is the best way to arrive at interview, this shows you as a serious person who know how to make good impression. The more prepared you are, the more successful you will be.
Being Dishonest or Impolite: Your overall attitude has a lot to do with how your prospective employer perceives you and your candidacy for the position they are hiring for. There are a couple of things that you can do to make sure your prospective employer or interviewer sees you in the right light and does not get the wrong idea. Avoid being dishonest. You should never lie to get the position you want, by so doing, you are undermining your own abilities and strengths and you are destroying any trust or rapport that has been developed. Also avoid being impolite. You need to keep in mind that the person who is interviewing you may very well be your future boss. You should not sit down until you are asked to. If you want to take your jacket off, you should ask first. If refreshment are offered, thank your host.
Make it a point of duty to thank your interviewer for the time taken to speak with you. A large part of your interview success will hinge on your attitude, your willingness to listen, your willingness to ask and answer questions, your ability to be honest and to have positive outlook on the interview situation.
Marketing Yourself Incorrectly: You need to be able to market yourself correctly. You need to define yourself properly and map out your skills to the skills required for the job. You need to identify your major strengths and accomplishments as they relate to the position in question.
Your goal should be to become memorable in the eyes of your future employer without standing out in a negative way. If you have unusual job experiences, interesting skills, unusual hobbies or other characteristics that will help you stand out, then you should bring this up in a way that is natural
It may be surprising how easily a handful of small mistakes could affect your job interview success. If you are serious about the job that you are applying for, and you really want to stand out as a positive and memorable candidate, then, it is absolutely vital that you avoid these ten critical mistakes.
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"In the name of the hungry, of the naked, of the crippled, of the homeless, of the blind, in their name, I accept the award."
"Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best."
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land"
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"Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good."
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Request for Action Against Orphan Works Act
The Illustrators' Partnership is taking a lead in organizing opposition to the Orphan Works Act. More information about the Act can be found in my March 1, 2006 blog.
Following is a note from The Illustrators' Partnership asking for our help:
Artists and photographers have been joined by writers, textile manufacturers and others in realizing the threat of the Orphan Works Act of 2006 (HR5439). As we continue to spread the word, it's time again to act in concert. Others in related fields will be doing the same. Starting in about one week – as soon as Congress returns from its Fourth of July recess, we'll be emailing lawmakers in numbers. This notice is to give you time to get your letters ready.
First, we're asking each of you to write your Congressional representative. Please note in your first paragraph that you are: a.) a constituent; b.) a small business owner; and c.) opposed to the Orphan Works Act. You can identify your representative by entering your zip code into www.congress.org. Second, please write to members of the House Judiciary Committee.
Several members of the Judiciary Subcommittee are particularly important because they've already shown an understanding of the concerns we've expressed in previous letters. Please thank them for this and ask them to vote against this bill or table it until it an be properly re-considered and amended. Here are some of their names:
– Howard Berman (CA, 28th District)
– Darrell Issa (CA, 49th District)
– Bob Goodlatte (VA, 6th District)
– Howard Coble (NC, 6th District)
– John Conyers (MI, 14th District)
Below is one suggested sample letter. We'll email you two more. Use any of these texts you like and feel free to modify them as you choose. You can edit, copy and paste the text of these letters onto your letterhead for faxing. In the letter below, please insert an introductory sentence. Again, if you are a constituent, say so at first and cite your profession. Because the bill is being fast-tracked, it's critical that we write now. To join us, get your letter ready for sending the week of July 10.
Please post or forward this email in its entirety to any interested party.
The Honorable _________ ___________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Via Facsimile
Dear Rep. ____________,
(INSERT INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE(S) HERE) As a small business owner, I am writing to express my grave misgivings about the Orphan Works Act of 2006 (H.R. 5439), now before the House Judiciary Committee. I strongly oppose this bill.
The Orphan Works Act has the potential to do great harm to those of us who create intellectual property. It was drafted to allow museums, libraries and other not-for-profit institutions to legally exploit the creative work of authors who have died or abandoned their copyrights. Unfortunately, it would do this by legalizing the infringement of all works – old and new, registered or unregistered, published or unpublished, domestic and foreign, managed or abandoned, whenever a work is unmarked so long as an infringer asserts that he or she has made a "reasonably diligent search" to find the rights holder.
This would expose countless works of visual art to misuse because clients often require artists to omit identifying information from their work or because credit lines can be removed by reckless or unscrupulous users. Not only artists, but industries that license art, can be harmed by this carte blanche license to infringe.
In the interest of brevity, I am enclosing some basic objections I and other copyright holders have to this bill.
– The Act is written so broadly that its use cannot be confined to orphaned work situations.
– It would permit an infringer to determine when he or she has made a "reasonable effort" to locate me even though the infringer would have a financial interest in not locating me.
– It would be retroactive, which means that work I created under existing law would be exposed to infringement because I didn't take steps to protect my copyrights which the Copyright Act never required me to take.
– It would expose my work to infringement immediately upon creation, even though I am alive, in business, and managing my copyrights.
– It would place an impossible burden of diligence on me to protect my work because I will never have the resources to police infringement, which can occur anytime, anywhere in the world.
– It would remove any meaningful remedies for infringement, even though the threat of meaningful litigation is the only means I now have to enforce copyright compliance.
– It would impose on me the burden of proving in court the amount of "reasonable compensation" I could collect from someone who has infringed my work as an "orphan."
– But it would limit "reasonable compensation" to whatever sum an infringer is willing – or able – to pay.
– It would deny me injunctive relief in situations where the entirety of my "orphaned" work has been used in a so-called "transformative" work.
– And it would undermine my option to retain or sell exclusive rights to my clients because neither I nor my clients could ever guarantee that the work would not be used by others – even for purely commercial purposes.
– The inability to retain or sell exclusive rights would greatly decrease the market value of my work because market value is determined by the licensing potential locked up by exclusive rights.
– This bill would prevent me from restricting certain unwelcome uses of my art.
– And it could drive my work into low-end markets where I would otherwise never license my work.
– At present, the law does not allow infringers to claim my work by infringing it, but this legislation would let them.
– Yet by "limiting remedies," the bill guarantees that the cost of suing an infringer could exceed whatever sum I might recover in a successful court action.
– While the bill would limit the amount I could recover from an infringer, it would set no limits on the amount an infringer could win from me in a counter suit.
– And while the bill would not legislate "formalities," it would have the same effect because it would require artists like me to rely on marking, registering and meta-data as a condition of protecting our property.
– This would violate the Berne International Copyright Convention and fail the three-step test of TRIPs, which requires that exceptions to an artist's exclusive rights should be limited to certain special cases, not interfere with an artist's normal exploitation of his work, and not prejudice a rights holder's legitimate interest.
In short, the Orphan Works Act fails to properly define the category of orphaned work and it sets the infringer's bar of due diligence so low that it virtually guarantees abuse.
It would force into the courts countless business decisions that should be made in the marketplace and create problems that do not now exist but that would require the expansion of the entire Federal judiciary system to solve.<
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For those and other reasons, I ask you to consider the harm this bill can do to existing businesses and vote against it unless it is amended to do the following things:
a) Precisely define an orphan work as a copyright that is no longer managed by a rightsholder;
b) Raise the infringer's bar of due diligence and define precisely the steps a user must take before infringing a work;
c) Eliminate the unrestricted use of a copyrighted work in a "transformative" work;
d) Restrict the use of true orphaned works to not-for-profit uses;
e) Restore full remedies for infringement as the only means rights holders have to protect their intellectual property.
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Keeping rights to your work is easier than trying to get them back once they are gone. Do what you can to hold on to them.
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Well, here I am today doing a review again, because 'lo and behold, I've misplaced my tablet pen somewhere and can't draw Jack & Jill. I'm terribly sorry for failing at life, but I can't help it. So to make it up to you, here's the next anime on my list to review: Fukumoto Nobuyuki's Akagi.
Before watching this show, it's important to get some basic knowledge of mahjong (most importantly the rules) to enjoy the show. Or else it'll just be people shouting out random phrases throughout the series. And after you do that, feel free to dig in! Itadakimasu~
Here's the gist. One dark and stormy night, this small time gambler named Nangou is playing mahjong with the Yakuza, trying to win off his debts. All of a sudden, this mysterious 13-year-old comes into the room seeking refuge from the cops after surviving a deadly game of chicken. Yep, this kid's name is Akagi Shigeru, and he ends up subbing in for Nangou in the mahjong game. It turns out Akagi is a mahjong prodigy; he instinctively has all of the wits a player needs to troll, cheat and win against his opponents. Not to mention, Akagi loves living on the edge of life and death, literally. Ladies and gentlemen, you might not see it yet, but we have a bona fide crazy person as the main character.
And that was the introductory arc. The rest of the arcs happen in 5 years, when Akagi is 18. Meet the re-occuring dirty detective named Yasuoka, also known as the guy 13-year-old Akagi was running from after his chicken game. Yasuoka followed Akagi to the Yakuza mahjong parlor and actually witnessed Akagi's mahjong game, so he ends up scouting Akagi to play for the Yakuza. And this is pretty much how the plot for this arc advances; Akagi goes and plays all of the Yakuza's best mahjong players.
The last arc is entirely about Akagi going up against this crazy and senile old man, named Washizu Iwao, who seems more or less exactly like the person Akagi might grow old into. Washizu has amassed a huge sum of money, and basically has nothing better to do with the rest of his living years. So, he goes around challenging young mahjong prodigies to games, in which the stakes are their lives. Very literal life or death situation.
As far as plot goes, it's just Akagi going around playing mahjong with people. It's the character development that's really intense. Akagi's personality doesn't change throughout the series, but at the same time he manages to stay a mystery. And as for the games Akagi takes part in, they should be renamed "Akagi's Cruel and Unusual Mental Torture Games." Every single opponent Akagi goes against leaves not only defeated, but mentally ripped apart. Oh, and yes, the viewer does witness this process. So in terms of character development, I'd say the series gives a great view of what's in each character's head, aside from Akagi.
As always, I'll bunch up art and animation. The art is definitely very stylized, with a rather deformed looking side-view featuring a distinct nose bridge, large lips and a rather narrow head. For some obviously crooked guys, It's pretty hard to get used to in the beginning, but by the end it shouldn't bother you anymore. In terms of animation, it's as decent as non-shounen gets, considering this started airing in 2005; it's consistent, they did a good job on filling up background space, and for the most part movement is fluid and realistic. Then again, most of the time, the animation team is just drawing up frames of mahjong tiles.
I have to say, Akagi is one of my favorite anime of all time. It has a very unique main character who is an anti-hero that both enters and exits kicking ass, all the while staying true to his psychotic ways. The plot is easy to follow and still interesting. It's a show that just works, so I really do want to give thanks for the grub. Thanks for reading, we are over and out! Gochisousama deshita~
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|The plot is easy to follow, but still interesting. It just follows Akagi as he sits around mentally dissecting and destroying his opponents.
|The strongest point of the anime. Akagi's character does not progress, and yet he remains a mystery the entire time. Everyone else's thought process and personality is explained through their playing style. Rather than focusing on likability, the show focuses on character exposition and depth.
|Art style is deformed and definitely hard to get used to.
|Pretty good for the time. Attention to background detail, quality is consistent, etc.
|OST was okay but not spectacular. OP is great, ED is terribad.
|Very enjoyable for people who have basic knowledge of mahjong and tend to like darker themed psychological or mystery flicks. I happen to like both, so it was a show suited for me.
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Director: Yuzo Sato
Character design: Takahiro Umehara
Music: Hideki Taniuchi
Original creator: Nobuyuki Fukumoto (manga)
Original run: October 4, 2005 – March 28, 2006
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There has not been much written about the rich relationship between the Maori and the eel, mostly because the Maori culture is primarily oral. If I had not been traveling with a Maori (Stella August, who had just finished her master's thesis on eels at Waikato University, specifically glass eel migration on her tribal river, the Tukituki), then many of the elders would not have met with us or shared their stories. Throughout Polynesia, the eel replaces the snake in creation myths. Having inherited the basic stories from India and Indonesia where the snake plays the roles of erotic symbol and monster seducer, as well as an auspicious symbol, and guardian, the eel became a substitue in the islands, simply because there are no native snakes. The longfin eel in New Zealand, Anguilla dieffenbachii, is the largest freshwater eel in the world, growing up to 8 feet long and over one hundred pounds. Female longfins can live over 100 years, thought some Maori say they live much longer.
Stella August feeding eels in North Island.
Stella's father in an old photo with an eel he speared.
Bill Kerrison with a longfin and shortfin eel on his wall.
Camping with DJ, a Maori bush guide.
Splayed eel hanging to dry.
Kelly Davis in the South Island with a big eel.
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A perfect, vegetarian fall dish. NOTE: The original recipe called for curry powder, however, since I had none in the house I substituted other spices and it turned out great. Feel free to resubstitute half teaspoon of curry powder.
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- 1 large acorn squash
- 3/4 cup rice
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/3 cup half-and-half
- 1/8 cup white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350. Cut squash in half; remove seeds. Rub with butter. Place cut side down on plates and microwave for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil. Lower heat and cook covered for 20 minutes. Remove rice from heat and let sit 5-10 minutes. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until almost tender. Add apples; saute for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the rice, cheese, almonds, cream, vinegar, honey, and spices. Turn squash over; stuff with rice mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
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- Calories968
- Carbohydrates137 g(46%)
- Fat42 g(64%)
- Protein18 g(37%)
- Saturated Fat23 g(113%)
- Sodium281 mg(12%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber10 g(40%)
- Monounsaturated Fat13 g
- Cholesterol101 mg(34%)


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Kastner also taught studio broadcasting in the communications program at Austin Peay State University and music technology courses at Nashville State Community College.
In addition to his work at the Orchestra, Tim also owns Echotone Music, which has provided audio services to many artists and organizations including the U.S. Navy, Keith Urban, WAPX Radio, Hank Williams Jr., Alan Parsons, Seymour Duncan, James Burton, Reeves Gabrels, Victor Wooten, Marty Raybon, Vince Gill, and Emmy Lou Harris. He has also been published by Tape Op magazine.
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OMG! Really? Now a days its awesome if he even gets a degree.
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As long as he progressing and doing something good then it does not matter
I could see if you been in jail for 4 years
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So I'm 6'2 220 lbs, but I'm not really "fat" I have just got a little bit of a gut. I do a lot of weight lifting and work on a farm, so I'm real active I have never had a girlfriend and never had a girl tell me im hot or good looking so thats kind of a damper on what I think of my self.
Anyways, I've got this (girl) friend, she really beautiful and I like her a lot, but were just friends for now because we can't date until were 18. I have told her that I like her but she only said we should become better friends first because like I said before neither of us can date until were 18. so my question is.. did she put me in the friend zone by saying we should become better friends, or not? and if she did, is it because I'm a bigger guy?
Her: She's does basketball, softball track and all that stuff so she is very in shape and very good looking. and I think that because she is that way she could get about any guy out there, so that kind of makes me nervous.
by the way I'm 16 and she's 15.
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maybe she wants to be just friends. and since you can't date until 18(I still don't get why) all you can do is be friends or good friends as she suggested. when a girl likes you she doesn't care about your measurements! she cares about your heart. if she doesn't appreciate your heart she doesn't deserve it. :)10|10|0


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how longitudinal study is linked with language development and inteligence in humans and reinforcement theories?then compare humans with non-humans primates and explain how different studies will...
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A study was designed to examine the degree to which individual differences in gestural joint attention skills predicted language development among autistic children. A group of 15 autistic children (mean CA = 45 months) were matched with one group of mentally retarded (MR) children on mental age and another group of MR children on language age. These groups were administered the Early Social-Communication Scales. The latter provided measures of gestural requesting, joint attention, and social behaviors. The results indicated that, even when controlling for language level, mental age, or IQ, autistic children displayed deficits in gestural joint attention skills on two testing sessions that were 13 months apart. Furthermore, the measure of gestural nonverbal joint attention was a significant predictor of language development in the autistic sample. Other variables, including initial language level and IQ were not significant predictors of language development in this sample.
illiams syndrome (WS) is often cited as the prime example within developmental disorders of the dissociation of language from other cognitive skills, particularly from visuo-motor skills. This claim has been responsible for the challenges posed by this population to cognitive theories and to models of language acquisition. Two Hebrew-speaking children with WS were followed longitudinally for 18 months, from the first occurrences of two word combinations. Y was 3;9–5;3 and BT was 4;2–5;8 during data collection. Both children had an MLU of 1·8–2·8. The children's linguistic profiles were compared to the profiles of typically-developing (TD) children of similar MLU as well as to the profiles of 11 children with a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders (ND), matched on MLU. The profiles exhibited by the children with WS throughout the period of the study differed from the profiles seen in both control groups.


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We are not even half way through March, yet there is already trade speculation surrounding the Chicago White Sox. Outfielders Alejandro De Aza and Dayan Viciedo have been the two names consistently being brought up. Although the White Sox have repeatedly said they are not actively looking to trade either player, they are fielding offers from other teams.
The rumors come amidst an offseason where two solid outfielders were acquired in Avisail Garcia and Adam Eaton. Viciedo and De Aza now find themselves battling for the vacant left field position.
According to Bruce Levine of CBSChicago.com, the Mariners have been in talks for Viciedo. This past offseason, the Mariners acquired Robinson Cano and likely want to surround him with some power, which is what Viciedo offers. Viciedo, who just turned 25, hit just .265 last season, but he has smashed 39 home runs over the past two seasons. In return, the White Sox were believed to be asking for a left-handed power hitter, someone who could replace Adam Dunn, whose contract expires after this 2014 season.
Another rumor is from Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com, who says the White Sox have shown interest in the New York Yankees backup catcher, Francisco Cervelli. The White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks are said to have "heavily scouted" Cervelli. Though neither Viciedo nor De Aza have been mentioned in this rumor, the trade rumor makes sense when looking at the White Sox because neither of the current catchers (Josh Phegley and Tyler Flowers) are a must-start. The White Sox definitely can upgrade at the catcher position.
One final rumor mentioned this week staked the Minnesota Twins as having shown interest in Alejandro De Aza. A year ago, the Twins traded away two outfielders in Ben Revere and Denard Span, and then their top outfield prospect, Aaron Hicks, struggled throughout the season. Writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, "[De Aza] is a trade chip for the White Sox, who are getting interest…His career .336 on-base percentage (.323 last season) isn't that compelling, but for teams looking for a center fielder who brings some varied skills, he's not a bad option. The Twins have some interest."
White Sox manager Robin Ventura is just working with the team he has. "Right now I'm looking at it from just what's here," Ventura said. "Something could come up and that changes [who we have], but I'm preparing with this group. If something happens then you can roll it and change and go from there. Right now it is what it is here, and you have to get your roster together with these guys."
That's all he can do: manage the team he has in front of him. Though baseball is played in teams, it is somewhat of an individual sport. It is always one player (the pitcher) versus another player (the hitter) and so these rumors should not impact the team as a whole, other than maybe with team chemistry.
I like De Aza's speed and Viciedo's power potential, but I am not overly attached to either of them. If White Sox general manager Rick Hahn is presented with a trade that satisfies one of the team's needs, I think he should pull the trigger. Besides, the future of our outfield looks to be in good hands with the offseason additions of Eaton and Garcia.


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When civil partners Dan and Johan moved from London to Gold Coast, Oz, with dogs in tow, nothing could have prepared them for the huge culture and political change they were about to embark on. They settle in seemingly fine, who wouldn't with a beautiful warm backdrop of infinite ocean and sub tropical hinterlands? It was just a little bit weird stumbling across some very back dated, and even disturbing, gay rights issues.
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1/2 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
3/4 tsp. garlic powder (or fresh garlic, chopped)
3 1/3 oz. tomato paste
3/4 cup oil
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 tsp. black pepper or to taste
1 Tbl. salt or to taste
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or to taste
1 quart + 1 1/3 cup BOILING water
2 lbs. crawfish tails
2 Tbls. butter
green onions
1/4 oz. flat leaf parsley (optional)
Step 1:
Heat oil to 200 degrees and add flour and cook on LOW heat 10 minutes - stirring constantly. DO NOT BROWN DARK.
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What is Diacetyl?
Diacetyl is a fermented byproduct used to add a "buttery note" to popcorn, milk products, alcoholic beverages, coffee, some candy and some dog food. Not only does diacetyl give butter its characteristic taste, but it also adds a slippery feel to the product.
How Can Diacetyl Harm You?
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Incredibly, consumers who have consumed microwave popcorn daily over a long period and enjoyed the popcorn smell are also at risk of developing bronchiolitis obliterans. Likewise, coffee plant workers, candy plant workers and dog plant workers have recently been diagnosed with both constrictive bronchiolitis and bronchiolitis obliterans.
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