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ON LANGUAGE; Straw-Man Issue
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Published: June 7, 2009
Accepting the Democratic nomination in a huge football stadium way back in the presidential campaign of '08, Senator Barack Obama displayed his oratorical talent by using one of his favorite tried-and-true devices in argument: ''Don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country!''
Who was telling him that? To be sure, his opponents were claiming that a Republican administration would be stronger on defense, but nobody was telling him or the voters that Democrats preferred abject surrender. At the time, reviewing that speech, I noted the rhetorical technique: ''By escalating criticism, he knocked down a straw man, the oldest speechifying trick in the book.''
Encouraged by his reviews for eloquence, President Obama has embraced the straw man frequently (as F.D.R. liked to emphasize it, ''again and again and again'') with nary a peep of criticism. Two weeks ago, the Times correspondent Helene Cooper dared to note this president's repeated use of digs like ''I know some folks in Washington and on Wall Street are saying we should just focus on their problems.'' Some folks, like those who, are never named but are always wrongheaded extremists. Her ''White House Memo'' was headlined ''Some Obama Enemies Are Made Totally of Straw''; its subhead was ''Setting them up to have someone to knock down.'' Cooper, as the objective reporter, gave examples of conservative politicians who speak straw-manese, although none with such fluency.
I've had experience in this form of rhetorical attack as analyst, as victim and as perpetrator. President Bill Clinton told a foreign-policy audience in 1995 that ''the new isolationists would have us face the future alone.'' I wondered in print: Who were those nuts proposing ''America -- let's face the future alone''?
The same year, when the Serbs were imposing ''ethnic cleansing'' on the Muslims in Bosnia and the world was wringing its hands, op-ed columnists urged the supply of arms and NATO air support to the besieged Bosnians in their homeland. Gen. Colin Powell told The New Yorker: ''William Safire and Tony Lewis say this will only take a little bit of bombing and it will work . . . and Safire . . . just says, 'Air power can do it.' Forget it.'' Rather than whine about his misrepresentation of my position, I counterattacked: ''That's the straw-man trick: Take your opponent's argument to a ridiculous extreme and then attack the extreme.'' (U.S. air power helped force the Serbs out and also led to today's independent Kosovo.)
Now for my own perp walk: Such mid-1990s straw-manese reminded me of a speech I drafted for President Nixon to give at the Air Force Academy in 1969. Handing over my draft, I carefully advised the president in these words: ''Take the easy way.'' He looked surprised but understood when he read the line ''It would be easy for a president of the United States to buy some popularity by going along with the new isolationists.'' For years afterward, Nixon could then truthfully use the ''some say'' straw man: ''Some of my advisers say I should 'take the easy way' -- but I have rejected that course. . . .''
We know the technique; but what's the source of straw man? A poet in the 18th century responded to critical judgment with ''Critics, who like the scarecrows stand/upon the poet's common land.'' The best guess about the trope's origin is the farmer's scarecrow -- an old coat and hat set up on a pole and stuffed with straw to resemble a human sentry and frighten hungry blackbirds away from vegetable seedlings.
Though it appeared in a somewhat sexist 17th-century English saying -- ''A man of straw is worth a woman of gold'' -- in U.S. politics it was made famous in 1912 by President William Howard Taft, who had been set in place by the retiring Theodore Roosevelt four years earlier but who was being savaged by Teddy's campaign to get his old job back: ''I was a man of straw; but I have been a man of straw long enough. Every man who has blood in his body, and who has been misrepresented as I have . . . is forced to fight.'' Taft won renomination, but Roosevelt ran as a ''Bull Moose'' independent, splitting Republicans and helping elect Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat.
Early in the 2008 primary season, The New York Post -- not inclined to support most Democrats -- surprised readers with the front-page headline ''Post Endorses Obama.'' David Carr, media reporter for The Times, asked rhetorically, ''Why did The Post kick Senator Clinton to the curb?'' While noting that the relationship between Rupert Murdoch of The Post and the Clintons was complicated, he wrote that the endorsement ''invited suggestions that Mr. Murdoch was using The New York Post to set up a straw man for the Republicans to mow down in the fall.''
The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in ''straw-man device, technique or issue,'' was popularized in American culture by ''The Wizard of Oz.'' Dorothy (played by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie), backed up by the Tin Man (Jack Haley) and the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), slaps the paw of the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) for frightening her dog Toto and says, ''It's bad enough picking on a straw man, but when you go around picking on poor little dogs. . . .'' The meaning is clear: a figure of a man stuffed with a cheap material may appear scary but is really weak and defenseless.
In the late 20th century, the metaphor was challenged by empty suit, but that was directed mainly at male business executives; as suits lose their fashion dominance, the old straw man endures both as a noun phrase and a compound adjective, scaring off flights of speechwriting fantasies.
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CDC Local Plan Examination
in Public Dates
The Annual Parish Council Meeting
was on Monday 8th May, at which officers for the year were
elected. Karen Mogridge replaces Sarah Powell as Chairman.
Parish Clerk hours to increase
See December minutes. The Parish Council agreed to increase
the paid hours to 15 per month, reflecting the current time
Spring Clean
The Parish Council sponsors the Annual village spring
clean, which this year was on Saturday morning April 1.
A large amount of rubbish was found in verges. The
volunteers later demolished excellent hotdogs.
A map of the Parish appears on the "
" page
The final draft of the
Neighbourhood Plan
was published for
consultation on June 10th, 2016. It is being revised in the light
of comments and then will be passed to CDC to start its
procedures towards adoption.
Parish Council Meetings
There is normally a meeting on the first non-Bank Holiday
Monday of each month, unless the Clerk declares there is no
business to transact. Meetings are always open to the public,
and there is always the opportunity to raise questions. The
Agenda for each meeting is usually published on the
noticeboard by the phone box and on this site on the
page, where Minutes of previous meetings can be
found, together with other information
Planning matters are not quite straightforward. The planning
authority for most matters is Cotswold District Council. However
the planning authority for Mineral extraction, waste matters,
schools, and any other land or structure owned by the County
Council is the County Council, so they can give themselves
permission, which seems odd.
In many cases telecoms and other utility companies do not need
permission, but have to advise of their intentions.
In this internet age, paper documents rarely exist. The Parish
Council receives alerts from the District Council about all
applications in the parish. It also alerts us about applications by
the county and by Wiltshire Council about neighbouring land.
(There has been a recent application by the Thameswey Canoe
club, which adjoins our boundary in the country Park, for
example). You too can sign up for these alerts on the planning
page of CDC website (link above).
The Parish Council will consider all these applications and may
choose to comment or object from time to time. Such
comments are made on the webform provided on the planning
pages, and are thus not readily seen by others. You can demand
from Cotswold District Council to see all comments and
objections, but you may have to make an appointment to visit
their office. The relevant parish council minute will say if we
comment or object, but may not give the reasons.
If you are proposing to make an application, you are welcome to
inform the Parish council, to see what response is likely.
Conservation Area
The Parish has a Conservation Area covering much of Somerford
Keynes village from Croft House northwards, missing out some
but not all of the modern housing. If you want to do building
alterations or tree work in this area, you may well need
permission from Cotswold District Council. The planning
department will advise if permission is needed. CDC has started
on revising the area; one property is reoved and
others added; boundaries are revised.
A map showing the current area was published in the
Newsletter of
December 2004
Once changes are agreed a new map will be published here.
Settlement Protection Boundaries
The last version of the CDC local plan included Policy UT2 :
Settlement Protection Boundaries. These boundaries and their
meaning are described on the
attached document
. The County
Minerals Local Plan, also superceded by planning law changes
brought about by the Localism Act 2011, had similar policies
that minerals extraction should not take place within these
boundaries, which is why Mr Cullimore's application does not
quite reach the housing of Shorncote. Note that neither plan
specified where development might or might not take place,
however there was a presumption on sustainability grounds that
there should not be extensive development in villages without
schools and shops. Just remember how this village developed in
the 1970s! The draft County Minerals plan seeks to remove such
boundaries in its current consultation.
Fast Broadband
The Parish is in the area of the
Project. The village
cabinet is complete and orders can now be taken if you are
connected to cabinet 5. You can check your ISP for cost. You
might check if a bundle or a change of supplier will reduce
costs. Two people have achieved speeds of 80 Mbs (near the
cabinet) and 37Mbs (on the edge of the village). Many houses
are now connected. If you live more than 1.1 km from the box,
you are unlikely to see much improvement in speed.
If you are not currently able to purchase fibre broadband and
would like to, see this link for phase 2 by
. They intend
to provide fibre to the property, so speed will be very much
higher than BT. This will however not be available if you are
connected to the BT cabinet in Water Lane. Gigaclear is now
available in Shorncote.
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Michael McKeown
Karen Mogridge (Chairman)
Ron Munroe
Michele Rigby
Sarah Powell
Roger Sleeman
John Whitwell
The Parish Clerk can supply contact
details of Councillors
Parish Clerk: Wendy Cartwright
01285 861517
District Councillor
Tony Berry 770220
County Councillor
Shaun Parsons
County councillors serve until May
Parish and district councillors retire
after the election in May 2019.
From May 2015 we are in a new
District ward called Kemble,
including SK, Poole Keynes,
Kemble, Coates, Tarlton &
The Register of Interests of all
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Next Meeting
The next meeting of Somerford
Keynes Parish Council will be
on Monday 9th April at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall. The Agenda
will normally be shown here a
few days beforehand. All
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Page updated 7 March 2018
Parish Expands
The District Council made an
order dated February 2014 that
added Neigh Bridge Country Park
and Lake 63 (across the Spine
Road from the park) to
Somerford Keynes Parish from
1st April 2015 . Poole Keynes
Parish Meeting were consulted
and raised no objection. It
seems most of Poole Keynes
inhabitants were not aware this
area was in their parish. No one
lives in the new area.
This was not our first crack at
expansion. From 1979-86 the
Boundary Commission reviewed
County Boundaries in England.
The Parish Council proposed that
the whole of lake 32 in the
Country Park be taken into SK
from Ashton Keynes. A map in
the files shows there was
consideration of adding the
Cotswold Water Ski lake too,
though this was never proposed.
CDC put the proposal forward
but without support, so it was
never implemented.
Some fifty years ago the Parish
included Purlieu's Farm on the
edge of Ewen. This was
transferred to Kemble and Ewen
Parish. There are still two
dwellings on the edge of Ewen,
at Shooters Hill, that are within
our parish.
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Jedah: *snaps fingers* I'll raise you two
Jedah: *snaps fingers* I'll raise you two
Spoiler:- Want my Friend Code?:
Give me a reason to give you it then.
Gingesnap: Ok, I will call. What are we betting with anyways?
Clover: *goes and flicks Roget in the forehead then runs off* >: o that's for bein' mean to all of us..
Clover: You can solve all your problems while the other person is sleeping!
K.K. - Yeah... he lookth very drunk right now.
*turns back to TV*
Ath, what are you doing!? Noo! D:<
Toran and Travis are required to send in their interviews within a few hours to meet the deadline.
Interviews are confidential and are only seen by me. I will not release these interviews, nor will I ever discuss them with you or anyone else. Past contestants of past seasons can vouch for this, I don't release interviews so you can open up in the interviews. A lot of you are holding back on your answers, you can reveal EVERYTHING to me. Such as on who you dislike but you're hiding it, alliances, etc. I just have the interviews to get to know my contestants better and to see what's happening behind the scenes so I know how to make the game more exciting.
Universe Plank
Ella won the Uni Challenge, giving herself not only Immunity, but power to walk the Universe Plank. Every week, anyone who walks out of the Universe Plank will return with something that could change the game completely. This week, Ella walked the plank and was given a choice of four plates:
Ella: I pick... Mystery. That way, if something goes awry, I can't be blamed for something, right?... Right?
I can now reveal the contents of the plate. It read...
Spoiler:- MYSTERY:
a secret. A secret that only Ella will know. She has been notified of on what 'the secret' is but for now, no one other then Ella will know.
Week #1 - Point Meter
Hello contestants, and welcome to the Point Meter. For the past week, all of you have been participating in challenges to earn points for this very day, where we determine who is the week's best player, and who has done the least. This will also determine on how the elimination will go down. This week, Ella has Immunity so even if she gains the least amount of points, she may not be eliminated. David won the Major Challenge and won himself a 30 point advantage, which could bump him above the yellow line if he is below it. Just a reminder that for all those who entered the Uni Challenge, the points you gain today isn't a true reflection of on how many points you've gained throughout the week. However, due to you taking a risk for Immunity, points have been deducted during the process of adding up everyone's points for the week.
We'll start off with Ella (GalladeofSpades) as she has Immunity:
Spoiler:- Ella:
Ella, this week you gained 45 points.
Next up we have Kevin (Hundreds):
Spoiler:- Kevin:
Kevin, this week you gained 32 points.
Next to see how many points they've gained is Luke (Charizard31):
Spoiler:- Luke:
Luke, this week you've gained 63 points.
Up fourth is Ian (mariobrosvwariobros):
Spoiler:- Ian:
Ian, this week you've gained 16 points.
Next we have Petra (Jordie):
Spoiler:- Petra:
Petra, this week you've gained 41 points.
Next to see how many points they've gained this week is Adelaide (Paradoxe):
Spoiler:- Adelaide:
Adelaide, this week you've gained 64 points
Up next is Travis (Billy Mays)
Spoiler:- Travis:
Travis, this week you've gained 32 points.
Ilia (*Jean Grey*) is up next:
Spoiler:- Ilia:
Ilia, this week you've gained 91 points.
The next person to enter the Point Meter is David (digipoke1)
Spoiler:- David:
David, this week you've gained 40 points. But with your added 30 point advantage, it brings your total to 70.
Next up we have Toran (Mug):
Spoiler:- Mug:
Toran, this week you've gained 23 points
Next to learn on how many points they've gained is Nurrin (InfernalBlaze):
Spoiler:- Nurrin:
Nurrin, this week you've gained 65 points.
Ignacious (Bekidding) is now up:
Spoiler:- Ignacious:
Ignacious, this week you've gained 67 points.
The current tallyboard:
Spoiler:- Tallyboard:
1. Ella (45 - Immunity)
2. Ilia (91)
3. David (70 - 30 Point Advantage)
4. Ignacious (67)
5. Nurrin (65)
6. Adelaide (64)
7. Luke (63)
8. Petra (41)
9. Travis (32)
10. Kevin (32)
11. Toran (23)
12. Ian (16)
Next we have Selena (Mon1010):
Spoiler:- Selena:
Selena, you've gained 45 points this week
Will (The Meddler), this week you've gained:
Spoiler:- Will:
Will, this week you've gained 68 points
Alice (~SilverLugia~), you're up next:
Spoiler:- Alice:
Alice, this week you've gained 69 points
Jedah, have you done enough this week?
Spoiler:- Jedah:
Jedah, this week you've gained 78 points
Mercury (CandleReaper) you are next:
Spoiler:- Mercury:
Mercury, this week you've gained 50 points
Clover (dinosarurus), it's time to learn on how many points you've gained:
Spoiler:- Clover:
Clover, this week you've gained 72 points
Next up we have K.K aka KiraKira (Raiden193):
Spoiler:- KK:
K.K, this week you've gained 51 points
We have Lulu (Norns) up next:
Spoiler:- Lulu:
Lulu, this week you've gained 34 points
Let's have a look at the tallyboard right now:
Spoiler:- Tallyboard:
1. Ella (45 - Immunity)
2. Ilia (91)
3. Jedah (78)
4. Clover (72)
5. David (70 - 30 Point Advantage)
6. Alice (69)
7. Will (68)
8. Ignacious (67)
9. Nurrin (65)
10. Adelaide (64)
11. Luke (63)
12. Kirakira (51)
13. Mercury (50)
14. Selena (45)
15. Petra (41)
16. Lulu (34)
17. Travis (32)
18. Kevin (32)
19. Toran (23)
20. Ian (16)
Which means Ella, Ilia, Jedah, Clover, David, Alice, Will, Ignacious, Nurrin, Adelaide, Luke, Kirakira, Mercury, Selena, Petra, Lulu, Travis, Kevin, Toran and Ian, you eighteen are all safe from elimination. Toran and Ian, you may or may not be up for elimination.
;492-S; Gingersnap (TutorX), to guarantee you another week, you must gain at least 24 points:
Spoiler:- Gingersnap:
Gingersnap, this week you've gained 46 points. You are now safe from elimination, congratulations.
Unfortunately Ian (16), this means you have fallen bellow the yellow line and will be facing elimination.
And last but not least, Roget (Armando Payne). Have you done enough to secure your spot in this competition?
Spoiler:- Armando:
Roget, this week you've gained 64 points. Congratulations, you are safe from elimination.
And now for the final updated tallyboard:
1. Ella (45 - Immunity)
2. Ilia (91)
3. Jedah (78)
4. Clover (72)
5. David (70 - 30 Point Advantage)
6. Alice (69)
7. Will (68)
8. Ignacious (67)
9. Nurrin (65)
10. Adelaide (64)
10. Roget (64)
12. Luke (63)
13. Kirakira (51)
14. Mercury (50)
15. Gingersnap (46)
16. Selena (45)
17. Petra (41)
18. Lulu (34)
19. Travis (32)
20. Kevin (32)
21. Toran (23)
22. Ian (16)
Toran and Ian, according to the Point Meter, you two have fallen below the yellow line and are suppose to be facing elimination together, where one of your journeys will end. However, this week, it's different. Male contestants, I have something to tell you all:
On day 1, in light of the secrets title, I PM'd all the female contestants and gave them a secret task to do for the week.
This task was the reason on why I had in place the rule that no one could reveal their identity to anyone other than me. So, if the females successfully complete the task, they win and all of them aren't able to be eliminated. However, should they fail the task, only females will be up for elimination. The females discussed hard over the past few days, doing in depth research and now, they'll be seeing if they have passed the task. Female contestants, you get 5 lifelines each. For every guess you get wrong, you lose 1 lifeline. If you lose all 5, you will have failed the task.Hello there female contestants of season twelve! Thanks for joining us this season. As you may know by now, this season's theme is "secrets". And in light of that theme, I will be giving you female contestants a secret task. I will be giving you a list of all eleven male contestant's Pokemon species and by the end of the week, you girls will have to work together to try to uncover all their identities. Done successfully, none of you will be up for elimination. However, if failed, then all of you will be up and the males will be safe. The only rules for this is that you aren't allowed to directly ask a male contestant if they are a ________ (e.g Are you a Swablu? Just wondering). Just try to pick up on their posts, see how they act, look at their challenges, talk about types in a discussion, etc. The male contestants are to not know about this secret task or you will fail. And just to clarify, they do not know about this task and have no secret task of their own, so you shouldn't be worried about keeping your identities safe (though do not reveal it!)
List of Pokemon:
Male Contestants:
Kevin (Hundreds)
Will (The Meddler)
Luke (Charizard31)
Roger St. Valentine (Armando Payne)
Ignacious (Bekidding)
Nurrin (InfernalBlaze)
David (digipoke1)
Ian (mariobrosvswariobros)
Jedah (DarkRecon)
Mercury (CandleReaper)
Travis (Billy Mays)
To make things easier, I have set up a forum for you girls to post in as I know you're all from different timezones:
Just register, do whatever you want with that forum and discuss. You have until the end of the week to make your decision:
ALL OF YOU MUST DECIDE ON EACH CONTESTANT'S TOP 3 GUESSES. So have, for example,
Choice #1 - Dialga
Choice #2 - Rapidash
So that just incase you get it wrong, we can try another.
David, you are up first. The girls all guessed: Spinda. Are they correct?
Congratulations female contestants, you successfully guessed one right!
Now, Luke it's your turn. The girls guessed: Riolu. Did they guess correct?
Congratulations female contestants, that's two correct guesses!
Ignacious, the girls guessed: Darmanitan. Are they right?
That is now three correct guesses, with only eight more to go. All five of your lifelines are still remaining.
Nurrin, the girls have guessed: Tangrowth. Are they right?
Good job girls! You got it right.
Now we have Will. They all guessed: Lucario. Are they right?
You now have five correct guesses and six to go. You're very close to winning!
Jedah, all the girls said you are a: Zoroark. Are they correct?
Roget, the girls all had a guess and they think you are a: Cleffa. Are they correct?
Roget: No.
Unfortunately, that means you have lost one lifeline girls. Get four more incorrect answers and you will have failed the task!
;492-S; The girl's second guess for Roget was: Weavile. Are they right?
There are now four more contestants and four more lifelines left.
Travis, the girls guessed and they think you are a: Bisharp. Are they right?
Travis: No.
That means you have lost another lifeline. Three more wrong answers and you will lose. Their second guess was: Charmeleon. Are they right?
Goodjob girls! That means only three names remain and three lifelines. You've managed to guess eight Pokemon right while only getting two wrong.
So only Kevin, Ian and Mercury remain. Ditto, Cleffa and Bisharp are the remaining Pokemon that have not been matched with a name.
Kevin, they all guessed that you were a Ditto. Are they right?
Kevin: No.
Female contestants, that means you lose another lifeline. Two more and you will lose. Their second choice was: Cleffa. Are they right?
Now, we're down to the final two contestants and final two lifelines. Ian and Mercury, Ditto and Bisharp.
Mercury, their guess for you was: Bisharp. Are they correct?
Mercury: No.
That means one final lifeline. However, they have run out of choices as their top 3 for each of you have all been matched up, meaning they lose another life line. Unfortunately female contestants, this means you have failed the secret task and this week, a female is guaranteed to be eliminated.
Mercury, reveal your identities.
I am a Ditto
And I am a Bisharp
With the female's leaderboard, let's take a look:
1. Ella [45]
2. Ilia [91]
3. Clover [72]
4. Alice [69]
5. Adelaide [64]
6. Kirakira [51]
7. Gingersnap [46]
8. Selena [45]
9. Petra [41]
10. Lulu [34]
11. Toran [23]
Selena, Petra, Lulu and Toran, you four have fallen below the yellow line. However, this week, the process to elimination is different. Contestants, all contestants, you will all be given 5 points. You must distribute these 5 points between two people from the four contestants who are below the yellow line. So for example:
Example #1 - 3 points for Angel and 2 points for Sarah
Example #2 - 4 points for Tori and 1 point for Micky
You can do either 3-2, or 4-1. But they must add up to 5 points and the five points can only be split between two of the four people under the yellow line. The two contestants with the most points will be up for elimination, where every contestant that didn't fall below will vote for one to be eliminated. You MUST include a reason to justify your vote, reason must be at least 15 words or more for EACH contestant. So your votes must contain AT LEAST 30 words or it won't be counted. I will not reveal who gave who how many points, so the 5 point voting system is confidential. PM me.
Just to clarify, Selena, Petra, Lulu and Toran, you ALSO vote with the 5 point system, so take this chance to add points to your opponents so you won't face elimination.
PM me!
And you are free to post for 24 hours until we head into the real elimination. Male contestants, you must now include your icon in every single post and are free to reveal your Pokemon identity to all. Discuss everything that has just happened. Female contestants, the rule STILL applies to you and you will not be allowed to reveal yourselves, just yet.
Congratulations to Ilia for being this week's featured contestant with 91 points gained.
(ooc: i am so tired lol. took me over an hour to type all of this, adding everyone's points, reading back all the challenges and interviews, work out the female's secret task argh ahahaha)
Last edited by mockingjay; 24th October 2012 at 9:59 AM.
Kevin Oh nooo, too hard to vote. ):
Ilia: Oh, come on...you're male. -_- It's not going to be any of you.
Last edited by *Jean Grey*; 24th October 2012 at 12:05 PM.
~ Signature under Construction ~
| Lucian and Grimsley are mine. Touch and I will cut you. | That also applies to Houndoom. | Clock: Equal-To-Heaven |
Just a note that anyone who doesn't vote gets a strike. All 22 of you need to vote with the 5 point system, and don't forget it's confidential.
Selena: Kevin, why did you say you could shapeshift? >_> That was the reason everyone thought you were Ditto.
On a different note. You're so cute! *Squeezes him tightly, then lets go, and composes herself.* I apologize for that... I have a taste for cute things. Especially pink cute things.
(OOC: I'm on the bottom again? Oh well, I'll PM my vote later.)
Last edited by Monster Guy; 24th October 2012 at 3:57 PM.
3DS Friend Code, Nintendo Network ID, and Switch FCI look like someone else, but I'm just me.
With you standing by my side, I won't be lonely.
I look like someone else, but I'm just me!
My name is Mimikyu, don't call me spooky!
I was thinking, there was two dittos? Oh well, I wonder who I should vote for...
Also, why would you ladies guess me as a Bisharp, Pawniards can't be made in to Skin Care Products, or Eclair filling, or let alone sit in an oven!
Last edited by Liltwick; 24th October 2012 at 1:59 PM.
The last order is hateful in its unnecessary clarity
'Tomorrow, your death is sealed
No matter how much you fight it'
Fizzy Bubbles
Ella: Oh dear. I wasn't expecting this. O_O
And Mercury, to answer your question, we DID consider Ditto as your species. Then we saw Kevin's challenge. We also thought you were a Weavile.
And Kevin! *walks up to him* You are a CLEFFA. You do not SHAPESHIFT. That is MERCURY's job.
*checks book* ... Oh good, I said it correctly.
Alright thanks, and Ice types can't sit in ovens either, they'd take damage.
I think he was referring the Cleffa are fabled to be stars, but yea, he threw me off too...
Well I guess I can describe my identity now, I'm a ditto of course, but as I said, the chemical accident reworked my DNA, so I can't transform anymore. I was also born naturally black and grey, so hence why my name's Mercury.
The last order is hateful in its unnecessary clarity
'Tomorrow, your death is sealed
No matter how much you fight it'
Fizzy Bubbles
Ella: Ah, okay, so THAT'S why you didn't transform so often. I was wondering that now. And about the oven... well, it was off, wasn't it? ... Is that how you say off? It ISN'T 'oof'? Oh dear.
Oh my, you poor, poor thing, come here. *hugs Mercury* *gives him desinfectant* You might want to use this. I'm a bit dirty at the moment.
Huh, honestly shocked by the turn of events. But yes, I am a Darmanitan.
My hints were obvious if you think about it, I'm technically slime, so I really can't hold any utensils. Yea, I say somethings wrong, but I never learned grammar...
*Get's hugged* Well, THe girls got most of them right, and it's interesting to see Mr. Flamboyent as a Zoroak. It explains why he could have all of those treats appear...
Also, a Darmantian Mobster, why do I see a Documentary about you in the future?
The last order is hateful in its unnecessary clarity
'Tomorrow, your death is sealed
No matter how much you fight it'
Fizzy Bubbles
I should correct you there Mr. Chemical, for I am not just your average Zoroark, I am actually a wandering magician as well. And with that reveal...*holds up a deck of cards* would you like to see a trick?
I must admit though, I feel I made it quite easy on who I was.
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Spoiler:- Want my Friend Code?:
Give me a reason to give you it then.
Last edited by Monster Guy; 24th October 2012 at 3:11 PM.
3DS Friend Code, Nintendo Network ID, and Switch FCI look like someone else, but I'm just me.
With you standing by my side, I won't be lonely.
I look like someone else, but I'm just me!
My name is Mimikyu, don't call me spooky!
True...... maybe I - err... my parents - should have done something about that.
Lulu: P-Please don't vote for, umm, me
(OOC: last Universe which was my first, my character was the first to be dumped. I didn't actually do any challenges)
3DS Friend Code, Nintendo Network ID, and Switch FCI look like someone else, but I'm just me.
With you standing by my side, I won't be lonely.
I look like someone else, but I'm just me!
My name is Mimikyu, don't call me spooky!
Lulu: I'm awfully sorry, I forgot
(OOC: there's a thing called school and homework )


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Fulham are favourites to land Sunderland wing-back Kieran Richardson.
The Sun says the 27-year-old has told Black Cats manager Martin O'Neill he wants a return to London and the Cottagers are weighing up a £2million bid for him.
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What to do when you are a multiplatinum singer and you need to release some new material? Why, you look in the mirror and think, "Hmmm. Beautiful. I should write a song about that. I'll throw in a hashtag to make it cooler." And so Madame Mariah Carey did. Here is the accompanying video for #beautiful. Sure it kind of lacks any sort of real substance and yeah, it kind of reminds of when Jennifer Lopez had pseudo sex with Casper Smart on the American Idol stage (and we all thought, huh, has the cougar craze gone too far?), but the chandeliers in the barn are cool.
If you spent some time under a rock this week, Charles Ramsey is the neighbor who freed Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight after they had been kidnapped by Ariel Castro for a decade. Charles rescued Amanda after he heard screaming coming from next door. He proceeded to take his "half-eaten" Big Mac to the neighbors, and the rest is history. But this is history with a twist. Charles tells this story in a way that makes you temporarily forget the gravity of the situation, making him a hero of a different sort. We nominate Anderson Cooper for an Emmy for keeping a straight face during this interview. If you've not seen this, please push everything aside for nine minutes and partake. It may sound like a long time, but we promise you'll want more by the end…
What do you get when two of TV's funniest guys team up for a lip-sync off? Late-night gold. This video needs no introduction, we prefer to let the hilarity speak for itself…
Just when we thought little kids and monkeys were a cliché way to get laughs, Ellen DeGeneres brought little 4-year-old Kai back on her show, proving there are still many little kids treasures out there. Little Kai is back to serenade Ellen with Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man. Pretty freakin' cute. You know this little guy doesn't fully understand half the words in this song, but what he lacks in comprehension he more than makes up for with emotion.
TMZ reports that Hulk Hogan has gotten a restraining order against Gawker to remove his sexcapades from its site, and is using said order to try to get the footage removed from the rest of the internet. That ends our video recap on a high note. There is an internet god, and he loves us.
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Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification is a two-pronged approach to teaching seniors:
Why Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification Works for the Student:
Seniors offer unique challenges in Yoga Class. Because there is such a large spectrum of physical health abilities and issues, the yoga teacher must be ever-diligent about making the class rewarding for the student without ever placing their physical safety at risk.
Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification addresses these health issues through our carefully researched program and class-proven asanas. It is interesting to note that over the years literally thousands of seniors have taken classes with Silver Age Yoga Certified Instructors and there has never been a negative health issue associated with any student's attendance!
Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification Study Materials:
- Printed study book detailing senior health issues and how Silver Age Yoga addresses them.
- 89 Silver Age Yoga asanas with benefits and precautions indicated, including a model class description.
- Bonus Section: Yoga for Athletes over 50 and Detailed Anatomy pages.
- Exclusive DVD: Yoga in the Silver Years – watch Serpil execute the 89 Silver Age Yoga asanas as Frank talks her through them.
- Exclusive DVD: Silver Age Yoga I and II.
Time to complete the program can vary widely based upon the prospective teacher's enthusiasm and readiness.
Teachers who currently teach yoga typically take between 55 and 65 hours, with the majority of our teachers taking 2 – 3 months to become certified (but it has been done in as little as 2 weeks!)
Prospective teachers who do not currently teach yoga or who have a limited yoga background can take longer to become certified.
Is There a Time Limit for the Program?
The time limit to pass the final exam to become a Silver Age Yoga Certified Instructor is one year from the date of registration. For teachers who have difficulty with the quizzes, assistance is provided at no additional cost.
Does Silver Age Yoga offer Continuing Education Units?
Yes! Our program qualifies for 25 CEUs upon successful completion of our program which are recognized and accepted by Yoga Alliance and other yoga organizations.
Why Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification Works for the Teacher:
The practical aspects of establishing and maintaining a
financially viable yoga business and/or Community Outreach program are
When you pass the Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification Program you will receive a certificate and our Silver Age Yoga Business Tool Kit. This tremendous resource is for those teachers who are making a business decision to teach seniors yoga. This comprehensive toolkit can be used as a complement for teachers with an established yoga business but is detailed enough for those teachers starting a new practice.
Silver Age Yoga Teacher Certification Business Toolkit:
· Silver Age Yoga Quick Start Checklist.
· Silver Age Yoga Media Kit:
o Sample Press Release
o Sample Public Service Announcement
o Instructions for maximizing exposure within the community
o In-Depth and Customizable PowerPoint Presentation detailing the benefits of Silver Age Yoga
· Extensive Documentation: (in various electronic formats)
o Sample Advertisements
o Sample Donation Forms
o Adopt-a-Center Documentation
o Fundraising Guidelines
o Quarterly Attendance Sheet
o Invoicing
o Release Forms
o Much more!
It has everything. I'm a fairly new yoga teacher and I don't want to hurt any seniors. But your program helped me understand how I need to teach seniors, due to the affects of aging on their bodies.
I love the references, both the printed study guide, anatomy book AND the DVDs. The Toolkit CD is fantastic! You put everything I need to start teaching, including the forms and how to contact places to teach...even marketing materials! I can't thank you enough.
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UFood GrillBOS - Boston Logan International Airport, Airports
Terminal B foodcourt with vegan options
Food Court or Street Vendor
Features a tofu bowl, veggie burger and some wrap options. Their website clearly lists ingredients and further details.
Added by conde.kedar on Jan 26 09 (last updated Feb 8 10)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
Most Recent Reviews
UFood Grill is probably the best choice for a vegan visiting terminal B. There are some sandwiches on the menu that can easily be made vegan, but my favorite is the teriyaki tofu bowl. UFood Grill also has smoothies on the menu, some of which are dairy-free (I like the mango smoothie). It's a great place to stop for a quick healthy meal before catching a flight.
Excellent food for anyone - This was some of the best food I have eaten and on top of it tasting good, it is also good for you
- American
- Eclectic (Varied)
- (Mostly) Organic


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The SPC56ELADPT144S is an evaluation system supporting the STMicroelectronics®SPC56ELxx family of automotive microprocessors. The complete system consists of a SPC56XXMB motherboard and a mini module which plugs directly into the motherboard. Different mini modules are available for evaluating the whole family of devices in all supported packages.
The evaluation system allows full access to the CPU, to all of the CPU's I/O signals and to the motherboard's peripherals (such as CAN, SCI and LIN).
The mini module itself can be used as a stand-alone unit when access to the I/O pins or peripherals is not needed.
Key Features
- SPC56xx modular evaluation system
- On/off power switch with LED indicators
- Board power supply: 12 VDC external supply voltage
- Onboard STMicroelectronics® L9758 voltage regulator with three simultaneous output at 1.2 V, 3.3 V and 5 V
- Possibility to configure onboard peripherals to operate at 5 V or 3.3 V logic levels, depending on target
- Two CAN channels with jumper enable
- One CAN channel with High-Speed transceiver and DB9 male connector
- One CAN channel with Low-Speed Fault Tolerant and High-Speed transceiver (selectable with jumpers) and DB9 male connector
- Two LIN channels with jumper enable
- One channel with transceiver and pin header connector populated
- One channel with footprints only
- One SCI channel with jumper enables, transceiver and DB9 female connector
- Two FlexRay channels with jumper enables
- One channel with transceiver and DB9 male connector
- One channel with footprint only
- Four user push buttons with jumper enable and polarity selection
- Four user LED's with jumper enables
- One potentiometer for analog voltage input
- Pin array for accessing all I/O signals
- Expansion connectors for accessing all I/O signals
- Prototyping area with 0.1" spacing and SOIC footprint
- Specifications:
- Board size 110 mm x 75 mm
- 12 VDC Center Positive power supply with 2.5/5.5 mm barrel connector


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Get ready for big car features and small car economy for a very nice price. Factor in the VIVA's punchy, fuel-sipping 1.0 litre engine and you'll get how VIVA gives you a big run for your money.
It's not big. But it is clever. The VIVA SE 1.0i has the following level of specification as standard
**VIVA SE 1.0i 75PS in Lava Red from £10,335 on the road.On the road prices include number plates, delivery, Vehicle Excise Duty, first registration fee and VAT. Participating Retailers only. Offer available on orders or registrations between 19 December to 2 April 2018, subject to availability and is available to private individuals and small businesses 1-24 units (purchase only, excluding B2B). All other sales categories are excluded; cannot be used in conjunction with Flexible PCP or Flexible Finance. Prices shown are list price at the time of publication, for details refer to Vauxhall's current price guide. UK-supplied vehicles only. Contact Vauxhall Brentwood to find out more.
Model featured VIVA SE 1.0i 75PS fuel consumption and emissions figures:- Fuel economy mpg (litres/100km); Urban: 44.8 (6.3); Extra-urban: 62.8 (4.5); Combined: 54.3 (5.2); CO2 emissions (g/km): 117 Fuel consumption information is official government environmental data, tested in accordance with the relevant EU directive. Official EU-regulated test data is provided for comparison purposes and actual performance will depend on driving style, road conditions and other non-technical factors.


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Road-to-Recycling Regional Tire Collection Project (Round 2!)
- Date: 07/15/2017 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council has partnered with the Counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and many cities throughout the region to help address the issue of illegal tire dumping.
The "Road to Recycling" Regional Tire Collection Project" was successfully initiated on Saturday, June 24th collecting over 7,000 tires at 30 sites across the Valley.
Besides County administered sites, special thanks to the following cities who joined the effort by hosting additional collection sites: Alton, Harlingen, Hidalgo, La Feria, Los Indios, Lyford, Mercedes, Donna, Mission, Pharr and San Juan.
We are happy to announce that "Round 2" of the "Road to Recycling" Regional Tire Collection Project" will occur on Saturday, July 15th.
Once again, citizens of the region will be able to drop-off 4 tires per person, free of charge which will be properly disposed.
We've already had additional cities coordinate for Round 2!
LRGVDC and partnering communities are asking for volunteer assistance gathering and collecting tires as part of this effort.
For additional information and map with collections sites, please visit www.lrgvdc.org.
Public Works will have a container to receive your tires at 1304 Silver Ave.


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Story highlights
- Josefina Vazquez Mota will compete in the July 1 election
- Being a woman is a "competitive advantage," she says
- The former education secretary and congresswoman faces a tough political battle
- Mexico's president has been mired in a controversial war on drug cartels
Mexico's conservative ruling party has picked a former congresswoman as its nominee for the nation's top job. If she wins, she would become the country's first female president.
Sunday's decision by the National Action Party marks the first time one of Mexico's three major political parties has tapped a woman for the presidential race.
"It opens up the possibility of a very high-profile, close contest," said Mireille Roccatti, a professor at Mexico's Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
Vazquez Mota, 51, told CNN en Español last year that her gender gives her an edge.
"To me, being a woman is a very important competitive advantage in my country ... but not only because there are more (female) voters. Because in this country, like in the majority of the world's countries, we have worked hard, we have made an effort, because nobody has given us anything," she said.
She has emphasized her desire to be Mexico's first female president, and pointed to her qualifications for the job.
"I do not want to be president because I am a woman. Being a woman is important, but it's not the most important. I want to be president because we have the talent and the platform and the vision of a Mexico that we want for all Mexicans, not only for a select few," she told CNN en Español.
Before her political career took off, Vazquez Mota studied economics and made a living with self-help lectures and a bestselling book, "God, Please Make Me a Widow: The Challenge of Being Yourself."
She was Mexico's first female secretary of social development when then-President Vicente Fox named her to that Cabinet post in 2000. In 2006, she became the nation's first female education secretary under President Felipe Calderon.
She later served as federal congresswoman for two years before stepping aside in September 2011 to focus on her presidential bid.
Vazquez Mota told supporters Sunday that she is confident and ready to face off against Enrique Pena Nieto, whose Institutional Revolutionary Party ruled Mexico for seven decades, until 2000.
"Today the internal strife ends and we will start a new path to defeat the true adversary of Mexico, who represents authoritarianism and the worst of antidemocratic practices," Vazquez Mota said.
But with a controversial drug war raging and a sluggish economy, the former congresswoman faces a tough political battle leading up to the July 1 presidential election.
"Congratulations and welcome to the democratic contest @JosefinaVM. Let it be for the good of Mexico," Pena Nieto said in a tweet directed at Vazquez Mota after the National Action Party selected her on Sunday.
"Thank you. Let it be for the citizens," Vazquez Mota replied.
Pena Nieto, the former governor of Mexico's most populous state, is leading in polls, but he isn't her only opponent. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a former mayor of Mexico City who lost the presidency in a disputed vote in 2006, is vying for the job once again as a candidate for the leftist Democratic Revolution Party.
In a January poll by Mexico's Consulta Mitofsky, 41 percent of voters backed Pena Nieto, 23 percent supported Vazquez Mota and 18 percent supported Lopez Obrador. But 18 percent of those polled hadn't made up their minds. The survey of 1,000 voters had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
Calderon, who won the presidency in 2006, has been mired in a controversial war on drug cartels in which more than 47,000 people have been killed since he took office, according to Mexican government statistics.
By law, he cannot run again.
Vazquez Mota said Sunday that she is grateful to Calderon for his leadership.
"With valor and decisiveness he has faced organized crime and has worked tirelessly for the security of our families. ... I am proud of what he has built for Mexico, and the best way to demonstrate my loyalty will be to become the first female president of Mexico on July 1," she said.


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Bayern Munich have banned journalists from two British newspapers from attending next week's Champions League clash with Manchester United after deeming headlines about Bastian Schweinsteiger to be "insulting".
The Sun and The Daily Mirror published articles in the wake of the midfielder's red card in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Tuesday, using the headlines "You dirty Schwein" and "You Schwein" as a pun on the German word for 'pig'.
Bayern have since condemned the papers for what they perceive to be "disrespectful, discriminatory and a personal insult" and have confirmed they will not allow reporters from either to be allowed into the Allianz Arena for the return leg next week.
In an official statement, Bayern claimed that the articles did not adhere to Uefa's 'respect' principles in European competition, citing their recent sanction for an offensive banner in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal as further proof of their own commitment to the campaign.
"FC Bayern Munich will not accept that style of coverage and strongly condemns this," the statement reads. "Uefa calls for "RESPECT" in the Champions League - a big European-wide campaign. Every player wears this logo on their jersey during the game and every participant of the competition is obliged to adherence of "RESPECT".
"Because of a violation against this agreement by four spectators that showed disrespectful banners during the home match in the first leg of the round of the last 16 against Arsenal in Munich's Allianz Arena, Bayern was sanctioned with a 700-seat ban as well as a fine of €10,000. This is accepted by us."
Schweinsteiger, who scored die Roten's goal on the night at Old Trafford, was later sent off for two bookable offences following a late challenge on Wayne Rooney.


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The Regal Collection
Antique Furniture of the Future
This mahogany furniture collection is one of our best; the regal collection is a step up in both style and quality in the Charles Barr range. This traditional furniture range is made from solid mahogany and veneers of an African origin.
Almost every aspect of this classic antique collection is cared for with the highest detail with exotic olive ash burr veneers flanked by deep rich tulipwood stringing's which are then all set against gold painted acanthus lead carving for that truly traditional feel.
The Charles Barr regal collection is the highest quality reproduction furniture range you will find on the market, including various furniture types from dining room tables to display cabinets.


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As you can guess from the title of this article, we are all excited about the most recent rebuild project going on over at CJ Pony Service!
Usually on our blog, we like to talk about our new parts, our sales, projects that our service department works on or news stories from around the web. Today, we want to tell a great story about a customer that loves his Mustang and his daughter that loves him for it.
One of our favorite projects over at CJ Pony Service is getting closer to completion. This week, Eleanor has a brand new interior and is soon ready to "Go Baby Go" out on the open road!
Usually during the summer, everyone is out in their Mustangs driving around, having fun at the track or around town. This makes for a boring summer if you work in a service department, but that is definitely not the case for our guys over at CJ Pony Service!
Many classic Mustang owners are proud of how well they treat their Mustangs, but not many can account for every day of that Mustang's life.
The Eleanor project over at CJ Pony Service is on a roll, literally! About two weeks ago, we posted a story about CJ Pony Service creating a 1967 Eleanor from a Dynacorn body shell and all-new parts. This week, they are proud to have this movie-inspired Mustang clone up and running!
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Predatek Fishing Lures Photo Gallery
|Products > B65D Boomerang
Trolled so as to plough the bottom in 3 metres of water, this Yellow Tiger Boomerang caught the attention of a dusky flathead.
Black Beetle (BB). This is the current version of the lure in the previous photo. Black is always a popular colour.
Elton Jack (EJ) and a golden perch which could resist the lure of it.
A young angler by the name of James and his golden perch taken on a B65D.
Purple Thing (PT) was one of our original MinMin series colours. By popular demand, it is now available across most of our product range.
Copperhead (CH) has been around for years, combining a bright yellow belly with metallic back overprinted with black and gold details.
The second frog pattern in the Boomerang series is Tropical Frog (TP). The high contrast pattern complements the subdued Mulga Frog (MF) version (see B65M images).
Old lure still going strong. Russell Mackenzie with an old urethane foam
black & white 60mm Boomerang - which went out of production in 1992.
This model was replaced with the injection moulded B65D.


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Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
Dec. 12 and 13: Bauer Pottery holds its annual holiday clearance sale featuring seconds, Bauer's classic ring ware and Russel Wright American Modern pieces (shown above). 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bauer Pottery showroom, 3051 Rosslyn St., Los Angeles. (818) 500-0666.
Dec. 12 and 13: The Sawdust Art Festival's 19th annual "Winter Fantasy" craft show will feature works by more than 170 artists including fused and blown glass, ceramics, woodwork, forged metals, painting and sculpture. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. $6. (949) 494-3030.
Dec. 8: Make an old-fashioned wreath using fresh greens from the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. 10 a.m. to noon. Bring gardening gloves, clippers, wire cutters and any decorations you wish to add. $25 to $30 (materials included). 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $25 to $30. Registration required: (626) 821-4623.
Dec. 8: The California Native Plant Society hosts Emily Green, author of the always timely Dry Garden column and the water conservation blog "Chance of Rain." Green will discuss her experiences as a native gardener in "A Decade of Killing Plants and Learning From the Survivors." 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica, 1008 11th St., Santa Monica. Free. For more information, click here.
Dec. 11 and 18: The historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum will be decorated for holiday tours. 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tours will include light refreshments and a reproduction of a small Malibu tile. $15. Reservations required: (310) 456-8432.
Dec. 12: Create your own hand-made evergreen wreaths, accented with magnolia leaves and cut flowers, in this workshop presented by Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet. Participants will also learn how to keep flowers fresh in a wreath, swag, or garland for longer-lasting enjoyment. 10 a.m. to noon. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $75 to $85. Registration: (626) 405-2128.
Dec. 12: Storyteller Al Steigerwald reads Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas." (A manuscript of the poem is part of the Huntington Library's collection.) Enjoy hot cocoa, carolers, a scavenger hunt and more. 11 a.m. to noon. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $15 to $20 per person. Registration: (626) 405-2128.
Dec. 12: Kids 7 to 12 can create mini holiday trees using fresh greenery and cut flowers in this workshop led by the design team from Flower Duet. 1 to 2:30 p.m. $25 to $30 (includes one accompanying adult). Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Registration: (626) 405-2128.
Dec. 12 and 13: Descanso Gardens hosts the Holiday Story Time Brunch with seatings at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Families can enjoy a Patina Catering breakfast including that includes cookie decorating for dessert. Also includes story time and a ticket for a ride on the Enchanted Railroad. $37 to $45 for adults, $15 for children 4-10; free for children 3 and younger. 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Reservations: (818) 790-3663.
Dec. 12 and 13: A jewelry and accessory trunk show will feature botanically inspired creations from independent vendors and craftspeople. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free with regular garden admission of $3 to $8. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. (818) 949-4200.
Dec. 13: The third Co-Lab Art & Craft market will feature more than 30 vendors of handmade gifts, fashion items and other treats. 1 to 8 p.m. Nucleus Gallery, 210 E. Main St., Alhambra. (626) 458-7482; (626) 458-7477.
Dec. 13: The Homestead Museum celebrates the holidays with bilingual performances of Las Posadas, Victorian music, vintage jazz and historic house tours featuring period decorations. 1 to 5 p.m. On Dec. 19, the Homestead will have evening tours focusing on how the celebration of Christmas in Southern California changed from the 1840s through the 1920s. Tours will depart every 30 minutes from 4 to 8 p.m. 15415 E. Don Julian Road, City of Industry. $5. (626) 968-8492.
Dec. 13: The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden's Victorian Queen Anne cottage will be open to see holiday decorations in this guided tour. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free with regular admission of $3 to $8. 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-3222.
-- Lisa Boone
Photo credit: Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times


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Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Author: Twitter | Website | Goodreads
Format: Paperback
Pages: 383
Publisher: Speak
Published: April 5, 2011**PB Version
Source: School Library
My friend kept on insisting that I read a Sarah Dessen book and I finally picked one of her books up. Along for the Ride was the first book of hers that I've read and I absolutely loved it! I'll have to read a few more books before she has a secure place in my list of "favourite authors".
It starts out with Auden, a girl who is all about academics and getting good grades. And all of a sudden, she makes the bold choice to spend the summer with her dad at a beach. Throughout the summer, her life is irrevocably changed. She finally has a social life and is trying new things. Though the one thing that hasn't changed is her inability to sleep at night, and that's when the most interesting things start to happen.
The book started off at a good steady pace, it didn't drag but it didn't rush me either. Even from the beginning, I could kind of relate to Auden. I tried to achieve the best marks, didn't go out much, and even when asked to go out, I usually deny it. You could say I'm a homebody, but I don't want to spend time with just anybody, they'd have to be like my best friend. (Or book bloggers now...) I could relate to her in that sense, but her family situation was something that I couldn't relate to. Her parents were divorced and her brother was off in Europe. Her family was just all over the place!
I didn't like her dad much from the start, but I could see why Auden struggled with how she felt about him. I mean, he was her dad after all, but he was also selfish and self conceited. And her mom was just always a cold hard shell. I enjoyed watching Auden as she came to terms with herself and also as she tried to fix up her relationship between herself and her family.
Sarah Dessen did a great job at building up the relationships. Not once did I feel as if I had to question why she may have hated someone, or liked someone. She may not have directly stated things, but I think it's those indirect statements that are made that really have an impact.
I loved the metaphors that were used in here, primarily referring back to biking. The bike symbols a lot, and as I read the book, I absolutely loved and understood what it symbolized. I shouldn't be analyzing books, but I actually love hunting for "Easter eggs".
All in all, this is a great first book for me to read that was by Sarah Dessen. I'm eager to read some of her other books. This was a very good contemporary novel about second chances, or really just not giving up.


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I move quickly, he watches me.
Coffee in hand, he sips, starts to broach me, changes his mind.
I start all on my own, which he knew I would do. Ten years of together does this to a couple.
It's too much. Too busy. She's only in third grade.
"But still," he interrupts, "It's third grade.
I still my hands, lean against the counter, look into his chocolate eyes. They're soft. "She'll be fine," he says, trying to soften my eyes as well.
Draining my mug, I note the time, head upstairs to wake my girl. For the first time ever I have a child who sleeps in in the mornings, comes downstairs slowly, half asleep.
Also for the first time, she's trying new activities, ones she's picked on her own.
Years of carefully planning and organizing and plugging activities into her days is what feels familiar.
Thoughtful chocolate eyes that match Jason's looking my way as she holds bright slips of interest my way, do not.
I pad halfway up the stairs, MindWhispering my reminders about papers and backpacks and snacks and ponytails.
She's already there. Papers in folder, backpack loaded, ponytail in place.
"I'm ready," she says, smile wide.
I wait at the bottom of the hill, wondering how her day was, expecting the tired and the grumpy that tend to accompany busy kids.
She steps down in purple, hard to miss. Her ponytail loosened, auburn whisps frame her face.
About to cross the street, she looks up, catches my eye, and waves.
Her eyes are lit, her cheeks are raised.
"Hi babe," I start once she's crossed the street, one purple booted foot in front of the other, making footsteps toward me, a path between school and home.
"Hi," she breathes and doesn't stop until well past the road and the driveway and snack and backpack unloading and Chloe and Brody heading outside and me checking the fridge for dinner clues.
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Eleven years ago you published a letter from me alongside a letter from Derry Irvine, the then lord chancellor, about the proposals for legal aid in the Access to Justice Act 1999. I said the Labour party was bringing in a false internal market. Lord Irvine said his act would result in more legal aid spending and increased access to justice.
As a result of the act, the Legal Services Commission was set up to replace the Legal Aid Board. Ten years of massively decreasing access to justice for poor and vulnerable people followed, with many legal-aid firms closing. This was not simple cost-cutting, since it was accompanied by irritating rebranding ("public funding" instead of "legal aid"), constant changes, pilot projects, failed proposals about "best value competitive tendering" and endless bureaucracy. My firm stopped doing areas of work such as immigration and welfare law because we could not afford to go on doing them. Now you report (3 March) that the current lord chancellor, Jack Straw, has decided to abolish the Legal Services Commission and hand it over to an executive agency of the government.
One of the positive aspects of the commission has been its willingness to stand up to government. For example, it has funded the cases against the government brought by ex-Guantánamo detainees alleging complicity in torture (I am acting for one of them, Martin Mubanga). The government would desperately like to see an end to this. If Jack Straw rushes through parliament proposals to put legal aid decisions in the hands of government, the Labour party will finally be destroying what is left of the best legal aid system in the world.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post5518448560973944750..comments2017-06-13T02:21:34.031-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Tomahawks Still Looking UpPaul Cousineauhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-23227475034914931022009-06-06T13:15:52.000-04:002009-06-06T13:15:52.000-04:00Anyone else notice the Tribe's run differentia...Anyone else notice the Tribe's run differential is ever-so-slowly creeping back to zero? And the Sox, Royals and Twins differentials are slowly creeping the other way....I can't believe we are only 6 back...Gotta love the Central.Rockdawghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-90456618211311077202009-06-05T16:24:46.062-04:002009-06-05T16:24:46.062-04:00Great article. Real interesting to look at when y...Great article. Real interesting to look at when you break it down.J-MARThttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-32310716254284354482009-06-05T15:52:23.499-04:002009-06-05T15:52:23.499-04:00Alex, Nothing new on Rondon's injury. Tony La...Alex,
Nothing new on Rondon's injury. Tony Lastoria said that his velocity was way down on a particular pitch, after which he was pulled, and that he hopes it isn't anything more than just some soreness, but we'll see. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him at some point this year; but at this point, they'll need about 3 starts from Ohka until Jake comes back because of the off-days with Laffey (allegedly) on his heels.

LaPorta's Super-2 thing (which is important because, regardless of a long-term deal, affects the year after which he becomes a FA...by a whole year) actually is probably pretty close to being safe for him to come back up and play in Cleveland.

Also on the Super-2 thing, there was a long debate on this a while back and if the Indians DO sign LaPorta to a long-term deal, the service time difference of a Super-2 player versus a non-Super-2 player in negotiations generally averages out to a $10M difference over the course of about 4 years. For two examples of this, look at Peralta's deal (would not have been Super-2) and Carmona's deal (would have been Super-2) for how much difference those extra service days mean.

As long as that Super-2 thing is "safe", he should be up to the parent club immediately...and this time, should be playing everyday, no exceptions.

Have fun at the Cell tonight guys, beware of the Mad Max cops on ATV's...if they're still doing that.Paul Cousineauhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-35175241297978023232009-06-05T14:57:58.206-04:002009-06-05T14:57:58.206-04:00http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/03/boras-on-lon...http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/03/boras-on-long-t.html

"All teams are instructed to take their premium players and do their best to remove them from the arbitration market. It's good business for them to receive premium talent for a grossly devalued cost."

~Scott Boras, Matt LaPorta's agent.

I doubt we'll be able to sign LaPorta to a cheap, long term contract.Alexhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-13444295693551384402009-06-05T14:40:57.964-04:002009-06-05T14:40:57.964-04:00Can I just say that this entire question about whe...Can I just say that this entire question about whether or not LaPorta is a "super two" strikes me as really irrelevant? Since the Indians' policy has always been to sign their core young players to long-term deals so as to eliminate the risk of arbitration, why is everyone so concerned about when LaPorta might be eligible for arbitration?

One more thing on LaPorta: I'm trying to think of the last time someone the caliber of a CC Sabathia (the reigning Cy Young winner) was traded for a group of people who were all still in the minor leagues 11 months later. Compare to the trade of Rick Sutcliffe, who wasn't even having a very good season when he was dealt, 25 years ago this month. Two players acquired in that trade moved right into the Tribe's major league lineup. And yet a last place team is still waiting on LaPorta.Hydehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-76179306279428650172009-06-05T13:28:50.780-04:002009-06-05T13:28:50.780-04:00Any word on Rondon's injury? I think that he ...Any word on Rondon's injury? I think that he might merit a couple of spot starts in Fausto's place until Westbrook returns. The worst that could happen is that Rondon pitches lousy..... Also, when can LaPorta be safely recalled without him being a "Super Two"? If Sizemore is out for an extended period of time this lineup needs some firepower. With LaPorta back in the bigs playing left, Francisco can man center field with Crowe spelling him once a week or so. This makes DeRosa expendable and I hope we can trade him for some young pitching soon.Alexhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-2737816472519256222009-06-05T13:21:22.902-04:002009-06-05T13:21:22.902-04:00les, i believe i'll be in the front row just u...les, i believe i'll be in the front row just up the 1B line. I may even wear Fausto's new Arizona League Indians jersey if I can get one printed up in time.Cy Slapnickahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-49045831743231145642009-06-05T09:54:36.617-04:002009-06-05T09:54:36.617-04:00Interesting article that certainly makes a good ca...Interesting article that certainly makes a good case for Kelly getting more starts behind the dish. But will the beard enhance his mystical control over Clifton and Carl?

I get a chance to see him and Pavano tonight at the Cell since I'm going to be out of town for the Cubs series and had to find another suitor for those tickets. Perhaps unsurprisingly it was not difficult to obtain white sox tickets this year...

Anyhow, just thought I'd add that I'm reading all of these posts, if not commenting all the time. It is becoming increasingly difficult to post as the season goes on. The old 'my mama told me not to say anything at all' routine. Besides I love baseball too much to gripe. Much.Les Savy Ferdhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-18492834894608436142009-06-05T09:14:50.489-04:002009-06-05T09:14:50.489-04:00Good comparison - makes me wonder where this team ...Good comparison - makes me wonder where this team would be if Shoppach had been traded last offseason (probably same record with different issues). I think the decision on what to do with Victor Martinez and his next contract may have the largest impact on this franchise for the next 3-4 years, and feels eerily close to the Thome situation. The Billy Beane in all of us would be shopping him this summer while his value is high, but trading V-Mart might be the largest nail in the coffin for attendance this year and next year.

The thing I'd also love to know right now is how this Shapiro/Antonetti arrangement plays into these near-future decisions. Even if these guys are cozy together does this arrangement really make it through three more years (or however long Shapiro's extension lasts)? And is this change in philosophy this year with "the plan" more to save Wedge & Shap's job?

So many variables in play this season...Bradhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Transplantation (TX) of rostral migratory stream (RMS)-derived cells into a rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD)
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder due to the loss of dopaminergic neurons mainly in the nigrostriatal system. Since promising strategies for treating PD as the neurotransplantation of foetal brain tissue pose considerable ethical constraints, we sought for alternative cell sources. The finding that the adult mammalian brain possesses stem/progenitor cells with the potential of migration and differentiation, may point to a new source of cells exploitable for neurotransplantation. Throughout adult life persisting neural stem cells of the subventricular zone (SVZ) and RMS generate neuroblasts which migrate over a long distance and ultimately differentiate into tyrosinhydroxylase positive (TH+) and GABAergic interneurons in the olfactory bulb. The purpose of this study was to determine whether neuroblasts of the forebrain might help to restore the dopaminergic system.
Juvenile RMS as well as embryonic ventral mesencephalon (VM) of β-actine EGFP mice were explanted, dissociated, and subsequently transplanted into the striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine unilaterally lesioned immunosuppressed rats. The lesion and the graft effect were evaluated by apomorphine and amphetamine drug induced rotation tests. For quantitative and qualitative morphological analysis immunocytochemistry against TH and doublecortin (DCX), a marker for migrating cells, was performed.
Drug induced rotation test pointed out a significant recovery within the VM grafted animals (n=10, rotation mean: apo -9,6 pre to -3,0 post and amph.15,1 pre to -2,8 post TX) but only a tendency in the apomorphine rotation within the RMS group (n=20 apo -8,5 pre to -6,3 post TX). Immunohistological analysis revealed in the RMS-grafts GFP positive cells which were widely distributed in the host striatum showing elaborate dendritic arborizations covered by spines. Further confocal morphological analysis of the grafted cells unveil the coexistence of non-differentiated (DCX positive) cells and well differentiated neurons. In the VM grafted group we could see strong graft survival and substantial TH-positive reinnervation.
Taken together, the rat model of PD is a highly useful tool to investigate the morphological and functional integration of grafted neural stem cells.


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Chili cookoff to benefit United Way
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The Plainview Area United Way, in cooperation with Atmos Energy, is offering a real treat during this year's drive.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the First Annual Plainview Area United Way Chili Cookoff Fundraiser will be held at Atmos Energy, 200 S. I-27.
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- Rugby Para Todos was set up 12 years ago
- 5,000 young players have passed through
- One student just missed out on the Olympics
- Project emerged amid drugs and violence
(CNN)A concrete wall divides the two worlds of Paraisópolis, exposing the contrast of fortunes in the suburb of São Paulo.
On one side of the barrier, the surroundings live up to the location's meaning in English, "Paradise City" -- a grand apartment block towers over a newly-laid tennis court and a glistening blue swimming pool.
But a few meters of concrete away lies São Paulo's second biggest favela, with a population estimated at 100,000, the unlikeliest setting for a sporting feelgood story.
Deaths and drug deals are not uncommon in these streets, which are packed with 20,000 homes -- where many of the inhabitants are struggling to make ends meet.
However, in the heart of this sprawling slum lies a sporting project that is giving young athletes the chance of a better life and to one day follow in the footsteps of their idols at next month's Olympic Games, 400 kilometers to the east in Rio de Janeiro.
Some 5,000 budding players have passed through the doors of "Rugby Para Todos" (rugby for all). It was set up 12 years ago by Mauricio Draghi and his friend Fabricio Kobashi, who played at the same rugby club.
"When we started and first mentioned rugby, people would ask, 'Is that a game you play with horses?'" says Draghi, who hails from one of Sao Paulo's more affluent neighborhoods. "They genuinely had no idea. It was just a rich sport."
For 17-year-old Bianca Silva, this "rich sport" has given her the chance to represent her country in recent months although her inexperience saw her miss out on selection for the final squad at Rio 2016, where rugby sevens will make its debut.
"I got into rugby through an invite from some friends that played," she recalls of her introduction to the sport in the favela.
"My first feeling was that it was a strange sport because I'd never heard of it and I had no idea you could become an athlete, much less that I would be successful, that I would get selected by Brazil and play abroad."
Silva was from a very poor family and, when the Brazilian national team management came to agree her first contract at her home, Draghi had to help as her mother was unable even to write.
"Now she's the person that brings home money for the family," says Draghi of the rising star of the game in a South American country where players are not professionals but can earn between 1,000 and 2,500 Reals ($300-760) a month in costs.
In Silva's neighborhood, all the girls are "very proud of her," according to Draghi, who says she is deemed "the lioness of the Olympics", an accolade that has stuck despite just missing out on Rio.
The Olympics, though, remain her ultimate ambition.
"It would be a unique opportunity and a dream come true," says Silva, "an opportunity to show all the grit and determination that takes the Brazilian chest to defend their nation."
It's an aspirational story for those in poverty in the favela to find a better life, and the project's founders are confident that more will follow.
Rugby was brought to Brazil at the same time as soccer in 1894 by Charles William Miller, who had been studying in England and set up São Paulo Football Club.
Today, the round ball remains king while rugby, which has very much been living in the shadows, is beginning to thrive as the shortened sevens format prepares to make its Olympic debut.
For four years, Draghi and Kobashi ran the project as volunteers but, with the advent of funding from a government initiative taxing companies to pay for sports-related ventures after Brazil won the right to host the continent's first Olympics, they are full-time and things have snowballed.
"If someone had said rugby will be in the Olympics in Brazil when we started, I would have said 'You're dreaming,'" Draghi admits. "Without the Olympics, we would have been struggling. Now we're living that dream.
"There's a sports law in the government to fund social projects, so without the Olympics we would be nothing."
To achieve that dream has come at a cost.
"We have a lot of bad stories too," Draghi adds. "We have lost guys working in crime, there are a lot of drug dealers -- we have a lot of that and see it every day.
"But we have a lot of respect from the community, and you ask the kids and they'll tell you that rugby changed their lives. They say things like, 'I was very violent and now use my energy in training,' and that's good with many players with brothers in jail or fathers who have died. This is common for us."
One such success story is Gabriel Oliveira, whose rugby prowess saw him named Brazil's junior player of the year in 2014 and earned a six-month stint in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he playing at both junior and senior level.
He was alerted to Rugby Para Todos by a friend, and one of the organizers saw him watching and called him over to take part in a session.
"That's when I met rugby and Rugby Para Todos," says Oliveira, who is bidding to win a place back in the national squad after a knee injury. "Before making that first practice, I had no notion that I would fall in love with this sport and that I would become an athlete at this level.
"Before I became a rugby player, I had a normal childhood playing with my friends in the community where I live and studied, and that's all. It's difficult to even talk about where I would be without rugby in my life.
"So I am eternally grateful to Rugby Para Todos for everything. Thanks to it, I have been to so many places and done so many things. Thanks to this sport I am a totally different person."
The achievements of the project have not gone unnoticed. Draghi, who represented Brazil in XVs rugby at Junior World Cups in Italy and Romania, was handed the honor of being among Brazil's Olympic torch bearers in Brazil ahead of the Games.
The first children to pass through Rugby Para Todos are now reaching adulthood, and Draghi calls them "the best players of their generation."
But the initiative is much more than just about rugby. It donates food to some of the poorer communities and has an education program intertwined with its sports activities.
For its founders, the results of that bring arguably even greater satisfaction.
"It's a great pleasure to see our kids achieve so many results," Kobashi says. "Some of the players are beginning to play for the national teams and some have the chance to play for Brazil in the Olympics in Rio.
"But more than the sports results, what brings more pride for me is to see that the kids are absorbing so well the rugby values, taking it out of the field and spreading this positive culture into the whole favela of Paraisópolis.
"Rugby is a culture that will stay forever in this community and it is a model to reach and help many others."


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Do you have favorite summer rituals you've carried over from your childhood to share with your own kids?
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Question: Do you have favorite summer rituals you've carried over from your childhood to share with your own kids?
Total Votes: 48
Question: Do you have favorite summer rituals you've carried over from your childhood to share with your own kids?
Total Votes: 48
Yep, playing flashlight tag, catching lightening bugs, cookouts, etc.
Sno Cones from Tropical Sno weekly, and the Farmer's Martket downtown on Saturdays with the splash pad that we go to at lunch time.
Ask me how you can be of at least average intelligence!
SD will see fireflies this summer for the first time. I am excited for her! When I was younger we would chase them down and catch them in a jar. I loved summers, staying up to watch Nick at Night (where each day was a different show for like 5 hours....), going out to play tag in the dark, walking 1.5 miles to the pool every afternoon... of course the mornings weren't all that great (we had to do chores and worksheets to keep up with school - math, writing & reading - though I didn't mind the reading at all).
Swinging at sunset thats the best time
Sundays at the beach.
I am a big kid at heart we do so much
But they dont like biking I dont blame them its not fun biking around on side walks here where we live theres no outdoors for kids to play except out back of your house.
We like baking on rainy days, or watching twister movies, we need to find more
Now im homesick. I just want to take my kids back up to Canada,
Yes! Running under the sprinkler; fishing and fish frys at Granny's; playing hide & seek at night and blind man's bluff; riding in the back of my dad's p/up truck with my cousins; picking veggies & shelling o Granny's side porch while singing "Found a Peanut" or "99 Bottles of Beer On The Wall"; running in the rain, catching fireflies in a Mason jar; laying outside, staring at the stars; if I keep on...my mascara will be running....
No, because the things I would do (walking home barefoot the last day of school, spending hours outside exploring, tree climbing) are just impossible here. I lived in a different climate, where you could go outside during the day in the summer time and it wasn't as hot as the sun.
Jumping rope,sidewalk chalk,bubbles,running through the sprinkler,sitting outside reading,lightening bugs....so many things. Oh and the favorite of all children....pulling weeds...lol!
Camping in the backyard making smores.
Swimming like fish.
Watching Fireworks on the 4th at my parents cookout.
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In life there is always the paradox of plenty: if you possess a resource in plenty but do not have the technologies required to tap into and utilize these resources, you are at the mercy of those leaders in technology who call the shots and make new entrants toe the line, unless of course your entry spells a distinct advantage to those calling the shots.
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"[In Vermont, Maine and Connecticut] I think a concern was, will I lose my job if I vote for marriage equality? And that goes part and parcel with public opinion. . . . What we've done is show that we're able to protect incumbents who voted the right way when challenges resulted, and as elections proceed two years, four years, six years after the fact it's not an issue for most people."
--MassEquality political director Matt O'Malley, in Bay Windows. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples in Massachusetts.


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When selecting sound securities, one should consider the safest way to protect against the Fiscal Cliff, notably fluctuations in dividend income. According to the legendary author and investor, Ben Graham, that buffer is the "margin of safety" or the difference between the real or intrinsic value of the business underlying the security and the price assigned to that security at the moment.
REITs offer a persuasive measure of portfolio balance as their total returns, anchored by sound dividend performance, enable the investor to reduce volatility while also maintaining a disciplined approach to income. Remember, REIT dividends drive portfolio total returns and accordingly managing dividend risk is essential to an intelligent REIT portfolio.
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A few days ago, Jim Russell had his fleeting moment of fame. He was on the front pages of the papers and the TV news shows. You probably remember Russell. He was described in the stories as a disgruntled client who kidnaped a prominent Downstate lawyer and former head of the Illinois Bar Association and drove him 338 miles to Chicago.
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(Fr. Rausch is a Glenmary priest who writes, teaches and organizes in Appalachia. This article courtesy of the Arlington Catholic Herald.)
This month when their hot water heater quit and they had a minor accident with the car, it meant financial crisis.
April works full time at a convenience store in a small Appalachian community. After five years making minimum wage, she got a raise this past year to $6.65/hour $216 take home per week. James works seasonally at logging, but winter and rainy days cap his income. Their combined earnings qualify them for $227 a month of food stamps. April and James with their two children, ages 7 and 8, represent a family living in poverty. More precisely, they are the working poor.
According to the official definition of the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty threshold for a family of four in 1999 was $17,184. In 1963, Mollie Orshansky, a researcher with the Social Security Administration, developed the methodology to define poverty. She identified as poor an individual or family that lacked sufficient income to afford a nutritionally adequate diet. She then fused two pieces of information. First, from the 1950s the U.S. Department of Agriculture determined that a moderate income family spends one third of its earnings on food. Second, the agency developed a series of food plans that provided the minimum calories necessary to survive. Orshansky chose the economy food plan and multiplied by three. Adjusting for the number and age of family members and accounting for the average increase in consumer prices, this method still establishes the federal poverty line today.
While the Orshansky method helped define poverty in economic terms for the 1960s, forty years later this approach limps. The early budgets omitted the cost of child care assuming one parent stayed home. And, since the 1950s essential family costs like housing, health care and transportation have risen faster than the cost of food. Whereas formerly food costs represented one-third of a family budget, today it comprises only an eighth. Using the Orshansky method the poverty line would be calculated at eight times, not three times, the cost of food.
If together April and James earned above the poverty line figure of $17,184, they would be classified "not poor," yet still lack the resources to live self-sufficiently. One study by Diana Peace and Jennifer Brooks defines self-sufficiency as "maintaining a decent standard of living and not having to choose between basic necessities." For April and James this would eliminate the trade-off between fixing the family car to go to work and paying the electric bill to keep the lights on.
From a faith perspective, self-sufficiency means affirming everyone's human dignity by allowing each person to participate in society and make a contribution. Different from the concept of "rugged individualism," self-sufficiency represents an interdependence between families, churches and local organizations that knits together the fabric of community.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) continues to remind us that 32 million Americans still fall below the poverty line. Of these 12 million are children. Another 7.2 million represent the working poor. Public policy that encourages living wage laws and universal health insurance would target the neediest among us. CCHD's support for self-help efforts will forge an alliance between the marginalized and church members. Authentic development goes beyond supplying just enough calories to survive. It allows families like April and James to drive on the road to self-sufficiency.