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My party is behind me, says Abbott
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived in France adamant he's not being undermined by his party back home, dismissing claims of government disunity as gossip.
However, he admits he'd be "amazed" if some of his senior cabinet ministers didn't harbour leadership ambitions.
Mr Abbott on Thursday touched down in Paris ahead of Friday's D-Day commemorations, where he will join fellow world leaders in marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II landings in Normandy.
Among Mr Abbott's first engagements were a tea party with the Queen and a meeting with French business leaders on Thursday night.
But domestic matters dominated talk when he fronted the Australian media upon his arrival in the French capital.
Asked about recent suggestions of leadership turmoil in the wake of the federal budget, including accusations Malcolm Turnbull was vying for the top job, Mr Abbott insisted the government was stable and focused on its job.
"I think there's been a bit of over-excited chatter in recent days," Mr Abbott told reporters.
"We are a good and strong team that's been in government for less than nine months and all of us are getting on with it."
Conservative critics have accused former Liberal leader Turnbull of actively undermining the prime minister, but Mr Abbott said he had full faith the communications minister was loyal and doing his best.
"Malcolm and I have known each other for a very long time and we have a very good relationship," Mr Abbott said.
"... I am very pleased to have Malcolm as a senior member of my government and I know that Malcolm is very pleased to be a senior member of the government.
"Occasionally people try to make mischief. That's life when you're in public life."
Asked if he was worried that his ministers may harbour leadership ambitions, Mr Abbott said: "I'd be amazed if they didn't.
"I think ambition is almost a prerequisite for going into parliament.
"There's nothing wrong with being ambitious but right at the moment our ambition is for a better country."
Mr Abbott was to join other Commonwealth leaders at a tea party hosted by the Queen at the British embassy.
He met the Queen when she visited Australia in 2011.
"I'm not sure how long how much time I'll get with her (tonight)... but she's a remarkable woman," Mr Abbott said.
He would then meet with 30 representatives from some of France's biggest companies in his bid to spread the message that Australia is open for new investment.
Mr Abbott will join French President Francois Hollande and other heads of government at the British D-Day services at the Bayeux Cathedral and cemetery, and the international ceremony at Sword Beach, Ouistreham, on Friday.
Following his visit to France, which ends of Saturday, Mr Abbott will travel to Canada and the US.
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If your talking the week of and prior to, I'm all for it.
If your talking the week of and prior to, I'm all for it.
Ron R
FYI, The Top O The Rockies rally in Paonia Colorado will be from July 9-12 2004. The weekend before the National. And the closing events (where they give a bike away) will be on Sunday July 11th.
See you in Spokane!!!
Doesn't get any better than that!
Ron R
Are there dates for the 04 MOA yet?
Are there dates for the 04 MOA yet?
Southeast Texas
Jeff, I have a date already, but thanks for asking.
July 15-18 2004
Never posted here before, but I thought this was as good a time as any. In the 80s, my job transferred me to Spokane. I was there for 8 years, before being transferred again. I LOVED IT!! Spokane is a GREAT place - certainly one of the nicest I've ever lived in!! The roads are great, the scenery is great and the people are great. Friends used to tell me that Spokane was one of the Northwest's best kept secrets. Unfortunately, I think the secret's now out, because migration to the area has really taken off, and the area has really expanded.
It's still a super place, and job permitting, I hope to be there.
Ride safe and hope to meet you next year!
Mike Rapp
Garden Grove, CA
I too was disappointed to learn that next year's rally will be in
Spokane, Washington. I was hoping for California-- somewhere
near the 49er site. I couldn't help but notice that 2 of the complaints
posted so far were from Conneticut & Florida. I guess we could have
a permanent spot at the geographical center of the U.S.-- somewhere
South of Trenton, near Lawrence, Kansas. The mileage award could be
retired to the member that comes from Key West.
I have been a member since 1984, and it has always been a given
that the rally site alternated between the two coasts. The selections
of Trenton / Charleston seems to have thrown a monkey wrench in the
system. This year's rally site SHOULD have been out West.
I have been to Missoula twice, Laguna Seca, & Redmond. I scouted
the grounds at Redmond 9 months in advance, and thought the site
was stupendous! The reason that I am disappointed, is that I live
about 1340 ft outside Spokane's city limit. I have lived here by choice,
since 1968, and longer that I have been here, the more I have taken
this place for granted- compared to the rest of the country. For those
that are geographically impaired-- Spokane is nowhere NEAR Seattle.
Spokane is the 2nd? largest city in the state, and is the 'hub'
of the Inland Empire from which goods & services flow in all directions
for over 100 miles. Spokane is the 'go to' place for all of the smaller
communities. What Spokane doesn't have is humidity, congestion,
or gridlock. It is entirely possible to not see a cloud in the sky for the
entire length of the rally. Spokane is a 'working' town, with a constant
high unemployment that gets by on about $8.00/hr.
The Spokane County Fairgounds at the East city limits (Havanna St.)
in an industrial area. The good news is that the stockyards are all
gone years ago. The bad news is that Spokane has plenty of potholes
& red light runners. Drivers in cages tend not to signal, & when they
want to change lanes, they just 'wedge' in if they get more than a
fender length ahead of you. I am familiar with the Fairgrounds layout,
and in spite of several new buildings in the last few years--- I am
not aware of ANY shower facilities. The motels closest to the site
are either older, or truckers only-- none that I would want to stay at.
There is plenty of shaded grass at the Fairgrounds for tenting, with
security fencing & control gates around the entire facility. There are
enough large buildings to house ALL of the vendors & their trucks!
Since I will only have to drive about 10 miles, I plan on driving
my V10 Dodge. That way I won't be limited by size & weight of all
the BMW goodies I'll be buying from BOB'S & Kermit, & Helen 2Wheels'
& all of the rest of my Visa card family.
Ride safe #32686
I hope you didn't think any of my comments were complaints.Originally posted by animby
I couldn't help but notice that 2 of the complaints
posted so far were from Conneticut & Florida.
Spokane is as good a location as any other. My only preference is for venue type and I was only offering suggestions.
I probably won't attend next year but it's due to vac time available, July is generally bad and I hate HUGE crowds.
keep up the good work this is interesting stuff for us that have never been too foar west of the Mississippi . I have started printing your chapters out for reference when I get there.
Hey, Im completely new to your site, but will be joining soon. I have lived in Spokane for 28 years and just bought my first BMW two weeks ago. An 04 GS Adventure! So please excuse my giddy like attitude about my new machine.
I read most of the replies and comments about Spokane. Whomever said the roads are great, has never actually been to Spokane. The roads SUCK, but are bearable still. Driver are pretty much idiots, althogh most car drivers are when it comes to bikes. (Or so Ive found) I should say that I have been riding for ten yearrs, so Im not new to motorcycles completely. The traffic is light generally, the fairgrounds are roomy and nice and fairly updated. Correct there are no showers that I know of or have heard about. Hotels is easy since the freeway runs right past the Fairgrounds and there are a slew of nice places to stay on the freeway exits. All of them less than 10 min from the Fairgrounds via the freeway. The weather is varied, but usually nice and tempered.
I would love to help with your rally and become a member of this association. Please feel free to use me as a liason or ask me questions about Spokane.
Aaron Rollins
make sure and put non junk mail titles on any emails you send me, since they will be from addresses Im not familiar with.
looking forward to the event,
I am only disappointed that I will not have far to travel to the rally this year - since I live in Spokane. But sign me up as a volunteer.
In the final ceremonies why not give the statistics while you wait for a prize winner to come down to the mike. What happend to a lot of the stats. i/e how many BMW's, brand x, planes etc. Check the sound system, many could not hear. Get an announcer that is used to speaking in puplic and does not incite such a bad reaction from BMW riders. I have been to most Nationals in the last 12 years and this was the worst one by far. However, the people of West Virginia were wonderful to us.
Thanks for the suggestions. Come to Spokane, and see if we don't do better!
Jim Shaw
The city is great. Any opportunity to ride US 12 is worth a lot, but have you seen the grounds that the '04 rally will be held???
Ick! Might as well have it in the middle of the stock yards. Was gonna camp, but I guess a 'decent' hotel 10 miles away is going to be the smart choice.
Who on the rally site selection committee really thought this site would be a good choice??? 104 degrees in the shade during July in Spokane, and not a decent shade tree in sight.
PLEASE find an alternate location in the area before it gets too late.


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A tragedy recently struck Camp Lejeune from afar when a mortar tube exploded during a training exercise in Nevada, killing seven Marines and injuring eight others.
A tragedy recently struck Camp Lejeune from afar when a mortar tube exploded during a training exercise in Nevada, killing seven Marines and injuring eight others.
But what if a similar incident were to happen during training aboard the base? Would local responders be prepared? Properly trained?
Military and civilian officials say yes.
�In the event of a mortar explosion, a number of events would happen simultaneously,� said Nat Fahy, the public affairs deputy for Marine Corps Installations East. �Immediately the unit corpsmen on-site would have the responsibility of treating and triaging affected patients until base emergency responders arrived to assist with follow-on treatment and evacuation.�
With 10 fire stations across Camp Lejeune, �first responders are well situated and equipped to provide varying levels of emergency assistance,� according to Fahy.
There is a standing agreement allowing local city and county emergency response teams to augment base personnel. If an event like the training explosion in Nevada were to occur on Lejeune, both firefighters and explosive ordinance disposal experts would be dispatched to ensure the area is safe and secure from further explosions.
In the event of a mass casualty, the base would activate its Emergency Operations Center and would begin �orchestrating a comprehensive, multi-level response,� according to Fahy.
�The crisis response team�s primary purpose is to help coordinate the casualty response effort and its immediate aftermath,� Fahy said. �The effort might entail helping manage the incident, providing support to the affected command, drafting personnel casualty reports to trigger the casualty notification process, coordinating a reception center to assist family members and communicating with the media.�
Lastly, the base would launch a safety investigation to determine what causal factors might have triggered the explosion.
Safe and thorough care
For the Naval Hospital team their constant training is something they hope will never be tested.
�Preparing for a mass casualty event is the norm for our team here at the Naval Hospital,� said Anna Hancock, the spokeswoman for the Naval Hospital. �When a mass casualty code is in effect, each member of our team, from our emergency room physicians to our procurement technicians and health care business specialists, have an integral role.�
The Naval Hospital has standard procedures in place that help guide their response and ensure what they do is in partnership with the Marine Corps base and local community. They also ensure that they follow guidelines set forth by Navy Medicine and the state of North Carolina, Hancock said.
�We regularly test our responses to mass casualty events by drilling and reviewing our standard operating procedures so we know exactly what to do and where our resources are,� Hancock said. �That�s how we save lives. Our goal during any mass casualty event would be to save lives, and like any other patient care scenario, we ensure we provide safe and thorough health care.�
If a mass casualty were to occur aboard Camp Lejeune a team of emergency room physicians, anesthesiologists, surgeons, corpsman, nurses and medical support staff would immediately respond and establish a trauma triage center.
�Our medical staff is amongst the most highly qualified in the military community, the majority with combat medicine experience, so they are well-trained to respond to sudden mass casualty events where there are varying degrees of injury,� said Hancock.
Excellent working relationship
Onslow County Emergency Medical Services Division Chief Beth Himes said that the county�s EMS and Camp Lejeune have an excellent working relationship and have trained extensively with mass casualty drills.
�We have the capability of responding with a mass casualty incident trailer that is specifically equipped for a mass casualty incident,� Himes said. �We also have a rehabilitation trailer and a state Medical Assistance trailer designed for mass decontamination. Our employees are educated on the National Incident Management System and must complete incident command training.�
Available units would respond while still maintaining enough units to continue handling 911 calls in the county, Himes said.
�We would also activate regional agreements to help support to request as needed and requested by Camp Lejeune,� Himes said. �As a Division of the Emergency Services Department we have support from emergency management, E911 and fire/rescue to aid in our efforts. We also have the capability to activate air medical assets to transport those who are severely injured.�
Onslow Memorial Hospital also stands ready to aid with any mass casualty, said Steve Byrum, the director of emergent and critical care services.
�We constantly reeducate and operate under an all-hazards plan, which is built in to cover multiple different scenarios that may present in the hospital,� Byrum said. �Just like every other facility we have disaster plans set in place. If (a mass casualty) presents to our emergency department, we can transport patients expeditiously if need be. We also have overflow plans which allow us to move into our ambulatory surgery area if overflow is needed.�
Onslow Memorial generally treats mass casualties each year, ranging from car accidents to fires, Byrum said.
�We typically have multiple incidents per year � three to four times per year � so we are testing ourselves with what comes into the hospital,� Byrum said. �We also have additional training and re-education within the hospital quite frequently. We also participate once a year with the county to practice mass casualty incident.�
In the event a trauma cannot be treated at Onslow Memorial, Byrum said that there are transfer agreements in place with surrounding hospitals.
�Anything that is a major trauma can be relocated to the nearest or quickest medical facility,� said Byrum
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Today's sourdough bread - "Have you eaten?"
Chinese had been poor throughout history. It's customary to greet people, "Have you eaten?" Up until recently, when I had to call someone on the phone, the first thing I said was, "Have you had lunch (or dinner)?" This is my hello, how's it going sort of greetings. Lately I've found that must have sounded absurd to people. I ran into Carol, our neighbour, and two (or should I say, three) nice looking lady friends of hers saying good-bye to each other at our cul-de-sac around mid-day today. What did I say? I said, "Have you eaten?" Immediately I felt absurd. Carol said, no; we've just had green tea. I said I had dough proofing at my countertop ready to be baked; would you like to try? Fortunately they said no; it wouldn't have been enough. So, here it is. The bread for today, a one-pounder.


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A Metro-style app uniquely leverages the features of Microsoft Windows 8. For example, a Metro-style app is touch-enabled (but not limited to touch), and it displays in a single, plain, borderless window devoid of any adornment such as resizable edges, caption bar, or icons. At the same time, a Metro-style app adapts to the effective size and shape of the screen and offers a fluid rendering experience because the content adapts smoothly and intelligently to whatever layout the physical screen may have. Finally, a Metro-style app integrates with the surrounding environment via new facilities such as the app-bar (a sort of hidden top menu), live tiles (a smart replacement for desktop icons), and charms (quick buttons to interact with other apps through well-known contracts).
If you stop at appearances, then the Metro UI guidelines are solely for new Windows 8 Metro-style applications and cannot be adapted to Windows 7, Web, or mobile apps nor to Windows 8 applications not specifically designed for Metro. If you take a deeper look at the Metro initiative, though, you can't help but recognize several new design principles at play. They describe concisely and precisely the vision behind Microsoft applications for the future.
As discussed in this explanation of Metro design principles, the Metro vision is driven by the following guiding aims:
- Show pride in craftsmanship
- Be fast and fluid
- Be authentically digital
- Do more with less
- Win as one
How do you turn these guidelines into concrete action? Reading through the document, each principle is expanded in more detail to give the sense of modern applications for today's users. I selected seven aspects that can really make any application and not just upcoming Windows 8 Metro-style applications much more attractive.
The Seven Virtues of Modern Applications
For too many years, users were forced to think about how the application was designed to operate. Software is a formalism and needs strict rules and logic, but human behavior is by nature looser and not always based on logic. The first virtue of a modern application can be summarized with end users in mind as, "Design for touch and intuitive interaction." Touch is what makes an app immediate accessible; however, touch doesn't have to be the only way of interacting with the application. A good selling point will be offering the mouse or keyboard to classic users and touch to younger (or just more immediate) users. Beyond touch, however, intuitiveness of the interaction is key. A goal of the application should just be making it clear at any step what the next operation should be.
The second virtue is then expressed as, "Be responsive to user interaction and ready for the next interaction." For many years, redundancy in the user interface of an application was considered a good thing. A UI is defined as redundant if it allows performing the same task in more than one way. Keyboard and mouse navigation, slightly different menu items (Save, Save All, Save As), and keyboard shortcuts all produce the same result in many of today's applications. In a UI that is essentially touch-based, all these methods have no reason to exist. Subsequently, "Reduce redundancy in your UI" is the third virtue of Metro apps. This is a design consideration that emerges quite clearly also in many successful mobile applications and is tightly connected to a growing need for simplicity like being able to do more things (or just the same things) with fewer options and tools.
Another long-standing pillar of software development that Metro brings into question is the overall user interface model. For various reasons, some applications made a point of providing a custom user interface. Sometimes this was done to make the application shine in comparison to other applications of the same type. Under Metro, however, all applications should fit themselves into the same user interface model the model dictated by the host platform. "Fit into the UI model," is the fourth virtue and it is another principle that will be familiar to authors of mobile applications. For iOS and Windows Phone (and, to lesser extent, also for Android and BlackBerry), applications may be rejected if they clash with UI guidelines.
The fifth virtue is a corollary of the fourth and promotes the use of native tools and templates to achieve more consistency. "Full integration with the host platform" is a key point of Metro design as it will make users feel at home with just about any application and it enables distinct applications to interact and exchange data.
The sixth virtue can be summarized as, "Work with other apps to complete scenarios by participating in app contracts." In Metro, applications can support standard contracts such as Search and Share to retrieve information from within other apps and share their content with (or import content from) other applications.
Finally, the seventh virtue is "Connect to the cloud so that your users can stay connected to each other." Ensuring a continuous connection between the user and the application has been achieved for years by saving personal data to cookies and local settings. The cloud just adds another dimension by hosting personal data and making that information available to others for social software interaction.
If you're interested in Windows 8 programming capabilities, then you should start by reading the previously referenced introduction to the principles of the Metro UI. The five core Metro design principles expressed there might be a little quirky in wording and abstract in their presentation, but they are the drivers for the next generation of Windows applications.
Dino Esposito is a frequent contributor to Dr. Dobb's. His most recent book, Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC was published by Microsoft Press.


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Reuters reports that Bush's white 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4 X 4 SuperCrew was sold Saturday by the Barret-Jackson Auction Company in Scottsdale, Ariz. The auction house didn't disclose the buyer, the news agency reported.
As we reported last month, Bush had used the truck, which has a 5.4-liter V8 engine with 310 horsepower and 11,200-pound towing capacity, since shortly after he left the White House in 2009.
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Leandra Medine is a New York City-based fashion and style blogger who loves arm parties, extravagent everyday outfits, and anything she believes men don't like. Medine is a 20-something year old New Yorker with one of the most well known fashion blogs in the world. From sitting front row at New York Fashion week to rubbing shoulders with close friend Rebecca Minkoff, Medine's days are full of fashion and fun. We love her blog because it gives us a peak into the life of someone who wears something for herself and not for anyone else. Plus, the photographs are pretty gorgeous too.
Jessie is the young woman behind New Jersey-based style blog, Style and Pepper. Between speaking at Independent Fashion Blogger conferences, posting her daily outfits, and conducting style and creative consultations – she finds time to spend with her boyfriend and dog. We love Style and Pepper because of the fun and youthful outfits and Jessie's trademark matte red lipstick.
This Time Tomorrow is a San Francisco-based style blogger who doubles as a full time Fashion Editor at Google. We love her mix of corporate and feminine pieces and, of course, looking at the ocean and scenery in her photographs. Her low-key mix of fashion news, outfits, and daily musings give us a good idea of who she is as a person and make us appreciate her personal style even more.
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Shea Marie of Peace Love Shea (formerly Cheyenne Meets Chanel) is the classic California coast fashionista. Her mix of laid back cool and high fashion pieces have us green with envy! We love the regular appearance of baseball caps, high shine reflective sunglasses, and the Californian sun. Once in a while you can catch a glimpse of her with BFF Chiara of The Blonde Salad. Between the two of them, they essentially have endless wardrobes and regularly collaborate with high profile designers like Balenciaga, Armani, and more.
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Hazardous squalls sometimes blend in a bit. Still, for someone paying attention you can still perceive them most of the time and react properly in advance to their passing over.
This is reposted from part of *** Hurricane Riding, the Real Deal ***
[QUOTE=RickI;8686]Right you are, look for the holes. Those that are big enough may allow some leeway to ride. This is a repost of something from last year from the above link that deals with conditions around Hurricane Dennis worth taking a look at:
"So, I went to Delray checked out things. The sky was partially cloudy but lacked any obviously threatening clouds. I asked some of the guys what size they had been riding and was told 10 m kites. Well as it happened I had a new 10 m with me that I wanted to try out. I was a little underpowered at times but eventually the wind filled in a bit and I reasonably powered most of the time. It was a fairly technical session particularly with the waves and uneven wind.
I came in about 8 pm and put my gear away. I had noticed some slightly darker clouds moving in and thought it would be good to call it a day. Driving south about 8.30 pm the wind boosted to about 50 mph, viz dropped with driving rain. I think I caught this squall on radar, see below.
It is that fairly small lump of red, yellow, green passing out from the "95" symbol. I have seen violent, dangerous squalls that show up even smaller than that on the radar. Scale is relative which is worth remembering.
Tomorrow is another day and with luck the storm may not strengthen. As it moves north the squalls in the feeder bands will continue to rake over the peninsula of Florida. Lots of microburst and tornado opportunities in this system. A big part of this part of the state is under a tornado watch for most of the coming night. There may not be anything close to a clear corridor like what developed off of Delray this evening. So, it may not be rideable, at least not in my book.
Do your homework and think carefully about whether to ride or not. I believe some guys were probably out in Miami complete with squalls. Life and kiteboarding can be a numbers game. Make an informed "wager" based upon readily available information and pick your own venue/terms or bet like a fool? Players choice, choose well and as Toby says, live to kite another day.
Good luck to the people impacted by this hurricane.


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If we're voting, then I vote no outside communication :P
@nathanromml I'm sorry, but what do you mean? If you need help just elaborate your questions a bit more and I'll try my best to answer.
人類は調和したのか?VY2V3 = Me | Kagamine Len Act 1 = You
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No outside communication for me too, please.
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The person that you are now is not the person that I used to know. You're becoming a stranger that I've never met before. Not liking the change though.
kk thx! >.< I get it now
I'm in.
I vote yes for outside communication so people who've never done it before such as @RyuTama (where is she btw?) can experience it. And those people who don't like it can always choose to opt out.
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on it! The Evil must pervade all of the games!!!!!
Finals, you made me almost miss sign-ups! (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ And now I have to be an extra! FFFFFFUUU
In plz, and I don't really mind if we have outside comm or not~.
out of mild curiosity what's a vocaloid?
dun dun dun paging @Arb Kyc someone needs some lecture. xDD
To somehow answer your question: Its a software that you can create songs using artificial voices. In other words, you make the software sing for you. xDD
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Professor Morel arrived at W&L in July 1999 from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where he had taught from 1994 to 1999 at John Brown University. His teaching and research interests are American government, political theory, Abraham Lincoln, and black American politics. He also serves as a pre-law advisor for the undergraduate university at large. Dr. Morel is a board member of the Abraham Lincoln Institute, trustee of the Supreme Court Historical Society, and board member of the Abraham Lincoln Association. In the 2008-09 academic year, he was the Garwood Visiting Research Fellow at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He also teaches in the Summer Masters Program in American History and Government at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, where he also serves on the board of advisors. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Richmond Times-Dispatch, and is currently writing a book entitled "Lincoln and the American Founding" for the Concise Lincoln Library Series of Southern University Press.
Lucas Morel on Teaching Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad"
Ph.D., Political Science, The Claremont Graduate School, 1994
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Lincoln and Liberty: Wisdom for the Ages, editor (University Press of Kentucky, 2015)
Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to "Invisible Man", editor (University Press of Kentucky, 2004)
Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government (Lexington Books, 2000)
The New Territory: Ralph Ellison and the Twenty-First Century, co-editor (University Press of Mississippi, 2016)


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The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team signed two top prep players to National Letters of Intent to join the Gauchos for the 2011 season, head coach Kathy Gregory announced on Thursday.
Coming to the squad from San Diego's Steele Canyon High is outside hitter Halle Aiken, a 6-foot-1 two-time team captain and all-league MVP. Aiken finished second in the state in hitting percentage as a senior and 13th in the nation. She also finished in the top four in the Grossmont Hills League in every statistical category.
A standout student, Aiken has been heavily involved as a school team leader and in the Pink Ribbon Club, helping raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer. She has volunteered more than 100 hours of community service through her area YMCA.
"She is a skilled athlete, who is built to play volleyball," Gregory said. "She can be an impact player on the left and right side. She has tremendous quickness and jumping ability and is a smart player who will contribute as a freshman."
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I've been ill a great deal this year and for the past month bowed down by a death, but the imminence of August cranked me up sufficiently to vent my now annual disgust at tours from the US that take well-paying travellers to gawk at and pity poorer people in Other Countries (who always smile in the photos taken, of course). If there is anything I hate it's this. In 2011 I wrote Have fun, take a tour to meet victims of sex trafficking, learn to be a saviour, illustrating it with the egregious Kristof, who has not a jot of shame about looking like a Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider. Given the sexual aspect, the word prurience came to mind: socially-sanctioned permission to be a voyeur, to go to bars abroad you wouldn't set foot in at home as part of a do-gooding 'social justice' trip. To my mind, this is sex tourism.
This year's tour to Thailand Delegation to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking is aimed at aspiring individuals. What might they mean by that? And why do they call this a delegation to end trafficking rather than, if not pure tourism, a first step towards understanding trafficking? The pretension is obviously meant to provide something to add to CVs, the way internships in impressive-sounding organisations do, though at least those last some months, whereas this tour takes a week (5 -12 August). Look at the rhetoric:
Global Exchange Reality Tours is facilitating this delegation to Thailand geared specifically to confronting the realities of the global trade in human beings. Participants will receive a comprehensive education in the mechanics of human trafficking, as well an understanding of its underlying causes. Participants will meet with those who have been freed from slavery and learn what it means to rebuild one's life after having been a victim of trafficking, and will also engage directly with groups and individuals on the frontlines of the struggle to expose and ultimately end the trade in human lives.
This is B-movie-type public-relations prose: facilitating – delegation – geared – confronting – realities – global trade – human beings – comprehensive education – mechanics – human trafficking – participants – comprehensive education – mechanics – underlying causes – freed from slavery – rebuild one's life – frontlines of the struggle – expose – end the trade – human lives. Nothing concrete, nothing real.
For those who aren't clear as to why I call this colonialism, note the clear differentiation between Subject (tourist) and Object (exotic other). I believe this is the first time they claim tourists will talk with people who have been freed from slavery – an obvious pitch to the cheapest of sentiments. I am appalled that Global Exchange maintains any credibility. Last year I wrote the following in Summertime Imperialism: Meet sex-trafficking victims and other sad folk, because online sales of folkloric and supposedly authentic third-worldish objects is how GE started:
Gift-buying and helping projects wrapped together: One can see how the founders leapt to the idea of taking people on tours. Global Exchange says We are an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Easily said. A list of current tours includes Caring for Cuba's Cats and New Journey of a Lifetime to India with Vandana Shiva. Sound harmless?
I had doubts back then and still do, but those in favour argue the tours are a way for folks who know something is wrong with what they read in the media to see the truth. That's in theory; the question is how easy is it to provide the truth with anything called a tour? Who decides where to go, what the focus of tours will be and which natives will provide entertainment? Is the idea that all middle-class people have to do is arrive in a poor country and set their eyes upon poverty and suffering in order to experience enlightenment? It's a short jump from that lack of politics to becoming an Expert who knows What To Do about other people's lives. Imperialist projects to interfere follow quickly.
Although individual tourists may learn good things from conscientious tour guides, a tour is a holiday, a vacation, whether you set out to see the temples of Bangkok or the bargirls or the trafficking victims. You take a tour for your own benefit and pleasure, even if your pleasure consists in feeling angry and sorry and guilty about what your own government does to people in poorer countries. You go to look at exotic others, and you can't help drawing conclusions about whole cultures based on what you see – just as tourists and business travellers do. If you happen to talk with someone not on the tour agenda – on a bus, in a bar – then you probably feel chuffed that you saw real people and experienced authentic culture. This is all relatively harmless unless you happen to add this experience to your CV, claiming temples, bar girls or sex trafficking are subjects you are expert in.
This year they provide an itinerary, which includes:
In the morning drive to Chiang Mai: Check into Guesthouse
Visit local project
At night visit nightclubs and bars to observe night activities
It's been made clear to me that ordinary people in the US have no understanding of what colonialism means and how they themselves perpetuate it. That needs work. Perhaps having broken the spell of not writing I'll begin again now, even if it is August.
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Fed-Up Driver Hates Overtime, Stops Train 300km From Station
A Spanish train driver found THE most passive-aggressive way of dealing with his boss' overtime demands, bringing his train to a halt some 300km from its intended destination.
The blatant refusal to work a minute past his rostered shift meant more than 100 passengers were stranded just two hours into their journey to Madrid, pulling into the tiny village of Osorno at 9.15pm.
And even though the puzzled commuters were initially told that the stop was a technical issue, it wasn't long until the real reason was revealed.
"They said the engineer had decided to stop because he had finished his workday and did not want to risk having an accident by excessive hours," El Diario Mantanes was told by one disgruntled passenger.
As there was only one other train conductor on board, a replacement bus was sent for, although it was 11.30pm before it arrived.
"They should have had a substitute driver lined up but it didn't happen," a spokesman for the Semaf rail workers' union said. "We've seen similar things in the past."
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there is everything wrong with runnng in fear...I dont want her to be afraid because frankly I am there to protect her.she should be able to trust humans. I think it is bad dog ownership if You think it is o.k for an animal to run in fear from a human who is not causing them harm. It is unheathy for their mind just as it is for people. It is better than agressive fear but it is far from heathy.
She does wonderfully with other dogs, kids and cats(though the kitties don't appreciate her excited greetings). she dashes and jumps if someone she does not know well comes to close and will try anything to get away. if she's got to go through you she will.
of cource being frighten by a loud noise is not out of the norm for a senstive dog but I do not want her to fear anymore, I want her to have confidence in herself and her surroundings, wouldn't any dog owner in the same possition want that? maybe not.
when taking her to high energy, noisey places I let her go through her phases so each time when we leave she realizes "ah..Im still ok and my master is by my side".I also reward healthy state of minds.for example, if she is excited about going on a walk I sit her and wait for her energy level to reach level 0 rather then level 10 and i reward her by taking her outside.at flee markets i reward her with petting and "good girls" when she is calm and submissive, rather then jumping around, pulling me, and fleeing from other people, that behavior is ignored(I will not nurture that state of mind for it will tell her that it is the right behavior...dogs don't speak english only body language and energy).Im telling you the dog whisperer is wonderfull, its already helped her so much and helped me understand a dogs mental behavior.
she is wonderfull on our daily walks, its new situations and new people shes fearfull of. also she has regular vet appointments and she is very heathy, no problems with sight or hearing(I would find those problems before my vet would anyways..I know the signs)
just to clearify, i do not just "let her flip out" I wait untill she runs out of energy and calms down, just like with children, you can not reason with a child who is throwing a tentrum tantrum. once she is calm i reward the behavior I want.
by the way I am not new to dog behavior and i would like it if you did not talk to me as if I knew nothing. I am just looking for some ideas or things others have tried with their nervous dog, I know all dogs are not the same and do not have exactly the same problems but its worth a try to see what else might help my honey pull through her fear of new PEOPLE(not dogs or kids). thanks, maybe now you can understand?
have you checked her ears to see if she has an ear infection? When my last dog had an ear infection and loud sounds made him jumpy.
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In a national security speech Thursday, Obama said the administration has briefed the appropriate congressional committees about all drone strikes outside of Iraq and Afghanistan, such as in Yemen.
He says the briefings included the one instance in which an American citizen was the target: Anwar al-Awlaki. Officials say al-Awlaki was a leader in a branch of al-Qaida that operated in the Arabian peninsula, and that he had ties to at least three attacks planned or carried out on U.S. soil.
Obama spoke a day after the administration disclosed the deaths of three other Americans abroad in drone strikes.
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Delaware's 2013 Waterfowl, TroutStamp contests set for April 11
DOVER (March 14, 2013) – Wildlife art enthusiasts, stamp and print collectors, waterfowl hunters, anglers, birdwatchers and wetland conservationists will gather at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Delaware Agriculture Museum and Village in Dover to watch the judging of Delaware's annual Waterfowl Stamp (formerly known as Duck Stamp) and Trout Stamp contests. Entries will be on display at the museum through Friday, April 26.
Sponsored by the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife in partnership with Delaware Ducks Unlimited, the annual waterfowl stamp competition draws entries by renowned and emerging artists from across the country. The winning artwork will be reproduced on a stamp which must be signed and carried by all duck and goose hunters while hunting in Delaware. Waterfowl stamps are also purchased by collectors and other conservation-minded citizens.
Delaware's 2014 Waterfowl Stamp will mark the 34th anniversary of the contest, which began in 1980 to raise funds for waterfowl conservation, including acquiring and improving the wetland habitats that are vital for the survival of migratory waterfowl. To date, more than $2.5 million has been raised. The artwork chosen for the 2014 stamp must include one or more Delaware native species as the dominant feature, and may include any other objects including non-natural objects.
For the trout stamp contest, artists from across the nation submitted paintings of rainbow, brown or brook trout for consideration in the 2014 Delaware Trout Stamp competition. The winning artwork will be reproduced on a stamp which must be displayed by all trout anglers while fishing. Some 6,500 trout anglers and stamp collectors support this program annually, generating funds to purchase trout for stocking in six northern New Castle County streams, Tidbury Pond in Kent County and Newton Pond in Sussex County.
A panel of judges consisting of an artist, a waterfowl collector, an art teacher/professor, a biologist and the chair of Delaware Ducks Unlimited will select Best of Show winners for the 2014 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp. A similar panel will select the 2014 Delaware Trout Stamp. Judges will base their decisions on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print.
The previously-selected 2013 Delaware Junior Duck Stamp winners also will be on display. The competition provides an opportunity for students throughout Delaware to participate in a national art competition keyed to native waterfowl and wetland values. Students learn hands-on activities in waterfowl, wetland and habitat education and conservation while completing waterfowl stamp art entries. Artwork is judged in K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 grade categories. The Best of Show will move on to the National Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition.
For more information on the Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp programs, please contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife at 302-739-9911, or visit www.fw.delaware.gov.
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Feb. 28, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. - Each time during its three-game winning streak, Yale rallied from a significant deficit en route to the victory. It looked like the Bulldogs might use the same formula to extend the streak Saturday against Princeton. Instead, the early hole Yale dug for itself was too much to overcome. The Tigers scored the first 14 points of the game and then held off the Bulldogs to earn a 62-54 win before a crowd of 2,784 at Jadwin Gym.
Princeton (12-12, 7-4 Ivy) made six of its first seven shots, including a pair of three-pointers, to take the early lead. Yale didn't score its first points until there was 13:57 left in the first half.
"The first five minutes of the game were crucial," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "We didn't do a good job of executing our offense."
Dan Mavraides had 16 points and six rebounds to lead the Tigers, while Douglas Davis scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
Alex Zampier paced the Bulldogs with 19 points. Ross Morin added 16 points and five rebounds, and Travis Pinick scored seven points.
Yale (12-14, 7-5 Ivy) missed an opportunity to gain ground on first-place Cornell, who lost to Harvard 71-70. The Bulldogs are now tied with Dartmouth for third place. Both teams are a half-game behind Princeton and trail Cornell by two games. Yale hosts Dartmouth and Harvard next weekend, while Cornell plays at home against Penn and Princeton.
Despite the poor start, the Bulldogs quickly worked their way back into the game by scoring 13 straight points to cut the Princeton lead to one. The Tigers, though, then ran off seven consecutive points and led 27-20 at the intermission.
Princeton built the lead to 11 early in the second half, but Yale again rallied. Three Zampier free throws cut the deficit to one, 35-34, with 15 minutes left. The Tigers went back ahead by eight, but a conventional three-point play from Jordan Gibson pulled Yale within 51-48 with 3:33 remaining.
Davis, though, answered with a three-pointer, and the Bulldogs were never able to get closer than four the rest of the way.
Princeton shot 53.7 percent from the field in the game, including 65 percent (13 of 20) in the second half.
"We did a poor job defensively," Jones said. "We allowed them to do what they do."
In the first meeting between the teams two weeks ago, Yale dominated the Tigers on the glass, outrebounding them 43-23 in a 60-48 win. It was a different story on Saturday. Princeton had a 24-22 edge in rebounding and outscored the Bulldogs 28-20 in the paint.
Yale concludes the regular season next weekend, hosting Dartmouth on Friday and Harvard on Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
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For the new kites, I haven't flown them yet, so can't comment. I just hope they aren't too different than the Bandit 6... that is such a sweet kite.
I did get a chance to ride the new HRD Trax Carbon twin tip. I've been kiting a little over 12 years, and mainly ride surf boards these days. I'll pull out a twin tip from time to time, depending on the conditions. I really had fun on this board. It just gets up on a plane really fast, and is super smooth in the water. Lots of pop, soft landings, no spray in my face, fast, and just overall really comfortable to ride. I have no idea the technical stuff behind the new rail shape, but it works. I really liked this board.


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STOCKTON - Area youngsters have an opportunity to spend some time with several football legends who are spreading their knowledge with an eye on safety this summer.
STOCKTON - Area youngsters have an opportunity to spend some time with several football legends who are spreading their knowledge with an eye on safety this summer.
Former Raiders greats Clifford Branch, Rod Martin, Jeff Barnes, Jerry Robinson and several other former players are scheduled to take part in an Elite Celebrity Youth Football Camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 8 for kids ages 10-14 and June 9 for kids ages 15-18 at Sierra Middle School in Stockton.
Their goal is to inspire youngsters and teach the campers the right way to play the game so they stay healthy on the field and have more fun. Proceeds will benefit the Northwest Trojans youth football program.
"It's the fundamentals that need to be taught," said Robinson, a linebacker with the Eagles from 1979-84 and the Raiders from 1985-91. "We're as concerned as anybody with the safety of the game."
Robinson is one of about 12 former NFL players, many of whom played for the Raiders, serving as coaches for the camps, which started this year and are scheduled statewide. The camps are non-contact with instruction geared for each position. The coaches also pass along life lessons.
"We talk about being good to your parents and education and how you get into a great university is by getting good grades," said Barnes, who lives in Stockton and has two Super Bowl rings from his time playing linebacker with the Raiders from 1977-87. "If we have 100 kids and one of them turns out to be a pro football player and gives back to the community, then it would be worthwhile."
If the coaches' interaction with the youngsters leads to one them becoming a doctor or teacher, that's OK with them, too.
"My whole life is about helping kids and letting them know you can be whatever you want to be if you put your mind to it," said Branch, a three-time Super Bowl champion receiver with the Raiders from 1972-85.
Martin, a 12th-round draft choice out of USC, played linebacker for the Raiders for 11 seasons and was part of the group that helped start the camps last year. He hopes the camps reach as many youngsters as possible.
"It's giving back," said Martin, who played on the Raiders' Super Bowl title teams in 1980 and 1983. "We were fortunate to do what we did and other people have these same goals, but we want to stress having multiple goals because football is a short-lived career."
All of the former players involved in the camps, like many who have had extensive football careers, are dealing with health issues they say were caused by the wear and tear the game put on their bodies. Robinson has had a total hip replacement and plans to have the other replaced. He said he is among the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the league and suffers memory lapses from eight concussions he said he sustained while playing football. But he said he chose to play the game and has no regrets.
"You don't play 13 years and come out of it healthy," Robinson said. "That's the wear and tear. It does have a toll, but that's the game. I enjoyed it while I played and the more I'm away from it, the more I miss my teammates, and that's why I'm involved with the camps."
The former players believe injuries can be reduced and the game can be more fun if proper fundamentals are followed and advances continue in equipment. They should know, as they have 49 years of combined NFL experience and eight Super Bowl rings between them.
"It's important to me that the kids I'm working with know how to tackle correctly," Robinson said. "Nothing, as far as I'm concerned, is more scary than a parent watching his kid playing football and their kid goes down and the stands go silent. A lot of that takes place from tackling the wrong way. When you teach them when they're young, they have a better chance. The coaches from the camps have been-there and done-that. It's important these kids have fun and learn something."
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A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on parallel programming and multicore technology.
Paradigms for Fast Parallel Approximability
by Josep Diaz, Maria Serna, Paul Spirakis, and Jacobo Toran
This book is a survey of the basic techniques for approximating combinatorial problems using parallel algorithms. Its core is a collection of techniques that can be used to provide parallel approximations for a wide range of problems, such as flows, coverings, matchings, traveling salesman problems, and graphs. For added clarity, the authors provide an introductory chapter containing the basic definitions and results. A final chapter deals with problems that cannot be approximated, and the book is rounded off by an appendix that gives a convenient summary of the problems described in the book. http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521117925
Software for Data Analysis: Programming with R
by John M. Chambers
John Chambers has been the principal designer of the S language since its beginning, and in 1999 received the ACM System Software award for S, the only statistical software to receive this award. He is author or coauthor of the landmark books on S. Now he turns to R, the enormously successful open-source system based on the S language. R's international support and the thousands of packages and other contributions have made it the standard for statistical computing in research and teaching. This book guides the reader through programming with R, beginning with simple interactive use and progressing by gradual stages, starting with simple functions. More advanced programming techniques can be added as needed, allowing users to grow into software contributors, benefiting their careers and the community. R packages provide a powerful mechanism for contributions to be organized and communicated. The techniques covered include such modern programming enhancements as classes and methods, namespaces, and interfaces to spreadsheets or databases, as well as computations for data visualization, numerical methods, and the use of text data.


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There is the six guys who went to Cuba to discover and develop new climbing sites with me. From left to right: Mike "Miguel" Fuselier, Enzo Oddo "el joven" juju Nadiras, nina Caprez, cedr Lachat, Rackham or Sebastien bossogne and ... me.
After two weeks spent in Mexico, we landed on the island of crocodile. The main objective was to explore and open new lines and it has not missed! Climbing and traditional music into an explosing cocktail and have enough to supply the new film by Julien Nadiras and Vladimir Cellier due in June! With this team always ready to innovate in the world of jocking it will be a lot of fun!
The first stage of the trip was begun in Vinales. Watch your clock is party to 100 years back, like a movie, old American cars, the farmers who till their fields with oxen, shops and ration coupons only for Cubans, public transport in dumpsters trucks ... you can imagine!
We arrived in this atmosphere, really well received by the "casa el Maikel Morito", belonging to the family of local climber the most active in the region: Yarobi Garcia. The first few days, we searched in the jungle to find a new spot, machete in hand to defend himself against snakes, spiders, poisonous plants and stinging ... Bottom line there is a huge slope perfect for fitting new hard lines and in one place much deviated from known sites (direction of "el cruce Ancon"). Sevens new routes has emerged from 7c to 8c and a line whose lightning-shaped "alto cedro" really great.
In the classical sites, three more new routes were opened, a project in 9a "la vida loca " in "cueva vacha "(the main spot of vinales), a project in the second length and a bow in 8a in front of "el muro de la preistoria", "la vida en los crepos".
All routes have fallen one after the other but two resisted the attacks of highly motivated climbers. Cedric and Enzo were really close to make the project in 9a but time running out ... And for the story, Nina had opened a beautiful 8b second length in the vertical technical, but always in the sun ... 35°c. We were motivated to wake up at dawn and follow up the routes. But bad luck for us, the principal hold had broken and ... the routes is became an harder project !
After two weeks in Vinales we decide to go to Santiago de Cuba. The Cubans were really motivated us to explore a place of bouldering they had seen around Siboney. Twenty hours of bus later we finally arrive at their destination in a small town near the sea. The paradise quickly turned into a nightmare ... After three days searching through all possible places imaginable around 10km. After a broken chaos of boulder and pebbles fields of 1.50m, we end up finding two boulder... but nice, 100% granite and a contact with the local population really nice.
The touristic beaches like in Siboney attract many tourists alone and it's beacome a real market of prostitution. Accordingly, the contact with the local population is much tougher and they are much more pleasant for us to extract the maximum. What was not prevented from enjoying the beach, palm trees, the seabed of the beautiful Caribbean Sea, fish of all colors, all forms of coral, purple sea urchin with spines of twenty centimeter ... the sun, get the coconut palms at the top… some holidays!
We finally returned two days earlier in Havana to enjoy the city.
The current political regim in Cuba tries to impose his socialist system where "el estado" is more important than the individual. Their freedom is restricted in a world where they do not have access to communication (telephone, internet) and where all information is controlled by the state. Their only contact with the outside world are European tourists who flock to winter warm. This has created a whole trade and parallel market where tourists are the main actors. Indeed Tourism is the first resource and the money has created a richer class... good thing or bad? In any case I could feel the desire of Cubans to access at the information and an higher standard of living ... meetings in the streets, words exchanged, glances. Many took advantage of this system, nobody dies of hunger (only dogs abandoned in the streets in packs), they love their island, their tradition, their culture, their music but they want to evolve their life and change things in Cuba. The U.S. embargo since 1961, does not help them... but it seems that the new generation wants to cut the barriers of the past. Their story is their future, there are still some blank pages to write ...
I'll book a last little secret, how does one manufacture of cigars?
the farmer take the leaf of tabac and stored in a barn where it is macerated in a mixture made of sugar cane, honey (a recipe for each family tradition) and cause them to dry . These sheets, he chose a very special properties which in more elastic and it will be black, more tobacco is hard. He puts it aside, takes a leaf and wraps on itself. It surrounds an under hood, cut both ends and rolled through the third layer of the hood. And it's ready to enjoy!


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Hematite is very like the Tao.
OK - its very old - maybe 300/400 k years, and persistent.
And not very permeable to understanding.
Sooo....you could say that people were cognitive, communicative and travelled widely.
Or you could say.... to absolutely slaughter Bob Dylan -
God says to
Abraham, "Paint me a son red."
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on
I can't paint Fred red".
God say "No".
Abe say "Wha", then,
God say, "You can do what you want to Abe ,but
The next time you see me comin' you better run.'
Well Abe says, "Where you want this painting done?'
God says,
"Out on Hiway 61".
So there we go.
Just exactly what was the pre-cultural-bias
Call it Hematite "Hiway 61"
Which managed to successfully spread
A fairly uniform techne
And application of hematitie
As opposed to the post-cultural bias
Which would have it as yet another flavor
Of some sort of pre-historical Starbucks.


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These Beergaritas are life changing. I'm not kidding. I didn't like to "sip" on tequila until I had these bad boys a few years back at my friend Heather's Bachelorette party. True story. I was a total tequila shot lady, whatever it took to get it down the hatch--absolutely no sipping. Until this refreshing, slushy concoction graced my lips. Game over. Total tequila sipper now.
Vitamix, where you at? Just kidding…kinda. Wait, no not really.
Oh and if you are making these for a party, you could totally do it ahead of time, secure the lid and pop them in the freezer like these Slushy Make Ahead Lava Flow Cocktails.
(makes 4 large drinks)
4 cups ice
1 can frozen limeade concentrate
3/4 cup tequila (more or less depending on how strong you want it)
3/4 cup beer
1 lime for rimming and garnish
Course salt
Add the ice, limeade concentrate, tequila and beer into the blender. Blend until completely smooth.
Cut a lime into wedges and use a wedge all the way around the rim of your glass. Dip in salt. Pour Beergarita in and enjoy!
**If you are making these ahead of time for a party (or to just have on hand just in case), secure the lid and pop them in the freezer. The tequila will keep them the perfect consistency.**
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