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At the moment I am feeling very sad for the state of the planet. As I write the great forests are being consumed by fire, both the tropical forest in Brazil and the tundra forest in Russia. The great forests are the lungs of the earth. I myself have lung problems. When there are parts of the lungs that don't work anymore one can run out of energy. It can strike suddenly. We will probably not do anything serious about climate change or wildlife extinction…
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This is a short video of a Buddhist monk and his family.
It raised questions on parenting and Buddhism - does detachment (or perhaps quietism), as practiced here, lead to demotivation and disengagement with the world around one?
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Microsoft Nixes Update Charges for WinMo Developers
Microsoft has put out lots of news ahead of CTIA tomorrow. But tucked within its various Windows Mobile 6.5-related announcements comes word that the company no longer plans to charge developers for updating their apps in Windows Marketplace.
That marks an about-face from last week's revelation that Microsoft would only allow developers five submissions each year to Windows Marketplace for $99, including bug fixes and version updates.
The previous system would have meant that every time a developer patched their Windows Mobile app, they'd have to pay another $99--presuming that they'd use up the five allocations pretty quickly.
The company also said Tuesday that consumers who buy apps will have the option of returning them within a 24-hour period. Hopefully that doesn't mean Microsoft plans to nick developers for their commission even with returned apps--that's something that has many Apple iPhone developers in a tizzy right about now.

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Our fifth VIEWLIST exhibition is conceived by MINUS SPACE assistant Bryan Granger.
With his work, Ted Stamm draws as much from a Minimalist, hard-edge legacy as it does from the randomness and arbitrariness of his own life. Seeing as Stamm sought to "eliminate any physical boundary in time or space" between his life and his work, we must look at the two as inseparable. His sleek manipulations of baseball diamonds and high-speed trains offer a glimpse into some of his passions, and his Wooster paintings preserve specific spatial memories from his time in New York.


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Latham passes on Iowa Senate run
Rep. Tom Latham announced that he will not run for the open Senate seat Wednesday, paving the way for conservative Steve King to be the nominee if he gets into the race.
"The opportunity to serve Iowa in the U.S. Senate is appealing to this farm kid who grew up here, raised a family here, and helped grow a family business in Iowa," Latham, a Republican, wrote in an email to supporters.
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"However, only 56 days ago I took an oath to 'faithfully discharge the duties' of an office with which the people of Iowa's Third Congressional District entrusted to me," he added. "I cannot in good conscience launch a two-year statewide campaign that will detract from the commitment I made to the people who elected me, at a time when our nation desperately needs less campaigning and more leadership."
Latham, a close ally of House Speaker John Boehner, had the backing of many establishment leaders. Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, for example, said over the weekend that Latham would be a much stronger candidate.
In an interview, Latham said he "had a commitment to the people in my district. We've got an awful lot of work here to do. I don't want to be distracted for two years [by a costly Senate race]."
Latham, who chairs the transportation subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, added: "I've worked very hard to get where I am in the House."
Even if King runs, he could still face a challenge from one of several Republicans still interested in the race.
"My guess is there's going to be a lot of people out there looking for an alternative to King," said a GOP operative. "I just don't know who that person is yet."
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Branstad's heir apparent, is "very serious about running" with Latham sitting it out, one source told POLITICO.
Other potential candidates buzzed about in the aftermath of Latham's surprise announcement include state Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and former Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn.


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May 9, 2010, 11.43 PMby Dani Restercher
Is it stretch? It's under jersey which is why I am confused. Either way I think this is amazing and I love it so much <333
Feb 27, 2010, 08.19 PMby sodiva23
The shirt and the shorts are VERY NICE…please do a tutorial on the shorts!
Jan 24, 2009, 09.15 PMby loyl8
I love it!!! I love the shorts with it too…I heart bright colors
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While I love the new photo shoots and the crazy colors and clothes and body positions, I find it really difficult to see the actual details of the garments with the crazy clashing patterns and extreme color contrast. Instead of opening the burdastyle homepage and immediately going "Wow, I want to download that pattern," I feel like I need to stare at the pictures for like 4 minutes just to even figure out what the garment is. I'd love if you guys put up maybe one straight on normal picture so it's easier to see the garment!
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Feb 27, 2011, 06.39 PMby RoselleE
I feel this way too flashy colour on a bright background is kinda harsh on the eyes sometimes.
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ok guys, the shorts were my idea, glad you like! they are from an English designer called House of Holland. you can check out the website for stocklists… unfortunately the brand is only sold in ONE store in NY: SEVEN. good luck!www.houseofholland.co.uk
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Apr 22, 2008, 08.38 PMby ab123
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Nudge 27, Stitch
Capisco Niente is a handy all-purpose phrase I learned before I went to Italy. It means "I understand nothing." So true on so many levels. It made me laugh and most of the Italians I used it on laughed with me. I may embroider that on a t-shirt.
Something cool happens when you stitch in your journal:
Use embroidery floss - all six strands - when stitching on paper. Poke your sewing holes first with an awl or thumbtack and make sure that your needle goes through the holes comfortably. It's way to hard on your hands to try to stitch without the holes.
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- Laura Lea said...
Oh I love to stitch on paper and fabric and I've been known to sitch on leaves too, so I'm thrilled with this nudge!
- April 28, 2011 at 11:51 PM
- Diana Trout {email@example.com} said...
Oh yes, great idea! Leaves, thanks Laura Lee. I'll try that.
- April 29, 2011 at 12:01 AM
I love to use a needle and thread, but not TOO much. This is perfect!
- April 29, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Judy said...
So often I take note of your Nudges, then the day sweeps them away, this one I will follow through on.
- April 30, 2011 at 4:32 AM
- Jane LaFazio said...
Capisco Niente oh yeah!! I see a hand stitched t-shirt in my future....
- April 30, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Diana Trout {email@example.com} said...
Carpe Diem, Judy. Sometimes the day does get away - a mind of it's own.
Jane, gives a whole new meaning to "been there, done that, got the t-shirt"
- May 1, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- sisa said...
Thank you for this great nudge! I almost forgot how much I love to stitch on fabric, paper ( must try the leaves too!) It used to be one of my favorite hobbies. So, I finished the stitching of a woman's face on fabric paper (inspired by Alma Stoller's glossy project http://theglossyproject.blogspot.com/p/about-glossy-project.html. I posted to our flickr album.
P.S.: Hopefully I'll mend the socks too that wait patiently to be mended!
- May 2, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Diana Trout {firstname.lastname@example.com} said...
Suzanne, the socks can wait along with my husband's pants hem.
! I love Alma Stoller's work. Thanks for that link!
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Q&A with Sophomore Midfielder Cory Wolfrom
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The UC San Diego men's soccer
team has gone through its peaks and valleys this season and is currently .500
on the season (8-8 overall / 7-7 CCAA). On a team with no seniors and laden
with underclassmen, sophomore Cory Wolfrom has become a stalwart in the
midfield for Jon Pascale's squad. Wolfrom currently leads the Tritons with five
assists on the season and has accounted for five points in UCSD's last three
games. Prior to his team's final two regular season matches against San Francisco
State and Cal Poly Pomona, Wolfrom dropped in to discuss how his team has put
this season in perspective, how his role has changed and teammate Andrew
Keimach's mustache.
Q-This year's team is a very young. You have no seniors and a majority of your starters are sophomores and juniors. How do you think youth plays a role on this team and what's it like knowing that you're going to have most of your players back next year?
WOLFROM-We all have a great bond. Last year was a bit tough between all the seniors and underclassmen because there was that junior year with no one there. We were definitely waiting for this year to happen and of course we're looking forward to being back next year. We want to do well this year because however well we do this year, we're going to improve upon it next year because it's the exact same team. It feels good, we look at each other and we all know we're young. We're going up against a bigger, older force, but during the game we don't think about it. It's definitely one of those unspoken things on our team. We're those young guys, let's go prove something.
Q-It's fair to say this year has been a little up and down for your team. You had a three-game winning streak, followed by a four-game losing streak, and then you came back to beat Humboldt State and the CCAA North's top team Sonoma State last weekend. How has the team put this season in perspective and what's the mindset going into the final weekend?
WOLFROM-Those three weekends were rough, we don't like to talk about them. Going into that weekend (at Chico State, October 7) we knew we had a good chance, but those games are going to come back and bite you. After every game, after every one of those, you just kind of have that sluggish feeling of like, "Oh man, that's going to bite us in the end." And it happened. The only thing we could do was stay positive. We love playing at home, there's that feeling about being at home with the fans that definitely helps. We're definitely looking forward to our final two home games. We'll be going at it, everyone will be out there working their butts off. The early goal is key for us. If we can score early, we can be dangerous.
Q-You've moved
around in the midfield somewhat this year, but have been used mainly on the
outside. What's the midfield's role in your team's 4-4-2 and how do you see
your role within the team?
WOLFROM-On defense, my job is to force the other team to the middle where we can compress and attack them in the center of the field. If it gets out wide, I'm coming to back-tackle their opposing forward with our outside back. So our outside back stops him from turning and forces him to go back into me so it's a double team right there. On the attack for me, I get wide. If I do get wide, it opens up space in the midfield for me to check-in and then combine with the center midfielders to get forward and get behind the defense. Then, find those gaps when they're not paying attention and play it
WOLFROM-I feel like assists are just as good as goals. It takes a good lay-off to get most good goals. When I am unselfish, I don't know, things work out. Seeing things work out makes me want to pass more and give us more opportunities. Setting up guys is almost more fun for me I suppose. We have an attacking force and we're getting forward this year, so I just need to find those guys.
Q-With practices, workouts, film sessions and travel, you spend a lot of time with UCSD's coaching staff. What's it like interacting with your coaches and what sort of things have you learned from them to become a better player?
WOLFROM- [Assistant Coach Ryan] Hernandez is always bustin' my butt. All of them are always pushing me to do my best and take guys on. I guess one might call me an unselfish player; they are always telling me to be a bit selfish and do my own thing. It helps. They have a good vibe. They are there to push you, but also be your friend. We're all friends, they're not like these older guys who are always trying to be strict on you. You do have a relationship with them, you do bond with them and they make you feel good.
Q-During the season, what sorts of things do you do off the field to take care of yourself so you stay in top shape on the field?
WOLFROM-Go to the athletic training room, get stretched and lots of ice baths. They have a thing called 'game ready' that I use, it's like compression and ice. The night before a game, I'm pounding a lot of water. The athletic trainers gave me a tip: if you take salt packets- like one from a fast food restaurant- right before the game, it's like a little sodium boost right there. Definitely bananas and coconut water, too. Coconut water is the secret.
Q-To play at the Division II level, it takes a certain level of skill. When did it become apparent to you that you could play in the intercollegiate realm and what steps did you take to make it to UCSD?
WOLFROM-I had a club coach in U-14 and U-15 that was telling me that I should keep going for it and try to play in college. His story to me was his family wasn't that rich and soccer could help make money and get a free education for him. That story kind of prompted me and made me want to work harder. Since then I've been trying to play in college, and then the whole recruiting process started and it became real.
Q-UCSD is well-known university for its academic prowess as well as its success in the athletic arena. How do you balance the rigors of schoolwork and time on the field?
WOLFROM-It's tough if you have a lot of classes. I know practice is in the morning, so at the end of the day, I take a nap, and then I get my homework done. It's tough though for sure.
Q-There are rumors that UCSD may move to Division I. Of course, there are upsides and downsides to that situation. What's your take?
WOLFROM-I'm all for it. I'm fine with playing DI. I think it'll bring a little more spirit to our school. I mean you see UCLA and UC Berkeley, they have DI sports and they're at the same type of academic level as UC San Diego. We have the same amount of kids. I want this school to turn into something like that. We have a great location, we have a great alumni and fan base, but it's all just a start. I'm all for it. We'd play better teams. There would be more pressure on the games and we do well under pressure. When we go on the road now, there's no one there. When we come home we have one of the best crowds around. When we go DI, it will only get better.
Q-Soccer is a global game. Do you follow international soccer? Who do you cheer for and why?
WOLFROM-Barcelona for sure because they don't have the biggest players but they know how to pass around guys. They're all on the same page, they literally know where everybody is at all times and they don't really play the college style- rough, win the ball in the air. They want to get it on the ground and play around you to get you tired. They're a lot smarter and they know they're going to win.
Q-When not on the soccer field, what do you enjoy doing around San Diego?
WOLFROM-Going to the beach and FIFA is one of the top things. Going to taco and burrito shops. Rigoberto's is probably my favorite. California burritos for sure. I'm planning on going snorkeling in La Jolla Cove after the season.
Q-What's the best part about being a member of the men's soccer team at UCSD?
WOLFROM-I'd say winning with the team. When we win, there's definitely that bond. It's cool going into the locker room after we've won, everyone is joking around and laughing. Everyone is just in such a better mood, it's crazy how winning changes things. Having all these friends on the team makes it even better when you win, just that whole bond is really great. You know it's like, "Hey I won for you, we played for each other." It's just something really special.
Q-What's the deal with Andrew Keimach's mustache?
WOLFROM-It's a good look I guess. He's the man. Keimach can make us all laugh. He can even get into it with Jon (Pascale) which is great because we love it when a guy can go at the coach. Every game, to make it look nice, he puts wax on to make it stand up a little bit better and stick together. Sometimes I help him.
Q-Your team has become sort of a cult internet sensation with its 2010 music video. Who's idea was that and why do you think people have taken a liking to it?
WOLFROM-One of our alumni, Shane Micheil was all about that. We wanted to do a music video because we saw Cal's. It sort of inspired us to do one too. Once we found a song, Shane printed out the lyrics for everyone and we went on a trip and he handed them out. We did stuff on the plane and all these guys had different ideas for it. I wasn't in it a lot, but I guess I was definitely around. It was funny because it was actually a hit on campus. People were like, "Oh there's that kid in the pink sunglasses" (Taylor Wirth). It goes to show we're all friends. Yah we do play soccer, but we're all buddies. Soccer is just the thing that brings us together. I mean, we talked about doing a video this year and I hope we do by the end of it. We'll get on it, we got fans out there waiting.
Q-Believe it or not, there's a life after college. What do you think lies in the future for you?
WOLFROM-I don't know yet. I'm hoping to be a businessman as cliché as that sounds. I'm an Economics and Math Major right now. I just want to get a job and start a family after. Do the normal life; I guess that sounds fine to me. I want to take my kids on vacation. That's what I want to do- just be a laid back dad coaching sports, start a family and go on vacation.
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Jon Pascale (Men's Soccer) August 4, 2011
Vincent Nguyen (Tennis) July 1, 2011
Patti Gerckens (Softball) May 26, 2011
Blake Tagmyer (Baseball) May 11, 2011
Theresa Richards (Women's Track & Field) April 27, 2011
Austin West (Men's Tennis) April 17, 2011
Drew Lawyer (Men's Crew) April 11, 2011
Keith Okasaki (Men's Golf) March 26, 2011
Matt Herman (Men's Swimming & Diving) March 12, 2011
Hanalei Crowell (Women's Water Polo) March 5, 2011
Camille Gaito (Softball) February 23, 2011
Tim Shibuya (Baseball) February 8, 2011
Carl Eberts (Men's Volleyball) January 31, 2011
Neda Nguyen (Women's Swimming & Diving) January 24, 2011
Amy Bianchini (Fencing) January 14, 2011
Lauren Freidenberg (Women's Basketball) January 3, 2011
Christian Hatch (Men's Basketball) December 24, 2010
Blake Langland (Men's Swimming & Diving) November 27, 2010
Sarah McTigue (Women's Soccer) November 8, 2010
Brandon Yee (Men's Soccer) October 11, 2010
Bryce Madsen (Men's Water Polo) September 23, 2010
Annette Ilg (Women's Soccer) September 9, 2010
Ricci Luyties (Women's Volleyball Head Coach) August 24, 2010
Kevin Messey (Head Athletics Trainer) July 7, 2010
Dan O'Brien (Baseball Head Coach) June 18, 2010
Christine Merrill (Women's Track & Field) June 14, 2010
Vance Albitz (Baseball) May 11, 2010
Erik Elliott (Men's Tennis) May 3, 2010
Kelly Fogarty (Women's Track & Field) April 23, 2010
Liz LaPlante (Women's Tennis Head Coach) April 15, 2010
Kirby St. John (Baseball) March 24, 2010
Dan Perdew (Men's Swimming) February 28, 2010
Calvin Ross (Men's Volleyball) February 20, 2010
Nicole Saari (Softball) February 4, 2010
Brad Kreutzkamp (Women's Water Polo Head Coach) January 18, 2010
Tyler Acevedo (Men's Basketball) January 4, 2010
Dr. Cliff Kubiak (UCSD's Faculty Athletic Rep) December 18, 2009
Chelsea Carlisle (Women's Basketball) December 9, 2009
Carianne Cunningham (Women's Swimming) November 23, 2009
Elena Inouye (Cross Country) November 6, 2009
David Morton (Men's Water Polo) October 28, 2009
Juan Pablo Carillo (Men's Swimming) October 19, 2009
Sara Spaventa (Women's Soccer) October 10, 2009
Karen Reis (Women's Volleyball) October 2, 2009
Daniel Pavitt (Men's Soccer) September 23, 2009
Daniel Anderson (Cross Country) September 11, 2009
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Alexia Zatarain (Women's Soccer) August 24, 2009
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Jared Kukura (Men's Soccer) July 30, 2009
Dawn Lee (Former Women's Soccer Standout) July 8, 2009
Rob Mamula (Director of Athletic Performance) June 18, 2009
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A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009
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Spitzer Says Lead in Poll Shows Voters Wants 'Independent Voice'
(NEW YORK) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office due to a sex scandal, said Sunday that his early lead in New York City's comptroller race shows that voters are beginning to warm to his candidacy.
"I don't take polls and rely upon them, but the poll numbers reflect that the public is interested in having an independent voice in that position," Spitzer told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on This Week. "That is what I promise I will be."
Spitzer resigned in 2008 after he was caught patronizing a high dollar prostitution ring. He announced his candidacy for New York City Comptroller last week, which gave him only four days to collect 3,750 signatures in order to get on the ballot.
A Wall Street Journal poll this week showed Spitzer holding a 42 percent to 33 percent lead over his opponent Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer after only a few days in the race.
Yet Spitzer has been dogged by attacks from his political foes who say breaking the law by paying thousands of dollars for prostitutes disqualifies him from public office.
He dismissed the criticism Sunday.
"Opponents will say all sorts of things, the voters will make that determination," Spitzer said. "When I talk to citizens and they're saying: 'Look, you've erred, you looked the public in the eye five years ago, and you said you believe in accountability. You stepped forward and accepted responsibility.'"
"And that is what I did and that is a fundamental point that I think the public should look at," he added.
Citing his push for driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, advocacy for low wage workers, and outspokenness on corruption in Wall Street, Spitzer said voters should look at his record and not the scandal that forced his resignation five years ago.
"I have done a fair bit. It's been five years. I've taught, I have written, I have hosted a few TV shows," Spitzer said. "But I've asked the voters of the city for forgiveness, but I've also said, look at the totality of my record—the independence of my voice when it came to Wall Street, when it came to standing up for the environment, low wage workers, immigrants."
Spitzer also called the "not guilty" verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, "a failure of justice."
"The judicial system is not perfect, and in this case it has failed," said Spitzer, who formerly served as New York's attorney general. "And before we get into a conversation of whether the prosecution was flawed that it should have handled it in a different way there is a simple reality here, an innocent young man is walking down the street, was confronted by a stranger with a gun and that innocent young man was shot."
"The criminal justice system should be able to deal with situations like that," he added.
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Flying Lotus
Moving Forward by Dialing Back on Until the Quiet Comes
As flying Lotus, 28-year-old Steven Ellison has released three increasingly acclaimed full-length albums, several EPs and singles, a generous amount of bumper music for programming such as Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, and he has helped shepherd the efforts of several like-minded circuit arsons on his personal imprint Brainfeeder. Ellison is preparing to release Until the Quiet Comes, his fourth long player total and third LP for U.K. label Warp, and with it he's working to break from some of his previously established tendencies and insecurities.
Prior to composing Until the Quiet Comes, Ellison moved from a house in L.A.'s Echo Park to one in Mount Washington, CA, upgrading his home studio's acoustic space. He migrated his primary workflow into Ableton Live. He's furthered his jazz-leaning piano-playing skills.
Most of all, however, Ellison has attempted to unlearn. His self-declared approach on the new album—which is a long-form concept inspired by holographic universes, lucid dreams, and astral projections—involves recording a feeling of childlike innocence through melodic refrains rather than the urgent overdrive of 2010's Cosmogramma.
Ellison's formative palette isn't exclusive. He grew up like many kids in greater Los Angeles: living inside a Nintendo; obsessing over Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle; developing his relationship with music while listening in the car as he traveled around his hometown of Winnetka, CA, deep in the west-central district of the San Fernando Valley.
Eventually he was passed a mixtape that revealed L.A.'s rave underground, a jungle mix rinsed with hardcore breaks by DJ R.A.W. This blend of percussive madness cut with moments of melodic clarity was a gateway drug that led him to the drill n' bass and IDM coming out of England. "I'd drive to Tower Records at 10 p.m., when it was more empty . . . and I'd take over a listening station, going to the imports and trying to hear stuff I'd never seen before," says Ellison.
He went to college, studying film at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, delving into the concepts of motif and structure, of grain and edge enhancement, of racking focus and cohesive narrative. In college he expanded his experiences with Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Autechre, J. Dilla, Madlib/Quasimoto, El-P, MF Doom, Django Reinhardt, the Doors, and Led Zeppelin, among many others that encapsulated the same compelling flutter and wow as a 35mm projector.
College also allowed Ellison new physical interactions with music. Walking the city streets, Ellison got to add new, grittier context to pivotal albums. In addition, he reassessed the texture of vinyl. "Hearing Madlib, a guy who wasn't afraid to flip these jazzy records in new ways, was really important, because at the time it was a lot of Mannie Fresh productions, the No Limit sound with keyboards," says Ellison. "Madlib opened me up to exploring old records again, and I became convinced I could sample and use keyboards."
Perhaps the most fundamental realization for Ellison was when a friend, who has worked with the Brainfeeder label as a VJ under the name Dr. Strangeloop, introduced him to the potential of laptops. When not discussing avant-garde film, the two would talk about fringe music, and Ellison would sometimes miss class because he'd be wrapped up in creatively destroying media within his new digital sketchbook.
Mastering engineer Daddy KevYears and several releases would pass, though Ellison never forgot his initial fascination with G-funk's repetitious drums, whistling bass and meticulously sequenced string machines and piano solos. Nor did he neglect his Technics 1200s and stacks of wax, slowly amassing a quite sizeable personally sampled sample library. For a period, he did concentrate on his film background, however, assembling some materials for a documentary on his great-aunt, meditative jazz pianist Alice Coltrane (wife of pioneering saxophonist John Coltrane). The documentary has yet to materialize, but this bloodline is admittedly beyond the public domain of influences, and the family lineage partially explains certain chord choices and the interest in astral mystical states that permeates Until the Quiet Comes.
First and foremost, however, Ellison retains the sense memory of when he was just delving into his digital-analog hybrid sound full of blown-out contrast and A-B moments of striking transparency. "My biggest influence is not wanting to repeat myself, unifying the album around ideas that feel brand new and . . . make an innocent feeling come alive," says Ellison. "When I tinker with music, I try to remember that I'm always going to be a student of it."
Sitting in front of his Focal Professional Twin6 Be monitors, flanked by a Moog Voyager, Fender Rhodes, and Wurlitzer electric pianos and an Access Virus TI synth, among other key inputs, Ellison's cockpit is a collection of relatable tools. It's here he drafts the pressurized fragments and subtle artifacts of his rustling dream world's retro-futuristic infrastructure, meticulously nudging clips off the grid, flipping psychedelic soul synths over layered irregularities. But to him it's nothing out of the ordinary.
"I think a lot of the theories about my production are funny, because I don't do anything that is science fiction," says Ellison. "I use the same shit as everybody else, it's just that my ideas are a little different.
"Do I bit-crush? No, definitely not," he continues. "Do I drive things in the master? Absolutely; it's nothing unusual. For my drums, I simply play them in myself and don't quantize it. I don't see what's so mysterious about that; I've just got rhythm. The only thing I use as a controller is an Akai MPK49 and a mouse. I don't even use the pads on it that often to program drums; I mostly key them in."
You can still find a Reason instance up on the MacBook Pro on occasion, as Ellison finds the possibilities in Ableton Live almost overwhelming at times. Recently he appreciates some limitations within his tools so he can focus more on mixing and arrangements rather than pure tonal pulverization. He even keeps collaboration simple. For instance, Brainfeeder artist Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner provides live bass for several tracks, and the process was as simple as plugging the bass into a DI on Ellison's Apogee Ensemble multichannel FireWire interface.
"He riffs around, maybe I'll suggest where I feel it can be more or less busy, and the combination of ideas manifests itself into a bass line," says Ellison. "All that matters to me is getting the idea into the box with the levels flat. Once it's there, I have more control on the actual tone and how I want to maximize it, unify it with other samples and virtual instruments." Additional elements include live strings, as well as vocal contributions from Niki Randa, Laura Darlington, Erykah Badu, and Radiohead's Thom Yorke.
Push play on Until the Quiet Comes and round piano runs, plucky chords, panning shakers, and a resounding thump coalesce. Even when it sounds like jazz brushes are turning into whips of static electricity and the shaking of pens in a cup is in a heated argument with some liquid funk, there's less of a feeling that the 8-bit themes of imaginary video games are powering up to conspire with a dissident breakbeat. Whereas on previous albums there would be a tendency to fold realities in on one another, the new LP feels like it's more composed around a true north. "One of the reasons I named this album what I did is because I feel there's so much chatter in my mind, around me, so I worked so hard to find that quiet, confident space to just be me."
Another way you could look at the title is in light of the album's actual dynamic range, which lends credence to the saying that the master is now the student. "I've been learning to bring things down before I even start," says Ellison. "I'll start composing a track at like –8dB, then I have all this headroom to play with afterward. I've learned how to tuck and limit things, learned to EQ before you limit. I learned a lot of things late, which is awesome because . . . these opportunities to learn make me want to work even more, to take advantage of this new knowledge.
"I can get what I was getting, but with an even better result now that it's pulled down more before the master," he continues. "I didn't think in terms of, did I use this short attack, this long release, and will it work again, but through trial and error and multiple mixes, I get it to where it sounds good. There's more restraint in this record and that was a lot of fun to explore."
A lot of this insight into more efficient compression has come about through interaction with Daddy Kev, Alpha Pup Records label head and the mastering engineer for the majority of FlyLo releases. Ellison met Kev through the Low End Theory, a "producer's lounge" that Kev launched every Wednesday at the Airliner in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. The two met when Ellison brought his laptop to freestyle at the beat cypher, and they have been friends for much of the past decade. One of the reasons Kev feels the pairing works is because he understands the mentality of producers who also do their own mixdowns, and what type of input they want in the process.
"I learned a long time ago, the best engineers know how to shut the f**k up and just work, and I pride myself on being able to do that," says Kev. "The mastering phase for Flying Lotus isn't just a technical process. It's him giving birth . . . and it's very intimate. We may go through multiple mixes so a certain 808 can sit right in the pocket for him, and while he's finishing his edits its my job to boost just the right things by a decibel or two, and keep things sonically correct.
To maintain and reinforce dynamics, Kev uses a digital/analog signal chain on the mastering rig at his Echo Chamber Studio in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, and he prefers to rely on EQing rather than limiting to get desired levels. First the Flying Lotus mixdowns go into Pro Tools 9 on a Mac Pro working at 96/24 (to comply with Mastered for iTunes stipulations). Here Kev applies Brainworx bx_digital V2 EQ ("I always mono the bass from 90Hz down," he says) and uses Sonalksis SV-517 mk2 Equaliser plug-ins for the more detailed work.
"I like the Brainworx because of its fidelity and it allows you to do very, very slight adjustments to the EQ curve," says Kev. "It also does a frequency-isolation thing. Say you're sweeping up and down to see what you want to adjust; it will only play back that frequency +/-100Hz, to just give you that section when you're trying to find what you want to notch out. The Sonalksis I think is very neutral, but with a nice analog feel, and it has a setting that displays a kind of spectral analysis of the waveform as you play back, so you can see what's happening at a frequency."
The signal then goes out an Apogee Symphony I/O into a pair of Avedis e27 EQs, an Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO Jr., and an SSL FX-G384 gray-faced stereo bus compressor. "The FATSO I only use for the warmth effect it has, which is kind of like a high-frequency limiter where it ducks out the really nasty stuff," says Kev. "I don't use it as a compressor at all. The SSL I hit for the compression at 1dB max, more like a half-decibel; gain reduction is barely moving the needle." The signal then goes back into Pro Tools, where Kev uses the Sonnox Oxford Limiter gingerly.
Monitoring with Focal Professional's CMS 65 and the CMS SUB, as well as a cluboriented QSC KW153 and JBL SRX728S rig, Daddy Kev helps solidify the familiar Flying Lotus crunch, but with harmonic issues toned down. Kev recognizes an influence on that reduction is the result of Ellison's new philosophy toward excess.
"He used to be printing mixes that were completely maxed, so this record was definitely different, as he provided much more headroom," says Kev. "There's usually quite a bit of sidechaining, and he uses that kick to trigger compression on a bunch of different organ, string, bassline sounds, whatever he wants to be affecting. I think since he's moved and upgraded his monitors, he's become more aware of the limitations of plug-ins, how far he can really overload things without the signal falling apart. Looking at way back until today, his compositional understanding, his ability to balance arrangements, has really moved forward into a less-cluttered headspace."
Indeed, Until the Quiet Comes is a Flying Lotus album more redolent with salient tones, and Ellison is proud to limit distracting frequencies and unnecessary segues. "I've been working diligently to explore theory, but put clear feelings into the music, too," he says. "As long as technology has allowed us to distribute music, I have been in the mix trying to find stuff, and now I'm realizing the most fun, effective ways I can share that feeling of finding things that aren't meant to happen together, but work."
Tony Ware, a writer-editor based outside Washington, D.C., is more blooming onion than Flying Lotus; multilayered, sometimes a bit heavy, but always flavorful.


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We Don't Need No Lava Soap, Pope
All everyone seems to be talking about right now is the new Pope, so I feel duty-bound to bring you some relevant cakes and punny commentary.
There's a new Pope in town - DON'T CROSS HIM.
I know, I know; that was terrible. Crappy, even. Here, let me see what else I've got ...
[searching wrecks]
Ok, so it turns out I have no Pope cakes. Who knew? Maybe everyone's making them today, and I'll have a big influx of funny hat cakes tomorrow? (Fingers crossed!)
Ah, but I *do* have communion cakes, and those are kind of Pope-y, right?
"Camunicen" must be one of the more obscure sacraments.
You won't think this next one is quite so terrible when I tell you the writing was done using nothing but those little squeeze packets of ketchup:
I'll be lying when I tell you that, though, so maybe you should go ahead and keep thinking it's terrible.
I think this is supposed to be a Bible:
If so, then this bakery deserves to have the (good) book thrown at them.
Ever wonder what happens when a baker's ego gets SERIOUSLY out of control?
I do have a few more related wrecks, but I'm pretty sure if I posted them I'd start a holy war in the comments of Epcotian proportions.
In related news, would it surprise you to learn that I have not one, not two, but FOUR DIFFERENT CAKES shaped like the head of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns? And one shaped like Him bleeding on the cross? Because I do, people. THOSE CAKES EXIST. I feel sacrilegious just looking at them.
Thankfully I can turn to the patron saint of butchered shamrocks for comfort, though. And also for laughs.
Ok, mostly laughs.
Thanks to Shannon H., Stephanie C., Vicky H., Darla D., Shannon U., & Allison K., who shall henceforth be singing this jingle every time they see the Pope on TV. YOU'RE WELCOME.


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Fluff Divides Families, Casseroles
Among the kitchen table issues dividing American households, perhaps none is so sticky as the one cropping up yet again this Thanksgiving: whether or not to Fluff the sweet-potato casserole. Photo:Alex Gagne for The Wall Street Journal.
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WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- While Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels joined other Republicans Wednesday in backing Mitt Romney, some conservatives in Congress say they are still lukewarm.
Daniels was one of the few high-profile Republican leaders who had not endorsed the former Massachusetts governor, USA Today reported. Romney's support has picked up since former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., effectively ended his campaign last week.
A fiscal conservative who was considered a possible presidential contender himself, Daniels said Romney is the best candidate to extricate the country from "ruinous debts and anti-enterprise policies."
Conservative House members urged Romney to open lines of communication with them in the coming weeks, with some indicating they were more passionate about beating President Obama over their party's likely nominee, The Hill reported Tuesday.
Both House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Romney for president on Tuesday.
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House GOP's campaign to keep the majority, told The Hill he didn't think a lack of enthusiasm among conservatives would make Romney a liability.
"Mitt Romney as the nominee will enjoy much more support than he did in a competitive Republican primary," Sessions said.
The Hill said it discussed Romney's likely nomination with a dozen House conservatives.
"I would say first, we're excited about the opportunity to defeat Barack Obama more than anything," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, said. "I think Gov. Romney is the nominee, and you're going to see conservatives unite behind him and do everything we can to help him win this November."
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, raised eyebrows when he cracked a joke that referenced Romney's reputation for flip-flopping on issues, The Hill said.
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Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., defended Romney, saying he would "do what everybody at this table wants to do, which is repeal Obamacare [healthcare reform]. He's going to help us balance the budget sooner rather than later. This is what we've been waiting for."
Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, who helped organize the event, urged Romney to solicit help from House members who rode the wave of the Tea Party movement into office, The Hill said.
"He needs to reach out to every one of us who's sitting at this table and to all the other conservative leaders throughout the United States," Rhodes said. "Because that's how he's going to win. … And we can help him with that, but he needs to make sure that he reaches out to us."


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|Photograph by Rick Sammon
We just finished the final shoot on my Florida Photo Caravan. We had some fantastic models and talked about controlling the light and making pictures.
For the opening image for this post, we bounced the light from our on-camera flashes (set on TTL) into a Westcott reflector – after setting our cameras to Manual and setting the exposure for the light coming through the window behind our model.
For the two pictures below, we bounced the sunlight, which was coming from above and behind the lifeguard stand on which the model was standing, onto her face and body – again using a Westcott reflector.
|Photograph by Rick Sammon
|Photograph Rick Sammon
Reflectors rock.
Reflector info: Westcott 1032 6-in-1 Reflector Kit 42in.
I took all of these pictures with my Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 25-105mm IS lens.
We are setting the dates for our 2012 Florida Photo Caravan - and Delray Goes Digital project. Interested? Shoot me an email at email@example.com.
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I've already blogged this at ESET (3rd link down), so these are just links, but quite a few of them. The first is the actual Cambridge paper (or rather a draft thereof).
Chip and PIN is Broken (Steven J. Murdoch, Saar Drimer, Ross Anderson, Mike Bond), University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
Chip and PIN is broken: http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2010/02/11/chip-and-pin-is-broken/
Has Chip & PIN Had Its Chips?: http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/2010/02/12/has-chip-pin-had-its-chips
PIN check in EMV protocol for EC and credit cards bypassed: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/PIN-check-in-EMV-protocol-for-EC-and-credit-cards-bypassed-929784.html
Chip and PIN system on banking cards seriously flawed: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8862&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=ping.fm&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HelpNetSecurity+%28Help+Net+Security%29
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Five Short Walks with Big Views at the End of the Trail
From the pages of Vermont Life Magazine, by Lisa Densmore
Animal tracks under fallen leaves. The solitude of a clear mountain tarn. A jaw-dropping view. If you yearn for the beauty of the backcountry, but are not up for an epic day on the trail, there are many short hikes in Vermont that offer gentle backcountry adventure with a big reward at the apex.
Here are five hikes that offer big rewards for two miles or less of walking one-way.
Molly Stark State Park, Wilmington
Round trip: 1.7 miles
Highest Elevation: 2,145 feet
Elevation gain: 520 feet
Directions: From Wilmington, head east on Route 9 for about 4 miles. The entrance to the state park is on the south side of the road.
Mount Olga is in Molly Stark State Park. The woman for whom the mountain is named is unknown, but Molly Stark was the wife of the legendary John Stark, a brigadier general in the New Hampshire militia (which included Vermonters), who led the Colonial troops at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
The hike is an easy loop but with a big payoff — a fire
tower with a 360-degree view of southern Vermont and northern
The trail leaves the picnic area from the right side of the ranger cabin on the Mount Olga Trail (blue blazes) and climbs gently. Along the way, you pass a tree that was struck by lightning in 2003 and delaminated, with strips of its trunk arcing over the trail.
0.7 mile, the trail comes to a "T." Bear left, climbing over a stretch
of slab and passing three rundown cabins. The fire tower is just ahead
next to a lower communications tower.
The current steel tower, registered as a National Historic Lookout, was moved to Mount Olga from nearby Bald Mountain in 1949 and remained in active service until the 1970s.
Round trip: 0.8 mile
Highest Elevation: 2,150 feet
Elevation gain: 150 feet
Directions: Take Route 125 to the top of Middlebury Gap (just east of the Middlebury Snowbowl). Follow the Long Trail south.
Pleiad Lake hike is inverted; you hike down first. On a shoulder of
Worth Mountain, Pleiad, a pond really, is one of the highest lakes in
Vermont. A mere 0.4 mile from Route 125, it is surprisingly little
From the trailhead, take the Long Trail south (white blazes) up a short rise, past a sign-in box to one of the Snowbowl ski trails. Bear left up the trail, angling toward the top of the chairlift, where you can get a view of the Adirondacks on a clear day.
From the lift terminal, the trail re-enters the woods. It descends old log steps, then continues through the woods to another ski trail. At about 0.3 mile, the trail comes to a fork. Bear right, leaving the Long Trail on a short spur to Pleiad Lake. After crossing a third ski trail, the trail comes to the edge of the lake. A loosely defined footpath skirts its right side, past a broad rock that makes a perfect picnic spot.
Elmore State Park, Elmore
Round trip: 2.4 miles (fire tower only), 3.4 miles (fire tower and Balanced Rock).
Highest Elevation: 2,608 feet
Elevation gain: 1,450 feet
Directions: Take Route 12 to Elmore State Park. From the tollbooth, continue straight ahead to the trailhead parking lot. Take the Fire Tower Trail, not the Nature Trail.
Mount Elmore is a favorite among local
hikers because of the view from its fire tower. With the Lake Elmore
beach at the base, it is a perfect destination on a summer day.
From the parking area, the trail heads uphill on a fire road. At 0.5 mile, at the end of the fire road, it takes a sharp right onto the Mount Elmore Trail (blue blazes). At 1.0 mile, the trail reaches a lookout on the left, the site of the old fire watcher's cabin. The view to the east over Lake Elmore stretches as far as Mount Washington. If hiking with young children or old dogs, this is good place to have a picnic and turn around.
From here the trail becomes rougher and steeper until you reach a "T." Turn left to reach the fire tower, which affords phenomenal views.
For an interesting side trip, return to the "T" and head in the other direction toward Balanced Rock, a boulder about 20 feet long and 6 feet high, perched at an angle on a rock outcropping. It's worth the extra half mile to see this giant rock appear to defy gravity.
Round trip: 2.9 miles
Highest Elevation: 306 feet
Elevation Gain: 200 feet
Directions: From Orwell, take Route 73 west. Bear left onto Mount Independence Road and follow it up a steep hill to the Visitor's Center. The trailhead is above the Visitor Center.
Mount Independence is a state historic site, named by the soldiers who were stationed there in 1776 when they received word of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It is not a mountain but a rocky bluff at the end of a peninsula on Lake Champlain across from Fort Ticonderoga. To hike through this active archeological site is to step back in time, as you try to imagine what life must have been like for its defenders during the Revolutionary War.
Mount Independence has four hiking trails, designated by color and ranging from 0.6 mile to 2.5 miles. By making a loop from the Blue Trail to the Orange Trail, you can pass most of the landmarks and enjoy views across the lake from several angles.
From the Visitor Center, bear right up the mowed lawn that once traversed a treeless military camp. Today, it is a picnic area surrounded by dense forest and wildflowers. After passing a flagpole that flies a colonial flag, turn left following the Blue Trail into the woods. The trail immediately clears the trees again onto a lawnlike path, the former site of the general hospital, and then re-enters the woods on a dirt road.
The road descends through
mixed hardwoods, dropping steadily to a split log bridge. Soon, the
trail flattens out, paralleling the shoreline. From here, the trail
passes numerous fields, each the former location of a military facility.
At 2.2 miles, the Blue Trail ends at the Orange Trail at the end of the peninsula. Bear left to a rocky perch and the first clear view across the lake. A little farther, a broad rock slab marks the site where a floating bridge once connected Mount Independence with Fort Ticonderoga.
here, the Orange Trail heads inland and climbs to the old Horseshoe
Battery and a panoramic view of the lake to the north. A bit farther,
the trail crosses another clearing, the highest point on Mount
Independence. Though viewless, it is interesting because it was once
shaped like an eight-pointed star. From here, it is an easy stroll down a
wide grassy road back to the Visitor Center.
A new trail meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act will open this summer.
Round trip: 2.0 miles
Highest Elevation: 968 feet
Elevation gain: 650 feet
Directions: From the junction of Route 7 and Ferry Road in Charlotte, go south on Route 7 for three miles to State Park Road, which ends at the parking area and ranger booth at the entrance to Mount Philo State Park.
Mount Philo is the centerpiece of Mount Philo State Park, Vermont's oldest state park. It is a midget of a mountain, but it towers over the middle of the Champlain Valley, offering exceptional views of the lake and the Adirondacks beyond. It's also known for its wildflowers.
The Mount Philo Trail (blue blazes) enters the woods on the left of the park road to the summit. There are many maples in the hardwood mix, and they make this hike a local favorite during fall foliage season.
The trail climbs steadily to House Rock, a large boulder that is hollowed out underneath. After a short traverse to the northeast, the trail squeezes between a tree and a large rock, then continues its ascent. At 0.5 mile, the trail reaches an intersection where a narrow, rocky spur exits right to Devil's Chair, an enormous boulder that hangs on the hillside. The intersection is notable for the cleft in the rock that is fun to squeeze inside.
At about 0.8 mile, the pitch eases and the trail passes a perch and the first clear view. From here, the summit ledges and picnic area are a short, steep climb.
Lisa Densmore is
the author of Best Hikes with Dogs: New Hampshire and Vermont (The
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Andy Murray was defeated but far from downcast as the curtain came down on the season of his life on Sunday night.
The world number three was beaten 7-6 (7/5) 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals by defending champion Roger Federer, who will now bid for a third successive title in Monday's final against Novak Djokovic, who was a 4-6 6-3 6-2 winner over Juan Martin Del Potro earlier.
"It was an incredibly positive year," the 25-year-old said. "I would have loved to finish the year on a win, of course. It's been the best year of my career by a mile. So why I would look back on that negatively now would be silly because I've achieved things I've never achieved before."
Murray rather fell away after a great start at London's O2 Arena but could be nothing but positive at the end of a year that brought him both Olympic gold and the US Open title, the first grand slam singles crown for a British man since 1936.
He added: "I wouldn't say whoever wins or loses the match tomorrow will look back on the year with huge disappointment. I think both of them have played really well this whole year and I have to try to view it the same."
Murray went into the clash as many people's favourite against a man who has lost only one match at the O2 since 2009. That came on Saturday against Del Potro when Federer was already through to the semi-finals and he has won more titles - six - and matches than anyone else at the season-ending tournament.
It was all so different at the start on Sunday night as Murray came out firing, breaking Federer's serve in the first game and pushing for a second but Federer dug in and hit back to level at 4-4, and from then on Murray was the one under pressure.
He forced a tie-break but lost an epic point that gave Federer a 6-4 lead, and the champion took his second set point. Murray needed a good start to the second set but was broken from 40-0 in the third game and there never looked like being a way back from there.
"I think he played well," Murray added. "I didn't think it was an incredibly high standard in terms of the length of points. There were a lot of quick points.
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On the same day the Supreme Court began hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, congressional leaders gathered for a much less contentious civil rights event: they unveiled a statue of Rosa Parks at the Capitol.
The civil rights icon is the first African-American woman to join the other figures memorialized in Statuary Hall.
She was "slight in stature, but mighty in courage," President Barack Obama said at the unveiling ceremony on Wednesday morning.
The event, attended by members of Congress and other guests, including a friend and niece of Parks, was a once in a lifetime moment. Literally. Parks' statue is the first full-size statue approved and funded by Congress since the 1870s. Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi proposed the idea at Parks' memorial service in the fall of 2005, and Former President George W. Bush signed the bill authorizing the creation of the statue into law on December 1 of that year, 50 years to the day after Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Both Democratic and Republican leaders honored the quiet strength of the woman who would have turned 100 this month.
As Republican House Speaker John Boehner said, the event was a "homecoming of sorts" for the Alabama native. Parks worked for nearly 20 years as an assistant to Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan). She was his first congressional hire, and Pelosi joked about the fact that people used to stop by Conyer's office not to see him, but the short, unassuming woman who had helped shape history.
Parks wasn't looking to make history that December day, but when the bus driver told her to move, she politely refused. When he said he'd have her arrested, she said, "You may do that." It was a simple act, but a powerful one. She was indeed arrested and the incident angered members of the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr. Leaders organized a bus boycott that helped spark a shift toward desegregation.
The bronze statue shows a stoic Parks much as she was on that day -- seated, in a hat and unrimmed glasses, staring straight ahead and clutching her purse. She is surrounded by statues of men in powdered wigs and ornate waistcoats. These other statues in the hall have been donated by various states.
The unveiling took place 150 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It took place 50 years after the famous March on Washington that concluded with King's renowned "I have a dream" speech.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina) noted how far the country has come since then at the unveiling, but said there is more to do.
"The struggle goes on," he said, "the pursuit is not over."
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Pelosi echoed that sentiment.
"We are still considering how to eradicate slavery's unsavory successors," Reid said.
Obama, too, called for action to eliminate current racism and discrimination. His administration is in the midst of defending a section of the Voting Rights Act that it says is essential. The section requires some states to get approval from the Justice Department or a federal court in Washington, DC, before they change their election practices.
"We so often spend our lives," he said, "as if in a fog, accepting injustice."
"Rosa Parks," he continued, "tells us there's always something we can do."


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Todd Harris, the usually gregarious consultant to Sen. Marco Rubio, uncharacteristically resisted eight days of calls and emails seeking his thoughts for this column. When he finally did reply, the answer was: "to be honest, another story about Marco and immigration is not high on Christmas list!!"
No wonder. The very issue Rubio (and Harris) thought would be a game-changing, legacy-builder looks like a big liability for the Florida senator, at least right now. In the process, the self-confident presidential hopeful suddenly looks wobbly, even a little weak, as he searches for what's next.
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Rubio spent six months working over Senate Republicans only to get stiffed by 70 percent of them. He has gone underground on the issue ever since, ducking reporters on Capitol Hill.
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His poll numbers in Iowa and nationally are falling among conservatives. And he clearly feels intense pressure to start acting more conservative — and quick.
One of his new, non-immigration pushes: Warning he won't vote to fund the government unless Obamacare is thrown out. His latest speeches have made fiscal responsibility his new signature issue, including opposition to raising the debt limit unless Congress can pass a budget that balances within 10 years. And he plans to join other Republican senators in a push on abortion restrictions that will please the base, but has no chance of becoming law.
Some top conservatives are questioning Rubio's judgment on immigration, arguing that he was "played" by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats in the Senate's Gang of Eight immigration working group.
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Rubio refused to be interviewed for this column. But POLITICO's Senate specialist, Manu Raju, cornered him in the Capitol on Wednesday to get his take.
"The Senate bill has passed the Senate," he said. "What's there to advocate for?" Rubio, a leader of the Gang of Eight, refused to join the rest of that gang in a meeting Tuesday with technology industry leaders to discuss putting pressure on the House. "I don't think the best way to get a result for immigration reform in this country is to somehow try to muscle the House," he said. The House, Rubio said, deserves "the time and space…to come up with their ideas about how to reform immigration – and I hope they will – but that's up to them."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Gang of Eight, said Rubio's silent treatment is understandable - but not the best way to pass a bill. "I have been there [in the House]: When a bunch of senators came over, it wasn't a good news day," Graham said. But he added: "If he's got some influence in the House, now is a good time to use it."
( Also on POLITICO: Rubio: Defund Obamacare or no spending deal)
In background conversations, Rubio allies spin elaborate theories about how he might be threading the perfect political needle, getting credit for winning Senate passage without owning the responsibility for the complexities of implementation – and certain rage from some parts of the right — if it actually became law.
"The Senate passed a bill that he was essential to, and his colleagues now see him as a guy who got something important done," said a Rubio ally who would be a key part of any presidential campaign. "The business, financial, tech and evangelical groups were for the bill – that's all pretty good stuff. He showed political strength by not kowtowing to the ... right. And if the bill fails, the only way Republicans could win the Hispanic vote in a national election would be with him on the ticket."
( Also on POLITICO: Rubio, Paul to be at tea party meeting)
But let's rewind the camera to understand why this isn't where Rubio wanted to be. He got into the immigration fight because he authentically believes the law needs to change – and because he knows that if he ever wants to run for the White House, he cannot look like a policy chump. So he plunged all-in. He worked the conservative media masterfully, winning the support of important talkers like Bill O'Reilly on Fox, and neutralizing many talk-radio hosts, who seemed to give Rubio the benefit of the doubt personally, even if they didn't love the proposed law. He quietly cultivated House allies like House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan. His clear aim was to get a bill signed into law.
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