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The flaw with that is.... you can't take someone seriously if they're strutting around semi clothed or naked. Take Seven of Nine. Intriguing character with a compelling backstory and character arc... but since she's in a skin-tight catsuit... it's hard to take her seriously. She's just a whip away from being a dominatrix.
I take 7 very seriously, she is my favorite Trek character. And let me promise you that if O'Brien and Bashir were playing their wargames in the holosuite shirtless instead of layered in mounds of woolies I would take them seriously too. I do get the catsuit criticism, I've just applied logical Trek based apologetics to get around it. But no I wouldn't want everyone prancing around like that or shirtless while on duty, I just want them to take off their shirts when off duty! Sex it up man! Like Archer and Trip playing volleyball in the desert!
Seven didn't need a whip. She had those tubules that popped out of her hand. Apparently even after Doc's reconstructive surgery.
I admit, I was 16 when "Scorpion II" first aired, and I had an immediate crush on Jeri Ryan. The "teenaged fan-boys" that the purists like to complain about, I was one of them.
Yup. I'm a total sheep, or whatever. To be fair, I'm always one of the first people to defend her acting ability rather than commenting on her looks. So I have evolved. A little.
Same, and I was 46 then. What made the character work is how Ryan underplayed the sensuality while everyone else was having heart palpitations.
People act like 7 was vamping it up all over the ship. She cannot help having big breasts and blonde hair and long legs. This is just how God, the Borg and the EMH made her.
Okay, I can get that's how she is. I can even get the perv subroutine in the EMH to give her a catsuit. But why wouldn't Seven, when she realizes how everyone is gawking at her, not replicate something more modest in the name of efficiency? Harry can't even stare at her without wetting his uniform and Seven did call him on this more than once. Heck if a bunch of former Maquis terrorists get Starfleet uniforms with provisional rank, why not Seven?
She was an infantalized virgin. No one was going to make a move on her no matter what she looked like, especially after Neelix and his childbride.
Why should she? They should adapt. She has enough to adapt to without giving up her comfort suits that keep her feeling safe and contained like when she was in Borg gear.
Amazing... its been decades since this song first came out, and we are still shaming based on dress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOefY-wjA7U Maybe someone needs to do a version with Seven and Naomi. [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOefY-wjA7U[/yt]
So they should adapt but she shouldn't? That one cuts both ways. Adapt and wear a starfleet uniform! Heck, I actually would've prefered she remained half Borgified like she was in the Gift for awhile. Then she could gradually lose this part or that as a visual reminder of her journey towards humanity.
Of course I would prefer her in a starfleet uniform but for whatever reasons she isn't given one. What she is given is obviously acceptable ship wear since we see plenty of other Star Trek women dressed similarly. Kes wore skin tight stuff and no one complained. Why should it be fine for Kes and not fine for 7? Because 7 is hotter? Nope, doesn't fly.
Probably because it's more obvious. Kes was only in her catsuit a few episodes. And really, I think that was a poor move for her too and I'm glad that didn't become full time even by virtue of her leaving alone. Voyager was obviously trying to sex things up to get viewers one way or another.


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If you're a day care provider and other home business owner, you may not think you hired any independent contractors, but what about your lawn service? Your window washer? Your handyman? Or the guy who shovels your driveway?
These folks aren't providing services directly to your business, but they do indirectly, if you are taking a home office deduction. If you want to deduct a percentage of what you pay them on your tax return, I recommend that you give a 1099-MISC to any home service provider you paid at least $600 to over the course of the year.
Giving 1099s to home service providers
According to Tom Copeland, child care providers should give 1099s to home service providers paid $600 or more during the year. This advice applies just as well to other home-based businesses.
The idea of giving 1099s to home service providers was new to me when I first corresponded with Tom on this subject. I don't believe it is required, but I agree with Tom that preparing a 1099 is the best way to safeguard your tax deduction.
I asked "TaxMama" Eva Rosenberg for her opinion and she agrees with Tom:
From the standpoint of the compliance audits IRS is doing now, I can see an aggressive auditor disallowing a deduction because there was no 1099 or W-2. And frankly, if you were to appeal, you'd probably lose - since you're taking these expenses (even if only part of the expense) as a business deduction.
IRS wants to close that tax gap. And these maintenance-type workers are often a big part of the unreported economy.
The potential cost of doing nothing
I didn't start giving a 1099 to my house cleaning service until a few years ago. Before that, a agreesive auditor could have disallowed the portion of my house cleaning costs deducted as a business expense on my home office form. I would have immediately owed additional income and self-employment tax, plus penalties and interest.
My total out-of pocket to the tax authorities would vary, but considering the size of my home office, losing this deduction could easily cost me $150. Closer to $300 if I had the home office percentage of a typical day care provider (30-35%). Even more with a business percentage higher than 35%, which is common for family child care providers. (The Form 8829 business percentage for child care providers is also known as the time/space percentage.)
1099s are easy to prepare
The good part is that 1099-MISC forms are not at all complicated or expensive to prepare. I am confident that you will agree. It takes only a few minutes to fill out a 1099-MISC and the 1096 transmittal form and you can get 1099 forms free from the IRS, but expect it to take about 10 business days. (1099 forms cannot be downloaded, because they are special red scannable forms.)
The real problem can be getting your service worker's tax id number and address information. Some workers insist on being paid in cash. In that case, you do the math (or have your tax pro do it for you) to see how much it would cost you to lose the deduction in an audit. Then you ask yourself if it's worth continuing to use the person's services or if you are better off looking for someone else.
Don't forget direct service providers
Most workers providing services directly to your day care business are considered employees, but double check to see if you may have hired a tutor, puppeteer, storyteller or other professional activity-provider. You may also occasionally hire someone to provide substitute child care services. You should definitely give these folks a 1099-MISC if they were paid $600 or more during the year. Direct (100%) business expenses give you the biggest tax savings and they're well worth protecting.
Observe the situation carefully if you hire a substitute caregiver. To be an independent contractor, such a person should advertise to the public, give you a tax id number, provide services to multiple providers, and have a business contract for you to sign. This is rare. In general, caregivers you hire will be considered your employees.
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Doctors, artists, and sportspersons too volunteer their services, sometimes for a week or a month. Bagiya school in Gurgaon "mainstreams" more than 50 children of construction site workers every year! With a team of 20 volunteers,some of whom travel long distances to reach the school, Shilpa Sonal now dreams of opening a Bagiya in each of the many villages located in and around Gurgaon. Also on the anvil are vocational training centres in these villages, with the objective of improving educational infrastructure in the centres of neglect that abound in the Millennium City. Shilpa Sonal is confident that as they proceed with focus and dedication, she and her team of volunteers will make a tangible difference to the lives of those to whom they will bring schooling and vocational training. Subscribe TBI guest writer, Priya VK Singh, interviewed Shilpa Sonal to find out what motivates her to run the school and how she has managed to achieve all that she has in a span of six short years. Shilpa, what accounts for your involvement with the school? While my husband was serving the Special Forces in the Indian Army . I worked for the welfare of the ladies and families of the Jawans fighting at the borders in remote areas of Ladakh. This was both a very humbling experience and educative as well. Later, after my husband took an early retirement from the Army, I got involved in getting our dhobi's 3-year old son operated for a life-saving open heart surgery. This, to my mind, was my moment of truth! To see the boy absolutely normal and healthy is a pleasure inexpressible in words. Students at the Bagiya school are encouraged to participate in cultural activities to build their self-confidence. Did you always want to do this, or was it something that just happened? Yes, definitely since the time I got married to the Army life and saw how selflessly our Jawans fight for the country. Our country needs great many benefactors to help the less privileged come forward! How many years have you been involved with Bagiya, and in what capacity? Its been six years since I began as a volunteer for the service of society. Later, one realized the need to structure the social initiatives and hence the umbrella of Sanshil Foundation for Welfare was founded by me as a non-profit organization in 2009. Has the school grown during these years? From 6 children from nearby construction sites in my front lawns, today, we have today 200+ children going through a literacy program at Project BAGIYA – A school for underprivileged children. We take immense pride in sharing that we have already mainstreamed 120 children in schools like DPS Shiksha Kenra, Shikshantar, Pallavanjali, CD Sr secondary school etc. These children continue to be hand-held by us and we partly or fully sponsor their education as well. Are there other projects that you have undertaken? A stitching centre for women in Jharsa Village, Gurgaon for the past three years is the ideal example of how villages continue to be nestled in concrete jungles of development but have no room for individual growth of the villagers. Products made at Sanshil Stitching centre are being bought by corporates like Kuoni Destination for their tourists from Europe. Sanshil also runs a school for slum children in Sector 30, Noida. Stitching Centre at Jharsa Village, Gurgaon Do you find your work satisfying, Shilpa? Extremely! What better way to live everyday when someone somewhere can benefit from our efforts? Simply the joy of giving and touching a life! There s no substitute to this joy. Try this sometime. What are the challenges you face? Social initiatives are not always able to get financial support to sustain. Corporate support through CSR is also not always able to match the mission and objectives set out by the NGO/NPO. We at Sanshil Foundation are constantly struggling to meet our needs. What are your plans for the future? To be able to impact as many lives in our own small way. On a micro level, we would like to empower more and more children and young adults from the lower strata via vocational training. Bagiya school is run by Shilpa Sonal (second from left, sitting), with the help of 20 volunteers What is the impact that your involvement with the school has had on your family, specially your children? A lot of personal time is at stake. But I manage my work like a job. After-work hours and weekends are only for the family. On another level, my children have seen me giving my time to benefit another human being. Surprisingly, they have silently observed and understood to manage many things on their own. Are they supportive, proud? Yes, my parents-in-law who live with us and my husband have always supported my initiatives. Frankly, it would not have been possible without their support. Do your children share your dreams? It is too early to say because my children are still very young, but I am confident they will grow up to be sensitized human beings and will do their bit some day. How can readers help? I would request all readers to support any small cause they believe in, or one that touches their hearts. If each one of us does a small good deed, we could make this a happier planet! Some can give their time, some money and some both. Since no organization can sustain itself without support, we need people from society to contribute both. So, one can choose to impact in whatever way comfortable. 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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Two firsts
One is a first I have every year, but with a twist. The other is a first I have never had since I started gardening.
Every June, I hail the first of the martagon lilium. There is a nice clump still in bud in the usual side bed, but last fall I also planted some Mrs. Blackhouse (lured by end-of-season sales at Old House Gardens!) in the front hosta beds. Sure enough, here is one coming up right through a hosta (top). I love the color. They still have that … unusual martagon fragrance. I have some more but I can see they won't put up a flower stalk this year. Martagons don't sometimes; they like to wait.
While volunteering at Urban Roots—helping customers with plant citing and behavior advice—I got bored during the slow times and picked out 3 little heirloom tomato plants. I allowed these to languish in their root-bound state (they were leftover to begin with) and finally planted them in my rose/lily/perennial bed, pretty much at random. But here is the first little tomato. Will it thrive or perish? Stay tuned.
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- Carol said...
Your first tomato ever is always very special. Always. Congratulations!
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- Lisa at Greenbow said...
I say they will survive. Just look at those little green orbs. They want to live. Love the lilies too.
- Annie in Austin said...
Lilies rising up to bloom through hostas is so lovely, EAL - so Mrs Backhouse had a lily named after her in addition to the daffodil?
Good luck with the first tomato. As a first time grower, how do you feel about the scent of tomato leaves? For those of us who have always grown tomatoes, that scent becomes an essential element of summer.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose - 7:58 PM
- Kylee from Our Little Acre said...
Both are lookin' good, Eliz! I think that tomato will be just fine. That's about the size of ours right now, too. Wish I liked to eat raw tomatoes! Hubby does, though.
- EAL said...
I doubt the tomato will survive (thanks, though!), but aside from that, I can't tell about the smell. There are 3 isolated plants in the middle of a big perennial bed that has roses and lilies, so I would have a tough time picking out the fragrance from its foliage.
- Kylee from Our Little Acre said...
Oh, I think you would notice the tomato foliage smell, if you get close to it. It's very distinctive and not anything like roses or lilies. Go on...have a sniff! (I don't like the smell of tomato foliage, but I never used to like the smell of marigolds either, and now I do.)
- Amy Greenan said...
I also vote that the tomato will live. Rescue plants are my favorite.
- Kathy said...
I read that stressed plants make tomatoes sooner. You may have the first one on your block!
- Ms. Wis./Each Little World said...
My Mrs. Backhouse lilies are 3 years old now and fabulous. But no tomatoes here. My lilies are growing up through other plants like yours — it's a great look. It got hot enough last week to speed the lilies into and out of bloom too quickly for me. But the heat also finally saved my basil plants which were dying from cool and rainy weather.
- firefly said...
I planted two Mrs Backhouse a couple of years ago and each year they have been eaten almost to lace by Asian lily beetles, but they bloom anyway.
I love the mixed colors on these. Right now there are European elderberry flower panicles bending down very close to these blooms and the white & pink/salmon & yellow together are really lovely. - 12:34 PM


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Born | Genevieve Gael Chappell October 18, 1972 Anaheim, California, U.S. |
Other names | "The Queen of Cars" |
Occupation | Television host, model, spokesperson |
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Genevieve Chappell (born October 18, 1972)[citation needed] is an American television personality and owner of GCS Productions.
Early life[edit]
Genevieve Gael Chappell was born in Anaheim, California, to Bob and Lesley Chappell, the eldest of five children. Chappell's father moved the family around the Southern California area quite a bit - San Clemente, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa, Riverside, and Whittier (which would end up playing a major role in her automotive passion due to car clubs and customizers who lived in her neighborhood), but she did not spend her entire childhood there. Due to a family issue, Chappell, at the young age of 16, moved her mother and siblings from Whittier to Long Beach, California. She got a job working as a waitress at the Harbor House Cafe in Sunset Beach, California, working the graveyard shift from 10pm-7am so she could take care of her four younger siblings during the day. Chappell stated: "It was a sink or swim situation. I decided to swim (and hull the family with me) it was one of the most difficult times in my life, I was in survival mode 24/7." She then moved the family to Seal Beach and continued to support her family physically, emotionally and financially. When Chappell's siblings were all over the age of 14 she moved to Huntington Beach where she has lived ever since.
When Chappell was 20 years of age she was approached by a representative for the St. Pauli Girl Brewery and asked to be the official St. Pauli Girl for Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach.[1] There at the event she caught the eyes of other marketing representatives and began working as an official spokesmodel and poster girl for Budweiser USA. She also represented many automotive and motorsports companies as a narrator/spokesmodel[2] at numerous trade shows and conventions around the United States and Canada. This led to bookings as a live emcee, narrator, and presenter with a variety of companies including Sony, Microsoft, SEMI Conductors, Quibca USA, IBM, and Hilton Hotels.
Genevieve gained recognition from the print work she was doing as a spokesmodel. An agent approached her and suggested she put a composite card together along with a portfolio and pursue modeling. She took that advice and has since worked as a model for companies such as Disney, Intex H2O Toys, Von Dutch, Mission Hockey, NAPA Auto Parts, EBC Brakes, NHRA, Scripto Lighters, True Hardware, K&N Airfilter, NOS, Garrett Turbocharger, MSD 6A Ignition, along with many publications: fitness catalogues, bridal magazines, Hot Rod Magazine,[3] Velocity Magazine, OC Family, Where OC and more.
In the fall of 1999, Mission Hockey offered Chappell (their current female spokesmodel) a main role as a host in the company's hockey commercial. WCEC Productions, the production company hired to produce the commercial, was based in San Diego, California. The producers liked Chappell's outgoing personality and knowledge of sports. Two months later, with no prior television hosting experience, the producers hired her on to host a syndicated sports show for San Diego Channel 4. She covered a wide range of sports, interviewing big time sports celebrities such as Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant and Coach Phil Jackson, Olympic Stars; Christy Yamaguchi and Tara Lipinski, MLB's Tony Gwynn, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, several wrestlers of the WWE and motorcross stars from X-Games and Vans Triple Crown Motocross, along with athletes from the NHL, NBA, NFL and more.
In May 2006, Genevieve became the first female host of Mothers Polish Car Show Series on ESPN. That same season she also hosted ESPN's In the Drivers Seat where she worked alongside the father of drag racing "Big Daddy" Don Garlits. In 2007 Chappell hosted ESPN's Mothers Polish Car Show Competition alongside co-hosts Griff Allen and David "Doc" Riley. The group traveled around the country covering custom car shows for the series. Because of her knowledge and passion for custom, classic and vintage cars, another call came in from ESPN executives which offered Chappell a position as a co-host, alongside Griff Allen on Bidding Wars, part of ESPN's Garage Block.[4] In its first season, the program ran during the second quarter of 2007. The second season ran in the second quarter of 2008. In 2007, it was said to be ESPN2's highest rated program in its Saturday morning / Wednesday or Thursday afternoon motorsports block with a high rating of 4.1 - outperforming NASCAR Today. The program was voiced over by David "Doc" Riley, was hosted by Bill Stephens. The entire first and second seasons of programming were shot over the course of four days of the Labor Day weekend at the Kruse International Classic Car Auction and Show in Auburn, Indiana. For the 2008 broadcast season, Genevieve Chappell and Allen returned as co-hosts while Stephen Cox replaced Bill Stephens as the host.
In March 2008, Dean Kruse, the owner of Kruse International Auction house, and Vice President Fred Gittin offered Chappell to be the first woman ever to announce a Kruse classic car auction. She accepted and announced at the first annual Alabama Kruse auction later in March 2008. Next came an offer to be the host ESPN's Russo and Steele Classic Car Auction. Her co-hosts were Bill Stephens and Sports Car Market's Keith Martin. The program was shot in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the annual Auction Month in January 2008 and aired on ESPN from March 2008 till December 2008. The shows, which reached 91 million households, instantly made her the face of ESPN's automotive programming. Chappell states it was the ESPN executives and car customizers that gave her the nickname "The Queen Of Cars". Genevieve was also the pit reporter for the 2008 resurrection of the Mint 400, and used in the 2009 version of the event as well. In 2009, she was hired as a pit reporter for the Lucas Oil Off Road Series which will air on Speed Channel, Versus, and Outdoor Channel.
Her other automotive credits include numerous shows on Speed Channel as a pit reporter for Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour, Versus for Lucas Oil On The Edge, Treasure HD's Bonham's and Butterfeilds Live Auction series, World Of Trucks by the Outdoor Channel, ION Networks Lokar car Show Series and an online series for Velocity Magazine (Velocitymag.com/tv) called Velocity TV - which she created, produced and hosted. Chappell has hosted more automotive and motorsports programming on television than any other female.
Through her television programming duties, Genevieve has worked with automotive legends Don Garlits, Rad Rides by Troy designer Troy Trepanier, Chip Foose, Tom McEween, John Force, The Force Family and Race Team, Mario Andretti, Tanner Foust, as well as co-hosts Bill Stephens, Stephen Cox, and Sports Car Market's Keith Martin. Genevieve's career has also garnered much press and attention, as she has been featured in Hot Rod, Hot Rod Deluxe, and Velocity Magazine in 2008. She also served as the Grand Marshal of the Great Pottsville Cruise, alongside Dennis Gage, host of SPEED Channels My Classic Car.[5] She has also been featured in numerous non-automotive press throughout her television career.
- ^ California Oktoberfest Events, www.beachcalifornia.com. Accessed 2009-05-22.
- ^ 2008 SPEED PARTS HALL OF FAME AUTO MODELS, www.hotrod.com. Accessed 2009-05-20.
- ^ HOT ROD Deluxe Sep 2008 Issue with Genevieve Chappell, blogs.hotrod.com. 2008-07-08. Accessed 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Moms Who Rock: Genevieve Chappell, Huntington Beach: Auto Ace". OC Family.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Pottsville cruise has become ritual of summer, www.newsitem.com. 2008-08-09. Accessed 2009-05-19.
External links[edit]
- www.genevievechappell.com - official website
- twitter.com/genevievec
- Genevieve on Facebook
- www.qik.com/genevieve
- Genevieve Chappell at the Beautiful Now Video Shoot Picture 6
- Oktoberfest Huntington Beach - Old World Oktoberfest
- Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
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She wanted to be the First
Madam La Presidente
Four years ago but was bested
by Sarkozy Nick ---
but today Sarkozy's out
- the electorate has given a Kick !
The Man who is In is none other
than Segolene Royale's ex
with whom she had 4 children
& 25 years of Hot , Lovin' Sex!
Pres.-elect Hollande is now with
Ms.Valerie Trierweilex !
Fate can be a cruel Bitch --
poor Ms Segolene Royale
Irony is deliciously Rich
Ms.Royale has been soundly spanked
on Each butt-cheek !
her Left-wing socialist buttock
& her right-assed married cheek
in her private boudoir
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This splendid introduction to French literature from 842 A.D. to the present decade is the most imaginative single-volume guide to the French literary tradition available in English.Conceived for the general reader, this volume presents French literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles, but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary critical perspectives. The book consists of 164 essays by American and European scholars, and covers the history of French literature from 842 to 1989.Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction On Writing Literary History Denis Hollier 778 Entering the Date John Benton 842 The Birth of Medieval Studies R. Howard Bloch 1050? Saints' Lives Brigitte Cazelles 1095 The Epic Joseph J. Duggan 1123? Manuscripts Laura Kendrick 1127 The Old Provencal Lyric Stephen G. Nichols 1152 The Romances of Antiquity Jean-Charles Huchet 1165 Erec et Enide Eugene Vance 1175 Fables and Parodies Kathryn Gravdal 1180? Marie de France Joan M. Ferrante 1181? The Grail Alexandre Leupin 1202 Old French Prose Historiography Gabrielle M. Spiegel 1209? Arthurian Romance in Prose E. Jane Burns 1210 The Fabliaux Charles Muscatine 1214, 27 July Literature and History Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski 1215, November The Impact of Christian Doctrine Evelyn Birge Vitz 1225? Generic Hybrids Kevin Brownlee 1267 Medieval Rhetoric Douglas Kelly 1277, 7 March Jean de Meun's Le roman de la rose David F. Hult 1300? Medieval Vernacular Drama Donald Maddox 1342? Lyricism in the Age of Allegory Kevin Brownlee 1401, St. Valentine's Day Trials of Eros Jacqueline Cerquiglini 1456 "I the Scholar Francois Villon" Nancy Freeman Regalado 1460? Farces, Morality Plays, and Soties Barbara C. Bowen 1493 The Rhetoriqueurs Francois Rigolot 1512 Writing without Reserve Terence Cave 1517 Humanist Models Timothy Hampton 1526, July Life-Saving Stories Natalie Zemon Davis 1527 Margaret of Navarre Carla Freccero 1528 Manners and Mannerisms at Court Nancy J. Vickers 1532 Rabelais and Textual Architecture Edwin M. Duval 1534, Fall Literary Banquets Michel Jeanneret 1534, 17-18 October Evangelism Gerard Defaux 1536 Emblems Daniel S. Russell 1536, Summer The Sonnet Francois Rigolot 1538, 6 March Dialogue Jean-Claude Carron 1539 The Birth of French Lexicography Terence R. Wooldridge 1541, July Translation as Literature Glyn P. Norton 1541, September Calvin the Writer Francis M. Higman 1542 The Neoplatonic Debate Lawrence D. Kritzman 1544 The Architecture of Poetic Sequences Doranne Fenoaltea 1549 A New Intellectual Elite Margaret Ferguson 1550 Inspiration and Poetic Glory Michel Beaujour 1552 Renaissance Comedy Donald Stone, Jr. 1553, March The Origin of French Tragedy Timothy J. Reiss 1553, June Antiquities and Antiquaries Eric MacPhail 1555, July Petrarchism with a Difference Ann Rosalind Jones 1555, 13 September Books in Print Antoine Compagnon 1562 Scientific Poetry Dudley B. Wilson 1563, 18 August Anti-Dictator Stephen Greenblatt 1566 History and Vernacular Humanism Donald R. Kelley 1572, 24 August Poetry and Action Ullrich Langer 1573 From Mannerism to Baroque Lance K. Donaldson-Evans 1578 Antarctic France Michel Jeanneret 1581 The Spectacle of Power Margaret M. McGowan 1595 Montaigne and His Readers Richard L. Regosin 1609 Devout Humanism Paul A. Chilton 1619 Pastoral Fiction Louise K. Horowitz 1627 The Age of the Technician John D. Lyons 1634, 13 March The Academie Francaise Timothy Murray 1637 Toward French Classical Tragedy Mitchell Greenberg 1640 Problems in Logic and Rhetoric Timothy J. Reiss 1647 The Subject of Modern Discourse Thomas G. Pavel 1648, 26-28 August The Sound of the Fury Pierre Ronzeaud 1651 Cultural Life outside Paris Bernard Beugnot 1654 The Salons and "Preciosity" Joan DeJean 1657 Figures of Social and Semiotic Dissent Jean Alter 1660 Autocritical Dramaturgy Marcel Gutwirth 1661 From Roi Soleil to Louis le Grand Jean-Marie Apostolides 1664 Jansenist Tragedy Philip E. Lewis 1668 Moralists Georges Van Den Abbeele 1673, 17 February The Comic at Its Limits Gerard Defaux 1674 On the Sublime, Infinity, Je Ne Sais Quoi Louis Marin 1677 Historiography in the Age of Absolutism Roger Chartier 1678 The Emergence of the Novel John D. Lyons 1680, 21 October The Comedie-Francaise Jacques Guicharnaud 1685 Religious Controversies Domna C. Stanton 1687 The Ancients and the Moderns Robert J. Nelson 1689 Pedagogy John D. Lyons 1694 Linguistic Absolutism Alain Rey 1697 Marginal Writing Lionel Gossman 1699 Racine and the French New Criticism Jean Alter 1700 Classics in the Making Joan DeJean 1704 Sunset Years Walter E. Rex 1707? Fetes Galantes Thomas Crow 1721 Others James Creech 1725 The Politics of Epistolary Art Janet Gurkin Altman 1727 Portrait of the Philosopher as a Tramp Jack Undank 1734 Intricacies of Literary Production English Showalter, Jr. 1735 The Gender of the Memoir-Novel Nancy K. Miller 1750 Beauty in Context Gita May 1751 Ordering Knowledge Daniel Brewer 1754? Origins Peggy Kamuf 1754 From Natural Philosophy to Scientific Discourse Wilda Anderson 1759, January On Cultivating One's Garden Aram Vartanian 1759, 23 April Clearing the Stage Jay L. Caplan 1759, August-September Salons Michael Fried 1761, February The Novel and Gender Difference Ronald C. Rosbottom 1761, December What Was Enlightenment? Lionel Gossman 1762 Writing the Political Patrick Colman 1769 Reason Christie McDonald 1770 Kisses, en Taille Douce Philip Stewart 1771 Diderot at the Crossroads of Speech Jack Undank 1772 Utopias Mark Poster 1774, 19 April A War at the Opera Herbert Josephs 1782, March Words and "the Thing" Peter Brooks 1782, May Autobiographical Acts Virginia E. Swain 1784, 27 April Pre-Revolution (a Comedy) Jacques Guicharnaud 1787 Designing Women Joan Hinde Stewart 1788 Civil Rights and the Wrongs of Women Madelyn Gutwirth 1789 Seventeen Eighty-nine Sandy Petrey 1791, 13 January Language under Revolutionary Pressure Martine Reid 1791, Summer Pleasure, Perversion, Danger Chantal Thomas 1794, 8 June Twilight of the Gods Marie-Helene Huet 1794, 25 July Unfinished Work E. S. Burt 1799, 10 October The Ideologists Frank Paul Bowman 1800 The Melodramatic Imagination Peter Brooks 1802, 14 April Gothic Revival Anthony Vidler 1808, 17 March Discipline and Melancholy Patrizia Lombardo 1814, 4 June Restoration Freedom and Repression Tzvetan Todorov 1816, 8 May Women's Voices in Literature and Art Sarah Maza 1820 The Lady in the Lake Barbara Johnson 1823 Romantic Historiography Hayden White 1827, February The Invention of the Renaissance Francois Rigolot 1827, December Drama Jean Gaudon 1830, 27-29 July An Oedipal Crisis Peter Brooks 1833 The Scandal of Realism Naomi Schor 1834 Romanticism and Social Vision Sandy Petrey 1835 Dialogues with the Muse Nathaniel Wing 1836, 25 October Egypt in Paris Denis Hollier 1837 Fantastic Tales Ora Avni 1839 Body Bildung and Textual Liberation D. A. Miller 1840 Discourses on Misery Robert Bezucha 1843, 9 June Publishing Novels Lucienne Frappier-Mazur 1847, 23 December Orientalism, Colonialism Christopher L. Miller 1848 Class Struggles in France Richard Terdiman 1851, 2 December Literature Deterritorialized Ross Chambers 1852, 2 December Bonapartism Richard Terdiman 1853 French Poe Jefferson Humphries 1857 Two Trials Dominick LaCapra 1859, 23 July Poete Maudite Michael Danaby 1859, 7 December Exile from Within, Exile from Without Nathaniel Wing 1866 The Dream of Stone Barbara Johnson 1869 Tics Ora Avni 1871, 15 May Commune Culture Kristin Ross 1873 Exit and Save Norbert Bonenkamp 1874 Haute Couture and Haute Culture Sima Godfrey 1876 Idealism Naomi Schor 1877 Nature, Society, and the Discourse of Class Sandy Petrey 1880 Prostitution in the Novel Charles Bernheimer 1884 Decadence Jefferson Humphries 1885, February The Music of the Future Richard Sieburth 1885, June The Liberation of Verse Barbara Johnson 1886 The Phantom's Voice Esther Rashkin 1889 Commemoration and the Revolution Victor Brombert 1892 Writing and the Dance Francoise Meltzer 1895 Literature in the Classroom Antoine Compagnon 1898 The Dreyfus Affair Jeffrey MehIman 1905, 9 December On Schools, Churches, and Museums Denis Hollier 1911 From Exoticism to Homosexuality Richard Howard 1913 Lyrical Ideograms Tom Conley 1914-1918 Visions of Death and Dissolution Mary Jean Green 1920 Bourgeois Sin David O'Connell 1922, 18 November Death and Literary Authority Leo Bersani 1924 From Text to Performance Michel Beaujour 1925, November Mise en Abyme Jean-Joseph Goux 1925, December "I Cannot Abide Stupidity" Vincent Kaufmann 1928, 3 May Amnesias Ann Smock 1929 "Odor di Femina" [Sic] Elaine Marks 1931, March Sadology Carolyn J. Dean 1931, June Plenty of Nothing Denis Hollier 1933, February Negrophilia James Clifford 1933, November Americans in Paris John Atherton 1933, December "Terrorists Ask No Questions" Douglas Collins 1934, 6 February Birthrate and Death Wish Denis Hollier 1935, 6 May Staging the Plague Sylvere Lotringer 1937, March The Avant-Garde Embraces Science Allan Stoekl 1937, 12 July Committed Painting Susan Rubin Suleiman 1939 Surrealism and Negritude in Martinique Ronnie Scharfman 1940-1944 The Honor of Poets Ann Smock 1941 How Is Literature Possible? Michael Syrotinski 1942 The Problem of Belief Samuel Kinser 1945, 6 February Literature and Collaboration Alice Yaeger Kaplan 1945, 15 October Rebellion or Revolution? Steven Ungar 1946, July Samuel Beckett Emerges as a French Writer Alan Astro 1949 An Intellectual Woman in Postwar France Toril Moi 1953 The Nouveau Roman Gerald Prince 1954, January On Certain Tendencies of the French Cinema Dudley Andrew 1959, 9 January The Ministry of Fate Rosalind Krauss 1959, 28 October The Theater of the Absurd Thomas Bishop 1960 As Is Susan Rubin Suleiman 1962, November The School of Independence Reda Bensmaia 1966Portrait
Denis Hollier is Chairman of the Department of French at Yale University. He is the author of many books, including works on Sartre and Bataille.Pressestimmen
An impressive volume...It is not to be thought of as an exhaustive reference book, nor is it designed to be read right through as a single text. Its mode d'emploi is that of the browser. And as such it is indeed--as the blurbs repeat to us--a triumph. Plunge in, almost at random, and you will come up with pearls like Leo Bersani on Proust, DeJean on the salons or the editor on May 1968, discourse and power. I shall come back to it often. -- Peter France Times Literary Supplement This remarkable collection of brief essays on topics ranging from the Strasbourg Oaths of 842 to a 1983 broadcast of 'Apostrophes,' France's celebrated television literary interview program, is far more than a survey of 12 centuries of writing in France. It is a fascinating, generally very readable and almost always unpredictable ramble through the thick and varied garden of culture tended for these many centuries by the French people. The volume's editor, Denis Hollier, a professor of French at Yale University, has managed the considerable feat of compiling hundreds of brief essays by 164 mostly American scholars of French literature and to impose on the whole extraordinary unity. The result is a Francophile's delight and a lucid, often entertaining display of erudition...You can drop your cup at random into this deep well of cultural history and almost always come up with something sweet and stimulating to drink. -- Richard Bernstein New York Times An original and outstanding overview of French literature from 842 to the present...There is no history of French literature of this nature on the market today, in French or in English. Highly recommended. -- Anthony Caprio Library Journal Despite the eclectic nature of the various contributions...they nonetheless form a coherent ensemble thanks to the coordinating skills of a sophisticated editorial board and to Renee Morel's indispensable index...The fact is that this [book] has rendered its predecessors obsolete, making it one of a kind in its field today. -- Ernest Sturm French Review Each and every chapter is chock full of illuminating and intriguing facts, and each one, rather than reserve the stage for one main actor, allows anyone who has something to say to take part in the fun. Stendhal, for instance, has two chapters devoted to his work--on his Romantic manifesto Racine et Shakespeare (1823), and another on his novel La charteuse de Parme (1893)--but his elegant shadow falls on dozens of other pages. Each chapter is announced by a date, a headline event and a theme, and is written by one of 165 academics collected by Hollier from both North America and Europe. And here one must marvel at Hollier's achievement: academics who can write both intelligently and with humor. The mind boggles. -- Alberto Manguel Globe and Mail This grandly imagined and executed history of French literature is without precedent in any language...Here are many of the best contemporary critics and theorists, writing with vivid originality...This volume is a triumph of editorial and critical intelligence. -- Richard Poirier Raritan The fact is that A New History of French Literature has rendered its predecessors obsolete. -- Ernest Storm French Review Exciting, riotous, irritating, invigorating, often provocative, always interesting. L 'Humanite-Dimanche For the first time, Marie de France, Marguerite de Navarre, Germaine de Stael, George Sand, and Colette have come forward as prize-winners. -- Claire Devarrieux Liberation After all the lights from the festivities have been extinguished, after all the babble from the colloquia has stilled, and the celebration of the bicentennial of the French Revolution on both sides of the Atlantic comes to an end, one book will remain--this one. -- Pierre-Yves Petillon CritiqueEAN: 9780674615663
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Your leading article "Ready, steady... go!" (22 July) is oddly convincing. If the Olympic Games will really reap some £6bn of benefit to Britain, then I promise to stop whingeing for the duration after one last big whinge.
Please, do stop being so unreasonable in asking me to have a "surprisingly good time". To support the Olympics because they benefit us (which I doubt since I do not see any benefit to the little person in McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other multinationals cornering the market) I can tolerate. To be asked to "enjoy" the Games is a step too far. Ten million people watching the torch's progress is an embarrassment, since all it showed is sheep unthinkingly following the crowds. Similarly with the meaningless Games themselves. Thankfully, we live in a democracy which allows us to bestow venomous hatred liberally on all sporting activities.
Right! Whingeing button off. Henceforth, I will be hiding in my garden. Food parcels without McDonald's or Coke, please. Just an east London punnet of chips... if ever it can be found and if Lord Coe allows.
Dr Faysal Mikdadi
Dorchester, Dorset
Your front-page headline "Welcome to the capital of the world" (22 July) is just the sort of self-aggrandising, self-promoting, self-regarding narcissistic nonsense which alienates London from the rest of us.
As someone who travels occasionally, I am often told (by people from London, of course) that "London is the engine which drives the British economy". And they are right – London has driven the British economy into the ground!
Between the spivs and professional gamblers in the City and a bunch of millionaires in Parliament, the rest of us have been brought to our financial knees, while London will benefit from massive investment in the Olympics.
M J Tuckwell
via email
Matt Chorley's story about geothermal energy is excellent news ("Cheap power under our feet", 22 July). A pity it comes on the same week that we learned that the Government was courting the Chinese in a bid to have them build a new range of nuclear power plants in the UK.
We should be investing our money into the development of technologies such as geothermal energy that are sustainable in the long term and not investing in other peoples' technologies.
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Here in France, a country that is a larger beneficiary of the European Union CAP subsidy than the UK, a litre of fresh semi-skimmed milk is around €1.10 to €1.29 (86p to £1.01) in the supermarkets ("Morrisons backs down on cut-price milk", 22 July). There is also not much on display in the majority of supermarkets because most French people drink UHT, which is a lot cheaper. In fact the range of cream products for such a culinary nation is woeful.
Colin Stone
Oxford and France
Jewish voters in the United States may be mathematically insignificant, but Christian fundamentalist conservative evangelicals in the US aren't ("Today Jerusalem. Tomorrow Washington?", 22 July). And Christian evangelicals of that ilk are fanatically pro-Israel.
It's a marriage of convenience. The ideologies of the two factions, at bottom, are radically incompatible and opposed; Christian evangelicals, indeed, believe that Israel has to be restored before the Final Judgement can take place, and at that judgement everyone who won't acknowledge Jesus as God and Saviour will be consigned to hell for eternity – which would include Jews! But, at present, the agendas of the two sides converge, on something like the principle that "my enemy's enemy is my friend". Just for now.
John Bellis
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If you want an Aids-free generation ("10 steps to an Aids-free generation", 22 July), then surely it is important to reduce people's promiscuity which makes them more likely to get the disease, whether gay or straight?
Tim Mickleburgh
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
There are so many things that upset me and disgust me in this world. The naked rambler (22 July) is not one of them – let him roam free.
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The paper is the Beautiful Moments collection, The die is from Spellbinders, Labels Twenty-Five, the ink is Cookie Dough from ColorBox, (anyone else LO V E their die inks?!) and it's all held together with some E-Z Runner from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. And the stamps are of course Gina's newest Stamp TV kit, Hello Sunshine.
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text: Boeing's Corpulent Hydrogen-Powered Spy Plane Will Fly at 65,000 Feet For Four DaysAdam Frucci7/12/10 7:20pmFiled to: AircraftPhantom eyeBoeingRepublished115EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The future of spycraft looks heavy, if this Boeing plane is any indication. Adding to today's parade of pretty new planes, Boeing unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system Monday that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days. Advertisement The Phantom Eye is not exactly sleek, but it's one of the greenest aircraft out there — its only byproduct is water.The aircraft heralds a potential new market in data and communications collection, Boeing says. Later this summer, it will be shipped from Boeing's Phantom Works facility in St. Louis to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for ground and taxi testing. The debut flight will likely take place next year and should last four to eight hours, a mere preview of the aircraft's apparent capabilities. Advertisement In terms of power, Phantom Eye is a lightweight — it has two 2.3 liter, four-cylinder engines that provide 150 hp each, not much more than your average car. This makes sense, because Ford provided the engines, according to a Boeing news release.The plane has a 150-foot wingspan and can carry up to a 450-pound payload, Boeing says. It will cruise at 150 knots, or 170 miles per hour.It's the latest effort by Boeing to build aircraft powered by hydrogen. The firm claimed firsties on a hydrogen fuel cell aircraft back in 2008 when a different Phantom Works division flew a manned aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Sponsored Phantom Eye evolved from Boeing's Condor aircraft, also powered by a piston engine, which made history by reaching a top altitude of 67, 028 feet. Its likely descendants include the Phantom Ray drone, which looks like a slim B-2. Popular Science is your wormhole to the future. Reporting on what's new and what's next in science and technology, we deliver the future now. [Boeing Phantom Works]Reply115 repliesLeave a reply


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Here is a look at the projected salaries and payroll of the team:Starting Lineup | |||
Pos. | Player | Type | Salary (Approx.) |
C | Joe Mauer | C | $6,250,000 |
1B | Justin Morneau | A | $8,000,000 |
2B | Nick Punto | C | $2,400,000 |
SS | Jason Bartlett | S | $460,000 |
LF | Jason Kubel | A | $1,800,000 |
RF | Michael Cuddyer | A | $6,500,000 |
Bench | |||
Pos. | Player | Type | Salary (Approx.) |
C | Mike Redmond | C | $950,000 |
2B | Alexi Casilla | S | $460,000 |
3B | Brian Buscher | S | $460,000 |
OF | Jason Tyner | A | $1,250,000 |
Starting Rotation | |||
Pos. | Player | Type | Salary (Approx.) |
S1 | Johan Santana | C | $13,250,000 |
S2 | Matt Garza | S | $460,000 |
S3 | Scott Baker | S | $460,000 |
S4 | Francisco Liriano | S | $460,000 |
S5 | Kevin Slowey | S | $460,000 |
Bullpen | |||
Pos. | Player | Type | Salary (Approx.) |
CL | Joe Nathan | C | $6,000,000 |
SU | Matt Guerrier | A | $2,400,000 |
SU | Pat Neshek | S | $460,000 |
LO | Dennys Reyes | C | $1,000,000 |
MR | Juan Rincon | A | $2,000,000 |
MR | Jesse Crain | C | $1,050,000 |
LR | Boof Bonser | S | $460,000 |
2008 Total: Contracts | $30,900,000 | ||
2008 Total: Arbitration | $21,950,000 | ||
2008 Total: Serf | $4,140,000 | ||
2008 Totals: | $56,990,000 |
Key: (for the abbreviations that may cause trouble)
S - Serf
C - Contract
A - Arbitration
Alright, as you can see the Twins are about $20 Million-$25 under the "projected" '08 payroll of $77,000,000-$80,000,000. So $20-25 Million to spend on 3 different holes should be more than enough...right?
Well in order to think about that, you also need to think about 2009 (I know, it's crazy to think 2 years in advance). What is going to happen? Joe Nathan and Johan Santana will be free agents. Joe Mauer's salary will be about $4 Million more than it is in '08. And that's not including Michael Cuddyer, Justin Morneau among others will be in arbitration with Jason Bartlett, Francisco Liriano, and possibly even Scott Baker joining them. It's insane to think about, but I really am having a hard time with our payroll right now.
When you take a quick glance, yeah, we should be able to afford Torii Hunter and still have enough for another impact bat or two. But then you have to start thinking about the other players I mentioned and if we sign Hunter, who do we leave behind? I think it's very unlikely to expect the Twins to be able to afford all of those players while signing them long-term.
But can it be done? Definitely. But we'll likely need a bigger boost in payroll over the next few seasons in order to accommodate the increase in salaries.
So what should we do? Well before I say anything, I don't want anyone to think I am a "Torii Hater" or that I don't like Torii, because honestly he's one of my favorite players. But I really think that giving a 32-year old center fielder who has a history of injuries is a big mistake. I know Torii has a few more years left in him, and I'm not looking at 2 or even 3 years from now. I'm looking at years 4-6 (or 4-5) when the contract is ending. Is he still going to be able to play center field? Is he going to be healthy enough to play out his contract? At what level will he still be able to compete? We have to look into all of these aspects (and probably more) when you deal with a player like Torii Hunter.The other aspect is, well what if we do resign Torii Hunter? What does that mean for guys like Joe Nathan and Johan Santana who are free agents in '09? Do we resign Torii and not one of them? How do you choose which one not to sign? You can make an argument that Torii Hunter and Johan Santana are more "significant" to the teams success than Nathan, but when you look at that, Nathan is still very "significant" and he'll likely demand anywhere between $5-10 Million less than Hunter or Santana per season. And also too, do we let them walk after next season? Or do we look to trade them?
Since Morneau and Cuddyer are also looking at receiving new deals, where do they rank in priority even with them still not eligable for free agency until 2010? Because every year that we wait to resign them, the more their price tag will increase.
Back to the trading though. If we trade Johan Santana, we can likely expect a baseball version of the Hershel Walker-Vikings deal. We should expect to fill at least 1 of those holes (right now), while receiving another top prospect or two (who could fill a hole or two in a couple years). And if we trade Joe Nathan, we can expect the same thing, just to a lesser extent.So hypothetically, what is a fair deal for Johan Santana? Joe Nathan?
Well for Santana, I think that the Dodgers have a fair offer of outfielder Matt Kemp and pitcher Clayton Kershaw, but I think that we should demand third baseman Andy LaRoche instead of Kershaw and also we should get at least one more (B-type) prospect as well. Why this deal? Because this deal would clear A LOT of cap space and it would give us 2-3 every day players (if the additional player(s) are position players) while giving them a pitcher that only plays every 5 games. But, the downfall of this deal is that we are giving up (somewhat) arguably the most dominating pitcher of this decade and we're receiving a few unproven players.
If that deal wasn't suitable. I think another potential deal that could help this team is to make a deal with the enemy, the New York Yankees. Who could we expect to receive? Well I think any deal needs to be centered, not around "uber prospects" Phillip Hughes or Joba Chamberlain, but around 24 (soon-to-be 25) year-old second baseman Robinson Cano. Cano has played exceptionally well since he came up with the Yankees in 2005. His numbers have improved (for the most part) from year to year and I expect that to continue as he's a very good all-around hitter. He, along with outfielders Jose Tabata and Melky Cabrera could make this deal very appealing to the Twins. Tabata will be 20-years-old next season and could start in either AA or AAA. He has great speed and a great bat which could allow him to hit anywhere from lead-off to the heart of the batting lineup. Cabrera is also very young, just 23-years-old and in his 2nd full major league season, he continued to impress with his good defense and sufficient bat. He adds good speed and could step in right now to take over center field for Torii Hunter (if we don't resign him). I believe that Tabata shows more potential as a run producer, but Cabrera can also improve in that area. This deal would give the Twins 2 everyday players for 2007 and another for either 2009 or 2010. But, we don't really want to make the Yankees stronger, do we?
As for Nathan, I think the Yankees could also be interested in him as well. They may lose Mariano Rivera to free agency, which means that they'd be force to rely on young Joba Chamberlain to close for 2008 (if they filled it from within), but if they wanted to go after a (believed to be) available closer, then Nathan is the best there is. I'm not doubting Chamberlain's ability to close at the major league level, but I think that Nathan is already a proven closer and I think they'd be better off trading for a proven closer right now, especially if they lose a few other pitchers to free agency. They mine-as-well try to keep him available for the rotation which could need repair work.
Anyway, I think the Yankees, Orioles, Cubs, Indians, Rangers, Tigers and possibly the Brewers could all actively be perusing a closer. I'm not going to get into specific deals, but I think a good mix of young everyday players would be a fitting deal with any of these teams.
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"We need to reply on the people, the main source of authority, not to political camps and their ability to mobilise the streets," said Mekki.
Mekki added that voices of the opposition would not be ignored if the constitution was approved in the referendum, urging for national dialogue.
"We are keen to have the referendum on its scheduled date, to give into the judgement of the only legitimate judge (the people)," added Mekki.
Mekki spoke before a number of Egypt's journalists as clashes were occurring between supporters of the president and opponents.
Regarding Tuesday's protests where hundreds of thousands besieged the presidential palace to denounce Morsi's recent decisions, Mekki aserted his respect for peaceful protesters, but accused some of them of attacking members of the security forces.
He further praised the police for not responding to protesters and avoiding clashes.
According to Mekki, there were clear instructions given to the police to maintain self-restraint although — he claimed — protesters assaulted public property.
"We cannot continue with this battle, mobilising people from both sides that is a never ending battle. The ballot boxes will decide," he said, referring to mass demonstrations of both pro-Morsi supporters and opposition groups and parties.


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i know it's been a while. i would imagine posts will be few and far between for a little while at least, but when i do post, it will be about something i really like or that is important to me.
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i started my hatha yoga teacher training. :) my 3rd intensive weekend is this weekend. am loving it.
and school starts next week for me. my last semester. and i will have my bachelor's degree in business/finance. excited to get it over with. :) i had to save the classes i don't care about for last.
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According to Marcelo Molfino, Assistant Chief Criminal Investigator for the Jefferson County District Attorney's office, in the early morning hours of September 24, 2015, the Jefferson County D.A.'s office received a request from the Port Arthur Police Department for assistance in an investigation involving an off-duty Port Arthur Police officer who was home and confronted by an intruder attempting to gain entry into his residence.
Hundreds upon hundreds of fans were treated by an appearance from Abby Lee Miller on Sept. 17 at Dance Emporium/iRule in Beaumont. Miller is a famed dance instructor, choreographer, founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company and star of the hit reality television show Dance Moms on Lifetime.
For the better part of 38 years, head coach Jim Gilligan has been the face of the Lamar University Baseball. The skipper has been around and influenced the program since his playing days back in 1967, but Gilligan has announced his plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
In March, The Examiner reported on the plight of Beaumont resident Rodney Dencklau, an independent and outspoken individual who has experienced difficulty traversing a city fraught with obstacles for him and many other local residents with disabilities.
Today, residents of Southeast Texas can look around at area homes, businesses, and landscape without noticing apparent signs of the damage that occurred during that massive, destructive storm 10 years ago. Though a handful of roof tarps and downed trees linger, the community appears largely healed.
Hurricane Rita devastated the Gulf Coast and caused billions of dollars in damages in Texas when it swept through in 2005. Beaumont and Jefferson County were hard hit with hundreds displaced, and it has cost millions locally to repair damages and to rebuild Southeast Texas.
While many have a difficult time remembering individual storms that have affected Southeast Texas over the years, others have them seared into their memories forever.
Rita struck in the dead of night Sept. 24, 2005, shrouded in darkness that would perpetuate in Southeast Texas for what felt like an eternity when hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses went lights-out.
BPD has scheduled its annual Trunk or Treat for Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at the Beaumont Civic Center, 701 Main Street, Beaumont, from 3-5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at 10:38 a.m., police officers responded to a disturbance at Candyland Auto Sales, 1163 S. 11th St. in Beaumont. The caller told dispatchers that Robert Charles Broussard was in the office throwing things and behaving irrationally.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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Nike has released the Air Max 95 in a new colorway for the summer season. The Nike Air Max 95 "Solar Red" features a clean Light Grey to Dark Grey degradation, Black fade on the upper and White and Solar Red accents. The Nike Air Max 95 "Solar Red" is now available at Nice Kicks. $145.
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The mighty God, even the Lord hath spoken....For every beast of the forest is mine and the cattle upon a thousand hills...Psalm 50: 10
The cattle would rest
On the edge of a forest;
To be completely at ease
When it is 50 degrees.
Poetry by me, AJP
I shot this quickly on the passenger side of the car this afternoon as we were driving by the Holstein cows resting in the field, on the way home from buying groceries in a neighboring town.. It was a beautiful day!
My husband and I went for a 5 mile walk around the town where we bought our groceries and we very much enjoyed the pleasant weather... Sometimes in November we are knee deep in snow and it was most unusual to see a few people walking and jogging wearing shorts today.
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Evelyne Schulte gave props (17 Nov 2012):
Very quiet image, well done !
Paperini Renato gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Lovely pastoral scene, very relaxing.
Donald Garrett gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Excellent shot, esp. for being through the window. I like the sepia touch. Also glad you had nicer weather.
Michele Wambaugh (Deleted) said (18 Nov 2012):
How sweet & pastoral, nice palette, Andrea!
Susan Littlefield gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Doesn't look like they plan on moooooving anytime soon! Wonderful shot!
rashmi a gave props (18 Nov 2012):
very very nice
James Wiley gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Yes, very pastoral and oh, the mood!
Deborah Downes gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Fantastic drive-by shot. The wonderful tones really add mystery to the bare trees and make black cow patterns pop.
Leslie Hunziker gave props (18 Nov 2012):
love this shot! and your poetry. the tones in this really set a mood.
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (18 Nov 2012):
So peaceful and lazy.
Lynn E. Harvey gave props (18 Nov 2012):
Really exquisite, beautiful tones and sense of peace.
Heather Mellon gave props (18 Nov 2012):
A fabulous drive by capture, Andrea! I love to see cattle looking so relaxed, they are obviously enjoying the wonderful weather, too.
Hilda Cox gave props (19 Nov 2012):
Wow wish I could relax like that !!!!! super capture
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I love the mood!
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This looks like an old-time post card! Love it!
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September 2006 Security Survey: CIOs Have High Confidence in Security Vendors
By Allan Alter | Posted 09-19-2006September 2006 Security Survey: CIOs Have High Confidence in Security Vendors
Viruses, Trojan horses, malware given all the damage they can do, these online nasties ought to be scaring the pants off IT executives. But three-quarters of IT executives still believe they have adequate protection because of the high degree of confidence in their antivirus software, antispyware software and virtual private networks. A remarkable 96% of our respondents say they have an adequate antivirus software solution in place. Across the board, in fact, more IT executives express confidence in every kind of security technology. But there's another ace up the sleeve: More companies now have a broad corporate security strategy and have linked that strategy to their overall risk strategy.
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Finding 6: The adoption of comprehensive strategies is also boosting confidence.
More companies have adopted an enterprisewide IT-security strategy and have connected it to their risk strategy, indicating that security is becoming better aligned overall. Yet many respondents complain their company doesn't take a strategic enough approach to security. Is that why there are still holes remaining in security policies and procedures, as our later findings reveal?


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what do we do with Emeka?
Emeka for Iggy?
Why Philly does it- They can start ET and they get a true center
Why NO does it- We need a 2 and get an all around athletic player
Emeka for Smoove?
Why ATL does it- Move Al Hortford to his natural position 4
Why NO does it- Get a replacement for DWest and get an all around athletic player
Emeka for BRoy?
Why POR does it- They get rid of Roy n get a healthy C in Mek
Why NO does it- Roy is a high-risk, he still can score and we need a 2
Or do we try to develop his offensive post and get him a jumpshot and move him to the 4?
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Have a lovely weekend. Lately I've been all about the cherry blossoms (it was my theme when I hosted a family Easter brunch this year), probably because our winter was just so long, cold, and with record amounts of snow -- they're the perfect herald of spring. This beautiful photo of cherry blossoms, called Vintage Blossom, is by Lauriann Wakefield, and you can buy your very own print of it from Lauri, Lauriann's Etsy shop, here.
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Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and women's rights advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island . Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
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For the legendary comic actor Groucho Marx, playing the role of Ko-Ko in The Mikado "fulfilled a lifelong ambition." The Mikado was Groucho's favorite among the works of his beloved Gilbert and Sullivan, and the 1960 Bell Telephone Hour production was adapted for television and directed by Martyn Green, a man Groucho revered as an authority on interpreting the role of Ko-Ko. The strong supporting cast features distinguished veterans like Helen Traubel, Stanley Holloway, Robert Rounseville, and Dennis King, as well as young artists like the lovely soprano Barbara Meister as Yum-Yum and Groucho's 13-year-old daughter, Melinda, as Peep-Bo. Special features [46 minutes] include audio interviews with Dick Cavett, Melinda Marx, and Barbara Meister; Martyn Green in excerpts from H.M.S. Pinafore (Bell Telephone Hour, 1963, in color), cast bios, the commercials from the original telecast, and more!
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A brush and water container in one! Great for watercoloring, rubber stamping, sketching and more. The small, medium, large, and flat brushes all hold 7 ml of water, and the mini holds 5½ ml of water.
Squeeze or fill the water reservoir, screw on the brush tip, and you're ready to go! Squeeze the Niji Waterbrush gently to wet the brush and keep it moist, which eliminates continually dipping your brush. This brush is great for travel.
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I got the flat brush, and I love it so much. It is really nice to do calligraphy with, because it has such a harsh angle. The design is beautiful, with the hole being so small that you need to squeeze it in order to refill it. Therefore, the cleaning process is a bit harder than others, the soap gets trapped, but just keep squeezing the bubbles out. It allows for a high control of water flow. It is my favorite waterbrush by far.
The Set is pretty nice
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In comparison to the Niji Waterbrushes, it's not as good, because it naturally has water that invades the bristles even if you don't press it. However, it is a good value and it's a great thing to have. I like how the set has all of the sizes, but they don't vary that much in my opinion. Really easy to use and refill.
Works well
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from San Francisco, CA
You can take this out into the field!
Nice portable brush
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I like to take these brushes with me when I carry my pan watercolors outside to paint. They also work great with watercolor pencils. They are easy to use and clean. They are also great for brush lettering. I also like that they come in a variety of sizes. #sweepstakes
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Tnere is nothing better than being able to quickly add color to a sketchbook drawing. No more spilled cups of water!!!
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This brush is great for the artist on the go. The brush tip is well shaped and holds it as such. I got the long brush and would probably recommend the short brush for those wanting to carry a small item in a purse or by hand. It is probably best used with watercolor pencils because one doesn't then need to clean the brush from color to color.
I would buy this product
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Great for traveling! I bring several sizes.
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a fantastic waterbrush
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i began using waterbrushes quite a while ago to use with watercolor pencils while keeping a travel journal on our camping trips. the first ones i tried were cheaper models i found at my local craft stores. then i found the niji. the rest is history. these are the best by far of all the waterbrushes i have ever used. i use the brushes now with a watercolor palette i created for my travels and nature journaling. my method is now simple and completely enjoyable. in fact, because of the simplicity i now do nature journalling as well as keep a travel journal. i have all the sizes of the brushes, but find the medium one my 'go to' brush and would recommend that one to start with if you are unsure of which one to get. also, i suggest not wasting your money on cheaper brushes, but go for the niji. after about four years of use, my brushes are still going strong! one did clog up on me this summer while we were out camping, but i carefully took it apart and discovered a very small permeable plug inside the brush, which, i think controls the water flow. i carefully poked the plug a couple of times with a needle and got it working perfectly again. what a great product! i love it!
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This makes my travel art kit doable. This is the greatest thing since sliced bread....no messy containers of water to mess with.... Love it!
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