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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
skippy's tuesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy' music club, womens issues, youtube
susan g. komen foundation doesn't care about women's health
but, no. they're playing politics with women's health.
...komen's new vice president, karen handel, had run for governor of georgia in 2010 on an aggressively anti-abortion and anti-planned parenthood platform and was endorsed by sarah palin because of her opposition to reproductive choice. handel wrote in her campaign blog that she "do[es] not support the mission of planned parenthood."
"during my time as chairman of fulton county, there were federal and state pass-through grants that were awarded to planned parenthood for breast and cervical cancer screening, as well as a 'healthy babies initiative,'" handel wrote. "since grants like these are from the state i'll eliminate them as your next governor." she also wrote that she opposes stem cell research and supports crisis pregnancy centers, which are unregulated, christian-run operations whose main mission is to convince pregnant women not to have abortions.
after handel lost the gubernatorial primary, susan g. komen for the cure named her to be its senior vice president in april 2011. - huffpo
but this move shouldn't really surprise us. people associated with the "pink money machine" have shown their disdain before. the founder of the organization, nancy brinker, was the white house chief of protocol who turned the obama's away from the blair house when they were moving to washington. the obamas were not given the usual treatment for incoming president-elects. they were shown the door.
now...the door is being shut on women.
one of my favorite writers, barbara ehrenreich puts it so well...
to some extent, pink-ribbon culture has replaced feminism as a focus of female identity and solidarity. when a corporation wants to signal that it's "woman friendly," what does it do? it stamps a pink ribbon on its widget and proclaims that some miniscule portion of the profits will go to breast cancer research. i've even seen a bottle of shiraz called "hope" with a pink ribbon on its label, but no information, alas, on how much you have to drink to achieve the promised effect - salonwell...this pink ribbon culture....the pink money making machine can go to, well, somewhere where the sun don't shine.
next time someone comes around wanting you to sponsor them in a susan g. komen walk-a-thon or some such money making endeavour....tell them you will donate directly to planned parenthood in thier name. planned parenthood actually cares about women and their health...and they don't have to pay to make any pink ribbon labeled chinese made c**p.
Labels: gop, healthcare, planned parenthood, right hypocrisy, womens issues
drunk on a tuesday
newt once wanted to build a real jurassic park
what your favorite blog says about you
this should wrap up the matlock vote
Monday, January 30, 2012
bank holiday monday
read about the wisconsin recall cam
16 policy ideas to build a strong middle class
the acura legend of zelda
Sunday, January 29, 2012
a sunday
fbi arrests 4 east haven cops in profiling probe
second set of ikea workers vote union
"what i learned from christian sex guides"
Saturday, January 28, 2012
a roller skating jam named 'saturdays'
what's wrong with politifact?
are you better off than you were 30 years ago?
a majority of americans would vote out every single member of congress
what's your star wars name?
Friday, January 27, 2012
4 am friday
romeny tax returns highlight tax breaks for the rich
two house republicans got discounted mortgages from countrywide
iran bans barbie
Thursday, January 26, 2012
another late thursday
google-bomb transforms the word "romney" as a verb
plus: his kids pay an even lower tax rate than romney
who wants to play? the alien v. predator chess set
and rip merlin, sherlock holmes and hamlet, aka nicol williamson
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
a wednesday in your garden
michigan sees lowest unemployment rate since 2008
the state of the republican race
which might last until june
and congrats to out buddy steve benen, who has always been a friend of this blog, for joining rachel maddow both as a producer and a blogger
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
skippy's tuesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
google goes all creepy
google will soon know far more about who you are and what you do on the web.
the web giant announced tuesday that it plans to follow the activities of users across nearly all of its ubiquitous sites, including youtube, gmail and its leading search engine.
google has already been collecting some of this information. but for the first time, it is combining data across its web sites to stitch together a fuller portrait of users. consumers won't be able to opt out of the changes, which take effect march 1. - wapo
Labels: creepy, google, internet(s), WaPo
cold shower tuesdays
16 ships make as much pollution as all the cars in the world
a visual guide of income inequality
the poses that fictional women strike on fantasy book covers hurt
Monday, January 23, 2012
blogrolling in our time
skippy's monday night music club
Labels: music, san francisco, skippy's music club, youtube
child's cat murdered..."liberal" written on side
the campaign manager of arkansas democratic congressional candidate ken aden arrived home last night to find his child's pet cat murdered on the front porch with the word "liberal" scrawled across its lifeless body. - think progress and blue arkansas
"to kill a child's pet is just unconscionable," aden said monday morning. "as a former combat soldier, i've seen the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. whoever did this is definitely part of the worst of humanity," he said.
"it is one thing to engage in civil political discourse, and for republicans and democrats to disagree with each other, which is an expected part of the political process. taking it to this level is beyond unacceptable," aden said.- campaign website of ken aden
Labels: arkansas, cats, gop, hate mongering, murder
new moon on monday
even if it is, don't worry, because chuck norris supports newt
dallas cowboys fan gear made in sweatshops
cosplay fail
and the solar storms create beautiful aurora borealis
gung hay fat choy
Chinese Dragon, a photo by L2F1 on Flickr.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
skippy's sunday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
environmental news stories sunday
surge in cancer cases in italy linked to illegal dumping of toxic waste. - across italy, on average, 14 males in every 100,000 die of liver cancer; in the 'triangle of death,' it was 35.9. the incidence of bladder cancer was nearly twice as high, of leukaemia 30 per cent higher. the cause? some point to the massive illegal dumping of waste by the naples mafia. - london independent
documentary reveals how contaminated water at the nation's largest marine base damaged lives. mike partain didn't believe the rumors about a place called baby heaven until he visited a jacksonville, n.c., graveyard. surrounded by hundreds of tiny marble headstones, he started to cry. - washington post
beekeepers abuzz over threats to hives. - unlike those of most u.s. commercial beekeepers, clint walker's hives are staying home this winter. for the second straight year, he won't be shipping bees to california for the annual almond crop pollination. instead, he is keeping his bees out of agricultural fields to prevent their exposure to chemicals - fort worth star telegram
dueling solyndra ads foreshadow energy-centric campaign. - the battle of the ads began on monday, when americans for prosperity, a conservative group, launched a $6 million campaign to run one-minute spots on t.v. and social media sites attacking obama for backing solyndra - inside climate news
lack of ice cover might be affecting the ecology of lake champlain. - lake champlain is freezing over less frequently and less extensively than in decades past and the lack of complete ice cover might be starting to affect the ecology of the lake according to experts. - bulington free press
boulder a hotbed for hybrid vehicles. - if a tree falls in boulder, will it hit a hybrid electric vehicle? it's not that likely, in the big picture of things. but on the other hand, it's about five times more likely in boulder than in your average u.s. town. - boulder daily news
scab check for poultry to be scrapped under food-safety rule. the u.s. would boost monitoring of poultry processors' sanitary practices and contamination controls instead of eyeballing each bird for scabs and sores under a plan that would save companies $250 million a year - bloomberg
costa concordia sinking: oil leaking into sea from stranded cruise liner. - oil was detected leaking into the sea from the capsized cruise ship costa concordia yesterday amid fears the stricken vessel is starting to break up. - edinburgh scotsman
republicans plot next step on keystone oil pipeline. - republicans in congress are considering using upcoming payroll tax cut or highway construction bills in order to force quick approval of the keystone xl oil pipeline but have not yet settled on a strategy, lawmakers said on friday - reuters
kids' leukemia risk rose near french nuclear plants. - while the u.s. government is investigating whether people who live in san clemente are more prone to cancer – and whether their proximity to san onofre nuclear generating station has anything to do with anything — french scientists have come to their own disturbing conclusions - orange country register
condo residents take neighbors to court over secondhand smoke. - if your home is your castle, you should be able to do anything legal you want in it, including lighting up a cigarette, right? some residents in the washington area are challenging that notion, arguing that secondhand smoke seeps through the walls and affects their health. - wapo
california woman sues pepsico's tropicana alleging deceptive advertising and consumer fraud. - a california mother is taking on orange juice giant tropicana, alleging in a lawsuit that the company's not-from-concentrate pure premium juice is "heavily processed" and not a "natural" product - abc world news tonight
shipwreck threatens europe's biggest marine sanctuary. - the wreck of the costa concordia cruise ship with 2,380 tonnes of fuel on board is threatening the environment of the italian island of giglio in europe's biggest marine sanctuary - afp
green donors want more from obama. - many green-minded donors who backed the president during his last race in 2008 say they're thrilled with the white house's decision to reject the pipeline. But they remain unconvinced that obama is committed to other key environmental issues like global warming and clean-energy technology - politico
white house throws in the towel on interior nominee. - the white house is ending its battle to win confirmation of rebecca wodder, the nominee for a senior interior department conservation position who previously headed the environmental group american rivers. - the hill
wind farm will seek permit to legally kill eagles. - a controversial wind farm proposed near red wing plans to ask for federal permission to legally kill eagles, making it one of the first in the nation to participate in a new federal strategy aimed at managing the often-lethal conflict between birds and turbine blades - minneapolis star tribune
Labels: bees, cancer, cars, chicken, ecology, energy, environment, food, france, italy, nuclear power, obama, oil, usda, vermont, water
i met him on a sunday
even the national review is embarrassed by gov. nikki haley
today is roe day, so here's 10 reasons to support reproductive justice
dr. watson's blog
this is not a joke, at least not intentionally: santorum launches "conservatives united moneybomb"...or "c.u.m."
Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:15 saturday night
the color of welfare
dispatches from birtherstan
solar flares may drag space junk out of earth orbit
Friday, January 20, 2012
friday on my mind
real financial regulators love prosecutions fraudulent bank ceos
millionaire ceo breaks waiter's finger for bad service
ostriches raised by humans fall in love with them
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Can Dish It Out, Cannot Take It...
...King asked Gingrich to respond to allegations by his ex-wife that in 1999, Gingrich asked her to have an open marriage with him.
"Would you like to take some time to respond to that?" asked King.
"No, but I will," responded Gingrich, receiving loud, sustained applause from the audience.
"I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office. And I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that," he said...
It is hard to find decent people to run for office -- thanks in large part to clowns like Newt Gingrich. Somewhere, Bill Clinton is laughing his ass off...
Labels: 2012 elections, gop, it is what it is, politics
thursday's child i want you back
that's not inequality, that's math
the greatest myth about the u.s. chamber of commerce is that they have an interest in creating or protecting jobs"
terrible, terrible news: bacon may increase cancer risk by 20%
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
protect the internet
Labels: eff, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, internet(s)
waiting for wednesday
but don't worry, dems have collected over 1 million signatures to recall walker
pinkberry founder allegedly beat homeless man with tire iron
the sears death watch
rick santorum quotes as new yorker cartoons
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
ruby tuesday
dutch public pension fund divests itself of wal-mart stock
this looks bad: completely-drug-resistant tb emerging in india
what do you know, it turns out pseudonymous comments on the internet are the best
Monday, January 16, 2012
stormy monday
christian identity: the scariest religion you don't know about
pat buchanan blames gays, people of color, and van joenes (among others) for gwtting him fied from msnbc
these kids today with their rock and their roll...need some science
Sunday, January 15, 2012
sunday girl
god vs. unicorns
more and more women are happy to never get married
rare albino hummingbird caught on camera
Saturday, January 14, 2012
only on a saturday night
candidate mitt worth 2,708 times the average american
violent crime is way down in los angeles
black man to gingrich: "stop usimg blacks as a punching bag"
Friday, January 13, 2012
friday night fever
english is pure chaos
and who cares if the ny times should be a truth vigilante? the real question is should vanity fair be a spelling vigilante?
thank goodness somebody has a list of all the steampunk facebook pages
Thursday, January 12, 2012
outlook for thursday
and has the gop lost its narrative?
elevator gate did a lot for the feminist /skeptic community, but mostly it won a major award doe rebecca watson
the secret lives of bats
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
king of bain (lyrics)
it's just all of the jobs that i threw away
there's a little pink slip that i'm thinking of
because firing folks is the one thing i love
canned 'em in california, let 'em go in maine
on my way to my gop white house reign
and you all watch your paychecks going down the drain
'cuz you know that's why they all call me the king of bain
words & music: stung, a. winters, s. dopeland
and here's the music, if you want to sing along:
wednesday week
pew research finds most americans agree w/#occupywallstreet on income inequality
the meaningless sideshow of the electoral process
the internet society turns 20 this year
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
tuesday afternoon
remembering reagan
chipping away at roe
the 7 creepiest abandoned brothels on earth
Monday, January 09, 2012
(tell me why) i don't like mondays
the gin and tacos 2011 c*cksucker of the year: donald trump!
lance mannion on ron paul on war
and here's the ultimate libertarian defense of ron paul
and stop the presses, er, we mean, let the presses start: keith olbermann will host current's coverage of the new hampshire primary:
memo reveals tension over gop primary
"he told us he will do upcoming special election coverage," a current spokesperson told [the hollywood reporter] on sunday. "we certainly hope he does. that was our intention all along."
olbermann will have complete creative and editorial control. but it's unclear exactly what that coverage will look like; whether olbermann will do a special edition of countdown with his own panel of guests or lead the network's politically direct election specials, which have featured cenk uygur, jennifer granholm and network co-founder al gore.
the timing of the détente means politically direct will continue as planned on tuesday.
as much as we love having keith's liberal voice on television, we tend to agree w/mistermix @ balloon juice:
Sunday, January 08, 2012
happy birthday, elvis
blue sunday
florida state rep tries to undo voter suppression law
comparing the gop candidates tax proposals
you'll enjoy this sign in a new hampshire restaurant
and may we say that avedon carol nails it:
Saturday, January 07, 2012
skippy's saturday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club
saturday is the best day
48 ads that never be allowed today
chicago parents and teachers use occupy techniques to protest school closures
are you smarter than a 4-year-old?
Friday, January 06, 2012
skippy's friday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
another friday night
the making of the 99%
feministe has a new look
and humble people tend to be more helpfil
Thursday, January 05, 2012
skippy's thursday night music club
Labels: music, rolling stone, skippy's music club, youtube
thursday afternoon
number of homeless children in america highest in history
the pot calling the kettle 'nasty'
and hang on, it's time for cats and baths!
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
skippy's wednesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
wednesday girl
it's the ron paul supporter drinking game!
get ready to occupy congress on jan. 17
daddy, what was government?
password breach
here's my tip for creating secure password that is easy to remember: pick a title from a book or box or something that is always on your desk and use that as the passwords. make it all lower case except for the third and fourth characters and substitute a letter for a number in the first i, l, or o. Seems complicated but is easy once you try. say the book "Tom Sawyer" is on your desk and is a permanent fixture. it might be one of a dozen books on your desk. so now your password is "t0MSawyer" (that second character is a zero). i don't like that it is only nine characters, but then i always go for fifteen or more characters. for many years i used UN1XthecOmpletereference, but then i worked in computer security some years ago and learned a lot about password cracking. my current password is above fifteen characters and has case changes and number substitutions and some non-alphanumeric characters.
password cracking can be done in a number of ways, but a dictionary-based cracker is easily defeated by my suggestion. you can't defeat a brute force cracker that generates every character and number combination in the world, but if you have a complex password, it will take a brute force cracker too long to crack your password, making it worthless to hackers to try.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
skippy's tuesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
tweet of the day
callie schweitzer
Labels: iowa, tweet of the day, tweets, twitter
barely out of tuesday
roy edroso gives the best analysis yet as to how libertarianism is f*cked up
is fukushima radiation killing seals in alaska?
orcs for romney!
Monday, January 02, 2012
skippy's monday night music club
(apparently her fiance has not heard this song...)
Labels: skippy's music club, youtube
new moon on monday
don't forget the raging misogyny of ron paul supporters
gee, maybe ipads and kindles don't interfer w/an airplane's instruments all that much after all
lance mannion reviews "tintin"
this is why gop wants to defund pbs
mainstream news outlets spent a lot of time in 2011 covering the record-breaking year for extreme weather in the u.s. but only a few of them spent much time exploring the link between those events and global warming.
so pbs deserves a special mention for a segment that aired last week looking at how global warming is influencing extreme weather events. as jeff masters, co-founder of the weather underground, explained in the piece: "they all tend to get increased when you have this extra energy in the atmosphere. I call it being on steroids ... for the atmosphere." - grist
Labels: climate change, environment, gop, pbs, science, weather
vermont trying to live up to it's name
vermont has taken a large step forward for us states, outlining in its comprehensive energy plan how it will get 90% of all its energy from renewable sources by 2050. currently vermont gets 23% of its energy from renewable sources, mostly biomass and hydropower which supply roughly 50% of the state's electricity. - treehugger
Labels: climate change, ecology, energy, vermont
Sunday, January 01, 2012
tweet of the day
environmental news stories sunday
smog from celebrations closes philippine airport. - smog from new years eve celebrations was so thick in manilla this year that flights had to be diverted - philippine daily enquirer
anyway...happy new year to all of skippy's readers.
global warming: top stories of 2011. - if 2011 goes down as the year that global warming awareness reached a critical mass, it could be attributed to the spate of unusual weather events around the globe - summit county citizens voice
world pays ecuador not to extract oil from rainforest. - an alliance of european local authorities, national governments, us film stars, japanese shops, soft drink companies and russian foundations have stepped in to prevent oil companies exploiting 900m barrels of crude oil from one of the world's most biologically rich tracts of land - london guardian
diy cesium scanning store may be 'new normal.' - the surreal sight of a do-it-yourself radiation testing facility standing next to a hardware store and an Internet cafe raises a question for japan: is this the new normal? - japan times
ohio connects quakes to injection well. - the state has temporarily halted the disposal of waste produced from shale drilling within a 5-mile radius of the d&l energy brine-injection well on ohio works drive in girard. the announcement was made late saturday following the magnitude 4.0 earthquake that shook the youngstown area around 3 p.m. - youngstone daily business journal
oil rigs may provide bird buffet for sharks. - heaped on a table at the laboratory, the pile of beaks, feet, eyeballs, feathers and whole bird carcasses testified to what may be the oil industry's most unexpected environmental impact - mobile press register
severe storms led to sewage spills across connecticut. - while power outages during tropical storm Irene and the october snowstorm left much of the state in the dark, they had a less-publicized but possibly more damaging result — millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into waterways throughout connecticut when backup power systems failed at waste treatment plants - hartford current
wildfires devastate chilean wilderness. - wildfires sweeping through one of south america's most famous national parks are devastating thousands of acres of pristine habitat. so far, more than 21,000 acres of torres del paine have been destroyed by blazes that have yet to be brought under control - london independent
more storms on the way unless we learn to manage the land. - when the bureau of meteorology releases its annual data this week, it will probably announce that australia has just had the second or third wettest year in its recorded history. no surprise. by changing the landscape, we changed the weather - sydney morning herald
nimasa: bonga oil spill requires national, international response. - as efforts to clean the oil spillage at the bonga offshore production storage and offloading vessel continue, the management of nigerian maritime administration and safety agency has said only a national and international response could save ecological and aquatic lives in the oil- and gas-rich niger delta region - lagos this day
new china food safety scandal widens to oil, peanuts. - chinese authorities in a southern boomtown have detected a cancer-causing toxin in peanuts and cooking oil that was only recently discovered in milk, in the nation's latest food safety scandal - afp
green will be hot for 2012, flordians predict. - being eco-friendly will be important in art, food, landscaping and across the spectrum of design, floridians predicted. - melbourne florida today
missing maps mean pg&e lines weren't inspected. - pacific gas and electric co. failed to check nearly 14 miles of gas distribution pipelines for leaks for up to two decades when it lost track of 16 maps needed to guide mandated safety inspections of its system in eastern contra costa county. - sfgate
a tempestuous year. - is there a connection between last year's extreme weather events and global warming? the answers might be a lot clearer if the republicans in congress were less hostile to climate change research. - nytimes
the recession squeeze on buses and trains. - for the average american driver, the time wasted in traffic jams has more than doubled in 30 years. the best way of easing that gridlock — not to mention saving gas, curbing pollution and finally finishing that novel — is public transit - nytimes
new hampshire celebrates 25 years of environmental protection. - the year 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of des and its service to the people of our state. des has played a vital role in protecting and restoring our precious natural resources and public health - exeter news-letter
only new economics can save great lakes . - there is a substantial and growing consensus that planet earth is in trouble and that the prevalent economic model, which has brought us to the point of crisis, will not be the solution to the crisis - ashland current
study: does enduring extreme weather make you vote liberal? - on the heels of a disastrous weather year in the usa, and with the long presidential campaign season looming, a new study finds that people who have endured extreme weather events are more likely to support environmental legislation, even if it means restricting individual freedoms. - usa today
benzene fouling drinking water at suncor refinery, chemicals seeping into sand creek. - toxic petroleum dissolved in groundwater beneath suncor energy north of downtown denver is seeping directly into the bottom of sand creek near the creek's confluence with the south platte river, and piped drinking water at the refinery may be contaminated with benzene - denver post
arnold schwarzenegger's green road back. - in recent weeks, schwarzenegger has begun to return to the spotlight, making public appearances at renewable energy and climate change events, advocating for green technology and touting his energy achievements in the golden state - politico
Labels: brush fires, chile, china, climate change, connecticut, earthquake, food safety, fracking, global warming, gop, new hampshire, new year, ocean, offshore drilling, oil, pollution, transportation
happy new year
93 year old woman who cleaned tennessee state capital for 30 years denied voter id under new law
how right wing conspiracy theories may pose a genuine threat to humanity
mcdonalds closes all their stores in bolivia


text: When a male Lawes's Parotia shakes a tail feather, the ladies and the physicists take notice. Living in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, males of the species (Parotia lawesii) wear a coat of velvety black feathers, with the exception of a colorful, shimmering spot on their breast. For their mating display, they head to a patch of sunlight and strut their stuff in a so-called ballerina dance, spreading their feathers like a tutu and shaking their body to shimmer their breast plumage. The striking breast feathers get their iridescent properties from tiny boomerang-shaped structures called barbules. The barbules act like three-sided mirrors, shining blue-green or orange-yellow light depending on the position of the observer. Now, a team of computational physicists has used cutting-edge photosensors and computer modeling to analyze the barbules' light-bending properties in real time. The team discovered that the vibrant light from the breast feathers selectively activates different photoreceptors in the female birds' eyes as the colors change. When the male birds dance quickly, the females are treated to a barrage of shiny colors as their visual receptors activate in quick succession, the researchers report online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The team believes that over many generations male Lawes's Parotia tuned their flashy feathers and dance moves to the females' visual system.

subset: commoncrawl


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There is one other major factor outside price and availability of other suitors that explains the ability of Buffett to court companies, and it is a big one not discussed in the DealBook article: Berkshire does not mess with the companies it buys.
Unlike most acquirers, who promise their Wall Street investors zillions of dollars in synergies (i.e. layoffs and plant closures) resulting in all manner of earnings accretion, Buffett leaves his companies alone, and that is a tangible benefit which any board of directors ought to consider when deciding what should happen to the assets for which they are a fiduciary.
In the case of Burlington Northern, for example, the ability to invest for growth, without the need to meet Wall Street forecasts, as part of Berkshire Hathaway has allowed the railroad to take advantage of a shale oil boom that has helped boost revenues by 40% and pre-tax earnings by 50% since the day the deal closed.
And that is good for not just the Burlington Northern railroad, and for Berkshire Hathaway, and for Warren Buffett...it is good for the Burlington Northern shareholders who chose to take Berkshire stock, a key point missing from the DealBook analysis.


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Portland State University is honoring four outstanding Portland State alumni, faculty and friends (listed below) for success in their fields and for their dedication and support of both the University and the Portland community at the 18th annual PSU Salutes. The Alumni Association will also recognize President Daniel O. Bernstine for his decade of service to the University. The ceremony will be held Thursday, May 10, 2007, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway). Tickets are $25 and available by calling 503-725-4948.
Outstanding Alumni Awards
Honorable Mary Mertens James, J.D., B.S., '78 Business Administration
An Outstanding Alumnus Award will be given to the Honorable Mary James for her distinguished law career and commitment to the University and community. Judge James has been a Marion County Circuit Court Judge since 2003. She also volunteers her time to organizations including Oregon Women Lawyers, American Inns of Court and the Oregon State Bar, along with several nonprofits.
An Outstanding Alumnus Award will be given to Jean Immel Thorne for her distinguished career achievements and dedication to public service. Thorne currently serves as the Administrator for the Oregon Public Employees' Benefit Board (PEBB), the first woman to hold the position, and has held other positions in Oregon state government focused primarily on health and human services since 1976.
Outstanding Friend of Athletics
Donna Koch
The Outstanding Friend of Athletics Award will be given to Donna Koch for her tireless volunteer service and commitment to the success of PSU student athletes. A frequent athletic event attendee, Koch generously volunteers for PSU athletic programs. She has helped raise money for PSU athletics by managing the silent auction in the Ultimate Tailgate fundraisers, and also helping with the annual Night of Wine and Roses. Koch has also chaired the PSU Viking Golf Tournaments that raises money for women's golf.
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
Robert Bertini, Ph.D., P.E.
The Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award will be given to Robert Bertini in honor of his excellence in teaching and research and dedication to the University and community. Bertini has been a faculty member since 2000. He is an associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science and College of Urban and Public Affairs. Bertini also directs the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium.
Source: Mary Coniglio (503-725-5073)
PSU Alumni Association


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May 2, 2009
Who Will Have the Best E3 Showing?
By Paul Hunter
All right, listen up you opinionated types and chatterboxes. We're introducing a new semi-regular feature on NextGen Player called "Mind Games" where we ask you, the reader, to join in our discussions or answer our burning questions. How it works is simple: We pose a question or ask for your opinion, and you give it to us. That's it, easy-as-pie. We're sick of hearing ourselves speak all day long, yap yap yap, so you've got to help us end this insanity. Speak your minds, and let us know what YOU think! Heck, maybe we'll even get to know each other by name. I'll start - my name is Paul, and I've got a burning question for you dammit.
E3 is exactly one month away. The Big Three (Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony) have been fueling the hype train to obnoxious levels, all boasting some big surprises at this year's E3. You've heard their hubris, now we want to know your opinion:
Who Will Have the Best E3 Showing?
36 comments:
I think Sony will definitely have the best E3. They have the best game line up for the holiday season. If you look at what Sony will most likely show, for both PS3 and PSP, it's going to be huge! I can't wait.
- May 2, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- CrimsonFox13 said...
It'll either be Sony or Microsoft. I think Sony has a bigger chance to have a greater showing, though, since we have many confirmed great games in development, and many others we know are being developed and haven't been announced yet (Ico3, Twisted Metal, maybe new Warhawk, whatever that exclusive Rockstar game was Sony announced they were making (They clearly stated that it was not L.A. Noire, but something different that's exclusive), whatever Kojima's making (if he decides to stay exclusive), etc.)
Microsoft, however, doesn't have much announced. They could be saving them for a huge blowout for an attempt to steal the show, but I don't know if they would actually do that. I feel like Sony isn't good at presentations like these and fail to do as good as they should/could, and I feel like Microsoft seems a bit better with presentations, but even still, I have to give it to Sony. Nintendo, on the other hand, has already reached its peak, and I can't see anything but disappointment from their presentation.
Jeez, that was long.
- May 2, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Microsoft by a long shot. They didnt waste any of their announcement prior to the show. Which means everything will be fresh and new. The WORLD will be on it's ear when Bungie releases footage of OSDT, Mass Effect and Lost Planet 2. If Alan Wake exists it may steal the whole show.
- May 2, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- Shazzyone said...
I think it's flat out ignorant to be counting out Nintendo in this one. Nintendo knows they messed up last year and they have something to prove this year. In the end sony and microsoft will be hocking new add-ons and systems. Some reasonable but somewhat by the books games. God of war 3 and the new psp might bring oohs and ahhs. However nintendo will show new games and truly new ways to game. It's been two years and the number 1 system in the world has backing now. I expect E3 will probably see more amazing wii titles then either sony or microsofts holdings combined. Wii motion + for the win.
- May 2, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Paul Hunter said...
CrimsonFox13, Anon,
Those are pretty sound assessments from what we know thus. Sony has been very open about their games this year, we've already seen Uncharted 2 single player and multi-player footage, we've seen screens of Ratchet & Clank: ACIT, Heavy Rain, MAG, God of War 3, and more. Conversely, Microsoft really seems to be holding their cards tight this year. Same with Nintendo really, most of their news relates to games mentioned last year (e.g. Wii Sports Resort, Punch Out!!, Sin and Punishment 2).
- May 2, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Sony's line-up is bigger and better than Micorsoft and Nintendo combined times 10, that's true. However, Sony isn't great at presentation, so this could mess things up a little. I hope they focus on their strength that is solid hardcore games, and don't waste much time on casual market, video stores, statistics, PS2 or talking against its competitors. If they play it safe, everything good will be guaranteed.
- May 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM
k sony is taking this one, they dont waste ne thing even in past years maybe a little difficult on presentation but if microsoft put as much effort into the games as they do for presentation then they might have a shot, nintendo is running low on everything, really bad multi-players, kiddish games, ya they sell alot cuz parents buy there kids that stuff, but for the true gamer i think its sony or microsoft, im a sony fan so im gonna go wit sony, but we have the hottest lineup, our online psn is getting closer to micro every update, i think this years E3 goes to sony by a mile, with great games always upcoming they dont stop and take breath its there time and there not gonna stop thx guys
- May 2, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Nintendo by far..... the motion plus the controller is gonna be the bomb again. I mean come on which Tiger woods golf would you play??
- May 2, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Sony by a long shot. MS might be holding a few surprises but they will either be PS rehashes/ports, or timed exclusives.
The true gamer knows that the best combination this gen is PS3 and PC. With the exception of a very few games, this will allow you to play almost all of them. Including the Xbox 360 savior that everyone keeps hyping....Alan Wake, Lost Planet 2, and Mass Effect 2.
You can't play PS3 exclusives on the PC, because they are...well...exclusive.
- May 2, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- The_Con-Sept said...
I think Sony is going to have the best E3 showing because of the amount of titles that Sony has coming up. M.A.G. will impress the frag hungry FPS junkies while Final Fantasy XIII VS will attract the RPG audience. (If they even show it this year.) The New PSP details should be confirmed as well as the PS Store growing bigger with more releases.
I believe that they will show some new expansions in home that will distract players from their original concept to one that seems more reachable.
We will possibly be shown 2 to 3 new IP's that have been in works with the media buzzing about how they aren't allowed to talk about them until Sony reveals them.
Microsoft seems to have a dry list of games coming up for this holiday season but who knows. Will they throw money at some third party company and repeat what they did with GTA4?
Nintendo dropped the ball last year. I don't think they are going to be on good vibes this year. Of all companies Nintendo is actually sitting on top of heated coals this E3.
- May 2, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Dv8thwonder said...
Nintendo hands down! New Mario and Zelda, S&P2, The Conduit, a real storage solution and new IP's could put them over the top.DQX and Monster Hunter 3 could be showstoppers if presented well.
- May 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM
I do feel that MS will have to announce everything they have and they will, they will announce new games and old games coming this year and the next, as far as the hype is concerned I do believe that all companies will bring their game to E3 09 but I do believe that MS will bring the most games but that doesn't necessary mean it will win.
Sony in the other hand has announce there line up but I do believe that they have a couple of games that will come out this year or early next that they have not announce and that will be very good and maybe some long awaited announcements like twisted metal black, new MGS or Zone of the enders and team ico's game and maybe the PSP 2 and some home stuff.
In the end all three companies will bring there a game and will pretty even unless Sony announces that mass effect 2 will come to the PS3 that will be big or MS announces that FF 13 will come to Japan. Both companies have good things coming so all conferences will be interesting to see and I heard that Sony has a game that will shock people so I can't wait to see it.
And as far a MS steeling another PS3 exclusive is just bull there a no PS3 exclusive left to steal so that thing that 360 fanboys used is over.
E9 hope is better than last year.
- May 2, 2009 at 7:21 PM
even if microsoft make a deal t realese ff13 in japan it will be a mess and a waste of money.loool microsoft cant you understand that you will always b last no matter what you do jeez.and please stop saying that mass effect and lost planet 2 are exlusive t the 360 cause no they aren t pffff
- May 2, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Clinton said...
A lot of great predictions so far!
I really feel this is Sony's E3 to "lose". They have probably the best line-up of games since its launch with a surprise or two to further hype things up. If they haven't already internally abandoned their Home experiment, I see them announcing a big new feature for that just to get it back into people's minds.
Microsoft will not have as strong a showing this year but far be it from me to underestimate their marketing savvy. There's this notion that, with no NXE-size project announced, they have nothing to show at E3 except for what we already know about (i.e. ODST). It's precisely what they haven't announced that will really catch people off guard.
I say Nintendo will come in a close second to Sony this year. I think they learned their lesson from E3s past. They'll be expected to trot out more high-concept casual games (and they will) but look for them to really blow the core gamers away with an announcement for a new title from a core franchise. They are also still coming down from the hype of the DSi launch and I fully expect them to capitalize on their new portable platform.
This year's E3 is their return to form, so regardless of what goes down I am completely psyched!
- May 2, 2009 at 9:17 PM
I have a feeling that Microsoft will blast out with a whole bunch of stuff, Epic will probably announce something along with Lionhead and there might be some info on Halo Chronicles too...
- May 2, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Sony will likely announce that the PS3 is their last console. With their gaming division constantly in the red, and most people buying the PS3 to play blu-ray movies only (ask any Best Buy person to confirm), what is the point on making a marginal console that's twice the cost?
They will likely also bring out the new PSP, but shoot themselves in the foot by once again leaving out the second analog "nub". Crippling all FPS and action games on the new PSP.
- May 2, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I bet Sony will announce v2.8 of their PS3 firmware with the following awesome features (in Sony's mind anyway):
a. Automatic capitalization of the first letter of the first word in chat sentence.
b. 16 player text chat, instead of the lowly 15 player text chat.
c. More backgrounds for the wonderful photo application.
d. Metrosexual avatars.
e. New colors in the PSN ID for online play, such a red, blue, green, off-taupe, ebony white and banana yellow.
and many other highly requested XMB features that PS3 owners have been demanding.
- May 2, 2009 at 11:33 PM
What about Home though? Sony might well announce some of the fun features that I have emailed them:
1) Virtual waiting in line at the Supermarket.
2) Metrosexual clubhouse. oh, scratch that, that's all of Home. my bad.
3) More companies supporting Home with spaces, such as Tampax, Ortho, Dow Chemical, East Pittsburgh Pipe & Valve Supply, Matt Hazard Lounge.
4) The ability to have more bland furniture in my sparsely furnished crib.
5) Larger breast cups on the female avatars.
6) More incredibly fun parlor games such as chinese chess, cards and other simpleton games to really put my PS3 to good use. Oh, and only have 2 tables with these games to service the 10's of thousands that enter Home.
7) Nagging mother/wife/girlfriend to constantly follow me in Home and remind me to do my homework/feed the dog/take her out drinking, etc.
I didn't buy my Playstation 3 to watch blu-ray movies or play high definition games, I bought it to wait in virtual lines to play simple games like grandma used to do back during the depression.
- May 2, 2009 at 11:42 PM
If Sony announces new games to go along with the line-up we already know, give solid or estimated release dates to big titles like Gran Turismo 5 and God of War 3, and be able to amaze us with footage of the games we already know then I believe Sony would have the best showing.
However if Microsoft would announce a lot of new titles from existing IP's or new IP's such as Killer Instinct 3 or Alan Wake, the real factor for Microsoft will in my opinion be, how will they surprise me as much as they surprised me last year? It'd be hard for them to top the FFXIII announcement. The question for me is if they have a game that rivals the appeal that Gran Turismo or God of War have, will they announce DLC for Gears, Gears 3, the next Halo game maybe. For me it's about them showing a game that has been proven as a franchise.
I sincerely have my doubts about LP2's (Capcom) and ME2's (EA) exclusivity. I believe both albeit late will eventually reach the PS3
After last E3 there's nowhere to go but up for Nintendo when it comes to E3, but I doubt they will win.
What I'm really looking forward to in the end are games from Double Fine, Naughty Dog, Insomniac and Realtime Worlds. If all of those dev's announce something I'd be more than happy.
All in all the winner here are the gamers. Yay me
- May 3, 2009 at 1:27 AM
Nintendo's show will be the biggest AND the best. I have no reasoning to back this up. I just like Nintendo more.
- May 3, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Mohammed said...
ok one thing i know is tht sony will hold a gr8 show this year but never forget that MS is saying nothing i mean nothing what so ever they definitely got somethin cookin but i mean if they wont say anything that means tht they are completely relying on it and i think that that is a mistake because if it fails tht means time exclusives wont cut it XD
- May 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Sony will most likely announce that there are no plans for a new Playstation. This due to the economy, poor console sales, poor games sales, and horrible online service.
There will be more announcements about Home. More waiting in virtual lines for retro games that no one wants to play anymore. There will be new ways to harass females in Home too.
The new PSP will be announce with only a single analog stick. Again, crippling the gameplay for no apparent reason other than the Japanese mindset (which is diametrically opposite that of the western man).
- May 3, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Sony will also publish statistics on their online service. This will likely be the following:
a. Average PS3 users age is 12.
b. Average PS3 owner buys only 3 games (they cannot afford any more after shelling out $400).
c. Average PS3 gamer trades in their games to GameShyster thereby robbing the industry of game sales and hurting their own console.
d. Average PS3 gamer NEVER uses a microphone in any team based games online. Right, why would you?!?!
e. Average PS3 gamer rarely goes online since they are still stuck in the PS2 era mindset.
f. Average PS3 gamer owns 15 PSN accounts, which falsely inflates the PSN account figures. Why? Because they can and it costs them nothing. A fact Sony does not want to address.
- May 3, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Well, I for one, hope that Sony announces a pricing structure for the PSN.
Even $10/year would be great. It would help Sony make some more money. And it would help stop people from creating endless accounts just because they can.
It makes them more accountable and forces them to play fair since they cannot run off and create a new account.
- May 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM
I would like to see Sony stop underage gaming. Teenagers under 18 years old are not supposed to be playing these adult games.
Instead they should be doing their homework, obeying their parents and performing community service.
ESRB prohibits the sale of these games to minors. Make these E Felony crimes and jail the parents.
- May 3, 2009 at 11:24 AM
It would be awesome if Sony would announce a new controller for the Playstation 3.
I want to wave my hands around like a 'tard just like my Nintendo friends. And then drool and feel good about myself. Playing dulled down versions of popular games that have been "Wii-ified" would be great too. Like Killzone 2a, using the Sony Tard control stick would be lots of family and girlfriend fun. Grandma would love it too!
- May 3, 2009 at 11:32 AM
The reason that Sony is having to go after the "casual gamers" is because their own Fanboys have let them down. Sony Fanboys do not buy their own consoles games in any quantities this generation.
Look at Killzone 2 sales. Has yet to break even 2 million yet. Might happen by the end of the year perhaps, but this game was going to be the "Halo" of the PS3 and it was EPIC FAIL after all the Fanboy hype.
And this is what is slowly killing the PS3. Lack of game sales. Lack of support in general.
This is why my belove Playstation 3 console sits in dead last place, falling further behind each week, this console generation.
- May 3, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Sony has a great potential to do well this generation. There are a number of exclusives which the 360 hasn't got control over, as well as some which PS3 is keeping mum on. These include: Syphon Filter, Metal Gear Solid, GoW 3, GT5, MAG, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 3 and the apparent exclusivity of the next Rockstar Franchise (which will be awesome - 'Bully' anyone!!!???). Also, some good games which are cross platform are to be announced, such as Battlefield 1943, AC2 next GTA etc. This means that they have the software potential to last a long while. Also, PSP has an exciting lineup, with basically all games which are released for Wii as well as Tekken 6, New Assassins Creed, Soul Caliber and LittleBigPlanet. Couple this with a Wii-esque motion controller for select games and a complete DLC PSP, and Ill think we will see a great lineup for the Sony consoles.
You should be wary of the 360, as they do have some good games, but the PS3 is rapidly catching up on their online service and installed base. PS3 has 21 million consoles sold, and the 360 has about 30 million sold, but take into account that they had a 1 year head start. The installed base is there, and by the end PS3 will be dominant over the 360. The 360 only seems to sell shooters nowadays, and that isn't the only genre which people want.
And screw the Wii, it sucks.
- May 3, 2009 at 1:54 PM
The wii realy has rubbish games, like crappy shovelware and rubbish minigames. there are no serious games 4 it, Mad world flopped and developers will see that serious games aren't designed for the wii, as people just want to use a yardwork simulator or walk the dog simulator.
They dont look after the hardcore crowd, as the wii only has games which we have all seen before, we are on Mario Party 8!!!! the games are jus the same just updated. If the 360 or ps3 make gd motion sensin games with the new controllers this e3, the hardcore wii crowd shud go to these people.
- May 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM
@ Moron
"You should be wary of the 360, as they do have some good games, but the PS3 is rapidly catching up on their online service and installed base."
Total lie!
Check the NPD sales numbers every week/month. Sony is ALWAYS behind in sales each time. 30K to 50K. So tell me again how they are catching up?????
Yeah, I love how Sony Fanboys run around spouting off comments with absolutely ZERO facts to support their outrageous comments.
- May 3, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Anonymous said...
I would like to see Sony stop underage gaming. Teenagers under 18 years old are not supposed to be playing these adult games.
Instead they should be doing their homework, obeying their parents and performing community service.
ESRB prohibits the sale of these games to minors. Make these E Felony crimes and jail the parents.
LOL, joke post
- May 4, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Pat says:
I think MS will have by far the best showing, the reason being that they simply haven't announced anything big for this year so far.
We'll see Alan Wake, Huxley, APB and a new lionhead project as new IP's.
We'll also see Gears 3, Forza 3, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2 amoungst other current ips.
We're going to see their new whole body motion sensing bar shown for the first time, which will make Sony's wii reipoff look incredibly lame.
Also, we'll see the classic end of conference SHOCKER. whcih will be a big name steal from sony, as in previous years (GTA, final fantasy).
My betting is Metal Gear on 360.
- May 4, 2009 at 6:02 PM
If they put mgs on the 360 i would cry.
I bought it mainly for that game...
- May 5, 2009 at 2:07 AM
Sony took the show last year at E3 2008. I'm sure they will do it again this year.
- May 10, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Rebel said...
@ Superdynamite
You are incorrect. Microsoft stole the show, hands down. Please remove your PS3 Fanboy glasses and realize that the PS3 is in a distant last place in this generations console race. And falling further behind every week.
- May 16, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- BastardZ said...
Metal Gear Solid 4 will easily fit on DVD. Once you remove all the boring, endless, stupid cutscenes. The game is no larger than Barbie Action Adventure.
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Samuel G. Harris and Tryphenia Harris
a son, Fleming Matthew Harris who married Augusta Ann Harris and they had
a son, Gamewell Calhoun Harris who married Sarah "Sally" Brakefield and they had
a son, Edward Boyd Harris who married Ida Mae Shaw and they had
a son, Clyde Harris who married Mabel Louise Cohen and they had
a son, William "Billy" Clyde Harris who married Peggy Annette Prince and they had
Samuel G. Harris (DOB: abt 1772 in ? ; DOD: Between 1850-1860 in Union County, SC) Samuel migrated from Virginia some time after 1790 with his brother, Marion. They may have been from Chesterfield County, Virginia because that is where Tryphenia was from. They came with Tryphenia and her parents, Thomas and Sallie Harris. Marion Harris settled in Rutherford County, NC and Samuel settled on Brown's Creek in Union County, SC near what is now Kelly's Station on the Lockhart Branch of the Southern Railroad. Union County was formed in 1775 after the Cherokee Indians gifted the land to the Greenville/Spartanburg County lines to the King as a good will gesture. Settlers poured into the new land and Samuel was one of them.
Samuel G. Harris is on Buckingham County Virginia Marriage Records marrying Tryphenia Harris on September 30, 1790. Tryphenia Harris (DOB: 12/14/1771 in Chesterfield County, VA; DOD: 8/23/1855 in Union County, SC) was the daughter of Thomas Harris (DOB: 1743 in Goochland, VA; DOD: 1796 in Union County, SC) and Sarah "Sally" Lacy (DOB: 1747 in Hanover, VA; DOD: 1810 in Union County, SC). They had 5 children that I'm aware of: Tryphenia "Tryphena" Harris, Flemming "Flemmin" Harris, Franscanna Harris, Nancy Taylor Harris, Pleasant Harris.
Union County Will Book APp. 157-158:
Will of Sally Harris widow of the late Thomas Harris of District... to my daughter Trisenah Harris, all the property she has received and my side saddle; to my daughter Nancy Taylor Dillard, the property in her possession and $15, one cow, calf, etc; to my daughter Fransanny Price, $9 and no more; the balance of my estate to my sons Pleasant, Flemming Harris; the land to be divided, stock. furniture, equally betweeen them by John Hughey, Jesse Jinkins, Saml Otterson, giving Pleasant the part of the land where the plantation is, one negro woman Fann; sons Pleasant, Flemming Harris, exrs., 18 Jul 1810. Salley Harris (S) (Seal), With Saml Otterson, Jess Jinkins (X). Proved by Majr. Saml Otterson, Oct 1810.
Samuel G. Harris was a farmer. They had 8 children that I'm aware of:
1) Fleming Matthew Harris, aka F.M., Mattie, Maddie, and some thought his name was Frances Marion or Frances Madison (DOB: 2/4/1809 in Union County, SC; DOD: 8/10/1897 in Union County, SC) married Augusta Ann Harris before 1831 in Union County, SC. For more information about Fleming Matthew Harris' family see another posting on this website.
2) Thomas Harris (DOB: abt 1790 in Union County, SC; DOD: ? in ? ) married Mary Jackson (DOB: 1800 in ? ; DOD: 1860 in Union County, SC) in 1819. They had 5 children that I'm aware of: Sarah "Sallie" Harris, William Jones Harris, President Jackson Harris, Rebecca Harris, Jesse Greer Harris.
3) Millie Harris (DOB: abt 1793 in Union County, SC; DOD: ? in ? ) married Bailey Smith (DOB: ? in ? ; DOD: ? in ? )
4) John Harris (DOB: abt 1798 in Union County, SC; DOD: 4/10/1875 in Union County, SC) married Tabitha Parr (DOB: abt 1798 in Union County, SC; DOD: 1889 in Union County, SC) before 1825. They had 4 children that I'm aware of: Mary A. Frances Harris, Mary Ann Harris, Jabul Harris, Fincher Harris.
5) Robert Harris (DOB: abt 1802 in Union County, SC; DOD: 8/9/1879 in Union County, SC) married Frances Faucett (DOB: abt 1806 in ? ; DOD: ? in Union County, SC) before 1830. They had 3 children that I'm aware of: William C. Harris, Jefferson "Jeff" T. Harris, John "Jackie" Harris.
6) Letitia Harris (DOB: abt 1804 in Union County, SC; DOD: ? in ? )
7) Samuel Pleasant "S.P." Harris (DOB: 7/20/1806 in Union County, SC; DOD: 8/9/1879 in Union County, SC) married Sophia Hancock (DOB: abt 1815 in Union County, SC; DOD: ? in ? ). They had 3 children that I'm aware of: James Lemuel Harris (aka Tink Harris), Jane C. Harris, William H.S. Harris (aka "Squire"Harris). a) James Link or Tink Harris (DOB: about 1834 in Union County, SC; DOD: 11/13/1891 in Trough Shoals (now known as Pacolet, Spartanburg County, SC); married Nancy Ann Gallman in 1857, both are buried in Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Union County, SC) b) Jane C. Harris (DOB: about 1835 in Union County, SC; DOD: 5/12/1907 in Union County, SC; married W.H. Koon in 1866; both are buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Union County, SC) c) William H.S. "Squire" Harris (DOB: 5/24/1839 in Union County, SC; DOD: 12/28/1913 in Union County, SC ; married Sophia Hancock )
8 ) James Coger Harris (DOB: abt 1813 in Union County, SC; DOD: 3/9/1884 in Union County, SC) married Frances Shell (DOB: abt 1815 in Union County, SC; DOD: ? in ? ). They had 8 children that I'm aware of: Hester Ann "Hesteran" "Hesteram" Harris, Maryann Harris, Both Harris, Samuel Ira Harris (he was listed as S. or J. Ira Harris), Frances Harris, Calvin Harris, John William Harris.
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3 comments:
- rnorwood said...
Hi. I am happy that you have done this research. I've written before.
W.H.S. Harris, son of Samuel Pleasant Harris, was born in Union County on 24 May 1839. He married Maryann Ophelia Foster sometime around 1870, and they are found in the 1900 census for Jonesville. He died 28 Dec 1917 and was buried in the Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Union County, SC. Ophelia was the daugher of William Smith Foster and Jane Hancock, so the couple were first cousins. They didn't have any children together, but William had fathered a boy named Chester C. Harris in 1866, mother unknown, who died in Daula, Georgia, 15 Aug 1901. I have this information, but I am not sure whether this was an interpretation of mine or clear fact. James Lemuel Harris was my second great grandfather. He had three children with Nancy Gallman, but after the Civil War, he had a family with Amanda Millwood (AKA Bradley).
- LLitch said...
I would appreciate any source info you have on the James Lemuel Harris and Amanda Millwood story. James Harris is my great grandfather, and their son, Samuel Jackson Harris,is my grandfather. Sam Harris was adopted by RN Harris. The story told to my Mother and her siblings was that Sam was adopted after his parents died. Is this a cleaned up version of the story? How did you discover this?
- Sharon said...
Please check out another post for more on Samuel Pleasant Harris and his son James Lemuel Harris at http://sharonscrapbook.blogspot.com/2008/02/samuel-g-harris-and-tryphenia-harris.html
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Rubio's Restaurants, known for its fish taco, is celebrating the return of its fan favorite, Langostino Lobster Taco and Burrito, for a limited time. Rubio's is giving the seasonal classic an update with the addition of its new citrus rice. Created and developed by Ralph Rubio and the Rubio's culinary team, the citrus rice features white rice mixed with lime juice and lemongrass. Designed to complement Langostino Lobster's flavors, the items represent Rubio's lighter, fresher approach to seafood.
The Langostino Lobster Burrito features Langostino Lobster drizzled with warm basil butter, citrus rice, and fresh guacamole. Wrapped in a warm flour tortilla, the burrito includes black beans, chipotle white sauce, salsa fresca, and is topped off with crisp lettuce. The Langostino Lobster Two Taco Plate, served with no-fried pinto beans and chips, offers guests two tacos topped with sliced avocados, a cilantro-onion mix, chipotle white sauce, and cabbage. Fans can also try Rubio's new Surf & Turf taco plate featuring one Langostino Lobster Taco and one Grilled Gourmet Steak Taco, served with a side of no-fried pinto beans and chips.
"At Rubio's, we are deeply committed to offering our guests delicious food they love and feel good about eating," says Ralph Rubio, co-founder of Rubio's. "Langostino Lobster has been a favorite since we introduced more than a decade ago. As a part of our culinary progression, we have elevated the taste, while remaining true to the unique flavors that have made Langostino Lobster a seasonal staple year after year."
Rubio's dedication to seafood cuisine began when the first Rubio's opened in 1983. The time Ralph Rubio spent developing the first fish taco recipe became the basis for everything Rubio's stands for today. To date, Rubio's has sold more than 170 million Original Fish Tacos and uses sustainable seafood in nearly all of its seafood menu items. The brand continues to expand its menu with innovative recipes, ranging from sustainable shrimp to Atlantic salmon. In addition to serving certified sustainable seafood, Rubio's offers grilled marinated chicken and steak, no-fried pinto beans, salads, handmade guacamole, and a variety of proprietary salsas—all prepared in Rubio's kitchens.
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Florida State safety Myron Rolle has decided to forgo the NFL Draft and stay in school another year. The school just happens to be Oxford University. (That's a bit of an upgrade, I think.)
As you no doubt recall, Rolle received a coveted Rho
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So... how did your college career work out for you?
Rolle Is Heading to Oxford, Not the N.F.L. [NY Times]
UPDATE: Two people wrote in to correct me on an important point:
Regarding Myron Rolle and the Wonderlic test. ... Pat McInally, a Harvard grad and Cincinnati Bengal punter, aced the Wonderlic, answering all 50 questions correctly within the 10-minute time period allowed, in the early 1970s. But, never let facts get in the way a good story, Mr. Blogski.
So there you go. My sincerest apologies to Mr. McInally. By the way, it's a 12-minute test and I also spelled "Rhodes Scholarship" wrong. So who's the real dummy?


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Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection by one of the Ebola virus strains (Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, or Tai Forest virus).
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Wright State is not allowing any university-sponsored travel to the affected regions. The university urges all Wright State community members to avoid travel to the affected areas.
The CDC has issued its highest level of travel warning against any nonessential travel to the affected areas in order to facilitate control of the outbreak and prevent continued spread in two ways: to protect U.S. residents who may be planning travel and to enable the affected countries and public health officials to respond most effectively to contain this outbreak.
Have Wright State faculty, staff, or students traveled to campus from West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak?
There is currently no Wright State-sponsored travel to the impacted West African countries (Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia, and Guinea).
There are a small number of Wright State students who are from West African countries. As they have been on campus for much longer than the maximum incubation period and have exhibited no signs of carrying the virus. There is no chance of exposure from these individuals.
What protective measures is the university taking to safeguard the health of the Wright State community?
Wright State Student Health Services is well versed in caring for international students and travelers and uses CDC-recommended protocols for screening, evaluation, isolation, and protective procedures.
Wright State health officials are emphasizing that Ebola is not shared through casual contact between roommates or colleagues and there is very low risk for spread of the virus in the U.S.
What parts of the world are affected?
Ebola has been diagnosed in the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone since March 2014. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak an international public health emergency and has launched an international campaign to bring the outbreak under control.
The CDC has emphasized that the outbreak poses "little risk" to the general U.S. population, and health officials "are confident we would not have a spread of Ebola even if we were to have a case here."
How is Ebola transmitted?
Ebola cannot be transmitted through food, water, or air. In order for the virus to be transmitted, an individual must come into direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of a person experiencing symptoms or be exposed to needles, medical equipment or other objects contaminated with infected secretions.
What is the risk of exposure to the Ebola virus at Wright State?
There has been one reported case in the U.S., which appears to have been contained in a hospital in Dallas, Texas, according to the CDC. The CDC is not concerned about the potential transmission of the virus on the airplane(s) this person used to return to the United States. The risk of being exposed at Wright State, in Dayton, or anywhere in the U.S. is very low.


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David Bowie Late Night Tributes
As you might expect, David Bowie's passing was not lost on late night TV, three U.S. late night shows aired tributes to him on Monday.
Conan O'Brien devoted nearly seven minutes to airing a series of clips from Bowie's visits to his show over the years, including one where Bowie sang a song Conan had written about himself.
Jimmy Fallon called Bowie "brilliant and sharp and dark and funny" and said they used to e-mail jokes to each other. He said he's going to e-mail Bowie "in space or wherever you are -- you don't have to e-mail me back." He urged his viewers to download Bowie's albums, particularly his new Blackstar, and to "play it loud and thank him, thank him, thank him."
Stephen Colbert left the tribute for musical guests El Vy, who performed Bowie's "Let's Dance" with help from The Late Show's house band, Stay Human.


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Truth is we received another donation of hand-me-downs and, while I am forever grateful for people's generosity, I have nowhere to put the clothes anymore. So the sorting process included some donations of my own, to the local Charity bin and the curb-side Council pick-up pile. It feels so good to declutter!
I also re-discovered the missing wristband from Ben 10's Omnitrix (score!) and the missing tail from my monkey backpack, aka a toddler 'leash'. Two definate wins right there.
Anyway, amidst all the piles of things was a copy of my Christmas letter. It was the first I had written in many years and not a bad little read (even if I do say so myself).
The thing about these methods of communication is that they force you to find the good things that have happened in your year and succinctly piece them together to form a story. I wrote mine like a newsletter with the Geege and I in a box and then a box for each of the kids, with a recent photo.
I reckon if you did a Christmas letter, and only that, every year without fail you could leave a wonderful legacy about the passage of time in your life (and those of your children).
So with only 5 or 6 weeks until Christmas, I think it was fitting that I came across this little treasure because it has inspired me to put together the Second Edition for 2010. Even if I bore the pants off my friends and family with my moment of self-indulgence, I think I will be very happy that I did this time next year.
Do you write a Christmas letter? How do you do yours?
PS: I am the Aussie Mummy Bloggers 'Blogger of the Week' this week, so pop over to their site and check me out! If you haven't already, register for the Australian Bloggers Conference in March, which is being put together by the peeps from AMB. I am going to be there and I reckon it will be loads of fun.
If you are visiting from AMB, welcome and I hope you will drop me a line so I can return the favour.
PPS: At about 9pm tonight I will be a guest blogger at Twin Trials and Triumphs. The passage of time has made it difficult for us to synchronise our link-ups as there is a 16 hour time difference between Kentucky and Sydney! Please stop over and say hello at Mandy's place - I don't want to look like I have no friends!
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Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Literature circles are small discussion groups that focus on reading selected texts. Circle members read their texts together and then plan a way to share the highlights of their reading with the rest of the class.
When introducing students to literature circles, it's important for teachers to ask students to take turns playing assigned roles in the group. One student, for example, should act as the discussion director, developing a list of questions for the group and helping group members discuss the main ideas in the reading. Another student should act as the connector, finding analogies between what the group is reading and what is going on in students' own lives; connectors may also draw analogies between the group's reading and other texts, or ask students to list and share the ways in which they relate to the characters and situations in the reading. Finally, one student should act as a summarizer, preparing a brief synopsis of the text and bringing together the main points of the group's discussion. It is important that students take turns playing each of these roles because each encourages a different cognitive perspective on the text; in trying them all, students experience a variety of ways of analyzing and organizing their reading.
In the classroom, teachers should meet with each small discussion group once a week. That way, while each group has its meeting with the teacher, the other groups can work on their own, reading independently and preparing for their meetings. It is often useful to schedule these meetings over the course of three weeks. During the first week, each group can be introduced to their reading material, and during the following two weeks, each group will read and discuss their materials separately.
Literature circles work well because they are student-centered. They afford students an opportunity to guide their own discussions and to focus on those issues that matter most to them. Also, since literature circles involve cooperative learning, they encourage students to practice communication skills through discussion in their groups and in the final presentation. Moreover, the experience of reading literature in a group can subtly show students how communities are drawn together and changed by cultural texts.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
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The thematic strands and historical eras from Units 18, 19, 20, and 21 are re-examined Participants develop lesson plans using primary sources, historical thinking skills, and content learned in previous units. The emphasis of this unit is on the use of digital primary sources, writing biographical accounts, and planning for student-written biographies.
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Greg Kloehn wonders why it didn't dawn on him sooner.
The West Oakland artist had long been fascinated by the temporary shelters his homeless neighbors created for themselves out of materials they scavenged from the street.
So fascinated, in fact, a couple of years ago, Greg decided to give one a try. "I wanted to build a home in a day, for no money."
One week (and $50) later, he had one: a tiny home on wheels, long enough to lie down in, not tall enough to stand in, roughly the size of a compact car.
And that was that.
Greg had no plans for what to do with it once completed, so the home simply sat in his studio for months.
Then, one rainy night, Charlene, a homeless woman in Greg's neighborhood, knocked on his door.
"She asked if I had a tarp," Greg recalls. "I told her, no, I didn't."
As Greg walked back into his studio, though, he glanced at the home, "and I thought, What am I doing with this? So I ran back outside, and said, 'Charlene, come back tomorrow and I'll have a home for you.'"
The next day Charlene did return. Greg wheeled the home out to the street, handed her a bottle of champagne and keys to the refrigerator door that was the home's front entrance.
"As soon as I gave it away," Greg says, "it felt so good. Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
While he may have been late to the idea, Greg is now making up for lost time. Each morning, with a cup of coffee in one hand and his van's steering wheel in the other, Greg scours the streets around his home and studio looking for the piles of illegally dumped trash that show up every night.
From the piles he takes anything that might help him build a home: pallets, 2x4s, refrigerator doors and shelving, and paint.
A team of volunteers helps Greg mold those pieces into tiny, moveable structures.
Since his first home give-away, Greg has built more than a dozen small homes on wheels and gifted them to the area's homeless.
"Everyone's really happy," Greg says about the donations, "lots of hugs, lots of happiness. That's the best part for me."
Greg does not claim that his homes are the answer to the problem of homelessness, they are simply a way for one man to do something nice for a person in need of a little help.
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Sigh. There was apparently a trip to Kyoto. I think he may be wise to the fact I like cranes. Three are color variations of the same pattern.
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The Strahov Philosophical Library in Prague is the subject of the "world's largest indoor photograph" at 40 Gigapixels. How detailed is it? The photo is taken in the center of the room. Zoom to the vellum bound book by the door. You can see the grain of the skin. It looks like the history of binding is contained in this room.
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Time to retire an old friend. My trusty little red computer bag ($1.50 from Daiso) that I picked up when I had one bone folder and a snap knife has been getting a little overstuffed lately. With almost two years of acquiring new tools and toys, and it was time for a change.
Unpacking, that's the ruler case, mull, brushes, triangles, punch, fabric scissors, needles, sandpaper, primary tool case, bone folders, burnisher, tape, screw punch, glue, and sewing kit (plus miscellaneous loose tools).
My new tool bag with 26 pockets and a shoulder strap. The open mouth will also hold additional materials beyond the "standard" set up, and I can pull the smaller containers to travel light.
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I made only one resolution this year, and that was to finish some projects before I start on others. Happy to say, it's actually working. Currently completing some overdue gifts, so pictures later.
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Ray Bradbury and Me
RIP Ray Bradbury, August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2010.
Funny how certain themes repeat through your life. I went to the Friends of the San Francisco Library Book Sale a few weeks ago (rather by accident, I was just heading for the Friend's shop down at Fort Mason). This was the last day of the big sale, so every book was $1.00. I'd gone with the idea of picking up a few paperbacks to recase into hardbacks with leather spines to practice my paring (and hopefully turn over easily at conventions).
I hit the jackpot and walked out with two complete LOTR trilogies, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion. And The Martian Chronicles.
It was a Time trade paperback edition with an ugly cover and lovely interior layout. I could see the spine was incredibly unevenly glued, but I thought it might have been in signatures. Nope, just badly perfect bound. The cover shattered when I opened it (literally, it was some sort of strange plasticized paper). I've been disassembling it for a while now (I probably should have just chopped the glue off instead of trying to separate each page).
Bradbury's writing deals so strongly with memory, and I'm recalling the thread of his presence in my life getting my hands into this book and seeing flashes of text I still remember from first reading it years ago.
Reading the shorts in an anthology,Vintage Bradbury, as a young teen. Starting stage directing with Kaleidoscope as an undergraduate (the cover illustration from Vintage Bradbury was from that story). Modeling my short fiction on his, including the interconnected thread style of The Martian Chronicles that runs through the my psi soldier stories. Rereading and more deeply understanding Bradbury as an adult. Now getting ready to take this text block and do something I haven't learned yet with it.
The plan of attack is to make up some endpapers, consolidate the textblock and then whip stitch it. Once it's stable, I'll trim it as little as I can get away with to even it up and figure out an edge treatment (red's the natural choice, but that may be too obvious and literal). I'm leaning toward a one third leather cover with corners an perhaps some tooling. I'm making it up as I'm going.
Bradbury does that to me. Makes me learn new stuff and do the stuff I know better.
And live in the hope that inside me there's something as good as "There Will Come Soft Rains" that makes it out someday.
Thank you, Mr. Bradbury.
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First foray into production to make 350 Pocket Guides for a professional conference in San Francisco. The 16 page guide was laid out on a single 11x17, grain short, 28 pound, color copier text paper and sent directly to the copier from a digital file (in an ideal world, I would have made polymer plates and printed it, but the 1200 dpi photocopy turned out quite well).
The sheet was scored using folders, rulers, and three jigs (#2 & #3 pictured above). The fold was cut past the halfway point with a paper knife between folds.
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After building an actual battleship that could reach the planet's orbit and stay there, redditor avaslash created an improved version, taking it on a tour across the Kerbal solar system — getting as far as Jool, Kerbal Space Program's Jupiter.
Of course, again, the biggest obstacle was getting the new cruiser to fly. Complicating matters was a new fuel system which caused several malfunctions across the board. Nevertheless, the UKN Kaihōpara managed to reach orbit, and from then on, it was smooth sailing. Kinda.
Oh dear.
Here's the full story with a lot more screenshots.
I got my cruiser to Jool! [Imgur, via Reddit]