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by Mike Masnick
Wed, Mar 23rd 2011 2:55pm
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The big news of the day appears to be the death of actress Elizabeth Taylor. All the big news orgs are running obituaries, of course. And, as is typical with major celebrities, most of those news orgs had stock obituaries written long ago, which they pulled out, added a few final details, and posted. Of course, that leads to some odd situations, such as with the NY Times obituary for Ms. Taylor, in which it is noted that the author of the obituary actually died himself, nearly six years ago. While, again, lots of news orgs have pre-written obits, there does seem to be something a bit "off" in a newspaper claiming that it needs you to pay up to support its quality journalists... when it's using work done by someone who died years ago.
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Rose M. Welch (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 2:55pmHow many people have actually read the official obituary, versus the people who read the free articles and posts about her death on the Internet in general? And how many people just read about it via a friend's status message on Facebook and never read any further at all? Do we need to create a micro-payment system for these enterprising Facebook 'reporters' as well? :P
Steven (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:04pmI don't see the problem here. All artists should be getting paid for at least 70 years after their death. Why else would they create anything?
ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:31pm
Re:I never understood the whole 'after death' thing they introduced into copyright, but you have to admit that it has paid off!
kyle clements (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:19pm
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I never understood the whole 'after death' thing they introduced into copyright
The argument I use is that if copyright lasted for the duration of the artists life, and their work went into the public domain the day the artist died, unscrupulous people people could get content for free by taking out the artist.
"That's a nice movie you've got there, but don't be asking too much for it, it'd be a shame if something happened to you..."
A better way (in my opinion) would be having copyright based entirely on the date of first publication. "Publication + 20 years" or so seems reasonable. Life + 50 or Life + 70 makes absolutely no sense.
ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:54pm
Re: Re: Re:I totally agree (and have made the same argument in the past.)
I don't like copyright in general, but if we're going to have it it should require registration (i.e., you have to give at least a token shit that your stuff is all that) and a short finite term (so the next generation doesn't have to worry that the author of a hundred year old book may have died 'only' a few decades ago.)
someone (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:18pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:When medical technology advances to a level that allows us to live forever we will have a rather large issue on our hands.
Eventually no one will be able to create anything due to all useful combinations of expression being previously copyrighted.
kyle clements (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 10:54pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Eventually no one will be able to create anything due to all useful combinations of expression being previously copyrighted.
I've actually talked to several programmers about writing some software that generates midi files of every possible melody, just so we can hold all future musicians hostage. Using copyright to stop all musical progress for the next 100+ years!
(once you limit yourself the popular scales and tempos, and phrases of a reasonable length, that 'almost infinite' number actually becomes fairly manageable.)
freak (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 1:03am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Going through algorithmicly instead of creatively means no copyright in the midi files, actually.
ConceptJunkie (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 9:12am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Why not?
Is there a part of Copyright Law that specifies how a work must be created?
How do you define "creatively" vs. "algorithmically"? How can you draw the line? There were algorithmic schemes for creating music a hundred years ago.
Are you telling me if someone wrote code to create a cool piece of music that he would not be allowed to copyright it?
Believe it or not, this is already being done, and while the results might not be considered groundbreaking, it's only a matter of time until machine-generated melodies will be mistaken for ones written by a human composer.
If someone who creates this software publishes the sheet music to one of its creations, he deserves no copyright protection?
Richard (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 5:38am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:I've actually talked to several programmers about writing some software that generates midi files of every possible melody, just so we can hold all future musicians hostage. Using copyright to stop all musical progress for the next 100+ years!
Been done already (for the set of melodies that can correspond to phone numbers on a particular phone).
I can't find the link at present (It might be somewhere on "Freedom to tinker")
Ron Rezendes (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:13pm
Re: Re: Re:Publication + 20 years is absolutely perfect in my opinion as well!
IIRC, there was a recent study or a link to such, that indicated 90+% of revenue is made during the first 10 years after release/publication. I think 20 years is plenty of time for content creators to get paid for their work before it enters the public domain, keeping in mind that they can still make money off of the work even once it has entered PD.
Chargone (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 7:59pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:i'd argue that anything more than ten is highly debateable if that's when 90% of the revenue is made.
Paddy Duke (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 5:30am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:With the rate of content production constantly increasing, most content older than 5 years is probably worse off locked down under copyright.
The authors would almost certainly be better served by freely disseminating old content in order to promote their new stuff/live performances/other value propositions.
I think some other stuff, like live recordings of sporting events, should have even more limited copyright terms, but that is more of a personal wish that I should be able to access and watch past events that will never be broadcast again.
Irving, 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:07pm
Sorry....... "final" details, indeed.
Don, 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:09pm
247 ReasonsWhat gets me the most is that you've come up with at least 247 reasons why anyone should pay for the New York Times.
wallow-T, 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:16pmThe Techdirt piece here is Not Fair!! It's standard practice at major news organizations to keep pre-written obituaries for public figures on file -- even the young ones, because you can never tell when a car crash will claim a young star's life. I bet there are Miley Cyrus obituaries on file, just in case.
If anything, I think it's fascinating that the main part of the obituary was written by someone dead for several years. This makes sense, because due to her advanced age and health issues, Mrs. Taylor was mostly out of the public eye and not scoring new accomplishments in her final years.
Capitalist Lion Tamer (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:41pm
Re:Yeah, MJ kicking the bucket sort of dropped her social circle down to 0.
NY Times, 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:18pm
I got 99 problemsbut paying dead people ain't one.
Hephaestus (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 3:43pm
I didn't realize she was still alive.Now that she is gone maybe Angelo Del Morte can pay an interest in the MPAA ... BOOM
Jeff, 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:24pm
Guys...You really undermine your credibility when you post things like this. Use some common sense -- this is content the NYT paid someone to write years ago, and paid someone to edit and update to make sure it was still appropriate today. The author being deceased has no bearing on the work or its value.
Stick to the substance, and not this snark.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Mar 2011 @ 7:51pm
Re: Guys...The post ends up being more like "reason #247 why Techdirt is considered whiny".
techflaws.org (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 11:32pm
Re: Re: Guys...And trolls like you as trolls.
bob, 24 Mar 2011 @ 9:11am
No, you're the trollHe makes a good point. You, on the other hand, are trolling.
FuzzyDuck, 24 Mar 2011 @ 6:43am
Re: Guys...Agreed, this article misses any serious point.
Besides that it costs money to run a newspaper is true and unrelated to the paywall question, neither is there anything wrong for the NYT trying to make money.
The question for the NYT is if the paywall will earn them more money than the absence of a paywall.
Capitalist Lion Tamer (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:47pm
Probably a union thing..."Should an employee or employees die before mandatory retirement age, their salary will continue for seven (7) years or discovery by observant readers. Dues will continue to be collected at this time and the remainder of the check(s) will be deposited into the current sports pool (varies according to season)."
Jay (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:58pm
Re: Probably a union thing...But what happens if they die right before they retire?
Capitalist Lion Tamer (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:16pm
Re: Re: Probably a union thing...They will be declared winner of the current sports pool, have that declaration nullified by their death, and all remaining check funds added to the "Free Parking" pool, per union "Monopoly House Rules Sec. 141.2.1(c)."
Anonymous Coward, 23 Mar 2011 @ 4:57pmWhy don't you focus on how good journalism can be made economically more attractive than the alternatives (taking shortcuts, aggregating but not reporting) rather than taking pot shots at the NYT all day?
If the NYT, who actually probably cares about the quality of it's reporting even if it doesn't live up to its own standards) finds it exonomically more advantageous to cut corners, what does that say for journalism as a whole?
I mean, if the market is allowed to decide the quality of journalism we get, we're screwed. So can we just admit this and stop trying to act like good journalism is an economically-viable proposition?
ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:04pm
Re:I've read this three times and have no idea what you're trying to say.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:23pm
Re: Re:The NYT says "doing good journalism has value and people should pay us so we can continue to employ good journalists."
The two NYT-related articles today seem to be saying "pfft, your argument doesn't hold water. Your journalists and your entire organization take shortcuts that everybody else takes. Why should we pay you?"
I think the NYT's heart is in the right place, even if it does fail often and take too many shortcuts. Sadly for them, I have yet to see any proposed business model where not taking shortcuts is more profitable than taking them.
The additional profits you get from the cost savings of taking journalistic shortcuts are centralized and immediate. The costs are distributed among the whole society, delayed, and hard to quantify.
Hugh Mann (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 5:05pm
I"m sure they paid him while he was aliveI'm not sure why you think the time lag between writing and publishing is relevant. I suspect the writer drew a NYT paycheck when he wrote the bulk of Ms. Taylor's obit. If the NYT paid him when he wrote it, why should the NYT be subject to criticism for charging when they finally run the piece merely because the original writer is now deceased?
Didn't the "Girl Who Payed With Fire" books get written by a guy who croaked pretty much right after he sent the manuscripts off to be published? Should the publisher be criticized for charging for those books because the writer, as a dead man, is no longer a "quality [author]"?
I'm really not sure how you think this advances your arguments about the NYT at all.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Mar 2011 @ 7:08pmOh boy, talk about a tempest in a teapot.
Mike, do you realize that most major news organizations have a "storehouse" of obituaries already made or "almost completed" for pretty much every major star and public figure? On slow days (when nobody important dies) the obit writers work on filling in the background on various VIPs on the list, getting them ready to go.
This would be doubly true for someone like Taylor, who was a significant star, and also had suffered great medical problems in the last couple of years. I am sure that most major organization had her obit in the can already, waiting to push the button and have it run.
I think you are working way to hard to pick nits on the NYT. I think it just proves you are hating on them, which makes many of your other comments about them now seem a little suspect.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Mar 2011 @ 9:53pm
Re:A nice explanation of this:
techflaws.org (profile), 23 Mar 2011 @ 11:35pm
Re:"I think you are working way to hard to pick nits on the NYT. I think it just proves you are hating on them, which makes many of your other comments about them now seem a little suspect."
Actually it doesn't cause his economic reasoning still stands as opposed to the "guilt" the NYT expects people to experience to pay them.
Mike Masnick (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 12:05am
Re:Mike, do you realize that most major news organizations have a "storehouse" of obituaries already made or "almost completed" for pretty much every major star and public figure?
No, that's only why I mentioned it in the post twice.
Come on now, it's like you're not even trying any more.
Anonymous Coward, 24 Mar 2011 @ 6:58am
Re: Re:I know you mentioned it, and what I can't understand is that it's like you typed it, but ignored it.
Come on Mike. A quality journalist doesn't mean "one that lives longer than the story they print". Do you think this guy did a poorer job because after he finished it, he too died? Do you not think it fair (and perhaps even is a bit of a tribute from his fellow workers) that his name was on the obit, as he wrote pretty much all of it except the date of death and the cause?
I just think that you are so desperate to slag the NYT, that you don't really care. I suspect that the real issue here is that you fear that their "paywall" model might actually work, and leave you with egg on your face. I cannot think of another reason why you have suddenly gone all stalkerish on them.
Anonymous Coward, 24 Mar 2011 @ 1:04amOn an almost completely unrelated note.
I work for a auction house and when I came to work yesterday I was met with an Andy Warhol print of Elizabeth Taylor in pieces on the floor.
At the time we all blamed the guys who put the print up and joked, how as an auctioneer, you'd think we would know how to hang artwork. It wasn't until yesterday afternoon we heard Elizabeth Taylor had passed away and the print seems to have spontaneously jumped off the wall around the time of her passing.
Coincidence? Probably, but still a cool story.
Richard (profile), 24 Mar 2011 @ 5:40am
They might as wellwrite their own obituaries - and cut out the middle man..


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Golden Triangle Regional Airport Executive Director Mike Hainsey leans against a small aircraft on the runway at the airport Friday. GTRA has seen continued growth in passenger enplanements while other regional airports across the state have seen significant decreases. Photo by: Micah Green
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The past decade has been a bumpy ride for air travel, with bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions dominating headlines. Major airlines have undergone massive restructuring, cutting flights, severing connections and bumping up prices to salvage diminishing profit margins. The nation's economic recession hasn't helped, with cost-conscious business travelers putting their gold cards on ice and letting frequent flier miles expire.
It is a scenario that has spelled doom for many small regional airports which have traditionally played a critical role in shuttling passengers to and from big-city airports and hubs. In some cities, once bustling terminals are now empty, sitting like hulking albatrosses on city ledgers, with little chance of ever flying high again.
Mike Hainsey remembers all too well when Northwest Airlines pulled out of Golden Triangle Regional Airport, taking three flights a day with it. The year was 2006, and he had just taken over as executive director. Immediately, he found himself faced with a problem: How does a small airport survive when it loses one-third of its budget?
The answer then, as now, lay just beyond the terminal walls. And the solution is a large part of what has enabled GTRA to not only survive but become the only regional airport in Mississippi to see an increase in passengers last year.
Stepping stones
If airports are a mirror of the local economy, as Hainsey believes, then GTRA has good reason to like the image it sees.
It all began with American Eurocopter, a division of EADS North America, which provides helicopters for civilians, corporations, law enforcement, the United States military and Homeland Defense.
Last March, Eurocopter celebrated the delivery of its 200th Lakota helicopter to the U.S. Army. And all of those war birds were made in Lowndes County.
The airport began in 1971 as little more than an expanse of grass sitting high upon the prairie between Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha counties.
The leaders of the three entities, along with the leaders of Columbus, West Point and Starkville, knew that an airport was the key to industrial growth, and they began garnering support for their ambitious dream.
Stuart Vance, of Starkville, was among those early visionaries. Now in his 80s, he remembers having to fly out of the old airport on Highway 69. It was a 33-mile trip involving 13 red lights and three railroad tracks. And it was a major hassle.
After a study showed that a new airport was feasible, the three cities, along with Lowndes County, fronted the money to make the dream a reality. It was the first time the divergent entities had come together for the common good.
When Eurocopter arrived on the scene in 2003, it catapulted that dream into an entirely new dimension.
"The airport is built on a series of successes," Vance says. "Once American Eurocopter came in, it pretty much nailed us down as a world-class industrial site. The success we have had will be a stepping stone to better things."
But it could not have happened without good planning by the airport's original creators, Hainsey says.
They originally bought 1,000 acres of land, building a 6,500-foot runway but leaving room for an additional 1,500 feet, which GTRA added in June 2011. Over the years, they have sold land and bought land, and major industry -- emboldened by the success of American Eurocopter -- has sprouted from the surrounding fields.
The Golden Triangle has become an international juggernaut, and GTRA sits at the center of it all, serving as both the catalyst for growth and the beneficiary.
As one might expect, the top destinations for GTRA's air travelers are Atlanta, New York City and Washington, D.C. But the list of the top 15 destinations reveals some surprises -- three slots are filled by German cities. The Netherlands, France, Israel and Russia are also frequent destinations due to the large number of executives traveling to and from local international industries like Paccar and Severstal.
GTRA relies heavily on these industries, with business travelers making up 80 percent of its passengers and international flights making up 20 percent -- nearly double what is typical at similarly-sized airports.
Keys to success
The result has been unequivocal success for GTRA, even amid industry downturns. Last year, the airport was the only one in the state to see an increase in passengers, serving 38,758 people and boasting a 6.41 percent increase over the previous year.
Tupelo saw a 31.18 percent drop in passengers, and even Meridian, Jackson and Hattiesburg have seen decreases of 15.55 percent, 0.71 percent and 23.01 percent, respectively.
Statewide, air travel decreased 3.29 percent.
But besides the Golden Triangle's proximity to an influx of international industry, what else contributes to GTRA's success?
Hainsey believes it is convenience, coupled with old-fashioned Southern charm.
On a recent visit with the Aliceville, Ala. Rotary Club, Hainsey was surprised to find that two-thirds of the Rotarians regularly fly out of GTRA. Most cited the close proximity and small size as reasons they chose it over Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala.
People don't like big airports, Hainsey says. They don't like the impersonal touch and security line hassles.
"If you're a frequent flyer here, you walk up and Rhonda, the station manager, is going to ask how you are doing, where you are headed," he says. "If you get to the line and discover, oh gosh, you've got your grandfather's pocket knife that you always carry with you and it's about to get confiscated, it's very common for people to go back to their cars or bring it (to my office). I'll hold on to it or mail it to them or whatever."
Price is a big factor as well, and Hainsey says he has worked with Delta Airlines to get GTRA's fares competitive with those of Birmingham, Memphis and Jackson.
It was a simple matter of showing Delta the advantages, he says. In turn, Delta worked with Hainsey to make international travelers a priority, working out flight times between GTRA and Atlanta to make sure they connected well.
"This flight will leave here at 4 p.m.," Hainsey says, gesturing toward a plane sitting on the tarmac. "It will get in Atlanta at 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There's two hours in Atlanta. On an international flight, you can be in Paris by tomorrow morning."
"Here in the South sometimes, it's just about working relationships, knowing the people that are doing the planning," he says of Delta's responsiveness to GTRA's needs. "We've been very fortunate that it's all worked out for us."
Looking ahead
The upcoming year will heavily involve trying to meet the needs of Columbus Air Force Base as it struggles under sequestration and infrastructure upgrades, Hainsey says.
Friday night, the airport was planning for its first night as a "primary divert base" for CAFB. Although 40 percent of their traffic is CAFB training flights, now the runway will be extra busy as the air base sends more traffic to GTRA while it undergoes an expansion of its main runway.
There are also concerns that sequestration will result in a cut in funding to the airport's air traffic control tower, which the Air Force requires for CAFB's flights.
Hainsey said no matter what happens, GTRA is committed to keeping the air traffic control tower open and CAFB planes in the air -- even if it means the airport has to find another way to fund the $30,000 per month cost.
It's the right thing to do, he says. The base is important to the area, and GTRA supports its mission.
Much of the airport's future success, like its past, will rely upon economic growth. Before he retires, he expects to see another runway constructed to serve the needs of new industries that flock to the Golden Triangle Global Aerospace Park. The recent terminal improvements included a flat roofline that will make possible a second-story, with jet bridges between the terminal and the aircraft.
"It all depends on the growth of the area; the future of our growth depends on the future of industrial growth," Hainsey says. "This is a team effort from all the communities. We've lost a lot of jobs, but we've gained a lot of jobs. The jobs we've gained have been high-paying, high-tech or both. These are the people who travel, and they travel international."
It's something he looks forward to seeing happen. The walls of his office are lined with posters of various aircraft. Several model planes sit on his desk. A floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall window gives him a bird's-eye view of the planes arriving and departing.
"This is a perfect job," he says. I have a job where I overlook a runway. I'm working around something that I've known since I went into the Air Force Academy in 1973. I'm 40 years into aviation. And we're a proven model that regional can work."
Carmen K. Sisson is the former news editor at The Dispatch.
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Last year, the Pilgrim softball team knew it had the talent to contend with just about anybody in Division II.
But an up-and-down 9-7 regular season ended in disappointment, as the Pats dropped their first-round playoff game 14-10 to Prout.
It wasn't the way anybody wanted the year to end. Yet with the majority of the team being underclassmen, it didn't take head coach Bill Aquilante very long to turn his attention toward next year.
Now, next year is here, and the excitement around the program is as high as it's ever been in the five years that Aquilante has been head coach.
So are the expectations.
"We're pretty set to go this year," Aquilante said. "We have a lot of experience. We have as much experience as we've ever had. Six seniors, eight returning starters, other players who have started games before. The expectations are a lot higher than they have been previously."
The Pats lost only three seniors from last year's team – Annie Shalvey, Kelsey Rix and Hannah Pickering – and even though they were all strong players, there should be no problem filling any void left by their departures.
With 14 players on the roster, all of whom Aquilante thinks can be major contributors, quality depth around the diamond is not an issue.
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The depth extends to the pitcher's mound, where Pilgrim has two pitchers it considers to be No. 1 starters.
Senior left-hander Carly Cabral and sophomore right-hander Witashnah Ellsworth split the duties last year and emerged as two of the top pitchers in the division.
Cabral was named second-team all-division, while Ellsworth received third-team honors. Whichever of the two isn't pitching will usually play center field.
"The beauty of having the two of them is that one can play center field while the other pitches," Aquilante said. "That's a huge convenience to have. They're two players that have to be in there every day."
Perhaps the Pats' top-returning position player, though, is junior shortstop Katelyn Reph. A starter at short since midway through her freshman year, Reph was first-team all-division last year and will lead the way for Pilgrim at the top of the batting order.
"She's going to be at the top of the order, making things happen for us," Aquilante said. "She's had a great spring already for us at the plate."
Back behind the plate is senior catcher Lauren Peladeau.
Peladeau was the everyday backstop last season, giving her important familiarity with both Cabral and Ellsworth.
"She gets to come back and she's already familiar with both of them," Aquilante said. "It's always nice when you get a pitcher and a catcher back for a second year in a row."
Handling the duties at third base will likely be sophomore Kelsey Johnston, who was an offensive force for the Pats last year. She was the team's No. 3 hitter in her freshman year, and is poised for big things this season.
At first base, Pilgrim has two viable candidates in senior Stefani Quaine and sophomore Caitlin Blanchard.
Ideally, Aquilante would like to get both of them in the lineup regularly, which means that Blanchard could see some time in the outfield or third base.
"As far as I'm concerned, they've both got to get in the game," Aquilante said.
The second base job looks to be between senior Danielle LeBlanc – a basketball standout who is playing softball for the first time since her freshman year – and freshman Ellen McDonnell. McDonnell can also play the outfield.
The outfield in general, however, is still somewhat up in the air, as there are a slew of different players who could start on any given day.
Besides Ellsworth, Cabral, McDonnell and Blanchard, Pilgrim also has senior Tiffany Legare, junior Stephanie Johnson and senior Kelly-Lynne Palmer-Brown.
Junior Arianna Bordeleau is new to the varsity team this year and could also see time out there, as well as at back-up catcher. Junior McKenzie Avedisian is also a newcomer, and will vie for innings in the outfield as well.
"It's a great problem, because someone is going to be on the bench who's good," Aquilante said. "We're going to be deep."
And the depth extends to the batting order, too, which is where Aquilante thinks his team has a real chance to separate itself.
"We go one to nine," Aquilante said. "We really do. Most teams have a leadoff hitter, a three hitter, a cleanup hitter. There's no breaks. There's always someone hitting for us who can hurt the other team."
It's just a matter of putting it all together.
The Pats caught glimpses of how good they could be last season, when they handed eventual state champion East Greenwich one of its two losses on the regular season.
With the team that they have now, there's a real sense of urgency surrounding the program, and the hope that this could be the year that it translates into statewide success.
"We want to go to RIC (for the D-II semifinals)," Aquilante said. "We've talked about it. If you get there, you've had a great season. Obviously, in the regular season you position yourself to be there. That's all you can do in the regular season."
The season opens up next Tuesday with a road game against Cranston East at 3:30 p.m. at the Brayton Avenue Complex. Then, Pilgrim jumps right into the fire with a home game against East Greenwich on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
The Pats hope it's the start of a special season.
"We never feel that our opponent is superior to us," Aquilante said. "We feel like if we play a clean game, we're going to be there. They're not intimidated by anybody, nor should they be."


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A Columbus chiropractor who also worked in Flat Rock pled guilty in August to assaulting a 74-year-old woman who said she fell asleep at an appointment and awoke to find the doctor touching her genitals and breasts, according to her lawyer.
Dr. Robert Powell Lilly was charged with one count of sexual battery following the incident on July 23, 2012. On Aug. 5, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on a female. The sexual battery charge was dismissed.
The victim's attorney, Larry Serbin of Bridgman & Serbin PLLC in Charlotte, says his office plans to file civil charges against Lilly and the clinics where he practiced at the time of the incident. No charges had been filed as of Friday.
Lilly could not be reached for comment.
Nearly a year and a half after the investigation into the initial charge began and three months after his guilty plea, Lilly continued practicing in office spaces he rented at local clinics… until Tuesday.
Lilly rented space at Body Synergy in Flat Rock, seeing clients on Mondays until his lease was revoked Tuesday, when the owner said he found out about the charge. Lilly also worked out of an office at Adawehi Healing Center in Columbus. He has since been taken off the center's website.
Mike Phillips, owner of Body Synergy, said he was finishing a class Tuesday night when he started getting calls from others concerned about seeing Lilly on the news. He was blindsided by the information.
"I had no idea," he said. "I was never even approached by the victim or Dr. Lilly or lawyers or anybody."
Lilly had rented space at the office for about two years and Phillips said that a background check revealed no history of past offenses.
"There were no flags for me whatsoever," he said. "It's scary that that happened and that it could still happen."
July 23, 2012
The patient, who was 72 at the time and residing in Black Mountain, had been referred to Lilly from a doctor in California, who specialized in a form of chiropractic that helped her in the past.
According to a final decision from the N.C. Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the victim "had been a patient under active care with Dr. Lilly since March 2010 for problems with her jaw and spine."
The victim "was comfortable with Dr. Lilly's treatment protocol, and it was not unusual for her to doze off during the course of a 50- to 60-minute office visit," according to the board. "On the office visit of July 23, … (the victim) was gowned and wearing underwear while on the treatment table… (she) dozed off while on her back. When she awoke, she realized that Dr. Lilly's hands were under her gown. He brushed his hands over her breasts… He then placed his hand under her panties and touched her vagina."
On Oct. 9, Lilly's counsel notified the board's attorney that Lilly admitted to touching the victim's genitals.
The victim "was surprised and upset by Dr. Lilly's actions. She cried on the way home and reported the matter to law enforcement authorities in Henderson County within two or three days. For the next three months, she frequently awakened shaking and crying, and she continues to experience emotional trauma from the experience of July 23," according to the board.
Low chance
A psychological assessment by Dr. Pete Sansbury, published in board's final decision, noted Lilly's "lack of prior sexual offenses" and "no history of violent crimes." Lilly was found to be in the "low range for future risk of sexual offending."
According to the plea negotiation, Henderson County District Court continued judgment on Lilly's case for 12 months, ordering him to "enter into private counseling sessions with Sansbury Psychological Services PA" until Aug. 15.
"If the court is satisfied that the defendant has actively participated in private counseling sessions during this time, and the counselor provides the court with a recommendation that further counseling is not necessary, the court shall enter a permanent prayer for judgment" to expunge his record, according to plea documents.
The licensing board found Lilly's actions to be "lewd or immoral conduct" that "resulted in actual emotional harm to the patient," "violated the victim's trust and preyed upon the victim's vulnerability."
He entered a plea of guilty to the charge with the board in October. On Oct. 26, the board suspended Lilly's license to practice chiropractic in the state for six months, beginning Jan. 1. Prior to his reinstatement, "Dr. Lilly shall complete six hours of Board-approved remedial education in Ethics and Sexual Boundaries" and pass an examination in the class. He is also ordered to complete a "continuing education requirement for license renewal."
Upon his reinstatement, Lilly will be required to serve two years of probation with the condition that he "not touch, massage, rub or purport to treat the breasts or vaginal area of any female patient." He is also banned from treating any female patient without a chiropractic assistant present in the room on the premises with the door to the examination room open.
The name and contact information of the chiropractic assistant or assistants he employs are also required to be submitted to the board.
Under the terms of his probation, Lilly will also be required to complete psychological counseling as ordered by Henderson County District Court.
According to the victim's attorney, Larry Serbin of Bridgman & Serbin, PLLC in Charlotte, "Dr. Lilly first saw the victim at Adawehi Health and Wellness Center in Columbus. She estimates that she treated at that location approximately 10 times."
Serbin said Adawehi claimed Lilly was an independent contractor and that he continued to work at the center until a few days ago. An arrest warrant listed his address as 158 Adawehi Lane, Columbus. Adawehi could not be reached for comment Friday.
"Lilly practiced a type of chiropractic called Directional Non-Force Technique. This is apparently very different from a typical chiropractic session," Serbin said. "The victim was referred to Dr. Lilly by the head of D.N.F.T., Dr. Christopher John."
In D.N.F.T. sessions, doctors "utilize a diagnostic system for subluxation analysis consisting of gentle challenging and a unique 'Reactive Leg Reflex,'" according to John's website, nonforce.com. "This testing allows the body itself to indicate the locations and directions of misaligned structures that are producing nerve interference… D.N.F.T. chiropractic thrusts are able to achieve these structural corrections without the torque, strong force and associated articular sounds that are often associated with traditional chiropractic."
Serbin said his client "had been in California receiving treatment from Dr. John and inquired into local care in North Carolina. While he is not currently listed as a referral for 2013, Dr. Lilly was the only N.C. DNFT chiropractor for the previous years; thus, John recommended Lilly to the victim."
Phillips said he was a patient of Lilly's and never saw this coming.
"I know I've been referring him clients for a long time," the Body Synergy owner said. "I just had no idea that went down. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been here... I'm still beside myself (that) this happened. It's just sad… The worst part is that it happened a year-and-a-half ago and I heard about it for the first time when everybody else did."
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Chiropractor pleads guilty to assault charge
A Columbus chiropractor who also worked in Flat Rock pled guilty in August to assaulting a 74-year-old woman who said she fell asleep at an appointment and awoke to find the doctor touching her genitals and breasts, according to her lawyer.


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Official Best of Fest "Real People" Our hosts Rick Stevenson and Dr. Brandon Whitehead (aka the silent critic) show us how growing up can be hard on everyone in LETTING GO. Next, FREESIA OF EDEN is a film from Ireland about a grandfather's bond with his grandson and how he uses that bond to explain the tough things in life. D
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Garrow's Law Garrow defends two men accused of destroying silk looms in an act of industrial sabotage. With a perilously thin defense, Garrow must persuade a skeptical jury of their innocence. Love and loyalty compete with fear and betrayal in the brutal surroundings of the 18th-century Bailey.G
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Conquistadors with Michael Wood "The Search for El Dorado" Wood moves to Ecuador, where a member of the Pizarro clan, Gonzalo, led an expedition in 1541 to find El Dorado, a ruler reputed to possess vast riches. Part 3 of 4G
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Story of India "The Meeting of Two Oceans" The epic story of the coming of Islam to the Indian subcontinent and the Moghul Empire are explored. Part 5 of 6G
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Response to Sikh Temple Shooting: There's been an outpouring of interfaith sympathy and solidarity since the shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple last Sunday which took the lives of six worshippers. Guest Host Kim Lawton looks at how Sikhs and other people of faith have been responding to the tragedy. Jewish Jesus - Kim Lawton explores several new projects encouraging both Jews and Christians to pay more attention to the Jewishness of Jesus. D
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Second Opinion "Breast Reconstruction" Treatment for breast cancer can be both physically and emotionally overwhelming. While having reconstructive surgery is a personal choice, knowing the options can help patients better prepare for the future. D
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Essential Pepin "Rollin' In Dough" Soda Bread; Gros Pain; Long Proofed Baguette; Brioche; Bread Galettes. D
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Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "The American Tropics - Hawaii" Raichlen presents tuna London Broil prepared with sesame-pepper-washai crust and honey lime huli huli chicken.G
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Simply Ming "Orgaanic Ponzu and Jamon De Fermin" Guest Chef: Marco Canora. During a recent trip to Spain, Ming fell in love with ham- and not just any ham, but the most luscious, silky ham he ever tasted-jamon iberico de Fermin. On today's SIMPLY MING, Ming takes his new love and pairs it with an old favorite in his pantry- ponzu. D
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The Jazzy Vegetarian "Just Desserts" Host Laura Theodore prepares scrumptious sweet desserts featuring "Double-Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache Icing," the perfect indulgence to please any chocolate fan. Then "Luscious Little Carrot Cupcakes" are a 'two-in-one' baked treat that serve as a flavorsome breakfast muffin too. "Almondy Oatmeal Cookies with Raisins and Chocolate Chips" are a delightfully crisp and satisfying cookie confection. D
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New Scandinavian Cooking "South West of Norway/"Fat Ducks and Sweet Apples" Host Andreas Viestad visits a duck farm and an old steamer on the Telemark canal, which unites costal Norway with the barren mountain regions. Andreas serves a variety of duck and local trout to combine the richness of the land with the spirit of the river. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Family Favorites" Bridget reveals how to make the ultimate Swiss Steak. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of tomato paste. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for immersion blenders. D
10:30 am
Cuisine Culture "Thomas Henkelmann, Connecticut" World-renowned Chef Thomas Henkelmann and his wife Theresa open up their hearts and home as we experience the magic and delights at his namesake restaurant nestled in charming Greenwich, CT. On the menu is seafood from the local fish market, where we learn how to choose the best catch of the day. On the menu: Black Truffle Royale with Lobster Bisque, Napoleon of Atlantic Halibut filled with Onion Compote & Marinated Salmon as well as Sauteed Langoustines and a Vegetable Flower with Sauce Mousseline. D
11:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Pasta, Please" Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make foolproof Spaghetti and Meatballs. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews sous-vide machines in the Equipment Corner. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison updates a recipe for the perfect Spring Vegetable Pasta. D
11:30 am
Scrapbook Memories "Mix It Up Again" More than any other trend - mixed media is changing the face of scrapbooking. First, Julie and Beth demonstrate how to create a banner from chipboard featuring dress form shapes. Then, in the artist to artist segment, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer interviews Claudine Hellmuth. D
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Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art "Return to Days of Old, Part 3" Jerry adds intermediate landscape details, and shows how to establish three-dimensional form on the bridge. Part 3 of 4G
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Pedal America "Living In Harmony - Tampa & St. Petersburg, Florida" Ira David addresses the more serious issue of why this now "bicycle-friendlier" city was plagued with bicycle fatalities in 2009 and how the city responded to create a dramatic increase in tolerance and understanding between cyclists and motor vehicle operators. D
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 3 of 10" Builder Andy Tiplady takes host Kevin O'Connor out on the water to gather provisions for an authentic Rhode Island clambake. Later, back at the project house, he shows master carpenter Norm Abram the windows he's using and how he's installing them using a custom copper pan for flashing - his preferred method in coastal situations. Kevin visits the Hurricane Research Lab at the University of Florida to see how they are protecting buildings through research and, with the help of the world's largest portable hurricane simulator, to feel what it's like to stand in a Category 3 hurricane. D
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Ask This Old House "Installing a Recirculation Pump; Lining a Fireplace Chimney" Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a recirculation pump to provide hot water quickly to a bathroom. Then, general contractor Tom Silva shares a tip for fixing the handle on a casement window. Afterward, Tom, Richard, host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" Kevin travels to Dallas to help a homeowner line her fireplace chimney. D
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American Woodshop "Hardwood Floors and Parquetry" Affordable solutions to installing wooden flooring. D
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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Shaker-Inspired Step Stool" A Shaker-inspired Step Stool is Tommy's project on this episode of Rough Cut.G
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MotorWeek "Lexus Es" Road Test: 2013 Lexus ES. Road Test: 2013 Infiniti JX. Goss' Garage: Underhood & Undercar Gadgets. D
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America's Heartland A 200 year old Tennessee farm is home to a very famous pig; An Oregon tulip farm draws a quarter million visitors; California avocado farmers deliver heart healthy recipes. And some fast facts about fiber in your diet. D
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NOVA scienceNOW "Can We Make It to Mars?" Astrophysicist, author and director of New York's Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson returns as host for this science magazine series. The opening episode looks at whether humans can reach Mars alive, traveling two to three years while facing deadly conditions. The show also looks at innovations for keeping space travelers alive.G
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Antiques Roadshow "Tucson, Az - Hour 1" Experts round up two Picasso-designed vases bought in France and a court affidavit submitted to the State of Maine by Jimmy Carter appealing a decision to list his first name on the ballot as James. An ornate saddle the owner used to compete for the title of rodeo queen in Coolidge, Arizona, is valued up to $8,000.G
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Priceless Antiques Roadshow Host Fiona Bruce rummages in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW archive to find a selection of some of the more risque items to have appeared on the series. Bruce also pulls the curtain aside to show how a show comes together.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "North Wales: Feisty and Poetic" Rick takes in Mount Snowdon, medieval castles and Victorian promenades. He learns a bit of Welsh, follows a miner deep into a slate mine, and herds sheep with a clever dog.G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "Small Town, U.S.A." Myron Floren is the host for this show from 1969 that showcases the talents of costumer Rose Weiss and the sets by Chuck Coon. The gang sings the praises of small towns everywhere with "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" and "That Old Gang of Mine." Andra Willis sings "Peace in the Valley."G
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Are You Being Served? "Do You Tale This Man" Mrs. Slocombe believes she has found her man, a bouzouki player in a Greek restaurant.G
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Outnumbered Pete and Sue are trapped in a foreign airport with three bored children and an increasingly bewildered granddad. Karen grills her dad about al-Qaeda, and security staff grill Ben about the worrying objects in his bag. Ben seeks the Spanish words to ask, "Can I play with your machine gun?" and others wonder about someone letting the kids drink double espressos.G
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Blue Has No SouthAlex Epstein; translated by Becka Mara McKay
published 2010 5 1/2" x 7 3/4" • 131 pagesISBN 9781566568067 • paperback • $15.00 •
"The title gives a strong indication of what to expect from this flash fiction collection from Israeli author Epstein. With more than 100 short-short stories (many no longer than a few lines), there's a frenetic buzz of activity, with recurring themes including chess, mythology, rain, angels, suicide, animals, muses, time machines, tragic love, aging, and painting, all sewn together in a Borges-meets-Kafka style. Some pieces slip into metanarrative, as with "Gibraltar, a Love Story," a brief bit in which the author comments on the flaws in his tale about an elephant escaped from a zoo. Other pieces don't tell stories at all, such as "The Flawed Symmetry of Romeo and Juliet," which offers a critique of "the only lovers who see each other dead." Often it isn't the scraps of story that make the pieces work as much as the poetic language, as in a story involving the murder of a chess-playing writer. These deceptively simple snapshots certainly can deliver on a fast reading, but slow, close attention reveals layers of thought and complexity."Publishers WeeklyMore Reviews »
"Their love story ended many years ago. He still writes her name as a solution to crossword puzzle clues of suitable length."Alex Epstein's miniature stories are indeed love stories, puzzles, stray clues to puzzles he never finishes, the beginnings or ends of philosophical treatises, parables, jokes, modernized legends, or perhaps a vivid handful of images thrown together, then allowed to disperse. This is a form of which he has been hailed as a master, a form as singular and intricate as a collection of fingerprints. His stories are populated by angels, chess players, mythical figures, Walter Benjamin, Franz Kafka, lovers young and old, writers of disappearing languages; they are set in airports, trains, the sites of legends, hotels, bookstores in countries that no longer exist, dreams. In each of them, Epstein draws precisely the smallest possible world, and revels in the great possibilities of a single sentence. In each of them, we are invited to celebrate everything that can happen before "the tip of the pencil breaks against the bright paper."
Alex Epstein is the author of three short-story collections and three novels; in 2003 he received Israel's Prime Minister's Prize for Literature. He teaches in Tel Aviv.
Becka Mara McKay is a poet and translator, most recently of Suzane Adam's Laundry.
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"Epsteins collection is something of a spatial triumphmicroscopic stories (some are only single sentences long) with manifold compartments and a capaciousness belied by their slight appearance. These stories range widely, drawing from mythology and history to the arts and the quotidian. Epstein...remarked...that he delights in contrasts: contrasts between the real and unreal, between the ordinary and fantastical, earthly and celestial. That much is on display in the eclecticism of this volume. 'Blue Has No South' is, at least in part, an exercise in putting poetic tools to work in prose. Translating from the Hebrew, Becka Mara McKay has captured the essential poetic qualities of these stories, in particular their subtle but insistent evocations of hidden depths and expanding spaces...Within the bounds of these microscopic, paragraph-long vignettes are traces of other spaces, suggestions of a before and after and of unplumbed depths... mesmerizing"Words Without Borders
"Alex Epstein's concise, intriguing book...subtle but engaging, often humorous...it is a testament to the books translator, Becka Mara McKay, that brevity, depth and wit are all retained. ... Epstein...folds and unfolds reminiscences of his characters like a magicians handkerchief that appear to vanish like they were never in his hand at all. 'Blue Has No South'...is itself a collection of immigrants. An exquisitely described gathering who, though unknown to each other, share a common place here. Some are funny, some are smart, some are surreal but all are moving towards a collective meaning in their own way. Not all arrive at their final destination. Nevertheless, they shuffle together and in doing so mark something astonishing."Near East Quarterly
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When Flat Rock resident Jim Fox returned from Vietnam in the late 1960s, there was no ticker tape parade welcoming him home.
When Flat Rock resident Jim Fox returned from Vietnam in the late 1960s, there was no ticker tape parade welcoming him home. No one stopped him on the street and thanked him for his role in the fight against communism.
"There was a time when I wouldn't have worn this," Fox said, gesturing to his "Vietnam Veteran" ball cap adorned with a U.S. Marine Corps pin.
So when a young man approached Fox following a Veterans Day ceremony Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, helped him put away his folding camp chair and thanked him for his service, it made his day.
"It means to me that, finally, somebody appreciates it," Fox said.
The nation's 22.6 million living vets are found in every walk of life, said master of ceremonies R. Shuford Edmisten, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 520.
"We are your friends," Edmisten said. "We are your family, your co-workers and your neighbors. It is up to us to ensure that every veteran feels that his or her service to our country is appreciated by their fellow Americans."
As American flags fluttered overhead, Edmisten also urged the roughly 200 people in attendance to "remember the price that has been paid for our freedom and offer your support, as always, to the loved ones that we have left behind."
Local members of the Gold Star Mothers joined Terry and Tina Varnadore of Mills River in laying a wreath to honor sons and daughters who lost their lives in combat. It was one of more than 20 wreaths laid in honor of the fallen by groups ranging from the American Legion to the WNC Patriot Guard Riders.
The Varnadores lost their son, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Terry Lee Varnadore II, 29, when his helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in 2011. Terry Varnadore Sr. said his son always dreamed of being a helicopter pilot.
"He worked in the public sector for a couple of years, and then he and wife came over one day and he said, 'Mom and Dad, I joined the Army,'�" recalled Tina Varnadore. "And I'm like, 'No!' But he was happy. He was doing what he wanted to do."
"He is our hero and he's our country's hero," added Terry Varnadore Sr. "And he has two beautiful daughters, Ava and Leila."
Edmisten thanked the many young people who came out to help honor America's veterans, which included Army and Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from three county high schools and members of the Hawks 4-H Club.
Lindsey Bryant, 12, of Etowah was one of the 4-Hers who arrived at Forest Lawn at 8 a.m. Monday to prepare the grounds for the ceremony.
"We went around and placed small (American) flags on all the graves of those who've served our country," Bryant said.
Men and women join the armed services for a variety of reasons, guest speaker Sheriff Charlie McDonald said.
Whether for noble reasons, under conscription or simply to escape the drudgery or decay of home life, McDonald said all veterans share citizenship in "the greatest and most powerful nation in the world." They also form a "brotherhood of shared values and traditions, sufferings and sacrifice," he said.
In 1972, McDonald said he joined the Navy at the age of 17, which required the consent of his parents. His folks "were more than a little excited" to sign his enlistment paperwork, making him a ward of Uncle Sam, McDonald said, describing his younger self as "headstrong and rebellious."
"Getting Mom and Dad to let me join the Navy during the final years of the Vietnam conflict seemed like a major coup to me," he said. "I think it was in boot camp in Orlando, Florida — as I was separated from my dingo boots, favorite patched jeans, denim jacket and my shoulder-length hair — that I realized that they were much slyer and much smarter than I had ever given them credit for."
Our forefathers showed unselfish resolve in defending American independence, leaving "town, farm and family" to fight for freedom, McDonald said. Those of the "Greatest Generation" felt so compelled to "do their part" that many lied in order to enlist. But others joined the military for less altruistic reasons, he said.
These soldiers saw the armed forces as a "way to escape the dead-end of a life in the coal mines, or life on the farm. Some to flee the decay and despair of the inner city, or perhaps only in an effort to dodge the inevitable consequences of past poor choices, like dropping out of high school," McDonald said.
Others were compelled to join because they couldn't "endure safety, comfort and pleasure while others stood in harm's way and fought in their stead," McDonald said. Pro football player Pat Tillman, who turned down a $3.6 million offer and instead enlisted in the U.S. Army after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, personified that character, he said.
Regardless of their motives, McDonald said, "America has endured because good men and women have always found reason to step up for her cause."
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Here at Daly History we've seen several landmarks in the past week or so.
Firstly – and some might say, incredily – we have now had over 25,000 hits on the site since we launched in July last year. Thats nothing short of incredible for a subject which, lets face it, is hardly cool or trendy. And whats better, the hit rate is continually increasing, week on week and month on month. May 2010 is the first month in which the site has had over 5,000 hits.
We have also had over 500 comments now on the site. This is pretty amazing, to think that what I write about gives people enough food for thought to say something. I've had comments leaving ideas, suggestions, even criticisms, and also sharing some personal stories. I'm glad Daly History has become the kind of site where people feel able to get involved and contribute – after all, history belong to all of us.
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"It's difficult to realize a profit in these difficult times," says Marshall Lamb, economist with the USDA National Peanut Research Laboratory and advisor for the Peanut Profitability Program. "We need to recognize how the winners of this year's awards have managed their farms - they're the tops in their respective regions."
The Farm Press awards, sponsored by BASF, were presented during an awards breakfast at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City, Fla. This marks the second year of the Peanut Profitability Program.
Honorees for 2001 include Wayland Spruill, Windsor, N.C., Virginia-Carolina Region; Harris Devane, Cuthbert, Ga., Southeast Region; and Neil Reimer, Seminole, Texas, Southwest Region.
"Total farm profitability boils down to three elements - yield, price and costs," says Lamb. "These three winners did a good job of managing these elements within their farm operations. They're good managers who did an excellent job of producing their peanut crops. All growers should realize, as these winners have, that profit is not a bad word. That's what we're for."
The 2001 honorees, he adds, also did a good job of managing their fixed costs. "These three producers excelled at managing their farm equipment costs in relation to the number of acres farmed"
The Peanut Profitability awards are based on the farmers' entire peanut operation, and not just on individual plots from fields, says Lamb. "It represents the profitability and efficiency of their peanut operation, in terms of variable costs, as well as how they managed their fixed costs. We looked at that in terms of their yield to arrive at their profitability on a per-unit basis. The 2001 winners quickly rose to the top of the ranks in their regions. It was easy to make these selections."
This year's honorees are innovators and leaders in agriculture, says Rob Dixon, BASF market manager for peanuts. "All of these growers have embraced change in their farming operations. And, these gentlemen are going for efficiency and not just maximum yields," says Dixon.
Farm Press, in cooperation with the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, established the Peanut Profitability Program to recognize and reward those producers who have found innovative methods of improving bottom-line profits, says Mike Gonitzke, publisher of the Farm Press publications.
"While achieving high yields and grades is important in peanut production, it's only part of the equation for maximizing profits," says Gonitzke.
A second major component of the Peanut Profitability Program is education, he says. "Southeast Farm Press and Southwest Farm Press have accomplished this through the past year by publishing a series of articles focusing on peanut production efficiency. It also is our hope that farmers throughout the Peanut Belt will learn from the production practices of our winning growers."
Growers share practices
The 2001 Peanut Profitability winners shared some of their efficient production practices during a question-and-answer session following the awards breakfast. They discussed recent changes they've made in their peanut production programs in addition to water management and weed control strategies.
"With our hot temperatures and sandy soils, we don't have a lot of options for watering peanuts other than with center pivots," says Neil Reimer of Texas. "But we can improve our water management by using more efficient sprinkler packages.
"We can't use as much water as we would like because the water table is dropping. We have benefited from using LEPA (Low Energy Precision Application) sprinkler packages."
Reimer's entire peanut crop is planted in Virginia-type varieties. "The plants grow up to about 1 1/2 feet tall in the field because we're planting on top of a bed. We try to get our irrigation nozzles down on top of the plant. We need to get water into the ground as quickly as possible because of wind and evaporation," he says.
Reduced tillage also has helped Reimer to conserve moisture, as he plants peanuts into a wheat cover crop. "Our fields already are sandy and dry, so we don't plow our peanuts. Reduced tillage and wheat stubble also help us with weed control."
Reimer scouts his fields and tries to eliminate weeds before they become a problem. "Whenever I plant peanuts, I have about eight to 10 days before they begin cracking the ground. Prior to cracking, I made an application of Gramoxone whether I need it or not. I also try to get peanuts to lap as quickly as possible to shade the ground. In addition, I put out one application of Pursuit to take care of weeds and grasses."
One of the primary changes made in recent years by Georgia's Harris Devane is in the planting date of his peanuts. "We were planting in early April, and disease pressure became a real problem. Tomato spotted wilt virus became especially troublesome, so we began planting during the first half of May. We've seen a big benefit from making this change," says Devane.
The southwest Georgia farmer also pays close attention to soil fertility. "We follow a strict schedule on fertilizing, and we try to keep our soil pH at a level that helps to prevent problems such as pod rot," he says.
Devane's entire peanut crop is irrigated by center pivots. "We depend on irrigation to get the peanuts up to a good stand. Irrigation also helps in incorporating chemicals, especially during dry periods. We try to put on about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water per week."
Devane's weed control program begins with an application of Sonalan - preplant incorporated - followed by an at-cracking treatment of Gramoxone and Storm. Two weeks later, he follows with an application of Cadre over the top.
North Carolina's Wayland Spruill has found the computer program Irrigator Pro to be helpful in irrigating his peanut crop. "We have a lot of disease pressure in our area because of cool nighttime temperatures, and too much water can't be as harmful as not enough water.
"Irrigator Pro has helped us to balance our irrigation applications. Since we began using the program, our yields have improved and we're using less water. It also has helped us to control sclerotinia blight, which can be a very costly disease in North Carolina," he says.
Spruill also lists strip tillage as another aide in conserving moisture. "There's definitely more moisture in a reduced tillage system. I like to view no-till as free irrigation. The cost per acre of strip till is about the same as conventional tillage, but there are other benefits that you can't put a figure on or measure," he says.
Regular scouting, says Spruill, helps to cut weed control costs "by determining which fields have grass troubles and which fields don't."
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15 Free Downloadable Labels for Your Canning Jars
If you've gone to the trouble of making homemade jams, jellies, or pickles to give as gifts, you might as well go one step further and make your jars look completely Pinterest-worthy. We've made it easy with these 15 options for adorable labels and tags that are all free to download. Now the only problem will be choosing which one to use.
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- 1 Canning Party Printables, from The Cottage Industrialist: This printable set doesn't stop at cute jar hang tags; it also comes with invites and recipe cards for a complete canning party.
- 2 Canning Labels, from Make: This printable set gives you a variety of shapes and designs so you can keep your gifts straight.
- 3 Wide Mouth Canning Labels, from The Paper Mama: These craft paper labels are perfect for packing up all kinds of snacks not just jams and jellies. They are shown here with cheesy kale chips.
- 4 Canning Jar Labels, from Lady Face Blog: The combination of line drawing and calligraphy makes these printable labels winners in our book.
- 5 Freebie Canning Labels, from Garden Therapy: Make it easy on yourself by using a paper punch to cut out these colorful labels. You can add handwritten descriptions or print the flavors on your computer.
- 6 Vintage Red Canning Labels, from Knick of Time: These are just three of the 11 vintage-style labels on this site. Just keep in mind they can't be customized as you try out new flavors.
- 7 Jam Time Labels, from Funky Time: We're not sure which we love better, these simple graphic labels or the Union Jack jar lid in this photo.
- 8 Free Mason Jar Labels and Wraps, from Lime Shot: Not only do you get labels to go on your lids with this printable, you can also download strips to make jar wraps if you prefer.
- 9 Printable Chalkboard Freezer Labels, from Lia Griffith: We've featured these chalkboard style labels before and they are still some of our favorites. Plus, you get more than just jar labels in the download.
- 10 Printable Jam Labels, from Jones Design Company: Whether you like wraps, tags, labels, or all three this download has you covered.
- 11 Canning Label Template, from Merriment Design: You can fill in the name of your jam or preserves on this template or just print them out and write them by hand.
- 12 French Country Jam Jar Labels, from The Elli Blog: We love a bit of word play, and these labels don't disappoint with their "jam-packed with love" tagline.
- 13 Mason Jar Labels, from Southern Weddings: Another variety pack of label designs, these would be great on a table filled with wedding favors.
- 14 Printable Jam Tag Labels, from Domestifluff: With this download you can make long, skinny hang tags with a line drawing of the fruit you've used or you can make labels for the lids.
- 15 Mason Jar Jam Labels, from According to Kelly: These labels come with a specific set of jams available, but they all sound delicious. We're especially into the raspberry peach jam idea.
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The Yale Field Hockey team (2-5, 0-2 Ivy) fell 8-1 to the University of Connecticut on Wednesday evening in Storrs, Connecticut. The undefeated Huskies gained their tenth victory on the year and are currently ranked sixth in the nation by the United States Field Hockey Coaches Association.
UConn is the highest ranked opponent Yale has faced this season. Huskie forward Lauren Henderson scored UConn's first and last goals in the contest to become the school's all-time leading scorer, taking the place of U.S. Olympian Tracey Fuchs.
Despite facing a taunting 4-0 deficit after the first ten minutes of play, the Bulldogs did not relent, determined to play with the Huskies for all 70 minutes. Senior Elizabeth Topp put the Bulldogs on the board, scoring an unassisted goal about 17 minutes into play.
Only three other teams have scored on UConn this season; the Huskies have shut out seven opponents (including an exhibition contest).
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Just over a week after meeting in league play, the Pilgrim and Warwick Vets girls' basketball team found themselves together again on Saturday in the second round of the Coventry Credit Union Holiday Classic. The result was the same, with Vets posting a 43-35 victory over Pilgrim. The 'Canes had won the regular-season meeting 39-20.
Casey Bennett led the charge this time with 16 points and Emily Almonte added 10. The 'Canes led 23-21 at halftime but out-scored the Pats by six in the second half on their way to the victory. Katelyn Reph had 11 points to lead the Pats.
Vets, which beat West Warwick in the first round of the holiday event, is now 5-2 overall. Pilgrim dropped to 0-6.


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Lana Del Rey: 'I F—-ing Love Eminem'
Lana Mania rages on! Lana Del Rey engaged in a video chat with RNB Junk while in Milan, Italy, where she offered a bit of a peak into what makes the girl born Lizzy Grant tick. One declaration she made? "I f—-ing love Eminem." Why? Because he taught her that music can have intellect and be from a real place.
Del Rey looks uncomfortable in front of the camera and comes across as a bit shy, brushing those thick auburn locks out of her eyes in nervous habit fashion. She did the same on 'SNL,' so maybe that's just how she is when the camera is on her.
She does mention that she is more concerned about how her vocals sound in her live performances and that supercedes the "show" and her movements, since she is trying to capture the sound people hear on the album.
LDR reveals that her producers would add "heavier, fat beats" and "soundscaping" to her songs to bring them to life, and that included things like adding sounds of screaming kids at a swimming pool to 'Off to the Races.' When she calls her music "very real," she averts her gaze from the camera and chuckles, as if she doesn't believe what she is saying. She follows that statement up, saying, "The lyrics are autobiographical and it's personal." We're not doubting that; we just wish LDR believed it or acted like she does.
She shared that when she first moved to New York City at 18, "I would take the train down to the beach and walked around the boardwalk for hours and wrote songs. I didn't know anyone yet, I would sing into my phone. I couldn't believe the ocean was so close to the city. It was beautiful. Those are inspirations for my record — beautiful places."
In the second clip, she utters her expletive Eminem quote. She said that when she discovered the rapper, "It changed my life. I found out music could be intelligent. He wasn't just rhyming for rhyme's sake." Del Rey also said explained how she can be influenced by both Em and Ol' Blue Eyes – Frank Sinatra– summing it effectively by saying, "Eminem is the master of lyrics whereas Frank Sinatra is the master of vocals… I f—-ing love Eminem."
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The 12 men and women who will decide Anthony Sowell's fate visited his Imperial Avenue home Monday.
The eight women and four men got a firsthand chance to see the place lawyers will be talking about so much during the trial.
Attorneys warned them they would see gruesome pictures and to be ready.
Jurors went inside the house in groups of four, and wore protective covering such as surgical masks, gloves and shoe booties. Court officials were stationed on all four floors of the home, and pointed out items of jurors to take note of.
The entire tour took about 35 minutes. Jurors also toured three locations outside of the home.
Opening arguments were presented Monday afternoon.
Sowell faces the death penalty if convicted of murdering eleven women. The bodies of the victims were found in and around Sowell's Imperial Avenue home.
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17 December 2012, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, jointly with Estoril Conferences of Portugal and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) organized a one-day workshop to deliberate the role of Social Media and Democratic Governance. In his opening remarks, Dr. Massimo Tommasoli, Permanent Observer of International IDEA remarked how increasingly ICTs enhance the ability to report and document government delivery of good and services and well as to advocate for political changes. He also compared the use of technology for democracy as either transformative, "Liberation Technology" or as controlling technology. The Vice President of the Municipality of Cascais emphasized that social media was essential for discourse, as the forum in Estorial focuses on globalization and local responses. Yvonne Lodico, head of UNITAR NYO, pointed out that political candidates now rely on using social networking outreach tools such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, to raise money, identify supporters, and build unprecedented virtual electoral coalitions.
In reference to the power of virtual electoral platforms, Mr. Rodrigo Moita de Deus, Director of NextPower explained that social media (as an extension of media) was invented for politics. Historically, media was controlled by a few, with "a gate keeper," but now "everyone can be "the media" by just having a Facebook page. To this end, social media is democratizing all aspects of politics. Although there is no gatekeeper, everyone's participation acts as a self-regulator, explained Milton Sousa the Executive Director of Estorial Conferences. Estorial Conference, a global forum extensively uses social media to promote ideas and influence the debates during the annual Forum.
A Portuguese Parliamentarian, Dr. Richard Leite, informed the participants that he relies on social media to gauge his constituents' satisfaction with legislation development as well as his debates in Parliament. Social media now enhances transparency and accountability. Ms Nancy Groves, Social Media Team Leader, discussed that the UN Department of Public Information finds social media as an increasingly important medium for public outreach, and for the world's citizens to more closely follow the UN's activities. During the workshop, participants debated the use of social media and possible negative consequences, such as the spread of propaganda without any checks or regulation. Despite this sense of caution, participants all agreed that social media plays a pivotal role in bringing about political change, whether at the grass roots level or as part of big party politics.


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Offending society one card at a time. A Paper Shank card (PSC) is a card with attitude. It is for unusual situations, hate mail, taboo subject matter or a play on words. The origin of the word "shank" is prison slang. {Shank, Shanked. A homemade knife made out of scrap metal found anywhere and sharpened like a knife. Shanked. To be stabbed by a homemade knife}. So a Paper Shank is a handmade card that might feel like you have been stabbed in the back or in the heart.


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If you know nothing else about Belgium, you should know that the roads are cobbled and the weather is, well, we'll be polite and call it changeable. If your bicycle is anything less than the toughest thing around, you won't be owning that bike for very long. Which is why if you ever go to Belgium you'll notice that most people ride Ridley bikes—because they're made in Belgium, for Belgian roads.
Ridley Bikes was founded with the design philosophy of "tough enough to ride, fast enough to win, tested in every day life". The company was started in Hasselt, Belgium in 1990 by Joachim Aerts, a former juniors racer. Originally founded as a bicycle paint shop in his father's garage, Ridley has since evolved into one of the most innovative and dependable bike brands in cycling.
Joachim got his start by offering both custom frames, and later custom paint for pro and amateur riders. At the time, during the age of steel bikes, most professional would have their bikes built by the favorite custom frame builder (usually someone local who knew the rider well), but would have them painted to match their sponsor and team colors. When riders switched to aluminum bikes however, entirely new construction techniques became possible and Joachim used his experience as a juniors racer to begin designing a new generation of bikes that were tougher, stronger, and faster than anything available before.
The evolution only continued with carbon fiber, and Ridley now makes bikes that are shaped to be strong, engineered to be fast, and ones so light they practically float up the hills.
The Ridley line-up consists of four basic models:
The Ridley Fenix was engineered for cycling's "Spring Classics" races. It features a more relaxed geometry than their other road bikes, and Ridley's innovative diamond-shaped tubing shapes for superior strength. The Fenix is available in 4 models, in both carbon fiber and aluminum, exclusively at Performance Bicycle.
The Ridley Noah was designed with input from famed sprinter Andre Greipel, and is designed solely for speed. With water-droplet shaped tubes and the F-Split fork to knife through the wind. The Noah is available with a Shimano Ultegra 6800 11-speed groupset, exclusively at Performance Bicycle.
The Ridley Helium was designed for climbers, with circle shaped tubes that offer the best strength-to-weight ratio possible, allowing Ridley to shave off every possible gram. The Helium is available with a Shimano Ultegra 6800 11-speed group set, exclusively at Performance Bicycle.
The Ridley Liz is a women's specific bike, and was designed for the ultimate in fit, performance and comfort without compromise. The Liz is available in two carbon fiber models, with either Shimano Ultegra 6800 or Shimano 105, and as a carbon fiber frameset.
Today, Ridley is one of the most recognizable bikes in cycling. Famed for their toughness, and for their race-winning performance under the riders of the UCI World Tour Pro team Lotto-Belisol, Ridley's penchant for innovation has made them one of the most imitated and watched brands in the industry, but the only one with the heritage and hard-earned reputation to be able to say "We Are Belgium".


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Thursday, November 29, the 193-nation United Nations General Assembly granted de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine.
The symbolic victory for Palestine was accomplished despite the opposition of the United States and Israel, along with a small contingency of allies who voted against elevating the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "nonmember state" from "entity."
At the meeting, 138 nations voted in favor of the measure, nine opposed it, with 41 abstaining. Notably, the vote was held on the 65th anniversary of the adoption of UN resolution 181 that divided Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.
Swiss Info reports "thousands of flag-waving Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip set off fireworks and danced in the streets to celebrate the vote."
Not everyone was in the mood to celebrate, however.
In a statement, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) simultaneously reminded the world of his own fierce fidelity to Israel, as well as to remind the Palestinian Authority and Egypt (broker of the peace talks between Israel and Gaza) of their dependency on the largesse of the United States.
"This is a provocative unhealthy step that could undermine the peace process," Graham said.
At an appearance with Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and John Barrasso (R-Wy.), Graham expressed concern that an elevated Palestine might seek redress of its grievances from the global government.
"If you make a petition to the International Criminal Court against the state of Israel ... that will put the peace process in a ditch and undermine any chance of a peaceful solution anytime soon and we will cut off funding," Graham said.
"I will not sit on the sidelines and use American dollars in a situation where the Palestinians make every IDF member a war criminal simply by defending the sovereignty of the state of Israel," he continued.
Finally, Graham warned that he would see to it that $935 million in foreign aid to the Palestinians would be withheld should they attempt to flex their new UN muscle to call Israel to answer charges of war crimes in the International Criminal Court.
The $935 million aid package to the Palestinians includes $495 million in 2012 that hasn't been paid, as well as $440 million for Fiscal Year 2013.
Graham's response reveals two critical flaws in the official U.S. response to the UN's actions regarding the stature of a sovereign Palestinian state.
First, Graham and nearly every other U.S. politician proclaim themselves to be friends of Israel. The tone of the pro-Israel rhetoric is very patronizing and paternalistic, assuming that Israel needs the protection and patronage of the United States to remain free.
Is it not odd, also, that Congress would coalesce behind Israel and its right to protect its sovereign borders, yet authorize millions in foreign aid to be sent annually to most of the nations that surround it?
For example, Egypt receives nearly $1.5 billion in aid annually from the United States. Jordan receives over $800 million in financial aid from the American treasury.
Gaza and the West Bank receive $575 million annually thanks to the largesse of the American taxpayer. Ironically, the enemy of our purported ally stands in the same U.S. welfare line as Israel herself.
The second problem with Graham's rigid anti-Palestinian posture is that it fails to address the larger constitutional problem: the source of the UN's authority and the participation of the United States in an international body whose ultimate end is the obliteration of borders and the consolidation of all legislative, executive, and judicial power from the otherwise sovereign nations on earth.
Last September, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the Palestinian Authority's intent to seek official recognition of statehood by the United Nations.
Predictably, the United States immediately responded that it would veto any Security Council resolution accepting Palestine's application for recognition. The exercise of the veto would prevent the proposal from being placed before the 193-member General Assembly for the needed two-thirds vote.
Neither the United States nor its allies, however, have ever addressed the fact that the UN created this conflict by passing the Partition Plan in 1947. Could the silence on this issue be evidence of the belief by the rulers of these nations that they intend to support the UN and assist in its drive to rid the world of sovereignty?
It cannot be too often repeated that the UN is the primary cause of the contention in the Middle East. Neoconservatives in the U.S. government display the contradictory reality of their dual loyalties by annually supporting the UN agenda and by so often subjugating the sovereignty of the United States to the will of an unaccountable and unconstitutional international body. As Ron Paul once wrote:
The UN is a threat to our sovereignty — and as we are the main source of its income, it is a threat to our economic well-being. Increasingly over the past several years, we see the United Nations providing political and legal cover for the military aspirations of interventionists rather than serving as an international forum to preserve peace.
In his book, Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom, Paul correctly identifies the role played by the United Nations in not only the perpetuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but in its genesis, as well. "One of the first decisions made by the UN was when the UN General Assembly accepted the Security Council's recommendation in 1947 to partition Palestine. Considering the lives lost and the money spent, it doesn't say much for the UN's peacekeeping efforts or our own foreign policy of the past sixty years," Paul writes.
These early decisions on the part of the world body, insists Dr. Paul, "turned a local and demographic issue into an international and highly politicized one."
With this opinion of the United Nations and its despicable history of "peace-keeping," it is no wonder that Paul would counsel the Palestinians "to avoid the United Nations." After all, what benefit has the United States or any other nation derived from this ill-conceived and unconstitutional organization? Every country seeking membership in the UN must offer up on the internationalist altar a measure of sovereignty, as well as the right of citizens to hold elected representatives responsible for laws passed to govern them.
There is no safety to be found in allying oneself with the UN or relying on its goodwill to promote peace and prosperity. As Ron Paul explained:
UN membership and participation is no guarantee that sovereignty will be respected. We see what happens to UN members such as Iraq and Libya when those countries' leaders fall out of favor with US administrations: under US and allied pressure a fig leaf resolution is adopted in the UN to facilitate devastating military intervention. When the UN gave NATO the green light to bomb Libya there was no genocide taking place. It was a purely preventative war. The result? Thousands dead, a destroyed country, and extremely dubious new leaders.
How many more will die in Israel and Palestine as a result of American insistence on the perpetuation of the UN's 1947 partition? Witness this story from Friday's New York Times:
As the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to upgrade the Palestinians' status Thursday night, Israel took steps toward building housing in a controversial area of East Jerusalem known as E1, where Jewish settlements have long been seen as the death knell for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
After the General Assembly vote on Thursday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called for resumption of peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
"The Palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed save that the prospects of a durable peace have only receded," Rice said.
Sadly, Rice is right. As long as the United Nations is supported financially and philosophically by the federal government of the United States and is allowed to retain its center of operations on our shores, very little is likely ever to change for the better in the Middle East or elsewhere.
Photo of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressing UN General Assembly November 29: AP Images