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It's another light week for Nintend downloads. This Thursday we've only got a handful of 3DS eShop downloads including a demo and a retro title. Additionally, Amazon Instant Video is now available on the Wii for some odd reason, so there's that.
First off, if you're looking forward to Fire Emblem: Awakening or are curious about the game, you can download a free demo on the 3DS eShop. If you're more in the mood for some old school Kirby puzzling, you can snag Kirby's Star Stacker, a Gamy Boy original, for $2.99.
Now, let's check out some new downloads, shall we? We've got Deer Drive Legends, a deer hunting game that hardly seems legendary. There's also Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue, a collection of 30 mini-games. Neither of those have pricing info on Nintendo's site, so don't bug me about that. Tokyo Crash Mobs, however, is a stupid-looking puzzler that costs $5.99.
Want to talk about indie games, Kirby, or cheap pizza? Follow me on Twitter @dr_davidsanchez.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 3 ranked MIT makes its first-ever appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament this weekend, as the Engineers will travel to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. for the sectional rounds on Friday and Saturday. The Cardinal and Gray will face the College of Staten Island on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. with a berth in the sectional final on the line. The host Diplomats will face Amherst College in the second game on Friday, with the winners to meet on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. for a shot at the Final Four.
At 27-1, MIT is having its best season in program history. Tech defeated Skidmore College, 62-55, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament before rolling past Farmingdale State, 83-63, in round two. Senior Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah), who poured in 37 points against Farmingdale State, is averaging 21.0 points and nine rebounds per game in four postseason games. Junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.), who was recently named the Most Outstanding of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament, nearly had a triple-double against Skidmore with 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Franklin and Marshall will be offering streaming video and live stats for all three games this weekend. Tickets will be on sale in the lobby of the Mayser Center between 12:00-2:00 p.m. and 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday and beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tournament Information
Tournament Bracket (PDF) | Interactive Bracket
Live video and live stats (all games): http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/fandm.portal#
Ticket Prices
Adults - $7
Students and seniors - $4

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This web site identifies women candidates for elective office in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, giving biographical information for each woman, information about her campaign, party affiliation, photographs,and lists of selected resources. We estimate that women ran in well over 7,000 campaigns by 1920.
Marietta Patrick and Lydia Hall of Massachusetts were elected to their local school board in 1855.
Eleven years later woman-suffrage activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton offered her name as a candidate for the U.S. Congress.
Newspaper publisher Victoria Woodhull announced as a presidential candidate.
Belva Lockwood ran a full campaign for the U.S. presidency in 1884 and again in 1888. Beginning in the 1870s, lesser-known women were drawn to politics through the suffrage, temperance, and progressive movements and ran, often in highly contested elections, for a wide variety of political offices.
In 1887 Susanna Salter became mayor of Argonia, Kansas.
Colorado elected the first three women to a state legislature in 1894.
In Utah, Martha Hughes Cannon became the first woman state senator.
In the 20th century, the stories of Woodhull and Lockwood and other women candidates of their era were nearly lost. Even after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the integration of women into the electoral process, it continued, and continues, to be a struggle for women to get elected to public office beyond the local level. Many states have yet to elect a woman to serve in Congress, as governor, or as mayors of large cities. For women of color the opportunity to serve in elective office at the national level has come slowly. Patsy Mink, from Hawai'i, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964; and in 2012 Hawai'i elected the first Asian-American woman to the Senate. The first African-American woman representative was not elected to Congress until 1968. The first Hispanic American woman was elected to the House of Representatives only in 1989 and none has served in the Senate. As of 2013 no Native American woman has been elected to Congress.
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Saturday, 4 July 2009
Coconut Water
What is Coconut Water?
Coconut water is the clear liquid inside young coconuts. It is different from coconut milk. It is only found in young coconuts, for as the coconut grows, the coconut water is replaced by the meat of the fruit and air. It has been, for a long time, a very popular beverage in the tropics and has recently become more popular in the states, as it's delicious and naturally fat free and low in calories. There are many flavors of coconut water, but regular is generally preferred. It has a subtly sweet taste and appears a little cloudy than a regular class of water.
Coconut water is very popular in the United States as a healthier alternative to energy drinks. It's sold in health food stores such as Whole Foods and Trader Joes. Coconut water is also starting to pop up at big chain supermarkets and smaller bodegas, especially around big cities like New York and Los Angeles. It's become rather trendy as of late and there are a few excellent brands of coconut water available. They are chock full of electrolites and other vitamins and minerals that are extremely beneficial to your health. The flavored coconut water generally has a lot of sugar, but unflavored coconut water is low in sugar and therefore low in calories. It's a great replacement if you don't like water since it hydrates and replenishes. This is why it's beginning to be used by a lot of athletes, particularly those who practice yoga. It's considered an alternative to energy drinks, but is in itself an energy drink.
Coconut water has been given nicknames such as "nature's sports drink" and with good reason. It actually does compare to other energy drinks. Coconut water might not be high in calories or sugar, but it hydrates you unlike anything else and gives you the boost you need. Not only is it good for sports, coconut water is also a great refreshing beverage anytime of the day. There's nothing better than a tall glass of coconut water on a hot summer day. Instead of packing your cooler with sodas for a day at the beach, why not pack it with coconut water.
Next article: Health benefits of coconut water.
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After our recent and first trip to New Orleans in February (post and photos here) I become enamored with two New Orleans' chefs. I've been cooking/blogging up a storm from their cookbooks, My New Orleans: The Cookbook, by John Besh, and Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana. After enjoying two fabulous pots of gumbo with our friends and family, I decided to challenge the Daring Cooks to to prepare, and share with their friends and family, one of John Besh's amazing gumbos.
As a Louisiana native, Besh describes gumbo as "the footprint of who we are and where we come from – a cultural stew. Africans gave us their word for okra, kingombo; Native Americans dried and powdered their sassafras leaves to make the thickener called filé; the French brought us their fat and flour base called roux; the Spanish, their sofrito, comprising what we call the holy trinity: onion, celery, and bell peppers. Croatians added oysters and shrimp; the Italians, a little tomato. Germans brought their andouille sausage, and the Caribbeans, their bright spices. And still today newcomers will leave their imprint on our beloved gumbo, and we'll all be better for it."
I provided two recipes for the challenge: Drew's Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo and Seafood Gumbo. I also provided the recipes for the Chicken and Seafood Stocks, Basic Creole Spices, and Louisiana Rice, all from My New Orleans: The Cookbook.
"John Besh is a chef and native son dedicated to the culinary riches of southern Louisiana. At each of his six acclaimed restaurants (August, Besh Steak, Lüke, La Provence, American Sector, and Domenica) as well as in his entrepreneurial pursuits, his first cookbook, My New Orleans, and his public activities, he celebrates the bounty and traditions of the region. A former U.S. Marine, Besh has been honored by Food & Wine ("Top 10 Best New Chefs in America;") Gourmet Magazine ("Guide to America's Best Restaurants;") Food Arts (Silver Spoon Award;) and the James Beard Foundation (Best Chef – Southeast.) John Besh is a frequent guest chef on NBC's Today Show, and has appeared on top programs on The Food Network and the Sundance Channel." Bio from Restaurant August.
I provided some background on gumbo, and its essential components, and a few personal notes about my experience in preparing the two gumbos...
Roux. Crucial to the gumbo is the roux. According to Besh, there are other thickeners besides flour for making their roux, but only a flour-based roux yields that traditional flavor. As for the fats in a roux, just about anything works. Rendered duck fat, chicken fat, or lard is preferred, but canola oil works nearly as well. Use a 1:1 ratio of flour to fat/oil. Heat the oil first and whisk the flour into the hot oil. This speeds up the process and yields a deep, dark chocolate-colored gumbo. Always add the onions first to the dark roux, holding back the rest of the vegetables until the onion caramelizes. Otherwise, the water in the vegetables will keep the onion from browning and releasing its sweet juices. Chef Link stresses that it's essential to whisk the roux constantly as it cooks (but not so vigorously that you splatter the roux and burn yourself), because if even a small bit of flour sticks to the pot, it will become spotty, scorch quickly, and burn the entire roux. Also, Link advises against using a wooden spoon to stir the roux, until after the onions are added. A whisk allows the roux to pass through it and reduces the possibility of splashing, as well as getting into the sides of the pan.
Holy Trinity. As a culinary term, Wikipedia tells us the holy trinity originally refers specifically to chopped onions, bell peppers (capsicums), and celery, combined in a rough ratio of 1:2:3 and used as the staple base for much of the cooking in the Cajun and Louisiana Creole regional cuisines of the state of Louisiana, USA. The preparation of classic Cajun/Creole dishes such étouffée, gumbo, and jambalaya all start from the base of this holy trinity. Similar combinations of vegetables are known as mirepoix in French cooking, refogado in Portuguese, soffritto in Italian, and sofrito in Spanish. While a "trinity" may refer to a generic representation of three cornerstone ingredients of a particular national cuisine, a trio of specific ingredients combined together to become essentially flavor bases, much like its original usage within Louisiana cuisine, are also called "trinities". This is often created by sautéing a combination of any three (or at least, the primary three ingredients in a more complex base) aromatic vegetables, condiments, seasonings, herbs, or spices.
Okra. These delicately ridged and tapered green pods, sometimes called Ladies' fingers, are a member of the mallow family and are bursting with tiny seeds as well as the glutinous compounds that make okra such a natural thickener for soups and gumbos. When buying okra, look for smaller, greener spears. I was able to find fresh okra at Whole Foods. Good frozen okra will also work fine, especially if it's pre-sliced. In addition to adding it to both gumbos, I deep-fried some okra for garnish on top of the Seafood Gumbo (sliced into ½ inch (15mm) thick slices, dipped in buttermilk, dusted in a mixture of equal parts cornmeal and flour, fried a few minutes until golden, and seasoned with Creole Spices).
Filé powder. Besh tells us filé has been a vital ingredient in Creole gumbo since the mid-1800s, when Choctaw Indians traveled in from communities on Lake Pontchartrain to sell it at the New Orleans French Market, along with bay leaves and handmade baskets. The Choctaws make filé by drying, then finely pounding, the leaves of the sassafras tree into a powder, then passing it through a hair sieve. The leaves, in the form of filé powder, contribute a unique and spicy note to gumbo. Originally, filé was used to thicken the stew when okra was not available, but he likes to use both. He cooks the okra in the gumbo and adds a couple dashes of filé, too, at the end. He also likes to pass filé at the table as a seasoning. The word comes from the French word filer, meaning, "to spin thread," which is a warning not to add filé while the gumbo is still boiling, as it has a tendency to turn stringy. See link under Additional Information, below, for making your own filé.
Chicken. Drew's Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo calls for a whole chicken, cut up into ten pieces. The bones and skin obviously add vital flavor throughout the cooking, especially if you're using canned broth rather than homemade stock. However, once the chicken was cooked and the meat was ready to fall off the bone, after about 45-60 minutes, I removed the chicken from the gumbo, took the meat off the bones, and discarded the skin and bones. I then tore the chicken into bite-size pieces and returned it to the pot for the remaining 30 minutes. This was a personal preference, and mainly because some of the smaller bones were about to break loose into the gumbo and also because the chicken didn't really brown well initially when put into the pot with the roux and onions. If you want to leave chicken pieces in the gumbo for serving, bones and all, I would suggest browning the chicken in a separate pot before adding it to the onion-roux mixture.
Shellfish. Gumbo crabs are small blue crabs that have been cleaned and halved or quartered. They are served in the shell, and you pick out the meat as you eat the gumbo. They're available frozen, usually in 1-pound packages. Ask your fishmonger to get you some if you can't find them in your grocery, or you can order them online. Fresh or pasteurized lump crabmeat is a reasonable alternative. Do not use shredded or imitation crabmeat. Like the chicken bones in the Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo, these add flavor to the gumbo. I omitted the gumbo crabs and used the 8 ounces (225 grams) of lump crabmeat at the end, plus a few more shrimp (prawns) and oysters. Watch your timing when adding the shellfish at the end to avoid overcooking (add no more than 15 minutes prior to serving the gumbo)!
Sausage. Drew's Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo calls for 2 pounds (1 kilogram) spicy smoked sausage, cut into slices, and 6 ounces (175 grams) andouille sausage, chopped. I'm not sure what type of spicy smoked sausage to recommend. The andouille we found was pretty spicy, and we also used some Hot Louisiana-Brand Smoked Sausage we found at Whole Foods.
The rest of the Challenge was presented to my fellow Daring Cooks as follows:
Mandatory Items: Prepare a pot of gumbo, using one of the recipes provided, a variation thereof, or any other gumbo recipe you find that tickles your fancy.
Variations allowed: Although I strongly encourage you to try one of the two recipes as written, if they meet with your dietary restrictions and preferences, these recipes can be varied in many ways. The Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo can be varied by using duck or quail and/or other types of sausages. You can vary the Seafood Gumbo with different fish or shellfish combinations. The Seafood Gumbo recipe does contain sausage, but you can easily omit it. You are encouraged, but not required, to make your own chicken or shrimp stock for superior flavor. You are also encouraged, but not required, to make your own Creole Spice Blend. Under Additional Information, at the very bottom, I have included links to a few other gumbo recipes, including a vegetarian Gumbo Z'herbes recipe, but have not prepared these recipes. I have also included a few other links to interesting/informational articles.
Preparation time: If you choose to prepare the homemade stock, the chicken stock requires about 2 hours cooking time. In order to prepare the shrimp stock, it will take about one hour to peel and devein 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of shrimp (prawns) to obtain the heads and shells used in the stock, and then the stock requires 45 minutes to 1 hour cooking time. Once the chicken stock is prepared, total preparation and cooking time for the Chicken & Smoked Gumbo is estimated at 2 hours and 45 minutes. Preparation and cooking time for the Seafood Gumbo is estimated at 2 hours. Preparing the homemade Creole Spices takes about 15 minutes. Preparation and cooking time for the rice is estimated at 30 minutes.
Equipment required:
• Large Stockpot (8-quart) (about 8 liters) for making homemade stock
• Fine sieve for straining stock
• Large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed pot for cooking the gumbo (8 quart) (about 8 liters)
• Wire whisk and wooden spoon for stirring the roux
• Medium saucepan, with lid, for rice
Minimally adapted from My New Orleans: The Cookbook
Serves 10-12
1 cup rendered chicken fat, duck fat, or canola oil
1 cup flour
2 large onions, diced
1 chicken (3 ½ to 4 lbs.), cut into 10 pieces
2 tablespoons Basic Creole Spices (recipe follows), or store-bought Creole spice blend
2 pounds spicy smoked sausage, sliced ½ inch (15mm) thick
2 stalks celery, diced
2 green bell peppers (capsicum), seeded and diced
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
Leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
3 quarts Basic Chicken Stock (recipe follows), or canned chicken stock
2 bay leaves
6 ounces andouille sausage, chopped
2 cups sliced fresh okra, ½ -inch thick slices (or frozen, if fresh is not available)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Filé powder, to taste
Tabasco, to taste
4-6 cups cooked Basic Louisiana White Rice (recipe follows)
1. Prepare homemade Chicken Stock, if using (recipe below).
2. Prepare homemade Basic Creole Spices, if using (recipe below).
3. Season the chicken pieces with about 2 tablespoons of the Creole Spices while you prepare the vegetables.
4. Make sure all of your vegetables are cut, diced, chopped, minced and ready to go before beginning the roux. You must stand at the stove and stir the roux continuously to prevent it from burning.
5. In a large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed pan, heat the chicken fat, duck fat, or canola oil over high heat. Whisk the flour into the hot oil – it will start to sizzle. Reduce the heat to moderate, and continue whisking until the roux becomes deep brown in color, about 15 minutes.
6. Add the onions. Switch to a wooden spoon and stir the onions into the roux. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue stirring until the roux becomes a glossy dark brown, about 10 minutes.
7. Add the chicken to the pot; raise the heat to moderate, and cook, turning the pieces until slightly browned, about 10 minutes.
8. Add the sliced smoked sausage and stir for about a minute.
9. Add the celery, bell peppers, tomato, and garlic, and continue stirring for about 3 minutes.
10. Add the thyme, chicken stock, and bay leaves. Bring the gumbo to a boil, stirring occasionally.
11. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, skimming off the fat from the surface of the gumbo every so often.
12. Add the chopped andouille, okra, and Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper, several dashes of filé powder, and Tabasco, all to taste.
13. Simmer for another 45 minutes, continuing to skim the fat from the surface of the gumbo. Remove the bay leaves and serve in bowls over rice. Pass more filé powder at the table if desired.
From My New Orleans: The Cookbook
(Original recipe quantities doubled to yield 3 quarts needed for Drew's Chicken & Smoked Sausage Gumbo)
½-cup (120 ml) canola oil (or other vegetable oil)
2 onions, coarsely chopped
2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 leeks, white part only, coarsely chopped
8 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 pounds (1 kilogram) leftover roasted chicken bones and carcasses
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 teaspoons (10 ml) (5 gm) black peppercorns (about 1 teaspoon ground pepper)
6 quarts (5½ liters) water
1. Heat the canola oil in a large stockpot over moderate heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots, leeks, and garlic. Stir often, until vegetables are soft but not brown, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the chicken bones and carcasses, the bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, and water. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to low and gently simmer, uncovered, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, until the stock has reduced by half, about 2 hours.
3. Strain through a fine sieve into a clean container. Allow the stock to cool, cover and refrigerate, then skim off the fat. Use immediately, for freeze for later use.
Basic Louisiana White Rice
From My New Orleans: The Cookbook
Servings: About 4 cups
1 tablespoon chicken fat, extra-virgin olive oil, or butter
1 small onion, minced
1½ cups Louisiana (or another long-grain white rice)
3 cups Basic Chicken Stock
1 bay leaf
1-2 pinches salt
1. Put the fat, oil, or butter and the onions into a medium saucepan and sweat the onions over moderate heat until they are translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Pour the rice into the pan and stir for 2 minutes.
3. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
4. Add the bay leaf and salt.
5. Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 18 minutes.
6. Remove the pan from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.
Basic Creole Spices
From My New Orleans: The Cookbook
Makes ½ cup
2 tablespoons celery salt
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground allspice
Mix together all spices in a bowl. Transfer the spices to a clean container with a tight-fitting lid. Store up to six months.
Gumbo Storage/Freezing Information: Store gumbo in the refrigerator for up to three days and then reheat gently before serving. As with many stews and braises, gumbo tastes better the second day. You can also freeze it for up to eight months. Simply transfer to freezer-safe containers.
Additional Information and Recipe Links:
Gumbo, Wikipedia article
The Besh Gumbo Ever
Vegetarian Gumbo Z'herbes recipe
New Orleans, Wikipedia article
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Louisiana Creole Cuisine, Wikipedia article
Cajun Cuisine, Wikipedia article
Homemade Filé Powder
What an incredible experience, introducing gumbo to many of our Daring Cooks! Please visit The Daring Kitchen's Recipe Archive where you can download a PDF copy of the complete challenge, and the Daring Cooks' Blogroll, where you can access all of our Daring Cooks' websites to see the creative spins they've put on their own gumbos!
Please click here for Seafood Gumbo, the second recipe I provided for the Challenge.


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Georgetown Family Restaurant has offered free holiday meals since 2006
Most Sussex County residents will likely spend their Thanksgiving dining on traditional holiday fare with family or friends.
But Georgetown Family Restaurant owners Vinnie and Steve Akoglu know that not everyone is so fortunate.
That's why they've been giving away free Thanksgiving meals at their East Market Street eatery since 2006.
"When the economy went bad, we heard some of our customers say they couldn't afford to make Thanksgiving dinner, so we decided to give it to them as a surprise," Vinnie said.
"Some people don't have family to eat with," Steve added. "So this way we make them part of our family."
The Akoglu brothers, who fittingly hail from Turkey, estimate that as many as 500 people will join this year's Thanksgiving feast from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"It's really grown," Steve said. "Now, there is a big line of people waiting to get in."
Serving that many people takes a lot of preparation, as the host of any family Thanksgiving dinner knows.
While the restaurant will begin preparing some of the items as early as Monday, the real work starts Wednesday morning and continues right up until the first meals are served.
"We'll be cooking all night long," Steve said. "Last year, we cooked 40 big turkeys."
In addition to the bird, the Thanksgiving meals served at the Georgetown Family Restaurant also include macaroni and cheese, green beans, dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and cornbread. Dessert is also served, but the brothers say this year's post-meal treat will be a surprise.
"Everyone gets the same thing," Steve said. "We prepare the plates all exactly the same."
Jenna Penuel, a waitress at the restaurant, said it can get pretty hectic feeding all those guests.
"Last year, we ran out of food," she said. "This is the only place I've ever worked that gives away food for free, but I think it's really great that they do this for the people who are alone or can't afford to make Thanksgiving themselves."
Vinnie said he remembers stepping outside during one Thanksgiving giveaway and being approached by a man, who apparently had been attracted by the crowd.
"He was sitting on the bench asking for change and when I came out, he offered me what he had collected and asked if he could have something to eat," he recalled. "He couldn't believe we were giving it away for free that day. It just makes me feel good to be able to help people like that."
The Georgetown Family Restaurant's Thanksgiving meal is co-sponsored by John, George and Pete Grokos, who co-own the Georgetown and Milford Pizza Palaces with the Akoglu brothers.


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Alternative To PIPA/SOPA Proposed; Points Out That This Is An International Trade Issue
from the it-is-a-trade-issue,-isn't-it dept
This new effort has bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, and unlike SOPA and PIPA, seeks to try to focus in on situations that are actually problematic. In the Senate, it has the backing of Senators Cantwell, Moran, Paul, Warner and Wyden. All of whom had come out against PIPA, except for Warner. Adding him to this issue is big, given his experience in the business world. On the House side, it's Reps. Chaffetz, Campbell, Doggett, Eshoo, Issa and Lofgren. The focus would be putting the issue into the International Trade Commission, where there are experts focused on trade issues.
I think this is an approach that absolutely makes sense for counterfeit physical goods and the websites that sell them. Frankly, it's bizarre that it ever went beyond a discussion of international trade. It becomes somewhat trickier with copyright issues, and that's because you now have questions about how physical borders apply to digital networks. And I'm not sure I know how to best deal with that. Separately, having seen the ITC process on patents go off the rails at times, and become more of a way for patent holders to issue a "double whack" against a company they accuse of infringement, I'd be concerned about making sure that this process doesn't allow for two bites at the same apple. If it's properly focused on just foreign sites, that might not be as big an issue.
Either way, the devil will be in the details, but the details are still being written. Seeing as this is a discussion draft, I'm hearing that the folks involved really do want a discussion (unlike what we got with SOPA/PIPA), and that includes folks here. Take a look at the draft, and weigh in, knowing that some of the folks involved really will be reading what you have to say.


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"We understand the value of the ball on the offensive end," Kidd said. "Guys understand taking care of the ball is important if you want to win, and so far we've done that."NY Post
Besides winning, the coaching staff has created added motivation to keep turnovers down. For every turnover each game under 12, the coaches run a lap, which has become a source of amusement for the players.
These are the type of things that brings teams together. And if a team protects the ball and plays consistent defense night in and night out, they will have a chance to win most every game.


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Algerian hostage crisis
On Jan. 16, terrorists linked with al-Qaeda took over 800 people hostage at a gas facility in Algeria. After four days, the Algerian special forces raided the site in an effort to free the hostages. At least 39 foreign hostages were killed, along with an Algerian security guard and 29 militants. A total of 685 Algerian workers and 107 foreigners were freed, and three of the militants were captured.
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SPRING VALLEY — It was water, water everywhere at the Spring Valley City Council meeting Monday night as alderman discussed several projects at the wastewater treatment plant and sewer system.
The sewer system will be getting quite the overhaul with plans for work at many of the city's interceptor sites. The city has to meet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about floodplain issues and with the railroad for easement problems.
"For the majority of it, we'll need an agreement and a written understanding," engineer Larry Good of Chamlin and Associates said.
There are several spots where the sewer system is too near or directly in the railroad right of way, making it difficult for workers to create access points. The council did approve bulldozer and tree removal work for areas not impacted by the flood plain and railroad issues, and to resume work once the city has hammered out an agreement.
Tree removal work is not to exceed $19,000, and bulldozer work is not to exceed $18,000.
Water and Sewer Committee Chairman Tom Nesti said if everything goes according to plan, the city's sewer interceptor work could be completed by Dec. 31, 2014.
The wastewater treatment plant work is continuing, and the council approved a pre-application of an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency revolving loan assistance program. City engineer Jack Kusek said the city doesn't have to use the program, but not submitting a pre-application would make it difficult for the city to take advantage of the program, if needed.
"It doesn't obligate the city to anything," Kusek said.
Kusek said it is also looking into an energy grant that could net the city $50,000 to $500,000 in funding, but only if the project decreases energy use by 20 percent.
In other business:
• Council members approved an ordinance authorizing the approval of agreements related to the option to purchase of the former Bassick site. Sullivan's Foods has been interested in building a supermarket on the site. The ordinance gives the grocery chain the option to buy and refund the city $40,000 in fees pertaining to the property. If Sullivan's Foods doesn't buy the property, the city will not get the $40,000 back, but it will also not hold title on the property.
• The council also passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of groundwater near the Bassick property to be used as drinking water.
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Author to Discuss '(re)Defining Borders' at Annual Luncheon
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Center for Western Studies will host its annual Members and Friends Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, Dec.11. Dr. Patrick Hicks, Augustana's Writer-in-Residence, will present "Harvesting Words, (re)Defining Borders and the Making of a Book."
Exhibit Features Rare Works by Borglum, Howe, Dunn and Others
The "40th Anniversary Exhibition: Art from the CWS Collection" displays a wide range of artists, media, styles and genres, including a rare painting by Mt. Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Center for Western Studies.
Alumni to Perform at Historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul
With shaved heads, Steely Dan covers and a passion for making good music, brothers Jeremy Hegg, '94 and Jon Hegg, '99, are making a mark on the local live music scene. Next up, they'll debut their "Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers" at the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., in honor of the Sesquicentennial.
Augustana Football Featured on 'Life to the Max'
"Vikings of the South," a recent feature on Lifetouch Media's Life to the Max program, chronicles the Augustana football team's visit to Shriners Hospital for Children and includes vintage footage and interviews with present and former players and coaches.
Vespers Returns to Campus to Feature 'Song of Luke'
In honor of Augustana's Sesquicentennial, Christmas Vespers will return to campus for the first time in decades. The musical worship services, featuring the Augustana Choir, faculty and members of the South Dakota Symphony, and Cyprian Consiglio, will be held Dec. 3-4 in the Chapel of Reconciliation.
Student-Curated 'Oracles and Divination' Exhibit to Open Nov. 18
Oracles and Divination: Segue to the Supernatural features sculptures and masks from the West African coast and the Congo River region and a re-created African hut. The exhibit was curated by students in the Museum Studies course and Dr. L. Adrien Hannus.
Alexander Honored With Covenant Award for Liberal Arts
Thomas Alexander, a senior communications and physics major from Belview, Minn., was honored with the Augustana Covenant Award for Liberal Arts. The award was presented at the 2010 Boe Forum on Public Affairs, featuring former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Nursing Grads Ace Board Exam
The Department of Nursing saw a record 100 percent first-time pass rate for May 2010 graduates who took the National Council Licensure Examination, the exam for the licensing of registered nurses. Augustana's first-time pass rate is 12 percent above the national average.
Tuve Award Honors Visionary Supporters
Augustana has honored Gerry Berger Law and Robert S. Law, of Clear Lake, S.D., with the prestigious Tuve Award. Named for Anthony G. Tuve, the College's president from 1890 to 1916, the Tuve Award honors visionary, forward-thinking, generous individuals.
Concert to Celebrate Music for Hands, Voice, Percussion
The Augustana Percussion and Mallet Ensemble, directed by Dr. John Pennington, will pay tribute to all forms of rhythm in "Music for Hands, Voice and Percussion." The concert begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, in Kresge Recital Hall.


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Coach Scott Sanderson is expecting his team to provide a balanced offensive attack, but there is no denying the centerpiece of the team is going to be junior center Adnan Hodzic.
Hodzic was selected a preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference team member. In the first few days of practice he is already making his presence known to his teammates.
"Whatever team he is on in practice has the tendency to play a little bit better," said Sanderson. "He is always a guy you can dump the ball down to on a play."
Hodzic was fifth overall In the Atlantic Sun Conference last season in scoring with 17.1 points per game. He was fourth in scoring in A-Sun games only with 18.5 points per game. He was second overall in field goal percentage with a 58.7 success rate from the field. He was third in A-Sun games only hitting 60.4 percent from t he field.
Sanderson expects even more offensive production from Hodzic this season.
"He is learning angles in the low post," said Sanderson. "He is playing with his back to the basket. He shot 74.4 from the free throw line and he is going to the line a lot.
"As the season went on and we started winning so many games in a row he cut down his turnovers. We benefited from that. The last half of the season we averaged 10 more points a game than we did the first half because we cut down on our turnovers and got a few more quality shots."
The biggest asset for Hodzic might be is willingness to work hard and his ability to not only listen to what the coaches have to say, but to perform what they ask him to try.
"Adnan is very passionate about trying to get better," said Sanderson. "He had a very good offseason.
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The Bisons led the conference overall with a 47.2 field goal percentage and a 3-point shot percentage of 36.3.
Sanderson is also expecting the Bisons to once again be one of the top rebounding teams in the conference. They led the Atlantic Sun overall with a 6.6 rebounding margin.
"We hope we will be an excellent rebounding team again," said Sanderson. "We have several players who can give you five –to-eight rebounds a game on any given night."
Hodzic led the team with 7.1 rebounds per game followed by Brandon Brown with 5.8 and Michael Teller with 5.0 per game.
Despite his average per game, Sanderson points to rebounding as the primary way Hodzic is going to take his game to a higher level this season.
"He will play 28-to-30 minutes a game," said Sanderson. "He has to get on rebound at least every three-or-four minutes. If he does that he going to get eight, nine or 10 rebounds instead of six or seven. That's a big difference.
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The only reason for the 4 stars is because the front of the fairing seems to have a warped appearance to it, kind of wavy. Looks like it may show up if painted. Not sure if this is a defect mine has or all look this way. Speakers are awesome! I hear all music clearly. Easy buttons, bluetooths easily, overall great system!
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Upgraded to the RM fairing for my RK. Had Memphis Shades batwing with HD boom! speakers. 100% better! Fit, finish, look, quality and price are all amazing! Highly recommend this fairing if your debating. Very pleased customer!
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Love it! However, I did order the chrome color speakers and received the black ones. It still looks great and might even prefer the black now! :)
Okay ordered the reckless fairing, next day air. Spoke with two separate sales reps and they were extremely helpful great people on the other end of the phone. The fair came next day by 10:30am from Florida to Detroit. Fast! The fairing itself was as marketed, great directions came with it. Install took me 45 minuted, the Polk speakers sound fantastic!! The look is awesome, took my Road King for a long cruise after install and it is awesome, sound at 80mph is perfect, zero buffeting from the wind, when I road with just a windshield the wind still got to me but with the Reckless fairing it's great. Easy install, great sound, fast delivery. I recommend this product and JP Cycle great company.
paint finish is a bit dull, I like everything else about the product. I guess I can take it somewhere and see about maybe a clear coat over it to shine it up some, but it is a bit dual looking even waxed Stereo sounds and works awesome Wiring diagram is not correct at all, Shows three wires HOT GROUND AND IGNITION Don't hook up ignition and there is a switch under the faring that is not shown, turn that on and you have stereo.
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I like this product am glad I bought it however it does have a serious rattle at low rpm. The inner fiberglass unit is railing against the outer fiberglass unit. It will require me to remove the fairing and work on it a bit but it shouldn't be a big deal to correct. The radio speaker combo do a great job. Overall I like the product, glad I bought it
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I've had this fairing on my RK now for better than a year and 8 or 9k miles. Holding up great. Ordered with the 5 inch windscreen and going to now upgrade to a 8 inch recurve shield. Very happy with everything about the fairing. Makes my bike look BA. Black matches good. May paint this winter but not a major issue. Thanks JP and reckless has always gladly answered any specific questions i've had about their product.
faring arrived in canada the other day. took about 1 hour to hook up every thing, looks good and sound system is great,,colour matched my bike perfectly .
Very nice. Looks good on my 2015 road king
This is a great fairing at a more than a fair price. Bluetooth radio and speaker combination sound really good. Need volume up high at highway speed but I have loud pipes. Wind protection is very good as well. If you're on the fence as I was, go for it ! I have no regrets. Should have done sooner. Gotten a lot of complements and it's not even painted yet. Great service great product. 2015 Road King.
Received my fairing 5 days ago. Took about 45 minutes to install. Everything works great, just as advertised. We Took a 300 mile trip Sunday. Very impressed with the fairing & stereo. Even had good radio reception in the mountains. Another great product & service from J & P Cycle!
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Video: Malia Obama carted out of music festival Lollapalooza
Malia Obama danced her heart out at Lollapalooza this weekend; so much so that officials had to transport the teen out of the Chicago musical festival in a golf cart.
The daughter of former president Barack Obama, Malia can be seen in videos head-banging and writhing on the ground with her friends -- in other words, acting exactly like every other young festival-goer.
This isn't the first time Malia has received publicity for getting her boogie on.
The 19-year-old was caught on camera last summer dancing on the street with friends to rapper Mac Miller's Lollapalooza performance.
Rock on, Malia!


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We have almost as much fun watching people as we do looking at snowmobiles and snowmobile parts at snow shows-almost.
During the Intermountain Snowmobile Show last October in Salt Lake City, UT, and the Spokane Winter Knights Snowmobile & ATV Show in early November in Spokane, WA, we did a lot of both.
One thing we noticed during both shows (as well as at the other shows we've gone to this past fall) was that there is a whole lot of story swappin' going on. Snowmobilers must be some of, if not the, best storytellers anywhere. After all, nearly every snowmobile ride is an event for us. And there's nothing we like to do better than to tell anyone who will listen about how Bob got so stuck that they had to call in the Air National Guard to get his sled out, or how Tom just had to drop down into that drainage to look around. And the stories go on and on.
Here's a look back at people, parts and the passion we have for the sport we love from both the Intermountain and Spokane shows.
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Even with the start of the NFL season nearly two weeks away, you don't need a Las Vegas bookmaker to pick a favorite for the first coach likely to be fired.
It's Rex Ryan.
At the rate he's burning through whatever goodwill is left on the Jets' side of town, he'll be lucky to still be working the sideline when they kick it off for real Sept. 8 against Tampa Bay.
Ryan was eerily calm at a news conference Monday, fending off question after question about: a) his bizarre decision to risk quarterback Mark Sanchez' health late in Saturday night's preseason game against the crosstown Giants; and b) the even-more bizarre postgame meltdown during which Ryan did everything — including invoking the Constitution — to avoid explaining that decision.
"Do I regret that he got injured? Of course," Ryan finally acknowledged a day and a half later. "But again, I'm not going to say anything more about it, because I covered that already."
Not surprising, the next question was whether Jets owner Woody Johnson or new general manager John Idzik had spoken to Ryan about his performance Saturday night.
"No. Absolutely not," Ryan replied, before heading for the exit.
Even if that's true, he'll be called to the principal's office soon enough.
Ryan came to town four years ago with impeccable defensive credentials, plenty of bluster and a promise to win championships. Instead, his tenure has provided a textbook study on why some very smart coordinators aren't cut out to be head coaches: They talk a great game, but they only really "get" what happens on what used to be their side of the ball.
In Ryan's case, it almost seems genetic. His father, Buddy, was the same way. It's also why Ryan's twin brother, Rob, currently in New Orleans beginning his fourth stint as a defensive coordinator in the NFL, probably won't ever get a shot.
There's a neat little story about how the old man reacted when both sons were finishing college and told Buddy they wanted to follow him into the profession: He piled them into the car and drove to a motel not far from his family home in Oklahoma. Buddy spent the next two days making them watch film morning until night, teaching them everything he knew.
In hindsight, putting Buddy's reputation for handling QBs alongside Rex's, it's probable that whenever the word "quarterback" came up during those study sessions, it was followed by words like "crush" and "destroy." Based on the way Rex Ryan has brought Sanchez along, not to mention his flirtation with Tim Tebow, it's clear his thinking hasn't evolved much.
"I like where our quarterbacks are," Ryan said at one point Monday.
There's no point in reciting preseason stats, but suffice it to say Ryan is in denial. At least that may explain his eerie calm. Sanchez has rarely been a serviceable NFL quarterback, and after Ryan sent him back into Saturday night's meaningless game behind a line made up of scrubs, he's as far away as ever. Top draft pick Geno Smith threw three interceptions in the same game and just for good measure, stepped out of the end zone in a panic and got whistled for a safety.
Ryan's job was already on the line at the end of last season. Idzik inherited him and barely needs an excuse to disown him. Even so, Ryan handed him all the excuses he needed Saturday night. Asked about Sanchez and how he planned to solve the glaring quarterbacking problem on his hands, Ryan threw a fit. Like a man walking on coals, he shuffled from side to side and even narrated the scene.
"I'll stand backwards and answer the question," he said, then segued into, "I'm going sideways."
If Johnson and Idzik are genuinely worried about the Jets' season, let alone the team's reputation, they might as well start negotiating the severance check now and nudge Ryan in the direction of the back door. His stay began with plenty of fanfare and some impressive results — back-to-back losses in the AFC championship game — but like Buddy, given enough time, he wears a team out.
The Jets are tired, or else incapable, of cashing the checks Rex writes with his mouth. More than a few coaches and GMs who were fired last season got pink slips because they couldn't develop a quarterback, let alone uncover one already on the roster. Ryan has proven he's not about to learn any new tricks, and after the stunt he pulled Saturday night, he's going to have a hard time finding anyone to bail him out.
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This movie takes place in BFW. That would be short for bum f**k Wisconsin, and it is the middle of winter too. The practical upshot of this is that every scene has snow in it. Yes, every one of them. Even the scenes shot inside have snow, because there is either a window or else snow melting off of someone who just came in from outside. To be honest, there is one scene without any actual snow in it, which is when the game warden is reading through the newspaper archives. Guess what is on the front page of the newspaper? Yes, a
of snows. Good grief.
A pair of trappers catch something strange in the deep woods but before they can return to town to show off their prize they are attacked. One of them manages to crawl back to the dog sled and the team faithfully pulls him back to town. Badly injured and unable to speak, the bloody trapper causes a lot of excitement. Another old local recalls a series of mysterious animal attacks twenty-five years ago that killed seven men. The game warden agrees the wounds were caused by an animal, but there are no wolves around and every self-respecting bear is hibernating. The sheriff agrees that it is an animal attack because that makes it the game warden's problem. However, the owner of the local mine (I think he owns a mine) believes that he knows what attacked the trappers and he wants to catch it. He thinks that it is Arak. Arak is a Native American legend, a mystical creature that lived in the woods and would even come to take the old away when it was their time to die.
Wait a minute. Every winter Bigfoot would show up to escort the old people to the next life? No, no he didn't. Bigfoot was hungry. He showed up at the camp looking for food and the tribe gave him an old person. The tribe thought that their elders were being led to the afterlife, but to Arak the camp was the equivalent of McDonalds or KFC.
I refuse to make a joke about Indian cuisine here.
There are two different Bigfoot creatures in the film. One is an adult, about eight feet tall, while the other is a juvenile that is closer in size to a human. Both of them look like good ol' boys covered with thick white hair. Imagine ZZ Top as ninety-year old werewolves and you have a good picture of what I'm talking about.
The smaller Arak is shot by two goons hired by the mine owner, which sends the larger one on a rampage. Said rampage consists of it killing one annoying skier, because besides trapping, mining, and drinking, the only other thing they do in Wisconsin is ski. However, Bigfoot's ferocity is tame compared to the mean guy who owns the mine. His goons waylay the game warden, pull a coup on the sheriff, and lure the adult Arak into a trap by using the two who shot baby Arak as unwilling bait. Once the beast is netted it is put into a cage, but luckily the warden and his friend are rescued from freezing to death by the last of the Native American tribe that used to feed their elderly to Arak. Mr. Warden defeats the evil businessman and saves Bigfoot from a life in captivity.
Unfortunately, I might have made this movie more interesting than it really is. Most of the encounters with Bigfoot are anticlimactic. Somebody wearing plaid pokes around in the snow, the creature suddenly appears ambling though the snow, and then the frightened human runs, dog sleds, or snowmobiles away though the snow. That happens a lot.
Did I mention the snow?
What would have been cool is a bunch of people riding snowmobiles or on skis attacking Bigfoot with nets, boomerangs, or even homemade flamethrowers. Man that would be awesome. No way could that ever happen in this film, but I'd buy that movie in a heartbeat.
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Things I Learned From This Movie:
The worst part of owning a dog sled team is that your friends are always asking to borrow it.
If Hell ever does freeze over then it will be indistinguishable from most of Wisconsin.
Back in the 70s the women were all sexy disco mamas, but the men were trolls.
Plaid matches everything.
You never know when welding skills might come in handy.
The phrase "Wardrobe by Kmart" should not appear in a film's credits.
Stuff To Watch For:
10 mins - Ah, I see that you are an employee of the Division of
and Wildlife.
16 mins - It is 8:00 AM in the morning and these three are already at the bar, drinking beer.
16 mins - You know, that doesn't sound like such a bad gig.
37 mins - That is a heck of a lot of popsicle sticks.
47 mins - Where did the dance party come from? Did the singer just say "sensuous tiger?" What is going on?
68 mins - My kids do a better job of tying each other up than that.
72 mins - Should you be driving that fast on ice?
74 mins - Now a completely different car explodes.
Trapper #1: "Come on now, Jake, you ain't going to tell that old Indian legend again, are you?
Jake: "Now Jason, I don't remember tell you nothing. I was talking to him."
Trapper #2: "Facts? Facts? You ain't had no straight facts since the cow kicked you in the a**, you old fool."
Groovy music, Bigfoot going "Blaahhhh!", and a snowmobile engine starting up. This about sums up most of the movie.
Game Warden: "By the way, I ought to mention one more thing. I found a track out there. It was pretty well snow blown. It looked human, eight inches wide - twenty inches long."
Sheriff: "Garrett, you trying to push that superstition on me too? Come on, you're a college boy."
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Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 01, 2012, 11:33:56 AM by
8am in Wisconsin and the bars are full? Good heavens, you didn't mention that it was a documentary!
Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 01, 2012, 11:46:31 AM by
Had potential but the cheese is rather dull.
Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 01, 2012, 12:28:57 PM by
A skull? Why crap now I absolutely have to watch it.
Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 02, 2012, 08:18:19 AM by
Sitting Duck
Quote from: claws on September 01, 2012, 11:46:31 AM
Had potential but the cheese is rather dull.
Dull cheese in Wisconsin? What a disgrace!
Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 03, 2012, 04:22:24 AM by
BF Wisconsin
I googled that and you do not want to know what I came up with.
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Posted on September 07, 2012, 06:14:18 PM by
I went to Mexico in May and almost every American there was from Wisconsin. Yaggg
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Posted on September 08, 2012, 04:28:57 PM by
Quote from: Sitting Duck on September 02, 2012, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: claws on September 01, 2012, 11:46:31 AM
Had potential but the cheese is rather dull.
Dull cheese in Wisconsin? What a disgrace!
So it wasn't a good munster movie?
Re: The Capture of Bigfoot
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Posted on September 09, 2012, 07:56:37 AM by
Sitting Duck
Quote from: SynapticBoomstick on September 08, 2012, 04:28:57 PM
Quote from: Sitting Duck on September 02, 2012, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: claws on September 01, 2012, 11:46:31 AM
Had potential but the cheese is rather dull.
Dull cheese in Wisconsin? What a disgrace!
So it wasn't a good munster movie?
For that you must die.
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Finally, just as it appeared her teacher would once again elude her by disappearing into the teachers' lounge, the inner sanctum of teachers where even the thought of students is not allowed, let alone actual students, he turned to face her and waited. "Yes? How may I help you?" he asked quickly and curtly, while alternately raising himself up on his toes to peer down at her imperiously and turning to gaze longingly at the lounge door as a bout of laughter emanated from inside the room.
"Mister Welter," Brooke exclaimed, "you gave me an 'F' on my paper about the living Constitution, the one where we were supposed to interpret the Constitution to achieve something useful for society."
"First of all, Brooke, being called 'Mister Welter' makes me uncomfortable. Other staff members may think that I am demanding that my students call me 'Mister' and that I'm training you to subconsciously hold males in higher esteem than females."
"But I call my female teachers 'ma'am,' so isn't it okay?"
"No, I'm afraid not. There is no inherent reason to give respectful titles to people who have lived longer than you. Just call me Mark.... Back to your problem."
"Okay, Mark, you gave me an 'F.'..."
"I didn't give you an 'F'; you earned an 'F.' There's a difference," he said and he began to push the lounge door open to make good his escape.
Brooke gave a worried little screech and grabbed his arm, "Please wait!"
Mister Welter seemed to cringe inwardly as he stopped. "Brooke, take your hand from my shoulder. Physical touching is the same as love, and we are not in love — not that there's anything wrong with intimacy between adults and teenagers, but it may appear to others that my grading system can be swayed through sexual favors, and that's not true. It costs far more than that."
"Mark, I got an 'F'! Why?"
"You advocated having the U.S. government hire world-traveling killers to assassinate international businessmen whose companies pollute the oceans! That's just plain wrong!"
"How is it wrong? Didn't you yourself tell us that saving the oceans from pollution would save millions or billions of animals and people — maybe even the human race — from utter annihilation?"
"Yes, but..."
"Didn't you tell us that the 'good of the world' is the greatest good?"
"Yes, but..."
"Didn't you tell us..."
"Brooke!" shouted Mister Welter as his entire body seemed to sort of twitch, "stop! Willful murder is wrong; end of story! Someone in 11th grade should recognize that limitation on human behavior. That's why it is an 'F'!"
"Since when is murder forbidden in governments? Name one government on Earth that doesn't kill the people that it feels it needs to kill, and I'll accept the 'F'," she blurted out quickly to keep him from running. "Our government and governments all over the world kill people all of the time. Our government has tortured people to death; we've executed spies; we've killed millions in wars...."
"This is different! We are not in a war to save our environment!" he shot back, as his body again gave a compulsive lurch.
"But we could be: simply use executive privilege to add the designation environmental terrorism to our war on terror. All done. It's as simple as that. Besides, didn't you tell us when we talked in class about President Obama's friend Bill Ayers and that terrorist group he belonged to, the..."
"The Weather Underground."
"Yeah, the Weather Underground, which blew up government buildings and killed a guy. Didn't you say you admired them and that they should be judged based on their motivation to make the country a better place?"
"Brooke," Mister Welter said calmly and deliberately slowly, trying to regain his teacher's demeanor, "you are missing the point. Remember that article we read in class by law professor Jack Balkin, in which he defended the living Constitution? Balkin made clear that one cannot justify just anything under a living Constitution. That would be nonsense because then the Constitution really wouldn't mean anything. Though the meaning of the Constitution is always changing to meet the demands of our more enlightened times, the amount it can change is still constrained by popular sentiment, by court precedent, and by the original words of the Constitution, as they are applied to today's circumstances. I'm sorry but there is just no way that assassinating international businessmen can reasonably satisfy those constraints — as you were told it must do to get a passing grade on this assignment," he said. Mister Welter then turned his back on the girl and tried once again to make a strategic retreat, but she stopped him again.
"You're wrong!"
The words had a dramatic effect. It was like someone grabbed him by his ponytail, yanked him backward, and twisted his head around in her direction. A nervous tic fluttered under his eye and then seemed to continue throughout his body. With a look on his face somewhere between nauseous anger and 'kid caught in the cookie jar,' he asked very slowly, "What do you mean I'm 'wrong'?"
"I can satisfy all of the criteria. First, Americans can easily be convinced to support this. Just call the polluting business guys 'terrorists.' Republicans, as we know from years of the war on terror, are all for killing all terrorists, and Democrats are all for saving the planet. When NASA scientist James Hansen told Congress that we should prosecute oil-company CEOs for 'high crimes against humanity and nature,' Democratic websites went nuts with applause. And Democrats have shown they are practical about which lives they protect: they support euthanasia and abortion on demand. Second, the idea works under the Supreme Court and the Constitution too. Precedent was set by the Supreme Court in considering the fate of the Guantanamo prisoners: the Supreme Court ruled that foreigners are not afforded equal protection by the Constitution, and even if they were protected, the Fifth Amendment, as I said in my paper, states that no person shall 'be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law,' meaning the Founders were not against taking the lives of high criminals." Brooke finished and then stopped and stood there, waiting for Mister Welter to answer.
Mister Welter stood silently as well, jerking spasmodically while obviously weighing his options. Then he made a characteristically 'Welter' decision. "Brooke," he said finally, "I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give your paper to another teacher to grade, and I'll give you whatever grade they decide it deserves. Good day!" And he lunged through the teachers' lounge door.
Brooke paused for a moment before going to her next class; she stood with a little grin on her face thinking that if she kept reading The New American, keeping up with the political news and learning about how the Constitution works, the twitch Mister Welter got when he was stressed out might become permanent by the end of the year.
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California's water crisis may be on a collision course with the state's ongoing fiscal predicament.
If solutions to the water crisis can be hammered out, the state's continuing budget crisis and revenue shortfalls may jeopardize issuance of state bonds to pay for construction projects.
This is a new frustration for Northern California farmer Charlie Hoppin, who left his family farm to become the first farmer on the California State Water Resources Control Board three years ago. Last April he was appointed board chairman by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"I am not sure California has the ability to bond itself to fix the Delta and other infrastructure improvement," Hoppin told those at the Western Plant Health Association Regulatory Issues Conference in Sacramento.
Hoppin's son is managing the family's 3,200 acre farm in Sutter and Yolo counties while Hoppin is in Sacramento. The family farms rice, fresh market melons, walnuts, small grains, and oilseed crops.
As a farmer, Hoppin calls himself the "regulated" element of the board and as such admits to bringing a different perspective to the agency on water and environmental issues. "My idea of what is right and fair is sometimes different from what (others in the agency) think is right and fair. Fortunately, I am chairman of the board and they work for me. It is working out."
As a lifelong farmer who meets daily challenges with decisions, Hoppin admits to growing frustration over the lack of movement on both the state and federal levels to solve the water crisis.
The Legislature continues to try to juggle a half dozen pieces of legislation in an attempt to come up with a solutions package to send to the governor to alleviate the state's water crisis.
As negations reached the 11th hour, Hoppin says he was not optimistic in late August that an acceptable package will be sent to the governor.
"It is pretty clear that the state senate and assembly will not pass a reasonable package the governor will sign. The governor is committed to infrastructure improvements and that includes new dams," Hoppin said. Dams and surface storage are not likely to be part of the package.
Legislation to improve water movement through the Delta will no doubt be part of the package. However, Hoppin says what he has seen so far has not been "reasonable" including the appointment of a Delta water master.
As a farmer, Hoppin understands that a water master is in most cases "very valuable" to the day-to-day operations of a water system. However, some of the legislative proposals he has seen for a Delta water master give one man the power equal to the Dali Lama and God to control the Delta and usurp the power of the State Water Control Board.
The governor will not sign legislation giving anyone that kind of power, Hoppin said.
Hoppin believes the state's water crisis has become entangled in partisan state politics. He anticipates a bill to be passed by the state Legislature that the governor will not sign. However, legislators want that, believes Hoppin, so they can tell Californians they passed Delta fix legislation, but the lame duck governor would not sign it.
"It is becoming clear to me the Legislature is not going to pass reasonable legislation the governor will sign," he surmised.
However, any Delta fix legislation gets legislators off the water crisis hook for now as they await the next governor, who they believe will be more responsive to how the Democratic controlled Legislature wants to solve the state water crisis than the current governor.
Improving Delta conveyance is a major short time fix, but if a package was approved today, it would be 10 to 12 years before any additional water could flow south of the Delta, according to Hoppin.
In the meantime, the fate of San Joaquin Valley agriculture is in jeopardy. He calls that a "true injustice" and pledged that he will work tirelessly until his term expires next year to make the Delta a more efficient conveyance system to move more water south.
"I don't care if we fix the Delta by moving water more efficiently through the Delta or around the Delta. It is not very efficient now," he says.
Northern California, where Hoppin farms, has an adequate water supply. He said the addition of off-stream storage to gather water for movement south through the Delta would greatly improve water supplies to the San Joaquin Valley.
Hoppin says it will take a comprehensive package to meet California's long term water needs, including groundwater recycling and recharge, new dams, improving conveyance through the Delta and other infrastructure improvements.
Hoppin's frustration reaches the federal level and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The State Water Board must manage Delta waters to meet ESA requirements, which he believes are unreasonable.
Much of it has surrounded the Delta smelt, which he calls a "very vulnerable" species. He believes the smelt and other endangered or threatened Delta fish can be better managed as a total species package rather than individual fish.
Hoppin and other state leaders, including the governor, have captured the federal government's attention. Unfortunately, Hoppin says the feds have not responded to California's concerns with how the ESA is managed.
"When Earl Williams tells the federal government of the legitimate demise and suffering of San Joaquin Valley agriculture because of ESA, no reasonable person can dispute what he has to say," said Hoppin.
Williams is president of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations. Cotton has been the crop that has been hit the hardest by the decline in available federal water related to environmental restraints on irrigation water deliveries.
Unfortunately, the federal government seems to view the water crisis Williams relates as akin to a hailstorm in Montana or a hurricane in Louisiana.
"They are used to focusing on a disaster being a one-year thing where they can throw some resources at it and it will go away," Hoppin says.
The San Joaquin Valley's water crisis will not disappear as long as the restraints of ESA are on water storage in California, according to Hoppin. "There seems to be no willingness on the federal level to modify ESA."
Williams was on the program talking about water availability and the impact of ESA on the state's cotton industry.
When surface water was delivered to the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley in the late 1960s, that began a period of prosperity for the cotton industry that saw California cotton acreage peak at almost 1.6 million acres in 1980. Acreage has been on a gradual decline since. Part of that has been crop diversification, including the planting of more permanent crops on land developed with row crops like cotton.
The decline in cotton acreage was hastened starting in 1992 with the Central Valley Improvement Act which took away 25 percent of the water supply from the West Side. ESA restrictions of pumping along with CVIP reduced the water supply by 35 percent from 1992 to 2007. Since then, more losses have come from droughts and more endangered species rulings.
The SJV cotton acreage has plummeted to less than 200,000 acres this year. From 2005 until 2009, acreage in the Valley dropped by 72 percent.
While economics have played a role in the cotton acreage decline, it has been water that has had a greater impact.
Cotton uses only about 2.5 acre feet of water per year and is an efficient water user compared to trees and vines. However, permanent crops cannot survive without water and farmers have had to divert a dwindling water supply from cotton and other row crops to protect their investments in permanent crops.