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On November 17, the House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on climate change. In a departure from past practice, a climate realist was included on each of the three panels. You can watch the entire hearing on C-Span. The witnesses' statements are available at the committee's site. One of the realist witnesses was Richard Lindzen of MIT, whose testimony is here. This brief excerpt sums up the essence of the global warming debate:
Here are two statements that are completely agreed on by the IPCC. It is crucial to be aware of their implications.
1. A doubling of CO2, by itself, contributes only about 1C to greenhouse warming. All models project more warming, because, within models, there are positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds, and these feedbacks are considered by the IPCC to be uncertain.
2. If one assumes all warming over the past century is due to anthropogenic greenhouse forcing, then the derived sensitivity of the climate to a doubling of CO2 is less than 1C. The higher sensitivity of existing models is made consistent with observed warming by invoking unknown additional negative forcings from aerosols and solar variability as arbitrary adjustments.
Given the above, the notion that alarming warming is "settled science" should be offensive to any sentient individual, though to be sure, the above is hardly emphasized by the IPCC.
The usual rationale for alarm comes from models. The notion that models are our only tool, even if it were true, depends on models being objective and not arbitrarily adjusted (unfortunately unwarranted assumptions).
However, models are hardly our only tool, though they are sometimes useful. Models can show why they get the results they get. The reasons involve physical processes that can be independently assessed by both observations and basic theory. This has, in fact, been done, and the results suggest that all models are exaggerating warming.


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Awesome write up, BTB! Thanks! This thread had been kinda forked, with recipes all over the place. Nice to see you packaged it up all tidy here. (And now with everyone chiming in, we re-bury it in the middle somewhere, lol.)I went to Tiebels a couple of summers ago with my folks. Not as good as the old days, alas.Cheers,Garvey
Where on earth did you find those tomatos? Haven't seen them in Chicago for a year. . . . I am cooking up a 14in tomorrow and was wondering how long u think I should bake it for? . . . Did you go longer for the raw sausage too?
Hey Nate, I had some Malnati's cans left over from last fall when I was in Chicago. I will check my sources out when I return to the Chicago area this summer to see if I can still get some. I think Malnati's problem was that they anticipated alot more demand that didn't materialize and their supply started to get outdated. Many complaints were had about cans of tomatoes sold near or past their sell by date, which was unfortunate. The Slice website just had a raving review yesterday about Muir Glen tomatoes and found them to be among the best. And I have always been high on that brand, too.
FYI....I called up a malnatis carry out store near me and they said they can sell the sauce as a side. $1.50 for 8oz. Seems a little bit high but their tomatoes are the %$#.
You only need 14-18 oz to cover a 12 inch pie, so I guess it's the service charge you pay for not just ordering a pizza from them.Just pick up a $3 can of Muir Glen Crushed with Basil. It'll make you happy.
Recent info on time, oil , temp ect....Have been using BTB's semolina formula since inception...Just recently noticed info concerning baking temp, when to add oil and pan oiling....to be honest have been happy with our pizza for many years .....had Lou's about once a week for 25 years either in or pick up....today I made the usual BTB formula using 20% semolina..our new process included adding oil first to the flour/semolina blend and mixing well by hand.. 4-5 hour bench rise and punch down, overnight in fridge punch down with 3-4 hour bench rise with another punch down or two, spraying pan with grill oil and baking at 425...we pre-heated oven with stone at 500 reduced to 425 and baked turning once half way thur the 30 minute bake cycle....in the past it was 475 for 20 maybe a touch more....results was the most crispy crust we ever had without burning or extremely brown crust....not bad folks...I would suggest you try this concept and would love to hear further comments...I really think the oil first mixed well and the lower temp makes a great difference....we have an electric over with a temp probe inside....it might have been to crispy and wish I knew how to send pics but I am an old guy and don't know how to do it....tbv
wish I knew how to send pics but I am an old guy and don't know how to do it....
I really think the time and temp as well as adding oil first makes for some more experiments. Good thing is you can eat the experiment.

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Red Doors on the Inside
You know the classic white house, black shutters, red door? Well, I just painted my little house and so far I've got the white house and black shutters. I really want to go red on the door, but I have this thing about having to paint the entire door slab the same color, inside and out.
The current gray door looks great both inside and out and doesn't overwhelm the home's interior. But I'm a little hesitant about taking the plunge with a red door for fear of the impact of a red door on the inside of my house. So I went in search of examples.
These all look pretty darn good if you ask me, which builds up my confidence and has me that much closer to going red on the front door. Do you agree that it will be great and I should get over my fears? Or are there any naysayers out there with cautionary words of wisdom? What do you think of being forced into a red door on the interior because of a red door on the exterior?
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2009-06-24 / Columnists
Pets, Pets, Pets
A "Grim" but true feline fairy tale "Once upon a time on a far away long island there were two towns named Hempstead. Both towns had plenty of homeless cats. The first town, simply called Hempstead, welcomed cats into its shelter already packed with dogs. At last count there were 97 cats and kittens being cared for there. The other wealthier town called North Hempstead slammed its doors to all cats even though its shelter had only a handful of dogs. The poor creatures were left to fend for themselves. Few lived happily ever after."
If you are reincarnated as a feline, stay out of North Hempstead. The Town of North Hempstead Shelter in Port Washington does not accept cats and has not done so for at least ten years, merely because they don't have to by NYS law. To exclude cats from a town shelter is as absurd as a public school that won't admit boys. It's beyond belief that North Hempstead's educated and affluent residents (household median income over $95,000) plus animal lovers everywhere continue to stand for this.
I usually defend Long Island municipal shelters because I see the progress they have made over the last thirty years. However, this criticism is long overdue, and two recent developments- a misleading 5/10 article in Newsday "Haven at last for unwanted cats" and North Hempstead's refusal last week to help Nassau SPCA shelter the 40 cats taken from an Albertson hoarder- force clarification. Bottom line: North Hempstead's cat policies lack common sense and compassion.
Let me start by saying I've only been to N. Hempstead Shelter once, last year for a planning meeting of the Pit Bull Symposium. I saw the hole in the ground that for ten years was supposed to become the cat shelter, but for this query no one at the Town except for the "public information officer" would speak to me. I've yet to receive the answers to my questions—only a vague response that they might begin working on getting new bids at the end of 2009. Bottom line: The Town is stalling and placating. They don't need a separate cat shelter. They could start small by resurrecting their old cat room or converting space within the kennels/ garage to take in cats for adoption or to reunite with guardians like N. Hempstead used to do.
As for the great black hole, Newsday was much too hopeful about a change of heart but did state that the cat shelter was never finished because the construction company sued for alleged non- payment. In April the Town Board authorized a $130,000 case settlement. All this money yet still no space for cats? Bottom line: At even $50 per spay, think about how many cats N. Hempstead could have spayed for $130,000.
Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman's statement in Newsday "We don't want to become the euthanasia center for cats….That's usually the primary function of cat shelters" is rubbish. Any cat advocate who buys into this bogus claim is helping the Supervisor to delay.
As a wise lady who knows more about running an animal shelter than I ever will said, "We need solidarity in the cat community. Otherwise officials shirk their responsibilities and hold us hostage to our love of animals." Other LI towns are sheltering, medicating, spay/neutering and placing hundreds of adoptable cats. Due to space, intake is selective and staggered. Brookhaven is pre-vaccinating waiting cats before admission. Most towns also have a TNR (Trap Neuter Return) plan for ferals.
It is kitten season so numbers fluctuate daily but I conducted an unofficial cat/kitten census. As of June 17th the totals in Nassau and Suffolk town shelters ranged from 39 to 125. "Despite our small size, the Animal
Lovers League (ALL) , the municipal shelter for the City of Glen Cove, not only shelters cats but has for years provided free feral cat spay/neuter clinics in-house to address rampant breeding," stated Joan Philips, ALL cofounder. Bottom line: While dog intake is tied to socio- economics; cat overpopulation is ubiquitous, even outside mansions, even behind Town Hall. Somehow N. Hempstead Shelter doesn't see them and still has zero cats.
Since 2003 North Hempstead's only cat service has been a perfunctory, mutating TNR program. Their total amount sterilized is a drop in the bucket. They hired a part-time TNR program coordinator (why?) and contracted for trapping and altering cats with two private rescues -HUGS and Last Hope (which like the construction company is in a dispute for thousands of dollars' surgical reimbursement).
TNR is not the whole cat picture. N. Hempstead ignores previously owned cats and lost cats in need. Besides, an essential component of successful TNR is removing the kittens and tame adults out of the colonies and placing them into homes. N. Hempstead's refusal to take these or surrendered pet cats adds to their Town's surplus because highly adoptable cats (and consequently their progeny) are often abandoned when residents have no recourse. Bottom line: The N. Hempstead problem mushrooms; then spills into neighboring areas and private rescues. Other groups pick up the slack and become N. Hempstead's virtual shelter.
Hoarder situations, like the Albertson cat house, are common and complex. The SPCA seized 40 cats that N. Hempstead flatly refused to take. The SPCA investigates and removes the animals, but it is the Town shelter's responsibility to house the seized animals as a triage center while they are evaluated for disease, age and sociability. Then they can reach out to private rescues for some assistance. Meanwhile the Town, social work agencies, SPCA, and Board of Health must monitor the home and former owner for the sake of the neighbors and to keep the offender from repeating this cycle of animal abuse.
N. Hempstead's shelter director, Sue Hassett, has been there about 30 years. She prides herself on her Shelter Connection (volunteer) program for her minimal dog population. However, during her tenure she has allowed the eyesore of a hole to suffice as a cat shelter. She could have appealed to the Town and Supervisor Kaiman for a change of feline policy. They could have instituted a Cat Shelter Connection. She and the Supervisor chose not to do so. Instead they chose to treat cats as pariahs.
It's an election year. Cats don't vote, yet animal lovers do. Let Supervisor Kaiman (516- 869-6311 or email@example.com) know that. Keep reminding him. Bottom line: Maybe he'll open the slammed doors to cats before the polls open.
Closer to home- for Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St .W. Babylon. "Lucy" #19847, a 5 yr. old white spayed beauty is 1 of 7 cats to lose her home due to an eviction- (another sad scenario ignored by the N. Hempstead's no-cat policy).
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Female Dogs: Chow Cage 27; "Tyra"- Rottie mix Cage 42; "Hallie"- longest resident Pit Cage 38; senior Dobie Cage 44.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – To paraphrase and slightly alter a Yogi Berra saying, which is a challenge in itself, "it ain't so bad to play in the field if nothing's hit to you".
The Lipscomb Lady Bisons have been putting up some impressive numbers this season, but if there is a concern it is the consistency of the defense. And in softball it is difficult to avoid the ball eventually coming to you.
"I really think the games we struggle the most in are games where we have some breakdowns," Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman said. "That is a big point of emphasis this week for us a team. We need to make sure we play defense with that sense of urgency we have seen at times this season.
"Defense can be a tough thing to work on this time of the year. You have some players banged up. You have some players that are sore. We are right in the middle of that grind. You don't want to overdo it with the throwing and the running, but you also want to make sure you are ready to go."
Ryman knows that errors can occur, but she is looking for consistency in the field.
"There are some mistakes that are a part of the game…every team is going to make mistakes," Ryman said. "Obviously, the goal for every team is to limit those mistakes and not have them happen at an inopportune time.
"More than anything right now we need to control the things we can control. We don't want to have a physical mistake then have a mental mistake on the same or next play. We have to maintain our composure."
In a quick turnaround the Lady Bisons will be playing at Tennessee Tech Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech, from the Ohio Valley Conference, is 8-15 this season. They beat Kent State 5-2 Sunday in the Georgia Tournament in Athens.
The Lady Bisons are 19-4. They lost 5-3 Sunday in an Atlantic Sun Conference game with Florida Gulf Coast, but won the series 2-1.
The Lady Bisons are led in hitting by Paige Neely and Brianne Welch. They each have a .390 average.
Neely also leads the team in hits (32), runs (22) and doubles (6). She is second in runs batted in with 19. She is also second in stolen bases with seven on eight attempts.
Welch leads the team with a .610 slugging percentage.
Seven of the nine regular hitters in the lineup are batting .304 or higher and also have 11 or more RBI. Kristen Sturdivant has been adding the power with a team-high four home runs and a team-leading 21 RBI.
"I'm not really worried about this team offensively," Ryman said. "Offensively, we hit the ball O.K. this past weekend. We just didn't get the clutch hits. Unfortunately, that is going to happen every once in a while."
Ashley Anderson, 8-0, leads the pitching staff with a 1.16 earned run average. She is holding opponents to a .170 batting average. Tanner Sanders is 7-2 and Heather Parker has a 4-2 record.
"We would like to find a way to get all three of them in at Tennessee Tech at some point," Ryman said. "We will see how they all feel."
Tennessee Tech is led by Madison Taylor with a .284 average.
In the circle Hannah Weaver is 3-6 and Danielle Liberatore is 3-5. Taylor Ketchum, 1-3, and Erica Tuck, 1-1, round out the staff.
"It is kind of hard to tell how we will match up with them," Ryman said. "There a lot of things they do well.
"They have a gritty team. They fight. It will be a good challenge for us. They have the capability at any moment to win a lot of games."
The goal in practice Monday was to set the proper tone in everything that is done on and off the field.
"We talk about being test in mid-week games and making sure our approach is where it needs to be," Ryman said. "We need to do everything in both practices and games with a purpose."


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Canastota graduate visits Linguagrossa, Sicily, ancestral home of local families
I grew up in Canastota in the 1960s and didn't think anything of being Italian.
My grandparents were from Sicily and the majority of people who lived and worked in Canastota were Italian, too. My parents, Vito and Carmella "Mollie" Catalano were second-generation Italian, still fluent in the language, as were many of their generation.
I went to school with kids from Sicilian families, names like Malfitano, Patane and Tornatore. We went to Mass at St. Agatha's and ate pasta every Sunday.
Holidays, especially Christmas Eve, were major celebrations where all of the family would come together. We ate homemade pasta and lasagna, calamari, manicotti, "castagnas" and cannoli.
My paternal grandparents, Vincenza and Jasper Catalano lived on Seneca Street in Rome, N.Y., and were originally from Castellamare del Golfo in Sicily.
My grandparents stayed in contact with "la famiglia" and traveled back to Sicily from time to time.
My maternal grandfather was Rosario Russitano. He, too, immigrated to America with his parents from Trabia, Sicily. He lived with my grandmother, Anna, for many years on State Street in Canastota.
About a year ago, my husband and I decided to visit Sicily. Two of my cousins from Rome, N.Y. had visited Castellamare del Golfo and I wanted to see it, too. I also wanted to visit Linguaglossa, the Sicilian village where many Canastota families originated.
This October, we flew to Palermo. The first glimpse of Sicily was beautiful -- the calm, blue, clear Tyrrhenian Sea is surrounded by mountains. With maps, a guide book and an Italian dictionary in hand, we drove along the north coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, toward Castellamare del Golfo, located near Alcamo, Segesta, and St. Vito lo Capo.
From the harbor, I could see that the town was surrounded by jagged, steep, rocky mountains that sloped to the sea.
The fishing village of approximately 15,000 residents is also known for its grapes, olives, wheat, oranges, lemons and prickly pears, the cactus fruit characteristic of Sicily.
We visited the "castello" (castle) first. According to Castellammare history, it was built somewhere between 1071 and 1280.
We visited the Civic Museum, where I learned about wine and olive oil making. I got directions to 30 Via Stella, where my grandmother had lived, and we set out by foot to find it. Along the way we saw Chisea Madre, the mother church, and wondered if this was the church that my grandmother attended 93 years ago.
The streets in Castellamare are made of ancient stone and very narrow. Grandma's house is located in an urban area, up a hilly street. As I looked up, I could see rows of buildings three to four stories high with clothes hanging out on the line to dry.
As we approached, we counted off the numbers 28... 29.. and there it was, No. 30.
I stopped to take in the experience and imagine what it might have been like to live there. It didn't appear that anyone was living there anymore as the window was boarded shut, but the feeling of finding her house was indescribable.
After locating the house, we walked around the surrounding streets, one of which was Via Catalano. I learned that Catalano is a very common name, probably like Smith in the U.S.
We then headed west out of town, straight up hill and stopped along State Road 187 to take in the breathtaking views of Castellammare del Golfo surrounded by rolling hills and rocky mountains and the beautiful Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
During our time in the Northwest region of Sicily we also traveled to San Vito lo Capo, Segesta, Erice, Scopello, Trapani, and Marsala visiting ancient temples and ruins, sea salt marshes, wineries, medieval castles and sunsets.
Another place we visited in Sicily was Mt. Etna, near the east coast. It is the largest and most active volcano in Europe, having last erupted about 10 years ago.
Road signs along the autostada directed us to the exit for "Etna nord," toward Linguaglossa, where many Canastota ancestors originated. The winding road around the foot of the volcano goes through groves of olive, citrus and almond trees.
The landscape and temperature changes dramatically at the higher elevation. I imagined that this is what the lunar surface might have looked like to the astronauts when they first set foot on the moon.
The abundant lava was piled up everywhere. It appeared that a large plow had pushed the lava aside to clear the road, such as what happens when a severe snow storm occurs at home.
We took a chair lift up the mountain and then, along with a guide, boarded an all-terrain mini bus up to 8,000 feet. We had arrived where the sky meets land; it was surreal.
Leaving Mt. Etna, we headed to Linguaglossa, a village built from black lava. The buildings along the main street appear to be brushed with ash. The road, and flower-filled planters along the road are made of black lava rock.
I visited the monument in the center of town, and could not believe my eyes. Chiseled into the monument was a list of names of prominent citizens of the community. The names were so familiar: Patane, Tornatore, Tornabene, Pavone, Finocchario, Emmi, Stagnitti, Scarlata, Cali, Pino, Rapasarda, Vecchio, LoGiudice, DiFrancesco, Sgroi, DiFazio, D'Amico and Malfitana. I stood by in total amazement and disbelief. These were the same names of the kids I grew up with and went to school with! I was in awe and read the list over and over.
We visited a nearby café, had a coffee and a pastry and conversed with the local people, trying hard to explain that the names on their monument were the same as those from my hometown. I was excited; I was in Linguaglossa, the village where many of the ancestors from Canastota originated!
We then headed to Trabia, the birthplace of my maternal grandfather. A fishing village of approximately 9,000 people, it's located about 18 miles from Palermo, in the province of Palermo, along the northern coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
It is situated on a hilltop with the entire village visible from along the coastline below. My previous attempts to reach my cousin, Angela Russitano, by letter and by phone were unsuccessful. As we approached Trabia, however, I became convinced I needed to make contact with her and my other cousins.
As we entered the village through the Porta Palermo, my enthusiasm grew. This old village was bustling with Sicilian men sitting, conversing and observing along the crowded main street of the shopping district. We stopped at a bank and inquired about my cousins. It was likely an odd request, especially coming from a foreigner.
I extended my hand and showed the gentleman who was assisting us a picture of my cousins. In broken Italian I asked him if he knew the Russitano family. To my surprise and in perfect English, he replied, "Yes." He'd gone to school with all of them and even played soccer with Domenico, "Mimmo."
He called Mimmo, who shortly arrived. Through the bank window, I immediately recognized my cousin. He looked very much like the Russitano boys in Canastota, my mother's cousins.
The drive to his house was challenging. The narrow street was was a curvy, steep climb. Even if we'd had the correct address, we never would have found this house on our own.
My cousin, Cosimo, greeted us and gave us a tour of the grounds. The Russitano house is a large two-family, one-story dwelling. My cousin Angela, her husband and children live on one side; my other cousin, Josephine lives on the other side, along with Mimmo, Cosimo and their father, Louis.
The grounds were rich in lime, lemon and olive trees. Also growing were various fruits and vegetables such as eggplant, basil, and "kaki" persimmon, a native fruit that tastes somewhere between a juicy tomato and a peach. There were pomegranates, squash and figs.
From their terrace, we took in a spectacular view of Trabia and the Tyrrhenian Sea
Our first Sicilian family dinner consisted of pasta, of course, shells prepared with peas and olive oil. There were fresh fruits, caponata, parmesan cheese, artichokes, fruit wrapped with prosciutto, eggplant, figs and homemade "pani," bread.
Next we had grilled meat marinated with olive oil, fresh lemon and basil and a salad with olive oil and vinegar dressing. If that weren't enough, we were treated with "dolci," sweets which consisted of cannoli and sfinges, small doughnuts filled with ricotta, and other cookies. We also had espresso, nuts and more fruit! We communicated with hand gestures, my pocket Italian dictionary and a computer to help. It was like playing charades for hours and hours and much fun.
My cousins are working people: bartenders, police officers, postal workers, school teachers, nurses and masons. I also have a cousin who is a law student in Palermo. The cousins took turns taking us to other homes in the area where we met still more cousins.
Of particular interest was my elder cousin Josephina, who I resemble. And then there was the picture of my great-great-grandparents with my Uncle Charles Russitano from Canastota resembling my great-great-grandfather. It was uncanny!
Vincenzo and Agnese took us to nearby Monreale where we experienced the magnificence of the cathedral, "Duomo." The interior is made completely of gold mosaic. We also visited the mosaic chapel of St. Rosalie, the patron saint of fisherman and the San Nicola castle.
We shared addresses and phone numbers. Angela gave me presents for my family at home and Anna and Giovanni gave us a tape of Sicilian festival music. We promised to post information and pictures on "Faccialibro" (Facebook). And, I vowed to remember what Angela told me -- that they are "crazy" for American chewing gum. We hugged and kissed and said a teary good-bye.
Other places we visited in Sicily include Villa Romana di Casale, an ancient hunting lodge made of mosaics and the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. In the resort town of Taormina we visited the Greek Teatto, beautiful gardens and the village of Savoco where parts of the movie "The Godfather" were filmed. Lastly we visited Palermo, where we saw the Palantine Chapel and the Palace of the Normands; we saw an opera at the Teattro Massimo. But, none of these experiences equalled meeting my family and finding my "roots".
Going to Sicily was an amazing adventure. The countryside, mountains and sea are beautiful. The Sicilian people are warm, caring and helpful. I was able to see ancient towns, medieval castles, and even climb Mt. Etna. But more importantly, I had located my grandmother's house, the birthplace of my grandfather and connected with my cousins. I had found my heritage, and much of Canastota's.
Everything concerning "la famiglia" makes more sense now; I have a deeper, renewed appreciation for my parents and grandparents.
The trip gave me a feeling I will treasure forever. I felt at home; Sicily will always be a part of me.
Rose Ann Catalano-Curtis is a 1967 graduate of Canastota High School. She is a retired registered nurse and lives with her husband of 39 years, Thomas, in Macedon, New York


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Georgia's first planting intentions report for 2004 shows increased acreage for cotton, peanuts and soybeans, while growers say they'll plant fewer acres of corn, tobacco, wheat, oats and sorghum.
Farmers are expected to increase both peanut and cotton acreage by 4 percent this year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
"Final planting decisions will depend on weather conditions, financing, commodity prices and even reactions to this report," says Dave Abbe, state statistician. "Overall, the winter months in Georgia were cooler and drier than normal."
Georgia's cotton acreage in 2004 is expected to be 1,350,000 acres or 50,000 acres above the 2003 level. Growers expressed the view that cotton is still one of the better crop alternatives, says Abbe.
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Corn planting for 2004 is expected to total 330,000 acres, according to growers' plans in early March. This would be a reduction of 3 percent from last year. Corn planting began in the southern part of the state in early March, and growers were irrigating to get the crop up.
Soybean acreage for 2004 is expected to increase to 230,000 acres or 40,000 acres or 21 percent above 2003. Provided these early plans materialize, soybean planting in Georgia will be the highest since 1998. Planting will start around the first part of May.
Tobacco growers in Georgia are planning a decrease in acreage from last year. Acreage for 2004 is expected to total 24,000 acres compared with 27,000 acres in 2003. Transplanting was just getting under way in early March.
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Rihanna: I'm Not Dating Anyone Right Now
Rihanna chats candidly with Ellen DeGeneres while making an appearance on her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which airs today!
When asked if she was dating anyone, Rihanna simply replied "no." She also talked about her plans to have children one day!
"Yes, eventually. I mean absolutely," she said. "I would prefer to you know have a full family. I'm pretty sure I could handle if I had to on my own but that's not what I'm striving for," she added about having kids on her own vs. with a husband.
"My favorite thing to do would just be to stay on the couch and watch TV or in the bed and watch TV," RiRi said about her perfect date night.
Check out Rihanna playing "Who Would You Rather," where she has to pick between Brad Pitt or George Clooney, Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner, and more!
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CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland's defense forced six turnovers, all in the first half, and sophomore tailback Bronson Greene (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) rushed for a career-high 139 yards and scored twice as the Red Dragons remained unbeaten in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play with a 45-27 win over visiting Brockport.
Cortland, which has won five straight games, is now 5-1 overall and 5-0 in league play. The Red Dragons are a half game ahead of Rowan and Kean (each 4-0 NJAC) in the league standings. Cortland will host Rowan next Saturday at noon and will travel to Kean Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.
Cortland intercepted Brockport quarterback Joe Scibilia (North Tonawanda/Starpoint) four times in the second quarter. Senior cornerback Pete Furey (Niskayuna) registered two of those picks, with senior safety Phil Bossman (East Aurora) and freshman linebacker Matt Ambrose (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) recorded one interception each. Ambrose, making his first collegiate appearance, returned his interception 21 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter.
The Red Dragons also forced two fumbles – one on a tackle by freshman linebacker Troy Beddoe (Endicott/Union-Endicott) in the first quarter and another on a sack by senior linebacker Chris Bright (East Meadow) in the second quarter. Bright and sophomore cornerback Andrew Tolosi (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) led the team with 10 tackles each. Furey and Beddoe each made nine stops. Bright finished with 2.5 tackles for losses and Tolosi had two pass breakups.
Cortland senior quarterback Chris Rose (Victor) completed 18-of-32 passes for 197 yards, including touchdown throws to senior wide receiver Mike Humphrey (Le Roy) and senior tight end Rob Von Bargen (Massapequa). Senior Dorian Myles (Lackawanna/Hamburg) ran for 95 yards and a touchdown and Humphrey had seven catches for 91 yards. Rose rushed three times for 32 yards.
Scibilia, despite the four interceptions, still completed 34-of-64 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 35 yards on 11 carries. Sophomore receiver Andrew Mrozek (Depew/Lancaster), sophomore running back Tyrone Nichols (Troy/Lansingburgh) and senior receiver Kazeem Are (South Orange, NJ/Columbia) each caught a touchdown pass. Junior receiver Jake Spalik (Johnson City) finished with eight passes for 79 yards and Mrozek had six receptions for 140 yards. Senior Joseph Innes (Unadilla/Unatego) and Nichols also totaled six catches apiece.
Brockport's defense intercepted Rose three times. Junior Ross Ragonesi (East Northport/Northport) finished with 11 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups. Sophomore Colby Morabito (Rochester/Hilton) made his team-high fifth interception of the year and freshman Kharif Pryor (Brooklyn/Thomas Jefferson) also picked off a pass. Junior Kyle Carman (Wayland/Wayland-Cohocton) shared game honors with Ragonesi with 11 tackles.
Cortland drove 60 yards on the game's opening drive and scored on a 9-yard TD pass from Rose to Humphrey. Brockport tied the game early in the second quarter when Are outjumped two defenders for a 6-yard TD reception, but Cortland answered with a 4-play, 54-yard drive on its next possession that ended with a 7-yard TD catch by Von Bargen.
Later in the second quarter, Cortland started at the Brockport 38-yard line after Bossman's interception and scored five plays later on a Greene 1-yard TD run. Brockport appeared to pull within a score on a TD pass to Mrozek with 2:09 left in the half, but an offensive pass interference call negated the score. Cortland got the ball back on Bright's sack and forced fumble on the next play.
Brockport returned the favor with a Pryor interception at the Golden Eagles' 14-yard line, but three plays later Ambrose picked off a pass and scored on a 21-yard return to give Cortland a 28-7 halftime lead.
Brockport closed to within 28-14 on its second drive of the third quarter as Scibilia's 7-yard quarterback draw capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive. The Red Dragons responded with a 53-yard drive that finished with a Mike DeBole (Webster/Webster Schroeder) 30-yard field goal with 5:18 left in the third quarter.
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Brockport scored the game's final 14 points on a two Scibilia TD passes – a 67-yard bomb to Mrozek with 9:56 left and a 10-yard pass to Nichols with 2:09 remaining.
Brockport finished with a slight 474-462 advantage in total offense. Cortland has recorded more than 400 yards of offense in six straight games to tie a school record that was set last season. Cortland outgained Brockport on the ground, 265-97, with Brockport outpassing the Red Dragons, 377-197. Brockport, however, attempted 65 passes to Cortland's 32 and ran 97 plays to Cortland's 74.


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Commissioned by the University of Houston's Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, "Lightning at our feet" celebrates Dickinson's inimitable writings in a multimedia song cycle that interconnects theater, music and dance. Featuring music from composer Michael Gordon and the talents of New York's cutting-edge performance company Ridge Theater, the production will have its world premiere at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29 in University of Houston's Wortham Theatre (in the Mitchell Center building at Entrance 16). It also will be performed at 8 p.m., Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $15 and $10 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the theater's box office or by calling 713-743-2929.
"Lightning at our feet" is the Mitchell Center's largest and most ambitious commissioned event to date. Following its exclusive three-show run in Houston, it will be performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival in December.
With large-scale video projections and a distinctive stage design, audiences will be transported to Dickinson's Massachusetts Civil War-era home, the site for most of her writings. There, four women are channeling Dickinson's spirit through poetry and songs.
"The songs were written first, and the piece was cast afterward. We ended up with four very different stage personalities, and the performers basically cast themselves into the songs," Gordon said.
The production also imagines how she might have used her home as her own theatrical setting and instrument of her musings.
"You'll find little biographical detail here. Accounts of her life, though somehow intriguing, are not included in this piece," said Ridge Theater's Daniel Zippi, the production's dramaturg. "Instead, here are presented her words, her expression and thought."
Augmenting Gordon's original score is a rich visual tapestry rendered by Ridge Theater's filmmaker Bill Morrison and visual designer Laurie Olinder. A blend of projected graphics, elaborate lighting and film clips will create an onstage world that personifies Dickinson the poet and the person.
"I wanted these films to depict Dickinson's world as being timeless," Morrison said. "I created films mainly showing her negotiating various terrains meant to be representative of her inner landscape."
"Lightning at our feet" reunites Gordon with Ridge Theater. Their previous collaborations have received critical praise and include 1998's "Chaos," 2001's "Decasia," 2004's "Gotham," and 2005's "Shelter."
Gordon's multi-dimensional., rhythmic compositions have often found a home within multimedia projects. He is one of the founders of award-winning contemporary music organization Bang on a Can, which is noted for its multi-hour Marathon Concerts. In 2000, he received an OBIE award for the opera "The Carbon Copy Building," a production in which the stage narrative was driven by projected comic strip panels.
His frequent collaborators in Ridge Theater have earned critical acclaim for creating visually versatile and musically eclectic performances that redefine modern stagecraft. With productions that use film and video projections as set elements, Ridge productions are layered with distinctive imagery.
Three special events will be conducted in conjunction with "Lightning at our feet."
At 2:30 p.m., Oct. 22, a collection of scholars will participate in "Discussing Dickinson." Led by Dorothy Baker, UH professor of English, this panel discussion will feature nationally recognized Dickinson experts Martha Nell Smith, professor of English as the University of Maryland and Eliza Richards, associate professor of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. This event will be conducted in the UH Honors College (second floor of M.D. Anderson Library).
Poets will read the works of Dickinson in addition to their own poems during "A Long Shadow: Dickinson and Contemporary Poets" at 7 p.m., Oct. 22 at Rothko Chapel (1409 Sul Ross). Acclaimed poet and former UH professor Mark Doty will share his own works alongside fellow wordsmiths Alice Fulton and Susan Howe.
"The subject matter for most of Dickinson's poems is filled with an urgency that is very 'now', Gordon said. "Her poetry is not pastoral, it isn't narrative, and its purpose is not to express sentiments or to be moralistic. It is very modern in its expressions of loneliness, anxiety and alienation and in its piercing social commentary."
At 8 p.m., Oct. 24, Aurora Picture Show (800 Aurora St.) will showcase Morrison's short films, and at 7 p.m., Oct 25, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1001 Bissonnet St.) will present the documentary "Decasia: The State of Decay" featuring a score by Gordon. Both Morrison and Gordon will be in attendance on Saturday.
For more information on "Lightning at our feet" or the Mitchell Center, visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org. To learn more about Ridge Theater, visit www.ridgetheater.org. For a detailed biography on Gordon, visit http://www.bangonacan.org/about_us/michael_gordon.
About the Mitchell Center
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration in the performing, visual and literary arts. From our base at the University of Houston, we offer public events, residencies and courses that fuse artistic disciplines, ignite dialogue and present new ways of experiencing the arts in contemporary life. The Mitchell Center forms an alliance among five units at the University of Houston: The School of Art; Creative Writing Program; Moores School of Music; School of Theatre and Dance; and Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston. For more information about the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston, visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org.
About the University of Houston
The University of Houston, Texas' premier metropolitan research and teaching institution, is home to more than 40 research centers and institutes and sponsors more than 300 partnerships with corporate, civic and governmental entities. UH, the most diverse research university in the country, stands at the forefront of education, research and service with more than 35,000 students.


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ALBANY — One plan for a casino in Monticello at the former Concord Hotel has been in development for years; another at the Nevele resort outside Ellenville is trying to catch up and fast.
ALBANY — One plan for a casino in Monticello at the former Concord Hotel has been in development for years; another at the Nevele resort outside Ellenville is trying to catch up and fast.
One or both plans could to end up a loser under the casino plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out Thursday.
Cuomo's "destination plan" is supposed to provide a "nonpolitical independent process" for siting resorts.
Under the plan, upstate New York would be divided into six regions, and three proposals in each region would compete — with only one of those resorts cleared to become reality per region.
Cuomo's mid-Hudson region encompasses the counties of Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Columbia, Greene and Delaware.
Developer Michael Treanor, who wants to create a casino at the site of the old Nevele resort, said the governor's decision to go ahead with a planned November gambling referendum was good news and his exclusion of casino sites in the New York City-Long Island regions for at least five years was "very good news for upstate as well."
Treanor acknowledged that the Concord resort plan, called the EPR/Empire Resorts project, already has site plan approval, along with slots and race track action. That, he contends, makes the Nevele project "well-positioned" to become a full casino, creating a "casino and a half" in the mid-Hudson region.
There was no talk of half-measures from Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, D-C-Forestburgh, who called Cuomo's proposal, "a thoughtful plan."
"I was pleased to hear that many of the criteria Gov. Cuomo put forward as a requirement for licensure are, at first blush, already met by the EPR/Empire Resorts," she said in a statement.
The project, which already has preliminary site plan approval with final approval expected in the coming weeks, has already made a nearly $200 million investment, she added, and has a project labor agreement already in place for construction as well as an agreement with labor unions representing future employees.
"It is crucial for one of these licenses to come to Sullivan County," Gunther said.
State Sen. John Bonacic, D-C-Mount Hope, said in a statement Thursday: "I will be advocating for three casinos in the Catskills region, not just the one the governor wants."
Bonacic is chairman of the Senate's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee. He also heads up the Judiciary Committee. Cuomo hopes to strike a casino deal soon with the Legislature, which is to end its session June 20. Host localities and counties in the region around new casinos would split 20 percent of the government's revenue, with the state getting the rest.
The state uses gambling revenue for education aid.
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Falling In Love With...Anime Characters?
I have to agree...sure ive had a crush on one or two ( probobly more) anime characters, but i dident shut myself into a fantasy world becouse of them. I guess its ok as long as you dont over do it.
free hugs ^^
LOLZ!!!! u dudes and dudets make me laugh....
break the barriers and embrace the chaos!
i do like a lot anime guys, but i dunno if it's to the extent of loving them.. but i don't think it's abnormal.. it's actually okay.. we're bound to develop feelings for them (no matter it's hate or love), we're human aft all.. can sort of serve as a... standard for guys tt u like in reality? i'm proud to say tt i like anime guys anw.. haha.. as long as u keep in mind tt they do not exist in reality, i tink it's fine to have crushes on anime guys.. it's juz for fun, to talk with frens abt them.. haha..
anime crushes? too many! hahah!
i don't take it seriously of course XDDD
but i do have an endless list of them X)
I think falling in love with an anime character is better than falling in love with a real person.Because if you confess to a real person,he or she might not love U and then you'll get hurt.You can do anything you want with your fav anime character kiss them,marry them,make a fic about them,do something with them in your dream...ANYTHING!!! .You can tell anyone that you like him/her cause that person is not real and they not gonna tell that person you like her/him. I think falling in love with an anime character is normal
last signed in 08/02/18 lol
years back when i was 10iused to watch these2 animes, one was about a guy who had this glove, and it was powered by discs, and mosnters would be summoned out of the glove
the second one was about this boy who got sucked into this game and he had poring on his shoulder which hewould insert a disc and summon his robot, plot was 3 legendary robots existed one was his, along with ispartner whohad a snake sitting on his shoulder,other 2 robots were from awolf guy andanother from 3 pretty girls
anyone have any idea?
I like Maya Natsume of tenjou tenge :
well its fine as long as the person shall not fell inlove with an anime character. That will be creepy!!!!
Who are my anime character crushes?
Well here are they!!! LOL xD
Honey- Senpai- Ouran Hostclub (because he is so cute!)
Shibuya- Ghost hunt (I like it when he smiles!)
Kakashi- Naruto (He looks so cool!)
Conrad- Kyou kara mao (Well he's cool and n ot gay! Not like wolfron! He turned me off! LOL xD
Of course I don't take it seriously! It doesn't exist in real life so i think people shouldn't fall inlove with something that don't exist anyway....
What a week! so tiresome! :D
aishiteru KIBA! HE IS MINE!! hahah! u tink its weird? da hel! me nd my frends r fightin over him!!! my klasm8s sey get a nu guy!! but no! HES 4EVER MINE!
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Crushes - Yes (simply because of the attraction of their beauty).
Love - Hell NO! (It's illogical to be in love with a fictional being)
I try to keep my sanity and I advice others to do the same
As ayachan12 said:
As long as u know the character isn't real, you're safe
ahahaha..funny, the sanity part-thing..but that's a nice advice..
yup...fallin' nlove wid anime char.
damn it.. i got to earn more CR points...
my reply in this thread.. i've fallen in love many times in an anime whether it was a girl or a boy...
they are too many to mention.. but i dnt think it's abnormal or weird
ayun tulug-tulugan!
I think I'ts ok...
But don't get carried away with it...
It might turn against u....
Stay connected!
I always fall in love with good anime girls....... *Sigh* But their just to good to be true....
I wouldn't say "love" or have a "crush" on them, but rather you'd wish they can be in the same world as you are in...
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Cheesa Eliminated, Jamar Rogers + Juliet Simms Move on for Team Cee Lo on 'The Voice'
America saved Jamar Rogers for Team Cee Lo on 'The Voice,' so Juliet Simms and Cheesa had to perform for the save on tonight's (April 24) elimination episode. Cee Lo is the lady killa, so this battle was probably equally difficult for him. He ended up choosing Simms, ultimately ending Cheesa's time in the competition. Rogers and Simms will represent Cee Lo's beloved Team Red in the semis next week.
Cheesa the diva sang 'Already Gone,' which is to be expected of a vocalist of her caliber. She has a voice to be reckoned with, but the coaches noted that she was a hair under pitch for much of the song except during the last notes, which she hit, so it was an unbalanced perf.
Simms, the rocker of Season 2 of the show, sang 'Torn,' a song made popular by pop singer Natalie Imbruglia in the 1990s. It was a different style for such an edgy vocalist, since we are used to her raspy, riotous style. She showed restraint when she needed and tore it up when it was appropriate. It was a perfectly balanced performance. That's why she notched the save.
Before announcing his choice, Cee Lo asked his lovely ladies to show him their smiles. Cheesa managed a smile through a torrent of tears.
After the last chance performances, Cee Lo made his choice and we think he did so wisely. Based on tonight's do-or-die perfs, Simms took it.


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Next year over the weekend of 18 and 19 August, the skies above Portsmouth will play host to up to seven hours of air displays. Sandwiched between the London Olympics and the Paralympics, it's shaping up to be a fantastic occasion. It should be a huge draw, and great for Portsmouth. And best of all, it will be completely free to the general public!
The organisers are in the process of assembling an impressive array of participants. Already confirmed are a De Havilland Sea Vixen and the Breitling Wing Walkers. The organisers are also in talks with the Vulcan Bomber, various Spitfires and a Hawker Hunter. From the RAF the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado, Tucano and a Jet Provost have been invited. The Red Arrows have also been applied for, although given recent events they are grounded and their 2012 schedule will not be confirmed until February. The Royal Navyhave also been asked to provide displays, and in terms of foreign assets the French Air Force display team and the Swiss aerobatic team are also in discussion, and these kind of rarities are the icing on the cake of the airshow circuit. Two parachute display teams have also been invited, from the RAF and the Royal Navy. In many cases the organisers have actually been approached by teams wanting to display.
But it's not just about what is going on in the skies. Southsea Common will be alive with events, including a Family village, retail and merchandise areas, a food village, craft village, business and enterprise areas and corporate hospitality. Of course Southsea Seafront, with its panoramic views, historic setting and naval heritage, is perfect for such an event. And in a real treat, there will be a pop concert on the Saturday evening – including a Queen tribute act! – and a firework display finale. A field gun competition between the Royal Navy and Royal Marines is also a possibility.
The idea is that this will become an annual event, and the organisers Maurice and Steve are very keen to make sure that it is a sustainable event, on a firm business footing. In the words of Steve, it should have a real 'Goodwood' atmosphere. There are plenty of opportunities for sponsorship and corporate hospitality. The organisers are also on top of the game thinking about transport – park and ride will be an option in getting to and from the seafront for the festival.
Whats more, the event is not-for-profit, and will be to benefit some very appropriate charities – the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charities, The Army Benevolent Fund and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. The event will also support the Exercise Tiger Trust, raising awareness of a tragic event at Slapton Sands in Devon prior to D-Day in 1944.
I absolutely applaud Maurice, Steve and everyone involved. It has taken a massive amount of work to get this far, and they are to be congratulated. I wish them all the best. Lets all get behind it and give ourselves yet another reason to be proud of Portsmouth.


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Google Pixel Buds: AI-powered headphones
Published on Oct 4, 2017
Google is taking on the Apple AirPods with its own Bluetooth headphones, Pixel Buds. They sit around your neck and they talk to the Google Assistant. Dieter Bohn has this exclusive first look.
Google Pixel Buds speaking translator |Translate language instantly
Published on Oct 4, 2017
No hassling in Bluetooth settings—just one tap and you're off. If you get a Pixel, the integration goes even further. Google Pixel Buds and You can say "help me speak French," and start speaking and listening through Google Translate.
Google Pixel Buds review
Published on Nov 16, 2017
Google's Pixel Buds get a few of the basics right when it comes to wireless earbuds. Language translation via the Google Translate app is helpful in a pinch, and the Google Assistant experience is genuinely fast and fun. But these $159 earbuds are fussy, from the way that they fit in your ears to the way that they fit in the case. And not everyone will love the open design, which lets lots of outside noise in. The Pixel Buds are Google's first attempt at making wireless earbuds, and it shows.
DON'T buy the Google Pixel Buds
Published on Feb 7, 2018
The Google Pixel Buds are a cool concept but the execution feels a little underwhelming. For me, the fit isn't ideal and the lack of a fully wireless design puts them a step behind other options. The translation potential is HUGE but at the moment functionality is almost identical to the Google translate app on it's own. Hopefully generation 2 addresses some of these shortcomings to help justify the price tag. At this point I wouldn't recommend buying the Google Pixel Buds.


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The truth
I believe there's a God above, I'm just the God of everything else!
mhibicke wrote:
Master_kefka wrote:
Okay. Why so serious?
Does it feel better to teach me what you think I don't know? Although I have to admit I didn't know Colbert was the expert. However while I can follow the link - that content is unavailable to me in Canada.
I am a research scientist, so yeah it does feel good to teach you what you don't know. Too bad the link doesn't work. It's to a clip of Colbert's version of "Tide goes in, tide goes out, you can't explain that" and other O'Reilly-isms. He has an astrophysicist on the show to explain the working of the tides. Basically he turns Bill O'Reilly's ignorance into a five minute joke that can be summed up with, "ignorance is my proof of God".
So I imagined.
The sheer stupidity of extremist religionists seems to have you biased against all else.
I assure you I am quite familiar with the effects of the moon on our waters, as I am with the relationship of earth and sun, solar flare and magnetic shield, and a multitude of obviously non important educational sciences, like math, chemistry, and the like. But as a lowly and simple minded non-scientist I certainly have never experimented with generations upon generation of fruit flies, never deliberately causing mutations only to find out at the end of the project they remained, fruit flies. Certainly not me.
Shamefully I must submit to this mantle of simply being human, where upon anything I say can simply be dismissed for I am not willing to seek out degrees, doctorates, nor funding from vested interests to become a respectable and trusted Scientist. Of course, one could still do science without these things, but there's just no respect for them, no privileges. Unless of course the reward they seek is the truth itself. But as we've found out. Most people can't handle the truth.
I sometimes like to pretend I'm a turtle.
I like turtles.
You better check yourself before you Shrek yourself
RadioactiveSugar wrote:
I like mine turtles
Throooww the cheeesee...
shard147 wrote:
What is the 'it' that we pretend not to see? The massacre itself? Or the implications of?
I think its pretty much everything that we don't agree with and that we just don't like.... I used to be the same. I justified not watching the news by saying that it was because there were always bad things on. Thus i ignored it because i didn't like it, which was some sort of defense mechanism. I mean it's sometimes hard to swallow how cruel people can be. So i meant it in that sense.
You better check yourself before you Shrek yourself
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probably because there was a gaping hole in the reporting of it on mainstream media, a lot of stuff aired as it happened that conflicted the later story and was never shown and that kids from the school said they never heard or saw a gunman. Then again I don't really know why they would set up a massacre like that at a young children's school.
Yes...the story kept changing along the way and it was a bit irritating. People seemed more concerned about being the 1st ones to report the story than actually reporting the truth.
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I prefer the truth.
Rather be sad for a moment then be in a blind happiness.
simply well put
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RadioactiveSugar wrote:
a619ko wrote:
RadioactiveSugar wrote:
I like mine turtles
Throooww the cheeesee...
Omg. It's been a while since I've seen those videos, fun times.
Haha, thanks!<3
Problem is everyone has a different idea of what the "truth" is and with so many news outlets it becomes increasingly hard to figure out what are lies, half-truths, and the truth.
Rejoice Emiya Shirou, your anime has come true.
You all disgust me. (:
I didn't say philosophy or History isn't important, all I'm saying is that those subjects aren't objective to me, therefore I'm not drawn to it as much as I am to science.
I'm not arguing for argument's sake or trying prove you wrong, but I happen to watch a documentary on Mesopotamians (one of the earliest civilisations of humans) the other day, and in the documentary, they said that it was the Mesopotamians who first started using numbers on money as a way to trade... that is the first record of the use of mathematics and it wasn't inspired by philosophy.
Link to documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8v2vRlLL58
I do agree with you, astronomy was largely influenced by philosophy, even modern astronomy is still influenced by the questions, "Why are we here" or "What are humans?". But not all areas of science is influenced by philosophy, take Chemistry for example. That was inspired by Alchemy which came from the greed of people wanting to turn things into gold.
Ah, yes I am familiar with that. Perhaps I should have clarified: Philosophy as it is most basically defined is the origin for these concepts. When someone first thought, "How can I make a number into a physical object?" (the first instance of quantifying the number 1 with a token), they were practicing a philosophical action. Man trying to bring an abstract concept, in this case numbers, into tangible reality; this a philosophical exercise. I wasn't referring to western philosophy as it was thought of by the ancient Greeks and so on. The act of pondering something beyond the face-value, into the finer details and meaning, this is philosophical in nature. I am not saying that any field of science is inspired by philosophy per se, but that these areas of study ultimately sprang forth from man's desire to understand and examine the world around him, and that GayAsianBoy is philosophy.
There is indeed an area of philosophical thought that deals with objectivity, now that you mention it. It's referred to as objectivism, and this gives us the terminology to classify things as being objective.
I can however accept that you are drawn to the objectivity of the scientific method, but please understand my insistence on exposing the fallacies of your earlier statements. There are things that you said that I fundamentally disagree with, and I wanted to establish the reasons behind that objectively, of course. ;)
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Man I just have to say, some interesting debates have occurred in this thread. Much thanks to GayAsianBoy (he said in a perplexed tone) for challenging my view of the world. I find especially interesting another debate going on between master_kefka and mhibicke. Definitely a refreshing evening I've spent in the forums of a streaming anime website. Life still has a few curveballs left in her. Thank (insert specific deity or lack thereof here).
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agira wrote:
shard147 wrote:
What is the 'it' that we pretend not to see? The massacre itself? Or the implications of?
I think its pretty much everything that we don't agree with and that we just don't like.... I used to be the same. I justified not watching the news by saying that it was because there were always bad things on. Thus i ignored it because i didn't like it, which was some sort of defense mechanism. I mean it's sometimes hard to swallow how cruel people can be. So i meant it in that sense.
It's not abnormal for soft-hearted or caring people not to want to drown themselves in the news.
It's one of the reasons I like to keep up on developments within an industry as much as I try to keep up with world events. Humans are naturally predisposed to pay attention to violence (for a host of reasons, avoiding violence, joining a side, being glad we're not involved...) and we are incapable of understanding the scope of the world in relationship to the mass media.
Basically, if you were to take in the news, without being involved in a legitimate, real-world community, all would be suffering and drama.
I just hate the idea of making laws based on an emotional reaction to a super-isolated, super-awful incident.


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Great interview, thanks for this. I'm reminded of the piece that George Lakey wrote this past summer about how the Wisconsin uprising was co-opted from a class struggle into a party political struggle: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/06/the-score-in-wisconsin-1-percent-3-99-percent-1/. I'm hoping that's not the case in Michigan after the recent "right to work" laws passing there, that organizers don't allow their energies to flow into institutional/political channels. Because as Burns points out, the institutions, electoral politics, and the labor laws are rigged against workers in the first place. After all, the 99 percent never got anywhere playing by the 1 percent's rules.
The power of example — a conversation with labor leader Joe Burns
Original article at https://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/the-power-of-example-a-conversation-with-labor-leader-joe-burns/
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Many, if not most, in the labor movement were deeply disappointed with the results of the Wisconsin uprising, from which the anti-labor establishment has emerged almost entirely victorious. A few months after the uprising began, Joe Burns, a labor lawyer and former union president, published Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America, to critical acclaim. In the wake of that struggle in which strike tactics were shied away from, the book argues that the only way to reverse four decades of labor's decline is by bringing back the militant tactics that built the labor movement to begin with — notably, industry-wide strikes with disregard for unjust labor laws.
As Waging Nonviolence's new "Wildcat Winter" series indicates, we seem to be at the precipice of a revival like the one Burns called for. Chicago teachers struck in September, followed by nearly half a dozen teachers' strikes in suburban Chicago, the Walmart strikes up and down the supply chain, the just-settled longshore clerks' strike on the West Coast, and now the striking fast food workers in New York City. I talked with Joe to hear from him on this ongoing Wildcat Winter.
In the past few months, we seem to have seen an upsurge in successful strikes. What is the significance of this?
Clearly we've seen a change in the past couple of months in terms of strike activity increasing. In labor history, workers tend to strike in waves, because the power of example leads other workers to strike. First, with public employees and teachers, the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike. They had overall a very successful outcome. So other teachers unions have decided to strike. Second, you've seen other places where workers are striking to defend themselves, with very aggressive employers demanding concessions. In California, the ILWU is using a strike to defend decades of gains made by workers. The third thing — and this is a real shift — is the use of the strike as an organizing tool. That's a big change over what has been happening over the past couple of decades. Fast food and Walmart workers are using the strike as both a tool of organizing and demanding improvements from employers.
In the past new union organizing has been seen as slowly building on one-on-one discussions, and this is really different because if you look at the history, when we've made real gains it's been when we've shifted to a strike-based model.
How do you think the wave can be expanded?
It's going to have to be expanded, but it's going to be difficult because the rules of the game are so tilted in favor of employers. Employers have a lot of advantages under the system of labor law. What organizers will run up against is that we're going to have to directly confront what I call the system of labor control — the set of labor laws that have been put into place to make it difficult to win strikes. For now organizers have been embracing this tactic, so we'll see where it takes us.
To take a historical example: In the 1960s, millions of public workers joined trade unions, and they did it through strikes. Starting with the New York teachers, we saw this incredible strike wave, and that's really how public workers won their unions. This was the power of example, unions refusing to obey unjust labor laws, and it was a grassroots rebellion. And, as I discuss in Reviving the Strike, it was a very similar pattern in the 1930s.
Many of these recent strikes, especially with the fast food and Walmart workers, occurred among what many theorists of labor have labeled the "precariat" — that is, people doing types of work that tend to have low job security and high turnover, and which are often part-time and subcontracted. For many years, unions avoided organizing these kinds of workers due to the difficulties of organizing such a disparate workforce. How do you see victories as possible with these new tactics?
A couple points. One is that, in a lot of industries in the 1930s, the organizational work was very precarious, and it became one of the main demands of the unions to make jobs permanent, with job security, and full-time. This was something they were able to change through struggle. If you look at longshore workers in the 1930s, you had to be called for work. Auto work was very intermittent and high-turnover. Trucking was the same thing. What unions did is they disregarded the rules that employers had set up and as a result made major gains. For the Teamsters it was a question of whether you had a union card, not whether you were an employee or contractor. That's the key part of it — it could be changed.
If you jump forward to today, the same thing holds true. Employers are able to use their advantages under labor law to structure work in a particular fashion, and it's the responsibility of unions to fight against this.
Could I sum that up like this: Unions need to organize work, not employees?
The Justice for Janitors campaign is the best example of this. SEIU confronted an industry that had subcontracting, and if you started to organize they would just hire another contractor. But they took the entire industry on — and that's what you see with groups like warehouse workers and more geographic organizing of the restaurant workers in New York City — rather than the traditional shop-by-shop organizing that has been foisted upon unions by traditional labor law.
About 10 years ago, activist and scholar Dan Clawson wrote The Next Upsurge, which argued that labor movements emerge as part of broader surges. Do you see what's happening now as potentially the precipice of the type of movements we saw among workers in the private sector in the 1930s?
I think it could be the beginning of one. Certainly the conditions are there, and there's an understanding among unions and organizers that how they do things needs to change. That's really been the key to the recent breakthroughs: new kinds of organizing.
We can't push this forward, however, without confronting the system of labor control. Labor laws are so stacked in favor of employers that it doesn't necessarily matter how creative we are, we're always going to come up against the limits of a rigged system. If we're going to move forward we have to figure out both the necessity and the ways of being able to violate these unjust labor laws. If we look at labor history, that was clearly a necessity both in the 1930s and the 1960s, the two greatest upsurges of the last century.
In southern Europe and in South America, arguably the two places in the "West" where the labor movement is the most vibrant, there seems to be a much greater cognizance among working people that they are locked in a struggle with capitalism. Do you think that that has to be replicated here in the United States?
Successful trade unionism necessarily requires confronting capitalism. The reason that's the case is because effective unionism challenges the ability of capital to operate. You're basically interfering with the sale of human labor, which is the key component of capitalism. That's what I talk about in my book; even if we think about conservative American Federation of Labor officials of 100 years ago, their underlying philosophy of human labor as not being a commodity was actually quite radical. What's happened over the last 60 to 70 years in the labor movement is that we've embraced fairly conservative ideas which allow us to have unionism but only within a framework that respects and allows the ability for capital to operate freely.
What do you think needs to come next?
It's very hopeful that we've seen a turn in the labor movement back toward the strike and back toward grassroots activism and workplace-based activism. We've had a lot of other ideas that we've tried in the last 20 years, but returning to a very traditional and proven strategy is really our only hope.
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Of all the "Gatsby" partnerships, Brooks Bros.' 53-piece menswear collection may be the most high-profile — and most authentic.
"F. Scott Fitzgerald was actually a Brooks Bros. customer," said Arthur Wayne, vice president of global public relations for Brooks Bros.
Wayne also pointed out that while "The Great Gatsby" doesn't explicitly mention the 195-year-old label, Fitzgerald's debut 1920 novel, "This Side of Paradise," does, pointing to a passage in which one character advises another: "You must go to Brooks and get some really nice suits."
Thanks to the "Brooks Bros. for 'The Great Gatsby'" collection, which hit the clothier's retail stores and website April 15, a fellow wishing to follow that advice can avail himself of a range of colorful, 1920s-flavored tuxedos, suits, suit separates, shirts, neckties, shoes and accessories directly inspired by Catherine Martin's costumes for the Baz Luhrmann film — costumes that were, in turn, based on pieces in Brooks' own archives.
"Think of it as life imitating art imitating life," said Wayne, who made it clear that while Brooks Bros. opened its extensive digital archives to Martin — and produced some 2,291 items for the film's background cast and principals — the credit for what's seen on screen goes to Martin.
"These costumes were very much informed by our archives but designed by Catherine," he said. "This wasn't purely an archaeological dig; we took a lot of liberties. She wanted everything to have a big impact and feel very fresh and very cool in that very Baz Luhrmann way."
He noted that the Gatsby-inspired pieces are not exact matches of the costumes.
"We looked at what she had done and reinterpreted it a little bit to make things just a little bit more contemporary. For example, the pink suit [worn by Leonardo DiCaprio] in the movie is made from the same fabric, but some of the specific details of it would look very costume-y on an item sold in the store. What we ended up with is a range of pieces with a clear link to the film but that stands on its own."
The aforementioned pale pink linen jacket with subtle white stripes ($698) and matching linen trousers ($298) certainly wouldn't look out of place at a garden party circa 2013, and thanks to the overall timeless nature of men's formalwear, neither would the tuxedos (one-button, peak-lapel, center-vent jackets with silk faille details, $848, matching tuxedo trousers, $248) or ties ($60 to $98.50).
Although the same can't quite be said of the boldly striped regatta blazers (options include burgundy with white and navy blue stripes or navy blue with red and white stripes, $798), natty straw boaters ($198) and greyhound-headed beechwood walking sticks ($148), thanks to the resurgence of Ivy League style, even the most eye-catching pieces of the collection are on trend for spring.
To promote the collection and the film, select Brooks Bros. stores (including the Rodeo Drive flagship) will be featuring displays that include costumes worn in the film, which hits theaters May 10.
"Brooks Bros. for 'The Great Gatsby'" collection, available at 468 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, and at brooksbrothers.com.


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