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It is not easy to select the dumbest article to appear in the New York Times in any given week. Even if we exclude columns by Paul Krugman and Tom Friedman on the ground of lifetime achievement, there is plenty of idiocy to choose from. My nominee for this week is this piece by Nancy DiTomaso, titled "How Social Networks Drive Black Unemployment." Ms. DiTomaso, a professor at Rutgers business School, undertakes to explain persistently high unemployment among African-Americans. Some would say the obvious culprit is the anti-growth policies of the Obama administration, but Ms. DiTomaso is not interested in turning over that particular rock. Her starting point is quite different:
The most obvious explanation for this entrenched disparity is racial discrimination.
Well, no, actually it isn't. But Ms. DiTomaso thinks she has brilliantly hit upon an alternative theory:
But in my research I have found a somewhat different culprit: favoritism. Getting an inside edge by using help from family and friends is a powerful, hidden force driving inequality in the United States.
Such favoritism has a strong racial component. Through such seemingly innocuous networking, white Americans tend to help other whites, because social resources are concentrated among whites. If African-Americans are not part of the same networks, they will have a harder time finding decent jobs.
There is a kernel of truth to this observation. Especially in small business, it is common to get a job through a relative or friend. So in general, it is good to have friends and relatives who have jobs or, better yet, own businesses. But Ms. DiTomaso makes this commonplace observation the driving force of our economy:
Favoritism is almost universal in today's job market. In interviews with hundreds of people on this topic, I found that all but a handful used the help of family and friends to find 70 percent of the jobs they held over their lifetimes; they all used personal networks and insider information if it was available to them.
This is a ludicrous claim. It would be fun to see Ms. DiTomaso's original research, and to deconstruct it. She offers a little more detail here. It turns out that her "research" consisted of "interviews … conducted with almost 250 whites in New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee." She concluded that:
In my study, I found that 99 percent of the interviewees found 70 percent of the jobs they had held throughout their lifetimes with the added help from family, friends, or acquaintances, who provided them with inside information not available to others, such as when a job was available, used influence on their behalf, or actually offered them an opportunity or a job.
So if someone tells you a job is available, you are benefiting from white skin privilege! And if you are offered a job by an "acquaintance," as opposed to a perfect stranger, you are part of a racial hierarchy. Does that mean that, if you have been working for a company for 15 years and the person who decides to promote you is someone you have worked with and are acquainted with, you have gotten your new job with the aid of "favoritism"? I suspect that if we saw Ms. DiTomaso's original data, the answer would be Yes.
Moreover, Ms. DiTomaso only interviewed (a pathetically small number of) whites. If she had interviewed people of other races, would the result be the same or different? We don't know. I suspect that if she applied the same criteria, Ms. DiTomaso would find that African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians and whites find jobs through friends, relatives and acquaintances in more or less equal proportions. Without having any such basis of comparison, her research is useless at best.
One obvious defect of Ms. DiTomaso's theory is that she does not differentiate among jobs. So if you work during high school in your father's grocery store, and your college roommate tells you a local factory is hiring, at minimum wage, for the summer, and you then attend medical school and get a job as a doctor in a medical clinic–voila! Two-thirds of your jobs are the result of white skin privilege!
Every sentient being knows that universities give preferential treatment to African-American applicants, and large businesses of all kinds do the same. Still, there are constraints: you can't become a lawyer without going to law school, you can't become an engineer without being able to do math, and you can't get a job of any kind if you are in prison. In Ms. DiTomaso's world, all such obvious realities are washed away: it's all a question of whom you know!
The point of Ms. DiTomaso's book, on which this column is based, is to explain why African-Americans' high unemployment rate and relatively low incomes, on the average, are the fault of whites, even though there is little racism or race discrimination (of that kind, anyway) in our society. But like most liberals when they talk about race, Ms. DiTomaso is oblivious to the diversity of American life. She sees only in black and white. To hear her tell it, whites are an entrenched overclass who maintain their status by "networking," to the detriment of African-Americans. This description of economic life in America could make sense only to someone who doesn't get out much. In fact, Asians, on the average, out-earn whites by a substantial margin.
How can this be, if the principal determinant of job progress is white networking? Ms. DiTomaso writes that "Favoritism is almost universal in today's job market," and she ridicules the idea that people get ahead through hard work. She says that "Inequality reproduces itself because help is typically reserved for people who are 'like me.'" But why has inequality not reproduced itself with respect to Asian-Americans, if "favoritism is almost universal?" It is also worth noting that the income gap between Jews and gentiles is wider than that between whites and blacks. Is this, too, the result of "favoritism?"
As I said, it isn't easy to identify the dumbest article in a single issue of the New York Times, let alone a week's worth, but unless something even worse appears in the next few days, Ms. DiTomaso deserves the prize.


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Facebook revamped its interface last night to include several new features such as the News Ticker, an updated News Feed, and Smart Lists.
These updates introduce striking new visual elements to Facebook, as well as a host of new privacy questions for users.
Here's what it looks like now:
The News Ticker, which resides in the top right portion of your screen, feeds you live updates (like photo tags and comments) from around your network.
The updated News Feed is no longer split into a Top News and Recent News section. Instead, Facebook now populates your News Feed with recent updates and "stories," featuring Top Stories (which have many comments) near the top of your feed.
Smart Lists, which reside inside your left sidebar, are basically micro-news feeds from specific groups of people. For example, Facebook automatically made us a Business Insider Smart List that only includes updates from people who work at Business Insider.
You can create lists and add people to lists, but be mindful--if you do so, the person you add might receive a notification saying you've added them. This is a mistake Google+, whose Circles feature serves the same purpose, would never make.
There's also a Subscribe feature, which sits in the top right of any Profile page. Click "Subscribe," and you can populate your News Feed with the Public updates of people you aren't technically "friends" with on Facebook.
As Gizmodo points out, each feature pretty much corresponds to a tent pole feature from competitors Google+ and Twitter.
There are some other slight visual tweaks (like a top bar that looks more like Google+), and Facebook hid the Poke button inside a drop-down menu for the first time ever.
This update represents one of the biggest updates we've ever seen from Facebook, whose much-hyped F8 Conference takes place tomorrow in California.
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Baguette making: second attempt
In my first ever two-bread day (!?!?!?!?), my second bake involved some tasteful Poolish Baguettes.
Note: the preparation of the two breads was done intercalating phases from the two processes.
Thanks to a tip from barryvabeach (the KAF`s video collection you indicated was incrediby enlightening technique-wise) and to a whole bunch of invaluable pieces of advice from dabrownman, the result was of an incomparably higher level of quality than the one achieved in my first attempt.
Curiously, this time around, the scoring was clearly of inferior quality, due to my experimenting with an improvised lame that seems to be very popular: a curved razor blade attached at the end of a wooden hashi. The much better scoring performed in my first baguettes was executed with a very sharp 3-inch-blade knife with a short handle. Next time, I`ll have to think about which instrument I`ll resort to for the scoring.
Following dabrownman`s suggestions, the final dough`s hydration was increased to 75% (from 67%), while the poolish`s hydration was decreased to 87.5%. Both worked extremely well, even though the higher hydration might be partially responsible for the poorer scoring this time around.
The additional flour in the final dough was autolysed at 65.6% hydration. Mixing the poolish with the autolysed flour was a bit of a problem since the latter was a rather firm dough, while the former was a very wet dough. A lot more handmixing than probably advisable was necessary to incorporate the poolish into the autolysed flour. Fortunately, it eventually came out right.
Incorporating the remaining 10 g of water with the salt dissolved in it was quite easy (using dabrownman`s suggested technique).
Slapping-and-folding (another dabrowman`s suggestion) was fun, easy and incredibly effective.
[included on July 27, at 3 pm GMT] Bulk fermenting took 2 hours with one stretching-and-folding at the 1-hour mark. [included on July 27, at 3 pm GMT]
Preshaping (as cylinders, not rounds), dough relaxing and final shaping were done following Hamelman`s instructions from the videos indicated by barryvabeach. The 3 shaped baguettes were a little over 16 inches (40 cm) long and quite thin (immediately after shaping).
[edited on July 27, at 3 pm GMT] Proofing took a little over 90 minutes
2 hours with one stretching-and-folding at the 1-hour mark since room temperature was a cool 70 oF. [edited on July 27, at 3 pm GMT]
The steam machine (thanks again, dabrownman!) included a lot of small lava rocks (yes, I discovered I had a bunch of pebble-like ones in my garden!) in an aluminum tray and two pans containing rolled-up kitchen cloths covered with boiling water. These contraptions worked great!
I found it necessary to extend the baking time to 35 minutes (instead of the recommended 25) as the baguettes still seemed too pale. At the end, I added another 5 minutes in a steam-less oven.
It all worked wonderfully, with the exception of the little glitch mentioned above.
The baguettes were quite good looking, even though the scoring was of poor quality. The crumb looked quite nice, with a fair amount of small-ish holes. The crumb was also very light and tasty. The crust was good looking and great tasting! It was quite crisp but fairly thin!
Well, ... this is (almost) the whole story! Thanks again, barryvabeach and dabraownman!!!
Note: all pics were taken with artificial lighting (but no flash)!


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|Pacific Palisades, Calif.
|High School:
|Notre Dame Academy
2010: First Team All-Ivy...Appeared in 94 sets...Finished among top 10 in Ivy League in points per set (4th, 3.91), kills per set (4th, 3.51) and hitting percentage (8th, 2.78)...Led team in kills (330)...Posted highest kill total in a three-set match among all Ivy players during 2010 season with 18 (twice – vs. Rhode Island, Sept. 4; vs. Penn, Oct. 30)...Won MVP of Yale Invitational...Had 36 kills combined in wins at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) and Harvard (Oct. 23) and was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Oct. 26...Tallied 21 kills in a match on two occasions – vs. Albany on Sept. 24 and at Dartmouth on Oct. 23...Had 18 kills in a .517 hitting percentage in a win over Penn to take over first place in the conference on Oct. 30...Posted 11 kills with a .733 hitting percentage and eight kills in a win over Harvard on Nov. 6.
2009: Second Team All-Ivy...Appeared in 75 sets...Averaged 2.59 kills per set and 0.57 blocks per set...Hit .268 for the season...Also recorded 0.52 digs and 0.21 service aces per frame...Had 10+ kills in eight matches...Had a season-best four blocks in two matches...Set a career mark with 27 kills in a four-set win at Columbia on Oct. 17...Hit .657 (27-4-35) in that match...Landed five service aces in the Oct. 24 home sweep of Harvard...Had 10+ kills in four straight matches from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13.
2008: Appeared in 71 sets over 24 matches...Averaged 1.82 kills per set...Dished out 34 assists and served up 17 aces...Had 59 digs and 39 blocks...Tallied five kills on 10 errorless swings in her collegaite debut on Sept. 13 against Colgate...Served up a season-high three aces on Sept. 20 against New Hampshire...Had a hand in a season-best five blocks in the Sept. 27 sweep of Dayton...Recorded 10 kills, a season high, on Sept. 27 against Long Island...Matched her personal best of three service aces on Oct. 17 against Princeton...Named Ivy League Freshman of the Week for the week ending Nov. 1...Shared the team high of 10 kills and recorded a career-best seven digs on Oct. 31 at Harvard...Notched 10 more kills and distributed a season-high three assists on Nov. 1 at Dartmouth...Picked up three assists once again in the Nov. 14 win at Penn...Scorched three more service aces on Nov. 29 at Loyola Marymount...Dished out a season-high eight assists in the NCAA Championship First Round win over Ohio.
Before Yale: Played alongside current teammate Kelly Ozurovich at Notre Dame Academy...A four-year varsity starter...Named First Team All-CIF in 2005 and 2006...Helped lead Notre Dame to 2005 CIF Division III championship...Named Notre Dame's Athlete of the Year, as well as team MVP and First Team All-Sunshine League as a senior...Won silver medals at both the 18-open Junior Olympics with her club team and USA High Performance Challenge with the USA Youth National A2 team in 2007.
Appleman on Bridget: "Bridget showed what she is capable of in several matches last season. She hits a quick, hard ball, sets the block well and can make big plays as a blocker. She has All-Ivy potential."
Getting to Know Bridget
Favorite Quote: Anything that came out of John Wooden's mouth.
Your Theme Song: My life is too random to be confined to one song.
Biggest Inspiration: Taylor Cramm.
Greatest Fear: Not pursuing my dreams.
Your Celebrity Look-Alike: I've been confused for Mischa Barton.
Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans
Signature Dance Move: The elbow thrust
People are surprised that you…: do just about everything that I do.
Which of your teammates would make the best coach?: Lexi or Paloma
Why did you choose Yale?: The combination of excellent academics and athletics all crammed into one was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.


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XSV: Ex-Student Volunteers
Let me guess what you are thinking: "Now what?"
Did you join the ranks of SIGGRAPH student volunteers in 2007, 2006, or 2005? Are you finished with school, and no longer qualify for the Student Volunteer Program? Do you still have that volunteer fire burning inside and wish there was some way you could get more involved? You're in luck.
SIGGRAPH 2008 XSV may just have the answer for you: a unique mentoring/volunteer opportunity! In the third chapter of this pilot program, we are on the lookout for recent undergraduate or graduate students who have been outstanding SIGGRAPH Student Volunteers or who would love the chance to get more involved in an amazing conference organization. Former Student Volunteer candidates who are interested in ACM SIGGRAPH and beginning their careers in computer graphics will be selected for the opportunity to apprentice with a SIGGRAPH 2008 committee or co-located event.
As an apprentice, you will be assigned to a specific committee and mentored by the committee chair. In this role, you will take on appropriate responsibilities within a team of volunteers that works to make the conference or event a success. If you are selected, your responsibilities may begin in December 2007 and will continue until the conference is over in August 2008.
Spaces are very limited! Only a few conference programs and co-located symposia are offering apprenticeships.
Interested applicants must obtain three Required References.
If you are providing a reference for a recently graduated student for one of these apprenticeships, you can find the Reference Procedures here.
I encourage you to apply! Become a part of the largest and most diverse community in computer graphics and interactive techniques. I look forward to welcoming you to SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Ex-Student Volunteers ChairJoshua Scott Grow
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Just when I thought I was safe using my Securipee to stop the bathroom ridicule, now I have to deal with the actual urinal insulting my manhood. The Wizmark Urinal Communicator was created by Dr. Richard Deutsch—great use of that doctorate. It is a disposable drain cover that will sense a visitor and respond by playing a prerecorded message. It can play back any kind of a message—one county in New York is using the device to play public service announcements against drunk driving.
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Walt is our Mr. Big Cron's a cat we all can dig Ollie's diQ sure is LARGE!
nice haiku, you're definitively the poet ! ^^I want to make an ode to special members : Respectful towards such perverse little girl as PuellaPoet and mad-psyche-philosopher that Griffith isGreat workers as Graywords, Namirrha, Olivier MiuraWithout forgetting the masters of the place...We ( and by this I mean I ) are often shooting the breezeMaybe in order to make the board less surnaturalWell that's no good reason to explain this crazy diseaseKnowing moreover I needed time as for a necklace...To make such shit ( as always ) that must be full of mistakesI would have prefered to play you a great guitar soloSuch as November Rain from the Guns : too much time it takesAlthough I would have tried to put into it some grace...At last, we could say that can be useful even the useless...
I've got the Chardanay and a couple kegs!! Where's the party at??
I'm not invited. *sobs*
at the central hall of Windam Castle. Be sure to bring your dance partner. Yes, everyone has already been invited without invitation(I'm so lazy...)
at the central hall of Windam Castle. Be sure to bring your dance partner.
my DC with Power Stone 2. The best 4 player game EVER.
Now, on with the party! I guess I'm stuck dancing with the Skull Knight.
Anyhow, time to get drunk, to get stoned, and to GET LAID!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Makes me hungry...Good work, puella!


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St. Cloud Blue Sox Invitational This Weekend
The St. Cloud Blue Sox youth baseball organization is hosting the Gopher State Spring invitational which will take place Saturday and Sunday in St. Cloud at Whitney Fields. 49 teams from around the state will play in the tournament which includes boys at the age groups of 10 and under - 12 and under.
The tournament is a Gopher State Tournament qualifier for the the teams that finish 1st or 2nd in each classification. Teams are participating at 10AA, 10AAA, 11AA, 11AAA, 12AA, and 12AAA. The tournament also serves as the major fundraiser for the St. Cloud Blue Sox organization.


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343 Industries' Frank O'Connor, formerly of Bungie, has hinted that the upcoming HD re-release, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, will add a new feature to the game's Firefight mode, something that fans have been waiting for. Now we know what that feature is.
A new press release from Microsoft reveals that the game's lone Firefight map — called Installation 04 — features AI marines that will fight alongside the mode's one to four players. That map is playable at Halo Fest this weekend, along with the multiplayer maps Timberland, Prisoner, Damnation and Beaver Creek. Halo Waypoint users can start up the Xbox Live app and get a glimpse of these now in a newly released behind-the-scenes video.
It's also been confirmed that the game will include a stereoscopic 3D mode, and that the previously announced incoming update for Halo: Reach would add some significant upgrade. The biggest? The return of Halo: CE's beastly pistol in Reach and Anniversary's multipalyer modes.
The update will also allow those Xbox 360 owners with no hard drive to take advantage of Campaign and Firefight matchmaking, as they previously required one. In less awesome news, the update will also change some of the game's equipment; Armor Lock's damage threshold is now based on your soldier's remaining energy and Active Camo has had its duration decreased and its ability to block swords attacks with weapons other than a sword removed.
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The Lady Bisons received eight votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and seven in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll.
"It's exciting to start the season off this way," Lady Bisons coach Kristin Ryman said. "We realize that is based off last season and there is still a lot for us to prove.
"It is a nice honor. It shows there are some people out there with respect for our program who are definitely considering us to do some good things again."
The Lady Bisons won both the A-Sun regular season and tournament championships last season. They posted a 50-13 record, 18-2 in the A-Sun. The 50 wins are a school record for a season along with 29 shutouts. They advanced to the finals of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional before losing to host Alabama.
"We don't want to get too high over this," Ryman said. "It may be something that we mention, but we try not to put too much emphasis on things like this.
"We have a young team. As coaches we are trying our best not to put them into situations where they will feel a tremendous amount of pressure. They need to have the opportunity to go out and just play and enjoy the games instead of trying to live up to last year's standards or preseason hype."
The Lady Bisons will be led this season by junior pitcher Whitney Kiihnl, winner of both Atlantic Sun Pitcher and Player of the Year honors in 2010. She was 33-5 with 12 shutouts and a 0.95 earned run average. All-Conference performers Courtney Billington and Mollie Mitchell return.
"Whitney is one of the best pitchers in the country," Ryman said. "I think people understand that.
"We lost some players that were extremely important. There is going to be a lot of inexperience on the field early on. We are going to have to work through some kinks and allow this team to grow together and not expect them to perform like last year's team. They are going to have to find their own identity."
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Proud to be a Lib Dem ?
Today the government announced plans to privatise and sell off vast tracts of the country by selling off Forestry Commission land. In addition to that, the Public Accounts Committee announced that the "culling" of the QUANGOs had no value for money criteria in the decision making meaning that closing many of these QUANGOs will cost us more, and in some cases duties and money previously in the hand of QUANGOs that were at least accountable to parliament, are now in the hands of private organisations that are unaccountable to the electorate.
Not a day to be proud of being a Lib Dem.
No, I'm not going to Oldham.
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Nich, have you made a decision on standing for re-election next year yet?
- 07 January, 2011 22:24
Nich, why havent you joined Labour yet like all the other "principled critics" of the Coalition? Please, fuck off, and do the rest of us a favour by removing yourself from Lib Dem Blogs so we can happily forget you ever existed and dont have to see your pathetic rants and clamours for attention.
- 07 January, 2011 23:13
- Norfolk Blogger said...
I think you'll find it's called free speech. I thought it was allowed ? I don't recall asking for those on the right of the party to have their blogs removed before the election.
It might be an idea for you to read the preamble to the constitution which talks about "being enslaved by conformity".
THE PARTY SPEAKS - if you don't follow the party line, you will receive abuse and told to leave.
In truth, I'll still be here when you've got your Tory membership card.
- 07 January, 2011 23:26
@2nd anonymous
Fuck off yourself, I've been very surprised and deeply saddened by the vile attacks Lib Dems have made on other party members who speak out. A close friend of mine whose been a staunch Lib Dem member for five years left over the tuition fee betrayal, he announced this on twitter. And he got a massive amount of rude and insulting comments from other members - he was so disgusted by this he went out leafleting for Labour.
Every time I read online these bitter and insulting remarks I get closer to donating money to the Labour Party.
- 07 January, 2011 23:33
Remember when we used to be incredulous at the way Labour members, councillors, MPs sat silently saying nothing about the war in Iraq and how we couldn't believe they would say nothing about the wrongs their party was doing ?
Now we are in power, we sit silently castigated from the comfort of an anonymous posting those who choose not to blindly follow the party line.
Disagree with Nick, but Anon@2, how about addressing the arguments ?
- 07 January, 2011 23:56
- Nicko said...
I don`t really care which of the three dinosaurs Nich chooses to support.
My only slight criticism would be, there`s been a Save our Forests campaign for months, which has been very well supported.
It does seem a bit odd to start complaining now when it moght have been better to use this blog to promote that campaign in the first place.
I wonder if Nich is falling into the same trap as many Labour supporters seem to, of seeing everything in terms of his party`s internal affairs ?
Above and beyond that, I`d say that any organisation that sees all dissent as disloyalty eventually runs into difficulties. The Lib Dems need their Norfolk Bloggers and Disgruntled Radicals !
- 08 January, 2011 10:23
@anon number 2
fuck yourself again
Nich is at least keeping to what he said before the election. He hasn't changed his opinion to be in line with his party like some slimy political class type.
It looks like Nich is like a lot of people now in not really having a party with views he supports, to vote for any more. There are many of us.
- 08 January, 2011 11:14
- Norfolk Blogger said...
Perhaps I have not been mentioning the campaign because I had not heard of it before you mentioned it.
I am a quite well informed person, but I cannot help it if I had not heard of your campaign. I do wish you well though as I lived in a village surrounded by forestry commission land which was well sued by locals and was a real amenity. Local people felt they had an interest in the area because it was government owned.
Whatever next ? Selling off our rivers and beaches ?
- 08 January, 2011 15:04
- Nicko said...
Apologies, Nich, I just assumed you were aware of the campaign.
If anyone`s interested, I gather it is still ongoing and details can be found at the website for 38 Degrees.
Whatever next ? you ask. Possibly National Parks and Waterways, informed sources tell me. You couldn`t make it up.
- 10 January, 2011 10:09
A bit off topic I know but do you think Nick Clegg is the right man to lead your party?
Labour have been a major factor in running this country into the economic mess we are now in.
The people blame them and that is why they turned to the Conservatives hoping for a change.
The Conservatives are now forced to make the British public swallow some nasty medicine in an attempt to remove us from the economic mess.
By the time they have finished they will be hated by many people who lost their jobs houses etc.
This would have left the LibDems free of any stain.
However Nick Clegg in a desperate attempt to grab any type of political power has now tied himself and your party to the Conservatives and their cuts.
The Conservatives are doing as expected but the LibDems are now breaking promises and receiving more flack tehn the Conservatives.
Way to go Nick.
- 10 January, 2011 15:09
- Norfolk Blogger said...
In answer to your question, I did, I don't now.
- 10 January, 2011 23:31
- nicko said...
I agree about Nick Clegg, but not so sure I agree with the preceeding comments.
I think both the major parties have contributed to the state we`re in.
Labour`s big Achilles heel is that they`ve antagonised their core supporters, which is very clear from voting patterns where I live. However, I think their voters will return to them, though only as the least bad option.
The Conservatives, however, have not benefitted from this. As far as I can see they`re no longer really a national party. Their MPs are largely in the south, and the few they have elsewhere are busy paying lip service to the cuts whilst fighting them locally (Save Newark Hospital, Friends of Bramwell, What Price Justice).
I think this is why Cameron is so keen to visit the regions.
It will be interesting to see if anyone else benefits. I`d think the Greens might improve their position.
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I do love it when fashion magazines go for the quirky and obscure approach to their covers. I don't think any publication will be able to beat the very diverse and completely opposites attract approach that Ponystep have taken for their issue two.
On one cover is the diva that is Donatella Versace photographed by Miles Aldridge, then on another cover is the diva from down-under Dame Edna snapped by Alice Hawkins.
Yep, you read that right, Ponystep have Donatella vs Edna.
I don't know about you possums but I am sold on Dame Edna's cover – those glasses teamed with her purple rinse hair is amazing.
Ponystep Issue 2 hits newsstands on October 14.
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By Mark Seliger
Mark Seliger is a world-renowned photographer who has shot numerous covers and spreads for GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue Hommes, Interview and British Elle as well as many celebrity portraits. Seliger was also chief photographer for Rolling Stone, where he shot more than 100 covers. He has published several books such as "In My Stairwell," "Physignomy" and "When They Came to Take My Father," which was the inspiration for this exhibit.
Seliger was born in Amarillo, Texas and moved to Houston, where he would later attend the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. He often visited Three Brothers Bakery, which was owned by Max, Sol and Sigmund Jucker. The Juckers were Holocaust survivors, and the numbers that were tattooed on the brothers' arms sparked Seliger's interest.
When he was 16, Seliger went on a pilgrimage to Auschwitz and took photographs. Unfortunately, those pictures were lost, but this experience heavily influenced his decision to photograph survivors and publish the book "When They Came to Take My Father."
The black-and-white portraits in this exhibit capture the inner strength as well as the terrible and haunting past of the featured survivors. They share the intense truths of their lives and survival with the viewer through the camera and their personal accounts. The images and stories convey a brutal honesty, bringing to light the horrific and dark memories that the survivors must carry with them. Taken together, Seliger's collection of words and images forms a moving testimony to human dignity and a record of history that cannot, and must not, be forgotten.
This exhibition is generously underwritten by Kempner Capital Management, Inc.; The Wortham Foundation, Inc.; BP America; Bridgeway Foundation; Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches; The Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund; and Marathon Oil Corporation, with special thanks to Continental Airlines, official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Redknapp furious with officials
Harry Redknapp launched a stinging attack on referee Chris Foy and his two assistants after QPR sunk to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League with a controversial 2-1 defeat to West Brom.
Chris Brunt put Albion ahead with a 30-yard strike before Robert Green went to collect a looping ball coming down from the heavens off Armand Traore, but was impeded on the line by Baggies striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who leaned in to the goalkeeper and he duly dropped the ball in to his own net.
QPR's players protested furiously, but Foy let the goal stand and Redknapp, who also thought Rangers should have had a penalty, said: "I think they were awful decisions. I think the ref got it completely wrong."
The hosts pulled one back through Djibril Cisse and they piled on the pressure, with Redknapp thinking his team should have had a penalty in the dying minutes of the encounter at Loftus Road when Liam Ridgewell clearly handled Stephane Mbia's header in the West Brom box.
Redknapp added: "It was a blatant foul (on Green). How can the keeper play the ball when a fella' is backing him over the line? He can't get around him. If he pushes him over or out the way it's a penalty.
"I asked the linesman how did he not see the penalty. Ridgewell's hand was up there, it's the most blatant handball and he couldn't see it. The linesman said it was murky down in that corner and he couldn't see it, maybe he should go to Specsavers or somewhere."
West Brom boss Steve Clarke insisted Fortune did not wrongfully impede the England stopper, however.
"I didn't think it was a foul," said the Scot, whose side remain in the hunt for at least a top-five place thanks to the win. "I just saw the ball go up and then in the net. I was confused. I've seen it on the video and I don't think he has done a lot wrong.
"I didn't think it was much of a foul to be honest.
"And with the penalty appeal if it hadn't have hit his hand it would have hit his face so I think it's the correct decision."


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5065. Patten, A.G.. 1982. Comparison of nitrogen and phosphorous flows on an organic and conventional farm.. M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, WSU, Pullman, WA.
Two adjacent farms, one organically managed and the other conventionally managed, located in the Palouse region of eastern WA, were studied for 2 years. Soil organic matter, total N, extractable P, and extractable K tended to be higher in the top 30 cm of soil from the organic farm. Mineral nitrogen in the top 30 cm of soil from the conventional farm was higher than or equal to that of the organic farm. Average long-term changes calculated in soil N and P pools resulted in substantial deficits of 44 and 14 kg/ha/yr, respectively, for the organic farm and 23 and 5 kg/ha/yr for the conventional farm. However, nutrients deficits were not reflected in lower soil N and P levels in the plot area tested on the organic farm as compared to the plot area on the conventional farm.


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Candidate presented by: Rev. John Laurance, S.J., associate professor and acting chair, Department of Theology
Rev. John W. O'Malley, S.J., Distinguished Professor of Church History at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a renowned historian of the early modern Catholic Church, author of more than ninety articles and four books, and editor of six additional volumes.
The First Jesuits (1993), a revolutionary study of the early Society of Jesus, remains his most famous work, now translated into five languages. It received the 1995 Jacques Barzun Prize of the American Philosophical Society and the American Society of Cultural History's 1996 Philip Schaff Prize for Religious History. According to one reviewer, "The First Jesuits is an account which manages to keep in touch with the hagiographical narratives of the past, while transcending them in the direction of real historical understanding." In it Fr. O'Malley, after the manner of St. Ignatius himself, gives evidence of how, precisely through the historically conditioned, limited theological understandings of Ignatius and the first Jesuits, God works incarnationally and sacramentally within the Church.
After expressing amazement at the sheer amount of research in so many different languages, a reviewer of his latest book, Trent and All That: Renaming Catholicism in the Early Modern Era (2001), concludes that the "judicious insights in all his work remain a model for many historians." In his recent festschrift, Professor Benjamin Westervelt writes, "Whatever the format, a class taught by O'Malley is a microcosm of his scholarship and contains the same essential characteristics: a tremendous amount of material, a judicious balance between the broad theme and the richly evocative anecdote, and of course, a lively sense of humor."
Fr. O'Malley received his doctorate from Harvard University and over the years held visiting professorships at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Boston College, Fordham University, and Oxford University; and was given many other honors, including a fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim Fellowship, membership in the American Philosophical Society, and the past presidencies of both the Catholic Historical Society and the Renaissance Society of America.
When recently asked why it is important for Jesuits to engage in research, writing, and scholarship, he responded, "Books influence people, and if they are important books, they can influence a whole culture. I believe in the power of ideas, which is what scholars deal with. Through the results of their scholarship, scholars help us to see things differently, help us break out of our narrowness, help us ask questions that break the logjam of our predicaments. Even aside from the universities, I maintain, it's essential that some priests be capable of holding their own with the intelligentsia if the Church's message is to maintain credibility. I think that's what the Society of Jesus is particularly called to do."
Because of his outstanding service as scholar and priest to both the Church and the wider world for so many years, Reverend President, I hereby recommend Rev. John W. O'Malley, of the Society of Jesus, for the Marquette Degree of Doctor of Religious Studies, honoris causa.


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Even though his team has been doing it every year for nearly a quarter-century, winning never ceases to be rewarding for Hendricken swimming coach Dave Hanson.
And this season was no different, as Hanson felt that familiar feeling once again on Sunday.
Competing at the State Championship Meet at URI's Tootell Aquatic Center, the Hawks dominated from start to finish, racking up a total of 308 points to easily out-distance second-place North Kingstown's 214 points and win their 23rd consecutive state championship.
Senior captains Alex Powers and Andrew Robinson were each part of two winning relay teams, while Powers won two individual events and Robinson won one. The rest of the team filled in around them, and like clockwork, the Hawks were raising the trophy once again.
"It feels fantastic," Hanson said. "These kids did more with less than any other team I've ever had, seriously. They got as much out of themselves as they possibly could."
While depth was a concern early in the season, it wasn't on Sunday, as nine different Hawks factored into the scoring.
Powers, Robinson and junior Michael Fedorenko supplied the top-level swims – combining for eight top-five finishes, including relays – and Hendricken also got points from sophomores Jon O'Connell, Michael Sundberg James Manni and Jacob Fox, as well as juniors Chase Martin and Nick Tomasso.
"The younger guys really stepped it up this year and scored us a bunch of points we really needed today," Robinson said. "It's not just the first places. It's all the other ones, too."
That being said, the first places help, and the Hawks seized control of the meet by taking the top spot in the first two events of the day.
In the opening event, the team of Powers, O'Connell, Robinson and Martin beat its qualifying time by over a second in the 200 medley relay, finishing in 1:45.15 to win by more than two seconds and grab 40 points.
Hendricken followed that up by dominating the 200 freestyle. Powers captured first with a time of 1:46.14, and Fedorenko took third place in 1:51.52. Sundberg added an 11th-place finish and Manni grabbed 13th as well.
After just two events, the Hawks already had 100 points.
"It's always a good sense of insurance, I guess you could call it, to start off well," Robinson said.
But Hendricken was far from done.
Robinson beat his qualifying time by nearly five seconds in the 200 individual medley, swimming his way to second place. Tomasso grabbed seventh and O'Connell took 10th.
Martin was the only swimmer who scored for Hendricken in the 50 free, but the team's depth showed again in the 100 free.
Fedorenko was the team's top swimmer in the event, getting sixth place, and Martin took 10th while Manni added a 13th place.
"They all came through," Hanson said.
In the next event, the 500 free, Hendricken all but locked up the title.
Robinson, who qualified in 4:57.58, swam his best time of the season with a 4:49.99. He edged out North Providence's Jeff Laliberte by one second, exactly, to take first place.
Laliberte had a qualifying time of more than three seconds better than Robinson's.
"I've been a 500 swimmer ever since I've been on this team," Robinson said. "My goal this year was to go under 4:50. And I did that. And I also came in first, which is great. I was so happy to get that goal."
To top it off, Sundberg came in sixth in the same event, while Tomasso was ninth and Fox was 13th. The Hawks scored 46 points in that event, alone.
From there, Hendricken took care of business in the final four events of the day.
The team of Martin, Manni, Tomasso and Fedorenko took second in the 200 free relay, Powers won the 100 back in a time of 53.33 seconds and O'Connell finished sixth in the 100 breast.
In the 400 free relay, the Hawks put the finishing touches on their title with a dominating victory. Fedorenko, Manni, Robinson and Powers swam the relay in 3:23.10, which was more than nine seconds better than second-place Barrington's time.
"We usually have some really good relays," Powers said. "Our individual swimmers shine in the relays, and then we have some other people who still do great."
When it was over, the team gathered for pictures and basked in the moment.
It was another state title – just like the 22 before it – but it still felt equally as gratifying.
"I think it also feels really good, because years past we've had a lot of swimmers and a lot of depth," Powers said. "We didn't really have that. We had a lot of really high-placing individuals and then the depth came."
And the Hawks rode that to a 23rd straight championship.
Toll Gate girls take 11th
The Toll Gate girls' swimming team didn't have its entire roster at the State Meet on Saturday, but the four girls it did send made quite an impression.
The Titans got strong performances from sophomores Mackenzie Kelly and Mikayla Rogers, junior Nina Yu and senior Emily Smith to finish with 67 total points.
La Salle won the team title with 307.50 points, while North Kingstown was second with 237.
"They all swam right around their best times, if not their best times," Toll Gate head coach Michael Seidenberg said. "Relays did really well. They swam their best times in that. So we're very happy with how the day went."
The team's top swimmer was Rogers, who swam to a fifth-place finish in the 100 butterfly in a time of 1:04.84 and a seventh-place finish in the 500 free with a 5:40.52.
"Mikayla had a very good meet," Seidenberg said. "Last year, she had a little difficulty at this meet. She got disqualified in the 100 fly. One of the goals was to make sure we don't get disqualified in it. But she came in and swam well, and showed herself proud and showed her school proud too."
Kelly also picked up a top-10 in an individual event, as she took ninth place in the 100 free.
Her time of 59.75 seconds was the first time she had ever broken one minute in the event.
"She's been trying for years to get under that, and she finally did it here," Seidenberg said. "It's good for her, because she just feels good about swimming and doing well."
Rogers, Kelly, Yu and Smith also teamed up in the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay, taking ninth and 10th place in the two events, respectively.
"The girls have been here before," Seidenberg said. "A lot of the girls swim in other meets during the season for other places, too, so they pretty much get used to swimming in a big event with a lot of people. They can focus pretty well and get the job done."
Vets also sent one swimmer to the meet, as junior Katie Evans scored 21 points on her own to lead the 'Canes to an 18th-place overall finish.
Evans racked up her points in two events. First, she swam a time of 1:04.43 in the 100 butterfly to take fourth place in the state. In the 500 free, Evans' time of 5:48.86 was enough for 11th place.
No girls from Pilgrim competed in the event.
Bailer paces Toll Gate boys
Toll Gate's Will Bailer and Zachary Arts both qualified for the meet as individuals, as the Titans finished in 21st place with 20 total points.
Bailer scored all of the team's points. He came in fifth place in the 200 free with a time of 1:55.67, and also took 11th place in the 100 free with a time of 52.70 seconds.
Arts did not score, as he came in 24th in the 50 free and 29th in the 100 free.


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Rick Parker was shocked when Fred Struckman walked into his shop, Signature Auto in Columbus, Ohio three years ago. The older gentleman claimed to own an original '70 Drag Pack Mach 1. Drag Pack, of course, means a Super Cobra Jet 428ci big-block for 1970. "He wanted some work done on the car. You have to know Fred. He's up in age and loves to talk about his Mustang," Rick stated.
Fred carried pictures of his beloved Mach 1. The two shared a common interest. Rick has a large collection of muscle Mustangs and Fords, as well as a full-time business restoring such cars for clients. Rick drove 20 minutes east of Columbus to Reynoldsburg, Ohio to see the Mustang. When Fred opened his garage door, Rick said, "I couldn't believe my eyes. I've lived in Columbus all my life and never knew this car existed."
Rick was staring at a very rare and unusual muscle Mustang. The paint was a special order in Medium Green according to the original invoice, which came from the late Lois Eminger. Another oddity was the presence of one chromed mirror on the driver's side. The invoice listed this mirror as a $10.00 credit in substitution of color-keyed racing mirrors. So, it was correct and original, same as the rest of the car. Nothing had ever been changed. The interior was like new and the body rust free. Incredibly, the Mach 1 was still wearing its original F70x14 wide oval belted, raised white letter tires. Rick was freaking out.
Fred even showed Rick the original bill of sale. On October 30, 1970, Fred traded in his '68 Corvette, a 427 Tri-Power (allowance $2,681.26) for the Mach 1, priced at $3,495. The story Fred got was the kid who traded-in the Mach 1 said his wife could not handle the heavy-duty four-speed clutch. (Later, he discovered the kid had plugged the back two barrels of the four barrel Holley to save fuel.)
Parker's shop got the Mach 1 running. The two became friends, Fred stopping by the shop for coffee off and on over the next three years. Then, one day Fred walked into Rick's shop. He had just come from a visit to his doctor. As bad as he wanted to drive his Mach 1, he couldn't. His legs were just too weak as a result of muscular dystrophy. Fred said he thought about advertising the car for sale, but worried about "1,500 kids wanting to drive my Mustang." So, he sold the car to Rick. "We sat down here and had a coke together and worked out a deal. I ended up buying it," Rick said.
Fred is happy Rick bought the car. He can go see it anytime. "Rick's wife Jacquie told me anytime I want I can come over and polish the car, or sit in it. We're all good friends," Fred told us.


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Hiring snapped back in April as employers added 288,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell sharply to 6.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday in a report that provoked as many questions as answers about the economy.
The sizzling hiring report came in the same week that the government reported nearly flat-line annual growth of just 0.1 percent for the first three months of the year. Most mainstream economists blamed the stagnant growth on the harsh winter weather, which weighed on hiring from December through February, and they predicted a spring comeback.
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Evidence of that was plentiful in the April jobs report. Powering the strong growth was the white-collar professional and business services sector, which added 75,000 jobs last month. The hard-hit construction industry bounced back in the spring weather, adding 32,000 jobs. Retailers, also hit hard by the winter weather, increased payrolls by almost 35,000.
Previous hiring estimates for February and March were also revised upward by a combined 36,000 to further the view of an improving jobs market.
"The job market is kicking into a higher gear. It is still far from running at full speed, but the trend lines are good," said Mark Zandi, the chief economist for forecaster Moody's Analytics. "The gains are broad across industries, regions and pay scales. The job market feels better and better."
Because the job gains were solid across all 17 major sectors covered in the Labor Department's survey, it suggests the economy is firing on all cylinders. It led Jason Furman, the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to stress "that the pickup in job growth observed in April does not reflect any outlier performance in a single industry or handful of industries."
Under normal circumstances, a whopping four-tenths of a percentage point drop in the monthly unemployment rate would be cause for cheer. But Friday's steep drop from 6.7 percent last month pulled against the positive news on hiring and raised questions.
That's because participation in the labor force fell by about 807,000 workers in April, according to the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New entrants in the workforce, a number that usually offsets declines in the labor market at least partially, fell by 126,000 last month. It suggests that the falling unemployment rate is due in part to a shrinking workforce, making Friday's report a mixed bag.
"The headline number was strong, with healthy gains in non-farm payroll growth and a sharp decline in the unemployment rate," said Chad Moutray, the chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers, noting his sector continues to add jobs. "Yet the data also show that the participation rate remains at a 30-year low, and manufacturing hours and compensation were somewhat down for the month."
The drop in April's labor-force participation rate was a steep four-tenths of a percentage point, the same as the drop in the unemployment rate, but this is not a trend that's yielding a clear explanation. For example, in March, the labor force grew by 503,000, roughly two-thirds of April's drop.
"The participation rate has shown no clear trend in recent months and currently is the same as it was this past October," the BLS report said.
Viewed over a longer horizon, the labor force grew by 484,000 over the first four months of the year, notwithstanding last month's drop in the participation rate, said Stuart Hoffman, the chief economist for PNC Financial in Pittsburgh. The number of discouraged workers laboring part time but in search of full-time work also fell.
"The decline in the official unemployment rate to 6.3 percent could be partly reversed in the next few months as the labor force rebounds, but the unemployment rate is on a clear downward path toward 6 percent late this year," Hoffman said, offering a more positive view.
The number of long-term unemployed, who haven't held jobs in more than half a year, fell by 287,000 in April, and it appears many of them were among the 807,000 who've left the workforce. With congressional Republicans opposing any further extensions of unemployment benefits, it appears many people have simply exited the workforce altogether.
In a statement, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, blasted the Obama administration for a shrinking workforce.
"Earlier this week, we learned that economic growth largely stalled at the start of the year. And while it's welcome news that more of our friends and neighbors found work in the past month, this report also indicates more than 800,000 Americans left the workforce last month, which is troubling," said Boehner.
The White House accentuated the positive. Appearing on the CNBC channel, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez looked past the erratic numbers on labor force participation and instead touted the strong hiring in the professional and business services sector, which are middle-class and upper middle-class jobs.
"These jobs being created are good jobs," he said.
_ Professional and business services, up 75,000.
_ Retail, up 34,500.
_ Construction, up 32,000.
_ Leisure and hospitality, up 24,000.
_ Temporary help services, up 24,000.
_ Health care, up 18,700.
_ Government jobs, up 15,000.
_ Manufacturing, up 12,000.
_ Transportation and warehousing, up 11,300.
_ Financial services, up 6,000.


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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Well-Aged But Not Ripe
Therese McGinnis Austin (1894 - 1988). Photograph. June 1988, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.
[This post was written for the 52nd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy hosted by Lisa at 100 Years In America]
"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage." Indiana Jones
I use the above line whenever I am asked my age. I find as I get older, I get asked less and less often. I do get a thrill when the door person at a local bar asks for my ID. In my usual, self-depricating manner, I ask them if they really want to see it and then say "I'm so old, my ID is printed on papyrus."
The concept of age brings up many issues for me, not just because I am hitting Middle Age, but because the way our society sees aging has changed greatly in the past 30 years.
Age In My Family Tree
Longevity tends to run along many of my family lines, more among the females which is not unexpected. My great-grandmother Therese McGinnis Austin with whom I was very close, died at the age of 94. As a child up through my teens, I was always fascinated with Grandma's stories of life in turn of the century New York City. While I could have easily learned about these things through any history book, it was special to hear about how life was lived back then by someone who actually lived it.
I am sure that some of the stories Grandma told were in fact either stories or were "amplified" but I think that is the prerogative of someone who has lived past 90 and lived a full life at that.
As a child, what was your reaction when you first encountered an elderly relative? Was it difficult to imagine that they had ever been your age, that they had ever been a small child? I know for me it was very difficult - even after being provided photographs, toys or clothes from a relative's childhood. I thought for sure that they were just trying to fool me.
Did Grandma have the same "issues" that I did growing up? I think while the issues may not be exact, many of them were quite similar. Just as I've adapted to the desktop computer, blogging, fax machines, ATMs, etc. - Grandma in her time had to deal with the radio, the phonograph, the car, etc. I don't know that the technology of the time matters - we both lived through the advent of new technologies that would have astounded our ancestors.
But some area of life were definitely different between our lives: women's rights and the right to vote; racial equality; improvements in health care and longevity. Many of these things I just take for granted but for Grandma they brought changes in life whether one was ready or not.
Age As Perception
Age is a matter of perception - of how we as an observer see age and the changes it brings to loved ones as well as how it impacts our perceptions of ourselves over time. But also society sees aging very differently from generation to generation.
In my family tree, during the 17th and 18th century, it was common for my ancestors to live to the ripe old age of 40 or 50. Forget that 60, 70 or 80 was uncommon with 90 being unheard of. With the Industrial Revolution, improvements to health care, the advent of indoor plumbing, electric, etc. more and more of my ancestors lived to be 50 or 60. And by the 20th century, 70 and 80 were just as common.
Even in my time, how old is "old" has changed. Remember the phrase "never trust anyone over 30?" Back in the 1960s, if you were in your 40s it was expected that you would have wrinkles, age lines, grey hair, etc. Back then my great-grandparents were already in their 70s and probably seemed ancient to anyone under 30.
Now, becoming a member of AARP happens at age 50 - and not many are ashamed of it! Baby boomers are filling up the sports medicine clinics for new hips and knees since they are staying much more active later in life as compared to their parents or grandparents. Life really does start at 40, retirement doesn't always happen at 65, many people in their 70s and 80s decide to go back to work, at least part-time, etc.
Did this change in perception happen because those doing the aging decided they wouldn't be pigeon-holed into a long-held perception of age 50, 60, 70? Or is it simply economics - companies willing to market to a population that ages but still participates fully in life, lives longer, and has greater assets?
Is Age A Measure Of A Life Well-Lived?
I think that is the question that often challenges me. I don't know at what age I will just decide to give up and live the life of "an old person." With my current arthritis in my hips some days I think it is now. But then I realize that the arthritis is probably from the years of hard-core weightlifting and ballroom dancing. And with new hips I could probably give a 25 year old a run for his or her money.
I don't want to necessarily live to an old age, to be unable to perform the basic skills of life without assistance. But it isn't up to me. What is up to me is choosing to live a full life with the time I have. Not many people in my family have been the type to wait for life to come to them. Most of us are what you would call "go-getters" - people who try different things, tend to be a bit eccentric, are always opinionated yet well-mannered. They follow Auntie Mame's quote, "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death. Live, live, live!"
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Very nice post. Plus, I'm relieved to find out that my life is just beginning. ;-)
Donna, 41 years young
- July 15, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- Jasia said...
OK! You've sold me!
Let's go dancing!
- July 15, 2008 at 7:12 PM
- Apple said...
You get your hips done, I'll get my feet done and you can pencil me in on your dance card just after Jasia.
- July 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM
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There are literally dozens of movies about the Titanic; this 1953 Hollywood version is one of the three best-known (the other two being Roy Ward Baker's "A Night to Remember" and James Cameron's modest little 1997 chamber drama). Like Cameron, director Jean Negulesco (Fox's go-to guy for melodrama at the time), writer/producer Charles Brackett (after the severing of his amazing 12-year collaboration with Billy Wilder), and co-writers Walter Reisch and Richard Breen focused primarily on the romantic lives of fictional characters. Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb are the central pair, with Robert Wagner and Audrey Dalton representing young love.
For unknown reasons, there was a long delay in this Blu-ray release (originally announced for last March), and, on final arrival, it seems a troubled product. The visual quality is generally good, and the audio adequate, which was also true of the old DVD version. The main-menu page is terribly designed: When you click on an item, it changes from off-white to eggshell-white (or some such), making it virtually impossible to determine where you are.
The selection of extras is even stranger. The disc repeats everything from the old DVD — two commentary tracks, an audio-only lecture and some Fox Movietone newsreels related to the film's original release — except the most important one, the hour-and-a-half documentary "Beyond Titanic." Perhaps there were rights problems — maybe that's why the delay — but the omission leaves the Blu-ray only vaguely an upgrade.
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4Runner Facelift
Midway through its fifth generation, Toyota's 4Runner gets a new look for 2014. Toyota says the revised front end "conveys a more rugged and aggressive appearance" with a restyled grille and smoked, sharp-edged headlamps. We think it kind of looks like a whale shark with crazy vertical gills swimming down the trail. It's hard to tell where the grille and fenders end and the bumper begins. SR5 and Trail models have a color-keyed grille insert; Trail editions also receive body-colored bumpers and fender flares. The range-topping Limited edition is trimmed with a chrome grille insert, bumpers, and other brightwork, and it rolls on 20-inch wheels (up from the 17s on the SR5 and Trail models).
Inside is more soft-touch trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a revised instrument panel. Fabric upholstery is standard on SR5 and Trail editions; the Limited comes with leather. SR5 and Limited models are available with a third seating row, boosting passenger capacity to seven. A backup camera is now standard on all 4Runner models.
4Runner gets a 'more rugged' appearance
Mechanically the '14 4Runner is similar to the current model—one of the few remaining body-on-frame midsize SUVs on the market. The single engine choice is a 4.0L V-6 sending 270 hp and 278 lb-ft of torque to a five-speed automatic transmission. SR5 and Trail models are fitted with a part-time 4x4 system, while the Limited's 4WD is full-time. For serious off-roading, the Trail model is equipped with a sway-bar disconnect system, Crawl Control, and the Multi-Terrain Select system.
Silk Road Expedition
You've probably followed Gary and Monika Wescott over the years as they took their Turtle Expedition all over the globe. Now the adventurous pair is tackling a new challenge: the Trans-Eurasian Odyssey. This three-year expedition will travel from Lisbon, Portugal, through 26 countries before they finish in Shanghai, China, a route that follows the historic Silk Road trading route. We'll have periodic updates on their adventures; you can also log on to www.turtle expedition.com and click on the Trans-Eurasian Odyssey link for more info.
This Just In
• Ram isn't the only truck brand enjoying revitalized sales. Ford saw F-series sales grow by some 19 percent in the spring, prompting the maker to add 2,000 jobs to the Kansas City assembly plant to build more F-trucks and the new Transit commercial vehicles.
• Venchurs Vehicle Systems is offering 6.2L F-250 and F-350 CNG conversions, utilizing a new 3M fuel tank, for $8,350. "With our new pricing, customers can reduce the amount of time it takes to see a return on their investment and ultimately make converting to CNG a financially viable option," said Jeff Wyatt, Venchurs' CEO.
• You've heard of seat-of-the-pants driving? GMC takes that to the next level with the optional Safety Alert Seat in the upcoming '14 Sierra pickup. Several of the trucks' safety systems, including the lane departure warning and forward collision alert, will warn the driver of potentially dangerous situations through vibrations in the seat. "It's akin to someone tapping on your shoulder in a crowd to get your attention," said GM's Active Safety Technical Fellow Raymond Kiefer. Well, yeah, if your shoulder's in your butt.
• A new app from Land Rover, The Trail Less Traveled, allows you to explore the new fourth-generation Range Rover inside and out and take it on a trail ride. You can switch from four camera angles and add your own soundtrack to the trail ride. The app is available for iPads and iPhones through iTunes.
• The Eastwood Company, which offers all kinds of DIY tools, refinishing products, welders, and other goods to work on your rig, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a new interactive website, new podcasts, live-stream product demonstrations, and more. Log on to www.eastwood.com.
Farmer Ad Sells Trucks
Remember the "Farmer" ad that truckmaker Ram ran during the Super Bowl? The one with the dramatic photos of farming life shown while broadcaster Paul Harvey praised farmers for their hard work? It was controversial (some said it exploited farmers) but apparently it worked. According to Automotive News, Ram sales grew 3 percent in February and 26 percent in March compared to the same months in 2012 (the two months after the Super Bowl).
"Brand loyalty is huge in the pickup market," Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer for Chrysler and Fiat S.p.A., told AN. "People buy the same brands not just for a lifetime but for generations, which is why I pitched the 'Farmer' commercial. We were all convinced that we have a superior truck, but it has to have a little bit of soul. It has to speak with the heart. I receive letters every day from loyal customers of the competition thanking us for doing that spot and saying that they are considering the Ram."
Ford & GM Cooperate on Transmissions
Engineering partnerships aren't uncommon in the automotive world, but it is unusual for crosstown rivals to work together for a common goal. Yet that's exactly what Ford and General Motors are doing, co-developing high-tech 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for use in a range of different vehicles, including trucks and SUVs.
This isn't the first time Ford and GM have collaborated. In fact, this marks their third partnership in developing transmissions. The idea behind the joint effort is that the companies can deliver these new products faster and more efficiently than if they worked on them separately.
All those gears are aimed at raising performance and improving fuel economy, say the makers. No timetable was offered for their introduction.
Land Rover Turns 65
Some 150 vintage and contemporary Land Rovers attended a 65th birthday party for the venerable British off-roader at Packington Estate near Rover's Solihull hometown in the United Kingdom. Packington was the testing ground for the original '47-'48 Land Rover prototypes, and it was used as a proving ground through the development of the Range Rover. Huey, the very first Series 1 Land Rover (nicknamed for its HUE 166 license plate) was on hand for the celebration, receiving a cake helicoptered in for the occasion by a member of the British Royal Navy's Black Cats demonstration team.
Earth Watch
• Nevada has a new association working for the protection of public lands. Del Albright tells us of the launch of the Nevada Four Wheel Drive Association, which is "dedicated to preserving responsible access to Nevada backcountry, while uniting the Nevada four-wheel-drive community, providing leadership, governmental oversight, and education to recreationists," says the group. Membership categories have not been finalized, but you can follow the N4WDA at www.facebook.com/n4wda.
• Good news from SEMA: Johnson Valley may be safe from annexation by the Marine Corps. A proposal by Representative Paul Cook outlines a compromise by which the Marines would have access to the Johnson Valley OHV area (adjacent to the Twentynine Palms USMC base) for up to 42 days per year for training exercises. However, the land would be designated a "national" OHV recreation area under the continued management of the BLM. Urge your legislator to accept this proposal to keep Johnson Valley, the Hammers, Soggy Dry Lake, and the rest of the area open for wheeling.
• Florida is moving closer to banning gasoline mixed with ethanol. According to SEMA, legislation (H.B. 4001) to repeal the requirement that all gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was approved by the Senate on a 33-1 vote. The bill will now be sent to the governor for his signature and enactment into law.
• SEMA also reports that legislation (H.R. 1459) has been introduced in the U.S. Congress to require the President to complete an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) before designating more than 5,000 acres as a National Monument. The bill would ensure public involvement in the process. Current law gives the President authority to declare land of "historic or scientific interest" to be a National Monument, which can lead to road closures for motorized recreation. While this authority has only been used 137 times in 100 years, vast amounts of land have been set aside in the process.
Stadium Super Trucks Launch
Robby Gordon's new Stadium Super Trucks series got under way at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Toyo Tires was proud to announce that the top three finishers of the 18-lap final event were all wearing Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires. Rob MacCachren won the inaugural Super Trucks race decisively, moving up from sixth place to first by the fourth lap and never letting go. Justin Matney and Robby Gordon finished second and third, respectively.
Top 10 Finish for Americans in Gazelles Rallye
The Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles is an all-women's rally-raid held in the desert of southern Morocco. The course traverses some 1,200 kilometers (about 745 miles). The race teams—a driver and a navigator—have to negotiate the nine-day rally using only a compass, a ruler, and outdated maps as navigation aids. No GPS or cell phones allowed.
This year a record five American teams took part, with the team of Bethany Hamilton and Chrissie Beavis (seen here) finishing Eighth in the 4x4 class, the highest finish ever for a rookie American team. Hamilton's name may sound familiar. She's the professional surfer who lost an arm in a shark attack. This was her first off-road race. Navigator Beavis brought experience to the team, as she has guided drivers like Tanner Foust and Rhys Millen in other rallies.
The event was won by Syndiely Wade and Florence Pham, who had held a strong third place throughout the week and were able to take advantage of mechanical issues suffered by the top two teams late in the going.
McMillin NORRA Grand Marshal
Baja racing champion Mark McMillin was named the Grand Marshal for this year's running of the General Tire NORRA Mexican 1000. McMillin joins an elite group of Baja legends who have been honored with the title, including Parnelli Jones and Bruce Meyers.
A five-time Baja 1000 overall winner, McMillin has competed in all three previous NORRA Mexican 1000 rallies. Last year he missed defeating overall vintage winner Michael Gaughan by a little more than 20 seconds after four days and 1,200 miles of trans-Baja competition.
Discount Armada
In an effort to shore up its flagging market share—especially among Internet car shoppers—Nissan announced some deep discounts on certain '13 cars and trucks. Among them is a $4,400 discount on the Armada SUV, which stickers for $40,000-$50,000, depending on the model.
• Aug. 1-3: 4x4 Blast by Two Rivers Jeep Club, Pittsfield, IL.
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• Aug. 1-3: Coal Mountain Jeep Jamboree, Shamokin, PA.
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• Aug. 1-3: Roof of the Rockies Jeep Jamboree, Snowmass-Aspen, CO.
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• Aug. 2-4: 35th Annual Jeep Jamboree, Rubicon Trail, Georgetown, CA.
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• Aug. 3: Getting Started Off-Road Driving Clinic by Badlands Off-Road Adventures, Hungry Valley SVRA, Gorman, CA.
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• Aug. 3: Stadium Super Trucks location TBD.
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• Aug. 3-4: Adventures in Off-Road Driving Level 1 instruction by Off-Road Experience, Fernley, NV.
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• Aug. 8-9: WERock East Round 3, Dayton, TN.
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• Aug. 8-11: Sierra Trek by California Association of 4WD Clubs, Meadow Lake near Truckee, CA.
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• Aug. 8-11: Rubicon Trail Jeep Jamboree, Rubicon Trail, CA.
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• Aug. 12: Rubicon Trail Adventure by Badlands Off-Road Adventures, Lake Tahoe, CA.
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• Aug. 15-17: Vegas to Reno desert race by Best in the Desert, Las Vegas NV.
Info: www.bitd.com • Aug. 16-18: King of the Hammers Qualifier, Superlift ORV Park, Hot Springs, AR.
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• Aug. 16-18: Muddy Buddys Jeep Jam 2013 by the Muddy Buddys Jeep Wrangler Club and Dave Dennis Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Sada Farms, Wilmington, OH.
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• Aug. 17-18: Iron Range Offroad Driving School, Iron Range OHV Park, near Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
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• Aug. 23: Off-Road Night at the Iron Horse Bar & Grill, Ventura, CA.
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• Aug. 23-24: WERock Dirt Riot Southeast Round 3, Durhamtown Plantation, Union Point, GA.
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• Aug. 23-25: Applegate-Lassen Trail Ride by Off-Road Experience, northern NV.
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• Aug. 24: Getting Started Off-Road Driving Clinic by Badlands Off-Road Adventures, Borrego Springs, CA.
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• Aug. 24: Crawling for Downs by Ben Hur Masonic Lodge 322, Kansas Rocks, near Mapleton, KS.
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• Aug. 24-25: Warrior Salute by Maine 4x4, Rocky Mountain Off Road Park, Carthage, ME.
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• Aug. 25: Advanced Beginner Clinic by Badlands Off-Road Adventures, Borrego Springs, CA.
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• Aug. 29-31: Big Horn Mountains Jeep Jamboree, Dayton, WY.
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• Aug. 30–Sept. 1: Midnight Special desert race by SNORE, Jean NV.
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• Aug. 30–Sept. 2: High Sierra Poker Run by California Association of 4WD Clubs,Swamp Lake Trail east of Fresno, CA.
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• Aug. 31–Sept. 2: Superlift Fall 4xAdventure, Superlift ORV Park, Hot Springs, AR.
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