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". . . Absent a claim of need to protect military, diplomatic, or sensitive national security secrets, we find it difficult to accept the . . . [absolute] confidentiality of presidential communications." — Chief Justice Warren Burger
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Top Shelf: Blackhawks survive Red Wings, officiating
Philadelphia, PA – Call it karma or divine intervention from the hockey gods, but the Chicago Blackhawks had something working in their favor by the time overtime of Game 7 rolled around in their Western Conference semifinal Wednesday night.
In essence, a terrible decision by referee Stephen Walkom caused the Blackhawks to win Game 7 twice. Fortunately, they were up to the task or otherwise the NHL would have quite a messy situation on its hands.
Chicago, the West's top seed, was tied with Detroit heading into the closing minutes of regulation when the Blackhawks struck for what should've been the game-winner. Defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson blasted a slap shot past Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard with 1:49 to play, but at the same time Walkom had his eyes trained on a different part of the action and that's when potential disaster struck.
For some reason, Walkom called matching roughing minors on Chicago's Brandon Saad and Detroit's Kyle Quincey, who were locked in a scrum way behind the play in the neutral zone.
Even worse, replays showed Saad did little wrong while Quincey was busy driving him to the ice. That means if Walkom had made the correct call -- roughing on the Red Wings -- than Hjalmarsson's goal would not have been waved off due to a delayed penalty call.
But it was waved off, much to the chagrin of the crowd of 22,000 people who turned out to watch Chicago pull off a memorable series comeback. Luckily, the Blackhawks were able to regroup after a bonehead decision by an official nearly cost them a series. After fighting back from a 3-1 deficit in the series, it would've been a shame to see Chicago go down under such circumstances.
So, when Brent Seabrook wristed a puck off the leg of Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall and past Howard just 3:35 into the extra session, all seemed right in the world of hockey. And you can bet Walkom breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the storm that was about to hit him if the Red Wings had won the decisive game.
Of course, this is not to take anything away from the Red Wings, who proved they were a much better team than the No. 7 next to their name indicated. Chicago's superior depth may have won out over the course of seven games, but Detroit held its ground as the Blackhawks turned the tide and the last two battles of the series were decided by only one goal.
Head coach Mike Babcock and his staff deserve high marks for beating second- seeded Anaheim in seven games during the first round and taking the Presidents' Trophy winners to the limit in the conference semifinals. They deserve respect for this year's playoff run, but in light of Walkom's call, a trip to the West finals would've seemed like a gift.
In the wake of Wednesday's Game 7, the NHL is ready to move forward with a conference final round filled with each of the last four Stanley Cup winners. The Blackhawks face the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for West bragging rights, while the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins battle it out in the Eastern Conference finals.
With only marquee franchises remaining in the postseason tournament, the NHL has its dream scenario. Funny how it could've been a nightmare if Walkom's decision altered the final outcome in favor of Detroit.
John Tortorella is a divisive figure, and it seems his "love it or leave it" style has finally cost him his job as head coach of the New York Rangers.
Shortly after New York announced the decision to fire Tortorella on Wednesday, the rumors that his players wanted him gone had already begun in earnest. Indeed, there seems to be something to these rumors and that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who's paid attention to the irascible Tortorella's routine over the past several years.
Still, the exact nature of Tortorella's dismissal could remain mostly a mystery. The most popular theory is how star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's recent non-committal response when asked about signing a long-term extension with the Rangers signaled to ownership and general manager Glen Sather that a change had to be made.
The Rangers were the No. 1 seed in the East a year ago when they made it to the conference finals. This season, the Blueshirts bowed out in five games to Boston in the second round and that was enough to build the case against Tortorella. Perhaps the possibility of a player revolt was enough to put the final nails in his coffin.
No matter how you feel about Tortorella's brusque attitude toward the media and players, the guy led Tampa Bay to a Stanley Cup title in 2004 and is someone who isn't likely to be out of work for long.
Even if his Rangers' teams underperformed in the playoffs, he still has value as a head coach in the league. But if prospective employers expect Torts to tone down his act in light of his recent firing, they probably are mistaken.
Those who know him say Torts is consistent in his rough behavior and isn't putting on an act. To some that's a breath of fresh air and to others his attitude creates a toxic atmosphere. As the rumors continue to flow out the Rangers' locker room, it's increasingly evident the latter opinion became the predominant viewpoint in New York.

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In a large mixing bowl, add in the flour, sugar and baking powder. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Create a hole in the middle of the bowl, pushing the dry ingredients to the sides. Pour the sour cream into the hole and crumble the margarine in with your fingers as well. Mix everything together with a big spoon until the dry ingredients absorb all of the sour cream and margarine. Continue to knead the dough with your fingers until the consistency is uniform.
Sprinkle a small amount of flour on top of a cast-iron baking sheet. Take half of the dough mixture out of the bowl and place it in a circular mound on top of the baking sheet. Cut the dough with a knife into 8 pieces by making a plus sign, and then a multiply sign. Make sure to separate all 8 wedges of dough to allow room for each piece to expand in the oven without touching. Bake until very lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Repeat this process with the second half of the dough.
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Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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Location: a Dutchie in HongKong
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:59 pm
Post subject: London
I'm flying to London next week. After today somehow that's a very weird feeling.
What a strange world we live in.
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:50 pm
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swan, take courage------if you don't go-------they win. We flew to Paris one week to the day after 9/11, we thought of cancelling but in the end we decided to go, and are glad we did.
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:22 pm
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Not just because I just love London and share your opinion: they win if we get scared, but because this kind of fanatism, in whatever kind, sort, form, shape or colour MAY not win. Never.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:14 pm
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Anyone found a site for sending condolences yet? Such an inadequate thing to do. Still, it seems like expressing our solidarity and sense of loss is the only thing many of us
do in the face of such enormity...
I'm also feeling grateful today that some of us have found ways to make borders and boundaries secondary to what unites us. I send my profound gratitude to each of you amidst such sadness.
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Location: israel
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:46 am
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Terror is terror is terror. My heart is with the English people.
There is not "good terror vs bad terror"", "understandable reasons for terror vs. non understandable" , "good terrorists vs. bad terrorists"
"right causes vs. bad causes". Just a reminder to all of us that the "good reasons" for terror in Istanbul/ Madrid/ London was the the Iraq war, somehow forgetting that the 9/11 was before. And there were many who managed to "understand" the reasons of Ben Laden and
"inevitable act of despair on 9/11". Terrorists will always find a reason for killing. And there will always be "good and righteous" souls , usually in the western countries, who will find somebody ,somewhere, guilty of "bad behaviour" against somebody and try to justify and accept terror as a "punishment" for some imaginary or non imaginary sins (" it's not OK, but we understand them, poor hungry/ conquered/ underpriviledged/ex-repressed etc. people- they had no choice but to kill 1/3000/200/60/100 ordinary people to voice their " justified grievances").
Unfortunately, I believe I am close enough to this subject to know what I'm an talking about. It is a war of cultures, nobody should kid himself. And apppeasement doesn't work with fanatics, our tradition of soul searching is their strenght, fanatics know how to play with it.
I believe in the strenght of the English people to overcome this tragedy. This is the country of Churchill, who was the most promint anti-appeaser against Hitler, and eventually, this attitude will win, Churchill's beliefs won: evil wins sometimes, but eventually is defeated.
Bravo Swan of not being afraid to travel to London. My husband is too, next week. That is our humble effort to war against pure evil!
No more war, no more bloodshed, no more terrorism!
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Location: Anniston Alabama USA
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:30 pm
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Since I'm a U.S. citizen and get most of my news from U.S. sources, I may have a pro-America bias. Since this forum is international, I will ask others about their opinion of the U.S. and our war on terror.
I always considered terrorist acts as the worst form of warfare since they are usually directed at innocent people. But, I read yesterday on another board feelings from some outside the United States that our war against terrorists and the US war in Iraq was equivalent to terrorism since colateral damage also kills civilians.
' She says, 'I am the glamorous type.' I said, 'So what?'
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Location: Paris
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:48 pm
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This is a very emotional and emotive topic.
I agree with Simona, terrorists are bad no matter who they are or where they come from or what the reasons are for their actions. My husband will be in London next week for work, and we will both be there the week after for holidays. I have no qualms about travelling to London.
Terrorism is about creating fear. If you refuse to be frightened or intimidated, you remove the power from the terrorists.
As an exmilitary person, (in the army during the Gulf War, and very involved in Australias efforts there. Also in Fiji during the koo and right in the middle of the action), I saw and heard a lot of things which did not make it into the news. I have to say that sometimes what is done in the name of "peace" can have devastating effects on innocent bystanders. On the other hand (and I am not condoning, merely presenting the theory behind the reason - so please no hate mail or irate posts about what comes next - if you don't like the theory don't keep reading) sometimes actions are taken which are known will affect a few innocents, but will save a greater number of innocents. Sort of sacrificing a few for the benefit of many.
The main thing is to differentiate between some poor soldier who is sent to follow orders by doing "insert task here", and the person who gives the order knowing it will cause suffering to others. Not too many years ago it was punishable by death if you refused to follow orders in the military. Far too many soldiers/sailors/airmen died by firing squad (or were shot by their superior officer) for disobeying a direct order - especially during war time or conflicts. Remember that the person committing the acts has to live with their actions for the rest of their life. This can sometimes be a worse punishment than anything a court of law can think up.
What has happened in London is dreadful, but the more publicity that it generates, the greater a profile the terrorists have. The best thing to do is to not buy into the propaganda and refuse the newspapers and tv updates in your house. When you were a child you were probably told "ignore it/them and it will go away" when someone or something bugged you. It is good advice. Think about the people who are suffering, send them good thoughts for mental and physical recovery, and support your local charities who swing into action for these type of situations. That is the best way to beat the actions of terrorists.
Will step down from the podium now and go and make my husband some dinner.... Pork chops marinated in lemon juice and bush spices then fried in a tiny smear of olive oil. Served with yummy fresh veges that I think I will stir fry in a little lemon juice and pepper. Just the thing for a friday night... quick, easy and tasty.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:03 pm
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My daughter and I will be in London in three weeks. We wouldn't think of changing our plans and giving in to terrorists. Two years ago, we went to Kenya and Tanzania even though British Air had suspended its flights to Nairobi because of terrorist threats.
I'm 100% for fighting terrorists. But in the eyes of the world, the U.S. lied to its people to justify a war in Iraq that had nothing to do with the terrorist threat, and is still inventing excuses to keep fighting a war that will be recognized a generation from now as having accomplished the opposite of defeating terrorism. "We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here", were words that were ridiculous when spoken and dramatically proved false yesterday.
The goal is to fit it all in.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:08 pm
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Since I am an Israeli citizen,I get my information from all possible sources ( NYtimes, Le monde, all on the internet) , and of course I am pro- American biased too. Calling American war on terrorism ( in Irak or elsewhere) equivalent to acts of terrorism is as if calling the war of the allied forces against the German army ( WW2) ,acts of terrorism, because german ( innocent??) civilians were also killed. Very "post-modern" attitude!!!
What's wrong with this new generation? Bush and Saadam Hussein are both terrorists? Hitler and Eisenhower are both terrorists? Of course nobody's perfect, and mistakes - MISTAKES, not gazing of curds among other atrocities- are done, so does this make the war against terrorism less valable? All this "new age" understanding of terrorism, this pseudo-psychological analysis of the "problems" and "frustrations" of the people the terrorists presumably represent ( without really asking their permission) is .. you know what. I'm a liberal-left wing person politically, so I wouldn't vote republican or right wing anywhere, but at least, Bush is not troubled by self righteous soul searching: some things are absolute evil, and they should be fought, that's the essence of democracy: you fight for your freedom, you don't identify with the terrorists. And a little studies of the widely publicized credo of the Islamic fanatic minority ( because terrorists are always a minority) will do no harm to those " good souls' who compare americans to Bin-Laden.
I am really furious when i read about these "good souls" who understand terrorist. The terrorist are not stupid, they use these people, and they mock us, and rightfully so: they know that those who will be ready to fight and die for their beliefs will win. They are ready to kill and ready to die. For the moment , they are the winners. I hope that this situation will change, otherwise our grand-children's world will be a very ugly one.
Mo more war, no more nonsense!
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:20 pm
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I just read you post Debbie, and I completely agree with you. And Yes, it's a very emotional topic.
And now I'll go and cool down, and like you, prepare my husband - we are solo today- the Friday night ( Sabbat) evening meal - nothing fancy, just a good salad with cheese brought from Paris and watermelon.
No more war, enough is enough
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:53 pm
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I agree with everything you said.
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:42 am
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[quote="Chicago Bear"]. But in the eyes of the world, the U.S. lied to its people to justify a war in Iraq that had nothing to do with the terrorist threat, and is still inventing excuses to keep fighting a war that will be recognized a generation from now as having accomplished the opposite of defeating terrorism. "We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here", were words that were ridiculous when spoken and dramatically proved false yesterday.[/quote]
Dear Chicago Bear, nobody has any idea what will happen in a generation from now, and if indeed, in the long term ( history takes its time), the war on Irak will accomplish the opposite of defeating terrorism. I respect your opinion, but I happen to think just the opposite: only very naive people believe that terrorism will dissapear just like that. Political processes take a very long time,( it took 30 years to bring down the berlin wall, ten years after the first strikes in.. Poland) and though I'm not so naive as to believe that only terrorism was on Bush's mind, I still think that it takes guts to declare a war against somebody like Saddam Hussein. Nobody in his right mind really believed that after the Iraki war terrorism will dissappear. But I also believe, that those who opposed the war in Irak, invoking many false and hypocritical motives, are partly responsible for the continuation of terrorism on their territory. Some of the countries believe that if they will "behave nicely" and join the very fashionable anti-american wave they will be spared. That's really ridiculous. I remember the french reaction after the kidnapping of the two journalists , and the 'demand" to change the french veil law: the french were really offended : what, after being so nice and opposing the americans, why are they punished? Because the terrorists are terrorists, and trying to please and appease them is useless. And shameful.
Maybe its fashionable to blame America for being agressive ( poor Saddam , poor Talibans), but I am sure most of these "peacenick" are very happy somebody else is doing the dirty job. And it's not for the first time in recent history. Yes, definitely,I'm pro-american
No more war , more support for the anti-terrorist fight
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:26 pm
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Bravo Queen Elizabeth!! Our Lizzie truly is her parents' child! The rest of the family may be totally flaky but I'm glad she is still with us.
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:50 pm
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Anyone see the story about hotels price gouging in the aftermath of the blasts? Here's one link to it:
It's sad that they don't list the hotels in question. If any of them have American affiliates I'd like to know which ones I should be writing to to say that I'll be avoiding patronizing them in the future.
There were also stories of tearooms and pubs putting out signs that they welcomed the shaken and those in need of company. They offered their wares gratis in a sense of community. Wish those names were available too.
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:27 pm
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Dears ....
The Place on the Earth
our cocoons
the concrete home of our souls
each cocoon and its place on Earth
the why of how we are
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Last Thursday our professor David Widdifield led us to a distribution center of 31 Gifts, a handbag and accessories manufacturer in Columbus.
Before that, we first had a guest speaker from KMH Systems, who presented to us about what they provided for their clients on solving supply chain problems. He gave us an idea about how to implement automation in supply chain and how to design a warehouse. 5 factors were brought out, which are space, layout, equipment, information systems, and management. Actually there are still a lot to learn. After that, we went to the distribution center near Easton, where it is more convenient to provide goods with flexibility and high-velocity.
When we arrived there, the chief operation manager welcomed us and gave us a brief introduction about their company. Ten years ago, 31 was formed with a goal of helping women by giving them an opportunity to own their own business. Around the corner of the meeting room, we could see a huge pink heart shape poster. The manager said they actually import materials from China originally, and customize those semi-products into what the consumers want, to meet their own need. Also, they reduce the return percentage through quality control and good service. Then, he showed us the warehouse. Some pictures of the distribution center are shown below.
The most amazing part is that they don't have a lot of workers, instead they purchased automotive machine sewing and stitching machines. All they need to do is create designs according to the customers' requirement. They had a bunch of templates in their database, so that they could choose what they need easily. Then the machine could operate itself. As you can see below, usually, it takes 3 minutes to complete a whole design.
By applying automation, they could be able to reduce the cost and increase the profit, while improving the productivity. At the same time, they could take the advantage of economy of scale. After they complete the manufacturing process, they continue the quality control process and handling them into different category according to different customers manually. As we could see in the picture, they record the whole process on the board in order to observe and improve the process.
After all these, they could sort them into several packages and ship them to different destination. We observed the whole process and have a general idea about how they operate. I still feel there is a lot to learn but I was able to gain more experience in the field.


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Defendants convicted of premeditated first-degree murder in Kansas would face a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 50 years under a bill heading to Gov. Sam Brownback.
The House approved the measure Wednesday on a 123-0 vote. Senators approved the bill, 37-3, on April 5.
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The bill would double the mandatory time defendants must serve before being eligible for parole but allow judges to decide whether a lesser sentence is warranted.
Currently, prosecutors can seek the so-called "Hard 50" sentence against first-degree murder defendants, but it can only be imposed by juries after weighing factors presented during a trial.
The bill also would impose a minimum 25-year prison sentence for defendants convicted of attempted capital murder or committing murder during another felony.


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In honor of our third great Grandfather, Charles Gray McComsey, during this week leading up to Veterans Day 2011. If only we could go back in time...just to be able to see his face, give him a big hug and tell him how proud we are of his service to his country during the Civil War. Our honored Grandfather was a private in the Union army and served for three years of the war. A short but pertinent excerpt from the complete history of the 112th Illinois Infantry at the Illinois State Department of Archives states that "The Regiment actively participated in all the campaigns in East Tennessee, in 1863, and, up to February 4, 1864, sharing in the glory of redeeming that truly loyal people, and in wresting what was regarded as the key to the rebellion from rebel rule. Being always at the front and often at great distance from the main body of the army, it was kept constantly on the alert, and compelled to perform the severest of duties and always on short rations."
|In honor of our third great Grandfather...1838-1920
He became a respected pioneer in western Nebraska after the war and made his home near and later moved to Gering, Nebraska. Several of his children and grandchildren are buried in the West Lawn Cemetery in that community along with Charles and his wife Mary.
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New changes to the hours of service (HOS) rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation will impact truckers and trucking companies beginning July 1 unless a pending lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia blocks the new rules before then.
The new rule changes will limit 34-hour restarts to once per week and will reduce a driver's average maximum allowable hours of work per week from 82 hours to 70 hours – a 15 percent reduction.
"Theoretically, the ultimate goal is to reduce fatigue-related crashes (and thereby improve safety) and also to improve driver health," said Mason Wilson, president of the Traffic Club of Memphis. "Whether this rule will actually achieve those goals is hotly debated and the American Trucking Association and others have taken the position that the rule is arbitrary and will, at best, only minimally improve safety while negatively impacting motor carriers."
In late December 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) published a new final rule for hours of service. The rule is being implemented in two phases. The first wave took effect in February 2012, and the new set of guidelines will be implemented on July 1.
–Mason Wilson, President, Traffic Club of Memphis
At dispute are new restrictions relating to the 34-hour restart provision, which has had no restrictions since it went into effect roughly eight years ago. The new restart period must include two periods of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. home terminal time and may only be used only once per week.
"According to the FMCSA, the industry conditions that precipitated the new HOS rule were chronic driver fatigue, a high risk of crashes for fatigued drivers and chronic health conditions in drivers," Wilson said. "The stated purpose of the rule is to limit drivers to no more than 70 hours of work per week on average, i.e., to give drivers more time to rest."
Oral arguments against the changes from trucking stakeholders, led by the American Trucking Association, and safety advocacy groups will be heard on March 15 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
"Truckers have been operating under the 34-hour restart provision for close to 10 years and it's serving their companies pretty well, so they are concerned about further restrictions. It will all be decided in this ongoing court case," said Dave Huneryager, president of the Tennessee Trucking Association.
The groups are also opposed to a new rest break guideline taking effect in July in which drivers may drive only if eight hours or less have passed since end of driver's last off-duty period of at least 30 minutes.
Safety advocates would like to see the 34-hour restart eliminated and the daily driving limit reduced from the current 11 hours.
"The American Trucking Association has also asked to push back the start date to allow time for the court process to play out and to give motor carriers additional time to implement any changes ordered by the court and to train their personnel if the rule is not blocked," Wilson said.
Smaller, local companies might not feel the pinch as much as larger outfits.
"As far as a dollars and cents or operational impact on Jamac Logistics, we believe from what we understand that it will be minimal since we are a local intermodal carrier, our drivers are pretty much home every night and for the most part currently a Monday through Friday operation," said Ken Opperman, Jamac Logistics terminal manager. "What we will have to monitor closely is that any drivers that do operate on Saturday morning are allowed their full rest and that they not begin until after 6 a.m. on Monday morning."
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The Role of Multinational EnterprisesNarula, Rajneesh; Zanfei, Antonello (København, 2003)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper undertakes a brief evaluation of the trends in the internationalization of innovative activities. We provide a taxonomy of R&D internationalization strategies, and discuss the main relevant theoretical and empirical issues, before discussing the centripetal and centrifugal forces underlying the nature and evolution of cross border innovation. We address the issue of international technology partnering as a key strategy that is complementary to the internationalisation of innovative activities through internal means, before raising important policy dimensions and directions for future research that derive from these debates. Key words: R&D internationalization, globalisation, multinationals, alliances, technology policy JEL Codes: F23, O32 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6628
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North Carolina Textile Industry Items
Source: Herbert Floyd Seawell, Sr. Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #497; Alice Green Hoffman Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #127
Staff Person: Dale Sauter
During the late nineteeth and early twentieth centuries, the textile industry flourished in North Carolina, and many other areas of the American South. In 1860, there were approximately 45 textile mills in the state of North Carolina. By 1923, the total had risen to 351. Troubles plagued the industry throughout the twentieth century, including child labor protests and unionization attempts. Beginning in the 1980s, much of the industry moved to overseas production for cheaper labor. In 1996, there were 2,153 textile and apparel plants in North Carolina employing 233,715 people. By 2006, there had been a 40% decline in the number of plants, to 1,282 plants, and a 65% decrease in employment to 80,232 workers.
Sources: http://www.historync.org/textiles.htm
Today's staff pick features a few items related to North Carolina's and the South's once thriving textile industry. Included on the left is a letter to Mr. H. F. Seewell (sic) from A. H. Carr, Vice President and Treasurer of Durham Hosiery Mills, dated October 29, 1928. (Herbert Floyd Seawell, Sr. Papers #497). Also included (pictured on the right) is a Southern Cotton Mill Stocks Quotation List by A. M. Law & Company, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C. dated June 17, 1924 (Alice Green Hoffman Papers #127). This list contains stock quotes for several mills throughout the United States southern region.
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RNA Viruses
The structure of the RNA viruses is basically the same as that of the other viruses that we have described - a core of genetic material, usually contained within a protective capsid of protein, and in many cases, and lipid envelope as well. The life cycle of the RNA viruses is also similar - attachment to the host cell, penetration, reproduction of genetic material, creation of the protective capsid, emergence from the cell. The major differences arise from the fact that the RNA viruses genetic information is stored, as their name suggests, in RNA, not DNA. This has important consequences in the life cycle of the virus - and gives it the potential to outwit the immune system.
With the exception of the RNA viruses, all organisms store their permanent information in DNA, using RNA only as a temporary messenger for information. In part this has to do with the characteristic advantages of the DNA molecule and its replication. DNA is quite a stable molecule, not particularly reactive with other molecules, and the processes involved in its replication make very few mistakes during copying (between one in 1 million and 1 in 10 million). Most of these mistakes are normally corrected even when they do occur. This makes DNA an ideal format for the storage of information, for mutations (errors) only rarely occur, and most are not significant.
By contrast, RNA is a quite unstable molecule, capable of reacting even with itself under the correct conditions. It also makes frequent mistakes during copying - averaging one mistake per 10,000 nucleotides each time it is copied, and has less of an ability to correct errors. Since in normal cells RNA molecules are not "blueprint" quality, the host cell does not check copied RNA as carefully as it does DNA to assure that it is free of errors. These properties make RNA very poorly suited for the storage of information - which explains why all other organisms use it only as a temporary messenger molecule.
However, these very properties make RNA ideal for the storage of viral information. Once the immune system has learned to recognize an infecting virus and create antibodies against it (developed an immunity), it can quickly destroy it, so the virus can no longer use that host for reproduction. In order to reinfect that host - it must first change its nature enough that the immune system will no longer recognize it. In other words, it must mutate.
The unstable nature of the RNA molecule provides this mutagenic factor, allowing RNA viruses to evolve far more rapidly than DNA viruses, frequently changing their surface structures. These mutations make it more difficult for an organism to develop any kind of lasting immunity to the virus.
Because each surviving virus can reproduce itself hundreds or thousands of times, mutations in the RNA sequence occur frequently. It has been estimated that a typical RNA virus may experience alterations of between .03 and 2 percent of its entire genome each year - evolving faster than any other living organism. Mutations occur randomly across the entire length of the viral RNA, and so of course most are not beneficial, producing viruses which lack a needed protein or are otherwise disadvantaged. However, because of the enormous number of offspring produced by each virus, even a high rate of mutation does not threaten the survival of the virus, and when advantageous mutations do occur, they are rapidly selected for and reproduced. This evolution is known as antigenic drift.
There are in fact two kinds of RNA viruses - those that have a "sense" strand of RNA (coded information about how to build proteins) as their genetic material, and those that have an "antisense" strand (the paired
opposite of the coded information). Hepatitis C is of the "sense" type.
In order to copy their genetic material, RNA viruses cannot rely on the mechanisms for genetic replication already present in the cell as the the DNA viruses do. Cells have their own DNA transcriptase (an enzyme which copies DNA) which they use to replicate their own DNA. DNA viruses can simply coopt this process to replicate their DNA. However, there are no instances where cells would ever replicate RNA - so the viruses are on their own. This copying of RNA is accomplished by a special set of enzymes that comprise an RNA transcriptase. The primary difference between the "sense" and "antisense" RNA viruses is where this RNA transcriptase comes from.
In order to express their genetic information, the antisense RNA viruses must first translate themselves into "sense" RNA - something which the host cell's ribosomes can read. Because the information is "antisense", there is no way for the virus to cause the cell to synthesize an RNA transcriptase - and so the virus must carry its transcriptase along with it. In some cases, it appears that these enzymes are packaged in the viral particle. This is true of the influenza A virus (the virus which causes flu), where many the needed enzymes are closely associated with the nucleic acid core of the virus. It must first transcribe itself to "sense" RNA that can be used as a template for the creation of new "antisense" viral RNA, and can also be read out by the cell's ribosomes to build viral proteins and so forth.
Sense RNA viruses, by contrast, have an much more powerful approach. Because their information is stored in a sense strand, the viral RNA itself can be directly read by the cell's ribosomes, functioning like the normal mRNA present in the cell. The virus thus needs to carry nothing with it. It uses the cell's own ribosomes to synthesize the RNA transcriptase it will need for reproduction, and once this is done, it creates an antisense version of itself as a template for the creation of new viral RNA. The new viral RNA can itself be used to synthesize more RNA's and the necessary viral proteins. The fact that their genes can be directly read by their host cells means that these types of RNA viruses are incredibly simple, requiring only small amounts of genetic material to encode the information necessary for their survival, and requiring no additional enzymes to be packaged into their cores. Some of our most deadly viral enemies are of this type. Hepatitis C is such a virus.
There is one other significant subtype of RNA viruses which deserves mention here, simply for the elegance of the threat that they pose. These are the retroviruses.


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In the Category of "Abuse of the 911 System"
A 36 year old female presented to the ED last night via 911 with a complaint of:
"I took off my earring and the backing got stuck inside the hole."
Ladies and Gentlemen, you just can't make this stuff up.
24 April 2006
A New Champion!
In the Category of "Abuse of the 911 System"
Posted by shadowfax at 9:13 AM
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Wow, how great! I once removed stitches at home because I didn't feel like going to the doctor's office. I can't imagine an earring back being stuck wouldn't just be handled at home. How fascinating.ReplyDelete
So, Doc, howdja handle it? Roll your eyes and send her packing? Call the surgeons? Yank it off and throw it in the Sharps container? Gently soak her head and tenderly peel off the jewel?ReplyDelete
What's your weirdest foreign body story?
I scolded her for abusing the system, I plucked it out with a forceps, declined the inevitable request for narcotics (Doc, but it hurts!).ReplyDelete
My interaction with her lasted five minutes at most. I do take some small and petty consolation that since she came in with a trivial issue on a busy sunday night, she did have to wait two-plus hours to be seen (despite coming in via ambulance).
I have also seen people come to the ER for a stye and a sunburn (no kidding).
It's a pity the medics don't have the authority to say "no" to inappropriate transports.
I guess I concentrated on the "in the ER for an earring catastrophe" portion of your story. I sort of forgot to be stunned by the ambulance transport thing, which is clearly more amazing. She somehow couldn't get herself to the hospital due to fleshy-ear pain. That's a stunning level of dependence right there. You should send a sympathy card to her husband.ReplyDelete
And for this I'm learning to start IVs, drill IOs, intubate, cardiovert, run a code, decompress a chest, and generally rapidly assess and treat a variety of emergency medical condtions.ReplyDelete
Don't dispair, PDX. There is still fun and glory to be had. It's just 5% of your job. 75% is routine stuff, and 20% is flagrant abuse, like the above.ReplyDelete
There was a study a few years back which very clearly described how indigent persons often use 911 as a "Medical Taxi" system. I can't recall the citation, alas.
My favourite ED presentation (when I was an ED resident) was a guy who presented three times via ambulance in the same week. The first time was because he'd fractured his pinky finger. The second and third times were because the finger was still sore.ReplyDelete
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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the science! dept
It's common enough for comment threads to digress around here, but it's rare (perhaps unprecedented) for the top comment of the week to be largely unrelated to the topic, not only of the post it was submitted on but of all the posts that week and the general list of common Techdirt topics. So consider it a testament to how frustrated people are getting with climate change deniers that Mason Wheeler took first place for insightful with a simple and direct admonition:
If you think denying climate change isn't putting entire societies (including our own) at risk, you're not paying enough attention...
While first place is a topical outlier, second place for insightful brings us back to basics. Alien Rebel did not mince words in talking about our old friend the Copyright Alliance:
The Copyright Alliance is just another purely artificial astroturf organization, doing what it's paid to do by a select group of special interests. It therefore shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that the words uttered by Sandra Aistars are just nonsensical crap thrown at a wall in the hope that some of them will stick, and have some political effect. Look no further than who the Alliance founders and staffers have been; either MPAA execs, Nickles Group LLC lobbyists, or alumni from the Progress & Freedom Foundation, which played a role in Newt Gingrich's ethics troubles back in the 90's. Copyright Alliance Staff, 2008. archive.org
I had the displeasure of spending quality time on the phone with Ms. Aistars; "hack attorney" is exactly right, IMO. Former Time-Warner VP, attorney from Weil, Gotshal, & Manges. Defender of "creative individuals"? Yah, sure.
For editor's choice on the insightful side, we start with a comment from John Fenderson pointing out just how disturbing the LiveJournal of an NSA official was to read:
With the other documents, there was at least a pretense of professionalism. With this, there is none. This is just a pure expression of joy at being able to spy for the sake of spying. To see something like this written, with not one iota of the gravity of the actions, indicates a culture and mindset that the infamous "smiley face" only hinted at. A culture and mindset that is fundamentally at odds with the notions of freedom and liberty.
This document sends more chills up my spine than any of the others I've seen yet.
Next, we've got Ima Fish, who took the illustrative argument that the 4th Amendment should be secret according to NSA logic, and ran with it:
Heck, why stop with just the 4th amendment? By publishing our criminal statutes we're telling terrorists and criminals exactly what facts and circumstances the police and prosecutors are investigating. By publishing court rules, we're telling terrorists and criminals the inner machinations of our judicial system.
Clearly all laws should be hidden. And our judicial process should be kept entirely secret.
Over on the funny side, we start out on the post about Microsoft snooping in Hotmail accounts, where first place went to an anonymous commenter for expressing his decidedly unsurprised reaction:
I am shocked
Shocked, I say, that there is gambling going on in this casino!
Meanwhile, though we ridiculed prosecutors for suggesting that Andrew "weev" Auernheimer's hacking activities were akin to "blowing up a nuclear power plant in New Jersey", Michael won second place for funny by cutting them a bit more slack:
It could be a reasonable comparison.
Let's be realistic here. How bad would it be to blow up a nuclear power plant in New Jersey? I mean you can't even buy a Tesla there anymore.
For editor's choice for funny, we start out with another comment on the post about weev, this time from Rose M. Welch. The comment actually received more insightful votes than funny ones, but ultimately it's both:
...the definition of 'hacking' has been updated.
hack, verb
1. to cut and clear (a way, path, etc.), as through undergrowth
2. to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts
3. to manipulate a computer program skilfully, esp, to gain unauthorized access to another computer system
4. to use a computer in a way that observers do not fully understand or do not like
And finally, we've got a comment from Argonel, who has found the silver lining of much-maligned Ultraviolet movies:
I love Ultraviolet, at least when included with Blu-ray combo packs. This means I get a Blu-ray copy for myself, a DVD copy to give to someone I like, and an Ultraviolet code to give to someone I secretly loathe. It looks like I'm giving them a gift, but they have to deal with Ultraviolet digital copies. I will never use an Ultraviolet code myself.
A brilliant plan, if you ask me.
That's all for this week, folks!


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New season 2 key visual. Airs on April 7th. http://berserk-anime.com/news/index00920000.html
Susumu Hirasawa's "Hai yo" and "Ash Crow" songs return as insert songs for the anime.
The opening is one of the few things I like about the 2016 anime. I'm surprised at the somewhat negative/muted response to it here on SK.net.
April 7th.It's a Friday.A "YA relase" Friday
I've been waiting a long time to see the Berserk's Armor in action outside of a video game... but seriously, is it that bad? I know I've been assured it is, and I still haven't gotten past the opening of the first episode, but beyond that, we're just being hypercritical fans and it's really not that unwatchable, right?? I want to watch Berserk anime but not have it hurt.
That art is very average... About 9mm... Is it a new song?
I'll enjoy it for what it is ; a cheap animation while I wait for the real deal anyway. It'll give me something to complain about.
Basically why I stuck it out through last season. Even if the second season sucks I can at least have fun shitting on it.
The opening is one of the few things I like about the 2016 anime. I'm surprised at the somewhat negative/muted response to it here on SK.net. Sure, 9mm Parabellum Bullet don't have that same je ne sais quoi as Susumu Hirasawa, but 'Inferno' fits the spirit of the series, IMHO... and the riffs are tasty as fuck.
This thing looks like a first draft. Ugh. I fully expect this to end after the Grunbeld fight. No way this season gets to Ganishka.
I would prefer an opening with SIGN.
I was pretty vocal about how I liked the opening, actually. It was indeed probably the thing I liked the most about the 2016 series.
It's sad that the only things outside manga I've experienced since becoming a fan have been very uninspiring. Now ten years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1O5us-PLc0Here's a video from the anime's website condensing the first season. Some of the animation had been altered (the 2D around Griffith's return has been smoothed and the fixed Serpico's run to catch up with Farnese, all I could tell) but it still looks like ass.
Oh look, Guts actually looks like guts at this moment https://youtu.be/D1O5us-PLc0?t=1360 .Same video but near the end at 22:40.Sadly that's the only positive i have to say on that video lol
Yeah, these animators have an awesome talent at tracing actual drawings from the manga.
Is that what they did? Yeeshh...
That is one polished turd. Griffith's reveal is still as obnoxious as ever. It's a real sad state of affairs at how much better the Musou game handled that scene.A lot of the half-decent 2D shots from the anime are little more than barely-animated line-by-line panel recreations from the manga with color added. So whenever I hear someone say "Well, at least the 2D parts looked good," I really want to bang my head on the wall.


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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will intensify controls of online social media and instant messaging tools, the ruling Communist Party said in an agenda-setting document that marks the government's highest-level reaction so far to the explosive growth of microblogs.
Beijing's vow to strengthen Internet administration and promote content acceptable to the ruling party appeared in the communique of a recent party leadership conclave published in the official People's Daily Wednesday.
Communiques from the Communist Party's Central Committee, which held an annual meeting that ended last week, set the broad direction for policy.
This one made clear that leaders are looking for ways to better control, but not snuff out, the microblog services that have become popular channels for spreading news and opinion that can unsettle the government.
"Strengthen guidance and administration of social Internet services and instant communications tools, and regulate the orderly dissemination of information," said the communique, which made no reference to microblogs as such.
"Apply the law to sternly punish the dissemination of harmful information," added the document. It did not give details of what form firmer regulation may take.
The announcement from the Party meeting builds on a stream of warnings in state media that has shown Beijing is nervous about the booming microblogs, called "weibo" in Chinese, and their potential to tear the seams of censorship and controls.
"Putting words like that in a document like that shows that they're taking this issue very seriously," said Li Yonggang, an expert on Internet policy at Nanjing University in east China.
"This is a political signal, but it will probably be some time before this results in any new measures or regulations emerge."
Analysts said the business impact was likely to be muted, because investors have already taken into account growing official scrutiny of Chinese Internet companies, and the government is unlikely to shut down what has become an important valve for monitoring and easing social pressures.
"There will be tighter censorship, but the impact on the platforms won't be much," said Hong Kong-based CLSA analyst Elinor Leung.
Most use Sina Corp's "Weibo" service, launched in August 2009, or rival Tencent Holding's "QQ" service.
Chinese microblogs, especially Sina's dominant "Weibo" service, carry plenty of gossip and harmless fare. But they also offer raucous forums for lambasting officials and reporting unrest or official abuses. It is their potential to stoke popular discontent that most worries Beijing.
Microblogs allow users to issue bursts of opinion — a maximum of 140 Chinese characters — that can course through chains of followers who instantly receive messages, challenging censors who have a hard time monitoring the tens of millions of messages sent every day.
Inventive users adopt alternative words to get around censorship filters.
A bullet train crash in Wenzhou this July was a watershed moment for Sina's "Weibo" microblog service as thousands of users expressed anger at the official response and pulled apart official accounts of the crash and rescue response.
More recently, an uproar spread on Sina's Weibo when a two-year-old girl was run over by two trucks and then ignored by passersby as she lay bleeding. She later died.
The number of Chinese users registered on domestic microblog sites reached 195 million by the end of June, a more than threefold increase on the number at the end of 2010, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.
Beijing has repeatedly criticized microblogs for irresponsibility spreading what it calls unfounded rumours.
Wednesday, the People's Daily kept up those warnings, citing a statement from the State Internet Information Office that it had asked police to punish people responsible for spreading a bogus tax policy announcement and rumours that a fight jet had crashed, killing the pilot.
"The Internet is a microphone that everyone can use, but it is not one that everyone can use well," said the paper.
A State Internet Information Office official this month called for stricter policing of microblogs while encouraging officials to use them, indicating Beijing was looking to better control such services, not shut them down.
Sina and other Chinese microblog operators already deploy technicians and software to monitor content and block and remove comment deemed unacceptable, especially about protests, official scandals and party leaders.
Excessive self-censorship on the microblog platforms risks alienating users by making them bland, analysts said.
"The more important risk we see for Sina Weibo and other Weibos is that they self-regulate out of business," said Michael Clendenin, the managing director of RedTech Advisors.
"And that they self-neuter and that makes the platform so boring no one wants to use it."
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Watching Dave Batista's bio DVD, I Walk Alone, you really can't help but feel that he is a lot more special a wrestler than most fans give him credit for.
After all, like most other big men, Batista's power game hasn't jived with the at-times harsh 'net-based fans as much as the high-flyers or submission specialists.
After viewing this DVD, however, I think I'm safe in saying that those minds will change, because what you get is a complete look at a wrestler whose dedication to his personal betterment and the struggle he had growing up is one of the most incredible stories we've seen WWE document.
The DVD begins back in Batista's hometown of Washington, DC, and we indeed start with Dave taking a trip back to his old neighbourhood. Here, and throughout the DVD, we see interviews with his mom, childhood friends and his now ex-wife (who I'll give additional props to for being incredibly professional). I won't ruin the story of Batista's life and will instead say that the flow of this DVD is not stilted at all as we transition through Dave's upbringing.
Of course, it certainly helps that WWE and the Wild Samoans are on good terms, because we get Afa on the documentary talking about Dave's development. There's also discussion about his time in OVW (plus a match!). The really cool part here, to me, is that WWE allows Batista to talk about one James. E. Cornette without censoring his positiveness about the outspoken former Titan Towers employee. It's unfortunate, though, that there was no canned footage of Cornette talking about Dave to use in the DVD. Same goes for Brother Devon, whom as Dave points out, was very instrumental in helping the then Deacon Batista adapt to life in WWE.
Another extremely positive part, and one I was genuinely shocked to see, was Batista openly talking about the problems that he had with Booker T. Now, granted, Booker is not with WWE (at the moment) so we only get one side of the story, but it's still one of those things that you wouldn't necessarily expect WWE to pull the curtain on.
Now with those positives, there are a couple things that are kept hidden from the viewer, such as the circumstances behind Batista's breakup with his wife and the much rumoured interactions with Melina; however, I'm not completely upset about this, when you consider, for example, that in the Bret Hart DVD, Hitman's marital woes are kept out of that recording as well. It's hard sometimes to know where to draw the line between business and personal when making a DVD like this, but I'm glad that there's still that professionalism here.
Of course, no Batista documentary would be complete without interviews from Ric Flair and Triple H about the time spent in Evolution (though notably Randy Orton, who's DVD-less by the way, is not included), discussion about Eddie Guerrero and the time Batista's spent on the shelf.
So if, after all of that, fans still haven't felt more respect for Batista, then the matches selected assuredly will. Despite seeing Batista on a near weekly basis wrestling on WWE TV, I really started to appreciate how agile Dave is for a bigger wrestler more after seeing the sample of his body of work included in the DVD. Of course, the highlight for me is the rare OVW match included (and I wish there were others too), but there are some great bouts here. Sadly, Batista's Royal Rumble victory is only highlighted rather than played out in full (we know why that is, but still...).
Overall, I Walk Alone is going to turn more heads than any other DVD WWE has done. Some have had larger fanbases going in, but in my opinion none will have a more positive effect on the outlook of one of the Fed's biggest names.


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If you would be interested in a set of notebooking pages/mini unit study like the ones I am offering for my clouds and still life art shows let me know (you can find links to my other art shows as well as to my notebooking pages in the sidebar). If there is enough interest I will put them together.
Meanwhile, here are some suggestions of questions you can discuss with your children as you examine each painting.
•How did each painter see trees differently?
•Look for cool and warm colors.
•How many paintings have people in them?
•How many paintings have animals?
•How many paintings have buildings?
•Decide on the "mood" of each painting- how does each painting make you feel?
•Use the canvas measurements provided to see just how big or small a painting is.
•Decide which painting is the most realistic and which is the least realistic.
•Which is your favorite painting?
•If you could change the name of a painting, what would you name it? Why?
•If you find a painting you like, take a minute to look at some other paintings by that artist. (Artchive and ABC Gallery are where I found these paintings.
•You could make your own version of your favorite garden painting.
•You could sketch your own garden in the style of your favorite artist.
Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background
1889 Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (72.5 x 92 cm)
Collection Mrs. John Hay Whitney
R. B. Kitaj
The Oak Tree
1991 Oil on canvas
60 1/8 x 60 in. (152.7 x 152.4 cm)
Private collection
Sigmar Polke
Two Palm Trees
1964 Artificial resin on fabric
90 x 75 cm
Private collection
Egon Schiele
Autumn Trees
1911 Oil on canvas
79.5 x 80 cm
Private collection
Vincent Van Gogh
Roots and Tree Trunks
June-July 1890 Oil on canvas
50 x 100 cm
Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam
Pear Trees in Bloom at Eragny, Morning
1886 Oil on canvas
21 x 25 1/4 in (54 x 65 cm)
Isetan Museum, Tokyo
Piet Mondrian
Avond (Evening); Red Tree
1908 Oil on canvas
70 x 99 cm (27 1/2 x 39 in)
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
Schiele, Egon
Little Tree (Chesnut Tree at Lake Constance)
1912 Watercolor and pencil on paper
18 x 11 5/8 in. (45.8 x 29.5 cm)
Private collection, New York
Blue Trees
1888 Oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm (36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in)
The Ordrupgaard Collection, Copenhagen
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
c. 1836 Oil on canvas
21 1/2 x 17 in (55 x 43 cm)
The New York Historical Society
The Garden at Petit Gennevilliers in Winter
c. 1894 Oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
Private collection
A Rushing Sea of Undergrowth
1932-35 Oil on canvas
112.8 x 69 cm
Vancouver Art Gallery
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Spring Vegetable Minestrone
Pesto stars in this brightly flavored springtime soup.
½ tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 small leek, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
¾ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
3 medium carrots, peeled and trimmed
1 celery stalk, trimmed
½ small fennel bulb, trimmed
6 ounce red potatoes, (not peeled), quartered
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock, low sodium
1 small zucchini, trimmed and halved lengthwise
1 small yellow squash, trimmed and halved lengthwise
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 ounces) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups cooked ditalini pasta (optional) (or other small variety)
2 to 4 tablespoons basil pesto (page 11), for serving
Nutritional information
Nutritional information per serving (1 cup): Calories 127 (19% from fat) | carb. 20g | pro. 7g | fat 3g sat. fat 0g | chol. 0mg | sod. 659mg | calc. 57mg | fiber 5g
- Put the olive oil in a large pot set over medium heat.
- While oil is heating, prepare the vegetables. Insert the chopping blade into the work bowl of the food processor. Add the garlic and leek; pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to the pot with a ¼ teaspoon of the salt and pinch of pepper and begin to sauté.
- While the garlic and leek are cooking, remove the chopping blade and insert the slicing disc. Fit the carrots and celery into the feed tube so they are snug and slice. Slice the fennel. Add to the pot, with the remaining salt and pepper, and sauté until slightly soft, about 10 minutes.
- Slice the zucchini and squash, reserve in bowls. Once the vegetables have cooked, stir in the potatoes and broth. Increase temperature to bring mixture to just a boil. Reduce to maintain a simmer and add the zucchini, squash, chickpeas and beans. Continue to simmer until all vegetables are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cooked ditalini, if using, and simmer for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until heated through. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly.
- Serve in individual bowls topped with a dollop of pesto. The pesto is best stirred into soup before eating.
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While they refer to themselves as accounting nerds, the students in
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convention. She noted that the honors came with $5,500 in award money. "UT
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said. "Many faculty advisors approached me to discuss our success. USF
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Fajitas (pronounced fah-hee-tas) are typically made with grilled strips of skirt steak mixed with onions and bell peppers, and served sizzling hot with fresh tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa. This classic Tex-Mex dish can be made using either steak or chicken Here's a quick and easy recipe for steak fajitas.
This recipe serves 4.
- 1 lb of flank steak or skirt steak
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and sliced with the grain, not against the grain as one would normally slice an onion. Slice first in half, and then slice off sections a half inch wide at widest point.
- 2 large bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, de-ribbed, sliced lengthwise into half-inch wide strips
- Juice from 1 lime
- 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 fresh Jalapeño pepper, seeded, ribs removed, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, including stems
1 Mix all marinade ingredients. Set the steak in the marinade and let it sit at least an hour, the longer the better.
2 Heat a large cast iron pan or griddle to high heat. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the pan. Add the steak, frying on each side for 3 minutes, or to desired doneness. 3 minutes per side will yield approximately medium rare doneness for an average cut of flank steak. If pan starts to smoke too much, reduce the heat to medium high. We want the steak browned, not burned. Remove from pan and let sit for 5 minutes.
3 Reduce the pan heat to medium high. Add a little more oil to the pan if necessary. Add the onions, bell peppers. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, until the onions are slightly translucent.
4 Slice the meat against the grain into thin slices. If you slice the meat at a slanted angle, you will be able to get your slices pretty thin. Flank steak is flavorful but can be a little tough, so thin slices will really help make it easier to eat.
5 Serve immediately with shredded cheese, salsa, shredded iceberg lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and warm flour tortillas. (Hint for warming tortillas – put in microwave over a paper towel for 20 seconds on high heat.)


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Washington - China's media covered the country's earthquake tragedy more openly than any past disaster. But the Chinese government still maintains a blackout over news from Tibet, which experienced its biggest uprising in decades this spring.
The blackout explains why you probably haven't heard about continuing sporadic protests by Buddhist monks and nuns in eastern Tibet, along with further arrests by the Chinese police. As China consolidates control of territory it considers its own, many Tibetans are placing their hopes on a Chinese offer of talks, now postponed, with representatives of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader-in-exile.
Previous talks have failed – and not just because of calcified mistrust. Rather, China appears to see its "Tibet problem" as a question of economic development, and seems unable to grasp the centrality of Buddhism to the Tibetan people's national and cultural identity.
One high-ranking Communist Party official this spring called the Dalai Lama "a wolf in a monk's robes, a devil with a human face but the heart of a beast." Such language deeply offends many Tibetans.
Still, optimists are watching for signs that Beijing is serious this time about discussing the Dalai Lama's proposal for "meaningful autonomy" for Tibet. At the heart of this hope is a belief that a newly confident China, bolstered by its relatively open and rapid response to the earthquake and then by the Beijing Olympics, will agree to loosen its hold over the region.
Pessimists note that China may have agreed to the talks simply to deflect international pressure prior to the Olympics while pursuing a harsh policy of arrests and "patriotic education" campaigns inside Tibet.
I saw all this two decades before as a reporter covering three Tibetan uprisings in Lhasa in 1987, 1988, and 1989.
Then, as now, it began with Buddhist monks protesting and shouting slogans. The police then detained and beat up some of the monks. Other Tibetans reacted violently. Blaming the Dalai Lama for causing all the trouble, Beijing finally reacted with massive force.
Western governments urged talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, and Beijing ultimately agreed. But in the end those talks led nowhere.
The two sides reopened "informal" talks on May 4, and what the Tibetans describe as a more formal meeting was set to begin June 11, but China has now postponed that meeting.
What will it take to break the cycle of protests, violence, crackdowns, and failed talks that has prevailed ever since the People's Liberation Army marched into Tibet in 1950?
Many young Tibetans are beginning to question whether the Dalai Lama's "Middle Way Approach," which calls for genuine autonomy for Tibet, has any chance of succeeding. In an interview with the Financial Times on May 25, the Dalai Lama conceded that he is losing influence over Tibetans who favor a more militant approach aimed at full independence.
Western experts say that the Chinese government's mistrust of the Dalai Lama is now so great that only small steps forward can be expected from the talks. The hope, though, is that even small steps will create movement toward a broader understanding. The Dalai Lama told the Financial Times that he would be willing to attend the Olympics if the Chinese halt the arrests and torture of Tibetans, provide proper medical aid to those who were wounded in the crackdown, and allow the international media access to Tibet.
Early signs are not auspicious. The Chinese government appears unwilling to acknowledge what may be the real causes of the recent Tibetan unrest. One of those causes is certainly China's failure to implement its own autonomy law that now, in theory, protects the Tibetans' language, culture, and religion. Another is a Chinese government decision last year decreeing that China will now oversee the recognition of all reincarnate Tibetan lamas, or "living Buddhas," presumably including the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama himself.
Yet another cause of unrest has been a state-run program to resettle Tibetan nomads, causing great disruptions in their traditional way of life. Nomads participated in large numbers in the recent protests.
But China appears to have concluded that it can out-wait the Dalai Lama, now 72, in hope that his death will result in the collapse of Tibetan resistance altogether. In the meantime, China plans for a major expansion of its new railroad network inside Tibet, bringing in more Han Chinese immigrants and some day possibly swamping the Tibetan population.
Experts who have tracked the recent uprising say this influx could well lead to even greater frustration and more unrest, with resentment lasting for generations. It's already lasted more than 50 years.
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About 25 persons, including 14 committee members, attended at the Boates and Ridgeway law firm in the downtown Roberts Building. County Republican Chairman Cynthia Ridgeway presided over the meeting, part of which was open to the public.
Before appointing the new members, the committee reelected three officers without opposition: Secretary Madaline Barber, Vice Chairman Joe Dodd (who was not present) and Sgt.-At-Arms Keith Barber (who isn't an executive committee member).
The committee also elected Bill Stenger, who was unable to attend, as parliamentarian, and Indian Rock Baptist Church Pastor James Parrish, who is not a committee member, as chaplain.
In addition, Mrs. Ridgeway announced her appointment of John Ussery as treasurer.
Elected as committee members to fill vacancies as precinct chairmen were Joyce Dolle of Pct. 3, Laurie Fisher (who was not present) in Pct. 10; and Ronnica Ridgeway for Pct. 14. Mrs. Barber, who had to resign as Pct. 3 chairmen because she moved from the precinct, was elected to fill that position inPct. 20.
The Executive Committee also elected chairmen for four other committees: Ussery, Finance; Cynthia Ridgeway, Primary; Jackie Oliver, Hospitality; and John Melvin Dodd (who is not an executive committee member), Elections.
Closing the 72-minute open portion of the meeting, Cynthia Ridgeway expressed her appreciation for voters reelecting her without opposition as county chairman in this year's Republican primary election.
She also summarized events at the recent state GOP convention in Dallas, noting that while she had been a delegate to several previous such conventions, this was her first to attend as county chairman.
At a breakfast for the chairmen there, she said, "one of the main highlights" was a talk by the party's nominee for state Commissioner of Agriculture, Sid Miller. She said he addressed the matter of "factions" in the GOP, and she acknowledged, "We have experienced it at our (Upshur County's) local level for a number of years."
She said Miller, a rancher by trade, warned of "mavericks" in the party. Mrs. Ridgeway quoted him as saying county chairmen must "bring them back into the main herd," and she called for electing conservatives.
From the audience, John Melvin Dodd observed, "We are inevitably going to have factions in the party." He said that when he was Upshur County Republican chairman in 1973, the local party had no factions because it had so few members—and that the party didn't want to return to that.
Mrs. Ridgeway said the Republican establishment's "playbook" won't favor Tea Party candidates in GOP primaries. She called for defeating GOP establishment candidates who oppose the Tea Party, saying "We have to defeat those candidates in Republican primaries."
She also asked those present to join her in keeping three priorities of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," citing the importance of being pro-life.
Executive Committee members attending Saturday's gathering, other than those already mentioned, included Lanette Crittenden, Jesse Loffer, Deborah Hodge, Richard Ridgeway, Charlie Pelezo, Michael Denton and Leslie Cathcart.
Also at Saturday's meeting, the Executive Committee readopted its by-laws as last amended in July 2011 and approved letting the committee chairmen choose their own committee members, subject to Executive Committee approval.
The Executive Committee further voted to schedule its third quarter meeting for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at a location to be announced.


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