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"Pioneers of Television" (8 p.m., PBS):
The Season 4 finale shows us the funny as it focuses on how comedic actors have plied their craft over the years. Among those featured are Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Florence Henderson and Dick Van Dyke.
"New Girl" (9 p.m., Fox): In the season finale, Jess and Nick (Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson) decide to go ahead and take a cruise they booked before their breakup, and invite the gang along. Our prediction: Rough seas ahead.
"Freakshow" (10 p.m., AMC): The Season 2 opener takes us back to Venice Beach in Southern California, where Todd Ray and his family operate a museum of oddities and a sideshow featuring live performers. In need of some fresh talent, Todd holds an audition that attracts, among others, a dude with really stretchy skin.
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The education of right tackle-in-waiting Jah Reid has turned into a frenetic crash course just four months after he was drafted by the Ravens.
Reid, the team's third-round pick this year, is a willing student with all the requisite skills for the job. What he lacks in experience, he attempts to make up for with endless repetition, unwavering determination, and a passionate work ethic.
Whether that will prepare him for Kansas City pass rusher Tamba Hali in the Ravens' second preseason game on Friday — or, more importantly, LaMarr Woodley of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 11 — is anyone's guess. But it seems clear the Ravens want Reid to be their right tackle sooner rather than later.
Coach John Harbaugh saw enough in last week's preseason opener to know the Ravens have a special player.
"I saw a guy that's going to be a really good player," Harbaugh said. "It's just a matter of when. It's going to take a certain amount of time. Hopefully, it doesn't take more than about four weeks. That would be our goal to get him ready in four weeks."
This observation came despite the fact Reid struggled more late in the preseason opener in Philadelphia than he did early. By the fourth quarter, after drawing two false start penalties, Reid could barely contain the pass rush on his side.
"I'd give myself a poor," Reid said when asked to grade himself. "It definitely wasn't a good showing. I need improvement every way that I can. I have some work to do."
Reid, whose offseason preparation included sessions with former Chiefs great Will Shields, refused to blame the performance on fatigue. But Harry Swayne, who started at right tackle on the Ravens' 2000 Super Bowl champion, recognized it as "mental fatigue."
Without team-supervised offseason workouts that indoctrinate rookies, Reid has had to learn on the run with no small amount of pressure or expectation. In addition to working with new line coach Andy Moeller and assistant Todd Washington, Reid asked Swayne for his input during training camp.
In fact, Swayne, who is the Ravens' director of player development, spends 10 to 15 minutes at the end of every practice with Reid going over questions the young player has. Earlier this week, they worked on keeping Reid's hands on his opponent when they get knocked off, an issue at Philadelphia.
"I thought he did great his first time out," Swayne said. "He's got the body for it. But probably the best thing about Jah is, he wants it really badly. He wants to find out everything he can about how to play tackle in this league. Now, when he finds that out, whether or not he'll be able to implement that thing as soon as possible is part of the process."
Swayne started his NFL career on defense in Tampa Bay. In 1990, the Buccaneers switched him to offensive tackle, and it wasn't until November, in Washington, that he saw his first action on offense. The starter got hurt and Swayne had to face either Charles Mann or Dexter Manley of the Redskins on every play.
"That was not a good way to start," Swayne said. "I didn't give up any sacks, but Vinny [Testaverde] had to run for his life."
Asked if Reid, 23, can be ready by opening night to take on Woodley, who has menaced the Ravens during the Harbaugh era, Swayne walked a fine line.
"I would never do that to a rookie," he said, laughing. Then he qualified his statement.
"I look at it like this: He's got three warm-ups contests to go and quite frankly from an O-line perspective, even a veteran needs at least two games to get ready for a season. So if Jah gets every rep that he needs, and he makes all the important mistakes that need to be made, and he goes about correcting the ones that are vital to having success as a tackle … sure," Reid can be ready, Swayne said.
A little more than three weeks from the Pittsburgh game, the Ravens' offensive line remains in a state of flux. Oniel Cousins was given first chance to win the right tackle job and he played his way out of the position in Philadelphia. The Ravens moved him to right guard this week when Marshal Yanda missed practice with back spasms. It could become Cousins' permanent spot.
If the Ravens decide Reid isn't ready to take on Woodley in one of the biggest games of the season — he will need double-team help, at the least — they can opt to move Yanda back to tackle, where he spent all last season. They believe, however, they have a better line and running game with Yanda at guard.
Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron wasn't in a patient frame of mind when asked about getting Reid up to speed by Week 1.
"He's in the mix whether he wants to be or not. Period," Cameron said. "In my mind, he is either going to be playing, or one or two plays from playing. … We are trying to get that point across to a lot of these guys. There are no four-year scholarships. There are a lot of different things that go through these guys' minds. We are trying to get you ready to play and help us win games and help them do their job. They have a job to do. We have to get past some of that other stuff."
Signing a veteran tackle after roster cuts is possible, but Yanda, who played Woodley to a standoff last season, remains a strong option at tackle.
"It may not be ideal," Cameron said, "but it's probably your best alternative. We'll come up with what we think is our best alternative."
For now, the offensive line has practice squad veteran Bryan Mattison filing in at center for injured Matt Birk, and uncertainty on the right side. The Ravens gave up six sacks against the Eagles and backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor took a pounding.
The 6-foot-7, 330-pound Reid can stabilize the problem if he can claim the job by the end of camp. That's his intention.
"It's not going to be easy," he said. "I know it's going to take a lot of work. I have to do everything I can just to make myself better every week and keep improving. Every aspect of my game needs improvement."
The Ravens are depending on it.
The education of right tackle-in-waiting Jah Reid has turned into a frenetic crash course just four months after he was drafted by the Ravens.

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Rapper DMX Files for Bankruptcy
The rapper DMX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court records show, days after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Filed Monday in the Manhattan bankruptcy court, the Chapter 11 petition of Earl Simmons, aka DMX, lists less than $50,000 in assets and $1 million to $10 million in debt. The rapper said in court papers that he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which is available to both businesses and consumers, "to enable me to reorganize my financial affairs."
The New York native and current South Carolina resident owes $1.24 million in child support and more than $21,000 on an auto lease, among other obligations. His principal asset is a 50% stake in property in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
DMX was arrested last Friday in South Carolina for suspicion of driving under the influence and for failing to have a valid driver's license, according to Reuters. However, a representative for DMX said the rapper was never charged with a DUI because he passed a breath test in jail and was quickly released after posting $1,235 in bail.
A rapper known for the late '90s hit "Party Up (Up in Here)," DMX has also appeared in such movies as "Romeo Must Die."
Write to Jacqueline Palank at email@example.com.
UPDATE: Domenick Nati, a representative for DMX, contacted Bankruptcy Beat Tuesday morning to provide this statement:
"DMX's financial strains have been inhibiting his career for several years. Poor financial management by prior representation have caused him to be ineligible to retain a passport. The purpose of this bankruptcy filing is for reorganization so he can perform for his fans oversees [sic]. We are currently planning a tour in Europe and Africa for the fall of 2013."
Mr. Nati elaborated that the rapper's prior managers didn't make his child support payments, and the "large amount of unpaid child support" makes him ineligible for a passport. According to the U.S. Department of State, you can't get a passport if you owe $2,500 or more in child support.


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I've seen you have my interview with William Hay linked, perhaps you could make sure these others are in the resources list too? Perhaps put them all under one post?
Pete Palmer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJUu1wfUzec
Alfred Kroner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzrSWJYRiYU
Tom Armstrong - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aR7uFYuiKk
Summary of all 4 interviews in under 2 minutes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVfENG2BwE
And this brings me to my next subject. DprJones has arranged the annual youtube charity event in benefit of MSF/Doctors Without Borders for September 8th to the 9th (24 hours.) I would *really* appreciate it if for the next month you could put a prominent sticky post on your website to promote this event. Perhaps with the following text?
Over the Internet each year the youtube community unites, believer and unbeliever alike, to raise money for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders, a charity providing free medical care to injured people in war torn countries. This year the 24 hour event will be taking place from the 8th to the 9th of September. In the past 3 years over $100,000 has been raised, 25% of which is from donated items which are then sold through eBay.
I myself am donating the following item: As many of you probably know, decades ago Sheik Zindani orchestrated a massive fraud. Western scientists were presented with a barrage of questions about the Quran and Hadiths and asked to comment on them. These comments were then taken out of context in order to give the illusion that these scientists believed there was information within the Quran and Hadiths which pre-dated human scientific discovery. Four of these scientists have now spoken out in interviews.
I am donating a Quran which is originally from www.QuranProject.org, at the back of the book there are pages where some of these scientists are quoted, claiming scientific miracles in the Quran backed by scientific research. What makes this copy unique is the inside cover, it contains statements by each
of the four scientists interviewed denouncing the fake miracle claims made in their name, each is hand-written by the scientist and signed.
This is a unique book, no other like it exists anywhere and never will. This is your chance to buy a piece of history!
I hope as many of you as possible will be able to view the live show!


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Olympic Skier Julia Mancuso's Workout
How She Gets in Racing Shape for the 2014 Olympic Games
Most people do Pilates in bare feet. Skier Julia Mancuso shows up to class wearing her ski boots.
"It helps my brain remember correct body position for when I'm on the slopes," says the 29-year-old considered by many in the sport to be the U.S.'s main medal hope in speed events at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.


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Help Monkey Kick Furball to the hills and beyond! How far can you get?
Welcome to bruh.io (Battle Royale: Unsung Heroes)!
The game is simple: last person standing wins. Find weaponry throughout the world and try and outplay your enemies. If you die, you can spectate the living players until the round resets!
If you log in or register you can save your Win and Kill stats to compete on the global leaderboard! The global leaderboard is season-based; stats will reset between seasons allowing a new wave of competitors to challenge the old pros.
There are no awards for this game!


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About OUTLaw
OUTLaw is a social and political student organization dedicated to serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community at The University of Texas School of Law.
OUTLaw originated as the Lesbian Bisexual Gay Student Association (LBGSA) following the 1996 United States Supreme Court decision Hopwood v. Texas, when a number of minority students at UT Law were mobilizing in order to create a more visible presence at the Law School. The organization's founders sought to provide a social support network to the queer community at UT Law.


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"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
This Sudance champ tells the story of a little girl trying to survive on the bayou where her home and her father's health are both sinking fast. Opens June 27.
We don't waste our time on anything not worth your time. We celebrate the best of what's coming on film and TV. We cheer when our expectations are met and criticize when we're let down.


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Welcome to the Cawood Ledford Boys & Girls Club of Harlan County. What began just a few short years ago as a youth recreational sports league has developed into a thriving organization that serves over 2,500 youth each year. We are working to influence the future of Harlan County by giving children the hope and opportunity they need to succeed. It is daunting at times, but the rewards are abundant. We owe our success to a community that cares about its children and I invite you to join us as we help Harlan County's children realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. Thank you!
Kateena Haynes, CEO
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"G. Verveniotis & Partners" was established in 1970 by Dr. George P. Verveniotis, one of the country's most renowned construction law lawyers and arbitrators.
Construction law remaining a core field of practice, our office has strengthened over the last two decades its commercial and corporate law practices and got involved at an early stage in new fields such as ICT- and energy law.
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banana, raspberry and coconut bread
- 125g butter, softened
- 1 cup (175g) brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups mashed banana
- 1 cup (160g) frozen raspberries
- ½ cup (25g) sweetened coconut flakes, plus extra, for sprinkling
- 1¾ cups (255g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup (115g) golden syrup
- Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Place the butter, sugar and vanilla in an electric mixer and beat for 8–10 minutes or until pale and creamy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Gradually add the eggs and beat well to combine. Add the banana, raspberries, coconut, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and golden syrup and stir to combine.
- Spoon the mixture into a 26cm x 11cm (2.5 litre-capacity) lightly greased loaf tin lined with baking paper and sprinkle with the extra coconut flakes. Bake for 80–85 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
- Cool in the tin for 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serves 6–8.
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Hi Shelly, we haven't tested this so we can't guarantee it will turn out the same. Let us know how you go! The DH Team.
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Can I use whole meal flour and olive oil instead?


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House Republicans have thus far been unsuccessful in their attempts to pry certain information about the botched federal Operation Fast & Furious from the office of Attorney General Eric Holder.
So today, they went over Holder's head. To his boss. President Obama.
At a lunch meeting the president hosted for the bipartisan congressional leadership, Boehner "asked the president to encourage the Attorney General to provide the information congressional investigators have sought about the Fast and Furious operation," an aide to the Ohio Republican said after the meeting.
House Republicans, including Texas Rep. Ted Poe, have been critical of what they consider Holder's unwillingness to part with documents they believe could prove what he knew about the disastrous gun-tracking operation and when he knew it. Some gun-rights activists have gone so far as to call for Holder's resignation, firing or impeachment.
Boehner did not do that today at his meeting with Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Was the House speaker pleased with the president's response?
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Stories that use the South by purporting to map it are no new thing, as two nineteenth-century passages responding to the question of southern secession will illustrate:
It is true that science has achieved, over space and time, triumphs almost miraculous, but it has not annihilated them. . . . It is almost impossible to conquer nature. . . . In examining, then, the conflicting characters of two great sections, it is no unfavorable introduction to such an investigation, to discover that nature herself has drawn deeply the sectional lines.1
In reality, if North and South formed two autonomous countries, like, for example, England and Hanover, their separation would be no more difficult than was the separation of England and Hanover. "The South," however, is neither a territory closely sealed off from the North geographically, nor a moral unity. It is not a country at all, but a battle slogan.2
The first passage, from William Henry Trescot's 1850 "The Position and Course of the South" (literally) naturalizes sectional differences in order to justify splitting the nations that have—organically, as it were—developed from them. Terrain precedes and predicts territoriality; as it would be later for Scarlett O'Hara, it's all about the land. But just as Scarlett's "land" constitutes an elaborate fiction, so Trescot's determines a particular—and particularly artificial—story about the South. "Not only has nature drawn these lines," he writes, "but history, in the action of its providential instinct, has followed their guidance."3 Once its position is established, the South's secession becomes a matter of course; intersectional rupture is necessary if sectional identity is to survive. But cause and effect are easily reversed when we recognize that Trescot's course necessitates that he position the South—his South, at any rate—as naturally separate from its northern counterpart.
The second passage, from Karl Marx's 1861 article, "The Civil War in the United States," tells a different story altogether. Here, the absence of geographical "separation" points up the illegitimacy of southern secession. (Frederick Law Olmsted employs an identical logic in The Cotton Kingdom of the same year, claiming that "an arbitrary political line may divide the north part from the south part, but there is no such line in nature: there can be none, socially.")4 Decoding Trescot's South as (mere) battle slogan, Marx silently generates a battle slogan of his own: his map of the South, too, terminates in a project of warfare, this one to suppress the South's revolutionary intentions. Today, the positions staked out by Trescot and Marx seem uncannily familiar. As Trescot says, nature still resists time-space compression, although it continues to be compressed at an accelerating rate; as Marx suggests, the South still operates as a battle slogan, often in projects of decompressing space and time against modernity's late encroachments.
As deterritorialization proceeds apace, efforts to reterritorialize—to reproduce place and locality—are increasingly mobilized under the aegis of tradition, heritage, culture, and identity. Put another way, we are still reproducing and naturalizing the South as place in an age defined, according to one story (Jameson's postmodern one), by "nature" being "gone for good." (But it is almost impossible to conquer nature.)
Mapping the South is always a situated venture and always implicitly narrative: a way of mobilizing space in efforts of immense variety and scope, ranging from (at the macro level) the red state mythology of contemporary politics to more localized efforts to generate more intimate and compelling microSouths. To suggest that the South isn't going anywhere is not to say that it is impervious to motion. On the contrary, my premise is that the late South is mobilized in an increasingly diverse range of cultural projects.
The Real South is a study of the fake South, which I argue becomes the real South through the intervention of narrative. That the South is increasingly sustained as a virtual, commodified, built, themed, invented, or otherwise artificial territoriality—that is, as it becomes less imaginable as a "natural" or "organic" culture, if that antinomic construction ever existed—has hardly removed it from the domain of everyday use.
About the Author
Scott Romine, an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is also the author of The Narrative Forms of Southern Community.
This excerpt from Scott Romine's The Real South: Southern Narrative in the Age of Cultural Reproduction (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008) is reprinted by permission of the author. For ordering information visit the LSU Press page for The Real South.
- 1. William Henry Trescot, "The Position and Course of the South" (Charleston: Steam Power-Press of Walker and James, 1850), 8. Trescot's geographical logic struck a reviewer for DeBow's as absurd. "Would not any one smile," he wrote, "to think of the Ohio River and the Potomac being such grand national barriers as must . . . constitute of necessity the nations on either side of them, diverse, independent, hostile to each other and capable of being at best but 'unequally yoked together,' and yet Mr. Trescott [sic] with great profoundness, announces this discovery." See "The Position and Course of the South," DeBow's Review of the Southern and Western States 2.2 (February 1851): 231.
- 2. Karl Marx, "The Civil War in the United States," Die Presse 306, (November 7, 1861).
- 3. Trescot, "Position and Course," 9.
- 4. Frederick Law Olmsted, The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slaves States (1861; New York: Modern Library, 1984), 3.


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University of Missouri System Interim President Steve Owens has named Kathy Miller chief of staff, removing the "interim" she carried in her title since assuming the role in July.
"Kathy has proven to be a valuable asset in the role of chief of staff and will be a continued important part of a smooth transition as the university conducts its search for a permanent president," Owens said. "I am delighted she has agreed to continue to serve the university in this capacity."
As chief of staff, Miller will continue providing leadership in the planning, facilitating and coordinating of activities in the offices of the president and board of curators. In addition, she will continue to serve as the UM custodian of records with responsibility for ensuring the university is in compliance with the Missouri Sunshine Law as it relates to requests for open records.
Miller formerly served as UM secretary of the board of curators since 1995 and has held various management positions in the hospitality industry.
A high-resolution photo of Miller is available at http://umurl.us/Vv2.
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Entrepreneurship Bolsters Communities in Swaziland
October 02, 2013
Through a network of nonprofit partners, TechnoServe is empowering women to build profitable and sustainable microenterprises that are improving livelihoods and supporting children impacted by AIDS.
TechnoServe business advisor Musa Maseko delivers financial literacy training to a group of rural women entrepreneurs in Swaziland.
Thobile Simelane lives in Ndzingeni, a sprawling rural community set among the pine forests and rocky foothills of northern Swaziland. There, she cares for four young children – two of her own, as well as two nieces who were orphaned when their mother died of AIDS.
Thobile's husband works in South Africa and is gone for months at a time. To help sustain her family, Thobile raises broiler chickens and makes her own floor polish, all of which she sells to members of the local community. When TechnoServe business advisors met with Thobile, they discovered that she was making more than $40 from her broiler chickens, while losing more than $10 per month from the floor polish. Though her combined activities were profitable, Thobile hadn't realized that she could be earning more income by foregoing the floor polish and focusing on chicken rearing.
Across Swaziland, women like Thobile are engaged in various income-generating activities – including sewing school uniforms, raising pigs, weaving grass mats and farming cotton – but many lack the financial skills to make strategic business decisions. Some of these women also serve as caregivers for children impacted by HIV/AIDS, often struggling to meet basic needs for their expanded households.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Swaziland has resulted in more than 120,000 orphans and vulnerable children, roughly 10 percent of the country's entire population. By empowering the caregivers of these children with foundational entrepreneurship skills, TechnoServe aims to help mitigate the long-term social and economic impact of the disease.
Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Union, TechnoServe conducted detailed interviews of more than 120 entrepreneurs engaged in 19 of the most commonly practiced microenterprises. Finding that profits varied widely across different kinds of enterprises and even among similar activities, TechnoServe partnered with other nonprofit organizations to help women who are caregivers start and sustain profitable microenterprises. With their improved incomes, these women can pay for school fees and provide better nutrition and critical health care for their households.
TechnoServe is working with a network of organizations, such as Pact and Save the Children, to strengthen women economic empowerment programs across Swaziland. Through a series of large symposiums and individually-tailored seminars, TechnoServe delivered findings and recommendations to representatives from nearly 30 organizations, offering valuable insight into ways to create the greatest impact for their beneficiaries across different types of microenterprises. TechnoServe is also providing ongoing support for partner organizations and beneficiaries through a radio education campaign offering business training and market information for rural entrepreneurs.
With TechnoServe's assistance, women like Thobile are receiving the training, advice and access to finance they need in order to build thriving microenterprises that improve their livelihoods and allow them to better provide for the children in their care.
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The following announcement was written by the American Society of Genealogists:
The American Society of Genealogists gives an annual $500 scholarship that can be applied to any of three genealogy institutes: (1.) the National Institute of Genealogical Research at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.; (2.) the Institute of Genealogy and Historical research at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama; and (3.) the Certificate Program in Genealogical Research at Boston University.
For details, see the ASG website at www.fasg.org.


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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain fell deeper into recession in the first three months of the year, the seventh straight quarter it has seen its economy shrink, data showed on Tuesday.
Rising exports and weaker imports, reported separately, provided some relief by cutting the trade deficit.
The data showing further contraction will add to a Europe-wide debate about whether countries should tone down austerity programs intended to cut debt in favor of more growth-focused policies, particularly given concern about rising unemployment.
Euro zone member Spain's jobless rate is 27.2 percent.
The National Statistics Institute said Spain's gross domestic product contracted - on a preliminary reading - 0.5 percent in the first quarter from the last three months of 2012, mainly because of sliding domestic demand.
The government, nonetheless, said the worst of the slump has passed and expects quarterly growth before the end of this year mostly because the country has become more competitive and exports are growing.
"All the indicators which look forward in Spain point to recovery, and a much better economy than one year ago," Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said in a radio interview on Tuesday.
A 4.4 percent increase in exports in February and an 8.2 percent slide in imports, helped slash Spain's current account deficit to 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion), less than a quarter than that reported a year earlier.
Exports have been the only pillar of support for the sagging economy since 2008 when a property bubble burst, gutting consumer and business confidence and hitting debt.
The Spanish government slashed its economic forecasts for this year on Friday, bringing expectations closer to consensus, though did not announce any significant updates to its reform plan designed to restart the economy.
"We recognize the reforms of the government have been significant, but the problem is the starting position of the Spanish economy was much worse than any other European economies and adjusting in this environment is a lengthy process," said Silvio Peruzzo, an analyst at Nomura.
Nomura sees the recession continuing into 2014 before staging a modest recovery and Peruzzo warned Spanish export growth could be hurt by a weak global economy.
Spain, the euro zone's fourth largest economy, has been on the front line of the bloc's debt crisis because it has one of the region's highest public deficits.
This has prompted Madrid to pass a series of unpopular austerity measures that critics say has hobbled recovery.
On Friday, Brussels gave Madrid the green light to raise its 2013 deficit target to 6.3 percent of GDP from a previous goal of 4.5 percent.
Spain's economy shrank 2 percent on an annual basis in the first quarter, worse than the 1.9 percent registered a quarter earlier.
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Jack is a fairy tale character who appears in the Sesame Street video, Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!
A "Jack-of-all-trades", he plays the titular Jack in such stories as "Jack and Jill", "Little Jack Horner" and "Jack and the Beanstalk". He is very accident prone, getting knocked down and tripping on himself numerous times throughout the video. After each accident, he claims he's "broken his crown", but Abby tells Elmo that he's just exaggerating.
He later appeared as a classmate of Zoe and many other Sesame Street regulars, in the September 2009 issue of Sesame Street Magazine online.
Sesame Street Episode 3747 has a similar revelation, where the titular Jack of every related story is burnt out and picks Telly Monster to take his place.
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Remi Relief Denim Jacket
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Hand crafted using an old shuttle loom, this denim is washed but not too faded. Designer Yutaka Goto pays close attention to single stitched sewing techniques and specific dye recipes. It is a more modern fit than the classic jean jacket but the colour and weight are both really nice. I find a jacket like this an easy layering piece during the cooler months.


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We were a bit surprised when pictures of the 2010 Ford Taurus were revealed exceptionally early. Almost as surprised as Ford was. Though things will sneak out
every time from time to time once embargoed pictures or press releases get sent to the press or when mules and testers begin to hit the streets, this was a rare leak from what looks like the design studio. Anyone who has been invited into a design studio knows there are serious rules about bringing in cameras and unusually tight scrutiny. You know who'd probably escape scrutiny? An employee's child. You know when there are lots of children showing up around the Ford design studiots? "Take Your Child To Work Day."
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—Two concurrent sessions during next April's regional meeting of the Southeastern AAA group will be devoted to accounting his-tory. For more information on the details of the program contact Professor Richard A. Scott at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23220. Historical research sessions will be featured at the Southwestern AAA group meeting set for March. For more information contact Professor Kenneth Most, Texas A&M Univer-sity, College Station TX 77843.
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—The annual meeting of the Japan Accounting Association was held in Sapporo from September 3 to 5, 1974. The study group on the History of Accounting Development in Japan made an interim report. This was the second report of the group, the first report, given last year, covered the period since the end of World War II.


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In the past two decades, Cardiff has developed as a city beyond recognition. There was a time when the Cardiff Bay area was tired, worn out, and quite frankly a place to avoid. Nowadays, it is the life and soul of the city. The restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and family-friendly attractions make it the place to be, day or night. In the city center, the Millennium Stadium on match day provides an atmosphere that is second to none. The city has a high proportion of students, including international students at the numerous universities. The Roath Park area tends to provide living accommodation for many of them, along with the various university halls throughout the city. Cheaper areas to live include Splott, where rows of terraced houses are the center of vibrant, multicultural communities. The area is also within walking distance of the city center. Public transportation provision is good, with regular buses and trains and an airport nearby.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - my family...... Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in my family...... Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Family View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message naxakaolJoined: 31 Aug 2003Posts: 2 Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:01 pm Post subject: my family...... Hello My hame is Kim Joo hye. I think about my family sometimes. Company extended its business. I thank for my parents I hope they are happy. And I love them. Back to top ini1004Joined: 15 Jul 2003Posts: 4 Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:10 pm Post subject: I have intention that always thank you to parents. I love family too Back to top Shing ShingJoined: 04 Nov 2003Posts: 6 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:00 pm Post subject: Hello!! Is's a beautifull day!! I hpoe everyone could have a nice day!! I love my family, and I love you, too!!! Back to top Shing ShingJoined: 04 Nov 2003Posts: 6 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:11 pm Post subject: Hello!! Is's a beautifull day!! I hpoe everyone could have a nice day!! I love my family, and I love you, too!!! Back to top Shing ShingJoined: 04 Nov 2003Posts: 6 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:54 pm Post subject: I have a father and mother . I have no brother and sister. But my family is very happiness~~~I love them very much........ Back to top jung jungJoined: 04 Dec 2003Posts: 3 Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:23 am Post subject: I have a large family Our families until me are all 7people. There are a father, a mother and two older sisters, a younger sister and a older brother. I'am forth. we are living a happy life. Because we love each other and we know it. My family is my great pleasure. I wish my family the best of luck for a long time. Back to top reoJoined: 27 Sep 2004Posts: 64 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject: I love my family Hi.Nice to meet you. I'm a Japanese girl and 19years old now. I love my family.But I can't meet them Because I live alone now. My hometown is Gifu in Japan. But I live in Tokyo to study English So I miss them. My family is very active. How is your family? See you soon [/b] Back to top starfishJoined: 23 Dec 2004Posts: 36 Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:55 am Post subject: hi, everybody. i have a nuclear family, mom dad and i, i love my parents very much! they are like my best friends. however next year i will go to Britain to study, and i must be miss them very much! Back to top bibiJoined: 02 Jan 2005Posts: 2 Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: hello i am bibi i love my parents.too. [i] Back to top beverly05110610Joined: 02 Jan 2005Posts: 1 Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: my family...... hi, I have a happy family. My parents are always busy.But on holidays, we will get together to talk everything we wanna talk. I like that moment.And there are three kids and one dog in my family. We all like our puppy. Last edited by beverly05110610 on Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:38 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top talina29Joined: 02 Jan 2005Posts: 1 Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: hi I am Talina. there are five people in my family, there are father, mother, young sisiter, young broter and me. they live in kaohsiung but i study in Taipei. i miss them very much. i love my family. Back to top Rita31Joined: 02 Jan 2005Posts: 1 Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:52 pm Post subject: Hello! I am twenty-one yaear old.I am a unversity student in Taiwan. There are five people in my family including my father, mothe sisiter,borther and me . My father and mother are libertal to us .So I like them very much. My sister is one year older than me .I always tell her many things. My brother is always kidding and fighting with me but I don't care. He's a violence person. Back to top reoJoined: 27 Sep 2004Posts: 64 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: A happy New Year A happy New Year I went to back my hometown during winter vacation I had a really good time with my family and friends. I went to see a movie with my mother. It was "Ima aini yukimasu." It's Japanese film I was move to tears And I spended a lot of time with them. How was your Christmas day?? Did you spend with your family? Back to top minamiJoined: 27 Sep 2004Posts: 6 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: I love my family!! Hello~ I am a Japanese girl and a college student. Now, I live alone... Because my home town is Hyogo. But my college is Tokyo. I live in college dormitory. Sometime I feel homesick There are 5 people in my family. Father, Mother, Younger brother, Younger sister and me. Father is gentle man He is very kind !! Mother is good at cooking Her meal is very delicious !! Younger brother is a higt school student. He likes to take care of animals. His school keeps cattles, pigs and chicken. And he rear a lot of vegetable. Younger sister is 7 years younger than I. She is 12 years old. She has a big dream Her dream is to go to American University. So she study hard I think she has a lot of guts!!!!!!!! I love my family. 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Quote from: DavidMV on May 11, 2010, 06:18:17 PMWest: North of Asian Russia?What's north of Asian Russia?
Peach will come up with a prize for the winner.
First place prize:A big bucket of Eyjafjallajokul ASH.
Oh yeah, the ash. Silly me. Europe is probably out for the eastern routes. I like the Jo'burg and Rio ideas.
Below are the countries with current travel warnings from the USCote d'Ivoire 05/12/2010Niger 05/11/2010Mexico 05/06/2010Georgia 05/03/2010Congo, Democratic Republic of the 04/21/2010Kyrgyz Republic 04/20/2010Philippines 04/02/2010Algeria 04/02/2010Lebanon 03/29/2010Kenya 03/16/2010Haiti 03/15/2010Colombia 03/05/2010Eritrea 03/02/2010Central African Republic 02/26/2010Yemen 02/25/2010Iraq 02/25/2010Saudi Arabia 02/18/2010Pakistan 01/07/2010Sudan 12/31/2009Somalia 12/31/2009Mauritania 12/02/2009Chad 11/23/2009Mali 11/19/2009Sri Lanka 11/19/2009Nepal 11/19/2009Guinea 10/17/2009Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 08/14/2009Afghanistan 07/23/2009Burundi 07/22/2009Nigeria 07/17/2009Uzbekistan 06/16/2009From: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.htmlTravel Alerts Mozambique 04/30/2010Thailand 04/28/2010India 04/16/2010Malaysia 04/16/2010Ethiopia 04/13/2010Looks like no India this season. Note: Travel Warnings=Don't go long term. Travel Alerts=Don't go short term.
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Driving distance/direction from downtown Highlands, NC: Follow Hwy. 64 east for 5.5 miles from downtown Highlands, NC. Turn right onto Whiteside Mountain Road. Go 1 mile to a well-marked parking area on the left. Restroom facilities are located in the parking lot.
Hiking distance: 2.6 miles round trip
Description: To reach Devil's Courthouse, follow the Whiteside Mountain trail to the left up the old Jeep trail to the clearing at the top, approximately 1 mile from parking lot. The Devil's Courthouse trail begins at the far left corner of the clearing. As it winds down the mountain, do not take any of the spur trails to the right, but stay on the main trail that follows the ridge. At approximately 0.5 miles, the trail will open into a clearing and arrive at the mountain's "saddle." The trail descends from the saddle to the left and the right. Continue straight along the ridge. Just past the saddle, the trail bears to the right and ascends a rock. The trail follows the left side of the ridge and ends at the Devil's Courthouse. The panoramic views of the valley offer beautiful opportunities to see fall colors during leaf season.
Footnote: This offshoot trail of the main Whiteside Mountain trail is less traveled and more rugged. It offers beautiful views, but use caution — especially with children — because it also features sheer cliff faces on three sides and does not have the safety cables found on the Whiteside trail.
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The temperature was turned up in the Grain Valley High School gymnasium Wednesday night, but it had nothing to do with the thermostat.
After trailing 17-4 late in the first quarter, the Grain Valley girls basketball team turned up the defensive pressure and claimed a dramatic 53-52 overtime victory over Pleasant Hill in the semifinals of the Grain Valley Sonic Showdown.
Freshmen Kendyll Bailey and Claire Rose were the stars of the game, but Eagles coach Randy Draper was quick to point out that it was a team effort.
�That's a good Pleasant Hill team,� Draper said, �and we should know. A week ago Monday we played them, and it went into overtime and we won 53-52 � d�j� vu all over again.�
Grinning, he added, �How about our freshmen? And what about our defense? There were a couple of times we didn't deserve to win that game, but the kids came through and played some great defense.�
The Eagles advanced to the championship against Lincoln Prep or Oak Park.
Bailey hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to close out the first quarter and cut the Eagles� deficit to 17-7. That seemed to spark Grain Valley, as the Eagles reeled off a 20-point second period to cut the Chicks' halftime lead to 29-27.
�We needed that 3-pointer,� said Grain Valley�s Courtney Sibert, who sank three clutch 3-pointers herself and finished with 10 points. �That proved to everyone we weren't ready to give up, even though they had the big lead.�
Pleasant Hill came out strong in the third period and used a 9-2 run to take a 38-29 lead, but the Eagles didn't panic and went into the final quarter trailing just 42-37.
�We knew we had to play great defense to win the game,� Bailey said. �And we shut them down in the fourth quarter and went into overtime � the second time we went into overtime against them, and both games had the same score. That's crazy.�
Sibert's 3-pointer knotted the score at 44-all with 3:08 left in the fourth quarter, and that was the score at the end of regulation.
Once again, the Chicks took command early in the overtime period, grabbing a 49-44 lead. Bailey got the Eagles back on track offensively with a 3-pointer at 1:07 to make it 50-47.
Rose then hit the first two of four game-changing free throws to make it 50-49 with 37 seconds left.
After the Chicks missed the front end of a one-and-one, Rose drove to the basket and was fouled. She hit both pressure-packed free throws to give the Eagles their first lead of the game, 51-50, with 22 seconds remaining.
Pleasant Hill's Heather Hughes drove the baseline and�hit a potential�game-winning layup with just 11 seconds left in overtime.
The Eagles, though, worked the ball to midcourt and called timeout.
�Coach put in our five-second play,� said Sarah Turner, who managed to find Bailey under the basket with a pinpoint pass. �I saw all those Pleasant Hill players around Kendyll, but I knew if she got it, she would score.�
And she did.
�That's the biggest basket of my life,� said Bailey, who led the Eagles with 13 points. �It was a perfect pass from Sarah. It was a great way to end the game.�
Long after the game had ended, Rose walked around in the commons area outside the gym looking like she had just seen a ghost.
�That was nerve-wracking,� said Rose, who hit all six of her free throws and finished with eight points. �I was nervous, but I think being nervous makes me play better. Last week I had to hit a free throw to win the game in overtime and tonight we got the lead � but it was great to Kendyll hit that layup.
�Coach always has us ready for games like this, and they're great to win. But they're just so nerve-wracking.�
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Inside the GOP leadership moves
Steve Scalise is known for giving his friends a little bit extra. In Louisiana, it's called lagniappe.
Anytime anyone did a favor for the Louisiana Republican — whether they made a call for him, or spoke up on behalf of a bill he favored — they would find themselves on the receiving end of lagniappe (LAN-yap), or a small unexpected gift. Sometimes it was a praline — Scalise has a basket of them sitting, wrapped in plastic, on a coffee table next to the couch in his office in the Rayburn House Office Building. Other times it was a personalized note, T-shirt or flowers. On Wednesday night, the lawmakers who helped put him in a position to become the next House majority whip got an engraved red baseball bat.
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Scalise, 48, knew how to build up chits. And over the span of a nine-day leadership election, the five-year congressional veteran cashed them in — in breakneck fashion — lifting him from the rank and file to the House Republican leadership.
( Also on POLITICO: McCarthy, Scalise rise to GOP leadership)
The story of Scalise's ascent — as detailed by more than a dozen GOP aides and lawmakers involved with the race — is a tale of keen attention to detail, unrelenting drive and intense commitment. He worked over the House Republican Conference until his walk to the Thursday vote, making roughly 100 calls on the final day.
His main rival, Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, was slow to organize support, mostly out of deference to his friend, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, whose stunning defeat in a primary set off this leadership shuffle, which also included Rep. Kevin McCarthy's ascent to majority leader. Once Scalise had an early lead, it proved impossible to break.
Scalise's hustle in this race is an early hint of how he'll treat the job of whip. Corralling votes isn't an easy task, especially in an often divided House Republican Conference. But his ability to clinch a commanding victory in this three-way race shows an operator who is able to move swiftly in various corners of the divided Republican Party.
( Also on POLITICO: McCarthy wins majority leader bid)
And the way he ran his race showed savvy. Scalise respected Cantor but wasn't waiting for anyone. He began text messaging and calling lawmakers the night the Virginia Republican lost. He built an early lead over Roskam and never relented. Scalise's campaign was nearly flawless, and Roskam's never got the momentum it needed.
As Scalise contacted every House Republican, he compiled multiple lists of potential supporters. By Wednesday morning, he had a sheet of lawmakers who were open to supporting his candidacy, yet still had lingering concerns. He assiduously worked to win them over. The Louisianan promised to look out for the interests of individual states, lawmakers and regions when it comes time to divvy up committee assignments. He simply knew what everyone wanted.
The battle between Roskam and Scalise was devoid of most of the bitterness that marked previous leadership races but became personal for some of Scalise's emissaries. Scalise allies warned Roskam supporters they would remember who supported whom.
Scalise's intense work to lock up votes shocked even his closest friends. When he landed in Washington on Monday morning after midnight, he had two text messages waiting for him. Scalise responded to them and locked up two more votes.
( Also on POLITICO: Kevin McCarthy changes nothing)
On the Wednesday night before the vote, Scalise wanted to reward the lawmakers who gave up their time to make him the next whip. He took more than 40 of them to Acadiana, a Louisiana-flavored fish restaurant. He sat with his wife around 11:30 p.m., finishing a glass of wine. He was up by 6 a.m. for baseball practice with his congressional colleagues.
In the end, it wasn't even close. When he walked into the election in the Longworth building Thursday afternoon, Scalise had the support of at least 126 Republicans, far more than both his rivals, Roskam and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), expected. Scalise had staff lining the hallways outside the room, holding clipboards with lists of lawmakers, making sure they showed up to support his candidacy. Scalise delivered the quick, first-ballot knockout that few foresaw.
After spending a week beating back complaints about their conservative credentials, Scalise and McCarthy emerge in a remarkably strong position in the unpredictable House Republican Conference. For the House GOP, Scalise's effort is proof that organization matters far more than anger — an important lesson for restive conservatives.
An unexpected contest
Running a leadership race is not easy. It takes a strong organization, a superb network and good friends willing to give up their days and nights to corral support. While Roskam, Scalise, Stutzman and McCarthy had all three, none of them expected to kick into high gear in June. Leadership elections weren't scheduled until November. This summer was expected to be slow, filled with meaningless messaging bills and lots of fundraising.
No one expected Cantor to lose. In fact, the outgoing majority leader had big plans for Republicans this summer. A spate of fundraisers. A Republican leadership bus tour that would snake through the inner city of Baltimore — a bid to show that his party was beginning to make inroads with new constituencies.
McCarthy was content to continue serving as whip and would wait until Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) left Congress to make his next move. Cantor would run for speaker, and the California Republican would launch his bid for majority leader.
And then came June 10.
The night Cantor lost by 11 percentage points to economics professor Dave Brat, the American Council of Young Political leaders was feting McCarthy on Comcast's roof terrace on New Jersey Avenue, just a few blocks from the Capitol. McCarthy was stunned. His security detail brought him back to the Capitol, and shortly after that, his closest allies began showing up, wondering what was next.


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It's a question that often comes up from fans and other writers. "Why do you offer any of your books for free?" I usually give my answers when the question comes up, but one curious reader asked me several questions lately, and I figured that they might make for a good posting on the subject. So here we are.
Free books have flooded the marketplace lately, from Amazon to Barnes and Noble, from iTunes to Kobo. Independent author-publishers are beginning to ...Continue Reading →


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Pet Grooming on a Budget
First, brushing your pet regularly will reduce the need for frequent bathing. Overbathing can dry out the skin and strip away natural oils from the hair. It's costly, too.
Washing your dog at the groomers can cost over $100 for larger dogs, so reducing your visits can save you in more ways than one. Meanwhile, breeds with long hair and oily skin -- like Cocker Spaniels, Shih Tzus, Yorkies and Maltese dogs -- can be washed once or twice every two weeks. Collies and other hunting breeds can go a month or so between baths.
Other factors, like hair texture and whether your pet stays primarily indoors or outdoors, will also affect the frequency of washing. To be sure, always check with your vet to find out what's best for your pup.
Now that you're saving on bathing costs, you can splurge on pet shampoo. If you're using the right kind, you won't have to worry about bathing too often. Make sure your shampoo is labeled "for dogs," though. The pH of canine skin is neutral and most human shampoos tend to be more acidic. In the long run, this can end up damaging your pet's skin and coat, so don't skimp on the expense.
Ready to wash your pet? Keep these tips in mind so you can keep your canine clean without the high costs.
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Radiation is good for you, as they used to say in the 1930s, when it was all seen as very glamorous. I could boil down the message of nuclear apologists for every year of the last 50 years or so to the following -
"Nuclear energy is completely safe - we have eliminated the possibility of accidents and you can trust us. Last year's accidents, leaks, dangerous incidents, etc. (which we lied about systematically while they were occurring, then reluctantly admitted when an external investigating body found them) were regrettable, and we regret even more the long term cancers that will occur in the decades to come, but we have learned lessons and they will never occur again. New procedures and technological advances mean that everything will be OK from now on in.
And perhaps damage to the environment, health hazards that span decades and appalling risks that could devastate the planet - well, perhaps they are the price we must pay for clean -yes, clean - energy. I am a nuclear scientist, and I make my money from the nuclear industry, which is intimately linked to weapons of mass destruction and the military industrial complex - you can trust me ..."


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Help scientists track these invasive fish
What's big, blue and whiskered and doesn't belong in the Chesapeake?
If you guessed blue catfish, you're right.
Introduced in the 1970s to Virginia rivers for sport fishing, blue catfish have been slowly but steadily making their way up Chesapeake Bay. The resilient freshwater fish have adapted to the southern Bay's salty waters and have made their way into Maryland's Nanticoke, Patuxent, Choptank, Sassafras and Susquehanna rivers.
"Blue catfish can grow really big, making them fun to catch, but they reproduce quickly," says Dr. Matt Ogburn, of the Fish and Invertebrate Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
The cats likely compete with native fish. But the biggest concern, Ogburn says, "is that, once they get to be over a couple of pounds, they primarily eat other fish." Their diet includes some of our favorites, like menhaden and striped bass, even blue crabs.
Already abundant in Virginia's rivers, blue catfish are less common north of the Potomac. And here is where you can help.
Blue Catfish Watch Chesapeake Bay
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has joined in the new Project Noah Mission: Blue Catfish Watch Chesapeake Bay.
"The mission is to engage citizens in reporting the current distribution of blue catfish and, over time, help us track their spread in Maryland," says Ogburn.
Your job is easy — when you're out fishing in Maryland's rivers, if you pull up a blue catfish, take a photo of the side of the fish (no trophy shots or human faces, please), measure its length and note your location. Then, using the free Project Noah app or website, upload your photo and information. Catfish can be caught all year round — and eaten, too, once you've taken your photo.
"There are a lot more fishermen than there are scientists out on the water," says Ogburn. "This is especially important in Maryland, where catfish aren't in most tributaries yet, or they are very rare, which makes it difficult for scientists to go out and look for them."
Through this project, you help "watch for their arrival" in rivers like the Severn, which hasn't yet had a blue catfish reported.
Project Noah also helps fishermen share where they're catching blue catfish with one another while contributing to science and understanding Chesapeake Bay.
Not sure if you have caught a blue catfish, as opposed to the other five species of catfish in the Chesapeake? Look for its bluish-silver body, forked tail and flat, straight anal fin. It is illegal in Maryland to transport and release live blue catfish. But taking them home to eat is fine.


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AGES Vol. 3 of 5
AGES, the third release from White Violet, is a record of unprecedented pacing. Bandmates Nate Nelson (songwriter, instrumentalist, producer) and Brad Morgan (instrumentalist, songwriter) plan to release tracks in five digital volumes, two tracks at a time, over the course of one album cycle. At the end, the album will be released on vinyl in its entirety. Each volume is a parcel to unpack and take in, a piece of the gradually unfolding puzzle. Each experience is like a bright correspondence with a stranger who, at the end of which, you meet to hear them speak their heart in full. The album will be written over the course of the cycle–amping emotional proximity to the material onstage–giving AGES an authentic narrative. In an age where we have access to endless streaming, sculpting a record into multiple releases is not only strategic and pioneering, but also an invitation to have a conversation; letting the listener join the band in a slow burn experience.


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Itching to know if your friend, relative or neighbor lost any money investing with Bernie Madoff, but too embarrassed or shy to ask? Now you don't have to.
Some enterprising folks have developed MadoffSearch, which hails itself as "The first and only Bernard Madoff Search Engine, with information on all investors at individual and institutional levels." Now you can do a quick search of all the poor fools who fell victim to what is purported to be the biggest Ponzi scheme ever.
Rather than have to pore over the a massive PDF file that runs 163 pages, each with dozens of lines of teeny tiny text that almost requires a magnifying glass, you can go to MadoffSearch and type in a name or word and instantaneously get a list of every account with that search term associated with it.
Type in "Denver" and you get not just the John Denver Enterprises Inc. Pension Fund, but the names of all investors based in the city of Denver. Sadly, MadoffSearch doesn't tell you how much money each investor lost.
Now you can be nosey without being rude.