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Many, many, many, Saturdays ago (i.e. 2/06/12), I went to the House of Hunger Poetry Slam at the Gallery Delta on Livingstone and 9th Avenue. Between 26-28 people took part, mostly men, but I was pleasantly surprised to see two boys under 12 step up to the mic. The year's poetry slam was won by the lovely, etherial Xapa (pronounced Sha-pa), the only female poet to make through all three rounds and with full marks! Since I boycotted last month's over-priced Hifa Festival, this was my first poetry event in Harare and I was impressed. Performing spoken word in Shona, using deep words, takes serious skill, and to see young and old lay it down in Shona, was incredible. It left me feeling re-assured that, Shona as an ora-literary language is not going to die, even if traditional poetry is slowly dying out, Shona performance poetry will survive in alternative spaces like these.
My favorite performers were So Profound, guest poet Flex (he's a genius!), Xapa, Uncle and Matrix - some beautiful poems mostly in English. On the downside, was the amount of homophobic content in the poetry. Several poets expressed some very strong anti-gay views to an approving crowd. Zimbabwe is no-gay country and because our President has achieved global fame for his views, it's really quite okay to say how much you dislike homosexuals in church sermons, political rallies or poetry sessions... Of course, these poets are entitled to their opinions and sure, it took me a long while before I could care less about one's sexual orientation, but I draw the line of "understanding homophobia" somewhere. I don't understand why what two consenting adults do with another in private should be the subject of an under 12's poem. Whatever happened to wizards and Star Wars?
It was very disturbing to watch a little boy reach up to the mic and recite a poem called "Culture" lamenting the destruction of African culture by "foreign cultures" "where a man sleeps with a man." Is this what parents and churches are teaching kids these days? He had some very questionable about sexuality in 'authentic African culture', (whatever that homogenous, static, easily defineable African culture is. And God knows which pre-colonial years he referred to coz it was at least a good 700 years before the White man set foot in present-day Zimbabwe, after the Mberi people settled here.) and I can only guess where it came from. Kids don't need to learn to hate. They really don't.
Apart from these few uncomfortable moments, I enjoyed Poetry Slam. The next event is on 7th of July 2012, I hope I can make it.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rapper PSY says he hopes North Koreans will enjoy his new single even as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula.
PSY released his latest single, "Gentleman," in 119 countries on Friday, hoping to replicate the success of "Gangnam Style," the smash YouTube hit that made him an international star almost overnight last year. The choreography for "Gentleman" — including the "arrogant dance," as PSY called it — was unveiled at a concert in Seoul on Saturday before more than 50,000 fans. The music video has been uploaded onto YouTube.
PSY, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, said Saturday that he regretted the current tensions between the two Koreas. The situation has been grabbing global headlines, with North Korea becoming increasingly belligerent with war rumblings, leaving its neighbors wary of a possible missile test by Pyongyang.
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"Hopefully my 'Gangnam Style,' my 'Gentleman,' my music videos and my choreography … they might enjoy them too," he said.
When the "Gangnam Style" video went viral last year, it spun legions of parodies. Even North Korea's government created a parody video of the hit, showing that the secretive country is well-versed in South Korean popular culture. North Korea used its "Gangnam Style" parody to criticize Park Geun-hye, then the presidential candidate for South Korea's ruling party. Park was inaugurated as South Korea's new president in February.
PSY's "Gangnam Style" video, featuring his much-mimicked horse-riding dance, made him one of the best-known Koreans in the world. It's the most watched video of all time on YouTube, gathering more than 1.5 billion views since its release in July.
PSY acknowledged that the massive success of "Gangnam Style" added to the pressure as he worked on his latest single, but he said he tried to remain true to himself and his Korean roots.
"I tried to find Korean words that people from any country can easily sing along," he said of "Gentleman," which contains lyrics both in English and Korean. PSY co-composed the music and wrote the lyrics, which poke fun at a self-claimed gentleman who enjoys his time at a dance club.
Audiences have questioned whether PSY will be a one-hit wonder known only for "Gangnam Style." But the South Korean musician, whose humble personality has endeared him to his fans at home since he made his debut more than a decade ago, shrugs off the skepticism.
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The former Bulls star re-listed his 56,000-square-foot home this week for $16 million, Crain's Chicago Business reports. That's down from last year's original asking price of $29 million and the first reduction that put the house's price tag at $21 million.
The estate failed to sell at auction on Monday after the reserve wasn't met. Jordan spokeswoman Estee Portnoy told the Associated Press that market conditions aren't ideal for the sale and said options for the property will be evaluated next year.
The property includes nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms and an NBA-regulation basketball court, not to mention a weight room, a three-bedroom guesthouse, pool, outdoor tennis court and three climate-controlled multi-car garages. Jordan bought the land in 1991 and moved into the home in 1994.
Jordan decided to auction off the Illinois property, because "some of the best things in the world are sold at auction, and I've seen that this is the beginning of a trend for selling unique, one-of-a-kind homes."


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U.S. house prices have plunged by nearly a third since 2006, and homeownership rates are falling at the fastest pace since the Great Depression.
The good news? Two key measures now suggest it's an excellent time to buy a house, either to live in for the long term or for investment income (but not for a quick flip). First, the nation's ratio of house prices to yearly rents is nearly restored to its prebubble average. Second, when mortgage rates are taken into consideration, houses are the most affordable they have been in decades.
Two of the silliest mantras during the real-estate bubble were that a house is the best investment you will ever make and that a renter "throws money down the drain." Whether buying is a better deal than renting isn't a stagnant fact but a changing condition that depends on the relationship between prices and rents, the cost of financing and other factors.
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As a result, house payments are more affordable than they have been in decades. The National Association of Realtors Housing Affordability Index hit 183.7 in August, near its record high in data going back to 1970. The index's historic average is roughly 120. A reading of 100 would mean that a median-income family with a 20% down payment can afford a mortgage on a median-price home. So today's buyers can afford handsome houses—but prudent ones might opt for moderate houses with skimpy payments.
For example, the median home in the greater Phoenix market, including houses, condos and co-ops, costs $121,700, according to Zillow.com. With a 20% down payment and a 4.12% mortgage rate, a buyer's monthly payment would be about $470. Rent for a comparable house would be more than $1,100 a month, according to data provided by Zillow.com.
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Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
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- "You filthy little beasts would never have dropped Stink pellets if you'd known I had it in my power to whip you raw, would you, now? Nobody would have thought of throwing Fanged Frisbees down the corridors if I could've strung you up by the ankles in my office, would they? But when Educational Decree Twenty-nine comes in, Potter, I'll be allowed to do them things..."
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SEATTLE, Washington - August 17, 2012 - Tens of thousands of people descended on a waterfront park in Seattle Friday for the opening of what's billed as the nation's largest marijuana rally - an event that has a pressing political edge this year as Washington state's voters consider whether to legalize the fun use of pot for adults.
Colorado, Oregon and Washington already have medical marijuana laws. And all three also have legalization measures on the November ballot.
Washington's would allow sales of up to an ounce of dried marijuana at state-licensed stores and could bring the state nearly $2 billion in tax revenue over the next five years - if the federal government doesn't try to block the law from taking effect. Pot remains illegal under federal law.
Washington's measure, Initiative 502, also would prevent nearly 10,000 marijuana possession arrests every year in the state, proponents say.
"It looks like we're finally reaching a critical mass to end this critical mess," Hempfest director Vivian McPeak said as the festival began. "If I-502 passes, it'll be a historic moment."
Organizers expected at least 150,000 people at the three-day event. Thousands milled along the 1.5-mile long park under a blazing sun Friday afternoon, stopping at booths advertising colorful glass pipes, hemp clothing and medical marijuana dispensaries. Young women shouted at passersby to encourage them to obtain medical marijuana authorizations - "Are you legal yet?" - while other festival goers rested on driftwood logs, lighting joints and pipes.
Vendors hawked $2 bottles of water, but not just for hydration: "Ice water here! Get some ice water for your bong!"
Despite the pot-tolerant crowd, there was no consensus as to whether I-502 is the right thing for Washington's marijuana smokers.
The measure has garnered opposition from the medical cannabis community, and some say its driving-under-the-influence provisions are so strict that it could prevent them from driving at all.
Others say the measure doesn't go far enough because it wouldn't allow people to grow their own pot for recreational use, although medical patients still could; it doesn't contemplate the industrial growing of hemp; and it would not allow recreational use for those between 18 and 21.
Because of the split, Hempfest - now in its 21st year of advocating legalization - is taking no official position on the measure, something McPeak called "very painful and very awkward."
Alison Holcomb, campaign manager for the measure's sponsor, New Approach Washington, said she was disappointed, too.
"We've got a legalization measure on the ballot right now," Holcomb said. "Seattle Hempfest, which has been carrying the legalization banner for 21 years, ought to be celebrating."
Both sides of the debate were aired at the festival, as supporters and opponents set up tents and vied for the attention of potential voters.
At the No on I-502 tent, activist Arthur West said he's been attending Hempfest since the late 1990s and never imagined that he'd be here to oppose a legalization measure. But then, he and fellow activist Poppy Sidhu said they don't consider I-502 legalization at all.
"We're all for legalization, but legalization, for me, is being able to grow as much as I want and being able to walk down the street to Starbucks smoking my joint," Sidhu said.
Conner Michaels, 24, of Bellingham, approached with a thick, burning blunt in his hand and asked for a No on I-502 button. "This is sick," he said. "I'm not going to be able to drive if this passes."
Medical marijuana dispensaries are largely also opposed, in part, because of the licensing requirements in the measure, said Brian Ray, the goateed, dreadlocked owner of One Love collective, a dispensary in South Seattle. Many dispensaries are doing well under the current system, and there's no reason to rush into a legalization scheme that might be flawed, he said. "It appears like it's going to shut down the entrepreneurial spirit of these small businesses,"
Ray said.
Breast cancer survivor Cindy Denny, 52, of Auburn, and her husband, Kerry Denny, had a different view as they surveyed the largely younger crowd. She said that she is still taking oral chemotherapy, and the marijuana helps her feel better. But when she first tried to obtain an authorization as required by state law, her chemo doctor wouldn't give her one because it remains illegal under federal law.
She said she had to go to a different clinic to find a doctor who would write her an authorization, and that hurdle might be too much for some patients.
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News: Denver Center commissions stage adaptation of Colorado First Lady's book
Colorado First Lady Helen Thorpe's first book, "Just Like Us," has been commissioned to be adapted into a stage play by the Denver Center Theatre Company.
The news was broken by Joanne Ostrow in a profile published in Thursday's Denver Post.
"Just Like Us," which was critically well-received, is a nonfiction narrative set in Denver. It's a combination of journalism, sociology and a bit of immigration politics. It interweaves Thorpe's own well-connected life with that of four high-school Latinas, two of them undocumented immigrants. Thorpe is married to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.
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Next, a stage adaptation has been commissioned by the Denver Center Theatre Company. Thorpe will serve as adviser to playwright Karen Zacarias ("Mariela in the Desert"). Denver Center artistic director Kent Thompson believes this play could be the next "Plainsong" or "Eventide," previous adaptations that became DCTC signature pieces, and, with its focus on immigration, "may have more resonance even than those did."
The production will be part of the Denver Center's 2012 Colorado New Play Summit. Thompson had read Thorpe's other writings. "It's just serendipity for us that she became the governor's wife," he said.
The sixth Colorado New Play Summit runs Friday and Saturday. Since 2006, the Summit has introduced 24 new plays through staged readings; 11 have later been produced on the company's mainstage season. Read more about the 2011 Summit here.


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The deck collapse happened around 3 p.m. at 9341 E Bay Harbour Drive, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Witnesses said the victims were on the deck to commemorate the life of Brian Gilmore, who had recently died after a battle with cancer. They were throwing flowers into the water in his memory when the deck collapsed.
"We went face first into the water. That was fun," said Mike Carney, an employee of Gilmore's.
Carney said he found himself treading water after the collapse, his phone and keys lost in the water. He said he had some pain from bruising.
Authorities said 40 people attended the wake. Those who fell into the water were able to get to safety before rescue crews arrived. Two were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to officials.
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President Michael B. Alexander has announced the approval of new Master of Education degrees in Elementary Education and in Moderate Disabilities to be offered by Lasell College starting in January 2011. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved the new degrees on June 15. The Lasell Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new degree program June 23, 2008.
The approval of the new master's degrees is part of Lasell College's Strategic Plan to offer four new graduate-level programs by 2012. The two master's degrees in education represent the third and fourth new degrees to complete the approval process. Lasell's M.S. in Communication degree began in Spring 2009 and an M.S. in Sport Management begins in September 2010.
"The expansion of and diversification of offerings at the graduate level is central to the growth of the College; this new degree is very significant in that it both serves this cause as well as providing new opportunities for enriching the quality of our teacher education programming," said Jim Ostrow, Vice President for Academic Affairs for Lasell College.
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A federal judge will resentence former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio with the typical two-step process, but will not redo every element of the initial sentencing.
U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger (pictured) said in a court filing Friday that she will not allow either side to object to portions of the initial sentence that weren't overturned by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. She notes that the appeals court only reversed the sentence with "respect to its gain calculation and its forfeiture determination."
The gain calculation, however, impacts the prison term. Therefore, a lower gain amount may result in a lighter sentence for Nacchio, who is serving a six-year term at a federal prison camp in Pennsylvania for his conviction on 19 counts of insider trading. The appeals court strongly suggested that the six-year sentence was excessive.
A new sentencing date has not be scheduled.
Nacchio's attorneys had argued that he should be sentenced anew, with the entire process redone. Krieger said that won't be the case.
The court "will not consider new or re-asserted objections to the original Pre-sentence Investigation Report, requests for Guideline departures, or arguments with regard to the fine," Krieger wrote in her order.
The first phase of the resentencing will determine the range of his prison term as stated by federal guidelines, which considers the amount of money that Nacchio gained from the illegal insider trades, information from the pre-sentence investigation report, Nacchio's background and other factors.
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Background: I have estimated a 3-factor model using 14 dichotomous indicators (residuals are not correlated and one of the 14 items is crossloaded onto 2 factors). I am using complex sample data with sample weight, strata, and cluster variables. The model was estimated using WLSMV. The model fits well, and the parameter estimates are reasonable.
In this CFA model the factor correlations are .84, .85, and .76, respectively. I subsequently created factor scores from this CFA model. When I correlate the three factors using the factor scores, I get correlations of .94, .95, and .90, respectively. [When I apply the sample weight in computing these correlations, the change is negligible].
So, my question is: Is it reasonable for there to be differences (of the order I am finding; .14 is the greatest difference) between when the factor correlations are taken from the CFA model and when they are derived from correlating the factor scores that were generated from this CFA model? Or are these differences a red flag that I made a mistake?
posted on Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 6:22 pm
There could be this big of a difference between estimated factor score correlations and model-based factor correlations when you do not have many good indictaors for each factor. In this case, good means a high standardized factor loading. This difference is the reason for using SEM to relate factors rather than working with factor scores.
posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 2:45 pm
I have estimated a 2 group CFA (3 factors & 11 indicators- each factor has 3 or 4 indicators)using WLSMV and generated factor scores which I wish to use in a subsequent twin analysis.
1. If WLSMV uses a tetrachoric correlation matrix why are my unstandardised parameter estimates different from the standardised. I thought with a correlation matrix they might be the same?
2. Factor scores were generated for every case even those that had missing values on some of the indicators. I was wondering how missing values are handled in the generation of factor scores.
3. and can I use factor scores for all cases (even those with missing) in the subsequent twin analysis ?
Thank you for your time,
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 11:44 am
1. It sounds like you have used the default of fixing the first factor loading to one to set the metric of the factor. If you free the first factor loading and fix the factor variance to one, I think you will see what you expect.
2. They are generated using all available information.
3. I would not do an analysis in two steps using factor scores. Factor scores should be used only as independent variables in the model. If factor determinacy is not very high, factor scores may be poorly determined.
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Find Traces of Old Race in Doddridge
Two Mounds Opened and Explored by Salem College Professor
Chieftain Buried in Regal Splendor
Historic Burial Ground Discovered on Zahn's Farm
June 15, 1930
Find Traces of Old Race in Doddridge
Two Mounds Opened and Explored by Salem College Professor
Chieftain Buried in Regal Splendor
Historic Burial Ground Discovered on Zahn's Farm
Interesting and valuable evidences of a race of gigantic people who inhabited this section of West Virginia more than one thousand years ago have been exhumed from two newly explored mounds located near Morgansville, which is on the Northwestern turnpike about 12 miles west of Salem.Skeletons of four of these prehistoric mound-builders have been found along with many rare flint instruments and utensils.
The mounds, rich in history of a now vanished race which antedated the present North American Indians, are now being explored by Professor Ernest R. Sutton, head of the geography department at Salem College. Sutton is being assisted by Oris Stutler, of Salem, and others.
The particular tribe or race which inhabited this section of the state is believed to have been composed of individuals ranging from seven to nine feet in height, and it is thought they were Siouan Indians. The best preserved skeleton found at Morgansville was in a clay encasement, and all of the vertebrae and other bones, excepting the skull, were saved without much crumbling. Careful measurement of the skeletons proved that the Indians were about seven feet, six inches tall.
Although the skeletons constitute a significant addition to the findings thus far unearthed, workers are more interested in the various implements, utensils, and weapons, many of which are considered rare, which have been discovered, since much of the history of this ancient race can be gleaned from the tools and other equipment then used.
The two mounds from which the skeletons and flint tools have been taken are located on the farm of Benjamin Zahn. It was thought for many years that the mounds on the crest of a hill which overlooks the old turnpike were of natural formation, although a few persons maintained that there was a probability of them being graves. The first excavation was made by Professor Sutton and Harley Zahn, son of the owner of the farm, early last fall and the work has been carried on, intermittently, since that time with no little success.
A narrow trench was dug from the east side toward the center of the larger mound, and the first evidence of the formation being an artificial one was in the discovery of the presence of charcoal lumps and some evidence of burnt bone. The clay found appears to have been transported. Further excavation disclosed that the entire mound had been covered with loose rocks which vary in size.
Practically all of the instruments and tools fashioned from flint have been found under the skeletons. The arrow-heads are entirely different from those of the more recent Indians, Professor Sutton states, the former being more crude in design. The spear-points, skinning knives, grinding stones and other implements also differ in varying degrees. The archeological building at Columbus, Ohio, contains many evidences of the workmanship of mound-builders, and much of the materials found on the Zahn farm resembled the findings in Ohio, but one piece, which is a round, flat stone about three inches in diameter (shown in picture) is different from anything exhibited in any museum, it is thought. The use for this particular stone has not yet been determined. The molded piece of clay is also something new, and there is a probability that Professor Sutton will forward these unique findings to the Smithsonian Institution. Many of the other important implements and flint rocks will be placed in the Salem College museum, he has intimated.
In reviewing the type of mounds found in this section of the country, Professor Sutton spoke of the unusual arrangement of the two mounds he is exploring. It is quite evident that the ruler of the tribe was not destined to be buried with the chiefs of less ranking since the small mound contains the bones of only one individual while three skeletons have been exhumed from the larger one to date and explorers are expecting to discover more as the excavation is continued.
Completely encased in a chamber carefully shaped from large, flat rocks, the chief of the tribe has sat through the centuries in the small mound, the vault fashioned exclusively for him, facing the larger mound which is located about thirty paces to the east and which was the burial ground for numerous lesser chiefs and for many domestic utensils and implements of war.
In all probability the chief was buried in full dress regalia in this death-throne which was so molded as to support him in a sitting position, thus lending him dignity in death as he watched over the kindred chiefs prone upon their backs in the larger mound. However, time has erased whatever evidences there may have been of the worldly splendor of fabrics, robes and head-dress of feathers, but beneath the rock upon which he sat were buried his pipe, banner stone, arrow heads, spear points and other instruments chipped from flint rocks. Burial of these tokens and weapons, no doubt, was in keeping with the Indian tradition of preparing the dead for entrance into the "Happy Hunting Grounds."
The absence of clay in the immediate vicinity of the mounds leads Professor Sutton to believe that the Indians were obliged to carry this earth for some appreciable distance, baskets probably being used to transport it. The stone vault in which the chief was buried was carefully and tightly packed with clay, and the completed mound was six feet in height and nearly fifteen feet in diameter.
There was apparently no system of burial in the large mound which is ten feet high and about sixty feet in diameter. As a kindred chief died he was buried near the body of a former chief though not in the same manner for each tribe evidently buried its chief as suited its respective ideas or customs. There is a possibility, however, that different rankins of the chiefs may have played some important part in the mode of burial given them.
One body was buried at a depth of about six feet, being laid on white clay which has the appearance of having been burned, or dried by fire. No rocks or stones were found above or below the body, but underneath the bones were found two large blue-grey unused arrowheads, three flint knives, a standstone shaped much like our modern whetsones, worn smooth on all sides, and a clay ornament of some kind, probably a symbol of the tribe.
Another body had been buried at a depth of only four feet and near the center of the mound. The skeleton was very well preserved, but, like the others, quickly disintegrated when exposed to the air. Careful measurement proved this chief to have been a man of height, strength and power, measuring seven feet, six inches tall. No flints or arrowheads nor any type of equipment was found with him, but his body had been carefully covered with flat stones.
One of the most interesting discoveries made during the excavation of the larger mound was the finding of a body which had been hermetically sealed in a case of clay. For some reason this chief, buried in the west side of the large mound, had been given more care and attention than anyo other of those so far unearthed. The body had been laid, presumably, on a bed of smooth, well-packed clay and then covered and sealed with wet clay. Firewood then was gathered, placed around the clay and ignited. The fire evidently was kept burning for a long time since the clay about the body was nearly two feet in thickness. There may have been many different applications of clay and many different bakings in the process.
Whatever plan was used seems to have been the best method ever found in this section for preserving the dead, or at least to preserve the skeleton.
Beneath the body in the firm clay were found instruments and equipment consisting of arrow-heads, a grinding stone, and a bone needle about six inches long. This needle may be an ivory one, however.
Although there are some marks on the small round rock found in the large mound, explorers are of the opinion that the scratches are not inscriptions or writings. It is hardly likely that any writings or characters will be found in the mounds, since none have been found in similar mounds throughout Ohio.
The only cryptic writing found in the mounds of this part of the United States was that which was discovered at Moundsville and which has now been exposed publicly as a hoax by an article printed in the May issue of "The Science News-Letter." Many experts on the world's languages endeavored to translate the cryptic writing which was found on a stone taken from the mound at Moundsville, they believing it to have been written by ancient man in Canaanite, Celtic, Runic, or other characters.
The late Andrew Price, president of the West Virginia Historical Society, exposed the hoax, one of the greatest in the history of American science and one which has stood triumphantly undetected for ninety odd years.
Mr. Price, in telling of the deciphering he accomplished, said his "key" was the bit of satire written by Charles Dickens regarding Mr. Pickwick and the stone with alleged ancient inscription carved upon. It had been a practical joke, and the joker had his fun as scientists racked their brains to find the code. Likewise, the Moundsville stone was found to be a hoax and the letters, once the key was discovered, spelled, "Bil Stumps Stone Oct 14 1838."
Regarding the probably builders, Professor Sutton is quite certain that the particular tribe which built the mounds at Morgansville were here before the present Indian race and he supports his contention by comparing the flint weapons and tokens. Those he has found are more crude and distinctively different from those made by the present Indian race and buried at a much later date. The Smithsonian Institute has the following to say regarding moundbuilders:
"Throughout a large portion of the United States earthworks are found of various kinds, attributed to different periods of antiquity. The mounds and embankments are especially numerous in the state of Ohio, where there have been discovered aboriginal remains of the most interesting character. The controversy as to the origin of these mounds and of the people who built them and of their age is one of the most difficult of satisfactory solution. They are by no means confined to the United States, and as to whether the people who constructed them continued to do so up to a comparatively modern time or whether they all are of great antiquity is and has been a matter of dispute among archaeologists.
"The remains found in the mounds consequently have been by many attributed to a people of great antiquity, antedating the present Indian race, and many scientific papers have been written in support of this theory. Yet there are those living who have witnessed the building of mounds, and the extensive studies of Prof. Cyrus Thomas, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, induce him to believe that the Cherokees were mound-builders up to and since the arrival of whites on this continent.
"Many articles of modern make, undoubtedly the work of white people, have been found buried in the mounds. Such things are declared by some to be intrusive or secondary burials. They are alleged by others to have been deposited therein at the time of the construction of the tumuli. With hardly an exception, all earthworks of every description found in the interior of the country are attributed to this wonderful ancient race of aboriginees."
This report, listed in the late nineties by the Smithsonian Institution, has been followed by information regarding mounds in this section of the country, and some information is given regarding mounds in West Virginia, all of which are attributed to a race which preceded the Indians.
It is planned to further explore the two mounds at Morgansville, and other valuable information may be found. Professor Sutton is of the opinion that there are several more skeletons in the large mound, and further and deeper digging may reveal important additions to the already important lot of relics.
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A toddler was raped, but as horrific as the thought is, those who raped her shouldn't be punished. You see, her attackers were just boys -- 7- and 9-year-old boys who shouldn't even know what rape is. Someone is to blame, but it's not them.
It happened in Memphis this past summer. The 2-year-old victim's brother, 5, saw it occurring and told his mom. Thank goodness he did. While the boys first blamed each other, they later admitted to the crime.
The boys are due in court today where prosecutors are recommending they be removed from their families' homes and placed in state custody for treatment, not punishment. They want to determine what these boys have been exposed to that would make them do this to another child. James Sanders, the attorney defending the 9-year-old boy, told the Memphis Commercial Appeal:
What happened to this victim is horrible, nobody is minimizing that. But my client has a lot of problems and needs some immediate help. Somebody's got to rescue this kid.
Someone has to rescue them all.
This is one of those stories that I recount through tears, because it's so awful and so unimaginable that such vile, evil things can happen to innocent children. And really, at this point, all three should still be innocent. Something has to be very, very wrong in one's life for a mind that young to be infected like this.
But as much as I don't want to blame these boys because of their age, where do we draw a line? Is there really an age at which one suddenly should be able to account for his tragic background, overcome what he's been exposed to, and now be able to stand up and do the right thing? Yes, we have to expect that, but we also have to expect that some won't be able to. It doesn't in any way make what the victim suffered any less horrifying or their actions justifiable in the least, it just make the whole situation more tragic.
Do you think these boys should be punished?
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Even though winter's winding down, we keep encountering folks who have that 'change of seasons' flu- especially here in the northeast right now. It seems the timing is perfect for this soup recipe sent to us by Kathy Larson, Frontier's VP of Sustainability and Education. It might be just what's needed if you're battling the blahs while waiting for spring.
by Kathy Larson
Some years ago while we were in the city shopping, I started getting a sore throat, feeling achy and blah. We had planned to eat supper before going home but I was looking forward to getting home and wrapping up in a warm blanket with a cup of tea. However, my husband really wanted to stop at a Thai restaurant that was on our way home, so thinking perhaps some hot soup would be good, I agreed.
I got a hot, spicy and brothy soup with cilantro, mushrooms, onions, chili peppers and other goodies at the bottom of my bowl. I like spicy foods, but this was just at the limit of comfortable eating and I remember taking careful spoonful after spoonful to avoid coughing. Soon I was sweating and panting a bit but I cleaned up every drop of that tasty soup because it just felt healing. And the best thing was that the next day, I felt healed!
Ever since, when I start getting that achy, sore throat feeling I make a hot, gingery soup that always warms me up and makes me feel better. I vary this soup depending what I have on hand, as I usually am making it when I can't plan ahead.
Magic Chicken Soup
1 small chicken (or 2# deboned, skinless chicken pieces)
Water to cover and cook chicken (2 to 3 quarts)
3 bay leaves
2 to 4 whole red chilies
2 large onions, chopped
1 cup chopped carrot
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
2 tbsp tamari
1 2-inch pieces of fresh ginger, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp parsley flakes
3 cups bok choy or other Chinese cabbage, chopped
juice of one lemon
Garnish: 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaf chopped
Place the chicken, bay leaf, chili peppers and astragalus in a large soup pot, cover with water and cook until tender (about an hour). Remove chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Rinse shiitakes under cool water to remove any grit, then place in a small bowl and cover the mushrooms with hot water to soften (15 minutes). Add onion, celery, carrot, tamari and drained, chopped mushrooms to stock and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove chicken from the bone and add it along with the garlic, ginger and parsley flakes to the soup and continue simmering another five minutes. Add bok choy and lemon, stir well, taste and adjust seasonings if desired. If soup is not as spicy as you would like, add cayenne ¼ tsp at a time. Serve piping hot and garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.
Kathy says: I also make this soup without chicken and add chicken broth powder to the veggies while they are cooking to get a richer broth.
We'd love to hear about your magic soup recipes!


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Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
*Reduce the sodium content of this recipe by substituting reduced-sodium broth for half or all of the 56 ounces.
- Heat broth and garlic in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- In a small bowl, or even right in the can, mash half of the beans using a fork. Add mashed beans, whole beans, and tomatoes to the broth. Bring to a simmer. Stir in potato and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in frozen spinach and cook until thawed, 2-3 minutes.
- Top each serving of soup with 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and grated parmesan cheese.


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The pictures we paint with our words, as well as the words themselves, express our feelings and also create feelings. I believe our metaphors become embedded, our similes become no-longer examined truths and can poison both ourselves and others.
We are good at demeaning and slurring our opponents and making enemies out of adversaries and dangerous revolutionaries out of dissenters. While yelling at each other is easy and sometimes fun, it is seldom serious. Take patriotism. In another decade conservatives told liberals who objected to a lack of civil rights or a war in South East Asia, to either love America or leave it. Now some conservatives (particularly in Texas) love America so much that they threaten to leave it. Patriotism and rhetoric like theology don't have to make sense or be logically consistent.
This is true of slurs too. Anti-Semites in Germany accused Jews of being the capitalist bankers who exploited poor Germans and the communist revolutionaries trying to destroy the banks. Jews were marrying into the best families and acting like real Germans or Austrians–and were clannish and refused to assimilate. These slurs and stereotypes are still playing out today in America, but now are focused mainly on Asian-Americans. Asians are too aligned with the American Dream and are too focused on achieving. Take Tiger Mothers and the current controversy. It seemed to me to be pretty generational rather than Asian. Read Death of A Salesman and you'll find the prototype for the drive 'em to achieve dad.
So far, in our current public examination of rhetoric, most have concentrated on the hyperboles–every conservative is a fascist, every liberal a communist or socialist. Every right that is questioned is threatened by extinction. To limit a bullet magazine is the first step in taking guns away. To question the strong metaphor is to begin to take away our freedom of speech. This is coming from the right which tends to be as pro first Amendment as liberals–except while liberals call abridgement censorship, conservatives call it political correctness. By either name it is slippery slope absolutism.
There is a certain adolescent grandiosity in our charges against each other. A bill or policy is the worst ever, the climate (social, political or the actual climate) is more toxic than ever, the opposition more crooked than ever. At some point the hyperbole becomes not just inflammatory and potentially dangerous, but paradoxically so commonplace that it loses its sting–like profanity that no longer shocks.
Then there is the rhetoric of framing an argument, grabbing a label and controlling the thinking and perception–or at least influencing it. Hence the debate over abortion is Pro Choice (Choice is a good thing) versus Pro Life (Life is another good thing.) The estate tax (estates are large, right?) against the death tax. Oh my God they're taxing death!
It seems to me that our human journey towards wholeness, a journey never completed, is to see more broadly more expansively the humanity in every human, and to open our eyes and hearts wider. Watching our words, images and metaphors is not an exercise in political correctness or in not telling important truths. It is an exercise in being effective in both our thinking and our communicating.
When speaking, we should ask ourselves just what we want to accomplish or convey. Do we want to shock? Okay, do the Ricky Gervaise and go for the vulgarity. Do we want to hurt? Go for the Gervaise again and slur. Do we want to inform or inflame? Our choices of tone will make a difference–possibly all the difference.
Those of us who are parents know that we can build up expectations and performance with appropriate positive reinforcement or crush creativity under constant criticism. We know that there is a tendency, not certainty, of people living up to expectations or down to expectations. This is true of interpersonal relationships and also of general discourse. Our choices can create cooperation or confrontation. We have power in our choices.
I don't know if you read the advice columnists. But people are always sharing some problem about someone else and asking if they should confront that person? Well, they should confront the problem but probably not the person. We have made confrontation our default position instead of speaking, talking and reasoning. How I act is influenced by the words I use–even to my self! We don't talk. We confront. Our politicians always campaign on the promise that they will "fight for us." Couldn't they maybe, just sometimes, reason for us or advocate for us? Must it always be a fight? Well, yes, if that's how we think of it.
Our labels can indeed libel and limit both our vision and the potential of others. We can influence outcomes, not control them, with our conscious choices of how we choose to communicate.
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I have never liked the comparison that a person who has religious belief is infected with some sort of "virus." I understand the logic and the eloquent explanation of those who hold this view. I don't even like the explanation that it is a delusion even though this concept can be substantiated if you manipulate the definition of delusion to conform to the idea that religious practices are oppressive, insulting, and completely irrational, not to mention, man-made, therefore untrue.
I have found myself at times stating that religious beliefs are delusional, only to find that I am at odds with myself. I pushed these feelings aside for some time simply to conform to what many atheists believe. I think many atheists believe this simply because of the "God Delusion" by Dawkins. I think he coined the phrase in a masterful way to give a wake-up call to the absurdity of the belief systems of religious and the harm it can cause humanity. I am not arguing with the concepts that Dawkins wrote about, or even saying that he is wrong.
I do however believe profoundly differently. I take a sociological approach to religion. I think Max Weber got it right in his profound work, "The Sociology of Religion." His historical analysis begins with a simple…very simple premise: People pursue their interests. Weber is an idealist like myself, (why I like him so much…) His approach to say that ideas are the major influence human action is spot on. Ann Swidler writes: "He does not argue that ideas always or necessarily influence action. He does try to understand variation in the influence of ideas on action." From these building blocks, "he builds a powerful theory to explain why some kinds of cultural systems have much more influence on economic and political action than others do. He analyzes the critical historical contingencies that determine whether and how ideas guide action." Furthermore, "Weber argues that once a religion is sufficiently "rationalized" – systematized and unified – its core religious ideas come to have a logic of their own."
His Verstehen approach (interpretive) allows for a more empathetic, and participatory approach, (notice I did not say condoning approach) towards the understanding, of religion in general.
My own feelings towards the matter: I do not believe religion is a phenomenon we should be hostile towards. Religion is nothing more than a sociological concept. I do believe we should separate the phenomenon itself from the ideas and actions of the individuals who perpetuate, teach, and try to implement, or force into our society. The difference being that we can ultimately evaluate and see religion on an empathic basis rather, than a force to be eliminated.
Religion has evolved with us and through us and has formed much of what we see in culture today. The ideas and actions are what can be poisonous if used (or misused) to have power and control over another person(s), or entity. Just as we would take an approach to rid our society of an imbalance of power and control, (we already do this with other sociological problems such as domestic violence) we can also make a more positive impact politically and interpersonally. I believe the key to being heard and having a TRUE lasting impact, is to take a sociological approach to understanding, and to use this knowledge to rationalize and demonstrate why the atheist position is the more mature approach for humanity. It would seem to me that we might actually see a change in public (religious) opinion, persona, stereotype, and awareness of what atheist actually stand for.
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How many religions can you name that don't depend on a delusional belief in the supernatural? Are you saying we should support those delusions?
But do you honestly think that religion itself is bad? Or is it the ideas that have evolved over the centuries along with the social attitudes of the people - their primitive mentalities and social structures - that has worked its way into religious texts that we now call "religion."
At this point, I am wondering what your definition of 'religion' is.
Religion is not the enemy. Primitive ideas are. It's the ideas themselves that need attacking. I want to agree with this. I would not low my self so shallow as to attack a person ( bearing in mind also how dangerously murderous are religous people) because of their delusional mental framework. If I cannot appeal to their senses/ mind with proveable facts I would call it a day, and rather share ideas with like-minded persons in TA.
Hmm. I didn't really understand what you were getting at in the first post until you wrote this part. I see what you're saying there, even though I can also see why other atheists would be adamant about attacking religion.
It's the ideas themselves that need attacking. Not individual people by name calling, and not by becoming hostile whether that hostility is internal, or external.
That should pretty much always be true, no matter how wacky someone's beliefs are.
Found some more, Strega. :)
"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion." -- Robert M. Pirsig
"It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth." - Bertrand Russell
¡Por supuesto, puedo leer! ¡Y escribir, también!
Why don't you slip-slide on over to the Westboro Baptist Church and put that into practice - let me know how that works out for you --
@Strega What is out of line with Atheists being a Collective? Why this platform if Atheists are not a collective. To whom were the likes of Carl Sagan, Dawkins' writings appeal if not to the "community of Free-thinkers"? Humans are always a collective, any idea that take my fancy, and makes sense to my mind makes me to become one in thought with people that embrace such. I become part of such collective. @ Belle, my apologies for not contributing to the debate .
@bongani - interesting question. The point I make is that other than having in common a non-belief in the supernatural, we are all different thinkers, with different attitudes. Free-thinking allows for just that. it is not an either/or status, where all free-thinkers think alike.
Imagine that a community exists on the net, like TA, for divorcees. Now within the context, everyone will be divorced. However, the way that occurred, the feelings that the members have for their ex-spouses, whether there are children (or pets) that were affected, and the attitudes to marriage as an institution will all be completely different.
Consequently, although there may be a connection between all the participants (TA or Divorce Group), there is no group thinking, or group attitude, or group approach that binds the members. This is why I say that atheists are not a collective.
The entire concept of "free" thought contradicts the concept of collective thinking.
@Strega. I think initially I did not grasp your point. You made it crystal clear with examples you gave. Obrigado!
RE: "Maybe I will!" - be sure and take plenty of pictures, and don't be too embarrassed to share --
Be sure and upload an uncensored copy to YouTube, and send me the URL.


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Taylor Swift: Z100 Jingle Ball Beauty!
Taylor Swift lights up the stage during Z100′s Jingle Ball 2012 held at Madison Square Garden on Friday night (December 7) in New York City.
The 22-year-old singer performed "State of Grace," "You Belong to Me," "Everything Has Changed," with Ed Sheeran, "I Knew You Were Trouble," "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," all off her new album Red, "Love Story," and "Both of Us" with BoB.
JustJaredJr.com also spied Taylor leaving the venue with rumored beau Harry Styles after they each had performed!
FYI: Taylor wore a chic David Koma dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and House of Lavande jewels on the red carpet.
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Using a
<link> tag is a common way to add styles to a page:
<!doctype html>
<link href="main.css" rel="stylesheet">
main.css file that the browser downloads is known as an external stylesheet, because it's
stored separately from the HTML that uses it.
By default, a browser must download, parse, and process all external stylesheets that it encounters before it can display, or render, any content to a user's screen. It wouldn't make sense for a browser to attempt to display content before the stylesheets have been processed, because the stylesheets may contain rules that affect the styling of the page.
Each external stylesheet must be downloaded from the network. These extra network trips can significantly increase the time that users must wait before they see any content on their screens.
Unused CSS also slows down a browser's construction of the render tree. The render tree is like the DOM tree, except that it also includes the styles for each node. To construct the render tree, a browser must walk the entire DOM tree, and check which CSS rules apply to each node. The more unused CSS there is, the more time that a browser might potentially need to spend calculating the styles for each node.
The CSS that is needed in order to load a page is called the critical CSS. In general, a page load should only be blocked on critical CSS. See Detecting critical CSS.
Theoretically, the most optimal approach is to inline critical CSS into the
<head> of the HTML.
Once the HTML is downloaded, a browser has everything that it needs in order to display the page.
It doesn't need to make any more network requests. See Inlining CSS.
<!doctype html>
/* Critical CSS here. */
Uncritical CSS is CSS that the page might need later. For example, suppose clicking a button causes a modal to appear. The modal only appears after clicking the button. The modal's style rules are uncritical, because the modal will never be displayed when the page is first loaded. See Deferring uncritical CSS.
Detecting critical CSS
The Coverage tab of Chrome DevTools can help you discover critical and uncritical CSS. See View used and unused CSS with the Coverage tab.
You can also extract this information from Puppeteer.
Inlining critical CSS
This is a list of up-to-date tools that can automate the process of inlining critical CSS. You are welcome to add your own tool to this list.
Deferring uncritical CSS
This is a list of up-to-date tools that can automate the process of deferring uncritical CSS. You are welcome to add your own tool to this list.
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