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The showcase was featured alongside Greenmarket, The Council on the Environment of New York City's regular farmers' market. The market, which runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays year-round and Thursdays seasonally, provided a lush backdrop for the environmentally conscious event. Crates of plump peaches, extravagantly colored heirloom tomatoes, and scores of apples shared the stage with booths hawking sustainable cleaning supplies and promoting collaborative dining projects.
The market surrounded the steps of Borough Hall and featured mostly smaller booths promoting businesses. These vendors showcased New York's burgeoning green entrepreneurial movement. The city's young best and brightest manned booths ranging from recycled glass-pane window businesses, to Ozocar, which promoted itself as "New York's 1st eco-luxury private care service." For those looking for a less ostentatious car-sharing program, Zipcar was out in full force, offering free insurance and free gas for new customers.
Further down the way, SBNYC (The Sustainable Business Network of New York City) attempted to link green businesses with consumers and potential business partners. The Green Edge collaborative, a social networking collective, preformed a similar function focusing on food. Their booth promoted two particularly intriguing concepts: an Eco-Eatery Tour that promised to lead members to restaurants and cafes with sustainable business practices, and Neighborhood Supper Clubs. These potlucks, which are currently being held in Fort Greene, Red Hook, and Crown Heights, as well as other Brooklyn neighborhoods, seek to connect likeminded Brooklyn citizens interested in "urban sustainability".
Borough Hall itself featured green bigwigs such as the Department of Transportation and the EPA. The EPA had the most adorable exhibit of the day, which featured the cutest lil' vampire in the whole wide world promoting the morally questionable practice of children "ticketing" their parents for activities that waste natural resources.
Transportation issues seemed particularly prominent inside the hall, with CommuterLink promoting public transportation just inside the doors, and Transportation Alternatives. The latter, an advocate for bicycling, walking, and public transportation, were heavily promoting their Parking Day NYC event, which took place the following day. Transportation Alternatives have also been instrumental in the fight to close Prospect Park to cars, as was featured in last week's edition of this rag.
Although both the farmers' market and the larger Green City event began to wind down in the early evening, The Center for the Urban Environment is making sure that Brooklyn won't be toning down its focus on green issues. The Center has a full slate of events planned for the coming months, including neighborhood tours and workshops, all of which can be found at www.bcue.org. Thanks to the BCUE and all those participating in the event, residents can be assured the Brooklyn is getting greener by the year.


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Tonight's Concert Picks: Buke & Gase at Johnny Brenda's, Edison at Ortlieb's Lounge, Lindi Ortega at The Tin Angel, Trixie Whitley at World Cafe Live, Sera Cahone at Burlap and Bean
Brooklyn experimental duo Buke and Gase play Johnny Brenda's tonight. Evolving out of punk / noise band Hominid, Buke and Gase members Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez make angular, dissonant post-rock with with elements of chamber folk. The outfit followed up 2010's debut LP Riposte with General Dome, released this past Tuesday. Tickets and information for tonight's 21+ show with Norwegian Arms and Ahleuchatistas can be found here. Below, stream "Hiccup" from General Dome.

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My children watch a lot of reality TV and most of it is pretty disappointing. But one of their favorite shows, "Pawn Stars," is a good one, and for a simple reason: It's actually educational. So I was happy to see a great new "Scroogled" ad appear from Microsoft this week featuring the guys from "Pawn Stars." It's worth watching.
There are two versions, a TV-friendly 30-second spot and a longer, extended cut. Here's the longer (and better) version, though both do a great job of emulating the format of the TV show.
There's really no use discussing this one too much. Some people will see this for the utter truth that it is, and some will find some kind of fake outrage in what they see as Microsoft's "desperate" and "negative" FUD campaign. Since I don't think Google could be overseen enough by regulators around the world, I fall on the side of common sense: Microsoft's Scroogled campaign is important because the claims they make about Google are correct.
But please. Rein it in. Just enjoy the video if you like this kind of thing. Or move on if you don't.


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Here's Lookin' at You, Kid: Dreaming of Privacy in 2014
Jan 6, 2014 5:00 AM PT
Well another year has come and gone here in the Linux blogosphere, and what a different world it is as we enter 2014.
Certainly most notably, our friends at the NSA have made it clear that any notions of privacy have pretty much gone out the window. Go Tor!
Speaking of Windows, XP's final days are now finally being counted down. Cheers to that!
Closer to home, meanwhile, Linux is now a rising star in the gaming world, even as it continues to shine on Chromebooks, tiny PCs, Android devices and beyond.
Today's world may not respect individual freedom in the way many of us would like, in other words, but there's no denying that -- perhaps at least in part as a consequence -- Linux and FOSS continue their ascent.
Martini-Fueled Musings
Even as the LXer crowd were vowing to ramp up their "OpenCloud skillz," among other commendable goals, Linux Girl's barmates down at the blogosphere's seedy Punchy Penguin Saloon were sharing New Year's hopes and dreams of their own.
More than a few Manjaro Martinis later, Linux Girl discovered she had been taking notes.
'Some Serious Patent Reform'
"Every year I hope for Linux on the desktop, and 2014 is no different," began Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone.
This year, however, "I hope that with Microsoft's collusion with government agencies now public knowledge, businesses will start to look at alternative options," Stone added. "With Linux and OS X being the best choices, Linux is the only one that will also run on the majority of their existing hardware.
"I also hope to see continued success for Chrome OS and Android, with possible alternative FOSS OSes showing up in the mobile market," he said.
"I would love to see some serious patent reform in 2014 to stop all these obstructionist lawsuits," Stone concluded.
On the commercial front, fewer lawsuits against free software and Linux-based products is another of Ebersol's wishes: "The cat is out of the bag, and the ridiculous lawsuits only try to slow Linux down," he explained.
Finally, "on the the community side of GNU/Linux, I would like to see less fragmentation and fewer standards wars," Ebersol suggested. "That said, I think we'll have some new standards."
Looking ahead, Ebersol hopes "that GNU/Linux be kept 'Free for all,' non-exclusionary -- as it always has been -- and fair to everyone involved," he concluded. "It will be a very good year."
'Keep in Mind Our Rights'
Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. had similar dreams.
"My hopes for 2014 are that GNU/Linux keeps growing everywhere," he told Linux Girl. "It is no longer a wish to one day see 'the year of Linux' -- now we can see it."
Meanwhile, "I wish kernel and application developers keep in mind our security and privacy rights, to continue to deliver the best system out there," he said.
Finally, "I salute three different people as a means to salute every single FLOSS friend and wish them all the best: Happy 2014, Richard M. Stallman, Linus Torvalds and Katherine Noyes :-)"
So much for Linux Girl's vow to remain cool as a cucumber in this new calendar year.
'A Lot of Work Needs to Be Done'
Google+ blogger Rodolfo Saenz's hopes were similar.
"I wish that Linux continues to grow both in the server world as in the final user's," Saenz told Linux Girl. "I think Linux/FOSS is on the right track and that sooner or later it will be the choice of the better part of the software world."
In the meantime, however, "a lot of work needs to be done, mainly to be friendlier for the garden-variety user," Saenz said.
'More Women Actively Involved'
Along similar lines, "I will use an excellent article in Linux Journal as a jumping-off point and say that I would love to see Linux/FOSS make great strides in usability as my first wish," said Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien. "Second, following up on Doc Searls, I would love to see more women actively involved."
"I suspect that getting either of these will require a change in the 'boys club' developer culture, and just maybe we can start to grow up a little bit," O'Brien added.
"My wish would be to see the mobile market REALLY open up, to see MozOS and Tizen and the other small fry get more devices into more stores, to see a real alternative to Google Play come about, and to see Android mods become more mainstream," Slashdot blogger hairyfeet told Linux Girl.
"After all, it doesn't matter if Android runs a Linux kernel if it ends up more locked down than a TiVo, and with all the lock-in moves we've seen from Google this past year, it feels more and more we are just trading one nasty corp for another," hairyfeet said.
"What mobile really needs is competition similar to what we saw in the 80s with the PC cloners, with the platform becoming standardized so that lock-in becomes a thing of the past," he concluded.
'Why Not Computers?'
Last but not least, blogger Robert Pogson summed it up particularly concisely.
"I hope that in 2014 anyone will be able to buy any computer with any operating system anywhere," Pogson said. "That's not too much to ask, is it? We have choice on retail shelves for toasters, sweaters and everything else. Why not computers?"
Specifically, "I think 2014 would be absolutely wonderful if consumers or businesses could get ARM, Intel, AMD, etc. in combination with GNU/Linux, FreeBSD or Android/Linux and have a wide variety of peripherals and applications available," he explained.
"We are very close to that dream today," Pogson added. "In USA or Canada, one can buy Chromebooks just about anywhere with either ARM or Intel CPUs. In many parts of the world, Android/Linux is available on ARM or Intel CPUs in a huge variety of forms from tiny controllers to smartphones to tablets and even a few desktops."
In other words, "this nonsense where you can have anything as long as it runs that other OS on Intel is just about dead," he suggested. "OEMs and retailers can't even sell enough units to bother these days, but the number of small, cheap computers in endless variety keep increasing in unit sales. 2013 was pretty decent but 2014 promises to be even better."
'One of the Largest Economic Crimes Ever'
A perfect market for Pogson would be "one in which consumers could select OS just as easily as they now select hard drive capacity or memory," he told Linux Girl. "Retailers should show the price of systems with any workable combination of components. That would allow competition to benefit the skillful producer, the able salesman and the wise consumer -- everyone."
What has existed in the market for personal computing until recently has been "one of the largest economic crimes ever," Pogson asserted. "OEMs and large customers can already do this by demanding what they want from upstream suppliers. It's time consumers and businesses could do the same."
What Microsoft wants "should not matter from 2014 onward," he concluded. "They now ship fewer units than Android/Linux, iOS and GNU/Linux combined. Retailers should start to work for themselves instead of M$ and sell what people want.
"Obviously people don't want M$'s stuff all over the place or they would have bought smartphones and tablets with that other OS," Pogson added. "They did not. 2014 would be perfect if OEMs and retailers finally listened to consumers and businesses instead of M$."


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Here comes a great project from some ex Microsoft people. Paper for iPad is basically your electronic version of the iconic Moleskine notebook. Paper wants to be your go to app on the iPad to store your ideas, inspirations and just things that you want to keep track of. All in all a very inspiring and beautiful execution of such an app. Check out the video here below to see how it works.
You can download the newly launched app from iTunes here.


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Kile "Equivamp" Onasi (born January 26, 1996) is an artist and WikiFur administrator living in the Little Ozarks with their spouse.
Fandom involvement[edit]
Equivamp is active in the furry and science fiction fandoms. Their[1] most frequent online hangouts include Twitter and Flayrah's website.
Equivamp joined WikiFur in 2010.[2] In 2011, they were granted rollback privileges, and in 2012, became a Conservator.
After turning 18 and ceasing activity on a different wiki, Equivamp became a Colleague. As of June 9, 2017, they are the sixth most active contributor to the project.[3]
Convention attendance[edit]
- Epicon - 2011 (as Summercon), 2013
- Planet Comicon - 2015
Equivamp's fursona is a zebra pegasus, except when used in context of the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe for roleplaying, stories, or art. In these situations the same character is an alien bearing a resemblance to an anthropomorphic equine with stripes.
A partial fursuit of the zebra pegasus character was built by Junius Arrakis in 2015.[4]
Encyclopædia Dramatica[edit]
Equivamp was once a frequent editor to the satirical wiki Encyclopædia Dramatica,[5] even gaining some privileges such as the ability to quickly roll back edits.[6] An earlier version of their user page stated that they would "help with the furry articles",[7] something they have done, in addition to the start of several new articles.[8] For a while they were also caretaker of the site's "FurFaggotry Portal".[9] They have since stated that they do not "have time for [the] site any more."[10]
As of mid-2013, Equivamp was more active on ED's forum and IRC than its wiki, but had slowly faded from activity by 2014. Equivamp's administrative privileges were removed in mid-2015 due to inactivity.[11]
Fur Affinity suspension[edit]
In August 2011, Equivamp was suspended for a week from the furry art site Fur Affinity due to comments left on the suicide journal of Gizgiz, that were considered by Fur Affinity staff to be harassment.[12] Equivamp maintains that the suspension was unjust for the reasons given.[13]
After being suspended, Equivamp opened up a second account,[14] despite it being against Fur Affinity's TOS to use an alt while suspended. This account was subsequently also suspended (permanently) when discovered by Fur Affinity's administrators. After their suspension ended, Equivamp returned to Fur Affinity, but they chose to leave in February 2014,[15] citing the website's recruitment of Adam "Zaush" Wan to its "Phoenix Team".
- ↑ Equivamp's Weasyl profile denoting a preference for they/them pronouns. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ "User creation log" for User:Equivamp. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ http://stats.wikifur.com/EN/TablesWikiFurEN.htm#wikipedians
- ↑ Tweet by Junius Arrakis. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Contributions - Equivamp, Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "Editors" - Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "User:Equivamp" - Equivamp, Encyclopædia Dramatica (29 May 2011)
- ↑ Equivamp's contributions to Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "Portal:Furfaggotry" history - Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ Edit to "User talk:Andrés" - Equivamp, Encyclopedia Dramatica (26 August 2012)
- ↑ tweet by @ED_Updates. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ File:Equivampbanned.jpg - a screenshot of the message from the staff at Encyclopædia Dramatica
- ↑ "The Low-Down on my Fur Affinity Suspension..." - LiveJournal entry by Equivamp (3 September 2011)
- ↑ Avis Hippotigris
- ↑ Leaving Fur Affinity - Equivamp, Fur Affinity (15 February 2014)
External links[edit]
|This person is a WikiFur user:
- Equivamp on Twitter
- Kile "Equivamp" Onasi on Google+
- Equivampthefurry on YouTube
- Equivamp on Weasyl
- .com ''Nothing ever burns down by itself'' - Equivamp's LiveJournal
Inactive links[edit]
- Equivamp on SoFurry (to be purged)
- Equivamp on deviantART
- Equivamp on Fur Affinity
- Equivamp on Rainbowdash Network
- Equivamp on Sumo Paint
- Equivamp on Inkbunny
- on Flayrah
- on LibraryThing


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Last winter, the Committee to Incorporate Van Wyck, which I chaired, began advocating for the incorporation of Van Wyck as a defense against the involuntary annexation of Van Wyck by the proposed Town of Indian Land.
In 1929, Gaffney native W.J. Cash wrote his seminal book "The Mind of the South."
Every subsequent attempt to understand the mind (and soul) of the South necessarily starts with this book. It has been so since it was written and will probably continue to be so for generations to come. It is that good.
The premise of Cash's book is that there is a distinctive Southern mind, and I believe there is also a "sub-species" native to the Palmetto State that we could call the South Carolina mind.
The Oxford Dictionary's 2016 Word of the Year is post-truth. It is an adjective "denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief." Emotion and feeling are the source of facts today. So now you can have your truths, and I can have mine.
The American bureaucracy is an example of post-truth because it has been poisoned with liberal false science, false news and personal beliefs. Universities are not teaching students to think, but what to think.
Since I was elected to the vacant House District 45 seat, the last few weeks have been busy ones, both for myself as well as the General Assembly and the state as a whole.
This is the first of many updates I will be providing about what's going on at the State House, as well as what I'm doing to represent the people of this region.
God desires to lead and direct his people. He told David, "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm 32:8).
Last month, a state House and Senate panel offered its solutions to fix South Carolina's pension system, which is anywhere from $20 billion to $74 billion in debt, depending on whom you ask. What isn't being discussed much now is how the pension system got this bad, likely because a lot of legislative leaders have overseen its decline.
There are a lot of reasons for this fiasco. Two of the biggest are poor investments and an unreasonably high assumed rate of return.
I have been accused of defending Donald Trump, and I suppose I do, because the president is trying to accomplish certain goals with which I agree.
The idea of making this country greater, safer and stronger does appeal to me. His methods of achieving that goal have been largely maligned and misrepresented in the press and by those who hate Trump on a personal level.
Trump has been called xenophobic for his so-called ban on Muslim immigrants. This is not a Muslim or a religious ban.
South Carolina, like most states, has a state flag, a state flower (Yellow Jessamine), a state bird (Carolina Wren) and not one but two state songs ("Carolina" and "South Carolina on My Mind").
Dum Spiro Spero is one of our two state mottoes. Now, if House Bill 3078 should pass, that Latin phrase ("While I breathe, I hope") would also become the official state anthem. An anthem is supposed to have a tune, right? The bill provides no music.
South Carolina is unique. We are not like other states – partly because of our history, our culture and our politics.
One of our historic legacies is what one writer called our debilitating inferiority complex. It is best summed up by the often-heard phrase "if it's a list of good things, we are on the bottom, and if it's a list of bad things, we are on the top." Put another way, "thank God for Mississippi," as they always seem to be worse off than we are.
I am narrow-minded. Some would use different words, such as bigoted, prejudiced, exclusive or hateful.
But please hear me out before you make that judgment.
There is an unquestionable, obvious divide in our country. This divide has been identified in several different ways: racial, political, ideological, philosophical, religious, etc. I would agree that you can certainly identify each of these divides in our contemporary culture.
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Okay - so I've created a webcomic on your service. I've got it started, I have a couple of pages posted but I have no idea what it's updating at and when.
The problem I'm having is understanding the time-zones listed on the website (which are in what?) And converting them to my timezone where I am which is GMT+8 Western Australia.
I want to figure out the best time to have the comic update so that if I post it by Midnight the day before the comic must go live here and still have it turn up at the appropriate time where you are. Unfortunately I seam to be way to lame cause I can't calculate the PST (?) time relative to that.
Any help here would be appreciated. Also could somebody explain how the 'Tomorrow' and 'Today' column operate in regards to this.


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NEW YORK (November 14, 2013)—Catalyst announced today that Ilene H. Lang, President & CEO of Catalyst, and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc. and Chair of Catalyst's Board of Directors, will co-chair the 2014 Catalyst Awards Dinner.
Each year, Catalyst honors outstanding initiatives that have a measurable impact on the advancement of women in business with the Catalyst Award. The Catalyst Awards Dinner, which celebrates these initiatives, is Catalyst's signature event and is attended by nearly 1,600 business leaders. It will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at The Waldorf Astoria in New York, following the day-long Catalyst Awards Conference, also at the Waldorf.
Catalyst will pay special tribute at the 2014 Dinner to Ms. Lang, who will step down in January after 10 years as Catalyst's President & CEO.
"Under Ilene's outstanding leadership, Catalyst enhanced its commitment to expanding opportunities for women and business, grew its prestigious Award globally and extended its reach in many regions throughout the world," said Catalyst's current COO, Deborah Gillis, who will succeed Ms. Lang as President & CEO in January. "We are pleased that she and Peter Voser are co-chairing the 2014 Catalyst Awards Dinner and we honor her dedication to creating change for professional women." Of Mr. Voser, Ms. Gillis said, "Mr. Voser has demonstrated unparalleled support to advancing talented women within Royal Dutch Shell plc. and in the corporate world at large. As Chair of Catalyst's Board of Directors, he is a strong ally of women in business and we appreciate his dedication to our mission."
Ms. Lang was appointed President of Catalyst in August 2003 and named its CEO in September 2008. Under her leadership, the Catalyst Awards Dinner has grown significantly in stature and impact in the business community. Moreover, Catalyst's revenue has doubled; its membership tripled; its brand awareness quadrupled; and its output of research reports and other knowledge products has increased tenfold.
Mr. Voser was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc. on July 1, 2009, and has served on Catalyst's Board of Directors since April 2010. In March 2013, he was appointed Chair of Catalyst's Board of Directors.
The 2014 Catalyst Awards Dinner is sponsored by Alcoa Foundation and Shell Oil Company. The Home Depot, Inc. and General Motors will serve as Board Reception Sponsors. Toyota will be the Dinner video sponsor.
Preceding the Dinner, the 2014 Catalyst Awards Conference will bring together nearly 600 experts from around the world to discuss issues related to diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. The Conference's keynote speaker will be Rosalind G. Brewer, President & CEO, Sam's Club. The 2014 Conference is sponsored by Walmart.
Learn more about Catalyst and the Catalyst Award. To purchase a table for the 2014 Catalyst Awards Dinner, email Audrey Gallien at [email protected] or call +1 646 388 7746.
Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit organization expanding opportunities for women and business. With offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, India, and Australia, and more than 600 members, Catalyst is the trusted resource for research, information, and advice about women at work. Catalyst annually honors exemplary organizational initiatives that promote women's advancement with the Catalyst Award.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bubba Watson is done with his Masters after shooting a 5-over 77 Sunday that included a 10 on the 12th hole.
The defending champion finished the tournament at 7-over 295, 17 shots worse than the 278 he shot a year ago.
Watson had no trouble with the 10th hole, where he famously hit a wedge out of the trees to beat Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff. He made par on the hole Sunday, but two holes later ran into a disaster on the par-3 12th.
Watson hit his tee shot in the water, then hit another one in the water from the drop area. His fifth went into a back bunker, but his shot from there rolled past the pin into the water. He made a 12-footer for his 10.


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Last week a parent asked me if comic books counted as real reading. Of course they do! Parents ask me the same thing about digital books. Do they count as real books? The answer is also yes. Digital books count.
Yesterday, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a Print Book vs. E-Book Report concluding that: "Both the print and basic e-book elicited similar levels of content-related actions (e.g., labeling, pointing, and verbal elaboration of story features) from the children and parents."
But, not all digital books are created equal. And the difference isn't in quality of writing– which is certainly can be a difference – the big difference is the type of eBook, basic or enhanced. Basic eBooks tell a story accompanied with illustrations. Enhanced eBooks tell a story with interactive elements like pop-ups, sound effects, games, or animation.
The Print Books vs. E-Books Report revealed that: "Parent-child pairs engaged less with the content of the story when reading the enhanced e-book than when reading the print book."
Now that is something to note. Sounds like then enhanced books aren't as good for comprehension and engagement with the story line.
As you ponder what this means for your family and your schools, this is what author/illustrators/cartoonists, Mo Willems said last year about enhanced digital books.
"And I think that's what most enhanced digital books are at this point. With all their bells and whistles and word jumbles and assorted narrative killers, after we turn them on, they don't need us. Turn it on and leave the room, and the book will read itself.
But a real book is helpless. It needs us desperately. We have to pull it off the shelf. We have to open it up. We have to turn the pages, one by one. We even have to use our imagination to make it work. What does Elephant Gerald sound like? Is the Pigeon a boy or a girl? Does Leonardo the Terrible Monster live in the city or in the country?
We have to do all of that, we have to do the work with our little minds and our flapping flights of fancy. So, suddenly, that book is not just a book; it's our book. We're the ones making it work. We're the ones making it sing. Right there in our chairs as we gently flip the pages, we are, at our own pace, creating a living story just by reading."
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Though overshadowed by his cousin Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret was a visionary of modernist architecture and design. Together, the pair pioneered a new aesthetic vocabulary that placed function and order over embellishment—Jeanneret's work imbuing the strict geometry of modernism with energetic diagonals and lighter materials like cane and wood. A consistent innovator, he collaborated with Charlotte Perriand on experiments in aluminum and wood, and developed prefabricated housing with Jean Prouvé. In the early 1950s Jeanneret joined his cousin in Chandigarh, India, where they embarked on a massive urban-planning project, laying out the city and designing low-cost buildings and furniture. Though Corbusier abandoned the project halfway through, Jeanneret remained for 15 years as the project's chief architect. The city remains a masterpiece of the modern vision.
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RWS improves tree and shrub survival rates; now features redesigned top grate retainer, new drip distribution option and unique water channeling feature
TUCSON, Ariz. (May 8, 2013) Trees are often one of the most expensive landscape investments that both residential and commercial sites make. Unfortunately, up to 20 percent of newly transplanted trees do not survive beyond two years due to water stress, poor drainage or a lack of oxygen in the root zone. Now, Rain Bird is making it easier for landscape and irrigation professionals to improve tree survival rates by offering newly-enhanced 18" and 36" models of its Root Watering System (RWS).
According to Dr. Ursula Schuch, plant scientist and researcher for the University of Arizona's School of Plant Sciences, the RWS is effective in getting trees established, protecting expensive tree investments. "After conducting a 13-month study which compared the RWS to typical surface irrigation, I can say that using it can help grow new roots faster and support successful tree establishment," said Dr. Schuch. "This period is critical for plants to get a good start in the landscape. Not only does it help trees survive, it can also minimize the amount of water lost to run-off or evaporation."
"The RWS was specifically designed to deliver water, oxygen and nutrients to tree root balls and their surrounding soil to encourage faster, deeper root growth and reduce transplant shock," said Rick Foster, senior product manager for Rain Bird's Accessories Group. "We've made some changes to these particular models that make them even more effective and easier to install."
The RWS continues to feature durable, patented basket weave canisters installed at grade, enabling below-ground irrigation for faster and deeper root growth while reducing water lost to evaporation and run-off. Now, the 18" and 36" models feature a redesigned top assembly with integrated clips for tool-free grate installation. The robust new design protects against vandalism and includes grate ports for sub-surface routing of ¼" XQ Distribution Tubing. A recessed stem also allows for the use of Rain Bird's EMT-6XERI six-outlet drip manifold device, making it possible to irrigate the host RWS unit, other RWS units or even provide surface irrigation to other trees or plants nearby.
"The drip distribution option creates greater design flexibility," Foster said. "It also lowers materials and installation costs by eliminating the need for a separate subterranean emitter box. The new design also enables the use of Rain Bird's Drip System Operation Indicator, allowing contractors and end users to feel confident that their RWS zones are operating correctly."
For easier installation in non-drip applications, Rain Bird has moved the lateral line inlet to a point 6" below grade, placing it on the same level as existing side-inlet sprays and rotors. An integrated perimeter water distribution feature allows water to flow down along the basket weave canister's surface, enabling the soil along the length of the canister to absorb some of the irrigation water.
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A PINBALL enthusiast hosted the latest instalment of the UK League – in his East Lancashire home.
Around 50 competitors from as far away as Scotland turned up at Mark Robinson's home, on the Kibble Bank estate, in Burnley, for the contest, where they were treated to exclusive use of two of the rarest machines in the country.
Mark, who has an enormous games room to house his 11 pinball machines, said everybody had been really looking forward to playing on the Wizard of Oz and The Avengers tables.
He said: "This was definitely the first time, at least in the UK, maybe in the world, that both of these machines have been used.
"We were really lucky and it was very exciting.
"A lot of the people who came had not seen these machines before.
"I have been into pinball for a long time.
"It is a really good game. A lot of people have been playing it on the Xbox and are wanting to go onto real machines."
As so many people attended, the winner of the day is not yet known.
Mark, a 50-year-old father-of-two and self-employed electrician, got his first pinball machine nine years ago, and joined the UK Pinball League five years ago.
He said machines ranged from around £350 for older models, to £5,000 for new ones.
He said: "Over the years, I have spent a lot of money.
"But when I started buying them it was not as popular."
Mark said younger people were now becoming more interested in taking part in the league.
He said: "It is getting more popular now.
"We had people in their 20s take part.
"Even my three-year-old granddaughter is always asking to play pinball.
"I am not really a good player, to be honest, I just enjoy the social side.
"It is all just about having a good time."
The UK Pinball League was set up in 2006 and was the first pinball league in the country.
It is split into four regional sections – South West, Midlands, London and South East, and Northern.
Members of each division take it in turns to host competitions in their house.
A symbol of rebellion
- Pinball was developed from the game of bagatelle, which was popular in France in the 18th Century
- The game was banned from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s in most of America's big cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago because it was seen as gambling
- Because it was illegal for so long, it became a symbol of youth and rebellion in Hollywood movies.
- It is understood the best-selling pinball machine of all time is "The Addams Family," which came out in 1991.
- Playboy director Hugh Hefner, below, is reported to be a massive fan.
- Rock band The Who released a song called Pinball Wizard in 1969. It reached number four in the charts and spawned a rock opera musical with Elton John about the "deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure played a mean pinball."


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Whipping Santa Ana winds, low humidity and warmer temperatures are combining forces this weekend to create the most severe fire threat to the Southern California region in the last five years, according to the National Weather Service.
A high-pressure system over the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah rolled into Southern California on Friday, bringing with it gusty winds expected to last through Saturday and abate by Sunday. Temperatures were predicted to be in the mid 80s to low 90s in the valleys and mountains, and humidity could dip to single digits, said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Los Angeles.
"What makes this the worst (fire danger) we've seen in last five years is, not only do we have wind and low humidity, but the vegetation out there is at record-level dry levels," Thompson said.
The adverse weather conditions prompted a red-flag alert by the Weather Service, which will remain in effect through Sunday.
Fire departments are at the ready.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department ramped up staffing in the wind-prone areas throughout the county Thursday evening, staging rescue units and dozers near the foothills, department spokeswoman Tracey Martinez said.
The increased staffing will continue through Sunday evening, Martinez said.
"Our stations will be on patrol looking for smoke, and we are asking residents to be extra vigilant and on the lookout for smoke in their areas," Martinez said.
In addition, the department has mobilized its two hand crews to the mountains to cut fire lines should any fires flare up there, Martinez said.
Firefighters are also keeping a close eye on the wind-prone areas in the western part of the county and near the Cajon Pass, along the 15/215 Freeway interchange in Devore, Martinez said.
The winds on Friday brought with them the usual nuisances – sporadic power outages and downed power lines – but nothing significant, officials said .
"Just small here-and-there line down calls, but nothing too major," said Jaime Vilchez, a dispatch supervisor for the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Chaotic winds felled trees that took down power lines in a Simi Valley neighborhood Friday morning, leaving roughly 1,400 Southern California Edison customers without power, said Edison spokesman David Song, adding that power was restored to those customers at about 11 a.m.
Other than that, there were no significant outages to report in the Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley, Song said.
"So far things are looking relatively good in most of these areas," he said.
He said crews will be on standby throughout the weekend to respond to any outages in the valleys, passes and canyons.
All fire personnel with the National Parks Service will be on call 24-7 over the weekend, said Kathy Kirkpatrick, fire management officer for the National Parks Service Southern California Coast region.
"We're on extended shifts for the duration of the critical fire event," Kirkpatrick said. "Everyone here is pulling extra hours and extra duty."
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Channel Islands National Park remain closed due to both the high fire danger and the government shutdown, Kirkpatrick said.


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Building trade students get college credits, primer in reducing debt
Matt Campanelli had some advice for construction trade students at the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center last week – live at home as long as you can, even while you're seeking an associate's or bachelor's degree.
The high school admission representative from the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) visited the center to finalize an articulation agreement between the institute and the center. Under the terms of the arrangement, students can earn up to nine NEIT credits while doing their regular studies at the center.
"You won't have to be bored in class," Campanelli told the students, as they would not be repeating work already completed.
"The skills you learn here are similar to what you learn in an associate's degree program," he said.
And there was another motivator – they wouldn't be paying for those credits either.
The money caught a lot of interest and, using his own example, Campanelli talked of how to reduce the cost of student loans for higher education. Campanelli, who is 35 years old, said he and his wife still have an outstanding balance of $43,000 in student loans. So far on loans totaling $45,000, they have paid $27,000 in interest and $2,000 in principal.
His point was that, for every dollar not borrowed, students could substantially reduce their future loan payments enabling them to do other things, such as afford better housing or a car.
And Campanelli put one of the major costs of higher education as living on campus or renting an apartment with friends.
"Living at home is deferred gratification," he said, "but what it can get you later is amazing."
Even with such warning over cost, nearly all the students indicated with a show of hands that they intend to go on to an institution of higher learning. This was positive news to Warwick's director of secondary education, Dennis Mullen. He saw it as dispelling the perception that vocational school is a final educational stop.
"What I like is not only are they prepared for a viable career, but also to go on to higher education," he said.
Center director William McCaffrey said all center programs have matriculation agreements. Among the institutions are Johnson & Wales, CCRI, URI, Monroe College and NEIT.
The NEIT articulation agreement says that with successful completion of the construction trades program and acceptance at NEIT, students entering the Building Construction/Cabinetmaking Technology Associate Degree Program are entitled to an award of up to nine credits. The credits would be in tool and site work lab; introduction to blueprint reading; house framing, construction safety practices and OSHA; and cabinetmaking.
Perhaps to the dismay of many parents, instructor Michael Haynes added yet another benefit to staying at home for your college years.
"No one at the dorm is going to do your laundry," he said.


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text: Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time when people across the nation unite in support of those with the disease and their loved ones. Every October, we stand together to help the fight against breast cancer by raising awareness, donating funds, and participating in walks and runs around the world. The Dallas Cowboys supports Breast Cancer Awareness every year through their partnership with Susan G. Komen. A home game is devoted every October in support of Komen and their efforts to raise awareness for breast cancer through PSAs, a halftime performance, and the players, coaches, and cheerleaders showing pink in their uniforms. You can join them in their support with Dallas Cowboys BCA Apparel and Accessories from the Official Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, including T-shirts, hats, helmets, and footballs. All NFL proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Together, we'll stand in solidarity in the fight against breast cancer.


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NH Fisher Cats beat New Britain, 6-2, to improve to 4-5
June 28. 2014 10:10PM
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the New Britain Rock Cats at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium Saturday night, 6-2, thanks to solid pitching and timely hitting.
Richard Bleier earned the win on the mound for New Hampshire to improve to 4-5 on the season. Over 5 1/3 innings, Bleier allowed five hits and two runs. Josh Anderson recorded the save, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up just one hit while striking out two.
The Fisher Cats scored three runs in both the third and seventh innings.
In the third, Jon Berti had the big hit with a two-run single, while in the seventh Matt Newman had a two-run double for the Fisher Cats.
Berti and catcher Derrick Chung had two hits apiece for New Hampshire.
The Fisher Cats and Rock Cats will conclude their series today at 1:35 p.m.


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It is possible that the main title of the report Wandering Spleen is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Congenital wandering spleen is a very rare, randomly distributed birth defect characterized by the absence or weakness of one or more of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the upper left abdomen. The disorder is not genetic in origin. Instead of ligaments, the spleen is attached by a stalk-like tissue supplied with blood vessels (vascular pedicle). If the pedicle is twisted in the course of the movement of the spleen, the blood supply may be interrupted or blocked (ischemia) to the point of severe damage to the blood vessels (infarction). Because there is little or nothing to hold it in place the spleen "wanders" in the lower abdomen or pelvis where it may be mistaken for an unidentified abdominal mass.
The spleen is a small organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen. The spleen removes or filters out unnecessary or foreign material, breaks down and eliminates worn out blood cells, and produces white blood cells, which aid the body in fighting infection. Symptoms of wandering spleen are typically those associated with an abnormally large size of the spleen (splenomegaly) or the unusual position of the spleen in the abdomen. Enlargement is most often the result of twisting (torsion) of the splenic arteries and veins or, in some cases, the formation of a blood clot (infarct) in the spleen.
"Acquired" wandering spleen may occur during adulthood due to injuries or other underlying conditions that may weaken the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position (e.g., connective tissue disease or pregnancy).
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Defense says Manchester shooting suspect ID flawedStaff Report
August 15. 2013 8:26PM
MANCHESTER — Defense attorney Todd Russell Thursday sought to convince Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Judge William Lyons that the attempted first-degree murder charge against his client is based on a flawed identification.
Russell said Terrance Jackson's identification of Richard Scott, 33, as the man who shot him in the face July 26 is not to be trusted.
At a probable cause hearing Thursday, Russell called the 20-year-old victim a liar, saying Jackson is a drug dealer who gave police four or five different accounts of the shooting at 145 Orange St. and provided a description of the shooter that doesn't match his client, a Dorchester, Mass., resident.
Russell asked Lyons to find the prosecutor didn't present sufficient evidence to support sending an attempted first-degree murder to the Hillsborough County North Grand Jury.
But if Lyons should find probable cause, Russell said, he pleaded for a bail reduction from $300,000 cash/surety to $5,000, saying Scott's mother can only afford $500 for a bail bondsman.
Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Brett Harpster argued that Jackson, who sustained a broken jaw in the shooting, not only described Scott accurately enough, but also picked his picture out of a six-photo array almost instanteously. "That bullet is still lodged in his body," said Harpster, who said Scott tried to shoot Jackson a second time, but the gun didn't fire.
A Manchester police officer testified Jackson admitted selling drugs. Jackson said he'd met Scott, who he knew as "Jay," in October 2012 and said Scott encouraged him broaden his product range beyond marijuana, to include such items as Percocet and Ecstasy.
After Scott shot him, Jackson told police, Scott searched Jackson's pockets and took $10,000 in cash he found there.
Detective Michael Lavallee said Jackson told police that when Scott entered the Orange Street apartment the morning of the shooting, he accused Jackson of texting him messages threatening him and his two sons, whose names and birth dates are tattooed on Scott's arm.
Jackson denied any knowledge of the messages, but said Scott continued to wave around the gun Jackson had sold him several weeks before and had tried to persuade Scott to return.
Russell said there were discrepancies in Jackson's description of the shooting, saying a friend of Jackson's who was in the apartment that morning denied seeing the shooter, saying she went into a bathroom after hearing someone knock at the door, fearing it was police. When she later heard the sound of a gun being cocked, she left the bathroom through a window.
Russell said it was only after receiving a phone call from a friend, that Jackson mentioned tattoos on Scott's arm for the first time. And even then, said Russell, Jackson specified the wrong arm and described a tattoo that didn't exist.
Russell said Detective Joseph Mucci relied on the word of an anonymous telephone caller, not a recognized confidential informant, to find Scott in Nashua Aug. 3.
Mucci responded: "It was very reliable because it led to his arrest." He said the information led police to a Cushing Avenue apartment where Scott and Scott's girlfriend, who acknowledged driving the vehicle described by Jackson, were found.
In his closing argument, Russell said: "Mr. Jackson's credibility is an issue." Saying Jackson told four or five versions of what happened, Russell said: "This is not a man to be trusted."
Harpster said the fact that Scott showed up at the Orange Street apartment at 6:20 a.m. with a gun showed premeditation.
But Russell sought to paint a picture of Scott as a solid citizen, saying Scott has lived in the same apartment in Dorchester, Mass., for 13 years, with his girlfriend and their two children, and had worked for a Stoneham, Mass., cleaning service for three to four years before his arrest. Russell said he wasn't familiar with Scott's criminal record.
Harpster said Scott's Massachusetts record shows 19 convictions, starting with armed robbery in 1997 and including a number of drug offenses, including distributing in a school zone.
Harpster asked that Scott's $300,000 cash/surety bail be maintained and that a hearing be held on the source of any funds offered for bail.
Lyons did not issue an immediate ruling, saying he was taking the matter under advisement.


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General Comments: Futures were lower on speculative and origin selling. London was higher as trends turned up on Friday and as Vietnam producers are not selling due to the Tet holiday. Prices for Arabica remain in the recent trading range, but price action is weak. Bulls keep talking about the losses from rust in Central America and the bears keep noting that there is more than enough coffee being produced in other countries to cover the losses seen in Central America. For now, it looks like Central America could lose at least 5% of the total crop this year and more next year. Current crop development is good this year in Brazil, and production areas are getting beneficial showers for the developing crop. Production ideas remain big there, and also remain big in Vietnam even though producers there talk about the potential for 25% crop losses. Central America crops are mostly harvested. Colombia is reported to have good conditions.
Overnight News: Certified stocks are lower today and are about 2.637 million bags. The ICO composite price is now 133.42 ct/lb. Brazil should get scattered showers and storms. Temperatures will average near to above normal. Colombia should get mostly dry conditions, and Central America and Mexico should get mostly dry conditions. Temperatures should average near to above normal. The ICO estimated world 2012-13 Coffee production at 144.5 million bags, up 0.3% from its previous guess.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed to down with objectives of 140.00 March. Support is at 142.50, 141.00, and 138.00 March, and resistance is at 147.00, 150.00, and 151.00 March. Trends in London are up with objectives of 2100 and 2290 March. Support is at 2040, 2020, and 2000 March, and resistance is at 2085, 2110, and 2130 March. Trends in Sao Paulo are down with objectives of 176.00 March. Support is at 176.00, 173.00, and 170.00 March, and resistance is at 181.00, 183.00, and 184.00 March.
General Comments: Futures closed lower after trading higher early in the session. It was a disappointing session for the bulls as they were unable to keep the recent strength in the market intact. Most traders still note that big supplies appear to be available to the market, but Brazil said it will increase the ethanol in its gasoline blends in May. There are ideas that this could help work off a lot of the surplus production in Brazil and could tighten world balance sheets. Production has been strong in Brazil so far this year, and reports say that the new crop production looks to be strong as well, so the diversion into more domestic ethanol use will help. Exports from Brazil continue to be very strong after the delayed start to the program. The Thai crushing season is underway with good production expected, but the crushing and export pace remain slow. It is possible that the crop size there has been overestimated. Traders wonder if and when India will cut offers to the market due to the lower prices and perhaps less than expected production due to some dry weather at the beginning of the growing season.
Overnight News: Scattered are expected in Brazil through this weekend. Temperatures should be near to above normal.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed. Support is at 1850, 1835, and 1830 May, and resistance is at 1875, 1900, and 1920 May. Trends in London are mixed. Support is at 503.00, 500.00, and 498.00 May, and resistance is at 512.00, 517.00, and 521.00 May.
General Comments: Futures closed higher on news that the Harmattan winds were returning to Ivory Coast. Hot and dry winds now could hurt the mid-crop production and also hurt some development of the crops for next year. Ivory Coast also reported less than expected exports. Exports of cocoa were 68,578 tons in December, from 126,098 tons last year. Cocoa products exports were 21,679 tons, from 25,057 tons last year. Speculators seemed to be the best buyers as trends started to turn up on the charts. Malaysia and Indonesia crops appear to be in good condition and weather is called favorable. Overall weather patterns in West Africa production areas are good for harvest progress and for the mid-crop and next crop, although hot weather now could increase stress to trees. Demand is still reported weaker from the US and Europe, in part due to current economics and in part due to changes forced by the World Bank that encouraged forward marketing of the crops. Traders are starting to look ahead and past the midcrop harvest and note that the market could move to a production deficit next year.
Overnight News: Mostly dry conditions are expected in West Africa, but some showers are expected in coastal areas. Temperatures will average above normal. Malaysia and Indonesia should see episodes of scattered showers, but Malaysia will be drier this weekend. Temperatures should average near normal. Brazil will get scattered showers and warm temperatures. ICE certified stocks are lower today at 3.794 million bags.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed to up with objectives of 2270, 2330, and 2360 March. Support is at 2210, 2180, and 2155 March, with resistance at 2250, 2280, and 2300 March. Trends in London are mixed to up with objectives of 1475, 1510, and 1535 March. Support is at 1440, 1420, and 1410 March, with resistance at 1465, 1480, and 1500 March.


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It doesn't required advanced computer programming skills to enter the world of cybercriminal activity. Ransomware kits are a new malware tool that allows criminals without programming skills to target victims and extort payments. And it's relatively easy to track these kits down — they are already being marketed underground for Windows-based systems.
Ransomware is a piece of malware that hijacks the victim's ability to access data, communicate, or use their system at all. One way ransomware is different from other types of malware — such as backdoors, keyloggers, and password stealers — is that attackers do not rely on their victims using the infected systems for financial transactions. Instead these criminals essentially hold a system hostage. The victims are faced with either losing their data or paying a ransom in the hope of regaining access.
Windows Threats Spread
Ransomware is a fast-growing criminal enterprise, especially on PCs. Infections on Windows PCs more than tripled during 2012 alone. The large amount of Windows-based malware owes its existence to the easy availability of these ready-to-go malware kits in the underground market. In 2013, ransomware kits will most likely take the lead from malware kits as the most popular turnkey kits.
Mobile Ransomware Poised to Grow
Attackers have already developed ransomware aimed at holding mobile devices hostage. Although most malware authors do not target mobile devices because more users transact business on desktop PCs, making those systems more indispensable to users, this is changing. McAfee Labs researchers anticipate that the convenience of portable browsers will lead to more people making transactions on the go and keeping valuable data on a device — and those smartphones and tablets will be an even more critical tool to users. As mobile device use continues to rise exponentially, and as businesses rely on mobile devices as a core part of day-to-day operations, mobile ransomware is expected to increase considerably in 2013.


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Jonah Goldberg has a great column in which he takes apart the myth of the Social Darwinists.
This raises the real problem with the AP's analysis. It has the history exactly backwards. The topic was not popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but it is now. And it's not suddenly "making its way" into modern politics. Liberals have been irresponsibly flinging the term Social Darwinism rightward for decades. Mario Cuomo, in his famous 1984 Democratic Convention keynote speech—which "electrified," "galvanized," and "inspired" Democrats, who went on to lose 49 states in the general election—declared that "President Reagan told us from the very beginning that he believed in a kind of Social Darwinism." Walter Mondale, the Democratic nominee that year, insisted that Reagan preferred "Social Darwinism" over "social decency." Even Barack Obama's April 3 speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors was so much recycling. In 2005, then-senator Obama denounced the conservative idea of an "ownership society," charging that "in our past there has been another term for it—Social Darwinism—every man or woman for him or herself."
Meanwhile, the myth that Social Darwinism was a popular term in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was largely created by the liberal historian Richard Hofstadter, whose 1944 book Social Darwinism in American Thought didn't merely transform our understanding of the Gilded Age, it largely fabricated an alternative history of it.
Go here to read the brilliant rest. Richard Hofstadter was a professor of American history at Columbia University. In his youth he was a Communist, breaking with the party in 1939 over the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. However, his hatred of capitalism remained, and his Social Darwinism in American Thought was a mere polemic with an academic wrapper. Hofstadter did almost no primary research in the documents of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and relied on the research of other historians as support for the conclusions he wished to reach. Almost throughout his entire academic career Hofstadter was a fairly reliable man of the Left, always ready to slam conservatives as provincial and paranoid. His 1964 The Paranoid Style in American Politics and other Essays is fairly typical. Ironically, by the time of his death in 1970 Hofstadter was no longer popular on the Left, due to his criticisms of the New Left, and especially the antics of student radicals on campus. Continue Reading