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Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
Rather than using the numbers 1-9, this sudoku uses the nine different letters used to make the words "Advent Calendar".
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The letters of the word ABACUS have been arranged in the shape of a triangle. How many different ways can you find to read the word ABACUS from this triangular pattern?
An extra constraint means this Sudoku requires you to think in diagonals as well as horizontal and vertical lines and boxes of nine.
Can you arrange the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 and 3 to make a Number Sandwich?
There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
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Bellringers have a special way to write down the patterns they ring. Learn about these patterns and draw some of your own.
A man has 5 coins in his pocket. Given the clues, can you work out what the coins are?
Find the smallest whole number which, when mutiplied by 7, gives a product consisting entirely of ones.
The letters in the following addition sum represent the digits 1 ... 9. If A=3 and D=2, what number is represented by "CAYLEY"?
Ben passed a third of his counters to Jack, Jack passed a quarter of his counters to Emma and Emma passed a fifth of her counters to Ben. After this they all had the same number of counters.
A game for 2 people. Take turns placing a counter on the star. You win when you have completed a line of 3 in your colour.
The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.
Whenever a monkey has peaches, he always keeps a fraction of them each day, gives the rest away, and then eats one. How long could he make his peaches last for?
Mr McGregor has a magic potting shed. Overnight, the number of plants in it doubles. He'd like to put the same number of plants in each of three gardens, planting one garden each day. Can he do it?
Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E
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A student in a maths class was trying to get some information from her teacher. She was given some clues and then the teacher ended by saying, "Well, how old are they?"
There is a long tradition of creating mazes throughout history and across the world. This article gives details of mazes you can visit and those that you can tackle on paper.
This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?
Five numbers added together in pairs produce: 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 What are the five numbers?
Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...
How have "Warmsnug" arrived at the prices shown on their windows? Which window has been given an incorrect price?
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
A challenging activity focusing on finding all possible ways of stacking rods.
Each clue in this Sudoku is the product of the two numbers in adjacent cells.
A cinema has 100 seats. Show how it is possible to sell exactly 100 tickets and take exactly £100 if the prices are £10 for adults, 50p for pensioners and 10p for children.
Countries from across the world competed in a sports tournament. Can you devise an efficient strategy to work out the order in which they finished?
Find the values of the nine letters in the sum: FOOT + BALL = GAME
Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. Which totals can you make?
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?
You are given the Lowest Common Multiples of sets of digits. Find the digits and then solve the Sudoku.
Do you notice anything about the solutions when you add and/or subtract consecutive negative numbers?
Can you coach your rowing eight to win?
A Latin square of order n is an array of n symbols in which each symbol occurs exactly once in each row and exactly once in each column.
Find out about Magic Squares in this article written for students. Why are they magic?!
This Sudoku, based on differences. Using the one clue number can you find the solution?
The puzzle can be solved by finding the values of the unknown digits (all indicated by asterisks) in the squares of the $9\times9$ grid.
Given the products of diagonally opposite cells - can you complete this Sudoku?
Special clue numbers related to the difference between numbers in two adjacent cells and values of the stars in the "constellation" make this a doubly interesting problem.
How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.


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New insights in the work cycle and the research highlights
In the past twelve months, the principal focus was in the in-depth examination of the plaster casts within the preset time frame and according to the research guidelines which were set up at the beginning of the project. Much meaningful information has been gathered from ca. forty plaster sculptures. Many comparisons of structural and technical characteristics have been identified that can be attributed to either Alberto himself, or to his brother Diego (who made most of the molds from the clay models) or to the foundries.
The first 3-D scan carried out in spring of 2011, gave very revealing results which led us to consider that further examinations of the interior would be most promising. A complete set of 3-D CT scans was not possible due to the high costs involved. However, thanks to innovative technical ideas developed by EMPA Dübendorf during the fall of 2011, all the plaster pieces were successfully x-rayed by a mobile apparatus brought to the Kunsthaus. The treasure of digital images and information gleaned has made it possible to better understand the armature production methods and to recognize subsequent changes or repairs. The new information is invaluable generally speaking and also from a conservation standpoint. It helps to evaluate the fragility of the objects and to optimize the handling and transport.
The extended team of experts met again in January 2012 with the goal of answering questions pertaining to technical aspects of casting. Felix Lehner (Principal of Foundry Kunstgiesserei Sitterwerk in St. Gallen) and Rolf Fritschi (Conservator of the Archeological Collection of the University of Zurich) were particularly valuable consultants. One of the topics of the discussion was to consider the exact function of the cone-shaped indentations, previously understood as positioning marks on the underside of the original plaster model. These indentations were drilled into the base at the foundry in order to maintain the exact positioning of the original plaster model and the outer capsule of the mold. These capsules were initially retained at the foundry for possible re-use, however in this circumstance, they unfortunately no longer exist.
A further focus of this year's research was the analysis of selected materials, undertaken by the SIK ISEA (Swiss Institute for Art Research) in March 2012. The results of the analyses were unequivocal in confirming previous hypotheses on the use of molding-sand, clay, gelatine and shellac.
Furthermore, the interpretation of residues of those materials on the plaster surfaces and of all examinations to date lead to a clear sequence of the mold-forming processes, which shows that the sculptures were cast in bronze repeatedly from different molds at different times. It was not uncommon to find up to three different techniques of molding on one object (sand, gelatine silicon-rubber).
The evidence of both sand and gelatin molding techniques, suggests a shift in the collaboration of Giacometti with different foundries in 1952, from Rudier to Susse. However, the use of silicone-rubber molding techniques indicates that some bronze-casts were made at a much later date, most likely after Alberto's death and at the order of Albert's widow, Annette Giacometti, perhaps in the 1980's.
The sequence of the complex molding-processes is a primary and integral part of the bronze production, therefore a direct comparison between the plaster-model and the corresponding bronzes is extremely relevant. To this effect, we are pursuing further collaboration with the Fondation Alberto and Annette Giacometti (FAAG) in Paris, which owns pertinent archival documents.
During the fall of 2012, the Kunsthaus Zürich will introduce its first results in a small exhibition of the initial two years of the Giacometti Plaster Research Project. This will establish a platform to exchange scientific information among persons interested in Giacometti. This presentation will also provide a basis for discussion during the second and practical part of the project, which will entail an attempt to define the guidelines for the conservation and handling of the fragile artifacts. Answers will be sought for key questions, for example: to what extent should surface cleaning be undertaken without the removal of important marks? Which damages can or should be treated? How should fragmented, multi-part, objects be handled and exhibited? This is just a small selection of the many questions that need to be discussed within the interdisciplinary team of art historians and conservators at the conclusion of the first part of this project.
Alberto Giacometti: Four-year evaluation and restoration project of Alberto Giacometti plasters
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Los Angeles Clippers trade ideas presented by fans with salary analysis and discussions on possible team impact/improvement with the addition/subtraction of specific players.
I was on Hoopshype and saw this
Wolves Expected to Trade Picks for Players
Posted: 7/24/2008 6:28:00 AM
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Although the Timberwolves have been accumulating first-round draft picks via trades and could end up with four for next year's draft, the team's plans are to use most of them to trade for players rather than select entry-level players.
I think this might be a option. He makes over 6 million and with our remaining cap that would make 9 million. We could maybe get Monte Ellis or Josh Smith. Just a thought.
Are you saying that the Wolves would take Tim Thomas and give us a pick in return?!?!?!? I don't only envision that not happening, but also don't envision that even being thought about by them and even us.
What I would like to see is for us to send Mobley and a first round pick to the Wolves for Mike Miller. I love Miller and his game, think that he would fit perfect with us. Also, he only has 2 years left as well and his salary matches with Cat's. I know they gave up OJ Mayo to get him, but if we can entice them with a pick, maybe they might do it. They aren't going anywhere next season, and can stack up those picks to trade for a legit player when the time is right. Miller might be a legit player now, but he won't be one by the time the rest of the team gets good.
^^fan909 that sounds decent. I wonder what the front office is thinking now.
Thing that we won't know about until they happen....such a mysterious bunch.
I doubt that will happen because they dont want anymore draft picks. They are actually trying to trade them for players. If they want to be able to get free agents in 2010 they might trade a 2nd round pick for TT expiring contract.
In order to clear cap space, there's no reason to trade for an expiring contract unless you're giving a long term contract in return.
If the wolves wanted to clear cap space for 2010, and they figured that acquiring Tim Thomas would make sense because his contract would expire by that time, they they would trade a contract that exceeded 2 years, not one that they don't have to pay (non-guaranteed 2nd round pick)
It does make sense that they might want to have proven players as opposed to draft picks which is why I said that if we give them one they can package the draft picks as more incentive for better proven players. You can never have too many future draft picks.
I'd give them TT free...ala Denver style (option to trade picks) if it gave us the ability to sign a guy like Monta.
unless TT gets us miller somehow keep him.
he isnt a star or a 2ndary scorer.
but you dont forget to shoot 3. and with bdavis running the show and him not being even top 5 he can do the damage off bench.
Remember what he did in pho with A TRUE PG running the show?
not to mention his contract expiring in 2010 is huge.
so giving TT FOR Free is the lamest thing i heard!
Getting rid of TT would gain the team an extra $6M, in addition to the $3M we have, that would be $9M. But the only teams with cap space are not going to want Tim Thomas for the next two years, unless we send them a combination of AL Thornton, Eric Gordon, Andre Jordan plus draft picks. Face it, Tim Thomas will be a Clipper for at least one more season..
You don't see what he's getting at. Were basically giving TT up for cap space to aquire a free agent. For somebody to say it's lame is uncalled for. People are just giving their opinion. If you don't like someones opinion there is other ways to disagree in a more mature way.
people like to bag on players left and right.
i will be the 1st to say tt was a joke last year but that is far different then what he is going to give us this year.
he isnt a star but a good compliment typle player on good team specially if he comes in and lights off from 3land.
on a side not all our team is locked. now we are working on depth.
i really doubth we would spend 9 mill to get a bench player.
3mill or so is more then enough to get a quality bench player.
I think we need to capitalize on getting another star players in here. If you look at our team, Baron Davis is almost 30 and I don't know how many years he will be good for. Hopefully another three atleast. Camby will be good for another two years, but by the time we wait for Eric Gordon to develope, are stars probably won't be as good. And there is a chance that Eric Gordon won't turn into the star we need, small though.
We could try something crazy and trade Thorton and Gordon straight up for Michael Beasley. Fair trades might be for Michael Redd, giving away Gordon Thomas/Mobley.
Then we could deal with Detroit by offering Mobley and Minesotas for Rip Hamilton.
^ this player isnt a clipper fan
if you were you would know how good AL was and would never post that.
go away.
no way. give thorton 1 to 2 years and he will be an allstar. to me his already an allstar. eric gordon, this kid was throwing up big numbers before he went down in the summer league. he is just like a maggette but will become even better. he can get to the line, shoot threes, and defends well. thats a terrible trade to me.
Dude where do you go off saying he isn't a real Clipper fan? He actually picks up a couple valid points here. Who knows how long Eric Gordon will take to develop and who knows if he lives up to expectations. Maybe by then Camby has lost his edge (which is very possible). You have your opinions and so does clippersblue. It doesn't matter if you agree with him, at least give the guy some respect.
I wouldn't trade Thornton for anyone!! ANYONE. Not Kobe, not Lebron, not anyone. This gut does not know how good he can be, so we can not even imagine how good he WILL be.
Trade TT and Mobley to the knicks for Crawford and Curry.
You wouldn't trade Al Thornton for Lebron James straight up?....
^^^got a point but I think most if not all of us would never give up Thornton unless it were for a amazing player (ie. not a rookie) and even then we have all grown to look to this guy as our future franchise player if he continues the course he's on.
LOL. Trade 2 future all stars for 1 6'6 power forward???? DO you guys realize when they measured him pre draft workouts Beasley measured at 6'6??? as it is he only weighs about 215... I mean i would NEVER start a 6'6 215 pounder at power forward in the west unless you want to lose. Thornton is a definite future all star and Gordon at least will be a great role player or sixth man. Very bad trade for the Clippers
simple. if someone is a retard your allowed to point it out.
He is some other teams fan making a clipper user to post it.
AL is already better then beasly who has yet to play a game.
and gordon could be better.
al and gordon for beasly is just a joke!!!!!
and NO CLIPPER FAN WOULD EVEN POST THAT!!
LMAO I fu**kin agree with clippers0918 what the hell gordon and thorton for besealy. NO WAY!!! all you doubters about AL you just watch he will be good real good hes only been in the league for 1 year. give him some time and Gordon will be a hes shown us he can make the nba 3 in college with ease. this would be a bad trade. AL & GORDON are our future
I'm not saying I agree with the trade, but I wouldn't go and assume something if you don't really know his intentions. If he has some record of posts like this then please present it to me, but he doesn't seem to be coming here with bad intentions.
yea this is the dumbest trade ive ever heard...theres no valid points here. he says eric gordon could take forever to develop..uh so could beasley..i woujldnt trade thornton one for one for beasley
Yup Thornton plays the 3 spot and is 2 inches taller than Beasley a PF. Size isnt everything but when you play 4 or 5 spot.. you cant be 6'6 215. Brand was only 6'8 but he was also 265, and thats like the shortest pf's in the league. Either gotta be tall and lanky (Garnett 6'11 225), or 6'8 255-270 like Brand.
Ok people I am not saying I am agreeing with this trade, I am just trying to defend him. If you don't think he is a Clipper fan go check his post history, I don't see what he is doing wrong other than expressing his opinion. Whether his opinion here is in the general interest or not, you don't need to go put him down for it.
okey i may have been too strong. sorry clipperblue.
but that post simply was a joke that is why i exploded
Yea Beasley is overrated and i already know that prior to his first game. Lacks size, Simply wont be able to defend Dwight howard, Sheed, Kg ..I mean people say he is a great defender but how can a 6'6 power forward guard a 6'11 260 pound Dwight Howard, whom is the most dominant player in the league? Point being unless they slot him down to the 3 spot (which i doubt he can play efficiently), He will not last long in this league.
He either needs to gain 30 pounds of muscle or grow 3-4 inches.
well i like this trade in the sense that we get rid of TT and get Crawford. TT is a bum, Crawfords a good scorer. but what would we do with Curry? We already have Kaman and Camby.
I'd like to get Crawford though. maybe TT and a pick or something for Crawford, but there's no reason to include Curry.
Thornton will be almost or as good as Magettee this yr
I wouldn't mind crawford either. I also don't like Curry. Looks like the Clippers are going to be announcing a signing soon. Hope it is someone we all agree upon.
TT is still getting paid presently for the great job he did in Phoenix. I'm hard on him because I think he is lazy and is wasting away all the physical talent he has. He has the ability to be a really good role player (even at his age), but it seems like he doesn't really care about winning. Players like TT don't seem to fit in well on championship teams, which is what I'm hoping the Clippers are trying to build.
Yeah most likely. And he'll come with better defense, attitude, and the youth to continue to become a better player.
I don't like this trade because it would further strip the bench. Same with all of these Cat & TT for (fill in the blank) trades. At some point we've got to establish balance on this team. We don't need more superstars if it means we have zero depth. Looks good on a video game, but in reality ...
The big deals are over, it's now time for minor tinkering.
Also, Beasley is an unknown quantity. To risk everything on him being the next Karl Malone is ... too risky.
Yes stats say he should. I hope he is a better all around player than maggette. But why on earth would we trade our young and up and comer for beasly. Who would basically sit on the bench behind camby. Even though he is small he cant play the sf position. No need to get hard on him though folks. He thought of a trade brought up decent points but forgot the negatives. Everyone does it.
Wolves Expected to Trade Picks for Players
Posted: 7/24/2008 6:28:00 AM
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
I think this might be a option. He makes over 6 million and with our remaining cap that would make 9 million. We could maybe get Monte Ellis or Josh Smith. Just a thought.
too late for monta he signed allready...its only josh left
Nets looking to deal a forward
I know alot of people including myself don't really care for TT but he has been on most of the teams people are saying we should trade him to. No one wants TT. He had a decent few months for the Suns. He kinda played outta position last year. At the same time he doesn't have much trade value until his contract is expiring. Need to come up with a different idea involving other players because I doubt anyone would want him. He was on Phili, Mil, NY, Chitown, Suns, now us. The teams he has played for probably don't want him back let alone anyone that has seen him play. All im saying is we need new trade ideas involving someone else.
you obviously never watched a K-state game last year or any summer league games. The guy has pretty decent quickness and loves shooting the three. BTW people... he is only 19, when has a 19 year old not filled out? Come on guys be realsitic. Beasley has an amazing amount of potential only thing in question is his attitude and maturity.
Looks like Sean Williams is on the trading block over at the nets. He has shown some signs of offfensive skill and is a decent rebounder but is a beast on D especially blocking shots and he has a small contract. He could come in and give good backup minutes for both Camby and Kaman and still not be sacraficing D. Just a thought...
for who tho?
sorry i forgot to mention... maybe future picks 2nd round of course if possible or even a protected first rounder, williams is definitely very talented
We don't need another PF. His FT% is too low. In principle not a bad idea though
i think actually... we do need another pf/c because powell is mediocre and kaman and camby are both very injury prone, also thomas should be used more at SF imo
Offer Thomas, Mobley and Gordon for Barbosa. Then with the space left over offer FA FInley and Kurt Thomas contracts. SHould be enough dollars left to make a good offer. What do Mobley and Thomas make combined???
Patience is a virtue.
I trust TT and Cat for some limited minutes (TT more limited than cat.)
When the 2010 free agent class rolls around and Mobley, TT and Camby's contracts expire. We're going to be verrry happy that we didn't trade those expiring contracts for a quick fix.
I hope so. If it is one thing a Clipper fan must have, patience would be it. However, I just want Thomas and Mobley gone. The fresher we get, the better at this point. I want new faces. I love the moves so far and I want them to continue.
The only thing that i think would benefit us greatly is if we trade Mobley and Thomas for a contract that will also expire in 2010 lol.
i been hearing that al harrington wants a trade
i think that we should trade tt and a pick for al harrington
after that we should sign either ricky davis or bonzi wells or maybe even both of them you never know the clips front office been doing great this offseason
then sign livy and ross for minimum contracts
this would give us some depth
just look at this
thorton/wells or ricky/ross


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The Grier family and the Burris family continued their Martin Luther King Day of Service tradition on Monday by volunteering at a Sussex County Habitat for Humanity build project at Georgetown Point in Georgetown.
In 2008, Rachel Grier-Reynolds gave her family what easily could have turned out to be their last Christmas present from the family matriarch.
"They got a box with a tool belt, a hammer and some other tools," the Lewes resident and Milford native said. "I wanted them to participate in a Habitat for Humanity build day with me on Martin Luther King Day, but what I really was giving them was the opportunity to feel the power that you get from service."
Just days later, Grier-Reynolds was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.
Despite the devastating news, the family rallied together and spent that MLK Day working on a Sussex County Habitat for Humanity home outside of Seaford.
The home building has since become a tradition for the Grier family, most of whom hail from Milford. Two years ago, they were joined by their former neighbors, the Burris family, also of Milford.
"Rachel asked us to come out and help and if she asks you to do something, you do it," explained Howard Burris. "She's a great lady and we were more than happy to help."
On Monday, about 20 members of the two families continued their Martin Luther King Day of Service tradition by helping to finish the construction of three homes in the Georgetown Point neighborhood off Dupont Boulevard in Georgetown.
Accompanied by a handful of Americorps members, the families painted the inside of one home, added vinyl siding to another and helped to frame a third.
"We had a great time last year and wanted to come out and celebrate MLK Day with the Griers again this year," said Burris family member and Georgetown resident Allison Castellanos. "Habitat makes it really easy for people to volunteer and it's very rewarding to be able to drive by the homes later and say, 'I had a small part in building that.'"
Meghan Hayes, an Americorps member and volunteer coordinator for Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, said working with the Grier and Burris families was a blessing.
"These families work so well together that, really, they sort of just organize themselves," she said. "It's great to have a large group like this because they get so much done, which is a big help since the two families that will be moving into these houses are getting close to the end of their sweat equity."
To qualify for a Habitat for Humanity house, future occupants must participate in agency-run courses on maintaining a household budget and eliminating debt. Each adult in the family also must contribute 250 hours of work on the home.
Hayes said a Georgetown woman with two children will soon move into one of the houses the Griers and Burrises worked on Monday, while a family of seven from Georgetown will move into the other, which has been funded entirely by proceeds from Habitat's ReStore resale center for building supplies and household goods, such as appliances and furniture, in Georgetown.
A family of three from Georgetown will move into the third house, named the Walt Jones Memorial Project after the late golf course developer and philanthropist from Lewes.
Grier-Reynolds said the families' annual MLK Day tradition has proven to be a source of inspiration during her ongoing battle with cancer, which has included surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy.
"Knowing that we're going to be out here helping the community helps me stay positive," she said. "That's the most important thing you can do and it keeps my mind from going down those rabbit holes. And to do this on a day that celebrates Martin Luther King, whose life was devoted to love and helping others, makes it even better."
Veteran build project seeks volunteers, applicants
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers to help build a home in the Georgetown Point neighborhood for a U.S. military veteran in need.
A meeting to discuss the project will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the University of Delaware's Carvel Research and Education Center at 16483 County Seat Highway near Georgetown.
"We are excited to work with Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and serve such a special cause," said project leader and coordinator Mike Nally of Lead Your Way Solutions.
A volunteer event coordinator and volunteer construction manager are still needed to help head up the project.
Potential candidates for those positions, as well as donors, volunteers and veterans in need of a home are invited to attend the meeting.
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A paraphilia of desiring to touch or rub someone against their will in a public place is called what?
Object Fetishism
What is the primary criterion for diagnosing a paraphilia in an individual?
An insatiable urge to dance
It is harmful to oneself or others
Fantasies of an abnormal nature
Obsession about the fetish or preference
What is the most common paraphilia?
Autoerotic asphyxiation
Exhibitonists, more commonly known as flashers, draw sexual arousal from _____.
Dressing in the opposite gender's clothing
Potential sex with their viewer(s)
The reaction from their viewers when they expose themselves
The act of exposing themselves in public
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Voyeurism, though considered a fetish more than a paraphilia, becomes harmful when the person...
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Seeks out people to peep on
Looks at porn
Makes a video of themselves
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Many reasons to fix driver's license law
Connecticut should join a handful of other states and change its motor vehicle laws so that undocumented immigrants can obtain driver's licenses, and in so doing gain eligibility to register their vehicles.
There are many good reasons to do this.
Most Connecticut cities have large populations of people who came here illegally, some with their parents, others overstayed visas. They survive in the shadows. Unable to register a car, or obtain a license, some will drive unlicensed, sometimes in unregistered cars. That is wrong, certainly, but it is happening and to everyone's detriment.
Providing a means for such individuals to obtain a license and register vehicles would have numerous benefits.
Owners must pay taxes on registered vehicles. That revenue is vitally important to cash-strapped cities. The resulting registration fees would also raise state revenues. And more of these individuals, already using the roads, would be paying more to maintain and police them.
To get a license a person has to get training and demonstrate proficiency. So ending this prohibition to licensing will mean fewer untrained and unsafe drivers on the roads.
A person driving unlicensed in an unregistered motor vehicle, particularly an individual without proper documentation to be in the country, is more likely to leave the scene of an accident. The more that happens, the more everyone's premiums go up. The group Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut - a multi-faith organization of 28 diverse congregations working in support of social and economic justice - estimates that unlicensed immigrants boost auto insurance premiums by $20 million annually in the state.
As state Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, rightly noted, preventing so many people from gaining a license, registration and insurance is "not particularly helpful to the rest of us who have to use the road with them."
An estimated 50,000 undocumented immigrants would qualify for licenses.
There are other advantages, not directly linked to driving. A person who can identify herself with a driver's license is more likely to contact police if she sees something wrong or needs help. These immigrants will be able to cash checks, meaning they won't have to continue dealing in large amounts of cash, vulnerable to crime and exploitation.
New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, an advocate for the change in licensing laws, tells us that his city cannot afford to shut out from public life a large portion of its population. This is why, in one of his first acts after his election in November 2011, Mayor Finizio issued an executive order directing police not to inquire about the immigration status of people seeking assistance or reporting a crime (unless tied to a federal investigation). These individuals need to see police officers as a source of help and deserving of their assistance, not as an enemy to fear and avoid, Mayor Finizio said.
It is vitally important for parents, despite a lack of legal resident standing, to feel comfortable enough to be involved in their children's schools and to serve as their advocates. Steps like licensing and the mayor's order make that participation more likely.
There are certainly downsides to taking the licensing step. It can be seen as rewarding those who did not play by the rules (though this would not apply to individuals brought here as children). It would add a layer of legitimacy that is arguably undeserved.
We can dispense, however, with a couple of canards. A license would not allow such individuals to legally vote. To vote you must be a citizen and swear under oath to that fact. State driver's licensing would not interfere, as some claim, with the ability of federal authorities to enforce immigration laws.
On balance, the benefits of allowing licensing prevail.
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Study: Utahns among most stressed, but find enjoyment
04/25/2013 9:36amUtah residents are among the nation's most stressed out, but they also experience much enjoyment, according to a Gallup poll.
Mark Zuckerberg targets Sen. Hatch in immigration ad
04/25/2013 9:41amThe founder of Facebook is paying a lot of money for a controversial ad on immigration reform that is now running in Utah.
Female BYU students surprise outdoor retailer with new product
04/25/2013 10:12amThose who love the outdoors may soon be seeing new lighting products, coming in part from a team of BYU students trying to fill a need.
Man accused of killing teen while texting and driving faces new charges
04/25/2013 12:29pmNew charges have been filed against a Uintah County man accused of killing a teen in a 2012 texting and driving crash after deputies say they found guns and drugs in his truck during a traffic stop.
$332K in camera equipment stolen from S. Salt Lake business
04/25/2013 12:52pmPolice are looking for two people who burglarized a South Salt Lake business last month, stealing $332,000 in high-end camera equipment.
Roy man pleads guilty in shooting death of father
04/25/2013 2:44pmJoseph Nance was "suffering from a mental illness" that prompted him to believe he was being threatened at the time of the 2011 shooting, court documents say.
'The Voice' challenging, fulfilling for Provo singer
04/25/2013 3:01pmWatching Ryan Innes give his soul and Orlando Dixon lend his technical skill to "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" on NBC's "The Voice" is the kind of experience that gives one chills. That moment gave Innes a similar feeling.
LDS Church pleased with BSA compromise on gay Scouts
04/25/2013 6:45pmThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thursday is satisfied with the Boy Scouts of America's proposed policy compromise on gay Scouts. That proposal would allow gay Scouts — but not gay Scout leaders — to participate fully in Scouting programs.
Ex-husband charged with murder of woman found dead in bathtub
04/25/2013 6:47pmJohn Brickman Wall, who has been a person of interest in the death of his ex-wife, Uta von Schwedler, for two years, was arrested and charged Thursday with murder.
Kennecott tries to move beyond massive landslide
04/25/2013 6:49pmKennecott Utah Copper is working on plans to restore normal mining operations following a massive slide earlier this month.
Soldier returns from Afghanistan to meet infant twin sons
04/25/2013 6:53pmA soldier who was deployed to Afghanistan while his wife was pregnant with twins returned home Thursday and met his sons for the first time.
Thieves rob woman while pretending to help daughter in wheelchair
04/25/2013 7:02pmA night out for dinner and a movie turned into a nightmare for a Utah County family after the woman's wallet was stolen, by crooks who pretended to help the couple's daughter with disabilities through the door.
Suicide survivor works to prevent needless deaths
04/25/2013 7:10pmSuicide survivors are six times more likely to die by suicide than people who have not been touched by suicide, studies show, but one survivor is working hard to break that cycle.
Eat a cupcake, save a life: Bakery teams up with vaccination charity
04/25/2013 7:37pmYou may know Sweet Tooth Fairy for its delicious cupcakes, but did you know that eating one on Friday could save a life?
Former FLDS bodyguard wins bid to take control of church property
04/25/2013 7:43pmProperty once belonging to FLDS church leader Warren Jeffs now belongs to his former bodyguard. Willie Jessop won the property for $3.6 million during an auction in St. George Thursday. No one else placed a bid.
Utah continues to have some of the worst air in the nation
04/25/2013 8:07pmThe Wasatch Front often gets a bad rap for air quality, scoring among the worst in the nation. Thursday, scientists and doctors came together to discuss solutions at an air quality summit in Logan.
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04/25/2013 9:16pmAlmost 2,000 children gathered on campus at Southern Utah University on Thursday to celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday with acting, jousting and lots of cake.
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Necklaces, earrings and bracelets--it's all here and if you like sparklies this is the place for you. You haven't seen so many crystals and shine in one place I'd wager.
My personal favorites are the silver bracelet using stamped Hill Tribe silver (which according to the description is even more pure than sterling--what do you know? Learn something new every day) and the "Orange You Glad" orange and sterling bracelet which makes me suddenly wish I had more orange in my wardrobe.
But I'm saving the best for last. I'm not going to show a picture of this because I want you to go look for yourself but the pendant made from a 1 and 1/4-inch oval fire agate is wildly beautiful--I've never seen a stone like that and it's just gorgeous. No wait, make that caps--it's GORGEOUS! (And you know, it's really a great price too). And I do have plenty of pink in my wardrobe . . .
Thanks to Kristin's generosity I have a beautiful swavroski crystal bracelet pictured at left for one lucky contestant this weekend (check out the clasp--I love that little swirly action it's got going there).
So follow the instructions below and good luck!
Here's how to win:
Before 12 am Monday go to the giveaway entry form on this page and enter your name and email. I will pick one of the names at random, contact the winner via their email and publish the winner's first name and home town in next Tuesday's post. See the bottom of the entry form for more details.
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Winter seems to be upon us once again, the telltale signs being ski and board shows in London, online over-excitement following occasional snowflakes spotted on resort webcams, and stupid articles in the national press, a sector which seems to be staffed entirely by non-skiing London-based fashion victims. (No Evan, I do not mean you. Get back on the chairlift.)
The Guardian kicked off the fun this season by sending someone off to write a load of sycophantic rubbish about a chalet host training course. Not one of the training courses which tour ops routinely run every year for all their chalet staff. (Because they kind of have to, right? Assuming they want staff with a vague inkling of what they're supposed to be doing at any rate.) No, this course was run by Ski Weekends, marketed as some sort of holiday and actually paid for by a bunch of people who I assume have an even more tenuous grasp on the principles of basic arithmetic than I do, if that's possible.
Consider the figures: working as a chalet host isn't likely to pay more than about £350 a month for a four-month season. At £545 for the week plus flights and transfers, the cost of the course has just wiped out half your earnings. I'm all for investing in your own development, but really that's beginning to make £9K a year for a degree in Klingon Studies look reasonable.
Still, you have to hand it to Ski Weekends – I didn't think there were any new ways for employers to rip off their seasonal staff, but making them pay for their own training, that's genius. Presumably they even make a profit on the deal. Their staff, meanwhile, subsidise Ski Weekends to the tune of half a season's wages and deprive themselves of a week's earnings to boot since the company no longer needs to run a training course at the beginning of the season and can bring everyone out a week later.
And where did I read about all this? Yes, in the Guardian, that left-wing champion of the low paid, scourge of unscrupulous fat cat employers and tireless campaigner for the introduction of a living wage. Where's Polly Toynbee when you need her, I ask. FFS, Guardian, what are you thinking about? If it was hospital cleaners and catering staff paying half their wage for training and being fobbed off with lousy accommodation as part of an 'employment package' you'd be up in arms about it all over the front page. We just don't have the necessary working class cachet, do we. Maybe I should get a flat cap and a ferret.
Presumably they imagine the fact that chalet skivvies get to spend their free time skiing rather than hanging around trendy London wine bars with irritating tossers who write drivel for the Guardian makes up for all the rest of it.
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Sweet as can Bee - Honey Wedding Favors - Custom
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Here's to hoping that your day is as "Sweet as can Bee" or perhaps the phrase is more of a statement of your relationship with your fiance. Either way these personalized honey wedding favors will make a great addition to your event.
Honey has been hugely popular for weddings and always will be. What makes it fun and unique is how it's presented.
-Each jar is 2 inches tall and 2 inches wide with a hexagonal shape.
-Lids are available in White or Gold.
-We customize each label to have the bride and grooms name (or event name) as well as the date.
Within a few days of completing checkout you will receive an email containing a proof for you to review. Please check for spelling of names and date on label then respond and we'll print and ship.
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This listing is for 21x11mm antique silver tone metal angel charms or pendants. They would be great for use as Christmas charms. You will receive 10 charms per order. The last photo shows the difference between the front and the back side of the charms.
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About ten years ago, Mario Ybarra Jr, Karla Diaz, and Juan Capistran founded Slanguage Studio in Wilimington, California. Slanguage began modestly as an expanded studio providing work space for the artists as well as an open space for the community to come in draw, sculpt, dance, or just tell stories and hang out. Over the years, Slanguage Studio has evolved into a gallery, a site for workshops and events, as well as a residency that recently brought in artists Christopher Rivera and Radames "Juni" Figueroa from the East Coast and Puerto Rico, respectively.
When LACMA decided to collaborate with Watts House Project, an artist-driven and neighborhood-centered project across the street from Watts Towers, the opportunity to connect WHP with Slanguage seemed obvious. Working with Edgar Arceneaux, Will Sheffie, and Trinidad Ruiz of WHP, as well as the incredibly talented architects of Escher GuneWardena, Ybarra and Diaz have taken on a challenging collaboration.
I recently went down to Watts to discuss the project with the artists as well as Possible Worlds, a small exhibition that opened just last weekend at LACMA, in which the artists have curated out of the museum's permanent collection.
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have jumped 32 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.70 per gallon.
The auto club says Monday the average is about 16 cents per gallon more than last year at this time.
Of the cities it surveys, AAA Michigan says the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel is in the Marquette area, where it's about $3.59 a gallon. The highest average is in the Grand Rapids area at about $3.73.
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Picture perfect weather made Punkin Chunkin 2013 a perfect weekend getaway for fans of the gourd-centric event that included cooking events, a beauty pageant and an air cannon salute for one of its own.
For the second year in a row, Mother Nature seems to be taking a stance on destroying pumpkins, be it for pleasure or for science. Last year, it was freezing temperatures and more than 20 inches of rain. This year, the seemingly perfect weather presented its own hazards.
On Saturday, unseasonably warm temperatures caused disqualifying launches. Heat causes the pumpkin to "pie" or come apart before hitting the ground. The pumpkin has to be intact when it hits the ground or the launch doesn't count. Gusty headwinds on Sunday were another problem with many teams not reaching the distance goals they set for themselves.
Some of the best launches actually occurred on Friday when near-perfect conditions aligned for many teams. The best launch—and ultimately, the winning one—was made that day by Captain Brian Labrie and his American Chunker team, who hurled their first 2013 competition pumpkin a whopping 4,694 feet.
Friday wasn't perfect for everyone, though. The Great Gourd Experiment out of Ellendale suffered a crushing blow when the arm of its trebuchet machine broke, sending its first launch 500 feet backwards. Like a lot of teams, though, they were determined to stay in the game.
"Terry [Daleiden] stood on the machine, picked up an 80-pound weight and then dropped it, simulating the mechanics of the machine," said Terry's wife and team member Jess Daleiden. "Then, he ran to the end of the machine and threw it as hard as he could."
As a result of Daleiden's efforts (and a 40-foot throw), they even found themselves one spot ahead of last place at the end of Saturday's competition.
"It's happened to everybody," Jess said, referring to machine malfunctions. "You just have to make the best of it and continue if you can."
Regardless of what happens with the machine, Jess added that the party alone is worth staying for. A home brewer, the Daleidens always have several beers on tap at their site. Other teams brought in moonshine and other home-made concoctions and it's not uncommon to see teams swapping drinks, treats and tips in between launches.
As an official sponsor, Discovery Communications was also there with cast members of "Mythbusters," who were filming scenes for a Thanksgiving Day Science Channel special on the event. Crowds, though not a thick as in year's past, cheered for an opportunity to represent the state and the event on national television.
This year's three-day competition and festival also included two cooking contests, a beauty pageant, a mass Air Force swearing-in ceremony and an air-cannon salute to one of its own.
Joseph Thomas, known to most chunkers as "Wolfie," was noticeably absent this year following his unexpected death in August. A 65-year-old Georgetown resident, Wolfie, the Old Glory team captain, was loved and revered by many chunkers who considered him family.
Team member Tom Hopkins said that he lived with Thomas for two years.
"He took me in and was kind-of like a father to me. He was like that with a lot of people," he said, standing next to a portrait of Thomas that was positioned behind the machine. "He would help people and he was so generous. It makes the day a little more somber. I mean, it's fantastic. But, it's not the same."
Hopkins added that Thomas was working on a new machine when he succumbed to his motorcycle injuries, saying that he's not sure the team is going to continue without him next year.
Two of Thomas's adult children—Heather Jo and Joseph Jason— also attended this year, coming down from New Jersey.
"It's emotional," Heather said while wearing a stuffed stole-like wolf. "All the cannons lined up and did a dry shot at 10 a.m. It was kind-of like a salute in his memory."
Trying not to tear up as she talked about it, she said that right now, they are all just focusing on getting through this year. Once it's over, they'll begin to think about how, or if, they'll continue.
As Old Glory tries to decide what to do, Witch's Flight enjoyed its first year of competition. The five-member, all female team was excited for each of its three competition launches and found itself being coached a bit by Susan Korweck's husband, a fellow chunker.
"That's how it is," explained Jess. "Everybody just wants to see everybody have a good time. If something goes wrong, everybody around you will come over to help fix it. It's a real community."


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We're going to take a small step away from strictly focusing on World of Warcraft for a moment here and talk instead about a portion – roleplaying. But we're not actually going to be talking about roleplaying in WoW, instead we're going to talk about the real world equivalent of that (un)familiar aspect of the game and step into the realm of theatre. We're not going to talk about the theater, but rather the theatre that takes place within the theater.
And in typical Psynister style, there's a story to go along with it.
Backstory: Happy Seventh Anniversary to Us!
Last week my wife and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary by spending a week away from the boring Texas plains spent in and around the beautiful mountains of Colorado instead. The idea behind the trip was to get away and relax for a while, just to be away from everything and enjoy each other's company. We didn't want too much planned, we didn't want to stay busy of feel like we were on the road constantly, so I took a look at events in the areas we were staying in for just a couple of things for us to do to have it be more than just a trip from one place to another.
The first of those planned events was to watch the American Idols Live Tour. We didn't have huge hopes for the concert, but we do watch the show so I figured we might as well take advantage of the opportunity and go see it. We were both surprised in how well they all performed and you could see a lot of growth in some of them that you didn't see on the show. A lot of those singers were really able to find their voice and the right kind of songs for them when they weren't restricted by the rules of the competition. I'll leave out most of the details and just say that we both enjoyed it a lot and we were both happy that we decided to go ahead and go even though we talked for a while about just eating the cost of the tickets and skipping it.
The next day we left the hotel in Denver for three wonderful days in Evergreen, CO at a bed and breakfast called Highland Haven, and it was exactly what we needed. It was definitely the best of the three places we stayed during the trip, and staying in a creekside B&B up in the mountains is an amazing way to get some relaxation, and breakfast was great every day.
The day that we left Evergreen for Golden (the location of our first kiss, I'm cheesy, what can I say?) was the day of our final event, which was to see a play in Arvada. And that is where we get into the inspiration for this post.
Roleplay = Theatre = PHAMALY?
The final night of our vacation is when we went to our last event, a performance done in the Arvada Center amphitheater of Beauty and the Beast (there's an excellent review of it here if you'd care to read). If you're not familiar with the story of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, then here's a short description for you:
Once upon a time there lived a selfish young Prince, who had everything his heart desired. One stormy night, an old Woman begs for shelter in the Prince's castle offering in return, a single red rose. Unwilling to help her, he turns the old woman away. As punishment, she transforms him into a hideous Beast and places a powerful spell on the castle and all who live there. Years later, a kindly old villager, loses his way in the woods. Terrified of the ominous forest, Maurice seeks shelter at the old castle, but the Beast takes him captive instead. Maurice's daughter, Belle, desperate to save her father gives up her freedom to set him free. With the help of the enchanted castle's residents, Belle sets out to tame the unfortunate Beast not knowing she will break the spell and discover her handsome prince.
When I had purchased tickets, I had no idea that PHAMALY would be involved, or even who or what PHAMALY was. I knew the story and I've been involved with theatre since my early teenage years, so I just wanted to take my wife to a play. Little did I know I had purchased tickets for much, much more.
As we picked up our tickets from the box office and made our way down to the second row of seats in the Arvada Amphitheater I couldn't help but notice the large number of people with physical disabilities in attendance. Not that there was anything wrong it it, it just stuck out to me from how many there were and I commented to my wife, "there's a lot of people in wheelchairs here tonight."
As we found our seats we took a look at the program and there we saw the PHAMALY logo and a short description of who they were and what they did. That explained the unusually (to me) high number of people in the audience with disabilities and my curiosity really began to grow.
"The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League (PHAMALY) is a theatre group and touring company that performs throughout the greater Denver area. PHAMALY was formed in 1989 when a group of former students of the Boettcher School in Denver, Colorado, grew frustrated with the lack of theatrical opportunities for people living with disabilities, and decided to create a theatre company that would provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to perform. As a not-for-profit membership organization, PHAMALY is dedicated to producing traditional theatre in nontraditional ways."
As the show went on there was a wide variety of actors and actresses on stage, with various disabilities. Some of them you could tell what their disabilities were and others you could not, but while you might expect some of that to take away from the experience, keeping you from being absorbed into the story being performed in front of you, that was not the case at all. In fact, it turned out to be one of the most beautiful performances I have ever seen; and being involved with theatre for so long, I've seen a lot.
Seeing a wonderful play performed by these amazing people was more than worth the low cost of the tickets to see it, but also being able to see the looks on the faces of those actors as they took their bows before the audience at the end of it, and seeing how incredible and meaningful it was for them was literally breath taking. And it was more than just seeing people with disabilities performing on stage. I think this was possibly one of the single best stories they could have used as it relates on so very many levels to each individual on the stage and so many others there in attendance.
It's a story about looking beyond the physical body, seeing the true person for who they are rather than what they appear to be. It's about dealing with physical impairments, like losing the use of your hands as they're turned into melted candle wax, and living your life to its fullest.
It's much easier to feel emotionally connected to the actors on stage than it is the animated characters of the Disney's cartoon, especially as you can see the real life disabilities tied into the characters that they portray. To keep things upbeat for you now and then PHAMALY added in a few bits of comic relief of their own, that also tied into it well. My favorite character there was Lefou, played by Regan Linton. She's the underling of sorts to the bad guy, Gaston, and she happens to be in a wheelchair. One of the set pieces on stage was used to symbolize the stairs leading up to the Beast's castle, and as Regan rolled over and ran into it, she turns to the audience and says, "Thseriouthsly!?! WHERE, iths the RAMP!??!" [Edit: Per Daniel's revelation, switched Regan's gender to female as it should be. (Sorry, Regan!)]
Daniel Traylor, who plays Lumiere and is depicted above, was also a highlight of the show for me, both because I love the character and because he pulled it off so well. He fills a role of comedy and of drama, he's the source of light (pun) and hope, and the acting and costuming came together brilliantly.
Psynister Support
Having been so impressed with what I saw there on that stage and learning more about PHAMALY, I felt the need to add PHAMALY to my Psynister Support page, as an organization that I trust and admire. As part of our mid-long term plans includes moving to the Denver area, I hope to be able to be more supportive of this wonderful organization.
They perform, at this time, only in the greater Denver area, so if you would like to see them perform then you'll have to go to them, but I strongly encourage anyone in the area or traveling through that might have the time to spare to attend one of their performances if you have the chance.
If you wish to find out more about PHAMALY, you can do so by clicking on their logo up above, or by visiting their webpage at www.phamaly.org


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Why don't television shows have theme songs anymore? I think it started with Seinfeld's Bobby McFarrin tribute in their opening credits but whatever the reason they just don't have theme songs like they used to--though the Amazing Race has a decent enough ditty. Maybe I'd start watching t.v. again if they had cool songs to lure me in. Here are my top picks:
1. The A-Team. Okay I know I'm just abandoning myself completely to the 80s but this was a fabulous theme song and what made it even better was the plot exposition done in voice over. Hysterical now but boy I thought it was great back in 7th grade. My friends and I caught every episode and secretly had code names for each other that mirrored the Team's code names. Oh yes, we were cool. A close second would be Knight Rider or Magnum P.I. (the best-looking mustache on the planet).
2. The Brady Bunch. I loved this one and would sing along to the best of my abilities whenever I caught an episode. Don't tell but secretly I dreamed I was Cindy Brady complete with a set of curly pigtails. You too?
3. Miami Vice or maybe Law and Order. I never actually saw a Miami Vice episode (Mom had declared it Trashy and it was off limits) but ran into plenty of Don Johnson wannabes throughout my 80s existence. Law and Order on the other hand--loved loved loved that show. I say "loved" because I haven't seen too many episodes recently, not since the blond assistant D.A. left (I have a hard time keeping McCoy's women straight). Odd that he never gets an ugly male sidekick, just gorgeous females. . . but as for theme songs, when the guitar comes in I feel my Coolness Quotient jump significantly.
4. Gilligan's Island. Who doesn't love this? "A three-hour tour, A three-hour tour . . ." Any theme song that tells a story gets bonus points--in fact, I think the presidential candidates ought to seriously consider creating their own theme songs where they set their platform into a catchy ballad that can be played at debates, fund raisers, town meetings, whatever. It's a winning idea. Can't you just hear Hilary's song?
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale
A tale with a lot of dirt
That started back in Little Rock
With the Governor and a Skirt, the Governor and a Skirt.
The man was a womanizer and
His lifetime mate was mad
But she had White House hopes she'd be
First Lady to that Cad, First Lady to that Cad.
The election went without a hitch
With Blue States far and wide
For Bill Clinton . . .
and Hilary too . . .
Stephanopolous . . . and Albright
Les As-pin
Jan Re-no and Sha-la-la
(But not a landslide).
So starts the career of our Castaway
Around for a long, long time
We've have to make the best of things
It's an uphill climb.
Ms. Clinton as a Senator
Has done her very best
To make America comfortable
With a woman Prez.
No lies, no court, no Monica
Not a single impeaching
Could stop her from her clever plan
To someday have The Seat.
So join us in November
You're sure to get an ache
From Senators, press and lawyers
How much can America take?
5. Bonanza. Fabulous theme song. Words aren't necessary when you can just "bum bum-da-bum, bum-da-bum, bum-da-bum, bum bummmm BUM! . . . ." along. The mark of a great theme song. And a flaming map in the background doesn't hurt either. Maybe I shouldn't say this but my Mom and her friends as teens loved Little Joe enough to write their own episodes just for him. Dragnet and Rawhide are honorable mentions as well.
6. The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock. I'm lumping these two together because if you've seen one felted, feathered, fingered puppet you've seen them all. Don't tell me you can watch the Fraggle Rock credits without clapping, you know you do.
7. Scooby-Doo. Yes I know it's a cartoon but it's still cool. Maybe it's the drum solo at the beginning, maybe it's the flock of squawking bats that sets the mood, maybe it's the way Velma runs, but whatever it is I loved it and my kids are carrying the flame of affection high and strong. Enough to make it to number seven on the list. Don't tell me you don't know all the words to it. Favorite episode? The Green Ghosts--whatever that one was called--the one that was like Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians . . . only with (um) two floating green ghosts and (er) a talking dog with a cat's tail.
8. Dudley Do-right. And if you thought cartoons were off-limits wait until you hear this one. Did you watch Rocky and Bullwinkle? I'll still watch it if the kids check out the DVDs from the library. They think I can do a pretty good Natasha imitation but regardless, the Dudley Do-right theme is classic and catchy.
9. Friends. Never really been a fan of the show but for the record I was listening to The Rembrandts before America had ever heard of Jennifer Aniston. Anyone ever hear that great early-90s tune, "Just the Way It Is"?
10. Greatest American Hero. Do you remember this show? I LOVED it. Saw every episode and cried when it ended so abruptly (maybe I'm exaggerating just a little) and loved the theme song too—though I warn you, it's 80s with a vengeance complete with a blond afro-mullet and Connie Selleca.
11. Highlander. Does this qualify as a theme song? Because it's really a legitimate song used as a theme song ("Princes of the Universe" by Queen--and who doesn't love Queen?) but whether you'll give it to me or not I love it. I have the full version on my ipod. Which do I like better: the theme song or Adrian Paul? Hmmm . . . better get back to me on that one.
12. Mission Impossible. It's an obvious choice and so cool it's hung around for quite awhile and has kept Tom Cruise's career above water. Barely.
13. Hawaii 5-0. The coolest theme song ever. It's still cool even all these years later. I caught my kids listening to it the other day thinking it was something new. I had to explain things to them that Cool has been around longer than they have and that this theme song was back from when I was too young to watch cop shows. The 60s invented Cool I believe, I think the patent was registered back in 1961 when Audrey Hepburn did Breakfast at Tiffany's. It all goes back to Audrey.
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First off, how many pundits were calling this a weak DT class just weeks ago? Now it is being proclaimed as quite deep. But there are valid reasons to think Seattle is not interested in rookie growing pains at that position.
In the time since Pete took over, Seattle has not spent high draft capital at a few positions, one of those being DT. Instead, Seattle has signed a variety of experienced free agents. Some of them were journeymen, some were pricy free agents, some were patchwork, and some were our own, with Mebane and Red both being allowed to hit free agency, get offers from other teams, then being re-signed for pricy deals. Pete does not over or under value the position. Bruce Irvin stands out as the single rookie expected to contribute much on the defensive line. Contrast him with experienced players like Branch, McDonald via trade, Jones, Siaalvi, Clemons via trade, and i forget the name of a couple of others like the 3-4 DE malcontent trade with San Francisco in 2010. Point being, Pete wants more experienced players at DT.
I think Starks will be a no go. Starks is going to get his last bite at free agency this year, and 9 years is a lot of miles on a DT who won't want a one year deal. I think Melton is also a no go. A bit undersized, his game is all about speed and stunts. So far, we have not seen Seattle do much of that on first and 2nd down, and I can't see them signing a pass rush DT for what Melton will command. Besides, I am going to be very surprised if the Bears let Melton go easily.
I keep going back to Dorsey and Bryant. Dorsey was labeled a bust in KC, he simply isn't. 5 years in the league for Dorsey, 4 for Bryant. That is our niche, 2nd deals. DTs are high wear items, I would expect the contracts to be team friendly after only two or three years. Dorsey is a touch above Branch in talents, IMO, and Bryant is a bit more athletic than either Branch or Dorsey.
Will Seattle select a DT in the first three rounds? It would be a first, wouldn't it?


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by Brian Winter, Public Affairs, 247 pages, $26.95
As visitors to Argentina and especially its capital, Buenos Aires, have discovered for more than a century, the country is like a little piece of Europe transplanted to South America.
In contrast to most of the rest of the continent, Argentina has few indigenous people, and there was virtually no slave trade for most of the country's history. Most of the residents are descended from European immigrants. Buenos Aires, as author Brian Winter discovered, "appeared to be a glittering oasis of European civilization at the end of the world."
In fact, when Winter travelled to Argentina, newly graduated from university and with a typical self-centred college student's almost total lack of knowledge of the rest of the world, the country was about to plunge into an economic abyss that saw inflation soar to triple digits, banks totter and fail, and governments get tossed aside. In fact, at one point during Winter's visit, the country had five changes of government in little more than a month.
Still, economic turbulence is nothing new for Argentina, which was one of the five richest countries of the world in the 1930s before its economy collapsed.
As Winter learns, "Argentina had been on a hopeless, seemingly irreversible 70-year losing streak - it was like the Chicago Cubs of countries. ... Perhaps no other nation had fallen so far, so fast."
The Argentinians accept this fact, even embrace it, as Winter discovers during one of his first walks around Buenos Aires, when he hears a song on the radio. "The world was and always will be a piece of s---, this much I know," the lyrics began. "In the year 506, and in 2000 also."
"That's our national anthem, you know," a woman calls out to him. Actually, it's not. It's called Cambalache, and it could be termed Argentina's unofficial national anthem. After all, what national anthem could proudly proclaim that its country is not No. 1 or No. 2, but not even in the top 10.
Yet Winter falls in love with Argentina as it plunges into some of the worst years in its turbulent history, a situation he likens to "falling for an alcoholic at the very moment she hits rock bottom."
Winter never manages to solve the puzzle that is Argentina, although he does learn that the world of the milongas, the nightclubs where Argentines meet to dance the tango, offers insights into the country's culture.
Winter, bored and unable to find a job, decides he wants to learn how to tango, which brings him to the Nino Bien, one of the legendary milongas of Buenos Aires.
He avoids falling into the trap of believing the tango, that outmoded symbol of Latin American machismo, is a lens through which to view Argentina. But he does learn that a dance suited for romantics and cynics seems especially adapted to Argentina and can teach the visitor something about the people.
Winter meets the denizens of the Nino Bien, such as El Tigre, a grizzled ex-sailor whose proudest boast is that he danced the tango with Madonna when that pop icon was in Buenos Aires during the making of the movie Evita. He takes tango lessons at the unlikely venue of an Armenian cultural centre and falls in love, at least a little bit, with a tattooed dance instructor.
But he also moves smoothly from the dance floor to the streets and to the library. As he traces the roots of the tango (no one seems to know exactly where and when it originated), he digresses smoothly into a discussion of the country's yo-yo history of economic wealth and bitter poverty, the collapse of the rural economy, and the rise - and subsequent fall - of the gaucho, the South American cowboy who supplies one of the persistent myths of Argentina for residents and visitors alike.
Winter, now an editor with USA Today, provides a glimpse into Argentina's soul and writes a love letter to a passionate and proud country that has huge problems but is prepared to put up with them and even to laugh about its woes, perhaps to keep from crying.


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Another fine day for rumors, and today we have a fairly big one. Chinese tech site WPDang just announced that according to their resources, the Windows Phone 7.8 OS update will be pushed to all older generation devices (Windows Phone 7.5 and older) in every corner of this world at about 18:00 GMT, January 30, 2013.
Considering you guys could be located anywhere, we'll not convert that into some other time zone. Instead let's just say that if this rumour is indeed true, your old Windows Phone will receive a welcomed update in 5 hours. Not every phone will get the push exactly on time though. Like each update before, Windows Phone 7.8 will roll out in 4 waves, with the whole process concluding in 3 weeks.
This sounds a bit crazy, since the update is supposed to be covering all older devices, regardless of manufacturer, region or carrier. Microsoft has never done this before. OEM and Carrier delays have been always a pain upon every Windows Phone OS update. Earlier HTC said they may abandon the HD7. But if WPDang gets it right, Microsoft will take up where HTC left and finish the job.
Are you eagerly waiting for this update? Or have you already upgraded the whole thing into a shiny new phone loaded with Windows Phone 8?
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Have you ever stopped to think about what it would be like to be an umpire? To know the fate of a game rests in your hands? What would it be like to suit up and call the shots each day?
Just like Major League Baseball players, umpires must work their way through the ranks of the minor leagues to get the experience and training they need to make it to the big leagues.
Not only that, but according to MLB Director of Umpire Administration Tom Lepperd, it takes "usually seven to 10 years in the minor leagues" before an umpire gets to the Majors. That's twice the amount of time it normally takes a ballplayer to make his way through the ranks.
So, how exactly does one become an umpire?
In order to be considered for a professional umpiring position, the umpire must first attend a professional umpire training school. Currently there are two schools whose curriculum has been approved by Minor League Baseball Umpire Development for training of those desiring to become a professional umpire.
The Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy operates for approximately four weeks from the first part of January through the first part of February each year. The instructors at the Academy consist of the Minor League Baseball Umpire Development Field Evaluators/Instructors.
The Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires operates for approximately five weeks from the first part of January through the first part of February each year, and is owned and operated by a former Major League umpire. The instructors at the school consist of Major and Minor League umpires.
Former MiLB Umpire Development Director Mike Fitzpatrick says the two schools combined usually enroll about 300 aspiring umpires each year.
"Most of (the students) have not worked (a game) at all before they go to umpire school. So they have to be taught the whole realm of everything it takes to be an umpire," he said.
Lepperd said the students learn how to handle themselves both on and off the field at the schools.
"From rules and mechanics, to signaling, to the philosophy of umpiring," Lepperd said. "Pretty much every aspect of what it takes to become a professional umpire is taught."
Instructors look for many characteristics other than knowledge of baseball rules when evaluating potential umpires, Lepperd said.
"Confidence, a strong presence on the field, knowledge of the mechanics -- where to go when the ball is hit, forceful calls, good use of voice, hustle and ability to handle situations on the field (are all important)," Lepperd said.
Fitzpatrick said good judgment and character are things instructors look for as well.
"That's very, very important because we're entrusting the integrity of the game to the umpire. So we're looking for the highest quality type of individual that we can possibly recruit," Fitzpatrick said. "The whole integrity of the game rests with the umpire out there on the field."
After attending the five-week course during January and part of February, the top graduates are selected to attend the Minor League Baseball Advanced Course.
"It varies on what we project for our openings, but this year we selected 50 total, 25 from each school (to attend the course)," Fitzpatrick said, which is about the top 16 percent of all umpire school enrollees.
At the Advanced Course, instructors monitor the students and make recommendations to the Rookie and short-season Class-A league presidents about possible candidates for hire. Then the new umpires then begin their trek to the Majors.
Lepperd said that MiLB Umpire Development evaluates the umpires to promote them from one minor league level to the next until they reach Class-AAA.
"Once they get to Triple-A, (MLB) starts looking at them to decide who's going to come up to the Major Leagues," he said.
Altogether there are 68 umpires in the Majors, and 225 in the minor leagues. With the small amount of openings and the low turnover, Fitzpatrick said it's very difficult for an umpire to make it past the minor leagues.
"From attending umpire school through making it to the Major Leagues, there's very, very few umpires that actually make it to the Major Leagues. It's a long shot," he said.
"It varies depending on openings - but normally an umpire spends a couple of years at the short-season level, a couple of years at Class-A, a couple of years at Double-A before he makes it to Triple-A," Fitzpatrick said. "Then it's just a matter of hoping any time after that, once he gets to the Triple-A level, that he's got a chance. But there again, it's long odds."
Lepperd offered advice for people who are interested in getting into professional umpiring.
"If they're serious about it, umpire as many games locally as they have the opportunity to do," he said. "Contact any minor league umpires in their area to get an insight on what the life is like, read and study the rulebook, and watch as many games as they can on television."
Once they feel they are ready, Fitzpatrick suggests taking the next step and signing up for umpire school.
"Do some research on the two umpire schools," Fitzpatrick said. "Enroll in one those schools, attend the course and see if it leads to a job in professional baseball."
Christie Cowles is an Editor/Producer for MLB.com.