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Learn About the newest AWS Services – Attend our October Webinars
If you attended AWS re:Invent, you were among the first to know about Amazon QuickSight, AWS IoT, Kinesis Firehose, and our other new offerings. Perhaps you had time to attend a session to learn more about the new service or services that were of interest to you. If you didn't attend re:Invent or missed a […]Read More
Now Available – AWS Mobile SDK for Unity
Unity is a popular cross-platform game development environment. You can build your 2D or 3D game once using C# and then run it on many different platforms and devices. Now Available Today we are launching the AWS Mobile SDK for Unity. This new SDK comes in the form of Unity packages that contain .NET classes. […]Read More
AWS Console Mobile App Update – Support for Elastic Beanstalk
We have updated the AWS Console mobile app with support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk. I'll let the app's update notice tell you what's new: Let's take a quick look at the new features! The main screen of the app includes a new Beanstalk Applications section: I can see all of my Elastic Beanstalk applications: From […]Read More
AWS Console Mobile App Now Supports DynamoDB
We have updated the AWS Console mobile app with support for Amazon DynamoDB. You can now browse your tables in summary and detail form, modify provisioned throughput, and examine CloudWatch metrics and alarms for them. Take a Look Let's take a tour of the new features of the Console mobile app! I created a couple […]Read More
New AWS Mobile Services
April 30, 2018: We've discontinued Amazon Mobile Analytics. Amazon Pinpoint now provides the analytics features that Amazon Mobile Analytics previously offered. If you're new to Mobile Analytics, you can integrate the mobile analytics features of Amazon Pinpoint into your app. If you currently use Amazon Mobile Analytics, you can migrate to Amazon Pinpoint. The Mobile […]Read More
Build Apps for Amazon Mobile Devices with AWS
My colleagues launched the new Fire phone last week and the reception from Amazon customers and the tech industry has been incredible. As a long-time user of an Android-powered phone I am looking forward to receiving a Fire phone of my very own sometime soon. Although I have yet to build an actual mobile app […]Read More
Amazon SNS Mobile Push Update – Support for Baidu Cloud Push (China), MPNS, and WNS
The Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a fast and flexible push messaging service. You can send messages to a wide variety of mobile devices. You can deliver notifications via SMS text messages or email, and to Amazon SQS queues and HTTP endpoints. Today we are enhancing SNS with support for Baidu Cloud Push in […]Read More
AWS Console Mobile App – Support for S3 and Route 53
The AWS Console mobile app for iOS and Android gives you quick, easy access to your AWS resources. You can see and manage your existing EC2 instances, S3 buckets, load balancers, database instances, Auto Scaling groups, OpsWorks stacks, and CloudWatch alarms. We added support for Amazon S3 in the last release but I was super […]Read More
AWS Console for iOS and Android Now Supports AWS OpsWorks
The AWS Console for iOS and Android now includes support for AWS OpsWorks. You can see your OpsWorks resources — stacks, layers, instances, apps, and deployments with the newest version of the app. It also supports EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, the Relational Database Service, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, and the Service Health Dashboard. The Android version […]Read More
AWS Summer Startups: Discovr
Over the summer months, we'd like to share a few stories from startups around the world: what are they working on and how they are using the cloud to get things done. Today, we're profiling Filter Squad from Perth, Australia! In one of Werner Vogels' many travels through Australia this summer, he tweeted about a […]Read More


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Eddie Mair: We are taking PM to the Proms
"That's how things sometimes work on the radio. One item about strange sounds. Some listeners chip in. And now there could be singing gibbons at the Proms"
Usually I go to great lengths – or if I'm tired, breadths – to avoid embarrassing colleagues in this column. When I am telling tales of the mysterious goings-on inside Broadcasting House, I try not to name any individuals.
After all, why should they have their good names sullied because I want to relate a little story? Plus, occasionally, they've been known to take legal action to prevent me identifying them, which is why I'm only ever allowed to refer in print to Cor*ie Corfield.
Sometimes, though, like when you try to dress in the dark, the boot can be on the other foot. A while ago I wrote about some incident or other and referred to a "PM producer". It wasn't that she'd done a bad thing; on the contrary. But I didn't think it was my place to drag her good name through the public prints.
Imagine my surprise when the column appeared in print and the colleague I mentioned berated me for not naming her. The woman is Joanna Carr, the talented, gifted, delightful and occasionally fearsome editor of PM, iPM, and Broadcasting House. She really is terrific and I'm not just saying that because she is literally holding a gun to my head while I type this.
The conversation (actually it was more of a shouted monologue) went something like this:
Jo: "Producer? PM PRODUCER?? I can't believe you anonymised me! I'm your editor!"
[Eddie opens mouth to respond.]
Jo: "I mean, PRODUCER? I have a name, you know," and so on and so forth. She has not let me forget, though the shouting has quietened and can no longer be heard three floors above.
I tell you this because I want to give the fragrant Joanna full credit for something happening in August. In January, PM hosted Trevor Cox, professor of acoustic engineering at the University of Salford. He had recorded many weird and wonderful sounds, including that of the quietest place in England, a musical road and Cor*ie Corfield playing the paper and comb. Afterwards, Jo wondered whether our listeners might send us their favourite sounds. And so began something that is still running every night on PM even now, just before the chimes.
So far, people have sent in the sounds of a lifeboat launch, Morse code, something called kulning (you must hear it to believe it), a singing whippet, singing gibbons, a musical drainpipe and an egg cutter. You can hear many of the sounds for yourself on the PM website.
One day, Jo arrived at the office in a very excited state. She'd had an idea for the PM listeners' sounds. She was going to approach BBC Radio 3 to ask if they could do something with them for this year's BBC Proms.
To cut a long story short (I realise it might be too late for that) Radio 3 has commissioned a brilliant young composer, Tom Harrold, to create an original work that will feature some of the sounds sent to us. The work will be performed by the Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon, as part of the Inspire Young Composers' Competition winners' concert on 20 August.
And that's how things sometimes work on the radio. One item about strange sounds. Some listeners chip in. And now there could be singing gibbons at the Proms. (Oh, and one brilliant editor. The things I have to do for a quiet life.)
Eddie Mair presents PM, Monday to Friday at 5:00pm, and iPM Saturday at 5:45am and 5:30pm on Radio 4


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Slow Cooker Beans With Coffee and Apples
By: Nancy H. - Las Vegas, NV - 2017 Recipe Contest Submission
"This recipe is a family traditional baked bean recipe that is popular with friends, requested for pot lucks, picnics, 4th of July, and camping. My twist to my original recipe is adding the Door County Caramel Apple Coffee and taco seasoning mix, for a great flavor!"
This is a Door County Coffee Fan recipe. It was not made in the kitchens of the Door County Coffee Café.
Featured ingredient: Caramel Apple Coffee 8 oz. Ground
- 12 ounces brewed Door County Caramel Apple Coffee
- 1 pound pinto beans, soaked for 8 hours or overnight, drained, rinsed
- 1/2 pound hickory smoked bacon, chopped
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-2 medium Jalapenos, seeded, minced
- 1 20 ounce can Apple Pie Filling
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 1 cup Hickory BBQ sauce
- 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1. Drain soaked beans and rinse.
2. In large skillet, cook chopped bacon pieces over medium high heat until semi-crisp; set aside.
3. Drain off bacon grease, saving 1 tablespoon.
4. Stir into skillet the onions, garlic, jalapenos in bacon grease for 2- minutes.
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Another Operation Kindred Spirit? Probably Not.
Are spies from China infiltrating our academic prowess here in the U.S.? Xia Yeliang, a former Economics Professor at Peking University, apparently thinks so. Of the increasing numbers of headlines dedicated to Chinese intelligence activities in the U.S., most have been exclusively related to Industrial Espionage. Ever since the Wen Ho Lee incident, dubbed Operation… Read More ›
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Published on 06 July 2017
The City of Swan Council resolved to implement a lower rates increase than first proposed when it adopted the 2017/18 Budget on Wednesday evening.
City of Swan Mayor Mick Wainwright said Council had listened to the concerns of ratepayers, and had found budget savings to enable the initial proposal of a 3% rate increase to be reduced to 2.5%.
"Before we set our rates, we take into consideration economic conditions and the needs of our community," he said.
"This allows us to create a practical budget, keeping rates rises to a minimum while still being able to provide the services and facilities needed for our rapidly growing community.
"Considering the growth and the increased needs of our community, this year's budget includes a rate increase of an average of 2.5 per cent with no increase to minimums.
"Using the Rating and Budget Methodology adopted by Council, the total rates revenue per differential rate type was calculated on the proposed 2.5 per cent increase to the 2016/17 rate in the dollar.
"The State Government's decision to not implement the withdrawal of stamp duty and license fee concessions on Local Government vehicles, along with other additional savings, will allow the City to continue to deliver essential infrastructure, services and programs at the lowest possible cost to our ratepayers."
Mayor Wainwright said the City's budget was focused on boosting infrastructure, creating community hubs and providing quality services.
"In 2017/18, more than $135 million has been set aside for essential services and $104.6 million is budgeted for capital works projects across the City," he said.
"This includes an investment of $20.4 million into building construction and works around our City, $11.1 million towards our parks and reserves, and $42.5 million on road reserve infrastructure."
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post1413051962733659854..comments2017-12-26T17:24:02.817-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Sunday Sweets: Reading RocksJenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-60181362034319137812010-10-13T11:55:56.592-04:002010-10-13T11:55:56.592-04:00The Dr. Seuss cakes are a work of art and Peter Ra...The Dr. Seuss cakes are a work of art and Peter Rabbit looks too good to eat. xxCupcakes Ladyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9478548447097717592010-06-27T07:31:21.700-04:002010-06-27T07:31:21.700-04:00Let's not forget, we also have this "musi...Let's not forget, we also have this "musician" to thank for the fact that an entire generation believes that "conversate"* is a word. Ugh.

*For anyone who is surprised by my comment, please buy a dictionary; the verb form of conversation is email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-66304050455884139102010-05-16T23:02:13.920-04:002010-05-16T23:02:13.920-04:00Oh, these cakes bring back memories! How sweet re...Oh, these cakes bring back memories! How sweet reading is.

My mother used to make shaped cakes for my birthday, and the first one she ever did (and one of my favourites) was a cupcake caterpillar! It was different-- I only discovered that book in time for friends' kids-- but thanks for the memory.

And a couple of friends and I give books for baby showers now: what better gift could there be, other than reading? (OK, reading + cake!!). The first time I did that, I sewed big stuffed fish out of cuddly polar fleece, and gave One Fish/Two Fish because it matched the colours. Awwwww....

PS I'm glad my taste in music doesn't have illiterate twits. Rock singers have other issues (!) but at least I haven't heard any of the dis email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-45131343726061265702009-12-01T17:11:42.094-05:002009-12-01T17:11:42.094-05:00what i love is some of the comments saying that fo...what i love is some of the comments saying that for the ones who have their kid in their lap as they lok at these can name them. i hop that makes email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-29518864200942548942009-10-15T08:56:21.950-04:002009-10-15T08:56:21.950-04:00THAT POKY PUPPY DESERVES TO BE EATEN! HE DUG A HOL...THAT POKY PUPPY DESERVES TO BE EATEN! HE DUG A HOLE IN THE GARDEN!!! WEAPONS OUT! -gets out fork- CHAAAARGE! -stuffs mouth with poky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-16586748607030330052009-09-25T00:53:39.680-04:002009-09-25T00:53:39.680-04:00OH MY GOODNESS! SOO many wonderful things I loved ...OH MY GOODNESS! SOO many wonderful things I loved as a child!! (And still do, to be honets!)

The awesomeness cannot be expressed!

Yeah, I'm kind of at the opposite spectrum from Kanye with regards to those statements, lol.Yénifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-64318882407226842282009-09-19T08:48:08.718-04:002009-09-19T08:48:08.718-04:00Kanye's mother was not only an English teacher...Kanye's mother was not only an English teacher, she was a professor and the head of a college English department. I think the poor woman must be rolling in her grave.

Like another poster here, I threw a "storybook" birthday party (for my 6-year-old niece). Everyone dressed up as storybook characters, and I made a book-shaped cake--that was NOWHERE near the caliber of the gorgeous ones on this firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-17926115078432209542009-09-14T16:53:46.367-04:002009-09-14T16:53:46.367-04:00I stumbled on the Babar cake here: http://www.fli...I stumbled on the Babar cake here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosey_sugar_palace/1798269231/in/set-72157600810755554/

Absolutely beautiful cakes and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-55012139182343883142009-09-13T02:24:27.984-04:002009-09-13T02:24:27.984-04:00One shell, two shell, red shell, blue shell, death...One shell, two shell, red shell, blue shell, death-on-swift-wings-comes-for-you shell!
http://www.youtube.com/rockpapercynic#play/uploads/5/8SEfmhcD8pE
It's the last vid on the upload list. I'm sorry. I can't think Dr. Suess without thinking of this... Staying anonymous so I don't look like a geek. 'Cause I am. I really firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-27177068293309204822009-09-06T23:44:09.690-04:002009-09-06T23:44:09.690-04:00the caterpillar is so CUTE!... But Jen, I thought ...the caterpillar is so CUTE!...
But Jen, I thought you hated email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-67256008621815641752009-07-18T21:14:51.264-04:002009-07-18T21:14:51.264-04:00What an incredible gallery of cakes! The Hungry C...What an incredible gallery of cakes! The Hungry Caterpillar one is my favourite, though the Beatrix Potter one is amazing as email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-80992577149923744622009-06-30T09:08:02.496-04:002009-06-30T09:08:02.496-04:00Found it! The wonderful Dr Seuss cake was done by ...Found it! The wonderful Dr Seuss cake was done by CakeCentral.com member 'loli' (http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-forum-userprofile-144343.html).

And by the by...I really love your blog...I've spent many (too many really) hours pouring over your photos and comments - a riot!!!

I live in The Netherlands, so we don't see a lot of American style cakes, with the inscriptions, and if so, not in English....but I still stay vigilant that I can become a Wreckporter one day as well!!

Happy caking!

Tanja Schuurman RobinsonTanja Schuurman Robinsonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-55852648460031324602009-06-07T12:38:07.159-04:002009-06-07T12:38:07.159-04:00They're all beautiful, but that Very Hungry Ca...They're all beautiful, but that Very Hungry Caterpillar cake gave me chills. Gorgeous. I want it, but I'd never let it be email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-12457740808806458292009-06-06T19:03:39.223-04:002009-06-06T19:03:39.223-04:00Someone posted " How about The Tawny Scrawny ...Someone posted " How about The Tawny Scrawny Lion and The Saggy Baggy Elephant ? " I second the motion !Neil W Rabenshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-22599738081191422392009-06-05T23:59:50.292-04:002009-06-05T23:59:50.292-04:00Thank you for these photos - love them. I am so p...Thank you for these photos - love them. I am so pleased to read in the 'Comments' (yes all 190 of them) just how many people said Pokey Little Puppy had been their favorite book. It was one of mine too. I'm always amazed that I wasn't exposed to all the books considered children's classics. I wasn't really deprived or anything - just lived in a very small town / rural area with only the library books in each elementary classroom plus a bookmobile from 20 miles away. I've always been a reader but the only book titles I can remember from childhood were Golden Books: Pokey Little Puppy - Saggy Baggy Elephant - & Shy Little email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-17725678193424006502009-06-05T11:44:34.401-04:002009-06-05T11:44:34.401-04:00I first saw the Dr Seuss fish cake on here - I thi...I first saw the Dr Seuss fish cake on here - I think this is the baker http://diullbar22.deviantart.com/art/Dr-Seuss-book-cake-113374036

Sophie H.Sophiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-40760253686248959672009-06-05T07:14:16.352-04:002009-06-05T07:14:16.352-04:00Oh hey, Night Kitchen is right near me! We buy coo...Oh hey, Night Kitchen is right near me! We buy cookies and stuff there all the time. I'm glad they got a cake on Sunday Sweets firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-75307134387143608442009-06-04T15:32:17.400-04:002009-06-04T15:32:17.400-04:00If you aren't familiar with the international ...If you aren't familiar with the international Edible Books Festival, be sure to check out their website www.Books2Eat.com

We also have our own festival page at http://library.duke.edu/about/depts/preservation/edible.htmlBeth Doylehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-41776200845388725642009-06-04T11:02:08.693-04:002009-06-04T11:02:08.693-04:00That pokey puppy cake is just darling and I LOVE t...That pokey puppy cake is just darling and I LOVE that caterpillar! who would have thought that cupcakes could be so appropriate!Caitie Millerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-66295148900466053182009-06-04T10:54:37.401-04:002009-06-04T10:54:37.401-04:00Fantastic! We especially enjoyed the call to acti...Fantastic!

We especially enjoyed the call to action at the end!

Best,
Dana
www.raisingareaderma.orgRaising A Reader email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-27948208352323021722009-06-03T12:28:17.263-04:002009-06-03T12:28:17.263-04:00I love the story book cakes. They are all amazing...I love the story book cakes. They are all amazing!

Terri Hoover Dunham
The Legend of Papa Noel: A Cajun Christmas Story
www.terrisbooks.comTerri Hoover Dunhamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-57871927066906751602009-06-03T10:50:28.095-04:002009-06-03T10:50:28.095-04:00These are all classics of children's literatur...These are all classics of children's literature. If you're baking and you need more inspiration for your next cake, take a look at my booklist of classics on author James Patterson's spectacular website, www.ReadKiddoRead.com. When you get to the home page, click on COMMUNITY and then LISTS, and you'll find it. James Patterson, unlike Kanye, is a published author who LOVES to read and has started a website for parents, teachers, librarians, and kids. There are already 200+ extensive reviews of un-put-downable kids' books on the site, plus annotated booklists, interviews with famous children's book authors, and way more. Off my soapbox and on my way to find a cupcake somewhere. . .
Judy Freeman
ReadKiddoRead Reviewer
www.ReadKiddoRead.com
www.JudyReadsBooks.comJudy Freemanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-20959231712363218782009-06-03T10:33:23.955-04:002009-06-03T10:33:23.955-04:00Holy crap, those are some great cakes!! One Fish,...Holy crap, those are some great cakes!! One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish was one of my two favorites growing up, and Poky Little Puppy was my hubby's favorite :) Thanks for sharing the pics with us!!Sewing-Chickhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-84590401025668058022009-06-03T09:25:18.817-04:002009-06-03T09:25:18.817-04:00Those are a FABULOUS tribute to the books we all k...Those are a FABULOUS tribute to the books we all know and LOVE. Kanye can kiss my rats. My kiddo is sitting on my lap as we speak "reading" his book...at 2. So, thanks for posting these! I think my fav is the Poky Puppy...he just holds a special place to me!Diane - DB Impressionshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-28593605262696534662009-06-02T15:13:22.227-04:002009-06-02T15:13:22.227-04:00*squealing with delight* I love it! Especially the...*squealing with delight* I love it! Especially the caterpillar and Poky Puppy.FreedomFirsthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Dysfunctional families unite!
Fox announced plans this week for a cartoon crossover event with two of the most recognizable animated families on TV. "The Simpsons"/"Family Guy" mashup episode will air later this year as the Griffin clan embarks upon a trip to Springfield.
The network released two new images from the crossover event. In the first, Bart teaches Stewie how to shred on a skateboard.
According to a synopsis, the families take to each other pretty quickly. Lisa works to build Meg's confidence by finding something she's good at, Stewie idolizes Bart and admires his penchant for pranks, and Marge and Lois embark on a little girl bonding adventure.
But not everyone is happy sharing screen time. After mistaking the Griffins for albinos, Homer and Peter brawl over the only thing both patriarchs care about: beer.
The hour-long special is being helmed by Seth MacFarlane and his team of writers and will be aired during the upcoming season of "Family Guy."


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A trooper cited the driver for various violations.
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And for a brief time, Connelly was the head of the SCGOP, but just weeks into his second term, the one-time Amway salesman and author jumped ship to the national GOP. According to reports, Connelly is going to help the Republican Party woo evangelicals, a group that that the GOP hasn't had to woo since at least 1980. Oh well.
Of course, there's no reason to expect much out of Connelly. As the head of the SCGOP his most notable accomplishment was, um, ahh, ooh, hmm ... not a goddamn thing.Throughout his tenure as the director of the state Republican Party, Connelly kept his head down, and rarely spoke to the press or to the public.
That was probably a good thing. Chad Connelly has a problem telling the truth. And I don't mean that he has the same problem telling the truth that all politicians have — and yes, that includes President Barack Obama (Expect a column on this whole PRISM bullshit in a day or two). Connelly says really, really stupid shit, even when he's not trying to cover his own ass.
Here's an excerpt from a 2011 column on Connelly and his mini Mein Komedy, Freedom Tide. Read and learn just what a dumbass he is:
In Freedom Tide, the SCGOP chair tells one whopper after another. Whether it's because Connelly is a compulsive liar, an incompetent researcher, or, more likely, a self-help-seminar sellevangelist trying to get you to buy into a multi-level marketing batch of bullshit remains to be seen. I'm inclined to believe it's the latter.
For starters, in an effort to prove that God himself directed the founding of the United States, Connelly tells a rather inspirational story about the Pilgrims, a story that you may not have heard:One hundred two people were on the trip to Plymouth. They had the courage and faith. They climbed aboard a ship in 1620 on the faith that the boat was going to go to a new land located somewhere to the west of them. I always thought that many Pilgrims died on the trip. Marshall [Foster, a Christian historian] taught us that only one person died during the 7-week trip — a sailor who cursed and mocked the Pilgrims' efforts died of a mysterious disease that no one else caught. Moreover, a baby was born during the voyage.
Um ... except that sailor wasn't the only person who died on the Mayflower. See, two people died on the voyage, a crew member and, um, a boy named William Butten.
Now, you may argue that Connelly made a simple error, that he wrote down the wrong number in his notes. Perhaps.
But I've read Freedom Tide, and I know that Connelly was just getting started.
In a later passage, the SCGOP chair discusses the Pilgrims' first winter at Plymouth:The Pilgrims arrived in the New World only to endure a horrific winter. Of the 20 women who made the journey, 15 perished that first winter, mostly as they covered their children from the cold and gave up their food so their children could survive. Food was so sparse that the daily allotment per person was five kernels of corn a day ... Those mothers sacrificed their lives for the future: despite the loss of 15 women, not a single child died during the first winter. Another amazing miracle.
Once again, Connelly has it wrong. Nine children died during the winter of 1620-21. The only thing miraculous here is the chairman's ability to let an inspirational story get in the way of the facts.
And he's not above letting the facts get in the way of making a point about the U.S. Constitution, as evident in a later chapter on the First Amendment. Connelly writes:Probably the most prominent example of the freedom debate is the controversy over the First Amendment. Some believe that it guarantees the separation of church and state. This seems to be one of the most divisive issues in America today, and many people have succumbed to the media's interpretation without ever checking out the truth for themselves. Here are some truths for us to ponder: the words "wall," "separation," "church," and "state" are not found in any of America's founding documents.
Here, Connelly gets it right, but only up to a point.
While it's true that "wall", "separation," and "church" are found nowhere in, let's say, the U.S. Constitution, the word "state" appears more than two dozen times in the document. Once again, you've got to ask why Connelly made such a over-the-top claim? What was he hoping to illustrate?
Hmm. Perhaps it's the same thing he wants to say when he mentions that Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Father who first mentioned that the Constitution creates a separation of church and state, had nothing to do with the creation of the U.S. Constitution:It should be noted that Thomas Jefferson did not sign the Constitution and was not in attendance at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Not only that, but he was not even present when the First Amendment and religious freedom were discussed in the 1789 Constitutional session since he was in France as the United States minister.
Connelly is correct here: Jefferson didn't sign the Constitution, he didn't attend the convention, and he was the U.S. minister to France. But the point that the SCGOP chair is making is that Jefferson was not in a position to discuss Constitutional matters, which is far from the case
Jefferson, the leading political mind of his day, was regularly in touch with the primary author of the Constitution James Madison. In fact, good ole Tom was intimately involved in the creation of the Constitution. According to the Library of Congress:Thomas Jefferson's December 20, 1787, letter to James Madison contains objections to key parts of the new Federal Constitution. Primarily, Jefferson noted the absence of a bill of rights and the failure to provide for rotation in office or term limits, particularly for the chief executive. During the writing and ratification of the constitution, in an effort to influence the formation of the new governmental structure, Jefferson wrote many similar letters to friends and political acquaintances in America.
But as bad as those omissions and errors are, nothing quite shows off Connelly's inability to check his facts than what happens on p. 63 of Freedom Tide. He writes:The alternative to free enterprise is summarized in a plan discovered in May 1919 by allied occupation forces in Dusseldorf, Germany. It was first printed in the United States in the Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Examiner-Enterprise that same year. See if any of this rings true in America today.
The plan in question? The Communist Plan for Revolution. And Connelly reprints it in his book. It reads:First of all, corrupt the young, get them away from religion, get them interested in sex, make them superficial, and destroy their ruggedness. Get control of all means of publicity. Get people's minds off of the government by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books, plays, and other trivialities. Divide the people into hostile groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of no importance. Destroy the people's faith in their natural leaders by holding their leaders up to ridicule and contempt. Always preach democracy but seize power as fast as ruthlessly possible. By encouraging government extravagance, destroy its credit. Produce years of inflation with rising prices and general discontent. Incite unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encourage civil disorders and foster a lenient and soft attitude on the part of government toward such disorders. Cause the breakdown of old moral values: honesty, sobriety, self-restraint, faith in the pledge word, and ruggedness. And last, cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext with the view of confiscating them and leaving the people helpless.
The only problem: The so-called plan is a hoax. According to Snopes, this particular hoax has been around since the 1946 and was thoroughly discredited by the New York Times in the 1970s.
I don't know what is more distressing: The fact that the head of the SCGOP is a chronic liar or that he was duped by a too-good-to-be-true piece of horse shit.
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In Reply to: Translation posted by S. Ryan on April 18, 2003
: : : When you say something's no "half-pipe", what does it mean? Does it mean it's something big,important, well done? please help!!!
: : A guess, but it sounds as if this could come from Shelock Holmes. He often described the difficulty of his intellectual problems in terms of the number of pipe-fulls of tobacco he would need. A 'half-pipe' problem is a relatively small one.
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: : This could well depend on where you live and how new the expression is. To a snow-boarder, a 'half-pipe' is the difficult, challenging course which must be negotiated. If something is no 'half-pipe' it may be perceived to be a relatively easy task or challenge.
Similarly, a half-pipe is the thing built for skateboarders to perform stunts on.


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With some scrambling, I managed to finish installing all three new hatches before we left town for Phuket last Thursday. They ended up looking pretty nice and passing all my leak tests. The only issue was I was a bit impatient with the paint, so it's not as tough as it should be. Not a big deal since I just needed to get something in place until the deck is repainted in either Langkawi or Phuket.
I haven't been back to the boat since returning to Singapore earlier today, but here's hoping they really were leak-proof while we were gone.
I learned that thanks to the engine shipment delay and some pre-existing travel plans of my engineer in Langkawi, the trip up there and the repower job will have to be delayed until near the end of October. That's pretty disappointing, but at the very least the engine should have arrived by then. In the meantime there is always plenty of stuff here to keep me busy.
In Phuket, between lounging on beaches and gorging on green curry, we zoomed over to Boat Lagoon and met there with David Samuelson of Precision Shipwrite Services to talk about Oia's rig. The main things I want to work with him on are getting rid of the ridiculous roller furling mainsail (reverting to the original slab-reefed main), and a general inspection/update of the standing and running rigging. We also talked briefly about lazy jacks, solent stays, and sailmakers in Phuket. We had stopped by Rolly Tasker's warehouse but didn't manage to talk to anyone there. The general opinion of just about everyone in Phuket, though, is that a company called Local Sails run by a guy named Ket is the much better option for cruising sails. I didn't manage to talk to Ket while we were in Phuket but I got his contact details. I'm tentatively planning to have a new mainsail, a new (roller reefing) genoa, and maybe a solent sail made. Like my engineer in Langkawi, David has some scheduling constraints that don't quite line up with my original plans, so it looks like the rigging work can only really happen around the end of January. My next steps there are to snap some photos and take some measurements for him so we can work on an initial plan.
Also in Phuket we stopped by East Marine and I picked up a new Singapore courtesy flag (cheaper than in Singapore) and a couple local charts.


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I am writing in response to a letter from Richard Summers about Operation Overlord (May 2016), who wrote about how visiting the five D-Day beaches while on holiday in France affected him. I was one of those who took part in Operation Overlord, landing on Gold Beach on Tuesday 6 June 1944. I was a wireless operator and member of a small unit whose job was to maintain temporary communications with the different regiments on the beachhead.
Te events of that day are etched very clearly on my memory (I am nearly 92 years of age). I was fortunate to cross the beach unharmed, apart from some shrapnel in my leg. A few of my mates never made it. Shortly after the landings, we were sent to Arromanches, where work had started in constructing Mulberry Harbour. After the disastrous defeat of Dunkirk, the effect of this operation was to bring freedom to France and liberate the capital – where previously Hitler and his Nazis had marched down the Champs-Élysées. It's interesting to note that eventually, the French president decided to award living veterans of Overlord with France's highest honour, the Légion d'honneur.


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Going Inside Steven Tyler As He Creates "Sound At Unusual Frequencies"
This morning, Steven Tyler and throat surgeon Dr. Steven Zeitels appeared on Today to promote their Sunday-night appearance on the National Geographic Channel's Incredible Human Machine; if you ever wanted to know just what happens to the insides of the Aerosmith frontman's throat when he hits that high note in "Dream On," then this is going to be the show for you, as the program will reveal the stretching and straining that Tyler's vocal chords undergo during the course of a show. Appetizing! I only wish they'd recreated the vocal-chord-cam live, as I'd love to see what his innards looked like when he squawked that high note at the 0:58 mark. Aspiring vocalists, remember: Warming up is very important.


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UK, France support India as permanent member of UNSC
Introducing the debate on 'Equitable Representation and Increase in Security Council Membership', UN General Assembly President Sam Kutesa reaffirmed that reform of the UN body is one of his top priorities. India has reiterated the urgent need to achieve reform of the powerful UN body by 2015, saying a text should be tabled for the member states to begin "actual negotiations" on UNSC reform and expansion as it described an unreformed Security Council as a "seriously impaired organ".
UK's Ambassador to the UN, Mark Lyall Grant said his government supported new permanent member seats for Germany, Brazil, India, and Japan as well as permanent African representation and expansion of the non-permanent seats. He said disagreement on whether or not to extend veto rights was an obstacle to real progress on reform. France's delegate, Francois Xavier Deniau also expressed support for Germany, Brazil, India, and Japan as permanent members and a strengthened presence of African countries among permanent and non-permanent members.
The Nepali delegate also said permanent membership for India, Japan, Germany and Brazil would reflect present-day realities. He added that the historical wrong done to Africa must be corrected, and developing states must be represented while non-permanent members must be from all regions and sub-regions.
Kutesa said the process has been "long and winding" and called for a renewed commitment from member states, underscoring that a broadly representational, efficient and transparent Security Council would further enhance its legitimacy and the implementation of its decisions.
Many nations participating in the debate yesterday noted that it had been 50 years since the council underwent its first and only reform, and almost 10 years since the 2005 World Summit, where world leaders had agreed to initiate a reform process.


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I awoke at 5 o'clock in the morning to wriggle out of my sleeping bag and unzip the tent. I was joined by no more than a dozen other sleepyheads and together we listened to the dawn chorus, the time when birds start to sing, signifying the start of a new day.
International Dawn Chorus Day is an annual event which is held on the first Sunday of May. I celebrated this year's dawn chorus at SoundCamp.
SoundCamp is a global event where people gather around campsites to prepare and listen to the dawn chorus. Each campsite records the dawn chorus which is then transmitted by Reveil, a 24 hour broadcast which tracks the sound of daybreak, travelling west from microphone to microphone across the globe.
This year sixteen SoundCamps transmitted the sound of daybreak on International Dawn Chorus Day. Countries included, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Greece, Slovenija, South Korea and the United States.
The first SoundCamp began with a small gathering of friends and family in 2014, which included co-founder Grant Smith, "Now there are close to 20 SoundCamps around the world and the variety and quality of the streams contributed to the Reveil broadcast is extraordinary."
Grant told Truthful, "This network is created mainly by DIY broadcasters using laptops, phones and Raspberry Pi streamboxes. By sharing sounds of their locations in real time, this transmission community creates a shifting and provisional map for an acoustic commons."
If you want to get involved or set up your own SoundCamp, visit: http://www.soundtent.org
SoundCamp slideshow (Photography by Greg McKinney)
The Cornwall SoundCamp took place at End of the World Garden, a two-acre forest garden on the outskirts of Penryn. It was a mini-festival where we were encouraged to immerse ourselves in the environment whilst enjoying a range of activities, such as foraging for nettles for our evening curry and making pinhole cameras.
End Of the World Garden is owned by artist Paul Chaney, who has for the past 15 years transformed what was once a conventional agricultural field into a forest garden. The garden is fully autonomous for energy and water by utilising a wind-powered bore hole and solar power. Trees such as red alder and willow are planted, which can be harvested annually, providing fuel for cooking.
The site is now being developed into a centre for arts and ecology-based research to practise alternative forms of horticulture.


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To overcome the transportation problems of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) presented a mass transit train plan to Punjab Governor Latif Khosa, which was highly appreciated.
Governor said that mass Transit Train system in Rawalpindi has become a need of the hour and project would be initiated soon after the consultation with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani. He said that he will convince the Prime Minister to commence the project as soon as possible.


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Today comes the news that some on the right have thrown a slur at Kevin Jennings which may have scared even them.
From Media Matters comes the news that the right-wing group Accuracy in Media (pardon me for laughing) has thrown a very ugly slur at Jennings. So ugly in fact that the site backtracked like a dancer doing the moonwalk:
In attacking the media for allegedly insufficient coverage of Obama administration official Kevin Jennings, a blogger for Accuracy in Media, which purports to "set the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage" -- and which has a record of antagonism toward gays -- smeared Jennings as a "pedophile" and falsely claimed that "[v]ideos have surfaced of Jennings teaching 14-year-old boys the dangerous sexual practice of 'fisting,' and discussing with them the particulars of oral sex." In fact, Jennings did not conduct that seminar and, in fact, reportedly criticized it when he became aware of its content.
From a December 10 AIM blog post by Allie Duzett, "an intern at the American Journalism Center, a training program run by Accuracy in Media and Accuracy in Academia":


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It is no secret that a large proportion of women experience back pain during their pregnancy. In addition to the noticeable changes in a woman's body, pregnancy can cause subtle changes in the muscular-skeletal system, changes that a chiropractor is able to detect and correct.
A pregnant woman's weight gain will ideally reach between 14-18 kgs during the 40 week gestation. The bulk of this weight is in the abdominal area which makes the mother's centre of gravity shift forward. To compensate, the natural curves of the spine, particularly in the lumbar region, become exaggerated causing low back and pelvic pain.
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west fargo rolled jamestown in a pair at jack brown stadium. the first game was pretty good, the second basically sucked any happiness i had during the day right out of me. i can't even really figure out why...the game was just...i don't know...horribly boring.
in the second game west fargo tried picking off austin kastet at first and kastet slid into first and dislocated or broke (or both) a finger. don't know what that means for his availablity for the conference tourney.
no idea what this does as far as edc standings. west fargo had a worse record than jamestown, but i don't know how much worse.
Jamestown 5, West Fargo 3
West Fargo 000 400 1 - 5 6 1
Jamestown 200 100 0 - 3 5 1
Matt Kulesa and Tyrel Thorson; Shane Schoeneberg and Austin Kastet; W-Kulesa. L-Schoeneberg (3-2).
West Fargo 6, Jamestown 0
West Fargo 200 200 2 - 6 8 2
Jamestown 000 000 0 - 0 7 4
Matt Renfrew and Jonny Schroeder; Tyler Schrenk, Andrew Lick (7) and Austin Kastet, Andrew Lick (4), Tyler Schrenk (7); W-Renfrew. L-Schrenk (3-3).
Records: Jamestown 12-11 (9-7 EDC).


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Co-Founder & CEO, GIVSUM, Inc. • Executive Director, Future Leaders of Our Community • Executive Coach, Emergent Success
Shawn Wehan is life-long resident and philanthropic leader in the Orange County community. After graduating from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, Shawn spent several years in youth and adult ministry leading conferences and teaching throughout Orange County. In 2009, Shawn founded Future Leaders of Our Community (FLOC), a young professional organization aimed at building the bridge between the nonprofit world and the Millennial Generation. After partnering with 350 charities, Shawn Co-Founded Givsum, Inc., a universal philanthropic platform designed to be the "giving summary" of individuals, charities and businesses. Alongside his work as a the Executive Director of FLOC and CEO of Givsum, Shawn is a sought after executive coach guiding numerous organizations and individuals to success. When he's not working, Shawn spends his free time surfing, sailing and inspiring his friends to use their gifts and talents to make a difference for others.


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Bill's: Weekday Set Menus
Weekday evenings just got even better with some fab food offers from Bill's. The restaurant, which started out life as a small cafe, has a two-course set menu for £11.95, or you can get three courses for just £13.95 Monday to Friday 'til 7pm!
Whether you fancy a starter and main, main and pud, or all three - you won't be disappointed. Grab a friend, colleague, family member, significant other or anyone else who fancies some good grub and celebrate after work with some quirky and delicious food. We've already picked out what we fancy!


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Kingdom of Loathing is a free high-sarcasm low-graphics RPG you play online. It's riddled with pop culture references such as the Monster Squad's famed wolfman gnards, and a parade of painful puns. It's silly and pointless, and I for one love it. I hadn't played it in a year or two, though, and I really didn't know the origins story until I heard about the documentary (which you can buy on the KoL store).
An Adventurer is You! from Adam Brown on Vimeo.
This is one of those "bunch of guys in their basement coding" type stories, and I mean that in a positive sense. As in, they get to make a living coding a game in their basement. Part of why they get to is through the generosity of the masses. Some players donate to keep the servers running, some buy merchandise from the KoL store. It's that desire to support a venture that gives you something of value but does not require paybacks. Akin to the honor system that made "The Humble Bundle" work. It's similar to the concept behind Kickstarter, which is all the rage all of a sudden.
Anyway, it's a fun little documentary, but this kind of stuff really appeals to me, so I might be a little biased. I recommend you give Kingdom of Loathing a try, and that will basically tell you whether or not you want to check out the documentary. And honestly, even if you don't play Kingdom of Loathing, you need this shirt:


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Mason is an ancient, battle-scarred feral cat with advanced kidney disease. Instead of euthanasia, his rescuers felt he deserved to "live his sunset months in comfort, free from pain".
The old cat didn't like to be touched but they fixed up his abscessed teeth and injured foot. Then they brought home some foster kittens and introduced them to the grumpy old cat. What happened next will make your heart melt.
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Ph.D. Position – Turbulence Visualization
One Ph.D. position (supervision by Professor Westermann) is available at our chair in the area of flow visualization for the analysis of turbulent superstructures.
Turbulence Visualization
Research in this project includes the development of techniques for extracting relevant features from time-varying vector and scalar fields, and their interactive visualization on GPUs. It is aimed to extract multiscale features such that transport boundaries and particle trajectories. Visualization includes advanced techniques time-varying features and their tracking over time.
If you are interested in applying, you should have a strong background in computer science, including the fields of scientific visualization and GPU programming, have experience implementing C/C++ algorithms, and you should be excited to work on state-of-the-art research in the 3D visualization. Good English skills are also a plus.
The position is a full time position, with payment and benefits according the German public service positions (TV-L E13, 100%).
To apply, please send your CV to the address below. You can also contact us with any questions you might have:
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On April 2, Sheryl Sandberg (founder of Leanin.org and COO of Facebook) used Shindig to conduct weekly online meetings and seminars with campus leaders, journalists and student members of the organization spread across the country.
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I have always been fascinating by tragic childhoods. As soon as I was old enough to know that my own home was not "normal," I watched anyone closely who found happiness after early tragedy.
Ethel Waters's 1896 birth was the outcome of a child's rape. Her grandmother tried to provide for the destitute household in Whore's Alley. "And me always hungry," says Ethel.
The hunger, and the emotional hunger, were devastating.
"Ethel I born you," her mother responds when Ethel seeks a sliver of caring. "Ain't that enough?" Her grandmother can barely stand on her feet at the end of each hardscrabble workday, and has no affection or support to express. I love the way McQueen makes us feel these characters, even though they never appear onstage.
Neglect, to a child, leaves a deep aching loneliness. It is a feeling that can haunt you the rest of your life, even when you're surrounded by love. It surfaces at the strangest times: walking city streets in the sunshine, rounding an aisle in an antique store, holding out hands to receive a dozen roses. It refuses to be pushed away.
And so I understand when Ethel is brought to a Catholic school and left with the nuns, and her heart cries, "Alone."
When Ethel gets into trouble, one of the nuns makes an astonishing invitation: "Eat lunch with me."
Whenever one being offers presence to another, the chance for something miraculous happens. We learn that, despite what that old nagging feeling tells us, we are not alone. A door opens, and we become aware of other presence, Divine presence, an uncanny expression of our own being.
This presence unfolds us creatively, helps us discover all that which lies in the moment, including creativity, art, and music.
Every time Ethel sings, it is clear she has something incredible and rare.
And yet that loneliness resurfaces, time and again. By the time Ethel leaves the nuns, she has grown to love her school. "Only now me all alone," she says.
All of this is made a thousand times harder and more complicated because of racial mistreatment. When Ethel gets in a horrible accident, she is sent to the state poorhouse because "there are no hospitals for coloreds."
Once again, a kind soul appears, someone giving the gift of attention. "Keep that light inside you honey, and find the way out of here," the helper says.
Ethel's persistence, her singing, her talent, her sense of humor, and her ability to seize every chance – they vault her from injury, injustice, pain, and poverty.
Yet loneliness dogs her steps. "Do I even know how to love?" she asks, well into adulthood and struggling in her marriage.
Oh man, if that question isn't familiar to me!
And then she sings, and learns, and relearns to sing:
Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heav'n and home, When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
She is singing herself back to the awareness of that Presence, back to the open door of love, despite all the locks and fears and bars that convince the mind of its utter aloneness.
Seeing, with those sad and soulful eyes, that she is always seen.
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An uncle, my grandmother and grandfather
The first cowgirls, like my grandmother in Montana, helped on their family ranches out of necessity. At an early age they learned to ride horses, rope cattle, and stay in the saddle atop an untamed bucking bronco. They competed with the men in those early ranch gatherings and continued to do so at the organized roundup events.
In 1885, Annie Oakley, a diminutive sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, paved the way for other women to be recognized in the rodeo arena.
Two years later, Bertha Kaepernick was allowed to enter a horse race in Cheyenne's Frontier Days only because the arena was so muddy the cowboys refused to participate. To entertain the crowd, she was coerced into riding a bucking horse. Despite the terrible conditions, she managed to stay in the saddle, and put the men to shame. She continued to compete and often beat such legendary cowboys as Ben Corbett and Hoot Gibson.
Following in Bertha's footsteps years later, Prairie Rose Henderson of Wyoming forced the Cheyenne organizers to allow her to ride. She went on to become one of the most flamboyant cowgirls of the era, dressing in bright colors, sequins and ostrich plumes over bloomers. (Photo by Ralph Doubleday)Lucille Mulhall, whose father, Colonel Zack Mulhall, ran a Wild West Show, was described in a 1900 New York World article as "only ninety pounds, can break a bronc, lasso and brand a steer, and shoot a coyote at 500 yards. She can also play Chopin, quote Browning, and make mayonnaise."
Both Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers have been credited with giving Lucille the title "cowgirl". She also went on to appear in silent films.
Between 1885 and 1935, many women proudly wore that title and competed with men, riding the
same broncs, steers and bulls. They also roped and bull-dogged alongside their male counterparts. The list includes Marie Gibson, Alice and Margie Greenough, Fox Hastings (one of the few women bulldoggers), Tad Lucas, Vera McGinnis (who shocked the public by wearing pants), Bonnie McCarrol, Florence Randolph, Ruth Roach, Fanny Sperry Steele, Mabel Strickland, Lorena Trickey (infamous for stabbing her lover to death with a pocket knife), Margie Wright, and many others.
Rodeo, today a competitive sport with college scholarships, developed from the everyday world of cattle ranching. Its roots and many terms stem from the Spanish conquistadors of the 1700s. The first rodeos began in the mid-1800s with informal contests held among working cowboys to see who could ride the meanest bronc or rope a steer the fastest. A hundred years ago bronc busting didn't have the life-saving luxury of a buzzer going off after eight seconds. Cowboys rode until they were bucked off or the horse gave up, whichever came first. Some of those rides lasted up to twenty minutes.
Events later became more organized when cowboys drove thousands of cattle and horses to town in the yearly round-up, usually around July 4th. By 1920, rodeos regularly featured three cowgirl events-ladies' bronc riding, trick riding, and at rodeos with a race track, cowgirls' relay racing. To score in the saddle bronc event, women had to stay on board eight seconds (the men rode ten) and they were allowed to ride with two reins, although they could opt to use one as the men did. The time limit changed to eight seconds for men and six seconds for women during the 1950s.
This is the kind of life Nettie, the heroine of my book, Cowgirl Dreams, lived and aspired to.


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Three emergency medical technicians were fined $500 and placed on a year's probation by a New York judge for their role in jumping a passerby who mistakenly thought they were jumping 45-year-old Earl Simmons, the rapper known as DMX.
Simmons was found unconscious and without a pulse in a parking lot outside a Chinese restaurant. "As I was taking out the trash I hear a loud bark. I turn around and see this dog. It just drops on its back as if playing dead. I thought to myself, 'oh this is too easy,' said Sum Ting Wong, the restaurant's cook. I pull out me trusty Katana Soultaker sword and make my move. The dog jumps up and gives me a chase. It led me to this black guy lying next to a chariot sitting on 28 inches. I call police."
While the EMT's were trying to resuscitate Simmons, a passerby, 23-year-old Troi Casey, mistook the exertion of defibrillators for punches. "I didn't know that was DMX on the ground. I couldn't see who the person was because the guys in blue was covering up the action. I just saw elbows going up and down. It was 3 on 1 so I decided to even the odds 3 to 2."
Technically, it was 3 on 3 as nearby witnesses recount Casey grabbing Sum Ting Wong's Katana Soultaker sword. "One of the EMT's turns around and see the dude charging at them with the knife and did this Holly Holm roundhouse kick to knock it out his hand. Then what followed was of the greatest mob attacks since the ending of Godfather 2," said one of the spectators.
Judge Donald Pearl said in a New York courtroom on Friday while it was acceptable for the EMT's to defend themselves, the basis of the fine and probation stemmed from neither EMT performing CPR after Casey lost consciousness himself. To which one of the defendants replied, "But your honor we already broke a couple of ribs."
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President Boyd K. Packer, of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the Brigham City Utah Temple. President and Sister Donna Packer are natives of Brigham City.
The Brigham City Utah Temple will be the Church's 14th temple in Utah. The Church currently has 133 operating temples across the globe with another 19 announced or under construction.
The temple will serve over 40,000 Church members who live in 12 stakes in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho.
Latter-day Saint temples differ from the Church's meetinghouses or chapels where members meet for Sunday worship services. Temples are considered "houses of the Lord" where Christ's teachings are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other ordinances that unite families for eternity. In the temple, Church members learn more about the purpose of life and strengthen their commitment to serve Jesus Christ and those around them.
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Oak Staves - American Medium Toast
Use Oak Staves to extend the life of used barrels or add true oak characteristics to carboys. Staves are aged 2years and toasted! Each stave weighs approximately 3 Ozs. Use 2-3 per Carboy or as desired.
|Dosage rate
|For 100% new barrel impact, use 30 staves per barrel (225 Lt) or 3+ per 5 gallon carboy (Note: Wood to wine ratios are significantly higher in carboys. Start with fewer and add more to achieve your targeted oak preference.)
|Stave length
|~ 17.5 inches (45 cm)
|Stave width
|~ ± 1 inch (2.5 cm)
|Stave thickness
|~ ± 3/8 inch (10 mm)
|Contact time
|~ 3 months or per your preference
|3 years in natural elements
|Toast method
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|Toast levels
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|Useful life
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How Not To Be The Worst Roommate...And Other Tips
It's spring and now is the time you're thinking about college and the question of "the roommate". Do you room with your best friend from high school? Find someone on Facebook? Maybe your school just assigns a roommate. Whatever the case, here's some things to think about. It's a great article on the traits that make the worst roommate. Flip the message and you can find out how to be the best roommate! Read it here!


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by Madhu Brodkey, M. F. S.
The Yang Water Dragon has arrived (23 January) and with it we can look forward to many good changes and some challenges.
Dragons are referred to as the divine mythical creature that brings with it ultimate abundance, prosperity and good fortune. The Chinese Dragon symbolizes power and excellence, is gallant, bold, heroic and noble. They excel in perseverance and nobility. A dragon overcomes obstacles until success is hers. She is energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious.
The mystical Chinese Dragon is often seen as the symbol of divine protection and vigilance. It is regarded as the Supreme Being amongst all creatures. Being the divine mythical animal, the Dragon can ward off wandering evil spirits, protect the innocent and bestow safety to all that hold her emblem. The Chinese Dragon is looked upon as the ultimate symbol of Good Fortune!
They are the angels of the Orient who are loved and worshipped. Temples and shrines have been built to honor them, for they control the rain, rivers, lakes, and seas. You will often see a dragon statue, symbol, or picture in Asian homes and businesses for protection and good fortune.
Those born during Dragon Years (2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940) enjoy health, wealth, and long life.
What Can We Look Forward To For The Yang Water Dragon Year?
Master Chinese Astrologer, Dr. Edgar Sung, predicts that, "This year there is a transition from the bad luck of the Metal Rabbit year to the good luck of the Water Dragon year. This year things will be getting better. The economy will improve, but slowly. People will be mild, more honest and less contentious. The turbulence of the world will calm down."
Basically, it is a good year. However, this Water Dragon year has two springs*, so, prices and the cost of living may be higher."
Note: *The first day of Spring always falls on February 4th or 5th in the Chinese Calendar. In this Dragon year, starting January 23, 2012 and ending February 9, 2013, we have two February 4ths & 5ths, therefore, we have two beginnings of spring.
♦ Rooster, Monkey and Rat – You are in harmony and good friends with the Dragon. Look forward to a good year! Actually, the year will better for everyone, but Rabbits & Dogs Beware. If you were born in the year of the Rabbit or Dog, this year will be a challenging year for you.
Birth Years For Rooster, Monkey, Rat, Dog: (years start on February 4 in the Lunar Calendar)
Rooster (2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933)
Monkey (2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944, 1932)
Rat (2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936)
Dog (2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934)
This year pay special attention to your hips and legs. If you are an athlete, be sure to warm up as the start of your exercise routine and stretch after exercising.
Water and Wood are the dominant elements for the year. Industries associated with Water Element include: commerce, trade, retail, spas, hospitality and recreational resorts will benefit.
Those related to Wood Element include: education, publishing, iBook's, eBooks, academic, research, healthcare and green businesses all will grow this year.
Earth Element, however, is weak. Therefore, real estate will not be robust and property will continue to drop, but only slightly. That means it's a buyer's market and great time to buy a home or property!
Don't look for great strides in the financial world including banking and insurance. These are associated with Metal Element. Technology, oil and electronics are connected with Fire Element. Both Metal & Fire elements are unstable this year and industries associated with them may face some problems and unpredictability. (So, what else is new with these industries?!)
The most vulnerable area of the country this year is the South East. With Water Element dominating we can expect to see floods and water related disasters there. Earthquakes are also on the horizon. Just this evening (January 25) we felt two in a row in South County!
If you are interested to know what this year's Dragon has in store for you and its influence in relationship to your Zodiac, contact Madhu for an appointment.


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Title: Tunneling in the reaction of acetone with OH
Journal: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Volume: 8
Page(s): 1072 - 1078
Year: 2006
Reference type: Journal article
Squib: 2006CAR/FOR1072-1078
Studied reaction of CH3C(O)CH3 acetone + OH. Two possible product channels abstraction going to CH3COCH2 + H2O, and the other addition of OH followed by beta scission of CH3. Addition/beta scission channel is small compared to abstraction. Also studied isotope effect using CD3C(O)CD3.
Used ab initio potential surfaces from earlier work by the authors PCCP 5, 333 (2003) and JCP 119, 10600 (2003). Used RRKM theory to derive rate constants. Including tunneling correction zero curvature tunneling WKB approximation.
All reaction channels proceed through weakly bound adducts. The abstraction channel is the sum of two configurations with different hydrogen bonding arrangements. Tunneling correction is very important at low temperatures. The calculated rate constants agree well (20-30%) with experimental values including describing curvature in temperature dependence.
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Well, this picture pretty much says Maya enjoyed her third year of Chinese Language Camp! Zoe didn't attend, doing Ballet Camp instead, but she had to be in the picture, along with our friends L & L, who've been attending almost as long as wee have. Making the tshirts was one of the camp activities, with the character for "dragon" and Chinese name on the front.
As part of the open house for parents, each child had to tell something about Chinese culture -- Maya explained the invention of fireworks and their role in Chinese New Year celebrations.
The class also put on a kung fu demonstration.
Proud mommy moment -- for the third year in a row, Maya got one of the few "Certificates of Excellence!"
I'm a big fan of this program, which is FREE as part of the federal government's strategic languages initiative. Click here to see if they have a similar program in your area. In addition to Chinese, the program teaches other "strategic" languages, including Arabic, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.


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Patric Scott
spent his childhood years in Gams -SG, and although he lives in Switzerland, Berlin has become his second home, where he continues to produce music and theatre projects. His musical career began at a very young age with classical voice and cello lessons. To expand his repertoire to include pop, rock and jazz music genres, Patric began studying at Hamburg's renowned "Stage School of Music, Dance and Drama" in 2000 as the youngest student ever. His diligence allowed him to attain his diploma after completing the 3 year program. Thereafter, Patric attended the world renowned
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2008 and the -Millennium Dance Complex- in 2009 in Los Angeles to refine his acting and dancing skills. Patric continues to further his education in the performing arts by attending regular workshops in voice and music in LA with Nicolas Cooper, and this September 2016, an exclusive week with Christina Aguilera. Aside from his yearly projects in music and stage performances, Patric teaches voice lessons at the Voice + Music Academy in Zurich…


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I'm a long time fan of Dragon Warriors from the days of the original Corgi paperbacks in the 1980's. This consolidated, streamlined edition is a wonderful addition to any gamer's library. In terms of system complexity, it's best described as occupying the space between Red Box D&D and AD&D and is very much a child of that era. That said, I have no hesitation in recommending this game for new players or casual gamers who want to go old school without a lot of number crunching. The default setting, The Lands of Legend, is the real motor under the hood of Dragon Warriors; being one of the earliest "dark folklore" settings to go back to the source material rather then sword and sorcery. TV shows like "Robin of Sherwood" and movies like "The Wicker Man" clearly informed the writers and give the game a robust, earthy feel.
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Coney Island Raises Over $27k for Hurricane Relief
Coney Island, September 21, 2017 – Coney Island businesses are proud to announce that they haveraised over $27,000 through fundraising efforts to help Hurricane Harvey Victims. Businesses that participated include: Applebee's Grill & Bar, the Brooklyn Cyclones, Coney Island Brewery, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Gargiulo's Restaurant, Luna Park, Nathan's Famous, the New York Cosmos, Paul's Daughter, and Totonno's. All of the proceeds raised by local businesses will be donated to the Greater Houston Community Foundation's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, while the the proceeds raised by the Brooklyn Cyclones will be donated to the Minor League Baseball Charities' relief efforts.


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Another year has ended, which means that another reading challenge has also ended.
For 2016 my reading challenge was to read more than 40000 pages, each month pick a theme from a pre-made list and read at least 4 books related to that theme and, as always, do not forget my ongoing series.
Statistics for 2016:
Books read: 119
Pages read: 41904
Themes finished: 13
Books abandoned: 2
Series finished: 23
New authors: 46
Not bad. However, the series finished statistic is a bit misleading. I also counted series as finished when a new book came out in a series I was already up to date on. I didn't do too well with series that were already ongoing at the start of 2016.
I liked the theme challenge, but I found that over the course of the year I felt it kept me from reading what I really wanted to read. Because I managed to cross off two themes in one month multiple times I was able to take both September and December off from this challenge, which was a good thing.
I was surprised at the number of new authors, I think the theme challenge encouraged me to find new authors. Some were okay, but I also found a couple of new favourite authors. Such as Tamara Thorne, Alistair Cross, Amy Cross, Jussi Adler-Olsen and Michael Richan. Not bad for a just one year.


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The options are union with Russia or independence, but not the status quo.by Halya Coynash 14 March 2014
Nobody expected a proper "referendum" from the puppet government in Crimea, but it would be difficult to imagine anything more farcical than the ballot paper posted on the Crimean parliament's website.
The document, in three languages – Russian, Ukrainian, and Crimean Tatar – contains the following:
Ballot Paper for the all-Crimean referendum of 16 March 2014
Mark with any symbol in the box beside the variant of the answer you are voting for.
1. Are you for Crimea reuniting with Russia, as a subject of the Russian Federation?
2. Are you for the reinstatement of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of the Crimea and for the status of Crimea as part of Ukraine?
A ballot paper left unmarked, or where both variants are marked shall be invalid.
There are multiple problems with this document.
Firstly, there is no possibility of voting for the status quo. Those who choose to take part in this event can place their doodles, signature, or tick for one of two very different options: becoming a part of the Russian Federation or reinstating a constitution in force for around 13 days back in 1992 that declared Crimean independence.
It is just conceivable that some voters will know that on 5 May 1992 the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea adopted a "Declaration of State Independence of the Republic of the Crimea," and that a constitution under these conditions was adopted the next day. It was suspended on 19 May, with considerable amendments made on 25 September that year.
It is more likely that squiggles will be given to the first option, which is at least comprehensible.
Secondly, it is also quite unclear how the result of this vote is to be determined, with no indication as to the minimum turnout.
A monumental change to the peninsula would not only be guaranteed by the lack of an option for staying put, but some pitifully small number of people could decide whether Crimea becomes a part of Russia or goes it alone altogether.
Referendums in general need to have clearly articulated questions to which people answer yes or no. They should also not take place under the watch of armed soldiers without insignia speaking Russian without an accent.
The decision to bring this "referendum" forward to 16 March was passed behind closed doors a mere 10 days earlier, on 6 March. Parliament "decided" to join Russia and to have this "confirmed" by referendum.
The explanatory note asserts that "nationalist forces, having seized power through an unconstitutional coup, are flagrantly violating Ukraine's laws, inalienable rights, and freedoms, including the right to life, freedom of thought, and speech; and the right to speak one's native language. Extremist gangs have made a number of attempts to get into Crimea in order to exacerbate the situation, cause an escalation in tension, and unlawfully seize power."
It was never possible that this so-called referendum could have much credibility since Ukraine's constitution clearly stipulates that any change in Ukraine's territory must be put to a nationwide referendum. That the puppet government in Crimea and the Kremlin should have resorted to such an inept and thuggish parody was harder to anticipate.
Even a legitimate referendum could not be organized in 10 days. Ukraine's new leaders have stated clearly the vote will not be recognized and the Central Election Commission has suspended access to the voter register in Crimea and Sevastopol (which has separate status according to Ukraine's constitution).
Attempts to present this as an infringement of the rights of people in Crimea will also not wash. The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars has called on all residents of the Crimea to boycott the event. The lack of support of Crimea's indigenous people, up to 15 percent of the population, strips it of any legitimacy.
Western countries, as well as the UN Security Council, have made it quite clear that the result will not be recognized. That should have made Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksenov and his Kremlin patrons back down. Instead they appear to have opted for grotesque farce.
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Time: Jun 3, 2020 03:00 PM CET
Debates on disinformation and misinformation related to COVID-19 have dominated discussions in the media industry, but what specific actions can we take to tackle the spread of false or misleading information? What tools should we use and how can we find and motivate the people who will do the monitoring and fact-checking? And what strategies should we employ to spread all that debunking to a broader audience, the ones who really need it?
Join Jaroslav Valuch, one of Central Europe's leading experts in countering disinformation, for a practical guide on how to set up a volunteer-driven, fact-checking initiative from scratch. He will share honest lessons learned from the Czech project that he co-founded to deal with the infodemic around COVID-19. Click here for more information and to register.