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Thursday, August 06, 2009
The Right To Keep And Wear Tinfoil
So, yeah, we've got a long history of loonies. This is not to say that some loonies are not more laughable than others. For instance, the one who is presently in Tam's crosshairs of snark has earned her place fair and square. She's no Tom Paine.
On the other hand, the linked news story -- as I read it, YMMV -- doesn't show any especially obnoxious actions. She was on public land taking photos of something in plain view.
The handy-dandy pocket .pdf guide to not gettin' busted while photographing cheerily informs us "...commanders of military installations can prohibit photographs of specific areas if they deem it necessary," but it's an open question if that writ applies off the base. If I can stand way far away and take pictures with a telephoto lens, shouldn't I be able to stand on the shoulder of the road right outside the base and wield a Canon? It is okayer if I'm on the far side of the road? Driving by in a Google Streetview vehicle? Taking pix from orbit? Sketching it on the scene? --At home from memory? Certainly in instances where they're really serious about it -- around Groom Lake NAS[2], popularly known as "Area 51" f'rinstance -- .mil/.gov moved the fences waaaaay out and have taken other precautions so you can't take snapshots of the Sekrit Stuff.
I'm not sayin' it's kewl to twit the officer in charge of your local Guard base over the "DO NOT READ THIS SIGN" signs he's posted near all the interesting stuff; a base commander's lot is not a happy one already and there's no need to add to it, plus he has a few bored MPs ready to hand. Nor am I suggesting the OMG! FEMA Death Camps are everywhere! notion is particularly likely or even all that sane. But -- at what point does being a bit bonkers, thinking goofy things, become a matter for arrest rather than well-deserved mockery? If it's merely at the point of photographing objects in plain view, we might indeed want to be a little concerned.
Did she actually trespass with anything other than reflected light? That's a key bit of info. I've yet to find out.
1. I have always hoped his bride shared his religious convictions and fervor, 'cos otherwise...!
2. No, I'm guessing. But the USN is the Senior Service, after all.
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What do you make of the fact that the light she recorded itself escaped through the fence? I mean, it was leaking out anyway, you could make an argument that she performed a community service by preventing it from slopping around any further by soaking it up with metal halide crystals. (Or the surface of her camera's CCD in all probability.)
In any case it is my opinion that if any base commander leaves anything in sight of public property which shouldn't be, he is the one at fault, not the person being a pain in arse by taking photos of it.
w/v: dunceli: Notably ignorant pasta.
- August 6, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Will Brown said...
Sorry Roberta, but here in the US, the US Army was formally founded prior to the USN (says a USN vet). In Britain, the RN is the more senior national military arm (the Crown owned the ships and directly paid the crews and officers; the Crown simply "called up" the aristocracy's military units on an as-needed basis). Gen. Washington's Revolutionary Army was formally authorized well before Congress formed the Navy.
- August 7, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Roberta X said...
H'mmm, how about that. Lot of pro-Navy sentiment in my chidhood home, Dad having been a Naval Reservist and his brothers who served were all regular Navy....
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Socorro Gomes: Remembering the victims of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we call for the abolition of nuclear arsenals
Marking the anniversary of the first use of the devastating nuclear weapons by the United States against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, the World Peace Council expresses its solidarity with the Japanese people who were victims of the catastrophe caused by a imperialist power that does not measure the consequences to achieve its objectives.
On this 73rd anniversary, as we honor the memory of the more than 200,000 victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings and welcome the determination of the survivors who have taken up the struggle against nuclear weapons, we must emphasize all peace-loving forces' complete rejection of the use of the devastation and massacre of peoples as a threatening technique.
As in the case of the Japanese cities' bombings, which the United States still claims to have attacked with such destructive power to cause Japan to surrender and to end World War II, the attempt by those responsible to justify the use of these horrendous weapons of death must be rejected in the strongest terms.
As we have reiterated, the tragedy inflicted on the Japanese people by the inauguration of the atomic bomb was an outrageous affront to the whole humanity and, therefore, its repetition must be fought also by all humanity. Moreover, the environment of threat, nuclear blackmail and imminence of annihilation can never lead to peace, only to terror and domination or, in the case of the use of such weapons, to devastation.
However, nuclear tests and the proliferation and dissemination of arsenals throughout the planet are the news that our struggle is facing, while conflicts and disputes in various regions intensify and threaten peoples with a more comprehensive war of unprecedented proportions.
Almost seven decades ago the World Peace Council launched its Stockholm Appeal against this and other weapons of mass destruction, a call endorsed by hundreds of millions of people across the globe. Yet, in direct confrontation with the will of the peoples, the imperialist powers, especially those that are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), advance theses based on anachronistic presuppositions of confrontation and threat of annihilation, seeking to modernize their arsenals and disseminate them, by making them more agile, more devastating, and supposedly more controlled, facilitating or seeking to make their use more trivial.
We have argued that, in addition to the fact that the reduction of arsenals is extremely slow in the face of the commitments demanded by the peoples of the world, this decrease is illusory, since the armaments have been modernized to reach greater distances or to cause greater concentrated damages. In addition, through its nuclear sharing program, NATO has distributed nuclear warheads across Europe. Israel, which has produced between 80 and 200 warheads, remains unmonitored in its own program, while promoting an almost insane endeavor to wage a war against Iran.
That is why, as we have said, there is an urgent need to strengthen the struggle of all peace-loving forces across the globe against nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, for their complete abolition. The goal of an equitable international order of cooperation and shared progress is not at all compatible with an order of domination and threat of annihilation by a handful of powers possessing nuclear arsenals, which develop and position such weapons throughout the world according to their geostrategic interests.
We call for the decisive breakthrough in initiatives to deepen non-proliferation commitments and complete abolition of all weapons of mass destruction. We demand the completion of such commitments for their broad, urgent, monitored implementation, while strengthening our joint struggle for peace and for an equitable international order based on friendship and cooperation among peoples.
We reaffirm once again our solidarity with the Japanese people on this anniversary and our resolute support for their struggle for recognition and redress.
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Euromaxx editor Axel Primavesi from Deutsche Welle visited me in Wolfsburg. And brought me a bunch of bananas, energy drinks and other helpful stuff! I will probably need it when it is getting rangy, the latest!
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The 2012 US Open begins on Monday here in Queens, New York, and there are so many story lines surrounding the men's side of the tournament. The obvious storyline is which tennis giant is not there. Rafael Nadal is going to miss the tournament with a left knee injury. (link) This leaves a whole side of the draw wide open for a non-top 3 player to make the semifinals.
When you talk favorites for this tournament, you have to start with the big three. Roger Federer is coming off of a great tournament in Cincinnati where he convincingly beat Novak Djokovic. Fed won Wimbledon as well and also reached the Gold Medal match at the Olympics, before losing to Andy Murray. He is back to #1 in the world and will look to win his sixth US Open title this year, his first since 2008.
Speaking of Murray, he is on a great high, in terms of confidence, after beating Federer in the Gold Medal match in the 2012 London Olympics. It was Murray's first significant tournament win against the top three, after beating Djokovic in the semifinals. The problem is Murray has not had much match play since that win. He withdrew from Toronto and then lost to Jeremy Chardy in Cincy. Plus, he will have to get through both Federer and Djokovic, most likely, to win. However, the Scot has had some of his best moments in New York, reaching the US Open final in 2008.
Djokovic won the Australian Open earlier this year and will look to defend his US Open crown from last year over this fortnight. He is very consistent in this tournament, reaching the semis every year since 2006. But, ever since the French Open, we have not seen the dominant Novak that we saw a year ago.
Who is going to be the player who comes out of the wide open part of the draw? The two likely contenders are David Ferrer and Janko Tipsarevic. Ferrer is the definition of consistency, since he has reached at least the quarterfinals in all three majors this year. I like his chances the best to get out of that section. Tipsarevic has had a great year, but he had a tough loss to John Isner at the Olympics and his temperament can get the better of him at times. However, neither of these players are my pick to get out of that section.
Before I make my predictions, let's take a look at what the American fans will be watching over the next two weeks. Which American has the best chance to give the New York fans some great entertainment? We know one thing: It is probably not going to be Donald Young. He has had some great promise, but has lost 20+ straight matches in a row and now has to play Federer in round one. Good luck!
John Isner is the highest-seeded American in the field. The concerns with Isner are that he struggles to break serve unless it's in a tiebreak, and that he has a back injury, which caused him to pull out of Cincy. The marathon man has a chance to duplicate his quarterfinal run this year with a favorable draw until potentially facing Ferrer in the quarterfinals. Plus, you have to like his chances after beating Jo Wilfried-Tsonga in the semifinal and then saving three match points against Tomas Berdych in the final of the Winston-Salem Open.
Some other Americans I like are Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey. Fish had a great run last year, losing to Tsonga in five sets in the fourth round. But Fish has a tough draw, which includes a potential meeting with Federer in the fourth round this year. As for Querrey, the he has improved by leaps and bounds since overcoming numerous injuries. He lost a tough match to Marin Cilic during Wimbledon 17-15 in the fifth set. However, he has some confidence going into the tournament after reaching the semifinals of the Winston-Salem Open, where he lost to Berdych. He could potentially face Berdych again in the third round of this Slam.
I bet you guys are wondering why I am not including Andy Roddick. Well, Roddick could face Bernard Tomic in the second round. Tomic is one of the best young players in the game and Andy has been very inconsistent in majors. He will be 30 years old on Thursday and if you get to him early, he is unlikely to make a comeback (4-11 when losing the first set in 2012). Andy won't even make it to the weekend!
Now, for my predictions:
Semifinals: Federer over Murray, Del Potro over Isner
– Yes, I went with the upset here on one side of the draw. I have explained my prediction on Isner, but I really like the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro. DelPo has a tough first-round match against David Nalbandian, a veteran who can make you grind a tough match out. That is not exactly the best formula for DelPo's wrist.
However, he knows he can beat the top players. Obviously, people remember his win over Federer in the final of the 2009 US Open. He crushed Nadal in straight sets in that same tournament. Recently, he beat Djokovic in the Bronze Medal Match of the 2012 London Olympics, after losing a 19-17 third set to Fed in the semifinals. If his wrist is healthy, I think Juan Martin can ruin the monotony of the top three breezing through this Slam.
Final: Federer over Del Potro in four sets
Roger Federer is peaking at the right time and New York is one of his favorite places to play. He won the Wimbledon title this year and the draw is not that difficult for him leading into the potential Andy Murray semifinal. Even though Murray beat him at the Olympics, Fed seems to always win these revenge matches. Deep down, Fed is looking for vindication after the five-set loss to the Argentine in 2009, one in which he had a two sets to one lead. He gets it three years later!


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On April 7, the team will be holding an info session at 5 p.m. at the Burnet Honors College. This info session will expose interested students to a day in the life of a Team Knightro member and what being a part of this team entails. From being Knightro's bodyguard to marketing and even putting on Knightro's suit!
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The remains were discovered recently below a half-foot of dirt at a Florissant park, the result of a three-year excavation of the area surrounding the former St. Ferdinand Catholic Church.
Six archaeologists helped uncover about 10,000 items at the park, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
"This means a lot for the city," said Gretchen Crank, head of a committee of Florissant residents helping to oversee the project. "We are now finding facts instead of hearsay."
Built by French settlers in 1789, St. Ferdinand was one of the first churches in the area and was used for more than 30 years. Officials said that after a shrine was built nearby in 1821, the log church was used for rental property or was occupied by priests until it burned in 1836.
The dig was sponsored by the city of Florissant as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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This past May, many of my peers were graduating college, moving onto graduate school, settling into new cities, and searching for jobs. The timing had me very reflective-because at the same time, I was overjoyed with news I was pregnant, celebrating 2 years with my husband, and had just left my job to be a house wife/mom. Early on in my marriage, I was faced with wondering if settling down so young had been the right decision, but looking back on the past two years and looking ahead to the birth of our child, I am confident that starting a life young was meant for me; Here's why:
I skipped the party stage
I thought I would have regrets about missing this entirely, but then I remember that I never had to be in an uncomfortable position because I was out doing things I shouldn't have been doing. I had plenty of friends in high school, and even in my 6 weeks of college, that I didn't need alcohol or wild parties to socialize. I don't have any embarassing stories, and while I'm not condemning those that do, I'm just glad it wasn't me.
I have a really cute dog.
He is sitting in my lap right now making sure I include him. But seriously, because I am settled down and not going anywhere, I have built my life at this house. I've got an art studio, a flock of chickens, a garden, and a super cute dog. All things I wouldn't trade to go back and marry later in life.
The search is over.
I consider myself so blessed to have married my best friend so young. My dating history barely extends beyond my middle school "relationships". I don't have to worry about meeting people, or decide when it's finally ok to text someone after a date-Because I can nag my husband any time I want! And come on, maybe I am biased, but hubby is a real catch, and I would hate to have given anyone else a chance to snatch him up. 😊
I still have time to focus on me.
I doubt I will be saying this once the baby is born, but I haven't missed out on pursuing my goals because I married young. My husband being a composer, he understands the importance of creativity and pushes me to pursue my artwork. He has never held me back, but if anything, he has given all that he can to make my dreams come true.
My life is pretty "boring".
In a good way. Maybe it's the introvert in me that hates making plans and never knowing what is happening the next day, but life is simple and I enjoy that. I take care of the house, feed my chickens, water my plants, strike up a conversation with the neighbors, bake some cookies, and do it all again the next day-and that is all the excitement I need in life.
I am totally ready to rock mom-life. I cannot imagine waiting any longer. Maybe it was the two years of nannying that did it, but I am so ready to meet my baby and raise him/her. I'm going to be young enough to maybe-sorta keep up with this child and give him/her all of the love that I have. Hubby and I are so thrilled to add a little one to our lives.
I am definitely not arguing that there is a right or wrong way to go about life, that there is anything wrong with partying, or marrying later, or starting a family later. Actually, I think I am probably in the minority as far as my generation goes. But everyone is ready for different things at different times, and I am glad this is the direction God has led me.


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In the 70's when Prince is still not very famous, he bought a Hohner telecaster. But this Black Hohner Prince Guitar was made in 2007 in the Czech Republic by the Staufer Custom Shop, based on a historical Hohner guitar made famous by the internationally known artist.
Supposedly only 30 Black Hohner Prince Guitars were made, which is really a limited edition and rare to own. Good news is that with our excellent and experienced craftsmen days and nights hard working, we finally reproduce the Hohner Prince in black, which takes on a traditional design offering extraordinary attention to detail.
Our custom made Black Hohner Prince Guitar features vintage "C" shape maple neck with a headstock, just like the original guitar. Strictly following a rosewood fingerboard with white pearl dot inlays, solid alder body with back contours to relax, pure white body bindings match high gloss black finish makes the more sleek and standout. This Hohner Prince is bolt-on constructed with a chrome neck plate, which is easily to put the body and neck apart, a custom pickup configuration consisting of two single coils and one humbucker, equipped with 1 volume, 1 tone and 5-way toggle level switch.Why we built this Black Hohner Prince Guitar?
Reason 1: Build for customers who like this Black Hohner Prince Guitar!
Reason 2: It is more expensive to buy an original Hohner Prince, even a copy!
Reason 3: Just Tribute. This beautiful collectible Black Hohner Prince Guitar is a MUST for all fans and music lovers! Great idea for gifts!
Why buy this Black Hohner Prince Guitar from us?
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We built this Black Hohner Prince Guitar completely according to the design drawing, to ensure the accuracy of the body shape, neck shape and other plates' shape on guitar, as well as every part's position, not only by pictures in your hands, you also have to pay lots of attention to details and handle the details for a good luthier. We provide only the best quality of guitars to our customers. Every guitar is carefully handcrafted by talented artists to its supreme details. So the Hohner Prince looks exactly like the original.
Here are the basic plan drawing of common telecaster and specs of the Black Hohner Prince Guitar, listed here for reference.
Body wood: Alder, Neck wood: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood
Construction: Bolt On, Inlays: Dot Inlays
Scale Length: 25.5", Frets: 22, Pickups: SSH
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 Way Level Switch
Bridge: Tremolo, Finish: Gloss Black
String: D'Addario, Hardware: Chrome Hardware
More actual photos of this Black Hohner Prince to show you the details
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Our guitar has very high cost performance ratio. All our guitars are 100% Hand-made by our highly skilled craftsman. And our price is only $$$, only a quarter of other custom shop price or even cheaper. It is the lowest price you ever find to customize a guitar. Please contact us for the specific price to build the Black Hohner Prince Guitar.
Key point 3: High Quality
The best guitar deserve the best guitar stand! We provide the best quality of stand to enhance the beauty of the Hohner Prince presentation. Every stands are made from high quality wood and metal to replicate the original guitar stand.
Key point 4: We can modify the parts on the Black Hohner Prince Guitar.
You don't like the original wood, Ok, let us change!
You don't like the original set up, Ok, let us change!
You don't like the original color, Ok, let us change!
You don't like the original guitar ......, Ok, let us change!
For example: One of our customer asked to change common pure white bindinds on the body and we accepted that to make for him.
If you - our future customer like to custom a Black Hohner Prince Guitar with your own features, never hesitate to send us, we would like to make as you want!
Apart from this Black Hohner Prince Guitar above, the following Telecaster guitars that Prince used are available as well. Pick one to your taste!
Hohner Madcat Telecaster
Prince Telecaster Guitar
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A terrific collection from the decade of indie, club dance, Brit-pop and Girl Power! These twenty-four fantastic hits from the 1990s will be sure to bring out the 80s in you. The compilation includes Wonderwall, Nothing Compares 2 U, Who Do You Think You Are and I 'd Do Anything For Love.
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Variety not changing desktop wallpaper in Enlightenment
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It seems that Variety isn't supporting the Enlightenment way to change the wallpaper. As a result, Variety has no purpose under Bodhi Linux.
Please add support for Enlightenment window manager (E17).
|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
What is the command-line way of setting the wallpaper under E17?
Please add the command to ~/.config/
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There is no such (easy) command to set the background. You could use:
But for that, you need edj files that can be created with edje_cc:
edje_cc cake.jpg cake.edj
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edje_cc: Error. Exit code of epp not clean: 256
However, some errors are thrown. This also is the case with png files.
There is a built-in slide show module, but this is graphical and doesn't seem to have a command line-way to communicate with.
I'm awaiting your reply.
|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
If you set some specific file as a wallpaper, and then overwrite it regularly with another image (keeping the same file path), will Enlightenment automatically refresh the desktop? This is what Variety does for KDE, which also does not provide scriptable ways to change the wallpaper. If this works, please edit the KDE section in set_wallpaper and use the same approach.
Otherwise: Variety cannot depend on Enlightenment-
No it doesn't work, I tested it. The problem is that it uses edj files and not just png or jpeg.
The only solution to this problem is, I think, to draw the wallpaper itself on a layer above the normal wallpaper.
Maybe you can look at PCManFM - it supports desktop wallpaper drawing. Maybe you can "borrow" some code from there?
P.S. Sorry for the late reply.
|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
Variety does not deal with wallpaper drawing itself. It instructs the DE to set some wallpaper, from there on it is up to the DE how it will draw it. If PCManFM supports E17, you can probably install it and call it from set_wallpaper with the appropriate parameters?
|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
First off let me say thanks for writing such a great program! I've been using variety for some time now and think it's brilliant, the only wallpaper changer worth having IMHO! :)
I am currently running Arch Linux (64bit) with XFCE, but recently I decided to try out a few different DEs such as Razor-QT, LXQT and Enlightenment (which I built from the new E18 source available on their website).
I liked E18 and decided to try it our as my main DE for a while, but I noticed that Variety wasn't working so I started investigating to see if I could figure out why and if / how it would be possible to make it function for E.
After a bit of 'Googling' I found several forum posts and 'bug tracking' items relating to Variety not functioning for E17/E18, but I also found a project on GitHub called Krawall -- https:/
This had some code for Enlightenment's `edje_cc` function which can convert images to the format necessary to work as a wallpaper for E.
-- the code itself had a note above it saying:
# forked from: https:/
As far as I can tell the `edje_cc` function is built as part of E18 and should (in theory) be available to anyone running the E-DE. I had to customise the code I borrowed from Krawall to some extent and I've added it to a new section in Variety's `set_desktop` script file (see attached).
Note: I have Variety configured to only use local images (no web services/downloads or quotes) but I do have the clock enabled, so Variety updates the wallpaper image every minute -- I can't remember if there's a "show seconds" option but I'm guessing if so then the wallpaper would be updated every second?! ...anyway...
So every time the clock changes Variety updates the current WP image, which also applies a new file-name. This meant that I ended up with a new '.edj' file (i.e. with a new name) being generated every minute. To solve this problem I decided to use the same method Variety uses for KDE, to have a fixed output file-name so it just overwrites the same image file over and over again.
However...I also discovered that the code I borrowed from Krawall actually unsets / deletes the old wallpaper before adding the new one, which (for me at least) created an annoying 'blink' effect while the wallpapers were changed. -- I guess because there was briefly no wallpaper at all. Although I also found that if other images had already been added via E's wallpaper manager (or other '.edj' files existed in the folder) then one of these 'blinked' instead.
In the end (and after much testing) I decided to use a 'tick-tock' method and have two output files and just alternate between them. The transition now appears smooth and everything seems to work fine.
==> Please note that although I used to be a Web Developer I'm not really up on my BASH scripting or other programming and/or Linux based code 'hacking' <==
Now, of the two attached files the `set_wallpaper.1st` represents my first attempt, which suffered from the blinking effect, whilst the other is the updated and (hopefully) fully functioning one.
---- I'm really sorry for...
|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
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|Peter Levi (peterlevi) wrote :
Committed the updated set_wallpaper incorporating the changes suggested above.
User needs DBus Extension and Systray modules loaded.
There are still issues with the systray icon though - maybe Enlightment's systray does not support SVG?
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In Mumbai, waking up to the sweltering Mumbai heat and sound of pigeons chirping and religious bells in a local temple was a familiar morning for many. As a brief visitor, for just 9 months, I quickly became accustomed to taking the local trains to and from Mahalaxmi, where I was working closely with the FMCH team.
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It was rather disheartening to learn that 22 U. S. senators voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act. The logic of their position flows from a contention that VAWA constitutes an overreach by the federal government, and that it represents a "feminist" attack on family values.
There's no small irony in the fact that VAWA seeks to protect women, who themselves have been literally, physically, emotionally attacked, not just philosophically challenged.
One way we as a nation can begin to address violence against women is through greater study of the issues and the circumstances that promote it. Innumerable studies substantiate the fact that violence in the home often claims multiple victims.
Not only are adult spouses and partners victimized, but so too are children and pets.
Without diminishing the harm to the human victims, the plight of animal victims merits a lot more consideration than it is typically given. We need not even wander down the entirely legitimate and valid cause of animal rights. Rather, we can stay entirely ethnocentric and discuss how violence against pets is linked to inter-human violence.
At least a dozen peer-reviewed studies since 1998 have assessed the co-occurrence of partner violence and animal cruelty by asking women in domestic violence shelters about their experiences with animal abuse. Between 46 percent and 71 percent of these women reported a male abuser had threatened, harmed or killed their pet.
In a 2007 study, University of Denver researchers led by Prof. Frank Ascione compared the reports of women in domestic violence shelters with non-abused women. His team found that women in shelters were 11 times more likely to report that their partner had hurt or killed a pet (54 percent vs. 5 percent) and 4 times more likely to indicate that their partner had threatened a pet (52.5 percent vs. 12.5 percent) than the comparison group.
While it is well-established that correlation does not imply causality, the fact that animal abuse and human abuse appear strongly correlated suggests that the study of the former might help us get command of the latter. In other words, while we may not be able to say that people who hurt animals will always go on to hurt people, there appears to be a very strong co-occurrence.
As researchers Sarah DeGrue and David DiLillo clarify: "The results suggest that animal abuse may prove a more reliable marker for other forms of family violence than vice versa. For instance, although about 60 percent of individuals who witnessed or perpetrated animal abuse also experienced family violence, only about 30 percent of family violence victims had experienced animal cruelty."
All of this makes me think about conditions in my hometown. We have a horrible problem with interpersonal violence. A local murder rate in excess of seven times the national average sums it up pretty succinctly. We also have an epidemic of animal neglect and cruelty. Hardly a neighborhood in the city doesn't have an illegally chained dog, or strays or animals kept without food, water or shelter. As bad as people have it here, animals appear to have it much worse.
If you dare to notice or say anything about it, you're branded as being "anti-human" or "caring more about dogs than people." One local magistrate even had the temerity to suggest that the rampant wave of animal abuse was just a cultural prerogative.
In our great rush to take care of people "first," the animals haven't stood a chance. Ironically enough, as the above-referenced research shows, the furry voiceless victims are actually very reliable indicators of people hurting one another.
A lot of folks around here like to quote scripture instead of actually formulating or enforcing just, moral and ethical public policy. It's not that one can't connect to the other, it's that they often fail to do so.
In the spirit of laying a few breadcrumbs that these righteous political bystanders might understand, I'll offer this: Psalm 82:3, "Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy."
Matthew Pate is a former law enforcement executive who holds a doctorate in criminal justice from the University of Albany and who has advised police agencies around the country. He writes from Pine Bluff, Ark. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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We invite you to walk the Labyrinth located behind the Foxglove Shop & Gallery at 22 Main Street.
Our Labyrinth, dedicated in 1999, is laid out with gravel paths, surrounded by more than sixty varieties of fragrant herbs and flowers. Open from dawn to dusk, the labyrinth is a special place to clear your mind, explore your creativity, solve problems, or just to listen to your spirit. This form of meditative walking is rooted in ancient religious custom and has seen a revival in the last decade.
Guidelines for walking the labyrinth:
- Stand at the mouth of labyrinth and take a few deep breaths.
- Invoke the deity of choice.
- Open your mind and start walking.
- Feel youself grounded to the earth.
- Walk slowly towards the center.
- Stop periodically and listen with all your senses.
- Stay as long as you want, and then walk out slowly


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Let The Words Flow is excited to announce that Lynn Heitkamp has signed with a literary agent for her historical romance, THORN OF THE KINGDOM!
We are so proud of Lynn for her hard work over these past months, editing and rewriting TOTK until it became a fantastic manuscript that was snatched up immediately!
Lynn is now represented by Mandy Hubbard of the D4EO Literary Agency. Mandy is also a contributor for Let The Words Flow, and we're so glad these two were a perfect fit for each other, co-contributors aside.
Congratulations Lynn! We're so excited to see where you go from here!
Lynn Heitkamp is the author of Thorn of the Kingdom, and several other novels on FictionPress. She lives in Michigan, where she is a librarian and former journalist.
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Around here there is a lot of talk about me, sorry I meant to say Miii.
The new hardtail from Orange, now available in two sizes 14″ and 16″ and either Kermit green, powder blue or a custom color of your choice.
We have all sizes and all colors, plus a really nice custom red demo bike.
Want to see more?
Come check out the full Orange range including Demo Miii, Alpine, Crush, Blood, and 224 evo at the Dual Stunt in Sandy Oregon this weekend, or at the Super D at Mount Hood on Sunday.
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"Quince is famous for its heavy, sensual perfume, which at autumn farmers' markets hangs as thickly in the air as Dior's Poison on the platforms of London underground stations circa 1987. Quince's aroma is a combination of apple, pear, rose and honey, with a musky, tropical depth."
-Niki Segnit, The Flavour Thesaurus
Forget eating them, it's worth just stewing these quinces for the heavenly smell which will pervade the whole house. Unless that is you are using the Pineapple variety from California which are less exciting.
Once made these will keep for a month or two in the fridge.
Some varieties of quince a downy (see the featured image, above, which I took in Italy in Tonino Guerra's delightful Orto dei Frutti Dimenticati [The Garden of Forgotten Fruits] in Pennabilli, about 40 Km inland from Rimini in the north of Italy).
Tonino Guerra was a writer and poet. He wrote the script for Fellini's film, Amarcord, which captures a year in the life of the director's home town, Rimini, in the rise-of-fascism thirties. The film is really a random, surreal collection of nostalgic vignettes, but with beautiful cinematography and a haunting score an excerpt of which I include below to listen to as you make this syrup.
Guerra conceived of this garden as a "museo dei sapori utile a farci toccare il passato" – a place of flavours to help one touch the past. It certainly is an interesting, slightly bizarre, tranquil and largely undiscovered gem in which to pass an hour or so.
Do not, on any account, throw away the poaching liquor. Instead boil it down until thick and syrupy, and use it as a cordial, to make a quince whisky cocktail, a quince Bellini (mix with prosecco), or simply to pour over vanilla ice cream along with some of the poached quinces.
The Turks eat quinces in syrup with kaymak – buffalo cream, very similar to clotted cream.
If you want to give a firm friend a very special, long-lived, present you could do worse that sending them a quince tree, with some quince jelly packaged up in a wooden crate, from The Glutonous Gardener.
The syrup is
Recipe for quinces in their own syrup
- about four quinces
- 1.75 lt/7 cups water
- 210 g/1 cup sugar
- 150g/½ cup honey (this makes it rather Roman)
- a little fresh lemon juice, and some lemon peel which you will need to fish out at the end
- vanilla pod, split lengthwise (optional)
- Gently wash off the down and slice off both ends, retaining them and putting them in large, heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Peel the quinces using a sturdy potato peeler, again retain the peel and put it in the saucepan
- With a strong, sharp knife which you don't care too much about cut vertically down as close to the core as you can without touching the core, four cuts down, and then chop off the bottom and top, also as close to the core as you can. Put the remaining core in the saucepan (it's the core that turns the syrup a beautiful rose colour). Add a couple of bits of lemon peel if you have them. Add the vanilla pod.
- Pour the water into the saucepan and bring it to the boil, reduce to a very gentle simmer (don't cover, you want it to reduce) and continue to cook for about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Meanwhile excavate any bits of core which have strayed into the flesh – they will have the texture of bits of chipped bone!
- Sprinkle the quince flesh with a little lemon juice to stop it going brown while the cooking proceeds.
- It's at this stage that you'll start to really smell this aromatic fruit (it's quite sensous!) and the water will turn a beautiful rose colour.
- Ten minutes before the end of the simmering time slice the quince flesh thinly.
- Take the core, peel etc out with a slotted spoon and discard
- Add the flesh and the sugar to the saucepan.
- Continue to simmer for at least an hour, until the flesh is tender and has begun to blush profusely. Now TASTE! Too sweet, add more lemon juice; too bitter, add more sugar
- Pour into sterilised jars (go here to find out how to do that) making sure that all the quince flesh is covered by the syrup.
"Quinces play it cool. They are the opposite of a wanton supermarket strawberry: exotic, complex and, like most inappropriate love objects, horribly elusive. If one is lucky enough to live near one of those corner shops with mysteriously year-round supplies, for a pound one can buy an almost-quince: freakishly unblemished, barely fragrant. This is how my grandmother bought them before, in her windowless galley kitchen, peeling and slicing them, probably with a sabre, then poaching them with vanilla until they were soft and silkily rosy and her flat smelled like Samarkand. We could each have a quarter, maybe two; there is no such thing as too much quince. At least, so I thought."
-Charlotte Mendelson, Rhapsody in Green
Music from the film, Amarcord
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|Hey! Let's rebuild the old stadium!
Sorry to mix metaphors. But Inside Higher Ed today has a long story on Berkeley athletics which have recently been in the news for low graduation rates and problems in funding a stadium upgrade. A white paper from the Berkeley Center for the Study of Higher Education suggests that the program is running as an autonomous and relatively uncontrolled business operation. It is written by a former vice chancellor – who can now tell all -and a Berkeley grad student.
See http://cshe.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/shared/publications/docs/ROPS.CSHE_.12.13.Cummins%26Hextrum.CalAthletics.1.6.2014.pdf and http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/01/08/highlighting-berkeley-paper-explores-academic-damage-expanding-independent-athletics
The issue is whether control can be retaken or whether – another metaphor!! – the ship has sailed. Would the Regents like to discuss this matter at their upcoming January 21-23 meeting? The stadium at least does involve a grand capital project they approved (and which seems not to have worked out as planned; who would have thought?). Anyway, it's just a suggestion the Regents might want to consider. But maybe they figure that the ball is no longer in their court and the train has left the station.
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I've been wanting to join in on all the Aussie Curves challenges for a while but have been to shy to join in but I finally thought STUFF THAT I'm gonna get in on the fun too. Denim was a great way to ease into the challenge as it wasn't exactly a challenge for me, I practically live in jeans from Friday through to Sunday. I did want to push myself though so I decided to try out double denim (something I'm not too confident with) and just to make it a little bit harder I decided to use the same two pieces to create a day and night look.
The two denim pieces I decided to base the look on is the TDF jeans from City Chic (looove these) and a denim crop jacket from Glassons. A rule when doing double denim (for me anyway) is to use different washes/shades of denim that way it doesn't come across as too costumey or 'western' but if thats the look you're going for then by all means go for it!
For the day look I decided to pair the jeans and jacket with a simple white tee and white chucks also added an aztec scarf for colour and added warmth it is getting cold here in Melbourne. This look is great for getting about on the weekends, it' super comfortable and great way to get the double denim look without bringing back the 90′s
Jeans: City Chic
Jacket: Glassons
Tee: Old Navy
Shoes: Converse from Sports Co
Scarf and Bag: Kmart
For the night look I added a white ruffle top – yes another white top but I love white with denim it makes pop and doesn't look too dark. I added two toned blue wedges and a thick rose gold chain necklace. I love the blue wedges with denim and plus how cute are they and an absolute bargain at $29! I freaking love heels but dang girlfriend cannot last long in heels so when dressing up wedges are usually my go to.
Jeans: City Chic
Jacket: Glassons
Top: City Chic
Shoes: Kmart
Necklace: Daniellas
Well lovelies thats all for denim week!


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You are poised and ready to buy a property. The time is right! You have talked with friends, family and your banker. You feel good. Countless real estate websites are bookmarked on the laptop and you start making calls. You are eager to find out the price, square footage, and amenities of your favorite properties.
If you are lucky to get a warm body to answer the phone, the person on the other end will likely provide you a detailed description of the home and naturally try to entice you to visit the property. The individual that answers the phone is the listing agent and they work on behalf of the seller. What happens when you visit the property and realize that the backyard is too small? Or the master bedroom looks nothing like it did in the online picture? During your visit the listing agent will suggest other listings they have that could meet your requirements. Will their other listings really suit you better? What happens if they don't have any other listings in that neighborhood? What happens next? In this scenario there are 2 discouraged parties, the property does not meet your needs and the listing agent just spent an hour with an un-qualified buyer. The conversation ends and each party returns to their corner; discouraged.
What would happen if when you first called to enquire about the property, the other person on the end of the phone was NOT the listing agent but instead a buyer's representative?
A buyer's representative (or buyer's agent) is the individual who's primary focus is to take your property wish list and turn it into a reality; a reality in today's market place. Your heart flutters for a property due to its curb appeal and its location within your ideal neighborhood, yet there are likely other items that you have not considered that could knock this home out of the running. It is a buyer's agent job to first take the time to understand and clarify the "must have" features in your next home. Clarification is crucial for the buyer's agent to do their job effectively and clarification of the "must have" list is essential for you as the search moves forward! The buyer's agent will present you with options that you would have never considered; you may be bias with your selections, but a buyer's agent is not. Property searches can be exhausting, but a buyer's agent will keep your search on track since your "must have" list is what leads the search and not the emotional pull of a home that often beckons buyers to drive around to see what else they can find to view on any given Open House Sunday.
A buyer's agent is like a stellar PR agent. They only want you to see the best of the best and will not waste your time taking you to view properties that do not match your criteria. When you find "the" house the buyer's agent will provide you with their recommendations and will negotiate the property on your behalf. If you walked into an open house and the listing agent showed you the property and you wanted to put in an offer, who do you think would get the better deal? Who would be your advocate in that situation? Think about who is representing your needs, because without someone looking out for your best interest you might as well take out wallet and show the listing agent exactly how much money you have to spend. Rest assured that the listing agent will turn around and notify the seller of the exact contents of your wallet, not for any other reason except that it is their duty and it is mandated by law. What sorts of laws protect you? A buyer's agent will discuss the laws and how they can and will protect you, but this information is not available unless you enlist the assistance of a buyer's agent!
Naples Meridian team members are proud to have earned their certification as accredited buyer representatives (ABR). They have helped countless buyers purchase properties in the United Kingdom and Naples, Florida and are the sole buyer's representatives for the Belz Sells Team in Naples, Florida.
For further information regarding the buying process visit: https://www.naplesmeridian.com/buyer-information/initial-consultation/
For a list of available properties offered by the Belz Sells Team visit: http://www.livenaples.com/Featured_Homes/page_2386031.html
When you call to inquire about any of the properties offered by the Belz Sells Team your questions will be answered by a Naples Meridian buyer's representative!
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The Rotary Club of Houghton Lake recently made a significant donation to their scholarship endowment fund with the Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF). The Houghton Lake Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship Fund provides annual scholarships to graduating Houghton Lake Community Schools students who plan to attend an accredited college, technical or skilled trade school. The $10,000 donation brings the fund balance to nearly $44,000.
The Houghton Lake Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to honor of Houghton Lake Rotarians who passed-away while active members, including founding member and past president John MacKenzie (2004), past president Russ Graham (2004), and past president and District 6290 Governor Robert Gandolfi (2014). John, Russ, and Bob exemplified the Rotary motto 'Service Above Self'. The permanent scholarship fund memorializes their commitment to community by helping Houghton Lake High School students pursue higher education and fulfill their potential. Donations to the Houghton Lake Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship Fund are encouraged and can be sent to the Roscommon County Community Foundation at P.O. Box 824, Roscommon, MI 48653 or made online at www.MyRCCF.org.
For information on the Roscommon County Community Foundation or to make a donation, visit www.MyRCCF.org online or contact Executive Director Suzanne E. Luck at (989) 275-3112. For more information about the Rotary Club of Houghton Lake visit www.HLRotary.org online or on Facebook at @HLRotary. Pictured are (left to right) Rotary Club of Houghton Lake members Gordie LaFontaine, Stephanie Harris, Bob Pacella, Rhonda Lamberg, Tom Moreau, Koreen Pray, Susan Tyer, RCCF Executive Director Suzanne Luck, 2016-2017 Rotary President Jim VanSice, 2017-2018 Rotary President Denise Stefanko, Rotarians Rick Hacker, Paula Fuller, Dick Follrath, Barb Souder, Becky Yuncker, and Gary Gandolfi.


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Crumblenomix CD
October Promo!
Buy a Crumblenomix CD from anywhere PL music is sold! Then leave a 5-star review on music site (like Amazon, iTunes, or GooglePlay) and receive a second album (bonus vintage 1998 release of the Human CD or 2nd copy of Crumblenomix) for FREE as a Thank You!
"I am one of those artists that isn't making music primarily for the money. There are lots of costs involved in producing an album and maintaining a website, etc. and it would be nice to have these costs covered and feel the validation of making more money making the art than the art costs to make. However, the primary motivation is validation of point of view, to be heard by as many kindred spirits as possible, to more easily find others that see the world similarly and identify with each other, to directly connect with other people of a similar ilk and not make money a big issue to share the music with everyone. I hope you enjoy Cumblenomix and thank you for supporting the making of this album. I truly hope it connects with you."
Here's how the promo works:
1) Buy any Crumblenomix song or album from any online retailer.
2) Send us an email to info (at) paradigmlost dotcom informing us where you are posting a review and if you want another physical CD copy of Crumblenomix or the Human album and where you want it sent.
3) Leave a positive 5-star review on the site you purchased it from (or a different, high-traffic shopping site selling Crumblenomix if you wish).
Crumblenomix is a 45-50 minute industrial pop-rock album with 16 songs ranging in styles from ambient electronica to singer-songwriter, to heavier industrial metal with dubstep breakdowns. You can sample several songs and a music video or two on this website to get an idea of the PL style.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2015
I was planning to have cold hazelnut yogurt for a quick breakfast in the morning, but decided on a fresh vanilla crepe instead. This was filled with Ova-Maltine, a French Nutella-like spread that melts like a dream. There are even little crunchy bites of wheat inside. I can't wait to bring a jar home. This crepe was hot and delicious.
In the morning, Seline and I went to a grocery store to exchange a 100 dollar bill into some smaller bills, and on our way to the Luxembourg Gardens and Angelina (lunch restaurant), we passed a Brandy Melville store. Seline picked out a dainty silver bracelet, a grey T-shirt, and something else I
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Angelina is an elaborate tea room, and this location opened recently at the edge of the Luxembourg gardens. It is a tad smaller than the larger location on Rivoli Street, but quieter.
Angelina specializes in breakfast and brunch, but they have a massive selection of lunch salads and sandwiches as well as a lovely array of desserts. We sat right in the corner. It was about 12:30, and there were only a couple other customers in the restaurant.
Today's lunch was certainly a memorable one – definitely one of my top three in Paris so far.
I ordered the Quiche du Saison (seasonal quiche), which was made with goat cheese and served with a fresh mixed green salad + French dressing.
Seline decided on the club sandwich. There were a couple club sandwiches to choose from, but she chose the Angelina, which was filled with tomato, hard-boiled egg, chicken, salad leaves, and mayonnaise.
Her sandwich was served with a mixed green salad and some roasted potatoes, which she thought were quite bland. She seasoned her potatoes with salt before devouring them all, and ate all the green leaves in the salad. Apparently purple veggies are too bitter?
Seline said there was a fair amount of Dijon mustard in her sandwich, which she absolutely HATES. She tried her best to wipe out all of the grains of mustard with no success, but ate the entire sandwich anyways. Good for her 🙂 I think she knew I would be MAD if she didn't, but I was proud of her today for finishing most of the salad, all the potatoes, and her entire sandwich.
My salad was so fresh and I loved how bright the dressing tasted: balsamic-y and not too oily. It was dressed just right. My quiche, though, completely blew me away.
Disclaimer: this was the very first time I ate quiche, so I am by far no expert on this dish! Served hot, this quiche had creamy eggs that were blended with rich goat cheese. The eggy portion was so tender and flavoured with herbs. The crust was buttery, slightly chewy with the perfect crisp on the sides and bottom. I savoured every bite of this delicious piece and was sad to eat the last bite. It's amazing how the French can take something as simple as cheese quiche and plain salad, and turn it into something heavenly.
For dessert, I ordered Angelina's specialty: the Mont-Blanc. This is a pastry made with three layers: a crispy meringue cookie at the bottom, topped with vanilla cream, and then lots of chestnut vermicelli. I also ordered a mug of the famous "choc l'Africaine", which is African hot chocolate.
The hot chocolate was insane. In fact, I wouldn't even call it hot chocolate. It was essentially rich, dark, MELTED CHOCOLATE, straight up. There wasn't any milk in here and was more of a fondue or a pudding than a drink. It was extremely thick and so rich (but not sweet) that I could only have less than half of the mug. It was served with whipped cream to stir in.
The Mont-Blanc was an interesting dessert and not quite what I expected. The chestnut vermicelli had an interesting texture, like taro or red beans, which I really liked. There was an excellent nutty flavour that complemented the vanilla cream. The base was crispy, and I gave most of it to Seline. She likes crispy things.
So nice that Angelina is located next to the Luxembourg Gardens and palace. We saw a very photogenic pigeon that didn't quite look like the other birds. Weird.
As we walked, I was TOTALLY dragging. It's that time of month for me again (TMI? 😀 ) and I
needed wanted to drink all of that melted chocolate. That made my stomach feel a bit uneasy, and I know I had too much dessert. Oh – we also went to the "toilettes" (washrooms) in the garden and had bathroom passes so we didn't have to pay a dollar. I find it so silly how you have to pay to use the washrooms here.
My stomach slowly felt better and better, even though I felt very guilty for drinking the hot chocolate. But at the same time, I'll probably never get the chance to do that again, so it was nice to enjoy at the moment. We had a 20-minute walk through the garden and down a couple quaint streets to head to our next destination, the Catacombs.
I was super excited to see all of the dead people and skulls underground in the Catacombs! I love eerie and bizarre things because they are so mysterious and intriguing. I couldn't wait to see Robespierre's decaying skull and explore the underground tunnels. But all Seline wanted to do was take photos by these fountains.
When we got near the Catacombs (according to Google Maps on my cellphone), I wondered what this massive line was. It extended AROUND a garden. When we finally reached the front of the line, we realized it WAS the entrance to the Catacombs… and it would be a three hour wait minimum. Darn!
Luckily, there was a boulangerie/patisserie (bakery/pastry shop) nearby, which I researched beforehand. Patisserie Moisan baked everything with organic flour and has a huge selection of creative French pastries and breads. I loved how everything is "bio" (organic) and bought an almond bread, an almond croissant, and a small box of financiers. Seline wanted a big baguette. I never wanted to leave!
We took the Metro, then the RER, and since Maggie had been kind enough to drive us home every day, were asked to try taking the Disneyland shuttle bus home. I still find it crazy how the Dubosts live five minutes from Disneyland Europe. On the bus, I knew we had to get of at the station Coulee-Verte, but wasn't quite sure when to press the button because all of the streets look identical, lined with neat white houses with red brick roofs.
Seline and I stared out the window for about 7 minutes, carefully watching the streets to see if we could recognize ours – la Rue de Roseaux.
"Excusez-moi, est-ce que vous pouvez arreter a Station Coulee-Verte, s'il vous plait?" I asked the bus driver if he could please stop at Coulee-Verte for us.
"Il a deja passee," he replied, telling me that the station had already passed. Then, he advised me to get off the bus at the next station. WHAT? Seline and I didn't see any familiar roads and ended up walking to a supermarket.
Unfortunately, using GPS doesn't usually work in France. Our region in Magny-le-Hongre is so small and new that the roads haven't been updated. We couldn't find our way home until I plugged in the address to the local bakery and we walked there first, then home. Whew!
But wait… as we walked, we PASSED the station we were supposed to stop at – Coulee-Verte. We hadn't even passed it yet, and the bus driver told us to get off two stops early. I was so angry, but happy to get home. I was also glad that the ride home was only 8-9 minutes, which is quite convenient because Maggie doesn't have to find parking to pick us up.
Dinner was late, as usual. We had a cheese board with a new cheese that I loved – sharp but mild and firm, like a Compte-Harvarti mix. We also dug into Seline's baguette, which I found delicious. I had two pieces, plus lots of cheese and sweet melon. This canteloupe was absolutely perfect.
Our main dish was rice with stir-fried asparagus (salt, pepper, olive oil) and stuffed vegetables.
The tomatoes and mushrooms were store-bought, but Chef Eric made the peppers himself. All of them were filled with a pork + veal mixture, with garlic and herbs. I had half a tomato, a mushroom, and the roasted red pepper. I also helped myself to lots of asparagus.
Just half a serving of rice for me, because I had a bit too much bread earlier. The asparagus was very yummy – steamed for a little while before being cooked. It was a little crunchy, but still tender. Both the store-bought veggies and Eric's were amazing. I was stuffed after this dinner.
But there's always room for dessert! I made more crepes before dinner and everyone (except Seline) had a crepe. Mine was spread with more Ova-Maltine, which I am seriously addicted to. The perfect end to my day – yup, this was finished at about 10:00 PM. Whoa!
And if you're wondering about the name of the post, it's because I tripped 5 times today. Okay, I stumbled five times – sometimes over my own feet, a couple times on the stairs, and once on a pipe. It was pretty funny because Seline thought I was drunk on chocolate. Luckily I never actually fell… that would be embarrassing (though pretty funny). 🙂
It is now 8:30 AM and I am the only one awake in the Dubost home. It looks like a sunny day, but since the bakery is closed, I'm glad that I planned ahead and bought almond croissants yesterday. Seline and I are planning to go to the Eiffel Tower for a picnic before going UP the tower. We have lots more activities that we hope to squish in for the next two weeks. Have a lovely Wednesday everyone! 🙂


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If you went to Brussels these days, besides French and Dutch which are the official languages spoken in Belgium you would also hear a lot of English since Brussels is a very international city and is much visited by tourists. Another language, however, that you would hear quite frequently these days is Polish.
That would be for one simple reason. Poland is currently holding the rotating EU Presidency which it took on July 1st 2011. Every six months a different EU member state holds the rotating presidency with a different agenda. Every Presidency also has a website. The Polish Presidency's website can be seen here.
Some expert analysis reacted to this event rather positively, such as a post at the GMF Blog, while others, such as The Economist's Charlemagne made the point that Poland should be rather cautious.
It's true that the rotating EU Presidency by one country is not as prestigious or important as it was before the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, but it is still a great opportunity for Poland to prove itself. However, Poland will have a tough time leading the way in resolving the biggest current crisis in the EU which is the Eurozone debt crisis, since it is not a member of the Eurozone and still holds its own currency the Polish Zloty (PLN).
In my opinion Poland IS the new EU power and it has a lot of potential to improve the EU and its problems. For starters Poland is the most populous of the post-communis members of the EU with a population of 40 million and is the 6th biggest country in the EU by area. It has the potential to become the newest big EU Power with a similar stature as France, Germany, UK or Italy. Poland is no longer a battlefield or an issue over which other powers play or fight, but is a new player and a power itself. It could become a sort of a "leader" of Central and Eastern European countries that are members of the EU.
Poland however does face a dilemma. Is it the "Newest of the Big" or the "Biggest of the New" amongst the EU members, just like the Charlemagne article mentioned. In my opinion it shouldn't try be both since it is impossible and might cause problems and make its presidency look bad and useless and boring as many previous ones were. Instead it should really try to be the "Newest of the Big" in order to finally make the distinction in the EU, into "New" and "Old" members, finally disappear. This distinction is doing nothing but destroying the fragile unity within the EU.
Poland doesn't have to try to be the "biggest of the new" since it always has been and always will be exactly that. Being able to gather behind itself the other EU states of Central and Eastern Europe will also help it to be more influential and it can become a responsible leader which could try to defend those countries' interests. This, however, should not happen at the expense of other EU member states. Poland should try to become a New EU Power naturally, as it most probably will, and not by trying too hard.
Nevertheless Poland has its own problems just like any other EU country does. Like many post-communist countries it has problems with corruption. It still has a long way to in improving its infrastructure. Poland like many other Central and Eastern European countries has to get rid of its reputation as a Russophobe and being "too pro-atlantic" and "too pro-american". The anti-missile defence plan that was supposed to be based in Poland made these matters more critical.
This finally brings me to the subject of the title of this post. The history and the nature of Polish-American relations.
In the early summer of 2011 Poland was one of the centers of attention in the world. On May 27th Barrack Obama visited Poland. Afterwards, just a little over a month later on July 1st Poland took the over the rotating presidency of the EU. Lots of things happened to Poland, this summer, that made it stood out and become more and more important. Besides Barrack Obama's visit and the start of the Polish EU Presidency, a prominent think-tank, The German Marshall Fund which has offices in Washington DC, Brussels and all over Europe opened an office in Warsaw. The opening happened on the same day as the US President Barrack Obama visited Poland. No coincidence. Another interesting article to read about these events and Poland's role is in the Economist by Edward Lucas.
The US-Polish Relations go back further than the Anti-Missile Defence Plan in Europe. (A plan that was abandoned by Obama and made relations with Russia more complicated) The history of US-Polish ties and, in this case also, alliance is just as long as the history of US-French Alliance. We all know the heroes of the American War of Independence, such as of course George Washington, the great general who became the first US President. Many know the general who led the French troops that supported the American Revolutionaries, Lafayette.
Many don't know (I didn't myself, not so long ago) that there is also another hero of the American revolution who was an important general and helped the American Troops win lots of battles. He was a European too and he was Polish. His name is Tadeusz Kosciuszko. In the USA he is a hero. Naturally he is also a national hero in Poland, since he also led a Polish Uprising against the Russians back in the 18th century.
In Washington DC next to the White House, at the LaFayette Square there is a statue of Kosciuszko (see photo further below). A Chair of studies at a graduate school in Washington DC, The Institute of World Politics, is named after him. The Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies. A Polish based think-tank is also named after him. The Kosciuszko Institute (I included the link to this think-tank in "Think-Tanks and other NGOs" Link Category on my Blog).
Yes, Tadeusz Kosciuszko's name is difficult to spell and difficult to pronounce. In Europe you hear of him rarely outside of Poland, Lithuania or Russia, but in American history books he is quite famous.
This proves that US-Polish relations go back very far in the past. Poland after it was partitioned for the third time between Prussia (later Germany), Austria and Russia in 18th century was not forgotten by the newly born United States. The US President Woodrow Wilson was very much in favour of an independent Poland after WW1. After WW2 Poland was a crucial subject during the negotiations between he war-time allies, UK, USA and USSR. During the communism, the Polish resistance and finally the pro-democracy Solidarity movement was supported by the United States. Finally when Poland regained freedom in 1989 US was the biggest provider of help.
And don't forget the big Polish immigration into the United States and how the Polish-American community and diaspora helped to build great American Cities such as New York, Pittsburgh or Chicago.
Poland's relation with the United States will continue to be just as crucial as the relations United States has with Britain, France and Germany. This relationship isn't only important for the United States's presence in, and relationship with, Europe but is also important both for NATO and thus the atlantic relations and for the EU. The next big country towards the east, and a potential regional power, besides Russia, is Ukraine. It is exactly the EU's relation and partnership with Ukraine that will be one of the main topics of Poland's EU Presidency.
For those of you who are interested in finding out more about Ukraine, I wrote a blog post about it back in July 2011. You can view it directly by clicking here. And don't forget that next year's Euro Football Championship, the EURO 2012, will be held in Poland and Ukraine. It's an important event not only from a sports perspective.
Congratulations and Thank you if you made it to the end of this long blog post and read it entirely. I hope you learnt new things about Poland and its relations with the US and its role within Europe. I'm also glad if I ignited a bigger interest in Poland and Central Europe in you. Poland is also a very nice country to visit. If you ever go there do me a favour and visit my home country of Slovakia as well. It's right next door and is worth it.


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Our Denver Rock Atlas feature is precisely what it sounds like: a compendium of storied Denver venues, past and present, in which we pick a place and share our favorite memories of the joint. After you read our memories, please feel free to share some of your own.You haven't forgotten about Double Entendre have you? The tiny little record shop that was on South Broadway before being on South Broadway was the place to be? No? How could you forget? It was one of those places that helped define a generation.
Granted, that generation happened to be the slightly annoying screamo-cum-hipster crowd, but most everyone turned out okay in the end. We certainly can't blame the owner, Paul Kane, who helped shuffle in an enormous collection of rare seven-inches, 12-inches and a few CDs.
On top of being a store Double Entendre (which was in the space that is now home to Certified Customs) also served as a makeshift venue. And while it didn't take on many shows, when it did, it was a force to be reckoned with. It also managed to enlighten hundreds of youngsters on the joys of the all-ages rock showcase.
Running side-by-side with Monkey Mania, the Hipster Youth Halfway House and Garageland, it helped create an entire new scene of punk, hardcore and noise -- and countless bands sprung out of its ranks of regular shoppers.
Although we've got a good collection of stories to choose from, one of our favorite shows there would have to be Q and Not U. The space where bands played wasn't big -- and when we say that we mean it. It was tiny. Like, ludicrously tiny. Like, basement show tiny. Once Q and Not U actually packed in and set up, the entire crowd was ablaze with that fire you only see in the eyes of sixteen- to twenty-year-olds.
The kids weren't there just to see rock and roll, they were there to demand it. And Q and Not U was in top form. This was before they started dipping their toes deep in funk and R&B, and they were still rock. Or hardcore, or punk, or whatever. They were high-energy -- let's just go with that.
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In fact, the whole show was exploding with so much energy the entire store turned into a sauna. The whole place was emitting such a fowl stench of body odor that by the end of it Double Entendre smelled more like the Broncos dirty laundry than like a venue. That's what this was all about, though; it was about getting together and rocking together. To that end, Double Entendre almost always accomplished its mission, whether it was the Locust or Lucero.
Obviously, the fun didn't last. Double Entendre eventually went out of business, just a couple years shy of the full-fledged South Broadway revitalization. Near the end of it's run, Kane started shifting his already limited and specialized inventory over to electronic music. Again, he was slightly ahead of the curve -- in fact many of the genre's mainstays probably first found the ears of Coloradoans at Double Entendre.
We still remember one of the last times we were there, when a junkie came up to the door, asked if Double Entendre was a gay techno store, to which Paul replied, "Yep, totally gay, totally techno."
Or maybe we weren't there -- maybe it's just the stuff of legend.


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Christina Park
Park joined CNN in 1999, working in several areas, including CNN and CNN Headline News. Before her current position, she worked as a medical and health producer for CNN Headline News. She has also reported on Headline News as well as for CNN, CNN International and as an anchor for CNN Student News.
During her tenure at CNN, Park has helped launch a number of programs, including CNNdotCOM, where she produced the Internet "how-to" segments called "Tools." She also helped with the launch of CNN's profile-style program, People in the News. In August 2001, she moved to Headline News to help with the launch of the revamped network.
Park has won multiple honors for her professional work, including a National Headliner Award for her work with CNNdotCOM. She is also a member of
the Atlanta Press Club.
Park graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in neuroscience. A native of Atlanta, she was a concert pianist for the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and is fluent in Korean.


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Why the US does not want a nuclear Iran
While almost every day we are told that the US, the UN and the West in general oppose a nuclear Iran because of the belief that Tehran could use enrichment to turn a peaceful nuclear energy plan into a nuclear weapons program, or that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is defying the international community on the matter because he is irrational, seeks confrontation or wants to "destroy" Israel,* the real reasons why the West opposes Iran's nuclear ambitions rather lie in economics. In fact, we must look back to the 1970s to find the seeds of the current crisis, when powerful US and British oil and banking interests launched a campaign to increase the price of oil while, through funding to environmental groups and security think tanks, seeking to discredit nuclear energy as a safe, clean source of energy and creating fears of nuclear proliferation (the bid worked, as our continued reliance on the black gold shows us). Later on, Western powers used the UN Security Council to block certain states from going nuclear while allowing allies to pass the threshold, even when those states were not signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), such as Israel and India.
When it comes to oil-rich Iran, the US and its allies have argued that it makes no sense — aside from nuclear weapons ambitions — for Tehran to seek nuclear energy precisely because it has so much oil. What this rationalization fails to consider, however, is that Iran, just like any other country, seeks to maximize its oil profits by exporting it rather than reserving it for domestic consumption, all the more so when prices are so high. If Iran managed to produce enough nuclear fuel to feed its reactors, a mere 1-gigawatt reactor would produce enough power to accommodate an industrial city of 1 million people. Add a few of those and Iran could soon be self-sufficient and therefore in a position to export more oil and use the money to develop its infrastructure.
But this the US will not allow. Why? Because it has long been Washington's policy (and before it, London's) to keep oil-producing states in the Middle East relatively weak so that they will never be able to challenge Western interests. While Tehran's supposed intransigence on the issue is used by the West and its media mouthpieces to explain the lack of progress in talks and the attendant series of economic sanctions, the truth is that the West does not want a nuclear Iran and will continue to move the goal posts to stall the process indefinitely (this would explain the US' refusal to even consider closely monitored minimal uranium enrichment in Iran as an alternative to full-cycle enrichment, while Western support for the proposal that Russia provide Iran with nuclear fuel now looks dead in the water, given the strained relations between the West and Russia following the latter's invasion of Georgia earlier this month).
"Lack of transparence" on Tehran's part is currently the reason given to justify sanctions and Western opposition. However, even if tomorrow Tehran were to become the epitome of transparency, nuclear power would still remain beyond its reach and new reasons would be found to account for the lack of developments, from enmity with Israel to support for terrorism (Hezbollah, Hamas) to meddling in Iraq or Afghanistan and so on.
As in the past, a lot can be explained by looking at who's behind declarations and which institutions are funding whom in the battle of ideas. From think tanks to oil companies to big banks to publishing houses, many have an interest in ensuring that Iran remains relatively weak.
* Ahmadinejad's supposed calls for the "destruction" of Israel are hotly contested and are probably more the result of mistranslation or manipulation than a heartfelt wish for the Jewish state's destruction, which in any case would inevitably result in the annihilation of Iran by either Israel (which has nuclear weapons) or the US. Ahmadinejad and his cabinet do not have a death wish, nor is Ahmadinejad in a position where he can make unilateral decisions that would affect the future of his state. Ahmadinejad is a populist in the same mold as Mohammed Mossadegh, whom the US and British intelligence helped overthrow in 1953 (again mostly over oil).


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Watch The 707-Horsepower Jeep Trackhawk At The Drag Strip
Thanks to Road and Track and YouTuber, Sinister Life, we can watch the 707-horsepower Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk shoot down the drag strip. They headed to Atco Dragway in New Jersey and decided to see what the factory-built Trackhawk could do up against a Hellcat-swapped previous generation Grand Cherokee SRT8
It should be noted that the swapped Grand Cherokee is still being tuned. They're testing new engine calibrations and suspension settings in a Jeep with seriously turned up power and street tires. On the best run in the Trackhawk, it hit 11.899 at 114.64 mph. At the end of the day, the Trackhawk's drag strip performance is pretty impressive.
This week on PowerNation Katie welcomes Rodney Beasley, owner of Designer Street Rods and two of his builds. First is a 1937 Ford truck owned by Bill Bowen. In a 4 year build, Rodney's team did a lot of rust repair, built a custom chassis, dropped in a 392 Ford Stroker making 430 horsepower and gave the pickup a very classy Oak wood bed floor. They sprayed it with a custom PPG metallic almost Green color with a custom leather interior by Paul Atkins.
The second is a 1957 Chevy Bel Air owned by his father Ray. Again the team did some rust repair, dropped in 350 LT-1 making 425 horsepower and gave it a cool paint treatment. It looks like Black, but it's Valspar's "Deep Blue Black". It too has a custom leather interior by Paul Atkins. Lots to take in this weekend including some great hands-on tech from our shops. See you this weekend PowerNation!