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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A passion for porches.................
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Your porch is so lovely, Mary. I am counting the days until I can sit on my porch again. It's too cold right now, but soon....ReplyDelete
What a lovely porch to sit in - it looks so interesting - wish I could join you.ReplyDelete
I love your porch. We have a front porch and a back one. We use them both. But I am really looking forward to finishing our pergola and spending evenings out there dining al fresco under the stars....ReplyDelete
I loved the little sleeping angel. So cute. We have a deck which is similar but it's not as pretty as yours.ReplyDelete
Love porches and all the sitting areas that I can put together. Right now it all looks so dreary; I have a lot of sprucing up to do before company from Germany arrives. We are getting a ton of rain today so no outside work. Talked to hubby about heading your way sometime, and if we do would love to see the two of you!ReplyDelete
Hugs to you both!
Take Care,
LOVE your front porch! lovely~:) chrisReplyDelete
Mary, I just love your porch!!! It must be wonderful to just sit out there and watch the comings and goings! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Oh wait! I'm coming over dear! What a great day yesterday! I'm so excited for both of us and our new adventure. Hope you are having a lovely day. Love,ReplyDelete
Your porch is lovely and just the perfect size. I'd love to come and visit!ReplyDelete
I love your front porch and would love to stop by for a cup of tea - morning, afternoon or evening :-) We have a front deck - 16' x 6' but it doesn't have a roof. I really wish it had one so I could sit out there during rainy days. We do enjoy it though and often eat breakfast there and I like sitting and reading there. We do lunch and supper on the back deck.ReplyDelete
So thankful for these spots to enjoy ;-) Pamela
Just LOVE your porch! I have one, but it's small. I do, however, make up for it with a gazebo (Target-style) and a pavilion.ReplyDelete
Flower gardens and sitting porches ~ two of my favorite things in spring.ReplyDelete
Yours are both lovely, dear Mary! ~ Sarah
Oh I would love to stop by this beautiful porch. I definitely could sit there and enjoy the coming of Spring with you. I love that sleeping angel and wonder if the warm sunshine will soon wake her.ReplyDelete
I would love to stop by and sit on your porch! I love my front porch. We have installed ceiling fans and enjoy the humid summer evenings under the fans. CarlaReplyDelete
Hi Mary, Porches, they seem look a good idea but probably not in the UK. I love all the decorative furnishings you have on yours and it would be a lovely place to sit and get to know you with a lovely cup of Yorkshire tea, I will bring it with me!! In the "Summer" we sit in our conservatory with the doors open,hubby had a malignant melanoma, so has to stay out of the sun as much as possible!ReplyDelete
Jackie in Surrey, now a follower!
I don't have a porch of any kind but yours sure does look lovely.ReplyDelete
Wishing I'd live closer and come to sit there for a cup of tea with you......ReplyDelete
Anyway, I like the wicker chairs a little bit torn and faded, I like the idea of them being "lived and aged".....
Yours thoughts of spring and the hints in the air are pulling me in, too, Mary.ReplyDelete
I love our porch. In fact, many years ago when we were considering moving here, I told my husband that a porch was one of my conditions to moving.
Your porch is lovely - I'd enjoy sitting for an hour with you, hearing about your latest adventure and the plans for the next.ReplyDelete
Good morning Mary. I just caught up with the posts I have missed. So lovely and written so well. the brides today have such lovely choices. Including exotic places to be married. Your spring flowers are beautiful. Last, your porch is so pretty and inviting. My wicker chairs are needing paint too. They still have charm to me. I love your green table/shelf of bird houses and your treasure of 'things.'ReplyDelete
My cousin Marilyn and her hubs have been here for a week and the days have whizzed by. Plus they do not have a computer, so I feel guilty sitting and visiting. They haven't a clue as to how important my visiting is each day. Sigh! They are leaving on Monday. This has been the year of the cousins so far. Bob, Pat and Marilyn and not short visits. I do love them dearly and enjoy their company. I'm not complaining, well maybe a bit!!! HA!
Thinking of you always. dear Mary.
Love, Jeanne
I'd love to stop by for a cup of coffee. I love that yours is a porch and not a big, awkward deck (like mine). Happy almost spring Mary and Bob and Jasmin :)ReplyDelete
I love all your little birdhouses...and the angle resting on the table. Porches are wonderful things...and yours is certainly special.ReplyDelete
Lovely front porch Mary and I love your home!!ReplyDelete
You have so many beautiful things to dress your porch with!!
Pamela xo


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The MAP Toolkit 9.0 Beta features two emerging technologies to simplify inventory data collection. Neither Software Identification Tags nor User Access Logging is common yet, but MAP includes features around them – getting ahead of the curve – so that when they do become commonplace, MAP is already there to take advantage of the capabilities they bring.
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Maggie's Farm
We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
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Tuesday, March 7. 2017
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Stuck Inside of Stockholm with the Nobel Blues Again
Cursive Writing Is Making a Much-Needed Comeback in Schools
Investing: The World's Most Deceptive Chart
Notwithstanding The Warnings Of The New York Times, Economic Growth Is Limitless
Science Has a Reproducibility Crisis
Michael Moore Moons Over Hugo Chavez And The Success Of Socialism In Venezuela
They do have a good weight-loss program there
Not Just Treading Water: In Higher Education, Tuition Often Does More than Replace Lost Appropriations
Women's and gender studies degrees have increased 300% since 1990
Barista training
2 centuries of US immigration: Graphic
Social Justice Syndrome: 'Rising Tide of Personality Disorders Among Millennials'
Finding an enemy makes some people feel whole
Dreher: The Madness At Middlebury
Scholar IDs 'axis of intolerance' killing higher ed: gutless admin, radical profs, crybully students
A Bubble Is Its Own Kind of Cage - The riot over Charles Murray at Middlebury College was an appalling display of intolerance.
How "Family Values" Conservatives Are Hurting Families
Apparently guys won't use condoms
Case closed on the Rosenbergs - A startling confession again proves their guilt. Now it's time for the left to acknowledge it.
New York Mayor Hides 500,000 Illegals, Vows to Ignore Immigration Laws
How to Survive In the Age of Rage
I am not angry
IBD/TIPP Poll: Public Turned Off By Media´s Relentlessly Negative Coverage Of Trump
Meanwhile he is trying to do what people want
NY Times Columnist Wants Trump's Presidency Put "On Pause" Over Russia Allegations…
Here Are The Top 15 'Obamagate' Wiretap Victims
OBAMA'S WIRETAPS? Details of a Watergate-style conspiracy against Trump emerge.
Flashback=> NY Times Front Page Headline: "Wiretapped Data Used in Inquiry of Trump Aides"
Obamacare did create a new entitlement expectation.
#ObamaGate Is a Lot More than a Hashtag
Gazprom Gloats over Captive European Market
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Re: Case closed on the Rosenbergs
I disagree with Radosh. I doubt it will make any difference to leftists at all. If one is still willing to cling to an ideology when every time it has been employed has ended in misery and massive loss of life, the fact that the Rosenbergs actually were Communist spys and not falsely accused will not likely mean anything to them.
For the rest of us, it is yet another vindication of the truth.
the point has been made on cold war discussion groups that the atomic spies contributed to keeping the cold war cold, albeit not in the way they expected.
the spy ring shaved a few years off the Soviet atomic research so that they achieved at least second strike capability (countervalue targeting) against the US sooner than they would have on their own.
the theory is that the most dangerous times in an arms race is when one side is closing the military gap with the other, or the other is losing its advantage. this would have been even more obvious to people in 1947: the paralysis of the Brits and French during the Phony War when Germany could have been defeated and the timing of the Japanese stop-hit attack on Pearl Harbor before the buildup of US Pacific forces was completed are lessons within recent memory.
so the thinking is that a rough US-USSR parity was safer than an increasing or decreasing gap when either side might be tempted to exploit its advantage or prevent that advantage from increasing.
this in no way mitigates the atomic spies' guilt; they should have been executed many times over.
"Women's and gender studies degrees have increased 300% since 1990"
Barista training
This is the big mistake that a lot of people on the right make. Sure, a lot of them DO end up in barista-style jobs. But these people were never looking for good corporate jobs to begin with. What they are looking for is jobs in academia, not-for-profit organizations and State or Federal bureaucracy. All jobs where you get to live off of the taxpayer's dime and tell other people how they have to live their lives. Pres. Trump should issue an E.O. forbidding anyone with a degree in Women's/Gender/ Studies from being hired by the Federal government.
Actually, he should issue an EO ordering the agencies to follow federal law on federal employee hiring that requires any "educational" credential requirement to be specifically supported by the duties of the position.
Then another EO forbidding any GS position whose duties require a "-studies" degree.
job opps for -studies grads in non-profits is limited, academia jobs are even more scarce and pay worse. the usual entry level public job does not need a degree in -studies.
barista training. or training for the zachriels squad.
Hey, the sky's the limit if you're a -studies major !
Community organizer
Professional protester
Street/performance artist
Paid internet troll
Cat shelter operator
Homeless advocate
Mainline denomination clergyperson
RonF: Barista training
Not sure that's fair to hardworking baristas, which is a specialty in its own right. ("It's hard to find good help nowadays.")
If a high school aged kid can do your job with nothing more than OJT, it's not a specialty, regardless of how hard you work.
Flashback=> NY Times Front Page Headline: "Wiretapped Data Used in Inquiry of Trump Aides" ... But Two months later they are trashing their own reports!
The New York Times article from January discusses wiretaps of suspected Russian intelligence agents from before the inauguration. This does mean that if Flynn or others had contact with these agents, it's possible they may have been monitored while they were private citizens.
This does nothing to support Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by the Obama Administration.
In a ironic juxtaposition the two claims; 1. that the Trump team collaborated in some way with the Russians to change the election and 2. That Obama used extra-constitutional methods to spy on the Trump team to change the election.
The first claim has been investigated and 1000 reporters have salivated and turned over every stone and found nothing. Zip, nada, nothing. But the 2nd charge is new and already there is evidence and substantiation from people in a position to know the facts.
There is a second and possibly more significant irony in that if the Trump team did collude with Russia in any of the ways that the left has claimed it would most likely be either legal or at least not illegal. But if Obama or his administration did conduct an investigation of a presidential candidate with the intent of changing an election it is illegal and in certain cases serious felony level illegal that could get you life in prison.
IMHO it reminds me of that old saying; be careful what you wish for. It would seem that we will have a congressional investigation and follow the evidence. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?
#ObamaGate Is a Lot More than a Hashtag ...Congressional committees, the FBI, not to mention numerous avid media organizations and who knows who else (NSA? CIA? ASPCA?) have been investigating putative Trump-Russia collusion for some time now and come up with... exactly nothing.
That's clearly not correct. The U.S. Intelligence Agencies are confident Russia interfered in the U.S. election in favor of Trump. Russian money flowed into the Trump organization in years past. Paul Manafort resigned after allegations of cash payments while working for the pro-Russian president of Ukraine. Michael Flynn was fired as National Security Advisor for lying about his contacts with the Russians. Sessions was forced to recuse himself from the matter for being less than fully truthful about his own contacts with the Russians.
This came after Mark Levin, Breitbart, Andrew C. McCarthy, Louise Mensch and others I've forgotten about or am unaware of reported about two appeals to FISA courts (one denied last summer and one approved in October) for permission to tap phones in Trump Tower.
That's more an indication of the echochamber than of independent confirmation.
Trump wants this possible surveillance to be investigated along with the rest of the supposed Russia mess
Ha! Now that's just plain silly. Trump is the President of the United States of America. He can just pick up the phone and ask if there were any surveillance warrants.
"The U.S. Intelligence Agencies are confident Russia interfered in the U.S. election in favor of Trump."
Careful, you're overplaying your hand.
First of all the ONLY thing known to be fact is that the Russians hack everything they can and have for 20 years or so. YOU and other far left pundits have transmogrified that into "the Russians hacked the election". They didn't of course they simply hacked everything they could and that included the DNC. Now you are claiming they did it to help Trump, LOL. Like the Russians wanted Trump who will bring back our military strength and is the clinker in the question of what America will do to protect itself where Hillary would have held hands with Putin. Clearly the Russians wanted Hillary a friend and bought and paid for hack. They didn't want Trump because he can't be bought.
Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!
OneGuy: YOU and other far left pundits have transmogrified that into "the Russians hacked the election".
Hmm. We never used the words you put in quotes. We did use the word 'interfere', the same word used by noted "far left pundits", such as Army Intelligence.
OneGuy: Like the Russians wanted Trump who will bring back our military strength
Trump has not only lauded Putin, but has indicated a foreign policy that tilts towards autocratic Russia at the expense of democratic Europe, and a willingness to ratify Russian intrusions into the Ukraine and interference in the elections of western democracies.
But you've repeated said "hacked" and "influenced" and claimed the Russians caused Trump to be elected.
Orioles Like Oranges: But you've repeated said "hacked" and "influenced" and claimed the Russians caused Trump to be elected.
There is evidence that the Russians hacked emails of the DNC, then released those emails for maximum political influence. We have never said that the "Russians caused Trump to be elected". In a close election, one can point to any number of factors that may have been decisive. Millions of Americans voted for Trump having nothing to do with Russian interference, or the plethora of fake news.
#220.127.116.11.1 Zachriel on 2017-03-07 15:24 (Reply)
Zacnrheisl: We have never said that the "Russians caused Trump to be elected
Then what's your problem? You wouldn't say a word if Clinton won with all the pay to play moola she extorted from foreign countries. Nor are you saying that the Russians forged material or causes voting machines to vote Trump. Nor are you denying that the material distributed was accurate. You tools are so out of touch.
The fact that POdesda fell for a 1990s / AOL-era phishing troll says a lot for his incompetence.
#220.127.116.11.1.1 Tits like melons on 2017-03-07 15:53 (Reply)
ahhh... Do you have any pictures? I mean for a second opinion of course.
#184.108.40.206.1.1.1 IdahoBob on 2017-03-08 00:41 (Reply)
Tits like melons: You wouldn't say a word if Clinton won with all the pay to play moola she extorted from foreign countries.
Clinton provided tax returns going back decades. The Clinton Foundation's tax returns are public record. There's no evidence that Clinton profited financially from any of these transactions.
Tits like melons: Nor are you saying that the Russians forged material or causes voting machines to vote Trump.
There is no such evidence.
Tits like melons: Nor are you denying that the material distributed was accurate.
No. The material was private, stolen, then released for maximum political effect by a power adversary to the United States, clearly with the intent to damage the Clinton campaign, and sow doubt about the U.S. electoral system.
It was a crime committed by Russia used to distort the American political process. Trump advocated that the criminals release the stolen emails, yet millions of citizens brush it off. Something is rotten in the state of America.
#18.104.22.168.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2017-03-08 09:58 (Reply)
By the way, have you noticed how the very same people who are always quick to vilify US intelligence agencies for their "extra-legal" underhanded shenanigans (think of the CIA as depicted in the Bourne films and shows like Homeland inter alia) are so quick to take their word as evidence when it suddenly suits their politics?
JJM: By the way, have you noticed how the very same people who are always quick to vilify US intelligence agencies for their "extra-legal" underhanded shenanigans
The U.S. Intelligence Community often gets it wrong, and intelligence is often tilted towards the President's preferred outcome, such as in Iraq. It does pay to be skeptical of such findings. In this case, however, it is supported by independent cyber-security investigations, and by the known facts.
(Not sure your fictional cases are persuasive as they show the somewhat imaginary extremes and not the norm.)
achriels: Trump is the President of the United States of America. He can just pick up the phone and ask if there were any surveillance warrants.
Says someone who has never reviewed a warrant. You are one clueless kid.
We have to have free birth control so that the single mother with health problems who can't work can still sleep with her boyfriend without getting pregnant? Where exactly was the "family" in that example?
Cat Lady: We have to have free birth control so that the single mother with health problems who can't work can still sleep with her boyfriend without getting pregnant? Where exactly was the "family" in that example?
The three-year-old daughter. The mother trying not to get pregnant so that she can take care of her daughter.
Bird Dog: Apparently guys won't use condoms
Some couples use two forms of birth control for layered protection. Because of her health issues, that may be advisable.
I got married in the early 70s. Up through the time I chose to get a vasectomy on the 90s, birth control was NEVER covered by my health insurance. There are reasonable cost approaches.
I could not get past the very first sentence in the Family Values article. If you start out with a lie, I'm not going to waste my time trying to read the rest of the article.
To Lorena Barrientos, the idea that politicians would reduce women's access to contraception is baffling.
B Hammer: I could not get past the very first sentence in the Family Values article. If you start out with a lie, I'm not going to waste my time trying to read the rest of the article.
In fact, Republicans have worked to reduce funding for Medicaid, which would directly impact birth control options for the woman mentioned in the first sentence. Many Republicans have supported bills which would allow employers to not cover birth control. Furthermore, many Republicans have supported bills which would outlaw IUDs, also directly impacting the woman mentioned in the first sentence.
Reduced or cut off funding, is know where near the same as cutting off access. This in lieu of the fact, that the activity in question, can be 100% cut from your life. It's called abstinence. It works every single time it is tried. The monetary cost is zero. Now the emotional cost may be different, but the whole of society should not have to pay for your sexual hangups. Sacrifice. It builds character. You don't need to have handed to you on a silver platter, your every hearts desire.
Now I must go say Hail Mary's, get back to my Lenten sacrifices. One of which was not arguing with the Zach Borg. Because it so very frustrating!
B. Hammer: Reduced or cut off funding, is know where near the same as cutting off access.
Reduced funding does cut off access for many. The proposed AHCA (American Health Care Act) specifically devised Medicaid to push people off the system over time.
B. Hammer: This in lieu of the fact, that the activity in question, can be 100% cut from your life. It's called abstinence.
What century are you from?
In the real world, of course, lack of birth control options nearly always lead to an increase in the pregnancy rate. In the case of the woman in the first sentence, it may mean the death of the mother, the fetus, and orphaning a child. And while you might think this is unusual, in fact, in times past, it was very typical for women to die from childbirth.
In fact, 60% of Planned Parenthood's federal funding comes from reimbursements from Medicaid and Title X funding for preventative and primary care (things like birth control and cancer screenings).
The Government Accountability Office estimates that 390,000 women would lose access and up to 650,000 would face reduced preventive care within a year if Congress blocked Medicaid patients from Planned Parenthood," CBS News reported earlier this year.
The case was closed on the Rosenberg's a long time ago. When Nikita Khrushchev died his memoirs were smuggled to the west and published. He praised the Rosenberg's and said the information they provided greatly helped the soviet atomic bomb program.
"The case was closed on the Rosenbergs a long time ago."
And how!
The 2009 book Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America by John Earl Hynes, Harvey Klehr and Alexander Vassiliev lays it all out in quite considerable detail.
(A side-effect of reading it was a considerable sense of professional sympathy I developed with the poor old KGB field operatives who had to handle all those CPUSA prima donnas!)
Notwithstanding The Warnings Of The New York Times, Economic Growth Is Limitless
The question raised in the New York Times is the rate of growth. A developed economy can grow by putting unused capacity to work, population growth, or through innovation. The U.S. economy is finally nearing capacity, and immigration is being constrained, so further growth is limited to innovation, which, in a developed economy, is typically about 1-2% per year. That already accounts for robotization and other investments. (Of course, innovation can sometimes yield surprise.)
Infrastructure and research investments can help, but because the economy is near capacity, this will tend to compete against available capacity, resulting in inflation. It would have made a lot more sense to have invested in infrastructure when the U.S. was working at less than capacity, when originally proposed by the Obama Administration, putting the idle to work, and keeping them honed for the work environment, rather than atrophying.
While the Trump Administration has proposed some (questionable) infrastructure investment, they have also proposed cuts in research funding. Tax cuts will also exacerbate the problem by putting additional pressure on interest rates, at the same time borrowing for infrastructure.
In any case, the New York Times article doesn't say there's a limit to economic growth, but a practical limit to the growth rate.
America's dismal economic performance is due to over-taxation and over-regulation, which now make it impossible for companies to invest or grow, or for new companies to get started. It also has led to a huge capital and jobs flight out of the country, as companies flee for better economic environments.
Immigration, it's not all the same.
Using annual data from 1850 to 2010 for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA, this paper examines the impact of immigration and the immigrants' educational and cultural background on unemployment. Instruments for 27 emigrating countries are used to deal with the feedback effects from unemployment to immigration. The results show that educated immigrants, in particular, and immigrants from Protestant countries significantly reduce unemployment, while poorly educated and non-Protestant immigrants enhance unemployment.
and who doesn't want a world full of WASPS? damn those dagoe malfactors, those hebrews, micks and exotics.
Irish and Dogs Need Not Apply! this is Serious.
I actually feel a bit sorry for WASPs these days. They seem to be rather too heavily into self-loathing lately.
Different faces, but the same problems of immigration
Source: The North American Review, Vol. 188, No. 634 (Sep., 1908), pp. 383-394
When the circumstance is taken into consideration that eighty five per cent, of the population of New York City is either
foreign-born or of foreign parentage, and that nearly half of the residents of the five boroughs do not speak the English lan
guage, it is only a logical condition that something like eighty five out of one hundred of our criminals should be found to be
of exotic origin. In no one police precinct on Manhattan Island does the percentage of native-born heads of families reach 50? the highest, 45.44 being in the West Side district lying between Forty-second and Eighty-sixth Streets and Eighth Avenue and
the North River, and the lowest, 3.12, in the densely congested East Side quarter, largely peopled by Russian Hebrews, bounded by East Broadway, the Bowery and Houston and Norfolk Streets.
Wherefore it is not astonishing that with a million Hebrews, mostly Russian, in the city (one-quarter of the population), per
haps half of the criminals should be of that race, when we con sider that ignorance of the language, more particularly among men not physically fit for hard labor, is conducive to crime; nor is it strange that in the precinct where there are not four
native-born heads of families in every hundred families, the per centage of criminality is high.
Although, while the Italians are outnumbered in New York by the Hebrews by two to one, the crime percentage of the former is but 20 to the latter's 50, the Italian malefactor is by far the greater menace to law and order
Ref millennial snowflakes
Humorous event. I was a the cashier stand in our company cafeteria and this young guy was trying to decide whether to buy a particular candy bar. He kept asking the cashier what it tasted like. He hemmed and hawed for several minutes asking again.. worrying that maybe he wouldn't like it. At first I thought he was joking, but he was really stressed... Couldn't decide what to do. Apparently, buying one and tossing it if he didn't like it didn't occur to him.
This is the future??
RE Science Has a Reproducibility Crisis
some trash sciences like climate fetish have a crisis. hard sciences like relativity are reproducible and some well established soft ones like evolution are as well.
Michael Moore Moons Over Hugo Chavez And The Success Of Socialism In Venezuela
They do have a good weight-loss program there.
Yes, they do have a good weight-loss program in Venezuela. The irony of revisiting what PSF such as Michael Moore had to say about Chavista Venezuela is that they were spouting BS even when the price of oil was around $100/BBL, as it was in 2013. Here is what Michael Moore wrote in his 2013 tweet.
Hugo Chavez declared the oil belonged 2 the ppl. He used the oil 2 eliminate 75% of extreme poverty, provide free health and education for all1)"Hugo Chavez declared the oil belonged 2 the ppl." : Venezuelan oil was nationalized in 1976. Chavez was elected in 1998, and took office in early 1999.PDVSA was, before Chavez's takeover in 2003, one of the better-run nationalized oil companies. In the 1990s, when oil had fallen from its peak near $40/BBL in 1981 to around, $20/BBL, which resulted in a lack of cash for investment for PDVSA, PDVSA entered into some partnerships with foreign oil companies, primarily in the heavy oil Orinoco belt. Chavez also entered into partnerships with foreign oil companies.
2)"eliminate 75% of extreme poverty": Yes, Chavez threw a lot of money around, some of which ended up in the hands of poor people. In 1998, the year Chavez was elected, the export price of Venezuelan oil averaged around $11/BBL. In 2013, the export price of Venezuelan oil averaged around $100/BBL. Therefore, comparing economic growth from 1998 to 2013 will give a good idea of how Chavez managed the oil bonanza.
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $), % increase from 1998-2013The abysmal growth of Chavista Venezuela's economy compared to other countries meant that the funds available to eliminate extreme poverty weren't that great. If you don't have more money to distribute, you won't be able to distribute money to more people.
Upper middle income 108.7
Low & middle income 90.9
World 44.2
Latin America & Caribbean 30.2
Venezuela, RB 15.2
3. provide free health and education for all
Education in Venezuela was free before 1998. Regarding health, simply look at how Chavista Venezuela performed compared to other countries in Latin America. Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality are the gold standards for measuring progress in health care. From 1998 to 2013, Venezuela went from 9th in Latin America to 12th in Latin America. From 1998 to 2013, Venezuela went from 6th in Latin America to 7th in Latin America. These indicate that at best, Chavista Venezuela's performance in health care was, at best, slightly below average compared to the rest of Latin America.
Even before the fall of the price of oil in 2014, Chavista Venezuela's accomplishments were primarily smoke and mirrors. In 1998, the price of oil was around $11/BBL. Today, the price of oil is around $40/BBL. I don't hear anyone saying that today Venezuela is better off than it was in 1998, except some deranged Chavista or PSF. I
World Bank: World Development Indicators
From 1998 to 2013, Venezuela's Life Expectancy went from 9th in Latin America to 12th in Latin America.
Well he did correct some poverty:
"Barista training"
Yes, training to become a surly embittered one who might take a vicious turn on a poor customer at a moment's notice over some imagined slight or other.
(Such as, say, some innocent rube daring to complain that the men's room is out of toilet paper.)
Well, they do say there's no getting around Michael Moore...
...not without a good long walk.
Re: cursive handwriting reintroduced.
While the Palmer handwriting style had been taught for generations to public school students, it often devolved into a very illegible style of loopy, unreadable letters. The Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting method offers an extremely legible style as well as a beautiful graphic. I taught it to my students and as adults they retain a lovely and readable handwriting. The move to calligraphy brings it to an art form. Try it; you'll be impressed! http://www.handwritingsuccess.com/index.php
Venezuela needs help. That's obvious.
Are Moore or any of his Hollywood (or Democratic Political) cronies ponying up any money to help out?
Why aren't all these Chavez-loving knuckleheads providing relief? Where are their Caracas Airlift flights? Where are their cargo ships bringing carloads of foodstuffs and other needs?
The silence of PFS/Chavez supporters like Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone or Danny Glover regarding Venezuela's current situation has been "deafening." Crickets. Not a word, as far as I can tell.
Similarly, Mark Weisbrot, a PhD. who previously wrote voluminously in support of Chavismo, has been very quiet lately.
Perhaps Barbra Streisand should move to Venezuela. It would help her lost weight.
Needs are infinite. The Venezuelans did this to themselves. No help will be forthcoming. Venezuela will end up like Albania, NoKo, Cuba. They are 17 years into the standard 70-year timeline. Even when all the wealth is looted, and their Treasury is bare of any gold bars, there will be enough for a small coterie to Rule in Hell. O'Brien didn't need wealth, just privilege and power.


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OK, before you guys jump to a hotspot and try and update your precious Sony PlayStation Portable, let me tell you that the PSP Firmware Update v6.00 is NOT a major update. Yes, Sony has done it again by having a new PSP firmware with alarmingly minor [visible] updates and labeled it with something cool a new number! (The last major update was 5.51) The list of new features are listed below from the PlayStation Blog, and IGN's post and as such are nothing to go gaga over.
- For those of you looking to customize your XMB (XrossMediaBar), a few new colors will be added under the Theme Settings. These new theme colors can be used on PSP models 2000 or after (PSP-2000, 3000 and N1000).
- A security patch has been added.
- [Network Update] has been renamed as [System Update].
The security patch is definitely the most obvious thing to look out for because it might deter or slow the usual slew of hackers from hacking this system. (But with most of them content with the old firmware, I hardly expect much work to go on with this new firmware)
IGN reports that with this new update downloaded games can be grouped in folders, based on their expiry date. (Only. No custom folders, unfortunately) This hints at gaming rental system of the PlayStation Network. It also says that the preview icons have become smaller, which is not good. Let's just hope Sony does something good with its next FW upgrade (as we have been saying for ages now). Again, QJ.net says that MediaGo! playlists can be imported to the Music folder of the PSP (Unconfirmed). I hope the last one is true, at least, for I have a cartload of mood-centric playlists sitting idle without a real "playlist" on the PSP.


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About the Artist
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is one of the most popular and universally recognized artists of all time. A remarkably prolific artist, he produced approximately 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings during a brief career spanning a mere decade. Deeply inspired by the sun-drenched landscape of southern France, Van Gogh developed a signature style marked by lush impasto, energetic brushwork, and vibrant color.
This poster is a reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's well-known Starry Night (1889), in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Some Emory University students "in pain" after "Trump 2016″ chalked on campus
The specter of a Donald Trump presidency is so disturbing to some college students that they're protesting pro-Trump chalk writings on their campus, according to a report by Emory University's campus newspaper.
The words "Trump 2016″ appeared earlier this week scrawled in chalk around the college campus, the Emory Wheel reported Monday. In response, a few dozen students gathered at the school's administration building later that day, holding signs that read "Stop Trump" and "Stop Hate." According to the paper, the activists shouted, "You are not listening! Come speak to us, we are in pain!"
When protesters moved to demonstrate inside the administration hall, school officials issued a swift answer. College president Jim Wagner met with the students, who expressed anxiety that the writings were threats to their safety rather than political speech, considering Georgia's Republican primary was held earlier this month.
"The students shared with me their concern that these messages were meant to intimidate rather than merely to advocate for a particular candidate, having appeared outside of the context of a Georgia election or campus campaign activity," Wagner wrote in a university-wide email Tuesday. "During our conversation, they voiced their genuine concern and pain in the face of this perceived intimidation."
Some of the students, according to the Emory Wheel, complained about the slow response time to their grievances, although university administration officials met with demonstrators on the day the protests took place. One question posed to the university during the protest included: "Why did the swastikas [spray-painted on a Jewish fraternity house in 2014] receive a quick response while these chalkings did not?" Another asked if the university would "decry the support for this fascist, racist candidate" in an official campus statement.
In response, Wagner's Tuesday email said the university "cannot dismiss their expression of feelings and concern as motivated only by political preference or over-sensitivity."
"As an academic community, we must value and encourage the expression of ideas, vigorous debate, speech, dissent, and protest," he said. "It is important that we recognize, listen to, and honor the concerns of these students, as well as faculty and staff who may feel similarly."
In the future, Wagner promised to make "immediate refinements" to the procedures addressing social justice issues on the campus.
The university further ruled the chalk writings a "violation of policy" because of where they had appeared.
In a statement to CBS News, a university spokeswoman said, "Chalkings by students are allowed as a form of expression on the Emory campus but must be limited to certain areas and must not deface campus property—these chalkings did not follow guidelines—that's the issue regarding violation of policy, not the content."


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stats: Japanese single malt whisky, 43%, $135
I find it surprising that I've been writing this blog for a year and a half and haven't yet broached the subject of Japanese whisky – it's something I've had a mild fascination with for several years.
Of the five major whisk(e)y producing nations, Japan's whisky industry is the youngest and the only one whose history can be traced back to just a few men. One of those men, Masataka Taketsuru, is generally regarded as the father of Japanese whisky.
Born in 1894 to a family which had owned a sake brewery for many generations, Masataka went to work for the spirits producing company Settsu Shuzo, after graduating from the Osaka Technical High School. Just three years into his career there, he was chosen to go to Scotland and learn the secrets of that country's whisky industry, toward the end of 1918.
He enrolled in chemistry classes at Glasgow University, and by April of 1919 had landed a brief internship at the Longmorn distillery. After marrying a Scottish native in January of 1920, Masataka and his new wife moved to Campbeltown, where he began working at the Hazelburn distillery. By November of 1920, the couple had made their way to Japan.
Whisk(e)y from the Europe and North America made its way to Japan after the 1850's, when the country started to engage in trade with the West. In the early 1900's many firms in Japan were trying to emulate these whiskies by producing spirits flavored with herbs, spices and perfumes. Unfortunately, the post World War I economic depression caused Masataka's employers to continue on that path, and give up their plans to use his newly acquired knowledge to produce proper whisky. He left the company out of frustration in 1922.
But not all was lost. In 1899 Kotobukiya, a wine and liquor importing business was started by Shinjiro Torii. He was fascinated by whisky and aspired to start a whisky distillery in Japan. In 1923, Shinjiro hired Masataka Taketsuru to oversee the building and operation of his Yamazaki distillery, near Osaka.
Authentic whisky was finally being made in Japan in 1924, but Torii and Taketsuru could never agree on a house style. Masasaka remained true to the Scotch Whisky flavor profile he knew from his formative years abroad, which was powerful, robust and smoky. Shinjiro favored a much lighter style of whisky that would have mass appeal to the Japanese consumer. The two men parted ways in 1929.
Masasaka's wife, Rita, had been teaching English for many years and it was through her connections that he was able to secure investors in his new firm, Nikka, and build his Yoichi distillery in 1934 on the island of Hokkaido. Nikka added a second distillery, Miyagikyo, in 1969.
Shinjiro Torii's firm, Kotobukiya, became Suntory in the 1960's. In addition to the Yamazaki distillery, they opened the Hakushu distillery in 1973.
These are the four major whisky distilleries in Japan today, although several smaller, less significant outfits also make Japanese whisky. For many years Yamazaki 12yr and 18yr were the only Japanese whiskies exported to the U.S., but that has started to change in recent years.
Enough of the history lesson, let's get on to the tasting.
The color is a dark, rich amber, almost mahogany.
The full, complex nose has nutty, floral and malty sweet aromas.
It is full bodied, complex and evolving on the palate. It starts of nutty and slightly floral (just enough to add depth) with a malty richness, before giving way to the dark, cooked fruit flavors typical of sherry cask maturation.
Then it moves into the warming, slightly spicy, long finish with some of the earlier flavors lingering gently.
I really like this whisky, it's well made and nicely balanced, but it has a sense of intrigue about it. Even though it could pass as Single Malt Scotch in a blind tasting, there's still a certain uniqueness to it.


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Best Practice of Using the G-Lock Email Verifier
Understanding our Email List Hygiene, Verification & Validation Process
Our Email Validation Software like any other email checker tool can determine about 70-90% of bad email addresses. Advanced Email Verifier connects to the email addresses mail server, as part of the validation process, and asks if the user exists but NEVER send an email to the recipient. If the recipient's server gives the response that the user exists, the Advanced Email Verifier marks the email address as good. If the mail server says that there is no such user, AEV marks the email address as bad. This means that the Advanced Email Verifier classifies the email address depending on the response of the recipient's mail server.


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I'm one of those list makers. I hope I haven't just revealed some deep psychological weirdness with that admission, but it will explain why I was so excited to see the recent 'A-Z Bookish Survey' going around recently. It's not (necessarily) animal rights/vegan related, but I'm going to do it anyway, because…well, I can't resist a list!
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Pet shops and puppy mills
Thirteen years ago, when we got our new puppy, the last thing I wanted was to support an industry causing pain and suffering for hundreds of defenceless animals – but that was exactly what I was doing.
'Healthy Month' takes its first casualty
'Healthy Month' or 'Fitness Month' (or whatever I'm calling it) has been a mixed success so far. We've had one kitchen appliance hit the dust, and a little bit of unhealthy food, but generally, it's going well.
Be Kind to Animals Week 2013
Happy Be Kind to Animals Week! It's been a big week in Melbourne. It made me very thankful that I have a very nice vegetarian (almost vegan) manager (hi KJ if you're reading this! 🙂 ) who was happy for me to rearrange my week so I could get along to a couple of the events.
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Too much of a good thing
After watching Super Size Me again recently, I had an idea. If Morgan Spurlock could end up that sick and unhealthy-looking after 30 days of eating bad food and not exercising, I wondered whether we could make a significant difference to our health and fitness if we did 30 days of healthy living…but 'Fitness Month' hasn't got off to a very good start!


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The Concept Of New & Old & The Opposition Of The Masses
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What to talk of the non-Muslims ,even most of the Muslims will not heed this message but vehemently oppose it.The objection will be that it is a new call –a new religion,even.The problem is that tey are subordinated to tradition & have followed it blindly for so long that their thinking faculties have been paralysed.To the present-day muslim,these traditions have been passed down over the centuries, so they must be right .Any attempt to introduce a new idea or practice or system is deemed prohibited in his religion .
Every innovation is deemed an attempt to corrupt religion & & lead its followers astray thus going to hell.And yet at one time the Muslim nation was known for its innovation .It was this characteristic that made it a living nation .It was an ever-evolving society ,taking on new ideas & making changes in accordance with the exigencies of the times..Now this same Muslim nation fears new ideas in the same way that a caged bird is afraid of open spaces.However the concept of NEW versus OLD is strange in itself .Whatever is unfamiliar & not widely accepted is considered "new" but once it is widely accepted (however quickly).,it is deemed OLD.At present the Quranic system of universal sustenance seems novel & unfamiliar & hence new.But let us consider numerous Quranic concepts which at the time of its revelation were completely novel to the world ,but which are now norm to the modern world .For one ,the idea that monarchy is inhumane ,whilst accepted in today's world ,was wholly alien at that time,And the idea that we are equal at birth & division by caste & creed in unacceptable ,when introduced by the Quran ,was totally new .The idea that there was no need for a mediator between man & God was again totally new .So was the idea that nationalist or racial division is inhumane & humanity is actually one race subject to one & the same moral law .
These new ideas have become accepted by the whole world ,one at a time ,& now they are neither new nor unfamiliar to anyone,Muslims or not.Of course there are many Quranic concepts that remain new, unfamiliar & thus impractical & unacceptable .Among these "unacceptable" concepts in the Quran is the one that denounces the private ownership as the root of the societal chaos .According to the Quran a true society makes the universal sustenance of humanity its raison d'etre .Today this idea is deemed new & impractical ,so we presently fail to accept & adopt it .But once adopted ,this idea too will become accepted as the norm.


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The South African Communist Party (SACP) has warned the ANC that it will not co-operate with its plans for the next year unless its relationship is redefined and a clearly outlined document is developed stating how the two parties will collaborate.
The SACP's decision to contest elections hangs in the balance, spokesperson Alex Mashilo told the Mail & Guardian this week. If the ANC does not redesign the way the alliance operates, the SACP has a standing resolution to contest elections without the governing party.
"Reconfiguration of the alliance must happen within three months and is going to be very important for elections, because the SACP conference resolved that when we contest elections it should under the umbrella of the reconfigured alliance, or without it," Mashilo said.
"The SACP is not prepared to campaign only to experience what we have experienced under the leadership of Zuma, which we had experienced under the leadership of Mbeki," he added.
SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande delivered the party's a message of support at the ANC's 106 birthday celebrations in East London on Saturday, where he said the ANC should respect the people of South Africa.
"Our country needs the ANC but the ANC needs to respect the country. Don't take the country for granted. In order to lead our country, we need to listen to what the people say," Nzimande said.
Relations between the SACP and ANC reached an all time low last year, as the communists accused president Jacob Zuma of wanting to purge their leaders from cabinet positions. At the ANC's national conference, Nzimande and a number of senior SACP leaders were not re-elected to the party's national executive committee.
On Saturday, Nzimande began his speech by dispelling rumours about dissatisfaction in their ranks.
"Before those who are mischievous say something else; The SACP fully accepts the outcome of the 54th conference of the ANC."
Mashilo explained that reconfiguration of the alliance means better consolation before decisions are taken within the ANC.
"The reconfiguration of the alliance has implications. Going forward there are serious implications because we have two political entities within the alliance. You can't just decide this person will be in this position, what about the other political entity?"
The January 8 statement only said former ANC president Oliver Tambo called on the party's members to unite the tripartite alliance.
Ramaphosa, who was supported by both the SACP and Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) also failed to make substantive remarks about the state of the relationship between the partners.
After the new ANC president's address, SACP central committee member Thulas Nxesi said the party was very happy with Ramaphosa's remarks on corruption and state capture.
The SACP was the first South African political party to call for a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, and said it now feels vindicated by Zuma's decision to appoint it.
"The issues we wanted to hear are the issues of how we are going to deal with state capture, which is the biggest problem and that has been well articulated," Nxesi told the M&G.
"We are still going to engage on the issues of the alliance… but our leader Blade [Nzimande] was clear that we need reconfiguration. I think we must prioritize the alliance meetings from now on."
But the ANC did acknowledge that corruption has dented the relationship between the alliance partners.
"Corruption in SOEs and other public institutions has undermined government's programmes to address poverty and unemployment, weakened key institutions, discouraged investment and contributed to division within the ANC and the Alliance," the January statement read.


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Easy No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies
Have no Fear. These No-Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies are made with Chinese noodles, butterscotch, white chocolate, and optional peanut butter. Perfect Halloween treat, sn
Easy No-Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies
It is almost time for Halloween. Do you have a simple recipe that will make your little goblins & ghost happy? I love this Easy No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies. They take the pressure off of having to present a complex dessert that looks amazing.
You can now let the fun begins with spooky spiders, cobwebs, tombstones, easy to make cookies and eerie laughter. As with any party or get together, the food is ALWAYS the main attraction, so you should make it as deliciously creepy as possible. After this recipe, you will find a list of some of my other favorite treats to make.
Just a side note; if you have kids with allergies you can simply omit the peanut butter, but make sure you add in more butterscotch morsels to make up the difference. Get ready to have a blast with your kids making these Easy No Bake Haystack Cookies.
Let's Get Started
These No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies really come to life once the eyes are placed on the cookies. "I see you" I purchased these Candy Eye Balls to create these cookies.
Instead of using a sandwich bag, you can also use a piping bag with tip #3. You will miss out on the convenience of just tossing away the mess. Unless of course, you are using a disposable piping bag. I used the Wilton White Candy Melts which can be purchased online or at your favorite craft store.
Have no FEAR. Each cookie will be similar, yet unique looking. I just love Halloween. These no–bake Halloween treats that are so easy to make it's scary
Easy No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies Recipe
No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies
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Have no Fear. These No Bake Mummy Haystack Cookies are made with Chinese noodles, butterscotch, white chocolate, and optional peanut butter. Perfect Halloween treats, snack or party food.
- 1 package Butterscotch chips
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons marshmallow cream
- 1 bag lo mein noodles
- White candy melts
- Candy eyes
- parchment paper
- Pour the bag of butterscotch chips into a microwave safe bowl. Add the peanut butter and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Add the marshmallow cream and stir well. Microwave for 30 seconds more if needed to get it to a smooth texture.
- In a large bowl, pour in the bag of lo mein noodles.
- Pour the butterscotch mixture on top and stir coating all of the lo mein noodles.
- Tear a piece of parchment paper and line the counter. Parchment paper is important because it will keep anything from sticking.
- Drop spoonfuls of the haystack mixture onto the parchment paper.
- Working quickly, add two candy eyes to each stack.
- This is the hardest step! Allow to sit and harden.
- Once the haystacks have set, melt the white candy melts. Pour into a plastic bag and cut a small hole in the corner of the bag.
- Make several motions creating the mummy look.
- Allow until candy coating has set.
Other Fun Halloween Recipes
Halloween Nutter Butter Bat Cookies
Spooky Spider Oreo Cookie Recipe!


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My top ranked Kentucky Derby 2016 contender Mohaymen tries to run his record to 5-for-5 in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Feb 27.
The Fountain of Youth is worth a total of 85 Derby points (50-20-10-5).
Mohaymen is the deserving morning line favorite and seemingly has every advantage on Saturday. The outside post should allow jockey Junior Alvarado to watch the pace unfold and pick a spot to stalk/pounce while steering clear of trouble.
Graded Recaps (2016 Derby Points Races)
G2 Risen Star (2-20-16, 90 BSF): Gun Runner was ready to roll off a layoff for Asmussen. He sat a nice tactical trip and held on by a 1/2 length. He has a decent pedigree (Candy Ride – Quiet Giant, by Giant's Causeway) and is an interesting prospect if able to run faster next time. 40-1 longshot Forevamo rallied for the place and was gaining on the winner late. Show finisher Mo Tom was making a nice move before steadying sharply and that probably cost him a better placing. However, the late runner need will always need racing luck and pace help. Candy Boy set the pace and faded to 4th while well clear of the rest. Post time favorite Airoforce is likely off the Derby trail following a poor effort, his first try on fast dirt. Overall, I was not thrilled with this Derby prep.
Jarrod Horak's "Exceptional Eleven" Kentucky Derby 2016 Contenders
(1) MOHAYMEN (Tapit – Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union)
Trainer (Kiaran Mclaughlin) – Owner (Shadwell Stable)
Latest Workout: 4f in :49.60 (23/42) at Palm Meadows on Feb 19.
Comments: The $2.2 million yearling purchase went 3-for-3 as a juvenile and rattled off back-to-back graded wins in the G2 Nashua and G2 Remsen, both at Aqueduct. He made his sophomore debut in the Holy Bull and did not disappoint with an easy stalk/pounce victory at the Gulf on Jan 30. He drew the outside post in a 6-horse field for the G2 Fountain of Youth on Saturday, Feb 27 and looms a short-priced favorite. He maintains his number one ranking, a spot he has occupied since I started my list on September 30, 2015.
Derby Points (20)
(2) MOR SPIRIT (Eskendereya – Im a Dixie Girl, by Dixie Union)
Trainer (Bob Baffert) – Owner (Michael Lund Petersen)
Latest Workout: 4f in :48.60 (21/49) at Santa Anita Park on Feb 17.
Comments: Last year's G1 Los Al Futurity picked up where he left off with another graded win in the G3 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb 6. Baffert's improving stalker was supposed to work six furlongs on Feb 23 under Gary Stevens but the move was scrapped because Mor Spirit was wearing earplugs (mistakenly left in) and was unresponsive. They are supposed to work him again on Sunday, Feb 28 and the G2 San Felipe (March 12) remains a possibility. He stays put at #2, a spot he has occupied since 10-24-15.
Derby Points (24)
(3) BRODY'S CAUSE (Giant's Causeway – Sweet Breanna, by Sahm)
Trainer (Dale Romans) – Owner (Albaugh Family Stable)
Latest Workout: 5f in 1:01.16 (6/21) at Gulfstream Park on Feb 21.
Comments: The stretch runner looked good from off the pace in back-to-back wins at Churchill (one mile maiden race) and Keeneland (G1 Breeders' Futurity). He worked his way through traffic to finish a decent 3rd in the BC Juvenile. He is wintering in Florida and figures to have two Derby preps, beginning with the G2 Tampa Bay Derby March 12 and ending with the G1 Blue Grass at Keeneland on April 9. My longtime #3 stays put.
Derby Points (14)
(4) GREENPOINTCRUSADER (Bernardini – Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance)
Trainer (Dominick Schettino) – Owner (St. Elias Stable)
Latest Workout: 4f in :49.30 (17/65) at Palm Meadows on Feb 20.
Comments: The G1 Champagne winner was too far back early as the favorite in the BC Juvenile and ended up a better than appears 7th after getting fanned very wide in the lane at Keeneland Oct 31. He exited the BC Juvenile with an eye ulcer, probably caused by flying dirt during the running of the race. He resurfaced in the Holy Bull and the patient sort surprisingly took up the running and was clearly second best. He retains his #4 ranking and his next start is undecided.
Derby Points (14)
(5) EXAGGERATOR (Curlin – Dawn Raid, by Vindication)
Trainer (Keith Desormeaux) – Owner (Big Chief Racing, LLC)
Comments: He came back ready to roll in the San Vicente but so did Nyquist and he settled for a clear place finish after giving the champ a scare in mid-stretch. It was a solid beginning to his 3-year-old campaign and should set him up well for the San Felipe. I have moved him one spot ahead of Nyquist because I like the way Keith D is mapping out his sophomore campaign (nice distance progression) as opposed to one sprint and one route before the Derby.
Derby Points (16)
(6) NYQUIST (Uncle Mo – Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry)
Trainer (Doug O'Neill) – Owner (Reddam Racing LLC.)
Comments: The 2-year-old champion looked like a champ in his sophomore debut in the G2 San Vicente at seven furlongs. He ran fast throughout at Santa Anita on Feb 15, stopping the timer in 1:20.71 (100 BSF) and winning by 1.5 lengths over Exaggerator. He is expected to have his final Derby prep in the G1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on April 2.
Derby Points (30)
(7) MATT KING COAL (Cool Coal Man – Donna Marie, by Came Home)
Trainer (Linda Rice) – Owner (Lady Sheila Stable)
Latest Workout: 6f in 1:14.75 (1/1) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on Feb 23.
Comments: Earned two of the better juvenile speed figures in a clear place finish at 8.5 furlongs at Belmont Oct 3 (93 BSF) and a 96 BSF for his easy flat mile wire job maiden win at that same venue Oct 29. Following a respiratory infection, he spiked a fever, missed the G3 Jerome on Jan 3, and went to the farm for a vacation. He returned to the work tab Feb 7 and is pointing to the G3 Gotham at Aqueduct March 5.
(8) CONQUEST BIG E (Tapit – Seeinsbelieven, by Carson City)
Trainer (Mark Casse) – Owner (Conquest Stables, LLC.)
Latest Workouts: 4f in :49 (16/56) at Palm Meadows on Feb 26. 5f bullet in 1:00.90 (1/12) at Palm Meadows on Feb 19.
Comments: The Holy Bull disappointment is behind him and it is put up or shut up time. He needs to step up and prove that he belongs in the graded ranks and must run big in his next start. The Casse barn is suddenly struggling on the Derby trail after Airoforce's flop in the Risen Star.
Derby Points (1)
(9) SUDDENBREAKINGNEWS (Mineshaft – Uchitel, by Afleet Alex)
Trainer (Donnie K Von Hemel) – Owner (Samuel F. Henderson)
Comments: He replaced stablemate Synchrony on the list after rallying powerfully and going last-to-first in the G3 Southwest. He has fired Exacta shots in all six career starts and has a smart route-oriented pedigree. The G2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 19 is next.
Derby Points (10)
(10) ZULU (Bernardini – Temporada, by Summer Squall)
Trainer (Todd Pletcher) – Owner (Stonestreet Stables)
Latest Workout: 4f in :48.21 (4/19) at Palm Meadows on Feb 21.
Comments: Easily captured both sprint starts at Gulfstream and he gets the acid test in the Fountain of Youth. His sire and dam sire both captured the Preakness Stakes and he should improve as distances increase. He is new to the list.
(11) MALIBU SUNSET (Bernardini – One Stormy Mama, by Storm Cat)
Trainer (Bob Baffert) – Owner (Gary and Mary West)
Latest Workout: 4f in :48.40 (10/36) at Santa Anita Feb 24.
Comments: He was unveiled as the 9-5 favorite in a six furlong special weight event at Fair Grounds on Jan 31 and it was a visually impressive win to say the least. After a bumpy beginning, he seized command and pulled away with every stride, crossing the line 10+ clear of the place finisher. He was hand ridden and earned a 92 Beyer Speed Figure. After his debut, he was transferred from Wayne Catalano to Bob Baffert and he has worked three times at Santa Anita Park. He is entered in the third race at Santa Anita on Sunday, Feb 28, a one mile Optional Claiming event. He is new to the list.
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Palm Pre Release Date Revealed by Sprint EOL List? March 15th?
Update: BGR has updated their article to clear up a bit of confusion on the target launch date of the Pre. Sprint wants to move their stock of Treo 755Ps (EOL targeted date in late May) before they get to the Pre. So that probably moves the Pre release closer to May/Early June than Mid-March.
The Boy Genius Report has scooped up some juicy stuff this morning. Seems that there is a Sprint EOL list that reveals the Palm Pre's "target" launch date.
Yep, BGR couldn't post the actual list but one of their ninjas got them an internal document that shows some good stuff. Some EOL devices are listed, but so are some replacements that we've been anxiously waiting for, specifically the Palm Pre.
The document shows that the Palm 755p (blue) will be replaced by the Palm Pre. The target in-stock date of the Pre is March 15th.
Let's hope that this target date is for real so we can stop all the guessing.
Also listed in the Sprint EOL document is the Palm 800w to go EOL in April and to be replaced by the Treo Pro. Hmmm, the Treo Pro's target in-stock date is 2/15, but we already knew that, plus we now know that there were problems that caused those "in stock" Pros to go back for some repairs.
Anyway, let's hope that this 3/15 target date for the Palm Pre is for real so we can stop all the guessing.
Head over to BGR to see more EOL listings.
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Archive for February, 2007
Helen Hill Jazz Funeral
Posted by schroeder915 on February 24, 2007
Posted in Helen Hill, New Orleans, New Orleans Music | 2 Comments »
What would the world be like without New Orleans?
Posted by schroeder915 on February 23, 2007
What would
America the world be like without New Orleans?
There will be another opportunity to find out when WYES channel 12 re-broadcasts "New Orleans" on The American Experience, Saturday, at 10:30 p.m.
The program Web site features this interesting map of the city which traces the development of New Orleans neighborhoods along with improved drainage made possible by the Wood screw pump:
Related: New Orleans topography and flooding.
On an unrelated topic — I called the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge to find out what New Orleans would be like without District Attorney Eddie Jordan. We'll have an opportunity to find out in 2008 when we get to vote him out of office (if we don't recall the SOB first). The D.A. serves a six-year term. Jordan was elected in 2002, and assumed office in 2003. The primary election is October 4th, 2008.
Posted in 2008 Elections, Eddie Jordan, Katrina Dissidents, New Orleans, Worst D.A. Ever | 1 Comment »
Mardi Gras 2007
Posted by schroeder915 on February 21, 2007
It's hard to choose favorites, but after a cursory glance at my Mardi Gras photos as a whole, I'd have to say that this wins the prize for the best political costume — Uncle Sam leading Louisiana around on a leash would ask people if they wanted money, and then ask if they were from Louisiana. If they answered yes, Sam would pull back the money and nonchalantly quip, "Oh. Well you can't have any." (Related: Roxanne at Pandagon made reference to a pretty good Wall Street Journal article about why the recovery isn't happening).
The wrestlers win for best group costume as well as for the day's best performance.
It was a glorious day. After a week of chilly weather on the parade route, the sun came out and warmed up the streets for maskers, and the rain was held at bay. The joy in the streets was palpable. This is a town like no other. For all of her troubles, on a day like this, the grief, the misery, the exasperation, are all momentarily suspended as revelry reigns supreme.
I captured this video (wmv) on my little Canon A510 not so much for the images, but for the sound. Here's one of those occasions where I wished I had brought my audio recording gear with me, and in particular, wished I had talked more to the creators of the float (hint: if you know who these people are, please let me know — I'd still like to talk to them). The reason I'm so interested is because, after listening to the video, I realized that the singer of the song "The Opposite Machine" was Paul Gailiunas. The float designers must have been friends of his. Oddly enough, I was thinking specifically about Paul when I traded in a trouble card for a prize. The song can be found on the "Here Come the Troublemakers" CD. The Opposite Machine wins for best sentiment and idea implementation.
Here's a short video (wmv) of the Krewe of St. Ann band playing "When the Saints Go Marchin' In." The joy of such celebrations shared in the streets is in marked contrast to the hateful Christian tourists marching around with their loathsome banners while stealing glances at titties. I considered for a moment catching video of a guy who was protesting the Christians in Jackson Square by drowning out their megaphones with one of his own. He just kept repeating ad nauseum, "Stop the hate. Stop the hate. Stop the hate." I remarked to one of the Christians who begged me to take some of the water nobody would accept at the table piled high with donated clothing nobody needed that, "People don't need clothes anymore — they need houses. You should be building houses."
Posted in Carnival, Mardi Gras, New Orleans | 8 Comments »
Let's keep the keys to the city
Posted by schroeder915 on February 20, 2007
When Nagin gave away the keys of the city to the king of Rex, relinquishing leadership he doesn't exercise, he made uncomfortable jokes about not having to do his job anymore.
Let's keep the keys, and give no-C Ray the boot!
(I couldn't find video of the handing away of the keys on any of the local TV newscast archives or NOLA.com, though I did see it on the 10:00 news last night).
Carnival, in order to be enjoyed, requires that rules and rituals be parodied, and that these rules and rituals already be recognized and respected. One must know to what degree certain behaviors are forbidden, and must feel the majesty of the forbidding norm, to appreciate their transgression. Without a valid law to break, carnival is impossible. During the Middle Ages, counterrituals such as the Mass of the Ass or the coronation of the Fool were enjoyable just because, during the rest of the year, the Holy Mass and the true King's coronation were sacred and respectable activities. The Coena Cypriani quoted by Bachtin, a burlesque representation based upon the subversion of topical situations of the Scriptures, was enjoyed as a comic transgression only by people who took the same Scriptures seriously during the rest of the year. To a modern reader, the Coena Cypriani is only a boring series of meaningless situations, and even though the parody is recognized, it is not felt as a provocative one. Thus the prerequisites of a 'good' carnival are: (i) the law must be so pervasively and profoundly introjected as to be overwhelmingly present at the moment of its violation (and this explains why 'barbaric' comedy is hardly understandable); (ii) the moment of carnivalization must be very short, and allowed only once a year (semel in anno licet insanire); an everlasting carnival does not work: an entire year of ritual observance is needed in order to make the transgression enjoyable.
Carnival can exist only as an authorized transgression (which in fact represents a blatant case of contradicto in adjecto or of happy double binding — capable of curing instead of producing neurosis). If the ancient, religious carnival was limited in time, the modern mass-carnival is limited in space: it is reserved for certain places, certain streets, or framed by the television screen.
In this sense, comedy and carnival are not instances of real transgressions: on the contrary, they represent paramount examples of law reinforcement. They remind us of the existence of the rule.
Carnivalization can act as a revolution (Rabelais, or Joyce) when it appears unexpectedly, frustrating social expectations. But on the one side it produces its own mannerism (it is reabsorbed by society) and on the other side it is acceptable when performed within the limits of a laboratory situation (literature, stage, screen …). When an unexpected and nonauthorized carnivalization suddenly occurs in 'real' everday life, it is interpreted as revolution (campus confrontations, ghetto riots, blackouts, sometimes true 'historical' revolutions). But even revolutions produce a restoration of their own (revolutionary rules, another contradicto in adjecto) in order to install their new social model. Otherwise they are not effective revolutions, but only uprisings, revolts, transitory social disturbances.
In a world dominated by diabolical powers, in a world of everlasting transgression, nothing remains comic or carnivalesque, nothing can any longer become an object of parody.
Umberto Eco, "The frames of comic 'freedom'," _Carnivale!_, Ed. Thomas A. Sebeok. Berlin: Mouton, 1984.
Posted in Carnival, Katrina Dissidents, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Worst Mayor Ever | 3 Comments »
Empower New Orleans citizens; support open source solutions!
Posted by schroeder915 on February 19, 2007
To create a successful information-driven society, and a well-informed citizenry, public policy should promote the open source development of services, and make every effort to eliminate ownership over raw data. When data becomes an exclusive domain, citizens may not get the information they need to make critical decisions. This could be a life-and-death issue when that data could reveal to citizens critical information about the safety of their neighborhoods. For too many years, the City of New Orleans has manipulated and reported crime information as a tool to control public opinion, arguing that it has an exclusive right to the raw data. Wise citizens should be wary of private entities trying to do the same thing — limiting access to information for private benefit and, thus, stifling the data transformation solutions which might arise from open access to the raw data.
New Orleanians have always wanted easier and more timely access to information about crime, arrests, and prosecutions (or releases). Citizens have been advocating more loudly than ever before that they should have access to those records. The first hurdle — what ought to be the easiest one to clear — is asserting citizen ownership the raw 911 calls for service records. These are the records of every call placed to 911, warehoused in city data systems. The NOPD receives a daily file of those 911 records via an electronic file transfer. It would be simple to add another file recipient to the list of destination addresses.
The question, then, is who else should receive that file? One wouldn't want to have ask the city to manage a list of recipients. It would be far better to identify a single unbiased, non-governmental entity to receive and host the data for any citizen who wishes to use it. Then, the value of the data wouldn't be the data itself, but what citizens themselves decide to do with the data in an open society. The true value isn't in the data itself, per se, but instead in the ways that the data can be transformed into more meaningful ways — tables, charts, maps: data transformation services.
Citizens want to know some basic facts: Where, how much, and what types of crime are occurring in their neighborhoods? Is crime rising or falling? Are there identifiable patterns of crime? Is the criminal justice system responding in an appropriate manner to emerging threats? There are a number of different ways to represent answers to those questions.
No one entity has all of the solutions, nor should one entity be trusted to publish accurate reports. This is precisely why a society which permits a free flow of raw data — allowing developers to openly access the data and to provide meaningful answers — will inevitably produce a result which far exceeds what any private entity could accomplish. Furthermore, open access to data guarantees that those information services don't just cease when a private entity no longer sees a private benefit from using the data.
A letter to the editor today underscores a deficit of understanding in the community about how the open source principles I've outlined above would better serve citizens than private, exclusive principles.
Residents want to see crime statistics reported accurately and in real time, which has not been done by the police on their Web site.
A proven program called NOCrime has been endorsed by the City Council 7-0, though the council did not provide money. This program would take reporting the crimes out of the hands of police and politicians who have an interest in keeping the crime statistics low.
Such a program could help residents understand the crime in their neighborhoods, work with the police to prevent crime and ensure transparency in crime reporting.
Rusty Berridge
New Orleans
The writer is supporting an initiative being marketed around town lately to provide citizens with a crime mapping system. Unfortunately, there are, at best, exaggerated claims made about what the system was in the past, and what it will provide in the future.
The first issue citizens should consider is that the NOCrime "proven program" was a short-lived crime-mapping initiative which has now been defunct for more than ten years. Citizens really should ask what happened to the NOCrime Web site and advocacy after funding dried up? Secondly, if the NOCrime concept is so brilliant, why are there, at present, no crime mapping systems on the NOCrime Web site? There's nothing on the NOCrime Web site now but a bunch of links to other organizations. All citizens are told by NOCrime marketers is that if their idea is supported financially, it "could" help residents.
Why not start helping us now? Indeed, the open source solutions to provide crime mapping, reporting, and alert systems already exist. What might once have required a significant investment ten years ago, when the NOCrime concept was first conceived, now only requires tapping into the freely-available mapping services in a Google maps, or Yahoo maps, mashup. All that's lacking is the raw crime data. Indeed, there are already a number of developers who have demonstrated an interest in mapping crime, and who have resorted to very creative approaches to finding data — albeit not current data — in order to get around the lack of access to the raw 911 calls for service data.
So why isn't NOCrime supporting an open source solution, by which anyone in the community could access raw crime data to develop services for the community? Why isn't NOCrime supporting the concept of a third party entity hosting and sharing the raw 911 calls for service data? Could it be that NOCrime has outlived its usefulness, and therefore, the only thing left to latch onto is owning the raw data for private benefit? NOCrime should be required to prove that it has the capacity to develop its own privately-owned services by sharing access to 911 calls for service data with competing citizen initiatives.
The ownership distinction is subtle — ownership of data vs. ownership of services — but it is absolutely imperative that the community not work to ingratiate one entity or another, and that it get behind an initiative to empower all citizens to develop their own robust data transformation services which outlive the interest of private entities. Moreover, in the case of reporting crime information, the best solution will be obtained when community ownership over services — not just data — is promoted as public policy. Never should rewards be derived from clutching onto data for control over information and financial resources. Neither does private development of data transformation systems serve the community effectively and in perpetuity. With open access to data, and open source development of services, the community always owns the information systems it relies upon. There is no other alternative which provides the community with absolute ownership of, and confidence in, the information they have a right to know.
The City Council is hedging on this issue, being won over by persistent NOCrime marketing tactics. Citizens need to be vocal in their support of open access/open source solutions — now — before a decision is made by the Council to support a private entity whose track record fails to demonstrate a true commitment of service to the community.
Posted in Crime, Crime Mapping, Katrina Dissidents, New Orleans | 3 Comments »
Krewe d'Etat 2007
Posted by schroeder915 on February 19, 2007
This is the Krewe d'Etat bulletin handed out by marchers:
I'll post the few photos I took before the batteries died in this post later. I have a couple of connections to get the comic book thrown by the Krewe of Muses — I saw a copy — it's what I now consider the best throw ever.
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Our stoned mayor
Posted by schroeder915 on February 18, 2007
If I can be audited by the government, and I can be required to submit information about where and how I earn my money, then certainly public officials responsible for guiding public policy and investment dollars in a city with 200,000 damaged homes ought to be required to do so … oh, my bad. No-C Ray Nagin isn't guiding public policy or investment dollars, so there really isn't any opportunity for malfeasance. Maybe the worst mayor ever should just stick to countertops.
Looking for some new marble countertops for the bathroom? The mayor just might have a deal for you.
State records list Nagin and his two sons, Jeremy and Jarin, as the investors in Stone Age Granite & Marble. An employee said Friday by phone that the store relocated several months ago to its new Earhart Boulevard address from another location.
Stone Age LLC was incorporated in January 2005, but the degree to which the mayor and his sons are involved in the enterprise is a mystery.
Asked for comment on the venture, Nagin replied by e-mail Friday that the questions were "out of bounds."
He said he would have no comment "on my personal investments that are totally outside of any city responsibilities."
Any attorneys or accountants want to make a request to see Nagin's books?
Related: AFO Investments.
Posted in Katrina Dissidents, Recall Nagin, Worst Mayor Ever | 4 Comments »
Chaos Breaks Wind
Posted by schroeder915 on February 16, 2007
The Knights of Chaos 2007 parade theme: Chaos Breaks Wind. There are also photos of the Krewe of Muses. Among the highlights, Rabouin High School's new marching band.
The deck of Chaos cards used as throws this year:
Posted in Carnival, Eddie Jordan, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Ray Nagin | 1 Comment »
Krewe of Barkus 2007
Posted by schroeder915 on February 14, 2007
The tornado(s) that ripped through New Orleans were unexpected. I had to get up early on Tuesday to go into the Black Pearl neighborhood at Uptown Square. There was considerable destruction there — car windows burst out, trees sheared and their tops slammed into cars, a church with it's entire facade and windows blown out, a lot of new utility poles damaged and leaning on houses. When, later, I did a loop up St. Charles Avenue and Carrollton Avenue, I discovered that the destruction was far worse than what I'd already seen. The whole facade of the KIPPS school was torn off exposing classrooms inside, roofs blown off, windows blown out, live oaks shredded — it looked like the mess left after Hurricane Katrina (without the flooding). And then the tornado went through Gentilly and Pontchartrain Park. State Farm alone was saying yesterday that they expected about 5000 to 10,000 claims from the storm. These people need some serious help.
It might be inappropriate to follow with a delayed parade post, but this is New Orleans after all, and we refuse to be bowed by mother nature. Here are some Krewe of Barkus photos. As with Krewe du Vieux, I think the satire, floats, and costumes were better last year. A friend speculated that the effort put in this year might reflect this past year's exhaustion and stress from the recovery effort.
Volunteers recently updated the Citizen Crime Watch Web site. It now contains assorted property and persons crimes for 2007. This resource could provide an extremely vital service to the community if the criminal justice system started supplying the raw 911 calls for service data and data from other systems. I encourage bloggers to advertise widely the call for criminal justice agencies to cooperate with grassroots development efforts by providing their data so that we can acquire a greater awareness about the safety of our neighborhoods, and identify ways to improve the criminal justice system. The crime mapping and reporting initiatives underway by volunteers aren't just a novelty — they're essential resources that belong to the community, and that belong in the community, where crime problems are lived with on a daily basis, and where confidence in the criminal justice system has eroded. Communities need to be empowered to own the solutions to their problems for the community policing idea to work — but they also need to have the data in hand to hold their public officials accountable when the criminal justice system isn't backing them up.
I'm trying to get caught up on a number of tasks, but time permitting, I soon hope to post some reflections on the testimony of NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley and District Attorney Eddie Jordan at the City Council criminal justice committee hearing this past Monday.
Posted in Carnival, Crime, Crime Mapping, GIS, Mardi Gras, New Orleans | 5 Comments »
"Where's Schroeder?"
Posted by schroeder915 on February 8, 2007
So asked an anonymous commenter who only referred to himself as "Where's Schroeder."
Sorry folks. The anticipation is killing me too. There's so much going on right now, but so little time. I do, in fact, have a lot to report since my absence.
I'll start right here — I want this thing enlarged poster size to hang on my wall …
And here …
The first image is a drawing made by Nagendra at a Saturday meetup of neighborhood activists. The diagram represents the new linkages between neighborhoods which began to form after Hurricane Katrina. Circles represent the nodes, or cells, of neighborhoods. Lines between the nodes are the arbitrary political boundaries drawn by politicians long before Hurricane Katrina because, Nagendra said, that was the only way they said they could govern. After Hurricane Katrina, those boundaries were washed away. Now, citizens are talking to and collaborating with whomever they chose. Linkages are forming with residents who live in distant neighborhoods based upon common needs. This was best demonstrated by the 5000-strong march on City Hall against violence, in which every neighborhood was represented — every race, every class, every age.
The second image is a prototype online crime mapping, reporting, alert, and analysis system. The public needs to start making noise for the raw 911 calls for service data to be made available to citizens at the same time the NOPD gets the data, in order to further develop this resource as a timely service for the community. Later, the demand for other criminal justice records can be made to complete an understanding about what's happening in the criminal justice system, and to give citizens more powerful tools to demand greater accountability. There will be a brainstorming meeting to determine where to take this initiative in the future, Mon. 2/12, 7 p.m., Sound Cafe, 2700 Chartes St. (RSVP email@example.com in case the venue changes).
I'm still debugging my effort to move PGR to a final home on my own Web host. This will be coming soon, and then I'll finally put back all the sidebar links which used to be on the old Blogger PGR.
Posted in Crime, Crime Mapping, GIS, Katrina Dissidents, New Orleans | 6 Comments »