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The Struggle, It's So Real
During your travels you would hope all things go as planned. That it is so smooth you have nothing to worry about. (A little like the peanut butter I haven't been able to find in all 30 countries.) With all of my insta pictures, "This is so amazing!!" texts, "I'm never coming home," phone calls, or my Facebook statuses, the world would think that I'm having the time of my life. That nothing ever went wrong.
You know the pictures of me skydiving in the Swiss Alps, watching the sun set in Mykonos, having a spa day in the Blue Lagoon, riding a camel on the beach in Morroco, and drinking champagne under the Eifle Tower. It looks great, but boy did I struggle. I emphasize on these amazing moments I've encountered, but I never elaborate about the things that went wrong.
Solo travel is very empowering, it keeps you on your toes, humbles you, and it changes you, not because of the good experiences, but because of the challenges along the way. With many ups, there are just as many downs. Here are my top 5 reasons why "the struggle is so real.. Actually, it's very fucking real."
1. I don't understand what you're saying.. English?!:
Unfortunately, not all people speak English. Before I got onto the plane to Iceland I knew that I'd eventually come across this hurdle. Two months into camping around Europe and I finally ran into my first problem when I made it to Southern France. Not only did no one speak English here, but it was really hard finding help when I needed it. Directions? Forget about it, just keep walking in circles. Hungry? Looks like you're starving today. Bathroom? Nope, looks like you're peeing in the streets with all the stray cats and dogs.
2. Why am I such a loner?!?:
When no one understands you, in comes walking solitude. And a lot of it. I've had my moments where I felt like I sat in a dark room surrounded by mirrors as one spot light shined on me. I'd sit there for hours in silence and eventually the voices started to get into my head, which led me to question myself. "Why the hell did I decide this was a good idea?" As I sat there groups of people and couples walked by me and I started to miss my friends, my family, my boyfriend, and my dog. More then I thought I ever would. It became difficult telling myself that it would have been nice to experience this with someone.
3. I think I'm getting too old for this:
Yes, your body literally becomes a human a punching bag. Carrying an extra 30 kilos on my back has nearly killed me in the dark while I struggled walking to make sure I made it to my bus, my train, or my flight on time during all sorts of strange hours of the day. Which put me in awkward situations with strange people at times.
Either I'm really clumsy or Europe is out to get me. I can't describe how many times I've fallen on my ass, spraining my ankle, and causing bruises in place I didn't know I could bruise in. But there was one moment in particular that I remember oh so well because I fell to my death. Okay, I didn't die, but I was forced to tumble down one of those many beautiful cobble stone stairs in the Czech Republic. Blood was every where, running down my legs, ruining my new pants I bought in Athens.
Lastly, the food. The yummy delicious food that you can't help but eat, until your stomach becomes angry at you and forces you to shit all over the place in Macedonia, with vomit to follow. This was a miserable time for me because I didn't come prepared with any Imodium or anti "you're going to shit yourself to death" medication. Instead, I had to struggle out of my tent and run for what seemed like miles to save myself from humiliation.
4. Not all those who wander are lost. (HA!):
Actually, yes! If you wander, you will get lost, like the time I was in Santiago De Compostela, Spain. When I booked my hostel I didn't realize how far away it was from the old town, so I figured the best way to get there was by bus. (Because it's the cheapest way aside from walking 10 miles.) I grabbed my day bag and hopped onto the first bus that came to the stop. After sitting on it for over 2 hrs I realized that it was just the bus driver and I on the bus, I started to panic.
The offline map on my phone wasn't working and I didn't know where I was. Then the bus stopped in the middle of nowhere, the bus driver looked at me, and started speaking to me in Spanish. Not an ounce of English. In my super broken Spanish, I pointed out the old town on his map. He looked at me and said no.
I refused to get off the bus, which led him to tell me I had to pay again and off went the bus. As we went to each bus stop, my map started to work again and I saw that I was getting closer to where I wanted to be. Eventually I got off because it sunk in that this was the wrong bus and I started walking for miles in the heat to catch the right bus.
5. Sometimes cheaper isn't always better:
It sounds better, but it's not. (Use reason 4 as an example.) I say this because I'm a hardcore budget traveler. When you travel on a budget and you try to go the cheapest route, it doesn't always make it the easiest, especially when it comes to transportation and accommodation.
When I decided to go to Marseille, France on a whim, I quickly found out there were no hostels in this old city. Since I was still eager to go, I decided to look into hotels. I found the cheapest hotel that I could find near the port. Excited with my decision, I was ready to head to Marseille not realizing that I was heading to a chaotic storm of soccer fans for the Euro Games 2016.
As I got off the metro from the airport, I found myself in a little square. My map told me to walk two blocks and I would be at my accommodation. I started to worry when I walked up to the hotel, saw bars on the windows, and people smoking cigarettes right in front of the entrance door.
My accommodation was a shared dorm, which was great, but the female dorms didn't have a lock on the door or required a key to get in. This meant anyone can walk in. There were cracks on the ceilings, stains on the floor, the musty smell of smoke lingering in the walls, and the girls bathroom didn't work. Which meant I had to walk into the men's dorm to use the bathroom or take a shower, where all of those crazy drunk soccer fans are.
There were moments where I would cry until my eyes hurts. Where I would drop to my knees and start screaming and yelling like a crazy person. Moments where I wanted to just pack up all of things and go back home because it was easier. But with all of the tears, sweat, and blood, I am so glad that I didn't. It was obstacles like this that changed me, that made me open my eyes, and turn me into the person I am today. I can officially say, I am a better me. I am a stronger me.


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A medical malpractice plaintiff can't use Bush v. Shabahang and MCL 600.2301 to amend his notice of intent (NOI) to add a party to the lawsuit, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled.
In the majority decision of Driver v. Cardiovascular Clinic, Justice Mary Beth Kelly wrote that the NOI only applies to the person upon which it was served. Therefore it didn't toll the statute of limitations for any non-parties.
Further, she wrote, Bush is inapplicable to the case because it requires the case be pending, which this one was not, at least against the non-party.
By its plain language, MCL 600.2301 only applies to actions or proceedings that are pending. Here, plaintiff failed to commence an action against CCA before the six-month discovery period expired, and his claim was therefore barred by the statute of limitations. "An action is not 'pending' if it cannot be 'commenced' . . . ." In Bush,
however, this Court explained that an NOI is part of a medical malpractice "proceeding." The Court explained that, "[s]ince an NOI must be given before a medical malpractice claim can be filed, the service of an NOI is a part of a medical malpractice 'proceeding.' As a result, [MCL 600.2301] applies to the NOI 'process.'"
Although plaintiff gave CCA an NOI, he could not file a medical malpractice claim against CCA because the six-month discovery period had already expired. Service of the NOI on CCA could not, then, have been part of any "proceeding" against CCA because plaintiff's claim was already time-barred when he sent the NOI. A proceeding cannot be pending if it was time-barred at the outset. Therefore, MCL 600.2301 is inapplicable because there was no action or proceeding pending against CCA in this case.
She also said that allowing the plaintiff to amend the NOI would alter the substantial rights of the non-party.
Every defendant in a medical malpractice suit is entitled to a timely NOI. The legislative purpose behind the notice requirement "was to provide a mechanism for 'promoting settlement without the need for formal litigation, reducing the cost of medical malpractice litigation, and providing compensation for meritorious medical malpractice claims that would otherwise be precluded from recovery because of litigation costs . . . .'" Applying MCL 600.2301 in the present case would deprive CCA of its statutory right to a timely NOI followed by the appropriate notice waiting period, and CCA would be denied an opportunity to consider settlement. CCA would also be denied its right to a statute-of-limitations defense. These outcomes are plainly contrary to, and would not be in furtherance of, the Legislature's intent in enacting MCL 600.2912b.
Finally, the court held that Burton v. Reed City Hosp. is still alive, even under Bush.
Nothing in Bush altered our holding in Burton. The central issue in Bush involved the effect an NOI had on tolling when the NOI failed to comply with the content requirements of MCL 600.2912b(4). The central issue in Burton involved the effect the plaintiff's failure to comply with the notice-waiting-period requirements had on tolling. Indeed, the Bush Court repeatedly emphasized that the focus of MCL 600.5856(c) is compliance with the notice waiting period set forth in MCL 600.2912b.67 In contrast to placing doubt on the viability of Burton, this aspect of Bush aligned with Burton's holding that a plaintiff must comply with the notice waiting period to ensure the complaint tolls the statute of limitations.
Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. concurred, incorporating by reference his dissent from Potter v. McCleary regarding the service of an NOI on a professional corporation.
Justice Diane M. Hathaway dissented, arguing that the plaintiff should have been allowed to amend the notice of non-party statute.
The majority erroneously asserts that plaintiff cannot use the NNPF 91-day window because plaintiff did not provide an NOI to CCA six months before filing the original action. However, the majority errs in this analysis. Under this reasoning, no plaintiff who brings a malpractice lawsuit under the discovery rule can ever use the NNPF statute to bring a claim against an identified nonparty at fault because no plaintiff will ever have provided an NOI to a nonparty at fault six months before filing the original suit. This reasoning renders an entire provision of the NNPF statute, the provision
allowing plaintiffs to file claims against nonparties at fault, nugatory. This clearly was not the intent of the Legislature and violates the basic tenets of statutory construction.The majority fails to recognize that the NNPF statute creates it own 91-day window in which to bring claims against identified nonparties at fault. If the majority's reasoning were correct, and a plaintiff were not afforded the opportunity to start his or her claim by providing an NOI to the nonparty at fault during the 91-day window, the NNPF and NOI statutes would be in irreconcilable conflict.
She wrote that, in this instance, the plaintiff tried to meet the requirements of the statute, and therefore, Bushshould have allowed him to amend the NOI.
Justice Michael F. Cavanagh said he would concur with the result of Hathaway's dissent.


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Continuing with my review of Library Journal's 2009 Notable Government Documents, today's selection is The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945-1965. This first volume in a new Naval History and Heritage Command series is designed to present "well-illustrated, engagingly written, and authoritative booklets that detail the Navy's major involvement" in the Vietnam War.
The Approaching Storm is an auspicious beginning to this series. Its concise text places the Navy's Southeast Asian operational activities in the post-World War II decade into the context of American and international politics. It's instructive to follow internal political developments in South Vietnam, particularly during the Ngo Dinh Diem regime, and its effects on U.S.-Vietnamese naval collaboration. Despite the Navy's best professional efforts in both riverine and blue water operations, "the greatest drawback to the development of the navy and other South Vietnamese armed forces was the involvement of their officers in plots, coups, and other political intrigues." The book also presents a clear account of the Tonkin Gulf incident – a classic example of how the fog of war can obscure the facts for even the participants most closely involved in the action.
Profusely illustrated by photographs and useful maps, The Approaching Storm also includes accounts of individuals involved in the events of the time. I was particularly interested in "Escape from Laos", which tells the story of Navy Lieutenant Charles F. Klusmann, whose reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over central Laos in 1964. After almost three months of captivity, Lieutenant Klusmann and a number of others escaped from their Pathet Lao prison camp. After three days, Klusmann and one other escapee made it to friendly lines – one of the few American flyers to escape from captivity in Laos during the entire course of the war.
Like Navy Medicine in Vietnam, a previous volume in this series that I've blogged about, The Approaching Storm is an excellent brief account of one aspect of the Vietnam War – still perhaps the most controversial armed conflict in American history – whose story is neither well-known nor well-understood. You can get a copy here, browse through it here, or find it in a library here.


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The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge at one time had been designated by the Port Athority of New York and New Jersey as the preferred site for a fourth New York City area airport. The swamp is in Morris County, New Jersey, about 25 miles west of Manhattan. It was the late 50's when the PA put forward its plan and at the time there wasn't a great deal of understanding about the importance of this natural oasis to the surrounding ecosystem.
Residents in and around the site fought for nearly a decade to stop the airport plan. They saved the swamp by raising more than $1 million dollars which they used to purchase nearly 3,000 acres of the land. It was then donated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services which designated it as a national wildlife refuge. The issue was finally put to bed in 1968 when Lyndon Johnson signed a bill designating the Great Swamp National Wildlife Wilderness.
I learned the story of the Great Swamp by watching the documentary Saving the Great Swamp. The film, produced by Scott Morris Productions, has had some screenings at film festivals and is expected to be available on DVD and online soon. The movie interviews some of the descendants of the local residents who successfully fought off the airport plan.
While I would recommend this documentary, I did have to hold my nose as they interviewed U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen. While his father Peter Frelinghuysen did work to preserve the swamp, Rodney, who apparently inherited the seat, is a GOP congressman who strictly votes party line. He stands with the climate change deniers and the folks who would like to eliminate all environmental controls, thus opening the land for the frackers, the strip miners and the drillers.
The Great Swamp Committee, which was formed in 1960 to fight off the Port Authority plan and to educate the public on the importance of the swamp, was an organization that was ahead of its time. Most date the start of the modern environmental movement to the late 60's or early 70's. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wasn't created until 1970, the same year that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was founded. By then we were finally starting to notice that it was getting a little harder to breathe in some of our cities and that the byproduct of American industry was being dumped into and despoiling our waterways and the very water we were drinking.
The Great Swamp Committee itself later expanded its focus and became the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. The group has worked to preserve many other natural lands throughout the state, has been an advocate for environmental legislation and has counseled and mentored other local environamental organizations.


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This morning on Fandango's This, That, and the Other blog, I read a post of his called Share Your World — Coffee and Climate. He was responding to a Share Your World challenge on another blog.
One of the questions was If you drink coffee, how do you like it best? Hot, cold, iced, with cream, with sugar or black as black?, however it was Fandango's answer to Global warming? Reality or myth? that I focused on. His answer was:
Global warming (aka, climate change) is reality. The Bible is myth.
He used the photo below to emphasize his point:
I thought about his answer while I was getting ready for work, and then crafted this response:
Interesting that you brought the (Christian) Bible into the mix since the question had absolutely nothing to do with it. I can only assume that you deliberately were taking a shot a Christians just because you could.
Now I would never try to convince you regarding my belief system. You're not interested, it would take too long, and adopting a faith in an all-powerful Creator is as much a metaphysical experience as it is anything else.
However, you probably didn't think through the ramifications of your statement. I mentioned the "Christian" Bible before, but the first two-thirds of it, what Christians call the Old Testament, make up the Jewish Bible.
The writings in the Jewish Bible are the very basis for the existence of Israel and the Jewish people. I know liberal, secular Jews who would disagree with me, but given that my wife is Jewish and I've had extensive experience in both some churches and some synagogues (I know you might not believe this, but not all Christians and not all Jews are the same, and in fact, there are churches and synagogues, even here in red state Idaho, that are highly progressive), so my opinions are not entirely uninformed.
So in calling the Bible a myth (and that's your right), you may well be invalidating every single observant Jewish person in the present and for the past 3500 years, as well as the Jewish people as a whole. I know you didn't consider the implications of all this, but the Holocaust tried to do the same thing (and I'm absolutely not accusing you of being anti-Semitic or a Holocaust denier).
Yes, I'm going to extremes but to make a point. Whether you believe in something or not (speaking of Colin Kaepernick), it doesn't mean those who do are invalid. The Bible, once you study it (and Bible studies are complicated) is an incredibly nuanced and complex document, and I'm the first to admit that most churches don't even know how to study it (I've argued endlessly with many Christians on this point).
I am curious about your opinion of the Koran (it's transliterated from Arabic, so it can be spelled different ways in English). Is it myth as well? Would you stay that on your blog if you know Muslims were reading it?
I know you made the comment casually, but words have power. As writers, we should be aware of that.
Oh, I take my coffee black, nothing else in it.
Now, I wasn't the first reader of his to object, and his response to her was:
You're right. I was expressing my opinion. The nature of the Share Your World prompt is to get people to share their opinions. And yes, Christians are entitled to believe whatever they want to believe. It was not my intention to mock and scorn. My philosophy is "whatever floats your boat," and I wasn't taking a dig at your beliefs as much as I was expressing my own, personal opinion in a post on my blog that the stories in the Bible are mythology. If you choose to believe in and accept that mythology as your religious truth, go for it.
As I was composing this missive, he did respond to me directly:
Whether the Bible (Old or New Testaments), the Koran, or any other religious text, they are all, in my opinion, myths. I assume at least some Muslims have stumbles across my blog, but perhaps not. So while I used the Bible as an illustration, I was not intending to limit my belief that all religions are base [sic] in mythology to Christianity.
Why did I bring it up at all? Just to offer a contrast between those who deny climate change and those who eagerly embrace religious mythology. I also don't think you need to be religious in order to believe that the Holocaust happened and to be embarrassed by the inhumanity that humans perpetuate against one another in the name of their favorite god, for "ethnic cleansing," or for the whatever religious beliefs to which they adhere. Is all that part of GOD's infallible plan? That millions of people — his children — shall be killed and persecuted in his name?
I am not a religious person in any way and I believe that all religions are based on made-up bullshit. But I don't deny that there is much to be learned by reading religious tracts and that if it helps people make it through their lives, then who am I to be critical of them? But that doesn't make me believe that the Bible is any more true than Tolkien's Middle Earth, for example,
or other fantasy tales. It's great literature, but it's mythology at its finest.
Okay, enough of this meandering response to your comment.
As if all Christians or people of faith are Luddites and don't believe it's possible for human beings to damage the global environment.
I suppose I should just drop it at this point, but then there's my original intention in crafting this blog post, plus another concern Fandango's most recent comment brought up. I'll take the latter first.
I also don't think you need to be religious in order to believe that the Holocaust happened and to be embarrassed by the inhumanity that humans perpetuate against one another in the name of their favorite god, for "ethnic cleansing," or for the whatever religious beliefs to which they adhere. Is all that part of GOD's infallible plan? That millions of people — his children — shall be killed and persecuted in his name?
Ah yes, the fallacy that people only kill other people, at least on a large-scale such as war, because of religion, and if there were no religions, we'd all love each other and there'd be peace forever.
Okay, I'm overstating the matter, but to make a point. John Lennon's classic Imagine (YouTube video) makes this point as well, along with doing away with the concept of nations (sort of like Katy Perry's more recent no borders comment). Lennon's lyrics also suggested having personal possessions as a problem, so I suppose anyone agreeing with his "no religion" statement should advocate for dismantling all national borders and the laws pertaining to them (good luck with that), and should give away all of their possessions thus eliminating want and greed everywhere (I don't see that happening either).
But I digress.
Blaming all forms of mass violence on religion denies the vicious acts of Stalin, Mao, and others who ran secular, atheist, totalitarian regimes. The only problem with an organized worship of God (or governments for that matter) is people. People have a tremendous capacity for twisting any institution to their own needs, so yes, in the name of God, millions have been enslaved, tortured, and murdered. Whole cultures have been destroyed forever. For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church and wider Christianity have been doing such to the Jewish people. The early Christian Crusaders murdered Muslims as well as Jews (which some say has led Islam to develop a fundamental hate of Christianity that persists to this day).
This also denies the tremendous good Judaism and Christianity have done across their respective histories. For instance, according to numerous sources including Bible Mesh, CNS News, and Breakpoint, the modern institution of the Hospital owes its existence to both Judaism and Christianity.
Beyond all that, I refer interested parties to William T. Cavanaugh's book The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict (84% of the reviews on Amazon are four and five-star if that sort of thing matters to you).
However, my main point has to do to my original response to Fandango. At what point does a body of faith become a culture?
It's an interesting concept. Various aspects of Judaism or collective bodies of Jews are certainly cultural. While I don't believe most reasonable people would object to differing groups of human beings behaving out of and celebrating their cultures, should they object to a culture based on that body having a covenant relationship with God? This is an especially poignant question given that during this week, millions of Jews all over the world are celebrating the festival of sukkot, many eating and sleeping in a sukkah, celebrating the protection of God over the Jewish people and nation.
Let's use a specific example. I was once online friends with a person who was an atheist. We had a shared interest in the Linux operating system and performing charitable acts toward disadvantaged children. However, he posted a meme on Facebook several years ago ridiculing the practice among Orthodox Jews of having young boys wear Payot (click the following link to learn more about this and Upsherin) and even calling it a form of child abuse.
We "discussed" it, he was unrelenting, and this was the first and last straw for me as far as his opinions were concerned.
Is Christianity a culture? On first blush, it certainly doesn't seem that way, though even among Jews, not all Jewish groups have uniform practices and beliefs (but at the end of the day, they're still all Jews), particularly between the observant and the secular.
My last experience in a church taught me many things (one of them being that I don't belong in a church), but one important realization was that the church had a sort of "culture," a collection of ideations, beliefs, and practices that, however subtle, were unique to that group. Of course, I can't make the same case for Christianity being a culture (and as a whole, I doubt it is) as I can for Judaism, so again, I digress.
I can understand that plenty of folks out there are atheist and believe anyone who is religious must be brain-damaged or incredibly superstitious. Having known plenty of Christians and observant Jews over the years, I can attest that isn't true (for the most part…there are always outliers), but let's roll with this. Okay, you believe an all-powerful, intelligent, creative being is impossible and even mythical. I really don't mind. I don't mind that you make your beliefs public. After all, your free speech rights are my free speech rights.
But at what point does that become denigration, especially if you also value a diversity of human beings in your environment? Does diversity hit a brick wall when religion comes into play?
I may be chasing a cat up the wrong tree, so to speak, and my commentary is probably all for nothing, but when does a religious person get to say, "I respect you as a human being though you disagree with my beliefs, but when will you respect my humanity and worth as well?"
No, I absolutely don't believe Fandango intended all of that. He was merely speaking his mind. But as I told him before, words have power. We know that for an absolute fact. This is why you don't casually lace your speech and writing with racial or ethnic slurs. Because they can cause emotional pain. As people of faith, we are commanded to treat others, especially those who are not like us, with kindness and compassion. Being human though, we sometimes don't obey that command, and in my experience, Christians can be pretty biased, both relative to secular people as well as to each other (you have never been in a contentious community until you've been involved in religious blogging).
I've been an atheist, so I know how that looks and feels, and I know religious people who have left the faith, so I know how strong their feelings and viewpoints are as well. However, if you have been a life-long atheist and never, ever have had a faith in anything outside of yourself, society, or some other human construct, then you can't possibly imagine how or why an intelligent, competent, educated, and accomplished person could also have faith in God.
If you don't understand us, try not to judge us. Chances are, you've only met the worst, and most "fringy" Christians. You don't know the rest of us.


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Note: Exclude the anchovies to make this a vegetarian sandwich.
Recipe Facts
- 2 (12-ounce) bunches broccoli rabe, ends trimmed
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 oil-packed anchovy fillets, chopped (See Notes)
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons finely grated zest and 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
- 3/4 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes
- 1 Bosc pear, stemmed, cored, and thinly sliced
- 4 (6-inch) pieces Italian bread, halved lengthwise
- 8 ounces Fontina cheese, shredded
Bring 3 quarts water to boil in large pot over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon salt and broccoli rabe and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Drain and let rest until cool enough to handle, 3 to 5 minutes. Coarsely chop broccoli rabe.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add broccoli rabe, anchovies, garlic, lemon zest, and Aleppo pepper and sautée 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Heat panini press according to manufacturer's instructions, or heat large skillet over medium-high heat.
Arrange bottom portions of each bread piece on cutting board and layer as follows: 1 ounce cheese, 1/4 of pear slices, 1/4 of broccoli rabe, and additionally 1 ounce cheese. Top each piece with remaining bread.
Brush both sides of each sandwich with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and cook on panini press or skillet (press down with spatula and turn over halfway through cooking if using skillet) until golden and cheese is melted. Serve.
Special equipment
panini press or large skillet, large pot, strainer


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Two of the rising stars in the Republican Party combined last night to deliver a vision of the future for the GOP, and to stake their claims as leaders who can deliver it. Paul Ryan introduced Marco Rubio at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner in Washington DC, and both men stressed the need to find ways to make conservative policies as well as principles relevant to all voters — just as Jack Kemp himself attempted to do. CNN reported on the remarks this morning:
The Daily Caller's Alexis Levinson reported on both speeches, and noted that Rubio got specific as well as philosophical in his approach to middle- and working class voters:
The Florida senator identified two specific problems that he said need solving: The "American economy is not creating enough jobs," and Americans do not have the skills necessary to do many of the jobs that are available.
In the immediate future, Rubio said, Congress and the White House need to reach an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff that includes a plan to pay down the national debt, reform entitlements like Medicare, simplify the tax code and avoid raising tax rates.
High tax rates, Rubio said, would only hurt small businesses and the middle class.
To spur economic growth, Rubio proposed decreasing "excessive regulation," increasing domestic energy production and introducing a "predictable monetary policy."
Rubio proposed a health care system with a Flexible Savings Account in the mold of Congress's health plan, which "allows families to save tax free money to pay for medical bills."
The government, Rubio said, should "expand the number of community health centers, as well as work with hospitals to find the best way to integrate them with their emergency rooms to try and get non-life threatening walk-ins to seek treatment there."
To ensure that Americans are adequately prepared to enter the workforce, Rubio proposed "state level curriculum reform and new investment in continuing teacher training" to improve elementary and secondary schools, school choice as a means of getting kids out of failing public schools and expanded technical and vocational education.
I've written about the need to get specific as part of a more energetic outreach to working-class voters. These are excellent entrées to that effort. Matched with permanent organizational efforts in the cities that focus on issues to which those voters can relate, this can be a powerful direction for Republicans over the next several years.
Ryan called for a change of thinking in the GOP about how to approach policy as well as voters:
"Both parties tend to divide Americans into 'our voters' and 'their voters,'" Ryan said. "But Republicans must steer far clear of that trap. We must speak to the aspirations and anxieties of every American."
"I believe we can turn the engines of upward mobility back on, so that no one is left out from the promise of America," he said.
Ryan said welfare reform in the 1990s reduced dependency and helped people "shape their own destiny."
The problem now, Ryan said, is that instead of applying a similar model, "we're still trying to measure compassion by how much we spend – not by how many people we help."
That model is evidently not working, Ryan said, because "today, 46 million people are living in poverty."
"We need a vision for bringing opportunity into every life – one that promotes strong families, secure livelihoods, and an equal chance for every American to fulfill their highest aspirations for themselves and their children." …
The GOP, Ryan said, needs to work on better articulating its ideology.
"We have a compassionate vision based on ideas that work," he said, "but sometimes we don't do a good job of laying out that vision. We need to do better."
Politico's James Hohmann also noticed the level of detail in Rubio's speech:
He sought instead to position himself as a substantive, detail-oriented senator, using the phrase "middle class" 34 times in a 30-minute speech packed with a laundry list of ideas to create jobs and opportunity. [Read the full text of Rubio's speech.]
"Big government has never been able to create and sustain a vibrant and stable middle class," he said.
Ryan focused on the very poor, used the word "poverty" 15 times in his own 20-minute speech. Rubio used it only once. [Read the full text of Ryan's speech.]
"When Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty in 1964, he predicted we would eliminate poverty in 35 to 50 years. Here we are, 48 years later, and poverty is winning," the congressman said.
Hugh Hewitt points out the Catholic connection — and the Catholic approach from both men:
In addition to immigration reform, this Catholic log jam also suggests an emphasis on religious liberty, and not just in the U.S. but abroad and especially in places like Egypt where the emerging Islamist domination calls for the U.S. to insist on the protection of religious minorities as a condition of aid.
Mitt Romney did not win the Catholic vote in November, a consequence of the loss of three out of every four Latino Catholic votes.
Review Marco Rubio's "fact sheet" for his speech last night. (Very wise to make this available online, btw. Good practice pointer for future conservative speech makers.) This is not a "social gospel" per se, but it is close to being a legislative expression of the theological values embedded in much of Catholic social teaching.
The Democrats have become fully and completely the party of big and very secular government, the GOP the party of individuals and religious faith, protected from that state. The good news is that the GOP as the young superstars. The bad news is the Demcorats have the purse strings.
The two men have gotten off to a good start. Let's see if the rest of the GOP can follow.


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Preti, Mattia
Preti, Mattia mät-tē´ä prĕ´tē [key], 1613–99, Italian baroque painter, called Il Calabrese for his birthplace. Preti went to Rome c.1630 and studied with Lanfranco. His most dramatic works were the Caravaggesque paintings of his period in Naples (1656–60). His frescoes in the Valmontone Palace in Rome (1661) show a change to the late baroque manner in the flickering, restless treatment of the figures. After 1661, Preti settled in Malta, where he decorated the vault of San Giovanni in Valletta.
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On March 23, a memorial service celebrating the life of Armen Alchian was held at UCLA. David Henderson was there and shared some vignettes from the service.
Here is a webpage with pictures from the memorial.
Here is a tribute to Alchian by one of his finest students, Stephen N. S. Cheung. I found this passage especially moving, but follow the link and read the entire eulogy by Cheung.
Back in the old days at UCLA, it was not easy for graduate students to discuss research ideas with Alchian in person. Most students harbored the impression that he was aloof and not very approachable. I shared the same view initially, but discovered the contrary later. The following is a true story.
In early 1967, after finishing the first lengthy chapter of my thesis, I received news from Hong Kong that my elder brother (who was a year older) had passed away. Understanding that my mother must be shattered by the death of her favorite son, I thought about giving up at UCLA and returning to Hong Kong to be near her. At that time I was already an assistant professor at the California State University at Long Beach. I drove back to LA to tell Jack Hirshleifer the sad news and my intention to quit. Hirshleifer thought that it would be a pity to abandon my dissertation, on which I had already made very good progress. He then said he would discuss with other members of my thesis committee the possibility of granting me a PhD on the strength of the first long chapter alone.
That afternoon I went to see Alchian, planning to tell him what I told Hirshleifer. Alchian obviously knew what I had in mind. But before I had a chance to say anything, he said, "Don't tell me anything about your personal matters." So I left without a word. One day later in Long Beach, I received a letter from Alchian with a $500 check enclosed and simply two lines: "You can buy candies with this $500 or you can hire a typist to help you finish your dissertation as quickly as possible." This $500 was equivalent to my one month's gross salary, so it was not a small amount. What other alternatives did I have? In less than two months I wrapped up my dissertation. Alchian said it was a miracle. In retrospect, I regret cashing that check and spending that $500. If I had kept the check, I could now show it to my children, grandchildren, and students while telling them this proud story. I know Armen would say, "Steve, put that check up for auction and see how much it would fare now."
Here is another eulogy from the same website, and another eulogy from that website — in Chinese!
Here are remembrances from some of Alchian's UCLA colleagues, including David Levine, John Riley and Harold Demsetz.
Here is the obituary about Alchian from the Los Angeles Times.
And finally (for now), here is a video clip of Alchian speaking about property rights.


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The Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, will host an educational event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. The event will begin with Chief Curator Mark Moseman introducing this year's Chautauqua on artist Dale Nichols, the renowned Nebraska artist.
Journalist Steven McFadden of Lincoln — author of Farms of Tomorrow and The Call of the Land — will offer a Chautauqua presentation on the theme, "The Sower and the Harvester: Nebraska's Agrarian Bookends."
The Chautauqua will conclude with Ruth Nichols sharing Reminisces, and then The Frontier Strings — 15 violins led by Dr. David Jasper — will close the afternoon out with a performance guaranteed to stir creative agrarian impulses.
Bone Creek – America's preeminent agrarian museum — is located at 575 E St., David City, Nebraska.


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12 Top Remodeling Trends for 2011
New year, new list of remodeling projects to start around the house. At least that's what remodelers and contractors are hoping.
So, what remodeling projects are on top of everyone's list?
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) conducted an exclusive poll of their top builders and developers for us and found that while most people are not starting major renovation projects due to the economy, now is the time to take care of the smaller jobs around your home.
Call it the over-arching remodeling trend for 2011: Tackling small projects while you wait to do the really big remodeling project that's on your list.
Here are 12 top remodeling trends to welcome in the "aught teens":
1. Save Money: Remodel Your Bathroom. Old tile getting a little grungy? It looks like 2011 is the year for a bathroom update. Dennis D. Gehman, president of Gehman Custom Remodeling says, "Bathrooms are the hottest project, we think it's due to the economy. Baths cost less than a kitchen or addition and most houses have more than one bath, so there are more available to be remodeled."
2. Must-Do Remodeling Projects. Rather than going through major renovations, next year people will continue to only complete the projects that need to be done, like repairs to siding or roof leaks. Mitch Speck of Specktacular Home Remodeling says he is seeing a trend of people doing "'have-to' projects instead of 'want-to' projects."
3. Warming Up The House. Warmer tiles and colors are coming back. People tend to be moving away from minimalist, white designs in favor of cozier, earth tones. The trend, however, is not rustic. Instead, it'ss a mash-up of earthiness and modern design. Judy Mozen, president of Handcrafted Homes, Inc., says she is seeing people favor rooms that are more contemporary and calming, but are "still not totally contemporary."
4. Getting Decked Out. George Christiansen of Pequot Remodeling Corporation says his clients are building outdoor spaces for themselves. "It appears that people want to sit outside again and are staying at home more frequently. Many pools are also being built in the neighborhood."
5. Hiring A Great Contractor. Darius Baker of D & J Kitchens and Baths, Inc. says that "consumer diligence" is on the rise. "Folks are finally getting the message that it is important to look closer at the companies they are considering for their project. They are asking the questions we have been telling them to ask for years."
6. Paying in Cash. Rather than taking out loans for renovation projects, homeowners are using cash for projects. Steve Klitsch of Creative Concepts Remodeling, Inc. says homeowners are giving themselves a budget and picking and choosing what projects they can do with the money. One way to save money is by updating features, like cabinets, but not remodel an entire room.
7. Opening Up Rooms: "Open floor plans are in, so we're removing interior walls and opening up the spaces in older houses to modernize them," says Gehman. Open floor plans help families be more flexible with the square footage they already have.
8. Bronze Age. Along the with warmer tones in homes are warmer tones in metallic features. Kathy Adams of J&C Adams Co., Inc. says "oil rubbed bronze, aged bronze, or distressed hardware" will be big in the coming year.
9. Going Green. Bamboo floors, grass thatched roofs, and bark siding may sound like something from "Jungle Book," but they are just a few of the newest green home products. In addition, people are getting energy efficiency upgrades. Adams says upgrades on glass will be continue to be big, and adds that "people are even asking for tri-pane (windows)!"
10. Industrial Flair. Exposed beams will continue to be popular, but so will "stainless steel cable and architectural products," says Michell Milestone, director of sales and marketing at JG Development, Inc. With so many people working from home, home will take on more of an industrial or commercial look to enforce business credability.
11. Creating Relaxation Space: With home values still falling in many areas and a new prediction of three more lousy years of real estate, homeowners are more stressed than ever. So it's no surprise that when they are developing new spaces, tranquility comes to mind. Mozen says people are asking for "zen-like" bathrooms. "The bathrooms don't have to be big-but they have to be relaxing and soothing. They seem to prefer showers with the works-steam, seats, body sprays, etc."
12. Planning ahead: "We are seeing many clients thinking about their retirement years," says Jillian Renner of Golden Rule Remodeling & Architecture, Inc. Her clients-even those far from retirement-are putting in easy-opening cabinetry, hand-held showers, and more accessible kitchens and baths. Renner adds, "Even though the clients don't need those things right now, they are planning for when they might find them needed."
Are you planning a remodeling project this year? How much are you planning to spend?
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Music Scene: Will Hoge back from brush with death
Rock 'n' rollers are generally exuberant, but Will Hoge figures to be especially gleeful when his tour hits Harpers Ferry in Boston tonight.
Not only does Hoge, 36, have a new album, "The Wreckage," due out Tuesday, but he's also starting his first national tour since the accident that nearly killed him last summer. On his way home from a recording session in Nashville, a van struck Hoge while he was riding a scooter. Hoge fractured his ribs, sternum, femur, kneecap, and shoulder blades, and received more than 100 stitches. Several surgeries were required and he couldn't play guitar for months.
"It is quite a nice feeling to be back onstage," said Hoge. "It was almost a year, basically 10 months that I was away from music. I could literally do nothing musical for the first four-and a half months, because I couldn't hold a guitar. I got a mandolin into the hospital to keep myself sane," he said.
"It was the first time I'd stepped away from playing in about 11 years – ultimately, music took a backseat to learning how to walk again."
Hoge added that he worked on writing songs during his down time.
"That opened up some realizations for me, because it was obvious that is the best way to do a record. In the future, I know I need to take more time, like we did here, to make my albums."
To prepare for this 33-date tour, Hoge played a residency at "this little club in Nashville."
"All of our friends and people who've helped out came down to play with us, and it became more like a celebration. My wife told me, though, 'there's going to come a time when you feel pretty good, and you've got to promise me NOT to jump off anything.' So I've decided to honor that pact, and I won't be jumping off anything onstage for eight or nine more months. Right now, I can't jump around as much as I used to, because I have too much metal in my leg."
Hoge is a Tennessee native who was studying history at Western Kentucky University, aiming to become a high school teacher and basketball coach, when rock 'n' roll lured him away. After a couple of well received independent records, and scores of acclaimed live shows, the heartland rocker – often compared to Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and The Georgia Satellites – was signed by Atlantic Records, which released "Carousel," in 2002.
Did the accident and its aftermath show up in Hoge's songwriting?
"Nothing crept into the writing that was super-blatant," Hoge said. "I am certainly not going out there singing about cycle wrecks. But, with a life-changing event like this, which so few people go through, it has to have some effect. If you were recording an album and going through a divorce or breakup, that would show up somehow, so I'm sure something came from this. Perhaps a mood, or just more attention to detail, appreciating everything around us."
Hoge's core band continues to be drummer Sig Burkis and bassist Adam Beard, and now Devin Malone has become a full-fledged member, playing mandolin, cello, keyboards, pedal steel and other instruments.
"We now have the band with the smallest numbers ever, yet feel like we can cover the most ground," said Hoge. "Adding Devin came about from our recording sessions, and it was a natural matter of growth. Adam also plays some horn now, so we have a lot of options."
Hoge said they'll play a "general overview" of all their music.
"A new CD like this re-invigorates you for the old songs, too. You can get away from some songs you've been doing every night for years, but then they become like little gems you can pull out once in a while," Hoge said. "It keeps us interested onstage, and hopefully we can attract and excite some new people who haven't heard us before."
Hoge's opening act tonight, and for the next week, will be The Alternate Routes, a group of former Fairfield University students whose CD was just released.
"They recorded their first album down here in Nashville, and I really always liked their sound," said Hoge. "I'm looking forward to having them onboard."
Among the various guests on the forthcoming album is former Georgia Satellite frontman Dan Baird, who thought so highly of the young Hoge back in 2002 he put his own work on hold for a year to play guitar in Hoge's band during its first national tour. It's a friendship that has endured, and Hoge is proud to cite Baird as a mentor.
"Dan had been going out with us again on guitar, for a few dates before the accident," Hoge said. "And Dan was one of the first people to come to the hospital, as soon as I could have visitors."
All tickets for tonight's show are $15, and music kicks off at 8 p.m. Harpers Ferry is at 158 Brighton Ave., Allston. Call 617-254-9743 for more information.
ROCKET LAUNCH: "On Your Side," the new album from Rocket to the Moon, led by Braintree's Nick Santino, has its national release Oct. 13. The foursome performs Sunday, Oct. 4, at Club Hell in Providence, but doesn't hit this area until Friday, Nov. 27, when they play Showcase Live in Foxboro.
G20 FUNK: You'd guess this week's G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh would be the last place to find funky jazz. But Wednesday night the Andy Warhol Museum in the City of Steel hosted a special New Orleans-themed concert, thanks to the U.S. Climate Action Network. Crescent City icons like Allen Toussaint, Trombone Shorty, and Tab Benoit (who just headlined Nantasket's C-Note) provided the jazz, funk and blues. The night's official hosts were Sen. John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz.
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So when choosing a college so far away, I was aware that traveling back and forth between school and home was going to be a challenge. However, as someone who has flown a lot in the past, I never thought I would have as many problems as I did the day before Thanksgiving.
On that fateful Wednesday I had a 6:25 am flight and had planned to leave my dorm at 4 am. Because my flight was so early, I let a guy talk me into pulling an all nighter with him (Curse his good looks!). That was my first mistake. On my way to the airport, I started to get really nervous. I've flown a bunch... but never on my own! When I arrived at Reagan International Airport at 4:30, I had a lot of confusion over which desk I was supposed to visit to check in. After finally finding a sign that directed me Continental, I waited in line for 20 minutes only to discover that my first flight had been cancelled and I was going to have to be rerouted. Crap. The guy behind the desk told me that everything was full. The next flight he could get me on wasn't until 1:30 pm and I wouldn't get home until 11:50. That was 11 hours past when I was supposed to! Since flight he booked me on was on a different airline, I then proceeded to the United desk where a representative printed me out two boarding passes. At this point, I was unbelievably frustrated and fighting back tears. I sat down and called my mom and just started crying in the airport (I was tired! I had no emotional control!). While on the phone with my mom, I realized that I had two boarding passes that only got me to Denver. Not home. When I asked United about it, they said the last flight wasn't theirs and sent me to US Airways, but when US Airways ran the flight number, they found out the plane was run by United. When I returned to United for the third time, the greeter took it upon herself to help me figure it out. She then asked the desk representative to help me find an earlier flight. The fact that my eyes were slightly blood shot and my make up was smeared from crying may have had an effect on that. Eventually, the woman found me an earlier flight, but I would have to drive 30 miles to another airport! At that point though, I really didn't care. I took a shuttle to Dulles Airport and was able to leave at 9:50 am and made it home by 4:30!
Honestly, it was the most traumatic flying experience I've ever had, but the ladies at United saved my life! I gave the greeter a hug when I left! In the end I made it home and learned two valuable lessons. Number one: Do not pull an all nighter... no matter how cute the boy may be! Number two: Take everything one step at a time, because at the end of the day all that matters is that you are safe, and you are home. That's worth all the traumatic flight experiences in the world. Even so, I hope this doesn't happen again when I come home at Christmas...
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I love casseroles. And fortunately for me, my husband doesn't mind it when I find a new recipe to try out. As scared as he might be at the prospect of me playing the mad scientist in the kitchen, he never lets on. He is truly a brave soul!
Over the years, I've found that some casseroles can look better than they actually taste, and vice-versa. I've been pleased with some, and disappointed with others.
A recipe I found at the Better Homes and Gardens website inspired me to make this dish.
I also have several other casserole recipes to work through and I'll be sharing them here too. If you haven't already, please subscribe to my blog via email so you never miss one of my posts.
Ham, Spinach, and Pasta Casserole
2 2/3 c. bow tie pasta (cook according to package)
1 tbsp. margarine
1 small onion, sliced thin
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 mini sweet red pepper, diced
1 mini sweet yellow pepper, diced
1/2 c. heavy cream
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese, heaping
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. season salt
1/4 tsp. dried parsley
2 c. fresh spinach, rinsed, dried, and chopped
1 c. cooked ham, cubed or sliced
1 Roma tomato, seeded and diced
3/4 c. mozzarella cheese
In a large skillet, add margarine, onion, red and yellow peppers, and garlic. Cook until vegetables are soft and tender. Add flour, milk and chicken broth; cook until it thickens – stirring often. Stir in parmesan cheese, pepper, season salt, and parsley. Remove from heat and add ham, spinach, and pasta; mix thoroughly. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish that has been coated with non-stick cooking spray. Top with tomato and mozzarella cheese.
Bake uncovered for 22-25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.
So what do (we) think about this dish? It's a winner. It's creamy, cheesy, and has a hint of smoky flavor. I served this casserole with a tossed salad and garlic bread; it was a perfect meal for a cold winter night.
The only problem with this casserole? Getting good pictures of it on a dark winter night.
Do you like casseroles? If so, what's your favorite?


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Sharapova routs Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2, to win 1st title of year at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Maria Sharapova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 to win her first title of the year at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in a final between two former top-ranked players.
Sharapova dictated from the opening game, when she broke Wozniacki at love with groundstrokes that had the Dane running from side to side. Sharapova faced just two break points on her serve in the nearly 1 ½-hour match.
It was Sharapova's second career title at Indian Wells, where she first won in 2006. Wozniacki won here in 2011. The women met in a final for the first time; their six other matches came in earlier rounds.
The Russian is projected to rise one spot in the WTA Tour rankings to No. 2 on Monday, dropping Victoria Azarenka to third.


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April 1st, 2013
'Glee' star Cory Monteith checks into rehab
"Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who's portrayed Finn Hudson on the Fox comedy since it began in 2009, has checked into rehab.
A rep tells CNN that the 30-year-old has voluntarily entered a treatment facility for substance addiction.
"He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery," Monteith's rep says in a statement.
Monteith has been frank about his struggles with substance abuse, telling Parade magazine in 2011 that he began using drugs at 13, and by 19 went into rehab after his mother and friends intervened.
"I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive," Monteith said at the time. "I had a serious problem."
As Monteith's present efforts at recovery have become public, his girlfriend and co-star Lea Michele is standing behind him. The 26-year-old actress, who began publicly dating Monteith in 2012, tweeted on Sunday that she's feeling "so grateful."
"I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this," she added to People magazine. "I am grateful and proud that he made this decision."
Monteith, it seems, is feeling the same gratitude.
"[S]uch a beautiful day!" he tweeted on March 28. "Truly seeing the forest for the trees. #gratitude"
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June 27, 2012
Population structure in Qatar
Below is the population portrait of the Qatari population:
On the basis of the above, I conclude that there are several different groups represented in the Qatari population. I have absolutely no knowledge about the Qatari population, so it would be interesting to see if readers find correspondences between these and known social divisions in Qatar.
For example, I could wager that #5 which is a "Southwest Asian"+"Caucasus" mix represents a pure Arabian group with little outside influences. #1 and #2 are also Arab-like but with various degrees of admixture. #3 appears to include substantial African descendants and #4 a clear Iranian signal due to the high "Gedrosia" component. Of interest is that the "African" group #3 also scores high in the "South Asian" component.
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- Maju said...
"Of interest is that the "African" group #3 also scores high in the "South Asian" component".
Reality check needed.
Looking at the individual bars: those who have lots of South Asian have no or very little African and vice versa. Your statistical finding is wrong therefore.
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:49:00 pm
- AdygheChabadi said...
Qatar has many Persian and Sub-Continental residents (Indians and Pakistanis mainly)...it is much like the other Gulf States in that respect.
Qatar also has many peoples from East Africa who came as immigrants and those that were brought there through the Islamic slave trade.
There is also a small population of people from Southeast Asia, countries like Malaysia and Indonesia which are, themselves, Muslim.
There are also Levantines and Mesopotamians that call Qatar home as well...
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:22:00 pm
- AdygheChabadi said...
Actually, Maju, it may be accurate if these people were Siddis from India...
Siddis are East Africans by descent brought to Persia and the Western Sub-Continent by various slave traders...Portuguese, Persian, and Arab.
There was a major genetic study on them recently that Dienekes posted about.
- Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:33:00 am
- Katharós said...
The level of Admix is not necessarily surprising in that region if you view the seafaring tradition of the area ever since the Bronze Age, like Majan"Oman" and its links to the Indus Valley Civilization. Or Herodotus claims on Phoenician origins.
Or take the Arab-Persian tale of Sinbad the Sailor, the name Sinbad also refers to the land of the Sindhi people"Pakistan"
On the other hand the term "vomit of the sea" is sometimes applied to people living along the coasts based on there blurry "Arab" origin.
- Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:34:00 am
- eurologist said...
Clusters #3 and #4 are most interesting, to me. They appear to be the least indigenous (by far the least SW Asian). #3 makes this up with almost 1/2 African, and 1/6 South Asian. So, I would think slave trade, African workers, and/ or sailors.
#4 Is different in that here, Caucasus and Gedrosia (i.e., Anatolia to Pakistan) make the main contribution, with significant N European levels. Looks like this diametrically opposed to the above, but an ancient northern component made it all the way to Qatar, without much of a problem. Polygamy, slavery, and harems may have played a role.
- Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:44:00 pm
The Arabs did call those from the Gulf States and Oman as Vomit from the Sea, and by looking at this chart, I agree wholeheartedly. Those autosomal results look like vomit. Absolutely disgusting filth.
- Friday, August 28, 2015 6:21:00 pm


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Use this tool to quickly find out what CP your Pokemon will evolve into. The IV Calculator will give a more accurate answer if you want to take the time to input more information. New PvP Team Builder for planning your PvP teams in all leagues and read up on PvP Strategy and why lower IVs can be better.
This little tool aims to help trainers decide which Pokemon to evolve. E.g. Would your 300CP Pidgey evolve into something stronger than your 550CP Pidgeotto? Or are you better off evolving the Pidgeotto?
The tool shows what CP a Pokemon is likely to evolve into (and has evolved from) based on samples in PA's database. Not all Pokemon scale up in CP the same during evolution. Some species increase CP by 50%, others by 300%. This tool puts it in one place to help you decide.
Once you've evolved your Pokemon, you might want to check if it has a great Moveset or if it's high on the Best Defender list. If you've got a great Pokemon, have a look at Trainer Gear to see if there's anything to add to your kit to make yourself a better equipped trainer.
Check out the Stardust Strategy to help you with this rare resource or Buddy Stats to help you choose your perfect Pokemon buddy.
Please note that this tool is a fast way of getting an approximation of your Pokemon's future CP. With the IV Calculator, it's now possible to get EXACT CP and HP numbers if you're willing to input a little more information. This tool will be maintained because it's fast and simple, but if you're considering an important evolution like Magikarp to Garydos, Poke Assistant encourages you to use the IV Calculator.
Major credit to trainers nylonee & hyperfocus for gathering the first large collection of evolve data, first in the beta, then since launch.
If you like Poke Assistant and the free services it provides, the best thing you can do to give back is to recommend it:


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It's Friday. Fun Day. Which means we're going to take a fun approach to our meaningful journaling.
Remember on Tuesday when I said using meaningful and authentic journaling in your layouts doesn't mean completely sad, somber and heartwrenching layouts? Today we're going to look at those layouts that incorporate meaningful journaling in a fun and quirky way. I love documenting all those fun moments in our family, and definitely love documenting those personality traits that in a few years may be gone or hidden under the mask of teenager-dom. It's those little things that will be forgotten a month, a year or a few years down the road and I definitely want to remember them.
One thing I want to emphasis as my week ends is the importance of jotting down memories, phrases, funny quotes and journaling ideas. I have notebooks all over the place and use my iPhone all the time to jot things down as well. That way when I'm trying to remember one of the multiple quotes from my girls or an idea I can go to the notebook and start from there.
A Journaling Twist on an Event
You might think a layout about a daughter getting her ears pierced are a dime a dozen. They are. I've looked. I wanted to go beyond that though with this event. My daughter decided she wanted her ears pierced at age 7 and knowing I had to tell her the truth, I was honest when she asked if it would hurt. It didn't deter her from getting it done, even though I thought she would chicken out at the mere mention of pain. Am I mean for taking that photo on the right in mid scream with the leftover Christmas candy cane in her hand? You bet. After looking at these photos though it came to me what we as women go through for beauty – the waxing, the shaving, the plucking, the piercing, etc. So this layout was a play on words and the first of many things she will do for beauty that hurt!
Document Those Quirks
My youngest daughter has a weird obsession with gum and you bet that after a few months of this obsession I wrote it in my handy book of scrapbook topics to document. The October Afternoon bubble gum sticker took it to a new level and I quickly (well, with those circles not so quickly) made this layout about her obsession. Will I remember in 10 years about this phase she had? Highly doubtful, but I want to remember it because right now at age 6 it's part of who she is. That picture? It has absolutely nothing to do with gum and she wasn't chewing gum either, but it's funny and goes well with this colorful, quirky layout!
You may or may not remember this from the August 2011 gallery-No Photos. My older daughter has a quirk as well, although I'm pretty sure hers will stay with her forever. She's literal. Very, very literal. And she says things and writes things that to her are very serious and common sense, but to us they are quite funny! We certainly don't laugh at her, but we do explain why we might chuckle a bit at things like the above 100th day of school assignment from last year! I had to document this and it hung on the refrigerator until it went onto this layout because I loved looking at it every morning. Although I think she will stay literal, coming from 2 very sarcastic parents we are rubbing off on her a bit and I don't want to forget this!
Don't Forget Yourself
Scrappers talk about this all the time and I'm going to reiterate it here again. Your family, and especially your kids, not only want to see pages and stories about themselves, but they also want to see pages about you. You are important and your quirks are important too. They don't want to see you just popping up on vacation and holiday photos and layouts, but they want to know the personality you, the funny you, the thoughtful you.
This photo was taken at my daughter's birthday party in August when we did photobooth pictures for all the girls. Never one to shy away from being silly, I donned them myself and my youngest budding photographer took my picture. What I journaled about is another play on words. The girls hear me say "Seriously" all.the.time. and are quite frankly sick of it I'm sure! But it's who I am and what I do. What I actually journaled about is my take on life in general: never take yourself too seriously. I'm sarcastic and will always lean towards humorous over serious in my daily life whenever I can!
What makes your family tick? What are some of those idiosyncrocies that make you a family, but also make you individuals? I'll be honest and say this was made for a magazine call about family personalities. It didn't get picked up, but I can say it is one of my favorite layouts over the last several months and I'm beyond glad I made it! We each had our own square where I described our personalities and what we're into at the time. I'm thinking this might be a yearly layout to update with photos and little tidbits of information!
A few ladies linked me up to some of their photos and layouts about meaningful journaling that I want to share with you as well.
Diane Payne shared her layout about her daughter's zest for life in an older photo from childhood.
Linda shared her memories and thoughts about a day we all remember - September 11th and a bittersweet memory for her daughter.
Aliza shared her layout about the impact of saying sorry as a parent.
Thank You
I can't thank you all enough for reading and responding this week. I have to say I was very nervous to fill 4 days of content, but this is where my heart is with scrapbooking and I have loved putting it all together! You all made my week easy!


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AAMAS 2015 : International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Conference Series : Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems
|Link: http://www.aamas2015.com/en/
Call For Papers
Important dates:
Abstract Submission : 12th of November, 2014 (23:59 UTC-12)
Full Paper Submission : 17th of November, 2014 (23:59 UTC-12)
Rebuttal Phase : 14-16th of January, 2015 (23:59 UTC-12)
Author Notification : 28th of January, 2015
About AAMAS:
AAMAS is the leading scientific conference for research in autonomous agents and multiagent systems. The AAMAS conference series was initiated in 2002 by merging three highly respected meetings: the International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (ICMAS); the International Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL); and the International Conference on Autonomous Agents (AA). The aim of the joint conference is to provide a single, high-profile, internationally respected archival forum for scientific research in the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems.
AAMAS 2015, the fourteenth conference in the AAMAS series, seeks the submission of high-quality papers limited to 8 pages in length. Reviews will be double blind; authors must avoid including anything that can be used to identify them. Please note that submitting an abstract is required to submit a full paper. However, the abstracts will not be reviewed and full (8-page) papers must be submitted for the review process to begin. All work must be original, i.e., it must not have appeared in a conference proceedings, book, or journal and may not be under review for another archival conference. In addition to submissions in the main track, AAMAS 2015 will be soliciting papers in special tracks. The review process for the special tracks will be similar to the main track, but with programme committee members specially selected for each track. All accepted papers for the special tracks will be included in the proceedings.
AAMAS 2015 General Chairs:
Gerhard Weiss (Maastricht University, NL)
Pınar Yolum (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Program Chairs:
Rafael Bordini (PUCRS, Brazil)
Edith Elkind (University of Oxford, UK)
The full call for papers, along with descriptions of the special tracks and all topics of interest, can be found at: http://www.aamas2015.com


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Murder charge still pending against woman at 102
Laura Lundquist oldest murder defendant in state history
A 102-year-old woman prosecutors say killed her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home nearly five years ago still faces a second-degree murder charge.
Laura Lundquist is the oldest murder defendant in state history.
Photos: Infamous crime from 1930s
Lundquist was 98 when she was charged in 2009 for allegedly strangling Elizabeth Barrow, who was found with a plastic bag tied around her head at the Brandon Woods nursing home in Dartmouth.
Lundquist had a longstanding diagnosis of dementia and was ruled incompetent to stand trial. Since her indictment, she has been held at a state psychiatric hospital, while the murder charge against her remains active.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is expected to rule soon on an appeal from Barrow's son in his wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home. An arbitrator dismissed the suit.