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Lego sweeper.
Posted on March 16, 2015, in Uncategorized and tagged Children, Dogs, Doodlemum, Drawing, Family, Humour, Illustration, Life, Pen and Ink, Sketchbook. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
Made me laugh! I remember our dog doing the same with the same cries of despair 🙂
Oh poor Gruff…..and poor you- you'll be finding tiny lego pieces that have been swept across the room and under sofas, for weeks. Mind you, that's probably a daily occurrence, anyway!
Swish that tail, Bonnie….can't you attach a duster to the end of it?!
I feel for Gruff as so much time, patience and special skill can go into making lego creations . But that tail! haha, whip like but so full of joy. My own gangly, who can be forgiven anything – almost, dog has one just like it 🙂


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U.S. House Republicans won't wait for President Barack Obama to issue a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. They plan to vote by the end of May on legislation that would sidestep the White House and offer congressional approval to the TransCanada Corp. project.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton said today that the bill would be on the House floor by Memorial Day.
The measure sponsored by Nebraska Republican Lee Terry is being designated H.R. 3, using one of the numbers held in reserve by Republican leadership for their top-priority bills.
"There is no reason for us to not only refine that oil, but also to keep most of it in the U.S.," Upton, a Michigan Republican, told a press conference.
The project would cross six states and link the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to Texas refineries along the Gulf Coast. It requires a presidential permit because it crosses an international border.
In January 2012 the Obama administration rejected a proposed route for the pipeline after concerns were raised about the impact of the project on an ecologically sensitive area in Nebraska. The route now under consideration was submitted in May 2012.
'Political Statement'
Earlier this month, a State Department environmental assessment of found Keystone XL won't worsen the risks of global warming because Alberta's oil sands would be developed without the pipeline. The White House signaled today that it doesn't consider oil pipelines a major driver of climate change.
"There have been thousands of miles of pipelines that have been built while President Obama has been in office," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters today on Air Force One as Obama traveled to deliver a speech on energy in Illinois. "It hasn't necessarily had a significant impact one way or the other on addressing climate change."
Obama is focusing efforts on lessening dependence on fossil fuels, he said. He said the higher fuel standards for vehicles set by the administration "has greatly increased fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions.'
Representative Henry Waxman of California, the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, said the bill won't change that and a decision on the pipeline would ultimately be made by Obama. The president will decide to either approve or reject the pipeline, said Waxman, who opposes the project, and could veto any legislation that would force his hand.
''They're making a political statement," Waxman said in an interview.
Pipeline Backers
Backers of the pipeline say that Congress has the authority to effectively deem the pipeline approved without Obama's action. Previously, they hit dead ends when they pushed measures that tried to force him to make an early decision and that would have required the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve it.
Obama told Republican senators earlier this week he planned to make a decision on the revised application by the end of the year, said Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, a sponsor of the bill's Senate version, S. 582, which was introduced yesterday.
"When he makes that decision, what's it going to be, another regulatory hurdle to jump over?" Hoeven said.
The State Department released an environmental assessment report March 1 saying the pipeline would have little impact on the pace of oil-sands development expansion.

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Wow! Excellent story, Susie!
Blood Out
You've heard of "blood in, blood out". Spill the blood of somebody else to join a gang. And gotta do it to get out, too. I made my father bleed. He beat my mother. Pimped her out. Killed her when she got in too much trouble. I found her, hole in her head. I knowed it was him. So his life paid for my entry into the "Family".
I never felt so safe in all my life. I wasn't never safe, no matter what, before I wore them colors. Green and yellow. For the first time, I had somebody watchin' my back. Makin' sure I ate, got a place to sleep that was warm, that nobody was after me.
Here's the messed up part. You feel safe, but you ain't. Not even close. There's somebody wantin' to take you out around every corner. Sell a dime bag on the wrong turf, mess with some guy's girl, wear your greens and yellows in a red block. It's dangerous out here. And if things get too tough, you gotta take out a brother to save your own skin.
It's like the jungle. Something bigger's always ready to make your their prey. And, believe me, there are plenty big predators out there.
The only place I could go to rest was church. It used to be a doughnut shop. But some kids came in and made it a church. Bunch of hipsters wantin' to make a difference. At first I went in to hustle them. You know, get some money for us to "protect" them.
"Sorry, man, we don't have any money," the hipster told me. "All we got are cookies and coffee. We could pay you that way."
Them cookies was warm. With big chocolate chunks. One of the girls would make them every night at 10. You gotta know that was good payment for protection.
But they got to me. At first I thought them cookies was laced with somethin'. Some kind of Jesus drug. Cause whenever I went in there I ended up feelin' safe. Started talkin' about my childhood. Told them about my street life. Somethin' in me started to feel calmer, smoother. They never told me I had to go to church. They never made me feel bad about who I was. They just let me talk.
And they'd hug me. Not the quick, bump hug I'd have with my brothers in the "Family". No, these hugs were tight. Some kind of meaning in them hugs. Not even my mother hugged me like that. Really, I don't think she never put her arms around me. Them arms of hers with tattoos and pinholes from shooting up. Her smellin' like bud and booze.
"You gotta tell me somethin'," I said one day.
"Yeah? What you wanna know?" The kid, Brad, was pouring soy milk into his coffee.
"What's so different about you? Why do you think comin' here in the hood and bakin' cookies is a good idea? What makes you do that?"
"Well, it's because I'm tryin' to be like Jesus."
And that was all he had to say. I went on the streets that night. Phoenix heat is dry. It hangs over you like a weight that you can't push off. I strutted, puttin' on my tough face, darin' anybody to mess with me.
I seen a bum, curled up and sleepin' in this doorway of a abandoned building. I didn't know much about Jesus. But I did know that Jesus would want to help that man. All that was in my pocket was a pack of cigarettes, a gun and one of them cookies a kid wrapped up for me.
"Hey, man," I said, squattin' down. "You hungry?"
He looked at me, afraid. His eyes were stuck on my green and yellow hat. I took it off.
"Don't be scared, man," I said. "All I got is this cookie. You want it?"
"I guess so," he said. "Why you doin' this?"
"I'm just tryin' somethin' new." I put the cookie into his hand.
It felt good. Helpin' somebody out. The rest of that night, I kept findin' people to be like Jesus with. It made me want to stop bein' part of the "Family". It made me want to be around the kids at the church.
"I wanna get out," I told Brad the next morning.
"Get out?" he asked.
"Yeah. Out of the gang." I looked at the kid. "I gotta try and be like Jesus. Like you guys."
"Wow. That's awesome."
"Problem is, I gotta blood out. I gotta kill somebody to get out."
Brad sat down and crossed his legs. "I'm going to need some coffee."
We walked to a diner down the street. Brad liked it because they served organic, free-range, fair trade…whatever. Hipster food. The waitress' eyes got big when she seen me, though. I smiled at her. It didn't make her trust me. She just pointed to a table and we sat down.
"So, why do you have to do that to get out?" Brad asked, sipping his coffee.
"It's either somebody else or me. And it ain't gonna be me."
"Somebody's blood is the price?"
"Yup." I shoved a forkful of eggs into my mouth. "Man, these eggs are good."
"So, is the problem that you don't want to kill anybody?"
"Yeah. I done enough of that."
"How many?"
"No clue. Too many."
"And none of those would count?"
"Nope. Them was for the gang."
"Man, I'm really praying for wisdom here. I have no idea what you should do."
"Well, I guess I just find the baddest guy on the street. You know, somebody doin' real bad stuff. Then it's kinda like I'm doin' somethin' good."
"No. You can't do that." He closed his eyes.
"Are you prayin' right now?"
"Yeah. I just don't understand the whole payment in blood thing."
"Some kind of atonement. That's what one of the guys says. Whatever that word means."
"It's a Christian thing. Atonement for sins. Somebody else pays for your sins and makes you clean. That someone else just happens to be Jesus."
"I remember that from church. I went a couple times when I was a kid."
"He died, spilled His blood, to cover our sins." He opened his eyes. "He already died in your place."
"He's like my blood out."
"Yup. Kind of like that."
"But that ain't gonna cut it."
I left that breakfast. I was gonna find somebody to use for my blood out. One of my brothers would have to be there to watch it. I never felt so sick in all my life. But all I could think of was Jesus. Tryin' to be like Him. Tryin' to let Him be my blood out.
I wasn't gonna work.
My only option was to kill or be killed. In my pocket was a gun. It had been my weapon of choice for years.
Kill or be killed. Or be killed by me. It was a option. But it wasn't the right option.
There wasn't a good choice for me.
Run away and get chased down by a "brother". Keep livin' in the gang and never be safe again. Turn myself in. Snitch on all my "Family" and get taken out in jail.
Kill or be killed. I couldn't think no more.
The only thing that made sense was to get rid of that gun. Bury it in the desert. Along with the green and yellow. I drove in my car till I couldn't see no more buildings, no more people.
I dug a hole. As deep as I could. Didn't need no sand shifting and uncoverin' the gun for some kid to find. I took it apart. Buried it in pieces. I put murder in the ground. Hustlin'. Pimpin'. Cheatin', lyin', hate. All in the ground. Covered by sand and dirt and my own tears. It surprised me to know that I was cryin'.
"Jesus, I need help." I didn't know what else to pray. Never done it in my life.
He was gonna be my blood out.
I knew what I had to do. I called the sheriff. Told him where to find me. Sat on my car hood and waited.
Five cop cars come to get me. They patted me down. Cuffed me. Pushed my head down when I got into the back of the squad car.
"I'll tell you everythin'. You just gotta keep me safe."
"We'll take care of you." The cop drove me back to the city.
Atonement. Blood out. The swap wasn't fair. Jesus' goodness for my bad. But after the blood there was life. Somehow there was life. And there would be life for me, too.
Wow! Excellent story, Susie!
goosebumps….lots of story to uncover here too.
Nicely done. I could easily see this one turned into longer short story.
Great job! I'll be honest, though, I thought for sure that Brad was going to sacrifice himself somehow. That way he would be the "blood out"/like Jesus. You surprised me with that ending.
I really like this story, Susie. It's another one of those I want to see the next chapter in the character's life. Thx.


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P. Sainath, the Magsaysay Award-winning rural affairs editor of The Hindu, writes in today's paper:
"At least two major newspapers have informed their desks that the word "recession" is not to be used in connection with India. Recession is something that happens in the United States, not here. The word stands exiled from the editorial lexicon. If a rather disastrous situation has somehow to be indicated, the term "downturn" or "slowdown" will suffice — and it is to be used with some discretion. But not recession….
"Now many of the publications and channels into this kind of evasion have also been laying off employees in droves, including several journalists. Those poor souls (many with large home loan EMIs contracted when the economy was in even less of a "downturn" than it is now) are losing their jobs because of — well, whatever.
"Imagine you were one of them, working at the desk, filtering copy for your readers to reassure them that all is well. In the evening, you're exorcising the columns of the ghosts of recession. Next afternoon, you find you are a victim of what you've purged. The hypocrisy of the media in acting the opposite of what they tell their audiences is the reality — gee, that's part of business strategy. Scare the public and there will be less spending. Which means less advertising, less revenue, less etc."
Read the full article: No issues: a recession of the intellect


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June 29, 2018
Someone got scammed. I don't know who it was but it wasn't me. I ended up with five pairs of free sneakers.
I recently got married and one of the wonderful, truly beautiful things about marriage is that I had to go through the nightmare of changing my insurance. I had to give up my insurance and go with another plan but, as my wife pointed out, my old plan had benefits that I had never taken advantage of, so I should finally get everything I'm entitled to before it goes away. (My Dad would have not only already taken advantage of all the free benefits but somehow gotten them doubled. More on him in an upcoming post.)
One of the things I never took advantage of – or even knew about – was that my insurance offered free sneakers. My wife, with similar insurance, had been getting a free pair a year for the last two or three years and it always used to seem legitimate.
So one Saturday we went down to a medical supply store which, although named "MEDICAL SUPPLY STORE" was really nothing but a shoe and sneaker warehouse. No wheelchairs, no canes, no catheters, just displays of sneakers like you'd see in any shoe store, just a whole lot dingier. I told the girl behind the counter that I had so-and-so insurance (that is not the real name of my insurance, believe it or not) and I'd like a pair of sneakers. She was happy and chirpy, even chippy and genial, to use a thesaurus, and informed me that sure! I could! get sneakers here! 🙂 🙂 🙂 – yes, she somehow talked in smiley emojis- but I had to go to a foot doctor and get a prescription first.
"Oh," I said, "I guess-" was as far as I got
""We have a doctor! Right down the block! Tell him his cousin sent you and you want free sneakers. emoji, wink, happy gif."
So I went from some sort of medical supply store/shoe store to what I expected to be a kind of foot doctor speakeasy, where I'd knock on the door, a little slot would open and a pair of eyes would look me up and down while I said the password "your cousin sent me and I want free sneakers."
But what it actually was, was a legitimate looking doctor's office with an actual legitimate looking staff in legitimate looking white scrubs who legitimately took my insurance information and ran it through their legitimate system. I was a little disappointed, to be honest. Legitimately.
The staff for some reason was very interested in where my wife and I were from.
"Brooklyn," I said.
"No, before that. Your family."
They got less information from my wife, who said "why do you want to know?"
After a few minutes I went into the doctor's office. He had a broken arm but he conducted the exam with one hand. The real drawback, for him, was that he couldn't write on the chart and needed an assistant to do it for him. This really slowed him down as the assistant apparently had no idea what any of the medical terms meant, or where to write them. I'm talking about very technical terms that any layperson would be clueless about, like "foot," "heel," and "today's date."
He asked how my feet were doing.
I said they're doing good.
He asked me if my feet hurt.
I said no.
He asked me if I had any foot-related medical conditions.
I said I don't think so.
He then asked me to take off my sneakers and while I was doing that, he had his assistant help him slip a glove on his good hand, not an easy task as he was also reviewing her notes and using that same hand to point out her mistakes. "You spelled 'exam' with an h again."
He then carried on with the "exham" by groping first one foot then the other in what I must point out was not particularly different than what I do when inspecting a potato at the supermarket. After a few seconds on each foot he said to me "OK, you're getting shoes. Want insoles?"
I wanted insoles.
So I went to front desk where they gave me a form, which I took back up the block and gave to the chippy/chirpy/happy/genial/lobotomized girl at the counter. She asked me to look over the shoes on display and tell her what I liked.
I liked none of them.
A word about the free shoes and sneakers. They were all perfectly wearable, pretty well-made and sturdy. They looked pretty good. But none of them were brand names, or even names you heard of, and likely not even names you might have overheard mentioned somewhere. But if I'm wrong, and Prooop´lr sneakers (with an accent mark over the second p) are trendy in your neighborhood, please drop me a line and let me know what part of the Baltic you live in.
So while I didn't like any of the display shoes I did find a nice pair of sneakers in one of their catalogs, and after trying on some of the displays to find my size (what? They never heard of a Braddock device?) I found the ones I wanted and as luck would have it, they were out of stock so they had to order them.
So a couple of weeks went by, during which I had to fax them another form, only hindered by the fact that the fax number on their card goes to a full, unmonitored mailbox, the second fax number they gave me was not a fax number at all, and the third one was missing a digit. But eventually they told me to come in, my sneakers were ready.
This is where it gets weird. (Weirder, actually. It was kind of weird to begin with.)
When I went back for my sneakers, the same amazingly upbeat girl remembered my name. ("Hey! It's Mr. Big Pants!", she didn't say.) She gave me my fashionable Prooop´lr sneakers (with an accent mark over the second p), I tried them on, they fit, and my wife and I were ready to leave when she said "here's your coupon!" emoji emoji.
Coupon? Yes, a coupon. It entitled me to two pairs of shoes or sneakers at the shoe store across the street for just $5. OK, makes about as much sense to me as the rest of this did. At this point I must remind you that this whole thing began as a legitimate benefit of my insurance, and now I was going to a dingy shoe shop that, as I soon saw, looked like it was the last shoe shop in Hanoi after the US army pulled out.
Well, I was getting a good deal on sneakers but my wife? She was not, and if anyone is going to get a good deal it is going to be her. So she asked why she didn't get a coupon when she got her free sneakers a few weeks ago. We didn't get an answer but it didn't matter because the girl, instead of giving her a coupon, added my wife to mine, meaning that we were now going to get four pairs of sneakers for $5. Instead of 2 pairs for $5 twice, ($10, $2.50 per pair) they are doing 4 for $5 once ($5, $1.25 per pair).
I know what you are thinking, that this makes no sense. Not economically, not medically, probably not fashionably either, but there it is. To that I say, simply go with it and don't think about it, which is pretty much what I did.
We crossed the street to a shoe store with the highly imaginative name SHOES and stopped. Remember Goodfellas, when Karen is afraid to go into Jimmy's warehouse because she was afraid she was going to get whacked? It was a bit like that, and also a bit like if Sesame Street was filming an episode while Karen got whacked. The place was full of kids. It was dirty and messy, the shelves were broken, shoes and sneakers littered the floors, while dozens and dozens of kids ran around, some throwing shoes at each other, some ducking those shoes, and their parents trying to buy them shoes. What was this place? I never found out.
My wife and I walked in and we gave the coupon to the girl behind the counter, who was almost, but not quite, as chippy/chirpy as the girl in the other store. She did not seem surprised at all to be practically giving away 4 pairs of sneakers.
What is the connection between this store and the medical supply shoe store? The people working there seem to be related. Everyone, from the girls behind the counter to their "cousin" the foot doctor (who was very likely not related at all) seem to be all in on it. I'm sure that the insurance company has nothing at all to do with the seedy shoe store across the street. And the coupon I was given was not really a coupon but a receipt like you could get out of any 99 cent store receipt book with a stamp on it. It appears that the shoe store is trying to liquidate their shoes to the point that they are willing to give them away, and using the medical supply store to drive in customers. Why? I don't know. the purpose isn't to make money, that's obvious.
My wife and I picked our shoes and I am actually wearing one of them as I write. They are a comfortable and pretty good looking pair of green and blue sneakers. Sturdy and feel good. But if you'd say that the Prooop´lr shoes were a second rate brand (at best, and it's a stretch) the ones in this store were eighth or ninth. Again, wearable, durable, good looking, but two have no company or brand name, one has something written in characters that I can't even identify, let alone read, and the last one, the pair I am wearing, has no brand but a logo that looks very much – but just different enough to avoid a lawsuit- like the Nike swoop.
So there's a scam somewhere. More than one, I think. The medical store seems real, and so does the foot doctor, but the mechanical and rote way they did things in his office (people marched in and out of his exam room like an assembly line while I was there) tells me that this place exits just to work the insurance company. He may be a real foot doctor but if I had trench-foot I'd go anyplace but there. But he'd the first doctor I'd see if I wanted to know how to score free insoles.
There's also obviously something shady going on at the shoe store across the street. If the goal was just to get rid of the shoes, just take them all and donate them someplace. Why pay rent on a store, pay employees, pay utilities, just to sell shoes for almost nothing? You'd do better selling them from a folding table on a street corner. It has to be a front for something, I just don't know what.
It's The South Brooklyn Shoe Scam, and it netted me five pairs of shoes for $5, plus two pairs of insoles.


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This Alinea dish combines some classic combinations in a more or less classic presentation. It's basically a pork with polenta dish with a few twists…and grapefruit. Why not though? The grapefruit is tart, sweet and a little bitter. That makes for a great counterpoint to the pork, rich cornbread pudding and the honey that is drizzled on the plated food.
I made the sage pudding first, a week or so before I actually needed it. It's a typical Alinea "pudding" made with Agar, where the sage leaves are steeped in hot water with a little sugar and then the mixture is set with Agar and then pureed in the blender for a pudding-like texture. I had made a mental note a while back to make the next such pudding with Gellan instead of Agar for a change, but I suppose I must've lost that "note". Next time I will try it with Gellan. As it stands this was a good sauce for the dish, it was slightly sweet with a big sage flavor and a good smooth texture.
For the cornbread puree, I first made the cornbread. I'm pretty sure any cornbread recipe will do in this component, but I went ahead and did the book's recipe. On it's own it is not such a great cornbread, probably because it uses a lot of white wheat flour in it. the texture is a bit firm and the taste slightly bland. However, to finish it up, the bread gets crumbled and pureed in a good dose of butter and cream and seasoned with salt and pepper. That makes for a rich polenta-like product that is quiet delicious. I chose not to make the puree in my blender (I hate washing it) and instead used the stick blender. That worked ok, but I did not get the good emulsion and smooth puree I would've achieved with a powerful blender.
Alinea uses two cuts of pork here and cooks them in very different ways. The pork shoulder gets bagged with oil and cooked SV for 5 hours at about 180F until it's very tender. I used a small piece of boar shoulder instead that I salted a day beforehand and bagged it with some bacon fat. I needed to cook it for more like 6 hours to get it to the proper texture and I still think it needed a bit more time. The meat gets shredded into strings then deep fried in loose disks right before it is served.
The other cut of pork is a pork tenderloin. This one I also salted ahead of time then rolled into a cylinder and cooked sous vide at 137F for about 30 minutes. The pork gets cooked to a perfect pink medium. I went ahead and quick seared it in clarified butter to give it a bit more flavor and variation before slicing. It came out perfectly cooked and looked as good as it tasted.
The last few components of the dish were caramelized fennel strips (fennel rounds browned in butter and then cut into strips), grapefruit segments, fennel fronds and small sage leaves. Right before serving it, the dish gets a small drizzle of honey. That honey goes especially well with the crispy boar shoulder pieces and the corn bread puree. The dish as a whole makes for a refreshing and, at the same time, comforting plate of food. We tried getting a variety of tastes and textures in each forkful, that always makes us appreciate the level of detail involved in these Alinea compositions.
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This post has nothing to do with silent movies (these posts connecting Beaver to Long Beach and to Santa Monica do), but I've really been enjoying watching Leave it to Beaver on Netflix instant streaming. When they showed this idyllic small town main street during a scene from "Beaver's Fortune" (Season 3:Episode 10; first broadcast December 5, 1959), I had to hit the freeze frame to figure it out.
Although Beaver takes place in "Mayfield," set in an undetermined state that must have "Springfield" (the rootless home town featured in The Simpsons) for its neighbor, it turns out Skokie, Illinois appears during this stock footage shot (no actors from the show appear in this scene). The view looks north up Lincoln Avenue from Oakton Street towards St. Peter's Catholic Church, originally built in 1894.
I was able to solve this easily enough, because even though Beaver was first broadcast over the airwaves in decidedly low-tech, low resolution, it was shot on 35mm "HD" film stock. I sensed a word on the bank sign said "Skokie," and was proven right.
It's sad to see that the east side of Lincoln Avenue appearing during the scene has been replaced by a 1980s era bank plaza and related commercial buildings. The west side of Lincoln, appearing off camera, is relatively unchanged.
Watching a prior episode "Her Idol" (Season 2: Episode 6; first broadcast November 6, 1958), I nearly fell out of my chair when I noticed I was able to read this letter sent home from Beaver's grade school principal. The person responsible for creating the prop letter obviously relied on the fact that the letter would appear only briefly on camera, in low resolution, without realizing that decades later technological advances would provide bored viewers such as myself the ability to scrutinize his handiwork. The full text of this letter appears below.
Mr. Ward Cleaver
485 Mapleton Drive
Mayfield, State
My Dear Mr. Cleaver:
This paragraph has absolutely nothing to do with anything. It is here merely to fill up space. Still, it is words, rather than repeated letters, since the latter might not give the proper appearance, namely, that of an actual note.
For that matter, all of this is nonsense, and the only part of this that is to be read is the last paragraph, which part is the inspired creation of the producers of this very fine series.
Another paragraph of stuff. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. My typing is lousy, but the typewriter isn't so hot either. After all, why should I take the blame for these mechanical imperfections, with which all of us must contend. Lew Burdette just hit a home run and Milwaukee leads seven to one in the series. This is the last line of the filler material of the note. No, my mistake, that was only the next to last. This is last.
I hope you can find a suitable explanation for Theodore's unusual conduct.
Yours truly,
Cornelia Rayburn
Well, after decoding this secret message, I felt pretty smug, but not being able to leave well enough alone, it crossed my mind to Google the text I had just deciphered, and low and behold, the Curious Case of the Beaver Letter had already been properly explored, long ago, at one of my favorite websites, Shorpy.com, "History in HD," a site that posts fascinating high resolution vintage photographs. It turns out the reference to Lew Burdette ties the letter to Game 2 of the World Series between the Yankees and the Braves, played October 2, 1958, about a month before the episode aired. Here's the link to the Shorpy treatment of Beaver's letter. It makes me wonder what other Easter eggs from early television lie waiting to be discovered.
Leave it to Beaver – (C) 1958 Gomalco Productions, Inc.; (C) 1959 Revue Productions, Inc.


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Poor poet, was that really you,
addressing the moon in rhyme?
My eyes were dulled so long ago
by love, by cards and wine.
The moon climbs through the window frame.
White light, so white it blinds you…
I bet on the Queen of Spades,
but I played the Ace of Diamonds.
by Сергей Александрович Есенин (Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin)
a.k.a. Sergey Yesenin / Esenin
translated by Boris Dralyuk


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Today's Items:
EU will Crumble
Weather the ensuing chaos was planned or not, the Brexit will likely trigger more referendums and the political EU experiment will crumble to pieces. Having divergent economies using the same currency is doomed to destruction and will ensure chaos. Speaking of chaos…
Prepare For Chaos
Get ready for more stimulus in the U.S. and this time… It will be stimulus on steroids coupled with price controls and martial law when everything stops working. Yes, we are living in interesting times.
Harry Reid Vs. NRA
When Senator Dirty Harry Reid described the NRA, an organization set up to defend the second amendment from the likes of Dirty Harry himself, he stated that the organization doesn't care about constitutional rights. Hey NRA! How is that endorsement of Dirty Harry working out for you now?
Obama Gross Lies
Based on a Freedom of Information request, it turns out that the Obama administration has lied, yet again, to Congress in reference to the number of crimes that released aliens have committed. Yes, Obama is apparently gleeful about how he has placed people in danger; such as, the illegal alien who raped multiple girls including an 8-year old girl.
China Supercomputer
For the first time, without using microprocessor chips made in the U.S., China has now created the fastest supercomputer in the world. Remember, their computer venture started when Hillary's Clinton's husband allowed for the selling of supercomputers to China to be used in China's missile program. Speaking of computers…
Welcome Mat for Hackers
A 2010 decision to 'temporarily' disable State Department security features to accommodate Hillary Clinton' unauthorized private email server laid out a 'welcome mat' for hackers according to an IT official for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Well, Hillary, while you can delegate authority, you cannot delegate responsibility and you need to go to prison.
I will be moving for the next few weeks and will not be able to make any videos until I get set up again. Wish me luck. Thanks.
Finally, please prepare now for the escalating economic and social unrest. Good Day!
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Seth Rogen, Ashton Kutcher fire back at 'All Lives Matter' comments: 'You don't deserve my movies'
Seth Rogen and Ashton Kutcher are addressing "All Lives Matter."
Kutcher took a moment to educate those who cried "All Lives Matter" in response to his Black Lives Matter social media posts.
In an emotional video shared to Instagram Tuesday, Kutcher said he didn't want to dismiss those who disagreed with him, but wanted to take a moment to "educate" them.
"We all agree all lives matter, but I had a really poignant experience tonight when I was putting my kids down to bed that lent the words for why black lives matter," Kutcher said. "Usually Mila and I put our kids to bed, we read them a book. Our daughter always gets to go first and tonight as we were reading her book, my son says 'Wait, why don't I get to go first?' "
The 42-year-old actor explained that his wife Mila told their son it's because girls go first.
"'You know why girls go first? For you and me, girls go first and the reason why is, for some boys, girls don't get a go at all," Kutcher said to his son. "'And so for you and me, girls go first.'"
He tied the exchange with his son to the reflect the importance in saying Black Lives Matter.
"I think what folks that are writing 'All Lives Matter' need to understand is that for some people black lives don't matter at all," Kutcher said fighting back tears. "So for us, black lives matter. So, while you may have the best intentions in saying 'All Lives Matter,' remember, for some people, black lives don't matter at all."
Kutcher's message comes just a day after Rogen blasted Black Lives Matter critics.
The "Lion King" star posted to Instagram Monday the words "Black Lives Matter," along with a caption saying he wants nothing to do with those who take issue with the phrase.
"If this is a remotely controversial statement to you, feel free to unfollow me," he wrote.
The post garnered criticism from some, who took to the comments to give Rogen their opinions.
"#alllivesmatter," wrote one person. "People making this only about blacks. When its about all races of color. Why do all these brutality videos only show the end? They don't show wtf these people where doing to get in trouble in the first place."
Rogen wasn't going to let that slide.
"(expletive) off," the actor replied. "You don't deserve my movies anymore. Stop watching my (expletive)."
That person wasn't the only one to get a reply from Rogen. The actor responded to several comments expressing "all lives matter" with a the same concise expletive.
Cole Sprouse talks getting arrested at George Floyd protest; John Cusack says police came at him
Rush Limbaugh, Charlamagne tha God agree on George Floyd death, clash on white privilege
Rogen's post comes in the wake of protests across the country sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who died in the custody of police. Former officer Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death.
In addition to the critics, a number of people also left supportive comments for Rogen.
"all lives matter comments are like watching trump take his clothes off," wrote actress Jessica Serfaty. "Excruciating."
"Much Love Seth," wrote DJ Many. "Thanks For Supporting Us, We Will Always Support You."
'Devastating': Fox's Sean Hannity criticizes Minneapolis police after George Floyd's death


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This Vanilla Butterecream Frosting is one easy frosting to make. It's simple and it's very stable for use in cake decorations. Let's see how this was made.
American Buttercream Frosting is my main go to frosting for my creations.I had to confess, it actually took me 3 tries before I got this right. It 's not because it is difficult to make, because among all other types of Buttercream frosting, this is the easiest one.
It took me 3 tries because I was trying to tweak it to reduce the sugar for a small batch. At the end , I got the sweetness and texture that I wanted, I am happy with the ratio that I got.
Tips for a Soft & Fluffy Buttercream Frosting
- Room Temperature Butter: Don't ignore this simple reminder as this is very important to achieving a fluffy texture. A soft butter (not melting) whip better, so it gets lighter and fluffier from accumulating air during the beating process. Air in the butter means light texture.
- Don't shortcut the Creaming Process: Yes, no shortcut please even if you are in a hurry. The butter needs to be creamed properly, and proper means waiting for it change in light color and soft fluffy texture. Pay attention to the change of butter color. It could take more or 5 minutes depending on the mixer and the speed you are using.
- Whipped Cream (Liquid form NOT already whipped cream): Buttercream frosting tend to be thick and sweeter than any other frosting and that's part of its nature because of the confectioners sugar. If you reduce the sugar to too less or you add too much sugar, you will not get the light fluffy texture. It should be a balance between sugar and butter and what works for me is 1 1/4 cup sugar to 1/2 cup butter. I've tried to cut the sugar lower and it did not give me the texture I'm looking for, it's too soft to hold for piping. To thin out the butter, use whipping cream for a lighter fluffier texture. Whipping cream when beaten becomes fluffy and airy, just like a whipped cream frosting. This will make the buttercream frosting lighter. If you don't have cream, then milk full fat milk is the next best option, although milk doesn't whip as much as cream, or not at all.
That's it! 3 simple tips for a successful buttercream frosting! Let's put it to use.
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 1/4 cup Icing/Confectioners Sugar (sifted)
- 2-3 tbsp whipping cream/milk – If you have whipping cream (liquid form in a box NOT the already whipped cream in a tub or can) , that is the better option for a fluffier texture f the frosting
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Cream the butter: In a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream softened butter until it becomes fluffy about 5 minutes or until it becomes light in color and soft and fluffy in texture. Creaming it properly is a crucial step so take your time and pay close attention to the change of color in the butter before adding the sugar.
- Add icing sugar and mix until it gets a smooth texture (approximately 8-10 minutes). Add pure vanilla extract.
- Add whipping cream: Gradually add whipping cream (1 tbsp at a time) and continue whipping another 3-5 minutes until soft and fluffy. Be careful when adding liquid as too much liquid could make the frosting soft which is not good especially if you want to use it to make decorative piping designs. Stop as soon as the texture is soft and pipepable. When you spoon it and turn the spoon upside down, the frosting should cling to the spoon and not slide down.
- Storage: Keep in the refrigerator. When ready to use, let stand in room temperature until consistency is soft enough for spreading or piping. Stir or whip for 1 minute to restore smooth texture and remove bubbles/air that may have form.
This batch could frost 10 – 12 regular size cupcakes, and 8-9 inch round cake (single layer only)
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1. How long have you been eating a Zero Carb (No Plant Foods) diet?
I have been testing and eating it from April 2016 to the present time.
2. What motivated you to try this way of eating? Weight? Health?
Like many other people, I've started to have a growing number of chronic, degenerative diseases and health problems related to bad diet and aging.
3. How long did it take you to adapt to a Zero Carb diet, both physically and psychologically?
My adaptation lasted 3-4 months.
4. What books or people were most influential in guiding you to this way of eating?
Many books and people were influential on my search and eventually finding this way of eating.
5. Do you eat only meat, or do you include eggs, cheese, and cream in your diet?
I eat mainly raw beef and raw fish on my Zero Carb diet and nothing else. Wild raw sea fish has vital fatty acids and micro-elements that terrestrial meat does not always have enough of at the present times.
6. What percentage of your diet is beef verses other types of meats?
About 80% beef and 20% fish.
7. When you eat beef, do you cook it rare, medium, or well done?
I eat only raw beef and fish. Raw because the raw food gives stronger immunity, gradually increases the production of more stomach acid (HCl), breaks itself down with its own enzymes, digests faster and more easily. Actually, genetically we aren't designed for cooked food and many years of evolution did not adapt us to cooked food completely.
8. Do you add extra fat to your meat? (i.e. butter, lard, tallow)
No, but I always choose more fatty pieces when I buy beef.
9. Do you limit your meat consumption or do you eat until satisfied?
Usually I eat the same amount of food daily at almost the same time and don't think about it. The body and brain can accustom to these changes quite easy during some period of time. They start to get really hungry just before I start to eat. Food is just fuel not entertainment.
10. Do you eat liver or other organ meats? If so, how often?
No, for me it's quite enough and satisfying to eat only raw meat and raw fish without organs.
11. Do you consume bone broth? If so, how often?
12. How many meals do you eat per day on average?
I eat two times a day.
13. How much meat do you eat per day on average?
Now I eat 700-800g daily portions – half at the morning and half at the evening (I'm quite slim – 70 kg weight and 180 cm tall).
14. Do you eat grass-fed/pasture-raised meat, or regular commercially produced meat?
I eat mostly regular commercially produced meat.
15. Do you drink any beverages besides water? (i.e. coffee, tea)
I drink only pure water.
16. Do you use salt?
17. Do you use spices?
18. Do you take any supplements?
19. How much money do you spend on food each month?
It depends on seasonal prices in Costco ($450-$650 CAN).
20. Do you have any tips for making this diet more affordable?
You may buy fat trimmings separately from more cheap lean meat and eat them together.
21. Do you exercise regularly? If so, how often and how vigorously?
Not regularly. I don't see too much sense in having a mountain of muscles or to run 10 miles every day in behalf of health if I already have quite good health and live without diseases at all (I'm 66 years old).
However, I will add that with the raw Zero Carb diet your muscles may start to grow and adjust according to your genetically predisposed body type even if you are not active or do not exercise. If you do exercise, the shape of your body can change according to your chosen plan.
22. What benefits have you experienced since beginning a Zero Carb diet? (i.e. recovery from illness, overall health, body composition, exercise performance, hormonal, mental or psychological, etc.)
I have experienced many benefits since beginning a Zero Carb diet. After the adaptation, my overall health has been improving gradually.
I have started to have mostly a good mood, feeling more alive, better sleep (no insomnia at all), good lightness in the body, my memory stopped diminishing and improved, and increasing clearness of my mind.
My mind became more organized and my mental and physical reactions became faster.
I don't have any headaches or diseases anymore!
For long periods of time I can be around people who have the cold or flu and yet stay healthy and not contaminated.
My back pain, which would last a few days at a time after lifting something very heavy, stopped occuring after half a year of the diet.
My joints don't have any pain and aren't swollen anymore and they have become more flexible without any exercise.
Small red spots, acne, and pimples on my body and face, as well as chronic shingles, have disappeared.
My skin has become better and many brown (liver) spots and keratomas on my head have disappeared.
On my face I have had a big thick flat grey mole that appeared during my experiments with diets. After about year being on the raw Zero Carb diet the mole has started to crack and fell off (all other diets I have used before this diet just helped the mole to grow up).
Small white lipomas under the lower eyelids have disappeared.
The process of balding on my head has stopped and my hair stopped graying more.
The feeling of being permanently thirsty, needing lots of water, and then making frequent visits to the bathroom has disappeared.
A hot feeling inside the body after eating sweet fruits no longer happens because I don't eat them anymore.
All of my allergies have vanished.
My past frequent constipation, diarrhea and bloating do not appear anymore, and I have a normal bowel movement mostly every day.
My gums and remaining teeth have become clean, healthy, and strong. The dental tartar does not appear anymore after being 1.5 years on the diet. I brush my teeth only with water and use dental floss. I don't have bad breath anymore and it's always fresh.
My sex drive and sexual abilities are increased.
I do not know how long I will have my great healthy condition, but I hope it may compare to that of wild animals. In the wild, if animals eat the species-appropriate, genetically-proper raw food, they age significantly less visibly than humans do. The wild animals keep their health, energy, and strength until they die from natural causes.
23. What do you enjoy most about eating a Zero Carb diet?
Simplicity and affordability, in addition to all of the great health benefits. It's definitely better than suffering from the myriad illnesses that plagued me for the rest of my life.
24. Do you have any advice for someone who is just beginning a Zero Carb diet?
I encourage you to try the raw Zero Carb diet. At the beginning when you start to eat only raw food you can protect yourself from parasites and pathogens by buying products from reliable sources at least for half a year.
It's best to freeze your raw fish and raw meat previously and then thaw it out during 1-2 days in the refrigerator before eating It. This is a precaution to kill any parasites.
You can decrease the symptoms of adaptation if you divide your daily meat or fish into 3-5 small portions because your stomach still doesn't excrete enough the stomach acid and the acid is still not strong enough for efficient digestion of a large amount of meat or fish. Moreover, it's better when you first start this way of eating not to use ground meat due to the bad effects it has on digestion.
Also due to unpredictable results, it's not a good idea if you continue to use some of your favorite cooked foods and beverages instead of only pure water.
During this half year your stomach acid will become stronger and its ability to kill parasites and dangerous pathogens will be significantly increased. Your body will be cleaned from collected toxins, build ups of waste, and some collected by-products (which are staple foods for parasites) usually created during cooking.
25. Are your friends and family supportive of your Zero Carb lifestyle? If not, how do you handle this?
My two daughters have started to eat more meat and one of them now eats part of her meat raw.
26. Is there anything you would like share about this way of eating that I have not already asked you?
This way of eating doesn't decrease your spirituality and sensitivity as many vegans like to claim. My experience has been just the opposite!
For additional information about raw Zero Carb diet, please visit my blog: Raw Diets
If you would like to connect with other like-minded Zero Carb Carnivores, please join us in our Facebook group Principia Carnivora.


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Islamic liberalism and its role in modern-day Islam became the subject of a timely and provocative debate organized recently by the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization. The event was hosted by Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Shadi Hamid a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In this fascinating debate, which can be viewed here, Mustafa Akyol passionately argued for Islamic liberalism, while Shadi Hamid was more pessimistic, arguing that Islam is "exceptional," in that it is essentially resistant to liberalism.
The essence of Hamid's argument was that illiberalism is a viable model for Muslim societies. He was clearly pessimistic about the prospect that liberal ideas will prevail in the Muslim world in the future, saying: "We should not hitch our wagon to that possibility." However, Hamid's assertion that average Muslims reject liberal Islam is based on some erroneous assumptions that I would like to discuss, in addition to what Mustafa Akyol mentioned in his talk:
First: The simplistic heaven-hell approach
Hamid started his talk by claiming Muslims want religion to be straightforward, and that there is a risk in believing in progressive interpretation. "There is a lot at stake," he added, "heaven and hell is what is at stake; why take a risk and go to the Day of Judgment?"
This simplistic approach to Islam is one of the fundamental tenets of Islamism, an ideology that promotes fear in the hearts and minds of its followers in order to win their loyalty. However, this approach seems to forget how, in the Quran, God instructed humankind to think, ponder, seek knowledge, and reflect. Here are some examples of Quranic verses that advocate deep thinking: "Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think." (16:69), "so that their hearts (and minds) may thus use reason" [22:46]; "There are messages/signs indeed for people who use their reason" [2:164]; "Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect [59: 21]."
The problem with political Islamists is that they believe critical thinking is the exclusive domain of elite scholars, and is not part of the mindset of ordinary Muslims. This assumption that ordinary Muslims' cannot think for themselves or have the right to, makes it easier for theocrats to control the thinking of people en masse by suggesting that critical Muslims are dangerous individuals, who should be silenced either by fatwa, imprisonment, or death.
Second, the political elements of Islam
According to Hamid, the Prophet Mohamed was a politician because he was the head of a proto-state in Medina. Hamid added that some Muslims like the fact that Islam has a political element as it makes Islam more powerful and prevents it from declining as other religions are.
This interpretation is another tenet of Islamism that propagates Islam as the last "uncompromising" religion. Islamists see politics as the guardian of the faith, which in their view, is incapable of facing the challenges of globalization and modernity alone.
This concept clearly reflects the depth of insecurity among Islamists, rather than the ideals for which the Prophet stood within his community in Medina.
In fact, the history of Islam proves just how inaccurate that argument is. Politics has never protected Islam; instead, it has created instability and led to bloodshed on numerous occasions, from the murder of Caliph Osman and then Caliph Ali to the great divide between Sunni and Shia. Those tragic events in the early days of Islam were not the result of colonialism or infidels, but were the outcome of the politics of greed that failed to protect the faith from division and infighting. Periods of Islamic renaissance were notably prominent during political stability, which enabled the faith and spirit to produce the best of Muslim art, literature, and science.
Furthermore, it is worth noting that modernity has not eradicated other faiths, such as Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, which are all still alive, despite numerous challenges.
Third, do we have liberalism in the Middle East?
In his talk, Hamid saw no problem with illiberal democracies, and explained that illiberalism could be expressed peacefully. He asserted that democracy should be established first, adding that there were liberals in the Middle East, but no liberalism.
Hamid conveniently ignored the fact that attempts have been made to systematically assassinate liberalism in the Muslim world. Liberal Muslim thinker Farag Fouda was murdered in cold blood by an Islamist. Another Egyptian Muslim scholar, Nasr Abu-Zayd, was declared an apostate for challenging mainstream Muslim views on the Quran, and was effectively forced into exile with his wife. Nobel Laureate Nagib Mahfouz was also attacked and nearly killed, again by an Islamist. These examples are just from Egypt; other Muslim countries have similar stories.
Fourth, Hamid's assertion that the biggest problem in the Middle East is secular authoritarian regimes, not theocracy
While Hamid focused on the past 100 years, he conveniently forgot that events that happened in the last century, including secular autocracies, were not just a response to colonialism, but to decades of stagnation that plagued the theocratic Muslim world before colonialism. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, he did not find the flourishing civilization of Baghdad and Cordoba, but a stagnated backward society that for many complex internal reasons the French leader and his alien army regarded as irrelevant.
In another words, the failure of Islamic theocracies led to the current struggle of modernity, and not the opposite. What followed in the 20th century was an attempt by Muslims such as Nasser and Ataturk to provide answers to the challenge of modernity, while preventing a resurgence of medieval theocracies. The secularist autocrats have indeed failed due to many complex reasons beyond the scope of this piece, but their diagnosis that theocracies have failed to cope with modernity, and hence are not ideal for modern Muslim societies, is fundamentally true. Hamid also ignored the elephant in the room, the Islamic republic of Iran, which is a glaring example of how resurrecting theocracy is not the right antidote to secular autocracy.
Muslims in Hamid's views are insecure, incapable of critical thinking, paralyzed by fear of hell, and need strong political leaders to protect their faith from outside challenges. Those views are not just condescending and wrong, but are dangerous too. Infantilizing Muslims will never produce strong, healthy Muslim societies. Perhaps Shadi Hamid should speak to regime opponents in Iran or purged public servants in Turkey before he extols the virtues of illiberal democracy to the Muslim world.
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This piece was included in Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Steven Cook's blog weekend reading


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As a photographer I have found the past three weeks of hiking frustrating. It has not been the heat and the sweating but the fogging over of my lens and viewfinder at inopportune moments that has hampered by photographic abilities. Out of my frustration I have created humidity Photography tip, to keep lenses from foggy up in humidity wrap gear in freshly warmed towels from dryer 1/2 hr before going outside. Most of us live in the comfort of air conditioned abodes, the towels help your gear to slowly warm up and equalize to the outside temperatures. Make sure towels are warm not hot.
I have noticed the local wildlife and I are looking a little soggy on the trails. The fur of Chipmunks and Squirrels are molting, matted or damp, I can't imagine what it would be like to wear all that fur in this weather. The once lush green of the Forest is receding and some leaves are burnt resembling a mid summers autumn. The air hangs as a hazy veil of humidity appearing like light fog hovering before my eyes. As the clouds part the sun piercing the withering leaves cause the air to glow on the trails. I stop for a moment to listen to the far off chorus of Songbirds migrating through the park. Familiar voices of Chickadees, Tufted Titmice (or is that Titimouses) and Nuthatches softly caress the Tree tops. As I take a long drink a stream of water rolls my back and the sides of my face. The top of the Mountain is quiet and head for another drink at the fountain in the picnic area. I am thankful for the wonderful spring water that is readily available in the National Park and city. Yes it is easy to be thankful when you live surrounded by a National Park.
Have a lovely day and Take care in the heat..
Love to ALL!


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Vinson, Frederick Moore
Vinson, Frederick Moore, 1890–1953, 13th chief justice of the United States (1946–53), b. Louisa, Ky. He received his law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (1911). He served (1923–29, 1931–38) in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was notable as a fiscal expert. He resigned from Congress to become associate justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and later chief justice of the U.S. Emergency Court of Appeals. He was director of the Office of Economic Stabilization (1943–45) and served briefly as federal loan administrator (Mar., 1945) and as director of the Office of War Mobilization (Apr.–July, 1945) before becoming Secretary of the Treasury (1945–46). Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone's death led to his appointment as chief justice by President Truman, a position which he held until his death. Although not remembered for an outstanding career on the Supreme Court, Vinson did make several significant decisions concerning internal security legislation. In American Communications v. Douds (1950) he found requirements that members of labor unions swear to their nonmembership in the Communist party constitutional; in Dennis v. United States (1951), he upheld the conviction of eleven leaders of the Communist party for violations of the Smith Act.
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AA/AS Degree – Concentration in Criminal Justice
This curriculum is designed for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution in degree programs such as criminal justice, law enforcement, security administration, homeland security, or forensic science. This program is part of the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Cluster.
The listed sequence of courses provides guidance for students so that they can complete this program of study in the most efficient manner. This sequence assumes that students have met college academic placement and/or other program requirements. Students are strongly urged to contact a college advisor for assistance in developing their plan for enrolling in courses to meet the program of study.


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Block Island Greenway – New Shoreham
- Block Island Greenway
- Water Street, New Shoreham, RI
- Trailhead: 41°10'24.56″N, 71°33'27.22″W (Starts at ferry dock)
- Last Time Hiked: September 25, 2016
- Approximate distance hiked: 9.0 miles
- Difficult to strenuous due to distance, hills, and navigation.
The Block Island Greenway stretches from the Great Salt Cove through Rodman's Hollow to Payne Farm traversing over some of the highest points on the island. There are several loops and side trails that make up the Greenway as well. For this hike, which starts at the ferry dock, 6 miles of the Greenway is covered as well as three miles of road walking to get to and from the Greenway trails. From the ferry, head to the road (Water Street), and turn right. You will pass several small shops and restaurants in the New England picturesque village. Note the National Hotel and the Surf Hotel, two sprawling wooden structures. The street then turns to the left and becomes Dodge Street. At the next intersection you want to continue straight onto Harbor Road. The road to the right (Corn Neck Road) leads to the northern end of the island. Soon you will be passing by some of the iconic Block Island watering holes, Poor Peoples Pub and Captain Nick's. On the right you will catch a few glimpses of Harbor Pond before coming to the next intersection. Turn right onto Beach Road and then almost immediately left onto Ocean Avenue. After going downhill a bit you will catch a glimpse of the southernmost end of the Great Salt Cove to the right. Payne's Donuts will be on the right just before you need to turn left onto West Side Road. Climbing up hill slightly, you will pass several fields encased in stone walls. On some days you may be greeted by cows. The road then splits. Stay to the left here and proceed along Legion Way. To the right is the American Legion hall. After passing the hall, cross the street and enter Island Cemetery. Follow the grass path up the hill of the cemetery to the dirt road. Turn right and then left to follow the road along the edge of the cemetery. Take your time here in the cemetery. There are several very old graves to check out and some very prominent names of the islands history including Payne and Champlin. After following the dirt road stay straight along the edge of the stone wall. Soon you will see a set of wooden stairs, known as a stile, that cross over a stone wall. You are now entering the Greenway at the Harrison Loop. The trail to the right, less than two tenths of a mile, is the extreme northern end of the Block Island Greenway. After crossing the stile turn left and follow the shrub and tree flanked, grass mown foot path. After crossing a driveway the trail continues to wind through the woods another half mile before coming to another dirt road. Follow the road ahead a few feet then turn right into a driveway. The Greenway continues to the right of a fence in garden with a "chef" in it. The trail then crosses a stone wall and turns right. After crossing the stone wall turn around and take a peek at the sign on the tree. The folks here on the island do have a sense of humor. The trail then zigzags another three tenths of a mile to Beacon Hill Road passing on the left a sprawling farm with horse, donkeys, and chickens. You will likely be greeted by them as you pass by. Beware of the fence though! After passing Beacon Hill Road, continue to follow the main trail ignoring side trails. The Greenway climbs uphill into Nathan Mott Park, Turnip Farm, and the Loffredo Preserve. A trail to the left, with stairs, is currently closed. Continue straight to a large open field. At the top of the hill you have sweeping views to the east of the airport and Old Harbor in the distance. Continue straight along the main trail keeping a large house to your left. When you reach a gate there is a trail to the right. Turn onto it and follow it. It loops back around and slightly uphill. Then turn left onto the next trail. This trail zigzags a bit as it heads west. At the next trail stay to the left. The trail soon passes another large open field before coming out to Old Mill Road. Three hundred feet after crossing the road you will find a bench along the trail. From here you can see Montauk Point 15 miles away. Montauk is the eastern end of Long Island, New York. On clear days you may be able to see the lighthouse that sits on the tip of the island. The Greenway trail then continues south to Cooneymus Road passing more open fields and crossing another stone wall. After crossing the road the trail winds into the entrance of Rodman's Hollow. Turn right onto the dirt road known as Black Rock Road. It gently descends downhill pass rolling hills of wildflowers. Continuing straight and ignoring side trails you will see the ocean. At the end of the road the trail turns to the left and slightly uphill. There are two spots to take in the beautiful scenery of the southern shore of the island. The second spot, known as Tom's Point, offers a bench to sit and rest. Be aware of the edge of the bluffs here. They are very steep and a fall will almost guarantee an injury if not more. After a break continue to follow the trail. It comes to a dirt road where you will want to turn right. In about four hundred feet or so look for a trail on the left and turn onto it. This trail winds through Rodman's Hollow passing several shrubs including shadbush, which is spectacular when in bloom in May. A trail appears on the left, continue straight to the next intersection and stay to the right. The trail then drops down into the hollow before coming to the next intersection. There is a small sign here indicating the trail to Fresh Pond. Take a quick break here. The trail ahead can be downright strenuous to some. Though the section is short, less than a quarter mile, the elevation quickly climbs nearly one hundred and thirty feet. The trail then comes to a dirt road. Stop and take a breather! You will notice a granite post with directions. Follow the road north a few hundred feet and you will soon be back on a trail the leads through Peckham Farm and into the Fresh Pond Preserve. There is a short spur trail to the right along the way that climbs uphill for a view of the area. After passing through Peckham Farm the trail passes a stone wall and turn lefts into a grass field. It continues downhill towards the trees then loops to the right and down almost to the shore of the Fresh Pond. Just before the pond is a trail to the left that leads over a small wooden bridge, briskly uphill, and then along a stone wall flanked field that overlooks the pond. The trail then comes to Lakeside Drive where you will turn right to follow the road. About two tenths of a mile ahead and to the left you will find another stile over a stone wall. Climb over it and continue to follow the trail, the Payne Farm Trail, as it winds through thick brush and open fields first through the Fresh Swamp Preserve before winding through Payne Farm and Sands Farm. The fields are covered in wildflowers and attract several bees and butterflies. At the end of the trail turn left onto Payne Road. This is the end of the actual Greenway. The remainder of the hike follows roads back to Old Harbor. Payne Road soon bends to the right passing the islands medical center and school. Turn left onto High Street and follow it as it winds down into town passing several homes along the way. Turn left onto Water Street and the ferry dock will be on the right. It is highly recommended that you obtain a copy of the trail map, and book as well, from the Nature Conservancy before taking on this hike. Though the island is only 7 miles long and 3 miles wide, taking wrong turns could add miles to your trek. Also, the island is very hilly. 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Last year, I wrote a blog post covering Rosenthal et al 2013 – see here. It reported on interesting Mg-Ca ocean cores in the western Pacific from the foraminfera H. Balthica, which is believed to be a proxy for "intermediate water temperatures".
The press release stated that the middle depths were warming "15 times faster" than ever before:
In a reconstruction of Pacific Ocean temperatures in the last 10,000 years, researchers have found that its middle depths have warmed 15 times faster in the last 60 years than they did during apparent natural warming cycles in the previous 10,000.
However, the situation was much less dramatic if one parsed the actual data, as shown in the graphic below (taken from my earlier post) redrawn from Rosenthal's information. Rather than the modern period being "unprecedented", on this scale, it looks well within historical ranges.
Figure 2. From Rosenthal et al 2013 Figure 2C. Red- temperature anomaly converted from NOAA Pacific Ocean 0-700m ocean heat content. Cyan – Rosenthal Figure 3B reconstruction (my digitization). Orange trend line shows third comparison from Rosenthal SI, taken from first row in Table S3.
In the course of doing the analysis, I observed that Rosenthal's Table S3 seemed to be screwed up in multiple ways – as I observed in my post.
In addition, Rosenthal had not archived his data (though he has a pretty good track record of archiving data from previous studies.) I asked him for the data and got fobbed off a number of times. I notified Sciencemag of the problem but got no response. The other day, I noticed that Rosenthal had issued a revised SI at Sciencemag and that the requested data had been filed there. Rosenthal discourteously failed to notify me that he had done so.
Rosenthal's revised SI also included substantial changes to the Table S3 that I had previously criticized, but did not issue a Corrigendum notice. He said that the "errors
have no bearing on the main conclusions of the paper". In making these corrections to Table S3 (which still has some puzzles), Rosenthal did not acknowledge Climate Audit's criticism of this table.
Rather than reviewing the analysis, I've posted up the revisions as an update to the earlier post here.


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It's become an annual tradition on this blog to celebrate the bad-ass ladies of summer — those women blazing trails of awesomeness into the male dominated territory of Hollywood action movies.
The summer movie season is winding down and, looking back on it, it wasn't exactly bad-ass, what with flops like "Warcraft," "The BFG" and "The Legend of Tarzan" casting a depressing shadow over the box office, which was dominated by uninspired remakes.
Despite this, there were female-centric performances to admire as many actors followed in the pioneering footsteps of Charlize Theron's Furiosa and Daisy Ridley's Rey to give us the strong, nuanced, wildly entertaining, butt-kicking performances we should be seeing more of. We do, after all, live in the 21st century.
Without further ado, here are the bad-ass ladies who led the way this summer. They deserve a 21 proton gun salute.
The Cast of 'Ghostbusters'
Who knew rebooting the beloved 1984 action-comedy classic with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon taking on roles loosely based on those originally played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson would be such a subversive act?
When director Paul Feig announced his plan, he broke the Internet as wounded, mostly male fans took to Twitter to decry a "Ghostbusters" populated by women and declare it was ruining their childhood. This despite the approval of producer and original director Ivan Reitman.
Things only got weirder and uglier after the film's release as online tirades directed at the cast continued and Jones became the target of a nasty trolling campaign that smacked of racism and misogyny. The incident prompted Jones to briefly shut down her account and Twitter to tighten up its regulations, but all ended well with Jones returning to Tweet another day and living happily ever after as a sidesplitting Olympic commentator.
Whatever your opinion of "Ghostbusters" — and it definitely has its flaws — the significance of its arrival on the cinematic horizon cannot be overstated. This is an action-comedy headlined not by one women, but by four, and none of them are sexualized or condescended to by the filmmakers or their male co-stars.
Whatever the movie's failures, whether weak story or a lack of originality, the cast has nothing to do with them. "Ghostbusters" is a lovingly crafted showcase for a quartet of consummate comedians who are squarely on their game, hilarious, and in total control. (Kudos to Chris Hemsworth for good-naturedly going along with the film's funniest gender reversal.)
This is empowerment of a kind that is extremely rare in Hollywood and done with a tone so light and playful, it's easy to dismiss how important the film is. Because of "Ghostbusters," women took to social media to ponder what their childhoods might have been like if this film had existed when they were growing up. And little girls donned the team's trademark beige jumpsuits and proton packs with gusto.
We can only hope more filmmakers will join in the spirit of "Ghostbusters" and its delightful feminist subversion. Is it too soon for a female James Bond?
Sofia Boutella as Jaylah in "Star Trek: Beyond"
The rebooted "Star Trek" franchise has always featured a strong heroine in the form of Zoe Saldana's intelligent, fiercely loyal Lt. Uhura.
At the same time, it's hard to shake the feeling that J.J. Abrams and company never know quite what to do with the miniskirt-wearing communications officer. Uhura tends to linger on the sidelines while Chris Pine's Kirk, Zachary Quinto's Spock and even Simon Pegg's Scotty get all the action. That's why the introduction of Jaylah in "Beyond" is so refreshing.
Boutella previously made an impression as Samuel L. Jackson's blade-legged righthand henchwoman in "Kingsman: The Secret Service." As Jaylah, the strikingly marked alien who becomes an unlikely ally to the crew of the Enterprise, she more than holds her own beside Pine and Pegg.
Jaylah is a loner, survivor, formidable fighter and technical genius who savvily makes her home inside a crashed Federation starship and protects it with a dazzling array of sophisticated booby traps. She also has excellent taste in vintage rap.
"I like the beats and shouting," she declares.
Boutella graces this tenacious extraterrestrial heroine with stubbornness, humor and heart and, in the process, elevates "Beyond."
Comic Book Movie Heroes
Although Hollywood's comic book franchises have lagged in embracing compelling, three-dimensional female characters to match their heroic male counterparts, this summer saw some encouraging strides in the right direction.
Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow has long been the woman of substance in Marvel's often feeble female lineup. While she's enjoyed her fair share of butt-kicking action, "Captain America: Civil War" gives her an unprecedented opportunity to flex her fighting muscles, throwing punches as aggressively as The Cap, thanks to directors Anthony and Joe Russo.
The "X-Men" franchise has treated its superheroines admirably, providing them with meaty emotional arcs and equal opportunity action moments. This summer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" is no exception. The crux of the plot turns on the evolution of Sophie Turner's young Jean Grey, whose climactic wielding of power is something to behold.
The season's most entertaining comic book movie performance, however, belongs to Margot Robbie as one of the few rays of light in DC's messy "Suicide Squad," starring as infamous villain and the Joker's wannabe girlfriend, Harley Quinn.
With her inordinate, self-destructive love for the Joker, Harley Quinn has always been a problematic character. She's insanely likable, but also a bit of a feminist nightmare.
Although I wish director David Ayer didn't spend so much time allowing the camera to leer at Harley's short shorts, Robbie succeeds effortlessly in creating one of the film's only fully realized characters.
Her Harley practically leaps off the comic book page — completely unhinged, an unabashed romantic, scary but sweetly vulnerable, and 100% capable of taking care of herself. It's kind of a miracle, actually, that Robbie is able to pull off this crazy balancing act. Give her a spin-off already, DC.
It's been a long time coming, but it appears the makers of comic book movies are finally at least attempting to give female caped crusaders their day in the sun.
Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was the most tantalizing element of "Batman v Superman," however brief her appearance. Her stand-alone film, due next year, looks amazing from what we've seen so far. And Marvel has a "Captain Marvel" movie in the works, starring the astonishingly talented Brie Larson.
In short, things are looking up for bad-ass ladies everywhere. Here's hoping next summer is even more epic for them.
Photos: http://www.youtube.com, ghostbusters.com, yahoo.com.


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Label The FDAPosted: November 14th, 2013 | Filed under: Events | Tags: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Demonstration, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Food labels, gmo, GMO Labeling, Michael Taylor, Projection, Protest, Vigil |
From sunset Friday, January 10 until at least 2am, January 11, 2014, safe food activists will be holding a nighttime vigil outside of the FDA's Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (5100 Paint Branch Pkwy College Park, MD 20740) to demand the FDA require mandatory labels for foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Throughout the evening activists will be projecting crowdsourced food labels, photos, and videos submitted by concerned citizens from around the world on to the side of the FDA building.
This demonstration will be taking place at night in the middle of the winter and we anticipate COLD weather. Organizers will bring outdoor heaters and some blankets, but it is advised to bring hand & toe warmers, a warm winter jacket, wool socks, long underwear, blankets, folding chairs, flashlights, a tent & sleeping bag (if you plan on staying overnight), thermos of coffee or tea, signs, and the desire to get the FDA to require mandatory labels.
The FDA's Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is located at 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy College Park, MD 20740. The building is conveniently located across the street from the College Park Metro Station on the Green Line. We recommend using a SmarTrip card (available for purchase at any station, except Dulles & BWI airports) to bypass the $1 surcharge on paper tickets.
- If coming by car, there is street parking available near the building as well as a parking garage at the College Park Metro Station ($4.50 per day, credit card only)
- If coming by Bus or Train, take the Red Line from Union Station in the direction of Shady Grove to the Gallery Place Station, change trains to the Green Line (on the lower level) in the direction of Greenbelt, and get off at the College Park Station.
- If flying into Reagan National Airport, take the Yellow Line train in the direction of Fort Totten to the Gallery Place Station, change trains to the Green Line (on the lower level) in the direction of Greenbelt, and get off at the College Park Station.
- If flying into Dulles International Airport, take 5A Bus ($6 exact fare – pickup located at Curb 2E) to the L'Enfant Metro Station, take the Green Line in the direction of Greenbelt, and get off at the College Park Station.
- If flying into BWI Airport, take the B30 Bus ($6 exact fare – pickups located at Concorse A and E. Follow the signs that say "Public Transit") to the Greenbelt Metro Station, take the Metro one stop and get off at the College Park Station.
The Washington Metro runs until around 2am and restarts at 7am on Saturday morning.
We know that it may be difficult for many of you to attend in person, but you can still participate by submitting your photos, videos, and mock gmo food labels (upload form below). If you can't attend in person, please select "Maybe" on the Facebook event page and invite all your friends. If you can come, please select "Going" and invite your friends!
Some questions to ponder:
- What does GMO labeling mean to you? What would a GMO label look like?
- How would you like to label the FDA? Do you have video of your March Against Monsanto you'd like to share?
- Do you have photos from your city's March Against Monsanto you think would look nice projected on to the building?
Think it over!
In order to prepare the multimedia for projection on Friday, January 10, the window to upload graphics ended on Wednesday, January 8. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed!
Check out the Photos & Videos from our last visit to the FDA's Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition last April!


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While all eyes of the world may have been turned towards Beijing last night, our family was celebrating the Lucky 8 in an extra special way. My paternal grandmother Adeline Kleven Seely Proctor celebrated 88 years of life on the 8th day of the 8th month of the '08th year!
She got a lot of well-deserved attention over this unusual and special event, also! Two television stations interviewed her, a local radio station did a broadcast from her living room, and she even got a nice mention in one of the major newspapers. Finally she exclaimed, "Well, I feel so spoiled, I really am getting embarrassed!" (But of course, we know she secretly was eating it all up!)
Grandma Adeline is one of the most social and funny women on the planet. She loves to party, play games, tell stories, and laugh. Lots and lots of laughing! Which is good, because she has carried her share of sorrows, including the loss of her parents, all of her siblings, many dear friends and two beloved husbands. She told the reporters today that the secret to life is "Be happy, enjoy life, see the beauty around you and don't worry too much about things, you know! Worry doesn't help" She also says it doesn't hurt to be Norwegian – because "We don't age".
The Planned Humor
The Unplanned Humor
My cousin, aunts and I carefully placed (approximately) 88 candles in Adeline's birthday cake. Then, with a long torch lighter, we began lighting all of them. There was only one problem. When we turned around ready to sing Happy Birthday … no Adeline! As it turns out, grandma had decided to go inside the house to use the restroom. And, there we were with 88 candles making a small bonfire on the table.
Now, I realize that when you are 88 years old, you are certainly allowed to spend as much time as you like in the restroom. But, please know that every minute is going to be very noticeable when your birthday candles are already ablaze!
The photos tell the story better than I can…it was not long before the candles had burned down to cake level. The frosting roses ignited first, so we quickly made the decision to rescue the rest by unceremoniously blowing grandma's candles out.
We got word right about then that Grandma was headed back and eager to blow out her candles! We frantically started pulling off all the mangled wax stubs, and reinserting new candles into the empty holes (quite a bit of wax had to be picked off carefully in order to reopen some of the candle holes). Once again, the candles were in place, the torch was lit and I led the group in singing a loud and energetic "Happy Birthday" song!
From the photos, it looks like poor grandma was in serious danger trying to blow out all those flames! But she did get them all blown out safely, with a little help from her "lucky 8" great-grandchildren!
The Entertainment
We were treated with authentic Island dancing – and the crowning event was a fire dance by one of the lead fire dancers from the Polynesian Culture Center who happened to be in town this week (lucky again) and is the twin brother of the family who was entertaining us. So, we got a really dazzling show!
Beijing may have had singing, dancing, laughter, fire and tender moments – but our family didn't miss any of that last night! We had it all – and more – at grandma's Lucky 88th Birthday Luau.


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Greg Maddux in . . . the Nagging QuestionDecember 9, 2008
I'm tempted to go with Tom Seaver, because I marveled at his feats as a kid and count a game I saw him pitch at Fenway in his last season among the most memorable games I've ever attended.
I was 18 that year, 1986, and I am pretty sure I went to the game alone, the only time I've ever done that. I must have taken a bus in from my grandfather's house on the Cape, where I was spending the summer pumping gas. I could look up the game on retrosheet, but I prefer to just rely on my memory, which has me in the centerfield bleachers and Seaver on the mound in a duel with a young flamethrower named Mark Langston, a guy who is not exactly a household name now but who at that time, because the pitches springing from his left hand were as fearsome as a snapped and writhing power line, seemed to be at the beginning of a splendid career, dawn to Seaver's dusk.
While the whip-thin youngster racked up the strikeouts, the stocky old-timer craftily navigated through occasional jams, never allowing his calm claim on the game to be disturbed. My strongest memory from the game has to do with this last thing, his calmness. I remember getting the sense, even from the centerfield bleachers, that as Seaver stood on the mound looking in for the sign and drawing in a slow breath he was as calm as the Buddha, aware of and at peace with the fact that he was the center of the game, the center of the world. The game finally swung his way late, when Langston came undone. As I recall it, an error played a part in the go-ahead rally, just enough of a tremor to push Langston off his center, something that did not happen to Seaver that day. I couldn't imagine it happening to Seaver any day.
The young ace of the Red Sox staff that year, on the other hand, as great as he was, proved in the coming years capable of coming undone from time to time. Still, I think many people around my age would have, up until some fairly recent events, argued that Roger Clemens was the best pitcher of their lifetime. His reputation has taken a hit of late because of revelations about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, and I guess the general belief is that his career numbers, especially those compiled late in his career, should be downgraded with the caveat that he may have gained an unfair competitive advantage by going on the juice. Even before all that came to light, I don't think I would have been able to embrace Clemens as a choice for the best pitcher of my lifetime, because, fairly or unfairly, I see him in my memory allowing the occasional big moment to overwhelm him, to turn him into an unfocused raging bull falling off his axis at the center of the game.
His successor as ace of the Red Sox, Pedro Martinez, fares better in my memory. My first memory of him is always the performance he turned in against the Indians in the playoffs in 1999. Unable because of arm trouble to throw fastballs, Pedro nonetheless pitched several innings of no-hit relief by masterfully baffling the Cleveland hitters with an assortment of off-speed junk. Even stripped of his most fearsome weapon, the mound was his. For that, and for all the games I watched him pitch when he did have his full arsenal, I would say that no one in my lifetime has reached the level of dominance that Pedro performed at during his prime.
However, while Pedro was dominating the American League throughout the steroid era, another master was putting up similarly jaw-dropping numbers while dominating the National League. And he had been pitching at a high level for several years before Pedro ever reached the major leagues, and in the last few seasons, while Pedro has struggled mightily to stay off the disabled list, this pitcher who predated him has continued to log big innings and win his share of games.
I never got to see much of this latter pitcher, Greg Maddux, in his prime, but he did return to his first team, the Cubs, the same year I moved to Chicago, so I got to watch him a few times in his sunset years. Some games went well, some not so well, but either way he always remained unflappably poised, like that 1986 version of Seaver. He also had a springy looseness all his own that I found inexplicably enjoyable to watch. In fact my most vivid memory of Maddux in his second go-round with the Cubs is the way he covered first base on a grounder. To be more specific, I see him just after he has expertly executed the play to end the inning, flipping the ball straight from his glove to the first base ump with an almost playful nonchalance. It's often been said of Maddux, because of his stocky frame and nondescript features, that he looks more like an orthodontist or an accountant than an elite athlete. But I think you would only need to have watched him moving around his workplace for a couple minutes to see that Maddux, who yesterday announced his retirement, was as much at home on a baseball diamond as Seaver or Clemens or Pedro or anyone else who has ever lived.


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Brazilian bantamweight Johnny Eduardo (25-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered a shoulder injury and has been forced out of this month's UFC 139 fight with Michael McDonald (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC).
UFC officials today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) a replacement search is underway. Tatame first reported the scratch.
UFC 139 takes place Nov. 19 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
While the main card airs on pay-per-view, Eduardo vs. McDonald was slated for the portion of the preliminary card expected to stream on Facebook.
Eduardo, a 15-year vet of the Brazilian fight circuit, made his UFC debut when the organization made its August return to the country back in August. At UFC 134, he suffered a decision loss to Raphael Assuncao. It snapped an 11-fight win streak for the Nova Uniao fighter.
The 20-year-old McDonald, a former Tachi Palace Fights champion, is 3-0 under the Zuffa banner with a WEC victory over Clint Godfrey and UFC wins over Edwin Figueroa (which earned a "Fight of the Night" award) and Chris Cariaso. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt has now won six straight fights, which included the Tachi title win over Cole Escovedo to avenge his only career defeat.
The latest UFC 139 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
- Cung Le vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Brian Bowles vs. Urijah Faber
- Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story
- Stephan Bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury
(Spike TV)
- Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz
- Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman
- Nick Pace vs. Miguel Torres
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. Gleison Tibau
- Michael McDonald vs. TBA
- Seth Baczynski vs. Matt Brown
- Shamar Bailey vs. Danny Castillo
For more on UFC 139, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Johnny Eduardo)