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A trio of researchers at Florida State University has conducted a small study the results of which suggest that the video game Portal 2 is better at improving cognitive skills than the "brain-trainer" Lumosity – a web based system that has been designed to improve such skills. In a new paper published in the journal Computers and Education, Valerie J. Shute, Matthew Ventura and Fengfeng Ke describe their study and results and note that more work needs to be done with computer software that is created to help improve brain performance.
All three of the researchers are in the education department at the university—they do studies on the psychology of education. In this latest effort, the team decided to test Portal 2 against Lumosity after discovering that one of the team members really liked the game, and thought it helped improve her cognition skills.
Lumosity and others like it are commercial products that are sold as brain-training or work-out games that take advantage of what neuroscientists have discovered only recently – that human brains have plasticity, which means they are capable of growing and changing. Prior research had suggested that once the brain developed it stayed the way it was throughout a person's life. Brain-training products take the user through an array of screens based on puzzle-solving, which is interestingly, the same basic idea behind Portal 2 – gameers have to solve puzzles to get to other portals.
To test the two games against one another, the researchers enlisted 77 volunteers who were divided into two groups, one group playing one game, the other the other game – both were asked to play for eight hours – each was given standardized tests that measured problem solving, spatial skills, and persistence, before and after play to determine if playing had impacted their skills. The researchers found that those who had played Portal 2 showed a "statistical advantage" over those who'd played Lumosity – they note that the reverse was never true with any of the volunteers.
The researchers acknowledge that their study is small – too small to actually prove that Portal 2 is better at improving brain skills, than Lumosity, but they hope that what they've uncovered will lead to larger studies that will eventually lead to ways of testing software products meant to improve brain performance.
Source: Valerie J. Shute, , Matthew Ventura , Fengfeng Ke, The power of play: The effects of Portal 2 and Lumosity on cognitive and non cognitive skills. Computers & Education, Volume 80, January 2015, Pages 58–67. DOI: 10.1016/
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Facilities Management Bundle 3 – Mechanical, Electrical, Fabric and Premises Maintenance Services.
United Kingdom-London: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Contract notice – utilities
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Transport for London (Commercial Services)
Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria St.
SW1H 0TL London
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.tfl.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.tfl.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Main activity
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
NUTS code UKI
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II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
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50710000, 50700000
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Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
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Estimated value excluding VAT
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Electrical testing
Hot and cold water systems.
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50710000, 50700000
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1)Short description:
Building fabric (ceilings, walls, decorating),
Electrical testing
Hot and cold water systems.
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50710000, 50700000
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Estimated value excluding VAT
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Parallel Latin-English Psalter: Psalms Index
Psalm 63 Prayer Audio in Latin
{63:1} In finem, Psalmus David.
{63:1} Unto the end. A Psalm of David.
{63:2} Exaudi Deus orationem meam cum deprecor: a timore inimici eripe animam meam.
{63:2} Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication. Rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.
{63:3} Protexisti me a conventu malignantium: a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.
{63:3} You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant, from a multitude of workers of iniquity.
{63:4} Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas: intenderunt arcum rem amaram,
{63:4} For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,
{63:5} ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.
{63:5} so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.
{63:6} Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt: firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos: dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?
{63:6} They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, "Who will see them?"
{63:7} Scrutati sunt iniquitates: defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum:
{63:7} They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,
~ The repetition in the phrase 'defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio' indicates intensity. It is best expressed by rephrasing the sentence so that the search is the subject: 'their exhaustive search has failed,' rather than 'they have failed in their exhaustive search.' The meaning is that the wicked have searched for iniquities so as to make an accusation against the just; but they fail to find any true accusation to make.
{63:8} et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum:
{63:8} and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,
{63:9} et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos:
{63:9} and their tongues have been weakened against them. All those who saw them have been troubled;
{63:10} et timuit omnis homo. Et annunciaverunt opera Dei: et facta eius intellexerunt.
{63:10} and every man was afraid. And they announced the works of God, and they understood his acts.
{63:11} Lætabitur iustus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.
{63:11} The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.
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Morristown, NJ – Despite its crowded healthcare market and strong efforts to make healthcare more accessible to patients, New Jersey has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation – an issue so pertinent that First Lady Tammy Murphy created the Nurture NJ initiative to help reduce infant and maternal mortality.
What women – and physicians – may not know is that preeclampsia and its complications are a major part of this equation. Preeclampsia is a condition that can develop during pregnancy and causes high blood pressure in women who may not have had it before and symptoms that may indicate damage to other organs – a high level of protein in urine or swelling in the feet, legs, and hands, among other symptoms.
Preeclampsia is a rapidly progressive, potentially life-threatening complication of pregnancy and the postpartum period that affects 5-8% of pregnant women.
"I strongly believe that if we can educate women and the medical community about the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of preeclampsia, we can significantly decrease the maternal mortality rate not only in New Jersey, but across the nation," said Colleen M. Coughlin, MD, a cardiologist with the Women's Heart Program at Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center.
Dr. Coughlin frequently lectures on this topic in local communities and at national meetings, educating both the public and physicians about preeclampsia.
She shares these top 10 preeclampsia facts:
For more information on preeclampsia, speak with your physician or contact the Preeclampsia Foundation.
The Women's Heart Program at Atlantic Health System is dedicated to addressing women's specific cardiac needs and providing a full array of therapies as needed. Learn more or call 973-971-4179.
The Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers, part of Atlantic Health System, is home to New Jersey's largest cardiac surgery program, and provides patients with world-class medical experts and award-winning cardiovascular diagnostic and treatment services. Specializing in open-heart, minimally invasive and non-invasive procedures, Gagnon offers its patients individualized care at a hospital that was named one of America's 20 Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery by U.S. News & World Report and one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care by Healthgrades. Nationally ranked in cardiology since 2012, the heart care team at Morristown Medical Center includes cardiologists with expertise in multiple disciplines, cardiac surgeons, vascular specialists and allied health professionals.
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 17,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 11 counties and 4.9 million people. The system offers 400 sites of care, including six hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ and Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ.
In addition to the employed workforce, Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network represents more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ. This network includes 1,000 physicians and providers comprising one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey - Atlantic Medical Group, as well as members of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners, which work to enhance patient care delivery.
Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health needs, including 12 urgent care centers, Atlantic Rehabilitation and Atlantic Home Care and Hospice. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of seven regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability, and is a founding member of the PIER Consortium – Partners in Innovation, Education, and Research – a streamlined clinical trial system expanding access to groundbreaking research across seven health systems in New Jersey.
Atlantic Health System has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University and is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.


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Here's a recipe I've been meaning to post for a while. I have a friend from Cincinnati who told me so much about Cincinnati Chili that of course I had to try making it. I got the ingredients from his Mom when she was visiting one time and finally made it at home. For those of you who don't know, Cincinnati Chili is served one of 4 or 5 ways: One way is just the Chili with Meat; another way is with Spaghetti Noodles; another way is with Raw Onions and/or Cheese and the last way is with Kidney Beans. I'm not sure if that's the correct order of ways, but these are the right ingredients for authentic Cincinnati Chili. I like it best with Gluten Free Spaghetti and topped with sweet chopped Onions, my son and daughter-in-law definitely also wanted lots of Cheese. The Chili itself is unusual because it is spiced with Cumin and a bit of Cinnamon, Allspice and Cloves, which gives it an almost Middle Eastern flavor and because of the Chocolate added, it also reminded me a bit of Mexican Mole. It's really a delicious Chili!
Cincinnati Chili
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Onion, minced
2 Garlic Cloves
1 14 oz can Tomato Sauce
1 cup Beef Broth
3 Tablespoons Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Allspice
Pinch of ground Cloves
Optional: 1 15 oz can of Kidney Bans drained
Optional: 1/2 ounce Baking Chocolate
Optional a pinch of Red Pepper flakes
Brown the Ground Beef in a frying pan with the Onion and Garlic, breaking up the meat as much as possible. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add in the Spices and Chocolate (if using) then the Tomato Sauce and Beef Broth and Kidney Beans (if using). Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes.
Serve with cooked Spaghetti Noodles and/or Cheddar Cheese and/or raw, chopped Onions
Five Element Analysis
Ground Beef and Beef Broth belong to the Earth Element. The Spices and the Garlic and Onions contribute the Metal Element and the Cheese adds even more if you use it, The Kidney Beans bring in the Water Element (otherwise it is not strongly present except in the liquid nature of this Chili). The Fire Element is represented by the Tomato Sauce and the Red Pepper Flake sand Chocolate if you add them. The Wood Element is present if you use Spaghetti made with Wheat flour and serving it all the ways is a balanced meal. But, the Wood Element is absent if you use Gluten Free Spaghetti like I did, so be sure to add a green vegetable for balance.


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MARIANNA -- The Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting work on projects that might impact motorists in Jackson and Calhoun counties.
In Marianna, beginning Monday, work is planned on the outer westbound lanes of U.S. 98 between Magnolia Street and State 73 until Friday. Lane closures will be in effect from 8:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. each day as crews perform drainage work.
On Tuesday, traffic on State 2 in Jackson County will be reduced to a single lane from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. so inspectors can take a look at the bridges spanning Marshall Creek and Cowarts Creek. FDOT describes the inspections as routine.
Eastbound and westbound traffic on State 20 between Blountstown and Bristol in Calhoun County has been switched to the eastbound bridge over the Apalachicola River while work crews perform maintenance projects. The work is slated for completion in early 2014.


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Firepit Tables – The areas of outdoor life can expand the usable square footage of a house. One way to make more pleasant outdoor lounge is to add a fire pit. The warm glow of a fire can allow extended use of outdoor spaces in both early spring and late autumn. For an outdoor deck you can choose the fire pit safety and aesthetic standards.
Housing construction
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The first consideration of what kind of firepit tables that can be used is housing construction. If the cover is constructed of brick and mortar or concrete, there is a wide variety of fire pits. It can run many different styles of fire with security as these constructions are not readily flammable cover. You can consider a table style, a style bowl or even a fireplace.
Covers flammable
If the construction of the cover is made of flammable material, firepit tables must be high enough above the surface to avoid starting a fire. The stove must also be stable enough not to tip over and spill not fire out on the surface of the cover. Some of the bowls of fire and fireplaces can work in this direction, and some may be in the legs but still very close to the surface to be used safely.


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What was the noise? A horse being ridden? Some sort of machinery? It came, stopped, started again. Not always from quite the same direction.
Then we carried on up the hill and saw the answer. A sheep grinding its teeth. Who would have thought it would be so loud. Maybe amplified by the lay of the land.


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Dems urge legislative action to protect and extend popular Rx drug program
MADISON – On the 16th anniversary of Wisconsin's wildly popular and cost-saving SeniorCare prescription drug program, Democrats are urging legislative action to protect senior citizens and extend access to affordable prescription drugs. The SeniorCare Protection Act (Senate Bill 8), authored by Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and 33 other Democratic lawmakers, would support the continuation of SeniorCare and prevent future raids on Wisconsin's prescription drug care funding.
"SeniorCare benefits thousands of older residents in Wisconsin who otherwise might not be able to afford their prescriptions," said Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse). "By negotiating lower prices with pharmaceutical companies, our state has saved taxpayers millions and increased access to prescription drugs for thousands of seniors living on a fixed income."
The SeniorCare program, created on August 31, 2001 with bipartisan support, has provided prescription drug assistance to thousands of Wisconsin residents age 65 years or older who meet certain eligibility criteria. Currently, over 87,000 Wisconsin residents rely on SeniorCare for prescription drug assistance.
"After Gov. Walker's repeated attempts to cut SeniorCare and increase prescription drug costs, we need to stand up for seniors and stop future funding raids," added Shilling. "I encourage my legislative colleagues to join me in supporting the SeniorCare Protection Act and work to prevent future raids on Wisconsin's popular and cost-saving prescription drug program."
Gov. Walker's previous efforts to cut SeniorCare funding and force older adults into Medicare Part D were overwhelmingly opposed by lawmakers due to the increased costs for taxpayers and program participants. Under SeniorCare, Wisconsin is able to negotiate lower prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and pass those savings along to seniors and taxpayers. Wisconsin's current SeniorCare waiver is set to expire December, 31, 2018 unless an extension is approved.


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Family Life Center is proud of our association with Rapha Ministries, a program whose mission is to conduct residential alcohol and drug treatment for adult men in an environment stressing spiritual regeneration.
With an emphasis on drug and alcohol recovery, the program at Rapha is also designed to foster life skills including education, anger management, money management, fatherhood, and employability.
Rapha Treatment Center is a 54 bed, Faith Based, State Certified facility. This means we use Christian counselors professionally trained to deliver substance abuse treatment using evidenced based intervention practices in a wholesome Christian environment.
Services include:
- 6 Dimension Adult Placement Assessments (ASAM)
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- Dual Diagnosis Capable – Referral to CED Mental Health Center
- Vocational Rehabilitation – Referral to Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Adult Education – Referral to Gadsden State Community College
The goal is to help the individual become a caring member of their family and an effective, contributing member of their community.
Founded in 1997, Rapha Ministries is one of the few long-term residential programs in the State of Alabama. (Long-term is defined as a 6-month to 1-year in-house program.) Client rights to confidentiality, humane care, and consent to receive services are all strictly adhered to.
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It's a mistake every gardener makes, I think – you come home with a pot of something irresistible and wander round the garden looking for a space, any space, dig a hole and plant it, water it and wait optimistically for it to reward you for offering it a home….
And all being well, it will put out stems, leaves, buds, flowers, fruit or seed heads to the best of its ability. And in the best of all possible worlds, it harmonises delightfully with the rest of your garden and you can be suitably delighted with yourself and your wonderful planting design. Well done.
In reality, what can happen unless you are careful, is that post-planting you discover that what you believed to be a well-behaved and disciplined member of the floral family is actually a free-spirit, flinging up wands of stems and shouldering out its more modest neighbours, going 'me me me' and with a sinking heart you realise that if this continues there will be sulks and the neighbours may well do a Brexit on you and snuff it.
Worse still than the attention seeking, may be the fact that in your happiness at finding a space you have failed to consider the colour relationship between the old and the new.
Confession time: I am as guilty as you. Last year I bore home in triumph from the Northiam Horticultural plant sale (a treasure trove of plants, many from Great Dixter, an annual treat) a pot of Eupatorium purpureum which is a plant I have long wanted to grow. I toured the back garden, identified its new home (where a tree peony had suddenly died – another rather sad story and, I hasten to add, was Not My Fault), and in it went. It was so happy there in the slightly shady spot that it quickly established a nice leafy colony.
Cut to early summer this year when up came my beautiful pink Filipendula venusta with its gorgeous plumes. The Eupatorium – which you should know comes with the name 'Joe Pye Weed' (perhaps I should have been warned by this) – came up too, and had paler pink flowers which went rather nicely with the Filipendula. However the Filipendula then died down neatly but Joe Pye kept on going, upwards, outwards and bullied roses and penstemons into a pale shadow of their former selves. The crunch came when the Heleniums came out and I realised that I had created a horticultural nightmare of pink and yellow which was the visual equivalent of finger nails on the blackboard. Clearly Joe had to go.
So last weekend Joe was evicted from his nice cosy space , his former neighbours are relieved and calm and tranquillity has returned. Where he was are now Salvia nemorosa Caradonna, deep purple blue with dark stems which buffer the Helenium and connect with the Penstemon Sour Grapes. But have we seen the last of Joe Pye? Certainly not – the Co-Gardener rescued him and has given him a second chance in what is a very difficult bed where, if anything grows there we are grateful to it. Will Joe redeem himself? Watch this space…
As background, Joe Pye (Jopi in the Native tongue), an Indian healer from New England, used E. purpureum to treat a variety of ailments, which led to the name Joe-Pye weed for these plants. Folklore says that Joe Pye used this plant to cure fevers and also states that American colonists used this plant to treat typhus outbreaks. Source: Wikipedia


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Charlotte MC Deniro Farrar raps with a lived-in, slow-and-deliberate ruggedness, producing cadences that have more than a little in common with those of Bun B. Oaklands Shady Blaze, suffice it to say, is no Pimp C. Instead, he can usually be found spouting syllables at a double-time clip or faster, without much room for melody or easily noticed turns of phrase. While on paper these two might seem unlikely to congeal over the course of an entire project, their first collaborative album, Kill or Be Killed, is a success throughout, thanks to its embracement of well-tested sounds and its track-for-track consistency.
One couplet from Therapture sums the albums central ideas: People used to tell me that money is the root of all evil / Now Im starting to understand what that saying means. Over beats that blend the surreal woosh of cloud-rap with horror-score keys and harder drums, Shadys and Deniros well-defined bars tend to outline the darker corners of hustling, with tales of desperate dealing and regrettably deceased friends abounding. This kind of stuff isnt rare in rap, of course, but these guys have no problems stretching would-be clichés into satisfying 16-bar anecdotes.
Despite hosting an excellent cast of guests that seemingly resembles Faders wet dream Boldy James, Main Attrakionz, ST 2 Lettaz, Haleek Maul this album shouldnt be reduced to mere blog rap. This is because so much of the music thats defined with that tag lacks longevity, and its not hard to imagine the better tracks here (Fallen Soldiers, On My Block, Rollin) continuing to get regular play in certain circles years from now. Be assured, Deniro and Shady have emerged as one of the strongest pairings in rap this year, and future collaborations between the two should be more than welcomed.
Essential Tracks: Fallen Soldiers, On My Block, and Rollin


text: I learned a lot about "selling" when my first book, Generation Earn, came out. I had never been on that side of pitching before: Sending someone an email out of the blue and hoping that they would respond favorably. As Dan Pink writes about in his book, To Sell Is Human, almost all of us have to "sell" at some point in our professional lives, and book marketing was my first experience with it. Now, as I prepare to do … Continue reading "Kimberly Palmer, The Economy of You"


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Could we provide a number of 'City Imp' style buses that circle the city centre on a regular basis daily?
SITTING outside the Hunt Museum recently I took some time to watch afternoon traffic approaching the city from Corbally and Castletroy.
It doesn't take a traffic engineer to realise the main point of entry to the City, at the Locke Bar and Project Opera site, struggles to deal with the level of traffic at its current level.
A similar look at Sexton Street, Colbert Station, O'Connell Avenue and the Dock Road tells the same story.
Limerick is a city of car users. Yet the city and its suburbs are not sprawling. The distances required to get from one side of the city are not massive. As a city dweller who walks almost everywhere I cannot understand why people make decisions to sit in cars day after day as they commune to work.
In this column, over recent months I have tried to understand why Limerick has failed to embrace the concept of public transport. I have lamented the vision of single occupancy cars line our access routes. I have bemoaned the fact that our bus lanes don't allow our public transport system to flow through our city via uninterrupted bus lanes.
Getting around Limerick city is a bit of a chicken and egg scenario. Our population, for the most part, doesn't see public transport as a viable option and choose the car instead. The powers behind making decision about our public transport provision question the level of usage in the city and fail to provide adequate services.
In two years' time, we should see 750 new jobs created with the completion of the Gardens International site. Other similar projects will see completion not long after. Trends tell us that Ireland's population is increasing and, even without significant development, Limerick will have its share of this increase.
We are cheaper than Dublin, Cork or Galway. There are jobs being created here.
It is crucial, therefore, that we begin to think carefully about our city's future in terms of how we move around.
This week, the local authority announced that it has partnered with the National Transport Authority to develop a new Transport Strategy for the city.
According to Limerick City and County Council, the purpose of this is to 'deliver an integrated Transport Strategy for the Limerick City region and to promote and encourage sustainable transport'.
The announcement by the council must be welcomed. The new strategy, which will commence next year, will consider all transportation modes including walking, cycling, buses, coaches, Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS), light rail, heavy rail, car sharing and private cars in developing a comprehensive transport strategy for the Limerick City region.
A few weeks ago, eyebrows were raised when James Ring, CEO of Limerick Chamber, announced his team would be lobbying Irish Rail with a view to opening suburban stations on the outskirts of Limerick city along with park-and-ride facilities to improve ease of access to the city centre.
Some likened Ring's comments as akin to the famous Simpson's Monorail episode. Is it that radical an idea, however?
The fact is this; Limerick does not do public transport well. The local authority recently completed works around the station and Davis Street without the provision for quality cycle lanes. Our existing bus routes don't sufficiently serve the places that need them most. Anyone who does use a bus knows that, as you approach the city, bus lanes become secondary to the car.
The development of Limerick will happen faster than we think. The fact that the local authority is now planning to develop a new transport strategy must be welcomed. However, one could fear such a strategy might cost a fortune and take years to implement.
Here's a few thoughts to start:
Could we pilot a project, with the support of the National Transport Authority, where every city-based company offers employees five days public transport for free? The cost per employee would be approximately €15 per week.
Could we get the same companies to team up with the likes of Limerick's new car sharing option GoCar should employees need the momentary use of a car during working hours?
Could we provide dedicated park and ride facilities for one year at the four key entry points to the city?
Could we provide a number of 'City Imp' style buses that circle the city centre on a regular basis daily? Such a move might incentivise urban workers to ditch the car.
James Ring's comments recently may have sounded crazy to the majority of Limerick commuters but at least he is proffering an alternative. We know the city centre is currently treated like Silverstone. That needs to change.
We need to move quickly or face a nightmare in terms of how traffic moves in Limerick.
The biggest quick win result we could have in this city is to make our population consider public transport as option.
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Well, that didn't take long at all. The new iPod Shuffle was introduced to the world only two days ago, but we have already found an incredibly detailed dismantling of the latest tiny music player.
The inquisitive types at iFixIt have taken it upon themselves to take apart the iPod Shuffle 2K9, giving us a great look at all the tiny components that make up the minuscule music player. Not surprisingly, the relatively simple player consists of some relatively simple components.
The battery is smaller than what is found on the 2G iPod Shuffle, but you only sacrifice two hours of battery life in the process. That's still very impressive. Unfortunately, the little robot that reads out your track titles must have escaped during the dismantling process. He could not be photographed.
The contents of the box are really straightforward as well. In addition to the new 4GB player, you get the new set of earbuds with inline controls, some basic documentation, and a 3.5mm-to-USB cable for sync and charging purposes. It should be noted that the cable and dock from the 2G Shuffle do not work with this version.
To get a closer look at the insides of the new Shuffle 2K9, check out the post on ifixit.com.


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Agronomic Crops in California
Agronomic crops occupy over 5 million of the approximately 8 million irrigated acres in California, having large impacts on water use, nutrient management, farm profitability and human health.
Agronomic commodities produced in California are:
- Alfalfa
- Beans
- Bio-Fuels/Bio-Energy
- Corn
- Cotton
- Oil Seeds
- Rice
- Small Grains
- Sugar Beets
Alfalfa, rice, cotton, wheat and corn are highly represented when separately comparing acres harvested and economic values of agronomic commodities (see graphs below). However, commodities are more evenly represented when economic values are calculated on a per-acre basis.
Comparison of Acres Harvested and Economic Value of Major California Agronomic Crops (Crop Year 2012)
Agronomic Crops in CA, Data charts (2102)
Source: "California Agricultural Statistics, 2012 Crop Year", USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Pacific Region-California.


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News from the Education Foundation
Business Community Pitches In on Fun Run
Sign up today for the Miles for Minds 5K run or 1K walk on March 22 that will help raise money for academic programs and the fight against childhood obesity.
Sign up for the Miles for Minds 5K and 1K Run Walk
It's one thing to talk about the scourge of childhood obesity and the gnawing need for extra help in our classrooms.
The APS Education Foundation and RunFit, nonprofits vitally interested in Albuquerque youth, are pairing up to do something about both problems. And they're getting help from a variety of partners, including Planet Fitness, Raylee Homes, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Carrington College, Delta Dental, Lakeshore Learning and iTz
All that teamwork will result in the first-ever Miles for Minds 5KRun/Walk and 1K Walk, scheduled for March 22 at Tiguex Park in Albuquerque.
Proceeds from the event will benefit both nonprofits' efforts to assist students in Albuquerque Public Schools, and race organizers expect hundreds, if not thousands of kids and adults to participate in this inaugural event.
RunFit is a fun program which motivates and trains children, ages 5-13, to run one mile to 5 kilometers through active participation on a RunFit team. RunFit is dedicated to curbing the growing epidemic of childhood obesity by creating a running and walking program for children at schools across the Albuquerque metropolitan area. RunFit is designed to help youth of all sizes, fitness, and ability levels utilize the discipline of running to improve health, build character, and showcase their talents by participating in events throughout the community.
"Before, during, and after school programs such as RunFit play a vital role in the lives of our communities by keeping kids safe, creating healthy habits and helping working families," said Stephen Pino, RunFit's founder.
Run Fit and the APS Education Foundation have agreed to split the proceeds from the event. RunFit's portion will go toward anti-obesity programs in APS schools. The Foundation will move its portion to benefit its many grant programs, all of which benefit students directly in the classroom. The Foundation's Broader Horizons campaign puts money back into science, technology, engineering and math programs, plus literacy and clubs and activities. Other efforts, including support for students who can't afford college-prep tests or materials, are part of the Foundation's portfolio.
"We're excited to partner with RunFit and the district's Division of Student, Family and Community Supports, because we know that healthy kids lead to improved academic achievement," said Foundation Executive Director Phill Casaus. "It's our first time out in this kind of event, but we think people will have fun. That's the point."
Sponsorship packages are available for the event, which will begin at 9 a.m. For information, contact Daniel Jaecks at 855-5274 or go to the race web site at www.milesforminds.com.


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No Gelt For Greenlight
It's hardly worth noting at this point that David Einhorn lostsomemoremoney last month. Was it a month? Is Greenlight Capital still in business? Then ipso facto Einhorn and Greenlight were in the red.
The firm sent an investor update after the close of business on Friday informing clients the fund lost 3.6 percent net of fees in November, bringing the loss for the first 11 months of the year to 27.7 percent, according to a copy of the update seen by Reuters.
Since it's of little interest to note the fact that Einhorn lost money last month, we turn to the question of how. Earlier this month, you might have guessed that it was the fault of Brighthouse Financial or GM, but no. They turned things around and ended November down just a little, while Greenlight ended it down more than a little. So what was it? Come on. You know the answer.
He has also had a long-running bet against electric car maker Tesla, whose stock recovered from a slump in October and is now roughly unchanged on the year.
Losses at Einhorn's hedge fund Greenlight grow in November [Reuters]


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EMEA software developers cite cyber terrorism as greatest threat posing increased risk to businesses
Cyber terrorism is now one of the biggest risks facing the development industry according to a new survey carried out by Evans Data.
More than a third of software developers across the EMEA region stated they were extremely concerned with the threat of cyber terrorism due to the failure of businesses implementing a formal security policy in the development stages.
"The threat posed to businesses is very real and developers are the key to putting a stop to many security risks in the early stages, recent government research into cyber security found two thirds of large businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past year."
Around one fifth of developers were also concerned about the growing risk of Cyber Espionage, while in some ways related to both Cyber Theft and Cyber Terrorism, is distinguished from the two in that it involves theft of sensitive, classified, or proprietary information, rather than theft of money or deliberate sabotage.
"Security is especially worrisome for developers in Europe," said Janel Garvin, CEO of Evans Data. "They are most concerned with the very real threat of terrorism, and the failure of many organizations to implement a formal security strategy just adds to the anxiety. Only 30% of these developers say their company has a formal security policy in place that is adhered to across departments, and that's very concerning when you think about the other 70%."
The developers said that the primary obstacle to establishing better security in their organisations is statistically tied between a lack of funding, and a lack of expertise or training. They also point at the mobile client as the weakest link in their security programs.


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A couple of weeks after I spoke with Zee and Jamie over at the British History Podcast about the new research we have undertaken throughout the project, they got the chance to interview Dr Alison Sheridan, the Principal Curator of Early Prehistory in the Scottish History and Archaeology department at National Museums Scotland, as a part 2 of the Achavanich podcast series.
Alison's knowledge and expertise are vast, but she specialises in the Neolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland and has been involved in numerous beaker related projects over the years. Throughout the project she has been a guiding presence, helping to put me in touch with countless researchers, aiding in funding applications, helping with the analysis of the beaker pottery, and generally providing a wealth of knowledge and ideas. This project would never have been as diverse or successful without her support, and for that we all owe her a debt of gratitude. It's a genuine honour that Alison has been involved in the project. She's a fiercely passionate, immensely knowledgeable and infectiously inspiring individual, and it was this energy that first ignited my love of the Scottish Bronze Age and the beaker period many years ago.
The podcast is a unforgettable 34 minutes and 42 seconds, where Alison takes us on a mind blowing, fast paced, energetic journey which ties Ava's burial site into the wider Beaker phenomenon across Scotland, Britain and even Europe. I implore all of you to have a listen to this magical 34 minute whirlwind interview. You won't regret it!
For more on Alison's work, see her full list of publications.


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Born and raised on the warm streets of Durban, South Africa, DJ Butters, AKA Sean Butterworth, started his musical journey when he was 30, when he discovered house music whilst on a 2 year stint in London. It was then that he knew he wanted to be part of 'The Scene'. Having gained the reputation of having an ear for deep, yet funky sounds, for the past several years he has been resident DJ at The Table Restaurant and Bar in Plettenberg Bay. and, more recently, Upstairs Lounge and Bar in Port Elizabeth. To provide an outlet for his creativity, and due to the lack of good clubbing in Plett, Butters also regularly hosts his own night, "Hedonism", wherever he can find a venue.


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Gatorade pokes fun at Lebron James' leg cramp at NBA finals
It was a leg cramp that started a Twitter frenzy.
The severe leg pains that forced Miami Heat star LeBron James to leave the first game of the NBA Finals on Thursday sparked an unusual social media battle among sports drink makers.
Gatorade saw an opening to poke fun at the basketball player, who also pulls double duty as spokesman for rival Powerade.
"The person cramping wasn't our client," Gatorade tweeted. "Our athletes can take the heat."
Another tweet: "Better go stock up on Lime Cucumber before Game 2. Can't cramp up."
The San Antonio Spurs ended up beating the Heat in a game that was played out in stifling temperatures thanks to a broken air conditioning system at the AT&T Center in Texas.
But hours after the game, basketball fans and social media wits continued to chatter about the Gatorade tweets. Some were laughing, while others criticized the beverage company for making light of James, who needed intravenous fluids after his early exit.
The kerfuffle got even more tangled on Friday when Kobe Bryant jumped onto social media to shill Body Armor, the sports drink brand that he endorses.
"Pro and college players should be allowed to CHOOSE what sports drink hydrates them the best and not be FORCED to drink LEAGUE SPONSORS," the Los Angeles Lakers player wrote on Instagram. "2 much on the line for cramping."
Although the hallabaloo turned off some sports fans, marketing experts say that Gatorade was smart to seize on the opportunity to create buzz.
"You got the rivalry between the two brands, and LeBron James is an extremely high-profile endorsement going in the other direction," said George Belch, a marketing professor at San Diego State University. "From the perspective of Gatorade, defending the brand makes sense."
Belch pointed out that many fans mistakenly believed that James was a spokesman for Gatorade rather than Powerade.
"People were calling out Gatorade, and they pointed out the misperception," he said. "I would probably do the same thing."
Gatorade, however, chose to err on the side of caution. The company issued an apology on Friday.
"We got caught up in the heat of the battle," Gatorade said.
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The annoying portmanteau word "wantrapreneur" describes the (equally annoying) phenomenon of the person who's constantly talking about the startups they want to launch – "like Airbnb, but for goats! Or for hats!" – without ever doing anything about it. This syndrome goes far beyond the tech world, as you can deduce by comparing the number of your friends who are "working on" a novel or screenplay to the number who've written one. But I hadn't seen the problem clearly until the other day, when I encountered the illustrator Kazu Kibuishi's term for it: "idea debt". You run up an idea debt, Kibuishi's fellow artist Jessica Abel explained, when you spend "too much time picturing what a project is going to be like, too much time thinking about how awesome it will be… and too little time actually making the thing".
Just as the accruing interest on a credit card makes it harder and harder to get back on your feet financially, idea debt impedes action. The more glorious and detailed the pictures in your mind, the more daunting it feels to start making them real.
The underlying hazard here is that merely thinking about a task feels subtly like you're doing something constructive about it. This doesn't only hamper ambitious creative projects, but mundane errands, too: mentally chewing over items on your to-do list feels vaguely productive, yet really wastes time. I love the anti-procrastination advice of the blogger and libraries activist Jessamyn West: start including the time you spend thinking about tasks as part of the time it takes to do them. "Some emails, by the time I've written them, I feel like I've spent five days not-writing them, and the damned things only took five to 10 minutes to write," West observes. "Now I try to make the task itself take (less) life time by doing it closer to when I [first] think about doing it."
An especially sneaky form of thinking as a substitute for doing is "deciding", since it seems so bold and courageous. ("I'm the decider!" George Bush famously declared – making the point, however clumsily, that deciding means running the show.) Yet a decision alone changes nothing. As Gregg Krech writes in his book The Art Of Taking Action, external reality remains exactly the same after your decision to ask someone out, to write a book, or leave your job. What matters is "creating ripples", as he puts it – actions, however tiny, that alter things in the world outside your head.
Generosity is a striking case in point. Acting generously is both morally right and happiness-inducing: what's not to like? Yet I've lost count of the times I've decided – truly, sincerely decided – to donate to a charity, thank someone, or offer to help them… then done absolutely nothing at all. (By contrast, I rarely procrastinate over typing a sarcastic tweet.) Joseph Goldstein, the meditation teacher, describes his personal "generosity practice": to just do the generous things he thinks of, as soon as possible, even if doubts or counter-arguments arise. Most of us probably don't need to become kinder people; we just need to be better at the part where we do a damn thing about it.


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Not only am do I need to empty my own freezer but the lovely boyfreind has informed me there is a preponderance of fowl in his freezer , a mallard duck and a guinea fowl . Stowed by after my trip to Borough Market back in March.
Guinea fowl , I really liked this when I cooked it before with smoked sausage and butter beans , I was a bit worried that roast or casserole would be to heavy in June, luckily the changable British weather obliged and after a sunny Saturday BBQ , on Sunday clouded over.
Now Guinea Fowl I have heard can often be dry so I opted for a casserole rather than roasting and adapted a recipe I had used for chicken with lentils
Guinea Fowl with lentils
Serves 4
1 medium guinea fowl
200g of green lentils
2 pints of water
Salt and Pepper
Bunch of thyme
1/2 glass of red wine
- Season the guinea fowl with salt and pepper
- Place the guinea fowl and lentils in an oven proof dish
- Pour over the water , wine , thyme leaves
- Cover a bring to a boil on the hob
- Place in a medium oven / 200degC for approx 1 hour.
- Check half way through and add more water if it has all been absorbed by the lentils
- On serving taste the lentils and season with salt and pepper
Once cooked this can be mixed with seasonal green vegetables in this case I used steamed fresh broad beans and spring cabbage


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The image of a beautiful blonde woman in the ocean, closely followed by the shape of a huge great white is one that we know well. In a film or on TV, when we see the eerie fin behind the blonde girl in a bikini, we know what it means and it isn't good.
Ocean Ramsey is working to change this stereotype. She may be beautiful, blonde and yes, in a bikini most of the time, but she certainly isn't running away from shark fins, she's swimming towards them.
The marine biologist, shark and marine conservationist, professional freediver, professional scuba instructor, surfer and yogi has a masters level degree in shark behaviour, body language, social hierarchy, and is working to change people's minds about the monster of the sea.


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Sarah Palin: Okay, So She Did A Black Guy. That, However, May Explain a Whole Lotta Other Things
Yes, I am still on hiatus for a couple more weeks, but this was too good for me to ignore. The Joe McGinniss tell-all, Rogue: Searching for The Real Sarah Palin, about the Witch from Wasilla has been on the back burner for quite a while, so it was bound to get a little play for what he dug up before it is released next week. And boy, did these excerpts from The Enquirer as well as The New York Times get all of our attention. It's gonna rehash everything, true or not, about this extremely repellent woman.
However, her one-night tryst with ex-baller Glen Rice is getting most of the press, and after seeing this choice info raked over the coals since Wednesday afternoon, I'm getting a little bored (and tired of getting beaten over the head) with the aspect of The Swirl. Because at this day and age, The Swirl is no surprise and is almost passé. Many black folks and other people of color have come to expect it among certain entertainers, athletes and politicians large and small. When Kim Kardashian announced her upcoming nuptials, I expected that her intended was going to be a brother, regardless of skin tone. That was Kim's MO.
The reason why the titillation factor is way up on this piece of news is that Sarah Palin is the queen of the Tea Party movement (although equally brunette, equally nutty Michelle Bachmann could give her a run for her money on this designation). And Baggers don't like black people, particularly that black president sitting in the Oval Office and living in the White House.
Now, there is a miniscule percentage of blacks who are attracted to and have joined the Tea Party as well and have issues with President Obama to the point of wanting to tar and feather him or even to empty a few bullets into his "socialist" behind. Winger blacks to me are always misguided and a few bricks short of a load among us. They have That Look. I wonder exactly how they grew up or were raised.
But the white Baggers seem almost like Klan members in their rhetoric. (In fact, the Klan and neo-Nazi organizations have infiltrated or tried to recruit from Bagger organizations.) I can imagine smelling the gasoline and seeing pieces of their robes sticking out from their briefcases, or peeping from under shirts and slacks and skirts. And there was no one else, other than Democrat Hillary Clinton and her erstwhile husband, who ignited as much outrage over her racially-charged dog whistles and demagoguery during the 2008 presidential campaign than Sarah Palin.
I subscribe, like others, to the idea that the more someone hollers over something or someone who occupies the fringes of the mainstream like gays or blacks or immigrants, the more they have something to hide about their own past, behaviors and ancestry. And I can readily believe the story about Palin and Rice. It was fucking, no more and no less, and not love. Just lust. Nothing wrong with just that. And on her part, I think that she was probably curious, adventurous and going for broke. On this point, I refuse to slut-shame Sarah Palin neé Heath, and that includes her equally curious sister, Molly, who allegedly supplied the dorm room where Palin and Rice got down to business.
And evidently, Palin enjoyed the sex, although she seemed to back-track as if trying to retain her whiteness cred. She was an attractive, athletic young woman, single and unfettered with kids, and he was an attractive, athletic younger man with no real entanglements. She probably was not a virgin when this encounter occurred. Did she want more from Rice? According to the story, she stayed in contact with him for nine months before she became pregnant and decided to elope with Todd Palin. So she may have hoped to get more from Rice as an alternative to Todd, to attract him to come back to Alaska on his own. Rice was game, but he was essentially too busy with his own collegiate, almost pro basketball career. She was too far away for him, and this ultimately proved convenient for him. She turned out to be just an interesting lay to him. And women don't like that at all.
Rippa from The Intersection of Madness and Reality had this to say:
I think Glen turned her ass out, and kicked her to the curb; and thus began her hatred and resentment for all things of color. Yes, especially men of color who have taken advantage of entitlements only to rise to the position of being the most powerful person in the world. Yes, sounds crazy I know. But why then did she elope with Todd less than one year after being dicked down by Glen Rice? Wanna know why? Todd is part Eskimo or some shit like that; in Alaska he's a minority. I'm just thinking her thought process had to be: any minority is just as good as another.
Especially since Todd looks white and can be brought home to mommy and daddy.
Like any other guy, black or white, Rice could have strung her along for a while over the telephone and finally disappointed her. And this episode may indeed have soured her on black men and black people overall. It was never about kumbaya for her with Rice; it was about a relationship. One doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to see the connection. And frankly, as seen before, a white man or woman can be racist and still marry black or Latino or Asian or Native American.
I'm willing to say that there probably were other mitigating circumstances in her transition to the Dark Side of American Politics, like her own husband's propensity in high school, according to McGinniss' account, to get a few other white guys together to beat up and threaten the one or two black guys matriculating for no reason whatsoever except that they were black. Add to this, Todd's later dubious ties to racist and winger movements, which includes getting close with right-wing apostolic Christians as well as a white secessionist movement in Alaska and well, you can get the picture.
If Todd Palin didn't know about Glen Rice, then he's more of a dupe than I thought, and to me, this would explain the affair with Hanson. But if Todd did know, his rage and need for revenge would taken yet another form. It wouldn't preclude him from considering Sarah Heath as damaged goods for being with a black man, but it would aid him in immersing Sarah further in his skewed world view, and making sure there would be no other black males worth admiring.
It all makes perfect sense, and explains how easily Sarah Palin was able to slide those dog whistles about Barack Obama off her lips. In her eyes, Obama was only the latest manifestation of a black man that she had already met. Unfortunately for her, there are black men, and then there are other black men. Not all black men are the same, but I think that Palin, like her husband and some other whites, has never cared to find that out.
A much more sophisticated, confident and attractive individual–like a Kim Kardashian–would have brushed herself off and moved on to the next black guy if that proved to be her taste. Or Palin could have gone on to another city in the Lower 48 where she could find more opportunities of meeting some better black guys, thus changing American history. She may not have become governor of Alaska, and we may not have heard of her at all. However, to be sure, Rice was probably her first–and her last–black man, and a black man of consequence. And she stayed home and married Todd, perhaps settling for less. Rapacious and grasping she may be, Palin is not that sophisticated–never was. She'd bring a sledgehammer to crack a sack of nuts.
I think Palin saw what her choices were in Alaska, and that they were pretty slim to this ambitious woman when it came to interesting men who were going somewhere, and who were also well-equipped where it counted. Like all females, she looked for difference, even in someone who might be considered exotic, even with a frisson of danger. (The former is where I think Todd Palin comes in with his Native American ancestry.) Before any sistas make any suggestions that they would have done better than Palin with Rice, I doubt that they would have. In this case, it does not matter that you are coming from the same culture, and thus "know" your man. Too much knowledge, to some men, is a dangerous thing. And for all intents and purposes, Glen Rice was not looking for a sista.
Later, Rice married Cristina Fernandez, a Latina who looks white and who also looks nothing like Palin, and had three children by her. She appeared on The Real Housewives of Miami on Bravo, but the Rices are now divorced. His son Glen Rice Jr., who is now 21, plays for Georgia Tech, and wears his dad's number that he wore in college and as a pro. Junior seems to have inherited his father's skills; let's hope that he hasn't inherited any more of dad's traits that might get him into trouble. Like being stopped for DUIs, for example. Or for beating up a boyfriend of his mom.
I'm not going to go into Palin's alleged six-month escapade with her husband's business partner, an occasion which only proves to me once more how highly sexed this woman is. And that vibrating aura of sex, along with her attractiveness and other talents, is also what brought her to candidate Senator John McCain, who over the decades has racked up quite a reputation for overly-appreciating female pulchritude, often to his own detriment. I believe that McCain is still being blamed in more rational Republican quarters for bringing Palin onto the national political stage, because he let his dick do the thinking instead of bringing in Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota or "Holy" Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate. If McCain hadn't made Palin his running mate, he might have been president.
I still remember that campaign photograph (and video) of McCain surreptitiously checking out Sarah Palin's ass/ets as she made a speech on their behalf, while thinking that he wasn't being obvious. He was twiddling with his wedding ring, too. He was paying more attention to her body than to her brain, and instead of what she was saying. And millions of other American men were also doing the exact same thing. There were times when even he had to check Palin's rhetoric, though by that time, the damage had been done, and there were two Republican presidential campaigns going on, not just one.
What interests me in the wake of these new disclosures is how at the same time Palin could say those hateful, murderous things about Obama–another powerful, intellectual even, and attractive black man–and say even more now that he is president, and yet I think that she could get moist in the panties about him. I kid you not about this; it's akin to the pleasure some white men got out of lynching black men. As Susan Brison said in a 2004 article about the connections between torture and porn published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, "…[R]acial animus can amount to a kind of giddy arousal." That's how crazy attraction and repulsion can be when it comes to sex and love among blacks and whites, and it also could explain the lengths to which Sarah Palin did go in 2008, and how far she might be willing to go in the future.
It's not a pretty sight, and neither is she.
Related articles
- Todd Palin Says Joe McGinniss' Book Contains "Disgusting Lies" [Rogue Rules] (jezebel.com)
- Sarah Palin's husband Todd slams 'disgusting' Joe McGinniss book (telegraph.co.uk)
- The Rogue: Joe McGinniss stands by the more outrageous parts of his Sarah Palin tell-all. (slate.com)
- Did Sarah Palin REALLY Have An Affair? 5 Stories From The Rumor Mill (huffingtonpost.com)


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The crowd at the Pitchfork Music Festival, held last weekend in Chicago's Union Park, tends to do its own thing when it comes to style — but this was the year of the dress.
Casual, summery, mostly retro styles mixed with great vintage accessories added to the statement-making looks on a breezy, warm Friday evening.
All fit in perfectly as the crowd swayed to disco and electronic music, courtesy of pioneering Italian music producer and deejay Giorgio Moroder's mix of Donna Summer, Blondie and Daft Punk.
Also duly noted: For guys, it appears that the beard has finally gone on vacation.
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Hilton Partners with ANA for Hawaiian-Themed Offerings
Hilton and All Nippon Airways announced the start of a new partnership, called Hilton X ANA.
The Hawaii-inspired collaboration will focus on bringing Hilton experiences to ANA lounges and passengers, with the first phase taking place between June 1 and August 31. The three-phase partnership will last through 2017.
ANA lounges at both Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita will offer menu items specially created by chefs at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu. In addition, a destination video on Hawaii will be shown in the lounges.
On all ANA flights between Tokyo and Honolulu, business- and economy-class passengers will be offered menus designed by the Hilton Hawaiian Village chefs. Passengers will be presented a 30-minute Hawaii destination video on the flights, and will receive a copy of a mini guidebook, commissioned for the partnership, which includes sightseeing and food recommendations as well as an introduction to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.
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