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Jersey Shore Hates 'Jersey Shore'
The real Jersey Shore wants nothing to do with the real trashy "Jersey Shore" -- and now, an entire NJ beach community is banding together to deflect blame for the MTV reality show.
The Borough of Seaside Heights -- yes, the entire borough -- has issued a statement informing people they did not "solicit, promote or participate" in the making of "Jersey Shore" .. even though that's where the majority of the show was taped.
Translation: Don't blame us!
As TMZ first and often reported ... anyone with a connection to New Jersey, Italian heritage or a moral compass has lashed out at the show for being offensive.
Some sponsors have bailed, but just like Pauly D's hair -- MTV is standing firm behind the show.
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French Kicks
A blend of post-punk aggression and mod melodies and harmonies, French Kicks originally featured guitarists/vocalists Matt Stinchcomb and Josh Wise, bassist Jamie Krents, and drummer/vocalist Nick Stumpf. Washington, D.C. natives Krents, Stumpf, and Stinchcomb began playing together in their early teens, inspired by their hometown's renowned hardcore scene; upon moving to Brooklyn after college, the trio met Wise and became a quartet. Officially christened French Kicks in 1998, the group released their self-titled debut EP on My Pal God the following year. After more touring and recording, French Kicks signed to Star Time in the U.S. and Creation impresario Alan McGee's label Poptones in the U.K. The Young Lawyer EP arrived in early 2001, and a year later the group toured with the Vue and labelmates the Walkmen before releasing their full-length debut, One Time Bells. Trial of the Century followed in spring 2004, featuring vocalist Stumpf, by then on keyboards, and new drummer Aaron Thurston. The following year, the band began writing songs for their third album, and all but founding member Matt Stinchcomb amicably left the group before the start of recording. In early 2006, French Kicks reunited with Trial of the Century producer Doug Boehm in L.A. to record. With the addition of guitarist Kush El Amin, Two Thousand arrived that summer. Swimming appeared in 2008 and continued the smooth pop direction of Two Thousand.
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Cagliari chosen as venue for Italy-Russia final
This year's Fed Cup final between Italy and Russia will be played on clay in Cagliari, Sardinia.
The International Tennis Federation announced the venue Wednesday for the women's team event.
The event will be played on Nov. 2-3 at the Tennis Club Cagliari, which has a seating capacity of 5,000.
Italy and Russia have won seven Fed Cup titles between them since 2000.
Italy won in 2006, 2009 and 2010, while Russia claimed the titles in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
Russia beat Italy 4-0 in the 2007 Fed Cup final in Moscow on a hard court.


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The principle of equal treatment without regard to race is one that is close to my heart. Accordingly, one of my favorite books on a legal subject is Andrew Kull's The Color-Blind Constitution. (I learned of the book at the time of its publication through Judge Alex Kosinski's 1993 New Republic review/essay.) It is a book that is by turns inspiring and maddening. I recommend it without reservation to readers interested in the subject.
The book is full of surprises. For example, Kull devotes two chapters to the separate but equal doctrine approved by the Supreme Court in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson. The case represents the bygone era of Jim Crow, yet at the outset of his discussion of the case Professor Kull makes this astounding observation: "The majority opinion in Plessy makes a comfortable target, and it is routinely vilified. But in its broad holding, as opposed to its particular application, Plessy has never been overruled, even by implication. On the contrary, it announced what has remained ever since the stated view of a majority of the Supreme Court as to the constitutionality of laws that classify by race."
The principle of equal treatment was adopted as the law of the land in the great civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965, or so we foolishly thought at the time. It may even have been the law for a minute or two. Then the federal government began building the whole edifice of affirmative action and racial preferences that we live with today and that has been addressed by the Supreme Court in a number of important cases. Certainly insofar as higher education is concerned, the affirmative action regime and the treatment of students based on the color of their skin are entrenched more deeply than ever under the shibboleth of "diversity."
Yet a question remains. Does the affirmative action regime harm its intended beneficiaries? Because the regime operates under conditions of secrecy and deceit, as though it conceals a great shame — see, for example, Tim Groseclose's Ricochet post "'Independent study' shows UCLA is cheating on admissions" — the answer to that question has been a subject of intense controversy. UCLA law professor Richard Sander and legal reporter Stuart Taylor deliver a devastating answer to the question in Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It.
Sander and Taylor recently spoke at a Cato Institute forum that also included an ardent opponent of racial preferences (Roger Clegg) as well as an equally ardent supporter (Alan Morrison). C-SPAN's video of the forum is accessible here; the Cato video is accessible here. The Cato video is embedded below.
The forum runs 90 minutes, just about all of it worth your time, although you can pick up the gist of Sander and Taylor's argument in the first ten minutes. The book and forum are especially timely as the Supreme Court takes up yet another affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas.
One of the lessons of Kull's great book as I understand it is that the Court wants to retain for the judiciary the discretion and authority to approve varieties of racial discrimination. The ideal of the color-blind Constitution remains perennially on the horizon, like a mirage. To paraphrase George Wallace, affirmative action today, affirmative action tomorrow, affirmative action forever.


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Surviving Your 1st Wedding - Tips For Amateur Wedding Photographers
In the eleventh hour, your best friend who's getting married is in tears.
The professional she hired to photograph her wedding bailed. You happen to have a digital SLR and all of a sudden you're it. Here's my survival guide for you.
1. Make a "Shot List".
Think of this as your "storyboard."
A guide to the different scenes you want to see if you were doing a movie.
This shot list will break down what you might concentrate on in the 3 phases of any wedding: preparations, ceremony and reception.
It's your cheatsheet on the order of the events, various arrangements for the formal portraits, so go over this with the couple.
2. Shoot lots of candids.
Just because you have everyone bossing you around, telling you to take their picture, it doesn't mean you have to pose all your subjects in every picture.
3. Scout out the location.
If the ceremony, reception and preparations are all at one location, then you can thank your lucky stars. Count on starting your day with the bride wherever she plans to get dressed. She may do this at the church or at home, so count on knowing the route.
4. Borrow or rent a second camera body similar to the one you own.
Since you'll be working quickly, having identical camera bodies will allow you change settings faster. Consider renting identical flash units if you don't have one. Never shoot a wedding with just one camera. Always have a backup. If you have to rent more memory cards and batteries for the cameras, do so.It will be worth your piece of mind.
5. Shoot closeups or details
Be on the lookout for tight shots of the diamond rings, bouquet of flowers, party favors, textures on the bride's gown et cetera. These will make good backdrops for albums and backgrounds for DVD menus. These detail pictures will also give you variety in your coverage.
6. Do as many of the formal group portraits beforehand.
If the couple is open to this and don't mind seeing each other before the ceremony, do as many of the formals portraits beforehand.
7. Enlist the help of Maid-of-honor.
Women like this role more often than men. (Must be their maternal instincts)
The Maid-of-honor is usually more than happy to help. If you don't hit it off with her, try the Best Man.
8. Establish a rapport with the DJ & Wedding Coordinator.
Get to know the DJ & Wedding Coordinator. Being on the same page with both of them means you will be scrambling and out of position for the toast, the bouquet toss, the garter toss, the first dance and so on.
9. Be considerate of the other guests.
Even though what you're doing is important, don't be obnoxious. If another guest is in your way, ask politely for them to move.
10. Don't forget to enjoy yourself.
You can't be expected to be everywhere especially if this is your 1st wedding. Generally speaking, once the ceremony and the formal portraits are done, you can catch a breather. The rest of the proceedings will not happen without the DJ & wedding coordinator consulting you if you followed tip #8.
Remember if you're not having fun taking pictures, your images will reflect that.
If you have any interest at all in creative wedding photography, see what other tips professional photographer Peter Phun has to share. Peter Phun is an adjunct photography instructor at Riverside City College. He is a freelance photographer, web designer and stay-at-home dad. He previously worked as a staff photographer for 18 years at The Press-Enterprise, Southern California's 4th largest daily newspaper. Peter is the webmaster for the Mac user group in the Inland Empire. For more information about this Riverside based photographer, visit http://www.peterphun.com
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Education and Development
Book Description
This series addresses the relation of education to knowledge-based growth and broader measures of development beyond growth, central features of the modern world in which education has a central role. This role includes the effects of education on pure economic growth including it's effects on the creation, adaptation, and dissemination of new ideas. Beyond this, the series presents pivotal research on the contribution of education to the many non-market private and social benefits beyond earnings. These non-market benefits largely define individuals' life chances and are, for a society, standard indicators of development.
Education readers will be able to easily access the most recent and key research defining education's role in earnings, in growth, and in the flow of new ideas, all in volume one. The contributions of education to development outcomes beyond earnings, both private and social, are addressed in volume two. The introductions to the series and to each volume place this in a coherent framework. Education dynamics and short and long term 'endogenous development' are defined and explored in volume three, and finance and policy in volume four. The views of skeptics about education's effects are considered. It is also explained how the controls they use can eliminate education's effects through technical change, on broader development beyond GDP, and can focus only on smaller short term education outcomes.
Economists in development, growth, and in the economics of education should be especially interested in this series, which is cross listed in economics, because of the new insights into 'education dynamics' in volume three. This includes the short term dynamics of endogenous development involving estimates of difference equations and of five to thrirty-five year education outcomes that build up with time. Volume three also addresses the long run dynamics of optimal growth and optimal development. Other new aspects include the contributions of education to new ideas improving non-market development outcomes and through indirect effects that feed back and enhance growth. This chips away at the mystery of unexplained 'technical change' and also helps explain why static models do not always find education significant to growth, external benefits, or development.
For policy, financing criteria need to consider education's effects on earnings but also on non-market development outcomes beyond earnings, or overall efficiency and equity. The pivotal articles addressing these important issues are presented in this series together with explanatory transition articles and introductions that put them in a readable and coherent context.
Table of Contents
Volume I: Education and Growth
Introduction, Walter W. McMahon, 'Education and Development'
Introduction to volume I.
Investment in Human Capital and Development
1. T. W. Schultz, 'Investment in Human Capital', American Economic Review, 1961, LI, 1, 1–17.
2. Richard A. Easterlin, 'Why isn't the Whole World Developed', Journal of Economic History, 1981, 41, 1, 1–19.
Education, Endogenous Growth, and Neo-Classical Growth with Human Capital
3. Paul M. Romer, 'The Origins of Endogenous Growth', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, 1, 3–22.
4. Robert E. Lucas, 'On the Mechanics of Economic Development', Journal of Monetary Economics, 1988, 22, 3–42.
5. Paul M. Romer, 'Endogenous Technical Change', Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, S71–S102.
6. Gregory Mankiw, David Romer, and David Weil, 'A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, 2, 407–37.
7. Robert J. Barro, 'Human Capital and Growth', American Economic Review, 2001, 91, 2, 12–17.
New Ideas Embodied in Human Capital Leading to Growth
8. Robert E. Lucas, Jr., 'Ideas and Growth', Economica, 2009, 76, 301, 1–19.
9. Walter W. McMahon, review of Zvi Griliches, R&D, Education, and Productivity: A Retrospective (2000), Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, 397–8.
Education and Growth: Empirical Evidence from Dynamic Growth Equations
10. Robert Barro, 'Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, 2, 407–43.
11. Katarina R. I. Keller, 'Investment in Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education and the Effects on Economic Growth', Contemporary Economic Policy, 2006, 24, 1, 18–34.
12. Walter W. McMahon, 'Education and Growth in East Asia', Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, 2, 159–72.
13. Katarina R. I. Keller, 'Education Expansion, Expenditures Per Student and the Effects on Growth in Asia', Global Economic Review, 2006, 35, 1, 21–42.
14. Walter W. McMahon, 'Education and Growth in Latin America', Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits (Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 52–67.
Education and Earnings: Empirical Evidence from Micro Data
15 George Psacharopoulos and Harry A. Patrinos, 'Human Capital and Rates of Return', in Geraint Johnes and Jill Johnes (eds.), International Handbook of the Economics of Education (Edward Elgar, 2004), pp. 1–32.
16. Esther Duflo, 'Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment', American Economic Review, 2001, 91, 4, 795–813.
17. Omer Arias and Walter McMahon, 'Dynamic Rates of Return to Education in the U. S.', Economics of Education Review, 20, 2001, 121-138.
18. James J. Heckman, Lance Lochner, and Petra Todd, 'Earnings Functions, Rates of Return, and Treatment Effects: The Mincer Equation and Beyond', (excerpt) in Eric Hanushek and Finis Welch (eds), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 1, (Elsevier, 2006), pp. 307-42, 445-458.
19. Walter W. McMahon, 'Higher Education and Economic Growth: Jobs, Earnings, and the Skill Deficit', Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), pp. 69–117.
Quality versus Quantity of Schooling for Development
20. Jere R. Behrman, David R. Ross, and Richard Sabot, 'Improving Quality versus Increasing the Quantity of Schooling: Estimates of the Rates of Return from Rural Pakistan', Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 85, 1–2, 94–104.
'Ability Bias' in Returns to Education
21. Cecilia E. Rouse, 'Further Estimates of the Economic Return to Schooling from a New Sample of Identical Twins', Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, 2, 149–57.
22. Jere R. Behrman and M. R. Rosenzweig, 'Ability Bias in Schooling Returns and Twins: A Test and New Estimates', Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, 2, 159–67.
Other Sources of Development
23. Adrian Wood, 'Making Globalization Work for the Poor', Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, 933–7.
24. Torsten Persson and G. Tabellini, 'Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details', American Economic Review, 2006, 96, 319–24.
Volume II: Education and Development Outcomes Beyond Growth
Introduction to volume II
Theory, Measurement, and Valuation of Development Outcomes
25. Gary Becker, 'A Theory of the Allocation of Time', Economic Journal, 1965, LXXV, 299, 493–517.
26. Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe, 'Schooling and Economic Well-Being: The Role of Non-Market Effects', Journal of Human Resources, 1984, XIX, 3, 377–407.
The Private Non-Market Benefits of Education
Education, Own Health, Spousal Health, Child Health and Longevity
27. P. Muennig, 'Education and Health', in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (eds.), Economics of Education (Academic Press, 2010), pp. 80–8.
28. Michael Grossman, 'Education and Non-Market Outcomes', in Eric Hanushek and Finis Welch (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 1 (Elsevier-North Holland, 2006), pp. 578–633.
Child Cognitive Development
29. Richard Murnane, 'New Evidence on the Relationship Between Mother's Education and Children's Cognitive Skills', Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, 2, 245–52.
30. Richard Layard, 'So What Does Make Us Happy?', Happiness: Lessons From a New Science (Penguin Press, 2005), pp. 55–75.
The Social Benefits of Education
What Are Education Externalities? An Overview
31. Walter W. McMahon, 'The External Benefits of Education', in D. J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (eds.), The Economics of Education (Elsevier, 2010).
Democracy, Human Rights, and Political Stability
32. Robert J. Barro, 'Determinants of Democracy', Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, 6, S158–S183.
33. Edward L. Glaeser et al., 'Do Institutions Cause Growth?', Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, 3, 271–303.
34. Thomas S. Dee, 'Education and Civic Engagement', in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (eds.), Economics of Education (Academic Press, 2010), pp. 89–92.
Investment in Physical Capital
35. Moses O. Oketch, 'Determinants of Human Capital Formation and Economic Growth of African Countries', Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, 554–64.
Fertility and Net Population Growth, Life Expectancy
36. Walter W. McMahon, ' Health and Net Population Growth', Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits (Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 81–91.
Inequality and Literacy
37. J. Blanden and S. Machin, 'Education and Inequality', in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (eds.), Economics of Education (Academic Press, 2010), pp. 89–92.
38. Lance Lochner, 'Education and Crime', in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (eds.), Economics of Education (Academic Press, 2010), pp. 93–8.
Lower State Public Health, Welfare, and Prison Costs, and Additional Tax Revenue
39. Hank Levin, 'The Social Costs of Inadequate Education' (a summary by the symposium chair) (Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005), pp. 1–22.
Social Capital
40. John F. Helliwell and Robert D. Putnam, 'Education and Social Capital', Eastern Economic Journal, 2007, 33, 1, 1–19.
The Complete Model: Measuring Total Social Benefits of Education
41. Walter W. McMahon, 'Measuring the Total Social Benefits of Education: The Complete Model', Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits (Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 179–226.
The Sceptics
42. Daron Acemoglu et al., 'From Education to Democracy?', American Economic Review, 2005, 95, 2, 44–9.
Volume III: The Dynamics of Education and Development
Introduction to Volume III
Explaining the Residual: Human Capital and the Diffusion of Technology
43. R. R. Nelson and E.S. Phelps, 'Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion, and Economic Growth', American Economic Review, 1966, 56, 1, 2, 69–75.
44. Hans-Jurgen Engelbrecht, 'Human Capital and Economic Growth: Cross Section Evidence for OECD Countries', Economic Record, 2003, 79, S40–S51.
45. Jess Benhabib and Mark M. Spiegel, 'Human Capital and Technology Diffusion', in Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf (eds.), Handbook of Economic Growth, Vol. 1A (Elsevier, 2005), pp. 935–66.
46. Ann P. Bartel and Frank R. Lichtenberg, 'The Comparative Advantage of Educated Workers in Implementing New Technology', Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, LXIX, 1, 1–11.
47. Jin Hwa Jung, 'Farmers' Education, Technology Adoption and Income: A Case of Eco-Friendly Farming in Korean Farm Households', Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 49, 3, 71–94.
48. Walter W. McMahon, 'Embodiment, Vintage Human Capital, Obsolescence, Indirect Benefits, and Externalities', Higher Learning, Greater Good (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), pp. 47–54.
49. Katrina R. I. Keller and Panu Poutvaara, 'Growth in OECD Countries and Elsewhere: How Much do Education and R & D Explain?', Economics Bulletin, 2005, 15, 16, 1–11.
Short- and Medium-Term Education Dynamics
Lags Over the Life Cycle in Education Outcomes
50. William J. Baumol, 'First Order Difference Equations', in Economic Dynamics, 3rd edn. (Collier-Macmillan, 1970), pp. 109–23.
Medium-Term Effects: Three Equation Solution and Complete Model Simulations
51. Walter W. McMahon , 'An Analysis of Education Externalities with Applications to Development in the Deep South', Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, 3, 459–82.
52. John Knight, Li Shi, and Deng Quheng, 'Education and the Poverty Trap in China: Closing the Trap', Oxford Development Studies, 2010, 38, 1, 1–24.
53. Elizabeth Appiah and Walter W. McMahon, 'The Social Outcomes of Education and Feedbacks on Growth in Africa', Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 38, 4, 27–67.
Education Externalities and their Value as a Rationale for Public Support
54. Walter W. McMahon, 'Separating and Valuing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Education', Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits (Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 227–60.
55. Theodore W. Breton, 'Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities? Revised Estimates' (a version updated for this collection of an article that first appeared in Education Economics, 2010, 18, 1, 67–92).
Long-Term Education Dynamics
56. Yunfang Hu, 'Human Capital Accumulation, Home Production, and Equilibrium Dynamics', Japanese Economic Review, 2008, 59, 3, 292–311.
The Endogeneity of New Ideas
57. Charles I. Jones and Paul M. Romer, 'The New Kaldor Facts: Ideas, Institutions, Population, and Human Capital' (NBER Working Paper 15094, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009.)
Volume IV: Education Policy and Finance
Introduction to Volume IV
Education Investment Strategy in Developing Countries
58. Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, 'Introduction', in Tilak (ed.), Education, Society, and Development: National and International Perspectives (APH Publishing, 2003), pp. xiii–xviii.
59. Paul Glewwe and Michael Kremer, 'Schools, Teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing Countries', in Eric Hanushek and Finis Welch (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 2 (Elsevier, 2006), pp. 945–1017.
60. Christopher Colclough, 'Towards Universal Primary Education', in Richard Black and Howard White (eds.), Targeting Development (Routledge, 2004), pp. 166–83.
61. Gunnar Eliasson, 'Advanced Purchasing as Public Policy: On the Advanced Firm as a Technical University', Advanced Public Procurement as Industrial Policy (Springer, 2010), pp. 233–45.
Education and Inequality: Equity
62. Kern Alexander, 'Concepts of Equity in School Finance', Kern Alexander (ed.), Education and Economic Growth: Investment and Distribution of Financial Resources (Linton Atlantic Books Ltd., 2008), pp. 149-163.
Financing Educaiton in Developing and Developed Countries
Basic Education
63. Christopher Colclough and Samer Al-Samarrai, 'Achieving Schooling for All: Budgetary Expenditures on Education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia', World Development, 2000, 28, 11, 1927–44.
64. Walter W. McMahon, 'An Adequate Education for Each Child', Improving Education Finance in Indonesia (UNICEF and Policy Research Center, Government of Indonesia, 2001), pp. 4–18.
65. Allan Odden, 'The New School Finance: Providing Adequacy and Improving Equity' in Kern Alexander (ed.), Education and Economic Growth: Investment and Distribution of Financial Resources (Linton Atlantic Books, 2008), pp. 201–13.
66. Deborah A. Verstegen, 'Has Adequacy Been Achieved? A Study of Finances and Costs a Decade after Court Ordered Reform', in Kern Alexander (ed.), Education and Economic Growth: Investment and Distribution of Financial Resources (Linton Atlantic Books, 2008), pp. 247–64.
Higher Education
67. Eric Fingerhut and Don Sevener, 'What is Performance Funding and How is it Employed by Other States to Reach Their Higher Education Goals?', Higher Education Finance Study Commission, Final Report to the Governor and Members of the Illinois General Assembly, December, 2010, pp. 17-21.
The Political Economy of Development
68. Christopher Adam and Stefan Dercon, 'The Political Economy of Development: An Assessment', Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2009, 23, 2, 173–89.
Market Failure in Education Markets
69. Walter W. McMahon, 'Market Failure', Higher Learning Greater Good (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), pp. 44–7.
Education and Regional Development within Developed Countries
70. Walter W. McMahon and Moses Oketch, 'Higher Education and Development in the UK and US' (LLAKES Research Paper, Institute of Education, London, 2010).
Policies Matter
71. Christopher Colclough, 'Conclusions: What Have We Learned?', in Colclough et al., Achieving Schooling for All in Africa (Ashgate, 2003).
72. Walter W. McMahon, 'Why Policies Matter' (policy brief for APHRC Research Institute, Narobi, Kenya, 2010), pp. 1–3.
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RIP Leslie Nielsen! Ed Helms to star in 'The Naked Gun' reboot
Paramount will reboot "The Naked Gun" franchise, with Ed Helms playing bumbling police detective Frank Drebin.
Can't they just leave us with our happy memories of Leslie Nielsen? Dear God - is NOTHING SACRED!
Variety reported that "Night at the Museum" writers Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant will write the script. As you may or may not know, the first three "Naked Gun" films - based on the (tragically) short lived 1982 ABC series, "Police Squad," created by Jim Abrams and David and Jerry Zucker of "Airplane!" fame - grossed $275 million at the box office, according to the New York Daily News.
The franchise stalled after the 1994 installment "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Installment," which was released a couple months before one of its stars, O.J. Simpson, was arrested for (allegedly) murdering his ex-wife and her friend. Allegedly.
Helms, 41, starred in "The Hangover" trilogy and this year's "We're The Millers." He was supposed to star in a reboot of the "Vacation" franchise, which has stalled, according to the Hollywood Reporter.


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Obama's "I've got a pen and a phone" has perhaps found its equal in Trump's declaration of national security designed to make it even easier for him to spend taxpayer money.
Global EconomyProtectionism and Free Trade
Neither the United States nor the European Union are so free of protectionist "sin" to cast retaliatory tariff stones at the other.
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In a truly free society, the scope of government easily can be reduced to a much smaller domain than even many friends of freedom often think.
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What America is facing are the illogical trade policies of an economically illiterate president in the White House.
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Ark. lawmakers to look at scholarship programs
Arkansas lawmakers are studying the state's scholarship programs after a shortfall prompted Gov. Mike Beebe to tap into reserve funds to continue grants that help students pursue degrees in some medical fields.
Members of the House and Senate Education Committee on Monday said they planned to look at the state's 24 scholarship programs. State higher education officials say they need an additional $5.5 million to restore about 4,800 scholarships for incoming students that will be cut because of a shortfall in its fund.
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I first read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in my early 30s, before a britches-clad Colin Firth strode into the public consciousness as Mr. Darcy, and before Keira Knightley's Elizabeth Bennet chewed up the scenery with her toothy underbite.
I picked the book up out of mild curiosity, feeling the weight of obligation. It had always had its place in the English canon, but to someone whose tastes ran to the he-men of literature — Tolstoy, Orwell, Faulkner — a Regency romance novel written by an English spinster was not high on my list.
I began reading the first sentence — "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" — and I didn't stop. I devoured it, and I came out of a stupor on the book's last page the next day, thinking "What the hell just happened?"
This month marks the 200th anniversary of the publishing of Pride and Prejudice, and millions of readers over those two centuries have wondered the same thing, some kindly, some not. Mark Twain and D. H. Lawrence loathed it, thinking it insipid. W.H. Auden, a fan of Austen, thought Pride and Prejudice was cleverly subversive, a realist's unflinching look at how material wealth compromises all things, including love.
The book has suffered reinterpretation dozens of times. There have been several movies and television miniseries (including a Bollywood version and a version set in Israel), a couple of biopics based on Austen's own romantic life, several stage adaptations and musicals, and more weird spinoff books than can be included here (though a few notables deserve mention, including Mrs. Darcy Versus the Aliens, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and Pride and Prejudice: The Jewess and the Gentile).
Its popularity has waxed and waned and waxed again. It was warmly received when first published but that reception soon cooled in the years following. It wasn't until the 20th century that Austen's popularity was resuscitated, and it wasn't until recently that Darcy and Elizabeth became the Brangelina of English Lit. (This is especially the case for Firth's version of Darcy. I've heard grown women make growling noises emanating from somewhere deep inside their bodies when the subject comes up.)
How to explain the enduring popularity of P & P?
"That's the $64,000 question, isn't it?" said Michelle Levy, associate professor at Simon Fraser University's English department. "I think it's partly the romance-marriage plot that many readers love, for younger readers especially. Yet it has a sense of being suspenseful — will Darcy and Elizabeth ever learn to accommodate each other? And then there's the incredible satisfaction at the end of the novel."
Who, after all, doesn't like a happy ending?
"But what keeps me coming back to Austen," Levy said, "is her incredible style — her wit, her irony, her sense of satire."
Too often, that sense of irony is overlooked in Austen. Levy has taught a class on the book's first sentence alone, the one reproduced above. At first glimpse, it is a simple declaration, one firmly anchored in the mores of its time, and Austen slyly invites you to take it at face value. Young, rich bachelors "must be in want of a wife."
Oh really? Chances are good that marriage would be the last thing on their minds. But Austen doesn't ascribe that bit of accepted wisdom to anyone — not to a narrator, or Elizabeth Bennet or herself. It is more likely the thinking of the likes of Elizabeth's mother, Mrs. Bennet, who's all hair and no head, but whose constant efforts to marry her daughters to money speak to the hard truth of the English class system and women's subjugation to men. The truth of that first sentence was its exact opposite — it was women in want of young, rich bachelors because their lives and well-being depended on it.
That is why Pride and Prejudice is more than a romance novel. Here was Austen 200 years ago making a case for the real worth of women, that women were more than decorative and domestic, that they had brains, grace, manners and an intuitive nature not just complementary to, but different than men's.
A pivotal scene in the book comes when Darcy proposes to Elizabeth for the first time. He is besotted with love. Stuttering with nerves, he begs for her hand in marriage, despite the fact, he then lets her know, that her station is inferior to his and that his family and friends would not be in favour of the match. At this, Elizabeth thinks, with decidedly un-inferior insight:
"He spoke of apprehension and anxiety, but his countenance expressed real security."
He expects his wealth to carry the day, yet she says no to one of the richest bachelors in England. She goes against the accepted wisdom of her time. She wants a soulmate, not an estate. It is only later in the book, after months of tormented reflection and Darcy realizing he has been a prideful ass, does Elizabeth accept his second declaration of love.
She transforms him. She, a woman, is transformative.
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These days, attaining fluency in two or more languages looks fabulous on college and job applications and presents opportunities in numerous corners of life completely denied to the monolingual. Old or young, however, bilingual individuals enjoy some decidedly physiological rewards for their linguistic capabilities, which aren't always immediately noticeable. Come to find out, the human body's most important organ receives generous stimulation from soaking up multiple tongues as well. So before griping about that mandatory foreign language course, take a look at some of the most excellent things that could happen after mastering one.
Staves off dementia
Bilingual individuals with Alzheimer's take twice as long to develop symptoms as their monolingual counterparts, and scientists at St. Michael's Hospital believe a distinct correlation exists between language development and delayed dementia. However, the symptoms between both demographics remained equally destructive; the only difference lay in the amount of damage needed for them to materialize. The prevailing hypothesis regarding why this phenomenon occurs involves how the multilingual mind strengthens itself by switching between tongues, which bolsters brain function overall.
Improved cognitive skills
In general, the bilingual tend to enjoy far sharper cognitive skills, keeping the brain constantly active and alert even when only one language prevails. Studies conducted on preschoolers revealed that those capable of speaking multiple languages performed far better on sorting puzzles, both in speed and success. Their ability to strike a balance and switch between different "modes," as it were, eased the transition between various tasks with swapped out goals. Categorizing shapes by color and form, specifically, even if the denoted form sports a different color than that of the bin.
Heightened creativity
Learning a new language as either a child or an adult greatly benefits those pursuing creative careers or hobbies. Even the more technical still get something amazing out of the bargain, however, as bilingualism still nurtures the "outside-the-box" thinking necessary for sharp problem solving and innovation. Numerous studies linking acumen in multiple languages and creativity exist, and this one by Texas Women's University stands as one of the clearest, straightforward examples.
Easier time focusing on tasks
When presented with distractions, the bilingual individuals studied by York University maneuvered them more adroitly and displayed heightened concentration on their assignments than the monolingual. The specific languages spoken held no influence over this mental flexibility; anyone fluent in more than one tongue reaps these cognitive rewards. However, some evidence exists that knowing two or more with structural similarities to one another might offer up a slight advantage.
Greater control over literacy skills
York University also noted improvements in literacy and literacy skill acquisition in bilingual children. "Metalinguistic" abilities, which promote a more intimate understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication, receive the biggest boost here. Such abilities do come at cost on the front end, however, as language acquisition in multilingual individuals does progress at a slightly slower pace.
Heightened environmental awareness
University of Pompea Fabra researchers noted that their subjects fluent in one or more languages seem to express a much higher degree of environmental awareness. Essentially, this means their ability to process and "monitor" external stimuli sharpens alongside their verbal abilities. Because they must toggle between tongues, the bilingual's brains come fine-tuned to pick up on subtleties and patterns both on and off the page.
Easier time switching between tasks
As many of these other studies have no doubt already proven, the bi- and multilingual out there can brag that their brains multitask like a dream. Obviously, this directly ties into their sharpened cognitive skills resulting from bouncing back and forth between languages; which they do even when they're only using one daily. Being able to switch off distractions with greater aplomb than the monolingual certainly doesn't hurt the mental gear shifting, either.
Denser grey matter
Most of the brain consists of gray matter, which is responsible for dictating intelligence, particularly when it comes to acquiring and processing language, dictating attention spans, and establishing and storing memories. The bilingual possess more gray matter at a higher density than monolingual counterparts, and a team from Wellcome Department of Imaging and Neuroscience noted that the left hemisphere enjoyed more nervous loving than the right, thought the latter certainly doesn't get left out of the festivities. Seeing as how the left side impacts language skills, it makes perfect sense that it'd come out a little thicker in the end.
Faster response time
When learning more about bilingualism and the brain, York University researchers noted that individuals who spoke both English and Tamil answered questions faster than those only fluent in the former. Understandable, considering how multilingualism acts as a sort of cognitive steroid dialing up the brain's Six Million Dollar Man potential. Scientists tested the phenomenon using a series of non-verbal reasoning questions between groups of similarly-educated individuals from more or less homogenous backgrounds.
Higher scores on intelligence tests
Crush together the swelling creativity, greater multitasking, generous environmental awareness, and other hallmarks of bilingualism and it probably comes as little surprise that speakers typically score higher on intelligence tests. Studies conducted in 1974 and 1986 dissected the phenomenon using both verbal and non-verbal measures. Everything seems to boil down to "greater intellectual flexibility" in general, with the language centers of the brain receiving an all-around power up the more a thinker engages with different tongues.


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NEW YORK – The field of eight teams may already be set heading into the final weekend of the regular season, but the remaining 90 minutes will be decisive in determining the final match-ups.
The top two seeds in the East have been established with the New York Red Bulls clinching the top spot in the East and the Columbus Crew securing second place. The Crew and Red Bulls will await the final standings of the Western Conference to determine which two opponents will cross over to the East bracket.
Eastern Conference Semifinal Series:
New York Red Bulls (#1) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (#4) OR Seattle Sounders (#4) OR Colorado Rapids (#4)
Columbus Crew (#2) vs. SJ Earthquakes (#3) OR Seattle Sounders (#3) OR Colorado Rapids (#3)
Things are a lot more fluid in the West where the only sure thing is that the LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake are guaranteed to occupy the top two seeds.
The league-leading LA Galaxy (56 points) and defending MLS Cup champions Real Salt Lake (55 points) are contending for the Supporters' Shield and the Western Conference regular season title. Should they finished tied on points, RSL will finish above LA by virtue of the goal differential tiebreaker.
Western Conference Semifinal Series:
LA Galaxy (#1) OR Real Salt Lake (#1) vs. FC Dallas (#4) OR Seattle Sounders (#4) OR Colorado Rapids (#4) OR SJ Earthquakes (#4)
LA Galaxy (#2) OR Real Salt Lake (#2) vs. FC Dallas (#3) OR Seattle Sounders (#3)
FC Dallas, Seattle Sounders, Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes are assured of playing host to first-leg matches the week of Oct. 28.
The LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew will host the second match of the home-and-home aggregate goal semifinal series.
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To those of you who don't know Colorado Springs, this is not a small town. We have 350,000 residents, and 700,000 people in the county. This is one hell of a dangerous fire. They are saying on the TV that 20,000 homes are in direct danger right now.
Took a drive to get out of the smoke today. went to theSinks of the Popo Agie river near lander, wyeffort was successful we came home to all the smoke stench....dammit it is not good....
Man, that is scary stuff.The size of those homes is stunning. The aerial views of torched cul-de-sacs are strangely fascinating.Crazy times. Living in the foothill pine zone has good views but is increasingly dangerous.Very sad.I hear it is half contained.
Dude, I really don't like cats, but that pic made me sick to my stomach.
Well that certainly makes my little thousand acre blaze look like a camp fire. You're in my thoughts. Quick update on the Pocatello fire....as of noon today, 66 homes and 29 structures gone.


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Is it normal to feel tired in pregnancy?
It's common to feel tired, or even exhausted, during pregnancy, especially in the first 12 weeks.
Hormonal changes at this time can make you feel tired, nauseous and emotional. The only answer is to rest as much as possible.
Make time to sit with your feet up during the day, and accept any offers of help from colleagues and family.
Being tired and run-down can make you feel low. Try to look after your physical health – make sure you eat a healthy diet, and get plenty of rest and sleep.
Later in pregnancy, you may feel tired because of the extra weight you're carrying. Make sure you get plenty of rest.
As your bump gets bigger, it can be difficult to get a good night's sleep. You might find lying down uncomfortable or that, just when you do get comfortable, you have to get up to go to the loo.
Feeling tired won't harm you or your baby, but it can make life feel more difficult, especially in the early days before you've told people about your pregnancy.
Strange dreams during pregnancy
Some women have strange dreams or nightmares about the baby, and about labour and birth. This is normal.
Talking about them with your partner or midwife can help. Remember, just because you dream something, it doesn't mean it's going to happen. Relaxation and breathing techniques may be helpful in reducing any anxiety you might be feeling.
Bump-friendly sleep positions
The safest position to go to sleep is on your side, either left or right. Research suggests that, after 28 weeks, falling asleep on your back can double the risk of stillbirth. This may be to do with the flow of blood and oxygen to the baby.
Don't worry if you wake up on your back – the research looked at the position women fell asleep in, as this is the position we keep for longest. If you wake up on your back, you can just turn over and go to sleep again on your side.
You can try supporting your bump with pillows and putting a pillow between your knees.
The baby charity Tommy's has a video about safer sleeping in pregnancy.
Insomnia remedies in pregnancy
Try not to let it bother you if you can't sleep, and don't worry that it will harm your baby – it won't. If you can, nap during the day and get some early nights during the week.
Avoid tea, coffee or cola drinks in the evening, as the caffeine can make it harder to go to sleep.
Try to relax before bedtime so you're not wide awake. Relaxation techniques may also help. Your antenatal classes may teach you some techniques, or you could borrow a relaxation tape, CD or DVD from your library.
You could join an antenatal yoga or pilates class. Make sure the instructor knows you're pregnant. Exercise can help you feel less tired, so try to do some activity, such as a walk at lunchtime or going swimming, even if you feel tired during the day.
If lack of sleep is bothering you, talk to your partner, a friend, doctor or midwife.
Read about preventing insomnia, including daytime habits, such as exercising, and bedtime habits, such as avoiding caffeine.
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Occasionally, sleeplessness – when accompanied by other symptoms – can be a sign of depression. If you have any of the other symptoms of depression, such as feeling hopeless and losing interest in the things you used to enjoy, speak to your doctor or midwife. There is treatment that can help.
Read about mental health problems in pregnancy.
Healthtalk.org has videos and written articles of women talking about their symptoms and feelings in the early weeks of pregnancy, including tiredness.
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According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), mature markets like Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Manila and Sydney have emerged as the most preferred real estate investment destinations compared to the domestic market.
Even though cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai have emerged in the list of 25 top investment spots in the realty space, they ranked at 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd positions, respectively this year.
"The general slippage of the domestic cities in the global rankings, coupled with the retention in the top 25 list, tells the story that there is the negative impact of the combination of market, currency, regulatory and political risk which continue to result in a general sense of nervousness and the tendency of foreign investors to stay on the sidelines," PwC India executive director Gautam Mehra said in a report.
According to him, though the challenges are currently portraying the country as a riskier market for global investors, India's potential continues to keep interest levels going.
Echoing similar views, RICS South Asia Managing Director Sachin Sandhir says high inflation and interest rates are affecting the investor sentiment.
"Amidst global economic uncertainty, fiscal consolidation and the prevailing local market conditions, investments have come down compared to previous years. But it still holds potential for giving healthy returns in future," he adds.
As per the industry estimates, private equity firms are sitting over about USD 2 billion awaiting an opportunity for deployment in the real estate sector. But wary investors and fund managers now want to put in their money only in those projects with strong fundamentals, Sandhir points out.
According to Diwakar Rana, who is a director at Cushman & Wakefield, investors are looking at stable assets with safer returns.
"Due to the prevailing challenges, investors are looking at markets and assets which are stable. However, the interest in challenging economies continues as the return of investment is higher in high risk markets," he says.
While more mature markets give 5-8 per cent returns on investment, riskier market give returns of 18-20 per cent.
Rana further says, "There is a trend that investors park some of their funds in stable economies where returns are safer but lesser and some in high returns markets which are riskier, though the proportion may have changed with investors preferring mature markets to riskier, the interest in the latter continues."
According to industry estimates, a total 393 private equity deals worth USD 9.67 billion were signed between January and November this year, out of which only 6 per cent or USD 40 million were in the real estate sector.
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Sreenivas Reddy and Balwinder Jammu elected President and Secretary General of IJU
Govt Asked to Place Orders on J&K Communication Lockdown
IJU Expresses Concern Over Rising Layoffs in Media
IJU demands withdrawal of information black out on International Day for Access to Information.
IJU Condemns Cases Against Journos in UP, Haryana
IJU Condemns UP Govt For Case Against Journo
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RSF Announces Nominees for Press Freedom Awards 2019 ahead of ceremony in Berlin (ENG/FRA)
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Let Kashmir Media Do Its Duty: IJU
Labour Codes threaten Press Freedom: IJU
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IJU Condemns Chandigarh Police Action
IJU 9th Plenary: New Leadership, Grave Challenges
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IJU Demands Action Against J&K Police
Justice finally in Chattarpati Case
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IJU condemns killing of 2 journos in Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
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On the call given by the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) thousands of journalists came out on streets across the country on Wednesday to protest against the assassination of the warrior for freedom of expression and Editor of Lankesh Patrika Gauri Lankesh in Bangalore on Tuesday night by unknown assailants.
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) hailed the Judgment of the Supreme Court quashing the draconian Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act which was misused by several state government to stifle expression of dissent against the ruling establishments.
The Indian Journalists' Union (IJU) strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack on the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and the cold-blooded murder of as many as 10 of its journalists, including its editor, and two policemen. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families and the fearless journalist community of France, the pioneer in the struggle for liberty and freedom of the Press.
Press Council of India gazette notification of list of representative associations for the XII th term.
The gazette notification of the members for the XII term of Press Council of India.
Justice C. K. Prasad has been nominated as chairman of Press Council of India
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S N Sinha and D Amar elected unopposed as President & Secretary General respectively of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) for second term.
Press Council Of India Notification - Part II, Section 3
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The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the premier and most representative organisation of the working journalists in the country, welcomed the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) for single Regulatory Authority for print and electronic media.
The Press Note Issued at the Media Conference on 29th March Addressed by S N SINHA, President and D AMAR, Secretary-General of Indian Journalists Union (IJU) on the Deliberations of National Executive Committee (NEC) of Union Held at Bengaluru on 27-28 MARCH 2014.
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) welcomed the judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board for working journalists and other newspaper employees.The IJU urged upon the Central and State Government to ensure speedy implementation of the Supreme Court order. Read full judgment in latest news.
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The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. ~Benjamin Franklin
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there. The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.
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"Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!""
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Hank wrote:Yes, The translation is insane power at low boost levels. The following is TTRS on e85, .85AR 6467 in the way of Xona 8267, Shrick 11mm cams, valve springs, stock head, 9.5:1 compression. The Mule is the other line, 6766 turbo via EFR 9174 on a spool valve .92 AR. E85, CNC head, Cat 305s set at 119/111, 9.3:1 stock compression, etc. Same day pulls.
So yeah, the 20vt can eventually come close to peak, but on a bigger turbo, it still requires more boost vs the TTRS. Note the mule step on ramp up for boost. That is to keep it out of surge.
Hank wrote:On e85, direct injection does nothing. On gas, overall hp it does little, though it does help modrange torque. Oems with dual rail setups are using GDi at torque peak and then blending in port injection up top.
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Robert A. Pritzker Assistant Curator of Meteoritics and Polar Studies Dr. Philipp R. Heck is co-author on a paper in the journal Science on the first results of the rare meteorite, Sutter's Mill. On April 22 a very fast-moving fireball was observed over large parts of California and Nevada. Equivalent to four kilotons of TNT, the fireball was photographed, and recorded by video and by weather Doppler-radars. The photographs and videos helped to trace back its orbit to the far reaches of the outer part of the asteroid belt. The Sutter's Mill meteorite was scrutinized by almost the entire arsenal of observational and analytical state-of-the-art tools available to scientists today.


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It's another Magical Monday over at Paper Cupcakes! This week over at the Paper Cupcake's Challenge Blog the challenge is brought to us by Tammylee Newberry.. She wants us to layer and use at least 6 layers!
I used the image "After the Rain" by Paper Cupcakes and colored it with my Bic Mark-its. I am sure I have at least 6 layers. This was a fairly quick and easy card. Isn't that the cutest daisy trim? Thanks for thinking of me mom!
Well, this is a quick post as well, as I have lots to get completed and I am running behind. I have a birthday cake I need to have for the weekend. So I need to make some flowers so they can dry.
Morgan starts her first day of High School on Monday and I can't even believe how fast summer has slipped away and that school is already starting back. I only wish that winter went this fast! Oh hum...
Well, have a great rest of your week and thanks for stopping by if you did!
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I've been wanting to try this for a while... just got around to it today. Thanks for the idea, J/Allronix.
I don't have iTunes, and my iPod only has my running music on it, so I used Pandora Radio instead, putting a few of my stations on shuffle. (I'm infamous at work for listening to music while I do things like filing, mostly because my coworkers can hear the Beatles, KMFDM, Vivaldi, Daft Punk, U2, Dropkick Murphys, Palestrina, Pink Floyd, and Bauhaus... sometimes all in the same day.)
Standard "I don't own any of these characters yada yada" caveats apply, and the additional one of: I have included Youtube links to each song. Some of these are metal, industrial, etc. If you're going to be offended by this, don't click. Shuffle today happens to have gone heavy on the metal/goth, and on Flogging Molly in particular, completely skipping my oldies station (hence the bonus; it finally got with the program on that front after I was done) so this hasn't got as much diversity in it as my station shuffle usually does. Disappointing, really.
Pictures of You
The Cure
De-rez would have been better for him than this. He was so utterly lost to Yori that she almost didn't know what was real anymore.
All she had left to live with were her memories. And memories could only take her so far… but she'd grasp at anything, now. Anything that could keep something of him with her.
Of course she knew who Rinzler was. Anyone who didn't was a fool, or in denial, or part of that same dark, monstrous machine that led the entire system to this in the first place. She'd seen him one last time, before Clu took him for good. He'd escaped the first time. Not without damage, no. And not without the first threads of Clu's attempts to reprogram him. But he was Tron, and he'd been strong enough to come to his senses and fight, to get away. But some of the repurposing had already taken place. He was fighting it constantly, and the effort left him depleted and weak.
But. He was Tron. Even though his circuitry was dimmer than she remembered in the happy times, he still rallied the rebels. Even diminished, he was still a bright light and inspiration to them, as he always had been. It was only when they were alone that he allowed it to show, the toll it took on him. How weary he was, how much he sometimes despaired. And she would just hold him tightly, and she would despair too.
It turned out that back then, she didn't know what despair was. Not until he was taken from her for good. Not until everything that might be recognizable about him was forcibly and violently wrenched away, leaving him a shell of his former self. Literally. And she couldn't even look at his face-- there was always that damnable helmet.
Every day, her memories kept her sane. They were all she could rely on anymore. And they weren't much. But Tron couldn't be gone completely as long as someone remembered, and she was determined that she wasn't going to forget.
We Believe
Fear was always the way dictators have ruled. Through the ages, the despotic and power-hungry have found that there is no better way to control the masses, besides misinformation. Kevin Flynn could have given the programs an entire history lesson… but there was really no need when they were living it for themselves.
Many a dissident can be controlled when they are reminded of what can befall them if they continue on their course of opposition. If threats to their personal well-being don't work, danger to those they care about often does. Many of the human race are essentially cowards at heart. Derived from that race, programs are no exception.
There were those who opposed Clu. Of course there were. But their numbers diminished as they were captured and eliminated. And those willing to join their ranks grew fewer as they witnessed what the consequences would be. In time, there was no one left to speak out.
After a while, there comes an uncomfortable truce. The soul can adapt to even the worst circumstances. What was once considered unbearable becomes the status quo, the new "normal." Despair and apathy set in as well. And once an oppressive regime gets a population to that point… they're home free.
(No More) Paddy's Lament
Flogging Molly
There was an eerie silence across the server now. Of the few left after the explosion, no one spoke about it. So there were no speculations or discussions about the silence. Was it because no one was left to cry out? Because of a vacuum filling a space that had once comprised violence? Because everyone was keeping silent in deference to all those who had been lost? Because they were all remembering?
Still, the programs pushed on, because there was nothing else to do. They didn't think about the previous times. Those times were over. There was no more fear, no more uncertainty. Just survival.
The spirit is resilient. In the face of unspeakable sorrow, it finds a way to go on. Don't think about the past—what's done is done and can't be changed, so there's little reason to dwell on it. Force a smile. Eventually it will become real.
Bait and Switch
He looked out over the Grid. From his command ship, high in the sky, he could see for a long way. It was all his, now. Clu's lips curled into a smile that was a corrupt mirror of that of his creator. No. Forget "The Creator." He was no more. Now there was only Clu. And there would be changes. Oh, yes.
No matter what happened, no program ever forgot his or her directive. It was deeply a part of them. Clu was no exception. "You will create the perfect system," he was told, and the moment he confirmed it—"I will create the perfect system"—it became like a vow. He wasn't going to abandon that. And he would do whatever it took to achieve it.
Why was everyone else so short-sighted? Tron, Shaddox, Flynn himself. They claimed to want the best for the system, but they not only ignored its greatest threat… they protected that same threat! And expected Clu to do the same.
Not while Clu's coding was still live. He would guard this system, he would fulfill his directive, no matter what he had to do. He was going to create the perfect system.
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
The Tossers
Kevin Flynn woke sitting straight up in bed, sweating. The dreams. The dreams, again. The ones where Jordan came to him. Part of him, deep down, knew they were dreams, even while he was experiencing them. Still, every time he hoped he would never wake up. His dreams were the only time he could see her again.
He'd thought he had his life together. He had the arcade, and his games. Later, he had the company. He could have women if he wanted them, but mostly he could keep his freedom. And then she showed up, and he realized what he'd been missing.
He had carried a torch for Lora for a long time. She disappeared from his mind when he met Jordan. An old college roommate of Lora's, she'd just moved back to California after leaving a job in Boston that she hated. Alan had suggested the two meet… and, to use an old cliché, the rest was history.
They'd had three beautiful years together. Sure, they'd hit a small bump in the road the day the EPT showed two pink lines and they realized the birth control had failed, but they'd gotten used to the idea of being parents and soon couldn't imagine a life without their son. A pair of free spirits were flexible and could change direction if need be.
And then it was all cut short. In one evening when Jordan didn't come home, when the police showed up on the doorstep of their home, full of words about car accidents and apologies. And everything changed.
Now, left with a toddler, and his own memories and demons, Flynn felt like it was all falling apart. Until the nighttime, when he was with her again, at least in his mind. The only time everything was right, the only time he knew peace. But she could never stay, was always gone again too soon.
Some mornings he woke up with tears still on his cheeks.
Flogging Molly
Don't Stop Believing
The server at Encom International was a large one. It was a company that not only used commercial programs, but wrote many of its own, specialized to its needs. And its programming team also created applications for other businesses and systems. This meant its software lineup was massive and diverse, from programs that had been in use for years to those installed in beta form on test servers before a final version was shipped off to a client.
There was only one man in the entire company who knew just what that microcosm looked like, because he was the only one who'd been there. The rest of Encom's employees went about their daily lives, having no idea what lay within their workstations.
But Flynn grinned to himself-- some day he'd be able to show them.
Face to Face
Siouxsie and the Banshees
So after everything… it had come down to this anyway. Flynn could've saved himself a lot of trouble if he'd just gone this route to begin with.
He and Clu were facing each other one last time. It was just Flynn's luck… all of the lessons it had taken him a lifetime to learn, and now that he'd achieved some modicum of wisdom, it was all about to end.
Like the knowledge that a person could never eliminate one half of themself. And perhaps shouldn't try. There was no easy way to excise one's darkness. It had to be dealt with slowly, methodically. There was no lazy man's solution.
He'd also learned that creating one's own doppelganger wasn't a good idea, either. The legend of a doppelganger was that sighting one portended death... and as it turned out in some twisted way, that was true.
Maybe he owed it to Clu. There was a lot he owed the misguided program... apologies, a way to make things right. Reconciliation. A second chance. He held his arms out to the program who shared his face.
Fake It
There was the Sam Flynn the rest of the world saw, and there was the Sam Flynn deep inside. Somewhere in between the two was the Sam Flynn he had convinced himself he was.
It wasn't his idea of a good time to do the navel-gazing self-analysis thing… so he didn't. It was easier to perform the psychological equivalent of pushing the mess under the bed and into the closet.
His façade was a strong one. No one was getting through, which was just the way Sam liked it, or so he told himself. At the very least, it was safe, and he did like
And if he couldn't look himself in the mirror sometimes? Well, he could ignore that and drink it away, too. One thing was for sure-- he'd be the only one who knew about it.
All he let anyone else see was that he didn't need anyone, ever. Sam was a good actor by now.
The Black Angels
He'd trusted her. The first individual here who had offered him some help… and it turned out she was probably the most false of them all. Sam snorted to himself. He should've known better. He was 27 years old, a natural cynic, and had been around the block a few times. You'd think he would be able to see past a pretty face by now. Still, he wasn't sure it was that, so much as he wanted to grasp at anything that would make some sense here, someone who might be friendly.
Yeah, how well did that work out for you, Flynn?
he asked himself sardonically. Since shortly after the day his father failed to come home, Sam had learned to agree with the guy on that TV show: trust no one. Except today, against his much-better judgment, he'd trusted someone. Two someones, actually. And it had been a mistake both times.
Sam glared at the pair of programs who now smirked at him. "Playing all the angles, huh?"
Every Dog Has Its Day
Flogging Molly
Sam Flynn was Irish. There was no getting around that. So if he was sprawled on a reclining lawn chair on his back deck on a nice night, his third pint-glass of Guinness in his hand… well, no one would be surprised. The Flynns had a long, if not so proud, history of liking their liquor… and beer… and everything in between. His mother's side of the family was Greek, and they were no slouches in that department, either, even if their poison of choice was more likely to be ouzo than Jameson's.
Sure, and didn't he have enough troubles to spend the rest of his life drinking them away? If you asked Sam, his consumption was pretty moderate, considering what he had to deal with. Drinking problem? Nah. It wasn't a problem to him. He had the cash to bail himself out of jail after bar fights or bouts of "disturbing the peace," he didn't drive drunk (anymore), and he hadn't fallen in the river yet.
Sam squinted at his nearly-empty glass appraisingly. Yeah, he could swing one more. As long as he could still both stumble to bed and remember to close and lock the door on his way in, he considered himself sober enough.
Fleetwood Mac
Flynn was always the fatalistic one. For all that he was often so happy-go-lucky, he was still the more cynical of the two of them. Of course, over the cycles, Quorra slowly saw him fade into more of that shadow. The change was gradual, and she might not have noticed except that she'd been keeping a journal for a long time.
She herself, though… well, she wasn't entirely naïve, but she wanted to believe there were still good programs out there somewhere. Some day she would find them, someone who would finally make a difference. The Resistance still lived, even if their numbers were few. Some day, something would shake it all up, and things would change. If she just waited.
Flynn had a lot of books in his collection. Aside from the fanciful tales of Jules Verne, which told adventurous stories of a world she hoped to see some day, her other favorite book wasn't a story at all. It was a diary, written by a young user, whose story was much like Quorra's in that her people were systematically eliminated by a madman and she had to go into hiding. But no matter the horrors she'd seen… "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart," she'd said.
Quorra tried to be the same way. When she didn't want to believe it, she pulled the book out and read that passage again. The page was creased and dog-eared by now. But Quorra had to believe. It was the only thing that kept her sane through it all.
All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
This whole racket was getting old. Pretending to be something he wasn't, kowtowing to Clu all the time. It left a bad taste in Zuse's mouth, one he eliminated with strong energy drinks far too often. But what else was he supposed to do? He'd learned the hard way that fighting was futile, so he gave up that life. Now all he wanted was to survive.
Well, he was surviving. He may not be enjoying it, but he was surviving. With the help of Gem. Not that she was his favorite, either, but she knew what he was about and was on his side, which was something. At this point, he'd take whatever he could get.
She herself was even more shady than he was. At least his problem was that he was jaded and tired. Gem was simply out for no one but Gem. He just made loyalty worth her while.
She caught his eye now.
"It's happening. Just wait." Wait. It was all he'd been doing for… how many cycles now? But she was right. Everything was about to change. He'd picked up a signal from a beacon he thought was long gone, one he'd received nothing from for years. But somehow, it was back in the city. A beacon that had belonged to only one program. And with other recent shakeups, he'd guessed who might carrying it. No idea where he'd gotten it, but Zuse would find out soon enough.
"Go on then," he told Gem. She'd be best for this job, better than if Zuse showed up himself. "Find him."
What do you want? I'm busy.
Program, please!
Chaos.... good news.
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FILE - In this Friday, April 5, 2013, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, right, talks to members of the crew and their families as she visits the Astute-class Submarine Building at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, England. If you believe the bookmakers, the first child of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge will be a girl named Alexandra. The British betting firm Coral has slashed the odds on the royal baby's name to 2-1 from 25-1 after receiving an unusually large flurry of bets on it, a spokesman said Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, Pool-File)


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UPDATED: On January 29, 2017, an armed gunman burst into a mosque in Quebec City, killing 6 and wounding 19 more.
It was a horrendous attack that must be condemned. And immediately it was.
But the early reports were confusing. One eyewitness at the mosque said there were more than one gunman. Another said there was a shout of "Allah Akbar".
And that night, police took into custody two men -- Alexandre Bissonnette, and Mohamed Khadir, a Muslim man.
The next morning, police released Khadir, saying he was no longer a suspect, but rather a witness. And they laid charges against Bissonnette, for murder.
What's going on here? What are the facts? And can we trust the mainstream media to tell us the truth about such a controversial and sensitive subject?
We don't know all the facts yet. But unlike the CBC, we intend to uncover the truth, not bury it.
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Quebec terror attack: The Rebel on the scene
January 30, 2017: Faith Goldy reports from the scene of an attack on a Quebec City mosque.
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January 30, 2017: Faith attended a vigil to honour the six people killed at a Quebec City mosque. Faith spoke with attendees.
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January 31, 2017: Faith talks about the shifting narrative surrounding the horrific mass shooting at a Quebec mosque.
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February 1, 2017: Faith wraps up her reporting from the scene of the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque.
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My Pattern Picks- Love Sewing Magazine
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21 Thursday May 2015
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I've kept my copy to indulge myself this weekend. I look forward to reading your piece. Congratulations!
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This is so exciting! I'm so thrilled for you! My heartiest congrats and keep going uhm sewing! 🙂 Wish I would get my hands on this issue! What comes next? 😉 Best, Jana
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Brilliant, well done! I bought this earlier today and I'm opening it up now 😊
Fab, as already mentioned my daughter recognised you from the show, very cute ! 🙂
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And you're twirling! I see it once in a while here. If I see your issue, I'll be sure to buy it. What fun.
Haha, I know….and at school we have been filming a Park and Stride song and video today!!!! We had the whole school singing along! Great fun! But I had done my 10,000 steps by 2pm!!!!!
Clarinda Kaleidoscope said:
Hi, I picked it up today! Will we be seeing you in the Bardot? Looks like a winner!
Abigail said:
Congrats!! I wish I could read a copy, but I don't know if they sell it where I live.
CurlsnSkirls said:
So agree with Tanya ~ you've got the best sewing mags over there.
Congratulations ! ! ! 🌹🌹🌹
Michelle Dean said:
Spoiler alert! Saving my copy to read on my hols next week, hoping to find some fabric shops in France!
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Yay!! It looks like a great article! I don't think they sell that here. You guys get the best stuff on the other side of the pond!
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You definitely should buy – it has really good discounts and you get lots of FAB patterns as well as Sew Deputy!
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This to my knowledge this is the replacement for the Kimberly-Clark Dustop I have had on my Corvette for many years. That cover finally broke down and deposited a fine powder on the car. So the Covercraft Dustop became my choice and it is far from its predecessor in quality, fit, and handling. It is a very tight fit and the mirror pockets are not in correct alignment. It also has very defined seams and some stitching seems carelessly done. The softness of the K-C cover was great while this one is stiff. Perhaps this will stretch out and soften with time as it has only been on the car a month. It is not junk by any means but it does fall short of my expectations.