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Overall, it's a good review of the Southern Hemisphere premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's marvelous "Moby-Dick." But, admittedly, the reviewer lost me in the final moments with the comment that "It is questionable whether this plot provides all that a modern opera needs to tell a compelling story which gives hope and means of neutralising the stiffening grip of desire."
What…are you kidding me?
On the whole, wouldn't it be better for the opera to remain true to its brutally honest 19th century source material than to worry about giving contemporary audiences "hope and means of neutralising the stiffening grip of desire"? This is the Australian continent, for pity's sake! This is not an audience that needs to have its meat sweetened and pre-chewed!
Read it all right here.
UPDATE: The revival received a far less puzzling review from Ewart Shaw at adelaidenow.com…check it out here.
UPDATE 2: And this glowing review from Arts Editor Barry Lenny at "Glam Adelaide."
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WASHINGTON – Weary lawmakers in the House pushed at last toward a final congressional vote on legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and spending cuts, a New Year's Night culmination of a struggle that tested divided government to the limit.
Passage would send the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature and seal a political triumph less than two months after he won re-election while calling for higher taxes on the wealthy. The late-night House vote took place less than 24 hours after Senate action spilled over from New Year's Eve into the pre-dawn hours of 2013.
In addition to neutralizing middle class tax increases and spending cuts taking effect with the new year, the legislation raises tax rates on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples. That was higher than the thresholds of $200,000 and $250,000 that Obama campaigned for. But remarkably, in a party that swore off tax increases two decades ago, dozens of Republicans supported the bill at both ends of the Capitol.
Supporters of the bill in both parties expressed regret that the bill was narrowly drawn, and fell far short of a sweeping plan that combined tax changes and spending cuts to reduce federal deficits. That proved to be a step too far in the two months since Obama called congressional leaders to the White House for a post-election stab at compromise.
Majority Republicans did their best to minimize the bill's tax increases, just as they abandoned their demand from earlier in the day to add spending cuts to the package.
"By making Republican tax cuts permanent, we are one step closer to comprehensive tax reform that will help strengthen our economy and create more and higher paychecks for American workers," said Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
He urged a vote for passage to "get us one step closer to tax reform in 2013" as well as attempts to control spending.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi also said the legislation included "permanent tax relief for the middle class," and she summoned lawmakers to provide bipartisan support as the Senate did.
The bill would also prevent an expiration of extended unemployment benefits for an estimated two million jobless, block a 27 per cent cut in fees for doctors who treat Medicare patients, stop a $900 pay increase for lawmakers from taking effect in March and head off a threatened spike in milk prices.
It would stop $24 billion in across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect over the next two months, although only about half of that total would be offset with savings elsewhere in the budget.
The economic as well as political stakes were considerable.
Economists have warned that without action by Congress, the tax increases and spending cuts that technically took effect with the turn of the new year at midnight could send the economy into recession.
Even with enactment of the legislation, taxes are on the rise for millions.
A 2 percentage point temporary cut in the Social Security payroll tax, originally enacted two years ago to stimulate the economy, expired with the end of 2012. Neither Obama nor Republicans made a significant effort to extend it.
House Republicans spent much of the day struggling to escape a political corner they found themselves in.
"I personally hate it," Rep. John Campbell of California, said of the measure, giving voice to the concern of many Republicans that it did little or nothing to cut spending.
"The speaker the day after the election said we would give on taxes and we have. But we wanted spending cuts. This bill has spending increases. Are you kidding me? So we get tax increases and spending increases? Come on."
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told reporters at one point, "I do not support the bill. We are looking, though, for the best path forward."
Within hours, Republicans abandoned demands for changes and agreed to a simple yes-or-no vote on the Senate-passed bill.
They feared that otherwise the Senate would refuse to consider any alterations, sending the bill into limbo and saddling Republicans with the blame for a whopping middle class tax increase. One Senate Democratic leadership aide said Majority Leader Harry Reid would "absolutely not take up the bill" if the House changed it. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity, citing a requirement to keep internal deliberations private.
Despite Cantor's remarks, Speaker John Boehner took no public position on the bill as he sought to negotiate a conclusion to the final crisis of a two-year term full of them.
The brief insurrection wasn't the first time that the tea party-infused House Republican majority has rebelled against the party establishment since the GOP took control of the chamber 24 months ago. But with the two-year term set to end Thursday at noon, it was likely the last. And as was true in earlier cases of a threatened default and government shutdown, the brinkmanship came on a matter of economic urgency, leaving the party open to a public backlash if tax increases do take effect on tens of millions.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would add nearly $4 trillion over a decade to federal deficits, a calculation that assumed taxes would otherwise have risen on taxpayers at all income levels. There was little or no evident concern among Republicans on that point, presumably because of their belief that tax cuts pay for themselves by expanding economic growth and do not cause deficits to rise.
The relative paucity of spending cuts was a sticking point with many House Republicans. Among other items, the extension of unemployment benefits costs $30 billion, and is not offset by savings elsewhere.
Others said unhappiness over spending outweighed fears that the financial markets will plunge on Wednesday if the fiscal cliff hasn't been averted.
"There's a concern about the markets, but there's a bigger concern, which is getting this right, which is something we haven't been very good at over the past two years," said Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio.
For all the struggle involved in the legislation, even its passage would merely clear the way for another round of controversy almost as soon as the new Congress convenes.
With the Treasury expected to need an expansion in borrowing authority by early spring, and funding authority for most government programs set to expire in late March, Republicans have made it clear they intend to use those events as leverage with the administration to win savings from Medicare and other government benefit programs.
McConnell said as much moments before the 2 a.m. Tuesday vote in the Senate — two hours after the advertised "cliff" deadline.
"We've taken care of the revenue side of this debate. Now it's time to get serious about reducing Washington's out-of-control spending," he said. "That's a debate the American people want. It's the debate we'll have next. And it's a debate Republicans are ready for."
The 89-8 vote in the Senate was unexpectedly lopsided.
Despite grumbling from liberals that Obama had given way too much in the bargaining, only three Democrats opposed the measure.
Among the Republican supporters were Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, an ardent opponent of tax increases, as well as Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, elected to his seat two years ago with tea party support.
Associated Press writers Andrew Taylor, Larry Margasak and Julie Pace contributed to this story.


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Washington (CNN) - Rand Paul has done something his father never did - top the list of potential Republican presidential candidates in a national poll.
According to a new CNN/ORC International survey, 16% of Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP say they would be likely to support the senator from Kentucky for the 2016 nomination.
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Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, garnered 15%, with longtime Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who's considering another bid for the White House, at 11%.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a 2008 GOP presidential candidate, is the only other Republican tested in the survey to crack double digits.
The poll's sampling error means that statistically it's not a win for Paul, but his finish is a breakthrough for his family.
A national Quinnipiac poll found Paul tied with Ryan in January for the top spot. That appears to be as close as either Rand Paul or his father, Ron Paul, has ever come to nabbing first place all by himself in any national poll.
Among the other potential presidential hopefuls in the new CNN survey, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is at 9%, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas each at 8%.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida registered 5% and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who battled eventual GOP nominee Mitt Romney deep into the 2012 GOP primary and caucus calendar, polled 3%.
"With a crowded field and no clear frontrunner among the potential candidates, we should expect to see constant fluctuation in the amount of support most candidates get and the order of finish, so it would be easy to read too much into these numbers," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
While Paul is only 1 point ahead of Ryan, his placement is symbolic.
"Remember the 2011-2012 presidential season, when at least five GOP candidates - Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Herman Cain - topped our polls at one time or another?" said Holland. "Notice who was never in first place during that topsy-turvy time: Ron Paul."
The elder Paul, then a congressman from Texas, also never managed to get double-digit support in national polling when he ran for the GOP nomination in 2008. Paul also ran for President in 1988 as a libertarian candidate.
Same story among Democrats
In the potential race for the Democratic nomination, it's the same old story: if Hillary Clinton runs, she would start the race as her party's overwhelming frontrunner.
According to the poll, which was released Sunday, 63% of Democrats and independents who lean toward the party say they'd favor Clinton as the Democratic nominee, with Vice President Joe Biden a distant second at 13%.
The former secretary of state has said that she'll decide by the end of the year whether she makes a second run for the White House, and Biden has said he'll decide about making a third bid for the Democratic nomination either later this year or early next.
Three other possible Democratic presidential candidates, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, and former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, all register in the low single digits.
The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International March 7-9, with 801 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The sample includes 367 Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP and 372 Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party.
The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 5 percentage points for the Democratic and Republican nomination questions.
CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
The GOP has a death wish.
The GOP Clown Car is getting ready to ride again.
Fake polls, Rand Paul is probably at 20% in a real poll, & Ryan at 10%.
I want them to run another religious cultist...the debates ain't no fun without a snake handler.
Now if we can just have Dr Condoleezza Rice or Dr Ben Carson sign on as VP to a Ron Paul candidacy and the GOP can win the presidency.
Rand is the Man! Go Rand Go!
Hillary will get my vote and even some of my educated southern women friends said they will vote for her...enough of men who believe they should be president simply because they are male.
Unless the GOP cuts ties to the Tea Party, I am voting Dem.
I don't consider myself to be tied to any political party, but not a single one of the men offered in 2012 or apparently 2016 are men I would vote for.
Jeb Bush is the least offensive among them.
And for everything people point out thats wrong about Hillary... she is STILL a better choice then Paul. Says a lot about the state of the Republican Party's chances.
Rand Paul is NOT getting the minority or inner city vote.
Rand Paul is NOT getting the female vote.
Rand Paul is NOT getting the Democratic vote.
Rand Paul is NOT getting the senior vote.
There won't be enough rich old white dudes or young Right Wing Conservatives or Tea Partiers to get Rand into the WH.
hahah Ron paul has won many national poles. You just chose not to acknowledge those or show em.
Rand, Perry and Ryan – the three stooges of the T-publicants...
You have to keep in mind that this is CNN. They are having trouble just covering their payroll.
Wow. The 2 leaders are in the Tea Party.
The Republican party is literally worse than cancer.
Can someone convince Elizabeth Warren to run?
Another GOP clown car.
The "debates" should be a hoot.
Can we get Bachmann in there for some additional entertainment.
Perry = Religion circumventing our freedoms. Every decisions in office will be based on how Perry interoperates the Bible. For those who do not believe you will be forced to live under decisions made based on Perry's interpretations of this book.
Paul = Tea Party magnet – He will do away with most federal agencies regardless if they protect our drugs, meat, stocks, etc. Gun will be even more common than they already are. His myopic solutions will throw this country back to the 1950's equal rights for women will go out the window as will rights for any one other than white males. Will more than likely do away with National parks, social security medicare and medicaid. Drilling and fracikng will be allowed everywhere destroying wild lands for future generations.
Ryan = Suffers from the same delusional linking religion and politics as Perry. However Ryan will always error on the behalf of the rich. Give the rich as much as they want and hope they pass some of the wealth down to the rest of us.
No matter which one of these you elect. Each one of these men will spend more time taking apart Obama care as apposed to doing something that will actually benefit the United States citizen. All of these men are much more likely to lead America into yet another war because of their view on religion, money.
No matter who you put in office from the GOP / Tea Party the GOP Tea Party will not be happy. The party could not be more divided. This will result in more in fighting and less getting done than our current congress and administration.
They have shut down the government before and they will do it again, no matter who it hurts. No wonder GOP / Tea Party are so pro survival / gun show / hate. They are just preparing their base for what they plan to bring to the table. Be glad you have your survival gear because you will need it. For each one of these men the rapture "second coming" is not coming soon enough so they will do whatever it takes to help it along. The GOP / Tea Party has outlined what they have planned for American and it is not pretty. Well unless you are rich and then you will be ok. But if your old, gay, any color other than white, not religious, down on you luck, handicapped or just the wrong sex things are not looking so good.
Heaven helping us is what most of the candidates are banking on.
Huntsman would be a better choice that either Hillary or Paul. A much better choice.
Rand Paul is unelectable. His father was fantastic, Rand... Not so much. The Republicans better get off the anti gay and anti abortion subjects, or there will never be a Republican in the whitehouse again .
Poll numbers 2.5 years before an election have no meaning whatsoever.
Candidates don't grow on trees, you don't get JFK's and Ronald Reagans but once a century, quit whining about the candidates.
Well just like Obama.... Hillary will MOVE CLOSE to the CENTER... then ... stick the knife in the USA after the election just like Obama..... The TRUE COLORS of the Clintons and Obama is to bring the USA to a 3rd world country where the GOVT CONTROLS everything.....
WAKE UP PEOPLE... we are 1/2 way there... as you can read daily in the few news outlets that REPORT real news.. It is worst than you can imagine. Someone just wrote below she would vote for Hillary because she is in the CENTER... REALLY????... and who in the world do you think started the Govt Health Care in the first place. It was Hillary... do a little RESEARCH into Hillary's college VIEW of the world.
We are in TROUBLE if the USA can only RE-ELECT people from TWO FAMILIES... we may as well be England with a King and Queen. It is AMAZING that in the WHOLE US there is no one else but Hillary for the Democrats... THEY HAVE LOST MY VOTE!
The liberals are pushing Paul knowing very well they will crush him come the general elections. Its called promoting the weakest a libertalian.
Rand Paul revolution! Stop the Hitlery machine!


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Glee's Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith are returning for Season 4, along with all the cast members — but for how long?
Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly told The Hollywood Reporter during this week's upfront in New York that members of the swelling cast — which counts a graduating class that includes Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Dianna Agron and Mark Salling, among others — are in talks for the duration of their return and whether they'll be signed on as series regulars for 22-episode deals or recurring roles. Deals are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
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The musical drama's Season 3 finale, airing Tuesday, in which the seniors bid farewell to McKinley High and some — potentially Michele, Monteith and Colfer — head to New York for a show-within-a-show fourth year, will set up what the executive sees as a creative renaissance for Season 4 as the series moves to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
The executive reaffirmed that Riley, whose recent tweet (which she later clarified) led to a wave of speculation that her time with Glee had come to an end, would indeed be back.
In fact, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy told Vulture that he met with the cast and gave them the opportunity to move on and do other things.
"I said to them, 'Anybody who wants to stay on the show will stay on the show,'" he told the site, which confirmed that McKinley faculty members played by Emmy winner Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison and Jayma Mays would all return for Season 4.
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"It doesn't mean everyone will be doing 22 episodes, but everyone wants to stay in our family to make sure those actors know that if they want to have a home, they have a home," Murphy said. "If they want to explore new and different things while also having a home, that is also an option."
Glee went through a similar experience last season when recurring actors Harry Shum Jr. and Darren Criss were promoted to regular status for Season 3, while the series regular option on Chord Overstreet was not picked up. Overstreet parted ways with the series but returned in a recurring capacity midway through the season.
The cast has continued to find success in projects outside of the Fox musical. Criss (a junior on the series) has gone on to Broadway, and Michele, Agron, Monteith and Colfer all have growing careers on the big screen (the latter two active as producers as well).
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While McKinley will be down a handful of New Directions' founding members in its Ohio-based story, Glee is poised to add cast members for its fourth season, including guaranteeing the winner of Oxygen's reality competition The Glee Project a seven-episode arc. (This season saw four Glee Project standouts appear, with Damian McGinty going on to guest-star in more episodes than his guaranteed seven.)
Add to that the expectation that the New York setting could potentially add more cast beyond Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson, who have both signed on for major arcs. (Murphy told THR that Hudson likely will begin her arc in the Season 4 premiere, with Parker appearing a few episodes afterward.)
Setting recurring roles for some castmembers could prove a wise and cost-effective move for the series and sibling studio 20th Television.
Next week's Season 3 finale will likely shed additional light on which Glee characters could have larger and recurring roles.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Adieu, doux ami
25 comments:
I am trying to stay away from candy right now and other things I should not have.ReplyDelete
Blessings, andrea
I tasted every single bit WITH you! I don't even want to write the name of my favorite candy! I applaud your self-control!ReplyDelete
Hi DebraReplyDelete
What a sweet post :)
I can usually resist candy...and I so like chocolate but I have rules, it has to be dark and full of nuts any thing else doesn't interest me. Oh and do I have decipline to eat one or two bites...NO that would be my sister. As kids she would have a bar and take little bites and save it not I. All in the mouth all at once and then I can forget it :)
Have a wonderful week
Debra...your self control is a wonder. Chocolate and I are best friends and I HAVE to have a piece daily, lol. I try to keep it to the antioxident-rich dark chocolates but in a pinch, most any chocolate will do :)ReplyDelete
Warm Wishes!
I could run over to N.M. and ship you some more ....ReplyDelete
I can imagine every bite ... I, too can be happy with a bite or two.
Cellas chocolate covered cherries:) YUM! I got a lot of those for Christmas. I keep them in the refrigerator and have only eaten about 5. Willpower, yep! Don't want to eat too many! Yours looked delish! Have a sweet day!ReplyDelete
What kind of candy is my favorite? Most. Any. All.ReplyDelete
Neiman Marcus, eh? Hm, there is one 1/2 hour away. . . . Cass
Hi Debra... oooh those look (looked) yummy! I would have had them ALL gone in about a minute flat... My favorite little saying is "I could give up chocolate, but I'm not a quitter"... tee hee hee... xoxo Julie MarieReplyDelete
two little bites of chocolate...with a little red wine. My big endulgance...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 2:05 PM
I don't know as I have a favorite candy. Although anything chocolate is always a winner.
I don't eat it much anymore but am grateful that you allowed us to share yours with you!
I used to be passionate about chocolate, but my cravings switched to chicken, seafood and potatoes. Thank you God! Really, I was headed towards the biggest waistline this side of the Hudson river. Losing one pound a day this past week, which is very exciting. I can't wait to be skinny! Should happen in another month or two.ReplyDelete
I'm like you I don't keep sweets around..if they're there I will eat them. Hubby actually has a French Chocolatier that makes the most awesome French truffles for some of the events that we do. The "leftover" used to come home..but then I gained 10 pounds! I have now lost that ever so hard lbs and no leftovers are allowed home any more! I miss them sometimes, but not the weight gain! Have a great day Debra.
I bet you could order some. HAHA I love a butterfinger candy bar. Not often. Just one or two a year. Any more, and you don't appreciate the yummy good taste!ReplyDelete
My favorite candy is Fritos. I'm a salt fanatic. And I have a Neiman's close by. Holler if you need a fix. he he ~MindyReplyDelete
Oh, my friend...I can't wait til later this week when I can have ANY chocolate! I especially love Marshall Fields Frango Mints (now only available - thankfully - from Macy's now that Marshall Fields is closed). Sooooo good! The kids send me a box at Christmas time every year...and this year's box is already gone ;-( In my defense, I wasn't the only one dipping into the box!ReplyDelete
PS. Thank you for your sweet email. You were right. All things were related. All will be resolved in the next couple of days. All your prayers are appreciated. xoxo D
My mom can make a candy bar last a whole week by just taking a sliver a day. :) Those chocolates sound divine. I love dark chocolate -- milk chocolate does nothing for me anymore. One piece a day with some green tea is my dessert -- usually quiet time at the end of the day when the boys have gone to bed. Wishing you a warm and wonderful day! :) TammyReplyDelete
I'm a real cheap date, I love M&Ms, Hershey's kisses, Reese's PB Cups...you get my drift? No fany, frou-frou chocolate for this gal, nope.ReplyDelete
I had to chuckle at Mindy's comment. Truth be told, my favorite candy is Flaming Hot Cheeto's!
Annaclaires Those are very favorite of all time! The good thing is they are now hard to find. That is also the bad thing too! Wish I had your will power. I am a BIGReplyDelete
sweet-tooth-a-holic! Really enjoy your posts!
smiles, alice
I love dark chocolate. The darker the better... up to 80%. My hubby and I will share a bar about once a week.ReplyDelete
EEEWWWW what a sweet post Debra. Boy a lot of ya'll seem to have amazing willpower. That's something that is another weak point for me. Chocolate has always been my love. I am especially fond of Godiva chocolates. When Ty was a little boy you could go to this one dept store and by it by the piece. Every time we went to the mall we would buy 2 pieces of it. It was our little luxury.ReplyDelete
Now I only get Godiva's on very special occasions but my other love is lindts chocolate. For a while I could do 1 piece a day ~ every day and that was fine. But now, it's completely out of control. Instead of one truffle it's more like one half a of candybar. My pants have noticed....
Hugs...Tracy :)
P.S. I sent you an email a couple of days ago. Did you get it or was it like I said...Sensory overload. xxooo
Oh yea' I just love the new blog header and background. So you ~ so pretty.ReplyDelete
Hi Debra...hope you had a wonderful Christmas & new year's! I'm gonna lead you into the path of temptation by telling you that caramels w/ sea salt are amazing also. ;o)ReplyDelete
Your silver boxes in your previous post are gorgeous!!!!
Neimans has online shopping :))))) They will ship anything right to your door..hehe....for me it is pastry....add almond paste to it and it is gone in a day......I just don't believe in self denial.....it is just self inflicted torture...:) xojanaReplyDelete
I love those gummy orange slices that you see around the holidays. You can find them year round but they always remind me of Christmas. My aunt had a green glass jar filled with them every year. In fact, I have some in my drawer...excuse me while I indulge!ReplyDelete
ohmygosh....LOL....how cute is that? Chocolate with sea salt eh? Sounds interesting. And would make sense I guess...a little salt to cut the sweet maybe. For me...I'm easy to please...give me a Snickers or an Almond Joy and I'm a pretty happy camper. :DReplyDelete
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A Belgian man has been killed by medical euthanasia after claiming that a botched sex change operation had turned him into "a monster".
Nathan, born Nancy, Verhelst (44), was given legal euthanasia, most likely by lethal injection, on the grounds of "unbearable psychological suffering".
Wim Distelmans, a cancer specialist who carried out the euthanasia on Monday, is the same doctor who last year gave lethal injections to congenitally deaf twins who were frightened they were also going blind. Explaining his decision hours before his death, Mr Verhelst said he was "the girl that nobody wanted".
He told 'Het Laatste Nieuws' newspaper: "While my brothers were celebrated, I got a storage room above the garage as a bedroom. 'If only you had been a boy,' my mother complained. I was tolerated, nothing more."
Mr Verhelst had hormone therapy in 2009, followed by a mastectomy and surgery to construct a penis last year.
However, "none of these operations worked as desired", he said.
"I was ready to celebrate my new birth, but when I looked in the mirror, I was disgusted with myself.
"My new breasts did not match my expectations and my new penis had symptoms of rejection. I do not want to be a monster."
He informed his family of his death by letter. "I had happy times, but the balance is on the wrong side," he said.
Prof Distelmans said: "He was in a situation with incurable, unbearable suffering. Unbearable suffering for euthanasia can be both physical and psychological."
Mr Verhelst's death will revive Belgium's debate over medical euthanasia as statistics show a 25pc increase this year, to 1,432, in the number of cases.
The country is one of only three in Europe, along with Holland and Luxembourg, that allows the practice. (© Daily Telegraph, London)


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China's smartphone market may be the world's largest, but the country posted its first decrease in shipments in more than two years during the final three months of last year.
That's according to a new report from IDC, which claims 90.8 million smartphones were shipped during Q4 2013, down 4 percent from 94.8 million in the previous quarter. That's notable because shipment numbers in China have surged thanks to nine successive quarters of growth.
Before we start proclaiming that China's smartphone revolution has peaked, it's important to bear in mind a few caveats. China Mobile, the world's largest carrier, recently switched on its 4G network. Compatible devices are not expected to arrive until early 2014, so the launch of the 4G network may have affected shipments numbers during the final stages of 2013.
While IDC believes that the dynamic is shifting in China — rising smartphone adoption means many people already own a device, presenting a different sales challenge for OEMs and operators — it is bullish that the market is not tapped out, and will continue to grow in the future:
The world has increasingly looked to China as the powerhouse to propel the world's smartphone growth and this is the first hiccup we've seen in an otherwise stellar growth path.
There will certainly be future drivers to unlock further smartphone growth in China, as Apple demonstrated with its China Mobile tie-up in January, and the massive device migration to come of phones only supporting 2G and 3G networks to devices supporting 4G networks. However, we are now starting to see a market that is becoming less about capturing the low-hanging fruit of first time smartphone users and moving into the more laborious process of convincing existing users why they should upgrade to this year's model.
It remains to be seen if China's smartphone numbers have peaked, but what is beyond doubt is that the country's phone-makers are already exploring overseas markets for growth.
Among them, Lenovo is the process of buying Motorola from Google, Huawei has become a top five vendor on market share, while Xiaomi hired a top Android executive and is exploring international waters.
Meanwhile, other markets in Asia are maturing, albeit at a slower rate than China.
IDC ranks India as the world's third largest smartphone market, though its smartphone shipment volumes "significantly lag China". Southeast Asian shipments are also growing at a steady rate, fueled by cheap Android devices.
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In the great undivided Hindu family, the fiery former executive editor Malini Parthasarathy, is the odd woman out after the reassignment of familial duties.
And she lets it hang all out on her Twitter account.
The board of directors of Kasturi & Sons comprises the descendants of four cousins G. Narasimhan, S. Parthasarathy, S. Rangarajan, and G. Kasturi.
Narasimhan's descendants are N. Ram, N. Murali and N. Ravi. Parthasarathy's descendants are Malini Parthasarathy, Nirmala Lakshman and Nalini Krishnan. Rangarajan's descendants are Ramesh Rangarajan, Vijaya Arun and Akila Iyengar. Kasturi's descendants are K. Balaji, K. Venugopal, and Lakshmi Srinath.
Even a cursory glance at the resolutions of the March 20 board meeting shows that Malini's sisters have been well taken care of. Nirmala's son Narayan Lakshman has been posted to London Washington, DC. Nalini's son Ananth Krishnan is in Beijing. What of Malini, whose removal along with N. Ravi, paved the way for N. Ram?


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Pregnant women should be sure to get all their flu shots as soon as the vaccines become available this year to protect them against both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine) flu, according to eight leading national maternal and infant health organizations.
The eight organizations – the March of Dimes, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, the Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine – today partnered to issue a joint statement because the H1N1 virus has proven to be especially dangerous to pregnant women.
"The normal changes of pregnancy make pregnant women at increased risk of the harmful effects of flu infection," the groups say.
Some pregnant women may be reluctant to take these shots. But Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes, says, "We urge every pregnant woman to discuss influenza immunization with her health care provider because the risk of serious illness during pregnancy is substantial. It is important to note that the vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials."
In addition to getting immunized before the flu season for both the seasonal and the H1N1 viruses, the groups urge pregnant women to follow good hygiene habits, such as hand-washing and avoiding others who are sick, to prevent the virus from spreading. Pregnant women who develop flu-like symptoms should quickly contact their healthcare provider so that they can begin treatment immediately.
H1N1 flu is caused by a virus. In the spring of 2009, many people in Mexico became sick with H1N1 (swine) flu. It spread to several countries, including the United States. Now, the US is taking steps to deal with the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years.
Research published Sept. 11, 2009 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which surveyed pregnant women in two states, found that women who got a seasonal flu vaccine did so because their health care provider recommended it.


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The Latest Lost in Suburbia Column: The Phone on the Throne
It was my husband.
"Hey honey, it's me," I heard him say to the answering machine. "Can you give me a call?"
"I'M IN THE BATHROOM!" I yelled back, as though he could hear me.
I suspect he might actually be the one with psychic abilities because he always calls when I'm in the bathroom. It's not that I spend that much time in the bathroom or that he calls that frequently. I'd be surprised if he calls more than once a day. But that one time a day he does call, I am, without a doubt, 100% of the time, no ifs, ands, or naked butts, on the throne.
He knows this and yet many times he will call repeatedly as though I am just avoiding his call or have accidentally been sucked into a black hole.
"Hey honey, me again. Are you around? Call me."
"Hey honey, I've been calling home and your cell and there's no answer. Where are you???"
If he happens to call a fourth time, I can usually wrap things up and jump out to answer the phone before he calls 911 and the police bust into my house and knock down my bathroom door with a battering ram.
"I. Was. In. The. Bathroom." I growled.
"Oh," he laughed. "Sorry."
I know he finds this hysterically funny and I suspect that he has some kind of bathroom cam that lets him know the minute I sit so he can torture me with phone calls. I used to think once the kids got older, I could go to the bathroom in peace. Little did I know I had a husband with a juvenile sense of humor lurking in the wings who thought it would be fun to interrupt my five minutes a day of alone time.
The maddening thing, of course, is that his reason for calling is almost never anything of any urgency. It's usually to remind me to do something or get something or take care of something that I probably already did the first time he asked me to do it when I was NOT in the bathroom.
"You always call when I'm in the bathroom," I said.
"How can I possibly know that you're in the bathroom when I call?" He chuckled.
"I don't know. Maybe you have a sixth toilet sense, or a hidden camera, or you trained the dog to spy on me and send you an alert."
"So you think I'm doing it on purpose?" he wondered.
"Definitely," I snarled.
"That's crazy," he responded.
"Whatever," I said sighing. "So what was so urgent that you needed to talk to me right away?"
He snickered. "I wanted to remind you to pick up some more toilet paper."
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Philosophy programs (3 x 10 week programs/year), Philosophy workshops (1/term), Research Committee/Committee of Management meetings. Meets regularly if taking part in programs, less so if not.
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Integral Leadership Institute News
Pointing Out Level One
Led by Daniel P. Brown, co-author with Ken Wilber of Transformations of Consciousness, the workshop instructs in pointing out, which is an ancient way of teaching meditation that is firmly grounded in the teacher-student relationship. The teacher offers detailed explanations
The Zen Leader
The following is another significant integral event you may want to consider, led by Ginny Whitelaw, the founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership, a Zen master in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen, as well as President of Focus
Integral Parenting Workshop
The following is a significant integral event you may want to consider, led by international leaders in Integral Developmental Psychology, Dr. Terri O'Fallon PhD and Kim Barta M.A.: Integral Parenting Flyer
New Book from Alan Watkins - '4D Leadership'
Alan Watkins, who co-authored ' Wicked and Wise' with Ken Wilber, has also written a book looking at leadership though an integral lens. Again our thanks to Gerry Bruitzman for putting together the following information! 4D Leadership
Introducing our first Integral Q & A
One of the initiatives that has emerged since our last newsletter is the idea of recording an Integral Q & A on a topical issue. The topic of our first Q & A is the 'Transition from Abbott to Turnbull'
Working for Integrative Dynamics in Politics
Integral Institute Australia is pleased to host the following further presentation by Gerard Bruitzman, drawing on the leading thinkers and advocates in integral politics: Working for Integrative Dynamics in Politics Abstract: In an integrative worldview, there are interacting with each
Ken Wilber on the meaning of "2nd-person", a response to "Integral 2.0" and "There is No 'You' in AQAL"
This posted today on Integral Life: https://www.integrallife.com/integral-post/meaning-2nd-person?page=0,1
New Ken Wilber book: Wicked & Wise
Ken Wilber has just published a new book about integral approaches to 'wicked' problems like climate change. Thanks to Gerry Bruitzman for putting together the following information! Wicked & Wise
Working for Integrative Responses to Climate Change
Integral Institute Australia is pleased to host the following presentation by Gerard Bruitzman, drawing on the leading thinkers and advocates in integral ecology: Working for Integrative Responses to Climate Change Abstract: An integrative practitioner increasingly takes into account diverse interacting
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Fla. poll: Clinton beats Bush, Rubio
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would win Florida against both Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election, a new poll finds.
If the election were held today, Clinton would top Bush 50 percent to 43 percent, and she would best Rubio 53 percent to 41 percent, according to Wednesday's survey from Quinnipiac.
Vice President Joe Biden would trail both of Florida's Republican favorites. If he were the Democratic candidate, Bush would win 47 percent to 43 percent, and Rubio would narrowly defeat Biden 45 percent to 43 percent.
( PHOTOS: Who's talking about Hillary 2016?)
The poll also found that though Rubio's approval and favorability numbers were consistent with past polls, and that voters surveyed were unhappy with his actions on gun control and immigration. Of those polled, 49 percent said Rubio's vote against expanded background checks made them view him less favorably, and 41 percent said they disapproved of the way he was handling the immigration issue, compared to 33 percent that approved.
Quinnipiac surveyed 1,176 registered voters from June 11-16 for the poll, which has a margin of error of plus-minus 2.9 percentage points.


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BOSTON (AP) — The cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has dropped by four cents in the past week.
AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is selling for $3.72 per gallon. That's two cents below the national average but still 13 cents higher than a month ago and a penny below the price a year ago.
The cheapest price for regular-unleaded gasoline in the Twin Cities is $3.65 at several stations, according to gasbuddy.com. BJ's in Leominster sells it for $3.63, but you have to be a member.
AAA found self-serve, regular selling for as little as $3.59 per gallon and as high as $3.89.


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I'm pleased to be part of an upcoming free webinar with some smart marketers in the franchise industry. And, this is your invitation to join us for free! On Tuesday, February 8th, Engage121 is hosting a free online panel discussion called Social Media Marketing for Franchises: Approaches to Making it Work. Panelists include:
AK Stout: Founder, Saying It Social
Bill James: CEO, We Engage LLC
Jack Monson: Vice President, Engage121
Tammy Nienaber: Communications Director, Great Clips, Inc.
Thomas Scott: CEO, Brand Journalists
Moderated by: Nick Perold, Marketing Manager, Engage121
See below for more details and click register to reserve your spot. This is highly recommended for Franchisors, CMOs, Marketing Directors, PR Execs, and Social Media Managers and will be a terrific lead-in to more marketing conversations at this year's IFA Conference.
Title: Social Media Marketing for Franchises
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Cost: Free
The franchisor-franchisee relationship is a unique one – combining oversight and support. As a result, when it comes to marketing and promotion, franchisors and franchisees often find themselves asking "whose responsibility is this?" – and the answers are different for every system. Join Engage121 for a webinar on February 8th as we host a panel of franchise industry experts who will present different approaches to making social media marketing work for franchisors and franchisees alike. We'll spend an hour discussing topics and answering questions from the audience such as:
– Should franchisees operate their own Facebook pages?
– Is social media marketing covered by the national ad fund?
– How do brands protect brand guidelines on the social web?
– Can franchisees opt-out of (or into) social media promotions?


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How to charter a private jet (without breaking the bank)
Private jet clubs like NetJets, Regent Jet, and BlackJet have proliferated for a decade along with – and no doubt because of – the indignities of flying on commercial airlines. These high-altitude clubs offer superlative service at a price: 50 hours of NetJets airtime can go for $550,000, making private jetting a massive expenditure for anyone not in the upper echelons of the upper echelons.
But there is a more affordable way to charter a private plane if you're willing to part with the luxury of planning your weekend way in advance. Last-minute deals on private charter planes' empty legs (when the planes are being repositioned for someone paying the big bucks) offer rarefied air travel at a discount.
The least expensive and easiest empty-leg program is offered by the private jet charter service JetSuite, which is currently adding planes to its fleet, thus increasing the number of publicly available flights. The company posts empty legs called SuiteDeals to its website daily. And the prices are more than reasonable. A one-way trip from Santa Monica to Las Vegas costs an oddly specific $536.43. Remember: That's for a Phenom that seats four, not one comfy seat, which means you'll pay $134.10 if you can convince three buddies to come along. With a price point that low, the concern becomes how regularly the planes actually go someplace travelers want to be, which really just depends on the travel habits of the service's members and custom charter guests. Fortunately, the wealthy tend to live in major cities and visit posh spots.
Though some of the flights offered on JetSuite are less than inspiring (paying more than $500 for the hop from Oakland to San Jose doesn't make any sense unless you fear high-speed Interstate 280), it turns out that many of the airlines' most frequent empty legs are actually appealing. Among the top 10 most common SuiteDeals are flights from Los Angeles (Van Nuys, LAX, and Santa Monica) to Las Vegas; Boston to New York; D.C. to New York; and New York to West Palm Beach – easy places to get back from by flying commercial or taking a train.
In a different era, this sort of last-minute deal – all SuiteDeals surface within 48 hours of departure – wouldn't have made sense because of the time and effort it would have taken to find a room in the destination city. But as seasoned travelers well know, we live in the age of mobile booking. By pairing services like Hotel Tonight, which offers deals on immediately available hotel rooms, with SuiteDeals, anyone willing to be flexible can experience tremendous luxury without paying a tremendous price. This strategy makes particular sense if travelers want to hop to a big city where they won't have to worry about there being no room at the inn.
SuiteDeals is not the only empty leg program, merely the most convenient. AirPartner, an extremely luxe British private jetting company, offers discounts on flights around Europe. The discounts, which are released more than 48 hours before the flights, are significant, but so is the bill. A flight from London to Paris costs roughly $4,000, reason enough to take the Chunnel. Empty Leg Market aggregates deals, but offers more confusion than transparency (the interface is difficult and travelers have to call for quotes). Besides which, the point of impulsive luxury travel is not having to worry about the small print. The point is to, however briefly, live as large as possible.
Also from Men's Journal: 50 Must-See American Places to Visit
See the top 10 most expensive hotel suites in the U.S.


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Wikipedia, a collaboratively edited, free-access Internet encyclopedia, was founded 13 years ago, yet looks almost the same today as it did when launched.I can still visualize the day I discovered Wikipedia a long time ago – back when it was new, limited, and certainly not worth using in any productive way. Now the story has changed, and wikipedia is a great place to get a quick bit of information, lead into a topic or get a definintion. I regularly hyperlink to Wikipedia in my blog posts, or in my subjects.
Here's an example of a sentence;
This digital information ecology demands a new knowledge flow between content and digital connections.
The hyperlink leads to a simple, effective retro-styled answer!
Not a lot has changed since 2004, aesthetically at least. This is where WikiWand turns out to be a great help!
WikiWand is creating the Wikipedia of the Future. Available as an extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, WikiWand takes seconds to install and serves up instant access to a very different 'look and feel' for Wikipedia each time you click a link to the site. WikiWand reels in all the elements from any Wikipedia article and presents them on its own domain with its own interface. As you can see here by comparing the entry for 'information ecology' from Wikipedia and Wikiwand, the latter livens the presentation. Pages also have up big, immersive cover photos, as well as more prominent thumbnails.
Here is the same page again – in Wikiwand. The The same page at wikiwand now looks like this!
WikiWand brings articles to life by featuring immersive cover photos, larger thumbnails and an advanced photo gallery. Navigation within articles has also been improved via WikiWand's top menu bar and a fixed table of contents that allow users to easily find their way around an article, no matter where they are on the page. The personalized search bar shows results in preferred languages, featuring icons for people, companies, locations, etc. Additionally, WikiWand showcases audio, providing users with easy access to Wikipedia article narration and audio clips. By popular demand, WikiWand also includes a convenient preview when hovering over links. If you wish to use WikiWand's interface by default, you can install the Chrome, Firefox or Safari extensions.
Wikiwand has gained some funding – let's see how it develops. It looks pretty good to me! In the meantime, I highly recommend you give it a try. The more you use WikiWand, the more you notice little design touches that add to the overall experience.
Check it out at http://www.wikiwand.com/ Easier to view. Easier to navigate. What's not to like?
From: Wikiwand makes Wikidpedia beautiful http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/08/19/wikiwand-makes-wikipedia-beautiful/
Image: creative commons licensed (BY-NC-SA) flickr photo by kassemmounhem: http://flickr.com/photos/122638947@N08/13889171653
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Here's a great story, Valve/ Steam supremo Gabe Newell has a great interview with Develop, discussing his views on Valve, mobile gaming, social gaming, how he looks after his staff … and payment models.
The industry has this broken model, which is one price for everyone. <…> What you really want to do is create the optimal pricing service for each customer and see what's best for them. We need to give customers, all of them, a robust set of options regarding how they pay for their content.
An example is – and this is something as an industry we should be doing better – is charging customers based on how much fun they are to play with. Some people, when they join a server, a ton of people will run with them. Other people, when they join a server, will cause others to leave.
Interesting notion – but recognising that some people will actively build the community and be seen as more fun to play with than others is quite an interesting step. In MMO terms, this might mean charging less for successful guild leaders, a bit more for soloers, and rather more for griefers.
He gives this as a hypothetical example but I wonder if you can actually reward your more social players like this. After all, they're creating content for your other players and making your game community a more pleasant place.
And more to the point, if you imagine MMOs/ online games are all competing to attract these community builders (at least in a sense), what if one game did offer a more appealing reward and attracted a larger amount of these players?


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John L. Esposito
John Louis Esposito (b. Brooklyn, New York City, 1940 - ) is an American of Italian ancestry. University Professor at Georgetown University, he is specialized in International Affairs and Islamic Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the four-volume The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, and The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. He earned a Ph.D. degree from Temple University. Dr. Esposito spent a decade in a Catholic monastery, and received a masters in theology at St. John's University. Esposito also studied at Harvard, and Oxford University. He was the chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, a Jesuit college in Massachusetts.
Professor Esposito has served as consultant to the US Department of State and has been member of the World Economic Forum's Council of 100 Leaders.
A focus on "Islamic fundamentalism" as a global threat has reinforced the tendency to equate violence with Islam, to fail to distinguish between illegitimate use of religion by individuals and the faith and practice of the majority of the world's Muslims who, like adherents of other religious traditions, wish to live in peace. To equate Islam and Islamic fundamentalism uncritically with extremism is to judge Islam only by those who wreak havoc--a standard not applied to Judaism and Christianity. Political Islam: Beyond the Green Menace.
Professor Esposito is the author of over 35 books; some of them are:
- Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, coauthored with Dalia Mogahed.
- Islam and Politics
- What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam
- The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
- Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
- The Islamic World: Past and Present (editor, 3 volume set)
- Muslims on the Americanization Path and Daughters of Abraham (with Yvonne Haddad)
- Women in Muslim Family Law
- Voices of Resurgent Islam
- Islam in Transition
- Muslim Perspectives (with John Donohue)
- Islam in Asia: Religion, Politics, and Society
- Islam and Development
- The Future of Islam
About "The Future of Islam":
"A Georgetown University professor and well-known scholar of Islam, Esposito analyzes the current and future practice of Islam in this short but insightful volume... Esposito's enthusiasm for his topic makes his book an easy and enlightening read." --Publishers Weekly. [1]
Esposito's articles and books have been translated into more than 28 languages.
- Pakistan's Quaid-i-Azzam Award for Outstanding Contributions in Islamic Studies.
- In 2003, The School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Award for Outstanding Teaching.
- In 2005, the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Washington, DC, was founded in 1993. Esposito founded the Center and is its current director. The Center is aimed to advance education in the fields of Islamic civilization, and build an stronger bridge of understanding between the Muslim world and the West as well as between Islam and Christianity.
The Center is part of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown. In 2005, it received a $20 million gift from HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. This gift increased the Center ability to advance in facilitating cross-cultural and inter-religious dialogue.
"At this time of world conflict, Georgetown is committed to build upon our role as a Catholic, Jesuit institution in fostering greater understanding among religions around the word." Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia.
The Center is "addressing stereotypes of Islam and Muslims and issues and questions such as the clash of civilizations, and the compatibility of Islam and modern life - from democratization and pluralism to the status of women, minorities and human rights - and American foreign policy in the Muslim world." A Welcome Note from Director John L. Esposito.
See also
External links
- John L. Esposito.
- John L. Esposito. Georgetown University.
- John L. Esposito's Homepage.
- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
- Oxford Islamic Studies Online.
- Barack Obama and Islam.
Further reading
- Islamic Movements? Self Criticism and Reconsideration... myIWC Forums.


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As the Project that brings you these posts is due to end in March of this year, I wanted to share with you, whilst I can, some of the more unexpected items I have found in the Printing Record from the First World War.
Like many of us perhaps, my understanding of this brutal conflict is largely derived from the jerky black and white film footage of the trenches and No Man's Land and the haunting poetry of the time. So, imagine my surprise to discover that for some, this War was also something of a marketing opportunity.
This attractive item was printed by Bartholomew on 24th November, 1916 for the Leith and Liverpool-based biscuit manufacturer, William Crawford & Sons, Ltd. However, it was not the first thing Bartholomew printed for Crawford; some two years earlier they printed this map.
Bartholomew printed 50,000 copies of this map on 8th September, 1914. It is a fairly standard Bartholomew map of Europe but repurposed here as advertising for Crawford's Cream Crackers and branded as 'Crawford's War Map'. There's even room for a little boasting about their biscuits.
However, it would be entirely unfair to Crawfords to suggest that they alone exploited this opportunity, as another item printed by Bartholomew proves.
Yes, Sunlight Soap were at it too with Bartholomew producing 25,000 copies of this map on 21 October, 1914.
That maps such as these exist certainly surprised me but perhaps they begin to make sense when considered in context. The Crawford map was published only five weeks after the official outbreak of the War and the Sunlight map came six weeks later. Both maps, then, were produced very early on in the War, a period typically characterised by the belief the War would be 'over by Christmas' and volunteering to sign up was still prevalent. So, rather than cynically exploiting the War perhaps these maps reveal something of the confidence that was felt during the first few weeks of the conflict. I find this an interesting perspective. With our benefit of hindsight we can only ever perceive the First World War with the burden of knowing how it unfolded and the horrors that were to come. It is easy to forget that this wasn't the case for those who lived through it. The tragedy we attach to the First World War sits in stark contrast with the enthusiasm, naivety and matter-of-fact-ness of those who were entering the unknown, a bit of which is captured in maps like these.


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"This is unreal!" laughed Prabal Gurung, and it wasn't just the smoke machine that made his after-party seem that way. On one end of the venue—the new so-hip-it-hurts nightclub Bow—was the socialite contingent, populated by uptown beauties like Lauren Remington Platt and Sabine Heller.
"The show was a million different kinds of beauty," gushed filmmaker and social swan Maggie Betts as she slid into a banquette. "I'm still thinking about the red dresses."
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Model Liu Wen held court in another corner, while DJ Mia Moretti hit the dance floor with friends. "This blizzard is kind of a shock to my system," she sighed. "Because I was just in Miami filming a new TV show for VH1. It's a competition for up-and-coming DJs, and I get to be a judge!" Moretti's music partner—singer and violinist Caitlin Moe—was also there in a baby pink strapless dress that looked like it came out of a fairytale fantasy. "Nothing makes you feel like a woman more than a Prabal dress," she smiled dreamily. "It's just like in Cinderella except he's not a fairy godmother, he's just a really talented, really nice guy."
As the clock struck twelve, nobody's town car turned into a pumpkin, though the club did hit capacity and the anxious crowd swelled to Instagram-worthy levels. Meanwhile, inside a voice rose from the crowd. "Prabal has a beautiful new collection," called Eve from the stage. "And I have a new album! Do you want to hear it?" The room screamed in ascent, although the rapper and actress began her performance with some of her greatest hits like "Who's That Girl?" and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" before moving onto her current single, "She Bad Bad."
Shortly after, Eve wound down with a sing-a-long to her Gwen Stefani duet, "If I Were a Rich Girl."
"It's Fashion Week," she grinned. "So let's face it, that means all these places are crawling with rich girls!" As if on cue, Barbara Bush floated by.
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Apologies for all the blowjobs tonight! (I've always wanted to write that.) Just like Yoshi on the Japanese tea cartons, here's another subliminal image you cannot unsee: a pink giraffe getting off in bizarre S&M play with a pink slug.
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Kotaku commenter BlitzGrilo is claiming the above pink slug image as an original Kotaku comment creation.
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Miners Invitational: Yreka boys and girls drop first game
The 58th annual Yreka Invitational started off early Thursday morning. However, the Yreka teams didn't play until later that night. In the girls contest, they lost to Del Norte 53-58. The Yreka boys also lost, as they were defeated by St. Mary's, 63-67.
It was a tale of two halves in the girls match-up. The Lady Miners were able to hold Del Norte to only 5 points in the 1st quarter. Their offense picked up in the second, and they took a 24-17 lead going into half time. They came out cold in the 3rd quarter. Down by two points, the Lady Warriors went on a 10-0 run to take the lead. They were able to extend their lead to 6 after multiple turnovers by Yreka. After falling behind by 13 points, Yreka senior Katie Brummett pulled her team back in it, making 2 three-pointers as well as another jump shot. The lead was eventually cut to 3, but Yreka couldn't complete the comeback as they fell to Del Norte, 53-58.
Brummett lead the team with 16 points, 9 of them from 3's. Dakota Cash was second in scoring with 13 points.
"There were a lot of bright spots," head coach Ken Dysert said after the loss. "We have some things to work on, but the good news is that they are all correctable. They got tired on defense in the 4th, we've only had 3 practices with everyone together since volleyball ended. Once we get some more practice time, we'll play a lot better. This group fought hard though, and did what I asked them to do.
In the boys game, it was the St. Mary's Crusaders who got off to a hot start. They took a 21-13 lead as Yreka struggled to take care of the ball. The Miners ended the 2nd quarter on a quick 8-3 run, but still faced a 6 point deficit. The 3rd quarter was tightly contested and the Crusaders managed to keep their lead. It was the 4th quarter when the Miners fought to make a comeback. Ty Currie and Kaden Culp helped lead the team. With 6.6 seconds left, Miner Kaden Culp sank a 3 to make the score 63-65. After a quick foul, St. Mary's iced the game with two free throws, and took the win 67-63.
Currie led the team 24 points, and also had 3 assists and 5 boards. Culp pitched in 12 points. Cody Griffith pulled down the most boards, 10 total with 6 of them being offensive.
Head coach Christian Birch had this to say after the game. "We played hard and I'm pleased with our effort. We went out there and played with intensity. In the second half our guys starting getting a little rushed and impatient on offense. Overall I'm happy with how they played."


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Better watch out for Big Ten basketball
There's no hiding the optimism among Big Ten basketball coaches. The conference placed six teams in the Associated Press Top 25 on Thursday — more than any other league.
Each of last season's postseason all-Big Ten team selections are back. And there's talk of sending as many as eight teams to the NCAA tournament and advancing two teams to the Final Four in Indianapolis.
Seems like another Big Ten heyday.
"When I first got in (the league), we had those great coaches," said Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, the dean of Big Ten coaches who joined the staff in East Lansing, Mich., as an assistant in 1983. "Then we had a little bit of a lull. In 1999 and 2000, we had two teams in the Final Four, and I thought (the Big Ten) was really good. But I think this is the best it's been since maybe that date."
Illinois coach Bruce Weber thinks this year might be as good as those days when Bob Knight, Lou Henson, Jud Heathcote and Gene Keady made the league a powerhouse of the 1980s. After Michigan State finished as the NCAA runner-up and Penn State won the NIT last season, the Big Ten wants to wipe away more tarnish that gathered on its image during much of the decade.
"We surprised some people last year," Weber said. "It's time to do it again. It's one thing to do it on paper. It's another thing to do it. Everyone has question marks. We all have guys back, but we've also got voids."
Defending conference champ Michigan State was named as the league favorite in a poll of conference media. Purdue, a Sweet 16 team and Big Ten tournament champ last season after overcoming early injuries, was picked to finish second ahead of Ohio State. The league only releases the top three in voting.
Depth sets the league apart. Even Northwestern has a realistic shot at its first NCAA berth. "Everything is a challenge," said Purdue coach Matt Painter. "That's something different in the Big Ten this year. You can't grab the schedule and say, 'I think we can win these games.' There are zero (guaranteed) wins on the schedule. That means you have a great conference."
A win in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge would back up the Big Ten's rising reputation. The league lost 6-5 last year, a 10th loss by the Big Ten in the series' 10th year.
In the AP poll, Michigan State earned the No. 2 spot behind Kansas. Purdue is No. 7 with No. 15 Michigan, No. 16 Ohio State, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Minnesota. The Illini open the exhibition season Friday against Division II Missouri Southern at Assembly Hall.
ESPN analyst Steve Bardo, the former Illini guard, tries to stick up for the Big Ten without being a homer.
"This year, I won't have to say a word," he said. "The Big Ten and Big 12 are the premier conferences in the country. From my standpoint, the Big 12 is top-heavy. From top to bottom, the Big Ten should be the best conference."
Much of the buzz concerning the Big Ten revolves around the returning talent. The league retained all five juniors who filled last season's first-team all-Big Ten selections as sophomores. Speedy Michigan State guard Kalin Lucas leads that group and is this season's preseason player of the year. Michigan's Manny Harris, Ohio State's Evan Turner, Penn State's Talor Battle and Purdue's Robbie Hummel fill out the top five.
While the Big Ten had only one NBA first-round pick last season (Ohio State freshman center B.J. Mullens), these five juniors were part of a monster class of 2007 nationally.
Illinois relies on three of them — guard Demetri McCamey, forward Mike Davis and center Mike Tisdale. Purdue also has scoring guard E'Twaun Moore and center JaJuan Johnson. Guards Chris Allen and Durrell Summers add to Michigan State's athleticism and Ohio State also has shooter Jon Diebler and big man Dallas Lauderdale.
By adding Northwestern senior Kevin Coble to the preseason all-Big Ten team, the league returns the top six scorers from last season. Unlike previous seasons, offense doesn't seem to be a problem.
BIT TEN BITS: In women's play, Ohio State was picked to win the league title with Michigan State second and Purdue third. Illinois senior center Jenna Smith was one of the five players named to the preseason all-conference team. The Illini were picked to finish sixth. ... Minnesota men's coach Tubby Smith was unable to attend media day because of the death of his father. . .
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Sit. Stay. Dine.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday allowing dogs to dine with owners if seated in an outdoor section of a restaurant.
"It will soon be legal to take your beagle with you to dinner," Mariko Yamada, the assembly member who championed the bill, said in a statement. "I wish everyone 'bone-appétit'."
But those who aren't as dog-friendly don't have to worry – the law doesn't force restaurant owners to allow dogs in establishments.
Owners have discretion on whether a dog is allowed to dine alfresco, according to the bill.
"Amidst all the horrific and depressing news around us, I hope this bill helps make people a little happier, and businesses who wish to accommodate diners with dogs safe from being unnecessarily cited," Yamada wrote on her Facebook page.
The restaurant also must have an outdoor entrance that doesn't require the pet to walk through the restaurant to get to the outdoor area.
Dogs will have to be on a leash and well behaved, and they can't sit on chairs or benches.
The bill also says that wait staff cannot have direct contact with a dog or pet them, and if they do, they must sanitize their hands.
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Pets cannot be in the same area where food is being prepared.
Though the bill applies to restaurants statewide, cities can still pass local regulations that ban pooches from restaurant patios.
"We can't wait to legally come to dinner with our human friends," a Facebook group supporting AB 1965 wrote.
The law goes into effect Jan. 1.
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Driver may have been texting before crash that killed former Amherst fire chief
Travis Hobbs, 20, facing negligent homicide charge
A 20-year old Mont Vernon man was charged with negligent homicide in connection with a hit-and run crash that killed a 71-year-old man.
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Travis Hobbs told police he was texting as he drove down Merrimack Road Monday afternoon and thought he only hit a snowbank. He came forward to police after seeing the story on the news.
Authorities said Hobbs hit John Bachman, the former Amherst fire chief, while Bachman was getting his mail, and drove off.
"I really can't stress how much of a tragedy this really is. It's going to hit a lot of people in town, and I dare suggest that this is something the young man himself's not gonna forget," said Chief Mark Reams, of the Amherst Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found Bachman severely injured in a snowbank. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
"John was a really loving and generous man. He was very active in the GOP in Amherst, but he was very active in his community, as well," said Jennifer Horn, a family friend.
Hobbs is a graduate of Souhegan High School and is currently enrolled in community college. While police said he initially left the scene after striking Bachman, investigators characterized Hobbs as both cooperative and remorseful.
"Very emotional. The consequences of something like this for someone like him are devastating. I was actually impressed with the way he's holding up. As you can tell, he's having problems," said Ed Cross, Hobbs' public defender.
If convicted, Hobbs could spend up to seven years in prison. He was released on $1,000 cash bail and $50,000 personal recognizance bail.


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Charges being weighed in weekend weapons incident at Woodside Elementary
Original post made on Apr 7, 2014
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a resident of Woodside: other
on Apr 7, 2014 at 11:22 am
Wow, hadn't heard about this.
The two teen's parents should count themselves as fortunate indeed that their kids were not fired upon by deputies as a result. If they had been killed, it wouldn't have been the first time that had happened to a juvenile with an air rifle.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Apr 7, 2014 at 11:39 am
Out of curiosity, why are probation department authorities considering the charges versus the county DA? Have the kids previously been arrested?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 7, 2014 at 12:19 pm
I hope these kids are handled with a blind eye for their socio-economic/demographic status. Rich white boys often get treated very differently than poor minority boys. How inappropriate it would be for these kids to get off with a slap on the wrist if they have rich parents, or arrested and charged if they have poor parents. Please let the justice system be blind to parental status in this case....been seeing too many examples of rich kid entitlement going unchecked in our community.
a resident of Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda
on Apr 7, 2014 at 1:06 pm
Kaz is so blinded by his class-envy that he has the statistics all wrong. Fact is, these days its the "people of color" who are given every advantage. Let's try to see what actually happened here rather than so quickly looking at skin color in hopes of finding a politically correct misstep.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Apr 7, 2014 at 2:23 pm
I seem to be the only one thinking this is a bit of an overreaction. Not the initial response. At that point, the reporting parties had no way of knowing it was teenagers with not-particularly-lethal weapons.
But, the article says they were found on the 'outskirts' and 'outside the fence' of the school. Why are we even considering this as a school grounds violation?
Dumb yes. The teens should have known better. But seriously, let's keep it in perspective
a resident of another community
on Apr 7, 2014 at 2:54 pm
Over-reaction? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Think about Colorado and all of the similar situations. Teens with guns.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 7, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Let me be clear:for any parent out there: Kids playing with "toy"guns in this day and age are simply asking to be shot. Ye, shot and maybe even killed!
A former neighbor and gun owner flat out said that if, "I ever saw someone with a gun I would shoot first, and ask questions later…. and if I found out I had made a mistake I would drag that body over my threshhold and claim self defense". This was someone who by all accounts seemed rational. Someone's husband and a father; an upstanding, home-owning, employed, educated man but with an entirely shocking approach. You would never know he too was (very) armed and very dangerous. Scared the ^&* out of me because I knew he was dead serious. Chances are that he is not the only one with this approach.
It's a different day and age and playing with guns in the wake of teenage mass homicides is not worth the risk.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Apr 7, 2014 at 5:42 pm
16 and 17 year old white/entitled males wearing camouflage clothing carrying simulated automatic weapons approach an elementary school.... as a prank??
Even more astonishing is that they were just turned over for their parents' corrective behavior rather that Juvi Hall.
We have friends who were there, with their young children, at a soccer game when this happened. The children have nightmares and won't sleep alone in their rooms.
Yes, these stupid teenagers should be held accountable.
But so should their parents.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 8, 2014 at 10:45 pm
Turnabout: you may indeed be turned around; you've got the class perspective issue wrong. It's not class envy, it's watching my peers' kids act as entitled as French kings that has me disturbed. They are damn lucky they weren't shot, and they and their parents should feel the consequences deeply. Entitled and stupid, what a pitiful combo.
a resident of another community
on Apr 9, 2014 at 12:36 am
So did these idiots carry the weapons onto campus or not? Regardless, why weren't the arrested? Were they cited and released to their parents?
Turnabout - have you been paying attention to the real news? You know, the real news where those w/darker skin are shot and killed w/more frequency by the cops than white people are? The exception might be the homeless and/or mentally ill who are often killed by the cops, no matter what their ethnic background.
16 and 17 years old - yes, old enough to know better. How utterly terrifying for those who were there.
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One of our tipsters sent a disturbing email she received as a forward, which apparently warns against the impending destruction of the West. I spoke to Fatemeh Fakhraie, editor of Muslimah Media Watch in hopes of sorting it all out.
Here's what the email actually says:
Joys of Muslim Women
by Nonie Darwish ( http://en..wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonie_Darwish )
In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child. Consummating the marriage by 9.
The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.
Even though a woman is abused she can not obtain a divorce.
To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.
Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry. The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives 'at will' and he does not have to say why he has beaten her.
The husband is permitted to have (4 wives) and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion.
The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman.
In the West World ( America ) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife can not obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control of her. It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law.
By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law.
Learn More.... Read: Cruel and Usual Punishment just released in most bookstores.
Ripping the West in Two...
Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two.
She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law.
Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza before emigrating to America in 1978, When she was eight years old, her father died while leading covert attacks on Israel He was a high- ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza.
When he died, he was considered a "shahid," a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society.
But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television.
In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping sharia law - what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.
For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed.
In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President! I think everyone in the U.S. should be required to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on!
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Miller did not provide details of what exactly happened but it sounds as if her hand was caught between two food service carts.
|A flight attendant on another airline serves from a cart.
As for this particular flight attendant, Miller said reattachment surgery was sucessful. The employee was released from the hospital. Certainly it is not too early to reassess the safety of cabin equipment and they way these trolleys are used to make sure risks are minimized.
|Southwest Flight 4695 today. Photo courtesy CBS News
It was a beautiful day in October without a shadow of impending doom, when planespotters in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany turned out to photograph the last flight of a Transall C-160 military airplane. Expecting the plane to land on the runway they got the shock of their lives when it touched down hundreds of feet early, coming close to crushing a few of them.
This photo from Bild-Zeitung is actually more illuminating than the video, but if you want to see it in motion, try this, and the one below.