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Illustration from Puck Magazine, 16 Dec 1885.
In 1895, Eric Larsen Winje, the second husband of my great-great-grandmother, Thibertine, was working as a municipal court judge in Duluth, Minnesota. Winje emigrated from Hemne, Soer-Troendelag, Norway at the age of 18. He loved to read, and during his early adulthood in Chippewa County he studied for the Minnesota bar exam while serving as County Clerk (1882-1886). He admitted that during non-work hours, he read as he sat at home and "rocked the babies" that the stork kept delivering to him and his wife.
After moving to Duluth on the shores of Lake Superior in 1887, Eric and his wife "Bertina" adapted to the city after their years as immigrant homesteaders. In the 1880s-1890s, city life proved to be just as challenging and unpredictable as rural life, but in different ways. The couple lost several children while living in Duluth: their two youngest, Hattie and Annie, were lost to diphtheria within several days of each other in 1888, and in 1893 their eldest son, Louis, drowned in a boating accident.
In the summer of 1895, the family was still recovering from their devastating losses when a welcome diversion came to town. The famous American author, Mark Twain (1835-1910), visited Duluth during a tour of multiple locations in the States. It is almost certain that Eric Winje bought himself a ticket and attended with his wife, or with a friend from the law profession.
Twain was scheduled to speak at the First Methodist Church on the evening of July 23rd. The Duluth lecture was part of a 12-month worldwide speaking tour that began a few days earlier, on July 14. The well-known humorist arrived in Duluth over an hour late. The deacon stood at the steamship dock and watched for the ship and the delinquent lecturer, as the audience waited back at the church. The church was overcrowded, and attendees struggled to keep their composure while seated together tightly on the hard pews. Gentlemen stole frequent glances at their pocket watches, while ladies fanned themselves with handkerchiefs in the growing heat.
When the ship finally arrived and Twain disembarked, a horse-drawn hack transported him to his speaking engagement as quickly as possible. He finally stepped on the stage at 9:10 p.m. and began entertaining the crowd with a slow drawl that gave everyone the idea that nothing on earth could make him talk any faster. Twain proceeded to expound on stories from his books: Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, and Roughing It. [1][2]
Many years later, in 1930, Eric and Bertina Winje's daughter, Lena Winje, wrote about a collection of Mark Twain books in her father's possession at the time of his death. Since Eric Winje obviously enjoyed reading Twain, it would seem likely that he attended the writer's lecture. Winje must have sat patiently waiting with hundreds of others on that July evening in Duluth, growing warmer and more uncomfortable by the minute in the over-crowded quarters.
Mark Twain went on tour in 1895 to earn money to pay off debts incurred by his publishing company, which failed in part because of the financial panic of 1893. He said, "I cannot hope to build up another fortune now ... . I am getting too old for that. I shall be more than satisfied if within the next five years I can pay off my creditors." The tour was entirely successful, and Twain was able to pay off all of his debts by 1898.[3]
It is not surprising that Scandinavian-Americans, like Eric Winje, held Mark Twain in high esteem, since they delighted in his self-effacing humor. An example of that humor was Twain's attitude toward Halley's comet being visible at the time of his birth, which made his arrival an even more momentus occasion among his reading public. When discussing the auspicious timing, Twain said, "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it... The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.'" [4]
[1] Twain's visit to Duluth described in: "Mark Twain," The Duluth Evening Herald, 23 July 1895, and "Mark an Hour Late," The Duluth News Tribune, 23 July 1895.
[2] [3] Twain's 1895 tour specifics, speech and quotes: HistoryLink
[4] Twain quote: About.com


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Bernal Advances to Quarterfinals at HBCU National Tennis Championships
ATLANTA, Ga. – Tennessee State sophomore Daniel Bernal advanced to the quarterfinals with a win on day one of the HBCU National Tennis Championships in Atlanta, Ga.
Bernal defeated Howard's William Jones 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 32 to open the 2013-14 season. The Bogota, Columbia native will face A Flight's #3 seed Daniil Gerasimov of North Carolina Central at 8:30am on Friday morning. Bernal led a trio of Tigers who picked up wins in their first match. Joe Daniels advanced in his first round in the B Flight, but was stopped by #2 Santiago Lobelo from Bethune-Cookman 6-1, 6-2. Daniels is scheduled for an 11:00am meeting with Kahai Hall of Morehouse.
In the women's B Flight, Victoria Haynes earned her first win as a Tiger as she stymied Savannah State's Angela Bonilla 6-1, 6-2. Haynes was eliminated from the competition as she fell to #4 Maame Osei of Howard 6-1, 6-0.
In the men's C Flight, Jared Asher and Branden McClain were sent to the consolation bracket with opening round losses. Jose Pojasi of Stillman defeated Asher 6-0, 6-4, while Jelffrey Farias, Stillman, dropped McClain 7-6, 6-2. The two Tigers will look to bounce back in the consolation bracket.
Attalah Eiland and Trinity Randolph will try to bring home a consolation title after being defeated in the first round on the women's C Flight. Brandi Nelson of Xavier (La.) got the best of Eiland 6-1, 6-0, while the #2 seed Elysia Ortiz of FAMU won a 6-3, 6-1 decision over Randolph. Eiland will start her consolation journey with Veronika Kalugina of Stillman at 5:30pm. Randolph has advanced to the semifinals and will have to wait for her opponent and time.
Thursday Results
Men A Flight
Daniel Bernal, TSU defeated William Jones, Howard 6-4, 6-4
Men B Flight
Joe Daniels, TSU defeated Kahai Hall, Morehouse Def (ns)
(2) Santiago Lobelo, Bethune-Cookman defeated Joe Daniels, TSU 6-1, 6-2
Men C Flight
Jose Pojasi, Stillman defeated Jared Asher, TSU 6-0, 6-4
Jelffrey Farias, Stillman defeated Branden McClain, TSU 7-6, 6-2
Women B Flight
Victoria Haynes, TSU defeated Angela Bonilla, Savannah State 6-1, 6-2
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Friday's Matchups
Men A Flight
Daniel Bernal, TSU vs. (3) Daniil Gerasimov, North Carolina Central 8:30am
Men B Flight
Joe Daniels, TSU vs. Kahai Hall, Morehouse 11:00am
Men C Flight
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Branden McClain, TSU vs. James Jackson, Prairie View A&M
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Attalah Eiland, TSU vs. Veronika Kalugina, Stillman 5:30pm
Trinity Randolph, TSU vs. Semifinals
Men's B Doubles
Daniel Bernal and Joe Daniels, TSU vs. Fabrice George and Jamal Hoyte, North Carolina Central 4:30pm
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What do you have to lose? Make a resolution to attend more Fountaindale Public Library Genealogy Club programs! We have three great speakers ready to help motivate you to success! The FPLD Genealogy Club meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m in Meeting Room A of the Fountaindale Public Library.
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Hamilton says he could hear boy screaming
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Josh Hamilton could hear 6-year-old Cooper Stone screaming for his dad after the man tumbled over an outfield railing and fell 20 feet onto the concrete below.
Firefighter Shannon Stone had called out to Hamilton for a foul ball in the second inning of Thursday night's game. Hamilton tossed it to him, but Stone fell as he reached for it and died an hour later of blunt force trauma.
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The Chair Swing sat empty for most of Monday night, April 13, the fifth night of the Dogwood Festival carnival, which then closed, due to weather the following night. "See you Wednesday," says the website; but with more April showers expected Wednesday the 15th, we're just not sure. The fireworks are slated for Thursday, which–- thankfully–- has a clear forecast.
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White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear to be set to crash a living room near you.
According to The Daily Beast, and after much speculation, the couple – who infamously crashed the White House state dinner in November – will be featured in Bravo's upcoming "The Real Housewives of D.C.," which is scheduled to premiere in July.
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Despite the rain, a steady stream of midcentury design fans are flocking to the Resnick Pavilion to see California Design, 1930-1945: "Living in a Modern Way" since it opened last weekend.
Don't miss the free exhibition app for iPad and iPhone. The app features more than 100 highlights from the exhibition, including furniture, graphic design, industrial design, jewelry, fashion, toys and ceramics.
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LACMA's own Bernard Kester is one of the designers featured in the exhibition and in the app. Bernard and his signature bow ties have been a fixture at LACMA for decades, as he's been designing exhibitions for us since 1966. But that's not all – his biography suggests a master of multitasking. He taught art and design at UCLA from 1956 to 1993. He served on the board of the Craft and Folk Art Museum here, and as a trustee of the American Craft Museum in New York. He contributed to publications, curated several groundbreaking exhibitions of craft and fiber art, and, of course, created textiles and ceramics, being equally proficient in both disciplines. Bernard also exhibited in all of the historic midcentury California Design exhibitions at the Pasadena Art Museum that helped bring visibility to California modernism, and designed three of them.
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I've written before about the ways in which criminalizing specific medical procedures — e.g., the "partial birth abortion act" — is a technological mandate. As a technological mandate, bans on specific abortion procedures are subject to all the same flaws, overreaches, underreaches, definitional problems, and obsolescence problems that mandates involving technological protection measures for copyrighted works are. As with people's experiences with DRM, the best way to see the problems with these kinds of rules is to hear the stories of women who have had "partial birth abortions". I encourage geek liberators to think about technological mandates more broadly.
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I never cease to be astonished by how smarmy politicans can be: today, leaders in the Smarm Community, the anti-choice people ('pro-lifers'). The latest RU-486 story in the NYT, sensationalistically titled "2 More Women Die After Abortion Pills", covers two recent RU-486 deaths (two, for a total of five; four of which were probably infection-related). Naturally the pro-lifers jumped on it, using the opportunity to pontificate piously and misleadingly. Here's "Concerned Women of America" policy director Wendy Wright:
"Sadly, people who support RU-486 apparently believe the risk of death is preferable to having a child."
Wright's politicized sorrow obscures the facts, some of which are included in the NYT article. It turns out that these two deaths are from infection after RU-486 abortion, and, statistically, the deathrate from infections after childbirth and abortion remains consistent across procedures and methods. [The NYT article fails to mention anything in response to this misleading quote; I would have thought that the risk of death from 'having a child' would have been appropriate here. The risk of long-term health problems, considerably greater for childbirth than for any method of abortion, might also have improved the article. But ranting about the NYT is a task for another day. For many other days.]
Politicized Research
The statistics are unsurprising, but in the politicized world of abortion statistics you would have difficulty verifying the data, or trying to flesh out Ms. Wright's statement. For instance, if you googled something like 'childbirth abortion mortality rates', you could see that Google has been successfully bombed by a flood of political sites on the topic (largely anti-abortion). You have to get to the second page of results before you actually start seeing any material from the medical community.
A search of PubMed proved much more helpful. The scientific literature largely treats abortion, pregnancy, and birth control as part of a continuum of family planning and reproductive outcomes — what I'll call the reproductive medicine approach. This makes sense. Research that seems tailor-made to proving somebody's point about abortion (from whatever perspective) is just inherently less trustworthy.
The reproductive medicine approach makes clear that when the government gets involved in restricting women's reproductive choices there are clear medical consequences: Whatever the risks of specific procedures, techniques, and reproductive outcomes, what's really risky is lack of access to family planning and contraception. Unplanned pregnancies are, ultimately, the cause of most pregnancy & childbirth-related mortality, by leading to high-risk pregnancy, or in many countries, illegal or quasi-legal abortion. In the US, for instance, restrictions on abortion delay many women's access to the very safe first trimester abortion, perversely leading to more late-term abortions. But the message from those who would politicize and involve the government in individual medical decisionmaking, is never about healthcare or policy, probably because the healthcare policies they would propose would be unacceptable to most people. Instead, they focus on particular technologies, techniques, and procedures — effectively establishing technological mandates and prohibitions.
Technological Mandates Are Bad Government
It's almost never a good idea for the government to establish technological mandates. Technological developments are notoriously difficult to second-guess or steer; tech mandates all too often exemplify the law of unintended consequences [Library of Economics, WikiPedia]. Whenever Congress or state legislators try to take aim at specific technologies, they end up effecting a lot of other changes, scattershot. And any technologically specific law is bound to be out of date very quickly.
We usually think of tech mandates & prohibitions in geeky areas, like copyright: the DMCA (thou shalt not tamper with copy protection measures, etc.); DAT (digital audio tape recorder manufacturers shall include copy protection schemes); broadcast flags (thou shalt include broadcast flag recognition technology in video recorders). But the same impulses are clearly at play in the politics around abortion and birth control. And as in copyright, politicians' attempts to mark out this or that technology, technique or method as sinful and wrong is bad policy. The politicization of this or that reproductive medicine technique (most recently emergency contraception and intact dilation and extraction, or so-called 'partial-birth abortion') only hampers attempts to improve reproductive medicine and outcomes for women, infants, and their families.
Abortion is only the most obvious example. Legislators do nobody any favors when they start toying with technological mandates in any field.* Look at the recent Congressional hearings on stem-cell research. Saletan in Slate tried to put a good spin on it: These guys are working really hard & exploring the issues; isn't that nice? Yeah, that's nice from a personal growth standpoint, but the problem is these guys are making laws about very specific techniques, and they have no clue what they're talking about, much less doing. They don't understand biology, they don't understand genetics, they don't understand development.
But Congress members do understand policy-making, and one might argue that they understand ethics. Well, err, anyway, they understand policy-making. So if Congress members feel they must Take Action, then I have a suggestion for them: Do what you know — make policy. Set out broad principles of respect for life (which includes the lives and health of women as well as the lives of their potential children) and autonomy. Fund research into family planning methods that enhance autonomy and health. Make principled statements that are general about no wanton cruelty (or whatever) in harvesting stem cells. Skip the specific tech mandates.
Then Congress could let the NSF & NIH apply those guidelines when funding specific grants. That's what regulators & grantors are good at: reviewing specific proposals to see if they fall within general guidelines. And Congress could let the courts interpret those terms in the course of litigation. That's what courts are good at: reviewing the facts of particular cases, heartwrenching, difficult cases, and figuring out how to apply broad principles. And Congress could stop grandstanding and micromanaging cases (like Schiavo) and technologies (anything to do with biology, family planning, and copyright protection is by definition a Bad Idea for Congress to muck with — others no doubt will occur).
follow-up: 2005/7/25: The AP version of the story also pointed out that the women who got the infection and took the drugs may not have followed FDA-approved instructions.
The agency also said the four deaths occurred among women who were treated at clinics that didn't follow FDA-approved instructions for the two- pill regimen. Although the FDA stressed that it could not prove that the "off- label" use was to blame, its new public health advisory warns doctors of the possible link to such use.
The fifth death followed a ruptured tubal pregnancy, a dangerous condition and type of pregnancy that the drug does not terminate.
Geez. Could the NYT article have been any less informative?
* For that matter, technological mandates & prohibitions really might be considered a subspecies of micromanaging generally. The Terri Schiavo fiasco demonstrates why legislators should stay out of individual cases, and far, far out of medical decisionmaking.


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The Dr. James Robinson Equal Opportunity Award: José A. Soto, associate professor of psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
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Community Engagement and Scholarship Award: The PROSPER Project, lead faculty: Mark T. Greenberg, Bennett Chair of Prevention Research, College of Health and Human Development
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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Friday, January 2, 2009
2009 Top Prospect List: #21 Pedro Viola, lhp
Pedro Viola
Height 6-1, Weight 185, B/T: L/L, DOB: 06/29/1983
2008 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: #18
Pedro Viola has traveled an interesting road during his professional baseball career. Viola was originally signed by the San Francisco Giants as an outfielder, but was promptly released when they discovered that Pedro had used a cousin's birth certificate to appear younger than he was. The Reds snapped him up for a pittance, as they wanted to try the left-hander on the mound. They were quickly rewarded when Viola was found to have an even livelier arm than expected. Even so, to make it to the majors, Viola will have to overcome his late conversion to pitching and resulting lower level of experience than would be expected of a 25-year old pitcher. That said, he does have an electric arm, which can make up for a lot of flaws.
Viola set the bar very high for 2008, as he was coming off a stellar 2007 season in which he posted a 1.42 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 82.1 innings at three separate minor league stops. So, to say that expectations were high for Viola would be an understatement. Perhaps it was inevitable that there would be a let down in 2008.
In 2008, Viola stumbled to 4.48 ERA with a 1.51 WHIP in 82.1 innings at double-A Chattanooga. However, it wasn't all disappointment, as he did post a very respectable K/BB ratio of 84/36. However, Viola's performance level really wasn't all that different than his 2007 level of performance. Factors beyond his control were largely to blame.
In 2007, Viola benefited from a BABIP of .204 and in 2008 it snapped back the other way, as Viola suffered from a .369 BABIP. Oddly enough, Viola took off when the Reds plugged him into the starting rotation. While the improvement may have been the result of luck more than anything else, the coincidence may ultimately cause the Reds to rethink the appropriate role for Viola.
As a reliever, Viola had a 4.76 BB/9, 9.53 K/9, 1.73 WHIP, and a .414 BABIP. Later in the year, the Reds switched Viola to the rotation, where he posted a 2.38 BB/9, 7.94 K/9, 1.09 WHIP, and a .284 BABIP. So, ultimately, it may have been hit luck regressing to the mean more than anything else, as his fielding independent pitching was 3.61 as a reliever and 3.79 as a starter. So, you could argue that Viola was actual better as a reliever than he was as a starter, but the hit luck discrepancy makes his performance in the rotation look vastly superior.
Regardless of his role, Viola continued to demonstrate the power left-handed arm that makes him a rather intriguing prospect.
Viola works primarily with three pitches. His bread-and-butter is his 91-94 mph fastball, which has good movement. In addition, he possesses an average slider and a spotty change-up. Given his advanced age and the lack of polish on his secondary offerings, the Reds had him pegged for as a reliever prior to 2008.
Click here for a really great look at Pedro in action during the 2008 Arizona Fall League from David Pratt on Vimeo.
Viola has fairly uncomplicated mechanics. He begins his motion by taking a step towards third base with his glove side (GS) leg. He then un-weights his pitching arm side (PAS) leg, rotating his foot down onto the rubber. He brings his hands up to his chest and his GS leg up into a high leg kick with some body coil. After breaking his hands, Viola uses a smaller than usual half-circle with his pitching arm to bring the ball up to the throwing position. It's not quite the "throwing darts" style arm action of Ken Hill or Keith Foulke, but Viola does work with a bit of a short-armed throwing motion. He doesn't use as much arm extension after breaking his hands as other pitchers do.
As Viola brings the ball up into throwing position, he begins to drive off the mound with his lower body. As his stride finishes, Viola plants his GS foot in an unusual manner. Instead of planting his foot with the toes pointed directly towards home plate, Viola's GS foot lands pointed somewhat towards first base. His foot lands in a more closed off position than is normal for pitchers. In fact, it looks a bit like a pigeon-toed delivery. Even so, he doesn't have the "throwing across his body, cross-fire action" of Matt Maloney or the "throwing against a stiff leg" of Travis Wood, but he does seem to pitch against his plant leg a bit. His plant leg seems to cause his momentum to work against his leg muscles a bit more than the traditional pitcher, as his plant leg is closed off a bit more. Despite the position of his plant foot, Viola still gets his body squared up and in good fielding position after delivering the pitch.
In addition to his shorter arm action, Viola also throws from a three-quarter arm slot, rather than using a pure over-the-top delivery. His lower arm slot is not a problem in and of itself, but Viola seems to have difficulty maintaining a consistent arm slot from pitch to pitch. The inconsistency of his delivery is the real problem and it's possible that his closed toe, lower arm slot, and shorter arm action may be partially to blame for the lack of consistency.
Viola still intrigues. He's got the rarest of gifts, the power left-handed arm. The number of lefties who can reach the mid-90s is a very small group. And, even though he is a bit older than one would like, the age of a pitching prospect just isn't as important to development as it is for positional prospects. Pitchers often put it all together at different points in their development and, hence, don't work off the same linear development curve as that of position players. So, the Reds can still afford to be patient with Pedro, but it'll be interesting to see what role they choose for him in the 2009 season.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Reds overreact to the "improved" performance as a starter and keep him in a minor league rotation for 2009. Ultimately, that may be fortuitous for the organization, as a good starting pitcher is more valuable than a good reliever. I wrestled with the appropriate rankings for Travis Wood and Pedro Viola, as each has his positives and negatives. Wood is younger, wields a tremendous change-up, and not much else. Pedro is at a higher level of competition, throws a nasty fastball, and not much else. Each has one dynamite pitch, but also significant question marks. In the end, I ranked Wood higher, but Pedro may end up being the one with the MLB career.
In any event, 2009 will reveal a great deal about both Pedro Viola and the Reds view of him. His 2008 season opens the door for Pedro to be a starter, but he could also be moved back to the bullpen. Either way, he'll need to improve his consistency and polish up his secondary offerings to find success at the major league level. An electric arm can only take a prospect so far. At some point, all throwers have to become pitchers in order to find success at the higher levels. For now, Pedro checks in at #21.
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Great Article about Pedro viola I want to add the great makeup that he has and the hard worker that he is I really think he'll be a great piece of the reds future pitching staff.ReplyDelete
Hey Jhotnathan,ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comment. I hope your right about Pedro. He's a very intriguing prospect and could be an impact pitcher as a starter or a reliever. It'll be interesting to see what role the Reds envision for him.
His age and lack of polish prevent him from being rated more highly, but his upside could move him up the list very quickly. He just needs to improve his control to unlock his potential.
You can never have enough power lefthanded arms in the system and Pedro still has the ability to be an impact pitcher at the MLB level, either as a starting pitcher or a leveraged reliever.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!!
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Holt's husband emerges from the mysterious ether of sitcom land that still has Vera Peterson and Bob Sacamano in its dastardly clutches. As it turns out, Kevin Cozner is not the funny one in the relationship.
"The Party" brings the cops out of the precinct and away from crime-solving—to a place where cop talk is strictly forbidden—and throws them into a different kind of New York, filled with professorial types who write books about paleolithic salads (don't forget to lean in to the dirt). It's Holt's birthday and his husband, Kevin (Marc Evan Jackson, playing similarly to his Parks and Recreation character), has (begrudgingly, as we learn later) invited the entire precinct over to Holt's house to celebrate. Like Peter Sellers in the episode's namesake movie, the precinct are fish out of water, although Terry is around to play dad to keep everyone in check.
If "The Party" does one thing, it's demonstrate how monumentally confident Brooklyn Nine-Nine is in its short run, especially when it comes to its ensemble. This is an episode that's completely based on fully-formed characterization (Terry's love of the French New Wave will never die!), rather than plot. In fact, there's little plot to propel the narrative here, other than the world expansion via Kevin's introduction. Seriously, Peralta spends most of the episode looking for a magazine. This is not thrilling stuff. But that's okay. Terry gives the precinct as a whole rules for adult parties—no shorts, not even the kind that Jen Aniston would wear—but has to quickly revise them when he figures out that simply dictating the need to bring a bottle of wine won't do. Boyle is told to stick to food-talk (and umami make-out sessions with Marilu Henner), Diaz babysits Gina so she doesn't say anything insane or steal something (too late), and Peralta gets Hitchcocked into silence (not happening). Everything works so well because these characters have been established to the point where it's inevitable that they will disobey Terry and do nearly the exact opposite of what he says.
"The Party" is one of the first episodes where Peralta feels like he is part of the ensemble, rather than the star. He doesn't get his own plot, sequestered away from everyone else. He buys the same cheap wine—from the finest vineyard in Arkansas, no less—that everyone else does. In "The Party," he is one with the rest of the cast. Still, Peralta gets more screen time; his quest for the New Yorker takes up more time than everyone else's dalliances. Yet, everyone gets their turn. Watching Gina's full-on narcissism dazzle the Columbia psych department is a particular delight. This is where Gina shines. She might be the most one-note character of them all, but few can answer the question of what's on her mind with "How I would make the perfect American president based on my skill set, dance ability, and blood lust," like Chelsea Peretti can.
What's interesting to me about this episode is that not one subsection of the party ever gets talked down to. A similar niceness pervades Parks And Recreation, as well, as has been discussed in previous recaps. The professors aren't viewed as elitist snobs, while the laughs that derive from the precinct's failures are based on their well-established characters, rather than simply slovenliness in the face of a different class. Kevin has a reason for never allowing cop talk in his house and shunning the friendship of his husband's colleagues: For decades, he watched Holt get treated as less than by cops who look just like Peralta. As he says, he may be married to a cop, but he certainly doesn't have to like the rest of the breed. Making Kevin the unfunny half of the marriage is an interesting character choice, and it's almost surprising how dry Kevin is, when he could have been some screaming queen to counteract Holt's own personality. Kev, instead, is just a nice guy looking out for the man he loves, even if he does pull the occasional prank. Raymond can't always be the funny one after all.
Stray observations:
- Did you read Erik Adam's piece on the possibilities of greatness in Brooklyn Nine-Nine? Well, you certainly should.
- "Ooo, self-burn. Those are rare."
- "Now break it up. We look weird… Don't move as a group! You're not gazelles!" "Stop eating crab wrong."
- "Gina has brought back all the silverware that she stole from your house." "Also this clock." "This isn't ours."


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Part Czechoslovakian, English, and Native American, beauty Angelina Jolie is quickly becoming Hollywood's bad girl icon. The twenty nine-year-old Jolie has already been awarded three Golden Globes and an Oscar since appearing in HBO's Gia (1998) and costarring with Winona Ryder in the movie Girl, Interrupted (1999). Frequently named as the sexiest woman, Jolie has been linked to such high-profile names as actor Timothy Hutton, Olivier Martinez, Jared Leto, Colin Farrell and yacht broker Daniele Patini. She was even arguably reported to have a special relationship with her brother James Haven.
The Hollywood passion stands 5' 8" with measurements of 36C-28-36 and has been recently blamed for the split of actor Brad Pitt and former Friends star Jennifer Aniston. She was rumored to be very passionate with Brad during the making of their movie Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2005). Reacting to the gossip, Jolie stated, "I've been painted as the Wicked Witch of the West and a marriage wrecker. But all I've been to Brad is a shoulder to cry on. Half the world believes we had an affair and I'm the one to blame for his split. But the truth is I was there to help him through his pain. I would never sleep with a married man."
Despite the spreading rumors saying that she dated Brad Pitt, Jolie was lately reported to be dating a mystery man. She said, "We focus on who's sleeping with who but miss who you are really with."
Always a non-stop controversy, Jolie recently admitted to a magazine that she is bisexual. She said, "I love women and men equally and I see people as people and love as love, so I think it makes sense that a woman would know I'd appreciate and love her as much as I would a man."
The Oscar-winning actress has done valuable acts for several
discordant countries like Pakistan, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone by donating and
visiting refugee camps there. Because of her support Jolie was chosen as the
UN's High Commissioner for Refugees Emissary (August 2001) and achieved the U.N.
Correspondents Association's First Citizen of the World Award (2003). Jolie also
donates one third of her salary to charity.
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Childhood and Family:
Originating from a family fully loaded with acting skills and recognition, Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975. She is the daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy (1969), Coming Home (1978)) and half Iroquois Indian mother, former model/actress Marcheline Bertrand. She also has an older brother, James Haven Voight (film director, born 1973) and a musician uncle, Chip Taylor (a.k.a. James Wesley Voight).
After their parent's divorce in 1976, their mother raised one-year-old Jolie and older brother James in Palisades, New York. Once contemplating owning a funeral business, Jolie instead followed her acting heritage and attended the Lee Stratsberg Theater Institute when she was 11 years old. Later she attended night classes at New York University, majored in Film, but later dropped out in order to pursue her acting career.
On March 28, 1996, Jolie married Hackers' costar Jonny Lee Miller, but the couple later divorced on February 3, 1999.
Jolie eloped to Las Vegas with Pushing Tin (1999) fellow actor
Billy Bob Thornton on May 5, 2000 and adopted Cambodian son Maddox Jolie in
2002. In the same year, the couple filed for divorce on July 18.
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"Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy." Angelina Jolie.
A model at age 16, Angelina Jolie was seen in several music videos, most memorably the Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Meat Loaf, and the Lemonheads. After dropping her studies at the New York University, Jolie joined the L.A.'s Met Theatre Group alongside Ed Harris and Holly Hunter.
After several undistinguished roles, including one in Cyborg II: Glass Shadow, Jolie landed a role in the virtual-thriller Hackers (1995, Matthew Lillard and Jonny Lee Miller). Despite criticism about the film, her performance received rave reviews. This would just be the beginning. Several years later, Joile would earn the status as Hollywood's latest 'bad girl' and would become an A-list actress for her brilliant performances. She would achieve wider recognition after being nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for her role as Cornelia Wallace, costarred Gary Sinise, in TNT's George Wallace (1997) and exploded playing model Gia Marie Carangi on the HBO's super hit Gia (1998).
Though Jolie was victorious on the small screen, she gained fewer achievements during her first big screen appearances, which included Foxfire (1996) and Playing God (1997, Timothy Hutton). However, she gradually became noticed again after being seen with Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands in the drama comedy Playing By Heart (1998). Her career continued to rise with Pushing Tin (1999, costarring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett), and the thriller The Bone Collector (1999) where she costarred with Denzel Washington. Girl, Interrupted (1999, costarring Winona Ryder) rocketed her name to superstardom. Jolie portrayed the role of Lisa Rowe and earned an Oscar.
With her rise in status, Joile stayed busy with films. She portrayed characters in Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000, costarring Nicholas Cage) and the title role as the adventurous Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life (2003). She also starred in Original Sin (2001) alongside Antonio Banderas and played Sarah Jordan in Beyond Borders (2003).
During 2004 and 2005, Jolie's admirers can view her in Sky Captain, The World of Tomorrow (2004) and Alexander (2004), in which she plays Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great. Fans should not miss her upcoming film with Brad Pitt, Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2005).
"Because I am a bad girl, people always automatically think that I am a bad girl, or that I carry a dark secret with me or that I'm obsessed with death. The truth is that I am probably the least morbid person one can meet. If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do." Angelina Jolie.
- ShoWest: Supporting Actress of the Year, 2000
- Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Girl, Interrupted, 1999
- Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Girl, Interrupted, 1999
- Screen Actors Guild: Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Theatrical Motion Picture), Girl, Interrupted, 1999
- National Board of Review: Breakthrough Performance Award, Playing by Heart; cited with Billy Crudup (Without Limits), 1998
- Golden Satellite: Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV, Gia, 1998
- Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV, Gia, 1998
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CRS: Ukraines Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues, February 1, 2005
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Title: Ukraines Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues
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Author(s): Steven Woehrel, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Date: February 1, 2005
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- The 109th Congress adopted legislation on the Ukrainian elections. H.Con.Res. 16 and S.Con.Res. 7 congratulated Ukraine for its commitment to democracy and its resolution of its political crisis in a peaceful manner, and pledged U.S. help to Ukraines efforts to develop democracy, a free market economy, and integrate into the international community of democracies.
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Technological advances and recent environmental demands have led manufacturers to focus their efforts on improving washing and rinsing efficiency whilst lowering power and water consumption. Home appliance regulations are a concern for every country. European Community and US Federal Agencies (FTC) have established energy consumption regulations with labeling initiatives. Labels are placed on each appliance to aid consumers in their purchasing decisions. These regulations take into account energy efficiency, noise level and service life.
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Unless you play in a league of Tibetan monks or with people whose surnames are Hilton, you aren't likely to assemble a dream team of Peyton Manning, LaDainian Tomlinson, Priest Holmes, Randy Moss and Antonio Gates in your fantasy draft. The most you can hope for, therefore, is to secure the best value with every pick, methodically assembling a team that will dominate from Week 1 and take you all the way to a title.
With that lofty goal in mind, I've done the research for you — investigating the average draft position of each player from several mock draft sites to determine the best pick in each round — resulting in the following "perfect draft."
This analysis makes a few key assumptions. First, we're in a 10-team league using a standard scoring system that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 DEF. Second, we're drafting from the fifth position in a snake format, which is why Edgerrin James is our first rounder, rather than L.T. Third, since all drafts play out differently, we'll need a little luck along the way — including the hope that our competition doesn't read this column too.
Just in case, I've offered a second option in each round — the ingeniously named "Plan B" — because we've all experienced the heartache of losing our targeted player to the owner picking right before us. Now when this happens, you can maintain your composure, call an audible and never let on that your entire world has collapsed around you.
With the fifth pick of the 2005 Fantasy Draft, we select:
Round 1: Edgerrin James, RB, Colts: An elite back in the prime of his career in the best offense on the planet. If Manning tones down the TD passes just a bit, the Edge will be a monster. Plan B: Deuce McAllister, RB, Saints, is another bona fide fantasy star with awesome upside.
Round 2: Corey Dillon, RB, Patriots: If he slides to you, and he could, tell your buddies to start engraving your league's championship trophy. Plan B: Ahman Green, RB, Packers, is a stellar No. 2 fantasy back who will win a couple games for you by himself.
Round 3: Javon Walker, WR, Packers: Playing for a hefty raise, Walker will challenge Randy Moss for 2005's top fantasy receiver. Plan B: Antonio Gates, TE, Chargers, looks like a linebacker and scores like a top receiver.
Round 4: Reggie Wayne, WR, Colts: Wayne will outperform teammate Marvin Harrison and give you two of the top three receivers in fantasy football. Plan B: Trent Green, QB, Chiefs, is a perennially underrated passer that can carry you to a championship. A tad early, perhaps; but if we snooze, we could lose him.
Round 5: Michael Bennett, RB, Vikings: My pick for sleeper of the year, Bennett will dazzle opposing defenses with his amazing speed. You'll regret it if you let him slide by. Plan B: Kerry Collins, QB, Raiders, can lead your team nicely if you didn't get Green.
Round 6: Laveranues Coles, WR, Jets: If you didn't take Green or Collins, grab Brett Favre. Otherwise, Coles will look great alongside your other WR studs. Plan B: Larry Johnson, RB, Chiefs, is a must if you have Priest Holmes, and great trade bait if you don't.
Round 7: Ravens defense: Go ahead and solidify this position for the entire season with the top unit in the business. Wait another round, and they're gone. Plan B: Dallas Clark, TE, Colts, will be a top-three tight end, but may slip to the next round.
Round 8: Carson Palmer, QB, Bengals: If Clark is gone, grab Palmer and hope that Cincinnati's offense lives up to expectations. Plan B: Travis Henry, RB, Titans, should be the full-time starter by the time you need him.
Round 9: Ricky Williams, RB, Dolphins: Could last another round, but don't push your luck. May be carrying the load for another team by the time his four-game suspension ends. Plan B: Rod Smith, WR, Broncos, the grand old man of the Mile High city has plenty of miles left on his wheels.
Round 10: Drew Brees, QB, Chargers: If you only have one QB on your roster, Brees is a potential starter who would make an outstanding backup. Otherwise, go for Plan B: Eric Moulds, WR, Bills, who could easily outperform his draft position if J.P. Losman is the real deal.
Round 11: Eddie Kennison, WR, Chiefs: A potential top-20 receiver that gets no respect, Kennison will be the first K.C. wideout in years to achieve fantasy stardom. Plan B: L.J. Smith, TE, Eagles, would be a solid starter, but is even better as a backup.
Round 12: Keenan McCardell, WR, Chargers: Another late, great value pick, McCardell will play like a No. 2 fantasy receiver in San Diego's high-octane offense. Plan B: Adam Vinatieri, K, Patriots, will be 2005's top fantasy kicker.
Round 13: Tyrone Calico, WR, Titans: At this stage of the draft, the best strategy is to select backups with substantial upside, like Calico. Plan B: Eagles defense, will fill in nicely during the Ravens' bye and in selected match-ups.
Round 14: Sebastian Janikowski, K, Raiders: If you didn't get Vinatieri, the Raider bad boy will handle your kicking duties quite capably. Plan B: Eric Shelton, RB, Panthers, is ready to run if DeShaun Foster can't kick the injury bug.
Round 15: Dominic Rhodes, RB, Colts: Rhodes is necessary insurance if the Edge is your top pick. Plan B: Najeh Davenport, RB, Packers, is also worth a roster spot if you took Ahman in Round 2.
Round 16: Marcus Robinson, WR, Vikings: Few players have the physical gifts and lofty upside of Minnesota's No. 2 receiver. With Moss gone and Culpepper at the controls, the sky's the limit. Plan B: Mike Williams, WR, Lions, is the rookie receiver with the best chance to start and to visit the end zone with regularity.
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In The Pocket
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There is so much to be thankful for – the magical month of March brings the beginnings of spring, summer birds return, babies are being born in the cattle fields far and wide. The days are longer and colors change from their faded and tired browns to hopeful starts of green. Something inside of me awakens – perhaps the part of me that wants to garden, walk in the warmth of the sun, or sit in the shade of a bountiful tree. The hands that punch this laptop keyboard are missing the feel of soil, rich, dark, and cool.
March also brings many changes to my life as a Mother. No matter how old your children become, you are still a mother to those adults that make their own choices, their own way in this world. My oldest daughter "A" has moved away as of Feb 25th, back to Alaska. I will see her and my granddaughter less often. It is a good move for them, but a conflicted heart for me. Thank goodness for texting, phone calls, and Skype. My youngest daughter "J" has a CT scan scheduled for March 3rd. She had a chest X-ray two weeks ago, which revealed a nodule in her lung. She has had a persistent cough as well, so I am worried about the results. She smokes. She will be 40 years old this year, so she makes her own choices. I worry. I pray. I am in the midst of an internal storm, at times angry or frightened that cancer may have entered our lives once again. Some things I have no control over – I can't change the darkness, I can't change the course of the disease. I can't fix this for J. Perhaps I am overreacting and the CT scan will reveal nothing. Either way, God is good.
Over at Pixelscrapper.com, the theme for this month's blog hop is "In The Pocket". The focus is on Journal Cards. If you are not familiar with them, many people use them to record daily, weekly or monthly life. Some print them out and keep them in a binder. Others are involved in the "Project Life" activity, formally documenting family life. First, I have to apologize. I don't use Journal Cards. Therefore, my designs for them may not be helpful, applicable, or useful. But, I did put together various style hoping that SOMETHING in my downloads would be of use to you, even in general scrapbooking. I placed the journals cards in four separate downloads so that you would only need to download those items that suited your style. I also have papers and embellishments for you.
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Eligibility Requirements
What are the eligibility requirements?
Landowners can offer eligible cropland in all or portions of 66 counties in the Highland-Pigeon, Lower East Fork White, Lower Wabash, Lower White, Middle Wabash-Busseron, Middle Wabash-Deer, Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion, Tippecanoe, Upper East Fork White, Upper Wabash, Upper White watersheds:
Highland-Pigeon Watershed: Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties.
Lower East Fork White: Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Pike, and Washington counties
Lower Wabash: Gibson, Knox, Posey, and Vanderburgh counties
Lower White: Brown, Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Johnson, Knox, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Pike, and Sullivan counties
Middle Wabash-Busseron: Clay, Greene, Knox, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties
Middle Wabash-Deer: Carroll, Cass, Howard, Miami, Tippecanoe, and White counties
Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion: Benton, Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren and White counties
Tippecanoe Watershed: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Pulaski, Starke, Tippecanoe, White and Whitley counties
Upper East Fork White: Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush, and Shelby counties
Upper Wabash: Adams, Allen, Cass, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Miami, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties
Upper White Watershed: Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Randolph and Tipton counties
Cropland must meet cropping history criteria and be physically and legally capable of being cropped in a normal manner.
Persons who have acreage under an existing CRP contract or an approved offer with a contract pending are ineligible for CREP on that acreage until that contract expires.
Other requirements may also apply. Interested producers should contact their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office for specific information regarding their eligibility for CREP.
When is the sign up and how long does land remain under contract?
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Kevin Baird
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Linda Powell
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Lower White Watershed
Don Ryan
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Dale Walker
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Middle Wabash-Deer Watershed
Sarah Lake
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Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion Watershed
George Reger
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Tippecanoe Watershed
Chris Gardner
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The fall season brings remarkably beautiful changes to the landscape. Before the cold settles in and the lovely rustic colors of nature fade into winter, clock in some quality time with the family and throw an autumn picnic. Here's a quick guide you can use for this unforgettable outdoor meal:
1. Pack the Essentials
Make sure to have everything in a large autumn-inspired wicker basket before you take off. Pack a big picnic sheet and several blankets in case the wind gets crisp and chilly.
Bring paper plates, paper cups, utensils, and condiments. Check if you need other kitchen tools, such as a bottle opener, cheese grater, or pepper grinder. Bring garbage bags and cleaning materials so that you can take care of any mess afterwards.
2. Choose the Ideal Location
The perfect place for an autumn picnic is one that truly showcases the exquisite splendor of fall. Head out of the city to the nearest state national park. A beautiful setting should feature the wonderful colors and delightful blooms of autumn.
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Sandwiches are always an excellent choice for picnics. Thy can be prepared early on and are easy to manage. A delicious recipe is Fabtastic Eats' Chicken, Sun Dried Tomato, and Asparagus Pesto Sandwich and Serious Eats' Ham, Brie, and Apple French Toast Panini.
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5. Wrap it Up before the Day Ends
Autumn evenings can get real cold. Make sure to end your picnic before sunset. Pack up your things and clean up your picnic spot. Don't leave anything behind. Take a last group picture against the backdrop of your picnic destination! Turn this into an annual tradition so that your family will always have a date to look forward to every year.
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Yep, even this Gnome cops the healer's bane occasionally.
This was heard during our Friday run.
I felt guilty for a second or two, then I realized I was decursing as fast as I could.
As I piped up in Vent assuring the decurses were being dished out, another voice, that of Mr. Gloom called out that he too was decursing as fast as possible.
Needless to say, my long past healing memories snapped into gear and Mr. Decurz Plz dropped to the bottom of my decursing priority list.
My normally faceless raid frames developed once face, one that cackles manically in sync with me every time it glowed purple.
Yes, I nearly crossed over to the dark side, I nearly let the joy of a Lock's experience with curses show through… Nearly…
Still, it raised an interesting thought for me. I have become lax at decursing for a couple of reasons.
- There aren't many fights in Naxx where I fear the odd curse, I know that's slack, but I think of it as a hard mode.
- Running with 2 Tree Druids has meant that it is a rare day that I beat them to the curse, so why stop the pew pew for a curse shoo shoo?
Now I know Healers have a priority list which usually goes something like Tank, Heals, Top DPS -> Bottom DPS. Battle Rez usually have the same priority.
This does make it hard for me as the lowest DPS. I do my job fine, but surrounded by Naxx25 and Ulduar geared mates, it's hard for me to make a good impression. Still, when there are only 3 DPS I'm in with a good chance.
How about you as Mages though?
Do you have a decurse priority list? I know it's important (decursing that is) for some of you, but what about the rest…
Do you think along these lines…
Ohh curses up… Mmm mid cast, a healer will get it.
Mmm healer didn't get it… Nevermind, it will drop off before this cast (or the next one) is complete.
Do you look after your healer's, your tanks, but screw the DPS? Do you decurse yourself and ignore the rest?
Gnomer and Out!
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