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Facing the 15th-ranked Division II team in the nation, the women of Chestnut Hill College hung close for awhile against visiting Holy Family University, but by halftime of last Thursday's game the Griffins trailed 39-26. The Tigers continued to pull away after that, and CHC succumbed, 87-51, in its first encounter of 2011.
The Griffins, who were only behind by one point 11 minutes into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference clash, slipped to 1-3 in conference play and 3-8 overall, while Holy Family remained unbeaten in the CACC (5-0) and rose to 8-2 against all opponents.
Falling just short of double figures in scoring, CHC sophomores Lindsay Alexander (three rebounds) and Asha Jones (three assists, three steals) provided nine points apiece for the hosts, who received eight points from sophomore Latoya Laing and seven from Marqesah Spicer, also second-year players for CHC. Senior center Cecelia Herald gave the Griffins six points and six rebounds on the night.
For some of the Tigers, Thursday's road trip was not an unfamiliar one. Four members of the club played for Catholic Academies League teams in high school, and participated in a number of games right down the street at Mount St. Joseph Academy.
Sophomore forward Erin Mann, a former Villa Maria standout who did serious damage against Mount St. Joe every time the two teams played, put up 13 points, three steals, and two blocks in Thursday's game, while a couple of three-pointers figured into a 12-point evening for freshman Mary Ellen McCollum, formerly of St. Basil Academy.
Right behind with 11 points was another Basil's alum, Samantha Thompson, who played three years for Duquesne University, missed her senior season due to injury, and now is a grad student at Holy Family. The Tigers' Carolyne Heston, a freshman out of Villa Joseph Marie, saw limited action in last week's game at CHC.
Receiving passes on quick cuts to the basket, Mann scored the first two field goals of the night, then a Jones lay-up got the Griffins on the board. Alexander connected on two drives and on a three-point shot, and Herald came off the bench to hit a midrange jumper and score twice off of offensive rebounds.
This allowed the hosts to keep pace with the highly-ranked visitors, and when CHC junior Kamia Smith sank a three-pointer from the top of the key, the Griffins were just one point behind (19-18) with 9:23 to go in the first half. After the Tigers failed to produce on their next possession, Chestnut Hill had a chance to go ahead, but Herald's shot from the paint was blocked by Holy Family, which had senior standout Catherine Carr (14 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists) convert two free throws at the other end.
Following Mann's fourth lay-up of the half, which made it 23-18, a trey by CHC's Laing got it back to a two-point game, but Holy Family reeled off eight straight points after that. The anxious Griffins began to force up shots, and they never got so close again.

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You may call it the end of an era; you may say it's a move that's long overdue. Either way, ABC's cancellation of two of its iconic soap operas — "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" — raises questions about the future of television.
ABC plans to replace these shows, which debuted in the last '60s and early '70s, with lifestyle oriented programming that may be more appealing to contemporary viewers. It seems that the days of soap operas dominating the daytime airwaves are soon coming to an end.
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Times change, products change. If you wander up and down the aisles at Barnes and Noble, you'll find that most modern day philosophers encourage managers not only to expect change, but also to embrace it. Grounds managers who use pesticides as tools in their maintenance of clients' landscapes have observed many changes in the past few years. The green industry itself has undergone many changes, including the ownership of pesticide companies and distribution techniques; but the change most likely to have the greatest impact on the day-to-day operation of businesses is the introduction of new pesticide products.
Ask a group of grounds managers to quickly name two commonly used insecticides. The smart money says that, without much thought, 9 out of 10 of them would reply, "diazinon and Dursban". Why? These materials — and several other popular products — have been used successfully for decades. They were inexpensive, easy to apply and controlled a wide range of insect pests. But now they're gone.
This is not really news; at least not in the sense of the up-to-the-minute information being disgorged from your television set on the 10 o'clock news. Green industry folks have been hearing rumblings of the demise of diazinon and Dursban for the past six to seven years or so. True to their word, the Environmental Protection Agency has determined these products pose an unacceptable environmental risk, and ordered a stoppage on their sale and distribution. Fortunately, you're not left to wring your hands in angst. Other options for effective insect control abound in the marketplace.
The "newest" insecticides are primarily synthetic pyrethroids, which include products such as Astro (permethrin), DeltaGard (deltamethrin), Scimitar (lambda-cyhalothrin), Talsar (bifenthrin) and Tempo (cyfluthrin). These products are related in structure and similar in mode of action to naturally occurring botanical insecticides, the pyrethrins. Originally, pyrethrum was created by mashing up the flowers of Pyrethrum cinerareiafolium, a type of chrysanthemum. Later, pyrethrins were refined from this botanical product. When first developed, the synthetic pyrethroids were thought to have a much lower amount of mammalian toxicity than their organophosphate predecessors, diazinon and Dursban. However, as this class of insecticides was further refined and enhanced, the oral LD 50 rating declined (remember, the lower the LD 50, the more toxic the material). In fact, the LD 50 for many of these materials ranges from 56 to 500, which classifies them as moderately toxic. As a group, they are considered broad-spectrum insecticides, and are labeled for control of insects such as aphids, caterpillars, beetles, wasps, scale insects and mosquitoes.
Another group of the newer products are still on the job. Actually, they're not so much new as what's left after the organophosphates are gone. Horticultural oils, insecticidal soaps, Merit, Mach 2, Conserve SC and Chipco Choice remain excellent options for control of many insect pests of turf and ornamentals. At this point, these materials look to remain available for the foreseeable future. Of course, as with any insecticide, be sure to read and follow all label directions to determine pests controlled, appropriate application techniques and important safety precautions. Specifics for this group:
- Horticultural oils and insecticidal soaps
These insecticides offer effective control of soft-bodied pests such as whiteflies, aphids, mealybugs, caterpillars and spider mites. An attractive feature of oils and soaps is their high LD 50 value; they are considered practically non-toxic. This feature can be a very powerful sales tool for the grounds manager — effective results with minimal environmental risk. However, these materials have several significant drawbacks. First, in order to be effective, the spray solution must physically contact the pest. Spray residues that dry on the foliage are no longer active against the insect pest. Thus, insects that hatch or arrive after the spray application has dried are usually not affected. Second, the target pest must be in a susceptible life stage. Mealybugs and scales produce coverings that can greatly reduce the effectiveness of oils and soaps. Only their "crawler" stages can be effectively controlled. Finally, thorough spray coverage is essential. If an aphid, for example, is hiding on the underside of the leaf and does not get sprayed, it stands a good chance of survival. (For more information on horticultural oils, see "How to" on page 52.)
- Merit
Merit offers excellent control of white grubs in turf, and is a good choice for soft scales, black vine weevil larvae, most borers and adult Japanese beetles. The key to success with Merit is anticipating the need, because you need to make most applications 20 to 30 days prior to the anticipated insect problem. When using Merit, it is important to explain to your customers that they will not see hordes of dying bugs, gasping for their last breath in their lawn and landscape.
Primarily a turf insecticide, MACH 2 offers good control of white grubs, billbugs, as well as caterpillars such as cutworms and sod webworms. Like Merit, MACH 2 provides long-term control of insect pests.
- Conserve SC
Derived from a naturally occurring bacterium, Conserve SC (spinosad) provides effective control of caterpillars (armyworms, cutworms, webworms), thrips, leafminers and other insects attacking turf and ornamentals. Conserve SC is active through ingestion or by contact exposure. Feeding generally ceases within a few minutes, and death of the target pest occurs after 1-3 days.
- Chipco Choice
This product continues to provide excellent control of mole crickets and fire ants in turf.
No matter which insecticide you choose, whether it's new or existing chemistry, the hallmarks of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — right plant, right place; good cultural practices; use of resistant varieties; scouting; economic thresholds; and proper timing of control measures — are still the way to go in terms of your overall pest management program. None of these elements change — only the pesticide products, and these represent only one tool in your arsenal.
Dr. Frederick P. Baxendale is professor or entomology and extension specialist, and John Fech is an extension educator, both at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.).
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Since Neil Patrick Harris is helping revive an 80s staple with "The Smurfs," how would he feel about someone doing a whole new take on his 80s staple, "Doogie Howser M.D."?
"That's a cool idea – hilarious!" Harris tells PopcornBiz. "I'd love to pass the albatross to someone else. I joke! That's a funny idea. It feels like 40 lifetimes ago, and yet I can't believe that it was, like, twentyish years ago. It feels both like I just did it and that it never happened."
Harris, 38, says there's something nice about having so much of his life preserved on video after making his Hollywood acting debut at age 15. "It is cool, especially on digital, because for a while it was all on VHS tapes which I was worried were going to die in some box in the garage somewhere. But, yeah, weird. It was weird growing up under the scrutiny of a camera, and yet it wasn't like a weird reality show."
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With two twin babies at home – son Gideon and daughter Harper – Harris expects "The Smurfs" to be among the first of Daddy's work that his kids will see one day. "They're not even allowed to look at screens yet, but yes, it would be nice," he says. "The movie is going to live on in DVD, but if it becomes a bit of a thing that'll be fun to show them."
The actor is among the rare child stars to find success as an adult – he's collected an Emmy for his guest work on "Glee" and multiple nominations for his role as womanzing bro-dog Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" - not to mention that he's become the go-to host for high-profile awards shows like the Tonys. He even gleefully parodied himself in both of the "Harold & Kumar" stoner comedies.
"I've always been very cognizant of how one is being perceived," he says. "I was not ever interested in being pigeonholed as one thing and for a long time I just took any job that I could get and it happened that randomly I could only do TV movies, and then for a while not even that was happening and so I could only do theater. 'Harold & Kumar' was just a stroke of luck. I mean, they wrote the movie and wrote me into the movie, doing those crazy things. So my concern for perception was, like, 'Am I making fun of myself or am I in on the joke or is self-aggrandizing and stupid?' So, I trusted them and I'm glad that I did, because then ["How I Met Your Mother creators] Carter [Bays] and Craig [Thomas] believed that I could be Barney after having seen 'Harold & Kumar'. So it worked itself out. That wasn't super-intentional, but I'm very grateful for it."
The role of Barney has also earned Harris a following in the "frat guy" community, which he appreciates seeing as the character - a single, straight, skirt-chasing cad - couldn't be further from the reality of an engaged, openly gay, father of two.
"College bars are tough now in that sense because guys actually really relate to Barney," says Harris. "They've read the Bro Code and they can recite things that I didn't even remember. And oddly, I think a lot of those guys also know me and my personal life. I'm impressed with their lack of phobias, to be able to embrace Barney Stinson so much and still think I'm a decent cat."
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A politician from the Netherlands, Geert Wilders, wrote and produced a 15-minute documentary about radical Islam and its encroachment upon Europe and the Netherlands. The documentary is entitled Fitna, which is an Arabic word that loosely translates as test of faith in times of trial, which sums up pretty well Europe's experiment in secular tolerance.
Fitna was released yesterday, and was to be made available on an Internet Service Provider that agreed to show it. At the last minute, after threats of death from the usual suspects, the ISP backed out. This morning, a video sharing site called LiveLeak, which is similar to the more well-known YouTube, was hosting the video, and I had the chance to view the entire thing. I will tell you my impressions of it in a bit. This afternoon, I went back to LiveLeak so I could show the film to my wife, and instead of Fitna, there was this announcement in its place:
Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers.This is par for the course when there is any criticism of Islam, radical or otherwise. The same thing happened when the Muhammad cartoons from Denmark were released. The cartoonists are still living under threat of death, especially cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who drew this now famous caricature of Muhammad:
This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one.
Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.
We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high.
For this cartoon, hundreds of people died, in riots all around the world. Why do you think this guy at the top of this post is carrying a sign saying "Freedom go to Hell"? He was at a cartoon protest in London.
As for the film itself, it certainly made its point. The best part about Fitna was the lack of narration or outside analysis. It simply contained verses from the Koran, along with photo and video images of the bombings, beheadings, and mayhem wrought by Islamic terrorists, along with video/audio of Imams and clerics who call for all this violence to happen, and call for Islam to once again rule the world. It is the best kind of criticism when you don't have to say a word, and you simply play back the words of your opponent - much like the rantings of the good Rev. (Emeritus) Jeremiah Wright.
The good news about the distribution of Fitna is that LiveLeak got the job done. They had it available on the Internet for a sufficient amount of time for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to record it and make it available elsewhere. I just checked YouTube and Google Video, and found Fitna at both sites. I would link you to a URL, but chances are the link would be no good by the time you got there. Just go to either of those sites, type in "Fitna" and see if it is there. If one person's posting of Fitna is taken down, someone else will post it right back up. Once something is put on the Internet, it never goes away. There are too many vigilant people out there who are ready to spread something to the masses, even if the original source takes it off line.
This is what makes the Internet so wonderful: the dissemination of images, ideas, and information. Hence, it's no surprise that in most Muslim countries, the Internet is tightly controlled, and heavily censored.
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As public sector workers took part in the biggest strike for a generation yesterday (Wednesday), a new paper from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that the gap between CPI and RPI inflation will increase to 1.4 per cent in future - cutting the value of public and private sector pensions in payment even more than previously forecast.
The government has changed the way that it uprates public sector pensions in payment from the RPI measure of inflation to the CPI measure. This has been followed by many private sector pension schemes.
In the past the difference between the two measures had been around 0.7 per cent to 0.9 percent but the OBR say that in future it will be 1.4 per cent. The OBR paper says:
'Further analysis in this paper suggests that a plausible range for the long-run difference between RPI and CPI inflation is around 1.3 to 1.5 percentage points. For the basis of our November 2011 EFO, we assume that the difference between RPI and CPI inflation is around 1.4 percentage points in the long run.'
The switch to CPI will reduce the value of all public and some private sector pensions in payment by around 1.4 per cent a year. Over 15 years this will reduce the pensions paid by 17.4 per cent, says the TUC.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'The switch to CPI inflation is a government attack on public sector pensions. And while they keep trying to divide public and private workers, private sector pensioners are also seeing their pensions cut by this change.
'This stealth cut to pensions blows another huge hole in the government's false claims that pensions are staying the same for public sector workers. It's now pay more, work longer and get even less.'
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Pat Foy is a Philadelphia comedian and member of sketch comedy group Camp Woods. They are debuting a new show next Thursday and Friday at Philly Improv Theater (Facebook event).
Shortly after college, my buddy Kevin Kelly started writing comedy sketches with his childhood friend JP Boudwin. Since Kevin and I had made a few comedy videos together, both for school projects and otherwise, they asked me to come to a few writing sessions and see if it was a good fit. We all cracked each other up, wrote a bunch of stuff we liked, and that was the beginning of Camp Woods.
How would you describe your style as a comedian? What influences and factors do you think contribute to that? I guess it'd be a cross between dryness and absurdism. I also like stuff that mixes the highbrow and the lowbrow. That might come from all the Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Simpsons I watched growing up. But then again, I watched a lot of Home Improvement, too, so who the hell knows?
Do you have a favorite show or venue you like to perform at? What about it makes it fun or special for you? There's nothing quite like doing a show at a packed-out Shubin Theatre. When every seat is filled and people are standing in the aisle, there's a really great energy in the room that the performers benefit from. The Shubin also seems to attract audiences who are really excited to see comedy, rather than people who just want to hang out with their friends and talk in the back of the room.
Do you have a single favorite moment in Philly comedy or one that stands out? The impromptu four-on-four wrestling match between Camp Woods and the #AmericaGethard crew at January's Bedtime Stories was probably the weirdest, most memorable thing I've been involved with so far. When I came to Connie's Ric Rac that night, I was not expecting to body-slam strangers in front of a crowd or be forcibly thrown from the stage. As a side note, I'm very grateful to those guys for cutting out of their video the part immediately post-match, when I'm doubled over onstage, gasping for breath and trying not to puke everywhere.
Do you have any sort of creative process that you use with your writing or your performance? Or a sort of method that you use to develop comedic material? Most of my ideas come when I'm doing something else, like taking a shower or hanging out with friends or sitting at my desk at work. I'll write it down in a notebook, then come back to it later when I get a chance to work it out. Sometimes I'll write a fully-formed first draft on my own and bring it to a writing meeting. Sometimes I'll bring just the idea to a writing meeting or a workshop and bounce it off people, and the sketch ends up going in a totally different direction than I would have guessed. If the idea is super-specific, I'll usually try to use it as an essay or short humor piece rather than a sketch. Sometimes things are just funnier to read than they are said out loud, and vice-versa.
What is it about stand-up / sketch / improv that draws you to it? As I said earlier, I wrote a lot of sketches, or attempts at sketch comedy, when I was younger, so I think it's just the most natural way for me to express humor. I like being part of a group, and I like having a plan, so sketch fits both of those things pretty well. I'm drawn to stand-up and improv because they're both so intimidating, and I will, I swear, try them both soon.
Do you have any favorite performers in the Philly scene? Why are they your favorites? There are so many good ones, but I'll say it's a tie between The Feeko Brothers, Bing Supernova, and Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez. The Feekos come up with the silliest premises and Christian and Billy are such natural hams onstage, they make the premises fly. With Bing and Bob, Chip and Brian are really good joke writers, and when those jokes are filtered through the personas of, respectively, a hateful idiot and an oblivious idiot, they're irresistible. The jokes, that is. Not Chip and Brian. I don't care for them.
Do you have any bad experiences doing comedy that you can share? A particularly bad bombing or even an entire show gone haywire? We've had a number of shows, at a number of venues, where we've had videos that won't play or other technical difficulties. That always sucks, but it comes with the territory. Probably the worst time I've had onstage was at the "Mental Illness" Bedtime Stories. One of my classmates from a PHIT writing workshop put up a sketch about an insane, vegan homeless man, and I played the homeless guy while Paul Triggiani played the little boy who tries to give him a cheeseburger. The homeless guy had a ton of lines, and I forgot all but a handful of them. Dom Moschitti sat beside the stage with my script, feeding me lines, but it was still a disaster. It was embarrassing, and I felt really bad about ruining this poor guy's funny sketch. Our conversation after the show was him thanking Paul and me profusely for performing his sketch, and me apologizing profusely for fucking it up.
What do you think the Philly comedy scene needs to continue to grow? A permanent theater for PHIT will certainly go a long way, and a bit more recognition from the local press couldn't hurt, either.
Other than that, I think we all just keep doing this, keep getting better, keep helping each other out, and more and more people will begin to take notice.
Do you have any personal goals for the future as you continue to perform comedy? I'd like to do this as a job someday. I'm a simple man, and I don't really care about being famous. All I ask for is boatloads of cash.


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Members of the Bunker Hill Country Club's (BHCC) Men's Association held its final two events over the past couple of weekends.
The Men's All-Star Tournament, held September 29, involves those who accumulate points the entire year.
According to Steve Samuels, PGA Golf Professional/General Manager, there are separate points for Wednesday night participation and separate points for tournament participation.
Several play in both flights, he said, but only those with enough points in either are invited to play.
At the All-Star Tournament, a total of 30 players took to the course with 21 qualifiers for Wednesday night and 24 for tournaments.
Results are as follows with all scores as "net" scores (gross scores minus handicaps).
Wednesday point qualifiers:
Brock Ray 66
Mark Doman 72
George Mussell 72
Jeff Higgins 73
Sammy Guzman 76
Bill Annan 76
Fred Jacoby 76
Chris Bledsoe 76
Rick Lechman 76
Tournament point qualifiers:
Kollin Mobley 69
Gary Alexander 70
George Mussell 72
Kip Barthlama 73
Jeff Higgins 73
John Gotto 73
Curt Bostron 74
Kerry Mobley 74
Tom George 74
In other golf action, participants from the All-Star Tournament were chosen to serve on the Sugar Bowl team, the annual event where BHCC took on the Fort Morgan (Quail Dunes) Men's Club the weekend of October 5 and 6.
On Saturday, two-man teams from Brush traveled to Quail Dunes to take on two-man teams from Fort Morgan. Each of the nine holes was worth one point, so two total points for the 18-hole match.
Results were, with Bunker Hill, listed first:
Chris Bledsoe & Tom George beat Verl Hester & Sam Graveel 1.5 to .5 points
Kerry Mobley & Kollin Mobley lost to Carl Underwood & Tanner Underwood 0 pts. to 2 pts.
George Mussell & Mark Doman tied Trent Hill & Tate Larson 1 pt to 1 pt.
Brock Ray & Sammy Guzman tied Cactus Larson & Brian Burley 1 pt. to 1 pt.
John Gotto & Gary Alexander beat Nash Bledsoe & Phil Quarles 2 pts. to 0 pts.
Kip Barthlama & Jeff Higgins lost to Kelly Siebrands & Thor Bauer .5 pts. to 1.5 pts.
After Day 1 of the event, the score was 6 to 6.
The event continued on Sunday at Bunker Hill with 12 players from each club playing individual matches. Each hole match was worth one point.
Results, with BHCC listed first, were:
Sammy Guzman beat Nash Bledsoe
Chris Bledsoe beat Kelly Siebrands
Jeff Higgins beat Cactus Larson
Brock Ray lost to Brian Burley
Kollin Mobley lost to Verl Hester
George Mussell lost to Sam Graveel
Gary Alexander beat Tate Larson
John Gotto lost to Phil Quarles
Kip Barthlama tied Trent Hill
Tom George beat Thor Bauer
Mark Doman beat Carl Underwood
Kerry Mobley lost to Tanner Underwood
Bunker Hill men defeated Quail Dunes with a total Sunday score of 6.5 to 5.5, with Bunker Hill winning the Sugar Bowl, 12.5 to 11.5.


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blog connections
And sometimes it leads to unexpected opportunities. After being tagged by Charlotte a couple of weeks ago, then checking the blogs of the others who were tagged, I discovered T-Cozy and a kindred spirit in Susan who used to be a graphic designer, is also very tall, and who has very similar tastes in vintage things (sounds a lot like me). One thing led to another and I'm now selling some of my things in her shop in Connecticut. All of which happened in the space of two weeks! It's funny how some things just come together like that.
Susan is featuring some of her recent blog connections this week and wrote about Primrose Design today. I'm thrilled to be featured and to have the opportunity to be part of T-Party Antiques! So, if you live near Darien and want to see my things in person, plan to stop by. And do make a reservation for tea. It looks scrumptious and who could resist these tiny brownie cakes?
Some photos from the shop...
Pillows, handkerchief sachets, and tea towels.
Vintage eyelet sachets and sachet stacks tied with grosgrain ribbon.
I'm hoping to make the three-hour trip to Darien myself later in the summer, perhaps staying overnight and visiting the Elephant's Trunk Country Flea Market in New Milford, CT on the way back. You know me, any chance to visit a new source for vintage goodies :)
T-Party Antiques and Tea Room, 2 Squab Lane, Darien, CT 06820
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Your creations look so lovely all lined up together! I just love the combination of fabrics and embroidery.
I also wanted to thank you for your wonderful "stitch school" series - I started in on the lessons yesterday and despite the pile of helpful books I own on embroidery, I was never able to master the simple outline stitch until I followed your photos and advice. I can't wait to try more tonight!
- June 13, 2007 1:20 PM
- charlotte said...
let me know when you go...maybe meet ya there! xoC
- June 13, 2007 5:45 PM
- Camilla said...
Your pillows look amazing in those photos- sounds like a lovely place to shop at.
- June 13, 2007 7:40 PM
Love your little birdie pillow!
- June 13, 2007 10:06 PM
I, ALSO, want to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for stitch school. I thought I was just really bad at embroidery - but I was just doing it all wrong!! I finished my first design tonight (check my blog in a few days for pics) and it turned out AMAZING because I kept referring to your instructions. I LOVE YOU!!!!! :)
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Geology has had a massive impact on civilisation. From the tools and shelter of the earliest human; to the location and power of the Greek and Roman empires.
Web links:
Architecture has always been influenced by geology, structurally and aesthetically. What is that building stone, where does it come from, will it weather well? Geology and geological maps provide the answers to these and many other questions.
Web links:
- Building Stones of the United Kingdom
Base de données nationale des pierres et carrières des monuments historiques de France métropolitaine et de la Réunion.
National database on the stone, and the corresponding quarries, used for building and restoring historical monuments (France and La Réunion).
Système d'information sur les pierres ornementales et les pierres de construction en Bourgogne (France).
This site provides information on the stone used for building in the « Bourgogne » region (France).
- Terroirs et monuments de France
- Terroirs et maisons de France
- Rock around the block: Geology can offer what money cannot buy: true street credibility. Yes, the streets of London may not be paved with gold, but with a little knowledge you can still walk all over history
... match me such marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city half as old as time.
Petra by John William Burgon, 1845.
Petra by John William Burgon, 1845.


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There will be a paintball tournament in crosby on june 17 during the fair.
It will be 3 person teams and will cost $30 per team
i will put the starting time when i find out
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Giants of Giving: Ethan Medley '01
Ethan Medley '01 helps the Super Bowl champions share their wealth and skills. by Greg Forbes Siegman
While millions of fans debate whether the New York Giants can win back-to-back Super Bowls, Ethan Medley ponders a different question: What can they do to remain champions off the field?
As the team's assistant director of community relations, Ethan helps coordinate its outreach and philanthropic efforts — a truly giant undertaking. Each year he helps arrange hundreds of appearances by team representatives. And it's not just the guys on the current roster who volunteer for the blood drives, school visits, golf outings, and gala dinners. "Former Giants, management, coaches, and family members participate," says Ethan. "I facilitate the current player appearances."
The team and its foundation also support thousands of organizations through in-kind and financial contributions. "Our primary focus is childhood physical fitness," says Ethan, "but we help many important causes, including pediatric health, education, hunger relief, and community improvement."
Most of those efforts take place in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but the Giants' outreach extends across the globe. After the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004, Ethan traveled with NFL players including Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer to Indonesiaand Sri Lanka to work with the United Nations World Food Programme. "It was the biggest thing I've ever been a part of," says the New Jersey native. "The loss of life, destruction, and basic needs [that need to be addressed] were hard to comprehend."
Ethan knows there are some who question wealthy athletes' actual concern for such issues, but he insists their commitment goes far beyond photo ops and oversized checks. "I'm going into my seventh season," he says. "I know these guys when the cameras aren't around. For the great majority of them, giving back is something they care about."
Ethan's own affinity for altruism and athletics was influenced by his upbringing and furthered by his experiences at Ithaca College, where he majored in sport management with a minor in advertising and public relations, and interned for the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlantic City Seagulls. "Both my parents are ministers," he says. "I wanted to follow their example of service. At IC, I developed the business acumen to make a career out of engaging myself and others in the community."
Not to suggest this lifelong sports fan is indifferent to the results on the field. He describes Giants victories as if he personally scored the winning plays, and he gets emotional discussing the recent Super Bowl in Arizona, which he watched from the press box. "My wife, Urbi, and younger brother, Jordan, came with me," Ethan says. "The game was everything I thought it would be and more."
Despite the celebrated company he now keeps and the Super Bowl ring he's receiving, Ethan has not lost sight of his beginnings. Last year, the summa cum laude graduate — who also has a master's degree in sports administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst — returned as a guest speaker for IC's Careers in Sport symposium. "Find something you have a talent for, enjoy doing, and think is important to the world," he told students, "and you've found a dream job."
Ethan believes he has already found one of his own — but his career will not necessarily begin and end in the NFL. "This is a dream," he says, "because it allows me to use my day job to perform part of my life's work. Football is the vehicle that allows me to have that impact, but perhaps someday I'll find a job outside of sports that will allow me to have an even larger impact on a greater number of people."


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Thursday, February 25th - DC Live - 6:00PM (PST)
Mike Portnoy
In a surprise visit, Mike will be hanging with Terry Bozzio this Thursday on DC Live.
Mike has won "Best Progressive Rock Drummer" in Modern Drummer 12 years consecutively, winning 20 awards overall. These two Hall of Famers will be jamming and answering your questions.
Join DC LIVE here on Thursday, February 25th, at 6pm PST, with Mike Portnoy and host Terry Bozzio.
A performance not to be missed! Mike Portnoy is the acclaimed drummer of Dream Theater as well as various side-projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment, TransAtlantic, O.S.I. and tribute bands such as Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods, Amazing Journey and Cygnus and The Sea Monsters.
Mike was born and raised in Long Beach, New York, where his interest in music started at an early age. "My father was a rock n' roll disc jockey, so I was always surrounded by music constantly. I had this huge record collection when I was real young and loved The Beattles and then later on KISS. It was inevitable that I'd become a musician." Although Mike taught himself how to play the drums, he did take music theory classes in high school. During that time he began playing in local bands Intruder, Rising Power and Inner Sanctum, the latter which released their own album. Mike left the band after being awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee Music College in Boston.
Mike says his biggest influences are Rush drummer Neil Peart and the late Frank Zappa. Other favorites include drummers Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Philips, John Bonham and Keith Moon and bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Yes, Metallica, Jellyfish, Iron Maiden, U2 and Jane's Addiction. He is also a fan of rap music.
Mike's long list of Awards include 24 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including: 2004 Hall of Fame Inductee, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (12 years in a row!!), Best Clinican (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (6 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Fallin into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Score.


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Alumnus Leads Venerable Steel Corporation
By Mark Donahue
NLU Alumni Magazine
To say George Babcoke (M.S. in Management '94) is busy is an understatement.
As senior vice president, Europe and global operations services, with United States Steel Corporation, he oversees a diverse swath of functions for the multi-national steel producer. He has executive responsibility for its operations in Slovakia and global oversight of safety, marketing, research and development, engineering, procurement, raw materials, materials management, real estate development and process excellence functions.
George said the steel industry, like most manufacturing industries, was hit hard by the recent recession, and U.S. Steel has been recovering, with some of its target markets either ahead of (automotive) or behind the curve (housing). He is heartened that housing starts and non-residential construction have shown recent signs of life.
While maintaining its footing, George believes U.S. Steel is well positioned in 2013 to make big gains. Its tubular business, which primarily services the energy industry, could tap into a growing market around shale recovery of oil and gas — which may have a side benefit of driving down domestic fuel prices leading to a resurgence of stateside manufacturing.
In addition, 2013 will see the culmination of a number of projects for U. S. Steel. It's just opened a state-of-the-art coke oven in its Clairton, PA, plant in the Pittsburgh area and is commissioning new technology to make a coke substitute in Gary, IN. In the first part of 2013 the company will launch a continuous annealing line as part of its joint venture with Kobe Steel in Leipsic, OH, producing state-of-the-art steels for the auto industry to help auto-makers meet new fuel standards while improving the vehicle's safety performance.
George said he finds the wide scope of his position refreshing, with significant developments coming along nearly every day. But if there's one thing he truly cherishes in his nearly 37 years at U.S. Steel, it's those he's shared the journey with.
"I enjoy the people I work with, the people I've gotten to know over the years," he said. " That's one of things that keeps it interesting for me these days; I get to work with a lot of great, smart people, and I get to play a role in developing future leaders in the company."
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If Joel Przybilla is known as "The Vanilla Gorilla" then this week's player may have just been able to be known as "The Guarilia." In this week's episode of What the Hell Happened To, we remember Gene Guarilia.
Gene was a 6'5 forward picked 14th overall in the 1959 draft (that would be considered the second round, pick #8 back then) out of George Washington University.
In December 1959 Boston placed Guarilia on its farm out list to trim their roster to the required 10 player limit (see they always wanted a D-League!) [Tangent time: imagine the NBA rosters were kept at 10 instead of 12 and eventually 15? And imagine if NBA teams never expanded from 8 to 30? WTHHT would be screwed big-time and would likely not even exist. Sort of like when Marty McFly goes back and George and Lorraine may not meet each other and his image from his picture begins to vanish. Classic movie Speaking of which, Marty really could play the guitar. Foreshadowing at its best].
He'd play for the Celtics from 1960 to 1963, collecting 4 championship rings along the way. Just like John Bach mentioned a few weeks back, shooting percentages really weren't cared about back then. Look at Gene from the field and free throw line a few of those seasons! He made Rondo look like Mark Price at the stripe (sort-of).
Apparently Gene had a Glenn McDonald-like moment during the 1962 Finals vs the Flakers. According to Wikipedia, "in the final moments of regulation time, in the decisive seventh game, he stopped Elgin Baylor. The Celtics went on to win the game in overtime." There's no elaboration on this. Did he block Baylor's shot? Did he steal the ball? Or did he just flat-out stop him with lock-down defense?
After his playing career, Gene returned to Duryea High School to teach and coach. Today Duryea is known as Pittston HS.
***11/20/16*** Sadly Gene passed away at the age of 79. CelticsLife wishes Gene's family the best during this tough time and thanks him for all his efforts in Boston.
For a complete list of the "What the Hell Happened To" Series please click here. tb727 6/07/2011 12:01:00 AM Tweet Edit


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Ever wonder who the dentist goes to when they need a dental appointment? Over 55 dentists from all over the country have chosen Dr. Ernie Anderson for their personal dental treatment. For over 35 years, Dr. Anderson has been restoring function and enhancing the natural beauty of smiles. Through advanced technology and techniques, on-going training and education, Dr. Anderson and his professional staff strive to promote optimum oral and instill the importance of quality dental care throughout a person's lifetime.
In 1971, Dr. Anderson began practicing general dentistry and since that time has developed a unique practice focusing primarily on adult restorative dentistry.
Many of his patients are referred to him by other dentists seeking assistance in handling complex cases. Dr. Anderson's special focus includes construction of crowns and bridges, dental implant restoration, TMJ dysfunction involving problems with the jaw and overall bite, and cosmetic procedures such as tooth whitening procedures, veneers and cosmetic crowns.
Dentistry has evolved into a complex profession with high-tech advances and Dr. Anderson has embraced many innovative procedures. One such procedure involves a computer-controlled particle beam abrasion tool where traditional "drilling" is bypassed and cavities are filled comfortably, often using no anesthesia. The use of a laser to treat gum conditions reduces discomfort and shortens healing time. Digital x-rays provide immediate images with enhanced diagnostic features. Since 1994, Dr. Anderson has offered an innovative solution to snoring and sleep disorders. This specialized "sleep appliance" has offered excellent results for those (and their sleep mates) who suffer from snoring and sleep disorders. Although Dr. Anderson treats complex cases, basic dental care is also offered.
One of the most exciting technological advances that Dr. Anderson has embraced is the area of stem cell use. Many people know that they may have an increased risk for certain diseases or conditions that may be treated in the future with our own stem cells. Dr. Anderson has discovered the availability of a Stem Cell Bank. Researchers tell us that teeth have our own stem cells in them, particularly deciduous (baby) teeth. Patients can contact the Stem Cell Bank, at www.StemSave.com or 877-783-6728. For a reasonable fee, they will arrange for a special container to be shipped to the dentist. The dentist will remove the baby tooth, (or an adult tooth for that matter, although the deciduous teeth are richer in stem cells) and be sure to include some tissue and blood with the tooth. The tooth is shipped to StemSave and they will bank the tissue for possible future use. With the intense research that is being directed toward stem cell use, it is only a matter of time until we will be treating major diseases with our own stem cells. This is an opportunity to utilize future technological advances now.
As a nationally recognized speaker, Dr. Anderson travels extensively to further education in the areas of dental occlusion (the bite and jaw joint) and restorative dentistry. Dr. Anderson is on the teaching faculty of the Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Key Biscayne, Florida, and has been a part-time professor of Prosthodontics and General Dentistry at The University of Texas at Houston, Health Science Center, Dental Branch.
His credential include a D.D.S. degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch and several fellowships: Fellow and Master in The Academy of General Dentistry, Fellow in The American College of Dentists, Fellow in The International College of Dentists and Fellow in The Academy of Dentistry International. Dr. Anderson has received the Cooley Clinic Award as well as, The University of Texas Dental Branch's Master Practitioner Award. Dr. Anderson is a member of The Greater Houston Dental Society, The Texas Dental Association, The American Dental Association, The Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Remaining a leader in the field of dental knowledge and delivering quality dentistry are of the utmost importance to Dr. Anderson. Equally important is his involvement in local and remote area medical and dental clinics; a commitment which takes him to the Yucatan Peninsula to provide basic dental treatment to the people there without dental care. For many years, Dr. Anderson has also been involved the Texas Dental Association's Donated Dental Services program, providing dental care to the less fortunate the community.
Dr. Anderson and his wife Karen have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. The Anderson's have been residents of the Champions Area of North Houston since 1971. Dr. Anderson is an Elder at Grace Presbyterian Church where he is active in Evangelism, Missions and Christian education, as well as teaching adult Sunday School.
With a firm commitment to excellence in dental health care, Dr. Anderson continually seeks to provide a warm and caring atmosphere where people are treated thoughtfully and according to their individual needs. Caring for the "whole" person, Dr. Anderson truly embraces the statement that "patients do not care how much you know until they know how much you care".
The Woodlands area Invisalign® dentist Ernie Anderson, D.D.S. is happy to provide your new clear braces. At Ernie Anderson DDS - The Woodlands Office, we want you to have the straight teeth and beautiful smile you desire.
We're happy to assess your needs create your individual treatment plan for braces. You may be able to have your new Invisalign® aligners sooner than you think!
At Ernie Anderson DDS - The Woodlands Office we offer a range of treatment options for sleep apnea. If snoring or obstructed breathing is a problem, call Dr. Anderson today to learn how we can help you breathe easier.
Left untreated, sleep apnea can cause serious health problems, so contact us now to schedule an examination.
Here at Ernie Anderson DDS - The Woodlands Office, your comfort is our number one priority. We will do our utmost to put you at ease and keep you feeling relaxed and secure. Under the experienced leadership of Dr. Ernie Anderson, our dedicated team of professionals is at your service to explain your treatment thoroughly and answer any questions you may have.
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The Woodlands area restorative dentistry at Ernie Anderson DDS - The Woodlands Office can produce natural-looking results. If you have a damaged or missing tooth, we can help.
Our highly skilled team will assess your need for a crown, bridge, implant or other procedure to restore or improve your smile. Our goal is to provide quality dental care for your life-long oral health.
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There are times when you dine out purely for the food and other times you go for an experience. The experience side is done right! Right off the bat, the hostess is knowledgeable and eagerly gives you a brief tour of the fresh seafood available that evening. Décor is geared for fun as well, with tall ceilings and monstrous chandeliers in the shape of compasses.
So now that you're feeling bold and ready to have fun, all that's left is that party in your mouth! Dishes are boldly seasoned and one could never mistake them as bland, but might some find them over seasoned? The appetizer trio is the first item sampled and it consists of shrimp and crawfish fondue, calamari, and fried alligator. The calamari was a bit chewy, the deep fried alligator could have passed for chicken fingers, but the true oddball was the fondue. Shrimp and crawfish swam in a soupy bath that had cheese melted on top similar to french onion soup.
Speaking of a soup type dish, next up was the gumbo. The flavorful broth was joined by spicy andouille sausage, shrimp, crawfish, and rice. A good gumbo has layers of flavor that work together, while the broth was flavorful, the ingredients didn't work harmoniously. This gumbo felt as if it was thrown together and not created, as if each ingredient was cooked separately and then put together at the last minute without a chance for the flavors to marry.
First entrée was the Stuffed Shrimp Montage. Large oven baked shrimp are stuffed with crab cake and a parmesan cream sauce. There is no shortage of flavor here! If you're looking to taste the shrimp, then there is too much flavor. Over seasoned and over sauced, these jumbo shrimp get lost in the flavor shuffle. The parmesan topped lobster is luckily restrained from the over seasoning. The salty characteristics of the parmesan actually work quite well with the very fresh lobster.
A smile is brought to my face when I see the dessert tray. Sweet potato pecan pie was a nice twist to the often too sweet dessert, while toasted pecans added a delicious crunch. Key lime pie is a personal favorite dessert, although this version is very sweet with only a hint of tartness, true key lime should be the opposite.
Entrée prices range from the mid teens to upper forties, so diners have plenty of options. So what does all this add up to? A fun, loud, and bold restaurant that may please the everyday masses, but will leave true foodies with a little too much spice in their mouth.
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Oldspeak: "For the overwhelming majority of us, our whole lives revolve around meeting our basic needs and keeping our families from starvation and homelessness. Most individuals are at the mercy of the economic system and have little time for anything else – survival is their main concern. What kind of a life is that? Is this a life lived in absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action? People spend most of their lives working for a ruthless system and benefit very little from the incredible work and labor they put into it. And despite their best efforts, they are barely making it.
But being a human is about more than just earning a living, working 40 plus hours a week for someone else's benefit, and wasting countless more hours commuting to and from work. We get a few hours to ourselves for lunch or at home after work, and (if we are lucky) two weeks of vacation per year. This is not freedom – it's more like temporary release. Living means more than merely existing; living is about experiencing life by expressing one's passions, connecting with one another, and contributing creatively to our communities. For the most part of our existence, our bodies and our time belong to our employers, the "owners." The only reason the current system "works" is because it threatens us with starvation and homelessness – this is coercion. It is not freedom by any definition." –Kali Ma
"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world" ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
"The real hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be most normal. "Many of them are normal because they are so well-adjusted to our mode of existence, because their human voice has been silenced so early in their lives, that they do not even struggle or suffer or develop symptoms as the neurotic does." They are normal not in what may be called the absolute sense of the word; they are normal only in relation to a profoundly abnormal society. Their perfect adjustment to that abnormal society is a measure of their mental sickness. These millions of abnormally normal people, living without fuss in a society to which, if they were fully human beings, they ought not to be adjusted."-Aldous Huxley
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free" –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Freedom is Slavery""Ignorance is Strength" –George Orwell
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds." –Nesta Robert Marley
Don't believe the hype. All the consumables, you're being encouraged to spend your life force acquiring in the name of "personalization", "independence", "freedom", "convenience" are being used to control and enslave you. Let go of your attachments to stuff. Don't live your life in insatiable and relentless pursuit of "more". Our Mother Earth cannot support us if we don't drastically re prioritize our civilizations to value conservation over consumption. Sustainable, clean, regenerative energy development over toxic, extractive and destructive development. Creation, abundance, and balance over destruction, scarcity and imbalance. The revolution begins in you." –OSJ
By Kali Ma @ The Hampton Institute:
Freedom is a word and idea that has become synonymous with America. President George Bush told Americans in the wake of 911 that the reason terrorists attacked the country was because "they hate our freedoms." The national anthem proudly proclaims that America is "the land of the free." Every July 4, Americans celebrate Independence Day and the freedoms that America represents. But what does freedom actually mean? What do politicians, those in power, and everyday individuals mean when they use freedom to describe the essence of America? In the sense that we have been conditioned to think of freedom and America as synonymous, there is actually no true meaning or definition of freedom. It is what George Orwell termed a "meaningless word" because it conveys nothing specific.[1] In reality, freedom means different things to different people: the right to free speech; the right to vote and participate in the political process; the right to privacy; the ability to accumulate great wealth and consume various products; or the right to live unmolested and to move about freely without constraints. [2] Essentially, the meaning of freedom is a personal one that has no official consensus.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, freedom means: a)the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action; b) liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. Freedom, then, is about autonomy and independence – to be in control of oneself and to choose one's destiny. If we apply this definition as the standard, do we truly have freedom?
"Work Until We Keel Over and Die"
The reality for most people in the world today is one in which we serve the needs of the economic system, and in turn, those at the top who benefit from the status quo. For a human being to do anything in the world, his or her most basic needs – such as food, shelter, and clothing – must first be met. Since all individuals need money to survive, the economic system within a country is one of the primary – if not the primary – determinant of an individual's course and quality of life. Since money is directly tied to survival, it serves as a major factor that guides our decisions.
Frontline's recently released documentary Two American Families vividly depicts the extent to which money and the economic system affect our everyday reality. The film follows the lives of two working-class families (the Neumanns and the Stanleys) over the course of twenty years as they struggle to live the "American Dream." Their troubles begin when both Tony Neumann and Claude Stanley lose their well-paying, unionized manufacturing jobs to overseas outsourcing. What follows in the next two decades for both families is a painful struggle to keep up with their bills, feed their children, and cope with the constant stress of being unemployed, underemployed, and on the brink of poverty and homelessness. Throughout the years, the Neumanns and Stanleys work various demanding jobs (sometimes two at a time) and eventually hope to live a life of "purpose and a lot more self-respect." The Neumann kids worry about the family's finances and, at one point, even offer to sell their baseball cards. The Stanley boys start their own lawn care business and have no time for fun during the summer because, as the oldest son Keith says, "You have to go out there and help your mom and dad." Only one Stanley child makes it through college while the rest are unable to attend due to medical bills that put the family $30,000 in debt. Even with all their hard work, resilience, and refusal to give up, both families express their disappointments and blame themselves for the struggles they have endured over the years.
One of the most disturbing examples of the injustice and ruthlessness of our system is the foreclosure of Terry Neumann's home. After 24 years, Terry loses her house in 2011 because her part-time job wages are not enough to cover the mortgage. If we assume that the monthly mortgage payments stayed the same for 24 years, the Neumann family paid JP Morgan close to $236,160 for a house the bank sold for $38,000 in foreclosure and for which they demanded an additional $120,000 from Terry as a buy-out.[3] After years of barely "making it," Terry has little faith in the future and believes that most of us will simply "work until we collapse, keel over and die."
Poverty – As American as Apple Pie
Unfortunately, the Stanleys and the Neumanns are not unique. Their stories are typical and happen to millions of Americans every day. According to recent surveys, 76% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and 80% of Americans struggle with unemployment and near-poverty at some point in their lives. Since the 2008 economic crash, millions of Americans have slipped into poverty, lost their homes, gone bankrupt, become unemployed, and are now working part-time jobs in an economy where not even full-time wages are enough to make a decent living. But these conditions have always been present, as evidenced by families like the Stanleys and Neumanns; it's just that now an increasing number of Americans are living this reality that had previously gone mostly unacknowledged. Currently, there are more than47 million Americans on food stamps (most of thememployed), and almost a third of working class families earn wages below the official poverty threshold. In the more updated poverty measures, which include additional living costs such as medical expenses, almost 50% of Americans – 146. 4 million people – are considered poor or low-income.[4] On top of all this, 69% of Americans today hold some form of debt with the median household owing $70,000. Unfortunately, the odds of overcoming these dire economic circumstances are slim: theU.S. ranks consistently at the bottom when it comes toincome equality and offers much less economic mobility than other developed countries. So, who is benefitting from this system?
The top 1% richest households in America received 121% of all income gains from 2009 to 2011, and median CEO pay increased to $15.1 million last year. Today, the richest 1% of Americans take in 24% of all new income, while in 1976 they took home 9%. The 400 wealthiest individuals – the real owners of America – have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans. Corporations have also raked in record profits, yet somehow none of this prosperity has "trickled down" to the rest of us.
Freedom to Live, Not Merely Exist
When we look at the Stanleys, Neumanns, and millions of other families struggling to (literally) survive, one has to ask: are they free human beings? What freedoms do they enjoy? For the overwhelming majority of us, our whole lives revolve around meeting our basic needs and keeping our families from starvation and homelessness. Most individuals are at the mercy of the economic system and have little time for anything else – survival is their main concern. What kind of a life is that? Is this a life lived in absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action? People spend most of their lives working for a ruthless system and benefit very little from the incredible work and labor they put into it. And despite their best efforts, they are barely making it.
But being a human is about more than just earning a living, working 40 plus hours a week for someone else's benefit, and wasting countless more hours commuting to and from work. We get a few hours to ourselves for lunch or at home after work, and (if we are lucky) two weeks of vacation per year. This is not freedom – it's more like temporary release. Living means more than merely existing; living is about experiencing life by expressing one's passions, connecting with one another, and contributing creatively to our communities. For the most part of our existence, our bodies and our time belong to our employers, the "owners." The only reason the current system "works" is because it threatens us with starvation and homelessness – this is coercion. It is not freedom by any definition.
According to studies, most workers today have completely checked out from their jobs and are practically sleepwalking through their workdays. This even includes high-income workers, which suggests that money has little effect on whether we actually enjoy our jobs. These statistics fly in the face of those who argue that our current system is necessary because it creates an incentive for people to be productive. Studies have repeatedly shown thatmoney is actually a bad motivator, and what people really care about is to have autonomy at their jobs and the opportunity to apply their talents and be recognized for their work. Turns out, self-expression and the ability to make one's own decisions are more important than money. This may be surprising to many of us because we have been indoctrinated into an economic ideology that sees profit as the ultimate value without any consideration for human beings and the natural world. Today, our global economy is mostly geared toward consuming and producing products we don't need at the expense of exploited workers and the degradation of our environment. In other words, we are lending our labor to forces of death and destruction while ignoring the consequences of our work. No wonder most people cannot relate to their jobs.
Unfortunately, many individuals cannot afford to quit their jobs even if they find their work morally repugnant because they have to worry about paying their bills and taking care of their families. Moreover, in an economy based on consumption and exploitation, there are few meaningful jobs that provide us with a deep sense of purpose and that create a positive impact on society. If they do exist, these jobs are mostly reserved for privileged individuals who get to choose between careers of profit or lives of purpose. It is these kinds of choices that working class people do not have in our system today.
No one is suggesting that people should not be "productive" or contribute to society; on the contrary, people want to have a purpose in life and we should be able to utilize our talents and passions for the benefit of society while still working in harmony with each other and the environment. A coercive economy only creates widespread discontent and fails to meet even the basic physical and psychological needs of the majority of people.
Unfortunately, there are still those who blame others for being poor, unemployed, or struggling in this economy. While those in power often blame people for their misfortunate in order to evade responsibility for creating and perpetuating a system of oppression, there are also those within the working class who echo their sentiments. Clearly these individuals have internalized the authoritarian and coercive mindset that keeps them obedient to the needs of those in power. Their anger, criticism and disgust are misplaced and should be directed at the ruling class who benefits from this system of oppression and degradation. They have sharp words of "personal responsibility" for working people, yet no calls for accountability of Wall Street criminality and general belligerence of the ruling class. The victim-blamers never stop to ask themselves why there is no space in our economy for people to express their passions and talents; or why every person must adapt to the needs of the system – isn't the system supposed to work for us, the people? But, of course, it is much easier to blame the victims than to confront our own powerlessness.
Limited, Predetermined Choices
Our every decision depends on the system's approval, and we forego many of our wishes, desires, hopes, and dreams because we have to labor to survive. This is simply a sophisticated and updated version of slavery that has most people serving the interests of the powerful with minimal benefits to themselves. And make no mistake about it – the ruling class – if they could get away with it – would make all of us work for free. They are certainly not above slavery, as the history of African Americans and today's corporate exploitation of farmworkers,temp workers, prisoners, and millions of sweatshop laborers around the world clearly shows. We are only putting up with this system because we have no other choice; we are blackmailed and rendered passive because our survival depends on our servitude to the interests of a ruthless authoritarian structure. No one in their right mind would willingly choose this type of existence because it goes against every natural human instinct that pushes against oppression and yearns for self-expression and creativity.
We cannot even choose our own education because we have to look to the system to determine which majors will land us a job or make us a lot of money. Knowledge and education have been commodified, stripped of their inherent value, and turned into assembly-line products to be bought and sold on the market. We have lost the most basic and personal freedoms to determine how we wish to cultivate our lives – it is all about the system and how we can be used to serve its needs. This type of thinking is so deeply ingrained into our psyche that most people do not even realize that this is how they approach life. Living our passions and having autonomy should not be a privilege – we all deserve the opportunity to express our talents, not just the lucky (mostly privileged) few. Anything less than that is psychological and spiritual suicide.
The issue of freedom boils down to autonomy – the dignity of self-determination which recognizes that we as human beings are more than just commodities to be used and exploited for the benefit of the few; to exercise our inherent rights as living beings to make decisions about our own lives without facing catastrophic consequences from a system created by those in power who benefit from our oppression. So the next time you hear the word "freedom," ask yourself: do I have the autonomy to direct my life as I wish, to pursue my passions, interests, and desires without facing the consequences of starvation, homelessness or alienation? Am I free to do as I wish (without harming anyone) or am I dependent and beholden to a greater force and power than myself – one that makes those fundamental decisions for me? Do I have real choices in my life or only the superficial "choice" of Pepsi or Coke, Democrat or Republican, CNN or Fox News? In other words, do our choices have substance or is it just the same shit in a different package?
[1] Because the word "freedom" conveys nothing, individuals (and governments) can conceal the true nature of their ideas and actions behind such ambiguous words, while allowing their audience to fill in the missing definition. For instance, when politicians speak of a free economy (or economic freedom), what they really mean is an economy free to exploit workers and the environment without any regulation, rules, or oversight of corporations; however, many individuals interpret economic freedom to mean the right to work, decent wages, or better opportunities to start small businesses. Clearly, there is a disconnect between the politician's meaning of the word and its interpretation by the audience.
[2] Even the rights we think we have are vanishing before our eyes: as a result of mass surveillance, the right to privacy no longer exists; our votes have become meaningless because regardless of who we vote for, Wall Street and the military industrial complex always win; many of us cannot even walk around freely without being harassed in the age of codified racial profiling under "Stop and Frisk"; and of course the "chilling" effect on free speech resulting from unprecedented persecutions of journalists and whistleblowers by an establishment so afraid of the truth that it jails those who expose corruption and war crimes.
[3] $820 (monthly mortgage) x 12 months x 24 years = $236,160. This sum does not include fees and penalties the Neumanns paid over the years when they fell behind on their mortgage.
[4] Some critics argue that even these figures are too low because the standards for calculating the poverty line have not been updated since the 1960s. If the measures had kept pace with living standards over the years, today the poverty threshold would be $34,000 for a family of four instead of the $25,222 in the more "updated" version under the Poverty Supplemental Measure. http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/raising-minimum-wage-to-9-not-enough-to-ensure-that-families-with-fulltime-workers-live-above-poverty-line


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Gerald Morris "Touch Of Class" Incident
With all the reminiscing this week about UL basketball, Gerald Morris' infamous "Touch of Class" incident was brought up several times. After suckerpucnhing Dion Brown, Brown retaliated, and was ejected. Morris shot two free throws, and after sinking the second, gave his dirty bird salute to the student section. The play by play man on KADN was Tom Brown, with color coming from Rich Schubrooks. A big thank you to Will for the video.


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Robert A. Walton, Chief Executive Officer, Claremont University Consortium (CUC), announced that he has been selected as Vice President for Finance and Administration at Vassar College and will resign from his post in Claremont effective September 30, 2013.
Bryant C. Danner, CUC Board Chair, recounted Walton's many fine accomplishments and expressed appreciation for Walton's bold leadership of the Consortium. Danner said that Walton "leaves behind a remarkable organization with an exceptional group of people—fully committed to continuing and building on Bob's accomplishments. He will be missed."
Walton joined the Claremont University Consortium (CUC) in 2007 after serving as chief financial and business officer for Wooster College. During his tenure at CUC, the organizational structure was revamped to encourage a higher level of service and quality, an award-winning renovation of a building to house administrative services was completed, a forward looking Land Planning Framework for consortium properties was approved by the CUC Board, and CUC carved out a prominent place as a key strategic partner of The Claremont Colleges.
Walton noted, "The CUC and The Claremont Colleges are extraordinary organizations. It has been my pleasure to have been given the opportunity to provide leadership these past six years. I look forward to watching from afar the continuing advances at The Claremont Colleges.
Walton beings his new position at Vassar on October 1, 2013.
"Bob's dynamic leadership will be missed by his colleagues on The Council of Presidents of The Claremont Colleges," said Lori Bettison-Varga, current chair of the council and president of Scripps College. "He has helped us build relationships nationally as well as in Asia. He has also strengthened our partnership with the City of Claremont and enhanced the level of services provided by CUC to our institutions."
Claremont University Consortium
Claremont University Consortium is a service company that is a national leader in providing academic and business services. CUC provides shared services for The Claremont Colleges, the internationally renowned cluster of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions serving more than 6,000 students. The consortium offers the expansive physical facilities and wide selection of courses, faculty, student services, and extracurricular activities of a university, and the personalized education of small private colleges. The consortium includes Pomona College (established in 1887), Claremont Graduate University (1925), Claremont University Consortium (1925), Scripps College (1926), Claremont McKenna College (1946), Harvey Mudd College (1955), Pitzer College (1963), and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science (1997). For more information, visit www.cuc.claremont.edu.


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MIRETTI, María Celeste; PILATTI, Miguel; LAVADO, Raúl Silvio y DEL CARMEN IMHOFF, Silvia. History of soil use and micronutrient content in argiudolls of the center of the Santa Fe province (Argentina). Cienc. suelo [online]. 2012, vol.30, n.1, pp.67-73. ISSN 1850-2067.
The studies related to the concentration and bioavailability of soil micronutrients are very limited for the central region of Santa Fe province, reason for which the objectives of the current research were: a) to determine the decrease of the micronutrient contents in Argiudolls of Santa Fe as a consequence of soil use, and b) to correlate the micronutrient bioavailability with soil properties that were affected by the intensification of productive systems (organic matter, pH). The study was carried out in Argiudolls of Las Colonias county (Santa Fe). Composite soil samples were collected from 20 fields under pristine conditions (CP), 22 fields under milk production history (G), 24 fields under agricultural-livestock history (AG) and 20 fields under a long agricultural history (A). These samples were used to determine: pH, organic carbon (OC), boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn). The results indicate that the pH did not vary among the studied situations; the values of OC diminished 40% with the intensification of agriculture; the concentration of B and Zn in fields with a long agricultural history decreased 50% with respect to the pristine condition; the Cu concentration was not altered; Fe and Mn did not show a clear tendency to change as a function of the soil use. Zinc deficiencies could occur in some cases, therefore, its concentration should be routinely controlled, especially in intensive systems, to assure an appropriate supply of nutrients according to the crop demand.
Palabras clave : Soil use intensity; Micronutrient bioavailability; Changes in chemical properties.


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MONTREAL — If you regularly throw out the stalks of your bunch of broccoli, this recipe may turn you to putting those nutritious, green parts of the vegetable to good use.
A new cookbook called Root-to-Stalk Cooking, by Tara Duggan (Ten Speed Press/Random House, $25), a San Francisco food writer and weekend farmer, suggests using a vegetable peeler to make tender strands of broccoli stalks into a lively salad. Duggan adds the tip that you can use the strands in a mixed green salad or chop them into coleslaw. Her book about thrifty use of all parts of vegetables is a fresh approach, beautifully illustrated, with 65 interesting recipes.
Local broccoli is at its best now, so it's a good time to try this salad.
Broccoli Stalk Salad
Serves 2
Leaves and stalks from one bunch broccoli (3 stalks)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
Kosher or coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup crumbled feta or firm goat cheese
Use a sharp vegetable peeler to slice the length of each stalk into paper-thin strips. Place the broccoli strips and leaves in a medium bowl and toss with the oil, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the cheese and serve at once.


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In cooperation with Tucson Values Teachers, Arizona Spotlight presents a special series called Teachers' Voices. These conversations between educators, administrators, and students gives them a chance to share personal stories about the struggles and triumphs of their daily school experience.
Advances in technology have changed the classroom forever, but what about after class? Although most U.S. homes do now have some form of internet connection, many do not, and that can radically impact a student's ability to do homework and research when they are away from their school's resources.
Several different approaches to solving this "digital divide" have been tried, and one that is currently garnering some results is a take-home laptop program at Tucson's Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School, which is a part of the Sunnyside School District.
Noah Mickey-Colman serves as the school's technology facilitator, helping teachers like Mrs. Jackie Nichols to adapt and include the latest tech advances with their daily classwork.
Teachers' Voices will air bi-weekly throughout 2012 on Arizona Spotlight, funded in part by The Arizona Department of Education and Cox Communications.