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Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers agree to 5-year, $107 million max contract
Chris Paul officially removed any mystery about his plans in free agency at 11:27 a.m. ET on Monday morning:
— Chris Paul (@CP3) July 1, 2013
Yes, as just about everybody projected, the 28-year-old All-NBA point guard let the Internet writ large know that he intends to follow through on the verbal agreement he reportedly reached early Monday to re-up with the Los Angeles Clippers.
As soon as he is able to do so on July 10, following the league's moratorium on the completion of trades and free-agent signings, Paul will slap his John Hancock on a deal that will pay him as much as the league's collective bargaining agreement will allow over the next five years, which works out to $107 million. Plus, according to CBSSports.com's Ken Berger, Paul can opt out of the contract after its fourth year, which would enable him — assuming continued health and productivity — to pursue another lucrative, if not necessarily max-level, deal at age 32. Nice work if you can get it.
The agreement and subsequent tweet confirm what's been suspected since the Clippers completed a trade with the Boston Celtics that brought Doc Rivers to Los Angeles as the team's new head coach and senior vice president of basketball operations. Paul reportedly pushed for Rivers to replace Vinny Del Negro after three years at the Clippers' helm, and Rivers reportedly made the move west with the understanding that he'd be coaching Paul despite the guard having the option of testing the free-agent waters come 12:01 a.m. ET Monday; while rumors briefly circulated that Paul had interest in teaming up with fellow top-tier free agent Dwight Howard, perhaps in a tandem trip back to the East Coast with the Atlanta Hawks, such a pairing was always unlikely, especially since Paul never seemed to show serious interest in leaving the Clippers, especially once procuring Rivers' services became a serious possibility.
The onus now falls on the high-priced head coach and his nine-figure point guard to team with All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, hopefully-on-board-despite-being-heavily-shopped center DeAndre Jordan and an evolving cast of role players to help the Clippers build on the best season in franchise history, a campaign that saw them win a franchise-record 56 games and top the Pacific Division for the first time in team history, but also seem somewhat stuck in their evolution after a first-round postseason ouster at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies.
While continued development from Griffin and especially Jordan will be integral if the Clippers hope to advance past the conference semifinals for the first time in franchise history, Paul is the straw that stirs the drink. For my money (which, it is worth noting, is somewhat less than $107 million), he is the best point guard in the world, an unparalleled half-court orchestrator and facilitator who knows when to seek his own offense, ranks among the league's best fourth-quarter tacticians and plays some of the most opportunistic perimeter defense in the game.
You'd understand if some Clippers fans felt a bit dicey about paying an annual average of more than $20 million per season to someone who's had knee surgery, who has missed time with knee, hip and hand injuries over the past two seasons and who will be on the wrong side of 30 by the time this contract ends, but injury history aside, this is about as open-and-shut a max-contract case as there is in the league — Chris Paul is worth every penny you can pay him, so you pay him every penny you can.
With Paul's contract situation quickly settled, the Clippers will now move on to addressing the remainder of their roster. Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Marc J. Spears reported early Monday morning that the Clippers are interested in shooting guard O.J. Mayo, late of the Dallas Mavericks, who declined a $4.2 million player option for next season to become an unrestricted free agent. Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday that Rivers would love to bring in ace perimeter stopper Tony Allen, but the All-Defensive First-Team shooting guard may have more lucrative offers elsewhere, including from his most recent employer, the Memphis Grizzlies.


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One of the most anticipated new cars that will receive its world debut at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show is the 2014 Jaguar XFR-S. It was originally rumored to be introduced at the 2012 Paris Auto Show but obviously Jaguar did not want this car – the fastest and most powerful sedan ever made by Jaguar – to be overshadowed by the F-Type that was launched there.
Jaguar is keeping details on the XFR-S up its sleeve. However, based on what's under the hood of the Jaguar XKR-S we expect it to be powered by a derivative of the same 5.0-liter V-8, producing something close to 550 horsepower.
The teasing glimpse of the front nose, released by Jaguar, confirms that the prototype caught testing in the summer was close to final production form. It also shows that carbon fiber parts will be utilized in some areas, which will set it apart visually from the XFR.
As the second model in the ultra-high performance R-S range, the XFR-S should prove to be a screaming cat, whichever way one looks at it. Just 100 copies of the 2014 XFR-S will be available in the U.S. market – making it one of the most exclusive Jaguar models ever made.
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Six weeks after the region's first commercially operated solar farm went live, the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is so pleased with the results that it's already looking to build a second facility.
The 5.5-megawatt farm, located right up the street from SMECO's Hughesville headquarters, officially started producing electricity Nov. 18, with 10 percent of its output going to power the co-op's new engineering and operations center, also located nearby.
At maximum production, the facility will generate enough clean energy to power 600 homes and offset the pollution of 1,600 cars.
The $20 million project consists of 1,078 fixed arrays — racks holding 22 solar panels each — covering 33 acres of the 47-acre site, a historic tobacco farm purchased by SMECO at the turn of the century.
The 23,176 American-made panels convert sunlight into direct current, which is collected in 132 small combiner boxes and carried underground to larger power inverters, which turn the charge into the alternating current used to power homes and businesses.
From there, the power travels through a switchgear to transformers and out onto the grid.
State law requires that utilities generate 20 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2022. Two percent must come from solar energy produced in Maryland, whereas wind energy can be bought from anywhere in the region covered by the PJM Interconnection, said SMECO President and CEO Austin J. Slater Jr. The co-op currently purchases its wind energy from Western Pennsylvania, he added.
Utilities that fall short of the renewable-energy goals must purchase offsetting credits or pay a penalty of $185 per megawatt-hour, Slater said. The price of the credits is not determined by the marketplace but set between 80 and 90 percent of the penalty, he said.
The co-op determined the cheapest way to meet the state's solar requirement was to build its own facility, at a cost of about $135 per megawatt-hour.
It issued a request for proposals in spring 2011 and quickly received bids from 18 developers for 29 projects at various locations throughout Southern Maryland.
"[The state] created the demand, and now you've got manufacturers out there competing," Slater said.
Solar company SunEdison submitted the winning bid for a project on the co-op's farmland, and SMECO was able to secure a federal stimulus grant that covered 30 percent of the project's cost.
Crews began clearing the farm in March. Five historic barns were leveled but first catalogued and photographed in records that will be made available at the state archives.
Construction began in earnest Sept. 1, when the first 15-foot piles were driven 11 feet into the ground, and was completed in November.
At peak construction, 55 workers were on site seven days a week, often 12 hours a day, installing the arrays in five separate sections.
"It's assembly work, like at a factory," SunEdison project manager Jay Marx said.
The long days were made shorter by the hospitality of the facility's neighbors — Jimmy and Joanie Herbert, from whom SMECO originally purchased the farmland. The Herberts kept a 15-acre tract, where they live today.
"The Herberts were fantastic," Marx said, adding that the crew appreciated the dinners and cookie baskets Joanie would prepare for them.
"I just wanted to do it. The guys were out of town, and it was nice to introduce them to things they'd never tried before," Joanie Herbert said. "They were like a bunch of chickens coming to eat. It was fun."
A frequent on-site guest during construction, Joanie Herbert has compiled four large photo albums cataloguing the project.
"To me, it was all exciting, digging holes in the ground and such," Joanie Herbert said. "This was a very interesting project."
"From start to finish, Jimmy and Joanie have been absolute pleasures to work with," SMECO spokesman Tom Dennison said.
A member of the Hughesville Civic Business Alliance, Joanie Herbert described the solar farm as "nice and quiet" and a far-preferable alternative to the baseball stadium that was planned for the SMECO property back in 2004, which caused a local uproar and led to the eventual construction of Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.
"This is a very sensitive community, and they take a lot of pride in their community. We took it to them before we did anything else," Slater said. "They take some pride in the fact that they're associated with state-of-the-art energy production."
With no moving parts or motors, the arrays require little maintenance beyond a twice-annual check that the panels are working properly, Marx said. Low-growing grass has been planted beneath the mounted arrays and will only need to be cut three times a year.
The panels, which have a lifespan of at least 25 years, can withstand wins up to 120 mph — most of them were installed when Superstorm Sandy swept over the region in late October, but the storm had zero impact on the project, other than a few trees that fell down toward the rear of the site, Marx said.
Originally projected to produce 8,733 megawatt-hours of energy annually, the farm is now expected to generate 9,220 megawatt-hours in its first year of operation.
Still, the facility will only produce enough power to meet SMECO's escalating solar requirement for two years, so the co-op has already begun looking for a spot in Southern Maryland to build another solar facility.
"We thought this process went very well," Slater said. "It's going to be tougher economics [without the grant] this time around, but we're still going to go through the process, and I think we'll be able to do it cheaper this time."
Slater said the co-op chose to build the moderately sized facility, even though it would only fulfill its needs for a couple years, in order to take advantage of solar-power breakthroughs down the line.
"The technology is changing very quickly in this area, and we didn't want to get too invested in 2012 technology," he added.


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This is her new much adored baby, Sarabeth's Bakery, From my hands to yours.
First I stopped in the bakery to grab a few shots.
Everything in Sarabeth's Bakery and served in her restaurants, all the recipes are in this book so you can make them too.
The photos were shot onsite on this very table - they look like you could reach out and take a bite or brush off the flou
The book is exquisitely designed by Louise Fili - everything is laid out crystal clear and detailed. Even an idiot non-baker like moi could figure these out.
There are tons of step-by-step photos.
This is Sarabeth's ONE copy.
The book does not come out until October 19th but you can pre-order it.
It was all I could do to wrest the book from her hands to grab a few shots.
Everything is classy and classic about this book - the design, the recipes - many are from aunts, mother-in-laws, friends. And the flavors are classic - vanilla, chocolate, strawberry.
Sarabeth proudly showed me her steeping vanilla beans, soaking in what looked like primordial ooze. She says it's only rum.
Here Sarabeth sports the same apron Meryl Streep wore in the movie, 'It's Complicated'
All the baking scenes were shot at Sarabeth's Bakery.
Naturellement my mind turned to the jams I'd seen lined up like soldiers in the shop.
Maybe I could make jam.
Sarabeth and I both studied calligraphy with the queen of Copperplate, Elinor Winters, though I never reached this level of expertise.


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10 Discussion Questions for Young Readers
The Higher Power of Lucky
By Susan Patron with Illustrations by Matt Phelan
Winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal
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By Janice Harayda
© 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.
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Lucky Trimble, age 10, lives with her dog in a cozy trailer that looks like a "shiny aluminum canned ham." And she wants to stay there – at least until she becomes a world-famous scientist. But Lucky worries that her guardian will go back to France and she'll have to go to orphanage. To avoid that fate, Lucky decides to run away. This decision brings results that are at first worse, and then much better, than anything she had imagined.
Question 1
This book is about a 10-year-old fifth-grader named Lucky. Lucky's mother has died, her father isn't around, and she lives with her guardian, Brigitte. You might say, "Lucky doesn't sound lucky to me." Why do you think Susan Patron (pa-TRONE) gave her that name? What are some of the ways Lucky is lucky?
Question 2
At first, you might think that Lucky doesn't have any family, because she doesn't live with relatives like parents, grandparents, or brothers and sisters. But after a while you may see that Lucky has created her own kind of "family." Who are some of the members? What does this book teach you about families?
Question 3
Lucky eavesdrops on people who go to meetings and talk about the bad things that happened because they drank too much liquor. She notices that some people talk fast and get straight to the point of what they have to say. A man named Short Sammy is different. He doesn't "head right to the good part" of his story:
"To stretch it out and get more suspense going for the big ending, he veered off and told about the old days when he was broke and couldn't afford to buy rum, so he made homemade liquor from cereal box raisins and any kind of fruit he could scrounge up. This was the usual roundabout way he talked, and Lucky had noticed that it made people stay interested, even if the story had got quite a bit longer than if someone else had been telling it." [Page 2]
Is Susan Patron sometimes like Short Sammy? Does she veer off and talk about Lucky's "old days" to keep you interested? When does she this? What do you learn about Lucky from the stories of her "old days"? Would you have been as interested in Lucky if you didn't know about those things?
Question 4
Lucky overhears people talking at meetings about finding a "Higher Power" that helped them feel more in control of their lives. She wishes she could find one, too.
"Being ten and a half, Lucky felt like she had no control over her life – partly because she wasn't grown up yet – but that if she found her Higher Power it would guide her in the right direction." [Page 5]
Later Lucky sees ants working together in an ant colony. She thinks that "to an ant, its Higher Power might be the whole colony itself." [Page 21] Does this tell you anything about what kind of "Higher Power" Lucky wants to find? Does she eventually find it? What is the "Higher Power" of Lucky?
Question 5
Lucky lives in a desert in California called the Mojave. What did you learn about the desert from The Higher Power of Lucky? Why do you think Susan Patron chose to have Lucky live there? What are some things that Lucky could do where she lives that you couldn't do where you live?
Question 6
You may have noticed that the weather in the desert plays big role in The Higher Power of Lucky. Weather is important in a lot of other stories, too. That's partly because the weather affects what the characters can – and can't – do. And storms are often symbols of emotions. In this book the desert gets hit by a storm with "fifty-five-mile- per-hour winds." [Page 94] Do you think that Lucky's feelings were ever stormy, too? When? At the end of the book, what happened to the windstorm? What has happened to any stormy feelings that Lucky might have had?
Question 7
Lucky has a friend named Lincoln who loves to tie knots. He "knows how to tie a million different ones, plus bends and hitches." [Page 17] You can look at those knots in many ways. For example, the knots could symbolize Lincoln's feelings. Lincoln may at times feel tied up in knots because his parents disagree about whether he should be thinking about becoming president. The knots could also remind you of the "bends and hitches" in the plot of this book. The most interesting knot is "the
Ten-Strand Round Knot" that Lincoln gives Lucky. [Page 67]
"The neat round buttonlike knot had no cord ends sticking out that might unwind." [Page 68]
You could see this round knot as a symbol of the life Lucky wants – one with no loose ends. A circle can also symbolize "unbroken love." What do you think the round knot represents to Lucky? What have you seen in your own life that's a circle and means "unbroken love"?
Question 8
Susan Patron uses the word "scrotum" on the first page of The Higher Power of Lucky and elsewhere in it. [Pages 1, 6, 7, 132] She explains that a scrotum is "a little sac" in a man or animal that "has in it the sperm to make a baby." [Page 132] Some adults thought that she shouldn't have put that word in a book for people your age.
Do you agree or disagree with those adults? Why?
Question 9
Some librarians have said that they aren't going to get The Higher Power of Lucky for their libraries because it has the word "scrotum" in it. What would you say to those librarians?
Question 10
Characters often have names that tell you something about them. In the past you may have read picture books about a dog named Spot the Pup. Even if you haven't read those books, you could probably figure out that Spot has … spots! Many characters in the Harry Potter novels also have names that tell you something about them. You can learn more about their names by searching the Internet for "Meanings of Harry Potter Character Names." What books have you read that have characters whose names help you understand them? When you read a book, always ask yourself: Why does a character have this name? The author of a book may be giving you a clue to a theme of the book.
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The Higher Power of Lucky. By Susan Patron. Illustrated by Matt Phelan. Atheneum: A Richard Jackson Book, 134 pp., $21.99.
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|Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB answers questions at the press conference following his keynotes presentation at the UDMC conference. (Photo by Juan Guajardo/NTC)
Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, addressed attendees at the seventh annual University of Dallas Ministry Conference (UDMC) Friday, Oct. 25 at the Irving Convention Center.
Cardinal Rodríguez, whom Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell introduced as "one of the most sought-after speakers in the Catholic world today," spoke about "The state of the Church and the importance of the New Evangelization." One of Pope Francis' closest advisers, the cardinal emphasized the Church as the People of God, saying, "The function of the Church hierarchy is the function of Jesus Christ; the hierarchy is a ministry of service."
Referring to the increased involvement of the laity in the life of the Church, he drew heavily on ideas put forth in the documents of Vatican II. "There is the common priesthood of the Faithful," he said. "In Christ, the priesthood is changed. He had to be made like his brothers."
After his keynote, Cardinal Rodríguez met with the press for a brief question-answer session. Since his visit to North Texas came on the heels of the first meeting of Pope Francis' newly formed Council of Cardinals (dubbed the "G8"), many questions centered on its role. While initial reports from the Vatican gave the impression that this hand-picked group of cardinals would work primarily on making reforms to the Roman Curia, Cardinal Rodríguez, who serves as chair of the commission, shed further light on its broader purposes and goals.
"The origin of our commission is that in the beginning of the pre-conclave meetings there was a great feeling that sometimes many things did not arrive to the Pope directly and it was necessary to have a grassroots base," Cardinal Rodríguez explained. He described a recent trip to New Zealand to illustrate the cultural and geographic diversity of the Universal Church and the need for a mechanism for dialogue with the Holy Father. "This is the wish of the Pope. We will not only work for the reformation of the Vatican Curia. This was the first subject. But this will be a permanent commission. It means that after that we will continue advising the Pope (as) he will ask us to do."
The cardinal also discussed the intersection of reform in the Church and the role of the laity as it related to the expanded function of the G8, putting forth some surprising possibilities.
"In our work we have started collecting suggestions from all around the world," he said. "One of the suggestions regarding the laity is — and I believe it is going to be done — to create in the Roman Curia a dicastery for the laity. Now there is a council for the laity but there is a difference between a dicastery and a council." The dicastery, he said, has "the possibility of having law status: the possibility of making laws." He went on to state that dicasteries for the bishops, clergy, and religious life already exist and that such a body for the laity was a viable option that would facilitate the development of a distinct spirituality for the laity.
"I think this is one of the desires of Vatican II — to develop a true spirituality for the laity that is not imitating only the spirituality of the priest or the bishop or the religious [but] its own spirituality that is coming up from the ordinary life," he said.
As the discussion once again turned to the laity Cardinal Rodríguez happily responded to a request to share some of his impressions of Pope Francis' message of reaching out to those on the fringes of society.
"You know, he (Pope Francis) started talking of the periphery because there are many people who maybe were baptized but never participated fully in the life of the Church," the cardinal said. "And he is encouraging the lay people and the ministers to go out of the rectories and look for these people. This is the new missionary call."
Finally, the media gathered wondered if there were any signs that past negative media attention on the Church had begun to wane somewhat since Pope Francis' election. Cardinal Rodríguez said that he sees this in the sheer volume of material from Pope Francis' homilies appearing in the media. He said that in the past there would be occasional quotations of the pope related to some social or political aspect but that nowadays he finds that every homily every day seems to go to the media.
". . . And this is beautiful because it is enriching a lot of people," he said. "Traveling, I find many people that see me and say, 'Listen, tell the Pope we love him!' This is a new approach and a new sign of the times and it's very good."
Click here to view a live stream of Cardinal Rodriquez's talk
Since his election in March, Pope Francis has earned approval ratings most politicians and celebrities would relish. "There is something about this man and his message that set off this popular enthusiasm that is remarkable," said CNN Vatican analyst John Allen during a discussion of "the Francis effect" at the 2013 University of Dallas Ministry Conference offered Oct. 24-26 in the Irving Convention Center. The Saturday program also included a keynote talk about Our Lady of Guadalupe by a leading expert on the subject, Monsignor Eduardo Chavez.
Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, addressed attendees at the seventh annual University of Dallas Ministry Conference (UDMC) Friday, Oct. 25 at the Irving Convention Center.


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Even as a Californian, for me winter feels like the time of hibernation, nights by the fire, reading novels, being cozy. In this internal time, I find my thoughts wandering to far away places, the summer light, balmy evenings, and the late setting sun. With our family's year away as an almost graspable memory, my wanderlust has taken a specific shape - I yearn for Bali, and I dream of Greece.
I'm slowing wading through the 25 thousand photos I took during my family's 11 months away. I have found plenty of garbage to toss out, but I am also uncovering all sorts of treasures that I didn't quite realize I had. There are pictures of Otis and Lilah gleefully enjoying the freedom of being out of school for the year that are personally precious to us. And I have discovered a trove of abstract photographs that inspire me in a whole new way.
But what I want to share with you today is a glimpse of Corfu. Think of sea side tavernas with tables in the sand, of drinking rosé and eating freshly-caught fish at lunches so long and late, that they creep into the dinner hour. An island with cobblestone streets and architecture in beautiful decay. Markets packed with plump stone fruit. Sunsets that seem impossibly vibrant.
When I told P that I was putting this post together, he said "It's like buying a bikini in winter."


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A beautiful and unique decorative tissue box from Samuel B. This highly collectable home décor piece is done in your choice of white mother of pearl or yellow mother of pearl. Accented with sterling silver this lovely tissue box will go with any home decor. Hand crafted in Bali the designs feature beautifully hand-crafted sterling silver designs showcasing intricate textures, dimensional details, and Bali-inspired traditions.
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Sterling silver, also called fine silver, is a beautifully lustrous cool-toned precious metal favored in fine jewelry among other products. The most reflective of all metals (excluding mercury), sterling silver looks stunning by itself and brings out the best hues in an array of colorful gemstones.
Sterling silver can be polished to a higher sheen than platinum. In fact, Ag, the chemical symbol for silver, comes from a word that means "white and shining." The surface of silver can boast that shiny, polished appearance, or can be brushed, satin, matte, sandblasted, antiqued or oxidized (chemically blackened).
In order to be called sterling silver, a metal must be made up of a minimum of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% alloy (meaning other metals), including but not limited to copper and nickel. The alloy is added to pure silver to make the metal more durable, tougher and harder. Sterling silver is designated a fineness of "925." Pieces with sterling silver may be marked "sterling."
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Finishing, or plating, is a common treatment with sterling silver. Popular types of plating are rhodium plating, gold plating and anti-tarnish plating. Plating is used to extend the life and sheen of the jewelry. After sizing or buffing a piece of jewelry with a machine, it must be re-plated to restore the finish.
Caring for Sterling Silver
Sterling silver becomes tarnished as the result of a natural chemical process that occurs when sterling silver is exposed to chemicals in the air, rubber, wool and latex. Humidity also plays a role in accelerating tarnishing. It's easy to keep your sterling silver sparkling, though, by taking a few steps to prevent tarnish and other wear and tear.
Mother-of-pearl is found on the shells of mollusks, such as mussels and oysters, and the shells of pseudopods, such as snails. When the young of these creatures come into the world, they create a shell "house" in order to preserve their existence. The walls of this housing are formed with layers of their secretions, ensuring a simultaneous growth of house and creature together.
Depending on the type of animal and the environment in which it lives, secretions create various shapes and colors found on the different types of mother-of-pearl. White mother-of-pearl comes from pearl-bearing oysters. It features high reflective properties and is one of the most commonly used types of this material. Iridescent mother-of-pearl is a type in which the colors of pink and green are predominant, while variegated mother-of-pearl is a multicolored type. Stone mother-of-pearl is white with a low reflective power, while mat mother-of-pearl is dull grey and also has a low reflective power.
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
By Peter Godwin
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"In Africa, you do not view death from the auditorium of life, as a spectator, but from the edge of the stage, waiting only for your cue," Peter Godwin writes in this elegant memoir of the terrors of the nearly 30-year regime of dictator Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. If those words sound melodramatic, consider a few of the facts offered by the author, a former foreign correspondent for BBC TV who grew up in what was then the British colony of Rhodesia. Godwin's sister and her fiancé were killed in 1978, just before their wedding, when they ran into army ambush during the war for independence. Mugabe later sent hit squads into the countryside to abduct and murder his opponents. The husband of Godwin family friend was forced to drink diesel oil before he was killed. The author's father was beaten outside his home. A woman had worked for 20 years as the family housekeeper returned soon after her retirement with enforcers and demanded money. As Godwin tried to help his parents stay safe, he uncovered a family secret that he believes helps to explain a question at the heart of his memoir: Amid the terror, why didn't his parents return to England, where they had lived before settling in Africa?
Questions for Readers
1. The title of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun comes from the belief among some Zulus that a solar eclipse occurs when a "celestial crocodile" eats the sun. [Page 201] Godwin is clearly using the eclipse as a metaphor. At least two kinds of eclipses – personal and national – occur in this memoir. What are the eclipses?
2. Godwin returns to the crocodile when he visits his godmother in a nursing home. She is reading a magazine that has a quote from Winston Churchill, who says, "Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping it will eat you last." [Page 326] We may assume Churchill was referring to Hitler (the crocodile) and the Munich Pact (the appeasement), which allowed Germany to claim parts of Czechoslovakia. Who is the crocodile in Godwin's book? How does this image relate to the memoir as a whole?
3. In his memoir Godwin tries to draw parallels between the treatment of whites in Africa and Jews in other parts of the world. How effective were his efforts?
4. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun begins when Godwin gets a call saying that his father has had a heart attack and he needs to fly to Harare, Zimbabwe (formerly Salisbury, Rhodesia). At this point, his sister and her fiancé have already been killed. Godwin often seems to put himself in serious danger to provide aid or comfort to his parents. Do you see him as brave, crazy or something else? Would you have done what he did in the frightening situations in the book? Why or why not?
5. If you have lived in the U.K. or watch the BBC news regularly on cable, you know that the British media cover international events more extensively than their American counterparts do. Godwin seems to be reacting to this when writes: "Africa seldom makes it into the American media; even the venerable New York Times mostly smuggles in its Africa coverage as soft features on slow news days, or six-line bulletins in the news-in-brief section. Yet every single day, newspaper headlines can legitimately announce: 'Another Five Thousand Africans Die of AIDS.'" [Page 204] Do you agree with Godwin's comments on Africa and the American media? After reading his book, would you encourage American editors and producers to change their coverage? How?
6. If you agree with Godwin that the American media slight Africa, why do you think this is so? Is it racism, pure and simple, or do other factors come into play?
7. Godwin often suggests that for all the terrors his white parents faced, Mugabe's despotism hurt black Zimbabweans the most. Do you agree? Why? What cruelties did blacks suffers under his dictatorship?
8. As Mugabe's stranglehold on Zimbabwe tightened, a group of women from Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) were attacked while demonstrating against the regime. "They are middle-aged black ladies – the pillars of society, normally to be found at the Women's Institute or organizing church teas," Godwin writes. "Yet here they are, their arms in casts, patches over their eyes, bandages around their heads. And still they are spirited and indignant. This, it seems to me, is true courage." [Page 224] Does this recall any episodes in American history? Which ones? Would the American women you know, white or black, have the courage to do what those of WOZA did?
9. Flashes of humor appear even in parts of this book that deal with bleak subjects like the AIDS pandemic. At a backpackers' hangout at Victoria Falls, Godwin sees a huge jar (with one condom in it) that bears the label "AIDS Kills So Don't Be Silly, Put A Condom on Your Willy." [Page 107] How do details like this help When a Crocodile Eats the Sun? Without them, might this book be almost too painful to read?
10. "It is sometimes said that the worst thing to happen to Africa was the arrival of the white man," Godwin writes. "And the second worst was his departure. Colonialism lasted just long enough to destroy much of Africa's indigenous cultures and traditions, but not long enough to leave behind a durable replacement." [Page 155] Do you agree or disagree? How did Godwin's memoir affect your view of this idea?
11. You may have been taught that writers use symbols only in fiction or poetry. This clearly isn't true (given that the crocodile stands for more than a reptile in this book). The use of symbols, metaphors and other literary devices has become common in works of narrative nonfiction such as When a Crocodile Meets the Sun. For example, rattlesnakes are a recurring motif in Joan Didion's early books. Have you read other nonfiction books that make effective use of symbols, metaphors or similar literary devices? What are some other symbols or metaphors in Godwin's book?
12. At least one American university, Michigan State, has given an honorary degree to Robert Mugabe. Apparently the school is reconsidering the award. What would you say to the university administrators?
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa. By Peter Godwin. Little, Brown, 344 pp., $24.99. First U.S. edition: April 2007. www.hachetteookgroupusa.com
A review of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun appeared on One-Minute Book Reviews http://www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com
on June 6, 2007, and is archived with the June posts and in the "Memoirs" category.
Contact the author: Peter Godwin, Author/When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, Hachette Book Group USA, 237 Park Ave., New York, New York 10169. (Yes, publishers do forward the letters.)
Your book group may also want to read:
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa (Harper Perennial, $14, paperback). By Peter Godwin. Godwin writes about his childhood and the events that preceded those of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun in this earlier memoir.
A Problem From Hell: America in the Age of Genocide (Harper Perennial, $14 paperback). By Samantha Power. Godwin tries to forge links between the treatment of whites in Africa and Jews everywhere. You may want to see how Power handles a similar subject in this Pulitzer Prize–winning book, which compares the Nazi atrocities to genocide in Rwanda, Cambodia, Iraq and elsewhere.
"Showing Mugabe the Door." By Peter Godwin. The New York Times, April 3, 2007, page A21. In this op-ed page article, Godwin provides an update on what's happened in Zimbabwe since he finished When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. He also explores how the U.S. and other democracies could get rid of Mugabe.
"The Future Is Black." By Anthony Sattin. The Spectator, March 24, 2007. www.spectator.co.uk. This is an unusually intelligent and well-written review of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. (Search the site for "Peter Godwin" to find it.)
For a brief history of the Mugabe era in Zimbabwe, search the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org for "Robert Mugabe."
Janice Harayda www.janiceharayda.com is an award-winning critic who has been the book columnist for Glamour, book editor of The Plain Dealer and a vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle. One-Minute Book Reviews does not accept free books from editors, publishers or authors, and all reviews and guides offer an independent evaluation of books that is not influenced by marketing concerns. If this guide helped you, please consider linking from your blog to One-Minute Book Reviews. Thank you for visiting this site.
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In Her Own Words: Living With Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
Carrie is a project manager working in San Francisco, but living in beautiful Marin County. While in college, she began experiencing painful ]]>bladder infections]]> —anywhere from six to eight a year. With treatment, she has it down to one a year. Now she has more pain-free time to enjoy the things she loves to do, like painting, hiking, and spending time with friends.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
I experienced increased frequency in the need to relieve myself. I remember not being able to sit through a two-hour class in college without sneaking out to use the rest room. This was a permanent state even when I was not experiencing a ]]>urinary tract infection]]> .
A typical infection would come on in a wave. I would feel a tightening and then a burning sensation while urinating. I called it the "fire pee." Once this started, the urgency to urinate would occur every 15 minutes and only a few drops would actually come out. This is a debilitating condition where immediate attention is required.
During this time period, I was getting full infections about every six weeks. And off I would go to the university's health clinic to beg for drugs for relief.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
It was the same frustrating thing every time. I would feel the burn and know what it was. And then off to the doctor's office to pee in the cup. Since the frequency of the infections was above the normal level, I was diagnosed with a chronic condition.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
Well, although it was painful, so many people have much worse things to deal with. You have to put things in perspective. Sometimes though, it would hurt so bad and I would get mad and think, "Why does this always happen to me?" At the time, I had a roommate who had chronic ]]>yeast infections]]> . We couldn't decide who had the worse condition. We were both miserable!
How are urinary tract infections treated?
I was always prescribed sulfa drugs. But I kept getting infections so I decided to see a specialist (urologist). During the examination it was determined that my urethra was too small and that was why I kept getting infections—somewhat like a tight sinus cavity. The doctor decided it needed to be stretched. This was done in his office. It was not pleasant. It was painful, but worth it. After the procedure my symptoms were reduced greatly. Now, I only have an infection about once a year.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to having chronic urinary tract infections?
There are a few things you can do to help prevent a recurrence. One is to go to the bathroom after sex. It may be a little inconvenient to get up and use the rest room when you just want to fall asleep, but trust me, this is a good habit to get into.
Drinking cranberry juice is another preventive treatment. And I don't drink the cranberry juice with a ton of sugar. You have to read the label and make sure that it actually has some juice in it.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
Friends and family have always been sympathetic to the issue. But no special counseling was needed.
Did having chronic urinary tract infections have an impact on your family?
No, not really—except for that they have been understanding of my pain.
What advice would you give to anyone living with chronic urinary tract infections?
Once you feel the first signs of infection, don't wait; see your doctor immediately. It can turn into a full ]]>kidney infection]]> , which is really painful and can be very serious. You can get a prescription of sulfa drugs, which for me, worked like magic.


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The recent rape conviction of two teenagers, one of whom also distributed a photo and sent cruel text messages about their victim, has captured the "bystander effect" in graphic and nauseating detail.
The bystander effect is the psychological term coined after Kitty Genovese was raped and murdered outside her New York apartment building in 1964. As the story unfolded, neighbors ignored her screams during three attacks over a 30-minute period.
This rendition of events was later disputed. Apparently, the configuration of apartments was such that no one could see the entire series of events. Despite different accounts, at least some of the people in her building were aware that a woman was being attacked and none came to her rescue.
The horror of the crime was magnified by this apparent lack of interest, leading to studies that produced the bystander effect theory. Researchers discovered that the more people who witness something, the less likely any are to respond. When several witnesses are present, people tend to assume that someone else will jump in — or make the call — or they think that, since no one else is taking action, there really isn't a problem.
In the recent rape case, where two Ohio high school football players were convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old girl from West Virginia while she was too drunk to give consent (one of her attackers described her in a text message as "like a dead body"), not only were there witnesses but dozens of other teens were also privy to what happened through postings to social media. In no time, a 16-year-old's humiliation went viral.
Once again, the horror of what happened to a victim has been magnified by the apparent lack of empathy among her peers. The girl has been physically violated, while the psychological effects of her public exposure are unimaginable and likely will be enduring.
Much has been said about how social media helped solve this crime. Through texts, videos, photographs and posts on Twitter and Facebook, police were able to piece together a timeline and document what happened. This history is posited as one of the marvels of social media.
What hasn't been addressed is the factor of social media in the events themselves. If the bystander effect prevented people in 1964 from coming to the aid of Kitty Genovese, what might we expect from this and future generations, technologically equipped with devices that, by definition, place one in the role of dispassionate observer?
With a cellphone in every pocket, it has become second nature for most people to snap a picture or tap the video button at the slightest provocation — a baby's giggle, a fallen tree or, just possibly, a drunk girl stripped naked by boys who don't think twice. Over time, might the marginalizing effect of bystander detachment impede any impulse to empathize ?
Endowed with miraculous gadgetry and fingertip technology that allow reflex to triumph over reason, millions of young people today have the power to parlay information without the commensurate responsibility that comes with age, experience and, inevitably, pain.
The ease of cellphone photography and videography promotes a certain removal from circumstances, driving all into the bystander mode that leads to a massive shirking of responsibility and perhaps even a lack of cognitive awareness of one's own part in the moment.
One of the most famous photographs of all time, by Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams, showed Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting Viet Cong operative Nguyen Van Lem in the head. Adams grieved for what he called his own killing of Loan, who was known throughout the world for that photo and little else.
Adams caught an essential moment with that Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, but not, according to him, a whole truth. For the rest of his life, Adams regretted his role in Loan's subsequent demonization.
Though both Adams and Loan are dead, the image endures forever. The same can be said of the poor West Virginia girl whose image was captured and distributed by one of her abusers. The difference is that Adams understood the power of the photograph, which he once called "the most powerful weapon in the world." Never mind the power of an instant publishing mechanism in every urchin's hands.
In the 21st century, it isn't possible to keep such weapons out of the hands of children. At the very least, the young should be taught to treat the artillery of social media with the same fear and loathing we demand for all deadly weapons. Otherwise, we risk becoming bystanders to our own dystopia.
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Fintech M&A Keeps On Coming
This week saw two more major acquisitions in the financial services technology world, with bank tech giant FIS announcing it will acquire the remaining 78% interest in mobile banking and payment solutions provider mFoundry. FIS had owned a 22% stake in the company. On the same day, payments systems provider ACI announced it was buying competitor Online Resources Inc. for $126.6 million.
These moves are just the latest in a flurry of financial technology mergers and acquisitions over the past two years, such as Fiserv's acquisition of Open Solutions, Global Payments Inc.'s purchase of Accelerated Technologies, and many others.
David Albertazzi, senior analyst with Aite Group, says much of this M&A activity is driven by the fact that technology emerges so rapidly, that bigger companies in the industry find it more prudent to first partner with startup tech speciality companies, especially in the mobile space, before acquiring them outright, such as FIS did with mFoundry.
"It's a good strategy to first partner with some providers get to know them, work with them, and then when the time is right really acquire that asset," he says.
FIS' acquisition of mFoundry was ideal, says Albertazzi, since FIS had already integrated mFoundry's mobile banking platform into its own offering.
"Some acquisitions are aimed to take out competitors, but the scenario here is that they have a great existing partnership," he adds.
[Related: mFoundry Launches New Mobile Banking Platform]
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Gov., legislators discuss right-to-work
A closed-door meeting between Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders failed to produce a clear direction on whether to introduce right-to-work legislation limiting unions' ability to collect fees from nonunion workers.
Snyder, who for months kept the divisive issue at arm's length, told reporters after the meeting that it's now on the agenda — at least for discussion — but wouldn't say whether legislation would be taken up by year's end. He met in the Capitol with Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, House Speaker Jase Bolger and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.
Of all the leaders, Bolger has long been a supporter of the legislation and pushed it harder after Michigan voters rejected a ballot proposal last month that would have enshrined collective bargaining rights in the state Constitution and banned right-to-work laws. Spokesman Ari Adler said Bolger is pleased to have the debate regardless of where it goes.
"Discussions continue on whether this is the right thing to do for Michigan and Michigan workers," Adler said. "If we determine it's the right thing and now is the right time, we will act."
Clearly, union workers are wary and feared the legislative right-to-work push if the ballot proposal failed, following the path of nearby states. Wisconsin recently stripped public employees of collective bargaining rights and Indiana approved right-to-work legislation.
The issue typically finds favor with Republicans but is politically dicey in a state with such long and strong ties to labor unions. Even as its ranks have shrunk in recent decades, more than 18 percent of Michigan's workforce is unionized. Despite Snyder's earlier reticence to deal with it, unions were disenchanted after he signed the emergency manager law allowing for the dissolution of labor contracts and led the effort to repeal it on another ballot referendum.
Adler said the House speaker long supported the idea but refrained from discussing it out of respect for Snyder, who previously said taking such action was not on his agenda but declines to say whether he would sign such a bill.
"Early in the session, Gov. Snyder asked us to hold off on that discussion. ... When the governor made the same request of the union by not pushing Proposal 2 forward, they ignored his request and insisted on opening the debate on right-to-work again," Adler said. "Speaker Bolger is ready to have and finish that debate."
Richardville told The Associated Press before the meeting that he doesn't know whether or when such legislation would be introduced. But he said they have been discussing the contentious issue with other legislators and labor and business leaders.
"There are a lot of things to be considered ... and we're doing this work independently and coming together and comparing notes. And we're hopeful that the three of us will come to a conclusion together — the united conclusion — as to what's best. But it's not a foregone conclusion that we'll all be united."
Richardville said the issue had not been a priority for him or fellow Senate Republicans until the rejection of the collective bargaining proposal. Lawmakers also are driven by the so-called lame duck session, he said, which ends this month and any bills that have been introduced but not voted on expire.
Right-to-work proposals could become legislation in various ways. New bills could be introduced but they would have to sit for five calendar days in each chamber. Or they could be inserted into so-called vehicle bills that already exist and pertain to the same section of law, and those could move faster through the legislative process.


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News about disappearing collection boxes is everywhere these days. Even BBC News ran a story on the decline of the blue collection box in the United States.
The Postal Service argues that picking up mail from collection boxes is expensive. Removing underused boxes is a cost savings move and a reasonable response to the economic crisis. The Postal Service is removing boxes with less than 25 stamped mail pieces per day.
Critics wonder if there is adequate analysis to support the 25-piece minimum and whether one reason for removing collection boxes — in addition to the minimal cost savings — is that the Postal Service does not want to be criticized for poor service. Fewer boxes mean fewer opportunities to miss a collection or to pick up mail too early.
Is the Postal Service thinking too narrowly and missing some of the value of collection boxes? The ubiquitous presence of the boxes is free advertising for the ailing agency. How much would a private sector company pay to be allowed to put a collection box anywhere it wanted to in the country? Millions? Billions?
What do you think? Is removing collection boxes a reasonable cost-cutting move or a strategic mistake that the Postal Service will later regret?
This topic is hosted by the OIG's Risk Analysis Research Center (RARC).


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Household hazardous waste (HHW) refers to harmful materials or products which can cause sickness or death to people, animals, and plants. Proper disposal of this waste is important in order to avoid spreading chemicals in water, soil, and air. Because these are harmful materials, they should never be placed in the regular trash of your community. When HHW is thrown into the landfills, it can pollute our groundwater and soil. Likewise, HHW substances should not be poured or flushed down the drain as it would enter the sewage system. Chemicals can corrode the plumbing and even cause the septic systems to malfunction before they eventually flow to our rivers and oceans. Proper disposal of HHW is important as it will also save waste workers from the danger of inhaling toxic substances and lowers the possibility of explosions or fires.
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The best way to dispose leftover HHW products is to consume them or give them to your friend or neighbor who can use them. But since you won't always find someone who may need these products, just ask around for a household hazardous waste collection site in your community. You may either be required to bring your HHW materials to this site or you will be told that some people will come to collect them at your home.


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