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The 2022 Women on Boards Observatory annual monitoring report analyzes data and track records for the representation of women on boards and senior leadership positions of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) listed companies, the banking sector, the public enterprise sector, and the non-banking financial sector supervised and regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority. The women on boards indicator have significantly improved from 16.7 percent in 2021 to 19.7 percent in 2022.
Introduced to you by UN Women's Regional Office for the Arab States, GenTRACK provides a comprehensive understanding of the situation of women and girls in the region, through easily accessible data that facilitates analyses, and informs policy decisions.
The UN Women Egypt Country Office's Country Portfolio Brief gives a comprehensive overview on the main programmes implemented by UN Women during the period from 2023 to 2027 in support of the Arab Republic of Egypt's Vision 2030 and the National Strategy for the Empowerment of Egyptian Women (NSEEW).
The study surveyed 2,400 Jordanian men and women aged 18-59, from 12 governorates across Jordan, as well as 512 Syrian men and women living in Amman, Zarqa, Irbid and Mafraq. The research also includes a qualitative component that involved 110 men and women who participated in 12 focus group discussions and 17 in-depth interviews.
Comprendre les masculinités : Enquête internationale sur les hommes et l'égalité des sexes en Tunisie
Dans le cadre de cette étude, 2 400 hommes et femmes tunisien.ne.s ont été interrogé.e.s, âgé.e.s de 18 à 59 ans, issu.e.s de plus de 120 localités à travers la Tunisie. La recherche comprend également un volet qualitatif qui a impliqué 34 hommes et 27 femmes.
Bridging the Gap in the Arab States: Emerging Private Sector Response and Recovery Measures for Gender Equality amid COVID-19
UN Women, the IFC and the UN Global Compact have taken action to support companies and women in the Arab States during COVID-19, recognizing that eliminating barriers to women's economic participation and empowerment drives the growth of businesses and economies and improves the lives of families and communities.
Women's economic empowerment is critical for sustainable peace and development in Libya. This study focuses on women's empowerment in the economic track of Libya's peace process. It considers the benefits of gender-mainstreaming and the normative framework that supports gender equality, including UN Security Council resolutions in relation to Libya and the Women, Peace and Security agenda, the peacebuilding framework for Libya and international human rights law.
Étude de Recherche Participative " Des femmes autonomisées pour des communautés résilientes et pacifiques dans le sud de la Tunisie"
L'étude de recherche participative vient répondre aux questions suivantes: Quels sont les besoins des femmes et des jeunes filles au sud Tunisien? Quel est leur rôle dans la cohésion sociale et quelles sont les opportunités économiques pour elles? Elle vient proposer des pistes de solutions pour renforcer l'autonomisation des femmes et leur potentiel de résilience et leur rôle dans la cohésion sociale pour la prévention de l'extrémisme violent.
Gender Analysis of the Contribution of Labour Utilisation to Improved Living Standards : A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis in Light of the New Development Model Recommendations
Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance, through its Department of Financial Studies and Forecasting (DEPF) in partnership with UN Women Morocco and with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU), has conducted a new study on "Gender Analysis of the Contribution of Labour Utilization to Improved Living Standards: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis in Light of the Recommendations of the New Development Model".
The Necessity of Childcare Services During Women's Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods Programming in Lebanon
Few Syrian refugee and Lebanese women participate in the labour force in Lebanon, often due to critical gender barriers: housework and childcare obligations. This is particularly true for low-income women, who participate in economic activities at lower rates than men and are often unable to afford home help. Inadequate or absent childcare services contribute to women's economic inactivity and serve as barriers that limit women's mobility.
In 2019, regional UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations including UNICEF, UN Women, ESCWA, FAO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, WHO, Plan International and Terre des Hommes Foundation came together to work on the Regional Situational Analysis (SitAn) of Women and Girls in the MENA and Arab States Region.
The European Union Sector Specific Gender Analysis: An In-Depth Sectoral Examination of Feminist and Women's Rights Issues in Lebanon
This sector-specific gender analysis provides evidence on which the EU, EU Member States, and other stakeholders may base strategic priorities for action in support of gender equality over the next seven years in Lebanon, in line with the EU's global Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) framework.
Assessing macroeconomic response policies to COVID-19 in the Arab region: What implications for women's economic empowerment?
The objective of this regional assessment is to look at the implications of the macroeconomic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region. The regional mapping allows for identification of the dominant trends and policy priorities across different areas of interventions and looks at the potential implications of [largely] gender-blind macroeconomic responses and investments during the first six months of the pandemic.
Guidance Note on Gender Responsive Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Guidance Note, produced through funding by the Government of Japan, includes practical tools and detailed recommendations to help stakeholders roll out high quality and gender-responsive CVA interventions.
Gender-Sensitive Resilience Capacity Index: Gender-Responsive Management and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab States Region: From Emergency Response to Recovery and Resilience - Palestine
The aim of this report is to present evidence on the impact of UN Women's interventions and provide in-depth analysis around resilience and factors critical for strengthening resilience. This will allow UN Women to expand its evidence based on resilience and help better design programmes, ensuring that they are mainly based on needs and vulnerabilities of the population of concern.
With thanks to the Government of Japan, who generously funded the regional 'Women's Leadership, Empowerment, Access, and Protection (LEAP) project as well as the resilience monitoring efforts in 2020 and 2020, UN Women in Yemen was able to roll-out the gender-sensitive resilience capacity index in Al Hodaidah, Aden and Hadramout through its implementing partners, the Yemeni Women Union (YWU), Women Charity Association for Combating Poverty (WACP) and Youth Leadership Development Institute (YLDF).
These policy papers are developed within the framework of the Beijing+25 Review and the Generation Equality Forum. Given the pluralistic nature of the Arab region, and in view of UN Women's commitment to participation and inclusivity, a series of policy papers on four gender thematic areas were prepared by the Arab States CSOs and Feminists Network to amplify the voice of civil society and feminist organizations and push forward the gender equality agenda.
Migrant Workers' Rights and Women's Rights – Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: A Gender Perspective
Gender equality cannot be achieved in Lebanon without dismantling the kafala system and creating legal protections for domestic workers. Women make up an estimated 76 per cent of all migrant workers and 99 per cent of migrant domestic workers who come to Lebanon for employment.
Le rapport a pour objet une veille normative sur les différentes mesures prises en Tunisie pour faire face à la crise de la Covid-19 durant la première vague (mars - août 2020) sous l'aune de l'approche genre.
COVID-19 and the care economy: Immediate action and structural transformation for a gender-responsive recovery
This brief presents emerging evidence on the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the care economy. Complementing a separate UN Women brief on COVID-19 and economic recovery, this brief highlights key measures needed to address the increase in unpaid care work as a result of the pandemic, ensure adequate compensation and decent working conditions for paid care workers, and enable the participation of paid and unpaid caregivers in the policy decisions that affect them.


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From Stanford University News:
When it comes to affirmative action, the argument usually focuses on diversity. Promoting diversity, the Supreme Court ruled in 2003, can justify taking race into account.
But some people say this leads to the admission of less qualified candidates over better ones and creates a devil's choice between diversity and merit.
Not so, says Stanford psychologist Greg Walton. Diversity and meritocracy are not always at odds.
In fact, sometimes it is only by taking race and gender into account that schools and employers can admit and hire the best candidates, Walton argues in a paper slated for publication in the journal Social Issues and Policy Review with co-authors Steven J. Spencer of the University of Waterloo and Sam Erman of Harvard University.
Walton, an assistant professor of psychology, and Spencer plan to present their findings to the Supreme Court in an amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case the justices are scheduled to hear next fall and that many court watchers believe threatens to upend affirmative action. (Supreme Court rules bar Erman, who was a recent Supreme Court clerk, from participating in the brief.)
"People have argued that affirmative action is consistent or is not consistent with meritocracy," Walton said. "Our argument is not that it's consistent or inconsistent. Our argument is that you need affirmative action to make meritocratic decisions – to get the best candidates."
The researchers say that people often assume that measures of merit like grades and test scores are unbiased – that they reflect the same level of ability and potential for all students.
Under this assumption, when an ethnic-minority student and a non-minority student have the same high school grades, they probably have the same level of ability and are likely to do equally well in college. When a woman and a man have the same score on a math test, it's assumed they have the same level of math ability.
The problem is that common school and testing environments create a different psychological experience for different students. This systematically disadvantages negatively stereotyped ethnic minority students like African Americans and Hispanic Americans, as well as girls and women in math and science.
"When people perform in standard school settings, they are often aware of negative stereotypes about their group," Walton says. "Those stereotypes act like a psychological headwind – they cause people to perform worse. If you base your evaluation of candidates just on performance in settings that are biased, you end up discriminating."
The conclusion comes out of research on what is called stereotype threat – the worry people have when they risk confirming a negative stereotype about their group. That worry prevents people from performing as well as they can, hundreds of studies have found.
As a consequence, Walton says, "Grades and test scores assessed in standard school settings underestimate the intellectual ability of students from negatively stereotyped groups and their potential to perform well in future settings."
Walton gives an example of how stereotype threat relates to preferences in admissions or hiring.
A woman and a man each apply to an elite engineering program, he says. The man has slightly better SAT math scores than the woman. He gets accepted to the program, but she does not.
"If stereotype threat on the SAT undermined the woman's performance and as a consequence caused her SAT score to underestimate her potential, then by not taking that bias into account, you have effectively discriminated against the woman," Walton says.
Walton and his colleagues argue that schools need to take affirmative steps to level the playing field and to make meritocratic decisions. If the SAT underestimates women's math ability or the ability of African American students, taking this into account will help schools both admit better candidates and more diverse ones.
While courts have ruled that diversity justifies taking race into account in admissions decisions, justices have not considered meritocracy as a reason for sorting by race.
"Our argument is that it is only by considering race that you can make meritocratic decisions," Walton says. "It's a separate argument from the diversity argument."
Walton's research provides the justices with another reason for upholding affirmative action.
But confronting legal questions is only part of the issue.
Walton says remedies need to be found in policy, as well. Environments need to be created that are fair and allow people to do well.
"The first step is for organizations to fix their own houses," he says.
Testing officials should look at how they administer tests and ask what they can do to mitigate the psychological threats that are present in their settings that cause people to do poorly, Walton says.
Schools and employers, he continues, should look into their own internal environments and ask how they can make those environments safe and secure so everyone can do well and stereotypes are off the table.
But if stereotype threat was present in a prior environment, hiring and admissions decisions need to take that into account.
"In taking affirmative steps," Walton, Spencer and Erman write, "organizations can promote meritocracy and diversity at once."
The Citation: Walton, G. M., Spencer, S. J., & Erman, S. (in press). Affirmative meritocracy (pdf). Social Issues and Policy Review.
Related Situationist posts:
- Sapna Cheryan on Stereotypes as Gatekeepers
- The Pretense of Colorblindness
- Color Conscious Situation of Neighborhood Choice
- Why Race May Influence Us Even When We "Know" It Doesn't
- What Are the Legal Implications of Implicit Biases?
- Unconscious Racial Attitudes
- Firefighters and the Situation of "Merit"
- The Situation of Ability
- Sian Beilock and Allen McConnell on Stereotype Threat
- The Gendered Situation of Math, Humanities, and Romance
- Not Just Whistling Vivaldi
- Women's Situational Bind
- Performing Under Pressure
- The Nerdy, Gendered Situation of Computer Science
- Social Psychologists Discuss Stereotype Threat
- The Gendered Situation of Chess
- The Situation of Gender-Science Stereotypes
- The Situation of Gender and Science
- Stereotype Threat and Performance
- The Gendered Situation of Science & Math
- Gender-Imbalanced Situation of Math, Science, and Engineering
- Sex Differences in Math and Science
- You Shouldn't Stereotype Stereotypes
- Women's Situation in Economics
- Your Group is Bad at Math
- Belonging
- The Bar Exam Situation
- A (Situationist) Body of Thought
- The Situation of 'Winners' and 'Losers
For a collection of previous Situationist posts discussing how situation influences standardized test scores, click here.
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Report: TV star Valerie Harper has brain cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda," has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
People magazine reported on its website Wednesday that the 73-year-old actress received the news on Jan. 15. Tests revealed she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. The report says Harper's doctors have said she has as little as three months to live.
"I don't think of dying," Harper told the magazine in a cover interview. "I think of being here now."
Harper's character, Rhoda, was one of television's most beloved characters during the 1970s, and the tart-tongued, self-deprecating Rhoda made Harper a star. She won three consecutive Emmys (1971-73) as supporting actress on "Mary" plus another for outstanding lead actress for "Rhoda," which ran from 1974-78.
Harper began show business as a dancer in several Broadway musicals, and worked in summer stock and with the Second City improv group.
"I was a dancer but I was always a little overweight," she once told The Associated Press. "I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Valerie Harper and I'm overweight.' I'd say it quickly before they could. ... I always got called chubby, my nose was too wide, my hair was too kinky."
Accordingly, she played Rhoda at first as a plump, wisecracking contrast to slender, winsome Mary Richards. But as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" evolved, Rhoda trimmed down and her own brand of beauty was acknowledged.
The character was wildly popular and soon inspired her own CBS sitcom, which saw Rhoda moving back home to New York City and even getting married.
After her success on TV, she returned to theater. Several TV movie and feature films followed, including "Chapter Two" and "Blame It on Rio."
In 2000, she reunited with Moore in a TV film, "Mary and Rhoda."
"Rhoda Morgenstern gave a wonderful impetus and propulsion to my career," she told the AP in 2001.
At the time, she had stepped into the role originated by former "Alice" star Linda Lavin in the Broadway comedy "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife."
Harper played what she described as "an angst-ridden Woman of a Certain Age," and she likened that character to Rhoda, whose shared creed, she said, is "Get into life, and enjoy it. Just stop with the white knuckles and relax. Be OK with yourself."
In recent years, Harper had guest roles on several TV series, and in 2010 was back on Broadway playing Tallulah Bankhead, a flamboyant star from Hollywood's Golden Age.
AP Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara wrote that "Harper submerges the iconic Rhoda Morgenstern" and "has a ferocious sense of comic timing."
In January, Harper published a new memoir, "I, Rhoda."


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Refreshing News About the Economy
While I was in court today, I heard a great story about an 89 year old man in Detroit, Leo Sharp, who was arrested for working as a drug mule. When asked why he was involved in this activity, he replied that he need the money. Now, here's a guy, in his late 80s, war veteran and everything, who demonstrates the entrepreneurial spirit that makes America great. He isn't sitting at home sucking down government money or living off public health care or otherwise engaging in demeaning activity more characteristic of slavery than citizenship. Instead, he found an opportunity at a late time in life in which he could work, earn his own way. Its really refreshing to hear of such a thing in a day and age when living off the government trough isn't considered a crime, but having one is.


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Exclusive: Find Out When Power Rangers Megaforce Premieres and Get a First Look at the Cast
Power Rangers is returning with a new season, new rangers and new villains on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m/12c on Nickelodeon, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
Power Rangers Megaforce, which marks the series' 20th season, features Gosei, a supernatural guardian who for centuries has protected the Earth with his robotic aide, Tensou. But when the evil Warstar aliens begin their massive invasion, Gosei calls upon five teenagers with talent and attitude to form the ultimate team, the Power Rangers Megaforce.
Check out the Golden Globes hits and misses
This season introduces new cast members Ciara Hanna as Gia, the Yellow Ranger; Christina Masterson as Emma, the Pink Ranger; Andrew Gray as Troy, the Red Ranger; John Mark Loudermilk as Noah, the Blue Ranger; and Azim Rizk as the new Black Ranger. The role of Robo Knight, seen in the photo, will be revealed later in the season.
Are you excited for Power Rangers Megaforce?
View original Exclusive: Find Out When Power Rangers Megaforce Premieres and Get a First Look at the Cast at TVGuide.com


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Ezra says the scandals are falling apart
Pat Cunningham
I don't know that I fully agree with Ezra Klein on THIS STUFF, but he's one of the brightest young pundits around, and what he says merits consideration:
Things go wrong in government. Sometimes it's just bad luck. Sometimes it's rank incompetence. Sometimes it's criminal wrongdoing. Most of the time you never hear about it. Or, if you do hear about it, the media eventually gets bored talking about it (see warming, global).
But every so often an instance of government wrongdoing sprouts wings and becomes something quite exciting: A political scandal.
The crucial ingredient for a scandal is ...


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Nurse at Kate Middleton's hospital duped by phone hoax found dead; news outlets call death a suicide
LONDON (AP) - A nurse involved in a prank telephone call seeking information about the Duchess of Cambridge has died, King Edward VII hospital said Friday.
News outlets including CNN and CBS have called the death a suicide.
The hospital said Jacintha Saldanha had been a victim of the call made by two Australian radio disc jockeys, who impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles to elicit information on the Duchess. Saldanha had transferred the call to the nurse caring for the duchess.
"Our thoughts and deepest sympathies at this time are with her family and friends," said John Lofthouse, the hospital's chief executive said in a statement. "Everyone is shocked by the loss of a much loved and valued colleague."
St. James's Palace expressed sadness at the death of Saldanha, was found dead early Friday. Police say her death is unexplained.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, had been in the hospital for acute morning sickness. The prank phone call took place early Tuesday and the two radio personalities apologized the following day.
Saldanha had worked at the hospital for more than four years.


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Conductor: Rastislav Štúr
Stage director: Karel Němec
Sets: Ulrich Hüstebeck
Costumes: Josef Jelínek
Chorus master: Adolf Melichar
Choreography: Otto Šanda
State Opera Orchestra
State Opera Chorus
Premiere: November 28, 1993
Nabucco (1842), Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, was an immediate success. Yet it very nearly did not originate: the premiere of his second – comic – opera Un giorno di regno (A One-Day Reign) in 1840 was such a flop that the composer, heartbroken from the death of his wife Margherita, wanted to abandon his career as an opera creator. Only with difficulty did the impresario of Milan's La Scala, Bartolomeo Merelli, persuade the less than thirty-year-old Verdi to set to music Temistocle Solera's libretto treating an Old Testament theme. Under the command of Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar), the Babylonians conquer Jerusalem, destroy the Temple of Solomon and subjugate the Jewish people.
Nabucco, who is punished with madness by Jehovah, has to face machinations on the part of his supposed daughter, Abigaille. He ultimately admits his error and Jehovah's power and gives the Jews back their freedom. The most impressive aspect of the opera is the mass scenes, one of which, the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves "Va, pensiero, sull'alli dorate" (Fly, thought, upon gilded wings) in Act 3, at the time became the expression of the Italian nation's desire for independence and – together with the Triumph March from Verdi's Aida – is among the most famous opera melodies there is. The premiere took place on 9 March 1842 at La Scala with Verdi's second wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, in the role of Abigaille.
The opera is staged in Italian original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.
Photo: Greenberg, Josef Ptáček, Jan Kačír
Duration of the performance: 2 hours and 30 minutes, 1 intermission


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CONCORD, N.C. – There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap.
He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for a quick toke and exhales.
The green flag hits and out the window goes the cigarette butt and back to racing goes Trickle.
"Dick always had a cigarette lighter in his car," said fellow NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine.
Trickle was a unique driver with a unique name who found cult-like status before his death Thursday.
Trickle, whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation's small tracks, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle, who said "there would be a dead body and it would be his." Authorities tried to call the number back, but no one answered.
Trickle's body was found near his pickup truck at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boger City, N.C., about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte. Sheriff's Lieutenant Tim Johnson said foul play was not suspected.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Dick Trickle on his passing today," NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said. "Dick was a legend in the short-track racing community, particularly in his home state of Wisconsin, and he was a true fan favorite. Personalities like Dick Trickle helped shape our sport. He will be missed."
Trickle earned his reputation as a successful short track driver before joining the Winston Cup series and earning rookie of the year in 1989 at age 48.
He competed in more than 300 Cup races. Although he never won a Cup race and won only two Busch Series races, Trickle earned cult status in the 1990s.
Former ESPN anchor Keith Olbermann would regularly mention where Trickle finished after talking about each NASCAR race. It caught on and drew snickers from race fans around the country.
Bodine said there was only one way to describe Trickle, a native of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
"Fun," Bodine said. "Just plain fun."
Trickle was never one to be told how to live his life.
"It's all just sad," Bodine said in a telephone interview. "We don't understand why he would do this. Hopefully we will all learn why he would do that. There was something that triggered him to take his own life. We are all really saddened by this in the racing community."
NASCAR does not keep track of short-track records, but according to the (Milwaukee) Journal-Sentinel, Trickle won more than 1,000 short-track races throughout the country during his prime. He was a seven-time winner in the regional ARTGO Challenge Series in the late 1970s and mid `80s. Trickle also captured the ASA AC-Delco Challenge Series in back-to-back years in 1984-85 before turning to Cup racing.
"Dick Trickle was one of the best race drivers of the `80s, no one knew how many races he won," said Humpy Wheeler, the former president of Charlotte Motor Speedway. "He was right there with Red Farmer and other short track drivers -- the wins kind of got so big that they blended into each other. He was a product of the rich Wisconsin soil, where they race eight races a week in the season, and he could win all of them."
Wheeler said he asked Trickle to try NASCAR in the 1980s, but Trickle initially declined because he was so successful on the short track circuit.
"He could not make enough money then as he could on those Midwest tracks, so he deferred," Wheeler recalled. "For a guy who really won at least 700 races, I could see why. In those days, unless you were a top Cup driver, you couldn't win enough money to overcompensate for that."
Trickle eventually did move to NASCAR, settling into Iron Station, N.C., where he lived for more than 20 years. Bodine said Trickle was full of stories and popular because of it.
"People everywhere knew his name," Bodine said. "That's why they used his likeness in that movie `Days of Thunder.' He was such a character."
The main character in that popular niche racing movie, played by Tom Cruise, was named Cole Trickle.
Bodine said that a few years ago he had to back out of a celebrity cruise for patients who were on kidney dialysis. He asked Trickle to fill in.
"He made such an impression on people on that ship that everyone wanted to know when Dick was coming back," Bodine said. "They loved him. They tell me he was the last man to leave most of the bars on the ship and I believe it."
Bodine also recalled inviting Trickle to compete in one of his bobsled events in 2004 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
He said Trickle went down the first time and crashed. After being cleared by doctors to continue, Trickle tried again and crashed in the same place.
"They were doing interviews with him on TV and he was like, `I don't know what happened, I did the exact same thing I did the first time,"' Bodine said. "And we're all looking at him like, `Hey Dick, maybe that was the problem."'


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With winter fast approaching, with a predicted hurricane – a "frankenstorm" as the media refers to it – about to hit New York this very evening, it's time to start thinking about comfort food. What better than a nice hot, hearty soup?
From Levana's Table, by Lévana Kirschenbaum (page 48):
Miso, Shiitake and Swiss Chard Soup
Makes 8 – 10 servings
Although the flavors are rich and complex, rthis soupis ready in about 15 minutes. Miso adds its intriguing fermented flavor and a bulky but not starchy texture to the broth. It is important to add the Swiss chard aat the very end of the cooking process., so that it retains its brilliant color. The corn adds a wonderful flavor.
2 quarts (8 cups) water
1 pound shiitake mushrooms, caps, thinly sliced
One 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup dark or light miso paste
2 ears of corn, cobs cut into 1-inch rounds
3 – 4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon bottled hot sauce
1 pound firm or extra_firm tofu, cut into sticks
1 bunch (1 pound) Swiss chard, leaves only, cut into ribbons
4 scallions, thinly sliced
Combine the water, mushrooms ginger, miso, and corn in a heavy pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and add the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, hot sauce, and tofu. Bring to a boil again. Add the Swiss chard and scallions and cook for one more minute, until the Swiss chard is wilted. Serve hot.
The elements may be raging outside, but this soup is certain to keep you warm.
Enjoy, gentle reader, enjoy!


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Road to Damascus
Some things you justhave to do, in spite of great uncertainty.
Launching missiles at Syria isn't one of them.
Many pundits talk about going to war as if all we have to do is make up our minds about what "ought" to happen — who the bad guys are — and the rest is just details. If we decide we must punish a tyrant, let the military worry about how to get it done.
We ought to worry more about details.
Everyone agrees there are huge "known unknowns" in Syria — we barely know the composition of the rebel movement we're supposed to aid — but we should be more concerned about "unknown unknowns," to borrow former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's phrase.
Remember the confidence with which he and other Bush administration officials described their plans to remake Iraq? Dick Cheney said, "We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators." The Wall Street Journal beat the drums for war for a year. I read that Iraq was full of repressed democratic activists just waiting for Saddam to be overthrown.
Pundits also argued that once the authoritarian ruler was gone, Iraq would blossom into a showcase of peace and democracy that would inspire transformation throughout the region. I wanted to believe it. Once they had a choice, why wouldn't they pursue our way of life? It's clearly better!
Instead, we've spent more than a decade fighting feuding factions that most Americans have never heard of -- and still can't name.
When pro-war pundits did admit to uncertainty about what would happen in Iraq, it was often to stoke fear about what would happen if we didn't intervene. Saddam might use chemical weapons! Saddam might get nukes! Well, maybe.
I'm glad Saddam is gone, and Iraqis are better off. But the masses yearning to breathe free turned out to include more troublemakers than we expected.
I don't trust John Kerry, but I'll accept his claim that Syria's leaders probably used chemical weapons to kill 1,400 people. Horrible.
But are we going to enforce a "red line" to tell dictators that if they murder their people, they better use conventional weapons?
Even if that's the goal, our options are limited. Maybe we'll:
• Lob a few cruise missiles, like Bill Clinton did in Sudan.
• Hit Assad's compound, killing hundreds of innocents, without killing Assad.
• Kill Assad himself and then ... what?
President Obama argues that limited intervention in Syria might accomplish good more quickly and cheaply than our efforts in Iraq did. He said he wants a two-day engagement instead of months of fighting.
But we thought that would happen in Iraq, too. We didn't foresee years of civil war. What do we fail to foresee now? More intervention from Russia? China? Iran? World war?
Even if the conflict remains localized and contained — a dangerous assumption in the "fog of war" — we can't assume that a new government will be more democratic or tolerant than Assad's regime.
We already know that the rebel forces include factions allied with al-Qaida. Some of those people execute Christians and want to replace Assad's repressive but multi-faith regime with Islamic totalitarianism. If they murder Christians while still fighting Assad, what will they do once in power?
Years ago, al-Qaida (and Osama bin Laden) gained power because America funded "rebels" fighting the Russians in Afghanistan.
Given what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, there are worse things than leaving murderous Russian-backed governments in place.
I hate Assad. I hate what's happened in Syria. I also hate what happened in Rwanda and Darfur and what still happens in Somalia, China, Russia, Zimbabwe and so on. But there's just not much we can do about it without making new enemies and exacerbating America's coming bankruptcy. America cannot police the world and shouldn't try.
Defense should mean defense. Unless we are attacked, we shouldn't go to war.
John Stossel is host of "Stossel" on the Fox Business Network. He's the author of "Give me a Break" and "Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity." To find out more about John Stossel, visit his site at http://www.johnstossel.com


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Aron Ritter, from the Kosher Wine Society, organized last evening's tasting of Israel's Dalton Winery with the participation of Alex Haruni – the winery's owner. While the original invitation only listed five wines, Alex brought in nine, each a truly remarkable selection.
We started the evening with a Dalton Sauvignon Blanc 2009 – Straw colored, I found it crisp and very fruity with aromas of grapefruit, pineapples and a hint of freshly cut grass. On the palate it exhibits a rich array of citrus and apple blossoms all lingering nicely for a refreshing long finish.
Next in line was a Dalton's new Alma White 2010 – A delightful wine aged in small French oak barrels with hints of vanilla and chocolate.
It was followed by a Dalton Zinfandel 2009 – With grapes originating from vineyards at the foothills of Har Meron, on red clay soil, it is a somewhat spicy wine with berry flavors.
The Dalton Alma 2009 consists of: Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes. Dark, full bodied wine offering nice aromas of cherries, plums and sweet dark fruits; on the palate it shows a buttery combination with hints of vanilla and green tea and rich, yet gently caressing tannins.
Then came their Dalton Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2009. Dark garnet in color, fruity and with a hint of cigar smoke on the nose, it reveals black and red berries with notes of mint chocolate.
It was followed by a Dalton Estate Shiraz 2009. Dark garnet in color, it has silky tannins, lightly spicy with lots of blackberry, red plums and notes of bitter citrus peel. It shows hints of vanilla and leather.
Dalton Alma Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2009 came next. Deep garnet in color, round and full-bodied, it displays black currant, dark cherries, and tobacco followed by white pepper and assorted berries. Perfect pairing for a perfect steak!
A Dalton Estate Shiraz 2009 followed, very dark in color, the nose is intense with black fruit, plums, berries, liquorice, and pepper tones. It has soft integrated tannins and a long finish.
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Comprehensive immigration reform is generally considered an issue that is very likely to come up in the 2013 Congressional session. Striking a deal that will satisfy all sides, though, will be a complex negotiation.
However, a small group of Senators from both parties aren't waiting on a grand bargain over immigration to move ahead with a particular slice of immigration reform that's important to the tech industry: increasing the number of highly skilled workers that are allowed to come to the US.
The Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 was introduced today in the Senate and is already sponsored by five senators from each party. The bill's particulars are laid out at the website of one of its sponsors, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). The bill would:
- Increase the number of H-1B visas, which allow companies to hire foreigners for key jobs they can't fill with Americans. The number of H-1Bs would rise from 65,000 to at least 115,000; there would also be an adjustable cap that could rise up to a maximum of 300,000 visas, depending on how many applications are submitted.
- Authorize employment for spouses of H-1B visa holders.
- Give more flexibility to H-1B visa holders, letting them switch jobs more easily, so they are not tied to the one employer who originally sponsored them.
- Allow certain immigrants to get "green cards" that allow for permanent residency, even when the green card limit has already been hit. The list includes immigrants who have a master's degree or above in a so-called STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or who have "extraordinary ability" or are "outstanding professors and researchers."
- Allow foreign-born students studying in the US more certainty that they can stay in the country if they declare an intent to immigrate.
The bill will take the revenues generated by the fees collected with the extra H-1Bs to fund more STEM education in the US, as well. The fees on filing for H-1B visas will go up by about $1,000 if the bill passes.
Late last year, Republicans in the House tried to move ahead a bill that would increase highly-skilled immigration, but that proposal was dead on arrival since it would have done so at the expense of the "diversity visas" for immigrants from less-represented countries.
It remains to be seen whether the bill's sponsors will try to pass it on its own or fit it into the kind of larger immigration bill now being discussed.
Bill co-sponsor Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) told The Hill it "could easily be" included in the working group's comprehensive legislation. "We thought this issue is so important to moving the economy forward [that] we wanted to get started on this right away and put some meat on the bone of what they're talking about," she said.
Other original Senate sponsors include Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Coons (D-DE).
The bill is being widely praised in tech circles. Both HP and Intel issued statements supporting the bill today.
In a interview with Ars earlier this month, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said immigration reform had a better chance of being passed as part of a larger package that would satisfy more than just the tech sector.
The bill's introduction comes the same day that President Obama delivered a speech in Las Vegas about immigration reform. "If Congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, I will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away," Obama said, according to Yahoo News.
He had measured praise for the Senate proposal, calling it "very much in line with the principles I've proposed and campaigned on for the last few years."


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Bring your own device (BYOD), where employees choose and buy a device to use at work, continues to trend upward in some industries. But in the retail sector, according to Forrester Research, 68% of IT decision makers are not interested in enabling employees to bring their own PCs to work.
However, with BYOD already in place, you may have seen benefits such as:
- Reduced capital expenditures on buying, maintaining and upgrading hardware
- Happier users who want freedom of choice to work on their favorite devices
Hopefully, you're also addressing some of BYOD's challenges, including less control over company data, and greater risks from the loss or theft of devices.
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Consider the following points to balance user choice and flexibility, with optimal security and efficiency:
- Where possible, restrict BYOD to user-owned smartphones
- Embrace an enterprise mobility management platform such as MobileIron to simplify management of endpoint devices, or a mobile device management (MDM) solution like Microsoft InTune.
- Restrict access only to specific IT-approved applications behind the firewall (in the office) to limit malware risk.
- Evaluate whether a cloud access security broker (CASB) agent-less solution can give you better data visibility and control than your MDM suite.
Offer Employees a Choice of Company-Owned Devices
Beyond smartphones, all end user devices could be company-owned and managed by IT under a program where you offer employees a choice of devices. In this way, not only do users get choice, but your organization still benefits from the enhanced security features and common productivity standards found in business-grade devices like ThinkPad and ThinkCentre.
- Consider business-grade devices with the highest level of build quality, support services, security features and connectivity options. For example, access prioritized tech support and on-site servicing. Or achieve the highest security standards with hardware-based fingerprint readers which are much harder to hack.
- Audit job roles in your organization to get user input on preferred device types. Today there are many types of device available, each with their own advantages for different worker roles. Gain user buy-in ahead of time to ease the transition to your new program.
- Simplify PC deployment with a solution like Advanced Deployment Services. This is a customizable self-install wizard that enables final configuration steps to be performed by your end users instead of a technician. Whether joining a domain, installing software, setting up printers or migrating data, you can empower your end users to self-serve and reduce the burden on IT admins.
- Use Windows 10 Pro security features to help protect data in the event of a human error or if a device is lost or stolen. For example, Windows Information Protection helps prevent unauthorized or accidental sharing of company information and allows you to remotely delete business data from a lost or stolen device. BitLocker data encryption, supported by many ThinkPad and ThinkCentre devices, will encrypt all data on a device, ensuring it cannot be accessed by unauthorized users.


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Maybe you've been to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to tour the battlefield and visitor's center. Maybe you've even gone to one of the annual battle anniversaries, where men and women with Civil War-era clothes and weaponry reenact the battle details with great verve. Lasting three days in 1863, from July 1-3, Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil, with up to 10,000 Union and Confederate troops dead and another 30,000 wounded. But surprisingly, this tremendous battle was a purely unplanned accident that grew out of a desperate need for soldiers' shoes!
Image: Battle of Gettysburg Reenactors at "the Wall". Image source: Breitbart.com
Visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park
Having witnessed the activities of scores of reenactors who visited the park during the years I lived near the town, I know that people invest themselves very deeply in the Civil War in general, and in the Gettysburg battle in particular. You don't have to be an extreme fan to appreciate the silence of the rolling battlefield landscape. Imagining the July heat, the stench of sweat, horse, wool clothing and blood, the cries of pain and death, is easy to do when you're standing there on that "consecrated ground" as Lincoln said in his famous Gettysburg Address after the battle.
Park officials and enthusiasts always commemorate the battle days in Gettysburg, as is happening this week, and it's a great event for those who can attend in person. When you want to actually (or mentally) place yourself in specific skirmishes in the battle on specific points on the field, you will need a guide. You can hire a guide to ride with your group and interpret the tour for you. That kind of activity is excellent, but is pricey and requires advance planning.
But if you haven't visited the battlefield, this sesquicentennial anniversary year is a good time to make a virtual trip, if not a real one. (There are over 12,000 reenactors, with 300 foreign reenactors from 16 different countries, and tens of thousands of visitors anticipated for this year's 150th anniversary reenactment!)
Starting with these guide and history books below is a great beginning to what could be a life-long interest.
The Best of Guides
To fully understand the Gettysburg Campaign and its significance as the pivotal point in the American Civil War, you need to learn from experts. Fortunately, GPO has publications from the two best sources: the US Army Center of Military History and the National Park Service.
The Gettysburg Campaign: June–July 1863 and Gettysburg National Military Park Handbook
Third in "The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War" series of campaign brochures from the U.S. Army Center of Military History that commemorate our national sacrifices during the American Civil War, The Gettysburg Campaign: June–July 1863 describes the turning point in the "Battle Between the States." Authors Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler examine the military operations and strategies along with the somewhat accidental circumstances that culminated in the pivotal and devastating three-day Battle of Gettysburg. With many maps and illustrations, this helps provide some back story and military strategy, as it goes into the various skirmishes leading up to the battle starting back in June and up to the battle itself.
As General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army said,
"It had not been intended to fight a general battle at such a distance from our base, unless attacked by the enemy, but finding ourselves unexpectedly confronted by the Federal Army, it became a matter of difficulty to withdraw through the mountains with our large trains. . . . A battle thus became in a measure unavoidable (Campaign, p. 31)."
The National Park Service's publication, Gettysburg National Military Park Handbook, delves into the history of the battleground itself, that "consecrated ground" and provides a detailed guide of all the amenities of the park along with the on-field maneuvers and results, as well as insight into the personalities and anecdotes that such an epic event always generates. It also covers post-battle events, such as the establishment of a cemetery at Gettysburg and the genesis of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, as well as reproductions of 12 battle paintings by F. D. Briscoe. It's like having a National Park ranger pointing out key aspects and giving you insights about this important national landmark.
Hooker out, Black Hats in
Through both of these excellent publications, you can come to know a bit about the personnel of the Gettysburg Campaign, such as the story of the last-minute, last-ditch replacement of General Hooker as Commander of the Federal Army of the Potomac by General George G. Meade. Commander of the U.S. Army General Halleck replaced Hooker at his own demand, and Hooker left his command in a great hurry. Meade arrived at Gettysburg knowing little of the status of his troops and even less about Lee's troops. You can also read all the details of General Daniel Sickles' unauthorized movements from Cemetery Hill.
Don't forget to study the awe-inspiring story of the Iron Brigade, also known as the Black Hat Brigade. Some Confederates called them "them Black Hat Fellers" because of the black Hardee hats they wore that were different from the standard-issue Union blue kepi hats. Made up of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiments, the 19th Indiana, and the 24th Michigan, the Iron Brigade was famous for its fierceness on the field. The Iron Brigade made a tremendous impact during the Gettysburg Campaign, and they suffered dire casualties as a result. Their bravery in fighting on Herbst's Woodlot and against the 26th North Carolina had a strong effect on the outcome of the Gettysburg Campaign.
Image: Gochy Charles. Company F, 24th Michigan (Iron Brigade). Image Source: WaterfordHistory.org
How can I obtain these Gettysburg publications?
The more you read about these and other stories of the battle, the more easily you can get drawn in to the story of all the human bravery, pathos and drama that was part of the Gettysburg Campaign and the American Civil War. Immerse yourself in the history of The Gettysburg Campaign: June–July 1863 and familiarize yourself with the park through the Gettysburg National Military Park Handbook. You're likely to be endlessly fascinated.
- Shop Online: Buy a print edition of these titles on the GPO U.S. Government Online Bookstore
- "The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War" series by the Army Center of Military History include all the Civil War titles in this U.S. series published so far, including:
- Gettysburg National Military Park Handbook by the National Park Service can also be found with other books about our National Parks.
- Order by Phone: Call our Customer Contact Center Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5:30 pm Eastern (except US Federal holidays). From US and Canada, call toll-free 1.866.512.1800. DC or International customers call +1.202.512.1800.
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Published 12:00 am Friday, February 15, 2013
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Passengers who finally escaped the disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph were on the move early Friday, some checked into the comfort of hotels, others on buses or headed to charter flights home after five numbing days at sea on a ship paralyzed by an engine-room fire.
The vacation ship carrying some 4,200 people docked late Thursday in Mobile to raucous cheers from passengers weary of overflowing toilets, food shortages and foul odors.
"Sweet Home Alabama!" read one of the homemade signs passengers affixed alongside the 14-story ship as many celebrated at deck rails lining several levels of the stricken ship. The ship's horn loudly blasted several times as four tugboats pulled the crippled ship to shore at about 9:15 p.m. CST. Some gave a thumbs-up sign and flashes from cameras and cellphones lit the night.
"It was horrible, just horrible" said Maria Hernandez, 28, of Angleton, Texas, tears welling in her eyes as she talked about waking up to smoke in her lower-level room Sunday from the engine-room fire and the days of heat and stench that followed. She was on a "girls trip" with friends.
It took about four hours for all passengers to disembark.
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said passengers had three options: take a bus straight to Galveston, Texas, to retrieve cars parked at the ship's departure port, take a bus to New Orleans to stay at a hotel before a charter flight home or have family or friends pick them up in Mobile.
Gulliksen said up to 20 charter flights would leave New Orleans later Friday to take guests who stayed in hotels there to their final destinations.
Nearly 2,000 passengers arrived at a New Orleans Hilton in the wee hour of the morning, and by dawn many were headed out again to fly by chartered plane to Houston. They would then have to get a connecting flight home or take a chartered bus back to their cars in Galveston.
"It just feels so good to be on land again and to feel like I have options," said Tracey Farmer of Tulsa, Okla. "I'm just ready to see my family. It's been harder on them than us I think because they've been so worried about us. It's been extremely stressful for them."
Buses began arriving at the Port of Galveston on Friday morning after an eight-hour drive from Mobile. Port of Galveston police said as many as 800 people would arrive by bus to retrieve their vehicles or be shuttled onto other buses to reach home.
Elaine Roberts of Gainesville, Texas, and her family were among the first to arrive in Galveston. She told KHOU-TV the conditions on Triumph were a "cesspool."
For some, once they get to Galveston to their cars, they still face long drives getting home.
"It's going to be a very long day," said Dwayne McAbee, who says he'll drive from Galveston to his home in Fort Worth, Texas, a roughly six to seven hour drive.
Tugs began pulling the ship away from the dock Friday morning, moving it backward down a waterway in the direction of a shipyard where city officials said it will be repaired.
It wasn't long after the ship pulled into the Port of Mobile that passengers began streaming down the gang plank, some in wheelchairs and others pulling carry-on luggage. An ambulance pulled up to a gate and pulled away, lights flashing.
For 24-year-old Brittany Ferguson of Texas, not knowing how long passengers had to endure their time aboard was the worst part.
"I'm feeling awesome just to see land and buildings," said Ferguson, who was in a white robe given to her aboard to weather the cold nights. "The scariest part was just not knowing when we'd get back."
As the ship pulled up, some aboard shouted, "Hello, Mobile!" Some danced in celebration on one of the balconies. "Happy V-Day" read one of the homemade signs made for the Valentine's Day arrival and another, more starkly: "The ship's afloat, so is the sewage."
A few dozen relatives on the top floor of the parking deck of the terminal were waving lights at the ship as it carefully made its way alongside.
Taxis were lined up waiting for people, and motorists on Interstate 10 stopped to watch the exodus of passengers from the cruise ship.
Some still aboard chanted, "Let me off, let me off!"
It took six grueling hours navigating the 30-odd-mile ship channel to dock, guided by at least four towboats. Nearly 900 feet in length, it was the largest cruise ship ever to dock at Mobile.
In texts and flitting cellphone calls, the ship's passengers described miserable conditions while at sea.
Galveston is the home port of the ill-fated ship, which lost power in an engine-room fire Sunday some 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. It was the end of a cruise that wasn't anything like what a brochure might describe.
Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill apologized at a news conference and later on the public address system as people were disembarking.
"I appreciate the patience of our guests and their ability to cope with the situation. And I'd like to reiterate the apology I made earlier. I know the conditions on board were very poor," he said. "We pride ourselves on providing our guests with a great vacation experience, and clearly we failed in this particular case."
Passenger Ferguson said crew members tried to make the situation bearable.
"They did their best to keep our spirits up," she said.
Joseph and Cecilia Alvarez of San Antonio said some passengers passed the time by forming a Bible study group.
"It was awesome," he said. "It lifted up our souls and gave us hope that we would get back."
The company disputed the accounts of passengers who described the ship as filthy, saying employees were doing everything to ensure people were comfortable.
In a text message, Kalin Hill, of Houston, described deplorable conditions over the past few days.
"The lower floors had it the worst, the floors 'squish' when you walk and lots of the lower rooms have flooding from above floors," Hill wrote. "Half the bachelorette party was on two; the smell down there literally chokes you and hurts your eyes."
She said "there's poop and urine all along the floor. The floor is flooded with sewer water … and we had to poop in bags."
While the passengers are headed home, the Triumph will head to a Mobile shipyard for assessment. Carnival has canceled a dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before the engine-room blaze. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation.
Passengers were supposed to get a full refund and discounts on future cruises, and Carnival announced Wednesday they would each get an additional $500 in compensation.
"This is my first and last cruise. So if anyone wants my free cruise, look me up," said Kendall Jenkins, 24, of Houston. Bounding off the ship clad in bathrobes, she and her friend Brittany Ferguson immediately kissed the pavement at the Port of Mobile in Alabama.


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Lately I've been thinking a lot about gardening and different cultures in America. As you know, I've been reading City Farmer by Lorraine Johnson. In chapter two of the book, Johnson talks a lot about gardens at the White House. Not only the one planted by Michelle Obama in 2009 in response to the Eat the View petition, but the also the many various gardens planted there throughout the history of the White House, both for the pleasure of the first family and for patriotism. Despite many people's view that the Obama's garden is just another exercise in "green-washing" (especially since the President seems to be alright with living in Monsanto's back pocket), the first lady's organic garden does seem to be having a positive effect. People are asking how they can do it too. It gives a little ammunition against HOA's that prevent vegetable gardens, and inspires many people for whom garden would not otherwise be on their radar.
Why would home owners associations ban vegetable gardens to begin with? I wonder that a lot. A few years back as we were digging into our own earth, setting up our first compost bins, and telling people we had chickens in our back yard, we got a lot of funny looks. Urban homesteading was still a relatively unknown concept around these parts (to my mind anyway), and although a lot of people thought what we were doing was cool, most people felt they couldn't do it themselves. One friend exclaimed "You can have a garden in the city?!" It was our turn to be shocked. Granted, this friend lived in a suburb with strict HOA regulations, and they might not have been allowed to do the same, but our response was, "Sure, you can grow food wherever there is dirt." So with some people, particularly in our generation, possibly there is just a level of ignorance that is dissipating over time with this issue.
Another friend's response made me wonder if there is more at work, keeping some people from getting that compost under their fingernails. In the midst of all our learning a few years back I had a friend that would constantly tell me to my face how great she thought everything we were doing was, and even ask me for advice about things. She even got to the point where she bought a huge, expensive composter and a couple cherry tomato plants for her back yard. But I found out that all the while, she assumed that we did the things we did because we were "poor."
This friend lived in a big, expensive house in a new sub-division on the outskirts of metro-civilazation. She had a Starbucks allowance, a shiny new SUV, a son in Montessori school and her hair and nails were always done. Erica at NWEdible would call her a YuppieHippie. That's just not the way I roll. I get my hair done when I can no longer stand it anymore (maybe every 6 months?), our SUV is going on 12 years old, is used to haul compost and roadkill, and just rolled 140k on the odometer. Our house is small. These are all the same for me now as they were when Rick and I had two incomes. And we were gardening then too. So I was shocked about her assumption. Also, gardening and chicken coop building is not all that cheap. Our CSA share and buying whole, locally raised, organic hogs and beef certainly weren't either.
I generally think of gardening and self-sustainability as something that informed and educated people do. I think about cities in the Northwest with bike lanes and wind power and wish our state would catch up. I think about solar panels and how much they cost and what they'd save. I guess I view urban homesteading as something that you don't do because you're poor and have no other choice, but as something you do because you want to make a better choice.
Not that we are rolling in the dough. Far from it. There have been some pretty lean months in the last five years for us. But… hadn't my friend just bought that $400 compost bin? Certainly she had to know this is not just for the poor, right? This made me think. Why would she assume we were poor (well, besides the roadkill)?
Johnson addresses this in her book as well. As many families immigrated to the U.S., they brought seeds and gardening knowledge with them. They planted their gardens where they lived and kept up with the old ways, unaffected by social status and motivated to provide good, fresh food for their family. But their children, who were likely looked at as poor, being recent immigrants, were quick to dump the old ways and buy their food from the supermarkets. In many minds, growing your own food was a sign or symbol of not having the means to buy the same things.
I generally picture people immigrating in centuries past. In Colorado, while we have plenty of immigrants from Mexico and other places, I tend to think about immigration in terms of Ellis Island and my husband's great-grandparents from Slovakia. His great-grandfather coming to America ten years before this great-grandmother, saving his hard-earned money to get her and their children here. It would never occur to me to think of modern-day immigrants in this way. But in some places, California for example, there are many hispanic families that have lived in the U.S. for generations as well as many recently immigrated Mexican families. Their cultures are extremely different. My mom's husband, though born in San Diego, is often mistaken for a Mexican, to the point where he carries his passport and I.D. when visiting his family in California.
As I sat and thought about my friend's view of our choices, I realized that she is from a state that is still flush with recent immigrants. It's likely that she was brought up seeing the immigrant families planting gardens, while her family never did. The truth of the matter is that many immigrant families are poor when they get here. Perhaps many of the HOAs in those new, expensive sub-divisions are set up just to keep the images of the poor, front yard veggie gardens separated from the green, water guzzling postage-stamp lawns that symbolize American success.
Have you experienced this? Do you or did you view gardening and self-sustainability as a sign of status or culture? Has anyone made assumptions about your choices based on their views? Is gardening cultural? Does your perception of the culture or status of gardening affect your own efforts towards sustainability? What about HOAs – do you live where one restricts your ability to garden? Should they have the right to do this?


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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:21 PM EDT
The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that includes investigations by three committees in Congress.
Ineffective management at the IRS allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups, concluded one investigation, by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The inspector general's report, released Tuesday, lays much of the blame on IRS supervisors in Washington who oversaw a group of specialists in Cincinnati who screened applications for tax exempt status.
The report does not indicate that Washington initiated the targeting of conservative groups. But it does say a top supervisor in Washington did not adequately supervise agents in the field even after she learned the agents were acting improperly, enabling the practice to continue for more than 18 months.
Holder said he ordered the FBI to investigate Friday — the day the IRS publicly acknowledged that it had singled out conservative groups.
"Those (actions) were, I think, as everyone can agree, if not criminal, they were certainly outrageous and unacceptable," Holder said. "But we are examining the facts to see if there were criminal violations."
Three congressional committees already are investigating the IRS for singling out tea party and other conservative groups during the 2010 congressional elections and the 2012 presidential election. But Holder's announcement takes the matter to another level, if investigators are able to prove that laws were broken.
Holder said he wasn't sure which laws may have been broken.
The agency started targeting groups with "Tea Party," ''Patriots" or "9/12 Project" in their applications for tax exempt status in March 2010, the inspector general's report said. Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax exempt organizations, was briefed on the matter in June 2011.
Within days, she ordered agents to change the criteria for singling out groups to a more generic "organizations involved with political, lobbying, or advocacy." But by January 2012, agents started singling out groups that promoted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Agents made the changes "without executive approval because they believed the July 2011 criteria were too broad," the report said.
IRS agents were trying to determine whether the political activities of such groups disqualified them for tax-exempt status. These groups were claiming tax-exempt status as organizations promoting social welfare. Unlike other charitable groups, they can engage in political activity. But politics cannot be their primary mission.
It is up to the IRS to make the determination.
But by using improper criteria, the IRS targeted some groups, even though there were no indications that they engaged in significant political activities, the report said. Other non-tea party groups that had significant political activities were not screened, the report said.
"The criteria developed by the Determinations Unit gives the appearance that the IRS is not impartial in conducting its mission," the report said.
In all, IRS agents identified 298 applications for additional, sometimes burdensome scrutiny. Ninety-one of them were tea party, patriot or 9/12 groups, the report said.
Of the tea party groups, 17 should not have been targeted because they did not indicate that they were engaged in significant political activities, investigators concluded.
The additional screening resulted in long delays as IRS agents asked intrusive, sometimes inappropriate questions, or merely let applications languish, the report said. Inappropriate questions included requests for lists of donors and the political affiliation of officers.
As of December, the delays averaged 574 days, which probably made donors reluctant to contribute, the report said. No group has had their application denied, though about half are still waiting, the IRS said.
House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said that report "magnifies our concerns about the breadth and depth" of the IRS's targeting of certain groups.
"Unfortunately, the report raises more questions than it answers," Issa said. "What we do know for sure is that the IRS personnel responsible for granting tax exemptions systematically targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, and that officials in Washington, D.C. were aware of this practice, even while publically claiming that it never happened."
The practice ended in May 2012, when the criteria for additional scrutiny was changed to "organizations with indicators of significant amounts of political campaign intervention (raising questions as to exempt purpose and/or excess private benefit)," the report said.
"After seeing issues with particular cases, inappropriate shortcuts were used to determine which cases may be engaging in political activities," the IRS said in a statement Tuesday evening. "It is important to note that the vast majority of these cases would still have been centralized based on the general criteria used for other cases."
"It is also important to understand that the group of centralized cases included organizations of all political views," the statement said.
The IRS has said the improper reviews were limited to a Cincinnati office where a special team was assembled to screen them. The inspector general's report does not contradict the agency on this assertion.
However, documents obtained by The Associated Press suggest the targeting of conservative groups could be more widespread. Documents sent from the IRS to tea party groups show that IRS offices in California and Washington, D.C., also sought extensive information from tea party groups who requested tax-exempt status.
In letters provided by the American Center for Law and Justice, which represents 27 tea party groups that have sought tax exempt status, IRS officials from two cities in California — El Monte and Laguna Nigel — as well as officials in Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati contacted groups seeking extensive information.
The law center's chief counsel, Jay Sekulow, said he was astonished the IRS said activity was limited to Cincinnati.
"To me, that was what was mind-boggling, they tried to create a narrative," he said.
On Monday, the IRS said acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller was first informed on May, 3, 2012, that applications for tax-exempt status by tea party groups were inappropriately singled out for extra scrutiny.
At least twice after the briefing, Miller wrote letters to members of Congress to explain the process of reviewing applications for tax-exempt status without disclosing that tea party groups had been targeted. On July 25, 2012, Miller testified before the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee but again did not mention the additional scrutiny — despite being asked about it.
On Tuesday, the IRS said, "While flaws in our process were corrected last year based on our own review, we only recently discussed this publicly as there had been a concurrent ongoing (inspector general) audit of the situation. There was no intent to hide this issue, but rather we waited until (the inspector general) completed their fact finding, made recommendations, and we reviewed their findings.
Miller was a deputy commissioner at the time. He became acting commissioner in November, after Commissioner Douglas Shulman completed his five-year term. Shulman had been appointed by President George W. Bush.
Miller is scheduled to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee at a hearing Friday.
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Battle Road beer will be easier to find
This is good news for Battle Road Brewing Company fans as their beers will now be easier to find.
Here's all the news you need to know about their new distribution deal:
Battle Road Brewing Company Declares Independence
Signs New Distribution Agreement with Patriot Craft Alliance
Ipswich- In the spirit of July 4th, Battle Road Brewing Company is celebrating its independence by signing a new distribution agreement with Patriot Craft Alliance. The new distribution agreement will allow Battle Road Brewing Company to build upon its momentum and expand its distribution beyond the 200 bars and retail outlets currently offering its products.
The Patriot Craft Alliance is a group of five family owned Massachusetts distributors, including Blue Coast Beverage, Consolidated Beverages, Girardi Distributors, Quality Beverage LP, and Williams Distributing. These distributors have the common goals of bringing the most innovative and highest quality products to their respective accounts, while also providing their brewing partners with the best route of access to their consumers.
The alliance will be responsible for distribution of Battle Road Beers to their entire network of retail off-premise accounts and on premise bars, pubs, restaurants, and taverns.
"We made a decision to sign with Patriot Craft Beer Alliance based on their knowledge and expertise in the Craft Beer space," said Jeremy Cross, co-founder of Battle Road Brewing Company. "PCA has established relationships and a solid track record of distributing some of the best craft beers in the marketplace. We are excited about the opportunities this relationships presents and look forward to bringing Battle Road to outlets across the Commonwealth."
Battle Road Brewing Company currently has three distinct offerings. The 1775 Tavern Ale is the flagship brand, a light to medium bodied, unfiltered pale ale hopped with a single varietal - Slovenian Styrian Goldings. The Lexington Green East India Pale Ale is brewed from a trio of American grown hops to form a reddish brassy golden ale. Finally, Barrett's Farmhouse Ale is a straw-gold rustic ale.
"We are thrilled to bring Battle Road Beers into the Patriot Craft Alliance family," said Bill Lenahan of Quality Beverages and a member of the Patriot Craft Alliance. "Battle Road offers a high quality craft beer, brewed locally and evoking memories of the historic battles that created our country. We look forward to bringing this beer to every town and city in our great state."
Founded in 2012, Battle Road Brewing Company takes its name from the history surrounding Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Battle Road refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These battles showcased the revolutionaries' perseverance and resistance against tyranny, which would become the hallmarks of the American Revolution and of the fledgling United States of America.
"At Battle Road Brewing Company, we strive to embody the perseverance of the American Revolutionaries, as they fought for Independence," said Scott Houghton, co-founder of Battle Road Beer. "We see that same element of perseverance with Patriot Craft Alliance and we look forward to a long and successful partnership."
Battle Road Brewing Company is currently brewing its beers through Mercury Brewing Company in Ipswich, MA. For more information or to find a location, please visitwww.battleroadbeer.com


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1 of 35 Reliability of Snow Cover
(1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Westendorf is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.
2 of 35 Variety and quality of ski trails
(1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Westendorf has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.
3 of 35 Off Piste
(1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
4 of 35 Scenery
(1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.
5 of 35 Getting There From The Nearest Airport
(1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Westendorf.
6 of 35 Access by Public Transport
(1) There are no buses or taxis to Westendorf, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
7 of 35 Accommodation Options
(1) No places to stay in/near Westendorf, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
8 of 35 Cheap Hostels and Pensions
(1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.
9 of 35 Luxury Hotels
(1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Westendorf.
10 of 35 Ski in/Ski out Convenience of Accommodation
(1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.
11 of 35 Childcare Facilities
(1) There are no child care facilities at Westendorf, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
12 of 35 Snowmaking
(1) Westendorf relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
13 of 35 Snow Grooming and Piste Maintenance
(1) There are no snow groomers at Westendorf, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Westendorf are groomed daily.
14 of 35 Skiing in Cloudy or Windy Conditions
(1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Westendorf is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
15 of 35 Nearby Alternatives
(1) If snow conditions are poor at Westendorf, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.
16 of 35 Regional Snow Condition Comparisons
(1) Westendorf usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
17 of 35 Lift staff
(1) The staff at Westendorf are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Westendorf are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.
18 of 35 Crowds and Queues
(1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
19 of 35 Snowboarding and Ski Schools
(1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.
20 of 35 Equipment and Repairs
(1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
21 of 35 Skiing for Beginners
(1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
22 of 35 Skiing for Intermediates
(1) No intermediate terrain at Westendorf, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.
23 of 35 Skiing and snowboarding for Advanced
(1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
24 of 35 Snow Park
(1) Not even a kicker at Westendorf, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.
25 of 35 Cross-country skiing
(1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Westendorf, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.
26 of 35 Luge and Toboggan Runs
(1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Westendorf has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
27 of 35 Mountain Restaurants
(1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.
28 of 35 Eating (Within the Resort)
(1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
29 of 35 Apres-Ski
(1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.
30 of 35 Other Sports Facilities
(1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
31 of 35 Things to do (apart from Snowsports)
(1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.
32 of 35 Winter Walking Trails
(1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
33 of 35 Lift Pass Value for Money
(1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.
34 of 35 Overall Value for Money (National Comparison)
(1) Overall, Westendorf is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
35 of 35 Overall Value for Money (International Comparison)
(1) Overall, Westendorf is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.


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