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What does that spell? Legalize! A word that supposedly, neither President Obama nor ONDCP Director Gil Kelikowske have in their combined vocabulary.

Ok. While Obama doesn't say legalize here - he does say decriminalize. What is much more important in this clip is:
"I think that the war on drugs has been an utter failure."
Is failure in their vocabulary? Because they better get used that word being associated with U.S. drug policy if neither are willing to even say the "L-word". How can we take these two seriously when it comes to the much needed reform of our criminal justice system and drug policies?

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Stupid Question: I wasn't paying attention but Linden (I think it was Linden) phoned somebody and a blonde middle aged woman answered the phone. Then the camera panned to the blonde lady's husband. What was that all about? Who were those people? lol
I think I know what scene you're referring to. It was Terry who was calling. I'm assuming the blonde lady and her husband are Jasper (the rich brat who was once a suspect way back in season 2)'s parents. Remember when Holder and Linden was talking to Sterling (Rosie's friend) at the school, and afterwards, there was a boy who was glaring at them? I'm pretty sure the boy was Jasper.

I think she was looking for Jasper, but the lady answered instead - which was why she hung up. Someone mentioned on the show's website that Terry used to have a past with Jasper. IDK, though.
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  1. They are both really lovely cards Debby but I do agree with you that the replacement being slightly less busy is nicer and the frame shows off the leaves beautifully and the gold embossed sentiment sits perfectly in the middle. x

  2. I like both of these, Debby! The stitched frames really make a lovely statement with the stamped leaves!

  3. Gorgeous cards Debby :-) I love the gold embossing and autumnal colours, very pretty :-)

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  4. Two lovely cards Debby love the Autumn colours

  5. Two beautiful

  6. No big mistake. It's only a matter of preference. I do like the replacement card best, but I'm sure there are others who would like your original card best.

  7. Both gorgeous cards Debby, fabulous designs and with wonderful combinations of super autumnal colours and sentiments!!

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  8. Gorgeous cards Debby, fab designs and colours
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  9. Gorgeous cards Debby, lovely autumn colours - I love the simplicity of the first one.

  10. Superb cards Debby and gorgeous designs and colours. Hugs, Carol S.xx

  11. Two fabulous cards and great designs x

  12. Gorgeous Debby, love those stamps x

  13. Both cards are so pretty, Caryn! I love the traditional autumn colors :)

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  14. This is super cute! Love the frame!

  15. This is amazing - I love the frame - such gorgeous colours.
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War and economic growth

Oliver Stone's documentary "South of the Border" apparently includes this account of the former Argentine president Kirchner about a conversation with GWB:

It's not exactly uncommon that people believe in positive economic effects of warfare, but those effects are mostly illusions, caused by tunnel vision.

In the realm of macroeconomics, expenditures for warfare are about equal to expenditures for a program to build buildings, then blow them up, build again, blow them up, ... it's consumption that does not stimulate anything and doesn't meet the consumption preferences of the population.
Investments usually increase the economic output (depending on circumstances), while additional consumption does so at most by a factor of 1 unless the economy was running at significantly less than full potential (and only if the circumstances allow it).

A war can of course erase unemployment, but keep in mind that all the mobilised soldiers don't really "work" in the economy during war. They're the equivalent of unemployed people, adding nothing to the nation's economic output.

There is one valuable thing in war, though: War - and especially the emotional mobilisation of the population by it - can provide motivation, break up resistances and such. Re-distribution fo income becomes fairly easy during war.
Motivation is the key in every economy, it drives them. It's what comes before the worker even raises his hand. A very detailed research into the motivation effects on the micro and macro scale could consume the whole career of hundreds of economists, and economists tend to be more interested in researching peacetime economies.

It's therefore difficult to tell what exactly changes due to the changes in motivation, but it's quite safe to say that these effects do not apply significantly to peacetime military spending.
Even IF the motivation of the population in wartime would change enough to enable a net positive economic effect; that effect would not mean that peacetime military spending could be considered as an economic advantage. It's simply a form of government consumption actually.

There are additional reasons why a look at the economic effects is almost excessively difficult; most wars are short. It's possible in wartime to postpone the replacement of old machinery and buildings, for example. These investments are a huge factor in normal, peacetime economies. You can postpone them - which merely postpones investments and frees production potential for other production.
There's also the problem of waste. The GDP metric is generally under fire for being a poor indicator for welfare. To raise a building and then blow it up does increase economic output just as two neighbours helping each other does not while them doing the same and paying each other an identical sum does.
The welfare effect of economic output isn't shown in GDP. The GDP merely shows the extent of official economic activity.
The economic activity of warfare has very little to do with welfare (private consumption drops significantly in major wars), and even worse - much of the war expenses are usually wasted. Again, this waste is not being subtracted from the GDP.

In short; even if (and that's not for sure) warfare does increase the GDP on paper, it's among the most crappy tools for economic recovery. High peacetime military spending is similarly crappy for the purpose.

Then again, it's not surprising or even unbelievable that GWB recommended war as economic policy.

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  1. There is one issue where warfare can help an economy.

    In a situation of global overcapacity destroying the productive capacity of the enemy enables on to bring the own capacity to good and very profitable use.

    This was a bit the (intended?) situation of the U.S. after WWII. U.S. cars found lots of well paying customers all over the world because production capacity was destroyed in many industrial countries.

    The current second world depression can be seen as such an overcapacity situation and some might be tempted to destroy Chinese(?) industrial capacity to then regrow productive capacity in the "west".

  2. Well, that may work if you assume that trade balance surplusses are advantageous.

    The example still completely fails the test of value for price.
    Waging a world war is extremely costly, after all. The debt from W2 never fully went away for the U.S., and the small advantage of increased exports (world trade wasn't that big at that time) was definitively unable to justify the war's expenses.

  3. What about the fundamental economic benefits of war booty? On a small scale Afghans trading captured NATO equipment comes to mind. The pillaging of the Iraqi copper reserves and antiquities is another example. However war booty only helps if the profit/cost ratio is high enough, which probably is not the case in modern wars. I have (only) a hunch this ratio was a lot higher in the past.

    The "neo-colonial" scenario would likely be some kind of indirect debt slavery by financial means, kept in place by corrupt puppet regimes. War in this case would only be used to surgically neutralize the dangerously competent leadership and intelligentsia of the targeted nation in the political arena.

    The most profitable and also highest risk possibility could be war as a means to annex territory. This has worked for many nations (like the union of the USA) in the past. Although it has also backfired dramatically in many other cases.

    Although I must admit that all these methods in fact only see war as a means towards productivity and not as something productive in itself.

  4. Neither Stone nor Kirchner has a whole lot of credibility here. Stone hates Bush with a passion that can only be described as pathological, admires Third World tyrants like Chavez and Castro, and is a long-time believer that there are fascists under every bed. Kirchner's main accomplishments as president were to default Argentina's debt and renege on the amnesty with the military. Not exactly the guy you'd want to talk economics with.

    No American president has the power to suddenly change the country over to a war footing. In fact, one of the problems in both Irag and Afghanistan was that Bush tried to fight the war "on the cheap" without expanding the military so as commit more troops. Most of the US defense budget goes to big ticket items like carriers, aircraft and the like, whose development cycle far exceeds the term of any president. You of all people ought to know this. In the US the House of Representatives controls the purse and can cut funding for any weapons system or war, as they did for the Vietnam war.

  5. The GWB thing was only about 5% of the story here.
    It's rather difficult to illustrate such a topic without resorting to war profiteer caricatures and a video still serves the purpose of breaking up the block of text and please the eyes a bit. ;-)


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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

1 New Habit

I have been reading up on habits and how to create new ones.  The key is to pick one habit , keep it simple and focus on that habit for 30 days.
I found a great post about breaking bad habits from  You will love this website. So much good information.

So My habit will be to get up at 6am and go to the gym. I am going to focus on this habit for 30 days!  I'm not going to think of fancy work outs or where I'm going to work out but that I am going to get up at 6 am and be out the door by 6:15.   The gym in closed friday mornings so I will do this Mon-Thursday.

Now I realize the hardest part of this is physically getting out of bed...Well I already started going to the gym this week and the key is: Do Not hit the snooze button.

There is no reason to hit that snooze button...the alarm goes off-lift up your head, turn off the alarm and get up!!!   If you don't get up right away then your mind will tell you to stay in bed.... You have to get out of bed before you talk yourself out of it!!
Don't even think about it, don't try to rationalize or think of excuses not to...just do it, just get up.  I don't even know why there is a snooze button.

Now that I have shared with you the getting out of bed part I will move on to some other tips:

Preparation for the night before:

  • Set aside my work out clothes, shoes, phone, head phones & water.
  • Prepare my coffee the night before. (set the timer)
  • Be in bed by 10 pm.

Preparation in the morning

  • Get out of bed and brush my teeth. (this wakes me up)
  • Warm up & eat my banana protein muffin
  • Also pour my coffee and start drinking
  • Get dressed
  • Out the door!
I eat my muffin first then I get dressed (i'm buying time for my food to digest)  and also the drive to the gym gives me time to drink my coffee.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

weekly weigh in:

I'll get straight to it-last weeks weigh in was 149
Here are my stats today:
CW: 147.8
GW: 136

This morning the scale read 147.8     I lost 1.2lbs!  That is great!
I have worked out every day this week and my eating habits are better. I noticed in the past sometimes I would lose 2 lbs in a week then .5 the next so I'm going to be patient.

I have to share this Amazing 6 week Seminar that I am participating in. It started Thursday night and its called Powerful Brain. Health Body.

I'm hoping it will give me the tools needed to lose 10 lbs.
Something that stuck with me is he said not to focus on Bad Habits and getting rid of them. Just create new healthy habits and focus on the new healthy habits!
The first habit that I am creating is waking up at 6am every weekday and working out.  So far so good. Monday was a holiday so I started on Tuesday, oh, now that I think about it I slept in till 7am on Thursday...but its a start, I worked out tues, wed and friday morning.
Now I have to think really hard about other new habits that I want.

There were 2 questions in our packet that we have to took some thinking but this is what I came up with:
Why do I want to lose 10 lbs?
I want to inspire and motivate those that I care about
I feel like losing 10 lbs is enough to change my appearance then others will notice and be inspired.Think about it..where does most of your inspiration come from? Not books, gimmicks or exercise machines but actual people!   When I need some motivation I look at before/after pictures of actual people who lost weight.
To have that feeling of accomplishment
People would say "you don't need to lose 10lbs" Why not? Why not be the healthiest you can be? Plus I like the challenge.   It really boosts your self esteem and gives you the courage and confidence to try other things..
Why is it important to me?
I value my health. I thank god every morning for my health. If you don't have your health you cannot enjoy your life. I am thankful for so many things, my husband, daughter, work, my family...but if I'm not healthy then its really hard to enjoy all the blessings in my life. Think of a time you have had the would give anything to feel better again right?      I want to live a healthy lifestyle so I can be a good example for everyone around me!  My husband, my daughter, family members, neighbors, coworkers, etc.     There are too many people out there that don't work out, don't eat healthy, they are depressed, tired, sick..but will not exercise...  I just don't get it???     If I can lose weight I hope that others will see me and get inspired as well.  There are a lot of people in my life that I care about that don't exercise and also eat junk! I want to motivate them.
I have noticed in the past year I have become very passionate about nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It all started from a program and my work called Healthy Utah. Once a year you can make an appointment and they will do a health assessment, if you pass then you get $50.  Passing would be a bmi of  26 or less and if you don't fall under 26 then they have other incentives like losing 10lbs, quit smoking, lowering your blood pressure. Its a really good benefit that not very many people take advantage of.  (Now that I say that I am curious to know the % of employees that do participate in this)

I will end with this alarming statistic that was thrown out during our seminar:
People with a BMI above 30 call in sick on average 14x a year!
People with a  BMI under 25 call in sick on average 4x a year!

Saturday, February 16, 2013

weekly weigh in

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The scale will not budge! I have exactly 4 weeks to lose 10lbs!!
Weigh in for this week:  149lb   so no loss or gain there.

SW: 152
CW: 149
GW: 136
 I was doing so good at the first of the week but once Valentines Day came, so did the candy. My husband brought home thee best caramel corn drizzled with chocolate..then my mom bought a little box of chocolate for my daughter then I made sugar cookies.
I didn't have a problem with the cookies however I ate all the broken pieces!!!

Embedded image permalinkYou've heard that the broken chips are 0 calories right? well I told myself that the cookie crumbs and pieces were 0 calories as well. The only problem.....the scale didn't think so!

On a positive note I have registered for a Seminar called :Powerful Minds Healthy Bodies.
It's a seminar that is being offered through my employer so me and a couple friends signed up. It is beginning this upcoming Thursday. It could not have come at a better time because I'm telling you- I am struggling!
Its a 6 week program and we will meet up once a week. I can't wait for the first meeting, I hope its worth the time.

k I have another positive (despite what the scale shows) I have been getting up early and going to the gym first thing. Once I hit the off button on the alarm I am up. I noticed if my head hits the pillow I will go back to sleep (duh) so right when the alarm goes off I jump out of bed, get my coffee and go to the gym!

So hopefully with the Powerful Minds Seminar and My morning gym routine I will see the scale go down again. Crossing my fingers.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Another Quilt

yep I gave in.  My last post talked about how I was not going to start another project.
Well here it is!
I have to explain why I was all the sudden drawn to these granny squares.
I have been crocheting granny squares and when I would search on other granny squares and trying to get ideas on how to join them I would also get results for these granny squares!!  I didn't know they were called granny squares but they do look like granny squares (the crochet ones)  So I decided I had to make one....Oh and its a great project to use up your scraps too.

I tried to figure out a fast way to put them together rather then individually sewing each 2.5 square one at a time.   You know how on the trip around the world you can sew your fabrics in strips then cut them and magic occurs in the way you unpick them? Well I kept thinking how that would work out with these and couldn't figure it out. (Plus I couldn't find a tutorial on that so it must not be possible)

I did figure out how to save a little time. I strip pieced the outside squares.
So with each block you cut 2 10x2.5 strips of white and 2 10x 2.5 strips of your colored fabric.
I then iron them open and cut them every 2.5"   This saves time on ironing and cutting and also you don't have a bunch of thread tails....I hate those!

 Now you have a head start on your block and you can now select your inside blocks from the huge stack of scrappy fabric..

This is what it will look like.   And you can do a lot of your outside blocks all at one time. Have them ready to go!

I did find a blog that used the strip piecing method for her granny squares. Click here .  The reason why I haven't used her method yet is because I still have a bunch of 2.5 squares laying around that i need to include in my quilt.

Meanwhile, I am still working on my sampler quilts...Not long after I lay them out do I get this...
I turn my back for a minute and look what I find. He thinks that I lay these out for him!
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Saturday Weigh In

Weekly Results:
SW: 152
CW: 149
GW: 136
Yep the scale is going the wrong way!
My friend shared a link on youtube....i'm kicking myself that I cannot find it but really the one statement that stuck to me was this:
"Your alarm clock goes off and before you can reach you hand over to shut it off your mind is already telling you that its too cold, your too tired, its too dark"        Don't listen to that voice!!  That voice will ruin your victories.  Get up and out of bed as soon as that alarm clock goes off.

Stop fighting with yourself! Just do it!
My biggest challenge this week has been sweets. When I start steering away from healthy foods its because I am bored. I need to try another recipe so this week I tried these protein bites:

They are pretty good. Its something that I can have after I eat lunch.

This I thought was too funny!!!

And I will leave you with these Skinny Rules, Some I agree with and some I don't.
Pick the ones you like and go with it!  Until next week.....

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Pinterest = Bad!

I just need to stay away from pinterest before I start yet A N O T H E R  project!

I want to start a new quilt so bad!! However I do have a couple quilts in the works.
These quilts are distracting me!!I need to be calm, I cannot give in.
Source: via Paula on Pinterest

I love these solid color quilts, they are so modern looking. I have someone in mind who would love a quilt like this.

I think these quilts are mostly appreciated by the not so crafty people.

Monday, February 4, 2013

stash buster

granny squares:

I used my stash for these granny squares however I cheated a little and bought the taupe color that surrounds the squares. I love the colors together, the picture does not show them well.

I love how I decided to join them together. I just did a single crochet in the spaces.
( i didn't crochet in every stitch)

This is what the back looks like.  I don't even know how to explain how I stitched them  and I can't find a tutorial online. I think this method works well on this because it is going to be a purse. It doesn't need to be as sturdy as if it were going to be a blanket.

It is going to be so pretty. I need to do 3 more granny squares for the front panel. Then 3 more for the back panel.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Saturday Weigh in

Well I missed last weeks weigh in. It was my birthday and I ate like crap.  Actually I didn't eat "like crap" I actually ate crap!!!  Well by crap I mean oreo cookies, Cafe Rio, a brownie....UGH! This week was a little better, I was able to work out 4 out of 5 days and I'm slowly getting back to eating better.
So this morning when I got on the scale it read: 146.8   Last week it was 146.6
So I gained .2lbs...what to do? Try harder.
SW: 146
GW: 136
CW: 146.8

I haven't made much progress but it's okay. It's  a challenge, its going to be hard. I don't want to seem shallow, I don't think it matters what size you are. All that matters is that you are healthy and also that you exercise everyday.   I am all about being the best you can be. If there is something in your life that needs so improvement then why not improve it?

This was on pinterest and it made me think.  Happy and healthy is what matters, not what size you are. People don't go around talking about the size of there clothes,
A great reason to work out is because you love your body! Don't work out because you hate your body.
Since I have been eating healthy my skin as cleared up and I had a positive dental appointment!  Oh and I don't have all those yucky issues with my stomach.
I still want to lose 10 pounds just don't want to beat myself up about it if I slip. I just like to improve my life in all areas like my relationships, finances, work and health!

So here is to another great week!


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Construction Begins On 24-Hour Staffed Guard Shacks On Dillon Dam Road

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Changes are on the way for drivers in Summit County after Denver Water started construction Monday on Dillon Dam Road.

For the past three years the road has been open only from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. due to security concerns. It will soon be open 24 hours a day.

Denver Water is building new guard shacks that will be staffed round the clock. There will also be more lights and security cameras.

The security measures were added because Lake Dillon is a major water source for the Denver metro area.

The road will be closed the entire month of August and then re-open on Labor Day.

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Denver’s Union Station Renovation Watched Around the World

DENVER (CBS4)– The Union Station redevelopment in Denver is being watched by transportation developers around the nation and around the world for its contemporary design and emphasis on commuter-friendly transit.

“We’ve had a lot of people from outside the state– from outside the country– look at our facilities to see if they could replicate that here,” said RTD Union Station Project Manager Jerry Nery. “So we’re hoping we can kind of set the stage for a lot of agencies in other places.”

The historic Union Station is iconic in Denver and the renovation from a building with a lot of wasted space to a multimodal hub is considered a major revitalization in LoDo.

Union Station was built at 17th and Wynkoop in 1881. Now it is being transformed from a seemingly vacant at times building into a centralized and bustling centerpiece for all kinds of transportation including bus, light rail, commuter rail and Amtrak.

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Union Station (credit: CBS)

“This is probably the largest transportation project of a comparable transportation agency when you compare it to Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake, Phoenix, those transit agencies,” said Nery. “What makes this work the best, and I’ve been to almost every one of their Union Stations, is they didn’t have the opportunity to have all of the transits come to one location and have a development opportunity in that same location.”

Union Station’s redesign was planned with commuters and pedestrians in mind.
The intent is to grow to meet the demands of the population as Denver continues to grow. Developers hope the design will have a positive impact on transportation for the region for the next 100 years.

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Union Station (credit: CBS)

“Right now the activity for commuters and pedestrians, we run about 15,000 people in and out in a day. We anticipate in 2030… is about 200,000 people, 100,000 in and 100,000 out, with all of our lines completed for commuter rail,” said Nery.

The Union Station renovation is about 95 percent finished with the first phase scheduled to open next month.

“We’re going to open up the underground bus facility. The planned celebration is May 9,” said Nery. “We’re ahead of schedule, under budget.”

Jerry Nery (credit: CBS)

Jerry Nery (credit: CBS)

The new underground bus concourse has 22 gates and will serve 16 bus routes. With that opening the old Market Street Station will close and buses will use Union Station instead.

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Next month RTD will also introduce a new Metro Ride program that’s free to riders. Those buses will run during peak hours Monday through Friday from Union Station and the Civic Center Station along 18th and 19th streets.

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Another major portion of Union Station is mixed use with space for retail, restaurants and a hotel.

Among the stores moving in are Milkbox Ice Creamery, Pigtrain Coffee, Eatmore Burgers and Brats, and the Tattered Cover Bookstore. It will make the new and improved Union Station much more than a transportation hub. The businesses and the 112-room Crawford Hotel will be open to the public starting July 12.

Some of the rooms are classic hotel rooms, while others are called “loft” rooms and will be decorated with art from Colorado artists, reflecting the state’s history, including the current make up of LoDo.

The Crawford Hotel is named after Dana Crawford, an urban preservationist and a partner in the Union Station redevelopment. She has spearheaded preservation efforts in downtown Denver for more than 30 years.

Union Station (credit: CBS)

Union Station (credit: CBS)

“The forecast that we originally had was to have about 900,000 square feet of mixed use by 2019. Right now we have over 2 million square feet of mixed use either being designed or under construction,” said Nery.

A planned commuter rail line from Union Station to Denver International Airport will open in 2016, along with the Gold Line to Wheat Ridge and Arvada. Once those are completed construction will begin on other RTD commuter lines.

“We will have the North Metro Line that goes up to Commerce City, Adams County, Thornton, Northglenn that will be in operation in 2018,” said Nery.

Amtrak returned to Union Station in March. The first departure from the redesigned train station took passengers from Denver to San Francisco.

(credit: RTD)

(credit: RTD)

The three-year renovation project cost nearly $500 million.

“This has been a great project. It has taken a lot of partners to do this, not just RTD. We have the City and County of Denver, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Colorado Department of Transportation, plus all of the developers. We have a master developer, Union Station Neighborhood Company, they’re responsible for attracting a lot of the developers,” said Nery.

There are also modern amenities added to make commuting more comfortable.

The transportation project includes heated concrete to melt ice in the underground terminal and vastly improved acoustics within the station. They call it an “urban living room.”

The renovation also includes a new technology called Positive Train Control, or PTC. PTC will increase safety by stopping a train if it is speeding or going around a curve too fast.

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In Memoriam: Chris Grorud, 1979-2016

The History Community was saddened to hear of the passing of former Graduate student Chris Grorud, who passed away January 24, 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Chris studied Indonesian history and politics and was passionate about working with the people of Indonesia, doing field research in history and with the Jackson School of International Studies’ Southeast Asia Center. Chris’ family has established an endowed memorial fund in Chris’ name to support students of Southeast Asian history.

Digital History Initiative: Mapping American Social Movements Through the 20th Century

Mapping American Social Movements Through the 20th Century is a collaborative project which seeks to create maps and visualizations of America’s twentieth-century social movements. The project encompasses all types of social movements including radical, labor, civil rights, environmental, and women’s rights movements.

2016 Hanauer Fellows: Eric Johnson and Sarah Zaides

Graduate students Eric Johnson and Sarah Zaides have been named 2016 Fellows for the Joff Hanauer Endowment for Excellence in Western Civilization. Eric Johnson is a PhD Candidate in Russian History, specializing in the urban history of nineteenth-century Kazan. Sarah Zaides is a PhD Candidate in Russian and Jewish History, whose work focuses on nineteenth and twentieth-century Jewish refugees in the Ottoman Empire.

UW History Alum Tells Why, in the Soviet Union, it was "Everyone to Skis!"

1944 Soviet poster that inspired Frank's title: "Everyone to Skis!"

Winter is nearly upon us, and in the Pacific Northwest that means it time to break out the skis. And if you’re looking to relax with a hot chocolate and a good book after a long day on the slopes, check out Everyone To Skis!: Skiing in Russia and the Rise of Soviet Biathlon by UW History PhD recipient W. D. Frank.

The history of skiing and biathlon in Russia has intrigued Frank since long before he began his studies as a historian. During the 1970s and ‘80s, Frank was a competitive biathlete, training with the U.S. national team and even qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1980. “The Americans against whom I competed were talented athletes,” Frank recalls, “and yet, they would get trounced at international races at the hands of the Russians. I could never understand why.” Having looked high and low for a book that could explain this puzzle, Frank finally decided that he would have to write it himself. ....

Graduate Student Profile: Josué Estrada

Josué Estrada

Josué Estrada recently earned his master’s degree in history, and is moving full speed ahead with his doctoral work. His dissertation will expand on themes he explored in his MA research: internal migration in the U.S., the complex formation of rural Mexican American communities, the dynamics of voter suppression among Mexican Americans, and the Mexican American movement against voter literacy tests.

“Meet me with a shovel!”: The Legacy of Edmond Meany’s Trees

A recent lightning strike forced the removal of the grand old sequoia near the northeast corner of Smith Hall. The tree was known to many as the “Meany sequoia,” after the man believed to have planted it, Edmond Meany. In truth, it is difficult to document the tree’s connection with Edmond Meany, but the attribution is widespread and entirely credible. In fact one of Meany’s great legacies to the university is the variety and richness of the campus’s trees. A count of the rings indicates the sequoia was about 104 years old, confirming that it was planted at the height of Meany’s time as the university’s unofficial chief arborist. ...

The “Chicano Experience” from Family Memory to Senior Seminar

Three generations of Lindsay Little's family

Sometimes history is about the grand sweep of events, but at other times it can be very personal. Last fall, senior history major Lindsay Little was worried that a piece of history was in danger of being lost—the history of her own family. “On my mother’s side we have a huge family. My grandmother, Maria Cornelia Crisantos, was the eldest of twelve children. She came to the U.S. from Mexico, and for many years lived as a migrant farm worker in California.


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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Winners and Release Dates

For those of you who don't know, we recently ran a writing competition on the Skulduggery website, where I supplied the first 50 words of a story and left it to others to come up with the next 450. The ten winners were supposed to be announced last week, but it took my publishers longer than expected to cope with the massive response... Ah, those silly publishers. When will they learn?

I was sent a little over 30 entries and it was not easy narrowing them down. As usual, the standard of writing was very high- and not just with the winners, either. A lot of the entries made me laugh, and that's always a good starting-off point, but the major point of interest for me was watching where you took the story. I gave the villain an outrageous name- Sadistica Tortura- and sat back and let the fun begin. There were some lovely ideas in there, some lovely moments and some fantastic lines. You should all be proud- especially those of you who managed to stick to the word count (ahem).

I managed to take a few days off last week, but seeing as how I have about five weeks before I head off on tour, I need to start working again. August is pretty much wiped off my calendar as far as writing goes, so I'm going to have to get an early start on Book Eight. Which is scary, because it only seems like a few weeks ago that I finished Book Seven. I'm not going to talk about Book Eight AT ALL until a few months from now, once you've absorbed KOTW into your bloodstream, but it feels kind of weird to be tying up all of these stories that I've been telling since 2007. Best not dwell, methinks...

Oh, and as for KOTW release dates, those lucky scamps in Australia/New Zealand will be getting the new book ever-so-slightly ahead of anyone else... My tour there starts on August 8th, and my publishers want the books on the shelves at LEAST one week before that- maybe even two. For the UK and Ireland, we're looking at a release date of August 30th, I think.

Of course, the Minions-who-speak-funny know by now how much I detest spoilers, and you've all been fantastic at not ruining the books for other people. I shall expect this to continue (shakes fist in a threatening manner...)

For all you Ameriminions, still no news on getting the newer books released over there, my apologies. I have some positive news for the Germinions, however, as my German publishers are planning to catch up to the English-language releases. More news on that when I have it.

Oh, and Irish readers will be able to take a break from the football final on Sunday night to tune into Celebrity Mastermind on TV3, where I shall be showing off my amazing brain power on national TV. Hells yeah.

And now, a picture.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Down Under Tour 2012

Righto, I can finally reveal the details for the A/NZ Down Under Tour. Most of the days will be taken up visiting schools, so I'm only listing the public events which will occur in the evenings and at the weekends.

For the public signings, all you have to do is turn up and I'll sign as much as possible in the time I have- but for the public events, it might be a good idea to contact the bookshop/library/whatever as soon as possible, in order to book a place.

The Ireland and UK details will be posted when I have them.

Oh, and for those of you who entered the little short story competition on the Skulduggery website, I've just read through the finalists (30 of them) and the winners will be announced before the weekend. Some truly great work in there...

Thursday 9th:

The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie- Public Signing - 4:30 PM

Whitcoulls, Queensgate - Public Signing - 7 PM

Friday 10th:

The Children's Bookshop, Blenheim Rd - Public Signing - 4:30 PM

Saturday 11th:

Appearing on Breakfast TV at 8:20 AM

Whitcoulls, Albany Mall - Public Signing - 10 AM

Paperplus Botany Town Centre - Public Signing - 1 PM

Sunday 12th:

Riverbend Books- Public Event (ticketed) - 5 PM

Monday 13th:

Chermside Library - Public event - 11 AM

(CONTACT the library for bookings)

Tuesday 14th:

Pages & Pages/ Mosman Library- Public Event- 4:30 PM

Wednesday 15th:

Virtual Author Session via Video Conference (for schools) - 11:30 AM

(To register and log in )

Shearers on Norton - Public Event  - 4:30 PM

Thursday 16th:

Dymocks, Collins St - Public Event (ticketed) - 5:15 PM

Saturday 18th:

Dymocks, Rundle Mall - Public Signing - 11 AM

Cabra Dominican College - Public Event - 1 PM

(CONTACT Pages & More, Glenelg for bookings)

Monday 20th:

Aquinas College - Public Event - 6 PM

(CONTACT Dymocks Garden City for tickets)

Tuesday 21st:

South Perth Library - Public Event - 11 AM

(CONTACT Dymocks Hay Street for bookings)

John Forrest Secondary College - Public event - 6 PM

(CONTACT Dymocks Morley for bookings)

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Chapter One

Ladies and gentlemen...

"The Butterfly and the Wolf" is now available to read on the home page of

Friday, June 15, 2012

Ireland/UK Tour

Okay then, here comes the places I'll be visiting in the Ireland/UK part of the tour. As mentioned previously, these will be weekend affairs- from Fridays to Sundays (mostly)- and they'll mainly consist of public signings.

30 Aug - 3 Sept:

7 Sept - 9 Sept:

13 Sept - 15 Sept

And I'll also be appearing at the Bangor Literature Festival, the Mountains to the Sea festival in Dublin, and the Cheltenham festival.

The fact that I can't visit EVERYWHERE is always a shame, but we do try and spread the love as much as possible. This time around, my publishers took into account that I'd be in Australia/NZ for the previous two weeks, so I reckon they took pity on me. Maybe it was all the manly crying I did. We'll never know...

Eagle-eyed Irish readers may also have noticed that I shall be appearing on the "Celebrity Mastermind" quiz show, starting on TV3 this Sunday. I'm not sure what episode I'm on (I think it airs on July 1st but I'm not sure). For those who don't know, Mastermind is a show where you are asked questions about a chosen topic, and then you're asked general knowledge questions. I'm not going to say ANYTHING about what happened (we recorded it a few weeks ago) so you'll just have to watch to see how well I did. Or not, as the case may be. Ahem.

Let's see, anything else...

The Forums are back up, thanks to a load of readers who chipped in and paid the website domain fee. You Minions are amazing, you really are. Anyone who hasn't visited really should, if only to raise an eyebrow or two at the topics being discussed...!

Oh, and sometime soon (don't know exactly when) we'll be releasing Chapter One of Kingdom of the Wicked for you to read over at, a chapter entitled "The Butterfly and the Wolf"...

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Dalkey! And Forums!

For all you readers in Dublin/Wicklow, I'm going to be appearing at the Dalkey Book Festival this Sunday at 12 PM...

And does anyone know what happened to the Skulduggery Forums? It seems to have been replaced by a... web-sitey... thing...

And because I have nothing further to add, here are two well-timed photos...

Monday, June 11, 2012

A/NZ Tour Locations

Alrighty then, here we go.

New Zealand- from (roughly) the 8th to the 11th of August, I shall be visiting:

Australia- from (roughly) the 12th to the 21st, I shall be visiting:

I know we have a few readers in Christchurch who read this blog, so I'm glad to be able to visit after missing out last time around. And I know most of you in Adelaide and Perth were CONVINCED I wasn't going to get anywhere near you (especially you guys in Perth) so, y'know... this tour's for you!

And now, because I realised whatever picture I post here also pops up on the Facebook page, I shall post another picture of Gina Carano. Because she's lovely.

And another of Ronda Rousey, keeping the "hand-wrap" theme going...

What do you mean they have nothing to do with what I've just posted?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Vague Tour Dates, Carano and Rousey

For those of you wanting to know tour dates and locations, I should have them soon.

I mean, I have them NOW, like, but I'm not going to tell you what they are until they're finalised. I simply can't. What if, for example, I mentioned that my publishers are thinking of sending me to a town near you, and you organise your mates to go along, and start making plans, and then a week later I announce that, actually, we're going to be missing out on your town because we simply don't have time to visit?

That would suck, would it not?

So, I'm keeping them to myself for the moment. I've just sent an email off, checking on when I can announce, and hopefully it'll only be a few days.

As it stands, though, and without getting into too much detail, I think I'm spending 4 or 5 days in New Zealand, and then about 10 days in Australia. I'll be visiting a lot of cities I've been to in the last tour, while also adding some new ones. Right now, my main focus is making sure I get to spend enough time at each particular location, but this timetable is TIGHT... I just don't want to get into a situation where I have to rush to the airport when there's still 50 people waiting to get something signed...

And then the Ireland/UK tour kicks off. Unlike previous tours, where I was gone for 10 days, we're only going to take the first three weekends in September, in order to fit in as many big signings as we can.

The kind of tours you go on tend to change DRASTICALLY depending on how your books sell. When you're starting out, or when your audience is smaller, writers get sent to a load of schools in order to get the word out. Then, if they're lucky enough for their books to catch on, the schools come to THEM, in theatres or community halls or whatever. And then, if they're REALLY lucky and their books have an established audience, the best use of their time is these huge public signings, where they get to meet as many readers as possible. It's frantic, it's hectic, sometimes only one book can be signed per person, but the whole point of it is to send everyone away with a smile on their face.

Except me, of course. By the end of these signings, I can no longer smile. My face-muscles tend to melt.

This year is going to feel weird because I'm not going to Germany, like I've done every year since 2008 or so. The reason for this is because my German publishers want me over early NEXT year for one of their festivals, so all you German readers will have to wait just a little longer...

Speaking of festivals, I've got a few coming up. I'll be at the Dalkey Book Festival on the 17th of June in Dublin, I'll be in Cheltenham in October, and... okay, I have a few others that are apparently unconfirmed, so I'll wait until I know for sure before announcing them.

Hmmm... I'm thirsty...

Do I have anything of interest to say to you? I'm trying to think...

I've been watching a few movies, ever since I finished the book. Watching some TV. The Avengers kicked all kinds of ass. Words cannot express how much I loved that movie.

The Grey surprised the hell out of me. Wow.

Dexter is its usual brilliant self.

I'm loving how much Game of Thrones is being loved by the general public.

Umm... is that it? Is that sincerely all I've watched?

Actually, the only other show I've been watching is the only reality show I'd EVER watch, The Ultimate Fighter, where all these fighters train and fight in order to be awarded a contract with the UFC. Mixed Martial Arts is just terrifying to watch because your favourite fighter might be winning round after round after round, and then he makes one tiny mistake and the fight is over. Not even boxing is as nerve-wracking as MMA.

But to my mind there is one thing cooler than MMA- and that is Women's MMA. I've mentioned Gina Carano before- she was in Haywire, some of which was filmed in Dublin, and she's going to be in the next Fast and Furious movie- and she began her career as an MMA fighter. As you can probably tell by my books, I have a healthy respect for women who can fight, and Gina Carano is probably one of my favouritest women in the world right now.

And my other favouritest person is Ronda Rousey, the current Strikeforce Women's MMA champion. From what I've seen, Rousey is wonderfully upfront and honest, and if you have a few minutes, go on You Tube and take a look at her fights. I say a few minutes because most of them end within the first 60 seconds or so. Her armbars are AMAZING.

Do yourself a favour, though, and look at the Miesha Tate fight LAST. And only if you have a strong stomach. Honestly. The way that arm bends back on itself is just stomach-turning.

In one of the books, I can't remember which, Val looks at Tanith and wishes she had shoulders like hers.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you those shoulders.


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Friday, May 05, 2006

So naughty, but oh so good...

Yesterday I gave a peek at some Mexican Chocolate that I used to bake up something. Jeff asked for something he could take in for Cinco De Mayo - the recipe may not be really traditional, but it worked for us!

Mexican Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars contains the chocolate in the base crust and also in the filling. Mexican chocolate is sweet, dark, has a hint of cinnamon and is a bit grainy from visible sugar crystals. These bars start with a dense crust made in the food processor of chopped toasted pecans, chopped mexican chocolate, and fresh white bread that is held together by melted butter. The thick filling of this exceptionally rich bar contains more chopped toasted pecans, robost dark corn syrup, sweet dark brown sugar and small chunks of bittersweet chocolate. A tiny amount of flour, some eggs and the rest of the sinful melted butter keep everything bound together.

These bars cut remarkably cleanly - I was a little nervous because I thought I may have overcooked them, but as I pulled them apart, I was very happy with the result. I don't think I would make these unless I was taking them to a party or if there would be plenty of people to share them with... I have very strong willpower when it comes to food, but the alluring smell that comes from these bars alone had my mouth salivating for a taste.

I felt like we needed to go easy and have a clean healthy dinner tonight, so I made Creamy Spinach Lasagna. Nutty whole wheat lasagna noodles are layered with marinara, smooth mozzarella cheese and a thick white sauce mixed with caramelized onions, garlic and spinach. This is definitly a dish you will want to set plently of prep time aside because there are a few steps to bring this together. I layered this earlier in the day and let sit in the refrigerator until I started to heat the oven. The lasagna has a noticeably fresh taste and is considerably filling as a main dish. We thoroughly enjoyed this fine meat-free dish.

  1. omg !!! both recipes sound delicious ... I now know what to fix on monday (8th of may is off in France)... thanks for the "suggestion" :)

  2. Oh my stinking GOSH! I am going to have to order some more Green Valley, AZ pecans and make this. WOW!

    P.S. There aren't any better pecans to be had anywhere than Green Valley Pecans!

  3. Yumm, both recipes look delicious!!
    I can just imagine the smell you got in the house when your bars were baking... nothing smells better than baked goods, especially when there is chocolate and cinnamon involved!
    And the lasagna... I love spinach and this seems great!

  4. I am thinking about making this lasagne for dinner tomorrow. did you uses homemade marinara sauce or dud you make it from scratch?

  5. Joe, this is so funny... I just used this recipe for my post today... Erika (mrswaz) asked me if I was spying on you!

  6. oh my goodness ! I had seen a mexican cake once and had sworn to bake it one day...
    This day has arrived !and you are going to be my muse ;o)
    Thank you very much

  7. Sab - Let me know what you think!

    Cameradawktor - I know what your talking about! We drove past their farms not too long ago!

    Ana - Thanks! We both really enjoyed the lasagna - the leftovers were great reheated!

    Tyrolean - we used some that I had made and put in the freezer, but I think any will do just fine!

    Linda - Ha! I'll have to check it out... thanks for the heads up!

    Thalie - I can't wait to see what you bake up!

  8. I'm new to your blog but so glad I discovered it! You have some great recipes here! I am a big time lasagna lover. I recently made a spinach and artichoke one, as well as a black bean lasagna. You can check them out, if you like. Thanks for the recipes!

  9. Hi Megan - Thanks for checkin' us out! I'll head over when I have some time and check out the recipes!

  10. wow - I hope you submitted the pecan squares for weekend cookbook challenge so the world can get to taste them!

  11. Both recipes look delicious! Those bars look particularly scrumptious!


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Ciara Archer, 2016 Arizona Colleen and Rose of Tralee

January-February 2017

I’ve tried to sit down and write about my time at the Rose of Tralee International Festival so many times now. But how do you describe a once-in-a-lifetime event like this?
Back in February of 2016, on that night when my life changed forever, the Rose of Tralee was a faraway adventure waiting to be had.

I would soon buy more dresses than I’ll ever wear again, fill out intense paperwork, decide on talent songs and stage gowns. I would talk to former Roses and share my anxieties with my soon to be Rose sisters across the world.

And despite this research and copious amounts of planning – nothing could have prepared me for what I experienced in Ireland back in August.

The Rose of Tralee was one of the most exciting, exhausting, wonderful, frustrating, life changing experiences I have ever had. I grew more in 11 days then I ever thought possible – both in confidence and in understanding of self – and gained life-long friendships that spread across the globe.

From the moment I checked into the Maldron Hotel in Dublin to begin my Rose journey, I entered a fairytale land that I will likely never enter again.

The women I met that August day in the hotel lobby, from all around the world dressed in their finest clothes would soon become more than travel companions. We would laugh together, cry together, sleep and dance and sing together. Our bond extends beyond the Dome and that tour-bus and embodies everything it means to be modern Irish women.
We toured the best of what Ireland had to offer. From the Guinness Storehouse to the Kildare Villages to the Races – we were Irish royalty and treated as such.

If we thought the Rose Tour was good – getting to Tralee was a fairytale on steroids.
Arriving in Kerry was like an outer-body experience. To say the people of Tralee were accommodating would be an understatement. From my pub, the Brouge Inn (shout out to the “Sassy Girls Club!”), to the Rose Hotel, to the Kerry Hospice Foundation, to the wonderful stylists at Sean Taaffe Group who made us feel beautiful on stage – it was overwhelming the amount of kindness and generosity we were shown each and every day from so many people.

Crowds awaited our arrivals, little girls looked up with awe to get our autographs, prosecco filled glasses greeted us at each event. For the first time, every Rose was brought to Tralee to experience the festival (in years passed girls had qualifiers in Post Laois and then those who made the final were brought back for Tralee). This special experience allowed us all the opportunity to be in Tralee where the magic happened; to see firsthand the crowning of one of our friends as the International Rose of Tralee and be a part of the beautiful festival that has had such an impact on the global Irish diaspora.

My time on stage in the Dome went by in the blink of an eye. Getting interviewed by the one-and-only Dáithí Ó Sé, singing in front of hundreds of people, talking about my family history and why being Irish is the best gift of all – nothing could compare to this experience.

Nothing until we met our Rose Buds. These little girls, little Roses in training, paraded around us with pure joy and goodness. When I met my Rose Bud Sarah for the first time, I asked her “What do you like to do for fun?”

Her response? “I like to shop for shoes.”

She said this to the International Rose that brought 17 pairs with her to Ireland. Needless to say, it was a match made in heaven. She was easily one of the best parts of my entire Rose experience.

We were told from the very beginning that we were “65 Roses to start. 65 Roses to finish.” One lucky girl would be selected to represent our entire class but “Once a Rose, Always a Rose.” And I am happy to say that these points ring true. I’ve already been back to Ireland for Rose events post Tralee and will be there to cheer on our Arizona Rose in 2017. I’m even happier to say that the lucky girl selected to represent us as this year’s International Rose of Tralee, Chicago’s Maggie McEldowney, is beyond humble, down-to-earth, and indeed deserving of the title. I know she will represent the class of 2016 with distinction and personality and look forward to following her year connecting the global Irish diaspora.
A few thank yous: Thank you to my wonderful Rose of Tralee Escorts John Slowey and John Finnerty for putting up with me – you lads made me feel important and at home every time we walked out of that dining room and for that I am ever grateful. Thank you to my roommate, the Longford Rose Caroline for the laughs and wonderful friendship. Thank you to my friends for understanding when I had to bail on plans for an event. Thank you to the Arizona Irish community for supporting me and wishing me well every step of the way. Thank you to the Colleen and Rose committee and judges for selecting me and allowing me the opportunity to represent AZ.

But most importantly, thank you to my family. Thank you for your constant love and support; for putting up with me all year (and every year) and traveling thousands of miles away to see me run around Ireland.

It’s cliché to say the Rose of Tralee changed my life – but it certainly did. What a dream come true it was to represent my friends and family and home state and honor my grandmother’s memory. By the time this piece is published, there will likely be, or will nearly be, a new Arizona Colleen and Rose. To you, my new sister, I wish you a year of wonder, of growth and of pride. Take risks, go to every event you can, appreciate every moment at home and in abroad – because it is over before you know it. You are a fierce Irish woman and this is your year for feeling good.
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Are you kidding me?

Anyone who has had the pleasure of walking the future Euclid Corridor from Public Square towards Playhouse Square may have noticed the addition of a few pieces of signage within the past few days.

Talk about ridiculous. While I'm sure the battle to find appropriate places, and sizes, for signage along state routes is one that is hard to fight, why both trying to build a pedestrian and bike friendly, 230 million dollar, brand new transit corridor nicely when you are only going to litter it with signage sized for 65 mile an hour highway traffic (maybe they're going to raise the speed limit to 65 mph, in which case I guess I'm the jerk...).

The picture included with this post, taken this morning (01.16.08), shows the new highway signage located at the intersection of E.4th and Euclid. Is there some off-ramp schedule to plow through the gateway district right onto E.4th? Why in the world would you need to locate a highway sign at the intersection of 4th and Euclid. Especially considering you are a mere few hundred feet from Ontario where there should be directional highway signage. Even more confusing is the fact that as you head east from Ontario to E.9th, there is not one street you would want to take as a shortcut to get to the highway.

The signage, clearly, should be at the intersection of E. 9th and Euclid....oddly enough there is signage there...and it is probably only 1/4 the size of what has been placed at E.4th. I'm sure those who paid for the streetscape study for E.4th will be particularly pleased with this solution to visually overpowering their wonderful (realizing taste is subjective) gateways.

Who is supposed to be keeping an eye on this stuff to make sure things get coordinated so that you don't have a ridiculously scaled sign in a ridiculous location? And I suppose now that it has already been installed on the brand new Euclid Corridor posts, who has the ability to see that the problem is corrected; or at least not repeated?

Considering the massive amounts of private developmpent being triggered by the public dollars invested the Euclid Corridor, I am certainly not trying to suggest the project is not a great step in the right direction for the city of Cleveland. I'm only trying to suggest that when making these positives steps, a more careful attention to the details that separate a good enough streetscape from a great one will make the investments we see happening worth so much more. Demand and plan for the best, the people of Cleveland deserve it.

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Good article. These signs are ridiculous!!!! Can we petition to get them removed?

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good points regarding the importance of details in urban design.

do you recall when a similary oversized sign was placed on W. 14 (in front of some single family homes) near the steelyard traffic circle? that sign was removed after some organized resistance from tremont folks, and replaced with a neighborhood scale design.

while i like the idea of petitioning to have these removed, maybe we can be a bit more clandestine and just remove it ourselves? afterall, that's our money! 90% of fed gas tax @ $0.194/gallon is passed back to the state of OH dept of TRANSPORTATION (not freeways, not automobiles)!

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Others have tested Google’s opinion on various subjects and come up with incredibly interesting and insighful results. So Hyperallergic decided to see what the world’s most popular search-engine’s thoughts are when it comes to well-known artists. Last week, I was playing around on my gadgets and inadvertently discovered that Google has an opinion on art. So I decided to ask the all knowing… Read more →

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Advent Calendar - December 5 - Outdoor Decorations

[Note: This post is a recollection from a series of Advent Calendar posts which were originally part of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories hosted here at Destination: Austin Family in December 2007 with the assistance of the wonderful Jasia at Creative Gene.]

In my mind there are three classifications of outdoor holiday light displays: witty, wonderful and wacky. Growing up there wasn't much of a chance to see lights unless we drove down towards New York City or up to Syracuse where more people lived. There you could see entire streets where every house looked as if it were a group effort.

Growing up, holiday light displays meant the traditional C9 bulbs, about 25 to a string, all in different colors. People didn't really go as wild as they do now. I think there are more options to choose from these days: mini-lights, blinking lights, icicle lights, LED lights, lights timed to music, animated figures, gigantic snowglobes, etc.

When I lived in California, the lack of snow caused people to decorate outside even more. I always laugh when I see this picture above - this reindeer was absolutely ginormous - about 30 feet tall with over 4,000 white lights. It used be be located on Tait Avenue in Los Gatos, California but from what friends say it is no longer there. The best part was, if you didn't know it, you'd round the corner and slam on your brakes when you came upon it.

Here in Chicago, which has often been described as a big city with the neighborhood feel, you see more traditional light displays: swags of live greens, red bows, white lights. So when someone puts on a display that slightly differs, it really stands out. One thing I like to see too, perhaps because there are so many block associations here, are entire streets with red bows. Red bows on fences, in windows, on doors, etc.

Our favorite place is Lincolnwood, a suburb north of Chicago in Cook County. These people have money (home prices start at "expensive" all the way to "if you have to ask you can't afford it") and many hire companies to do their decorating. At $1,000 to $10,000 for each home. This is the best: the 30 foot tree looks as if it were growing through the roof. It is very ingenious and I would love to go inside and see how they do it. In fact, a new family bought the house a few years ago and part of the deal was to continue this favorite holiday tradition.

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Charges May Stem From Cincinnati – Xavier Brawl

By DAN SEWELL/Associated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio prosecutor said Monday he will consider criminal charges in the aftermath of a players brawl at the end of the Cincinnati-Xavier basketball game, as stunned fans and school officials pondered the tarnishing blow delivered to one of the city’s most eagerly anticipated annual events.

Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said in a statement that his office would determine whether any criminal charges were appropriate. He declined further comment.

Deters, a University of Cincinnati alumnus, didn’t specify what charges would be considered, but possible charges could include assault and battery or disorderly conduct. A spokeswoman said he hadn’t set a timetable for a decision    “Anything we’re asked to do, we will comply with,” UC coach Mick Cronin said Monday. “Whatever they feel they need to do, we understand.”

A Xavier spokeswoman said it would be premature to comment on Deters’ investigation.

Cincinnati’s Yancy Gates received the longest suspension, six games. Gates punched Xavier’s Kenny Frease, causing a gash that left him bleeding below his left eye, and hit at least one other Xavier player during the fracas.

Frease also was kicked as the two teams converged on each other. X-rays of Frease after the game were normal.

Xavier guard Tu Holloway, who acknowledged making comments directed at UC’s team right before the brawl, caused a stir by later describing his team’s toughness as “a whole bunch of gangsters.” Holloway, suspended for one game, said Sunday he regretted using the term “gangsters.”

A number of game-time and post game interviews exist online – that chronicle the events leading up to the brawl.

Criminal prosecutions from player confrontations during sports events are rare. A handful of National Hockey League players have been charged with assault over the years. Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi pleaded guilty to assault after he, while playing for Vancouver in 2004, sucker-punched Colorado center Steve Moore on the ice. No one was charged after a 2010 baseball brawl in Cincinnati in which St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue suffered a concussion after being kicked in the head by Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto.

Officials and coaches for both universities have offered apologies and expressed embarrassment. Each team also suspended four players.

Xavier, ranked No. 8, won the game on its home court, 76-53, but the focus after the “Crosstown Shootout” was on the brawl, which was televised live on ESPN and has been reshown a myriad of times on TV and online.

Gates, a native of Cincinnati, lamented that some people around the country are getting their introduction to the Bearcats through the brawl video.

“That’s embarrassing,” Gates said in a Monday news conference in which he apologized and became tearful. “It’s just a bad situation.”    “It’s literally and figuratively a black eye,” said Raymond Buse, a veteran publicist here. “I was in disbelief that this was happening in Cincinnati. Typically, this is great spirited, one of the greatest rivalries in college basketball.    “Now the national public just sees our 15 seconds of infamy.”

UC’s basketball program had past image issues with off-court incidents involving players and the 2004 drunken-driving arrest of coach Bob Huggins that culminated in Huggins’ ouster. Xavier has largely avoided negative publicity while building its basketball program into a national power.

“We are not the only ones something like this has happened to, but it was definitely a new experience for Xavier,” said Paul Ruppe, a 1992 Xavier graduate who gathered with some 60 other alumni in Chicago to watch the game on TV. “For the image we try to maintain and uphold, it was disappointing, let’s put it that way.”

He is not alone.

“It doesn’t make Xavier look very good, and it doesn’t make UC look very good. It’s kind of ridiculous, honestly,” said Brandon Henson, a Bearcat fan. “I guess Xavier fans used to say UC recruits these kinds of players; guess what, Xavier does, too.”

UC president Gregory Williams said in a statement: “We hold our student-athletes to a high standard and this behavior will not be tolerated.”

Xavier said that the “unsportsmanlike events” Saturday don’t reflect the Jesuit Catholic school’s value and traditions, and it pledged to work to “make things right.”

The statement said University president Michael Graham has been in touch with Williams to discuss how the schools can work together to promote cooperation and sportsmanship.

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The Solace 3530 message router appliance offers real-time data movement in a compact, easy to use form factor that meets the needs of mid-sized businesses, multiple departments and remote datacenters.

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The Solace 3560 message router appliance offers the capacity and robustness to support the most demanding enterprise messaging, big data, cloud computing and Internet of Things applications.

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The new PC cases by Thermaltake offer mounting seats for a Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX or ATX mother board, 7 PCI/PCI Express expansion cards, ATX-compatible power supply unit, a 160 mm CPU cooler, up to four 3.5” HDD or five 2.5” SSD. The graphics card length restriction is 250 mm.

Two out of five NAND flash memory based drives are located in other than basic sectors – behind the mother board tray and on the supply unit cover. The latter is supposed to be optional. The supply kit contains one 120 mm fan on the back panel. In total there is enough space for at least 5 fans.

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How to Enable Facebook Timeline on your Account

Facebook had its F8 conference yesterday. Over the past few days Facebook has truly made a host of changes but yesterday it has unveiled a new feature called Timeline.

Timeline basically changes the way we see our Facebook wall. The changes are quite radical.

At the moment it is not available for all users and might be made available in a couple of weeks. Thankfully, for the curious minded there is a hack which allows Facebook to enable Timeline feature on your account.

Facebook Timeline Layout

  • The method is simple. Timeline features are available for Facebook developers and all you have to do is register at Facebook as a developer. Here is a step by step guide on how to go about it.
  • First visit Facebook’s Developer App on your account. Access it from this link. The user is prompted to allow Facebook Developer Apps to access your Facebook content.
  • Now Click on Create new App as seen in image below.

Create New App

  • Now enter App Display Name and App Namespace. It can be any test name as we are not actually creating a new app.

  • Now the point is to fill up details about Open Graph details for the App.
  • As seen in the image below enter what your App will be used for and click on ‘Get Started’.

  • Here you might be prompted to verify your account via a mobile phone number or credit card. I used registered my phone which got a verification code via a text message.
  • Once done with the verification, you have convinced Facebook that you are a developer and Facebook Timeline is added on your profile as a developer preview.

You Facebook profile will now be enabled with the new Timeline feature. Do be careful as this is still a beta product and might have a few bugs. In case you want to opt-out of Timelines look up this guide.

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  1. I succesfully tricked it into thinking i am a developer, but then the profile isn’t being displayed as it should, i.e. on my profile page all i see is the list of months down the right side.

    I’m using rockmelt (chrome) on Mac OS X

    1. @Kyle: Try it from another browser like only Chrome instead of Rockmelt which users Chromium. Also remember until 29th sept this Timeline feature is beta and might have some issues from time to time.

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Introducing the Kentico Connection session - CMS Trends

Let us introduce you the first of the business track session - CMS Trends in more detail. This session will give you an overview of CMS market and its trends.
Web Experience Management (WEM) is one of the newest buzzwords in the WCM field.
Traditional Web Content Management is shifting to more marketing oriented platforms. As customers become the focal point instead of content, a new holistic approach is required to achieve the best customer experience on your website. The kind of experience that will build a closer connection with your visitors and allow you to convert more of them to clients. You will see what trends we find important and how Kentico plans to tackle them.

The speaker for this session is Petr Palas, Founder and CEO of Kentico Software.

The list of all business track sessions is here.

Register now to attend the event for more favourable price. The Early Brid price of $650 ends on August 31. Your registration includes a free voucher for Kentico Certified Developer Exam (the retail price of this exam is $399).
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