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Boat House Launches Year-Long "Dollar For Your Thoughts" to Benefit Heritage Foundation
Our Puckett's family has been champin' at the bit to tell y'all about an exciting initiative at Puckett's Boat House that begins this Friday!
We're launching "Puckett's Dollar For Your Thoughts" Friday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m.–and we're hopin' it will generate lots of dollars for the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County over the next 11 months.
Beginning tomorrow, our bar, grill and bait shop on East Main Street in downtown Franklin will provide each table with buckets of tape and markers, and encourage customers to stick dollar bills—with their own custom messages—to the restaurant's low ceiling. At the end of the year, all of the money pinned will be gathered and given to the Heritage Foundation.
Mary Pearce, director of the Heritage Foundation, will tape the first dollar to the eatery's ceiling at 5 p.m. on Friday. Both the Boat House and the non-profit organization hope that a crowd will join to see Mary stick the first monies up there!
The Boat House is launching "Puckett's Dollar For Your Thoughts" in conjunction with the Downtown Franklin Association (DFA) coordinated evening event, "Open Your Heart." The DFA promotion will unite 24 downtown merchants, who are supporting two-dozen local charities through a collaborative fundraising effort.
The 24 businesses will leave their doors open later and donate 15 percent of sales between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. to a non-profit organization of their choice. The Boat House will support the Heritage Foundation!
For a complete list of participating merchants and event details, go to www.downtownfranklintn.com/openyourheart.
Who: Puckett's Boat House; The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County; Downtown Franklin Association (DFA)
What: "Puckett's Dollar For Your Thoughts" at Puckett's Boat House; "Open Your Heart" promotion coordinated by DFA
When: Friday, Feb. 8; 5 p.m.
Where: 94 East Main Street, Franklin, TN


TAMESIDE East Foodbank has received £500 from New Stalybridge Labour Club.
It was proceeds of a comedy night that proved a barrel of laughs.
Comedian Nina Gilligan co-ordinated the booking of the acts and she presented the cheque to Trisha Jarman from Tameside East Foodbank.
New Stalybridge Labour Club also hosted a concert for Stalybridge Old Band that raised more than £300 towards the band's running costs.


During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Ca. Attorney General Xavier Becerra reminds California businesses to post notices informing the public and trafficking victims of resources available to help combat slavery and human trafficking. Up-to-date digital copies of these notices are available for free on the Attorney General's website.
California law requires certain businesses and establishments to post a notice with information and resources for victims and the public regarding slavery and human trafficking. Notices must be posted in English and Spanish. Posting in a third language is required in certain counties that are subject to the language assistance provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Changes to California's law took effect Jan. 1, 2019. As of that date, the notice must contain a number where people can send text messages as well as a number to call. The list of establishments that must post a notice has been updated to include hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns. The full list of establishments that are required to post a notice can be found at California Civil Code § 52.6(a).


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National Historic Site Pennsylvania
Where is the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site?
The site is located at 532 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123.
Where can I find directions and information about parking?
Check out our Directions page for driving directions as well as mass transit options.
The site is open Friday through Sunday from 9am - 12pm, and 1pm -5pm. The site closes from 12pm - 1pm.
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Do we need reservations?
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How long did Edgar Allan Poe live at the house?
He lived in Philadelphia for six years, but he only lived at this house for about a year, 1843-1844.
Did Poe publish any well known tales or poems when he lived at this house?
He published the The Gold-Bug and The Spectacles while residing at this location.
Where is Edgar Allan Poe buried?
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Check out the evidence for yourself in Poe's Character Under Attack.
Did Edgar Allan Poe marry his cousin?
Yes. Virginia Clemm Poe was his first cousin. At the time of their marriage, he was 27 years old and she was a few months shy of her 14th birthday.
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Wow, scuba diving in the middle of a group of giant bumphead parrotfish is probably the most amazing experience in Sipadan ! In those videos, shot in February 2010, you can see the fish eat the hard corals making a lot of noise.
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Yu can see the webmaster diving in this video. I was follow the fish and as you can see they reject the pieces of coralsalmost as fast as they eat it... creating by this process the white sand.


Verizon FiOS is currently not available in Vermont, however we will continue to update any news across the state of Vermont. FiOS is branching their fiber optic network across the country and hopefully in the future may serve the state of Vermont with lightning-fast Verizon FiOS services.
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Each month, I try to read at least 2-3 books. I go back and forth between business books and interesting biographies. For 2018, I've put my favorite books from the past year on this list. I also included a few oldies, but goodies! I probably should have also listed all the books to avoid that I tried reading… I highly recommend listening to books on Audible as well, especially autobiographies where the author reads their own material! Send me a note if you disagree with one of my recommendations or have an idea for a book I should read next!
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Walker 7, 50, Kamara 68.
Mansfield Town made the long trip to Barrow on Tuesday, hoping to put behind them the demons of Luton & Kidderminster, and build on the fantastic wins over Oxford and Hayes & Yeading, in the past week.
Stags went into the game unchanging the starting 11 but tinkering with the bench, handing loanee goalkeeper Ed Eley and back from suspension striker Kyle Perry, places on the bench replacing Levi Porter & Daryl Clare. Two former Stags players were in the Barrow line up, defender Gareth Jelleyman & midfielder Neil Wainwright.
Stags got the game underway, wearing the Home Shirts with Away Shorts & Socks. Stags were out of the blocks quickest, attacking down the left hand side with Williams and Nix combining well, it was Williams who set up the first chance of the game, cutting past the full back before lofting in a left footed cross, which ended up on the top netting following a huge gust of wind.
The windy and rainy conditions didn't seem to suit stags, Nix, Somner and Briscoe amongst the names to fall victim to "wet ball syndrome", mis-controlling the ball, allowing the fiery Barrow midfielders to sweep in and take the ball on the half way line. The weather combined with some slow defending from Luke Graham, gifted Barrow their first chance on goal after 6 minutes, fortunately for Stags, keeper Alan Marriott cleared the ball down the other end to safety.
Minutes later, stags suffered from "wet ball syndrome" once more, former Stag Wainwright took advantage of Somner's poor control to play in the Barrow forward, captain Scott Garner half cleared but Wainwright again played in Barrow forward Walker, who left Graham for dead and slotted the ball home on 9 minutes.
After a roar of passion and anger from skipper Garner, Stags seemed fired up and restarted the game, Somner, Silk & Briscoe combined well down the right hand side, Briscoe's cross met the head of Saturday's hat-trick hero Rob Duffy, who headed just over.
Hoofed clearances from the Barrow back line almost gave Garner & Graham problems, mistiming the jumps and almost slipping, Craig Armstrong & Alan Marriott provided the "Insurance Policy" and covered well.
Marriott claimed the ball following yet another Barrow long ball, and quickly got play moving with Armstrong, who played a cracking ball down the left wing, Williams brought it under control and quickly played in live-wire Speight, whose attempted cross fell at the feet of Kyle Nix, who was fouled right on the edge of the "D"- a great passion and the right moment for some "Mansfield Magic". The referee had sorted the wall out, and blew the whistle for the kick to be taken, Nix & Williams both standing over the ball. There was no doubt in my mind that Nix would have a go- it certainly favored a left footer. Nix curled the ball brilliantly into the keeper's top right hand corner, leaving him with no chance- rooted to the spot. Nix had grabbed his first Mansfield goal, in front of the traveling fans, on 11 minutes.
Nix's inspirational finish gave Stags the spark to up there game. Unfortunately they couldn't find the best method of play against a rough Barrow side. First Stags tried to use the wet surface to their advantage, playing fast football from right to left, Nix once more being the eye opener- playing fast directional football to Speight, Briscoe & Williams.
Again Nix played in Speight who was caught offside, not for the first time during the evening either. Barrow's keeper hoofed the ball downfield, Wainwright and goal scorer Walker combined to stretch Stags and earn there first corner on 18 minutes. Gary Silk removed the initial danger before Wainwright swung the ball back into the box, a Barrow forward got on the end of it, but the shot sailed wide, much to the relief of the Stags defence, who where caught napping once more.
Again Stags where given a scare, Alan Marriott fell victim of "wet ball syndrome", coming to claim a corner from the right, which he dropped into the path of Walker, who couldn't react quick enough- Marriott clung onto the loose ball and allowed Stags to get upfield.
Marriott's clearance was towards the head of Duffy, who has been playing injured for the past two games, he took a knock and was ordered off the field for treatment. Play resumed with Barrow on the attack once more, Luke Graham was shown a yellow card for hand ball.
Stags defended the free-kick with 10 men and as the ball drifted out for a Stags throw, Stags introduced Kyle Perry for the injured Duffy. Perry was keen to make an impact having scored 2 goals against Stevenage before he was shown a red card. He held the ball up well before playing the ball to the feet of Somner who lofted in a brilliant ball towards Speight, who against was caught offside.
The game remained balanced for the remainder of the half, Stags defended well forcing Barrow to long range shooting, which was never in danger of finding the net. Stags had chances of there own through Nix, Williams & Briscoe. Unfortunately Barrow blocked the efforts and hoofed clear.
Barrow started the second half and wasted no time in trying edge in front, it took just 30 seconds for Jon Shaw to cut through the Stags defence, his shot trickled just wide, much to the relief of the travelling faithful behind the goal.
Stags needed a little wake up call; Barrow attacked time and time again, Alan Marriott pulling off some fine saves to keep the scored level. Barrow again where reduced to long range efforts, most of them harmless until the 50th minute, Walker unmarked 50 yards from goal caught the ball beautifully and Alan Marriott was left stranded and helpless- a thunderbolt of a finish which has Championship quality- there's simply nothing you can do to stop that happening.
Stags re-started the game and instantly went in search of a second equaliser, the opportunity came on 52 minutes, a free kick just a few yards outside the box, Kyle Nix tried his luck a second time, but this free kick had distance & power, but lacked accuracy- landing about 5 yards wide.
Stags where still in search of the equaliser, but no matter what they tried, they couldn't beat the home keeper, who was on top of his game to keep Stags at bay. On 65 minutes, Gary Silk tried to get the Stags moving down the right, playing in Jake Speight who was caught offside once again. This break in play gave Stags a chance to make a second change, Blair Sturrock on for Louis Briscoe, who was far from happy at being subbed, kicking a water bottle in frustration.
On 67 minutes, Sturrock had the chance to equalise following a Williams cross, unfortunately he headed just wide from 12 yards.
A minute later, Barrow had all but killed the game off, they added a third. Barrow pumped ball after ball into the area, Scott Garner heading away strongly, but a punch out from Marriott allowed Barrow to put the ball in the back of the net, Malvin Kamara was unmarked following a Luke Graham slip.
Stags now desperately trying to push forward and find a way back into the game, Armstrong & Williams combined well to earn Stags a corner. It was floated in and found its way to the unmarked Blair Sturrock, who slipped but managed to pull the ball back for Silk, who fired his shot just over the bar.
Again Stags attacked with Sturrock & Speight down the right, Speight crosses aimed for Perry ended up being easily held by the goalkeeper. Barrow used this to their advantage, Stags short at the back, the keeper looked long down field and Barrow could have had a 4th, Alan Marriott rescuing the Stags with a fine stop.
With 5 minutes of stoppage time, Stags withdrew Luke Graham from the game and introduced Stevie Istead, the idea being to go 3-5-2 in search of a goal. The plan however faltered as Barrow won a corner, and decided to play keep ball in the corner, Kyle Perry & Istead tried to clear but it was too little too late, as the referee ended the game, A horrible defeat on a wet and windy evening. A long way from home.
I was watching the game from the commentary box, co-commentating on Mansfield 103.2 so I was unable to get a few more notes, so apologies for the briefness of the report.
Marriott 7; Despite conceding 3 goals, one a beauty, he had a fairly decent game.
Silk 6; Caught out at times, but did well on the attack combining with Briscoe / Speight/ Sturrock.
Garner 8; Man of the match for me, swept up well, covered for Silk & Graham. Unlucky not to bury a few headers from set pieces. Doing a great job as captain.
Graham 5; Sloppy, got booked for something silly and basic. Second to most balls and marking was slow.
Armstrong 6; Worked well with Williams on the left, still looked injured and lacked pace closing down, but otherwise he was one of the better performers.
Briscoe 6; Quiet Game, Lost his temper when subbed.
Nix 7; Top draw free kicks, unlucky not to have a second, worked well to try and get Stags back in the game.
Somner 6; Quiet, did ok when called upon.
Williams 7; Did well, just lacked the final spark.
Duffy 5; Fine until subbed for injury- I'm surprised he started.
Speight 6; Good game, should have scored. Caught offside too often though.
Perry (for Duffy, 27) 6; Played well, troubled centre backs.
Sturrock (for Briscoe, 57) 6; Unlucky to have a goal ruled out, gave Stags that added edge.
Subs not used: Eley, Gardner.
Tomlinson, Spender, Pearson, Jones, Jelleyman, Kamara (Rutherford 84), Hulbert, Bond, Wainwright (Logan 87), Walker (Rogan 76), Shaw. Subs Not Used: Deasy, Dugdale.


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Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
— Tom Cotton on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press"
Tom Cotton: Hillary Clinton pushed reset with Russia months after it invaded Georgia
By Jon Greenberg on Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 6:50 p.m.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on "Meet the Press" July 3, 2016.
If you want to get a rise from a Republican lawmaker, suggest that he or she shares some common ground with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., bristled when NBC host Chuck Todd suggested Cotton's foreign policy positions align more closely with Clinton than with Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
"I can assure you that I am not very close to Hillary Clinton," Cotton responded. "She has been responsible for many of the worst decisions of the Obama administration. She was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Cotton's list of her failings continued, but his comment about Russia invading Georgia caught our eye, and we decided to look a little closer.
Russia and Georgia
Cotton's claim focuses on the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the semi-autonomous regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Tensions and violence between ethnic Georgians, South Ossetians and Abkhazians ebbed and flowed after the break-up of the Soviet Union around 1990. Under the USSR, South Ossetia and Abkhazia enjoyed substantial autonomy. Newly independent Georgian nationalists declared a unified nation with no internal borders.
In 1991, Georgian forces occupied the South Ossetian capital, but resistance by Russian-backed fighters led to a stalemate. In 1992, all parties agreed to a ceasefire, which included a Russian-led peacekeeping force. There was a similar pattern of hostilities in Abkhazia that resulted in a similar solution. The presence of peacekeepers and international monitors worked for about a decade.
Calm unravelled in 2004 with the election of a more nationalist leader in Georgia. There was aggression on both sides. Violence grew and on Aug. 7, 2008, after Russian-backed rebels in South Ossetia shelled ethnically Georgian villages, and the Georgian government sent in its army to take control of the region. Russia responded militarily, successfully pushing back Georgian troops from both South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Clashes continued for a week, drawing in portions of Georgia beyond the two breakaway regions, until France helped broker a peace deal. Open conflict ended on Aug. 12, 2008. Russia then recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as sovereign nations, though most other countries have not taken that step.
Russian troops largely withdrew from Georgian soil, although some forces remained in several Georgian cities until about October 2008.
Jump forward to March 2009 to pick up the other point in Cotton's statement.
Newly elected President Barack Obama had campaigned that he would put relations with Russia on a less confrontational footing. Most of his focus was on scaling back the nuclear arsenals of both nations. (He promised to win Russian agreement to continue the monitoring and verification rules under the START I Treaty that were due to expire in 2009.)
As part of that initiative, on March 6, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a red button. The button was supposed to have word "reset" written on it in Russian. But the Americans got it wrong -- the word translated to "overcharged."
Counting the months
So Cotton has the basics of the story largely correct, though he's cutting off the edges.
Russian troops did participate in military activities on Georgian soil, but troops were already in place as part of a brokered peace settlement. And the Russians didn't necessarily initiate hostilities.
And while Cotton said the Americans hit the "reset" button "a few months" after the Russian invasion, the reality is it took place almost six months after the week-long conflict had ended.
An invasion with a twist
Susan Allen, director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University, calls Russia's action an invasion because in early August 2008, Russia didn't consider South Ossetia to be an independent country.
But Allen told us that beyond that legal definition, the details muddy the picture. Georgia made the first large military move. On top of that, Russian soldiers were already on the ground in South Ossetia.
"Russia had had a longstanding role as part of a peacekeeping force separating the Georgians and South Ossetians," Allen said. "Yes, Russia invaded Georgia, and, yes, there is a lot more to the story."
Law professor Kenneth Anderson at American University put a lot of weight on the rest of the story. Right after the ceasefire, Anderson urged western powers to push back hard against Russian expansionism. But he reminded people of the ethnic cleansing that took place at the hands of Georgian nationalists in the 1990s, saying it was as extreme as anything he had seen in the war in the former Yugoslavia.
"The facts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are not simply a narrative of Russia stirring up trouble in an otherwise untroubled corner of the world," Anderson wrote in a 2008 article. "This conflict got started 15 years ago, and although on again and off again, it has never stopped. Neither its existence nor its persistence are due to Russian imperial expansion alone."
For Cotton to bring up Russia's invasion of Georgia might invoke more recent memories of Russia's clear aggression in Ukraine when it seized control of the Crimean peninsula. But the circumstances were quite different, as was the western reaction. The Crimean seizure produced hard sanctions against Russia, including expulsion from the G-8. In contrast, in 2008, the George W. Bush administration made only cautious moves to register its disapproval of Russia.
David L. Phillips, director of Columbia University's program on peace-building and rights, told PolitFact in 2014 that "there was never any chance of the Bush administration going to war in Georgia, and everybody knew that."
Regarding the impact of the "reset", some observers say it helped. Political scientist Andrew Kuchins at the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in 2011 that relations between Russia and America "steadily improved." Kuchins credits the diplomatic shift with producing a new START treaty and winning Russian support for stronger sanctions against Iran.
Cotton said Clinton "pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
Cotton shrinks the timeframe and oversimplifies the nature of the Russian action. Yet, while imperfect, his words are not necessarily an inaccurate retelling of history.
We rate this claim Mostly True.
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About this statement:
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 6:50 p.m.
Researched by: Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson
Edited by: Aaron Sharockman
Subjects: Foreign Policy
NBC News, Meet the Press, July 3, 2016
Princeton University, Georgia: Abkhazia and South Ossetia, accessed July 3, 2016
BBC News, "Timeline: Georgia," accessed July 3, 2016
Opinio Jurus, Georgia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia, Aug. 20, 2008
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Reset expectations, June 13, 2011
PolitiFact, Karl Rove says George W. Bush had a more muscular stance against Putin in 2008 Georgia crisis than Barack Obama has had over Crimea, March 19, 2014
Interview with David L. Phillips, director, Program on Peace-building and Rights, Columbia University, March 19, 2014
Email interview, Susan H. Allen, associate professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, July 3, 2016


In a landmark case that could shake President Mogweetsi Masisi's administration to the core, former President Ian Khama is taking the current administration to court for its refusal to allow him to employ Isaac Kgosi as his private secretary.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Voice this week, Khama revealed that he has already issued a letter of demand to govt for the refusal to appoint the former president's long time ally and close friend, the former Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) Isaac Kgosi as his private secretary.
"I am entitled to a private secretary, I sent his (Kgosi's) name because he is free, and he is not working for government. Presidents, Vice Presidents, Ministers, all choose their Private secretaries because they are people you have to be able to work closely with. Even a member of parliament, his constituency administrator is chosen by the MP, that is the practice, so I too have the same right. I sent his(Kgosi name they said no, not him. I asked why they said no, and there were no reasons," Khama said with concern written all over his face.
He continued, "I have engaged a lawyer to issue a demand that they must give reasons why or else he(Kgosi) must be put in place," Khama said and went on to reveal that the lawyer he engaged to issue the demand is none other than UDC leader, Duma Boko.
59- year old Kgosi who was dubbed the 'most powerful man' in Botswana was dramatically removed from his position by Masisi back in May, seven days after Masisi was sworn in as President.
Masisi instantly hired Kgosi's long time adversary Brigadier Peter Magosi to replace him.
The case will be the first of its kind in Botswana where a former President takes the current to court.


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Tommy Christopher: Don't Say Obama Is Not Working, Or You Are a Racist
Filed under: General — Patterico @ 9:15 pm
Ah, good old Tommy Christopher. Don't criticize the black president, you damn racists!
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rolled out a new accessory at a speech in Ohio today, delivering his remarks in front of a black banner that said "Obama Isn't Working," which is also the name of a website his campaign set up several months ago (in case you didn't get the message from the banner, it was also on the front of Romney's podium).
The slogan is a multiple entendre, but one of those entendres, intentionally or not, is evocative of a nasty racial stereotype about black men.
Here is the racist slogan:
This is excellent, because this way, Obama gets to play all the golf he wants while running up a $5 trillion dollar debt. And you had better not call him on it, because otherwise?
Racist.
Reminder: this incisive analysis comes from the Journalistic Genius who assured you that Nikki, Patricia, and John Reid were all for real. Why, he staked his journalistic reputation on it!
You know, I have a theory. People who are super duper quick on the trigger to call everyone else a racist for a legitimate criticism?
They're the actual racists. They're patronizing and condescending. They think Obama can't be forced to undergo actual hard-hitting criticism.
That's my theory.
I can't prove it in Tommy Christopher's case, of course. The only thing I can prove with him, beyond the shadow of a doubt, is that he is an incompetent and laughable partisan hack. But racist? That's just my theory.
It's important to keep the two separate, dontcha know.
75 Responses to "Tommy Christopher: Don't Say Obama Is Not Working, Or You Are a Racist"
This will be one of the main themes all the way to the election. The other will be Romney is Mr. Moneybags and cannot relate to the American people. Sigh… it's going to be a long 6 months.
NJRob (fe68e7) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:19 pm
One of the people I called was cable news fixture Goldie Taylor, who, upon hearing my description of the banner, said "Are you kidding me? You have got to be kidding me."
She also noted the multiple meanings, and the unmistakable stereotype it evokes, but didn't think it was intentional. "That's what happens when you don't surround yourself with a diverse array of people," she said. "Maybe if Mitt Romney's experience was more diverse, or the people he surrounds himself with, somebody would have looked at that banner and realized how it could be offensive to some people."
OMG, these people don't even get their own irony.
(Maybe it was the black banner that set them off…)
Dana (4eca6e) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:20 pm
WHo uses the word shiftless?!
JD (3fc54b) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:24 pm
You just did, JD. Racist!
Tommy can't be racist, he got to the bottom of the Racist Rape Barn episode. Vetted the whole thing, he did.
Noodles (3681c4) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:28 pm
I don't think this "nasty racial stereotype" meme is going to be very successful for Tommy cuz I think most people (like me) are going to read it say "huh?" or "WTF?" or something profound like that.
elissa (85e826) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:31 pm
What ever happened to RapeBarn3?
Busted, Dana. The only time I ever see that word used is when some leftist is accusing someone of codeword dog whistle racisms.
Another day has gone by where I have not eaten dog.
JD (89e14d) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:31 pm
Patterico, we are back to projection again. When folks accuse other folks of doing something dastardly, it is important to look at the accuser very, very carefully.
Remember that BHO campaigned on how awful GWB's deficits were.
Simon Jester (28e21a) —	4/19/2012 @ 9:38 pm
I wonder if Tommy thinks that African Americans are fully capable of getting a driver's license or state ID and are able to present it when asked at a polling station?
If not, Patterico's theory is probably right.
So, I'm still trying to understand this. If you want to dump somebody who is ruining your life and you say to them, "you know, this relationship isn't working" — that's racist? Or is it only racist when you say it to the President of the United States who is ruining your life and needs to get dumped? Maybe someone can ask Tommy to clarify that.
this relationship isn't working
Your question becomes a more loaded accusation when leveled at our first black president. Do you know the rates of failed relationships in the African American community?
/sarc off
Noodles (3681c4) —	4/19/2012 @ 10:03 pm
It takes a racist mind to equate "black people" and "not working." Therefore, Mitt Romney is not racist, because he isn't thinking about race, but Tommy Christopher is because he thinks only black people don't work.
There's a word for people who only view things through the prism of skin color: racists.
The only reason they say "you only hate him because he's black!" is because they only LIKE him because he's black. They could give a shlt about his policies; they voted for the first black president, and if you didn't, you hate him because he's black.
For instance, I heard a joke and passed it on to my friend who immediately called me a racist: They put Lincoln on the $5, Washington on the $1, I bet they put Obama on the food stamp. See, I'm racist because the joke is hilarious to me because of his policies and because I didn't even take into his race. It's an amazing mindphuck (with a ph, not that nasty kind) to get around. You hear food stamps and think "black people" and I'm the racist.
Ghost (6f9de7) —	4/19/2012 @ 10:15 pm
Tommy Xtopher is a dog eater of the highest order.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) —	4/19/2012 @ 10:17 pm
Hopefully he really won't be working in his current job in January. If not, a lot more people also won't be working. It doesn't bear thinking about…
Gazzer (37f7e7) —	4/19/2012 @ 10:25 pm
I hope you're right, elissa. Sometimes I do think that the Dems are coming perilously close to making people say, "OK, this is low-rent race-hustling," but it is pretty clear that they are going to not-too-subtly promote the idea to white moderates that if they abandon Obama in 2012 after having voted for him in 2008, then they might as well be wearing hoods and burning crosses.
JVW (afde5e) —	4/19/2012 @ 11:00 pm
White hoods, that is. Apparently some hoods are really cool to wear.
I think also that a lot of these journo monkeys fling poo on Barry's behalf just to see what sticks. The war on womyn backfired so they move on. Eventually, if you fling enough something's gonna stick.
But Obama doesn't work very hard. Apparently he comes in at 10 and leaves at 4 and watches sports all evening in his quarters. This between vacations and golf games.
Is it because he's black? Only a racist would think there's a genetic component to sheer laziness.
Claire (9c059a) —	4/19/2012 @ 11:45 pm
One thing I can say for sure Obama is working hard on is excuses for why he is not working as president. Sure it's a tough job, but he's blamed just about everybody and everything for things not not working but himself and the excuses just keep coming. That's hard work right there.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) —	4/20/2012 @ 12:34 am
What no h/t, btw ,zany mad cap humor;
http://www.mediaite.com/online/keith-olbermann-on-abcs-this-week-roundtable-this-weekend/
narciso (8d0f34) —	4/20/2012 @ 4:50 am
I've gone 23938 days without any dog meat, unfortunately, I have to listen to all the doggerel from the Democrats.
GM Roper (8ce54d) —	4/20/2012 @ 4:55 am
My daughter will be touring the White House, today. Yes. She will be wearing a black hoodie depending on the weather. Racist.
nk (875f57) —	4/20/2012 @ 5:05 am
Tommy Xtopher is a parody of a JournoList
JD (89e14d) —	4/20/2012 @ 5:47 am
But he's a White House correspondent, facepalm!
I'll be wearing a light brown work jacket, with a corduroy collar, that I bought at Goodwill for $5.00. Typical racist white man outfit.
Tommy is pathetic on so many levels here:
1. Neither he nor "cable news fixture Goldie Taylor" can actually bring themselves to call this racist, perhaps because Googling "Obama Isn't Working" instantly tells you where the phrase comes from. And so Tommy had to do an "update" that essentially guts the piece. But it leaves the question of whether Tommy knew this in the first place and didn't care, or whether he's really that lame of a reporter to not know the reference or Google it.
2. So what's left? Goldie complains:
Meanwhile, Obama HQ looks almost as white as the Allman Brothers' financial planners.
3. So what's left? Tommy claims "there have been some uncomfortable hints at a race-based shadow campaign recently, uncomfortable enough to keep one eye open." But he links to stories — of his, natch — criticizing Sean Hannity and, er, Buzzfeed, which he assumes came from a "GOP operative." But he has no proof of that, let alone that Romney should get smeared with it as Tommy does in this piece.
4. So what's left? Tommy writes he has "never seen a political candidate give a speech in front of a black campaign banner." He still hasn't. It's grey, matching the grim setting of the abandoned factory used for the speech.
5. So what's left? Tommy writes he has never seen a banner which "featured a direct slam on a rival candidate." Even I'm not going to Google that one, as it has nothing to do with race. It has to do with negativity. And Tommy apparently hasn't noticed negativity is about all Obama is running on these days, in hopes of distracting people from the economy — which is what most people, including Mitt Romney — care about.
Karl (6f7ecd) —	4/20/2012 @ 6:16 am
Who is Goldie Taylor?
Karl – he thinks the update is consistent with his hacktacular article.
Whisper campaign, codeword, dog whistle, etc. are shorthand for "I am about to make something up"
BOLD AND CAPS ASSHATTERY ROCKS!
OT: They may have found Etan Patz's body, where might Al Sharpton be seeing as it may have been a black dude who did it?
Bill (af584e) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:05 am
gotta try Dad's Dogs!
tell 'em put whole damn works on
more snap to teh skin
Colonel Haiku (1878e8) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:14 am
egads it's a whole racist website chock full of racsisms!… obamaisntworking.com
happyfeet (3c92a1) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:15 am
12.It takes a racist mind to equate "black people" and "not working."
Reminds me of a line from the 1988 campaign (I think it was Bill Buckley):
Conservatives look at Willie Horton and see a rapist. Liberals look at him and see a black man.
Bored Lawyer (c8f13b) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:16 am
works so hard sometimes
he feels like he been tied to
teh damn whipping post
the blog there suggests this whole racist enterprise began in June of 11 – almost a year ago
now all of a sudden former MSNBC propaganda whore Dan Abram's flunky Tommy Christopher thinks it's racist?
I think he has an agenda.
==I think he has an agenda.==
May I say that you seem to be exceptionally cynical this fine morning, Mr. Feets. Rather suspiciousy too.
elissa (b4175e) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:25 am
would be better in his case
just think on that one
I think Tommy is a nasty race-baiting moron what would pimp a dead Trayvon even more readily than president fruitless
The first comment nailed it. Gonna be a lot of this stuff, some of it is gonna work too. Gonna be a long and nasty election cycle. Ima go get a whopper. Oh, wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ggB02lsdU
Alex (31c567) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:33 am
I never get tired of saying this: it's almost as if the leftist media will lie in order to further their agenda.
Ghost (6f9de7) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:47 am
It's almost like liberals only see skin color.
He's working…he's just working on his golf game.
Elephant Stone (0ae97d) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:51 am
And I think there's a word for that… Rapist! No, that's not right… Braces! Crap, I'll remember it, give me a sec…
Does this mean that the Labor Department is "racist" if they insist on a definition of unemployed people as "people who are not working" ?
Sorry, but his Republican predecessors have taken more vacation time than Obama to date.
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-20093801.html
tadcf (6f3ab1) —	4/20/2012 @ 8:12 am
when Bush was taking vacation unemployment was under 5%
Obama is prancing around Martha's Vinyard while people who actually want to work can't find a job in America's obama-raped economy
very different thing
The term "Vacation time" is meaningless. Whether a president is working has little to do with his physical location.
For example, is fundraising considered a vacation? It certainly isn't doing the country's business.
MayBee (e3ac46) —	4/20/2012 @ 8:26 am
How many places have you Spammed your comment, tadcf?
November 7, 2008. Weekly "All Conservatives In The USA" phone conference.
"Ok everyone, listen up. The most liberal president in US history takes office in January. His policies are horrible, he believes in the theft and slavery of socialism and he pals around with radicals and terrorists. But he's black which means NO CRITICIZING HIM! That would be racist. We should all just like whatever he does. Alright, talk to everyone next week."
CrustyB (69f730) —	4/20/2012 @ 8:38 am
Speaking of golf, my 13 year old grandson could clean Obama's clock. After only a year playing the sport, he is the top under 13 in the State of Alabama. Yesterday he made a hole in one with the course director looking on.
I used to have trouble hitting the fairway in one!
Arch (0baa7b) —	4/20/2012 @ 9:07 am
Romney is sooooo negative.
Karl (f07e38) —	4/20/2012 @ 9:09 am
Not much better, many liberals didn't think that casting light on a policy that allowed for the release of convicted killers was a crucial matter.
As for race and racism, after doing a quick review of 3 very prominent Democrat/liberal presidents of the 20th century — Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman and Bill Clinton — I was really surprised to learn just how bigoted and racist they truly were behind closed doors. BTW, I'm not the type who nonchalantly directs the words "racist" or "bigot" at people. So when I use those nouns, I mean them.
Based on letters written to his wife and daughter, Truman was the worst in terms of private sentiment. Wilson, who supported the enactment Jim Crow laws, was the worst in terms of actual policymaking. Clinton, who used the "n" word against people he didn't like, was the worst in terms of casual crudeness.
Mark (411533) —	4/20/2012 @ 9:24 am
classic narcissist
guy expects a Mulligan
what pisses me off
OMG! Obama's black???
Bayowolf (b692e7) —	4/20/2012 @ 10:57 am
Only someone who has thought to himself "black men don't work" would look at Romney's slogan and think that it was a slam on black men not working.
Personally, I would have preferred "Obama's policies haven't done sh*t for this country", but Romney is a much nicer person than I.
Book (609d34) —	4/20/2012 @ 11:22 am
It never goes away with the race-baiting left wing loonies. Here we have a racist president, a racist AG, and racists running amok in the press, and if one expresses the view that Obama has neglected his working duties, the charge of racism is leveled. I say Obama is the laziest bum ever. He's never worked and he never will. His charges of racism (through his no-mind minions) no longer has any meaning.
David Christensen (3e2f9d) —	4/20/2012 @ 11:31 am
When I saw it, I thought it meant that Obama wasn't working out as President–is that racist too?
rochf (f3fbb0) —	4/20/2012 @ 11:51 am
Racist: we elected a black president, and now no one has a job, the country lost its credit, and everyone is on food stamps.
Not racist: this guy sucks at his job.
See the difference, Tommy?
Next on Tommy Boy's agenda: "discovering" that Mr. Obama is actually 1/64th (fill in an Asian ethnicity), thus making all the dog eating jokes retroactively racist.
MSE (f5e881) —	4/20/2012 @ 12:09 pm
Truman came from a family that sided with the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Not only did Woodrow Wilson not come from New Jersey, he didn't even really come from Virginia. He grew up in Georgia and was there when Sherman was marching through it.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) —	4/20/2012 @ 12:17 pm
dog whistle for Dems
triggers racist thoughts within
shiftless and lazy
Colonel Haiku (1878e8) —	4/20/2012 @ 12:33 pm
hats off to Breitbart
the Revolutionary
of New Media
http://instagr.am/p/JpqQMsL5Jh/
The only time I ever see that word used is when some leftist is accusing someone of codeword dog whistle racisms.
— Better not blow a dog whistle anywhere near the president!
It might cause his dinner to come back up.
Icy (a71555) —	4/20/2012 @ 1:05 pm
tadcf just dropped in to miss the point completely . . . again.
http://www.therightsphere.com/2012/04/an-open-letter-to-mediaites-tommy-christopher-the-racist/
narciso (8d0f34) —	4/20/2012 @ 4:46 pm
Thank you for the link, narciso. Well worth reading.
nk (875f57) —	4/20/2012 @ 4:56 pm
that was a good read, narciso.
Colonel Haiku (1878e8) —	4/20/2012 @ 5:14 pm
Here's another one…
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/296584/tommy-christopher-thinks-ugly-thoughts-blames-mitt-romney-charles-c-w-cooke
You're welcome, as with most everything, Christopher proved himself a hack with Palin,
John Sexton can show some of the gruesome details,
and most everything over the last three years, hasn't changed my view of him.
Wait this one goes even farther down the rabbit hole.
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/04/20/richard-wolffe-this-dog-eating-thing-is-about-treating-obama-as-the-other/
What if someone cried Racist and nobody cared?
They use it because it works, if they continue to use it when it is not warranted it may cease to work.
They will shout out Racist! and folks will quote Reagan
There they go again.
Dan Kauffman (2ee9ce) —	4/20/2012 @ 7:37 pm
I disagree with the claim that "Obama isn't working."
He works very hard to put dog on his family's table.
gwjd (032bef) —	4/20/2012 @ 9:09 pm
Could you imagine the stir over a headline "Obama Shuffles Cabinet"?
the friendly grizzly (00eb02) —	4/21/2012 @ 6:52 pm
Olbergasm is on ABC Sunday talker tomorrow. The Left has less than no standards.
JD (318f81) —	4/21/2012 @ 7:28 pm
What is the logic of putting Olbermann on the air,
would be the question the consultants on 'Office
Space' would ask?


Recently I was fortunate to go on Red Ice Radio with Henrik Palmgren. Henrik and I discussed Soviet intelligence operations, specifically the history of illegals, deep politics and geostrategy, and the course of Russian and Western culture.
Soviet intelligence experts Aleksandr Kolpakidi and Dmitry Prokhorov tell of the Soviet-Yugoslav split in 1948 and its fallout – Stalin's plans to assassinate Yugoslavia's Communist leader, Josip Broz Tito.
The establishment of Soviet control over the countries of Eastern Europe in the postwar years took place in a very tense environment. But if Communists of the Stalinist interpretation in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Albania attained total victory, in Yugoslavia the triumphal march of Stalinism didn't happen. As a result, at the end of the 1940s relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia were so poisoned that Soviet intelligence received the order from Stalin to liquidate Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito by any means.
Directorate S, also known as the Illegals Directorate, was the elite of the KGB's First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence). Journalist Konstantin Kapitonov was able to interview one of its chiefs, Lt. Gen. Vadim Alekseevich Kirpichenko (1922-2005) about his time at the head of the Illegals Directorate during the 1970s.
In March of 1974 Kirpichenko was called to Moscow to report to KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov. With discretion Andropov asked about what was happening in Egypt and how Soviet-Egyptian relations would unfold.
On the drizzly autumn Friday of November 11th, 1983, US President Ronald Reagan would have no time for his customary Oval Office nap. Besides delivering a speech that morning to the American Legion in honor of Veterans Day, Reagan then filled the rest of his schedule taking part in a NATO nuclear war exercise under the designation Able Archer. The president found the subject matter fascinating but frightening; despite his firebrand speeches, he also hoped the Soviets understood they had nothing to fear from America. His hope was in vain.
In Moscow, General Secretary Yuri Andropov saw Reagan's role in Able Archer, underscored by America's recent invasion of Grenada and a worldwide security alert of US forces, as the cover for a nuclear first strike. Escorted early after a freezing sunrise along with chief of the General Staff Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov to the Politburo's subterranean command bunker by his elite KGB troops, with crushing sadness and dread Andropov transmitted his directive, a desperate attempt to minimize the looming devastation his country faced.
The FBI's recent arrest of several alleged deep-cover Russian intelligence officers, also known as "illegals", has provoked astonishment in the media. As if U.S. intelligence agencies would ever dream of carrying out covert work in Russia! Since the memory span of reporters and pundits rarely extends beyond a few weeks, perhaps this is understandable. But it should come as no surprise that spying remains an important tool of statecraft. As exemplified by the illegals, the Russians are top players in the game of human intelligence.


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Q: Do Google and Facebook keep track of the sites I browse outside of their own sites? I've noticed that on a lot of news sites and stuff, there is that icon that says "Share with Facebook" and sometimes even information about friends that have commented on the particular news article.
Does that mean that Facebook are not going keeping track of what I do on Facebook, but also what I do on every Facebook that has the "Share with Facebook" sign whether I like it or not? If so, what amount of information could they track? Just the fact that I went to that site or more specific information about me?
Same with Google ads, a lot of sites have Google ads - if I'm logged onto my gmail, does that mean Google literally has a live web history of every site I've been to?
Are there any "blocker" apps I can download in order to prevent large companies from linking my web activities with my email or Facebook account?

A: Look at Ghostery...

Ghostery allows you to block scripts from companies that you don't trust, delete local shared objects, and even block images and
  iframes. Ghostery puts your web privacy back in your hands.

Works on:

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*Firefox

*Google Chrome

*Safari

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@Sathya mentioned WidgetBlock and Disconnect.

A: Yep, they can track you, which is why there is all the recent hype over tracking cookies. All the upcoming browsers seem to be implementing a "do not track" list to block these cookies, and the EU has proposed fully outlawing them without user consent. Just because you visit www.***.com doesn't mean you only get cookies from them, Google will also drop a cookie on your PC for ad sense, which allows them to track everywhere you go from there. Cookies are not the only way they can track you just the most prevalent and easiest method, since every site tries to put cookies on your PC whether they are necessary or not. Just try browsing the web with No script on, cross requests blocked, and all cookies off, sure it's safe but it can get a little annoying. Personally I think I could deal with a much safer plain text web or you could just use Ghostery like Studiohack suggests.

A: The browser extension, uBlock Origin with the EasyPrivacy filter should help with that:

EasyPrivacy is an optional supplementary subscription that completely removes all forms of tracking from the internet, including web bugs, tracking scripts and information collectors, thereby protecting your personal data.

or better, the Fanboy Ultimate List, which combines EasyPrivacy, with EasyList (main ad blocking filter; a lot of ads are also trackers) and an Annoyances filter (social media content [e.g. Facebook, Google+, etc], in page pop-ups and other annoyances)

Also, see the browser extension, Don't track me Google. It has a version for Firefox, Firefox Android, Chrome, and a user script version.

Removes the annoying link-conversion (on click) at Google Search. The Referrer is also hidden to improve your privacy.
At the Google Search engine, search results are converted to an ugly link upon click. This link enables tracking for Google, and hides the referrer to other sites.
For example, the search entry

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(when searching for "Google") will be replaced with:

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This script removes Google's link-conversion/tracking feature. The
referral hiding feature has been implemented in another way, so that
the 3rd-party sites cannot track your Google search query.

A: Technically, the answer is NO, those sites don't track you, but your browser does. Google and Facebook are only informed of your activities when you connect to google.com or facebook.com respectively. Other websites simply include some code which tells your browser: "Go to google.com and tell them that you're browsing this page, then ask them for a personalized banner", and your browser carries the order. One may also say that websites are tracking you for google or facebook (in exchange for advertisement and other services) and are using your browser for it.
It may sound like browsers are being evil when doing this, but they really aren't. If they weren't collaborating with websites like this, they wouldn't be able to display a lot of those sites correctly, or you'd have to e.g. enter your password on every page you visit.


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Danza del diabolo
The devil's dance
La Palma has several fiestas where the devil appears. He'll visit Tijarafe in the early hours of September 8th for the annual fiesta del diabolo. This is the night of Wednesday to Thursday. It starts off like most fiestas. The village centre is off the main road, and on the way in, you pass the usual mobile bars, blasting out music at full volume. In the main square, higher up,…
Fiestas in early September, 2012
There are two nice fiestas coming up at the beginning of September. In El Paso, the fiesta in honour of the Virgin of the Pine will carry on until September 2nd, when there will be a concert in town followed by a special mass, procession and public dance up at the hermitage above the town. The Devil's dance, Tijarafe, 2007. In Tijarafe in the early hours of September 8th, the…
The Church of Our Lady's Anguish lies near the bottom of Las Angustias Ravine, where the river Taburiente runs out of the Caldera. (Well, they take a lot of the water for irrigation, so in the middle of summer it trickles. That still makes it the only year-round river in the Canaries). To find it, take the road from Los Llanos to Tijarafe. Just north of the bridge over the…
Tijarafe Museum
La Casa Del Maestro means "The Teacher's House" and that's exactly what this museum is – it used to be the village teacher's house, with the classroom just inside the front door: one end is now display cases with things like old school books, and the other displays the devil costume, used for the village's main fiesta. The house is built around central courtyard, with a tank for storing rainwater,…
"Goodbye Street", Tijarafe
This is the street in Tijarafe which leads from the church to the Town Hall, where the cemetery used to be. Consequently it has the eloquent and poignant name, "Goodbye Street" (Calle Adios) This stuck in the mind of a local girl who emigrated to Cuba and became a poet: "If you come to visit my island, La Palma, do not forget Tijarafe where there is a street called Adios……
La Palma has several fiestas where the devil appears. He'll visit Tijarafe in the early hours of September 8th for the annual fiesta del diabolo. This is the night of Wednesday to Thursday It starts off like most fiestas. The village centre is off the main road, and on the way in, you pass the usual mobile bars, blasting out music at full volume. In the main square, higher up,…


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Голуб гривастий, або голуб нікобарський (Caloenas nicobarica) — птах, родини голубових, що зустрічається на малих островах і в прибережних районах Нікобарських островів, на схід до Малайського архіпелагу, на Соломонових островах і Палау. Це єдиний живий представник роду Caloenas і найближчий живий родич вимерлого маврикійського дронта.

Опис

Це великий голуб, довжиною 40 см. Голова сіра, як і верхнє оперення шиї, що переходить в пір'я зеленого і мідного відтінків. Хвіст дуже короткий і чисто білий. Інше його оперення золотисто-зеленого кольору. Дзьоб темний; ноги сильні, тьмяно-червоного кольору. Райдужка темна.

Самки трохи менше за самців; вони мають менший дзьоб, коротше пір'я і смаглявіший низ. Незрілі птахів мають чорним хвіст і у них майже відсутня іризація. Існують ледь помітні відмінності серед широкого кола птахів. Лише підвид з Палау C. n. pelewensis має лише коротше пір'я шиї, але в іншому практично не відрізняється від інших представників виду.

Поведінка і екологія
Ареал розмноження голуба нікобарського охоплює Андаманські і Нікобарські острови в Індії,  в М'янмі, прибережні острови на південному заході Таїланду, Західну Малайзію, південь Камбоджі та В'єтнаму, численні маленькі острови між Суматрою, Філіппінами і Соломоновими Островами. На Палау, зустрічається лише підвид C. n. pelewensis.

Голуб нікобарський кочує зграйками від острова до острова, як правило, спить на шельфових острівцях, де не зустрічаються хижаки і проводить день у районах із найкращою доступністю їжі, зокрема, в районах проживання людей. Харчується насінням, фруктами і бруньками, і це вабить його до районів, де є зерно. Шлункові камені допомагають йому подрібнити тверді продукти харчування. Його політ швидкий, з регулярними ударами і випадковим різким рухом крил, як це характерно для голубів у цілому. На відміну від інших голубів, групи, як правило літати в колонках або одним рядом, а не невпорядкованим скупченням. Білий хвіст добре видно в польоті, якщо дивитись на птаха ззаду і може служити своєрідним орієнтиром, що допомагає зграї триматися разом, під час перельоту над море на світанку або в сутінках. Відсутність у молодих птахів білого хвоста є сигналом про їхню незрілість і чітким свідченням для інших родичів — дорослих голубів нікобарських, що такий птах не є ні потенційним партнером, ні потенційним конкурентом для інших птахів зграї, ні достатньо зрілий, щоб безпечно вести згаю від одного острова до іншого.

Цей вид гніздиться в густому лісі на морських острівцях, часто у великих колоніях. Будує гніздо в порожнистій гілці дерева. Самиця відкладає одне еліптичне біле, злегка блакитно-забарвлене, яйце.

Середовище існування

На Нікобарських островах (які згадуються в загальних і наукових назвах птаха), найбільш значна колонія в наш час була виявлена на острові Бетті Малв, віддаленому заповіднику між Кар Нікобар і . У 2004 році цунамі в Індійському океані нанесло величезний збиток Нікобарським островам, і до сих пір не зовсім зрозуміло, наскільки була порушена екосистема Бетті Малв. Але поки все на деяких острівцях у  було зруйнованим, маяк острова Бетті Малв — каркасна вежа заввишки кількадесят метрів, розташована на висоті кілька метрів над рівнем моря на найвищій точці низинного острова — був мало пошкоджений і введений в експлуатацію за допомогою гідрографічного судна INS Sandhayak менш ніж через місяць після стихійного лиха. У квітні 2007 року обстеження судном  ICGS Vikram виявило вежу маяка повністю покриту виноградною лозою, що відповідає високому рівню регенерації рослинності — але, можливо, також, що пошкодження лісу острова було серйозним, оскільки покриття виткими рослинами є типовим на ранній стадії сукцесії, в той час як фотографія маяка, знята до цунамі, демонструє досить зрілий ліс.

Збереження

На голубів нікобарських полюють для виробництва продуктів харчування, а також заради їх шлункових каменів, які використовується в ювелірних прикрасах. Цей вид також постачають на місцеві ринки домашніх тварин, але, відповідно до Додатоку I СІТЕС, така торгівля, як правило, незаконна. На міжнародному рівні,  можливе з метою постачання затребуваних птахів в зоопарки, де цю привабливу і незвичайну птицю часто можна бачити. Пряме використання видів, навіть в тому числі незаконна торгівля ними, може бути уставленою сама по собі; проте, кількість доступних для гніздування оселищ знижується. З одного боку, офшорні острівці, на яких мешкає голуб нікобарський, часто вирубуються для плантацій, будівельної діяльності, або забруднюються прилеглою промисловістю або гаванями. Крім того, збільшення подорожей представив хижаків все більше і більше зменшує місця розмноження і колонії голуба нікобарського, які можуть відтіснятися в пустелю або бути знищені відразу. Хоча птах широко поширений і в деяких місцях дуже поширений — навіть на невеликому Палау його все ще досить багато — за оцінками залишилося 1000 дорослих птахів, проте, його довгострокове майбутнє все більше і більше поставлене під загрозу. Через це, МСОП вважає статус С. nicobarica близьким до загрозливого.

Систематика
На основі кладистичного аналізу мтДНК  і 12S рРНК послідовностей, голуба нікобарського іноді називають найближчим живим родичем вимерлих дронтових (Raphidae), які включають в себе відомого маврикійського дронта (Raphus cucullatus). Однак, результати дослідження показали, що можна стверджувати лише про слабку таку можливість через обмежені зразки таксонів. У будь-якому випадку,  β-фібриногену інтрон 7 послідовних даних узгоджується з ідеєю дронтових як підродини голубів (а не самостійної сім'я, як вважалося раніше в зв'язку з їх химерними апоморфіями), яка була частиною різноманітних Індо-Тихоокеанських областей випромінювання, до якого голуби нікобарські також належить.

Наступна кладограма, створена Шапіро і його колегами (2002), показує спорідненість голуба нікобарського в межах Голубині, клади, як правило, складаються з наземні острівних ендеміків.

Аналогічна кладограма була опублікована у 2007 році, відрізняючись лише перевернутим розміщенням Goura і Didunculus, а також у включенні Otidiphaps nobilis і Trugon terrestris біля основи клади..

С. nicobarica є вельми сингулярним представником Голубових (хоча і менш аутапоморфічний, ніж літають дронтові), так само як, наприклад, голуб зубчастий (Didunculus strigirostris) і вінценосний голуб (Goura), які, як правило, розглядаються як окремі підродини. Отже, голуб нікобарський цілком може представляти іншу нині монотипну підродину. І в той час, не можна виключати можливості, що будь-який з напів-земних голубів Південно-Східної Азії і Воллесії є найближчим живим родичем дронтових, голуб нікобарський є більш достовірним кандидатом, ніж, наприклад, група Ducula і Ptilinopus, яка видається, частиною одного і того ж випромінювання.

Примітки

Голубові
Птахи Індії
Птахи Азії
Птахи М'янми
Птахи Таїланду
Птахи Малайзії
Птахи Індонезії
Птахи Папуа Нової Гвінеї
Птахи Філіппін
Птахи Соломонових островів
Птахи В'єтнаму
Птахи, описані 1758

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1898 Arm-to-arm vaccination (vesicles from smallpox victim were scratched into arms) was "discontinued".
1798 Jenner introduced "vaccination" (vacc=cow).
1746 Hospital for the reception of patients suffering from small-pox, and for propagating the same disease by inoculation, was established in London in the year 1746.
1721/22 Variolation introduced. Human vesicles were collected and then scratched into arms.
" That in 1798 the belief in the utility of inoculation with small-pox was greatly lessened; at which time Dr. Jenner published his 'Observations on Cow-pox,' having vaccinated for the first time 14th May, 1796.
thought the action of Parliament too precipitate.
cherished that small-pox was about to be exterminated.
1807 "That in the same year the House of Commons, in Committee of Supply, voted an additional grant of �,000 to Dr. Jenner; the motion of Mr. Shaw Lefevre to take more time to consider the Report of the College of Physicians being rejected, and the grant passed by 60 to 47.
1808-9 "That the National Vaccine Establishment was founded in 1808-9, and supported by an annual grant from the Public Purse, and the privilege of free post. The Reports issued annually from 1810 to 1860, vary considerably in the degree of confidence in which the suppression of small-pox is predicted.
1840 " That in 1840, inoculation for small-pox was forbidden by Act of Parliament, and in that and the following year, Boards of Guardians were empowered to provide for the coat of vaccinating parishioners out of the poor rates.
energetic protest of a large number of intelligent members of the faculty.
1857 " That in 1857 a Bill was introduced by private Members to repeal the Act of 1853, but not passed.
1878: Pasteur "Germ Theory of Disease"


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Rugby League International Federation start search for three independent directors
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has begun the process of appointing three independent directors, one of which will become chair of the organisation.
The RLIF Board, meeting for the first time under its newly adopted constitution, have established a Nominations Committee to facilitate the search for the directors.
Graeme Thompson, current chair of RLIF, will lead the Committee.
"The RLIF is determined to introduce independent directors to complement those representing the current membership," he said.
"These recruitments will be based on skills and competencies and designed to elevate the RLIF to the next level in terms of organisational performance.
"We expect these exciting and vitally important roles to attract high calibre applicants, with many from outside the sport."
RLIF had approved a series of proposals to reform the body's governance structure, including the appointment of the three directors, earlier this month.
Other changes include a new membership policy which will be implemented following a Board meeting in June and a second member consultation stage.
It will widen the areas under consideration to cover six areas of every organisation, namely governance, finance, participation, technical, international and communication.
From 2021, RLIF funding will be distributed according to the new policy, giving members until then to ensure that they are compliant.
RLIF chief executive Nigel Wood spoke of the importance of the rolling calendar discussed at the Board meeting ©RLIF
The Board also considered and approved a proposal to meet with members from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in order to understand the pathway required for the sport to potentially become a medal sport at the event.
A delegation, led by the chair, are due to meet the CGF in May.
A multi-year calendar based upon World Cup cycles, including global, continental and regional competitions plus space for bilateral matches, was been presented to the Board and will be discussed in detail at the next meeting.
"Around the world, fans, players, coaches all want to see a regular international competition which build upon the excitement of the domestic competitions, it unites people and provides something unique for everyone," RLIF chief executive Nigel Wood said.
"We have a great programme for 2019 and we have now presented the architecture for a rolling calendar which will give everyone the certainty that they have been seeking.
"That now goes out for wider consultation amongst the membership and will be discussed again at our meeting in June."
Other matters discussed by the Board included a new digital strategy, the organisation's branding and an improved match sanctioning protocol.
April 2019: Independent directors to be appointed after members of Rugby League International Federation approve governance reforms
March 2019: Rugby League International Federation sends condolences to New Zealand following Christchurch terror attack
January 2019: Rugby League International Federation hails 2018 as "remarkable" year
December 2018: Jamaican Sports Minister hails Reggae Warriors qualification for 2021 Rugby League World Cup as "magnificent performance"
December 2018: New Rugby League World Cup 9s event to be staged in Sydney in 2019
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Live Now: SEC Now
O'Connell Center - Gainesville, FL
(11)South Carolina19-6, 11-1 SEC
Florida6-19, 2-10 SEC
No. 11 South Carolina powers past Florida
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - No. 11 South Carolina women's basketball used an explosive second quarter to take down Florida 96-77 on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks (19-6, 11-1 SEC) exploded for 30 points in the second period led by Destanni Henderson, who scored 12 in the quarter, to run away with the victory.
Senior forward Alexis Jennings scored a season-high 22 points, including 17 in the third quarter, to lead the Gamecocks. Henderson poured in 18 points in her return to her home state with 12 coming in the second quarter. Bianca Cuevas-Moore turned in another great performance with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including three from beyond the arc. Junior guard Tyasha Harris notched her first double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 10 assists.
Carolina jumped out to a hot start with the starters running out to a 9-2 lead on the Gators. Mikiah Herbert Harrigan sank the first basket of the game with an and-one, and Cuevas-Moore sank a three to give the Gamecocks the early seven-point advantage. With the Gamecocks in control 14-7, Florida's offense came alive. The Gators used an 18-4 run to end the quarter to hold a 25-18 lead over Carolina after 10 minutes.
The second quarter turned into Henderson's personal highlight reel, scoring 12 of her 14 first-half points in the period. The freshman's offense was contagious, with Carolina hitting seven shots in a row, including threes from Henderson and Harris to tie the game at 32 with 5:26 to go in the half. Henderson officially gave the Gamecocks the lead back just moments later with a gorgeous move on a solo fastbreak. With a 30-15 advantage in the quarter, the Gamecocks were able to take a 48-40 lead into the locker room.
Early in the third quarter, the Gators and Gamecocks scored evenly back-and-forth, but then the Gamecocks locked in on Jennings. The senior dropped her first three of the season, and that seemed to open her offensive game. She went on to score 17 points in the quarter, the third-most points in a quarter in South Carolina history. She netted seven points in a row during the quarter to help hold a seven-point lead over the Gators and then spark a 12-2 run that gave Carolina a 71-56 lead with 1:47 left. Jennings wrapped up her impressive quarter with a pair from the charity stripe, giving the Gamecocks a 73-60 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Carolina continued to pressure Florida in the fourth, extending its lead to as much as 22 points. Nelly Perry scored all seven of her points of the game in the fourth. She sank an and-one with 1:43 to go, and helped Carolina coast to a 96-77 victory.
During Jennings' third quarter barrage, she shot a perfect 6-of-6, including her first 3-pointer of the season, to help the Gamecocks extend their lead and hold off the Gators on the road.
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The Gamecocks turned in their best 3-point shooting performance in SEC action this season, hitting 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from beyond the arc, while holding Florida to just 16.1 percent (5-of-31).
- Tyasha Harris' first double-double of the season and seventh of her career included six second quarter assists. Her last double-double came at Kentucky on Jan. 21, 2018. Carolina's 10 turnovers matches its low in SEC play, matching the mark set against #25/- Missouri (Jan. 21).
- With another fast paced victory, Carolina pushes its record to 8-0 when scoring 80 or more points this season.
- Despite the high pace, the Gamecocks held Florida to just four fastbreak points and moved their record to 14-1 this season when scoring more fastbreak points than their opponent and 8-0 in SEC play.
Points A. Jennings - 22 F. Nakkasoglu - 19
Rebounds A. Jennings - 5 D. Washington - 10
Assists T. Harris - 10 K. Smith - 5
Steals A. Jennings - 3 K. Smith - 3
SEC Grads: Education lasts forever
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Hogs pay homage to true heroes
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Cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High near 90F. Winds light and variable..
Arizona basketball target Puff Johnson could still reclassify to 2019, dad says
Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Turns out, UA target Puff Johnson might still reclassify to 2019 after all.
Johnson's father, Gilbert, told the Star on Thursday that Johnson is still waiting to find out if a move up is possible, despite reports that he is definitely staying in 2020.
Gilbert Johnson said he is trying to find out from Moon Area High School if his son will be allowed to graduate this summer if he takes the coursework he has lined up. He said Puff has already met NCAA requirements to be eligible should he choose to play in 2019-20.
"They (Moon Area) require a couple of things that will be tough to do in the summer," Gilbert Johnson said. "Right now they're talking to the superintendent to see if we can accomplish it. We'll know something (soon)."
Johnson started looking into reclassification after he was denied the chance to play for Moon Area next season. If he doesn't reclassify – a decision Puff spoke about as a likely possibility – he would enroll in a prep school to play next season.
Puff Johnson said he is considering Phoenix Hillcrest, Brewster Academy, Spire, and the First Love Christian Academy in Pennsylvania.
Puff Johnson said UA is interested in bringing him on either in 2019 or 2020 while some schools were offering him for 2019 or 2020, depending on their situation. UA has no scholarships currently for 2019 but that could change, and Johnson has been offered one for either year if he committed.
Puff Johnson said Arizona has a "lot of positives," with his father having played with Sean Miller at Pitt and his older brother, Cameron, having visited the Wildcats as a grad transfer in 2017 before going to North Carolina and now the Suns.
Puff said Cameron might have even committed to UA if Rawle Alkins had not returned for his sophomore season in 2017-18.
"I wouldn't have been too surprised," he said.
California-based Team Why Not gave up an early lead and lost 72-71 to Nightrydas Elite in a 9 a.m. game on Thursday, but UA target Nimari Burnett said he wouldn't blame it on the early start. Even though it was at 6 a.m. Pacific time, he said the team arrived Tuesday morning via a red eye flight and has been adjusting.
"No excuses," Burnett said.
But that didn't mean he wasn't tired. Team Why Not had until 9 p.m. for its second game Thursday, which meant plenty of time to retreat to the hotel.
"We definitely can get some good naps today," Burnett said.
Hal Pastner, the ever-energized father of former UA assistant and Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner, was on hand Thursday to offer support for the Houston Hoops club he founded.
However, he no longer is organizing events, having sold his Bigfoot Hoops company. Pastner had 1,229 teams in his Las Vegas Classic last year.
"That was the hardest thing I've ever done," Pastner said.
UA superfan and prominent Tucson businessman George Kalil has died. We'll have more about him later Thursday.
Contact sports content producer Justin Spears at 573-4312 or jspears@tucson.com. On Twitter @justinesports
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If you have a teenager, then you should know how to watch out for teen depression, which can be easily discounted by parents as drama, and which can claim the life of your child. Many teenagers display behavior that their parents call "moody", and they dismiss it when their teens mention depression or when their behavior comes in line with depression, leading to a complete lack of the vital warning signs that could prevent many teen tragedies.
If you have a teenager, then it is vital that you know the signs of teen depression and what to do if your teenager is acting in a way that seems in line with this disease. It is important to note that depression is a disease and a serious condition. The teenage brain is one that is in a crucial stage of development, and while it is possible that your teen's moodiness is simply the exertion of his or her will to be independent, it could also be an important warning for you and your family to take positive action.
If your teenager is sleeping a lot, you could be looking at one of the many warning signs for depression. This is especially true if your teen is sleeping earlier in the evening and has trouble getting up in the morning, and if he or she still seems tired no matter how much sleep he or she gets. If this is accompanied by a loss or increase in appetite or other behavioral changes, talk to them to see if anything is amiss, and do not be afraid to consult a mental health professional on their behalf to see if you should take further action now or just wait and watch.
Insomnia is also a symptom of depression, expressing a duality on the sleep scale such as is normal with this type of mental illness. If your teen professes that they cannot sleep, depression might not be the cause, but neither should it be entirely ruled out. If your child suffers from insomnia and also is showing changes in behavior or mood, consult a professional.
In addition to sleeping, eating habits might also change rather dramatically when your teenager becomes depressed. If he or she is eating much more or much less than usual and also has displayed changes of mood, you could be looking at depression as a cause. Be sure that it is not merely a diet that your teen is trying out, or an attempt to bulk up for a sport team before you confront them or go for help.
Depression is characterized with a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and lethargy, and suicide is not necessarily the product of self-hate, but can also be seen by suffers as a means of escape from the pain and/or numbness that they are feeling. If your teen is feeling depressed, he or she may not cry at all, but may be prone to lashing out in anger for no apparent reason (something that most parents have witnessed, and which is not always a sign of depression). They might feel the need to talk to their friends, but might also isolate themselves, preferring to spend time alone, perhaps even in the dark. They may forego meals, or they may prefer to eat frequently, usually preferring comfort foods over a normal meal, and will probably prefer to eat in isolation.
If your teen is depressed and cannot become isolated physically, he or she may seek to become isolated by means of pushing family away with emotional outbursts or by ignoring or provoking you. Try to keep in mind that they may be suffering from a very challenging mental condition, and be patient with them, seeking medical help if at all possible.
One of the most telling signs that your teenager is suffering from depression is a lack of interest in things that he or she has previously held dear. A thespian's loss of interest in acting might be caused by a rift within the drama guild, but it might also be a product of the mental and emotional state that they are in. If you cannot discern any other reason for the change in interest, your teen may be depressed.
Keep in mind that you should not take radical action based on only one or even two symptoms alone. Your teen might be irritable and tired because he or she is being worked very hard at school, and your well-meaning intervention might be only a further source of frustration to them.
If your teen is displaying multiple signs of depression, consult a mental health specialist with your suspicions and the symptoms, and let them help you to decide how to act in the best interests of your teenager.


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Harriet Elleman
Harriet Elleman started playing rugby union in 2012 in her first year of University at Charles Sturt in Wagga Wagga. Before this she used to swim competitively throughout school and in long distance open water ocean swims (2km or 5km). Elleman began her career as the first captain of the Wagga Agricultural College Women's 7s team and continued playing whilst studying to complete her Bachelor of Animal Science, graduating in 2016. She has represented Charles Sturt University at two Australian University Games in Rugby Sevens, winning gold at both tournaments (2015 and 2016).
Elleman has also represented Southern Inland Rugby Union in their 7s representative side for several years. Shortly afterwards, she was selected to play for the Brumbies Women's 7s team to attend nationals in November 2016, finishing in the top 8. Since then she has switched it up and played at flanker for the Brumbies at the Women's XV National Competition in 2017, finishing second from where she was selected in the Brumbies Super W team as a flanker/hooker in 2018. In the Super W season Elleman played against the Queensland Reds and Melbourne Rebels.
Super W 2019 season
Successful Tackles


Those who believe that global warming is caused by human activities are anti-science, or at the very least anti-facts.
Riddle me this- if there is melting in the Arctic, but the icepack in the Antarctic is increasing, where is the global warming?
Riddle me this - if the Atlantic is warming, but the Pacific is cooling, where is the global warming?
Riddle me this - Why has there been no global warming in the past 16 years?
I assume there will be no answer. Ignore and resume propaganda.
If there were more Pete Townshend's maybe wind power would be a viable alternative energy source.
Dr. John Hayes shot this excellent photo of Pete Townshend last night at The Who concert in Greensboro.


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Reunited Smart family demands House pass national Amber Alert
LAURIE KELLMAN
The reunited family of Elizabeth Smart challenged House Republican leaders Thursday to pass a national Amber Alert bill, accusing them of "hurting children" by delaying it.
Ed Smart, Elizabeth's father, took aim first at House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., for refusing to break the proposal out of a larger piece of legislation and let it slide through the House alone, as it has in the Senate.
"His unwillingness to let the Amber Alert pass on its own is hurting children. He is hurting children," Smart said of Sensenbrenner on CBS's "The Early Show."
"I am calling on House leadership to, this day, bring the Amber bill to the floor and pass it," Smart said. "Show us that there is some House leadership."
For his part, Sensenbrenner, said the proposal is better off as part of a broader piece of legislation which would raise penalties for certain crimes against children and boost funding for child abuse and abduction prevention.
He said that thirty-eight states have passed Amber Alert laws, he noted, and the Bush administration already has directed $10 million to hire a national Amber network coordinator, train workers and upgrade equipment.
He asked the Smart family to be patient.
"There is more to this issue than the Amber Alert," Sensenbrenner said on NBC's "Today" show. "Work with us rather than attack us and we'll get that ball across the goal line very soon."
Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash., said in an interview that House leaders were trying to persuade Sensenbrenner to pass the Amber Alert legislation as freestanding legislation.
"I think they would prefer to break it out, but that's something they have to work out with the chairman," Dunn, a co-sponsor of the stand-alone bill. Sen.s, too, were planning a news conference later in the day with the same message. The Senate unanimously passed a national Amber Alert bill in January and was unlikely to support Sensenbrenner's broader legislation, several lawmakers said.
Elizabeth Smart, 15, was reunited with her family Wednesday, nine months after being kidnapped from her bedroom in an affluent Salt Lake City suburb.
Amber Alerts are named after Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl abducted in Arlington, Texas, and later found murdered. Bulletins are distributed quickly through radio and television broadcasts and electronic highway signs about kidnapped children and their abductors. They are credited with the rescues of at least 34 children since 1996, the Justice Department has reported.
The Senate in January unanimously passed legislation to spend $25 million on a national Amber network and provide matching grants to states and communities for equipment and training.
The House and the Senate passed versions of the bill last year, as well, but were unable to agree on the specifics before recessing.


Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 23-29 �??A Week of Reconciliation�?�.
The proclamation recognizes that while our nation may face many challenges and trials, reconciliation offers hope for a better future.
�??It is my hope that Kansans will recall the words of Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. who said �??forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning�??,�?� the Governor said.