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And a happy New Year
With any luck 2013 will not be as shit as 2012
I won't go over her story it is too well known.Here'shoping that she too ha a right future.Will her shooting make a lasting change? I would like to think so but my inner pessimist thinks otherwise
Labels: Malala Yousafzai
Enough joking about the best of 2012 here is one of a couple of young women who are true inspirations to the world and worth a billion Samantha ricks or all of those other worthless people who blight the media.
Perhaps I am a bit biased what with her coming from my mum's home village of Millstreet but teenager Joanne O'Riordan is an inspiration. Joanne was born with an extremely rare condition called Total Amelia Syndrome a congenital disorder which resulted in her being born with no limbs.
In 2010 she met the then future Taoiseach Enda Kenny while he was on campaign and secured a promise from him that there would be no cuts to disability benefits. Last year she was instrumental in forcing him into a U-turn when his government tried to renege on that promise.
This year she has spoken at an IT conference at the United Nations. She won the Irish Young Person of the Year award this Septemer.
I could wax lyrical aout this young woman but perhaps it's better to hear what she has to say about life herself on Irish tv
And here she is talking at the UN event on IT
Here's to a bright future for Joanne
Labels: Joanne O'Riordan
Havana Affair and Commando
Labels: Ramones
When Guinness Considered cutting its Irish links
The thirty year rule on British and Irish state papers means that we are now getting a chance to look at (some) government papers from 1982. British papers revealed soe interesting items about the Falklands including Alexander Haig's (the US Secretary o State) intentions to tell Argentina about the UK's plans to retake Sout Georgia.The man was clearly an utter idiot.
Also from the Irish release comes this item which was reported by Irish Examiner. Brewer Guinness was apparently prepared to drop associations with Ireland and promote itself as an English company during the Falklands crisis.
The rebranding plan was prepared on the back of deepening resentment of Ireland and Irish brands in Britain, he said. "Mr Guinness remarked that an association with Ireland was part of the Guinness image," Paul D Dempsey of the Irish embassy wrote.
"He was no longer sure this association with Ireland was helpful. They were encountering a lot of resistance to the Irish angle and this could force them to emphasise facts such as that Guinness was an English company which had its base at Park Royal. Indeed they had publicity material of this kind ready during the Falklands crisis but had not used it. They might also have to cease their association with organisations and functions."
In the meeting on August 18 1982, Mr Guinness, a descendant of the banking line of the family, refused to accept the views of diplomats that British attitudes to Ireland went through cycles and that opinions would improve.
"In his view the impact of these things was cumulative. The Mountbatten killing had a serious effect. The Falklands crisis and the IRA bombings had added to the damage," he said. "A fund of goodwill towards Ireland existed, built up in the fifties and sixties. This fund was now being depleted."
Mr Guinness, public relations executive for Park Royal brewery in London, told the embassy staff that the Hyde Park bombing caused "particular offence" because it was an attack on the Queen's guard and horses were seen lying dead. "Furthermore, many people had been affronted by the fact that the IRA were able, within a matter of hours, to put out a gloating press release from Dublin," he said.
Mr Guinness urged diplomats to press the Government to speak out against the IRA.
"He cautioned against a policy of silence – thinking that because the IRA were not active it was not necessary to say anything about them," the embassy staff said.
"The Falklands crisis and the IRA bombings were associated in people's minds and it was desirable to keep reminding people that the Irish people were totally opposed to violence and those who used it."
Mr Guinness also relayed how the chairman of Tyne Tees television, a publican and brewer in Sutherland who bottled and distributed Guinness through his pubs, objected to being supplied from Dublin. "If the dispute with him went public, it would not do Guinness any good," he said.
Mr Guinness, honoured by the Queen with a CVO, joined the Guinness Company in Park Royal in 1945 and was a director of Guinness PLC from 1971 to 1989.
He is a distant relative of the brewing line of the family and descended from the Rundell "banking" line headed by Samuel Guinness, the younger brother of Arthur Guinness.
This relates presumably to Guinness UK I suppose but how things changed for the better over time. It probably didn't help that the gun running piece of shit Haughey was Taoiseach for a large part of 1982. An absolutely hateful waste of oxygen.
Guinness is now owned by Diageo, a British based company
What the New Year will bring
I have no idea what it will bring ut I am certain that my father will turn 87 on Wednesday my mother 85 in July and I will turn 50 in March. Shirl will turn 49.
I hope that I will e able to report that both parents will still be with us this time next year.I am not sure. Both of them are getting frailer and frailer.
I doubt that Robyn will be with us this time next year.It would be nice if he makes it to 19 in April.
As for other matters I resolve to avoid most commentators in the press. Most of them are utter tossers.If I do read a comment piece I will avoid the reader comments.If most commentators are jerks then most of the people who comment need psychiatric help.
I will avoid a number of sites which just angry up the blood and so on and so on
My favourite photo of 2012 - Fire Dragon
© Shaun P Downey 2012
I've reworked a lot of photos this year but I have not taken many new ones at all...but then depression has been a key feature of the year. This was taken when Shirley was burning ivy and this was a lucky shot.There'snot manipulation whatsoever, just a stopped down 135mm lens and spot focusing on the flame rather than anything around it
Labels: Fire Dragon
Olympic Honours - My predictions were almost correct
On 10 September I mused about which Olympians and Paralympians would receive knighthoods or damehoods. It was hardly a great work of divination but it was pretty obvious that Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie would be knighted.
Wiggins is the second most successful Olympic cyclist of all time behind Sir Chris Hoy (4 golds 1 silver and 2 bronzes over four games), victories this year in the Paris-Nice the Criterium de Dauphine and the Tour de Romandie....oh and winning the annual bike ride across France.
Ben Ainslie with his fourth consecutive gold medal and a silver won in Atlanta back in 1996.He overtook Paul Elvstrom as the most successful Olympic yachtsman of all time.
Sarah Storey won four cycling golds all of them by a country mile.With a total of 11 golds 8 silvers and 3 bronzes in swimming and cycling over six games she is Britain's most successful Paralympian.
David Brailsford is performance director of British Cycling and David Tanner is performance director of British Rowing.Both men were instrumental in Team GB's enormous medal hauls in these sports in London and Beijing.
I thought that David Weir might be knighted after his four golds in London to go with the two goldstwo silvers and two bronzes he won at Beijing and Athens. He received a CBE but will surely be knighted if he can come close to repeating his success in Rio
Oh and Lord Coe received a Companion of Honour.
No real surprise in any of these
Labels: Ben Ainslie, Bradley Wiggins, David Brailsford, David Tanner, Sarah Storey
Person of the year part I
Time Magazine may be dull and unadventurous in its choice of person of the year for 2012 (Barrack Obama pah !) but the people making this choice criminally overlooked a truly great woman. I have no hesitation in making Samantha Brick as one of the true greats of 2012
Smantha who? I hear you say.Clearly you are not a regular reader of the Daily Mail or a follower of Twitter or, or, or.....
On 3 April the wonderful Samantha produced this ground breaking article for the Mail:
On a recent flight to New York, I was delighted when a stewardess came over and gave me a bottle of champagne. 'This is from the captain — he wants to welcome you on board and hopes you have a great flight today,' she explained.You're probably thinking 'what a lovely surprise'. But while it was lovely, it wasn't a surprise. At least, not for me.
Throughout my adult life, I've regularly had bottles of bubbly or wine sent to my restaurant table by men I don't know. Once, a well-dressed chap bought my train ticket when I was standing behind him in the queue, while there was another occasion when a charming gentleman paid my fare as I stepped out of a cab in Paris. Another time, as I was walking through London's Portobello Road market, I was tapped on the shoulder and presented with a beautiful bunch of flowers. Even bar tenders frequently shoo my credit card away when I try to settle my bill....
... While I'm no Elle Macpherson, I'm tall, slim, blonde and, so I'm often told, a good-looking woman. I know how lucky I am. But there are downsides to being pretty — the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my lovely looks.... I'm not smug and I'm no flirt, yet over the years I've been dropped by countless friends who felt threatened if I was merely in the presence of their other halves. If their partners dared to actually talk to me, a sudden chill would descend on the room.
And it is not just jealous wives who have frozen me out of their lives. Insecure female bosses have also barred me from promotions at work. And most poignantly of all, not one girlfriend has ever asked me to be her bridesmaid.
....when I first started in television as a researcher, one female boss in her late 30s would regularly invite me over for dinner after a long day in the office. I always accepted her invitation, as during office hours we got along famously. But one evening her partner was at home. We were all a couple of glasses of wine into the evening. Then he and I said we both liked the song we were listening to. She laid into her bewildered partner for 'fancying' me, then turned on me, calling me unrepeatable names before ridiculing me for dying my hair and wearing lipstick. I declined any further invitations.
... I find that older women are the most hostile to beautiful women — perhaps because they feel their own bloom fading.... .So now I'm 41 and probably one of very few women entering her fifth decade welcoming the decline of my looks. I can't wait for the wrinkles and the grey hair that will help me blend into the background.Perhaps then the sisterhood will finally stop judging me so harshly on what I look like, and instead accept me for who I am.
What a terrible life Samantha is forced to lea.. damn her looks and way with words. Within 24 hours poor Samantha faced a storm of derision clearly because women were spurred into rage over her radiant beauty.
The following month dear Samantha came rushing to A A Gill's defence when he savaged presenter of the excelent series Meet The Romans, Mary Beard over her appearance...
And she wrote plenty of other articles too just go here. Each and every one is witty, incisive and confirms over and over again that she is if not the most beautiful woman in the world then surely in the top five.
That Samantha could churn out inane narcissistic drivel and then get shocked when gainsayed. True some of the criticism was rather nasty but for her services to narcissistic drivel she deserves to be lauded.
Labels: Samantha Brick
Parted This Life 2012, Part III
3 September saw the passing of charlatan and all round arsehole the "Reverend"Sun Myung Moon founder of the Unification Church although they are better known as the Moonies. This is less to do with being founded by someone with the name Moon, rather it is because they are a bunch of arses. Sun Myung Moon was 92.
Historian Eric Hosbawm died on 1 October at the age of 95. Whether Marxist or not his works were well worth reading.
Paddy Roy Bates died on 9 October. An army officer who saw service in WWII he is best known as the Prince of Sealand the Maunsell Fort off the Essex coast where he created the micronation of Sealand in 1967.
Antoni Dobrowski was 108 when he died on 21 October.At present he is the oldest known survivor of Auschwitz
South African born Australian author Bryce Courtenay died on 22 November. He may be best remembered for novels like the Power of One but apparently he was the creative force behind the first Milky Bar adverts.Here is a montage:
That he persuaded people to actually buy that shit means that he is either a god among men or history's greatest monster.....
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was 105 when he died on 5 December. Most people leave a small footprint on the earth at the time of their passing Niemeyer has Brasilia....
9 December saw the passing of Sir Patrick Moore.Perhaps no other person did more to enthuse several generations of Britons about the wonders of astronomy.Shame he was a tosser on other issues.
Boxing Day saw the passing of Gerry Anderson the man who created many of the tv shows I loved as a child.
Including Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. I also loved UFO although at the time I did not appreciate the beauty of Ayshea Brough although I do remember Lift Of with Ayshea
But UFO did feature Nic Drake's sister in a silly wig!
There are a few days to go so still scope for an update
Labels: Antoni Dobrowsi. Bryce Courtenay, Eric Hosbawm, Gerry Anderson, Oscar Niemeyer, Paddy Roy Bates, Patrick Moore, Sun Myung Moon
One of the last pics I posted of Ted before he became ill and died. We still miss his swearing and grumbling and also his very firm head butting when he was happy too... which surprisingly was most of the time
Labels: Friday cat blogging, Ted
WWII Awards better late than never
I missed this before Christmas but the Government is proposing two new awards in respect of WWII service. The Number 10 website reported on 19 December that veterans of Bomber Command and the Arctic Convoys will receive specific decorations.
In Parliament today, the Prime Minister welcomed the conclusion of the second part of Sir John Holmes' review into the rules and principles governing the award of military campaign medals.
As part of his review, which was requested by David Cameron, Sir John Holmes has recommended a new medal for veterans of the Arctic Convoys and a "clasp" for veterans of Bomber Command.
The Prime Minister has agreed that there is a case for the awards.
Veterans of the Arctic Convoy campaigns will get recognition with an Arctic Convoy Star medal. Meanwhile, the aircrew of Bomber Command who played such a vital role in the war will be awarded a Bomber Command clasp.
The Coalition Agreement included a commitment to review the rules surrounding the award of military campaign medals, as part of work to strengthen the military covenant.
The remainder of the second part of Sir John Holmes' review will report back in the New Year, when the Ministry of Defence will also set out eligibility criteria for the medals and clasps.
I am pleased that those who served on the Arctic Convoys are getting specific recognition. It was one of the worst most dangerous and least regarded activities of WWII. To add insult to injury they were treated like sit when the arrived in the Soviet Union even though these sailors helped provie the USSR with vital supplies. There are about 200 surviving veterans.
There is a lie that Bomber Command was the only arm of service not to receive its own campaign. WWII camaign medals were for areas of service althouhh the prime recipients of the Atlantic Star was the Royal Navy. Similarly the prime recipients of the Aircrew Europe Star (the medal covered service fro 1940 to D-Day RAF personnel were then became eligible for the France and Germany Star) were Bomber Command personnel. It is true that eligibility rules meant that far too any crews did not live long enough to earn the decoration having first to earn the 1939-45 Star. The clasp, presumably to be worn on the 1939-45 Star, is the ideal recognition for those who served in Bomber Command and it would put them on the same footing as those who served in teh Battle of Britian - who whee awarded a clasp to the 39-45 Star.
Better late than never I suppose
Labels: Arctic Convoy Medal, Bomber Command Clasp
Parted This Life 2012 Part II
8 May saw the passing of Maurice Sendak at 83 - the man who gave the world Where the Wild Things Are
Andrew Huxley, one of the greats of neurophysiology and Nobel laureate, died on 30 May at the age of 94. A half bother of Aldous, his work with Julian Huxley on the squid axon was truly ground breaking
Alphonse Le Gastelois died on 4 June at the age of 97.Best known as the King of the Ecrehous Le Gaselois an agriculturalworker was wrongly suspected to be the serial rapist the Beast of Jersey. Fearing for his safety he left jersey for the Ecrehous Reef in 1961 staying there as a hermit until 1975 espite the capture of the real beast Edward Paisnel in 1971. He remained a recluse after his return to Jersey until a few years before is death dying in a nursing home.
His surviving sister is calling for a memorial to be placed on the Ecrehous. A small recompense for a screwed up life.
Rodney King came to the attention of the world in March 1991 when video footage of his beating at the hands of LA police. The acquittal of the police at their first trial precipitated the LA riots of 1992. King did not live happily ever after dying by drowning in is swimming pool on 17 June.
Sally Ride the first American woman in space died of pancreatic cancer on 23 July. She was 61.
August Kowalczykwas later known as an actor but on 10 June 1942 he was one of a small group of prisoners to successfully break out of Auschwitz. He served in the Polish Home Army making his stage debut in November 1945. The last survivor of the breakout he was 90 years old when he died on 29 July.
Military Historian John Keegan died on 2 August at the age of 78.His ooks Soldiers and the Face of Battle are still must-reads if you have an interest in the subject.
6 August saw the passing of radio astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell first director of the Jodrell Bank observatory a post he held from 1945 to 1980.
Scott McKenzie died on 18 August at the age of 73. Who could not love him for this.
Labels: Alphonse Le Gastelois, Andrew Huxley, August Kowalczyk, Bernard Lovell, John Keegan, Maurice Sendak, Rodney King, Sally Ride, Scott McKenzie
Andrew Wakefieeld Gets the Ideal Christmas Prezzie
Charlatan fraud and all round liar Andrew Wakefield received the perfect present for christmas in the form of the inaugural Golden Duck award for lifetime achievement in quackery
According to the Guardian he received the award for his deservedly discredited research that claimed to find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. The award was set up by set up by the science writer Simon Singh. Runners-up for the award were Prince Charles and David Tredinnick, the Tory MP for Bosworth and member of the Commons health select committee (He is also known as the Right Honourale memer for Holland and Barrett for his championing of useless treatments such as homeopathy).
The Good Thinking Society, a campaign group led by Singh, set up the annual Golden Duck award to recognise those "who have supported or practised pseudoscience in the most ludicrous, dangerous, irrational or irresponsible manner".
In 1998, Wakefield was the lead author of a paper in the Lancet medical journal that suggested a link between the measles virus and inflammatory bowel disease. The paper also suggested the virus played a role in the development of autism. Wakefield later said that his research led him to believe that, instead of the MMR triple vaccine, children should be given a series of single vaccines. His statements led to alarm around the world, a drop in the rate of MMR vaccination and, in the UK, a rise in cases of measles cases. In 2010, the Lancet formally retracted Wakefield's paper and he was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.
Tredinnick made the shortlist for his parliamentary motions supporting homeopathy and other unproven medical ideas. Prince Charles was on the list for his long-term support for groups that lobby for alternative, unproven therapies.
Sadly Wakefield should share the award with the legion of lazy and manipulatie hacks who continued to perpetuate his bullshit for years despite all of the evidence to the contrary.
Labels: Andrew Wakefield
Parted This Life 2012 Part 1
It is perhaps unsurprising that a proportion of the world' population died during 2012.I have noted some of these during the year but here is a small selection of some of the other people who died this year.
Honai Vyarawalla died on 15 January at the age of 98. She was India's first female photojournalist. Her work is well worth exporing. I wish I had a fraction of her talent with a camera.
Polish poet Wisława Szymborska-Włodek died on 1 February at the age of 88.She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996.I must admit I am not particularly familiar with her work.What little I have read I have liked. Here is her poem Utopia
Island where all becomes clear.
Solid ground beneath your feet.
The only roads are those that offer access.
Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.
The Tree of Valid Supposition grows here
with branches disentangled since time immemorial.
The Tree of Understanding, dazzlingly straight and simple,
sprouts by the spring called Now I Get It.
The thicker the woods, the vaster the vista:
the Valley of Obviously.
If any doubts arise, the wind dispels them instantly.
Echoes stir unsummoned
and eagerly explain all the secrets of the worlds.
On the right a cave where Meaning lies.
On the left the Lake of Deep Conviction.
Truth breaks from the bottom and bobs to the surface.
Unshakable Confidence towers over the valley.
Its peak offers an excellent view of the Essence of Things.
For all its charms, the island is uninhabited,
and the faint footprints scattered on its beaches
turn without exception to the sea.
As if all you can do here is leave
and plunge, never to return, into the depths.
Into unfathomable life.
12 Feruary saw the death of Irish actor David Kelly. He may have played a rather demeaning role in the utterly unfunny 70s sitcom Robin's Nest but he was a fine actor with an impressive numer of appearances on stage and screen. David is on the left in the above image playing the role of Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City one of RTE's finest moments. I also loved him in his small role of Sergo in the wonderful Red Monarch.
Musician Billy Strange died on 22 February at the age of 81. More recently he is proaly best known for the song A Little Les Conversation not a song I care for but he gave the world this pearl of art
Callan Pinckney the creator of Callanetics died on 1 March at the age of 72. That she managed to squeeze yet another aerobics workout system into what was a burgeoning market in the 80s is to be applauded... although my daily exercise at the time would have been a balanced diet of beer, wine and fags
Actor Philip Madoc died on 5 March at the age of 77. Again he has n impressive cv but one role is burned onto the consciousness of anyone Briton who lived through the year 1973 - the U Boat captain taen prisoner in Dad's Army
Iranian author Simin Daneshvar died on 8 March aged 90.While women had pulished poetry before these dates she holds the distinction of being the first woman to have a collection of short stories published (1948)In 1969 with the pulication of Savushun she became the first Iranian woman to have a novel published. Her work is easily availale in English translation and is well worth reading.
17 March saw the death of probable war criminal John Demjanjuk. While the Ian the Terrible trial in Israel in 1988 was a balls up he was convicted pending appeal in Germany not long before he died for his role as a guard at a number of concentration camps.Someone who can rot as far as I am concerned.
Labour MP and peer and disability rights campaigner Jack Ashley died on 20 Aprilat the age of 89
Labels: Callan Pinckney, David Kelly. Billy Strange, hilip Madoc, Honai Vyrawalla, Jack Ashley, Simin Daneshvar, Wislawa Szymorska
And a Cthulhu Christmas One and All
Well that's me done until after Christmas.... unless I change my mind of course. Heres wishing both my readers a very happy Xmas
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Labels: Christmas, Cthulhu
An Austerity Christmas Brought To You By the Caring, Sharing Tory Party
As the UK may even go into triple dip recession next year the Tory message that we're all in it together means that we're all in the shit together... apart fro those at the top as usual
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Passaran- SCW passes into history in the British Isles
The Volunteera site dedicated to Abraham Lincoln brigade volunteers reports that the last Spanish Civil War veteran in the British Isles has died.
David Lomon (above - photo from the Volunteer) died on 21 December 2012, aged 94.
David arrived in Spain in December 1937 and was captured by Italian troops in the following spring. He was repatriated in a prisoner-of-war exchange in October 1938.
His death leaves one British volunteer known to be alive: Stan Hilton, who is in a nursing home in Yarrawonga, Australia.
Ans so the Spanish Civil War passes into history in these isles
I missed this item but Denis McGuinness, Ireland's last SCW veteran, died last month.He did not serve in the International Brigade but in the Nationalist Bandera XV comanded by the Irish fascist Eoin O'Duffy.
Whether one likes it or not it is a matter of historical record that for every Irish citizen fighting for the Republicans three fought for Franco.
McGuinness, who was born in Blackrock, Co Dublin, in 1914, went to Spain in December, 1936, with hundreds of volunteers on a cargo ship from Galway.
The young Irish volunteers became known as the XV Bandera Irlandesa del Terico of the Spanish Foreign Legion.
The Bandera's first casualties happened when they reached Ciempozuelos on the way to Madrid in March, 1937.They were involved in a firefight with fellow Nationalist soldiers from the Canary Islands. After a 20-minute firefight, two Irish soldiers, a sergeant and a captain, were killed.
The Irish volunteers were later involved in the battle of the Jarama River, their last major battle before they came home to Ireland via Portugal. The Bandera was stood down shortly after and the volunteers returned to Ireland in December 1937 having contributed little to Franco's war effort.
Denis McGuinness told his granddaughter Niamh McGuinness 70 years later in an interview for her university dissertation that they went to Spain to fight communists and were not fascists.
"He never liked the stigma of fighting for Franco's side," Niamh said. "He didn't really understand the politics behind it. "His father died young, he was the eldest and he went to Spain to earn money for his siblings," she said.
Wars are dirty, ugly and brutal, civil wars even more so. I am sure that is something that Lomon and McGuinness qould have agreed on.
Labels: David Lomon, Denis McGuinness, spanish civil war
A little Xmas present from Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn is putting a series of rare footage on hs you tube channel in the run up to his 60th birthday next March
Labels: Robyn Hitchcock
A Robyn Hitchcock Christmas
Eating your soul by the Christmas tree
at Cthulhu's evil hop
Labels: Christmas tree, Cthulhu
One bit of Xmas Cheer
I've gotten to within a few days of Xmas and I have not heard that bloody awful song Stop the Cavalry once this year. Since I have no reason to go shopping etc before Tuesday I might just miss it totally!
1112 came and went in Mexico nearly half an hour ago and......... Nada, nothing not a bloody sausage.Oh well better luck next panic
the insane 21/12 websites are going to be fun to look at tomorrow!
Ah well nothing happened at 11.12 Perhaps the world ended and was instantly replaced by an exact copy... or is that Capgras Syndrome?
Ah well.smoke 'em if you've got 'em.....
Seriously I'm going to enjoy looking at the apocalyptic websites tomorrow.
What do you mean I'm meant to eat it
Labels: Friday cat blogging, Robyn
Steve Bates writes at Yellow Doggerel Democrat which is now one of my oldest links (adly virtualy all of the bogs I linked to in 2006 are out of business)
A couple of days ago Steve reported that he is in hospital undergoing an operation to treat a serious condition. THe treatment will entail an amputation.
My very best wishes go out to Steve at this time with the hope that he will make a speedy recovery
Labels: Steve Bates
The Decoy Spider
Photo by Phil Torres
A few days go Wired carried a report on the discovery of a spider that builds elaborate, fake spiders and hangs them in its web.
The spider, believed to be a new species in the genus, Cyclosa was discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. It creates the decoy from leaves, debris and dead insects. It is the first spider that has been one observed to build a replica with multiple, spidery legs.
Scientists suspect the fake spiders serve as decoys, part of a defense mechanism meant to confuse or distract predators. "It seems like a really well evolved and very specialized behavior," said Phil Torres, who described the find in a blog entry written for Rainforest Expeditions. Torres, a biologist and science educator, divides his time between Southern California and Peru, where he's involved in research and education projects. "Considering that spiders can already make really impressive geometric designs with their webs, it's no surprise that they can take that leap to make an impressive design with debris and other things," he said.
In September, Torres was leading visitors into a floodplain surrounding Peru's Tambopata Research Center, located near the western edge of the Amazon. From a distance, they saw what resembled a smallish, dead spider in a web. It looked kind of flaky, like the fungus-covered corpse of an arthropod. But then the flaky spider started moving. A closer looked revealed the illusion. Above the 1-inch-long decoy sat a much smaller spider. Striped, and less than a quarter-inch long, the spider was shaking the web. It was unlike anything Torres had ever seen. "It blew my mind," he said.
Once again proof that nature creates wonders. Utterly fascinating stuff.
Labels: Cyclosa, spider
Apocalypse Too Much Excitement? Celebrate This Instead
The ever wonderful Dull Men's Club have an excellent alternative to tomorrow'sApocalypse in the form of a celebration of underdogs: unsung heroes such Robinson Crusoe's Man Friday and Sherlock Holmes' Dr. Watson.
It also celebrates those who "came from behind" to make names for themselves. The Tortise and the Hare
Other examples of underdogs are:
• David in the Bible who conquered Goliath
• Robert the Bruce, whose victorious army was outnumbered three to one at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 (not to be confused with William Wallace of "Braveheart" fame)
• U.S. President Harry Truman
• Boxer James "Buster" Johnson, who defeated Mike Tyson in 1990
• Rocky Balboa of the "Rocky" film franchise
• The hapless cat in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons.
Heroes one and all!
If you are curious the expression underdog does not come from dogfighting as you might expect but from shipbuilding
Planks of wood called "dogs" were placed over the top of a pit. Two men would supervise the placing of these planks. One man would stand on top of the planks The second man would stand underneath the planks in the dark pit, where he would be covered in sawdust. He became known as the underdog.
So thee you have it!
Labels: dull men's club, Underdog Day
If the world ends tomorrow blame Gangam Style
Ach only 12 hours until the Aocalyse. Clearly I blame Psy and that stupid Gangam Style song (I only actually saw the damned video yesterday eiee it or not).
It is clear that his stupid little pdance roves that Psy is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse who will be out raining down their own brand of yuletide cheer on the world tomorrow. Along with the traditional death, war, famine and plague we will be facing a hideous demise by K-pop too...
Gah I'm crap at this apocalyptic shite!
Labels: 21 December 2012, Apocalypse, Psy
A New Christmas Carol - Arthur Machen
Scrooge was undoubtedly getting on in life, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.
Ten years had gone by since the spirit of old Jacob Marley had visited him, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come had shown him the error of his mean, niggardly, churlish ways, and had made him the merriest old boy that ever walked on 'Change with a chuckle, and was called "Old Medlar" by the young dogs who never reverenced anybody or anything.
And, not a doubt of it, the young dogs were in the right. Ebenezer Scrooge was a meddler. He was always ferreting about into other peoples' business; so that he might find out what good he could do them. Many a hard man of affairs softened as he thought of Scrooge and of the old man creeping round to the countinghouse where the hard man sat in despair, and thought of the certain ruin before him.
"My dear Mr. Hardman," old Scrooge had said, "not another word. Take this draft for thirty thousand pounds, and use it as none knows better. Why, you'll double it for me before six months are out."
He would go out chuckling on that, and Charles the waiter, at the old City tavern where Scrooge dined, always said that Scrooge was a fortune for him and to the house. To say nothing of what Charles got by him; everybody ordered a fresh supply of hot brandy and water when his cheery, rosy old face entered the room.
It was Christmastide. Scrooge was sitting before his roaring fire, sipping at something warm and comfortable, and plotting happiness for all sorts of people.
"I won't bear Bob's obstinacy," he was saying to himself—the firm was Scrooge and Cratchit now—"he does all the work, and it's not fair for a useless old fellow like me to take more than a quarter share of the profits."
A dreadful sound echoed through the grave old house. The air grew chill and sour. The something warm and comfortable grew cold and tasteless as Scrooge sipped it nervously. The door flew open, and a vague but fearful form stood in the doorway.
"Follow me," it said.
Scrooge is not at all sure what happened then. He was in the streets. He recollected that he wanted to buy some sweetmeats for his little nephews and nieces, and he went into a shop.
"Past eight o'clock, sir," said the civil man. "I can't serve you."
He wandered on through the streets that seemed strangely altered. He was going westward, and he began to feel faint. He thought he would be the better for a little brandy and water, and he was just turning into a tavern when all the people came out and the iron gates were shut with a clang in his face.
"What's the matter?" he asked feebly of the man who was closing the doors.
"Gone ten," the fellow said shortly, and turned out all the lights.
Scrooge felt sure that the second mince-pie had given him indigestion, and that he was in a dreadful dream. He seemed to fall into a deep gulf of darkness, in which all was blotted out.
When he came to himself again it was Christmas Day, and the people were walking about the streets.
Scrooge, somehow or other, found himself among them. They smiled and greeted one another cheerfully, but it was evident that they were not happy. Marks of care were on their faces, marks that told of past troubles and future anxieties. Scrooge heard a man sigh heavily just after he had wished a neighbor a Merry Christmas. There were tears on a woman s face as she came down the church steps, all in black.
"Poor John!" she was murmuring. "I am sure it was the wearing cark of money troubles that killed him. Still, he is in heaven now. But the clergyman said in his sermon that heaven was only a pretty fairy tale." She wept anew.
All this disturbed Scrooge dreadfully. Something seemed to be pressing on his heart.
"But," said he, "I shall forget all this when I sit down to dinner with Nephew Fred and my niece and their young rascals."
It was late in the afternoon; four o'clock and dark, but in capital time for dinner. Scrooge found his nephew's house. It was as dark as the sky; not a window was lighted up. Scrooge's heart grew cold.
He knocked and knocked again, and rang a bell that sounded as faint and far as if it had rung in a grave.
At last a miserable old woman opened the door for a few inches and looked out suspiciously.
"Mr. Fred?" said she. "Why, he and his missus have gone off to the Hotel Splendid, as they call it, and they won't be home till midnight. They got their table six weeks ago! The children are away at Eastbourne."
"Dining in a tavern on Christmas day!" Scrooge murmured. "What terrible fate is this? Who is so miserable, so desolate, that he dines at a tavern on Christmas day? And the children at Eastbourne!"
The air grew misty about him. He seemed to hear as though from a great distance the voice of Tiny Tim, saying "God help us, every one!"
Again the Spirit stood before him. Scrooge fell upon his knees.
"Terrible Phantom!" he exclaimed. "Who and what are thou? Speak, I entreat thee."
"Ebenezer Scrooge," replied the Spirit in awful tones. "I am the Ghost of the Christmas of 1920. With me I bring the demand note of the Commissioners of Income Tax!"
Scrooge's hair bristled as he saw the figures. But it fell out when he saw that the Apparition had feet like those of a gigantic cat.
"My name is Pussyfoot. I am also called Ruin and Despair," said the Phantom, and vanished.
With that Scrooge awoke and drew back the curtains of his bed.
"Thank God!" he uttered from his heart. "It was but a dream!"
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And a King Diamond Christmas
King Diamond's charming little Christmas song
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Heavy Metal Carols with Christopher Lee
Sir Christoher Lee has teamed u with the band Charlemagne (who I now absolutely nothing about except that he has appeared on their albums before) to release versions of The Little Drummer Boy and Silent Night.
Absolutely terrile stuff but still rather better than Mistletoe and Wine Driving Home for Christmas and Stop the Fucking Cavalry (not heard that song this year which is a mercy)
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Make Your Christmas A Tampon Christmas
Christmas is looming fast but it is not too late to make a highly tasteful nativity scene from tampons
Tampon Crafts.com has full instructions on how to celebrate the birth of Jesus using tampons and applicators. I' sure you wil agre that it is a most tasteful ornament
And if you want to go further you can make wonderful snowflakes too.I can'tthink of a better decoration or your tree
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Kim Young'un Time readers person of the year
They'll be dancing in the streets of Pyongyang today following the news that Time readers have voted Lil Kim as their person o the year. While it does not mean that Time will crown him with that honour but it's been quie a year for the little shitstain
Not long ago he was Sexiest Man Alive. albeit by The Onion but an award is an award!
Kim ranked first in TIME's completely unscientific Person of the Year reader poll, with 5.6 million votes. The poll allows readers to weigh in on the people — and things (hello, Curiosity rover!) — who they think influenced the news, for better or worse, in 2012.
He beat the runner upthe woefully unfunny Jon Stewart not by a country mile but by a couple of continents
"While we don't make our selection based on the poll results," says TIME executive editor Radhika Jones, "it's always interesting to see where some of our preferred candidates end up." My ownpersona choce for the ccolade. Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for her outspoken activism, placed 15th in the poll.At least she beat that atrocious mock horse riding bollocks from Psy
Looking further it seems that a site I've never visited called 4Chan played a hand in distorting the reader poll. Ah well perhps the spotty teens on 4Chan identified with Kim's appearance.
Labels: Kim Jong Un, Time Person of the year
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Cambridge, MA --- The WPI men's track and field team accumulated six All-New England honors and saw one school record fall as the Engineers tied for 10th at the New England Division III Indoor Championships at MIT Saturday. The hosts racked up 138 points to win the team title.
The Crimson and Gray, who began the week No. 12 in the USTFCCCA regional poll, totaled 21 points to tie Connecticut College while finishing in front of four teams ahead of them in the regional ledger; No. 11 Amherst (12th – 20pts), No. 8 Worcester State (14th - 18), No. 10 Colby (17th - 10) and No. 5 Westfield State (18th - 9).
Sophomore Warren Staver (Centreville, MD) zipped to a second-place, and a school record, time of 1:21.38 in the 600-meter run. In the two-day heptathlon, junior Nick Dalton (Woburn, MA) registered a personal-best 4,207 points along with season-bests of 7.36 in the 60-meter dash, 9.38 in the 60-meter hurdles and distance of 18-9.25 in the a long jump. He also finished third in the high jump with a clearance of 5-10.75. Senior Lucas Roy (Bourne, MA) turned in a 2:32.07 to earn a fifth-place finish in the 1,000-meter run.
Junior Brian D'Amore (Medfield, MA) came home sixth in the 60-meter dash finals (7.10) while the prelims saw junior Hugh Whelan (Madison, CT) turn in a 10th-place 7.13 and senior Jacob Mercier (Litchfield, NH) clock a 7.3 for 23rd. The distance medley relay team of junior Dan Mortimer (Shrewsbury, MA), sophomore James Doty (Queensbury, NY), senior Tobin Dancy (Shrewsbury, MA) and sophomore Tristam Winship (Bedford, NH) were eighth in a time of 20:49.87 while sophomore Brandon Hoghaug (Douglas, MA) was eighth in the high jump (6-2.25).
Sophomore Matt Bennett (Southington, CT) rounded out the top 10 performances with a distance of 45-9.25 in the shot put. Sophomore Andrew Kelly (Medford, MA) was 12th in the 400-meter dash (51.30) as was senior Jason Beauregard (New Bedford, MA) in the weight throw (47-8.5).
The 4x400-meter relay quartet of sophomore Paul-Henry Schoenhagen (Cleveland Heights, OH), Kelly, freshman Thomas Mackintosh (Ellington, CT) and Staver clocked a 3:35.09 to place 15th as the 4x800-meter relay team of freshman Eric Salina (Burlington, MA), junior David Goodrich (North Haven, CT), senior Nathan Varney (East Longmeadow, MA) and Roy came home 16th (8:18.21). Senior Connor Morette (Leominster, MA) cleared 13-5.25 in the pole vault while Goodrich turned in a time of 2:01.75 in the 800-meter run.
Qualified student-athletes will head back to BU next weekend for the All-New England All-Divisions (NEICAAA) Championships.


One of the attractive features of the Lazair is its ability to soar with the engines off, and then fly home with its engines restarted. However, restarting these engines in flight is a technique to be practised and learned only after the basic skills of flying the Lazair have been mastered. As was suggested in the first of these update letters, your first attempt to restart in flight should be made at an altitude of at least 1000 feet. It should also be made In an area where you can glide to a safe landing should your restart be unsuccessful.
Although a restart looks easy when you're on the ground watching someone else do it, you may find it's a bit different when you're up In the air trying it yourself. First of all, it's necessary to lean forward to grasp the pull cord – this can be a difficult reach for a short-armed pilot. Leaning forward will change the trim and put the aircraft into a nose down attitude. This can be compensated for by a slight back pressure on the stick, but applying back pressure as you lean forward may not be as easy at first as you might expect.
In addition to this, you will probably experience more difficulty starting the right engine because this requires operating the control column with your left hand. This is not necessarily easy – especially if you've never done it before.
Above all, remember one thing – Fly the Airplane. Regardless of what the engines are doing, your number one priority is to maintain some semblance of straight and level flight. When you're starting an engine, don't look at it – watch where you're going. And one other word of advice – don't forget to turn on the magneto switch. This may sound ridiculous, but even a very experienced pilot will forget occasionally.


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Dosia May Cree
Female, CreeID#4656, (between 1890 and 1899 - )
Charts Branch 20b. The William Cree branch of PA
Dosia May Cree was born between 1890 and 1899 in Delaware County, Iowa, USA.1 She was the daughter of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer.
Dosia May Cree married Fred Brady. They had five children, Evelyn, Lawrence, Harold, Pauline and Clay Austin Brady.1
Family: Dosia May Cree and Fred Brady
[S341] Dennis Ohl, Dennis Ohl Papers ((priv.), 2010).
Last edited 15 Sep 2019
Erma Leona Cree
Female, CreeID#4658, (31 October 1891 - 1 October 1972)
Erma Leona Cree was born on 31 October 1891 in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer.
Her father William Wakefield Cree died on 27 February 1933 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
Her mother Violet Tiorcia Springer died in 1942 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Erma Leona Cree died on 1 October 1972 in Frederick, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
Wayne Harry Cree
Male, CreeID#4660, (16 November 1899 - 8 July 1984)
Wayne Harry Cree was born on 16 November 1899 in Delaware County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer.
Wayne Harry Cree married Fay Clark, daughter of William R Clark and Jennis Johanna Holmgren, on 6 May 1925 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
His father William Wakefield Cree died on 27 February 1933 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.
His mother Violet Tiorcia Springer died in 1942 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Wayne Harry Cree died on 8 July 1984 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin. He was survived by his wife Fay, his four daughters, 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, his brother Earl Cree and his sister Gertrude Tibbets.1 He was buried on 12 July 1984 in the Lutheran Cemetery, Little Falls, Wisconsin, USA.1
Family: Wayne Harry Cree and Fay Clark
[S16] Personal communication, Email from Diane Lanphear, 30 Apr 2009.
Fay Clark
Female, CreeID#4661, (26 February 1908 - )
Fay Clark was born on 26 February 1908 in Blackbrook Twp, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.1 She was the daughter of William R Clark and Jennis Johanna Holmgren.
Fay Clark married Wayne Harry Cree, son of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer, on 6 May 1925 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
Family: Fay Clark and Wayne Harry Cree
John Lafayette Cree
Male, CreeID#4662, (28 June 1902 - 21 April 1960)
John Lafayette Cree was also known as Lafayette Cree.1 He was born on 28 June 1902 in Edgewood, Delaware County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer.
His father William Wakefield Cree died on 27 February 1933 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
John Lafayette Cree died on 21 April 1960 in Little Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
Earl Cree
Male, CreeID#4663, (12 January 1906 - 18 August 1996)
Their daughter (now living) married a son of Eva Gertrude Clark. Earl Cree was born on 12 January 1906 in Edgewood, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.1 He was the son of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer.
Earl Cree married Eva Gertrude Clark, daughter of William R Clark and Jennis Johanna Holmgren, on 10 November 1925 in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, USA.
His wife Eva Gertrude Clark died on 4 October 1970 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.2
Earl Cree died on 18 August 1996 in Orland, Glenn County, California, USA.1
Family: Earl Cree and Eva Gertrude Clark
[S341] Dennis Ohl, Dennis Ohl Papers ((priv.), 2010), Robert H Cree has 18 Jan 1906.
[S341] Dennis Ohl, Ohl Papers.
Eva Gertrude Clark
Female, CreeID#4664, (20 February 1906 - 4 October 1970)
Her married name was Cree.
Their daughter (now living) married a son of Earl Cree. Eva Gertrude Clark was born on 20 February 1906 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.1 She was the daughter of William R Clark and Jennis Johanna Holmgren.
Eva Gertrude Clark married Earl Cree, son of William Wakefield Cree and Violet Tiorcia Springer, on 10 November 1925 in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, USA.
Eva Gertrude Clark died on 4 October 1970 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.1
Family: Eva Gertrude Clark and Earl Cree
Hilda Taylor
Female, CreeID#4666
Hilda Taylor married Delmar Harold Cree, son of John Calvin Cree and Marcia Eva Springer.
Family: Hilda Taylor and Delmar Harold Cree
Mary Irene Cree
Female, CreeID#4667, (23 January 1908 - 31 January 1979)
Her married name was Goodyear. Mary Irene Cree was born on 23 January 1908 in West Lake, Idaho County, Idaho, USA. She was the daughter of John Calvin Cree and Marcia Eva Springer.
Mary Irene Cree married Frederick Goodyear on 26 June 1926 in Snohomish, Washington, USA.
Her mother Marcia Eva Springer died on 21 April 1943 in Kalispell, Montana, USA.
Her father John Calvin Cree died on 31 October 1963 in Snohomish, Washington.
Mary Irene Cree died on 31 January 1979 in Snohomish, Washington.
Family: Mary Irene Cree and Frederick Goodyear
Frederick Goodyear
Male, CreeID#4668
Frederick Goodyear married Mary Irene Cree, daughter of John Calvin Cree and Marcia Eva Springer, on 26 June 1926 in Snohomish, Washington, USA.
Family: Frederick Goodyear and Mary Irene Cree
Phillip Nace
His daughter Etta Nace was born on 11 September 1873 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Child of Phillip Nace and Mary Wilson
Etta Nace+ (11 September 1873 - 9 October 1964)
Mary Wilson
Her daughter Etta Nace was born on 11 September 1873 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Child of Mary Wilson and Phillip Nace
Victor Leslie Miller
Male, CreeID#4671, (11 October 1877 - 2 November 1952)
Victor Leslie Miller was born on 11 October 1877 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Victor Leslie Miller married Frances Hall Fentress on 25 December 1900 in Greely, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
His mother Martha Leona Cree died on 7 February 1921 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
His father Marion Conrad Miller died on 11 June 1938 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa.
Victor Leslie Miller died on 2 November 1952 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA.
Family: Victor Leslie Miller and Frances Hall Fentress
Leonard Ivan Miller
Male, CreeID#4672, (1 March 1880 - 26 December 1935)
Leonard Ivan Miller was born on 1 March 1880 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Leonard Ivan Miller married Anna Mae Torrey on 30 July 1906 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
His mother Martha Leona Cree died on 7 February 1921 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Leonard Ivan Miller died on 26 December 1935 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Family: Leonard Ivan Miller and Anna Mae Torrey
John Powers Miller
Male, CreeID#4673, (3 March 1882 - 16 March 1884)
John Powers Miller was born on 3 March 1882 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
John Powers Miller died on 16 March 1884 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa.
Esther Mae Miller
Female, CreeID#4674, (27 May 1884 - 7 February 1965)
Her married name was Torrey. Esther Mae Miller was born on 27 May 1884 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Esther Mae Miller married Fred G. Torrey on 18 December 1907 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Her mother Martha Leona Cree died on 7 February 1921 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Her father Marion Conrad Miller died on 11 June 1938 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa.
Esther Mae Miller died on 7 February 1965 in Millville Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Esther Mae Miller and Fred G. Torrey
George Marion Miller
Male, CreeID#4675, (24 July 1886 - 26 October 1927)
George Marion Miller was born on 24 July 1886 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
George Marion Miller married Barbara Torrey on 12 June 1912.
George Marion Miller died on 26 October 1927 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Family: George Marion Miller and Barbara Torrey
Wylie Winfred Miller
Male, CreeID#4676, (18 May 1889 - 7 September 1966)
Wylie Winfred Miller was born on 18 May 1889 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Wylie Winfred Miller married Alta Mae Barnhart on 15 February 1916.
Wylie Winfred Miller died on 7 September 1966 in Guttenburg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Wylie Winfred Miller and Alta Mae Barnhart
Frank William Miller
Male, CreeID#4677, (10 June 1891 - 21 July 1953)
Frank William Miller was born on 10 June 1891 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Frank William Miller married Elsie Steinfadt on 29 March 1922 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Frank William Miller died on 21 July 1953 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Family: Frank William Miller and Elsie Steinfadt
Edith Leona Miller
Female, CreeID#4678, (14 July 1894 - 2 January 1987)
Edith Leona Miller was buried in Guttenburg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. Her married name was Barry. She was born on 14 July 1894 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Edith Leona Miller married Frank Michael Barry on 13 April 1920 in Mallory, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
Her mother Martha Leona Cree died on 7 February 1921 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Edith Leona Miller died on 2 January 1987 in Guttenburg, Clayton County, Iowa.
Family: Edith Leona Miller and Frank Michael Barry
Mark Ernest Miller
Male, CreeID#4679, (28 January 1899 - 21 January 1921)
Mark Ernest Miller was born on 28 January 1899 in Mallory Twp., Clayton County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree.
Mark Ernest Miller died on 21 January 1921.
Frances Hall Fentress
Her married name was Miller.
Frances Hall Fentress married Victor Leslie Miller, son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 25 December 1900 in Greely, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Frances Hall Fentress and Victor Leslie Miller
Anna Mae Torrey
Anna Mae Torrey married Leonard Ivan Miller, son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 30 July 1906 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Anna Mae Torrey and Leonard Ivan Miller
Fred G. Torrey
Fred G. Torrey married Esther Mae Miller, daughter of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 18 December 1907 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Fred G. Torrey and Esther Mae Miller
Barbara Torrey
Barbara Torrey married George Marion Miller, son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 12 June 1912.
Family: Barbara Torrey and George Marion Miller
Alta Mae Barnhart
Alta Mae Barnhart married Wylie Winfred Miller, son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 15 February 1916.
Family: Alta Mae Barnhart and Wylie Winfred Miller
Elsie Steinfadt
Elsie Steinfadt married Frank William Miller, son of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 29 March 1922 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Elsie Steinfadt and Frank William Miller
Frank Michael Barry
Frank Michael Barry married Edith Leona Miller, daughter of Marion Conrad Miller and Martha Leona Cree, on 13 April 1920 in Mallory, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Frank Michael Barry and Edith Leona Miller
Alva Butler
Male, CreeID#4689, (17 October 1889 - 12 October 1918)
Alva Butler was born on 17 October 1889.
Alva Butler married Blanche M Cree, daughter of Lewis Cree and Erma May Alderman, on 13 April 1912 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois, USA.
Alva Butler died on 12 October 1918 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.
Family: Alva Butler and Blanche M Cree
John McCall
Male, CreeID#4690, (5 October 1887 - 1 December 1932)
John McCall was born on 5 October 1887 in Canada.
John McCall married Blanche M Cree, daughter of Lewis Cree and Erma May Alderman, on 13 December 1919 in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA.
John McCall died on 1 December 1932 in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois.
Family: John McCall and Blanche M Cree
Omie Francis Cree
Male, CreeID#4691, (9 April 1881 - 25 August 1962)
Omie F. Cree, 81 years, prominent farmer and stockman, of Carmichaels R. D. 1, Muddy Creek, died Saturday, August 25, 1962, in Greene County Memorial Hospital.
He was a son of George Washington Cree and Anna Minerva Blaker Cree, and was born April 9, 1881, in Greene Township.
On October 18, 1905, he was united in marriage with Rosa Belle Zimmerman, a daughter of Henry James and Nancy Fuller Zimmerman. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary seven years ago.
Mr. Cree was greatly interested in raising Hereford cattle and had many fine exhibits at fairs in this area. He had also acted as a judge of cattle at fairs.
Mr. Cree was affiliated with Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church. He had served on the Cumberland Township school board and was president of the Muddy Creek Cemetery Association.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Dr. Sara Helen Cree, professor of physical education at Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Va; Pauline, wife of Professor James B. Schroyer of Waynesburg College, and Mary Ruth, wife of Glenn W. Phillips, construction superintendent at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Leonardtown, Md., and one grandchild, Frederick Cree Schroyer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Weaver Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Donald Wilson. Interment in Muddy Creek Cemetery.
His mother Anna Minerva Blaker died in 1881 in Jefferson Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA. Omie Francis Cree was born on 9 April 1881 in Jefferson Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George Washington Cree and Anna Minerva Blaker.
His father George Washington Cree died on 16 April 1901 in Jefferson Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Omie Francis Cree married Rosa Belle Zimmerman on 18 October 1905.1
His child Dr Sara Helen Cree was born on 11 January 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Omie Francis Cree died on 25 August 1962 in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA. (Find a Grave has Aug. 25, 1952 but age 81 and same birth date.)1 He was buried on 28 August 1962 in Muddy Creek Presby. Cemetery, Khedive, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.1
Children of Omie Francis Cree and Rosa Belle Zimmerman
Pauline Cree+
Dr Sara Helen Cree (11 January 1907 - 28 October 2004)
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Harold S. Cree
Harold S. Cree married Eva M. Barclay. Harold S. Cree was the son of Harry A Cree and Anna L. Scott.
Family: Harold S. Cree and Eva M. Barclay
Eva M. Barclay
Eva M. Barclay married Harold S. Cree, son of Harry A Cree and Anna L. Scott. Her married name was Cree.
Family: Eva M. Barclay and Harold S. Cree
Charles Arthur Gibson
Male, CreeID#4694, (3 February 1874 - 21 February 1955)
Charles Arthur Gibson was born on 3 February 1874. He was the son of Oliver Perry Gibson and Nancy Anne Cree.
His father Oliver Perry Gibson died on 30 March 1934 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
His mother Nancy Anne Cree died on 14 April 1939 in Thorpe, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Charles Arthur Gibson died on 21 February 1955 in Lacrosse, Rush County, Kansas, USA. Y.1
John Alfred Gibson
Male, CreeID#4695, (2 March 1876 - before 1880)
John Alfred Gibson was born on 2 March 1876.1 He was the son of Oliver Perry Gibson and Nancy Anne Cree.
John Alfred Gibson died before 1880.1
Mary Emily Gibson
Female, CreeID#4696, (10 March 1878 - 2 August 1974)
Mary Emily Gibson was born on 10 March 1878 in Brush Creek, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1 She was the daughter of Oliver Perry Gibson and Nancy Anne Cree.
Mary Emily Gibson married William Edwin Miner on 13 January 1904 in Thorpe, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Her father Oliver Perry Gibson died on 30 March 1934 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Her mother Nancy Anne Cree died on 14 April 1939 in Thorpe, Delaware County, Iowa.
Mary Emily Gibson died on 2 August 1974 in Nora Springs, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.1
Family: Mary Emily Gibson and William Edwin Miner
Pearl Delphine Gibson
Female, CreeID#4697, (17 August 1883 - 15 February 1947)
Pearl Delphine Gibson was born on 17 August 1883 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.1 She was the daughter of Oliver Perry Gibson and Nancy Anne Cree.
Pearl Delphine Gibson married Edwin Martin Morris on 26 February 1902 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.1
Her father Oliver Perry Gibson died on 30 March 1934 in Colesburg, Delaware County, Iowa.
Her mother Nancy Anne Cree died on 14 April 1939 in Thorpe, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Pearl Delphine Gibson died on 15 February 1947 in Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA.1
Family: Pearl Delphine Gibson and Edwin Martin Morris
Lulu Rose Gibson
Female, CreeID#4698, (5 September 1890 - )
Lulu Rose Gibson was born on 5 September 1890 in Thorpe, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.1 She was the daughter of Oliver Perry Gibson and Nancy Anne Cree.
Lulu Rose Gibson married Arthur Eugene Chopard on 24 November 1909 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA.
Family: Lulu Rose Gibson and Arthur Eugene Chopard
Rosa Belle Zimmerman
Rosa Belle Zimmerman married Omie Francis Cree, son of George Washington Cree and Anna Minerva Blaker, on 18 October 1905.1
Her child Dr Sara Helen Cree was born on 11 January 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Children of Rosa Belle Zimmerman and Omie Francis Cree
Dr Sara Helen Cree
Sex unknown, CreeID#4700, (11 January 1907 - 28 October 2004)
Dr Sara Helen Cree was born on 11 January 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr Sara Helen Cree was the child of Omie Francis Cree and Rosa Belle Zimmerman.
Dr Sara Helen Cree was a professor of physical education in 1962 in Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA.1
His father Omie Francis Cree died on 25 August 1962 in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.2
Dr Sara Helen Cree died on 28 October 2004 in Shepherdstown, Maryland, USA. Her body was donated to West Virginia University.
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Q: remove last comma in XSLT using XSLT 1.0.
<xsl:for-each select="*">
    <xsl:variable name="xxxx" select="@name" />
    <xsl:if test="../../../../fieldMap/field[@name=$xxxx]">...
        <xsl:if test="position() != last()">////this is not work correctly as last() number is actual last value of for loop and position() is based on if condition.
            <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>

can you suggest me how can i remove last ',' here ?

A: position() and last() should be based on the loop, and not the xsl:if. What I think you are saying is that you are actually wanting to check if this is the last element for which the xsl:if is true, as such an element may not actually be the last element in the loop.
I would suggest combining your xsl:for-each and xsl:if into one, and selecting only those elements for which the condition is true. That way you should then be able to check the position in the way you were expecting
<xsl:for-each select="*[@name = ../../../../fieldMap/field/@name]">

    <xsl:if test="position() != last()">
         <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>

A: You can change your inner if to:
    <xsl:if test="not(following-sibling::*[
                   @name = ../../../../fieldMap/field/@name])">
        <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
    </xsl:if>

BTW this works because of "general comparisons". I.e.
A = B

is true if any node selected by A is equal to (has same value as) any node selected by B.
For the sake of DRY, I would probably put ../../../../fieldMap/field/@name into a variable and declare it before the for-each loop begins:
<xsl:variable name="fieldNames" select="../../../../fieldMap/field/@name" />
<xsl:for-each select="*">
    <xsl:if test="$fieldNames = @name">...
        <xsl:if test="not(following-sibling::*[@name = $fieldNames])">
            <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>

Again, $fieldNames can be a nodeset of multiple attribute nodes, and when we say $fieldNames = @name, we are asking whether the value of @name equals the value of any node in $fieldNames.

A: Translate, replace, split-join won't work in XSLT.I implemented a simple way which is working fine in my XSLT
Sample code:
  <xsl:variable name="ErrorCPN">
    <xsl:if test="count(/DATA_DS/G_1)>0 and count(/DATA_DS/CPN)>0">
      <xsl:for-each select="$BIPReportCPN/ns3:BIPCPN/ns3:BIPEachCPNDelimitedValue">
        <xsl:variable name="BIPEachCPNDelimitedValue" select="."/>
        <xsl:if test="count(/DATA_DS/G_1[CPN=$BIPEachCPNDelimitedValue]/CPN)=0">
          <xsl:value-of select="concat($BIPEachCPNDelimitedValue,',')"/>
        </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </xsl:if>
  </xsl:variable>
  <xsl:value-of select="substring($ErrorCPN,1,string-length($ErrorCPN)-1)"/>
</xsl:if>

I created one variable and inside if and for each conditions implemented, for every loop required value is concatenated with a comma, at the end of the loop one extra comma will be there which is not required to us. So, we can take the substring and eliminate last comma.
Otherwise use the sample code and try.

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Check Out the New Ultras and Supers of 'Ultra Street Fighter IV'
Posted Mon Nov 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM PST by Brian Hoss
Rolento, Poison, Hugo, an Elena readying to fight.
Capcom has been very clear on the intent of developing and releasing 'Ultra Street Fighter IV,' the game is a direct response to the hardcore community that competitively plays 'Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition' on a regular basis. As the company takes the still in-development variant to players in an attempt to balance out the game through direct player feedback, there is still the matter of the addition of some past series' characters.
Capcom has shared the Ultra and Super moves for four characters new to the game (but old to the series). Up first, is Rolento:
Followed by Poison:
And Hugo:
And finally, Elena:
It's worth noting that these moves are not yet set, though it's clear that no matter what, no matter how, they will probably make it through somehow. Now if they would only announce a PS4 version.
You can find the latest info on 'Ultra Street Fighter IV' linked from our Video Game Release Schedule.
Source: Capcom-Unity
Author: Brian Hoss


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World War I conditions were horrific and death was never far away. If the soldiers managed to survive enemy shelling and the sneaky sniper's bullet they could just as easily be defeated by an illness such as Trench Foot or Wiel's Disease. Fleas, lice and rodents were rife and would plague the men with disease.
Lice caused Trench Fever, a nasty and painful disease that began suddenly with severe pain followed by high fever. Although not usually life threatening, Trench Fever was debilitating, requiring a recovery period of two-three months. It wasn't until 1918 that doctors discovered that lice transmitted Trench Fever. Lice sucked the blood of a host infected by trench fever and then spread the fever to a successive host.
Trenches often flooded with rain in which frogs swam. Red slugs would ooze from the mud. At night opportunist rats crept out. Discarded food cans would rattle as the rats crept inside to lick the remains. More horrifically the rodents were sometimes referred to as corpse rats. They bred rapidly in their millions and swarmed through No-Mans Land gnawing the corpses of fallen soldiers.
The rats would taut sleeping soldiers, creeping over them at night. There were long bouts of boredom and rat hunting became a sport. To preserve ammunition, shooting at rats was banned but piercing them with a bayonne became a pastime for some soldiers. This image shows Canadian troops engaged in a rat hunt at Ploegsteert Wood near Ypres during March 1916.
Trench conditions were ideal for rats. There was plenty of food, water and shelter. With no proper disposal system the rats would feast off food scraps. The rats grew bigger and bolder and would even steal food from a soldier's hand. But for some soldiers the rats became their friends. They captured them and kept them as pets, bringing a brief reprisal from the horror which lay all around.


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WASHINGTON, Oct 16 2008 (IPS) - International human rights groups have welcomed the reports out of Tehran Thursday that Iranian courts may no longer order the death penalty against juvenile offenders.
Of the five countries that still permit the execution of juveniles, Iran has been responsible for the most executions in recent years.
"[We] welcome the announcement and hope that it will pave the way to a complete abolition of the death penalty in Iran," said a statement issued late Thursday by Amnesty International in London.
The group also called on Iran's parliament, the Majlis, to ensure that the ban, which was reportedly issued by the office of Iran's prosecutor general, is made into law and that the Islamic Republic's Council of Guardians endorses it.
Both Amnesty and HRW, as well as a number of other international and Iranian rights groups, have made the abolition of the execution of juvenile offenders a major priority in their international lobbying efforts.
Earlier this week, they published a statement signed by more than 300 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from 82 countries around the world calling on the U.N. General Assembly to put pressure on the five hold-out countries, which include Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen, as well as Iran, to ban the practice.
Together, the five countries had executed 32 individuals who were juveniles at the time they allegedly committed the capital offence of which they were accused between January 2005 and last month. Of the total, however, Iran executed by far the most – 26.
"We, as local , national, regional and international non-governmental organisations from every part of the world, call on each U.N. member state to fully implement the absolute ban on the juvenile death penalty, as required by customary law, the Convention on the Rights of the child, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and as highlighted by the (U.N.) Secretary-General's recent study on violence against children," said the petition, which was organised by the Children's Rights International Network (CRIN).
Until 2005, when its Supreme Court declared the execution of juvenile offenders unconstitutional, the United States also executed juvenile offenders. From 1976 until the Court's ruling, 22 individuals who were younger than 18 at the time they committed their crimes were executed in U.S. states, 13 of them in Texas.
According to an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Wednesday, the judicial deputy of the Prosecutor General said courts have been ordered to commute death sentences of juvenile offenders to prison terms.
"According to this directive, punishments for offenders under the age of 18 [in capital offence cases], will be reduced to life in prison in the first stage and in the second stage [of parole] will be reduced to 15 years," the deputy, Hussein Zebhi, stated, according to a translation provided by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
"In addition, in cases of good behaviour and signs of rehabilitation, juvenile offenders may qualify for conditional release under Islamic compassions guidelines," he told IRNA, the state news agency.
The Campaign's coordinator, Hadi Ghaemi, explained that Iranian officials had previously made a distinction between execution for capital offences and executions for under the law of "qisas" ("an eye for an eye"), claiming qisas sentences cannot be reduced by judges.
But while Zebhi did not explicitly address that issue, he told IRNA that "offenders under the age of 18, no matter what their offence is, will not be subject to executions but will receive other punishments according to the law." Ghaemi called on the Iranian Judiciary to publicly release the entire text of the directive and clearly state that there will be no exceptions for cases of qisas.
"This decision is long overdue given that Iran leads the world in executing juvenile offenders, and it is a significant step towards honouring international law," Ghaemi said, noting that Iran has ratified the relevant treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of the child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which bans the death penalty for offenders under the age of 18.
"We are extremely for the families of nearly 130 juveniles on death row and hope that this directive will put an immediate end to any more executions of juvenile offenders," he said.
Like Amnesty, however, Ghaemi stressed that the directive still fell short of a legally binding commitment and called for it to be approved into law by the parliament. "The next and urgently needed step is for the parliament to act on this issue and abolish the death penalty for children through legislation," he said.
One of those apparently spared by the new directive may be Mohammed Feda'i, who allegedly killed another boy in a fight when he was 17. Earlier this summer, he was given a stay of execution to allow his family more time to reach an agreement over financial compensation with the victim's family, according to Amnesty, which noted that Iran's Supreme Court had upheld the sentence despite evidence that he had received inadequate representation at his trial.
The directive comes too late for Seeyed Reza Hejazi who was executed Aug. 19 for his role in a murder committed in 2003, when he was 15. Hejazi, who admitted that he stabbed an assailant while trying to break up a fight involving several others, insisted repeatedly that he did not intend to kill him.
Iran executed eight juvenile offenders last year and another six so far in 2008. According to a HRW report released last month, judges in Iran have had the power to impose the death penalty in capital cases if the defendant has attained "majority", which is defined in Iranian law "as nine years for girls and 15 years for boys".


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At Sweet Home in Kentucky an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe however is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death.


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This tour involves long walks over uneven ground and therefore requires a good level of fitness.
Please note that the exclusive and individual nature of private visits means that they are subject to confirmation nearer the time of departure. Also churches, private houses and other buildings often have fluid opening times. If any visits have to be re-arranged, please be assured that we will seek alternatives of equal interest.
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He is a lecturer in classics at the University of Cambridge, has written extensively on the history of art; titles include Greek Art, Enduring Creation and How Art Made the World (a major BBC / PBC television series).


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Boko Haram: Families mark relatives' 7 years in detention in Borno
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
Victims and families of Boko Haram have decried what they tagged continuous detention of their husbands, sons, and relations by the military on allegations of involvement in Boko Haram activities.
Over a dozen women in a black veil (hijab) gathered at Giwa Barrack Layout in Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday, demanding the trial or release of their husbands, sons, and relations allegedly in military custody.
"I saw my two sons, Ibrahim and Musa the last time in September 2013 while they were being arrested by soldiers. The soldiers came to our house that day. They said they were conducting house-to-house search and my two sons who were then 30 and 26 years old, were among the 16 young men arrested by soldiers and taken to Giwa Barrack, but I never got to see them again even during a visit to the barrack," she disclosed in tears.
Some other women also recalled how their husbands were whisked away by soldiers for alleged links with Boko Haram. They said most of the arrests occurred between late 2013 and mid-2014 when the military regularly conducted house-to-house-search for Boko Haram suspects in the city.
Hajia Hamsatu Allamin of Jire Dole, a Maiduguri-based human rights group which has been pushing for the trial or release of the Boko Haram suspects, said it was unfair for the military to keep the suspects for nearly seven years without trials.
"We demand the trial of these men. Almost all those arrested were taken to the Giwa Barracks military detention facility in Maiduguri. No one currently knows their whereabouts. Some have been in detention since 2011 with no access to their families, lawyers or outside the world," Allamin told journalists at the scene where the women gathered.
She appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and Borno governor-elect, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum to facilitate the release of those arrested to ease the pain of their relatives.
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CHARLES DHARAPAK, The Associated Press/filePresident Barack Obama deserves another four-year term.
This presidential election is about taking a long look at where we are and where we want to be as a nation going forward.
After all, the last four years have been difficult ones. In Pennsylvania, we have struggled with unemployment.
The state budgets have meant digging out of deficits and slashing important programs. With a huge military presence in the state, we see our sons, daughters, fathers and mothers continue to put their lives in danger serving with our military in the Middle East.
Republican Mitt Romney has a history of tackling tough problems in the private and public sectors. He is a successful businessman and is universally hailed as the hero of the 2002 Olympic Games, leading our country out of an embarrassing and costly scandal and pulling off an event praised across the globe.
As governor of Massachusetts he was considered a moderate and managed to work with both political parties in the Legislature, creating along the way a health care plan so successful the federal government used it as a model.
That is the type of candidate this newspaper could endorse to run our country. Unfortunately, that is not the type of candidate we see in Romney as he campaigns for president, and is why we endorse President Barack Obama for a second term. From issues as varied as health care reform, abortion, global warming and illegal immigration, Romney has morphed his positions.
And with that, he's altered his moderate stance to one of a self-described "severely conservative" leader. Now, in the waning days of the campaign, his pendulum seems to have moved again, back toward the middle as he courts undecided voters.
Also troubling is Romney's tax plan. He says he is not proposing a tax cut for the wealthy on the back of the middle class, but many experts say it would do just that. He also has not explained how it will create the millions of jobs he touts.
By contrast, Obama has helped put the nation on a road toward recovery and created a successful foreign policy, many aspects of which Romney supports. When criticizing the current financial state of the nation, it is easy to forget the president took office during one of the worst economies in our country since the Great Depression.
He oversaw the much-needed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Although it didn't create the number of jobs some had hoped, it gave states an infusion of money when they needed it.
He gets high marks for providing financial help to the auto industry, back at near full throttle. This was not socialism, as naysayers like to warn, but a sound investment in jobs and support of a major American business enterprise.
Although we take issue with the way the Affordable Care Act was passed — greater openness was needed during the process — and question whether the Democratic president should have focused on it while the economy was so rocky, there is no debating how necessary and promising it is for millions of Americans.
It is a major achievement. This was not new ground. Presidents as far back as Richard Nixon in 1974 talked about providing a more affordable health care system. And it only takes a conversation with a family that has been bankrupted because of mounting medical bills or a person who can't get health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition to show you how serious this issue is for Americans.
Talk to parents who now rest easy knowing their young adult children, unable to afford insurance, can stay on their plan until age 26. Is ACA perfect? No. There are legitimate concerns about its impact on small businesses, for example. But we need to talk about reforms to the plan — not a repeal.
On foreign policy, there is no doubt the president kept his word to hunt down al-Qaida leaders. The list of terrorists who are dead today, most notably Osama bin Laden, speaks for itself. The view much of the world has of the U.S. changed for the better in the last four years.
The president, however, has tough questions to answer. What the administration truly knew before the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, needs to be made clear and quickly.
On social issues, which have played a prominent role in this election, Obama is right to support gay marriage and continued abortion rights in the face of many who want to end both.
Many challenges face our nation and more undoubtedly are to come in the next four years. The person who should lead us through them is Barack Obama.


Sky is rewarding its employees for delivering strong results in tough times with Skyfest – an ambitious music and entertainment festival.
This follows on from awarding all permanent staff members 100 free shares in January to vest in 2012, giving them a stake in the future success of the business to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary this year.
The first two-day event rolled out in July and the Scottish equivalent takes place in September.
In total, over 20,000 people – employees, friends and families – are projected to attend.
Many of the activities taking place relate directly to Sky's arts and charity partners such as English National Ballet (ENB) and Global Action Plan.
Whether it's the opportunity to stand on a replica of Anthony Gormley's fourth plinth (the full-sized project in Trafalgar Square is sponsored by Sky Arts), create art from recycled satellite dishes or listen to a choir of Sky employees tutored by English National Opera, there's no shortage of imaginative entertainment on offer.
The London event also encompassed successfully breaking a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Game of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'.
Despite tough invigilation from an official Guinness World Record adjudicator (who discounted 123 people for not doing the actions properly) some 1,252 people were cajoled to participate – safely beating the previous record of 1,217 people taking part in the previous record in Taiwan last year.
Organised by leading event management agency, The Rouge Partnership, Skyfest London has already been voted a success by employees. On Friday 17th July, it was over-18s only, with entertainment from Will Young, DJ Seb Fontaine and outrageous comedy from Frankie Boyle.
On Saturday 18th July, employees brought their family along to experience entertainment to suit all ages and tastes, with music from Bjˆrn Again and Metronomes Steel Orchestra, dance-classes with the 'Strictly Come Dancing' stars, a chance to meet the kids' favourite characters and even a funfair.
Skyfest was a result of staff, at both Sky's London and Scottish offices, being asked what they wanted from an employee reward event. In London, some staff requested a family-friendly festival, while others wanted a kid-free zone – so they got both. In Scotland, staff firmly opted for family involvement – so they are getting a two-day family-friendly festival of fun.
In business terms, the impact and engagement levels of these activities are tracked through the entertainment company's annual (internal) People Survey as well as through quarterly metrics such as volunteering, payroll giving and cycling take up.
This provides both a specific quarterly quantitative view of their effectiveness as well as a softer qualitative pulse check. These metrics also input into the focus, timing and messaging of future employee engagement communications.
Dev Raval, director of reward at Sky comments: "Community engagement is very important to us as a business. It's part and parcel of what we do. Skyfest is a way of bringing our values to life by directly involving our charity partners and giving our employees an opportunity to find out about key projects first-hand. We hope they'll be inspired to take further action themselves.
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