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27 September 2008

Had to be there to be condescending

Obama: And the problem, John, with the strategy that's been pursued was that, for 10 years, we coddled Musharraf, we alienated the Pakistani population, because we were anti-democratic. We had a 20th-century mindset that basically said, "Well, you know, he may be a dictator, but he's our dictator."

McCain: I -- I don't think that Senator Obama understands that there was a failed state in Pakistan when Musharraf came to power. Everybody who was around then, and had been there, and knew about it knew that it was a failed state.

FACT: The Musharraf coup was immediately condemned by the U.S. State Department, The European Union, Great Britain, and Germany, all of whom called for a "return to consititutional order" to a nation whose recent development of nuclear weapons was not met with major international concern.

Ian Keenan said...

other impressions:

All the polls are calling the debate for Obama, none for McCain, Halperin and Dick Morris have called it for Obama and no independent pundit has called it for McCain. This was the one McCain needed to win and for the most part McCain did a solid job.

But he didn't win. Coming up are Palin v. Biden and the economics debate. Obama was winning and had to look presidential and he looked much more presidential than McCain.

I don't know how McCain's gesturing will play, but I can't imagine a mentor showing a tape of McCain's reactions on a split screen and telling debaters to emulate him, but I can imagine people pointing to Obama's composure. Obama didn't let McCain take him off message or take the risk of responding to one of his low blows about readyness.

What I also think is most important in a debate that doesn't have a major decisive moment that stays on policy is how the candidates draw advantages from the policy positions they take. This is where the polls disagree with the 'draw' called by many pundits. Obama repeatedly clarified his position on taxes in a highly rated venue, refuting the false claims in the McCain-Palin RNC speeches that caused 51% to think Obama favored a tax hike. Where the Iraq debate didn't bring any new, compelling argument for one position, it's one where the public agrees more with Obama. Ditto earmarks vs. corporate tax breaks.

The MSM fact checkers didn't mention McCain's Pakistan error, which followed one of his unpresidential displays of condescension. I hope that the MSM takes this up, and surrogates and netroots push the point.

Ryan W. said...

did you know MSM upsidedown is not only WSW but W5W?

I listend to the whole debate on the radio and initially I felt like mccain was the better debater. more incisive. then I thought about the positions they were taking, and the content, and realized that for many people, the overriding impression from the debate must be that mccain is someone who really likes talking up the iraq war, a war that is not only unpopular among U.S. voters but also just plain not a top priority for many U.S. voters. so then I realized that regardless of delivery & technique, obama would be helped by this debate. then I read some commentary on how they came across visually -- who was making eye contact where, etc, gesturing and such -- and how obama had done better in that respect. then I watched some web videos that confirmed that obama was much more effective when you can both hear and see him, whereas mccain had the better delivery when you could only hear him. obama was much more effective and motivated in this debate than in the primaries, where he often seemed bored to me during debates.

Ian Keenan said...

William Solrac Williams.

It was very Kennedy-Nixon in that way. Much was said of his never looking at Obama, and he was twitching and sneering on the split screen when Obama spoke. When Obama said Mc would break diplomacy with spain he said 'horseshit!'

Plus Obama and JFK both looked better than their counterparts. Half the men want grandpop Rambo, two thirds of the women want to check out Obama's suits on the news for eight years.

Schmidt is explaining that Obama changed his tax position, which has the added benefit of making it look like McCain and Palin weren't lying while getting free network time last month. Obama's tax position has been reviewed by thinktanks and was the same in the primaries.


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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

This is a summer dessert that is just yummy! I know we are heading into fall, but I wanted to make it at least once this summer and just got around to it. It is the best with fresh peaches, but frozen or canned will work as well.

Peach Dessert

Makes a 9x13 pan

2 packages graham crackers (about 20 crackers), crushed
1 square melted margarine or butter
4 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1 Cup sugar
2 Cups water
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 small package peach jello
4 Cups sliced fresh peaches
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 Cup powdered sugar
2 Cups Cool Whip, plus extra for topping (I substitute whipped cream)

Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted margarine or butter, and 4 Tablespoons powdered sugar. Set some crust mix aside to sprinkle the top of the dessert. Pack into pan and place in the freezer for the crust to set until ready for use.

2. Boil sugar, water, and cornstarch (be sure to make a cornstarch slurry before adding the cornstarch; ie. mix cornstarch with a bit of water before adding); Add jello, stirring to dissolve. After mixture has cooled a little, add fresh peaches. Set aside.

3. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cool whip.

4. Layer in the following order:
a. Graham cracker crust
b. Cream cheese mixture
c. Peach mixture
d. Frost with cool whip (only after jello has set)
e. Sprinkle with crust mixture.

5. Chill until ready to serve.

Macey's SALE on Butter!

For those in the Utah County area, Macey's has butter on sale for 3# for $5. They have this sale occasionally (though it seems less often lately) and I stock up and freeze the butter in their original containers. They keep fine. When I'm running low in the fridge, I just pull one out of the freezer and put it in the fridge so that it's ready when I need it.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

This flavorful soup is perfect for using up fresh garden tomatoes and basil, and it is delicious with grilled or broiled sandwiches. Between Austin making dinner suggestions, or friends hoping to make it for their own families, this recipe is requested often. Thanks to Jami, our newest author, for the picture!

4 tomatoes--peeled, seeded, and diced
4 cups tomato juice
14 leaves fresh basil
1 cup heavy whipping cream*
1/2 cup butter*
Salt and pepper to taste

Place the tomatoes and juice in a stock pot over medium heat. Simmer for 30 minutes. Puree the tomato mixture along with the basil leaves, and return to the stock pot (It also works well to puree in the pot if you have a Bamex or hand-held blender). Over medium heat, stir in the heavy cream and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Do not boil.

*If you wish to cut back on the fat, reduce the butter by 1/3 and consider using half and half instead of the heavy whipping cream.

Pizza Topping Mix

This is a flavorful topping that can help use up some fresh garden produce. Our family quite likes the rich flavor. This is similar to a calzone filling, but is just spread on top of the pizza dough. There's no need for pizza sauce!

Makes topping for 1 large pizza.

1-2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 Tablespoons grated or shredded Parmesan Cheese

2 Tablespoons Fresh Basil, chopped

2 Tablespoons – ¼ Cup* Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip

3-4 Roma tomatoes, chopped (no need to skin)

2 Cups shredded Mozzarella cheese

*I never need to use more than 2 Tablespoons dressing.

Mix above ingredients and spread across pizza dough.

Bake at 400-425° for 15-20 minutes.

Pizza Dough

Makes 1 large round or rectangle pizza

1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast

3/4 Cup warm water

½ Teaspoon salt

1 Teaspoon Italian herbs

½ Teaspoon honey or sugar

2 Cups flour

1 Tablespoon oil

1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded

1. Stir yeast and honey into warm water. Allow 5-10 minutes to grow. Add half the flour (I like to use at least 1 cup of whole wheat*), the salt, italian herbs, parmesan cheese and oil; mix well. Mix additional flour in until dough clings to hook.

*Whole wheat makes a stickier dough; do not exceed recommended amount of flour or the dough may dry out. It is ok if the dough sticks to the bowl a bit.

2. Knead dough until smooth and elastic. Place in oiled bowl, turning once to cover all surfaces. Cover and let rise 1 hour**, or until nearly doubled. Punch down and form into pizza shape. Add desired toppings and bake at 400-425° for 15-20 minutes.

**To help the dough rise faster pour some water into an oven safe bowl and place in oven. Turn oven to 400° for 1 minute; turn off. Place dough in oven to rise and check after about 20 minutes to check progress.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Homemade Peach Ice Cream

Grandma's homemade ice cream is a favorite in our family. I italicized her instructions about things to add---I don't think I've ever had to add anything, and it's been just right.

4 c. peeled, chopped peaches
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. white sugar
the juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon
1 pint whipping cream
1 can evaporated milk
1 pint half & half
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp(+) almond extract
1 tsp (+) vanilla extract
pinch of salt

Mash half of the peaches and puree the other half. Mix all ingredients (if needed, milk can be added to make up any difference). After mixed, taste (add up to a Tbsp of almond and vanilla if not well enough flavored--freezing takes some flavor out). Follow instructions on your ice cream maker, and enjoy!

*makes 4 quarts

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Enchilada Sauce

Chicken breasts filled with green chilies and cheese with a southwestern crust baked in enchilada sauce and corn is hot to trot! These are from a Trim and Terrific Cookbook so they are also figure friendly.
Makes 6 to 8 Servings.

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, flattened
1 (4 oz.) can green chilies, drained
2 Tbsp minced garlic
4 oz. reduced fat Monterrey Jack cheese, cut into slices
1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs or seasoned breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup fat-free sour cream
2 cups canned enchilada sauce
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
chopped green onions

Spread each piece of chicken with the green chilies and garlic. Top each breast with a slice of cheese and roll up. Secure with a toothpick if needed. Combine breadcrumbs, chili powder, cumin, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Dip each chicken roll in sour cream and roll in crumb mixture. Chill before baking, time permitted.

To Prepare and Eat Now: Place breasts, seam side down, in a baking dish. Preheat oven to 400. Mix enchilada sauce with corn and pour over the chicken. Bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with green onions before serving.

To Freeze: Wrap individually or together in a baking dish, label, and freeze. Recommended freezing time: up to 3 months.

To Prepare After Freezing: Remove from freezer to defrost. Prepare as above. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Zucchini Tomato Soup

I'm on a roll...another online recipe that we LOVED. If you want the soup thinner, you could add more broth, or add milk or cream. You can taste the soup after you've made it and add any more/other seasonings you like. I used a bit more Worcestershire and also added some more broth and penne pasta in to make it more of a meal. DELISH.

* 1 pound zucchini, sliced
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 onions, chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 4 cups chicken broth (I did a mix of chicken and vegetable broths)
* 1 large tomato, chopped
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
* salt and pepper to taste

1. In a large colander, sprinkle salt over zucchini slices. Let stand 30 minutes to drain then pat dry.

2. In a stockpot, heat vegetable oil over medium high heat. Sautee zucchini onion and garlic in the hot oil for about 10 minutes or until onions are translucent. Stir in the chicken broth and tomato; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the broth using a slotted spoon and puree them (to whatever consistency you like) in a blender or food processor.

3. Return the pureed vegetables to the stockpot and stir in the lemon juice, sugar, oregano, basil, parsley and nutmeg. Season with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Nancy Lueck's Salsa

I put our changes and thoughts in italics.

30 tomatoes peeled and cut (we used mostly Romas, but any mixture is good, I think)
4 small onions (we used one JUMBO white onion)
4 green peppers
1 can green chilies (we used 3)
1 3oz can jalapenos or 8-12 fresh depending on how hot you like (we took the seeds out of half of them. The more seeds, the more spicy it is)
3 TBL garlic powder
1 TBL pepper
1 TBL salt or to taste
1/2 cup vinegar
*Elliot added about 1 TBL of cumin---yum
(you can add cilantro if you like)

Peel tomatoes and chop them and the other veggies. Add other ingredients. Mix together.

Cook (simmer) to desired consistency (2-3hrs)
Elliot and I liked it raw best. We did the 2nd canning method, and even the 20 minutes changed it quite a bit. Still good...but not the same texture and pizzaz.
Nancy's words:
This how my mother did and now I do my tomatoes and my hot sauce.
Your salsa is on the stove hot, you have washed your jars already in the dish washer, so they're clean, then on the stove you have two pans of water boiling.
Into 1 goes 2-4 pint jars or quart jars to sterilize the other pan you put your lids and rings into.
Then you take out a jar that is very hot ,add salsa that is very hot, put on lid and ring that is very hot, and screw on. Set aside they will seal or pop pretty quick.

Or you can mix all ingredients together (not cooked), fill jars
process for 20 mins in boiling water bath.
Ours didn't seal until we woke up the next morning, but they did seal.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Stuffed Green Peppers

Again, I had some things to use from the garden, and I decided that stuffed peppers would be the best thing. Another plug for You can go there and put in any ingredients you have on hand, and it will bring up recipes with those ingredients. Very nice.
This is the recipe I used, but there are LOTS of ways to make these--vegetarian, low-fat, high-fat, southwestern...I just used this one because I had to make sure and use up tomatoes and green peppers. Brown rice would have been good if I'd had time. I also might have added a little something more for flavor, but Elliot liked them the way they were.
The recipe calls for 4 peppers, but I filled up six of them with ease.

  • 6 medium tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 ribs celery, diced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 4 medium green peppers
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 cup instant rice, cooked
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine tomatoes, onion, celery, tomato sauce, water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, cut tops off of green peppers and remove seeds; set aside. In a bowl, combine ground beef, rice, basil and remaining salt and pepper; mix well. Fill peppers with beef mixture. Carefully place peppers in tomato sauce. Spoon some sauce over tops of peppers. Cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until beef is cooked and peppers are tender.

A New Way to Use Cheryl's Pesto

Last night as I was looking for something to make for dinner with the ingredients I had around, I looked and found this recipe on It was perfect, since I had gnocchi to use and a new bottle of Cheryl's basil pesto. Plus, we had the veggies fresh from the garden. It was a nice, "earthy" taste, if that makes sense.

Gnocchi with Pesto Sauce
  • 1 (18 ounce) package potato gnocchi
  • 1 cup diced zucchini
  • 1/2 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup prepared pesto
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • Toasted pine nuts
  1. Cook gnocchi according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the zucchini and yellow pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Drain gnocchi; add to skillet with the pesto. Gently stir until coated. Stir in tomatoes. Sprinkle with pine nuts if desired.

Nutrition information

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup (calculated without pine nuts) equals 371 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 671 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 12 g protein.

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Meridian robotics team gears up for Idaho FRC Regional

A Meridian robotics team is putting the final touches on a robot before it competes against several others around the region.

Team 'Bullbots,' based out of Mountain View High School, worked nonstop Saturday building their robot for the Idaho FIRST Robotics Regional Competition.

The robot will be competing against others the weekend of March 30. The goal is to create a 120-pound robot that can hang game elements on pegs, climb a rope, and shoot balls into a goal.

"We just, like, all decided on an idea really fast and we've just been able to go and it worked out very well," said Tiffany Jensen, the Bullbots team mechanical lead. "Our robot is actually going to be really good."

This is Jensen's second year on team Bullbots. She's been climbing the ranks and now leads a team of mechanics.

There are only a handful of girls on the team, and Jensen hopes her leadership will encourage other females to join.

The FIRST Robotics Competition provides a hands on approach to learning science, technology, engineering and math. Students also learn programming and electric work.

"I learn a lot more here than I usually do in school honestly," said Egan Schafer, the Bullbots team programming lead.


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Thursday, October 9, 2008

harold hunter

The kid from my old block and the movie "Kids". Professional skateboarder Harold Hunter, for those who did not have the sweet luck to know him. A early morning in 2006 I bumped into him - and his skateboard - at the 46th Street Salvation Army thrift shop, after not seeing him for about 6 years or so. He was like: "Heyyy, how you doin'?" I'm fine, I said, it's been a while hasn't it? "Yeah, that's right! You still livin' on Ave B?" Nooo, moved out down to Franklin Street years ago... and so we carried on a short conversation about our time back in the days and then moved on with our day... A few days later he was found dead in his apartment, just around the corner where I met him last. Cocaine overdose.

Well let me tell you, this kid was unique and special and should not have died a death like this, I was flabbergasted!!

...harold checking out the royal sneakers he was advertising for, an assignment shot by my hubbs carl posey...

...harold and his beloved skateboard in action...

He was a cool kid indeed, known for his role in that movie "Kids" - which made him famous - and for his endorsement for Zoo York, a local skateboard company who backed him early on. He was always wearing Zoo York. I remember that I told him to stop wearing these things and start sporting some idilvice. I was seriously thinking about making him some outfits but - I regret - never actually did. We met on the street in the East Village in 1994, where we both lived and although we had different friends and lives we always gave each other props and respect! I guess he was flirting with me a little he did with a lot of girls!

So, he was known for inventing a very unique skating style and came up with moves know as: Feeble Grind, Nollie Heel, 360 Ollie, Switch Crooked Grind and a few more. He detested haters and always reminded them that while they were so passionately hating, they would not get anywhere in the meantime... "Don't Hate, Participate!" was his slogan.

So sad to see him gone and NYC has become much less cool for sure - We dearly miss him!

...this is my tribute shirt for harold, available for Spring 2009... although sadly he won't be wearing it now - you can!

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Just like the rare Swiss mountain flower Edelweiss - a symbol of prestige and distinction - the clothing brand IDILVICE (pronouced "Edel-vice") was born in the mountains of Switzerland and since then it's flourishing on the concrete of Manhattan and recently even in the rolling hills of the San Francisco Bay Area. However as the spelling indicates, the label is not meant to be associated with too much folkloric alpine tradition, but rather and probably in the contrary, with unconventionality. The IDILVICE label was founded in 1995 by Swiss Native fashion designer Idil from the city of Saint Gallen, Switzerland, who's foundation dates back to the 7th Century and which became famous for their quality textile products, especially embroidery textiles, which are still popular with Parisian Haute Couture designers today. In search for something less traditional, Master Graphic Designer Idil ventured out to New York City where she fell in love with American Pop Culture.


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Interactive Session on ‘The Role of Workers’ Organizations in Facilitating Elementary Education and Primary Healthcare’

On July 1, 2006, Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor, Harvard University and the President, Pratichi (India) Trust, formally inaugurated the Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Human Development Studies under the auspices of the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

On the same day Pratichi (India) Trust and the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata organized an interactive session with workers’ organizations in school teaching and public healthcare on ‘The role of workers’ organizations in facilitating elementary education and primary healthcare’. The following organizations sent their representatives:

  • All Bengal Teachers Association (ABTA)
  • All Bengal Primary Teachers Association (ABPTA)
  • Bangiya Prathamik Sikshak Sangha
  • Paschimbanga Madrasah Sikshak Samiti
  • Prathamik Sikshak Sangha
  • West Bengal Primary Teachers’ Association
  • Paschimbanga Rajya Sarkari Karmachari Samiti
  • West Bengal State Coordination Committee
  • DPSCs of Birbhum and Burdwan
  • Association of Health Services Doctors
  • Association of Bengal Services Doctors
  • West Bengal Non-Medical Technical Employees Association
  • West Bengal Voluntary Health Association

A report entitled Manab Unnayaner Pothe: Prathamik Shiksha o Janaswasther Rupayane Kormi Sangathangulir Bhumika (in Bengali) has been published on the proceedings of this session.

After the interactive session, Amartya Sen and Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Director, IDSK held a press conference. It was noted that while West Bengal had made significant progress in reducing illiteracy and advancing the health status of the people, there is still a considerable distance to go before universal literacy with advances in secondary and higher education, and a satisfactory health status of the people are attained.

It was noted that workers’ organizations in both the education and health sectors can play a major role in identifying outstanding problems and motivating the members to help to attain the above goals, in association with other institutions or segments of society and polity such as governmental and non-governmental organizations, guardians and local government representatives and village level committees on health and education. The necessity of democratic movements for attaining these goals was also emphasized.

In answer to a question Professor Sen stressed that workers’ organizations will certainly act as political bodies. It is, however, necessary that they should not look after the narrow interest of their own members only but act as responsible constituents of the larger society and polity.


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Peacock Feather Nail Art

Sorry this post is a bit late today, my inner neat freak emerged and I spent my afternoon cleaning my house. But at least all the cardio burned off the strawberry cream cheese muffin from Dunkin' Donuts I had for lunch, which was beyond delicious by the way, I would recommend trying it!
I don't know if there are any other neat freaks out there who read my blog and know what I'm talking about, but if I miss a day of cleaning I just can't handle it. I hate seeing dust and dirt on the floor, and cat hair on the couch, and god forbid any smudges on the table! :p So I just have to turn on my Pandora radio, put on my headphones, and get lost in the world of Windex and Pledge...Yes, I am weird...

Anyway, I have two fan brushes that have been collecting dust, so I thought it was about time I did some feathered nail art. And since these brushes create such a pretty feathered effect, I took the opportunity to finally break out my peacock feather stamp from NailzCraze, which I have been dying to use. I just love peacocks, almost as much as I love owls!

For this design, I started with a base of Rimmel London Britpop, let it dry, then used Butterlondon Scoundrel, SinfulColors Unicorn, Nicole by O.P.I Sweet Daisy, and a fan brush to create the feather effect. I put a puddle of each color on tinfoil, then one by one, dipped the fan brush in the polish then swiped the brush onto my nails in different directions. Because the pastel shades I picked were a bit thin, I went over it again a second time to make the effect bolder.
For my ring finger, I used NailzCraze stamping plate NC01 to stamp on my peacock feather using the same three polishes one on top of the other. I like the look of it, it makes the feather look more dimensional. I won't lie and say I did it purposely, the polishes are so pale that I was having trouble getting the stamp to stand out, so I just kept toying with it and got the idea so mix the colors and stamp them on top of each other. As luck would have it, it worked out!
I then finished the design off with a coat of my Essie Super Duper Top Coat.

This is my first time trying the feathered technique, so it's a little thicker than I wanted, but it was fun to do. I think I will have to come back to it and try it out some more, because it does look really interesting.
Sadly my middle finger smudged a bit when I was applying my top coat! No matter how patient I try to be I always have at least one nail smudge and it drives me crazy! :p But luckily with this design it is harder to notice.

Thanks for reading! To check out other nail designs I've done click here.
-xo Brittany

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JUNE 23, 1969.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. THOMAS R. McMILLEN, Judge, presiding. Affirmed.

In a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of robbery. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for 2 1/2 to 5 years. On appeal defendant contends (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) that the prosecutor's final argument to the jury was prejudicial and deprived defendant of a fair trial.

On October 15, 1966, at about 8:30 p.m., Charles Ross, the complaining witness, was on his way to a friend's tavern at 63rd and Dorchester, Chicago, Illinois. He saw three men in a dimly lit vestibule and crossed over to the other side of the street. He heard footsteps behind him and turned around in the middle of the block and a man, identified by Ross in court as defendant Robert Lee Howard, came up to Ross and grabbed his sweater. The man, with his hand in his pocket, demanded money. Ross gave the man approximately $20. As this was happening the other two men whom Ross had noticed in the vestibule came over. One of the men made a gesture as though he was going to strike Ross and said, "Give him your wallet." Ross gave the first man (the defendant) the wallet. It contained identification data, and it was returned to him. The three men then ran back in the direction from which they came.

Ross proceeded to the tavern, where he ordered a beer and stood by a window. He saw a police car and went out and stopped it. Ross testified he told the police about the robbery, and "I gave them the description that the man was wearing a western leather jacket with fringes, front fringes, rear fringes, at the bottom, an Italian button down sweater, green tinted lens shades, and the man wore a process, had light colored trousers and black shoes, approximately five feet nine." He gave no facial description.

Ross returned to the tavern and about an hour later the police returned with a young man in the squad car. Ross examined the man and his clothing and stated it was not the man who had robbed him.

Ross stayed in the tavern, looking out of the window, until about one o'clock in the morning, when he noticed defendant crossing the street. He recognized the jacket and followed defendant three or four yards, and when Ross "was sure that he was the man," he pointed defendant out to two policemen in the area, who then arrested Howard. The arresting police officers were not the officers Ross had seen previously.

Ross was cross-examined at length about his identification of defendant, and his testimony included, "I know this man is Howard because the case has been continued for about six months, I should know him by now. Within six months I should have seen him enough times to know him when I see him again. The first time I seen him that was my first time seeing the man. When I pointed him out in court today, that wasn't the first time I saw him. I saw him in court the number of times that it has been continued. I have had a good chance to look at him each time. I remember him from the night he robbed me. That's the night I remember his face from. I hadn't paid that much attention to the man in court. I didn't look at him that carefully in court. I saw enough of him that particular night." He further stated, "After I was sure it was the man that robbed me, I saw the policemen, they were walking their beat, I stopped them. . . . When I saw this man from the front I was certain, but I wanted to make sure, when I just saw the man's face. He had the same dress. The tinted lens, the process, the jacket, but I wanted to make sure, more or less, . . . . After the three yards I stopped and reported to the cops. I explained to them what was happening and I went up and pointed the man out. These policemen were walking in the area that this boy was." The policemen were in uniform, and when the policemen stopped defendant Ross said, "That's the man that robbed me." He further stated, "When they stopped Mr. Howard on the street he made a statement that he wasn't the one, but he knew who had the money. He never said that he did it. He just said that he knew who did it."

Marshall Harris, a police officer, testified that on October 16, 1966, he was on duty at approximately 12:30, checking taverns between 63rd and Dorchester and 63rd and Kenwood. He was on foot with his partner, Charles Harrison. He saw Ross and had a conversation with him, and following the conversation he placed defendant under arrest. His testimony included, "I recall what he was wearing at the time. He had a leather jacket, a sort of like a cowboy type with a fringe up the sleeve and around the bottom and across the back. There were also fringes on the back. He had fringes on the front of the jacket, across the chest. He did not have a hat. He had glasses on. They were tinted sunglasses. His hair was what is commonly known as a process. It had been slicked down and straightened."

On cross-examination he stated he was told by Ross that he had reported the robbery earlier, but he did not know whether it had been reported or not, and he did not see any report of the occurrence by any other policeman. He further said there were two men with Howard on 63rd Street, and Ross did not identify either of the two men but he did identify Howard.

On redirect the officer said, "We had a conversation with Mr. Howard on 63rd Street. Present were Mr. Howard, Mr. Ross and my partner. I explained to him why I was placing him under arrest. I told him he was under arrest because Mr. Ross had identified him as the man who had just held him up. Mr. Howard said he didn't know anything about it, and that he had just come out at the time."

No evidence was offered on behalf of defendant.

Initially considered is defendant's contention that he was not proved guilty of the crime of robbery beyond a reasonable doubt. Defendant asserts that Ross did not adequately view the face of the robber, and his identification testimony was based solely on the clothes worn by the man who had taken his money. Defendant argues that throughout the trial it was evident that Ross "was preoccupied with clothes to such an extent that rendered his identification of the defendant, as a perpetrator of the crime, questionable."

Defendant also points out that Ross was able to describe the dress of the other two men, but his description was "totally devoid of any specific physical characteristic of these men. This is clearly brought out where the complainant is unable to state whether or not these men had a mustache."

Defendant's authorities include People v. Kincy, 72 Ill. App.2d 419, 219 N.E.2d 662 (1966), where the court reversed a single witness identification because the complaining witness identified the defendant ...

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Yaaadddaaaa Yaaaddddaaaa* Its the time to update/report to all of you :D seriously, it's not a good starting for 2010. i mean this month. Wtheck. so ridiculous. i dont know whads the problem w/ those bitch. but i dont give a shit about whad you think, whad you said about me.Just keep on talking about me. =]

And yeah, My class. 4C1. Awww. one word to describe. B-O-R-E-D! Only 3guys in my class. actually should be 4. but i don't think that guy counted as BOY! MUAHAHA! you know i know ;] Shhhhhhh* Doesn't fun at all doh, my class. They all dont sleep in class while teacher teaching. They all won't laugh loudly except Xuanyun. They won't ponteng or lepak except me,yuhan and vivan. They won't even answer teacher when teacher asking us, YESH or NO. Whads the answer. nobody care -_____- I want my form4 HONEYMOON year be a awesome year. But i don't think its gotta be. Or mayb we will only rock in our own way. i mean three of us only, ME.YUHAN.VIVAN. Eh, whos from 4c1 and if youre reading my bloggg. If want to join. leave me a msgggg XD i want to laugh like a bitch in class always. & i dont want to see you this farker in my class. do you know? yup yesh, you're the one i mentioning ;p farker -__________-

doubtlessly, i miss Boon How very much. He dumb me and go for his futher studies in Seremban. Nah, or else we are watching movie now together. yam cha together. @ mcd eating twister fries!So so so baddddd he's not here. Zzzz. p/s: I'm still single la! Eh, if youre reading my blog i know you whds appear in your mind now. Walao, the last sentense very hurt. right? XD Haiya, everyone got their chance, you know la. my market good ma ;p

Yeap, Mum are doing cookies now. the bad daughter does not help. :/ And she was busying to clean up my house for the whole day. again, i did not help :( i know i am bad. but i went for two tuition. and i gt hmwork. So, Sorry Mama! :X
Just wanted to remind all of you, CNY is just around the corner.
i had a hair cut just now. Because i want to get a new hair for new year la ;p Still very short. =p
blah blah blah. Tata peeps! Sister is coming back tmrw. And we will go for cny shopping :D
But hell, tmrw early in the morning i got taekwondo training. AWWWWW!

i got Account and Addmaths homework need to finish.
See ya.

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The Internet of Cars Will Ruin the Roads

For safety's sake, it would be better if self-driving cars were kept totally autonomous, as in unable to chat with other cars or any system outside the car.

Everyone thinks vehicles will be so much safer if they can somehow talk to each other; just look at the recent deal between Cisco and Hyundai.

OpinionsThe idea of the networked car is not new. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) started hosting its Future Networked Car events in 2005, and they continue to this day.

Networking applies in two ways to automobiles. The first is the system within the car; the wiring harness that comprised dozens of wires making point-to-point connections with the buttons and switches on the dashboard is replaced by a network cable. Protocols tell lights to turn on and off and can also apply to steering and brakes. Toyota is a leader in this.

The second refers to car-to-car networking, where a bunch of vehicles on the road can "talk" to each other as a traffic control mechanism. The rationale for this is sketchy, although safety is mentioned a lot.

The emergence of the self-driving car sidelined these discussions. But the networking idea is not going away and will eventually merge with self-driving technology, providing a closed system of sorts. This will evolve into self-driving cars exchanging passenger and destination information for the coordination of fleets of cars providing taxi or ridesharing services.

It all sounds good on paper. In the real world, it is subject to numerous problems, not the least of which are hackers.

Many of the most popular cars made today are trending towards "fly-by-wire," with many of the subsystems—including steering—utilizing intra-car communications. We've already seen demos of potential car hacks that can stop your car remotely, or drive you off the road, and I've seen no evidence that these problems have been fixed.

It would be better if self-driving cars were kept totally autonomous—as in, unable to chat with other cars or any system outside the car. That's the only way these futuristic concepts will work.

Once cars can communicate within a networked system, it introduces the possibility of easy remote access. If a car is not connected to any larger network, it makes a hack very difficult, like trying to hack a computer that's not on the internet. You'd have to infect it with a USB key or something inserted directly into the machine.

Because the entire world is gaga over networking everything, including the refrigerator and washer/dryer is connected to the web under the Internet of Things banner. So no one will consider a vehicle that cannot communicate with the outside world.

Future hacks will explore simple possibilities, such as having the horn honk randomly or continuously until physically unhooked. Doors can lock and unlock. Windshield wipers can be on all the time. The trunk can randomly pop open. But more nefarious projects are certainly afoot; disabling a car completely with ransomware, for example. The possibilities for hijinks are endless.

If networked cars rely on a standard OS, the problem will worsen. But at least anti-malware could be written as a stop-gap measure. That will set off a new, car-centered cyberwar, just one of the many, looming IoT disasters. And nobody sees it coming.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

valuable mentor lessons

I was talking with my friend, Cindy, about mentors and women who have mentored us through the years. I have never had an official mentor and I don't think she has either. It was interesting to me that she began to tell me about some friendships she had valued and specific things she had learned from different people through the years.

Sometimes I feel a void in our society when it comes to mentoring--learning from others who are going through life with you, or are a couple steps ahead of you in life. Perhaps we are supposed to all pretend we have it altogether, as though we do not need to learn from others. In truth, we all need other people in our lives. I know I do. I have never been THIS route before.

As I listened to Cindy, I was re-affirming myself that I too had been given valuable lessons from meaningful people in my life, men and women who had taught me life lessons through their actions, whether they ever knew it or not.

Dr. Ken Beal taught me that I can just RELAX and let God live His life through me.

Peg Estes taught me to PRAY and WAIT, not to get ahead of God, but watch Him work out the details.
Peg also taught me that you can have WILD, CRAZY BOYS that do wild and crazy things and love God at the same time, and you as a mom can be cool with that :)

Jane Randlett taught me that the best thing I can do as a pastor's wife is to just BE MYSELF.

Macel Falwell taught me that in the face of criticism or popularity, joy or grief, FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, and family is where you should invest the best part of you, no matter what other people think.

I am learning from Emily Morgan that, knowing I can't be all things to all people, NATURALLY OCCURRING and guilt free friendships or ministry relationships are most impacting and real.

I am learning from watching Brian that PEOPLE NEED LEADERSHIP. You can be a strong leader and remain humble, kind and authentic, something I was not sure was possible. To not lead would be to miss out on who you were created to be.

Janet Hunt taught me that people love to receive gifts.

These are a few. What about you? Do you have mentors in your life?

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

fly envy

Brian went skydiving! As a part of our series at West Ridge called "One Month To Live," Brian wanted to cross something off of his bucket list. It was so amazing to watch; now the boys and I want to do it!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

maybe with powdered milk, and maybe not

I remember my parents bringing us all into the living room. They told us we were out of money and that we needed to pray that God would come through for us. We prayed fervently with faith that if Mom and Dad said God would help us, then He would. When I was very little, I spilled the gallon of milk from the top shelf of the refrigerator and Mom cried. It was the only real milk we could afford for a long time. Because I spilled it, we had to drink powdered milk. We had discount lunches and government cheese in high school and shopped yard sales for 98% of our clothing. My parents drove the family car from the time I was in 3rd grade until I was a junior in college. Through these years, I loved life; I developed meaningful relationship skills and a faith in God that would shape my future and strengthen me at the core of my being.

How did this happen? My parents were determined to raise up leaders who would do right and love God. We had to experience for ourselves that God would take care of us, and keep His promises. We had to learn that prayer moves the heart of God and that, at all cost, pleasing Him would bring about blessings.

I remember the $100 bill wrapped around Dad's car door handle, mysteriously specific answered prayers, free "damaged" cans of food with no labels. It's sortof fun to open up cans, not knowing what you are about to eat for dinner! I remember going to McDonalds with our last $10. I remember my sister saying that she was not sure God cared about us, and the next day, all 4 of us kids were given a $500 savings bond. Twice a year the $17.50 interest checks reminded us that God would provide for our needs.

Seeing the faithfulness of God first hand in those formative years and knowing for certain that He would not fail us, proved to be instrumental in our faith as adults. When we started West Ridge Church, I had no doubt that God would provide each of our needs in His perfect timing. This journey of God's provision has shed light on past questions, however, as a parent, I have new questions. I want my boys to have an unshakable faith in God, yet we are not drinking powdered milk. My boys do not have to depend on God for daily needs like we did. So then, how will they develop a first hand faith? The answer, I am learning, is that God will allow different things in the lives of people to bring them to total dependence on Himself. Sometimes, those things are painful and out of our control. It is a challenge for us as parents to allow God to work in the lives of our kids. Sometimes I want to throw character building out the window and forget about that far away bigger picture! I would rather slap a few people on my way to rescue my boys from the difficulties that they must experience. BUT I must allow God to make Himself known to them as healer, rescuer, provider and promise keeper. While we encourage, train, love and support, God has to become THEIR GOD. He is the One who authored the manual of their lives and plans to give them a hope and a future--a future I cannot dictate--and would not want to. For He will do His best work in their lives, maybe with powdered milk, and maybe not.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

can i have your attention please?

When I was growing up, we had to learn to take turns talking at the dinner table. Because there were 6 people in our family, it seemed like forever before I got to "tell" my big story for the day. When my turn finally came (drum roll), what I had to say did not seem very important. Sometimes I just wanted to say, "Forget it. It's not that funny, and it's not a big deal."

As great as my parents were, they couldn't give us each all of their attention all of the time. It's really cool to realize that we actually have all of God's attention all of the time. I catch myself thinking that He must be busy spinning the universe or something, as though He cannot multi-task! He is listening to me and thinking about me all the time. What I have to say to Him is never unimportant, even if it is no big deal. After all, talking about those silly little things is what makes us close to people. That must be one of the things that makes us closer to God--talking about life and the (drum roll) little things in our day. Glad we have His attention all the time!


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Friday, August 13, 2010

Paul Verhoeven, Robocop (1987)

Spoilers for a twenty-three-year-old movie!

Look, I hate to sound accusatory, but I think I have little choice but to hold you people responsible for not letting me know that this cheesy eighties action movie with a dopey-as-hell title is actually enormously thematically rich; a razor-sharp satire of postmodern late-capitalism. It's not particularly subtle, but it's still very smart indeed, to the point where the film's status as "action movie" seems somewhat questionable; sure, there's plenty of action to be had (and pretty badass action, to boot), but the parts that don't involve shit blowing up are so much more than necessary filler that it's hard to really see the one aspect really predominating over the other. Whatever. Semantics.

This is capitalism in full flower: corporate ownership of public services is pretty well complete: health care, science, the police (natch) and pretty much everything else appears to be under the control of--or pretty near to being--the megalithic Omni Consumer Products. A republican's wet dream. Sure, the idea of "giant evil corporation" isn't exactly a stunningly original concept for science fiction (and most uses of the trope are at least flirting with a similar idea), but it's rather more pointed here than I've ever seen, with bland corporate boardroom meetings discussing matters of life and death in purely profit-driven terms, with ethical concerns not just elided but rendered literally unthinkable. Don't tell me this doesn't happen many times a day across the country and the world.

The ultimate example of this is Robocop himself, of course--an individual quite literally reified and completely dispossessed in both body and mind. If that's not a potent metaphor for the human condition under an all-consuming capitalist régime, I don't know what it is. One bit I particularly liked was when Robo's consciousness is flickering in and out and we can see the staff having a New Year's party, totally unconcerned with any of this, feeling nothing but momentary giddy excitement when they see his prone form scanning them. One woman plants a kiss on his visor. They just haven't got a clue, and really, why should they? That's just how this era works.

This is not a movie that exactly relies on great acting to make its point--under the circumstances, it's no great shame that Peter Weller (as Robocop, né James Murphy) doesn't do much of it; he isn't exactly called on to. Mostly, everyone else does what they need to, but let's have a word for Miguel Ferrer as the horrible, conscience-less, yuppie-scum Young Executive, who pretty much embodies the nature of a society based on profit. There are plenty of banking executives today who would fit quite snugly into his shoes. Alas, they'll never even come close to receiving his comeuppance.

And let's have more than a word for Kurtwood Smith (aka, "the dad from That Seventies Show"--how great is that?), who pretty well steals the show as the sadistic crime boss (well, open crime boss). His psychopathic goons are pretty damned unnerving as well. Several times, he emphasizes the fact that they're just doin' what everyone's doin'--buying and selling; making the most money they can. It's absolutely instantly predictable that Smith will turn out to be in cahoots with OCP, but no less effective for that. Years later, The Wire would explore very similar themes with considerably more subtlety, but Robocop's bluntness is singularly bracing.

That's not to say that the movie CAN'T be somewhat subtle, however. One of the most astute aspects of it, to me, was the series of brief news broadcasts interspersed throughout, in which the relentlessly cheery anchors relate tales of violence, death, and devastation in various parts of the world. None of these have any direct relation to the plot, but the implication is clear: the world is completely fragmented; it's impossible to place any of this stuff into any kind of context, or understand how it relates to anything else (I just about DIED when the movie cut to a very real-looking commercial for a fun-for-the-whole-family board game about nuclear brinksmanship called "Nuke'Em." SO PERFECT.). With cause and effect essentially gone, there's no way to deal with social problems in a coherent way; hence, Robocop himself--the idea of an invincible crimefighter solving all the problems that need to be solved is a popular one for movies of this genre, but it's quite clear that a robotic police officer is not the answer to our prayers--he apprehends a few random crooks, sure, but while he may stop a convenience store stick-up and a would-be rape, the clear subtext is that you cannot fix such a deeply diseased society just by randomly hacking away at its symptoms, no matter how armor-augmented you are.

I'm sorry to say, then, that the ending kind of lets the premise down. This ending clearly implies--blatantly contradicting the movie's overall outlook--that, really, the only problems with OCP are Douchey Young Executive and Corrupt Old Executive, as opposed to there being much more endemic structural issues. The movie ends in the boardroom with Robocop doing in the latter, and everyone else in the room is all smiles in a ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead way. Are we really just forgetting that earlier in the film, they weren't particularly bothered (except for financial reasons) when a malfunctioning police droid murdered the hell out of one of them? I don't know. I suppose there could be some deep, satirical reason for this, but I tend to think that--whether or not this was the result of outside pressure--Verhoeven just decided to pull his punches, slapping a happy ending on what is manifestly not a happy movie. Too bad. It coulda been one of the best ever if he'd stuck to his guns.

Still, I was impressed as hell with Robocop. Think I'll give the directed-by-other-people sequels a miss, though. I would bet any amount of money that they jettison entirely the most interesting parts of the original in favor of more explodey stuff. But said original is definitely a high water-mark in a subgenre not generally known for its great intellectual acuity.

UPDATE/CLARIFICATION: When I say "not a happy movie," I'm talking in terms of the structure of society. It's perfectly appropriate for the ending to be happy in terms of Murphy regaining his personal autonomy--in Marxist terms, sloughing off his false consciousness--but much less so in the sense of implying that society as a whole is somehow all better.

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Say Hey, I Love You

I guess this is my last California post. I was supposed to be leaving today, but I decided that I had to go to the beach one last time, especially since it's been so warm lately so I'll be heading out early tomorrow morning. The last few weeks haven't felt like August at all.

I didn't really think at all about how sad I'd be to leave here until I started packing up stuff yesterday. This summer has been an interesting one, but if there is anything that I have enjoyed about it it has been all the relationships with everyone that I have down here. I can't believe how incredibly blessed I am to know the people that I know. Here are some examples:
  • A couple weekends ago I drove up with the Reids to visit the Andersons and while making the drive I began to remember just how close Dave and I used to be with Laura. We used to see her on an almost weekly basis during the summers away from BYU, which is amazing considering that we live an hour apart, and that's without traffic going through the heart of LA. It was so great to be able to see her and her two kids. And Laura, your husband is awesome. A lot of people that are the spouse of the friend wouldn't make the effort that he does to be involved and friendly with us like he does. I wish we all lived closer to you guys.
  • Earlier this week I got to go to Korean BBQ in Koreatown in LA with Dr. Nick. I don't know anyone who is more of a consumer than he is, and he is flat-out the best "yes person" I've ever met. This is what living with Nick at BYU is like: Hey Nick, wanna go fly-fishing? Okay. Do you wanna go rock climbing? Alright. Wanna stay up until 4am and play videogames? Well I have this final tomorrow, but okay. Can we shoot the guns you hide under you bed in BYU approved housing? Sure. The only difference is that now that he actually makes money you can ask things like, wanna go to Nepal and hike to the base camp of Mt. Everest? Wanna go fly-fishing in the Patagonias? Yes and yes. The guy is just awesome. And there may be nothing better in the whole world than Korean BBQ.
  • The Reids. Obviously these are my favorite people in the whole world. One time this summer I more or less blew off dinner with them to hang out with a girl. When I was done hanging out with her, I was still hungry. This is how cool they are. I asked if I could still drop by and come and eat, they said yes, and so I came by and was trying to put together the meal myself without having them get up because I already felt bad about missing dinner, but then both Dave and Caitlin came over to cut up more lettuce and arrange the food just as they had eaten it earlier because they thought it would be much better that way. It seems like a small thing, but that kind of thing means a lot to me, and they never stop doing those kinds of things for me. They are so selfless and unfailingly supportive. Just when I think I couldn't love the entire family more than I already do, another one is born and my love for them grows that much more. There have been a number of times this summer when I've been in a sour mood and then just seeing baby Mason's face just melts my heart, or seeing Doug's kids and getting to play with the boys. In fact, nothing pulls at my heart more than thinking that I won't get to see Mase on a regular basis and get to watch him grow up. I start tearing up just thinking about saying goodbye to him. I never thought I'd get so attached.
See what I'm talking about? This is the look he has on his face 90% of the time. How can you not fall in love with this little guy?

And there are so many others. Thanks for helping me find a reason to get excited about Wahoo's and always making me feel like you care. Thanks for always being so nonjudgmental and supportive when we talk, even when your world is falling apart. Thanks for lunch and identifying with me in my weaker moments. And I'm so glad I got to see you guys before you left.

As sad as I am to leave California, I'm excited to get back to my life in Utah. This really has felt like a two month long vacation, and I'm interested in getting back to structure and responsibility. And what's more, I have been lucky enough to make some good friends up there as well and I'm really excited to get back to them.

I don't know why it's worked out the way that it has, but I've always been able to form really close relationships with the people around me. I am not one to have a ton of friends and acquaintances, but the ones that I do have tend to be highly personal and deep, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

But I'll at least be back in October to run the Long Beach marathon, so see you in about 6 weeks!

I think this song is this summer's theme song for me. Until next time, dearhearts.

Laura said...

good luck on the drive back and the semester. Thanks for those nice was great to see you, I just wish we could have hung out again.

Dave said...

Mase, Caitlin, and I miss you already. But mostly Mason cuz Caitlin and I don't like you that much.


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MS Dhoni's decision to make me open was career changing: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma feels that outgoing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to make him open the batting in 50-over format was a 'career-changing move'.

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Rohit Sharma (Left) and MS Dhoni Rohit Sharma (Left) and MS Dhoni (PTI Photo)

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He has been one of India's most dependable batsman in ODIs and Rohit Sharma feels that outgoing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to make him open the batting in 50-over format was a 'career-changing move'.

"I believe the decision to open in ODIs changed my career and it was a decision taken by MS Dhoni. I became a better batsman after that. In fact it helped me understand my game better, react better according to situations," Rohit said. (Also read: Yuvraj Singh asks MS Dhoni: Now that you're not captain, will you hit more sixes?)

He first opened in early 2013 against England during the home series, scoring 80 odd runs and followed that up with a steady show in the Champions Trophy.

So does he remember how he was approached, Rohit recollects it was in customary MSD style - in a very matter of fact manner. (Also read: Rohit Sharma eyes Australia series for comeback)

"Dhoni just came up to me and said 'I want you to open the innings as I am confident that you will do well. Since you can play both cut and pull shot well, you have the qualities to succeed as an opener'," Rohit said.

"He told me that I shouldn't be scared of failures or get upset by criticism. He was looking at the bigger picture as the Champions Trophy was scheduled in England that year."

According to Rohit, Dhoni's reading of a player's ability is peerless. (Also read: MS Dhoni deserves every bit of respect he's getting: Sourav Ganguly to India Today)

"The Champions Trophy in England made me confident that I can open and ready to face challenges of playing white ball in English conditions in the morning.

"I got 65 against South Africa, who had Morne Morkel, Ryan McLaren, Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Rory Kleinveldt. Morne and McLaren were hitting three quarter length and Tsotsobe was swinging it. The skipper was confident that I could handle the situation and I did," the world record holder for highest individual score in ODIs, said.

"With no disrespect to other great Indian captains, I was blessed to play under MS all these years. His calmness in pressure situations helped us. He always led from the front. There won't be one like him."

Rohit is recuperating from a thigh surgery after having sustained a muscle injury during the New Zealand ODIs. He is disappointed but takes it in his stride.

"You can't do anything about it and I have been in situations like this before. What disappointed me was the fact that the injury happened just when I was in rhythm scoring three successive 50s against New Zealand in Test matches. The pitches against England were good batting strips and it would have been enjoyable," he lamented.

Karun Nair hit a triple hundred against England. Does it make him insecure that he would have to fight with Karun once he is back from injury?

"I have never ever been an insecure person and the reason being I know how to move on in life. What would have happened if I wouldnâ€™t have got injured is irrelevant. The fact is Karun got his chance and played brilliantly and should be applauded. In fact, I saw a bit of it when Karun and KL (Rahul) were batting. It was top quality stuff," the senior pro lavished praise on the youngsters.

"But credit to Ashwin, Shami and Jadeja for bowling brilliantly in the series."

On personal front, Rohit has completed eight weeks of his rehab since suffering a thigh muscle injury, which required surgery.

"Well, I can't set an exact date on when I will return to competitive cricket. I am told it would take 12-14 weeks for complete recovery. It means anything between four to six weeks from now," Rohit informed.

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“What does it look like when you put [a traumatized] kid in a classroom? When people don’t understand there’s been a tiger in your life, it looks a lot like ADHD to them.” – Dr. Heather Forkey

This quote comes from the last line of a recent article published about the misdiagnosis of childhood trauma as ADHD (you can read the full article here.)

Rushed doctor’s not taking enough time with patients, teachers and parents looking for a quick solution, families hiding the reality of their home life, and a lack of support for children experiencing trauma have all contributed to the possible misdiagnosis of ADHD, when in reality the child is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to trauma.

Which raises an interesting question for all of us in our everyday lives: who have we misdiagnosed with a rushed and incorrect label in our own lives?

We call the neighbor’s teenage daughter that “gets around” promiscuous (if we are being nice) and a “slut” (if we are not being nice).

We call the boy in the Motley Crue jacket, smoking cigarettes a “thug” and walk on the other side of the road.

We call the lawyer at the party, who pushes everyone away with her know-it-all behaviour, a snob.

The child who never has lunch at school and wears old, torn clothes “just comes from a poor family”.

The bully in the playground is “big for his age, and pushy”.

The little boy, bouncing off the walls at the grocery store while his mother screams “must have ADHD”.

What if each of these people has a deeper story that we are ignoring?

Dr. Nicole Brown, Dr. Heather Forkey and their colleagues are working hard to change the landscape of ADHD diagnosis, hoping that they can teach professionals to look deeper, go beyond the quick and simple diagnosis and find what may really be going on with some of these kids.

You may not be a professional, but doesn’t taking more time and going deeper with your own “diagnosis” of people seem like a good idea?

How could your life, and their life, be different if you did?

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The Binjai tree in Spottiswoode Park Road

One of four Heritage Binjai Trees in Singapore
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I was in Spottiswoode Park earlier this month to collect a python-skin bag to replace a cobra-skin bag that had tore under mysterious circumstances. (Snakes have very thin skin?) As I rambled down Spottiswoode Park Road, something made me cross the road to look at this lone tree standing in a field.

As I got closer, I saw a sign in front of the tree, which read:

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Binjai (Mangifera caesia)

The Binjai is a large tree of the mango family, native to this region. It bears small lilac-pinkish flowers around April to June. It was commonly planted in villages for its brown potato-like fruits.

Spottiswoode Park used to be a nutmeg plantation in the 1840s. It was converted in the early 1900s into a residential area full of bungalows with gardens for employees of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company (the present Port of Singapore Authority). The then residents or estate managers may have planted this Binjai for its sourish-sweet fruits.

I went online and found that National Parks has what it calls a "Heritage Tree Scheme", and it also has  a list of criteria that it uses to "qualify a tree to be endorsed as a Heritage Tree" (i.e. cannot anyhow call a tree a "Heritage Tree".) And according to the board in a separate document, there are four heritage Binjai trees in Singapore. So if you happen to be in area and if you want to see a "Heritage Tree", this Binjai tree is opposite Spottiswoode Apartments.

Foo Dog guardian
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Spottiswoode has changed quite a bit since the mid-90s, which was the last time I walked the streets to take photographs of the neighbourhood and the railway tracks. Hip cafe joints have since popped up and the tracks are gone. I've always wondered what the refurbished two/three-storey houses look like inside but I can only imagine a mix of modern with old-time grandeur just by looking at the facade.

The statues at the gate are for fengshui reasons. The Chinese Lions (Foo Dogs) represents power and prestige. I didn't take a close look and I can't tell from the picture if this is a male or female lion; I am guessing female. The male is usually seen with his right paw on a ball, which depicts unity of the empire while the female will have her left paw on a cub, which represents thriving offsprings.

The eagle watcheth over
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The eagle statue represents success and prosperity.

I love taking photographs of doors but I ran out of film so I'll definitely be back. It was a hot day (like duh), so Impossible Project's color Polaroid washed out all the colors, once again. Disappointing.

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Off leash or not?

Ah, a worthwhile meditation topic. There are additional factors to consider beyond the poignant points that Patricia McConnell just posted (or reposted) on her wonderful blog, “The Other End of the Leash“. Certainly, the average person has little to no actual impulse control training on their dogs. I’ve taught recall classes where people who regularly let their dogs off leash couldn’t even recall their dog successfully in a small, indoor, gated area. Add to that the need to train these skills (impulse control, distance position(s), and recall, to name a few) under arousal, and you’ve lost the majority, by far. They want that degree of, I hesitate to call it “control”, but they won’t bother to put the time in to train even half of it. The real tragedy, IMO, is that these can be some of the most fun exercises to train (when executed well;)! There are obvious requirements, that few could meet (and if you can’t meet those requirements, ask yourself if you have any business letting your dog off leash!). But, beyond that, there are a couple of other factors to consider, right?

I’m a “free bird” sort, and I relish in letting dogs exercise themselves, leaping and bounding through the woods. I grew up escaping with our family dogs, taking them to run off leash in natural areas, and I attempted, in vain, to recall half the time. The science of behavior wasn’t what it is today and so much time working with those dogs bore little fruits. But I did observe and learn about the nature of dogs. Our Jack Russel would run off only to be found miles away attacking someone’s sprinkler heads, waterfalls, all sorts of dangerous, unhealthy, you name it situations, and had been arrested more than once. Maybe Jacks, like cats, have 9 lives. That was over 20 years ago, so, please don’t hold it against me. My dogs were off-leash much like I was a child left to my own devices. (The beauty of this, though, is when I was a teen, I sought sanctuary by running around with the dog gang rather than getting caught up in naughty teen traps).

These days, I still seek refuge in nature and hunt for the right places, and the right times, to let my dogs run. How else are you truly going to condition agility athletes? You can’t just work fast-twitch muscles chasing a ball/disc.  You need to let them build their relaxed trotting muscles, bending and stretching without extreme speed. Dogs need to bounce and play and wrestle and move all the ways that nature intended. It’s imperative you invest inordinate amounts of time developing “control” so you can give your dog more freedom, and, if you don’t, you have a conundrum. Dog parks, where you can find some of the most out of control dogs, and, sometimes aggressive, or sometimes socially retarded dogs who usually value playing with other dogs over their owners is out of the question for my dogs. I don’t believe it to be safe. Once in a while my dogs will go to a select dog park, usually to practice training around the distractions of obnoxious dogs, and even then, only at certain times of day (low-volume).

But here’s my biggest problem. One of my dogs is a hyper prey focused rescue. It took him 2 years before he’d eat food or play with toys when out in nature, because he was so distracted by every movement (literally, a leaf falling would distract him from the simplest request). He is tough because his heart’s desire is tracking (in hopes of a chase). My other dog is glued to my side (or, more specifically, facing me ahead on trail while staring at her toy), and her biggest failure is being highly social with people. The social piece, that’s just who she is, which I support. She’s harmless, albeit usually a bit dirty (or wet), so I manage her and haven’t meticulously worked on her greeting behavior (I’ve got other priorities and interests). The toy and handler focus, I capitalized on that. I brainwashed her, directing all her prey and herding interest into toys, which I control (so much more cooperative than those squirrels!). It is easier with dogs with certain aptitudes. But, you still have to sculpt and direct those behaviors to manifest in a constructive way.

Add to the challenge, I used to take a couple of client dogs with me to the woods in addition to my 2. My favorite protocol is to collect my whole group when anyone approaches, with or without dogs, and sit everybody in a cluster off the side of the trail with me in between my dogs and the passing party. The huge challenge is other people respecting the effort the stay requires (hardest for the client dogs with less training). This is where fights can happen between me and other dog owners. If they allow their dog(s) to “say hello”, and crash into the pile, I will head them off while trying to verbally get the owner to assist, and when that doesn’t happen in time, I will remove the offending party in whatever way possible (not always pretty). All the while, my biggest focus is on my reactive rescue, who, won’t seek out a confrontation, but will hold his ground (he had to fend for himself in the rescue yard with a load of BCs so he’s serious about boundaries, and very fair about them (but people tend not to understand this well)).

For instances when a dog might not heed the recall, consideration of temperament comes into play. The goofy flat-coat that doesn’t listen well when she sees other dogs is bombproof, sweet, passive. So, not too big of a worry. But, my reactive rescue is always being trained and can down at a distance while chasing squirrels, and is at the top of my priorities. I can manage it, but, honestly, few have the dexterity to juggle and manage such a feat. I’ve encountered dog walkers who had too many dogs to handle, each of which would probably be difficult to control verbally alone, and they have a gang of them off leash. This becomes an altercation where I start demanding that they “call their dogs” as I attempt to back away while organizing my group. They usually can’t catch their bunch, but I can usually manage their dog and send them back to them. Because my group is already anchored in a tight cluster in a sit-stay, I have the freedom to body block and handle the incoming dog that isn’t responding to her walker.

But, it could all go wrong. Nothing is certain with animals. For that reason, I wouldn’t bring multiple difficult dogs on the same outing. I rely on the rest of the group being under good to excellent verbal control so I can focus on my one loose cannon (who will spend much more time on leash, possibly entirely). I don’t recommend other people attempt this sort of thing. I have over 20 years of professional animal handling experience. And still, there’s risk. But, the benefits are too great to play it perfectly safe. I’m sure to discuss with clients (and have them sign off on paper) about what can go wrong. A dog could get lost chasing a deer or a bear. Or attacked, by a wild animal or by a rude dog that shouldn’t be off leash! There are poisons and dirty water, holes to break legs in, etc. It is a gamble.

So, what are your options?  What everybody really needs is good instruction. Not the kind you get from a pet dog class. The kind where you take private lessons with someone well-versed in working with dogs WHEN THEY ARE EXCITED. Most “professional dog trainers” try to manage a dog’s arousal level so that they don’t get into the zone where they are aroused and find it difficult to listen. That is a big mistake, in my opinion. It’s a much better idea to train for the most challenging situations, the real life situations, and progressively build to the point where your dog can function (i.e. listen and respond) to you while exciting stuff is happening. This is a skill set that pays of handsomely in quality of life and has benefits beyond just the recall. I believe it’s THE most important thing and if you only work on 1 thing with your dog, this should be it.

I’ve taught group recall classes, and may not offer this material beyond a one-on-one setting again because the class attracted people with lively and excitable (some may call them naughty) dogs. Of course, these are the dogs and people that need the most help. But, to really trigger the arousal that makes it so hard for a distracted dog to come when called is extremely difficult in a room full of high-wired dogs. It certainly is a goal to get each dog to the place where they can see this kind of excitement and not lose their head, but that takes months and months (maybe years) of training, and is not the ideal starting point to build these skills. And, working privately, you can always find real life situations or strategically arrange some to trigger and challenge your team when you’re ready for that.

And your battle may be easier or very, very difficult. It depends on your dog. It depends on what your dog has learned, how he was raised to understand the world, what genetic predisposition is ruling his brain, how you respond, what you address, etc. But, it is your responsibility to prepare your dog with good training if you plan on ever letting your dog off leash. Some dogs may not be candidates to enjoy such freedom. And, for those that are, there’s a time and place to take the associated risks. Realize that you are an ambassador for us all, and if somebody deathly afraid of dogs gets greeted with a happy nuzzle from your off-leash dog, you are not serving our community. Don’t assume anybody wants to greet your dog. Try to collect your dog whenever you encounter others. Once you have your dog under control, you can ask if they’d like to say “Hi”. As a dog-lover-for-life, I am not interested in your unruly dog jumping all over me when we meet on trail. I once had a new pair of shoes ruined when I “wasn’t asking for it”. Someone’s bouncy, happy, clueless and untrained puppy slid down my pant legs and stepped all over me on the way out. I wouldn’t have minded a wet “nose stamp” while the owner was trying to recall, but they just watched and laughed, thinking their puppy was cute. All of these little trespasses are what takes our right to let our dogs off leash away. But, nobody minds my off leash dogs when I call them and they circle tight around my body and all lay down and stay while I greet a passer-by. So, please think about everything involved with letting your dog off leash before deciding to do so.


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Why are we accepting money without questioning?

There are several very dubious actions going on here and our reputation abroad is suffering so that we and our compatriots abroad can no longer hold our heads up high.

A similar issue was raised below regarding ignoring the court's ruling on BAE payments to Saudis

From a British Person in Bangkok

"The only real problem I have I think is that there is a lot of anti-British feeling as the UK appears to be offering Thaksin a safe haven where he can live a good life on money stolen from Thailand - there have been demonstrations outside the British Embassy as people want him (and the money) returned and for him to face trial. His wife was sentenced to 3 years in prison recently, but she has escaped to England too."

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Imagine the situation. A word pops into your head. The word is 'Minstant'. Clearly a minty coffee hybrid, with a ready-made brand name, and a gap in the market. Further investigation is required. You have instant coffee, but nothing mint-flavoured. Except... toothpaste!

A mugful of instant coffee is prepared, and a small amount of Colgate Total added. This is the moment when history is made, when a new product is born. You take a sip.

It's different... another sip required. Hmm... just one more, to be sure.

No, you were right the first two times as well, this drink is disgusting.

And thus ends the brief foray into hot beverage innovation.