We are all Africans. We originated in Africa.

http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/jm-ledgard/exodus

We are all Africans. We originated in Africa. That is proved by the continent’s rich genetic inheritance. Africans are more diverse than the rest of humanity put together, because they are drawn from the pool of humans who did not leave. As Wells points out, two Africans from the same village could be more divergent from each other than either is from a non-African. The question is whether this new understanding will reinforce prejudices against Africans, or help end them.

What is mobbing? The difference between bullying and mobbing

http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/mobbing.htm

What is mobbing? The word bullying is used to describe a repeated pattern of negative intrusive violational behaviour against one or more targets and comprises constant trivial nit-picking criticism, refusal to value and acknowledge, undermining, discrediting and a host of other behaviours which are defined on my page What is bullying? The word mobbing is preferred to bullying in continental Europe and in those situations where a target is selected and bullied (mobbed) by a group of people rather than by one individual. However, every group has a ringleader. If this ringleader is an extrovert it will be obvious who is coercing group members into mobbing the selected target. If the ringleader is an introvert type, he or she is likely to be in the background coercing and manipulating group members into mobbing the selected target; introvert ringleaders are much more dangerous than extrovert ringleaders.

June's Crab Cakes

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180414

(No, I’m not June)

After some discussion in ORPCC, I was requested to post my housemate’s super yummy crab cakes. (They even were non-mushy after microwaving for 90 seconds for lunch.)

Cakes:
2T olive oil
2 stalks celery, chopped
2/3 c finely chopped onions
1 lb lump crabmeat
2 2/3 c bread crumbs
1/4 c chopped chives
2T chopped parsley or fresh cilantro
6T all-purpose flour
3 large eggs

*Opt: additional vegetables, chopped fine

1. Saute all veggies to tender
2. In large bowl, combine crabmeat, 2/3 c breadcrumbs, chives, parsley, 1/2 cup “sauce” (see below)
3. Mix and mold 12 cakes.
4. Chill minimum 1 hour (can be stored at this point)
5. Bread (flour,eggs, breadcrumbs) and fry in vegetable oil (2T in skillet) 3 min/side

Sauce
Fresh basil leaves
1 1/2 c mayo (or Miracle Whip)
2T mustard
1-2 t lemon
1/4 t cayenne pepper

1. Chop basil and combine all ingredients to make sauce. Use 1/2 c in cakes and refrigerate rest. Serve with cakes

Autostraddle: What Does a Dyke Look Like

http://www.autostraddle.com/what-does-a-lesbian-look-like-autostraddle-rounda...

“Whereas a few years ago I noticed most women identified strongly with one end of the gender spectrum or the other, something lately has granted so many of us permission to not make that choice — and we’re not talking about androgyny. We’re talking about wearing a dress on Monday and a tie on Tuesday. “