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Rain was found to have stayed at a royal suite room hotel costing $600/night after performing at an event sponsored by the KCTA last year. The military explained that although they normally pay for off-base lodging (soldiers normally stay at motels), Rain stayed at the hotel because it was sponsored/paid for by the event hosts. Investigations found several more cases where Rain and other celebrity soldiers either paid for or were sponsored stays at luxury hotels following off-base events. Article: Rain discovered to have stayed at a luxury hotel during service... celebrities without military discipline Source: Sports World via Nate The first line of this article starts with, "Can Rain call himself a soldier?" 1. [+566, -15] Shouldn't Rain be considered insufficient service like Psy? The celebrities already discharged were let off easy but we need to reenlist the current serving celebrity soldiers. Do they think this is some kind of camp? And if Boom comes out on Strong Heart and talks about his service one more time, I swear to god... 2. [+461, -11] Get rid of celebrity soldiers and treat them the same as any other soldier. Can any of these even wield a gun if we're in war? 3. [+414, -25] Send him to jail or reenlist him. This isn't North Korea. Article: Rain stayed at a $600 luxury hotel after service event Source: Munhwa Ilbo via Nate 1. [+310, -19] Can he really call himself a soldier? It doesn't matter who paid for his hotel. Every single soldier is responsible for serving fairly. 2. [+300, -15] Does the military think that none of the Korean soldiers are rich enough to buy out supplies like these? Everyone needs to be treated fairly and service should be completed equally. While some ba$tard lies sleeping in a hotel room, someone else is sleeping on the floor of the frontline. 3. [+99, -10] This ba$tard is just finding himself in a deeper hole, isn't he. Does he think the army is some kind of extended vacation? Why doesn't he call a prostitute in there and have a good lay while he's at it? Pathetic how the military is crawling to the whims of these celebrities
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The New York State Senate’s Bipartisan Task Force on Hurricane Sandy Recovery today visited communities on Long Island to tour storm damage and speak with local officials, business leaders, and individuals about the progress and challenges of the ongoing recovery efforts. Today’s meeting focused on Hurricane Sandy’s impacts in Nassau and Suffolk counties and included tours of Freeport, Island Park, and Oceanside to view the extensive storm damage and recovery efforts. This was the second meeting of the Bipartisan Senate Task Force for Hurricane Sandy Recovery, which first met on December 10, 2012, in the Rockaways in Queens. Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean G. Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) was joined by task force Co-Chair Senator Malcolm A. Smith (D-Queens) and members Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick), Senator Jack Martins (R-Mineola), Senator Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn), Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (D-Queens), Senator Martin J. Golden (R-Brooklyn), Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), and a representative from the office of Senator James Sanders, Jr. (D-Queens). Senators Kemp Hannon (R,C,I- Garden City) and Carl L. Marcellino (R- Syosset) also attended. Following the tour, the task force held a roundtable discussion at the Freeport Recreation Center that was attended by county, town, and village officials including Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, Glen Cove Mayor Ralph Suozzi, Incorporated Village of Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, Mastic Beach Village Mayor Bill Biondi, and representatives from the offices of the Suffolk County Executive and Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay. The participants provided critical input about the challenges they are facing and what steps can be taken to help improve preparedness and response for future storms. The task force is identifying areas most in need of recovery assistance and reviewing the rebuilding and storm planning policies to remove roadblocks and ensure better storm preparedness. The task force will develop legislative solutions to implement the recommendations made by the NYS 2100 Commission, the NYS Respond Commission and the NYS Ready Commission. Members will also be traveling to other areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Senator Skelos said, “The members of our task force saw first-hand today how much more work has to be done to bring our communities back after the devastating damage from Hurricane Sandy. In my district and across the entire region, people are trying to rebuild homes and businesses, and critical parts of our infrastructure are still badly damaged. Our goal is to ensure people receive the help they need now and that we are better prepared to withstand and respond to natural disasters in the future.” Task force members play pivotal roles in developing the short- and long-term plans that will help communities get back on their feet following Hurricane Sandy. Each task force member represents one of New York State’s hardest hit areas and is thus uniquely qualified to pinpoint those neighborhoods and businesses that are most in need. Senator David Carlucci said, “While many regions throughout the state were affected by Hurricane Sandy, now is the time to come together and deliver a unified response that meets the needs of all New Yorkers. The people of the Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New York City can rest assured that Albany hears their concerns and is working to deliver the resources needed to bounce back stronger than ever. Scores of homeowners and neighborhoods are not out of the woods just yet, particularly those who suffered flooding and structural damage to their homes and properties. By working together in a bipartisan fashion, the Senate Bipartisan Task Force will continue to find ways we can be most helpful to those affected by this storm.”
Community Cares welcomes this week's guest blogger, Diane Serratore, Executive Director of People to People. It’s a fact. Hungry kids can’t learn. And kids who have difficulty learning will have difficulty being successful in school. Kids who are not successful in school are more likely to be unsuccessful in life. That’s why People to People -- Rockland’s Food Pantry – is stepping up its efforts to provide struggling families with what they need to help their kids begin the day with a nutritious breakfast. Yes, there are vital federal- and state-funded programs that provide subsidized breakfast and lunch to children from low-income households. Too often, though, kids are too embarrassed to be seen participating in them. People to People is not alone in focusing efforts on providing nutritious breakfasts to at-risk kids. Kellogg’s recently kicked off its “Share Your Breakfast” promotion with ads and coupons. For every coupon redeemed, Kellogg’s will donate funds (up to $200,000) to Action for Healthy Kids. Kellogg’s has also established National Breakfast Week to be held March 4 to 10, 2013. Though People to People is not affiliated with Kellogg’s or Action for Healthy Kids (its only New York state affiliate is in New York City), People to People enthusiastically supports efforts to provide children from low-income families with nutritious breakfasts. That’s why People to People is launching Rockland County Healthy Breakfast Week to be held March 4 to 10, 2013 to coincide with Kellogg’s national awareness initiative. The People to People Healthy Breakfast Week can be supported in many ways: - Churches, libraries, firehouses, village and town halls can place collection boxes in entranceways. - Civic and youth organizations (Rotary Clubs, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts) can organize food drives at area supermarkets. - Community organizations can hold Pancake Breakfasts or other events to raise funds for PtoP to purchase nutritious breakfast foods. - Individuals can use Kellogg’s coupons to purchase breakfast cereals and then donate those items to PtoP. In addition, financial contributions to support Healthy Breakfast Week can be made directly to People to People (via its website at www.peopletopeopleinc.org) or by calling Swati Shah, Finance Director, at 845-623-4900, ext. 210. One in five Rockland children lives in poverty. One in five kids in our nation goes without breakfast every day. How many more times are we going to hear that “our children are our future” before we do something about assuring that our children don’t start the day hungry? If not now, when? About the Community Cares Blog and the Rockland Community Foundation The Community Cares Blog, hosted by the Rockland Community Foundation, celebrates the spirit of giving in our community. Each week, we will post a story of philanthropy or shine a spotlight on an activity that is making a difference in the lives of our neighbors. We invite Rockland non-profits, individuals and businesses to contribute to the Community Cares blog by sending an email to email@example.com. As the umbrella charitable organization for the county, the Rockland Community Foundation is working to connect donors with the causes they care about most. Our grants support a wide range of interests and, with the support of Rockland residents and businesses, we are committed a path of growth that will enable us to help the non-profit community continue their vital work. You can learn more by visiting us at http://www.rocklandgives.org.
Thursday, 28 June 2012 Honing your soft skills to a sharp point Julia Hobsbawm, daughter of unrepentant stinking rich Stalinist Eric Hobsbawm, has been appointed the "first ever" Professor of Networking. How has the world managed for so long without one? From the BBC: [In] the era of digital buttonholing, is traditional schmoozing still important? And can it be taught? The appointment of Julia Hobsbawm as the "world's first visiting professor in networking" at London's Cass Business School might suggest so. Hobsbawm believes networking should be a core skill, like driving or computer literacy. "In a time of recession, people need their soft skills honed every bit as sharp as their hard skills. Networking is poised to become the most valuable soft skill on a CV," Hobsbawm says. By the same token, are we to let our sharp and pointy skills go limp? So do the hours we spend on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn on a daily basis count towards our networking quota? "Face-to-face contact is much more important in the 'Facebook age' because technology can create isolation despite its many benefits," argues Hobsbawm. "Trust is the biggest single asset a person can have and face-to-face contact provides this better than any other form of engagement. But everyone needs to be connected on social media too. The more blended your information sources, the better." Rest assured, we at New English Review will be blending our sources, honing our soft skillsets and girding our competences on a daily, nay, hourly basis. So how do you get to be Professor of Networking? Well, it isn't what you know but who you know. Posted on 06/28/2012 6:39 AM by Mary Jackson 28 Jun 2012 I would fein criticize my sovereign for her recent socialist networking with Martin McGuiness and she should have at a monarchal minimum afforded her right honourable appendage the protection due any Tom, Dick or hairy John Thomas when shaking hands with the Devil's wankers, to wit, a caput anglais - not to put too fein a point onnit. In my humble opinion, Mary Jackson's insights are nothing to sneeze* at and her comments are outstanding* and if it's all the same* to you, long may be her reign. And in closing, I'd like to direct her attention to the accounting of losses and gains in growing the Lion-taming business on netnet.net even if it gives her, Nabokov and those nice young men in their clean white coats an Andrew Field day on bigbutterflynet.net Giving You The Paisley Shirt Off My Back, cc Dr. Demento see gesundheit.net, reich.net, gleich.net, ausgeseichtnet.net Tags: IRA links with the ANC, Belfast is fast becoming an orange-free state, Belfast prisoners fasting, fagen, fayn, fægen, gefēon gifehan, feginn, Fagin, Ireland pick-pockets the EU, fain, McCain, thar's Feingold in crushing the First Amendment in them thar hills and dells of Wisconsin, like the Muslims, the mackerel snappers bred a lot of whippersnappers, Zanjeer Zani was just zany on 50 Shades of Zane Grey Theatre, Liberation Theology, Marxist Maryknoll Sisters, Fabian socialism creeping like a nun, send not for whom the Belfast tolls; it tolls for thee, not to condemn all Catholics or NER's catholic tastes, and as noted by J.B. Matthews, "the largest single group supporting the Communist apparatus in the United States today is composed of Protestant clergymen," Georgian knights in Rilke's panther skin say "They're coming to take me away, Ha-Ha!, you bet, but not just yet; see nyetni.net," the accountant, Mr. Anchovy, says, "Not 'chains and whips' nor Alice In Wonderland, but Alice In Chains, a whip, hat and chair excite the British Lion," Obama chain smokes and Rihanna is exited by a respiratory exit with Cheyne-Stokes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3SbVdDhAV0
Enter the base name or location (i.e. "North Carolina" or "Pearl Harbor") \|Army\|\|Air Force\|\|Coast Guard\|\|Navy\|\|Marines\| Schedule: Full-time 30-40 hours Hours: 7:00am - 7:30pm/7:00pm - 7:30am/Rotating Job ID: 23215 Job Code: 400948 1 year of experience required Day/Night rotation; 7am - 7:30am/7pm - 7:30am with rotating weekend and holidays Our exceptional cardiac care program uses a multidisciplinary, patient centered approach with all the benefits of an academic hospital setting. This 36-bed Intermediate Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) provides care for both surgical and medical primarily adult cardiac patients. The ICCU is a fast paced, dynamic work environment that promises to provide a variety of challenging patient care experiences with the latest technological advances in cardiac care. If you would like to work in an environment that is supportive and therapeutic for both staff and patients then apply now to join our team! MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, a minimum of 1 year acute care experience with current NH registered nurse licensure required. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is New Hampshire's only integrated, academic, level I trauma center. We are located in a state-of-the-art facility that was built on an expansive 225-acre campus in the heart of the Upper Connecticut River Valley. The Medical Center includes a modern 400-bed tertiary care hospital, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, research and clinical facilities for Dartmouth Medical School (the country's fourth oldest), and The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, a region wide multi-specialty community practice group started in 1927. Employees at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center receive the support both on and off the job to do their best possible work here. We hire and retain the best health care professionals in the country by offering competitive salaries and extraordinary benefits, including: -Earned Time Off in Your First Years of 28 Days, with a Cash-Out Option for -Interview and Relocation Assistance (both financial support and professional -Health, Life, Dental, and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance -Outstanding Employee Retirement Plan -Tax-Deferred 403(b) Annuity -Health Savings Account (HSA) -Flexible Spending Accounts -On-Campus Child Care -Free On-Site Parking
Best Pizza in the area - Delicious Italian too. Excellent Italian food for very good prices. Pizza is awesome! I agree - Ritchie and staff are incredibly friendly which contributes to the family style atmosphere. Definitely a home town favorite. Not Just A Pizza Joint.... Richie Vetrano has established Valentino's in Ledyard Center as a great local family dining restaurant. We used to think of Valentino's as just a place to buy our pizzas and grinders. Their pizza is a crispy thin crust style which our family likes. In addition to the standard pizza selections, they also have a nice selection of white pizzas. If you're considering dining in, their dinner selections on the menu are also very good. The menu has something for everyone in the family, young and old. The quality of dishes are very good and the servings are large enough for even my two teenage boys! Although I started by saying that this is a great local restaurant, visitors passing through will also find Valentino's to be an excellent dining experience. Hometown Pizza with a smile. Valentino's is the hometown pizza restaurant just about every town has but they offer great service with a smile, always greet you when you come in the door, and offer a free piece of pizza while you wait. Oh, and the food is good too :)
Saturday, December 1st, is yet another Super Saturday at Studio 33! This week we are featuring Marlene McLoughlin, a watercolor artist who resides in Rome. Her paintings are built on intricate details, and lighthearted moments. Many feature local dogs. She will be represented by friend and local artist Martha Wakeman. Martha will be here from 12:00-3:00, store is open from 10:00-3:00. In addition Studio 33 will have refreshments to rejuvenate you as you make your holiday purchases.
Gifts for the Ladies Borough stores offer many gifts for anyone on your list this season. The holiday season can be hectic for shoppers, especially those visiting local malls. For those of you looking to shop in town this season, downtown New Providence offers many options for everyone on your list. We have a list of potential gifts for every woman on your list:
Oshkosh, WI…(July 15, 2010) Flood, fire and wind created a whirlwind of activity for local American Red Cross Chapters. Throughout most of Northeast Wisconsin, trained volunteers have been activated to support local relief efforts and to provide immediate emergency needs. Several Damage Assessment Teams have been going door-to-door in affected neighborhoods. They discuss the storm damage with home owners and/or renters and provide guidance, literature, offer a clean-up kit as well as comfort and hope. In addition, U.S.Bank, our “Ready When the Time Comes” partnership was activated. The program consists of trained bank employees who are released from normal work-day activities to support local disaster relief efforts. Lindsay Geffers, the US Bank facilitator received the call early this morning and leapt into action. They provided several volunteers who had been given disaster assessment information previously. They attended the morning briefing, received maps, clean-up kits and more and were then dispatched along with a more experienced Red Cross staff member or volunteer to comb affected neighborhoods, she “I never realized how important it was to let the community know they have support and assistance if they need it. It’s amazing to see how people can persevere through disasters – especially those that have flooded before.” Additional clean-up kits with basic cleaning supplies are available at Red Cross offices and via mobile units. If people are in need of assistance, they are encouraged to call their local Red Cross. All disaster assistance is free as a gift to the American people, from the American people. To financially support local disaster relief efforts, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or by visiting www.redcross.org. About:The Northeast Wisconsin American Red Cross is a regional grouping of five chapters serving 20 counties with a mission to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters throughout the East Central Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Lakeland, Outagamie and Scenic Shores Chapters. To learn more about Red Cross programs, volunteer opportunities, and how you can help, contact the Northeast region at 920-231-3590 or visit www.NewRedCross.org The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation’s blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.
Christie's November Auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art Total $472,972,100 Tonight’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art staged at Christie’s New York realized $394,977,200, the second highest total ever achieved in fine art auctioneering. South of France. Jeune Fille realized $16.8 million. After setting a world auction record for Signac in the May sale with Arrière du tub, at $11.7 million, this evening proved to be another crucial Signac moment when Cassis. Cap Canaille sold for $14 million, breaking last year’s record. Cassis fully captures the grandeur of Cap Canaille, the highest falaise in all of France, in all its magnificence, and was a centerpiece in the Signac retrospective exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 2001. Les Quatre Saisons, 1872/73, a cycle of four landscapes, shows Pissarro at his most magnificent, and has widely been acclaimed to be one of his finest achievements from the early 1870s, ‘the apex of his career as a landscape painter.’ The series of four paintings realized $14.6 million. Les Quatre Saisons was the first major commission Pissarro ever received and it was only in 1891, during the sale of the works of Pissarro’s patron, Achille Arosa, that the set was publicly exhibited together for the first time. The cycle was then dispersed but reunited in 1901 and has remained in its entirety ever since. Les Quatre Saisons had two more market appearances in the last 26 years – the work fetched $6.8 million at Christie’s in 1991 and $8.9 million when offered again at Christie’s in 2004, reflecting the solid and steady market performance of a quintessential classical impressionist work. An exquisite group of works by Paul Cézanne was led by the beautifully serene portrait of the painter’s gardener Vallier which realized $17. 4 million. The Vallier portrait fits into the series portraits of peasants and laborers, which Cézanne had begun in the late 1880s but it transcends these works in its powerful emotional charge. Christie’s is the world's leading art business with global auction sales in 2006 that totalled £2.51 billion / $4.67 billion. Worldwide sales for the first half of 2007 totalled £1.63 billion / $3.25 billion, an increase of 32% by £ and 45% by $ from the same period last year and highest half year sales ever in art market history. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service, and international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and today remains a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s offers over 600 sales annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $80 million. Christie’s has 85 offices in 43 countries and 14 salerooms around the world including London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Dubai and Hong Kong. Most recently, Christie’s has led the market with expanded initiatives in emerging markets such as China, India and the United Arab Emirates, with successful sales and exhibitions in Beijing, Dubai, Mumbai and Russia. Christie's also offers its clients worldwide access
'Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE!: Get the Sillies Out!' bringing the fun to Akron DJ Lance Rock simultaneously trips out toddlers and hipsters with three simple, albeit gibberish, words: “Yo Gabba Gabba!” For the past five years, the Nick. Jr. series has been entertaining preschoolers with a colorful cast of characters that includes the aforementioned Rock, the little green Brobee, the pink flower bubble Foofa, the red Cyclops Muno, the blue cat-dragon Toodee and the yellow robot Plex. However, what makes the award-winning, live-action television series literally different from anything else, ever, is that it also features a healthy dose of indie rock bands to go along with the standard actors and athletes. While ’90s rapper Biz Markie and Devo-founder and Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh are regulars, guest stars who have appeared on the show include Erykah Badu, Jack Black, Anthony Bourdain, The Flaming Lips, Meta World Peace (Ron Artest), Tony Hawk, The Killers, MGMT, Mos Def, The Roots, The Shins, Sarah Silverman, Weezer, Jimmy Eat World and Elijah Wood. What’s crazy is Wood, an actor best known for “The Lord of the Rings” movies, was actually a guest in the first full episode. Sure, it’s easy to see how the leeches in Hollywood want to be a part of a ratings winner, but for some reason celebs and indie rock elite were on board from the start. “It’s pretty funky because when we shot the pilot, we did it independently,” said “Yo Gabba Gabba!” co-creator Christian Jacobs, calling from Costa Mesa, Calif. “We had these DVDs we’d give to people, and Elijah Wood was at a show my band (The Aquabats) was playing. We asked him if he would like to be a part of the show. He said he would check out the DVD, and he emailed us the next day and said, ‘I’m in.’ It’s kind of funny. We’re like a bunch of dudes making a TV show in the garage, basically. It’s pretty incredible.” Jacobs goes on to say he believes “Yo Gabba Gabba!” has enough of a retro vibe and a new-school vibe to create its own universe, which over the past few years has added a live show to tour the country just like every other popular children’s program. “Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE!: Get the Sillies Out!” comes through Northeast Ohio for two shows on Jan. 22 at the Akron Civic Theatre. Joining Markie will be all of the crazy characters and a slew of Super Music Friends and Dancey Dance guest performances, including clips by Devenda Banhart, Cold War Kids, Matt Costa, Kid Koala, Moby, DMC (Run DMC), Shaggy, Snoop Dogg, Dave Grohl, Zac Brown and the Drive By Truckers. “The live show is a lot more movement-based,” Jacobs said. “So there’s a lot more songs about singing or dancing and getting up out of their seat and going crazy. There’s not really a narrative, whereas the TV show has a story going on.” Whether it’s the stage show or television program, “Yo Gabba Gabba!” is something truly different. While there are other kids shows that truly draw a teenage or adult audience -- “Spongebob SquarePants” comes to mind -- “Yo Gabba Gabba!” is unique. People are into it for its cool factor, which, again, is odd for a show that at its core targets preschoolers. “Yeah, teenagers like it,” Jacobs said. “It’s surprising, but it makes sense if you think about it because it’s all the bands they like and it’s a very fresh vibe and very colorful and freaky. And it’s kind of weird, so as you get older you appreciate weird things more. It’s surprising but refreshing. My daughter is going to high school next year, and her friends tell her, ‘Your dad’s show is cool. We watch it all the time.’ So she’s tripping out saying, ‘Are you sure? That show’s for kids.’” Continued... The elephant in the room is whether or not Jacobs is worried his daughter is hanging out with stoners. “Yeah, a little bit,” Jacobs laughed. “There’s always that worry.” What: “Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE!: Get the Sillies Out!” When: 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Where: Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron. Tickets: $25 to $45 at Ticketmaster outlets. Info: 216-241-5555 or www.ticketmaster.com. 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April 29, 2011 UI College of Nursing to honor recent donor On Wednesday, May 4, the University of Iowa College of Nursing and the UI Foundation will dedicate the Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. In December 2010, Barbara Csomay, a UI graduate from Kanawha, Iowa, pledged a gift commitment to the UI Foundation of more than $2.2 million to help support and enhance services of the college's gerontological nursing program. The dedication of the space, which will be housed on the fourth floor of the Nursing Building, will honor the Csomays and celebrate their generous support of this top-ranked program. In addition to establishing the center, the commitment will also create the Barbara and Richard Csomay Doctoral Scholarship; the Barbara and Richard Csomay Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Scholarship; the Barbara and Richard Csomay Doctorate of Nursing Practice Scholarship; and the Barbara and Richard Csomay Scholarship in Gerontology. "Older adults comprise the fastest-growing segment of the nation's population, which is why it's more crucial than ever for nursing educators and researchers to address aging-related issues," said Rita Frantz, Kelting dean and professor of the UI College of Nursing. "We are incredibly grateful to Barbara and Richard Csomay for their visionary and generous investment in this important field." The UI College of Nursing has a long history of leadership in gerontological education, practice and research. "This gift will help us continue to lead the way in meeting the needs of older adults, their families and their caregivers," said Janet Specht, professor of nursing and director of the UI Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. According to the recently released 2012 edition of "America's Best Graduate Programs" by U.S.News & World Report, UI's Gerontological/Geriatric Nursing program is ranked No. 1 in the county. "It was so important to my late husband, Dick, and me to find an effective way to promote health care for an aging population in rural Iowa," Csomay said. "The UI College of Nursing is doing very meaningful work in this area, and I hope our gift will enhance its efforts to change people's lives." Csomay graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1946 with a teaching degree in music. She earned a master's degree in music from the UI in 1956 and was a member of the UI Marching Band staff. She worked as a marching and symphonic band director in Fayette, Iowa; Garner, Iowa; Heidelberg, Germany; and Parma, Ohio. Her late husband, Richard, was an accomplished woodwind musician who received bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the Hartt College of Music and completed a doctoral degree in music at the Philadelphia Conservatory. The dedication will take place Wednesday, May 4, at 3 p.m., on the fourth floor of the College of Nursing Building (50 Newton Road). The UI acknowledges the UI Foundation as the preferred channel for private contributions that benefit all areas of the university. For more information about the UI Foundation, visit http://www.uifoundation.org. NOTE: when compared to other public universities STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, Iowa 52244-4550 PHOTOS: A high-resolution photo of Barbara Csomay and her late husband, Richard Csomay, is available at: http://www.uifoundation.org/news/2010/images/dec-csomay-hires.jpg. A web-quality image is also available at http://www.uifoundation.org/news/2010/images/dec-csomay.jpg.
A reader in Buffalo resonated with a recent column, in which I opined that a punishment is worthless unless it establishes a permanent memory. When said reader's son began kindergarten, he would work himself into a tantrum every morning. His “problem with transitions” caused him to miss the bus, so Mom ended up driving him to school. To her credit, Mom did not allow emotion to drive her response to the problem. Realizing that her son's morning meltdowns needed to be nipped in the proverbial bud, she considered her options and came up with a game plan. She sat her son down and calmly told him that he was free to throw morning tantrums, but for no longer than 15 minutes. When a tantrum started, she was going to set a timer. When it rang, he had to stop, compose himself and proceed cooperatively to the bus stop. If a morning meltdown lasted past the bell, Mom was going to confine him to his room after school and put him to bed immediately after dinner. If he missed his bus because of a tantrum, he would spend a week in his room, during which time he could join the family for meals, family outings and school. Mom writes: “The next day, he threw a tantrum and missed the bus. I drove him to school, came home and cleaned his room of anything and everything entertaining, including books. He spent the full seven days in there. He never missed his bus again, and he never threw another tantrum.” Notwithstanding that the boy in question experienced no physical pain, mental torture or discomfort other than prolonged boredom, this sort of discipline horrifies some people. I suppose they identify with the child and share in his seven days of unease. I suggest that the more rational response is to share in the boy's success. He stopped throwing tantrums! Who, pray tell, was the primary beneficiary of the boy's confinement? Why, the boy! Misbehavior of any sort is a burden to the person misbehaving. That applies to humans of all ages. Chronic misbehavior prevents a child from growing up. Adults who chronically misbehave have not grown up. As such, parents have an obligation to do all they can to help their children release themselves from the bondage of misbehavior. It is nothing short of narcissistic for a parent to become angry at a child for misbehaving, as if the person most inconvenienced is the parent. In this story, the mother was determined, not angry. Who, pray tell, was the happier little boy — the tantrum-throwing one or the tantrum-free one? Why, the latter! Relieved of his burden, the little fellow was able to take a giant step toward maturity. That always feels good, at any age. Would any amount of talk and understanding have resolved this problem? I doubt it. In fact, my experience leads me to believe that talk and understanding would have made the problem worse, not better. Intent aside, that approach might well have conveyed to the boy that he had a valid reason for throwing tantrums. When this little boy is older, he will no doubt remember his seven days. Will he be grateful or resentful? That's a no-brainer.
By Duncan Bartlett BBC News, Japan A Japanese legend claims that Jesus escaped Jerusalem and made his way to Aomori in Japan where he became a rice farmer. Christians say the story is nonsense. However, a monument there known as the Grave of Christ attracts curious visitors from all over the world. To reach the Grave of Christ or Kristo no Hakka as it is known locally, you need to head deep into the northern countryside of Japan, a place of paddy fields and apple orchards. The Grave of Christ has become an international tourist attraction Halfway up a remote mountain surrounded by a thicket of bamboo lies a mound of bare earth marked with a large wooden cross. Most visitors peer at the grave curiously and pose in front of the cross for a photograph before heading off for apple ice cream at the nearby cafe. But some pilgrims leave coins in front of the grave in thanks for answered prayers. The cross is a confusing symbol because according to the local legend, Jesus did not die at Calvary. His place was taken by one of his brothers, who for some reason is now buried by his side in Japan. The story goes that after escaping Jerusalem, Jesus made his way across Russia and Siberia to Aomori in the far north of Japan where he became a rice farmer, married, had a family and died peacefully at the age of 114. A villager hinted that I might be able to meet one of Jesus' descendents - a Mr Sajiro Sawaguchi, who is now in his 80s. His family owns the land on which the grave stands and his house is at the foot of the mountain. I set off to find him but was told he was too ill to speak to me. However, his grandson Junichiro Sawaguchi did agree to talk. Was I about to meet someone with a true touch of the divine? The tubby middle-aged gentleman in glasses who spoke to me did not seem particularly Messianic. "Actually, my family are Buddhists not Christians," said Mr Sawaguchi. Local legend says Mr Sawaguchi (r) is a living descendant of Jesus "And I don't claim to be a descendent of Jesus although I know some people have said my grandfather is connected to the legend. However, when I was a young child, my mother drew the sign of a cross upon my forehead as a symbol of good fortune," he told me. Certainly the cross has brought good fortune to the villagers, who make money from the visitors and the media who seek out the grave. It has become the region's only internationally recognised tourist attraction. However the legend of Jesus the rice farmer does not stretch back very far. It only began in the 1930s with the discovery of what were claimed to be ancient Hebrew documents detailing Jesus' life and death in Japan. Those documents have now mysteriously disappeared and the grave has never been excavated. I asked a village official, Masaoki Sato, if he realised that the grave might cause offence to Christians who believe in Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. "We're not saying that the story is true or what is written in the Bible is wrong," he politely explained. "All we are saying is that this is a very interesting old legend. It's up to the people who come here to decide how they interpret it." Ritual and tradition Many Japanese find it hard to make sense of Christianity. Schools are banned from teaching any religion and people are generally more interested in ritual and tradition than theology. However, Christian-style weddings are enormously popular. They are often held in hotels which have special chapels, complete with crosses and stained glass windows. Foreign students are sometimes hired to play the part of the priest, although the whole event has no official sanction from any church. Churchy-looking buildings have other entertainment purposes too. In the city of Nagoya, I went to a theme restaurant where diners could choose either to have dinner in the chapel, seated on pews and surrounded by paintings of Jesus and the saints, or on the floor below, which is decorated like a prison, complete with metal bars around each table. Only 1% of Japan is officially Christian. However, there are some lively churches, such as the New Life Ministry in Tokyo. When I arrived on Sunday afternoon it was packed with young worshippers, clapping along to songs of praise and raising their hands in joy. I met Pastor Shintaro Watanabe, who was dressed in a floral Hawaiian shirt and had an almost permanent smile on his face. Wasn't he shocked by the legend of Jesus' grave? He laughed and said it was just a silly story which caused him no particular offence. "I suppose that many Japanese people feel respect for Jesus and the Bible," said the pastor. "The legend ties in with that. Perhaps it shows that people are looking to make a connection with Jesus in some way." His church is trying to satisfy that spiritual curiosity, just as countless missionaries to Japan have attempted before. Yet many Christians have discovered that the Japanese view of religion can be rather baffling - as the grave of Christ the rice farmer reveals. From Our Own Correspondent was broadcast on Saturday, 9 September, 2006 at 1130 BST on BBC Radio 4. Please check the programme schedules for World Service transmission times.
Paypal is the world's leading online payment service Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block "unsafe browsers" from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it. Paypal said it was "an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4". Phishing attacks trick users into handing over sensitive data. Paypal said some users were still using Internet Explorer 3 , released more than 10 years ago. It lacks many of the security and safety features needed to protect users from phishing and other online attacks. Paypal said it supported the use of Extended Validation SSL Certificates. Browsers which support the technology highlight the address bar in green when users are on a site that has been deemed legitimate. The latest version of Internet Explorer support EV SSL certificates, while Firefox 2 supports it with an add-on but Apple's Safari browser for Mac and PCs does not. "By displaying the green glow and company name, these newer browsers make it much easier for users to determine whether or not they're on the site that they thought they were visiting," said Paypal. The steps were outlined in a white paper on managing phishing, written by the firm's chief information security officer Michael Barrett and Dan Levy, director of risk management. In it, they said: "In our view letting users view the PayPal site on [an unsafe] browser is equal to a car manufacturer allowing drivers to buy one of their vehicles without seatbelts." Paypal described the battle against phishing as a "fast-moving chess match with the criminal community".
Tokyo, Japan – 10 May 2012 – KBMJ, the producer of Einherjar The Viking's Blood, has just announced their latest event called Let's join a guild! in order to encourage more players to adventure in guilds and strengthen the bonds of guild members. If players are in a guild of over 8 members and they own at least 1 character at over level 15 before maintenance on 16 May 2012 (SGT or GMT+8), they will be rewarded 1 Mana Ring, 5000 gold, and 250 silver. Moreover, if all members of that guild have 1 character at the said level, each member will receive randomly 1 Proof of Warrior. It is recommended that players don't fight alone anymore, instead join a guild to fight side by side. Or players can create their own guild at the temple and start recruiting new members. Those rewards will be distributed during the Wednesday maintenance 16 May 2012. KBMJ is a corporation specialized in developing Internet systems and services. They have participated in the web game market since 2010 and are creating many new games with nearly 11 years of experience in the web industry. Subscribe to Daily Browser Games News!
Jim Lake and Maria Rivera, at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), report their finding in the Sept. 9 issue of the journal Nature. Scientists refer to both bacteria and Archaea as "prokaryotes"--a cell type that has no distinct nucleus to contain the genetic material, DNA, and few other specialized components. More-complex cells, known as "eukaryotes," contain a well-defined nucleus as well as compartmentalized "organelles" that carry out metabolism and transport molecules throughout the cell. Yeast cells are some of the most-primitive eukaryotes, whereas the highly specialized cells of human beings and other mammals are among the most complex. "A major unsolved question in biology has been where eukaryotes came from, where we came from," Lake said. "The answer is that we have two parents, and we now know who those parents were." Further, he added, the results provide a new picture of evolutionary pathways. "At least 2 billion years ago, ancestors of these two diverse prokaryotic groups fused their genomes to form the first eukaryote, and in the processes two different branches of the tree of life were fused to form the ring of life," Lake said. The work is part of an effort supported by the National Science Foundation--the federal agency that supports research and education across all disciplines of science and engineering--to re-examine historical schemes for classifying Earth's living creatures, a process that was once based on easily observable traits. Microbes, plants or animals wer Contact: Leslie Fink National Science Foundation
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The bodies of a Canadian couple and their two daughters were found late Tuesday in the basement of their house that plunged into a massive sinkhole, CNN affiliates reported. "They were found very close to one another, some of them lying on the couch in the family room in the basement, where we were told that they'd be," said Michel C. Doré, Quebec's associate deputy public security minister, who was on the scene, told CNN affiliate CBC. Yvon Desrochers, uncle of homeowner Richard Préfontaine, told the CBC on Tuesday feared his nephew and his family were in the basement watching the Montreal Canadiens-Pittsburgh Penguins hockey playoff game Monday night when the ground gave way beneath the home, about 40 miles northeast of Montreal. Besides Préfontaine, those in the home were his wife, Lyne Charbonneau, and their two daughters, Amélie, 12, and Anaïs, 9. The family’s dog was found alive – caked in mud – in the sinkhole earlier Tuesday. The hole was about 500 yards long and forced the evacuation of five other homes in the town of Saint-Jude, in a rural area near the Yamaska River. While there was no official word on the cause of the sinkhole, geologist Judith Patterson told CNN affiliate CTV that the sinkhole looked like a kind of landslide known as a “lateral spread.” The region has soils known as “quick clay” that can liquefy, leading to a landslide or sinkhole, she told CTV. "These clays, they're stable when they're undisturbed. But once they're disturbed, then they become very hazardous," she told CTV.
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Phillies third baseman Michael Young. (PHOTO: Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports) CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Say what you will about Michael Young. Seriously: He's not reading, so go to town. The former Ranger and current Phillies' third baseman and said on Wednesday that he doesn't read his own press and doesn't pay attention to the oft-heated rhetoric that develops when assessing his oddly divisive career. "I don't really read the papers," he said. "I'm a sports fan, but I don't really pick apart the Internet or have any favorite sites that I go to strictly searching for baseball." Young has a .301 career batting average and 2,230 hits. On average, he's played 156 games a season in his 12 full seasons in the Majors. He's got 177 career home runs and has played most of his games at shortstop and second base, premium defensive positions. And his reputation says he's one of baseball's very best clubhouse guys. Some say he will someday be a Hall of Famer. Others argue that all the things Young does best â?? collecting hits and maintaining a high batting average, primarly, plus the whole clubhouse-leadership aspect â?? are generally overrated. And though Young's career batting average is impressive, his .347 career on-base percentage ranks him 62nd among active players, below guys like Carlos Pena, Austin Kearns and Jamey Carroll, and his offensive numbers are inflated by playing half his games in the hitter-friendly Ballpark at Arlington. Plus, while Young's versatility is certainly valuable, defensive metrics like UZR suggest he has been below average at every position he's played. And yet Young can defend himself. "I would love to learn more about sabermetrics, because I'll be the first to admit that I haven't learned everything there is to learn," Young said. "One thing I've asked -- because I wanted to know â?? is, 'how do you calculate defensive metrics?' And everyone says, well this is their philosophy, but it's an imperfect system." "I haven't chopped up my own numbers to see where I stand," he said. "My defensive numbers might say A, B and C about this. But a lot of guys who have really excelled defensively are playing their natural positions. This is my 13th year in the big leagues, I've played my natural position for three of those years, always because the team asked me to move." That's also true: Young came up through the Rangers' system primarily playing second base, and played there for his first three big-league seasons. By UZR, second base has been Young's best position; the stat shows he was right around average when he was playing there regularly in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he moved to shortstop after the Rangers acquired Alfonso Soriano. In 2009, he moved to third base when the team promoted Elvis Andrus. "So that goes into WAR, correct?" Correct. "So I think sometimes everyone talks about, this player's good because his WAR is this. I think WAR should be used like a guy's RBI total, like his run total. It should be used to help calculate what a player's value is. I don't think it just should be just one stat that tells you what to think about a guy. It doesn't make sense to me." Young added, "I've heard that one website has WAR calculated as this, another has WAR calculated as this. For me, it's just another way to try and value a guy. But it can't be the end-all when you try to calculate a player's worth. "Last year, for example, everyone wanted (Angels outfielder Mike)Trout to be MVP because his WAR number was through the roof. And they said Miguel Cabrera wasn't a premier defender at third. Well, without Miguel Cabrera at third, they don't have Prince Fielder. There's a lot of value in that. I think you have to look beyond the numbers in everything. In my opinion, I think stats are always overblown. Doesn't matter what the stat is. It could be something as classic as a guy's batting average, or whatever algorithm they come up with to calculate someone's worth on the sabermetric front." Your move, the Internet. Michael Young can't hear you, but that doesn't mean you have to stop shouting about him. Copyright 2013 USATODAY.com Read the original story: Divisive Phillie Michael Young: 'Stats are overblown'
In home networking, the fastest way -- in terms of data speed -- to connect devices together is via network cables. However, running cables properly, which involves making networking ports and connector heads, is no easy task. This is part of the reason the wireless network (Wi-Fi) has become so popular. But chances are, there's a spot in your home that the Wi-Fi signal can't reach, because of distance or thick walls. This is when a power-line connection can be a useful alternative. Power-line adapters basically turn the electrical wiring of a home into network cables for a computer network. You need at least two power-line adapters to form the first power-line connection. The first adapter is connected to the router and the second to the Ethernet-ready device at the far end. There are some routers on the market, such as the D-Link DHP-1320, that have built-in support for power-line connectivity, meaning you can skip the first adapter. After the first connection, you just need one more adapter to add another Ethernet-ready device to the home network. Apart from the ability to bridge the network through thick walls, power-line connections are also a lot more stable than Wi-Fi signal and have as low latency and a regular Ethernet wired connections. Currently there are two main standards for power-line networking, HomePlug AV and Powerline AV 500. They offer speed caps of 200Mbps and 500Mbps, respectively. The following is the list of top five power-line adapters on the market. This list is sorted by the review date, starting with the most recently reviewed. It will be updated as more devices are reviewed.… Read more
A new iPhone app from Hipmunk aims to make it easier to find and book your next flight on the go. Known for its travel search site, the Hipmunk crew just launched its first app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch crowd. Letting you find and compare all the available flights to your destination, the free app aims to help you choose the best one based on price, time, and other factors. Taking the stage and wowing the crowds yesterday at the Launch 2011 event in San Francisco, the Hipmunk app is a snap to use. Just enter your … Read more
Sudden death syndrome--an umbrella term for a range of heart conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest--is notorious for striking those who seem most fit. That is because the condition, thought to be largely hereditary, is often triggered by overexertion. Tragically for some, the first symptom can be cardiac arrest. It's possible, though costly, to screen for SDS. In fact, after soccer prodigy John Marshall died of a sudden heart attack at age 16 in 1994, the day before he was set to join Everton, testing became compulsory for professional athletes in several countries. Good thing, especially for those who don't have the means that professional athletes do, that a doctor at Tel Aviv University may have just made testing for the condition far simpler and more affordable. "There is such a significant overlap between what's normal and abnormal on an ECG [electrocardiogram] that we need additional screening parameters," Dr. Sami Viskin, a cardiologist at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, said yesterday in a university press release. "This test, when done on people with strong symptoms, can really give...doctors a yardstick to compare those at risk for sudden death syndrome to those who would otherwise go on to live a healthy life." Named after the doctor, the Viskin Test is easy on the patient, who simply undergoes a baseline ECG while resting in the supine position, and is then asked to stand quickly and remain still during continuous ECG recording.… Read more
On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. After last week's brief review of the Froyo experience on the HTC Evo 4G, CNET readers responded in force. Many were ecstatic about Froyo's new features, others were frustrated that the download still had not yet hit their phone, and others were troubled at some of the update's "hidden" changes. That's why I'm dedicating this edition of On Call to your questions about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Froyo. Q: I noticed that since I updated to 2.2, there are so many open apps. Before Froyo, I only had a few apps running when I turned on my phone, but now it's like 14 to 19. I kill them using the Android Advanced Task Killer, but less than five minutes later they're running again. It's kind of annoying, even if I love the Evo. - Silva A: I've heard about this problem from quite a few people. And when I tried to replicate the issue on CNET's Evo, I noticed that I also had 19 apps running after turning on the handset. What's more, I hadn't used some of the running titles in weeks. Like Silva, I tried killing the extra apps, but they were back a few minutes later. Though Android fans will argue that you shouldn't even use a task killer, I'm not inclined to agree. The Froyo issue is very real and most of the Android-focused blogs are reporting that the update has affected most task-killer apps. When I checked with Sprint, a spokeswoman confirmed that news. The carrier's engineers currently are testing the Froyo compatibility of Android Advanced Task Killer, and when they get back to me I'll let you know. I'm also checking with the App's developer, but the company hasn't responded yet. I'll report back when it does. In the meantime, you can kill apps in the Settings menu (go to "Applications" and choose "Manage Applications), but that's a pretty clunky experience. Another point to consider is that apps like Sprint Football Live, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Zone, Nascar, Footprints, Amazon MP3, and Stocks are preloaded into the Evo's ROM. That means they'll be there each time you turn on your device. … Read more
Microsoft has completed moving its Hotmail.com users over to Outlook.com, and executives are now claiming the company has 400 million active Outlook.com accounts as a result. Microsoft announced the completion of the Hotmail-Outlook.com transition on May 2. The company added that it's migrated 150 petabyes of e-mail over the past six weeks. As part of the announcement, Microsoft also said it's adding two new features to Outlook.com: SMTP Send, making it easier to send mail from different e-mail addresses, and deeper SkyDrive integration. The new SMTP Send support streamlines the process of sending … Read more When Outlook.com was initially released, there were a couple of ways to access it on your Android phone. Microsoft then released an official Outlook.com Android app, but it was really just a rebranded version of the old Hotmail app. Yesterday, Microsoft released a new version of the Outlook.com app with a completely new interface that's more consistent with Outlook.com for the Web. It has a great new look and some new features, but the ability to add multiple accounts is somewhat hidden. Here's how you can add multiple accounts to the new Outlook.com for Android app:… Read more Outlook and Hotmail users can blame the recent outage on an overheated data center, Microsoft says. On Tuesday at around 1:30 p.m. PT, the two online e-mail services suffered a service disruption, rendering them inaccessible to many users. Microsoft started to bring them back online the rest of the day and on into Wednesday. But access wasn't fully restored until 5:43 a.m. yesterday, according to the company. Outlook and Hotmail are up and running once again. A problem had rendered both online e-mail services inaccessible to many users since yesterday. But Microsoft's status page now shows both of them are back in business. The page gives no details as to what caused the outages or how they were resolved. Hotmail, Outlook, and SkyDrive were all hit by downtime yesterday, starting at around 2:30 p.m. PT. Many users had taken to Twitter to report the outage and express their frustration over the inability to access their e-mail. Microsoft's status page shows that the problem … Read more A handful of Microsoft Web services have been inaccessible for hours this afternoon, including Hotmail and Outlook. Frustrated users of the e-mail services and cloud storage service SkyDrive complain about the services' hours-long inaccessibility. #hotmail its my own fault for not leaving you a long time ago, but man its miserable not being able to get your email— Michael Fish (@MFishFinancial) March 13, 2013 Come on #hotmail I want to check my emails! You've been down for AGES!— Catriona MacIntyre (@catmac6) March 13, 2013 Microsoft announced earlier this week that it is closing Hotmail and moving the "hundreds of millions" still using it to Outlook.com by this summer. The move isn't unexpected, but perhaps more sudden than some anticipated. Hotmail users, once they move (or are moved) will get Outlook.com's clean, Metro-Style interface for their mail -- and ultimately, calendars. (For a walk-through of the user-interface changes Hotmail users will see, check out this Microsoft FAQ.) Leaked from today's 404 episode: - How a movie changed one man's vision forever. - Google's stock breaks $800 for the first time. - Report: OfficeMax, Office Depot discussing merger. - Microsoft moves Outlook.com out of preview. - Dow 14,000: Stocks near new crest. Microsoft announced Tuesday that its Outlook.com browser-based e-mail service has moved out of its preview stage and is now available globally. First introduced last July, Outlook.com is Microsoft's boldest e-mail move since Google launched Gmail in 2004 and a clear answer to it. As I said in my First Take, the simple interface, Skydrive integration, and promise of mega storage will remind you of Google's product while the People Hub and vaguely Windows 8 look and feel give Outlook.com a distinct identity. Microsoft designed Outlook.com to replace its Hotmail product, which it acquired in … Read more
Although there have been doubts about the Nook (and e-book readers in general) lately, Barnes & Noble isn't giving up on the brand anytime soon. CEO William Lynch told CNBC today that Barnes & Noble will continue to reinforce the relationship between the digital Nook e-book brand and its brick-and-mortar stores. Rebuffing the idea that B&N would be spinning off its Nook unit, instead, Lynch reaffirmed the company's stance on the future of digital content: The growth is going to be in digital, hence our investments in digital and how we've scaled that business. But the physical book business, by any measure and any projection, will continue to be the largest part of the business, and we've been growing share there, and in fact growing the business in absolute terms...That is a very profitable side of the business. Earlier this week, Barnes & Noble said in a statement that it's examining how to "unlock" the value of the Nook unit after disappointing sales results--especially for the Nook Simple Touch reader that debuted in May. In December, Barnes & Noble reported fiscal second-quarter losses of $6.6 million, though there was a silver lining: the recently released Nook Tablet is said to be the fastest selling Nook product in history. Nevertheless, Lynch argued during the CNBC interview that the Nook brand is "undervalued," and that B&N has established the No. 2 brand in the digital book business with a value of $1.5 billion after two years. To see more from the interview, check out the video over on CNBC. This story originally appeared at ZDNet's Between the Lines under the headline "Barnes & Noble CEO reaffirms Nook brand commitment."
Opening bids for Kodak's digital-imaging patent portfolio from two competing investor groups backed separately by Google and Apple came in far below the $2.6 billion that the troubled company says it is worth. The photography pioneer received bids from the two groups in the $150 million and $250 million range, people familiar with the auction process told The Wall Street Journal. Kodak representatives declined to comment on the reported bid range, citing a court confidentiality order. "The auction process, including information about bids and the identity of bidders, is confidential pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court," a Kodak spokesman said in a statement. "Disclosure of submitted bids or the identity of bidders would violate the court's order, and Kodak believes that speculation about the details and potential outcome of the auction is inappropriate." While Kodak is looking for bids north of $2 billion, one observer told the Journal that bidders don't expect to pay more than $600 million, considered a "healthy" offer. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, is attempting to auction off a vast portfolio the company said has generated more than $3 billion in licensing revenues since 2001. The company is required to sell off some of its intellectual property collection to satisfy a $950 million loan it received from Citigroup to keep it up and running in the interim. Apple and Google have been locked in a fierce battle for dominance of the mobile OS market, and the patents, crucial to the operation of cameras, phones, and other devices, could provide some legal muscle. Apple has asserted itself as the rightful owner of some of those patents, but a U.S. bankruptcy judge last week denied Apple's claim, saying the company waited too long to make ownership claims. A Google representative declined to comment. CNET also contacted Apple for comment and will update this report when we learn more. The two rivals have competed before for high-stakes mobile technology patents. In July 2011, a consortium of technology companies comprising Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Sony bought some 6,000 patents and patent applications from Nortel Networks for $4.5 billion. Rivals Intel and Google reportedly began the bidding for the intellectual property, which included patents and patent applications for wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, Internet, and semiconductor technologies, at $900 million.
Nintendo's DSi has been overshadowed by the company's 3DS, but that doesn't mean the company will leave the DSi in the dark. The game maker announced today a "color refresh" for its DSi, and will soon launch both red and blue matte-finish DSi devices. Nintendo's DSi was a predecessor to the company's latest handheld, the 3DS. The DSi comes with the same dual-screen design and offers both front- and rear-facing cameras. Unlike the 3DS, however, it doesn't come with glasses-less 3D support. Earlier this year, Nintendo dropped the price of the DSi to $99 from the earlier $149. The DSi XL, which delivers the same device with larger screens, was brought down to $129. According to Nintendo, the new red and blue DSi handhelds can be found at retailers "as early as this week." Nintendo already sells several other colors, including black, pink, and a much lighter blue.
Accel Partners, a longtime investor in social network Facebook, has created two new funds that add up to just over $1 billion, according to The New York Times. One of the funds, totaling $525 million, will be used to invest in European start-ups. But the interesting part, at least where juicy tech gossip is concerned, is the other $480 million, which is going toward a new late-stage venture fund. A few speculative bloggers have connected the dots and taken this to mean that Accel may be looking to pump more cash into Facebook. The firm first invested in Facebook in 2005, and partner Jim Breyer sits on the social network's board of directors. With the recession starting to hit social-network ad spending, and some critics expressing concern about whether Facebook's revenue can keep pace with its wild growth, there's a legitimate question as to how effectively Facebook has battened down the hatches for the economic storm. Raising more money would be an obvious solution, given the social network's repeated insistence that it's more important for the company to focus on expansion rather than profits for the next few years. Accel has also invested in Glam Media, Metacafe, Etsy, BitTorrent, Trulia, Wetpaint, and a whole host of others. But Facebook, unsurprisingly, is front and center right now.
It's only been a couple of months since the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, but we've already seen the new CPU platforms from AMD and Intel turn up in most of the just-released or upcoming laptops we've heard about. Much has been written about the incredible speed and battery life of Intel's Sandy Bridge chips, and they certainly are impressive, but they are thus far reserved for high-end machines. AMD's Fusion APU (which combines a CPU and GPU), has been found in sub-$500 laptops, and makes for a marked improvement over the Intel Atom, Pentium dual-core, and various low-end AMD chips previously found in the budget category. Oddly, you'll never see the Fusion name actually on a laptop. AMD says it's an internal-only designation, and instead puts a sticker that says "Vision" on the actual laptops, with no mention of the actual CPU model inside. So far, we've seen models with an E-350 CPU and a slower E-250 CPU (the latter of which should be avoided at all costs). But as four of the five AMD Fusion laptops we've tested so far have had the faster E-350 CPU, our experiences have been, for the most part, very positive. The Fusion platform works best in an ultraportable laptop, where it comes off as a smart upgrade to Intel's Atom. We've also seen it crammed into a couple of midsize laptops, where a user's psychological expectations may outstrip the CPU's abilities. If you're interested in delving further into AMD's Fusion platform, we've rounded up the first wave of reviews below. HP Pavilion dm1 The first laptop to offer AMD's power-efficient Fusion platform delivers on much of its promise, combining great battery life, decent performance, and basic graphics for less than $500. Lenovo ThinkPad X120e The AMD Fusion-powered ThinkPad X120e is an 11-inch ultraportable that's better and more affordable than last year's model, making it a worthwhile choice for small-business buyers. Taking a CPU intended for an 11-inch ultraportable and sticking it in a midsize system can potentially be a recipe for disaster. Gateway's 15-inch AMD Fusion-based NV51B05u avoids any major problems, but it could be better. Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5130 While the Toshiba Satellite C655-S5130 cracks the $400 barrier for an affordable 15-inch laptop, this particular AMD Fusion-powered laptop underperforms and underdelivers. Sony Vaio YB15 Sony ditches the Netbook for this more upscale AMD-powered ultraportable, with good performance and features, but also an upscale price.
Raw Beef McD Style You'd really think they would have learned. On a recent Fast Food Fever photo shoot, 2 of the Big&Tastys we sampled weren't cooked. Now I'm not a rocket burger scientist, but I do know raw burgers cause problems both financially and physically - come on McDonald's! Cook that meat!!! Get Your Daily RDA of Fast Food Facts Just found a great resource that tells you the nutritional content of your fast food. Apparently, a Big Mac has 590 calories and 31 grams of fat. I felt my arteries hardening as I read it, but but I'll be damned if I could stop looking up my favorite foods! Resident Finds Rubber Glove In Bun Look's like if you're in Stamford, you might want to watch out for Rubber gloves in your bun (pun intended). "The lawsuit states Jerry became seriously ill and suffered severe physical and emotional pain and suffering." I guess if you do get a rubber glove in your bun it could be painful. Fast Food CANCER! "Scientists have found a clue to the chemical reaction that may cause potato chips, french fries and other fried or baked starchy foods to build up high levels of a possible cancer-causing substance." Oh mama! Cigarettes and now this? Maybe I should just start smoking my Big Macs? Can fast-food titans thrive on healthful fare? Looks like our beloved artery-clogging fast food might be getting healthier. Remember, if you're confused about the fat content in your food, just rub it on a piece of paper. If the paper turns clear, that's your window to weight gain!
Gangrape in bus: Vehicle owner denied bail NEW DELHI: The owner of the bus in which the 23-year-old paramedic was gangraped and brutally assaulted along with her male friend on December 16, was on Tuesday denied bail in a case of alleged forgery committed by him to get his vehicles registered here. Metropolitan Magistrate Chhavi Kapoor dismissed the bail plea of Dinesh Yadav, arrested by the police for allegedly submitting false documents for registration of his vehicles. The court denied the bail saying the forged documents furnished by the accused are to be sent to Forensic Science Laboratory for obtaining expert opinion and the probe is still at an initial stage. A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi granted bail to suspected Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah, who was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the national capital. Date 16-05-13, Duration 1:12, Views 68
Jennifer Aniston’s Latest Skin SecretFeb 3, 2010 @ 2:00 pm We know what you’re thinking—Jennifer Aniston‘s skin always looks good. Trust us, we agree. But we like her most recent obsession so much ourselves that we couldn’t help passing it along: Dr. Hauschka Radiant You kits, which launched last month. (Madonna is also a huge fan of the Dr. Hauschka line.) The set—which includes cleanser, toner, body oil, and a mask—are $6.99 a piece, but if you upload a video of you and your friends using the products, they’re entirely free. And let’s face it: Skin as clear as Ms. Aniston’s is basically priceless.
Tom Ford on New Son: “We Are Very Happy!”Oct 9, 2012 @ 10:21 am Last week, Tom Ford and partner Richard Buckley announced the arrival of son Alexander John Buckley Ford into the world on September 23rd. So how are the proud new dads doing? “We do have a new baby, but we don’t talk about that,” the famously-private Ford told InStyle.com at the Hammer Museum’s 10th Annual Gala in Los Angeles, where they attended to support the arts organization. “But we are very happy, yes.” Declining to comment further, he did mention that they will be spending most of their time in England. “We live mostly in London, and it is rare that we happen to be here in L.A.,” he said. Congrats again to the new parents! Plus, see more cute celebrity dads. — Kwala Mandel
Mayapur Academy Diploma in Arcana Course Those who are interested can learn the art of Deity worship in Sri Dham Mayapur. The main teachers are Jananivasa Das Head Pujari in the Mayapur Deity Department and Nrsimha Kavaca Das ISKCON Deity Worship Minister. Teaching units include: • Temple Worship • Deity Dressing • Brahminical Ethics & Training • Dress Making • Tulasi Care & Worship • Vedic Astrology The next diploma course starts on the 24th of October 2011 and will run until Nityananda Trayodasi on 6 February 2012. Registration has already begun and space is limited. Submissions are accepted online at www.mayapuracademy.org. Successful applicants will receive training in all aspects of deity worship and learn how to offer service that is genuinely pleasing to the Lord. At the same time, students will assist in establishing the standard of worship that Srila Prabhupada wanted for ISKCON temples around the world. “When a devotee with all his heart and soul serves Krsna, dresses Him in nice garments and gives Him a flower, Krsna smiles. If you can get Krsna to smile upon you just once, your life's goal is fulfilled.” (Lecture SB 3.25.12, 12 November 1974)
This 1991 biker movie has as main actor Erik Estrada, from the TV series CHiPS. It's a really cheesy movie, with no original plot to speak off. The script, if there was one, was probably written on the spot, and the filming done sequentially. In other words, big gaps. Erik Estrada is a real actor, no matter what you may think of him in CHiPS. He's the redeeming feature of the movie. He plays a good bad guy. The start of the movie is pretty confusing, and the end was obviously a case of "hey, I'm out of money, let's wrap this up". The story is really drawn out, with too much detail filmed at times (the whole song of a band playing in a bar). There are lots of inconsistencies thanks to the quick script writing. The actual story is about 20 minutes, fitted into 90 minutes. Plot: Johnny (Erik Estrada) is a member of a vicious biker gang. His gang are made to believe that he is a police snitch. The gang goes after him and kills his wife and child instead. Johnny goes on a rampage, taking out the whole gang. The biker gang riding their Harley motorcycle choppers, the "Slavers" gang, is a gang of middle aged and old guys. As Johnny says himself "Half of them can't ride"... Quote "Stay in the wind Johnny, in the wind" On question I had: Why do all the main female characters look alike ?? Verdict: It's mildly amusing, since you can't always have blockbusters. It's a movie that'll play while you're doing something else. Click here to read its IMDB entry Click here to see more photos . \|Amazon US (hover over link below for price)\|\|Amazon UK\|\|DVD\|\|DVD\| Read related Biker movie reviews:
Cardinal Roger Mahony is attending the Vatican conclave to select a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who said last week he was stepping down at the end of February. WASHINGTON — A Catholic group has launched an online petition to keep a cardinal linked to a sex abuse scandal from attending the Vatican conclave that will select a new pope. Catholics United, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, says that former Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony should refrain from attending the papal conclave and recuse himself from voting. The petition launched last week had more than 5,000 signatures as of Tuesday, representing a tiny fraction of the roughly one in four Americans who are Catholic. "Please do not bring further scandal to our Church that has already been rocked by the sex abuse crisis by attending the Papal Conclave. You have been disciplined and you have lost your ability to have a voice within our Church," said the petition by the Washington-based group. Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped Mahony, 76, of his duties last month over his handling of priest sex abuse cases. Church files unsealed under court order this month showed that in the 1980s, Mahony and an aide, Thomas Curry, worked to send priests accused of abuse out of California to shield them from law enforcement scrutiny. Gomez said last week that Mahony and Curry remained bishops in good standing in the Los Angeles archdiocese. Mahony has apologized for "mistakes" he made as archbishop. Mahony is attending the Vatican conclave to select a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who said last week he was stepping down at the end of February. Church rules call for the conclave to start between 15 and 20 days after the papacy becomes vacant. The Vatican has said the meeting could start earlier than originally expected, giving the Roman Catholic Church a new leader by mid-March. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest in the United States with 4 million Catholics, reached a $660 million settlement in 2007 with more than 500 victims of sexual molestation. It was the biggest U.S. settlement of its kind. Reporting by Ian Simpson MSN News on Facebook and Twitter Stay up to date on breaking news and current events. Friend us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/news.msn Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/msnnews
The test team views the use of a pulley as an intermediate step only, and has planned to shift to a reliance on windlasses like those that apparently were used to hoist sails on Egyptian ships. "The whole approach has been to downgrade the technology," Gharib said. "We first wanted to show that a kite could raise a huge weight at all. Now that we're raising larger and larger stones, we're also preparing to replace the steel scaffolding with wooden poles and the steel pulleys with wooden pulleys like the ones they may have used on Egyptian ships." For Gharib, the idea of accomplishing heavy tasks with limited manpower is appealing from an engineer's standpoint because it makes more logistical sense. "You can imagine how hard it is to coordinate the activities of hundreds if not thousands of laborers to accomplish an intricate task," said Gharib. "It's one thing to send thousands of soldiers to attack another army on a battlefield. But an engineering project requires everything to be put precisely into place. "I prefer to think of the technology as simple, with relatively few people involved," he explained. Gharib and Graff came up with a way of building a simple structure around the obelisk, with a pulley system mounted in front of the stone. That way, the base of the obelisk would drag on the ground for a few feet as the kite lifted the stone, and the stone would be quite stable once it was pulled upright into a vertical position. If the obelisk were raised with the base as a pivot, the stone would tend to swing past the vertical position and fall the other way. The top of the obelisk is tied with ropes threaded through the pulleys and attached to the kite. The operation is guided by a couple of workers using ropes attached to the pulleys. No one has found any evidence that the ancient Egyptians moved stones or any other objects with kites and pulleys. But Clemmons has found some tantalizing hints that the project is on the right track. On a building frieze in a Cairo museum, there is a wing pattern in bas-relief that does not resemble any living bird. Directly below are several men standing near vertical objects that could be ropes. Gharib's interest in the project is mainly to demonstrate that the technique may be viable. "We're not Egyptologists," he said. "We're mainly interested in determining whether there is a possibility that the Egyptians were aware of wind power, and whether they used it to make their lives better." Now that Gharib and his team have successfully raised the four-ton concrete obelisk, they plan to further test the approach using a ten-ton stone, and perhaps an even heavier one after that. Eventually they hope to obtain permission to try using their technique to raise one of the obelisks that still lie in an Egyptian quarry. "In fact, we may not even need a kite. It could be we can get along with just a drag chute," Gharib said. An important question is: Was there enough wind in Egypt for a kite or a drag chute to fly? Probably so, as steady winds of up to 30 miles per hour are not unusual in the areas where pyramids and obelisks were found. (c) 2001 Caltech SOURCES AND RELATED WEB SITES
TrendingRob Ford \| Mike Duffy \| NHL Playoffs \| Andrew Coyne \| Christie Blatchford \| Lotto Max results \| Trudeau \| B.C. Election \| Leafs \| Tim Bosma \| Bieber \| Mulcair \| Lotto 6/49 results \| Jays \| North Korea By Jennifer Saltman VANCOUVER— A Surrey, B.C., woman is suing Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc., claiming that her toothbrush broke and severely injured her mouth while she was brushing five years ago. The case is scheduled for trial Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. According to her statement of claim, Saliha Alnoor was brushing her teeth in Oct. 2006 when the handle of her Colgate Active Angle toothbrush — which she had purchased at a grocery store two months earlier — broke in two places. She said the toothbrush tore her gums, which began to bleed profusely before she passed out. “I was very fortunate that my family members were around me when I was injured,” Alnoor said in a statement of claim filed in May 2007. “Because of the injury and the excruciating pain, I had fainted for a few minutes and my family members made sure that I did not swallow and choke and drown in my own blood while I was unconscious.” Alnoor said she contacted Colgate and was asked to provide some more information. She said she never heard back from the company after giving the requested information. “The defendant failed in its duty of care owed to the plaintiff and others to properly test the suitability and safety of the Active Angle toothbrush before releasing the said product into the marketplace,” an amended statement of claim filed in 2009 states. “The Active Angle toothbrush suffered from serious mechanical design flaws which were known or ought to have been known by the defendant at all times material to this claim,” the claim states. According to the claim, Alnoor’s injuries have led to gingivitis, poor appetite and weight loss. She required “extensive” oral surgery to repair the damage to her mouth and continues to endure pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of the amenities of life. Before the incident her dental and general health were reportedly “excellent.” The claims have not been proven in court. Alnoor is seeking general, special and punitive damages, plus costs. The Active Angle toothbrush does not appear on Colgate’s website, but a similar model is still being sold. No recalls have been issued for the toothbrush. A statement of defence has been filed but could not be obtained Monday. Alnoor, her lawyer and a representative from Colgate could not be reached for comment. Powered by WordPress.com VIP
Press Release Distribution italian cooking Latest News+ XML/RSS By Bearcreek Farms Italian Chef, Andy Lorusso to sing, and prepare food in front of live audiences. Bearcreek Farms buffet will feature entrees from Chef Lorusso. By A. V. Harrison Publishing You want Italy! You’ve GOT Italy! As only Judith Works, former United Nations attorney can bring it to you! Funny, and Fascinating! ‘Coins In The Fountain’ is this season’s breakthrough travel memoir. Ex-Pats! Diplomats! Aristocrats! By Jeff Fisher/Blitz Group Pelago is one of only 600 restaurants worldwide to receive the prestigious honor. By Prof. Ferdinando Scaglione I have run a school of languages for 35 years here in Calabria, in the beautiful south of Italy, in a beautiful town called Gerace. From May all through November we arrange intensive courses of Italian. Stay in our 1st class Bed & Breakfast. By Contact: Rita Barry-Corke, RBC Communications Linda Cardillo, author of Across the Table and Dancing on Sunday Afternoon to join fellow romance fiction writers at the Romance Writers of America Conference in Orlando, Florida on July 28th. By rbc communications Harvard MBA and author of the new book, Across the Table, Linda Cardillo (www.lindacardillo.com) joins Jordan Rich on The Jordan Rich Show - WBZ Radio 1030 at midnight on Saturday June 5, 2010. By Ital Sard USA We are announcing Author Tino Rozzo's appearence at NYC's Javits Center By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Italian Cuisine – Italian Cookery Courses created by the Italian language School Leonardo da Vinci in all the school locations: Milan, Florence, Rome and Siena. Learning and Tasting Italian Cooking. By Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia Tuscany and Umbria are famous for their exquisite cuisine. La Rogaia cookery school offers cooking lessons for Umbrian and Tuscan specialities, accompanied by wines from Umbrian and Tuscan cellars and first class extra virgin olive oil By Olive Press PR New website VacationUnderTheTuscanSun.com makes the sweet taste of Tuscany a reality – not just in summer, but all year round By The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Maria Liberati Celebrity Chef/ Best Selling Author- Maria Liberati is also President of the successful brand The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm. She will be sharing tips with listeners on Blog Talk Radio. By Italia Living Experience the pleasures, elegance, and joy of living the lifestyle of Italy and la dolce vita. Celebrity Chef- Maria Liberati and The Basic Art of Italian Cooking tm in Phila.Pa. and Princeton,NJ By Maria Liberati's The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Former international supermodel/best selling author- Maria Liberati slated to be special guest at Great Grapes Festival in Phila, Pa and Princeton, NJ 9/22.23 & 9/29,30 includes book signing, coooking demo and sampling.
An anonymous reader wrote to mention an Ars Technica post stating that, for the first time, more U.S. consumers own a DVD player than own a VCR. The DVD player dropped below $100 quite some time ago, but the third quarter of this year saw the percentage of DVD player ownership reach 81.2. Only 79.2% of consumers now own VCR players, reports Nielsen. From the article: "For all of the talk about the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray, both technologies are far, far away from most family rooms. Yes, the two are just now beginning what could be a long battle for entertainment-center supremacy, but keep in mind that the technology that they are vying to replace has only recently gained the upper hand against the previous-generation technology--a decade after first being introduced. Even if Blu-ray or HD DVD unexpectedly routs its opponent from the market in the next two or three years, it will still be several more years before the victorious format supplants the DVD."
alphadogg writes "With demand for Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) more sluggish than vendors had hoped, 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch and adapter makers are making it available for free. FCoE is a standard driven largely by Cisco to converge customers' data center LAN and storage fabrics with 10G Ethernet. Industry heavyweights Intel and Brocade are among those now giving away FCoE capabilities. There are several factors prompting vendors to slash FCoE prices or stop charging for it altogether, including market indifference; technological immaturity; competing alternatives, such as virtualized Fibre Channel and Ethernet I/O; the recession; and vendors looking to drive switch volumes. 'When FCoE first came out there used to be a fairly large price premium,' says Alan Weckel, director of Dell'Oro Group. 'Cisco had to give it away for free to drive switch volumes. Users were not adopting as rapidly as thought or that Cisco had hoped for.'"
Less than a month ago, Rocket Music Player for Android received a major update that added support for more audio formats, as well as new features and bug fixes. Today, JRTStudio, the team behind the popular music player, announced a new version of the Android application is available for download. The most important new feature added is support for videos, along the new Sleep Times. Moreover, devs also included support for the WavePack audio format and the option to start playing when Bluetooth connects to a device. In addition, users will now be able to add or/and remove the tabs they want. In the latest version of Rocket Music Player video play counts when combined with iSyncr. Rocket Music Player 1.5.0 is now available as a free download via Google Play store and it should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 2.1 and later. Check it out here
Sep. 11th, 2007 6:52 am Majesco announced today it shipped Kengo: Legend of the 9 for the Xbox 360. Developed by Genki, Kengo: Legend of the 9 challenges players to carve out their place in history as nine real samurai warriors from feudal Japan. Famed Samurai Warriors Come to the Xbox 360(TM) as Majesco Entertainment Ships 'Kengo: Legend of the 9' EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL - News), an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products, today shipped Kengo: Legend of the 9 for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Genki, Kengo: Legend of the 9 challenges players to carve out their place in history as nine real samurai warriors from feudal Japan. "Kengo: Legend of the 9 is the complete package: stunning high definition graphics; action-packed gameplay; a robust upgrade and customization system; and an attractive price point that offers next-generation gamers outstanding value," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing, Majesco. Kengo: Legend of the 9 features nine real samurai warriors: Musashi Miyamoto, Jubei Yagyu and Sanako Chiba, among others. Each has his/her own storyline, attack techniques and upgradeable attributes (health, stamina, attack power and defense). Four gameplay modes include: Main Mode with intertwining storylines; Mission Mode with 10 time-based missions loosely based on real historical events; two-player, head-to-head battles in Combat Mode; and Xbox Live Leaderboard where players compete for new equipment and the best ranking against other Xbox Live gamers by pitting AI profiles against each other. By using the environment to their advantage, players can also perform grapple moves that result in cinematic instant kills. Kengo: Legend of the 9 is currently available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $39.99. A gameplay trailer is also available for download via Xbox Live. For additional information, please visit www.majescoentertainment.com.
Arts minister, transport chief go in Qld Queensland has lost its Arts Minister and Transport Department head in the same day. Minister Ros Bates resigned from cabinet for health and family reasons. Four hours later, Premier Campbell Newman sacked Transport and Main Roads Director General Michael Caltabiano. The former Liberal MP is at the centre of an Ethics Committee and Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation into an alleged nepotism scandal. The son of Ms Bates was given a plum job in Mr Caltabiano's department and he's accused of misleading parliament to cover up their work history. Mr Caltabiano stood aside in October on full pay and has been pocketing almost $10,000 a week before tax. Mr Newman didn't want to comment on Mr Caltabiano's dismissal, but said he was saddened to see Ms Bates resign. She is the third minister to go in just 10 months, and her resignation could spark a widespread cabinet reshuffle. Mr Newman said he did not ask her to quit; but he didn't ask her to stay on either. "She has been under intense pressure," he said. "Ros has done an outstanding job under difficult circumstances. "I think she goes now with her head held high." Ms Bates' career has been plagued by controversies which often overshadowed the work of the government. She had been under fire for months over the nepotism claims and had failed to fully disclose all contact with lobbyists. She's also spent 25 per cent of her time on sick or recreational leave. Just one month ago, she stared down her opponents and proclaimed she'd be a long-term minister: "I am the captain of the ship and the ship still sails." But it appears as though relentless opposition questioning over her integrity wore her down. Mr Newman insists Ms Bates "came up trumps" during Question Time but the opposition says they still want answers on her contact with lobbyists. "Perhaps there is more to come out," Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said. Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Newman failed to show leadership and should have fired Ms Bates and Mr Caltabiano months ago. Australian Catholic University political analyst Scott Prasser says it would have been more damaging to keep Ms Bates on than to have her leave. Attacks would have kept on coming because Ms Bates was unwilling to acknowledge her mistakes, he said. Mr Prasser said the community can have confidence however that there was an improved sense of accountability with the Newman government. No heads rolled in the former Labor government over the Queensland Health payroll debacle. Mr Newman says he'll consider using Ms Bates' resignation as a chance for a wider cabinet reshuffle. He maintains that the three ministerial resignations don't reflect poorly on his government. "People have seen this government's performance when it mattered, during the recent floods," he said. "They understand this is a government that has a great team and is showing the leadership to take the state forward." Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek will act in Ms Bates' role until a replacement is found. Mr Caltabiano's contract will be terminated on March 15. Brought to you by
Stu Reed Named Head Of Motorola's Mobile Devices Business (Archive News Story - Products mentioned in this Archive News Story may or may not be available from the manufacturer.) 1303 E. Algonquin Rd., 7th Flr. Schaumburg, IL, 60196 4041 Press release date: July 11, 2007 SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 11, 2007 / -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Stu Reed, executive vice president of Motorola's Integrated Supply Chain organization, has been named president of Motorola's Mobile Devices business effective immediately. Reed will continue to report directly to Greg Brown, president and chief operating officer. "During the past two years at Motorola, Stu has established our global supply chain organization and transformed it into a competitive advantage. Stu has extensive operational experience with the mobile device business, and he offers the best combination of leadership, strategic thinking and values to succeed in this demanding role," said Brown. "We are confident that under Stu's leadership, and together with our ongoing efforts to improve the operations and execution in the Mobile Devices business, we can restore the profitability and performance of this important business." Since April 2005, Reed has led the transformation of Motorola's supply chain organization, which encompasses the global operations associated with procurement, new product introduction, manufacturing and customer fulfillment. In addition, Reed also helped the company generate significant cost savings by consolidating suppliers and implementing a comprehensive supply chain strategy. Prior to joining Motorola, Reed worked at IBM Corporation for more than 20 years, where he held executive roles over manufacturing; strategy, process and information technology; and systems and software products. At IBM, Reed served as a noted thought leader and implementer among a team of senior executives who transformed IBM's supply chain operations. He began his career at IBM in 1983. Reed holds a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was appointed a Sloan Fellow. He also holds a bachelor's degree in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University. In addition, Rita Lane, corporate vice president and chief procurement officer for Motorola, has been named to lead Motorola's Integrated Supply Chain organization. Lane has global expertise in a wide array of critical supply chain areas, including engineering, quality, manufacturing, operations and logistics. Prior to Motorola, Lane held leadership positions with IBM's supply chain function and with the United States Air Force. Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com. SOURCE Motorola, Inc. Media, Jennifer Erickson, +1-847-435-5320, firstname.lastname@example.org, or Investors, Dean Lindroth, +1-847-576-6899, email@example.com
So you live in another country, say somewhere in Europe, maybe, oh I don't know, England. In your perambulations around the Internet you find a load of stuff that interests you and you think "Hmmm, other people might be interested in this, I'll share it online." You build a Web site that just lists the links ... and links are the only thing on the site ... and you turn it loose. Next thing you know, your domain name is seized by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the various United States government agencies are trying to extradite you so you can be prosecuted for "violations of Federal criminal copyright infringement laws", a crime that could send you to prison for 10 years! Sounds ridiculous? Well, that's exactly what has happened to Richard O'Dwyer, a 24 year old British citizen who is a student at Sheffield Hallam University in England. In 2007 O'Dwyer set up a Web site, TVShack.net, listing links, nothing else, no copyrighted materials at all, and included the disclaimer "TV Shack is a simple resource site. All content visible on this site is located at 3rd party websites. TV Shack is not responsible for any content linked to or referred from these pages." The site also noted that it was hosted in Sweden. On June 30, 2010, ICE seized seven domains, including O'Dwyer's TVShack.net, for "violations of Federal criminal copyright infringement laws" and alleged the sites were "involved in the illegal distribution of copyrighted movies and television programs over the Internet". Particularly telling that the seized sites were cited as "linking websites" providing "access or links to other websites where pirated movies and television programs are stored". In essence, the charges are for linking. Not for distributing pirated content, but for simply pointing to another site where pirated material might be found. What, I suspect, made The Man ("The Man" being U.S. authorities prodded into action by, no surprise, the Motion Picture Association of America) go after O'Dwyer was that he was making money from advertising on his site (U.S. authorities claim his site earned advertising revenue of something like $230,000 since January 2008). What is totally insane about the charge that O'Dwyer's site was infringing anyone's copyright is it was just a list of links ... a list of links much like one that you might get from Google, Bing, or Yahoo. Will any of those companies be hauled into court for the same charge? I think not. Should O'Dwyer be extradited to the U.S. (in March this year the UK Home Secretary very unwisely approved extradition, but the case is currently in appeal) and is found guilty the consequences will be biblical. Tweet or post to Facebook a link to some site that is considered to infringe someone's copyright, and you could find yourself and or your company liable. This case is attracting a lot of attention not just because of the potential for a real miscarriage of justice, but because it will have a profound chilling effect on free speech and openness. A major campaign by Demand Progress and supported by Wikipedia and its founder Jimmy Wales is underway to pressure the UK, through public opinion, to not allow extradition. The first batch of iPhone 5 handsets began shipping on Tuesday to people who ordered them online last week, according to FedEx tracking notices delivered the same day. Receipt of the ... Innovation for the win: A federal judge ruled today that Java's APIs are not copyrightable. The federal district judge in the widely reported Oracle v. Google case ruled in favor ... Every day copyright holders send out countless notices which order BitTorrent indexes, cyberlockers, forums, blogs and search engines to remove links to allegedly infringing content. The process is ... Defeat in a single battle in the war over net liberty doesn’t concern me too much. I know that the net freedom forces have the strategic and intellectual ... In November 2010, Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seized dozens of domain names allegedly connected to copyright infringement. One of them, hip-hop blog Dajaz1, lay in ... FedEx begins shipping iPhone 5 pre-orders No Copyrights on APIs: Judge Defends Interoperability and Should Websites Charge A Fee To Process Copyright Why Are People Resigning Before The Copyright Industries’ RIAA Behind US Government’s Failed Domain Name Seizure
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at it again, telling us peons that we're not deserving of our full measure of yet another freedom, this time to express ourselves. As reported by Dana Rubenstein at CapitalNewYork.com (HT The Blaze), "As it turns out, Bloomberg, the highest-profile cheerleader for New York City's burgeoning tech scene, doesn't really like the social media revolution upon which much of it is premised." Excerpts after the jump reveal that Bloomberg wants tech, but only on his terms: The rogue collection of bureaucrats known as the Environmental Protection Agency continues its lawless ways. The establishment press continues to serve as enablers. In January, a federal court vacated the EPA's regulations mandating the use of cellulosic biofuels which weren't produced at all until last year, and barely exist now. In response, the agency, directly defying the court, increased the production requirement of these fuels for 2013. In covering the story, as I noted at NewsBusters on January 31, the Associated Press's Matt Daly only wrote that "An oil industry representative said the Obama administration was thumbing its nose at a ruling last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia" -- as if the agency's action was only a matter of some eeeevil oil guy's opinion. The first is that it will cost a lot of money, totaling an amount which appears to have a chance to come within striking distance of about half of the annual profits in the entire commercial baking industry. The second is that there is little if any evidence supporting DOL's finding that imports have seriously harmed the industry. Excerpts from that editorial (do read the whole blood-boiling thing), followed by a bit of analysis by yours truly, follow the jump. This goes back about ten days, and I originally missed it. Fortunately, though, an Investor's Business Daily editorial got around to mentioning Rick Perry's visit to California last week in an effort to lure businesses to the more commerce-friendly environs of Texas. Associated Press report Juliet Williams and her story's headline writer were not amused by Perry's aggressiveness. Williams seemed to be bucking to have her picture placed next to the words "petty" and "vindictive" in the dictionary. Several paragraph from her February 11 coverage of Perry's visit to the formerly Golden State follow the jump (bolds are mine throughout this post): In a Friday editorial, Investor's Business Daily picked up a disturbing downside in the January 2013 jobs report released by the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier that day: More people are working, but they're working fewer hours per week. In certain sectors, including retail, the industry's aggregate hours worked actually shrank compared to January 2012. Memo to Chris Rugaber at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press: That's another reason your description of Friday's report as "mostly encouraging" is rubbish. IBD relied on seasonally adjusted data in arriving at its findings. The raw figures (i.e., not seasonally adjusted amounts), representing the government's best estimates of actual conditions during the month before seasonal smoothing, are even more disturbing -- and far more relevant. This is especially the case in retail, as January is a month when retailers retrench after the Christmas shopping season; whatever pullback takes place will mostly stick for the next several months. A few paragraphs from the paper's editorial, as well as a comparison of the raw and seasonally adjusted numbers in retail in January 2013 and 2012, follow the jump (HT frequent BizzyBlog commenter dscott): As has so often been the case for nearly four years, one needs to go to the editorial pages of the nation's two leading financial publications, the Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily, to get to the truth behind news developments, especially the ones with potential to cast the Obama administration in a bad light. There may not be a better example of the press ignoring the obvious than the circumstances surrounding Mohammed Morsi's dictatorial power grab in Egypt. Morsi gained substantial perceived world standing when the U.S. government praised him lavishly (or is it slavishly?) for his involvement in brokering a truce of sorts in the Israel-Hamas conflict. As a Friday IBD editorial pointed out, Morsi is now "using America's stamp of approval to oppress his own people" (bolds are mine throughout this post): It's been over a week since the Michael Bastasch at the Daily Caller exposed EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson's use of alias email accounts to conduct official business. A Monday evening Investor's Business Daily editorial noted that this practice is more than likely illegal, because "Federal law prohibits the government from using private emails for official communications unless they are appropriately stored and can be tracked" -- something which can hardly be done if non-flagged Jackson accounts are under names like "Richard Windsor." Despite the obvious journalistic hot buttons of government secrecy and stonewalling (the Competitive Enterprise Institute has been trying through freedom of information requests since May and a lawsuit filed a few months later to get the EPA to reveal the contensts of "certain correspondence on the secondary email account assigned to" Ms. Jackson), establishment press coverage has been virtually non-existent. One useful interpretation of a journalist's use of "some people say that" or "some argue that" without an accompanying reference to or quote from a subject matters expert is that such phrases really mean "in my opinion." This is the very likely case in a disingenuously headlined Associated Press story yesterday by Andrew Taylor concerning the standoff between the Republicans, who want the current income tax structure continued for at least another year, and Democrats, including President Obama, who want to raise taxes (they describe it as "ending the Bush tax cuts," which fully went into effect over nine years ago) on "the rich," currently defined as people making $200,000 or more per year. Taylor put the following statement out there without identifying any economist or political analyst who might agree with it (because I doubt there are many, or even any): After the jump is a graphic from Investor's Business Daily comparing post-recession consumer confidence readings from the Conference Board during the Reagan and Obama administrations. See it there or see it below, because you probably won't see it at any establishment press web site or in any of their publications. What's remarkable about the graphic is how confidence was able to stay at or above 100 (a reading of 90 is considered the "healthy economy" benchmark) in the face of a virtually non-stop media onslaught which alternatively tried to deny the existence of the ongoing prosperity, constantly warned that another recession was just around the corner, or whined about how supposedly unfair the economy was becoming (Keep in mind that the Media Research Center didn't appear on the scene until 1987) -- which is quite different from the current establishment media cheerleading which occurs seemingly any time there's the least little sign that things might be getting better. In one of a virtually endless stream of such examples, a Monday Associated Press report by Elaine Ganley and Greg Keller on challenges facing newly elected French Prime Minister, Socialist Francois Hollande, described him as "the leftist who has pledged to buck Europe's austerity trend." What a deceptive joke. Europe's attempt at "austerity" can't be a "trend," because it hasn't even started. The "Fiscal Treaty" involved (at Google Docs; at RTE News [large PDF]) hasn't even taken effect. Article 14, as explained by RTE's Europe Editor Tony Connelly, "will enter into force on January 1 2013 so long as 12 member states have completed ratification." A Monday editorial at Investor's Business Daily took the press to task for its pretense, and in the process noted facts about the monstrous growth of government in EU countries the U.S. establishment press won't report (bolds are mine throughout this post): A year ago in March, an Investor's Business Daily editorial ("America's Enemies Don't Want U.S. Drilling") informed readers that "the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington put out a Twitter post expressing disappointment that the documentary 'Gasland' didn't win an Academy Award." Specifically: "Sadly, 'Gasland' didn't win an Oscar, because a Vzlan helped make it," Venezuela's Twitterer whined." IBD went on to note that "Gasland" had "a Venezuelan production assistant, Irene Yibirin, who ... (has) ties to the (Chavez) government's Foundation National Cinematheque. ... [O]n the site, she praised Chavez." Why is this relevant? Well, as another IBD editorial on Thursday noted, EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz, who became deservedly infamous last week when his public articulation of his "Crucify Them" philosophy towards enforcement of environmental laws and regulations in a speech a year ago was exposed, really loves the film, which industry officials have shown is riddled with deceptions and outright falsehoods. Not only that, he was also involved in making it: When President Barack Obama recently pontificated on gas prices, the broadcast networks listened, and parroted his explanations of why gas prices have more than doubled since he took office. But the networks had a much different take on gas prices when a Republican president was in office. On March 7, 2012, Obama declared: “We've got 2 percent of the world oil reserves; we use 20 percent. What that means is, as much as we're doing to increase oil production, we're not going to be able to just drill our way out of the problem of high gas prices.” The Occupy movement's unmasking as the radicals they really are and always have been continues, conveniently almost completely outside the notice of the establishment press. As far as I can tell, only one press report by Erik Olson at the Daily News based in Longview, Washington is reporting, and even then with the use of a very inadequate headline, that Occupy Longview intends to "thwart" shipping activity at the Port of Longview. Specifically (bolds are mine throughout this post): Anyone who made the easy prediction that the Associated Press would fail to bring up Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in its fawning tribute to Barney Frank after his retirement announcement yesterday was correct. Anyone making the easy prediction that the AP would lionize him as a "gay pioneer" was also spot-on. Also predictably, the wire service's Bob Salsberg and David Espo failed to mention that Frank advocated abolishing Fan and Fred as a dishonest survival tactic during his final reelection campaign in 2010, and of course did nothing visible to make that happen this year. What's really odious in this regard is that the AP pair gave him credit (pun intended) for how he "worked to expand affordable housing," when the Community Reinvestment Act-driven subprime crisis Fan and Fred engendered has sent the housing market levels not seen since World War II. What follows are excerpts from the AP. After that I have a few contrary and clear-headed paragraphs from an Investor's Business Daily editorial, and a little reminder of a 1999 "Present" vote which should have generated controversy, but didn't: The easy catch in former Obama administration economic adviser Austan Goolsbee's Thursday interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," as reported by the Politico's Tim Mak, is that he believes that "if given a second chance he would not have backed the Cash for Clunkers program or the home buyer tax credit." Goolsbee's excuse for his changed position -- that the administration didn't think the recovery would take so long, when the administration's policies have primarily explain why the recovery has taken so long -- is characteristically lame. Something else Goolsbee said is far more surprising -- so surprising that one wonders if famed supply-side economist Arthur Laffer somehow temporarily took over the former Obama adviser's mind and body. One also wonders why Mak saved what Goolsbee said for his report's final two paragraphs instead of headlining and leading with it. On Wednesday evening (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), I noted the absurdity of Associated Press coverage characterizing the 5-page document with 3-1/2 whole pages of text issued by the "Gang of Six" as a "plan" -- 12 times, plus in the item's headline. Though I didn't bring it up then, an obvious point to make about any of these items floating around Washington is that if the Congressional Budget Office can't score it, it can't be a plan. A month ago, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf told a congressional committee, in response to a question about President Obama's April proposal, that "we can't score speeches." By contrast, there's no reason to believe it can't score Cut, Cap & Balance, because it's actual legislation passed by the House. Last night at Investors Business Daily, Mark Steyn, the self-described "One-Man Global Content Provider," made more generalized comments about the media coverage of the debt ceiling-tax-spending-amending discussions and its identification of anything stated in a semi-coherent sentence as a "plan" (press-related items in bold): On Friday, Cass Sunstein, the White House's 56 year-old Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (pictured at right), attempted to disavow a 42-page paper he wrote called "Lives, Life-Years, and Willingness to Pay," which recommended that the government reduce resources directed at benefitting the elderly in favor of increasing what goes to young people, because young people have more years of life ahead of them. His statement, as carried at CNS News: “I’m a lot older now than the author with my name was, and I’m not sure what I think about what that young man wrote,” he said. “Things written as an academic are not a legitimate part of what we do as a government official. So I am not focusing on sentences that a young Cass Sunstein wrote years ago. So, dear readers, before you go to the rest of this post, guess how "young" Sunstein was when he engaged in his de facto "death panels" advocacy. Imagine if the Bush 43 administration had decided to exclude a newspaper's reporters from full access to presidential events--regardless of the ostensible reason. Does anyone believe that the New York Times or Associated Press would have ignored the story? Well, in a thoroughly predictable but nonetheless sad development, that is what has happened since the Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot reported that "The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s Boston fund-raiser today, in e-mails objecting to the newspaper’s front page placement of a Mitt Romney op-ed, saying pool reporters are chosen based on whether they cover the news 'fairly.'" Lachlan Markay relayed Chabot's item at NewsBusters yesterday, and also chronicled several previous examples of White House mistreatment, maltreatment, and abuse of disfavored media members. A search of the Associated Press's main site late this morning on "Boston Herald" (without quotes) returned nothing relevant, as seen after the jump: Just barely a year after it derided the establishment media's obsession over oil-affected birds in the Gulf of Mexico while virtually ignoring the loss human life in awful floods in Tennessee (noted at the time at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), Investors Business Daily's editorialists are calling out the press for oversaturating us with Obama-OBL victory lap coverage at the expense of informing the nation about the severity of this year's horrible Mississippi River flooding. IBD makes great points in the following excerpts (bolds are mine): Thursday, an odd warning emanated from the halls of the supposedly esteemed investment firm known as Goldman Sachs: If Uncle Sam spends $61 billion less during the second half of the current fiscal year, and ends the year with "only" $3.758 trillion in spending instead of the administration's anticipated $3.819 trillion, economic growth will be seriously harmed. Yesterday, similar nonsense was put forth by Jeannine Aversa at the Associated Press in reaction to the government's report that economic growth during the fourth quarter was revised down to 2.8% from 3.2%, when experts (like the geniuses at Goldman) had expected the number to come in at 3.3%. The headlined whine: "State and local budget cuts are slowing US economy." First, I am grateful that Edenhofer, a German economist who is "co-chair of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Working Group III on Mitigation of Climate Change," has a last name on which searching is easy. I quickly determined that his name last name doesn't currently come up in searches at the Associated Press's main web site, the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times. That's because he hasn't said or done anything newsworthy, right? Wrong. What's newsworthy is my second reason for thanking him. First covered at NewsBusters yesterday by Noel Sheppard, and described this evening in an Investors Business Daily editorial, Mr. Edenhofer has proffered the principal motivation behind the "climate change movement" -- redistribution of wealth (bolds are mine): Back in March, in the runup to the final ObamaCare vote in the House, the establishment press was thrilled when the Congressional Budget Office issued a report estimating that ObamaCare would, in the CBO's words, "produce a net reduction in federal deficits of $138 billion over the 2010–2019 period as result of changes in direct spending and revenue." At the time, NB's Brent Baker noted how positively giddy Katie Couric at CBS News was over the CBO's estimate. Couric even claimed: "The price tag certified." If only. It turns out that the key word in the CBO statement was "direct." On Friday, CBO head Doug Elmendorf made a presentation (HT Jed Graham at IBD) at the Schaeffer Center of the University of Southern California entitled "Economic Effects of the March Health Legislation." In it, as shown below, he revealed a pesky and significant indirect effect of the legislation. In the process, he also introduced us to a new economic disease (my name) -- ObamaCare Withdrawn Labor Syndrome, or "OWL": NewsBusters posts Friday afternoon provided readers with a list of 65 known participants in the now-infamous Journolist (via Melissa Clouthier) and the special case of Jared Bernstein, Vice President Joe Biden's Economic Adviser (via Lachian Markey). (Aside: Does the fact that Biden has his own econ adviser explain why what the Vice President says in public about the economy is so often of sync with the rest of the President's peeps?) Here's another very special name that could (emphasis: could) be added to the (Journo)List: the soon-departing White House Budget Director Peter Orszag. Once again, it's clear that reading editorials and op-eds at publications like the Wall Street Journal and Investors Business Daily becomes a requirement to be truly informed when a Democratic administration in power. On July 6, Peter Ferrara at IBD noted that the annual report from the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare system is long overdue, and wondered why: Are Overdue Reports Concealing ObamaCare Impact On Medicare? Every year, the Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees comes out between mid-April and mid-May. Now it's July, and there's no sign of this year's report. What is the Obama administration hiding? A federal judge in New Orleans has blocked a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects that was imposed in response to the massive Gulf oil spill. The White House says President Barack Obama's administration will appeal. Several companies that ferry people and supplies and provide other services to offshore drilling rigs had asked U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans to overturn the moratorium. This later paragraph from AP's breaking news report explains why I believe Ken Salazar's dissenting experts from the National Academy of Engineering may have influenced the judge's outlook on the case: Feldman says in his ruling that the Interior Department failed to provide adequate reasoning for the moratorium. He says it seems to assume that because one rig failed, all companies and rigs doing deepwater drilling pose an imminent danger. Feldman's take seems to mirror the language of the dissenting experts. On Friday, Investors Business Daily (IBD) reported on leaked government documents identifying what employer-provided health plans can and cannot do if they wish to retain their "grandfathered" status under the statist health care legislation commonly known as ObamaCare that became law on March 23. One of the items in the government document (83-page PDF) is the following table, which estimates the percentages of large and small employers who will choose to (or be financially forced to) "relinquish" (i.e., give up) their grandfathered status: In ironic timing, Walecia Konrad at the New York Times, in a personal finance column that appeared in the paper's Saturday print edition and which was probably written shortly before IBD's report, inadvertently revealed that ObamaCare itself may be a reason why employer "relinquishments" over the next three years come in well above the mid-range estimates in the table: In mid-July of last year, the good folks on the editorial board at Investors Business Daily made the following observations about the version of ObamaCare then under consideration by the House: ... Right there on Page 16 is a provision making individual private medical insurance illegal. ... the "Limitation On New Enrollment" section of the bill clearly states: "Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law. So ... Those who currently have private individual coverage won't be able to change it. Nor will those who leave a company to work for themselves be free to buy individual plans from private carriers. The leaked Treasury draft documents (83-page PDF) referred to in an earlier post this morning about employer coverage (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog) go beyond vindicating IBD by applying the same prohibitions to group coverage, as the following language found at Page 14 of the document shows: Earlier this year, in his "Can we lose health coverage? Yes we can" column, syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock made a point asserted in dozens if not hundreds of columns and reports during the hide-and-seek legistlative process that ultimately led to the passage of what is commonly known as ObamaCare: The President's core promise relating to the statist health care legislation that ultimately became law in March -- namely that "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what" -- could not and would not be kept. In that column, Murdock quoted Cato Institute analyst Michael Cannon as follows: "Obama's definition of 'meaningful' coverage could eliminate the health plans that now cover as many as half of the 159 million Americans with employer-sponsored insurance, plus more than half of the roughly 18 million Americans in the individual market. ... This could compel close to 90 million Americans to switch to more comprehensive health plans with higher premiums, whether they value the added coverage or not." In a late Friday afternoon blog post followed by a fuller early evening report, David Hogberg and Sean Higgins at Investors Business Daily confirmed that Obama's never-credible core promise is on the brink of being shattered, and that the employer-related calculations by Cato's Cannon were essentially correct (graphically illustrated by IBD at the top right): A protest noticed by the target's next-door neighbor who happened to be home at the time, namely journalist Nina Easton (who also took the photo at right), occurred in a Metro DC suburb in Maryland marked the next round of a national labor union's attempt at persuasion through intimidation. IBD concisely describes what happens, and why it should cause so much concern: Mob Rule From SEIU On May 16, Washington, D.C., police escorted 14 busloads full of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members at least part of the way to storm the Chevy Chase, Md., home of Bank of America's deputy legal counsel, Greg Baer.
Re: Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia? - From: "Tex" <pearland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:17:41 -0500 Howdy Dee Dee! Too bad about the Saeco biting the dust, but I'll bet you a buck it wouldn't have cost $50 to fix it up like new. Both the Classic & the Silvia are good machines; and both are a lot better when they've been PID'd. In stock form you'll need to master temp surfin', messing around with the various switches & stop-watches to arrive at the ideal starting temperature for making coffee. With a PID all you have to do to achieve this is to flip the switch. Also, both machines come from the factories with the group pressure set too high and should have their OPV's adjusted to ~9 bar. The Silvia's "fru-fru" hole pattern doesn't impact the drip tray's effectiveness one way or the other. The Silvia has a carbon steel frame and a stainless steel chassis. The Classic is 100% stainless steel. The degree of force used in tamping is an individual thing; I use a very light tamp because I have hand tremors that get worse as force is applied. Other folks go to the other extreme, to the point of almost doing a full hand-stand on the tamper. Whichever you decide is best for you, the important thing is to apply it consistently - from shot to shot to shot. Robert (Tex) Harmon http://www.tinyurl.com/mb4uj - My coffee pages. http://www.tinyurl.com/2j8jur - Gaggia User's Group http://www.tinyurl.com/235dfr - BUG is Bunn User's Group (espresso) "Dee Dee" <deedovey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message Don't bother reading if you don't want a saga. My Saeco Aroma bit the dust after 8 months of use of normal daily use for 2 coffee lovers. I'm glad I purchased it and learned a little about espresso; I learned enough to know that we'll never be satisfied with anything other than an espresso machine. The frother began to drip first (no big deal, I said), then one day, the light switch only flickered occasionally when pushed and wouldn't turn on, it was all over. We had to have some coffee, and having thrown out all coffee pots and melitta filters, we bought a French Press. DH nor I cared for the taste, after after 2 weeks, we hurriedly ordered a melitta pot and an extra filter after buying a couple of excellent brewed melitta-type coffees at Whole Foods. This, too, is not up to our taste-test, and we still have not faced the decision on another espresso maker, except to say that the Silvia and Gaggia are within our price range. I notice that the Silvia says on the wholelattelove site that it has been re-designed. After being accustomed to the looks of mine, I'm wondering if the fru-fru holes in the front plate work as well as the I watched the videos, and as I recall, it said nickel plated, not stainless steel; perhaps I'm wrong about that, but the front page Another thing I'm leaning toward the Silvia is that one personal review said that the water heated to a higher temperature, which is important to me. I have no strength in my arms, so I'm wondering about this tamping, and could I do it myself without problems if DH is not available? The Saeco did not have to have the tamping. I don't know the difference in terms, and why one machine has to be tamped and another doesn't. Alton Brown said 30#. This week I will be going to Baltimore Coffee. I see they are opening a new store in Frederick MD in May 2008. Darn, this store looks inviting. I was unable to find the store itself previously some months back, but perhaps I couldn't find the right information. (I haven't forgotten your recommendation for this establishment, if you are reading this.) Thanks for reading. - Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia? - From: Dee Dee - Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia? - Prev by Date: a trend noticed in re: howdy folks - Next by Date: Re: Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia? - Previous by thread: Re: Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia? - Next by thread: Re: Saeco finished - Silvia or Gaggia?
Re: The Rice HOF File - From: "Jim Tiberio" <jimtiberio@xxxxxxxxxxx> - Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:49:02 -0500 "Griffin Spencer" <ENTERMYNAMEHEREFIRSTANDLASTNOSPACE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in > Jim Tiberio wrote: > > ARE YOU BLIND MAN??? It's right there in plain gibberish! > >>>0000007204 00000 n > 7204?! Is he KIDDING ME?! He had a hangnail! - Prev by Date: Re: Hot Properties... - Next by Date: Re: Stuff from the Globe today !!!! - Previous by thread: Re: The Rice HOF File - Next by thread: Re: I'd do this deal. It seems to make sense. Manny like Pettite?
Obama speaks with world leaders after re-election WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with more than a dozen world leaders following his re-election and expressed his desire to continue to have close cooperation with them. Obama spoke Thursday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and several other world leaders. The calls came in the aftermath of Obama's winning of a second term against Republican Mitt Romney. The White House says the president thanked them for their friendship and partnership and interest in maintaining close cooperation between the U.S. and their country. Obama also spoke with the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, France, India, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The president also spoke with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. News Photo Galleriesview all - 19883Oklahoma medical examiner reports cause of deaths in Grand Lake boat crash - 16750Oklahoma City Thunder: Amnesty Kendrick Perkins? - 12000Rx drug bills sent to Oklahoma governor - 11023Rockets guard Patrick Beverley bombarded with hateful Tweets after Thunder get eliminated - 8434Report: OSU blocking Wes Lunt from transferring to the SEC, Big 12 and Southern Miss - 8422Tulsa man tells police he smashed woman's head with machete in self-defense - 7521Oklahoma football: Sooners get pair of commitments
Facilitator's Guide for THE BELOVED COMMUNITY A film by Pamela Calvert/Plain Speech At the fenceline of Canada's "Chemical Valley," girls are being born at twice the rate of boys. How do you stay in the home you love when the price you pay may be your children's future? PLANNING A SCREENING Topics and Issues Relevant to THE BELOVED COMMUNITY As you plan your screening, you might consider speakers, panelists, or discussion leaders who have expertise in one or more of the following - Children's Health - Community Organizing - Corporate Social Responsibility - Endocrine Disruptors - Environmental Justice - Green Chemistry - Human Rights - Native Culture, History & Land Rights - Precautionary Principle - Reproductive Health - Toxic Exposure & Health Impacts - Workplace Health and Safety As You Plan Your Event A screening of THE BELOVED COMMUNITY can be used to spark interest in any of the topics listed above, as well as to inspire individual and community action. Using the checklist below will help ensure a high quality and high impact event. Set realistic goals. Will you host a single screening or use the film to spur ongoing efforts? Will you steer a panel or discussion toward a specific topic or let the participants pursue whatever issues they choose? Be sure to include your event partners in the decision making process. Being clear about your goals will make it much easier to structure the event, target publicity, and evaluate results. Structure your event to match your goals. Do you need an outside facilitator? If your goal is to share information beyond what is included in the film, are there local experts on the topic who should be present? How many participants do you want? (Large groups are appropriate for information exchange. Small groups allow for more intensive dialogue and action plans.) Arrange to involve all stakeholders. It is especially important that people be allowed to speak for themselves. We encourage you to seek out 'unlikely alliances' and push your own comfort zone, going out of your way to invite representatives of all the constituencies with a potential stake in building a healthy and sustainable community. Once the group is assembled, make sure that all participants have a chance to be heard and are treated with respect. Choose an accessible venue. If you are bringing together different constituencies, is your venue 'neutral territory'? Is it in a part of town that is reachable by various kinds of transportation? Does the physical configuration of the room allow for the kind of discussion you hope to have? Can everyone easily see the screen and hear the film? Is the room comfortable? Leave time for feelings. When the lights come up, people may have a strong emotional response to the film. This is where people make the empathetic connections that make all the following work possible, so it's important to encourage that personal response before moving on to questions of strategy. The conversation will naturally flow into "What do we do now?" Leave time to plan for action. If you want your screening to have lasting impact, it is important to leave time to plan action. People will be looking for something that is immediate, concrete, and local. Planning next steps can help people leave the room feeling energized and optimistic, even when the discussion has been difficult. It's also important to be prepared to facilitate networking. Provide a sign-in sheet at the door so people can share contact information like email addresses. Let participants know exactly how that information will (and won't) be shared. Let participants know whether or not press will be present. Facilitating a Discussion of THE BELOVED COMMUNITY People who feel safe, encouraged, respected and challenged are likely to share openly and thoughtfully. As a facilitator you can encourage that kind of participation. Here's how: View the film before your event. This will both give yourself time to reflect so you aren't dealing with raw emotions at the same time that you are trying to facilitate a discussion, as well as letting you check the DVD and equipment to make sure there are no technical glitches. You may want to refer to the Discussion Guide to get you started. You don't need to be an expert on globalization or environmental justice to lead an event, but knowing the basics can help you keep a discussion on track and gently correct misstatements of fact. Prior to your event, take time to check the Background Information and Suggested Resources in the film guide handout. Be clear about your role. Being a facilitator is not the same as being a teacher. A teacher's job is to convey specific information. In contrast, a facilitator remains neutral, helping move the discussion along without imposing her or his views on the dialogue. Know who might be present. It isn't always possible to know exactly who might attend a screening, but if you know what kinds of groups are present in your community, you might be able to predict who might be represented. You can also keep in mind that issues can play out very differently for different groups of people. Factors like geography, age, race, religion and class can all have an impact on comfort levels, speaking styles and prior knowledge. Take care not to assume that all members of a particular group share the same point of view. BELOVED COMMUNITY is a co-production of Plain Speech and Detroit Public Television, and is distributed by California Newsreel. All rights reserved. For more information: firstname.lastname@example.org www.newsreel.org guide was developed with the support and participation of many people. Special thanks to Elizabeth Crowe and Ron Plain.
Update: As of yesterday, there have been no new donations. This translates as terrible and there is a very real chance both Newstalgia and the Archive from which all these posts come will disappear. Thousands of hours of historic audio, photos and historic papers will cease to exist. That sounds dire, because it is. I need your help. I can't do it alone. I can no longer afford to. Right now, we stand at a little less than half our bare-bones minimum goal of $5,000.00 in order to keep Newstalgia and the Archives afloat. If you can help, make a donation for any amount you are comfortable with. Every dollar and every penny is crucial in chipping away at this emergency. Please donate what you can. It is desperately needed right now. You can make a difference. A curious mix of optimism and pessimism for this week, ending on April 26th in 1964. On the optimistic side - President Johnson announced to the world that the U.S. would make substantial reductions in Nuclear Weapons and Uranium enrichment production. Simultaneously, it was announced by Nikita Khruschev via Radio Moscow, that the Soviet Union would do the same thing. The news was greeted with a sense of relief and UN General Secretary U Thant offered an evaluation on what was deemed a hopeful sign towards an easing of Cold War tensions. On the Pessimistic side - tensions were brewing between the U.S. and Cuba as Cuban Premier Fidel Castro vowed to down any U.S. Reconnaissance planes flying over Cuban territory as it had been doing since 1962. On the optimistic side - Sec. of State Dean Rusk returned from a fact-finding mission to Saigon and offered an upbeat assessment of the situation in Vietnam, saying the South Vietnamese Army could handle themselves nicely. On the Pessimistic side - Defense Secretary Robert McNamara conceded it will "take time" for any progress to be made in Vietnam and that the South Vietnamese Army is running a defensive strategy rather than an offensive one. Oh well. Meanwhile - the four year long negotiations between the Railroads and the Unions was finally at the settlement stage. And just in the nick of time, as the settlement averted a threatened strike. President Johnson went on a brief tour of the Appalachia region, hitting the towns and cities worst hit by poverty and unemployment, touting his War on Poverty legislation. He was greeted with waves of enthusiasm. Not so enthusiastic were reports from Capitol Hill saying the 1964 Civil Rights Bill was at a standstill, making the future unclear for passage of the Legislation. And the much publicized "Stall-ins", threatened for Opening day of the New York Worlds Fair on April 22nd, didn't materialize. But that didn't stop some 300 Civil Rights demonstrators from being arrested from the Fair opening anyway. All this in one week, ending on April 26th 1964, as reported on the ABC Radio Voices In The Headlines program.
Death, Disease, Turmoil ‘Occupying’ Occupy Movement Nationwide How far the Occupy Movement has drifted from it’s original purpose…to call attention to the alledged ’99%’, it has become worse than the Veteran Tent city that grew up in Washington D.C. after WWI. It is now almost routine for reports of rape, shootings, murders, disease, riots and other anti-social behavior coming from in or around the Occupy Movement nationwide. Another man has been shot and killed near the Occupy Oakland camp, vet committed suicide in Vermont, and now New York City officials report the uprising of what is called “occupy TB’ or tuberculosis, near the Occupy Park. Poor sanitation, poor health of many of the protestors, and the onset of winter have aggravated the conditions. The Occupy movement across America is fast becoming looking like a camp of homeless people, who refuse to work or get a job, and just sit around expecting help from others. And now, it’s begun to hinder their health.
Refraction and Acceleration Name: Christopher S. Why is it that when light travels from a more dense to a less dense medium, its speed is higher? I've read answers to this question in your archives but, sadly, still don't get it. One answer (Jasjeet S Bagla) says that we must not ask the question because light is massless, hence questions of acceleration don't make sense. It does, however, seem to be OK to talk about different speeds of light. If you start at one speed and end at a higher one, why is one not allowed to talk about acceleration? Bagla goes on to say that it depends on how the em fields behave in a given medium. It begs the question: what is it about, say, Perspex and air that makes light accelerate, oops, travel at different speeds? If you're dealing with the same ray of light, one is forced to speak of acceleration, no? What other explanation is there for final velocity>initial velocity? Arthur Smith mentioned a very small "evanescent" component that travels ahead at c. Where can I learn more about this? Sorry for the long question. I understand that F=ma and if there is no m, you cannot talk about a, but, again, you have one velocity higher than another for the same thing. I need to know more than "that's just the way em fields are!" An explanation that satisfies me relates to travel through an interactive medium. When light interacts with an atom, the photon of light is absorbed and then emitted. For a moment, the energy of the light is within the atom. This causes a slight delay. Light travels at the standard speed of light until interacting with another atom. It is absorbed and emitted, causing another slight delay. The average effect is taking more time to travel a meter through glass than through air. This works like a slower speed. An individual photon does not actually slow down. It gets delayed repeatedly by the atoms of the medium. A more dense medium has more atoms per meter to Dr. Ken Mellendorf Illinois Central College Congratulations! on not being willing to accept "that is just the way em fields are!" The answer to your inquiry is not all that simple (my opinion), but I won't try to do so in the limited space allowed here, not to say my own limitations of knowledge. Like so many "simple" physics questions, I find the most lucid, but accurate, explanation in Richard Feynman's, "Lectures on Physics" which most libraries will have. Volume I, Chapter 31-1 through 31-6, which describes refraction, dispersion, diffraction. The "answer" has to do with how matter alters the electric field of incident radiation, but I won't pretend to be able to do a better job than Feynman. The answer is that you are not dealing with the same ray of light. In vacuum a photon just keeps going at the speed of light. In a medium, however, it interacts with the atoms, often being absorbed while bumping an atomic or molecular motion into a higher energy state. The excited atom/molecule then can jump to a lower energy state, emitting a photon while doing so. This can obviously make light appear to travel slower in a In detail, it is a very complicated question, requiring at least a graduate course in electromagnetism to begin to understand. Why, for example do the emitted photons tend to travel in the same direction? Best, Richard J. Plano Click here to return to the Physics Archives Update: June 2012
SCHOOL TECH: iPads For Newton High School \| News Newton High School students will begin classes next Fall with iPads provided by the school and the Iowa Speedway Foundation. All students grades 9 through 12 will have an iPad to use for their school work. Superintendent of the Newton School District, Steve McDermott says the total cost of the project will be about $900,000 over two years. The majority of the cost is being covered by the school district, but the Iowa Speedway Foundation has donated enough money for a full classroom set of devices, which is about 20 to 25 iPads and cases. “We are delighted to help Newton High School acquire enough iPads so that every student will have access to these important learning devices,” says Speedway president Stan Clement. “The new technology available today is necessary for learning, and we know iPads can help with classroom projects and advanced studies. In this day and age, school district budgets are tight, and we felt it was our duty to step up and help the school get to 100 percent of the number of iPads they needed.” Students and parents will have to go through training sessions on the iPads before they’re rolled out to all students for the Fall 2013 semester.
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Royals Press Release Royals FanFest set for January 19 Event to feature enhanced autograph opportunities as well as roundtable discussions, interactive games & more KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City Royals have announced that the 2013 Royals FanFest, presented by Sprint and Teva Neuroscience, will take place Saturday, January 19 at the Overland Park Convention Center. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Royals Charities. Royals FanFest will feature more autograph opportunities than ever before, with continuous autograph sessions with current and former players and club personalities planned throughout the event. Additional highlights include select interactive games for kids and roundtable discussions with players and front office executives. In addition, ARAMARK and Royals Charities will sell the latest merchandise and unique Royals memorabilia at the event. The club’s 2012 Major League Award winners – shortstop Alcides Escobar (Joe Burke Special Achievement Award), pitcher Greg Holland (Bruce Rice Pitcher of the Year) and designated hitter and 2012 All-Star Billy Butler (Les Milgram Player of the Year) will also be recognized during the event. Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets and will receive exclusive access to Royals FanFest from 9-11 a.m. Season ticket holders will receive this special discount offer today through a personalized email. Following the season ticket holder exclusive access event, Royals FanFest will open to the general public at 11 a.m. and run until 6 p.m. Ticket prices for Royals FanFest are as follows: Adult Advance: $12 Adult Day of Sale: $14 Youth Advance: $6 Youth Day of Sale: $8 Season Ticket Holder (Advance Only): $6 Season Ticket Holder Youth (Advance Only): $3 * Please note that youth prices are for children ages 6-17. Children five and under will be admitted for free. Discounted tickets for Royals Season Ticket Holders must be purchased in advance. Beginning today, fans may secure Royals FanFest tickets by visiting www.royals.com/fanfest. Tickets may also be purchased by calling (816) 504-4040 or visiting the Kauffman Stadium Box Office during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Online and phone orders are subject to applicable service fees. Tickets will also be available at the Overland Park Convention Center on the day of the event. For a complete listing of prices and purchase options as well as updated information on players scheduled to appear and event programming, visit www.royals.com/fanfest.
ST. PETERSBURG -- Mark Teixeira watched Elliot Johnson's two-out grounder roll past his glove and into the right-field corner of Tropicana Field, remaining bent over as he watched it go down the line and shaking his head when he finally turned back around. Even after watching the replay, Teixeira had no idea why he didn't make the play. Nor did he understand how he couldn't at least knock the ball down. It should have been the final out of the seventh inning. Instead, Teixeira's first error of the season -- his first in 663 chances this year -- allowed Johnson to wheel all the way to third base after driving in what turned out to be the deciding run of the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Rays before a crowd of 21,742 on Monday night. "After it goes by, you go, 'What just happened?'" Teixeira said. "I didn't even get leather on it. I just missed it. I don't know what happened. The ball obviously didn't do what I expected it to do." The trouble started in the seventh, when Boone Logan walked pinch-hitter Sean Rodriguez, who then took second on a wild pitch. Logan induced a Jose Lobaton flyout for the second out of the inning and gave way to David Robertson. Even with a runner on second, Robertson seemed like a lock to get out of the inning unscathed. The Yankees setup man stranded almost 90 percent of baserunners in 2011. But the Rays countered with pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad, who doubled off the right-field wall to tie the game at 3. That created an opportunity for Johnson, who lashed a ground ball well within the reach of Teixeira. But it slipped by the four-time Gold Glove Award winner, allowing Conrad to trot home and give the Rays the lead. "I feel like I flat-out blew the game today; I feel like that one's not on Tex," said Robertson, who has blown a save and taken the loss in two of his last three appearances. "He's made amazing plays behind us all year long. ... It's going to happen. I still should've been able to get Conrad out. That one falls on me today. "I'm very frustrated. I used to be really good in those situations. I'm not saying that I can't be again, but lately, the last couple outings, I haven't been doing well with them. It's time for me to turn it around and be able to get those big outs. Right there, the team needed a big out, and I wasn't able to get it." It was just as unusual to see the Rays on the receiving end of a defensive gaffe, as they entered the night second in the Majors with 66 errors while the Yankees' 36 had them tied for the second fewest. That was particularly true for Johnson, who's second on the Rays with eight errors. "Obviously, the man's won some Gold Gloves," Johnson said. "Him not making it shows that it was a pretty challenging play. You expect him to make it, and I thought it was going to hit the base and kick, but it worked out better that way." The loss was even more disappointing for the Yankees given the solid start they received from Freddy Garcia, who now has a 1.99 ERA in 11 outings (10 of them in relief) since May 1. Filling out New York's banged-up rotation, the veteran right-hander allowed only two runs, both on solo homers, and struck out four in 5 1/3 innings. B.J. Upton cut New York's lead to 2-1 in the fourth, and Carlos Pena tied the game at 2 by hammering a slider into the right-field stands two innings later. That was the last batter Garcia faced. He entered the game on a 75-pitch limit, and Pena's homer came on the righty's 74th offering. Yankees manager Joe Girardi considered relieving Garcia after the righty had thrown 69 pitches through five innings, but the manager liked the way Garcia was pitching and sent him back out on a batter-by-batter basis. The Yankees took Garcia off the hook in the seventh, when Chris Stewart drew a leadoff walk and took second on a wild pitch. Stewart moved to third on Derek Jeter's flyout and scored on Curtis Granderson's sac fly. "We had the lead a couple times, and we weren't able to hold it," Girardi said. "That makes it a little bit more difficult. Freddy did a tremendous job, and unfortunately, we weren't able to get more than three runs tonight." New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Rays lefty Matt Moore, who struck out 11 Yankees when he first faced them last September, but the rookie calmed down and worked seven strong innings. Moore struck out only three and walked just as many, but he limited the damage after the first with the help of some timely double-play defense. Unfortunately for the Yankees, their one defensive miscue came at just about the worst possible time from maybe the most unlikely player, and they dropped their eighth straight game at Tropicana Field. "We should still be playing; that's the tough thing," Teixeira said. "We battled all night, and we should still be playing right now if I make that play."
NEW YORK -- Ty Hensley got his chance to suit up with the Yankees on Sunday morning, hiking up his pinstriped pants over high socks and joining the big league club to shag fly balls during batting practice. The club's first-round selection in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, Hensley signed a professional contract with a $1.2 million bonus this week. The 18-year-old right-hander is flying to Tampa, Fla., on Sunday evening to join the Yankees' Gulf Coast League team. "I've gotten a lot of good advice and tips," said Hensley, who was most looking forward to meeting Derek Jeter. "I'm looking forward to bringing them down to Tampa." After the Yankees selected him 30th overall from Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla., where he was named the 2012 Gatorade Oklahoma "Baseball Player of the Year," Hensley said that his goal is to pitch in the big leagues by age 21. He stood by that on Sunday. "It's definitely still my goal," Hensley said. "That's what I plan on doing. I've got a good group of people behind me, and I think it's definitely within reach." Hensley received less than the $1.6 million recommended slot bonus after a routine MRI revealed an abnormality in his pitching shoulder. "All I can tell you is that I'm healthy and I plan on staying healthy," Hensley said. "I've never been sore. I've never even been sore after I've thrown. I'm going to be healthy for a long time, and I prepare myself. I do my body right." Hensley acknowledged that the diagnosis impacted negotiations, but said his shoulder has never given him any issues. He had committed to the University of Mississippi, but decided to instead accept the Yankees' reduced offer. "At the end of the day, it just came down to what I really wanted to do more -- go to school or play pro ball," Hensley said. "And pro ball has always been my dream." A-Rod's numbers boosted when he's Yanks' DH NEW YORK -- With the microscope on Alex Rodriguez's sluggish start to 2012 becoming increasingly amplified, the Yankees' third baseman has quietly put together impressive numbers when he gets a breather from playing the field. In 22 games as a designated hitter this season, Rodriguez is hitting .353 with three home runs and 10 RBIs, but entered Sunday hitting just .240 in the 59 games he had started at third base. While he started at third base in the Yankees' series finale with the Angels, Rodriguez could find his name penciled in at DH for another game over the homestand. "It's not a sample size I'm unaware of," manager Joe Girardi said. "It could be a rare coincidence, or there could be something to it. I'm not sure yet. It is a smaller sample size, but I'm well aware of it." Girardi said he's not ready to make long-term decisions based on Rodriguez's production as a DH, but believes it's a situation he needs to continuously monitor. While Eric Chavez has offered some flexibility at third base, Girardi still wants to be careful with him due to his prior history with injuries. "We have to protect him as well, because I think he's really important to this club," Girardi said of Chavez. When or if the Yankees get Brett Gardner back to play outfield, they likely will use Raul Ibanez as their primary DH. The 40-year-old outfielder was initially signed over the offseason to serve in that role, but Gardner's injury has forced Ibanez to regularly play the field. Girardi hasn't had a talk with Rodriguez about whether he'd like to DH more, but the numbers have given the Yankees' manager something to think about. Rodriguez's on-base percentage shoots up from .336 to .417 when he starts at DH, and his slugging percentage increases from .404 to .529. "I actually kind of peeked up at the scoreboard the other day and saw the numbers look pretty good," said Rodriguez. "But I don't see anything to that. I love playing third base and my legs feel good." "These are things that we have to look at, and things that we have to piece together," Girardi said. Chamberlain progressing toward return to Yanks NEW YORK -- Joba Chamberlain threw two scoreless innings of relief and struck out two batters in his second rehab game with the Yankees' Gulf-Coast League team on Saturday. The 26-year-old right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery last June and then had an open dislocation of his right ankle when he fell off a trampoline in March. He hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since June 5, 2011. "He's got another two-inning outing coming," general manager Brian Cashman said Sunday. "He's coming off an extended period of time. We were talking about his rehab schedule yesterday and manipulating it as we go along." Cashman said Chamberlain could be back with the team sooner than the full 30 days it usually requires relievers to get ready in Spring Training, but the team needs to see him throw back-to-back successful outings before a Major League callup is discussed. Manager Joe Girardi hadn't given previous thought to Chamerblain's role once he returns, but said on Sunday he would consider using him in late-inning work. He would have no reservations using him in a situation because of prior injuries. "When he's here, the gloves are off," Cashman said. "He looks good." Gardner played a three-inning simulated game on Sunday, but Girardi wasn't sure how many at-bats that would give his outfielder. Gardner has suffered setbacks twice during rehab games, both times after doctors assured Cashman his left fielder's right elbow strain was recovered. "It's what he actually does when the game starts with the bat," Cashman said. "If he can get past that, then we should be fine." Andy Pettitte was slated to undergo an X-ray on his fractured fibula before Sunday's game. Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. Ethan Asofsky is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Cliff Lee added the baseball writers' Cy Young Award to the growing list of honors for one of the most outstanding season-long pitching performances in recent years. The left-hander was 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA for the Indians. 11/14/2008 11:03 AM ET Lee's turnaround ends with Cy Young Indians pitcher admits that 2007 demotion made for better story It came after an injury hampered 2007 season in which he faltered and was sent to the Minor Leagues. "It wasn't any fun [last year]," Lee told MLB.com, "but looking back, it definitely makes for a better story." Lee's fellow players had already selected him as both the AL Outstanding Pitcher and the AL Comeback Player in the 2008 Players Choice Awards. "[This year] was the most incredible season I've ever seen from a pitcher at that level," manager Eric Wedge said. Torres decides to retire: Salomon Torres is pretty sure his second retirement will take. "I am very confident I am doing the right thing," Torres told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Torres told the Brewers of his decision earlier this week, days ahead of the club's deadline to pick up his option. Torres became the closer in May for Milwaukee and saved 28 games in 32 chances. He finished with a 7-5 record and 3.49 ERA and led the Brewers in appearances with 71 while throwing 89 innings. "It was a great season," he said. "I thank everybody in the city -- the fans, my teammates, the reporters -- for all their support. It was a privilege to play there, but you don't want to have me there half-hearted." Webb joins elite crew with Cy Young finish: Brandon Webb came in second place for the second straight year in Cy Young Award voting after winning the honor in 2006. Tim Lincecum was named the winner this season. "I would like to congratulate Tim on a tremendous year," Webb told The Arizona Republic in a statement through is agent, Jonathan Maurer. "While I am disappointed I did not win, I am excited, with the help of my teammates, that I was able to win 22 games and be considered for this great honor again." Webb is one of only four pitchers to finish no worse than second in the Cy Young Award voting for three straight years, joining Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux and Jim Palmer. Marte signs three-year deal with Yankees: One week after declining to pick up Damaso Marte's option, the New York Yankees and the reliever agreed to a three-year contract with a club option in 2012. "We wanted to see if we could negotiate a deal that [we] were more comfortable with on a multi-year basis," general manager Brian Cashman told Newsday. "[W]e feel that he's one of the better left-handed relievers in the game, and quality left-handed relief is hard to find." Upton has surgery, should be ready for Spring Training: B.J. Upton, who had an outstanding postseason for the Tampa Bay Rays, underwent surgery on his left shoulder to repair a torn labrum. Executive vice president Andrew Friedman believes Upton won't be sidelined long. "Obviously, with the fact it was Tuesday, we don't have too much of an update other than to say we expect him to be ready during Spring Training and be in position to be in our Opening Day lineup," Friedman told the Tampa Tribune. Upton hit .273 with nine home runs and 67 RBIs during the regular season while stealing 44 bases. In 17 postseason games, he hit seven home runs and drove in 16 runners. Aviles wins top honor for Royals: Mike Aviles was honored Tuesday by Kansas City Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America when the group named him the Les Milgram Player of the Year. On the year, Aviles batted .325 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs while playing in just 102 games before being promoted from Triple-A Omaha. "It really means a lot to me," Aviles told the Kansas City Star. "More than people actually would think it would mean to anyone. Deep down, I always knew I could compete at the big league level, and I just wanted to have an opportunity to prove it." Moss continues rehab on knee: Brandon Moss, who underwent a diagnostic scope on his left knee one week after the conclusion of the season, is thus far having a successful rehabilitation, and the team expects that he'll be ready to go by the spring. "Brandon is continuing to work out and go through his rehabilitation program and everything is going well," Pittsburgh general Neal Huntington told MLB.com. "We just did a site visit to where he is rehabilitating and came away with positive feedback about the facility and were very encouraged. Everything seems to be going fine." McCann claims second Silver Slugger: Brian McCann was awarded the Silver Slugger, given to the best hitter at each position in each. It was the second time in his career that McCann won the award. "You don't play the game for awards," McCann told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "but it still makes it nice to know you ended the season on a positive note and everybody noticed the numbers that you put up." "If you had told me that [three years ago], I wouldn't have believed you," McCann said of his success in the Majors. "I put a lot of hard work into getting my swing where I wanted it. Now I'm working on my defense, trying to make myself a better all-around baseball player." Manny gets high praise from Angels owner: Angels owner Arte Moreno spoke highly of free agent Manny Ramirez during a radio interview, according to the Los Angeles Times. "He single-handedly took L.A. to the promised land," Moreno said. "He did a heck of a job -- he hit great, he was a fan favorite, he did a great job with their young players. At the end of the day, you want people who can hit, and he may be one of the top right-handed hitters ever." Lincecum aims to reach new level: Tim Lincecum is trying to figure out how he can top his 2008 performance. "I don't buy into this stuff about me being super-dominant," Lincecum told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I just want to become better every day, every outing. There wasn't any time during the season when I felt, 'This is it and this [award] is going to happen.'" Greinke claims achievement award: Zack Greinke, after winning 13 games and posting a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts during the 2008 season, was recognized on Tuesday by the Kansas City Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America with a special achievement award. Greinke says he still believes there is room for improvement. "There are still several things that I felt I could have done a lot better this year. There were a couple of rough patches," Greinke told the Kansas City Star. "It was a good season overall, but I feel I can do better than that. And I feel I will do better each year just in learning from mistakes." Holliday not worried about new digs: The A's completed the rumored blockbuster trade, acquiring Matt Holliday from the Rockies in exchange for Greg Smith, Huston Street and Carlos Gonzalez. Holliday goes from a great park for home runs in Coors Field to a poor one at McAfee Coliseum. However, the slugger is not worried about his new home park. "I can't do much about where the ball goes," Holliday told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I can focus on my swing and hitting it on the barrel of the bat. I've got a pretty good base, hitting-wise, and I think it will work about anywhere I play." Sheets could be back with Brewers: Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said there is still a slight chance Ben Sheets could return in 2009, depending on how negotiations go with free agent pitcher CC Sabathia. Melvin has spoken with Sheets' agent, Casey Close, and said there is a chance for the two sides to have negotiations down the road. "We can't do anything until we get a feel from CC's people," Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "We do have a need for a starting pitcher. Ben is familiar with Milwaukee and we're familiar with him." Talks begin between Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks: The Arizona Diamondbacks have met with representatives of Randy Johnson, but that was only an initial meeting not a serious negotiation. The Diamondbacks would like to have Johnson back in 2009, and Johnson seems to prefer to stay in Arizona. "We continue to have a fair amount of dialogue," Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes told The Arizona Republic. Soria claims award as top Royals pitcher: Joakim Soria was recognized for his outstanding season on Tuesday as he was named the Bruce Rice Pitcher of the Year by the Kansas City Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Soria, who picked up 42 saves in 45 chances in 2008, had a 1.60 ERA on the year. "First I was an All-Star and now Royals' pitcher of the year," Soria told the Kansas City Star. "It's been a great year." -- Red Line Editorial
- Last Updated: 11:42 PM, July 20, 2012 - Posted: 10:45 PM, July 20, 2012 STREISAND: THE GREATEST STAR Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W. 42nd St.; 212-352-3101. Next show Wednesday. The most surprising thing about “Streisand: The Greatest Star” is that it’s performed by a woman. New York City cabarets are so awash in drag acts that Carla DelVillaggio’s slavish tribute feels refreshing. Looking and sounding uncannily like the real deal, the 40-something performer delivers a show that’s probably the next best thing to seeing Streisand herself play Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in October — and certainly a lot cheaper. Actually, it’s three shows, since the engagement began with an evening devoted to ’60s-era Streisand and ends Wednesday night with “Barbra, Back to Broadway,” composed entirely of Broadway hits that she recorded. The show I caught, “Streisand Songbird: Memories,” presented the star in her mature, glamorous mode. Accompanied by an ace three-piece band, DelVillaggio sang “Evergreen,” “The Way We Were,” “Stoney End,” “People” and more, all with Streisand’s signature phrasing, timing and vocal mannerisms, including the way her voice suddenly soars at key moments. Wearing a black, long-sleeved scoop dress and then an elegant ivory lace gown, she sports Streisand’s trademark bangs and long nails. It’s an all-too-convincing illusion, although a few drinks and a willing suspension of disbelief won’t hurt. DelVillaggio’s got that refined Brooklynese accent down pat, as when she sings, “Life’s candy and the sun’s a ball of buttah” in “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” Kibitzing with the audience, she works in such phrases as “I’m shvitzing up here” and “I’m verklempt.” She’s also accompanied by a Judy Garland imitator, seen on video, in the pair’s famous duet combining “Get Happy” and “Happy Days Are Here Again,” in a segment so deliriously campy that your sexual orientation could change while watching it. “I think she looks pretty good dead,” “Barbra” says of her late singing partner. Cheering her on in the audience was a woman she identified as her “fellow Jewess” — Bette Midler. Actually, it was Donna Maxon, who’ll soon be re-creating Midler’s famous Continental Bathhouse shows, back when she was accompanied by a young, unknown pianist named Barry Manilow. DelVillaggio definitely has her simulation down pat. Whether it’s worth seeing an evening-long impersonation, however expert, that’s largely devoid of thematic depth is another matter.
Iconic Bald Eagle at Rest Photo and caption by Denise Hutson This shot was taken in Ketchikan, Alaska from a small tour boat with a Nikon D5100 digital camera using a 55-300mm zoom lens. A majestic pose nearing the end of the Bald Eagles breeding season. Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
The Moth Radio Hour: Oct 20 Wed October 10, 2012 Saturday, Oct. 20 – Moth Radio Hour 1207 Faye Lane is a flight attendant who is taught the meaning of gratitude by a passenger. From the pitch line, Pha Le's father is presumed dead but returns to smuggle his family out of South Vietnam and eventually to America. Wayne Reece is just starting out as a preacher when a pool hall detour opens his eyes to a whole new world. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. For more information, visit www.themoth.org/radio.
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Get ready for it. After the President’s truly historic spending spree, last year, with the electorate turning decisively against him because of his disastrous fiscal policies, Obama will make a sharp pivot to a deficit hawk position in his SOTU speech. And he will of course blame “the last eight years” for the country’s financial woes. He is hoping we all have horribly short memories: The nation’s historic debt and record deficits are a direct result of the President’s big-spending agenda. Debt: The President’s spending policies have drastically increased the national debt. Since taking office just one year ago, the President has increased the public debt by $1.47 trillion or 23 percent, from $6.3 trillion to $7.78 trillion. Under the Administrations’ budget, public debt will triple, jumping to $17.5 trillion dollars by 2019. Before Obama’s budget and “stimulus” were enacted, CBO estimated that the public debt in 2019 would be $9.34 trillion-or $8 trillion less than it is now projected to be under Obama. In addition, while the President prepares to tout his commitment to fiscal responsibility, he is encouraging Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion increase in the national debt limit, allowing the government to keep borrowing in order to keep on spending. Today, the cost of the national debt is $39,870 for every woman, man, and child in the U.S. Runaway Spending: The record amounts of debt are a direct result of huge spending increases by the Democrats in Congress and the White House. In one year controlling the White House and Congress, Democrats increased the annual deficit by 308 percent, from $458 billion to $1.4 trillion. A quick review of Democrat’s spending increases in 2009 shows why the deficit exploded. In 2009 alone, House Democrats passed $787 billion in “stimulus” spending (which will also add $347 billion in interest), two omnibus spending bills totaling more than $855 billion, and increased non-defense spending by 12 percent. Faced with declining revenues, the President has chosen the least responsible option by increasing spending and deficits rather than lowering federal expenditures. Deficits: Another result of Obama’s runaway spending is record breaking deficits for the next decade and beyond. Since Obama was inaugurated, the U.S. has had an average monthly deficit of $122.6 billion. By comparison, from the year 2000 until 2008, the average annual deficit was $196 billion. Unfortunately, the trend of increased federal deficits will not come to an end under the President’s budget. According to the President’s own estimates, his budget and spending plan will cause deficits to average $905 billion for each of the next ten years. Budget shortfalls incurred by the government fuel the rise in the nation’s debt because the government is forced to borrow money to meet the shortfall. In 2009, the budget deficit was $1.4 trillion-the first time in history the deficit exceeded $1 trillion and the first time the deficit exceeded 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) since World War II. Why Spending and Debt Hurt the Economy: When federal spending exceeds revenues the federal government usually does one of three things: increase taxes, print new money, or borrow money. Each of these possibilities is problematic and present different threats to the economy at large-especially during times of economic turmoil. Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC this morning to discuss the SOTU, and whether or not Obama has gotten the message from the American people, yet. Can You Blame Them? White House Tries New PR Campaign to Distract From Unpopular Job-Killing Agenda The Obama Administration’s response to the results of the Massachusetts special election is a new PR campaign, and a hastily put-together one at that. The New York Times says President Obama’s State of the Union address will now focus on “creating good jobs, addressing the deficit, helping the middle class and changing Washington,” with an accompanying slogan – “a new foundation” – to boot. But no tacking, no pivoting, no reset-button-pushing, and no speechmaking can paper over the broken status quo President Obama and Washington Democrats have come to represent. The people have spoken: Read the whole thing. Obama was against spending freezes before he was for them: Freezes After Huge Increases: The President’s plan to freeze some expenditures comes after a year of unprecedented discretionary increases which inflated current spending levels. In March, 2009, the President signed a $410 billion omnibus spending bill for FY 2009 that increased non-defense spending by $32 billion or 8.3 percent above the previous year. Less than two months ago, in December, he signed yet another, $447 billion omnibus which increased non-defense funding by 12 percent. Not all of those funding increases have taken effect, but the President has not proposed any rescissions. Between FY 2009 and FY 2010, non-defense discretionary funding increased 17.4 percent. In addition to the huge increases in regularly appropriated spending, Congress passed a $787 billion “stimulus” bill which included $311 billion in “emergency” discretionary appropriations. According to the House Budget Committee Republicans, if “stimulus” funding is included, non-defense discretionary funding has increased by 57 percent since Obama took office. Freezes Only a Portion of Discretionary Spending: According to reports, the Obama proposal will exempt discretionary “security” spending, including defense, homeland security, veterans, and foreign aid discretionary spending. Therefore, the discretionary spending subject to the freeze would be limited to portions of the Agriculture, CJS, Energy and Water, Financial Services, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch, and the Transportation and HUD spending bills. According to CBO, those eight appropriations bills account for less than $450 billion or roughly 12 percent of the $3.5 trillion the government will spend in FY 2010. While any type of spending freeze is a step in the right direction, the President’s proposal would be too limited to considerably reduce deficits, which will average $905 billion annually under Obama’s budget and $672 billion annually under current law over the next ten years. Ignores Huge, New Spending Programs: According to press reports, the proposal would exclude spending initiatives that might be passed between now and the start of FY 2011. This could include the potential cost of implementing a government takeover of health care, the $49.9 billion in discretionary costs associated with a national energy tax, and a second “stimulus” bill which could cost in upwards of $150 billion. In addition to the huge mandatory costs of the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, according to the Republican staff of the Appropriations Committee, the legislation could cost $150 billion in discretionary funding, costs which are not reflected in the CBO’s scores. Two CBO letters sent to House and Senate Congressional Leadership prior to consideration of their respective health care bills stated, “CBO has not completed an estimate of all the discretionary costs that would be associated with the legislation. Total costs would include those arising from the effects of the legislation on a variety of federal programs and agencies as well as from a number of new and existing programs subject to future appropriations.” Excludes Mandatory Spending: The spending freeze would not address mandatory spending, which will account for $1.9 trillion or 55 percent of all spending in FY 2010, according to CBO. For instance, Medicare is projected to be $528 billion or 15 percent of total spending, and CBO estimates that Medicaid will cost $270 billion and account for 8 percent of all federal spending. Funding for other smaller mandatory programs accounts for an additional $621 billion or 17 percent of federal spending in FY 2010. In addition, the freeze would exclude any funding designated as “emergency spending,” including mandatory and discretionary portions of the “stimulus” bill, which total almost $500 billion. None of these funds would be considered for a freeze under the proposal.
NICKERSON & O'DAY - IN THE NEWS Brewer, Maine, April 16, 2013: There was a ground-breaking ceremony for the Brewer Community Center and Jean Lyford Child Care Center. Shovel holders included Architect Jerry Anderson (second from left), Brewer Housing Authority Executive Director Gordon Stitham (third from left), and Karl Ward (center) from Nickerson & O'Day, Inc. Nickerson & O'Day is proud to sponsor the 2 Those Who Care Awards. The awards ceremony will be aired November 10th on WLBZ. Nickerson & O'Day, Inc. has been selected to receive two Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Awards from Maine Preservation for the third consecutive year. Hammond Street Congregational Church Steeple is receiving the award for Excellence in Restoration while Maine Hall is receiving an award for Excellence in Adaptive Reuse. Bangor, Maine, August 2, 2012: There was a ground-breaking ceremony for Chamberlain Place Senior Housing. Shovel holders included Architect David R. Merritt (far left), Brewer Mayor Gerry Goss (fourth from the left), and Walter Shannon (far right) from Nickerson & O'Day, Inc. Bangor, Maine, June 6,2012: The recently-completed Maine Hall historic renovation project, located on the old Bangor Theological Seminary (BTS) campus on Union St, has received the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) “silver” certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the standard used for evaluating building construction as it relates to its environmental impact and energy efficiency. Maine Hall was recognized with the prestigious “Silver” status due to such things as its adaptive reuse of the existing 1830’s bts dormitory structure, diversion of construction waste from landfill, recycled content and HVAC system efficiency. Nickerson & O’Day (NOD) has been recognized numerous times by USGBC for LEED certification for its projects including MDI Bio Lab, the MDOT’s Acadia Gateway, the University of Maine’s Wells Commons, and the Maine Coast Heritage Trust headquarters building. NOD employs five LEED-accredited professionals and is the leading builder of “green” construction in Eastern and Northern Maine. Constructed to LEED Gold Standards, this state-of-the-art, 20,000 SF Bus Maintenance and LP Gas Refueling Facility includes solar panel hot-water heating, sun-tube daylighting and a high efficiency lighting system. With a 4,000 foot set-back, the site required a two-lane entrance road and stream crossing. It completes the first phase of what will become the Acadia National Park Visitor Center at the "gateway to Mount Desert Island". Nickerson & O'Day find time capsule behind the cornerstone at the Bangor Y, Second Street location nearly 40 years after helping place it! Bangor, ME, June 09, 2011: Bangor area contractor Nickerson & O’Day has been selected to receive a Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award from Maine Preservation for the second consecutive year for its work in the restoration & rehabilitation of Coburn Hall at the University of Maine, originally built in 1888. “We at Nickerson & O’Day are humbled and truly gratified to once again be chosen to receive this prestigious award” said Nickerson & O’Day President, Karl Ward. “Like our previously recognized work at Bangor Waterworks (2008) and the Winterport Union Meeting House (2010), we pride ourselves in taking an active role in preserving these wonderful old buildings for future generations” said Ward. Maine Preservation was founded in 1972 as a non-profit, statewide historic preservation organization. Among their many activities they advocate to protect historic places, educate on Maine heritage, and match those in need of preservation assistance with the experts to guide them. Each year they recognize those properties, organizations and individuals that best mirror their mission of promoting the preservation, protection and vitality of Maine’s historic places. Accepting the award at the Honors Ceremony will be Elaine Clarke, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance University of Maine, Mike Pullen, Principal of WBRC Architects/Engineers, Kevin Gresser, Vice President of Nickerson & O’Day and Steve Burton, Nickerson & O’Day’s project manager for the Coburn Hall restoration & rehabilitation. University of Maine College of Engineering honored Lin Lufkin, a 25 year veteran of Nickerson & O'Day, with induction into the Francis Crowe Society this December. The Societies purpose is to honor UMaine-College of Engineering graduates who have made a significant contributions and honored their profession. November 1, 2010 - Our Brewer school project got a special visit today from Senator Susan Collins and 2nd Congressional District Candidate, Jason Levesque. The two stopped by the school for a tour of construction underway. Both were suitably impressed with progress and stressed the importance of construction in Maine being done by Maine contractors.. October 29, 2010 - Nickerson & O'Day joined members of MDI Biological Laboratory and State and local government for the groundbreaking of the new Kathryn W. Davis Center for Biology and Regenerative Medicine. The new research building is expected to be complete in January of 2012 and will be built to Green Building standards. September 24, 2010 - The groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the Bangor Y project was held yesterday. Above delegates and volunteers of the Y including it's current CEO, Mike Siele, throw the ceremonial shovels of dirt. September 23, 2010 - Nickerson & O'Day was selected to build the second phase of the Army Regional Training Institute. This $13 million dollar project is expected to be completed in July of 2012. Pictured above is a rendering of what the completed complex will look like. Nickerson & O'Day, Inc. has been awarded the 2010 Maine Preservation Restoration Honor Award for their outstanding preservation and restoration of the 1833 Winterport Union Meeting House. Members of the Meeting House Corporation were on-hand to receive the award along with representatives from Nickerson & O’Day. The WUMH President spoke emotionally about the contractor that saved their building, thanking Nickerson & O’Day for their hard work and dedication. Work was begun in 2007 and severe structural deterioration was discovered. Because of the imminent risk of catastrophic structural failure, Nickerson & O’Day continued work to stabilize the building – despite the fact that WUMH had insufficient funding to pay for the work. Fundraising goals were met, the work was painstakingly completed to every original detail and significant budget under runs were returned by Nickerson & O’Day to the Meeting House Corporation. Upon accepting the award, Nickerson & O’Day President, Karl Ward, stated “We had faith in the Meeting House folks and they placed their faith in us. Buildings like this simply must be saved”.This is not the first time Nickerson & O’Day has been so honored. In 2007, the firm also received recognition from Maine Preservation for its work in renovating the 1875 Bangor Waterworks complex into the new home for the Shaw House. Nickerson & O'Day has become certified by the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct Lead-based paint renovation, repair and painting activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities May 20th, 2010 - Nickerson & O'Day has announced the creation of a new Construction Engineering Scholarship fund at Foxcroft Academy. Awards will go to graduating seniors expecting to pursue a four year Construction Management or Construction Engineering degree. Preference will be given to those planning to attend the University of Maine at Orono. On May 11th, Walter Shannon, a 20 year veteran Project Manager of Nickerson & O'Day, graduated from the Bangor Region Leadership Institute program. Walter is the third employee of NOD to complete this leadership skills enrichment program. Walter was chosen by Nickerson & O'Day to participate in this program because of his hard work and dedication not only to the company, but to the communities in which we work. We at Nickerson & O'Day with to congratulate Walter and all his fellow Bangor Region Leadership Institute graduates! Nickerson & O'Day President, Karl Ward, cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Dean's Confererence Room at Husson university, School of Pharmacy, made possible by a generous donation from Nickerson & O'Day,Inc. On April 9th of this year, Nickerson & O'Day was awarded the Richard J. Hanes Memorial Award for Safety Excellence. This award is given by the Construction Services Group Trust (a workers compensation insurance group). Nickerson & O'Day has been a member of CSGT since its inception. The criteria for winning this award is assessed by the following: Nickerson & O'Day is proud that we have been recognized for our commitment to safety. We thank all the "Safety Champions" at Nickerson & O'Day and the member companies in the Construction Services Group Trust for their excellent work and continued support! On Wednesday, December 2nd, dignitaries from the City of Brewer gathered with the owners of the New Penobscot Eye Care offices on Dirigo Drive in Brewer for the official ribbon cutting for their new offices. The owners of the new state-of-the-art eye care office were presented with the key to the city. Congratulations to Nickerson & O'Day Operations Manager, Walter Shannon and Chief Estimator, Bill Boulier on their LEED Accreditation. This brings Nickerson & O'Day two team members closer to an all LEED Accredited project management division. Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the contract for the Maine National Guard Regional Training Institute to be located on North Hildreth Street in Bangor. This $13 million dollar, 46,000 SF facility will provide classrooms, an auditorium and industrial space and will be submitting for LEED Silver certification. Congratulations to Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward on his LEED Accreditation. Karl is the fourth member of the Nickerson & O'Day team to acquire this certification. Nickerson & O'Day congratulates two of its employees for obtaining their college degrees. Martha Ward, Controller for the company, has just earned her Bachelor degree in Accounting from Husson University with Honors. Nikki Rubenstein, former Intern for NOD and now full time Project Manager and Safety Coordinator, has earned her Bachelor in Construction Management from the University of Maine, Magna Cum Laude. Brewer school leaders have issued a letter of intent supporting Nickerson & O'Day as the contractor for the new Brewer Elementary School anticipated for completion in June of 2011. The Brewer K-8 school will be the largest elementary school ever to be built in the state of Maine and, if awarded, the largest job in Nickerson & O'Day history. Nickerson & O'Day's Brendan McGuirl has just returned from Honduras where he participated in an Engineers Without Borders project assessing a rural Honduran village's septic systems and provided them with design/system suggestions for the near future. Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward will be inducted into the Francis Crowe Honor Society on December 12, 2008 as a Distinguished Engineer. This honor is given to University of Maine Engineering Alumni who have are prominent in their field of study and who serve as role models for new engineering graduates. On October 27th, 2008, Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward, Nickerson & O'Day Safety Director Walter Shannon, Brewer Police Sgt. Rich Smith and Brewer Fire Cpt. Brent Melvin, traveled to Hangar 17 at New York's JFK airport to hand-pick a piece of steel from the 9/11/2001 collapse of the World Trade Center. This steel was brought home to the new Brewer Public Safety Building on October 29th and now proudly hangs in the fire truck bay of the facility. Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation for their excellent safety record in the 2007 calendar year by the Associated General Contractors of America with a zero incidence rate in the 50,000 hours and over Building Division. Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the "Zero Indemnity Claims Safety Award" by the Constructions Services Group Trust for the fund year of 2007. ____________________________________________________________ We regretfully announce the loss of one of our most talented, up-and-coming young employees. Adam Lawrence, 28, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on the evening of July 26th. Adam's work with NOD includes the new Bangor Police Department, the Bangor Federal Credit Union in Brewer, the Northeast Cardiology office building, Husson Commons and most recently served as Site Superintendent for the Bangor Museum and Center for History. Adam leaves behind a wife, Tari, and a 7 year old stepson, Jayden. He will be greatly missed. Karl Ward, President of Nickerson & O'Day, has been elected to the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems 2008 Board of Corporators. The purpose of the board is "to maintain and improve the health and well-being of the people of Maine through a well-organized network of local heath care providers who offer high quality, cost-effective services to their communities". Nickerson & O'Day has been honored by the Maine Preservation Committee with the 2008 Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for the restoration of the Bangor Waterworks. The award will be received on May 9th by Nickerson & O'Day's Karl Ward, NOD President; Lin Lufkin, Project Manager; Jeff Merrill, Project Superintendent and other significant member of the restoration effort. Thank you to our many colleagues who made this very important historical restoration effort a success! Brendan McGuirl has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the AGC Education and Research Foundation Ival R. Cianchette Undergraduate Scholarship. Congratulations to Brendan on another well deserved award! Loren Clarke, Vice President of Nickerson & O'Day has been named 2008 President of the AGC Maine. Loren replaces 2007 AGC Maine President, Eldon Morrison, in this role. AthenaHealth has contracted with Nickerson & O'Day to renovate the former MBNA building in Belfast. When complete this facility will house AthenaHealth's medical billing operation. Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the contract for the new Foxcroft Academy Dormitory project in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Working with designer Scott Simons Architects of Portland, with a goal of a fall move in date, this project will give Foxcroft Academy 24 dormitory units and 3 attached faculty apartments. Mike Tinto, a 36 year employee of Nickerson & O'Day has announced his retirement. Mike began his career with NOD in 1971 and has been the Superintendent on many large scale NOD projects such as the Lakewood Continuing Care Facility in Waterville, the McLaughlin Science Center at Gould Academy and the Gates Center at the College of the Atlantic. Mike is a loyal and valued employee and will be missed. We wish him all the best in his retirement. Brendan McGuirl has been awarded a student scholarship by the Construction Financial Management Association of Maine. Brendan was nominated by a U Maine faculty member and was one of three recipients in the State of Maine to receive this award. Nickerson & O'Day has broken ground on the Merrill Bank Broadway branch project. The new branch will be the 5th Merrill Bank project either renovated or constructed by Nickerson & O'Day. Brendan McGuirl, intern for Nickerson & O'Day, has earned his LEED certification and will now be serving as NOD's LEED Compliance Manager. In his new position Brendan will be assisting project managers, subcontractors and owners in assuring that all requirements are met to fulfill LEED specifications. NOD was proud to sponsor Brendan's certification training. Kevin Gresser has earned his Certified Professional Constructor designation from the AIC Constructor Certification Commission upon his successful completion of the Constructor's Qualification Level II Advanced Construction Applications examination.. Kevin currently serves as a Vice President and is currently managing the Brewer Public Safety and Husson Meeting House projects. He also serves as NOD's Safety Manager. Nickerson & O'Day has established a scholarship in the name of it's immediate past president, John F. "Jack" Kelley III. Jack's pursuit of excellence in the commercial construction industry will be honored by offering eligible undergraduate students financial help to achieve a bachelors degree in Construction Management Technology. The first recipient of this scholarship was Nicole Rubenstein who was later hired as (and continues to work as) a Nickerson & O'Day student intern. Congratulations Nikki! 07/11/08 Public safety building nears finish 04/14/06 Waterworks renovation under way 10/06/05 UMS begins downtown move-in 09/14/05 Police chief cheers groundbreaking 09/11/03 Learning center readies for launch 06/13/02 Alumni House reality 12/01/99 Library expansion begins after delay 12/01/99 Library expansion begins after delay 04/29/27 Brewer construction firm wins award 07/24/95 Maine contractors earn safety awards
This week our London Calling exhibition opened at Orange County Center for contemporary Art. The UK culture site London Calling interviewed me about the exhibition and my own artistic practice. See their piece below or the original here. Nicola Anthony talks to London Calling about ‘London Calling’, an exhibition in LA’s Orange County featuring solely British artists… London Calling: Can you tell us about the London Calling, LA project, and the name? Nicola Anthony: Yes, it’s a very exciting week for me as the ‘London Calling’ exhibition opened on Wednesday in the USA. The exhibition centres around the culture and vibrancy of the London and LA scenes, with an undeniably British flavour. The roster of artists reads like a who’s who of the young, London art scene – including Rosie Emerson, Tahnee Lonsdale and Agnetha Sjogren, amongst others. The name of the show reflects the intrepid group of emerging contemporary British artists from London’s Debut Contemporary gallery (of Notting Hill) who have been invited to exhibit at The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA). Selected by OCCCA Executive Directors and Curators, the artists were invited to show in this beautiful space known to present cutting-edge artwork since 1980. The roster includes Abigail Box, Agnetha Sjogren, Azadeh Fatehrad, Beth Nicholas, Carlos Martyn Burgos, Chantal Powell, Darren MacPherson, Katerina Stavrou,Katrina James, Kimi Wylde, Henry Wood, Joe Cruz, Lloyd Durling, Lyndsay Martin, Masa Suzuki, Nicola Anthony, Rachel Noble, Rosie Emerson, Robert West, Senghye Yang, Silvia Krupinska, Sylvia Morgado, Sun Ae Kim, Tinsel Edwards, Tahnee Lonsdale, Twinkle Troughton, Victoria Heald, and Vikram Kushwah. LC: … and how did you become involved? NA: Well, the exhibition came out of a previous show I took part in with 12 other London artists when I was in LA last, which is where we were spotted by OCCCA. They were excited by the artwork and creativity they saw coming out of London and decided to work with the gallery we are represented by, Debut Contemporary, in order to hand pick more artists to represent the London art scene. The September exhibition placed our artwork alongside some of LA’s leading artists, curators and art industry heavyweights – which attracted attention for London artists from the likes of LACE of Hollywood Boulevard and MOCA amongst other galleries from the buzzing Los Angeles art scene. London seems a hot topic in LA and the OC! LC: What kind of work are you submitting to this show? NA:I have had 3 pieces selected, one sculptural piece and two drawings from a body of work I have created using only one drawing tool – an inked date-stamp. (The type you would stamp an old library book with). For these drawings, I was investigating the idea that it’s those little things – the moments, happenings and memories – that shape us or define us. So these artworks are about the imprint of these moments on who we are. The moments that define us. I have built up the delicate portraits using the date stamp as a mark making tool, and the main piece is titled ‘Mneme’,(named after the Greek muse of memory). LC: There is a strong literary influence in your work, turning words and stories into sculpture. Where do these come from; are there definite literary references? NA: I work a lot with words and statements, stories taken from literature as well as secrets and statements that I collect from visitors to my exhibitions and website. These I tend to use as inspiration for my work, or more often as the material from which it is (physically) made. By this I mean that I use the words and sentences to structure the work, I start applying them as marks and drawing with them as lines. For example, the sculptural piece I have in the London Calling show is made from a water-damaged copy of ‘David Copperfield’. I decided to renew this epic Dickens novel by cutting away the damaged sections to reveal a new story existing within the same text. I made the artwork ‘David Copperfield’ by carefully carving away words until I reached a page where the next word fitted within the sentence, and so, word-by-word, a new, haphazard and eccentric story was revealed. This seemed very fitting with the fact that David Copperfield is a book with lots of settings, sub-stories, changing relationships and changing identities. LC: What do you think sets British artists apart from other nationalities? NA: The UK has always been one of the world’s major centres for art. London is the place of many artistic firsts, where the eyes of the art world are ever watching. We have a tendency to rip up the rulebook, pioneer new ways of working, invade unusual spaces with our creativity and make work that reflects the world around us. There is a lot of talent and individuality, and I think it helps that Britain has such a rich cultural history combined with the diversity of culture in modern Britain. LC: With this project you and other artists have taken on the job of promoting the London art scene overseas. Do artists have to do more to get recognised? NA: We are in a period of dramatic economic, social and technological change. There is a lot of talent in the art world, but in our climate of limited art funding, artists are loosing the financial opportunity and the space in which things become possible, and where new ways of thinking and being can be actualised or recognised. For this USA exhibition, the artists have taken it upon themselves to promote and raise the profile of the London art scene overseas. We are working collaboratively to come up with creative solutions, opposing the diminution of diversity in art, and extending the reach of UK arts: Artists empowering themselves to create their own opportunities. (Find out more on the fundraising platform and Etsy art shop.) LC: Tell us about the piece you had exhibited at Tate Modern. Were you nervous? NA: Not too nervous! It was great fun and a very interactive project – I was involved in the ‘No Soul For Sale’ exhibition and festival at Tate Modern last year, which showcased artists who contribute to the international art scene by inventing new strategies for the distribution of information and new modes of participation. I produced a sculptural book that was exhibited in the exhibition space at the gallery, and some pieces which were part of the festival ‘marketplace’ installation in the Turbine Hall. LC: Who’s work are you into at the moment, art, books, film, theatre? NA: Oh too many to say! Yes a combination of artists, books and theatre, but most directly the work of some particular artists: Yayoi Kusama and her amazing polka dot sculptures, Thomas Hirschhorn and his monumental installational collages, Miroslaw Balka and his powerful artworks, Cildo Meireles’ seductive and intriguing environments, and of course Cornelia Parker and Cerith Wyn Evans. I loved the recentGerhard Richter exhibition in London. I also have a lot of respect for some of the American contemporary sculptors such as Tara Donovan who I discovered at the Pace Gallery, or Teresita Fernandez – who uses materials and forms that make the eye’s journey over her work an exquisitely tactile, haptic experience. I work with a lot of London’s producing theatres so I’m very inspired by their productions. I enjoy the crossover between performance and art. LC: What are your plans for 2012, what projects will you next be working on? NA: I am currently busy creating a new sculpture for 2012, to be unveiled in January in the Serpentine Galleryproject space. It’s an exhibition with another very exciting London group, ‘The Fabelist’, running from 27 Jan- 3 Feb and part of the ‘Imprint’ cultural festival in Church Street. Watch this space!
Yes, it is possible to put in a zipper without too much angst, and it's possible to finish with great results. I can help you out with the first two of these... the foot is up to you. People often ask what they're doing wrong, that they can't get a sharp finish on their zippers. Having seen lots of machines and presser feet in action, and having demonstrated zippers on other people's machines in classes, I've come to the conclusion that the style of zipper foot is a big player. You see this style of snap-on zipper foot...? Especially when making bags, with all their enclosed spaces, bulky fabrics and bulky zips, that big lump on the back of the foot just gets in the way and causes trouble. The two pictures above are current model generic zipper feet, and are available in long or short shank fittings. These particular ones are from Sew Much Easier (a YOU SEW GIRL stockist). The two pictures below are from my 1980's model Singer and my 1960's model Janome machine. They both fit current model Janome, Singer and Brother machines. Check any old machines you have about the place, you might just have one! The foot can slide either side of the needle so that you can sew as close to the edge of the zipper as you like. They're also good for sewing piping and getting close to other lumpy things that might be on your fabric (magnetic catches, beads and whatnot). This is another adjustable zipper foot that I have. It's a snap-on for another 1960's Singer machine of mine. Really, it doesn't matter how your machine handles the arrangement between needle, foot and zipper, as long as the effect is that you can always sew as close to any sort of obstruction as you like, without a great big lump of presser-foot getting in the way. Sort that bit out, and you're a third of the way to better zippers! Now... for the good instructions, tips and hints, we have the newly-revised extended-dance-mix version of my old Coin Purse Kit .... I've added lots of extra full-colour photos to completely explain the whole process and I've tweaked the instructions substantially. Best of all, it's now a PDF that you can find HERE and download immediately. I use these little purses as my go-to gift for kinder and schoolteachers (and for staff Christmas presents one year), combined with inkjet fabric and my girl's artwork. They're always a hit!
Age at Death: 21 Born in 1160 in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, I was a slave to a merchant and caught in the cross fire during the Crusade. I nearly died, but an mysterious stranger saved me by giving me the Dark Gift. I had traveled throughout Europe since than. Currently reside in London as a modiste. (NSFW. This is an independent rp account, I am not Nijah, nor Alexandra Daddario) In the darkness of the cellar, the only source of the light were the one from the chiller and the small flicker on the tip of the cigarette between her fingers. The arachnid had left for hunting some hours ago. She had no idea what time it was but she could guess the sun must had been up for some time. She counted the empty glass bottles on the small wooden table in front of her. Humph, roughly about ten. Some of them were alcohol. Some of them were blood. But none of them could take the hallow pain in her heart away. She snuggled further into the large moss green leather armchair, placed there for the purpose of drinking seclusive in the cellar. Home. She had returned to the place she had called home for the last century. She needed it. She really did. She simply could not stay in Paris and watched her best friend and her lover playing happy married couple for five days. It was too much. Simply too much. “At the end of the day, I am alone.” She hiccuped and suddenly burst into sarcastic laughter: “As always. Tsk. And here I thought all will be different….such a foolish dream…” She laughed, and laughed, and laughed. Until her voice hoarse and the blood tears trickled down her cheek, soaking the grey woolen boat neck top she was wearing. And then she wept. [[It’s getting quiet here so I suppose I will log off early.]] [[Not exactly the happiest day for both Nijah and I. For Nijah….if you had followed her throughout the day and you will know. For me, one of my most admired writers had decided to deactivated Marius. She’s among the first who’s being friendly to me when I join this great wagon of fun. Yes, she has other accounts and there are other fantastic Marius out there. But it’s just not the same, is it? Oh, and my deepest condolences for Ina. You know what I mean, lovey. Drop me a fanmail if it’s too much for ye.
I'm not sure if anyone else follows other companies camera rumors but this came through for the 5d mk III: The 1D-x came out with 18mp (& did away with aps-h) giving up on the Higher mp going backwards. Anyone else think this is significant and rather telling? Better Low ISO over resolution? Not completely. Canon did this a while ago with the G (G9 to G10 to G11) series but I think they are worried about Nikon and Sony. The D3 was a big punch and the D7000 confirmed that Nikon's cameras still over qualify their own bodies. Up to the 1Dx, all of their newer cameras only outspeced nikon in megapixels and video. With the 1Dx they outspeced the D3s in almost every category on paper and a field test may prove it to be a winner. However they were keen that the D3s & D3x were better than the 1D mk4 and the 1ds mk3 (and the 5dmk2 wasn't helping) so they pulled their pro bodies out of the way of their 5D series to focus on competing with Nikon's stable. Sony hasn't played a full card but the a900 and a77 prove that they are capable of coming out with a winning pro body. Their problem would be getting rentalhouses and ad agencies to accept them. Canon realizes that they need to rethink how they sell pro gear and they are giving it a shot. There is too much at stake for them as competition is getting increasingly competitive in the pro and advanced amateur market. (My personal 2 cents though)
For the dressing: 1 heaping Tbsp mild miso 2 Tbsp rice vinegar 1 Tbsp maple syrup 1/2 tsp grated ginger root 1/2 tsp sesame oil 1 Tbsp canola oil 8 8-inch rice paper wrappers 2 cups broccoli slaw 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or sliced lengthwise 16 mint or basil leaves Combine all of the dressing ingredients, except water, in a small bowl or glass measuring cup, and whisk until smooth. Add water, whisking in a tablespoon or two at a time, until you reach the consistency of salad dressing you like (approximately 1/4 cup). The dressing can be made ahead and refrigerated. Toss all but 2 teaspoons of the dressing with the broccoli slaw, and set aside. Spread a clean dish towel on the counter top in front of you. Fill a large shallow pan with hot tap water. Take one rice paper round and submerge it in the hot water for 20 seconds or until it is pliable. Transfer to the dish towel. Working quickly, take a small bit of broccoli slaw and place it in the bottom third of the round. Top that with a small amount of chicken and two basil or mint leaves. Fold the bottom up over the filling. Fold the sides in, and roll to the top. Place seam side down on a plate, cover with a damp cloth, and continue until you have made as all of the rolls. They can be stored in the fridge covered with a damp cloth for up to an hour before serving.
Innovation. It’s the buzz word that I hope won’t get overused or abused. For the past few years, we have heard how it’s the driver to grow a business and the economy as a whole. And, while that is true, “innovation” is not so novel. In 1982, the federal government took a progressive, bold step and mandated set-aside funding for innovation in US small businesses. Since then the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program has been a launching pad for competitive small businesses with big ideas to solve tough problems. Annually, the feds invest about $2.5B in US small businesses to carry out R&D with a goal of commercialization. At any given time, there are about 6,500 active SBIR projects working to overcome a critical problem that has been identified by the federal government. In other words, all those R&D projects are not “technology push” ideas looking for a market. Quite the contrary, the federal government has done the market research and is positioned itself to be the ultimate customer for the technologies being developed or has identified industry needs the SBIR company can address. Sometimes, the market that the feds envisioned at the start of the project turns out not to be the best opportunity for the company. A terrific example of this is the SBIR Hall of Famer, iRobot. A couple of decades ago, in an effort to protect soldiers, the DOD SBIR funded a tiny company to develop a robot to go out to the field to seek and destroy landmines. That company completed the project successfully but hit the big time with products that vacuum our floors and pools. About one in ten proposals sent into the federal SBIR programs is funded. Winners are selected based on technical approach and the market applicability. SBIR companies are heavy hitters on delivering superb research results and at estimating the market potential of the project. They have excellent commercialization plans in place before launching the R&D phase – however, even with the best-intended plans, many SBIR companies fail at bringing product to market. Here is where MEP comes in. MEP has launched a pilot program to work with SBIR companies that have successfully completed their R&D. Through the SBIR-MEP Connections pilot, 25 early stage technology companies will receive support ranging from prototyping and plant layout to scouting services designed to locate solutions to technical issues. These companies will work closely with MEP to address their unique challenges. Together we will learn more about the needs of early stage technology companies and who knows, maybe one of these pilot companies will be the next iRobot.
Events are fun to be part of, especially the ones which have a lot of options. Here I am hosting Vardhini’s Dish it out and the ingredients I have chosen are lentils and garlic. There are so many dishes that can be made out of these two magical ingredients that are staple and a must in many Kitchens. I always have garlic and many variety of lentils in my Pantry. Thanks to Vardhini for allowing me guest host her Dish it out for this month. 1. Make a dish using "Lentils and Garlic". We should be able to taste the ingredients in the final dish. 2. Only vegetarian entries. Eggs NOT allowed. If using Eggs, then there should be a mention of the egg substitute. 3. Use of logo is appreciated as it helps spread the word. 4. Link to this event announcement page and Dish it Out page is mandatory. Simply copy and paste this " Sending to Dish it out – Lentils and Garlic and Vardhini’s page" 5. Archived entries are accepted as long as they are linked with both announcements 6. Event runs from Feb 1st to Feb 28th. 7. Please link your entries with the help of the linky tool below. If you have issues linking, please send email to firstname.lastname@example.org with the following details Subject - Dish it out Recipe Name - Recipe URL - Your Name - Picture of the dish - not more than 100 kb
WASHINGTON - A U.S. service member was killed in Sunday's Special Operations rescue of an American doctor abducted five days earlier by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. President Obama praised the mission and the American who was killed in action. He said the rescue was characteristic of U.S. troops' "extraordinary courage, skill and patriotism." Dr. Dilip Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colo., was captured by Taliban insurgents Wednesday outside the Afghan capital, in the Sarobi district of Kabul province. He was rescued in an early morning operation ordered after intelligence showed that the doctor was in imminent danger of injury or possible death, according to a statement from the U.S.-led military coalition in Kabul. In a separate statement, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the "fallen hero, and all of our special operators" represent the "highest ideals of citizenship, sacrifice and service." The service member was not identified. Gen. John Allen, the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said American and Afghan forces planned, rehearsed and successfully conducted the operation. "Thanks to them, Dr. Joseph will soon be rejoining his family and loved ones," Allen said. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read the original story: Servicemember dies in rescue of doctor from Taliban
Posted by mattsmith on 20th April 2012 Straight from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies.com blog this morning: “The Phillies rank 14th in the league in on-base percentage (.280), 15th in slugging percentage (.325) and 15th in runs per game average (2.85). If those averages look horrendous, they are. No National League team has finished a season with a worse on-base percentage since the 1965 Mets (.277); a worse slugging percentage since the 1968 Dodgers (.319), 1968 Astros (.317) and 1968 Mets (.315); or a worse runs per game average than the 1942 Phillies (2.61).” The suckitude cannot worsen, right? At some point, even an anemic rehabilitates and becomes stronger… right??? Funny how things work in baseball. Just three years ago, the Phillies were widely regarded as having the best offense in the National League, behind only the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays, maybe, in the majors. Three years later, this is the worst lineup contructed since the Terry Francona era. Juan Pierre, John Mayberry Jr, Freddy Galvis (who will be a good player, but not this year), Placido Polanco are regulars. Heck, does anyone in the lineup scare anyone? Or, how about this repharse: does anyone in the lineup excite or entertain anymone? Rollins? Not anymore. Polanco? Yeah, right… Pierre? Don’t get me started. Mayberry has been a disaster and looks absolutely lost at the plate. Chooch is what he is. He’s honestly the most popular Phillie right now, I’m convinced. Everybody loves the guy, but I don’t think the e-word when I think of Ruiz. Maybe Shane Victorino, when he’s going real good. But he, like just about everyone else, has been nothing more than a singles hitter. Honestly, the “watch” value of this club is at a low. I don’t think I’ve been this disinterested or disgusted since circa 2006, when the Abreus, Lieberthals and Liebers were clogging up roster spots. On any given night, when I’m not working, I tend to pay more attention Nationals games or Mets games (best broadcast team in baseball), Tigers, Rays, Royals, etc. on MLB.TV than I do the Phils. Tags: Bobby Abreu, Freddy Galvis, Jimmy Rollins, John Mayberry Jr., Juan Pierre, Mike Lieberthal, New York Mets, Shane Victorino, Terry Francona, Todd Zolecki, Tomas Perez, Washington Nationals Posted in Phillies commentary, Uncategorized \| No Comments »
Attempts to relay mail by issuing a predefined combination of SMTP commands. The goal of this script is to tell if a SMTP server is vulnerable to mail relaying. An SMTP server that works as an open relay, is a email server that does not verify if the user is authorised to send email from the specified email address. Therefore, users would be able to send email originating from any third-party email address that they want. The checks are done based in combinations of MAIL FROM and RCPT TO commands. The list is hardcoded in the source file. The script will output all the working combinations that the server allows if nmap is in verbose mode otherwise the script will print the number of successful tests. The script will not output if the server requires authentication. If debug is enabled and an error occurrs while testing the target host, the error will be printed with the list of any combinations that were found prior to the error. Use this to change the IP address to be used (default is the target IP address) Define the destination email address to be used (without the domain, default is relaytest) or smtp-open-relay.domain Define the domain to be used in the anti-spam tests and EHLO command (default is nmap.scanme.org) Define the source email address to be used (without the domain, default is antispam) smbdomain, smbhash, smbnoguest, smbpassword, smbtype, smbusernameSee the documentation for the smbauth library. nmap --script smtp-open-relay.nse [--script-args smtp-open-relay.domain=<domain>,smtp-open-relay.ip=<address>,...] -p 25,465,587 <host> Host script results: \| smtp-open-relay: Server is an open relay (1/16 tests) \|_MAIL FROM:<email@example.com> -> RCPT TO:<firstname.lastname@example.org> Author: Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman License: Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html
NERConnects – Drupal Gardens and Google Sites There are other hosted platform systems, such as wordpress.com and weebly, but we focused on these two for specific reasons. But we focused on these two for specific reasons. Google accounts are quite popular. One Google login will allow for more than one account to be hosted. Drupal Gardens is a popular platform among libraries (while the backend might look different, the general concept or organization is similar). Google Sites and Drupal Gardens are part of larger enterprises: they provide constant security upgrades, reliable product support, and both have large user communities. Both platforms allow for collaborative development with colleagues and both platforms make web pages that can be highly customized. So if you need to create a personal website for your CV, your association, or an event, using a hosted platform will save time and money. While both platforms have their drawbacks, there are resources available to help you become familiar and comfortable users. I’ve highlighted some for you below: Drupal Help Section – find forums, documentation, quick start guides http://www.drupalgardens.com/drupalgardens-help Drupal Blip TV channel- short videos on getting started http://blip.tv/drupalgardens Google’s Help Section https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en Google’s training module on how to use Google Sites http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites Let us know what you think we should focus on at the next NERConnects tech webinar session in October by filling out this 1 question survey (It’s short– I promise.).
I'm taking a little breather today, but will be back Monday. Meanwhile, I wanted to leave the designers and business people in the crowd with a little confirmation about what I've been saying regarding transparency and authenticity when it comes to going green. This from the wonderful blog La Marguerite (which quotes an article worth reading in Ad Age): According to Jessica Hogue, research director at Nielsen Online, and author of [a new] report, “Corporations can’t do everything in one feel swoop, but need to be authentic and transparent about the steps they are taking.” She also suggests brands, study Footprint Chronicles, Patagonia’s recent interactive online campaign, that discloses the company’s both environmental good works and sins. PS For those of you calling for personal tips, watch next week.
"Wild Man," Galactic feat. Big Chief Bo Dollis The past is never far removed in New Orleans. Case in point: this inspired pairing of new-breed funk fanatics Galactic with Big Chief Bo Dollis, who has been helping keep the Mardi Gras Indian tradition alive with the Wild Magnolias since the Sixties. "Little Liza Jane," Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns After recording for Little Richard, Lloyd Price and others, Huey "Piano" Smith became a bandleader himself, scoring hits including "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu." "Little Liza Jane" is the Clowns' raucous version of one of the original standards of the New Orleans brass band tradition. "Mr. Big Stuff," Jean Knight Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007, New Orleans native Jean Knight is best known for her 1971 Stax single "Mr. Big Stuff," which spent five weeks atop the R&B chart and hit Number Two on the pop chart. Before the song hit, she was baking bread at Loyola University for a living. "Diggy Liggy Lo," Doug and Rusty Kershaw The brothers' biggest hit, "Louisiana Man," was broadcast from the Apollo 12 moon mission. Their second-biggest, "Diggy Liggy Lo," was a direct product of the family's upbringing on a houseboat in Cajun country: the couple in the song "fell in love at the fais do-do." "Tipitina," Professor Longhair Yes, the howling, rhumba-rhythm piano-pounder known as ‘Fess wrote the song that gave one of New Orleans' most beloved nightclubs its name. Henry Roeland Byrd was a one-man synthesis of New Orleans music, from Congo Square to Harry Connick, Jr. "Time Is on My Side," Irma Thomas Soul queen Irma Thomas has had several notable hits in her career – "It's Raining," "Ruler of My Heart" – but her signature song was, oddly, originally a B-side. Her version of Jerry Ragovoy's "Time Is on My Side" came out less than a year before the Rolling Stones', and it's still Irma's song. "Shake Your Hips," Slim Harpo Another Louisiana classic covered by the Stones (as "Hip Shake"), the sly "Shake Your Hips" was written and first recorded by Baton Rouge native Slim Harpo, who maintained his own trucking business until his premature death in 1970. "Be My Guest," Fats Domino The Fat Man was at least as instrumental in establishing rock & roll as Elvis was; with the tugging rhythm of "Be My Guest," he almost singlehandedly invented ska, as a generation of elder Jamaicans will attest. "Buttercup," Lucinda Williams Once named "America's Best Songwriter" by Time magazine, Lake Charles' Lucinda Williams is the daughter of the poet Miller Williams. The world-wise "Buttercup" kicked off her most recent album, 2011's Blessed. "Look-Ka Py Py," Meters Leo Nocentelli's chicken-scratch guitar on the Meters' classic soul instrumentals practically defined the sound of Southern funk. The band was a complete package of talent, with bassist George Porter Jr. and strummer Zigaboo Modeliste locked in syncopation while leader Art Neville held court on the keys. "Bon Ton Roulet," Clifton Chenier The "King of Zydeco," who died in 1987, played the accordion, but he was also credited with designing the frottoir, the percussive washboard worn over the shoulders. Crossing Cajun dance music with R&B, Chenier effectively invented zydeco itself, much as James Brown "invented" funk. "Bon Ton Roulet" is Chenier's 1967 version of the original song by Clarence Garlow, with whom he toured as the "Two Crazy Frenchmen." "I Walk on Guilded Splinters," Dr. John Though he moved to Los Angeles to become an in-demand session musician at age 23, Mac Rebennack is New Orleans Third Ward through and through. Before he hit the charts with 1973's "Right Place Wrong Time," before he reintroduced himself with this year's Locked Down (produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach), the Night Tripper epitomized his voodoo-priest vibe on his classic "I Walk on Guilded Splinters." "Yellow Moon," Neville Brothers If the Marsalis family is the first family of New Orleans music, the Nevilles are a very close second. After solo hits like Aaron's "Tell It Like It Is" and group efforts including Art's work with the Meters, the family banded together, recording more than a dozen albums, including the definitive Yellow Moon in 1989 with longtime Crescent City producing fixture Daniel Lanois. "Suzie Q," Dale Hawkins Without Dale Hawkins, the pride of Gold Mine, Louisiana, John Fogerty might never have imagined being "born on the bayou." A creator of the swamp-rock sound, Hawkins' "Susie Q" combined rockabilly, R&B and a little hoodoo for one of rock's most enduring classics. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley," Lee Dorsey "Everything I do is funky like Lee Dorsey," rapped the Beastie Boys. The late New Orleans soul singer had a Number Seven pop hit (Number One R&B) with 1961's "Ya Ya." Though this protégé of Allen Toussaint never again reached that height, he left behind a string a excellent nuggets, including "Yes We Can," "Working in the Coal Mine" and "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley." "Do Whatcha Wanna," Rebirth Brass Band Now celebrating 30 years together, the aptly named Rebirth Brass Band helped reinvigorate the great New Orleans second line tradition by infusing it with funk. Their 1991 signature song "Do Whatcha Wanna" might as well be a rallying cry for their wonderfully eccentric hometown. "A Milli," Lil Wayne Over the past couple of decades Louisiana has put its own unique stamp on hip hop, from Master P's fiercely independent No Limit label to the second line-style chants of bounce. Lil Wayne's rise to superstardom has been marked by innovative, wickedly risque raps like the one-of-a-kind "A Milli." "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans," Louis Armstrong Anyone who's visited and fallen in love with the place knows just what songwriters Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter were getting at when they wrote this perennial local favorite. First sung by Billie Holiday in the 1947 movie New Orleans, the song was a careerlong staple of her co-star, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, one of the greatest ambassadors the state of Louisiana has ever produced. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/born-on-the-bayou-exploring-louisiana-in-18-songs-20120611#ixzz1xhR4lNmE
Okay, gang: Ready for another giveaway? You won’t want to miss this one. Some of you saw my announcement yesterday about the launch of a new update to the Nom Nom Paleo cookbook iPad® app. I wrote excitedly about how there were 15 new recipes in the app, and how we were unlocking all of the premium content so that users would henceforth have access to all 128 recipes — for no additional cost! Henry and I had been working on this update for months, and we dug into our savings once again to fund it. We tested the new version of the app earlier this month, and loved it, so we gave our app developer the green light to submit it to Apple for approval. A week later, the new update was signed off by Apple, and was made available for download — just in time for Christmas. Great news, right? If you’re an iPad or iPad Mini owner, keep reading for the gory details… Need party food? Bacon-wrapped figs are tasty, but they’re not the only hors d’oeuvres in the Paleosphere, you know. Want to try something different? I grew up eating Chinese dim sum, but I can no longer tuck into a basket of dumplings without feeling grossed out about the soy, vegetable oil, cornstarch and MSG in every bite. Thankfully, Paleo-friendly dim sum can be whipped up in a hurry. This recipe, from our best-selling Nom Nom Paleo iPad® app, is a great party dish ‘cause it’s simple, crowd-pleasing, and stealthily Whole30-compliant. Keep reading for the recipe! I know I’ve been a tad sadistic for the past few months, dropping hints about a mysterious “side project” and taunting you with new dishes while withholding the recipes. I’ve been a total see-you-next-Tuesday, and for that, I apologize. But know this: It gives me zero pleasure to keep secrets from you. In fact, IT’S KILLING ME INSIDE. I’ve never been able to keep secrets. I can’t throw surprise parties ‘cause I’m a big blabbermouth. I’d make a terrible CIA agent; if I got caught, I’d barf up every last piece of classified information — no torture required. So you can imagine how tough it’s been to keep my pie hole shut. At this point, if I hold it in any longer, I’m going to explode. So here goes. The top secret “side project” revealed at last — along with some preview pictures — after the jump!
THE FEVER DREAMS OF JOHN L. PERRY Before John L. Perry began his long association with the wingnut site NewsMax, he had a respectable career, including fairly important jobs in journalism and stints in the Johnson and Carter White Houses. But as a NewsMax columnist since 1999, he's been a tad, um, apocalyptic -- and not just in the now-scrubbed column in which he engaged in speculation about a possible military coup against President Obama (cached version here; text here). It doesn't seem to take much to set Perry off. Here he is writing about a failed Cabinet appointment on January 10, 2001: If left to stand as is, the savaging of Linda Chavez will mean the crippling and eventual destruction of the entire presidency of George W. Bush. Oh, if only. But anything can start an apocalypse in Perry's imagination, including the proverbial Some Guy on the Internet. Here's Perry on January 15, 2001: Appearing below is the text of what might properly be labeled a Manifesto for the Subversion of America.... It would make Joseph Paul Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's unsurpassed disinformation artist, both proud and envious. It heralds a gathering sturm of fascism in this nation that goes against everything for which America stands. The text in question, which we're told is "making the rounds of the Internet," could, admittedly, be read as a wee bit extreme: "... I will give Bush the same respect and support that his party gave President Clinton these past eight years.... "I will make common cause with any enemies of the United States, foreign or domestic, who are willing to criticize President Bush...." But if this little screed was, in fact, "making the rounds of the Internet" in a techno-fascist way, all traces of it have been lost except for Perry's own column and one (1) other Google appearance, at the ur-blog The Mote (item #2143 at the link), where it's ascribed to a contributor to Salon's Table Talk with the pseudonym Quentin Compsom. Last time I looked, Quentin and the TT crowd (full disclosure: I did my share of posting at TT) hadn't led a jackbooted overthrow of the government. (UPDATE: It also shows up here, as a letter to The Seattle Times. Oh, and Google also lists the blog post you're reading now.) Sometimes Perry sees the apocalypse coming from, um somewhere, and even he can't determine the source. But it's out there! Really! And we're in deep, deep trouble! This is from August 21, 2001: A political crisis is brewing out there, growing nastier by the day, awaiting a catalytic lightning bolt to precipitate the nature and direction it takes.... This nation and its Constitution do indeed face dangers and enemies, both foreign and domestic, as never before.... There is a latent ugliness -- latent but nonetheless real, nonetheless menacing. It is a witches' brew of apathy, ignorance, misunderstanding, uncertainty, frustration, insecurity, arrogance, resentment, prejudice, bigotry, paranoia, fear, desperation, reaction, vindictiveness, xenophobia and hatred. Those qualities, self-destructive all, manifest themselves in a number of unwholesome ways – reality-denial, self-indulgence, gullibility, irrationality, scapegoating, racism and violence. All those traits are fertile ingredients of the hotbeds for demagoguery. They are almost a textbook case history of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany and V.I. Lenin's successful revolution in Czarist Russia.... Read the whole thing. It would be amazing if he were predicting 9/11, but he wasn't; he just thought something out there was going to lead to .... DOOOO - OOOO - OOOM!!! But he had no idea what. Here he is predicting the U.S. loss of Alaska, Hawaii, and Manhattan as the result of a bloodless yet sinister Chinese maneuver called Operation One From Column A (no, really), all because missile defense was voted down in Congress. Here he is imagining societal breakdown in the U.S. after a court decision found that the Pledge of Allegiance violated the separation of church and state, which led tof a mass abandonment of religion: ...This in turn led to the nullification of perjury statutes, there being no longer any oath for holding liars accountable. That fallen domino tipped over the next: Juries, also no longer oath-bound, were passing out not-guilty verdicts left and right, unable to discern manufactured from authentic testimony. Felony convictions were appealed in such number that governors in state after state had no recourse but to grant wholesale pardons.... Convicted murderers and rapists were back on the streets doing business at the same old stands.... Oh, and here is he is imagining that, after Afghanistan, the next target in the U.S. war on terror would be ... Kashmir. (Thaty's not apocalyptic. It's just stupid.) So, yeah, John L. Perry's Obama column seemed part of a dangerous strain of thought. But don't just blame the zeitgeist. Blame whoever hasn't managed to keep Perry adequately medicated.
You have the ability to change the world. I imagine that you either think, “I can’t do that.” or “Shit, that’s a huge responsibility – how will I do that?” or “YES! I am superwoman!!!” or perhaps something totally different, however, this post is for you if your internal response fell into the “no way” or the” how” camp. More than 7 Billion people inhabit planet earth. My work and yours will likely not be known personally by the majority of those people. To put it in perspective, I have a busy coaching business – last year I worked directly with 200+ women in some capacity. Let’s also count the women that read my newsletter and/or subscribe to my blog – maybe I’m up to 1,000 lives that I’m touching directly. Oh, let’s not forget the people that I see in my daily life that are impacted by my worldview…. So in 2011, let’s say that I directly touched the lives of 1,500 people. My calculator can’t even calculate a percentage that small – not enough decimal places. That seems depressing, if you have any sort of urge to change the world. Or it’s affirmation that what we do doesn’t really matter, right? That teeny percentage doesn’t account for the ripple effect. Every one of those gorgeous human beings that I worked with, wrote for, taught to, or saw in my day to day life? Well, they touch others, who touch others, who touch others. Many of the women I work with (if not all of them) also coach or heal or otherwise change lives – and those lives also touch and change more lives. I figure that my personal ripple, quickly turns into a tidal wave when you think of all the people that are positively impacted by the insight, inspiration, and change that occurs when the women I work with become peaceful and empowered to change the way they “do” money and business. So I don’t have to try and get bigger or create a behemoth company, unless I want to. I can support the women who want to work with me with the sure knowledge that my influence goes further than my eye can possibly see. Guess what? That is true for you, too. We are all connected – a recent study found that we are not separated by 6 degrees, but only 5. There’s no pressure – there is nothing extra for you to do or be. Whether you are on fire for your work or you are still searching for your purpose, whether you have 2 clients or 200, whether you are profitable or not (yet) – you are changing the world. YOU are changing the world. Yes. YOU. Just by being you… and that is what changing the world REALLY means. Isn’t that awesome? Namasté, business yogini. You are invited! Sign up for the Weekly(ish) eMail Inspiration and receive Your Money Legacy Digital Guide: Unwind the Old, Create the New. Not only will you get the guide itself, but you will get a 7-day guided journey through the course, including video and a gorgeous (if I do say so myself) meditation.
I am an inconsistent creature. Over time, what I think changes. What I want changes. What I believe evolves. Yet I am inherently conservative – I use that word advisedly, of course … nothing raises people’s ire quite so much as a quasi-political label. And that is one that is inherently vexed – especially among writers, pseudo-artists and the like. It is, nonetheless, a correct designation. I find in myself a fixed core that remains unchanged since I was two. I say, “since I was two”, because I remember it at two. I had certain features of personality, tastes, drives, a particular temperament, dislikes, loves, beliefs or assumptions about the universe. I have been described more than once as a constant in people’s worlds. I do not change. But I change all the time. I suppose that dichotomy is not to be wondered at. I find the contradiction everywhere. It seems (at least to me) to be unalienable from life. I do learn. I have become a veritable storehouse of useless trivia. My mind is a hoarder’s dream. Snatches of songs, scenes from novels, movie quotes, historical oddities, bits of philosophy and theology, poems. Abbe Faria in The Count of Monte Cristo claimed that, “with 150 well-chosen books, books a man possesses a complete analysis of all human knowledge, or at least all that is either useful or desirable to be acquainted with.” I can only conclude, I must have read all the wrong books. There are, however, a few things I learn that have the force of revelation. The ones where the air is alive, expectant – just before the lightning falls. The ones that appear in bold print. The ones that have that eureka aftertaste. These I could tell you in a few sentences. The only problem is this. Bereft of the electricity in the air, absent the bold print, lacking the reverberating omniscient narrator voice, they are childishly simple. We either take them or leave them, depending on our point of view at the time. If they are embraced, they feel like things you have always known … revelation is memory, relearning. They are like the Tao or human nature or friction or gravity. They are. And you spend your enery either fighting them, ignoring them, or living with them. That was overly flowery. The mind is tempted to explain. Its natural tendency, this is amplified by embarrassment at their absurd simplicity, their obviousness. The more intricately truths of this type are analyzed, the more they are falsified. It’s not that they can be made false. It’s that the analysis is false. The rationale is false. I’ll tell you the one I’m currently running up against. We are the same; we are different. We are the same in the sense that each of us is an I. Whether we know it or not, whether we can articulate it or not, there is something primally equal in our uniqueness, in our livingness. It is not the equality of facts. It is the equality of the experience of being. Joy for you is the same as joy for me; hurt for you is the same a hurt for me. I recognize you. (This means many things, I think – but one is that I cannot judge you. You are guilty of no sin of which I am not at least capable, and for which I am not at least culpable. At the same time, you hold no virtue that is beyond me. To evaluate you is to evaluate me.) But we also differ. Your viewpoint is unique. Utterly. We are alone in that sense – we are alone together. I am not you; you are not I. While I recognize you in myself, I am appalled by your absolute strangeness. I am constitutionally incapable of truly seeing things from your point of view – from experiencing them as you are experiencing them. Knowledge, sympathy, empathy, compassion cannot cross this fixed gulf. You are you, I am I. The most I can know of you is what your experience might mean if I experienced it. (This too has many consequences – among others, that I am unqualified to judge you. I have not been you.) I tend to forget this second part. It is brought to my attention in myriad ways. Nonetheless, I am a slow learner. I’ll give you an example. You’re familiar with the “golden rule”? “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – or, if you prefer, “Whatever is hateful to you, do not do to another”. While there are distinctions between these two statements, the ethical premise is similar. I accept the notion – enthusiastically even. But were I to follow it unaided, I would run into a rather large problem. If I treat others the way I want to be treated, I will get an unfortunate reaction: they will almost invariably never speak to me again. I don’t mean the obvious things, of course. But I have often been stunned at how poorly received my actions are – precisely when I treat others as I would like to be treated. Equally, I have often been plagued by well-meaning people who do for me what they would want. Does this mean I’m odd? Probably. Gender and cultural differences sometimes play a role, but the discrepancy goes far beyond that. Does that invalidate the ethical premise? Of course not. It just adds an extra step. My point is that we’re different. And it is incredibly difficult for us not to assume that the way we are is really “right”. Dealing with differences is dealing with the “wrongness” of others. It is incredibly difficult to resist the urge to meddle: to fix others … because they are different than we are. While our culture claims to place a premium on individuality, I simply don’t see it. Nonconformity within extremely rigid bounds is highly praised. But those bounds are fixed and absolute. Different is defective. It was something of a revelation to me that the most unpleasant argument I have had in recent memory centered around one statement: we’re different. One way of being is not better than the other; neither is it worse. It isn’t illness; it isn’t brokenness, it isn’t evil, it isn’t unspirituality, it isn’t sin. It is just difference. I’m not denying that there is such a thing as sin, that actions can be good or bad, that there can be right or wrong. I’m just saying two things: judgments of the value of individuals are always faulty, and differences among people – how we experience life – are not and cannot be illness, defect, or evil in themselves. Much harm in this world would be avoided if we simply grasped that people were different, that our way of being was not inherently superior, and that meddling and trying to fix others – solely for being different is a form of violence.
Last night, while tidying up, I thought of something clever to blog about today. And of course, forgot to write it down - and of course, spent all day thinking about it and not getting anywhere. So. What shall we talk about, blog? For many years, I've had a lot of strange little rituals. Now, I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm OCD, but perhaps there are some borderline components that make up this eccentric part of my personality. After I turn the shower off, I like to cup the last of the water that runs out of the faucet in my hands and throw it up over my head. Also, on the subject of showers, I can't really make it out of the house without one (unless I'm camping). I also, absolutely must with no exceptions have Chinese takeout on Christmas eve. Before writing, I will play one game of solitaire while listening to a loud selection from my super-secret embarrassing play list of doom. When I was little, my Dad and I used to have a bedtime ritual based on a children's book I can no longer remember the title of. We would shake hands, and say, "And how do you do, and how do you do, and how do you do again!" It provided a sense of completion to the day - of comfort. Some days, I really miss it. What are your little rituals?
By Betsy Blaney The Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Dana Holgorsen won’t be nostalgic today when he brings his No. 5 Mountaineers to Texas Tech, where he and Mike Leach drove opponents batty with their dizzying pass-heavy offense. “All those feelings and emotions have gone away a long time ago,” the Mountaineers second-year coach said of his eight years in Lubbock. “I’m not going to think twice about it.” Holgorsen’s thoughts will be on how to keep his Mountaineers unbeaten as they try to stay in the hunt for the Big 12 title in their first year in the conference. Much of that will depend on the performance of quarterback Geno Smith, who comes into the game with 24 touchdowns, 1,996 yards and no interceptions. He’s completed 81 percent of his 204 pass attempts this season. West Virginia (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) got out of Austin last week with a 48-45 victory over Texas, with Smith throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns. The Red Raiders (4-1, 1-1) are hoping to rebound after falling 41-20 to Oklahoma in a game that saw quarterback Seth Doege throw three interceptions. Smith and one of his favorite receivers, Tavon Austin, make West Virginia’s offense look a little like backyard football, said D.J. Johnson, a safety on Texas Tech’s top-ranked pass defense. “They really understand each other as far as receiver-quarterback,” the senior said. “So what we’re really going to have to do is make them eliminate his key receivers and make him take more time to really figure out what he’s going to have to do. So take away those first reads, those initial reads, and give our D-line and linebackers time to get there and make plays.” Smith holds the Red Raiders’ defense in high regard and knows the crowd will be as boisterous or more than last weekend’s in Austin. “They really make things complex with the way they react to the ball,” the 6-foot-3 senior said of Texas Tech’s defense. “They do a great job of reading the quarterback’s eyes and reacting to the ball.” For local news and more, subscribe to The Norman Transcript Smart Edition, or our print edition.
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July 13, 2012 Alls recaps visits, has a top six Hialeah (Fla.) Dade Christian wide receiver Terrence Alls recently took a pair of visits to ACC schools. He recaps those trips and names four favorites for his services. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
To the Editor: Many residents in the Waverly-Broad Street neighborhood are grateful to the firefighters from Potsdam, Canton, West Stockholm, Fort Jackson, and Madrid-Waddington (our apologies to any company we have not mentioned) who bailed us out of the flood on the night of Thursday, Sept. 30. Many of our homes were flooded within a very short period of time. Some of our basements were flooded to the point of risking fire or electrocution. And, because the flood was so sudden, informed decisions needed to be acted upon quickly lest lives would be in danger. The firefighters were organized, efficient, knowledgeable, and polite. Throughout the evening, they maintained a wonderful sense of humor that provided much needed comic relief to us all. I don’t know what we would have done without their help. We would also like to thank the Brothers of Omicron Pi Omicron. On the night of the flood they quickly responded to a call for help to rescue one of our families (with a newborn) from their home just prior to dangerous flooding stages. The next evening they informed all of our neighbors about their availability to serve the community. They helped one family rebuild stairs and a window; they helped another family for three hours clean out its basement. They were polite, knowledgeable, prompt, and skilled. They are truly deserving of respect from the community for their admirable willingness to serve others in need. Lynn Hall, on behalf of the Hall-Smith, Wheeler, and Rygel families
Mrs. Mary C. “Kay” Lowell, 94, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 2, 2010 at the St. Regis Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since 2001. Kay was born March 25, 1916 in Burnaby, British Columbia, the daughter of Donald A. and Susan E. Flood Kennedy. She attended schools in Burnaby, Vancouver, and Windsor before moving to the area. On September 4, 1935, she married Murland R. Lowell at the Sacred Heart Church in Windsor, Ontario with Msgr. Dillon, officiating. He predeceased her on April 12, 1973. She and her husband operated a farm on the River Road in Massena until the Seaway Project began. They then moved to Winthrop, where they lived until 1972. She worked in the food service department at Potsdam State College for many years. She later went to work at Phil’s Flowers, where she worked for several years. She also worked during the winter months at the Donaldson Funeral Home for 16 years. She was an artist who truly enjoyed painting and was a member of the Massena Artist Association. She also enjoyed traveling, gardening, and playing with her grandchildren. Kay was always well liked and respected by everyone who knew her. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a member of the LCBA, Massena Grange #704, the Home Bureau, and the Massena Senior Citizens. Kay is survived by her four children and their spouses, Kathleen S. and Russell Jeffery of Nicholville, Murland J. and Sue Lowell of Crafton, MD, Daniel A. and Debbie Lowell of Austin, TX and James E. and Cissy Lowell of Seminole, FL; five grandchildren, Annette Burns and her husband, Leo of Baldwinsville, Sam Jeffery and his wife, Carrie, of Caledonia, Jennifer Jeffery of Syracuse, Kathy Harrison and her husband, Jacob of Ames, IO and Daniel Lowell of Chicago, IL; four great grandchildren, Ted Griese currently a student at New Paltz, Autumn Jeffery of Caledonia, Nolan and Macaela Burns of Baldwinsville; two sisters, Donalda Rowe of St. Joseph, MI and Sister M. Teresita, SSJ, of London, Ontario, Canada; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her two brothers, William and James F. Kennedy. Friends may call Sunday 6-8 p.m. at the Donaldson Funeral Home, Massena. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. J. Michael Gaffney, celebrating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Massena. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Mary’s/St. Joseph’s Church Memorial Fund, Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley, or a local rescue squad of one’s choice. Condolences may be made online at www.donaldsonfh.com
Photo Gallery \| North Alabama companies donate 1200 hams to families in need A North Alabama company donated hundreds of Christmas meals to less fortunate families Friday. Davis Lee Company donated more than 1200 Christmas hams and vegetables to families in the community. The company has been donating hams for several years and said it is a tradition. Employees went door to door and handed out the bags of food to the families in the community. 200 hams were distributed in Huntsville and 1000 were distributed in Guntersville, Albertville, and Boaz.
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Last week, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett delivered his State of the County speech. Apparently, the county is in great shape. You can read a full transcript of what Leggett said here. In fact, the county is in such great shape, Leggett plans to put more money into expanding “Excel Beyond the Bell,” a “successful” (his word) after-school program that aids in closing the achievement gap. Leggett’s plan is to expand the program into all county middle schools. Well, who knew that this program closed gaps? Of course, I doubt that anyone can produce any real empirical evidence to support the use of the word “successful,” but then who cares about such things? But here is what I find really interesting: Next month, the county’s Office of Legislative Oversight will update a 2008 OLO report that basically concluded that while Montgomery County Public Schools narrowed some gaps, the school system missed closing gaps on a long list of key achievement outcomes. My prediction is the updated 2013 OLO report will come to the same conclusion. And so, before expanding anything and spending more money, wouldn’t it be wise to wait to see what the OLO report has to say? No one is that wise in a county with endless supplies of cash. Excel Beyond the Bell simply joins a long list of programs tripping over one another and claiming they close gaps. Perhaps what needs to be on OLO’s agenda next is a thorough review of all the program dollars we—taxpayers—pump into gap-closing programs and efforts. Wouldn’t that be interesting? And for the record, we live in a county that seems to have an endless supply of programs claiming “success” at closing gaps (somewhere out there in ‘Google-land’ you can find these programs saying they closed gaps). Here is my quick list—a baker’s dozen—of programs, or efforts, or “stuff” that makes the claim of closing gaps. (The list is in alphabetical order.): - Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/aces/ - Business partnerships: http://www.114th.org/ - Downcounty Consortium: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/downcounty/about/ - Excel Beyond the Bell: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/bulletin/article.aspx?id=269185 - Gapbusters: http://www.gapbuster.org/ - George B. Thomas Learning Academy: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/itv/Take10/Take10-03.shtm - Kennedy Cluster Project: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/bulletin/article.aspx?id=42064 - Middle school culture: http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/sharedaccountability/reports/2012/Brief%20Closing%20the%20Gap_Final.pdf - Minority Scholars Program: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/bulletin/article.aspx?id=287501 - Pre-K 12 Systems Approach: http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/MCPS_report.pdf - Seven Keys: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/keys/documents/research.pdf - Study Circles: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studycircles/aboutus/ - Union collaboration: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-teachers-union-wields-power/2012/02/13/gIQAMojD2R_story.html
One of my favorite books, which is an easy read as well, is entitled Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way by Pope John Paul II. This work follows an earlier work entitled Gift and Mystery. Both narrate, in his own words, the life of Blessed John Paul II. Gift and Mystery is about his early years up to his priesthood ordination. Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way is the narration of his life from the time he was nominated as Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow until his election as the Bishop of Rome. In the last chapter of Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way, he ends with the following words: …On another occasion, to the same three disciples, Jesus said “Rise, and do not be afraid!” (Matt. 17:7). God’s love does not impose burdens upon us that we cannot carry, nor make demands of us that we cannot fulfill. For whatever He asks of us, He provides the help that is needed. I say this from the place to which the love of Christ Our Savior has led me, asking of me that I should leave my native land so as to bring forth fruit elsewhere through his grace — fruit that will last (cf. John 15:16). Echoing the words of our Lord and Master, I too say to each of you, dear brothers in the episcopate, “Rise, let us be on our way!” Let us go forth full of trust in Christ. He will accompany us as we journey toward the goal that He alone knows. These words were very prophetic for me, as the above book was given to me by a good priest friend of mine when I was sent here as Bishop Delaney’s co-adjutor in 2005, and succeeded him at his untimely death. I did, indeed, have to rise and be on my way, to follow the Lord where He called me to journey with you as the Shepherd here in our wonderful diocese. These last seven years have been years of great blessing for me personally as together, many things have been able to be accomplished as a response of faith to the Lord who calls us to be his people. I thank you for your generosity, faith, and love in so many ways. On Sept. 7, the above words of the Lord became a reality for me again when the Holy Father’s representative to our country, Archbishop Vigano, called me to let me know that Pope Benedict XVI has named me as the fourth Bishop of Orange in California. As I said to the staff at the Marywood Pastoral Center in Orange two weeks ago, I love the people of North Texas very much, and you indeed have become my family. This will be now a year of great transition, with the death of my mother, leaving here, and moving to Orange. But I trust in the same Lord who led me here among you, and now asks me to follow Him to the Diocese of Orange. Even though geographically very different in square miles than Fort Worth (one county of 700 square miles, as opposed to 28 counties of 24,000 square miles), the Catholic population is about 1,300,000 or 40 percent of the population. The Diocese of Orange has many of the same cultural groups that we have here, only more. There is the practice of a vibrant faith, where the challenge is building and expansion. And there is the recent purchase of the Crystal Cathedral (the future Christ Cathedral), which truly is a “gift from God” as Bishop Brown has noted, and it’s being shaped into a Catholic Cathedral. Many people have been asking what happens now in Fort Worth. After my Installation, Fort Worth will become an empty see or sede vacante. The new Diocesan Administrator will be elected by a group of senior priests from within the diocese known as the College of Consultors. The priest who is elected will then maintain the day-to-day activities of the diocese, but without the authority of a bishop. The diocese will then wait for a new bishop to be assigned from Pope Benedict XVI. Please begin praying, as will I, for the new Bishop of Fort Worth. With all of my heart, I thank you for your commitment of faith, and your goodness and support to me in moments of blessing and moments of challenge. Your stewardship of time, talent, and treasure are helping to take the Diocese of Fort Worth into a future full of hope, as we build on a legacy of faith and leadership since the diocese was founded in 1969. My installation as the Bishop of Orange will take place on December 9 and 10, with Evening Prayer on December 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the future Christ Cathedral Arboretum and the Installation Mass on December 10 at 2 p.m. at the University of California Irvine Bren Events Center. Please pray for me in these times of transition, as I do for you. I continue to live, with the help of God, the motto which came to me when I was appointed bishop: “Do everything in faith and love in Christ Jesus.” God bless you always.

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