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Lying along the ridge of Turkeycock Mountain northwest of Martinsville, the 2,679 acre Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area extends into both Henry and Franklin counties. There are several miles of rough gravel roads and numerous trails. The area is popular for horseback trail riding. Elevations in primarily forested area range from 1,100 to over 1,700 feet. A number of small streams drain into Scout Pond.
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The 2011 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship will take place on Saturday, November 19th through Monday, November 21st in Samford University's Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama. This will be the 29th annual Southern Conference Volleyball Championship.
The 2010 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship went to the Georgia Southern Eagles defeating the College of Charleston Cougars, 3-0 (25-18, 31-29, 25-20). With the win, the Eagles claimed its third SoCon tournament title and its first since 2003. The Eagles played behind the strong performance from Sarah Gildersleeve, Bethany Sanford and Kate Van Dyke, who all were named to the all-tournament team. Van Dyke, who was named the tournament MVP for her outstanding play on the weekend, had 50 assists, four kills and three digs in the Eagles championship win. In a losing effort, College of Charleston had strong play from Elyse Chubb and Sarah Havel, who were both named to the all-tournament team. | <urn:uuid:4b1f7e0a-945d-433a-b243-22215de450ec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www4.samford.edu/belltower/111611/sports_volleyball.php | 2013-05-24T02:40:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970282 | 213 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Not a rock album by Lil Wayne, I assure you.
This week, we see the reformation of -MM- in the east, a threat to -SWAT-’s monopoly in the area. Plus, an investigation of the Smile / NOTA war.
Why has -MM- reformed, and what does this mean for -SWAT-?
What other eastern conflicts have been ignored in light of the -SWAT- drama two weeks ago?
Let’s get started on this week’s blog.
World Map – Top 10 Tribes
We are missing a map from last week, unfortunately, as I was away, but we can still track changes relative to April 16th.
Which, speaking of, are very little :p
Everyone has remained the same, save SOHK and Phat, who have switched positions respectively, and Smile and NOTA who have also switched positions. The map has not changed at all, with all tribes just growing as normal with general expansion and filling out of the world. We’ve also got the nice classic circle rim formation going on now fully, which has been developing over the last few weeks.
The Reformation of -MM-
Although the tribe never technically “fell” – with players Randdawg, Rouder, and Mr Manners remaining in the tribe even after the -SWAT- merge – it was not until 4/26, four days ago, and twelve days after the -SWAT- merge, did -MM- truly reform.
Spearheading the effort are Ghanghis and IWillControl, who are now jointly leading the tribe. That may raise some eyebrows for some people, as those familiar with the situation will know that there has been some tension between Ghanghis and IWillControl in the past, to say the least. As I revealed in our last blog, Ghanghis accused IWillControl of leaking sensitive information to -SWAT- in the days leading up to the merge. Furthermore, IWillControl said that he had been in opposition to Ghanghis “when the council started flaming.” Even though IWillControl took full credit for ultimately organizing the merge into -SWAT-, it appears that he has had a change of heart:
“Dave [ex-leader of -MM-] and I had a talk and he reminded me of the promise I made that I would stay with -MM- till my last village was nobled. I failed that promise. I wanted to make up for it so I started planning on how -MM- could reform.” – IWillControl
IWillControl continued, saying, “Ghanghis and [he] started planning about 3 days after the -MM- exodus.” The two were able to set aside their differences and work towards a common goal.
“I had a very long talk with [Ghanghis] about the mistake I made and how I wanted to bring back MM. We got together and figured out how to get MM back.” – IWillControl
Although IWillControl acknowledged that the tribe, with only ten members so far, is not quite up to “its past glory,” Lavrikan3, -SWAT- duke, found the entire scenario highly amusing, chuckling at the question “Do you think IWC and Ghanghis can effectively lead a tribe?” When asked if he considered -MM- a threat to -SWAT-, he said
“No. Not at all – they’re their own worst enemies. They’ll destroy themselves.” – Lavrikan3
The only member who has transferred back from -SWAT- to -MM- other than IWillControl is Duncansco, and Lavrikan3 expected that no more members would be defecting, rationalizing that “if more were going to leave there would be no reason why they haven’t already.”
As you might have noticed in the above map, with the presence of -MM- in K46, there is now quite a rather large divide between northern and southern -SWAT-. On the topic of southern members leaving to -MM-, Grinder, a prominent -SWAT- southern member, said
“Everyone that I have spoken to is incredibly torn. There are so many things influencing decisions that its one of the toughest choices I will have to make in my TW career so far. There are things such as loyalties to friends, and what -MM- once was, but also the common thought that -SWAT- and Cops have a very good chance at winning this world. I for one am pondering this day and night, and I have no idea what my final decision will be. I think I speak for many southern members when saying this as well.” – Grinder
As a southern -SWAT- member myself, I can emphasize in the difficulty of making a decision about the future.
IWillControl said that “[he] will not be coaxing any -SWAT- members to join -MM-, but [with] the old -MM- members I have discussed returning to -MM-.”
In an effort to preserve relations between the northern and southern -SWAT-, Lavrikan3 has promoted Lawtonis23 to the position of southern war commander. Lavrikan3 did not think the isolation between northern and southern -SWAT- was a handicap, merely considering it “room [-SWAT- has] to grow into.”
In terms of future plans for -MM-, IWillControl said “[-MM- has] no intentions of warring CCH. To seek a war with the -SWAT- family would be illogical.” Lavrikan3 said that he would not disclose any future plans concerning -MM-, but I would find it hard to believe he could let them live and grow peacefully, especially if he needs to unite the two -SWAT- factions in the continent where -MM- resides.
Whether or not -MM- can attract more members to become a success, IWillControl ended with
“Nikki [coplayer] and I are always optimistic about our future. This is a war game, we are always ready for a challenge… we have never been fearful of our location.” – IWillControl
-SWAT- / Mafia War
As we know, this conflict has been going on for some time now, though it was made popular by a recent forum thread discussing the statistics of the past week.
Looking at those ourselves,
Although the -SWAT- family has stayed on top of Mafia overall, in the past week it seems Mafia has begun to make a headway on them. What is most interesting is the breakdown between -SWAT- and Cops stats (Cops being the academy, or sister, tribe of -SWAT-). Cops is actually up 7 to 1 against Mafia this past week; -SWAT- is down 3 to 11.
Although we all like to root for the underdog, Lavrikan3 issued a statement to explain -SWAT-’s recent poor performance in that sector:
“It has been a slow process due to a few members there quitting… We are moving new members in to that area, and that is going well. Once those villages are built up it won’t be the same war.” – Lavrikan3
I failed to reach Mafia for comment.
Smile / NOTA War
Here, we examine the conflict between eastern rim tribes Smile and NOTA, the latter of which was previously known as T.E..
I was able to chat with Darkness of Souls, a baron of SR, Smile’s sister tribe. However, he has a differing opinion on the use of the word “sister”:
“Smile and SR are more than just sister tribes, we’re a coalition of friends, we watch each other’s backs, we help each other, it’s a mutual benefit on both parts. We support, attack and defend each other, but its more than that, at the end of the day, we’re all brothers and sisters, each of us bring something special to the table, each one of us has a special bond with each other.” – Darkness of Souls
The Smile family recently finished a war with FLIP, who have since disbanded. Thus, they were able to turn their full attentions to their northern neighbors. Darkness of Souls traces the background leading up to the war:
“We did have an NAP with them for a little while, if you could call it that, only a couple days later a train was sent at a member of ours. There’re a lot of other factors as well… I also have history issues with NOTA.” – Darkness of Souls
The axiom of signing a NAP is that one side usually ends up attacking the other :p
Darkness of Souls said that “[Smile] took a very cautious approach to NOTA and the hierarchy discussed over Skype what the plan was, who would be leading operations etc,” and their diligence seems to have paid off: they are ahead in the stats.
We see a similar theme here as in the -SWAT- / Mafia war – the losing tribe has made a comeback in the last week. However, here it seems the Smile family was able to hold onto their lead even in the past week when NOTA gained ground. Darkness of Souls said that attributed their success to “communication, friendship and skill.”
I was only able to get in touch with The New KING in terms of NOTA representation, but he cautioned to me that he wouldn’t be at liberty to speak fully as he is not in the hierarchy. However, he too spoke highly of his tribe, saying that “NOTA is up there with some of the best team players I have played with.”
Because -SWAT- is so close to both these tribes, it seemed natural that they would choose a side. Lavrikan3 said that has “no diplomatic relations” with NOTA, but a “standing” NAP with Smile at the moment. It is well known that The New KING, at least, is very outspoken against -SWAT-, which might have antagonized Lavrikan3 from NOTA. Lavrikan3 said that “if [-SWAT-] were to side with anyone, it would be with Smile. [He] like[s] Smile and like their leadership.”
As of yet, however, -SWAT- is not playing a military role in the war.
Hopefully in future weeks I readdress this topic with more input from NOTA.
I know I said I was going to be away last week, but I also did promise that I had something in the works to fill while I was gone. That didn’t end up working out, but I have hopes for a special extended piece by perhaps next week
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|Lecture: Advanced Procedures and Axioms|
|Ron the Magus|
Hubbard links his Prehavingness Scale to Rosicrucian philosophy.
It is the great philosophy of not-know.
It says, “No matter how much you study the physical universe, you jerks, you ain’t going to know anything. You’re just a bunch of ignorant bums, because all of that is unknowable.”
How do you like that! It’s all unknowable.
And you know why the mind has not kept pace . . technology in it . . along with the pace of physics is because it was stopped on the track by the basic theory that you can’t know about it anyway. It’s impossible to know about, so therefore, you can’t know about it. So ever since that time, all they’ve been doing is quoting Greek philosophers.
Man, I had a few too many Greek tutors to go around quote ‘em! Aw, come off of that! You mean, you go upwards to twenty-three hundred years later, you’ve still got to have these guys haunting you? No, no thank you. No thank you.
A Greek tutor . . that’s something you get rid of in very early childhood. And you certainly don’t keep it through adulthood. And you certainly don’t keep it for twenty-three hundred years. Because the Greek philosophies are very fine, and we’re glad that man thought. But the last time I was down in Athens, I found out what the Greek philosophies were all about: if you couldn’t lick ‘em, you could confuse ‘em.
And they did it with two things . . philosophy and entertainment.
And I have seen better nightclub operation in a perfectly lousy hole-in-the-wall, nobody-ever-heard-of-it nightclub in Athens than you would find in the finest theaters of New York City. Guys just operating for buttons. They were really good. They were very, very good. They were very good at it. They have saved this all through the centuries. They are the original cabaret owners.
After you get the enemy there and he’s conquered you and so forth, you show him conclusively that he can be out-created by turning loose a bunch of dancing girls on him that really get his eyes popping. And he forgets to conquer. They did it to the . . they did it to race after race. They did it to Persians, and they’ve done it to Egyptians and they’ve done it to Romans. And they’re still on top. Pretty interesting.
It’s a modus operandi for conquest. And so is philosophy. If you want a complete catalog of the Greek philosophies, take something on the order of the Prehav Scale and figure out each one totally dramatized, and write a total philosophy around that level of the Prehav Scale. And say that is it, and there is only this, and you’ve got one of the Greek philosophies . . or one of the Persian philosophies, or one of the Egyptian philosophies.
Try it some time. Just try and look at the level of the Prehav Scale and figure out what would be a philosophy that obscured everything under the sun except this one thing . . what kind of a philosophy it’d be. After you’ve thought about it for a while, it’ll suddenly dawn on you that you are looking at the philosophy of something like Rosicrucianism. That is it, you see?
Or you’re looking at the philosophy that was practiced in Egypt, or you’re looking at Stoicism. Just look at No Effect. There’s No Effect on the Prehav Scale. Now just figure out what kind of a philosophy would you work out that would totally bar out any slightest effect of any character. And you wind up with Greek Stoicism. And similarly, you can do this with every level of the Prehav Scale. It is a reactive scale. So, of course, there’s a broad appeal.
Any time you’re too broke, your case has gone to pieces, and you’ve become utterly unprincipled, somewhere up the track, and you land amongst the wogs, always remember that you can dig up a piece of the Prehav Scale and get a marble palace with a gold roof.
Just figure out where they sit on the Prehav Scale and dream up a philosophy to prove it. And if you prove it conclusively that that’s where they sit on the Prehav Scale and this is the very best thing to do . . ahhh, they’ll make you the governor of the joint as well as the high priest.
— L. Ron Hubbard
Lecture 15 June 1961: Not-Know
1 Prehav Scale: Hubbard's scale of attitudes and conditions that represent what a person experiences on his way to "Havingness." Hence Prehav or pre-havingness. Note that in Scientology, Faith is positioned at the lowest part of the scale which ends in Havingness. Hubbard's Prehav scale from Scientology 0-8: pdf
More on Hubbard's ideas about faith...
There is no more over-rated quality in existence than faith.
The subject who, under the hands of a hypnotist operator, conceives an enormous agreement with the hypnotist, is experiencing faith as it is commonly understood. In this state the subject can perceive anything which the hypnotist may direct.
In order to understand faith, one must be able to differentiate between faith-in and faith. The difference between these two conditions is a direction of flow which earlier we found to be reality itself. Faith-in is an inflow of agreement and the placing of one’s beingness and doingness under the control of another, and is, in other words, the sacrifice of one’s universe. This is the basic mechanism wherein, all along the whole track, thetans have been recruited in some cause or mystery, and have surrendered to this their own identity and ability. A little of this goes a very long distance. It is in essence the basic trick of hypnotism and by it one can convert and reduce the abilities of a subject for any purpose.
L. Ron Hubbard
The mystic for millenia has been talking about faith. He never built a bridge to it. He made a fundamental error in converting faith into having faith. When he said have faith he invited understanding, then confusion of understanding, because one does not understand faith. One is faith. The source, content of and contact with faith is you. The result of this mystic error — and it is a very gross error — was to place individuals so far down the tone scale that “love”and propitiation became bywords and hocus pocus the order of the day. Here is a 1.1 religion. It is afraid to understand because it has to have faith, but it is not faith because faith is not understanding. Hence the general confusion at 1.1. A by-product of this is the fact that individuals who thus have faith are running too slow. You get ESP, hypnotism, mixed-up facsimiles with others, martyrdom, physical illness and all manner of unwanted things at this slow speed. It is too close to the static of death at 0.0, and its people are awfully dead, ineffective and irrational.
People who are trying to have faith are not faith. Thus they fear (1.1) and propitiate (1.1) and are generally confused. One will not buy unreason at 20.0. They began by knowing faith and then became confused by having faith explained.
Because of spectacular successes (rare as rarity), the mystic continued to strive for something he already had because he had no way to get back to where he was. The enormously successful points of being faith in the sea of unsuccessful having faith kept the mystic striving. It is possible now to achieve faith, or regain what one has lost.
I am, faith, I know are at 20.0 on up. At 20.0 on the gradient scale they are at optimum unity with MEST (the physical universe) but as they rise from 20.0 they become less and less effective on MEST until top static is reached at 40.0. The scale is a circle. 40.0 and 0.0 are the same, so it is possible to go two ways towards death. One is less well off at 21.0 than he is at 20.0 since the MEST is dwindling away. The austere but spindly and weak mystic who dwells upon abstracts is less able to know. There is an entire scale above 20.0, which matches the scale below 20.0 in undesirability. The organism slows down above 20.0. The static is thoroughly unobtainable with one’s body, evidently, for the static at the top in a pure state 40.0 is, for one thing, a -270 degrees C. A person who relaxes to not being in body is at first assailed by counter-efforts and then begins to chill. The various phenomena of mysticism are in the main explained by this scale. When one forsakes individuality on the way up, he, of course, can commingle with thoughts and other individualities. When he slows down below toward 0.0 he is again getting confused in his individuality, shifts valences easily, is hypnotic and is in a generally undesirable condition.
— L. Ron Hubbard
Advanced Procedures and Axioms
Hubbard often referred to emotions with their numeric designations on his tone scale. More on the Tone scale: [Wikipedia ]
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About seven days ago, I has haveing a really back sinuse headach along with pressure so bad it hurt to talk, move my head and even swallow. On the second day my sinuses finally drained (a lot of blood along with it). Anyways everyday when I blow my nose there is quite a bit of blood in the tissue and my head hurts (sharp pains), my head has not stopped aching for seven days now. Should I be worried or is this normal?View Thread
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Discussion in 'GcMAF' started by lerae, Jan 16, 2012.
Perhaps is best to begin with one or two drops...to elude the headaches.
Hi GMAF info
I am taking the GcMAF. I listened to a webinar where Dr Klinghardt talked about it. He announced GcMAF in Oct. and then came back in Dec with the homeK MAF. He said that the shots were causing such a inflammatory cascade that he and a team of scientist in Austria and Germany took the GcMAF apart and found the peptides that make it up. He then made a Homeopathic solution that is supposed to work like the shots just not as intense. Dr Dahlgreen gave advice to start with 10 drops on the tongue, not under the tongue and was specific about this. Why I am not sure. She said twice a day and not close to any food time.
When I first started it, for two days I had a headache that I only remember having when I had mono. It was not as intense but felt the same. And, I never have headaches to I attribute it to the HomeK I have not noticed anymore reactions.
I bought it from BiopureEU and they said it would take 4 weeks to get and it arrived within 5 days. I am a healthcare practitioner so they gave me 25% off. I ordered for 3 other people as well at the time. I am sticking with it. I may try the shots after a couple of months on the drops. Then go back to the drops and use them as maintenance. Why not if the cancer, viruses and pathogens produce nagalase which turns of the GcMAF in your body. They won't stop and I plan on keeping the GcMAF in my body working!
I forgot to mention I also ran a temperature of 100.8 for 2 days during the bad headache.
Thanks, khiquita - good info. I have gotten used to it and slightly reduced the dosage to what works for me now.
Thanks for the info, Khiquita its very useful to know how to take it and how many drops each time
He then made a Homeopathic solution that is supposed to work like the shots just not as intense.
Have they made some trials to know if its works or not? It will be interesting to know if there are some patients that are taking it in a controlled trials of their symptoms and nagalase levels with the homeo Kmaf. Or if this product can also produce IRIS reactions.
IN "betterhealthguy" are lots of information about GC MAF, and Dr. Klinghardt, but not about Homeo Kmaf, is too much new.We need wait.
I pray that this product can helps us like the shots,and less expensive.
Is it ok to order 2 bottles or are they expiring too fast? Do you have to keep them in the fridge?
In the bottle: expiration date 12/2016.
Keep in dark and cool (in german: Khl und dunkel lagern).
Thx Rita, I ordered some bottle, look forward to try it.
So cool means it's refrigerator safe I guess. Do you keep it this way?
Perhaps is better ask the provider, but I think that cool is not exactly refrigerated.The bottle is dark so its protected from light.
It has a strong alcoholic taste.
I keep it in ambient temperature,off heath sources.
Yeah, you're right, I asked the provider. I'll report back on their answer and on my progress (hopefully!)
Is it safe to try??
I was just wondering what folks thought: would it be safe to try this homeopathic formula without a doctor's supervision?
The symptoms as described seem somewhat severe but manageable. Any thoughts??
I don't know, but I'm giving it a try anyway. If there's too much inflammatory response I'll stop until symptoms resolve and start at a lower dose.
Can't say I'm worried, most people on gcmaf are doing telephone consultations with their doc, I can go to my GP and run some standard tests periodically while on it.
If you want to come on chat, I can tell you some things to look out for.
I've been on the Homeo KMAF for 3 days now, 2 x 10 drops a day on the tongue. I didn't have any apparent immune manifestation so far, so I'll keep taking this dose I guess.
I received it in Canada quite fast, 2 days after it was shipped, no brokerage fees or taxes, so I have 5 months worth of it for about 180$. Not a big risk but I really wonder if it does anything at all I don't know if the term homeopathic is exact here but I find it doubtful that micro doses of the active ingredient would do what gcmaf does... maybe it's not made by numerous dilutions like usual homeopathic stuff.
It's been 10 days on it and I'm 100% positive that it's caused by kmaf but I have had a sore throat and feeling that my lymph nodes are tender under the arms and the neck, my tongue started to have white coating too, increased mucus production? Apparently.
I think it's linked with the kmaf, it started after 4 days on it. I take 10 drops 2 times a day under the tongue now, I read that's the proper way to take homeopathic liquids, have to hold it 2 minutes and swallow. Avoid mint in toothpaste and mouthwash as well as coffee, both are often an antidote to homeopathic remedy.
I have a stock for 14 months so I'll stick with it. I read a double-blind study done with homeopathic hgh (human growth hormone) and though it doesn't any or very little hgh after the dilutions, it still raised the igf-1 levels like hgh shot does. Who knows!
So it might be working, but that's not scientific, rather sorcery.
any further news on the homeopathic GCMAF??
Does anyone have any further news about their experience with the homeopathic GCMAF from Austria??
I had to stop it, I kinda crashed badly recently, don't think it's related. My spleen is swollen according to my doctor, I'll wait a bit before trying it again.
Honestly though I do believe in naturopathy I don't necessarily want to be a believer in homeopathy (with some exceptions), but I have to say everytime I take 10 drops in the morning I feel like I am hit by a truck a couple of hours later (and can fall asleep outside on concrete) and then feel better the next day (I usually take it at night then again). Not bad for water with alcohol (and traces of MAF maybe?). I also find it odd that Drs are refusing to give any dosage info without supervision on a homepathic product. So maybe there really is something to it. cheers from Sicily for now.
Just curious to know if anyone here is still trying the Homeo KMAF?
Gu3vara, sorry to hear about the bad crash that u had and the swollen spleen, hope tings are better now. Did u ever try the homeopathic maf again?
Mellster, are u still taking it and if so how are u getting on?
Hey - I still have enough supply but I am not taking it right now as I advanced to MAF314 (imported it from Europe) and just finished my first batch of the yoghurt and will start consuming this week. So better not to take 2 MAFs at the same time. I am currently between 8-9 out of 10 anyways (take into account I was a "milder" case with a 5-6 at my low point a year and a half ago) so I am pretty happy with my treatments although it is hard to say how much every individual component helped as I also take a lot of other supplements. But I am hoping the MAF314 will restore my gut which is still mildly symptomatic often and help finally clear that tender reactive lymph node plus I hope to achieve a gentle strengthening of the immune system. We will see..
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As a hockey player it is important to practice shooting and stickhandling on a regular basis. The big problem that most hockey players have though is finding a suitable surface to stickhandle and shoot off of.
The biggest problem with shooting and stickhandling on pavement or asphalt is the increased friction. This friction causes the pucks to move slower, and flip all over the place (very annoying). The friction also causes your stick blades to wear out pretty quickly (costs a lot to keep buying blades, or sticks)
Shooting and Stickhandling Surfaces
A great solution is to find a nice smooth surface to shoot and stickhandle on. I have tried a lot of alternatives, but I find each cheap alternative will have a downfall in one way or another. I think that if you are serious about improving your shooting and stickhandling it is important to find a good surface to practice on.
One product that we have reviewed in the past was the hockey shooting pad we also did a video review of the roll-up shooting pad which I really liked. I think the roll up pad is the best option for a small area.
Dryland Training Tiles
We were sent a few boxes of training tiles from hockey shot for review. Here is some information about the training tiles from the hockey shot website (with our comments in brackets)
- Slipperiest & smoothest material available for stickhandling, shooting & passing! (we’ll see about that)
- Each tile measures 18” x 18” tile (2.25 square feet) and are 1/2″ thick.
Comes with 2 beveled edge pieces for easy loading of pucks.
Tiles easily attach to each other. Assemble entire hockey flooring area in minutes! (more on this in the review)
Perfect for your garage, basement or driveway.
Tiles are strong enough for cars to park on, perfect for the garage. (Oh I have to test this out!)
Quality of Material
The tiles are very sturdy feeling, on the top they feel very smooth, and on the bottom they have a cross pattern across the entire tile. The tiles are not overly rigid, and it doesn’t seem like they would break or shatter with a slapshot (time will tell)
Setting up the Hockey Training Tiles
This was pretty easy, it took me a little while to figure it out, but I got it. I thought there was a special way to snap them together, but all you need to do is put the clip side over the ring side and then bash press them together. Each box has 10 tiles, and the tiles measure 18 inches by 18 inches, I set each box up as two rows of 5 tiles.
I would say 5 boxes would be enough for most areas like a garage or basement. It gave me a lot of room to stickhandle and practice dekes. I also added a few more toys from hockeyshot to give me a bit more to do.
On the right side is the attack triangle which is a substitute for a defencemen, and on left side, in the corner, we have the pass master. The passmaster will feed the puck back to you if you pass into it. We also have a weighted hockey puck, and a Green Biscuit which is my favourite off ice puck! Check out the video to see them all in action
Stickhandling and Shooting on the Training Tiles
I practiced a variety of moves on the shooting tiles, first I just did some basic stickhandling with a regular hockey puck, then moved on to quicker dekes, and toe drags. The tiles held up well too all of my abuse, I was darting back and foreth, moving the puck quickly in all directions and taking a few quick snap shots to finish the move off. The tiles did not come apart at all and most importantly, the puck did not get caught on any edges. I was really impressed at how smoothly the tiles fit together
I was told that you can drive a car onto the tiles and they will not break, so they better be able to withstand the force of a stick while taking a slapshot (I tested both ) With 5 boxes of tiles there was plenty of room to take a wristshot, snapshot, and slapshot. I took a bunch of slapshots and did not feel the tiles move at all, and there was no damage either.
Compared to other products
I really like the roll-up shooting pad which is 4 feet wide by 8 feet long and costs $99. With the roll up shooting pad you get the most shooting and stickhandling area for your buck. A box of 10 training tiles costs $109.50 (use our coupon to get $10 off) and gives you 3 feet by 7.5 feet, but the big advantage to the tiles is that you can buy more down the road and increase the area.
Score sheet – Overall Thoughts
I think that these tiles definitely live up to expectations.
- They were nice and sturdy
- They fit together nicely with no raised edges
- The puck and the Green Biscuit slid very well
- Easy to set up
I would recommend these to anyone who has a garage, basement, or flat open area and wants to start a cool place to practice stickhandling and shooting. Only one question remains though…. can you drive a car on it, you will have to watch the video to find out!
Hockey Training Tiles Video Review
In this video we test out the training tiles and show you how well the pucks slide, how to set up the tiles, and if we can park a car on them
Where to Buy the Training Tiles
I always get a comment on every review asking where to buy the product (even though I link to it about 5 times in the review) so I am making a nice big section called where to buy. You can buy the tiles on this page at hockeyshot
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Football Weekly Release - Week 6
Photos courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics Communications and
Penn Athletic Commnunications
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Ivy League football moves into its pivotal point of the season as the schedule turns exclusively to conference-only play beginning with Week 6.
The first game of the day may be the most crucial of the weekend
as Penn travels to Yale in a battle of Ivy unbeatens. Brown also
looks to remain perfect in League play hosting Cornell while the
Harvard-Princeton and Dartmouth-Columbia games are set to be key
matchups in what may be shaping up into a highly-contested race for
the Ivy crown.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dartmouth junior running back Nick Schwieger (Norton, Mass.) was the Big Green workhorse on offense in the 27-19 victory over Holy Cross, handling the ball on more than half of their plays from scrimmage. He set a career high with 31 carries while accumulating 169 yards -- his third 100-yard game of the season and fifth of his career -- while scoring Dartmouth's first points of the game with a four-yard burst into the end zone. Six of his runs went for at least 11 yards, including a 24-yarder on the Big Green's first play from scrimmage and a 25-yarder in the third quarter. His runs were evenly distributed by the halves as well with 15 runs for 85 yards over the first 30 minutes and 16 for 84 in the second half. Schwieger also added 34 kickoff return yards and six receiving yards on his day.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Penn junior safety and former running back Matt Hamscher (Whitehall, Pa.) led a Quaker defense that held the highest scoring offense in the Ivy League nearly three touchdowns below its scoring average and to just 44 total rushing yards in the 27-13 win over Columbia. Against the FCS leader in passing efficiency, Hamscher sacked the Lions' Sean Brackett twice for a loss of 14 yards. Brackett, Columbia's leading rusher, was held to eight yards on 16 carries as Hamscher finished with a team-high eight total tackles (five solo) and 3.0 tackles for losses of 17 yards -- all career highs -- leading a defensive effort that held Columbia to 1.3 yards per carry.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dartmouth junior placekicker Foley Schmidt (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) got a chance to shine in the fourth quarter of a 27-19 victory over Holy Cross when Dartmouth trailed by five points. First, he drilled a 35-yard field goal to cut the deficit to two, then came right back with the winning kick with 8:36 to play, this time from 32 yards out. In addition, he provided the three PATs, including one with 48 seconds remaining in the game which ensured Holy Cross could do better than a tie as Dartmouth led by eight.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Columbia freshman placekicker Luke Eddy (Shirley, Mass.) was a perfect two-for-two on field goals Columbia's loss at Penn. Eddy knocked home a 34-yarder to get Columbia on the board after its first drive of the game in the first quarter. He also drilled a 48-yard kick late in the third quarter, the longest of his young career and the longest by a Columbia kicker since Jon Rocholl nailed a 49-yard attempt in the Lions' season opener at Fordham in 2007. Eddy converted on his one PAT attempt and is a perfect 16-of-16 on the season.
Drew Alson, Cornell, Senior, Punter (Memphis, Tenn.)
Brandon Colavita, Penn, Sophomore, Running Back (Sewall, N.J.)
16 car. for 103 yds., 1 TD
Gino Gordon, Harvard, Senior, Running (Bonita, Calif.)
22 car. for 118 yds., 1 TD
Bronson Green, Dartmouth, Freshman, Linebacker (Los Angeles, Calif.)
11 tkls. (5 solo), 1 PBU
Jordan Haynes, Yale, Junior, Linebacker (Folsom, Calif.)
12 tkls. (9 solo), 1 FR
Andrew Kennedy, Columbia, Senior, Tight End (Westport, Conn.)
6 rec. for 107 yds.
Tim Kingsbury, Princeton, Sophomore, Linebacker (Palos Park, Ill.)
14 tkls. (6 solo), 1 TFL
Tyler Melancon, Dartmouth, Junior, Linebacker (Parker, Texas)
10 tkls. (4 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FR
Chucks Obi, Harvard, Sr., Defensive Tackle (Traci, Calif.)
11 tkls. (3 solo), 1 TFL, 2 FFs
Chimso Okoji, Brown, Senior, Linebacker (Silver Spring, Md.)
8 tkls. (2 solo), 1 TFL, 1 INT
Joe Springer, Brown, Senior, Quarterback (Mendota Heights, Minn.)
21-of-31 for 185 yds., 1 TD
Andrew Starks, Princeton, Sophomore, Linebacker (Plainfield, Ill.)
11 tkls. (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 INT
Saturday, October 23
*Penn at Yale, Noon [YES]
*Cornell at Brown, 12:30 pm [SIRIUS]
*Harvard at Princeton, 1 pm
*Dartmouth at Columbia, 1:30 pm
*Ivy League Contest
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This may sound harsh for many of you who are navigating your life by bartering, so I’d like to explain. First, let me say that bartering can be an efficient and even fun way to get what you need. But if you’re doing it primarily because you don’t have the cash flow to pay for what you want because you can’t energize your business, then I’m encouraging you to just say no.
Bartering can become an energetic escape route. It allows us to avoid confronting the fact that we are not standing in our power in our businesses. When you’re a heart led entrepreneur/artist/healer, you put a piece of you into everything you do; which makes it personal… which makes two things particularly challenging:
1) charging what you really think the work is worth and
2) the emotional unpleasantness of people not buying what you have to sell.
So, you avoid that emotional risk by giving the work away in exchange for what you need in the moment. You can’t build wealth by bartering. It’s a just-in-time mechanism which keeps you trapped in just-enough-to-get-buy.
It’s time to free yourself
You must learn to generate the money you need. Counter to what you may think, this is not about promoting more or having a stronger sales pitch or story. This is an exercise in self-esteem.
Beware of mixing the energy of gifting with the energy of selling. Gifting is one of the most amazing things we can do. If you feel into the energy of gifting for a moment, you can discern the vibration of generosity – it’s clean, clear and abundant. Now feel the energy of bartering; it comes from a place of neediness, lack. Two wounded souls come together to exchange precious offerings, work from the heart, because for whatever reason their heart is not selling.
Healers, Coaches, Heart-Led Entrepreneurs you MUST LEARN to honor your art…your expertise by taking a stand for your work. Yes, you need to develop the ideal way for you to sell your work, to talk about it, to identify your ideal customers. But, until you OWN the power of what you bring into the world, all the promotion, sales pitches, bartering will not get you the traction you’re looking for.
You and your work are worthy. You must take a stand for its place in the world; your place in the world. Money is not the issue; there is plenty to go around. It’s never the price that keeps people from buying, it’s the priority of that thing in their lives. Your job is to hone your knowledge of the people that hold the same world view as you, to the point where you’ve created a community who love what you do so much that they are happy to pay and will tell others.
By: Karyn Pettigrew
"Award winning small business expert and CEO of BeyondBlindSpots.com Karyn Pettigrew shows entrepreneurs how to stand out in the market so they struggle less, earn more and enjoy life."
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- Subject: Re: Shorten long boolean IF conditions?
- From: Gregory Bonik <gregory@...>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:13:34 +0400
Axel Kittenberger wrote:
> > An alternative to the solution with tables is a vararg function:
> With what benefit? O(n) instead of O(log(n))?
First, why O(log(n))? Lua tables are hash tables, not balanced trees.
Second, the table-based solution is still O(n) because it creates a new
table with n elements each time. Anyway, Lua is not about micro
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Ask Haikula Anything
I will summon up the wisdom of Endora, Jeannie and Carol Brady to answer the world's tough questions, from the election, Mayor Swindle-raigosa, or the Dodgers' chances of getting past the first round of the playoffs. Or anything else that is within my purview.
But for the Love of Licorice, please ask something new and refreshing, rather than "Do you trust O'bama (sic) the Muslim" or "Do you agree that Palin is a hick."
So post a question, and remember to "Trust Your Haikula."
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He gives me peace.
All of a sudden, it's so easy. I almost can't remember what i was struggling with all these years.
He always holds my hand.
He always gets the door.
He's always there should i need him.
He always wants to see me.
He gives me space.
He sits next to me for hours in silence, even though i know i am more secure in us, he lets me be.
He sleeps after and wakes up before me, a classic sign of more interest.
But he just holds me till i sleep or wake, and i don't mind.
I am enjoying the security of being with someone i can trust.
He doesn't lie. He's a know it all. We bicker like kids, and laugh about it later.
He doesn't mind my moods, or minds them and doesn't show it.
He watched me go through everything i went through.
He understands my turbulence.
He knows that he is the first man more stable than me to take me on.
He knows what that entails, patience.
Time for my turbulence to find peace in his stability.
Time for me to be ready to let myself fall one more time.
One more time.
We pick out wallpaper and tear down walls and pick out names.
And after i realize we're doing that he holds my hand and asks me not to freak out.
He reminds me that i have time.
That he is not going anywhere.
This is a nice place to be.
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Posted 1 year ago on Dec. 31, 2011, 10:06 a.m. EST by madeinusa
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
ESD to ‘restack’ in DEC HQ Posted on December 17, 2011 at 9:05 pm by Rick Karlin, Capitol bureau in General Share 4 share E-mail
The latest re-stacking news among the state workforce offices comes from the Empire State Development Corp. which according to Office of General Services spokeswoman Heather Groll, will share space with the Dept. of Environmental Conservation at 625 Broadway.
ESD currently has 106 people at 30 South Pearl Street and within the next 12 months they will be relocated to the DEC building.
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I've bought "Pipe Tool" for the iOS family of devices and have found it to be lacking. Mostly due to the fact that the program hasn't had an update for over a year and a half and is missing many tobaccos from its database, making updating one's cellar more of a chore than I had signed on for. There's also Pipe Smoker Unleashed which appears to be a for-pay desktop application.
Is there anything out there that's any good at organizing one's tobacco collection? Something like Cigar Geeks' site for pipe tobacco would be absolutely ideal, or anything that draws upon TR's database for information and has some type of web presentation would be great. It's a shame that TR itself doesn't have this functionality. The data in that site is obviously a gold mine but it's coded / presented in 1990s level technology. | <urn:uuid:ed6db521-bb94-489b-aa0e-6b02917daa30> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/software-for-organizing-pipe-tobacco | 2013-06-18T05:18:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706933615/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122213-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976583 | 176 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Historic Cedarwood Wedding Inspiration
Karen of Historic Cedarwood and photographer Leslee Mitchell planned an entire styled shoot around Vera Wang’s “Harlow” gown, and it’s easy to see why — we could stare at it for days! Karen and Leslee brought in hints of white, green, and gray for this winter glam wedding shoot. We love the idea of providing a vodka bar for your guests, and offering hot cocoa as a yummy non-alcoholic option.
From the stylists: Rustic can be glamorous. This barn wedding styled shoot by Leslee Mitchell and Cedarwood Weddings centers around the ballet-inspired Vera Wang gown, Harlow. Vera says, “The way a dancer can bring the crowd to its feet with a drawn-out, well-executed pirouette: that’s the excitement I wanted to capture with Harlow.” The bride’s bouquet is as dramatic as her wedding gown using white Anthuriums, Wax Flower and hanging Amaranthus.
Our barn-loving Texas bride studied ballet for twelve years and always dreamed of a barn wedding. Using Cedarwood’s wedding barn as her rustic venue, we piled on sophisticated styling with a blend of glam and rustic décor. Fur covered Chiavari chair backs, birch and candles add a warmth to the space along with a softly lit altar of torn fabric and white flowers. Hot cocoa, vodka and sushi bars pamper guests. Living tree saplings are offered as “love grows” legacy favors. A wedding cake birch tree stand, paper goods featuring a birch design, hanging birch pole ‘chandeliers’ and a DIY birch garland tie together the birch and barn styling.
Wedding Vendors (Nashville, TN):
Wedding Venue: Historic Cedarwood / Wedding Photographer: Leslee Mitchell / Event Styling, Floral Design, and Decor: Historic Cedarwood / Wedding Dress: “Harlow” by Vera Wang, from Ivory and White / Fashion Styling Assistant: Opulent Couturier / Hair and Makeup: Studio BBC Salon / Catering: A Dream Come True / Wedding Cake: Patty Cakes / Invitations and Paper Goods: Designs in Paper / Lighting: Uplight Events / Model: Janika Laine
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Navigating Lans, Mans, And Wans
How prepared are you to deliver projects across IP and ISDN networks? Connecting multiple endpoints, troubleshooting the installation, and providing on-site logistics are all a part of balancing quality of service and security.
If videoconferencing is supposed to be the next best thing to being there, then duplex mismatch is a jarring reminder that even virtual baggage can be mishandled. “You'll hear the person speak and then see the mouth move,” says John Pfleiderer, video infrastructure and services coordinator at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. “It's sort of the look of a poorly dubbed foreign film.”
Ferreting out the culprit requires new skills and know-how for today's broadband networking technologies, where “IP” and “Gig-E” are fundamentals like “pixel” and “SPL” are in AV. The new terms creeping into AV reflect the industry's evolution. “The process that began with the control of AV equipment over the network is now becoming more directed toward moving the AV content itself,” Pfleiderer says. “It's becoming more important that AV personnel understand the language and network topologies.”
Although there are dozens of network configurations, they can be broken down into three types: local area networks (LANs), metro area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). For more details about these different types of networks, see the “Standards 101” sidebar as well as the diagram on page 32.
An AV application might use one or all three types, depending on where the participants are located. For example, a videoconference in an office campus might use only the LAN, but if it involves buildings across town or across the country, the multimedia traffic will run across MANs and WANs, too.
All three use wired and wireless technologies, but the most common varieties are wired — fiber optics and copper — because they have the bandwidth and reliability necessary to support enterprise-class AV services. Wireless has its niches, however. One example is 802.11 — also known as WiFi — a LAN technology with a range of a couple hundred feet. Its appeal is flexibility and lower cost. “It costs a small fortune to run cables in a hotel,” says John Lopinto, president and CEO of Hauppauge, NY-based computer video technology and fiber optic transmission product manufacturer Communications Specialties. “The unions come in, and that's the end of it.”
That's why Lopinto's brother-in-law, who's in charge of AV at the New York-based investment firm Lehman Bros., is exploring WiFi as a faster, cheaper way to set up a hotel for events such as analyst conferences. The catch is that although new versions of WiFi — such as 802.11a — support data rates of up to 54 Mb/s, half of that bandwidth is eaten up by “Get-it?-Got-it” type acknowledgements between the transmitter and receiver that check whether data were lost en route. The remaining bandwidth typically drops even further — or in some cases altogether — based on factors such as interference and the distance between, say, the projector and the display. “Although these wireless technologies have their use, they're not the panacea that everyone tends to believe that they are,” Lopinto says.
On the wired side, the biggest trend is the shift away from Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) as the medium of choice for videoconferencing traffic in North America and, to a lesser extent, in Europe. By some estimates, networks based on Internet Protocol (IP) technology will begin to carry more video traffic than ISDN by mid-2005. “This applies broadly throughout larger corporations with mixed applicability to smaller companies,” says Jim Smith, a systems engineer with Polycom, a Pleasanton, CA-based maker of conferencing equipment. “Polycom has seen a strong push to deploy all communication devices — desk telephones, videoconferencing, fax, conference phones — over the IP networks. This seems especially prevalent in the financial community.”
The main reason is cost. IP makes more efficient use of each network link, so service providers can pass on those savings in the form of lower rates. In the case of private IP networks — such as a company-owned WAN linking multiple offices in a region — multimedia can piggyback on the existing infrastructure, reducing overhead costs.Working with IT
As the cost of transporting audio and video drops, one thing goes up: the chance that AV professionals will have to deal with more IT-related issues, such as getting videoconferencing traffic past corporate firewalls. Those issues are reflected in recent vendor moves such as Tandberg's May 2004 acquisition of Ridgeway Systems & Software, whose firewall-traversal technology is beginning to show up in some of Tandberg's IP-video products.
But even as AV equipment adds features that make it easier to work with LANs, MANs, and WANs, it helps to have at least a basic understanding of how the networks operate. That's useful not only for troubleshooting but also for working with IT departments, which oversee the networks that the company owns and leases. After all, it's tough to communicate with people from another culture without learning their language.
“It's becoming more important that AV personnel understand the language and network topologies used in TCP/IP networking,” says Pfleiderer, CTS-D, whose background includes broadcast production and classroom technology design. “In my experience, it's been useful to do the background study needed to better understand this environment.”
One example: An enterprise can configure its routers to give video traffic the highest priority, but you can't ask for that if you don't know that routers even exist, what they're for, or who controls their settings.
Doing your homework also helps avoid conflicts such as turf wars, which can occur the deeper that AV pushes into IT. “I don't see as much head-butting as there was a few years back,” Pfleiderer says. “What I see now is a trend where IT professionals are more willing to understand our needs as we hang network-controlled devices and gradually have more content delivery devices on the IP network. I believe that if we understand their concerns, which are rooted in bandwidth consumption, security and quality of service (QoS), this converged environment will steadily improve.”
A basic understanding of networks also helps when dealing with third parties, such as a service provider that provides the MAN or WAN. One thing to look for is service-level agreements (SLAs), which cover network performance. However, it's important to understand that SLAs alone don't guarantee a flawless AV experience, especially when multiple networks are involved. “Sprint offers SLAs on both voice and data transport,” says Martha DeGraw, manager of product planning and integration at the Overland Park, KS-based company's Business Solutions division. “However, Sprint doesn't guarantee quality of the individual endpoint experience due to the variability of the endpoint technologies and transport connections. Sprint's video-bridging services are designed to accommodate multiple networks and endpoint types and is the primary reason companies require video-bridging support from a carrier rather than trying to do it themselves.”Real time is no time for errors
The LAN typically is the easiest environment to control because it's limited in range and owned by the enterprise. Larger companies sometimes own a MAN or WAN, but they're typically leased from service providers such as Verizon Communications.
Controlling QoS in MANs and WANs is trickier because often there are more variables, such as different network technologies and multiple service providers. “I think that the lack of control of networks that are beyond the LAN poses the biggest problem to moving video and audio,” Pfleiderer says. “Dissimilar networks that are running at less-than-friendly speeds for video and audio delivery are still an issue.”
Standards can help. One example is multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), where a router labels incoming packets, and subsequent routers use that label to determine how to forward them. MPLS is one way to ensure that delay-sensitive IP traffic — such as videoconferencing — gets the bandwidth and priority it needs.
A network's security features also can affect performance. “The biggest and by far the most insidious characteristic of the networks that affect videoconferencing is the widespread deployment of firewalls throughout corporate IP networks,” Smith says. That problem highlights the need for working closely with IT departments to determine how to balance QoS and security.
Other common factors that affect QoS include:
- Packet loss – Videoconferencing is most sensitive to dropped packets, and it's here that good quality endpoints can make the difference by overcoming at least some network deficiencies. “There is no opportunity in real-time communications to request a re-transmit of lost information, so the endpoints have to do the best they can with the available quantity and quality of information,” Smith says.
- Jitter – Signals can get out of sync due to factors such as the distance between two endpoints, creating jitter. Again, the quality of the endpoints can make a difference. For example, some units now include ample data buffers in order to mitigate jitter's effects.
- Delayed packets – Although latency is less of an issue, it's still wise to consult the IT department and any service providers to determine whether delays could reach the point that they become noticeable to end-users. “Videoconferencing itself has between 100 and 500 ms of delay, depending on the processors used, algorithms of compression and coding efficiency,” Smith says. “So adding 20 to 50 ms of network delay is really no big deal.”
Those factors vary by network type. For example, all other things equal, ISDN typically has the lowest latency, jitter, and data loss of the networks used today. That's why it carries the lion's share of videoconferencing traffic. “ISDN networks are still very reliable and provide a more consistent experience,” DeGraw says. “But when there are network issues, the calls can drop, and it takes several minutes to bring the call back up.”
An emerging option is Ethernet, which is typically considered a LAN technology but increasingly is used in MANs and WANs, too. “Although some service providers have been offering those services for at least 10 years, the trend has really taken off over the past 12 months,” says Ralph Santitoro, co-chair of the technical marketing committee at the Metro Ethernet Forum, a trade association based in Irvine, CA.
Ethernet is attractive for its speed and flexibility. For example, the version known as “Gig-E” supports up to 1 Gb/s — enough bandwidth to keep pace with trends such as the shift from XGA to SXGA to UXGA resolution. Ethernet also is available at different levels to match the needs of a particular application, and depending on the service provider, bandwidth can be ramped up according to the application's needs and then scaled back to normal levels after the event. “They can say, ‘Today between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., I'm going to do a videoconference, and I want to add a couple megabits,' and it's activated in 15 to 30 minutes,” Santitoro says. “That's impossible to do today with frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM).”
There are limits to self-service. For example, rather than trying to cobble together LANs, MANs, and WANs on their own, some AV and IT professionals will outsource everything that's outside their immediate control. “When Cornell needs to go off campus with a streamed event to connect a large number of endpoints, we hire out to a content delivery network (CDN) and let these companies handle the heavy lifting and managing the edge servers for a public Internet delivery project,” Pfleiderer says.
Test to impress
It goes without saying that testing is important, yet it bears repeating because even people with extensive experience in IT haven't seen it all. One key link is the connection between the enterprise and a third-party network. “This should be tested at peak times of the day so that you can accurately judge the performance for live video distribution over several audience levels of compression, if needed,” Pfleiderer says. “Typically when I'm configuring a test run, we'll establish three levels for audience delivery: one at a low bandwidth (56 kb/s), medium bandwidth (150 kb/s), and higher bandwidth (256 kb/s). The test run needs to be successful at all bandwidths for all to be considered as reliable.”
Some network service providers are certified by endpoint manufacturers to troubleshoot installations and any problems that crop up during conferences. That can be helpful because they have experience sending multimedia traffic over a variety of network and equipment types, and because they have tools that can see deep into the networks in order to track down a problem's source.
“Our most recent challenges have been in supporting conferences with H.264 applications,” says Sprint's DeGraw. “When multiple endpoints don't have the same software version and cannot view the particular file or animation within a presentation, they generally blame the service bureau. Having a test call prior is the best way to work out some of these bugs.”
But isn't H.264 supposed to be the latest and greatest? The answer is yes; however, there's a catch. Although the codec has been done for more than a year and most videoconferencing vendors are already supporting it, that doesn't address legacy systems so problems can arise.
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West Brownsville tax collector charged with $115,000 theft
By Mary Pickels
Published: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
West Brownsville tax collector Cindy L. Lacey was charged with theft on Wednesday, after allegedly admitting she stole more than $115,000 in borough funds.
Washington County District Attorney Eugene A. Vittone said Lacey, 58, of 619 River St., was charged following an investigation by county detectives.
Lacey was arraigned on a single felony count of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds before District Judge Joshua Kanalis of West Brownsville.
Her attorney, Herbert G. Mitchell Jr. of Hiller, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
County officials in September contacted a private accounting firm to audit the borough's tax collector account, Detective James A. McElhaney said in an affidavit.
The completed audit covered tax years 2005 through 2011, McElhaney said.
Results revealed a total of $115,940.36 was missing from those tax years, he said.
During the investigation, “it was determined that the only individual permitted to remove funds from the tax collector account was (Lacey),” McElhaney wrote.
Lacey served as the borough tax collector from 2002 through May 2012, he said.
While being questioned on Nov. 28, McElhaney said, Lacey provided a written statement admitting responsibility for the theft.
Lacey waived her charges to court following a preliminary hearing Wednesday, according to Kanalis' office.
She was placed in the Washington County prison in lieu of $115,000 cash bond.
Messages left with council members Wednesday were not immediately returned.
Mary Pickels is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-836-5401 or email@example.com.
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University Center (UC) staff is responsible for securing UTSA assets in the UC and regulates when and how guests and tenants may access the building in conjunction with UTSA Police and Access Control.
Guests desiring to access the UC may do so during building hours. All individuals must vacate the UC at the close of operating hours. Hours are posted throughout the UC and at utsa.edu/uc.
Only UC staff is allowed to be in the UC outside normal business hours. For approval to be in the UC outside normal working hours see UC Operations Manual 3.2, Building Access (Outside Business Hours).
Event clients may work with the Office of Events Management & Conference Services to arrange for vendor access. Vendor set-up time must be included in the reservation. Vendors requesting access outside of reserved event set up time may be accommodated or may cause additional fees to the client.
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Particle motions 'set to music'
The random dance of tiny particles bouncing around in liquid has been turned into a unique sound display.
The jostling molecules of liquid bump the particles to and fro in an effect called Brownian motion.
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Top 50 players named after thousands of fan votes cast
Friday, November 25, 2011 - Submitted by BCHL Media
Thousands of votes were submitted and the results are now in from fan voting for the BCHL's top-50 players.
The results are listed alphabetically. Without further ado:
1960s Player Position Team(s) Years played Harvey Budarick Goaltender Kamloops Rockets 1963-67 Wayne Dye Forward Vernon Essos 1967-68 Ron Grahame Goaltender Victoria Cougars 1967-69 Glen Madsen Forward Kamloops Rockets 1961-63 Bob Nystrom Forward Kamloops Rockets 1969-70 Dwayne Pentland Defence Penticton Broncos 1969-70 Dale Sandyke Forward Kamloops Rockets 1962-1966 Tom Serviss Defence Vernon Essos 1967-68 Eric Shishido Forward Kamloops Rockets 1962-66 Barry Wilcox Forward Victoria Cougars 1967-68
1970s Greg C. Adams Forward Nanaimo Clippers 1977-78 Bruce Affleck Defence Penticton Broncos 1970-72 Glenn Anderson Forward Bellingham Blazers 1977-78 Mel Bridgman Forward Nanaimo Clippers 1972-73 Chad Campbell Forward Penticton Broncos 1970-73 Ernie Gare Forward Penticton/Vernon 1969-72 Doug Lidster Defence Kamloops Rockets 1977-79 Andy Moog Goaltender Kamloops/Penticton 1976-78 Bob Nicholson Forward Penticton Broncos 1970-73 Ryan Walter Forward Langley Lords 1973-75
1980s Greg Adams Forward Kelowna Buckaroos 1980-82 Geoff Courtnall Forward C’chan Valley Capitals 1980-81 Byron Dafoe Goaltender Juan De Fuca Whalers 1986-87 Dallas Drake Forward Vernon Lakers 1987-88 Ray Ferraro Forward Penticton Knights 1981-82 Brett Hull Forward Penticton Knights 1982-84 Olaf Kolzig Goaltender Abbotsford Falcons 1987-88 Joe Murphy Forward Penticton Knights 1984-85 Mark Recchi Forward Langley Eagles 1984-85 Cliff Ronning Forward New West Royals 1982-83
1990s Scott Gomez Forward South Surrey Eagles 1996-97 Robb Gordon Forward Pwl. River Paper Kings 1992-94 Shawn Horcoff Forward Chilliwack Chiefs 1995-96 Paul Kariya &nbs
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52 Pubs in 52 Weeks: The Atherton Hotel
When locals talk about the landmark Atherton Hotel, they are likely to refer to it as the Black Stump or just the Stump.
It got its name following a fire that burned down the original old, two-storey, timber hotel in Main St in 1944, leaving nothing but a charred and blackened stump of an electrical pole.
“The name sticks, even today,” said manager Carlo Barletta, 50, whose family owns the iconic watering hole.
Due to labour shortages during and just after the war years, the pub was not rebuilt until 1954 and then upgraded in 2003.
The pub’s history is told on place mats in the restaurant which tend to get “souvenired” by tourists.
“You wouldn’t believe how many we lose every week,” Mr Barletta said.
“Tourists take them. Sometimes they ask and some try and take them sneakily.
“We just laugh – it is all good advertising for us.”
After the old pub burned down, the then owners quickly set up a “temporary” pub next door to quench the locals’ thirst.
Nowadays the hotel is considerably rather more upmarket than that makeshift establishment, boasting 18 four-star rooms, a function room, sports bar, public bar, restaurant and bottle shop, with another drive-through bottle shop planned.
The Barlettas came on the scene when Italian immigrant Joe Barletta, now 83, bought the hotel in January 1976.
He ran it himself for nine years, then leased it out for a time, before the family started running it again.
Despite handing over the reins to his family, Joe Barletta still keeps a close eye on how the popular hotel is being run.
“He (Joe) still comes down every day and has a couple of beers every morning to make sure the beer is cold and to see his old mates,” Carlo Barletta said. Some of those old friends were sitting in the public bar.
One, £10 Pom Michael Hutton, 67, who is the pub’s quizmaster, said Mr Barletta loved gardening.
“If he doesn’t turn up at 10.30am, we will know he has died in his garden,” said Mr Hutton.
Pub yardman George Hammett, who has been a regular at the Stump since the Barlettas took over, admits to having been kicked out on the odd occasion for having had a little too much to drink.
In the old days, he said the pub was the haunt of tradesmen.
“Anyone looking for a job would come in here,” Mr Hammett said.
He recalled an incident when the pub was being refurbished where rain poured in and flooded the bar to the depth of 30cm.
“We all jumped on the bar and kept drinking,” he said.
Former assistant manager Jodie Ashford, 38, said the hotel had a very friendly, family-oriented establishment.
“There is not much trouble here at all,” she said.
“If you threw someone out, they came back the next day to apologise.”
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Façonnable on Broadway’s Center Stage for this Summer Season
Architecture and fashion came together when M1 Group, our Beirut-based parent company, completed a two-year renovation of the neo-Gothic Argonaut Building on 1758 Broadway that dominates the corner of one of Manhattan’s busiest traffic hubs and high profile shopping centers on 57th street.
The ground floor windows of this gorgeous New York landmark are now plastered with larger-than-life images of the Façonnable Spring Summer 2013 advertising campaign. Featuring Façonnable signature stripes in navy and white fashioned into stylish trousers or shirts counterpointed by finely designed camisoles and blazers, these images bring a breezy French Riviera note to this landmark building. For the third season, in fact, these posters take the center stage on Broadway, making passers-by wish for the spring winds to start blowing.
Besides boosting Façonnable’s visibility in Manhattan, this stimulating new project further underscores the cohesion between the French Riviera house and M1 Group, which artfully remodeled the 10-story white terra cotta structure back to its glory days while received top ranking certification for its eco-friendly and green parameters. | <urn:uuid:a605d8c6-9ef7-4190-b3ef-a87867a27c8b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.faconnable.com/en/corporate/art-du-lifestyle/faconnable-on-broadways-center-stage-for-this-summer-season/ | 2013-06-18T05:38:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706933615/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122213-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884599 | 268 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse says homeless key forward Kurt Tippett is not worth $1 million a year
- The Advertiser
- October 31, 2012
Carlton coach Michael Malthouse has warned clubs Kurt Tippett is worth nowhere near the $1 million that has been linked to his signature.
Malthouse, who spoke to Port Adelaide captain Warren Tredrea on Adelaide radio station Triple M, said Carlton was not in a position to bid for Tippett and let him slide, much like it did Travis Cloke and Chris Dawes in the trade period.
The right price for Tippett was more likely to be $500,000 a season. That was a sharp devaluation from the $700,000 he was paid at Adelaide and the even greater sum he was expected to collect at Sydney before the deal with the Swans fell through as the AFL caught wind of irregularities in his previous contract with the Crows and began an inquiry.
"He wouldn't be worth that ($1 million),'' Malthouse said.
"If he's worth half of that I think that's about the right amount of money. I say half of that but that's a lot of money.
"He's a good footballer. But, to my way of thinking, a good footballer has to be good year-in, year-out and the difference between a good player and a very good footballer is on the big stage. You must be able to play on the big stage on a regular basis against the great players.''
Malthouse had an eye on key forwards in the trade period, in particular Dawes and Cloke, with whom he had worked with at Collingwood.
Dawes ended up at Melbourne while Cloke stayed with Collingwood as Carlton made no major moves in the player exchange window.
Malthouse said Carlton would have had to make major moves to accommodate the signing of either of the aforementioned or Tippett and suspected the Blues now were out of the picture to gain Tippett through the draft.
"You've got to have the capacity in your salary cap,'' Malthouse said.
"If your salary cap is up the top end, and you've got to get a Cloke in or Dawes in, something's got to move. And you've got to move those before you can bring those in. It's the same with Tippett.
"It's too late to move players now so we're out of that action.''
Malthouse, who coached West Coast to flags in 1992 and 1994 and Collingwood to a premiership in 2010, is not the first to question Tippett's value.
Tippett was regarded to have been overpaid in his last contract with Adelaide as the club sought to ward off the lucrative offer from the Gold Coast to have him in its first AFL side and Sunday Mail columnist Chris McDermott said he had not delivered on his expensive price tag.
At an estimated $700,000, he was Adelaide's highest-paid player.
But even though Tippett closed the season with a fine contribution for Adelaide against Hawthorn, in the preliminary final, there was growing sentiment Taylor Walker was becoming the club's most important forward.
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We have learned to expect the worst from Ian McEwan. Since his debut collection of stories, First Love, Last Rites, his fiction has always dwelt at the heart of places we hope never to find ourselves in: the vacancies left in lives by the kidnapped child or the lost lover; the mined no-man's-land that follows extreme violence or sexual obsession. His subject has always been damage and the way the darkest events in a life will drain the rest of love. For McEwan, happiness has rarely gone unpunished.
Thus, when Henry Perowne, a neurosurgeon, wakes from his bed before dawn, feeling 'alert and empty-headed and inexplicably elated' and sees a plane coming down over the Post Office Tower, trailing a fireball from its wing, it seems a portent every bit as doom-laden as the sighting of comets in Shakespeare. Worse, Perowne's world is, on this Saturday morning, entirely sure on its axis. McEwan quickly establishes him as a man of profound competence and one who never stops counting the blessings of a loving marriage and a pair of beautiful and talented children. You can hardly bear to watch.
If the downed plane were not enough, this is a day already heavy with significance in the capital. It is the morning of the antiwar march, the greatest ever massing of people on the city's streets, and London stands 'baffled and fearful' about the inevitability of the conflict in Iraq. The plane itself might well, Perowne believes, presage this fact. Since 11 September, in any case, 'everyone agrees, airliners look different in the skies ... predatory or doomed'.
The surgeon will not be joining the antiwar march. Though Perowne reluctantly shares the national paranoia, his intelligence can contain both poles of the debate about Iraq, aggression and appeasement, and at the edges of his thoughts about the day ahead, he drifts between them.
There are, too, other necessities competing for his attention: the familiar sensuality of making love to his wife, Rosalind; the habitual game of squash with the anaesthetist colleague who has assisted him in the week's cool battles with tumour and trauma; a visit to his mother, who, because of Alzheimer's, no longer recognises him; and the return of his daughter, Daisy, from Paris to celebrate her first volume of poetry. It is a day typically replete with purpose.
It is also, for the author, a severe technical challenge to have these events make the full life of his novel and one which he meets effortlessly. Saturday puts you in mind at different times of other life-in-the-day books, the charged neurosis of Bellow's Seize the Day, the comic constrictions of the limousine ride in Don DeLillo's Cosmopolis, even, as Perowne wanders the city streets in his head, the freewheeling pulse of Bloom in Ulysses.
It is odd, reading it, to think that in his early novels McEwan was criticised for placing short stories on the rack to stretch them into full-length fictions, of not having quite enough to say. His gift of observation, wonderfully precise, now comes thick and fast. There is next to nothing in this novel that feels forced; the author's mature attention illuminates equally everything it falls on.
In this regard, McEwan finds in Henry Perowne an ideal alter ego. Exact and erudite, he is a man who leaves nothing in his life unexamined. He palpates experience, looking for vital signs. In the novel's memorable setpieces, Perowne buys shellfish for a stew with the comic weight of mortality on his back. He plays squash in the constant knowledge of his brief span on earth, as if each titanic rally might be his last. And, most notably, with painstaking love and duty, he tries to engage his mother in the life in which she has lost all bearings.
In every sentence of this, McEwan inhabits Perowne's restless intelligence with uncanny plausibility. The surgeon is something of a renaissance man, as alive to the nuances of his son's blues guitar playing and the intricacies of Saddam Hussein's torture techniques as to the day-to-day miracles of neurobiology. Perowne's one blind spot is with literature, the passion of his daughter, and McEwan has some private fun with the surgeon's preference for 'having the world explained' than having it reinvented by magical realists, including, in one reference, McEwan himself.
One strand of the book's many arguments explores this debate between rationality and imagination. For all the author's occasionally irritating in-jokes, it is not clear which side comes out on top. In some ways, Perowne is a new kind of character for McEwan. The coldness that has blown through many of his creations is balanced here by something more affecting. Perowne inhabits many of the possibilities of life, the robust achievements of civilisation; though he shares the author's well-known predilection for flesh and blood (displayed most memorably in McEwan's seven-page description of the hacking apart of a corpse in The Innocent), he uses that fascination to positive effect. He is a man who met his beloved wife when helping to save her sight on the operating table.
These attributes are, inevitably, placed under the most severe pressure when the events of Perowne's day start to run out of control. This process begins when he is held up by the peace march; hurrying to his squash game, he crashes his car and is confronted with the road rage of three of the less rational inhabitants of the city, men whose mood swings he can diagnose but struggles to counter.
This being McEwan, the accident eventually hardens into something much darker and involves questions of how humane and civilised men might confront terror to protect things they hold dear. On this Saturday of all Saturdays, such questions carry complex implications. And the answers, in this profound and urgent novel, are never less than surprising. | <urn:uuid:d0ab1b22-2f86-405c-8237-19f6763fe9fe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/jan/30/fiction.bookerprize2005 | 2013-06-18T05:31:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706933615/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122213-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969088 | 1,291 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Johns Hopkins-USMMA Football Notes
Sept. 1, 2011
The Game: Johns Hopkins makes the 200-mile trip to Kings Point, New York, where the Blue Jays will open the 2011 season against the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). This will be the fifth all-time metting between the two teams.
The Teams: Johns Hopkins posted an 8-3 record in 2010 and grabbed a share of the Centennial Conference title. The Blue Jays also won the ECAC South Atlantic title with a 44-14 win over Lebanon Valley. The Merchant Marine Academy posted a 4-6 record, including a 3-3 mark in the Liberty League. The Mariners won three of their last five games after a 1-4 start to the 2010 season.
Series History: Johns Hopkins will play the Merchant Marine Academy for the fifth time with the Mariners having won three of the previous four meeting, which all took place between 1997 and 2000. JHU took the last meeting, 42-6, at Homewood Field on September 23, 2000.
For Openers: This week’s game at USMMA marks the third straight year and the seventh time in the last 10 years the Blue Jays have opened the season on the road.
More Openers: Johns Hopkins is 11-9-1 in season-openers under head coach Jim Margraff and the Blue Jays have currently won eight of their last 12 openers.
Centennial Conference Champions: Johns Hopkins earned a share of its sixth Centennial Conference title since 2002 as the Blue Jays posted a 7-2 league mark and shared the title with Muhlenberg and Ursinus last season.
ECAC South Atlantic Champions: The Blue Jays grabbed their fourth ECAC title since 2002 with the 44-14 victory over Lebanon Valley in the 2010 South Atlantic Bowl.
A Grand Victory: In addition to keeping themselves alive in the race for a share of the Centennial Conference title, JHU’s win at Franklin & Marshall on November 6, 2010 will also go down in the record books as a victory in the 1,000th game in school history. JHU closed the 2010 season with an all-time record of 471-473-58 (.499).
The Coaches: Johns Hopkins is coached by Jim Margraff, who is now in his 22nd year as the head coach at JHU and sports a 137-78-3 (.635) record. He is the all-time winningest coach in school history and also ranks second in CC history with 92 league victories to his credit.
Streaking: Johns Hopkins closed the 2010 season with five straight wins and outscored those five opponents 199-57. The five-game winning streak is the longest to a close a season at JHU since 1981, when then senior quarterback Jim Margraff guided JHU to wins in each of its last six games to finish 7-2.
Wernick Earns Centennial Offensive Player of the Year Honors: Johns Hopkins produced its second straight Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year recipient when wide receiver Sam Wernick grabbed the prestigious award last season.
125 Times Five: Senior LB Ryan Piatek will enter the 2011 season needing just seven tackles to reach 200 for his career. He is JHU’s career active leader with 193 to his credit. Piatek is one of five members of the senior class with 125 or more career tackles to their credit. Below is a look at JHU’s five active players with more than 125 career tackles.
Blue Jays Set Scoring Record: Johns Hopkins scored a school-record 394 points scored last season. The previous record of 388 points scored was set in 13 games during the 2009 season. In addition, JHU’s scoring average of 35.8 was just shy of the single-season school record of 36.4 set in 1967.
Defense Finishes Strong: The Johns Hopkins defense allowed 50 combined points in consecutive games against Ursinus and Susquehanna in the middle of October last season, but the Blue Jays were much stingier after that. Not surprisingly, the resurrgence of the JHU defense conicided with the Blue Jays’ five-game winning streak to close the season.
Tomlin Is JHU’s Winningest QB: Senior Hewitt Tomlin became JHU’s career leader in wins by a starting quarterback with the 44-10 win against Dickinson on October 8, 2010. Tomlin, who is now 25-8 in 33 career starts at Johns Hopkins, passed JHU Hall of Famer Mark Campbell for most career wins by a JHU starting QB. Campbell played from 1982-85 and was also an All-American pitcher for the Blue Jay baseball team.
Tomlin’s Owns Numerous School Records: Senior Hewitt Tomlin will enter his final season with virtually every Johns Hopkins career passing record to his credit. The 2010 First Team All-Centennial selection set single-season school records last season for touchdown passes (24), passing yards (3,309), passing yards per game (300.8), 300-yard passing games (7) and total offense (3,377).
Turnovers Tell the Story: The Blue Jays turned the ball over a total of 12 times in their three losses in 2010. On the flip side, they had just nine total turnovers in their eight wins.
Road Warriors: JHU is 18-6 since the start of the 2007 season on the road and 40-15 on the road since the start of the 2001 season.
It’s Been a While: Johns Hopkins had a 24-game streak where it forced at least one turnover snapped at F&M last season as the Blue Jays failed to post an interception or recover a fumble. Still, JHU has been on quite a roll in the turnover department. Consider ...
• JHU has forced at least one turnover in 26 of its last 27 games.
Streaking: Since the start of the 2002 season the Blue Jays sport a 71-28 (.717) record. Taking it back farther the Blue Jays are 77-31 (.713) since the start of the 2001 season and 82-36 (.695) since the beginning of the 2000 season. The 74 wins the Blue Jays amassed from 2000-09 are the most wins in a decade in school history. Johns Hopkins had never won more than seven games in a season prior to this decade. In the decade completed in 2009, the Blue Jays averaged more than seven wins per season (7.4).
Seven’s Heaven: Since the beginning of the 2003 season the Blue Jays are 62-19 (.765) when scoring more than seven points and 0-7 when they have been held to seven points or less.
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Social-planning grant perplexes Lange
Kamloops city council has doled out its annual allotment of social planning grants, but one of this year’s recipients has Coun. Tina Lange perplexed.
Lange questioned a $2,500 grant to the Community Futures Development Corporation of Thompson Country so the organization can plan and host the annual conference of the B.C. Association of Farmers’ Markets.
“I think any conference in this community that brings money to this community is a good thing,” Lange said.
But, she added, social-planning grants should support the work of nonprofits in the city — not an event for visitors to the area, as the convention’s participants would be.
City recreation supervisor Jennifer Casorso said the conference will promote food security, a key component of the city’s sustainability plan.
Lange was the only councillor to vote against the grant this week.
Coun. Pat Wallace, who sits on the Community Futures board, excused herself from the vote.
The rest of the social-planning grants, which total $72,000, passed unanimously.
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The OB Hospitalist Program at Baptist for Women provides hospital-based, board certified Ob/Gyns who provide in-hospital coverage, 24/7.
They evaluate women with obstetric and gynecologic medical issues and consult with the patient's primary physician or Ob/Gyn until her own physician arrives at the hospital. The hospitalists are located in the OB Emergency Department (OBED) in the Birthplace at Baptist. They are also available for consultations in the hospital and for emergent care in Baptist's main Emergency Department.
Baptist's OB Hospitalists are required to have additional training in neonatal resuscitation, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and OB emergency care.
The OB Hospitalist program does not take the patient from her own Ob/Gyn physician. Instead, it ensures that every patient, regardless of time of day or physician association, is seen by an Ob/Gyn right away if she needs urgent care.
Types of urgent care cases the hospitalists might see include patients who are 16 weeks pregnant or greater who require emergency care, patients with ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and tubo-ovarian abcesses. Because OB hospitalists are always onsite, they can provide immediate surgery or manage problems until the patient's Ob/Gyn arrives.
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Starting next week, credit unions ought to be ready for a new round of “bank transfer” deposits resulting from the activist movement hitting bank shareholder meetings, the head of a Chicago grassroots coalition said Friday.
“We’ve always pulled for a long time for credit unions to get a bigger market share and now I think you will see that happen with thousands expected to show up starting first at Wells Fargo and then at Bank of America in Charlotte,” said George Goehl, executive director of National People’s Action.
The leader of the decades-old Chicago neighborhood activist group was referring to protesters from National People’s Action and other Occupy-like organizations, convening first in San Francisco on Tuesday and then later in North Carolina to vent anger as part of a big bank boycott.
Goehl said National People’s Action shares some of the concerns espoused by a New York group, New Bottom Line, whose “Move Our Money” website has been promoting the annual meeting sit-ins as it pushes an anti-Wall Street theme ranging from payday lending and foreclosure issues to executive pay.
“I think you could say this is the next big ‘bank transfer’ event that’s coming the way of credit unions and small banks and we’ve already talked to some small banks in Chicago and they continue to get new accounts,” said Goehl, who said he expects to fly to San Francisco and Charlotte for the protests.
Goehl said also there seems “to be a story about how in conjunction with increased shareholder activism around big bank meetings. There are efforts to engage many more in moving their money and a very likely place for that money to be moved will be credit unions.”
Asked about the group’s ties with the Occupy movement, which over the last year has been vocal in supporting credit unions, Goehl said National People’s Action has no direct ties to Occupy. He characterized Occupy as remaining a loose-knit organization whose next project is a May 1 general strike with unions taking part in the event.
Ilana Berger, co-director of New Bottom Line in New York, said her group does actively advocate for government and large institutions to move funds to credit unions and community banks and out of the mega banks “that refuse to be held accountable for their roles in the financial crisis.”
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Name: Carrianne Rees
Age: 24 (7/12/1983)
From: Adelaide, SA
Goals: To start helping herself, not just others.
Starting Weight: 111kg
Week 1: 105.9kg (LOSS: 5.1kg) (Outside the House)
Week 2: 104.7kg (LOSS: 1.2kg) (Outside the House)
Entered White House before Week 5 weigh in
Week 5: 97.3kg (LOSS: 13.7kg) (Since Day One, not since previous weigh in.)
Week 6: 95.1kg (LOSS: 2.2kg)
Week 7: 92.2kg (LOSS: 2.9kg)
Is the first set of Australian twins to appear on the show, the success of the twins on the American show was likely to have contributed to their selection for the show. Nicole is her sister. Carrianne is the thinner and shorter of the two.
(from the official site)
Drink: Vodka and coke
Tv Show: Heroes, Prison Break
Movie: Bridget Jones’ Diary
Place to travel: Bali
Hobby: Going to the movies
My reason(s) for applying for Biggest Loser are:
To lose weight; gain confidence to live my life the way I want to and have the confidence to approach new people and hopefully to start a relationship.
I first realized I was overweight and needed help when:
I went to the shops and thought I could still fit into a size 16 and realised that I was actually a 22! I also knew I was overweight when guys were not interested in meeting me or dating me because of my size.
I hope to lose weight but gain:
My life back! Learn how to love and respect myself.
The previous contestant I have found inspiring was (and why?)
Mel (Season 2); Mel didn’t come into the house with a lot of weight to lose but was a strong member who was needed by the rest of her team. She was also so positive and supportive- I want to be like that!
The best part of being on Biggest Loser is:
Having the opportunity to meet new people and have the chance to concentrate on myself and my weight loss
I am preparing myself for this journey by:
Staying positive and being true to myself.
I think the most difficult part of being on Biggest Loser will be:
Being a part from my family and friends and he tough exercise regime.
My biggest weakness is:
Emotional eating (boredom, stress, happy or sad. ) I will also eat anything.
Some bad habits I would like to get rid of are:
Emotional eating and biting my nails.
The one thing I want Australia to know about me is that:
I have a strong personality and will stand up for myself and do what I need to do to lose weight.
I think I will win the Biggest Loser because:
I am determined to do what I need to do to win. I will not stop or give up.
One thing I have never done because I was overweight and will do once I loose the weight will be to:
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Have you traded the Truth for a lie?
We’re all susceptible to Satan’s deceptions, but the lies we buy in to at a young age may have a destructive impact on the rest of our lives. The Enemy wants students to acknowledge a lie, believe it, and act on it until it becomes their truth and they’re imprisoned by it.
Youth pastor Ketric Newell has met a lot of students who struggle with serious lies about addictions, self-injury, and body image, all of which keep them trapped. But Jesus came to set the captives free.
Liar, Liar, Mullet On Fire shows students where deceptions come from, how to recognize them, and what it’s like to live in the freedom available through Christ.
• Includes application questions
• Teaches youth how to trade lies for truth and freedom in Christ
• Contains a resource section that guides readers through the steps of accepting Christ
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News release23 July 2012
Personal goals set wheels in motion
Cyclists taking part in personal challenges have pedalled 79,817 miles thanks to an initiative run by the Peak District National Park Authority.
Pedal Peak District helps more people discover the benefits of cycling.
The project’s website – at www.pedalpeakdistrict.co.uk - provides cyclists of all abilities with free information, support and incentives to encourage them to go cycling more often.
Between 16 June and 8 July anyone registered on the website was asked to set themselves a personal cycling goal and then log the journeys they did. Everyone who did was entered in a draw to win prizes donated by local businesses.
Carol Parsons, recreation strategy officer for the Peak District National Park Authority, said: “The website is a really good way to motivate people to set themselves realistic and achievable goals that make cycling part of their everyday life.
“All the cyclists that have taken part will benefit by improving their health and reduced their CO2 emissions. Challenges like this help to establish cycling as part of someone’s weekly routine and encourage people who have perhaps not cycled for a while to have the confidence to give it a go.
“We are very grateful to the companies who donated the fantastic prizes that our dedicated cyclists have won.”
The winners were:
- Sophie Nicholls, of Long Eaton, and Chris Johnston, of Monyash, who both won two pairs of tickets to visit the Heights of Abraham
- Alison Bagley, of Stockport – who receives a free night’s stay for up to four people at a YHA's Peak District youth hostel
- Christine Gray, of Belper, who won free cycle hire for four from Carsington Sports and Leisure
- Clare Kelly, of Sheffield, who receives two places on a Peak Walking Adventure's guided nature walk in the Peak District
- Debbie Ashworth, of Spondon, who gets a full day’s cycle hire for two at Monsal Trail cycle hire
- Derek Gillibrand, of Dore, who receives a Haynes Bike Book and some bike lights
- Jake Parry, of Heage, who gets a family ticket to climb the tower at Derby Cathedral
- Paul Ashmore, of Stockport, who won a family abseil off Millers Dale Bridge on the Monsal Trail
- Shirley Johnston, of Monyash, who gets lunch for two at Hassop station cafe on the Monsal Trail
One of the winners, Sophie Nicholls, 29, of Shakespeare Street, Long Eaton, said: “I'm fairly new to cycling and a new bike has given me lots of motivation. I just need to find a few more 'flat' routes until I get my fitness up.
“I think that Pedal Peak District is a great website. It is nice to see how much CO2 you've reduced or Jaffa cakes burnt.”
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Monday 9th January 2012 | 09:02
So, will the 50p tax rate stay to 2015 or not?
The Telegraph splashed today that the supertax would remain in place until 'at least' the next election.
But hang on, David Cameron has now given an interview to Sky News in which he stresses that the 50p rate is 'temporary'.
Now, of course, the rate can still be 'temporary' even if it is axed after 2015.
And in many ways, the Telegraph story echoes what Government insiders have been saying for some time: that it would be political suicide to axe a tax on the rich at a time of austerity.
Crucially, the Chancellor's Autumn Statement decision to keep squeezing public sector pay to 2015 would make any tax cut very toxic ahead of a general election.
Anyone who listens to Osborne ally Matt Hancock on the need to crack down on City excess will guess that this is not something the Tories want to be outflanked on by the Lib Dems, let alone Labour.Cameron told Sky "As I've said, we've got to demonstrate fairness over the coming years...". That phrase would point to keeping the 50p rate.
Yet he then reverted to the script that many Tory MPs prefer: "It's temporary, but these things will be decided in the Budget in the proper way...We've also got to look at the evidence for the 50p tax. Is it raising a lot of revenue, and if it isn't then clearly there will be a lot of question marks over it. "
That leaves some fair wriggle room, as the PM was obviously at pains to point out.
The Chancellor is expected to set up an annual review of the revenue from the 50p rate: is it possible that it could go if the revenue decreases as firms find ways round it?
The debate will continue withing Government I suspect, particularly given that Cameron is not too enthusiastic about replacing the 50p tax with the Lib's mansion tax.
Perhaps the most difficult thing is fixing a figure on just how much the tax raises - or doesn't. The Telegraph today pointed out that the HMRC would report a 'surge' in revenues totalling 'hundreds of millions of pounds'. But only last November, it also reported that the tax would cost the taxpayer £1bn a year.
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Join fantasy filmmakers Kynan Griffin, Jason Faller, and John Lyde for a discussion of the inspiration of the fantasy film genre, how it shapes our sense of self, and where it can take us. After the discussion, stay for a Q&A examining what its like to film in the fantasy realm.
"Fantasy Film and the Vision of the Mythic Self" with Kynan Griffin, Jason Faller, and John Lyde--Lecture, Level 4 Conference Room
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This series of discussions will be be hosted by Dr. Alf Seegert, from the University of Utah department of English. Seegert's research focuses on "cybercultural ecologies," examining the interpenetrating relationships between nature, virtuality, and narratives as represented in literature, film, and new media. His current research focuses specifically on the role of the Fantastic in relation to virtuality and nature.
The Fantasy Genre Speaker Series is Funded by The Utah Humanities Council.
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'Emmerdale' character Paddy Kirk has a musical written about him.
The idea for the production came from Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle in the soap, and used to live with Dominic Brunt, who portrays Paddy.
Mark said: "I've written 'Paddy: The musical' in honour of Dom, and there are some beautiful songs in it, such as 'Hey Paddy You're So Fine'. It was co created by Sheree Murphy (Tricia Dingle). But do you think Dom's written 'Marlon: The Musical' for me? No, he's not bothered.
Dom jokingly added: "Though we do sing tender love songs to each other all the time."
The pair also used to live together, and say they love to bond over horror films, as well as running an annual film festival.
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The Prime Minister believes that the so-called 2005 intake including Stephen Hammond, Keith Simpson, Andrew Murrison and Tobias Ellwood should enter the Government in the shake-up expected next month.
It was previously thought that new MPs elected in 2010 would be the big winners but Mr Cameron now believes that those who have done the “heavy lifting in opposition” should be rewarded.
Senior Conservatives believed that this group of MPs, many of whom were effectively demoted from shadow positions when Mr Cameron moved into Government with the Liberal Democrats, were destined never to become ministers.
However, a well-placed Downing Street source said: “The Prime Minister is very conscious of the work the 2005 intake did during the years in opposition and their loyal service for the Government. This group will be well rewarded in the reshuffle.”
The move is likely to prove popular with many Conservatives as the MPs are well-known in the Parliamentary party and their treatment following the formation of the Coalition has proved contentious. Other members of the 2005 intake include Mark Lancaster, Ben Wallace, Adam Afriyie and Andrew Selous.
The Prime Minister is also thought to have been dismayed after dozens of new MPs elected in the last election, including those regarded as rising stars, defied the Government and rebelled on issues such as Europe and House of Lords reform.
Mr Cameron is thought to be putting the finishing touches to his reshuffle which is expected to be unveiled next month.
The long-awaited reshuffle, the first since the 2010 general election, is expected to lead to Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, the chief whip, Sir George Young, the leader of the House, and Cheryl Gillan, the Welsh Secretary, leaving the Government.
There is growing speculation that Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, may be promoted to Justice Secretary to oversee an overhaul of Britain’s prisons. However, Mr Duncan Smith is not a lawyer so this may prove problematic.
Chris Grayling, the work minister, may be promoted to Work and Pensions Secretary or to Conservative Party chairman.
Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, is also expected to be promoted also to either Work and Pensions Secretary or, more likely, party chairman.
The Prime Minister is also hoping to find a new role for Michael Fallon, the party’s deputy chairman. He may be moved to Europe Minister or promoted to party chairman. Maria Miller, a junior work and pensions minister, is expected to be promoted to Welsh Secretary.
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Bobby Brown was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence Wednesday night and surprise, surprise…those suspicions were confirmed. He’s been officially charged with DUI. With this arrest, Bobby scores his ‘hat trick‘ DUI. This is his 3rd one…he got his 2nd earlier this year and his 1st back in 1996.
Additionally, Bobby broke the rules associated with his restricted license by driving a car other than one with the ‘breathalyzer interlock device.’ Well, duh, he’s not gonna drive that vehicle when he’s all liquored up!
This all might actually be funny, if it wasn’t so gosh darn tragic. Bobby seems to have learned nothing from Whitney Houston‘s premature death and is putting innocent lives in harms way. Equally tragic, is 19-year old Bobbi Kristina, who appears to be following in her folks’ infamous footsteps.
Her family’s reality show – The Houstons: On Our Own – just premiered on Lifetime and it showed the underage daughter drinking heavily. The Houston family was on The View earlier this week to promote it, but instead got ripped a new one by Ms. Barbara Walters. Barbara grilled them, not only about a 19-year-old drinking and getting engaged to her pseudo brother, but also for them agreeing to put her on a reality show just months after her mother’s tragic death.
Whitney’s sister-in-law/manager tried to explain that they already had this TV deal in place before the untimely passing, but even Whitney’s mother, Miss. Cissy, seemed to think this show was a dumb idea. Bobbi Kristina’s Grandma and Auntie only seemed mildly concerned with her drinking and slurring; like they’re resolved to that fact The Brown Family is too hard headed to hear a word they have to say.
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High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact
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Drawing on management techniques used by successful managers in both businesses and nonprofits, High Performance Nonprofit Organizations outlines approaches that nonprofits can use to build their capacity for learning, innovating, ensuring quality, and motivating staff. Illustrated with case studies and examples, the book outlines processes for achieving these goals, including:
* human resources management-to attract and develop employees truly in synch with an organization's mission
* benchmarking-to identify practices that best meet a nonprofit's needs
* responsiveness and quality systems-to continuously review and upgrade quality of service
* product development-to tap the talents of every employee to create effective programs
The authors argue that these processes?far from corrupting a nonprofit with practices that evolved to make companies more profitable?actually help an organization convert its values and integrity into results for clients and communities. These adaptive capacities help nonprofits deliver on their mission, building the model organization that will make the biggest impact with model programs.
High Performance Nonprofit Organizations goes further, laying out an agenda for changing the nonprofit environment, making it more supportive of its managers and more aware of the potential of organizational capacity. The authors assess the special opportunity of several stakeholders-including the nonprofit board, foundations, and the national office of multisite nonprofits?to create a new culture that values organizational performance. For the nonprofit manager trying to build an organization that is truly responsive to its clients and community, High Performance Nonprofit Organizations is an essential review of best practices. For the board member, foundation program officer, or nonprofit leader trying to create sustained impact, it is a provocative challenge to deal with the sector's unfinished business with a new approach.
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My Name is Bradley. Im 22 years old and live in Southern California. I go to a community College, where i (hope to) run an Internet radio show called, "This Is LA". I also work at Universal Studios Hollywood. GO KINGS GO
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Guilty Pleasure- Cobra Starship, You're Not Alone-Saosin, The Hit-Punchline, Bounce-The Cab, Mutiny- Set Your Goals, One Armed Scissor- At The Drive-In, Real World- The All American Rejects, Just Rock and Roll- Midtown, Hands Down- Dashboard Confessional, Im On A Boat- The Lonely Island, Cut the Tension- Lifetime, Recluse- Midtown, Mookies Last Christmas- Saosin, The Few That Remain- Set Your Goals, Summer Jam- Set Your Goals, Wasting Time- Four Year Strong, The Last American Virgin- Set Your Goals
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The Outsiders, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, i also like to read Autobiographies
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The Sydney start-up scene is alive and kicking in 2012. In the past few years kick-starter style outfits, incubators, coworking spaces, accelerators, angel investors and venture capitalists have emerged as driving force behind innovation and entrepreneurship.
No longer known as the domain of eccentric entrepreneurs with ‘big ideas’, founding, funding and growing a business from a start-up to something more is increasingly an open book to anyone with the drive, determination, smarts and professional network to make it happen.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) this month hosted a captive audience of Sydney’s hopeful start-up community and start-up curious for an in-depth 3+ hour workshop and panel session that covered some of the “A-B-Cs” of Opportunities for Startups in Australia.
The Commonwealth Bank’s (very slick) open plan offices at Commonwealth Place played host to Opportunities for Startups. A fitting surrounding for such a forum with a space designed to promote freer flow of work and ideas.
Among forum panellists were some of Sydney’s startup and innovation notables (see below) all there to frankly and openly share their experiences and war stories of working to take an idea and turning it into a successful business model.
Opportunities for Startups panellists included:
- Kim Heras – Co-founder at PushStart, one of Australia’s top startup community accelerators.
- Anoop George – Senior Director and Country Head at MindTree Australia
- Natasha Rawlings – Direct Marketing pro, Founder and CEO at StreetHawk, a mobile shopping startup
- Philip Takken – Audit and Assurance Senior Director at Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (“TMT”) practice in Sydney
- The night was facilitated by Jenny Bhuiyan, Event Convener at the ACS and head of the Women of Entrepreneurs Sydney Chapter
Revealed early by speakers in sharing recipes to startup success was that not one seems to be the same. All had learned things the hard way and offered the audience insights into what worked for them, what didn’t and what others can learn from their experiences.
Perhaps most intrinsic to all panellists was an emphasis on speed and pace when moving in the startup space. When asked for their top tips to share with anyone considering/contemplating jumping into the startup game, the following pearls of wisdom were shared:
Startup Tips Shared by Panellist over the Evening:
- “Fail Fast”: Find out what doesn’t work quickly
- “Learn Fast”: Learn quickly from your mistakes
- “Understand your profit model”: Passion will only get you so far
- “Always have a financial buffer”: Be prepared for a considerable period of time without income and all the psychological pressure that goes with that.
- “Pick your co-founders carefully”: You’ll be spending a lot of time with them
- “Spread the word about your business”: Share your information and ideas with people outside of the business
- “Sell from the Start”: When you’re trying to sell to someone – that isn’t your friend – you will find our very quickly what people really think of your business and products
- “Persevere or Pivot”: Keep going but be ready change and recalibrate very quickly
- “Keep your business plan simple”: Complexity can kill
- “If in Australia, be prepared to spend time attracting investor dollars”: Australian investors generally require a working profit model before making a commitment
- “Learn how to do things yourself”: Whether it’s basic HTML coding, sales and marketing, you can’t afford to pay people to do everything
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Many of you know that we've been working on our Windows Speech Recognition Macros utility for a while now.
We released the first technical preview in April, a refresh in August/September, and we're continuing to refine the technology that will ultimately lead to a full release sometime soon.
One of the difficulties users have faced is good documentation for WSR Macros. We're working on completing our documentation and will include it with the product in the future, but we're not quite done yet.
But ... A macro enthusiast in the community has come to rescue for WSR Macros users.
Enter Brad Trott (from Marty Markoe's mymsspeech.com web site) and his latest efforts: WSRMacros: The User Guide.
WSRMacros: The User Guide is a 70 page electronic book chock full of insightful thoughts and ideas on how to use Windows Speech Recognition Macros.
If you're curious how to build powerful macros, and you have $9.95 to spare, it's likely well worth it to purchase your very own copy here.
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Posted Tue Oct 19th by Josh Temple
With the Broncos sending wide receiver Matt Willis to the IR yesterday the question became who would the Broncos select to fill his roster position. Many speculated that it would be a defensive player to help depth on that side of the ball. They speculated correctly as the team is promoting outside linebacker Diyral Briggs from the practice squad.
Briggs was signed to the squad earlier this season after being released by San Francisco. He was brought onto the 49ers last season as an undrafted free agent out of Bowling Green. He accumulated two assisted tackles in four games of work in 2009. Don’t expect this to be just a “warm body” fill in however, Briggs has been referred to in NFL circles as a “very promising young player”. | <urn:uuid:bda990e6-3d6d-4876-94f2-10333c9cf107> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://broncotalk.net/2010/10/18401/broncos-news/diyral-briggs-promoted-from-practice-squad/ | 2013-05-19T02:59:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987637 | 163 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Is 2012 A "Drought Hall of Fame" Contender?
A Ball State meteorologist says this drought may rival those of the Dust Bowl years.
Published: Jul 26, 2012
As crop conditions continue on a downhill slide, some meteorologists are skipping the comparisons to the 1988 drought and jumping right into Dust Bowl data.
Meteorologist David Call of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., said the Dust Bowl is a good comparison to 2012, as 1988's drought wasn't as widespread.
"Every state in the continental U.S. has some portion of it in some state of abnormally dry or drought level," Call said. "It's not uncommon for there to be dry areas, but this drought is a stretch so far."
He said that the two major droughts in the '30s (1934 and 1936), affected nearly the entire country, much like the drought of 2012. But, he said, they were a little different.
A Ball State meteorologist says this drought may rival those of the Dust Bowl years."I suppose one could argue that 1934 was drier while 1936 was hotter, but that's like trying to compare Peyton Manning and Tom Brady – either drought would easily make the first round "Drought Hall of Fame" ballot," Call said.
Anyway, it's bad. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor data, more than 55% of the contiguous U.S. is in moderate or worse drought conditions, a trend that is expected to continue.
And, that limited rainfall coupled with record heat means crops are continuing to suffer. The latest USDA crop condition reports show 21% of the nation's corn crop in very poor condition and only 3% rated as excellent.
While it is hard to tell exactly when drought worries started to intensify, this spring ushered in a host of record breaking temperatures.
"This whole drought started very early," Call said. "In the month of June, we set thousands of temperature records across the country. Whatever state you were in, you were probably setting records."
While record temperatures caught our attention, it was the lack of rain that really made us watch.
Call said Palmer Drought Indices are one way meteorologists assess rainfall and drought conditions. He said that this measure compares rainfall by rank, and explained that only about 10% of years were drier than this year in all but a dozen states, roughly. Indiana's rank is 3%, meaning it has only experienced drought conditions worse than this year about four times.
"For most states, the Palmer Drought Index, which goes back to 1895, ranks this drought among the top 10 or so years—so far," Call said.
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Does scout's first skill disjoint projectiles?
If so, when am I suposed to use it to actually disjoint something?
scouts first ability does not directly (or better: technically) disjoint.
You can still achieve the same effect with it when you become completely invisible to the enemy the projectile belongs to before it impacts. If you're revealed or become visible before the projectile expired it will still hit you though.
basically, if flint is channeling his ult, I would have to activate the skill so that the fade time ends while the projectile is in the air right?
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Aderbat is led by a most sincere and interesting singer, Matt Taylor, whose unique sound and passionate vocal delivery are addicting. His spirited and dynamic voice reminds people of a mix of Thom York and Chris Martin, yet it is truly his own. They are sometimes compared to Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and Coldplay. Aderbat is the epitome of melodic guitar rock, with hooks so punchy and dignified that their success seems inevitable. Audiences have wholeheartedly bought into the escapism offered by the band.
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Sun, Ching-jen (2007): Dynamic Price Discrimination and Quality Provision Based on Purchase History.
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This paper develops a general two-period model of product line pricing with customer recognition. Specifically, we consider a monopolist who can sell vertically differentiated products over two periods to heterogeneous consumers. Each consumer demands one unit of the product in each period. In the second period, the monopolist can condition the price-quality offers on the observed purchasing behavior in the first period. In this setup, the monopolist can price discriminate consumers not only by quality, but also by purchase history. Several interesting results are derived. First, we fully characterize the monopolist's optimal pricing strategy when there are two types of consumers, and a simple condition is given to determine whether the monopolist will price discriminate by quality in the first period. We compare it to the case when there is no customer recognition or the firm is able to commit to its future actions. When the type space is a continuum, we show that there is no fully separating equilibrium, and some properties of the optimal contracts (price-quality pairs) are characterized within the class of partitional PBE.
|Item Type:||MPRA Paper|
|Original Title:||Dynamic Price Discrimination and Quality Provision Based on Purchase History|
|Keywords:||Price discrimination; Supermodularity; Submodularity; Behavior-Based Pricing; Ratchet Effect; Bunching|
|Subjects:||L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure and Pricing > D42 - Monopoly
|Depositing User:||Ching-jen Sun|
|Date Deposited:||07. Aug 2008 10:07|
|Last Modified:||02. Mar 2013 05:32|
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|Miami Heat Advance To The NBA Finals|
The Miami Heat have advanced to their second consecutive NBA Finals appearance since the Big Three came together and will now face a red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder squad beginning Tuesday night. The Heat overran a tired Boston side in Game 7 earlier today winning, 101-88. Now, finally the world gets the match-up its been clamoring for since the beginning of the season, with the world's two best players set to square off for what may be the first of many meetings on basketball's biggest stage.
Miami's big three (James, Wade and Bosh) came up big, but it was crucial baskets from power forward Bosh that helped the Heat get over the line. After the game James acknowledged the contribution of Bosh.
"He was big time -- every shot, every defensive play, every rebound -- we missed him," James said of Bosh. "We're just happy to have him back at the right time. If it wasn't for him and the rest of the guys that stepped up, we don't win this game."
Said Spoelstra: "Our most important player."
The Heat fly out to Oklahoma City on Sunday to prepare for Tuesday night's opening game.
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Summary of NIH Stem Cell Unit 4/11/2005 Meeting
NIH Stem Cell Characterization Unit
Steering Committee Conference Call
Monday, Aril 11, 2005
10:00 a.m. EST
Participants: Allen M. Spiegel, M.D. (co-chair, NIH Stem Cell Task Force); Ronald D.G. McKay, Ph.D. (Unit Director); James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.; David M. Bodine, Ph.D.; Curt Civin, M.D.; Marvin C. Gershengorn, M.D.; Robert G. Hawley, Ph.D.; Brigid L.M. Hogan, Ph.D.; Paul Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D.; Mahendra Rao, M.D., Ph.D.; Janet Rossant, Ph.D.; Jonathan Vogel, M.D.
Unable to Participate: Elizabeth Nabel, M.D.; Story C. Landis, Ph.D.
- Welcome and Introductions—Dr. Battey, Director, NIDCD
Dr. Battey opened the meeting by thanking everyone for taking the time to help oversee the operation of the NIH Stem Cell Characterization Unit. He also thanked Dr. Paul Meltzer of NHGRI for serving as an ad-hoc advisor for this meeting. Participants introduced themselves.
- Ongoing Efforts to Monitor the Stability of the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines on the NIH Stem Cell Registry
- Dr. McKay gave a summary of the Unit's work thus far to characterize the Registry lines. He described three phases of their work. In phase one, the Unit acquired the hESC lines, cultured them using the provider's protocol, established frozen stocks, and then developed a standard protocol for culturing all of the cell lines. Lines were subjected to karyotype and FACS analysis. In phase two, the Unit scientists developed subcloning techniques and analyzed the hESCs using high resolution genome scanning. They contracted with the Cold Spring Harbor group to use their ROMA (Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis) technique (see Lucito et al. Genome Research 13:2291–2305). Now in phase three, the group is collaborating with other stem cell research groups worldwide with the goal of producing a "snapshot" of cells grown around the world. The Unit has shared data on 4 cell lines with the international stem cell effort being led by the United Kingdom (UK). The UK has provided standardized antibodies for use in FACS analysis of hESC surface antigens. Within the next 4 months, the international effort will be able to describe the stability of the hESCs by analyzing DNA from embryoid bodies and undifferentiated cells (all grown using feeder cells) using a 50-gene microarray. They hope to report these data at the First International Human ES Cell Workshop to be held at The Jackson Laboratory from Aug. 4–7, 2005.
- Dr. Rao summarized his group's hESC characterization efforts, which complement those ongoing in the NIH Stem Cell Unit. They used matched pairs of early and late passage hESC DNA samples to compare sequence of mitochondrial DNA, methylation patterns and high resolution karyotyping. A collaborator is examining X-chromosome inactivation in early vs. late-passage hESCs.
They conclude that although the embryonic stem cells are much more stable than other human stem cell populations, ongoing routine DNA testing is needed to monitor stability.
- Discussion and Recommendations—all participants
The participants discussed pros and cons of various available technologies for monitoring the stability of the hESCs in culture. Dr. Meltzer suggested that the Unit consider using Comparative Genome Hybridization (CGH) for the assays because of ease in dissemination, reduced cost, and the commercial availability of high resolution arrays.
The group agreed that Drs. Bodine, Meltzer, McKay, and Battey will meet again to set up a pilot study to test the use of the CGH technology on the hESCs listed on the NIH Stem Cell Registry. The pilot test will involve cells grown in feeder-free conditions.
The agenda for the next meeting (date and time to be determined) will include discussion of scale-up of hESCs in culture.
Dr. Battey once again thanked the participants for their time and contributions. The conference call concluded at 10:55 a.m. | <urn:uuid:414899db-a4da-4e0c-8675-a486be614d35> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://stemcells.nih.gov/research/NIHresearch/scunit/meetings/pages/2005_04_11summary.aspx | 2013-05-19T03:22:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887229 | 942 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Archive for December, 2007
Posted by Steve Pietrek on December 11, 2007
For my client’s site, they were not interested in My Site and My Links for the first phase. Below are the steps I followed to remove the two links:
- Log into Central Administration.
- Under Shared Services Administration in the Quick Launch bar, select the one running My Sites.
- In the “User Profiles and My Sites” group, click on the “Personalization services permissions” link.
- For those users you want to remove the personalization functionality, click on the user name (for example, NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users).
- On the “Modify Permissions: Shared Service Rights” page, uncheck “Use personal features”. Click OK to save.
- I had to shut down my browser and log in again to see my changes.
Note 1: I read on a few blog posts that on the “Modify Permissions: Shared Service Rights” page, “Create personal sites” pertains to My Sites and “Use personal features” pertains to My Links. I could not uncheck all permissions. Unchecking “Use personal features” appeared to modify both My Site and My Links permissions.
Note 2: If you do not change the Administrator user, you will see My Site and My Links displayed. If you don’t want to see them when you log in as an administrator, change the administrator’s permissions.
Note 3: As far as #6 above, this isn’t required. A timer job runs which will switch all authenticated users. Be patient.
Posted by Steve Pietrek on December 9, 2007
The December Cincinnati SharePoint User Group meeting will take place on 12/10 at 6:00 pm at MAX Technical Training in Mason. Check out the website. There are two sessions:
- Real World SharePoint 2007 Examples: 3 Different Business Cases for SharePoint, Nicola Young, SharePoint911.
- Creating Customer Workflows for SharePoint with Visual Studio 2005, Ted Pattison, Ted Pattison Group.
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We’ve got a few opinions of which Disney properties deserve a stage musical of their own. And some thoughts about those which already exist.
Related to the show: Here’s a video of the carpet flipping over during the Aladdin musical at Disney California Adventure. Yikes!
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Genre - Black Metal
1. Jacob’s Ladder
4. Death Worship
5. The Black Projector
6. Second Coming Of The Pig
7. Deus Irae
Fresh off their recent signing to Season of Mist, Parisian black metal super-group Hell Militia have returned with their third offering and follow up to 2010's 'Last Station on the Road to Death'. With a roster boasting names who are linked with likes of Arkhon Infaustus, Bethlehem and Vorkriest among others spearheaded by the enigmatic genius that is former Mutiilation mastermind Meyhnach, it's hard to look past such a pedigree of names.
On paper Hell Militia should be untouchable with such a lineup but previous efforts were below average attempts at something which boasted so much more. 'Jacob's Ladder' is a vast improvement on the preceding albums it must be said, the band have appeared to continue their stylistic shift towards a manifestation more similarly aligned with the likes of Ascension, Dodecahedron and countrymen Deathspell Omega while still retaining that traditional orthodox Swedish vibe of Watain, Ofermod and the ilk.
When you look at the aforementioned bands recent success that can be a hard point to argue against. So does it work? To a degree yes but it's a style that has been performed and perfected so many times before now by the likes of DSO and Blut Aus Nord that it's inevitable anything anywhere remotely in the same vein immediately gets stacked up and dissected against what is essentially some of the best black metal created this side of the millennium, which just doesn't seem fair does it?
It is by no means bad though, the likes of the title track initiate things with an intense whirlwind of breakneck blasting and heavily obscure, piercing riffs accompanied by Meyhnach's wretched vocal delivery does make for some immersive listening at times even if this is a path extremely well worn by now.
Meyhnach's vocals are arguable the standout aspect of 'Jacob's Ladder', something which holds true for pretty much every album he's ever performed on, I mean just try and tell me 'Vampires of Black Imperial Blood' would be anywhere near lauded as much as it is without those twisted, schizophrenic vocals. The guitar work is well enough executed, steeped in layer upon layer of scything, caustic dissonance and the drumming tight and dynamic enough and when intertwined make for a heavily intricate and multi-faceted release which in practice should sound fantastic but in reality lacks that final sheen and memorability to really take this album to the next level.
For every decent passage there's another passage of exhausted and uninspiring boredom that has you reaching for the skip button. Take for example the likes of 'Death Worship' with its basic one dimensional rhythm and utterly stale riffing and the tedious and plodding dirge of 'Jericho' which overstays its welcome by about five minutes and you certainly have a lot of room for improvement.
Still though, tracks like 'The Black Projector' which contain some of the most impressive guitar work here, discordant ringing and sweeping riffs envelop the listener in a malevolence and filth that is unfortunately missing from a vast chunk of the rest of 'Jacob's Ladder'. Similarly 'Second Coming of the Pig' also harbours some fantastic pummeling moments of swirling chaos and an illustration that this isn't all complete monotony. And for fuck sake cut out those shitty B-movie samples next time around, the cliché barrel is completely and thoroughly scraped through in that regard.
Unfortunately once again Hell Militia fail to really deliver anything remotely threatening to those that they so obviously aim to emulate though it is at least an improvement on their previous releases which were to be frank, fucking shite. There are certain moments of inspiration scattered here and there but ultimately that's just not good enough and though the musicianship is indeed pretty impressive it doesn't have any particular coherence or definition. 'Jacob's Ladder' promises so much yet what we're left with is something altogether far too formulaic and non-eventful that it just wont cut it these days.
Originally written for Metalireland
Originally written for Metalireland
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42" Voodoo Tactical double rifle case...
Anyone know the best place to buy a 42" Voodoo Tactical Double Rifle case in Dark Earth color? Been searching around but haven't really found anywhere that I feel comfortable with.
There are a couple of sellers on ebay, wattsworld something or other offers free shipping and the bag is $85
Just bought a 42 from wattsworld on eBay. Took him 1 day to get it shipped. Good seller.
If you don't want to do the eBay thing their is a link in the discussion under deals on page 32 I belive someone posted a website that has them for around 89 free shipping.
I bought one of those and one of the smaller ones (36") last year from Sportman's Guide. At the time, it was found in two places on their webpage. The first listing was under the Voodoo Tactical brand name and sold for much more than the other. The other listing was the identical bag, but Voodoo Tactical was not in the description; it sold for much cheaper, and the item was drop shipped directly from Voodoo Tactical. I don't know if it is still the same way.
As for the cases themselves, I love mine. I use the large one almost every weekend to take a rifle, shotgun, and two pistols to matches. It has held up great!
I got 3 from Sports mans guide, I thought I got a good price too.
I bought a 46" case from http://www.qmuniforms.com
a couple of weeks ago for $78.99 shipped. They also have the 42" case for $74.99.
i have been looking at them for awhile now and for some reason didnt pull the trigger. I get an email from opsgear.com the other day saying their voodoo gear is 20% off. I picked up a 46" double rifle case for 53 bucks in acu. thats the only color available still.
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A collection of news and information related to Sofia (Bulgaria) published by this site and its partners.
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Green Square in Tripoli. Tahrir Square in Cairo. The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Washington's National Mall. We humans know, deep inside, that public places — squares and greens and plazas that are open to all — are more than just...
Associated PressUNITED NATIONS - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell briefly raised the possibility of suspending U.N. sanctions against Iraq on Wednesday as Russia and France have urged, but quickly backtracked and said the United States wants them lifted immediately....
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party MRF declined to work with a nationalist party on Tuesday, scuppering chances of a broad coalition government and deepening the political stalemate in the European Union's poorest country. The...
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - The center-right GERB has emerged from Bulgaria's election as the largest party but it is short of coalition options, and any new government will almost certainly need backing from a nationalist party which alarms the European Union....
Reuters* Rightist GERB government resigned during protests * Remains most popular party but unlikely to win majority * Discontent with poverty likely to persist By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, May 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced...
Reuters* GERB and Socialists neck-and-neck two days before poll * Hung parliament likely, hard to form new government * Uncertainty may hurt economy, prompt more unrest By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, May 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's two main political parties were...
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Reuters* Activists angry that ousted party looks set to win * Demonstrations forced resignation of government in Feb * Protests over corruption, high prices, austerity By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, May 8 (Reuters) - Bulgarian activists vowed to take to the...
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ReutersSOFIA, May 1 (Reuters) - Disgruntled fans of CSKA Sofia, upset at the way Bulgaria's most successful side are being run, have dug a grave in the middle of their pitch for the company which owns the club. Fans even erected a tombstone at the Bulgarska...
Reuters* Accusations of wiretapping may hurt party's popularity * Ex-minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov may be charged after vote * Wiretapping could undermine public, investor confidence By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, April 30 (Reuters) - Bulgarian prosecutors on...
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ReutersSOFIA, April 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Football Union (BFU) has suspended referee Nikolay Yordanov for his performance in Levski Sofia's 2-1 league win at Litex Lovech on Saturday. Yordanov, one of the country's leading officials, has been banned for...
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Reuters* Bulgaria struggling to impose rule of law * EU has justice system under special monitoring SOFIA, April 22 (Reuters) - The 11-year-old daughter of a convicted Bulgarian gangland boss has been freed, seven weeks after being kidnapped on the way to...
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Reuters* Prosecutors want head of organised crime unit suspended * Graft, organised crime remain major problem in Bulgaria By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, April 19 (Reuters) - The head of the Bulgarian police's organised crime unit is being investigated on...
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Lynx blow open Game 1 in 4th quarter
Sunday, October 2, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Rebekkah Brunson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Seimone Augustus added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 88-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Sunday night.
Lindsay Whalen added 15 points and six assists and the Lynx turned a close game into a runaway with a 13-0 run to open the fourth quarter. Taj McWilliams-Franklin added eight points and 10 boards while battling an illness.
Angel McCoughtry scored 19 of her 33 points in the third quarter and Lindsey Harding scored 20 points for the Dream.
Atlanta led by 12 points midway through the second quarter, but the Lynx kept them off the board for the first 4:34 of the fourth quarter to take control.
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A Mom and The Mouse - Orlando SentinelRadio Disney will be sending its 990 AM road crew out to Osceola Regional Medical Center on Saturday to help kick off the summer. Families are invited to come out to the Special Summer Event at 700 W. Oak. St., Kissimmee, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for...
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L.A. NOWFollow the light: Tony Castillo photographs the pedestrian tunnel beneath the 101 Freeway at Lankershim Boulevard near Universal City on May 20. Every day of 2011, we're featuring reader-submitted photos of Southern California Moments. Follow us on...
L.A. NOWA multi-vehicle accident on the 101 Freeway has shut down all the northbound lanes in the Universal City area, snarling traffic on the busy artery. The California Highway Patrol said at 10:30 p.m. that all lanes would be closed for......
L.A. NOWScattered thunder and lightning storms put on quite a show Friday morning across Southern California, causing lightning strikes and power outrages. Officials warn the wild weather will worsen Friday afternoon, with heavy downpours, more lightning and even...
About Last NightChanning Tatum accepts the award for choice movie actor action adventure at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) "The Vow," starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, will film in Chicago for a...
The Morning Fix: Cord-cutting denial? Forbes has no love for Will Ferrell. Team Coco gears up for comeback.Company TownAfter the coffee. Before reminding you that we aggregate, you decide. The Skinny: Forbes comes out with yet another list. Cable companies may need to at least acknowledge the possibility that subscriber losses could be tied to people opting for......
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Caught in the Web: L.A. Times' Mark Medina guest judge with former Laker A.C. Green in NBA/Sprite Los Angeles Amateur Dunk ContestLakers BlogThe headline says it all. Former Laker A.C. Green and I will be part of the judging panel overseeing the NBA/Sprite Los Angeles Amateur Dunk Contest at the Universal City Walk today at 4 p.m. The event is free, you can get directions here and it should be...
Lakers BlogIn between rounds, there was no point marveling at the dunks A.C. Green and I just witnessed. We were part of a judging panel on Saturday for the NBA/Sprite Los Angeles Amateur Dunk contests at the Universal City Walk, and the first round consisted of...
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Well, winter is certainly ere eh! Me and Dazy av been a bit on the chilly side. Our mates the sheep are comin in handy, they’ve just shed a bit of wool for a nice cardy each….Moootiful!
Anyways, tis hard to know what to do at the weekend when tis so cold outside, luckily the Bull Pen is open so you can get a bit of colour in yer cheeks with a bomb down the Demon Drop or a scramble in the ball pool!
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Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science
by James N. Druckman Donald P. Green James H. Kuklinski Arthur Lupia
Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science
by Author Name James N. Druckman, Donald P. Green, James H. Kuklinski, Arthur Lupia
- Book details for title
- List Price: €46.70
- Format: Paperback, 253 x 215 x 30mm, 576pp
- Publication date: 31 May 2011
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-13: 9780521174558
Laboratory experiments, survey experiments and field experiments occupy a central and growing place in the discipline of political science. The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science is the first text to provide a comprehensive overview of how experimental research is transforming the field. Some chapters explain and define core concepts in experimental design and analysis. Other chapters provide an intellectual history of the experimental movement. Throughout the book, leading scholars review groundbreaking research and explain, in personal terms, the growing influence of experimental political science. The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science provides a collection of insights that can be found nowhere else. Its topics are of interest not just to researchers who are conducting experiments today, but also to researchers who think that experiments can help them make new and important discoveries in political science and beyond.
'This handbook is a monumental undertaking. It contains something of value for political scientists of every methodological and substantive stripe.' Morris P. Fiorina, Stanford University 'Once rare outside the psychological laboratory, experimental methods are now used throughout the social sciences. Focusing on experimentation in political science, this handbook provides a state-of-the-art review of the history, logic, and methodology of experimentation, including the implementation of experiments in representative surveys. Comprehensive reviews of what has been learned from experiments in areas as diverse as voter behavior, institutions, identity, and elite bargaining highlight the substantive contributions of experimental research to social science theory testing and development. Written by leading experts in the field, this handbook will be a valuable and authoritative resource for years to come.' Norbert Schwarz, University of Michigan 'This handbook is a long overdue contribution to a burgeoning area in political science. It will be extremely useful to any political scientist contemplating or currently using experimental methods.' Diana C. Mutz, University of Pennsylvania 'In the Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science, Druckman, Green, Kuklinski, and Lupia put together thirty-six contributed chapters covering the design, scope, and methods of experimental political science. They have taken on the core issues, such as the trade-offs between internal and external validity. They explore the value of laboratory versus field versus survey experiments. The chapters here show how political science draws from other experimental fields, creating its own broadly unique approach to experimentation. The authors of the chapters here explore the ways in which experiments drawn from the traditions of cognitive science, psychology, and economics take some things for granted and how experiments in each of these traditions assume different things to be consequential. This book should be used in every first-year graduate curriculum, not just as a book on experiments, but as an excellent primer on research design.' Mathew D. McCubbins, University of Southern California
1. Experimentation in political science James N. Druckman, Donald P. Green, James H. Kuklinski and Arthur Lupia; Part I. Designing Experiments: 2. Experiments: an introduction to core concepts James N. Druckman, Donald P. Green, James H. Kuklinski and Arthur Lupia; 3. Internal and external validity Rose McDermott; 4. Students as experimental participants: a defense of the 'narrow data base' James N. Druckman and Cindy D. Kam; 5. Economics vs. psychology experiments: stylization, incentives, and deception Eric S. Dickson; Part II. The Development of Experiments in Political Science: 6. Laboratory experiments in political science Shanto Iyengar; 7. Experiments and game theory's value to political science John H. Aldrich and Arthur Lupia; 8. The logic and design of the survey experiment: an autobiography of a methodological innovation Paul M. Sniderman; 9. Field experiments in political science Alan S. Gerber; Part III. Decision Making: 10. Attitude change experiments in political science Allyson L. Holbrook; 11. Conscious and unconscious information processing with implications for experimental political science Milton Lodge, Charles Taber and Brad Verhulst; 12. Political knowledge Cheryl Boudreau and Arthur Lupia; Part IV. Vote Choice, Candidate Evaluations, and Turnout: 13. Candidate impressions and evaluations Kathleen M. McGraw; 14. Media and politics Thomas E. Nelson, Sarah M. Bryner and Dustin M. Carnahan; 15. Candidate advertisements Shana Kushner Gadarian and Richard R. Lau; 16. Voter mobilization Melissa R. Michelson and David W. Nickerson; Part V. Interpersonal Relations: 17. Trust and social exchange Rick K. Wilson and Catherine C. Eckel; 18. An experimental approach to citizen deliberation Christopher F. Karpowitz and Tali Mendelberg; 19. Social networks and political context David W. Nickerson; Part VI. Identity, Ethnicity, and Politics: 20. Candidate gender and experimental political science Kathleen Dolan and Kira Sanbonmatsu; 21. Racial identity and experimental methodology Darren Davis; 22. The determinants and political consequences of prejudice Vincent L. Hutchings and Spencer Piston; 23. Politics from the perspective of minority populations Dennis Chong and Jane Junn; Part VII. Institutions and Behavior: 24. Experimental contributions to collective-action theory Eric Coleman and Elinor Ostrom; 25. Legislative voting and cycling Gary Miller; 26. Electoral systems and strategic voting (laboratory election experiments) Rebecca B. Morton and Kenneth C. Williams; 27. Experimental research on democracy and development Ana L. De La O and Leonard Wantchekon; Part VIII. Elite Bargaining: 28. Coalition experiments Daniel Diermeier; 29. Negotiation and mediation Daniel Druckman; 30. The experiment and foreign policy decision making Margaret G. Hermann and Binnur Ozkececi-Taner; Part IX. Advanced Experimental Methods: 31. Treatment effects Brian J. Gaines and James H. Kuklinski; 32. Making effects manifest in randomized experiments Jake Bowers; 33. Design and analysis of experiments in multilevel populations Betsy Sinclair; 34. Analyzing the downstream effects of randomized experiments Rachel Milstein Sondheimer; 35. Mediation analysis is harder than it looks John G. Bullock and Shang E. Ha; Afterword: 36. Campbell's ghost Donald R. Kinder.
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Embraer is preparing for the possible introduction of airliners designed for single-pilot operation by as early as 2020, following the roll-out of next-generation air traffic management systems in Europe and the USA.
Vice-president for airline market intelligence Luiz Sergio Chiessi says the Brazilian manufacturer is looking to provide "single-pilot capability, at least" in the 2020-25 timeframe.
He cautions, however, that much work needs to be done to persuade the travelling public, regulatory authorities and unions that the concept is feasible.
"It's very difficult to predict that this is going to happen, but I believe that we will have to provide capability for eventual implementation into the real world," says Chiessi.
Embraer is the first airliner manufacturer to publicly acknowledge it is in the early stages of studying single-pilot airliners.
"Airlines are not coming to us with the idea - this is more a vision that we have. We believe that it is technically possible, but we don't know if it is going to be accepted by the public and the authrorities," says Chiessi.
"We believe that by 2020-25 the technology will be available, mainly due to the evolution of the air traffic management systems: NextGen in the USA and SESAR in Europe. We believe that the functions that will come with these new ATM systems will create the possibility of single-pilot [airline operations].
"We haven't moved that far in terms of how to implement the concept. This is more a vision of the future than something that was fully analysed in terms of bits and bytes."
Allowing single-crew operation of airliners would provide substantial savings for airlines and help to alleviate forecast pilot shortages once the industry returns to sustained growth.
Some lower-end business jets such as Embraer's Phenom family are already certificated in certain states for single-pilot operation under Part 91 rules, but customers sometimes demand a two-pilot crew even if it is not required.
"With the electronics you can make a lot of the [cockpit] functions automatic," says Chiessi. "If you take the checklist of a conventional aircraft, for every 10 items you have, there are one or two on the Phenom. Every other action is being taken care of by the electronics."
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This small, light weight knife from Ka-Bar is excellent for law enforcement and personal protection. The 5 5/8" straight edge blade of this knife is made with non-reflective black powder coated AUS 8 stainless steel blade and has a textured zytel handle. This K-Bar knife was designed by the founder Of Tactical Defense Institute, in order to provide law enforcement officials with a extreme close quarter last defense option. The knife can be worn on either the left or right side and because of the unique angle of this Ka-Bar, it draws like a gun and is easy to use.
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Roadside Attractions laughed all the way to the box office with the release of "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic," which opened on limited screens, capturing the premiere position on the indieWIRE box office table as ranked on a per screen basis. Fellow newcomer "Pride & Prejudice" from Focus Features debuted in over two-hundred theaters, instantly becoming the iW BOT's overall top earner and ranking second on the chart with a plush screen average, while other weekend openers including Magnolia Pictures' "Pulse" and Fox Searchlight's "Bee Season" also placed on the chart's top five. Sony Classics' "Capote" and Warner Independent Pictures' "Good Night, and Good Luck" remained big earners following limited expansions.
[View the indieWIRE:BOT Box Office Table for this week's films here.]
Liam Lynch's comedy "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic" grinned at the weekend box office, taking in $124,475 on seven screens, ascending the feature to the iW BOT's top spot with a $17,782 per screen tithe. Distributor Roadside Attractions seemed pleased with the initial results.
"We're thrilled. It's tremendous validation to see that audiences are as excited about her comedy as we are," commented Roadside Attractions co-president Eric d'Arbeloff to indieWIRE Tuesday. "It's particularly gratifying that it played so well in Chicago and Minneapolis -- we think it shows the movie will have a life beyond the coasts. In our Chicago venue, the per screen average exceeded both 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Bee Season,' which obviously outspent us by millions."
D'Arbeloff also indicated that weekend crowds buying tickets to the film ranged demographically. "The anecdotal evidence it that the audience is diverse. I saw the 7:30 show in Los Angeles last Friday and was surprised to see how many of the people were 35-plus, the more traditional art-house crowd. The later show definitely skewed younger, and I saw quite a few college-age people, [while] at the Empire 25, our Times Square venue, got some significant Black and Latino viewership. The PR campaign was definitely our most potent tool for marketing the film. The press was interested in Sarah to begin with and really seemed to love the film."
Roadside Attractions had some challenges getting its trailer made due to the film's non-rating, but had good success with university outreach. "We did a series of screenings to directly target the college audience [which] went really well, though we were surprised that the 'brainier' the school, the bigger the laughs -- Princeton, MIT and UVA went nuts." New York's Union Square was the top earner, while the NuArt in Los Angeles also had strong traffic.
Roadside Attractions will open the film in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco this coming weekend and will move to a mix of large and small cities going forward. "The venues will include both art-house and commercial multiplex locations."
Andrew Black's "Pride & Prejudice" opened on 215 screens over the weekend, instantly becoming the chart's largest grossing film, taking in over $2.86 million with a grand $13,326 per screen average. The film placed second on the chart.
Last week's number one film "Gay Sex in the '70s" remained on one screen, taking in $11,743, placing third on the iW BOT. Its two-week cume is $39,330.
Magnolia Pictures' "Pulse" opened on one screen, grossing $7,250, while Fox Searchlight's "Bee Season" opened at 21 locations, grossing $120,544 ($5,740 average).
In other openers, Wellspring's "Good Morning, Night" debuted at one venue with $2,769, while IFC Films' "Duane" grossed $2,519 also at one location. Strand Releasing's "Ellie Parker" took in $10,299 on six screens with a $1,717 average.
George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" was the chart's second highest overall grossing film with a $2.5 million weekend take on 668 screens. The film averaged $3,745, 20% below last week's $4,667 and its six-week tally is almost $14.5 million.
Bennett Miller's "Capote" took in almost $1.2 million on 264 screens, averaging 19% below last week's average at $4,508. The film screened at 264 locations (183 last week) and its seven-week cume is over $6.5 million.
The weekend's indieWIRE box office chart includes 75 titles reporting a combined $9.01 million on 2,710 screens. This compares to the previous week's $7.55 million from 67 films on 3,341 screens.
Overall, the combined per screen average came to $3,325, or 32% higher than last week's $2,261 iW BOT average. "Pride & Prejudice," "Capote," and "Good Night, and Good Luck" took in over $6.55 million together on 1,147 screens.
Minus those films, the remaining 72 titles on the chart grossed nearly $2.5 million on 1,563 screens, averaging 53% below the iW BOT average at $1,570.
Industry-wide, 132 films made $126.1 million on 37,033 screens, averaging $3,405 or 3% higher than the iW BOT average.
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Lina LecaroSaturday night dress code: vampy and violet (see Resurrection and Prince party).Summer will be gone before you know it, so get ready to mark off a few must-dos from the bootie-bumper bucket list. Been to a DJ-driven afternoon pool party yet? A three-day Mod scooter ride and stomp-a ... More >>
Lina LecaroAt this point, fans planning to attend any of Prince's 21 shows at the Los Angeles Forum (5 in, he's got 16 to go) can count on a few things: flashy/foxy get-ups, celeb guests (dancing and/or singing), plenty of purple people in the crowd, exquisite hit medleys, and a crazy-ass, e ... More >>
LA Fashion week is in full swing, and though it's too early to make judgments about the season as a whole, some definite trends are already emerging.
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Reds defender Martin Skrtel will return to the home of his former club on Thursday. For all of the details and all the stats you could possibly require, read Ged Rea's pre-match guide to Zenit v Liverpool.
Skrtel played 74 league games for Zenit, scoring three goals and helping them to the league title, prior to his move to Anfield in January 2008.
Zenit will be Liverpool's 119th different opponent in European competition and the sixth team this season the Reds will have faced for the first time.
In their previous five visits to Russia, the Reds have won two and lost three - the two victories coming at Vladikavkaz in the UEFA Cup (2-1) in 1995 and at Spartak Moscow in the Champions League in 2002 when they secured a 3-1 win.
The Reds have won four and lost one of their last five away Europa League fixtures.
They have lost just two of their last 12 away games in Europe - at Braga in March 2011 and to Anzhi Makhachkala this season.
Steven Gerrard is one goal away from equalling Michael Owen's club record of 12 goals in the competition. His next goal will be his 40th for the club in Europe.
Jonjo Shelvey has four Europa League goals this season - only Edinson Cavani of Napoli (seven) and Young Boys' Raul Bobadilla (five) have scored more.
Pepe Reina is one clean sheet away from equalling Ray Clemence's club record of 39 in Europe in a Reds career.
Jamie Carragher could make his 149th European appearance for the club in this game.
Stewart Downing has featured in all 10 matches in Europe this season - the only Reds player to do so.
The only Liverpool player to score a hat-trick away from home in Europe is Michael Owen, who achieved the feat twice - the last time being in Russia when he scored all three goals in the Champions League win at Spartak Moscow.
Zenit St Petersburg were founded in 1925 - originally for workers from a local metal plant.
The Russian side have faced English opposition five times in their European history. In 2000, they beat Bradford City 4-0 on aggregate in the semi-final of the Intertoto Cup.
Zenit have lost only one of their last 19 European home games - going down 3-2 to AC Milan this season.
They have failed to score in only two of their last 18 games in league and cup.
Zenit have kept only one clean sheet in their last nine games in all competitions - at AC Milan in a 1-0 Champions League win.
They have not lost in nine UEFA Cup and Europa League home games since losing 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in 2007-08.
In 2008, they won both the UEFA Cup and Super Cup under Dick Advocaat. They beat Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium then beat Manchester United 2-1 to lift the Super Cup in Monaco.
Their last competitive game saw them draw 1-1 at home to Anzhi on December 10.
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Our "NanoTube" collection of informative and noteworthy videos
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Nanomaterials versus bulk materials
Peter Eklund, professor of physics and materials science and engineering at Penn State, talks about the unexpected properties of nanowires. Eklund has an international reputation in carbon materials, including carbon nanotubes and carbon nanowires. He is the founder or cofounder of three nanotechnology R & D companies. | <urn:uuid:191ed4dc-2917-4dce-9661-4a6e83bab72f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/videos/Nanomaterials_versus_bulk_materials.php | 2013-05-19T03:07:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894049 | 97 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Man Sues Ex-Wife for Hiding Voice Recorder in Teddy Bear
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Divorce is rarely a pretty thing. Throw in children and custody battles have been known to get pretty ugly (Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, anyone?). Many times, the children end up in the middle, and in at least one instance, so did their toys.
William Lewton of Omaha is suing his ex-wife for allegedly planting a voice recorder inside the head of their daughter's cherished teddy bear! The ex, Dianna Divingnzzo, also allegedly had private investigators tracking Lewton for months trying to turn up dirt on him that would prove him an unfit parent. A judge in the case is throwing out the recordings, citing the Nebraska law making voice recording illegal unless at least one of the parties being recorded authorizes it. And, as you would imagine, neither Lewton nor the bear provided such approval.
What's more, the legal folks think what Dianna did constitutes a felony. Her lawyers, upon hearing of the recorder's discovery, dropped her! Lewton has been provided partial custody allowing him to see and take care of his daughter about 50% of the time. Others, including Lewton's fiancée and several court-appointed workers, have joined him in the lawsuit stating their privacy was violated as well. If his ex-wife ends up in prison for the voice recorder then he may get even more than that!
Moral of the story? Leave the toys, and the kids, out of it.
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For the 3D premiere of Star Wars – Episode 1, Serviceplan and LEGO professional Rene Hoffmeister developed a way to turn the little bricks into music. They created a barrel organ featuring four Star Wars worlds (Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and the Death Star), which played the iconic main theme when it was turned as the LEGO bricks pushed mechanical sensors connected to a built-in keyboard.
The organ creatively promoted both the movie and toys at the same time, and was exhibited in cinemas all over Germany, free for everyone to play. It also featured a QR code, which led to a microsite where the organ could be experienced and LEGO sets could be ordered. The organ is due to be permanently installed in LEGOLAND Germany later this year. You can check out the documentary and making of videos below: | <urn:uuid:24ee3fed-fa55-4cee-8f52-b4d517d7f908> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.psfk.com/2012/07/star-wars-lego-barrel-organ.html | 2013-05-19T02:59:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975872 | 170 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In today’s news, Bethenny Frankel continues
to get richer expand her Skinnygirl line!
Just months after selling her Skinnygirl drink line for a reported $100 million, the Bethenny Ever After star has now announced her plans to launch a Skinnygirl skincare line… in addition to the Skinnygirl Cleanses, Skinnygirl Shapewear and Skinnygirl Books.
Bethenny, 40, announced the launch of Skinnygirl Face & Body Solutions and Skinnygirl Mommy on Friday. She joins forces with the beauty firm Lotta Luv for a 30-product body and skincare line called Honesty by Bethenny.
The reason for the name? Well it’s because Bethenny is not one for the gimmicks! “A $150 eye cream is ridiculous and absurd,” she told WWD. “[Promises like] ‘you’re going to look like Heidi Klum in two days’ or ‘like you had a face-lift’ have always bothered me.”
The products will range from lip glosses to body cream! The Honesty by Bethenny line is set to debut in select Wal-Mart stores in November 2011 and will retail for $15 and under. Not bad. Some of the products will reportedly feature spirit-inspired scents.
And in a recent interview with CNN, Bethenny makes it clear she isn’t just putting out these product lines to make money. “Any product that I add to the Skinnygirl line has to be innovative, solve a problem for women, and help them to live healthier, better lives,” she said. “My line is straightforward, honest, and doesn’t make false promises. I’ve turned down a multitude of product ideas from headbands to diet pills.”
She adds, “If I wouldn’t use a product myself, it doesn’t become part of the Skinnygirl brand.”
In other Bethenny news, she also continues to make it crystal clear that her reality TV days are numbered! “I’m getting tired of reality TV, of every moment being documented,” said Bethenny who has a talk show in the works. “But a talk show, where I could have longer conversations than on Facebook or Twitter – would be great. There are many things I want to talk to women about. While the other housewives were off getting drunk, I was doing business.”
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|New Program in SL Schools Teaches Native American Culture||| Print ||
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PHOTO BY ALISHA PRITCHETT
Children learned about Native American culture in the Indian Education program at Jefferson School this summer.
By Alisha Pritchett
San Leandro Times
If you want your child to know more about being Native American now is your chance with a new program that helps build awareness of Native Americans.
Jefferson Elementary School held a “Title VII Indian Education Enrichment Summer Program” this summer for the first time. It aims at the same academic skills as language arts, math, and reading/writing, as well as cultural studies, according to Brooke Gentry, one of the mentors.
Children made cultural dolls, studied Native American literature and worked in the school’s garden. The kids were all smiling and having fun on the last day of the summer program and went home knowing more about their culture.
The mentors, who are all Native American, taught the children all these skills. The mentors as well as the others involved want to see the program grow, so more kids means more money for the program.
Indigenous Nations Child and Family Agency (INCFA), United Indian Nation (UIN), and the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development are all connected to help raise money and support this program.
The organization encourages parents to take their student who is Indian descent, to go to the district and sign the 506 form, or go to “www.asdk12.org/depts/inded/enroll.asp” to print out the form and return it to your school, which helps Title VII support the American Indian students with in-school support, after school activities and tutoring, by letting your school know how many Native American children attend.
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Google’s Inside Adwords blog announced a limited test of a new advertising system on Tuesday, which would allow advertisers determine the value of certain actions (pay-per-action, or ppc).
The AdWords Help Center has an even more extensively detailed explanation of what Pay-Per-Action is, and how it might work. in their Pay-Per-Action FAQ. In both, there’s discussion that under this kind of approach, the advertiser would determine what value a pay-per-action add might cost.
A new patent application from Google explores this concept of having advertisers define the value of a click, or impression, or action – such as a specifically defined conversion. This includes how much an advertiser might pay to appear on a specific site, or what they might be willing to pay for a certain number of impressions or clickthroughs for different keyword phrases. Pay-per-action is one part of this larger system, and the system could also include offline advertising options.
A long and detailed document, the patent application is worth a read if you engage in purchasing advertising through a search engine:
Flexible advertising system which allows advertisers with different value propositions to express such value propositions to the advertising system
Invented by Sumit Agarwal, Gregory Joseph Badros, and John Fu
US Patent Application 20070067215
Published March 22, 2007
Filed September 16, 2005
Different advertisers that may have different value propositions and that may desire different types of ad spots may effectively participate in an advertising network. An advertiser may express various value propositions using various types of offers, such as offers (or maximum offers) per impression, selection, and/or conversion (or some other user event). Probabilities of events, associated with offers, occurring may be used to allow different advertisers with different value propositions to compete against one another in an arbitration such as an auction. Advertisers may target the serving of their ads to keywords (search and/or content), particular publications or properties, particular vertical categories, other types of ad spots, etc. | <urn:uuid:3b6f8428-0ddc-4a56-adbb-a4dd49dbe4c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.seobythesea.com/2007/03/letting-advertisers-decide-upon-values-of-ads-impressions-click-throughs-and-pay-per-action/ | 2013-05-19T02:46:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927064 | 426 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
There’s a beach where one sunny afternoon you may witness an offering to an Afro-Brazilian Orixa spirit of the ocean, the next day watch master capoeristas practicing Brazil’s martial art dance form, and still another day join a gathering of thousands of surfers-cum-dancers rocking out to hybrid musical sounds informed by bloco afro (Afro-Brazilian percussion music), samba-reggae, surf-rock, and California funk. No, these are not the shores of Bahia, Brazil. This is Santa Cruz, California, home of the surf-and-skate, capoeira-kicking, scene-busting phenomenon known as SambaDa. This smoldering and soldering band is a magnet of unexpected particles shaved from Brazilian and American sources. This community of people—their local fanbase and their Brazilian ancestors, their people—are honored in the title of SambaDa’s new album Gente! (February 23, 2010).
While SambaDa emerged from a Brazilian dance group, founder Papiba Godinho has not let his status of capoeira master dominate the band’s sound. Since the beginning, when some of his students started jamming on their evenings off, the motley members have always brought in their own styles and ideas. The new album features Dandha da Hora, a powerful singer steeped in the life and lessons of samba culture and the Brazilian black pride movement. When Dandha arrived in Santa Cruz, drawn by love from her home in the hills and shanties of Salvador, Brazil, she brought with her an ethos that charges the band’s music with an energy born of veneration. Every September, Dandha proceeds to the beach to lead the ritual in honor of Yemanja, the Yoruba Orixa of the ocean revered in Candomblé, her native religion. Here, the traditions of West Africa, carried halfway around the world, washed up in Santa Cruz like so much flotsam before finding a new home in the eclectic bricolage of SambaDá. One track on Gente!, “Mare,” contemplates the immensity of the ocean, how the rise and fall of the tides reflect our lives, and ends with an old Yoruba salutation to Yemanja. Yemanja takes the offering, but returns a gift in kind: driftwood from Brazil, still green at the core, takes root once again where the sand meets the hills. Dancing feet in a hundred-strong samba pat down the soil, and the strains of surf rock, alive and well, raise the tree up to be a new-culture organism, all Amazon jungle wood and funky Cali fruits.
But this is not the band’s only ritual. Guitarist and drum machine wizard Will Kahn likes to jump in the water between sets during SambaDá’s beachfront shows, which draw thousands of stomping, jumping fans. “The beach is really where our music is supposed to be,” he reflects. Will, who joined the band in its early days, is from Bolinas, that famously private hamlet in the hills near Santa Cruz. Growing up with artists, poets, and the intellectually curious, Will found it natural to mix music from around the tropical world, but mostly reggae, with the passionately laid-back culture of surfing. He is responsible for the tight, intense tsunami of a surf guitar that inflects SambaDa’s Afro-Brazilian dance tunes. That sound rides the crest of a tall wave until it crashes into a turbocharged Jamaican rhythm on “Iguana,” the first track, which also features band member Anne Stafford on saxophone. Anne’s klezmer music roots sidle up alongside the Middle Eastern inflections that Dick Dale first introduced into surf rock.
Papiba wrote “Iguana” a decade ago but revived it with the band’s fresh sound, now infused with new life and a surf-and-skate spirit. It is a fitting beginning to Gente!, an album that stands as the culmination of the band’s long evolution. Papiba, who originally came to America to study, found himself drawn to Santa Cruz by surf culture. There, he began teaching capoeira, which he began practicing when he was very young, growing up in the ultra-modern Brazilian capital of Brasilia, where Afro-Brazilian culture was ubiquitous. His teachers inspired him to show capoeira to the world. Today, four members of the band play capoeira. “Capoeira is my inspiration for everything in life,” says Papiba. “Everything I see.” This athletic awareness of the self and of the world epitomizes the jungle-cat spirit of SambaDa, whose music is always on a tightrope, reined in by an acrobat’s poise. This is the idea of the album’s second track, “Balançou.” In Portuguese, this is a special kind of swing or “balance,” a smooth pocket that keeps SambaDa’s music spinning between Brazilian and American magnetic fields. It is no wonder, then, that members of SambaDa surf and skateboard, prompting an unusual sponsorship deal with the renowned skateboard manufacturer Santa Cruz Skateboards.
Dandha da Hora, as the newest member of SambaDa, has brought an ethic to the excitement. Dandha was born in 1975 to a family involved in the founding of Ilê Aiyê, the first exclusively Afro-Brazilian bloco. Blocos organize samba dances with hundreds of drummers for Carnival processions, and Ilê Aiyê is no exception, but the group mainly promotes awareness of and pride in Afro-Brazilian culture. Dandha spent her life, from ages six to twenty-nine, learning, singing, and dancing in this “House of Life” before a charismatic filmmaker and activist for Brazilian traditional music, now her husband, convinced her to come to Santa Cruz. At first, she went to visit for a month, which turned into two months, then three, then a career.
When Dandha came to Santa Cruz, she began to teach Brazilian dance to private students. Dandha attracted plenty of devotees drawn to Santa Cruz and San Francisco Bay’s vibrant Brazilian music scene, but she soon found that her lessons challenged the mainstream idea of Brazilian dance – “all about bikinis and feathers.” Through her husband, she met Papiba, who invited her to be a guest singer for SambaDá. The band quickly asked her to become a permanent member. “That was a scary moment for me!” Dandha remembers. She is the embodiment, it seems, of the boundless energy that typifies a SambaDa band member. “It was a big transition in my life. And when I said ‘yes,’ it was too late to come back!” Now, she says, “I have my third family with SambaDá. Every time we go on the road, for several hours in a van, we know we are a big family: we shop together, we eat together, we cry together. We all crash in the same room together!”
Family is also a theme in Papiba Godinho’s songwriting. “Meu Pai” records the moment when Papiba realized his father was ill. Normally Papiba’s trips back home to Brasilia for capoeria events are short and fast, leaving not enough time to spend with his family. “My father,” he laments, “I came only to see you. I arrive early in the morning and leave by nightfall.” SambaDa asks, which is better? To be close to the ones you love, or to make a new community your own? These multicultural rovers find their answer in both.
Dandha’s extended family had a long-awaited reunion on SambaDa’s recent pilgrimage to Brazil and Ilê Aiyê. For years, the band, which is mostly American, had labored for authenticity under the guidance of Papiba. One day, a friend of a friend of a friend of Dandha’s convinced the mayor of São Paulo to hire them for the city’s annual festivities. The Brazilophiles in the hard-working, hard-playing band practiced and refined their act for the “authentic” audience that awaited them. Even Papiba and Dandha were hesitant about playing Brazilian music to Brazilians. “I was afraid of the reaction of the people,” recalls Dandha. “We had played for Americans. It’s different when you go back to Brazil, where everybody speaks Portuguese.”
Instead, SambaDa’s salvation came in the form of personal authenticity, a balanced and blended sound that they owe both to musical camaraderie and to the guidance of Greg Landau, who also produced their previous album, Salve a Bahia. For years, the band had maintained a following with its rough-and-ready mix of funk, surf, and capoeira sounds. “But once we started working with Greg,” recounts Will Kahn, “we realized that he was holding us accountable for the American styles that we claimed.” Instead of letting the people of São Paulo down, SambaDa’s hybrid groove kept them dancing in the rain. They might have said that the Americans had dende, the “palm oil” flavor that stands for excellent capoeira moves. The band chose that name for the third track on Gente!, a rollicking evocation of Brazilian Carnival ready for the club DJ. As SambaDa played on, several members of Dandha’s second family showed up to dance. Will, looking back, calls that moment “a real affirmation. This was a dream come true.”
SambaDá also traveled into the hills, to Salvador and the House of Ilê Aiyê. They were the first American band to play at Ilê Aiyê, perched on a hill in the neighborhood of Liberdade, a mostly Afro-Brazilian neighborhood of Salvador. There, they were reassured that authenticity is not the measure of creative success. “I showed my community what else I could do!” remembers Dandha, Ilê Aiyê’s prodigal daughter, with a hint of pride. These truly were the gente, the “people.” The band wrote “Casa de Mãeinha,” meaning “my mother’s house,” as a tribute to the people there, who showed a kind reluctance to let them leave. The song is a counterpoint to the distance of “Meu Pai” and a celebration of closeness and the discovery of family affection.
SambaDa are careful to stick to their musical roots even as they innovate. “Sangue Africano Remix,” samples a song sung by Graca Onasile, the first female singer in an Afro-Brazilian bloco. The song praises Exu, the messenger Orixa, but Will Kahn’s hip-hop remix gives it a new vibration for a global audience. All the same, the band has found that it is their uniqueness, their newness to all audiences, that makes them stand out. One night at Ilê Aiyê, Will Kahn brought his drum machine to back up the band with hybrid hip-hop/Afro-Brazilian beats. The children in the house were wide-eyed with enchantment, as excited and enraptured as the crowds of Californians who take in SambaDa’s twist on Braziliana.
Will provides the moral of the journey: “If you bring who you are and represent where you come from, people go crazy over it.” The palm of Salvador, planted on Californian soil, has borne SambaDa, a band of its own with something for any crowd. They make music with flexible muscles, ready for action, but tempered by respect for the forces of nature and the love of good friends.
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Papiba Godinho- Lead vocals, guitar, cavaco, percussion
Dandha Da Hora- Lead vocals, percussion, dance
Anne Stafford- Saxophone, flute, clarinet
Gary Kehoe- Drum set, percusssion, vocals
Kevin Dorn- Bass, percussion
Marcel Menard- Percussion, vocals
Will Kahn- Percussion, drum set, electric guitar, vocals
SALVE A BAHIA, 2006
NEW ROOTS, Novas Raizes (Debut LP) 2003
"Celebrate with Samba"
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Physically based in Santa Cruz but culturally centered in Brazil, the band known as SambaDa is no st...Physically based in Santa Cruz but culturally centered in Brazil, the band known as SambaDa is no stranger to Santa Barbara, and specifically SOhO. But its next gig in the club, on the last day of the year, is something suitably special: a culturally enriched New Year's party.
SOhO will lay out its dining delectations earlier in the evening, and then the band kicks up its undulating, world beat rhythm-machinery for dancing and calendar-rolling enticement.
Brazilian music and culture have long had a sympathetic resonance in Santa Barbara, where famed Brazilian musicians Airto Moreira and Flora Purim lived for many years. In a recent interview, percussionist Will Kahn noted the strong Brazilian connection in this town, as well as in Santa Cruz and beyond.
"We have found that the beach towns of California, especially San Francisco and south, are heavily populated with Brazilian people and people who either travel to Brazil every year, or have a similar energy to people from Brazil," Kahn said. "The kicked-back, California style translates easily to Brazilian culture."
Celebrating a decade of musical action in 2007, the band seems poised to bump to a new level, with the release of its second album "Salve a Bahia." Greg Landau, whom the band collaborated with on the new disc, has three Grammy awards on his mantel and his rèsumè includes work with Carlos Santana, Christina Aguilera, Patato Valdes, and Buena Vista Social Club's Juan de Marcos Gonzalez. In other words, they're in good company and in a good place in their own history.
Considering the band's 10-year milestone, Kahn comments that "the time doesn't define us, no, but I am proud to say that we aren't just a flash in the pan. I think that age is arbitrary. Our band ranges from 27 to 50 years old. Our true milestone is the record that we just put out. We really have found a true sense of musical identity, which is always growing. I think that we have found our sound all of our own, which reflects our whole band."
Brazilian music may be up front and central in the sound, but the group also freely wanders in and out of other genre locales, including rock, hip-hop, funk and reggae. The seven-piece band was built around the anchoring presence of a pair of Brazilian natives -- singer/guitarist/founder Papiba Godinho and Dandha Da Hora, who also joins in the percussion charge and adds a dance element to the whole.
Kahn remembers the humble early days of the band, when Godinho got busy "gathering some drummers and playing guitar and singing through the same guitar amp. Very quickly, the group caught on and has since grown to what it is today. I think that the direction at first was to spread Brazilian music. And that vision is still intact, but now we do much more as well."
Key to the band's evolution and expanding sound is a flexible attitude toward musical style. Kahn comments that their "genre-bending is due to many things. A general open mindedness of the band, respect for music on a global level, the eclectic nature of Brazilian music, and also the different backgrounds that make up our band.
"Literally, in our band we have a master dancer from Ile Aiye, a Capoeira master, and our musicians from jazz, funk, gospel, world beat, salsa, ska, reggae, samba, hip-hop, klezmer and calypso experience. Also, the Brazilian music that is cutting edge really mixes many different forms together. So mixing styles comes very naturally for us."
As Kahn says, the fundamental concept for the album was simply to "find our sound. Greg Landau came in and just asked us, 'what is your concept? What is your vision?' And he worked hard to help us get there. This album is both the culmination of the last 10 years, and the key to the next 10 years for us. It really feels like we have just started and can't wait for what is next for us as a group."
Celebrating the new year with a band such as this could be viewed as an alternative approach to the classic brainless party tradition. For his part, Kahn recognizes the inherent universality of musical expression, especially when the music is so wide-ranging and worldly.
"With the troubles that we are facing globally," he says, "with the environment, the way our government is leading the road to disaster, it is more important than ever for people to see that we are all on this planet together. 'World Music,' if you think about it, is music from this world. Music can be a great bridge to help people understand that we all have pain and joy.
"We all face the same problems -- global warming, hunger, AIDS, to name just a few. . . . Music can cross borders and help us all see our similarities, while paying respects to our different traditions."
Meet Music's Kick in the Pants! SambaDa drenches the California music scene and races toward the big time!
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"I'm going to be SambaDa" By Damon Orion, Staff Music Writer Glad rhythms and warm greetings waf..."I'm going to be SambaDa"
By Damon Orion, Staff Music Writer
Glad rhythms and warm greetings waft toward me as I wander into the practice space of SambaDa, Santa Cruz's "Afro-Brazi-Latin Samba Funk" septet. It's as though I've stepped into a sound-kitchen where an aromatic musical roast has been cooking for several hours. Playful call-and-response between vocalist/guitarist/
percussionist Papiba Godinho and sax player Ann Stafford rings out over ska-like guitar and bass lines and thunderous percussion. The band pounds out a bright conclusion in what sounds like tribal Morse Code before launching into a Brazilian traditional called "Mas Que Nada." At the end of the song, everyone in the band picks up a percussion instrument for a street-procession-style jam.
Though SambaDa's music stems mainly from the Brazilian folkloric tradition, the fact that most of the members of the group are American has allowed western influences to creep into the band's sound. The result has been a broader audience than would be available to a strictly traditional Brazilian group. This has allowed SambaDa to play with bands as diverse as The Motet, Vinyl, Ozomatli, Cabaret Diosa, The Gypsy Kings and Sound Tribe Sector 9 and to entertain at the High Sierra Music Festival, Oregon Country Fair, the Aspen Jazz Festival and the Women's World Cup.
The band's warmth and humor are apparent from the moment our interview begins. As I click the tape recorder on, drummer Gary Kehoe wheezes, "Well, I was born on a small ranch outside of London town where the Rolling Stones grew up," in a comedic old-geezer rasp. Beaming with schoolboy glee, puckish guitarist/percussionist/
vocalist Derek Negron mentions his recent run-in with Stevie Wonder at the airport at ever opportunity.
"I said, "I love you, Stevie!" and he said, "I love you, too," Negron gloats. "So, I'm pretty good on that one."
Inevitably, the conversation turns toward more serious topics, like SambaDa's latest CD, New Roots. Slated for release Feb. 28, the album was recorded at Satellite Studios in Scotts Valley, with Lennox Smith handling the engineering chores. The band claims the start-to-finish recording, mixing and mastering process took about six months.
Percussionist/vocalist Marcel Menard, who radiates high-energy, let's-get-to-it confidence, sees the new disc as the band's passport to grander levels of success. "This is our opportunity to have a really good product to send out and see what other distribution channels there are," he says. "We're gonna hit the festival circuit as hard as possible with it, and I think that'll be a bigger buzz. It'll be interesting to see what happens, because we'll have this buzz continue to generate outside of California."
Papiba is optimistic about SambaDa's role in the multicultural upsurge in today's music. "There aren't that many Brazilian bands that a lot of people come to see in America," he says. "I think we're helping to promote not only SambaDa, but Brazilian culture in general."
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4 reveiws by music critic David Espinosa 2002 “…It’s nearly impossible not to immediately fall he...4 reveiws by music critic David Espinosa 2002
“…It’s nearly impossible not to immediately fall head over heals for samba music-the sound is so bright and delicious you’d have to be a lobotomized chimp not to feel moved by it…and while the members of SambaDá may be old hands at club gigs, they aren’t simply another Caribbean cruise ship attraction for the tourists. When they brought out the drum line to back up the dancers from “Leva Samba Dance Co.”, they worked a few hip-hop beats into the mix.”
- David Espinoza, Good Times of Santa Cruz, Ca.
“…Speaking of what SambaDá does all the time, the seven-piece crew threw one excellent party at the Crow’s Nest. The juice was turned up at half past 10 and the upstairs dance floor never stopped brimming with groovin’ bodies, some in costume for the carnival them
- David Espinoza, Good Times of Santa Cruz, Ca.
Favorites SambaDá are serving up the Brazilian vibe, hot and spicy. These musical deviants have the gall to fuse hip-hop, jazz, funk and Brazilian folk with the psycotic rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian tradition, creating music that is danceable to even the most rhythmically vacant. Whether playing contemporary Brazilian sambas, their own material, or traditional songs, SambaDá makes music flow with ease.
- David Espinoza, Good Times of Santa Cruz, Ca.
“Providing a refreshing contrast to your standard disco-cover-and-bell-bottom-tossing club band, Brazilian dance outfit SambaDá absolutely blew me away! Equipped with a full percussion ensemble that rotates during songs between amplified string instruments and drums, the seven-member Santa Cruz based group got the dance floor moving like it was Carnavál in Rio de Janeiro.”
- David Espinoza, Good Times of Santa Cruz, Ca.
San Diego Brazil Carnaval
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Admittedly, San Diego's winters don't get too frosty, but a few months of fogged-in daylight depri...
Admittedly, San Diego's winters don't get too frosty, but a few months of fogged-in daylight deprivation and the seasonable dip in temperatures can make even the most intrepid Southern Californian long for the spring. A dose of the hot, hot, hot Brazil Carnival, however, should serve to melt off those late-winter blues.
Copying the Brazilian tradition to celebrate life with a Bourbon Street-meets-Rio celebration, 4th and B's annual Brazil Carnival delivers a taste of South America the weekend before Fat Tuesday, letting letting Mardi Gras fans get their revelry started early. With samba specialists SambaDa providing the music through the night, the dance floor's sure to be packed with sweaty bodies. Wallflowers shouldn't worry, though: The Alegria Samba School dancers, decked out in eye-popping outfits of feathers and sequins are fun to watch prancing on stage. Competitive types can try their luck in the samba contest -- registration closes at 9PM, so come early. Those with a flair for impersonation will want to throw their produce-laden hat into the ring for the night's Carmen Miranda contest. -- Matt Schild
Samba Cruz: SambaDa
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The percussion, polyrhythms, the bright melodies, the upbeat energy of the music and sometimes melan...The percussion, polyrhythms, the bright melodies, the upbeat energy of the music and sometimes melancholic beauty expressed through the music. Brazil's people have struggled throughout history
and presently do struggle but they never forget how to party and celebrate life and the tropical beauty they behold. This is what shows in the music and what draws me in.
--Marcel Menard, SambaDa percussionist and back-up singer
Brasilia. San Paulo. Rio. Santa Cruz? In the continuing spirit of musical diversity, SambaDa's show at Palookaville last March brought the essence of samba to the heart of Santa Cruz and had everyone gliding across the floor with their best dance steps. Fans will get to put on their dancing shoes again as SambaDa comes to Coconut Grove on May 11th and the Ideal Bar & Grill on Saturday May 12th.
A SambaDa show is no ordinary concert. It is an immersion into Brazilian culture of the past and present. Percussion sounds of every pitch guide people in time with the addictive rhythm. The rumbling samba beat resounds liked a train going by. The women of the Fusao Dance Company, clad in ornate showgirl costumes patterned after those seen at Brazil's yearly Carnaval, stomp their way through the crowd. Others perform a mysterious acrobatic dance, called capoeria, a Brazilian martial arts form. An army of musicians, equipped with every drum and percussion instrument imaginable, leads the way for the arrival of this temporary microcosm of song and dance, and people dress to kill as they flow across the floor to the sultry rhythms of Afro-Brazilian samba.
Brazil is a mix of three major cultures and each one has influence on the origin of samba music. Sadly, this vibrant music stems from a turbulent history of culture clashes. When the Portuguese began settling Brazil in the early 1500's, they found that sugarcane was the most lucrative crop to farm. With farming came need for native slaves. The discovery of gold in the late 17th century then fostered the trade of slaves imported from West Africa. It is from Africa, combined with European and native Indian cultures, that the samba beat was imported. Like tracing the roots of rock 'n' roll through America's past, samba music continues to expand into different styles around the world. SambaDa is an amazing testament to that.
This local Santa Cruz group formed around the samba dance in 1997 and musical development soon followed. "We started actually as Fusao Brazilian Dance Company, drumming for the dancers. SambaDa came later as we realized we had other musical talents and that we could combine the two. SambaDa was born through the Afro-Brazilian dance classes in downtown Santa Cruz and by Fusao which was already wowing audiences with their dancing," said percussionist/vocalist Marcel Menard, detailing the beginning of the band.
With all six members trained in percussion in addition to their specific instruments, it was apparent to everyone in the crowd that rhythm is the dominating force of the music. Over this beat, each member contributes to the melody and enhances the rhythm: Papiba Godinho on vocals and guitar, Derek Negron on bass, guitar and vocals, Kevin Dorn on bass, Menard on vocals, Anne Stafford on saxophone, clarinet, and flute, and Gary Kehoe on drums and vocals. "The musical director of the band is Papiba Godinho. He is from Brazil - Brasilia, the capital - a city which has a rich fusion of Brazilians and Brazilian music." Samba music, samba dancing and capoeira are all Brazilian imports that have caught Santa Cruz's attention.
Throughout the show, members frequently change instruments and trade off the lead on vocals. "Papiba also writes a lot of our material, although we all help to create and arrange songs together," said Menard. From jazz influenced bossa nova to the folk-derived style of forro, SambaDa changed the tempo to keep the audience guessing and dancing. The group brings the music, the Fusao Dancers bring the moves, and everyone at a SambaDa show can experience the culture of Brazil. Menard summed up their philosophy by saying, "We hope that through listening and dancing to our music SambaDa fans feel uplifted. We hope they walk away feeling the positivity we are trying to spread. People can dance and express themselves however they want to our music. There's no right or wrong way to dance to our music."
-By Chris Polson
Typically we play 2 70 minute sets give or take.
Songs include (but are not limited to)
Rabo De Arraia
Casa de Maeinha
Beijo Na Boca
Salve A Bahia
Para A Guerra
Balançou Le Le
Swinga Da Cor
Crença e fe
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If you were one of the many who decided to switch to one of the alternative cell phone carriers due to “hidden” cell phone fees, recent news may come as a pleasure.
In 2004 a class action lawsuit was brought against major telecom carriers, the focus of which was the System Access Fees. Those filing the lawsuit argued that telecom carriers were wrongly charging customers, and overcharging customers with fees that simply went towards the bottom line. The fees were labelled as administrative costs, and in some cases could be as high as $9 a month. Complaints also advised that the service fees were not clearly disclosed, and in some cases were hidden in the base fees.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused an appeal by Rogers, Bell, and Telus to throw out the case. This decision means that Canada’s major telecom companies could face charges up to $18-billion dollars, and some Canadian Consumers could receive a refund from their service providers.
Companies like Rogers Wireless have already made strides in phasing out their system access fees. In the case of Rogers Wireless, the fee was formerly billed at $6.95 per month, and has been replaced by a Government Regulatory Recovery fee of approximately $2.50 per month. The other major carriers are following suit with similar movies.
With discount carriers like Wind Mobile and Mobilicity offering flat cell phone rates the expectations of consumers are changing and cell phone carriers will have to adapt. If cell phone carriers choose not to adapt, the result could be an $18-billion dollar bill in their mailbox. | <urn:uuid:0e625d7a-990e-48d8-8259-07bca0045a8d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tekshopblog.com/18-billion-dollar-lawsuit-appeal-refused/ | 2013-05-19T03:07:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983229 | 318 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
You oughta know ... that Alanis Morissette takes her breastfeeding seriously. Like really seriously. She said in an interview that she may continue it for Ever.
Ever being her 17-month-old son, natch.
"I'll stop whenever he wants," the singer said on Good Morning America Thursday in regards to the controversial, popular trend of attachment parenting.
"I know some children who have weaned naturally at two years, some kids wean naturally a couple of years later; I mean, it's up to every child," she said.
Alanis said if that means breastfeeding Ever when he's six, so be it.
Attachment parenting is an umbrella term used to describe nurturing techniques such as long-term breastfeeding, sleeping in the same bed as kids, etc.
The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik is another famous advocate for the philosophy, which was recently featured in a buzzed-about Time magazine cover story.
A group of breastfeeding military moms brought attention to the cause as well.
Alanis, whose husband is rapper Mario "Souleye" Treadway," said: "I consider it appropriate for this particular child and this particular family."
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A ban on the use of mobile phones in cars was announced last week, with fines of up to £1,000 for those that disobey the rules.
The Department of Transport published regulations (The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No.4)) that make it a criminal offence to use a hand-held mobile phone at any time while driving, as from the beginning of December. Drivers caught flouting the rule will get a £30 fixed penalty fine; if they dispute the ticket and lose their case in court, they face fines as high as £1,000, or £2,500 for drivers of goods vehicles, buses or coaches.
Under the current law, police can only bring charges against drivers who are using mobile phones if their driving is considered careless or dangerous. According to Stefan Martin, an employment partner at Allen & Overy, the new regulations might have a wider impact than first thought. In particular, the new offence does not just concern individuals but could also impact upon their employers. “If someone caused an accident, then their employer is going to be potentially liable for any injury suffered as a result of that act,” he said. It is a point that is made explicit in the new regulations, which state that no person “shall cause or permit any other person to drive a motor vehicle on a road while that other person is using” a mobile phone.
The Government is also consulting on extending the powers. Ministers are keen to make using a handheld phone while driving an endorsable offence, which would put three penalty points on the licence of anyone caught. This will not come into effect for some time, however, as it would require legislation. Although the use of a hands-free phone will not be a criminal offence, drivers could face prosecution if any aspect of their call adversely affects their driving or leads to a crash. | <urn:uuid:24151eee-32fb-4d01-9be0-a7c9dcc5b8b0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thelawyer.com/new-criminal-offence-of-phoning-while-driving/107502.article | 2013-05-19T03:01:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977521 | 383 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and sweet wishes for a Happy New Year. In these shortest days of the years I’m thinking long about wishing you and the sweet ponies in your life all the best for the new year. I’m also thinking long about how thankful I am for your ongoing support and devotion to Three Days Three Ways and all things horses and style. I can’t write to you nearly as much as I would like what with bustling in and out of the city for work but promises, promises it’s always what I’d rather be doing! Here’s to wishing you kisses under the mistletoe and candy canes for the year to come.
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Feel the Thunder, Feel the Fire!
Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake, presented by Amber Di Lane Homes, is a spectacular air show that will entertain and amaze you with aerial acrobatics and an up-close-and-personal experience with the power of a jet fighter. You’ll see an amazing array of both civilian and military aircraft, ending with a rain of fire over the lake from the spectacular fireworks show. Last year’s show drew over 40,000 people, and with even more aircraft and performers, this year’s show will be even better! Don't miss this years FIREWORKS DISPLAY after the Show! Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake is the ONLY Airshow held over WATER in the Southwest! Feel the THUNDER as planes fly as low as 500ft!
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Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation: Fisher House Donation
On Dec. 20th, four board members of the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation (CCVF) attended a Christmas luncheon with families staying at The Fisher House in Dallas, Texas. Also present for the luncheon were General Robert Carey, Dick Agnew, Lydia Henderson (Director of Fisher House) and doctors and staff from the Veterans Hospital. The Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation presented a check of $15,000 to Lydia Henderson. >> Read More
Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake joins ICAS!
The International Council of Air Shows is a 501 (c)(6) not-for-profit trade association composed of professionals working in the air show community. Approximately 40 percent of the organization’s members are air show event organizers from the United States, Canada and the rest of the world. Another 40 percent of the organization’s members are individuals or organizations that perform at air shows. And the remaining 20 percent are support service providers who offer ancillary services (concessions, insurance, photography, etc.) to the air show community.
Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation
The CCVF foundation has been established to raise monies to assist with the physical and emotional recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, injured and disabled military personnel and veterans with a focus on those individuals residing in and organizations serving the Northeast Texas region. The foundation’s principal fundraising activity is the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake air show presented during the July 4th Holiday timeframe each year. The CCVF is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is tax-deductible as allowed by law. More information regarding the CCVF can be found at www.CCVeteransFoundation.org. | <urn:uuid:a5e4ffbd-3b71-4506-8888-d8398c8fb1cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tocclairshow.com/ | 2013-05-19T03:00:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873259 | 836 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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The web should not serve as a platform that merely provides visitors with information about your company. It's a way to expand and build new revenue streams, cultivate marketing initiatives and sell your products to a global market. When deciding to design, or redesign, a web site a calculated return on this investment should be a priority. Simply building a web site to have a web site will leave you with an unjustified business expense you will regret. There are different ways in which a web site can yield positive returns, and its our job to find them. | <urn:uuid:2d679a74-4d17-4400-82cc-0e7cb182acae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unstructure.com/web-design/ | 2013-05-19T03:08:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383160/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940658 | 155 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Beta Alpha Psi receives much needed support, both financially and educationally, from various companies and organizations in the Fox Valley area. Without their support, the chapter would not be able to meet student or community needs. It is impossible to thank them enough. Please take a few minutes to visit their sites by clicking on their logo. Anyone interested in helping the Iota Rho chapter may contact the club Officers .
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause: Sponsors our annual CPA Night and other events.
Schenck SC: Sponsors our annual CPA Night and other events.
Wipfli: Sponsors our annual CPA night, an office visit, and a Timber Rattler game.
UW Oshkosh: Made a financial donation for the installation fee to receive National Charter.
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We've selected the best candid trip photos submitted by our users to help you decide if the Florence City Hop-on Hop-off Tour is right for you. Make the most of your next trip to Florence with Viator's exclusive Photo Galleries.
Photo by Nabarun N, India, 2008
The brass statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.
Photo by Pat, USA, 2008
Has Tombs of the Great: Michelangelo, Galileo, Macchiavelli.
Photo by Nancy M, 2013
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The 2012 NFL season is scheduled to open Sept. 5 with a Wednesday night game, the league announced Tuesday.
The sport’s season-opening game usually is on a Thursday night, but the game was scheduled for one night earlier to avoid a potential conflict with President Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention, the NFL announced.
The game will start at 8:30 p.m. and will be televised by NBC. The New York Giants, the reigning Super Bowl champions, will host the game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Indonesian police say they have arrested eight militants suspected of planning suicide attacks and seized homemade bombs and other explosives.
Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Saturday that an alleged bomb maker, Muhammad Toriq, who surrendered two weeks ago led police to two of the suspects, who were arrested Friday in Central Java's Solo town. They were interrogated and led police to six other group members.
He said police seized five pipe bombs, explosive materials, three rifles, four swords, and several jihadist books.
Toriq told police that he had planned a suicide attack on Sept. 10, targeting police or an elite anti-terrorism squad.
Since March, police have arrested about two dozen militant suspects and killed seven in a series of raids. All were plotting domestic attacks against Indonesians.
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Arrest Report 6-14-2012
Sabra Ann Pritchard, 28, arrested June 4 for simple possession of schedule II controlled substance, intoxicated and disruptive, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor probation violation.
Kathren Lee Stephens, 49, arrested June 4 for simple assault.
Preston Wade Brown, 24, arrested June 5 for operating vehicle with no insurance.
Glenn Rodney Garrow, 50, arrested June 5 for parole violation.
Leon Edward Manuel, 29, arrested June 5 for criminal contempt.
Anthony Ross Monroe, 52, arrested June 5 for driving while license revoked.
Iarael Compoz, 17, arrested June 6 for communicating threats.
Allison Lynne Blythe, 33, arrested June 7 for manufacture of marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture/sell/distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dennis Dean Matheson, 45, arrested June 7 for assault on a female.
Sabra Ann Pritchard, 28, arrested June 8 for probation violation.
Deanna Greene Rivers, 40, arrested June 8 for driving while impaired.
Patricia Lynn Zahn, 25, arrested June 8 for probation violation.
Donald Duke Burgess, 30, arrested June 10 for three counts of driving while impaired, fictitious or altered title or registration card or tag, extradition/fugitive to other state, no operator’s license.
Tyler Christian Long, 20, arrested June 10 on order for arrest for failure to appear on possession of malt beverage at age 19 or 20.
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With five games left in the regular season, Chris Chelios and his Red Wing teammates are starting to focus on the post-season. Veterans such as Nicklas Lidstrom will take some rest in the final games, while players returning from injury such as Dan Cleary will use the time as a tune-up, Chelios said on "The Stoney and Wojo Show" on WDFN-AM.
As for a first-round opponent, Chelios thinks Nashville is playing better right now and will take the eighth spot in the West. He's also hoping the Wings get the Predators over a team like Vancouver in order to save on travel time.
"Any time we get a chance to travel 45 minutes as opposed to 5 1/2 hours, dealing with the time change, there's no question that I would rather (play Nashville)," Chelios said.
He also offered his thoughts on the Patrick Roy and son junior hockey brawl, Alex Ovechkin playing better than Sydney Crosby and his Cheli's Chili restaurant being home base for fans of his alma mater Wisconsin during this weekend's Sweet 16 tournament in downtown Detroit. | <urn:uuid:7909feec-94b7-40a4-a8a5-19d4faa25ab6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/03/chelios_on_wdfn_team_preparing.html | 2013-05-22T01:24:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700984410/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104304-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978239 | 232 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Monthly ArchiveMarch 2012
The future’s so bright you may have to wear shades — not to shield the eyes, but to help you recognize people and places.
Tech gurus, including Nick Bilton of the New York Times, speculate that Google will release smart eyeglasses by year’s end. These specs would record information for the wearer in real time, share it via a 3G or 4G connection with Google’s servers, and overlay useful data on a small screen a few inches from the user’s eyes.
If the smart-glasses wearer stood alongside a busy urban street, for instance, this screen might indicate nearby restaurants and shopping centers. The glasses could help the wearer navigate to a particular destination or find the nearest copy of the local newspaper. (Marketing possibilities are limitless.)
Time Magazine speculates that future versions of these new Google goggles — and you’ve gotta love that people are already hypothesizing about later iterations before the first version has been confirmed — might recognize faces. So that all-too-common panic you feel when a person whose name you should know but don’t approaches at a cocktail party or in the grocery store may soon be extinct.
While some privacy advocates may be concerned about security implications (what if somebody is wearing smart glasses in the restroom and sees me with my fly down?), you know the general public will take to them like mosquitoes to sweat. We love new gadgets, and with a potential price tag between $250 and $600, they’d cost no more than most phones.
If such glasses are really coming, and if a future version provides facial-recognition help, I’ll be the first in line.
Remembering names is one of my weaknesses. I meet hundreds of new students every year, and I struggle with their names the same way poor Sisyphus pushes that boulder up a hill. Students start the year sitting in strict alphabetical order to help me assimilate names more quickly, but long after other teachers have them pegged cold, I’m still sneaking surreptitious peaks at my seating chart to remember who is who.
I use all the standard mnemonic tricks, such as rhyme (Fred, redhead), association (Mary sits on my left, married people have wedding rings on their left hands; therefore, that’s Mary), acronyms (Row 1: Marcus, Adam, Yale, Dale, Alyce, Yates — the first letters of their names spell “mayday”) and visualization (placing a mental picture of each student along a hypothetical driving route). All of these help, at least until I change the seating chart or see students at the mall, where suddenly Mary is on my right or Adam is walking beside Fred from another class, in which case my entire schema crumbles and I stand there with mouth agape, making sophisticated comments like, “Hey, you’re that kid from fifth period!”
What’s weird is that I remember conversations with students, particular papers that they’ve written and even where they sat in class for years, but their names disappear over a three-day weekend. Meanwhile, on those rare occasions when I am “in the zone,” I can recall dozens of people with no problem whatsoever, only to turn a corner — literally or figuratively — and have it all pop like a soap bubble. I’m tempted to blame age, except this has been going on for decades.
Nor is my name forgetfulness confined to students. I have a tough time with adults,as well, maybe as part of a low-grade social phobia. I attended a recent social event (something I avoid whenever possible) and was relieved when the first object I was handed was a name tag. Instantly, my high anxiety was downgraded to generalized angst, which is a place I’m at so frequently that I’ve been named mayor.
If I’m being totally honest here, I may be afraid of forgetting names more often than I actually forget them. Fear of forgetting — or being forgotten — is athazagoraphobia, which is a word that virtually begs to be forgotten.
Regardless, my problem could be solved with a pair of these wicked, hypothetical, future specs, just as a smart phone’s GPS feature has solved directional impairment for many people. I want to see little Johnny’s name materialize on a screen next to my eye, even as a tiny angelic choir celebrates my relief with a spirited rendition of Hallelujah in my hippocampus.
Now if Google can just develop a pair of glasses to make me invisible, I’d say the future was bright, indeed.
Watching the canister of my new vacuum fill with dirt is almost hypnotic.
The air swirls round and round with cyclonic force, and soon, as if by magic, the little hamsters whose treadmill-pattering feet drive the motor have allowed the machine to collect another load. It is a measure of how empty my life is that I find this compelling.
My new Bissell Powerforce Helix is the first time I’ve gone the bagless route with a vacuum. A creature of custom, I’ve always preferred to use bags, even though my wife has told me for years that the world of suction has moved beyond this old model and in exciting new directions. In my usual Luddite fashion, I have resisted, but now in a matter of days, I have become an enthusiastic convert.
Not that the switch has been easy. First came the realization that my old sweeper had gone from sucking in a good way to sucking in a bad way. Even after hours on the surgical table, during which I replaced its belt and cleaned its hoses (all while hearing the narration from the opening credits of “The Six Million Dollar Man” in my fevered head — “We can rebuild him … We have the technology …) it was doing little more than moving dirt from Point A to Point B. Somewhere, somebody was playing the requiem dirge.
A trip to the store revealed that replacements run the price gamut from $47 to $599. I find the concept of paying $599 for a vacuum ridiculous, although I suppose if you’re the type who gives the butler a c-note to pick up a loaf of bread and milk from the store and doesn’t bother asking for the change that it makes sense.
My philosophy with any type of mechanical equipment — including sweepers, lawn mowers and automobiles — is to purchase the least expensive models, work them hard and replace them three times more often than people who buy expensive versions.
Look, I know myself: I’m not going to keep up on the maintenance, and my three extra purchases are going to cost the same over time as one large cash outlay. Plus, I get the enjoyment of three new pieces of equipment to a do-it-yourselfer’s one. So keep polishing and finessing that Cadillac of mowers or Porsche of vacuums if you want; I’ll be footloose and fancy-free with my Kia Soul and Nissan Cube models.
I freely admit that my bargain-basement vacuum doesn’t do some tasks as well
as more expensive versions. For example, that $599 model has more attachments than a corrupt politician — you could sweep the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or pull little Timmy out of a well once you snapped together all its nozzles and hoses.
The new Helix also wouldn’t do much to repel burglars or fend off cookie-peddling Girl Scouts. It’s so light that an infant could bench press it. When I was younger, we had an all-metal Electrolux sweeper that I swear my great-great-great-grandfather once used to defend the Alamo, and that a great-uncle brandished when he stormed the beach at Anzio. I myself earned gym credit for using it every Friday night as part of the all-house cleaning regimen.
(That’s right — we cleaned the house on Friday nights when I was a boy. None of this “go hang out with your friends at the mall” and “Internet on your smartphone malarkey” for my generation. Wanna know what my Internet was? A set of Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias that we earned one volume a week at Sparkle’s Market. I shudder to think how many broccoli spears I had to choke down just for volumes W and XYZ alone.)
So I won’t be defending Casa Schillig from home invaders with my Bissell Powerforce Helix anytime soon. But if all else fails, I can simply turn it on. If my attackers are anything like me, they’ll be so entranced by the sight of swirling cat hair that I can pick them off one by one with the toaster. Which is also fairly new, but still packs a pretty mean punch.
@cschillig on Twitter
For most of my adult life, I’ve been mocked by a meteorological misunderstanding.
“Mocked” is a strong word, but it fits. The bullies in this case are not friends or colleagues, who can sometimes make life a living heck (family newspaper) for square pegs living in their round-holed world. No, it is my family, the very people forced to take you back no matter how stupid you may be.
Even worse, the prime bully is my own mother.
The incident that set off a 30-year volley of weather-related laughter at my expense happened when I was a teenager, riding in the backseat of the family car with my nose stuck in a book while the rest of the family yammered on about things I had no interest in.
I don’t remember the book. I don’t even remember, honestly, if I had a book. Or if I was in the backseat. But anytime I go anywhere as a passenger — even today, at age 43 and three-fourths — I take something to occupy my time. So if I was riding, a book was involved. And if I was riding as a teen, I was relegated to the backseat, both because Mom has always loved my sister more and because in the backseat I could skulk like the morose, angst-ridden outcast I so desperately wanted to be.
Anyway, we were riding through a rainstorm when suddenly clouds parted and the sun shone through, producing a beautiful rainbow. It must have been a real stunner if it pulled me out of the imaginary world of a novel and into real life.
It was also, unfortunately, very short-lived. As we drove out of the rain, the rainbow disappeared. My mom expressed disappointment and I uttered the words that have haunted me ever since: “Let’s back up and see the rainbow.”
The instantaneous response was gales of laughter.
“You can’t back up and see a rainbow, dear,” my mother explained. “It’s there and then it’s gone. But it’s sweet that you’re so optimistic.”
She might not have said exactly those words, which sound a little too much like June Cleaver. Her actual response might have been more like, “You can’t back up and see a rainbow, you moron,” but I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt.
At any rate, my words immediately entered the family lexicon as the epitome of cockeyed, Pollyannaish optimism. Whenever anybody expresses a crazy hope or entertains the notion of an extreme long shot — “Maybe the Indians will take the pennant” or “Maybe Mel Gibson will win a feminist of the year award” — somebody (usually my mother) will pipe up with, “Let’s back up and see the rainbow.”
If one thing really riles the pessimist in me, it’s being labeled an optimist.
So out of desperation, I took the issue to the one person my mother respects more than anybody else: Hollie Strano of WKYC Channel 3, whom Mom refers to in hushed tones of reverence usually reserved for the Pope.
Strano didn’t respond (she obviously doesn’t understand her position in my mother’s pantheon), but my backup email to WKYC chief meteorologist Betsy Kling* brought the following answer:
“There are several factors to consider when seeing a rainbow — 1) your viewing angle, which would be changing since you are in a moving vehicle; 2) movement of the rain; 3) movement of the clouds behind you that could obscure the sun.
“Chances are you would be able to back up and see the rainbow come back into view, although much of that would depend on how far the car traveled from the best viewing angle and how quickly that best viewing angle is changing based on the rain movement. All of that is dependent upon the idea that no clouds would obscure the sunlight before it reaches that best viewing angle.”
By ignoring everything that comes after “Chances are you would be able to back up and see the rainbow,” I conclude that I was correct on that long-ago day in that long-ago backseat, and that the years of torment I have endured were entirely ill-founded.
It is also my contention that while I could likely sue for mental abuse and accompanying distress (and win), I would be satisfied with a sincere apology and a plate of no-bake cookies arranged in a rainbow pattern.
Actually, Mom, you can skip the apology. Just send cookies.
@cschillig on Twitter
*Kling also sent a shout-out to both Alliance and Don Pancho’s.
This column was originally published March 15, 2012, in The Alliance Review.
I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood. So far as I can recollect I have always been a man, a man of about thirty. I appear today as I did forty years and more ago, and yet I feel that I cannot go on living forever; that some day I shall die the real death from which there is no resurrection. I do not know why I should fear death, I who have died twice and am still alive; but yet I have the same horror of it as you who have never died, and it is because of this terror of death, I believe, that I am so convinced of my mortality.
The above words are from the first chapter of “A Princess of Mars,” which purports to be the memoirs of one John Carter, a Confederate soldier and uncle of fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. Carter’s adventures on our solar system’s fourth planet, which we call Mars but which its inhabitants call “Barsoom,” arrive on the big screen Friday courtesy of Disney Studios, but they were first chronicled in a series of stories that Burroughs began 100 years ago.
I first encountered John Carter in the pages of some Canaveral Press hardbacks that I borrowed from the Marlington Middle School library in the late ’70s and early ’80s. There, I revelled in Carter’s adventures with the savage, green-skinned Tharks, fierce warriors with four arms; thrilled to his attempts to save the beautiful Princess Dejah Thoris from the clutches of her many enemies; and fantasized about sharing Carter’s super-strength, a byproduct of gravitational differences between Earth and Mars.
I don’t remember much of what I learned in class during my misspent youth, but I’ve never forgotten those novels.
In retrospect, I was the perfect age to discover Burroughs. I had outgrown L. Frank Baum’s Oz books and wasn’t yet ready for the more violent adventures of Robert E. Howard’s Conan or the more intellectual rigors of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.”
Burroughs was a good stopgap. His authorial stance that Carter was his real-life relative added a layer of reality and made me another in a long line of boys (including noted fantasy writers Ray Bradbury and Michael Moorcock) who stood outside on warm spring nights, staring up at what we imagined was Mars and, like Carter, tried to send ourselves there through the power of our mind and astral projection.
Never mind what science taught about the inhospitable nature of Mars; the real Mars was the arid landscapes, dry canals and swashbuckling action that Burroughs sketched through words in his novels.
After the 11 John Carter novels, I moved on to some of the author’s other creations, including stories of adventurer David Innes that took place in the Earth’s hollow center, dubbed Pellucidar by Burroughs; Carson Napier, who called Earth’s other neighbor astronomical neighbor, Venus, his home; and of course, Tarzan of the Apes, who stands beside Superman and Sherlock Holmes as one of the most recognizable fictional creations in the world.
Even the novel’s titles were promises of adventure: “The Warlord of Mars,” “At the Earth’s Core,” “The Wizard of Venus,” “The Beasts of Tarzan,” and dozens more. Burroughs, equal parts romanticist and entrepreneur, was nothing if not prolific, churning out titles that he sometimes dictated aloud and turning to self-publishing to keep a higher percentage of the profits.
Rereading “A Princess of Mars” and some of the other Martian novels today, I’m struck by the stilted dialogue, repetitive nature of the plots and often-purple prose. Nevertheless, I’m still carried away by the author’s take-no-prisoners narrative style, a hallmark of which is a sense that anything could happen at any time, on any page. Writers don’t stay in print so long without some connection to the reader: For Burroughs, that link is pure wish-fulfillment. No red-blooded American boy who reads these novels can put them down without wishing that he, too, could be John Carter.
To the uninitiated, “John Carter” the movie looks like a thin copy of “Star Wars” by way of “Avatar,” but those in the know recognize Burrough’s Barsoom adventures as the precursor to both franchises — and many others, as well.
(First published March 8, 2011 in The Alliance Review)
Commentary 01 Mar 2012 09:23 pm
I’ve always known I’m ahead of my time, but now I have proof.
Earlier this month, USA Today reported on a fundraising effort by Dixie State College in Utah to offer naming rights for toilets. According to the article, the school gave donors the opportunity for immortality with plaques on stall doors in the restroom of a planned musical theater building. (If it had been the campus poker club, they could have branded it “The Royal Flush.”)
The impending story must have raised a … uh, stink, as the Web page touting the opportunity mysteriously disappeared before the article was published. I smell a rat, or maybe a mortified administration.
Either way, I was touting similar naming rights three years ago in this space. In a column headlined “A sign of immortality” on Oct. 8, 2009, I wrote:
I will never have anything significant named after me. I haven’t donated enough to any alma mater to merit so much as a brick inscribed with my name.
Even if I did, I wouldn’t want my moniker hovering on a sign above a campus building. It would only irritate me when students couldn’t pronounce “Schillig.” If somebody asked them where the deviant psych class is this semester, they’d answer, “Over in Schilling,” putting an “n” in it so it sounded like the British coin, or butchering it in various and sundry ways like my sixth-period English students do. They’ve settled on calling me Shagiggle, which is about as close as most telemarketers get, so I don’t bother to correct them anymore.
And later in the piece, in a burst of prescience worthy of Nostradamus, I offered: It might be nice to have something smaller named after me. The “Chris Schillig Memorial Urinal” has a nice ring, and everybody would have to stand up to acknowledge it.
I couldn’t have said it any better myself. Come to think of it, I did. Or didn’t. Oh, it’s all so trifling and confused, as Alice Walker might put it.
Now that the rest of the fundraising world has caught up with me (being a trailblazer isn’t nearly as fun as you might think), I’m ready to up the ante yet again. Not only would urinal-naming rights provide a new revenue stream, but the little pink cakes in the bottom of the units are another untapped source for your average Tom, Dick and Harry to give back to a school without the permanence of a brass nameplate.
Because the cake rapidly deteriorates under normal operating conditions, money-hungry fundraising committees could meet money-conscious alumni halfway. A much smaller donation — maybe as little as ten bucks — would earn a couple weeks of men looking down on your name or your company’s name or product.
That’s something even a poor, humble wage slave like me could afford.
But who am I kidding? Since I graduated in 1990 with a keen mind and a mullet that was the envy of fellow students, the sum total of my donations to my alma mater is the same as singer Chris Brown’s charitable offerings to domestic-violence shelters: zip, zero, nada, zilch.
I’m not exactly proud of this. Certainly I’ve meant to donate, starting with the creamy-papered letters in vellum envelopes that showed up regularly during the first year after graduation when my fortunes were such that Ramen noodles and King Dons were gourmet meals and I had to hock my electric guitar to make the rent. (No loss there; I was hardly Eddie Van Halen.)
Eventually, I was B-listed, and the fancy letters signed by the college president turned into less gracious notes on cheap copier paper robo-signed by minor functionaries. The school was cutting its losses, and I don’t blame it. These days, I’m lucky to get one or two postcards a year, which I put aside with good intentions, but end up doodling phone numbers or grocery lists on instead.
But here’s my vow, oh School Whose Name Has Been Redacted To Protect Its Reputation: If you ever offer naming rights to toilet stalls or urinals, I promise to … well, to think about donating very seriously.
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Living by design
Sue Green The ability to involve himself at every step of the process works heavily in Dan Gayfer's favour.
Megan Backhouse Clay soil and sloping ground shaped this winning landscape.
Toby Johnstone A reinvented Aussie icon has triumphed over 243 other entrants to become Australian House of the Year.
Toby Johnstone This couple were about to flee their house. They're very glad now they decided otherwise.
Paul Kalina During the past 11 weeks, four couples have dedicated their lives to renovating four dilapidated terrace houses in blue-chip South Melbourne.
Judy Barouch This makeover embraced the property's heritage.
Stephen Crafti Recycled materials and built-in joinery are highlights of this project.
Bridie Jabour When Belinda Dene heritage listed her house, she did it so it could never be "ruined" by anyone who owned it afterwards.
Jane Burton Taylor A northern beaches '60s home is transformed.
Jane Burton Taylor It took James Mould years to find an architect he liked and finally commit to renovating. He had bought his three-storey Paddington terrace 15 years earlier but says he had been procrastinating for...
Joanne Brookfield Professionally styled homes are more likely to attract prospective buyers and pay dividends in the future.
Living by design
David Adams The snazzy, streamlined aesthetic from the jazz age is at home in Melbourne.
Judy Barouch A designer has realised her vision for a neglected property on a triangular block.
Toby Johnstone It took a while - and cost a lot more than they hoped - but this couple's Newport beach house was worth the effort.
Stephen Nicholls, Antony Lawes WE are spending more on expensive renovations and rebuilds, but come sale time it doesn't always pay off.
Toby Johnstone A long tale of stress, strain, heritage battles and a new home in Balmain.
Toby Johnstone A family's budget-friendly transformation gives their cottage twice the previous space.
Toby Johnstone A Rozelle family has minimised a cottage's footprint for maximum use of living spaces.
Jenny Brown A more considered approach to how we use space is needed.
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Admittedly, I’m a little distracted while I’m writing this post. I keep staring out my window and watching the snow. It’s in that phase where the flakes are big and fluffy and beautiful. But if you’re sick of the snow and plan to spend the weekend hibernating, you should go to Jimmy’s Diner for your last meal before going into hiding. Everything on the menu will put you into a food coma, but you’ll still have a huge smile on your face while you’re passed out on your couch.
If you haven’t been to Jimmy’s, you’ve probably passed it. It’s a tiny restaurant across from Royal Oak with a pig statue outside its door. And their limited seating is almost always full, because the food is just that good. Jimmy’s serves American diner food with a few southern inspired dishes, and all of the ingredients and flavors are about 5x better than you expect. They’ve got a collection of interesting burgers, classic breakfast items, and big ass salads. But what they’re best at is frying stuff. Case and point: their tater tots. Instead of being the cylinder shaped potato flecks your school cafeteria served, they’re giant balls of fried mashed potatoes with tons of spices. They’re fucking delicious on their own, but even more so with you smother them with cheese, salsa, eggs, etc. Then there’s fried deviled eggs, friend mac and cheese balls, fried pickles, waffles with fried chicken, breakfast bowls with eggs and cornbread…it’s one of those restaurants where everything is the best. And for dessert, they will put anything into a milkshake, including booze and entire slices of pie.
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577 Union Avenue
Between Frost and Richardson Streets [Williamsburg,
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