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Employee Spotlight - Eric Wynia
Name? Eric Wynia
Position at Commercial State Bank? Assistant Vice President
How long have you worked at Commercial State Bank? 6 years
Favorite thing about working at Commercial State Bank? I really enjoy all the regulation changes!!
When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to play in the NBA.
What is your favorite thing to do when you aren’t working? Spending time with my family and watching movies.
Tell us one thing that most people don’t know. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Where is the most exciting place you have traveled to? Hawaii
What is your favorite weekend getaway? It’s nice just to get away to my basement to watch movies on the weekends.
Do you have any hobbies? Watching movies with my kids, playing basketball, and golfing.
Married? Have any kids? Pets? I have been married for 11 years to Sarah and we have 2 children, Addison who is 8 and Abram how is 5 and a dog named Magic.
What is your embarrassing moment? I peed my pants in 3rd grade. Teacher wouldn’t let me use the restroom so what could I do?
So why did the chicken cross the road? Maybe following a trail of pee from a 3rd grader??
Have you met anyone famous, and if so who? No I haven’t.
Do you have a nickname? If so what is it? Some of my college buddies call me Ricky.
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http://www.wausabank.com/news/employee-spotlight-eric-wynia
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Nov. 21, 2011 at 9:59 PM ET
The “Dancing With the Stars” finals are at hand, and that means soon, one hoofer hopeful will be named the best of the ballroom beginners and waltz away with the sparkling mirror ball trophy.
It also means that the 13th season of the show will come to an end. And oh, what a season it’s been, chock-full of higher than usual tensions and lower than usual ratings.
Blame the bickering. Blame the reality TV stars. Blame the judges (and then some). The truth is this isn’t the first time the show's missed the mark. “Dancing” has had its share of ups and downs. But in the past, despite any amount of below B-list talent, grumbling judges or pestered pros, the cheesy, spray-tanned ballroom bash remained fun.
This time? As chatters and fans of our Facebook page have reminded us regularly, that’s just not so.
Frequently heard complaints first led us to take a closer look at the idea of swapping out the show’s founding panel. We’ve even contemplated who could possibly replace lackluster co-host Brooke Burke Charvet. Heck, even host Tom Bergeron, who stands as one of few "Dancing" elements that needs no help at all, put a possible show-improving idea out there — prevent ballroom overload by only airing the show once a year.
But would those changes solve all of the problems? Frankly, at this point, it seems even more may be in order. Forget a few major changes or a handful of tiny tweaks. Maybe it’s time for a complete ballroom reboot.
Some viewers may recall that the current season kicked off with the promise of big improvements. The prospect of bigger talent was a real possibility. That, of course, didn’t quite pan out. (I’m looking at you, Rob Kardashian.) Still, other upgrades did, like a stage redesign, new and improved seating areas, and a fancy-schmancy, light-up staircase that splits to reveal the band.
Why stop there? After all, those cosmetic changes only fixed areas that weren’t really problems before. There’s still room for real improvement.
A good place with any effort to make a better ballroom experience would be the “star” pool. Over the last few seasons, casting has gone strictly by the book, and the formula is getting old. There are always a couple of reality TV stars in the mix, an athlete or two, one model, one soap star, a polarizing figure and usually a female celeb destined to be the dance floor’s leading lady due to past dance experience (such as Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey and this season’s Ricki Lake). Lather, rinse, repeat.
Why not mix it up? While “Dancing” is destined to remain A-list-free (because we all know George Clooney has better things to do), that doesn’t mean the sort-of familiar faces have to be boring. Cast big personalities. Cast complete dancing newbies. Shake up the usual suspects. How about sci-fi stars, former child stars, popular voice actors (Who wouldn’t want to see “The Simpsons” stars on the dance floor?) and top notch reality TV talent (Tim Gunn, please)?
Spread the ringers around
And if celebrities with past dance experience remain a staple on the show, at least spread the talent around. In other words, golden guy Derek Hough doesn’t need them all.
It’s not that Hough isn’t a great dancer and an even better choreographer, but his three-time champ status owes much to what seems a whole lot like preferential partner picks.
Let’s face it: Pros overdue for a win, such as Tony Dovolani and ballroom bad boy Maksim Chmerkovskiy, could boast a similar record if they’d had some of Hough's past partners. (See the leading ladies above.)
Change is good
But there’s no reason to stop there. Other areas ripe for changes include the in-house band, song selection and the usual list of classic dances.
Change is good, or at very least, it’s better than more of the same at this point.
Do you think the ballroom needs a reboot? What would change about the show? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.
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http://www.today.com/popculture/does-dancing-need-complete-ballroom-reboot-1C9380268?franchiseSlug=todaypopculturemain
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The current instructions on how to use the wiki are found when you try to edit a page.
They are also available on the EditPageHelp wiki page:
Also the SystemInfo page describes the version of JSP Wiki that is being used: 2.1.53-cvs
We should point out the difference between the 2 wikis that are used; JBoss Wiki and JSP Wiki. This page points out that the JSPWiki implementation went live on 27th February 2004.
There is a documentation license that applies to all information submitted to the wiki:
This should be pointed out in the Wiki section of the Governance model.
There are currently some pages on the JSPWiki that explain what the wiki is and how it should be used:
The current versions of our wikis are:
JSPWiki (Version 2.1.53-cvs)
JBoss Wiki (Version 1.0beta2)
Wikis are an essential tool for online collaboration, allowing rapid growth and centralization of information created by the community. Due to their popularity and usefulness many different wiki products are now available with an ever increasing number of features.
JSPWiki was chosen at the start of 2004 for a number of reasons including:
It was open source
It was written in Java using standard J2EE components
It was actively developed
It was easy to install and use
Since going live on 27th February 2004 over 2500 pages have been created, providing information on a wide range of JBoss projects.
Note: Care must be taken not to confuse this wiki, commonly referred to as the JBoss Wiki, with a JBoss project of the same name. The JBoss Wiki project is focussed on the development of a wiki portlet (based on JSPWiki) for use in JBoss Portal or any other standards-based portal. The ambiguity in the name is unfortunate, especially since the JBoss.ORG team use the JBoss Wiki portlet for their own wiki located at http://labs.jboss.com/wiki. This wiki contains information regarding the ongoing development of the jboss.org site.
To avoid confusion, any references to JBoss Wiki from this point onwards will refer to the wiki located at http://wiki.jboss.org.
Using the wiki
Reading the wiki is as simple as pointing your browser to the main page and clicking on the links you are interested in. To keep the layout as logical as possible, users are encouraged to search for appropriate pages to place links to any new content. For example if a user creates a new page with a tip on configuring JBoss Security they should place a link on the JBoss Security page or subpages, instead of on the Main page.
Anyone can read the wiki anonymously but if you wish to create or edit a page then you first need to login to your jboss.org account. If you don't have a jboss.org account then you can register for one by clicking on the Register link at the top of the page. Registration is free and only takes a few moments. This requirement helps to prevent spam and allows you to track your changes over time by recording your username and the current date and time for each change made.
To accept and publish wiki contributions from the community, jboss.org requires that authors observe a simple documentation license that covers the terms and conditions of use. The text of this license is as follows:
All authors submitting documentation to the JBoss Wiki give Red Hat a non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, publish or republish the documentation.
Along the top of each wiki page are a number of links that provide useful functionality:
Home - takes you to the main wiki page.
About - gives a brief overview of the JBoss Wiki.
Search - allows you to search the wiki and the jboss.org site for relevant pages.
Changes - lists all of the changes made to the wiki in the last 30 days (or since the wiki began if requested).
Unused Pages - lists all of the pages that are not linked to (and therefore hard to find).
Undefined Pages - lists all of the links to wiki pages that have not yet been created.
Index - presents an index of all the wiki pages.
License - displays the documentation license that applies to all wiki contributions.
Creating a page
There are 2 ways to create a new page:
Enter a URL into your browser of the form http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=<name> where <name> is the name of your new page. If a page with that name does not exist then you will be given the option to create it. This method allows you to create pages that are not linked to.
Edit an existing page and enter a link to the page you wish to create. This link will initially be displayed with a question mark next to it to indicate that the page does not yet exist. Clicking on the question mark allows you to create the new page.
Creating links to pages
Traditionally links to pages in wikis are created using words entered in Camel Case. Camel Case is a way of writing multiple words where spaces between the words are removed and the first letter of each word is capitalized. For example the words 'security tips and tricks' would be written in Camel Case as 'SecurityTipsAndTricks'. By default JSPWiki does not treat words entered in Camel Case as links to new pages, however the wiki administrator can turn this feature on if required. To see whether Camel Case links are used, go to the SystemInfo page and look at the properties inside the Usability table.
Sometimes you may enter a word that happens to match the Camel Case pattern but does not represent a link, for example EclipseCon (the title of the annual Eclipse Conference). In these situations you can prepend the word with a tilde (~) character to tell the wiki that it isn't a link, i.e. ~EclipseCon.
If you prefer you may also specify links using square brackets like this:
In this case the name of the page being linked to is generated by removing any non-alphanumeric characters (except _ and .) and converting the remaining words to Camel Case. For example generates a link to a page called JohnsPage.
If you want to have a link using normal text, with spaces and punctuation, then you can use the following format:
On the left of the | symbol is the link text and on the right is the name of the page being linked to.
Finally, if you want to make links to external wikis such as wikipedia then you can use the following format:
For this to work the wiki must be set up with an InterWiki link so that the word Wikipedia is automatically replaced with http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/. The resulting link therefore becomes http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/JBoss.
Editing a page
To edit a wiki page you just need to click on the 'Edit this page' link found at the top and bottom of each page. You can enter text just like writing an email using return to start a new paragraph.
Mention that there is a page called the sandbox in each wiki so that you can experiment with the editing features:
Deleting a page
Viewing the history of a page
Viewing the last changes made
Watching for wiki changes using RSS
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Male Vulnerability to Maternal Stress Linked to Placental Enzyme
NIMH grantee Tracy Bale, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, discussed her line of research into how maternal stress might differentially affect the developing male brain during an interview at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience meeting.
Dr. Tracy Bale: Many of our neuropsychiatric diseases have a very strong sex bias. For instance, autism is 4 to 1 – actually now it’s more than 4 to 1 – boys to girls. Why is that? What’s been thought likely, for many years now, is that there must be some fetal antecedent. Meaning, some perturbation during pregnancy, especially for neurodevelopmental disorders, that either takes in contribution of your genetic predisposition and adds to it an environmental sort of push – or maybe that environmental push itself is the genetic predisposition.
What is experienced during very plastic periods of development can end up altering – and we call this epigenetic, because it is not changing your gene sequence. It is just modifying the way in which those genes are expressed. This is very important for understanding how the brain develops, and how, later in life you’ll respond to different perturbations yourself that may predispose you toward disease.
What we don’t have in any neurodevelopmental disorder is biomarkers. We really don’t have any way to determine which child may be predisposed to presenting with, or developing, schizophrenia or autism. We have no idea. So our hope is that when we expose mom to stresses while she’s pregnant, that if we could find changes in proteins or gene expression or epigenetic marks that are either sex-specific or in response to stress. We’re looking within amniotic fluid and in the placenta. And the reason we’re looking there instead of the brain, is because it’s obviously much more translatable. You cannot, obviously, go into a baby’s brain – nor would we want to – and look at these changes. What we can do: it’s very easy to gain access, if you thought that there was a reason – that a mother had experienced a trauma in pregnancy and you wanted to know. So we’re looking for markers in the mice that would be relevant – and hopefully, we could then look in humans and say yes, these are the same proteins. There are sex differences. These are affected by stress. And they may be predisposing – or at least markers of an indication that mom experienced some sort of trauma during pregnancy that could then lead to a change in the offspring’s brain development.
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http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/media/2013/male-vulnerability-to-maternal-stress-linked-to-placental-enzyme.shtml
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Computer Applications and Office Systems Advising Guide
Virtual Assistant Certificate: An Advanced CAS/OS Certificate (2009 - 2010)
Career and Program Description
The Virtual Assistant Certificate will benefit those who want to work independently out of their own home by applying administrative, creative and/or technical services to other entrepreneurs, small businesses or corporations. This advanced certificate presumes previous administrative and office management experience as well as computer skills. Please see a CAS/OS advisor to learn more about this new certificate.
All CAS/OS courses to be applied toward a CAS/OS certificate or degree must be passed with a “C” grade or better. (One credit courses must receive a pass grade.)
|Virtual Assistant An Advanced CAS/OS Certificate(27 credits)|
|BA 205||Solving Comm. Problems w/ Technology||4|
|CAS 111D||Beginning Dreamweaver||3|
|CAS 246||Integrated Computer Projects||4|
|1OS 250||Creating a Virtual Office||4|
|BA 111||Introduction to Accounting||3|
|2OS 251||Virtual Office Concepts||4|
|3OS 280F||Co‐op Ed: Virtual Assistant||4|
|4OS 280G||Co‐op Ed: Virtual Assistant Seminar||1|
1 Recommended: completion of CAS 246.
2 Recommended: completion of OS 250.
3 A minimum of 15 credits of CAS/OS courses must be satisfactorily completed before enrolling in OS 280F.
4 OS 280F and OS 280G must be taken concurrently.
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http://www.pcc.edu/programs/computer-applications/virtual-asst/CASVirtualAssistantCertificateAdvisingGuidePCC.html
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Saturday February 28, 2015
Savage Volleyball & Sigourney- Keota Football Offer a Sneak Peek
If you’re wondering what this year’s rebuilt Sigourney volleyball team is going to look like, then make your way to the SHS gymnasium this Thursday and Friday to find out.
On Thursday, August 21, Sigourney will host a seven-team jamboree with the likes of Keota, Tri-County and Highland-Riverside.
Read the full article in the August 20 edition of the News-Review.
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http://www.sigourneynewsreview.com/?q=content/savage-volleyball-sigourney-keota-football-offer-sneak-peek
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â¿¿ Discount-store operator Fred's Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose 16 percent, boosted by strong customer traffic and cost cutting. The results beat Wall Street expectations and Fred's shares rose almost 3 percent in morning trading.
Fred's has increased sales incentives and other inducements to get shoppers into stores despite the uncertain economy and continued high unemployment.
"Highlights of the third quarter included strong customer traffic, higher gross margins in our general merchandise and pharmacy departments, and well as improved management of controllable operating costs," said CEO Bruce A. Efird in a statement.
Net income for the quarter ended Oct. 29 rose to $9 million, or 24 cents per share, from $7.8 million, or 20 cents per share, a year ago.Revenue rose 2 percent to $444.4 million from $435 million last year. Analysts expected 22 cents per share on revenue of $446.5 million according to a FactSet poll. Revenue in stores open at least one year rose 1.5 percent. The measure is considered a key gauge of a retailer's fiscal health because it excludes stores that open or close during the year. Fred's operates 683 stores, including 22 franchised stores, in the southeastern United States. In the fourth quarter, Fred's expects net income of 23 cents to 27 cents per share. It expects revenue to rise 2 percent to 4 percent, implying revenue of $495.3 million to $505.02 million. Analysts expect net income of 24 cents per share on revenue of $498.5 million. For the year, the company increased the lower end of its guidance. It now expects net income of 84 cents to 88 cents per share, up from prior guidance of 83 cents to 88 cents per share. Analysts expected 83 cents per share. Shares rose 35 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $12.59 in morning trading. The stock has fallen 11 percent since the beginning of the year.
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Math teachers are in high demand. Moving into this rewarding career
requires hard work, a passion for teaching, a love of math – and
a degree that employers can trust.
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the best educational value preparing you for career you’ve
always wanted, rather than pleasing shareholders.
Learn about WGU’s online math degrees today »
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http://www.mathgoodies.com/WGU/
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So I decided I needed a trim on my natural hair and thought it would be an opportunity to get my hair straightened. I went to a salon.
The stylist used a pressing comb and a curling iron and got my hair straight, but now I wash my hair and in some areas it will not revert to its kink.
It is bone straight in some places and it’s evident that I have heat damage. I’m so upset. The first time I get my hair straightened since being natural and now my hair is damaged.
Is there anything I can do to revitalize the curl? Anything? Or am I gonna have to cut my hair again? -
I hear the frustration in your email and I feel your pain- I really do. I’m really sorry that this happened to you.
As you probably already know- the damage is done and the only way to remedy damaged hair back to 100% no heat damage is by cutting off the damaged ends BUT you can do some damage control.
I would say if your intention is to retain length (regardless of the fact that the hair may remain permanently straight) then don’t cut your hair and do some serious damage control.
The bonds in your hair have broken down and so your hair is now extra fragile. I’d suggest a simple protein/reconstructor treatment (protein will coat outer layer of hair while reconstructor treatment will penetrate to cortex of hair. In this case you need a two in one)- Aphogee’s 2 Minute Reconstructor followed by a deep moisturizing conditioner (any conditioner you like mixed with an oil will help to restore heat damaged hair).
Your hair probably won’t revert to its kink but the protein treatment followed by a deep moisturizing conditioner will be super helpful.
Do this consistently every week.
As your hair grows out and after you do some damage control you’ll have a better idea of what you want to do with the straight parts.
Try to work the straight ends into your hairstyles. If after you do the damaged hair treatment and you find that you can’t deal with it then by all means- cut it off.
How have you dealt with your heat damaged strands??
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http://www.cassandrebeccai.com/19/can-i-repair-heat-damaged-natural-hair/
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Match fixing rears its ugly head
Atalanta’s Andrea Masiello has been arrested in connection with alleged match-fixing in Serie A last season, the Italian federation (FIGC) has revealed.
Eight of Masiello’s team mates from Bari last season were also being investigated by police over the possible fixing of matches, the FIGC added.
“Around one dozen people are under investigation and nine of these are ex players of the red and white team, involved in the alleged fixing of nine matches in last season’s Serie A championship,” FIGC said in a the statement.
Italian media said the allegations centre on a match between Serie A clubs Bari and Lecce in May last year in which Bari lost 0-2 with Masiello scoring an own goal in the 80th minute.
Bari had already been relegated by the time that match was played.
Bari’s sporting director Guido Angelozzi said the club had no involvement in fixing the result.
“We thought it was a normal match,” he told SkyTG24 television. “The club is a damaged party in this. It gained no advantage from this at all.”
Here’s Masiello’s own goal that has come under scrutiny.
From Russia with hate
Russian football authorities are calling for legal action against a student who threw a banana at Anzhi Makhachkala’s Congolese defender Christopher Samba.
The head of the Russian Football Union’s ethics committee, Vladimir Vasilev, told reporters that the person who threw the banana has been identified.
“We have sent the results of our investigation to the law enforcement body,” Vasilev said, adding: “I believe he (the perpetrator) should be penalised for it.”
Meanwhile, Spartak Moscow forward Emmanuel Emenike has been fined for an obscene gesture towards fans of Dynamo Moscow.
To be fair to Emenike there were mitigating circumstances; the Nigerian was reacting to racial taunts from opposing fans.
“We decided that it was an adequate punishment,” Vasilyev, said of the $17,000 fine. “We also took into account the fact that the player later apologised for his action.”
Emenike may have apologised, but understandably, he continues to nurse a sense of grievance about the incident.
“I never experienced a similar situation and never faced such racist insults. Fans of Dynamo constantly whistled as soon as I got to the ball, and I found myself next to them,” Emenike was quoted as saying on the club’s official website.
“Now I understand perfectly the feelings experienced by Roberto Carlos and Christopher Samba when they were hit by bananas. Is it any wonder that Samba lost his nerve, and he threw a banana back at the podium in the direction of the offender?”
Goal of the day
One former French international striker and one current French international share today’s Goal of the Day.
David Trezequet is enjoying an Indian summer in Argentina with River Plate. His stunning volley against Ferro Carril Oeste combined power with precision.
Meanwhile in Spain, After good work from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema produced a Marco Van Basten-style volley to open the scoring for Real Madrid against Osasuna.
Own goal of the day
Chivas’ Edgar Mejia misjudged the flight of the ball, the distance from his own goal, the direction he was facing; to be honest it’s a wonder he knew what sport he was playing as he lofted the ball over his own keeper.
Unfortunately for the hapless Mejia, his was the only goal of the game in a 1-0 defeat to Estudiantes.
Dive of the day
Andy Carroll’s comical stumble when he was through on goal against Newcastle has presented a huge dilemma for Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish for Saturday April 14th: does he play the striker in the FA Cup semi-final against Everton at lunch time, or does he run him in the Grand National later in the afternoon.
Not so super Mario
On a weekend when their Premier League title hopes appear to have suffered a near fatal blow, Manchester City could have done without further distraction from maverick striker Mario Balotelli.
After arguing on the pitch with team mate, Aleksanar Kolorov over the right to take a free-kick, Balotelli then had to be separated from Yaya Toure after the pair clashed in the tunnel after Saturday’s topsy turvy 3-3 encounter against Sunderland.
On Balotelli’s performance, City coach Robert Mancini said: “Mario played like I said about him before the game, He can do nothing, like he did today for 70 minutes, but then score two goals.
“I don’t like it when he plays like this. Mario has everything to do his job well but he doesn’t understand very well his situation. In a game like this, the striker should be the difference. Not in the last two or three minutes, but before.”
There is a sense of inevitability about Balotelli’s time in England – a sense that for all the goodwill the Italian engenders, he will ultimately be regarded as the personification of a scattergun approach to team building that was destined to fail.
LA Galaxy’s David Beckham stormed out of the ground without speaking to reporters after being substituted at half-time following a spat with team-mates Sean Franklin and Marcelo Sarvas, during the defeat to New England Revolution.
Galaxy coach Bruce Arena claimed the decision to replace Beckham was purely tactical, although a man of his experience would be aware that taking off a player of Beckham’s status at half time is going to invite enquiry.
Arena seemed prepared for the expected bombardment from the press.
“I’m sure he is not pleased about it,” he said when asked about Beckham’s removal. “But that’s not the issue in the game. The issue in the game was that 11 players from New England soundly outplayed 11 players from the Galaxy.
“I don’t [know] of any players that would be happy about coming out at half-time. I just felt we needed a little bit more.
“We needed to make a change in the midfield. It was purely a coach’s decision.
“I couldn’t change 11 players. That’s what I told the team at half-time. If I had 11 substitutions, I would have considered that. I can’t give you all the answers right now, that’s for sure. It wasn’t good.”
Still, at least Beckham’s removal answers one question much pondered by MLS observers: we now know who runs the show at LA. For the time being at least.
Brazil violence escalates
A football fan was killed in a weekend fight between rival groups in Brazil, the fourth fatality from hooliganism in the country in less than a month.
Twenty-three-year-old Diego Rodrigo Costa de Jesus died after being shot in the back during a confrontation between supporters from Goias and Vila Nova in the city of Goiania on Saturday.
Two Palmeiras fans were killed last week in a fight at Sao Paulo, and a Guarani supporter died about two weeks ago about 100 kilometers away.
The death was the worst incident on another grim weekend of violence across Brazil.
Police in Rio detained 60 Botafogo fans who reportedly were waiting to ambush rival Fluminense fans. The group were carrying rocks and pieces of wood, according to police.
In southern Brazil, supporters from Gremio and Pelotas invaded the field after the match and confronted each other and police, but no serious injuries were reported.
Still, when the alcohol ban for the 2014 World Cup is lifted, things are bound to calm down.
Homophobic banner ban
Borussia Dortmund has issued a group of fans with a three-year ban after a homophobic banner was displayed at a recent Bundesliga game.
The club spoke with the fan group responsible for the banner to identify the individuals involved during Dortmund’s 1-0 win at home over Werder Bremen on March 17.
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says, “In these discussions we made it very clear that Borussia Dortmund is for tolerance, openness and respectful behaviour toward everyone. We condemn violence and racism.”
Dortmund said the group responsible publicly apologized for the incident.
A group of fans raised a banner saying “Better a group who gets criticized then sucker and homo-fuck”. It disappeared about a minute later due to other Dortmund fans, who objected to the banner.
The Werder Bremen fans began to sing “Gay Werder Bremen” about their own club in response to the banner.
Former Italy and Lazio striker Giorgio Chinaglia has died aged 65. Chinaglia suffered complications after undergoing treatment for a heart problem.
Chinaglia was born in Italy, but grew up in Wales and began his career with Swansea before returning to Italy in 1966. He made his breakthrough after signing for Lazio in 1969, with whom he won the Scudetto in 1974 before moving to New York in 1976.
Chinaglia played alongside Pele and Franz Beckenbauer for the Cosmos, winning five scoring titles in seven seasons and helping the Cosmos win NASL championships in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1982. He became the most prolific scorer in league history, with 193 goals in 213 regular-season games and another 50 in 43 playoff matches
Talking about Chinaglia’s time at the Cosmos, Charlie Stillitano, who hosted a sports programme on satellite radio station Sirius XM alongside the striker said: “I recently had dinner with Pele, and he would always say (to Chinaglia), ‘Giorgio, I heard you played with Pele’, and (Giorgio) would say, ‘No, no, Pele played with me’.”
There’s plenty of footage of Chinaglia online. Here’s an extract from the documentary: Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos.
And for a look back at the career of a man who lived life to the full, here’s some footage of his time in Italy.
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Deconstruction Review of Fringe, Episode 4 Season 5 The Bullet That Saved the World
Posted by Karl Withakay on October 26, 2012
A Dreary Blue Episode
As always, an episode synopsis will be found over at Scott’s Polite Dissent
Peter probably wouldn’t have been able to siphon off gas form that car. Many, if not most cars today are designed to prevent siphoning
What’s Old is New Again.
Apparently, once the Observers took over, automobile design and style stagnated since all the vehicles look what you see driving around today in 2012. Clothing fashion hasn’t changed much either. Considering how far off the predictions of future-current style was in movies 20+ years ago, maybe it’s not worth nitpicking about. (ex: Back to the Future)
More Notes About the Future
There’s no more baseball
Twenty dollar bills from the current day seem to be valuable collector’s items with worth a significant premium over face value.
Why Aren’t We Smart Again, Walter?
Wouldn’t it make more sense to extract all the video tapes from amber right away rather than extracting one, completing the task from the tape, extract another tape, complete its task, lather, rinse, repeat, etc? If they extracted all the tapes at once, they wouldn’t have to worry as much about the lab being discovered because they wouldn’t have to abandon all the still ambered tapes. It would also allow them the possibility of completing the tapes’ tasks in a more optimized order.
And Now For Something Completely Different
“There was a time when we solved Fringe cases. It’s time we created a few of our own.”
WTF? That’s nothing especially new. Weren’t nearly all of the Fringe cases at least indirectly caused by Walter?
Constant as the Northern Star
It wasn’t a particularly good idea to hide the plans in the vent in the subway station. What if the station had been demolished, renovated, or had the air ducts replaced?
Quote of the Show
“Don’t you understand? This is Greek to me, except that I read Greek. This is all Aramaic to me. Not the northern dialect- I do speak a little.”
How Many Early ‘70s Vista Cruisers Are There in 2036?
If the Fringe team had any sense, it wouldn’t have mattered that the Loyalist placed a tracker on their car because they would have ditched it after fleeing the firefight. Really, there can’t be many 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers driving around in 2036. Once it was seen fleeing the scene, continuing to drive that car would be equivalent to towing a billboard that said, “We’re the Resistance” in flashing neon letters.
Broyles, Continuing the Fringe Tradition of Excellence
Broyles didn’t want Etta to tell Olivia, Peter, and Walter about him in case they were read by Observers so he wouldn’t be outed as Resistance. Why isn’t that a concern anymore? None of then has yet learned how to effectively block the Observers, and Walter’s already been captured and read once. Any one of them could still be caught and read. Good move, Colonel Broyles.
Return of Prop Convenience Theater
That 4th generation, delayed fuse anti-matter baton with a 100m blast radius that can’t be deactivated once armed sure came in handy, didn’t it? It likely wouldn’t have much antimatter in it since just ½ milligram of antimatter reacting with ½ milligram of matter would have an explosive yield of 21.5 tons of TNT.
Big Brother, They Are Not
I am constantly baffled by the Observers techniques for observing. They occasionally have holographic footage of suspects at large, and yet whatever captures this holographic footage appears to not be particularly ubiquitous as they really see very little of what’s going on. You’d think they would have cameras, spy drones, and satellites all over the place recording everything that goes on, at least in populated areas. You’d also think they would be constantly monitoring all communications in real time, but apparently you’d be wrong.
Why No Female Observers?
No further comment at this time.
I wonder What’s Going On In the Alterverse
Were they also taken over by Observers?
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Dan Lawlor: Rhode Island Needs More than 2 Parties
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
In the last fifty years, rare but unexpected political events occur. Namely, third party candidates are elected. In New York, in 1968, Jonathan Buckley of the Conservative Party won election to serve as US Senator. In Minnesota, in 1998, Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura won election as Governor. In Vermont, in the last few years, members of the Progressive Party have won election as state legislators and the Mayor of Burlington, and Bernie Sanders (former Liberal Union, now Independent Socialist) has won election to the US Senate.
Rhode Island's recent past has a small number of opposition parties and alternative candidates - David Segal's stint as a Green Party City Councilor in Providence, Robert Healey's recent campaign to abolish the office of Lt. Governor as a Cool Moose, independent Ed O'Neill's run against disgraced former Senate President Joseph Montalbono, and Lincoln Chafee's successful election as an independent for Governor.
The political future of this state would be much improved with more political parties, and more women in positions of power. We need a regeneration - the current political leadership is failing us. Instead of conforming to the Democratic or Republican Party as is, we should push for more alternatives, and for more coalitions in the General Assembly.
Yet, here's the thing. Democrats are elected (and re-elected) because they offer programs, values, and connections that relate to the needs of voters. Not all Democratic representatives are domestic abusers and loan sharks (depressingly some are). However, some are deeply committed, hardworking individuals. I recall former legislator Betsy Dennigan, the late Representative Tom Slater, the hardworking Eddie Ajello, and others. It's too easy to say that Democrats are elected because they have "absolute control." They have control because people vote for them.
The flip side of 70 years of Democratic dominance in the legislature is 70 years of Republicans failing to put forward legislative ideas and candidates attractive and responsive to voters across the state! Remember, the Republican-dominated legislature, decades ago, delayed women's suffrage, blocked child labor laws, stalled the 8 hour work day, and refused unemployment benefits - not to mention denied urban areas fair representation in the legislature. There is a good deal of historical skepticism of the Republicans, based on very real injuries done to working people.
That said, it would be lunacy to argue that one party hyper dominance is healthy for this state, or any other one. There have been plenty of foolish, counterproductive activities done by Democratic leaders over the years. The current wheeling and dealing has granted millions of dollars in property tax exemptions to wealthy businesses while small business owners suffer with higher property taxes and uneven services. The current wheeling and dealing has left Rhode Island the only New England state to not have marriage equality. The current wheeling and dealing has ignored the needs of tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders out of work, and the thousands of Rhode Island children who attend school in subpar buildings. Some people don't speak out against the leadership because they want a job, or a favor, or a promotion at one point down the line. The fact that one party is dominant allows politics in this state to be warped.
From Socialists to Libertarians, there should be more variety in the Rhode Island Assembly. However, the truth is we have a dominant Democratic Party that is really three - conservative (Corvese), establishment (Paiva-Weed), and progressive (Cimini). Instead of closed door party caucuses to decide things, we should have open debates. The local Republican Party can win statewide elections (from the 1980s heyday of Arlene Violet, Susan Farmer, and Claudine Schneider to Lincoln Almond and Donald Carcieri as Governor), yet fails to convince the public to support the party locally. The Greens and Moderates are making valiant efforts at opening up the process, but still need to convince more voters to support them. The state would be better off if we had Socialists, Greens, Libertarians, Democrats, Moderates, Republicans, Reform and Johnston Secessionists arguing and passing laws over how to best end homelessness, create jobs, support arts and industry, educate children, and ensure a clean environment. At the end of the day, change will only happen if voters want it to, and if candidates can convince voters that it is a good idea.
Guido de Ruggiero, historian of liberalism, has argued, "the state which feeds upon mighty conflicts, which reconciles violent passions, any one of which in isolation would be destructive and disastrous, is an element of life and progress. Take the single Italian parties of the Risorgimento (resurgence): their outlook is so narrow that each believes not only that it alone can save Italy, but also that the opposite party is working for certain destruction. Yet above this conflict there is a co-operation in which all are equally, though in different ways, serving the common cause."
Through argument, organizing and debate - among an ever growing circle of people - Rhode Island will improve. We don't need more rich people. We don't need outsiders to save us. We don't need court-appointed receivers to bring order to chaos. We have what we need here. By organizing with each other, finding common concerns, and working to change things, this state will improve. Candidates who speak, connect, and work with large numbers of voters will get elected. More diversity in the legislature will make us stronger.
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It's not how you start, it's how you finish.
There is, however, no question that a good start can go a long way to ensuring that you finish strongly.
Charlton Athletic will be hoping they can open and end on a high this term, with the 2011/12 campaign shaping up nicely at The Valley.
The Addicks began the season with a 12-match unbeaten run, with Stevenage finally bringing that sequence to a halt on Saturday.
Chris Powell's side sit proudly atop of the League One standings, with eight wins taken from their 13 fixtures so far.
Having flattered to deceive during their time in the third tier, it is hoped that this will be the year that Charlton awake from their slumber.
This is, after all, a club that graced the upper reaches of the Premier League during Alan Curbishley's time in charge.
A return to such lofty heights remains a long way off for now, but the club are heading in the right direction.
Securing promotion to the Championship is the next job to be crossed off the list and the Addicks will stop at nothing to ensure that they hit that target.
Skysports.com's Chris Burton recently caught up with summer signing Michael Morrison to get an insider's view on the season so far, and he kicked things off by discussing the end of Charlton's impressive unbeaten run.
"For a few of the lads, it was the first time they have lost playing for Charlton," Morrison said on the 1-0 setback at Stevenage.
"It was a frustrating game, they scored from a deflected shot and we never really got going. It was very disappointing to lose our unbeaten record.
"They scored their goal and then made it difficult for us to get the ball down and play. It's not an easy place to go, Stevenage, they try and break up the play and frustrate you. Fair play to them, we didn't really get the ball down and ask them enough questions. It was probably a fair result for them."
The defeat at Broadhall Way saw Charlton fail to find the target for the first time this season, but Morrison claims the Addicks will not be dwelling on that minor blip.
He said: "I wouldn't read too much into us not scoring. The lads have been doing really well throughout the season, so for that to be the first game we haven't scored in shows how much quality we have got up top."
Charlton are aware that a division as competitive as League One will present its fair share of challenges, but they are delighted to be leading the way with a quarter of the season complete.
Morrison said: "It's disappointing but you just have to take it. You aren't going to have things your own way every time and last week things didn't go our way. But we are now looking to get on another winning run and hopefully that will start on Saturday (against Carlisle).
"But the start has been superb. Anybody would have said that at the start of the season. There are so many big clubs up there that wins are important and that's what we will be going for on Saturday."
No-one at The Valley will be getting carried away by their flying start, with the club having taken the time to ensure that everyone in the playing and coaching staff is working towards short-term goals.
Morrison said: "You just have to take it as it comes. We break the season down into five or six games at a time, small mini-leagues. We had a guy that came in, a psychologist, and he spoke to us. It's about trying to win the game in front of you. You can't look too far ahead.
"It's still early days, but we would have taken this start, being where we are, at the start of the season. It's up to us now to maintain the standards that we have set ourselves."
Charlton's opening is all the more impressive when you consider the turnover in players seen at The Valley.
Since the end of the 2010/11 campaign, Powell has drafted in 19 fresh faces, including loans, and allowed 17 to leave.
"There were a lot of players come in, but we had a week away in Spain and I think that helped," said Morrison, who signed from Sheffield Wednesday in July.
"A lot of the lads signed early and have been together since the very beginning of pre-season. We have worked on our shape and being together and all the aspects of knowing each other. Hopefully there is more to come from us.
"We have clicked quite well at the back together. The new people, Leon Cort and Matt Taylor have looked solid together and Ben Hamer has done well in goal. There are a lot of new faces at the back but we have been solid as a tight unit.
"The last few goals we have been disappointed with. We have conceded two penalties and two deflected shots. As much as we are pleased, at times we have been a bit frustrated with the way we have conceded goals.
"The atmosphere around the place has had an effect on everybody's performance though. We started off superbly and all of the new lads are in the same boat. That has helped and we have gelled and the atmosphere at Charlton is on the up. That has been created by the staff and by the players coming in."
Morrison is used to finding his feet in new surroundings, with 2011 having taken him from Leicester, to Sheffield Wednesday and finally to Charlton.
On a hectic seven-month spell which saw him spend time with three different clubs, he said: "I was at Cambridge for a fair few years and then at Leicester for three years and then, all of a sudden, it was rolling clubs.
"It is nice to get a bit of stability back. It just didn't really work out at Sheffield Wednesday, not for the want of trying, but it just never did. The move to Charlton came about in the summer and it was something I was desperate to do. It has brought me back to the sort of area where I am from originally. I have settled quickly and it has helped my performance.
"I'm loving being at the club. The environment is brilliant and the lads are brilliant. When you are winning, it makes it that much better. Hopefully it will continue for the rest of the season."
Morrison was drafted in to help shore up Charlton's back four, but he also has valuable experience of life in League One and what it takes to get out of the division.
He said: "With Leicester we won the league and then played in the Championship and we got to the play-offs, so I feel I have got something to offer to the team at this level. I feel confident that I can play for a top team at this level and I think my performances have shown that this season.
"I have just been trying to keep it tight at the back along with everyone else. Here it's a team thing and we buy into that and hopefully we can carry on and push on into the Championship."
The future is looking increasingly bright for the Addicks, but Morrison claims it is still too early to suggest that anything less than a top-two finish will be considered a disappointment.
He said: "There is still a long way to go. We have got ourselves in a fantastic position to be pushing for the top two, and that's what we want to do. At the beginning of pre-season we said we wanted to get promotion.
"There is still a long way to go to say we would be disappointed to not finish where we are, but obviously we will be pushing for the top two and that has got to be our main aim. But there are a lot of good teams that are paying big wages to be where we are at the moment. It's up to us now. We have got top spot and it's up to us to lose it."
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This has been something of a struggle for us. Changing our name – sharing a name – has felt important to me during this entire getting-married/becoming-a-family process. We aren’t planning on having children, and without children to unite us to the public as a family, the shared last name feels like a big deal. Otherwise, we could just be friends or roommates or coworkers you see hanging out a lot. Who hold hands. And kiss on the mouth. Okay, so maybe not just friends, but still – without children or a name, it feels like a mistake that could be easily made. We will be family and I want that to be obvious.
Okay, so let’s share a last name, no big deal, right? Except, have you met us? Why would we do something that would be simple? When my parents got married, they both took each other’s names, so my parents, siblings, and I all have the same, hyphenated last name; it’s DadsName-MomsName. Let’s say it’s Sea-Horse, for simplicity’s sake. So my siblings, parents, and I are the only Sea-Horses in the whole world. If you look up Sea-Horse online, you’ll get hits that are only people in my immediate family. I am the only Seahorse Sea-Horse, and I think that is really cool.
Fancee’s last name is McGirlfriendLady.** This is not the last name she was born with, nor is it the last name she grew up with. It is her third last name, and it is one that she picked out, and it is very meaningful to her.
Plus, it’s a nice name on its own. She has made it very clear that she is not going to give up McGirlfriendLady, and that she is reluctant to change it. This makes sense to me, and I support it. That said, if I were to take it, I would be Seahorse McGirlfriendLady, which makes no sense in funny blogspeak, so I’m sorry about that, but it’s a relatively common name. Yes, Dr. McGirlfriendLady is a nice name, but I have always loved how unique my name is, and I don’t want to give that up either.
such a repetitive, boring debate that Jake cant keep from yawning
We have two couples that we’re friends with who recently changed their last names, and I’ll say their actual last names here because I can’t come up with other cutesy fake names. Sorry, guys. The first couple is a man and a woman who started out with the last names Fulmer and Anderson. I think they had many conversations about the name changing before settling on creating a new last name”¦ they combined both last names and took a section out: fulmeranderson became Merand (pronounced Mair-and). The other couple is made up of two kick-ass women whose last names were Smith and Leonard – and they combined them to become the Leonardsmiths.
I love the idea of being the Somethings, the FamilyNames.
At some point recently, we came up with an option that might work. I will shift my name over, and we’ll take the same last name! I’ll drop my middle name and change my full name to Seahorse Sea Horse-McGirlfriendLady – the future veterinarian Dr. Horse-McGirlfriendLady. Yes? And Fancee will be Fancee Horse-McGirlfriendLady.
This all feels complicated, and difficult, and there are so many ties to our names and to our families. I worry that my dad will feel like I dropped him because I won’t be using his name as an obvious part of my name anymore. I worry that my mom’s feelings will be hurt because we won’t share the same initials, as we always have. I worry that no one will be able to pronounce the Horse part of my last name (because they never have been), and that Fancee will have to share in the misery of always having to correct the way someone says half of your name. AND, I want to create a clear connection to the woman I am marrying, but I also don’t want to lose the obvious connection to the family I came from.
What are you doing? Have you thought about this? Does it seem to make a difference if you’re in a relationship with a man or a woman?
*Oh! And it turns out that you’re only a “Mrs.” if you are a woman who marries a man. And takes his name? I don’t remember that last part. But if you are a woman who marries a woman, you are just a Ms.! These things are so complicated, guys.
**Blog-friendly alternative last names include “McBestFianceeEver” and “McSexyPants”
- Veterinary Jane-of-all-trades
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- September 2010
- Fort Pond Lodge
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latest CD, musicforthemorningafter
The old adage, "It's quality, not quantity," never meant more to me than it did at this show. Pete Yorn, soaking in the success of his current MTV2 Tour of America's most famous small clubs, swung through Columbus, OH and won over a sweaty, packed house at Little Brother's on the Ohio State campus. About 400 summer-clad, perspiring, mostly adolescent college co-eds filled L.B.'s, knowing word-for-word lyrics to every song from Yorn's new disc,
Pete and his band strolled onto the small, stripped-down stage just before 10:30pm, much to the shrieking appreciation of a female-heavy crowd! For a couple of minutes, it appeared they were having trouble getting any sound out of the electric piano…that's when Pete slung his guitar over his shoulder, plugged in, and began quietly strumming the intro to Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark." The young crowd seemed puzzled for a moment, hoping that this obscure intro would evolve into one of the album tracks they had studied up on for the past two months in preparation for this show. As Yorn worked his way slowly (and without the rest of the band) to the chorus, the crowd began to recognize and enthusiastically join in. "You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark. This gun's for hire, even if you're just dancin' in the dark"
At that point, the crowd erupted with approval, the technical difficulties were fixed, the band plugged in, and the brief 1˝-minute intro seemed so perfectly borrowed from The Boss, as if it were scripted. And without so much as a "hello," the five-piece ensemble tore into "Murray," a brilliant opener. There was surprisingly no need to warm up, tweek, or make any further adjustments to this band's sound. From the outset they were tight, polished and crystal clear. I didn't expect much in the way of drawn-out solos, bullshit unknown filler material, or between-song banter from Pete Yorn…and I was right! This set would be as lean and mean as any I had ever witnessed. After opening with a fantastic run of "Murray," "Strange Condition" and "Black," Yorn and the boys carried on a perfect set of 60 minutes worth of the new record, two unknown encores, and another cover tune which worked like a charm.
It was the third song of the night, "Black," when I realized the kind of rock and roll outlaw Mr. Yorn really is. While singing the second verse, "KISS...aaww, they were the ones," he saluted the screaming crowd with a Gene Simmons-esque three-finger rock/peace sign…and even the 17 year olds loved it. I think my personal favorite version of the night was near the end when he introduced "Closet." This is a late, hidden track on the record that I absolutely love, and just as he did with all other versions throughout the set, Pete cranked this one up to double tempo and let the Stratocaster rip! Never fails how much pure live rock can come out of a fairly laid back CD when you're standing 40 feet from a stage.
The brief one-hour set started winding down as they drove right into The Smith's "Panic" (also familiarized when the sold-out crowd chimed in, "Hang the DJ, hang the DJ, hang the DJ…Hang the DJ…"). Before I even had time to recount which album tracks had been played and which hadn't thus far, "Panic" gave way to "Life on a Chain." The house roared at the intro and settled in to sing every last word of the current radio single -- what a great song!
As Pete and his band bid farewell and thanks to the adorning audience, I said, "One hour…that's it!" One hour -- it's all he needed! We paid $10 and got the cleanest, leanest, most beautiful one hour of club-sized rock and roll you could ever hope to see. It's no surprise that he's selling out every night of this tour, in the country's most notable clubs: 9:30 Club in D.C., Stone Pony in Asbury Park, and Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta. Pete Yorn may not turn out to be the next great singer/songwriter in our generation…but he was on this night!
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First Cutting of Hay at The Mace Place
Last night David spent most of the evening in the barn working on his swather. One thing I can tell you, we don’t have new equipment on our place. It’s old equipment that has been salvaged from his Grandmother’s pasture, long ago parked in that spot waiting to rust away to nothing.
David has taken equipment that was buried in dirt to it’s axles and restored it to a working piece of equipment. The swather was purchased from a farm somewhere near Yukon and it took us hours to get it home then weeks or months to get it into working order. We didn’t pay a lot for it but it works just fine now.
This is one of the things we pride ourselves in on the Mace Place. Taking something that has been discarded and make it work for us. We don’t have a lot of debt and our equipment isn’t the prettiest shiniest piece of equipment but it works just fine for what we need. Sure, we would love to have new equipment that would make the work go twice as fast, but as Miranda Lambert says in her song ’Automatic’
"Cause when everything is handed to you it’s only worth as much as the time put in."
I was so happy to hear the roar of the diesel engine on the swather last night and the smell of fresh cut hay this evening. It’s been two long years since we have cut our own hay. We are so thankful for the rain and the grass that has grown to tickle the bellies of the cattle. Maybe this will work out after all.
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OReillys Velocity Con, of course.
Kai Hansen, Tony Ralph, Eric Goldsmith, and Artur Bergman during, This is Your Page with Ads, a panel moderated by Steve Souders.
It turns out Im not the only person who thinks micro-optimization of CSS files is cool. I learned this lesson a year ago when I joined the Exceptional Performance team at Yahoo! and had it reinforced by the quality of both the presentations and the hallway conversations at the OReilly Velocity Conference last week.
Attending Velocity Con was fabulous. I was especially impressed that the sessions on web performance were packed. There were a ton of Yahoos at the conference, Julien Lecomte from Yahoo! Search spoke about High-performance Ajax Applications.
In the past few years, Ajax has become very popular because it has enabled developers to build more complex web applications. However, in the rush to push the browser to new limits, we have created a monster. – Julien
Julien suggested several detailed strategiesRead More »from So many performance geeks all in one place!
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Again what charger cable is needed to use this in a car?
- Asked by Donald H from Gresham
- Jan 24, 2010
Griffin iTrip FM Transmitter
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It doesn't use a power cable. The it uses the power from your iPod.
- Answered by Mark S from Bartlesville
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- Lot: 10,018 sqft
- Single Family
- Built in 1954
- Heating: Wall
- Last sold: Oct 2014 for $210,000
- Last sale price/sqft: $150
- Room count: 5
- Stories: 1
- Structure type: Bungalow
- Unit count: 1
- Floor size: 1,400 sqft
- Parcel #: 064022001000
- Zillow Home ID: 16534824
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Homes like this sold for $210-275K.
Market guideZillow predicts 95695 home values will rise 4.9% next year, compared to a 4.6% rise for Woodland as a whole. Among 95695 homes, this home is valued 14.7% less than the midpoint (median) home, and is valued 20.2% less per square foot.
Foreclosures will be a factor impacting home values in the next several years. In 95695, the number of foreclosures waiting to be sold is 6.4% greater than in Woodland, and 21% greater than the national average. This higher local number may prevent 95695 home values from rising as quickly as other regions in Woodland.
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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto, and the older areas of the city, are located in the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu Temple to Ginkakuji Temple, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji Temple before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.
- Kiyomizu Temple (清水寺 Kiyomizudera).
This temple complex, with a spectacular location overlooking the
city is a deservedly popular attraction in the city, approached by
either of two tourist-filled souvenir-shop-lined streets,
Kiyomizu-zaka or Chawan-zaka. Admission ¥300. Open daily, 6am-6pm.
Nearest bus stop: Kiyomizu-michi or Gojo-zaka. Highlights
of the temple complex include;
- The main hall's wooden veranda, supported by hundreds of pillars and offering incredible views over the city,
- Jishu-jinja, the love-themed shrine selling countless charms to help you snag the one you love, and featuring two "love stones" positioned around 18m apart which the lovelorn must walk between with eyes closed to confirm their loved one's affection, and
- Otowa-no-taki the temple's waterfall, which gives it its name (Kiyomizu literally means 'pure water'). Visitors stand beneath the waterfall, and collect water to drink by holding out little tin cups.
- mountain hike If you're up for a mountain walk, steer to the right-hand pathway instead of taking the left toward the Jishu-jinja. The path leads through a gate and winds up onto the mountain. You can walk up for a good hour and not reach the end of the path. Has lovely forest and great scenery, and makes for a nice short excursion out of the city traffic.
- Gion district (祇園). The flagstone-paved streets and traditional buildings of the Gion district, located to the north-west of Kiyomizu Temple, are where you're most likely to see geisha in Kyoto, scurrying between buildings. The area just to the north of Shijo-dori, to the west of Yasaka Shrine, is particularly photogenic - particularly around Shinbashi-dori and Hanami-koji. Sannen-zaka ("three-year-slope") and Ninen-zaka ("two-year-slope"), two stepped streets leading off from Kiyomizu-zaka, are also very picturesque - but watch your step, slipping over on these streets brings three or two years' bad luck respectively. At the northern end of Ninen-zaka is Ryozen Kannon, a memorial to the unknown Japanese soldiers who died in World War II, with a 24-meter-tall statue of Kannon. Admission is ¥200, including a lit incense stick to place in front of the shrine.
- Yasaka Shrine at the eastern end of Shijo-dori, at the edge of Gion, is the shrine responsible for Kyoto's main festival - the Gion Matsuri, which takes place in July. The shrine is small, in comparison with many in Kyoto, but it boasts an impressive display of lanterns. Admission is free. Nearest bus stop: Gion.
- Maruyama Park is the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year. The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura). Main entrance to the park is through Yasaka Shrine. Admission is free.
- Nanzenji Temple, with its distinctive
two-storey entrance gate (sanmon) and aqueduct, is
another popular temple in Kyoto, but its larger size means that it
doesn't seem as crowded as many of the others. Nearest bus
stop: Nanzenji, Eikando-michi. Nearest subway station: Keage.
Open daily, 8.30am-5pm. Walking around the temple complex and
along the aqueduct is free, but there are three regions of
Nanzenji that you can pay to enter;
- Sanmon - the two-storey main gate to Nanzenji Temple charges ¥500 for admission, and offers pleasant views over the surrounding area of the city.
- Nanzen-in Zen Temple - a small, but relaxing temple and moss garden behind the aqueduct, dating back to the 13th century, charges ¥300 for admission, and is probably only worth it if you have a particular interest in Zen buddhism.
- Hojo - the abbot's quarters, is a more interesting building, with a small raked gravel garden and some impressive paintings on the sliding doors of the buildings. Admission is ¥500.
- The Philosopher's Walk is the name given to a 2km-long path through north-eastern Kyoto, along which a philosophy professor, Kitaro Nishida, used to frequently walk. It is a surprisingly pleasant and relaxing walk even today, though you will undoubtedly share it with more tourists than Kitaro did. The walk runs south from Ginkakuji Temple beside a river to Nyakuoji Shrine, many guidebooks suggest that the walk continues further south from there to Nanzenji Temple, but this southerly section of the walk is less insistently signposted. The route passes several temples en route, notably Honen-in, a beautiful secluded temple with a thatched gate.
- Ginkakuji Temple (銀閣寺, the Silver Pavilion). At the northern end of the Philosopher's Walk, approached along a street lined with shops selling tacky souvenirs. Much like its golden counterpart, the Silver Pavilion is often choked with tourists, shuffling past a scrupulously-maintained dry landscape Zen garden and the surrounding moss garden, before viewing the Pavilion across a pond. Be sure not to miss the display of Very Important Mosses! Admission ¥500. Nearest bus stop: Ginkakuji-michi.
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Imagina's Day of the Flowers to bloom in UK, Germany
Deals closed on the UK independent feature [pictured] with Metrodome and X-Verleih AG.
Spanish sales outfit Imagina has confirmed details of sales on its UK independent feature, Day of the Flowers, co-starring ballet superstar Carlos Acosta.
Deals have been closed with distributors Metrodome in the UK and Germany’s X-Verleih AG, for theatrical release in both countries later in the year.
Shot on location in Cuba, Flowers follows two Scottish sisters, Eva Birthistle as the hot headed Rosa and Charity Wakefield as her fashionista sibling, as they travel to lay the ashes of their father.
The film is billed as a comical tale of cross-cultural misunderstandings and illusions.
Flowers is helmed by BAFTA winning director, John Roberts and Produced by Jonathan Rae for Rogue Elephant Pictures.
Imagina’s COO, Géraldine Gonard, anticipates strong international interest in the film after handling similar cross-cultural hits, with Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger along with work from other filmmakers such as Isabel Coixet and Fernando León de Aranoa.
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A Mid-Century Dream
If you spend a little time in Los Angeles, you will surely stumble upon some fine things. But lets face it, for the most part, Los Angeles has been raped and pillaged of its antiques and collectibles. Every once in a while you stumble on a collection that makes your jaw drop, and your mind “treadmill” the thought “shit, how can i afford all of this” because you know that you will never come across any of this every again. A few months ago I found one of these places, and its location will remain my secret. If you are a real buyer, and I know that you can afford these items, then contact me and I will take you here. This is by far one of the finest collections of mid century modern furniture in the state of CA, if not the west coast. Spread across 7 acres of land, located 40 miles east of Los Angeles, this sprawling cluster fuck of packrat-ness contains cars, scooters, bicycles, furniture, 100,000 pairs of Levi 501s, 200,000 pairs of shoes, etc. This man has got everything from a little eye Joe, to damned if I know.
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Lange, who has battled weight issues and an addiction to drugs for years, was hospitalized during the weekend for undisclosed reasons.
The Post said his mother stopped by his New Jersey apartment last Saturday to bring him food and found him bleeding heavily from self-inflicted wounds.
She called 911 and Lange was transported to a hospital where he was treated for six "hesitation wounds" and three deep incisions, the source said.
The Post did not say what his current condition is.
"We all have our demons," Howard Stern said about his frequent radio-show sidekick this week. "Artie has given this show tremendous moments of great comedy. He's a tremendous contributor. He is a good man. Don't forget how great he is."
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Re: Non-Instructional Golf BooksI just finished reading two books that are oriented towards golf history more than anything.
The Making of the Masters, by David Owen: Chronology of the inception of Augusta. Owen is one of the only journalists to be given free range to Augusta's historical archives and membership records. Probably the best book on the history of the club.
The Ultimate Golf Book: A History and Celebration of the World's Greatest Game, by Charles McGrath, David McCormick, and John Garrity: The title is pretty self explanatory. The book follows the outline of Scotland, America, Equipment, The Early Tour Years, Television, The Course, The Spectators, and The Swing (not a huge emphasis on instruction, just basic stuff). There are some great, topical articles scattered through the book as well. Includes great golf stories that you can impress your buddies with on the course.
Both of these were at my public library.
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The hobby of numismatics got under way on a grand scale in 1857 when the Treasury announced that copper cents and half cents would be discontinued and replaced with a small-diameter cent made of copper-nickel and depicting a flying eagle. Close to 1,000 pattern cents dated 1856 were struck and distributed to congressmen, newspaper editors, and others of influence to educate the public as to the coming change.
A wave of nostalgia ensued as citizens sought to save one each of every date they could find of the copper “pennies” that were a part of childhood memories.
At the time, no catalogs or books told the mintage, rarity, or value of coins. Much was therefore guesswork. Montroville W. Dickeson, whose American Numismatical Manual was published in 1859, stated that cents of 1793, considered to be scarce, could still be found in circulation.
In 1857, Historical Magazine made its debut, a monthly with many features about coins. Teenaged Augustus B. Sage wrote a column about coins for a New York City newspaper and in Boston Jeremiah Colburn did likewise. Try as they might, no one was able to find a cent dated 1815. It was finally concluded that none were struck that year.
On Dec. 28, 1857, seven collectors met in Philadelphia with the idea of forming a coin club. On Dec. 1, 1858, the Philadelphia Numismatic Society held its first meeting with eight in attendance. By year’s end, 25 were members.
In New York City in March 1858, a group of interested collectors met at Sage’s home, upstairs at 121 Essex St., to form the American Numismatic Society.
Tokens and medals depicting George Washington were especially hot tickets for collectors. Colonial coins, half cents, and large cents found ready buyers. Choice cents of 1793 attracted a lot of attention and were apt to sell for several dollars each, or more.
Silver coins prior to the Seated Liberty series, gold coins from 1795 to 1834, plus gold dollars, found ready buyers, as did Proof coins. It is thought that in 1858, 210 silver Proof sets were struck. Patterns were in strong demand. Pattern 1856 Flying Eagle cents were worth up to $2 by year’s end — if you could find one. This was more than a day’s wages for a typical citizen.
This was also the beginning of rare coin auctions being conducted on a regular basis. None other than Augustus Sage cataloged all three of the sales held in 1858.
Enthusiasm and excitement prevailed. What a nice start!
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The substantial body of literature that exists comparing government service provision with contract service (over 100 studies) can be used to estimate the savings that could be generated through contracting out state services. In 1987, the Reason Foundation and the University of Miami's Law and Economics Center, did a thorough review of the literature comparing the cost of government and contract service delivery. Based on this review-as well as case studies of individual jurisdictions, surveys of private firms, and major federal government studies-the researchers arrived at "low" and "high" percentage cost savings rates from privatizing different service functions. The figures are presented in Table 4.
This range of savings can be used to make rough estimates of the cost savings that may be realized by privatizing state government services.
The savings estimates for each privatization opportunity identified can be obtained by following the steps in Figure 9.
Cost Savings Estimate Process
1. Identify the total budgetary expenditures for the relevant state program.
2. Deduct form these amounts either current or anticipated annual expenditures for already existing or planned major contracting activity. This is done to ensure that potential contracting savings are not double-counted.
3. Multiply the lower and higher range savings estimates from the Reason Foundation/University of Miami Law and Economics Center study by the number obtained in step two. If the government function being considered for privatization is not included in Table 4, savings rates can be based on a number of other studies such as the 1972 Commission on Government Procurement; the 1983 President’s Private Sector Survey o Cost Control; or over 100 studies on cost savings identified in Competition in Government-Financed Services, by John Hilke.
Figures generated from this stage provide only rough estimates or "ballpark" yardsticks of the potential cost savings from privatization. The purpose is simply to get a better idea of the financial impact that privatization could have on different state programs, thereby assisting in evaluating the best opportunities for privatization.
ASSET SALES AND LEASES
It is more difficult to roughly estimate the possible revenues from asset sales during this stage because there is far less empirical evidence of sales of U.S. government assets to use as a rule of thumb.
One option is to use data from specific asset sales of a similar nature that have previously taken place overseas. This data can be used to make first approximations of the market values of the assets. Example: two small British ports sold in 1990 for $8 per annual ton handled while the 22-port Associated British Ports sold in 1983 and 1984 for $12.07 per ton. This range can be applied to the tonnage handled by a U.S. port in order to generate market value estimates for the port. Additionally, state officials could survey private investors about the value of the asset.
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Originally Posted by TexansSeminole
We didn't have anyone outside of Chris Brown to play. You can't hand the ball off to air. Slaton was productive until injury. Salaam was the best option we had. Studdard didn't really hurt us ever, he just took up a roster spot. Okoye was held on to until it made sense financially to get rid of him. Jacoby had clear ability and still does. Richard Smith and Frank Bush were prompty fired after they proved they couldn't cut it. The coach plays the best players on his roster, it's the GM's job to upgrade that roster. Seems your issue is with the GM, which also doesn't make sense because we have upgraded literally every single one of those positions.
1) Nobody else to play...except for Arian Foster. I find it hard to believe that he didn't display enough talent and potential to be elevated to the active roster sooner than November 09, even harder to believe that he exhibited so little that Brown and Slaton were better options.
2) As a rookie in 2006, Winston would have been a better choice than Salaam who was mediocre on his good days and a liability on his bad days. If he were there to be a mentor, he could have done it from the sideline. Bringing him back on in 2009 to fill in during Brown's suspension was a major head scratcher when we could have given someone else some playing time. Classic case of Kubiak's loyalty problem. As for Studdard, I don't know what film you were watching but Studdard was a turnstile who couldn't run block to save his life - no way he should have been left in there for all 14 remaining games...he was also resigned in 2012 in another WTF moment, he has since been cut.
3) Okoye wasn't just on the roster, he was on the starting line. 11 sacks in 4 years. Benching him would have been fine to make it easier on the cap space, but Kubiak declined to do so. I think it's telling that he was gone the second Wade was hired as DC, 2+2 = Wade made that decision, not Kubiak.
4) Jones has clear ability...that didn't come out after 5 years and countless boneheaded mistakes as a Texan. It took blowing a winnable playoff game to finally get him out of here. He caught a TD pass in the SB, good for him. It doesn't change the fact that any other HC would have sent packing long before Kubes did.
5) Promptly fired after they proved they couldn't cut it? I'm pretty sure both of them were employed for an entire season. It was painfully clear that they were not NFL caliber (or even college caliber) mere weeks into their respective seasons. Bush especially, do you remember how dreadful 2010 was? A different HC doesn't hire them at all, most likely - another proof of Kubiak liking known quantities, though this is in a different sense.
6) I have mixed feeling about Rick Smith, he is a great talent scout and a bit lacking in contract management. Those being the two main functions of a GM, I don't see what he has to do with Kubiak's refusal to bench players who underperform, in some cases after several years of mediocre play.
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It was certainly bold. An hour and a half's drive from where Bush stood, the US military ran the notorious School of the Americas from 1946 to 1984, a sinister educational institution that, if it had a motto, might have been "We do torture". It is here in Panama, and later at the school's new location in Fort Benning, Georgia, where the roots of the current torture scandals can be found.
According to declassified training manuals, SOA students - military and police officers from across the hemisphere - were instructed in many of the same "coercive interrogation" techniques that have since gone to Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib: early morning capture to maximise shock, immediate hooding and blindfolding, forced nudity, sensory deprivation, sensory overload, sleep and food "manipulation", humiliation, extreme temperatures, isolation, stress positions - and worse. In 1996 President Clinton's Intelligence Oversight Board admitted that US-produced training materials condoned "execution of guerrillas, extortion, physical abuse, coercion and false imprisonment".
Some Panama school graduates went on to commit the continent's greatest war crimes of the past half-century: the murders of Archbishop Oscar Romero and six Jesuit priests in El Salvador; the systematic theft of babies from Argentina's "disappeared" prisoners; the massacre of 900 civilians in El Mozote in El Salvador; and military coups too numerous to list here.
Yet when covering the Bush announcement, not a single mainstream news outlet mentioned the location's sordid history. How could they? That would require something totally absent from the debate: an admission that the embrace of torture by US officials has been integral to US foreign policy since the Vietnam war.
It's a history exhaustively documented in an avalanche of books, declassified documents, CIA training manuals, court records and truth commissions. In his forthcoming book, A Question of Torture, Alfred McCoy synthesises this evidence, producing a riveting account of how monstrous CIA-funded experiments on psychiatric patients and prisoners in the 1950s turned into a template for what he calls "no-touch torture", based on sensory deprivation and self-inflicted pain. McCoy traces how these methods were field-tested by CIA agents in Vietnam as part of the Phoenix programme and then imported to Latin America and Asia under the guise of police training.
It is not only apologists for torture who ignore this history when they blame abuses on "a few bad apples". A startling number of torture's most prominent opponents keep telling us that the idea of torturing prisoners first occurred to US officials on September 11 2001, at which point the methods used in Guantánamo apparently emerged, fully formed, from the sadistic recesses of Dick Cheney's and Donald Rumsfeld's brains. Up until that moment, we are told, America fought its enemies while keeping its humanity intact.
The principal propagator of this narrative (what Garry Wills termed "original sinlessness") is Senator John McCain. Writing in Newsweek on the need to ban torture, McCain says that when he was a prisoner of war in Hanoi, he held fast to the knowledge "that we were different from our enemies ... that we, if the roles were reversed, would not disgrace ourselves by committing or approving such mistreatment of them". It is a stunning historical distortion. By the time McCain was taken captive, the CIA had launched the Phoenix programme and, as McCoy writes, "its agents were operating 40 interrogation centres in South Vietnam that killed more than 20,000 suspects and tortured thousands more."
Does it somehow lessen today's horrors to admit that this is not the first time the US government has used torture, that it has operated secret prisons before, that it has actively supported regimes that tried to erase the left by dropping students out of airplanes? That, closer to home, photographs of lynchings were traded and sold as trophies and warnings? Many seem to think so. On November 8, Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott made the astonishing claim to the House of Representatives that "America has never had a question about its moral integrity, until now".
Other cultures deal with a legacy of torture by declaring "Never again!" Why do so many Americans insist on dealing with the current torture crisis by crying "Never before"? I suspect it stems from a sincere desire to convey the seriousness of this administration's crimes. And its open embrace of torture is indeed unprecedented.
But let's be clear about what is unprecedented: not the torture, but the openness. Past administrations kept their "black ops" secret; the crimes were sanctioned but they were committed in the shadows, officially denied and condemned. The Bush administration has broken this deal: post-9/11, it demanded the right to torture without shame, legitimised by new definitions and new laws.
Despite all the talk of outsourced torture, the real innovation has been in-sourcing, with prisoners being abused by US citizens in US-run prisons and transported to third countries in US planes. It is this departure from clandestine etiquette that has so much of the military and intelligence community up in arms: Bush has robbed everyone of plausible deniability. This shift is of huge significance. When torture is covertly practised but officially and legally repudiated, there is still hope that if atrocities are exposed, justice could prevail. When torture is pseudo-legal and those responsible deny that it is torture, what dies is what Hannah Arendt called "the juridical person in man". Soon victims no longer bother to search for justice, so sure are they of the futility, and danger, of that quest. This is a larger mirror of what happens inside the torture chamber, when prisoners are told they can scream all they want because no one can hear them and no one is going to save them.
The terrible irony of the anti-historicism of the torture debate is that in the name of eradicating future abuses, past crimes are being erased from the record. Since the US has never had truth commissions, the memory of its complicity in far-away crimes has always been fragile. Now these memories are fading further, and the disappeared are disappearing again.
This casual amnesia does a disservice not only to the victims, but also to the cause of trying to remove torture from the US policy arsenal once and for all. Already there are signs that the administration will deal with the uproar by returning to plausible deniability. The McCain amendment protects every "individual in the custody or under the physical control of the United States government"; it says nothing about torture training or buying information from the exploding industry of for-profit interrogators.
And in Iraq the dirty work is already being handed over to Iraqi death squads, trained by the US and supervised by commanders like Jim Steele, who prepared for the job by setting up similar units in El Salvador. The US role in training and supervising Iraq's interior ministry was forgotten, moreover, when 173 prisoners were recently discovered in a ministry dungeon, some tortured so badly that their skin was falling off. "Look, it's a sovereign country. The Iraqi government exists," Rumsfeld said. He sounded just like the CIA's William Colby who, asked in a 1971 Congressional probe about the thousands killed under Phoenix, a programme he helped launch, replied that it was now "entirely a South Vietnamese programme".
As McCoy says, "if you don't understand the history and the depths of the institutional and public complicity, then you can't begin to undertake meaningful reforms." Lawmakers will respond to pressure by eliminating one small piece of the torture apparatus: closing a prison, shutting down a programme, even demanding the resignation of a really bad apple like Rumsfeld. But he warns, "they will preserve the prerogative to torture."
· A version of this article appears in the Nation www.thenation.com
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Spudulike is a British fast food franchise founded in Edinburgh in 1974. In 1979, Spudulike was acquired by the British School of Motoring (BSM), a partnership that enabled Spudulike to grow its franchise operation considerably. It demerged in 1982, retaining all of its High Street branches.
Its products are baked potatoes (potatoes being known as "spuds" in colloquial English), with a wide range of fillings. It has branches across Britain, although these are mostly now in shopping centres, rather than on the High Street.
There are over 50 Spudulike restaurants in the UK.
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Video courtesy of ReelNASA
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If this is true, NASA, and those that follow the space agency’s efforts, have flattered many hit songs from 2012. South Korean rapper PSY, LMFAO, and Melbourne Metro have all had their tracks modified to tell the NASA story.
By far the most successful of the 2012 parodies was the remake of PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” which was reworked to become “NASA Johnson Style.” The parody included more than a few of NASA’s astronauts, officials, and scientists dancing and appearing in the video.
Video courtesy of Satire
If there is a runner-up in terms of the most-liked NASA parody video, it would probably be “We’re NASA and We Know It,” a knock off of LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It.”
The last (in terms of chronology it is actually the “middle child”) of these videos, “Cool Things to Find,” was a remake of Melbourne Metro’s “Dumb Way to Die.” This video coincided with the hullabaloo about what the Curiosity rover had found on Mars (which turned out to be very little).
Video courtesy of Cinesaurus
2012 saw three of these videos released. Given their popularity, there can be little doubt that 2013 will see more than its fair share of these parody videos as well.
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Hail to thee, Blithe Spirit
Bill Mitchell was born in Skipton in 1928 and began his journalistic career on the Craven Herald before joining The Dalesman in 1948. Initially called The Yorkshire Dalesman, the magazine was first published in 1939 by Harry J. Scott, a former Leeds journalist, who had moved to the Dales village of Clapham in 1935. His magazine, published from his own home in Clapham, soon became well-known for documenting the life of Dales folk. Bill remembers meeting ‘tweed-clad, pipe-smoking’ Scott in the offices of the Craven Herald in Skipton shortly before Bill joined The Yorkshire Dalesman. Scott’s unique greeting was ‘Hail to thee, Blithe Spirit.’
After that memorable meeting, Bill soon started commuting from Skipton to Clapham on the Pennine Bus service, a local service which today still runs from Skipton to Settle. Bill remembers vividly one journey when a lady asked the bus driver to drive carefully, her destination being the local hospital. Thinking she was ill, the bus driver drove carefully and when she alighted enquired if the journey had been smooth enough. He then discovered that her main concern had not been her health, but the jelly she carried in her wicker basket. ‘It hadn’t set properly when I got on,’ Bill recollects her saying.
People Not Things
When starting his career at The Dalesman, Bill was told by his editor Scott, ‘We are more interested in people than things,' which Bill says has ‘ruled my life as a journalist.’ Having mastered shorthand and typing at school in Keighley, Bill used these skills to record his initial interviews. As Bill says, ‘At first, I scribbled down what people told me using Mr Pitman’s type of shorthand. Words were made up of lines, dots and dashes—a tiring process.’ Then Bill discovered the taperecorder and thereafter recorded hundreds of hours of interviews with the men and women of the Yorkshire Dales which formed the basis for his written work. As he says, ‘With a small tape recorder, I was able to concentrate entirely on the subject. My first tape-recorder was bulky and conspicuous. I eventually used a small recorder. The subject of my interview soon forgot about it.’ It is this approach which gives Bill’s recorded interviews their unique value—the lives of Dales folk told in their own words.
A Career in Journalism
From 1951 Bill also edited Cumbria, a magazine which focused on the Lake District, and of course recorded many Lakeland folk as a basis for his books on the area. After working with The Dalesman for over thirty years and editing it for most of that time single-handed, Bill retired from the magazine in 1986 and began his second career. He continued to record the lives of Dales folk on tape and published many books as well as articles for the Craven Herald, The Dalesman and Yorkshire Post. He also delivered several thousand talks to local groups and societies and still continues to do so.
After a lifetime of recording the lives of Dales folk in their own words, in 1996 Bill was awarded the MBE for his services to journalism in Yorkshire and Cumbria. He was also awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Bradford where a selection of Bill’s Archive is housed in Special Collections. In the same year Bill became an Honorary member of the Yorkshire Dales Society ‘in recognition of your services in protecting the environment of the Yorkshire Dales’, and is currently President of the Society.
The Consequences of Chatting
By 2010 Bill had amassed a wealth of material on the lives of local Dales folk, recorded in print, on cassette tape and video. But it was a cursory chat with Sita Brand, Director of Settle Stories Ltd, that kick-started the W.R. Mitchell Archive. Sita had invited Bill to give a talk at the ‘Tea and Tales’ event. Having a chat and a cup of tea in Bill’s kitchen in Giggleswick, talking about stories and storytelling, Bill said ‘Have you got a minute?’ and showed Sita the wealth of tapes, videos, journals and books that he has been collecting as part of his life’s work. And from this conversation an archive was established.
If you would like to find out more about the W.R. Mitchell Archive please contact Gillian Waters at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Nappy Roots in Missoula [EVENT]
Nappy Roots, a Kentucky-bred hip hop group joined forces in college around the mid-’90s.
Around the turn of the new century, Nappy Roots found themselves on the charts, primarily due to other southern acts paving a path for them such as Ludacris, and Outkast. Their first album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, shot to platinum and gave them all a chance to tour the world, although other albums never really seemed to catch on.
Nappy Roots’ most current album, Nappy Dot Org, returns the group back to their purest form, with production handled by Organized Noize.
Finally, Missoula finally has a chance to see this group on stage in the coming days.
Thursday, January 30
147 W Broadway, Missoula, MT
• Ages 18+
• General Admission
• Doors @ 9pm
• Show @ 10pm
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Habs sink Bruins on late goal by Ryder
Ryder, who scored 25 goals in his 2003-04 rookie season, began his sophomore campaign on the right foot.
BOSTON - The Canadiens kicked off the regular season in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night. With the game tied and overtime looming, Michael Ryder scored with only 12 seconds remaining to give Montreal a 2-1 win on opening night in Boston.
Ryder, who surely hasn't forgotten having lost out to Bruins goalie Andrew Raycroft for rookie-of-the-year honors in 2003-04, got a little payback when he swatted a loose puck past Raycroft for the game-winner. Alex Kovalev and Saku Koivu assisted on the power-play marker, on a night where the Bruins seemed well on their way to victory.
Boston outshot Montreal 30-21 and dominated at times, most notably in the second period. They tossed 12 shots at Jose Theodore while the Canadiens sent just three shots in Andrew Raycroft's direction, the first of which came with only four minutes remaining in the frame.
Theodore was solid in stopping 29-of-30 Bruins shots on the night, as he picked up where he left off in Game 7 of the Canadiens' opening round series win over Boston in 2004. That night in Boston, he shut out the Bruins to cap off Montreal's first ever comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.
The Canadiens' first goal of the 2005-06 season belonged to Jan Bulis who broke in on Raycroft and fought off a Bruins defenseman before firing a shot up high on Raycroft's glove side. Niklas Sundstrom and Radek Bonk drew assists on the play, with Bonk collecting not only his first point as a Montreal Canadien but also the Czech centreman's 400th career point.
Tonight marked the 11th time these two longtime rivals opened the season against one another with the Canadiens now leading 6-2-3 in those contests. The last time they opened against each other was Oct. 8, 1963 at the Boston Garden with the teams battling to a 4-4 tie. The Canadiens now boast a 47-26-15 all-time record on opening night while the Bruins fall to 34-31-16.
Richard Zednik saw just over five minutes of ice-time in the opening period before leaving the game with a groin injury. Training camp standout Tomas Plekanec took Zednik's place on the top line alongside with Kovalev and Koivu. Despite playing in only his second career NHL game, Plekanec also saw regular duty on the penalty kill as the Canadiens shutdown the Bruins, who were 0-for-7 on the night with the man advantage. The Canadiens, who had the league's second-ranked power-play during the preseason, went 1-for-5 on Wednesday.
Montreal will now travel to New York to take on the Rangers on Thursday night, before ending their season-opening road trip with a date with the Maple Leafs Saturday in Toronto. The Canadiens will then host the Ottawa Senators in their home opener at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.
NOTES: Claude Julien's lines on opening night were: Kovalev-Koivu-Zednik, Pierre Dagenais-Mike Ribeiro-Ryder, Bulis-Bonk-Sundstrom, Chris Higgins-Steve Begin- Plekanec.. As for the blueline the pairings: Mathieu Dandenault-Sheldon Souray, Mike Komisarek-Francis Bouillon, Andrei Markov-Craig Rivet... Scratches on the night were rookies: Mark Streit, Raitis Ivanans and Alexander Perezhogin... A sellout was crowd of 17,565 was on hand at TD Banknorth Garden with the crowd giving a lengthy standing ovation following the puck drop on the opening face-off... Despite standing at only 5-foot-8, Francis Bouillon led the Canadiens with three hits, and leveled 6-foot-4, 223-pound Joe Thornton early in the first period to set the tone for the night.
Manny Almela is a writer for canadiens.com
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Harry E Mynick
Dr. Mynick is a Principal Research Physicist in the Theory Department at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Mynick is the author of more than 120 scientific papers. His research interests are in plasma physics, in energy and environmental studies, and in artificial intelligence. Within plasma physics, his principal areas of technical expertise are in plasma transport, particularly in 3-dimensional toroidal systems, energetic particle dynamics, and canonical mechanics. He has been a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1996. In 1990-91, he was a Hewlett Fellow at the Princeton University Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, working on issues in energy and environmental technology and policy assessment. Mynick received his bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics with highest honors from Yale University in 1972, winning in addition the DeForrest Mathematical Prize, Alan M. Bateman Science Award and the Russell H. Chittenden Prize, awarded to the undergraduate with the highest academic standing. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1978.
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he's a tard, what he should have done is watched fewer gangster movies
he should have encased the entire body in cement and dumped it further out...
- Car Key Boi
Apr 19th, 2003, 12:39 AM
I'm watching it right now!!!!!
Car Key Boi
Apr 19th, 2003, 12:50 AM
yup same here, and it's now on the news sites
The husband of missing Laci Peterson was arrested in San Diego for the murder of his wife Friday evening, according to law enforcement sources.
Sources said Scott Peterson was arrested without incident and that police were aware of Peteronís location for the past few days.
The arrest comes in the wake of two grisly discoveries last week, when the bodies of a baby boy and a pregnant woman were found in San Francisco bay.
Scientists have conducted DNA tests on both of those bodies and the results are expected to be released in a news conference at 9 p.m. EDT.
Law enforcement sources have told Fox News that, ever since the case first opened, they believed Peterson was responsible for the murder. They suspected him of throwing his wife's body into San Francisco Bay and securing it with concrete blocks, hooks and fishing weights.
Peterson has denied any role in the murder.
Apr 19th, 2003, 01:25 AM
This Guy Better Get The Fucking Death Penalty, How Could He Do That!?!?!?!?!?
Apr 19th, 2003, 02:38 AM
Will he get charged with TWO murders?
Apr 19th, 2003, 02:07 PM
Hey, he's innocent until proven guilty. So far, he's only been arrested or charged by the police.
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Pro wrestling star 'Ultimate Warrior' dead at 54
(WJLA) - Just days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, one of the wrestling world's biggest stars has died.
WWE officials confirmed in a statement Tuesday night that James Brian Hellwig, known as the "Ultimate Warrior," has died unexpectedly at the age of 54.
“WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior,” the statement reads.
According to ABC News' Dan Good via "Good Morning America," Hellwig was a trailblazer in the wrestling world, known for his bright face paint, bulging muscles, dramatic speeches and the way he shook the ropes of the ring before a fight.
Hellwig defeated one of wrestling's other biggest superstars, Hulk Hogan, to become the WWE Champion in 1987, when his career was just beginning.
ABC News reported that Ultimate Warrior was in the process of a comeback, having just signed a new, multi-year deal with WWE to serve as an official ambassador after being absent from the ring for the past 18 years.
ABC News quoted a tweet by Hulk Hogan Tuesday night when he learned of Hellwig's passing - "RIP WARRIOR. Only love. - HH"
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Titobar, Aug. 9 (ANI): Asserting that all ethnic groups need to stay united, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday rejected demands to divide the state.
"I am not going to divide Assam. We all need to live together. Stop bandh culture and go for work culture. When we are one, the others will fear to break us up," said Gogoi.
"We may be Rabhas, Bodos, Karbis, Chutias, Gorkhas (ethnic communities) or minorities. But we all need to live together as Assamese under one umbrella in the state of Assam from Sadiya to Dhubri," he added.
Gogoi, who was speaking at the Gyan Bikas Bota award distribution programme to meritorious students by the Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council (TKAC) in his constituency Titabor, emphasized that unity and living together is a must for Assam.
"With a bandh culture the rich don't suffer but only the poor farmers and daily wage earners suffer. Stop bandh culture and go for work culture," he said.
The Chief Minister pointed out that violence cannot solve problems, and said that things can be sorted out only through discussions and talks.
"From the Assam Government side, we are holding talks with every body - ULFA, NDFB, Dima Hasao Daogah and other militant groups. So, even with separate state demanding parties for Kamtapur, Karbi Anglong, Bodoland, etc, we are doing the same for we need development, unity and peace under one umbrella - Assamese," he said.
The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) that has been crusading for separate statehood for Bodos has set August 13 as the deadline for tripartite talks with the Assam Government and the Centre on the issue.
ABSU Vice President Jibon Basumatary led a delegation of the outfit's functionaries for a meeting at Dispur on Wednesday in response to an invitation from the Assam Chief Minister.
The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) had earlier called for a 60-hour shutdown in Assam to press its demand for a separate Bodoland state.
The demand for Bodoland gained ground following the Centre's nod for the creation of a separate state of Telengana. (ANI)
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ilike that it is kind of thick and it looks like i am wearing eyeliner when i am not but does not seem to do much for lengthening.
love it! I used to use lancome, but this has it all, and the price is great!
Creates impressively long, impossibly thick lashes
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This is interesting:
In an analysis of the potential impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles projected for 2020 and 2030 in 13 regions of the United States, ORNL researchers explored their potential effect on electricity demand, supply, infrastructure, prices and associated emission levels. Electricity requirements for hybrids used a projection of 25 percent market penetration of hybrid vehicles by 2020 including a mixture of sedans and sport utility vehicles. Several scenarios were run for each region for the years 2020 and 2030 and the times of 5 p.m. or 10:00 p.m., in addition to other variables.
The report found that the need for added generation would be most critical by 2030, when hybrids have been on the market for some time and become a larger percentage of the automobiles Americans drive. In the worst-case scenario—if all hybrid owners charged their vehicles at 5 p.m., at six kilowatts of power—up to 160 large power plants would be needed nationwide to supply the extra electricity, and the demand would reduce the reserve power margins for a particular region's system.
The best-case scenario occurs when vehicles are plugged in after 10 p.m., when the electric load on the system is at a minimum and the wholesale price for energy is least expensive. Depending on the power demand per household, charging vehicles after 10 p.m. would require, at lower demand levels, no additional power generation or, in higher-demand projections, just eight additional power plants nationwide.
Of course, there's a mechanism for helping people plug their cars in at the right time: pricing energy in response to demand, through miracle smart grid technologies that will be available sometime in the very near future like, well, yesterday.
Of course, even the coolest of hybrids plugged into the smartest of grids won't save our bacon if we don't change the sources of our energy and the design of our communities.
a) I want a PHEV like two years ago...so giddy up so I can buy one.
b) If by 2020 or 2030 I am still charging my PHEV on fossil fuel based power and not a renewable energy, then something is seriously messed up.
I would expect the uptake in PHEVs to be a strong driver for increased renewables development.
A large fleet of PHEVs coupled with V2G would provide a vast distributed storage system for electricity generated overnight, enabling a much larger proportion of renewables. This would be at no cost to the energy supppliers unless they subsidised PHEVs or set up battery leasing schemes (which would make a lot of sense). Moreover the vehicle owners could earn money through grid regulation services.
It's such a critically important technology and it's great to see the first implementation in Boulder.
Btw there's a lot of useful V2G resources here:
Seattle-based V2Green is emerging as a leader in the smart charging field. Its technology will direct charging to off-peak, and ultimately manage vehicle-to-grid networks where plug-ins feed power to the grid. They will be part of Xcel's smart grid city efforts, and are also doing pilots with other key utilities including Austin Energy and Seattle City Light. www.v2green.com
Unfortunately, the commute is an increasingly small proportion of total driving, less than a quarter. The idea that the car will charge up at night with enough juice to get to work and back and then plug into a timer is no longer realistic. People will still motor around in the evenings to get to the faraway shopping mall, and the time they will want to charge up and charge fast will be in the early evening, which is precisely when V2G will want to drain their battery, not charge it, because of electricity demand.
If we increase peak hour electricity demand and not base load to support the electric cars, the additional peak power is most likely to come from fossil fuels, unfortunately.
The scenario Martin describes is exactly what smart charging is meant to avoid. We absolutely do not want cars charging on peak. We want them charging in the wee hours when people are sleeping and power use is in a trough. Smart charging senses those valleys through communications with the grid and orders charging of cars then. There is substantial off-peak capacity available to charge large fleets of plug-ins, as studies from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have shown.
The use of vehicle-to-grid to meet peaks, such as the late afternoon/early evening, is not seen as the best use of the power, at least for now. Instead, V2G analysts point to grid stabilization services, a certain amount of power used to keep up a steady flow through the grid and balance against sudden dips and surges. This will most likely happen during the daytime parking, probably at the workplace.
The person who owns the car has selected a series of customer preferences in the smart charging/V2G system that tells how much power s/he is willing to feed back into the grid based on driving patterns. And the system will also get to know the owner, so a pattern of evening use will be taken into account. The owner might prefer to run all electric as much as possible, so that could reduce power available to the grid during the day. Or maybe the owner has found the grid services payments to their account attractive enough so that they are willing to deliver more day power and use the on-board engine for evening driving.
Central point - plug-ins require on-board intelligence and a smart grid to operate will full benefits to owner and the grid. The intelligence will optimize charge times and power exchanges.
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I am a new user to TAFs. I am importing using Music.sav sample file for my Data Source in TAFs. After the import, I am trying to export the result to Excel. When I go to File=>Export Result, I am getting message Export Cancelled.
Why I am not able to do the Export?
How can I fix it?
Resolving the problem
The behavior and message you are getting is normal. You are getting the error message because you don't have any Category to be export. If there is no category, you can create an empty category and move the Concepts from the bottom panel to your category.
In TAFs, as you can see, there is no category being build and you will get an
error if you try to build the category.
Just go to Category => Create Empty Category. Give it a name.
Now Select one or more of the Concepts from below panel and move (drag) to the
category you created.
Now build the category
Now do your File..Export Result
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Hunting and eating Ortolan Buntings has been illegal in France since 1999, but the bird is considered a delicacy. Thus the practice of trapping and selling caged Ortolans to high-end restaurants continues. The songbirds killed for gourmet dinners may number in the tens of thousands. Recently animal rights activists have released caged Ortolans back into the wild.
In a co-ordinated protest, members of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) destroyed hundreds of traps and set free the birds inside. The time had come, they said, to prioritise biodiversity over gastronomy.Even when I am sympathetic with their goals, as in this case, I always hesitate when I read of activists released birds (or other animals) into the wild because in so many cases animals have been released into inappropriate habitat or domesticated animals have been released even though they might not be able to survive on their own. In this case, the birds are clearly wild in origin and the releases appear to be in their original habitat. At least I hope my reading is the correct one.
"For 10 years now, not only has the state turned a blind eye [to the poachers] but it has been complicit," said Allain Bougrain-Dubourg, president of the LPO. "It is time to make the state face up to its responsibilities."
This seems like an issue dear to Charlie's heart, so I imagine he will have something to say about it.
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SANTA FE — Coming off a less-than-stellar performance Wednesday against Bernalillo, the Los Alamos Hilltopper volleyball team got its ship righted in a hurry Saturday.
The Hilltoppers earned a convincing shutout victory over a much-improved Santa Fe Demon program Saturday at Toby Roybal Gymnasium. Even after getting off to a rocky start in the second set, the Hilltoppers recovered quickly and turned a 6-1 deficit into an 8-7 lead in the space of just two side-outs.
Los Alamos won Saturday’s District 2AAAA contest over Santa Fe 25-11, 25-19, 25-16 to improve its district mark to 2-0 and win its eighth-straight match.
Saturday, Los Alamos made things easier for itself from the get-go, displaying an improved service game, something that it struggled with Wednesday.
Hilltopper head coach Garry Maskaly said that instead of serving it straight to a waiting defensive specialist, the team was forcing the Demons’ back line to move to catch up to serves.
That little adjustment made a difference.
“We’ve been practicing that a lot,” Hilltopper setter Savanah Romero said. “I think we did that. Our serving has struggled for awhile now, but I think it’s getting back.”
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X-rays have not been scheduled, but the left-hander's status for the second game of the regular season against the Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., is unknown.
Manager Buck Showalter told reporters that Matusz threw 29 pitches before being hit. The game ended after that incident.
Showalter said that Zach Britton, who is expected to be optioned to Triple-A, would be a candidate to replace Matusz if the injury is deemed serious enough to necessitate changes in the rotation.
More to come.
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ISOC adds Ram Truck as sponsor
December 6, 2013
Filed under Features
Officials with International Series of Champions (ISOC), the producers and promoters of AMSOIL Championship Snocross, announced Ram Truck as the presenting sponsor of the 2013-14 series tour, which started in November at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn.
AMSOIL Championship Snocross’ high proportion of pickup truck ownership amongst its audience (83.7 percent, with 68.9 percent owning a trailer as well) attracted Ram as the series’ presenting sponsor.
“Ram Truck is pleased to be able to expand our relationship with ISOC,” said Reid Bigland, president and CEO of Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC.
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Spanish artist Antonio Ortuño, Alicante, 1970. I express myself through single-channel video, video installation, and video combined with art. These are empathetic tools that help me better reflect circumstances that are otherwise hard to assimilate or understand, sometimes due to our own ignorance about ourselves, given the little interest we have in introspection or, simply, due to the fear of knowing how we actually are in our most intimate beings.
In my case my work has always centred on video, videointalations, photo, drawings, boxes and objects which for me reflect more easily those sensations or feelings which are dificult to assimilate or undenstand because of our own ignorance or lack of experience. My idea is to continue working on artistics projects with this philosophy in mind and make the public feel those rich, pure sensations and help them reflect on their own emotional situation. Love, but also fear, pleasure, anguish, happiness, anxiety and doubt, among other emotions, all make up part of my work. I hope in some way to de-dramatize the situations and eliminate their aggressive tone, so that the viewer doesn't feel them directly, but rather reflects and understands their meaning, the reason for their existence.
The artistic journey of Antonio Ortuño began began in Zaragoza in the Contemporary Art Festival "Conmutaciones-02", with the video installation "Por Amor/Deshechos" ("For Love/ejection"). Later came Valencia, where I presented the video "Él, antoñito" ("He, little antonio") in the space "El almacén del adecuado comportamiento" ("The store of appropriate conduct"), part of the Second Valencia Biennial. Later works include "Despegar" ("Detach"), a video he screened at the "Nabi Center" in Seoul, South Korea; the video "¿Te parece que esto son sólo palabras?" ("Does this seem like just words to you?") in the International Festival of Video Art in Valencia in the Sala Parpalló; the video installation "Individualities" in Local Project gallery in New York; and his participation in "The Most Curatiorial Biennial of the Universe" at ApexArt gallery in New York and in Animal Gallery in Santiago de Chile with the video “Love=pleasure”. Recently he also participated at “Framing AIDS” in the Queens Museum of Art in New York, Pool Art Fair in New York City and the Spain Art Fest´10 in Times Square and this year with his solo show "My American Uncle" in the Contemporary Culture Center L'excorxador in Spain and Local Project with the solo show "Escapes and Lies".
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Of course, these days few players think of CoV as an expansion. Since the two games were merged two years ago, the very concept seems almost ridiculous, and the two have long felt like halves of a whole. City of Heroes is generally accepted as the name of the game, despite a better fashion sense and leveling experience over in the Rogue Isles. But let's take a step back through to 2005 and honor this hive of scum and... well, you know the rest.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the archetypes in CoH were clearly designed to fill MMO roles first and superheroic archetypes second. This is hardly a black mark against the designers -- they were trying something new and radically different. It was a good call to keep things grounded in familiar settings. But while the heroic archetypes have found their niche, they've never quite felt as flavorful as the initial outlay of archetypes in CoV. Think about it for a second. You don't have to think about Rhino or Bane to know their archetype -- the name and mechanics of Brutes fit every trait of the character perfectly.
But even if we leave aside the rich heritage of comic books that the game draws from, the individual archetypes are able to do more things in more interesting arrangements. Masterminds have no equivalent on blueside, Brutes are both brawlers and tanks, Corruptors are both blasters and healers as the situation warrants. Stalkers and Dominators are a bit more single-note, but they both do their thing in a very different manner than their heroic equivalents. And when we finally got our villainous epics, it turned out that playing a nameless mook was actually pretty awesome.
Each of these archetypes was important in creating an overall environment for developers to expand beyond the rather stultifying roles that the game started with. Newer powersets are designed to offer a variety of different functions, with shields and pistols and so forth fitting in various
multiple playstyles. Most importantly, the new archetypes meant that powers could be combined in different ways, could interact differently than they had at launch, could be far more versatile than we had all come to expect.
When it was launched, CoH had innovations that were downright astonishing at the time. The idea that most of the game would be experienced via mission storylines wasn't unheard of, but it was a big break from form. And sure enough, most of your leveling in the city involves finding contacts and completing the tasks they assign to you via stiff and uninteresting dialog which sounds like it was written by a bored and frustrated programmer.
To be fair, by the time most of the dialog was written, I can imagine that it was being written by bored and frustrated programmers. However great a writer you think you are, there comes a point where you are essentially just writing words until you hit the requisite count when you're churning this stuff out. There are only so many ways you can say "go into this warehouse and beat these Hellions into powder" before you just throw up your hands.
The point I'm getting at here is that there weren't many storylines to grab you in the original game. There were some bits and pieces, but it wasn't until CoV that the game really gave its missions a full set of attention and investment. That is where the tutorial mission chain involves you taking part in multiple Arachnos operations and taking out a fairly big threat to the island, where you get a feel for the raving lunacies of the Fortunatas, the subtle superiority of Arachnos agents and the labyrinthine politics of islands where everyone's a criminal.
These missions have personality. They're presented as a coherent, overarching story. And it's the reception to this sort of gameplay that led to the team to decide that a story-heavy expansion like Going Rogue would find a positive audience. Opinions might differ on how well the expansion plays, but it's hard to argue against the quality of the writing and storytelling seen in the game.
This is the one point that's easiest to write about, mostly because it's hard to describe what's a very visual phenomenon. But let's make it simple: go log in to CoH and travel through each of the hero zones. Take a screenshot of each, then shuffle them and try to pick out which shot comes from which zone. If you want to make it even harder on yourself, avoid Croatoa and Faultline.
Not only do the villain zones look more distinct, there's a progression of sorts as you move through them. Mercy Island has sectioned off the non-horrible parts of the island, which look very similar to the architecture in Port Oakes, which is further cleaned and spread out in Cap Au Diable... you get the idea. There's still some overlap, but the grimy industrial sprawl of Sharkhead Isle versus the artificial shine on Nerva Archipelago is much more striking than, say, Talos Island versus Independence Port.
There are a lot of other innovations that came along with the Rogue Isles, but if I have to summarize it all? I'd have to say that the company essentially relaunched the game with a bunch of new options and the same basic engine, and... then they convinced us to pay full price for it again.
Further reflections or observations about CoV are, of course, welcome in either the comments field or my inbox. As always, you can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.org. Next week it's questions and answers, like always, so be sure to get those in!
By day a mild-mannered reporter, Eliot Lefebvre unveils his secret identity in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles every Wednesday. Filled with all the news that's fit to analyze and all the muck that's fit to rake, this look at City of Heroes analyzes everything from the game's connection to its four-color roots to the latest changes in the game's mechanics.
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/27/a-mild-mannered-reporter-five-years-of-scum-and-villainy/
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About the site
HP Labs Israel is located on the campus of Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, which sits on Mount Carmel, overlooking the city of Haifa. The lab fosters interactions with HP's large R&D community in Israel, as well as the research institutions and high-tech companies in the region.
Established in 1994, HP Labs Israel is an excellence center in Big Data, machine learning, data mining, and imaging.
We aim to advance the state of the art in science and technology and to bridge technology gaps for HP businesses and customers.
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The Barn Wood Wall in the basement is complete!
Time for the first look! Slow and steady, that’s how we’re working to put our personality in to the basement. I hope you’ll follow along with us as I share every little or big detail.
You know that time when you think you know what you want but you’re a little nervous because you don’t know if it will turn out like you think it will? Well, it turned out more amazing than I thought that it could. And it was fast and fabulous!
Here’s the before:
and here’s the before, before:
It’s seems like such a long time ago but it’s only been a few months. Even before we started the basement makeover, I had a vision. The vision included a wood wall. I kept seeing these beautiful walls filled with barn wood, painted wood and raw wood. I suppressed the idea as long as I could. I mean there’s been a lot of work going on around here, why would I want to put something on the wall and cover up that perfect drywall. I really can’t answer that, I just know what I like and what I wanted.
Then my barn wood wall dream came true with the opportunity to partner with Stikwood. I thought that I’d choose the reclaimed weathered white wood but when the samples arrived, it was the barn wood – reclaimed weathered wood (affiliate link) that won out! The wood arrived about a week ago and I put it in the basement to acclimate to it’s new home. If you want to add beautiful warmth and personality check out Stikwood.
- Added the trim to right side of the wall.
- Checked the countertop, to make sure it was level.
- Peeled the strips off the back of the Stikwood.
- Started on the right corner at the top of the countertop.
- Moved from right to left.
- Used my Rockwell bladerunner x2 to cut the wood and the metal trim.
In this photo on the top right you can see the metal trim. Its sticks on the wall just like the wood.
I opened all the wood and spread it out so I could pick a mix of the color and sizes. After you remove the paper from the glue strips you’re ready to apply the wood to the wall.I used a pencil to mark the wood for cutting. Make sure the electricity is off before you remove your plates and screws from your outlets. Leave enough wood behind the metal so your outlets stops here. You may need longer screws to reattach.
I can honestly say, you’ve come a long way baby!
I can’t wait to share what we built to go under the tv!
It’s finally done:
See more of the before and afters of the basement here:
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My thoughts are free to go anywhere, but it's surprising how often they head
in your direction. You're the first and last thought of my everyday...
Every Thursday after breakfast we go the Farmers Market. Another of the many things we love
and look forward to. Not only do we get our fresh produce, goodies, Arvid's bread and some,
but we also get to check out another part of the city and we get our exercise for that day.
When we left home the fog was still all over the city. Made for a much cooler outing
(temperature wise) Even so Arvid never takes chances and always wears a long sleeved top.
For me just the walk is more than enough to keep me warm, plus I don't get as cold as Arvid.
Arvid tells everyone he is a Viking, but at 78 degrees F (almost 26C) he is cold and in long pants.
After the market Arvid decided he needed to go to the barber. he has a barber
we go to when in Chicago, but when we got there he had moved.
We found another one and decided to give it a try.
The barber in this case was a Korean woman. Funny as can be. While Arvid was having
his haircut I decided to explore the surroundings. Here in Chicago many buildings are
connected underground. I actually almost got lost. When I went back to Arvid he and the
barber lady were having "words" She was trying to get him to let her do a few another things
to his hair but he kept saying no. When she saw me she said, "all he says is NO NO!!"
After the cut of course comes time to pay the bill. Back home in Florida, Arvid
pays the barber $16.00 and he can have wine or beer as he waits. Those who know Arvid,
know that he never has any. He does not like to eat nor drink at anyone's home least of all
in the middle of the day at the barbershop. So when the lady here in Chicago told him it
was $30.00 for the cut he was stunned. All he said was, "I should have had it cut in Florida."
Of course the lady and I were laughing through it all. Arvid did not see the humor.
All is good with us. I have moments where I just sit back and remember how it was
with Brutus, and then I am sad. I look at Sniff and every time I am sad he somehow
knows it and comes running to me. Yes he comes running and the
other day he ran to me and jumped up straight onto my lap.
Anna tells me that one day it will be good again. Anna also lost her Buddy. She never forgets,
but she also has 3 other kitties that she adores and that fill her days with joy and laughter.
Sniff keeps us laughing. I love Sniff as does Arvid. It's just that I still miss my Brutus.
Hello everyone. It is Friday and if you live in Chicago then you will know that there is never
a loss for things to do. The city is always buzzing with activity. No wonder we love it!!!
Happy Friday everyone. May your day begin with a smile on your face, love in
your heart and happiness in your soul. Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous..
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Herman Cain's campaign is gone, but the political takeaways live on:
1. You must inspire to catch fire. Cain gave Republicans something they hadn't heard from the other presidential candidates: an inspiring message. Cain gave them a reason to vote for someone, rather than just against someone. And he has a sense of humor. Mitt Romney, who stands to see opponent Newt Gingrich grow stronger from Cain's implosion, should take note.
2. Our politics need more debates more often. Debates are a great equalizer — if there are enough of them. A candidate with no money can eventually shine through. Any debate beats the canned 30-second TV ads that drive the electorate. Some candidates will flame out like Rick Perry. Some will slowly and steadily rise like Gingrich. Others will do neither and go nowhere, like Jon Huntsman or Michele Bachmann. Some won't be invited, like Gary Johnson.
3. Florida matters. Cain, a little-known businessman, went from pipsqueak in the polls to giant-killer almost overnight when he won the Republican Party of Florida's Presidency 5 straw poll for presidential candidates in September. But the nation's most important swing state only matters so much. The previous RPOF straw poll winners went on to win the national Republican nomination for president. Cain broke the streak.
4. Madison Avenue savvy isn't enough. A great strength of the former Godfather's Pizza CEO: He knew all about the power of branding and numbers. But Cain couldn't sell himself as a studious candidate. He declined to give detailed rebuttals to critics of his 9-9-9 tax plan. And he refused to bone up on basics of foreign policy, from the Cuban Adjustment Act to China's nuclear stockpile.
5. Sex sells. Regardless of a candidate's persona or message, a sex scandal for which there's documentation is media catnip. Cain supporters and media critics see media bias at play and point to the coverage of the sexual transgressions of Bill Clinton and John Edwards. Clinton's scandal unfurled long before the era of the three nonstop cable-news networks, blogs, Twitter and YouTube. There was no credible evidence against Edwards until after he left the campaign trail. And it's not as if their scandals were ignored once they erupted.
6. Nothing's private in presidential politics. Every candidate needs to examine his private life before deciding to run for office. If you've had documented sex-harassment charges leveled against you, or you've phoned and texted an alleged mistress at all hours (as early as 4:26 a.m.), it will come out.
7. An unconventional candidacy cuts both ways. The good thing about being an unconventional candidate is that it gives people what they thirst for: a freshness to our stale politics. But conventions exist for a reason. Cain and his campaign utterly fumbled their response to the sexual misconduct allegations from start to finish. That Keystone Kops quality of the campaign robbed Cain of support as well.
8. The GOP's grass roots are restless and powerful. Cain was sustained by the grass roots for weeks after the first scandals broke. In Florida, he had rank-and-file grass roots and tea-party supporters in all 67 counties. Had it not been for his stumbles, there was little sign he would have faded away.
9. The tea party isn't racist. Liberals kvetch that Cain subtly trafficked in black stereotypes (for instance, by joking that he wanted his Secret Service name to be "Cornbread"). But a strong segment of Cain's support was from the tea party. And racists won't vote for a black person.
10. Candidates never die. They just "suspend" their campaigns. Cain ended his campaign Saturday. But you wouldn't know that from his words. He said he was "suspending" it. Romney did the same thing in February 2008. It's December 2011. And Romney's still running.
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/lessons-for-romney-others-in-cains-run/1204778
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Dynamic 1000 Series are the smallest connectors for signal lines in the Dynamic connector series. The 1000 series is available in both crimp and spring clamp versions. There are three pitch sizes available to meet your needs. The standard pitch is 2.0mm, the high voltage pitch is 2.5mm and the spring clamp version has a pitch of 3.5mm. The Dynamic 1000 series can accept wire ranges from 30 AWG to 18 AWG and can handle up to 5A . The 1000 series shares its audible latching, keyed housings, vibration resistance, and full box contacts with the rest of the dynamic line.
These products consist of wire-to-board, wire-to-panel and wire-to-wire connectors with diverse housings available to meet most applications. The standardized contacts limit the amount of application tooling required. However, tooling solutions are available for automated termination as well as field terminations.
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I want to do a physical-to-virtual migration of BSD server, saving the IP address. The destination virtual host is Linux/KVM.
The current setup: I had a BSD server with failed Hardware. I have just replaced it with a new server, and its HardWare is too new to be used by BSD directly.
So, I have Linux on new server and want to move the BSD into virtualization with KVM.
I have full HDD dump of old server.
The problem is: I have only single real IP and I should use this IP both in guest and in host.
I want to use the IP on the guest because it is a mail server and I want my Real IP to be used in mail headers.
Usage of the IP on the host is because I have no any other IP.
TCP Services of the machines are:
- sshd on host at non-standard port;
- sshd on guest
- smtp of guest, POP3/IMAP of guest.
- Outgoing SMTP, HTTP, FTP requests must be enabled from guest.
Ports 22,25,53,110 will be just forwarded from host to guest using iptables. If it is possible I would also forward guest's DNS server into realIP.
How should I configure KVM network and libvirt to achieve same IP usage in guest and in host?
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http://serverfault.com/questions/295431/physical-to-virtual-kvm-migration-with-saving-ip-of-guest-and-reusing-it-at-ho
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After all these years, and growing up with Windows 3.1, I have seen an entire evolution of computers and software. Touch screens and large resolutions were a pipe dream just 15 years ago. Now it's the norm. Going from a Packard Bell (yes, before HP) that couldn't run 3D Ultra Mini...
Become the richest and most feared pirate of the seven seas in Shiny Treasure!
Build guard towers and use the powers of the mysterious green pearl, to protect your valuable treasure chest from evil pirate looters!
Have you got what it takes to survive endless waves of pirates strolling onto your treasure island?
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ST. LOUIS Jonathan Toews scored twice, and Ray Emery and Corey Crawford combined on a shutout as Chicago extended its NHL-record season-opening points streak to 20 games.
Andrew Shaw also scored for Chicago, which was coming off a 6-0-1 homestand and improved to 9-0-2 on the road.
- Retail-restaurant roundup: The Bungalow coming to Pacific City; Muscle Maker Grill opens
- Blue whale entangled off Dana Point; rescue underway
- $10,000 per owner: Volkswagen settlement rises to nearly $15 billion
- Man arrested in Anaheim bank robbery after brief barricade
- Police searching for third person suspected of using counterfeit money at O.C. businesses
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http://www.ocregister.com/sports/chicago-211434-ocprint-scored-block.html
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The wife of a triple murder suspect said she is breathing a sigh of relief now that Harry Mapps is behind bars. Harry Mapps, 59, is accused of killing three people in Rye last month and then trying to cover up the crime by setting the home on fire.
"I don't know what's happened and especially in the last seven months, other than alcohol," said Sandy Mapps, during a phone conversation from her home in Dimmitt, Texas.
Harry Mapps was the target of a nationwide manhunt that ended when U.S. Marshals arrested him at a motel in Roland, Okla. Harry Mapps is accused of killing Kim Tuttle, Reginald Tuttle and their daughter, Dawn Roderick, on Nov. 27.
"The man I married never would have any done any of this," Sandy Mapps said.
When they separated seven months ago, Harry Mapps moved to Rye to live with the Tuttles. Sandy Mapps said she doesn't know if her husband committed the crimes he's accused of.
"My heart hurts for him," Sandy Mapps said. "My heart hurts for his family."
Investigators said Harry Mapps had an arsenal of weapons with him when he was captured Dec. 28. The Pueblo district attorney is considering the death penalty in the case.
Sandy Mapps said, "If it's proven he did all these things, then what the court decides he deserves is what he deserves."
She said she hasn't spoken to Harry Mapps in more than a month. She doesn't plan on coming to Pueblo for his trial.
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http://www.krdo.com/news/wife-of-triple-murder-suspect-breathing-sigh-of-relief/23720472
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For a night, it was like the good old days on Wall Street.
Bankers and traders in dark suits flocked to a Times Square blues lounge to sip cocktails and catch up after work. What made this gathering different was what was on the marquee outside: “LEH Rocks On.”
The LEH referred to the old stock ticker of Lehman Bros., the investment bank whose collapse five years ago this week set into motion the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This was a reunion of former employees, all watching the bank’s former house bands jam cover songs such as the Talking Heads’ hit “Burning Down the House.”
The night brought back memories at the tight-knit bank. And it took the former employees back to the days when Wall Street jobs meant fatter bonuses and wanton splurging.
“We made a lot of money in those days, and we never thought it was going to end,” said one former Lehman investment banker at the event inside B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
But it did. For many who work in finance, gone are the days of bottle service at posh Manhattan clubs.
Gone are the firm-funded lavish holiday parties with models hired as waitresses and indoor snow machines. Gone are free massages at the office, the private jets and the weekend skiing trips to Aspen.
“It was faster and looser,” said Paul Altomonte, an information technology specialist who used to work at Lehman. “Money doesn’t flow as freely.”
Ever since Lehman’s bankruptcy in September 2008 jettisoned some 26,000 employees, waves of subsequent layoffs have stripped thousands of Wall Street traders, bankers and analysts of their six- and seven-figure salaries and bonuses.
New York City lost some 28,300 securities industry jobs during the financial crisis after Lehman’s demise, according to estimates by the New York state comptroller’s office. That doesn’t include the thousands more that vanished from hedge funds and private equity shops.
Only 8,500 of those jobs have come back in the past few years, according to the comptroller’s office.
“In past recoveries, Wall Street has been a driving force. That hasn’t been the case this time around,” said Kenneth Bleiwas, deputy New York state comptroller.
What’s more telling is that members of the current crop of Wall Streeters just aren’t making the same kind of money that they were before, even if the nation’s banks are racking up record profits. The comptroller’s office said the average salary has fallen by about $40,000 since 2007.
Moreover, bonuses have declined sharply. In 2006, the average Wall Street bonus was $191,360, according to the comptroller’s office. Last year, it was $121,890.
“Five years ago you almost had unlimited horizon of opportunity, of what you could create or how much you could make,” said Greg Gentile, who was a Lehman credit trader and played guitar at the blues lounge. “That’s been severely limited and capped by regulation and by just a massive decrease in the risk appetite of the institutions.”
One 40-something stock trader who has bounced around major Wall Street investment houses complained of a “morose” mood in his line of work. Bonuses these days are often deferred, tethering traders to their firms longer than they wish.
A former Lehman trader at the Times Square concert summed up the zeitgeist more bluntly.
“Everybody is miserable,” said the trader, who like many still working on Wall Street declined to be quoted by name because his firm prohibits employees from speaking to reporters. “Everybody’s leaving who can, or they’re being squeezed out.”
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission blamed rapacious compensation as a contributor to the crash. The Occupy Wall Street movement and persistent howls to jail bankers for wrecking the country’s economy didn’t make life easier in Manhattan’s shiny skyscrapers, either.
The upheaval came against a backdrop of government and popular ire aimed at Wall Street. Congress and federal agencies imposed a slew of new regulations, while prosecutors have roiled the industry with civil and criminal investigations into white-collar chicanery.
A more subdued Wall Street is obvious to Eric Benn, the co-owner of a champagne bar in Manhattan’s trendy Tribeca neighborhood that is aptly named The Bubble Lounge.
For nearly two decades, good times on Wall Street meant good times at his bar. Big banks, trading firms and other companies would regularly drop as much as $30,000 on parties there, he said. Now the bar is lucky to get $10,000.
In 2008, he said the lounge raked in $1.6 million in sales. That year they sold a bottle of champagne with an eye-popping price tag — $6,000 for a six-liter Methuselah of Louis Roederer Cristal.
“Pre-Lehman, there was a lot more splurging,” Benn said.
Last year, sales were off 16 percent compared with 2008. The priciest champagne sold so far this year: $700 dropped on a bottle of Bollinger RD 1979. Bottle service nowadays can veer toward less-expensive vodka.
“They really stretch out that one drink and make it last as long as possible,” Benn said.
The scaling back in spending makes sense. After all, staying employed in the financial industry hasn’t gotten easier in recent years.
“Everybody is chastened by what happened. Everybody knows someone who is unemployed or has been unemployed,” said Karen Bodner, 41, who has lost two finance jobs since Lehman collapsed. “People are absolutely more cautious personally, because we all know that the worst can happen.”
Certainly, many in the industry acknowledge their pay — while not at bubble levels — is still jaw-dropping by Main Street standards. And there is some evidence suggesting financial types are rewarding themselves for their stressful, long hours.
At Manhattan Motorcars, a luxury auto dealership, traders and bankers have long favored the flashy two-seat Porsche that “shows success, shows you’ve arrived,” said Brian Miller, the dealer’s owner.
But after Lehman’s fall, Miller saw fewer financiers in his showroom. They used to scout cars in the fourth quarter, then buy during the new year’s bonus season.
“After ’08, we didn’t see very many Wall Street guys,” Miller said, chalking up the decline to conspicuous consumption becoming taboo during the crisis.
But now, with the economy on the mend, Miller said: “We’ve definitely started to see those guys come back.”
Source: MCT Information Services
Lavish Perks Take a Drubbing on Wall Street
For a night, it was like the good old days on Wall Street.
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The Forgotten Occupation recounts the 19-year period during which the United States of America subjugated Haiti to a brutal occupation. From 1915 to 1934, the Haitian people found themselves under the rule of a system that was in large part influenced and pushed for by the National City Bank of New York (now Citibank), and that initially found support amongst many Haitians in the country.
The Forgotten Occupation is about Jim Crow, which was imported to Haiti by way of the American marines, whose perceptions of the Haitians they were occupying were rooted in the racist consciousness of the United States South from which most of them came. It is that consciousness that made it easy for the occupiers to kidnap innumerable men, take them away from their homes, and constrain them to forced labor. This process eventually ignited a mass rebellion.
The Forgotten Occupation is about those who resisted and paid for that resistance with their lives. It is about Charlemagne Peralte, the leader of the Cacos (the rebel group formed mainly of Haitian peasants) who, despite being outgunned, outmanned, and having little to no chance of a significant retaliation against the unstoppable force who now claimed their land, fought on as best as they could.
The Forgotten Occupation is about those who were displaced from their land, which was forcibly seized and handed over to corporations, including the Haitian-American Sugar Company and Dole: the American Pineapple Company.
The Forgotten Occupation is also about the rebirth of Haiti. For, due to the rabid racism it suffered under the US presence, Haiti was forced to reevaluate its identity as an extension of French culture and began to develop a deep appreciation for its African roots.
There are a large number of people, including many Haitians, who know nothing of these 19 years. The Forgotten Occupation seeks to shed a light on this significant chapter of Haiti’s history, which has long since faded from the collective mind, but still affects the country to this day.
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County opens Christmas tree drop-off sites
The Johnson County Park and Recreation District will once again recycle natural Christmas trees, using some to mulch trails and others to improve fish habitats at Shawnee Mission Park.
Trees may be dropped off for free through Jan. 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the northeast corner of the marina parking lot at Shawnee Mission Park, 7900 Renner Road. Trees also will be accepted at Heritage and Kill Creek parks in Olathe.
Trees must have wrappers removed and be free of decorations, especially “icicles,” mylar, shiny plastic or aluminum items. Yard waste will not be accepted.
The county recycled more than 2,500 trees last year.
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"A work of impressive scholarship in which theoretical sophistication and ethnographic richness are convincingly matched."—Ian Hamnett, Times Higher Education Supplement.
2. The Sociocultural Order
3. The Normative Repertoire
4. The Context of Dispute
5. Dispute Processes 1: Marriage and the Negotiation of Conjugal Status
6. Dispute Processes 2: Property Devolution and the Definition of Kinship Relations
7. Rules and Outcomes
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Three months ago, I speculated that Jonah Goldberg's forthcoming book, then titled Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation From Mussolini to Hillary Clinton, was the victim of a swift and violent paradigm shift. The 2006 elections and the right's critical drubbing of Dinesh D'Souza's The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11—which proposed a strategic alliance between Muslim theocrats and the American right against the degenerate American left—had rendered conservatism's lunatic fringe suddenly unfashionable. This couldn't, I thought, be good news for a book that portrayed Hillary Clinton as a goose-stepping brownshirt. One hint that Doubleday might be feeling nervous was that the book's publication date, originally planned for 2005, had been delayed repeatedly, and had just been delayed once more, to Dec. 26, 2007. Goldberg's publisher, Adam Bellow, insisted that the book's delays were attributable entirely to the extreme care being taken to get the history just right, and Goldberg himself, after stating on National Review's online chat-fest "The Corner" that he found me to be "a bore and a fairly nasty and humorless fellow," said the book was delayed only because "it's not done yet." My "assertion that the book's delayed for marketing reasons would be a flat-out lie if it weren't flat-out conjecture," Goldberg thundered.
What Bellow and Goldberg said didn't strike me as necessarily inconsistent with what I'd written. I could well envision that the extreme care to which Bellow referred might include frantic tweaking of tone to make Goldberg sound less like Ann Coulter and more like David Brooks. But whatever the reason for the delay, the marketing plan for Goldberg's book has been altered since I last wrote, and the direction has been away from Coulterism. A book's subtitle is part of a book's marketing, is it not? Ladies and gentlemen, the subtitle has been changed.
Gone is The Totalitarian Temptation From Mussolini to Hillary Clinton. Now the subtitle is The Totalitarian Temptation From Hegel to Whole Foods. This is undeniably kinder, gentler, and less political. But it isn't necessarily more truthful. As liberal blogger Ezra Klein points out, John Mackey, founder and chief executive of Whole Foods, is a libertarian. In a recent speech, Mackey said, "The Left's goal remains either to cripple or to destroy capitalism." That doesn't sound very liberal to me. Perhaps Goldberg has found a way to write around Mackey's inconvenient politics. Or perhaps he'll have to go back to the drawing board. One option might be for Goldberg to change the title to The Road to Serfdom, which is what F.A. Hayek called this book when he published it 50-odd years ago. Goldberg should know, though, that a cartoon version of Hayek's most famous work is already in circulation.
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Digital miter-angle display in front of the saw.
My two cents:
"Accurate, has the best dust collection, but also the loudest."
55 pounds, 3,200 rpm, dual bevel, 60-tooth carbide blade, 5-year warranty. Miter/bevel range: 52 degrees left and right/48 degrees left and right. Maximum cross-cut capacity: 7⅜
inches. Maximum stock thickness: 6 inches, 60 dB.
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Myron Ebell is director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and chairs the Cooler Heads Coalition, which comprises over two dozen non-profit groups in this country and abroad that question global warming alarmism and oppose energy rationing policies.
Ebell has appeared as a guest on numerous television shows, including the ABC Evening News, NBC Nightly News, PBS News Hour, BBC Newsnight, BBC World, CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, MSNBC, ITN, Voice of America, Televisa, Sky TV, Al Jazeera, PBS’s NOW, Fox News's Special Report with Bret Baier, O'Reilly Factor, and Hannity and Colmes. He has spoken frequently on a variety of BBC radio news shows and on hundreds of radio talk shows.
Ebell's writings have appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Forbes, London’s Guardian, Standpoint Magazine, Riverside Press Enterprise, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Environmental Law Forum.
Ebell holds a B.A. from Colorado College and an M.S. from the London School of Economics. He also did graduate work at the University of California at San Diego and at Peterhouse, Cambridge University.
Op-Eds & Articles
Daily CallerSeptember 22, 2015
Duluth News TrubineJune 26, 2015
Bradenton HeraldJune 18, 2015
Daily CallerJune 13, 2016
Washington TimesMay 13, 2016
Fox NewsMay 13, 2016
June 24, 2016 5:48 PM
June 10, 2016 5:15 PM
May 13, 2016 5:37 PM
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RENO, Nev. — The most recognizable player in the NBA's annual minor-league extravaganza was hardly recognizable at all.
The signature cornrows were gone. The mischievous sneer, too. The swagger was there, though muted, offset by an easy smile and a buoyant stride. In quiet moments—and really, every moment in the sparsely populated Reno Events Center seemed quiet—you might hear a boastful chirp of "Tricky Ricky!" after a nice shot.
But Ricky Davis of the Erie BayHawks looked, played and sounded like a different person than the Ricky Davis who was last seen jacking up shots for the Los Angeles Clippers, or before that the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets.
Thirty-four years old and nearly four years removed from his last NBA game, this Ricky Davis is surely a little slower, a little wiser, deliberate and humble, even a bit mellowed, though this last descriptor elicits a hearty chuckle from his coach.
"I don't know if he's mellowed out," said BayHawks coach Gene Cross, smiling. "I think he's wisened up. And he still can be a hard head at times." But, Cross hastened to add, "We all can be hard heads at times."
It was an unrepentant hard-headedness, along with unrepentant gunning and preening, that defined Davis' bumpy NBA career, which ended with a thud on Feb. 16, 2010, when—betrayed by a cranky left knee and a withering jumper—he was waived by the Clippers.
That decision came a year after Davis had been busted for violating the NBA's drug policy.
This is generally where the road ends for the trouble-prone athlete. When your baggage outweighs your usefulness, you end up on the curb. Or, in Davis' case, on a long and winding detour through Turkey, China, France and Puerto Rico, in search of a way back to an NBA on-ramp.
Determined to make one last push for redemption, Davis signed with the D-League last fall and was taken by the BayHawks, the affiliate of the New York Knicks, with the 93rd pick in the draft. Through Thursday, he was averaging 14.1 points on .439 shooting—his numbers modest, but his hopes high.
The goal is to return to the NBA, to help some team in need of scoring punch, but mostly to write a happier ending to his NBA story. Davis knows his career ended years before it should have. He knows, too, that he was not exactly a model teammate in his 12 seasons, during which he was traded five times.
"I did the wrong way sometimes," Davis said, adding, "I've learned from those mistakes."
"I was a gunner," Davis admitted with a rueful grin. "I didn't find a bad shot that wasn't bad. But I made 'em. That was my motor, just to go out and score that ball. I still got that motor now. Just a little more smarter. I pick my spots, don't break the offense as much and let it come to me."
Immaturity and selfishness surely hurt Davis' chances of another contract, but he said it was his health that ultimately pushed him out of the league in 2010. Davis said he played that season with an undiagnosed tear in his left patellar tendon—an injury the Clippers had classified merely as tendinitis. (A team spokesman declined to comment on Davis' assertion.)
Davis was averaging just 4.4 points per game when he was waived, a damning stat for a single-minded scorer who once averaged 20.6 points for the Cavaliers.
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"I couldn't jump," he said. "I didn't have my balance. I couldn't really shoot. I knew it was just a matter of time."
The pain worsened over time, and Davis said he was ready to retire when a knee specialist finally discovered the tear. He had surgery 18 months ago.
"He brought me back," Davis said. "I'm feeling good and feeling like I still got a chance."
Davis was easily the most accomplished player on the court this week at the D-League Showcase and, for that matter, is one of the biggest names ever to play in the league. But he is pursuing a path that no player has successfully completed—using the D-League to relaunch a moribund NBA career.
Dozens of players have used the D-League as a stepping stone or training ground, most notably Jeremy Lin. Others, including Shaun Livingston and Josh Howard, have used it for physical rehabilitation. But no one of Davis' caliber has fallen out of the NBA, spent years in exile and played his way back via the D-League. Antoine Walker attempted it two years ago, at age 35, but he never got a call-up.
Walker was terribly out of shape and out of practice. Davis, by contrast, is a svelte 210 pounds and has been playing, more or less continuously, since he fell out of the NBA.
Still, Davis' odds of securing another NBA contract seem slim. He was not the best player in Reno this week, nor even the best player on his own team. Executives sitting courtside said Davis no longer had the explosiveness that made him such an effective scorer.
Then there are the ancillary issues—the lingering memories of the immaturity and insolence that made Davis such a tough bargain. This is, after all, the player who earned the moniker "Wrong-Rim Ricky" in Cleveland, for shooting at his own basket in an attempt to manufacture a triple-double in 2003.
Ask Davis his regrets, and he lists that one first. It branded him a knucklehead, a label that became hard to kick.
"I got drafted when I was 17," Davis said. "I never really learned the good ways and the bad ways. … It's bad that it's still on me, but it's OK," he said, before adding with a chuckle, "I'm glad to be remembered for a triple-double. That's OK. A triple-double's good."
Davis had such a high opinion of himself then that he viewed LeBron James, his rookie teammate in 2003-04, as a supporting player. Meaning, a player to support Ricky Davis. This sounds ludicrous now and probably seemed so even then, to anyone other than Davis.
In one infamous moment, Davis chewed out James during a game in Portland, after James chose to drive instead of passing to Davis.
Then came several run-ins with coach Paul Silas, who kicked Davis out of practice one day and later banned him from a road trip. A short time later, Davis was traded to the Celtics.
Having paid for his mistakes, Davis is now embracing the role of wise elder with the BayHawks. His teammates call him "Uncle Ricky." They seek his advice at every turn.
"I like it," Davis said. "Showing them the right way. Not the wrong way. Because I did the wrong way sometimes. I was so good that I could hide it. Teach them not to even go that route."
Davis now looks like the model teammate—quick with a high-five, vocal in timeouts, standing and cheering every basket during his time on the bench.
"One of the loudest cheerleaders we have," Cross said.
The experience has been so gratifying that Davis now envisions a second career in coaching—a move akin to the Maverick character from Top Gun deciding to become a flying instructor.
That transition, Davis hopes, is still years away, after he fulfills what he calls his "second dream" of returning to the NBA. It doesn't necessarily have to be with a top team, Davis said. He doesn't need a full-time role. He doesn't need a lot of minutes or shots or touches.
Nor, Davis said, does he need the money, having earned about $43 million in his NBA career. In fact, Davis elected to take the minimum salary from the BayHawks—$12,000, less than half what he could have earned under the D-League scale—so that the team could use that slot on another player.
If he was simply seeking another payday, Davis could have gone overseas again. That isn't the goal.
This Ricky Davis would be satisfied just to have one more moment in the sun.
"It could be one game," he said. "It could be 20 minutes. It could be a 10-day contract. It just lets me know that guys are watching and guys do see that I can still play the game. However long it is, just as long as they know I can play."
Howard Beck covers the NBA for Bleacher Report.
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Smart Irrigation Month
Water Provider Resource Toolkit
Do homeowners, businesses, farmers and other users in your community understand that efficient irrigation can save water and dollars? Tell them with the help of IA's Smart Irrigation Month Water Provider Toolkit!
Smart Irrigation Month is an industry campaign to increase public awareness of the value of water-use efficiency during summer’s peak demand.
An initiative of the Irrigation Association, Smart Irrigation Month brings together irrigation companies, landscape and agriculture professionals, and water providers to:
- Educate customers about water-use efficiency.
- Promote irrigation products and practices that can minimize peak water use and reduce demands on infrastructure.
- Provide real solutions to today’s water challenges.
IA offers a number of free resources to promote Smart Irrigation Month and efficient water use in your community:
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The nodes of Ranvier are regular breaks in the myelin sheath that surrounds the axonal extension of nerve cells (neurons).
Nodes of Ranvier links:
Structure and Function of Nerve Cells
Intercellular Interactions of Axons and Myelinating Glia at the Nodes of Ranvier
Neuron-Glia Interactions at the Node of Ranvier
NCMIR: Journal Abstracts
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I'm beginning to hate breastfeeding(33 Posts)
My baby is six and a half months now, has been soley breastfed until I started weaning around a month ago, and since then I've begun to hate breastfeeding.
She wriggles, squirms, doesn't bite as such but chews a heck of a lot and I'm feeling almost bruised, pops and and off so she can look around which means I try to avoid going out when I know she'll want fed, feeds for comfort quite a bit at night (see point about chewing), pinches, pulls etc.
I know she still needs mostly milk and I've considered formula for even just during the day but this generates a 'cats bum' face and a lecture about the WHO (jeez, I hate that lot too, they have a LOT to answer for!) recommending feeding until two from peers, health visitors etc.
What do I do? Suck it up, ice my nipples and keep feeding her? Suck it up and take the death stares when I whip out the formula? Is there some magical cure to give me a less wriggly, pinchy, chewy baby?
Suggestions please ladies!
Formula isn't a magic cure for all, but if your unhappy then why not give it a try?
I won't lie, it's a ball ache washing and sterilising, but if you feel stuck in the house why not substitute one feed with a bottle at first and see how you go?
And just so you know, I have bf and ff my DC. I prefer bf because it's so much easier to get them out. Plus I hate washing up with a passion.
You need to do what's right for you. You've already gave an amazing start, one bottle a day (or more if you want) won't hurt.
Are you sure she wants feeding as often as you're feeding her? That sounds like an awful lot of messing about not actually drinking milk. Perhaps try feeding a little less often now she is weaning.
Mine have all been through 'chewy' stages - it's ok to take her off when she is doing that. You're not a dummy or a chew toy and she will learn if you're consistent. With my middle son he wasn't getting it with just taking him off and one day he bit and I yelped ( not on purpose! ) he instantly stopped and cried and didn't do it again!
All that said if you want to ff just do it. Your baby needs milk but she needs a happy mum too. 6 months is a great start for her.
Thanks for that. I'd much rather BF as I'm far to lazy to faff about with bottles! My poor bosom is feeling like it's been through the wars and I guess I'm more looking for a magical cure to get my kid to stop chewing!
^^ this, especially on the washing up.
Alternatively, as I don't do an expressing friendly job, and went back to work at 8mos and 7mos, my two switched to bottles in the day and me mornings and evenings at that stage. Helps assuage our
ridiculous and unnecessary guilt and reduces the washing up.
IME, the chewing/biting is a phase. Either stroking her head to relax her or unlatching and saying "no" helped me.
She's probably only feeding four or five times during the day and I'm waiting til she demands rather than offering. Even then it's wiggle, chew, wiggle chew, chew etc. She does actually take quite a lot (well there's a lot of gulping) so I'm figuring she's actually hungry?
Gah cross post. My this was to forthelove
I'll try head stroking (instead of grunting my teeth and thinking dear god, quit that chewing...I sound awful!). Thanks!
The guilt is why I've not broken out the formula tin....
Ah ok that sounds fair enough. It was just a suggestionas I wwent through a similar phase with ds1 where I thought I was feeding on demand but then he wouldn't take much and really just wanted to play.
Have you tried dentinox/teething granules/calpol in case gthe fussing and chewing is teething pain putting her off her feed?
Stop then! Put bottles in the dishwasher abd us ready made baby milk.
Why would you feel guilty about formula? Your baby is having solids, they aren't exclusively breastfed anymore, cow's milk is just another food.
If she messes about, I'd assume she's not hungry enough and would take her off tbh.
Well I am pro bf but you've managed up until 6 months so that's very good indeed. I'd probably try to keep going until around 8 months and then gradually stop if it gets no better. But you must do what you think is best.
There's a technique you can use for biting / rough chewing. Basically, rather than putting a finger in to unlatch (by which time the damage is often done) just hug her right in so that her nose is buried in your breast. She will automatically unlatch, so as to be able to breathe. This worked for both of mine to persuade them that if they bit, the milk temporarily went away. If they did it several times in a row I shut up shop, as I figured they weren't really hungry.
The other thing you might try is teething gel or Calpol, and see if that makes a difference. It could be that she's trying to soothe sore gums and using you as a teether (ouch).
If you really don't want to use formula try expressing bottles for out and about where there are too many distractions.
My ds is 9mo and among our peer group only one or two babies will bf in an interesting out and about environment. All my other friends use bottles. My ds won't take a bottle but he's a food machine and only drinks milk two to three times a day (always at home).
This shift happened from about 6mo onwards.
Also breast milk is far easier to store/use than formula because it's naturally antibacterial. You don't need to do half as much chilling and heating and what not.
I think they're just wiggly pains at this age! You're going to have a live wire toddler!
You could try taking her off when she chews and only letting her feed when she's doing it properly.
Try teething gel or teething powder on her gums before a feed too in case it's teething related.
You could try different positions too? I found once DS could sit up he was easier to feed sitting on my lap than lying down. But at 6 months she might be too little to reach - he was 9 months ish.
I invested in a nursing necklace at about this age and it helped to distract DS from what might be happening behind im and keep him focused on the task at hand.
I would stop feeding her in the day, just bed and morning. If not now then in the next month or 2. Once she us having plenty of solids in the day she doesn't need so much milk in the day. Or if you don't want to do that then give formula in the day.
Who's lecturing you about WHO? WHO have no policy about formula after 6 mths. They recommend bf for two years and beyond but this does not mean no formula.
GoogleyEyes - good tip, I'll give that a try.
BertieBots - you're not the first to suggest I might have a future live wire! Not sure about teething. She's already got two but I'll maybe try some gel for luck.
Museumum - I'd thought about expressing too. She's never really taken to bottles and I hoped I could just skip them and use a sippy cup. She's still not quite there with a cup - does a bit of dramatic choking now and again.
meganorks - my mum suggested I just feed morning and night, which I'd be more than happy with. I'm not quite sure what all/how much she needs to be eating before it's
Sorry, hit send!
...okay to drop feeds. Mum said she just gave us cows milk with meals but that was 30+ years ago.
She'll need more than 2 feeds a day at 6 months, even formula fed babies need at least 3 bottles a day between 6-12 months and breastfed babies tend to need to feed more often. I think if you are only breastfeeding twice she'll need formula in the day too.
My bottle refusing ds goes to his dad/granny three days a week so only bfs at 8am, 4pm and 7:30pm. He also has one overnight feed. He's been eating from 6mo and although I initially thought I'd blw I mixed that with spoon feeding because of the milk issue. At 6mo he was eating porridge made with bm and yoghurt for lunch to make up for the lack of milk. He also eats lots of cheese.
Now (9mo) he's a great eater both self feeding and from a spoon so I'm sure he's fine with the four bfs.
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Tools of Characterization
Thoughts and Opinions
OK, this one’s a gimme. Because we’re given so many first-person perspectives, we’re up close and personal with all of the Compson brothers and their thoughts and feelings. Don’t get all warm and fuzzy, now. It’s actually not that wonderful of a feeling to be in Jason’s head. Read his section again for a reminder of why that’s the case.
Here’s what we do find out, though: Quentin’s obsessive, emotionally high-strung, and damned by an ultra-high-powered sense of responsibility for all women (or girls) everywhere. Benjy’s world is, in many ways, a natural world; his thoughts are anchored in the things around him, like trees, golf courses, and jimson weed flowers. Jason’s a bitter, bitter old man. Actually, he’s not that old. But he sure seems like he is. We talk about all of this in detail in our section on Faulkner’s "Style." Check it out.
The big looming question, then, is this: what do we do with the characters whose thoughts we don’t get to experience first-hand? Why, for example, don’t Dilsey’s thoughts make it onto the page? And why are the only opinions that we hear from Caddy ones that she expressed when she was around the age of seven? And have you noticed that they’re both women? What does that say about Faulkner’s approach to race and gender? We’re not sure that we have answers to these questions. But they’re worth thinking about. Why do we get to know the characters that we do get to know? And what is Faulkner trying to tell us about the ones that we don’t?
There are a few huge, gapingly apparent differences in social status in this novel. Any guesses? OK, OK, we’ll tell you. The Gibsons, the black family in the novel (that’s Dilsey, Roskus, T.P., Versh, Luster, and Frony), are servants in the Compson household. Sure, they’re part of the family…sort of. Dilsey raises all of the children, and T.P., Luster, and Versh spend more time with Benjy than any of his siblings. That said, though, they sure don’t any as much respect from the other characters as they deserve. They don’t even really get the respect that they deserve from the novel itself. Sure, we’re focusing on the Compsons – but we don’t ever learn much about T.P., Luster, and Frony as individual characters. Did they ever seem almost interchangeable to you when you were reading Benjy’s section? That’s what we’re talking about. Their characters don’t get developed very well; we have a hunch that that’s largely to do with their social status.
There are some pretty major social status questions in other areas of the text, as well. Mrs. Compson’s convinced that the entire family is slipping down the social ladder. That’s why she’s such a stickler for convention. Once Caddy runs away, she’s convinced that the whole family’s gone to hell in a hand basket. Maybe she wasn’t evil and self-absorbed before…but after that, she’s as big a pain in the rear as we’ve ever seen in a novel.
And remember Shreve? The Canadian? Well, he’s so far outside the recognized social order of America that he’s pretty much a barbarian. At least, that’s what Quentin’s other friends seem to think. Shreve uses his status as an outsider to do exactly what he wants all the time, however. Maybe that’s why he’s so funny. And delightful, really. Just thinking about his round pink face makes us smile.
If you have an education, you can get the hell out of Dodge. Or Mississippi, as the case may be. That’s how Quentin gets to Harvard – and how Jason gets stuck in Podunk, Mississippi. It’s actually not called Podunk. It’s Yoknapatawpha County. We just thought that Podunk sounded funnier.
It’s a pretty easy comparison, actually. Quentin gets to learn neat stuff. Jason gets to sell people different types of nails. Quentin gets to make friends and influence people. Jason gets to rip off his young niece. Fortunately, they’re both equally miserable. Actually, Jason might be the better off of the two; he gets to blame his unhappiness on Quentin.
Even though education can get you places, though, it doesn’t seem to allow you to wind up anywhere good. Quentin, for one, ends his life at the bottom of a river. Mr. Compson, who’s far too educated for the lifestyle he finds himself leading, quotes Latin as he drinks himself to death.
If education doesn’t allow you to reach for the stars, then what does? Well, there aren’t too many other options. Sorry. Did you think that this was a Disney movie? Seriously, though, Faulkner doesn’t give us too many other options – except for religion. And, as we’ve seen, it takes the right sort of person to get comfort from the thought of God. Otherwise, you’re just Mrs. Compson, whining about how your Bible wasn’t placed in exactly the right spot on your bed.
We just have to point one more thing out: notice how education in this novel is only a white man’s gig? We just thought that you might find that interesting.
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Video source: NHL.com.Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. That's what I hear when Gary Bettman (NHL) and Donald Fehr (NHLPA) open their mouths or make statements. What they say makes no difference to me. I don't trust either of them and I have no confidence that these creeps want to start the NHL season on time.
I think that these two morons should have been smart and tried to capitalize on a great 2012 season. Instead, I think these clowns will find a way not to capitalize on the momentum gained from last season. I believe that the players and the league don't care about the people who pay their bills. Those people are the fans.
Why don't I have confidence in Bettman and Fehr? For one, Bettman engineered the last NHL lockout. I think this donkey lives for the moment he can flex his wimpy muscles. The guy is an egomaniac and I don't like it. For another, I don't trust Donald "Duck" Fehr. This guy was at the helm of the MLBA (Major League Baseball Players Association) during the last MLB stoppage.
So we have two men with huge egos and who are extremely selfish. Instead of working out a deal that would benefit the league, I believe that these two people are trying to one up the other side and they are greedy.
I understand that that both sides have an agenda and both sides represent parties (owners and players) who are equally as selfish. They both want to protect their piece of the pie. The problem is that there may be no pie left if these sides don't put their differences aside and don't work together. If there is a work stoppage, I fear that fans in the USA will turn their back on the league.
There is more than just NHL hockey for the American fan to tune into. The NHL is at a unique place in its history. It saw a unique growth in its ratings from a US viewer standpoint. Viewers also tuned into the NHL playoffs in record numbers.
The timing of the expiration of the NHL CBA is unfortunate but it did provide both the NHL and NHLPA with an opportunity to do something that they're not accustomed to doing. That is working together to build an even stronger league.
Funny thing is that I feared that both sides would be greedy and not work together, even thought that is what's needed. Both sides are acting like idiots. That's too bad. Why are they idiots? Only a dummy could find a way to not capitalize on a season that was extremely successful. Only an idiot would blow that opportunity.
So the next time I read another comment from either Bettman or Fehr, I will read the comments as Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah!
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Phone Line Consolidation
Right now, if your building has a Sprinkler System/Fire Alarm System, Elevator(s), Phone Access System, Security System, Etc., you may be spending hundreds of dollars per month on dedicated phone lines that you don’t need.
It’s true that the Fire Alarm System needs two telephone numbers to call out on, but these two phone lines do not need to be dedicated. All Fire Alarm Control Panels with dual line communicators have the capability of “Line Seizure.” This means the two phone lines stop first at the fire panel and can then go on to other phone devices like fax machines and voice phones.
When the fire panel needs to communicate, it “seizes” one of the phone lines for itself and cuts off, temporarily, the other phone devices further on, so the non-emergency phones can’t interfere it. All Fire Communicators and Security Systems are designed with this “Line Seizure” feature.
Elevator Emergency Phones can also share a line with other phone devices. The only requirement is that when someone in the elevator car presses the button on the emergency phone—or lifts the handset—that the call go through un-hindered. Elevator phones do not have this same Line Seizure device that fire and security panels have, but this capability can be added.
This sharing of phone lines can also be applied to Phone Access Panels now used by many apartment buildings instead of the old intercom style systems. These save on a lot of wiring, but because they use a phone line to notify tenants that someone at the front door wants to talk to them, monthly phone bills accrue.
All of these above mentioned systems probably have dedicated phone numbers that are hardly ever used. The Fire Communicator calls out a test once a day and alternates calling on the two phone numbers, so.....
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PriceRunner was a UK affiliate program launched recently which promised 25 pence per click and 50 pence per lead. They set-up an affiliate program, waited for webmasters to add their links, and then just three WEEKS later changed their terms to make it nigh impossible to earn decent commission.
If you check many of the affiliate directories such as refer-it.com they still mention the old commission rates.
Why don't you write to PriceRunner.com or TradeDoubler, who run their affiliate program, and ask them why they tricked their affiliates?
They didn't even bother to email their affiliates to let us know they were going to slash the commission rates. Shows how much respect affiliates have...
How clever to draw webmasters with a high commission rate and then slash the rates just a few weeks later when they've all added their links...
It's a state of nature out there. All vs all. In this industry affiliate managers don't care a jot about their key workers.
Awful, but true.
I still think that this affiliate game is ******* from the start though. If
you position it within the general job milieu, then it exhibits all these
features of low-paid vocations:
(1) Extremely labour intensive;
(2) Long hours;
(3) Physically and mentally exhausting;
(4) Light at the end of the tunnel - after your generation has died and gone
The guys making the cash out there are in skilled labour. Programmers,
technical repair people...as one would expect.
By being in the affiliate game, you place yourself at the mercy of the most
ruthless and unregulated capitalists on earth!
What do you think fellow Geek-Talkers?
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There are a lot of dishonest companies out there. But at the same time, there are a lot of honest companies, that you can make money with, some good money.
The bait & switch of high earnings until they get a good affiliate base is not always the sign of a dishonest company. Some make the mistake of starting with too high of a payout, and must lower it in order to continue operating. At least they are trying to stay in business and change their model so you DO get paid, instead of leaving the higher rates and NEVER paying you.
That said, many of the merchants do this with bad intentions from the start. The deal is, you have to separate the good from the bad.
What I do to help alleviate this problem is when I join a program, I wait at least 2-3 weeks, usually a month, before promoting the program. If the company seems sound and hasn't dropped the rates, THEN I give them a try. At that point, all you can do is promote them until you generate enough revenue for a check, and revert back to your other known paying advertisers until you get your check. Then you can can promote them further with a certain level of confidence in their program.
Some companies (really just a few, and not as often as of late) will actually surprise you and raise their rates.
The independent affiliate game is getting harder and harder (IMO), we just have to learn to change and adapt, and always keep our guard up.
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Lecturers David Petrie, Robert Hill and David Newbold have each been awarded €6000 (£5,300) in damages, as well as €5000 (£4,400) in legal costs, after a 15-year legal battle with the University of Verona.
In 1995, the three English language lecturers, all employees of the university, applied for a temporary promotion within their faculty.
Because they did not have Italian qualifications, however, they were told that their applications would be excluded.
Mr Petrie, who chairs campaign group the Association of British Lecturers in Italy (ALLSI), has long protested against what he describes as open discrimination against British foreign language teachers in Italy, also known as lettori.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy has violated EU rules against discrimination on seven different occasions, but Mr Petrie claims that the majority of English language lecturers are still treated unfairly.
Many do not receive the same wages, promotion opportunities or pension plans as their Italian counterparts, despite the fact that they are responsible for shouldering much of the day-to-day work in their faculties.
Mr Petrie commented: “Delighted as I am with this judgment, as it is always welcome to see a principle established, it nevertheless raises a few questions. How come it takes 15 years to get any compensation? And can the damage be undone?”
The Supreme Court’s judgement overturned an earlier ruling from the Venice Regional Tribunal, which said that no damage could be proven from the lecturers’ exclusion.
In January, the University of Padua was forced to award seven British lecturers around £300,000 each in back pay plus interest after a 12-year legal battle.
Read our interview with David Petrie here.
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Antonio DeMarco Continues To Shine In Life After Broner
By Jake Donovan
Antonio DeMarco's latest performance showed that a new weight class and trainer are a good fit. With Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach in his corner and a few extra pounds of muscle on his frame, the former lightweight titlist tore through Jesus Gurrola in their main event, scoring a second round knockout Saturday evening in Tijuana, Mexico.
The bout marked DeMarco's second foray above the lightweight limit, weighing just over 143 lb.
DeMarco made a statement in the opening round, which began at a measured pace but quickly picked up steam. A right hook late in the round forced Gurrola to stumble backwards, to where only the ropes prevented his fall. The sequence was correctly ruled a knockdown, with Gurrola forced to take an eight count despite his unsuccesful plea of having tripped over DeMarco's foot.
Gurrola attempted to brawl his way back into the fight in round two, but the tactic left him as a sitting duck for DeMarco's sharp-shooting tactics. Jabs were fired in repeitiion, perfectly setting up the fight ending sequence. A straight left hand floored Gurrola hard late in round two, once again taking an eight count.
The shot was enough to beat the fight out of Gurrola, spitting out his mouthpiece as the referee waved off the contest.
The official time was 2:58 of round two.
DeMarco improves to 30-3-1 (23KO), scoring his second straight win following his title-losing knockout to Adrien Broner in Nov. '12.
Gurrola falls to 20-6 (9KO), suffering the first stoppage loss of his career.
The most popular question following the win, of course, will be where DeMarco goes from here. The Tijuana-based southpaw enjoyed a stay of just over a year as lightweight titlist until running into then-unbeaten Broner, who was moving up in weight for their HBO-televised title fight in Atlantic City.
DeMarco came back slowly in 2013, going through a complete makeover in and out of the ring. Having previously fought under the Gary Shaw Productions banner, the Mexican boxer entered a deal with local promoter Fernando Beltran's Zanfer Promotions. Saturday marked his second with Mexico's largest promoter, and his debut with Roach in his corner. DeMarco began training at the famed Wild Card Gym last December after a career - pro and amateur - spent with cornerman Romulo Quirate.
Both of his comeback fights have taken place in between the super lightweight and welterweight limit, having outgrown the lightweight division.
With contineud success, his newfound relationship with Zanfer will mean a path towards the top 140 and 147 lb. fighters within the Top Rank stable. Among those challenges include Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios, Mike Alvarado, and of course the biggest prize Top Rank has to offer in none other than Manny Pacquiao.
DeMarco will have to keep winning and increase his competition in the process for any of those bouts to be other than a cashout opportunity. With more performances like Saturday night and further developing chemistry with Roach, the still prime boxer - mere days removed from his 28th birthday - can easily punch his way right back into contention.
GARCIA SHINES IN CHIEF SUPPORT
Unbeaten welterweight prospect Rodrigo Garcia emerged victorious in the UniMas-televised co-feature with a fourth round stoppage of Claudinel Lacerna.
The mismatch played out exactly as expected on paper. Garcia was in control for the duration before putting away the struggling Lacerna - winless outside of his native Brazil - with a series of right hands.
The official time was 2:17 of round four.
Garcia advances to 15-0 (10KO), scoring his fourth straight knockout. Lacerna falls to 16-10 (12KO), having now lost eight of his last ten contests.
TV AZTECA UNDERCARD
Welterweight prospect Abner Lopez edged Humberto Gutierrez in their 10-round bout, which - given the restrictions of what can air on each network - served as the televised headliner on TV Azteca.
Scores were 97-93 and 96-93 in favor of Lopez (17-3, 15KO), and 95-94 for Gutierrez (29-5-2, 21KO).
The bout marked the first decision win for Lopez since his pro debut. The 23-year old Tijuana product had scored four straight knockouts entering Saturday's contest.
Local lightweight Eduardo Galindo entered uncharted territory but still managed to remain unbeaten, scoring a fifth round stoppage of Jose Valdez.
While the bout wasn't competitive, Galindo was forced to work much harder than has been the case in his five consecutive knockouts entering Saturday's bout. Proof of that came in round four, when Valdez (3-9-2, 1KO), scored a surprise knockdown.
Galindo shook off the blow and came back strong in the very next round, which would prove to be the bout's last. A pair of right hands deposited Valdez into a corner, where he took an eight-count but was in no condition to continue, thus prompting a stoppage.
The official time was 2:39 of round five.
Galindo rolls to 7-0 (6KO), scoring his deepest knockout to date. His only other bout to extend beyond the opening round was in his pro debut, going the four-round distance for his lone win by decision.
Bantamweight newcomer Leonardo Baez opened up the TV Azteca telecast with a 4th round knockout of hapless Bernardino Guevara. A pair of body shots late in round four produced the lone knockdown, forcing Guevara to his knees for an eight-count before the referee to halt the contest.
The official time was 2:46 of round four.
Baez improves to 3-0 (2KO), having just turned pro last November. Guevara remains winless, falling to 0-8, including four straight knockout losses.
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com, as well as the Records Keeper for the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board and a member of Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
Gurrola's bloody nose.Comment by any craic lad? on 01-12-2014
First of all pretty happy to see Tony got the victory and looked good but i'm shocked at this whole Roach thing since Tony and Quiarte were ridiculously close like he took Tony in off the streets Demarco even married…Comment by Tyler_Durden on 01-12-2014
[QUOTE=bigcursedawg;14125863]I'd love to see DeMarco vs Cano[/QUOTE] That would be a great fight, I like both guys and wouldn't want either to lose but I think DeMarco would win. How do you see the fight play out?Comment by bigcursedawg on 01-12-2014
I'd love to see DeMarco vs CanoComment by Tyler_Durden on 01-11-2014
[QUOTE=jreckoning;14125555]Yeah this is on unimas on solo boxeo tecate. First fight is pretty entertaining.[/QUOTE] I'm watching it right now it was pretty cool, what did you think of the stoppage?Post a Comment - View More User Comments (9)
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Ascent of Mount Osceola-East Peak on 2012-11-11
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Ascent Trip Reportsummited the east peak twice on the way to/from Mt. Osceola. See the details on the Osceola ascent.
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I want to generate the bibliography for each section, and have it at the end of the section. When I do this at the moment it generates the full bibliography and places it after each section.
Is there a way that this can be done?
The advice here says
"The chapterbib package provides an option sectionbib that puts the bibliography in a \section* instead of \chapter*, something that makes sense if there is a bibliography in each chapter. This option will not work when natbib is also loaded; instead, add the option to natbib. "
I don't understand what this means, and I've tried experimenting with what I thought the options are. Specifically, what does "add the option to natbib" mean?
My subsequent question (which evolved after my first one was solved) is to not have pagebreaks between the references, and the next section.
Thank you for your help.
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Ridgid® Soldering Guns And Accessories Are Specially Designed For Repair And Renovation Jobs.
Ridgid® Soldering Guns And Accessories are made of high quality materials for long lasting durability. Easy-to-use, flameless soldering. Professional Soldering Gun offers soft solders, 1/4 inch - 3 inch tube. Includes twelve feet of cable. Fully contained in metal carrying case. Mini-Pro Soldering Gun designed for soft soldering (50/50, 95/5 alloys) 1/4 in. - 1 1/2 in. copper tube and provides six feet of cable, built-in handle and cord wrap. All models approved by CSA to CSA and UL standards (115V only). Threaded Studs, Carbon Tips and Soldering Gun Holster also available. Types are Professional Soldering Gun/Electric and Mini-Pro Soldering Gun. Series types are RT-100 AND RT-175. Sizes vary per type. Package quantity is 1.
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Fargo Residents Urged to Register with Safe and Well
WASHINGTON, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is sending more disaster workers into North Dakota and Minnesota today to staff shelters that will be needed in the event of evacuations should the Red River top levees as it rises to record heights. Projections are that the Red River could crest at 43 feet Saturday, more than 20 feet above flood stage, and the National Weather Service reports water levels could remain high for days.
"Our supplies and workers already have been on the ground in North Dakota and Minnesota for a week, but we are getting ready for the long haul," said Joe Becker, senior vice president of disaster services for the Red Cross. "Our President, Gail McGovern, has pledged that we will be here for as long as it takes."
Residents who may be affected by the flooding should register on the Red Cross Safe and Well Website at www.redcross.org. Those without internet access can call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to register. A trusted friend or loved one can also register evacuees on the site.
The Red Cross encourages evacuees to bring any prescription and emergency medication, extra clothing, pillows, blankets, hygiene supplies, important documents and other comfort items. Don't forget special items for children and infants such as diapers, formulas and toys, along with special items for family members who are elderly or disabled.
The Red Cross has already opened shelters and is prepared to have more available to help people affected by the flooding. More than 400 Red Cross disaster workers are working in the area. Thirty Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) are providing mobile feeding and more are on the way. More than 50,000 ready-to-eat meals are already on site, and mobile kitchens are deploying with a capacity of serving 15,000 meals a day.
Even as the Red Cross is assisting the residents of North Dakota and Minnesota, severe spring weather is also hammering other parts of the country, and Red Cross is providing help to people in those areas as well. Nine counties in Mississippi have been hit with heavy rain, high winds and tornadoes. A major spring snowstorm has buried parts of Colorado and Wyoming under more than a foot of snow and heavy snow is predicted for New Mexico, Kansas, Michigan and the Ohio Valley. Red Cross has shelters open to help people stranded by the snow and Disaster Action Teams are on the scene in Mississippi.
Those interested in helping people affected by disasters like the current floods and winter storms, can do so by donating to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. On those rare occasions when donations exceed Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters. Contributions enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of all disasters. Secure online donations can be made by visiting www.redcross.org or calling 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Donations can also be mailed to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.
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since the makeover on the chopping block michelinos has become one of the best restraunts i have ever been to in my life. they have a wide range of italian food and a kids menu. there are a lot of different wines and desserts to choose from. the staff are all kind and friendly.
people found this review helpful.
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MOBILE, Alabama - Spring Hill College baseball opened the 2014 season with a non-conference doubleheader split versus Martin Methodist College, taking the first game 9-6 before falling in the nightcap in extra innings 9-5 on Friday evening at historic Stan Galle Field.
In the first game, the Badgers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning only to see the RedHawks (1-1) answer with a run in the 3rd inning and a five-run fourth frame highlighted by center fielder Clint Gobbell's two-out Grand Slam to right field that gave MMC a 6-3 lead.
SHC responded by putting four runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning aided by two RedHawk infield errors. The Badgers added two more tallies in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly by junior Kyle Freeman and a run-scoring to right by senior Brooks Bobinger.
The second game saw MMC take a 2-0 lead in the second inning with SHC taking a 3-2 lead off a three-run fourth inning that featured a two-out rally capped by a two-run single to center by senior Brian Sims that was followed by an RBI single by sophomore Willie Floros. The RedHawks retook the lead in the 6th inning with a sacrifice fly to center by Ryan Jett and an RBI-double to the gap in left-center by Blake Truett.
SHC tied the game in the bottom of the 6th when senior Mykol Stostarich laced a double down the left field line to bring in junior Andy Robbins. Martin Methodist responded in the seventh with run by Gobbell off a wild pitch, but Spring Hill once again answered in the bottom of the inning when Freeman's single to left center got past Gobbell and brought around pinch runner Michael Ball to knot the game at 5 runs apiece.
The Badger engine ran dry in the ninth inning, however, as the RedHawks scored four runs off three hits, two walks and two hit batters.
Junior Brady Hitt (1-0) was the winner in relief for SHC in the first game going 2.1 innings and allowing no hits with two walks. Junior closer Keller Douglas earned his first save of the year with a full inning of work that included two strikes, a walk and no hits. Starter Thomas Huddleston (0-1) took the loss for MMC in 4.2 innings with seven hits allowed, a walk and one strikeout.
Sophomore Garrett Webb (0-1) accepted the relief loss for the Badgers in two innings with three hits, two walks and a strikeout. Owen Blackwelder (1-0) was the winner in three innings of relief with three hits, no walks and three strikeouts.
Offensively, Sims enjoyed an incredible 6-for-8 day at the plate with four RBI while freshman designated hitter Austyn Jacques and Bobinger both collected three hits and an RBI. Floros, Sostarich and junior catcher Roy Moulder each had a pair of hits for the Badger cause.
The Badgers (1-1) next host the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. on Stan Galle Field.
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Lady Lindy Jumpsuit
Unfortunately for me, this jumpsuit is most unflattering. The waist is actually even shorter in real life than it appears on the model and must have been heavily pinned through the hips in these photos. The size 4 that I ordered was so large through the hips and legs and made me look huge. In had hoped it would be elegant, but instead the fit and material just comes across as cheap and poorly constructed. Sadly disappointed with this purchase and wish I could return it!
October 21, 2012
Beautiful and unique
I never ever thought I would buy a jumpsuit, but I had to give this one a try. I was concerned at first, but it is just beautiful on. The tie at the back was a little tricky, but what you can't see from the picture is that the straps pull through a thread hook, so you can adjust the fit and tie it however you like. I'm pretty tall, and the legs hit me just about where it is on the model. The only critique is that I can't actually make the zipper go all the way up past the seam at the waist (but I have this problem a lot because I have broad shoulders and kinda big boobs). However, the zipper is difficult to zip even when I'm not in it, so I'm taking it to a seamstress to get that fixed. Otherwise, it is a perfect and sophisticated leaving outfit, and is very lightweight and breezy. It will also be fine after being thrown in a suitcase because of the material and pleating.
July 28, 2012
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Last year represented Leon Jamaer’s (JP / NeilPryde) most successful year to date on the PWA World Tour. The German broke into the overall top ten for the first time after some magnificent performances, with the best of the bunch coming in Denmark where Jamaer claimed fifth overall.
After a sensational year on tour, Jamaer kicked off 2014 in similarly sensational fashion as he tamed the world’s biggest storms during the Red Bull Storm Chase. The twenty-four year old was fearless in his battle against waves approaching 10 meters and was rewarded with the final place on the prestigious podium alongside the eventual champion Thomas Traversa (Tabou / Gaastra) and runner up Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC).
With the Red Bull Storm Chase complete, Jamaer returned to his winter training in Cape Town, South Africa. The German has built a reputation - which in continuing to grow - for his massive jumping and aggressive wave riding and his latest video is no different. Prepare yourself for monster backloops and trademark tweaked pushloops combined with solid turns, aerials and goiters.
To see Leon Jamaer’s fantastic new movie click here.
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The high school football season still has four weeks left, but the Athens playoff picture seems to be clearing up. In fact, most regions around town already have a heavy favorite, and the four postseason slots are filling up quickly.
There may be nowhere in the area where the playoff picture has taken shape more than in Region 8-A. Prince Avenue (6-0, 2-0) stands as the team to beat, having already taken out Athens Academy and George Walton in its first two region contests. But Commerce, the only other unbeaten team in region play, does have a chance to shatter the crystal image.
The Tigers (3-3, 2-0) play Athens Academy, Prince Avenue and George Walton successively in each of the next three weeks. Those few games alone determine everything in Region 8-A. The reason: these four teams are going to be the four from Region 8-A in the postseason.
I know Athens Christian fans are yelling at their newspapers right now, wondering if I’ve turned a blind eye on their team. I haven’t. And here’s why: the Eagles have already been drilled by Commerce, and now their star tailback, Travis Wildgoose, remains on the sideline while under investigation by the GHSA.
Certainly, it is possible that Athens Christian (3-3, 1-1) can go on a miracle run. Although he is a major contributor, I also know Wildgoose is not the only asset the Eagles have. But after hosting Riverside Military tonight, Athens Christian will then have to play Athens Academy, Prince Avenue and George Walton to round out its regular season. That’s simply brutal.
Social Circle (0-6, 0-3) and Riverside Military (1-6, 1-2) are all but out of the Region 8-A race. Between the Redskins and Eagles, the two squads combine for a single victory. And that win was inevitable: one had to beat the other when the then-winless programs met on September 30 th (Riverside won 21-0).
With those three teams falling behind, what’s left is a four-team race. Prince Avenue will almost assuredly win the region title if it slips past Commerce on Oct. 21. Nonetheless, if the Tigers hold serve at home, all clarity blurs. Even before they have that opportunity, though, Commerce has to host Athens Academy tonight.
The Tigers can win the region, but they have a slim margin for error. It’d take a nearly perfect ride from here on out. Nobody really knows what the Tigers will do, either. Many people look at their less-than-stellar overall record and say they’re down. But Commerce played a vicious non-region schedule and started out the year 1-3.
George Walton (4-2, 2-1), too, remains in the hunt for the top seed. The Bulldogs would have to win out and get help, but certainly, they are not yet finished. Commerce is their fiercest competitor remaining with other region games including Social Circle and Athens Christian.
The Athens Academy Spartans (4-2, 1-2) simply have very little chance of being crowned region champs, though. Not only would they have to avoid any blips, but the Spartans would also need immense help.
Starting out 0-2 in region play never puts a team in good position to repeat as region champion. However, Athens Academy could snag a second seed. But even that would be a stretch. Unless a team upsets George Walton or Prince Avenue at least once, the Spartans would have to settle for third place even if they won out.
Coming in second place versus third place can make a huge difference. Not only does the second-seeded team play a lower-seeded opponent, but also the top two teams from each region host in the opening round of the playoffs. With Region 8-A matching up against a strong Region 7-A, which includes the likes of Lincoln County, Aquinas and Warren County, teams will certainly want to position themselves as best as possible to avoid a tough road trip in the first round of the postseason.
Although there are several scenarios, it’s really pretty simple in Region 8-A. Commerce’s next three games determine everything. Undoubtedly, the field has narrowed and the favorite has emerged with just three weeks of Region 8-A play under our belts.
Games of great significance to the Region 8-A race remaining:
Athens Academy at Commerce, Oct. 14
Commerce at Prince Avenue, Oct. 21
Athens Academy at Athens Christian, Oct. 21
Commerce at George Walton, Oct. 28
• Houston Gaines, a sophomore at Athens Academy, maintains his own website, houstongaines.com and announces Athens Academy football games on its webcast at athensacademy.org
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Group jumps gun on Palin candidacy
WASILLA (AP) Former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin said she hasn't decided to run for U.S. Senate, despite a national tax reform group's description of her as a candidate.
Man freed from collapsed trench
ANCHORAGE (AP) An industrial accident Thursday night left a man trapped in a trench for about three hours Thursday near Eagle River.
Unalaska landings top record
UNALASKA (AP) Unalaska has set a new national record for seafood landings, according to city natural resources analyst Frank Kelty.
Three die in Skagway plane crash
SKAGWAY (AP) Three people died Friday after a small plane crashed off Mile 9 Dyea Road.
Giant sign sparks flap in Sitka
SITKA (AP) The manager of a fur gallery is sparring with city officials over a 55-by-10-foot advertising banner that went up last weekend near the town's main intersection.
Teen assaulted after car problems
ANCHORAGE (AP) A 17-year-old girl who stopped near Wasilla with tire problems Thursday was sexually assaulted by four men who pulled over offering help.
Troopers seek suspected sex offender
NOME Alaska State Troopers in Nome are asking for the public's help in finding a Unalakleet man charged with third-degree sexual abuse of a minor.
Missing hiker found safe
ANCHORAGE (AP) A 29-year-old man overdue from a hiking trip to a glacier near Homer was found alive and well late Friday after an intense search, officials said.
Taylor to take state transportation post
JUNEAU (AP) State Sen. Robin Taylor will leave the Legislature in September after 19 years to take a post with the Murkowski administration.
Mat-Su Borough gauges interest in Hatcher Pass resort
ANCHORAGE (AP) Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials say the time is finally right for a four-season Hatcher Pass resort, and they're taking their message nationwide.
On the Lindy, a breakdown is just a pleasant interlude
JUNEAU (AP) When the engine on Bill Shattenberg's 75-foot, wooden, ketch-rigged motor sailer exploded earlier this summer, he, his wife and their seven-person crew were 400 miles off the Mexican coast. They had calm, sunny weather, a three-month supply of food and plenty of cheap Panamanian beer.
Helicopter medic makes difference for newborn
FAIRBANKS (AP) Friday was a case of crazy eights for a Livengood-area woman.
Air carriers honored for safety
ANCHORAGE (AP) Eight Alaska air carriers were recognized Thursday for safety programs and standards exceeding those required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Officer hits shooting suspect with car
ANCHORAGE (AP) An Anchorage police officer fired at a man who pointed a handgun at him in Spenard early Friday morning, but no one was injured, police said.
Federal security forces on hand for Greenpeace visit
KETCHIKAN (AP) Six members of the Federal Protective Service are on duty here for a visit by the environmental group Greenpeace.
Former Fairbanks fugitive enters guilty plea
ANCHORAGE (AP) Former Fairbanks banker Thomas Miklautsch pleaded guilty to one charge of bank fraud Friday in a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Suspected bootleggers get stuck in sandbar
KOTZEBUE Two men who are suspected of trying to bring alcohol into Noorvik got their boat stuck on a sandbar offshore of the village.
Athabascan leader Peter John dies
FAIRBANKS (AP) Chief Peter John, the traditional chief of Athabascan Indians, died Friday in his log home in Minto.
Armed man arrested after standoff
ANCHORAGE (AP) Anchorage police arrested a man Friday morning after a five-hour standoff at his west side apartment.
Phillies' Burrell buries Giants with two taters
SAN FRANCISCO Pat Burrell hit a game-tying homer in the eighth inning and a two-run shot in the 10th, giving the Philadelphia Phillies an 8-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Yankees hurler has eight-game win streak snapped by Seattle
NEW YORK Gil Meche pitched two-hit ball for eight innings, and the Seattle Mariners snapped Andy Pettitte's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Bulldogs rip Homer in season opener
The Nikiski High School football team opened up its season with a win Saturday, defeating the Homer Mariners 33-0 in a nonconference tilt in Homer.
Trekkin': Appalachian Trail entices hiker
ARDMORE, Okla. From behind the bristles of a bushy grey beard, Dennis Ham spins the stories of his hikes along the Appalachian Trail with careful detail to the trail itself.
West makes Kards pay for errors
The Kenai Central High School football team opened its season Saturday with a 17-6 loss to Anchorage's West High School at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.
Panthers shut down Seahawks
What do a new coach and a young varsity football squad combine for on their first outing together?
Practice makes perfect for Gordon
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A victory by Jeff Gordon on Sunday would be a strong argument that there's nothing more important than practice.
U.S. Senate bill includes money for harbors in Homer, Seward
Harbor projects in Homer and Seward are in line for funding in federal energy and water legislation that won approval from the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee last month, according to a press release from Sen. Ted Stevens.
Benefit set today for bear attack victim
The Sunrise Inn in Cooper Landing will host a benefit concert today to raise funds for Daniel Bigley of Girdwood, who was mauled by a bear three weeks ago while fishing at the Russian River.
Stem cell testing offered at blood drive
The Blood Bank of Alaska-Kenai Peninsula Center will offer area residents two different ways to save a life Tuesday during a drive at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna.
Boyfriend proposes to change runner's status at Run for Women race
At the Women's Crises and Resource Center's 16th annual Run for Women on Saturday morning, one of the 10-kilometer race contenders had more than a cup of water waiting for her at the finish line.
Billie Marrion Parker
Kenai resident Billie Marrion Parker died Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at her home. She was 56.
New survey debunks popularly held views about parents, teens
"Mom, you're just too old to understand."
Nuclear diplomacy touchy topic for U.S.
WASHINGTON The Bush administration's use of discredited intelligence on Iraqi weapons may complicate America's ability to deal with more tangible nuclear dangers across the Middle East and in Asia.
For good of state, Alaskans need to change their tune
Here's a thought: How about not giving away all of the state's savings to consumers like you and me, and, instead, reinvesting it in the state's yawning budget gap?
Kenai Peninsula draws several summer settlers
They come from every state in the nation, searching for a good place to park. Idaho, Colorado, Texas, West Virginia, Florida, Arkansas ...
Galleys celebrate 60th
Jake and Mabel Galley marked their 60th wedding anniversary Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003. They were married in Windsor, Colo., on Aug. 5, 1943.
Reasner, Callahan marry Saturday
Charlene Reasner and Benjamin Callahan of Wasilla were married Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Sterling.
Black is back: Dark skies show off Mars
Now that summer makes way for some more nighttime hours, hopefully cloudless, I'm able to resume my astronomy column.
Russian cosmonaut plans space marriage
MOSCOW How do pre-wedding jitters feel in zero gravity?
Around the Peninsula
Burn ban continuesVisitors center presents 'Beauty within the Beast'Soldotna chamber meeting setBlood bank in critical need of donorsSkateboard park grand opening plannedNPR holding registration for flag footballButchering classes scheduledHelp offered for home day-care providers
Astronauts showcase aviation progress
NEW YORK Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, landed in Rockefeller Center for the opening of an exhibit marking the 100th year of aviation since the Wright brothers' flight in December 1903.
My best friend
Bongo, a 14-year-old lab mix, has been a faithful companion and friend to Debbie Moore of Nikiski for many years.
Familiar expression has gruesome origin
We've all heard the familiar expression, "It's raining cats and dogs," but have you ever pondered where that saying came from? It is difficult to say for certain the exact origin of the phrase but there are several possible theories.
Love holds lead
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. Davis Love III played steady, conservative golf to maintain his 10-point lead Saturday in The International.
Brazil's hoops protest rejected, U.S. gets silver
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic The Americans closed the Pan American Games track and field competition in style Saturday night, grabbing four medals, including three in the relays.
Bomar's 2-under leads Chrysler Open
In ideal golfing conditions Saturday at the Kenai Golf Course, Anchorage professional Billy Bomar shot a 2-under par 70 to take the one-day lead in the Kenai Chrysler Open.
Roddick beats Federer
MONTREAL (AP) Andy Roddick beat Wimbledon champ Roger Federer 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) Saturday to gain the Canada Masters final for the second straight year.
Bryant adds to Lakers' legacy
Kobe Bryant's legal problems represent just the latest trouble for the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the NBA's most successful teams and, at the same time, one of its most star-crossed.
Vick provides thrills in Falcons' loss to Packers
ATLANTA Michael Vick was 6-for-7 for 110 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran, before the Atlanta Falcons squandered a big lead in their preseason opener, losing to the Green Bay Packers 27-21 Saturday night.
Phelps keeps rocking
COLLEGE PARK, Md. Michael Phelps set another world record, punched the air several times and pointed to his head, an unusual show of emotion from the 18-year-old Baltimore native.
Lott inducted into College Football Hall
SOUTH BEND, Ind. As roommates at Southern California, Ronnie Lott and Marcus Allen talked about achieving greatness.
Goldstein, Brassard pick up race crowns
A warm August sun greeted some 200 women running through Kenai with 70-degree temperatures. Although Saturday's heat may have been a little outside the norm, the women who ran or walked either the 5-kilometer or 10-kilometer races of the Women's Resource and Crisis Center Kenai Peninsula Run for Women were able to beat the heat.
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After visiting the Darwin exhibit at the Auckland Domain Museum, my brother made this spiffy image from a photo of Charles Darwin. At my insistence, he's rendered it wearable and there's still plenty of time to have it in hand before Darwin Day on February 12th!
Now, how many links can YOU put in one blog posting?
Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
One of Elise's gifts this Christmas was a "Fur Real Friends" kitten. We've been encouraging her to pick a name for this thing, largely because it's getting cumbersome that she calls it "the kitten who kneads her paws." I threatened to tell the story of Tikki Tikki Tembo, but that only made Andy nervous and did not speed the naming process one iota.
So, I resorted to my favorite child annoying tactic: endless suggestion. "How about Brunhilda?" I asked. "Emily? Anne? Gertrude?" Etc. I can be really persistent.
Finally, Elise looked me in the eye and said firmly, "Mommy, I will name the-kitten-who-kneads-her-paws LATER."
"Really?" I asked. "That's a peculiar name for a kitten. Are you sure you really want to call her 'Later,' Elise?"
"Yes, Mommy." (Imagine an impish grin here.) "The kitty's name is Later."
Friday, December 28, 2007
Such a sanitized name for an abhorrent practice, this "waterboarding." And just what does it mean to "simulate drowning?" Andy and I have thought for some time that if people actually understood what this "enhanced interrogation technique" is and does, there would be riots in the streets. No WAY is there any question about this being torture.
And yet our President and his rotten regime have bought themselves some credibility by confidently stating that there is some gray area. When I was a very mediocre member of my high school debate team, we learned that this was an underhanded, unsportsmanlike tactic, and it was strongly discouraged. And I called out my opponents for using it. No, you do not get to win just because you are good at asking rhetorical questions with a suggestive tone of voice. Not yours!
Clearly, our national debate has a tragic flaw because we let Bush and others in his administration do this with impunity on just about every policy issue. (Catch me when I'm less tired, and I'll cite examples. Right now, I'm so worked up I want to stick to the subject of torture.)
I don't like reading about the specifics of what my government is doing to keep me safe. It scares the bejeebus out of me. I never signed off on keeping any human being incarcerated indefinitely without a chance to appeal or even to know the charges against them. I never agreed that the CIA could take people to far-off places so that the laws of our country wouldn't apply to their "interrogation." I never once agreed to so much as imagine that the Geneva Convention doesn't apply for everyone. And I get Habeas Corpus-that is not negotiable.
This evening, I read an account written by someone who tried waterboarding on himself, and it sickened me to the very center of my being. My government is doing this to actual people, and they claim to be doing it on my behalf. I was appalled before, but now I'm enraged. And I am convinced that you should be too. As a human being.
A terrifying account of "waterboarding" that is not suitable for all audiences.
If that doesn't convince you that the perpetrators of this form of torture are war criminals, I urge you to evaluate your attitudes. If you're as outraged as I am, let's figure out how best to stop the torture. (I really don't know where to begin. If you do, gentle reader, please share.)
This requires action.
(And no, this is not a mayonnaise commercial.)
We here at Steingruebl World Enterprises used Chirstmas as an excuse to kick back, relax, and generally enjoy the peace and tranquility of a quiet day at home.
While I don't think we were unique in that this year, it's mildly disturbing to see how others spent their day. For example, priests in Bethlehem. Or Antarctic base staff. Really, people, aren't you embarrassed?
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In spite of the fact that I've been writing this blog for a year and a half, I'm relatively new to the blogosphere. One of the things I've learned recently is that bloggers play games where they issue a challenge to other bloggers and then everyone has a fun time writing about something new and interesting and tagging their friends. (Some of you already know this of course, but some of you don't so I thought I'd explain.)
So, today I got my first official, by name, tag. Wahoo! So, I'm playing. :)
1. What was the best gift your received ever?
Swimming lessons. Andy got 'em for me the Christmas before we got married so I wouldn't feel freaked out the whole time we were honeymooning in HI.
2. What was the worst?
There have been some things I didn't particularly like, but those were universally given with love so they never counted as bad. I'm sure I've been given some rotten gifts in a passive-aggressive sort of way, but I can't remember what they were.
3. What's the best gift you've given someone else?
That would be Andy's birthday present in 2004. Really, we worked on that one together though, and she's currently sitting on the rug playing with Tinker Toys with him...
4. What's the worst?
One year, I wanted to knit an absolutely gorgeous wool sweater for Andy for Christmas. Unfortunately, I was new to knitting and didn't get the gauge right so it ended up being big enough for a giant. (We finally gave it to a friend.)
5. What did you get this holiday season?
An iPod Nano, a watch with a planisphere, tickets to a Cake concert AND a night away from home while Grandma and Grandpa take care of the kiddo.
6. Where did it fit on the best to worst scale (best being 1 and worst being a 10)?
I'm thinking about a 9.
And now, the fun part! I tag Peter & Roni, hoverfrog, and James.
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
I had not intended to write anything today, but sometimes the daily blog reading is just too much fun and I find stuff I want to share.
For starters, it's Johannes Keppler's birthday! "Well, whoopdeedooo," you might say. Well, some of you will be happy to learn that you can blame him for my astronomy habit. He figured out the orbits of the planets, made spiffy telescope eyepieces to increase their field of view, and he designed eyeglasses. See, all his fault. The article to which I've pointed is well-written, short and well worth a read. I like the Universe Today blog in general because it tends to have good astronomy material. And their podcasts are great. I listened to their recent one about Mercury last night and learned a lot.
Another of my favorite astronomy blogs is Bad Astronomy. I've been bummed that the San Jose library system doesn't have one single copy of Phil Plait's book, and finally bought a copy for myself today. Maybe I'll get to donate it to the library when I'm done with it. Dunno. At any rate, he recently pointed to an opportunity to vote for your favorite Cassini pictures. (Cassini is hanging around over dare by Saturn.) Follow the links, there's some cool stuff! Also, if you'd like a nice annotated selection of great astronomy pictures from this year, have a look at his top ten list.
If you haven't already, take a gander at the list of "Astronomers and Atheists" on my sidebar. There is some fun reading to be done!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
We here at Steingruebl World Enterprises would like to extend our heartiest holiday greetings. Even this guy. He's feeling generous because of the new "grinchy-claus hat and coat" I knit for him this year.
It's a longstanding tradition here that we don't travel at Christmas. Too much stress, too many logistics, and too much opportunity for offending our families. We figure that by staying home, we offend everyone equally, and we can get away with spending the entire day in our jammies.
This has helped us get a good start on all of our tradition-making, which is fun. For example, there is the annual Christmas Eve making of cookies for Santa, as done by Elise and her daddy.
(And yes, this year we opted not to do things from scratch.)
With the cookie baking firmly in hand, we got a very excited girl up to bed, and she even managed to fall asleep and to sleep until about 6:30am, which was nothing short of amazing given how very excited she was. It's a good thing she slept so well, because while she was zonked out Flapjack helped Santa do this:
Arriving downstairs this morning, Elise made a beeline for the giant dollhouse saying, "Wow!" and then promptly burst into tears. She was extremely worried that Santa had completely ignored her list, and she was heartbroken. We talked about it for a bit and then she noticed that Santa had also brought some wrapped presents. Peace was restored.
Until she realized that Santa had only brought the computer and not the Diego puppet she'd requested. Luckily, Santa put playdoh in the stocking, which pretty well distracted Elise for the rest of the morning. She kept wanting to go play with it instead of opening more presents.
This is somewhat of a foreign concept to the grownups here at the household. Back in our day, we tore into paper and opened everything all at once before pausing to play. Elise has always been the one to appreciate each item fully before moving on to the next thing. Which is fantastic, but it does mean that the chaos of gift unwrapping lasts longer than I ever thought was imaginable. Next year, I think we'll try to be a little more sensitive to the pace she wants to set, because I suspect it will keep her from getting quite so overwhelmed.
It was really good to finally break into the playdoh.
It was also very fun to discover the joys of her new kitten who kneads her claws when you pet her or feed her. This new (as yet unnamed) cat joins the posse of stuffed animals that now must go with Elise everywhere. We are now up to Teri, The Kitten, Flapjack Junior, Pukeko (a NZ bird who was a birthday present from Uncle Peter & Auntie Roni) and this meowing purring wonder. I anticipate some carrying-on come school on Thursday...
The rest of the day was a blurr. We had french toast and sausage for breakfast. We also learned that Elise can chug orange juice. Somewhat of a novelty because she usually doesn't like juice of any sort. Then, we played with toys. Nonstop. All day.
A high point for me was when we took the glow-in-the-dark stars Santa brought and worked together to put them on Elise's bedroom ceiling in various constellation patterns. We managed the big and little dippers, the summer triangle (with Alberio), Cassiopeia, Delphinus, Pegasus and most of Orion. Elise was so helpful, and tonight she was just blown away by the stars on her ceiling. I may have to relocate Cassiopeia a little, but otherwise it's a pretty decent representation if I do say so myself.
As the day wore on, Elise's attention span got shorter and shorter, to the point that she couldn't concentrate for more than about 2 minutes on anything. And then it was time for dinner. Elise actually ate ham, broccoli and a roll, and seemed to enjoy it. It took less than 20 minutes for her to fall asleep at bedtime, which wasn't surprising given how hard she played all day. We reflected that she hadn't stopped talking for so much as 30 seconds all day.
So, that was our Christmas. It was wonderful, relaxed, fun, and exhausting all at once. I have no idea what I'm doing up at 11pm finishing up this post. Well, that's not true. I want to remember this day because it's been fantastic. We hope your Christmas has been fantastic as well.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
On Wednesday afternoon, I took Elise to see Santa. She'd been pretty excited to let him know that she wants a new computer for Christmas (the Barney one inherited from cousins being entirely outgrown long ago) so I wanted to be sure she got the chance when the lines weren't too long.
We hopped on the train to go to San Jose's Christmas in the Park, and while we waited for Santa to arrive there we looked at the decorations around the park. Fun kitsch.
A nice big girl came up to Elise while she was waiting on a bench and talked to her about her toy kitten and talked with her about Santa, which I thought was cute.
When it was our turn to see the big guy, Santa and I simultaneously pointed out that there was a nice seat next to his chair, so she need not get too close if she didn't want to. That was a pretty good thing. And, here is the photo sequence from their visit together.
Nervous giggles turned into big giggles as Santa laughed with her. At the end, I helped her out by telling Santa about how very much she wants a new computer. And a Diego puppet, but I suspect Santa will only be bringing the computer. Santa seems to be in a pretty good mood when he's in downtown San Jose, so we'll likely visit him there again in years to come.
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Amidst the holiday hoopla, the "get one" portion of the "give one, get one" OLPC promotion arrived. (It's the cute little green and white one on the left, next to my Macbook for size comparison.) I've actually not been all that interested in this project, but my brother is. And, since the promotion was only good in the US, we've got this little unit in our clutches and will send it off to Uncle Peter as soon as we've played with it and blogged about it thoroughly.
Fresh From the Box
For starters, this little machine is adorable. I mean, look at the colorful little person on the cover. And that bright green and white just screams "play with me!" In fact, it is so cute that Elise had been begging us to take it out and play with it since it arrived. It was the first thing she wanted to muck with this morning.
We opted to just plug it in and will save battery testing for someone else, but again the attractive green cord is lovely and highly visible. I don't think we'll be tripping over it any time soon.
I had to look at the diagram as to how to open the thing up, which was mildly distressing for me. I mean, I play with technotoys often enough that I should have been able to figure it out, right?! That accomplished, I liked that the screen has some semi-hard stops to hold it in position with frequent use. A little stiff at first, but I think it's well designed for its intended purpose. The keyboard is tiny and also cute. I like that it's all enclosed and covered with that green squooshy stuff. Elise wanted to push the buttons slightly harder than needed as they do feel a little uncertain at first. Nobody will be breaking any speed typing on this, but since that's not really the point I figure that's OK.
The touch pad has a durable feel to it. Elise had no trouble using it, if four-year-old computer skills are any measure. I am slightly disappointed by the small size of the buttons for clicking, but maybe that will just encourage kids to learn the keyboard shortcuts.
The other main physical appearance/feel thing that bears mentioning is that the unit is top-heavy without the battery. Sitting on the sofa with it on my lap, I felt I was in constant danger of dropping it. I think this would not be a problem with the battery installed and use on a flat surface, but it's something to be aware of.
The Turing On
The OLPC takes about the same amount of time to boot up as my Macbook, so glean from that what you will. It was fun for Elise to type her name and then click the little person to choose what colors to be. Very cute. And nice that there can be several profiles on one machine without much difficulty.
We're still learning how to navigate around, but the applications we tried were fun. Elise liked the drawing program and the TamTamJam program as well. I suspect that as I fiddle and learn how to use these applications, she will get more out of them. She was annoyed that the cool snake icon took her to an opportunity to try some programming. But then, age four is hardly the target audience. Turning the machine off after we were done was a little non-intuitive, but I think we managed it okay.
So, those are our initial impressions of this little unit. Cute machine, ambitious project. Glad to have a chance to play with it!
Friday, December 21, 2007
I just looked at my inbox (it's 6 minutes to midnight here) and realized that there is no way I'm catching up with all of the email I haven't been answering in the past week. Yargh. I will get there, just not tonight.
But, not to leave you empty handed, check out this cool video about bonobos:
And, be forewarned, looking around the website from which it comes is dangerous. And fun.
So, here I am, the email dodger extraordinaire introducing you to danger...
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Monday, December 17, 2007
I think it's a good thing "they didn't have the internet when I was a kid" or I'd be full-time addicted to entering online contests. In the past few months alone, I've won movie tickets from my local library, a fabulous prize from one of our favorite Kiwi blogs, and now one from Science Blogs. Behold, the latest spoils reaped from my life on the interwebs:
Cool! It's a mug that looks kind of like labware, but it says right on it that it's for potable stuff only. I now have a mug that says "potable." This mug came to me because the nice people at Science Blogs were running a contest for their gazillionth commenter. I was, of course, not that commenter but I was a commenter and they selected some of us at random to receive this fabulous prize. I had nearly forgotten about it, and then this thing of beauty arrived in the mail today to put a smile on my face.
Speaking of forgotten contests-I do indeed remember that prizes need to be awarded in our pareidolia contest. My slowness in this has everything to do with the fact that I could not for the life of me figure out what I'd be sending off as a prize. For future reference, it helps to have a prize in mind before announcing a contest.
Competition was fierce, fierce I tell you and the judging was difficult. I had to walk all the way upstairs to ask Andy to choose a number between one and four inclusive. He chose "two."
Here, then, is the winning description of the following picture:
And, in the spirit of the Science Blogs people who helped inspire this contest, if the rest of you most excellent contestants will send me your mailing addresses, I will issue a limited number (three, to be exact) of commemorative "First Steingruebl World Enterprises Contestant" postcards and send one your way.
Thank you to one and all for reading and for playing along and for being patient while I sort out this prize-giving stuff. It's an honor to have you here and reading what I write.
Our friend Job got us into buying gingerbread house kits from Costco when Elise was a year old, and we've been doing them ever since. With varying degrees of success. Last year, for example, we were impatient and the frosting didn't set up and the whole thing fell down.
This year, though, Elise is the Christmas crafter extraordinaire. We sat down as a family to put together our masterpiece, and it looks pretty good if I do say so myself. This is a really fun thing to do together. Thanks, Job!
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
"Mommy, can you induce Flapjack to shake hands with you?"
I've played so much Candy Land lately that it was odd to play cribbage the other day and actually shuffle cards.
"Let's play the 'throw the balloons up in the air game!'"
"Flapjack Junior got very quiet in the room and I knew that she was either sound asleep or getting into mischief."
"Tell me the story about how when Uncle Peter was a little kid and Grandma Char always knew that when he was quiet he was asleep or he was doing something he shouldn't do." (Imagine all of that being said in one breath, very fast.)
We read How the Grinch Stole Christmas at least twice a day, every day.
"Let's play the 'throw the pom-poms up in the air game!'"
"I don't have pink eye, Mommy. I don't like eyedrops!"
At school, they're counting the days to 100 days of school. There has been a marked increase in counting at our house. And thanks to Dora, some of that is in Spanish.
"Is it past my usual bedtime Mommy?" "Yes, Punkin, it's time for bath and bed." "But I'm not tired and I don't want to go to bed!"
Ten minutes later, quiet.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Day number two at the new school.
"So, Elise, did you meet any new kids at school today?"
"Do you remember any of their names?"
"One boy, he told me his name is Jello."
I love this school. If only because the very place inspires conversations like this one.
The rest of the day was a bit of a mixed bag. Linda, the wonderteacher, was out today. Somehow, in all of the excitement, nobody thought to look for Elise's lunch bag in her cubby. They offered her the school hot lunch, which of course she didn't eat.
I found out about all of this through the following exchange.
"Mommy, did you put pretzel fish in my lunch today?"
"You should know the answer to that-tell me!"
"I don't know, Mommy. I didn't like the lunch that the teacher made."
"What food did the teacher make?"
"I don't know Mommy. I just didn't like it, so I didn't eat it. I'm hungry. Can we have pretzel fish at home?"
Sure enough, untouched lunch. Sigh. She ate it when we got home, and loved every bite. Including the pretzel fish.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Please note that I have accurately tagged this as a "Rant."
And here we all thought that Bush and Darth Cheney were too busy trying to start a war with Iran to focus on anything else. Nope. Turns out they have nearly infinite capacity for mischief.
All of that denial about global warning was apparently part of a coordinated attack. And the House Oversight Committee Report on it is pretty clear. Inexcusable. Really, really inexcusable. For shame.
How'd we get here? Is it that Americans are functionally illiterate when it comes to science? Is it that we don't pay attention? Is it that the consequences of full-on stupid aren't instant, long-lasting and hit-you-over-the-head obvious? Go ahead and guess my opinion on that one...
So, since we've clearly let ourselves down by assuming that our elected leaders wouldn't purposely steer us down a path toward a new Dark Age, isn't it time for some action?
How about a science debate?! Sign their petition. It's a good idea.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Elise and Mommy, ready for Elise's first day at her new school. As you can see, she's a little apprehensive. Teri Bear's ear doesn't make it into Elise's mouth unless she's pretty worried, or falling asleep.
As it turns out, school was good. I had to spend some time with paperwork and parking and other such things, so she was on her own for a little bit, had me with her a little bit, and then spent the rest of the day at school on her own. She did a great job.
One thing I noticed was that Elise did a much better job of following directions when I wasn't nearby. She's normally pretty good at following directions, but school is a different story altogether. She seems to really need a personal invitation, and her previous teacher wasn't interested in doing that. So, when I watched Elise space out and put Teri Bear's ear in her mouth when she was asked to join a line, I was pretty nervous.
Well, talking with Linda (Elise's teacher) after school, I was relieved. Yes, Elise had needed personal invitations to follow directions. But unlike our previous school experience, the teacher continued to say that Elise didn't seem to be defiant. She needs to feel comfortable and safe about what's going on and then she's fine.
Can you hear that sigh of relief? I have a lot of confidence that this new school is going to work out.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
With birthday festivities over and done with for another year, we put up the Christmas decorations this afternoon. Elise is a fabulous helper, and we have a nicely decorated tree to prove it.
It hasn't always been so easy to put up the tree. For the past five years, we had a gorgeous but humongous tree. Nine feet tall, as big around as a VW bug. It put a real cramp in our living quarters every year. This picture from last year shows it shoved in a corner with half of the bottom branches unassembled, and it still took up the entire living room.
So, a few weeks ago I sold the old tree on Craigslist to finance a new, smaller tree. The guy who bought it called after assembling it at home to say how thrilled he was, so it's nice to know it went where it is appreciated.
The new tree is not quite as bushy and full, but it also takes up significantly less floorspace. It is also hinged, comes in 3 manageable sections, is pre-lit, and stores in one convenient box. All in all, a better bet for us.
Elise's favorite ornaments to put on were the six glass hummingbirds that Grandma Char gave to Andy several years ago. They're all hanging in a flock on one side of the tree. The one ornament we had to fight to get away from her was our traditional tree topper, seen here:
Oh yes, we have a fuzzy representation of our parrot on top of our tree ever year. The difference this year is that it takes a chair rather than a stepladder to get it up there.
The birthday girl had been looking forward to this party for eons, and spent all morning asking if it was eleven o'clock yet. As party time approached, she insisted on putting on her new princess dress and her tiara. You may not be able to tell from the above picture, but Elise really liked being dressed up for a party in her honor.
We invited three friends and their parents, keeping to the total number of kids present to the number of years the birthday girl has under her belt. I learned this from my parents and I have to say it is a fantastic idea. Just the right amount of crazy.
One really good thing about having a party for this age group is that it takes very little to entertain them. Andy blew up a mess of balloons this morning, and the kids had a blast. Check our our girl in motion:
Also, having a cat when your guests don't have pets is aces, because they spend all of their time inhaling the dust bunnies under your beds while trying to lure said cat out of hiding. Kid entertainment and housecleaning all in one!
When it was time for cake, Elise was ready. She loves candles, she loves being serenaded with the happy birthday song.
And here she is, telling us her birthday wish. "I wish that I will grow up to be big."
And foof! Beautiful candle extinguishing technique.
Our favorite parts were watching the kids chase balloons, and watching the giant smile on Elise's face as we all sang to her. It's possible that Elise loved every single minute of the party. She kept hollering, "This is so fun!" and "This is such a great party!"
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
That's right, our girl turned 4 years old yesterday (December 4th). Huzzah! For some unknown reason, I neglected to take any pictures so you may have to take my word for it that she was adorable and fun and had a fantastic day. It's very nice to be doted on for a day, no matter what your age.
The day started at 5:30am, when we heard loud and clear from upstairs, "Oh maaaaannnnn! It's hard to sleep all night when it's your birthday in the morning!" At this point, we figured sleep was no longer our friend and we'd better get up.
Not being big on delayed gratification ourselves, we "did" presents first thing. Elise actually liked her new baby doll enough to play with it and snuggle it, which I considered to be a real coup. In times past, she's held dolls by a leg or a strand of hair and carried them at arm's length like they're radioactive or something. This one, however, she likes and I think it will be fun for her.
Great Grandpa sent some really cute clothes at which Elise gazed with one eyebrow raised. Clothes are awesome when you're the parent trying to come up with cute stuff for your kid to wear, but when you are that kid they seem kinda pointless. Ah well.
Along with the doll, we got Elise a kid-friendly digital camera. A spendy gift, but also sturdy and in its second design iteration so I figured it was probably worth the money. I remember how much I loved my first camera (though did not remember how I got it and loved hearing my dad tell the story when we called the other day) and what a new window on the world it was. On the one hand, film made every shot count and I was careful about many of my shots. On the other, careful can also lead to neurotic. I'm glad we've managed digital imaging for this generation.
Picture taking has been good for Elise in another way that I was hoping for as well. She is often confused by perspective, and it's only recently that she has started to understand that I can not see which Candy Land card she's drawn unless she turns it to face me instead of just her. The camera seems to be giving her a lot better grasp of what she can see versus what others can see. And honestly, it's just amazing to see her working on documenting the most important things in her life. We have a lot of pictures of Mommy and Daddy and Flapjack, not to mention the stuffed bear and cat. At some point, we'll get the pics off the camera and post some of the more choice ones as a slideshow here.
Elise's favorite gift of the day came from Grandma Char and Grandpa Karl. It's a little car and camping trailer made by Fisher Price. Two girls with a purple car and a pink trailer are all outfitted for camping adventures. Hours and hours of fun. This evening, she was pretending that various tinker toys were food to cook over the fake campfire so that the girls could have a huge feast when their friends came to sleep over. Awesome. There's a "radio" in the trailer that plays some cute little tunes and that gets us up and dancing. Elise REALLY likes this toy, and I don't blame her. It's cool!
(As an aside, whoever designed the packaging for it should seek professional help for their twist-tie fetish. Each little piece of plastic was secured with a minimum of two ties, most of which were taped down inside of folded bits of cardboard. This has been a growing trend in toy packaging, and I hate it. So, all of you crooks who like to steal bits of toys out of their packages, knock it off so that the rest of us can experience a little less frustration, okay?)
After presents, we made pancakes for breakfast and had a fantastic time with that. Then, more playing before friends Kaden and Danea arrived to play and then go out to lunch. They brought with them a beautiful princess dress which Elise wore with style and grace. She may well have been born a princess and we never knew it. It was fantastic to see the three kids playing together and having so much fun. We were floored that Elise was so gracious about sharing her new toys with her friends. It was clear that she was just loving sharing her fun day with friends. The sort of thing that warms parents' hearts.
Lunch, cupcakes, naptime, and then a trip to the doctor for Daddy. (His leg is mostly better-that was a good present for our girl, lemmie tell you!) We went out for dinner, and the fantastic waitress at the restaurant brought out an ice cream sundae for the birthday girl. The whole place lit up with the smile Elise produced when she saw it and the candle. How does such a small person get so big with joy personified? I dunno, but I love it.
A fabulous birthday all the way around. Or as Elise said after dinner, "This has been quite the birthday, hasn't it?" Our big girl, four years old already.
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A 2nd line to honor Uncle Lionel Batiste will be held in NYC on Thursday, July 26th at 6:30 PM. The parade will be led by The Stooges Brass Band! Gather at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center and bring white handkerchiefs, 2nd line umbrellas and large pictures of Uncle Lionel, if you have them.
Followed by a free show on the plaza by The Stooges Brass Band.
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Outcome of BPL Governing Council Meeting with Franchise Owners
The Governing Council was informed that the outstanding payment of foreign players who had participated in the inaugural edition of the BPL now stood at US$ 2,35,000.00 (approximately). The BCB as guarantor, will complete the payment of the dues shortly.
The franchises have assured the Governing Council that approximately 70 (seventy) percent of the local players’ payment have been cleared. The Governing Council meanwhile, as a priority has initiated the process to get the confirmed figure of outstanding payment to local cricketers. The BCB as guarantor would resolve claim related issues if required.
BCB President AHM Mustafa Kamal, who chaired the meeting with the franchises said: “We are convinced that only a negligible amount remains unpaid and the delay is mostly down to technical issues. The foreign cricketers’ non-payment claim has been grossly exaggerated and in certain cases miscommunication and lack of coordination between players and agents have contributed to the rumors.
“We are very clear about the BPL players’ payment issue. Everyone knows that not a single penny would remain unpaid as the BCB is the guarantor. I get the impression that some people are trying to malign the BCB and the BPL. We are not accountable to anyone other than the players and we have not received any complaints from them. We have a proud tradition. Foreign cricketers who have participated in domestic competitions in Bangladesh over the decades have never alleged that they have not received payment.”
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2004 USA Race Walking Grand Prix Series
January 11 - October 31, 2004
USATF is pleased to announce the debut of the USA Race Walking Grand Prix, which begins with the USA 30 km Championship in Chula Vista, California on January 11, and concludes October 31 with the USA 50 km Championship in Hauppauge, New York. The Grand Prix will crown the overall champions for the 2004 season in the men's and women's divisions for individuals and teams.
The Grand Prix will consist of 11 races. All 11 events will offer individual scoring, and eight of those events will also allow for team scoring. The races will be contested in nine different states.
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When Attorney General Eric Holder released a statement on Monday regarding the developments in Ferguson, Missouri, he gave a clear signal of how seriously he is taking the matter.
The attorney general did not say that President Obama is dispatching him to Ferguson on Wednesday. Instead, Holder said that when he met with Mr. Obama on Monday, "I informed him of my plan to personally travel to Ferguson Wednesday."
While in Ferguson, Holder plans on meeting with FBI officials who are investigating the shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, as well as prosecutors on the ground from the Justice Department's Civil Rights division and officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
"The full resources of the Department of Justice are being committed to our federal civil rights investigation into the death of Michael Brown," Holder said in his statement, noting that more than 40 FBI agents have been canvassing the neighborhood where Brown was shot.
The unusual investment of time and resources in Ferguson shows Holder's personal commitment to the case, according to legal experts.
"It is an extraordinary level of personal involvement by an attorney general," Thomas Dupree, who served as deputy assistant attorney general during the George W. Bush administration, told CBS News. Additionally, Dupree called the ongoing investigative efforts "an extraordinary commitment of resources."
- Deep national mistrust of police by minorities exposed in Ferguson, Missouri
- Ferguson leaders urge residents to stay home and "allow peace to settle in"
"The fact that the attorney general is personally traveling to Missouri sends a message that this investigation is a top priority of the administration, it's a top priority for the attorney general personally," he said.
Holder's efforts so far are encouraging to those looking for reforms to the systemic problems that led to Brown's shooting on Aug. 9 and the subsequent unrest in Ferguson, such as racial inequities in the criminal justice system and mistrust between local police forces and the communities they protect. Still, they're looking for a commitment to reform from the Justice Department that will last long after the dust settles in Ferguson.
"It's tremendously important the attorney general is going to Ferguson," Vanita Gupta, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, told CBS News. Holder can provide moral leadership on the ground that Gupta called "vitally important." However, she added that "this is not a situation where moral leadership alone is going to be satisfactory."
"There are very direct ways in which the Department of Justice can engage in reforms of specific policies and practices, and funding streams, to ensure another Ferguson doesn't take place."
In the immediate aftermath of the ugly confrontations between protesters and police forces decked out in combat gear, the Justice Department has sent experts from the Justice Department's Community Relations Service to Ferguson. Additionally, Ronald Davis, the director of the Justice Department's Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS), is also traveling to Ferguson Wednesday.
Adolphus Pruitt, president of the St. Louis NAACP branch, told CBS News that these Justice Department agencies are already working with local police forces and groups like his. They're playing a constructive role, he said, by giving community leaders "training and instructions on how the community can play a role to abate the overall [tense] atmosphere, and at the same time, amend the broken trust between the community and police department."
Pruitt said that in the longer term, the Justice Department can facilitate research into the sort of policing currently conducted in the St. Louis region, so that future unnecessary shootings are prevented.
"We have to do some significant research and analysis on the type of policing, the number of stops, things of that nature, not only going on in Ferguson but the entire region," he said. "In reality, Ferguson is one of 200-plus municipalities that exists within St. Louis county. They all are neighbors... While Mike Brown was killed in Ferguson, the next killing could be two blocks over in Riverview Gardens."
Just hours after Pruitt spoke with CBS News, an knife-wielding African-American man was shot and killed by police in north St. Louis.
While the Justice Department works with local police forces, Pruitt said community leaders are also expecting the federal agency to be thorough in its civil rights investigation into the Brown shooting.
"If the Justice Department finds there was a... case for charges,it would go for a long way to abating the temperament of those in the community," he said. It would show, he said, that "when police do make a mistake, there is an ability for them to be prosecuted for doing so. Right now, among the folks out there, the sentiment in the community is that this doesn't exist."
The federal government has multiple options at its disposal, in terms of the role it can play in the investigation, and ultimately in terms of whether it will file criminal or civil charges in the case, Dupree said. In a case like this, the decision to file charges would be made "at a very high level," he said, and is often dependent on the status of state or local investigations.
The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation after the shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012, but it never filed charges against the shooter, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder by state prosecutors, but he was found not guilty in that case.
Dupree said the administration likely "drew a lesson" from that experience.
"The administration was heavily criticized -- in many cases from people who are typically their allies -- for not being more proactive in the Trayvon Martin case and not making that more of a civil rights case from the get-go," he said. By contrast, after the Michael Brown shooting, "from virtually the moment it happened, there was a very high level of real involvement and repeated statements by the president himself."
Gupta of the ACLU said that "there is a concern about the back-up of some of these investigations."
"People need to see activity and forward steps on these investigations in order to have faith in the value of independent federal investigations," she added.
While the Justice Department pursues its investigations, groups like the ACLU are waiting for the agency to take broader steps to reform the justice system. For one thing, the department should update its guidance on the use of race by law enforcement officials, including state and local law enforcement who work in partnership with the federal government, Gupta said. The Justice Department could also take steps such as requiring racial bias training and guidance for forces that receive federal grants, Gupta said.
The ACLU and other groups are also calling on the Justice Department to apply stricter rules -- or at least some oversight -- to local police forces that are given military equipment for free.
If Holder truly wants to make a difference, Gupta said, it will become more evident "once the cameras are no longer in Ferguson."
In an op-ed published Wednesday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Holder pledged, "Long after the events of Aug. 9 have receded from the headlines, the Justice Department will continue to stand with this community."
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Harper, Hardcover, 9780061430206, 352pp.
Publication Date: March 1, 2009
When radical New York lawyer Joel Litvinoff is felled by a stroke, his wife, Audrey, uncovers a secret that forces her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about their forty-year marriage. Joels children will soon have to come to terms with this discovery themselves, but for the meantime, they are struggling with their own dilemmas and doubts.
Rosa, a disillusioned revolutionary, has found herself drawn into the world of Orthodox Judaism and is now being pressed to make a commitment to that religion. Karla, a devoted social worker hoping to adopt a child with her husband, is falling in love with the owner of a newspaper stand outside her office. Neer-do-well Lenny is living at home, approaching another relapse into heroin addiction.
In the course of battling their own demons—and one another—the Litvinoff clan is called upon to examine long-held articles of faith that have formed the basis of their lives together and their identities as individuals. In the end, all the family members will have to answer their own questions and decide what—if anything—they still believe in.
Hailed by the Sunday Times (London) as "one of the outstanding novels of the year," The Believers explores big ideas with a light touch, delivering a tragic, comic family story as unsparing as it is filled with compassion.
ZoË Heller is the author of Everything You Know and What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal, which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize and made into an acclaimed film starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Heller lives in New York.
“A moving, deeply intelligent look at intellectual loyalties-to ideology, religion, family-and the humans attached to them. This is a wonderful novel.”
-Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland
“Tough, wise and funny. . . . A sustaining, intelligent novel about how the big questions affect and change all our small lives.”
-Anne Enright, author of The Gathering
“Profoundly satisfying. . . . Heller injects that difficult-to-pinpoint something-or-other that elevates soap opera to art. . . . The Believers pulses with . . . something deep and lasting and larger than mere story.”
-Lionel Shriver, author of The Post-Birthday World
“A beautiful, oftentimes hilarious, razor-precise portrait of a family, a city, and an examination of the eternal and universal urge to embrace something, anything, greater than ourselves.”
-Richard Price, author of Lush Life
Many of the picks from Fresh Air's book critic look back at tough times from earlier eras, or lives upended by disaster. The best books of the year include a work of nonfiction that reveals the hidden fantasy land of a founder of American industry, and a novel that doesn't apologize for the bad behavior of its characters. Plus, a bonus mystery pick. More at NPR.org
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Join us for a full day of science and experiments and earn your Environmental Science badge. This badge is required for all Eagle Scouts. Topics include erosion, the greenhouse effect, endangered species, pollution prevention and more! Advance work is required so all scouts must register by July 30.
Registration required - Register early! Scout programs fill fast! Call or email for more information.
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Pros: Nice little park with thick grass. Other activities include a water pad (for the summer) playground and a nice skate/board/bike bowl. Super easy course and actually a Par 2 setup. Kiosk is a plus. You'll only need a mid range and a putter.
Cons: No tee pads as listed and very short holes, and I am a rec player. You'll only need a mid range and a putter. Par 2 course and only 6 holes.
Other Thoughts: Great for workin on your short game while the kids are doin other things in the park. Longest hole (6) is under 250. 15 minutes per round. Great place to intro somebody to the sport.
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The Kiosk Speaks With Forked Tongue!
Pros: There is a kiosk at the start with with a map and some information. Don't believe everything it says. It'll tell you a story about the concrete tee pads and where they're at. It's a lie. There are no concrete tee pads. You just play from basket to basket.
The park features restrooms, three basketball courts, two sand pitted volleyball courts, picnic area and playground areas. It's flat with a few mature trees for obstacles. There are six DGA baskets with the red numbers on top scattered throughout this small park. There are no signs of any tee signs. The lengths seem to be from about 200 feet to maybe 350?
Cons: It's basically a small recreational course without signs, teepads and only six baskets. It's the only game in town and the baskets catch well enough. Only on # 6, do you have much chance of conflicting with any of the park's activities and that's probably only if the wind blows your drive into the volleyball court.
# 6 basket is a ways away from the kiosk and # 1 where you started.
Two or three baskets are mounted a little lower than regulation height.
Other Thoughts: It was a quick easy little "get" for a dedicated course bagger such as myself.
If I lived in Artesia, I'd play it and make up all kinds of alternative tees and games to keep myself amused. I'd probably be a better player playing in the wind than I currently am.
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Chefs draw inspiration from a variety of places for their plates of food. Some are inspired by their childhood experiences, others by their travels or time spent in the kitchens of their mentors. Still other are inspired by specific ingredients or the freshest produce at the market that day. Often inspiration comes from some sort of a combination or amalgam of all of these things. At b.o.s. in Little Tokyo, Chef David Bartnes' menu is a collection of memories from all the places he has lived, studied and worked in Asia, Europe and most recently here in Los Angeles.
Though born in Oregon, David moved with his Korean mother back to Korea after his Caucasian father, a service man, died in a training accident before David was born. David lived in Korea until he was nine years old. He then moved to Hong with his mom and his German step father who his mom met in Korea. After that year in Hong Kong, David's family moved to Singapore where he attended British curriculum school. At this international school, United World College of South East Asia, he met people from all walks of life. Through his friends, David was influenced a lot by what they were eating. Many days after school he'd be found eating satays, roti's and curries while hanging out with his friends and classmates who were either locals or from places as far away as Canada, Australia, India and South Africa.
While in Asia growing up as an expat, David traveled a lot with his parents throughout Asia, North America and Europe for both family vacations, as well as a part of his stepfather's work. Much of his travel included plenty of eating out and staying in a lot of hotels. At a young age, this left a deep impression. So much so that when he was seven years old David knew he was destined to work in the service industry in some way.
At the age of 16, David’s family received a transfer to move to Chicago. However with his British schooling, a move to the US at the time would have proved to be too much of a change, so David was next off to England to finish high school. A life with a desk job wasn't something David ever aspired to pursue. Not the best in school, he dabbled in music and was on the path to discovering himself when one day David had an epiphany. He wanted to be a chef. He liked cooking for friends. He liked the reaction he got when his friends enjoyed what he prepared. So rather than continue down the path of further education, he enrolled in culinary school where he attended the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu in London. Here he learned classical technique.
After school David got an offer to stage at the Hilton Hotel in Shanghai, China where his parents had just moved after their time in Chicago. At this time, China hadn't yet economically boomed. The Hilton Hotel was one of only a few hotels there in Shanghai and thus had a good crowd particularly of ex‐patriots that lived in China. Here, catering to that crowd, David did everything from Italian cuisine to working in the chocolate room to the butchery to the baking room. From the Japanese chef who trained at the Tokyo bay Hilton, David learned how to do Japanese cuisine at a teppan table that was inside the Hilton's Italian restaurant. Volume was intense. In the bakery alone, the hotel's crew made enough bread to serve four thousand people a day. Needless to say, this was a big operation.
After a year, Bartnes finished this stage position. He then got a job offer to run the kitchen at a golf course in Phuket, a small island off of Southeast Thailand, at the Blue Canyon Country Club known in SE Asia for holding PGA tournaments. So he went there and helped out in the "Western kitchen" doing everything from burgers to pasta. Business was slow especially at night since the clientele was golfers. These golfers, noticing his frustrations introduced him to the places they would eat at in the evenings. One restaurant, The Siam Supper club, caught David's attention. It was a style of food that took him back to great city restaurants in the US and UK. He spoke with the chefs and still hungry for work, he helped out at the restaurant a couple nights of the week working the pizza and appetizer stations, and learning the ropes which eventually turned into a job offer which he took. After the two chefs and first real mentors he was working for left to open a restaurant in New York City, David's parents and uncle bought out the restaurant's owners, and had David run the kitchen.
David had a lot of fun living and working in Thailand. All of the ingredients for the restaurant were sourced from Thailand except for the beef. As with many places in Asia, beef is imported from Australia. But he had a good source for duck, and used the freshest tuna. Chickens were pasture raised from the local markets along with most of the vegetables except for salad greens which were grown in the north of Thailand and picked up once a week at the airport. So this was David's first hand at being local and sustainable that used the local ingredients and supported the people who made a business supporting ex‐pats and their tastes. He cooked what the restaurant called "big city American fare."
Outside the restaurant he was into eating all the local Thai food as much and as often as he could. This included spicy southern Thai curries that were heavily influenced by Malaysians and all the traders that have passed through during the years, as well as fried chicken at the markets with fresh papaya salads.Though after three years on Phuket looking at Palm trees and beaches, David experienced his first taste of burn‐out. He hadn't left the island during this entire time. On a trip to Bangkok, he was overwhelmed by all the activity: the smells, sights, sounds, and traffic. It was information overload. He decided then and there that he needed to get off of the island before he went nuts or wouldn't ever be able to integrate back into city life again. He took the bold step and moved back to Shanghai, which by then was starting to boom.
Before returning to Shanghai, David traveled to Europe and New York City. While in Europe, he spent time at a friend’s chalet in the Haute-Savoie in Southern France where he went mushroom picking and trout fishing. In New York City he went on what he describes as an "eating fest". Re‐inspired by his travels, David made his way to Shanghai. In Shanghai, David was involved a number of different projects ranging from a Danish/German Beer House to a running a night club, and a museum restaurant. He was also catering for large scale events like the inaugural PGA Players Championship with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson and the whole PGA line‐ up. For that four day event, David's team served food to over six thousand people per day. Plus he consulted on a number of little projects learning the business side of things as well as worked for an investment company.
In China, David explored its vast cuisines. His favorite restaurant served food from Hunan Provence. Considered the bread basket of China, Hunan has a very unique cuisine that uses a wide range of spices. He fell in love. The food is hot and flavorful not dank and oily like Szechuan cuisine sometimes is and minus the mountains of Szechuan peppercorns and dried chilies. He sometimes craved Szechun cuisine but he could eat Hunan food every day. He also got into the sweeter Shanghainese, cuisine which is very sweet with a lot of sweet soy sauce. China was definitely a culinary wonderland for him with so many different ways of preparing ingredients. He dabbled in Chinese cuisine but loves it more for the memories it's served for his palate. As he did in Singapore and Thailand’s outdoor markets and food stalls, he'd sit on the street and watch and absorb the activity of the people in the stalls making food.
During his stay in China, David eventually got married to an American Chinese expat who he knew through the expat community in Shanghai. Her desire after marriage was to move back to the US to be closer to her family and start he own family. So his wife took a job in Los Angeles. David had never thought about living in Los Angeles, nor really even imagined at all moving back to the US. The last time he had been to LA was when he was all but seven years old. He, as with most of the world, thought Los Angeles was all about Disneyland, Hollywood, and gangsta rap as well as being a massive concrete jungle. This wasn't a move he was overly joyed about. However almost immediately after he arrived, he quickly fell in love with LA.
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The Sabes JCC and the St. Paul JCC are thrilled to announce the kick-off the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, formerly the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival, scheduled to open in October, 2014.
A partnership of the Sabes JCC and the St. Paul JCC, this festival promises to bring the broader community together as a showcase for feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world on themes of Jewish culture and identity. This year’s event also includes community events paired with each film to create an enhanced experience, inspire dialog and provide meaningful moments of community engagement.
“We are so proud of the Festival’s rich past,” said Joshua Wert, CEO of the Sabes JCC. “Having just celebrated our 20th Anniversary season, we knew that it was time to build on this success and move the festival beyond the Minneapolis community.”
Executive Director of the St. Paul JCC, Michael Waldman added, “We are thrilled to be a part of the future of the festival. Our two JCC’s share a common purpose and vision. While we maintain a commitment to the local communities that we serve, together we are able to reach a broader spectrum on the community for innovative and excellent programming. By working together, everyone wins.”
The 2014 Twin Cities Film Festival will be chaired by Walter Elias and Tom Cytron-Hysom. Walter has been the chair of the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival since its inception and brings great knowledge, experience, and a love for film to the role. Tom is a member of the St. Paul JCC’s Executive Committee and has chaired the St. Paul Book Fair (now the Twin Cities Book Fair). The festival staff will be led by Co-Directors Todd Bruse (Sabes) and Katherine Tane (St. Paul).
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or sponsor, please contact Todd or Katherine at TCJFilmFest@sabesjcc.org.
The Sabes Jewish Community Center and the St Paul Jewish Community Center are multifaceted organizations offering educational, social, cultural, recreational, and fitness to the entire community. Program and service areas include early childhood education, health & fitness, recreation, Jewish arts & humanities, senior services, afterschool programs, day camp, special events and more.
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