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WOW! I have never grown such big fruits from this variety before! If you just joined this web site, let me fill you in. I have been saving seeds from "Cabin" tomatoes and regrowing them for the last few years. The plants seem really disease resistant, and I love the taste!
I have saved one batch of seeds, which was about the amount that covered a small dinner plate. Those are in the freezer now, and will be tested for viability soon.
I have a second batch of seeds fermenting in a quart jar right now, and that should provide another few hundred seeds.
I plan to send out up to 50 (give or take) envelopes of seeds for this variety of tomato to folks willing to send in a picture of their efforts to grow it in 2013, and who will try to save seeds for the next season.
Some have already sent me their addresses (thank you!), and I hope to collect a few more.


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Building Compassion, Trust, and Happiness is a day-long seminar will offer strategies for cultivating compassion, developing resilience, and strengthening relationships in your personal and professional life.
It will be led by Dacher Keltner, a renowned professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the founding faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. Drawing on cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Keltner will reveal the deep roots of human goodness, and he will explain why humans have strong propensities for caring and compassionate behavior. His presentation will highlight the strong connections between happiness, compassion, and altruism, identifying the health and social benefits that come from practicing trust, empathy, gratitude, kindness, and other positive behaviors. For instance, cultivating feelings of gratitude have been shown to boost people's health, make them happier, and improve their relationships.
Building on this science, Dr. Keltner will present research-based tips for fostering positive emotions and behaviors in yourself, in children, and in colleagues and clients. He will also shed light on those who have trouble forming relationships, such as those who suffer from social disorders like autism.
The seminar will also feature a special guest presentation by John Gottman, the nation's foremost researcher of marriage and parenting. Dr. Gottman will explain how attendees can develop stronger, more compassionate, and more trusting relationships with their romantic partners and others. He will focus on how to practice constructive, compassionate conflict resolution in relationships, including (but not limited to) marriages. He will also discuss how that approach is complicated after one partner has betrayed the other, and explain how can partners restore trust, compassion, and empathy to their relationship after such a betrayal has occurred. Ultimately, he will identify principles and practices that are vital to any healthy relationship.
(All sections led by Dacher Keltner unless otherwise noted)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and check in
9:00 – 10:30 The evolution and neuroscience of social well-being
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:00 Compassion, empathy, and gratitude as paths to social well-being and the meaningful life
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 2:30 John Gottman, PhD, on fostering empathy and trust in relationships
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Breakdowns in social and emotional well-being: autism, depression, antisocial disorder
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:45 Practical steps toward cultivating happiness and compassion in yourself and others
Learning Objectives
* Identify the connections between compassion and happiness
* Develop effective ways to handle stress and maintain a more resilient, compassionate approach toward other people
* Diagnose the root causes of anti-social behavior, such as aggression and autism
* Cultivate compassion and trust in relationships with spouses, children, and others
* Use research-based practices to boost happiness in themselves and others
More information on http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/news_events/event/the_science_of_a_meaningful_life_building_compassion_trust_and_happiness/

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British Go Journal No. 41. May 1978. Page 3b.
I first stood for the BGA Committee in 1976, shortly after I graduated from Cambridge University and moved to London - and was rather surprised to be elected. It is a measure of the recent high turnover of committee members that I now find myself, two years later, the longest serving member of the committee. This means that it may take a little while for the new members, and the three new officers, to learn the ropes, but I believe that we are already in a position to make real progress on several matters which the BGA has been weighing up for some time. I shall attempt to outline in these and future notes some of these long-term policies.
One of the most important areas of BGA activity will be our efforts to introduce the teaching of Go into schools. In the past, a high proportion of Go players have been introduced to the game while at University or College. Indeed, the importance of student members to the Association is indicated by the fact that of the current 53 BGA clubs, 18 are attached to higher educational establishments. However, it is vital for the long-term expansion of Go that we get more schoolchildren playing. There are at present a sprinkling of school Go clubs throughout the country all started by keen schoolmasters - but a more systematic and thoughtful approach is needed.
Our plans were roughly outlined in BGJ 36 in an article on our Youth Committee. Although progress has been slow in the past year, we are planning a pilot scheme for the Autumn. Progress will be reported in this journal.


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The Wrap reports that Jack Black is in talks to star in a Goosebumps movie. Rob Letterman, with whom Black worked on Gulliver's Travels and Shark Tale, was already attached to direct. There's no word yet on exactly what role he'll be playing or which book the movie will be based on (if any), but Black would make a good scary dummy.
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Between 2000 and 2030 the global urban footprint will double,
mostly due to growth in developing nation cities. Urban carbon and resource
impacts cannot, must not double during this period. What can be done by
policymakers, the private sector, civil society and urban leaders to prevent
the unthinkable, a global climate and ecosystem incapable of supporting stable species
populations and food production?
A botched transition to the coming urban future will ensure stresses far beyond our comprehension.
So, I will be addressing the Global Green
Cities Symposium in San Francisco Feb. 24 on "Enabling Future Global Green Cities." In
my previous post I described how this event acknowledges a sense of urgency by taking
a novel approach to expert and cross-industry collaboration.
Clearly, cities in developing nations are the crux of the matter: 90% of projected urban growth will occur in developing nation metros during the next decades. By 2040, the developing nation urban sector will benefit from an estimated total of more than $300 trillion in expenditures for the built environment and transportation, both in infrastructure and operations. Increasingly these city functions and services will be optimized to address both climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation.
Before getting to the how, let's address the issue of cities on the basic level of benefits and risks.
Pros of increased urbanism:
- easier provision of lower-cost high-value services (healthcare, education, water, transportation, communications, commerce)
- enhanced cultural activities and opportunities
- urban economic innovation in global hubs benefit their surrounding rural regions, and especially national economies
Cons of increased urbanism:
- increased pollution and concentration of wastes, congestion, urban-heat island effect
- negative social impacts which can include loss of sense of community, isolation from nature and decreased safety and security, exacerbated by a large-scale lack of affordable housing
- sprawled urban borders place natural resources (agricultural land, habitat, fisheries, watersheds) at much greater risk
Beyond the pros and cons of urbanization, the populations and economies of all cities are vulnerable to the increasingly severe impacts of global climate change, including rising sea levels, flooding, winter storms, drought and extreme heat events. Besides higher rates of death and disease from climate change-induced environmental conditions, mass population migrations are expected to occur in the not-distant future. From New Orleans to Bangladesh, urban climate-related population diasporas have already begun.
Cities will need to quickly begin shifting their spending from high-carbon intensity infrastructure to green infrastructure that produces very low carbon emissions in production, transport, implementation and maintenance.
Long-term and strategic action plans will be necessary to guide capital toward infrastructure solutions offering attractive returns on investment. Such returns can take many forms--reduced operating costs (including reuse and disposal), low embodied and operating carbon emissions, lower air and water pollution levels, and greater resource efficiency.
Global competitiveness may soon be defined in part by comparative carbon emission rates. Low-carbon urban economies, for instance, will gain a decisive edge over economies (urban, exurban or rural) that remain relatively heavy per-capita carbon emitters. This competitive advantage will be gained not only because of environmental and quality of life factors but also because of the potential merger of international trade rules and carbon emissions regulations.
The OECD Mayors Roundtable in 2010 recommended that urban policy makers pursue integrated policy in three areas: the adjustment of firms to new sustainability related business opportunities and energy volatility; enabling individual consumers or citizens to change their preferences for products and services, and, finally; developing and effectively diffusing green technologies in the marketplace.
Following are other leading strategies and recommendations that will be covered in the United Nations "Shanghai Training Manual for Sustainable Cities". (In order to be more likely to succeed, multi-sector collaboration and transparency will be required of each):
- New integrated, long-term and multi-scale models for structuring, managing, measuring and financing city performance (e.g., World Bank Eco2 Cities program) including life-cycle energy/ carbon, maintenance and capital cost management across budgets, capital planning and large-scale investments. Early examples include Curitiba, Brazil, and a Stockholm industrial district.
- Mega-region and regional planning approaches, including those with "cascaded" micro-planning, such as Greater London (pdf).
- Community-based natural disaster management, such as the Dhaka example (pdf)
- Core ICT Planning and Strategy: With e-planning ICT can help cities avoid high-carbon land use. Digital technology makes it possible for cities to achieve lower carbon emissions from better planning and management of infrastructure, buildings, energy and transportation. ICT can provide valuable public access in communications and governance, such as Mumbai's e-government platform.
- Public-private partnerships that are well constructed. Early examples include South Korea's Smart Grid 2030, and China's Guangdong Province wastewater projects. Public-private partnership agreements should be part of a transparent public process that is beneficial to all parties, especially citizens.
- "In situ"
slum upgrading, versus indiscriminately tearing down slums. Vulnerabilities must be addressed for those slums that are located in areas
particularly at risk to climate change, such as flood plains and land subject
to severe storm erosion. The good news, however, is that most urban slums are high
density, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use, made from recycled material, adaptive
to changing conditions and can be socially inclusive with strong neighborhood
social networks.
Green urbanization has the potential to shape the 21st
century as much or more than earlier economic and technological advances. The
key difference between this trend and prior economic waves--transportation,
communications, energy, advanced materials and industrialization--will be the
use of integrated urban system approaches.
Bonafide global green cities will only be fully realized through combined cultural, managerial and technological innovation that is constantly guided by the active participation of the civil and private sectors, academia and government.
Let's all get busy...
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Warren Karlenzig is president of Common Current. He is a fellow at the Post-Carbon Institute, strategic adviser to the Institute for Strategic Resilience and co-author of a forthcoming United Nations manual on global sustainable city planning and management.


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You have been given many gifts, but it's up to you to use them correctly.
God owns our life, not us.
Worrying is a choice we make
Jonah's story shows us what happens when we disobey God's commands
Make it your aim to prepare yourself for your mission as a follower of Jesus.
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
- 1 John 5:11


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Repower Systems has installed 2.05MW turbines in Quebec as part of a plan to test the German manufacturer's machines in Canada's cold climate prior to the installation of as many as 477 units in the province from 2011 until 2015.
The two turbines were expected to come online in March at the Site Nordique Experimental en eolien Corus (SNEEC), located near Riviere-au-Renard at the tip of Gaspe Peninsula (see map). They are a special cold-climate version of the MM92 model designed to operate on Canada's 60 Hertz grid.
Repower has tested its technology in cold climates before, says chief technology officer Matthias Schubert. The company operates a test facility in Inner Mongolia where its turbines are exposed to extreme temperature fluctuations, with dips as low as -40degC.
The key difference between China and Quebec, particularly on the Gulf of St Lawrence where the turbines will operate, is humidity, which makes ice build-up a problem. "We want to ensure that our turbines can prove their value, even in moist Canadian weather conditions with lots of ice and snow," says Schubert. A Repower team will monitor the turbines intensively over the coming months.
Although Repower will use the installation to test the cold weather capabilities of its technology, the turbines are owned by Quebec's TechnoCentre eolien. It plans to use the wind farm for a broader platform of research and development into the impact of the northern climate on wind turbines and their components. "The acquisition of this wind farm is a key element in the Wind Energy TechnoCentre's strategic plan, the goal being to acquire major research infrastructure," says general manager Frederic Cote. The turbines will also be available to universities, colleges and companies for their own research.
The acquisition of the turbines is part of C$20.5 million investment that includes the establishment of a test facility in the Gaspesie community of Murdochville that will couple a small wind system with diesel generation, and fit both this system and the Repower turbines with measurement instruments. Aside from the two Quebec test turbines, there are no other Repower turbines installed in Canada.


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The seventh spiritual law of success is the Law of Dharma. (Dharma is a Sanskrit word that means "purpose in life.") This law says that we have taken manifestation in physical form to fulfill a purpose. You have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world - and the creative expression of your talent is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance. There are three components to the Law of Dharma. The first says that each of us is here to discover our true Self. The second component is to express our unique talents; the expression of that talent takes you into timeless awareness. The third component is service to humanity. When you combine the ability to express your unique talent with service to humanity, then you make full use of the Law of Dharma.
I'm curious. Who feels like they're living their purpose? who has yet to figure it out? who is in a place of conflict? and who doesn't even believe in this thing called purpose anyway? Let's start a discussion.


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Locke, five homers key Bucs' fifth straight win
Young lefty continues to impress; Marte mashes two HRs
SEATTLE -- Count the Seattle Mariners among those who now know Jeff Locke.
The young Pirates lefty continued his charge from anonymity to distinction Tuesday night, going seven strong innings as the Pirates downed Seattle, 9-4, to run their winning streak to a season-high five games. All five have come on this nine-game road trip, of course -- the first time the Bucs have won five consecutive games on one trip since 2000.
And speaking of five ... that's how many home runs -- also a season high -- the Bucs powered in support of Locke's seventh consecutive winning decision.
Still, Locke was principally responsible for delivering the Pirates to a 20-year-high 17 games over .500 at 47-30.
And he did so despite what manager Clint Hurdle characterized as "his lightest stuff of the season."
"Not a lot of rhythm and rhyme early," Hurdle expounded. "He just went out and basically battled."
You have indeed come a long way when you allow three hits in the first two innings and it's seen as a struggle. That's the point reached by Locke, who allowed all of two runs in seven innings, which was enough to "balloon" his ERA to 2.06 and take him out of the league lead (second only to the Mets' Matt Harvey and his 2.05 ERA).
"He does a great job with his fastball," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said of Locke. "He widens the plate and pitches inside to both right-handers and left-handers and really drives it in there. He works his changeup off that, then toward the end of the game he started using his breaking ball more, which was really effective, too.
"You can see why he's had some success because he throws the ball where he wants to and uses all his pitches aggressively."
The Buccos batsmen made quick work of lefty Joe Saunders, muscling up for three homers in the second for a 6-0 lead, then got out of the way, turning the stage over to Locke.
Well, all but Starling Marte got out of the way. After tripling in the first and homering in the second, Marte got in a last word with another solo homer in the eighth to post his first career multi-homer game.
"I'm not focused on power," Marte said through interpreter Heberto Andrade, the Pirates' bullpen catcher. "I jut try to hit the ball hard. If it goes out, good. If it stays in, I try to go for the extra base."
Gaby Sanchez delivered the final salvo, off reliever Carter Capps in the ninth, of an outburst that carried a subtle message about the depth and potency of the Pittsburgh attack: Five home runs, and none of them by Pedro Alvarez, who had been on a homer tear compelling enough to earn him National League Player of the Week honors.
"The power jumped up, and it was nice to see. I felt confident it would come on this trip," Hurdle said.
Alvarez's only offensive contribution this game was the Pirates' 13th and final hit, a ninth-inning double which did stretch his hitting streak to nine games (14-for-37), within two of the career-high 11-game streak in his rookie 2010 season.
Otherwise, Locke commanded center stage the way he has for two months. His effort was routine, yet there was nothing routine about it.
In his seven innings, he allowed four hits and two runs, while walking two and striking out four.
This was Locke's 13th consecutive start in which he did now allow more than three runs. For the 10th time in those 13, he did not allow more than four hits.
"It makes you feel good," Locke said about putting up his usual pitching line without his usual pitching stuff. "It was fun to see the offense fire on all cylinders. It was good to get that offensive padding."
Locke's seventh consecutive win drove more nails into his platform for All-Star candidacy, yet his own manager downplayed his chances in a manner that only shed light on his instant stardom.
"He's got six wins this year -- and seven lifetime," Hurdle had reasoned before the game. "Keep it in perspective. I really think he's on the outside looking in. We can talk numbers all we want, and the numbers make sense. But in reality he is a very young, not many people know about him, other than the people he's pitched against."
The inset of the Pirates' 47th win was the opposition's inability to guard against their 3M Co. as Marte, Jordy Mercer and Andrew McCutchen combined to go 6-for-15 atop the lineup.
This marked the eighth time that threesome batted 1-2-3, and in those eight games they have batted .377 (40-for-106).
Before the second inning was over, Locke had more runs than in any of his previous 10 starts as the Bucs cooled off Saunders, who had been one of the American League's hottest starting pitchers.
"That was a different feeling," Locke said. "I could stay aggressive, keep the foot on the pedal. The breaking ball tightened up as I went along."
Saunders had allowed seven runs in the 34 2/3 innings of his previous five starts -- and only one fewer in the 1 2/3 innings of this start. Most of that damage came in the five-run second in which solo homers by Russell Martin and Marte bookended a three-run blow by Brandon Inge.
Of the three long balls, the hardest hit was Inge's -- a line drive deep into the lower deck for the veteran's first home run in 129 at-bats since Aug. 1, when he connected for the A's off Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb.
"That was as good for him personally as it was for the team," Hurdle said, and Inge did not disagree.
"Yeah, I don't like zeros in that stat," said Inge, who admitted having pressed a bit to break the ice. "Now maybe I can relax, and return to my normal swing."


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- 4 stalks rhubarb
- 2 inch root ginger, grated
- 50g caster sugar
- 120g soft cheese, Philadelphia works well
- 4 ginger nut biscuits
- 10g butter, melted
- Crush the biscuit to a fine crumb mix in the melted butter. Split the base mixture between two metal cooks rings. Place in the fridge to set.
- Cut the rhubarb into inch size chunks, put in a hot saucepan with the sugar, the grated ginger and a little splash of water. The rhubarb will only take a few minutes to cook through. Remove two of the chunks plus a little of the syrup and set aside, this will be used for decoration when serving. Cook the remaining rhubarb for a few more minutes, taking care not to burn the mixture. Once the rhubarb is soft remove the pan from the heat.
- One the rhubarb mixture has cooled a little, beat together with the soft cheese before generously spooning over the biscuit base then put back in the fridge to set.
Rhubarb is at its best for about another three weeks, try this cheesecake recipe now and you'll be counting the weeks until next February.


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Smoked salmon is folded into crispy potatoes and drizzled with a tart lemon-parsley vinaigrette.
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John Gilliom is a Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University. His research centers on the political and cultural dynamics surrounding the emergence of new forms of surveillance with a particular emphasis on gender, class, and the ethnography of struggle. Gilliom's past books include, Overseers of the Poor: Surveillance, Resistance, and the Limits of Privacy (Chicago 2001) and Surveillance, Privacy and the Law: Employee Drug Testing and the Politics of Social Control (Michigan 1994).
Torin Monahan is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research explores the social implications of surveillance, with a focus on inequalities and possibilities for empowerment. His past books include Surveillance in the Time of Insecurity (Rutgers 2010), Schools under Surveillance: Cultures of Control in Public Education (w/ Rodolfo D. Torres, Rutgers 2010), Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life (Routledge 2006), and Globalization, Technological Change, and Public Education (Routledge 2005).


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We're used to Canon and Nikon leapfrogging each other in terms of product announcement timing and technology updates, but this year they're finally going head-to-head in the budget dSLR market. Nikon's D5100, a replacement for the 2-year-old
Despite the higher-resolution sensor, the D5100 delivers visibly better image quality at all ISO sensitivities than the D5000, although the D5000 has slightly better white balance. It has an excellent JPEG noise profile, very clean up to ISO 400 and, despite some detail degradation from color noise, quite usable up through ISO 1600. Beyond that depends upon the content of your scene, though I wouldn't recommend ISO 6400 or higher. Though there's far more color noise in the high ISO JPEGs than I'd like, there's still enough detail, color saturation, and tonality to make the photo usable.
Canon leans just a touch more on the color noise suppression than Nikon, which I think produces slightly better results. It also helps that at equal settings the T3i delivers brighter exposures, with slightly better white balance, than the D5100. (Until Adobe delivers a D5100 codec for Camera Raw I can't do any raw-processing comparisons.)
Colors in the default Standard Picture Style seem to have the saturation pushed just a little, which produces attractive, relatively accurate results. I prefer the Neutral picture style; the others are too contrasty, which results in loss of shadow and dark midtone detail. (You can always increase the contrast later, but getting that detail back is hard.) However, the Standard doesn't shift the colors excessively as on some consumer dSLRs.
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Though it's still probably not up to the standards of videographers, the video is better than Nikon's previous consumer efforts, and the camera itself is more consumer video-friendly than the T3i. Video is sharp and decently exposed, though it lacks the subtle tonal gradation Canon manages to produce (in part due to the lower, 18Mbps bit rate) and there's quite a bit of aliasing and what looks like rolling shutter that it's attempting to aggressively suppress (resulting in a stutter).
However, if you just want a video mode that you can easily jump to without interrupting your still shooting, the D5100's design inherits the D7000's intelligence. The switch on the side of the mode dial toggles between regular and Live View/Video mode, so you don't have to use an awkwardly placed mode on the dial. And the record button is in a great spot by the shutter; it's easily reachable with your forefinger, but not in a spot where you're likely to hit it by accident.
The kit lens/D5100 combination produces some very sharp images, though there's more fringing than I like. By default distortion control is off, and the lens' slight barrelling is symmetrical; overall, it's not bad. The corrected image, though, isn't quite rectilinear in the upper left quadrant. Though there's no fringing/aberration in unusual or unexpected spots, there's quite a bit on blown-out, high-contrast edges.
All the cameras in this class deliver performance that's more than capable of handling typical consumer shooting, though the D5100 generally ranks at the slower end of a fast group. It powers on and shoots quickly, in just under 0.3 second. On average, it focuses and shoots under good light in 0.3 second--it occasionally went much faster--and a decent 0.6 second under dim conditions. It gets a little pokier than the crowd with relatively high shot-to-shot times: 0.6 second for JPEG and 0.8 second for raw (and 1 second with flash enabled). That's a little slower than the D5000 and a lot slower than the T3i, though it's still quite good. Its burst rate of 3.8fps, like the T3i's 3.6fps, isn't bad but they are among the slowest in their class. Most important, however, shooting with the camera feels fast and fluid; I never felt like the autofocus or processing overhead got in the way of getting the shot.


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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State running back Le'Veon Bell is headed to the NFL draft after a tireless junior season in which he carried the ball 382 times.
Bell said Thursday he will skip his senior year following a terrific performance as the focal point of the Spartans' offense. He ran for 1,793 yards this season and also caught 32 passes.
``This was the hardest decision of my life,'' Bell said. ``It's difficult to leave my teammates and coaches as well as Spartan Nation, but I couldn't pass on pursuing my dream and the opportunity to change my mom's life.''
Michigan State also confirmed that tight end Dion Sims will forgo his senior season to enter the draft.
The 6-foot-2, 237-pound Bell ran for more than 200 yards three times this season, including a 266-yard effort in the regular-season finale at Minnesota that helped Michigan State become bowl eligible.
``It was his physical durability that was most impressive,'' coach Mark Dantonio said. ``As a 20-year-old, Le'Veon faced an extremely difficult decision. While I do believe there was both personal and program value in Le'Veon returning for his senior season, I acknowledge the difficult choice he had to make.''
The Spartans (7-6) edged TCU 17-16 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Bell ran for 145 yards and a touchdown in that game.
``I couldn't have written a better script for my final game in a Spartan uniform,'' Bell said. ``I ran the ball well against a great TCU defense, but the most important thing was getting the `W.' It was exciting to celebrate with my teammates one last time and leave on that note.''
Larry Caper, the only other Spartan to rush for over 100 yards for the season, was also a senior. Nick Hill, a 5-foot-8 sophomore, had 48 yards on 21 carries.
``Although I'm leaving, Michigan State still has some capable running backs returning, in Nick Hill and Jeremy Langford,'' Bell said. ``Those guys will be running behind a talented and experienced offensive line. Nick and Jeremy are both tough, talented athletes and their time is now.''
Sims caught 36 passes for 475 yards and two touchdowns this season despite missing three games.
``He's a big target with great hands. With his combination of size and power, Dion is difficult to bring down, so he gains a lot of yards after the catch. He's also a much improved run blocker,'' Dantonio said. ``Although we'll miss Dion in our offense next season, he felt the timing was right and we wish him all the best in his future.''


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"You're just getting reacquainted with the mound and seeing hitters out there and trying to get all my pitches over and work with the catchers a little bit," Feldman said. "Trying not to hit anybody is probably the most important thing."
In years past, hitters would typically stand in the box during the first days of live batting practice and simply track the pitches with their eyes. The Astros this year gave hitters certain in-game scenarios to focus on when they stepped into the box.
"Throughout the years, it's been called 'pitching practice,' and the hitters would get in there and see their five pitches and get out," manager Bo Porter said. "It's something as a staff we talked about and wanted to try to get a little bit more out of that situation, so our hitting coaches put together a program that put these guys into situations and counts to intensify it for the hitter."
Porter says it allows the hitters to sharpen their mind while the pitchers get their work in, as well.
"You train yourself from a mental standpoint of executing that situation," Porter said.


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The basic philosophy of tae kwon do is simply following the Oaths and Tenets.
Tae Kwon Do Ranking System:
The belt is used to discriminate ranks, degrees and expertise. The colors were chosen because they have specific significance. Using different colored belts during the first two years of training, aids the student by giving him / her smaller goals to achieve before attaining a black belt.
The system of ranking was created based on numbers that are significant in oriental culture. Most of the East's written language stems back to Chinese characters. Chinese characters were not just letters like the Romanized alphabets. The lines one used to write a word also had other suitable meanings behind them. Three was written with three horizontal lines. On the surface it is three lines, but to Far Easterners, the top line represented God, the middle line represented man, and the bottom line earth.
Since three was more than just a basic number in Eastern culture, it was used in developing the tae kwon do ranking system because tae kwo do represents a philosophy that is a connection between God, man and earth. A tae kwon do artist reveres God and lives by ideals that support a harmony between God, man and earth. There are 10 gups or grades through the colored belts and then 9 degrees or dahns of black belt ranking. Nine is the only number that can be multiplied by any other single digit number and take the total of that equation, add those numbers together and get nine. Nine is only divisible by three (9X1=9, 9X2=18, 1+8=9, 9X3=27, 7+2=9,9X4=36, 3+6=9, etc.). In eastern culture, the versatility of these two numbers makes them auspicious. By using them so decidedly in the ranking system, the positiveness of the numbers is applied to the system of ranking.
Just as the ranks are divided into two sets of nine, the nine degrees of black belt are still relative novices within tae kwon do. First to third degree is a time when the student knows basic techniques, is building a strong foundation and actually is only beginning in the true art of tae kwon do. Fourth to sixth degree black belts are experts. They have studied hard and continue to study hard in all aspects of tae kwon do, but by these ranks, they have mastered many aspects of the art of tae kwon do. It is the seventh to ninth degree masters who are the true masters of tae kwon do. They have spent many years in training, both physically and mentally. Tae kwon do is a way of life to these masters.
Benefits of Tae Kwon Do:
Tae kwon do benefits us by connecting God, man, and earth. Tae kwon do is a philosophy, a physical practice and science. Practicing tae kwon do is a practice that benefits the whole person.
From a physical standpoint, tae kwon do is the best all-around exercise. It combines stretching, muscle toning, cardiovascular development and coordination exercises. In this way, all parts of the body system are exercised.
A typical session begins with a minute of meditation. In this way, the student can clear the mind and use their full concentration on conditioning their bodies. Next, there are warming up exercises to begin stretching the muscles and beginning the escalated blood flow to the muscles and organs. In this way, the chance of injury by tearing or pulling cold muscles is lessened. As the session continues, practicing techniques increases the heart rate. This increases circulation throughout the body, which also aids the body in washing wastes out.
The next part of a typical session includes memorizing movements in patterns and self-defense techniques. This assists the student in coordinating all parts of the body. While practicing, students are taught breathing techniques that increase lung capacity and aid the student in breath control. Breath control is helpful physically, but it is also helpful mentally. It has been proven that people who are able to control their breathing are also able to control their emotions. For example, when some people are in situations that elecit feelings of fear or other strong emotions, they begin to breathe rapidly and can hyperventilate. In these situations, the body must focus all attention on breathing instead of concentrating on dealing with whatever has brought on the emotional response.
Finally, the student stretches while slowing the body down again. In this way, the extra blood and fluids in the muscles are pumped out of the muscles, diminishing the problems of stifness and discomfort when these wastes remain in the muscles.
Each part of a session has been included scientifically to provied the best possible exercise for the body. This, combined with the philosophy of discipline and right attitued, assists each student in beginning a path of holistic exercises that will change them on all levels of their personality and being.
Principle of Power:
Tae kwon do was not created as an arbitrary set of movements, but is based in scientific theory. This is illustrated best by a magnifying glass. Though the sun is millions of miles away, its energy is unleashed by letting if flow through a magnifying glass. The rays are utilized by focusing them through the glass on a small area, which can start a fire because the rays are intensified to such a degree.
This is the same principle on which tae kwon do is based. We are able to utilize our full potential by focusing our energy on a small area. There are several factors, which are involved in this process. These are speed, concentration or focus, balance, relaxation, breath control and an understanding of how these factors work together. The best way to understand this is to look at Newton's Law. "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." When you kick, punch or block, the force of the impact equals the speed with which the opponent is approaching, added to the speed that you are attacking or blocking. This increases your potential power. If you focus all of your body weight into the striking or blocking point and multiply that times the speed, then your potential power is again increased (the formula used for this is F =MA or force equals mass times acceleration or power equals weight times speed). There are several ways to increase your weight. When you punch with one hand, the other hand is pulled back (usually to just behind the hip) at the same time. This creates an equal and opposite reaction, increasing the speed. One hand will thrust forward at the same speed that the other hand is pulled back. As you are punching, if your hip is snapped toward the punch, this also focuses more body weight toward the striking point. When kicking and punching, the springing action of the knee joints will act just like the hips, thus increasing the body weight.
To be able to perform these techniques, the student must be able to focus all of his or her attention on placing all of his or her energy toward the striking or blocking point. While focusing on the tecnique, you must be sure not to confuse concentration of energy on the striking or blocking area with your center of gravity. Balance is another integral part of our formula for power. Usually your center of gravity is in the lower abdomen. If the body weight is not balanced, you will lose power because you will not be able to perform the techniques properly. The various body parts would be impossible to move with "equal and opposite reactions" if you are not able to move within your center of gravity.
Another factor that many people fail to see is the importance of relaxation. Less energy is used when the muscles are relaxed, so if the student stays relaxed until the last second before contact, he or she will save energy. Also, the mind is clearer because no concentration is wasted on tensed muscles and all efforts can be focused on the next technique.
Another principle integral to proper utilization of power is breath control. You can do without food for weeks, water for days, but the breath for only minutes. Breathing is such an integral part of our lives, but we forget how important it is. By using our breath properly, we can increase power tremendously. When you exhale on a punch or kick, it tightens the lower abdomen, aids the hip snap, and concentrates energy on the attacking area. If you inhale slowly and keep the breath under conrol, the student is able to hide fatigue by keeping a constant, even breath.
None of these factors will help the student unless he or she utilizes them and practices diligently, consistently, correctly, and most of all, sincerely.
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We all begin our classes in the martial arts for various reasons: exercise, stress relief, to increase physical skills such as timing, balance, speed, and power, or to improve our self discipline, concentration or perhaps self confidence. When our original reason seems to be accomplished, we find that the gifts the martial arts have for us are endless. These gifts are not realized, though, until the student makes a commitment to his / her program. The old adage about "reaping what we sow" applies to the martial arts also.
A one month course is hardly time enough to discover anything about the martial arts. Many people sign up for short courses, participate in the classes, but remain separated from the truth of the martial arts. When a student sets a black belt course as a goal, it becomes a commitment to themselves as well as the world. The martial arts are not only physical practice, but also a way of life. It is a path where the student works at becoming the most he / she can be while they work at making the world a better place. The martial arts enrich our lives in many ways. Some of the effects are short term and some are long term. When the student chooses to attain the rank of black belt, he / she has immediate advantages within the school structure.
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The underlying accomplishments are more difficult to measure because, through commitment to the martial arts, it brings about the development of personal wholeness and well-being. Through a path in the martial arts, leaders emerge who are cpable of working in the world (in whatever corner the person exists) to bring about change and improvement for everyone.
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ATTMFKH wrote:^^ watch it old yin
swimming with a float between your legs is the nearest exercise to surfing ( paddling) I can find - works for me.
Vince Noir wrote:if you want something specifically for surfing, theres no subsitute for surfing more I'm afraid
dermo909 wrote:Regarding running, at the end of my marathon training last June I could paddle relentlessly without getting out of breath.
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I do 6 different exercises every visit. 7 if I'm feeling good. normally just standard 3 sets of 8/10 and concentrate on triceps, shoulders and arms. (bench press, shoulder press,dips, pullups, curls - but also throw in situps on swiss ball, back bends up from floor (surf position).
A good thing to mix it up is one session to reduce the weight amount, and increase the reps massively. 3 sets of 20 or 30 to help push your stamina along too and concentrate on building lean muscle rather than bulk.
I als think it's important to concentrate on building back muscles, in order to compensate the extra strength you build at the front - so what the guy earlier said about paddling weights on top of a swiss ball is great, I have a variation on it, straight lifts from the same position, but I will be trying his. other ones for the back are using the pulleys etc.
then finally core - squat thrusts with your legs in those ring things they always have now are great and a perfect copy of "popping up" good for your shoulders and core. and go do a core class or two a week if they have one. otherwise get into planking for 5 mins in all the variations.
then.... apart from all this you need something a bit more endurance... I had to give upo running finally due to the impact and problems it caused with knees/back but I've got back into mountain biking after a 3 year absence and it's perfect. If you go swimming, the best stroke is breaststroke for your surfing musclesthe other great sport is boxing - absolutely the perfect muscle groups to build for surfing, with endurance built in..oh yeah and yoga is not just about flexibility (which is great to improve your surfing) but also core strength and overall strength too - don't write it off, especially if you're recovering from an injury...
defever wrote:Then strength & conditioning. Swiss ball is good for balance and movement control, but it's really a thin slice of the whole pie. I acknowledge that there are many conditioning regimens that one can follow, but following the principles of "push / pull" movements with "high reps, low weight" might get you started. Surfing involves bit of both (push - taking off in a push-up position, pull - paddling in a pull-up manner). And we do these movements in repetitive (well not so much on taking off, but definitely paddling) manner so you want to focus on high repetition with small weights rather than trying to beat screaming hulk with 1000kg bar next to you.
As you get familiar with common exercises then you want to link those iron pumping action with some surfing moves; like push-ups for taking off, lunges with floor touch for grabbing your rails, squats for powerful bottom turns (standing squad) and cutbacks (seated reverse squats), etc. And then you can progress these same exercises on wobble board / cushion to simulate uneven surface feeling when riding a wave.
Actually, studies have shown that doing exercises on a swiss ball does not improve an atheletes balance/coordination
again, what is this fasination with high reps low weights...it does nothing.
It would be interesting to see what sort of participants (ordinary people like us or professional athletes already in their prime condition?)
i just dont think doing loads and loads of skull crushers, or tricep extensions, or whatever new triceps exercise is doing the rounds, is going to be anywhere near simulating paddling
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MIDDLETOWN >> Detroit Lions football player and city native Amari Spievey was granted a family violence education program in Middletown Superior Court Thursday.
Spievey, 24, is facing charges of third-degree assault, risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct for a domestic violence incident March 27 in a Dove Lane home. His girlfriend, 26-year-old Lisamarie Santos, was also charged with risk of injury and disorderly conduct for her alleged involvement in the dispute. The couple had argued about child support and are accused of pushing each other, according to police.
With a humble expression and his head turned down, Spievey listened as Judge Shelley Marcus agreed to the program, which will allow Spievey to attend counseling out of state in lieu of classes because of his job.
A residential stay-away order is in effect until the end of the program, which prohibits Spievey to return to the Dove Lane home, and he was asked to submit a new address to the clerk's office before leaving court on Thursday as well as paying a program application fee.
The state said Santos, the victim in the case, has no objection to the program, and the state will monitor Spievey's progress in the program. Santos was also granted the family violence education program, according to court records, and her case was continued to June 28.
Spievey is due back in court on June 28 as well. If he successfully completes his counseling sessions by then, all charges against him will be dismissed. He must obey all federal and state laws and cannot get arrested again or the program will be voided.
Spievey is a graduate of Xavier High School in Middletown. He is also a cousin of basketball player Chauncey Hardy, who was beaten to death in a bar in Romania in 2011. Hardy was also a Xavier graduate.
Spievey has played three seasons with the Detroit Lions, compiling 142 tackles and five interceptions. He missed most of last season after a concussion in October. Spievey agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions in March.


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Kanye West And Son Bond At The Ballpark
Watch them throw out ceremonial first pitches at White Sox game
Kanye West spent some quality time with his son, Saint, in his hometown of Chicago this weekend. The two threw out ceremonial first pitches at the Cubs-White Sox game.
Related: Kanye Is Coming: A 'Yeezus' Sequel And An Album With Chance The Rapper Are On The Way
With Kanye's song "Homecoming" blaring from the PA system, dad walked to the mound with his 2-year-old on his shoulders. For the record, Kanye's pitch came up a little short of home plate.
OKAY @kanyewest JUST CAME OUT TO "HOMECOMING" AND THREW THE FIRST PITCH AT #CROSSTOWN!
THAT'S CHICAGO! pic.twitter.com/XrwLrkb6uD— NBC Sports Chicago (@NBCSChicago) September 23, 2018
That wasn't the only social media moment for Saint on Sunday. Still dressed in his Chicago Bulls attire, the toddler found a dancing partner in Chance the Rapper's daughter, Kensli. The two jumped around to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" while Chance offered encouragement.
He posted the moment on his Instagram:


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http://mmajunkie.com UFC officials have unveiled two special guests for its upcoming pre-weigh-in Q&A sessions.
Veteran welterweight Chris Lytle will be featured during next week's UFC on Versus 4 Q&A, and former champ Matt Hughes is the featured guest at UFC 132's Q&A session next month.
The sessions take place prior to each event's weigh-ins and stream live on MMAjunkie.com.
Lytle's one-hour session takes place June 25 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The event, which is open to UFC Fight Club members, begins at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).
Hughes' session takes place July 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (time TBA).
UFC on Versus 4 takes place June 26, and UFC 132 takes place July 2 at the respective venues.
For more on UFC on Versus 4 and UFC 132, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Matt Hughes)


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Thank You For Clicking! Part Three: Thailand Swallowed By Giant Clam
November 24, 2009
by Ellen Brandt, Ph.D.
In these troubled times, readers seem to appreciate humor, the more off-the-wall the better. But they also like stories about villains, corporate and otherwise. And bad times or good, chocolate and babies sell.
While our results with the Faux Tabloid Ten experiment are based on a fairly small sampling of readers, they don't surprise me at all. And I believe a larger sampling would yield results that were very similar.
Let's start with the least successful headlines in the group and why they might not have attracted as many clicks as the front-runners did.
At the bottom of the pack were "Pet Hamsters May Spread Swine Flu" and "Transvestite Running For Mayor" – and readers were quick to tell us why. Both headlines, they said, were too much like what you might see in any ole newspaper, any ole day.
That's despite the fact that the two titles fit into different categories of tabloid headlines. "Pet Hamsters" is what I call a Plausible-But-Somehow-Off headline. It seems reasonable on first glance, but is based on a glaring logical flaw, in this case, the sound-association of "hamsters" and "ham."
"Pet Hamster" was rejected, though, not because it was "off," but because readers have been inundated with swine flu stories lately, to the extent that they will only click on a title that is way more shocking – or perhaps humorous – than this one is. In the county where I live, for instance, some high schools have been temporarily closed because of suspected swine flu cases, which means this topic is the hardest of hard news, immediate and local.
But Rene suggests a way the topic could be made sufficiently humorous to persuade her to click: "I'd rather see . . . College Son's Laundry Source of Swine Flu," says the New Jersey mom and editor.
Readers thought "Transvestite Running For Mayor" was just too ho-hum, too. It falls into the Big Statement category of tabloid headlines, those based on news that might be true but is shocking to a portion of the population.
In this case, maybe not all that shocking anymore. One reader, an insurance broker from California, wrote me privately that in the Golden State, there are possibly dozens of transvestite politicians. Although he may be exaggerating, there are probably at least a few. On the other hand, a revelation about an existing Mayor or Congressperson discovered to be something the voters didn't think he/she was would probably be not only clickable, but the lead story at every media outlet in town! I could come up with examples – "Michael Is Michelle!" – but I don't wish to be sued until the Blog-Off is over.
Scoring slightly better in our reader poll – with results somewhere in the middle range – were "Are You a Cheetah Or a Crocodile?," "Swimming Pool Features Underwater Computer," "Women Want Men Who Smell Like Fresh Peaches," and "7 Out of 10 Blog In the Nude."
Interestingly enough, three of these titles have a behavioral – some would call it psycho-babble – slant, popular not only in the tabloids, but in many other kinds of consumer publications. So these are familiar kinds of headlines, with which most readers are comfortable.
"Are You a Cheetah or a Crocodile?" falls into the well-liked Idiotic Quiz subcategory, part of the greater What-the-Heck-Is-That-All-About? category. If you're human, you probably love such quizzes and are happy to take them – and some of our readers did, imagining their own quiz to correspond to the headline. Michigan writer Rowena, for instance, told us that "It pains me to say so, but I think I'm a crocodile. I lurk . . . patient, tenacious . . . I might even be a bottom dweller."
But Art, a healthcare executive from Tennessee, wondered if this one might be more than a mere quiz. "I think this is an adjunct to the reality show for bankers and lawyers," he told us.
"Women Like Men Who Smell Like Fresh Peaches" and "7 Out of 10 Blog in the Nude" are not only both Big Statement titles, they both fit into the very popular Strange Research subcategory. Like Idiotic Quizzes, titles like these are familiar to anyone who has ever read a newspaper or magazine, not to mention the average scholarly journal, and our readers jumped right in.
Re the fruit: Scott, an architect from northern California, confessed, "If I had some fresh peaches and wanted a romantic night, I would definitely read this one." Ann, a business coach from Missouri, said, "I like peaches, and I like men, but maybe not together." While Jamie, a designer from Florida, remarked, perhaps too revealingly, that "I love that my husband smells like cinnamon after a shower!"
Re the naked people: One anonymous respondent said he'd "like to blog in the nude, but it might upset my co-workers." Cheryl, a Texas entrepreneur, thinks someone should form a new Linked In or Twitter group called the Buff Bloggers, which might be well-received, particularly among fitness-oriented writers.
"Swimming Pool Features Underwater Computer," which falls into the Plausible-But-Somehow-Off category, may have gotten only about 1/5 as many page views as the top-clicked title, but it got the second-highest number of comments of any of the ten headlines, about 1-in-10, a terrific ratio of interactive responses for an Internet-based page.
This is the classic "double-take" headline, which sounds fabulous until you think about it. One Californian said, tongue-in-cheek but bathing suit-clad, "I'm very interested in not only working from home but working from my pool, so an underwater computer is exactly what I'm looking for." Lawyer Michael from Florida mused, "What's so funny about that? Sometimes I'm in the Jacuzzi, connected to my office by two different computers, with an I-phone on one side, non-alcoholic beer on the other, HD-exterior TV mounted in front and a music system giving me good sounds." Sounds like my kind of guy! But New York marketing guru Cindy, again meshing two of the titles, asked, "Will there also be crocodiles in the swimming pool? That could make focusing on the computer challenging."
Murder, Sex, Sushi, and Bankers: The Top Four
Neck and neck for third and fourth place in our Clickability poll were the headlines "Thailand Swallowed By Giant Clam" and "New Reality Show to Feature Laid-Off Bankers, Lawyers." While only about half as popular as the Number Two headline, "Kinky Sex, Chocolate Truffles, Adorable Puppies," these two had quite a few adherents, especially, for some reason, among Southerners and Ivy Leaguers, not to mention Southern Ivy Leaguers.
"Thailand Swallowed By Giant Clam" is the kind of Purely Ridiculous headline one of my former clients, the Weekly World News, used to specialize in, and commentators on both the blog and at the Linked In Groups got into the spirit of things. Alabamian Butch quipped that "I thought it was a lobster." Several others had the same idea, saying they heard it wasn't Thailand, but Laos or Malaysia or maybe Indonesia. But one of my sorority sisters believed it was Thailand, commented on her happy days working in that country, and commiserated with former friends and colleagues who had to relocate because of the Evil Mollusk.
Talk about Evil – or at least currently unloved – various readers said they can't wait to see an actual contest between Wall Street Bankers and Wall Street Lawyers, which would move our "New Reality Show" headline from the Plausible-But-Off to the Big Statement category. Mr. Burnett, are you listening?
One said, "This is a reality show I might actually watch. Winner gets their job back, but has to pay 50% of salary and overpaid bonus to losers." But Art said, "One group will be made up of timid souls laid-off because they were too conservative . . . They will never get out of the starting gate. The other team will be the group that was so aggressive, they either burst the bubble or got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Good luck getting this group to form a team!"
Neither clams nor laid-off executives can compete with decadence and baby animals, of course. Such has it ever been, and such shall it ever be. "Kinky Sex, Chocolate Truffles, Adorable Puppies," our number two-clicked headline, also succeeds because it falls into the What-the-Heck-is-That-All-About? category, which lures you in, because it could fit a wide range of possible topics. Dashing Breeder of Siberian Huskies absconds to Belgium with Ingenue Judge he met at the Westminster Kennel Club Show. Well – could be.
Kim, a physician from Florida, liked the headline trio, but thinks we should have added in a good champagne. Sherry, a publicist from Massachusetts, was OK on the kinky sex and candy, but Adorable Puppies "took the imagination, for me, down a slippery slope to a dark place." Wow, Sherry! You should get in touch with Jeff, a sports producer from New York, who joked that he "prefer(s) barnyard animals, a midget, and a taser."
Personally, I am a sucker for baby animals and am prone to click on any story that features them. When the German magazine Der Spiegel was running their never-ending daily series about Knut, the mega-adorable baby polar bear, I visited their on-line site nearly every day to Ooh and Ah over baby pics of the white, furry cutie-pie.
But even babies and chocolates couldn't compete with Dire Foul Play – at least in our little survey. The number one Faux Headline by far was "Corpse Found in Internet Guru's Gym Locker," which received over ten times as many eager clicks as the lowest-ranking headline.
This is clearly an example of a Big Statement tabloid headline, based on material that is actual news, but shocking or intriguing to many viewers. Just as I understand the impulse to seek out stories about baby animals, I empathize totally with the impulse to click on stories about Love Triangles Turned Tragic, Postal Workers Going Berserk, Cowboys Fighting Indians, and Corpses Found in Gym Lockers. In other words, Blood, Gore, Fury, and Passion appeal to me – and to many, many other readers.
Jan, an executive trainer from Arizona, thinks "a corpse in a gym locker would get a click from just about anyone." But the fact that an Internet Guru was a principal in this (faux) saga seemed to attract people even more – although some seemed to hope the Guru might be the Corpse, instead of a possible Murderer. As a viewer from one of the Linked In groups said, "Those Internet guys are so full of themselves, he probably got what he deserved."
Others were intrigued by the locker side of the equation. "How does one get a locker big enough to hold a body?" asked Ann Lia, a healthcare executive from Washington, D.C., whose fitness club must be stingy with their space. But Bob, a marketing manager from Florida, took it one step further, into the realm of political favoritism. "Who in the Administration," he complained, "did the Guru know to get a gym locker that big?"
As these responses show, the vast majority of readers found our Faux Tabloid Headline project both useful and amusing, encouraging them not only to click, but to get creative themselves with some delightful – or downright hilarious – comments.
There were a handful of dissenters – none on the site itself, but some who posted at Linked In groups. A couple of them were the garden-variety crazies you seem to find all over the Internet today, and whom I intend to write about in a future blog.
Others were thoughtful – although to my mind, dead wrong – dissenters. Their essential argument is that there's Serious Journalism way over heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere and Tabloid Journalism way over theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere, and Never the Twain Shall Meet – a conclusion which the famous Twain – Mark – would have disagreed with vehemently. (Probably Shania, too.)
If this opinion were ever true – and I doubt it – it is certainly not true in the creative flux and cacophony of voices which mark the Brave New World of Internet Journalism right now.
The best-written, most thoroughly-researched and intelligently-reasoned article or blog may not get the audience it deserves just because it's there. That audience often has to be brought to it, to find out it exists.
By Fair Means or Foul Play – like a Corpse in an Internet Guru's Gym Locker – it is a legitimate exercise to seek out readers and bring them into your authorial fold.
Part Four of this series will suggest some topics for further discussion. Please comment. Your cacophonous voice is important, too!
For Part Four, New Reality Show to Feature Laid-Off Bankers, Lawyers, please click on: http://wp.me/pycK6-2o
To return to "Corpses, Mollusks, and Kinky Sex-How I Won the Blog-Off," go to: http://wp.me/pycK6-2s
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Google Still Supporting Climate Change Deniers. Why Google, Why?
Yet another Google-funded organization is out promoting conspiracy theories about the threat of man-made global warming. On Monday, September 23, the Google-financed Heritage Foundation hosted hosted Heartland Institute president Joseph Bast, Willie Soon, and Bob Carter to present "Climate Change Reconsidered II," in which they argued that the world's scientific community have systematically overstated the dangers to humanity of unregulated carbon pollution.
Like the Heritage Foundation, the Heartland Institute, Soon, and Carter have significant funding from the fossil-fuel industry and a long record of questioning not only the economics of regulating climate pollution but the underlying science itself, as explained in our new Dealing in Doubt report
Greenpeace activists confronted Bast at Heritage after the event, asking him to reveal whether Chicago magnate Barre Seid funded the multimillion-dollar climate-denial initiative. Bast refused to answer the question.
Since Google's selection of former Republican representative Susan Molinari as their chief lobbyist, the Internet giant has embraced key players in the climate-denial machine. In the last few months, Google was the top funder of the annual dinner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, famed for its "CO2: We Call It Life" ads, held a fundraiser for the re-election of Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), who penned the book "The Greatest Hoax," and was revealed to be a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has argued that "substantial global warming is likely to be of benefit to the United States."
Google's support of the Heritage Foundation elicited new criticism from climate scientists associated with the company.
"Their motto may be 'don't be evil,' but they apparently don't have any problem with giving it money," climate scientist Andrew Dessler, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, told Hill Heat in an e-mail interview.
"If you want to be a corporate leader on climate change or science education, you should fund groups to combat the anti-science garbage produced by Heritage, not the other way around," said climate scientist Simon Donner, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, when asked for comment.
Dr. Dessler and Dr. Donner were Google Climate Science Communication Fellows in 2011. They and 15 other Fellows recently sent an open letter to the company criticizing its fundraiser for Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), writing that "in the face of urgent threats like climate change, there are times where companies like Google must display moral leadership and carefully evaluate their political bedfellows."
In a campaign led by climate accountability organization Forecast the Facts, over 150,000 people have signed petitions challenging Google's support for climate deniers, and have staged protests in Washington DC, New York City, and Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.


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Authorities destroy cameras to prevent account of raid…
When critics warn about the dangers of police militarization, this is what we\'re talking about. You'll see the raid team, dressed in battle-dress uniforms, helmets and face-covering balaclava hoods take down the family's door with a battering ram. You'll see them storm the home with ballistics shields, guns at the ready. More troubling still, you'll see not one but two officers attempt to prevent the family from having an independent record of the raid, one by destroying a surveillance camera, another by blocking another camera's lens.
RAID FILMED: Ankeny Police 'Traumatize' Family in IowaANKENY,
IOWA WHOTV: New information regarding the story reported Monday night regarding a search warrant that was executed at a Des Moines home, looking for about $1000 worth of items purchased with a stolen credit card. Ankeny police spokeswoman Captain Makai Echer says officers consider several factors when deciding whether to send officers similar to a SWAT team to a house to serve a warrant, or simply knock on the door.In this case, Echer says, officers looked at suspect's criminal histories and whether there could be firearms in the home. Of the three suspects that were present in the home, one has a violent arrest record for two assaults about 13-years ago and a domestic assault.Another suspect did have a permit to carry a weapon. Echer would not comment on whether that played a role in the decision. She would also not comment on whether it was appropriate for a police officer to rip a security camera from the front of the house after officers had already entered.
via Scenes from Militarized America: Iowa family 'terrorized' – YouTube.


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Polamalu happy to tackle first pitch in Anaheim
Steelers safety returns home to help Wilson in 'Season of the Whiff' campaign
ANAHEIM -- Pittsburgh Steelers safety and Southern California native Troy Polamalu threw Wednesday's ceremonial first pitch to C.J. Wilson minutes before the Angels hosted the Royals.
Wilson, Head & Shoulders' "Mane Man," launched the "Season of the Whiff" campaign prior to the start of the 2013 season and Polamalu -- who has been associated with Head & Shoulders for five years -- came to show support.
"It's got a lot of different meanings coming here," Polamalu said. "Obviously supporting the [Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities] foundation and the 'Season of the Whiff' with Head & Shoulders, but I was born and raised right down the street from here. Just coming here -- I think I've been to one game, when I was a little child -- it's pretty awesome. It's surreal for me to throw the first pitch."
Wilson's campaign aims to help inner city baseball programs around the country.
For each strikeout during the 2013 regular season, Head & Shoulders will donate $1 to the RBI Foundation.
"This has a great meaning," Polamalu said. "To be able to come here -- my family's here -- and of course supporting C.J., the RBI Foundation and the local community here, it is a great experience."


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If a project cap is set too low, there might not be enough memory for the workload to proceed effectively under normal conditions. The paging that occurs because the workload requires more memory has a negative effect on system performance.
Projects that have caps set too high can consume available physical memory before their caps are exceeded. In this case, physical memory is effectively managed by the kernel and not by rcapd.
In determining caps on projects, consider these factors.
The daemon can attempt to reduce a project workload's physical memory usage whenever the sampled usage exceeds the project's cap. During cap enforcement, the swap devices and other devices that contain files that the workload has mapped are used. The performance of the swap devices is a critical factor in determining the performance of a workload that routinely exceeds its cap. The execution of the workload is similar to running it on a machine with the same amount of physical memory as the workload's cap.
The daemon's CPU usage varies with the number of processes in the project workloads it is capping and the sizes of the workloads' address spaces.
A small portion of the daemon's CPU time is spent sampling the usage of each workload. Adding processes to workloads increases the time spent sampling usage.
Another portion of the daemon's CPU time is spent enforcing caps when they are exceeded. The time spent is proportional to the amount of virtual memory involved. CPU time spent increases or decreases in response to corresponding changes in the total size of a workload's address space. This information is reported in the vm column of rcapstat output. See Monitoring Resource Utilization With rcapstat and the rcapstat(1) man page for more information.
The rcapd daemon reports the RSS of pages of memory that are shared with other processes or mapped multiple times within the same process as a reasonably accurate estimate. If processes in different projects share the same memory, then that memory will be counted towards the RSS total for all projects sharing the memory.
The estimate is usable with workloads such as databases, which utilize shared memory extensively. For database workloads, you can also sample a project's regular usage to determine a suitable initial cap value by using output from the -J or -Z options of the prstat command. For more information, see the prstat(1M) man page.


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The regulation of selected antigen processing genes by microRNAs
In a variety of human tumors of distinct origin a down-regulation or complete loss of MHC class I surface expression was detected, which was associated with a reduced T cell-mediated lysis and poor prognosis of patients. The underlying molecular mechanisms of MHC class I abnormalities could be caused by the modulation and/or inhibition of the expression of APM components. Previous work often demonstrated a discordant mRNA and protein expression for the antigen processing components ERAP1, TAP1 and TAP2 in human tumors suggesting a posttranscriptional gene regulation of APM components. Therefore, the aim of the project is determine whether APM-specific microRNAs are involved in this process.
Supervisor: Prof. Seliger
E-mail: eva-online(at)hotmail.de