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Goodbye Milwaukee: Covering tech has been a blast
Fifteen years isn't enough time to write about all of the amazing ways Milwaukee's inventors, artists, programmers and the creatively courageous harness technology to make the world more interesting.
But it will have to do. This past week was my last at the Journal Sentinel, and this is my final column. And before you start opining on a dying newspaper industry and layoffs, no, that is not the reason I am leaving.
Writing about personal technology for the newspaper was as much fun as it sounds. I often had the chance to see and try new technologies before they were unleashed upon the public - and share my thoughts with you.
But the best part of the job was telling the stories of so many ambitious and talented people in Milwaukee's technology community. And I am so grateful for the time and expertise these adventurers provided so their exploits could be chronicled for the education and entertainment of everyone.
One of the best things about journalism is meeting so many people and learning about what they do. Thank you, Milwaukee techies, for being so brilliant. This last column is a salute to you:
The Milwaukee Makerspace started out as a dream. But through the hard work of club president Royce Pipkins and several other founding members, this group, which started meeting at a local Culver's, matured into a creative collective with its own space and tools.
The projects of Makerspace members - which range from hacking Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect system to fabricating objects with a MakerBot - are often the harbinger of technologies making their way to less tech-savvy people. And these designers and builders are also not afraid to get their hands dirty, crafting more industrial devices like juiced-up Power Wheels cars or electric vehicles - most often just for fun.
When I first heard about "Barcamps" several years ago, I was admittedly a bit skeptical about the idea. An event with no set agenda ahead of time that required everyone attending to present at a session struck me as a recipe for chaos.
Then I attended BarcampMilwaukee, and it all made sense. This annual event - the next is Oct. 6-7 - assembled socially motivated volunteers, technology activists and hands-on entrepreneurs to share what they know.
The topics were often flavored with technology, but not always, and only limited by the imagination of those attending. Writing about BarcampMilwaukee let me mainline all kinds of hobby-technology ideas, sample the experiments of others and write about the experience.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Arts + Tech Night shows off the ingenuity, technical prowess and artistic vision of students whose lives are dramatically affected by technology every day.
Over years I've met some gifted artists from UWM's Peck School of the Arts, bending technology to make a statement, including insightful creators like Bryan Cera and mad scientist Christopher Poff. Young artists like these and others, forged in the creative fire of UWM professors like Nathaniel Stern and Colleen Ludwig, are so important for the future of Milwaukee. And the work from this program is always so inspiring.
If there is an epicenter of technology in Milwaukee - a beacon where both children and adults can sample science, engineering and creativity - Discovery World is the place.
The center is home to so many creations and activities making technology more accessible, from the HIVE virtual immersion chamber to trips on the SV Denis Sullivan exploring the depths of Lake Michigan using remote-operated vehicles. Discovery World is also a nexus for launching and sustaining local efforts promoting STEM education - short for science, technology, engineering and math. Its Kohl's Design It! Lab is an always-evolving workshop, and the institution is often hosting tech-friendly events for FIRST Robotics, BotsIQ Wisconsin and Time Warner's STEMfest.
Wisconsin isn't a massive video game-making state like California or Texas, but there are some small, smart, nimble studios doing excellent work. Raven Software and Human Head Studios in Madison and Frozen Codebase in Green Bay were always valuable sources of news. But Guild Software a small, independent studio in Milwaukee, is a source of inspiration, led by the vision and entrepreneurial spirit of founder John Bergman.
Guild's massively multiplayer online PC game, Vendetta Online, leaped to Android mobile phones and tablets last year, scoring nationwide attention.
Meanwhile, other game design firms here like Forever Interactive and Kieffer Bros. in Appleton build electronic entertainment and potential opportunity for future game makers, like the students in MATC's computer simulation and gaming program.
Technology and geek culture pair perfectly, allowing me to write about people and pastimes that weren't strictly tech, but close enough.
Those stories started with annual traditions like the now-emigrated-to-Indiana Gen Con game fair and grew to other spectacles like Geek.Kon in Madison, Anime Milwaukee and the Midwest Gaming Classic in Brookfield.
As a geek myself, I was always eager to tell the stories of fellow gamers, comic book fans, animation aficionados and sci-fi devotees. And that will be something I will certainly miss.
Stanley A. Miller II covered personal technology for the Journal Sentinel. He tweets @stanmiller.
Tags: #galnite : #MakerFaire : Anime : art-tech : Comics : Convention : Design : Discovery World : Engineers : Fandom : Geek Culture : Human Head Studios : Inventors : LEGO : Learning : Makerspace : Midwest Gaming Classic : Milwaukee : Raven Software : STEM : Students : Techies
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Top 30 movies vanishing from Netflix soon
Last fall I blogged about Starz bailing from Netflix's streaming service, and I bemoaned the loss of what are some of the better movies available from the online catalog. I'm still kind of bitter about it, actually, especially because the "Spartacus" series is among the casualties...
Well, Netflix's deal with Starz officially ends this month, and Gizmodo has compiled a list of the best movies getting pulled from Netflix streaming. Many of the movies the site lists I personally won't miss, but you might, so check it out. It is a shame that "Ronin" leaves the streaming lineup -- I really like that film -- and it would be nice to see "Tron: Legacy" and "Scarface" one more time over streaming before they are gone.
Other losses that might sting you more than me include: "Toy Story 3," "The Nutty Professor," "Spy Hard" and "Beetlejuice." Check the link for a full list, and let me know what movies you'll miss the most.
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Date set for a new iPad reveal next week
Apple sent out invitations this morning to an iPad event that will be March 7 in San Francisco, according to a story at CNET.
The technology site says the invite reads: "We have something you really have to see. And touch." And it confirms earlier rumor reports that Apple would reveal its next tablet sometime this month.
Common speculation about the next iPad includes the addition of a new higher-resolution "Retina" display currently standard on Apple's most recent iPhones and iPod Touches; a faster processor, higher-resolution cameras and the addition of 4G LTE mobile broadband connectivity. I guess we shall soon see...
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Galaxy Tab 7.7 on sale Thursday
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 -- a new tablet described as both a speed demon and a marvel for enjoying multimedia -- goes on sale Thursday, Verizon announced today.
The Tab costs $499.99 with a new two-year service contract, with 4G LTE mobile broadband data packages starting at $30 a month for 2 GB of data.
One of the big draws of this gadget is its high-definition super AMOLED touchscreen display, which is the gateway for users to browse the Web, stream music and download video over Verizon's 4G network. The new tablet also has a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor under the hood and an HTML 5 browser for robust web surfing.
In addition to watching media on the tablet, the Tab also has this "Peel Smart Remote" feature that Verizon claims serves as a universal remote control for televisions and other home entertainment devices.
I've never been the biggest fan of touchpad-type remotes, but Verizon says the tablet be used for finding and watching shows, creating favorites lists and setting program reminders, among other features. Viewers can also stream media to compatible TVs using an HDMI multimedia dock or adapter, which are both sold separately.
Other features include:
- Android version 3.2, also known as Honeycomb, which supports Google's mobile services like Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk with video chat and Google Books and more than 400,000 apps on Android Market.
- A 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera with an LED flash that provides 720p high-definition recording and 1080p playback through an HDMI dock or adapter. There is also a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats.
- About 16 GB of storage, and support for microSD cards of up to 32 GBs.
- The Tab costs $499.99 with a new two-year service contract, with 4G data packages starting at $30 a month for 2 GB of data.
Tags: Android : Tablet : Verizon
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Inventors' pinball ideas have pop
Benjamin J. Heckendorn is an expert at building remarkable things.
The charismatic inventor, designer and hardware "modder" from Madison is well known for creating custom video game systems and computers, one-handed controllers and other electronic inventions.
He's also built a bit of a cult around his personality, with a popular blog at Benheck.com and an online video show at Element14.com.
Recently Heckendorn's been bouncing out pinball projects with a quirky spin that only he could put on the machines. He finished his first pinball project in March 2007, building a Bill Paxton-themed machine featuring classic quotes from the actor, and last year he revealed a pinball machine based on the television show "Lost."
Now his latest pinball project, "Ben Heck's Zombie Adventureland," is scheduled to be revealed to the public for the first time at the Midwest Gaming Classic next month in Brookfield, and Heckendorn is hoping for a warm reception.
"I've been doing more of the story in the game and the characters," Heckendorn said, noting that the pinball game casts him as a mad scientist.
"I really want to have a lot of humor in it - kind of campy sci-fi."
Heckendorn teamed up with John Popadiuk, who designs limited-run pinball machines, to bring "Zombie Adventureland" to life. Heckendorn said they started collaborating about a year ago, and he is inspired by the partnership.
"He really knows how to design these games," Heckendorn said, noting it was Popadiuk's idea to feature him in a pinball adventure. "I am learning a lot from him."
The prototype of "Zombie Adventureland" will be revealed on the Saturday of the Midwest Gaming Classic, where its builders will discuss the project, answer questions and then haul off the machine. The Classic runs March 24 and 25 at Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel.
"Zombie Adventureland" is a retro-themed pinball machine, styled with hand-drawn artwork featuring go-go girls, old-school robots and flying saucers. Inside, it shows off swirling coaster-like ramps and two ball shooters, as well as a color LCD.
"We've come up with a new design, a new look," Popadiuk said."
Popadiuk and Heckendorn are making 100 "Zombie Adventureland" machines, which sold out online in about five days after going up for pre-ordering last week. The machines cost $10,000 each or $11,000 for a "do-it-yourself-model" that comes with a one-day visit from Popadiuk, Heckendorn or both, who will help with the assembly.
"We had about five takers, including one in Europe," Popadiuk said, noting he or Heckendorn eventually will be off to England. The home-visit service has "already been done for other games, but the time is right, and with Ben's group it is perfect."
Popadiuk, who lives in Bartlett, Ill., said he is encouraged by the enthusiastic response so far, but he and his team "are trying to keep their egos low . . . be humble and very respectful."
Popadiuk said the "Zombie Adventureland" game is their effort to help reinvent pinball and expand the hobby to a younger generation. Heckendorn, who is well-known among hardware hackers and gamers, is the ideal ambassador, Popadiuk said.
"I told Ben he is the greatest thing to happen to pinball in 20 years," Popadiuk said. "They are willing to pay for this, and they are willing to wait for this."
And the wait will be considerable. Popadiuk said it will take nine to 12 months to complete and deliver "Zombie Adventureland." But Zidware Custom Pinball USA, which is the business releasing the game, is using some high-tech tactics to enhance an experience as vintage as pinball.
For example, Popadiuk said that buyers will be able to customize their pinball machine by visiting a website called My Robot Nation, where they will design a retro robot specifically for their game. Buyers can also customize colors. And some custom parts will be designed and generated using a system called MakerBot, which is a 3-D programmable printer.
Popadiuk and Heckendorn said they wanted to reveal "Zombieland Adventure" at the Classic because of the timing and the enthusiastic crowd. "It's nice to get feedback," Popadiuk said. "We will spirit it in, see what people have to say and then off we go."
Tags: Inventors : Games : Geek Culture : Design : Hardware : Midwest Gaming Classic
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Free video game rentals at Redbox
Redbox is offering free video game rentals for a few days.
The movie- and game-rental kiosk service has announced five days of free rentals running Sunday to Thursday. Interested gamers get the first day's rental free for a selection of 30 games, which must be reserved in advance online. The games cover the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii systems, and some of the titles include "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and "Just Dance 3," according to a story at Time.
Redbox typically rents games for $2 a day, so the promotion is actually a $2 discount -- after the first day, the regular fees apply. The games must be reserved online with a credit card to get the discount, and no first-day freebies are allowed using Redbox's smart phone app. Time notes that if reserving games using the app was allowed, customers could used it on the spot and not reserved games ahead of time, which is a habit this promotion is trying to encourage.
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Milwaukee engineer builds a case to land LEGO gig
When the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Chicago put out a casting call for a master builder, Andrew Stigen stepped up. And now the young man from Milwaukee is one of eight contenders for the full-time job competing in a public "build-off" on March 4.
The winner, determined by a group of adult and child judges, earns the title of Master Model Builder, with responsibilities that include creating new exhibits and models, managing a large inventory of LEGOS and giving public presentations.
Stigen, a full time University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student originally from Baraboo, was one of 27 applicants who took the required step of uploading a YouTube video explaining why he is right for the job.
Stigen said he thinks his education and experience with design combined with a love of LEGOs is a compelling combination. And as he notes in his short video: "This isn't just about LEGOs, it's about design."
"I took the approach of not talking as much about the LEGO aspects but my ability to design and create with any material," Stigen in an interview, noting he holds a degree in architecture from UWM.
That said: "I am 25, and I still play with LEGOs all the time."
"It's one of those things where you played with LEGOs every day as a kid," he said. "Having the opportunity to be in a career where you create things with a childhood toy ... is a dream."
Details about what Stigen and the other hopefuls will have to build are intentionally vague.
Amy Walgren, a spokeswoman for the Chicagoland LEGOLAND, said the elite eight will face off in three rounds, with the theme of each challenge revealed just before each build.
Walgren noted that as with filling any professional position, the candidate have already been interviewed, and employment is contingent upon passing a background check and other screening measures. The rest of the applicants are from Illinois, Walgren said, noting that the winner of the competition and two runner ups will be announced March 5.
The competition will be held in LEGOLAND's theater, Walgren said. The space holds about 75, and entry, which is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, is included with admission to the center. TIckets to LEGOLAND cost $19 for adults, $15 for children, and children 2 and younger are free.
Stigen says he is eager to compete and has been researching the work of master LEGO builders for tips on strategy.
"I have a few ideas I am sketching about what I could create under the right circumstances," he said. "But I'd prefer going in fresh and basing it off the different blocks and challenges they might throw at me."
Stigen says a that friends and family want to tag along for the trip to the competition.
"This will be my first time competing in anything like this," he said. "I have seen larger LEGO sculpture displays and some in the process of being built, but I've never done it front of an audience."
"It's one of these good nervous things -- like right before the drop on a roller coaster," he said.
Tags: Contest : Design : Children : Geek Culture : Students : UWM : Geek Culture
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Build & fly paper airplanes for Red Bull glory
Brad Tharpe, a Marquette freshman from St. Louis, takes a test flight with his paper airplane during the Red Bull Paper Wings event last year at the Eagle Ballroom in Milwaukee.
The Red Bull Paper Wings competition sails into town March 3 at the Rave, challenging college students to show off their paper airplane engineering and low-altitude piloting skills for fortune and glory.
The mission for local students, should they choose to accept it, is to build paper airplanes to compete in one of three categories: distance, airtime and aerobatics. The top five fliers nationwide in each category win a trip to Austria to represent America at the Red Bull Paper Wings World Finals May 4 to 5. Qualifiers are scheduled to be held at more than 600 college campuses worldwide, including at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus on March 3. Similar to last year, interested players can sign up online ahead of time or on site the day of the event, Red Bull says.
In addition to the competition at the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., there will be music, beverages at the bars, televisions for the Marquette University Senior Day, and Asher Roth concert following the event.
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Sony's new Vita impressive if a bit overwhelming
Sony's PlayStation Vita is a bit of an anachronism in a mobile gaming world awash in casual iPhone games and the warm-and-fuzzy Nintendo 3DS.
Despite the gaming industry's mad stampede for casual players, Sony is bold enough to release a gaming gadget this week with so much going on, it risks overwhelming the average player.
Is the Vita an impressive piece of hardware? Absolutely. Sony's skill in engineering excellent electronics isn't the issue here.
But truly compelling personal electronics - the kind that change the way people interact with their technology - must be also elegant and intuitive to use. And the PlayStation Vita's software might be just a bit too busy and complex for the casual crowd.
System software has never been Sony's strongest suit - there, I said it - and the Vita's operating system is yet another example an inelegant interface.
Sony's new portable gaming device looks like a gaming gadget. As the successor to Sony's PlayStation Portable, which was released in 2005, the Vita even sports the little knobs, buttons, triggers and other controls that clearly show its playing pedigree.
From a technical standpoint, the Vita is a serious upgrade, including a razor-crisp, touch-sensitive screen; front- and rear-facing cameras; a motion-sensing system using a gyroscope and accelerometer; and an electronic compass.
In addition to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, the Vita can link to a 3G mobile network, via AT&T, with monthly data plans required.
The Wi-Fi-only model of the Vita costs $249.99, while the version with Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities costs $299.99.
The Vita also has a multi-touch pad on the back of the device that felt a bit superfluous to me, and it introduces a new medium for games that uses tiny flash memory cards.
On paper - and in person - the Vita's specifications are impressive. But the path to using all those abilities isn't as smooth as you'd expect. In its defense, Sony includes a comprehensive video tutorial to get its new owners familiar with all the features, but it's unfortunate such guidance is required at all.
Games are the star on the PlayStation Vita, and they look bright and brilliant on its five-inch organic light emitting diode, or OLED, display. Original PlayStation Portable games can be downloaded and installed - at a price - through Sony's online PlayStation Store.
Vita game cards aren't much bigger than a thumbnail and slide into a slot atop the device, taking several seconds to boot up before being ready to play.
Still, it is worth the wait. The Vita's launch lineup is substantial, ranging from child-friendly games like "Touch My Katamari" to racing games like "Asphalt Injection," to action titles "Shinobido 2" and "Dungeon Hunter Alliance."
The initial library also includes addictive puzzle games including "Lumines Electronic Symphony" and music-rhythm games such as "Michael Jackson: The Experience."
Some titles, like the action-platforming adventure "Uncharted: Golden Abyss," combine the Vita's control sticks, buttons and touch screen in interesting ways that make the most of all the control options.
For example, although many stages of "Golden Abyss" require players to run the game's action hero through obstacles using standard analog sticks, there are some scenarios in which the main character can be maneuvered by tracing a route for him to take by swiping a finger along a specific path.
Portable sophistication
Games on the Vita are unlike any other portable system out, packing next-generation sophistication into a portable package.
And of course, the Vita is multitalented, providing multimedia and online features such as Web surfing. Browsing the Web on the Vita was surprisingly smooth, thanks to the touch-adjustable screen, which lets viewers zoom in and shift pages similar to many popular smartphones. However, this is a bit of a pause when adjusting a page's profile in the Vita's browser - a delay some users could find annoying.
Vita owners - Vitans?- also can listen to music, watch videos and take photos in addition to playing on the Internet. The device connects to Sony's robust online entertainment network, with more than 46,000 downloadable movies and television episodes. And on Wednesday, when the Vita goes on sale, it will also offer social media apps like Twitter and Flickr.
The Vita also can connect apparently to a PlayStation 3 or personal computer to transfer content back and forth through a USB cord. Unfortunately, I couldn't try out this feature before deadline because the PC software required wasn't available from the Web link the Vita provided.
For all of the Vita's fine qualities, there are a few flaws beyond its slightly clunky interface.
The device uses proprietary media cards to store data like music, video and game data, adding extra costs. The price gouging starts at $24.99 for a 4GB card up to $99.99 for 32GB of storage space. Some versions of the Vita don't come with a card, so the extra costs could come as an unpleasant surprise.
It's also unfortunate that transferring data between the Vita and a computer requires extra software to chaperon the process.
Still, overall the Vita is a nice addition to the mobile gaming market. It's just hard to imagine casual consumers grabbing this gadget up.
Tags: AT&T : PlayStation Network : PSP : PlayStation Vita : Games : Music : PlayStation : PS3 : PSN : Sony
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Local musician makes 'SoundClouder' of the day
SoundCloud is a popular website for musical artists, including loads of Milwaukee bands and DJs, looking to share their work. Brian Hoffer, a local performer, recently scored the title of "SoundClouder of the Day" from the site, which tweeted: "Brian Hoffer writes some of the most pleasant pop we've heard in a long time."
His album, "Into the Boulevard," offers songs that are light, lyrical, up tempo and energetic. Several samples are available at SoundCloud for free streaming, and the album is also available for sale on iTunes and Amazon.
One of his more popular songs on SoundCloud, "Psychoanalysis," is embedded below. Enjoy.
Tags: Digital music : iTunes : Music : Amazon : Milwaukee
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Vendetta Online invades the Kindle Fire
Vendetta Online, an online computer game from Milwaukee's Guild Software that launched on Android phones earlier this year, is now also available on the Kindle Fire.
So those of you who own a Fire might want to check it out. The sci-fi spaceflight game is a true mobile version of the MMO, and mobile and PC players interact in the same virtual world. The game is free to try and costs about $9.99 a month. Vendetta, which has been available on PCs, Mac and Linux computers for years, first hit Android tablets about a year ago and has since been downloaded more than 100,000 times.
Tags: Games : Guild Software : Android : Kindle : Mobile : Online
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New U.S. push to get kids into science, tech
The White House and corporate America announced ambitious plans Tuesday to help more students get interested in studying science, technology, engineering and math, with the ultimate goal of tempting them into STEM careers.
In addition to spending millions in new teacher training initiatives so educators can better prepare young people for high-tech careers, officials and executives announced a new campaign to get students thinking about the future and excited about science.
The new online competition for children challenges them to invent something that could make a difference in their lives - or in their community or worldwide - and show how STEM can turn that idea into reality.
Starting next week, children ages 10 to 15 can post their ideas online at www.wouldntitbecoolif.com, and the finalists will pitch their projects live to celebrity STEM advocates like inventor Dean Kamen and entertainer will.i.am. Fahrenheit 212, a design firm, will then help bring the winning idea into the world.
The competition is part of the president's "Educate to Innovate" campaign and Time Warner Cable's Connect A Million Minds effort, which has promised more than $100 million to link a million students to after-school science and tech activities.
And it's an ideal creative challenge for students like Shireen Zaineb, an eighth-grader from Milwaukee Montessori School, who was in D.C. last week to check out the second annual White House Science Fair.
More than 100 students from across the country were invited to attend the event, which was used as a platform to promote the new STEM-friendly initiatives.
Zaineb designed an educational Web-based game called "Discover . . . " that won a national STEM video game contest last year, earning her a spot among the elite group.
Muhammad Fuad Bangash, Zaineb's very proud father, said the trip and festivities included some serious discussions about STEM education.
"That STEM challenge worked out great, and she is participating in the same challenge making a new game," he said. "Shireen's special talent for this isn't necessarily the IT part, but her creativity."
Fuad Bangash credited Montessori's teachers and its widespread use of tablet technology for helping his daughter explore making games, using an online tool and community called Gamestar Mechanic that made the daunting task of designing an electronic game more approachable.
"She's received good teaching throughout, and that is a good part of it," he said.
Efforts to reach out and challenge students to embrace STEM education are essential considering that, according to some recent research, young people in America are reluctant to pursue STEM education and careers.
A recent survey from ASQ, a Milwaukee-based industry group, found that 67% of students in grades six to 12 who are interested in exploring a science or tech career say they are worried about the obstacles they could encounter.
For example, among their concerns, 26% were worried about the cost and time to get a STEM degree; 25% thought their grades in science and math weren't good enough; and 25% thought STEM degrees involved too much work and studying compared with other careers.
Plenty of parents share these students' anxiety: 53% with 10- to 17-year-olds interested in science-tech careers cited concerns, including 26% who worry their children are not being adequately prepared by their teachers.
Tags: Students : STEM : Inventors : Learning : Milwaukee : Games
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Anniversary bash at American Science & Surplus
Exploding Gummi Bears. Rockets. Lightning. Sounds like a serious party. But then what would you expect when American Science & Surplus, one of the most cool and eclectic stores around, celebrates its 75th anniversary?
The free festivities, befitting the establishment's quirky personality, begin with a party Friday March 30 that will run through the weekend.
The marathon spectacle will be a family friendly event with live science displays, product demonstrations and some hands-on activities, as well as free refreshments and goodie giveaways.
Some of the science demonstrations will include rapid oxidation (the aforementioned exploding Gummi bears); massive Tesla Coils, Jacobs Ladders and Whimshurst and Van De Graff generators -- all designed to satisfy your need for sparks. The store will also show off many of its "greatest hits" products, including microscopes, air burst rockets, air cannons, catapults and Sterling heat engines.
There will also be a scavenger hunt through the store, 6901 W. Oklahoma Ave., for visitors to find "oddities" and win prizes, as well as a raffle to win a telescope; science trivia contests and various games to win prizes.
And of course, everything in the store will be on sale, according to Philip Cable, the store's owner.
Tags: Event : Free : Geek Culture : Children
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Lucas claims Greedo had always shot first
Director and "Star Wars" father George Lucas makes no bones about tinkering with the original trilogy. He's added stuff, for better or for worse, and purists will just have to get over it.
But recent comments he's made in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter go beyond a bit of revisionist history and attempts to remix the ethics of Han Solo, one of greatest heroes in the "Star Wars" universe. The claim? That in the unforgettable cantina shootout between Han Solo and bounty hunter Greedo, Lucas says that Greedo had always taken the first shot. From point blank range. And missed...
But because of the way the original film was shot, millions of "Star Wars" fans -- yours truly included -- were confused. So Lucas benevolently edited the original to make Solo's shooting Greedo in self-defense more obvious. Riiiight...
"It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who did what to whom," Lucas tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to think that Han shot first, because they wanted to think that he actually just gunned him down."
Lucas notes although his efforts to set us all straight might have upset a few fans, it's only because we "wanted Solo to be a cold-blooded killer." Um. What?
Look, if someone is pointing a gun at you -- especially an energy-based hand blaster -- there is nothing "cold-blooded" about lighting him up before he takes his shot. Solo's shoot was clean the first time around, and he most definitely shot first. But don't take my word for it. Compare the orignal clip with the edited version.
Original Clip:
Edited Version:
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MTV, Spike, Nickelodeon & others on Amazon streaming
Amazon continues to stock its streaming video library with more movies and TV shows, announcing today it's adding a variety of titles from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and others.
A new deal with Viacom offers yet more viewing options to Amazon's Prime Instant Videos lineup, boosting the total archive to more than 15,000 commercial-free movies and TV shows. This video collection is an all-you-view buffet for members of the website's Prime service -- which costs $79 a year and accessible on more than 300 gadgets, including the Kindle Fire.
Some of the new movies and TV shows include:
- Comedy Central: Chappelle's Show, The Sarah Silverman Program
- MTV's Jersey Shore: The Hard Times of RJ Berger, The Hills
- Nickelodeon: iCarly, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, Yo Gabba Gabba
- Spike: Deadliest Warrior: The Show and the Aftermath
- TV Land: Hot in Cleveland
- VH1: Love & Hip Hop, Mob Wives
Since launching Prime Instant Videos last year, Amazon has signed deals with CBS, Fox, PBS, NBCUniversal, Sony, Warner Bros, Disney-ABC and others, increasing its competitiveness with Netflix and other online video sources.
This news come in the wake of Redbox and Verizon recently announcing plans to start a streaming video service.
'Kingdoms' & 'Darkness 2' for action & adventure
Tuesday is video game day, and I'd like to call out a couple of new titles out in stores today.
First off: "The Darkness 2," the sequel to the 2007 first-person action game, is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs. It's worth noting because this series is based on a comic book franchise from Top Cow Productions. The original game was OK — not amazing — chronicling the plight of a protagonist possessed by a demonic monster.
If the demo of the sequel that I tried over the weekend is any indication, "The Darkness 2" deserves serious consideration. Among its new features is a combat mechanic that publisher 2K Games calls "quad-wielding" in which players can slash, grab and throw enemies and objects with two demonic arms while simultaneously firing two weapons with their human appendages.
The demo suggests a game that is pretty gory, with combat abilities that let you seize an attacker by the legs with each demon arm (they protrude from your back) and rip him apart like a wishbone. Yes, definitely not for the faint of heart. Again, download the demo before paying full price for the game, which overall has earned pretty positive reviews from the usual suspects.
Next up is "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning," a new action role-playing game, that is also out today for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PCs. The pedigree of this game on paper is interesting and impressive: Ken Rolston (lead designer of "The Elder Scrolls III and IV"); author R.A. Salvatore and Spawn's Todd McFarlane were brought together by former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling to create a third-person-perspective, open-world, fantasy role-playing game.
The results? A game that visually evokes an aesthetic of "World of Warcraft" and gives fast, satisfying combat like the "Fable" series. I have about 30 hours into this game, and it's good. Not great, but good. I really like the virtual world you have to explore — it is massive and looks lovely and renders in nice and smoothly on the Xbox 360.
"Amalur" offers all of the RPG mainstays: a character to build, monsters to slay, treasure to claim, gear to create and customize, potions to brew, a land to explore and stories to discover. It's all good. It's just not great.
I'm really loving the combat system: it's fast and fluid and gets quite chaotic when you're surrounded by monsters and fighting for your life. The dungeons — this is a dungeon crawler after all — are for the most part well-designed, diverse and detailed. Character progression feels balanced and satisfying. And the loot dropping from enemies, when not immediately useful, can be broken down and repurposed in a simple but solid crafting system. Or you can stash it in your character's home, which can also be upgraded.
So, what exactly is the problem then?
For one, every character I've found in this game has very little personality. They've all been cookie cutter, uninteresting and bland. The dialogue trees in this game for conversing with characters are very disappointing — I have found no payoff for exploring beyond any character's quest-specific conversation options. And these characters look painfully similar no matter where I roam: I've seen the same face on a dozen different people populating the Kingdom of Amalur.
And the story... well, I will have to hold off opining on that. With only 30 hours in, I feel I've barely scratched the surface because I often gotten sidetracked on various side quests, faction missions and other odd jobs.
So far "Amalur" feels like a massively multiplayer online game without the other players. And that is not necessarily a bad thing. It's no "Skyrim," (speaking of, that Skyrim Creation Kit is now available) and that is not a bad thing, either.
"Amalur" is lighter and simpler but still a lot of fun — so far. I've yet discover something in this game that breaks the mold or sets a new standard. But even if I don't, that's OK, too. I will still enjoy the adventure trying to find it.
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Why most Facebook users get more than they give
Facebook is made up of two kinds of people: people who give a lot, and people who get a lot.
That is one of the findings of a report released Friday from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which identified Facebook users in a national phone survey, asked their permission to examine their activity and then did the analysis.
The goal was to explore the social world of Facebookers. Among the revelations: There is a special group of power players on the social network who dominate various activities.
"Most Facebook users are moderately active over a one-month time period, so highly active power users skew the average," Keith Hampton, the lead author of the report, said in a statement, noting that these power users make up 20% to 30% of the Facebook community.
"The striking thing is that there are different power users depending on the activity in question," he said. "One group of power users dominates 'friending' activity. Another dominates 'liking' activity. And yet another dominates photo tagging."
About 43% of the Facebook members in Pew's analysis were power users in either sending friend requests, "liking" something, sending private messages or tagging photos. But only 5% were power users in all four.
The bottom line, the research said, is that most Facebook members receive more from their Facebook friends than they give - and power users are the reason why. It makes solid sense: exchanges over social media are supposed to be conversations, and not all conversations are balanced. With some 845 million members, there are bound to be some friskier folks on Facebook "talking" more than others.
Other findings in the report, titled "Why Most Facebook Users Get More Than They Give," include:
Most Facebook friends are not directly connected to each other. Although a friend of a friend is usually a friend, too, on average only 12% of all possible connections between Facebook friends were present.
Making new Facebook friends is associated with higher levels of social support, while those who make frequent status updates receive more emotional support. Pew asked people about the amount of support that they receive, and its analysis found that Facebook members who received and accepted more Facebook friend requests in the month of the survey reported higher levels of social support. Meanwhile, those who posted more status updates reported higher levels of emotional support.
Facebook users can reach an average of more than 150,000 other Facebook users through friends of friends on the social network. A typical or median user can reach more than 31,000 people. At two degrees of separation - i.e. friends of friends - Facebook members in Pew's sample on average reach 156,569 other Facebook users. However, a small number of Facebook members who had especially large friends lists that were less connected overstated the reach of the typical person on the social network.
Facebook findings
On average, users make seven new Facebook friends per month; they initiate three requests and accept four.
80% of friend requests that are initiated are accepted.
Women average 11 updates to their Facebook status per month while men average six.
Personal messages on Facebook are generally not replacing email; more than half did not send a private message, and 59% did receive a message.
On average Facebook users contribute about four comments/likes for every status update that they make.
In a month, about half of the sample made a comment on a friend's content, and about half received a comment.
Less than 5% of users hid content from another user on their Facebook feed.
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About that Summerfest online ticket fiasco
Summerfest launched a very ambitious promotion Wednesday to celebrate its 45th anniversary this year: 45,000 free tickets, handed out over its website, on a first-come first-serve basis.
Unfortunately for the festival, some of the goodwill and positive public relations created by such an event got lost in insults and complaints when Summerfest's website struggled under the weight of all the visitors. Frustrated fans of the festival, irritated with the slow site and error messages, did what many Internet-connected people when waiting while a site spins its wheels: They logged on to social networks like Twitter and Facebook and sounded off.
To write off these people as whining because they had trouble getting free tickets is unfair and an over simplification of events. Yes, some were complaining -- a few quite rudely -- about the inconvenience. But many others were simply seeking help. And that's why Summerfest's stumbling over social media during the ticket fiasco is such a disappointment. They missed out on a chance to show how social-media savvy they are and mitigate their fans' frustrations.
Instead, hours passed Wednesday with hundreds of people posting to Summerfest's fan page and calling out over Twitter, with no response from the festival. This silent treatment from Summerfest would be a bit more understandable if they didn't have such a long reach, with more than 180,000 Facebook fans and more than 11,500 Twitter followers.
Those two conduits alone are powerful channels they could have used to reach many of those struggling with its website. Summerfest even used them to announce the ticket giveaway. But it was almost 6 p.m. Wednesday before Summerfest's Facebook page was updated with a note about the website's issues -- after several media reports chronicled the debacle:
"Hey Summerfest Fans! We are pleased at the overwhelming response to our 45th Anniversary FREE Opening Day Ticket promotion, however, you may be experiencing technical difficulties because website traffic is extreme," the post reads. "Stay connected to Summerfest on Facebook and Twitter for updates on this promotion. Our offer will be extended and all 45,000 tickets will be available during that period so all of our fans have a chance to participate. Thanks for your patience!"
This was a balanced, professional response. Still, Andrea Kozek, one of more than 100 people on Facebook commenting on the post, probably put it best: "Welcome to being about 6 hours too late on that message," she wrote.
The festival also eventually tweeted an update on the ticket giveaway around the same time.
Summerfest has gotten more ambitious with its social media strategy recently, last year announcing headliners over its Facebook page before sharing the news with media outlets. A brief tweet or post at the height of the ticket promo problems would have gone a long way to assuage the angst. Instead, they waited hours, suggesting a fundamental lack of understanding of how social media should be used -- especially in a crisis.
I reached out to the Summerfest public relations team Thursday to get an idea of what lessons -- if any -- they took away from this week's stumble. Jess Meiller, a marketing coordinator for the festival, kindly passed along my request for an interview to John Boler, Summerfest's vice president of sales and marketing.
Boler has yet to get back to me. So I can't share Summerfest's social media strategy with you.
It's unclear whether the festival's social media is handled in-house or externally or whether it's a shared duty or dedicated to one specific staffer.
I can't shed any light on whether any Summerfest staffer looked at the festival's Facebook page or Twitter feed while frustrated customers were asking for help. And most importantly, I can't tell you what changes the festival might make in the future to improve its social media engagement.
Based on the festival's most recent Facebook and Twitter activity, organizers haven't learned anything it all. The festival's most recent Twitter and Facebook posts are a one-way conduit beaming out the basics, including the latest development that the deadline for getting the free tickets is now gone. Still, people's questions go unanswered, and threads with dozens of comments get no response from the festival.
And that's a shame, because Summerfest's online ticketing system is working smoothly today.
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Geek dads sound off in survey
Cisco released the results of its "Confessions of a Geek Dad" survey today, and the verdict? Geeky dads think they are just so cool.
The survey, run in December, found that nearly 70% of geek dads think themselves cooler than other dads, with 75% of them citing their ability to gear up a home that their children's friends enjoy visiting. Also, 70% of geek dads said their children think they're cool because they're tech-savvy, making 87% of geek dads proud or "humored."
Being tech savvy comes with some trade-offs, the survey said, noting that 35% of geek dads say their partners get annoyed when they spend time alone playing with technology. Still, 92% said their partners expect them to be the ones keeping all the home's technology running. One in five geek dads said they play with technology in secret to avoid being discovered by their wives...
The "Confessions" survey also found that 71% of geek dads spend more time doing activities with their children than their fathers did with them.
Cisco defines a "geek dad" as a father who is enthusiastic about technology and knowledgeable about the latest innovations. Still, those dads had a wide variety of interests, including being music lovers (82%), outdoor enthusiasts (65%), all-around fix-it gurus (79%), gamers (78%) and sports buffs (77%).
The survey also found:
- 72% of geek dads -- and younger ones age 24-39 at 79% -- said they're more excited about teaching children how to use tech tools than the traditional workbench tools.
- 93% said they help their children with their tech toys.
- 80% said they're always one of the first of their friends to buy new tech products.
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Summerfest ticket giveaway swamps servers
Summerfest announced Wednesday it was giving away 45,000 tickets to its 2012 festival through its website, and demand for free passes overwhelmed its servers. Music fans frustrated with the sluggish site and error messages took to social media to vent, and here is a sample of what they had to say.
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West releases brutal ad highlighting opponent's arrest
Republican Florida Rep. Allen West's campaign has unleashed an attack ad that it hopes will be a knockout punch for his Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, whose angry campaign accused the GOP of scraping the bottom of the barrel.
The ad reintroduces Murphy's 2003 arrest for underage drinking into the campaign conversation, juxtaposing West's 2003 deployment to Iraq against Murphy's drunken rendezvous in South Beach.
On Feb. 16, 2003, "Lt. Col. Allen West had just received deployment orders and prepared his men to go to war," the ad's narrator says. "That same night...Patrick Murphy was ejected from a bar for fighting, covered in alcohol and unable to stand. Murphy then confronts and verbally assaults a police officer."
West's campaign then splashes Murphy's 2003 police mug shot on the screen, against a photo of West in a suit.
"Two men. A country in crisis. You decide," the narrator says over the images.
West's high-budget attack comes during a rough patch for the Murphy campaign.
While the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has pledged $500,000 in the final three weeks of the campaign, it pulled $60,000 worth of ads for Murphy off of the air last week and spread the money instead to competitive races elsewhere.
And an internal poll out Friday from West's campaign shows the Tea Party incumbent leading Murphy by nine points in the 18th District.
Murphy campaign strategist Eric Johnson called the West ad outrageous.
[RELATED: West to Wasserman Schultz: 'You Are Not a Lady']
"He is attacking Patrick Murphy for something that happened when he was a 19-year-old teenager," Johnson says. "And, he is specifically referencing his military service in 2003, which is the year he was charged with three counts of assault and violating the code of military justice."
Johnson says he is unsure whether Murphy's campaign would air a rebuttal ad.
The Murphy campaign, however, has not missed the fundraising opportunity presented by the attack ad.
The campaign sent a letter to donors Friday reading, "Allen West is attacking Patrick with his most despicable ad yet. We have got him on the ropes, and he is desperately turning to vicious personal attacks."
Lauren Fox is a political reporter for U.S. News and World Report. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow her on Twitter @foxreports.


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Sophomore quarterback Jake Crotser threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter Friday, but host Oneonta High fell, 31-27, to Windsor in the Section Four Football Conference.
Crotser hit Mat Robinson for a 65-yard TD pass 24 seconds into the second quarter, and Robinson followed with the extra point to pull OHS to 8-7.
After giving up a big touchdown run, the Yellowjackets came back with consecutive scoring drives. Crotser connected with Noah Sheehan on both as OHS scored on a 29-yard pass and a 26-yard pass en route to a 21-16 lead at halftime.
Windsor went on to take a 24-21 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Jackets (1-5, 0-4) responded with a 6-yard TD run by Austin Scheer for their final points.
"A fumble and an interception," first-year OHS coach John Mushtare said about his team's performance in the second half. "We moved the ball well. We just had too many penalties."
Windsor scored the go-ahead points on a 3-yard run with 7:52 remaining.
Oneonta hosts Johnson City next Friday.
Editor's note: Sidney defeated host Candor, 41-0, in a Section Four Football Conference game Friday night. No other details were available at press time.
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Matt Anderson and James Vlahakis combined for a match-low 40 to lead host Stamford to a 86-87 Delaware League victory.
Isaac Walker and Sam Nash shot a team-low 43 for Roxbury. The teams played a scramble format on the par-34 flat nine of the Stamford Golf Club.
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Stamford (2-8) will participate in the Delaware League Tournament at the Delhi College Golf Course on Tuesday.
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Olympia Snowe Poached by Tea Party Extremists
For big-game adventurers looking to spot the elusive RINO in its native habitat, there's no better place to explore than New England.
The last natural reserve of the fabled political beast — known for its ideological camouflage and the ability to weather changes in the political climate — New England once hosted dozens of these mega-fauna, also known by their scientific nomenclature Republicanis Rockefelleria. There were Christopher Shays, Lowell Weicker and William Weld. And the female of the species were always represented by the Maine wonder twins, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe…
U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe stunned Maine's political establishment on Tuesday by announcing she would not seek re-election in a decision likely to have ramifications on both congressional races here and on the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
"Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term. So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have concluded that I am not prepared to commit myself to an additional six years in the Senate, which is what a fourth term would entail."
Snowe added that she believed the country needed solutions to unite people and that "I believe there are unique opportunities to build support for that change from outside the United States Senate."
Among the unique characteristics of the species is its difficult to understand dialect. Translated, Snowe's remarks read: "I am tired of being persecuted by the same elements of the Republican Party that I help enable by caucusing with the Senate GOP leadership. I'd rather spend more time with my own over-wrought sense of political martyrdom in the comfort of an Americans Elect rally or a Times editorial board meeting than spend another minute in the Senate."
Electorally, Snowe's departure is good news for the Democrats, who have increased their likelihood of holding on to nominal control of the Senate. But there's good news for conservative Republicans too: After weeks of waging what liberals characterize as a "war on women," they've finally succeeded.
With Snowe's departure, Republican lawmakers hardly have any women left.
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Olympia Snowe's Reign of Moderate Terror May Continue
Now that the Tea Party has its boot firmly on the GOP's neck, whither Olympia Snowe (R[INO]-Me.)? For a while it looked like her decades of service in the Senate might be destined for an end in 2012, as Maine voters elected their first Tea Party governor and generally showed signs of disinterest in moderate-ish Republicanism and/or career politicians.
But a new poll shows that Snowe's reelection prospects are sunnier than we thought…
In October of 2009 only 31% of Maine GOP voters stood with Snowe, while 59% wanted to replace her with someone more conservative. [...] But over the last seven months there's been a major transformation, and now 46% of primary voters in the state stand with Snowe compared to only 47% who want to replace her from the right.
Well, well. How'd she get there from here?
[S]he's done a better job over the last half year of wooing the far right voters who classify themselves as being 'very conservative.' They still don't like her but she's improved 23 points on the margin with them from -47 (21/68) to -24 (29/53).
Beyond the fact that she's improved her standing with the far right, she's also benefiting from the fact that the Tea Party just isn't that strong in Maine these days. Only 21% of Republican primary voters in the state identify as members of that movement.
In other words, Olympia Snowe's rightward swing — which has hurt her standing among moderates who've supported her for years — has won her points with the voting bloc du jour, which, it turns out, may not matter much at all! Good job!
Well, if nothing else, the far right has helped Senator Snowe keep her driveway clear in the winter. At least there's that.
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Tags: Maine, Olympia Snowe, Polls, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party
DADT Repeal and Dream Act Actually Heading to the Actual Senate Floor in Actuality
Harry Reid may not be getting that bill to legalize online poker — not to mention that dump truck full of pork he was hoping for — but it does seem as though — despite my disgusted pessimism yesterday — he has an actual real life shot a passing some genuine historic legislation before the two chambers of Congress descend utterly into trench warfare next month.
And these pieces of legislation would actually be "historic" in a good way, believe it or not…
After abandoning on Thursday night a $1.3 trillion omnibus Senate spending bill, Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid filed cloture for the DREAM Act and a stand-alone repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — both of which are now expected to reach the Senate for final votes as early as this weekend…
Republican Sens. Brown (who on Thursday confirmed his willingness to vote for the bill), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Maine) have said they would support the bill, and all but one Democrat – West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – is believed to be in favor of voting for repeal.
The prospects of the DREAM Act, however, are less clear. The measure, which would provide undocumented young people with pathways to American citizenship, has inspired criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike, and a Senate vote on the legislation was recently delayed due to lack of sufficient support for passage.
It's sad enough that these are even issues being vigorously debated in the year 2010 in which we are currently living. What's sadder, though, is that I'd actually feel like it'd be a victory to get one of these bills through.
Fantastic job of managing expectations, Congress! That is one thing you do very well!
Tags: DADT, Gambling, Harry Reid, Immigration, Joe Manchin, LGBT, Lisa Murkowski, Military, Money, Olympia Snowe, Scott Brown, Senate, Susan Collins
Unemployment Extension Fails in Senate Yet Again
It seems that when Robert Byrd left Capitol Hill for a better place*, he took with him his party's hopes of passing wasteful legislation that would have helped unemployed Americans feed their families…
The Senate rejected Wednesday — for the fourth time — a bill that would have reauthorized extended benefits for the long-term unemployed, by a vote of 58 to 38. Democrats will not make another effort to break the Republican filibuster before adjourning for the July 4 recess…
Only two Republicans, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, crossed the aisle to support the measure. That gave Democrats 59 of the 60 votes they needed to break the GOP filibuster, but without the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson's nay vote was enough to kill the bill.
38 senators voted against this? Don't you just hate senators who vote against unpopular bills, solely to get votes in November? If you can you think of a better way to curry favor with voters than striking down legislation that would allow people to eat, I'd like to hear it.
* Even if you reject the idea of Heaven and believe that Sen. Byrd's "better place" is nothing more than a cold, dark, worm-infested hole in the ground, this is still meets the criteria.
Tags: 4th of July, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Robert Byrd, Senate, Susan Collins, Unemployment
U.S. Senate Votes 60 to 40 in Favor of Doing Something
Breaking from its 16-month strategy of (with incredibly few exceptions) not doing stuff, fighting about shit and accomplishing fuck-all, the United States Senate today voted to get something done…
The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to end its three-week debate on a bill to rewrite the nation's financial regulations, paving the way for a final vote on the landmark legislation.
The 60-to-40 vote — the minimum required to end debate — succeeded, though two discontented Democrats broke party ranks for the second day in a row. The measure squeaked by with the help of three Republicans: Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, and Scott Brown of Massachusetts, whose concerns Obama administration officials worked to assuage in the lead-up to Thursday's vote.
"It's been hard to get to this point," Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said on the Senate floor, adding, "but I think it's been a good debate."
This all, of course, means that…
Under Senate rules, debate on the legislation is now limited to 30 additional hours[.]
And this is a job that people spend their lives fighting for.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- About 200 people gathered in Charlotte's Marshall Park Tuesday night to send a message to the Supreme Court: they're fighting for marriage equality. The rally was one of 150 like it taking place across the country.
Rochelle Dixon said she was there to support her mother's 12 year marriage to the woman Rochelle calls "my father-mother."
"I'm straight but I don't see why my mother can't be happy, you know?" said Dixon. "They are humans just like everybody else and deserve to be treated the same."
Todd Kreps, of Huntersville, said he came out to for the vigil because he and his partner "have been together for 25 years. We have bought houses together. I moved across the country when he took a new job so we could be together and it is time for our marriage to be recognized and legal."
Sarah Demarest and April Geer also attended Tuesday night's marriage equality rally in Charlotte.
"This is a critical moment in our nation's history, for me personally, and for us as a nation because we really need to make a decision. The states are divided and people are divided over this issue," Demarest said.
This week the Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases on marriage equality.
"That's again why this vigil is so important tonight. We really need to be visible and I think the more people that stand up and say this isn't right, this isn't fair, the more people that can do that, the more of an impact it will have," she said.
Both women are in long term relationships with other women.
"We are not considered the same as everyone else," Geer said.
Demarest added, "I woke up this morning and she was in the kitchen making bacon and eggs and toast and I thought, 'Wow, wouldn't it be nice to get married,' except for me, it's illegal."
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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Interment or Internship.
Internment is the imprisonment or confinement[1] of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary (1989) gives the meaning as: "The action of 'interning'; confinement within the limits of a country or place."
Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction between internment, which is being confined usually for preventive or political reasons, and imprisonment, which is being closely confined as a punishment for crime.[attribution needed]
Internment also refers to the practice of neutral countries in time of war in detaining belligerent armed forces and equipment in their territories under the Hague Convention of 1907.[2]
Early civilizations such as Assyria used forced resettlement of populations as a means of controlling territory,[3] but it was not until much later in the late 19th and 20th centuries that records exist of groups of civilian non-combatants being concentrated into large prison camps.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights restricts the use of internment. Article 9 states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."[4]
Concentration camp[edit]
The Random House Dictionary defines the term "concentration camp" as: "a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc.",[citation needed] whilst the American Heritage Dictionary defines it as: "A camp where civilians, enemy aliens, political prisoners, and sometimes prisoners of war are detained and confined, typically under harsh conditions."[citation needed]
Earliest usage and origins of the term[edit]
The Polish historian Władysław Konopczyński has suggested that concentration camps originated in Poland during the Bar Confederation rebellion (1768-1772), when the Russian Empire established three concentration camps for Polish rebel captives awaiting deportation to Siberia.[5]
The English term originated in the reconcentrados (reconcentration camps) set up by the Spanish military in Cuba during the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and by the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902).[6]
The term "concentration camp" saw wider use during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), when the British operated such camps in South Africa for interning Boers.[6][7] They built a total of 45 tented camps for Boer internees and 64 for black Africans. Of the 28,000 Boer men captured as prisoners of war, the British sent 25,630 overseas. The vast majority of Boers remaining in the local camps were women and children.[citation needed]
Between 1904 and 1908, the Schutztruppe of the Imperial German Army operated concentration camps in German South-West Africa (now Namibia) as part of their genocide of the Herero and Namaqua peoples. The Shark Island Concentration Camp in Lüderitz was among the biggest and the one with the harshest conditions.
Concentration camps were also used against Armenians during the Armenian genocide, one example is Deir ez-Zor Camps, in which around 150,000+ died.
Shift in meaning[edit]
During the 20th century, the arbitrary internment of civilians by the state reached a climax with Nazi concentration camps (1933–1945). As a result, the term "concentration camp" today carries many of the connotations of "extermination camp" (or "death camp")
List of camps[edit]
See also[edit]
- Civilian Internee
- Extrajudicial detention
- Gulag
- Labor camps
- New Village
- Prisoner-of-war camp
- Prison overcrowding
- Quasi-criminal
- Remand
- ^ per Oxford Universal Dictionary, 1st edition 1933.
- ^ "The Second Hague Convention, 1907". Yale.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Laws of Hammurabi". Eawc.evansville.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 9, United Nations
- ^ Konopczyński, Władysław. (1991) ', t. II, pp. 733–734.
- ^ a b "Concentration Camp". The Columbia Encyclopedia (Sixth Edition ed.). Columbia University Press. 2008.
- ^ "Documents re camps in Boer War". sul.stanford.edu.
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It has cost the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority $75,000 to cover legal fees of a former board member who is fighting his ouster, The Washington Post reports.
Dennis Martire, a Democratic appointee to the 13-member board, says his removal from the group that is charged with constructing Metrorail's Silver Line is politically motivated.
that Martire damaged his credibility with questionable expenses, including spending nearly $9,200 to travel business class to Europe.
Martire, an official with the Laborers' International Union of North America, was appointed to the board by the previous governor, Tim Kaine (D).
Martire has clashed with McDonnell over several issues, including a labor-friendly provision as part of the Phase 2 of the Silver Line.
against McDonnell, leaving one seat on the MWAA board vacant as the parties resolve the dispute.
McDonnell has attempted to replace Martire with Caren Merrick, a Republican who lost her run for delegate in the 31st District last fall.
At issue is whether McDonnell had the authority to remove Martire before his term ended. Sec. of Transportation Sean Connaughton told the Washington Post that Martire was removed for his "abuse of ethical issues."
Part of the issue stems from whether expense concerns highlighted by a recent review of the board by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General constitute abuse, despite having been authorized. The entire MWAA board had previously backed the PLA, with the apparent coordination of Virginia Sec. of Transportation Sean Connaughton.
So while the dispute is resolved, Virginia has one less representative on the board.
"We continue to maintain that there is no legal or factual cause for my removal from the board, which is the requirement set forth in federal and Virginia statute," Martire said last week. "The governor once again has failed to present any evidence of cause for removal, and we look forward to moving forward with our case."
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Ready or not, English is now the global language of business. More and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language—Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, to name a few—in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors.
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Leaders' Blindspots Undermine Their Global Language Policies
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Super Round-Up: iPads in Music EducationPosted on July 19th, 2011 in iPads, Music Tech Tips. Back in April, I was lucky enough to get my first iPad. I've had an iPhone for a couple of years now, but the iPad – with its large screen – really opens up possibilities for use in the classroom. I soon discovered there are lots of music apps (of varying quality) and I'm still testing many out to create my list of favourites. I lean towards the apps that are more than novelty value: ones that will have longevity, that can be incorporated into existing learning and performance activities. In the meantime, I've been keeping up with a raft of iPad/iPhone blog posts written by music educators around the world as well as exploring websites that focus on the use of iPads in general education. I thought I'd share some of the best ones here:
Joanna's Music BlogJoanna Sisk-Purvis first wrote about her experience with her iPad back in 2010 in her post titled Music Education and My iPad. She has since gone on to write a further 8 posts – her iPad App Mega List – which offer an thorough run-down on the music and non-music apps she uses:
Part 2: General Apps for Teaching
Part 5: Musical Instrument Apps
Part 6: Non-Music Specific Educational Apps
Part 7: Non-Music Creative Apps, Social Media and Readers
James Frankel, Soundtree
Soon after the first iPad was released, James Frankel (Managing Director of Soundtree) imagined a music education future with iPad/tablet devices in his article iPads in the Music Classroom. More recently, he published a list of apps suitable for music education, sorted by category:
Making Music With iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches
Wright-Stuff MusicMy friend Samuel Wright – an educator based in New South Wales – is very active on his own blog and has written a series of posts about iPads in music education, including these ones:
iPads as Wireless MIDI Controllers
iPad and Classroom Aspirations
Victorian Government – iPads For Learning
The Victorian Education Department is currently running an iPads in schools trial with selected schools in Victoria, Australia. They have a useful website that offers tips for iPad use in the classroom. The site includes a list of educational apps (paid and free) and two online digital books (which are also downloadable):
Classroom Ideas for Learning With The iPad
iPad Music EdPaul Shimmons has a blog titled iPad and Technology in Music Education and posts frequently about apps and tips for using the iPad. His collection of articles about apps for the iPad can be found here. I also encourage you to explore the other articles on his website.
Things To ComeIn March 2011, Brandt Schneider wrote about his Top Thirteen Free iPad Apps for the Music Class on his Things to Come blog. More recently he has written about the most frequently-used apps during his first year of iPad use in music education in the article iPad Apps for the Music Class.
iPad Music Education ProjectAlthough it doesn't seem to be have updated for some time, the iPad in Music Education Project site is still a useful resource for music educators wanting to explore the use of iPads in the classroom.
Musetech.netDr Joe Pisano is a music educator who has decided to delve into the world of app development with his involvement in the creation of the APS Music Master Pro – an all-in-one tool for musicians. The app is a tuner, pitch pipe, circle of 5ths, recorder, notepad, calendar, fingering chart resource, music dictionary and more rolled into one app. You can watch an overview video for the app here.[Update: you can also visit the A.P.S. MusicMaster Pro website for more info]
Technology in Music EducationOn Christopher Russell's Technology in Music Education blog has featured a Comparison of 5 iPad Sheet Music Readers and an interesting iPads FAQ section as well as a number of other iPad and iPhone/iTouch-related articles. And as for my own favourite apps? Well, you'll have to wait for those. Perhaps you have some of your own favourite iPad or iPhone apps you'd like to share? Post a comment below – I'd love to know which ones you're using and how you're integrating them into your teaching.
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