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ANN ARBOR -- Brady Hoke has made no bones about it.
He loves the fact that Michigan is playing the defending national champion this season, and he believes games like this are why players choose to attend his university.
But asked Tuesday whether or not he'd rather have a game or two under his belt before seeing what he has against No. 2 Alabama on Saturday (8 p.m., ABC), Hoke said no.
He has no problem playing the Crimson Tide right now.
"I'm very comfortable opening up with Alabama," he said Tuesday on the Big Ten coaches' teleconference.
Presently, Michigan sits as a 13 1/2-point underdog to Nick Saban's Alabama squad, and has been given next to no chance to knock off the Crimson Tide by the majority of national pundits.
Michigan is, without a doubt, a massive underdog in this game.
But does Hoke feel like an underdog?
"No," he said bluntly. "I like Michigan."
With the non-conference portion of Michigan's schedule starting out against Alabama on Saturday, and wrapping up with a road night game at Notre Dame later in September, the Wolverines are absolutely looking at the possibility of entering Big Ten play with at least two losses.
But Hoke still doesn't see it that way. He again defended Michigan's out-on-a-limb scheduling policy this season, saying games against Alabama and Notre Dame are massive opportunities for his club.
And, in Hoke's words, if you want to be the best -- you've got to beat the best.
"I think we like it, we like it as a program and I like it personally," he said. "When you want to be the best and be champions, you've got to play the best. Play those programs that are on a high level. As a team, that's just going to make us better when we get in the Big Ten."
NOTE: Hoke again side-stepped any questions about suspended running back Fitz Toussaint, saying he hasn't made any decision on his availability for Saturday. Hoke said Toussaint's availability would be something Michigan would decide before the game begins. Although when he was asked whether or not it'd be a game time decision, he said "we'll see."
Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan sports for MLive.com. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @nickbaumgardner.
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If helping your parents (or yourself ) explore retirement options feels more like a chore than an adventure, check out Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life by real estate guru and Today Show contributor Barbara Corcoran.
Her whimsical yet practical tour of some 100 retirement hot spots offers an assortment of handy tools and checklists that can help make having "the conversation" about retirement both easier and more enjoyable.
Corcoran enlisted real estate brokers across the country to help research up-and-coming retirement hot spots as diverse as Austin, Texas, and the African nation of Malawi.
To help readers figure out who should land where, she sorted retirees into eight cleverly-coined types, such as ruppies (retired urban persons), huddlers (those who seek community), and zoomers (those who retire in far-flung corners of the globe).
The book lit up the blogosphere, with some bloggers checking in to see whether their hometowns had made the top 100 , and many simply expressing appreciation .
A few observed that some of Corcoran's notions -- like her suggestion that "Boomerang" retirees split their time between home and vacation homes, time shares or cruise ship berths – were somewhat unrealistic in today's "deer-in-a-headlight housing market," or pointed out that Corcoran was a bit hard on Florida, which she holds up as a symbol of everything clichéd and passé in the retirement world.
Florida-bashing aside, for those of us on the lookout for tools to help navigate that challenging passage toward the next great place, Nextville 's optimistic guide to the globe for the sixty-and-up set might just help take the "tired" out of retired.
Lake Malawi image by Flickr user runfreefall , used through the Creative Commons attribution license.
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Sure, E-learning could be a great way to further your education while keeping your day job. But how do you separate the reputable programs from the digital diploma mills that profit from giving you a worthless degree? By finding out the answers to three quick questions before you enroll, you could spare yourself some hassles down the road.
Is the Program Legitimate?
If you're considering taking an E-learning course, the most important point to research is what is the school's reputation? The first thing to look into with any online education program is its accreditation: If the school has not been properly reviewed, your diploma could be meaningless in the eyes of potential employers.
Online colleges and graduate programs are expected to meet the same standards as traditional institutions and thus should be reviewed by one of the same six regional associations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Many schools will flaunt this accreditation somewhere readily visible on their home page. If you can't find it, locate the school's physical headquarters through its website, and then check with the accreditation association that covers that region. You also can search the Department of Education's list (http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp).
The next thing you should investigate with any prospective school is how long the institution has offered E-learning courses. Even established traditional colleges and grad schools can stumble with their first ventures into online education. And their technical difficulties could affect your learning process.
How Much PC Skill Do I Need?
Universities (and the companies they hire to help them develop their E-learning networks) take great efforts to make the technical aspects of going to class online easy enough that anyone who has browsed the Web can do it. And any Internet-ready laptop or PC should be enough to tackle the class. That said, check your potential school's site for its equipment recommendations, along with the hours of its technical support teams (and whether it offers tech support online only or also allows you to talk to someone on the phone). If you haven't already upgraded to a broadband Internet connection, you'll definitely want to do that before starting a class.
What's It Like Taking a Class?
There are basically two types of E-learning classes. In the first kind-dubbed asynchronous by the techies-there aren't really scheduled classes. Instead, the professor sets particular deadlines for assignments and tests, but you work your own way through them-anytime of day or night, so long as you get them in when they are due. In the other type of course, called synchronous, students and the professor log in to websites at regular, preset times for online chats about the subject matter.
Of course, both styles still differ noticeably from going to an actual classroom: no creaking desks, raised hands, or heavy book bags. But thanks to the advances in technology-instant messaging, online video lectures, wiki websites-online education can be every bit as engaging. And, in many cases, if you enroll in an online education course offered by a school near where you live, you can opt to attend some of the classroom lectures.
Many students have said that taking a course online actually is more challenging than a traditional method. Logging in regularly to complete your assignments can require more daily discipline than the traditional class in which the workload is often bunched around tests and writing assignments. And you can't quietly hide in the back of the room when you haven't done the assigned reading: Comments in the chats and posts on the website show how actively engaged you are in the assignments. But feel free to speak (or type) your mind: At least you know you never have to meet your "classmates."
e-Learnin tools
Of course, there are many places you can go on the Web to find out more about online education programs. In addition to www.usnews.com/elearning, some helpful sites are:
U.S. Department of Education: Though it does not directly accredit schools, the department does offer a searchable database that you can find at www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=qc.
About.com: Tucked in among the pages explaining everything from automobiles to video games is a helpful primer on the E-learning process (http://distancelearn.about.com).
Online Degree Search: This site is one of several that specialize in helping prospective students find their best online education match. The place to start is the tips page (www.online-degree-search.net/tips.html). A similar site is www.guidetoonlineschools.com.
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Happy Birthday, Anne Rockwell!
Today is author and illustrator Anne Rockwell's birthday!
Ms. Rockwell has been writing and illustrating books for children since 1961! Her books reflect her many, varied interests, and cover a wide range of topics. She has written over 100 books during her career, ranging from nonfiction books and biographies to story books and books for the very young. Some of Ms. Rockwell's best-known titles include nature books like Our Stars and Our Earth, story books like Valentine's Day, and books for the very young, such as Here Comes the Night and The Toolbox.
Growing up, painting and drawing came naturally for Ms. Rockwell, as did her love of reading. She knew she wanted to be an artist but wasn't sure where it would lead her. It wasn't until her daughter Hannah was born that she realized what she wanted to do with her skills:
"Sharing the joy of reading with [daughter Hannah] was one of the greatest pleasures I've ever had. I was sure that creating books for children was what I was meant to do." (source)
Here at the library, we have a great selection of books by Anne Rockwell. Help us celebrate this author's amazing career by reading one of her books today!
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- I usually bring up the prospects for other car companies launching cars that will compete more directly with Tesla (TSLA). By seemingly all logic, this competition should intensify dramatically over the next one to three years.
But why hasn't it already?
In the spirit of debate club, or being a good lawyer able to to argue both sides of every argument, allow me to present the case for why competing with Tesla just hasn't been anywhere near a top priority for the major automakers.
This year, Tesla is expected to sell 35,000 cars worldwide, with about half of those in the United States -- flat compared to 2013. The average selling price is approximately $100,000.
Who are losing out on those 35,000 annual car sales? I assume that we can allocate those 35,000 cars into seven buckets of 5,000 cars each.
These seven competitive buckets would be Toyota (TM)/Lexus, General Motors (GM)/Cadillac, BMW/Rolls-Royce, Mercedes, VW/Audi/Bentley, Nissan (NSANY)/Infiniti and Ford (F)/Lincoln. One could also envision Honda (HMC)/Acura, Subaru, Volvo, Tata (TTM)/LandRover/Jaguar and Chrysler-Fiat, but the precise breakdown is not important for this discussion.
Let's say you are one of these seven entities losing 5,000 car sales per year each, what's at stake for each of them? General Motors has annual sales of approximately $150 billion. 5,000 cars at a price similar to Tesla -- $100,000 each -- would mean $500 million in lost sales.
$500 million. Per year. Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? Well, it's one-third of one percent of GM's sales.
One third of one percent is a rounding error for GM. This quarter alone, GM's recall-related charges are estimated to be $700 million. That's $2.8 billion annualized, or almost six times as large as Tesla's sales impact on GM.
$500 million in revenue is what GM books on the average day, seven days a week. So losing one such day is sort of like that once-in-a-year snow day. The day when the kids -- er, factory workers -- get to stay home. And they still have a few sick days to take out.


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Does Hollywood need saving from superheroes? This question was asked by someone who feels that they have no place in Hollywood. And here's my response to that question.
It's obvious that not everyone will like every superhero movie that comes out, some might not like them at all. But that's fine because they aren't made for everyone. But there is a point where you have to realize this and know that there is no marginalizing them because of the medium it's adapted from. This here is a direct response to someone who say that they are cheap, populist entertainment in comic book form that has turned into an endless parade of sexist, semi-fascist bores. This here I could not disagree more with and the success of these films speak for itself. There is understanding the audience and intent of these films, and then there is creating the false expectation of the next award-winning film. These movies aren't there to win awards, they are made to entertain the masses. Serious or light-hearted adaptations from popular books that engage the world in a way that the books alone can't.
It's safe to say that some people may have forgotten what these heroes mean to people. To the point where they become dismissive and insulting because they want to over-think something so simple. These are films that a child can watch repeatedly and admire because it's made for more than just those who want deep storytelling or something complex. There is no sexism, no semi-facists, let alone anything cheap. The amount of money and time put into these movies give designers and those who work with special effects jobs. People that don't get enough credit for the work they do, and nothing they do is cheap. There is a standard among comic book movies, but to hold them to the same standard as those that inspire more thought is unfair and misguided. Look at every other genre of movies out there today and past. Superhero movies are just now growing in numbers and popularity while you have years and years of other kind of movies that are produced in the same quantity if not more.
Some of these heroes didn't have that popularity before they hit the big screen and that is what Marvel and DC are trying to build up when it comes to these cinematic worlds they are creating. They are taking every form of media by storm to expand their fanbase to old readers, present readers and non-readers. I mean if there was ever a time for them to expand they definitely chose the right time and have finally found the formula to success(despite any failures along the way). Engaging the fans in the stories they create has always been the goal, nothing has changed. The movies do just that and it's why they outsell many films that critics would call masterpieces.
But like I will always say, no matter how many movies or shows Marvel and DC produce, they are not just doing them for money or just for the average movie goer. They push into these other mediums to promote their heroes and get them the popularity needed to influence the people who like them to go out and buy the books to learn more about them and continue to follow them as the movies and book series progress. That's just how it is. In fact that's just business overall.
Overall, like the title says, if you don't like it, don't watch it. You gain nothing from watching something that's clearly not something you enjoy, so why do so and subject yourself to disappointment? Don't just look at it from an outside view, look at it from those who grew up with these heroes and treat them as more than just fiction. Respect that they don't see it the same way and don't push to remove something from a medium because it doesn't meet YOUR standards. That's just selfish. I'd hate to say it's close-minded for most people to be so against superhero movies, but the person I'm responding to is definitely close-minded. If people are getting tired of superhero movies, they aren't being forced to watch them. They are the vocal minority and the entertainment of many is more important than the minority that feels because superhero movies aren't appealing that they shouldn't be produced.
Superhero movies aren't going anywhere any time soon. Those to come are still changing the way people look at them and for the better. There is so much to anticipate, so much to enjoy, and so much to talk about when these movies actually release. Sure they will all have that one or two common factors, but that doesn't make any of them any less entertaining. I mean if that is the case then guess what? They're superhero movies, they will reflect the storytelling of superheroes. To have a problem with that is to say that these movies just aren't for you. If anything it's an attack against nerd culture as a whole to even consider that comic book movies don't deserve a place among other movies. They are just one way that we are represented in popular culture and once you disregard that, you might as well try for the rest which will still be an uphill fight.


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Deister Machine is a leading manufacturer of vibrating feeding, scalping and screening equipment for mining and quarrying industries.
"All of you are great friends," Mark Deister told his employees before cutting the carrot cake at his anniversary party. "My No. 1 goal is to take care of our employees. No. 2 is to take care of customers."
While he made necessary layoffs after the 2008 economic crisis when profits were "paper thin," Mark Deister believes the company made it through relatively unscathed.
The employees see Mark Deister as an inspiring boss to work alongside.
"I can't think of a better place to work," said sales employee Brian Moore, who joined Deister Machine in 1984. "(Mark) makes sure everything is done right."
Laura Burger, Mark Deister's secretary for the past 15 years, added, "It's a privilege to work with a company with a strong Christian business ethic … at a time when people have long since retired, Mark still has a strong hand on the business."
Mark Deister's best memory over the last five decades was watching his dad carry a 2-by-3-inch notepad everywhere he went so he didn't miss a single detail.
"No machine went out without his inspection," Mark Deister said. Now he requires anyone who comes into his office to have a notepad of their own.
Graduating with honors from the University of Michigan, Mark Deister received a degree in mechanical engineering and went on for master's studies in theology at Wheaton College. He also served eight years with the Army. However, he says his calling was in business.
The company was founded by his grandfather, Emil Deister Sr., and later run by his father, Emil Deister Jr. Mark Deister joined the family business in 1962 and became co-owner after his father's death in 1984.
Currently serving on the Life Bridge Church mission board, Mark Deister is also president of Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, a faith-based ministry of 134 churches. For 20 years he has supported Christ Faith Home for Children, a ministry based in Chennai, India, that serves orphaned children, abused women, lepers and elementary school children.
Mark Deister received the Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award in 2003. Both he and Irwin Deister were inducted into the Greater Fort Wayne Area Business Hall of Fame in 2008.


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Dear Sir or Madame:
I am writing to you today on behalf of the American Association of Law Libraries to urge you to oppose House Bill 245 which may be called for a floor vote this week. We join the 3,400 members of the Illinois Library Association and the Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL) in opposing this measure that defines obscenity at the county level and could result in 102 different interpretations of obscene material. If enacted, HB 245 would pose very serious implications to Illinois libraries and to all the citizens of your state.
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is a nonprofit educational organization based in downtown Chicago with nearly 5,000 members nationwide. Our members respond to the legal and governmental information needs of legislators, judges, and other public officials at all levels of government, corporations and small businesses, law professors and students, attorneys, and members of the general public. CALL is one of AALL's thirty regional chapters and was recently recognized on its 50th anniversary by the Chicago City Council for its many years of service to the legal community.
The impact of HB 245 on law libraries in Illinois would have a chilling effect on the ability of attorneys, judges, and others to access certain needed materials. To cite just two examples, the broad nature of legal research involves resources such as copies of court cases that describe acts of sexual assault or anatomy books needed to prepare medical malpractice cases. It is not sound policy to impede the rights of Illinois citizens to access certain materials that a very few individuals within each county might deem obscene.
We strongly urge you to vote against HB 245. It is an ill-advised measure that would have a chilling effect on the ability of citizens of Illinois to access information they need. Thank you very much for your support in opposing this legislation.
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Local 'Rat Rod' builders looking to defend national title
Visitors to just about any classic car show will see a lot of the same thing: a myriad of decades-old, shiny, spotless muscle cars.
The owners of these cars will normally answer questions for those giving them a glance, but there's often an unspoken rule at these car shows: Look, don't touch.
That's not the case with Rat Rods, which area residents Chris Walker and Don Duchene specialize in building.
Walker, of Stacy, and Duchene, of Harris, both have decades of experience building the cars, which are hot rods, sometimes with big engines, but with a twist: They're built on a budget using whatever old materials the team can find.
The build team also includes Kathy Duchene, Mike Schoonover, Jason Walker, Michael Walker, Robin Hetchler, Kevin Johnson, Roger Quast, Jim Walker, Bill Glisky, Shelby Walker and Samantha Troff.
There's no pristine paint jobs when Rat Rods are finished; spots of rust, dings and dents add to the character of the cars for the builders and those who appreciate the craft of constructing the vehicles.
"Paint jobs are $7,000 to $10,000," Walker said, noting that he works as an auto body specialist who spends a lot of time painting, buffing and polishing. "We just take a couple of cans of Spray Bond and go to town on it."
Duchene added, "We encourage little kids to climb in them."
Walker said they usually scour the upper Midwest for old cars, because driving far to pick up a car would cut down on the amount of money the team has for the build.
Last year, Walker's brother let him know about the inaugural "Rat Hard Build-Off," which is sponsored by Rat Rod and Ride Hard magazines.
For those who took part in the competition, the challenge was to build a Rat Rod car or motorcycle in 30 days with a budget of $3,000 or less.
The cars are judged against one another, as are the bikes. Last year, Walker said there weren't enough bikes in the competition to be judged, but there were a dozen cars. He noted 75 teams across the nation "put their names in the hat" to be drawn as build teams for the competition.
"This year, there's triple that number," Walker said.
Walker didn't have to leave it to chance to be selected to take part in the competition again this year, though. His car won last year's competition and was featured on the covers of both Rat Rod and Ride Hard magazines.
Expounding on the competition, Walker said the cars have to drive at least 300 miles to the Redneck Rumble in Lebanon, Tennessee. Teams are not allowed to bring the Rat Rods in on car trailers.
From Lebanon, the main group then travels to Steelfest in St. Louis one week before the Rumble, and participants are encouraged to take this route, according to the Rat Hard website.
Walker and Duchene said they're not exactly sure how the cars are judged, but they believe a number of factors go into the process, which is completed by judges from across the nation.
"They have a panel of judges that go around and look at the cars," Walker said. "They look at safety, how well it's built and creativity."
Added Duchene: "This guy (Chris) is one of the most creative guys I know."
According to the Rat Hard Build-Off Facebook page, the public will be able to vote during the drive-off period (Sept. 14-20), and those votes will be tallied along with the judges' votes.
Being the winner of the first Rat Hard Build-Off, Walker has a bit of a target on his back, and he said there's some lighthearted smack talk going on among the build teams on the Internet.
"All the guys involved in the build off are giving each other jabs," Walker said. "It's a lot of fun."
To learn more about the Rat Hard competition, visit www.ratrodtour.com.


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Home Depot workers help mother again
Remember the Home Depot workers who donated a swing set — and helped put it together — for the boys of a single mother with aggressive breast cancer? Well, they weren't finished. Last week, workers from the Home Depot store at Ridge and Little Roads returned to Maria Rotella's apartment to put mulch around the swing set, plant gardens, deliver fencing for the yard, make a sandbox for the boys and deliver a glider swing for their mother. The glider and fencing were donated by the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Hillsborough Division No. 1 through a store associate who is a member of the organization. Associates from the store also donated Easter baskets, toys and bed rolls for the boys, Tikal Jordan, 4, and Benicio Jordan, 3. The point of the project is to keep the boys occupied while their 27-year-old mother deals with the chemotherapy treatments that zap her energy.
Earth Day party set for Saturday
Gather up those old thermometers from the bathroom drawers and kitchen cupboards, and bring them to the Earth Day celebration Saturday at Crews Lake Park, 16739 Crews Lake Drive. Covanta Energy will hand out $5 gift cards for every mercury-based thermometer or thermostat that is turned in. While the items are harmless if used properly, the mercury can become dangerous if it's improperly disposed of. This year's Earth Day celebration, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., will also feature kids' crafts, a native plant sale, rain barrel demonstrations and environmentally conscious vendors. The day will culminate in the release of 10,000 ladybugs, a colorful display of environmentally friendly gardening.
Habitat thrift shop holds open house
West Pasco Habitat for Humanity is hosting an open house festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at its ReStore thrift shop, 3531 Grand Blvd. (at Moog Road). The event will feature a volunteer recognition ceremony, a live band, jump house, food and games, and display of the Habitat playhouse that will be given to a lucky winner. Shoppers can also find bargains at the ReStore, which has quality used and surplus building materials for sale. For information, call (727) 859-9038 or (727) 843-8786.
Preventing child abuse is the goal
Pasco Kids First will recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month with an event at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pasco Kids First Office, 7615 Little Road. The campaign goes beyond making people aware of the issue of child abuse and neglect. It engages people to act to prevent it from ever happening in the first place. The event will include remarks by Rick Hess, executive director of Pasco Kids First, and the distribution of pinwheels, the symbol that every child deserves the chance to be raised in a healthy, safe and nurturing environment. For information about Pasco Kids First, visit www.pascokidsfirst.org or call (727) 845-8080.
Pasco deaths
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$INFO[Skin.String()] and System.Idletime() - Printable Version
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Automatic Fullscreen "Now Playing" for Music - smuto - 2010-08-25 19:58
My custom control become visible with a System.IdleTime(15)
I would like to change the set time from GUI, so i add 2 controls to SkinSetting
<control type="radiobutton" id="115">
so i add conditional visibility
<visible>Player.HasAudio + System.IdleTime($INFO[Skin.String(applytime)])</visible>
but this InfoLabel is not working or I'm doing something wrong
- Hitcher - 2010-08-25 20:27
What's the value of applytime in your guisettings.xml after you set it?
- smuto - 2010-08-25 21:36
it's ok -
<setting type="bool" name="skin.confluence.nowplayingwindow">true</setting>
& i can change it by numeric popup
- smuto - 2010-09-10 19:52
i mod confluence skin to have now playing window.
i create include "MusicNowPlay" with some of MusicPlayer $INFO tags & put it in separate file (mostly copy from Jezz_X work)
i edit skin file 'includes.xml' to make it run
- add my file
- add "MusicNowPlay" to "WindowTitleHomeButton"
PHP Code:
<include file="IncludesMusicNowPlay.xml" />
PHP Code:
<include name="WindowTitleHomeButton">
of course i can add to skin settings on/off, but set value for System.IdleTime is what i'm looking for
- smuto - 2012-01-10 14:48
recently discovered that plugin can be used to multiimage control
PHP Code:
- add multiimage control to my file IncludesMusicNowPlay.xml
- i write a plugin to have a images for currently playing artist
i'm not a skinner or Python Coder, but xbmc gives me so much fun
please help me to improve my ideas
- smuto - 2012-01-30 12:04
looks like skin needs send params to refresh the listing
PHP Code:
<imagepath background="true">plugin://plugin.image.artistmultifanart/?name=$INFO[MusicPlayer.Title]</imagepath>
i rewrite a plugin
- smuto - 2012-01-30 12:46
one more ask
2 years ago I asked about mbid for scraper
mayby we can have mbid in info label
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Pence aide leaving; had role in grade changing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Mike Pence's chief lobbyist is leaving three weeks after her involvement was revealed in the manipulation of the grades Indiana hands its schools.
The Journal Gazette reported Monday (http://bit.ly/16XTuvF) that Heather Neal is joining Limestone Strategies as president of its public affairs practice. The company is based in Indianapolis and Washington, D.C.
Neal was the chief of staff to former Indiana schools Superintendent Tony Bennett last year before joining Pence's team in January.
The Associated Press last month published emails showing a frantic effort by Bennett and Neal to rewrite the state's school-grading formula to change the grade of a charter school founded by a top Republican donor from a C to an A.
Neal wrote in one email, "Oh, crap. We cannot release until this is resolved."
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Michigan vs Purdue: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and MoreOctober 2, 2012
Denard Robinson and Michigan got a bye week to think things over after getting embarrassed by Notre Dame.
That may prove critical against Purdue, which dropped 51 points on Marshall last week and lost by only three points to Notre Dame in Week 2.
Purdue, like Notre Dame, has a good run defense this season, which should make things interesting against Robinson and Co. in West Lafayette.
Here's a breakdown of Saturday's Big Ten clash.
Where: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
When: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. ET
Watch: Big Ten Network
Listen: Michigan Sports Network, Purdue Sports Network
Live Stream: BTN2Go
Betting Line: Michigan -3, Over/Under 57.5, via ScoresAndOdds.com
What's At Stake?
Michigan is trying to eke its way back to the top of the Legends division in the Big Ten after losses to Alabama and Notre Dame.
The Wolverines are 2-2 after a 13-6 loss to Notre Dame in which quarterback Denard Robinson imploded, tossing four interceptions while averaging 5.7 yards per attempt and 3.5 yards per carry.
Purdue (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) finds itself behind No. 12 Ohio State and Penn State in the Leaders division.
The Boilermakers haven't won the Big Ten since 2000 when Drew Brees was a Heisman finalist. Their only loss this season was a 20-17 squeaker to Notre Dame.
Injury Report (via USA Today)
DT Richard Ash - Undisclosed - Questionable
DE Brennan Boyer - Knee - Questionable
RB Stephen Hopkins - Hamstring - Questionable
TE Brandon Moore - Knee - Questionable
DB Blake Countess - Knee - OUT for season
LB Kaleb Ringer - Knee - OUT for season
DE Chris Wormley - Knee - OUT for season
OL Chris Bryant - Shin - OUT for season
LB Antonio Poole - Pectoral - OUT indefinitely
WR Ishmael Aristide - Knee - Questionable
RB Ralph Bolden - Knee - OUT indefinitely
QB Robert Marve - Knee - OUT indefinitely
What They're Saying
Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke defended Denard Robinson after his deplorable day against Notre Dame, telling the Detroit News that he's a "damn good quarterback."
Left tackle Taylor Lewan also came to Robinson's aid, noting that there were 23 missed assignments in 66 plays against the Fighting Irish, per the Detroit News report.
The Wolverines did manage to rack up 100 rushing yards in the second half, including 56 yards from junior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint.
As for Purdue, GoldAndBlack.com says the word on the street is that senior quarterback Robert Marve will play against Michigan, despite being listed as "out indefinitely."
Marve has missed the Boilermakers' last two games because of a knee injury. He started the season against Eastern Kentucky going 30-of-38 for 295 yards and three touchdowns to one interception.
Senior Caleb TerBush—who went 27-of-37 for 294 yards and four touchdowns to one interception against Marshall last week—will start, but Marve is expected to see some playing time.
Michigan Player to Watch: Denard Robinson, QB
I've stressed that Michigan needs to use Toussaint more in the backfield, but when it comes down to it, the Wolverines' success ultimately lies in Robinson's hands.
Looking at Michigan's 36-14 blowout of Purdue last season, it's easy to say Robinson will have a big game.
On the other hand, Purdue's run defense (allowing 3.3 yards per carry) appears to be in much better shape this time around. As I've noted before, Robinson tends to struggle when teams (like Notre Dame) lock him up on the ground.
Purdue limited Notre Dame running back Theo Riddick to 53 yards on 15 carries in Week 2.
Purdue Player to Watch: Caleb TerBush/Robert Marve, QB
Both TerBush and Marve have had big games this season, albeit against lesser defenses than Michigan's.
The Boilermakers allowed 41 points against Marshall last week (with most of the damage coming through the air), but were able to survive because of TerBush's play.
On the other hand, Michigan's pass defense has been solid this season, allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete just 52.8 percent of their passes for 6.9 yards per attempt (two total passing touchdowns).
Alabama's A.J. McCarron (11-of-21, 199 yards, two touchdowns) and Notre Dame's Tommy Rees (8-of-11, 115 yards) had some success against the Wolverines.
Key Matchup: Purdue Passing Attack vs. Michigan Run Defense
I don't expect Michigan to explode against Purdue like it did last season.
I think this game will come down to whether the Wolverines can limit the Boilermakers through the air.
By adding Marve to the mix, Purdue forces Michigan to set aside some practice time to prepare for two quarterbacks instead of one. That can have an impact on a game.
Some may think giving Michigan just a three-point advantage in the betting line is giving Purdue too much credit; I don't think that.
Purdue has the passing game to keep things close.
Remember, Marve was ranked No. 8 at his position in the 2007 recruiting class by Rivals.com. He has some skill, as well as TerBush.
Prediction: Michigan 27, Purdue 24
While Purdue hasn't been bad against the pass overall, the Boilermakers did give up a lot of points against Marshall and saw Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson go 21-of-31 for 289 yards and a touchdown against them in Week 2.
I think Michigan bounces back from a tough loss and Robinson plays better.


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I have a question...
When something is being fired straight up, you can use these equations to figure out approximately where it will land, assuming you are on a 2d plane (not 3d) and the object can be carried by the wind:
Y-Coord = -4.9 ( time ) ^ 2 + (speed of object)( time ) + 4
time = time since projectile was fired. (in seconds)
speed of object = speed when initially fired in meters per sec.
X-Coord = (wind speed)(time)
wind speed is in meters per second.
However, lets say you are firing a bullet into the air, but not at a 90 deg. angle.
How would you go about calculating the angle offset? Anybody have any idea?


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Wedding Program Template Seating Chart Wedding Budget Tool (Excel)
Up till now, it seems like every organized bride winds up recreating
the same work that every other bride has done in the past, things like
creating a wedding program, a seating chart, or a budget. Online tools
are surprisingly hard to come by, and even tools that are sold online
usually turn out to not be very good.
My theory why there isn't many good wedding tools out there is because they each one tries to do everything. For instance, seating charts try to take into account the fact that tables may seat 8 or 10, or may be round or rectangular. Thus, the tools are unnecessarily complicated. If, however, you have access to one clear, elegant, easy-to-use seating chart, and if it's created in a common format such as MS Word, then you can always modify it to suit your needs. By presenting tools for free, in easily customizable formats (unlike PDFs or online tools), you can then make them suit your needs exactly.
Note that I have created all the free tools on this site to reflect classic, traditional ways of doing things. You don not need to be constrained by the formats, and I encourage you to change them as much as you like, to suit your personal needs and wishes. Sometimes it's just nice to start out with what is "usual", so then you know how you're changing elements, and what aspects you are keeping in a traditional format


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A week and a half ago, the Titans had the opportunity to select both the best guard and the best center in the draft. Not only did they pass on both players, they also passed on all the other guards and centers in the draft. While I understand their reasoning for selecting the players they did with their first two picks, I believe they missed out on a great opportunity, especially considering they had the worst run blocking line in the league last year, down a notch from 31st in 2010.
If the Titans wanted to improve their o-line, and why shouldn't they want to improve from last place, they could have used the Jets' 2006 draft, among others, as a model. The Jets used their first two picks to select D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold and their line soon became one of the very best in the league. From 2008 to 2011 the Jets were ranked second, eighth, third and seventh best in run blocking in the league. That's consistently very good. That's what happens when you commit to the o-line and draft wisely.
Ten teams since 2001 have committed to their offensive line by using their first two draft picks on it in the same year. The results, after the jump.
Note: I reference Adjusted Line Yards throughout this article. For those few who may not be familiar with it, it's a Football Outsiders metric which attempts to separate the performance of an offensive line from that of the running backs and the offense. I believe FO has done very well to achieve as much separation as they have. Perhaps the best example for Titans fans to relate to, Chris Johnson gained over 2,000 yards in 2009 but Tennessee's line was ranked 22nd in run blocking, demonstrating that CJ became CJ2K in spite of the line, not because of it. I have focused on run-blocking and not pass protection in this article, since the Titans have a huge problem with the former but not the latter.
2012 Steelers – selected G David DeCastro (1st round, 24th overall) and T Mike Adams (2nd round, 56th overall.) DeCastro is the best guard prospect in over ten years and could become a perennial All-Pro. Adams probably would have been a first-round pick if not for a failed drug test. The 2011 Steelers were 3rd in run blocking and 20th in pass protection, so this draft was obviously about protecting Big Ben Rapistberger. As an added bonus, the Stoolers will have an even better run-blocking line. In the next several years, this line could become elite.
2011 Colts – selected T Anthony Castonzo (1st round, 22nd overall) and T Ben Ijalana (2nd round, 49th overall) to better protect Peyton Manning, who then proceeded to miss the entire season. The Colts did improve their run-blocking marginally, from 3.82 to 3.91 Adjusted Line Yards (ALY), but not a lot of credit should go to their top two picks, who each had injuries. Castonzo had only 12 games, all starts, and Ijalana had 4 appearances without a start. The Colts will expect for these two to contribute more.
2011 Seahawks – selected T James Carpenter (1st round, 25th) and G John Moffitt (3rd round, 75th.) The 2010 line was not very good either at run blocking or pass protection (just ask Matt Hasselbeck) but showed improvement in 2011, from 3.67 ALY to 4.01, a 9.3% increase. The Seahawks' run blocking improved from 28th ranked to 19th. Seattle didn't have a second-round pick last year, so their second pick came in the third round, at #75 overall. All the other draft picks in this analysis are from the first and second rounds.
2010 49ers – selected T Anthony Davis (1st round, 11th) and G Mike Iupati (1st, 17th) to improve a line that was last in the league run-blocking in 2009. In their first season, the 49ers run game improved dramatically, from 3.51 ALY to 4.14, an increase of 17.9%. Their ranking improved from 32nd to 13th, which is a pretty impressive jump.
2009 Jaguars – selected T Eugene Monroe (1st rd, 8th) and T Eben Britton (2nd rd, 39th) to give them bookend tackles for years. The Jags' run blocking improved from 16th in the league to 11th, then to second in 2010. The injury bug struck the o-line last year (Britton, who was one of many injured, had only 3 starts) and their ranking dropped to 13th in run blocking. If healthy, they should become a top ten or top five line again.
2006 Jets – selected T D'Brickashaw Ferguson (1st, 4th) and C Nick Mangold (1st, 29th). As discussed above, the Jets set the standard for building a top line by committing to it in a draft. It takes more than commitment, however, it takes the right people. Mangold is already a two-time first-team All-Pro and has four Pro Bowl selections. Ferguson is not far behind him with three Pro Bowl selections.
2006 Buccaneers – selected G Davin Joseph (1st, 23rd) and T Jeremy Trueblood (2nd, 59th). Unlike other drafts we've looked at earlier here, this one really didn't help the Bucs much at all. They were very good in 2007, when they ranked sixth in ALY, but their next best season were ranked 22nd.
2004 Raiders – selected T Robert Gallery (1st, 2nd) and G/C Jake Grove (2nd, 45th). Al Davis picked a couple of real doozies here. The Raiders ALY was tenth best in the league the season prior to this draft and was never as good again in the next five years. It was probably a huge disappointment to Raider fans that their second overall pick turned out not to be much of a tackle, much less the franchise left tackle they expected. Grove had an unspectacular five seasons in Oakland and finished his career with one year in Miami.
2003 Panthers – selected T Jordan Gross (1st, 8th) and G Bruce Nelson (2nd, 50th). The Panthers improved upon their 2002 ALY of 3.80, 29th in the league, never falling that low again in the next five seasons. Credit Gross, who went on to become a one-time All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowler, for his contributions but not Nelson, who played only one year and started one game.
2001 Lions – selected T Jeff Backus (1st, 18th) and C Dominic Raiola (2nd, 50th). The Lions had a relatively healthy 4.18 ALY, 12th-best in the league in 2000, then invested their two top draft picks in the line. The results: the ALY declined and Detroit couldn't get back to where they were in the next six seasons. Backus became a dependable starter (176 consecutive games) at LT and Raiola started 156, but neither was ever a standout at their position. This was Matt Millen's first draft as President/CEO of the Lions.
Several of the above teams did not get what they expected and had to try to make chicken salad out of chicken****, as per the old adage. However, those teams above that drafted well proved that when a team recognizes problems on the line, and drafts to improve those positions, the draft is an excellent way to improve the run-blocking and hopefully the running game and the entire offense as well.
Sadly, three general managers for the Titans have either not recognized that or have but failed to act upon it. More on that will follow in Part Two of this series.


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Former FEMA chief pushes Fugate
Add James Lee Witt, the former head of FEMA, to the chorus of those urging Sen. David Vitter, R-La., to drop his hold on the confirmation of Craig Fugate to head the agency. Fugate is the former Florida emergency management director. Vitter is blocking his Senate confirmation over a longstanding dispute with FEMA over emergency housing and reconstruction.
"In addition to the imminent beginning of hurricane season, spring flooding int he Midwest, tornadeoes in the South and the California wildfire reminds us all that it is critical that the agency have an able administrator in place and in charge," Witt wrote Vitter today.
Witt said Vitter's issues with FEMA are valid, but they could best be addressed by installing a director. Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez also have urged Vitter to drop his hold, and Nelson gave Fugate a spirited defense on the Senate floor today.
Provided the overwhelming majority of senators support Fugate's nomination, the Senate could use procedural rules to get around Vitter's opposition next week.


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Subject: Mobile | June 24, 2008 - 11:58 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
VIA Arena has compiled a huge list of all UMPCs that have a C7-M at their hearts. Some you probably have not heard of, but other like the OQO and Gigabyte's M700 are a little more famous. Their first page gives you an overview and thumbnail of the UMPCs, the second page provides you with specs.
"VIA has had numerous design wins in the UMPC arena using their VIA C7-M processors which are designed to provide high
performance with low power and cool temperature operation. If your PDA isn't powerful enough, but you find a standard laptop
too bulky, you might find what you've been looking for in this list of UMPCs running VIA C7-M processors."
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For the second time around Continium Kerkrade are hosting the Mini Maker Faire. This International phenomenon will take place September 20 and 21 in Werkplaats K. Two days brimful of awesome, exciting and interactive artworks. Tinkerers and artists showcase their remarkable hacks, contraptions, home brew games and digitally fabricated objects.
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NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that the Lloyd's Register Group, an independent risk-management organization servicing the energy and transportation sectors, has strengthened its international services organization by implementing the NetSuite OpenAir professional services automation (PSA) software. By moving its time tracking and expense management to the cloud, the Lloyd's Register Group has streamlined processes to capture critical services information from their global team of experts, some of whom work in the world's most remote locations. The Lloyd's Register Group currently has deployed the NetSuite OpenAir solution to about 40% of their 8,000 employees. For more information about NetSuite OpenAir PSA software, please visit openair.com/.
The Lloyd's Register Group helps to ensure a safer world by protecting life and property through the provision of assurance services, engineering education and related research. Ensuring its ability to provide the full-time technical support that allows its clients to manage the needs of high-risk, capital-intensive assets is critical. Like any professional services organization, it requires an accessible and flexible solution to manage client projects, including time and expense tracking.
Before adopting NetSuite OpenAir, theLloyd's Register Group was using a bespoke online solution. Dependent on network connectivity for employees in remote locations, the bespoke solution relied on administration staff to enter time and expenses on behalf of the distributed workforce and provided very limited support for Lloyd's online, offline and mobile workforce.
The company needed a flexible time and expense management system that would support its mobile, and very often offline, workforce as many sites are "off the grid" on oil rigs, ships and natural resources sites with limited to no online access.
Today, the Lloyd's Register Group relies on NetSuite OpenAir to provide time and expense management functionality to about 40% of its global workforce. Lloyd's currently expects that by the end of August that will increase to 8,000 full-time employees, and the company has licensed 9,200 seats to provide flexibility in staffing requirements. With NetSuite OpenAir, Lloyd's highly distributed workforce can now enter time and submit expenses anywhere, anytime. Services information can be captured online, offline or on any mobile device.
"NetSuite OpenAir allows our staff to enter their time and expenses information irrespective of whether they are office-based or on the move anywhere in the world," said Stephen Hand, Group IT Director at Lloyd's Register Group Services. "The functionality provided by NetSuite OpenAir gives our business the confidence to move forward, and meet the requirements of our employees and clients."
"The flexibility of NetSuite OpenAir helps the Lloyd's Register Group meet staff and clients' needs more readily and achieve greater efficiencies by removing the requirement for time and expenses to be entered on behalf of remote staff," said Hand. "The improved validation of data at its source also will reduce errors and improve time-to-invoice. NetSuite OpenAir's willingness to enhance their product to meet our unique requirements was a significant contributor in our selection of NetSuite OpenAir."
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We are staying at the Tides in South Beach. 3 ladies in late forties on a girls weekend. I don't knwo South beach at all. I find there are not as many resources to follow for dining as say new york, so for help so I am relying on my fellow chow hounds.
Thursday night (we want casual, fun fine food): Michaels Genuine: Is this close to South Beach or an expensive cab ride?
Friday Lunch (we are going out later that night so we want a 2p.m. or so fun, festive lunch with either people watching or water view) : Bistro One in the Ritz Carlton or Il Dido in the same (this seems weak, so a better idea would be appreciated)
Fri Eve Clubbing: Setai bar or the Shore Club
Saturday Dinner: Vix
Sunday Dinner: a casual Cuban place: please name a good one
Monday lunch: Joe's Crab Stone House
How am I doing.
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CAMPBELL (Hamilton Crockett) CEMETERY, (Campbellsville, west side) GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE
Location: Highway 64 West, right onto Campbellsville Road (Hwy 166). Go thru Campbellsville and turn left on Dunivant Rd. After permission from Mr. Dunivant turn left again into the field road that goes left of the grain silos (big tanks). The cemetery is just past the grain silos on the left about 50 yards northwest of the last tank.
This cemetery location GPS coordinates was plotted by Wayne Austin using MS Streets & Trips. It is not actually placed on this map. The United States Geological Survey omitted this cemetery from the mapping survey leaving me no choice but to improvise.
From this Aerial view we see the trees just northwest which surround the cemetery with the yellow pointers showing the spot. The North/South white line thru town is Hwy 166.
The Longitude & Latitude of this cemetery as calculated using MS Streets & Trips is 35.33730 degrees North X 87.13339 degrees West with a small degree of error mostly in the north/south calculation. This cemetery was not found on any map that I am familiar with and thus all the above map placements is by Wayne Austin. The yellow pointer points out the cemetery. We believe the accuracy is sufficient since this is lovely and a well maintained cemetery.
Maps from MS Streets & Trips & Google mapping sites, modified for this site by Wayne Austin, 26 Jan 2010.
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The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, situated on 14 park-like, tree-shaded acres, has been a community presence in the Mount Airy neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia since the 1880s. When seminary leaders began to envision a dedicated classroom facility on campus, they sought out architectural designs that would incorporate modern technology while preserving the site's historical ambiance.
They agreed to construct the new learning facility, the Brossman Center, in the space occupied by a decommissioned dormitory built in 1888. They chose a design by GYA Architects Inc. of Philadelphia.
The 1888 building was constructed from Wissahickon Schist stone, and while most of its interior and its building systems were demolished, the stone was retained to help the building fit in with the LTS campus. In order to retain a historic architectural presence, GYA restructured the building's three-story front stone façade as a building welcoming area. The ability to reflect light was a powerful factor in the specification of a contemporary building material, Alucobond aluminum composite material, to complete the 40,000-sf, $20 million, three-story Brossman Center.
Nearly 18,000 sf of Alucobond ACM in a custom Lutheran Pewter color and 4-milimeter thickness was fabricated and installed on all four sides of the building by Eastern Exterior Wall Systems Inc., Midlantic, based in Horsham, Pa. Alvin H. Butz Inc., of Allentown, Pa., was the general contractor for the project.
John Kahler, director of communications for the Lutheran Theological Seminary, described the blending of historic and contemporary materials in the Brossman Center as "a fascinating contrast that people love."
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SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES, who play at the Galaxy Concert Theatre on Monday night, rescued me from the '70s. Southside Johnny Lyon had some help—Tom Waits, Commander Cody, Randy Newman and a few others worked his corner—but Southside was the guy throwing vicious musical uppercuts and right hooks at wuss rock on one side and punk rock on the other, while rhythm and blues refereed.
Southside Johnny kept tuff stuff alive at a very untuff time in history. The '70s were a weird season indeed: on one hand, you had that whole awful mellow California-rock thing going on, as personified by such shit merchants as the Eagles, James Taylor and the Doobie Brothers (at one point on his '81 live album, Southside threatens to "play some mellow West Coast rock" as guitarist Willie Rush strums the opening chords of the Eagles' "Take It Easy." Amid a thunderous chorus of boos from the audience, he says, "Naw, we don't do none of that" as the band crashes into a ferocious version of "Trapped Again" with enough power to disembowel the population of greater Newark). On the other hand, nascent punk rock threw out some great bands (like the Clash and the Ramones), but the anti-skill stance essential to punk was a cancer on pop music that has yet to be excised. Coming up the middle was (brrr!) disco, that soulless, retarded din.
And then you had Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes—one of the great (and I mean great!) unsung bands in rock & roll history—playing with the savagery of the snarliest punk and boasting the best chops coming out of the Jersey shore scene and the tuff/tender soul of the finest vintage R&B. Southside wasn't a technically great singer, but he was no slouch either. His real strength was blue-collar dedication and substance; he was as real as a shot of rotgut bourbon. When he sang, he felt it—deeply—and you knew it, and you shared the pain and triumph. The band—made up of guys with hoody handles like "Clams" and "La Bamba" and "Miami Steve," with lots of vowels ending the surnames—had the meanest horn section in the biz and played tighter than James Brown's 1965 slacks. These were trashy white boys from the wrong side of town. They meant well, but they drank and stank and rumbled and mumbled and left stains on the furniture and put cigarettes out on the carpet and cussed in front of your parents and tried to bone your kid sister. Goddamn it, they were beautiful.
Roots cred? When Southside Johnny called in artists to guest on their albums, they didn't dial up the crme of the current scene; instead, they secured the services of forgotten R&B singers like Lee Dorsey and Ronnie Spector (perhaps early rock & roll's ultimate bad girl). Songs? No less a figure than the Jukes' Asbury Park running partner Bruce Springsteen contributed many of the best tunes, including such smoldering nuggets as "The Fever," "Trapped Again," "Hearts of Stone" and "Talk to Me"—and this was in the days before Springsteen became "Brooce" or "The Boss" and turned into a caricature of himself. Miami Steve—who later became Little Steven and made some fine albums of his own—was a Juke early on and wrote songs like "I Don't Want to Go Home," "This Time It's for Real" and "I Played the Fool" that were nearly as badass as Springsteen's contributions. And when these guys tackled a cover, they pulled obscure gems from the treasure chest—Sam & Dave's "Broke Down Piece of Man," Sam Cooke's "Havin' a Party," Aretha Franklin's "Without Love"—rather than going for these acts' more familiar hits.
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Sadly, the sheen wore off the Jukes by the mid-'80s. They never gained the popularity they deserved. Little Steve had left; other personnel changes followed. The material started to suffer, and the band began to sound tired. Same old story. At least these guys knew when to pack it in: their last album, the relatively woeful—and perhaps prophetically titled—At Least We Got Shoes, was released in '86. Southside later emerged with a couple of solo albums, but the old goods weren't there. Almost nothing was heard of Southside Johnny Lyon during this decade.
So here we are in mid-'99, and something billed as "Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes" is touring again. A new album is planned. Predictably, Lyon, 51, is the sole original Juke. Can this work? At all? Can any old magic be recaptured? From talking with Lyon recently, it was apparent that, at the very least, the old attitude remains—and let it be said that this would definitely be an essential component of a successful comeback.
"I don't care about record labels—fuck that," Lyon remarked when asked who would release his new album. "I'll put it out myself if I have to—do it and get it done. The business has changed so much you don't even need a record label to put it out anymore, which is one of the great godsends of all time. I don't care if it sells or anything; I just want to get it done. It's a great feeling to know you don't have to fucking sit down and eat lunch with someone that, in a normal world, you'd just kill 'em if you had to talk to 'em."
And why, at this stage and after all these years, is Lyon endeavoring to get back into the biz?
"I don't have any ambition, if that's what you mean," he laughed. "I guess I was brought up all wrong. I still have to work to make the mortgage payment. I don't feel like I have to make some grand statement. All I want to do is experience that golden moment when you're up there onstage and there's no more ego, the person is gone, and the music is a communion with the audience. It's not something you achieve every night, but it's the only thing I've ever really wanted. It's a very expensive drug."
Lyon says he'll be playing some of the old Jukes (non)hits, and he has a full brace of new material to lay on us, "kind of like old Jukes music, but a little darker-toned in some cases," he said. "I'd like some of it to sound like that old Memphis Slim stuff, blues stuff from the early '50s. But I don't wanna get retro. I want it to sound like the band capturing the essence of those days."
If Southside Johnny Lyon can capture the essence of 1976 (not to mention '56), a time when his music stood apart from the pack like some avenging warrior of cool, that'll be more than good enough for me.
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Croyances culturelles éducation et croissance
[Cultural beliefs education and growth]
We consider a growth model with education, externalities and a cultural norm . We show that endogenous emergence of this cultural belief may lead to increasing the stock of human capital and accelerating national growth.The mechanism of this internalization is based on the existence of endogenous social status or identity pattern that encourages to the accumulation of knowledge. This cultural norm is presented as an informal mechanism which may be an effective substitute tool to a the formal institution given by a system of income taxation.
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During the Republican primary, Mitt Romney held a lot of town hall meetings where he explained his extremely conservative positions—the same one's he's trying to hide now because his advisors said they're electorally "suicidal."
So when you see Romney in the town hall debate tonight, remember what he's said before. Will the real Romney show up? Or will it be the say-anything deal closer?


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It's been a long time since the Yeah Yeah Yeah's have been at the forefront of music news. In the time since the band's 2009 album, It's Blitz!, dropped frontwoman Karen O went on to write music for the Where the Wild Things soundtrack and in 2011, the band hinted there might be a new album for fans to look forward to in 2013. As it turns out, fans won't have to wait much longer for a new album. Mosquito is set to be available for purchase in April of this year.
Mosquito is the band's fourth studio album. The band dropped the above art as well as a message announcing Mosquito on Monday. Interestingly, the album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, the same location that Beach House's fourth studio, Bloom, was recorded at. I wish I could say the two bands worked together on one weird-ass track, but as it stands, Mosquito will have a few different players in the lineup.
According to NME, one track will feature Dr. Octagon and will be produced by James Murphy, of LCD Soundsystem fame. Karen O also told the outlet that Mosquito will be similar to the band's other bodies of work, in that it will be all over the place—meaning it should also be completely different than anything the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have put out before.
"Well…it's definitely different from the last album. So I guess you could say that hasn't changed about us! It's all over the place. The sound of the record is, I guess, a bit more lo-fi sounding and slightly more influenced by roots reggae."
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Pooping out of your vagina? And you are wondering why the dr thinks you are crazy... Also, how exactly do you dig your poop out?
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Last I check my vagina and my anus were 2 separate holes. I'd go back and sue the doc for sewing you up wrong!!!
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um....IDK what to say about this, except I almost just pissed my pants. Um...pictures always help
i still cant stop laughing..lol this made my night..hahahaha
dude...if poop is coming out of your vagina- SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG- go to ER.
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Okay, caps lock is not required to be excited (for lack of a better word) and punctuation is good too!
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this made me spit out my mt dew.....
If poop came out my vagina I would shit myself.
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If you are serious OP I would be calling an amubulance because something is seriously wrong.
Oh geez I can only imagine the fun the dispatcher and paramedics would have with this one!


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Kanye West Goes White For Complex Magazine
Always one for dramatic expression, rapper Kanye West graces the cover of Complex magazine looking like a white marble bust of himself. Notorious for his very public rants, West was thoughtful when asked what "the most important thing" was that he learned about himself over the past year.
"I feel like there are people who have given a lot to me and I wasn't appreciative of them," Kanye tells the mag. West added, "How the hell is a 29-year-old grown-ass man acting like a little bitch and getting all emotional? How spoiled can I get?" Answering a question with a question, well-played young grasshopper.
As for the question of his sexuality, West explained his thoughts on why it's such an issue. "I really think it's because society tries to dictate the way a guy is supposed to dress and the way a guy is supposed to act, and I refuse to conform," Kanye told Complex. And you know what? Whatever we might say about the boy, at least he keeps it fresh. We have to give him that.
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And now HP wants to help them target us with ads
Ninety-five percent of mobile services fail in the market - and it's thanks to greedy network operators who have treated their customers as a lumpen mass.
That's according to Steve Dietch, the chief marketing officer of HP's OpenCall group, which sells communications software to telcos and represents a third of HP Software's revenues.
"Compared to Japan and Korea, operators in the US and Europe have taken a disproportionate share of the revenue - as high as 70 percent - then they're surprised that they're not getting good content developed, or that developers are going out of business," he added.
"95 percent of what's being offered is failing. I think the operators realise something has to change, and that they've been a bit too greedy."
Dietch said mobile operators have spent too much time trying to compete with content providers and not enough on monetising their own unique capabilities, such as knowing the user's location and at least something about their availability.
Content providers and carriers alike focus too much on the 18-25 age group and not enough on older age groups, he continued, even though the latter have more disposable income. Plus, they blast content and adverts out, instead of using the information they have to target it properly.
"Our focus is helping telcos avoid becoming dumb pipes and use their networks to their advantage," he said. "The operators are the only ones with a direct touch point and understanding of the customer. But they don't do understanding well - they tend to treat everything as a mass market.
"The big reason services fail is that you tend to deliver the wrong content. We're trying to move from a mass market to the individual."
He claimed - perhaps just a tad optimistically, given all the earlier evidence of operator greed and ineptitude - that advertising to the individual could mean fewer ads, not more, as they'd be better targeted.®


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Education and Training:
Mayo Graduate School, Rochester MN, PhD, 1997
Research Focus
Molecular basis of eye development and disease; differentiation and maintenance of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types in the Drosophila retina; glial support mechanisms; cell-specific transcriptional regulatory mechanisms; cell-cell interactions involved in sensory system development and function.
Recent Publications
Cook TA. Hypo- or hyper-hippo: a balancing act with bHLH transcription factors. Dev Cell. 2015 Jan 26;32(2):133-5.
Luebbering N, Charlton-Perkins M, Kumar JP, Lochead PA, Rollmann SM, Cook T, Cleghon V. Drosophila Dyrk2 plays a role in the development of the visual system. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 11;8(10):e76775.
Jukam D, Xie B, Rister J, Terrell D, Charlton-Perkins M, Pistillo D, Gebelein B, Desplan C, and Cook T. Opposite network-level feedback in the Hippo pathway for growth regulation and post-mitotic neural fate. Science 2013; 342(6155):1238016.
Riazuddin S, Belyantseva IA, Giese AP, Lee K, Indzhykulian AA, Nandamuri SP, Yousaf R, Sinha GP, Lee S, Terrell D, Hegde RS, Ali RA, Anwar S, Andrade-Elizondo PB, Sirmaci A, Parise LV, Basit S, Wali A, Ayub M, Ansar M, Ahmad W, Khan SN, Akram J, Tekin M, Riazuddin S, Cook T, Buschbeck EK, Frolenkov GI, Leal SM, Friedman TB, Ahmed ZM. Alterations of the CIB2 calcium- and integrin-binding protein cause Usher syndrome type 1J and nonsyndromic deafness DFNB48. Nat Genet. 2012 Nov;44(11):1265-71.
Li-Kroeger D, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Integration of an abdominal Hox complex with Pax2 yields cell-specific EGF secretion from Drosophila sensory precursor cells. Development. 2012 May;139(9):1611-9.
Terrell D, Xie B, Workman M, Mahato S, Zelhof A, Gebelein B, Cook T. OTX2 and CRX rescue overlapping and photoreceptor-specific functions in the Drosophila eye. Dev Dyn. 2012 Jan;241(1):215-28.
Charlton-Perkins M, Brown NL, Cook TA. The lens in focus: a comparison of lens development in Drosophila and vertebrates. Mol Genet Genomics. 2011 Oct;286(3-4):189-213.
Charlton-Perkins M, Whitaker SL, Fei Y, Xie B, Li-Kroeger D, Gebelein B, Cook T. Prospero and Pax2 combinatorially control neural cell fate decisions by modulating Ras- and Notch-dependent signaling. Neural Dev. 2011 May 3;6:20.
Cook T, Zelhof A, Mishra M, Nie J. 800 facets of retinal degeneration. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2011;100:331-68.
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While President Barack Obama reviews his strategy on
Similarly, there's little debate among progressives about how this is a bad war, and at the very least we need an exit strategy. Paralysis has set in on the particular manner of ending the war: whether to wait for some sort of "peace process," to pull out troops now versus later, to preserve troop levels until
Despite some major differences between the Afghan and
Our actions in
Enabling Women's Oppression
One of the original justifications for the war in 2001 that seemed to resonate most with liberal Americans was the liberation of Afghan women from a misogynist regime. This is now being resurrected as the following: If the
What this logic misses is that the
Any token gains have been countered by setbacks. For example, while women are considered equal to men in Afghanistan's constitution, there have been vicious and deadly attacks against women's rights activists, the legalization of rape within marriage in the Shia community, and a shockingly high rate of women's imprisonment for so-called honor crimes — all under the watch of the U.S. occupation and the government we are protecting against the Taliban. Add to this the unacceptably high number of innocent women and children killed in U.S. bombing raids, which has also increased the Taliban's numbers and clout, and it makes the case that for eight years the United States has enabled the oppression of Afghan women and only added to their miseries.
This is why grassroots political and feminist activists have called for an immediate
No Negotiations with Fundamentalist Criminals
Some on the left have made the case that the
Joya struggled her way into getting a "seat at the table" through the 2005 elections. For representing her people's views that war criminals ought to be brought to justice, she has been rewarded with death threats, assassination attempts, and the loss of her electoral title. Asking ordinary women and men to have a seat at a negotiating table with war criminals is akin to asking them to silence themselves or mark their foreheads with a target.
The reason why democratic forces in
Given our violent role in
Let's Call for an Immediate End to the
Those who make the case that withdrawing U.S. troops will unleash another bloody civil war where Afghan women and men will be at the mercy of the Taliban and warlords, are raising the exact same justification made for the war in 2001: that it's our moral duty to protect Afghans from fundamentalist violence. This logic ignores the fact that we have nurtured and created the very fundamentalist violence that targets Afghans as explained above. By empowering war criminals and protecting a corrupt government that has forgiven the crimes of all sides including the Taliban, and that even includes some Taliban leaders, all we have done is complicate a war that was on-going. "A member of RAWA who goes by the pseudonym Zoya in a
Instead of subjecting Afghans to the three oppressive forces of a stronger Taliban, a corrupt and criminal government, and a deadly foreign occupation, the first thing we Americans can control most directly is to end our occupation immediately. This alone won't address the Taliban and
How do we undo the damage we have subjected innocent Afghans to? Afghans themselves have the answers to that. Surveys have shown that a majority of Afghans want a complete disarmament of our warlord allies — essentially that the
As for the Taliban, even the
These measures are necessary but may not guarantee stability for
These are complex demands to make of the Obama administration. But it has taken a complex set of destructive American policies and many years to destroy
Sonali Kolhatkar, a Foreign Policy In Focus contributor, is co-director of the Afghan Women's Mission and co-author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence. She has worked in solidarity with RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of