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What are my obligations as a coach
You should first make sure that you have fun, because if you are having fun so will your players.
Look to find some information on how to coach the given age you are working with, coaching education classes
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It is estimated that approximately 70% of children quit sports by age 13. The Youth Sports Institute cited the following reasons
for kids playing and quitting sports in a 1987 study. Subsequent follow-up studies have continued to validate these findings.
Good Coaches Strive to…
- Understand the player's age and ability levels and plan practice activities accordingly.
- Provide for meaningful participation by eliminating lines and including every player in every activity.
- Develop technique in tactical contexts by playing small-sided games and the using relevant conditions to shape learning.
- Follow the 75/25 Rule by keeping drill-like activities to a maximum of 25% of the practice time.
- Balance success and challenge in the activities, by arranging for even-ability teams and making sure the field sizes and any conditions make sense to the skill level of the players.
- Provide for natural tactical transitions from attack to defense and defense to attack.
- Provide for natural and connected transitions between activities.
- Use competition as a motivational tool. What do the players have to do to win and how long is the game?
- Understand the value of limited feedback during natural stoppages.
- Understand the value of extended periods of uninterrupted play.
- Understand the value of excitement and positive reinforcement.
- Balance the volume of coaching information against the natural facilitation of discovery learning.
- Effectively match field space to the ability of the players.
- Vary the range of activities, while maintaining a focus on the key developmental aspects for the age.
- Study the players' body language for understanding and enjoyment.
- Study the players' body language to determine when to move an activity along.
- Show your enthusiasm when something good happens; temper your frustrations when the inevitable mistakes are made.
- Appreciate the slow pace of learning.
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Colorado Marijuana Arrests Continue Despite Legalization
Hundreds were charged for possession of less than 2 ounces of weed in 2013.
Coloradans voted to legalize marijuana in November 2012 and pot-related arrests plummeted in 2013. Despite the decline, more than 1,000 people were charged in Colorado last year with possession of less than 2 ounces of the drug.
Voter-approved Amendment 64 legalized possession of 1 ounce of marijuana, effective Dec. 10, 2012, for adults over age 21. Residents can legally grow six plants and gift 1 ounce to friends. Medical marijuana patients can possess 2 ounces.
A year-to-year comparison of marijuana-related charges in the first nine months of 2012 and 2013 was reported Sunday by The Denver Post, which acquired the data from the Colorado Judicial Branch.
Between January and September 2013, 1,194 people were charged in Colorado with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, a misdemeanor. During the same period a year earlier, 6,422 people were charged with petty possession, meaning charges for that offense declined by 81 percent.
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It's unclear, however, why there remained a substantial number of busts for small-scale possession.
Many, but not all, of the petty possession charges listed in a spreadsheet of cases from the Colorado Judicial Branch were filed against adults between the ages of 18 and 21. Some of the charges were filed against juveniles and some against adults over 21.
Rachel Gillette, executive director of Colorado NORML – a chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – says charges for possession of less than 2 ounces may in part "be the result of confusion about the law by some people." For more than a decade, she notes, Colorado has permitted medical marijuana patients to possess 2 ounces.
"Generally we're very pleased" with changes to policing, she says. The group currently is more focused on the state's drugged driving law and working to limit the possibility of felony charges for residents exceeding the law's allowable possession and plant limits.
[RELATED: Critics Predict 'Hogwild' Colorado Trainwreck]
Although the advocacy group's board hasn't discussed a position on legalization for 18- to 21-year-olds, Gillette believes "there's no reason we should be ruining a young person's life because they are possessing some amount of marijuana."
Diane Goldstein, a board member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, says it's possible some police officers are "intentionally undermining the law" by using their discretion to make arrests.
"The problem with statistics is you lose the context of the arrest," Goldstein says. "Police have a wide latitude in discretion."
Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant commander from Redondo Beach, Calif., points out that judges dismissed 84 percent of petty possession charges filed during the month of September 2013, which she sees as a sign cops also may not have received proper training on implementing the law. In September 2012, the dismissal rate for petty possession was lower, at 79 percent, the Post reports.
[READ: Several States, D.C. May Legalize Marijuana in 2014]
Goldstein says some of the charges likely are filed because of probation or parole violations.
The total number of marijuana-related criminal charges in Colorado state courts was 1,674 in the first nine months of 2013. In the same period in 2012, there were 7,274 such charges. The Post reports the number of charges for possessing more than 12 ounces declined 73 percent while the number of charges for possession with intent to distribute less than 5 pounds fell 70 percent. The number of citations for public consumption dropped 17 percent.
State-licensed recreational marijuana stores opened in the state on Jan. 1. Local communities have the power to block stores and the city council of Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city, voted in July to prevent the opening of one there.
Mason Tvert, co-director of the Amendment 64 campaign and current spokesman of the Marijuana Policy Project, says the significant decline in marijuana charges is evidence that police are properly adjusting to legalization.


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Women who experience Menstrually Associated Migraine (MAM) often explore various hormonal options for preventing MAM. Taking oral contraceptives continuously to avoid their period has been one option. One concern has been whether taking "the pill" that way was safe since they weren't developed for continuous use. Now, the FDA has approved Barr Laboratories' New Seasonale®, the first extended-cycle oral contraceptive.
First and Only Extended-Cycle OC Gives Women New Choice - Four Periods a Year
September 2003 (Newstream) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE-BRL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's SEASONALE® (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) 0.15 mg/0.03 mg tablets, an extended-cycle oral contraceptive for the prevention of pregnancy. SEASONALE, the first and only FDA-approved extended-cycle oral contraceptive, will be available by prescription to women at the end of October 2003.
The SEASONALE regimen is designed to reduce the number of periods from 13 to 4 per year. It is a 91-day regimen taken daily as 84 active tablets of 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel/0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol, followed by 7 inactive tablets. By contrast, oral contraceptive products currently available in the United States are based on a 28-day regimen.
"The SEASONALE approval represents several 'firsts' for Barr. It is our first internally developed New Drug Application (NDA) product to gain FDA approval and we believe that it represents a significant advance in oral contraception," said Bruce L. Downey, Barr's Chairman and CEO. "The development of our SEASONALE product underscores Barr's commitment to women's health care, especially in the area of oral contraception. It is the first of what we believe will be several additional new drug applications for women's healthcare products over the next several years." SEASONALE was developed by Barr under an agreement with Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS).
"With today's approval of SEASONALE, women have a new choice when deciding on oral contraception," said Carole S. Ben-Maimon, M.D., President and COO of Barr Research. "For those women who prefer the convenience of fewer periods, SEASONALE offers a safe and effective alternative to the traditional 28-day oral contraceptive regimen."
The Company's 250-person Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. women's healthcare sales force will promote the SEASONALE oral contraceptive directly to physicians and healthcare providers. Duramed is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barr Laboratories, Inc., resulting from the 2001 merger of Barr and Duramed. The Duramed sales force currently promotes Cenestin® (Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens, A).
Clinical Data
The clinical data supporting FDA approval of the SEASONALE® (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) 0.15 mg/0.03 mg tablets product resulted from a randomized, open-label, multi-center trial that ended in March 2002 and an extension to that trial. In the trials, SEASONALE was found to prevent pregnancy and had a comparable safety profile to a more traditional oral contraceptive. In the trial, the most reported adverse events were nasopharyngitis, headache and intermenstrual bleeding or spotting.
SEASONALE has been formulated using well-established components, long recognized as safe and effective when used in a 28-day regimen. SEASONALE offers 4 periods per year as compared to 13 per year with traditional oral contraceptives. When prescribing SEASONALE, the convenience of fewer planned menses (4 per year instead of 13 per year) should be weighed against the inconvenience of increased intermenstrual bleeding and/or spotting. A recently published Roper study found that when given the choice, nearly two-thirds of women would be interested in reducing their number of periods to 4 times per year.¹
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Last weekend London was a magnet for wine professionals. Not only was there one of Decanter's most ambitious wine events, including a tasting of all five first growths with representatives from each Château, it was also the scene of the latest round of Master Sommelier exams, which take place only in the US and the UK. At least one candidate flew in from as far away as Australia.
Fourteen nail-biting candidates were examined and, to qualify for the initials, had to pass Practical, Theory and Tasting exams. Only three of them managed this rare feat and two of the three work at the same establishment, Gérard and Nina Basset's TerraVina in the New Forest, Hampshire, making it the only place in the world to be able to boast three in-house Master Sommeliers.
Laura Rhys, UK Sommelier of the Year in 2009 and pictured here, became only the second British woman ever to qualify as a Master Sommelier since the creation of the Court of Master Sommeliers back in 1969. Laurent Richet, also of TerraVina, managed, most unusually, to pass all three parts of the exam at the first attempt. He has therefore been awarded the Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle Cup. Laura and Laurent are obviously very talented, but they also had the great advantage of having been coached by the current World's Best Sommelier Gérard Basset.
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Welcome to the Wood County Sheriff Justice Center website. The intention of this site is to inform the friends and family members of our inmates by providing answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
The current building was constructed and completed in 1988. At that time the capacity of the facility was 71 beds with an additional 7 separation cells. In 2001, the existing building was expanded to what we currently have, which is the capacity of 112 beds with 16 separation cells for males, and 25 beds with 4 separation cells being for female inmates.


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Harold E. White, 89, retired postmaster, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Central Christian Church, Caldwell. Arrangements by Schaeffer Mortuary, Caldwell.
Harold Eugene White was born Feb. 26, 1924, in Yale, Okla., to William Arthur and Jenny (Hill) White.
He married Opal Lois Oathout, March 2, 1943, in Caldwell.
Surviving are his wife, Opal Lois; sons, Byron White and Rod White; and daughter, Terre McDorman.
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e-navigation is a concept to support and improve decision-making through maritime information management. Norway has been entrusted by the International Maritime Organization to coordinate the work of developing a proposal for a strategic implementation plan for e-navigation in 2014.
The first Norwegian conference on e-navigation was held in Oslo on June 12th and 13th. The Conference will be an annual event to provide a national arena for discussions on e-navigation.
Innovasjonskonferansen e-nav.no 2014 skal for første gang arrangeres 12. - 13. juni i Oslo. Konferansen blir en årlig møteplass for maritim næring med
e-navigasjon som hovedtema.
The Chilean Maritime Authority (DIRECTEMAR) and the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) arranged a two day workshop in Valparaiso, Chile, on 21 and 22 October 2013.
At NAV 59 in September, Director General of the Norwegian Coastal Administration, Kirsti L. Slotsvik, presented the world's first ship tunnel project in Stad, Norway.
The Baltic Sea Regional e-navigation forum will host a two day seminar on e-navigation on August 22-23, 2013. The seminar will take place at the HELCOM secretariat in Helsinki.
The first annual conference of the Interreg project ACCSEAS will take place on 5th to 7th March 2013 at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences. The theme is 'Pioneering Safe Regional Access with e-Navigation'.
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TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Immersion School eighth-grader Sinihele Rhoades' traditional story of the Cherokee water spider in both an English and Cherokee translation earned her the title of Little Cherokee Ambassador.
Sixteen Cherokee youth competed in the Little Cherokee Ambassador competition at Sequoyah Schools' gym.
Rhoades, 11, correctly answered that a statue of Sequoyah is on display at the U.S. Capitol, and that in 1825 New Echota was established as the Cherokee Capitol, to take her crown and sash in the 10-12 age division.
"It's pretty exciting," Rhoades, who won the title twice before in the younger age divisions, said in a media release. "I think being a Little Cherokee Ambassador is about being someone people can look up to, who can speak in public and represent the Cherokee Nation well."
Winning in the 4-6 age division was Alexis Snell, 6, and Chujah Flute, 4, both students at Cherokee Immersion Charter School.Miah Summerfield, 8, a Salina Elementary student, and Nathan Lowrey, 8, a Greenwood Elementary School student in Tahlequah, took the 7-9 age division.
The ambassadors accompany Miss Cherokee and Jr. Miss Cherokee to sponsored events and for the next year act as representatives of the tribe.


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A MEETING in Winchester next month will hear how people can unite to set up renewable energy projects.
Winchester Action on Climate Change and Friends of the Earth are holding the meeting on November 13 to discuss community-owned energy projects.
The workshop will be at 7.45pm at the United Church, Jewry Street.
The speaker, Howard Johns, founded an energy co-operative project Ovesco in Lewes three years ago. Last year he set up Britain's first community-owned solar power station, by installing photo-voltaic panels on the roof of a local brewery.
Ovesco produces reliable income from which interest can be paid to investors plus financial rewards which are returned into the community.
In 2013 WinACC will hold open meetings on the first Saturday of odd months and practical eco-workshops on the second Tuesday of even months.
All events are free and open to all. Their website www.winacc.org.uk has details of all their coming events.
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Just returned from our first visit to Lanzarote and the Bahia Blanca Rock. We stayed room only as we are vegetarian and wouldnt be sure of what we were likely to get from the half board option. We were pleasantly surprised with the service ,frequent towel and linen changes and excellent maid service.
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Update at 11:50 a.m. Bethlehem police said one woman is dead and five men wounded following a shootout early Sunday outside the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society.
Multiple people were shot early Sunday, possibly one fatally, outside the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society, according to several reports.
The shootings were reported before 3 a.m. at E. Third and Taylor streets.
A report on lehighvalleylive.com described the scene as a gun battle, with at least 30 shots fired in a chaotic scene.
Additional information was not yet available from Bethlehem police.
Nester Video Production reported on its Facebook page that the crime scene stretched a city block. Police also were called to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital-Fountain Hill, where several of the people shot were taken, when a crowd there became unruly, the report said.
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You all know how I feel about holidays (if you don't, here's a summary, I LOATHE them), but out of all of them, I hate Thanksgiving most of all. I enjoy the practice of it (I am still remembering the vegan feast Erin and I made last year and gorged ourselves on), but hate the myth it is based on. So, before you start dressing up like Pilgrims and Indians and thinking that your dinner is like the first one where the "Indians" showed the pilgrims how to make popcorn and shit, have a gander at "The Real First Thanksgiving" from the awesome book Lies My Teacher Told Me. Yes, it's a bootleg scan (thanks to Brandon), but would you expect something else from me?
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As the nation mourns, media producers wet their pants with excitement over the details of the VT tragedy. Most major news stations are stationed down there ripping each other apart trying to get a crying student on camera.
Was it truly nexessary for the video that Cho Seung-Hu made before the killings to go public? How is that for the family and friends of the victims? They most certainly could have just turned that over to investigators. No, the nightly news had to have the best rating.
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I know my earlier comments about VT may sound insenstive, but seriously, if you know me, you know that I have widely innapprpriate emotional responses. Those of you that were with me during 9/11 probably remember my dumb comments during that. I am not taking it back, it's just how I deal with things. It still hasn't sunk in, even though I have been watching CNN for about three days straight now. [Also, have you noticed how some prouction intern has designed all sorts of fancy logos for them? Ridiculous. And the two reporters in the scene trying to grab a reaction from any grieving student they could get their hands on.]
So what's my way to deal with it? Totally indulge in trivial shit.
I'm torn. Lucky You looks like the crappiest movie ever, but Eric Bana, you make my heart pitter-patter. I may need to catch like a 10am viewing of this so no one sees me.
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This is interesting. Some guy writing a fad diet claims that cardio training is a complete waste of time. At first I thought that was ridiculous, but…I didn't really start losing weight until I did weight training. Hmmmm. It can't be that bad for you. I don't know.
Also, I will be in the Bay Area in the first week of May. Isn't that crazy? Me, actually leaving the East Coast. My crazy notion of wanting to move to California is actually coming closer to a reality. It was like some zany idea that I had one day, and then when it actually may happen…it's weird. Especially when I stumbled across this. It's not exactly my story, but a lot rang true.
Virginia Tech
Along with you, I am also pretty freaked out by the Virginia Tech shooting. My heart goes out to everyone there. But my question is, can we get these kids to take a public speaking course?
student: "I was in Shanks Hall, which is located in the upper portion of campus, and we were having class, and all of a sudden we had e-mail saying that, like, there was a shooting on campus and then we were updated with it saying that, like, classes were being canceled and to stay where we were. … Right after we got that e-mail we heard five shots on campus, and we could hear the emergency speaker system. So we all got down under the desks and moved away from the windows.
There must have been at least over 20 or 30 cop cars and ambulances. Like, every street was lined with them. I did not see like openings at all, like, it was really scary. All the cops had, like, vests on, and some had guns in their hands and everything. I felt like I was in a war zone, or in the middle of like the city, or something. It was just very, very unsettling."
I'm watching CNN and MSBNC simultaneously, and is it just me or are the producers jumping for joy about the coverage this will bring them? I think they already have a logo. And how many times are they going to play the tape with the gunshots and the screaming? And then the anchor saying "listen to that CARNAGE!". Jeez.
Another update: I am really sick of all the press criticizing how the police handled it. How in the hell does anyone prepare for something like this? Now they are criticizing them for not having security guards at the dorms at all times. Practically every school on a suburban campus has a dorm that is easily penitrable. They were criticising them for not doing a radio boradcast. Who the hell listens to the radio? Also, how do you lock down a campus of 30,000 within minutes? Lay off. It's a tragedy that no one expected.
Go Blue Devils
I've been asked to share my thoughts on the Duke LAX rape case being dropped.
What the Duke rape case fiasco and the U.S. attorney scandal have in common-Slate Magazine
Duke lacrosse players: Case closed – CNN.com
ABC News: Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case
I am suppressing my gut reaction to cry bullshit automatically. Honestly, I am still not convinced that the men are innocent, and I am not entirely convinced that they are guilty (but I can't get that awful email one of the players wrote out of my mind). While there are certainly a lot of flaws to our legal system, it really is all we have to count on. Sinply put, without the due process we would be reduced to nothing more than Salem witch trials. If all these unethical things did not happen, would the verdict of the trial have turned out differently? Hard to say. I can't use moral relativism when I decide who gets due process or not.
It is a little fucked up that the players were suspended and all the media attention before a verdict was reached. That maybe was more of a PR move for Duke Athletics rather than a punitive thing. I think all the media hoopla also affected the validity of the trial and the whole thing. This isn't the direct fault of the players necessarily, but I think you have to ask WHY is got the media attention to begin with. Is it because they were privileged white kids? If this were a poor urban youth, would people be in an uproar? Would it have made a high-profile case, thus resulting in the flawed trial?
I think one of the players mentioned the whole thing about the unfairness of someone being able to have a high priced attorney on their side. In a fair, just world, everyone would be assigned an attorney and that would be that. However,because there is a market for it, it exists. Why should we expect someone who is a gifted attorney to decide to be a public defender when they could make 10 times as much as a private attorney? So you can't really blame the individual defendants for being "privileged" for hiring a high powered attorney. If I were in the situation I would probably do the same.
A note about DNA sampling: I think people were expecting the DNA from the rape kit to be the deciding factor in the case. Believe it or not, DNA evidence in sexual assult cases are rarely ever clear cut. There is very rarely good evidence take from the survivor that is a reliable for dcientific testing. If there even is at all.
My feelings go out to the woman who was involved. I hope this situation does not contribute to the belief that women commonly cry rape for attention or to be vindictive. Because some people actually believe that happens all the time, which is so infuriating to me. I still think something happened, even though we will never know what. I am quite positive that intitially coming forward with the accusations was no picnic for her either.
Then we get to the monolithic issues about the culture of men's college athletics. This is something I directly deal with, probably on a day to day basis. Again, it would be very easy of me to blame the individuals on teams for being misogynist, homophobic assholes and call it a day. You have to look at the things around it, the socialization of this whole male identity, and the culture surrounding it, and the expectations set up by coaches/parents their whole lives. Not that people can say they are helpless victims of circumstance, everyone still has an individual choice of how to act. Then you have to look at sportls like lacrosse and hockey, and realize that these are sports that are cultivated and supported in well-off communities and schools, so there is the whole privileged, white, prep school culture which is a monster on its own. And then you need to look at how coaches are role models for teams and how they promote violence, rejection of anything not remotely masculine and the peer culture of social norms maintaining the "cult of masculinity". I don't even know how to start even breaking rhe surface, both in talking about it and actually challenging it in real life.
Oh, Ann
I was just thinking the other day, what is Ann Coulter up to these days? I miss her. Well, turns out she is appearing at the Political Action Conference calling John Edwards a "faggot". Does she have a book coming out she was trying to promote?
Bigotry: in Progression: Out
College campuses have been really fucked up lately. I know personally, but along with kicking fat people and people of color out of sororoties, having racist theme parties, those good ole College Republicans have set up some fun game called "Catch the Illegal Immigrant." I am going to be ill.
god bless the higher education system
Sorority Evictions Raise Issue of Looks and Bias
Worried that a negative stereotype of the sorority was contributing to a decline in membership that had left its Greek-columned house here half empty, Delta Zeta's national officers interviewed 35 DePauw members in November, quizzing them about their dedication to recruitment. They judged 23 of the women insufficiently committed and later told them to vacate the sorority house. The 23 members included every woman who was overweight. They also included the only black, Korean and Vietnamese members.
I can't say I'm surprised…but the question is that I can't believe they actually thought they were being logical.
lost…for twenty five years
This is pretty much my worst fucking nightmare. This is also why I can never watch An American Tale.
BANGKOK, Feb. 7 (UPI) — A woman who boarded the wrong bus on an attempted shopping trip from Thailand to Malaysia has returned home after 25 years.
Jaeyana Beuraheng told her eight children she accidentally boarded a bus bound for Bangkok instead of Malaysia, and once there she boarded a second incorrect bus because she could not read or speak Thai or English, The Times of London reported Wednesday.
Beuraheng, who speaks only the Yawi dialect used by Muslims in southern Thailand, said the noise and traffic of the big city confused and disoriented her, leading her to board the second wrong bus to Chiang Mai, near the border with Burma.
The woman said she spent five years begging on the street in the city and was often mistaken for a member of a hill tribe because of her dark skin tone.
She was arrested in 1987 on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant and was sent to a social services hostel when authorities were unable to determine her origins.
However, last month, three students from her home village arrived at the hostel for training, and they were able to communicate with Beuraheng and help her find her way home.
Homophobia is okay when it's funny
An update on the Snickers commerical:
A lot of Super Bowl viewers didn't snicker at a Snickers commercial that aired during the game; instead, they complained so loudly that Masterfoods, a division of the Mars candy company, decided not to show the spot again and removed it from its website. The spot showed two men eating a single Snickers candy bar from opposite ends, accidentally kissing (like the spaghetti-eating pooches in Lady and the Tramp) when they reached the cener, and reacting with disgust and anger. The commercial was extended on the website with members of the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts also registering their disgust at the kiss. Among organizations that complained about the spot were the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Human Rights Campaign. In announcing its decision to yank the spot, a spokeswoman for Masterfoods observed that "humor is highly subjective." She added: "Feedback from our target consumers has been positive, and many media and Web site commentators on this year's Super Bowl lineup ranked the commercial among this year's best."
Who is this spokewoman? Humor is subjective? Just because people like it means it's okay? Lots of people like segregation too. Asshole.
Update: apparently, this is a form letter someone in their PR cooked up to send to all the complaintants. They are not taking any responsibility and essentially saying, because SOME people did not find it funny, it runied it for everyone else. They didn't have the intent to offend. What the fuck? They are exploiting people's homophobia and violent urges to sell their fucking candy. What kind of message does this sends to people about what should be done to people who are gay?They knew the intent.
Out: Cocktail parties; In: Bigot parties
This is becoming a new fad, and Clemson is jumping on the train. For a second I thought that maybe this was irony a la Reno 911, but I am a little skeptical that these kids at Clemson had that in mind.
here we go again
I guess that it is National Show Your Bigotry Week at our nations' colleges.
Yale U. Investigates Alleged Hazing of 2 Freshman Tennis Players
By BRAD WOLVERTON
Yale University is weighing whether to punish members of its men's tennis team after reports surfaced this week about an alleged hazing incident that has riled gay and lesbian students.
Last fall during dinner hour, according to several students who witnessed the incident, a group of athletes escorted two freshman players dressed in women's underwear into two campus dining halls, where the first-year students stood on tables and sang, "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman."
The players — Connor Dawson and Matt Schimmel — reportedly had homophobic slurs written on their bodies. According to witnesses, the athletes had words that included "I'm a faggot" written on them in marker, and an arrow drawn down their backs, along with the words "Insert here."
Many gay, lesbian, and transgender students were offended by the team members' actions, Ben Gonzalez, a Yale sophomore and coordinator of the campus's Queer Resource Center, said in an interview on Thursday.
In response to the incident, several gay and lesbian students met on Monday with Betty G. Trachtenberg, the university's dean of student affairs, who plans to help organize a forum between athletes and concerned students to raise awareness of gay and lesbian issues.
In an e-mail message sent to a gay and lesbian student group on Wednesday, Brandon Wai, captain of Yale's tennis team, apologized for the incident, saying that he and his teammates "meant no harm to anyone" and that in hindsight, they believe their actions were inappropriate and harmful.
In a statement, Thomas A. Beckett, Yale's athletics director, said that the university is "extremely disappointed" by the team's actions, which he described as "inappropriate initiation" activities.
The university and athletics officials plan to investigate the matter further before deciding on any punishments. In the meantime, the team's players will be allowed to keep competing.
Yale officials have avoided referring to the incident as hazing. But according to the university's Student-Athlete Handbook, any activity that requires "indecent exposure of the body" is considered hazing.
Are you kidding me? That's not an apolgy. That's a "I'm sorry that I got caught" apology. The only thing that I hate more than groups that haze are people that willingly are hazed to belong to that group.
If these are out future lawyers, we are fucked.
If this wasn't enough, we also have law students doing it.
"I was aware of a pervasive lack of understanding between cultures," he said. Greco believes that lack of understanding set the stage for what's happening on campus right now. There has been tremendous fallout from an off-campus party this weekend. The theme was "Bullets and Bubbly" and people who went dressed in so-called hip-hop attire. "Bubble jackets with hoods, baggy jeans, doo-rags, basketball jerseys, medallions," Greco said.
I think I am the ignorant one because I always assumed that everyone knows better than to "dress up" as the worst stereotypes and mock a group of people. How can someone actually do that on a weekend, then look their Black classmates in the face on Monday?
urban sprawl affects health?
Weighing In on City Planning: Could smart urban design keep people fit and trim?
Researchers have evidence that associates health problems with urban sprawl, a loose term for humanmade landscapes characterized by a low density of buildings, dependence on automobiles, and a separation of residential and commercial areas. Frank proposes that sprawl discourages physical activity, but some researchers suggest that people who don't care to exercise choose suburban life. Besides working to settle that disagreement, researchers are looking at facets of urban design that may shortchange health.
I totally believe this! My life/health was totally different in NYC and DC. This is why I need to get OUT OF THE SUBURBS NOW!
what in the
Sex offender, 29, attends school as 12-year-old.
Holy crap. What a great Lifetime movie plot.
A spokeswoman for that school said: 'He was quiet. He turned in his homework. There were no discipline issues. He was never sent to the principal's office. By most accounts he was aloof and kept to himself.'
I think they were actually upset when they found out and wanted to keep him as a student. Wtf?
Rodreick initially met Stiffler and Robert James Snow, 43, on the internet. He reportedly kept up the pretence that he was a young teenage boy while living with them by shaving his body hair and wearing makeup. Stiffler and Snow were 'very upset when the detectives told them they had been having a sexual relationship with a 29-year-old man, and not a pre-teen boy
[The sheriff's office] added: 'This is the weirdest case I've seen in 18 years. If it wasn't so sad it would be funny."
You got that right.
It's like a train wreck. This is horrible and awful, yet I want to know more.
Duke LAX
I wasn't going to blog about how the rape charges were dropped against the Duke Lacrosse team because the women because what happened wasn't considered sexual assault. I didn't even know how to begin about my feelings about it. Luckily, Slate has a good article.
The Duke rape case prosecutor must be stopped. – By Emily Bazelon – Slate Magazine
Clone this, assholes.
Well Rush Limbaugh accused Michael J. Fox of faking Parkinson's, or something like that, right? I can ignore that crap because Rush is probably doped up on prescription drugs and shoving his car trunk full of dead hookers. But then this ad pops up starring a couple of athletes and Patricia Heaton, who I hate more than life itself. More for her shitty show and more for the fact she dares to call herself a feminist. And Jim Caviezel- just because you played Jesus doesn't make you Jesus. This is obnoxious because this is all actors and athletes- people who rely on being completely able-bodied and healthy for their jobs, and wealthy enough to afford any advanced treatments for any of the disease if they should so be inflicted.
Something seems kind of fishy.
So, I guess you all heard about the accidental plane crash into a high rise on the Upper East Side.
However: 10-11-06. Read that date upside down.
The Truckee River killer?
I saw the video of the supposed killer of JonBenet Ramsey in the middle of the night last night and I thought it was part of a freaky dream I had. Apparently, it's real. He was with her when she died? What? Does anyone else think someone is paying this guy to take the heat?
the big lump in my throat
Sometimes this sets me over the edge. And by sometimes I mean everytime. The Senate passed a bill regarding stem stell research and Bush is expected to veto it. Sorry to bring it down to the lowest common denomonator, but I can't wait until Bush develops Parkinson's or Alzheimers and I can remind him that he can't find a cure because maybe that cell in some test tube maybe has a brain and is a person.
not what I thought would happen
The Brooklyn College mfa thesis exhibition was closed down due to "strong sexual content" and now there is a rally of supporters. Aside from the censorship issues and the whole question of what makes art, I find it hilarious because what did people expect? Modern art is all about exploring sexual themes. Pratt would have been closed every day if they knew what was going on.


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Movies and Film
The 48 Hour Film Project
44 teams of filmmakers write, direct, and edit a film in less than 48 hours. Do you think you could do that?
Josh Radnor Talks About His Next Film, "Liberal Arts"
Fresh off the Kenyon College set of "Liberal Arts," writer-director-actor Josh Radnor talks about his next film.
8 Great Places To See An Outdoor Movie In Columbus This Summer
Don't miss the chance to enjoy the many FREE outdoor movie screenings Columbus has to offer this summer. Here are 8 outdoor movie series that are not to be missed.
WOSU Critics Review The Summer's Best Movies
Amy Juravich, The Other Paper film critic Hope Madden and Columbus Alive film critic Brad Keefe discuss their movie choices this week.
Horror, Hero, Homo: Re-Visiting New Queer Cinema
A wistful but jarring glimpse into a better time for independent filmmaking – when Todd Haynes' shocked the new queer indie film scene with his first feature-length film, Poison.
Behind the Scenes: Columbus Neighborhoods King-Lincoln
Watch a video about the making of 'Columbus Neighborhoods: King Lincoln' documentary. Saxophonist Michael Cox shares with us all about how to approach a movie score; and some very talented local jazz musicians do what they do best.
Afghan Star The Documentary
Afghan Star is a television show fashioned after shows like American Idol, a singing competition in which the people can vote by SMS for their favorite star. For many young Afghanis this is their first exposure to anything democratic.
Call for Music – Columbus Neighborhoods Documentary
WOSU Public Media is looking for original music to be part of the soundtrack for our new TV documentary series, Columbus Neighborhoods
Strongman – A True Indie
STRONGMAN is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal.
Surfing in Cleveland
When WOSU's Darrin McDonald isn't hanging out at our studios at WOSU@COSI, he has been found wandering the shores of Lake Erie. Filming surfers. Really.


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Survey: Embedded Developers Prefer Linux
According to a recent online survey, about half of all embedded system developers choose the Linux operating system.
This is a result of a reader survey by the trade journal EE Times. The survey was performed anonymously and online in October and November of this year. The results indicate that 49 percent of all participants will be using Linux as an embedded operating system in future projects. Some 15 percent prefer a commercial variant, and 14 percent use in-house developments. The remaining 22 percent do not use a genuine operating system for their projects.
The basic trend confirms the results of a survey by market researchers Venture Development Corporation (VDC) in early October which indicated that some 40 percent of developers are using Linux as the operating system for current projects, and that 87 percent are looking to move to the free operating system for future projects. However, in the VDC survey almost twice as many respondents said that they currently worked on commercial operating systems (39 percent), although only 12 percent wanted to keep it.
There was also a major discrepancy with respect to internal solutions. The VDC analysis reported just seven percent, which is half of the EE Times result, and with a falling tendency. All told, the participants in the online survey confirm the trend of moving to Linux, however, figures from current assessments by analysts show major discrepancies. As respondents in the survey were simply asked to click on the homepage of the online publication, the results can be expected to be less reliable.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.


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- Connected Government: How to Build and Procure Network Services for the Future
- Continuing Diagnostics and Mitigation: Discussion of Progress and Next Steps
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- The Intersection: Where Technology Meets Transformation
- Maximizing ROI Through Data Center Consolidation
- Moving to the Cloud. What's the best approach for me
- Navigating Tough Choices in Government Cloud Computing
- The New Generation of Database
- Satellite Communications: Acquiring SATCOM in Tight Times
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DHS prevails in the first of many EAGLE II protests
The Government Accountability Office Monday denied the protest of ICF International, saying DHS' "evaluation was reasonable and in accord with the terms of the solicitation."
Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , DHS , GAO , ICF , Eagle II , bid protest , Jason Miller
DHS gives EAGLE II protesters a second look
The Homeland Security Department told the Government Accountability Office it is taking corrective action by re-reviewing proposals after 46 unsuccessful bidders protested their exclusion from the largest portion of the $22 billion IT services contract.
Tags: contracting , industry , DHS , Eagle II , GAO , Jason Miller
Lawmakers question DHS' awards under the EAGLE II contract
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), chairman of the subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, wrote a letter to DHS Chief Procurement Officer Nick Nayak earlier this week questioning the agency's entire solicitation process.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , DHS , Eagle II , Mike McCaul , Jeff Duncan , House Homeland Security Committee , STG , Nick Nayak , Jason Miller
Thrift Investment Board picks SAIC to run IT services
The FRTIB awarded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) a five-year, $224.5 million contract. SAIC beat out several competitors including incumbent Serco.
Tags: technology , acquisition , contacting , SAIC , SERCO , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , cybersecuirty , Jason Miller
IRS tones its systems to better handle the tax season
Two contracts with Unisys that could be worth more than $800 million help the tax agency innovate and become more efficient. The IRS is using the first-of-its-kind in the federal market storage-as-a-service approach to increasing and decreasing the amount of storage it needs based on how busy it is during the year.
Tags: technology , Unisys , IRS , PV Puvvada , cloud computing , CADE , Jason Miller
Treasury's FMS proving shared services works
The Financial Management Service moved many of its day-to-day IT operations to the Bureau of Public Debt. FMS is providing oversight and guidance for IT systems in return. John Kopec, FMS's chief information officer, said his next set of priorities is to use business intelligence and analytics tools on the data from the shared service providers.
May 24, 2012
Tags: technology , Treasury Department , Financial Management Service , Bureau of Public Debt , John Kopec , shared services , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
GSA PBS awards $150M IT deal to six vendors
The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service is combining two contracts into a new BPA for IT and Web development services.
Tags: technology , contracting , acquisition , industry , GSA , Public Buildings Service , Jason Miller
Cyber test gives Army Corps faith in system resilience
The DoD Cyber Command poked and prodded the Army Corps' Los Angeles district's network during a recent Command Cyber Readiness Inspection. Army Corps of Engineers CIO Bob Kazimer said the analysis will give the rest of the agency lessons learned to improve cybersecurity across the Corps.
December 15, 2011
Tags: technology , Bob Kazimer , Army Corps of Engineers , cybersecurity , DoD , Cyber Command , Virtualization , Lockheed Martin , A-76 , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
VA to reevaluate T4 protester's bid
The Court of Federal Claims rules in VA's favor on five of six counts. But VA must relook at Standard Communications' bid to see if it meets the solicitation's best value criteria.
Tags: industry , contracting , VA , T4 , Standard Communications , bid protest , Jason Miller , Multiple award contract , Cy Alba , Piliero Mazza , IBM , Med Trends
Virtualized desktop part of DIA's infrastructure changes
Defense Intelligence Agency chief information officer Grant Schneider tells Federal News Radio about his agency's new virtualized desktop,and other priorities that he is working on.
April 21, 2011
Tags: technology , Grant Schneider , DIA , NSA , NRO , NGEOIT , information sharing , SITE contract , Virtualization , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller


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Here's something to distract you on a Friday afternoon. (And if you're at work, it will look like you're very seriously examining something on your computer.) It's a short story I did a while ago called "Saturday Night Dead: The Oral History of SNL During The Zombie Outbreak." It combines two of my abiding obsessions, zombies and "Saturday Night Live." I know Seth Grahame-Smith mashed up zombies with Pride and Prejudice, but I've never been that highbrow.
Anyway. It might be in poor taste. It might be funny. You can read it here on the site, or you can download a PDF for free from Scribd. All I ask is that you don't try to sell it or otherwise rip it off. Hope you enjoy.
If you only look at the world through the windows of the Internet and 24-7 news, you'll spend a lot of time in a hateful, sad place. (Yes, I am aware of the irony of blogging this.) So I've been trying to limit my screen exposure lately, just like I do for my daughters.
But occasionally, I can't avoid the TV at my gym, or I get sucked into the latest atrocity via my newsreader feed. And then I feel a raging fury dwelling within me, and I usually spend a lot of time rethinking the merits of the death penalty.
This is what set the Hulk-O-Meter off this morning:
An 18-month-old toddler was ejected from an SUV after it rolled during a police chase. Her father — and I'm using the word in the loosest, biological sense of the term — allegedly stole a girl's purse, and then took off. The toddler was flung from the vehicle when it rolled, and then — taking her tiny, hesitant, toddler steps — chased after the SUV when it started to leave without her.
I swear to God, I see murder flash before my eyes when I think about that.
I think about my own daughters and the looks of bewilderment and betrayal on their faces when I do something that hurts or disappoints them. I think of the trust they extend to me without thinking, without hesitation. They have faith in me, because they are supposed to have someone they can count on, completely and absolutely. And that is the way it is supposed to be. Parents are supposed to be the first response and last line of defense for their children. We may not be perfect, we might occasionally lose our tempers or fail to buy the present or the ice cream cone, but we are supposed to be worthy of that trust.
And that is why, even after she's been dumped from a rolling vehicle by the one man she should be able to trust with her life, the little girl gets up and runs after him.
That level of betrayal — that sort of stupid, thoughtless, and selfish variety of evil — makes my hands shake.
I realize there is very little that's ironic or smart or original in this sentiment. (The snarky Internet commenter who lives in my head comes out and says, in a Comic Book Guy voice, "Oh, he's against child abuse, how bold.")
This is another reason I've passed by so many of the daily outrages lately. There are plenty of people willing to condemn and to comment, and I don't need to add to the chorus. I may not be the Christian I once was, but I try to remember that everyone faces a hard struggle, and the greatest challenge there is in these times is to be kind.
But this is just too goddamned much. This is exactly the kind of behavior that should be met with all the outrage we manufacture for things like the plot holes in Prometheus, or the latest political circle-jerk, or, as I saw when I left the locker room, Kelly Ripa shrieking about cleanliness in ladies' rooms.
So yeah. Hulk smash.
I didn't like the 70s when I went through them the first time. True, I was only eight years old when they ended, but even then, I remember thinking on New Year's Eve 1980, "Well, thank God that's over."
Part of it may have been my parents' marriage starting to flatline. Or it might have been the dawning realization on the part of all Americans that the trajectory of the nation was no longer headed inevitably upward, that the flight-path toward American moon colonies and endless prosperity was running smack into the concrete walls of Watergate, the Oil Embargo and the Iran Hostage Crisis.
The 80s, by way of contrast, were a neon-colored, electronic synth, New Wave, Cold War Morning in America, with MTV and Japanese cartoons and movies that catered primarily to teenage boys, which was fortunate for me, since I was one. It was possible to be simultaneously frightened of the end of the world and still have an excellent time waiting for the nuclear holocaust.
Now the 70s are back, only bigger and meaner. We have a brand-new Me Generation, we've got skyrocketing gas prices, and we've got a housing crash and a recession, and a president looking at a possible war with Iran. Judging by fashion and hairstyles and music, it's 1977 all over again. (Seriously, listen to this and tell me that's not disco.)
This is why it's a little baffling to me that I'm looking back on the 70s with ever-increasing fondness. Part of this is just the corrosive effect of megadoses of nostalgia. It's worse than battery acid in the eyes if you want to see clearly. I don't miss the ungodly amount of polyester everyone was wearing, or with the feathered hair or the faux-Afro perms.
But I got a couple books recently that reminded me of what I do miss: the insane possibility of that time, the blind, throw-a-dart-while-blindfolded-see-what-it-hits style that permeated so much of the pop culture that I remember.
For instance, these were the Slurpee cups Marvel offered people one hot summer in the 70s. Yes, that is Stan Lee in a cape and tights. Because, honestly, why the hell not?
Nobody in the 70s seemed to have any idea what would actually work in the marketplace any more, so any number of completely batshit ideas made their way into the lives of millions of impressionable kids — and I'm grateful. I try to envision pitching some of the shows I watched as a kid to a network today (outside of Adult Swim) and it always ends with someone calling security.
For instance, a show where a dad and his kids go through a magic waterfall and end up being hunted by lizard-men and dinosaurs who want to eat them. A guy with magic powers runs a resort with his dwarf slave and occasionally fights the devil. A cruise ship is a floating orgy interrupted only by announcements about the Lido Deck. Three hot chicks fight crime by displaying lots of cleavage. An astronaut will be partially dismembered and rebuilt and will use his new parts to beat up spies.
Oh, and Bigfoot will guest-star on at least three of those shows.
Superheroes were resurgent then, too. The 1966 Batman show was far enough in the rearview that Marvel attempted to make "serious" adaptations of its characters, like Captain America, Spider-Man, and the Hulk.
Even at the movies, where so much important, groundbreaking drama was going on, George Lucas built a world where a guy would discover he had magic powers and a laser-sword before blowing up a planet-sized space station. And DC and Warner Brothers finally made a big-screen, major motion picture version of Superman.
I loved all of that. Really. That's what I loved most about seeing The Avengers on the big screen: the willingness to commit to a story that is certifiably insane. And that's why I was so happy to get Marvel Firsts: the 1970s Vol.1 and Vol. 2 when they showed up in the mail.
The 70s were what I've always thought of as Marvel's true Golden Age. and I was glad to see it wasn't just nostalgia that led me to believe that. The books are a collection of some of Marvel Comics' key issues from the time when the company threw caution to the wind and chased whatever trend it felt like on a month-to-month basis. Monsters were big for a week? OK, let's do a monster comic. Kung-fu movies are playing at the revival theaters? Super, let's make a kung-fu hero. Or two or three. Marvel did superhero, horror, romance, kung-fu, jungle action, and sometimes mashed them all together. It turned a one-off threat from Fantastic Four into a Christ allegory. It made a duck run for president. It had Dracula fight Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer. It created the world's first — and, as far as I know, only — voodoo-powered super-hero.
The issues don't always hold up — it's mostly the attempts to be topical or relevant, as when Greer Nelson has a feminist awakening before she becomes a cat-powered super-hero — but even the most ham-fisted political statements come off no worse than bad Silver Age exposition. And most of the time, the sheer lunatic joy of the concepts barrels past any mere logical objections. For instance, in Ghost Rider, you might ask: Why does Satan have a motorcycle-riding daredevil collecting souls? And the answer is: Holy crap, that guy's skull is on fire.
Even though comics have increased in price roughly 1500 percent since the 70s, we haven't seen a corresponding increase in creativity or, sadly, flaming skulls. That's probably the only thing I really miss about the 70s: the sense of possibility. This isn't entirely the fault of the creators or the companies. The market has narrowed and the corporate bosses are more demanding. If something isn't a guaranteed hit, it's difficult to justify the expense of getting it in front of an audience. The Internet also makes it possible for any trend to be sucked dry in a matter of days, so that comics can't mine the zeitgeist the way they used to. And judging by the sales numbers, many fans are in the grip of a different kind of nostalgia than mine: they want newer versions of the same stories with the same characters. So I understand the obstacles.
That said, my favorite book on the stands now is about a guy who gets psychic impressions from the things he eats, and I'd love to see that more of that sense of what-the-hell hit comics again. I've got money still unspent when I leave the comic book store these days, and I never thought that would happen in my lifetime.
Thank God Marvel Firsts: The 1970s Vol. 3 is going to be out soon. It's got dinosaurs.
The White House Correspondents Dinner is far more entertaining in retrospect. You can hear Obama laughing loudly at all of Seth Meyers' jokes. Even the ones that no one else finds funny.
Then there's his incredibly loose, stick-and-jab takedown of Donald Trump, where you can see how much weight is off his shoulders.
In retrospect, yeah — he knew something we didn't.
1. The Feedback column in New Scientist. It is a rich vein of nerd humor with wordplay like "Freddie Hg" and readers who send in the many illogical, incorrect and unscientific uses of scientific-sounding language in the media and the world. "Radioactive peanuts" is the punchline to one of these jokes. (I won't spoil it for you.) For a few minutes every week, I get to imagine what it's like inside the skull of a much, much smarter person.
2. T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents from DC. Back in the 60s, the THUNDER Agents were superhuman peacekeepers for the Higher United Nations — presumably the counties that actually make the decisions, rather than Lichtenstein — who got their powers from advanced technology that also had the unfortunate side effect of being lethal with repeated use. Several companies have tried to reboot the idea since then, but it's never really worked by now. Written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Cafu (as well as big names like Howard Chaykin and George Perez), this comic succeeds in creating an addictive look at a cold war fought with superhumans. It neatly incorporates the old characters from the previous series — who are more upright and generally heroic than their modern-day counterparts — and creates a new twist on the idea of a secret spy agency out to rule the world. Really fun, smart and kick-ass stuff. Every issue is too short, and the wait between them is getting too long for me already.
3. Community on NBC. I am growing embarrassed by my crush on this show. Really. It's like a master class in comedy performed in the tightest confines of budget and time. What's best about it, for me, is how the show has managed to maintain the emotional resonance of its characters despite increasingly absurd set-ups. In a just world, this would be getting American Idol's ratings.
4. Kohort. No idea what this thing is. Could be some offshore spam e-mailer. And yet, I reserved my username because I've been on every social network since sixdegrees and I'm not about to break my streak now.
5. Monkey Knife Fight Pale Ale. I was out at dinner the other night and saw this on the menu. I would have ordered it for the name alone, but it turned out to be the best pale ale I've had in a long time. Smooth, full-flavored and zero bitter aftertaste. Simply great beer, which is getting harder and harder to find these days.
6. Ten days and counting to the release of THE PRESIDENT'S VAMPIRE. The New York Post has kindly added it to its "Required Reading" list. And it's jumped up to #55 on the Amazon bestseller list for horror.


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Local officials are urging citizens to respond to an Ozone Air Quality Alert issued on Friday for the Wichita area. Ozone concentrations on Thursday and Friday in Sedgwick and Sumner Counties exceeded allowable levels, raising concerns for the third week this summer about health consequences and possible federal sanctions.
The Kansas Department of Transportation will use its digital message boards today and possibly through the weekend to notify the public of tips to reduce vehicle emissions.
Residents and employers are asked to use the following tips:
Unhealthy levels of ozone can cause throat irritation, coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and aggravation of asthma and other respiratory ailments. These symptoms are worsened by exercise and heavy activity.
Children, elderly and people who have underlying lung diseases such as asthma are at particular risk of suffering from these effects. As ozone levels increase, the number of people affected and the severity of the health effects also increase.
To avoid experiencing these effects, vulnerable residents should limit outdoor exercise and strenuous activity and stay in an air-conditioned environment during the afternoon and early evening hours when ozone levels are highest. Outdoor exercise and activities should be scheduled in the morning hours. Individuals who experience respiratory symptoms should consult their doctors.


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I installed 12.04 onto my Samsung NP550P5C Laptop. All went well. The laptop has an NVidia Optimus GT 650M graphics card, so installed the Bumblebee packages, still no problem can get increased framerate via optirun command etc. Laptop resolution is 1366x768 which is fine.
When I am in the office I connect via a VGA cable to a HP 2311x monitor. Ubuntu does not recognize the monitor and therefore only allows the default resolutions (upto 1024x768). I Googled and found instructions of how to use xrandr to force to a resolution by running the following :
xrandr --newmode "1680x1050" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1680x1050
xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1680×1050
This worked fine up until this weekend. I was at home and messing around with midi software so installed some packages such as Rose Garden and vmpk etc (not that this should of had an effect). I come into the office today and running the script had no effect.
If I run the xrandr command I see that the 1680x1050 mode has been added. Then if I run the last command again the screen does change resolution but the display is corrupted :
It seems as if two resolutions are being output at once. The resolution has indeed changed to 1680x1050 and I see the launcher at the left and the notification area top right. But I also have a smaller desktop displayed over the top of this at the current laptop resolution, at the top left with its own notification area and launcher. Both launchers and notification icons work at normal. Plus any windows that open display fine at the 1680x1050 resolution.
I also notice that in display settings the mirror screens is not checked. If I check it then the VGA screen just goes back to 1366x768 and looks normal.
Can anyone help?


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On the 15th of March 1999 SODA released their debut album "Sodapop". The album was recorded in Trondheim at the famous Westside Studios, produced by Thomas Ekle and Jan, and Brygga Studios, produced by Ulf Risnes, between August 1998 and February 1999.
"Sodapop" contains 13 happy dancepop tracks. Most of the songs are written by Geir, Frank and Anne J herself. "Handsome" is the first single slated for release stateside. Already a smash in their home country of Norway and creating a buzz in the US, the single has high hopes for SODA. The song and its remixes promise to open the world's eyes to SODA and their club friendly grooves.
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Hungarian Culture and History:
Welcome to the realm of the Turanians. The Turanians are a family of ethno-linguistically related peoples which include the Hungarians, the Uralic group (Finnic and West Siberian peoples), and the Altaic group (Turkic, Mongolian, Tungus-Manchu, Korean and Japanese peoples). The Turanians are the indigenous inhabitants of vast territories in Eurasia, from Central Europe to the Pacific Ocean, and have a rich and ancient cultural heritage. Read the rest of this entry »


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Police identified the man taken into custody Monday after being stopped by Coronado officers as Abraham Leon, 29, of San Diego.
He is charged with one count of resisting an officer and was also found to have two outstanding misdemeanor warrants, one for a DUI and another for driving on a suspended license.
Officers arrested Leon after he hid from them following a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Alameda Boulevard shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.
The search focused on Tolita and F avenues and a San Diego County Sheriffs helicopter was crucial to helping officers spot Leon, said Cmdr. Michael Lawton.
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"My approach to the New Testament employs historical-critical methodology and facilitates an understanding of the New Testament writings in their social and historical contexts (1-2d century, CE, Roman Empire). In my courses, students can expect to joyfully discover and critically think about the theological, religious and ethical meaning found in early Christian literature. My approach to teaching Hellenistic Greek consists of group reading and translation modeled after my own beloved Greek professors."
Dr. Sara Fletcher Harding joined the faculty of Florida Southern College in 1997. She is Professor of Religion, having earned her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Marquette University with concentration in New Testament. An Omicron Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year, and General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the UMC Exemplary Teaching Award recipient, Dr. Harding teaches the Hellenistic Greek language sequence, upper-level courses in the Life & Teachings of Jesus, the Pauline Letters, the Johannine Literature, and interdisciplinary courses in science and Religion, and Gender and Biblical Interpretation. In 2001, Harding formally initiated her interest in issues related to religion, science and Biblical interpretation. On behalf of the college and colleagues, Dr. Nancy M. Morvillo and Randall M. MacDonald, Harding received a competitive 2011 International Society for Science and Religion Library Award (Cambridge, U.K.). She is also the co-editor, with Nancy M. Morvillo of "Religion and Science: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies" (4 vols., London: Routledge Press, 2010). Dr. Harding is married and has two children.
On Being Human; Women Who Changed the World; First Year Experience; Investigation of Religious Belief and Practice; Introduction to the Old Testament; Introduction to the New Testament; Gender, Interpretation and the Biblical Tradition; Dialogues in Science and Religion; Life and Letters of Paul; New Testament Apocrypha; New Testament Methodology and Exegesis; The Johannine Literature; Life and Teachings of Jesus; Hellenistic Greek; Teachings in Hellenistic Greek; Introduction to Women's Studies
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Exemplary Teaching Award, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church - 2010
Omicron Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year - 2010
Harding, S., Morvillo, M., Religion and Science: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies (4 vols., London: Routledge Press, 2010)


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The 13th Annual Nick Petry Workshop held many opportunities to hear from professionals in various aspects of the beef industry- each one a specialist who works at different levels within the industry. Our intent was to extend the perspective to encompass not only the producer, but those on the other end of the industry who are using and selling beef. We examined viewpoints from consumers like the large grocer, restaurants, both high-end and fast food, specialty high-end meat markets, and chefs. What are things that these consumers look for in their beef? We addressed what we can do as producers to meet what the consumers are demanding, for instance, to increase flavor and health of the product. We also asked what changes we can make on the ranch at a production level in order to meet all of these different consumers' needs. Our guest speakers brought a unique perspective to each of their presentations that allowed for some rich conversation and question and answer sessions. The Nick Petry Events Page contains audio and visual aids from the 13th Annual Nick Petry Workshop held at the National Western Stock Show Complex and sponsored by the NWSS Scholarship Trust and the WCIRM.
As part of the Colorado Ranching Legacy Program, WCIRM co-hosted a finance and marketing seminar on October 29, 2010 featuring several speakers in two themes: Financing Your Ranching Operation and Marketing Opportunities and Ranching for Tomorrow.
As part of the Cropland Policy Outreach, Boulder County Parks and Open Space and Colorado State University Extension in Boulder County will be hosting two Agricultural Tours this year. The tours will highlight three different farms each time, representing field and forage crops, vegetable crops and livestock. Farmers will give a brief talk and will be available to answer questions. The goal of the tours is to show residents the spectrum of agricultural production systems, issues, challenges and opportunities on open space lands. Each tour will cost $5 per participant.
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Spotlight on PG&E
— Consumer groups target the utility
—PG&E is ordered to inspect additional lines
—The giant utility's safety record called spotty
—PG&E to give money to victims
— PG&E got leak complaints before in 2008 Rancho Cordova explosion
— PG&E's list of top 100 "high risk" pipelines
— Lawyer questions PG&E's latest annual report that seems to indicate an explosion might be imminent
Resources for Residents
— Answers to some questions
— The resource center
— Cell phone, computer help
The Victims
— Residents allowed to review remains of homes
— Reports come in of burn victims crowding South City Kaiser emergency room and other Peninsula hospitals
— Details emerged about one of the burn victims and his missing girlfriend
— Capuchino High School students are in mourning
— Residents face
— Number of victims, death toll grows
— Death toll updated to four and search begins for additional victims
— Displaced residents eager to return home
— Residents begin returning to homes
— Funeral information
— Jessica Morales
— Jaqueline and Janessa Greig
— William Bullis
Helping Out
— Community members gather at Tanforan to say thanks
— Donations pour in and volunteers start arriving
— South San Francisco businesses join relief effort
— Giants dedicate game to raise money
— Red Cross and other organizations
— Cap sophomore organizes benefit on campus
— San Bruno-born DJ hosts benefit and silent auction
— Warriors head coach and player pay a visit to kids and offer free game
— Skyline Trojanettes team up with Famous Johnny's
— Cub Scouts
— First responders
— Residents say thank you
— Crestmoor neighborhood comes together
— Skyline vigil
Official response
— City to take victims to inspect burned homes
— Town Hall meeting draws 600 people
— City holds press conference. Local state of emergency declared
— Police arrest looter found in burn zone.
— Lessons learned in Oakland hills fire helped in San Bruno
— NTSB addresses reports of gas leaks before explosion
— Emergency crews respond to what was first reported as a plane crash at 6:28 p.m. in a neighborhood on the west side of San Bruno
— Information about natural gas pipeline dangers and safety tips
— Yee introduces emergency bill
— Council votes to offer help rebuilding retaining walls and security for neighborhood
— Speier announces pipeline safety bill
Photo Galleries, Maps, Videos
— Residents tell fire tales on video
— Video of gas fire
— Video of destroyed area
— First pictures emerged of demolished homes
— Volunteer photo gallery
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— More photos of damaged homes
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— Map of destroyed or damaged homes
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Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, which through its subsidiary provides banking services. It provides traditional personal banking services as well as loans for business, agriculture, real estate, personal use, home improvement, and automobiles. The company engages in general commercial banking business to the communities. The bank's services include deposit accounts, loan products, wealth management, bank access services, merchant services and other services. Four Oaks Fincorp was founded on February 5, 1997 and is headquartered in Four Oaks, NC.


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The 5 Most Overhyped Economic Stories of 2012
Bacon shortages? Facebook's stock offering? There were bigger fish to fry.
[BEST YEAR EVER: Top 10 Winners of 2012]
As it turns out, voters didn't get the memo to check unemployment charts before heading to the polling place. According to one analysis, President Obama actually did better where the jobs situation was worst. Jed Kolko, chief economist at Trulia, found that a larger improvement in the labor market during the last four years was in fact correlated to a larger share of votes for Romney.
It's counter-intuitive but worth setting an Outlook reminder for November 2016 in order to remember: the jobs report won't decide the election.
Also, the Jobs Numbers Are Rigged
The September jobs report was a surprise, no doubt, showing that the economy added a measly 114,000 jobs but that the unemployment rate also ticked down by a whopping 0.3 percentage points.
It raised eyebrows and gave us all a lesson in the difference between the establishment survey and the household survey. It also showed us that the jobs report is the subject of far more skepticism and politicization than we may have thought.
[READ: Women Make Little Progress in Fortune 500 in 2012]
"Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can't debate so change numbers," wrote Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, in a now-infamous tweet.
If the average Twitter user had said it, the statement might have raised an eyebrow. But this being a former business titan, the nation sat up and took notice—could the Labor Department be cooking the books?
Probably not. According to a Labor Department spokesman, department economists and statisticians are not political appointees and, don't report to political appointees. Even Welch himself, in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece defending his tweet, stuck to discussing the (very real) statistical uncertainty in the numbers and the complicated way that the Labor Department measures the jobless rate, largely leaving aside the accusation of White House impropriety.
"The good news is that the current debate has resulted in people giving the whole issue of unemployment data more thought," he wrote. One thing for certain came out of this kerfuffle: there is very real evidence that the unemployment rate can decline amid a worsening job market. There is not evidence that the president is putting his thumb on the scales.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- In Madison, police are investigating a serious car crash on the corner of Cheyenne Blvd and Neely's Bend Road.
Saturday evening, medics rushed a 34-year-old woman to the hospital in critical but stable condition. Police received two calls before the crash about a reckless driver in the area.
Witness said the car was driving erratically when it crashed.


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Patch asked readers on Monday where they go for the best pancakes in town.
The votes are in, and the winner is: .
The breakfast and lunch spot won with 40 percent of the total vote.
Owner Joseph Valensisi said he was happy to hear it.
"Don't fix it if it's not broken," he said of the old-school eatery, which has been .
Valensisi said he makes his pancakes from scratch, no mix. The banana, strawberry shortcake and blueberry are among the most popular varieties, he said, but all pancakes can be made to order; whipped cream, glaze, dusted with granulated or confectioner's sugar - whatever the customer's delight.
Reader Jeff Renaldo was clear about his favorite on Glen Cove Patch's Facebook page: "Henry's banana stack...nuff said," he wrote.
Coming in a close second was with 33 percent of the vote.


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Last week the Sunset Greens Homeowner Association submitted a resolution to the CA Energy Commission opposing the which is proposed to be built in the hills just north of Santee (a copy of the resolution can be found in the media box).
The Sunset Greens Community is situated in western Santee, bordering , and in an area that could be affected by the project.
The resolution in is broken into seven points, including pollution, noise, increased traffic and property value loss; it is fully quoted here:
- The Project will add to peak time pollution during the hottest times in the surrounding area particularly in SGHOA that includes a majority of non-air conditioned homes.
- Noise from the project will be a because so many residents rely on the quiet for using natural ventilation to cool their often open, but locked, homes during day and night. This project would destroy the evening silence of one the few areas nestled into a natural setting and in the quietest urban areas in San Diego County.
- The project will create downward pressure on already devastated in the closest neighborhoods. While other areas of San Diego may recover, the properties here will.be impacted because potential buyers will have to approach in full view of the 24,000 square foot main building of the proposed project.
- The natural desire to accelerate the return on the $150M investment will create pressure to run the power plant at times outside the peak time. if not all the time.
- Present "peak time" demands may soon become the norm resulting in this project running continually.
- Stated efficiencies of this project will encourage the sale of more efficient and less expensive energy to distant consumers, further pressuring the continuous use of the project-not just in peak times.
- Traffic in the vicinity of Mast and Highway 52 is already severely impacted for 4-5 hours per day; construction will create long delays and traffic snarls. Other traffic servicing the project will create more pressure on this already difficult section of highway.
The City Council said that they would be discussing the project in closed session at the , but they added that because the project is proposed to be built on City of San Diego land (the same land that the city has ), there is likely little the Council can do to oppose it.
According to , legal costs for the city to fight the power plant project would likely exceed $100,000 and it seems that the City of Santee has no clear legal recourse to oppose SDG&E, the City of San Diego or the Landfill operator.
"I would not support the City spending that much money opposing a project under very unfavorable legal conditions," Voepel said. "This would, in my opinion be a fight that we probably could not win."
"If the Sunset Greens Homeowners Association has $100,000+, to spend on a questionable legal action and would agree to be responsible for any legal costs to the city, I would consider working with them," he said.
Voepel cited the City of Santee's as a result of the state .
"We are in very tough times and the times just got tougher with the state taking our property tax money," he said.
A , informational hearing and public comment period will take place Jan. 25. .