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Win tickets to the premiere of Deborah Perkin's film 'Bastards'
LFFF is partnering with Birds Eye View for the premiere screening of Bastards by Deborah Perkin on 9 April at 6.30pm at Hackney Picturehouse. We have two tickets to give away to one lucky person! Just email your name to … Continue reading
Important LFFF news!
LFFF has decided to take a break for this year to plan for the future of the festival, including sourcing funding. So there won't be an LFFF festival this year. But the good news is that we will be bringing … Continue reading
Watch CLAIMING SPACES and BODY POLITICS panels
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More panel discussions available online
We have had a busy few days and uploaded 3 more panel discussions from LFFF 2013. On our YouTube channel you can now (re)watch the panel discussions for HERSTORIES, INSPIRING WOMEN and FEMINIST CLASSIC: Born in Flames + short. There … Continue reading
LFFF 2013 Christmas sale now on
We know it's a bit cold (in the UK anyway!) to be thinking of short sleeves, but it will be summer before you know it! There are still some LIMITED EDITION LFFF 2013 tshirts in stock and there's still time … Continue reading
ACTIVISM post-screening panel discussion
On Friday 29 November an almost sold out crowd at the Hackney Picturehouse witnessed a great selection of films during our ACTIVISM screening featuring four films: Foot for Love: The Thokozani Football Club in Paris, The Campaigner, To Hear Her … Continue reading
Panel discussion of Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights with director Nevline Nnaji
A week ago today, we were amongst about 120 lucky people who witnessed the International Festival Premiere of Nevline Nnaji's Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights at the 2013 London Feminist Film Festival. The screening of the film was … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who was involved in making LFFF 2013 a success!
We just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who was involved in LFFF this year! Thanks to: the directors who submitted their fantastic films; the panellists and chairs who contributed to our lively panel discussions; our amazing … Continue reading
LFFF 2013 afterparty and awards ceremony!!
On Saturday 30 Nov from 7pm to 3am we had our LFFF 2013 afterparty and awards ceremony at the Arch Gallery. Lots of you came along to celebrate the festival with us and we were joined by many of the … Continue reading
A cracking end to LFFF 2013!
Saturday was the last day of LFFF 2013 and what a jam-packed, inspiring day it was! We started off with HERSTORIES at 3.30pm. Five films were shown: Through the Glass Ceiling, La Forza Non Basta, Waiting For You, The Yellow … Continue reading


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As is usually the case with Christopher Nolan productions (let's not forget, almost nothing was known about "Inception" until a week or two before release), a deep veil of secrecy hangs over the production of "The Dark Knight Rises" -- we know who most of the actors are playing, but little beyond that, and even then it's generally thought that both Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's characters have more to them than the official descriptions. Unfortunately for Nolan, he's been shooting a huge battle scene in public in Pittsburgh this week, and spoilery set photos have been all over the Bat-fan-sites in recent days.
Perhaps as an attempt to shut the stable door after the horse has already bolted, or more likely as an attempt to control the message, the studio released overnight the first image of one of the major characters whom, as yet, we haven't had much of a glimpse of: Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, who, traditionally, becomes Batman's adversary and occasional ally, Catwoman. From the looks of the image, she certainly seems to be getting in on the action: she's in a sleek black costume, some kind of hi-tech goggles, and rides what seems to be a modified version of the Batpod from "The Dark Knight," laying credence to reports that she teams with Bruce Wayne to fight the evil attacking Gotham City.
We're sure the fanboys will find plenty to complain about here, because, you know, that's what they do, but we've not got much to nitpick about: Pretty Lady + Motorbike = Good Enough For Us. Now, all we need is an official photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Egghead and the pieces will start to fit together. "The Dark Knight Rises" will, of course, hit theaters on July 20th, 2012, and you can click here for a bigger version of the image. (AICN)
TumTum | August 5, 2011 12:57 PM
You guys snark all over the incredible SUPERMAN photo released yesterday but give THIS a pass? Baffling ...
MR. PHARMACIST | August 5, 2011 12:53 PM
Kevin Jagernauth | August 5, 2011 12:28 PM
It looks like she's wearing high tech 3D glasses. This time, its THE AUDIENCE that's gonna in 3D. Whoa!
Also no rear view mirrors? That's totally not road safe.
Byron | August 5, 2011 12:26 PM
I think for the first time Im actually kind of wary on whether is going to be a good film. Anne Hathaway never really seemed like a great Catwoman to begin with, would've prefered Marion Cotillard.
tristan eldritch | August 5, 2011 12:16 PM
Egghead? I thought he was playing Killer Croc.
Sean | August 5, 2011 11:46 AM
Meh. Wake me up when they unveil her costume.
Mr Anonymous | August 5, 2011 11:35 AM
She's just basically a chick in leather on a bike. Doesn't really give off a Catwoman vibe does it? Meh. Not really impressed.
KitCon | August 5, 2011 9:16 AM
Could pass as a photo from an Annie Liebovitz Vogue shoot. She looks stylish but not intimidating.
Bakunin | August 5, 2011 7:59 AM
It's a little better than some of the recent, on-set pics of Bane where he looks like a homeless bum.
Max | August 5, 2011 6:46 AM
Yeahright = Michael Bay??
I actually agree with you though, Nolan's women are not "sexy," but only in the sense that they're not one-dimension cleavage bearing only-there-to-satisfy-thirteen-year-olds types. They're sophisticated and unconventionally sexy. It's the character's intellectual prowess and attitude that give them their sexiness. Sorry that she probably won't be purring, licking people's faces, and making coy double-entendre allusions to her "pussy." But that's not a bash against Phfeiffer; I literally hit puberty the second I saw that scene.
I found ScarJo to be appropriately sexy for the tone of The Prestige, but I'm sorry she wasn't bent over some hog, busting out a shameless ass-shot while she dubiously pretended to know what bolt she was tightening.
I am, however, somewhat underwhelmed by this picture. I have absolute faith in Nolan, but I feel he's taken away a lot from her costume. No, I didn't expect Halle Berry or Phfeiffer, but I thought there'd be more of a disguise in her disguise. But I suppose it remains to be seen how the character will be developed. I'm still pumped up for this, fanboys be damned.
rodie | August 5, 2011 4:22 AM
The more I look at it, the more I like it. She looks like a badass anti-hero tough chick. I like that the neckline of the suit almost resembles a zipped up biker's jacket, only ya know SKIN TIGHT. Very nice.
We've already had really campy Catwoman costumes with Pfieffer and Berry....the ears, claws, whip... This seems like a throwback to the minimalist versions from the old TV show, only updated and tailored to this specific story.
It looks like she'll have nightvision goggles, which is definitely a feline trait, and I bet when she pushes her goggles up on her head they resemble cat ears.
TheoC | August 5, 2011 3:41 AM
See that's how you release a first look.
Not a murky mess and some messing around with the liquify tool in Photoshop.
Oh Brandon Routh swoon etc.
Incognito | August 5, 2011 2:46 AM
Hardly looks like an improvement over the miscast Halle Berry fashion disaster called Catwoman.
genga | August 5, 2011 2:31 AM
How come the pic released from the Batman movie is in brighter, better lighting than the release from the Superman movie, which was so dim you wanted to take a flashlight to it?
Free T-Jack | August 5, 2011 2:15 AM
The one thing that has me worried, more than the questionable Bane and Catwoman photos (since I have faith Nolan will make them look fine on screen) but rather that Nolan seems to have fallen in the trap that has ruined so many superhero movies: the additional of multiple villains and too many characters.
Yeahright | August 5, 2011 2:12 AM
Fastdub, I can dig it, but what you say doesn't fit the Nolan world
"Catwoman isnt portrayed as a psychotic in anyway in the comics, she's more a playful foil for batman as well as a reoccurring love interest."
While that might be so, Nolan likes to ground his movies in "reality."
Normal, functioning, well adjusted people don't dress in leather, swing through the air on whips and fight crime. In the controlled environment of a S&M dungeon, with safe words and rules of conduct maybe. But not on the streets in a crime infested city.
As for love interest, if Rachel and Bruce can't be together because of his Batman alter ego, then it makes sense for Kyle to understand Batman and not the Bruce Wayne alter ego.
fastdub | August 5, 2011 1:47 AM
well said
BuntyHoven | August 5, 2011 1:44 AM
None of the Nolan characters really identify themselves as their comic book names. Batman tends to known as "The Batman" by the Gotham folks. I don't think The Joker or Two-Face ever actually said their own names, or introduced themselves as such. So it wouldn't surprise me if we never actually hear Selina Kyle described as "Catwoman". Instead of a literal translation of the character, complete with cat-ears on the costume, I think we're getting a less obvious adaptation. That's fine with me - we don't need another Halle Berry Catwoman.
"Chris Nolan doesn't do "human"" -- that's a hot load of horseshit.
fastdub | August 5, 2011 1:33 AM
Yeahright. Catwoman isnt portrayed as a psychotic in anyway in the comics, she's more a playful foil for batman as well as a reoccurring love interest. she has more often than not erred on the side of what is right, not good maybe but certainly not evil.
She's dangerous and I think maybe Hathaway can pull it off, especially considering she has never played a part like it so is in the perfect position to pull it off to great effect if all the pieces fall into place.
Kevin Jagernauth | August 5, 2011 1:23 AM
I have to say, one of the first things I thought as well was "short hair" would have been better. Weird.
Eric | August 5, 2011 1:22 AM
Wish he did Catwoman with short hair. OR maybe this photo is just a decoy and isnt the final.
tristan eldritch | August 5, 2011 1:21 AM
"Chris Nolan's women are cold and impenetrable. They lack sex appeal and they lack warmth."
Chris Nolan doesn't do "human".
W. Basil | August 5, 2011 1:18 AM
Is that a tire or obese liquorice?
Yeahright | August 5, 2011 1:04 AM
Chris Nolan's women are cold and impenetrable. They lack sex appeal and they lack warmth. Even in the Prestige Scarlet Jo, seem awfully de-sexed, even as a girl with loose morals.
Cat woman is dangerous sexy, she's psychotic, a succubus, nothing about that image correlates to that. I don't feel any threat from her, I don't feel risk, and danger any psychosis. Ann Hathaway is a fine actress but she soooo mickey mouse.
I know Nolan can't tip his hat to Burton, but Burton's cat-woman-- Phiffer was amazing. Sexy, dangerous, psychotic, and extremely emotionally vulnerable.
I know how Hath will play this part--she'll play it like every other Nolan woman, Stoic, stoic, stoic, stoic, a cypher.

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Baylor Hypocrites!
Baylor's newfound fondness for "Texas Football Legacies" (see the school's homepage, linked above) is eyewatering hypocrisy. Where was Baylor in 1994 when four Texas schools got kicked to the curb, their football legacies be damned? Baylor ought to be ashamed of itself for such baldfaced hypocrisy; should the Bears be left behind in the coming realignment, I say it's the wages of sin. Eat it, Bears. We've been living in the wilderness for 17 years; now it's your turn.


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#4 – I don't know where you got the impression that we could help Harkon rebuild Castle Volkihar. I only got one upgrade option (or repair, rather) and it certainly was from Harkon.
Apart from that, bang on!
You can get 2 upgrades: By asking to have rubble to the courtyard cleared and by getting Valerica out of the Soul Cairn (causing her to re-plant the garden)
Other than that, the ruins all stay, which sucks.
Khajiit aren't feral…I've never encountered a Feral Khajiit, unless you're referring to something from the expansion
I bought GR Future Warfare on impulse instead of this! On PC!! Anyone who has played the PC version knows it's plagued with bugs and even without them, it's not that good (so far). Should've rented it, I'm very disappointed with Ubisoft.
Will be picking this up next week.
How much is Dawnguard?
What can i say vampire lord is just so f***ing amazing quite over powered but who cares
It costs 1600 Microsoft points probably around $20 it actually worth it. However was is it worth the wait? I can honestly tell you know. I found the Shivering Isles DLC 100 times better to be honest.
to be fair, SI was an expansion whereas Dawnguard is a simple DLC
I don't care about being a vampire so 1600 ms points is definitely not worth it. I'll wait another year and buy GOTY edition used for 15 bucks with all the expansions.
By the way, all the "vampire lord" pictures I see show a male looking creature. Does a female character turn into that too or a feminine version?
It's worth it, actually. You can be a vampire hunter instead and you get cool werewolf perks. Also, there is a feminine version.
Uh yeah the females do get a femenine version I play a female nord vamp and the vampire lord is essentially skinnier with some form of bra
In my opinion, this DLC kinda really sucked. I spent $20.00 at gamestop for about 15 hours of bullcrap Bethesda spat out at us. The game's bugs are still pretty prevalent in the respect that I can't place items randomly in my homes because they fall through floors and sometimes teleport to the other side of the room. On top of that, the vampire lord transformation makes my character's feet (upto his knees)fall through my Whiterun floor.
I honestly feel like this game is, in general, lacking very very much.
This being said, the game is still fun, but I'm one who doesn't play for story-lines, I play for the joy of making my own little slice of hell on Tamriel.
If there are patches I can download to my 360, someone please let me know where to find them.
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"The game's bugs are still pretty prevalent in the respect that I can't place items randomly in my homes because they fall through floors and sometimes teleport to the other side of the room." What homes, Dawnguard didn't add any. "vampire lord transformation makes my character's feet (upto his knees)fall through my Whiterun floor" Are you actually fighting in your whiterun home? "I honestly feel like this game is, in general, lacking very very much." And that's why most people get the PC version.
Actually its kinda worth it the storylines pretty good ive only played vampire but dawnguard looks okay to. I almost wish id played the dawnguard side because of that stupid glitch with serana, apparently you can become a vp after you do the questline for the dawnguard to( i read serana will turn you later even if you pick other side. So maybe going dawnguard will get you both sides benefits. But watever overall its a solid 8.5/10 worth 20 bucks and hopefully the overpowered vampire stuff will pay for itself overtime
My game freezes whenever I start to load my last save or the earlier ones. It also gives me an infinite loading screen when I try to make a new game. Ideas?
To the guy with the corrupt game saves… im gonna guess you tried an put a pc save onto your xbox 360… i did this and it got my whole hardrive corrupted let alone my skyrim saves. But at first it was just the save my advice delete save from skyrim and start over and dont mod the xbox version or you will end up like me getting your whole hard drive reformated. when i turned my 360 on it just kept telling me to reformat my hard drive and i could not do anything else because everything was corrupt it did register my xbl profiles game saves downloaded games nothing. so GOOD LUCK with that
My BIGGEST problem with being a vampire lord is the fact that you cannot drink blood from dead bodies.
You seriously should be able to do this.
I wonder what the Vamp Lord thinks: "Hmm, I'm getting really thirsty and I might become hated a feared soon and there are a number of fresh bodies lying around me, oh well, I shouldn't drink from them."
you understand if anything that drinking blood should only make a vampire immensely stronger. Bethesda screwed dawnguard up completely. why would the vampiristic qualities become stronger when you don't drink blood? (when blood is the one thing that vampires technically need to survive)??? you try going without water for 3 days tell me how you feel.
Vampires can't drink the blood of the dead. Watch an interview with a vampire. And they seemed to base all of this dlc off vampire movies, i mean come on the vampire form is pretty much ripped straight from Brams drac. My overall feeling is $20 for this dlc is abit steep considering how freaking big and jam packed the shivering isles is.
That being said being a vampire lord is very cool, the two homes are very nice for either a good guy or bad guy whichever way you like it served, and it adds some fun stuff, which is more than call of duty's million expansion packs at organ prices for 2 regurgitated maps.
However the big pitfall of Dawnguard is pitifully boring storyline. I dont want to spoil it but honestly their isn't a whole lot to spoil. In the end you come out with a new home. Thats it. You cant make choices, you cant decide who lives and dies. Maybe I don't like this vamp girl. Maybe I would rather blot out the sun. Maybe I like the evil elf guy. Why cant I choose that? Im the guy who sought out every daedric artifact and has literally murdered hundreds of people as a vampire. Your gonna tell me that it fits that I choose to side with some bimbo over taking over the earth? b******* bethesda, b*******. When I get a gaming pc im getting a goty edition for $10 on the PC for the $40 I just made on the xbox version, modding this vamp girl nailed dead to the table along with her mom in castle volkihar and turning off the sun. Thats what I would have done.
my opinion is that u enjoy apocalypse-like movies too much.True,bethesda should have given us more choices but but no sun would have eventualy renderd humanity doomed so good luck playing TES 6!
The vampire lord is amazing looking & can hover also.. makes me kinda bummed i made a high elf heavy armored sword & sheild loud & proud style warrior.. if you made a stealth/illusion magic build your vampire skills would stack with your base skills and make you god-like probly.. to late for me.. im just going to murder all vamps.. & protect tamriel i guess
I feel the Vampire Lord ability fails in combat. When I'm in combat, I've often experienced that it's just easier to go in normal mode and just use the s*** I've always used.
Can toss in a quick comment that I just have played dawnguard for a couple of hours
I downloaded this dlc last summer and just now got around to playing it over the winter holidays. While I do enjoy getting back into Skyrim and experincing the Dawnguard dlc, being a vampire Lord seems pretty lame compared to what I can already do with my high level skills as a warrior. I got rid of that vampire ability as soon as I could.
Hey, that's not the only way to become a vampire lord. *Spoiler coming up* If you help the Dawnguard and defeat the vampire lord, Serana will be able to turn you into a vampire lord also, so no matter what you do, you still have that option!
Yea i put alot of time into my dark elf to be the perfect stealth illusion conjurer & archer.. its good news to me i can help the dawnguard & after destroying Harkon & his flesh minions.. become a vampire lord with serana.. i play as a good guy really so it feels good to kno that ill be one of the last vamp lords and everyone will thank me for destroying them lol.. my secret agenda.. destroying my competition lmfao
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I dont know why people are fussing and B******* over everything in the dawn guard storyline and vampire lord looks, Ect. theres nothing wrong with it. That may be my opinion but what everyone needs to do is just be quiet and be greatful that they even put the vampire lord storyline in the skyrim video game.
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Robert Pattinson Interview with Sydney Morning Herald
Robert Pattinson interview with Sydney Morning Herald at the Breaking Dawn Part 2 press junket in Sydney today!
When you first sign on to something when you were nobody, you feel like everything's totally out of control," he said in Sydney today, where he is promoting the final Twilight instalment. "Once you've experienced it once, you realise how to have a little bit more control over it.""That's the one thing I've been annoyed about by the whole thing," explains Pattinson. "The kind of 'team' aspect of it. It's strange. I think that's what has created a very strange atmosphere around how the movies are promoted and stuff. It's making it like a sport or something. People can't really watch the films any more because they're thinking about all this other silliness."
"When you're promoting something, it's weird; it's like a strange sort of addiction. If people were whispering about you in the next room you probably want to know what they're saying, but really you'll always regret it because they're probably talking s— about you. It's this weird thing. You only do it if you're feeling bad, and want to make yourself feel worse. If you're feeling good you never look at it."
So is he looking at it now?
"Basically, yes," he laughs. "I try and avoid it, because it doesn't really make any difference. I mean you think it does for a minute but everyone forgets really quick."
Pattinson remains philosophical about questions about his relationship. "It's really not up to you, you could talk about absolutely nothing, the editor is going to put it however they want anyway. It's part of the thing where you reveal what you want to reveal and you talk about what you want to talk about. People ask you about whatever they think the audience is interested in and you can't really dictate."
He is more bemused by the response to his other roles. "I think just because Twilight became so prominent and kind of mainstream, people think I'm similar to the character, but Edward's such a specific part. I always find it so funny when you do any other part. They're like 'this is him kind of acting now'. What did you think I was doing in Twilight?"
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A study at the University of Florida found some energy drinks contain more caffeine than espresso coffees. They also found that caffeine is not the only energy booster in these. Some may also include taurine, ginseng and guarana which are all types of stimulants.
"It will definitely give you that boost or that punch, however it can potentially have other side effects.this may cause your heart to palpitate, may stimulate you too much," says Claudia Morrison, a nutritionist.
Claudia also says all that energy could push people to exercise too hard. Potentially injuring themselves. The problem is none of this stuff is regulated, so there's no recommended daily allowance. And it's hard to know what, or how much you're getting, since sometimes one can will contain two servings. As a nutritionist, Morrison says the best way to get energy is from fruit, a piece of cheese or even a glass of milk. And she says it's better to just avoid buying energy in a can.
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* Former CEO Pandit and COO Havens to receive $15.5 million
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Nov 9 (Reuters)- Citigroup said it will pay $15.5 million to Vikram Pandit, its former chief executive who resigned from company last month, as well as to his top deputy.
The bank said on Friday the payments to Pandit and former Chief Operating Officer John Havens reflect the progress the bank made in 2012 and work they did in some earlier years.
The statement came less than a month after board members led by Chairman Michael O'Neill told Pandit privately that his work was not satisfactory, sources said at the time.
O'Neill lost confidence in Pandit after missteps that included the bank's failure to win regulatory approval to return capital to shareholders this year, sources had said.
Citigroup said it was paying the men what it had to. "While Citi will also honor all past awards that they are legally entitled to, there are no severance payments. Awards to which they are not legally entitled have been forfeited," O'Neill said in the statement from the company.
In 2007, Merrill Lynch Chief Executive Stan O'Neal left his company with a severance package of $161.5 million.
Pandit and Havens had previously sold their hedge fund to Citigroup in a deal that ultimately paid each man $79.7 million.
The company later adopted a new compensation plan and Pandit was paid $14.8 million in 2011. The pay plan raised the ire of investors and was denounced by a majority vote of shareholders.
U.S. median household income was $50,054 in 2011.
The company is expected to unveil a new executive compensation plan before the next annual meeting.
The final pay agreements were signed on Friday and set Nov. 30 as the official termination dates for the two men, according to the bank's statement in a regulatory filing.
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Textbooks: weighing down backpacks and emptying wallets
How were you planning to spend your hard-earned summer cash this semester?
Perhaps you've had your heart set on an iPod to make workouts more enjoyable, a stylish fall wardrobe to make you the envy of any fashion aficionado, or even some brand new … textbooks?
The cost of one semester's worth of textbooks has risen enough to compete with the price of high-tech music devices and Armani clothing.
A U-Wire article entitled "U.S. education dept. study to address rising textbook costs" reports that the average price of textbooks has been steadily increasing at a rate of 6 percent per year since 1987.
Web sites such as campusprogress.org provide a few explanations as to why textbook prices have skyrocketed across the board.
One reason for the price increase is that publishers are frequently releasing new editions of so-called "old" textbooks.
Many of the new textbooks, however, have few changes.
Ben Waxman of campusprogress.org writes, "the new edition might be worthwhile if it had new material, but most changes are usually minor and cosmetic."
During their trips to the bookstore, Fairfield students such as Ashley Calame '09 have noticed this trend as well.
"To be completely honest, I think it's awful how much they charge at the bookstore," Calame said. "I can buy the same book at Barnes and Noble new for less than what they charge for it used."
It does not help that already pricey books are often packaged with various CD-ROMs and other study aids, which Waxman calls "all kinds of useless bells and whistles [used] to justify high prices."
Many times, students have no choice but to purchase the whole package.
Fairfield's bookstore manager, Barbara Farrell says, textbook prices are high because making textbooks is expensive.
Some of the greatest expenses that are involved include the cost of materials, author and publisher income, marketing costs and freight expense.
"There is nothing heavier than paper. [Therefore] the cost of shipping skyrockets," Farrell says.
The cost of textbooks has become such a pressing issue among colleges across the country that the U. S. Department of Education is conducting a study on how to counteract the textbook market.
This study won't reach its conclusion until the summer of 2007, according to the U-Wire article.
So, what can be done in the meantime?
For one, students can purchases textbooks from Web sites such as Amazon.com.
"I was so fed up with buying textbooks at our bookstore that I made an account on Amazon.com, which not only makes it easier for me to purchase my new textbooks, but it also makes it easier for kids in my position," says Gianna Mondoro '09.
Some students have already found that the online textbook market is a much more affordable way of keeping up with long lists of books.
Farrell agrees that Amazon can be helpful.
However, she also asks, "Is there a place that consistently sells books at half our price? No. If you want what you need, this is the place to get it. … We're going to stand behind what we sell."
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I am not a lawyer just giving you some advice


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When Both Partners Are Diagnosed: Understanding the Other's ADHD
My husband and I both have ADHD, but we manifest it differently. I'm disorganized in the typical ADHD way: I lose my keys, forget to buy milk, and so on. He manages his ADHD by staying hyper-organized. He refuses to learn more about ADHD and the reasons for my disorganization. What can I do to let him know that I'm not intentionally disorganized?
It sounds like he is trying to shame you into doing better. Perhaps your husband believes you're using ADHD as an excuse for your disorganization.
First, help him understand that his anger and criticism damage your self-esteem and your marriage. Ask him to be loving and supportive, not critical.
Since he thrives on staying organized, work with him on specific strategies for creating a less cluttered home, while gently reminding him of your many contributions to the household.
Develop a system that takes advantage of your combined strengths — he keeps the house organized, you work with the children on homework and their recreational activities. A balanced approach should solve the problem.
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With Hasek, Biron, and Miller, the Sabres have leaned on their goalies as the foundation of the team for almost two decades. Thus I and many Sabres fans have been alarmed at the amount of goals scored on the Sabres this year. Since the first Carolina game, Buffalo has allowed 38 goals in 9 games, allowing 3 or more goals in each contest. Many of these games could have been a lot worse if it wasn't for some great bailout saves by Miller. This feels like the worst stretch of defensive hockey for the Sabres in a long time but is it?
To find out, I went back to 1997-98. Over the last 15 seasons. the Sabres have had 38 streaks where they allowed 3 or more goals in 4 or more consecutive games.
I analyzed the data and looked at length of streak, goals per game, goals against per game, goal differential per game and points per game. The result, this current streak comprised of 9 straight games allowing 3 or more goals, while scoring 3.11 goals per game and allowing 4.22 goals per game for a -1.11 goal differential and earning .56 points per game is not the worst, it is not even top 10, it's the 13th from the bottom. The current team can thank Thomas Vanek for this, if it wasn't for his game tying goal and the subsequent win, the current streak would be the 6th worst in the last 15 years.
So what was the worst streak? You don't have to think too far back, because it occurred last year.
January 14, 2012: 4-2 loss at the Islanders
January 16, 2012: 5-0 loss at the Red Wings
January 18, 2012: 6-2 loss at the Blackhawks
January 19, 2012: 4-1 loss at Winnipeg
January 21, 2012: 4-2 loss at St. Louis
During the prelude to the drive for 9th last year, Buffalo doomed their season with an awful Midwest road swing scoring 1.4 goals per game while allowing 4.6 goals per game and earning 0 of 10 possible points.
The best stretch occurred in 2010-11
March 8, 2011: 3-1 loss at Pittsburgh
March 10, 2011: 4-3 win at Boston
March 12, 2011: 3-4 loss at Toronto
March 13, 2011: 6-4 win vs Ottawa
Despite giving up 3.5 goals per game, the Sabres scored 3.5 per game and earned a point per game.
The Longest Stretch, 11 games, occurred in 2008-09:
March 14, 2009: 4-3 OT loss vs Atlanta
March 17, 2009: 4-2 loss at Ottawa
March 20, 2009: 6-4 loss vs Philly
March 21, 2009: 5-3 loss at NY Rangers
March 25, 2009: 5-3 win vs Florida
March 27, 2009: 5-3 win vs Toronto
March 28, 2009: 4-3 win at Montreal
April 1, 2009: 3-2 OT loss at Atlanta
April 3, 2009: 5-4 win at Washington
April 4, 2009: 3-2 loss vs New Jersey
April 6, 2009: 4-1 loss vs Detroit
My favorite stretches came during the high flying 06-07 President's Cup year. That year there were 5 streaks of 3+ goals allowed encompassing 30 games.
One of those streaks lasted 8 games at the beginning of the season:
October 28, 2006: 5-4 OT loss vs Atlanta
November 2, 2006: 5-4 win at Boston
November 4, 2006: 4-1 loss vs Toronto
November 5, 2006: 4-3 win at NY Rangers
November 10, 2006: 5-4 win vs Florida
November 11, 2006: 5-4 win at Philadelphia
November 13, 2006: 7-4 win at Carolina
November 15, 2006: 4-2 loss vs Ottawa
In that 8 game span, Buffalo allowed 4 goals a game but scored 4.13 goals a game. They also captured 11 of 16 points despite the high amount of goals scored. We allowed a lot of goals, but we scored more. Those were the days.
Starting with the 2002-03 season, these streaks encompassed 185 games, 113 started by Miller.
Miller 113 games, 443 goals, .71 points per game.
Biron started 32 games, 118 goals, .69 points per game
Lalime started 14 games, 57 goals, .36 points per game
Noronen started 11 games, 58 goals, 0 points
Enroth started 10 games, 48 goals .4 points per game.
This is a toss up between Biron and Miller, I think I give the nod to Biron. Biron has a slight edge in goals per game, and he played on some bad teams. Miller played a lot of these games with the Drury/Briere Sabres, which boosts his points per game numbers.
By month, the Sabres have had bad defensive slumps in February and March. They were least likely to occur in November. The cause of this seems to be both injuries to defensemen and Miller, as well as the annual West Coast swing that happens around that time.
During these bad defense streaks, it's better to be at home.
At home we score half a goal more per game, allow a third of the goals and earn almost twice as many points.
If you find yourself in a streak of bad defense...
Florida: 6 games against during streaks, 3.8 goals scored/game, 3.3 goals allowed/game, 1.33 points/game
Boston: 16 games against during streaks, 3.31 goals scored/game, 3.88 goals allowed/game, 0.94 points/game
Atlanta/Winnipeg: 14 games against during streaks, 2.93 goals scored/game, 4.21 goals allowed/game, 0.71 points/game
Toronto: 17 games against during streaks, 2.76 goals scored/game, 4.12 goals allowed/game, 0.65 points/game
Ottawa: 24 games against during streaks, 2.71 goals scored/game, 4.21 goals allowed/game, 0.58 points/game
Pittsburgh: 10 games against during streaks, 2.9 goals scored/game, 5 goals allowed/game, 0.4 points/game
Washington: 11 games against during streaks, 2.55 goals scored/game, 3.45 goals allowed/game, 0.36 points/game
New Jersey: 11 games against during streaks, 2.09 goals scored/game, 3.91 goals allowed/game, 0.27 points/game
and don't even make the trip to Motown...
Detroit: 6 games against during streaks, 1.5 goals scored/game, 4.5 goals allowed/game, 0.17 points/game
Can the Sabres break the streak against the high powered Islanders and Bruins, or will they tie the longest streak in 15 years with 11 games of 3 or more goals allowed?


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Southern Baptist researcher Ed Stetzer defines Mormonism as a "theological cult," not the classic "sociological cult." His research shows that a full 75 percent of Protestant pastors believe that Mormonism is either a cult or simply a different religion.
Stetzer says he'd be concerned if the significant theological distinctions between Mormons and mainstream Christianity are blurred or overlooked in the name of political expediency.
"I think it is more helpful to call Mormons another religion, distinct from biblical or historic Christianity, as just about everyone from Catholics to Methodists to Baptists have clearly stated," Stetzer notes. "It's a different religion that uses the same words to describe very different things."
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1. Bart Hall (Kansas, USA) wrote:
Mormons are not Christians. Next slide, please. Article VI of our Constitution prohibits a religious test for any office. If it was good enough for the framers, it's good enough for me. That Harry Reid is a Mormon is not why I have a problem with him as Senate Majority Leader. If Nikki Haley were still a Sikh (as were her parents) and was nominated for VP my concern would pertain to her experience, not her faith. Ditto Joe Lieberman.
My intense disapproval of Mr. Obama's presidency has nothing to do with his having a Muslim faith and cultural background deep enough that he asked Jeremiah Wright to help him square it with American Christianity. This is America, folks. Romney could be a devout Buddhist and it shouldn't matter.
If you actually read Article VI, para 3, what's clearly important is dedication to the Constitution. Mr. Romney would appear to have that dedication. Talking salamanders are irrelevant.June 12, 8:50 am | [comment link]
2. Sarah wrote:
I'm not certain what Article VI has to do with American citizens choosing not to vote for someone because they disapprove of his religion—obviously Article VI does not address private citizens and their assessments at all.
I'd vote for a Scientologist if he were committed to the Constitution, and the principles of limited government, private property, and individual liberty. But I'd certainly understand if certain other private citizens chose not to vote for the Scientologist just because he's a Scientologist.
Obviously I won't be voting for Romney—his Massachusetts record demonstrates his commitments and priorities, and I don't vote for non-conservatives offered by the Republican Party any more.
But I think the evangelical silence has to do with two main issues and one more minor one.
One, most of us agree that we'd prefer to have conservative candidates, regardless of their religion. The religion is a very minor priority in regards to running a government.
And two, most of us recognize that Romney's committed to a different faith from Christianity.
Those two things make discussion about his religion in the context of his nomination pretty irrelevant other than of course countering any assertions that really Mormons are a branch of Christianity!
The third reason why they're being silent—and I put this into the more minor category—is because they're terrified that Obama's going to win again, and they've decided that Obama is the end-all, be-all of evil and doom for the nation. I don't personally think that—I think our addiction to the trough and ever-expanding power and bloat of the Federal Government is the end-all, be-all of evil and doom for the nation—that, and the fact that we have a Party that's supposed to be the Party of limited government putting up candidates who are for grotesquely inflated government as our standard-bearers. Those two things are simply going to kill our freedom, economy, initiative, and so much more.
But that's not what most evangelicals have decided.June 12, 9:32 am | [comment link]
3. Ad Orientem wrote:
Art VI prohibits any religious legal qualification for office. As Sarah noted, it in no way precludes private citizens from voting on any issue that motivates them. All of which said, Gov. Romney's bizarre religious beliefs are not among the reasons for why I will not vote for him.June 12, 5:34 pm | [comment link]
4. David Keller wrote:
My mama told me in 1972, my first presidential election, when I didn't want to vote for Nixon or McGovern, that life is full of hard choices. Deciding to avoid them does not give you the moral high ground. She really said that. The choices you have are Romney or Obama. Get over it. Do what is best for America not your private problems.June 12, 8:23 pm | [comment link]
5. Sarah wrote:
RE: "Deciding to avoid them does not give you the moral high ground."
I agree—do not avoid the hard choices—make the hard choice and refuse to vote for Republican candidates who are not even remotely conservative.
RE: "The choices you have are Romney or Obama."
And "neither"—there's that choice.
RE: "Do what is best for America . . . "
Exactly. Do what is best for America. What is best for America is not electing a guy who will make the same choices he made in Massachusetts [because that's what he believes] and then force the Republican Party to divide and found a new third party in 2016 and 2020 that will doom us to many Obamas for the rest of our lives.
Make the hard choice.
Refuse to vote for non-conservatives pawned off on us by the party that's supposed to be nominating conservatives.
Refuse to vote for the candidate that will eventually spawn the third party that will kill our country and divide Republicans permanently.
How easy it is to turn canards on their heads. ; > )
The first group of people in line to complain and moan and gnash their teeth and be all "ain't it awful" when the Republican Party splits and spawns a new third party after Romney's disastrous actions will be the group that demanded everybody vote for him because the alternative would be just too too awful. But there is a much more awful alternative than one more term of Obama—and that's the many many many more terms of Obamas once the Republican Party splits after conservatives figure out the game.
The raving liberals in the US don't just have one Obama in their pocket—they're lined up and around the block and down Main Street. And they're who get to lead our country once conservatives recognize that after Romney, it gets even worse from the Republican Party.June 13, 9:28 am | [comment link]
6. High_Church wrote:
I'm also puzzled by all the talk of the religious test found in the Constitution (Article VI), because it has nothing to do with whether or not individual voters or parties for that matter make judgments about a candidate based on religion. To suggest otherwise is a kind of intellectual totalitarianism. That aside, I also think the tenor of the debate over the religious faith of Mr. Romney has been rather silly (like much of public discourse). Several points to consider here:
1) American is not Christian nation in a legal or theological sense (i.e. either from the perspective of the state or the church), but it historically has been so in a cultural sense. To that end, it is reasonable for voters to choose a candidate that shares one of their paramount cultural traits and historically they have done so. Moreover, if there is value in preserving or fostering that cultural heritage, then voting for a candidate who will do so it important. (See Gary Scott Smith's Faith and the Presidency….its a scholarly work, but very accessable)
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On NPR, More of the Sentiment That Satire of Islam Abuses Press Freedom
At the tail end of the second hour of the Diane Rehm Show on many NPR stations Friday, defense reporter James Kitfield of the National Journal broke out his outrage about the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was firebombed this week. Like Time's Bruce Crumley, Kitfield saved his outrage for the "irresponsible" satirists and all his sensitivity for the Muslims of France.
In the Huffington Post, French journalist Romina Ruiz-Goiriena complained that while "For many, the publication has been an iconic soapbox for the far French left since its creation in 1960," it failed to achieve what freedom should: "The issue was not thought-provoking; it simply contributed to burgeoning anti-Muslim sentiment. What it should have been doing was pushing the conversation forward to confront the seemingly dormant but rampant institutional bigotry. After all, is that not the point of having a free press tradition in the first place?"
Kitfield felt the pain of Muslims that do not want their religious prophet depicted in any way. Like many journalists, he displays no sensitivity for the satirized Christian in France or anywhere, and somehow fails to be upset by a firebombed newspaper:
JAMES KITFIELD: I mean, that was very, very objectionable to, you know, a majority of Muslims to see their religious leader depicted in any way, but certainly not in sort of a satirical, laughable fashion. You know, I heard a comment from a French Muslim who I think got it exactly right, which is that just because you can do this thing because you have a First Amendment right or you have a right to free expression in Western societies doesn't mean you should do them. So I think I would hope we get to a place where we condemn this constant provocation. Why these provocations to a vast minority group inside of France? I think it's irresponsible.
KATTY KAY, guest host: Particularly when you already have tensions with those...
KITFIELD: Right, and people can die. I think it's irresponsible, but, you know, I would defend to the last straw to do it. I just hope we get to a place where the people who do do this get condemned by society for constantly provoking crises that we don't need right now.
This being NPR, Kay could only agree, and not ask how satire is irresponsible and "provokes crises" and violent Islamists are somehow not responsible for what they do at all.
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Submitted by zenman1661 on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:34pm.
in no way does it excuse or absolve the viscous crime of fire bombing the building.
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Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:21am.
You just don't get it. If those magazine folks didn't want to get firebombed, they shouldn't have been in that building....or they shouldn't have worn that short skirt...or something like that.
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New show "All American Muslim"
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 9:45pm.
I just saw an add for this:
Seemed to claim they are just as American, which may be the case, unless you endorse Sharia Law, which is NOT compatible with our Constitution. I wonder if the show will present facts and logical thinking.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
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Just as there are "push polls," that TV show is...
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:57am.
...a "push show," designed to influence public opinion.
It's from the same people who air "Sister Wives," the folks at TLC. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
And are there Muslims who don't endorse Sharia? That would be something of an oxymoron, like a square without corners.
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NB do a thread on American Muslim?
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 12:49pm.
If not, it seems a worthwhile discussion. Someone should watch and report back. Wonder how much spin there will be. Somehow I just don't think it will be a truthful presentation of the facts which would warn the public of the dangers of ISLAM to anyone interested in freedom.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
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American Muslim
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 12:57pm.
Not to use too broad of a brush but it seems like the best parallel my experience can relate is to that of gang members that come into the hospitals where I have worked. They can some times be the nicest and most accommodating of patients but all that goes out the window as soon as they are under the influence of another member of the gang. It seems similar in the Islamic world. Muslims can be at peace and live well until they grow in numbers and radical elements start to incrementally acquire influence and power. Islam will trump a peaceful and respectful life.
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Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:50pm.
PS: Comments on Muslim show- http://www.debbieschlussel.com/44172/ive-already-warned-you-about-all-am...
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
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NPR does not represent me...I
Submitted by d1carter on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:41pm.
NPR does not represent me...I want my money back!
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Submitted by almostacowboy on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:43pm.
hypocricy from the same folks that bring you al jazeera in English.
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How exactly do you write a
Submitted by ant on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 11:01pm.
How exactly do you write a 'thought-provoking' article on islam? If I write an article on OWS's tendency to drop F-bombs on citizens, block traffic, set fires, and just cause general mayhem and violence like some Marxist zombie horror movie, does that mean I missed some nuance or sophisticated message underlying this central theme? Nah, I think not.
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According to the Left,
Submitted by LinTaylor on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 1:24am.
Freedom of speech is perfectly wonderful if you're calling Herman Cain a horndog rapist, Chris Christie a walking (rolling?) sack of lard, or George Dubya a murderous psychopath who needs to be arrested, killed, then re-killed and his corpse urinated upon.
But if you say anything negative about the peaceful and serene religion of Islam, where being a woman ranks just slightly below being a dog, and you've crossed a line.
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More double standard
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 5:11am.
Let's do a test. We'll show Mr Kitfield a photo of a crucifix submerged in urine and ask him if it is a provocation or an award winning work of art.
Then we will do the same with a Quran submerged in urine.
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I wonder if they would feel
Submitted by Jimme on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 6:35am.
I wonder if they would feel the same sentiment if and NPR or Time studio got fire bombed for publishing a picture of a doo doo Jesus statue?
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Mohammed - a prophet of murder
Submitted by ohio granny on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 9:50am.
Islamist prophet Mohammed is a prophet of murder and violence and possibly a pedophile. Murder anyone who disagrees with their definition of Islam?. Murder by, stoning, a woman who has been accused of adultery? "Honor killing of a daughter who has become too westernised? Genital multilation of young girls with out any sort of anesthesia?
How can anyone defend this kind of religion? Islam is a "religion" of violence. Violence is practiced and encouraged by the Koran. Why do the media and politicians continually defend this "religion"? Only when we stop being afraid of repercussions and call Islam what it is will we be able to deal with the violence they preach and practice.
The media and politicians need to stop being afraid to speak the truth. Political correctness is going kill us if this continues.
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All freedoms come with responsibility as their price tag.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 11:12am.
I've said it before: the price of freedom of expression is the existence of opinions which are contrary to yours. Your corresponding responsibility is to turn off the TV, radio, computer or to put down the book or publication or to simply walk away. Short of the "yelling fire in a crowded theater" standard, prior restraint of free speech, because someone may find it offensive, has been turned aside time and time again in our courts. I would also remind people that there is NO mention of the "right not to be offended" anywhere in the Bill of Rights.
The slimy depths to which degenerate and devolved journalists will go to justify hiding behind free speech while simultaneously attacking those who exercise it never ceases to amaze me. You will get the usual justifications from journalists that they are just "being responsible" in the "exercise of their profession". Oh really? First off, journalism is not a profession. How can you call political whoring, diatribe, lying, wholesale character assassination and agenda-driven propagandizing a "profession"? Secondly, when did the media suddenly develop a conscience and transform into responsible citizens? That hasn't happened in our nation's history! And finally, who made journalists the arbiter of what people should read, watch, listen to, etc.? Most journalists are about 100 points in IQ behind a rock. At least the rock has the good sense to stay where it was put and not to talk back, ask stupid questions or try to scoop another rock.
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Liberals do not seem to
Submitted by pfwag on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 12:30pm.
Liberals do not seem to understand that they are infidels and Muslims are commanded by their god and prophet to kill all the infidels.
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I guess it's true. Muslims
Submitted by jessieH on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 1:44pm.
I guess it's true. Muslims have, absolutely, no sense of humor. That explains a lot.
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The late Ayatollah Assaholah
Submitted by uhohshortsonthehighway on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 8:28am.
The late Ayatollah Assaholah of Iran was famous for saying that humor has no place in Islam.
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NPR Does What Their Paymasters Tell Them To
Submitted by Avitar on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 4:22am.
The are no laws that say a country like Saudi Arabia can not buy the services of NPR ot PBS. As long as their interests involve undercutting US support for Israel or keeping the US energy industry down the petrodollar money will continue to flow to PBS for environmental programing and revisions of history to Muslim fictions where the zero was invented by arabs and not India and the double action pump in Syria in the tenth century and not China before the first century BC. Of Course they edit the Jews right out of existance.
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Submitted by Morganfrost on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:06am.
"Right, and people can die."
Wrong. "People can die" if they choose to smoke. People tend to get murdered if they upset other people who want to strip us of our freedoms. I suppose there are two ways to approach this: 1) we can shrug and say that our freedoms shouldn't be exercised or defended if they really upset other cultures, particularly cultures who insist on acting as judge, jury and executioner when someone offends them; or 2) we can say that our freedoms aren't negotiable.
Freedom of speech isn't a freedom if it's subject to a terror veto.
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This is what Muslims want...
Submitted by uhohshortsonthehighway on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 8:27am.
...to shame westerners into not ever saying anything at all about Islam. Eventually, they will fight to make it illegal to insult religion(by which they mean only Islam). Muslim leaders have already proposed this to the UN.
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Security-Enhanced Postgres is designed for military-grade data stores. It allows mandatory access control with full-integration support for Security-Enhanced Linux (SE-Linux). SE-Linux is a NSA project that modifies the Linux kernel with security-related functions. It has been endorsed by and included with major Linux distributions including, but not limited to, Red Hat, CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. PostgreSQL is the only database system which has tight integration with SE-Linux.
Databases are significant facilities for managing information assets. Databases enable information to be searched for, retrieved, and stored in more elegant ways than with file systems.
Most existing RDBMSs apply their own access controls, for example, GRANT and REVOKE, without collaborating with operating system. This can result in inconsistent access controls compared to ones on filesystem and so on.
SUBHEADER: With SE-Postgres, you can deploy military-grade security and Mandatory Access Control
Some modern operating systems have enhanced access control features, such as SELinux. The design of most of these features is based upon the reference monitor model (which came from 1980's researches), that allows all system access to be managed by a centralized security policy. The reference monitor model assumes that object managers (for example, operating systems) can capture all system access, and then make decisions about whether that access is allowed or denied. Note: an operating systems is not the object manager in all cases. A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is an object manager for database objects, similar to operating systems being object managers for file system objects. Previously, RDBMSs made access control decisions independently from a centralized security policy, and as such, meticulous care to keep its consistency between OS and RDBMS.
SE-PostgreSQL is a built-in enhancement of PostgreSQL, providing fine-grained mandatory access control (MAC) for database objects. SE-PostgreSQL makes access control decisions based on SELinux security policy, the same way user access to file system objects is managed by the operating system. It provides the following significant features:
1/ Mandatory access controls : PostgreSQL uses the concept of a database superuser that can bypass all access controls of native PostgreSQL. On the contrary, SE-PostgreSQL enforces its access control on any client, without exception, even if the client is a database superuser. Clients can only access database objects when access is allowed by both native PostgreSQL and SE-PostgreSQL.
2/ Fine-grained access controls : SE-PostgreSQL allows access control to be configured at the column and row levels (only a few proprietary RDBMSs support column and row level access-control options).
3/ Consistency in access controls : SELinux requires all processes and objects to have a security context that represents its privileges and attributes. SE-PostgreSQL assigns a security context on each database objects (which are tuples in system/general tables), and makes access control decisions based on the privileges and attributes as if SELinux applies them in the kernel.
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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The task of reducing violence in Louisville will require an effort not just from government, but from police, schools, non-profits, businesses, the court system, and houses of worship. That's the conclusion of a report released Thursday by the Violence Prevention Work Group.
The report focuses on creating a culture in the city where every neighborhood is safe. And it examines what the city can do both short-term and long-term to help prevent violence.
Short-term, the report recommends expanding police efforts, especially in the Parkland and Russell neighborhoods. The mayor appointed the task force following a wave of violence in Louisville last spring, including a daylight double-shooting in Parkland.
LMPD Chief Steve Conrad has already been reorganizing the department along those lines, and has also created the Violence Incident Prevention Enforcement and Response (VIPER) unit.
"Violence is not a police problem," says Chief Conrad. "Violence is a community problem."
Longer-term efforts, the report says, should include hiring a full-time Violence Prevention Coordinator and expanding and improving after-school and summer programs to help keep children and young adults off the streets.
"When you read this report," the mayor said, "there's something in this report that everybody in this community can do. This should not be a report that people read like it's a piece of tourism and they're just looking at it from the inside. People need to ask, 'How can I get involved?'"
Department of Public Health and Wellness Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt and Dr. J. Blaine Hudson of the University of Louisville co-chaired the work group. Community activists, ministers, law enforcement, educators, and social workers all contributed to the effort.
Mayor Greg Fischer said in a news release, "It's clear from the report that city government or police alone cannot reduce violence. It takes an entire city — all 750,000 citizens — working toward this common goal." The mayor says he and his leadership team will spend the rest of the year studying the report to see what the city can do next.
He encouraged community leaders to examine the document and make recommendations. "Turning this report into an action plan and implementing the recommendations will take time, but the work has already started," Fischer said. "We need community partners to tell us what role they can play."
The group had been meeting all summer and earlier on Thursday, before the release of the report, Mayor Fischer told WDRB News it would be a comprehensive report that would require some hard work. In short, he said, there is no magic formula: "No, if that was the case, we would have already done it. This is a holistic, systemic type of look from education to out-of-school time to neighborhood development. It's a lot of nitty-gritty, roll-up-your-sleeves, doing work in the community, one person at a time, one neighborhood at a time. It just requires that kind of focus. I mean, there's no instant pudding here, Otherwise it would have already been taken care of."
Five subcommittees made recommendations in the areas of community building, education, employment and economic development, health and social wellness, and juvenile and criminal justice. Highlights provided by the mayor's office include:
Community Building, chaired by Eleanor Jordan, resident of the Parkland neighborhood
Education, chaired by Dana Jackson-Thompson, executive director of the Network Center for Community Change, and Dr. Ricky Jones, UL professor
Employment/Economic Development, chaired by Samuel Watkins, president of the Louisville Central Community Center
Health/Social Wellness, chaired by Dr. Nesbitt
Juvenile/Criminal Justice, chaired by Circuit Judge Brian Edwards.
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or just a likely you trip and drop your phone, or knock it into a sink (or other water filled porcilin vessel) and it is DOA. Always have redundant systems. and notebooks are better then post-its® (I don't need letters from lawyers) less likey to be lost.
Just the other day, I dropped my notebook in a water filled porcelain vessel and all the ink ran. I think it says, "Rckoq nnik".
Thinking of getting a water-proof phone with a nuclear battery.
Thank God I don't have one of these phones. It is sad that people have become so enslaved to their tiny devices.
after a year it's just a phone, well the local weather app is still very cool
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Teamwork is crucial to almost every business and events, activities and outings which help boost teamwork are big business and very popular.
So what is team building.
Team building is a job design philosophy where the individual employees are instead viewed as part of a structured team and the building of these team is accomplished through various activities, training and events.
So what are the main team building activities and how do they help build better teamwork. We can break the different activities into a few key categories, these include outdoor activities, indoor activities and work based.
Outdoor Team Building Activities
Outdoor team building activities tend to revolve around some energetic exercise based activity and are very fun focuses. The idea is to get the team relaxed and having a good time and breakdown the barriers so the team are more comfortable co-operating. So examples of outdoor team building activities are.
- Raft Building
Raft building is a challenge often done competitively with another team where by each group is given a pile of materials and has to race to build a raft and get across a river of lake. This activity focuses on teamwork under pressure and the fast paced action often makes people forget about who's idea something was and just focus on if it is a good or bad idea. This can be useful in teams where peoples views are often ignored because of their ranking or role in the team. In the raft building everyone is equal and hopefully the team brings that away with them after.
- Go carting
Go carting is often used for team building events even though it does not involve much teamwork at all but it does perform a useful role and that is of bringing people together over a shared experience and a bit of rivalry. Teams often talk about the experience years later and it works really well as a bonding activity.
- Soccer
Soccer can be a one off buts works best as a regular teamwork event, maybe the company can join a 5 a side over full 11man team for weekly matches. This both improves teamwork in the members involved but also boosts moral and bonding for the rest of the company and works as a good icebreaker the day after a match. Just don't force anyone into it, this one really only work for people who are up for it.
- Paint-ball
Paint-ball is similar to go carting except it involves a great deal of teamwork too and is by far my favourite of the outdoor team building activities and I believe the most effective too.
Indoor Team Building Activities
Indoor team building activities tend to focus more on building communication understanding and trust. The idea is to let people really find out about the colleagues and build a bond between the team. Teams often dread the idea of doing any activities like these but after they have done them they usually feel they were worth it and maybe even quite enjoyed them. Here are some of the popular indoor events.
- The Apprentice
This one is quite new but gaining a lot of popularity among business. The idea is the same as the show, 2 teams set and challenge and set them loose. If done right this gives team members an opportunity to show off their skills and knowledge in something not directly related to their job and show the team that the people they work with are not as one dimensional as work can make them seem.
- Bake Off
Another team challenge where teams compete to make the most and tastiest cakes and treats. This works best on teams that don't work in the food industry so any team hierarchy becomes out of place and people can work together on an equal footing.
- Who Done It
This one is a classic, trying to work out who the killer is people are forced into communication with everyone on the team and the fun factor and the mystery help build strong team bonds.
- Building Challenges
This is similar to the raft challenge but on a smaller indoor scale, often using straws, small pieces of wood or mechano the teams compete to build structures. These structure must either perform some role or task such as a bridge or just be the tallest without falling over.
Work Based Team Building Activities
The work based activities are usually on a smaller scale to the indoor and outdoor activities and typically only take a few hours of the working day. These can be done more regularly and work well in topping up the team building effect from one of the larger activities. Work based activities are so varied I could not really give any good examples as it is often done to the corporate culture of the business and you will find each business has its own take on team building activities. Some of these can be very effective while others can have a negative effect on the team and this comes down to the knowledge and experience of whoever is planning these activities.


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Bills recently introduced in the Illinois General Assembly aim to remove the ability to set water rates from Chicago and transfer that ability to a newly created entity.
State Sen. Steve Landek, D-11th of Bridgeview, and state Rep. Chris Welch, D-7th of Hillside, have introduced the Water Rate Protection Act in their respective chambers.
The bills are in response to Chicago raising the cost of water to suburbs near and far. In 2012, the Chicago City Council raised water rates by 25 percent. The cost increases by 15 percent each year in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Either directly or indirectly, the city sells Lake Michigan water to 125 suburbs.
Neil James, a policy analyst with the West Central Municipal Conference, said he thinks the Chicago city government could have done better with communicating with the suburbs.
"We found out about (the rate increase) through a newspaper," James said. "There were no public hearings. There should be some type of dialogue."
After the rates were increase, leaders of the municipal conference met with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, though to no avail.
In 2012, State Sen. Matt Murphy introduced legislation to regulate water rates. That legislation was introduced only in the Senate and rather late in the session, James said.
The two bills introduced by Landek and Welsh are "shell" bills or bills that have no content. The idea is that legislators will negotiate and fill in the details.
Welch said he has numerous calls from politicians and residents of the western suburbs he represents
"They are all consistent about the unfair, arbitrary increase in water rates that the city of Chicago passed on to the suburban communities two years ago," Welch said. "No discussion beforehand, no warning."
In the House, the HB 4288 like all bills will start in the Rules Committee, which is composed of House leadership. After that it will get assigned to a "substantive" committee, probably around March 1, Welch said.
Then begin negotiations over the content of the bill, which have to be completed by the end of March. The bill could be up for a vote some time in April.
In the Senate, SB 2907 has been sent to the Assignments Committee. The bill would follow a similar path as in the House and, if approved, have to be aligned with its House counterpart.
"I'm working with legislators who work in suburban communities and those who receive water from the city of Chicago," Welch said. "I'm pretty confident I'll get 60 votes (enough to pass bill) in the House."
James hopes so.
"Lake Michigan water is a resource," James said. "One entity should not be able to tax that natural resource as it sees fit without any sort of regulation."


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2014 Commitments
|Alyssa Pejic - Univ. of South Alabama
|Andrea Rivera - Southern Mississippi
|Tianna Little - Southern Mississippi
|Allie Baumhower - Southern Mississippi
|Hayley Hrabovsky - Mississippi Gulf Coast College
|Sam Shaw - University of North Florida
|Briana Young - University of West Florida
|Brianna Oswald - Jackson State University
|Maggie VanHusan - Darton State College
|Merle Thumma - West Virginia University Institute of Technology
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Alyssa Pejic - University of South Alabama
Andrea Rivera - Southern Mississippi
Tianna Little - Southern Mississippi
Allie Baumhower - Southern Mississippi
Hayley Hrabovsky - Mississippi Gulf Coast Coll.
Sam Shaw - University of North Florida
Briana Young - University of West Florida
Brianna Oswald - Jackson State University
Maggie VanHusan - Darton State College
Merle Thumma - West Virginia Univ. Institute of Technology
2013 Commitments
|U18 Girls
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Katie Richmond - University of Florida
Tori Marsh - Stetson University
Alyssa Pejic - University of South Alabama
Kori Abernathy - University of West Florida
Alex Santiago - University of Tampa
Madison Leonard - Mississippi College
Lauren Hughes - Mississippi College
Ellie Dennis - Millsaps College
Morgan Littlewood - University of Mobile
April Westmark - Marymount University
Austin Stacey - Huntingdon College
Austin Walker - Huntingdon College
Michael Rivers - Belhaven University
Christopher Smith - Avila University
Dillon Lowe - University of Mobile
Brandon May - Milligan College
2012 Commitments
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Rylee Hart - FSU
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Amanda Fischler - UNF
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Lauren Velez Joins Cast of Second Stage's THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST
LAUREN VÉLEZ, best known for her role as Captain Maria LaGuerta on the hit Showtime series, "Dexter," will play the role of Yaz in the upcoming Second Stage Theatre production of THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Ms. Velez replaces the previously announced Elizabeth Rodriguez.
THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST continues Second Stage Theatre's 35th anniversary season with previews beginning February 11th; opening night is Monday, March 3 at Second Stage Theatre (305 West 43rd street). For subscription or ticket information, please call the Second Stage Box Office at 212-246-4422 or visit the company's website, www.2ST.com.
LAUREN VÉLEZ is best known for playing Captain Maria LaGuerta for seven seasons of Showtime's Emmy award-winning series, "Dexter" for which she received several awards, including four Alma Award nominations, and one win for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. With her co-stars, she also received four consecutive nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an?Ensemble in a Drama Series. Prior to joining the cast of "Dexter," Velez appeared as Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's critically acclaimed show, "Oz," and as Det. Nina Moreno in the TV series, "New York Undercover." Her breakout role was in the film, I Like It Like That, which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Actress. Other career highlights include working with Al Pacino in City Hall and with Meryl Streep in the presentation of the play, Seven for the Women, in the World Conference. Lauren has appeared on stage in the off-Broadway production of Lynn Nottage's play,Intimate Apparel.
LAUREN VÉLEZ joins a company that also includes Anthony Chisholm (Radio Golf, Jitney), Dariush Kashani(Homebody/Kabul), Tony Plana (Ugly Betty), Armando Riesco (2ST's Water by the Spoonful), and ANNAPURNA SRIRAM (Pericles at Berkeley Rep).
Cousins Elliot and Yaz, having long searched for their place in the community, discover the joy in coming home again and the comfort of family, both by blood and by love. While Elliot gets a lucky break in the film business, Yaz takes on the role of familial and neighborhood matriarch, nourishing those who pass through her door. Beating to the sounds of traditional Puerto Rican folk music led by the Grammy-nominated Nelson González, The Happiest Song Plays Last invites you to spend a year with Elliot and Yaz on their journey to peace and purpose in an ever-changing world.
THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST will have scenic design by Michael Carnahan, costume design by Karen Perry, lighting design by Rui Rita, and sound design by Leon Rothenberg. The Music Director and composer is Nelson González. The production is sponsored by American Express, with additional generous support from The National Endowment for the Arts.