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Podcasting for Teens!
Podcasting is a great tool for teens and those that feel that their voices aren't being heard, to stop waiting until someone gives them that chance and go out their to create their own media. But first, you must be thinking what's a podcast?!
Podcasting is a prerecorded audio program that can either be streamed online, or downloaded and sent to an mp3-enabled device. Podcasting allows for you to develop your writing, research, speech, and audio-editing skills all in one project!
The best part about podcasting is that you can make it about whatever you want, in fact, that's the driving force behind many of the most popular podcasts today; the desire to not "fit in" and to create and deliver content to narrow groups of people and interests. Are you the otaku-iest otaku there is? Make a podcast reviewing and recapping your favorite anime and manga, interview others that are as passionate about Japanese culture as you are, and visit local anime conventions and interview guests and attendants on how they feel about the panels and what coming up in the world of anime.
Love bad movies (I do!), grab a group of friends, pop a few cans of soda and rip into the worst films you can find! Maybe you spend your days and nights playing Minecraft—no problem! Whip up a podcast, and companion YouTube channel reviewing your favorite mods and servers.
With all that said, here are my Top Three podcasts to give you some inspiration on what you could do with podcasting:
1. Welcome to Nightvale
Imagine your everyday local radio news show done in a town that's a cross between H.P. Lovecraft, Edger Allen Poe, and a Stephen King novel.
That's Welcome to Nightvale! It's an odd blend of the creepy and macabre, humor, and sleepy morning news that just works so well together! Visit iTunes and listen to the pilot episode!
**And Remember Do Not Approach The Dog Park!**
2. Stuff You Should Know (By howstuffworks.com)
Have you ever been curious on the orgins of Play-Doh, sushi, tattoos, the Yakuya (Japanese mafia) or skateboarding? Then the 600+ episode podcast Stuff You Should Know, is right up your alley. Twice a week, tune-in and listen as hosts Charles Bryant and Josh Clark cover the history and application of the topic for that day.
Whether it's finding out how the movie rating system works, to discussing the ethical implications of the death penalty, Charles and Josh will keep you entertained and informed during the whole ride.
3. Library of Games
Based in the Chicago Public Library's You Media teen space (think Chicago-style version of the Studio) this podcast is created, produced, and hosted by local teens with a passion for video games, gaming news and journalism, and an interest in podcasting, blogging, and video production.
It runs long, but if you really have a desire in gaming and want to look at other teens for inspiration on creating your own gaming content, look no further than Library of Games! Check out their website here. Teens also write and upload articles, reviews, YouTube videos, and designs for the blog!
During the month of October, the APL will be doing it's own podcasting workshops, come on by and learn how to do a podcast of a different theme each week! We've switched some things around, but this week we're doing an interview-based podcast. Next week, we will be creating music reviews!
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Teen Review by Katie... Hanging By A Thread
Welcome to Winston, California, where you can find sun, sand, fireworks, and annual murders. Wait, what?
Clare Knight and her mother are just settling in to their new life in Winston, a small town where Clare's mother grew up, and where her eccentric Nana lives. Although Clare has heard of the infamous 4th of July disappearances that have occurred the last two years, she had no connection to them until she discovers that her childhood friend, Rachel, had something to do with the murders that Clare hasn't been told about. Clare, an amateur seamstress who salvages old items to create new ones also stumbles upon a raggedy jean jacket that belonged to Amanda, the victim of the second murder. How does Clare know? She's got a secret—when she touches clothes, she can see into the pasts of their owners, especially if an injustice has been done. Murder is a big injustice, but will Clare be able to use her superpower to solve the mystery and keep her friends safe before the killer strikes again?
Hanging by a Thread was definitely a unique read: a typical small town murder with superpowers involved? Count me in! I was satisfied by the ending and was never bored by the mystery and plot. I was disappointed, however, by Clare herself. She was fresh and interesting, but also seemed extremely petty at certain points. The desire to have a boyfriend and grow up quickly sometimes overpowers her common sense. Luckily, good character development cleans up that mess and overall, the book was interesting and entertaining: a good mystery read for the summer.
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Last week at the Studio, we recorded our thoughts on some of our favorite songs. We each had different tastes, ranging from Frozen's "Let It Go" to J Moss's "Good & Bad". What we had in common, though, was an excitement to share our passion for these great songs!
We used the free software, Audacity, to record and add music clips to our reviews. Listen in on these two podcasts from the program! Then leave a comment on your favorite song!
A review of Bastille's "Pompeii." Get ready to have the chorus stuck in your head!
Nugget the DJ
"Nugget" also visited the Studio to give us the scoop on his latest original electronic music.
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Teen Review by Christopher K... The Adoration Of Jenna Fox
Jenna Fox was only sixteen when she got into the car accident that changed her whole life. She had just woken up wondering, wondering what happened just before all of this. The truth unfolds in this wonderful book by Mary Pearson! Jenna goes through a life of questions,answers, and thoughts of what was wrong. Suddenly she found out! I liked this book because it was full of suspense and mystery, and I could not put it down for the life of me! I liked following Jenna's life, and was wondering exactly with the book one what happened to Jenna in the first place and two why are the parents not worried? I would suggest this to everyone I knew no matter what genre they enjoy, or despise! You will fall in love with this book as you start getting into it, and reading!
My favorite character was Lily because she helped Jenna through all of the questions, and other things while she was going through all of her life in these few weeks. She was truly an inspiration to Jenna before the accident, and shortly after woke up from coma. This book was truly heart wrenching, and would recommend it to everyone! I have no dislike of characters in this book because they all help Jenna with her worries, and life as she goes through the new one! This is definitely a goodread! Pick it up at your local library soon!
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Teen Review by Katie... Animal Farm
Yes, I know, George Orwell's Animal Farm is on your least-favorite English teacher's list of "Books That I Won't Make You Read, But You Need to Read or You Will Fail English Forever". It's mashed in with all of those thick, dusty classics… but (trust me on this), Animal Farm is really a timeless look on rebellions against tyrants and the flaws in powerful positions. Sound like any dystopian novels you've been checking into lately?
Animals running their own farm—ridiculous! Or, maybe not. Farmer Jones—the owner of the Manor Farm—spends his time either stumbling around drunk or using a cruel whip against his mistreated farm animals. Little does he know that the animals have formed an alliance under the guidance of Old Major, a prize boar who dreams of the future days when animals will chase the humans out of England and live in everlasting peace together. The moved creatures talk of rebellions and how they will never live like the tyrannical men who beat them; they hope to keep the spark of revolution alive to pass it onto the next generations, and that maybe, someday, there will be an uprising. The animal rebellion comes sooner than then our heroes assume—when opportunity arises, they take it: Jones is chased out and Manor Farm becomes Animal Farm. Everything is looking up, but soon the newly-arisen leaders of Animal Farm develop an addiction to power. Will new tyrants rise? Will the animals stand strong against the hardships they face? Will Old Major's dream be realized? I'm not going to tell you; go read it yourself!
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3/27/2014 Add a Comment Share this:
Teen Review by Christopher... Fablehaven
This book was absolutely the best fantasy book I have read!
Brandon Mull is a wonderful author, and I hope to read more of his books, as this one made me satisfied with his work! I would recommend it to anyone I know!
The thing that really struck my interest was the cover and synopsis of this particular book! This book is about hidden refuge called Fablehaven where their were creatures that you saw, but really did not see, and you will see why when you read this wonderful book! Anyways, Kendra and her brother Seth go to Fablehaven to stay with their grandpa. Alot of ad venture in this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes Fantasy, mythical creatures, and adventure!
I really like Fablehaven because it has a wonderful story plot, and adventures through out this wild book! My favorite character is Seth because he can be mischievous at times, and rebellious to the rules, and such. My least favorite character is Muriel because she is trying to make their visit to their grandpas miserable as can be! I hope you give this book a chance as it is really a wonderful book!
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Teen Review by Katie... The Last Free Cat
Today's novels have images of girls wielding bows, boys brandishing guns, sci-fi tech and plots to overthrow the government racing through our brains at the mention of the words dystopian society. Get ready for a twist: In The Last Free Cat, Jon Blake offers a fresh, new look on the idea of an over-controlling society and what freedom is worth.
The reasons Jade and her mother obediently follow their government's laws are built around logical explanations: all of the "free" cats (one's not born and bred by a major company and bought for millions of dollars by rich members of the society) carry a deadly virus that could kill a human in a blink. If the government hadn't stepped in and created the laws that outlawed cats, more than half of the population would be dead by the cat flu. Right?
Maybe not. Jade has always thought so until Feela, a beautiful calico, wanders into her yard and her life is flipped upside down. A couple of crazy twists and action scenes later, Jade is on the run with Feela and a schoolmate, Kris, who is strangely knowledgeable about cats. As Jade fights for her cat's freedom, the wool is slowly pulled out from over her eyes and she begins to understand that what she sees is not necessarily the whole truth, and the truth she finds is worth fighting for.
Although I felt that some of the characters were frustrating (but where would we be without frustrating characters?), The Last Free Cat is a short, sweet read that will have your brain moving long after you've reached the last period.
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Teen Review by Melissa S... In Too Deep
When I first picked up this book by Coert Voorhees at a giveaway my book club had last year, I must admit the cover is what pulled me in. The skull made of sand and the scuba diver on the front got me to wonder what such a book could be about. I read the synopsis, and it seemed interesting enough, so I took it. And I wasn't disappointed upon reading it.
Once you open the book to the front page, you dive into the life of Annie Fleet, master scuba diver and total history nerd. Her dad being a teacher doesn't help her status either. When you add the fact her crush thinks her as "adorable" over "desirable", Annie's life looks as if it's going to hit it's lowest soon. So, it's easy enough to see why she would want to change it.
When Annie is to take a community service trip to Mexico, this may be her chance to prove her crush, Josh, and everyone else wrong about her. Things start to look up for Annie. Except for one thing: her teacher's alternate agenda. Suddenly, Annie is pulled into a world of pitch-black waters, horrible betrayals, and lives at stake as this teen helps search for one of the world's most priceless possessions: the Golden Jaguar. In deeper danger than she had ever thought possible, can Annie find the Golden Jaguar, get the boy, and live to tell the tale? Find out in this wondrous read, In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees.
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Teen Review by Christopher K...Hunger Games
This is a great book I would suggest for Junior High students. This book is about 24 tributes ages 12-18 that fight for their death to win The Hunger Games. The main characters are Katniss & Peeta the tributes that are chosen as the District 12 tributes to compete in The Hunger Games. They go through tough times in The Hunger Games like trying to forming some alliances with the other tributes to have a better chance of staying alive.
I really liked The Hunger Games because it is a good book that followed 24 brave tributes go to The Hunger Games because one of the districts rebelled against The Capitol (the monarch of the districts). My favorite character from this book was Rue because she went through a lot of bravery to survive in The Hunger Games. She formed an alliance with Katniss, and was the one of the youngest in The Hunger Games. My least favorite character was Marvel because he killed Rue,and was apart of the alliance in the arena that was trying to bring all of the other District tributes down
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Teen Review by Adriana O... The Amulet of Samarkand
Although at first it's kind of slow, the plot really gets to you quickly. Nathaniel is a 12 year old magicians apprentice that is basically another Artemis Fowl. His knowledge in magic has surpassed normal standards and he plans on getting revenge on a certain magician who embarrased him. He summoms a djinn(genie) named Bartimaeus who has a splendid sense of humor or possibly sarcasm (I'm not sure which)but either way, you'll love him. Bartimaeus the djinn is sent to steal a very important artifact from the wizard who embarrased Nathaniel and is now in a huge heap of trouble.
This is a heads up to understanding the book. The chapters are switched around telling the story from different points of views(Bartimaeus and Nathaniels views)so pay attention to small details to keep from going in a wait...what just happened mode. It's great for the fiction, adventure, magic and comedy lover. You don't have to love all these genres to like, no love, this book and it's great for ages 11 and up(possibly 10 year olds too) Why are you still here? Go read it man! I probably did'nt give this book as good as a review as it could have, but that's because it has to many good parts to write in here.
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This is leading some to ask: Just how effective is the state office whose mission it is to determine whether state programs are, well, effective?
"It really has been a disappointment to me, in that it hasn't performed," Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, said. "It hasn't established itself as a real tool for finding efficiency in state government."
Diamond, who is Senate chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the committee that oversees the program evaluation office, said he didn't want to serve on the Government Oversight Committee.
It had a reputation of being "inefficient and overly partisan," he said.
After a year of service, he sees potential in the office -- and said there's been no formal discussion of disbanding or altering it during this current budget crunch -- but it needs to refocus to be more helpful to lawmakers.
"The potential is there," he said. "I like the concept of it."
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability was created by legislation in 2002 and officially opened in January 2005.
It was controversial from the start, with some Democrats opposing creation of a new office at a time when state government was struggling financially.
But many Republicans and a few Democrats kept pushing, saying lawmakers needed an independent, nonpartisan office dedicated to determining whether state programs were working.
At the time, more than 40 other states had similar offices.
In Maine, Sen. David Trahan, R-Waldoboro, who was in the House when the bill to create the office passed, emerged as the most vocal supporter.
Today, he sits on the oversight committee with Diamond and has a different take on the office: He believes the office has done what the Legislature has asked it to do.
Trahan said now is a good time to consider changing the mission -- from one that takes months to evaluate the effectiveness of state programs, to one that is faster and more focused on finding savings for the state budget.
"It's time to consider structuring the office in a way that can help us with budget shortfalls," he said.
That may mean hiring outside consultants who can look at a particular question and come back quickly with recommendations, Trahan said.
The office has seven full-time jobs but is keeping one vacancy because of state budget cuts, Director Beth Ashcroft said.
Since July 2004, the state has spent $3.3 million to support the office, which has produced 23 reports on everything from bed capacity at the Riverview Psychiatric Center to the effectiveness of economic development programs.
Ashcroft, whose contract is under review by legislators, said she released a comprehensive report on the office earlier this month to give an honest assessment of its performance.
"My purpose in issuing a report like this was to be a model for transparency and accountability and show what it might look like if legislators were getting this kind of information on government functions," she said. "I was willing to put it right out there and let's talk about it."
A former Central Maine Power Company auditor, Ashcroft created the office from the ground up.
She said the statute governing the office is broad and has led to different expectations from a variety of lawmakers.
Ashcroft said some want the office to find ways to save money, others want to know whether programs are effective and still others want to better understand how complicated government programs, such as MaineCare, work.
"For those who were expecting cost savings, I can't tell you I can point to anyplace where I can say, 'That got cut out of the budget because of work we've done,'" she said. "Are there places where we could save money? Yes. I think we've given them lots of ideas."
But putting those ideas into action has been difficult.
Of the 132 recommendations made by the office from January 2005 to December 2009, fewer than half -- 63 -- have been implemented.
The recommendations, which are made specifically either to the Legislature or agency managers, were adopted 57 percent of the time by agency managers vs. 34 percent of the time by the Legislature.
Ashcroft said term limits and a part-time citizen Legislature have made it difficult to get the continuity necessary to make changes. And, lately, budget constraints have taken up a lot of legislative time, she said.
"We still have not nailed down what it is that's going to help the Legislature implement these things," she said.
Trahan said some legislators are unfamiliar with what the office -- referred to as OPEGA in State House halls -- is there to do.
"I think there's still a lot of individual legislators who don't understand it," he said.
When it comes to finding savings, Ashcroft said her office has studied the reasons behind overpayments and unnecessary expenditures. By bringing those problems to light, the office has recommended changes that will avoid those kinds of mistakes moving forward, she said.
"The point is to try to make them understand if we take action to correct these things, we could make sure we aren't in a similar position in the future," she said.
For example, Ashcroft estimates that the state could have avoided spending $16 million to fix a Department of Health and Human Services computer system if technology services had played a role in designing the system.
Sen. Richard Nass, R-Acton, another member of the oversight committee, said he's happy with the progress made by the office.
"Some folks hoped it would be more aggressive," he said. "In some states, similar bodies have been given a much bigger stick."
Nass, who serves on the oversight committee, said that, given the office's turbulent roots and more recent fights to cut funding, it has done well.
"I've been here long enough to know the real political landscape," he said. "The majority party didn't think we needed it."
During budget cuts in 2008, Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell, D-Vassalboro, then majority leader, supported cutting office staff from seven to two and moving it under the Office of Fiscal and Program Review.
The proposal created a firestorm of controversy and was ultimately pulled from the budget.
Mitchell, one of several Democrats running for governor, said Friday she supports the office and wants to find a way to make it more effective.
"At this point, we're in the most severe recession and this budget is crying for guidance in terms of which programs are performing," she said. "Everybody wants it to work."
She said the office needs to be strengthened so it becomes the state-level equivalent of the federal Office of Management and Budget.
"We have not seen the savings we were all looking for," she said. "All of us had hoped it would pay for itself."
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Ukraine's Military: Undermanned, Underfunded, and in Trouble
The Ukrainian government called for the mobilization of 130,000 troops on Monday, threatening to take on the Russian military if tensions on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula boil over into a full-scale armed conflict between the two nations. There's a major problem for leaders in Kiev, however: While Ukraine's military is stronger than the one Russia devastated when it conquered parts of Georgia in 2008, it is still under-funded, undermanned and poorly equipped to take on a vastly superior foe, experts said.
The tensions simmered as Russia and Ukraine also exchanged a war of words about their intentions. Russian forces seized or surrounded multiple Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, and Ukraine accused Russia of issuing an ultimatum to Ukrainian leaders to withdraw their forces, or watch their bases be stormed. Russia countered that it had issued no such demands, leaving it unclear what could occur.
Regardless, Ukraine is in trouble if Russia escalates its use of military force in Crimea. Ukraine's military has shrunk dramatically since 1991, when the Soviet Union fell to pieces and the Cold War ended. At that time, there were some 700,000 active-duty Ukrainian forces. The military there now numbers closer to 130,000, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer told Foreign Policy. Just as significantly, Ukraine has done little to upgrade their military equipment and weapons since then, leaving it a generation behind if facing the muscular Russian military.
The Ukrainian military was able to keep the best of its military equipment as it down-sized, but "has had a very rough time of it in budgets going back almost 20 years," Pifer, now a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, told FP. "They have purchased some new systems, but it's probably pretty much what they inherited in 1991."
The status of the Ukrainian military has become an increasingly important issue since Russia conquered and occupied Crimea late last week. Officials in the U.S., Ukraine, and other allied countries have decried the move as a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, while Russia has said it is a necessary move to protect Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Crimea, a border peninsula where a majority of the population remains loyal to ousted President Victor Yanukovych and sees the new pro-Western government in Kiev as illegitimate.
The Ukrainian military has affiliated itself with the United States and other allied countries for years, sending troops to Afghanistan, the Balkans, and on anti-piracy missions, said Adm. James Stavridis (ret.), who left the U.S. military as the supreme allied commander of NATO last year.
"They operated effectively with us during the Libyan crisis," Stavridis, now dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, told FP. "While not highly skilled or particularly well-equipped, I found their troops to be willing and capable within the bounds of their training and the restrictions of their less-than-optimal logistics."
Those shortcomings now loom large, however. On the navy side, for example, Ukraine's military has about 22 vessels of various kinds, including five missile cruisers, according to Jane's Defence Weekly. Ukraine had at least one other cruiser, the Ukraina, under construction, but delayed it several years ago and was considering allowing several other countries, including Russia, to use it as recently as last year. Russia was said to be blocking two Ukrainian military ships into port on Monday, and Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had demanded that their crews surrender. Russia, by contrast, has dozens in the Crimean port of Sevastopol alone.
Ukraine also has a fleet of about 1,100 tanks, but hundreds of them are now rusting in a "tank grave yard" in the Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, about 20 miles from the Russian border, according to the Daily Mail newspaper in London. The best of the bunch is the T-84, an upgraded version of the Soviet-era T-80 tank. It has about a dozen of those.
Ukraine has about 200 combat aircraft, including a single squadron of Russian-built SU-27 fighter jets based in Crimea, one of which was spotted over the weekend armed with an unusually large 10-missile armament. But Russia's fighter jet fleet is much larger, and it is expanding its fleet of new SU-30SM planes through a deal between Putin's government and Irkut, the Russian aircraft maker. Overall, it is believed to have about 1,400 combat aircraft, according to the website Flightglobal.
Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. and some of its allies have worked regularly with the Ukrainian military, primarily to build familiarity for when leaders decide to partner on missions. But F. Stephen Larrabee, an expert on European security with the Rand Corporation, said much of it lately has been geared toward modernizing the organization of Ukraine's military. The force decided to drop its longtime policy of conscription last year, which includes compulsory military service for many. The Ukrainians are now realigning their military to fight in brigade-size formations including a few thousand soldiers, rather than larger division formations that cannot react as quickly.
"They are not equipped necessarily to stop an invasion or intervention by Russian forces," said Larrabee, who served on the White House National Security Council staff during the Cold War. "What the U.S. has concentrated on is trying to get them to be more interoperable with NATO forces."
Ukraine's small military budget also has prevented the U.S. from selling many vehicles and weapons, and armaments, said Pifer, the former ambassador. The United States gave Humvees, communication equipment and other gear to the Ukrainians within the last decade as they deployed forces alongside the U.S. in Iraq, but it has no big-ticket foreign military sales programs with Kiev that would provide, for instance, new attack helicopters or jets.
Ukraine, on the other hand, has continued to build tanks with its armor factories and export them to other countries. In one example, the country's state-run arms exporter, Ukrspecexport, reached a $100 million deal with the Ethiopian government last year to sell 200 tanks. If the tensions with Russia persist, Kiev might come to wish it had kept them at home.
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On January 1st 1915 the Manchester Unity Order of Oldfellows had planned to hold its annual New Years day picnic. A picnic train pulled out of Broken Hill's Sulphide Street station at 10am carrying 1200 men, women and children travelling in 40 open trucks fitted with wooden seats.
About two miles out of Broken Hill, an ice cream cart flying a Turkish flag was noticed by those on the train. It was on the northern side of the line close to the railway fence and two men, later identified as Gool Mohamed and Mulla Abdulla, lay in a trench beside the track within 30 yards of the passing train. They began firing as the train drew level with them The firing continued as the train passed with 20 or 30 shots being fired in total.
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Jeff Keppinger moved from third base to first base Saturday as manager Robin Ventura shuffled the lineup for a day game after a night game.
But Keppinger had another tough day at the plate, going 0-for-4 to extend his slump to 0-for-19. He was charged with an error in the second inning when he couldn't handle Dustin Ackley's ground ball. It led to an unearned run off Sox starter Dylan Axelrod.
But Ventura said he has no worries about Keppinger.
''We don't have any dilemmas,'' Ventura said. ''I think with Kepp, it's just a small sample. You know his track record, and it will change.''
Is this Kansas?
Players said the windy conditions Saturday were some of the worst they experienced.
''I had to step off [the mound] a few times,'' Axelrod said. ''I didn't want to lose my balance out there.''
Ventura said he couldn't tell if balls were staying in the park or going out.
''Any ball that went up, it could have gone anywhere. Normally you can tell. Today was one of those days you couldn't tell.
''You see balls go up and think they're fair or foul and they either come back or go in the stands. It's about as close as you can get to [old] Candlestick Park [in San Francisco].''
Green light
Adam Dunn stole 19 bases for the Cincinnati Reds in 2002.
''That's not the player I have,'' Ventura joked of his power-hitting designated hitter.
But Dunn stole his first base this season in the fourth inning Friday, giving him half his total of last season.
''You get to a point where if they aren't going to pay attention, [you] can take advantage of it,'' Ventura said of the uncontested theft. ''I didn't give him the steal sign. There are times to take advantage of [situations].''
Four decades of DH
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the designated hitter in the American League. The White Sox boasted one of the most prolific DHs in Harold Baines, who will be ''in uniform'' again Sunday, when the team wears replica 1983 uniforms as part of a seasonlong tribute to the ''Winning Ugly'' team that won the AL West but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs.
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In the raging debate over the data breach at the National Security Agency, here's a nugget that deserves more attention than it has received: The NSA'a director, Gen. Keith Alexander, recently instituted a two-man rule to limit the previously unfettered access of the 1,000-plus systems administrators who work for the agency. It ensures that no single person can gain access to confidential, sensitive and often top secret data.
This is a great first step toward reining in the access, and resulting power, of IT administrators. Still, it's no more than a step. The whole situation should instead serve as a wake-up call for government organizations and corporations that have had their heads in the sand.
Here's the insider threat issue in a nutshell: Administrative accounts provide godlike privileges over the entire infrastructure, including systems, applications and data -- anything that's managed by systems administrators. Through the cloud, infrastructure administrators can access and make copies of every virtual machine at an organization, and can delete and destroy a private cloud in a matter of minutes.
But because most organizations look at security from the outside in, they put up strong perimeter controls to keep bad guys out but do very little or nothing to lock down internal systems.
That has to change. Not only are insiders and systems administrators a very real threat, but external attackers can use sophisticated advanced persistent threats to steal employee credentials and privileges and gain access to carry out and escalate attacks.
Again, the two-man rule is a good idea. It is conceptually the same security mechanism that prevents a single person from launching a nuclear missile. (Remember Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in "Crimson Tide"?) The two-man rule enforces oversight so that a rogue administrator cannot access confidential information or otherwise create havoc. Every government organization and corporation should have something like this in place as a matter of protocol.
However, the two-man rule should also be part of a larger set of policies and access controls to ensure least-privileged access (through which employees are able to perform only those operations that are part of their normal job duties) and need-to-know access (under which they are able to manage and access only the resources they're responsible for).
To do this right, security policies need to be lightweight and not cumbersome; otherwise, they won't be followed. For example, policies should be enforced transparently, and workflow for secondary approval as part of the two-man rule should be automated.
For the record, this isn't nearly enough. Most important, organizations need continuous role-based monitoring and alerting to remain aware of what administrators are doing. Having an unobstructed view of the enterprise, which this methodology enables, is the best way to let administrators do their jobs while retaining the ability to head off rogue actions.
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Authors: Adams, Cat
Title: The Eldritch conspiracy
Publisher: New York : Tor, 2013.
Edition: 1st ed.
Characteristics: 380 p. ;,21 cm.
Summary: Celia Graves, bodyguard, part siren, part vampire is called upon by her aunt, who is the queen of the sirens, to act as her cousin Adriana's bodyguard during Adriana's wedding since a conspiracy is afoot.
Local Note: 15 29 53 112 118 148 152 198 216 226 243
Statement of Responsibility: Cat Adams
Subject Headings: Vampires Fiction. Sirens (Mythology) Fiction.
Genre/Form: Fantasy fiction.
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Topical Term: Vampires
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Genevieve Bakel, 90, of Mt. Vernon died 5:30 p.m. March 4, 2005, at Fieser Nursing Home in Fenton, Mo. She was a retired seamstress from Glassmans Department Store and also did alterations privately. Mrs. Bakel was born Oct. 14, 1914, in Franklin County to Wilford A. and Laura (Harter) Sherwood. She first married Cletus Ripplinger April 23, 1947; he died in June of 1952. She then married Roy J. Bakel Oct. 5, 1963, in Mt. Vernon; he died April 25, 2001. Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Catholic Church. The Rev. Von Deeke will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. Mrs. Bakel is survived by two sons, David Ripplinger and wife Carol of Elk River, Minn., and Dan Ripplinger and wife Sara Sue Suzi of High Ridge, Mo.; two grandsons, Ethan Ripplinger of Elk River, Minn., and Michael Lewis and wife Eunice of Cathedral City, Calif; and a great-granddaughter, Ambry Lewis. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands and three brothers. Mrs. Bakel was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, the Ladies Sodality at St. Marys Church and the American Quilters Society. She taught quilting at Rend Lake. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, where you may call 242-3348 for further information. 3/8/2005 Mt. Vernon Register News Submitted by; Kiowana Hayes Ferguson
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In this download from Print magazine's August 2013 issue, Tim Davis explores the art of the selfie. While most photographers prefer to take a backseat behind the lens, some have dared to get in front. The self-portrait is more than just a quick snapshot in the mirror; it's also a form of self-examination that's still evolving today. Learn how photographers throughout history have shaped this art form.
I am a photographer, a calling that almost inevitably summons those who tend to look outward. Most photographers began as kids in car seats (or a cardboard box, according to my mom), pointing out at the world, begging everyone to "look at that, look at this." We're seers. Once a seer gets a camera in hand, the ability to wrestle entire works of art from the visual field just by pushing a button becomes intoxicating. I still feel like a kitten stalking a katydid when approaching a subject with a camera. It's the fine motor control, the physical boldness of being in the world, the effort to summon all my energy into making the entire image feel whole.
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|Thu, 02-06-2014 - 3:32pm
My Husband and I have been happlily married for nearly 8 years. We have 3 children, one of which is 2 months old. Needless to say our sex life since the birth of our thrid child is not what it used to be. We were visiting my parents for Christmas and were staying in the guest room. Some of my siblings were playing with our kids outside and our 2 month old was sleeping. We figured it would be a good time to grab a quickie.. We were staying in the guestroom and no one was around. I was on top and really getting into it when the family cat somehow managed to open the door. I thought that I had locked the door, but I guess not. Everyone was either outside or on the otherside of the house and the door was only cracked, so I decided not to worry about it. After a while, it was my husbands turn. (He always lets me orgasm first) He was having his turn with me in rear entry or doggie style and was seemed like he was about to cum. I heard a noise and looked up and my mother was shutting the door. We were both on top and totally naked. My mother had not seen me naked since I could remember much less having sex with my husband. I went ahead and let my husband cum and after we got cleaned up and dressed I found my mother outside. I pulled up a chair next to her and apologized. She said "no need to apologize, your married. I understand what it is like with a new child".. I have the most awesome mother, don't I? I started out feeling embarrassed, but she promised to keep it between us. She said just let her know next time and she will put the cat away.
Has anyone else ever had someone walk in on them and didn't stop? Is it weird for me to feel embarrassed at my mother seeing me naked?
|Mon, 02-10-2014 - 7:49am
Sounds like you have a great mom so i wouldn't feel to embaressed about it you are married and this is just a nomal act of love and these days it is more out in the open then ever!
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|Tue, 02-18-2014 - 10:45am
As you get older and you are faced with having to handle issues with your own children, I hope you'll be as awesome as your mom was with you. (I'm sure you will be!) We underestimate parents until we've been through it ourselves.
I had to deal with my 16 yr old daughter walking in on my husband and me. She was devastated at the time. But it helped us to be more open about sexuality, and that has come in very handy in the decade since.
|Thu, 03-06-2014 - 4:48pm
I have had a similar experience with my mother as well. She walked in on my Husband and I having sex at our house during a party. We had went off by ourselves and she went looking for us. I wasn't naked though, just bent over taking it from behind with my skirt up and panties down. My back was to the door, but my Husband didn't stop. Are we the only two this has happened to?


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The right light is an interesting concept. I am a firm believer that there is no such thing as bad weather – only different types of lighting. I get annoyed at the number of articles that say you can only take effective and creative landscape photographs in the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. To me, that leaves a whole chunk of the day with a camera sitting unused in a bag!
It's Wet Out!Certainly though, certain subjects work better in a particular lighting conditions and when the rain is hammering on my office window I'm fairly happy to be sitting in front of the computer rather than trying to capture landscape photographs!
That said, I have been at the side of Buttermere in torrential rain and high winds, and still managed to work with the conditions, in fact, the extremely limited visibility that the heavy rain provided a really pastel picture, picking out the birch tree in the foreground yet still just allowing a hint of the Buttermere pines at the other end of the lake. Another picture taken in very heavy rain is the autumn birch at Hodge Close. This is a tree I have photographed many times before, but until this day I never really managed to separated it from its background. Only on this particularly wet day (and I was standing only about three feet from the car), did the heavy rain isolate the tree from its background.
Mist and fog also create ideal light for pastel, almost painterly pictures, easily isolating foreground elements from the background; and while these conditions are certainly more prevalent early morning, they can happen at other times.
Heavy snowfalls can also create monotoned, isolated elements, even resulting in pen-and-ink style pictures.
The Sun's OutWhen the sun does shine though, make the most of the textures, shadows and lighting angles; and even that doesn't always mean early or late in the day, I have a number of Lake District locations where the sun offers excellent graze lighting, really bringing out the textures of barn walls or dry-stone walls even in the middle of the day, for example, with the barn image – before 12 noon, the lighting is too equal on the front and side of the barn, giving no modelling. After 1pm, the sun has moved round so the front of the barn is in shadow, meaning the best lighting is between 12 and 1, or the time of day that so many books suggest you put your camera away and stop photographing!
Black Crag barn 12.45pm.
The best way to know where the sun works best in any location is to know the location well, and photograph it regularly; ideally even knowing which month offers the best elevation as well as angle of the sun. If you're new to a location check on a map – remembering that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Even Google maps can provide some help if there is a road anywhere near your chosen location. Computer-based maps can give a good idea of terrain and are sometimes easier to realise the contours than a traditional map.
Certainly early and late in the day offers low lighting angles which can naturally create longer shadows, but to truly reap the benefits, you need to either have side-lighting or even be shooting into the sun.
Evening shadows above Ambleside.
By all means, plan some of your shots before you go out, but always be ready to adapt to the conditions - don't come back without any photos because the light wasn't exactly what you had planned, but adapt to the lighting that's there. Only by doing that will you train your eyes to see opportunities that otherwise would be so easy to miss.
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