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PEORIA, Ill. - A coroner's jury has ruled that the suffocation death of an 8-year-old boy whose body was found in an abandoned refrigerator in central Illinois was a homicide.
The Peoria Journal Star reports that a Peoria County coroner's jury spent more than 30 minutes deliberating Thursday before handing down a ruling in the Aug. 15 death of Marquail Johnson.
The boy's naked body was found in a refrigerator in a yard near his Peoria home, hours after he was reported missing. Peoria is 130 miles southwest of Chicago.
Detective Amanda Chalus says investigators still aren't sure how Johnson wound up in the appliance, which latched from the outside. They also don't know how long he was inside.
His clothes were also discovered inside the refrigerator.
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The 17th Century English poet John Milton (famed for Paradise Lost) wrote a play/poem popularly called Comus, after Komos, the Greek mythological god of nighttime festivities and excesses of all kinds. In his work, technically called a "mask," (an elaborate musical performance) Milton tells the story of three siblings traveling through a forest at night. The sister, who becomes separated from her brothers, comes across a disguised and treacherous Comus (son of Bacchus and Circe) who tries to seduce her with an intoxicating potion and tempting food--"lickerish baits"..."all manner of deliciousness...tables spread with all dainties" as he claims he can reunite her with her brothers. Says Comus, "What hath night to do with sleep?"
Those English scholars among you appreciate that Milton's poem of self-control and self-indulgence is about much more than nighttime eating and revelry. (There has been the suggestion that Milton's work was loosely based on an actual legal case of rape.) Comus's line, though, provides a metaphor for those who are tempted by Milton's description of "swinish gluttony" to eat most of their food at night--those who have the so-called night eating syndrome--and for some, have an increased risk of obesity.


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Monster Drawing Rally 5
Nov 2012
Midway Contemporary Art's Monster Drawing Rally returns! In celebration of its 5th year, the very popular annual fundraiser/community event is moving locations to the Grain Belt Bottling House at 79 13th Ave. NE Minneapolis on Saturday, December 15th from 6-10pm. The new location will accommodate nearly twice as many artists as prior years, meaning more […] Midway Contemporary Art's Monster Drawing…
Claire Denis and the Bunny
Walker Seen
Nov 2012
Ten years after her lauded 1988 film Chocolat debuted, French director Claire Denis' films were showcased in a 1998 Regis Retrospective at the Walker. But it wasn't until this month that Denis visited the Walker to introduce her films. The nine-film retrospective concluded last weekend with a Regis Dialogue with critic Eric Hynes on Saturday […] Ten years after her lauded 1988 film Chocolat debuted…
Photobombers: It Is What It Is!
Nov 2012
Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children's art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA). He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both locally and abroad, […] Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often…
Choreographers' Evening: A Celebration of 40 Years
The Green Room
Nov 2012
On Saturday, the Walker will present its 40th installment of Choreographers' Evening. To celebrate this milestone, co-curators Aparna Ramaswamy and Patrick Scully chose works that represented the Twin Cities dance community through the ages. The show will feature works by CE's founder and first curator, Judith Brin Ingber, along with Blake Nellis, Emily King and […] On Saturday, the Walker will…
After Hours with Cindy Sherman: Alter Ego
Walker Seen
Nov 2012
A bustling crowd and beat-heavy music illuminated the Walker on Friday for the biannual After Hours party. The opening event for Cindy Sherman, this After Hours was hot. While Cindy Sherman attend the party for a short while, she was omnipresent all night in the packed galleries; from the more recent "Society Ladies" to the […] A bustling crowd and beat-heavy music illuminated the Walker on Friday for…
Demystifying Development Department Duties: Cindy Sherman Party Planning
Walker Seen
Nov 2012
"Your job must be so fun! We always see you at parties." As development associates for the Walker, my colleague Kate Tucker and I hear various iterations of the above comment on a regular basis — from friends, family, potential new hires, and Walker members. It's true, we do have fun. And we work diligently […] "Your job must be so fun! We always see you at parties." As development associates for the Walker, my…
Tucker Hollingsworth's Camera Noise: A Primer
Nov 2012
What exactly are the Camera Noise pieces? A series of large photo-prints by the Tuckaghrie ("Tucker") Hollingsworth, based on the phenomenon of "camera noise"—or rather, on the unique occurrence-patterns of visual noise on a number of separate (and probably unrepeatable) occasions. The results are playful photos of "invisible" realities, which resemble interwoven textiles. What is […] A series of large…
November's Free First Saturday: Experimental Expression
Field Guide
Nov 2012
The warm welcome of family-friendly programming grows all the more enticing as winter creeps its way closer. November is always a busy time at the Walker, especially with the recently commenced performing arts season. This month's Free First Saturday was no exception. Families flocked in to illuminate their Saturday, basking in the glow of visiting artist Laurie Anderson and experimenting with…
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Nov 2012
Since 1994, the Walker Art Center has been the innovative leader in teen programming, providing cultural institutions around the world with a successful model for engaging teenagers. The mission of Teen Programs is to connect teenagers to contemporary art and artists. The Walker was the first art museum in the country to devote full-time staff to working with and building teen audiences…


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Watch Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits is always a showcase of exceptionally talented musicians who offer their skills to audiences in a relatively small studio setting where home viewers are left with a feeling that they are getting their own personal performance, right at home. Quaint is one adjective that describes the aura that is projected by these gifted entertainers and the taping venue. Warm, friendly, and inviting are others, which describe the subtle and friendly atmosphere.
One may enjoy the plethora of stars that will be routinely offered on a weekly basis. Concerts bring the viewer the songs that they already know and anxiously await to enjoy live from their favorite performers. Television fans are no different from those in attendance. The nearly intimate setting comes to life by way of both technology and human skill. Advance electronics deliver accurate sounds that the home listener will find comparable to what the audience is hearing. Camera technicians exhibit creativity that reveals each artist in a unique fashion. Video angles are often impressive with close-up imaging.
The performers represent many genres. Representing laid-back, yet popular performers, such names as Jimmy Buffett, Lyle Lovett, Norah Jones, Suzanne Vega, and Emmylou Harris, can be found on this popular Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program. Not only are the more casual entertainers seen, but other types are just as frequently seen, including those from Jazz: Buddy Guy, B.B. King,and Eric Johnson. There are singers who are anything but casual. Rock singers like The Allman Brothers Band, Coldplay, Elvis Costello, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and Foo Fighters, have offered some of today's most popular songs to viewers who are getting an experience of being near the singers, without ever having to leave their home setting.
When one thinks about Austin City Limits, one may think about Austin, Texas and the heavy influence of country music that defines the state of Texas. As mentioned, there are genres of many that are represented. However, it is Country Music that the show finds itself gravitating toward most frequently. Performers, such as Willie Nelson, The Dixie Chicks, and Merle Haggard, often display their artistry through this recurrent, and often trendy showcase.
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The Franco lab aims to understand the signaling mechanisms by which reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate cellular fate. Distinct cell death pathways (apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy) have been associated to the etiology of human diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. ROS accumulation and oxidative stress have been implicated in the induction of cell death, but the molecular mechanisms that link ROS and the activation of cell death pathways remain elusive. We strive to identify those mechanisms and provide and insight into potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Recent publication: Navarro-Yepes J, Burns M, Anandhan A, Khalimonchuk O, Del Razo LM, Quintanilla-Vega B, Pappa A, Panayiotidis MI, Franco R. Oxidative stress, redox signaling and autophagy: Cell death vs Survival. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2014; 21(1):66-85. (corresponding author)
- Recent publication: Lei S, Zavala-Flores L, Garcia-Garcia A, Nandakumar R, Madayiputhiya N, Wang Y, Dodds ED, Stanton RC, Powers R, Franco R. Alterations in energy/redox metabolism induced by mitochondrial and environmental toxins: A specific role for Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Paraquat Toxicity. ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] (corresponding author)
- Recent publication: Marshall D, Lei S, Huang Y, Garcia-Garcia A, Franco R, Dodds ED, Powers R. Combining MS and NMR Datasets for Metabolomics Profiling. Metabolomics. 2014 (accepted)
- Dr. Franco Receives the 2014 SIGMA XI Outstanding Young Scientist Award (University of Nebraska Chapter)
- Dr. Xuejun Wang from the Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, will visit the SVMBS-UNL on September 29th to present his latest research on Protein Quality Control and Degradation (PQCD) in Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology.
- Dr. Franco will deliver a lecture at the symposium "Oxidative Stress and Human Health" within the XXX National Congress of Biochemistry to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico from the 2-8 of November, 2014
Rodrigo Franco
(Rodrigo Franco-Cruz)
Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Redox Biology Center (RBC)
Research Interests
Redox signaling with an emphasis in thiol-redox homeostasis and oxidative protein cysteine modifications
Cell death pathways regulated by oxidative stress and redox signaling including apoptosis, autophagy and necrosis
Neuronal cell death associated with neurodegenerative disorders, ischaemia and brain injury
Education & Training
1996-2000. National University of Mexico (UNAM). School of Sciences. B. S. in Biology
2000-2004. National University of Mexico (UNAM). Cell Physiology Institute. Ph.D. in Sciences (Biomedical sciences) Advisor: Prof. Herminia Pasantes Morales
2004-2009. Postdoctoral Fellow. Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Supervisor: Dr. John A. Cidlowski
Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions
2001 and 2003. Young Investigator Travel Award. International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
2001. Basic Neurochemistry School (Scholarship). International Society for Neurochemistry.
2002. Young Investigator Travel Award. American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN)
2005. Marie Curie Scholarship. European Cell Death Organization
2007 and 2009. Travel Award. American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Experimental Biology
2007 Martin Rodbell Travel Award, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
2008 Travel Award. Keystone Symposia Scholarship. Cell Death in the Immune System.
2009. Travel Award. American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Experimental Biology
2006-present. National Program of Researchers (SNI) Level II. CONACYT, Mexico
2010. Layman Award. Office of Research. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2014 SIGMA XI Outstanding Young Scientist Award (University of Nebraska Chapter)
Professional Memberships
2009-present. Active Member of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine
2012-present. Regular Member of the Society for Neuroscience
2013-present. Full Member of the Society of Toxicology
Editorial Boards
2009-present. Editorial Board. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods.
2011-present. Editorial Board. Chemico-Biological Interactions.
Other professional experience
2003-2004. Teaching Professor in Physiology. Bachelor in Biology Program. School of Sciences. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Av. Insurgentes Sur 3000, Circuito Exterior. Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico D.F. C.P. 04510.
2001 Visiting Scientist. Biochemical Department. August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhaguen, Copenhaguen, Denmark.
2009. Principal Investigator. Department of Toxicology. Center of Advanced Studies and Research of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV). Mexico City, D.F. Mexico.


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Asian cuisine styles can be broken down into several tiny regional styles that have rooted the peoples and cultures of those regions. The major types can be roughly defined as: East Asian with its origins in Imperial China and now encompassing modern Japan and the Korean peninsula; Southeast Asian which encompasses Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines; South Asian states that are made up of India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as several other countries in this region of the continent; Central Asian and Middle Eastern.
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- Manufacturers and Consumers (Matt Webb) — manufacturers never spoke to consumers before. They spoke with distributors and retailers. But now products are connected to the Internet, manufacturers suddenly have a relationship with the consumer. And they literally don't know what to do.
- Calendar Hacks (Etsy) — inspiration for your New Year's resolution to waste less time.
- Making an Ethical Decision — there actually is an [web] app for that.
- Masks That Look Human to Computers — an artist creates masks that look like faces to face-recognition algorithms, but not necessarily to us. cf Deep Neural Networks are Easily Fooled.
Business at web speed
Out of the fire of Velocity came a new way of doing things forged in a web-centric world. Along the way, something changed fundamentally about not just tech companies, but companies in general. We realized it wasn't just about the web and fast pages any more. Read more ...
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Manufacturers and Consumers, Time Management, Ethical Decisions, and Faux Faces
Clustering bitcoin accounts using heuristics
In this O'Reilly Data Show Podcast: Sarah Meiklejohn on analytic applications for blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.
Editor's note: we'll explore present and future applications of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies at our upcoming Radar Summit: Bitcoin & the Blockchain on Jan. 27, 2015, in San Francisco.
A few data scientists are starting to play around with cryptocurrency data, and as bitcoin and related technologies start gaining traction, I expect more to wade in. As the space matures, there will be many interesting applications based on analytics over the transaction data produced by these technologies. The blockchain — the distributed ledger that contains all bitcoin transactions — is publicly available, and the underlying data set is of modest size. Data scientists can work with this data once it's loaded into familiar data structures, but producing insights requires some domain knowledge and expertise.
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I recently spoke with Sarah Meiklejohn, a lecturer at UCL, and an expert on computer security and cryptocurrencies. She was part of an academic research team that studied pseudo-anonymity ("pseudonymity") in bitcoin. In particular, they used transaction data to compare "potential" anonymity to the "actual" anonymity achieved by users. A bitcoin user can use many different public keys, but careful research led to a few heuristics that allowed them to cluster addresses belonging to the same user:
"In theory, a user can go by many different pseudonyms. If that user is careful and keeps the activity of those different pseudonyms separate, completely distinct from one another, then they can really maintain a level of, maybe not anonymity, but again, cryptographically it's called pseudo-anonymity. So, if they are a legitimate businessman on the one hand, they can use a certain set of pseudonyms for that activity, and then if they are dealing drugs on Silk Road, they might use a completely different set of pseudonyms for that, and you wouldn't be able to tell that that's the same user.
What you need to know for the hardware-software convergence
Core competencies and essential reading from hardware, software, manufacturing, and the IoT.
As I noted in "Physical and virtual are blurring together," we now have hardware that acts like software, and software that's capable of dealing with the complex subtleties of the physical world. So, what must the innovator, the creator, the executive, the researcher, and the artist do to embrace this convergence of hardware and software?
At its core, this is about a shift from discipline toward intent. Individuals and institutions — whether they're huge enterprises, small start-ups, or nonprofits — must be competent in several disciplines that increasingly overlap, and should be prepared to solve problems by working fluidly across disciplines.
To use Joi Ito's example, someone who wants to develop a synthetic eye might begin to approach the problem with biology, or electronics, or software, or (most likely) all three together. Many problems can be solved somewhere in a large multidimensional envelope that trades off design, mechanics, electronics, software, biology, and business models. Experts might still do the best work in each discipline, but everyone needs to know enough about all of them to know where to position a project between them.
Below you'll find the core competencies in the intersection between software and the physical world, and our favorite books and resources for each one.
Electronics for physical-digital applications
- Practical Electronics, by John M. Hughes: To know what's possible and where to start, it's essential to understand both the analog and digital sides of electronics. This is O'Reilly's authoritative introduction to both analog and digital electronics, with information on circuit design, common parts and techniques, and microcontrollers.
- Raspberry Pi Cookbook, by Simon Monk: The Raspberry Pi is rapidly becoming the standard embedded computing platform for prototyping and experimentation, with enough computing power to run familiar interpreted programming languages and widely supported operating systems.
- Arduino Cookbook, by Michael Margolis: The Arduino microcontroller offers a fluid interface between digital and physical; it's highly extensible and accessible to people with no prior experience in either electronics or code.
An ecosystem of connected devices
Our biggest opportunities as designers and product creators lie in a context-driven approach to designing user experiences.
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from our recent book Designing Multi-Device Experiences, by Michal Levin. This excerpt is included in our curated collection of chapters from the O'Reilly Design library. Download a free copy of the Experience Design ebook here.We have entered a world of multi-device experiences. Our lives have become a series of interactions with multiple digital devices, enabling each of us to learn, buy, compare, search, navigate, connect, and manage every aspect of modern life.
Consider the hours we spend with devices every day — interacting with our smartphones, working on our laptops, engaging with our tablets, watching shows on television, playing with our video game consoles, and tracking steps on our fitness wristbands. For many of us, the following are true:
- We spend more time interacting with devices than with people.
- We often interact with more than one device at a time.
The number of connected devices has officially exceeded the seven-billion mark, outnumbering people (and toothbrushes) on the planet. By 2020, this number is expected to pass 24 billion. This inconceivable quantity not only attests to the growing role of these devices in our digital lives, but also signals an increasing number of devices per person. Many individuals now own multiple connected devices — PCs, smartphones, tablets, TVs, and more — and they are already using them together, switching between them, in order to accomplish their goals. Ninety percent of consumers use multiple devices to complete a task over time (PDF). For example, shopping for an item might entail (1) searching and exploring options at home on the PC, (2) checking product information and comparing prices in-store using your smartphone, and (3) writing product reviews on a tablet. Eighty-six percent of consumers use their smartphones while engaging with other devices and during other media consumption activities. Read more…
Regulation and decentralization: Defending the blockchain
Andreas Antonopoulos urges the Canadian Senate to resist the temptation to centralize bitcoin.
Editor's note: our O'Reilly Radar Summit: Bitcoin & the Blockchain will take place on January 27, 2015, at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Andreas Antonopoulos, Vitalik Buterin, Naval Ravikant, and Bill Janeway are but a few of the confirmed speakers for the event. Learn more about the event and reserve your ticket here.
We recently announced a Radar summit on present and future applications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. In a webcast presentation one of our program chairs, Kieren James-Lubin, observed that we're very much in the early days of these technologies. He also noted that the technologies are complex enough that most users will rely on service providers (like wallets) to securely store, transfer, and receive cryptocurrencies.
As some of these service providers reach a certain scale, they will start coming under the scrutiny of regulators. Certain tenets are likely to remain: currencies require continuous liquidity and large financial institutions need access to the lender of last resort.
There are also cultural norms that take time to change. Take the example of notaries, whose services seem amenable to being replaced by blockchain technologies. Such a wholesale change would entail adjusting rules and norms across localities, which means going up against the lobbying efforts of established incumbents.
One way to sway regulators and skeptics is to point out that the decentralized nature of the (bitcoin) blockchain can unlock innovation in financial services and other industries. Mastering Bitcoin author Andreas Antonopoulos did a masterful job highlighting this in his recent testimony before the Canadian Senate:
"Traditional models for financial payment networks and banking rely on centralized control in order to provide security. The architecture of a traditional financial network is built around a central authority, such as a clearinghouse. As a result, security and authority have to be vested in that central actor. The resulting security model looks like a series of concentric circles with very limited access to the center and increasing access as we move farther away from the center. However, even the most outermost circle cannot afford open access.
Hardware is an elusive constraint on user experience
Andrew "bunnie" Huang on understanding the interplay between software, hardware, and the existing supply chain.
Editor's note: this interview with Andrew "bunnie" Huang is an excerpt from our recent report, When Hardware Meets Software, by Mike Barlow. The report looks into the new hardware movement, telling its story through the people who are building it. For more stories on the evolving relationship between software and hardware, download the free report.Andrew "bunnie" Huang has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT, but he is most famous for reverse engineering the Xbox, establishing his reputation as one of the world's greatest hardware hackers. He sees an evolving relationship between hardware and software.
"It used to be that products were limited solely by the capability of their hardware. Early radios, for example, had mechanical buttons that acted directly on the physics of the receiver," says Huang. "As hardware becomes more capable, the user experience of the hardware is more dictated by the software that runs on it. Now that hardware is ridiculously capable — you basically have supercomputers in your pockets that cost next to nothing — pretty much the entire user experience of the product is dictated by the software. The hardware simply serves as an elusive constraint on the user experience."
Hardware is "a cage," says Huang, and good software developers learn to work within the constraints of the hardware. "When I work with programmers on new products, I take the first prototype, put it on the desk and I say, 'Welcome to your new cage.' That's the reality. There's a hard wall. But we try to build the cage big enough so there are options for programmers. A quad core Android phone with a gigabyte of memory is a pretty big cage. Sometimes when programmers feel constrained, they're just being lazy. There's always more than one way to skin a cat in the software world." Read more…


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When You Wake Up To Juggalos Screaming, It's Time To Take Another Pill
To give a sort of foreshadowing of what I have to say, I'll tell you this. The greeting on my cell phone now says "Gouma," the Italian word for "Mafia mistress." It was a bitter joke to myself.So, okay, I got ho-checked yesterday. I'll admit it, I got the emotional equivalent of a pimp slapping his ho and saying "Learn your place, bi-atch!"Yesterday, I was supposed to get off work at 8. At 7, James' best friend Josh calls the store and asks if I will go get him so he can talk to him, as James' cell phone is out of minutes. So I go to get him. While I'm there, I ask if he still wanted to see me after work. He said no, he wanted to be by himself. So I got offended as hell and started a fight, we were both sort of intoxicated and I'd had a bad day anyway so it got pretty emotional. I started crying and saying mean shit, and James alternated between hugging me and saying he was sorry and standing a few feet away glowering defensively. So finally I gave up and went back to work, then burst into tears again and went to smoke a cigarette with Honesty. I gave her an overview of the situation, then told her I was leaving so I could go drink myself happy. She smiled and said okay, and off I went to Janet's. Well, first I stopped back at James' to tell him to make sure I hadn't left anything of mine lying around before Jamie got home (later today), and I talked to him for a minute, not crying this time. He was fucked up, I was fucked up, we couldn't really get to the point of what either of us wanted to say, so we both tired of dealing with each other quickly and I went on my not-so-merry way. I got to Janet's, ate a couple of muscle relaxers, smoked, then proceeded to slur my words, drool, and generally make such a lack of sense that Janet made me go to bed. Then the first thing I hear this morning is Janet screaming because Woody didn't get up when he was supposed to and didn't make it work so they could get some money. I lay on the couch a moment, contemplating and listening to the screaming, then ate another muscle relaxer. Then I came home, showered and shaved, got my taxes done, then went to the crotch doctor to tell her to schedule me to get my tubes tied. That's my final answer, Regis, the tubes are getting tied. I suck at mothering the kids I have now, why would I want any more? And try to listen to and communicate with a 5' tall bald Malaysian lady when you're on muscle relaxers. THERE'S a challenge. So, okay, see if you understand this. This is an excerpt of my conversation with James yesterday. Keep in mind we were both intoxicated.James: Just because I don't wanna see you one night, you flip on me.Me: I'm not flippin!James: (lights a cigarette and looks bored) Come on, girl, we don't gotta spend every waking moment together.Me: (digging through my purse for something that shall remain nameless) You say you want to be with me, but that you don't want to spend time with me? What the fuck?James: Jus' not EVERY WAKING MOMENT, damn.Me: (getting loud) I'VE BEEN AT WORK ALL FUCKING DAY! James: (gets up and paces the room for no apparent reason) See, you're flippin'.Me: (gets up, puts coat on, and starts to stalk towards the door) Be like that, then. Fuck it.James: Be like what? (crosses room over to me) Come on, it's not like that.Me: How is it then? I got played, that's it, I accept it. Fuck it.James: (did have his hands around my hips, now removes them) You think you got played, huh? Is that what you think?Me: YEAH. (with a full-on DUH expression)James: (sits back down on the couch) Well, if that's how it is.Me: I don't know HOW it fucking is, you won't discuss SHIT.James: You want me to make all these life altering decisions.Me: (honestly confused) LIKE WHAT? You say "I love you, girl, I miss you, girl, I wanna live with you, girl" WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK?James: (getting up again) I TOLD you we weren't boyfriend/girlfriend.Me: Yeah, I knew that part, but I thought it was getting there.James: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.Me: (crying like a wuss) Fuck you, whatever. I got played.James: You didn't get played. So you don't wanna see me no more?Me: YOU don't wanna see ME no more. James: Nah, I do. Still wanna see you. It's just..life...I don't know.Me: "Life?" What's that mean?James: Just that. Life. Me: (sighing in frustration) Fine. Whatever. (puts hand on doorknob to leave)James: (comes up and gives me a hug) I miss ya, girl. I wanna see you tomorrow.Me: (crying yet again) No, no, whatever, don't fucking lie to me.James: (still hugging me but now pissed) I'M NOT LYIN'.Me: (still crying, such a crybaby) I thought feelings were the same on your end.James: They were.Me: But aren't anymore?James: No...they are...it's just...life.Me: That again. What the FUCK do you mean?James: (steps back) I don't wanna fight. You know how I feel about you. I just can't be what you need.Me: All I NEED is committment. And when you tell people not to look at me because I'm yours, and tell me you miss me, and that you love me, and that you don't want anyone else...come on, what's that "I don't want anyone but you" shit that you say? If you don't want a committment...come ON.James: I DON'T want anyone but YOU.Me: Then what the fuck? James: I told you. Life. It's just how it is.Me:(hugs James) I'm leaving now.James: Can I see you tomorrow?Me: I guess. (rolling eyes over his shoulder, annoyed and confused)James: Okay. (steps back) I'll miss you girl.Me: (opens door to leave) No, you won't. See you tomorrow.I talked to him a little while ago, things are still on for tonight and he says he wants to "talk." I'm thinking this is the "GO AWAY BITCH" talk. Or the "I want you to be ONE of my women but not MY WOMAN." (Hence my "gouma" joke on my cell phone menu.) Maybe I should just be grateful he wants to talk. He never talks about ANYTHING. So, faithful and omnipresent readers, what in the HELL does this sound like to you? Did I get played? Is he indecisive? Or are drugs just a really big factor in all the confusion? I need to quit dating people from KFC. Or I should start my own soap opera. "As the Bucket Turns." Make some money off my misery.Fuck, I don't know, I need more muscle relaxers and I have to drive to get them and I don't want to. I need a driver. That's the first thing I am getting when I get rich is a damn driver. Driving Miss Daisy-style, I'd be in the back "Take me here, take me there, get me some wine, pull the car over and hand me my cell phone, bitch."A Top-Five list I compiled in my head this morning while I was waiting at the crotch doctor's...The Top Five Most Ghetto Things I Have Ever Done (in no particular order)1. fixed a broken button on my pants with a stapler.2. weighed the option..."I've got $50...do I pay my car insurance or buy lots and lots of beer?" And coming up with the answer "Beer!"3. used Gold-Bond medicated powder on my face when I forgot my compact, and ashes as eyeshadow when I forgot my eyeshadow. 4. accepted that you have to put WD-40 on the track-changing button of my car CD player every once in a while or it won't change tracks5. ran out of drugs, ran out of beer, so drank a crusted bottle of Ny-Quil I found hanging around. Got sick. Went to bed. But had very clear nasal and chest passages the next day. As Nezzy would say, I'm off like a prom dress. Later all!
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The last time somebody didn't get an FF is... Jaymes and James if you consider somebody who went to the location and wanted to get it.The last time somebody didn't get an FF even after trying the task would be Joey and Danny. There are not a lot of instances of teams who tried the FF and didn't win it.
Donkey race , nail in the coffin by a tree? http://www.teen.com/videos/tv-clips/amazing-race-clip-joey-meghan-africa-video/
Quote from: jiajia12 on March 29, 2013, 06:55:30 PMDonkey race , nail in the coffin by a tree? http://www.teen.com/videos/tv-clips/amazing-race-clip-joey-meghan-africa-video/still confused as to weather this is a RI or a DT... or a race to the pitstop.. go meghan and joey!
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Behind the Curtain: The 'hell no' caucus - POLITICO.com
Mods. this is not 100 % about gun control, some deals with the fiscal mess and other political crap.
'Cotton has been flooded with calls in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shootings, 9-to-1 against supporting any new gun control. There is zero chance he will vote for any new gun laws. '


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They held their entire sport in their hands and they still can't grasp the simplest concept.
They had the power to envision their own greatness and they still can't see the obvious.
They are among the most gifted athletes of all-time and they still can't understand their present.
Just tell us the truth. That's all. Simple as that.
Instead, Lance Armstrong becomes the latest disgraced legend to, incredibly, attempt to dupe a too-wise public with a concocted, laughably disingenuous explanation of his dubious achievements.
For a man who finished first seven times in the Tour de France, Armstrong, better than anyone, should realize how unproductive it is to backpedal.
How can Armstrong not get it? How can Barry Bonds not recognize it? How can Roger Clemens not comprehend it?
Just tell us the truth. That's all. Simple as that.
America, at its very essence, wants to forgive. It's part of our makeup. We can't help ourselves. We love champions, yes. But we love comebacks, too, and no country, no society is more generous with second chances.
Besides, performance-enhancing drugs are so much a part of the culture now that the subject is numbing. Where PED use once was viewed as rogue and vile behavior, today most fans at least understand the why. Meanwhile, fewer and fewer of those fans seem to actually care.
Mark McGwire finally decided to talk about the past, re-emerged in the sport he tainted and, in November, accepted a job with the Dodgers, the favorite team of his childhood, a development he said made him "ecstatic."
No matter what Armstrong's ultimate aim is here his best course is to tell everyone everything. We knew he had used PEDs the moment he stopped fighting the allegations and accepted the consequences. His confession to Oprah Winfrey this week hardly is shocking.
It also is absolutely the wrong way to go about telling his story. Armstrong obviously wasn't paying attention when Tiger Woods tried to manufacture a "news conference" and instead came off looking like a creepy, ashen-faced talking corpse, one nobody believed.
Armstrong's made-for-bad-TV bit starting Thursday likely will be nothing but an infomercial for himself, a foolish stab at reinventing history.
And how about Winfrey's motivation? The following, folks, is not from Journalism 101: Hear the news – at least as Armstrong tells it – sit on it for three days and then release it as a way to promote yourself and your network that no one watches.
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Recommendations on lube to be used on HKs?
I wonder what is the best, high quality lube to be used on HKs. Gun oil, cream type lube? Any recommendations? Thanks.
I don't clean and lubricate my HK's any different then my Glocks.
One drop of lube per frame rail, one drop between the barrel locking lugs and one drop on top of the barrel spread around with a finger. For the Glock, I grease the connector when I detail strip the frame (once in a great while) so I don't even lubricate the connector. In my experience, none of the hammer/fire control components in an HK pistol require specific lubrication. The Dow-Corning anti-corrosion process that is applied to the internal components maintains a naturally high lubricity all on it's own.
I've always run both brands of magazines completely dry. Never a problem there either.
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Recommendations on lube to be used on HKs?
I wonder what is the best, high quality lube to be used on HKs. Gun oil, cream type lube? Any recommendations? Thanks.
I just purchased a new P30 and the directions are clear. I also own a Glock34 and it has similar lube locations. I have always lubed anywhere moving parts are on any weapon I have owned. If you clean the gun after every outing what does it matter how much lube you put on it ? It still only takes 10 minutes to clean and re-lube the P30 properly. Love the gun, Love the gun.
I use tw25b
Lube locations are practically the same on Glocks, HKs. Striker pistols alittle different in the frame locations. But trick is not to over lube.
I actually use Mobil One as my preferred oil. Man, I know I will get some bashing for this admission. But for 20 years now, no problems, no issues.
Even had a gunsmith or 2 convert over to it. Plus, every 5-7 thousand miles I get enought left over to top off my oil bottles. Inexpensive.
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Mobil 1 synthetic is ALL I put in my car, my engine is worth 7 grand so its safe to say I trust that oil. Although not made for firearms I see no reason why it wouldnt protect everything. If it protects my piston rings @ 8,000rpm, and hell my camshafts @ even faster, id trust it on my hk.
Although I use slip ewl exclusively on all my firearms, and a lil gun grease here and there
I CLP the entire polymer frame and slide (not barrel) and use an air compressor to blow off all the excess. I also use Mobile 1 as oil for the locking block, rails, etc. Has worked great for a few years on my Glocks, Sigs, and HKs.
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3E Program Will Offer Entrepreneurship Classes at 9 Community Colleges
by Mark Carter
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The Arkansas Women's Business Center in El Dorado has partnered with nine community colleges across the state to offer courses in entrepreneurship and small business.
The 3E Program (which stands for entrepreneur, education and expansion) will be led by Sherry Howard, director of the AWBC, a program of Winrock International and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Its mission is to meet the needs of female business owners through technical assistance, training and access to capital. But its services are open to everyone.
Participating schools in the 3E Program are:
at Beebe (including its satellite facility in Searcy) Arkansas State University Arkansas State Universityat Newport Black RiverTechnical College, Pocahontas Mid-South Community College, West Memphis NorthWest Bentonville Arkansas Community College,
- College of the Ouachitas, Malvern
Mena Rich Mountain Community College, South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado Southeast Arkansas Community College, Pine Bluff.
"Having the right business skills is crucial for business success," Howard said in a press release. "Our objective is to help students and get the communities involved in this exciting program."
The program starts this month with two non-credit community education classes:
- Social Media Strategy: The three-session workshop is for businesses that are using social media but need help strategizing and implementing a plan. Classes meet October 8, Oct. 10 and Oct. 15 from 6-8 p.m.
- Bookkeepers' Boot Camp: Also three sessions, this workshop is for businesses that need to get a record system in place and learn bookkeeping basics. Classes meet Oct. 22, Oct. 24 and Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m.
The program will continue in the spring semester with more non-credit classes and two entrepreneur classes for credit. The spring classes for credit will be Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Professional Selling/Advertising.
AWBC was launched two years ago and has been a leader in small business development in south Arkansas. For more information on it or the 3E Program, contact Howard at (870) 864-8430 or email@example.com.


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It's become a custom with me and my kids to hit the yard sales during the summer and fall weekends. They can get a lot more for their allowance money at those sales than they can at the toy stores, and sometimes I find stuff that's such a bargain I can't pass it up. We recently went to one that turned up one of the most amazing finds I've ever run into at a garage sale yet.
Visual Basic 1.0
Sitting in between Turbo Tax '99 and Mavis Beacon's Typing Tutor was this gem…. Visual Basic 1.0. I almost couldn't believe my eyes. To me, this was on par with finding the missing link. As a programmer, this was archeological gold, and it was on sale for fifty cents. My kids saw the excitement on my face and must have thought that I'd found an XBox 360. For them, Visual Basic was a major let down.
A lot of people think that VB is soft and if you program in it, you're automatically a drooling hack developer who couldn't program their alarm clock. I cut my teeth on VB 4.0 in my first job, and learned that when combined with COM in C++, VB was a fantastic language for the job of making a user interface. That being said, VB still has some special memories for me.
The contents of the box were practically undisturbed. The disks were all still in their original plastic wrap and the manual didn't seem to have ever been opened. Immediately, there are certain clues that tell you just how old it is (even though the box is copyrighted 1991). First, the box contains two forms of media; 3.5″ and 5.25″ floppies. To actually take a 5.25″ floppy out of its sleeve and hold it brought me back to the days of floppy doors and the red LED that told you the disk was being read. The system requirements for VB 1.0 were Windows 3.0, a 286 processor and 1MB of memory. Somewhat of a far cry from the Visual Basic of today.
I also loved the included "Companion Products and Services Directory". The third party marketing rush had already begun back then. Most of the components in the catalog, though, are for connecting to a VAX server or to a dBase or Btrieve database. There are a handful of charting components and widgets such as tree controls (not yet standard in 1991) and grids. The reminiscing continues.
This box goes right up on my bookshelf at home next to the most revered books in my collection. Say what you will about Visual Basic, but it may be one of the most important developments in programming over the last 20 years for the simple reason that it allowed any non-programmer to write a Windows program. If you think that's not a valid reason for such importance, let me repeat… it allowed any non-programmer to write a Windows program. It was Prometheus, stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to mere mortals for their use.
You no longer had to know C, and wade through Petzold, to write "Hello World" in a window. Employees from any company with core business knowledge, but no degree in programming, could now quickly write customized applications. Of course, the debate of whether this was a good thing for programming or not still goes on today. However, regardless of which side you're on, you can't deny that VB was a major victory for bringing the PC to the business market. Without VB, we may not even have a Microsoft today.
So thank you very much, guy from two streets down, who decided that Visual Basic 1.0 wasn't important enough to keep, but too important to just throw away. One man's junk is another man's gold, and I really struck it rich that weekend.


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Nigeria: PDP and its retooling strategies for 2015
EON USIGBE reports the two-day capacity-building retreat organised by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as it begins the process of enlightenment of its critical stakeholders over the 2015 general elections.
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), always wanting to have a head start, has commenced its preparations for the 2015 election even though the ruling party will not want anything to be said openly at this time about the election. It has a policy of not discussing 2015 because as President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party argue, dabbling into the politics of 2015 now will be an unnecessary distraction for governments at all levels. The party faithful have mainly stuck to this position but it has hardly stopped discreet preparations by prospective aspirants around the country who want to assume vantage positions for themselves before the lid is officially lifted on campaigns. However, PDP has signaled that even when it wants to be seen as not showing interest in the 2015 polls at this time, it would not leave anything to chance in preparing its key stakeholders for the battle ahead.
Towards this end, between December 12 and 15, 2012, the party organised a two-day capacity building retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for its zonal/state publicity secretaries, organising secretaries, publicity and organisation staff of the national secretariat of the party and members of the resident press corps. Coordinated by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, the enlightenment retreat attracted resource persons from various fields of endeavour, including Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State; PDP National Chairman, Alhaji. Bamanga Tukur, ;his predecessor, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo; PDP Board of Trustees [BoT] member, Chief Ebenezer Babatope; former Political Adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Dr. Akilu Sani Indabawa; former presidential spokesmen, Mallam Abba Dabo and Olusegun Adeniyi, Senator Aniete Okon as well as a Media Consultant, Colet Odenigbo.
The PDP's motivation for the retreat was to give the critical stakeholders a better idea of the internal workings of the party.
The National Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, explained this, pointing out that it sought to build capacities and capabilities required at all levels of the party to drive the vision of the 3Rs :Reconstruction, Reformation and Rebuilding) agenda of the present leadership. Beside the need to ensure uniformity in party organization and communication process, he informed that it was aimed at intimating zonal/state organizing secretaries and zonal/state publicity secretaries with the new policy direction concerning party administration and communication strategies.
Host Governor Akpabio held nothing back when he spoke at the event, criticising the party publicity machinery for not communicating enough, the achievements of PDP governors in the country, and wondering "if you don't talk about your achievement, how would you know about your achievements?" He believed that the presence of PDP officials in Uyo for the retreat would acquaint them with the achievements of his PDP government, which may not have been known to the party officials.
To Akpabio therefore, it will be nice for the party officials to expose themselves more to the efforts of other PDP states so that they can have good selling points for the party. Akpabio was effusive about his own achievements, arguing that with what he has done in the last five years, he had proved that, contrary to speculation that the huge money allocated to Niger Delta states went down the drain, such resources could actually be utilized for concrete development.
"Before I became governor, what was the story in the Niger Delta? That so much money goes in there, but that there is nothing on the ground to show for such fund. But today, within five years of my being in office as a PDP governor, the story has changed. People are saying this governor is doing so much; where will he get the money to pay?" The governor was of the opinion that the PDP publicity machinery had lost the initiative to the opposition because the efforts of state governments of opposition political parties appear more celebrated in the public domain even when they are less than what their PDP counterparts have done.
Beyond this, Akpabio was concerned about the ongoing attempt to revisit the onshore/offshore abrogation. He reiterated to the participants at the retreat that such a move had the potential to break up the country. For him, the proponents of the move should rather concern themselves with issues that bind the country together than focus on divisive issues or creating ethnic, religious and tribal barriers. He said such divisive factors were responsible for the siting of refineries in places not close to their sources of raw materials. "Industries are cited on the basis of where the mineral is deposited. Refineries should have filled everywhere in the Niger Delta because they have the raw materials but they are saying don't build refineries there." He believes that there is the need for those behind the resurgent onshore/offshore debate to look inwards and find ways to increase their revenue base," Akpabio stated.
On his part, Dr. Nwodo, who delivered a paper entitled, "Deepening Democracy through internal Party Democracy, Strategies for conducting Credible, Free and Fair Elections," explained that the reason why many governors were under performing in office was because of the need to satisfy the godfathers who helped them to positions. He contended that such godfathers sit on large portions of state resources because such governors are in the habit of taking their state's financial allocations to the godfathers who take away huge chunks for their personal use. The former party boss said what was left in the allocations was not always enough to implement developmental projects in the states.
Nwodo blamed the situation on the manner of selecting party candidates for election where he observed that rather than going through a free and fair process, candidates emerge because of the strength of their sponsors. He argued that leaders produced through robust internal democracy have a social contract with the people as in their conscience; they know they have made promises which they must fulfill. "They know that they may need to go back to the people to renew their mandate. In doing so, they must approach the people with a report card of their success with their current or past mandate." The former Enugu State governor noted that the motivation of elected members to perform in office should be the trust of the people but "In our party, nay, Nigeria where we have replaced this with godfatherism, we continue to produce the leadership we complain about."
In a keynote address he delivered at the occasion, Alhaji Tukur promised that the party would not compromise internal democracy but ensure that fairness guided its operations. Noting that the era of imposition of candidates or parallel lists of congresses was over, the party boss also stated that the "era where the wishes of the people are whimsically annulled as far as our leadership is concerned is far gone forever." He said that his leadership intends to introduce strategies for national political re-engineering designed to achieve the desired energy, security, education, empowerment and environmental sustainability. "That way, our country Nigeria will be on the path to peace, unity and stable democracy, which are constant parameters of security and investment."
Indabawa, who was the Political Adviser to late President Yar'Adua, warned that the PDP might run itself aground if it failed to adhere strictly to the values of internal democracy, Positing that the PDP's major opposition is not other political parties but the PDP itself, he maintained that the party stands the risk of what he said is self-liquidation and now faces the big challenge of justifying the massive confidence that Nigerians had in it. Speaking on the topic, "Building Strong Party Chapters and Raising the Political Consciousness of Party Members," Indabawa stressed the need for the party to uphold internal democracy in all its dealings to be in a position to build strong institutions as well as give Nigerians the quality leadership they expect from the party.
He outlined some of the challenges confronting the party to include erosion of confidence, diversity of interests and consensus building, party supremacy and god-father syndrome; emergent political forces and politics of relevance; elevation of factions over the party; lack of capacity to manage the party, among others.
He stated, "If positive changes along the lines discussed are not initiated and vigorously pursued, the PDP stands the risk of self- liquidation. After all, it is becoming self-evident that the only serious opposition to PDP is PDP itself. In this project of panel-beating and renewal, the party must search for that big idea that stands it out from the crowd. Institutions survive the dynamics of constantly evolving forces of time and space only if they are clearly identifiable by what they stand for. So, PDP's strength is guaranteed if only it is organized around the defined big idea that gives it unique and distinctive identity. The mark of such a big idea is the political praxis that is unique to it. Without this, whatever strength is injected into the party will only be artificial and temporal."
In his paper titled, "Connecting with the Public: The 10 Media Commandments," former Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Olusegun Adeniyi, warned politicians to learn to treat reporters with dignity. Listing 10 pitfalls that politicians should avoid while dealing with the media, the Chairman of Editorial Board of Thisday, stressed the need for politicians to give the media up-to-date information. He stated: "if you must engage the media and you don't not have 'juicy' information to give, make irresistible phrases. A dull press conference or press statement will not make the news just because it is coming from a big man. When they have failed to write it as you would have wished or you were innocently misquoted, ignore them. Only gross acts of bad faith and unfairness merit a complaint. You must recognize that there are hostile reporters and you also have the aggressive ones. If you think a story is misleading, inaccurate or unfair, call the reporter and say so calmly, yet firmly. With that you may win him/ her over. After all, believe it or not, reporters are human beings too," he advised.
Chief Babatope advocated in his paper on "Motivational Method for Membership Recruitment, Retention and Loyalty," that there should be fair spread of benefits of government economic programmes to as many members of the party as possible. He advised that the party at all levels must identify those who are genuine businessmen and who will need government support, saying that while governments must cater for the interests of the entire people of the country, the party must ensure that its active members benefit from the programmes.
After the two-day session, the participants at the retreat came up with a nine-point communique where they agreed that Nigeria is at a critical development curve and therefore, to move to the next level, the PDP must continuously improve on the workings of its processes and practices. The retreat urged members to show more interest in the management of the media while the PDP must engage in wide publicity and propagation of its policies, programmes and achievements to enhance greater understanding by the citizenry. It also advised the party leaders and all members to tap the full advantage of the social media such as facebook, twitter, etc, to combat negative perception as well as sell the agenda of the party.
Similarly, the retreat noted that there is no alternative to internal party democracy and to enhance this therefore, it recommended, as a matter of urgency, the introduction of e-registration and computerisation of party membership as this will ensure transparency in party electoral processes. On the strategic importance of the offices of organisation and publicity secretaries at all levels, participants agreed that they are vital for the progress and success of party and government policies and programmes and challenged them to rise up to the serial distortion of the achievements of PDP-led governments by the opposition.
Furthermore, the retreat advocated less turn-over of party officials to make for continuity and stability, stressing the need for the PDP to encourage loyalty and hard work through incentives, patronages, merit awards, letters of commendation among others.
The 130 participants at the retreat applauded the uncommon transformation of Akwa Ibom State under Governor Akpabio and noted his support and that of the people of the state towards the successful hosting of the event.
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Presided over by chef Nachiket Shetye (who also ran East), the food at 36 Oak & Barley reminds us of Friend of a Farmer, a restaurant in New York that Chef Shetye and this Scouter have often reminisced about (disclaimer: Chef Shetye is a friend, and knew we were there – anonymous review out next week!). 36 Oak & Barley has a similar focus on fresh ingredients, on serving meals that are simple yet innovative. This ethos is reflected not only in cuisine but also cocktails, boozy, bright concoctions made from freshly peeled pomegranates and sliced apples, vodka and whiskey. We were particularly blown away by a mix of olives, gherkins, jalapenos and vodka that tasted like pickle in a martini glass. Oh, dear!
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We also enjoyed two-cheddar fondue that comes with sides of chopped tomatoes, chillies, onions and the crunchiest, airiest bread ever; and a colourful dish of couscous, chickpeas and ratatouille that reminded us of a meal we had on a cold, smoky night in Egypt. Those pleased by cheese should also try cottage cheese steak, pillows of paneer cut through with flavored cream cheese and topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
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Unlike Friend of a Farmer, which looks like a rustic barn house, 36 Oak and Barley is a futurist, industrial space with angular, translucent seating, exposed ducts and even flat screen TVs playing Vicky Christina Barcelona and Roman Holiday in the restrooms. The décor is maroon and black, which, despite large windows, makes the interiors feel dark for an all day restaurant.
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Undergraduate Program Course Descriptions
Core Courses
|Introduction to Marketing
MKTG-UB 1 4 units.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
|This course evaluates marketing as a system for the satisfaction of human wants and a catalyst of business activity. It presents a comprehensive framework that includes (1) researching and analyzing customers, company, competition, and the marketing environment; (2) identifying and targeting attractive segments with a strategic positioning; and (3) making product, pricing, communication, and distribution decisions. Cases and examples are utilized to develop problem-solving abilities.
Fundamental Courses
|Consumer Behavior
MKTG-UB 2 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1 and sophomore standing.
|This course presents a comprehensive, systematic, and practical conceptual framework for understanding people as consumers—the basic subject matter of all marketing. It draws on the social sciences to evaluate the influence of both individual and ecological factors on market actions. Students discuss relevant psychological and sociological theories and study how they can be used to predict consumers' reactions to strategic marketing decisions. Basic methodologies for research in consumer behavior are developed and applied. Course emphasis is on developing applications of behavioral concepts and methods for marketing actions.
|Research for Customer Insights
MKTG-UB 9 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1 and either STAT-UB 1 or STAT-UB 103, and sophomore standing.
|This course provides students with both research and managerial perspectives in the development and application of marketing research tools and procedures. It describes the development of research designs from problem formulation to analysis and submission of the research report. It also covers the analysis of techniques in marketing research, such as focus groups, experimental design, surveys, sampling, statistical analysis, and reporting. Cases are utilized in the development of methods and in specific areas of application.
Advanced Courses (requires sophomore standing)
|Advertising Management
MKTG-UB 3 3 units.
Prerequisite: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course provides students with a comprehensive framework and tools to understand the advertising process and to appreciate managerial and theoretical perspectives in advertising. It tackles the stages in developing an advertising plan - from analyzing the situation and defining clear advertising objectives to execution. Students learn tools related to various skill areas in advertising, including account planning, media planning and buying, and copywriting/art direction, while developing a broader appreciation of how each skill area fits into the overall structure of the advertising process. Course work involves a comprehensive group project that utilizes learning in all functional areas of advertising, while simulating the development of an advertising campaign.
|Managing Creative Content Development
MKTG-UB 4 2 units.
|This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about the individual and collaborative services provided by professional managers within the EMT industries. Through discussions with and lectures by entertainment and media lawyers, accountants, talent and literary agents, studio executives, producers, and publicity and advertising specialists, students learn about the diversity of talents required to complete a project or develop creative content protectable as intellectual property. This analysis covers activities across various entertainment industry sectors including movies, television, music, publishing, electronic games, theater, and related businesses. Assignments allow students to test their own creative abilities and understand the functions of the various professionals that form teams for managing and producing successful creative content for distribution and revenue.
|Business of Publishing
MKTG-UB 19 2 units.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
|This course provides students with working knowledge of the publishing industry comprising newspapers, magazines, and books. It explores traditional business models and how disruptive forces including digitalization, consumer generated content, low barriers to entry, and changing media consumption patterns are reshaping the industry. By the end of the course, students understand the operations of media companies and can speak to the opportunities and challenges facing the industry, engage in discussions on the economics, terms, and metrics, and explain emerging business models.
|Business of Film
MKTG-UB 20 2 units.
|This course is designed to provide both business and film students with a systematic overview of the modern day filmed entertainment business. The course covers the traditional "Hollywood System" operating out of Los Angeles and also examines the independent film model, while taking a critical look at the financing, production, marketing, and distribution of filmed entertainment. Focus is on the various revenue streams inherent in the exploitation of such product, both in the domestic marketplace and in the international arena. The course provides students with real life experiences, practical realities, and a keen understanding of how things actually work in the film business. It gives students a basic background and orientation necessary for an entry-level position in a film production or distribution company, an international sales organization, or related support organizations.
|Entertainment Finance
MKTG-UB 21 2 units.
Prerequisite: ACCT-UB 1 and junior standing.
|This course provides a basic financial understanding of a variety of entertainment subcategories, including film, television, music, cable, and the Internet. In addition to text materials, real life examples are presented and include vignettes ranging from blockbuster films, television commercials, and Internet successes and failures. Accounting and finance principles are also introduced and applied throughout the course.
|Movie Marketing
MKTG-UB 22 2 units.
|This course gives students a basic understanding of key business issues relating to producing, distributing, marketing, and exploiting feature films. The course examines key aspects of the movie business, including managing a creative enterprise, deal making, acquiring rights, building a library, branding, and all aspects of effective marketing. The concepts developed in the course are applied in a group project presentation.
|Impact of Technology on Entertainment and Media
MKTG-UB 23 2 units.
|Throughout the industry value chain, from content creation to distribution and consumption, technology has changed the way consumers view and use entertainment. Technology has also changed the advertising industry, which is a major source of revenue for the entertainment industry. This course explores the impact of technology, such as interactivity and VOD, on audience trends and fragmentation. The course provides a brief introduction to each of these industries and examines the impact that technology has had on them, including assessment of possibilities for the future.
|Business of Broadway
MKTG-UB 25 2 units.
|This is a specialty marketing course that provides students with a framework for understanding the dynamics of Broadway and live theater. The focus is on understanding the development and application of the economics, finance, structure, implementation and staging of performances, as well as the marketing strategies and tactics for gaining audience awareness and decision to purchase. The course examines funding, marketing, branding, product positioning, and the global distribution of live theatrical entertainment. It covers the history, venues, vocabulary, players, business and creative structures, budget development, supplementary revenue streams, successes and failures, relationship with the movie and music industries, the important figures and support systems that make the system work, global reach, and other topics.
|Entertainment and Media Industries
MKTG-UB 40 2 units.
|This course provides students with a framework for understanding the economics and key strategic issues facing organizations in the entertainment industry. It establishes a basis for the formulation of marketing tactics and strategies for firms competing for consumers' discretionary spending. Recent developments in major sectors of the entertainment industry are covered, including movies, television and cable, theater, and sports. Issues that cut across all types of entertainment industries are examined, including licensing, promotion, and new technologies.
|Media Planning and Research
MKTG-UB 41 2 units.
|This course provides a framework for understanding the role of strategic media planning in the overall context of marketing and advertising decisions. It covers audience research as well as selection, evaluation, and planning of all major advertising media, while considering various decisions and problems that arise in the media planning process. The knowledge gained in this course is useful for those interested in any career that requires them to interact with the media industries, such as brand management, advertising, research, as well as the media and entertainment industry.
|Television Management
MKTG-UB 44 2 units.
|This course covers the television industry, focusing on network television, cable, and satellite. It primarily surveys the American market and investigates new technology including digitization and HDTV, while providing some comparison with the international broadcast market. Students explore the organization, programming, and revenue strategies, as well as marketing innovations and competition in the newly configured broadcast landscape. Important legislations including the Telecommunications Act of 1996 are also examined. The recent volume of mergers and acquisitions in the broadcast industry are studied for their impact on the domestic entertainment landscape.
|Social Media Strategy
MKTG-UB 45 2 units.
|The course covers marketing, advertising, and communications strategies in the new media landscape where traditional media (e.g., television, print) and the online social media (i.e., Web 2.0; e.g., online social networks, user-generated content, blogs, forums) co-exist. Students are expected to have knowledge about the fundamentals of traditional advertising methods and strategies. With this background knowledge, the primary focus of the course is on understanding social media, developing social media marketing strategies, and tracking their effectiveness. This course does not look at more tactical aspects of advertising/communications such as creative, message management, and publicity.
|Globalization of the Entertainment Industry
MKTG-UB 46 2 units.
|This course provides a framework for understanding the global expansion of media and entertainment companies. It looks into the impact on the U.S. economy due to the significant export growth of American leisure products and services. Students analyze several leading entertainment and media multinational companies, and examine the development of their businesses within the major world economic zones.
|Sports Marketing
MKTG-UB 47 2 units.
|This course provides an overview of sports marketing as a component of a fully integrated marketing communication strategy. Students study the history and contemporary application of sports marketing as a method to achieve goals. The curriculum addresses corporate as well as sporting property use of sports marketing strategies to achieve business objectives. The course examines strategies that address critical business constituencies, consumers, trade factors, employees, and the financial community. Also covered are sports marketing within the context of special sporting event sponsorships, professional sports teams as well as governing organizations, sports media (broadcast, print, and Internet), licensing, and hospitality.
|Business of Producing
MKTG-UB 49 2 units.
|This is a specialized EMT course that provides students with a framework for understanding the dynamics of producing (as a business profession), creating a finished creative product in the entertainment and media industries, developing a business model, and generating an income stream to repay and provide investors with a profit. The course explores script selection, finance, budgeting, timetable development, team building, talent selection, sales, contract and union negotiation, regulations, technology, and other relevant core competencies.
|Craft and Commerce of Cinema: Tribeca Film Festival
MKTG-UB 51 2 units.
|This is a specialized EMT course, designed in coordination with the Tribeca Film Festival board, that provides students with a framework for understanding the dynamics of the independent film industry, and how producers and directors are able to utilize the infrastructure of the festival to bring their work to market. Students are selected for this course on the basis of essays, internships, industry work experience, and career focus. In the classroom, students meet with key business and creative executives from the Festival for discussions. The talks and assignments prepare students for film screenings and participation in panels during the two week period of the Tribeca Film Festival.
|Pricing Strategies
MKTG-UB 53 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course provides students with the frameworks, techniques, and latest thinking on assessing and formulating pricing strategies. The emphasis is on (1) gaining a solid understanding of pricing practices across different industries, (2) learning state-of-the-art frameworks for analyzing pricing issues, and (3) mastering the tools and techniques for making strategic and profitable pricing decisions.
|Data Driven Decision Making
MKTG-UB 54 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|With recent technological advances and developments in customer databases, firms have access to vast amounts of high-quality data which allows them to understand customer behavior and customize business tactics to increasingly fine segments. Much of the promise of such data-driven policies, however, has failed to materialize because managers find it difficult to translate customer data into actionable policies. This course aims to fill this gap by providing students with the tools and techniques used in making business decisions. The emphasis of the class is on applications and interpretation of the results for use in making real-life business decisions.
|Brand Strategy & Planning
MKTG-UB 55 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1 and two advanced marketing courses.
|This marketing elective focuses on the three major activities common to the marketing planning process across firms and industries: (1) analysis of market information, (2) development of brand and marketing strategy, and (3) programming of the strategy and implementation of the marketing programs. The unifying framework for these activities is the annual marketing plan. Thus, the course simulates the product/brand/marketing manager's job through the development and implementation of a marketing plan for a particular good or service.
|Digital Business Strategies
MKTG-UB 56 2 units.
|This course covers the digital technology industry (e.g. consumer electronics, software) from a strategic and marketing perspective. The objectives are to understand how these industries function, the unique challenges they face, and how digital technology companies can leverage their strengths to achieve success in the marketplace. The focus is on understanding the interactions between competition, technology evolution, and firm capabilities.
|Digital Marketing
MKTG-UB 57 3 credits.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course teaches students to analyze and develop sophisticated interactive marketing programs. It introduces students to digital advertising and marketing theories as well as best practices in digital marketing, and provides opportunities to apply this knowledge to building or improving the marketer's use of digital media. The course is designed to be a practical mix of strategic and tactical practice, and gives students a greater understanding of the role of social media in a marketing and communications mix.
|Video Game Business
MKTG-UB 58 2 credits.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|Video games are now a mainstream form of entertainment. In economic terms, this industry has experienced tremendous growth, despite a grueling recession, growing to an estimated $60 billion worldwide. A key development that has changed the playing field for both the producers and consumers of interactive entertainment is a shift away from physical retail to digital and online game distribution. The audience for games has also shifted—no longer the exclusive practice of hardcore gamers, video games have gained mass appeal in the form of social and casual gaming, on the internet, on consoles, and smartphones. At the same time, the development and publishing of games has become far more accessible. The game behind the game, in a manner of speaking, has changed. In this class, we explore the basic components of the current video game industry. Every week, we will review major current events, will hear from people currently working in the industry, examine case studies, and discuss the overall business landscape.
|New Product Development
MKTG-UB 60 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|Maximizing the success of new products and services can drive growth and shareholder value, lead to significant competitive advantage, and leapfrog a company ahead of its competitors. Innovation is risky, however, and most new products fail in the marketplace. Thus, expertise in the design and marketing of new products is a critical skill for all managers, inside and outside the marketing department. This course focuses on the tools and techniques associated with analyzing market opportunities as well as on designing, testing, and introducing new products and services. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are covered. In particular, the course covers the new product development process, strategic opportunity identification, how to generate new product concepts and ideas, mapping customer perceptions, segmentation, product positioning, forecasting market demand, product design, market entry strategies, and testing.
|Global Marketing Management
MKTG-UB 64 3 units.
Prerequisites: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course examines specific issues involved in entering international markets and conducting marketing operations on an international scale. Attention is focused on problems, such as identifying and evaluating opportunities worldwide, developing and adapting market strategies in relation to specific national market needs and constraints, and in devising and coordinating global marketing strategies. Emphasis is placed on strategic issues relating to international operations rather than on technical aspects of exporting and importing.
|Decision Making Strategy in Marketing and Management
MKTG-UB 65 3 units.
Prerequisite: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course is intended for future marketing managers, industry analysts, and management consultants interested in developing and evaluating marketing and business strategies based on Nobel Prize-winning research on judgment and decision making. The purpose of this course is to inform future managers and consultants of people's decision rules and their associated biases and to enable these future managers and consultants to incorporate such insights in their business and marketing strategies. The course has two facets. First, it gives students a broad overview of important results from various behavioral sciences (e.g., social and cognitive psychology, behavioral decision research, consumer research) that clarify how people really make decisions. Second, it investigates how these results can be leveraged to design original and more effective marketing and business strategies.
|Leisure Marketing
MKTG-UB 80 2 units.
|This course provides students with a framework for understanding the dynamics of marketing in leading sectors in the leisure industry. It covers recent activities in key sectors of the leisure industry, including casinos, cruise ships, theme parks, eco-tourism, themed restaurants, resorts, leisure hotels, and time shares. The course also explores marketing techniques that apply across leisure companies, including licensing, sponsorships, line extensions, and promotion. Students examine the evolution and current status of these sectors through lectures, case studies, readings, and projects.
|Luxury Marketing
MKTG-UB 85 2 units.
Prerequisite: MKTG-UB 1.
|This course provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of luxury. By the end of the course, students develop (1) an appreciation of the history of the luxury industry, (2) an understanding of the luxury segment in a variety of industries (decorative objects, accessories, jewelry, beauty products, hospitality, automotive, etc. Fashion will be discussed as well, but the conversation will be limited to the true luxury fashion houses.), (3) the ability to identify luxury in a product (regardless of industry) and articulate what differentiates luxury products in terms of technique, design, and materials, and (4) the critical skills to identify potential new luxury products and how they relate to a variety of markets, including emerging markets.
|Luxury Branding
MKTG-UB 86 2 units.
Prerequisite: MKTG-UB 1.
|Building on concepts and business principles discussed in Luxury Marketing, this course is designed to provide students with an understanding of branding, design thinking and how these are combined to define luxury business strategies. It also completes the discussion on luxury products and brands by demonstrating that branding within the luxury segment of the market is an integral part of business strategy. By the end of this course students will have developed: a) An understanding of design thinking and strategy and their fundamental role in reinforcing the emotional impact of luxury brands on consumers; b) A deeper understanding of the luxury segment of hotel, fashion, beauty and automotive industries without excluding other product/service groups; c) Analytical skills by hands-on experience and business case analysis, discussion, and presentation; d) The critical skills to distinguish/discover faults in business strategies that are not compatible with or contradict the essence of a particular luxury brand.
|Independent Study in Marketing
MKTG-UB 94-99 1-3 units.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, MKTG-UB 1, MKTG-UB 2, MKTG-UB 9, 6 additional units of marketing electives, and adherence to the Independent Study Proposal Guidelines (available from the Department of Marketing or the Stern Office of Academic Advising).
|Independent study provides students an opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty member on an advanced topic selected by the student and approved by the faculty member that is not covered in any marketing course.
Additional Courses that can be taken as Advanced Marketing Electives Courses
|Competitive Analysis
ECON-UB 15 3 units.
|Full course description can be found in the Course Index.
|Decision Models: Spreadsheets and Analytics
MULT-UB 7 3 units.
Prerequisite: OPMG-UB 1 and junior standing.
|Full course description can be found in the Course Index.
|Advanced Decision Models
MULT-UB 16 3 units.
Prerequisites: OPMG-UB 1, MULT-UB 7.
|Full course description can be found in the Course Index.
|Search and the New Economy
MULT-UB 36 3 units.
|Full course description can be found in the Course Index.