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NEW ORLEANS — Ray Lewis was defiant.
About everything.
By the time media day began Tuesday in New Orleans, the polarizing Baltimore Ravens linebacker and future Hall of Famer had been linked to a banned substance.
In a Sports Illustrated report, Mitch Ross, the co-owner of Sports with Alternatives to Steroids, said he spoke to Lewis after he tore his right triceps on Oct. 14 about expediting his recovery.
Ross told SI that a program was prescribed, which included using deer-antler spray. The spray contains an ingredient (IGF-1) that is banned by the NFL.
Asked about it, Lewis dismissed it and questioned why he should respond to such "stupidity."
"Two years ago, it was the same report," Lewis said. "I wouldn't give that report or [the reporters] any of my press. [They're] not worthy of that. Next question."
Lewis also took issue with a question about pleading guilty to obstruction of justice after being indicted on murder and aggravated-assault charges following the fatal stabbings of two men at a Super Bowl party in January 2000. The murders remain unsolved.
"At this time, I would rather direct my questions in other places because I live with that every day," Lewis said. "You maybe can take a break from it. I don't. I live with it every day of my life, and I would rather not talk about it today."
Some legalese
San Francisco receiver Michael Crabtree said he "knew the whole time" that he wouldn't be charged after an investigation was launched into allegations of sexual assault, stemming from an incident after the 49ers' divisional playoff win against the Green Bay Packers.
Crabtree was interviewed by police days before the NFC Championship, but charges were not filed.
"I was disappointed with the allegations," Crabtree said. "But at the same time, I had to deal with it."
Best ever?
San Francisco wide receiver Randy Moss caused a frenzy at media day by calling himself the best receiver ever.
"No disrespect to Jerry Rice because he's arguably the greatest," Moss said. "But for me to be able to go out here and change and revolutionize the game from a single safety to cover-2 safety to dropping three guys deep to dropping four guys deep and still be able to make it happen … I really feel in my heart and my mind that I am the greatest receiver to ever play this game."
Some Bears bites
The Bears named Brendan Nugent and Carson Walch offensive quality control coaches. Both worked with coach Marc Trestman with the Montreal Alouettes.
Tim Tibesar, Purdue's defensive coordinator, was officially named the Bears' linebackers coach. He was Trestman's defensive coordinator in Montreal.
The Bears also signed safety Tom Nelson, an Arlington Heights native, to a reserve/future contract. He played at Illinois State.


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Often Imitated, Never Duplicated - UNOH All Stars ready for 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek |
Monday, 18 June 2012 | |
(Camargo, IL ) When former Eldora owner Earl Baltes, former All Star president Bert Emick, promoter Jean Lynch and a handful of Ohio dirt track promoters sat down over 30 years ago and dreamed up the Ohio Sprint Speedweek, they probably had no idea how popular the event would become. It has often been imitated by other racing organizations in other states, but nothing can match the excitement of Ohio Sprint Speedway.
On Thursday, June 28, Hilltop Speedway near Millersburg, Ohio, will host the UNOH All Stars for night #7 of Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The 3/8th mile high banked oval last hosted a speedweek event in 2010 with hometown driver Rob Chaney getting a last lap, last corner pass of David Gravel, the 2010 Ohio Speedweek champion, to score the win. |
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Just wondered as no one is yet to try one in my current RPing group.
People's Experience of Nulls? Playing as, Being in a Group With, and GMing Players as Nulls? (Background/Class/Origin too!)
Posted 30 December 2012 - 11:12 AM
Posted 30 December 2012 - 07:04 PM
I once GM'd for an Untouchable PC. Untouchables automatically reduce their Fellowship by 10, and take a further -10 penalty to Interaction tests, so this meant the PC (a Guardsman sniper) had an effective Fellowship of 07 when trying to speak with others, since her Fellowship roll wasn't great to begin with. She never ended up doing much, unfortunately. While I had planned for daemons and heretic psykers to show up later (one of the organizations they were friendly with was secretly a cult of Tzeentch), the player apparently got bored with the character and did a complete 180º, asking if she could play a feral-world psyker instead. So I let her play a psyker, saying that her Untouchable sniper got called to another world for a different assignment. When she got bored with that, too, I ended up kicking her out of the group.
I do think the -10 penalty on top of reducing their Fellowship by 10 is too much, because it means the character is useless in the early investigative stages. Even asking for a place to sleep or buy ammunition is arduous for them. If anything I'd just keep the -10 penalty while leaving their characteristic untouched.
"Oomans are pink an' soft, not tough an' green like da Boyz. Dey'z all da same size too, so dey'z always arguin' about who's in charge, 'cos dere's no way o' tellin' c'ept fer badges an' ooniforms an' fings. When one o' dem wants ta lord it over da uvvers, 'e says 'I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me', or 'I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good'. Da funny fing is, 'arf of 'em believe it an' da uvver 'arf don't, so 'e has ta hit 'em all anyway or run fer it. Wot a lot o' mukkin' about if yer asks me. An' while dey'z all arguin' wiv each uvver over who's da boss, da Orks can clobber da lot."
Posted 31 December 2012 - 02:54 AM
Boss Gitsmasha said:
I do think the -10 penalty on top of reducing their Fellowship by 10 is too much, because it means the character is useless in the early investigative stages. Even asking for a place to sleep or buy ammunition is arduous for them. If anything I'd just keep the -10 penalty while leaving their characteristic untouched.
Theres lots of ways round that, like good RP for example……
The character could say they have friends in high places or similar even if they dont.
"Are you telling me you won't sell me this ammunition? The Lord Governor Vellus shall hear of this. I would suggest finding another line of work/place of work/planet/system as i'll make sure you never work here again."
Who said people cant sleep rough too? If needs must….
Also on the investigative side, you dont have to just be good at enquiring and talking to people, you may have other skills. Searching with a keen eye, logic/tech use, or maybe even interrogation style stuff can work. Who said you have to get along with people to be a good investigator/detective? Though it does help. They can find another place to shine other than fellowship vased tests, and as long as they aren't left on their own to do all the talking it should be fine. In fact it should bring up some good stuff if the player is inventive and has some great RP possibilities.
Just because a certain character has a paticular weakness doesn't mean there arent ways round it, including their other strengths.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 01:15 PM
I think Gitsmasha sums it up best, it isn't easy, it isn't fun for most folks and the novelty wears off. Remember, nulls are HATED in 40k, they make people uneasy, now imagine uneducated suspicous proles, how they would react, on a low tech world the PC would maybe be hung or killed, other ones would be not much better.
Posted 05 January 2013 - 11:00 PM
I agree that there are roleplay challenges with playing a Null, but let's not forget the advantage of being one. Psychic and warp attacks are major issues for most acolyte cells. The Null negates a lot of what certain enemies can do.
Also, the Imperium hates a lot of people. Psykers aren't wildly popular for a start. If you're in a group that recognises the advantages you bring them, I don't see why you couldn't have fun as a Null.
Finally, -10 to Fellowship doesn't seem like a big deal to me, unless you were planning on playing an Interaction-based character (in which case you wouldn't pick the Null package). Lots of different backgrounds hit your Fellowship hard. For me, part of being in a cell is all about letting different people have their strengths rather than everyone being good at everything, so a Null would just step aside and let other people do the social bit while they might be better at intelligence- or combat-based encounters.
Posted 06 January 2013 - 12:33 AM
Let's not forget the fluff. Psykers may be batshit insane at times, but they can blend in to a certain degree. Nulls are despised, hated, the presence of them revolts people. The more powerful ones get lynched and killed, but even weaker oness (like the BG package) have issues. And their issues are not just the revulsion it brings, but how it manifests. A good example is Jurgen from the Cain novels, he has a foul stench, caused by the "wrongness" of his aura manifesting as smell.
tl;dr Nulls make people feel ill or even revolted when they are around them. their team may overlook that, but not NPCs. Expect RP problems.
Posted 10 January 2013 - 12:59 AM
We had a female Null in our group and just as I've expected, there were complications. First and foremost, the GM gave our Null a necklace that allowed her to reduce the radius of her "wrongness", the necklace - while in contact with the Null's skin - contained the Null's powers within her body. On removal, her power returned to its original radius. This sort of got over the majority of issues with NPC interaction, although the GM tried to emphasize that even with the necklace, things weren't normal with the Null and others took notice in their unconscious behaviour.
However, the biggest problem the Null faced were the other players. They could not react normally to the Null's aura, everyone acted as if nothing happened and the Null was just another character to interact with. In my case, playing a Rank 11 Magos, I also disregarded the aura's effect on my character, but I think that with all the excised emotions and fears, a Magos would be the least affected by a Null's aura.
Posted 10 January 2013 - 07:07 AM
Cymbel said:
A good example is Jurgen from the Cain novels, he has a foul stench, caused by the "wrongness" of his aura manifesting as smell.
A good example, and yet we have a more moderate example with Alsbeth Bequin, from the Eisenhorn novels. Once she had an understanding of her own nature, a few people who were able to combat their prejudice against her once they knew the prejudice existed, and a degree of authority she turned into a formidable figure. Her null status also involved people not seeming to take a liking to her, not outright revulsion. She might be represented by a player who rolled an amazing Fellowship, but had it reduced from the associated traits.
I do believe the Package should be left to those who enjoy challenging roleplay, and don't get discouraged easily.
Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:25 AM
Agreed and while less powerful nulls may exist, to use the BG package in DH I think you need to have a certain inherent strength, more on the levels of Jurgen (who is essentially a part time acolyte in many ways) and while it may not be be as bad as him, it shouldn't be trivialized, it is making people uneasy in a setting where any suspicion of abnormality should be reported because of the potential HERESY involved (or HAIRESY when it comes to Eldar), so they will cause issues for the group, but they are an asset as well, being able to counter daemonic rituals, psyker heresies, genestealer broods, Eldar, Orks (at least the weird boyz) and many other foes.
Seqvirin, personally I am against any item that lets you turn off the disadvantages of something special so easily. The only exception would be something a like psychic hood, which can cut down on perils BUT is also large, expensive and very visible (good luck trying to infiltrate or blend in with that). A simple necklace that removes the penalties until you want to use them (Yes, the null effect is a penalty in some ways as well as a buff). The closest I can think of that is the Psy Jammer (which can't be used by psykers and helps you to resist them) and the Heavy Duty Large Psy Damper which does cause more issues for them, but can't be bought either.
Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:14 PM
I understand your disposition towards our GM's decision with the necklace, although I believe that such items may exist in the WH40K universe. Of course, they would probably be extremely rare or unique pieces of archeotech (or perhaps xenotech!) not likely given to a newly initiated acolyte. Nevertheless, the true reason behind the necklace had more to do with the players, than the characters and setting.
Regarding IdOfEntity's example of Elisabeth Bequin, if I remember correctly, when Eisenhorn first met her, she was employed as a courtesan.
To me, this says that Nulls do have an aura about them that makes people perhaps feel unease or apprehension, but they would most likely be unable to pinpoint the source of this feeling. Sure, if there is only one other person in the vicinity, it would be easy to tell that the Null's entry into the, let's say, room, caused the other person to feel discomfort, but in a crowd, it'd just be a passing feeling of someone walking over you grave.
What I think is important to consider both for psykers and Nulls is that they might offset the mood around them, but unless people are aware of them being "tainted", they will most likely not even consider them to be anything, but some creepy person. The true dislike of psykers and Nulls happens when they reveal their true identities.
Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:26 AM
I'd also point out that a null has no considerable social disadvantage compared to a Hive Mutant from Radical's Handbook who has rolled/chosen "Grotesque" from the available minor mutations.
If a player chose an origin that takes a penalty to FP and rolled a 2 on their 2d10 to determine FP they should not take the Untouchable Background Package. That's asking to be a social pariah. If they took an origin such as Noble (especially with the income increase to grease palms) and rolled well on their FP they should be able to manage in social situations. And if they're playing a career path that doesn't focus heavily on FP, and they have other characteristics to fall back on, then taking "Untouchable" seems like a more palatable option.
Is it general lore in 40k that only a Psyker can confirm if someone is a null?
Posted 11 January 2013 - 05:24 PM
As for the difficulties in playing or GMing a null ( having done both as well as researched alot about them ) It isnt nearly as much an issue as you think..as for the idea of one having a "stench" to them…that is Gms perrogative BUT i think they went out of bounds with that one ( just plain stupid imo )
As to the idea of something to limit their abilities and make them seem normal…look to the Eisenhorn and Ravenor series ( more specifically ravenor ) Since he did have a null that had what was called a "limiter" as a thick collar type necklace that he could turn on and off to allow/prevent his null field and issues from manifesting ( though he always remained invisible in the warp generally ) It is rare but wasnt mentioned ( that i remember ) as archeotech.
Posted 12 January 2013 - 02:18 AM
Posted 22 January 2013 - 05:30 PM
My first Dark Heresy character was a blank, and I really enjoyed playing him.
I decided to take the package without really knowing what I was getting into. In the first couple of sessions, my GM pulled no punches, and I started to realize that this background package (which I just grabbed thinking "Cool, psychic immunity!") was going to have to be a major part of my character's identity.
So I reconcieved my character. I played him as a curmudgeonly ******* who, having failed at getting along with people for long enough, eventually just gave up. He acted as though he didn't care what people thought of him (though he secretly did), and being unable to charm or decieve anyone, used bluntness and intimidation when interacting with anyone.
That's just one way to do it, though. I think the key to a successful untouchable character is remembering to think of it as a key part of your character's identity, and not just a mechanical add-on. It helped that, in my campaign, social interactions went to dice only as a secondary method. I found it to be a great roleplaying experience as the rest of the group slowly overcame their initial disgust and came to value him, while he in turn came to accept that it was possible that they might not hate and/or eventually betray him.
SIDENOTE: When we went to ascension, he took desperado, which led to some hilarious moments using his auto-success on social ability.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:19 AM
I'm currently playing an Untouchable Arbitrator from Volg Hive.
The dude is a complete badass. Who needs Fellowship, when you can just scare the crap out of people, or torture them?
Strangely enough, he's also been flung into the leadership position in his cell. He delegates all the actual leadership to his best only friend… the Tech Priest.
Playing him is great fun, since, yeah, everyone hates him, but who cares? He's the goddamn law, he doesn't need to care. Embrace your condition, Nulls, the rest are weak! Hatred? Who cares?!
Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:53 AM
Am currently play-testing the player-made Sisters of Silence rules for untouchables that are (were?) on Dark Reign.
It feels somewhat better then just starting as a full-blown powerhouse untouchable from Radicals
I am loving my character so far, but then again, he isnt that powerful yet and havent started REALLY creeping people out yet..YET..
Posted 07 February 2013 - 01:30 PM
I'm not sure the Sisters of Silence even exist anymore after the Horus Heresy. There are no references to them existing in the 41st millennium in any source. Since pariahs are so rare and more psykers are being born every day, I think what happened is that the Sisters of Silence as an organization were disbanded after the Heresy, and the remnants were reorganized into the guards that man the Black Ships, and they started recruiting from men as well in order to keep their numbers up (or used to train into Culexus Assassins). It doesn't make sense to recruit from a specific and very rare type of person, and then exclude half of those potential recruits because they aren't women. The Ecclesiarchy is forced by law to recruit from only women for the Adepta Sororitas ever since the Age of Apostasy (since they are forbidden to have men under arms, according to the law as-written) and the Space Marines are forced to recruit from only men because the gene-seed implants simply don't work on women, for whatever reason.
To be honest, I don't like the idea of the Sisters of Silence to begin with. The vow of silence seems to be tactically unsound. They can't use a vox, to start, and they can't communicate with anyone who doesn't know their sign language, which makes them a serious liability in an investigative mission. They'd also stick out like a sore thumb even more prominently than a Guardsman with a grenade launcher. And lastly, their armor and topknots are ugly.
"Oomans are pink an' soft, not tough an' green like da Boyz. Dey'z all da same size too, so dey'z always arguin' about who's in charge, 'cos dere's no way o' tellin' c'ept fer badges an' ooniforms an' fings. When one o' dem wants ta lord it over da uvvers, 'e says 'I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me', or 'I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good'. Da funny fing is, 'arf of 'em believe it an' da uvver 'arf don't, so 'e has ta hit 'em all anyway or run fer it. Wot a lot o' mukkin' about if yer asks me. An' while dey'z all arguin' wiv each uvver over who's da boss, da Orks can clobber da lot."
Posted 08 February 2013 - 12:20 AM
Never said it was a Sisters of Silence character
Just using the rules from the playermade thing. It has rules for non-Sisters as well
http://manuel.rifaul... of Silence.pdf
Posted 15 February 2013 - 03:25 AM
One of my PCs was a Null, a young female adept that was born and raised on an Ecclesiastic world and pressed into service in the Adeptus Ministorum when it was discovered that she had an affinity for large number sequences. Eventually she was assigned as a ministorum liaison for a group of acolytes working under a fledgling inquisitor and he was so impressed with her efficiency and skills that he took her on as a permanent addition to his team. The position the adept had been assigned meant that she never came into contact with any psykers or any psy-reactive materials, so her Null powers were never detected. Though she often had difficulty telling one end of a lasgun from the other, her deductive and reasoning skills were second to none, and the tech-preist quickly became endeared towards here, though his flesh crawled when he was near her, he just assumed that was a quirk of his weak flesh, and so treat her no different than any of the other acolytes in the cell. The rest of the group kept her at arms length, but assumed the strange aura around her was due the sheer amount of time she spent with the tech-preist. The techie eventually died, and the cold reception she was given by the rest of the cell lead to the adept requesting a transfer off frontline duties and so she was retired. Unfortunately, her Null powers were never discovered by the cell or the inquisitor, though the mission reports handed in by the cell highlighted some strange phenomenon that seemed to center around her, but before I could write in some rival inquisitors or general plot hooks related to her, my player tired of her character being basically shunned by the rest of the group and made a new character, keeping the Null in reserve in case of emergencies XD
Posted 18 February 2013 - 11:36 AM
You must also remember that stats are baseline for interaction; paying a beer to a scum in a tavern could give the character a +10 on its fellowship test, having saved a child in a grox rush could easily give +10 or even +20 to the test when the null is interacting with the young's parents or even the kid himself.
Bonuses and maluses are there to represent the particularities of a situation while the statline of the characters represents his hability to do in any condition. I think that a null is, yes, hindered by its nature, but a null that knows how to speak and act correctly can still be quite inspiring.


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There are all kinds of view points about female ejaculation and if it is really possible. It's strange how it's still a slightly taboo subject considering how many women can, and have squirted before. Yep, that's right folks - it is possible for most women to ejaculate if they are stimulated in the correct way. Here I'll give some tips on how to make a girl squirt step by step.
What Is Female Ejaculate?
This fluid, sometimes called prostatic fluid, comes from what is considered to be the female equivalent of the prostate gland. It is a harmless secretion similar to seminal fluid that men produce. It is not urine which is a very common misconception! It's not exactly clear why women are able to have a squirting orgasm, but sadly it's something that not very women have ever experienced before.
So Exactly How Do You Make A Girl Squirt Anyway?
Well, this is not entirely straightforward. In fact, it can be rather difficult to give a girl this kind of orgasm if she has never experienced it before. The first step is to warm her up with a lot of foreplay. This includes kissing, touching, caressing, talking dirty, and being very sensual. Most women need a lot of foreplay to become truly aroused - both physical and mental.
Make Her Relaxed And Comfortable
Once you are both in the mood and have had at least 15 minutes of foreplay, it's time to make her feel relaxed and comfortable. Lay her down on the bed, putting a towel underneath her is also a good idea. She has to be totally comfortable with you and trust you or else she'll be too tense to let herself go. She has to lose herself with you and really get into the moment. It will help a lot if you have had sex together before and know each other well.
Get To Work And Give Her An Orgasm
The next step is to give her a clitoral orgasm. You could do this using your fingers if she enjoys that (make sure she is very wet first though or use a lubricant), but most women prefer oral stimulation. Go down on her and use your tongue on her clitoris in a steady up and down rhythm. Usually a woman will reach orgasm after about 10 minutes or so.
Okay, We're Going In!
After she has orgasmed at least once, it's time to enter her vagina with your finger. Again, make sure she is very wet, relaxed, and in the mood. Keep up the kissing and touching. Gently slide your index finger into her vagina about two inches deep (around the second knuckle on your finger). Push it upwards to the top wall of her vagina and start to rub the area with your finger.
You need to find a rigid area that is about the size of a walnut. This is the magic area that you need to stimulate with your finger.
The G Spot
That area is commonly know as the G spot or Grafenberg spot. It can feel squishy or sometimes firmer than the surrounding vaginal wall, so try to feel a different texture. This may not be very prominent at first, but just keep rubbing the area using a medium pressure and a steady fast rhythm. After a few minutes you should feel her G spot swelling and becoming more noticeable, especially if you have already given her a clitoral orgasm.
The Come Here Motion
The best way to move your index finger inside her vagina is with a "come here" motion. It's as if you were signalling with your finger for someone to walk towards you, except you are moving it across her G spot. As she gets into it and becomes more sexually aroused, you can increase the speed a little more and press harder on the area.
Time For Two Fingers
Next step is to insert two fingers at the same time to give more contact on her special bump. Continue the speed and pressure, but also keep in mind how she is responding to you. If she is enjoying what you are doing then keep going, or if she wants it slower or harder...do it!
Squirting Orgasm!
If you keep this going for a while, the girl should reach a squirting orgasm after around twenty to thirty minutes. But, how long really depends on the girl. As she gets closer to orgasm, she will start to feel like she needs to urinate and she might tense up! Help her relax and let it go as this isn't pee, it's her ejaculate!
Some women may squirt a lot, others just a little bit. If it doesn't happen the first time that's okay. Just try and again and with practice you'll be able to have her squirting and enjoying her climax again and again.
The G spot is also called the Gräfenberg Spot, and it is an area in the vagina that is bean-shaped. This spot is located about two to three inches on the anterior (front) wall of the vagina. It is spongy tissue that feels different than the other vaginal tissue because it feels rougher. The size of it can vary from dime-size to quarter-size.
The Easiest Way to Locate the G spot
This area is easier to find when a woman is very sexually aroused so foreplay is very important. Since this area is made up of erectile tissue, it will swell up when blood flows to it. To locate the spot, her partner should face her while she is on her back.
Her partner should then insert either their middle or index finger gently into her vagina all of the way. Then her partner should make a "come here" motion with their finger until they feel an area that feels rougher than other parts of the vaginal wall. This rough, slightly ridged area in the vagina is the Gräfenberg Spot.
At times, it helps if the woman's partner uses their other hand on the outside of her mons pubis (pubic mound) in order to gently massage the outside area where their inside finger is touching because this will intensify the stimulation.
Manual Stimulation
One of the best ways to manually stimulate the Gräfenberg Spot is by using a tapping motion that is firm. This provides not only motion, but also pressure on the spot and it works quite well for many women. The continual "come here" movement is another effective method because it has a rhythmic motion that is very stimulating.
Another way is to use a sex toy and there are many designed just for this kind of stimulation. The ideal ones are firm, curved and vibrate. It is best to try various angles of penetration, as well as different speeds. Keep in mind, this spot is near the vagina's entrance so there is no need for deep penetration, just some intense pressure. Different women like different types of stimulation so try a number of things to find out what she likes.
Stimulation with Sexual Intercourse
The missionary position can stimulate this spot if the woman props her hips up first with a pillow, and then places her legs on her partner's shoulders. Another position that works well is when the woman is on top of her partner, facing him. This position creates an angle for the man's penis to move against this spot. The rear entry position can be good for a woman if she has given birth vaginally because her vagina will be more flexible to receive stimulation in that area.
Finding The G Spot Gets Better with Age
Some studies have shown that a woman's G spot orgasm is affected by her estrogen levels. Many women under thirty said their clitoral orgasms were more powerful. Researchers believed this is due to their higher estrogen levels which meant their vaginal lining was too thick for them to feel their Gräfenberg Spot nerves when they were being stimulated.
Since estrogen levels start to decline in women over thirty it results in vaginal linings becoming thinner which makes the area more sensitive. Many say this is why the majority of women feel their sexual peak occurred when they were in their thirties. It is important to note that some women are not G spot sensitive and others actually feel discomfort from the stimulation.


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A Visit with Sean Sloan (LGR 2009)
Posted by: Kelley Welf on Aug 3, 2010
Shelley Nehl, Grants Program Administrator, and I had a wonderful opportunity last week to meet 2009 Lindbergh Grant Recipient Sean Sloan. He was in Minnesota, all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to meet with the folks from the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota and to give a presentation about the research he conducted using Lindbergh Grant funds.
Although Sean has not yet submitted his final report for his research project entitled, "Combining Satellite Imagery and Census Data to Show how Socio-Economic Development Encourages Forest Regeneration in Panama," he told us that one particularly exciting outcome of his project is the creation of what is essentially a global census of the environment using satellite images. He has also gathered census data from Panama for the period of 1980 - 2000, to study the pathways of social and environmental change. He believes that his study measures and confirms theories of change and could improve the field of geography. Sean says the most significant outcome of his work is learning what social changes influence which specific environmental changes, and they aren't always what we might think.
I hope you'll stay tuned for further updates on this fascinating study.
A special thanks to Sean for spending the extra time with Shelley and me, and to the kind people we met at the Minnesota Population Center.


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She completed business school but by 2006 was participating in reality TV shows such as "Celebrity Fit Club" and "Fear Factor."
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Bledsoe has reportedly been struggling for decades with a skin condition called vitiligo, which chronically causes de-pigmentation of certain patches of skin.
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Keshia Knight Pulliam was trying to shed her baby-girl image when she posed for a risqué magazine shoot in 2004. This was a far cry from portraying America's baby of the family: Rudy Huxtable.
The now 33-year-old actress has come under more recent scrutiny as well, for her decisions to portray a prostitute in Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" and also to star in a Chingy video wearing just a bra.
She hasn't always been sporting the good-girl-goes-wild image though. She received a bachelor's degree in sociology and a few years later participated in and won some reality shows -- good clean fun for this former child star.
In 2008, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry's "House of Payne," which earned her the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three years in a row between 2008 and 2010. She is still with the series and currently resides in Atlanta.
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Brewers fans and much of the Brewers blogosphere is going crazy over Nyjer Morgan right now. He's currently hitting .474 with two triples and playing his usual great defense so it's understandable that he has captured the imagination of many Brewers fans. He's a solid player with good speed and he always looks like he's playing hard. (I say "looks like" because pretty much everyone is playing hard, but some people just look like they are doing it harder than other people. Nyjer is one of those guys. Not a knock, just a fact.)
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sky New Zealand dropped the price of basic when ESPN moved from basic to sports pack.
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Posted 15 October 2011 - 10:30 PM
What a reach.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 04:16 AM
If everyone got on board to tell ESPN/ABC no then the price they want would decrease drastically.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 07:51 AM
If it doesn't recover those costs...well, you know what happens then.
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Posted 16 October 2011 - 08:19 AM
If everyone got on board to tell ESPN/ABC no then the price they want would decrease drastically. I've said this before, ESPN is one of the most important channels on cable obviously. But their view of themselves is overinflated. They probably know it but no collective group of operators will stand up to them
Posted 16 October 2011 - 09:26 AM
Posted 16 October 2011 - 09:54 AM
well a long NBA strike is good as soon ESPN will have little no sports on it up till baseball starts up so that is the time to drop ESPN.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 10:00 AM
ESPN will have tons of college basketball.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 10:03 AM
They have already announced promotion of games from ESPNU to the main channels because if the NBA situation.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 11:41 AM
If it's like other corporations the CEO will be fired and given a multi million dollar golden parachute on the way out. Then they will find someother former CEO that was fired from their prior position and give them a much larger compensation package then the prior one who will raise the rates to cover the additional expenses;)
I would support D* if they decided to play hardball with the Evil Empire.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 01:06 PM
Can't go with that, I'm afraid. You have to remember, that ESPN has waaayyyyy overpaid for the rights to a lot of sports events, such as Monday Night Football and The University of Texas package. If it doesn't recover those costs...well, you know what happens then.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 07:43 PM
I think maybe you misunderstand me. I don't mean people, I meant the sat/cable providers. If they told ABC to go f themselves they aren't taking on Longhorn and aren't joking the price up anymore so take your feed down if you want, then the price would fall. The choice would be get paid less or don't get paid at all. It isn't D*s fault they overpaid for the NFL and started a network for one university.
Posted 16 October 2011 - 08:00 PM
Yes indeed, I can't disagree with that....however...is DirecTV really going to chuck EVERY ESPN channel while Dish still has it? I don't think so. That, of course, is the issue. All of our posturing aside, no provider can afford to permanently be without ESPN on a permanent, or even semi-permanent basis. In the satellite biz, all ESPN has to do is threaten to cut a sweetheart deal with the other provider (regardless of which one it is) and the one possibly left out in the cold will be forced to the table.
Disney has indeed spent some stupid money with ESPN over the past year. And as any business would, it wants to recover all it can....and more. It knows that no video provider can do without the ESPN channels, that would be little more than commercial suicide. But there's no way (and I'm convinced that Disney knows this) that the providers will seriously consider giving Disney what it wants for ESPN.
Indeed, both sides are on a collision course. And we're caught in the middle.
Oh, and that thought about "everyone" getting on board to deny Disney a big increase? I think...and could be wrong...that doing that is illegal. I hope I'm wrong, but don't think so.
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http://mbd.scout.com...6&t=8115222&p=1From Suddenlink...
"As noted in our last update, we sent a proposal on Aug. 31 to ESPN, which is negotiating on behalf of the Longhorn Network. That proposal offered to give ESPN its own digital channel for the Longhorn Network, widely available to Suddenlink customers who wanted it. We told ESPN they could make this channel available for free or set whatever price they liked ? and keep all revenues, including all advertising revenues. Under that proposal, Suddenlink would have made no money.
More than a month later, we finally received a written response from ESPN, rejecting that proposal and extending a different one. ESPN's latest proposal ? like their previous proposals ? would force all Suddenlink TV customers to take and pay for the Longhorn Network, whether they want it or not. That is simply unacceptable.
Many broadcast and cable networks ? especially sports networks ? are already quite costly and those costs are often increasing faster than the rate of inflation. We will not force our customers to take another sports network. We are, however, ready and willing to negotiate an agreement that gives our customers a choice."
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Posted 05 November 2011 - 06:13 PM
And I will not disagree with Suddenlink in the least. If someone turned on the aggy channel on MY tv and raised my bill 40 cents a month, I'd be pissed.
Posted 05 November 2011 - 06:22 PM
From 10/18 but the latest update I have seen
Posted 05 November 2011 - 07:36 PM
Suddenlink's stance in BS and the execs know it. Why not tell every provider that their channels are only available a-la-carte? I'm sure that would go over well.


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Gary FlemingThe Produce Traceability Initiative was launched in 2009 as the produce industry's response to ever-increasing recalls beginning with the spinach recall in 2006.
The first milestone was scheduled for completion in 2009 and the final milestone by the end of 2012. After three years of hard work by the sponsoring trade associations and industry leaders, where are we with the PTI?
The majority of the produce industry agrees on some fundamental truths:
- We need to do more in the way of foodborne illness prevention (i.e., food safety);
- We cannot test every piece of produce that comes out of the field (i.e., the need for traceability); and
- We need a more efficient way to track and trace tainted product that slips through our food safety nets (i.e. further need for traceability).
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Where are the buyers with PTI? A handful of large buyers have stepped up to the plate and are requiring PTI-compliance from their suppliers (see the PTI website at www.producetraceability.org).
The remaining retailers have either not yet formulated a stance on PTI or are still finalizing their plans.
Other fresh food sectors' traceability initiatives (e.g., meat, poultry, seafood, dairy/deli/bakery, and foodservice) share the same standards, the same key elements, and largely the same processes as PTI.
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The retailer momentum has begun, but has been moving at a slow pace. If more buyers required PTI, food safety issues like the cantaloupe outbreak of this summer could have been better contained.
Where is the government with the PTI? The FDA conducted its traceability pilots in the first quarter of 2012.
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By Geoffrey Cook, TMO
Zena, a 6-year-old Belgian-Palestinian girl, waves a Palestinian flag during a protest in central Brussels September 21, 2011. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans on Friday to submit an application for full U.N. membership for the state of Palestine based in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the coastal Gaza Strip — lands occupied by Israel since 1967. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir |
Camp Meeker, CA–September 20th–The vote in the U.N. (United Nations) is happening over Palestinian statehood as my readers are consuming this article, but one of most egregious examples of Islamophobia has just happened in the city of Oakland in the East Bay within the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.
Of your author's thirty years on this side of the Bay, all but three of them that city was my domicile. I can only mourn at my own.
On September tenth I received an electronic mailing from the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) that the show that MECA (Middle Eastern Children's Alliance) of Berkeley (a smaller twin city to Oakland) had put together with the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland (MOCHA) on child's art created in the mini-nation of Gaza during the IDF (Israel Defense Force's) incursion into the Strip at the end of 2008 through the beginning of 2009 had been canceled shortly before its scheduled opening on the 24th of this month.
Your commentator must point out at that the JVP is a Jewish Organization and MECA's Director and founder, Barbara Lubin, is a Jewish-American who in her youth went to Israel fully adhering to the Zionist myth only to discover the truth of repression there. When she came back to the States, she founded MECA whose "mission statement" would include the support of children in Gaza, the West Bank, and Iraq. Probably, her best known project is the funding for the Children's Hospital in Gaza. The latest major project of MECA, a multi-sectarian group which actively recruits Muslims, is to improve the drinking water quality within Gaza. Although the Middle Eastern Children's Alliance has a strong political vision, its major focus is humanitarian.
The forgoing paragraph is only to emphasize that both the heroes and villains of this story are Jewish-Americans and possibly the "State" of Israel itself. American Muslims should keep in mind that not all Jews are their enemies, and many are "righteous" and moral towards you and the American body-politick. It is people like these Jewish-American heroes that have driven the "sin" of anti-Semitism from your columnist's soul, and I thank them, and commend them for their courage!
MOCHA informed MECA that the show of art work by Gazan children on their reaction to the overly violent Israeli incursion, Operation Cast Lead, wherein approximately 300 0f the over 1400 Palestinian casualties were children, was inappropriate for its depiction of "violence." Yet the rescinded exhibition, "A Child's View from Gaza," gives agency and a voice to those very young victims.
The reason the board of the Children's Museum gave to cancel the show so close to its opening, was that the (Zionist) community voiced concern over the violence of the imagery, but the museum has sponsored exhibits in the past of art created in war zones – showing imagery of Iraqi children drawings of the violence of the American aggression and, also, another exposition of Second World War images by child observers.
The Executive Director of MECA, Barbara Lubin, accuses the Board of MOCHA that "…its decision was political…" Curiously, in the immediate days after the cancelation the Jewish Community Relations Council and Jewish Federation of the East Bay bragged to the regional media of forcing their agenda of an anti-Arab (and, thus, Islamophobic) agenda upon the Museum; and, thus, the museum's horrendously inhumane decision against the child victims of Gaza. It was an attack on the children's right to express their psychological angst upon their loss of their childhood. A child, Asil, who painted a picture of himself in jail (Sic!) stated "I have a right to live in peace…I have a right to live this life," and, further, "I have a right to play!"
It was a denial, since the exhibition was in America, of U.S. citizens (including Muslim-American's) First Amendment Rights being denied by a foreign power. As an American citizen your writer has the right to view the material to make his own decision about its content, and he resents agents of a foreign government denying him his natal right as a citizen of this country!
Ziad Abbas, the Associate Director of MECHA, stated that "…By silencing these Palestinian children, the pro-Israeli groups succeeded to stretch the siege from Gaza to Oakland!"
This incident was foreshadowed by a past incident in 2005. MECA had allied themselves then with the Berkeley Art Center (a city of Berkeley and County of Alameda as well as the private sector supported instituted) and the Graphics Alliance to produce a show in Live Oak Park entitled "Justice Matters: [14 Palestinian and American] Artists Consider Palestine."
Viciously, that show was attacked by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League (who were successfully sued during the same period under California law for spying on Muslims and non-Muslims who supported Palestine) and individuals who claimed to represent the "mainstream" (in reality they were speaking for the Zionist faction, a perversion of) Judaism.
There was even a call by this belligerent fringe element to close the presentation down. Fortunately, the Mayor of Berkeley, Tom Bates, stood up to this radical pro-Israel faction. As Ramallah goes to the United Nations, it is easy to perceive the pressure Obama is under with these financially well-endowed vengeful sectarian bigots at his back.
Your researcher is going to suggest something he would not normally do. That is that you, my target audience, write to Masako Kalbach, the Interim Executive Director of the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland at email@example.com with a cc to Barbara Lubin at the Middle Eastern Children's Alliance at firstname.lastname@example.com to demonstrate your support for MECA and the victimized children of Gaza and to the Oakland Tribune's Letters to the Editor where you can cut and paste your comment at http://www.insidebayarea. com /feedback /tribune. Further, although the Children's Museum of Oakland is private, it is intimately involved with its host cities, and I would hope residents contact their representative either in the County of Alameda or the city itself or even the Sacramento to ask them to investigate if any there was any infringement of any law or policy.
The current plan is to have the opening display of "A Child's View of Gaza" in the courtyard of the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland. (This is termed "plop" art.) This may be controversial and confrontational, though.
In the long run, this display will need a more stable venue in the (S.F.) Bay Area, and, hopefully the noise of this event will garner enough interest to tour further in North America and Europe. An Islamic Center in this region taking on this project would be a strong statement!
This incident is only one incident of Zionist and Christian Zionist attempts to silence Palestinian aspirations both politically and culturally. Caught between these fringe groups, the best course of action at the U.N. is for the U.S. to abstain–which would allow the decision for Palestinian Statehood up to the General Assembly. As a nation, Ramallah could stand up for their interests in Oakland!


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**** Riggins just seen your dismissal on the weekend I believe.
Absolute shocker of a decision. Bad luck!
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Oh my god, I've seen it now
Did the umpire think the ball suddenly flew upwards after hitting the pad or something?!?
where d'you see it?
he said it definitely nipped back of the seam and hit in line. probably true.
*** post the video
Eloquentia showed me on Facey.
And yeah that might be true but after hitting the pad the ball the ball continued along something resembling its original path and cleared the stumps by a foot. There was just no way it was hitting the pegs. Probably missing off too but definitely going over the top. Why did the umpire think your pads would make the ball deviate a foot upwards?
I like how you looked down just to check whether you or the stumps had changed size
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Daniel Boulud's Scandinavian Hors d'oeuvres
What better way to usher in the holidays than a celebration with a Scandinavian twist? This trio of hors d'oeuvres is sure to get the party started.
By Daniel Boulud
Holiday time always reminds me of the years I lived in Scandinavia. In the late 1970s, the great French chef Roger Vergé brought me to Copenhagen to oversee one of his restaurants. I loved Denmark and ended up staying for three and a half years. Christmas was an especially magical time in Copenhagen. Groups of friends would go from house to house, spreading cheer and exchanging toasts. Invariably, there would be foodlight snacks such as the bite-size sandwiches, smoked fish, and meatballs that one typically finds on a traditional Scandinavian smorgasbord.
For a holiday cocktail party, I've created a miniature smorgasbord incorporating some of my favorite midwinter ingredients. Fresh oysters, served here with minced apple and grated horseradish, always feel celebratory. I like to use the Pacific variety, as they are particularly creamy. The sandwichsmoked trout with radicchio and grapefruit on ryehas an amazing balance of flavors: bitter, tart, sweet, and smoky. I give it my own Gallic spin with a spread of chive butter, instead of the classic lard, and a little crème fraîche. Finally, no smorgasbord is complete without meatballs. Mine were inspired by the iconic Danish Christmas lunch: duck with red-currant sauce and cabbage. Pair these hors d'oeuvres with an ice-cold shot of aquavit, and let's toast to a wonderful holiday season and many more delicious meals and happy gatherings in the new year. Skål!
Makes 36
2 stalks celery, peeled
1 Granny Smith apple
½ bunch dill
3 T minced shallot
2 T apple cider vinegar
Salt to taste
3 dozen oysters, rinsed and scrubbed (preferably a fatty, creamy variety)
2 T freshly grated horseradish
Finely mince one of the celery stalks, and thinly slice the other. Chop half the apple into a fine mince, and slice the rest into thin half-moons. Chop half the dill leaves, and pick small sprigs from the rest. In a medium bowl, combine the minced celery and apple, the chopped dill, and the shallot with the vinegar and salt to taste.
Place an oyster, cup side down, on a kitchen towel. While gripping the lip of the oyster with the towel, insert an oyster knife to pop open the hinge, then run the knife around the inside of the top shell to remove it. Slide the knife under the oyster to detach the muscle. Repeat with the remaining oysters, and transfer them to an ice-lined tray. Top each one with a spoonful of celery-apple mixture, a slice of apple, and a slice of celery. Sprinkle horseradish on top, garnish with a dill sprig, and serve.
Makes 3040
¼ bunch chives
3 T butter, softened
1 2-lb. loaf unsliced rye bread
1 small head red radicchio
4 T crème fraîche
Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
2 fillets smoked trout
1 Ruby Red grapefruit
Thinly slice half the chives, and cut the rest into 1" lengths for garnish. In a small bowl, mix the butter with half the thinly sliced chives. Using a sharp bread knife, cut the bread into ¼" thick slices. Cut 2" squares from the slices, spread the squares on one side with the chive butter, and transfer them to a tray. Core and finely chop the radicchio. In a large bowl, mix the radicchio with the crème fraîche and the remaining thinly sliced chives, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the skin from the trout, and cut the fillets into ½" pieces. Remove the skin and pith from the grapefruit, cut into segments, and then slice the segments into small pieces. To assemble, top each square of rye bread with a spoonful of the radicchio salad, one piece of trout, a piece of grapefruit, and a 1" piece of chive.
The makings of a holiday smorgasbord:clockwise from top left, duck meatballs with currant sauce, smoked trout with radicchio and grapefruit on rye, and fresh oysters with apple and horse-radish. The blue plate, white rectangular plate, and long tray are by Mud Australia, and the white square plates are by Bernardaud; the cocktail picks are by Ercuis, the oyster forks are by Christo e, the napkins are by Sferra, and the tablecloth is of a Larsen inen.


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Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
Soooo good.
I don't much rate Haddin's keeping, but it's patently a cut above Wade's which is just woeful.
Wade looks like he actually has good reflexes, but his basic technique suggests someone who took up the gauntlets relatively late. He's wrong footed when the ball deviates after passing the stumps pretty much everytime. Doesn't clang them all, but has to work a lot harder to make what should be straightforward takes.
Think his batting definitely has potential tho. It was ultimately in a losing cause, but his 60-odd at the WACA was the only reason Oz were even in the third test versus the Yarps after the first innings.
Hideous end to it tho, but.
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tassie attempted to get wade to give up the gloves from memory (#notbetterthanpaine)
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
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#408. Sixty three not out forever.
It would be a damning indictment to the baggy green in Maxwell found one sitting backwards on his undeserving head. he is a pedestrian bowler hardly capable of holding up an end and is batting is only suited to cashing in heavily on good starts by using his hard hitting ability. I can't see him ever being able to dig Australia out of trouble with either bat or ball. Khawaja has surely done enough for a place given he has made lot of shield runs in mainly difficult conditions, unlike Hughes who has been on the Adelaide pitch half the time. Haddin is past it, and there are better alternatives. However the Aussie selectors are pigeon holing every cricketer in Australia as either last resort (Khawaja, Quiney, Burns) or having great potential (Smith, Hughes, Maxwell), I hate this.
And have people heard that Brad Hodge suddenly wants to make a comeback? Shaun Marsh is having his name tossed around as well, I can;t stand this trash.
brad hodge is still good enough. just ask him
it seems to me that if we're gonna pick a guy who sucks against the short ball, is prone to nicking off and is a dick, we should just pick dussey
haha, I like Social but that's fantastic. Burns in so many directions.
On Wade, I'm not a fan of his keeping either but Jack's right that he's been in the mix for tough situations for Vic. As a 'keeper, I reckon he's a stayer but, as Bench said, at 7. Don't agree at all that he should make way for Haddin at this point.
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Tom Karst, National EditorThe simple and faith-filled notion of local food is even more endearing, and potentially more enduring, than the myth of the Great Pumpkin.
We love our local foods, so much so that we insist that hard-to-find "local" growers gear up to grow ever-expanding supplies of food for our schools.
In the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nov. 14 news release trumpeting the first farm-to-school grants of $4.5 million for 68 projects, the agency enumerated the benefits of farm to school with nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.
"When schools buy food from nearby producers, their purchasing power helps create local jobs and economic benefits, particularly in rural agricultural communities," Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan said in the release.
And Linus also believes the Great Pumpkin will fly through the air and bring toys to all the children of the world.
"He'll come here because I have the most sincere pumpkin patch and he respects sincerity," Linus said in the iconic 1966 animated Peanuts feature "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown."
If you recall the vintage Baby Boomer touchstone, you will remember Sally Brown spent the night with Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin's appearance and missed out on trick or treating. She was not pleased.
Before U.S. taxpayers invest millions more in the farm to school grants, it would be great to have a little more proof about the return on investment for those dollars.
If we invest those scarce dollars in the farm to school program, what other funding opportunity will the industry miss?
More objective analysis is needed to determine if the assumptions in the farm to school paradigm are sustainable.
Will it really work to recruit growers to produce local food for schools? And how will funds be used to encourage private job growth rather than government bureaucracy?
For example, the news release said some farm to school grants went to fund 25 programs that will create jobs by hiring farm to school coordinators, with 43 projects supporting and maintaining existing staff.
Using federal dollars to fund staff positions at school districts concerns me.
Let private business decide if the cost of procuring "local produce" is viable.
Don't create government staff positions and assign those hired responsibility for local food procurement with no sure bet of benefit for the school or to the kids. In this cash-strapped era, that kind of inertia toward more bureaucracy is a luxury the U.S. can't afford.


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Obama heads to Australia to reframe security ties
15 November 2011 - 22H59
AFP - US President Barack Obama was due in Australia Wednesday on a
twice-postponed mission to update a 60-year-old security alliance for a
new century marked by the rise of China.
Obama flew out Tuesday from his native Hawaii, where he presided over a
summit which expanded entry talks on a new pan-Pacific trade deal, for a
5,000-mile (8,000-kilometer) Air Force One flight to the Australian
capital Canberra.
The visit is expected to include an announcement on new basing and supply
arrangements for US forces, in a clear statement by Washington that it
intends to stand up for its interests and allies in a fast-emerging
Obama, who is seeking to reorient security policy towards Asia as the
United States transitions out of Iraq and Afghanistan, wants to stress
important economic and strategic ties between Australia and the United
The US leader is set to meet Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and
take part in a joint press conference before addressing parliament on
Thursday in what aides said is the "anchor speech" of his tour.
The leaders will also stress education, a political priority for both of
them, during a visit to a school in Canberra, mirroring a joint trip they
made to Washington area school kids when Gillard was at the White House in
On Thursday, Obama heads to Darwin, where he is expected to announce a
significant escalation of military cooperation that will likely see US
Marines deploy to a new Australian base.
"Australia made overtures to the United States to increase our engagement
with the armed forces of Australia and our utility of the training
facilities, ranges, and so forth that are there," said Admiral Robert
Willard, commander of US Pacific Command.
"That was unprecedented, and we're very grateful for that overture," he
said, leaving any announcements about future US force deployments to
While Washington appears to be sending a signal to China and its expanding
military with its deployment in Australia, the White House also wants to
extend its capability to deploy to disaster response missions in southeast
US and Australian forces have served shoulder-to-shoulder in World War II,
Korea, Vietnam and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and US intelligence
services retain a secret listening post at Pine Gap in the Australian
Obama, who is facing a tough reelection campaign next year amid high
unemployment and economic gloom, has twice been forced to postpone plans
to visit Australia because of domestic political crises.
His political aides would probably prefer that he had stayed at home this
time as his populist assault on Republicans blocking his job creation
plans finally appears to be gaining some political traction.
But in an attempt to synch US political imperatives with foreign policy,
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regional markets which will be crucial to America's economic future.
Obama is also hugely popular in Australia and is assured a warm welcome
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His deputy spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that Obama regretted that
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not visit -- but then spent much of the time in meetings.
At the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii on Sunday,
Australia joined the United States and 10 other nations in launching
landmark talks on better integrating dynamic Asia-Pacific economies.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which does not include China, is seen by
the United States as a way of building a regional economic architecture
that will promote free political systems and open trade.
Obama will be the fifth US president to visit Australia, following Lyndon
Johnson, George Bush, Bill Clinton and his immediate predecessor George W.
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